While his mind was spinning, Zhao Gou waved away his servants with a look full of joy, strode towards Chu Yi, and said from a distance: "I am very relieved that the King of Song is back, I am very relieved! "
Chu Yi stepped forward and bowed slightly to Zhao Gou, but before he bowed down, Zhao Gou helped him up. At Chu Yi's position, Zhao Gou really didn't dare to let Chu Yi bow down, otherwise who would I know what those people under Chu Yi would think.
Anyway, Zhao Gou didn't think that those under Chu Yi would have any sense of loyalty to him. Even among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhao Gou didn't know who was loyal to him or to Chu Yi.
Just like the Yang family of Tianbo Mansion, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, although it has not yet been made clear that they are on Chu Yi's side, but seeing that the next generation of the Yang family, whether it is Yang Zhi or Yang Zaixing, is by Chu Yi's side, this means We can see the Yang family's choice.
Even the Yang family of Tianbo Mansion, known as the Zhongliang of the Song Dynasty, sided with Chu Yi. How could this make Zhao Gou feel at ease with the officials?
Holding Chu Yi's arm, Zhao Gou said to Chu Yi: "The King of Song has made unparalleled contributions to our Song Dynasty. When he returns this time, I have ordered people to prepare a banquet to welcome the King of Song."
While talking, Zhao Gou and Chu Yi walked onto the chariot together. It was definitely a supreme honor to be able to fight with the emperor. It can be said that a dynasty may not be able to produce such one or two people, but in the face of such a situation , even the civil and military officials did not show any surprise. Not to mention other things, Chu Yi's meritorious service was just to do the thing that changed the day. It was difficult to find a few people among the officials who objected. , let alone just riding in the same car with Zhao Gou.
Surrounded by a large number of civil and military officials, the emperor drove in front, and rushed towards the imperial city amidst the shouts of all the people.
In the palace, in a huge palace, Chu Yi was sitting in the upper left corner next to Zhao Gou. He was only one step away from Zhao Gou, with civil and military personnel on both sides.
People such as Lu Junyi, Fang La, Lu Shinang and others are also listed in front of the officials one by one. After all, these people have received awards and have titles. When it comes to status, I am afraid that only the royal family can rival them. .
However, in this banquet, except for Zhao Yu, the royal Zongzheng, no one from the royal family appeared. Among the civil and military officials present, many people looked at Fang La and the others with envy. .
During the banquet, there were people drinking and drinking, and the atmosphere seemed extremely lively. However, Chu Yi was sitting there, except for having a few glasses of wine with Zhao Gou, Zhong Shidao, Li Gang and other people. As for other officials, they didn't dare to Step forward to toast Chu Yi.
When the banquet was over and the civil and military officials withdrew, only a few important ministers were signaled by Chu Yi to stay, such as Li Gang, Zhang Shuye, Zongze and others.
In the royal study, Zhao Gou and others looked at Chu Yi curiously. Everyone was curious about the reason for Chu Yi's return. Looking at the situation now, Chu Yi should have revealed their purpose.
Zhang Shuye was heard stroking his beard and saying to Chu Yi: "The King of Song asked Your Majesty to keep us here. Is there something important that we need to discuss with you?"
Chu Yi just glanced at Zhang Shuye indifferently, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, he cupped his hands towards Zhao Gou and said: "Your Majesty, Chu wants to raise troops to conquer Xixia and Tubo, unify the Central Plains, and restore the country." My hometown of the Han family."
Everyone was just stunned for a moment. After reacting, they all looked at Chu Yi with complicated expressions.
To be honest, as for the arrival of this day, anyone with some discernment can actually see that now that the Song Dynasty has destroyed the Jin Dynasty, the country's power has soared, and it has become the most powerful country in the world. Under such circumstances, if Xixia is not right,
It would be strange if Tubo raised troops.
It's just that more than half a year has passed since the destruction of Dajin. Everyone thought that Chu Yi would need to rest for a year or two before he would consider conquering Xixia and Tubo.
But he didn't expect Chu Yi to be so impatient and eager to conquer Xixia and Tubo.
Zhao Gou nodded slightly, looked at Chu Yi and said: "The King of Song wants to launch a war to destroy the country, but I don't know if he has made preparations. After all, both Xixia and Tubo have been established for hundreds of years, especially Tubo, which has been passed down for hundreds of years.
With its profound foundation and its geographical location, if we are not fully sure of it, we may not only be unable to achieve our goal, but may also cause great harm to the Song Dynasty."
Hearing Zhao Gou's words, Zongze stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, but I wonder if His Highness the King of Song has made preparations? It should be noted that the soldiers and horses went ahead before the food and grass were used. In order to support the King of Song's attack,
The imperial court has already emptied its treasury to attack Dajin. If we raise troops again in such a short period of time, I am afraid that both food and armaments will become a problem."
Chu Yi just nodded lightly and said: "I wonder how many armies the imperial court can welcome to fight now?"
