The news that the Chu State gathered a million troops to invade the territory reached Pingcheng, which caused great uneasiness among the dynasties inside and outside the Northern Wei Dynasty. No one expected that the Chu Lord had just settled the throne and had such great courage to launch such an unprecedented attack. But now the Wei State was at its weakest time. Not to mention winning the battle, he could not even organize effective defense. To put it bluntly, the battle with Rouran emptied the body of the Wei State, and the ongoing famine almost cost its life.

To stabilize the border situation, at least 100,000 to 150,000 central troops need to be dispatched. There is no chance to rely on the garrison troops in Yuzhou alone. But the key to the problem is that there is no food. The central troops cannot be empty when they are on an expedition. The huge auxiliary soldiers and servants in charge of logistics are absolutely unwilling to starve to death before eating the food they transported. The daily consumption figures do not need to be provided by the Ministry of Revenue. Just thinking about it can make Yuanyu and many princes and ministers numb.

So the court debate was divided into two factions. One thought it would simply agree to Xu You's request and allow the passage to be borrowed. It ordered several major towns along the banks of the Yellow River to be strengthened and cleared, and to guard the country strictly. As long as the Chu army did not come ashore, they would be sent to the country with gifts. The other thought it would be too harmful to the national system and depleted the prestige of the country, and could not explain it to the subjects. It would still have to find a way to solve the food and pay and send troops to the expedition.

The two sides quarreled from morning to night. Seeing that the delay was delayed, the Chu army was about to reach Luoyang City. Yuanyu summoned Cui Boyu to ask for advice from the inside, and Gao Teng, Li Chong, You Zhuo and others were accompanying him.

Cui Boyu was still an old problem and didn't say anything that he couldn't understand. When he sat opposite the emperor, he slowly said: "Your Majesty is hesitant, why?"

"If you want to fight, you are not strong enough; if you don't fight, you are afraid that Xu You will take the fake strategy of attacking Guo, which is called attacking Liang, but in fact he covets the northern land..."

Cui Boyu asked again: "Your Majesty knows who Xu You is?"

Yuan Yu read all the information about Xu You submitted by Hou Guancao, and said: "Forbearance, wisdom, hypocrisy, proficient in power and strategy, generals and soldiers... It's okay. Judging from his strategy of Qing Xu, which is the best person, he is far from Tan Xiaozu!"

Cui Boyu shook his head and said, "I don't think so! Xu Youzhi's ability is not to command troops, but to train troops. He established Cuiying and Fengying in Qiantang. In just a short time, he built a strong army like Cuiyu Army, and wiped out more than 30,000 Xuzhou troops with the weakness of thousands of people. It is a fierce one! Your Majesty also knows that the only army that can be fought in Chu State is Jingzhou and Xuzhou. If the troops are fully equipped with armor and sufficient food and salary, the upper and lower levels can even surpass the central army of Jinling when they use their lives. In the past hundred years, we have fought with them many times, and have never taken much advantage, which is a clear proof!"

Yuan Yu looked solemn and said, "What you said is reasonable! However, the more capable Xu You is, the more threats I will pose to me? Tao Yue's meaning is to send troops to fight?"

"Just the opposite!" Cui Boyu said: "Xu You roared hundreds of thousands of troops, and it was not a matter of success overnight. The Chu State must have started planning last year. We have lost the opportunity... Yu, Luo, Ji, Prime Minister, and Ji prefectures have only more than 50,000 garrison troops in each prefecture, and they are unable to compete with Xu You. Instead of losing troops and generals, losing people and land, it is better to strengthen the walls and clear the fields and allow them to use the way to attack Liang!"

Yuan Yu thought Cui Boyu could have any great opinions. After hearing this, he was not much different from the opinions of the two factions just now, so he couldn't help but feel disappointed: "You also listened to the court when the court discussed this. Such humiliation, let alone the Chinese people oppose it, even the court cannot pass it! Even if I suppress the dispute, if Xu You attacked Liang and attacked Wei is real, wouldn't he laugh at the world?"

"The key to the plan to attack Guo is Yu, and Guo is weaker than Jin! I dare to assert that Xu You mobilized the troops this time, and the purpose was only for Liang, but he was afraid that the Great Wei would interfere, so he acted as a decisive battle. In fact, he knew in his heart that Xiliang could be considered Guo, but we are not Yu, and Chu is not Jin! If we want to fight the country, we are not prepared enough, and the Chu State is also not prepared enough, and the time has not come!"

