Hunting four In Dadu in March, there were three feet of soil on the flat ground.
When a horse stepped on it, smoke and dust rose up from Laogao, covering the entire official road in thick yellow smoke.
Zhongshu Pingzhang Political Affairs Ahema galloped panting in the dust, his big fat face like a pot helmet was covered with dirt, washed away by sweat, black and white, it was really beautiful.
Strange to say, this authoritative figure who always liked riding in a sedan chair could not bear to wipe it.
He just hit the horse's neck with a whip, urging the horse under his crotch to speed up a little faster.
"Master, we are almost here.
Cangyun Temple is almost here.
Turn around the ridge in front of us," the butler Mohammed reported breathlessly.
From the morning's galloping till now, I haven't even had time to drink water on the road.
As a servant, he had no right to complain that his master was crazy and had to go to this barren mountain to visit a stinky Taoist priest.
But whether it was for the sake of the Pingzhang family's face or his own blistered butt, he also hoped that Ahema could stop, find a farmhouse on the roadside to wash his face, change into clean clothes, and continue moving forward.
"Have a rest, rest, just rest.
When one day I am beheaded, you will all have a rest."
Ahema glared at the housekeeper and cursed angrily.
"Quick, hurry up.
You two, go ahead and inform Taoist Master Dieshan that Lord Pingzhang is visiting incognito, and ask him to prepare hot tea and some snacks.
The others, head out to explore the road and drive away the irrelevant people.
"Open.
What are you talking about?
You are just like a wooden stake."
Muhammad was frustrated, turned around, and released all his anger on the guards.
A group of guards were used to being yelled at, so they dared not speak out in anger, so they beat their horses and dispersed.
Ahema took the reins and slowed down slightly, taking advantage of the mountain wind blowing in front of him to organize his thoughts.
This uneasy feeling had surrounded Kublai Khan ever since he was given the opportunity to request that his son Hussin be made a "comrade in the Privy Council".
Ahema was not stupid, he knew that by doing this he was violating the taboo of others.
But the dream about his twin horns a month ago, as well as a few assertions made by his family aide Cao Zhengui when he woke up to interpret the dream for him, and the fortune teller Wang Tiezui's prediction of his fate, made it really difficult for him to resist.
Those temptations.
According to the Quran, this strange dream about a first-born child with two horns has no meaning.
But at this moment, Ahema had already converted to Marshal Zhao Gong and was very interested in all the strange powers and gods that were beneficial to him.
One month after he had the strange dream of having horns on his head, all his close friends congratulated him on his precious destiny.
Only Taoist Master Dieshan, who had close contacts with him, advised him to be cautious and not to act rashly before the foundation was firmly established.
"Your Excellency is a capable minister, a favored minister, but not a powerful minister.
He doesn't have a single soldier in his hands.
If he loses his favor, he will be overthrown easily.
Instead of fighting for military power for his nephew, it is better to spend a lot of money to pay several people to take charge of the security of the city.
Ten thousand households, consolidate the foundation.
After more than ten years of operation, you can make other plans after you have full wings."
Half a month ago, Taoist priest Dieshan advised him after hearing Ahema talk about his dream.
Ahema didn't take it seriously at the time.
The reason why he dated Taoist Dieshan was because of his humorous eloquence and his rich family background.
Ever since he helped Dieshan plan to get rid of his enemy Liu Shen, the entire Cangyun Temple regarded Ahema as a great benefactor.
There is no shortage of gifts during the New Year and festivals.
On weekdays, Taoist priests will travel around and pay tribute to the rare things they got.
And Ahema also admired Dieshan's sharp thinking in analyzing current affairs.
He would often tell him about the major events that happened in the court, and let him joke about it in the language of the people, venting his hatred for the prince Zhenjin and the prince's good friend Buhumu. dissatisfaction among others.
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Taoist priest Dieshan advised him not to seek military power for his son because it would make him angry, but Ahema couldn't listen.
However, today he clearly smelled the smell of conspiracy in the imperial edict sent back from Kublai Khan all the way.
Kublai Khan, who was wily and scheming, did not pursue Ahema's delay in sending food and fodder to the army.
Instead, he comforted the ministers who stayed in Beijing, saying that the army had gained a lot and had enough food and fodder.
On the excuse that Huxin had never been in the army and was not familiar with military affairs, he rejected Ahema's recommendation.
