On a summer afternoon, the leaves of the trees in the streets are curled up in the sun, and horses pass by, and the dust is flying. The dog stuck out its tongue and panted desperately, there were few pedestrians on the street, and the entire Yanjing City was shrouded in a heat wave.

The weather is humid and muggy, and I am sweating and sticky all day long, which makes people helpless and have no sense of love.

Of course, life is only for ordinary people, for those who are powerful and high-level, there are ice drinks on the outside, and a cold room on the inside, and the four seasons are like spring.

Yanjing City, the former Jinzhongdu Imperial Palace, and now the Yamen of the Central Plains Government Office in Dameng, the cool and even somewhat air-conditioned Yamen Hall, Yelu Chucai, the chief official of the Central Plains, is holding a copy of "China Daily" in his hand and is watching carefully.

"Since ancient times, emperors have ruled the world, all of which are in China to control Yidi, and Yidi to serve China, and I have not heard of Yidi living in China and controlling the world...... Establish a program of Chen Ji and relieve the people. The people are a little safe, the food is a little sufficient, and the soldiers are a little fine, so they want to send troops to the north to chase Hu Lu, save the people from the charcoal, and restore the prestige of the Han officials...... The order is serious, there is no offense, those who belong to me will always be in China, and those who carry me will run outside the plug ......"

Those who belong to me will always be at peace with China, and those who carry me will run outside the plug!

Yelu Chucai looked at the newspaper with a confused gaze.

It was obviously a crusade against the Jin people and the Mongols, but he couldn't hate it. He served under the rule of Mongolia and was outside the culture of the Central Plains, but in his bones, he still belonged to this civilization.

Two years ago, the Mongolian army took advantage of the Song realm, but suffered a heavy blow in the Song realm and Hanzhong, tens of thousands of troops were wiped out, the Mongolian army commander Torre was killed in battle, and the Song army captured the entire Shaanxi.

The Song army was so powerful that the Mongol army repeatedly provoked the Song army, and finally provoked the Song army's murderous counterattack and retaliation.

I don't know if this is the so-called "don't do or die" in the Song Dynasty.

Or maybe good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil.

“…… The north chased Hulu, saved the people from the miserable, and restored the prestige of the Han officials......"

Is the Great Song Dynasty going to use troops against the Jin State, or is it going to restore the two rivers?

Or is it necessary to recover Sanjing and all the lost territories of the Central Plains at the same time?

Yanjing's tax envoy Chen Shike hurried in and saluted Yelu Chucai.

"Xiaguan has seen Yelu Xianggong."

Wokotai ascended the throne and agreed to Yelu Chucai's suggestion to levy tax envoys on Lianghe Shilu Road, and Chen Shike and Zhao Fang, two Confucian scholars from Hebei, were the principal and deputy tax envoys of Yanjing Road.

"Chen Xianggong, you're here. Is there something wrong? ”

Yelu Chucai motioned for Chen Shike to sit down, and the newspaper in his hand was placed on the desk beside him.

"Yelu Xianggong, after the assassination of Zhang Rou of the Han Army in Baozhou, the baggage warehouse in Taiyuan was blown up again, and the military and political officials in Hebei were constantly assassinated, so that now the officials are all cautious when they go out. If it goes on like this, how can you get it? ”

Chen Shike was worried, and his face was full of sadness.

"Chen Xianggong, I know what you said, General Wen Buhua is also stepping up the arrest of bandits. I believe that it will not be long before the two rivers will be peaceful. ”

Yelu Chucai said helplessly and comforted his partner.

It is an indisputable fact that the Northern Expedition of the Song Army was rumored in the newspapers, and the Mongol soldiers were rampant in Lianghe, and bandits and thieves rose up one after another in Lianghe.

"Yelu Xianggong, this is no ordinary bandit. Zhang Hongyan's department in Baozhou sent troops to exterminate several bandits in Taihang Mountain, and found out that the bandits who assassinated Zhang Rou were the meticulous work of the Song people, who had been lurking in Lianghe for five or six years. You say, isn't that scary? ”

Zhang Hongyan is Zhang Rou's son, his father was assassinated, and of course his son has to avenge him.

Chen Shike's words made Yelu Chucai's scalp tingle, and he subconsciously blurted out.

"Chen Xianggong, what else did you find out?"

The Song people's meticulous work has been sent to Lianghe for five or six years, that is to say, the Song Emperor laid out the layout of Lianghe at least five or six years ago, and he was extremely afraid to think about it.

"They don't know much. However, there is one thing that is related to Yelu Xianggong, which is... It's ......"

Chen Shike looked a little embarrassed.

"Something to do with me? Are you going to assassinate me? Chen Xianggong, you just say it! ”

Yelu Chucai couldn't help but be stunned.

"They said that all the Mongolian military and political officials in Lianghe were within the scope of the assassination, except for Yelu Xianggong."

Chen Shike stubbornly said it all.

"What?"

Yelu Chucai was stunned for a long time, ignorant.

