After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he stared straight at Kou Ji, he didn't know if the answer he gave was what Kou Ji wanted.

Kou Ji smiled lightly, "The minister is very glad that the official family did not say anything about withdrawing the troops. ”

Zhao Zhen's heart was slightly relieved.

But I heard Kou Ji say again: "But the minister wants to help Zhu Neng to be humiliated." ”

"What do you mean?"

Zhao Zhen asked.

Kou Ji sat up straight and said frankly: "My Great Song soldiers and horses have not been out of the border for a long time, and I have not been out to fight for more than 20 years. Little is known about the fighting outside the territory. Even less is known about how to fight outside the territory.

The soldiers went out of Western Xia, and the soldiers went out of Liao.

I still have experience to follow.

But if the army goes out of the Western Regions, the experience is very scarce.

How many years have my Great Song Dynasty not set foot in the Western Regions, the official family should know very well.

Therefore, this time Zhu Neng led the army to the Western Regions, not only to help, but more importantly, to hone.

In the process of honing oneself, it is inevitable to suffer one or two defeats. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned, "Fourth brother is not optimistic about the war in the Western Regions? ”

Kou Ji shook his head, "It has nothing to do with whether you are optimistic or not, it is purely a truth derived from experience." Our ancestors, exhausted their efforts, extended our Chinese territory to the Western Regions.

It's a pity that future generations have not been able to keep it.

In the days since we lost the Western Regions, the Western Regions have changed beyond recognition.

Some of the things that the ancestors mentioned in the book have been silenced.

Looking at the Western Regions based on the knowledge in the book alone is like sitting in a well and watching the sky.

Zhu Neng led the army to the Western Regions, in fact, he was helping us explore the Western Regions.

Let's get acquainted with the Western Regions again.

Let's take a look at the Western Regions. ”

Zhao Zhen still frowned, "Over the years, there have been countless Western Regions subordinates who have come to my Great Song Dynasty. My Great Song can know the whole picture of the Western Regions through their mouths. ”

Kou Ji sighed with emotion: "The Western Regions in the population of the Western Regions are not real. They divided the territory in the Western Regions and claimed to be kings and hegemons. In order to cover up their own power, in order to achieve some ulterior purposes, they will always use all kinds of lies to deceive us.

Therefore, the Western Regions that we know from their mouths are not the Western Regions that we really want to know. ”

Zhao Zhen groaned: "Why do they want to deceive us? Since they chose to pay tribute to our Great Song Dynasty, it means that their own strength is far less than that of my Great Song Dynasty.

The strength is smaller than ours, and my Da Song doesn't plot anything against them, why do they hide it, why do they want to deceive. ”

Kou Ji was silent for a moment, and did not answer Zhao Zhen's question, but asked Zhao Zhen rhetorically.

"Does the official family know about Western Xia?"

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji in amazement, feeling that Kou Ji was insulting him.

Western Xia has been a subordinate of the Great Song Dynasty for many years, and everyone in the Great Song Dynasty knows it, but Zhao Zhen, as the first person in the Great Song Dynasty, does not know.

Kou Ji didn't seem to see Zhao Zhen's strange eyes, and he didn't need Zhao Zhen to answer, so he continued to take care of himself: "Do the officials know what Western Xia was like ten years ago.

Twenty years ago, what was Western Xia like?

Thirty years ago, what was Western Xia like? ”

Without waiting for Zhao Zhen to answer, Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "In the past, Western Xia was not called Western Xia, but the party departments. They need to beg for their lives in order to survive.

But now?

They have become a cancer in my Great Song Dynasty.

If it weren't for the beginning of the official family's ascension to the throne, my grandfather would have defied public opinion and brazenly sent troops to Western Xia.

Western Xia will become stronger.

Xixia is growing up step by step, who is to blame? ”

Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji in a daze, not knowing how to answer.

