While the Jin Kingdom discussed rewards for merit and future strategies, Wokuotai galloped back to the grassland.
In order to get ahead of Kublai Khan, after Wokuotai crossed the Yellow River, he abandoned the army and led only five thousand timid Xue troops to rush back to Helin.
The Mongolian cavalry was very fast and returned to the royal court in mid-February. Wokuotai immediately took the lead and summoned many Mongolian princes to prepare to inform them of Tuo Lei's death and explain that Kublai Khan had fallen into the Jin's plan to alienate him and caused him to attack. The Jin campaign ended halfway.
On this day, outside the Khan tent, Mongolian nobles gathered together, all whispering, wondering why Ogedai Khan, who was attacking the Jin Kingdom, suddenly returned to Helin.
Meng Ge, the son of Tuo Lei, was also standing in the crowd. He looked at the Mongolian guards standing outside the tent holding swords and couldn't help but frown.
After Wokuotai returned, Wang Ting's defense was significantly strengthened, and he didn't know who he was guarding against.
At this time, when everyone was talking about it, the curtain was raised, the broad end came out, glanced at everyone, and then his eyes fell on Brother Meng, "Everyone, come in!"
When everyone entered the big tent, they saw Wo Kuotai sitting with a gloomy face. Everyone's heart was trembling. Could it be that he was defeated in the attack on gold?
"Everyone, sit down!" Wo Kuotai waved his hand.
Everyone sat around the bonfire and sat on the ground. Ogedai suddenly slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Kublai Khan fell into the trap of alienating the Jin people, causing the Khan's battle to conquer the Jin Dynasty to be abandoned halfway!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was shocked, causing Brother Meng to frown.
"Khan, what do you mean by this?" Brother Meng was a little unhappy and had to ask clearly.
Wokuotai glanced at Brother Meng and saw his reaction, knowing that Kublai Khan had not yet communicated with Brother Meng.
This is a good thing for Ogedai, because it shows that the Torre family has not yet joined together to oppose him.
This also shows that Kublai Khan is still too young. If the Tore family unites, he will really be a little overwhelmed, but Kublai Khan did not notify Meng Ge in advance.
Seeing this, Wo Kuotai turned to Kuo Duan and said, "You tell me!"
"It's Father Khan!" Kuo Duan saluted, then stood up and said to Brother Meng and everyone: "The Jin sent a spy to poison his fourth uncle and put the blame on Father Khan! Kublai Khan was confused and believed the spies' words. He also did not trust his father Khan and withdrew his troops from the front line without authorization. He also said that he would hold a Kuritai conference to re-elect the Great Khan. My father Khan was about to capture Bianjing. After learning the news, he was worried about civil strife, so he could only withdraw his troops and go north to summon Everyone, tell the truth!”
"What?" Brother Meng stood up suddenly, "My father has been poisoned! How despicable!"
He stood up so violently that his brain became dizzy, his body swayed, and he almost fell into the bonfire. Fortunately, the people around him had quick eyes and quick hands and caught him.
Wokuotai said: "Brother Meng, I am also very sad that my brother was poisoned to death. Don't worry, I will definitely avenge this revenge for you. The top priority now is that Kublai Khan fell into the Jin man's conspiracy. You must immediately Send someone to persuade Kublai Khan not to be impulsive and provoke civil strife in Mongolia!"
"Father!" Brother Meng cried out in grief when he heard that Torre was poisoned, and people around him tried to persuade him.
Wokuotai came over and said to Brother Meng: "The barbarians are cunning. Kublai Khan is still young and ignorant. You have to take responsibility!"
Meng Ge gritted his teeth, "Who poisoned my father?"
Wokuotai said: "That man's name is Zhao Tai, and he is from the Jin Kingdom!"
Brother Meng said bitterly: "I will definitely kill this barbarian!"
Zhao Tai, who was in Bianjing at this time, sneezed for no reason, thought he had a cold, so he put on more clothes, but he didn't know that he had offended the current Mongolian Khan and two future leaders by himself. sweat.
His nemesis added one again.
Wokuotai said: "I won't let him go either! There is also the Kingdom of Jin!"
After everyone's persuasion, Brother Meng reluctantly put away his grief. However, he knew his brother Kublai Khan and felt that this younger brother was actually smarter than him and could not fall into the trap of the Jin so easily.
Therefore, he did not completely believe Ogedai's words. Zhao Tai's strategy had already created rifts within Mongolia.
"Don't worry, Khan! I will send someone to ask Kublai Khan!" Brother Meng said in a deep voice, "I'm leaving first!"
After speaking, Meng Ge left the tent, and the princes and nobles of the Tuo Lei family also followed Meng Ge to leave.
In a moment, the number of Mongolian nobles in the big tent decreased by 30%, which made Ogootai's face darker, "Humph, this time Kublai Khan listened to the slander and ruined my plan to destroy the gold, so I took this opportunity to Suppress it and take back the power!"
Wokuotai announced the news of Tuo Lei's murder, and the grassland was shocked. Meng Ge, Tuo Lei's son, naturally couldn't believe it after hearing Wokuotai's words, so he left the royal court overnight and sent fast horses to find Kubi. Strong confirmation.
At this time, Ogedai also sent an envoy again to deliver Ogedai's personal letter to persuade Kublai Khan to calm down.
In Xi'an, Kublai Khan, who retreated from Junzhou, protected Tuo Lei's body. Shortly after arriving in Xi'an, he received Meng Ge's letter.
This made Kublai Khan look confused. After reading the letter, he frowned and said to his confidants, "It seems that some people have evil intentions in their hearts!"
Kublai Khan naturally would not believe Zhao Tai's words easily. He just had doubts in his heart, but now he was a little unsure.
Because Wokuotai's reaction was too great, when he learned that he had withdrawn his troops, he thought that he had fallen into the Jin Kingdom's alienation scheme and wanted to return to the grassland to deal with him.
For this reason, it is difficult not to hesitate to give up Bianjing, which is about to be obtained.
"What the young prince said is true! This is either because the Khan fell into a trap, or because he is a guilty thief. The evildoer should file a complaint first!"
Kublai Khan said with a dark face, "Get paper and pen, I want to reply to them! If you continue to pass on the order, the army will stay in Xi'an for the time being and do not continue to advance."
At that moment, Kublai Khan quickly sent an envoy to reply to Meng Ge, stating that he withdrew his troops only because his father Tuo Lei died, and because the food and military supplies were destroyed, the morale of the army was shaken, so he escorted Tuo Lei's body back to Guanzhong.
When the news spread back to the grassland, Wo Kuotai realized that it was not Kublai Khan who fell into the trap, but himself.
In the Mongolian royal court, in the sweat tent, Wo Kuotai was so angry that he lay on the bed and cried bitterly, "Shame on you! How shameless! I have lived for forty years and have never suffered such a deception. I have to let a twenty-year-old The young guy who is the first to play around makes me so angry!"
Wokuotai hurried back, thinking that although Bianjing was not defeated, he could take this opportunity to teach Kublai Khan a lesson, suppress the Torei family, and consolidate his position.
But who would have thought that it was not Kublai Khan who fell into the trap, but himself.
Thinking that after returning to the grassland, he hurriedly summoned the princes to discuss matters, and couldn't wait to say that Kublai Khan had fallen into a trap and ruined his plan to destroy the money, but now it was himself who ruined the plan.
"Uuuu~ I'm so angry~ It's so embarrassing~"