He doesn't have many guards around him on weekdays, at least a lot fewer than Zhang Rou. If the Song people had assassinated him, it is estimated that he would have died long ago.

Song Ren, why do you want to be open to him?

"Yelu Xianggong, you are also reading this newspaper."

Chen Shike diverted the topic, holding a newspaper in his arms, which was also the "China Daily" from the Great Song Dynasty, which was the same as the one on Yelu Chucai's table.

"Chen Xianggong, it's about state affairs, it's complicated and troublesome, it's hard to feel at ease!"

Yelu Chucai came back to his senses and pointed to the newspaper in Chen Shike's hand, obviously talking about the Northern Expedition of the Song Army.

"Chen Xianggong, you have also read the newspaper. What do you think of those articles on the Northern Expedition of the Song Army? ”

"Yelu Xianggong, what can I say, but I am just a dispensable tax collector."

Saying this in his mouth, Chen Shike still couldn't help but vomit quickly.

"Yelu Xianggong, if the Song army waves its troops to the north, with my people from the two rivers, can I withstand the thunderous blow of the Song people?"

"I don't know, according to the city, with the impregnability of Yanjing City, it should be able to defend it."

Yelu Chucai said hesitantly.

Song Jing and his entourage witnessed the wealth and strength of the Song Dynasty, which made his confidence in the Mongolian iron cavalry drop a lot.

Two years ago, the Mongol army marched south, and the losses in the First Battle of Hanzhong were particularly heavy, and the Central Plains also suffered a lot of losses. The Mongol cavalry was so wounded that reinforcements to the two rivers were stretched. And because the goal of the Song army's Northern Expedition was doubtful, there were different opinions in Mongolia, so that the enthusiasm to increase troops to Lianghe was not enough.

Now it seems that only the hundreds of thousands of Han troops in Lianghe can be relied on.

"As far as you can see, will the Great Khan of Ogedai send more troops to the two rivers?"

The Mongolian iron cavalry that dominates the world actually wants to defend the city against the Song army, which makes people feel sad when they think about it.

"Chen Xianggong, I really can't guess the mind of the Great Khan of Wokotai. However, the news of the Song Army's Northern Expedition is so numerous that it is difficult to know. The Great Khan of Ogedai should have a decision soon. ”

The news of the Northern Expedition of the Song Army has been reported repeatedly, and he has also written to Wokotai to report the news of the Northern Expedition of the Song Army and the possible use of troops against Lianghe. Recently, there has been a steady stream of Mongol armies entering Lianghe from outside the Saiwai, but the limited number does not reassure him.

Perhaps, a large number of Mongol armies will soon enter the two rivers, he will wait and see.

"Chen Xianggong, Song Jun in the south, has there been any movement recently?"

Worried, Yelu Chucai continued to ask.

With the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty, the strength of the soldiers, and the countless overseas colonization and grain burdens of the Great Song Dynasty, it is not difficult to use troops against the two rivers.

"Xianggong, something is wrong! According to the report of the spies below, the Song army arranged tens of thousands of troops along the coast of Mizhou, Haizhou, Shandong, to store heavy grain and grass, and the sea ships from the south came and went endlessly, and Shaanxi was also a large army mobilization. ”

Chen Shike's face was full of sadness and worried.

With his intuition, the Song people had such a big posture and stirred up the restlessness of the two rivers, and they must have used troops against the two rivers, not just the Jin Dynasty trapped in Henan.

"Chen Xianggong, according to this point of view, the Song people are taking precautions, and the plan is big, and they will definitely wave their troops to the north and take the two rivers directly. When it comes to autumn, I am afraid that it will be a vicious battle, and it will even decide the fate of Song and Mongolia! ”

Yelu Chucai's heart sank unconsciously.

The Song Dynasty is large enough, 70 million people, once the Northern Expedition is waved, hundreds of thousands of people, it will definitely be a shock.

"Father Yelu, what you say is very true! The Song army will use troops to Lianghe, and if the Great Khan of Ogedai does not increase his troops, I am afraid it will be too late. ”

Chen Shike knocked on the side and reminded his superiors.

"Chen Xianggong, I think so too. However, the princes of Ogedai and the steppe seemed to be unimpressed by the Northern Expedition of the Song Army. I have written to the Great Khan of Ögedei, hoping that he will send troops to prepare for a rainy day. ”

Wokotai is now in Guanshan for summer vacation, and at this time he sent Baidar to come, it shouldn't be just to inspect the two rivers, right?

"I heard that Baitar is coming, won't I want to see it again, and really turn the two rivers into pastures?"

Chen Shike's heart pinched again.

Baitar, the son of the Mongol Emperor Öhetai and the nephew of the Mongol Great Khan Ögedei, was also a diehard in the Mongolian state. Baidar once wanted to turn the east of the Hebei River into pasture, grazing sheep and horses, because of Yelu Chucai's strong advice, Wokotai did not order to turn the two rivers into grasslands, but adopted traditional farming methods, so that the two rivers escaped a catastrophe.

