Gao Wei pacified the internal troubles, Uncle Wang Gao Run suddenly died, and the minister said that the Son of Heaven had been away from the capital for a long time, and the people's hearts were unstable and unfavorable to the country, so he issued an edict to return to Yedu.

Since then, all disputes in the country have been temporarily extinguished, except for the land east of the river is still turbulent, as if there is a peaceful image in the world, the government and the opposition have less internal friction, and they are bent on planning for development and recuperating their strength...... Time flies, several years have passed in a blink of an eye, and it has reached the early autumn of the sixth year of Wuping.

The sky is high and the clouds are wide, and the sky is blue.

A majestic city stands on the vast plain land, this city was once the capital of Wei Wu, and was also occupied by Yidi, thousands of years with the wind whistling, but this city is still in place, in the years of training, like this thriving empire, showing a proud and majestic posture! This city, to this day, is the most majestic and prosperous place in the world! Yedu!

"Buy horses in the east market, and saddle sheath in the west market." Commerce and trade in the Northern Wei Dynasty were developed, especially in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Yecheng is the center of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the lifeblood of the dynasty, the economy is developed, and the eastern city mostly operates silk silk, horse harness, paper tie ...... From daily necessities to novelty snacks, everything is available; The west market is full of spices, rhino horn, pearls, jade...... and other jewelry treasures, which are dizzying.

The weather of this market faithfully expresses the heyday of the dynasty, people, horses, mules, donkeys run their own way, so that the cool autumn days become lively, incense and sweat are mixed, nobles and Pingming are like-minded, from time to time you can see people selling spices from the Western Regions, BMW from Hui, Tianzhu jewelry, and more high-nosed and deep-eyed Hu people, light veils and bearded women passing through the streets.

There are even people gathered in one place, watching singing and dancing, and everyone loves music, especially pipa and drums. I saw a Hu man with light green eyes holding a pipa in his arms, short and strong, full of beard, looking very clumsy, but as long as he sat cross-legged on the ground, as soon as he stroked the pipa, his whole person seemed to be glowing, calm and confident, he plucked the strings, and the sound of the golden stone resounded.

The crowd was noisy at first, but at last they all fell silent, and the Hu man adjusted his breath, first rounding the pipa from top to bottom, and then playing the strings from the bottom up.

It was a string of rapid and gorgeous music, and then four bearded women with green veils covering their faces and slightly revealing their waists appeared, and they danced to the rhythm of the music, as if they were stepping on the tip of a knife, which was dazzling.

Their sultry eyes, fiery red dresses, and white calves...... Every step seemed to step on the tip of people's hearts, making people fall for it, and the crowd burst into bursts of cheers, and the sound of tinkling dong copper plates fell on the plate......

However, not everyone has the skills to appreciate this dance music, and from time to time there are scholars with black circles under their eyes in the inn who push open the window, scold at this side, and then raise the book in his hand and throw it far away, and slam the window shut! At this time, everyone was busy enjoying the dance and music, and they didn't have time to pay attention to him, otherwise maybe this scholar would be beaten badly......

A few people on the periphery glanced over there, knowing that this was a scholar, coming for the exam, the exam was approaching, and they were all warming books day and night, and under the disturbance, it was inevitable to be short-tempered. After watching it for a while, he ignored it and continued to talk about the figure and appearance of the dancers in the Western Regions...... At this time, someone was standing on the high Qianqiu stewed tower in the imperial city overlooking all this.

The man standing on the tower of the city was handsome, long, and only about twenty years old, but he was full of spirit and calm, although he did not speak, but he had the breath of a dragon and a phoenix. The attendant beside him suddenly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, Pei Shangshu has arrived." Gao Weizhi gave him a look, and he immediately retreated, and then, Pei Shiju, who had been promoted quite rapidly in recent years, slowly stepped forward.

