After Chen Tai's convincing reasons and repeated pleas, Cao Rui finally made an explicit statement to Wang Chang himself, and agreed to keep Xie Jin.

The competition is still going on. Although there are still many masters, in Zhou Yang's eyes, no one can match Chen Tai and Xie Jin.

Until the end of the event, there were only 349 swordsmen left in the end, and the Huanglong Army was officially established from this moment.

Among them, Chen Tai, who performed the best, was promoted to the captain of the Huanglong Army and became Wang Chang's capable vice general.

After Zhou Yang and others returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, there was no movement for several months.

It was just like the morning court as usual, but it was like a routine and did not take on any important tasks.

As a person of a country and a respect for elders, whenever there is something unpalatable, Cao Rui only asks him symbolically, but has no substantive meaning.

Sima Yi was very dissatisfied with this, and often consciously or unintentionally hinted Zhou Yang not to hesitate anymore, and always analyzed the court, hoping that he could realize that time and rights were quietly losing.

"Now Wu and Shu are about to move, and they may raise troops to invade at any time." Zhou Yang was still looking for reasons for himself, "Maybe the emperor just hopes that I will continue to accumulate strength..."

"At this time, if my brother is still stubborn, he will have to wait for any slaughter." Sima Yi rarely got angry, but when he saw Zhou Yang being so weak, he was also infected with his emotions, and immediately softened his tone, "At least, we should do something, such as the treasury of the Handing Money House. This most important place is still guarded by a group of good players sent by Chu Zhao, Zhang Xixian and Mr. Wright. Liu Fang and Sun Zi, sent by the emperor, have always been looking at the treasury because they are ministers of the court."

"But they did nothing after all." Zhou Yang said.

"When it's done, it's too late." Sima Yi said anxiously, "If Wang Su hadn't still held the power of the entire Handing Money House, how could Liu Fang and Sun Zi take Chu Zhao? Zhang Xixian and the others seriously? If the emperor had seized Wang Su's handle like he did when dealing with Jia Kui, there would be no room for maneuver."

Just as Zhou Yang was still hesitating, an urgent report from the emperor summoned him came from outside the mansion, which undoubtedly cheered him up.

But Sima Yi sighed and no longer knew what to say.

Zhou Yang hurried to the palace, where civil and military officials gathered on the main hall, while Cao Rui sat on the dragon throne in the center worriedly.

It turned out that the generals guarding the border brought the news that the Xianbei suddenly invaded again, while Xiahou Ba volunteered to lead 10,000 troops to defend the enemy.

Cao Zhen said, "Zhongquan should not be reckless. The Xianbei had already been comforted when the late emperor was in power. Now that it is suddenly attacking, the situation should not be that simple."

Xiahou Ba said loudly: "The soldiers come to block the enemy, and the water comes to flood the earth. There is no more direct way to retreat to the enemy than this."

Cao Zhen said: "The Western Qiang coalition was so strong back then, but Prime Minister Zhou focused on resisting the sneak attacks of Zhuge Liang of the Shu army. After retreating directly, the Western Qiang coalition defeated itself without fighting. He took advantage of the opportunity to wipe out the real rebels, and did not necessarily have to eliminate the entire rebel army. This would be very likely to backfire and cause more commotion."

Cao Rui nodded after hearing this and asked, "Is Zidan's meaning that this time the Xianbei invasion is very likely to be Zhuge Liang's conspiracy?"

Cao Zhen said: "I am not sure, but at least the one who benefits the most is naturally the Shu army. They are very likely to take advantage of us to quell the rebellion and launch another attack. The Wu Kingdom will cooperate with their actions. At that time, we will face the situation of being attacked from all sides. Regardless of whether the enemy can break through the national borders, it will have a very serious impact on the entire country."

Xiahou Ba still insisted on his opinion and continued to refute: "If the Xianbei invades the border without paying attention, wouldn't it have greater losses and impact on the country? Therefore, the empress requested the emperor to give 10,000 elite troops, and the Xianbei army would be caught off guard within one month."

Although Cao Rui did not deny Xiahou Ba's request, he could see from his slightly dissatisfied expression that the wise and young emperor obviously agreed to Cao Zhen's opinion, but he still turned his eyes to Zhou Yang and asked in a weak tone: "Don't you know what Prime Minister Zhou has to offer?"

Zhou Yang came here without knowing that the border was in a hurry, nor did he discuss a solution with Sima Yi, so he was unsure, and he didn't expect that Cao Rui would suddenly take him seriously again.

This is just the feeling that Cao Rui gave him. In fact, whether Zhou Yang was really reused is just that he himself is unwilling to determine the answer.

Now facing such a military border problem, Zhou Yang has not discussed with Sima Yi, but he still can't wait to answer: "I agree with General Cao Zhen's view that the Xianbei was sent by the late emperor to quell the rebellion. At least in the short term, it is impossible to cause trouble on the border again. However, the Shu army is different. In recent years, Shu Kingdom seems to have no movement, but in fact, it is constantly planning various conspiracies and plans in secret, trying to lead the army to attack with Wu Kingdom again. Therefore, the Xianbei rebellion is very likely caused by the incitement of the Shu army. If we forcefully suppress it with the army, we will only be trapped by Zhuge Liang's trick."

