Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

"But the eldest prince, send a message back to the King of Guanzhong. It will take a month at the fastest! In one and a half months, the King of Guanzhong will raise his army to conquer the Song Dynasty." The assassin leader said.

Going back and forth on the grassland is no joke. Even if you ride the fastest horse and run day and night, it will take half a month to reach Guanzhong. Even if you return on the same day, it will take at least a month to complete the message delivery.

It is indeed too late in terms of time, and according to the original plan, they have to pretend to be messengers. At this time, the eldest prince, you must not let your guard down!
Show your courage and power as the Great Prince of Guanzhong.

Hearing this, Zhang Dingguan also frowned. In this situation, he really couldn't make up his mind. After all, he was too young.

"Do you have any good ideas?" Zhang Dingguan asked.

"Eldest Prince, now tell the King of Guanzhong that this matter must be too late. You have to make your own decision on this matter." The assassin leader said.

They are assassins, not counselors. They are only responsible for carrying out tasks and completing the orders given by the King of Guanzhong, nothing more.

After hearing this, Zhang Dingguan sat on the felt bed, held his chin with his hand, and began to think.

Now, what should I do about this matter? How to solve it?

The most critical question now is, what kind of information did Meng Ge and Kublai Khan pass on to Batu?

What reasons were used to persuade Batu to send troops? One year from now, what big things will happen in the East?

Could it be that the great events in the East he was talking about meant that his father led the army to march south and had no time to intervene in the grassland?

It seems to be true that the war to destroy the Song Dynasty launched by the father this time will definitely not be short.

Meng Ge and Kublai Khan wanted to take advantage of their father's southern expedition to cause some big events on the grasslands, and then attract the Batu army from the west.

However, this reason seems a bit untenable. My father's psychology books have a very unique way of thinking, called perspective-taking?
That is to let you stand in the enemy's perspective, imagine yourself as Meng Ge, or Kublai Khan to think about the problem.

Calculate according to time. It took at least half a year for Kublai Khan's envoys to arrive at Batu. After all, they were dressed as a caravan and then Batu sent another envoy to reply. It took a whole year to come back and forth. Even longer.

If Batu's envoy returns to report to Batu, it will take a year and a half, and it will take at least two years to mobilize the army. ,

It took Batu to general the army to set off, and the time spent on the road was at least two and a half years.

This is the fastest speed. Neither party wastes any time. Nothing happens on the Batu side. The most perfect time is two and a half years. It cannot be faster.

Two and a half years, haha! Let alone two and a half years, Meng Ge and Kublai Khan are gone, not even a year.

The two of them still have military power over their land, which will soon be divided up.

Meng Ge would leave half of his territory, but Kublai Khan would be in trouble. The land he had managed for many years would be seized by others.

Hulagu is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If Kublai Khan does not hand over the land army in the northern part of the Jin Kingdom in one year, let alone Hulagu.

As the Great Khan of Mongolia, Guyu would deal with him immediately.

Even if Batu comes with his army, what will happen? Guyuk can deal with them. Among Batu's army, the Mongols only account for 20-30%, and the real core army is the Turks and Kipchaks.

The Tuolei family has been completely divided. As long as Guyuk Khan brings the army of the Ogedai family and the armies of other kings of the grassland to resist Batu, then Batu has no chance of winning.

After all, to attack the Mongol Khan without any proper reason is to rebel against the entire Mongolia. All the kings of the Western and Eastern Mongolia would not allow such a thing to happen. In any case, the Mongol Khan represents a kind of legitimacy.

Even according to what his father said, he could not command Ross's army, and some of his father's back-up men left in Ross were also holding Batu back.

All the grand dukes in the entire Southern Rus were canonized by their father, and Hungary and the Eastern Roman Empire would help. It was impossible for Batu to lead an army of hundreds of thousands to the east.

His father's southern expedition may be a reason, but it is definitely not the whole reason. If he were Batu.

You will never agree to such conditions and send troops rashly. This will not do any good, and may even plunge your country into disaster, and the Golden Horde may even be destroyed.

So what I have to do now is very clear, which is to continue to extend this time.

The longer it takes, the better it will be for his father, and his father and Guyuk Khan have discussed the western expedition to Batu.

"Grand Prince! Perhaps you can give these two letters to Guyuk Khan and let him make a decision. This will also make Guyuk Khan trust you more." The assassin leader said.

You must know that a large part of the reason why these assassins lurking on the grassland can be so stable is because of the protection of Guyou Khan. Guyou knew Zhang Yong's assassin team.

"Okay! I understand! Let's do it like this." Zhang Dingguan nodded and said.

Early the next morning, Zhang Dingguan arrived at the tent of Mongolian Khan Guyuk.

"The Great Prince of Guanzhong, Zhang Dingguan pays homage to the Great Khan!" Zhang Dingguan knelt on the ground and said very respectfully.

"There's no need to be polite between you and me. Come on, come on, you're just in time, come and have a drink with me." Guyu raised the wine glass in his hand and said.