Kou Ji sighed, "If you ask the civil and military ministers in the court, they will definitely tell Your Majesty that it is the result of the efforts of Western Xia." But is that really the case? ”

Kou Ji asked himself, "Not really...... Xixia was able to sit big step by step, and a large part of it was because of my Great Song Dynasty. In the past years, after Li Jisheng, the old lord of Western Xia, attached himself to my Great Song Dynasty, Li Jiqian led the army to rebel and resist the Song Dynasty and stand on his own.

What did I do in Da Song?

The border of the Tun army resisted Li Jiqian's southern invasion, but he never brazenly sent troops and leveled Li Jiqian in one fell swoop.

After Li Jiqian saw that Li Jisheng was attached to my Great Song Dynasty, he obtained great benefits, so he sent an envoy to Beijing to pay tribute.

My Da Song not only did not dispose of him under the pretext, but blindly treated him with tenderness.

A generous return gift.

Seeing Li Jiqian growing up step by step in the northwest.

After Li Jiqian's death.

Li Deming succeeded to the throne.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of our Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State to contain each other, I first declared myself a vassal to my Great Song Dynasty and sought great benefits.

turned around and declared himself a vassal to the Liao State to seek more benefits.

Snakes and rats at both ends, left and right, no loyalty at all.

My Great Song rewarded him more and more generously every time.

He took advantage of the money rewarded by my Great Song Dynasty to develop and grow the Western Xia step by step. ”

Zhao Zhen said with an ugly face: "Raise a tiger...... For the ......"

Kou Ji nodded, "Yes, raising tigers is a problem." With the example of Western Xia in front, the rest of the genera naturally followed suit. Every New Year's Day, they will send envoys to Beijing to pay tribute to our Great Song Dynasty, and then exchange them for more generous gifts in return.

When they return to their territories, they will use the money of my Great Song Dynasty to make their soldiers and horses stronger. ”

Zhao Zhen's face turned slightly blue, and he said a little weakly: "Gentlemen, I said that my Great Song Dynasty is the upper state of the Celestial Empire, and I should have the bearing of the superior state of the Celestial Empire." ”

Kou Ji asked curiously, "Is it the Heavenly Empire that you bought with money?" ”

Zhao Zhen's face became even more ugly.

Kou Ji continued: "The Liao State dominates the world, and the four Yi who fight surrendered. After the envoys of the various subordinates arrived in the Liao Kingdom, the court that was dedicated to me was ten times as much as that of the Great Song Dynasty.

Can you see that the Liao Kingdom has given rich gifts in return?

Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, give them a smile, and they will be happy to find the north.

We are the Celestial Empire.

But with Liao in front, how can we be called a state?

A Shangbang will pay New Year's coins to others? ”

Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth, calmed his face, and remained silent.

Kou Ji tore off all the disguises on Da Song's body and put a real Da Song in front of him, and he looked very aggrieved.

Kou Ji ignored Zhao Zhen and continued: "Since those subordinates recognized the Liao State as the suzerain, why did they go to my Great Song Dynasty and recognize another suzerain?

Last year, that Goryeo prince was humbled to the dust in front of you.

But what he offered you was only a few not-so-precious hundred-year-old ginseng.

And what he dedicated to the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu was several thousand-year-old ginseng.

And thou hast given him two hundred thousand pieces of gold, and a thousand horses of silk and silk, and a hundred chests of porcelain.

That's it, he secretly wanted the officials of the Protocol House to reveal their dissatisfaction.

And what about the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu?

rewarded him with a whip, and he also licked his face and said that the Liao Emperor beat him comfortably. ”

Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen, "The Heavenly Empire is not bought with money, but it is really played." The official family can try, from now on, reduce the return gift, and wait until next year, you will take a look, there are still a few subordinates, and they will call me the Great Song Dynasty Heavenly Empire. ”

Zhao Zhen didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit it, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid there aren't many ......"

Kou Ji nodded, "There are countless people slapping horses in the court. Officials must not be deceived by them, and must always see the reality clearly. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded stiffly.

