When Liang Bao came back, Emperor Zhou Ping did not continue to correct the memorial. Instead, he leaned on the couch and closed his eyes to rest.

Liang Bao covered Emperor Zhou Ping with a thin blanket and turned up the stove to make Emperor Zhou Ping sleep more comfortably.

Only when your Majesty is energetic can he "fight" with those old ministers.

An hour later, the eunuchs sent out notified officials of third rank and above to enter the palace one after another.

The New Year is coming soon, and we are now preparing to seal the pen and start celebrating the New Year. However, because the Xiyun Kingdom's mission arrived in the capital, they actively rushed to call for surrender and tried to sign a surrender contract as soon as possible.

His Majesty's urgent summons overnight must be because of this incident.

It's just that Zhou Dynasty has won, Xiyun Kingdom has also surrendered, there is no fighting at the border, and there is no urgent matter.

"Mr. Song, do you know why His Majesty summoned us to the palace late at night?" Master Zhou, the Minister of Household Affairs, asked. All the accounts at the end of the year have been prepared. Even after Xiyun Kingdom signed the surrender letter, Da Zhou rewarded us.

The silver items for Xiyun Kingdom are also prepared.

Song Yushi shook his head, "Song doesn't know."

He has the responsibilities of supervising and compiling historical materials. He knows that recently, His Majesty asked Gu Shao and General Li, who defeated the Xiyun Kingdom, to check the records of the former Qi and Xiyun Kingdom's military use, as well as the current Zhou Dynasty's military use of Xiyun Kingdom.

Record.

It can be seen that tonight must be related to this matter.

Master Chong, the Minister of Rites, hopes that the imperial court will accept Xiyun Kingdom's surrender letter as soon as possible, so that those shameless people in Xiyun Kingdom will not have to go to the Lifan Court to mourn all day long.

Yes, it's just mourning, which is very shameful.

The Lifanyuan under the Ministry of Rites specializes in dealing with the affairs of surrounding countries. Now after the Xiyun Kingdom was defeated, so many prisoners of war were captured by the Zhou Dynasty.

These prisoners of war are not ordinary soldiers of the Xiyun Kingdom. They are an elite army composed of nobles and descendants of the Xiyun Kingdom. They are well-equipped and have strong soldiers and horses. Many descendants of the noble families want to be promoted, and many of them come here to become soldiers.

A layer of gold.

There are hundreds of people with titles such as princes and county princes. They have good family backgrounds. Now they are all prisoners and are cutting wood and mining in the northwest!

In order to make Zhou agree to accept Xiyun's surrender letter as soon as possible, the people of Xiyun Kingdom not only cried at the gate of the palace, but also cried in the vassal courtyard. They looked very pitiful.

The posture was so low that many people had forgotten that Xiyun Kingdom had repeatedly broken its promises and launched wars.

Third-grade and above, and those with real power, the total number was only eighteen people. After a while, they all arrived.

Emperor Zhou Ping took a nap for an hour and felt full of energy.

Eunuch Liang led these ministers into the imperial study.

Emperor Zhou Ping sat behind a bright yellow desk, with two rows of chairs on both sides of the desk.

Everyone saluted, "Kowtow to your Majesty, long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."

Emperor Zhou Ping waved his hand, "Pingsheng, the kingdom of Zhou is almost gone. I don't dare to ask for long life. Ministers, please sit down. Liang Bao, please share these two documents with all the beloved ministers. After reading, each other

Change, be sure to look clearly."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Liang held the two documents, one in a row.

The adults sat down, wondering and staring at the information in Eunuch Liang's hand.

Mr. Song sat in the frontmost seat on the left and received a comparison of the military expenditures of the former Qi Dynasty and the Xiyun Kingdom. Originally Mr. Song did not take it seriously and thought that His Majesty had realized that war would lead to death.

But as the pieces of paper were turned over, Mr. Song's face became solemn. When Da Qi used troops against Xiyun Kingdom, Xiyun Kingdom almost started the war, but Da Qi's consumption was huge, far more than that of Xiyun Kingdom.

