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It's half a day's journey from xuliewu to Xingzhou.

Time was pressing. They got up at dawn, had breakfast and set out for Xingzhou city.

The day before, when the shadow of the female assassin was still there, alandar and Liu Taiping made careful arrangements for the guards along the way

Xu liewu listened to their advice, and in the process of marching, he no longer left the brigade at will.

Unexpectedly, nothing happened along the way. They arrived at Xingzhou city after lunch.

This time it was his own brother. Kublai Khan had been waiting at the gate of the city for a long time.

Kublai Khan was very happy to see his fifth brother, and he hugged him tightly.

Since mengge ascended the throne of Khan, Kublai Khan left Khan's court and came to Xingzhou, their brothers had not seen each other for a long time.

Then, alandar came and paid homage to Kublai Khan respectfully.

Seeing that alandar's attitude towards himself was not bad, Kublai Khan was quite different from Liu Taiping. He said to himself, "they all say that alandar is not a good bird, but this time, he seems to be a good person."

After a few polite words with him, he led them back to their palace to have a rest.

Living in his brother's palace, Xu liewu didn't shirk himself, but agreed very happily.

In fact, Kublai Khan also wanted to have a chat with Xu liewu for a while to understand the trend with Lin Hanting.

Xu liewu first asked what happened when Liu Taiping came.

In front of his fifth brother, Kublai Khan did not hide, so he told him in detail what happened in those days.

After hearing this, Xu liewu said, "it's exactly what I and Lin Hanting expected. Liu Taiping is lying. He's a little arrogant."

"Yes, in fact, I can tolerate this, but he even arrested all the officials in the palace. Among them, Mr. Liu Su was seriously injured by him and is still lying at home, which is a little intolerable." Kublai said angrily.

Xu liewu said: "but even then, you can't cut off one of Liu Taiping's ears. After all, he is an imperial inspector sent by elder brother. What's the face of elder brother if you do that?"

"Well, I was so angry at that time. It was a bit too old to do. After thinking about it, I really regret it." Kublai Khan sighed and said.

They sat in the room and were silent for a while. Kublai asked, "fourth brother, I heard that you were attacked by a female assassin on your way here?"

"Yes, it's thanks to the Liu Bingzhong you sent. Otherwise, I might not see you." Xuliewu road.

Kublai Khan said: "it seems that there must be someone plotting in the Khan court. I don't want you to come to Xingzhou to understand things."

"That's right. As long as you fight with big brother, some people can fish in troubled waters." Xuliewu road.

Kublai said: "in fact, I don't want to be like this, but now I'm riding on the back of a tiger. It's really hard to get down."

"Originally, big brother was always afraid. When he didn't become Khan, he thought that you were his best competitor. Later, you quit and supported him as Khan. The misunderstanding between the two of you was eliminated. Now there is such a thing, and Khan doubts whether you are peeping into his position." Huligu sighed.

Kublai Khan said: "brother five, you're right. In fact, I've been cautious all these years. I'm afraid that my elder brother will misunderstand me. What I didn't expect is that I'll end up like this."

Xu liewu asked, "fourth brother, what are you going to do now?"

"Fifth brother, what should I do?" Kublai asked.

Xuliewu replied, "give Khan a step to believe that you have no ambition."

As for the answer, you should know how to negotiate with the counselors

Kublai knew that Xu liewu wanted to help himself, but he wanted to avoid suspicion. He refused to say it clearly. He was afraid of offending himself and his elder brother, so he stopped saying anything and let Xu liewu have a good rest, so he left.

After returning to his study, Kublai gave a quiet thought and slapped him.

Standing outside the door, the housekeeper of the palace immediately came in and asked Kublai Khan what he wanted to do.

Kublai Khan asked him to call the important officials and staff of the palace to his study, saying that he had something important to do.

Soon, everyone arrived.

Kublai Khan coughed and said, "please come here today. Compared with what you have guessed, it's eight or nine points. Now the imperial envoy of Helin is here again. Let's discuss what to do."

After a long time, the people below did not speak.

Kublai Khan said, "what's the matter? You're all afraid. If you have something to say, just say it.""Fourth prince, we have recruited a lot of new soldiers now. With the original soldiers, even if Hanting really uses force, we are not afraid. We will fight well." Dong Wenzhong said.

Dong Wenyong then said: "well said, our Xingzhou is very strong now. We are afraid that the Khanate court will do something wrong. So we four princes can stand up as the Great Khan here, and our subordinates will be rewarded. Isn't it beautiful?"

Kublai Khan's heart is also moving, although he repeatedly refused to choose Khan, it does not mean that he does not want to be the Khan.

"No, absolutely not. Now he Lin sent the fifth prince, the fourth Prince's brother, to mediate the relationship between Xing Zhou and Lin Hanting. It shows that Han Ting doesn't want to completely fall out with Xing Zhou. If the fourth Prince openly stands up for himself, he will be at odds with Lin Hanting. When he recommended Da Han, the fourth Prince agreed Now I'm against my elder brother. I'm afraid that other Khanate may not support us. " Liu Bingzhong analyzed.

Since then, Liu Shu has been afraid to deal with the relationship with him.

Now seeing that Liu Bingzhong stood up, he summoned up courage and asked, "fourth prince, I have an idea. I don't know if I should say no?"

"Say what you think today." Kublai Khan replied very generously.

Yao Shudao said: "now the mengge Khan of khantin does not believe in the fourth prince. There is only one way to win Khan's trust again and save Xingzhou from war."

"What can I do? "Kublai Khan asked with interest.