"Your Majesty." After some hardship, Pei Shiju's frivolous pride was subdued a lot, he paused slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty, after the pseudo-Zhou sent envoys to the Southern Dynasty, the Southern Dynasty moved frequently, and repeatedly recruited feudal officials to enter the court, Wu Mingche, Huang Faqu, Ren Zhong, and Chun Yuliang all entered the court, although there is no sign of the northern invasion of Jianghuai for the time being, but the ministers think that it cannot be ignored. ”

Gao Wei smiled and said: "I know, but I think that the Southern Dynasty's dissatisfaction with our dynasty is true, and it may not be possible to form an alliance with the pseudo-Zhou. The enmity between the Southern Dynasty and the Pseudo-Zhou is deeper than that of the Great Qi, and besides, I and the Pseudo-Zhou are better to deal with, I believe Chen Ji also knows it in his heart. Even if he dares to come, I may not be afraid of him, if he wants to fight me, he has to do everything in the country, but can he do it? Chun Yuliang and Ren Zhong may not be so loyal to Chen Ji. ”

In the turbulent times of the north and south, there were many military leaders. Whether to fight or not, it may not be the emperor's final say. Chen Ji has tried to uproot these forces in recent years, but every time it is only in vain, it makes them more and more vigilant against the Jiankang court, and the Northern Qi has also tried to contact them over the years, and they are unwilling to let them join the Northern Dynasty, and they are not so happy to let them be enemies of the Northern Dynasty...... Basically, it is a state of self-respect.

Chen Ji's determination is difficult to make, Gao Wei knows it well, but he is not afraid of him: "I plan to send you an envoy to the Southern Dynasty. Pei Shiju raised his head in astonishment, and sent an envoy to the Southern Dynasty, is it to form an alliance again? may have taken advantage of it and eaten it all by Northern Qi, what else could Northern Qi have to make the lord of the Southern Dynasty excited? As if to understand his confusion, Cushman waved his hand and said:

"If you can win over as much as you can, if he doesn't mean it, then forget it." Understood, Pei Shiju just went to see what the current strength of the Southern Dynasty was, His Majesty may not really want to form an alliance, after the Northern Qi became strong, this ally was actually a chicken rib for the Northern Qi. However, although the Nanchen army is small, the elite is probably not inferior to the Zhou army in Hedong, and there is still a little fear.

In fact, Gao Wei didn't want this ally, his idea could fool him as much as possible, don't let him lean towards Northern Zhou, but the alliance is to divide the benefits, what benefits can Northern Qi give him? Jianghuai didn't even think about it, although half of Jiangling was already in the hands of the Southern Dynasty, Gao Wei didn't mean anything to give them, as for Bashu...... Jiangling couldn't take it down, Gao Wei promised them Bashu, and the ghost believed it!

Besides, King Liang Gangxu, the prince of King Liang ascended the throne and returned to Jiangling, that quasi-brother-in-law is now the lord of Jiangling, Gao Wei used his land to do favors in the Southern Dynasty, not kind and not to say. If the Southern Dynasty won Jiangling, nine out of nine would collude with the Northern Zhou Dynasty to take Xiangyang first and squeeze out the Northern Qi! After thinking about it, there seems to be no better way......

Gao Wei simply didn't care about him, the deployment of troops in the Jianghuai line of the Northern Qi was second only to Jinzhou Dao, Wu Mingche wanted to rely on tens of thousands of people to march all the way and break through the defense line of the Northern Qi, it was simply a fool's dream! "After the big exam, I am about to summon all the governors and assassins to return to Yecheng, Pi Jinghe, Gao Baoning, Hu Luguang and others are among them, Yu Wenyong has already relieved his breath, and he can't wait any longer!"

He leaned on the railing with both hands, took the world into his arms, and looked at the sky where the smoke was falling. This country has experienced the tyranny of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, as well as the extravagance and elegance of Song, Qi, Liang and Chen, and the fierce barbarism of Wei Qi and Zhou, but it will eventually be unified. There will be no more north-south disputes, and there will be no more heroes who overturn the country, and what is about to usher in is a real prosperous era! A prosperous era that Shuli longs for!

At the beginning of October in the sixth year of Wuping in the Northern Qi Dynasty, the door of Tongque Yuan was opened, a large number of scholars stood in front of the door, the officials of the Ministry of Rites came out with a silk book, it was a volume of apricot yellow edict, soft and luxurious, the right line of the edict is the big character of the imperial straight book, the lower line is the addition of the official book with a fly's head in small letters, at the end of the edict, also with the imprint of a vermilion, the seal is not big, but the engraved is the "Wuping Imperial System" of a thousand words.

Countless candidates breathed as they ushered in perhaps the greatest turning point and challenge in their lives!