Since ascending to the throne of the Great Khan of Mongolia, he has begun to enjoy himself like his father Ogedai, drinking and eating meat all day long and having fun with his concubines, or watching the dancing of Persian slave girls brought from the Western Regions.

"Uncle Guyou! You have to take care of yourself! My father said that you should not eat too greasy food in the morning. It is best to eat something light and drink less alcohol on weekdays." Zhang Dingguan said.

To be honest, he has only drank a few times since he was so old. He drank more wine during the time he came to the Mongolian grassland than he did in the more than ten years in Guanzhong, and it was all drank by Guyola.

My father and their brothers had strictly warned them to drink less. In normal times, my father rarely drank much alcohol at home, and mostly drank some tea.

"Hahaha! That's what your father taught you. Let me tell you, after a man gets up, he must eat some meat and drink some wine. Only then will he be energetic. And the more he drinks, the more energetic he will be! He must drink some sooner or later." Gui. Yu waved his hand, pulled his eldest nephew to sit down, and said.

How can men drink less? You must drink more.

"Sweat profusely! You must drink less alcohol. Drinking alcohol is harmful to your health. When you get old, it will leave the root of the disease." Zhang Dingguan said.

Mongolians are naturally fond of drinking. He also knows this. Which of these Mongolian nobles on the grassland is not desperate to drink to death?
Uncle Guyu was really kind to him on the grassland, so he gave some words of advice.

"Your uncle, you don't need to worry about my drinking. When you grow up, you will know the benefits of wine." Guiyou picked up the wine glass and took another cute sip, his cheeks a little red. He spoke.

Looking at his drunken state, Zhang Dingguan knew that Uncle Guyu had drank a lot last night. He hadn't even woken up yet and started drinking again in the morning.

The way you drink it! Even an iron-clad body cannot bear it.

But he had already warned him once, and if the other party didn't listen, he wouldn't say anything more.

As the saying goes, good advice can hurt the ears. Sometimes if you say too much, you may make the other person unhappy.

"Uncle Guyou! I'm here to ask you to resign. I plan to return to Guanzhong tomorrow." Zhang Ding said with a very respectful bow to Guyou.

"Why don't you stay a little longer? Didn't you have a lot of fun on the grassland recently? If you are tired of playing with those Western women, I will send you some more Persian women." Guyu said.

"No! Uncle Guiyou, you know that too.

In more than a month, my father will launch a war against the Southern Song Dynasty. As his eldest son, how can I not follow him and make achievements? I must go back and join this fight. "Zhang Dingguan said. It's not like there are no Persian women in our Guanzhong Palace. The second brother's mother is Persian, and Aunt Fatima is accompanied by a large number of Persian followers.

"Hmm! Well, you have to go out to fight. You must be good at horseback riding. Since you are going back to fight, I won't keep you here anymore. Don't embarrass your father, and don't embarrass me! This Dahan is very optimistic about you, and you must make great contributions. When the time comes, come to Hara and Lin, and I will reward you." Guiyou put down his wine glass, came to Zhang Dingguan, and patted it. Said the other person's shoulder.

For the Mongols, nothing is more important than fighting. Since they are going back to fight, they have no intention of staying.

"Don't worry, Uncle Guyou, I will definitely make military exploits." Zhang Dingguan said.

"Well! When I launch the Western Expedition in a few years, if you come to serve under my command again, I will make you a member of the Ten Thousand Households. Then you will lead the Mongolian cavalry and gallop on the battlefield to give me a severe lesson Batu." Guyu said.

Guiyu had already seen this boy's martial arts skills before, because he had never fought against anyone from the Tuo Lei family. So Guyuk specially arranged for some other princes of the Mongolian kings and some warriors in the Mongolian army.

Then I fought with this kid. He was very powerful in his immediate kung fu. With his strength, tall body, and superb marksmanship, he really had an advantage.

It's just that my experience in horse fighting is still a bit lacking, so I will suffer a little disadvantage in this aspect. My skill in riding and shooting is also good. I don't say that I can always hit the target with one shot, but I can basically hit it with one hit within fifty or sixty steps.

As for the skill of foot combat, it is this boy's real strength, it is the best. At least Guyu has never seen anyone better than him.

Fighting on foot with this kid, Guyu felt that no one in Mongolia could match him, and he was too powerful.

A silver iron gun can even sweep away two or three people when swung out.

After a few years, this kid will be an invincible general, just like his grandfather, Jebie and Subotai under Genghis Khan are as brave.

"Uncle Guyou! Don't worry, when the time comes for the Western Expedition, I will definitely serve as a general under your command and charge into battle for you." Zhang Dingguan said.

That's for sure, why? Because he also had a very good impression of Uncle Guyu.

"Well! Today you have a good drink and some meat with me, and I will see you off personally tomorrow." Guyu said.

