Chu Jing, Chu Emperor's Palace.

Today is the day of Xiaohan, and it is also the day of the great court meeting of the Southern Chu Dynasty, and the civil and military officials are waiting outside the palace of Emperor Chu early. The last court meeting was a month ago, and the ministers had a lot of important things to do.

The Southern Chu Emperor is over fifty years old this year. He himself is a grandmaster cultivator, this age is actually in the prime of life, if he is a diligent emperor, not to mention a big court meeting every three days, there is still a half-moon meeting.

More than ten years ago, Mi Xiong was still a good emperor who worked hard to govern the country. However, in the great battle with the Eastern Qi Dynasty thirteen years ago, Southern Chu was defeated. Since that time, the bear began to be depressed, obsessed with wine and alchemy all day long, neglected the government, if it is not a small cold season today, it is estimated that this big court meeting will not be held.

"The court meeting began, and the ministers entered the palace. ”

A sharp voice sounded, and the civil and military officials entered the Purple Emperor Palace. The name of this palace was given by the founding emperor of the Southern Chu Dynasty, implying that Southern Chu dominated the world, and the Southern Chu Emperor also became the Great Emperor of Eastern Shenzhou.

After entering the main hall and waiting for two incense sticks, the bear was late. His hair was more than half gray, his body was slightly fat, his face was a little pale, his eyes were blank, and it was obvious that he had not rested well last night. However, he has been in power for decades, and as the king of Southern Chu and the cultivation of the grandmaster, the majesty of the emperor is still there.

"If there is something to do, there is nothing to do. ”

The sharp voice of the head of Ouchi, Yu Gonggong, sounded, and the ministers had been waiting for a month, and they finally saw the emperor, so they naturally wanted to be the first to play. Some major events need to be decided by the emperor, some officials need to brush up their sense of existence and show that they are doing things diligently, and some officials are simply looking for trouble and impeaching their opponents......

Mi Xiong was still very serious about dealing with the government at first, but after opening for half an hour, he got a little annoyed, and began to shake the pot, and pushed the matter to Prime Minister Zuo, Taiwei, Liubu Shangshu and so on. Those impeached courtiers, he was even more irritable when he listened, and a sentence of "post-discussion" was directly dismissed.

A minister in charge of military intelligence played: "Your Majesty, news came from the northern border today, there seems to be movement on the side of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and there is a tendency to assemble troops. There is also news from the Yasukuni side that confirms this. ”

This incident made Mi Xiong frown, he looked at the two old men standing on the upper right, and asked, "Zhennan Gong, Dingnan Gong, what do you think of the two Aiqing?"

The two old men were wearing court clothes, one of them was sloppy, his beard was messy, his hair was combed casually, and his standing posture was not as respectful as the rest of the ministers, standing lazily, looking very conspicuous. This person is one of the two great military gods of Southern Chu, Ma Yue of Zhennan Company, and Captain of Southern Chu.

The other person is a military general, although he looks very old, his body is stopped, his face is thin and slender, his gray hair is neatly combed, and his eyes are often half-squinted, and when he opens them occasionally, he is full of sharp essence. This matter is another military god of Southern Chu, Dingnan Ram Qiu, the only general of Southern Chu.

Sima Yue didn't speak, Ram Qiu waited for a moment, came out and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there is Ye Xingtian in the northern Xinjiang. Ye Xingtian has been marching for ten years, and since he didn't play, it means that there is no big deal. In addition, Chu Yuge shouldn't have raised the alarm, right? The old minister thought that it was enough to keep an eye on it, but he was too worried. In recent years, Da Zhou has been hostile to North Vietnam, and if he provokes my Southern Chu, he will be attacked on both sides. ”

After Ram Qiu finished speaking, Sima Yue walked out lazily, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister seconded the proposal." ”

The two military gods said so, and Mi Xiong was slightly relieved. Thirteen years ago, the battle of Eastern Qi defeated his sharpness, and now he is most afraid of starting a war with the Great Dynasty, and he just wants to enjoy his old age comfortably.

Then there was another courtier playing, and the bear became more and more unenergetic, and every time he listened to it, he even heard half of it, and then interrupted it directly.

"In this matter, Prime Minister Zuo will take the idea. ”

"Such a trivial matter should also be heard by heaven? ”

"The Anton Army wants to replace all the war horses? That's a lot of money. The Eastern Theater is under the jurisdiction of the Zhennan Gong, and the military department will discuss with the Zhennan Gong, try to be frugal in spending, open up sources and reduce expenditures, and reduce expenditures......"

"Impeachment again?"

In the later play, the bear basically threw the pot and assigned the matter. He felt like he was going through a process, going through the motions. After another hour, he was yawning, he was not so tired, but he just sent a signal that the little things should not be played, otherwise it would be a collision with the holy will.

"Your Majesty!"

A squire from the military department said: "Recently, Cai Guo and Jing Guo have fought continuously, and the lives have been ruined, and the people have suffered, with more than tens of thousands of casualties among the armies on both sides, and hundreds of thousands of casualties among the people. Weichen suggested that the dynasty should intervene, suspend the army, and send troops to suppress it when necessary. ”

As soon as this soldier finished speaking, the entire Chu Emperor's Palace was quiet, and many ministers had solemn faces, and they all knew that the highlight of today's court meeting was coming.

