"Okay, okay, sir, please take a seat!"
Kublai Khan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he waved his hand for Zicong to sit next to him. The latter also smiled in return, and then glanced at Pei Bin and others who were still kneeling on the ground.
Glancing at Pei Bin who didn't dare to raise his head, Kublai Khan snorted slightly: "Get up, everyone, but the death penalty can be avoided and the punishment for life is hard to forgive. You let the master be imprisoned. This crime should be punished, but I think As long as you protect me, I will give you a chance to atone for your sins this time."
After hearing this, Pei Bin and others couldn't help but tremble. They were still excited. With Pei Bin as the leader, the ten people immediately raised their right hands and crossed the air. Then they hit their hearts hard and loudly responded: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ! If we cannot rescue the princess this time, we are willing to be killed and will never survive in this world!"
Looking into the sincere eyes of his subordinates, Kublai Khan nodded slightly and felt much better.
"Well, get up."
After receiving the order, Pei Bin first looked at the expressionless Kublai Khan, then stood up first, but did not dare to take a seat, but stood closely to the side, and the nine dead soldiers naturally followed closely.
At this time, Zicong had sat next to Kublai Khan, while the other person in the king's tent, Pasiba, was nesting in the corner, like an invisible man. If you didn't pay attention, you wouldn't be able to see him. .
At this moment, he was kneeling on the ground, with his palms turned up and placed on his knees, holding a rosary in his right hand and turning it, and his eyes were slightly closed.
It was obvious that he had already entered meditation towards the Buddha. Pei Bin took a brief look at this ascetic who had not spoken a word from beginning to end. He couldn't help but feel a little curious and admired in his heart.
There was no Buddha statue in the king's tent, and there was Kublai Khan, the noble Fourth Prince of Mengting. However, he could recite the Buddha's name devoutly, as if he had not heard the conversations of several people, and his state of mind had reached a state of neither sadness nor joy. The state of wanting nothing, this is the most coveted state in the martial arts world.
Generally, people who can have such a mentality are mostly old monks. Only people of that age can keep the six roots pure and not impetuous, which means they have transcended everything in the world.
But he is obviously not very old, but he has already done things that many people can't do in their lifetime. This is a very remarkable thing. The Chosen Buddhist may be this kind of person. No wonder his strength is so profound.
Pei Bin finally understood at this moment that people like Ba Siba are undoubtedly the top martial arts geniuses in the world, because they have no distracting thoughts in their hearts. years or more.
Before coming to seek refuge with Kublai Khan, Pei Bin had heard about this man's deeds, but had never seen him in person. Rumors in the army said that Pasiba had never worn shoes since he was born, because he felt that they were a tribute to the Buddha. He is disrespectful and spends many months walking in the deep mountains and forests to worship Buddha.
It can be said that he knelt down step by step, walked for three years to complete a mountain range, and then returned and wandered among the mountains and swamps again. He was a very mysterious person.
This time Jinlun Dharma King returned to seclusion, it must have been Kublai Khan's call that made him come out again.
Facing his trance, Kublai Khan seemed to be used to it. He didn't greet him, let alone talk to him. His attitude of treating him as if he didn't exist was an eye-opener for Pei Bin and others.
But even so, no one present would doubt the relationship between Kublai Khan and this ascetic monk. Even the counselor Zicong himself had a feeling that if he and Pasiba were exchanged for one, Kublai Khan would also give up himself and choose Phagpa without hesitation.
This was an intuition, he couldn't tell what it was, but he was very sure, so he looked at Pa Siba with some respect in his eyes unconsciously.
"Sir, please speak."
Kublai Khan was a little impatient at this moment. Everyone could see that he really valued his sister, because no one could act out that nervous look.
Hearing this, Zicong cleared his throat and put the cattail leaf fan in his hand on the table: "Your Majesty, Dongzhang must be familiar to us, so Cong will keep the story short."
Glancing at the people who were looking over eagerly, Zicong paused and said, "If you want to save the princess, you can't attack by force, you have to outsmart her."
"Oh~ How do you say this?"
