After the six victories of Kublai Khan and the six defeats of the king of Mobei were stated, Liu Bingzhong concluded,

To sum up, the Great Khan did not need to worry about the outcome of this decisive battle at all, the king of Mobei would be defeated, and since this defeat, there will be no major war in Mongolia, and there will be peace from now on. Liu Bingzhong's voice is outrageous, and every word is straight to the point, and there is a hidden strategy.

From Liu Bingzhong's elaboration, Kublai Khan saw the strategy in the depths of his words, and his face was sad and happy.

Zhang Rou and Dong Wenbing were also full of joy, but Dong Wenbing still had something to understand, and his happy face became puzzled again, so he asked,

"General Liu, I still have something unclear, just now you said to avoid Mongolia's internal friction, although a one-time decisive battle can indeed reduce the consumption of a lot of internal fighting compared to a long-term large and lasting war, but, after all, it is a big war, or it will greatly damage Mongolia's national strength, just now you mentioned the key offensive technique, I think you must have a countermeasure for this decisive battle, can you tell me. ”

After listening to Liu Bingzhong's explanation, Kublai Khan had already understood Liu Bingzhong's key offensive technique, so he no longer asked each other, but laughed at General Dong Wenbing with Fa Sipa.

Dong Wenbing looked at the ridicule of Kublai Khan and Fa Sipa, and was puzzled, while Zhang Rou was silent, because he still didn't know about this matter, but Dong Wenbing had already been ridiculed as a bird, so he didn't dare to ask questions.

And Liu Bingzhong deliberately teased Guan Zi and said: "General Dong, this matter is not in a hurry, when that time comes, you will naturally know." ”

"Okay! General Liu and the national teacher both have suggestions, I wonder if the two generals have any suggestions?" Kublai Khan turned to reassure,

Zhang Rou suggested to Kublai Khan: "Great Khan, the minister thinks that the advice of the national teacher and General Liu is very subtle, but it is still necessary to take more precautions in case of accidents, so the minister suggested that troops should be immediately transferred to Yan'an, the fortress of Guanzhong, in case Huo Luhai and the two really break into Guanzhong, and ordered Wang Liangchen to take charge of the original Han army in Shaanxi and defend various passes along the Yellow River. ”

"Well, what General Zhang said is very true, this matter will be entrusted to you, as for Wang Liangchen, I will send a message to him later. ”

After receiving the order, Zhang Rou stepped aside, and Dong Wenbing stepped forward and said: "Great Khan, the minister has no better suggestion, just thinking that since there is a heavy army of the king of Mobei in the north, and the minister is responsible for the security of Gyeonggi, he thought about recruiting soldiers and horses from all roads to defend Yanjing and other Gyeonggi border passes, and expand the conscription for the decisive battle." ”

Kublai Khan always knew that although Dong Wenbing could not mention strange plans, he could put forward many safe plans, and he was especially good at consolidating the rear, thinking that Dong Wenbing was a little ridiculed, so he was relieved and rewarded,

"General Dong's suggestion is very good, your task is the most arduous, Ben Khan will leave such an important matter to you, I hope you will not disappoint Ben Khan's hopes. ”

Dong Wenbing promised: "The minister will not disgrace his mission." ”

After everything was settled, Kublai Khan turned to one thing, so he ordered Liu Bingzhong, Zhang Rou and Dong Wenbing to step down, leaving Fa Siba alone.

Fa Sipa understood and knew that Kublai Khan had left him to ask about Long Xing.

There are also reasons why Kublai Khan deliberately concealed this matter from several generals: first, the generals did not believe in the astrological theory, and second, if he found someone who was destined to bring the dragon star in the future and reused it on the grounds of the dragon star, I am afraid that the generals would not be convinced. Therefore, after thinking about it, Kublai Khan deliberately asked Fa Sipa to conceal this matter.

However, several months have passed in the blink of an eye, but the search for the person with the dragon star has been fruitless, and now that the war is imminent, Kublai Khan can't help but be concerned. Then he asked:

"National teacher, what's going on with that?"

Fa Sipa knew what Kublai Khan was referring to, shook his head and replied: "Great Khan, there is still no result, however, Long Xing has been near the northwest of Yincheng and has never moved, our people have searched and filtered in the northwest of Yincheng, and in the end they did not find that person, Chen suspects"

Fa Si Pao paused for a moment, and Kublai Khan asked suspiciously,

"What does the national teacher suspect?"

Fa Siba explained: "According to the subordinate report, there is only one place in the northwest of Yin Cheng that has not been searched, and that is the Pangu Peak, and the minister suspects that the person who lives with the Dragon Star is in the Pangu Peak. ”

"Then send more people into the mountains to search!" Kublai Khan said eagerly, hoping to find that person as soon as possible and help him achieve the royal cause.

"No, Great Khan, the Pangu Peaks are famous labyrinths, and those who enter have little chance of surviving, and no matter how many people are sent, it will probably be useless. Fa Sipa explained, but there was no look of helplessness and frustration.

Kublai Khan's slight joy turned to a vague tone when he heard this, and he worried: "What should I do?"

Seeing Kublai Khan's thoughts, Fa Sipa persuaded An: "Please rest assured, the Great Khan has ordered people to lurk day and night at all possible exits of Pangu Peak, just waiting for that person to appear." ”

"What if that person never appears?" Kublai Khan asked rhetorically.

