Chu Ji's words happened to fall into the heart of Emperor Chu.

It is precisely because of this that he convened this meeting.

"Ji'er is right!"

Emperor Chu nodded, and continued, "The countries in our Qingzhou border compete for hegemony, and most of them use their own armies to fight, although they are loyal and reliable, but after all, the number is limited, and it will be difficult to achieve great things in the end. ”

"If we Chu can take the lead in changing this status quo, we may be able to become a strong country in Qingzhou overnight!"

As Emperor Chu's words fell, the courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty were all talking.

Is it good to form a volunteer army? Or is it bad?

In other days, once the war starts, what will they help? Or resistance?

On this question, the courtiers disagreed.

There is opposition, there is approval.

There is a constant stream of voices.

"Your Majesty, this must not be done!"

When Wang Dafu heard this, he immediately stood up and persuaded Emperor Chu, "If we do this, it is very likely that we will bring disaster upon ourselves, please think twice, Your Majesty!" ”

"General Wang, why be so sure? None of the countries have tried it, so why not try it? Seeing this, Chu Ji frowned dissatisfiedly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the State of Chu has defeated the State of Zhao, the State of Northern Qing, and the State of Northern Qi, and has formed an alliance with the State of Northern Qi."

Wang Dafu muttered, "In a few decades, our Chu State will no longer have an enemy country to provoke us, so why waste food and ask for trouble?" ”

"General Wang, you are wrong!"

Chu Ji smiled and snorted coldly, "Allies, after all, we are unreliable, only if we are strong in ourselves can we gain a foothold in the world." And the key to strength lies in the people and the land..."

Chu Ji was like a river for a while, and he said it all over the place.

Then he continued to ask, "May I ask General Wang, if we destroy other countries and gain the land and people of other countries, won't we also recruit troops to defend them?" Those people are not real Chu people! ”

"This..."

Chu Ji really asked Wang Dafu when he said this.

For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

Wang Dafu retreated to his seat, tugged at Wei Wuji's sleeve, and said, "Da Sima, it's time for you to speak!" ”

"Say what?" Wei Wuji took a sip of wine absentmindedly, and said in his heart, "You fight for you, it's my Wei Wuji's business." ’

"It's a matter of national importance, how can you keep your mouth shut?" Wang Dafu was immediately anxious.

Wei Wuji was still eating and drinking, picked up the tea bottle and drank it all, burping before he spoke: "I have already spoken first, and I don't care about military politics." You say yours, leave me alone. ”

"You..."

The corners of Wang Dafu's mouth pulled, and the whole person was speechless.

He's alone now......

The courtiers in the court, as if they had colluded in advance, after discussing for a while, all suggested that the Chu Emperor adopt Zhou Xiang's advice.

Emperor Chu already had this intention, and as soon as he was persuaded by Chu Ji and the ministers of civil and military affairs, he pushed the boat down the river: "Okay, this matter ends here." Later, the Great Sima and the Great General stayed behind and discussed the formation of the Volunteer Army. ”

"Your Majesty is wise..."

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty bowed one after another.

Emperor Chu said: "Now discuss the second matter. At the beginning of the battle with Zhao and Beiqing in Hukou, the commander of the enemy army, Sun Jin, and the vanguard Hu Wushuang have been captured by us and are now imprisoned in the prison. ”

"The monarch of Zhao Guoguo, I want to redeem them, but some generals have suggested that I kill them."

"It's hard for me to make a decision for a while, should I let Sun Jin and Hu Wushuang go back to Zhao to get money and food? Or kill them? ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's talk about it again."

Regarding this issue, Wei Wuji is very concerned.

He put down the food in his hand, got up and said: "Father, Sun Jin is good at leading troops and strategy, and even if he is captured by us, he must not let go." I implore my father to demote and kill Sun Jin and Hu Wushuang to comfort the soldiers who died on my border. ”

"What Wuji said makes sense, in fact, I also think..."

Emperor Chu subconsciously agreed.

However, at this moment, the crown prince Chu Ji stood up from his seat at once: "Father, Sun Jin is a rare general, if he can take it for his own use, he will help my dynasty!" He had visited him last night, and he seemed to be loyal. ”

"Oh?"

Emperor Chu knew that Sun Jin was very good at fighting.

If you can take it for your own use, it is indeed a happy event.

"Father, the emperor can't!"

