Boyan did not trust the telegraph system built by the Great Song Dynasty, after all, the telegraph network for so long was controlled by the Great Song Dynasty Europa Province. Even if he used a password to cover it up, Boyan felt as if the news was passing through the wolves. However, Boyan did not say anything about it, and he knew very well that time was far more precious than the golden sand in the hourglass. As he said in his telegram this time, it was no longer appropriate for the Mongol court to adopt the 'Ten Strategies' before Boyan.

Yuxi Timur had little feeling for the telegram, but was shocked to hear that it would reach Baghdad within six days. I heard Boyan continue: "You go back to Baghdad now, and first explain what I said to the Queen Mother, and then tell the Great Khan. ”

The surprised mood was instantly driven away by the heavy psychological pressure, and Yuxi Timur was full of embarrassment. Hao Ren insisted on restoring the era of Kublai Khan, so Timur was greatly dissatisfied, and Boyan asked Yuxi Timur to bring it back, but he was afraid that Timur would be mad. Boyan bluntly told Yuxi Timur that the strategic cornerstone of Mongolia had changed dramatically in the past two or three months. The Mongol court did not have to expect the Yuan state to continue to provide financial support to Mongolia after Hao Ren's death, and there was a lack of trust between the two sides, let alone expectations. If the Mongol court continued its current mishandling of the situation, it might even be attacked by the Yuan state.

Yuxi Timur was very suspicious of what would happen if he said Boyan's original words: 'The court must adapt to the situation, and must not think of any more strategies to win'. Even Yuxi Timur himself wasted a lot of effort to understand what Boyan meant by this.

More than twenty years ago, the Mongol army reached its most glorious peak. The Song army commanded by Boyan defeated the Great Song forbidden army, and the Great Song royal family in Lin'an surrendered en masse. At that time, the Mongol generals thought that they would be able to sweep the whole of Jiangnan next, and even invade Lingnan to completely destroy the Great Song Dynasty. All the Mongol generals, including Boyan, did not know what they were already up against.

Not long after that, about two or three months, Zhao Jiaren, an old acquaintance of the Mongolian army, led the army to counterattack. First annihilate the Mongol fleet at sea, and then annihilate the Mongol fleet on the inland river from the mouth of the Yangtze River to Zhenjiang. The drastic change in the current situation made Boyan intuitively feel that things were not good, and made him understand that the situation of the Mongol army had completely changed in a battle along the Zhedong Canal, where 10,000 Song troops faced 30,000 Mongol troops under the command of Zhang Hongfan. Both sides played their best in that battle and played very well. The Song army defeated the Mongol army, and the Mongol army still withdrew from the battlefield in strict formation. After learning the outcome of that battle, Boyan prayed all night, trying to get the power to relieve the great negative emotions from the scriptures. One sentence saved Boyan, God gave people the freedom to choose.

Listening to the old boss talk about the past, Yuxi Timur was stunned. More than twenty years later, he finally understood that the turning point of the war did not begin with the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty, and that when Zhao Jiaren led the Great Song regime, everything had already been decided. The great changes that followed were just a continuation of that change.

Yan's perception at that time was even more shocking to Yuxi Timur's ears. God knows everything, and human beings are so small that they can only know a very small part. In the face of this grand world, the only thing an individual can do is to choose. Choosing to admit the truth or reject it is a test that humanity must face. This is the world that God created, and to acknowledge this world is to acknowledge the greatness of God and to admit that oneself should be in awe.

Receiving the ultimate power from the scriptures, Boyan finally got rid of what was bothering him, and he immediately gave the order for all the Mongol troops in Jiangnan to withdraw to Jiangbei. Many opposed this order, and Boyan used his power to force the Mongols to retreat. In hindsight, this was the only way to do it back then, and the only way to deal with it after acknowledging the fact that the enemy was powerful and ferocious. If the retreat was delayed slightly, the pro-army of 30,000 Mongol Khans and 100,000 Han marquis would be blocked south of the Yangtze River. Boyan acknowledged the reality and made a choice, a choice that did not change the history that had taken a major turn, but changed the outcome of the War. The total defeat of Dayuan was postponed for almost a decade.

"The imperial court has already lost Hao Ren, and if it continues like this, it will probably lose the Yuan Kingdom. This may be God's arrangement, and I will not blame Timur Khan. But Timur Khan should no longer think that this world belongs to him, and this world belongs to God. If he continues like this, he will lose even more. Hao Ren's final advice was right, Timur Khan had to treat the banner army well, which was the most precious thing he had at the moment. Yuxi Timur, you must understand this. ”

"Yes." Yuxi Timur lowered his head and assured his old boss, "Prime Minister, I will definitely do my best." ”

Boyan rarely said so much, but when he said this, he waved his hand, "Go, hurry back to Baghdad." The slave dynasty was not the Song state, and as long as they acted according to the laws of war, Mongolia might not lose to them. ”

"Isn't there a strategy for victory?" Yuxi Timur still did not give up.