Several people looked at each other, and finally heard Li Gang say: "With the current ability of the imperial court, it can raise at most one hundred thousand troops for three months in a short period of time. If it exceeds, it will inevitably lead to various problems such as food shortages."
Chu Yi smiled slightly when he heard this and said: "Three months for a hundred thousand troops is enough."
Several people were stunned when they heard this. If it was Xixia, that would be fine. After all, Xixia didn't have much background. It was normal to destroy the country in one battle. The key was Tubo. Tubo was much stronger than Xixia, no matter it was
The position it is in still inherits the foundation of Tubo at its peak, which completely shows that Tubo is a hard bone. If you are not careful, your teeth may break.
Although it is said that Chu Yi has the precedent of destroying Dajin, now everyone is quite unfavorable to Chu Yi.
Chu Yi didn't care too much about the opinions of the people. He just glanced at a few people and said: "I would also like to ask your Majesty to issue a decree and order the court to raise food and military equipment. In ten months, I will personally lead an army of 100,000 to the northwest.
, flatten Xixia and destroy Tubo!"
Such major events related to the survival of two countries were decided by Chu Yi with one word. After Chu Yi made up his mind, no matter what he thought in his heart, everyone present, including Zhao Gou, besides expressing support,
There is simply no other choice.
After leaving the palace, Chu Yi stayed in a royal courtyard. Although he did not show up, Chu Yi's presence in the capital was an attitude.
Naturally, the imperial court did not dare to show any signs of neglect, and all ministries and offices went into full operation to prepare food and military equipment.
It was under this situation and atmosphere that the missions from Xixia and Dali finally arrived in Bianliang City.
Even though Xixia will be conquered soon, the Song Dynasty is known as a state of etiquette, so naturally it will not treat the two countries' envoys lightly under such circumstances.
Especially in the Song Dynasty, countless officials had learned through various information channels the fundamental purpose of the Xixia mission's visit to Bianliang City.
As for the purpose of the Dali mission, in fact, everyone knows what the Dali mission is here to do. It is just that Dali is not as high-profile as Xixia. In fact, the fundamental purpose of the two missions is the same, so then She wanted to win over Chu Yi with her beauty.
Everyone in the imperial court didn't know what Chu Yi was thinking. Until Chu Yi's attitude was clear, Zhao Gou and others would not do anything to the two missions.
When the two missions arrived in Bianliang City, they were warmly received by the Ministry of Rites, and both missions received proper arrangements.
The person in charge of the Xixia mission was none other than Li Renxiao, the son of the Xixia leader. This person was also the future prince of Xixia. It can be seen that the purpose of Li Qianshun sending Li Renxiao to the Song Dynasty was not to apologize to Chu Yi. Simple, it did not allow Li Renxiao to go deep into the Song Dynasty, increase his knowledge, gain a deeper understanding of the Song Dynasty, and prepare to succeed him as emperor in the future.
After the mission was settled, Li Renxiao immediately sent people to Bianliang City to inquire about information. The most important thing was to inquire about Chu Yi. After all, they had learned from the officials of the Ministry of Rites that Chu Yi had died not long ago. I just returned to Beijing and am currently in Beijing.
Both the Xixia mission and the Dali mission were very happy about such news, which meant that they no longer had to rush to Youzhou to meet Chu Yi.
On this day, when Li Renxiao was thinking about how to visit Chu Yi, he saw his confidant Li Gan coming in a hurry, with a look of nervousness and worry on his face.
"Your Highness, something bad is happening!"
Li Renxiao couldn't help being shocked when he heard this, and said quickly: "Why are you so panicked?"
Li Gan took a deep breath and said: "Your Highness, our people have sent news that everyone in the Song Dynasty is preparing food and military equipment. This is a sign that troops will be used externally."
Li Renxiao couldn't help but sucked in a breath of cold air, looked at Li Gan in horror and said: "Are you sure the news is true?"
Li Gan nodded deeply. If there was no confirmation, he wouldn't be so nervous and worried.
Li Renxiao frowned and said: "The Jin Dynasty has been destroyed. If the Song Dynasty really wants to use troops, then the target of the troops can be imagined, either Tubo, Dali, or Xixia."
Li Gan smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, if I were Chu Yi, my first choice for sending troops would definitely be me, Xixia!"
Li Renxiao sat down with a look of dejection on his face, waved his hand towards Li Gan and said, "You go down first and let me calm down for a while."
It took a long time for Li Renxiao to walk out of the room, but Li Renxiao was not an ordinary person. Although the current situation was extremely unfavorable for Xixia, Li Renxiao would not give up as long as there was a glimmer of hope.
After leaving the room, Li Renxiao immediately ordered his men, and soon he saw Li Renxiao riding a horse with a small sedan behind him, rushing towards Chu Yi's residence under the escort of more than a dozen guards.
