The internal and external dynasty system of the Northern Wei Dynasty originated from the nomadic characteristics of the tribal era, the eight major officials of the outer dynasty and the Cao Shangshu, by the major surnames respectively, jointly governed the country, and the inner court officials were the direct institutions of the Tuoba family itself, mostly with the Xianbei Liang family and the dependent Han people's children, they obeyed the emperor's orders, loyalty, great power, and foreign court officials checked and balanced each other, forming a unique Northern Wei official system.

The inner dynasty is divided into Cao to govern affairs, and the first is the inner Cao, the chief official is the inner order, and his responsibilities are to pick up the relics, inspect the hundred officials, take the sacrifice, the chief of the inner treasury, and the warden of the Cao.

After Yuan Yu succeeded to the throne, the biggest change made to the Inner Dynasty was that eunuchs began to hold important positions in the officials of the Inner Dynasty, and three years ago, Nei Xingling died of illness and was replaced by a young eunuch - Gao Teng.

Gao Teng turned out to be the eldest Changqiu in the palace of Queen Feng Qing, Yuan Yu and Feng Qing were childhood sweethearts, husband and wife were in love, so they loved the house and Wu, and promoted Gao Teng to the inner order, which can be described as powerful and unmatched.

When Cui Boyu came in, not only Gao Teng was present, but also Mu Shou in the service, Li Chong, the secretary of the interior, Chi Jinque, the general of the inner general, Yu Yu in the matter, and the chief officials of Long Mu Cao, Hou Guan Cao, Zhong Cao and Jian Cao, and several capable Cao officials.

In addition, the great monk Lingzhi is also impressively listed!

Cui Boyu participated in the inner court meeting for the first time, sitting at the bottom and preparing to listen more and talk less, Yuan Yu directly nodded and said: "Taoyue, I seem to be unsatisfied when I see you, now the room is full of credible people, if you have macro opinions, it doesn't hurt to say it directly." ”

Cui Boyu bowed down and said, "Lord Shengming! Yao Yan's use of troops this time was too strange, and I expected that the Chu State was planning the layout behind the scenes, so I had to guard against it. ”

"Do you also think He Wubing's words are reasonable? The Jinzhou soldiers should not move lightly, and they should be in the same breath as Yuzhou, and beware of Daoyi taking the opportunity to wave his army north? ”

Cui Boyu shook his head and said, "On the contrary, I think that the Chu people are too busy to take care of themselves and have no power to go north, so I persuaded Yao Yan and Chen Bing Hedong to contain and deter me. ”

Yu Chi Jinque laughed and said, "Deterrence? Just those emaciated rat-like horses of the Xiliangqiang people? ”

"General Neida, Xiliang Dama has been crisscrossing the northwest for many years, and he is not an idle person, but against the controlling warriors of the Great Wei, there is no need to fight, and I also know that the other party will inevitably be defeated. However, the key to this campaign is not in the west, but in the north! ”

"Huh?" Yuan Yu had a little appreciation in his eyes, and said, "You mean Rouran?" ”

"Yes! Since the Chu people have contacted Xiliang, how can Rou Ran sit still? That group of creepers regarded Dawei as an enemy, and they would never miss any good opportunity. ”

Rouran originally meant "smart, virtuous" in the Altaic language family, but Wei lord Yuanyu thought that Rouran people had low intelligence, fought only by brute strength, without strategy, often lost more than victory, but did not know how to advance or retreat, so they ridiculed them as insects who could not think, and ordered the whole country to call Rouran "worms".

This is a very insulting title, and it is said that after hearing this, Rouran Khan swore in the Han court that he would kill Yuan Yu in this life, cut his intestines and heart and liver and feed the insects.

Yuan Yu smiled: "You are a square gentleman, I didn't expect to scold people and squirm, hahaha." ”

Cui Boyu was helpless and said: "The Lord has given the name of Rouran, and the ministers dare not disobey." However, when the two countries are at war, the battle for victory and defeat lies in national strength, military strength, and popular will, and there is no need to take advantage of words! ”

The head of the inner chamberlain sneered at Gao Teng's yin and yang weirdness: "Ouch, Doctor Cui is dissatisfied with the master?" Doctor's benevolence, don't use it in the wrong place, Worm is the biggest enemy of my dynasty for hundreds of years, let alone change the name, it is not too much to humiliate them a hundred times. ”

Cui Boyu was silent, arguing with a eunuch, even if he won, what could he do? Not only is it not famous, but it can also be a source of trouble. However, his attitude of ignoring it made Gao Teng even more annoyed, and he painted a thick stroke on Cui Boyu in his heart, looking for an opportunity to settle accounts with him.

