end song

Chapter 1189
"I only envy mandarin ducks, not immortals."

In Jiuyuan City, Zhang Hongfan stood outside a king's tent and sighed.

But in front of him, Mang Ge is holding Ye Rihan in one hand and threatening everyone with a knife in the other.

"Don't come here!"

Mangge yelled: "No one can touch this king's wife, get out!"

Zhang Hongfan said: "Prince Anxi, please calm down. The state owns the laws of the country, and the family has its own rules. Since the princess has committed a serious crime of treason, please hand her over."

"Shut up! You dog! And you, if you want to do something, just step over the king's body."

Mangge was furious, he held Ye Rihan tighter with one hand, and continued to threaten the soldiers who were approaching.

Zhang Hongfan stood there with helplessness and pity on his face, and did not order the soldiers to step forward and act forcefully.

He was very patient, waiting for Mang Ge to stab himself to give up struggling...

After the battle at Sanguankou, Zhang Hongfan fled northward with only a few cavalry after his defeat, all the way to Jiuyuan City.

When he was in Jiuyuan City, he was already a defeated general, and he should have been dejected and waiting to be punished.However, he inquired about the military situation in many ways, and when he learned that Kublai Khan's whereabouts were unknown after the Battle of Helan Mountain, he decided to make a contribution to rescue him.

At that time, he first found Aibuhua who had fled back from defeat, and after knowing the details of the main force's defeat, he decided to go north to Yinshan.

"Since the Great Khan failed to escape eastward with you, he must have been cut off by the Tang Army and had to flee northward. After leaving the desert and going eastward, you will be north of Yinshan Mountain."

Zhang Hongfan is self-confident. Once he has a judgment, he decides to give it a go no matter how low the probability is.But after Aibuhua's defeat, she was worried about being questioned and lost the qualification to be a son-in-law, so she decided to try her luck with Zhang Hongfan.

They led the gathered remnant soldiers to the north, crossed the Yin Mountain, and arrived at the bank of the Black Water, but they heard that a small group of Tang troops were attacking the herdsmen's garrison nearby.

Zhang Hongfan followed the trail of this small group of Tang troops and found that they were encircling a small tribe.

He swung his troops to drive back the Tang army, and found Kublai Khan in disguise, who had been besieged for a long time and was seriously injured among the rescued tribes. He couldn't help being overjoyed.

This incident was said to be a coincidence, but in fact Zhang Hongfan showed his indomitable will, his meticulousness in not letting go of any clues, and his utter loyalty to Kublai Khan.

He was able to escape back after the defeat and re-establish his credit, there is an element of chance, but it is not just a coincidence.

However, no one expected that when Zhang Hongfan escorted Kublai Khan to Wang Gu's residence to recuperate, and Manggela came to visit overnight, someone actually poisoned Kublai Khan's soup.

Fortunately at that time, Zhang Hongfan was cautious and ordered people to try the decoction first, but he never thought that someone would be so bold.When he was shocked, he quickly assassinated his brother, but he couldn't believe it, and asked Zhang Yi to take Kublai Khan, who had not recovered from his illness, to a safe place to recuperate, while he stayed behind to investigate the matter.

Taking this opportunity, Zhang Hongfan won the trust of Kublai Khan again, and gradually began to gain power again.

Today, he has ensured that he can control the soldiers and horses of Jiuyuan City, and only now has he started to capture the mastermind of the treason case...

"King Anxi should know that many people in this treason case suspected that you were the chief envoy. It was the late general who investigated many ways to clear up your suspicion and assure His Majesty that you have nothing to do with this matter." Zhang Hongfan waited hurriedly. Ge La's mood calmed down a little, and he began to persuade: "But if you insist on protecting the princess, I'm afraid the situation will be difficult."

"It's not her!"

As time passed, Mangge's aura gradually weakened, and his tone changed from coercion to pleading.

"Narihan is just a woman, she doesn't understand anything, how could she poison Father Khan?"

Zhang Hongfan said: "If the concubine knows a lot, I'm afraid she has successfully poisoned her... and helped the king ascend the throne."

"Zhang Hongfan, you made a mistake. This king warns you, don't step on this king to take the throne!"

"I didn't want to step on anyone to make meritorious deeds, all I checked was the truth." Zhang Hongfan turned to Ye Rihan, and said, "Is the princess right?"

"I didn't!" Norihan screamed, "It's not me, it's not me!"

Zhang Hongfan said: "At that time, the news that King Yan Zhenjin had returned to Kaiping City had not yet reached Jiuyuan City. The princess thought that as long as His Majesty could not come back, King Anxi would definitely inherit the Datong. I have already contacted two brothers in private to support King Anxi. .”

Norihan felt terrified and kept shaking his head, but he couldn't say anything to justify, so he could only murmur, "I didn't."

Zhang Hongfan continued: "Previously, King Anxi and his concubine were captured by Li Xia, but fortunately they were rescued by our army. During the capture of the concubine, the traitorous princess Duo Siman repeatedly deceived the concubine, saying that her majesty could not guard the Central Plains, and promised When King Anxi surrenders, Li Xia can allow the king to continue to lead Mobei. Therefore, the princess feels that once His Majesty dies, King Anxi will have many choices."

