Odessa seems to be forever clear. It has been more than half a month since he fled to Odessa, and Hao Kang sees sunny days every day. Under the lofty sky, Hao Kang shook hands with the new civil officials one by one, and several of them couldn't help but hug each other. These are all classmates of Hao Kang who studied in the Great Song Dynasty together, and they are also officials of the Ministry of Water Resources of the Yuan Kingdom.

In the past half a month, civilian officials have fled to the city of Odessa, bringing the same news. Jiang Guangtou took action against his political opponents in Kiev, and officials were constantly impeached by him. Although Bao Xiweak did not have the ability to govern the country, he did not give in to Jiang Guangtou, no matter how Jiang Guangtou played, Bao Xiweak said that 'it is not appropriate to be turbulent at this time, and the minister cannot be disposed of at will'.

However, Jiang Guangtou didn't really take Bao Xiweak's eyes in his eyes, and Bao Xiweak didn't order Jiang Guangtou to do it himself. He first coerced the secretary of the criminal department and asked the secretary of the criminal department to order the arrest of dissidents. Wei Jingwang understood Jiang Guangtou's personality, and he escaped with Hao Kang. A number of officials who had a wrong understanding of Jiang Guangtou were arrested, and many of those who were not arrested also chose to run away. The latest batch of escaped officials brought the latest news, and Jiang Guangtou had begun to install his cronies in various departments

After listening to the narration, Hao Kang said: "You have suffered, if you are willing to come to me, I will definitely eradicate Jiang Guangtou, the culprit." But let me ask you something I've been thinking about first, is Jiang Guangtou bad for the Queen Mother? ”

"I haven't heard of it yet." The officials replied. They didn't dare to be completely sure about this, after all, where could they care about the safety of the Queen Mother when they fled.

Hao Kang breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you very much." Let's go rest first, I've already arranged a place to stay. ”

In general, Odessa is considered a port at the mouth of the Dnieper, which is not so tame. The delta at the mouth of the sea is full of waterways and swamps, which is not suitable for the establishment of a port. Odessa is just the closest port to the delta of the Dnieper estuary. As the largest trading port in the Yuan Kingdom, the prosperity here is no less than that of Kiev. With the recent civil strife in the Yuan Dynasty, the inns for merchants from all sides were empty, and there was plenty of room for these officials.

After receiving this group of people, Wei Jingwang, the prime minister of the Yuan Kingdom, came to report with joy, "Prince, there are already several people willing to support the prince. Some generals said that they would not obey Jiang Guangtou's dispatch. ”

"The prime minister has worked hard." Hao Kang said.

Wei Jingwang hurriedly replied humbly: "For the sake of the great cause of the Yuan Kingdom, this is what it should be." ”

Hao Kang was very unimpressed by such a false attitude, but he knew that he had to cooperate with Wei Jingwang at this time, so he changed the subject, "Prime Minister, at that time, you heard that Hao Gui was going to detain me, can you hear whether Hao Rui is involved." ”

When he mentioned this, Wei Jingwang's expression was full of regret. After thinking for a while, Wei Jingwang said: "Prince, the minister only heard about Hao Gui at that time...... Second Prince...... I want to be in danger. hurriedly came to help, and the prince's guards were loyal and rushed out with the prince. Seeing that Jiang Guangtou had mobilized his troops and horses, the minister followed the prince south. I was in a hurry, and I didn't hear if Hao Rui was involved in this matter. That Jiang Guangtou dared to murder the second prince, it was really an unforgivable crime. ”

Hao Kang listened to Wei Jingwang's sleek words, and he was very disapproving. Of course he didn't like Hao Gui, but he never thought of killing his second brother. Hearing the news of the death of his second brother, Hao Kang was also taken aback. Who killed Hao Gui is as confusing as who killed his father Hao Ren. No matter what he said, Hao Kang himself was not sure that Jiang Guangtou was the murderer. Although this person has ambitions and wants to dominate the dynasty, if Jiang Guangtou had the intention of plotting to usurp the throne from the beginning, how could he not see it with the shrewdness of his father Hao Ren. For this kind of traitor, Daddy Hao Ren will never be soft.

Thinking about it, Hao Kang didn't know who killed Hao Gui, and he also suspected that Hao Rui took the opportunity to do it, but at this time, Jiang Guangtou was powerful, and Hao Rui was afraid that he was also controlled by Jiang Guangtou. Therefore, Hao Rui's suspicion is also limited. He was accused of killing his younger brother Hao Gui, and Hao Kang wanted to clear this charge first. Once he can clear his name, Hao Kang can call on the military and civilians of the Yuan State to solve Jiang Guangtou. Although he knew that this idea was too much to take for granted, Hao Kang really wanted to realize it.

