It was Liu Bingzhong who was the first to stop Shangwen.
Liu Bingzhong was only fifty-one years old at the time. If you only looked at his appearance, it would be difficult to imagine that he was the first minister of Kublai Khan's shogunate.
This founding father is still wearing a shabby black plain clothes. His face is dark and his skin is rough. Only his eyes reveal a wise and deep look.
"Shang Zhouqing, you have lost your mind. Your Majesty is away on an expedition and will be back soon, so there is no need to talk nonsense here." Liu Bingzhong did not say much, there was only intimidation and suppression in his words.
Normally, Naofumi, the disciple whom he recommended with all his strength, would have bowed his head and stepped aside.
However, perhaps the situation this time was too urgent for people to think rationally. Not only did Naofumi not retreat, but he went a step further and shouted: "Stop fooling yourself and others!"
The Mongolian officials in the palace looked at each other in confusion, unable to understand what the Han officials were arguing about.
Compared with the power of words, this may be the brilliance of Liu Bingzhong's methods. He used a subtle and silent way to wrest a lot of power from the hands of Mongolian and lustful ministers, and promised to appease them with huge profits, so that the dynasty of the real gold supervising country became more powerful.
There is a strong atmosphere of Chinese and French etiquette in the hall.
During this period of time, these Mongolian officials in the court rarely expressed their opinions. After all, the Jinlianchuan shogunate kept everything secretive. But today, they got a glimpse of something going on in the quarrel.
So the Mongolian officials hired translators to translate what the Han officials were arguing about.
"Your Majesty has passed away in the battle of Helan Mountain. The whole world has heard the bad news, but all the princes are unwilling to believe it. However, the country cannot live without a king for a day, so I invite His Highness the Crown Prince to succeed you!"
It was like a shocking shock, and all the Han ministers were a little stunned.
Of course, the news has been known for a long time, but no one has ever dared to expose it in public. Everyone knows that there is a possibility of Kublai Khan's return. So, who dares to say that if he dies, he will not be able to escape the fate of confiscating his family and exterminating his family.
Naofumi risked his life to help Zhenjin ascend the throne.
He is the craziest person in the court, and everyone else is wary of him.
The interpreter was translating Naofumi's words, but was stopped mid-sentence.
The Mongolian officials did not want to listen anymore. After all, the situation was still unclear and it was not related to their immediate interests. They did not intend to get involved rashly. They stood there and looked at Naofumi coldly, as if they were watching a monkey juggling.
Although the Han officials all looked forward to Zhen Jin's succession, their reactions at this time were different.
Some people, like the veterans of the Kinrenchuan shogunate, behaved prudently and were unwilling to take risks, and were extremely angry at Naofumi's actions; others had long wanted to support Zhenjin, and they seemed to have found a backbone immediately.
Most of them haven't figured out what to do, and even think that the dispute in the court today was a play performed by Liu Bingzhong and Shang Wen. The teacher and the student made an initiative and opposed it to test everyone's reaction.
In any case, the matter of Zhenjin's ascension to the throne was put on the table unexpectedly. No one was fully prepared, and it quickly stirred up public sentiment.
"What nonsense! Why don't you retreat?!"
The veteran ministers of the Jinlianchuan shogunate here are still shouting, but a group of officials over there are urging them to come in. "I am frightened. Please put state affairs first, obey public opinion, and come to Dabao!"
Everyone held their own opinions and were very excited.
Only no one cares what Zhenjin thinks.
Zhenjin sat there, watching this scene, feeling a little outside of it.~~
By the Shangdu River.
Shi Ji led eight hundred Eagle Controllers to leave Kaiping City and stationed themselves nearby. He raised his sight tube and glanced at the endless grassland to the west. When he saw a scout horse returning, he reined up his horse and waited.
(I misremembered before. The set deputy commander of the Eagle Guard was Shi Ji, and the one who died was Shi Quan and Shi Ge.) "Commander, we found out. Brother Ma sent 10,000 cavalry to leave the Hetao and go to
Kaiping is here."
Shi Ji called the detective horse to his side, lowered his voice and asked, "Has your Majesty ever appeared in public in the army?" "No."
"No?" Shi Ji frowned even deeper.
There are some things that even he, the deputy commander of the Great Yuan spy agency, cannot see.
Very clear.
First of all, some people said that they saw Kublai Khan in the territory of Wanggu tribe near Yinshan Mountain, but Kublai Khan never returned to the Hetao army after that.
There are many kinds of news, but I don’t know whether they are true or false.
Shi Ji had a vague guess in his mind - Kublai Khan might have been injured and his body had not yet fully recovered. The reason why he refused to show up was because he was worried that someone would be detrimental to him.
who?
It was the Han officials, including him, Shi Ji, and the real golden prince they wanted to support. If Kublai Khan thought so too, Shi Ji didn't feel wronged at all.
"Who led these ten thousand people?"
"It's true that Ai Bu Hua is only more than three hundred miles away from Shangdu River." Shi Ji heard this and pondered again.
What he had to make was a major decision and he had to be careful. But many of the things that came to his mind were other things.
He thought of his father, Shi Tianni, who said before attending the banquet of Wu Xian, "I treat others with a sincere heart, and God will not tolerate any negative consequences." However, his father died in the hands of Wu Xian in the end.
He thought that his uncle Shi Tianze had been cautious all his life, but in the end he died on the battlefield. People's fortunes and misfortunes in this life are unpredictable, how can they be controlled by themselves?