Cui Boyu advised: "In my foolish opinion, our army has lost its initiative and is difficult to sustain, so it is better to let the Chu army go west. When Xu You enters the pass and fights with Yao Ji, no matter who wins and loses, we will win a chance to breathe. Then we can calmly mobilize troops, rely on Luoyang, build a solid line of defense to block the Chu army's return, and then according to the changes in the situation at that time, we can follow the example of Bianzhuang to fight the tiger and reap the benefits of the fisherman. In the worst case, we can also take the opportunity to recover the Hanoi County from Xiliang and appease the hearts of the people from all over the country!"

This is indeed the best strategy. Cui Boyu has no name for being a god-written plot. However, Yuan Yu was enjoying the great prestige brought by defeating Rouran, and the praises of the court and the people were still echoing in his ears. What an emperor of the ages and the saints of the world, making him bow down to the Prime Minister, which was really embarrassing and really unwilling to let him down.

Cui Boyu saw Yuanyu's knot, but he couldn't persuade him, so he kept silent. Gao Teng glanced at him and suddenly said, "Taichang Ling's words are reasonable! In order to cooperate with the general's sneak attack on Rouran Khan Court, His Majesty even ceded Hanoi County to Xiliang. This time he tolerated Xu You for a while, but it was actually not without precedent..."

This was like a pot that didn't open. Yuan Yu looked gloomy and said, "Okay, let me go first, let me think about it!"

After leaving Taicheng, before the sky was dawn, Cui Boyu returned to his mansion. Kang Jing, a Taoist of Songshan, was waiting for him and said, "What should I do about the court?"

Cui Boyu said lightly: "The Lord knows that the current situation cannot send troops, but he can't help but face it. He is even more worried about Xu You's true intentions. He quarreled for a day and night, and was still in a dilemma!"

Kang Jing drank the green bird's tongue, looking at a happy and contented look, and said, "The tea fried by Xu You is really delicious..."

Cui Boyu frowned and said, "When is it that you are still in the mood to taste tea?"

"There is true meaning in the tea, which makes people's hearts more visible! For example, Xu Weizhi is just like this green bird's tongue. It is simple and boring when you first look, but it has a unique charm of immortals when you enter your mouth. When you roll into your stomach, you will feel refreshed."

Kang Jing added half a cup to Cui Boyu, tilted her head and thought about it, then carefully added a little more, pushed it over openly, and smiled and said, "Try it!"

Cui Boyu glanced at his slutty action, took it and drank it all, put the cup heavily on the table, and said, "It's only you who have never seen the world like you..."

Kang Jing almost screamed in distress and said, "Taoyue, you are a scholar of generations. Can you be more gentle? I finally asked those white black merchants to get three or five kilograms of green sparrow tongue. You are so greedy, it's a waste of resources!"

"It's so bad luck to eat your mouthful of tea and listen to your nagging for three years!" Cui Boyu said coldly: "Look up and think of a solution, how can you persuade Your Majesty to change your mind?"

Kang Jing still tasted tea slowly and said, "Even the ordinary people have no children in their power once they are in power and cannot listen to others. What about the emperor who claims to be a civil and military strategy? The Lord has just defeated Rouran, the biggest enemy of the Xianbei tribe in hundreds of years, and has completed great achievements that neither Daowu nor Shenwu Emperor can do. It is simply a delusion to let him bow to Xu You like he did before by ceding Hanoi County!"

Cui Boyu looked outside the door and whispered: "Be careful!" and said: "The Lord is not a stubborn person. If it weren't for Gao Teng's intervention, I would have almost convinced him..."

"It's Gao Teng again?" Kang Jing smiled and said, "How did you offend that eunuch?"

"The eunuch's mind is different from that of you and me, maybe it's just because my appearance is not in line with his eyes..."

Cui Boyu's sudden joke made Kang Jing laugh and then he said breathlessly: "If you say this, I support Gao Teng... Haha, for your appearance, I guess most men in the world are jealous and hateful, and it is natural to deliberately target you."

Cui Boyu stared at him, Kang Jing laughed louder and louder, so she had to shake her head and sighed: "If Gao Teng is not dead, we will never be able to control the holy heart!"