"It is up to man to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen. Hao Ren is dead, and I can't come up with a strategy to win. Stop thinking about useless things, go for it. ”

"Prime Minister, I still have something to say, what if the Great Khan asks the Prime Minister to send troops?"

"Then wait until the Great Khan gives the order."

When Yuxi Timur saw Boyan say this, he could only temporarily leave a glimmer of hope in his heart. He is not optimistic about this, the temperament of Timur Khan is really not good to evaluate, and it is really difficult for him to really bow his head and beg for someone. People like Boyan will not take the initiative to bow their heads and show goodwill.

By the time Timur was on his way home, several of Haoren's guards who had fled Baghdad had already returned to Kiev one after another. It was determined that Hao Ren had died, and Kiev fell into grief. The Yuan court ordered the whole country to mourn. The people of the Yuan Kingdom who learned the news rushed to the palace in the royal capital Kiev to kowtow and worship.

Hao Ren is different from ordinary lords, and the main force of the Yuan Kingdom is that he brought all the way here from Hebei. Other ordinary people came to the Yuan Kingdom in desperation to survive, but unexpectedly got a good life that they couldn't even imagine. The people of the Yuan Kingdom not only knew Hao Ren, but also left a deep impression related to themselves in their hearts. It is already a rare case for ordinary people to have personal feelings for the ruler of the country. The sadness gradually expanded in the Yuan Kingdom, began to accumulate and affect more people. The Yuan court was not involved in this sad atmosphere.

When Hao Ren was alive, Bao Xiqiao was the regent's princess, and now she has become the regent's princess. The government of the Yuan State should be in charge of her. But the princess Bao was weak and could not go to the court because she was sad, and the prime minister Wei Jingwang and the privy envoy Jiang Guangtou continued to govern the court as usual. Without the remote control of the lord of the country, Hao Ren, these two people used the power in their hands very seriously.

"At this time, a new lord should be appointed, and of course the eldest son will succeed him." Wei Jingwang put forward his opinion according to the rules of the Han people. Many civil officials nodded one after another, and it is the rule of the Han people to establish a successor and a long-term leader. Ordinary families can still make adjustments, but at the national level, there is no way to discuss such things. If excuses are made, there can be a myriad of excuses for the whole country. The only way to solve the problem is to follow the rules.

The privy envoy and secretary of the military department, Jiang Guangtou, was also an old minister, and at this time, the entire top and front of his head were already bare, and only the back of his head extended to the top of his ears still had hair. Hair falling to this extent can be regarded as a hairstyle, and it is no longer ugly. It's just that Jiang Taiwei's expression is very ugly.

Wei Jingwang didn't say this to Jiang Taiwei, because Jiang Taiwei's attitude was very clear, that is, he wanted to support the second prince Hao Gui to inherit the status of the Yuan Kingdom. Jiang Guangtou said before that Hao Ren's favorite is the second prince Hao Gui. As a loyal and important minister of King Hao Ren, Jiang Guangtou resolutely supported Hao Gui.

This is not unreasonable, judging from all kinds of things that have happened, Hao Ren does mean this. But Wei Jingwang didn't want to support Hao Gui because of this. Therefore, Wei Jingwang had given up his intention to persuade Jiang Guangtou, and he wanted to persuade the courtiers who had not yet chosen a position. Many of the courtiers looked confused, and the Mongol ministers had no idea what the rules of the so-called Han Chinese were. Hao Ren is a Mongolian, and according to Mongolian rules, when his father dies, the youngest son will inherit his father's property. The elder brothers would be given tribes and cattle to explore new places. This is the rule that the Mongols agree with.

Therefore, when Genghis Khan convened the Kuritai Conference, he tried his best to persuade the Mongol princes to inherit the throne by Ogedei. Although it does not conform to tradition, the Great Khan has a clear attitude. Now Hao Ren died suddenly, in his early forties. If he had died like Kublai Khan, he would have been just over halfway through his life in his early forties. At this age, of course, no heir will be appointed. For the Mongolian generals, they were also at a loss at this time. Listening to Wei Jingwang's words, they felt that it made sense, but they didn't believe it.