Shi Ji withdrew his mind, no longer thinking about these old things, and planned to focus on thinking about the possibility of success. The next moment, he thought of Kublai Khan's suspicion of the princes, especially the historians, after Li Xuan's death.
The historians are not unjust. Shi Tianze did secretly spy on the situation back then and had a hint of disobedience. Later, he killed Li Fen without permission in Jinan. Some things could no longer be concealed.
Now that Shi Tianze is dead and Shi Gang has surrendered to Li Xia, Shi Ji really has no confidence to support the family under Kublai Khan. After thinking about it, he sighed, and a ruthless look appeared in his eyes.
"Here you go, let's go west to meet King Zhao." "Yes!"
The eight hundred people around Shi Ji were all generals of the Zhending Shi family. They were all trustworthy confidants, and all of them were elite and brave. They said they were out on patrol in the city, but in fact they had three horses per person and they had brought sufficient weapons, equipment and food rations.
The horse's hooves rolled westward, looking extremely decisive.
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And just half a day later, a fast horse rushed to Kaiping City.
The knight on the horse wore a felt hat and did not show his face. After looking around, he saw that no one was paying attention to him, and then quickly entered Shi Ji's house.
With a "squeak", the door was opened. "Is Commander Shi here?" "Not here."
"Listen to me." The visitor lowered his voice and said, "Commander Zhang Yizhang sent me here." The loyal servant in the Shi's Mansion was shocked and quickly took the visitor in and closed the door with a bang.
After a while, two of Shi Ji's most trusted staff were invited to the side hall. When they heard the news from the visitors, their expressions changed drastically.
"Not good! Not good!"
"Where is Commander Shi now?"
"I'm leaving the city, hurry up! Send someone to chase me quickly."
The historian then sent more than ten people on fast horses to chase Shi Ji. However, after leaving Kaiping City and crossing the Shangdu River, they could only see the vast grassland, and where could there be any trace of Shi Ji?
When the situation was reported to Shi Ji's home, Bai Hua, one of the staff members, twirled his beard and began to ponder. Bai Hua had a son Bai Pu who was famous for his talent, and he was raised in the home of his close friend Yuan Haowen.
He himself was also a Jinshi at the end of the Jin Dynasty. During the Jin Dynasty, he served as a judge of the Privy Council. After the death of the Jin Dynasty, he defected to the Song Dynasty. After Meng Gong's death, he had no choice but to return to the north and hid in Shi Tianze's home as an aide.
This kind of old man who has experienced the destruction of his country and his family has the best insight into the world. He can see the situation clearly with just a moment's thought.
"It's too late to pursue Lang Jun. Kaiping is not the key. Now if we want to save it, the key lies with Commander Zhang. I should go to Yanjing personally."
"Mr. Bai, what do you mean?" "What do you mean? We'll know when we get there."
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Shi Ji over there didn't know what happened in Kaiping City after he led his troops to leave.
He marched all night and finally arrived at a large lake called "Combanore" as quickly as possible. At this time, Aibuhua's soldiers and horses had not yet arrived.
, Shi Ji ordered a rest.
In the afternoon, the Red Army came from the front and exchanged military tokens. Afterwards, they saw Ai Buhua's soldiers rushing to the lake to set up camp.
Shi Ji felt his mouth was a little dry. He licked his lips and looked towards the tent over there. After observing carefully for a while, he pressed the knife and went to see Aibuhua.
As soon as he entered the big tent, he was stunned for a moment.
Because the person sitting at the top is clearly Queen Chabi.
Even the Eagle Guards could not find out this news in advance, which shows that these Mongolian nobles have always been on guard against Han spies.
The Eagle Guards have never been as good as the Military Intelligence Department of the Tang Dynasty. This is one of the reasons why they cannot be trusted by the rulers. "Queen?! I, Shi Ji, paid homage to the Queen and met King Zhao."
Cha Bi was calm and calm, and immediately asked Shi Ji to get up.
He also said that Kublai Khan is now personally gathering troops and horses in the Houtao area, and Aibuhua will escort her back to Kaiping, and let Aibuhua marry Yuelie.
Finally, when talking about Shi Tianze's death in battle, she wiped away a few tears and said that Shi Ji had arrived, which made her feel relieved. Ai Buhua had experienced a big defeat, but she sat aside with a dejected expression, looking very silent.
.Shi Ji kept his head lowered to listen to what Cha Bi was saying, but his eyes were quietly looking around.
When he came out of the big tent again, there was doubt in his eyes. "Commander." A confidant rushed up and was about to speak.
Shi Ji raised his hand to stop and asked, "Go back to our camp."
He pitched his tent at a better location by the lake, and without spending a lot of troops and horses, he set up camp around the lake and surrounded Shi Ji's tent.
Shi Ji turned around and looked around, and estimated that the big tent was not far away. "Tell me, what did you find?"
"His Majesty is probably in the army."
Shi Ji's face instantly became solemn, and he held his breath as he listened to the next words.
"We saw a man who looked like His Majesty. He was walking slowly with a rug wrapped around his body. He must have been seriously injured." "Where did he go?"
"That tent in the back."
Shi Ji turned his head, squinted his eyes, and murmured: "That's Queen Chabi's tent."
He was almost certain of some things, but he still forced himself to calm down and asked others to observe various small details.
Before nightfall, he got more information. For example, in the evening Chabi's tent was eating hot-boiled beef and mutton, and Aibuhua went over to ask for instructions before issuing new military information, etc.
Shi Ji took a deep breath and finally made up his mind. He summoned his confidants and gave instructions in a low voice. "Without further delay, we will start late at night."