Time flies, six years fly by.
In the capital, Zhao Yizhi was wandering alone in the back garden.
It's spring, and two birds are chirping on the branches, cleaning each other's feathers from dirt, and they look very affectionate.
Zhao Yizhi looked up at the two birds, with a hint of envy in his brows.
The beautiful palace maid followed Zhao Yizhi, waiting for orders at any time.
Zhao Yizhi didn't need to look back, he also knew that this new batch of palace maids were very beautiful and beautiful. They were all beauties recruited and selected from all over Daqi.
He had no intention of watching.
"Been here... for ten years."
Wang Zhenliang walked squarely and came to report to Zhao Yizhi with his head held high.
The five vassal territories in the south have been returned to the imperial court for six years, and the Northern Yi also withdrew their troops from the city of Juyi six years ago. During these six years, not to mention good weather, there was peace and no war.
The people all over the world live and work in peace and contentment, and all praise Daqi's political leadership, and everything is developing in a good direction. Daqi seems to have really revived.
As the internal affairs manager of the palace, Wang Zhenliang felt that his face was bright for no reason, and he even walked with his head held high.
"His Majesty."
When he arrived at Zhao Yizhi's side, Wang Zhenliang still showed his obedience for many years, leaned over and called.
"Did they submit another memorial to ask me to establish a queen as soon as possible?"
Zhao Yizhi's spiritual consciousness has reached its peak. If he is willing, he can know everything about Daqi. But at this point, he is no longer willing to use his spiritual consciousness to spy on the world. Sometimes it is good not to know.
Wang Zhenliang looked at Zhao Yizhi's temples from behind. He didn't know when he had started to grow white hair, which made him feel quite distressed.
"Your Majesty, the adults also have good intentions and offer loyal advice. This 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. There was no emotion in his words, but Wang Zhenliang did not dare to persuade him further.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhou...is back."
"Huh? Zhou Ziru is back? Why did you say it now? Where is he?" Zhao Yizhi then turned around and asked.
Wang Zhenliang turned sideways to get out of the way: "Your Majesty, in the imperial study room."
Zhao Yizhi strode all the way to the imperial study room.
Zhou Ziru was sitting inside. When he saw Zhao Yizhi coming, he quickly stood up. Zhao Yizhi raised his hand and pressed him in the air, and pushed him back to his seat.
"Stop being so polite. Why didn't you say anything when you came back? After six years away from Beijing, you have to have a good time when you come back. Let me welcome you properly."
Zhao Yizhi turned around and sat down. The chair in the royal study automatically moved out from behind the desk and slid under him, just in time to catch it.
Wang Zhenliang was already used to this. In the past six years, he had seen Zhao Yizhi's magical power more than once.
He was very smart and didn't ask questions that he shouldn't have asked. He retreated to the door and waited.
"I specifically asked you not to report the news... Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for six years. You... have matured a lot."
Although Zhao Yizhi has never met Zhou Ziru, he has the spiritual knowledge to spy on him, and he knows Zhou Ziru well.
"Yes, those princes and ministers thought I was old and were talking about asking me to establish a throne. I'm afraid some of them can't wait to establish a throne." Zhao Yizhi said angrily.
"Ah…"
Although Zhou Ziru was not in the capital, he still knew a little about the affairs of the capital. Many ministers had written letters asking for his opinion. He only replied, "Everyone decides on his own."
But from the bottom of his heart, he agreed with this matter of establishing a queen.
"Do you also think I should become a queen?"
Zhou Ziru's every move could not escape Zhao Yizhi's eyes, and even his inner thoughts were not hidden from him.
"Yes... Your Majesty, I think so too..." Zhou Ziru smiled bitterly.
Zhao Yizhi didn't smile, he sensed something was wrong.
"What happened over there in Beiyi?" Zhao Yizhi asked.
Zhou Ziru sighed, coughed softly and said: "Ahem... Your Majesty, Beiyi has made another big move."
"Say it." Zhao Yizhi listened attentively.
"Six years ago, Beiyi attacked Anxi and Beidi. I, Duke Wu Ding, and Duke Zhongyi rushed to the two places to relieve the siege. At that time, Beiyi Great Khan Meng Mulie came to Reiyi City in person, but that time it was We have retreated without any reason and have continued to this day.”
"Your Majesty, you have not invaded my Daqi territory in the past six years. Does your Majesty know why?"
Zhao Yizhi didn't speak, the meaning couldn't be more obvious, he didn't know.
"He is planning, preparing, and trying to invade my Daqi territory day and night. This time... I am afraid it will be dangerous..."
"The spies who went deep into Beiyi reported back that Beiyi had accumulated troops six years ago and was preparing to use the country's strength to go south and invade the country..."
As soon as the four words "power that overwhelms the country" were spoken, Zhao Yizhi's brows gathered together involuntarily.
These four words are so heavy that Zhao Yizhi was even a little scared...
"Is the news reliable?" Zhao Yizhi was concerned about the accuracy of the news.
Zhou Ziru nodded slowly: "It's reliable. I sent people in batches to inquire, and the news returned by everyone is exactly the same."
"Moreover, in recent years, the three major tribes of Beiyi have been united as never before, and some small tribes that did not agree to go south have been completely wiped out. Nowadays, the people of Beiyi are war-minded and full of vigor..."
"How long do you think it will be?"
"If it goes quickly this summer...if it goes slowly, in the spring of next year, the iron hooves of the Northern Yi will definitely move south..."
