Chapter 1
On the first day of October of the 11th year of Xiangxing, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty returned to the court in the northern expedition. The Mongolian Yuan Peace Envoy, who had been stranded in Lin'an for more than three months, also received an invitation to visit the ceremony. During the Chou, the State Affairs Office of the Mongolian Yuan Pingzhang, Li Qian, the deputy envoy, the left prime minister of the Shangshu Province, and the King of Jin Tiemur, went out of the inn. Under the guidance of officials of the Honglu Temple, went to Chaotianmen to welcome the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
At this time, the bright moon hangs in the west in the sky, and the sky is dark, but Yu Street is brightly illuminated by the biogas lamps on both sides. At this time, the streets were already martial law, and the guards in front of the imperial army blocked all intersections, and the two sides were covered with guard posts. Some soldiers checked the documents of several people, confiscated the weapons of their and their bodyguards before they were released. Under the arrangement of officials from the Ministry of Rites, they joined the team to welcome the chariot.
"Our great Yuan Dynasty was actually arranged to join these barbarian and small states. It's really a lie!" Tie Muer looked at the Gentile envoys dressed in different colors on the left and right, and frowned and said angrily.
"Your Highness, don't be upset. We are here for peace. We must not ruin major events because of minor details!" Li Qian whispered.
"The world is a mess. More than ten years ago, our soldiers from the Yuan Dynasty went south to destroy the Song Dynasty. The emperor of the Southern Dynasty sent envoys to seek peace, but they were all rejected by the Khan. He finally captured the emperor and the queen mother and presented it to the temple, and it was still in front of him." Brother Sang sighed.
"I had not finished eliminating evil, but I left this little thief and made him survive in Qiongzhou for many years. Who would have thought that he would become a big trouble today!" Tie Muer said angrily.
"Your Highness and the Left Prime Minister need to be careful. We are currently in the Southern Dynasty. If these words are heard by the Southern Dynasty emperors, there may be another accident." Li Qian looked around and said dissatisfied.
"They now say that they asked me to wait to watch the ceremony is really a humiliation. Can't we even kneel down to it?" Tiemur said in dissatisfaction.
"Oh, our dynasty has been defeated in succession. This trip is a last resort, but as long as we can reach peace with the Southern Dynasties, we will win a chance to breathe. We still need to endure it now!" Li Qian was not able to urge him, so he could only continue to persuade him.
"Your Highness, there are still hundreds of thousands of warriors in our desert north and south. It's just a matter of time to wait for the Khan to reorganize his troops and go to the south of the Yangtze River. Today's peace talks are just a matter of vain and slandering him. Let's see when he can be rampant." Brother Sang sneered.
"Okay, when the Japanese king comes, he will definitely ask for orders to lead the army south, stave off the south of the Yangtze River, and slaughter all the people in Lin'an to repay today's humiliation!" Tiemuer snorted.
"Your Highness has lofty ambitions, and the emperor will definitely help you with all your strength!" Brother Sang said with politeness.
"..." Li Qian frowned as he heard the conversation between the two. He was about to say that the sound of drums came from the front, and some soldiers were riding horses to send messages, and ordered the driver to go to the city to set off. He had no choice but to give up and board the bus and get on the road.
Seeing that Brother Sang and Tie Muer were on the same car, Li Qian couldn't help but shook his head and sighed. Li Qian was not willing to be ordered to go to the Southern Dynasties to negotiate peace, but the emperor's orders should not be violated. In addition, he insisted on peace talks, so he could only endure humiliation and come to the south. Brother Sang was proficient in Chinese language and was the Left Chief of the Shangshu, so he thought he was the deputy envoy. According to convention, peace talks between the two countries often took princes as the subject, and Tie Muer actually came to the Southern Dynasties as a proton.
Li Qian knew his mission very well. Now the Yuan Dynasty suffered great national strength after the Southern Dynasties regained Jiangnan, which was difficult to support huge expenses. After Zhen Jin succeeded to the throne, he was determined to work hard to govern and appointed a large number of Han officials to eliminate the accumulated corruption in the court, rectify the administration, and restore the prestige of the country. But just now, the Southern Dynasties provoked war again, and the Khan also wanted to use this to defeat the newly restored Southern Dynasties.
However, in recent years, the Yuan army failed to conquer Fusang twice, and the Han army stationed in Jiangnan was completely damaged. The generals of the Pacification Army in Lianghuai became corrupt and only knew how to enjoy themselves. The combat power would not be destroyed again. After the defeat of Jiangdong, the country was suddenly put in crisis, forcing the court to rely on the personal army of the guards to defend Lianghuai. At the same time, the court had to emptie the final family of the court and the finances collapsed.
The financial crisis became the last straw that crushed the real gold. After the Han ministers were unable to come up with a solution to the financial problems, they had to abandon Li Qian and other Han ministers and reappoint financial management factions such as Sang Ge, which made the innovation end in vain. The further deterioration of the war made the real gold rely more on the army of the old sects and kings, and had to further compromise. They made peace with the Southern Dynasties in order to preserve the Central Plains.
Li Qian was extremely reluctant to seek peace on this mission to the Southern Dynasty, but he had to come for the country and monarch, in order to preserve the Central Plains of the Mongol Yuan and retain decent. However, he was not optimistic about the two partners. In fact, the two were also struggling in the whirlpool and seeking to survive in death, in order to make a comeback through this mission to the Southern Dynasty.
