"Are these the only reasons?" Kublai Khan left behind this sentence when he left the Golden Horde.

Hao Ren, who had experienced the terrible bumps on the road, knelt on the ground, without movement or sound. Kublai Khan actually wanted to know whether Hao Ren Wanhu didn't have the strength to speak, or couldn't find a reason why he had to lead the army back to Hebei. But Kublai Khan didn't want to say anything to Hao Ren. Hao Ren's words pierced Kublai Khan's heart like a steel needle.

"The Emperor of Song, like the Great Khan, wanted to create a world that he expected. In the world of the Song Emperor, there was no place for the Han people to survive. The reason why the minister wanted to return to Hebei was just to rescue those who would definitely be killed by the Emperor of Song. The Great Khan blamed his subordinates for not thinking about defeating the Song army in Hebei, and the ministers really did not have that kind of talent. If you use your minister's ability, you can save some people at most. ”

After fighting on the steppe for more than a year, Hao Ren's Mongolian dialect was much more fluent than when he was in Dadu, at least the Mongols could already understand some words. Kublai Khan's face changed when he saw the cultural relics in the Golden Horde, perhaps because the environment of the Mongolian steppe was too harsh, so saving people was considered a very great moral standard. However, Kublai Khan himself found that Hao Ren's description of the Song Emperor and the Mongol Great Khan was quite accurate, at least Kublai Khan did not have the concept of saving people in the past, and he also did not consider saving people now. Those Han people in Hebei did not have their whole family to serve Kublai Khan and Dayuan, which already made Kublai Khan feel betrayed.

Back at the dormitory, Kublai Khan sat on a comfortable sofa. This is a product of the Song Kingdom that he likes very much, and he specially ordered someone to bring it when he went to Dadu. This kind of fabric sofa has a very good feeling of softness and hardness, that is, a big fat man like Kublai Khan sits on it and still does not collapse. The moderate hardness makes the body very comfortable whether you sit or lie down. Because of the transportation on the road, he arrived in Helin a few days later than Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan retried the traditional bed and chair and found it very uncomfortable. I almost couldn't sleep at night.

After lighting the cigar, the smell of tobacco soon filled the living room of the dormitory, and Kublai Khan felt much more relaxed. At this moment, the chamberlain sent the piece in. Kublai Khan didn't look at it, and asked directly: "Whose piece is this?" ”

"Qi Qi Great Khan, this is the recital of the commander of Boyan."

Hearing this, Kublai Khan picked up the cigarillo in one hand and the music in the other. After reading the recital, Kublai Khan mustered up the courage to open it. Boyan's familiar handwriting appeared in front of Kublai Khan's eyes. Boyan introduced the latest battle situation, and after the Song army suffered a lot, it was extremely cautious in the battle. Therefore, Marshal Boyan did his best to harass the grain route of the Song army, greatly delaying the speed of the Song army's attack on Dadu. However, there is a limit to everything, and the main force of the Song army walked along the canal to Tongzhou, and it was about to reach the capital. Marshal Boyan told Kublai Khan that the toughest battle was about to begin.

The straight-line distance from Helin to Beijing is more than 2,000 miles, and it is sent by 800 miles of fast horses, which is also the news three days ago. As for what the war has become now, Kublai Khan is not optimistic in his heart. He originally wanted to stay in Dadu and fight with the Song army, but he chose to give up under the full persuasion of Marshal Boyan. Now the facts have proved that Marshal Boyan's suggestion is extremely correct, if all the forces were used to fight the Song army in Hebei at that time, I am afraid that something big has happened now.

What will happen to the Mongolian nobles who later withdrew? Kublai Khan couldn't help but think about it.

At this time, guns and artillery roared inside and outside the capital, and the Mongol army at the head of the city was bombarding the Song army's battle line with Mongolian muskets and artillery. The Song army also set up cannons with artillery shields and opened heavy fire on the Mongol army.

Two days earlier, when the Song army had adopted the previous mode of war to build a high platform, it was immediately bombarded by the Mongol army's muskets and artillery. After suffering 100 casualties, the Song army temporarily retreated. After that, the Song army prepared several times to build high platforms in different places, but without exception was met with fierce resistance from the Mongol army.

