The weather in Anqing City in November was quite comfortable, and it was relatively rare for Fan Wenhu, the governor of Mongolia to be the two Huai Governors, not to be with his beautiful concubines. Holding a piece of news, the Metropolitan Governor frowned slightly.

The staff in front of them had already read the news from Lin'an, they first whispered to each other, and the chief staff Situ Hong finally had his own thoughts, he said: "Governor, this Zhao Jiaren was afraid that the Mongolian army would raid Lin'an again, so he has been hiding in Jiaxing. Now he dared to return to Lin'an, but he was afraid that he already knew that the Mongol army would not go south. ”

This view is the basic view of the Lianghuai Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, so Fan Wenhu's staff did not react, but just quietly listened to Situ Hong's final conclusion.

"I think maybe Zhao Jiaren has already made peace with Mongolia." Situ Hong gave his own opinion. However, he was also worried that what he said was wrong, and after he finished speaking, he hurriedly added, "But Zhao Jiaren has blown too much of his words before, so I'm afraid that he won't dare to announce the content of the peace conference to the world." ”

As soon as he said this, Fan Wenhu couldn't help but nod slightly. Without waiting for Fan Wenhu to say anything, another staff member, Yu Daqian, spoke, "I think I'm afraid that it may not be." Recently, news came from the north that Zhao Jiaren's men were said to have defeated the Mongol army in Henan, and the troops were directly in Daoyang (at this time, it was actually called the Wusheng Army). In such a situation, where there will be peace. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the staff members became impatient. No one liked this bad news, and between 'Zhao Jiaren hid in Jiaxing because he was afraid' and 'the Song army had defeated the Mongol army in Henan and was starting to move south', the staff were willing to believe the latter. Because the former means that Zhao Jiaren returned to Lin'an because he had a peace agreement with Mongolia, and the content of the peace agreement was probably to claim the title of minister, cut the land, and pay tribute.

What's more, if it was the former, the Lianghuai Metropolitan Governor's Mansion would not have to worry about being attacked by Zhao Jiaren. Although the two Huai governors do not own Huaidong, they can also steadily occupy Huaixi after the peace negotiation, and continue to be powerful and prosperous in accordance with Mongolian rules.

"Where did you hear the nonsense!" Situ Hong said angrily.

Yu Daqian was scolded and wanted to go back. However, when the words came to his lips, he held back again. The expression on his face changed, and finally he became serious with a decision. "If you don't believe it, forget it, I've just heard about it." Yu Daqian replied.

When Fan Wenhu heard this, a smile appeared on his face. He said: "Since Zhao Jiaren's kid dares to return to Lin'an, I think it's better to do this." We sent people to spread the news in Lin'an that Zhao Jiaren had become a vassal to the Mongols. With the Great Khan of Mongolia as the ancestor, the Great Song Dynasty only left Lingnan, Fujian, and Jiangnan. All other places are dedicated to Mongolia. That guy said too much big things before, and he should be embarrassed. ”

"The governor has a wonderful plan!" Several of the staff members immediately praised.

Yu Daqian's face was expressionless. Since the Mongolian retreat from Jiangnan to Jiangbei, he began to lose some confidence in the development of the war situation. After the retreat of the Mongol army, he felt even more uneasy. If it weren't for Fan Wenhu, who had changed his style greatly, he would have made a big profit, Yu Daqian was afraid that he would have been completely shaken. Now that he got worse news, he was sure that he was in the mood to leave. Back then, he followed Fan Wenhu to jump out of the broken ship of the Great Song Dynasty, and now there is naturally no reason to sink with the broken ship of Fan Wenhu.

At the end of the meeting, Yu Daqian left with the rest of the staff. Going outside, in the winter sun, he began to think about where to go. His family members are all in Anqing City, and they must be arranged to leave first. You have to bring a lot of belongings with you. It's the time of war, and so many people and things don't just want to leave. If it is found at the gates, it will be troublesome.

However, Yu Daqian was not particularly anxious. After all, he is a staff member, and it is his job to do all kinds of plans. There are many people in the family, so they can come and go. If you want to leave with a lot of things, you can't give up some that you don't want to carry. I don't want those chairs, benches, pots and pans, just carry money. A few hundred copper coins can slowly find a way to bring the gold and silver out of the city first......

When he got home, he didn't talk to his family. I went into the study and continued to think about it. It's not impossible to ship so much money out, but what about after that? Where do you go? Yu Daqian was a native of Lin'an, and served as a staff member for Fan Wenhu, who was still in Lin'an at the time. There are many people in Lin'an who know him, and there are many people who know his background. If you go back, I'm afraid it's a moth to the fire.

His wife is also from Lin'an, and now there is no way to hide from his wife's house. So where to go? Yu Daqian thought in his heart, and suddenly felt that there was nowhere to go in the world. He wasn't naked, but he carried a lot of money with him. After so many years of hard work to earn so much money, it can't be discarded.