The missions of Dali and Xixia were not too far apart. Naturally, Li Renxiao's actions could not be hidden from Dali's informants. Soon the person in charge of the Dali mission, Zhu Danchen, got the news.
In the guest room, Zhu Danchen looked at Wang Yuyan, who was as elegant as a fairy in front of him, and slowly informed Wang Yuyan about the actions of Xixia Li Renxiao and others.
Wang Yuyan glanced at Zhu Danchen, took out a letter, and then handed it to Zhu Danchen and said: "This is a letter written by my uncle to Chu Yi. I would like to ask Mr. Zhu to send someone to see Chu Yi together with this secret letter and Yu Yan."
Zhu Danchen responded to the order and went to Chu Yi's residence in the same small sedan chair, escorted by Zhu Danchen himself.
In the capital, whether it is Xixia or Dali, every move of the two countries' missions is actually under the surveillance of many interested people.
As soon as the Xixia and Dali missions took action, the news spread.
In the palace, Zhao Gou looked at the news sent by the Imperial City Division, handed it to Zhao Yu and said, "Uncle Wang, please take a look."
Zhao Yu took the secret letter, glanced at it, raised his eyebrows and sighed: "It seems that Xixia has noticed something, otherwise he would definitely not be so anxious."
Zhao Gou nodded and said: "The imperial court is preparing food and armaments. It is not a secret. It would be weird if the Xixia people couldn't even find out this information. As long as Li Renxiao is not stupid, he will definitely realize it."
We prepare food and armament for the purpose."
Stroking his beard, Zhao Yu said: "Whether it is the Xixia Princess Li Qinglu or Duan Zhengchun's Queen Yuyan, they are both beauties of the generation, with a face that will captivate the country. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that beauty is a disaster, but I don't know that the King of Song Dynasty faced such two people.
What kind of reaction would such a peerless beauty have?"
Zhao Gou looked around subconsciously, and the servant who was serving him had been sent back more than ten feet away. He heard Zhao Gou whisper to Zhao Yu: "Uncle Wang, you said that Chu Yi is very likely to be here now."
After being promoted to the realm of heavenly masters, I have heard that strong men in the realm of heaven and humans have the ability to regenerate their severed limbs, so has Chu Yi recovered his body as a man..."
I am afraid that this question is not limited to Zhao Gou, but many people in the world are curious about whether Chu Yi has restored his manhood now.
Zhao Yu's expression became serious, and his aura moved, shielding a space of dozens of feet in radius. Even a strong person in the Heavenly Master Realm would not be able to eavesdrop on their conversation in such a small space.
Zhao Yu was heard whispering: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. If my prediction is correct, Chu Yi may not have recovered his manhood at all."
When Zhao Gou heard this, his eyes showed a hint of joy, and he said in surprise: "How is this possible? In the realm of heaven and man, it is possible to regenerate a broken limb, so what about Chu Yi..."
Zhao Yu said with a bit of sarcasm: "This all starts with the Sunflower Book. The Sunflower Book is originally a skill created by Sunflower Patriarch for the eunuchs. Although this skill is feminine,
However, its core belongs to Zhiyang, so if you don’t cut off the root of right and wrong, once you practice the Sunflower Book, you will suffer from internal fire burning your body. Chu Yi is able to outdo the old and become better than the blue. His attainments in the Sunflower Book even far exceed that of the Sunflower Patriarch.
But until it reaches the point where yin generates yin, or even goes one step further, where yin and yang become one, it is absolutely impossible to reshape the roots of right and wrong.”
Zhao Gou obviously didn't understand the martial arts principles, but he still had great trust in Zhao Yu, especially since the Sunflower Treasure Book handwritten by the Sunflower Patriarch was hidden in the palace. With Zhao Yu's level of cultivation, there were many scriptures like the Sunflower Book.
Wen Zai, it would be strange if we could no longer see the pros and cons of the Sunflower Book.
Zhao Gou breathed a sigh of relief and said: "So Chu Yi was not able to regain his male body due to his own limitations in cultivation. No wonder, no wonder..."
While Zhao Gou, Zhao Yu and some others were discussing Chu Yi, Li Renxiao had already led people to the Royal Courtyard where Chu Yi lived.
Looking at the quiet royal courtyard, Li Renxiao looked at the sedan behind him, took a deep breath, and strode forward.
A guard immediately stopped Li Renxiao and said: "Who is coming? Where the King of Song lives, there are many people waiting to retreat!"
Li Renxiao bowed his hands to the guard and said, "Li Renxiao, the envoy of Xixia, is here to pay homage to His Highness the King of Song. Please pass the message on my behalf."
While talking, Li Renxiao handed a banknote and a greeting card to the guard.
The guard glanced at Li Renxiao lightly, took the invitation and the banknote and said, "You will wait here."
Li Renxiao was glanced at by the guard, but felt an inexplicable chill in his heart, as if he was being targeted by a terrifying beast. Li Renxiao, who was still in the realm of a grand master, was horrified, and secretly guessed who this guard was.
