Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

After listening to his brother Kublai Khan's words, Brother Meng nodded thoughtfully, but he thought of another question.

"Kublai Khan, what you said is all right, but if you think about it this way, others may not have thought of it. What if Guiyou allowed all the family members of these soldiers to live in the Ogedai territory?" Meng Ge asked.

With Guyu's mind, he was not worried that Guyu would think of this, but National Preceptor Zhang Yong had to guard against it! That guy is very smart.

"Haha! Brother! How have we treated the people in our territory over the years? We have treated them very well.

Everyone cares about our Tuo Lei family. Our Tolei family has ruled this land for almost twenty years. Our father ruled here before we were born.

Wouldn't it be better if Guiyu really brought all the family members of these warriors to the Ogedai family? Let the Wokuotai family use their territory to support our people and our army? Kublai Khan said.

The territories of the Wokuotai family and the Tolei family are not far apart, and there is not even a clear boundary line in the middle. Herdsmen from both sides can also graze on some pastures.

There is a lot of room for maneuver here.

"You are still smart, Kublai Khan. I will listen to you in that business." Brother Meng nodded and said.

During the Western Expedition, he should not have brought the boy Hulagu with him, but should have brought Kublai Khan with him. If it was Kublai Khan who had been brought along, then he would not have been so passive during the Western Expedition. .

Kublai Khan must be able to give him some advice.

"Brother! Don't be in a hurry to send off your family members, and don't be in a hurry to send off the 20,000 soldiers. Write a letter to Prince Guyou first, and express your great respect for him in the letter.

And acknowledge that He is your Big Brother, the Big Brother to all of us.

Then ask him if he needs more manpower. If so, our Tuolei family will send another 20,000 troops there to accept Guyu's dispatch. Kublai Khan said.

Sometimes, dealing with an enemy does not require confronting him head-on. When your strength is not as good as that of your opponent, it is better to temporarily avoid his edge.

In exchange for greater benefits elsewhere, this is what Kublai Khan learned from some Confucian scholars in the Han area of ​​Hebei.

Now Kublai Khan has many Han staff from the north, and these people are giving advice to Kublai Khan.

"You're right, let's do it this way. We keep showing our goodwill to Guiyu, but he can't reach out and hit me, a smiling person, right?" Meng Ge said.

Hulagu, who was sitting aside, was silent at this time. Among the brothers, the eldest brother, Meng, controlled him, and the second brother, Kublai Khan, was also far better than him.

Even the newly grown fourth brother Alibaba is not much inferior to him. It is too difficult to stand out in this family.

The only thing he can do is to rely on Guyu and Zhang Yong to see if he can give it a try. Otherwise, it will be impossible for him to become a khan. In this life, he will be an ordinary person. The Mongol clan king.

But regarding Kublai Khan's plan, Hulagu did not intend to tell Zhang Yong or Guiyou now. Sometimes, important information must be able to be exchanged for sufficient benefits.

If you speak out at this time, you won't get any benefits and you still have to wait.

"My good brother Kublai Khan, how are you doing with the land in Hebei and the northern part of the Kingdom of Jin? Are the people there willing to surrender to us?" Meng Ge asked.

Although the land in the north of the Jin Kingdom is also a bitter and cold place, the Jurchens and Khitans living there are not good people. They are all brave and good fighting peoples.

There is also Goryeo further north, which has now surrendered to Mongolia, and their king has also married a princess of his Tuo Lei family, which can be said to be one of his own. In addition, with the Han people in Hebei, the Tuo Lei family is not the only one. It's just the Mongolian troops in Mobei.

"Brother and mother, the Jurchens and Khitans can now raise a cavalry force of tens of thousands. As for the Han princes in Hebei, I still need to work harder. They are wavering now." Kubi Lie said.

Although the Jurchens and Khitan people are very disgusted with Mongolia, they now have to obey Mongolia's orders. As long as he gives an order, there is no problem in pulling out tens of thousands of troops.