"How do you know?!" Norihan panicked and lost his voice, and quickly said, "That's not the case."

"Princess, don't argue anymore, your two brothers have already recruited. If you are really good for King Anxi, it is better to plead guilty."

"What law to subdue? Whose law to subdue?!" Norihan roared: "Why should we Mongols subdue your Han law? Come on! This Han is rebellious, kill him, kill him..."

None of the soldiers stepped forward to deal with Zhang Hongfan, instead, the hand of the assassin was shaking.

In fact, Manggela didn't really believe that this matter would only be traced to Ye Rihan, so he also wanted to stand up and resist.

But the fear of Kublai Khan gradually came up, and he didn't know how to resist.

Looking around, there is only despair.

"King Anxi, let go." Zhang Hongfan turned his eyes back again, and said, "Your Majesty believes that you have not participated in the conspiracy. Your Majesty said that you are the only one who resembles him the most among all the princes."

Brother Mang was stunned for a moment.

Soon, the expression on Norihan's face also froze.

Because she found that Brother Mang's hand holding her had loosened a little bit.

This couple, who were allegedly married at a young age, have been quarreling and fighting for years, but they have been with each other for many years, and no one can tell whether their relationship is good or not.

"Don't come here."

Brother Mang said again, but his voice was not as powerful as before, and his expression was not as angry as before.

His momentum has completely weakened.

Two lines of tears flowed slowly from his eyes.

Ye Rihan cried loudly, and was dragged out of the big tent by the soldiers who stepped forward.

"Strangled." Zhang Hongfan ordered.

Without any hesitation, in front of Mangge's face, the rope was put around Norihan's neck, tightly tying her neck.

Ye Rihan struggled and screamed, and finally could only make a painful sound from his throat.

She stared at Mang Gela so hard that her eyeballs seemed to fall out.

She was born in the Hongji assassination tribe, and her family "gives a daughter to be a queen, and a son to be a princess, and it will last forever", but this can't stop her fate of being twisted off her neck like a chicken.

Mangola stood there like a log watching this scene, the look in his eyes gradually dissipated.

He thought that after experiencing the experience of being captured, his heart was strong enough, but he didn't expect to be shattered at this moment.

"despair."

A soft sound.

It was the sound of a neck being snapped.

Norihan's body fell to the ground.

From the beginning to the end, Zhang Hongfan didn't watch the execution process, his gaze was always on Mangge's face.

He also had a death feud with the prince, but it didn't matter, Kublai Khan didn't intend to pass the throne to Mangela again.

The Great Yuan Emperor was still in his prime, and wanted to make all those who coveted his position put away their greed that they shouldn't have.

I saw Mangge's complexion quickly turned gray, and then he collapsed on the ground, as if his bones had been removed from his body, only a pair of lifeless eyes were left staring at the gray Changshengtian.

"King Anxi is seriously ill, help him to rest." Zhang Hongfan ordered.

As for military affairs, he will naturally take over.

Kublai Khan has named him "Marshal of the Mongolian Han Army", which is a powerful position that even Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze have never had.

Although Zong Wang Tuohu is still in command of the army stationed in Hetao in name, the specific military affairs are all handled by Zhang Hongfan.

Next, he will gather more soldiers and horses to appease their morale, and then send them to Kaiping, Hebei, Henan and other places to fully launch defense.

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To the north of Yinshan Mountain, a small group of soldiers and horses who had been expelled into the vast grassland were stationed by the river.

There are about three hundred of them, including Han Chinese, Mongolian people, and Semu people.

The armor and clothes on their bodies are also varied. Some wear Tang army armor but wear Mongolian hats on their heads;

"Don't start a fire."

"I don't think those Yuan troops came to chase us anymore."

"Perhaps, the leader of the Wanggu tribe has nothing to do with flowers or plants. He sacrificed his life to be Kublai Khan's son-in-law, and surrounded us like this."

"Perhaps that Princess Yuelie looks like a fairy."

"Oh, is that for looks? What about beauty and ugliness? They all look the same in the dark when the candle is extinguished..."

Listening to these conversations, the young Tang army commander Wang Li frowned, and looked at Wang Mancang with some dissatisfaction, wondering why this guy could talk about all kinds of messy issues about men and women.

"It's all fallen here, can't you save some effort?"

Following Wang Li's lecturing tone, someone immediately reminded Wang Mancang who was still smiling.

"Stop talking, General Xiao Wang is angry."

"Huh? Why are you so angry?"

"It was hard to find a way to return to the border, but you insisted on attacking that defeated army." Wang Li looked around and said, "Now this is driven to nowhere."

Wang Mancang smiled indifferently, and said: "What does that matter? Just find it again. Let us general Xiao Wang have more experience on the grassland, and then lead the army to march north, and hit Hara and Lin."

"Heh, I owe you a good word."

Wang Li snorted, and wanted to say something, but some scouts rushed back and reported: "General, there is a tribe seven miles upstream."

Upon hearing this, Wang Mancang raised his eyebrows and stood up.

"General Xiao Wang, it's time for us to get something to eat..."
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(PS: In history, the concubine of Mangge assassin was very tough. Because she was dissatisfied with the small power inherited by her son, she poisoned Zhao Bing, the king sent by Kublai Khan, to prison.)
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