Kou Ji has said similar things to many people, and has said them countless times.

But few people can understand Kou Ji.

They have no sense of distress, and they can't see what the world will be like after the Great Song Dynasty.

Kou Ji knew.

Everything Kou Ji did was just to stop the hundreds of thousands of people who were buried in Ling Dingyang.

All Koji did was to prevent the massacres that involved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people from happening.

The iron-blooded soul forged by our ancestors for our China with their flesh and blood from generation to generation should not succumb to one massacre after another.

Even if future generations can't make the iron-blooded soul grow again, they should at least ensure that it is not disgraced.

Although Fan Zhongyan couldn't understand Kou Ji, he could feel Kou Ji's emotions.

Fan Zhongyan stared at Kou Ji and hesitated: "Why is there a smell of future generations in Mr.'s words?" ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "Because I am always afraid that the future generations will not be able to keep the huge flowers and mountains, and let it become a paradise for the enemy." ”

Fan Zhongyan said arrogantly: "Mr. is too worried, with the current soldiers of my Great Song Dynasty, Mr. thinks that whoever is a threat to my Great Song Dynasty will just go and destroy them directly."

If we destroy them, they won't pose any threat to my Great Song. ”

Kou Ji laughed and said, "You're right, if you kill them, there will be no threat in the future." However, we have to leave something for the younger generations, so that the younger generations can always straighten their backbones and be people. ”

When Fan Zhongyan heard this, he said disdainfully: "If the juniors can't even straighten their backbones, then the students will collapse the spirit card, leaving them without the ancestor of the student." ”

Kou Ji was amused even more by Fan Zhongyan's words.

People in their forties, telling jokes at a glance, it's really unbearable.

Kou Ji smiled and explained some things about commercial taxation and commercial law to Fan Zhongyan, and left the tax department.

After returning to the Bamboo Courtyard, Kou Ji summoned Liu Heng.

Liu Heng entered Kou Ji's study, Kou Ji didn't say anything polite, and said straight to the point: "I need you to go to Jiaozhi ......"

Liu Heng was stunned.

Kou Ji continued: "After you go, tell Cao Yu that Jiaozhi should be returned to the Great Song Dynasty. For the sake of his hard work, I may grant him some conditions.

The territory outside the Great Song Dynasty, whatever he wants, the Great Song Dynasty can promise him.

If he can't beat it, Da Song can help him fight.

In terms of money and armor, they can provide him with some convenience.

But there are two points that you have to remind him.

Firearms, he didn't even think about them.

My people are my people, he doesn't want to worry about them.

It is impossible for the territory of the Great Song Dynasty to be divided to him.

He couldn't take more than 100,000 people from the Great Song Dynasty.

But I allowed him to send people to the Great Song Dynasty every year to collect some orphans and widows and take them away. ”

Liu Heng was stunned and said: "Jiaozhi was beaten down by Cao Yong with great difficulty, can he agree?" ”

Kou Ji snorted coldly: "If I didn't provide convenience for him, would he want to deal with him?" It's pretty much the same to hit the toes. Not to mention that the lives of his family were all saved by me.

Although he has helped me do a lot of things in recent years, he has also helped the court do a lot of things.

But he himself did not make a profit.

He has shared a lot of my profits, so I don't bother with him.

It shouldn't be too much to repay me for saving his family's life with a Jiaozhi, right? ”

Liu Heng hesitated: "Wouldn't it be good to threaten each other with grace?" ”

Kou Ji sighed and said, "I also know that it's not good, but as soon as he Cao takes advantage of his death, I'm afraid the friendship between me and his Cao family will be completely broken."

Don't coerce now, and you won't have a chance to coerce later.

Besides, he has run a lot of places overseas, and I have always turned a blind eye, which is worthy of him.

He secretly sent many people of the Great Song Dynasty overseas.

I didn't bother with him about it, and I was already righteous. ”

Liu Heng groaned and did not speak.

Kou Ji continued: "After you go, just tell the truth, Cao Yu knows the severity. If he says yes, then everything will be fine.

If he doesn't agree, tell him.

The Great Song Dynasty will use soldiers and horses to collect Jiaozhi, and the one who leads the troops is my Kou Ji.

As for how many soldiers and horses I will bring over, I can't say for sure.

Anyway, the starting point will be 200,000.

