Although Chen Wenyuan and Wang Yunong achieved the expected purpose of the advice, they were frightened by Zhao Qi into a cold sweat.

On the way out of the palace together, Chen Wenyuan said with palpitations: "I didn't expect the old man to be so frightened at this age!" ”

Wang Yunong sneered: "You old horseman! Didn't you say that you would lay down your life to counsel you? ”

Chen Wenyuan sneered at each other: "What do you think you are a good thing? It is clear that you first surrendered to the emperor, but laughed at the old man! What is it like to counsel today? Didn't scare you out of the woods, did you? ”

Wang Yunong smiled leisurely: "On the contrary, the old man is extremely pleased. ”

Chen Wenyuan thought for a while, and couldn't help but sigh: "Not bad." It looks like we're really old! When we get through the current crisis, we should also be a little more sensible and roll up and get out. ”

The two have been in the sea for a long time and have been with the emperor for decades, how can Zhao Qi's little trick of borrowing Shuwei not be seen? I sent it to the door to be a stepping stone for the emperor, who is to blame? Although Zhao Qi still plays the old routine of combining grace and power, playing and pulling, he is extremely familiar.

first clearly expressed his worries and concerns about Yang Zhi, which not only tightly blocked the mouths of the two, but also scared them a lot. After that, Wen Yan comforted him, and resolutely adopted the advice, giving the two of them enough face. It was you who persuaded me to use Yang Zhi in vain, and when the time comes, if Yang Zhi has other thoughts, can you get rid of it? So not only do you have to bring my words to Yang Zhi truthfully, but you also have to keep your eyes open and keep an eye on him!

Zhao Qi himself is very aware of the several wills issued in the past few days. We can only stabilize the current situation. Speaking from his heart, what to do next, he didn't know the bottom in his heart. I would also like to hear Yang Zhi's opinion. Whether he is afraid or afraid, Zhao Qi has to admit that there seems to be nothing in this world that can stump him Yang Zhi.

Chen Wenyuan and Wang Yunong did not misunderstand Yang Zhi. After receiving the secret report of Geng Chao's death in battle, he silently stayed alone all night without saying a word, and left for Chang'an early the next morning. Whoever is called and not called, he cannot take care of that much. When passing through Luzhou. I received the news of Yang Yao's martyrdom again.

Geng Chao and Yang Yao died in battle one after another, although there was a reason for the incident, it still made Yang Zhi extremely chilled. The first emperor changed to the new emperor. You sing and I appear, when will this kind of day come to an end? Zhao Qi's ruthlessness and ruthlessness wiped out the friendship that Yang Zhi had formed in the battle with the former emperor. Now that he is full of confidence, it is better to go straight in the future. Find a chance to get the word straight. Let's go our separate ways!

Yang Zhi departed on March 18. It is still a solo ride, changing horses along the way. First, he was anxious to go back to visit his father, wife and children, and secondly, he had to rush before the Shuofang border army assembled the squad to return to the south and the coffins of Geng Chao and Li Wei returned to Beijing. It wasn't until I passed through Nanyang that I received the holy decree that was delivered several times.

In this era, the so-called 800-mile rush was achieved by relying on uninterrupted substitutions of people and horses, and the relay race-like pigeon book communication was already the most advanced and fastest means of communication. Yang Zhi expects the journey to Chang'an to take about ten days, and there is obviously a time difference. The holy decree is a piece of paper proving that he legally returned to Beijing according to the official system of Great Xia, and it is better than nothing. The rest was left to the emperor to figure it out slowly.

Zhao Qi has not been idle for a while. The ceremony of sacrificing prisoners to return to the dynasty of the Shuofang border army division, and the meritorious awards of many generals of the unified army. The rewards and compassion of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and the funeral matters of Geng Chao, Li Wei, and Yang Yao, ......, none of which can tolerate the slightest sloppiness, and they all need to be finalized and implemented, and the responsibility must be assigned to the person.