"The Great Khan of Ogedai is wise, he has seen what he gets for nothing, and he should not think like this again. Baitar and Zhenhai should have come to inspect the defense of the two rivers in order to increase the number of troops to the two rivers. ”

Yelu Chucai's heart moved. The news of the Northern Expedition of the Song Army in the newspaper must have made Wokotai unable to sit still.

Last year and the year before that, the two rivers received 560,000 taels of silver grain each, and such a great benefit, Wokotai tasted the sweetness, and of course it will not be abolished.

"Those Tatar princes are all blind, they only know how to plunder, they don't know anything about management, and the two rivers have become horse farms, and there is no fuss! You see the Song people, prosperous and prosperous, have colonized thousands of miles away, what Africa, South Ocean, Indian Ocean, black and white cannibalism, gold mines, silver mines, iron mines. Look at us, a small two rivers, and the people's livelihood has withered, how can there be any appearance of civil governance. ”

Chen Shike said stupidly, shook his head and sighed.

The Song people were ambitious, expanding their territory, and their command was full of tigers and wolves. Under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, people made the best use of education, developed industry and commerce, and built water conservancy, so that all industries prospered, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

And in Lianghe, there are no more than three or four million people, and if they want to do something, they are only promised, cautious, and difficult to say.

"Chen Xianggong, what you said is true. Last year, Li Bangrui and I went to the Song Realm, and what we saw and heard was shocking prosperity and wealth. I saw Emperor Song in Lin'an City, and I didn't think that only six years had passed, he had made the Great Song Dynasty reborn, all industries were prosperous, the soldiers were brave, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. ”

Yelu Chucai said with emotion, and the situation when Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty received him that day came to mind, muttered to himself.

"Emperor Song is young and handsome, and he is amiable, but it is difficult to guess, and I can't help but want to get close to him and talk to him. It seems that he has the power of destiny, which makes people worship for no reason. ”

"The Song Emperor is eloquent and strategic, and the kings of the Great Song Dynasty are unmatched. But this is not a blessing for me in Mongolia. ”

Yelu Chucai's emotion and praise made Chen Shike's face full of sadness.

Just the big list of things that Emperor Song did, I know how amazing this person is.

"Chen Xianggong, I can't take care of so much first. When Baitar came, let him see the production of the two rivers, and give him more gold and silver, saying that it was the income from taxes, and he would understand the benefits of farming in the Central Plains. When the time comes, mention the Northern Expedition of the Song Army, so that the Great Khan can send troops to reinforce Lianghe as soon as possible. ”

He and Chen Shike are both civil officials, and in the military, they are all grassland nobles who have the final say. The Ogedai did not think much of the Song army's northward march and conveyed it by Baitar, which was more convincing.

"Yelu Xianggong, even if the Mongol army reinforces Lianghe, the Han army is also very important. The Mongolian iron cavalry can increase the number of troops by 50,000, which is probably more than enough. Compared with the Han army of more than 100,000 and 200,000 in Lianghe, it is still ......"

Chen Shike's words made Yelu Chucai nod involuntarily.

If the Song army started the Northern Expedition, the Han army would probably be the protagonist.

"Baitar and Zhenhai are coming, and the gluing Chongshan is not there, is he going to pick it up?"

Chen Shike sighed and continued:

"Yelu Xianggong, Baitar and Zhenhai came here, it is not trivial, but it can't be careless. Now the two rivers are in turmoil, and even Zhang Rou, a thousand households of the Han army, has been assassinated. Come on, you can't have an accident! ”

"Of course I know that. The gluing of the heavy mountain has also been arranged, and it should be foolproof. ”

Yelu Chucai said in his mouth, and also shook his head secretly.

The Mongol soldiers were rampant and domineering in the two rivers, and the people were very angry, and if someone assassinated Baitar, there would be chaos if they didn't get it right.

"Chen Xianggong, you personally go to find out if you have a warm mouth, and ask him to arrange the guards in the city, and there must be no chaos."

Kouwen Buhua is one of the kings of Mongolia, guarding Yanjing. Kouwen Buhua and Baitar are also cousins, and when Baitar comes, Kouwen Buhua will definitely come forward.

"Yelu Xianggong, I'll go over now."

Chen Shike nodded, hesitated, and continued:

"Xianggong, you and I are both ministers of the Jin Kingdom, and there are many people who want to assassinate you and me. You also have to be careful, just in case. ”

"Chen Xianggong, I know. Thanks for the heads-up! You too, be careful. ”

Yelu Chucai nodded, and also persuaded Chen Shike.

"Yelu Xianggong, there is a military situation ahead, Baitar and Zhenhai have passed the Juyong Pass, and they will arrive in the evening, and the Chongshan Xianggong will let you get ready to meet you!"

The sergeant came in to report it, Yelu Chucai waved his hand, and the sergeant withdrew.

"Baitar and Zhenhai are finally here! I'm going to find a trip in person, but this time, I can't make a mess! ”

Hopefully, this time, Bytar will bring good news about the reinforcement of the two rivers in Ögedei.