Just when Zhao Gou was puzzled, Chu Yi smiled slightly and said slowly: "In Your Majesty's opinion, what is the greatest pursuit for Chu?" ”

Hearing Chu Yi ask, Zhao Gou was stunned, and his face showed a bit of a deep groan, to be able to become the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou is obviously not an ordinary person, so he naturally understands the intention of Chu Yi's question.

However, hearing Chu Yi say this, Zhao Gou thought slowly, just as Chu Yi asked, what is the greatest pursuit of an existence like Chu Yi?

For most people in the world, the biggest pursuit is nothing more than money, power, fame and fortune, etc., but Zhao Gou doesn't think that these will be Chu Yi's pursuits.

If these are Chu Yi's pursuits, then Chu Yi has lost the goal of pursuing.

Suddenly, Zhao Gou's heart moved, and what Zhao Yu had said to him suddenly appeared in his mind, Zhao Yu had said that Chu Yi was a cultivator, and for a cultivator who was dedicated to seeking the Tao, the greatest pursuit was naturally to climb the peak of the martial arts and have a glimpse of the peak of the martial arts.

It's just that this kind of strong man who is obsessed with martial arts is often a retreat from the world, dedicated to cultivation, and ignores the red dust, unlike Chu Yi, but is above the court, rolling in the red dust.

It is precisely because of these differences in Chu Yi that Zhao Yu is not sure whether Chu Yi is the kind of person who is dedicated to cultivation.

Now Zhao Yu's words flashed in Zhao Gou's mind, and he looked at Chu Yi thoughtfully and said: "I have heard Zongzheng mention that a peerless powerhouse like you is often dedicated to the pursuit of the peak of martial arts, and in my opinion, the biggest pursuit of you should be the peak of martial arts." ”

really couldn't think of anything else, Zhao Gou could only choose to answer Chu Yi like this.

Chu Yi nodded slightly, and then shook his head again, which made Zhao Gou very puzzled.

However, Chu Yi didn't mean to explain much, just looked at Zhao Gou and said: "Actually, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, Chu has no interest in the Great Song Dynasty and the Zhao throne at all. ”

Zhao Gou heard Chu Yi say this, his body couldn't help trembling slightly, he could hear that Chu Yi's words were not perfunctory to him, nor were they deceiving him, after all, with an identity like Chu Yi, whether he said or did things, he came from his heart.

Moreover, with Chu Yi's power, even if he said something rebellious here, he could only listen, but there was no way to take Chu Yi.

So since Chu Yi said that he was not interested in their Zhao family's country, it was really not interested, as for what Chu Yi was interested in, Zhao Gou had no desire to explore, as long as Chu Yi didn't take away their Zhao family's country.

Looking at Zhao Gou, who couldn't help but show joy on his face, Chu Yi said lightly: "It's just that Chu has a request, and I ask Your Majesty to grant it." ”

Zhao Gou said with a straight expression: "If the chief manager has any request, just say yes, and I will agree to it." ”

Except for the rivers and mountains, all other costs are not unacceptable, as long as Chu Yi has no interest in their Zhao family's rivers and mountains, Zhao Goucai doesn't care what Chu Yi will ask, anyway, he just agrees.

Chu Yi said slowly: "Chu wants to raise troops to destroy the surrounding countries and lay down a vast land for my Han family's sons. ”

Zhao Gou originally thought that Chu Yi would make some embarrassing request, but it turned out to be such a request, if it wasn't for what he had heard, Zhao Gou couldn't believe it.

Reacting, Zhao Gou took a deep breath and said: "What the chief manager wants to do, just do it, I will support it, if there is anything that needs me, the chief manager will send someone to pass the word to me." ”

Although he was very puzzled why Chu Yi was so keen on foreign expeditions, in Zhao Gou's opinion, this did not seem to be a bad thing.

With the strength of Chu Yi and those under Chu Yi, in today's world, to be honest, Zhao Gou really can't think of any countries that can stop the army led by Chu Yi.

Whether it was Dajin, Western Xia, or Tubo, they were all destroyed by Chu Yi and included in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

If the country conquered by Chu Yi was not included in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, perhaps Zhao Gou would be worried, but whether it was Dajin, Western Xia, or Tubo, they were all included in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty and became part of the Great Song Dynasty, which means that Chu Yi's actions were basically expanding the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

Such a good thing, Zhao Gou is not a fool, how could he not agree, you must know that any king wants to have a courtier like Chu Yi who can open up territory for him.