Because I don't want to stay in Cochin for too long. ”

When Liu Heng heard Kou Ji's words, he was choked speechless.

It starts at 200,000.

Even if Cao uses iron, it will be melted into water.

With Kou Ji's temperament to lead the troops, the Cao family, where Cao Yu is located, probably won't have any living people.

Such a blatant threat can also be said by Kou Ji.

Because others are at most talking, he really dares to say and do.

Liu Heng took a deep breath and said, "I will truthfully convey your words to Cao Yong, as for Cao Yong's choice, I will send someone to inform you in time." ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "As long as Cao Yu is not stupid, he will never choose to go against me." Because almost all of the elite soldiers he used in Jiaozhi were my people.

My men have now withdrawn from Cochin, and have taken all their firearms with them.

The remaining miscellaneous armies could not be the opponents of the Great Song Forbidden Army at all. ”

Liu Heng nodded and said, "I hope so......"

Kou Ji advised: "Without further ado, you will rush to Jiaozhi tomorrow." The official family will send a few people to wait for you in the post station outside Kaifeng Mansion, and bring them when you pass by.

Remember not to let them see Cao Yu. ”

Liu Heng said in a deep voice: "I know the weight ......"

After Kou Ji told Liu Heng, he asked Liu Heng to go down and prepare his luggage.

When Liu Heng was going out, he suddenly paused, turned back to Kou Ji and said, "Fourth brother, if I am not in Bianjing City, I will not be able to protect you."

If you really encounter something, go to the Four Seasons Porter on the Bianhe Wharf.

There is someone there who can protect you and send you out of Bianjing. ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a bright smile.

Liu Heng saw that Kou Ji had written it down, so he didn't say anything more and left Kou Ji's study.

After Liu Heng left, Kou Ji shook his head with a smile, "My stupid brother, do you really think that when the people in Kou Mansion are gone, my safety will not be guaranteed?"

If there are only those people in my Koufu, then why is my Koufu called a wealthy family?

What qualifications does my Kou Ji have to deter the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty?

But a piece of your heart is received by your brother. ”

There is a way to be a cunning rabbit three holes.

Liu Heng knows how to leave a way back.

How did Kou Ji not understand.

Kou Ji left behind far more back roads than anyone thought.

Liu Heng returned to his residence to pack up his things, and left the bamboo courtyard the next day.

The reason why he left so early is mainly to hide people's eyes.

After Liu Heng left, Kou Ji fell into a state of having nothing to do.

Teach Zhao Run and Kou Hui every day, and accompany Xiang Yan.

Kou Ji is idle.

Lu Yijian, the pawn, seemed to be busier.

When the heavy snow covered Bianjing City, the people under Lu Yijian finally gathered the number of troops that Zhao Zhen needed.

Lu Yijian took the paperwork and galloped all the way into the palace.

Palace.

Zhao Zhen was leaning on the soft couch, holding the stove and reading a book.

Since Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Guangyi's hand-held scroll was passed down as a good story, reading books has become an indispensable part of the leisure time of the royal family.

Zhao Zhen was reading a book that was not very serious.

Thrown out of the palace gate, and seen by those old masters, it will inevitably be evaluated as a heresy.

Because Zhao Zhen is reading a book that originates from the big food.

It talks about some ways of doing business, as well as the customized business laws of Western countries.

Zhao Zhen has never been in business and does not understand business.

It was impossible for the Manchu civil and military to tell him about business.

He couldn't go to Kou Ji often.

Therefore, he can only increase his knowledge of business by reading books.

Zhao Zhen initially just wanted to read the books on the business of the Great Song Dynasty.

However, after searching around, I finally found only three or five books on business.

Three or five business books that are no longer suitable for the current Great Song Dynasty can't give Zhao Zhen much business knowledge at all.

So Zhao Zhen could only focus on the big food books.

Among the books sent by the big cannibals, there are as many as 100 books related to business.

Zhao Zhen immediately took it over and read it.

When Lu Yijian entered the palace, Zhao Zhen had just turned a page.

Chen Lin cautiously walked to the edge of Zhao Zhen's soft couch, fiddled with the charcoal fire that was burning a little too much, leaned over to Zhao Zhen's side, and reported softly.

"Official, Lu Yijian asks to see ......"