Hearing this, Kublai Khan's brows were raised. Everyone in the Central Plains knew that the relationship between him and Dongzhang had long been irreconcilable. How could there be any possibility of peace talks?
After all, everyone regards the other as a thorn in the flesh, and they all want to kill the other alive.
"My lord, don't be impatient. Wait for Cong to speak slowly. We all know that Dongzhang does both good and evil things. National justice will not work here. First of all, he is not like Guo Jing, who is a national who everyone respects." A hero, a person like him only acts based on his preferences, so righteousness cannot suppress him, that is to say, he does not care about his reputation, and using morality to kidnap him will not work, because he does not care."
"continue."
It is indeed like what Zicong said. Is it possible for you to condemn Dongzhang for imprisoning a little girl? People would feel embarrassed and let Huang Jia go. It is impossible.
"One thing, treat the other person with his own way. If he can arrest the princess, we can also arrest the people he cares about. In this way, we will naturally have the capital to negotiate in our hands, and what does his boss care about? Woolen cloth?"
"Those girls!"
Smiling and nodding, Zicong shook the cattail leaf fan again: "Your Majesty is right."
Kublai Khan shook his head when he heard this: "It's not that I haven't thought about this, but the whereabouts of those girls are a mystery. Finding them is undoubtedly a needle in a haystack, which is difficult."
"Yes, it is difficult, but it does not mean that they cannot be found. On the one hand, we can send people around to inquire about the whereabouts of those girls, but after all, we cannot hold out too much hope. On the other hand, we must fundamentally Got it”
"The reason why Zhang Dong confronts the prince is simply because he is dissatisfied with some of the prince's behavior or methods, because Guo Jing cannot hire people like him. If he is good enough, he can break into the camp and assassinate the prince. There is only one possibility. That was due to his own behavior, which forced him to do such a move. There must be something we don't know about that provoked him, so he wanted to assassinate the prince."
"When it comes to national justice, there are people like this, but not many. If we want to solve the problem from the root, then the prince must go there in person."
"Bold!! What nonsense are you talking about!? How can the prince's rich body be in danger!"
As soon as Zicong said this, Pei Bin was the first to couldn't help but yell loudly, because even he didn't dare to ask Kublai Khan to personally come out to rescue Huang Jia, but sent someone instead.
Even Kublai Khan himself had the illusion that Zicong was the other party's spy who wanted his life for a moment, but he was also a wise king after all, and he quickly calmed down, first waving his hand to signal Pei Bin and others not to get excited. , then looked at Zicong and said: "Sir, his father-in-law is a tiger and a wolf. Not only will I not be able to save Jia'er, but I will risk my own life, because that man does have such abilities."
Unexpectedly, Zicong actually smiled after hearing this: "Your Majesty, if you want to negotiate with that person, you have to take risks. I have studied this person's character. If Your Majesty goes to see him openly, he will Maybe he will appreciate the prince's courage and talk to you, but if we hide and hide, he will look down on us, the chance of negotiation will be greatly reduced, and the chance of saving the princess is almost non-existent."
If not for the fact that the counselor's brain is studying people all day long, he really got it right. With Dongzhang's chauvinist temperament, if Kublai Khan really went to see him openly After marrying him, Dongzhang would really respect him as a man who could sit down and negotiate.
On the contrary, it may be necessary to fight against each other when they meet.
"this"
Kublai Khan was also in a dilemma at this moment. He was really nervous about his sister, but he had to take the risk with his own body.
Seeing Kublai Khan's hesitation, Zicong suddenly whispered something in his ear. Pei Bin and others were too far away, but they couldn't hear anything. On the contrary, Pa Siba, who was meditating not far away, suddenly raised his voice. He raised his eyebrows but did not open his eyes.
As Zicong whispered, the light in Kublai Khan's eyes suddenly became brighter. He couldn't help but clapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay, just do what Mr. said!"
After saying that, the two of them looked at each other, and Zicong immediately stood up and resigned: "Your Majesty, the young one will go and make arrangements now."
"Okay, let's go"
(End of chapter)