Li Qian knew that Brother Sang had evil in the "abdication" storm that year, but the rift between the two was not eliminated because of the resumption. Brother Sang also understood this. He won over the King of Sect in Beijing and insisted on letting the Kings of Grassland Sect in Beijing to serve the kings. In fact, it was to increase his strength and suppress Han ministers and Mongolian officials who supported Han law in order to protect themselves.
Sang Ge once instructed the foreign monk Yang Lianzhenjia to burn down the imperial palace of the Southern Dynasty and dig out the imperial tombs. It can be said that he had a deep blood feud with the Southern Dynasty. However, he was willing to take the opportunity to go to the Southern Dynasty. In addition to being familiar with Chinese, Li Qian thought his intention was to strengthen his position by helping him seize the Khan throne. Therefore, he took the risk to come, just to take the opportunity to establish a good relationship with Tiemuer.
Li Qian also understood that Tiemur's joining the mission was not what he said on the surface, but the result of open and secret struggles against the Khan throne. Zhen Jin was scolded by Kublai Khan in the "abdication" incident, and became frightened and almost died. Later, after Kublai Khan died, he fought for the Khan throne while sick, and his condition worsened and he was still difficult to recover.
After Zhen Jin succeeded to the throne, no one dared to mention this matter because he was in his prime. However, the secret struggle for the reserve has begun. Zhen Jin has three sons, namely Ganmala, Dalamabala and Tiemur.
As the eldest son of the real gold, Ganmala was raised by Kublai Khan's grandson since childhood by Empress Zhaorui Shunsheng Chabi. She served her grandfather Kublai Khan rarely left her side on weekdays. She was also deeply influenced by her grandmother. She was cautious and did not like to speak nonsense, and was highly valued by her grandfather. In the eyes of Han ministers, she was naturally the best heir to the throne.
Dalamabala, the second son of Zhenjin, has always been with his father Zhenjin. Zhenjin, and Zhenjin does not let his second son leave his side regardless of whether he goes out to patrol or attend court meetings. He is very pampered. However, Dalamabala has suffered from incurable diseases since childhood - he is a mute. It is impossible for a king of a country to use a disabled person, and this is expelled from the heirs.
Tiemur is the third son of Zhenjin. He was raised by Empress Kuokuozhen since childhood. A few years ago, Boyan was transferred to the Northern Fu Army. He accompanied him and commanded the army to quell the rebellious King Hadan Rebellion. With his own strength in the south and north, he returned to Dadu with Boyan and was ordered to come to Lin'an to participate in the peace talks. What's strange is that Zhenjin transferred his eldest son Ganmala to the north of Mo, gave the beast Nujin seal, set up the Neishi Mansion, and commanded the four major Oerdos of Taizu, the army and horses, and the land of Dada.
The four great Oerduo of Taizu and their people are the inheritance left by Genghis Khan to his youngest son Tolei, and they belong directly to their own family. Now Ganmala inherits and protects Taizu Oerduo as the eldest son of the emperor, and is naturally accepted by everyone as the leader of the kings of Mobei and leads the army of Mobei. It can also be said that the real gold is implying that he is the heir to the Khan throne.
From this, it can be seen that Zhen Jin intended to make his eldest son Ganmala the crown prince, and there was no Tiemur at all. But Li Qian knew that Ganmala was not awarded the position of crown prince for a day, so there were variables. This variable was in the Empress Kuokuozhen. People in the court knew that he did not like the eldest son, but preferred the youngest son Tiemur. According to the tradition of the Mongolian Khan inherited the throne, the Khan passed away, and the Empress presided over the Hulitai Conference, and the Sect Kings elected the New Khan, so he had the ability to control the situation.
At this moment, Tiemur lost the military power of Mobei, and it can be said that he lost the capital to compete for the Khan position. However, Brother Sang saw the opportunity. If he could burn this cold stove well, he would be exempted from being removed from the end of being killed by a donkey with the help of a dragon, and to keep his own safety and wealth. Therefore, he flattered Tiemur along the way, obeyed everything and tried his best to win over it, in order to establish a good relationship first.
Li Qian, who was thinking in the car, suddenly felt the car shock and stopped. Outside the car, there was a sing of harmony urging the Southern Dynasties officials to get off the car. He lifted the curtain and got off the car with the help of his attendant. At this time, it was already bright, and the convoy had reached ten miles outside the city. The guards were even tighter, and there were troops stationed on both sides.
Later, the people from the Mongol Yuan delegation gathered together, and officials from the Ministry of Rites came over and led the front row to wait for the troop. Tiemur was also angry at the position where he was arranged in a remote position, thinking that he had been despised by the Southern Dynasty. Not only did Sang Ge, who was standing by, did not advise him, he talked to him about the humbleness of the Southern Dynasty envoys seeking peace, and the tragic situation of the deposed emperor being escorted to the capital and being held captive in front of the temple.
The captured deposed emperors and royal families of the Southern Dynasty were all left in the capital. During festivals, celebrations would be pulled out to fill the storefront, showing the magnanimity and strength of the Yuan Dynasty. Tiemur naturally saw the humility of the deposed emperor of the Southern Dynasty, which caused him to sneer continuously, but he did not know that he was in such a situation at the moment, and realized that if the peace agreement failed, it would be like this.
Li Qian remained silent at this moment. He did not want to see the demise of the Yuan Dynasty, nor did he want Tiemur to become the crown prince. In his heart, only the eldest son of the Khan, Ganmala, was the crown prince, and he would also strive to ensure that he inherited the Khan throne. As for Sang Ge, in his eyes, was just a treacherous minister who deceived the saints. His actions were all detrimental to the country and the people. He wished he could get rid of it and be quick, so how could he be willing to join him?
Chapter completed!