The snow is blowing with a cold wind, and it is already winter in a blink of an eye.

The area around Yanjing is extremely cold, far earlier than the winter in Yincheng, Kublai Khan has returned to Yanjing for more than a month, because it has entered winter, which is not conducive to the development of war, therefore, after Kublai Khan returned to Yanjing, he focused on subduing people's hearts.

It turned out that Wang Liangchen, the commander-in-chief who followed Meng Ge to fight in Sichuan on the Western Front, led his army to annex, which greatly enhanced Kublai Khan's strength.

At present, in order to draw up a plan for the enemy in the spring of next year, Kublai Khan specially summoned Liu Bingzhong, Zhang Rou, Dong Wenbing, and other generals to discuss major matters.

There are two stoves on the left and right sides of the hall, and the fire in the furnace is burning vigorously, and the whole hall is warmed gently.

"Before discussing the plan against the enemy, I would like to introduce you to one person. Kublai Khan said to the generals before they began to deliberate, and then slapped him in the face.

But when he saw a man enter through the door, his steps were steady and strong, and he walked past the stove, and set off a breeze, in which the flame was burning brightly, and suddenly danced with the breeze.

This person is dressed in a Buddhist robe in the Western Regions, with a bald head, like a monk, but he is less than thirty years old.

"Chenfa Sipa paid a visit to the Great Khan. "Phaspa knelt down to Kublai Khan and bowed,

This person is the proud disciple of the former national teacher Namaya, Fa Sipa, who also passed away shortly after the death of Möngke Khan, as an expert in star divination, it was he who saw the birth of the dominant new star, and it was also because of his advice that Ogedai Khan sent 100,000 troops, pointing directly at the city of Chengdu, and then made the Zongzheng family ruined.

When Namaya was dying, he knew that with the sudden death of Meng Ge, Ali Buge, the king of Mobei, and Kublai Khan, the king of Monan, would have a battle sooner or later, so he carefully calculated that the mandate of heaven was in Kublai Khan, not in Ali Buge, so he passed on the mantle to his proud disciple Fa Sipa, and entrusted Fa Si Pa to fully assist Kublai Khan, the king of Mo Nan.

After meeting Kublai Khan, Fa Si Pa clarified his identity, now is the time to employ people, Kublai Khan learned that Fa Si Pa is a disciple of Na Maya, very happy, and then Fa Si Pa on the current war situation on the knee to the knee-to-kne, Fa Si Pa put forward a preemptive strike, the first to call the Khan to belong to the people's proposal, Kublai Khan quite appreciated, and knew that Fa Si Pa is familiar with the etiquette of writing, the stars are fate, and the martial arts are also strong, immediately promised, called the Khan to worship Fa Si Pa as the national teacher, Fa Si Pa to the inch of merit has not been established, do not dare to occupy the position of the national teacher.

Kublai Khan remembered that he had been assassinated by an unknown assassin in Ezhou, and knew that it must have been someone sent by Ali Buge, and that Fa Si Pa had come from Ho Lin, so he asked him if he knew about the assassins, and Fa Si Pa said that he did not know, but was willing to go to Kublai Khan to investigate.

At the end of the day, Fa Si Pa rushed back from the Ho Lin Detective, so Kublai Khan convened a military conference to introduce Fa Si Pa to the people, and asked Fa Si Pa to participate in the study of the battle strategy against Ali Buge.

However, Kublai Khan's intention of asking Fa Si Pa to go to Lin to investigate the assassin was to test whether Fa Si Pa was a spy sent by Ali Buge, and this time he asked him to discuss the battle strategy, and also asked Liu Bingzhong and others to jointly test Fa Sipa's identity as Zong Zheng did last time.

Kublai Khan politely lifted Fa Si Pa and said, "Please get up." ”

Kublai Khan put his hand on Fa Sipa's right shoulder and said to his ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you, this is the proud disciple of the former national teacher Namaya, Fa Sipa. ”

With his right hand on his left chest, Fa Si Pa bowed respectfully to the generals.

The generals also nodded in response.

