The Mongols, nomadic Mongols who lived on water and grass, were extremely tough. The envoys from the Goryeo Dynasty were currently in the Hebula camp.
"Respected Khan, our Goryeo King has written a letter to the Emperor of Song as you instructed. The letter says that His Majesty Li Ziqian has ascended the throne and become emperor." said Choi Jong-hyun, the Goryeo envoy.
Hebule was overjoyed: "Oh, really? What did the Emperor of Song say?"
Choi Jong-hyun shook his head: "There was no reply from the Song Dynasty."
Hebule was surprised: "No reply? What does the Emperor of the Song Dynasty want to do? Why didn't he respond?"
Hebule pondered over it, unable to fathom Zhao Huan's intentions. Logically, upon hearing the news of the Goryeo king's declaration of emperorship, the Song Dynasty would have either sent troops to suppress it or sent a letter of protest and condemnation. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty had shown no reaction at all; this was completely unexpected.
"You go down first. Come, make sure the envoy from Goryeo is settled properly." Hebule waved his hand and ordered.
Several Mongolian soldiers walked into the tent to receive orders, so Choi Jong-hyun saluted Kublai Khan and bowed before leaving.
The Mongolian military advisor, Gegemu, was short and bearded, but quite resourceful. He stroked his beard and then stepped forward and asked, "Great Khan, could it be that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty has tacitly approved this?"
"You mean that Zhao Huan agreed to Li Ziqian's ascension to the throne?" Hebule asked.
Gegemu nodded. "According to the reports from the returning spies, this is very likely. The Great Song Dynasty doesn't want to get involved in this mess. The Korean princess personally went to Bianjing to ask for an audience with the Great Song Emperor, but was turned away." Hebule became suspicious. "Why would the Great Song Emperor do this? From what I know, he's no simple person."
Gegemu disagreed: "That's not necessarily true. From what I know, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is truly extraordinary. When he was wise, he was comparable to the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor, and when he was foolish, he was like King Zhou of Shang and King Jie of Xia. Now that the rich lands belong to the Great Song Dynasty, I don't think the Emperor has any interest in these barbaric lands. Currently, he thinks his country is rich and his people are strong, and he is greedy for pleasure. It is said that the Emperor is busy selecting concubines all day long, and I am afraid he is addicted to wine and women. However, this Emperor cannot be judged by common sense, and I cannot understand his thoughts. But as of now, it seems that he does not care about Korea."
General Darantai bowed and asked, "Great Khan, should we send troops to harass the border and see how the Song Dynasty reacts?"
Hebule shook his head. "No rush. Let's wait and see what happens. If Zhao Huan truly turns a blind eye to Goryeo, I will mobilize my troops and attack the northern front of the Song Dynasty. Together with Li Ziqian, we will attack from both sides and capture Shangjing."
"Well, Khan, we need to be wary of Yue Fei. It is said that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was very kind to Yue Fei, and the people of the Song Dynasty also praised Yue Fei to the sky. We have to be on guard." Gegemu advised.
Hebule smiled slightly and said, "No matter how powerful Yue Fei is, can he withstand the front-and-back attacks from this Khan and Goryeo? This Khan has already found out that the Song Dynasty does not have many red-coated cannons. Those cannons are afraid of water and are difficult to fire on rainy days. As long as we attack on rainy days, we won't have to worry about them."
It turned out that Hebule was not idle this year. Although he no longer harassed the border of the Song Dynasty, he continued to send spies to collect intelligence on the Song Dynasty.
The Mongols placed the greatest emphasis on intelligence gathering, often gathering intelligence on enemy nations before a battle. Knowing both oneself and the enemy greatly enhanced the Mongols' combat capabilities.
Fortunately, Zhao Huan was not stupid. He also sent many spies disguised as merchants to go deep into the heart of the Mongolian Empire to collect intelligence.
The Mongol Empire was made up of a coalition of tribes, large and small, with Hebule as the Great Khan. In reality, Zhao Huan had secretly instigated rebellion in several tribes, though Hebule himself was unaware of it.
The Mongols also obtained a lot of extremely valuable military intelligence from the Song Dynasty. Once the two sides go to war, it is likely to be another bloody battle.
Fortunately, both sides are now like two roosters that have stopped fighting, and will not attack each other for the time being.
In some ways, Hebule and Zhao Huan are very similar. They both will not easily provoke each other without absolute certainty.
After staying in the palace for so long, Zhao Huan began to feel restless. Tian Yingying, in particular, kept pestering him to come back to the Laifu Inn. Zhao Huan remembered his promise to go find Princess Yanran, so he agreed.
However, this time he left the palace differently from his previous incognito tours. Instead, he left in a grand manner.
In order to save face for Tian Yingying, Zhao Huan came to Lai Fu Inn with a large group of guards under the pretext of going home to visit his relatives.
Lai Fu Lane suddenly became lively, and the shops on both sides were decorated with lights and colorful decorations to welcome the emperor and empress.
Old Li and Zhao Fachun were even more delighted. They had long known that Young Master Zhao was the current emperor. Their biggest topic of conversation was that they had drunk with the emperor, and it was the emperor who invited them.
Mr. Li, who was dominated by his wife, finally felt proud. When he got home, his wife no longer dared to boss him around. He even wanted to walk around the house with his head held high.
I know the emperor, and the emperor is a real dragon descending to earth. The fact that I can drink with the emperor proves that I am not an ordinary person. What do you, a woman with long hair and little knowledge, know? Stop giving me orders in the future.
The wife was frightened and immediately became obedient. She no longer dared to yell at Old Li, let alone hit or scold him, for fear of provoking this extraordinary man who had drunk with the emperor.
However, the good times didn't last long. As time went on, his wife realized that Old Li hadn't made any progress. He was still the same cowardly person, and she didn't see anything unusual. So, the dignity she had built up after drinking with the emperor disappeared, and she began to boss him around again.
Old Li tried to resist, but ended up getting a few scratches on his face and his ears swollen a few times. He finally gave in and started to live his life of being a slave at home again.
Zhao Huan arrived at Laifu Lane, dressed in a dragon robe, while Tian Yingying wore a phoenix crown and jewels, all incomparably luxurious. Laifu Lane was carpeted with red carpets, and guards lined the grounds.
Zhao Huan held Tian Yingying's hand and walked along the alley to Laifu Inn. Tian Yingying's smile was as beautiful as a flower, and she was the most beautiful woman in the world.
The people in the shops on both sides knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor, long live the queen".
You cannot call her "Thousand Years Old". Only the queen has this honor, and concubines cannot enjoy this treatment.
Arriving at the inn, Dazui was already kneeling at the door to greet her respectfully. Tian Yingying returned to the inn and immediately felt a warm feeling of returning home. Although the palace was nice, it was not as free and easy as here.
A row of palace maids and eunuchs followed behind her, and An Xiaozhu served beside Tian Yingying as a maid.
"Xiao Zhu, Xiao Zhu, it's Daddy, Daddy!" It was the gambler An Liangshi who was shouting at her anxiously in the crowd.
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