Zhao Yizhi was silent for a moment and then asked: "Then how many troops do you estimate...Beiyi will have?"
"Beiyi is a bitter cold land, and the number of people has always been small. But if all the strength of the country goes south, apart from the logistical supplies and auxiliary soldiers and civilians... I'm afraid..."
"Not less than one million..."
million!
These two words weighed heavily on Zhao Yizhi's heart, making him breathless.
Although I had long imagined that such a day would come, now that I heard it with my own ears, I was still shocked.
"One million..." Zhao Yizhi muttered to himself, this number was too huge.
Zhou Ziru smiled bitterly again. When he first heard the news, he was no less shocked than Zhao Yizhi.
After Zhao Yizhi calmed down for a while, Zhou Ziru asked: "Your Majesty, when the Northern Yi retreated, the 200,000 soldiers and horses were no longer needed... I wonder how many soldiers and horses we can send now?"
Zhao Yizhi took a deep breath, exhaled it gently, stretched out his hand and moved back, and the two memorials on the bookcase flew into Zhao Yizhi's hands out of thin air.
It is a memorial from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Zhao Yizhi looked at the memorial, made another calculation in his mind, and said: "Fifty thousand."
Zhou Ziru nodded slightly. Six years of recuperation was neither long nor short. Half a million troops and horses were also within his expectation.
"Fifty thousand, plus the soldiers and horses of Beidi and Dingliao vassals, plus our advantage in defending the city, victory or defeat is not certain."
Zhou Ziru said slowly, his eyes swept towards Zhao Yizhi, paying attention to his every move.
Zhao Yizhi knew Zhou Ziru's intention. 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 seem to know that His Majesty is omniscient and omnipotent, and no little trick can be hidden from him.
Everyone knows it, but everyone says nothing.
Zhao Yizhi did not hide himself from Zhou Ziru. For him, the only threat now was Beiyi.
"King Anxi did defect to Beiyi back then." Zhao Yizhi said calmly.
Zhou Ziru secretly clenched his fists. Anxi's position was the top priority, but now he has defected to Beiyi...
Back then, Emperor Taizu Zhao Shiju sent the first king of Anxi, Zhang Fusheng, to guard Anxi, for no other reason than because among the eight kings, he was the only one who could fight the most and dared to fight the most!
How capable is it? The Battle of Chuanguan in Nan Shu and the Battle of Dongyue in Dong Chu were all fought by him alone. He led no more than a thousand soldiers, but he defeated Nan Shu's 40,000 Guchuan soldiers and Dong Chu's 7,000 iron soldiers. Yue Qi.
Especially in the battle against the 7,000 Tieyue Cavalry, the first Donglu King Xu Jinzong's reinforcements had not arrived yet, but the soldiers and horses of more than a thousand people defeated the Tieyue Cavalry to a complete defeat.
Behead four thousand people!
Who would have thought that after such a mighty hero, there would be descendants who surrendered to Bei Yi.
In the imperial study room, both the monarch and the minister fell silent at the same time.
After all, the three northern kings are still in an alliance and support each other. Whether they send troops to Anxi or inform the other two vassal kings of the truth, they will be alert.
I'm afraid it will be self-defeating.
"Then... we still need to send troops and horses to guard Anxi..." Zhou Ziru broke the silence.
Zhao Yizhi nodded: "Well, you can just discuss it with Yi Xiaodao and the others about the military war. I'm out of reach in the capital and can't help you much. If you have any other needs, just tell me and I'll solve them for you. "
"There are good and bad soldiers and horses in various places, but the Northern Yi soldiers and horses are good at conquering and fighting. I believe that the top priority is to mobilize the soldiers and horses from all over Daqi and send them to the north for some training as soon as possible."
Zhou Ziru had seen the strength of Beiyi soldiers and horses, and what he had seen was the Huyan tribe, which had a large number of people and was not very capable of fighting.
Regarding the Chongling Tribe and the Hefan Tribe, Zhou Ziru still felt a little unsure.
"I know this. I will issue an edict immediately. Within a month, 500,000 troops and horses will be sent to the front line."
Zhao Yizhi knew the seriousness of the matter and stopped delaying.
"In this case, I will take my leave first and rush to the north." Zhou Ziru stood up and was about to leave.
"Leaving now?" Zhao Yizhi was stunned.
"Well, I came back this time to ask for soldiers." Zhou Ziru smiled awkwardly.
Zhao Yizhi also smiled softly, and then stopped smiling: "He... still doesn't want to come back?"
Zhou Ziru was silent, he was actually the "culprit" of Yi Xiaodao's departure from Beijing. If he hadn't been wary of Yi Xiaodao all day long, he wouldn't have been forced to leave.
It's good now. He and Yi Xiaodao often meet in Beidi to discuss military matters. But Zhao Yizhi and Yi Xiaodao have formed a situation where they have never been in contact with each other...
"When the Northern Yi retreats, Wu Dinggong will naturally come back." Zhou Ziru said directly.
Zhao Yizhi nodded: "Bring me a message to him, just say..."
Zhou Ziru listened attentively.
"I have figured it out. Everything in the world has its destiny. What happened to Guan Chenzi... I don't blame him."
Zhao Yi originally sent Yi Xiaodao to Xigui just to save Guan Chenzi's life, but in the end Guan Chenzi still...
"Your Majesty, the past is over, don't be upset... I also advise your Majesty to establish a queen as soon as possible..."
"I...have my own opinion..."
