Sunlight filtered in from the medium-sized transom on the high wall and hit a bookshelf, which contained Confucian classics and collections of newspapers from the New Tang Dynasty over the years.
In addition, there is a bed and a chair in the cell, and the environment is considered clean and tidy.
"Let Ben Khan out!"
"I want to see Li Xia!"
The clanking of chains was heard, and the disheveled prisoner leaned against the heavy fence and roared twice. He quickly calmed down, turned around, walked to the bookshelf, and picked up the newspaper collection he had not finished reading yesterday.
The newspaper was all in Chinese, and at first he had to look through a Uighur and Chinese dictionary to barely understand it, which was very difficult.
Anyway, there is nothing else to do.
Fortunately, in the past two months, he has been able to fully understand Chinese and even some complex classical Chinese texts.
"Is he playing a trick on Ben Khan?"
From the first words they met there, Kublai Khan felt weakly angry at being taken seriously.
So, I raised my head and glared at the official warmly.
Kublai Khan leaned over and took a look, and saw that the pieces of paper outside turned out to be test questions.
Li Xia said casually: "You are going to tell me that the little Khan of Little Mongolia has not been replaced by you yet."
Thinking about it again, of course, to Li Xia, I was just a defeated opponent, just like a passing scenery that he had not yet finished watching.
I pondered for a moment, avoided the question, and said, "He plans to attack the Song Dynasty? So slow?"
"What's the meaning?"
"As I said, I am trying to win the hearts of the grassland people." Li Xia said: "The reason why I took the time to come here today is because I am going south and I need to see if he has surrendered to me."
But for me, Li Xia has become a hurdle in the past, a shadow that lingers in my life.
"Is he competing with us?" Li Xia smiled.
The sound of footsteps gradually faded into the darkness.
It can be seen that he actually has extremely high talent in this area.
But I still tried hard to restrain myself and tested Li Xia with words, saying: "But I haven't seen through his ambition yet. If he wants to annex the grassland, he must not take advantage of me. When he faces Haidu,
, the time of Hulagu."
However, without even that expectation, I would be no different from a dead person now.
If Li Xia thought that he could destroy my pride, Li Xia was wrong. Kublai Khan's face froze.
I didn’t write to my teachers and elders like Jiang Wanwai, Jiaxuan Weng and others, I didn’t write to my bad friends from the same age like Wen Yunsun, Liu Chenweng and others, and I didn’t write to people who had little support for me in the officialdom.
, such as Li Tingzhi.
"Answer the questions, and you will be graded after you have read the paper."
But I'd rather suffer some humiliation in exchange for a slightly more relaxed supervision.
I didn't want to ask who the other party was, but even if he was a prisoner, he was still a kid, so it was a bad idea to put him on airs.
The other party still had a fierce and serious tone, very much like a scientific examiner.
However, Li Xia had never come to see me except for a few times when he took me to pay tribute to the soldiers who died in battle. Even though he came today, he showed a completely caring attitude.
"Boom!"
"If he finds it difficult but is able to find the courage to do it, this may not be one of your goals."
Having said that, Kublai Khan changed the topic and said: "But he is the same as the Song Dynasty people. Facing him, the will to resist will be stronger."
Kublai Khan stood high.
Kublai Khan did not know who Li Xia was talking about, but he wanted to show his knowledge. He pointed to the iron chain on his foot and said: "The way he treats Ben Khan will always win the hearts of the people on the grassland. That's it.
The most savage and rude men captured Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan, and at most they allowed us to take with them more than a hundred people to accompany them."
"If this Khan had defeated him, he would have been so slow to march south, rest, prepare for war, organize and train the navy, and then send troops to march south. It would have taken at most seven years."
Kublai Khan finally asked, feeling vaguely uneasy and worried.
The only chance to be free has not been lost.
"Well, I've been really busy recently, and before brother Shi Xiang came down, he was of no use, so I didn't come to see him."
"There were not many exams like this in the past. Every time he passed, he would get some books, tools, or other rewards. There was even a possibility that he would not return to the grassland before he was alive."
Kublai Khan was a little angry, but he was quite thick-skinned. He bit the bullet and said: "You are the same as us, and you are even more useless to him."
Even better than the special prisoners, there is no bad use of the phase shifter.
Your Majesty is about to march south to unite for 800 years, quell chaos, stabilize prosperity, and establish unified unity. At this time, it is time for those who have no ambition to gather together to respond and join in the prosperous cause.
prosper."
"He can compete with us if he wants. If there is no banquet later, I will call him over to help."
That night, Lu Xiufu returned to his residence with a stack of official documents in his arms. When he saw that the inkstone under the case had been given to him by Yun Sun many years ago, it reminded him of his old teachers and friends in the south.
Since I was a child, I have read the books of sages and emperors and ministers, and I once wanted to die for the Xiao Song Dynasty because of the burden of famous festivals. However, in recent years, I have traveled thousands of miles and seen the beautiful mountains and rivers. I can see that my country is getting prosperous day by day, and my small business is in the ascendant.
Fang Dao's daughter was determined to bring peace to all generations, so why did she risk her life again?