In Kiev at this time, Jiang Guangtou sat comfortably in the prime minister's mansion. The Yuan State fully imitated the Great Song Dynasty system, and the army was directly managed by the lord of the country, and Jiang Guangtou, as the boss in the army, was not as high as the prime minister who was the head of the civil officials. Hao Gui originally wanted to detain Hao Kang and forcibly succeed to the throne with the help of Jiang Guangtou, but he didn't expect that people were not as good as heaven, and Hao Gui was killed inexplicably. Jiang Guangtou was very frightened at first, and mobilized troops and horses to control Kyiv first. Unexpectedly, Hao Kang and Wei Jingwang successfully escaped, which made Jiang Guangtou very nervous.

Jiang Guangtou was worried that the two people would call on the civil officials to rise up against him, so he first dealt with the civil officials who did not deal with him. At this time, the pesky civilian officials were either arrested or fled, and the city of Kiev almost became his own world. Sitting in the prime minister's seat, which he had never dared to think of before, he listened to the respectful reports of his subordinates on how to solve the various civil officials in Kyiv. Jiang Guangtou only felt that he was really inexplicable before, if he had known that it was so simple to control the situation, why not do it early.

Someone outside came to report, "Captain, the Queen Mother is asking to see you outside the door." ”

"The Queen Mother?" Jiang Guangtou couldn't react for a while. Bao Xiweak is second only to Hao Ren in the Yuan Kingdom, and when Hao Ren went to Mongolia, it was Bao Xiweak who decided things. Because of this, Jiang Guangtou knows that Bao Xi's weak temperament is weak. She should be a good woman, a good mother, that's all.

How did the Queen Mother get here at this time? Jiang Guangtou only felt inexplicable. But the Queen Mother couldn't help but greet her, and Jiang Guangtou hurriedly asked his subordinates to go out and line up. I saw that the Queen Mother only brought a few guards with her car, which was not enough to see compared to these people under Jiang Guangtou. was suspecting what the hell Bao Xiqiao was going to do, but he saw the curtain of the car door opened, and the attendant lifted a wheelchair from above. Seeing the bloodless Bao Xi on the wheelchair, Jiang Guangtou couldn't help but feel pity in his heart. I don't know if this pity is due to the loss of her husband and child, or the pity for this beautiful and sad woman. Since learning the news of her husband's death, Bao Xi's weak body has collapsed, and she can only use a wheelchair to get around. The guard pushed the wheelchair to the door, and was about to lift the wheelchair, Jiang Guangtou waved his hand, and his guard immediately stepped forward to look at Xiang Help, but in fact, he clamped the weak guard's bag.

Waiting for the wheelchair to cross the threshold, Jiang Guangtou's guards simply pushed the wheelchair and carried the weak guard into the living room. Jiang Guangtou is not worried about Bao Xi's weakness, this woman doesn't talk about killing, she can't kill the chickens, ducks and rabbits she raises. Such a squeamish behavior is known to everyone in the upper echelons of the Yuan Kingdom. However, the weak guards need to be careful, they are all one in a hundred.

Sitting down here, Bao Xiweak said to Jiang Guangtou, who was sitting directly opposite: "Taiwei, recently the civil officials have stopped going to court, and I heard that they have all been imprisoned by Taiwei." ”

"Queen Mother, those people are traditional Hao Kang who plotted to kill the crown prince Hao Gui, but they are traitors. The minister is only interrogating the traitor. And they are usually corrupt and take bribes. The people couldn't stand them anymore. The ministers took this opportunity to clean up the court, all for the queen mother. ”

In the past, Jiang Guangtou looked down on Wei Jingwang the most, especially when Wei Jingwang said some, Jiang Guangtou just wanted to take off his socks and stuff them into Jiang Guangtou's mouth, preferably directly into his throat. At this time, when he said Wei Jingwang's words, he only felt complacent and happy.