It was also the first time that the Song army faced such an enemy, and had to stop the attack and prepare new siege methods. At this time, the Mongolian prince Zhenjin arrived at the Taimiao Temple and asked the ancestors to pack up and prepare to evacuate. Not all of the Mongolian nobles were gathered in Dadu, and according to Mongolian rules, these people had territories scattered all over Hebei. After the order to retreat was given, many people left the capital and went to their territory. Most of the land, drives, and women in the names of these people are in the local area.

The crown prince Zhenjin was also preparing to retreat at this time, and before retreating, he brought the ancestral ranking that Kublai Khan had forgotten to bring. Although the system of Dayuan adopted the Han system, especially the establishment of the Taimiao, the ancestors were enshrined. But Zhenjin felt that his father, Kublai Khan, did not take these rituals and systems seriously. Kublai Khan believed that it was not the tablets that represented the ancestors, but the burial ground where the ancestors were buried. These wooden tablets are just written words.

Walking out of the Taimiao with his subordinates, Marshal Boyan was already waiting outside. Seeing Zhenjin and them coming out, Marshal Boyan stepped forward and said, "Prince, the road back to the north has been prepared. The minister also sent someone to escort him, wishing the prince a smooth journey. ”

"Hmm. Dashuai, I hope you will return to Helin as soon as possible. Prince Zhenjin said to Boyan Dashuai. This time, Marshal Boyan stayed behind, and most of them were not stupidly waiting for the Song army to come over. While doing his best to delay the Song army's arrival at the capital, Marshal Boyan helped the nobles return north with their population and property. In addition to the nobility, a large number of craftsmen in the city also had to go north in batches to send them to the north. They were the personal property of Kublai Khan. So on the occasion of separation, Prince Zhenjin's advice to Boyan Dashuai came from the heart.

Out of the city, Prince Zhenjin's team quickly headed north. Walking out for dozens of miles, I saw a lot of people hanging on roadside books at an intersection, with Chinese characters and Mongolian characters written below: 'Fugitive slaves are killed'. There were also ragged and wounded fellows huddled under the trees. When they saw someone coming, the guards immediately drove them up with sticks, and then they saw that they had chains around their necks, and the other end of the chain was chained to a tree. The gang cried, "We're not going to run away again!" We're not running away again! ”

This miserable appearance and desperate voice made the real golden prince feel a tightening in his heart, but when he looked back at the slave team led by the real golden prince, he found that the slaves were intimidated by such a reality, and they all obeyed a lot. The unpleasant look brought about by the action is basically gone.

Every one or twenty miles, there is either an exhibition area with only human heads, or a linkage display area between human heads and fugitive slaves. Prince Zhenjin saw his slaves looking at the rules again and again, and felt that it made sense in the words of the troubled times. And the handsome Boyan who implements these is a real talent.

After walking out for a few days in a row, Prince Zhenjin suddenly stopped the team. It didn't take long for him to set out with his cavalry and follow the messenger who had arrived not long ago. When the group walked to the evening, there were already hundreds of cavalry waiting for the real golden prince in front. When the two sides converged, the total number of troops reached 18900 cavalry. Prince Zhenjin asked the Mongolian generals waiting here, "Is the news correct?" ”

The general replied with excitement on his face: "Cavalry Prince, the news is correct. That guy is coming to us soon. ”

"Good! We're waiting for him right here! "The real golden prince is just as excited.

That night, several more Mongol armies came to rendezvous, and the total number of cavalry had reached more than 3,000 people. The next morning, there were signs of movement in the distance. As the saying goes, 10,000 soldiers are boundless. The number of teams here can be described as boundless. You can see the beginning of the team, but you can't see the tail of the team. Herds of people, carts, horses, and cattle formed a huge procession.

Prince Zhenjin gave an order, and the Mongolian cavalry went straight to this team under the banner of the Great Khan of Mongolia. Naturally, the leader was the vanguard, and those Mongol soldiers also knew the goods, and as soon as they saw the Great Khan's Daxu, they reined in their horses. The generals here appeared in front of the Mongolian army on the opposite side with the real golden prince, and the guards next to the real golden prince shouted: "The prince is here, don't you bow down yet!" ”

Seeing that it was indeed the crown prince, the Mongolian troops on the opposite side dismounted and bowed down one after another. The real golden prince urged his horse forward and asked loudly, "What is Ahma?" ”

At this time, Prime Minister Ahma's right was sitting in his cart. On the left and right sides of each side a beautiful concubine waited. The car is a big Song product, and the quality is extremely high. On such a bumpy road, those thick shock absorbing springs can still ensure the stability of the car.