At the same time, in order to comfort Ahema, Kublai Khan imprisoned Cui Bin, the censor who always impeached Ahema, for falsely accusing ministers.
He also asked the imperial guard Qin Changqing to reprimand Zhenjin in public with his own handwriting and ordered him not to interfere with Ahema's work anymore.
Ahema could not believe that Kublai Khan had such a saint.
According to Ahema's understanding, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers in the Yuan Dynasty was actually a master-servant relationship.
The real gold prince and himself were called monarchs and ministers, but they were actually masters and slaves.
Reprimanding a master for the sake of a slave has gone beyond Kublai Khan's daily principles of doing things.
Ahema could not guess what was behind the extraordinary move.
After confirming that there were no large-scale military mobilizations near Dadu City except for the imperial guards who conveyed the order, he hurriedly sent out the military rations he had just collected in Dadu City.
Then early the next morning, he took the housekeeper and guards and ran towards Cangyun Temple.
Please come to 17k to support the alcoholics He wanted to ask Taoist Master Dieshan, who was familiar with the Han people's work habits, what Kublai Khan might do next.
How should I deal with it in order to repair the rift between the monarch and his ministers?
How should I explain it to Kublai Khan so that this suspicious and cruel old man can believe that he is indeed doing his best to prepare military resources, instead of deliberately delaying and neglecting.
Cangyun Temple is not big, and the clean and elegant small courtyard sets off the owner's cultivation.
Hearing that Lord Pingzhang was visiting in person, Taoist Master Dieshan welcomed him out of the mountain gate early.
Three or five Taoist priests poured water on the street, dusted them with white brooms, and swept the stone road in front of the door clean.
Ahema got off his mount, asked the guards to wait outside the wall, and walked in with the butler Mohammed and the Taoist priest Dieshan to greet him.
The light blue mountain door closed with a creak behind everyone, shutting out the hustle and bustle of the world.
A few rows of pigeons eating fasting meals were frightened and flew up with a huff, flying toward the increasingly humid sky in the south.
"I'm afraid your lord distributed the military rations too early."
After washing their faces, serving tea, and listening to Ahema's explanation of his purpose, Taoist Master Dieshan said solemnly.
"Why, it has already been delayed for almost half a month.
If it were later, hundreds of thousands of troops would starve to death in the wilderness."
Ahema was stunned, almost spilling the tea in his hand, frowning and protesting loudly.
"There was no hurry before.
The emperor reprimanded His Highness the Crown Prince the day before, and the next day you sent out the military rations at high speed.
This is not about giving people a lie."
Taoist priest Dieshan shook his head and reminded in a slow voice.
In recent years, Dieshan has gained a lot from his interactions with Ahema.
After getting familiar with the habits of this lustful person, Dieshan gradually became more fond of him while despising him.
To some extent, Ahema can be regarded as one of the few friends of Taoist Dieshan in Dadu.
Although this friend is greedy and lustful, his temperament is very different from Dieshan.
Hearing this, the fat on Ahema's face twitched involuntarily, and his mind was really confused.
Although his greed is strong, his courage has never been great.
When Shangben asked for military power for his son, he did not lie to Kublai Khan.
At that time, the military rations were indeed not fully prepared and could not be shipped.
After discovering that his plot failed yesterday, he immediately thought of pleasing Kublai Khan and quickly transported the general's rations.
Unexpectedly, in the eyes of outsiders, this became a sign of guilty conscience.
"You want to do big things before you have a solid foundation.
You want to regret it halfway.
Do you think the battle for imperial power is a business?
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You can still bargain.
That's gambling.
Either you don't make a bet, or you lose.
Put all your wealth and life into it."
Seeing Ahema's fearful look, Taoist Master Dieshan sighed and scolded.
It's not easy to get on this line.
In the past few years, it was only through Ahema's showing off that the Metropolitan Governor's Office was able to have a clear grasp of Bei Yuan's court decisions, troop deployment, and dispatch.
Only Wen Tianxiang could calmly integrate the forces of all parties in the Song Dynasty and establish a stable foothold.
If Ahema falls, not only will he lose an important source of information, but also it will cost a lot of money to bribe a high-ranking official of this level.
"Then, then, is there any way, let, let Long live not doubt me?"
Ahema wiped the oil and sweat from his face and asked stammeringly.