At this moment, I saw Bao Xiqiao moving her wheelchair slightly, allowing her to face Jiang Guangtou. Then I heard Bao Xiwan say in a very gentle tone: "The captain is so perverse and misbehaving, where is there a little bit of the appearance of the captain." I told the lieutenant that you were dismissed. ”

Bao Xi's weak accent is soft and the words are elegant. The words he said sounded to Jiang Guangtou's ears, as if he was praising people. Jiang Guangtou blinked for a while, and finally figured out the content. This harsh accusatory tone did not make Jiang Guangtou angry, but made him laugh out loud, "Hahahaha......" When he laughed enough, Jiang Guangtou looked at Bao Xiweak with pity, "Queen Mother, you have been working hard lately, and you think you are dizzy." ”

"Captain, won't you obey the will?" Bao Xi's weak voice was soft, and it was not similar to what was said.

"Queen Mother...... Hehe, you...... You are so chaotic, how can anyone listen. Jiang Guangtou's voice was full of pity. He actually thought about getting angry, and since he was thinking about getting angry, he naturally couldn't get angry at all. saw that Bao Xi's weak and beautiful eyes on the other side were lowered, and finally showed a resolute expression.

This expression made Jiang Guangtou a little serious, and he finally recovered the decision that the captain should have from his personal reaction to the weak woman. It seems that Bao Xi's weakness is going to be true, although the means are childish and ridiculous, but what she said cannot be ignored. Just as he was about to make a decision, he saw Bao Xiweak close his beautiful eyes. Jiang Guangtou couldn't help frowning, what kind of trouble is this queen mother going to make? He stared at Bao Xi's weak face, and there was murderous intent in his heart.

Bao Xi's weak wheelchair suddenly made a few soft sounds, and something suddenly turned away from the handle and pedal, revealing several muzzles. Bullets poured out of the muzzle. Jiang Guangtou originally sat firmly opposite Bao Xiqiao, and after Bao Xiqiao adjusted his position, he was facing Jiang Guangtou. Even if Bao Xiweak's eyes are closed, there are four or five bullets from the automatic shooting that hit Jiang Guangtou.

Jiang Guangtou tried to escape, but the bullet entered his body but instantly drained his strength. The action that could have been jumped up and avoided became soft after standing up, Jiang Guangtou only felt a heat on his neck, as if something had passed through. He lay on the ground and couldn't move.

Am I going to die? This thought is particularly clear among many thoughts. Jiang Guangtou only felt that he couldn't breathe, he wanted to shout 'kill this woman', but his voice was blocked in his throat and couldn't come out.

But I heard Bao Xi's weak voice sound again, still so soft, "You are members of the imperial court, and you have nothing to do with Jiang Guangtou, I will not pursue you and others." If you want to kill the Queen Mother for Jiang Guangtou, in addition to your death, you and your family will not be able to escape. ”

Kill her! Kill her! Jiang Guangtou couldn't speak, he could only shout in his heart. I heard his closest guard suddenly cry out: "Please spare the Queen Mother!" ”

Jiang Guangtou only felt that it was dark in front of him, and he thought about the unknowable abyss falling down. Before his consciousness dissipated, he couldn't understand that his subordinates would not choose to bow to a weak woman for the sake of their own efforts.

A few days later, news of the imperial court's execution of the traitor Jiang Guangtou reached Odessa. Hao Kang was surprised and delighted to hear the news, but he soon fell into a new uneasiness. Jiang Guangtou was killed, Wei Jingwang was not in Kiev, and now the rulers of Kiev have all the real power. What will Hao Kang face next?

Wei Jingwang was very happy, and from the news, it seemed that it was Wei Jingwang who was ordered to be executed by the Empress Dowager. In this case, Wei Jingwang will of course be able to reinstate the official. Moreover, Hao Kang is older than Hao Rui, and Hao Gui, who is quite business-oriented, is dead, and Hao Kang, who is assisted by Wei Jingwang, can of course come to power smoothly. Jiang Guangtou made a big mistake in dealing with civilian officials, and the mistake was not to deal with the enemy when he was powerful, but that military generals should not deal with civilian officials at all. When Wei Jingwang returns to Kiev, he will carefully purge the generals and replace them with generals approved by Wei Jingwang.

No matter what the two of them thought, they hurriedly sent people back to Kyiv to see the situation and to clear Hao Kang's charges. No matter who will be the one who plots to kill Hao Gui for the time being, as long as it is not Hao Kang.

The news soon reached Athens and Constantinople, and the upper echelons of Europa were relieved to hear that Hao Kang might become the ruler of the Yuan Kingdom. Among the information they gathered, Hao Kang's information was thick. The son of Hao Ren, the lord of the Yuan Kingdom, studied in the Great Song Dynasty and had quite good academic performance. Although Hao Kang was a Mongolian, the teachers of the Great Song Dynasty did not think highly of him. thinks that Hao Kang is also a talent. If such a guy comes to power, of course, he will not be as pro-Song as Hao Ren, but he is a negotiable object. As long as the conditions can be negotiated, perhaps the grain exports of the Yuan country can be resumed this year. That's a great thing for everyone.