However, the Han princes in Hebei were indeed very close to him before. However, with the changes in the situation in the Mongolian Empire over the years, some Han princes are now alienated from their Tolei family. Kublai Khan can obviously do this. Feel it out.

As for the Koreans, haha, Kublai Khan didn't count them as a fighting force at all. Even if this group of people pulls out a team of several thousand people, they can beat the crap out of them. It would be good if they can provide some weapons and food.

"I will manage the affairs of Mongolia in Mobei. You will have to worry about the rest of our Tuolei family, Kublai Khan." Meng Ge said.

"Brother! In fact, if possible, we'd better resolve some of the conflicts with King Guanzhong, at least not so stalemate." Kublai Khan said.

Now the power of the King of Guanzhong is becoming more and more powerful. This time he rules the entire Central Plains region. The strength of the King of Guanzhong has become unprecedentedly powerful. The Tuolei family cannot resist it. Kublai Khan knows this very well.

"Huh, only Zhang Yong, I will never let him go. Have you forgotten how your father died?" Meng Ge roared and said.

"Brother, the person who killed my father is Wo Kuotai. Zhang Yong can be considered an accomplice at most. And I didn't say that we must reconcile with him! I just said that we should ease the situation between the two parties now." Kubi Lie shook his head and said.

His eldest brother and his father were so similar that they were almost the same person, and so was his impulsive personality.

"Kublai Khan, please tell me what you think. Your eldest brother won't listen to your mother." Luheteni said.

"Brother, mother, think about it, now our family has to deal with the Ogedai family with all its strength, but the Ogedai family is the Mongolian Khan, so we must nominally surrender to them.

If another powerful enemy is established at this time, it will be very detrimental to our Tuo Lei family, so we must first repair our relationship with the King of Guanzhong, and we must not be enemies under any circumstances. Kublai Khan said.

"We are willing to reconcile with him, is he willing to pay attention to us?" Meng Ge said.

"Haha! He will, he will definitely do it, because he has to reconcile with us." Kublai Khan smiled and said.

"Oh! Then tell me what you think? Do you have any good ideas?" Meng Ge looked at his brother and asked.

"Brother, guess what, if the King of Guanzhong wants to continue to expand his territory, where will his next goal be?" Kublai Khan asked.

"His next goal is that now he has captured the Yellow River area in the Central Plains of the Jin Kingdom. The territories of Guanzhong, Sichuan, Xixia, and Tubo are all surrendered to him. If he wants to take action, his only enemy will be Dali Huan. There is the Southern Song Dynasty." Meng Ge said.

If you calculate it this way, the power of this Guanzhong King is really great!
"Brother, the terrain in Dali is not very easy to navigate. It is not easy to invade Dali from Sichuan and Shu. As for the Southern Song Dynasty.

If you want to attack the Southern Song Dynasty, you must gather all the power currently under the control of the King of Guanzhong, and even need the help of some soldiers and horses from the Mongolian headquarters. Kublai Khan said.

After all, the Southern Song Dynasty was a country that had developed for hundreds of years. A skinny camel was bigger than a horse, and they wanted to attack and destroy the Southern Song Dynasty with all their strength.

With the power of the Guanzhong king's family, Kublai Khan felt that it was not enough. At least some of the troops on the grassland had to be mobilized, and the Han people in Hebei had to be mobilized.

"Except for Dali and the Southern Song Dynasty, he has no enemies. He can't attack Mongolia, right?" Meng Ge said.

"Brother, think about who is in the hands of Yidu Prefecture, Mizhou, Dengzhou, and Shandong areas now?" Kublai Khan asked.

"Shandong area, what do you mean? The King of Guanzhong's next target is Shandong, and Zhang Yong's target is Li Fen's Red Coat Army in Shandong?" Meng Ge said.

