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Fold the music in his hand and throw it on the table, Ji Zhong pinched his eyebrows and let out a long sigh of relief. He looked up at the table and frowned at the thick stack of notebooks. "How can there be so many?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial court sent troops to the north, collected grain and grass, prepared ordnance, and mobilized people, etc., there are indeed a lot more things in all aspects than usual. There are also military intelligence reports from the front, etc., most of these are these in front of you, and they are not big, but they can't be done if they are not dealt with. The great eunuch Wang Li bowed to the side and explained.

"Yes." Ji pondered for a while, and said: "Send all these folds to the East Palace later, from today onwards, all the folds will be approved by the imperial grandson in advance, and all the harmless books will be intercepted by me, and the rest will be sent to me to decide." ”

"The old slave obeys."

After a lazy waist, Ji Zhong stood up and took a few steps back behind him.

"Is there any news from Jiang Yun?"

"Back to Your Majesty, there is no news yet."

"Hmph, shouldn't this kid be playing over there and reluctant to come back?" first snorted coldly, and then sighed slightly, Ji Chong's expression was quite solemn. "The situation in the north is very tense, and the Xiongnu rebound is much more fierce than expected, and they have taken the initiative to send troops to attack the border passes several times. At this moment, there is no chaos in the south, this kid should not let me down. ”

Seeing that Ji Zhong was silent again, he was thoughtful. Wang Li's eyes flashed slightly, and he asked casually: "Your Majesty, above the palace today... ”

Turning his head and looking at Wang Li, Ji Zhong smiled and said, "What do you think?" ”

"The old slave doesn't know."

"It's not that you don't know, but you don't dare to say it." Ji Zhong walked back to the table, took a sip of the tea bowl, and said, "This is someone who wants to protect Ji Feng." The two sides argued endlessly, and even the neutral faction, who had never asked about things outside the window, spoke out to help, and this person was extremely simple. ”

Isn't it? Wang Li thought so, and even he received a sum of money inexplicably. He loves money, but his identity is limited, and there are very few opportunities to make money, and the person behind the curtain can unknowingly put his claws into the palace, which is very powerful.

At this moment, a person suddenly ran into the corridor outside the waves, he was a messenger, except for the court hall and the harem, there was no need for a series of cumbersome passages in other places. After entering the house, he knelt down on one knee and gave a military salute. "Your Majesty, the King of Pingnan has an urgent report of six hundred miles!"

"Say!"

"Half a month ago, Lu Xun, the governor of Yizhou, ordered the general Li Mu to be the commander, raise 100,000 troops, and attack Ryukyu!"

"What? You say it again. Ji Zhong asked in disbelief with wide eyes.

"Your Majesty, Li Mu of Yizhou led 100,000 troops to attack Ryukyu. Dongguo urgently prepared for the 80,000-strong army to fight in the south, and the two armies are currently fighting. According to reliable sources, Lu Xun is still gathering large troops, and 150,000 troops are now stationed on the northern coast of Yizhou, ready to support the front line at any time. ”

When Ji Chong heard this, he couldn't help but be angry. "Where did Yizhou get 250,000 troops?"

"Also... And that's not all. The messenger wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said with a wry smile: "There is news from the Dark Dragon Guard, the Shanyue tribe in the south of Yizhou has come out of the mountains, and 100,000 barbarians have gone north and are stationed in Shuibei and Shuixi respectively. . . It seems to be guarding against my big week. ”

“。。。”

When Ji Chong heard this, he couldn't help but gasp. He thought that his assessment of Yizhou's strength was only high, and according to the previous battle of Fujian, he was afraid that the total strength of Yizhou's foreign conquest should be about 150,000. Who knows, last time, people were just playing with Da Zhou. 350,000 troops... Are these people in Yizhou all rats? On weekdays, I don't see anyone, but once there is a war, all the brains come out in an uproar.

Are you kidding! He did his best in Da Zhou, but he only formed 300,000 Gyeonggi battalions and went north. Yizhou is a small place, this time the military salute is especially better than the big one, how can Ji Zhong not be surprised? As for anger, it's a different thought.

Ryukyu is the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it has been since ancient times! It's just remote, relatively barren, and the number of people is small. Under the repeated attacks of the Japanese invaders, the court whip was beyond the reach of the whip, so he had to give up temporarily. After that, Ryukyu was actually occupied by the Japanese invaders, but the problem was that the imperial court never officially stated that it would abandon the Ryukyus, and this area still nominally belonged to the Great Zhou.