Kang Jing stopped smiling, played with the white jade porcelain cup in her hand, and said as if nothing had happened: "It's actually not difficult to kill Gao Teng!"

"Huh?" Cui Boyu's eyes lit up a deep light. As an internal commander, Gao Teng was deeply trusted and appreciated by Yuan Yu. He was once an old man in the palace of Queen Feng Qing. He also had a deep relationship with many Xianbei nobles. He was truly powerful in Wei State. Kang Jing actually said that it would be difficult to kill such a person?

But Cui Boyu never doubted Kang Jing's words!

Xiliang, Chang'an.

The palace was in chaos, and Emperor Yao Ji's hysteria seemed to have worsened again. He was startled from his sleep, swung his knife to kill thirteen waiters, and injured the queen who came to comfort her. In the end, Wen Ziyou and the inner court guards rushed over to subdue him, and asked Pei Zhaoming, the hermit who was proficient in medicine stones, who came from the people, to drink three bowls of medicine soup before he could barely recover his soul.

Since rebelling, Yao Ji has been suspicious of being suspicious. First, he saw Yao Yan's headless corpse at night to seek his life. Later, he said that there were countless evil spirits flying around the pillars and could hear miserable whine. The insomnia and anxiety day and night torture the new Jinque Emperor aged ten years. Later, Wen Ziyou introduced Pei Zhaoming, who took medicine for many days and gradually improved. Although he would still wake up from his dream, he could at least sleep and fall asleep. He fell asleep, but he could no longer live without Pei Zhaoming's medicine stone.

What a merit for saving the life? Pei Zhaoming was greatly appreciated by Yao Ji because he was unwilling to be tied to the imperial court, so he allowed him to enter and exit Taicheng at will without any obstacles. This grace, but even Wen Ziyou did not have. Entering and exiting Taicheng at will means absolute trust and closeness. Although he was still in white, his power was no longer under the purple and purple.

"Your Majesty, are you getting better?"

Yao Ji lay on the soft collapse, the sweat on his forehead had not yet faded, his voice was a little hoarse, and he said, "It's much better, it's Mr. Pei who saved my life again..."

Pei Zhaoming was in his thirties and looked ordinary at first glance. When he looked closely, he looked at the beautiful sky bones and stood up with a clear neck, which was not like a thing in a pond. He did not take credit for himself, but just said quietly: "Your Majesty is trapped, so he should relieve himself. Medicine is an external cause. It can be saved for a while, but cannot be saved for a lifetime!"

"Yes, Lord, don't worry too much. Now the situation is stable and the world is getting better. Even if there are some ghosts, it will not be able to become a climate!"

It was fine if Wen Ziyou didn't enlighten him. Yao Ji's expression changed immediately. Looking at every pillar, every curtain, and every corner around the bedroom, the fierce ghosts would rush out at any time. He grabbed Wen Ziyou's hand and asked anxiously: "How was the new palace built?"

The current palace was built by Yao Yan more than 20 years ago. Yao Ji felt that it was haunted and did not want to live there. He also heard Wen Ziyou's advice that the new dynasty should have a new atmosphere, and the magnificent new palace could strengthen the emperor's majesty. So Wen Ziyou chose another place to build a palace, which levyed nearly 200,000 soldiers across the country, consumed countless national treasury and official grains. Therefore, he increased the tax on the city, salt, bamboo, mountains and trees, and all the taxes were taxed. The people complained and were about to become a rush.

"The foundation has just been laid, and no matter how fast it is, it will take one or two years to complete it."

"It's too slow, too slow!" Yao Ji's cheeks flushed and said, "I'll recruit another 100,000 people. This winter, I'll have a great banquet for the ministers in the new palace!"

Wen Ziyou lowered his head and said, "I will do it right away. Your Majesty, don't worry, the new palace will be completed this winter. Otherwise, I would like to apologize for my death!"

Yao Ji waved his hand and said, "I'm not worried about doing your business. Get out of here, and you have to rest for a long time!"

At this time, the eunuch Luo Xun hurried in and presented the memorial from the Shangshutai. Yao Ji reached out to take it. After reading it, he suddenly laughed and turned over and sat up. He was so magical that he disappeared. He said, "Okay! Master Liang wanted to open his eyes for Yao Jin, the traitor. I dug Xu You's eyes and hung on the wall of Tongguan, so that people all over the world could take a good look at the territory of Daliang under whose horse's hooves!"
Chapter completed!