Cao Rui smiled with satisfaction and said, "What Prime Minister Zhou said is very true, but the border invasion must also be dealt with. However, the handling method should not be too fierce, nor should they be despised by our Great Wei Kingdom. Therefore, a flexible army that can advance and retreat is needed to resist, and at the same time, the military defense measures in Chang'an must be strengthened. I wonder what Prime Minister Zhou plans to make?"

Zhou Yang suggested: "I believe that the army can be sent to conquer the enemy, first suppress the power, and then punish the rebels, and then use both soft and hard work, and try to defeat them without fighting as much as possible."

After hearing this, Cao Zhen pondered for a long time before saying, "I will not agree with Prime Minister Zhou's proposal."

Before Zhou Yang asked the reason, Cao Rui had already interrupted: "What is General Zidan's idea? Bufan said it and everyone discussed it together."

Xiahou Ba also said: "I also want to hear the opinions of General Zidan."

Cao Zhen seemed to have an answer in his heart and said calmly: "The late emperor regarded the northern Xianbei, Hexi Qiang army and the rule of the Western Regions as three major problems, and made decisive decisions based on their own different situations. He finally appeased the Xianbei, pacified the Western Qiang coalition, and restored the rule of the Western Regions. Of course, the contribution of Prime Minister Zhou is indispensable."

Zhou Yang quickly said modestly: "I have entrusted the late emperor with wise and powerful spirits. As a minister, I just obey the orders."

Cao Zhen continued: "Now the Western Regions are gradually resuming the road to silk frost. The Western Qiang coalition forces have also retreated because they defeated the offenders. Only the northern Xianbei suddenly came to invade again at this time. Is the purpose only to seize the wealth of the border residents or to become enemies with the Great Wei again? Of course not. If it weren't for someone behind the incitement and spreading various rumors, it was not Shu and Wu, but this time it was different from the last Western Qiang coalition. The Shu army had no movement, and the Wu army had just been defeated for a while, so there was only one possibility."

Xiahou Ba said anxiously: "What is the possibility?"

Cao Zhen said: "The Xianbei tribe must have been involved in the fine works of the Shu army. At the same time, among the Xianbei people, there must be leaders who collude with the Shu army, and the Shu army must have given the other party very attractive conditions."

Xiahou Ba said inexplicably: "Why is it determined that it was the Shu army, not the Wu army?"

Cao Zhen said: "When the Grand Marshal Cao Xiu fought with the Wu army, what was the Shu army doing? Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu naturally would not make a decision for no reason, and the Shu army would not sit idly by. At this time, the Shu army would definitely have some actions, so when the Wu army retreated, the Xianbei came to invade the border again."

Zhou Yang was also curious by his words and couldn't help but ask: "The general himself concluded that this was a conspiracy, not a military cooperative war. So how should we deal with this issue?"

Cao Zhen said confidently: "The Xianbei rebels who led the army to fight were only targeted at the leaders who had contact with the Shu army."

Xiahou Ba said with great spirits: "After all the time, I still have to fight, so I beg the emperor to let the last general be responsible for this battle."

Cao Zhen smiled and said, "If you really want to fight, you must be Zhongquan. However, this time, you are not really going to decide the victory or defeat with the Xianbei army on the battlefield, but just for the other party to see."

Xiahou Ba was very uninterested and said, "Is it enough to act like this?"

Cao Zhen said: "According to the detailed rewards we put in the Xianbei, the two armies that rebelled this time were mainly based on the Budugen in Bingzhou areas such as Taiyuan and Yanmen and Kebineng distributed in Youzhou Daijun and Shanggu and other places. From the time of Emperor Wu to Emperor Xianwen, the Xianbei who split into various tribes expressed closeness to the Central Plains. Now the Xianbei has not been unified, and has just accepted the comfort of our Great Wei Kingdom, and has begun to be unable to hold on. There is only one reason-that is that the Shu army promised to support one of them to become another Xianbei king after Tan Shihuai."

Cao Rui showed his memory expression and sighed: "More than 400 years ago, King Huai of Chu signaled Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang and Xiang Yu that those who entered Xianyang first were named King of Guanzhong. Now Shu can be named Emperor of Han, or the name of Emperor Han can give Bu Dugen and Kebien status and substantial support, so that they can scramble to invade Wei territory and promise that one of the leaders could become another Xianbei king."

Cao Zhen immediately bowed and said, "The emperor is so talented that he can break it at a moment, because we have indeed put in extremely important works at the top of the Budugen tribe. According to his reliable information, Budugen does intend to become the second Xianbei king, which shows that Ke Bineng's purpose should be the same."

Cao Rui continued: "So General Zidan means that we hope that our army will lead the army to attack these two Xianbei troops, and then send someone to secretly assassinate their leader, so that the Xianbei army will continue to be in a state of division."

Cao Zhen said: "Even with the current national strength of our Great Wei, if there is another Xianbei King like Tan Shihuai in the north, it will still be an extremely troublesome enemy."...
Chapter completed!