Fa Siba shook his head and retorted: "The Great Khan's words are wrong, I believe that since this person carries the will of the Lord of the Heavens, he will not stay in the small mountains and forests forever, and now it is a time of turmoil in the world, according to the surging of the stars, this person is only afraid that it will not be long before he comes out, and the minister also specially explained to his subordinates that he will definitely be in good spirits and watch closely in the past few days." ”

Kublai Khan realized that what Fa Sipa said was also reasonable, and he had great expectations for this matter.

As a king, the art of weighing the imperial ministers is a compulsory technique, Kublai Khan is no exception, thinking of the situation that General Liu spoke out, and Fa Si Pa was silent, Kublai Khan was a little worried, since ancient times, a mountain could not accommodate two tigers, a country did not allow two soldiers, and Liu Bingzhong and Fa Si Pa's talent is comparable, Kublai Khan was careful in handling military affairs and rewards, he was very worried, Fa Si Pa and Liu Bingzhong will secretly have a dislike in the long run.

And Liu Bingzhong has followed Kublai Khan for many years, he knows Liu Bingzhong's temperament, he is a broad-minded person, and he has no villain's heart, but for Fa Sipa, because he has not followed for a long time, he can't help but not understand Fa Sipa's mind and temperament, so he wants to leave Fa Siba alone and ask carefully.

"National teacher, Ben Khan still has one thing, I don't know if to say it or not, if it is not good to say, the national teacher can be regarded as Ben Khan has never said, you and I are the king, don't mind. Kublai Khan said to Fa Sipa,

Fa Si Pa immediately replied respectfully: "The Great Khan is too polite, and it is precisely because you and I are a monarch and a minister that the Great Khan does not need to be like this, just to put it bluntly. ”

Kublai Khan had never known how to mention this matter before, but now, with Fa Sipa's words, Kublai Khan breathed a sigh of relief and asked,

"What do you think of General Liu's talent?"

Fa Siba said from the bottom of his heart: "General Liu's talent is needless to say, but my vision and wisdom are probably few people in today's world can match, I can't hide it, before I entered the king's camp, I have heard of General Liu's prestige, that day when I was in the army for the first time, I was sincerely impressed by General Liu's intelligence, the Great Khan won General Liu, and Mongolia was lucky." ”

When Kublai Khan heard Fa Sipa's comment on Liu Bingzhong, he felt a little calmer, and asked again,

"Then how does General Liu's talent compare with the national teacher?"

When Fa Sipa heard Kublai Khan's question, he already knew what Kublai Khan meant in the end, so he did not answer directly, but asked,

"Great Khan, are you worried that the minister will secretly have a dislike for General Liu?"

Kublai Khan was a little ashamed, sighed, and said truthfully,

"To tell the truth, the talent of the national teacher and the talent of General Liu are equal in the eyes of this Khan, but it is precisely because of the equal rank, so, as the Great Khan, he is very worried, and I hope that the national teacher can forgive. ”

When Fa Sipa saw Kublai Khan speaking so frankly, he also confessed to Kublai Khan and said,

"Great Khan, you can rest assured, I am a monk, I have no heart to win, General Liu is the current Kong Ming, and I will never be that Gongjin, since I should work together with General Liu to help the Great Khan rule the world. ”

When Kublai Khan heard Fa Sipa's statement, he couldn't help but feel relieved when he looked at his determined and resolute eyes.

"National teacher, you and General Liu are both ministers of the humerus of Ben Khan, if Mongolia really dominates the world in the future, both of them will be indispensable, and they will be famous for a hundred generations. ”

Fa Siba said indifferently: "Fame is not a pity for me, I am a monk, I heard that General Liu was also a monk before, I believe that he and I did not come to help the Great Khan because of fame, but for the same wish." ”

Fa Sipa's words aroused Kublai Khan's original intention to follow Liu Bingzhong, Liu Bingzhong once told himself that the reason why he followed himself without hesitation was not for his glory, but to restore peace in the world, and this peace can only be brought by himself.

Fa Sipa said to Kublai Khan: "Since the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, it has gone through Liao, Jin, The war caused by senseless resistance is only a disaster to the people, for hundreds of years, the country cannot be unified, and the war will never be quelled, just like the Warring States period, the land is divided, and it will only leave the people with disaster;

After Kublai Khan listened to Fa Sipa's impassioned speech, he was greatly moved, "Yes, General Liu is indeed willing to follow me because of this. ”

Fa Si Pa immediately picked up Kublai Khan's words and added: "Therefore, since I have the same original intention as General Liu, I naturally will not have any dislikes, but I just implore the Great Khan to do my best to practice the art of benevolent governance and give more benefits to the people after gaining the world, so that it will not violate the original heart of me and General Liu as monks." ”

Kublai Khan immediately promised Fa Si Pa and said: "The national teacher can rest assured, Ben Khan promised that if he wins the world one day, he will definitely benefit the people." ”

"Well, with the words of the Great Khan, I will definitely swear to serve to the death, and please rest assured that after some time, I will personally visit General Liu and talk about this, so that we can work together to help the Great Khan achieve great things." After saying this, Fa Siba immediately bowed and took his leave.

Kublai Khan looked at the departing figure of Fa Sipa, and his heart surged for a while, "I didn't expect that the national teacher and General Liu would have the same original intention and vision." ”......

After thinking about it, I still drove a wedge for this article, so readers who browsed so far can go back to the first volume to see the wedge.