The news that the state of Chu gathered a million troops to invade the territory reached Pingcheng, which caused great uneasiness in the internal and external dynasties of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and no one expected that the lord of Chu had just sat on the throne and had such a great courage to launch such an unprecedented scale of attack, but now the Wei state is the weakest time, let alone winning the war, and even organizing an effective defense can not be done. To put it mildly, the Great War with Rouran hollowed out the body and bones of the Wei State, and the ongoing Great Famine almost killed it.

In order to stabilize the situation on the border, it is necessary to dispatch at least 100,000 to 150,000 Chinese troops. But the crux of the problem is that there is no food, the Chinese army expedition, can not always have an empty stomach, and the huge auxiliary soldiers and servants in charge of logistics are absolutely unwilling to starve themselves to death before eating the food they transport, the daily consumption of the figure does not need to be provided by the household department, just thinking about it, can make Yuan Yu and many princes and ministers numb.

So the court was divided into two factions, one faction thought that it would simply agree to Xu You's request, allow the way, and order several major towns along the banks of the Yellow River to clear the walls, strictly guard against death, and send them out as long as the Chu army does not go ashore; One faction thought that this would hurt the national body too much, lose the prestige of the country, and could not explain to the subjects, so they still had to think of a way to solve the food and salary and send troops to the battle.

The two sides quarreled from morning to night, seeing that it was delayed any longer, the Chu army was going to reach the city of Luoyang, Yuan Yu summoned Cui Boyu in the Inner Dynasty to ask questions, Gao Teng, Li Chong, You Hao and others to accompany him.

Cui Boyu was still an old problem, and he didn't open his mouth when he couldn't figure out what he didn't understand, and when he sat down with the emperor, he said slowly: "Your Majesty hesitated, why?" ”

"If you want to fight, you can't do it; Without fighting, I am afraid that Xu You will carry out a false plan to cut down the Liang, but in fact he covets the northern soil ......"

Cui Boyu asked again: "Your Majesty, do you know why Xu You is a person?" ”

Yuan Yu read all the information about Xu You submitted by Hou Guancao, and said: "Forbearance, wisdom, hypocrisy, proficient in power and strategy, general...... It's okay, look at him a little Qingxu, that is, the posture of a middleman, and the filial piety of the ancestors! ”

Cui Boyu shook his head and said, "I don't think so!" Xu You's ability is not in the generals, but in the training, he set up the Cui Battalion and the Feng Battalion in Qiantang, and in a short period of time, he created a strong soldier in the world like the Cuiyu Army, and annihilated more than 30,000 Xuzhou troops with the weakness of thousands of people, which can be called fierce! Your Majesty also knows that the only warlike army in Chu is Jingzhou and Xuzhou, if the soldiers and armor are complete, the food and salary are sufficient, and they can even defeat the Jinling Chinese army when they use their lives - in the past hundred years, we have fought with them many times, and we have not taken much advantage, which is proof! ”

Yuan Yu's expression became solemn and said, "What you say is reasonable!" However, the more capable Xu You is, the greater the threat to me? What does Momotsuki mean is to send troops to fight? ”

"Quite the opposite!" Cui Boyu said: "Xu You will bring hundreds of thousands of troops to roar, it will not be done overnight, Chu Guomust have been planning since last year, and we have lost the opportunity...... There are only more than 50,000 soldiers in Henan, Luo, Ji, Xiang, and Hebei prefectures, and they are unable to resist Xu You. ”

Yuan Yu thought that Cui Boyu could have any high opinions, and after listening to this, there was not much difference between this and the opinions of the two factions just now, and he couldn't help but be disappointed: "You also listened to the court discussion, such humiliation, not to mention the opposition of the countrymen, even the DPRK and China can't pass it!" Even if I forcibly suppress the controversy, if Xu You's attack on Liang is fake and the attack on Wei is true, wouldn't I want to laugh at the world? ”

"The plan of the false way to cut down the Yu, the focus is on Yu and Yu are weaker than Jin! I dare to assert that Xu You's purpose of mobilizing the army this time is only for Liang, but he is afraid of the interference of Great Wei, so he does not hesitate to fight a decisive battle, in fact, he knows in his heart that Xiliang can be regarded as Yu, but we are not Yu, and Chu is not Jin! If we want a national war, we are not well prepared, and the state of Chu is also underprepared, and the time has not yet come! ”