And how can he Zhao construct how de, he can have such an opportunity to create, from the impossible to inherit the throne to become a generation of emperors, and now with the help of Chu Yi, he has expanded the territory of the Great Song Dynasty several times, and it is not impossible for him to surpass the martial arts of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty in his youthful history.

Glancing at Chu Yi, Zhao Gou said: "This time the chief manager has worked hard, and after resting, I will order the six yamen to prepare various materials." ”

Chu Yi nodded slightly.

At Zhao Gou's request, Chu Yi and Zhao Gou walked down the imperial palace together, and walked into the majestic hall side by side.

A banquet had already been set up in the main hall, and it was obvious that they had made preparations for Chu Yi and the others in advance.

At a glance, there are two tables and chairs in the middle of the head, and a long row of tables and chairs on either side.

Fang La, Lu Shinang, Zhu Wu and others, as Chu Yi's cronies, have enough qualifications to rank here, both in terms of their own strength and official position.

When Fang La and the others saw the layout of the main hall, especially when their eyes fell on the two tables and chairs, several people showed satisfied expressions on their faces.

In their hearts, Chu Yi was even more noble than Zhao Gou, although they didn't know what Chu Yi thought in his heart, but if Zhao Gou wanted Chu Yi to be under him, they wouldn't agree.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were not surprised by this, they knew Chu Yi's strength very well, and even as long as Chu Yi was willing, it would not be a problem to change the dynasty, and Zhao Gou placed Chu Yi's seat side by side with it, and no one in the hundred officials had an opinion.

Even Zhang Shuye, Li Gang and others, who are quite loyal to Zhao Gou, have no opinion on this point.

Everyone sat down, Zhao Gou, as the Son of Heaven, naturally wanted to be the first to speak, and it could be seen that Zhao Gou had a conversation with Chu Yi after the royal court, and his heart had been completely put down, so his expression seemed very natural and relaxed.

The changes in Zhao Gou's body naturally couldn't be hidden from the people present, and everyone glanced at Zhao Gou quite puzzled, as if they were guessing why Zhao Gou had such a big change.

It's just that there are so many people present, I'm afraid that no one can imagine the content of the conversation between Chu Yi and Zhao Gou on top of the imperial court.

Seeing that Chu Yi and Zhao Gou seemed to be very harmonious, Baiguan also let go of their hearts, what they were most afraid of was that these two would fight, otherwise, it would be very difficult for them to be caught in the middle.

A reception banquet ended perfectly in this harmonious atmosphere.

On the second day, Zhao Gou announced the reward for the soldiers of the three armies who went abroad, but Chu Yi was not mentioned, but in addition to Chu Yi, whether it was Lu Junyi or Fang La, these people were all extremely rewarded.

The hundred officials were very surprised, they were very curious, how did Chu Yi and Zhao Gou communicate, for Chu Yi's great merit, Zhao Gou didn't have any reward.

That is, Chu Yi had greeted Fang La and the others in advance, otherwise, I am afraid that the court hall will be lively today.

After the matter of rewarding the three armies that the civil and military officials were most concerned about passed, Zhao Gou's holy decree made the civil and military officials stunned.

Because Zhao Gou's holy decree was to order all departments of the imperial court to prepare grain, straw, ordnance and materials.

As long as you are not a fool, you know that grain, ordnance and other materials are prepared for the war, whether it is the conquest of Dajin or the attack on Western Xia, the imperial court has raised ordnance, grain and other materials more than once.

It's just that everyone is very curious, now the largest powers around the Great Song Dynasty such as Dajin, Western Xia, and Tubo have been destroyed, it can be said that there is no country around the Great Song Dynasty that can threaten the Great Song Dynasty.

Zong Ze frowned, his gaze first swept over Chu Yi, who was standing in the court but had transcendent things, took a deep breath, stepped forward and saluted Zhao Gou: "Your Majesty, I don't know how much these grains and materials want to prepare, where are they used?" ”

Since it is for the preparation of grain and materials, at least let them know how much preparation to make, and what these things are used for.

Zhao Gou really didn't ask Chu Yi about this, just to show his support for Chu Yi, he didn't even discuss it with Chu Yi, and directly made an order.