Zhao Zhen asked without raising his head, "What's the matter?" ”

Chen Lin bent over and said, "It should be that the number of recruits is enough." ”

Zhao Zhen put down the book in his hand and muttered, "Are you here to ask for credit?" ”

Chen Lin bent over and did not speak.

Zhao Zhen asked again: "How many soldiers and horses did he recruit?" ”

Chen Lin replied: "1.4 million ......"

Zhao Zhen asked again, "What about the people?" ”

Chen Lin hurriedly said: "There is no ...... for the people"

Zhao Zhen glanced at his lips and said with some dissatisfaction: "At the beginning, he swore that he would help me recruit 600,000 more people and do this for me beautifully."

I was still happily waiting for him to help me do things beautifully, but I didn't expect this ending.

I shouldn't have expected too much from him. ”

Chen Lin hesitated for a moment and said, "It is not easy for Lu Yijian to gather 1.4 million people. ”

Zhao Zhen looked sideways at Chen Lin and asked, "Are you talking to him?" ”

Chen Lin smiled bitterly: "The slave maid has always been impartial, the slave maid just knows that Lu Yijian lost a lot of family wealth in order to gather 1.4 million people, so he said a little more." ”

Zhao Zhen sighed: "Do you want to tell me that it is not easy for Lu Yijian to help me run errands?" ”

Chen Lin nodded.

Zhao Zhen asked: "Then what do you think will happen if the fourth brother comes forward to do this?" ”

Chen Lin hesitated for a moment and said frankly: "Not only can I do this, but I can also collect a batch of money for the imperial court." ”

Kou Ji has always had the ability to pluck the feathers of geese.

But all the people he has rectified, whether they can live or not will not be said first.

The family property must be confiscated first.

The Great Song Dynasty can have today's wealth, and most of it is obtained by Kou Ji.

Zhao Zhen tapped the armrest of the soft couch with the book in his hand, and said with emotion: "This is the gap, this is why I let the fourth brother replace Lu Yijian."

If the government and the opposition are incompetent, I can only use Lu Yijian.

There are capable people in the government and the opposition, why do I still use Lu Yijian?

Don't I want to see the Great Song Dynasty flourish? ”

Chen Lin smiled bitterly and did not say anything more.

Zhao Zhen said lightly: "Let him come in." Count nine cold days, it's strange cold outside. ”

Chen Lin agreed and trotted out of the palace.

It didn't take long to follow.

Chen Lin took Lu Yijian into the palace.

Zhao Zhen put away the scroll after Lu Yijian entered the palace.

Lu Yijian walked up to Zhao Zhen and saluted solemnly, "Minister Lu Yijian, see the official ......."

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "No courtesy......"

Lu Yi simply got up, looked at the scroll in Kou Ji's hand, and said with a smile: "The official family still can't release the scroll on a snowy day, there is really the style of Taizong......

"Do you have the style of an imperial grandfather?"

Zhao Zhen muttered, and said nonchalantly: "Lu Aiqing said that I was joking, how can I be compared with the emperor's grandfather." ”

My imperial grandfather tossed the Great Song family's wealth into emptiness.

I have his style, are you insulting me?

Zhao Zhen has never seen Zhao Guangyi, so he can't talk about filial piety to Zhao Guangyi.

His understanding of Zhao Guangyi all comes from the living note.

But that living note, it really made him feel bad to watch.

Zhao Zhen is on the living note, and he sees it throughout the article is arrogant, arrogant, and hypocritical.

If you don't say anything else, let's take the women of the harem.

Zhao Guangyi raised thousands of women in the harem for his own amusement.

When facing hundreds of officials, he said very simply that the women in his harem were only one hundred and ten.

Then, after his father took the throne, he decisively slapped him in the face.

Thousands of women were relieved in one go.

What else can Zhao Zhen say besides hehe?

Praise your grandfather for being old and strong, or praise your father for doing a good job?

How to be an elder one by one is really not worry-free.

Can't you burn your living before you die?

Is it okay to forge one?

The Golden Alliance has been built, but can't you make a living note?

Lu Yijian saw that Zhao Zhen's expression was wrong, and he realized that he had slapped the horse's leg on the horse's leg.

Immediately, he coughed lightly and said, "Qi to the official family, the errand handed over to the minister by the official family, the minister has already completed it." Please preview. ”

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and motioned for Chen Lin to present it.