Cui Boyu admonished: "In the humble opinion of the ministers, our army has lost the opportunity, and the grain and grass are unsustainable, so it is better to let the Chu army go west." When Xu You enters the customs and fights with Yao Ji, no matter who wins or loses, we will win a chance to breathe, then we can calmly transfer troops, rely on Luoyang, build a solid defense line to block the return of the Chu army, and then according to the changes in the situation at that time, we may be able to follow Bian Zhuang to fight the tiger and reap the benefits of the fisherman. If it is not good, you can also take the opportunity to recover Hanoi County from Xiliang and appease the people! ”

This is indeed the best policy, and Cui Boyu did not live up to the name of the gods. However, Yuan Yu is enjoying the great prestige brought by defeating Rouran, and the voice of the government and the opposition is still echoing in his ears.

Cui Boyu saw Yuan Yu's heart knot, but this heart knot could not be persuaded, so he kept silent. Gao Teng glanced at him, and suddenly said, "Too often makes sense!" At the beginning, in order to cooperate with the general's sneak attack on the Rouran Khan Court, His Majesty even ceded Hanoi County to Xiliang, and this time it was not without precedent to tolerate Xu You for a while......

This is simply not a pot to mention, Yuan Yu had a gloomy face and said, "Okay, let's step back first, Rong Zhen will think about it again!" ”

After leaving Taicheng, before dawn, Cui Boyu returned to the mansion, and Kang Jing, a native of Songshan Dao, was waiting for him and said, "How is the court discussion?" ”

Cui Boyu said lightly: "The lord knows that the current situation cannot send troops, but he can't save face, and he is even more worried about Xu You's true intentions, arguing for a day and night, and he is still in a dilemma!" ”

Kang Jing took a sip of the green finch tongue, looking at ease, quite a real person with a fairy wind and bones, and said: "This tea fried by Xu You really has a long aftertaste......

Cui Boyu frowned and said, "When is it, are you still in the mood to taste tea?" ”

"There is truth in the tea, and it is more impressive! For example, Xu Weizhi is just like this green finch tongue, which is simple and boring at first glance, but the entrance has a fairy charm, and when it rolls into the abdomen, it is a different kind of heartyness. ”

Kang Jing added a small half cup for Cui Boyu, tilted his head and thought about it, and carefully added a little more, pushed it over generously, and said with a smile: "Taste it!" ”

Cui Boyu watched him operate this sass, took a sip and drank it all, snapped the cup on the table, and said: "It's so bland, only a country Taoist like you who has never seen the world likes it......"

Kang Jing almost cried out in distress, and said, "Taoyue, you are also a generation of scholars, can you be a little gentle?" I finally asked those white black merchants to get three or five catties of green finch tongues, you are such a cow drink, it is simply a tyrannical thing! ”

"It's really unfortunate to eat a sip of your tea and listen to your nagging for three years!" Cui Boyu said coldly: "Hurry up and think about it, how to persuade Your Majesty to change your mind?" ”

Kang Jing still tasted the tea slowly and methodically, and said: "Even the ordinary people once gained power, but they still have no eyes left, and they can't listen to people's words, let alone the emperor who prides himself on Wen Taowu's strategy? The Lord has just defeated Rouran, the biggest enemy of the Xianbei clan for hundreds of years, and completed a great feat that neither Emperor Daowu nor Emperor Shenwu could do, and it is simply wishful thinking for you to ask him to bow to Xu You like he did before ceding Hanoi County! ”

Cui Boyu looked out the door and said in a low voice: "Be careful! He added: "The Lord is not a stubborn person, if it weren't for Gao Teng's intervention, I would have almost convinced him......"

"Gao Teng again?" Kang Jing smiled: "How did you offend that gelding?" ”

"The eunuch's mind is different from you and me, maybe it's just because my appearance doesn't match his eyes......"

Cui Boyu's sudden banter made Kang Jing smile and lean back, and after a while, he panted and said, "If you say that, I support Gao Teng...... Haha, with your appearance, it is estimated that most men in the world are jealous and hateful to death, and deliberately target you as a matter of course. ”

Cui Boyu glared at him, Kang Jing laughed louder and louder, so he had to shake his head and sigh: "Gao Teng is immortal, we will always be difficult to control the Sacred Heart!" ”

Kang Jing smiled, played with the white jade porcelain cup in his hand, and said casually: "It's not difficult to kill Gao Teng!" ”

"Huh?" Cui Boyu's eyes lit up with a deep light, Gao Teng, as an insider order, was deeply trusted and appreciated by Yuan Yu, and was once an old man in the palace of Empress Feng Qing, and had a deep relationship with many Xianbei nobles, and belonged to the real power in the Wei State, such a character, Kang Jing actually said that it was not difficult to kill?

