When saying goodbye, Chai Rong wanted to speak again, Baili Wuji understood Chai Rong's difficulties in his heart, although it is a family world, the emperor of this Zhou State is Chai Rong, but many things are by no means the emperor alone can have the final say, this is very different from the Ming Kingdom, Baili Wuji as the founding emperor, every inch of land in the Ming Kingdom is Baili Wuji personally down, and the real power of the Ming State is Baili Wuji's henchmen, so Baili Wuji can do a hundred responses.

Chai Rong is different, received the throne from Guo Wei, although the recovery of the five states of Dingyan, with a little capital to speak, but many of the Zhou dynasty and the opposition are the old ministers of the Guo Wei period who hold real power, and even the old ministers of the Later Han Dynasty.

Baili Wuji looked at Chai Rong's back, and already regretted bringing up this matter in his heart, a good meeting, let this proposal make the atmosphere bad, he may be too eager for quick success, the so-called speed is not reached, and some things are better than letting them fall into place.

Back in Jinling Mansion, Baili Wuji devoted himself wholeheartedly to the training of the new army.

The day of the new army is not far off.

As Baili Wuji said to Chai Rong, the only way to break the current deadlock with the Blockade and the Liao Army is to rely on these 100,000 new troops.

Chai Rong returned to Kaifeng Mansion and urgently summoned Situ and his subordinates, Ping Zhangshi, Hongwenguan University Scholar Fan Zhen, Situ and Men Shilang, Ping Zhangshi, and Li Gu, who supervised the history of the country, Zhongshu Shilang and the Ministry of Rites, Pingzhangshi, Jixian Hall University Scholar Wang Pu, the military department Shangshu Zhang Zhao, and the left counselor Wang Pu and others to discuss.

This is already the most powerful and influential collection of Wenchen in the Zhou State.

When Chai Rong said that the Ming Emperor Baili Wuji proposed to build an official road in the Zhou State. There was an uproar.

Although the people of this era were not aware of the importance of roads for military affairs, the free entry and exit of the Ming army into and out of the territory of the Zhou State had already made the Zhou ministers dissatisfied, for the sake of the alliance between the two countries to fight against foreign enemies. No one spoke out against it.

And now Baili Wuji has made even more outrageous requests, which made the courtiers of the Zhou State angry.

"Saint, this matter must not be, the Ming Kingdom is strong, and the two official roads are one way, if the Ming Kingdom has a bad heart, then. Our country does not even have time for confrontation. Li Gu said in a loud voice.

Zhang Zhao took a step forward and said: "Holy Lord, what Li Situ said is the words of Lao Cheng to seek the country, the so-called people go to high places. The current situation is that the Ming State is strong, and the Zhou State is weak, and the official road is passed, and the people of our country will be attracted to the Ming State. So. The country will not be a country. I hope Your Majesty will think twice. ”

Fan Shiran stepped forward and said: "The emperor has just allowed the Ming gold and silver bills to circulate in our country, which has given the Ming country face, our country does not need to make concessions on this matter, the minister thinks that it is better to send an envoy to Jinling, and said that it is now a critical period of war, and this matter will be discussed later, so as not to hurt the friendship between the two countries." ”

But not all of the angry people are in favor, and naturally there are those who are in favor. Different starting points lead to different decisions.

Wang Pu expressed his approval. He is Chai Rong's confidant, and Chai Rong's trip to Xuzhou to meet with Baili Wuji was personally arranged by him.

Chai Rong came back and convened the ministers to discuss, which can only show that Chai Rong agreed, at least agreed, then, as Chai Rong's confidant, he naturally needed to support Chai Rong's opinion. Moreover, in Wang Pu's view, there are two sides to everything, and bad things will become good things after certain conditions, and this matter is the same.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have objections, and the Ming Kingdom is willing to pay for the construction of roads, which is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people. Why is my country refusing? Wang Pu had a posture of fighting Confucianism, he lacked a feather fan, turned his head, Wang Pu faced the ministers and said, "Everyone, imagine that the Ming Kingdom has paid to build roads on the territory of our country, and the road has no feet, it is impossible to go with the Ming Kingdom, it stays in our country, who is convenient?" Not yet a subject of our country? You are worried that the Ming Kingdom has a bad heart, that can be completely avoided, just imagine, if you sign a treaty with the Ming State in advance, it clearly stipulates that after the completion of the official road, all the people of the Ming Kingdom can come and go freely, but the Ming army must be approved by our imperial court before entering and leaving, in this way, does not solve your worries? ”

After Wang Pu finished speaking, Wang Pu also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Dr. Wang is reasonable, and the minister thinks that there must be an additional article on the treaty, and after the official road is completed, it must be guarded by our army, so that the practice of the Ming State tearing up the treaty and forcibly passing it is broken." ”

When Li Gu, Fan Zhen, and Zhang Zhao heard it, it did make sense, if Ming Guo really wanted to turn his face and use force against Zhou Guo, it would be an attack without official ways.

But Li Gu stepped forward again and said: "Your Majesty, although what Wang Shilang and Dr. Wang said is reasonable, but such harsh conditions, how can the Ming Kingdom accept it, you try to imagine, the Ming Kingdom paid for the construction of the road, and it became our country's if it was repaired, and even the passage of the Ming army had to be approved by our country, this kind of stupid thing, do you want to do it?" ”

At this moment, everyone present was dumbfounded, this is a very simple truth, what you pay is completely disproportionate to what you get, or even no proportion, this kind of thing is indeed something that a fool will not do.

Chai Rong felt very embarrassed, he really wanted to repay Baili Wuji's favor, but it seemed that this matter would not work.

Wang Pu saw that Chai Rong's expression was different, his mind changed, and he said: "Since Emperor Ming proposed to build the road, my country also agreed to build the road, but the conditions are different, it is better to open our country's conditions and send a messenger to Jinling, when the time comes, if you do not agree with our country's conditions, that is Mingguo's own business, agree, our country will get the road, and we will not lose anything, if you don't agree, then this is Mingguo's own business, and it is reasonable to say." ”

Wang Pu's words were approved by all the ministers of Zhou State present, indeed, Ming Guo proposed, Zhou Guo agreed, after the conditions were issued, whether he agreed or not, that is your Ming State's business, and Zhou Guo and do it.

Although Chai Rong felt that this move was a bit of a scoundrel in his heart, he couldn't think of a better way, so he agreed.

Chai Rong issued an order, and Wang Pu sent an envoy to the Ming Kingdom to negotiate the construction of the two official roads.

Five days later, Wang Pu arrived at Jinling Mansion and presented his credentials to the Ming court, which caused the first court dispute in the Ming Kingdom.

If it is said that the Zhou State caused the courtiers to disagree because the foundation of Chai Rong's prestige could not reach a certain level, then the reason for the disputes in the Ming court was just the opposite, and the prestige of Baili Wuji was enough to decide any state affairs of the Ming State privately without court discussion.

However, Baili Wuji had already delegated the power of internal affairs to Xu, Sun, and Feng since the establishment of the Ming Kingdom, in order to lay the foundation for further institutional reform after reunification. (To be continued......)