Therefore, Zhao Gou was really a little dazed at this time, and his eyes naturally looked at Chu Yi.

At this time, just looking at Zhao Gou's reaction, anyone can see that Zhao Gou's order to prepare grain and ordnance is entirely because of Chu Yi.

Zong Ze's gaze finally fell on Chu Yi's body, although he didn't ask questions, but the meaning couldn't be more obvious.

Chu Yi lightly swept over the officials present and said slowly: "The reason why Your Majesty ordered the imperial court to prepare grain, ordnance and other materials is indeed at the request of Chu. ”

Zong Ze couldn't help but be startled, and subconsciously exclaimed, "What? The more the merrier? Boss, what kind of country are you going to use troops against? ”

Chu Yi groaned slightly, looked at Lu Shinang and said, "Lu Shinang, you go and get the map of the world drawn by this king." ”

Lu Shisang went as ordered, and a group of civil and military officials waited one by one, but it was only half a cup of tea, and they saw Lu Shisang striding over with a roll of silk in his hand.

Just look at the silk silk can see that this silk is very large, but it is embroidered by the most exquisite embroiderers, with a length and width of nearly one zhang.

Chu Yi stretched out his hand and saw that the map of the world fell into his hands, and then Chu Yi showed it, and a huge map appeared in the sight of a civil and military.

Because this map of the world is quite large, the outlines of each country are clearly visible on this map.

To be honest, for the map of the world during the Song Dynasty, under normal circumstances, Chu Yi really didn't have much impression, even if he had seen it, if it wasn't for the amazing cultivation now, he had already condensed the Yuan Shen, and he could completely remember all the memories of the past, otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to make such a map.

With Chu Yi's current cultivation, as long as he is willing, then the classics, images and other materials he has seen in the past, even if he just glances at them, he didn't remember them at the time, but now he can clearly recall them one by one.

When the eyes of the civil and military fell on this huge map of the world, especially when they saw the names of the large and small countries on this map of the world, they couldn't help but show a look of astonishment on their faces.

It's no wonder that these people are so stunned, in their minds, the Central Plains is the center of the world, and the Central Plains are all wild lands, and the Central Plains occupied by the Great Song Dynasty is the center of the whole world, but on that map of the world, the territory marked with the Great Song Dynasty is not even one-tenth the size of this map of the world.

On this map of the world, in addition to the Great Song Dynasty, there are at least dozens of countries of all sizes, and the names of many of them are actually not unfamiliar to the civil and military officials present.

The names of countries such as Khorezm, Seljuk Turkic, Black-clothed Daishi, Jiaozhi, Tianzhu, Champong, Chenla, Bagan, Srivijaya, Goryeo, Japan and other countries were actually heard by the officials present.

After all, the overseas trade of the Great Song Dynasty was extremely developed, and it can be said that the Great Song Dynasty occupied sixty or seventy percent of the world's total economic output at that time, and it can be seen how the Great Song Dynasty's commerce and trade were developed.

It was such a developed overseas trade that was naturally the result of a large number of merchants going overseas to do business, so that the goods of the Great Song Dynasty were transported to most of the world through the Maritime Silk Road and the Land Silk Road.

Naturally, the existence of these countries is known to many people, but the Great Song Dynasty is the world of scholars, and in the hearts of these people, the center of the world is the Central Plains, and outside the Central Plains, there are barbarians, and those so-called countries are naturally barbarian states.

I am afraid that all the information of some powerful country that has been passed through the mouths of those merchants will also be laughed at by these scholars.

But now looking at the map of the world in front of him, the vast world clearly appeared in the sight of everyone for the first time, especially in contrast, the Great Song Dynasty is not the center of the world, let alone the largest country in the world, and the shock of this impact can be imagined.

"This ...... Is this world map actually true? ”

"How is this possible, the ancestor once said that the Central Plains is the center of the world......"

"Hey, the world is so vast, my Great Song is just a corner of the world......"

All of a sudden, all the officials present were deeply shocked by the large and small national maps marked on this map of the world.

Some people are horrified, some people look incredulous, some people open their eyes wide open...... It can be said that as soon as this map of the world came out, everyone was overshadowed.

Mo said that he was a civil and military official, and even Zhao Gou, who was sitting there, couldn't help but widen his eyes, looking at the map of the world in disbelief, and his heart was filled with infinite waves.

(End of chapter)