Chen Lin took the document from Lu Yijian's hand and quickly reported it to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen took the paperwork, read it carefully, and said with a smile: "Two million soldiers and horses, it took more than half a year, and it was finally gathered."

If I knew that Lu Aiqing was so capable, I should have handed over this errand to you earlier. ”

Lu Yijian smiled and said, "The official family has won the award." ”

Zhao Zhen put away the paperwork and instructed Chen Lin: "Go, tell the imperial dining room to prepare a table of wine and food, I will eat with Lu Aiqing today." ”

"......"

Lu Yijian said with a smile: "Thank you for the banquet from the official family......

Zhao Zhen got off the dragon couch and took Lu Yijian to the dining room.

The two talked and laughed and had a light meal.

Duration.

Lu Yijian proposed the names of several meritorious people, and Zhao Zhen commended one or two accordingly.

On the occasion of parting.

Zhao Zhen gave Lu Yijian a lot of gold and silver treasures, and let Lu Yijian take them out of the palace.

Lu Yijian was naturally full of joy.

Because since he submitted the paperwork, Zhao Zhen was full of kindness and favor to him.

Lu Yijian felt that he could take this opportunity to invite Cai Qi to enter the political hall.

Lu Yijian left the palace and immediately sent someone to send a message to his henchmen to prepare for Cai Qi's entry into the political hall.

After everything was ready, the next day's grand meeting began.

Hanging arch on the temple.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty stood in separate trains.

Zhao Zhen, as usual, stepped into the Vertical Arch Palace, and in the warm hall baked by the fire dragon in the Vertical Arch Palace, he went to the fur on his body and stepped on the imperial steps.

"Upper Dynasty ......"

"Ministers and other officials see the official ......"

Zhao Zhen glanced at the civil and military forces in the hall, and said with a smile: "It's quite good to arrive today." It seems that someone is going to do something big. ”

After Zhao Zhen laughed, he said a flat sentence.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military straightened up.

Zhao Zhen didn't wait for them to speak, so he took the lead and said: "Since there is a big event, let's start with the big thing." ”

Zhao Zhen set the tone, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty naturally had to obey.

After Zhao Zhen's voice landed, Han Yang walked out of the train with Chao Wat in his arms, and played: "Qi Guan's family, the position of participating in political affairs has been vacant for a long time, and the ministers ask the court to discuss the candidates for political affairs?" ”

Zhao Zhen seemed to have expected that Han Yang was going to ask for this matter, so he didn't show any stunned look, but said very indifferently: "Can someone be elected?" ”

Han Yang Zhengse said: "The minister recommended Cai Qi in the imperial history!" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "During Cai Aiqing's tenure as the Imperial Historian, he was diligent. The documents of the imperial history of various places are never overnight. If there is something, I will be notified as soon as possible.

Cai Aiqing is indeed a suitable candidate. ”

"The minister also recommended Cai Qi in the imperial history......"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

“……”

In an instant, seven or eight civil officials stood up and elected Cai Qi.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Cai Aiqing is really popular." ”

Cai Qi, who was in his forties, bowed and said with a straight look: "The minister doesn't dare...... The only person in the world who can win the hearts of the people is the official family, and the ministers dare not cross the border. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said: "I remember that Cai Aiqing was the champion of Dazhong Xiangfu for eight years, and he has held many positions and done a lot of great things for the imperial court.

In the end, he was promoted to the middle of the imperial history.

During her tenure, Cai Aiqing has always been diligent and never made mistakes.

can be such a good talent as Aiqing.

I am very relieved. ”

Cai Qi bowed and said, "The official family has won the award......

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "But there are still people who nominate others, if not, then there is no need to discuss it, I directly moved Cai Aiqing to the governor." ”

As soon as Zhao Zhen said this, he didn't wait for others to speak.

Cai Qi was the first to speak, "Official, etiquette cannot be abolished......"

Cai Qi is a very interesting person

He is upright and honest, not afraid of the powerful, and resourceful and decisive.

It's just a bit rigid.

He is not Lu Yijian's person.

He only had some friendship with Lu Yijian during his tenure as the prefect of Yingtianfu.

Lu Yijianzhi was promoted to the throne, mainly because among the high-ranking officials in the court, there are almost no seniors with higher qualifications and better reputations than him.

Lu Yijian was confident that he would use his previous friendship to let Cai Qi help him speak.

