From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1237

Yining City, the palace.

Sima Yi sat on the dragon chair, quietly watching the people below. He seemed to be taking a nap, but the people below always felt that they were being stared at.

The atmosphere was a bit depressing, and Sima Yi finally spoke.

"Elder Ziya, Yining City has been in turmoil recently, and the Black Mountain Sect has taken a lot of responsibility. You have worked hard."

His tone was very gentle.

Ziya trembled in his heart and shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't do my best in the encirclement and suppression of Zhou Yuan. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Sima Yi smiled and said, "It is said that Zhou Yuan came to you that night?"

As soon as this was said, everyone couldn't help but look at Ziya.

Ziya was also a thorn in his side. He knew that there must be people of His Majesty around him, but he didn't expect that there were also people of His Majesty among the only more than ten people left that night.

"Yes."

Ziya said solemnly: "The night before yesterday, we sent a large number of people to lie in wait in the strongholds of the Tsarist Kingdom, the Big and Small Yuz strongholds, the Mughal strongholds and the White Mountain Sect strongholds to clash with Zhou Yuan's people."

"But Zhou Yuan's surprise troops broke out and came to my side alone. The forces I left behind were not many and could not stop him."

"So, we talked for a while."

At this point, he quickly raised his head and added: "What Zhou Yuan said was all words of attacking the heart, which is not worth mentioning and cannot disturb people's hearts."

Sima Yi smiled and said: "Since it is a word of attacking the heart, you might as well say it out and let us listen to it."

"Yes, sir."

Ziya took a deep breath and said: "Zhou Yuan is essentially expressing three things."

"First, it is impossible for the Great Jin to negotiate with Yarkand. , unless he is captured alive. ”

“Second, even if there is a peace talk, he will still lead troops to conquer and recover the Western Regions three years after the Jin Dynasty.”

“Third, he wants me to think about the Black Mountain Sect, think clearly about the future path, and cooperate with him.”

“His point is that he used the first two points as reasons to try to make the third point more convincing and let me rebel, but I refused.”

“During this period, he deliberately surrendered and asked me to capture him for the reward.”

“In fact, he is a master of martial arts, and the more than ten masters I left behind can't restrict him at all.”

“If I really do it, he will kill us all without hesitation.”

“So I chose to tolerate it, and he finally left.”

Sima Yi didn't speak, but looked at the people in the court carefully, his eyes changing.

After a moment, he laughed out loud: "Hahaha! Elder Ziya is indeed wise and didn't fall for it."

"Then Zhou Yuan is just fooling you. What he said is that even if the peace talks are successful, they will come back in three years. It's just nonsense."

"After three years, can the troops in the inland of Dajin really recover? All their money is now bet on opening the sea, and they have to send it to Jurchen and Dongfan Island. The one-whip method in the inland area is still being laid, and the southwest area is in urgent need of construction..."

"Everywhere needs money. Even if the troops are restored, where is the extra money to attack the Western Regions?"

"Even if they come, we just deal with them a little bit, and they will be in a logistics emergency. If they can't supply military supplies, they will have to withdraw their troops obediently."

"This is the first."

At this point, his face slowly turned cold, and he snorted: "Secondly, three or five Years later, Yarkand will not be as weak as it is now. We have just risen and have not yet established a firm foothold, but after we have established a firm foothold, we can gather the strength of various tribes and still gather hundreds of thousands of troops. Why should we fear the exhausted army of the Great Jin Dynasty that has come from thousands of miles away? "

"What's more, we have the help of the Tsarist Empire and the Mughal Empire, which is not something that the Great Jin Dynasty can take down at all."

"Third, is it really that smooth to open the sea? The whole world is eyeing the Great Jin Dynasty, and distant countries will send a large number of fleets. Can the newly rising Great Jin Navy be said to be the opponent of those old powers? Zhou Yuan may not be able to pass this level."

Sima Yi said lightly: "So Zhou Yuan's words, although enough to incite emotions, lack factual basis, and will not work in the end."

These consecutive words made the faces of the people present look much better.

It has to be admitted that they are indeed very afraid that they can hide on the first day but not on the fifteenth day, and they are afraid that Zhou Yuan will come again in a few years, and there will be a lot of people here.

But after His Majesty said this, they felt that the probability of Zhou Yuan coming to kill them was low, and they felt much better.

"Zhou Yuan will try to contact each of you!"

Sima Yi looked at everyone present and said in a deep voice: "He will say a lot of seductive words!"

"But I advise you not to believe it. What he wants is the power of the Western Region. How much can you really get?"

"Stick to your original intention and look to the future of the Western Region. Only when we are united can we be impeccable."

"As long as you don't leak anything, Zhou Yuan will not find a loophole to exploit. It will only be a matter of time before he is captured alive."

"Three days later, on my 42nd birthday,At the same time, I will send troops to search the whole city. Hey... guess how he can escape? "

(PS: Correction - Sima Yi's age should be 42 years old. Correspondingly, the ages of several princes need to be adjusted. My brain was confused yesterday and I didn't think of this. Just remember the order of the princes and ignore this problem.)

...

It was still late at night.

In Yier Manor, Mrs. Xuesang saw Zhou Yuan's letter and finally stopped hesitating.

"Things have reached a critical stage. It's time for me to take action."

"Ayinizi, tomorrow morning, you will go to the White Mountain Sect headquarters in the name of learning. You have a special identity and they dare not stop you."

"I will write a letter. You will give it to the head elder of the school together with this letter and ask him to give it to a man named Suopi."

Ayinizi blinked and said, "Who is Suopi? Does the head elder know?"

Mrs. Xuesang smiled and said, "Of course he knows. After all, Suopi has been monitoring the White Mountain Sect for two months. "

"Remember, the letter must be delivered to the head elder in person, so that he can be prepared."

Ainizi said: "I know, but how can we get out with so many people watching us?"

Madam Xuesang sighed and said: "Silly child, when things come to a critical moment, we can't afford to shrink in our stance. This is an expression of our own political attitude and a declaration of our voice."

"Let the old lady take you out tomorrow morning. If anyone dares to stop you, she will take action."

Ainizi nodded as if she understood.

She didn't understand the significance of this mission yet, so she changed her mind and asked: "What will happen if it is not delivered?"

Madam Xuesang smiled and whispered: "You may never be able to leave the Western Regions."

Ainizi shook her head and said: "That won't happen. Even if Mr. Zhou Yuan cannot recover the Western Regions peacefully this time, he will definitely be able to recover it in three to five years."

Madam Xuesang said: "You will be married by then, and maybe you will have children. "

Ayinizi's face turned pale.

She understood the seriousness of the matter and said immediately: "Why didn't grandma send it herself? Or send someone more important!"

Mrs. Xuesang touched her head, sighed softly, and said: "You must do this, child, this is a merit, understand?"

"Recovering the Western Regions, with your contribution, your future will be easier."

Ayinizi said: "But grandma also wants..."

Mrs. Xuesang shook her head and said: "I can't do it. Zhou Yuan won't give me a chance, but he will give you a chance."

"Why? Because I'm beautiful, because he is lustful?"

Ayinizi was full of doubts.

Mrs. Xuesang pinched her face lovingly and smiled: "Neither, it's because you are young, you are the future of this land."