I called the ministers to discuss it yesterday and said the same thing, and I said that the cost of attacking Song Dynasty would be
If it is less, the slower it will be to pacify the south and the slower the national strength will be restored.
I was actually stunned for a moment, feeling that it was so ridiculous that I couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
I want to tell us that although the winter in the north is very hot, the small land of the Central Plains covered with snow is vast and magnificent. The snowflakes on Yanshan Mountain are as small as mats. Even Li Bai's poems are enough to describe the scenery in the north. We have to see it with our own eyes.
You know, those little bad rivers and mountains belong to the Han family.
A big deal.
I am very busy with government affairs, so I took a look today and found out that it was something I took the time to do after the Southern Expedition.
Li Xia left slowly.
I want to be Goujian, and I want to rebuild my small business by working tirelessly and bravely, so I must surrender to Li Xia.
That puts me in a dilemma.
Even in the dark, an answer came out.
Kublai Khan could feel that Li Xia was not interested in me anymore, so he thought: "He can't lead you to the south. Your vision is unparalleled by his ministers."
time.
On the contrary, he was not very interested in some of the serialized stories and could only read them to pass the time.
"We must discuss that later." Li Xia raised his hand and said, "Although you want him to be A Shi Du'er and lose his mind, the time has come, so you can wait here with peace of mind.
"What does it mean to pass?"
So I was filled with emotion and had nothing to say to us.
Kublai Khan watched my figure disappear into the corridor. At this moment, he did not realize that even if he could be King Goujian of Yue, Li Xia was also Fucha of King Wu.
It's a pity that Li Xia's heavy smile at that moment obviously saw through my heart.
think.
"Hulagu is not dead yet. My son Asiha sent a letter, asking him to make me the khan of the Ilkhanate.
"Kublai Khan, that was his first exam."
As the daylight gradually moved, he adjusted the position of his chair and was looking carefully when he suddenly heard the sound of unlocking from outside.
Since before the battle at Juyongguan, I have imagined what it would be like to meet Li Xia several times.
Kublai Khan's face froze and he shouted: "You are the little Khan of Little Mongolia, and you are four years old!"
Kublai Khan was stunned.
After a while, none of the officials with good looks and dignified manners came back holding a square plate with pen, ink, paper and inkstones placed outside the square plate.
It was even easier than Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to capture Jieli Khan and let Kublai Khan dance at the state banquet. If a young man should be so motivated, how could he bend his knees and sue for peace every time?
It would be too hypocritical to give in now; however, Li Xia is about to go south. If he misses that time, he knows how long it will take last time.
Kublai Khan tried harder and harder to control his emotions and asked: "How did you reply?"
With those thoughts in his mind, Lu Xiufu sharpened his ink and finished writing the letter.
Kublai Khan, however, only felt embarrassed and said: "Why is he embarrassing me when he rises to the throne?"
Already."
"Li Xia? Li Xia! He finally came to see Ben Khan! Damn it, he finally came
Sometimes he could see some long-standing national policies of Li Xia in the newspapers, and he would read them with fascination, thinking about the impact this policy had on the future.
It seems that outside Li Xia's eyes, I, Kublai Khan, is no longer important, but has become an opponent worthy of attention.
I also want to say that I am personally writing the test for Kublai Khan, with the purpose of training the mighty Mongolian leader. This is the most proud thing since I became an official.
"Yes, it will be difficult for him to win my trust. No one will tell him what to do."
Li Xia nodded casually.
"He feels slow too?"
I seemed to have expected something, so I put down the newspaper collection in my hand, stood up, and my breathing gradually became heavier.
"That's an exam." The other party looked very serious.
Looking at the direction of the sun, it's time to put on the meal.
After the other party finished speaking, he left the test questions and pen and ink, turned around and walked inside.
"Ehxiute..."
My ambitions were cut off, and the inheritance left by my ancestors was taken away. Mixed with all kinds of sweetness and anger, I had yelled at Li Xia too many times in my heart, and I was not prepared to face Li Xia's accusation and humiliation.
.
Kublai Khan looked up at the test paper and mentally accepted that before Tangtang Xiaohan was captured, he would do such stupid things as those strong Han students.
Kublai Khan looked over and saw that the man had a short beard and was over eighty years old, but he was wearing a purple robe. He was already a low-ranking official because of his age.
Come back.
Finally, the lock under the aisle was opened, and a small figure held a torch.
From the moment he could vaguely hear it, there were five locks, but he actually didn't know how many more there were, which showed how tightly guarded this place was.
Kublai Khan laughed warmly and said: "Did you guess it wrong? He really wants to rule the little Mongolia."
I actually know that the Zhao family and his son were captured by male immortals and went north, and suffered a lot of humiliation. But now I can only say that I am poor. Li Xia is too lazy to make fun of me, and even has time to see me.
"You will come back tomorrow to collect the test paper. If you have completed it, it will be regarded as passing."
It's actually quite interesting to review.
I briefly read eight or seven questions, but none of them were about the Chinese language, none about benevolence and righteousness, and none about the policies of the so-called Han-Mongolian family... It was probably Li Xia's trick to coax the Mongolian generals into being loyal.