Zhou Ziru came to the imperial study, there is no change here, the only change is that the folds in front of the imperial table have been piled up, and there is nowhere to put it.

The little eunuch apologized and ran away in a hurry, Zhou Ziru knew that he was going to call Zhao Yizhi.

Zhou Ziru looked around, and the Qilong Sword on the wall was still hanging there, but it was already covered with dust, and it seemed that it had not been used for a long time. Zhou Ziru stepped forward and gently wiped the dust on the sword, sat back in the chair, and waited quietly.

"You're back sooner than I thought." Before anyone saw the sound, Zhao Yizhi's voice came in from outside the door, and then stepped in. The dragon robe also became no longer smooth at this time, it seemed that it had not been changed and cleaned for a long time, and his face had become a lot thinner, and his eyes were deeply sunken.

Zhou Ziru stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty came earlier than I thought. ”

Zhao Yizhi gently hooked the corners of his mouth, smiled, sat back in front of the imperial case, and before he could speak, Zhou Ziru first said: "King Xigui, he..."

"Dead." Zhao Yizhi replied lightly.

Zhou Ziru nodded, what was expected, how could Zhao Yizhi let him go?

Zhao Yizhi saw Zhou Ziru's expression and said, "I didn't kill him, when he was brought back by Zangyun and them, he was killed in front of the main hall." ”

"Oh?" This was unexpected by Zhou Ziru.

"Aren't you the best at seeing the psyche? Tell me, why? Zhao Yizhi asked.

Zhou Ziru pondered for a moment and said: "In the end, he is a prince, and he is the only one among the eight kings who came to this capital as a prisoner... I feel ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors..."

Zhao Yizhi nodded: "I think so too, sit down." ”

Zhou Ziru just sat down, and Zhao Yizhi said again: "I heard that you ate well when you ate on the way back, why did you vomit blood?" ”

"Have they also reported this kind of trivial matter to Your Majesty?" Zhou Ziru chuckled, not knowing whether he thought it was funny or happy.

Zhao Yizhi didn't speak, and looked at Zhou Ziru quietly.

"Xigui has been pacified, and the next thing is the north. I just think maybe Xigui's matter shouldn't have been decided so early. Without waiting for Zhao Yizhi to ask questions, Zhou Ziru continued: "If the king of Xigui is here, Beiyi may want us to have internal friction by ourselves, and he will not be in such a hurry to raise troops to the south." But now that the west is decided, the north is ... It must have been the border of Chen Bing. ”

Zhao Yizhi casually took out a fold, and a thought flowed, and sent the fold to Zhou Ziru out of thin air. When Zhou Ziru saw this peculiar scene, he just blinked his eyes and didn't say anything.

Turning over the fold, there is a war report from the north, which is about the Beiyi raising 150,000 troops and going south in three ways.

"Your Majesty can draw a copy of it, and you can draw out the battle report from the north, it seems that my worries are superfluous." Zhou Ziru closed the fold with a smile and handed it back to Zhao Yizhi's imperial case.

Zhao Yizhi put away the fold and said, "You can always think about the next step in advance." ”

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Zhou Ziru was more concerned about the situation in Beiyi.

"I don't know much about Beiyi, I think you know better than me. These 150,000 soldiers and horses..."

"It's just a temptation." Zhou Ziru knew what Zhao Yizhi wanted to ask, and replied in advance: "Beiyi lives on nomadism, and the children grow up on horseback, and everyone is good at fighting. Even their women are as strong as men, which is not comparable to the weak women of our Central Plains. ”

"All soldiers?" Zhao Yizhi also knew some characteristics of the northern nomads in later generations, but they had other names, not Beiyi.

Zhou Ziru nodded: "Even the elderly can participate in the logistics supply in the army. The Central Plains is against Beiyi, and the odds are really not good..."

Zhao Yizhi grasped the key point in Zhou Ziru's words: "It's not big, but there are still some." ”

"Yes, Beiyi is good at riding and shooting, but not good at attacking and destroying cities. It's a pity that the three kings of the Northern Domain have already given up all the overseas sand cities..."Zhou Ziru said regretfully.

Zhao Yizhi was silent, and all the sand cities outside the country were abandoned, which meant that the Beiyi soldiers and horses could reach the city without any buffer. If the three kings of the north can't stop it, the plains of the Central Plains, the thousands of miles of plains, the northern Yi soldiers will be unimpeded.

"Do you want to send troops?" Zhao Yizhi and Zhou Ziru said at the same time, and then the two of them laughed at the same time.

"It's time to send it." Zhao Yizhi pondered for a moment and said slowly.

Zhou Ziru nodded slowly: "But after years of fighting, don't say that the treasury is not supported, the people are hard, and even the sergeants and soldiers are already exhausted... Send troops again... I am afraid that there will be a lot of opposition between the DPRK and China. ”

"I know that soldiers must be sent. But you can delay it and send it again, so aren't the three kings of the north afraid that the court will do something to them? Since they are so afraid of the imperial court, then appease them. Send them some money and food first, and let them block Beiyi first. ”

"That Wu Dinggong's side... It's also hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the amount of grain and grass is used..."Zhou Ziru asked what Zhao Yizhi meant.

