Time flies, and six years pass in a hurry.

In the capital, Zhao Yizhi wandered in the back garden alone.

It's spring, and the two finches on the branches are chirping, cleaning the dirt from each other's feathers, and they look very affectionate.

Zhao Yizhi looked up at the two finch, and there was a hint of envy in his eyebrows.

The beautiful palace maid followed behind Zhao Yizhi, waiting for orders at any time.

Zhao Yizhi didn't have to look back, he also knew that this batch of newly exchanged palace maids was beautiful and very beautiful, and they were all beauties recruited and selected from all over the Great Apocalypse.

He had no intention of looking.

"Come here... It's been ten years. ”

Wang Zhenliang took square steps and came to report to Zhao Yizhi with his head held high.

It has been six years since the five southern domains were returned to the imperial court, and the northern Yi also retired from the city of Refusal six years ago. In the past six years, not to mention the wind and rain, the four seas have been peaceful, and there has been no war.

The people of the world live and work in peace and contentment, and they all praise Daqi for being politically and harmonious, everything is developing in a good direction, and Daqi seems to be really prosperous.

Wang Zhenliang, as the head of internal affairs in the palace, felt that there was light on his face for no reason, and even walked with his head held high.

"Your Majesty."

When he arrived at Zhao Yizhi's side, Wang Zhenliang still showed his obedience for many years and leaned over to call.

"They're playing again to make me a queen, aren't they?"

Zhao Yizhi's divine sense has reached the peak, as long as he is willing, the things of the Great Apocalypse can be omniscient. But at this point, he is reluctant to use his divine sense to spy on the world anymore, and sometimes it's good not to know.

Wang Zhenliang looked at Zhao Yizhi's sideburns from behind, and at some point, a trace of white hair had grown, which was quite distressing.

"Your Majesty, the adults are also well-intentioned, and they are loyal and admonished, and the old slave also thinks..."

"That's enough, I don't want to mention this now, if it's okay, don't bother me."

Zhao Yizhi interrupted Wang Zhenliang's words, and there was no emotion in his words, but Wang Zhenliang did not dare to persuade him further.

"Your Majesty, Zhou Xiang... It's back. ”

"Huh? Zhou Ziru is back? Why do you say it now? Where? Zhao Yizhi turned around and asked.

Wang Zhenliang turned sideways and moved out of the way: "Your Majesty, in the imperial study." ”

Zhao Yizhi strode all the way to the imperial study.

Zhou Ziru sat inside, saw Zhao Yizhi coming, hurriedly got up, and was pressed back to his seat by Zhao Yizhi with his hand in the void.

"Don't be polite, why don't you say anything when you come back? After six years away from Beijing, I have to have a beautiful time when I come back, let me greet you well. ”

Zhao Yizhi turned around and sat down, and the chair in the imperial study automatically moved out from behind the bookcase, slid under him, and just caught it.

Wang Zhenliang is no stranger to this, and in the past six years, he has seen Zhao Yizhi's magic power more than once.

He was clever enough not to ask what he shouldn't have asked, and retreated outside the door to wait.

"The minister deliberately asked people not to report the news... Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for six years, you... Matured a lot. ”

Although Zhao Yizhi has never seen Zhou Ziru, he has a divine sense to snoop, and he knows Zhou Ziru well.

"Yes, those princes and ministers think I'm old, and they discuss asking me to establish a queen, I'm afraid that some people can't wait to establish a prince." Zhao Yizhi said angrily.

"Heh..."

Although Zhou Ziru was not in the capital, he still knew a little about the affairs of the capital, and many ministers had written to ask him for his opinion. He just replied with a "self-determination." ”

But from the bottom of his heart, he is in favor of this immediate matter.

"Do you think I should be the next step?"

Zhou Ziru's every move couldn't escape Zhao Yizhi's eyes, and he didn't even hide his thoughts from him.

"yes... Your Majesty, I think so too..."Zhou Ziru smiled a little bitterly.

Zhao Yizhi didn't laugh, he sensed that something was wrong.

"What's going on over there in Beiyi?" Zhao Yizhi asked.

Zhou Ziru sighed and coughed softly: "Cough... Your Majesty, Beiyi has made a big move again. ”

"You say." Zhao Yizhi listened intently.

"Six years ago, Beiyi attacked Anxi and Beidi. The ministers, the Duke of Wuding, and the Duke of Zhongyi rushed to the two places to relieve the siege. At that time, Meng Mulie, the Great Khan of Beiyi, had personally come to the city of Refusal, but that time he retreated for no reason, and he has been until now. ”

"You haven't offended my Great Apocalypse Land in the past six years, do you know why?"

Zhao Yizhi didn't speak, the meaning couldn't be more obvious, he didn't know.

"He's planning, he's preparing, he's trying to invade my territory day and night, and this time... I'm afraid it's dangerous..."

"The spies who went deep into Beiyi sent back the news that Beiyi had accumulated troops six years ago and was ready to devote the strength of the country to the south to invade the border..."

As soon as the words "the power of the country" were spoken, Zhao Yizhi's brows involuntarily gathered together.

These four words are too heavy, so heavy that Zhao Yizhi is a little scared...

"Is the information reliable?" Zhao Yizhi cares about the accuracy of the message.

Zhou Ziru nodded slowly: "Reliable, I will send people to inquire in batches, and the news sent back by everyone is the same." ”

"And in recent years, the three major tribes of Beiyi have been unprecedentedly united, and some small tribes that do not agree to go south have all been wiped out. The current Beiyi is full of vigor and spirit..."

"How long do you think it will take?"

"If it's fast, this summer... If it is slow, at the beginning of spring next year, the iron hooves of Beiyi will definitely go south..."