"That's right, they are the Red Coat Army in Shandong. The King of Guanzhong's next target must be them. Only by clearing them out will the Central Plains be completely free of any threats, and the King of Guanzhong will be able to attack the Southern Song Dynasty with confidence.

Li Fen inherited the position of his father Li Quan a few years ago. This man is extremely ambitious and is now the leader of the entire Shandong Red Coat Army. Although nominally surrendered to our Mongolian Empire, he has always been self-controlled internally, and he It's a wallflower.

As long as Mongolia is a little weaker, he will immediately defect to the Southern Song Dynasty. In recent years, he has also had secret contacts with the Southern Song Dynasty.

When he just surrendered to Mongolia, Ogedai Khan assigned him the position of Duke, but his father wanted to become the King of Qi. The same goes for Li Fen, who also wants to be a king. Over the years, he has been actively preparing for war, recruiting troops and preparing military supplies.

With such an ambitious man beside the King of Guanzhong, how could he attack the Southern Song Dynasty with peace of mind?

If he wanted to defeat the Southern Song Dynasty, the first one he had to deal with was Shandong. Kublai Khan said.

"What you said makes sense, but what does this have to do with us?" Meng Ge said.

"Brother! Isn't it obvious? King Guanzhong wants to deal with Shandong, but he lacks a reason. After all, Shandong is now surrendered to our Mongolian Empire.

And I have some secret letters between Li Fen and the Southern Song Dynasty. If I give these to the King of Guanzhong, I can give him a reason to send troops. Then the King of Guanzhong will naturally lead his troops to attack.

If he goes to attack Shandong and then the Southern Song Dynasty, he will not be able to deal with the grasslands at all, and he will inevitably make peace with us. Kublai Khan said.

Sometimes the situation is right in front of you and you have to give in. If the King of Guanzhong wants a stable rear, he must destroy Shandong.

This King of Guanzhong has great ambitions. According to the speculations of some Han people in Hebei, this King of Guanzhong has ambitions to aspire to the throne. What he wants is for the entire Central Plains to restore the territory it once had in the Northern Song Dynasty and even the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.

"Then we will send an envoy to see the King of Guanzhong. Bring what you mentioned and tell him not to cause trouble to our family for at least the past few years." Meng Ge said.

“Eldest brother wants to keep the King of Guanzhong from causing trouble to our family these years, but there is one more thing he needs to do.

We choose a fifteen or sixteen-year-old sister and marry her to Zhang Yong's eldest son, and the two families become in-laws. This will make him feel at ease and so will we. Kublai Khan said.

Now is not the time to confront the King of Guanzhong head-on, but he will not forget his father's hatred, but as a person, you must not be too strong, because it is easy to break, and sometimes you have to make some choices. Anyway, his father had many wives and concubines, and some of his daughters had grown up.

"What! You, you are not mistaken! We are just temporarily easing our relationship for a few years. There is no need to marry a sister to his son." Meng Ge said.

"We are not marrying our mother's daughter, but marrying the daughter of an ordinary concubine. If we fall out with the kings of Guan in the future, we will have no scruples. Moreover, this matter is just mentioned. Will he agree or not?" Hu said. Bilie spoke.

"Okay, let's do what you want. I hope we can stabilize him for a few years and let us concentrate on dealing with the Wokuotai family." Meng Ge said.

"There is no need to send an envoy for this matter. I will personally go to Guanzhong Mansion to meet with the King of Guanzhong to express the sincerity of our Tuolei family." Kublai Khan said.

"My son, have you made up your mind? Are you going to go in person? Will he make things difficult for you?" Tuolei's wife instigated Luheteni to say.

"Don't worry, mother, it won't happen. I am at least a Mongolian king. He has no reason to deal with me." Kublai Khan said.

"Ok!"

A few days later, Kublai Khan left the Tolei family and headed for Guanzhong, and a letter was also sent to Harakholin, the headquarters of Mongolia.