Just as he was thinking about it, the family outside knocked on the door, "The Governor has sent someone to look for you." ”

Yu Daqian hurriedly went out and saw Fan Wenhu's personal soldiers. When he returned to the Dadu Governor's Mansion with his own soldiers, he saw that Situ Hong was already sitting in the hall. Fan Wenhu smiled at the two of them: "I'm going to go to congratulate the Great Khan on his birthday in the near future." I want you two to go with me. ”

Yu Daqian thought that Situ Hong would be very happy and willing to follow Fan Wenhu, but he didn't expect Situ Hong to look embarrassed, "Dudu, I have been sick recently, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you." ”

"Sick?" Fan Wenhu smiled, "I think I'm just afraid that I'm sick in my heart, right?" ”

Hearing this, Situ Hong's face changed greatly. Fan Wenhu smiled and said to his relatives: "Bring people in." ”

A moment later, several sturdy men who had been tied up were brought into the hall, and those men had bruised noses and swollen faces, and their faces were covered with blood, and they must have suffered a lot. After seeing Situ Hong, they immediately began to call for help to Situ Hong. At this time, Situ Hong stood beside each of Fan Wenhu's personal soldiers, looking at Situ Hong with fierce eyes. Ignoring the pleas for help from those relatives, Situ Hong's face turned red, white, red, and white. In the end, as soon as his legs weakened, Goo Dong knelt down for Fan Wenhu.

Fan Wenhu waved his hand, "Tie it up, take it down." ”

"The Governor, the Governor. I have something to say, I'm not trying to betray you! Situ Hong shouted.

Fan Wenhu didn't pay attention to it at all, just waved his hand. The soldiers dragged Situ Hong and his family down, and Yu Daqian watched all this dumbfounded, completely untouched.

The hall quickly returned to quiet, and Fan Wenhu picked up his teacup and drank it. Yu Daqian was baffled by the drastic changes, and he could already guess that Situ Hong had probably carried out the actions to transfer his family and belongings, and these actions were discovered by Fan Wenhu. That's where we are now.

If the situation is as Yu Daqian expected, Yu Daqian doesn't understand why Fan Wenhu wants to get him too. So far, Yu Daqian has not made the slightest move at all. In terms of the intelligence that Fan Wenhu usually shows, he may not have the ability to see through people's hearts. But after thinking about it, Yu Daqian became very uneasy. It is precisely because Fan Wenhu does not have the ability to see through people's hearts that he is likely to mistakenly think that Yu Daqian has done something to betray him.

After thinking of this possibility, Yu Daqian's face also turned a little pale. At this moment, Fan Wenhu put down the teacup and sighed: "Daqian, you have been with me for many years. Situ Hong opened his eyes and said nonsense, only you have been telling the truth. Even though you know I don't like to hear it, you still tell the truth. So Situ Hong can't take it away, I'll take you to Dadu. ”

"Uh......" This drastic change made Yu Daqian unable to grasp many things at all, but he can now be sure that Fan Wenhu is not as stupid as he thought. And he can go to Mongolia with his family and money. Even if it's a place you've never been before, it's still a place to stay.

"Governor, can I bring my family with me?" Yu Daqian still couldn't help but make sure again.

"Of course. If you don't bring your family, can you go with me with peace of mind? Fan Wenhu said with a smile.

Yu Daqian was relieved at this time, he always felt that he still had to rely on Fan Wenhu, and now he saw that this choice was not wrong.

Waiting for Yu Daqian to go out, Fan Wenhu called the leader of his own soldiers and ordered: "Kill Situ Hong's entire family for me." Except for Yu Daqian, the other staff members copied it. After doing this in two days, we will go north from Hanshui and hurry to Dadu. ”

"The position of the Governor ......," the leader of the pro-soldiers asked.

"Humph!" Fan Wenhu sneered: "There are many people who want to sit in this position, so let Deputy Governor Fang Jianren act first." How many letters of complaint he wrote to the Mongols in order to seize this position, he thought I didn't know? As soon as I leave, he can take over the position. Let him fight with Zhao Jiaren. ”

This time Fan Wenhu had arranged it a long time ago. When the list copied out by the raider was sent to Fan Wenhu, he was very happy after reading it. There were more copies than gifts to Kublai Khan. These black-hearted aides made too much money for themselves when they looted rich people in Anqing and other places.

I didn't want any furniture or anything, Fan Wenhu only let me bring gold, silver, copper wire, fine soft, calligraphy and paintings, utensils and other high-priced things that were easy to carry. Board the ship from Anqing and sail to Hanyang. At Hanyang, turn into Hansu and continue north. Along the way, I hurried up and arrived in Dadu before New Year's Day.

Fan Wenhu tried to follow Boyan's path before, but Boyan ignored him. Fortunately, at this time, Fan Wenhu had sent all his children to Dadu, and there would be no place for the family to reunite at this time. Fan Wenhu's son has already started a business here, and after seeing his father, he hurriedly introduced the latest situation.

Zhao Jiaren's envoy and the Mongol envoy had exchanged contacts twice, and although it was not known what kind of agreement would be reached, at least the two sides did not show any hostility. And fresh spices have appeared again on the market in most cities. In previous wars, spices were completely cut off.

After introducing the situation, Fan Wenhu's son couldn't help but ask: "Dad, how should you tell the Great Khan that you are preparing to enter Beijing in such a hurry this time." ”

"What dare you not say." Fan Wenhu said with a smile: "I am the governor of Lianghuai, and I came to celebrate the New Year of the Great Khan on New Year's Day, which is what I should have." ”

Hearing his father talk about the escape so high-sounding, Fan Wenhu's son was speechless.