It was the Han officials who were relatively supportive of Wei Jingwang, but at this time they also had concerns. What Jiang Guangtou said before was not unreasonable, and the Han officials did feel that Hao Ren did not agree with Hao Kang. Finally, Shang Shang Tao spoke, "I thought the thing now was to reduce trade with the provinces of Europa. They do whatever they want with the money handed over by the Quartet, and they make too much money from us. ”

When money was mentioned here, an official immediately followed, "That's right." The Quartet paid all the money to buy our grain at a low price, and how much benefit they made by selling it. I think what Tao Shangshu said is reasonable. ”

Wei Jingwang was very unhappy in his heart, he was the prime minister, of course he knew that this issue had already caused dissatisfaction in the Yuan court. It's just that King Hao Ren insisted, and everyone had to watch the Quadripartite Alliance operate in it, and the Europa Province, which was in charge of trade, made a lot of money. It's just that someone said this at this time, and this is asking for it. Their meaning was clear, and whoever prince could reject the Quadripartite Alliance, they might be able to support.

was unhappy in his heart, and Wei Jingwang could only endure it. If King Hao Ren had determined the crown prince earlier, there would not have been so many bad things at this time. But the situation has reached such a point that these people with power have the opportunity to make a bid. After making a note in his heart, Wei Jingwang said: "Of course this matter is important, Prince Hao Kang will definitely support everyone's ideas." ”

When the words fell, Jiang Guangtou sneered, "Hehe, the Quartet's payment of money is just the surface, what really matters is the Quartet Alliance." I've heard Prince Hao Gui talk about this, so I might as well ask the prince to come out and talk to you. ”

"This is not the time to discuss this!" Wei Jingwang said angrily.

"It's better to say it a few days earlier and a few days later, it's better to explain it earlier!" Jiang Guangtou said loudly. Seeing that no one else except Wei Jingwang objected, Jiang Guang surrendered: "Please Prince Hao Gui." ”

Not long after, Hao Gui walked into the hall. Everyone got up and saluted Hao Gui, with a white belt around his waist and a white cloth headband on his head to show his filial piety. He pulled up the ministers one by one and exchanged a few words. Then he sat in Jiang Guangtou's upper position and said to everyone: "At that time, my father agreed to join the Quadripartite Alliance, firstly, the strength of the Yuan Kingdom was still weak, and secondly, my father-in-law, Boyan Dashuai, had just become the lord of Western Rome, and the Mongols naturally wanted to help the Mongols. This is why I have to deal with Song Guoxu. My father-in-law, Bo Yan, has been in power for several years, and the domestic political situation has stabilized. The Quadripartite alliance is no longer useful. Eastern Rome is my mother-in-law's home country, and naturally I can't abandon it. It's time for the Quadripartite Alliance to become the Triple Alliance. There is no reason to let the province of Europa lie on our three countries and suck blood. Ladies and gentlemen, I have sent to Western Rome to consult with my father-in-law on the Quadripartite Alliance into the Triple Alliance. I think there will be news soon. ”

Hearing this, Shang Shutao's words had already nodded again and again. Without the Europa provinces relying on the four sides to monopolize trade, the Yuan Kingdom would certainly be able to earn more. What's more, Marshal Boyan has been an extremely prominent figure in the Mongolian court since the Great Yuan era, and at this time he is the only remaining big man. Having such a figure as Hao Gui's father-in-law means that the two countries can establish a more intimate relationship.

Wei Jingwang didn't know Tao Zhiyan's thoughts, but what could he do if he knew. Boyan's name alone makes people feel as if they are in the shadow of a mountain.

Hao Gui took the opportunity to say: "I have participated in government affairs over the years, and I have had many contacts with you, and I have listened to many of your words. I think that my Yuan country has coal and iron, lush forests, and fertile black soil, and the trade should have been paid by my Yuan country. When the Triple Alliance is completed, everyone here will be rich and noble, isn't it beautiful! ”

Wei Jingwang was even more anxious in his heart, if he let Hao Gui continue to say this, he was afraid that he would declare who everyone was going to choose at this time, and many people would support Hao Gui. Wei Jingwang hurriedly glanced at his subordinates, and his subordinates secretly went out. Not long after, I saw a waiter come in from outside and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Queen Mother felt unwell and invited the imperial doctor to visit her in the palace." At this time, the eldest prince was waiting for the queen mother in the palace. ”

When Hao Gui heard this, he hurriedly got up and said goodbye. Looking at Hao Gui's back, Wei Jingwang was very disappointed. Hao Kang's problem is that he has been separated from the Yuan State for too long. So much so that no one really had anything to do with him. Although at the time of the invasion of the Kipchak Khanate, Hao Kang led the Yuan State soldiers and horses to resist and won a great victory. But after that, Hao Kang went to the Mongolian court as an official, and it would be good if Hao Kang could persuade the Queen Mother to announce that Hao Kang would succeed him. But a few days have passed, and the Queen Mother Bao Xiweak actually has no words at all about this major event, and she didn't even come out to hold a court meeting. Wouldn't this give Jiang Guangtou the upper hand?

In fact, Wei Jingwang didn't have any special inclination about who would succeed him, but for the sake of his own future status in the imperial court, Wei Jingwang had to attach the people he supported to the position of the lord of the Yuan State anyway, and he couldn't let Jiang Guang succeed in them!