In addition, Xiyun Kingdom has no respect for benevolence, righteousness and morality. Every time it invades the border, it burns, kills and loots at the border. These looted things are enough to make up for the losses caused by Xiyun Kingdom's war. In addition, in order to show the face of the Celestial Kingdom,

After defeating Xiyun Kingdom, rewards will be given.

As a result, the former Qi Dynasty consumed more money.

The other one on the opposite side is Mr. Zhou, the Minister of Household Affairs. He is in charge of the money bag of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After looking at the statistics of the military use of the Xiyun Kingdom in the Great Zhou Dynasty for more than 100 years, I have an idea.

In the past, he only paid attention to the consumption of Dazhou, and did not have statistics on the consumption of the war against Xiyun Kingdom. Looking at it, he quickly saw that Dazhou's consumption was too large, far exceeding that of Xiyun Kingdom. He couldn't help but panic. This news

Under such circumstances, it is no wonder that Xiyun Kingdom's army and horses are getting stronger every year, and the period of tearing up surrender treaties is getting shorter and shorter.

The others had not yet taken their turn, but they did not forget to carefully observe the expressions of Mr. Song, the censor, and Mr. Zhou, the minister of household affairs. The two adults, who were originally indifferent to emotion and anger, actually showed expressions of shock and panic.

Something big happened!

This was everyone's guess, and they looked at the two documents with even more vigilance.

If you want to see and know the crisis as soon as possible, you will have more ways to solve it.

Read these information carefully in order.

After everyone saw it, their expressions were solemn.

In particular, the ministers who had read the two documents and compared them carefully came to a cruel conclusion. The Xiyun Kingdom continued to grow by launching wars, and then continued to consume the national power of the Zhou Dynasty, just as it consumed the power of the previous dynasty.

All the same.

If things go on like this, Da Zhou will also follow in the footsteps of Da Qi.

After everyone had finished reading, Emperor Zhou Ping looked at the court ministers and said in a low and serious voice, "The Zhou Dynasty's strategy towards the Xiyun Kingdom is not much different from the previous Qi Dynasty. From the founding of the previous Qi Dynasty to its destruction, the total

One hundred and fifty-three years. It has been one hundred and twenty-one years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. How long do you think my empire can last?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone became a gourd.

Emperor Zhou Ping glanced at everyone, "The Central Plains Dynasty has a vast land and abundant resources. It has always regarded itself as the supreme kingdom of heaven, with people coming from all directions and the common ruler of the world. Such a false name is indeed pleasing to people, but it consumes the luck of the Central Plains Dynasty. Let's not talk about it for now.

This dynasty refers to the former dynasty Daqi. Its territory

Its area is larger than that of Xiyun Kingdom, its materials are richer than that of Xiyun Kingdom, its military strength is stronger than that of Xiyun Kingdom, and its ministers are all talents who have been selected through layers of hard study and imperial examinations for ten years. It is better than Xiyun Kingdom in every aspect.

Qiang, everyone loves you, who can tell me why Da Qi still perished?"

"In the end, the Xiyun Kingdom took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to go south and occupy the two states of the Central Plains. They have not returned it yet. Our territory in the Great Zhou Dynasty is almost the same as that of the Xiyun Kingdom. We have more soldiers and won more battles. The Xiyun Kingdom surrendered.

The number of times is also gradually increasing, which shows that the period for Xiyun Kingdom to tear up the surrender letter is getting shorter and shorter. Ministers, can you tell me why this is?"

"During this period of time, I have been thinking about this question. Why is Xiyun Kingdom becoming more and more courageous with every defeat? Can any of you give me an accurate answer? According to the attitude of the courtiers towards Xiyun Kingdom and surrounding countries, my country may be better than

previous dynasty

If Da Qi can live longer, it is estimated to be only one hundred and sixty years. Perhaps I can still be alive and watch the Great Zhou annihilate the country, and the Xiyun Kingdom continue to move south, and then occupy the two states of the Central Plains in a cannibalistic way.
Chapter completed!