He fully understood what Dieshan meant.
If the food and grass were not distributed, Kublai Khan and his son would have to bear the consequences of delaying the supply of food to the front line if they wanted to deal with themselves.
But the food and fodder had been distributed yesterday, and now that Kublai Khan had taken away his authority and appointed new people, there would be enough buffer time.
"There is no way for Kublai Khan not to doubt you.
After all, you have attempted to blackmail him beforehand.
Now there is not enough reason to send people to chase the grain team, and it is probably impossible to stop the grain team from advancing."
Taoist priest Dieshan shook his head and gave Ahema gave a negative answer.
Please come to 17k to support the alcoholics "Then, then, what should I do?
What should I do?
Prince Zhenjin has always regarded me as a thorn in his side.
If he really gets angry," Ahema became more and more frightened as he spoke.
His face slowly turned pale, and his body began to tremble. .
Now, he really regretted not listening to Dieshan and exposing his disobedience prematurely.
But trouble has already occurred, and what needs to be considered now is how to deal with it, rather than saying how much you regret it.
He has thousands of patrons and staff, but no one can truly be called a visionary compared to the generous and eccentric Taoist priest in front of him.
"There is no use regretting it.
I guess the prince has already made preparations at this moment.
Lord Pingzhang, I would like to ask you bluntly, is there anyone left behind in the capital in the capital who is close to you?
Is there anyone among your subordinates who is eloquent and can meet you in person?"
The Great Khan pleads for you by virtue of his authority.
How many troops and horses can you call upon without the permission of the Crown Prince?"
"This" Ahema hesitated for a while.
The Taoist priest Dieshan's intention was obviously to persuade him to mobilize his troops to cause rebellion, and then falsely accused the prince of persecution, and asked Kublai Khan to come back to uphold justice.
In this way, in order to stabilize the rear, Kublai Khan had to put aside his murderous intentions and forgive Ahema's sins.
Moreover, even the act of asking for military power from Huxin can be regarded as Ahema's self-protection under the pressure of the prince and his party members.
But is there any chance of success in doing so?
Even if it succeeds, the charge of delaying Kublai Khan's Northern Expedition cannot be escaped, and the position of Pingzhang's political affairs must be given to others.
Is the current situation really such that we have to take risks?
Ahema began to hesitate again.
This was not how to make money.
There was no numerical value to calculate.
Although I have some old memories in the military, it is of no benefit.
Who is willing to risk losing his head to accompany him to do such a big thing?
To bribe a thousand households, you can't buy it without ten thousand copper coins.
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To bribe thousands of soldiers and servants and make them fight tooth and nail to protect themselves, each person must be given at least 200 copper coins per day.
It was not until Kublai Khan came back from the front that he probably spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to invite everyone to come to 17k to support the drunkards.
"Don't you, sir, have a lot of money?
Those things can only be spent if you are alive."
Seeing that Ahema was still hesitating, Taoist Master Dieshan advised him earnestly.
"I'll think about it again, think about it again."
Ahema waved his hand and walked around the room.
After a while, I finally thought about it.
He walked to the table, picked up the tea bowl, drank a few bowls of tea, and then sighed: "The left-behind Star Luhua Chibodun and I have an old relationship.
His mother was sick, and I gave him a hundred guan of money." .
Several other officials, I will contact them tonight, each of them will receive one hundred guan.
The money should buy them both.
Yousi Lang Zhongtuo Huanchaer was of noble birth and asked him to explain to His Majesty that I did not deliberately delay the supply of food and grass.
As for the other soldiers and horses, in order to prevent Your Majesty from doubting too much.
I’d better not contact you anymore.”
"Your Excellency, you have to take charge.
The poor Taoist really doesn't know anything about marching and fighting."
Dieshan nodded and sighed.
I knew in my heart that Ahema was still reluctant to part with his family's money despite facing such a dangerous situation, and felt that he was both pitiful and irritating.
Ahema knew from Dieshan's sigh that the other party thought he was too stingy and would give up his life rather than his wealth.
His face was slightly red, and he still felt pain after biting his teeth for a long time.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Hu Xin's eldest son Maruddin is smart and studious.
I want to send him to the mountains to learn calligraphy and painting from the Taoist priest for a few days.
I wonder if the elder is interested in accepting apprentices."
Please go to 17k to support Drunkard "Send it over tonight.