Great Xia has been fighting endlessly since the founding of the country, and it was not until the last years of Wucheng that the first emperor changed his course and stopped for a few years. There are precedents for these matters, and it is not difficult to grasp them with reference to them, and the ministers of the Zaifu Cabinet are extremely effective.

The real headache for the emperor was three things: one was silver. The second is the candidate to succeed Yang Yao. The third is how to appoint Yang Zhi.

Before the first emperor ceased to strike the war during the Wucheng period, it was common for the country to be difficult and the treasury had almost no overnight silver. After successively destroying the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue, Yang Zhi was used to set up the Yamen of the Customs Governor, and the treasury became more and more abundant. However, while the territory expanded and the population increased, it also meant a surge in consumption, and at the same time, in order to appease the people's hearts, the benevolent government of benefiting the people was implemented for many years, and it was not easy to accumulate the scale of the treasury with silver deposits of about 10 million taels.

The new emperor has only been on the throne for more than a year, and this war between the north and the south and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and soldiers, even on the basis of following the old rules, can only be high or low, and it is by no means a small amount. The two wars lost 130,000 troops, accounting for a quarter of the standing army of Great Xia, and it was urgent to recruit and train and replenish them, which required a lot of money to do.

After calculating the two things, most of the 10 million taels of silver in the national treasury are missing. But God knows how long you will have to fight Nan Chu next? And to what extent? The war between the two countries, in addition to tens of millions of lives to fill, also depends on grain and silver to support! God knows how many days the few million taels of silver left in the treasury will last? It's really not a good family and don't know how expensive firewood and rice are!

The Xia army is known as a famous general, but in fact, there are not many generals with the talent of commander. As Yang Zhi commented, a slap can be counted. Moreover, the first emperor knew people well, and the vast majority of generals were a radish and a pit.

Zhao Qi himself is a cutting-edge young general who is willing to be promoted, and most of them were middle-level generals before. Not to mention whether these people have the talent of commanders, they have not yet had time to study and verify, at least their prestige in the army is difficult to convince the public.

King Ning and King Kang, the two precious brothers, in order to remove obstacles to their succession, the first emperor took a lot of effort to get them to hand over their military power and coax them back. If they are allowed to go out to command the army again, not only will they have endless troubles, but they will also be tantamount to a resounding slap in the face of the emperor.

The 200,000 forbidden troops in the hands of Zhou Ting, the current general of the forbidden army, are the cornerstone of the town and country left by the first emperor to himself, and they cannot be moved lightly. Geng Jin's status and situation are comparable to King Ning and King Kang, his son Geng Chaoxin died in close combat, who dares to let him be the commander? The Turks have been newly defeated, and it is still unknown what the situation in the north will be in the future, and Zeng Yingming's position is irreplaceable. Ye Chuang is enough to stand alone, and Wu Yue is destroyed, and he must not be gained and lost. Luo Huizu, who guards Youzhou, is also like Zhou Ting, just asking Beiyan not to add to the chaos, and no fault is a success. Yang Yao was defeated again and again, and he was martyred, and the Xiangyang Shou General Hualong, who temporarily replaced his post, was originally a general who had followed Yang Yao for many years, and he ......didn't mention it. After thinking about it, there was no one available for a while!

As for Yang Zhi, Zhao Qi didn't think about it. But do you really think that he is an omnipotent Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves suffering? Do you think his power is not strong enough?

On the morning of March 29, Zhao Qi, who was physically and mentally exhausted, was sleeping in the imperial study, and Jin Zishan, a personal servant, came to say: "Your Majesty, Baqiao Yicheng came to report early this morning that Yang Zhi had gone to the pavilion to rest and stay overnight last night, waiting for the summons. ”

Zhao Qideng was completely sleepy, and got up and said, "Oh? Coming so fast? Could it be that he has wings? Immediately pass him into the palace for an audience! “

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PS: The starting point is a powerful author's background...... It's super speechless. (To be continued.) )