That same night, in Kaiping City far to the north, several young Yuan officials were arguing fiercely in front of Shi Ji.
"Now the troops for the expedition are all in the hands of Mang Gela. Namuhan is sitting in Halahalin and has a large army in his hands. If they don't ascend the throne as soon as possible, they will definitely fight for it. It is better to invite the prince to ascend the throne first and occupy the title. They
On the contrary, I dare not act rashly."
"Isn't that what the princes are trying to do? It's natural for the prince to supervise the country. But the princes insist on sending people to ask various questions."
"If someone refuses to do so, can His Highness still refrain from supervising the country?"
"That is to test the reactions of various parties. And if the prince defeats Li Xia when he is in charge of the country, of course he can take advantage of the situation and take further steps."
"They think so, Mang Ge La, Na Muhan doesn't think so! The situation is imminent, why are you still hesitating?!"
"Why should you hesitate? The news of His Majesty's death came from Guanzhong, and we don't know whether it is true or not."
"When Emperor Xianzong passed away, the news also came back from Diaoyu City. If His Majesty had hesitated for a moment at that time, I'm afraid the throne would have belonged to Brother Ali."
The image of this metaphor is that Zhen Jin and Mang Ge La are also brothers, very similar to Kublai Khan and Ali Bu Ge.
Therefore, many people in the hall fell silent and re-evaluated the situation. The more they thought about it, the more they felt that it might be necessary to strike first.
"What should I say? I'll invite His Highness to the throne later?"
"No!"
The few people in the room who were still rational quickly stood up to stop him.
"If we are just fighting against Brother Ma, then Muhan would be better off to be the first to ascend the throne. But right now, what the princes are really afraid of is what will happen if His Majesty returns safely?"
"What else can I do? Please ask Your Majesty to be the Supreme Emperor."
Everyone looked at each other again, and the originally complicated question seemed to become simpler with this answer.
After a long time, someone asked in a low voice: "What if His Majesty is unwilling to agree?"
They all looked at Shi Ji again.
Shi Ji is Shi Tianni's son. Because he lost his father when he was young, he was raised by Shi Tianze and is closer than his biological son.
His brother Shi Quan had died in the war with Li Xia, and this time Shi Tianze also died. Therefore, Shi Ji was absolutely unwilling to surrender to Li Xia.
But according to the news sent back, his cousin Shi Bang has been surrendered.
Shi Ji thought that he might be jealous of Kublai Khan because of this...if Kublai Khan could come back.
What he hopes more is that Zhenjin can successfully ascend the throne.
This was also the common hope of many Han officials in the Yuan Dynasty, but they all had different ideas. For example, Liu Bingzhong, Xu Heng, Hao Jing and others wanted to pursue it slowly; while some young and impulsive people wanted to cut through the mess quickly.
Shi Ji's thoughts were more complicated.
In the past few years, after he became the deputy commander of the Eagle Guards, he gained a high position of authority and gradually gained momentum.
When he raised his eyes, everyone fell silent.
"These are the information obtained by the Eagle Guard."
Shi Ji took out a pile of information and threw it on the table, leaned back and rubbed the bridge of his nose with his hand.
When he did this action, he covered his eyes with his hands so that no one could see his expression, and the action itself looked very sad.
"Many people, including Qixue Chang'antong, saw His Majesty being captured in full view. It does not seem like the Tang army was committing fraud. You can see for yourselves."
"However, some soldiers who escaped said that they saw Heli Huosun exchanging clothes with His Majesty..."
Shi Ji interrupted this sentence and said: "How many people are saying this? If the princes instruct them to do this, it is not difficult. And the number of people who can prove that Your Majesty was captured is hundreds or thousands of times."
Everyone then whispered to each other and started discussing in low voices.
Shi Ji did not answer from beginning to end, what should Kublai Khan do if he did not want to be the emperor.
All his answers were based on existing intelligence data.
But his statement said it all.
By the end of the discussion, the young officials in the hall had made up their minds.
"I will go to the table soon and invite His Highness to ascend the throne."
So, when they returned home that night, they all wrote furiously and wrote down a form of persuasion to move in.
As soon as the momentum becomes louder, more and more officials will worry that it will be too late and they will not be able to support them, so they will join the team to persuade them to move in.
At that time, no one can stop the real golden prince from ascending to the throne of Emperor Yuan...
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At this time, Zhen Jin, who was in this whirlpool, was not concerned about the throne.
Zhenjin also spent the whole night discussing with the important ministers, talking about the imminent war.
He has experienced a disaster, and his whole temperament has changed a lot. He is calmer and more sophisticated. When he was sitting there, there was a sense of vicissitudes and gloom in his eyes.
"Even if I don't look at the intelligence from Guanzhong, I just say that based on my understanding of Li Xia, he aims to unify the world and will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to expedition north. Moreover, with all these signs, it could be as slow as three months or as fast as one month.
There is no way to avoid this battle."
Zhenjin put down the information in his hand, stood up, walked to the map, and said: "This time he will not take the Loop, but will take these two roads."
