Chapter 437 Layout (6) Suspicion (I)

Guo Jing was defeated and died, and the news of the loss and fall of Xiangyang was transmitted back to Lin'an City, but in two days, Kublai Khan had received a letter of peace sent by Zhao Gou of Song Gaozong and a large number of gold and silver gifts. However, Kublai Khan only glanced at it, and then said to the envoy of the Song Dynasty: "The gold and silver will be sent back intact, and I will give you the same number of gifts, but there is only one request, that is, set up the soldiers and horses, and wait for me." Then he ordered his men to entertain the messenger well, as if he was afraid that something would happen to him and that he would not be able to send the news back.

At this time, the Mongol army had successively captured a large area of Jingxiang South Road and Jinghu North Road, plus Xiangzhou, Jingnan Road, where Xiangyang was located that had been taken by Xiao Yao, which was equivalent to saying that half of the territory of the Song Dynasty had completely fallen, and it was only a matter of time before Lin'an was breached. Kublai Khan had been fighting horses for half his life, in order to be able to accomplish this matter in his lifetime, and then forge a hegemony, and now seeing that the great achievement was about to be completed, how could he be willing to accept a letter of surrender and let go of this dream that had been watched for most of his life? Therefore, he would be so kind to entertain this messenger, just because he hoped that he would go back safely, so that Zhao Gou would clearly know his intentions, and lead his troops to fight with him with real swords, so that the victory would be enjoyable.

This envoy is a close confidant of Zhao Gou's side, and he is also a staunch lord and faction. He saw that Kublai Khan's attitude was so resolute, and at first he tried to persuade him, but seeing that it had no effect, he took it upon himself to double the number of gifts for peace, thinking that in this way, only the goal of peace was achieved and the foundation of the Song Dynasty was preserved, so even if the emperor was angry, he would not be too harsh on himself, but unexpectedly, Kublai Khan was still unmoved. He just thought about thinking about it again, but he didn't think that Kublai Khan was impatient, and he opened his mouth and ordered: "Come, tie up this distinguished guest, send him to the best military tent, give three catties of the best mare's milk wine, three catties of the most fragrant roast mutton, and three catties of the purest cheese, and you must be well entertained." If you hurt a single hair of your guest, I will ask you about the head of your dog. ”

When he had finished speaking, he turned to the messenger and said, "You live well with food and drink, and tomorrow I will lead you the fastest horse in the steppe, so that you can go back and tell your emperor what I just said." ”

When the messenger heard Kublai Khan's series of commands, he was already a little at a loss, and at this time he just nodded sneeringly, and before he understood what was happening in front of him, he was bound up by Kublai Khan's guards, and as soon as his shoulders were raised, he walked out of the tent with his head and feet behind, until after a while, there was a faint heart-rending cry of "I don't eat" and "I don't drink" outside the tent.

When Kublai Khan heard this, he happily picked up a glass of mare's milk wine and drank it, but before he could swallow it, he heard a noise outside the account, and followed the reputation, but it was Xiao Yao who came.

Seeing Xiao Yao, Kublai Khan put down his wine glass, walked over excitedly, hugged him, and slapped him hard a few times before exclaiming excitedly: "Good brother, you are back!"

Xiao Yao only met Kublai Khan in a hurry when he rushed to the Great Liberation to rescue Duan Zining last time, and the rest of the time he spent the rest of his time running between Emei, Sichuan, Monkey Paw Mountain in southern Hunan and Daxing City, secretly manipulating matters related to the creation of the six major factions and replacing the status of the Quanzhen Sect, and it was during this period of time that Xiangyang City, which had been bothering Kublai Khan and making it impossible for him to enter like a nail, was also successfully broken because of Xiao Yao's plan, and directly promoted Kublai Khan's plan to destroy the Song Dynasty, giving him a great hope of success. Now that Xiangyang is broken, Xiao Yao handed over all the matters to Ah Shu to manage, and he immediately traveled to see Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan's long-cherished wish was fulfilled, and he was naturally very grateful to Xiao Yao, and now that they meet, it is no wonder that they are so affectionate. And Xiao Yao came this time, he also had something to appeal, so he also showed great enthusiasm, and said: "Big brother, little brother has lived up to his mission, and finally went to a big trouble for you." ”

"The safe return of my brother is more important than anything else. Come on, let's make three glasses first!" As he spoke, Kublai Khan personally picked up the wine jug, poured a full glass for Xiao Yao, and poured a glass himself.

