Chapter 251: Preparation

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When Kublai Khan heard this, he knew that Xiao Yao must have a way in his heart, so he hurriedly asked: "Brother, what is the plan, hurry up and say it, and everyone will refer to it together." (Please search, update the fastest fiction website!)"

Xiao Yao said: "There is a good saying, it is called hearing is false, seeing is believing. If His Royal Highness the Prince sends a large group of spies into the Central Plains, the information obtained is certainly varied, but after all, he has not seen the customs of the Central Plains with his own eyes, and many things will inevitably be biased when it comes to decision-making. Therefore, the minister has the courage to offer a plan, I don't know what His Royal Highness the prince thinks?"

Kublai Khan said, "Tell me quickly, what kind of strategy?"

Xiao Yao said: "His Royal Highness the prince can pretend to be an envoy and go to the Southern Dynasty to meet the emperor in the face of trade or diplomacy. In this way, the military deployment, customs, and geomorphological characteristics along the way are all in His Highness's heart. In the future, when the time comes to raise troops, His Highness will use this as a basis to arrange troops and command the battle, then it will definitely be overwhelming and invincible. ”

As soon as the words fell, I only heard Xiao Xiangzi's gloomy and sympathetic voice coming, and said: "What Lord Xiao proposed is really a good plan, letting His Royal Highness the Prince take risks alone and enter the enemy territory alone, it is indeed a surprise, it is really the smartest strategy in the world, it really makes you admire it so much, admire, admire!" said with both hands clasped into fists and saluted, the mockery and ridicule on his face were undoubtedly revealed. Kublai Khan hesitated slightly when he heard this, but did not answer, and the Golden Wheel Dharma King turned a blind eye and stayed out of the matter, without any intention of solidarity at all.

Xiao Yao took in everyone's expressions, sneered, and said, "Brother Xiao's words are wrong. Since it is an envoy, then it must be in the form of an envoy, and there will be a large entourage, and how to arrange personnel in the mission is also a matter of His Royal Highness the Prince's words, how can it be said that it is to let His Highness take risks alone and enter the enemy's territory alone? Brother Xiao's words are a little too mean, right?"

Xiao Xiangzi's words were suffocated, and he was speechless for a while, so he could only keep silent with hatred. Kublai Khan said: "Brother, what are your plans, you can say it bluntly, and you don't need to worry about anything else. ”

Xiao Yao smiled slightly and said, "Big brother, in fact, we don't have to worry about it at all. Since ancient times, the warring parties have not beheaded each other, which is a rule that has been passed down for thousands of years. The Southern Song Dynasty court attached great importance to literature and light on military force, and attached the most importance to the etiquette system. Let's go in disguise as messengers, and even if we are finally recognized, they will not do anything to us if they care about our faces. Moreover, even if they really have no scruples and insist on attacking, how can they help us with just the means of the Lin'an Imperial Court?"

When Kublai Khan heard this just now, his heart was the same as everyone else here, and he was also uneasy, but when he heard Xiao Yao mention this, his thoughts suddenly became clear. He is already a man of great talent, and the hesitation just now is just thinking about Xiao Yao, a seemingly crazy builder, as for such a thing as "taking risks alone", he has been practicing for a long time, and he didn't pay much attention to it at all. At this time, listening to Xiao Yao's explanation, Kublai Khan immediately clapped his hands and praised: "Good plan, good plan!" As a result, Xiao Xiangzi's plan to embarrass Xiao Yao just now not only came to naught, but at this time, he became narrow-minded and deliberately framed, so he had to keep silent and sit aside with a gloomy face.

At this time, King Jinlun saw that the situation had reversed, and Xiao Yao's strategy had obviously been approved by Kublai Khan, so he hurriedly smiled and echoed: "Master Xiao is extremely talented, and he is very good at this plan." At that time, the old man was willing to pretend to be a small official in the first district of the mission, and escort His Royal Highness the prince together with Lord Xiao. ”

Xiao Yao smiled lightly when he heard this, and nodded noncommittally. After Kublai Khan pondered for a while, Zhengse said: "Brother has thought very carefully, and there is nothing missing in this plan. Taking this opportunity, I can observe the military deployment of the Great Song Dynasty and the morale of the army along the way, and I can also find out how the Great Song officials ruled, and see how they governed the country and what kind of person the Great Song Emperor was. Hehe, I've admired the name of the Great Song Emperor for a long time!"

Early the next morning, Kublai Khan summoned Xiao Yao to discuss the matter, and then found the officials in charge of military and horse affairs, the official who served as the official of the imperial servant, and the pawn in charge of diplomatic affairs, as well as Lang Zhongling, Zongzheng and Zhaoxian Pavilion and other personnel, and carefully calculated the plan to go to Lin'an under the guise of the mission. At this time, everyone expressed their opinions and made arrangements, and after each decision on the next matter, someone immediately formed a document and quickly passed on the order, when even a special person began to prepare intensively. In this way, it was not until the sun was waning and the sunset began to appear that a series of matters such as who to go to the mission, under what name, what route to take along the way, and who to receive it under the arrangements of various places, were properly arranged.

At that time, the Mongol army was in full swing, Kublai Khan raised heavy troops to garrison Kaifeng Mansion, as the saying goes, the side of the couch is not allowed to let others sleep, the Song Dynasty court was therefore panicked, and had sent several missions to sue for peace, but they were all rejected by Kublai Khan before, and they had not even met once. Thinking of this at this time, Kublai Khan decided to go to Lin'an in the name of "peace", and ordered Xiao Yao to nominally serve as the deputy envoy of the mission, and bring dozens of military and political talents. As for the Golden Wheel Dharma King and Xiao Xiangzi and other martial arts masters, Kublai Khan thought that they often walked in the Central Plains martial arts and had many grudges, and he was worried that this trip would cause extraneous branches, so he only ordered them to accompany them in secret to protect, but their names were not in the mission.

Three days later, his officers6 continued to report that everything had been arranged in accordance with the previous arrangements and that they would be ready to leave on the same day. Kublai Khan was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered someone to repair a letter in accordance with diplomatic etiquette and send it to the Song Dynasty as a national letter. Half a month later, the reply of the Great Song Dynasty court had arrived, saying that the Mongolian mission was welcome, and the Lin'an army and people had already prayed for the angel of the kingdom to come, and they were all happy to receive this message. Kublai Khan held the letter in his hand and said to Xiao Yao with a smile: "Brother, since they can't wait to let us pass, then we won't delay any longer, and we will leave today to go to Lin'an." ”

Xiao Yao nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, then let's go and meet the Great Song Emperor for a while to see what kind of person he is." ”