Fasipa got up and said to Kublai Khan, "I have already found out what the king has sent me to investigate. ”

Kublai Khan did not eagerly listen to Fasipa tell him about the Assassins, but told Fasipa to sit down, and when Phaspa sat down, Kublai Khan said,

"I'm afraid everyone here is very clear about the current situation, I want to hear what good plans you have?"

Liu Bingzhong took the lead and said: "Great King, the minister thinks that it has entered the cold winter now, and it is not suitable to fight, but we must strive for more lords to support us, especially those clan leaders who have an ambiguous relationship with the King of Mobei, if not, they will fall to the side of the King of Mobei, it will be difficult to do!"

Zhang Rou also echoed: "The minister also agrees with General Liu's words, this time, after the battle of Ezhou, our soldiers suffered serious casualties, if we want to start a comprehensive war against Ali Buge, I am afraid that the troops are not enough, and it is a diplomatic strategy to win over the clan leaders of Mobei and the western field to deal with the king of Mobei, which will help make up for the disadvantage of insufficient troops, of course, we also need to continue to recruit more troops, and take a two-pronged approach." ”

After listening to the opinions of the two, Kublai Khan agreed in his heart, looked at Fa Sipa again, and asked,

"Fa Siba, I wonder if you have any suggestions?"

Fa Si Pa solemnly replied: "Your Majesty, I still have that suggestion, preemptively, and take the lead in calling Khan to join the hearts of the people." ”

Liu Bingzhong couldn't help but be very happy when he heard that Fa Si Pa had this opinion, and immediately picked up Fa Si Pa's words and said: "King, the minister agrees with Fa Si Pa's suggestion. ”

Kublai Khan saw that Liu Bingzhong was very agreeable, so he asked, "I wonder what General Liu thinks about this suggestion?"

Liu Bingzhong explained: "Since the ancestor Genghis Khan, Mongolia has had the legacy of various tribes to obey the orders of the Khan, and if the king preemptively becomes Khan, then those who are interested in serving the king, as well as those who wavering and the clan leaders, will naturally lean to the side of the king, which is far better than sending envoys to visit those clan leaders one by one." ”

"However, according to the Mongolian regulations, if there is no edict from the first Khan, I am afraid that there will be many people who are not satisfied with the Khan, right?" Kublai Khan had concerns and frankly expressed his concerns.

Liu Bingzhong hurriedly admonished: "No, those who are not convinced will always be dissatisfied, but the king took the lead in calling Khan, in order to support those who are willing to be loyal to the king and those who have a wavering attitude, as for the edict, it is at ease in the hearts of the people, thinking that the king of Mobei does not have the edict of the first Khan, even if there is, I am afraid it is also a false edict, if the king of Mobei is the first to call the Khan, it will be very disadvantageous to us." ”

When Fa Siba heard Liu Bingzhong's opinion, he couldn't help but admire it deeply, and thought to himself, he couldn't imagine that there was such a knowledgeable person in the army of the king of Monan.

Kublai Khan saw that Liu Bingzhong was very supportive of Fa Si Pa, and what he said was indeed very reasonable, and then he thought that if Fa Si Pa was a spy sent by Ali Buge, then how could he inform himself of the suggestion of being the first to call Khan, instead of letting Ali Buge take the lead in calling Khan? Thinking of this, he glanced at Fa Si Pa and gradually let go of his suspicions about Fa Si Pa.

"If you want to be called Khan, when and where will you be called Khan?" asked Kublai Khan.

Since Fa Si Pa was the first to propose the title of Khan, and he also had a plan in mind, he got up and said to Kublai Khan,

"Great King, I think that we should contact the clan leaders who are willing to join as soon as possible, such as Tachar, Hedan, Muge, etc., and we must promise heavy benefits, so that those wavering clan leaders can see the benefits of joining the king, and the clan assembly will be held in the spring of next year, and the Khan will be proclaimed Khan in Kaiping. ”

Kublai Khan pondered for a moment and asked, "Why did you choose Kaiping? instead of Yanjing, isn't Yanjing more suitable for administration?"