"Thank you, Uncle Guyu, Guyukhan. When I come here this time, I actually have one more thing to tell you." Zhang Dingguan said.

"Is there anything else you want to say?" Guyu said.

"Uncle Guyuk! The assassin troops under my father discovered a few days ago that Kublai Khan and Meng Ge secretly sent envoys to the West. These envoys dressed up as caravans and secretly headed to the West." Zhang Dingguan said. .

If there were normal envoy exchanges, then Guyou would not be able to control them. After all, Mongolia had close communication with the kings in the east and the kings in the west.

But to send an envoy, you have to follow Mongolia's official procedures and Mongolia's post stations, which is faster and safer.

Then if you dress up as an ordinary businessman and go to the West, the situation will be different. Do you have some dirty secrets that you don’t want me, the Great Khan of Mongolia, to know?

"What? Is this really unreasonable? How dare they secretly send envoys to see Batu?

Fortunately, you told me in advance, and I will send a cavalry unit to hunt them down. "Guiyou said, slapping the table with great anger.

"Uncle Guyou, just in case, I have sent my assassins to kill them.

They have successfully killed all the envoys, and also seized the letters between them and the West. "After Zhang Dingguan finished speaking, he took out a small box and handed it to Guyu.

Inside were the original two letters, sealed with beeswax, and a golden token.

The assassins worked all night to prove that they had not opened the letter in advance.

Guyu picked up the golden token, looked at it and said, "Yes, this is the token of the Tuolei family. I didn't expect these two bastards to dare to send an envoy, or a secret envoy, to Batu."

Then he opened the two letters and began to read them. The more he read, the more Guyu frowned.

"This is unreasonable! These two bastards, Brother Meng and Kublai Khan, dare to do this. I will arrest them right now." Guyu said.

"Wait a minute, Uncle Guyu, if this matter spreads, it will be very detrimental to you. It is not a good thing to intercept the other party's messenger after all.

Moreover, Tuo Lei and Meng Ge could have gritted their teeth and refused to admit it, saying that this was an unfounded slander and that someone had wronged them both. "Zhang Dingguan said.

After all, they were intercepting and killing envoys. This kind of thing was not nice to say, and these people were dressed as ordinary caravans. Kublai Khan and Meng Ge of the Tuo Lei family could have gritted their teeth and refused to admit it.

"It seems that I am still too good to them! A bunch of wolf cubs will never be raised properly. I know this. Brat, you helped my uncle a lot this time. Tell me! How do you want me to reward you this time? ?" Guiyu patted Zhang Dingguan on the shoulder and said with a smile.

It seems that there can be no relaxation for Meng Ge and Kublai Khan! And the other descendants of the Tuo Lei family cannot let it go.

Fortunately, this kid was smart and discovered the envoys sent by Meng Ge and Kublai Khan in advance.

Otherwise, things would be bad, although I don’t know about them and Badu. What is the big thing? But they asked Batu to send troops, and even revealed to Batu that they wanted to march westward.

This reason was enough for the two of them to die ten thousand times. He did reveal the news of the Western Expedition to Kublai Khan. He was really careless at the time.

"Uncle Guyou, I treat you as my own uncle, and I should help you. How dare I ask for a reward? I just hope you will be careful and never follow the path of those insidious villains." Zhang Ding Guan said.

"You should be honest! Uncle Guyu and I are poor now and can't give you any territory or anything like that, so it's hard to tell this matter.

But don't worry, I will keep your contribution in mind, and I will never miss out on your benefits in the future. "Guiyou patted Zhang Dingguan on the shoulder and said.

Now the situation in Mongolia is only temporarily stable, and I still need more time. Come to gather the forces of all parties and then form a new army.

It is indeed not very beneficial for him to reveal this matter at this time, and it also drags down several other princes of the Lei family.

He had just accepted his canonization, and suddenly stepping out at this time would have a huge impact on his reputation.

"Uncle Guyou! What are you going to do about this matter?" Zhang Dingguan asked.

"I haven't thought about this yet. Boy, do you have any good suggestions? You can tell me." Guyu asked.

"Uncle, since they have sent an envoy, let us let their envoy go over. You can find a few people secretly, and then pretend to be an envoy to see Batu. This round trip will take a year." Zhang Dingguan said.

It would be better to ask Guyuk to send an envoy to see Batu and deceive him.

"Hahaha! Your kid has a good idea. I will select a team of envoys to go to the west. Let's say they are from the Tolei family. They will use their Tolei family's gold medals and Batu for fun," Guyu said.

This opportunity to play with Batu is very rare.

"Uncle Guyou, what are you going to do?" Zhang Dingguan asked.

"Hey! I sent an envoy saying that I wanted to marry the Batu family and asked him to send his eldest son Salida over.

After his son arrives, I will put his eldest son under house arrest. "Guiyu said with a smirk on his face.

"Uncle Guyu! You are awesome." Zhang Dingguan gave Guyu a thumbs up and said with admiration. (End of chapter)