If the situation in Hebei is not yet clear and Yuan Meng's intervention can crush the Qin army, Tuo Lei will definitely send troops to attack Qin and wash away the national humiliation, even if it means sacrificing his own son.
Although Tuo Lei is a father, he is also the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Between family and country, he knows what he should choose.
But the key point is that the situation in Hebei is now clear. The Qin army has won two of the four battles. It will only be a matter of time before the Northern Han Dynasty is completely defeated.
Now even if Yuan and Meng send troops to unite with the Northern and Southern Han Dynasties, they may not be able to defeat the Qin army. Instead, they will completely offend the Qin army and put themselves on the edge of national subjugation.
"Maodun, the Qin army is determined to win in Hebei. The risk of sending troops to attack Qin now is too great, and Kublai Khan, who challenged Qin, has not been saved." Tuo Leihan said.
Mao Dun must have become anxious after saying this, and said quickly: "Brother Emperor, the gap between our Qin Army and the Qin Army is very big, and it is still getting wider. Following the rules will only lead to destruction. If you don't take a big gamble, you won't be able to fight for the front line."
It’s full of life.”
Tuo Lei was already extremely dissatisfied with Mao Dun. Hearing this, he became even more angry and shouted angrily: "Crazy, crazy, can the national destiny be gambled? I can't afford to bet on Dayuan.
Can’t afford to lose.”
Mao Dun also had a bad temper. He offered advice but was not accepted. He was already very impatient. When he heard this, he became even more angry and roared: "Tuo Lei, I think you care about your son's life, so you don't
Dare to send troops, you are harming the country for your own selfish interests."
"presumptuous."
Tuo Lei's face was full of anger and he shouted: "Come here, pull Mao Dun down and give him twenty lashes."
"Your Majesty, please calm down your anger. Although King Maudun is unscrupulous in his words, his heart for the country can be learned from heaven and earth. Please calm down your Majesty."
All the officials of the Eagle faction knelt down to plead for Modu's mercy. Officials who were close to Modu also knelt down to plead for mercy. Suddenly, nearly half of the officials in the hall knelt down.
Seeing this, Tuo Lei's face became even more gloomy, and he said angrily: "Are you trying to force me into the palace?"
The crime of forcing someone to convict was so serious that even officials from the same faction did not dare to plead for Mao Dun easily.
Below, as soon as Mao Dun said the words, he already regretted it in his heart, but it was hard to stop. Now he was riding a tiger and couldn't get off. Even if he regretted it, he could only push through it.
"Get out of the way, I will leave on my own."
Modu stopped the guards who came to escort him, and took the initiative to walk out of the door to serve his sentence. Before leaving, he turned his back to Tuo Lei and said: "Brother, Prince Kublai has always understood justice. If he knew how to use
If his life and death can be exchanged for the rise of Yuan Meng, I will definitely be willing to..."
Before Mao Dun finished speaking, Tuo Lei couldn't stand listening anymore and roared angrily: "Drag him out and give him fifty lashes."
"promise."
"1,2,3..."
Outside the main hall, the soldiers waved their riding whips and beat Maodun continuously. The bone-chilling pain hit him, and he broke into cold sweat due to the pain, but he still resisted and remained silent.
Fifty horse whips are a lot, and if your physique is not good enough, it is common for you to be whipped to death.
At this moment, Mao Dun felt physical pain, but it was hard to overcome the disappointment in his heart.
Tuo Lei's hesitation made Mao Dun so disappointed. How could such a weak king save the weak Yuan Meng?
At this thought, Maodun couldn't help but remember that when Temujin was still alive, he was also whipped by Yuvluo, but he endured it and finally established Yuan Meng and became the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.
Mao Dun endured the pain of the whipping and stared into the hall, his eyes full of resentment, and secretly said: "Tuo Lei, you'd better beat me to death, otherwise I, Mao Dun, will definitely replace you."
The fifty lashes were all finished quickly. Even though Mao Dun was as strong as an ox, his back was still bloody and bloody.