But Kang Jing's words, Cui Boyu never doubted it!

Xiliang, Chang'an.

The palace was in chaos, Emperor Yao Ji's hysteria seemed to be aggravated again, he woke up from his sleep, killed thirteen waiters with a knife, and cut the arm of the queen who came to comfort, and finally Wen Ziyou rushed over with the inner court guards to subdue him, and asked Pei Zhaoming, a hermit who was proficient in medicinal stones found from the people, to pour three bowls of medicinal soup before he barely recovered his soul.

Since the rebellion won the foundation of this Xiliang, Yao Ji has been sick with suspicion, first said that he saw Yao Yan's headless corpse at night to ask for his life, and later said that there were countless ghosts flying around the pillar, and he could hear the miserable wail. Day and night of insomnia and anxiety, the new Plantagenet Heavenly Son tortured ten years old, and later introduced Pei Zhaoming by Wen Ziyou, who took medicine for many days in a row, and gradually improved, although he would wake up in a dream, but at least he could sleep and fall asleep, but he could no longer leave Pei Zhaoming's medicinal stone.

What a credit for saving lives? Pei Zhaoming was greatly appreciated by Yao Ji because he did not want to be tied up by the official position of the imperial court, so he was allowed to enter the city at will without hindrance - this grace, but even Wen Ziyu did not have it, and entering the city at will meant absolute trust and closeness, although he was still in white, but the power was no longer under Zhu Zi.

"Your Majesty, are you feeling better?"

Yao Ji was lying on the soft floor, the sweat on his forehead had not faded, his voice was slightly hoarse, and said, "It's much better, it was Mr. Pei who saved my life......

Pei Zhaoming is in his thirties, and at first glance his face is ordinary, but when he looks closely, he is clear and jade, and he does not look like a thing in the pool. He didn't take credit for it, he just said quietly: "Your Majesty is trapped, and you should relieve yourself." The medicine stone is an external cause, which can be saved for a while, but cannot be saved for a lifetime! ”

"Yes, the Lord is not too worried, now that the situation is stable and the four seas are peaceful, even if there are a little ghosts, it can't become a climate!"

It's okay that Wen Ziyou didn't enlighten, this enlightenment, Yao Jideng's color changed, looking at the surroundings of the palace, every pillar of the palace, every curtain, every corner, or the fierce ghosts who would rush out at any time, grabbed Wen Ziyou's hand, and asked anxiously: "How is the new palace built?" ”

The current palace is still built by Yao Yan more than 20 years ago, Yao Ji felt that this place was haunted, did not want to live, and listened to Wen Ziyou's suggestion that the new dynasty should have a new atmosphere, and the magnificent new palace can strengthen the majesty of the Son of Heaven, so Wen Ziyou chose another place to build a palace, for which nearly 200,000 servants were levied in the country, and countless national funds and official food were consumed.

"The foundation stone has just been laid, and it will take a year or two to complete it no matter how soon it is."

"It's too slow, it's too slow!" Yao Ji's cheeks flushed, and he said, "Recruit me another 100,000 people, and this winter, I will feast the ministers in the new palace!" ”

Wen Ziyou hung his head and said: "The minister will do it immediately, Your Majesty can rest assured, this winter, the new hall will be completed, if not, the minister is willing to apologize with death!" ”

Yao Ji waved his hand and said, "I don't have anything to worry about when you do something." Stand down, toss all night, and you have to rest a lot! ”

At this time, the eunuch Luo Xun hurriedly walked in and presented the music of Shangshutai, Yao Ji stretched out his hand to take it, and after reading it, he suddenly laughed, turned over and sat up, and miraculously even the sickness was gone, and said: "Good! Lord Liang wanted to open his eyes for Yao Jin's rebellious ministers and thieves, so I gouged out Xu You's eyes and hung them on the city wall of Tongguan, so that the people of the world could take a good look at whose horse's hooves were kneeling under this Daliang territory! ”