Fa Sipa explained: "Although Yanjing is suitable for administration, but far less than Kaiping is more significant in the current situation, Kaiping is the hinterland of Mongolia, if you call the Khan there, and stabilize the camp, you can conquer the western countries far away, you can confront the king of Mobei, and you can also use the clan forces near Kaiping for your own use, and the current army is insufficient, the king can order the soldiers to build a temporary city in Kaiping to make up for the lack of troops, and can also block the southern invasion of the king of Mobei." ”

Liu Bingzhong felt that Fa Sipa's views were very incisive, so he echoed: "The king, the minister thinks that what Fa Siba said takes into account the current situation and long-term strategy, and the minister agrees to call Khan in Kaiping. ”

Zhang Rou echoed: "The minister also agrees." ”

Kublai Khan also had a name in his heart, and after hearing what Fa Sipa said, he also intended to call Khan in Kaiping and looked around, but seeing that Dong Wenbing had been silent, he asked,

"General Dong, don't you have anything to say?"

Dong Wenbing said modestly: " The minister also felt that it was more appropriate to call the Khan in Kaiping, as for the others, there was no clever advice, only knew that if you want to deal with the king of Mobei, you still need to consolidate your own strength, therefore, you also need to strengthen the defense of Kaiping and Yanjing, in case the king of Mobei sent people to wait for the opportunity to mix, don't forget, the king in Ezhou to deceive the death to avoid the pursuit of those assassins, and this time, the news that the king is still alive has been known to the king of Mobei, the minister is sure that they will definitely send those masters to assassinate the king again, or create chaos in our base camp, for this reason, the minister suggested training a strong and effective guard, specifically responsible for the personal safety of the king and the grain and grass of the Gyeonggi strongland, Hyogo Guard. ”

Kublai Khan couldn't help but praise: "General Dong is coarse and detailed, this suggestion is very good, and this matter will be entrusted to you." ”

General Dong then received the order, and then Kublai Khan introduced the Assassin through the topic of General Dong, and then said,

"General Dong's words also reminded the king, we still don't know anything about the assassin, the day before yesterday, Fa Si Pa went to investigate with Lin for this king, I don't know what to gain?" Kublai Khan looked at Fa Sipa.

Fa Siba replied: "Back to the king, there is a place called 'Juxian Pavilion' in Sala and Linnei, there are many masters in it, including the three people who assassinated the Great Khan in Ezhou, the details are not yet known, but one thing is certain, there are other top masters hidden in it. ”

Kublai Khan asked, "How is the supreme master?"

Fa Siba replied: "The minister's martial arts are okay to deal with the three people who assassinated Ezhou last time, if it is compared with the top master, it is definitely not an opponent. ”

"Have you fought against that supreme master?" Kublai Khan asked,

Fa Siba shook his head, "No, one night, I visited Juxian Pavilion at night, came to a dark room, the minister looked in through the dark window outside the door, although I didn't see the people inside, but a few feet away, but I could feel the power emanating from inside, although I didn't fight, but I already knew that the martial arts of the people inside were far above me. ”

Kublai Khan naturally believed what Fa Sipa said, and couldn't help but worry: "I didn't expect that there was such a master in the Juxian Pavilion, and I don't know how much the eldest brother hid from me. ”

Fa Sipa reminded: "Juxian Pavilion is now under the orders of the King of Mobei, and if the masters in it are not removed, the life of the Great Khan is always in danger, and this is also very detrimental to our army's northern expedition. ”

Kublai Khan said: "What Fa Sipa said is very true, but you and Liu Bingzhong, the only masters of our army, and now there is a top master, I really don't know what to do?"

Ba Si Pa said indifferently: "All things are mutually reinforcing, any problem has a way to arise and solve, at present, we are not clear about the situation of the enemy, please wait patiently for a few more days, I am willing to go to investigate again, and then come back to make a plan." ”

Kublai Khan saw that Fa Sipa was shrewd, capable of doing things, and had some courage, so he couldn't help but admire it in his heart, and said politely: "It's hard work!"

After everyone had discussed everything, Kublai Khan asked everyone to raise the table and drink the wine.