Zhao Yizhi's face was uncertain, and finally he slowly spit out in one breath and said, "If he sends someone, dial it to him." ”

Zhou Ziru knew in his heart that there was already some gap between the two, maybe it was because of the matter of watching the dust. Zhao Yizhi had high hopes for Yi Xiaodao, but Yi Xiaodao failed to save Guan Chenzi, if Zhao Yizhi didn't complain at all, it was unlikely.

That's fine, Zhou Ziru is also happy to see such a situation in his heart. Yi Xiaodao's credit is not under him, if there is the emperor's favor, sooner or later he will be the powerful minister of Daqi who covers the sky with one hand. At that time, there will be hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command stationed in Beijing, who can control him?

After chatting about the matter, Zhao Yizhi gradually became tired while sitting on the chair, shrunk under the chair, and leaned back on the chair: "Tongweizi left Beijing today, have you seen it?" ”

Zhou Ziru shook his head, there were so many people in and out of the capital, he just ran into it, sitting in the carriage, how could he know who was passing by outside.

"He received a message from Zhenyang Mountain and wanted to go back to be the head of the sect."

Zhou Ziru stared at Zhao Yizhi's face, and saw that he didn't look like a joke, and was a little shocked: "That Zhang Zongbai..."

"It's dead, but Zhenyang Mountain says he's ascended. It doesn't matter, it's the people who are gone anyway. Zhao Yi stared at the ceiling of the imperial study, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

In terms of cultivation and state of mind, it can be seen that she is slightly superior. Even if..."Zhou Ziru paused, but still decided not to mention this sad matter: "Then she will also be the head of the sect..."

When Zhao Yizhi heard Zhou Ziru's words, he couldn't control himself, and tears rained down: "But I really miss her..."

……

"Big brother, how's it going? Feel better? Li Dingxing pushed open the door and entered the room with Yi Xiaoling to see Yi Xiaodao.

Yi Xiaodao got up from the bed and jumped straight out of bed: "Refreshed!" Xiaoling, do you still have that medicine? Give me another two or three pounds. ”

"Two or three pounds! You should eat it! One is enough! Yi Xiaoling covered his hands in front of his chest, for fear that Yi Xiaodao would come and grab it.

"How can one or two pieces be enough? Okay, okay, I don't rob, I don't rob... Don't stare at me. Yi Xiaodao didn't have that sense of irritability, he was in a good mood, and he took the initiative to joke when he saw the two.

He Yue'er came in from outside the door with a basin of water: "Yo, you are here." Hey, you're not well, what are you doing when you get up? Lie down! ”

Yi Xiaodao walked over with a smile, took the water and washed up: "I've been well for a long time, don't worry." By the way, do you have anything to eat? I'm dying of hunger. ”

He Yue'er saw his lively appearance, and she was also a lot more relieved: "Okay, wait, you talk, I'll get it." ”

"Big brother is really lucky, to meet such a good person as my sister-in-law!" Li Dingxing saw He Yue'er busy coming in and out on the side, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Yi Xiaoling glanced at him, and Li Dingxing hurriedly closed his mouth, not daring to continue.

"By the way, Wang Xuanhe... How's it going? Yi Xiaodao asked softly.

Although he was irritable before, he still remembered everything he had done, but he was just out of control for a while. Thinking about it now, Yi Xiaodao felt very sorry in his heart.

Even if he had the urge to make a move on Yi Xiaoling, and even Li Dingxing pulled out the star bow, they were a family after all, and there was a reason for it, and there was no overnight feud, but Wang Xuanke was different. Yi Xiaodao was now only worried that Wang Xuan would have a grudge against him, so he left.

Li Dingxing and Yi Xiaoling glanced at each other and said, "He is busy arranging manpower in the city now, and he is very busy!" ”

"Well, with him guarding the city, I'm relieved." Yi Xiaodao said happily.

"He guards the city? Would he be so busy defending the city? He said that it depends on your meaning, that you have to defend the city yourself, and that you must personally inspect all parts of the city to be at ease. Yi Xiaoling added on the side.

Yi Xiaodao was taken aback: "I'm guarding the city? How can I defend the city? Isn't this nonsense? With that, he got up and went out to find Wang Xuan.

Li Dingxing and Yi Xiaoling grabbed Yi Xiaodao and pulled it back to the chair: "We originally thought that it was most reasonable for him to defend the city..."

"But?" Yi Xiaodao knew that the two of them must still have something to say.

"But what he said later made sense!"

Yi Xiaodao asked, "What did he say?" ”

He said that when he went to Anxi, the situation was not clear. If we really fight, we are defeated, these soldiers and horses will flee, with you in charge, and there will be a place to go to Ancheng, we will not have much loss. But if you are defeated, whether these soldiers will come to find him Wang Xuan, it is uncertain. Li Dingxing explained simply.

"He didn't think about victory before he thought about defeat, and he arranged everything very properly." Yi Xiaodao said with emotion.

"Who let you have such a grandfather!" Yi Xiaoling said angrily.

Yi Xiaodao smiled embarrassedly: "Don't talk about this, when are you leaving?" ”

"Naturally, the sooner the better, you're okay now, and we naturally don't have to stay in the city."

"Alright, you guys are going now!"