Kou Ji said again: "People, it's easy to deceive yourself, but when you bear the consequences, it's difficult. I am a big Song, and I can't be a big wrongdoer, let alone a big man who deceives myself and others. ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and sighed, "Fourth brother is probably the only person in the court who is willing to tell me the truth. ”

Kou Ji said indifferently: "The official family thinks that there are too few people who tell the truth, and they can cultivate a group of people who tell the truth to you." ”

Zhao Zhen said seriously: "I know what to do. ”

Kou Ji nodded and said, "Back to the topic, the Western Regions that I learned from the mouth of the Western Regions of the Great Song Dynasty are one-sided after all. So we need Zhu Neng, Xue Tian and others to help us take a good look at the Western Regions.

In the process of understanding, there must be sacrifices for some people.

There's no way around it.

During the Han Dynasty, in order to conquer the Western Regions, there were countless Han children who died in the Western Regions.

My Great Song Dynasty is now re-involved in the Western Regions, in fact, it is no different from the Han Dynasty's exploration of the Western Regions.

The only difference is.

During the Han Dynasty, there were strong enemies in the Western Regions.

And now, there are few enemies of our Great Song Dynasty in the Western Regions.

Therefore, the life that I have to give to Da Song will be very small.

In this process, officials must be firm in their beliefs.

Even if Zhu Neng suffered a defeat in the Western Regions, or because of celestial phenomena, he lost his troops and lost his generals, and the official family should not change generals.

Not only could the officials not change generals, but they also had to send a large number of officials who knew the Chinese languages of the Western Regions to rush to the Western Regions and record everything in the Western Regions with the army. ”

After listening to Kou Ji's words, Zhao Zhen sat in place, silent for a long time, staring at Kou Ji and asking, "Understanding the Western Regions is far more important than rushing to help Shazhou?" ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "Understanding the Western Regions is for the sake of my Great Song Dynasty." The aid to Shazhou was for the sake of the Shazhou Uighurs. The Uighurs of Shazhou are named our Great Song Dynasty, and they also send people to pay tribute to our Great Song Dynasty every year.

But Shazhou and other places are not the territory of my Great Song Dynasty after all, and Cao Xianshun is not close to my Great Song Dynasty.

He is just imitating Li Deming's style and wants to sit big in the Western Regions.

On the one hand, he was a minister to my Great Song Dynasty, and on the other hand, he was a minister to the Liao State, and even had an eye-to-eye with Xixia behind his back.

Li Deming slowly rose with the support of the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State.

He wanted to rise with the support of the Great Song Dynasty, the Liao State, and the Western Xia.

It's just that he is not Li Deming after all, and he has not learned the essence of Li Deming's school, so he has never been in the Western Regions.

I, the Great Song Dynasty, came to his aid, mainly to show those Fanbang vassal countries.

But there is no need to die for him. ”

After a pause, Kou Ji continued: "The purpose of Li Gong and the others is to let Zhu Neng play a prestige in the Western Regions, help Shazhou break the siege, and let my Great Song Dynasty show off his prestige in front of Siyi, the idea is good, and the practice is also good.

But the official family, you have to remember that the land under the rule of the Uighurs in Shazhou is not the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, and there is no need for my Great Song Dynasty to exert no effort when it is not absolutely beneficial to my Great Song Dynasty.

What I need to do now in the Great Song Dynasty is to see clearly the situation in the Western Regions and the strength and weakness of the many forces in the Western Regions.

By the way, suppress the momentum of Western Xia's desire to re-emerge.

