The newly recruited soldiers, who had undergone eight months of training at the Jiangdu Fu training ground, were being selected by Yun Yang and Ding Sijin and then incorporated into the new army.

When Baili Wuji learned the news of Chai Rong's immediate northern expedition from the messenger from Kaifeng Chai Rong, he was very uneasy. One is that in terms of the national strength of the Zhou State, it has been less than a year since the war with Liao and Obstruction has stopped, and it is necessary to wave the Northern Expedition again. Furthermore, Baili Wuji naturally knows that Chai Rong's limit is about to end, but he doesn't know if it will be so punctual according to the original historical record.

Baili Wuji felt that since he couldn't save Chai Rong's life, he should also let him die in bed, not on the battlefield.

Considering this, Baili Wuji wanted to go to Kaifeng Mansion to have an interview with Chai Rong in person.

But when the emperor leaves Beijing, this is not something that he can leave if he wants to, and even if he rushes to Kaifeng Mansion in three days, he may not be able to arrive on May 15, and even if he arrives, Chai Rong may not be able to listen to his persuasion.

Baili Wuji had no choice but to ask the messenger of Zhou to rush back to Kaifeng Mansion with his own handwritten letter, so as to delay the date of Chai Rong's Northern Expedition first, and then set off to Kaifeng Mansion to meet Chai Rong after arranging the affairs of Jinling.

Baili Wuji's letter only persuaded Chai Rong to delay the time of the Northern Expedition on the grounds that the Ming Kingdom was not ready and the new army was training, so that the two armies could jointly send troops to the Northern Expedition to block the divination.

After the envoy of Zhou Guo left, Baili Wuji summoned Yun Yang and Ding Sijin and asked them to step up the training of the new army. Because the war of the Northern Expedition is likely to break out early.

On this day, as the Ming State Qincha, he returned to Jinling Mansion from the Bing Mansion of the Ming Dynasty, and he came with the plenipotentiary envoy of the leaders of the seven tribes of the Ming Dynasty.

Planting and releasing a hundred miles of taboo. The Seven Divisions agreed to wait until the disintegration of the Liao State before announcing their annexation to the Ming State, and the Ming Emperor canonized him as the king of the country. But also put forward the condition, that is, the annual annual tribute should be lower than the current seventy percent of the tribute paid by the Ming State to the Liao State, and at the same time, the Ming State should not send more than 30,000 Ming troops to the seven departments of the Ming State.

Baili Wuji smiled and said to the envoy, "Go back and tell your leader that I agree to send no more than 30,000 troops as long as they currently pay fifty percent of the tribute to the Liao State. But there are three things that must be done in the seven parts of the Stadia. 1. The Bohai State must be canonized by the Ming court; At the same time that the garrison of the Ming Kingdom does not exceed 30,000 people, the seven armies of the Ming Dynasty shall not exceed this number; The merchants of the Sanming Kingdom traveled to and from the Ori to get the joint protection of the seven divisions of the Antelope. ”

The Emissary is gone. The seed release was left by Baili Wuji.

"Planting, you have made great achievements in the north of the Huang River this time, and I haven't rewarded you well, let's talk about it. What do you want? Baili Wuji asked with a smile.

But he smiled and said, "I read and write articles. It really comes from the teachings of the master, and learning from the ancients' hobby of retreat is to seek the joy of the landscape. Si Zhi follows his nature to serve the highest Taoism, and intends to live in seclusion, but has no intention of being an official. If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, just let me go back to Huashan. ”

Baili Wuji was stunned in his heart, he thought that the seed release would be like his teacher Chen Tuan, who was obsessed with political affairs, and did not want this kind of rough appearance. But people yearn for seclusion.

Baili Wuji thanked the credit of the Liao State, and said: "I want to give you the responsibility for Taoist affairs in the Religious Affairs Department of the Imperial Court." In recognition of your merits, I wonder if you would like to? ”

"My wish in this life is to see the success of the country's education, the cessation of wars on the battlefield, the encouragement of the people, and the joy of all kinds. Now the king will hire me, and pamper me, a man from the valley, and I should have listened and received the king's commandment. But when you become an official in the court, you will be ashamed that you were born in the mountains. The emperor is discerning, and my superficial and uninformed words are useless. Taoism is naturally handled by the master, and I dare not trespass. ”

Baili Wuji has some likes this rough-looking Taoist.

But considering the status of the Taoist, he didn't want to give him an important official position. Baili Wuji was unwilling to let Ming officials misunderstand that he wanted to revitalize Taoism, which was not in line with Baili Wuji's concept of governing the country.

Baili Wuji said: "In this way, I will reward you with a lot of money and let you bring it back to Huashan, how about it?" ”

This time, he did not refuse, but from the look of the seed, he found that this person was also plain when it came to money. It seems that this man is really a natural hermit.

Baili Wuji asked casually: "Plant and release." This time, you have traveled all over the northern part of the Liao Kingdom, but if you have any governing opinions, you might as well talk to me. ”

He replied, "The king has consulted me on the method of government, and he intends to reuse it for me as a small material. I think it is appropriate to continue and change, and after three or five years, there will be changes, and this state of relaxation and relaxation cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. If the country wants to build the world well and live a prosperous life, it can only rely on the vast world of the two Confucian sages and summarize the shortcomings of the hundred kings in history, not what a vulgar person like me dares to discuss in advance. Today's morality and righteousness are obvious, the phoenix is out of the violent atmosphere, and talents like me are juxtaposed. It is my wish that Your Majesty may perceive my words, that he may have pity on my observance of the Temper, that he shall examine and ascertain that my unconformist horse is not in danger of overwhelming his master, and that my instrument may be spared the blame for causing the overflow. ”

Baili Wuji bowed slightly, although this person's words still can't get out of the category of Taoist inaction, but his views still cater to his own concept of governance.

Baili Wuji sighed lightly: "You said it very well. In this way, I will not force you. When you go back, tell the Commander that I will remember my promise and hope that he will understand what to do. ”

He replied: "Thank you for your grace, I will bring Your Majesty's words." ”

let go, Baili Wuji was a little lost, this person has talent, but he is not an official. As he said, he is not suitable for officialdom, in officialdom, he can't survive at all, maybe letting him go in the rivers and lakes is the best place to protect him.

……。

When the messenger returned to Kaifeng Mansion to report to Chai Rongyu, it was already May 21.

Chai Rong's condition has improved slightly these days, and after reading Baili Wuji's letter, he smiled bitterly.

Baili Wuji was worried that Chai Rong would use his will to carry out the Northern Expedition in advance, but he didn't want Chai Rong to be unable to go Northern Expedition at this time.

After a few days, after careful consideration, Chai Rong summoned the four prime ministers Fan Zhen, Li Gu, Wang Pu, and Wei Renpu and asked Wang Pu to attend, and held a closed-door meeting on the future of the Zhou State.

"I am so exhausted that I may not be able to go on the Northern Expedition again. All of you Aiqing should already know that it is difficult for the Zhao thief to escape, and I bear the burden of humiliation for the Northern Expedition, and I don't care about it. But the Zhou Kingdom was founded by Taizu, and I don't want to be cut off in my hands, so I summoned you Aiqing here today to make a will, and it has changed unexpectedly. (To be continued......)