Imperial Palace, Taiqian Palace.

The ministers of the civil and military factions stood in order, and King Yan and King Liang were not only princes but also princes, so they stood on the side. And several prime ministers are standing in front of the ministers.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was a group system, and there were many prime ministers in the DPRK and China to govern the government. In addition to the left and right ministers of Wenchangtai, there is also the internal history of Fengge, and Luantai Nayan, all of whom are prime ministers.

In front of the military attaché, there were several Shangzhu countries, and the leader was Xu Wuving, the military general who stopped Lu Pengyuan at the beginning. Although he was old, he was still in good health and had a high reputation in the army. Therefore, he has not yet returned to his hometown, but has taken a vacant post in the DPRK.

Several Shangzhu states were followed by some military marquis, as well as officials such as Xia Guanshang Shu Yang Yi.

In the last dynasty, the emperor and his courtiers discussed state affairs, and the ministers had already prepared, first several prime ministers talked about the situation of post-locust plague management in various places, and several ministers discussed and discussed countermeasures, and it passed.

It took about an hour.

The empress's eyes were not tired at all, it was the height of summer, the palace maid nearby gently shook a small fan, and there was a rosewood box beside the empress, there were a lot of ice cubes in the wooden box, and the grapes from the Western Regions were placed on the ice, and a trace of cold air came out.

"Your Majesty, regarding the change of guard in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, the minister has important matters to play."

Yang Yi coughed and walked out of the military attache camp.

The eyes of the civil and military officials are solemn, and the focus of today is finally about to begin.

Yang Yi said: "Xia Guan just received the battle report yesterday, and the Anxi army is still in the depths of the Western Regions, and there is still no slightest result. The Anxi army is all the elite of my Great Zhou, and its army originally participated in the war with the Zuoxian King of the Northern Wilderness, and they are all brave soldiers who have experienced a hundred battles. However, since the army entered the Western Regions, it has never achieved the slightest. Recently, there have been a lot fewer merchants from the Western Regions coming and going in the Shendu, and there are too many goods such as silk and porcelain. ”

"Lord Yang is right."

The local official Shangshu walked out from among the hundred officials and said, "Your Majesty, my local official has counted the situation in the past few days, and there are many inns in the Western Regions that are closed in the north and south cities. Some merchants who started their lives by relying on goods from the Western Regions are now also lamenting. We can't get our silk and porcelain out, and the spices, precious stones, and so on from the Western Regions are okay, but the number of shops has shrunk by nearly half. ”

The empress said in a deep voice: "I am a merchant, have the local officials been settled?" ”

The local official Shangshu replied: "Your Majesty rest assured, the ministers have already sent people to find another way for their goods, and these people will not be greatly affected by the transportation of Longxi, Jingnan and other countries." ”

The empress and the local officials are all the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

As for the merchants of the Western Regions, who cares if you live or die?

Yang Yi saw that the matter was almost proposed, and continued: "Your Majesty, Zong Hao, the capital of Anxi, is a veteran who has been fighting for many years, and he should be able to deal with some thieves in the Western Regions. As for why he encountered such resistance, Chen guessed that it might really be because Niu Zonghao was old. The minister suggested that it would be better to withdraw him from his post as the protector of Anxi and send other armies to support the change of defense. ”

"Fuck your shit!"

As soon as Yang Yi finished speaking, he suddenly heard a loud shout. This loud shout startled him, and when he looked up, it turned out that Xu Wudi was glaring at him.

Speaking of which, Yang Yi was able to achieve the position of Xia Guanshangshu by virtue of his strength. He is a strong general, and when he dealt with the Northern Wilderness, he made a lot of effort. In addition, he later became a confidant of the empress, so he ascended to the sky in one step and became a member of the third grade.

But his qualifications are still far from those of the two dynasties like Yang Yi.

Xu Wudi's eyes widened, and he scolded: "Nonsense, nonsense!" Niu Zonghao has made many arrangements in the Western Regions, he will soon complete it, if that thing is successful, the entire Western Regions will be peaceful for a hundred years. If you change someone now, his efforts will be in vain! ”

Yang Yi said: "Shangzhu Kingdom, I believe that General Niu Lao is naturally prepared, but since the war in the Western Regions, nearly several months have passed now, but there has been no progress. The war situation in the Western Regions is scorching, resulting in the blockade of the entire Western Regions trade routes. Shangzhu Country, to deal with these thieves in the Western Regions, we had better solve it as soon as possible, otherwise those small countries in the Western Regions will still have different intentions. ”

Xu Wushu sneered: "You are the Xia official Shangshu, and it is your duty to manage the military, what does the Western Regions Trade Route have to do with you?" ”

"Xu Qing, what do you suggest?" The Empress said with a blank face.

As soon as the empress spoke, the dispute between the two sides was put aside for the time being.

Xu Wudi walked to the dragon chair, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, Lao Niu and his ministers enlisted in the army together, and his actions are very clear. A closer look at his past battles shows that he doesn't care about the slightest gain or loss on the battlefield. What he cares about is the victory or defeat of the entire battle. We have considered that the root cause of the turmoil in the Western Regions is the lack of resources, the small cultivated area, and the fierce customs of the people, mainly plundering. Both the Qing and Qin dynasties recovered the Western Regions, but the effect was very low. ”

"Chu Chen talked to Lao Niu, and he said that if the entire Western Regions were destroyed, and then the state government system was used to divide the land, it should be possible to solve the problems that have always been in the Western Regions."

After Xu Wushu finished speaking, the entire hall was in an uproar.

