After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

"The envoys from Southern Xinjiang have already arrived in Beijing. Now the only country left is Japan. Japan has always been eyeing our country covetously. It's a pity that my father has always been afraid of the old marquis. Otherwise, the old marquis was stationed in Dongyanghe County, which is far away from Japan, and he would definitely be able to deter the wolf ambitions of Japan."

Zhou Yichen did not like collecting intelligence from various countries like he did now and seeing those shocking words all the time, but the fact was that his father only wanted to live in a magnificent palace and enjoy a luxurious life of singing and dancing.

Perhaps some of the princes noticed it but they just didn't care. Compared to foreign enemies, they felt that who held the throne was the most important thing.

He didn't want to live such a tiring life, but he had to. If the country was no longer a country, how could he have a home?

Once the four countries join forces, they will break through the peripheral defenses.

When the country is destroyed and the family is ruined, not to mention the throne, even if you ascend to the throne you will be pulled down.

"My intelligence department has gathered information that Nanjiang and Dongying have signed a private cooperation agreement. They plan to capture the four southern cities, including Yunzhou, with the two countries splitting 50-50."

It has not yet been learned how many troops will be sent into battle, but Zhou Yichen knows that danger is approaching, and this so-called trip to Beijing to celebrate the birthday is the top priority of the final effort to gather intelligence.

They may even take the opportunity to sow discord between the military generals in the capital and Your Majesty. Only by making the military generals' dissatisfaction with Your Majesty reach its highest point and making them worry that they will be more powerful than their master in the future, can they have an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Especially since the Duke of Weiguo, who has been intimidating the western grasslands for many years, has returned to the capital to report on his work, it would be best to take advantage of the opportunity now.

The territory of the Kingdom of Dongying is far less than one-tenth the size of the Great Zhou. However, their monarch is very ambitious and has always wanted to expand his territory in an attempt to swallow up the big piece of fat meat of the Great Zhou.

"Your Highness, this time we came back from Yunzhou, His Majesty never mentioned any rewards before. Have you ever thought that if His Majesty doesn't want me to take over the position of military commander and let me stay in the capital as a civilian, then more military commanders will not be valued in the future."

"Once a battle breaks out, the old generals have been out of office for many years and new generals have not been replaced. The only ones who support the frontline battles are those old generals who are too old to fight. General Tang, my grandfather, the Duke of Weiguo, and even my uncle are over 40 years old."

Chu Xi didn't like Emperor Tianwu. Even though she had traveled into the book and hadn't even met him, she had already figured out who he was.

"Among the new generals, only Tang Yuhuai is currently holding an important position. Your Majesty is forcing the generals into a dead end."

Chu Xi knew that the reason why the original owner was willing to follow Zhou Yichen without regrets was because they had different concepts and felt that His Majesty was particularly foolish and mean in political affairs.

No matter what position, once the age is old, there must be new people to replace them. Otherwise, when the critical moment comes, it will be too late even if they want to find the right candidate.

Because they were worried that military generals would have too much power and become more successful than their masters, they would constantly stifle the opportunities for the growth of famous generals.

His vision is so narrow that he is even worse than that of a woman.

In ancient times, military generals were always needed to intimidate other countries, because throughout history, there have been countless famous generals. The more famous generals there are in an era, the stronger the country is.

Just like Li Shimin in history, he conquered the world and was followed by countless famous generals, including Li Ji, Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Zhijie, Zhangsun Wuji, Qu Tutong, Duan Zhixuan, Zhangsun Shunde, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, and Qin Shubao.

He had enough tolerance to accommodate these famous generals, so he was able to gain the world and the supreme position.

No matter what he did later, at least during that process, he was always able to tolerate the presence of famous generals shining around him.

Unfortunately, Emperor Tianwu did not even dare to send people to quell some internal unrest in the country, for fear that the other party would rebel as soon as they arrived.

As a king, it is right to be cautious and guarded, but excessive suspicion will make people feel suspicious to the point of being annoying. A king will be without measure and be petty, fearing that he will have ministers who are too outstanding.

It's so ridiculous that people don't want to work for him at all.

"My father's political views are indeed... narrow-minded, and he won't listen to what I say." Zhou Yichen knew that Chu Xi did not want to be a civil servant and wanted to be sent out as a military general to guard the border.

Talents are dwindling and there is no successor. He cannot see any future for the country.

"Don't worry, I will do my best to help you fight for it and not let you be trapped in this capital as a mediocre civil servant."

Chu Xi cupped his hands, "Thank you, Your Highness."

*

After noon, someone came to the Marquis's Mansion to convey the imperial edict to the residences of various important officials and envoys from various countries who had already arrived in Beijing and stayed there. A banquet would be held in the palace in the evening, and all envoys were invited to enter the palace to attend the banquet.

After all, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery has the title of marquis. Even if Chu Wenbai is only a fourth-rank civil servant who is not valued now, he is still a marquis, so the Marquis' Mansion is naturally among those invited.

"Father, will grandpa attend this dinner?" Chu Xi asked Chu Wenbai.

It has been a while since Chu Wenbai came back from court. King Yan went back before lunch. After coming back from court, Rong Qingzhu and Tang Yuhuai came together to check on her injuries.

Zhou Yichen and Chu Xi were assassinated together last night. He is now on leave at home. This morning, someone in the court specifically reported the assassination last night.

Among them are people from the Rong family, the Tang family, the eighth prince’s people, Zhou Yichen’s people, and...the old marquis’ former subordinates.

The bigger the incident gets, the less likely the people behind the scenes will dare to act rashly.

The Eighth Prince was not sure who was really behind the action, but that did not stop him from sending people to submit petitions to add fuel to the fire, and he would take down as many people as he could.

Therefore, the memorials written by several forces were also very impolite. They stated clearly that the seriousness of the matter lay in the fact that someone had defied the emperor's authority and dared to kill people in the capital, and the targets were a prince and a crown prince, which showed how bold they were.

If such a mastermind behind the scenes is not investigated strictly and cannot convince the people, how can he establish his authority?

Under pressure from several forces, His Majesty lost his temper at the morning meeting in the court and issued a strict order that the Jingzhao Prefecture must solve the case as quickly as possible.

When Rong Qingzhu and Tang Yuhuai talked about this matter, they were still discussing that this matter would most likely be left unresolved, and they would just find two people to take the blame.

After all, it is absolutely impossible for them to conduct a thorough investigation. No matter whether it is the Seventh Prince or the Fifth Prince of Xichu, once they find out... how to deal with them is an extremely troublesome matter in itself.

Before Rong Qingzhu left, he specially left two bottles of medicine for Chu Xi. One bottle was a golden wound medicine specially used to treat external injuries. It was very effective and was given by the emperor. The other bottle was a jade muscle ointment. If used, the wound would heal without leaving scars.

Chu Xi didn't ask any further questions. Rong Qingzhu meant well, so she naturally accepted it.

"Your grandfather probably won't attend. He doesn't like palace banquets." Chu Wenbai shook his head. According to past habits, his old father would never enter the palace.

So he was too lazy to send anyone to ask.

Chu Xi quickly gathered her thoughts and turned to ask her mother, "Tonight we are having a banquet for officials above the fifth rank and their families. My uncle should also be able to enter the palace, and my cousins..."

Yun said, "Your aunt has already sent someone to tell Yu Sui and Yu Rui to attend the palace banquet. They should start from our side and meet up in front of the palace gate."