Two soldiers came to help, but were pushed away by Mao Dun, and then dragged their injured bodies out of the palace step by step. Their backs were like a lone wolf, desolate, lonely, but cold, and this scene was all covered by
Boyan, the guard guarding the palace, saw this.
Boyan was a famous minister in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty. He had extraordinary wisdom, a profound understanding of righteousness, and military planning. He was superb in leading troops, using troops, and running the army. He was worthy of praise from military strategists.
Boyan once led an army of 200,000 to attack the Song Dynasty, like unifying the people. After successfully returning to the court, he did not talk about his achievements, but only took his luggage and only his clothes and quilts with him.
Boyan not only knows soldiers, but also knows how to read people. He watched the whole process of Maodun's torture just now, and discovered the complicated psychological experience in Maodun's eyes.
While being tortured, Maodun's eyes first showed disappointment, then showed unwillingness to give in, and finally accumulated into hatred bit by bit, and this hatred turned into the nourishment of ambition.
This is clearly a sign of having second thoughts.
Boyan did not dare not to retaliate, so after the dynasty dispersed and all the officials had left, he took the initiative to go to see Tuo Lei.
"Your Majesty, King Maudun is being punished this time. If he feels resentful in his heart, I'm afraid..."
Hearing this, Tuo Lei stopped writing and asked: "What will you do?"
Boyan gritted his teeth and said: "They will rebel. For the sake of the stability of my Yuan Dynasty, your majesty, please get rid of this serious trouble as soon as possible."
"rebel?"
Tuo Lei smiled indifferently, then continued to write, and said nonchalantly: "He doesn't have the guts."
Although Mao Dun had military power, he never showed his ambition for the throne. Tuo Lei could become the Yuan Emperor so easily because of Mao Dun's support.
Therefore, Tuo Lei did not believe that Mao Dun would rebel. After all, if he wanted to be Emperor Yuan, he would not have supported him in the first place.
Seeing that Tuo Lei didn't believe it, Boyan felt a little anxious in his heart and tried to persuade him a few more times, but Tuo Lei still didn't believe it and could only leave with a look of helplessness.
In the next few days, everything was calm in Yuan and Mongolia, and no one mentioned the attack on Qin in the court. However, the exchanges of envoys between Yuan and Han became more frequent, mainly to discuss the return of Prince Kublai Khan.
One day, Tuo Lei went hunting with his guards. When he chased his prey to a hilly area, he was surrounded by nearly a hundred crossbowmen. However, he only had a few guards around him, and the guards happened to be absent.
Tuo Lei felt bad when he saw this. At the same time, he also wondered how so many people could break through the blockade of the guards. After all, the emperor's hunting momentum was naturally quite large, and the entire hunting ground had been blocked by his guards.
"Who are you, who dare to travel across the Yuan realm and ambush the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty?" Tuo Lei shouted.
"We are the righteous men of the Han Dynasty. We are here to take revenge. We will kill you and other barbarians with arrows."
Phew… Phew… Phew…
Under the powerful crossbow, Tuo Lei's guards were all shot to death in a short time, but Tuo Lei's force was not weak. He avoided and blocked at the same time, and not a single arrow hit him.
"kill……"
Tuo Lei knew that his guards would arrive soon, and running away at this time would make him more likely to be hit by arrows, so he swung his sword into the assassins so that they would not be able to use the crossbow.
[The mine dragging skill ‘Sword General’ is activated, the basic force is 95, and the current force is increased to 97. 】
After Tuo Lei entered the crowd, he rushed back and forth among nearly a hundred assassins and quickly killed more than ten people. In a short time, nearly a hundred assassins were unable to do anything to him.
Suddenly, a cold arrow struck from a distance. Tuo Lei had no time to react. He was shot directly in the right shoulder and fell off the horse. Then, both men and horses were shot to death by random arrows.
"Escort and catch the assassin..."
Not long after Tuo Lei fell from his horse, the guards who rescued him suddenly appeared, and the person who led the shouting "rescue" was none other than Mao Dun.