The empress stared at Xu Wuyi with wide eyes: "So, such a big thing, even I don't know?" ”

Xu Wudi said: "This is the chatter between the minister and General Niu, and I don't dare to disturb Your Majesty." The minister also saw the clue from Lao Niu's marching route, and there were only 20,000 soldiers and horses in such an important town as Broken Leaf City. However, the main force of the Anxi Army was transferred out as early as January and broke through into the Western Regions in the north and south directions. If the minister expected it to be good, now those thieves in the Western Regions are already in his pocket. ”

When Xu Wudi said this, there was a fine light in his eyes, and even many generals were excited.

It is true that if you can really completely control the Western Regions, this credit is definitely not small. It can even go down in history and be passed down through the ages.

But Xu Wudi didn't expect anything, what he said was so forgetful that the empress sitting on it had a gloomy face, and he didn't see it.

Yang Yi took a step forward and said, "Shangzhuguo, all this is just your guess, right?" ”

Xu Wudi said coldly: "That's right, Niu Zonghao won't tell anyone about such an important matter." ”

"Guessing, there is always the possibility of mistakes." Yang Yi snorted lightly.

Xu Wudi's face was gloomy and he said, "You mean, I'm telling a lie?" ”

After all, Xu Wushu is a veteran who has been famous for a long time, and his momentum is already sweating on Yang Yi's head. But he still straightened his back and said, "Shangzhu Kingdom, I can't joke with the lives of the soldiers of the Anxi Army." ”

The civilian party never spoke, and they were happy to watch the military quarrel on its own.

Several prime ministers lowered their heads and closed their eyes slightly, as if they were standing and pretending to sleep. As for King Yan and King Liang, the two of them didn't want to get into such a tricky matter at all.

At this moment, Li Wancheng suddenly walked out.

His steps are a little weird, and Li Wancheng's outfit today is a little weird. Da Zhou's official uniform was put on his body, but he ripped all his neck open, revealing the underwear inside.

His steps were frivolous, and he walked to the middle of the hall and bowed: "Your Majesty, the minister suggests, it is better to change the guard." ”

Xu Wuyi glared at Li Wancheng, but didn't say anything more. He was rough, but he wasn't stupid. Seeing that the empress had not spoken, she thought that the empress should already be dissatisfied.

At this time, it would be boring to talk about it, he wanted to see what he had to say.

In fact, the six ministries are under Wenchangtai and should be under the jurisdiction of Wenchangtai. Therefore, Li Wancheng spoke to Yang Yi, which is understandable.

I saw Li Wancheng take out a letter from his sleeve, hand it to the eunuch under the throne, and said: "This is the letter that the strategist of the minister's family got in recent days, and his brother is now in the Anxi army, and it happens to be under this Niu Zonghao's seat." ”

Li Wancheng said what the strategists said to him as it was.

The empress looked very carefully and glanced at Li Wancheng: "The Western Regions are well defended, how do you exchange letters?" ”

"Your Majesty, the army is well guarded, but there are still special methods for delivering letters. I think that Shangzhu should be clear. Li Wancheng said.

Xu Wushu snorted, which was considered acquiescence. This is also a common practice in the military, although in some places the military discipline is strict, but there are many people, there are still some people who can secretly send letters to their families. Or ask the merchants who come and go, or let the messenger who goes to the capital to report the news.

This thing cannot be forbidden.

The empress said in a deep voice: "Niu Zonghao seems to be really old, since he is old, let's tell the old man to return to his hometown, didn't he say that he wanted to go home, as for the person who replaced him, Xia Guan should hurry up and come up with a plan!" ”

Li Wancheng bowed and said with a smile: "The Anxi army is full of talents, and they are all strong generals. Changing generals on the battlefield is a taboo, plus these people have followed Niu Zonghao for many years, if Niu Zonghao is suddenly replaced, they may not obey orders. ”

After Li Wancheng finished speaking, he suddenly pointed his finger at Xu Wushu and said: "The minister suggests that it is better to let Shangzhu Guo personally take command of the expedition, first, to raise the prestige of my Great Zhou army, and second, to act steadily and protect the Western Regions." ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.

Xu Wudi laughed: "Okay! The old man has been in the capital for so many years, and he has long been uncomfortable, so he can go out and practice! ”

The generals led by King Liang stood up one after another and said, "Your Majesty, it's not appropriate!" ”

Xu Wudi frowned and said loudly: "What's wrong, the old man is not old enough to enter the earth." ”

Xu is invincible, it is indeed not easy to go to the battlefield again. A veteran like him is nothing if he wins, but once he loses, it will be a heavy blow to the entire Great Zhou army.

But the generals were soon surprised to find that a trace of intention flashed in the empress's eyes.

The empress issued an order to order Xu Wushu to be the commander of the Western Army, lead the elite sergeants of Zhuwei, change the defense of Anxi, and replace Niu Zonghao.

Everything was a little sudden.

Everyone looked at Li Wancheng, if it weren't for him, this matter would not have been so hasty.

It's over.

The eunuchs shouted to disperse, and the hundred officials gradually dispersed.

Everything is already a foregone conclusion, Xu Wudi has a smile on his face, in fact, the chill in his eyes has not been hidden. He always stared at Li Wancheng, but Li Wancheng couldn't take care of him.

The sun fell on Li Wancheng's face.

He felt a little dazzling, so he covered it with his hand, and as soon as he stepped over the threshold of the Taiqian Palace, he suddenly felt chills all over his body.

I shuddered and fell to the ground, and he was hot again, and this alternation of heat and cold made him extremely painful.

It was dark in front of him, the figure swayed, and the sharp pain swept over him, so that he finally couldn't help but cry out in pain.