Wei Wuji retorted on the spot, "Sun Jin is the general of Zhao State, after the defeat, in order to survive, he tried to serve the Northern Qi Dynasty, and it was the Northern Qi monarch who arrested and sent him. ”

"Now, he wants to take refuge in my Chu State, which shows that this person is capricious and has such a nature, so he has to guard against it."

"Father..."Seeing this, Chu Ji still didn't give an inch, "Erchen dares to vouch with his head, General Sun Jin is truly subservient to my Great Chu, and there is no second heart!" ”

......

Wei Wuji and Chu Ji exchanged dozens of words back and forth.

Both sides are not giving in to each other.

Seeing this, the ministers remained silent and waited quietly for the results.

Chu Ji suddenly whispered: "Father, please think about it, he has betrayed the Zhao State and was sent to the Chu State by the Northern Qi Dynasty, and now he can only be loyal to my Great Chu!" Where else can he rebel? ”

"Besides, we can even accept tens of thousands of righteous soldiers, can't we still tolerate a little Sun Jin?"

"Father should know that if the water is clear, there will be no fish."

"Father..."Seeing this, Wei Wuji must kill Sun Jin.

No matter how Chu Ji blocked it, he had to stick to his claim.

However, Chu Ji's words just now seemed to have touched Emperor Chu.

"Wuji, let's postpone this matter......" Emperor Chu did not refuse Wei Wuji, but he did not agree.

Wei Wuji could see that Emperor Chu had been moved by Chu Ji's words.

.........

Concluding the meeting.

Wei Wuji and Wang Dafu were left behind.

The crown prince Chu Ji was worried that Wei Wuji would take the opportunity to persuade the Chu Emperor to stay and sit in on the hearing.

"Wuji, I said before that the matter of forming a righteous army was disputed by the ministers, but you didn't speak."

As he spoke, Emperor Chu looked at Wei Wuji, "I want to know, what do you think about this?" ”

Wei Wuji hesitated for a moment, he was in no mood to say this, so he said casually: "Father, this is a trivial matter, whether to form or not, the Father's Divine Will is decided, but Sun Jin and Hu Wushuang... The sons implored their father and the emperor to hand them over to the sons and daughters. ”

"Father..."Chu Ji, who was sitting on the side, hurriedly came over when he saw the situation.

"Alright, alright..."

Emperor Chu was suddenly very impatient, and waved his hand to interrupt the quarrel between the two, "Why are you talking about this again?" Let's talk about the righteous army first. ”

Wei Wuji also wanted to speak.

Wang Dafu held Wei Wuji back.

"Alas..."Wei Wuji sighed, and said in his heart: "If you don't kill Sun Jin today, I'm afraid that there will be endless troubles in the future." ”

Chu Ji glanced at Wei Wuji proudly, stepped forward and said, "Father, the son has traveled abroad, and he has been taught by a famous teacher, and he has already learned the method of military training. Erchen wanted to command the army and train him, and he would make contributions to the country every day. ”

"You?"

Emperor Chu shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Even if you want to form a volunteer army, you should be trained by the generals in the army.

Chu Ji has never led troops to fight, she is young and vigorous, where can she entrust big things?

Emperor Chu said: "Ji'er, from tomorrow, you will come to me and learn to handle government affairs. You don't have to ask about the affairs of the army. ”

"Back to my father, my sons and daughters should learn from both military and political affairs."

"It's also..."

Emperor Chu thought to himself, it would never be a bad thing to let Chu Ji go to the army for training.

A good relationship with the generals is more conducive to the succession in the future.

However, he was really not at ease when he handed over the newly formed Yicong Army to Chu Ji.

"Father, the sons must take the horses as an example and learn the way to govern the army, so let the sons try to command the army and experience it. If not, it's not too late to replace. ”

Chu Ji said this, and Emperor Chu had no choice but to respond: "Since you insist..."

"Father!"

Originally, Wei Wuji had no interest in leading the army, and he didn't want to cause trouble, but Chu Ji's struggle for power was unusual.

Immediately, Wei Wuji clenched his fists and said, "The prince has never led troops, how can he command a huge number of righteous soldiers?" If something goes wrong, how will it end? ”

"What's more, the righteous soldiers are all soldiers from other countries, and the relationship is complicated. Are you willing to replace the prince, temporarily train the righteous army, and when everything is on the right track, will it be good to let the prince take the lead? ”

"You're willing to take over, of course I'll allow it." Emperor Chu agreed.

Chu Ji was dumbfounded...