As a warrior of the North, what else can I do if I can't be trusted by the Emperor?

This time, Emperor Toba simply couldn't stand Minamoto no Tameyoshi anymore and was ready to dismiss him and send him back home. This remark was like exile, giving this man a chance to redeem himself by making meritorious contributions.

And this time, Minamoto no Weiyi came across the sea on a cargo ship loaded with gold and sulfur. At the beginning, he had a mentality of trying everything possible and a little bit of self-abandonment.

However, the richness of Qingzhou, the grandeur of Jinan, the beauty of Tokyo City which remained like heaven on earth even during the war, the magnificent mountains and rivers when crossing Shaanxi and Luoyang, and the huge military force after arriving in Hedong all gave Yuan Weiyi an unprecedented shock.

What shocked him the most was that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, who controlled and owned all of this, actually led the troops himself and lived in a government office in a county town.

His mentality keeps changing.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Zhao Jiu. He doesn't care about the mentality and stories of the mascot army generals. He is already under a lot of pressure, and he has been busy and tired since crossing the river. It's just that the people have come, so he has to meet them.

"Your Majesty, this man is called Minamoto no Tameyoshi..." There were no fundamental conflicts between the Genji and Heike in those days, but that didn't mean that the eighteen-year-old Taira no Kiyomori would respect the other party much, so although his tone sounded very formal, there was a kind of hidden contempt in his posture.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I am Minamoto Tameyoshi... the leader of the reinforcements from Japan!" But at this moment, what shocked Taira no Kiyomori and Zhao Jiu was that Minamoto Tameyoshi suddenly kowtowed on the ground, and then interrupted Taira no Kiyomori with a very awkward, but definitely Chinese accent, and took the initiative to introduce himself. "Your Majesty! I am here... by the order of the Emperor of France... to die for your Majesty!"

"Yuan Weiyi, how did you learn Chinese?" Zhao Jiu came back to his senses and asked curiously.

"From Qingzhou... I learned it myself from the people on the boat." Yuan Weiyi, who also had a topknot, bowed his head and explained with difficulty. "The words just now, I asked someone to read them... I memorized them. But I can understand them normally."

"It's rare that you're so thoughtful, Yuan Qing."

Zhao Jiu suddenly realized something, and then forced a stiff smile, and looked around for something, but after a quick glance, he suddenly realized something, and then he just took out a Persian emerald from his arms, walked over, leaned over to hold the other's hand, and stuffed the gem in. "You came from afar, and I should have a reward, but I don't have anything with me, this is a little gift... I hope you work hard to kill the enemy and live up to your reputation as a warrior... Go and take a rest."

Yuan Weiyi didn't dare to look up at all. He just glanced at the gem in his hand, kowtowed repeatedly, and didn't insist on saying anything more.

Zhao Jiu nodded and looked at Taira no Kiyomori, who was also a little dazed. After a while, he came to his senses and hurriedly took Minamoto no Tameyoshi away... According to Taira no Kiyomori's own suggestions and discussions before, these people will be given appropriate armor, and then incorporated into the Imperial Guard reserve, and will have to go into battle when necessary... This is called making the best use of everything, and a few hundred people are also a force.

But that’s not the end.

After Yuan Weiyi left, someone brought another intelligence document. Zhao Jiu just felt tired after reading it - it turned out that Mongolia finally sent troops. However, unlike the Western Mongolian King Huerzahusi who directly led his troops into Yinshan and sent messengers to Wu Jie and Hu Shijiang to express his obedience to the orders, the Eastern Mongolian King Hebule led his troops to the Heishui area north of Yunnei without much expression.

"What do you think?" Zhao Jiu handed the document to Ren Baozhong.

Ren Baozhong, who was wearing a bun, took a quick look and said immediately: "Your Majesty, it is not unexpected... Hebule's mentality is actually very simple at this time. It is cold in winter, so he should send his troops south. This war is so big that he has to participate, so he must send troops... But Hebule's territory is in the east, next to the Jin Kingdom. We don't have the power to clamp him down. In addition, the Jin Kingdom has repeatedly sent envoys to bribe him, so he must hesitate and make a decision based on the situation."

Zhao Jiu nodded.

These days, with the increase of intelligence, his understanding of Kublai Khan has changed a little. That is, as a Khan, Kublai did not unify Eastern Mongolia through war, but was a leader elected by the Eastern Mongolian tribes under the coercion of the Jin Dynasty. He was not qualified to be a hero, and many of his actions still needed to take into account the opinions and mentality of the leaders of the Eastern Mongolian tribes.

However, this does not mean that he cannot be indecisive, because after the Jinhe Alliance, the entire Eastern Mongolia was located in the middle position between the two countries' forces.

In other words, it was not necessarily just Kublai Khan who was in two minds, but dozens of tribes in eastern Mongolia who were in two minds.

"Actually." Ren Baozhong glanced at the cramped room and saw that the Mongolian princes were not there, so he whispered to them again. "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to say... Huer Zhahusi should have the same mentality, but his Kerait tribe is in the west, sandwiched between the Khitan and the Song Dynasty, that's all."

Zhao Jiu nodded and said nothing more.

Just like that, Ren Baozhong continued to hold the document and said a few words, but suddenly he found that the official had changed from supporting his forehead with his elbows to resting his head on his arms, with his eyes closed and no words... He didn't know whether he was pretending to doze off or was really asleep.

But no matter what the situation was, Ren Baozhong could only put down the documents carefully, then look around to remind people around him. After the people around him realized what was happening, they also carefully put down their work and left the lobby one by one.

At the same time, do not forget to draw the curtain in front of the hall to provide cover.

And it was in this situation that in the evening, the military report that Niu Gao had broken through the northern gate of Yangliang was delivered here.

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