Chapter 34 two

Amid all the constant events, time quietly flowed into the four years of Zhongtong. On May 9th of this year, Kublai Khan accepted Liu Bingzhong's suggestion to change the name of Kaiping Mansion to "Shangdu" and put it in the Mansion of Shangdu Road.At the same time, the "Shangdu Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau" was established to treat diseases for the common people, and Xuandezhou was promoted to Xuande Mansion, which was attached to Shangdu.At this point, Kublai Khan officially began to implement the two-capital patrol system. In December of the fourth year of Zhongtong, Kublai Khan bestowed Feng Zhenjin as the King of Yan and obeyed the order of Zhongshu.In May of the fifth year of Zhongtong, Zhenjin was also sentenced to the Privy Council.

On the fifth day of the seventh month of the same year, Ali Boke, who had nowhere to go, led his people to surrender in the desperate situation of the collapse of the regime and the betrayal of relatives. The Crystal Palace in Shangdu Palace City is full of brilliance, and the atmosphere is majestic.In the early morning of this day, Kublai Khan's face was radiant, surrounded by civil and military officials behind him, cowards and maids lined up on both sides, and kabuki and musicians took their positions.Because in another quarter of an hour, Kublai Khan would summon his brother Alibu, who had fought against him for five full years, in the Crystal Palace to accept his surrender and arrange his belonging.

Zhen Jin has been waiting outside the main hall, and he insists on welcoming Uncle Qi here.Kublai Khan knew that Zhenjin had always had a deep relationship with his seventh uncle, and felt comforted in his heart. According to the custom of the ancestors, whenever a sinner pleads guilty, he must wear the curtain of the big tent on his shoulders to enter the audience.When Brother Ali appeared in front of Zhenjin with a curtain covered with a large tent, Zhenjin immediately greeted him and met Brother Ali with a gift from his nephew.Brother Alibou stretched out his hand to hold up the real gold, stared at it carefully, with mixed feelings deep in his heart.In the past five years, Zhen Jin has shed all the childishness of a teenager, and has become more and more dignified and dignified.That's right, no matter how brother Alibu felt about Kublai Khan, Zhenjin was always his good nephew, otherwise, when he sent Alan Daer to expand the army in Monan, he would not have repeatedly told Alan Daer He asked him not to hurt Zhenjin and his fourth sister-in-law Chabi no matter what.

"Seventh Uncle..." Zhen Jin called out and choked up. "Go and report." Aribu brother said solemnly.Now, such an occasion, after all, is not the time to confide in divorce. "Okay." Zhen Jin retreated obediently. Not long after, Kublai Khan sent a decree to Alibu brother to come to see him.Behind Brother Ali, A Sudai and other Zong Wang and his cronies headed by Alan Daer followed closely.These people are all tied up, and only Brother Aribu maintains relative freedom. Kublai Khan carefully looked at his dark and thin little brother by the bright light of the crystal palace, and the brotherhood hidden in his heart made him unable to make up his mind for a while.

Brother Alibu knelt down on the ground, weeping silently.Kublai Khan sighed, stepped down from Danchi, and helped Brother Alibu up: "My dear brother, who do you think is right in this dispute between us? You or me?" Brother Ali replied without thinking: "It was me then, and now it is you." "So, do you still hate me?" Brother Ali smiled bitterly: "Everything is in the past. What's more, I am now your defeated opponent. How can this feeling be covered by the word 'hate'? I don't hate you, really. I only hate that I don't have an emperor life."

"It's not like that. Brother, you still don't seem to understand that you didn't lose to me, but the Mongolian customary law that can no longer meet the needs of the development of the situation lost to the new law I promoted. At the beginning of our brothers' confrontation, There is no significant difference in the balance of power between you and me, but today, five years later, you have to admit your failure in this way. I understand your determination to be loyal to the law of the ancestors, however, what we rule After all, it is a growing empire, if we don't have the courage to 'be flexible', but just blindly stick to the rules, how can we make ourselves invincible?"

Brother Ali remained stubbornly silent.At this moment, he really didn't have any desire to argue. Kublai Khan moved his aching right foot: "Okay, brother, you should sit down and talk. I know you won't be convinced so easily." Zhenjin hurriedly moved a chair and placed it closer to the throne, but brother Alibu couldn't kneel down. "Get up." Kublai Khan said again, "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. It's just that some failures can be reversed, and some failures are fatal. Do you think so? My brother." Brother Ali felt that this made sense and nodded.