Zhao Yizhi was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Then you estimate... How many soldiers and horses will there be in Beiyi? ”

"Beiyi is a bitter cold land, and the number of people has always been small, but if all the country's strength goes south, in addition to logistics supplies, auxiliary soldiers and people... I'm just afraid..."

"No less than a million..."

Million!

The two words weighed heavily on Zhao Yizhi's heart, making him a little out of breath.

I had long imagined that there would be such a day, but now that I hear it with my own ears, I am still shocked.

"Million..."Zhao Yizhi muttered to himself, the number was too huge.

Zhou Ziru smiled bitterly again, when he first heard the news, he was not shocked at all less than Zhao Yizhi.

After Zhao Yi slowed down for a while, Zhou Ziru asked: "Your Majesty, when Beiyi retreated, the 200,000 soldiers and horses didn't want it... I wonder how many soldiers and horses we can send now? ”

Zhao Yizhi took a deep breath, spit out gently, stretched out his hand and made a move back, and the folds on the two books flew into Zhao Yizhi's hands out of thin air.

It is the twist and turn of the military department and the household department.

Zhao Yizhi looked at the folds, calculated again in his heart, and said, "500,000." ”

Zhou Ziru nodded lightly, six years of recuperation is neither long nor short. 500,000 soldiers and horses were also expected by him.

"500,000, plus the soldiers and horses of the Beidi and Dingliao Domains, plus our advantage in defending the city, victory or defeat is not certain."

Zhou Ziru said slowly, his eyes swept to Zhao Yizhi, paying attention to his every move.

Zhao Yizhi knew Zhou Ziru's intentions, he deliberately did not mention Anxi, and observed himself, just to see his reaction.

Not to mention the people of the world, even the princes and ministers, it seems that they all know that His Majesty is omniscient and omnipotent, and no little trick can hide from him.

Everyone knows it, everyone doesn't say it.

Zhao Yizhi did not hide in front of Zhou Ziru, for him, the only threat now was only in Beiyi.

"King Anxi did take refuge in Beiyi back then." Zhao Yizhi said calmly.

Zhou Ziru secretly clenched his fists, Anxi's position was the top priority, but now he took refuge in Beiyi...

Back then, Qi Taizu Zhao Shizhu sent the first king of Anxi, Zhang Liansheng, to guard Anxi, not for anything else, just because among the eight kings, he was the only one who could fight the most and dared to fight!

How good can you fight? The battle of breaking the Sichuan Pass in Nanshu and the battle of shaking Dongyue in Eastern Chu were all attacked by him alone, and he led no more than 1,000 soldiers, but he broke the 40,000 Guchuan soldiers in Nanshu and the 7,000 Tieyue cavalry in Eastern Chu.

Especially against the 7,000 Tieyue cavalry, the reinforcements of Xu Jinzong, the first king of Donglu, had not yet arrived, and the soldiers and horses of more than 1,000 people defeated the Tieyue cavalry.

Behead 4,000 people!

Who would have thought that after such a martial hero, there would be descendants who stooped down to Beiyi.

In the imperial study, the monarch and the minister were silent at the same time.

In the end, the three kings of the north are still allied, and they will help each other, whether it is sending troops to Anxi or informing the other two vassal kings of the truth, it will arouse their vigilance.

I'm afraid it's self-defeating.

"That's... It is still necessary to send troops and horses to guard Anxi..."Zhou Ziru broke the silence.

Zhao Yizhi nodded: "Well, for the matter of fighting, you can just discuss it with Yi Xiaodao, I can't help you with the whip in the capital." If you have any other needs, you can tell me and I will solve them for you. ”

"The soldiers and horses in various places are uneven, and the soldiers and horses of Beiyi can fight well, and the minister thinks that the top priority is to mobilize the soldiers and horses from all over the Great Apocalypse, send them to the north, and practice them earlier."

Zhou Ziru had seen the strength of the Beiyi soldiers and horses, and what he had seen was the Huyan tribe, which was large in number and not too capable of fighting.

For the Chongling tribe and the Hefu tribe, Zhou Ziru is still a little bottomless in his heart.

"I know this, I will immediately issue an edict, within a month, 500,000 soldiers and horses will be sent to the front line."

Zhao Yizhi knew the seriousness of the matter and no longer procrastinated.

"Since this is the case, the minister will take his leave first, and then rush to the north." Zhou Ziru got up and was about to leave.

"Let's go?" Zhao Yi was stunned.

"Well, I'm here to ask for soldiers when I came back this time." Zhou Ziru smiled awkwardly.

Zhao Yizhi also smiled lightly, and then smiled: "He... Still reluctant to come back? ”

Zhou Ziru was silent, Yi Xiaodao left Beijing, in fact, he was the "culprit", if he hadn't been on guard against Yi Xiaodao all day long, he would not have forced him away.

It's good now, he often meets with Yi Xiaodao in the Northland to discuss military affairs. But Zhao Yizhi and Yi Xiaodao formed a situation where they did not get along with each other...

"When Beiyi retreats, Wuding Gong will naturally come back." Zhou Ziru directly provoked and said.

Zhao Yizhi nodded: "You help me bring him a word, just say..."

Zhou Ziru listened attentively.

"I have figured it out, everything in heaven and earth has its own destiny, and the matter of watching the dust... I don't blame him. ”

At the beginning, Zhao Yizhi sent Yi Xiaodao to Xigui, just to save Guanchenzi's life, but in the end, Guanchenzi was...

"Your Majesty, the past is over, don't hurt your mind... Minister, I also advise Your Majesty to establish the queen as soon as possible..."

"I... have their own opinions..."