The rest, don't care. ”

Zhao Zhen felt something in his heart and asked in a low voice: "After we have figured out the strength and weakness of many forces in the Western Regions, what should we do?" ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently, "Of course, I will include them in my pocket and let the Western Regions become my Great Song Territory." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly, "Listening to the words of the fourth brother is better than reading tens of millions." ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said with emotion: "There are some things that I felt very confused before, but now after listening to the words of the fourth brother, I suddenly opened up. ”

Kou Ji smiled brightly: "The minister said that the official family only needs to sit firmly on the throne, and the minister will help the official family build a real heavenly kingdom." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said solemnly: "If there is really such a day, I will definitely thank the fourth brother again." ”

Kou Ji rubbed his chest and said, "Okay, what should be said has been said, why hasn't the imperial doctor been able to do it yet, the minister's chest hurts." ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and asked nervously, "Did I hurt the fourth brother?" ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "That's not ......"

Zhao Zhen stepped forward and looked at Kou Ji as he said, "I know that the fourth brother is not skilled in martial arts, so I saved some strength. It will only make the fourth brother feel pain, and it will never hurt the fourth brother. ”

Kou Ji said helplessly: "Pain is also a ...... injury"

Zhao Zhen was stunned, crying and laughing, and shouted outside the Imperial Garden: "Chen Lin! Chen Lin! Why hasn't the Imperial Doctor arrived yet? ”

"It's time to ......"

Chen Lin heard Zhao Zhen's call, led the imperial doctor, and trotted to the pavilion.

Zhao Zhen immediately asked the imperial doctor to check Kou Ji's injuries.

After the imperial doctor examined Kou Ji's injuries, he handed Kou Ji a candy cube with a strange look.

Moment.

Zhao Zhen and Chen Lin looked at Kou Ji with strange eyes.

Kou Ji's old face flushed, he laughed dryly, cheekily, took the candy cube, stuffed it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "The imperial doctor's medical skills are really brilliant...... Medicine is also good...... The medicine is ...... rid of the disease"

Zhao Zhen, Chen Lin, and the imperial doctor, the corners of their mouths twitched in unison.

The reason why the Imperial Doctor handed Kou Ji a candy cube was because he felt that Kou Ji was humiliating himself.

The imperial doctor examined Kou Ji's body and found that Kou Ji had no injuries, and his pulse was very strong, and he didn't look sick at all.

Only on the chest, on the eye sockets, there are faint red marks.

It is estimated that it will not be able to reach the evening, and it will subside completely.

Kou Ji's style is like a child, who got into a fight with someone and suffered some trivial skin injuries, and he had to pull the doctor to treat his internal injuries.

So the imperial doctor gave Kou Ji a candy cube and taunted him.

didn't expect Kou Ji to really take it, and he ate it, and praised the good effect of the medicine.

The imperial doctor didn't know what to say about him.

"The minister retired ......"

After the imperial doctor confirmed that Kou Ji was fine, he took the first step.

Kou Ji waited for Chen Lin to pack the things that Zhao Zhen gave him, and after sending them over, he took the things generously and left the imperial garden.

One out of the Imperial Garden.

Kou Ji opened his mouth and spit out the remaining sugar cubes in his mouth, and sighed, "Shame...... Shame on you......"

In the Imperial Garden.

Chen Lin bowed down and stood in front of Zhao Zhen, and said in a low voice: "Official, the Goryeo ambassador Xu Ne has just sent someone to spread the word, saying that the Goryeo envoy is ready to return to the court, Xu Ne is already old, and I am afraid that he will not send me to the Great Song Dynasty in the future, is it necessary to give Xu Ne a rich private gift according to the custom." ”

"Give ......"

Zhao Zhen almost blurted out a curse word.

After realizing that his identity was not suitable for speaking vulgar words, he coughed dryly, "The treasury has no money now, how can it be generous?" Moreover, in the first year of Tiansheng, Goryeo had already descended the Liao State and changed to the Liao State era name, and there was a faint tendency to interrupt the contact with my Great Song Dynasty.

I'm not crazy, why do I give a pack of white-eyed wolves? ”

Today's shift, today's birthday, straw is going out to wave...... The kind of wave that is full of bags......

(End of chapter)