I hope he can endure the hardship in the mountains."
Taoist priest Dieshan was stunned and replied in a low voice.
"It's okay to be poor.
If you follow an elegant man like Taoist Master, you will be open-minded and behave freely.
Unlike me, I was afraid of hunger when I was a child, and I always have nightmares when I grow up."
Ahema shook his head, as if It's a compliment, but it's also like explaining.
After saying a few incoherent words, he turned around and led the housekeeper out of the house.
Dieshan knew that he was upset at the moment, so he did not force him to continue drinking tea, and followed the two of them, silently seeing each other off.
After more than ten steps, Kankan was about to leave the mountain door.
He hesitated and whispered: "Master Pingzhang, with your talent, you can keep three to five hundred yuan, and you can earn tens of thousands in a few years.
These things , you can’t drink when you’re thirsty, you can’t eat when you’re hungry, if there are too many, they are just numbers.”
"You don't understand, you don't understand.
How can you make money without an official position?
How can you be promoted to an official position without money?"
"Not necessarily.
Being an official has responsibilities, and doing business has its rules.
If the rules are set, officials are officials, and businessmen are businessmen.
They shouldn't be mixed up at all."
Taoist priest Dieshan retorted smoothly.
Halfway through, he suddenly Feeling that I was too talkative, I swallowed the next half of my words in my stomach.
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"Really?"
Ahema asked as he took back his half-stretched leg and looked at the mountains.
Then, as if he had discovered something very interesting, he laughed and said: "You don't understand, you really don't understand.
How can there be such a clean place?
I made the rules myself, but I still don't understand the power of it, haha, Haha."
He smiled, smiled, and before he knew it, tears were flowing out.
"Sir," the guards saw Ahema leaving the mountain gate so quickly and quickly took his mount.
With the help of the butler, Ahema jumped on the horse's back, shook the reins and trotted a few steps.
Then he turned around and asked, "If there is really a place where you can make money without being an official, does the Taoist priest know where that place is?"
Everyone is invited to come. 17k support alcoholics "This" a chill rushed to Dieshan's forehead, nailing his farewell steps to the threshold.
"That place, hehe, do you really want it?
Please send Marudin there.
Ten thousand taels of silver, five thousand for you, five thousand will be considered as his capital to start a business."
Ahema laughed and slapped him hard.
The mount whipped and galloped away.
Dieshan Taoist priest Xie Fangde stared blankly at Ahema's retreating figure for a while, then slowly walked back to the courtyard.
Shi Yun, Xu Zhu, Dai Yan and other young Taoist priests looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what Ahema's question meant before leaving.
Have you found any clues in everyone's daily behavior, so that you suspect the governor's office?
"Ahema is greedy and despicable, but he is a qualified businessman.
After receiving money from others, he will do things for others and will never shirk.
Even their door bags are clearly priced, Tong Sou "No bully" Taoist priest Dieshan commented with a sigh.
"Master, do you think he doubts us?"
the young Taoist priest Shi Yun asked in a low voice.
"He may have had some doubts for a long time, or he may have just started to doubt today.
In any case, it doesn't matter anymore.
You guys pack up, release the carrier pigeons, and tell the south that most of the people are moving and the time has come to counterattack.
Then leave quickly, and arrive Meet at Cangyun Temple in Zhending Mansion and wait for the next instructions."
Dieshan shook his head and gave instructions in a low voice.
"Yes."
Several Taoist priests agreed and went to prepare separately.
Shi Yun stayed with Xie Fang for the longest time and was worried about his safety.
He stopped and asked, "Master, why don't you come with us?"
"I picked up Ahema's grandson tonight and took the little guy with me.
This is the last business deal between me and him.
We can't break our promises," Taoist priest Dieshan responded with a smile.
As a spy of an enemy country, he wanted to rescue Ahema's eldest grandson.
As a person who hates corrupt officials to the core, he has been friends with the most corrupt person in the world for several years.
Fate is sometimes so incredible.
What you least want to face may be the one you can't get rid of in your life.
Pigeon whistles sounded in the sky, and several large groups of white pigeons flapped their wings and flew south.
On the mountain road, Ahema, who was galloping on his horse, raised his head and looked at the hundreds of carrier pigeons above his head, and then looked at the direction in which the carrier pigeons were flying.
Shaking his head, he nodded again, thoughtfully
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