He traced his finger on the map. One way he pointed out was to cross the Yellow River to Shanxi and take the Taihang Trail to Yanjing; the other way was to leave Tongguan and go to Henan, then turn north.
Present here are Liu Bingzhong, Xu Heng, Dou Mo, Yao Shu and others, all of whom are old men of the Jinlianchuan shogunate. Their judgment of the situation will only be more accurate than that of real gold.
Liu Bingzhong originally built the city in Yanjing, but after hearing the news about Zhenjin's return, he rushed to Kaiping overnight.
The road was not too close. He crossed the Yanshan Mountains at the fastest speed, bumping and toiling all the way. After arriving, he worked hard on the affairs of the Zhenjin Supervisory State. He didn't sleep for several nights, so his old face looked particularly haggard.
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Some people advised him not to endure such a hardship, but Liu Bingzhong insisted on doing his best to supervise the country for Zhenjin. What he was worried about was that the older generation of Han officials had passed away, and Zhenjin's situation would be even more difficult, so he must take advantage of the opportunity.
At this time, the foundation will be laid firmly.
What is the foundation? Popular support, military power, and prestige.
As long as Li Xia can be defeated in prison this time, no one can shake the real gold reserves again, even if Kublai Khan comes back.
At this time, Liu Bingzhong stood up and said slowly: "Why Li Xia won't attack the Hetao? This matter can be explained in detail."
"Strategically speaking, Xingqing, Yan'an and other prefectures were destroyed by the war, and he has lost his strategic springboard."
Everyone understood this, and someone immediately said: "There is another reason. The ones guarding the Hetao are Mang Ge La and Tuohu. They have just been defeated by Li Xia and are timid. If Li Xia attacks the Hetao, they can only defend it, and they still have to defend it.
If Li Xia attacks Henan, they will not be able to save him."
"Another point is that with his ability in the Military Intelligence Department, sooner or later he will know that His Highness has returned."
"Oh, he deliberately released Mang Ge La just to provoke a fight for the throne in the Yuan Dynasty."
"In this case, if he attacks Yanjing and Kaiping and goes to Henan, the soldiers and horses of Maunge La and others will probably stand by and watch."
"Then he probably won't attack Shanxi, because he knows that Ahema has always been at odds with His Highness."
"We also need to consider the princes in Henan and Hebei. It is best to go to Henan, and we... have nothing to do about it."
After listening to this and looking at the routes on the map, Zhenjin was speechless for a moment.
He really doesn't want to compete with his brothers, he just wants to keep the inheritance passed down from his ancestors.
However, the fact before him is that if he does not win the throne, he will not be able to control all the troops and face strong enemies.
It is said that the party struggle in the Song Dynasty was fierce, but in fact it was just a matter of literati stabbing each other with small knives. But the internal fighting in the Great Mongolia was actually a battle between thousands of troops with real swords and spears...
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Shuntianfu, Baozhou.
There is a small lake in the backyard of the Zhang family, and Zhang Hongji and Mao Jujie are boating on the small lake.
It's not because they think rafting is fun, but it's the safest way to talk, eliminating the possibility of someone eavesdropping.
"The situation in the world is now very clear."
"Yes, that person who aspires to conquer the world will definitely go to the north, but the Yuan Dynasty is still busy fighting for the throne." Mao Jujie shook his head and said: "Since the death of Meng Ge Khan, this fight has not stopped."
"It's not that Emperor Yuan couldn't quell the civil strife, it's just that this is Li Xia's strategy." Zhang Hongji said: "I have been observing him, from killing Meng Ge Khan in Diaoyu City and instigating Ali Bu Ge, to going to the Western Regions to find allies.
, I heard that Maunge La was released...it shows that he has always done it on purpose."
"The great Mongolian country was once at its peak, but it is now declining. If that person did it intentionally, it would be extraordinary."
"My eldest sister is even more extraordinary." Zhang Hongji said with a smile, "Ten years ago I said he was going to become something big."
"Yes, the fate of the Zhang family and the Shi family may be different because of this."
"It's time to make a decision again."
Mao Jujie said: "It's a pity that my brother-in-law is still building the city in Yanjing. If he had been in Baozhou and waited for the Tang army to arrive, everything would have been much smoother."
"I am also worried now that King Yan has returned to Kaiping, and I am afraid that some measures will be taken against the Zhang family." Zhang Hongji said with worry in his eyes, "My communication with my father has been cut off for a few days."
"Erlang thinks King Yan will take action against the Zhang family in advance?"
"Well, I plan to make arrangements for my family first, but I am worried that I will be jealous because of it. What does uncle think?"
Mao Jujie was about to answer when he turned his eyes and suddenly saw someone on the river bank waving to this side, looking very anxious.
The two people on the boat looked at each other and both had a bad premonition.
They paddled the boat and arrived at the shore. Then a family general stepped forward on the water and said: "Erlang is not well. Yanjing sent people to pick up his family. They said that the commander missed his family, and the king of Yan specially gave him a big house."
The hospital sent someone to pick her up... they sent troops."
Zhang Hongji's eyes darkened, and before he could speak, another maid rushed over, crying loudly.
"It's bad! Erlang, hurry up and save the second sister, they are going to take the second sister away..."