Wo Kuotai left the tent and walked with Yelu Chucai. On the way, Wo Kuotai asked Yelu Chucai: "Sir, what do you mean by my father? Can you please teach me?"
Yelu Chucai thought for a while and replied: "The Great Khan respects heroes the most. In his early years, the Great Khan conquered the world with such high spirits. Now that the Great Khan is old, it is even easier to recall what he was like when he was young. Maybe the Great Khan is in
The Emperor of Song saw the shadow of his own youth, so he wanted to meet him."
Wokuotai was noncommittal and continued to ask: "How will it develop in the future?"
Yelu Chucai shook his head and said: "I have little talent and little knowledge, and I can't guess how the Great Khan will treat the Emperor of Song in the future. However, the Emperor of Song still showed an extraordinary side during this trip. If there is no accident in the future, he will definitely be my Mongolian
It's a big trouble. I can think of this, but the Great Khan can't think of it. I hope the Great Khan can make arrangements."
Soon, Ogedai followed Genghis Khan's order and took only a dozen people with him. They rode horses all the way to the front of the Song army and presented khatas to Zhao Yun to express Genghis Khan's welcome to Zhao Yun for coming from afar.
Zhao Yun was a little surprised to learn that Wokuotai actually came to see him in person. This was the future Great Khan of Mongolia. It was not easy to meet him. Wouldn't it be wonderful if he took advantage of the opportunity and did something a little bit.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun made some calculations in his mind. Finally, he waved to Xia You, called Xia You to him, and said to him: "Xia You, find a simple, honest and dull soldier, and let him say this when you come in."
Zhao Yun explained to Xia You for a while, and then Xia You followed his orders.
Zhao Yun watched Xia You leave and thought to himself, "It doesn't matter whether he succeeds or not, he won't lose anything anyway."
"Third Prince, please come this way."
Soon, Wokuotai entered Zhao Yun's tent under the guidance of Jiang Wanli.
Looking around, Wo Kuotai saw Zhao Yun and couldn't help but look at him carefully, but he didn't expect that Zhao Yun was so young, only in his twenties, about the same age as his eldest son Guiyu.
Wo Kuotai was slightly surprised. He was very brave at such a young age. In time, he would definitely become a formidable enemy of Mongolia.
Wokuotai held a pure white hada in his hand and said to Zhao Yun: "My father Khan learned that His Majesty the Song Dynasty was coming, and specially ordered this prince to present a hada to His Majesty. Your Majesty is welcome to come as a guest. Today you are our distinguished guest.
Then we will be our friends forever."
Gao Shi stepped forward and was about to take the hada and hand it over to Zhao Yun when Wokuotai's face suddenly tightened and turned gloomy.
Offering a hada is sacred and solemn, and extremely sincere. If Zhao Yun pretends to be someone else's, it would be a sign of caution, which would certainly make Wo Kuotai unhappy.
But in the eyes of Han people like Gao Shi, Zhao Yun is the emperor, and safety is the most important thing. If Wokuotai is allowed to come forward and offer hada at close range, wouldn't it be dangerous if Wokuotai is not good for Zhao Yun!
Seeing Wokuotai's intentions, Zhao Yun pressed his hand to stop Gao Shi and said: "The third prince personally presented me with a hada. I am very pleased, so let the third prince come forward."
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
Gao Shi was surprised. On one side, Jiang Hai, Xia You and Cao You heard that the generals were also surprised, fearing that something unexpected might happen to Zhao Yun.
However, Zhao Yun did not take it seriously and said to Wokuotai: "This time I have an alliance with your father Genghis Khan, but we meet as equals. We are of the same generation. In this way, today I will treat you as an uncle."
I wonder what the prince thinks of accepting the prince’s hada?”
The uncles are the elders, and the elders can sit there without getting up when accepting the hada from the younger ones. This is the rule. But if Wo Kuotai accepts it, it means that he agrees that Zhao Yun's seniority is superior to him. This is natural.
Wo Kuotai was not happy.
But it seems that what Zhao Yun said is correct. Zhao Yun and Genghis Khan formed an alliance. Both parties are monarchs. When they meet, they meet as equals and have equal status. In this way, since Zhao Yun and Genghis Khan have equal status, they will treat each other as equals in front of Wo Kuotai.
It is indeed right to choose oneself as an elder.
Wo Kuotai felt a little unhappy, but the rules were such that he had nothing to say. In the end, he had no choice but to step forward and respectfully offer the hada to Zhao Yun who was sitting there.
At this moment, Jiang Hai, Cao Youwen, and Jiang Wanzai all pressed their hands on the hilts of their knives and stared closely at Wo Kuotai. If Wo Kuotai made any wrong move, they would use thunderous methods.
Fortunately, Ogedai presented the hada, everything went smoothly, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After accepting the hada, Zhao Yun glanced at Xia You and winked at him. Xia You understood and immediately signaled to his general.
At this time, Zhao Yun's eyes had fallen on Wo Kuotai, and Zhao Yun praised: "I have long heard that the third prince is unparalleled in benevolence and filial piety, and has won the trust of Genghis Khan. Now that the third prince has been established as the heir, I am very happy and congratulated."
Wo Kuotai pressed his chest with his right palm, leaned forward, and expressed his gratitude to Zhao Yun.
At this moment, a soldier entered the tent, held up a letter, knelt down and reported to Zhao Yun, saying: "Your Majesty, Yelu Chucai has sent military information."
When Wokuotai heard this, he was so surprised that his eyes almost popped out.
What's going on? Yelu Chucai is his most trusted and respected civil servant. How could he send military information to the Emperor of Song Dynasty?
Could it be that he is a traitor to the Song Dynasty?
Wo Kuotai's face changed color, and so did Zhao Yun's. Zhao Yun hurriedly waved his hand, signaling the soldier to stop talking and get out quickly.
But the soldier seemed to be a little confused and did not understand what Zhao Yun said. He thought that Zhao Yun did not hear what he said clearly, so he repeated it loudly and said: "Your Majesty, Yelu Chucai has an urgent military situation."
Zhao Yun was furious and shouted to the soldier: "What nonsense are you talking about? Drag him out and chop him down."
The soldiers on guard on the side received the order and immediately escorted the soldier out. After a while, miserable sounds of begging for mercy were heard outside, but the sounds soon stopped abruptly. It was obvious that his head had been chopped off.
Zhao Yun adjusted his mood and then said to Wo Kuotai: "The soldiers are talking nonsense. Please don't misunderstand me, Third Prince."
Wo Kuotai was still in shock and could not recover. He said to himself that if Yelu Chucai had secretly defected to the Song Dynasty, it would not be surprising if the Song Dynasty emperor dared to come to the alliance with him as his spy to find out the information.
This explanation seems to be a good explanation for why the Song emperor, who had always been timid and cowardly, became brave again.
Even at this time, Wo Kuotai still couldn't believe that this was true, but the authorities were obsessed with it. Unknowingly, Yelu Chucai's image in Wo Kuotai's heart was already changing.
After exchanging a few words with Wo Kuotai, Zhao Yun ordered someone to fetch more than a dozen jars of fine wine and said to Wo Kuotai: "These wines are the highest quality wines in our Song Dynasty. One sip will make you feel like a god. I heard that you Mongolians
People love fine wine most, so I sent these wines to your father, Khan, and to you, the third prince. I also asked the third prince to convey my gratitude to your father, Khan, for his warm welcome."