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

This achievement was enough to make Chu Qibai's name widely known, and Chu Qibai also made a splash in front of the vassal kings and envoys.

As Chu Qibai had no official position in the court and was not a famous general, he could only have a little fame within the Great Zhou. It was impossible for him to become widely known in other countries.

On the contrary, Jiang Zhenyao might be more like a shining figure in the eyes of the envoys from Western Chu and Southern Xinjiang.

The daughter of Duke Weiguo and commander-in-chief of the Great Zhou navy, she is like her father and is no less skilled in killing enemies on the battlefield than her father.

There seem to be no large-scale battles in recent years, but the border is a border after all. Even if there are no major battles, small actions have never stopped.

Southern Xinjiang is geographically located in a low position, close to water sources, and is humid all year round. This has led to the abundance of poisonous insects and plants, as well as the breeding of poisonous snakes.

Southern Xinjiang has also had frictions with the city of Xi'an in recent years. Their geographical location is really too bad, so they want the fat piece of meat in the Central Plains.

Although southern Xinjiang is rich in poisonous creatures and many tribes raise poisonous snakes, in fact many of them themselves have died from these poisonous creatures. How can you walk by the river often without getting your feet wet?

After a long time, people naturally don't like a place that is humid all year round. As for Japan...it's just a small island that may sink at any time, so people naturally want to expand their land.

The area of ​​Western Chu is only slightly smaller than that of Great Zhou, but their geographical location is not very good. Almost one-third of the area is in the desert and is uninhabited.

If we want to attack Western Chu, we can at most capture the three cities with the most scarce resources on the border. Beyond that is the desert...

By taking over three deserted cities with scarce resources but not near the borders of any country, there would be no need to fight once the Western Chu army surrounded them. All we had to do was to trap them inside, cut off their food and water supplies, and they would fall without a fight.

Seeing this, naturally everyone's eyes were fixed on Da Zhou.

The Yellow River next to Xi'an is a natural barrier. In order to capture the city, you have to build ships and cross the river to attack the city under the patrol of soldiers.

In the novel, many people think that they will not choose Xi'an as the location for attack, but they forget one thing. Once Xi'an is taken, the next three cities will also be considered fallen.

Because there is a flat land behind Xi'an, there is no longer a good location with favorable time, place and people.

The more confident you are, the more likely it is that problems will arise. Now the eldest prince's men have rushed over overnight, and Zhou Yichen has arranged people to keep an eye on the situation in Xi'an.

He doesn't have many people in the army, so even if he really wants to keep an eye on them, he probably won't be able to play any key role.

"Your Majesty has been summoning several beauties sent by the Japanese delegation these days." Tang Yuhuai held a bow and arrow in his hand, and quickly told Chu Qibai and Rong Qingzhu the news before anyone else approached them.

After all, he was the General of the Central Army, and he had acquaintances in the palace and knew some information.

Although this kind of news is not good news, hearing it will only make people feel that...the future is bleak.

"Yesterday, Censor Wang, who submitted a memorial mentioning this matter, has been dismissed from office." Rong Qingzhu couldn't help revealing a look of concern when talking about this matter.

The Imperial Censors have always been qualified to make reports, and they will not be punished easily. It is obvious that Your Majesty is wrong in this matter, but as a minister, you are dismissed for advising him...

If you say that His Majesty is bloodthirsty, he does not have the courage to do so. But if you say that he is not bloodthirsty, his stupidity and incompetence are even more incompetent than a bloodthirsty but capable tyrant.

Because he...has no strengths at all. He has all the qualities a king shouldn't have. He stays away from wise ministers and gets close to villains. He loves beautiful women, believes in slander, is suspicious, and is extremely extravagant.

"Your Majesty's face looks better today." Chu Xi knew that this was a sarcasm. She had no good feelings towards Emperor Tianwu, only endless disgust.

"My father told me today that he would try his best to persuade Your Majesty not to talk about women anymore and to take care of your health. I just don't know if Your Majesty..."

"Believe me, even if the Prime Minister says a hundred words, it will be useless. Honest words are unpleasant to the ear. Go back and persuade your father. It is better to say less to an unvirtuous king. I am afraid that it will cause the emperor to be displeased and give rise to unwarranted suspicion."

Chu Xi's words came from the heart.

In the original novel, Prime Minister Rong was truly loyal to the king, but he...also died at the hands of the king. The male members of the Prime Minister's Mansion were exiled, and the female members of the family were denied official positions, so this gentleman named Qingzhu was never seen again in the later part of the novel.

Rong Qingzhu was stunned. He knew that Qibai rarely participated in any decision-making of His Majesty. He could also see that Qibai only obeyed Prince Yan, not His Majesty.

"This shouldn't be the case. Your Majesty should know how loyal my father is to you. How could he..." So ungrateful and heartless?

How?

Chu Xi was not surprised by Rong Qingzhu's hesitation. When he was young, although Emperor Tianwu had no outstanding political achievements and was jealous of talented people, he only targeted military generals and forced them all to retreat.

But in his later years, he became increasingly incompetent, especially when war broke out. After Emperor Tianwu sent Duke Weiguo and General Tang to fight and died in the battlefield, there were no available generals in the court. He was in a state of anxiety all day and his temper became increasingly strange.

Of course he will.

Although she had never actually entered the imperial court, nor had she ever been in close contact with His Majesty, from these few aspects, it can be seen that both Tang Yuhuai and Rong Qingzhu from the Yunzhou group had been promoted.

Only the King of Yan received no reward at all because of the long delay and too many deaths.

Chu Xi wanted to say something, but when he saw someone approaching, he immediately stopped talking and jumped off his horse with handsome and neat movements.

In this era, there is no such thing as nothing that cannot be said to others. As the saying goes, walls have ears, so you have to be careful about what you say.

As soon as Chu Xi came off the stage, he ran into Jiang Zhenyao who was greeting the Southern Xinjiang delegation.

"Our princess has always admired the elegance of Miss Jiang. She asked me to tell her that if Miss Jiang is willing, she can visit Southern Xinjiang in the future."

These envoys from southern Xinjiang spoke with sharp tongues, standing in such a conspicuous position and saying such things.

Given His Majesty's character, when these words reached his ears, even if he understood very well that there could be nothing going on between the Duke of Weiguo and Southern Xinjiang, it was hard to guarantee that he would not become suspicious.

Chu Xi didn't like these people's conspiracies and tricks. There must be something strange about Japan offering eight beauties. In just a few days, the emperor's eyes became darker and darker, and his temper was rising.

In the coming year, many loyal ministers will be killed or demoted.

She didn't like these dirty hands reaching out to Jiang Zhenyao, who was devoted to the country. "The envoy's words are quite interesting. Why didn't you ask us when you came to our Great Zhou to invite only Miss Jiang?"

Envoy, "...this."

He couldn't figure out the thoughts of the popular Prince Chu, and didn't dare to respond to his words easily.

Chu Xi walked to Jiang Zhenyao and stood shoulder to shoulder. "Miss Jiang, I'm afraid you won't be able to get used to living in your Southern Xinjiang. It's too humid, and there are poisonous insects and snakes everywhere. It will be troublesome if you get poisoned by accident."

The envoy's mouth twitched, he failed to stir up trouble and was ridiculed instead...

Tang Yuhuai had a strange expression on his face. Was it his illusion?

Why do I feel like Qi Bai is making a veiled attack on someone else?