Yizhou sent troops to attack Ryukyu, not only beating the Japanese and beating the east, but even the face of the Great Zhou was drawn. The accounts of Fujian, which was the first to be settled, have not yet been settled, and now they are coming again, which is simply too deceitful! Is it really good for him to bully?

I was angry in my heart, but Ji Chong had no way, and the timing of Yizhou's choice of troops was too good! The forces of the Great Zhou and the eastward are on the northern front, and the enemy cannot easily retreat with their eyes on them, and the 350,000 troops of Yizhou are within the range of the Ryukyus, which is like a boulder crushing an egg, and there is no external force to stop it at all. As for the condemnation ... It's no wonder that people can go to their hearts.

"I know, step down." Ji Zhong waved his hand, his face was pale, and his good mood in recent days was completely destroyed by a war report.

As soon as the messenger stepped out, the little eunuch who guarded the door walked into the house. "Your Majesty, Jiang Shaoqing asks to see you."

"Jiang Yun?" Ji Zhong hurriedly walked back to the dragon chair and sat down, and waved his big hand: "Pass!" ”

After Jiang Yun entered the house, he pouted his ass and fell down unusually exaggeratedly. "Long live my emperor, long live, long live! Weichen congratulates Your Majesty, congratulations Your Majesty, good thing! ”

"That's a good thing!" Ji Zhong snorted coldly: "Everyone has hit me in the face, is this still a good thing?" ”

"Huh? What did you say, Your Majesty? ”

"Playing stupid?" Ji Zhong said angrily: "I asked you to go to Yizhou to appease, what is the result? Before you come back, the military report has arrived! Half a month ago, Yizhou sent troops to the Ryukyus. The Dark Dragon Guard you formed knows about this, do you want to say that you haven't received the news yet? ”

"Oh, that's it. I want to tell you. ”

"Say!"

"That's right." Jiang Yun didn't wait for the word "flat" for a long time, and simply stood up very familiarly, spitting and talking. "Weichen went to Yizhou to appease, it was really not easy, racking his brains and trying his best, which finally made Yizhou Lu Xun agree to surrender to the court. Ministers, tributes, and His Majesty as the Lord. Not only that, Lu Xun will also go to the capital to meet His Majesty in person a month later. ”

"Oh? If so? Ji Chong was overjoyed when he heard this.

"How dare the minister deceive Your Majesty. But... Jiang Yun's eyes rolled slightly, and he hurriedly fell down again. The minister is guilty. ”

"What are you guilty of doing this great thing?"

"Your Majesty, that's right. At the time of the negotiation, the Lu family seemed to think that the title was too low... In order to facilitate this matter as soon as possible, the minister had the courage to make the decision for His Majesty and changed the title of King Zhennan to King Yi. ”

"This..." Ji reciprocated and muttered. The first-class prince, it's not that he is reluctant to give, the main reason is that there is no such precedent. Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, all first-class princes are members of the royal family, and the king with a different surname is already a great gift, but I didn't expect that Lu Xun to be dissatisfied?

How did he know that Lu Xun didn't care about the title of Da Zhou at all. It doesn't matter if she gives her the prince, or doesn't give anything, she is the real king of Yizhou, this is an ironclad fact, and there is no need for the canonization of the Great Zhou. These words were Jiang Yun's own temporary idea, the title is not too much, not too high, even if the daughter-in-law doesn't care, it's good to leave it to the daughter.

Without thinking about it for too long, Ji Zhong let Jiang Yun get up. "I forgive you for your innocence, and get up. This matter is very important, and I am still willing to let Yizhou return to Shun with a title. The problem is that it is very inappropriate for Yizhou to send troops this time, and Ryukyu is my Great Zhou territory after all. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister did know about this matter early on, but there is nothing he can do, Yizhou is determined to win the Ryukyus this time, and there is basically not much room for negotiation in this matter."

"What's the explanation?"

"This time I went to Yizhou, and the minister secretly learned about it." Jiang Yun thought for a while and said, "The territory of Yizhou is acceptable, but after all, it is an isolated island, and materials are extremely scarce. However, there have been few large-scale wars for thousands of years, and the population is extremely dense, relying mainly on foreign trade. Among them, the trade with the Great Zhou accounted for about seventy percent. ”

"Yes, that's good." Ji Zhong smiled and said: "My Great Zhou is indeed a vast land and rich in resources, not only Yizhou, but also the surrounding countries rely on the imperial court a lot. ”

"However, between Yizhou and the Great Zhou, there is mixed with the largest pirates in the Ryukyus, every time Yizhou transports goods, it is not enough to send fewer troops, and the cost of more troops surges.

"I see." Ji shook his head, and his heart suddenly dawned.