After some greetings, Kublai Khan took the lead in asking: "Now that Xiangyang has been broken, our entry into Lin'an is just around the corner, but I don't know, what do you want to do next?"

Xiao Yao's heart moved, his brows were slightly tufted without a trace, and he secretly said in his heart: "Since ancient times, there is a saying that all the birds are flying, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooking." Now that Kublai Khan's great cause is about to be accomplished, he suddenly asks me this, but I don't know what it means?"

Thinking of this, his mind was in a hurry, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while: "I have been by his side over the years, and I have experienced a lot of storms and waves together, and we can be regarded as very trusting of each other. And now, the Song Dynasty has not yet fallen, Kublai Khan is still far from changing the dynasty and establishing the Yuan Dynasty. I'm afraid I just want to ask if I'm going to do this to him in the future, right?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Yao already had a plan in his heart, so he said: "The eldest brother also knows that the younger brother is free by nature, and the days of idle clouds and wild cranes are used to it, if he enters the house in the future and restricts his hands, I am afraid that there will be a lot of discomfort, so the younger brother has been planning a thing recently, as a plan to continue to support the eldest brother in the future, and I hope that the eldest brother will support him more." ”

When Kublai Khan heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes and asked with great interest: "What is it that makes my brother so worried? Hurry up and say it, the eldest brother will definitely help if he can help." ”

Xiao Yao groaned slightly, and then explained the matter of his formation of the six major factions.

In fact, he came here for this purpose, because now that Quanzhen is extinct, among the six major factions, the five major factions that have been established are still young, and it is difficult to immediately replace the status of the Quanzhen Sect for a while, and it is difficult to suppress the entire martial arts, so in this way, on the contrary, those stragglers and surviving gangs in the rivers and lakes are excited, and the dark tide is surging, and there are constantly forces trying to challenge the entire martial arts, wanting to take the opportunity to rise in order to seize the position of the overlord of the martial arts.

Xiao Yao knew all about these situations, but he was helpless for a while, just because the power in his hands had not yet been formed, and it was really too weak.

Today, Duan Zining, Among the five forces of the Huashan faction established by Zhu Ziliu, the Emei faction established by Wanyan Ping, the Kongtong faction established by Gongsun Lucao, the Kunlun faction established by Yang Guo, and the Shaolin Temple, which has long been canonized as the Mongolian Huguo Zen Temple, except for the Shaolin Temple, which is inconvenient to directly participate in the competition in the rivers and lakes, the other four branches, and the Emei faction of Wanyan Ping with the help of the remnants of the Quanzhen Sect, under the banner of the Quanzhen Sect, widely collect scattered Quanzhen disciples on the rivers and lakes, so the strength has grown relatively rapidly, and now it is comparable to the first-class gangs in the rivers and lakes, and the other three factions are not yet in the climate。

Xiao Yao had tried to lure them with a lot of money, or directly use force against some small gangs, and then recruit them in whole to force them to work for themselves, but even with such a combination of soft and hard, the effect was still not very significant. The reason is that there is already a bloody storm in the rivers and lakes, various forces dominate one side, and the means are endless, and in their eyes, these gangs newly created by Xiao Yao are nothing more than some emerging forces, so there is nothing to be afraid of, but Xiao Yao can't say the real backstage of these five factions, he can expect that if he openly assists these five factions with the strength of the Mongolian army, then the entire martial arts will be unanimous to the outside world. If you really want to make trouble to this point, it will be more than worth the loss, so Xiao Yao made a special trip to find Kublai Khan, in order to hope that he can allocate all the forces gathered by the Zhaoxian Pavilion over the years to his subordinates, so that the Huashan faction, Kongtong faction and Emei faction can gain a firm foothold and grow up as quickly as possible.

When Kublai Khan heard this, he didn't have any special expression on his face, just looked out of the tent without saying a word. However, no one, including Xiao Yao, noticed the cold glint that swept through the corner of his eye.