"Mother! Look at this letter. They are the Tuo Lei family. What does this mean?" Guyu held the letter sent from the Tuo Lei family. He said with a shocked look on his face.

"Okay, is it that the Tuolei family doesn't want you to return the troops and horses? Just ignore them." Toregona said.

"No, mother, the Tuolei family did not ask the soldiers to go back. On the contrary, they said they would let these soldiers stay here with us. They also said that if the number is not enough, they will send another 20,000 people to listen to my orders." Guiyou said. said.

This really made him a little confused. He originally thought that the letter he was waiting for would be an insult and humiliation from Brother Meng.

But he didn't expect to receive such a letter. Brother Meng actually surrendered to him. Moreover, in the letter, both inside and outside the words were trying to please his elder brother, and even proposed to send another 20,000 troops to assist. Own.

"How is this possible?" Torregona's expression also changed and she asked.

"I'm also very surprised. I don't know what kind of medicine this guy Meng Ge is selling in his gourd." Guyu said.

"Good son, could it be that Brother Meng has given in to our Ogedai family? He doesn't want to fight with our family anymore?" Toregona asked.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, I know Brother Meng's character very well, and this time I have clearly seen his character.

It means one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes.

He will never give in to us, I am very sure of this. "Guiyou said.

Following Zhang Yong in the Western Expedition over the years, he also learned some things from Brother Zhang. Brother Meng will never be like their Wokuotai family, especially if he is subdued. This kid must be planning something secretly.

"If you can't guess, just ask someone, write a letter to ask Zhang Yong, and let him see what the Tuolei family is up to." Toregona said.

The mother and son can't think of a good way, so they can ask for foreign help!

Zhang Yong is still here!

"Really, it would be great if Brother Zhang stayed here. I know. I will write a letter and send it to Guanzhong as soon as possible." Guyu said.

Brother Zhang is still paying attention to the grassland. He also received the envelope he wrote a few days ago. Brother Zhang asked him to stay on Wokuotai and ensure that his father would not have any health problems.

Just ask Brother Zhang about this and see what he says.

"Now in Mongolia, we, mother and son, and our family can only rely on Zhang Yong. I hope he will not disappoint our expectations." Toregona said.

The other kings of the Eastern Dao and the Western Dao are simply unreliable!
"Mother, don't worry, Brother Zhang has promised me that he will help me ascend to the position of Great Khan of Mongolia and wipe out the Tuolei family." Guyu said.

At this time, Guanzhong Mansion is approaching the end of the year. The entire Guanzhong, Xixia, and Han gathering places in Sichuan and Sichuan are all decorated with lanterns and colors for the New Year.

A month has passed since the army regained the entire Central Plains. Zhang Yong now has complete control of the entire Central Plains region and mobilized the army near Shandong.

After next spring, he will find a way to take action against Shandong.

Before attacking the Southern Song Dynasty, Shandong must be secured first, and one cannot place a time bomb around oneself.

As for the reason! hehe! Do you need a reason for me to hit you? It's enough for me to accuse you of treason.

Moreover, the assassin army under his command has also collected a lot of useful things over the years, and even intercepted some letters between Li Fen and the Southern Song Dynasty. With these things, things will be much easier to handle.

Moreover, in next year's war, Zhang Yong does not even plan to go into battle in person. Instead, he will send his generals. As a small Shandong, there is no need for him, the king of Guanzhong, to personally fight.

In the future, we need to let our men conquer the world, and we can't do everything by ourselves with a knife.

Otherwise, what is the use of raising so many generals and training so many middle- and high-level officers?
On this day, when Zhang Yong was accompanying his children and his wives and concubines in the mansion, a guard hurried in.

"Report, report to the King of Customs, there are envoys from Mongolia coming, and they carry a letter from Prince Guyu."

"Yes! I understand. You will take the envoy to the study, and I will go see him right away." Zhang Yong said.

It seems that Guyu can't sit still anymore. He doesn't know what's happening on the grassland now. (End of chapter)