At this time, there was a slight commotion among the crowd.A general who had his elder brother executed by Aso Dai rushed to Aso Dai in a few steps. "You killed my brother, blood for blood!" he roared. Asodai looked at him calmly, without saying a word. Khubilai stopped the general's reckless behavior with a wave of his hand. "At that time, everyone was in charge, and Asode just did what he was supposed to do. I think it's better to wait for each of us to calm down before dealing with this difficult matter." The old Zongwang Tachar had already seen Kublai Khan's true intentions. He stood up and said to the crowd: "Kublai Khan has always been kind. According to this old man, it is rare for brothers to reunite today. Let’s talk about the past, let’s talk about it in the future, and today everyone is just singing and dancing to celebrate the reunion.”

Tachar's proposal hit Kublai Khan's arms.He knew very well that if he and Brother Alibou continued to stand in a stalemate, it would only embarrass both of them.In any case, after all, he and brother Ali are brothers of the same mother. It is a blessing for the family to come together after separation and reunion. He doesn't want to let things get out of hand. Tachar glanced at Brother Ali and his entourage, and smiled calmly. "Let Brother Alibu sit, drink and have fun with the Zongwangs." Tachar made a gesture, and in an instant, drums and music rang in the hall... The next day, Kublai Khan was promoted to the palace again.He gestured to An Tong, and An Tong understood that it was the Great Khan who wanted him to start the trial of Ali Boke's rebellion.

"Back then, when Mengge Khan was alive, no one thought of defying him, let alone launching a rebellion against him. But now, Brother Alibu, the Seventh Prince, has done so." An Tong said carefully, with a very strong tone. Slowly, but each word went straight to people's hearts, "Everyone knows that in the circumstances at that time, whoever harbored the motive of rebellion would be punished most severely. You group caused such a completely avoidable disaster." The chaos caused by the war caused people to die, the economy declined, the country suffered, and the huge war expenses increased the burden on the people. How many innocent people died, may I ask the Seventh Prince, can you and your followers be convicted?"

"Yeah, why don't we answer Kublai Khan's question?" Asodai glanced contemptuously at the speechless and standing kings and nobles, "Didn't we support the Seventh King Ali? Didn’t brother ascend to the Khan throne? Don’t we people hope that one day the Seventh Prince can lead us to control the world? Now, why are we all dumb? Is it because we were all greedy for life when it was time for us to accept the crime? What do you think? If not, let us real sinners stand up, stand up, admit our crimes bravely, and then use our blood to wash away the grievances of the Seventh Prince." A Sudai's confession was obviously beyond everyone's surprise. Kublai Khan looked at his nephew with a strange expression, feeling an indescribable emotion surging in his heart.A Sudai may be a loyal supporter of Mongolian customary law, but he does not have any ambitions and desires. In the depths of his noble soul, there is only faith and loyalty. Brother Ali has such faith and loyalty. This is his Lucky. "Yes, Lord Asodai, you are right. Someone should stand up and take all the responsibilities, but this person is not you, but me—Alan Da'er. The reason may only be attributed to my heart. More loyal to the law of the ancestors than anyone else, therefore, I never liked the current Kublai Khan, in my heart, he is an alienated Mongol, not a real descendant of Genghis Khan. The Seventh Prince is different, Like Mengge Khan, he is the real hero I admire in my heart. All these people here can testify that the Seventh Prince was hesitant about whether to ascend the throne, but I told him to do whatever he wanted through a Mongolian fable. You must never give up halfway, you should go forward. In this way, the seventh prince finally made up his mind. All mistakes are caused by my instigation. I should go to hell, and I am willing to die, but I don’t want to hurt the king who was deceived by me because of my mistakes .” There was a buzzing sound above the main hall, but Kublai Khan didn't try to stop it, but kept his gaze on Asode's tired face for a long time.Asode, the son of Mengge Khan, may have inherited his father's characteristics. He is loyal, wise and brave.In order to win a way out for Brother Ali, he took great pains.What's even more rare is that for the honor that is more precious than life, Alan Da'er also regards death as home.Brother Alibu, Brother Alibu, I hope you can always remember everything they have done for you. The trial proceeded in an orderly manner in accordance with legal procedures. In the end, ten of Ali Boke's main cronies were executed, among them Alan Da'er.The kings and nobles declared Aribuge and Asodei guilty as a result of the trial. After weighing it over and over again, Kublai Khan decided to issue an imperial edict to the whole country, publicly disclosing the truth of the incident.An Tong reported the unanimous opinion formed by the kings and nobles to Kublai Khan, and the report was written in the Mongolian favorite form of poetry: "How should we treat the crimes of Aribuge and Azodei? Look at Kublai Khan On the face of it, we unanimously agree to give them their lives!" Kublai Khan was in the middle of his heart, and immediately waved his imperial pen, and wrote two bright red characters: Zun Zou!