Yao Shudao said: "fourth prince, please go and Lin Hanting to apologize to Da Han, and take Princess tieni and Prince Zhenjin with you, and leave them as hostages in Hanting. "

" what, you Han people are soft bones. What's the idea? Doesn't it mean that we should surrender to Lin Hanting? We have hundreds of thousands of excellent soldiers in Xingzhou. "Dong Wenyong stood up.

Then some Mongolian generals came forward and criticized Yao Shu for his bad ideas. Some even said that Yao Shu was with Lin Hanting.

This makes other Han ministers dare not speak.

Seeing this situation, Kublai Khan slapped the table and yelled: "well, I have already said in advance that today we are all giving advice for the king. We can't attack him personally. Everyone here is for the king's good. There's no doubt about that. "

after that, everyone stopped shouting.

Seeing that Kublai Khan had stopped the Mongol generals from criticizing him, Yao Shu thought to himself, "scholars die for their confidants. Anyway, he has just said the beginning of the words. Now that the Lord has said so, he just tells us all about his ideas, and let them see what they think."

Then he told the story of Wu and Yue fighting for hegemony in the spring and Autumn period. When Yue was defeated, Gou Jian, king of Yue, took his princess to the palace of Fu Chai, king of Wu, to become a slave.

Dong Wen retorted: "can you compare with the current situation of our fourth prince? Then the king of Yue, Gou Jian, was defeated and was about to perish. Now our fourth Prince has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. How can we learn from him?"

"General Dong, you have to know that now our state is a subordinate of Khan's court, and mengge Khan is the master of Khan's court. If we fight like this, even if we win, it will certainly be a tragic victory. In that case, it is very likely that other Khanate countries will take advantage of the situation, let alone go to the south." Yao Shudao.

Hao Jing then said, "what Mr. Yao said is very reasonable. At present, some people want us to have a war with Khan ting. As long as there is a war, those who once opposed the Torre family may revive."

"That's right. At the moment, Ali Buge, the seven princes, is leading the elite troops of Lin Hanting and stationed at the border of Xingzhou. In fact, he has long wanted to launch an attack, but now he is stopped by Da Han and the five princes." Li Bingzhong said.

Kublai Khan listened to the public's opinions and said: "what you said is reasonable. I remember that my grandfather and Abu taught me when they were alive. As members of the royal family, we should put the overall interests of the gold family first. This is the starting point for us to consider all problems."

"Fourth prince, you are right. At present, when we go to war, the result will only be that the Khanate established by the great Genghis Khan will fall into disunity. On the contrary, if the prince can bear the humiliation and bear the heavy burden, then the division of Mongolia can be avoided. At that time, the Mongolian princes and nobles will see the fourth Prince's heart, which will improve your prestige Look Yao Shudao.

This time, Yao Shu said that Kublai Khan's heart was on. All the time, he most flaunted that he was dead because he was based on the interests of the whole Mongolia. This is also the reason why he won the support of many Mongolian old ministers.

Kublai Khan nodded and said: "after listening to Mr. Yao's words, I think of Xiao He, who was under Liu Bang during the Great Khan dynasty in the Central Plains. Today, Mr. Yao is Xiao He under my command. At that time, if it wasn't for Mr. Yao's reminding, I would have doubted him, and I wouldn't have returned to Xingzhou.""Fourth prince, even if you leave Princess CHABI and Prince Zhenjin in Hanting of Helin, there is no great danger at present." Liu Bingzhong said.

"Why does Mr. Liu say that?" Kublai asked

"Fourth prince, the princess has always loved you very much and supported your strategy of governing the country. If you take the initiative to keep Princess CHABI and King Zhenjin as hostages with Lin Hanting, but you ask to live with Princess TiNi, you can not only make Khan feel at ease, but also protect their mother and son." Liu Bingzhong said.

Kublai Khan replied: "it's a good idea. Dahan respects the imperial concubine very much. It's estimated that it's safe to put CHABI's mother and son there. It seems that it's no problem to send their mother and son to Helin."

"It's too humiliating. What if someone plots against you on the way to Helin Hanting? When you go to Helin, why can't you take all the people from Xingzhou with you?" Dong Wen asked.

Kublai Khan said: "now he lives in alibuge on the border of Xingzhou. He is very dissatisfied with the king. On the way to Helin, he must pass through the place where his army is stationed. This is a difficult point."

"This can be guaranteed by the five princes. Even if the seven princes want to do harm to the four princes, I'm afraid it's not too nonsense." Yao Shudao.

Hao Jing said: "it's better for us to ask the seventh Lord to withdraw first, and then the seventh Lord will lead his wife and children to Helin. Otherwise, we will reconsider."

"Do you think Lin will agree to this request?" Kublai asked.

Yao Shu nodded and said, "Mr. Hao is right. They don't withdraw their troops. You can't set out, fourth prince. In this way, Khan Ting will agree with our requirements of Xingzhou."

"Why is that?" Kublai asked.

Yao Shu replied: "this is because mengge Khan does not want a war, otherwise, he will not recall the five princes from the western expedition and come here to coordinate this matter."

"Who is going to say it's right?" Kublai asked.

Yao Shu replied, "it is not appropriate for you to go there in person. After all, the fifth king is your brother. If he refuses this request, there will be no room for maneuver."

"Let Mr. Liu and Mr. Yao talk about it together. It's better for you to call Alan DARR, and then go to xuliewu to see what they say." Kublai said.

Yao Shu said: "this arrangement is OK. Mr. Liu saved him on the way to the fifth king of xulaiwu, and this idea was also put forward by me. It would be more appropriate for us to talk about it."

Having said that, it would be difficult for those who disagree to say anything more and agree to the decision.

However, those Mongolian generals still have some reservations, but they are old subordinates who have been following Kublai Khan for many years. They have been fighting for a long time. As long as Kublai Khan makes the final decision, they will obey unconditionally.