Cheng Yue let An Tong into the main hall, Mrs. Luo moved lightly, and stood aside after serving tea, An Tong did not squint, as if he had not seen it, Cheng Yue admired him even more.

After being polite, An Tong said: "The Metropolitan Governor must be very strange, obviously the Metropolitan Governor has just entered the Metropolitan and is still breathing, why should I rush to the door?" How can there be such a hurry? Hehe, don't hide it from the Metropolitan Governor, of course I have a last resort. ”

Cheng Yue smiled slightly and said, "Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

An Tong said: "I remember that the Governor of Dadu said before that after coming to Dadu, it will definitely be unfavorable to the lamas of Dadu, dare to ask the Governor, is there such a thing?" ”

Cheng Yue nodded and said, "Yes, I did say so, there is a reason for the incident, what advice does the prime minister have?" ”

An Tong said: "I have also heard the reason why the Metropolitan Governor did this, it is indeed not unreasonable, but at the moment, it is very inappropriate. ”

Cheng Yue likes An Tong's outspoken style very much, and he doesn't need to talk nonsense first, which saves him a lot of time. So he smiled: "If the prime minister has something to say, I will listen to it." ”

An Tong said: "I think about the governor of Dadu, the first is that it is not appropriate to make too many enemies when you first enter Dadu. Although Lamaism has suffered setbacks, it has deep roots, and there are many aristocratic ministers in the court, which cannot be easily shaken by the metropolitan governors. The second is that it may cause the whole population to be frightened. When the Metropolitan Governor first came, neither the Great Khan nor the civil and military people knew much about the Metropolitan Governor, and once the Metropolitan Governor made a move, I was afraid that there would be swords and soldiers everywhere and a mess. The third is that the lamas have greatly converged during this time, and the people have praised them, even if the Metropolitan Governor wants to take revenge, now is not a good time, what do the Metropolitan Governors think? ”

Cheng Yue picked up the tea and took a sip. Put down the tea bowl. smiled and said, "Do you dare to ask the prime minister if he was ordered by the Great Khan to warn me?" ”

An Tong smiled: "This is all my heartfelt words. Don't misunderstand. Of course, I mentioned it to the Great Khan and the Great Empress, and they agreed. ”

Cheng Yue nodded and smiled: "What the prime minister said is very true, it coincides with my thoughts, and the prime minister can rest assured." ”

An Tong's spirits perked up, he thought that it must be difficult to persuade Cheng Yue, but he didn't expect that it would not be troublesome, and he would make great progress in just a few words. This was unexpected.

An Tong was just about to speak, but Cheng Yue said again: "However, if I find that those lamas have any bad deeds that people can't look down on, I can't do it if I want to ignore it." ”

An Tong said patiently: "The Metropolitan Governor seems to have some misunderstanding, and the lama is not unattended. If they really find out that the lamas are in serious trouble, someone will punish them. ”

Cheng Yue's face showed displeasure, and said: "Prime Minister, I have always respected the Prime Minister for daring to speak out, and I won't pretend to be wrong, could it be that the Prime Minister has suddenly changed?" This was unexpected. ”

An Tong was blushing by Cheng Yue's words. He knew it in his heart. What he just said was just the truth, and on the surface, many yamen could take action to govern it. But in fact, no lama has ever been punished, so the lama has been doing more and more misdeeds, so that even high-ranking officials and nobles will hear about it.

Cheng Yue saw that An Tong no longer defended the lama against his conscience, his face softened, and he said: "Prime minister, I have my own sense of proportion in the lama's affairs, and the prime minister doesn't have to worry about it." Does the prime minister have anything else to say besides this? ”

An Tong's face became serious, and he glanced at Mrs. Luo, who had been standing beside Cheng Yue and waiting.

Mrs. Luo didn't wait for Cheng Yue's orders, quietly withdrew from the hall and closed the door.

After Mrs. Luo left, An Tong said to Cheng Yue: "I don't know anything about it, and I want to ask the Metropolitan Governor." ”

Cheng Yue said: "Don't dare to be, please talk about it." ”

An Tong said: "Do you remember Cui Bin, who I have met a few times before?" ”

Cheng Yue smiled slightly and said, "I still have some impressions." ”

An Tong carefully observed Cheng Yue's expression, and said: "A few days ago, Cui Bin was investigated for the so-called shortage of military rations, and before the matter was revealed, a family of more than ten people disappeared without a trace overnight. Because he had been closed for a few days, he was not discovered until three days later. The people who handled the case repeatedly traced it, but they couldn't find the whereabouts of his family, and the matter became a headless public case. Ahmad Pingzhang was forced to plead guilty to the Great Khan, and the Great Khan was furious and ordered all parts of the world to investigate thoroughly, which has not yet subsided. ”

Cheng Yue put on an interested look and said, "Oh? Is there such a thing? There should be a lot of strange things about it. ”

An Tong didn't see anything unusual on Cheng Yue's face, and continued: "What the Metropolitan Governor said is right, this matter is really incomprehensible. Ahmad Pingzhang questioned me in front of the Great Khan, suspecting that I had done it, but fortunately, the Great Khan knew who I was and did not suspect me. So I was thinking, who has such a great ability to save Cui Bin from escaping? ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "How do you know that it wasn't Cui Bin who escaped?" ”

An Tong laughed and said, "Is the Metropolitan Governor testing me?" Cui Bin is known for his straightforward loyalty, it is not difficult for him to die generously, but it is difficult for him to come up with such a remote idea! I bet someone had a heart to get him out! ”

Cheng Yue smiled and said nothing.