Yuan Yu was very tolerant of Gao Teng, reprimanded him lightly, and said, "Emperor Bird, read the latest information you got to Dr. Cui." ”

Huangniao is one of the chief officials of Hou Guan Cao, in charge of the inner Hou Guan, no one knows his real name and origin, as if he appeared next to Yuan Yu out of thin air. In addition, there is a Luan Bird, who is in charge of the foreign marquis, who never shows up in Pingcheng, only heard that it is a woman, but almost no one has seen her true face.

The emperor bird took out a roll of parchment from his arms expressionlessly, and his voice was as cold as metal friction, which made people uncomfortable and uneasy to listen to, and said: "Worming and moving, half a month ago, I crossed Yixin Mountain, and the army is approaching Wuchuan Town, or no less than 300,000 people. ”

300,000 ......

There was an uproar in the hall, and the others also heard this information for the first time, and Mu Shou frowned and said: "The ghost army is galloping, coming and going, and the traces are difficult to identify, will the information obtained by Hou Guan Cao misjudge?" ”

The cold metallic voice of the imperial bird sounded again, and said, "In order to get this information, Hou Guancao killed seven egrets!" They are honored by the national surname, and they die outside, do they still have to be questioned by the inner court? ”

Mu Shou was unmoved, others were afraid of the Hou Guan, but he regarded him as a slave, and said, "Oh, then why can't Yao Ji's soldiers and horses find out the authenticity?" ”

The royal bird glanced at Mu Shou coldly and said, "Xiliang is not enough to worry about!" "The implication is that Xiliang is not the focus of Hou Guancao's monitoring, but Rouran is.

Mu Shou smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

"Momotsuki, what do you think?" Yuan Yu intended to test Cui Boyu, and also intended to let him show his face in front of the monarchs of the Inner Dynasty. If this question is answered well, it will be a great opportunity for him.

Cui Boyu didn't dare to be careless, and did not play back immediately, but pondered for about a pillar of incense, and Yuan Yu was not in a hurry, sitting quietly and waiting for his opinion.

"Lord, the current situation seems to be under the enemy's back, dangerous and abnormal, but in fact, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, whether you can completely defeat Rouran, seize the Mobei grassland, and solve the century-old border troubles, it depends on today!"

Gao Teng stared at him and said: "Don't blow the air and hurt your tongue, the creeping ghost army and my Great Wei have been fighting for a hundred years, although there are many defeats and few victories, but they have never really broken their muscles and bones." This time, the 300,000-strong army marched south, and it was not easy. Doctor Cui didn't want to please the Lord, but became a minister who misled the country and harmed the people......"

Cui Boyu didn't know when he had offended this celebrity in the palace, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "What the internal order said is that it is precisely because of the sufficient vigilance and attention to the Ghost Fang Army that I dare to conclude that as long as I plan properly this time, I will be able to get rid of this henchman." ”

Yuan Yu was overjoyed and said, "Cui Qing, come quickly." ”

Xiliang Daying.

Yao Ji is only twenty-three years old, is the eighth son of Yao Yan, the lord of Xiliang, arms over the knees, heroic, studious and erudite is one of the few generals in Xiliang, the current left commander, commander of the army. He leaned on the felt carpet to read the soldier's book, and the fire lit next to him drove away the cold air of the entire camp. ”

Yao Ji is currently the left commander of the Xiliang Kingdom, so he is called so.

When Yao Ji saw someone coming, he happily threw away the military book, turned over and stepped over the desk in front of him, hugged the scholar and patted his back heavily, and said: "Ziyou, you are finally back, I am worried in my heart, I will fight and not fight, and I will not retreat, what is my father's idea?" ”

The person who came in was named Wen Ziyou, the mastermind of Yao Ji's shogunate, and was ordered to return to Chang'an to report the military plane to Yao Yan. The eyebrows are narrow and long, the eyes are quite bright, the lips are thin and the cheeks are high, but they are too thin, and they can blow even when the wind is stronger. ”

Yao Ji immediately collected his excitement and said to the two subordinates who were waiting next to him: "You go out, no one is allowed within three zhang!" After sending away the idle people, he took Wen Ziyou's hand and sat down at the table, and said, "Does my father have a will?" ”

"There is no clear decree from the Lord, as long as you adapt to the situation, if Wei Ting sends troops to the pass, you will fight down and defend it first, watch the opponent's movements, and then calculate later."