I had just taken a big sip of juice when suddenly the car stopped. With a burst of cheers, someone ran in to report, "Prime Minister, the prince is here!" ”

"What?" Ahmad was stunned. He didn't expect the prince to appear here, and the Mongolian nobles retreated separately, and everyone didn't know who they would meet on the road. Why did they meet all of a sudden?

"Prime Minister, the prince asks you to go and see him." The guard continued.

"This ...... Let's just say that I am not feeling well, and I will definitely go to see the prince next time. Forget it today. Ahmad replied.

After the guards left, Ahmad felt that things were not right. He was about to ask the guards to approach and guard carefully, but suddenly he heard the sound of gunfire and explosions outside. When the crowd heard this, they were in a big uproar. Ahma was also frightened by this movement, and the two beautiful concubines beside him were even more frightened. In a panic, the carriages suddenly opened, and the two concubines were so frightened that they screamed, and even Ahma was so frightened that they screamed.

It was the guard who opened the door, and he said with a panicked face: "Prime Minister, the prince has suddenly killed!" Let's run away! ”

Of course, Ahma knew about the struggle between himself and the Confucian faction represented by the crown prince, but he just didn't expect the prince to dare to attack the queue of the right prime minister of the Great Yuan in broad daylight. But if you think about it carefully, there is nothing surprising, this is no longer a stable era of peace, even the Mongolian Khan Kublai Khan ran back to Helin, and the Song army attacked the capital, which is already a troubled time. Where is there any safety in troubled times.

Thinking of this, Ahma suddenly had a surge of strength, he threw the two concubines around him behind him, pushed away the guards in front of him, and got out of the carriage. When they got out of the carriage, they saw chaos everywhere, and the Mongol cavalry was killing the chaotic crowd.

At this moment, Ahmad heard someone shouting, "The one over there wearing a purple robe is Ahma!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Ahma saw that his purple silk robe was very conspicuous, and immediately took it off and threw it aside. At the same time, he desperately drilled into the crowd.

However, Prince Zhenjin has been preparing for a long time this time, and he will never let Ahma escape. By this time, thousands of Mongol cavalry had already surrounded the belt. As long as all the people in the circle run around, they will be killed immediately. Spears pierce the human body, bows and arrows penetrate the human body. Amid the screams, those who dared to run around died. No one dared to move when he saw the change in the situation. I could only kneel on the ground and tremble.

One by one, the men were pulled up and examined, and every place where they could hide was carefully searched. It took an hour to search for Prime Minister Ahma under a carriage. Amid the cheers, Ahma was brought to Jinjin. Jinjin watched as his long-time political rival finally fell into his hands, and his face swelled with excitement. Looking condescendingly at Ahma, who was pale in complexion, Prince Zhenjin only thought about how to clean up this bastard when Ahma begged for mercy.

At this moment, Ahma suddenly jumped up and spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on Zhenjin's face. Then Ahma pulled his throat and shouted, "Real gold, I'm your mother!" You XX raised XX! ”

All kinds of foul language poured out of Ahma's mouth, and since it had reached the point where there was nothing to live on, Ahmad had nothing to fear.

The people around Prince Zhenjin didn't expect Ahma to be like this, and immediately poisoned Ahma. When Ahma died, he had already been slashed at least dozens of times, and it was impossible to tell which one was fatal. Only Ahma's body lay in the blood stains on the ground.

Zhenjin took a sip, "It's really cheap for him!" Wiping off the things on his face, Zhenjin said viciously: "Find out all the family members of Ahma!" ”

At this time, distant and forest. Kublai Khan couldn't help but sigh: "If Ahmad is here, we can sort out how much military spending is available now." ”

When the queen beside him heard this, she softly persuaded: "Great Khan, Ahma will definitely come." Wait until he arrives and then order him to do things. However, now that I have something in front of me, I think I should do it first. ”

"What are you talking about?" Kublai Khan, who had always respected the empress, asked.

"Hao Ren's matter, is the Great Khan ready to ignore it?" The queen persuaded.

Kublai Khan was speechless for a moment, all he wanted at first was to make Hao Ren honest, and the envoy who stayed behind was not so much an appointment as a warning.

Hao Ren's actions were completely beyond Kublai Khan's expectations, and he actually rushed to Helin and asked to return to Dadu. In Kublai Khan's impression, Hao Ren was by no means such an honest person. Is this Hao Ren really trying to save people so much that he can even ignore his own life?