Seeing this, An Tong's face was overjoyed, he approached Cheng Yue, and said in a low voice: "I remember that Cui Bin once mentioned something to me, the Metropolitan Governor told him before that he would suffer an unforeseen disaster sooner or later because of me, in order to save him, the Metropolitan Governor also gave him a handwritten note, but unfortunately it was not used. I wonder if this note is still there? ”

Cheng Yue laughed and said, "Maybe it's here, maybe it's not, who knows?" ”

An Tong was overjoyed, got up and bowed deeply to Cheng Yue, and said, "Thank you for leaving that note!" ”

Cheng Yue held his hand and said with a smile: "I will keep it very well, and when the prime minister wants to see it, you can find it and let the prime minister take a look." ”

The two looked at each other and laughed, all without saying a word.

The riddle that has entangled An Tong for many days has finally been answered, An Tong was excited, took out a small cloth bag from his arms, handed it to Cheng Yue and said: "I heard that you are looking for diamonds everywhere, this is what I got by accident, it is said that Taizu Genghis Khan was sacrificed by the local natives during his expedition to India, and now I will give it to you, which is a meeting gift, and by the way, congratulations on your joy of staying in the new house." ”

Cheng Yue took it and touched it, ho! It is three times larger than the pigeon egg said in later generations, it is an extremely rare gem, and he is very happy, and said to An Tong: "The prime minister is generous, I dare not be ashamed, I also have a gift in return, I hope the prime minister will accept it." As he spoke, he took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket and said, "This thing is called chocolate, it is made of food from 40,000 miles away, it is very delicious, but it is very rare, even my mother, I have only eaten half of it, and this piece will be given to the prime minister to taste." ”

An Tong was surprised when he heard this, and took the chocolate in Cheng Yue's hand with sincere fear, asked how to keep and eat it, and left with great gratitude.

After Cheng Yue sent An Tong away, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly. I actually exchanged a piece of chocolate for such a large piece of diamond, no matter how it is calculated, it is also a big profit, and the most lucrative business in the world is never compared.

Cheng Yue returned to the back house and took out the diamond to take a look. This is a rough stone, without any processing, excellent transparency, without any impurities, put it in the future generations, hundreds of millions of casual sales. Cheng Yue smiled slightly, and he also had an idea in his heart, so he handed it over to Mrs. Song to keep it secretly.

Early the next morning, Chai Chun personally came to the door to take Cheng Yue to meet Kublai Khan.

Cheng Yue took Tokhta, guarded by Xiao Zhen and Ma Fu, led two hundred escorts, and followed Chai Chun to the imperial city with gifts for Kublai Khan.

The imperial city is surrounded by red walls, very tall and heavy, and the length is also very long, nearly 3,000 steps. The main gate is the Lingxing Gate, there are thousand-step long corridors on the left and right, and there is the Cao Canal Road outside the east wall, which leads directly to the Taiye Pool in the palace.

In history, after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the palace of the Yuan Dynasty was secretly ordered by Zhu Yuanqian to be destroyed by Xu Da, so there are not many records, Cheng Yue was able to see a legendary palace again, and he was very interested, looking left and right.

The guards of Lingxingmen today are extremely energetic, and they don't want to lose face in front of Cheng Yue. When Cheng Yue walked to the door and dismounted, a guard shouted inside in Mongolian with all his strength: "Cheng Yue, the general of the Southern Song Dynasty and the governor of land and water, has come to see the Great Khan!" ”

Inside, every ten zhang away, a guard passed the same sentence inside, only to hear the shouts and cheers one after another, and in a moment the news spread throughout the palace.

Although Cheng Yue couldn't understand what he said, there was still Totoku by his side, and after listening to Toto's translation, he smiled and nodded. knew that these guards deliberately said that the Southern Song Dynasty wanted to embarrass him, but he didn't care at all.

Chai Chun stretched out his hand to invite inward, and Cheng Yue walked in side by side with Chai Chun with Tokh and a few guards carrying gifts.

Today is not the day when Kublai Khan went to court, but he specially opened a day for Cheng Yue. Not only Kublai Khan and Empress Chabi solemnly took their affairs, but also the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the Yuan Dynasty gathered together, and they came more than usual when they went to the court, all to see Cheng Yue.

When the news of Cheng Yue's ascension to the court reached the Daming Palace, everyone from Kublai Khan to ordinary officials who couldn't enter the palace couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Cheng Yue!

He's really coming!

Cheng Yue was accompanied by Chai Chun, and walked towards the Daming Hall while asking about the situation of the palace in a happy mood, which didn't look like a court, but more like a tour. Chai Chun was made to cry and laugh by him, and he didn't dare to avoid answering, and he didn't dare to answer in too much detail, so as not to make Cheng Yue more interested. He also deliberately quickened his pace, so that Cheng Yue couldn't ask again, so as not to make the Great Khan mistakenly think that he was not solemn enough for a Ministry of Rites.

Outside the Daming Palace, the officials who knelt on the ground saw Chai Shangshu accompanying a handsome and upright young man all the way, and knew that it must be Cheng Yue, and they were all very curious. Ignoring the slightest faux pas, they straightened up one after another, tilting their necks to look at Cheng Yue.

Cheng Yue saw that everyone was paying attention to him, and waved to them very kindly, making those officials kneeling on the ground inexplicable, and he couldn't understand why Cheng Yue did this. (To be continued......)