"Cai Guo and Jing Guo?"

The spirit of the bear was slightly lifted, involving two vassal states, this is not a trivial matter. He hesitated for a moment and said, "In the event of a war between vassal states, the dynasty has always not intervened, unless there are some special circumstances. Well...... What do you think?"

"Your Majesty is right, the dynasty has always not intervened in disputes between vassal states, and the war between Cai and Jing has not violated the rules. Therefore, Weichen thought that the dynasty should keep an eye on it, and not intervene, let alone send troops to suppress it, otherwise it would cause dissatisfaction among the rest of the vassal states. ”

"Your Majesty, Liu Shangqing's words are wrong! What does it mean to violate the rules? What are the rules? The rules are all set by the dynasty, and the dynasty cannot violate the rules of the vassal states? Then do we have to act according to the face of the vassal states? Weichen thought that this time he would intervene and send troops to directly suppress it, just to let the major vassal states know that they had nothing to provoke a war, and that was contempt for the dynasty. ”

"Your Majesty, the matter of sending troops, you must not ......"

"Your Majesty......"

Mi Xiong never expected that he would say "What do you think of Aiqing", and the court suddenly exploded. Countless courtiers came out to express their opinions, and they were righteous and righteous, and they quarreled as they spoke, and they seemed to be moved by his concubines, and they were indignant.

After arguing for two sticks of incense, the bear's head was about to explode, and he waved his big hand and said, "Shut up, Dingnangong, what do you think?"

Dingnan Ram Qiu stood up and said extremely firmly: "Sending troops to suppress this matter is absolutely impossible." It's just that two third-class vassal states are at war, so you don't need to intervene, just keep an eye on it. ”

Qi Xiong bowed slightly, and Ma Yue of the Zhennan Company below stood up: "Your Majesty, it is indeed not advisable to send troops. However, after a series of wars, the people and money have been lost, and the lives have been ruined, it is better to mediate, and the New Year is about to end, and it is only right to stop the army. ”

When Mi Xiong heard it, he felt that it made sense, but the opinions of the two military gods were a little different, he pondered slightly for a moment, and then looked at Prime Minister Zuo Zhu Gui and said, "What does Prime Minister Zuo think?"

Prime Minister Zhu Gui stood up with a smile and arched his hand: "The New Year is approaching, why doesn't Your Majesty make an order to summon the heads of the two countries to come to Chujing for mediation? According to the custom, after the end of the year, all the major vassal states need to send envoys to make offerings. ”

"Prime Minister Zuo is reasonable!"

Mi Xiong waved his hand and said: "Then let's draw up the decree, send the lords of the two countries to Beijing, and Prime Minister Zuo will come forward to mediate." Don't have anything to do, it's about to be the New Year, it's better to be stable. ”

"Your Majesty!"

Zhu Gui arched his hand again and said: "The former lord of Jingguo, Li Hongtu, is here, and now the new lord is only five years old, and the major affairs of Jingguo are in charge of the regent Li Yunyi. If he was summoned, the old minister thought that Jingguo would let Li Yunyi enter Chujing. ”

"Oh, Prime Minister Zuo didn't say it, I forgot that the new lord of Jingguo seems to be a young child. Mi Xiong came to his senses, patted his head and said, "Then pass the decree and let that Li Yi enter Beijing." Ladies and gentlemen, there's nothing to do, right? ”

After saying that, Mi Xiong was afraid that the ministers would have something to drag him down, so he got up directly, and the father-in-law Yu next to him hurriedly shouted: "Retreat from the court, Your Majesty will drive." ”

The ministers all knelt down and watched the bear leave. The eyes of countless ministers flickered, Sima Yue and Zhu Gui joined forces, Li Yunyi had settled in Chujing, and Ram Qiu couldn't stop it.

However, many ministers know that there is really no way to stop this. The Blood Wolf Cavalry is now famous all over the world, and the First Battle of Cai State confirmed the strength of the Blood Wolf Cavalry. With such a powerful armed force, it is impossible for the Southern Chu Dynasty not to control it, otherwise let the rest of the dynasties tie Li Yunyi in, and it will be too late for Southern Chu to cry at that time.

In fact, during the Battle of Jingcheng, Li Yunyi's Shaking Mountain Camp, Divine Bow Camp, and Blood Wolf Camp had already attracted the attention of the high-level leaders of Southern Chu. However, it was only a small-scale battle, and the Blood Wolf Cavalry and the Shaking Mountain Battalion only fought in the real sense, defeating Cai Guolan's cavalry, and the real combat power was not verified.

Later, Zhu Gui sent an envoy over, which also meant to take the initiative to recruit Li Yunyi. It's a pity that Li Yunyi didn't get on the road, and he also sold the secret recipe to the major vassal states. Zhu Gui was not happy, so he could only invite Li Yunyi to Chujing.

Half a day later, two flying beasts flew out of the palace of Emperor Chu and flew straight towards the south. The flying beast was so large that it obscured half of the sky.