Of course, more importantly, Cai Qi doesn't like Kou Ji very much.

It's not that the two have any personal grudges.

It's that Kou Ji has too much credit and too many henchmen.

After being crowned king, he did not leave Beijing.

Although he passed on the throne, his influence did not diminish in the slightest.

A proper dangerous person.

As the imperial history, Cai Qi naturally had to keep an eye on Kou Ji and guard against Kou Ji.

It is precisely because of this that Lu Yijian can be sure that if he pushes Cai Qi to the throne, Cai Qi will definitely help him.

Zhao Zhen heard Cai Qi's words, and said with a smile: "Others want to enter the political hall, and they can't wait to fight for it, but it's good for you to let me follow the rules."

That's it, I'll follow you, according to the rules. ”

After saying this, Zhao Zhen stared at the Manchu Dynasty and said, "But there are still candidates to be promoted?" ”

"Li Zhaoliang, the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers and Soldiers, elected the former privy envoy Kou Ji to serve as the governor of the ......"

I thought no one would speak up.

Unexpectedly, after a few breaths of silence, Li Zhaoliang suddenly spoke.

Moment.

There was silence in the vertical arch hall.

Zhao Zhen wants Kou Ji to serve as the heart of the Tongzhong Shumen, which is well known to passers-by.

Li Zhaoliang suddenly jumped out at this time to nominate Kou Ji as the governor, what was his intention?

Was it Zhao Zhen's acquiescence, or was it Kou Ji's instructions, or was it his own will?

The ministers were secretly pondering.

The warriors were making eye contact.

It's basically asking each other with their eyes, asking each other if they know the inside story, and asking each other if they mean Kou Ji.

The military ministers made eye contact, and finally their eyes fell on Yang Wenguang.

Yang Wenguang was stared at by all the military ministers, and he smiled bitterly in his heart.

The worst thing he's at is guessing people's minds.

Now he has to let him guess people's minds, and he is really a little embarrassed.

He subconsciously looked at Li Zhaoliang.

saw Li Zhaoliang staring at Zhao Zhen on the seat without squinting.

Yang Wenguang thought about it again and again, and finally gritted his teeth and prepared to leave the class.

Seeing this, the hearts of the ministers jumped.

When the warriors saw this, their eyes lit up.

It's just that all this has just begun, and it was suppressed by a light cough.

"Ahem......"

Zhao Zhen coughed softly, and Yang Wenguang immediately stood up.

For a while, the faces of the civil and military forces in the hall were very complicated.

Wang Zeng sighed in his heart.

Through Zhao Zhen's reaction, he was 100% sure that Zhao Zhen let Kou Ji replace Lu Yijian, which was iron-hearted.

Lu Yijian also saw this, and his face was ugly.

originally thought that he had done a good errand, and Zhao Zhen would temporarily extinguish his mind of letting Kou Ji enter the court, but now it seems that Zhao Zhen's mind will not be extinguished at all.

Zhao Zhen didn't care about Lu Yijian's face, after he stopped Yang Wenguang, he said to Li Zhaoliang without any disguise: "Don't allow ......"

After he said this, he didn't give Li Zhaoliang a chance to reply, and said again: "Is there anyone else who is elected?" ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, you look at me, I look at you, and finally opened their mouths one after another, and three candidates were proposed.

Cai Qi, Chen Yaozuo, Wang Shu.

After three candidates were selected.

Voting began.

After a round of voting.

In the end, the position of governor fell to Cai Qi.

After Cai Qi moved to the post of governor, another minister came out and asked Chen Yaozuo to serve as the middle of the imperial history.

Zhao Zhen agreed on the spot.

Then Han Yang was appointed as the head of the household.

Lu Gongzhu served as the head of the household.

Because the military ministers did not participate in the whole process, Li Zhaoliang and Wang Shu pretended to be deaf and dumb throughout the whole process.

So Lu Yijian got his wish and arranged his people to the position he wanted.

After all the deliberations were done.

Zhao Zhen smiled.

"Now the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces perform their duties, and I am very relieved. Previously, there was a lack of a governor in the DPRK and China, so the implementation of some government decrees was very unsmooth. Now that the governor's affairs have been completed, the executive order should be much smoother.

Even so, I will make a will.

Recruit another million soldiers! This matter will be handed over to Lu Aiqing to be responsible! ”

(End of chapter)