Yao Ji grabbed his hair and said distressedly: "Only give me 10,000 horses, but I want to claim 100,000, if Wei Ting is scared to come to the aid of Jin, Yu, Luo, and Qin, even if I lay down the pass, how can I defend it?" When the time comes, retreat is defeat, defeat is sin, will my brothers easily spare me? ”

Wen Ziyou said with a smile: "Although the lord is ambiguous and vague about his words, I guess it should be that the State of Chu sent an envoy to lobby." Since he has lobbied us, Rouran's side will not miss it, if hundreds of thousands of ghost troops are approaching the clouds, the Lord of Wei will never dare to start the war lightly, and he will not have to send someone to negotiate peace, the military commander does not need to worry, as long as he stabilizes his position, he will be greatly appreciated by the Lord after the war. ”

Yao Ji then Da'an.

Wen Ziyou returned to his tent, and when it was nightfall, the moonlight had just sprinkled with silver light, and there were no candles, and three people appeared in the dark tent. The two of them were dressed in military uniforms, carrying waist knives, with strong bodies, obviously not low in cultivation, and the other was wearing black robes, with curtain fences, and their steps were light, but they did not have any cultivation.

Wen Ziyou poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to the man in the middle, and said, "You didn't encounter any trouble entering the camp, did you?" ”

"There is a sign given by the lord of the Emperor, and no one hinders him." Her voice was low and hoarse, but she could be heard to be a girl, she took the teacup, waved her hand, and the two behind her bowed in unison, and then quietly withdrew.

"Did you agree?" Wen Ziyou walked over, took off the girl's curtain with his own hands, and gently stroked the long knife mark on her cheek with his fingertips, he couldn't see clearly in the night, but his eyes were full of pity.

"The lord of Xun promised it in the position of Zhang Yegong, he was extremely moved, but he was afraid of the lord and didn't dare to agree too sure."

Wen Ziyou took her hand, felt the chill to the bone, held it to his mouth and blew it gently, and said: "Zhang Ye Gong is a temptation that Fuqu Wugu can never refuse, when his grandfather Fuqu Chengye started with the official position of Zhang Ye Gong, and established the Yan State in just three years, including more than 70 counties in six states. Later, the Yan State was destroyed by the Taizu of this dynasty, and the Fuqu clan has since declined, bowing to the Yao clan and being willing to be a slave, so many years, Lu Shuihu controlled by the Fuqu clan is still the most courageous force on the battlefield. If there is their surrender, those waste princes in Chang'an City alone are not the opponents of the commanders at all. ”

"When the news in the palace is confirmed, I will go and see Fuqu Wugu again, this time he will not be able to refuse!"

"Speaking of the palace, I went back to Beijing this time to see the little eunuch Luo Xun, you have dealt with him, is he reliable?"

"Reliable! Luo Xun is only the most humble eunuch in the palace, but he is very ambitious, and he wants to climb the commander and fight for glory and wealth, so a little favor is enough to prompt him to die. ”

"That's good, Luo Xun is serving in the imperial pharmacy, what is the body and bones of the master, it depends on whether this little eunuch is clever enough!"

"Lord Xun rest assured, it will not be more than seven or eight days, and there will be a letter from Luo Xun's side. It's just, do you really want to hide it from the commander?"

Wen Ziyou walked to the door, lifted a corner of the tent, looked up at Mingyue, and said: "The commander is too naïve, thinking that he can win the favor of the lord by making desperate contributions, and he can be made the prince and become the son of heaven who succeeds to the throne of Liangguo." But he didn't understand, since ancient times, could there be a prince who led troops all day long and stayed away from the court? ”

"We were all slaves who were going to die in the stinking water and sludge, but the commander of the ministry did not give up, saved our lives, gave us food and clothing, and gave us honor. Moon marks, we can't repay it, so give him the world of this cool country! ”

The girl followed behind, lowered her head, and then seemed to be cowardly and hesitant to learn Wen Ziyou to look at the night sky, the bright moon shone like a jade plate, and the faint silver light illuminated her face, but it was a hundred paintings that had been missing for many years.

The former youth is far away from the eyebrows, the eyes are as deep as the abyss, and the terrible knife mark on the left cheek seems to declare the pain and suffering she has experienced, no matter what, time is changing, and people are also changing.

Her current name is Moonmark.