A little later than the province of Europa, Western Rome also received the news. Bo Yan's face was gloomy, and he couldn't see the slightest bit of happiness. This made Princess Maria feel that something was wrong, and she asked tentatively, "Augustus, do you want to marry your daughter to Hao Kang?" ”

Boyan shook his head slightly, "That's not what I'm thinking about. Don't worry, I won't ask our daughter to marry the lord of the Yuan Kingdom. ”

Princess Maria's heart is on the ground, and her daughter must not accept the fate of Princess Maria again, Maria only hopes that her daughter can live happily and safely. However, she was inevitably curious in her heart, how to mention Hao Kang, Boyan's expression became so strange. With Princess Maria's understanding of Boyan, she knew she couldn't ask anything. can only leave Boyan's side temporarily.

Boyan sat in his seat, and after a while he stood up again, lit a cigar and paced around the room. After a long while, Boyan asked, "Hasn't the envoy we sent to Hao Gui come back yet?" ”

The attendant hurriedly replied, "Back to Augustus, we have asked the new envoys to inquire about their whereabouts. ”

Boyan nodded, but didn't ask anything more about this question. He asked his attendants, "Has the envoy who had gone to Mongolia returned?" ”

"The man has not yet returned, but a telegram has returned. They say that the Great Khan of Mongolia has decided to accept Augustus' proposal. ”

"Carving a boat for a sword!" Boyan sighed in a low voice. After walking a few more laps, Boyan sat back in his seat, picked up the paper and began to write. The steel-tipped dipping pen made a slight rustling sound on the writing paper of the Great Song Dynasty, and there was a pause in the middle, and when he finally put down the pen, Boyan had already written two full sheets of paper. He picked up the paper to look at it again, but frowned slightly. The attendant immediately sent the new glasses, Boyan brought reading glasses, and asked people to light candles, and then began to revise what he had written.

The letters were soon sent out in an urgent manner, and the outline of the letters was sent by telegram. This is the tradition of the provinces of Europa, and the core of the telegram is to be sent out, and the specific content is expressed in the phrase 'see the letter for details'.

With the help of a telegraph network from Rome to the eastern border of Eastern Rome, the Mongol Great Khan Timur received the news on the fourth day. Timur frowned after reading the key content, his face full of puzzlement. He looked up and shouted to Toto, who was looking down at the official document on the table next to him, "Toto, come and read Boyan's letter." ”

Tokhtar immediately put down what he was doing, got up and walked quickly to Timur's side, picked up the telegram and read it twice, and Toto's brow could not help but wrinkle. Before Hao Ren was assassinated, Boyan suggested that Timur should quickly stabilize the internal situation and not use severe punishment of generals to vent his anger. Although Timur scolded for a long time after reading it, the day after the scolding, he asked Tokhtar to deal with the defeat. I was confused at the time, and I was sweating profusely, what did I want to do.

Hearing such an incomprehensible question, Timur cursed: "Tokhtar, those old guys have done so much for Mongolia, give them some face?" ”

Tokhtar did not resist Timur's orders, but he was amused by Timur's thoughts. He especially had a strong sense of the term 'old guys'. There should also be Hao Ren in this 'we'. It would be nice if Timur could have done this when Hao Ren was not dead.

sighed in his heart, but he quickly got things done. First, through the condolences of the labor army, coupled with a small reprimand, the originally wavering military spirit was restored. Timur did not object to Tokhtar's report. Later, the defeated generals returned to Baghdad to participate in the discussions, and although Timur did not give Angmar a good face, he did not scold him in public. even said with a stinky face, "You have worked hard". In the ensuing discussions, Angmar and Tokhtar both thought that they should use Boyan's previous plan.

In the letter in his hand now, Boyan emphasized that the previous plan was no longer in line with the status quo. The slave dynasty, though at great cost, tasted the defeat of the Mongol army. In the previous strategy, the other party was still taking advantage of the fact that the other party did not understand the situation of Mongolia, and after such a bloody battle for so long, the Mongolian army had shown such a great advantage, but the slave dynasty was no longer afraid of the Mongolian army. So there is no sure way to win, you have to be adaptable.

Tokhtar only felt that he couldn't understand for a moment what the best Mongolian general, Marshal Boyan, wanted to tell the Mongolian court.