Kou Ji didn't hear Xiang Minzhong's words, entered the room, and in the noise of Xiang Minzhong, he watched Xiang Minzhong's expression and asked about Xiang Minzhong's condition.

After learning that Xiang Minzhong was as usual and had no worries about his life, Kou Ji sat in the room for a while.

When Xiang Minzhong shouted that he was tired, he accompanied Xiang Minzhong to chat about some household matters, then got up and arched his hand and left.

Just out of Xiang Minzhong's bedroom, he didn't take two steps.

The eldest maid who sent her side to Mrs. Xiang held a box and handed it to Kou Ji.

Kou Ji took the box, and the big girl beside Mrs. Xiang covered her mouth and ran away with a snicker.

Kou Ji opened the box suspiciously, and saw that there were some papers and medicine bottles in it, and opened one at random, and his face turned dark.

It reads.

The secret recipe of the Heavenly Spirit Concept......

You don't need to look too much to know that the other papers in the box have similar things written on them, and those medicine bottles contain some secret medicine that can help have children.

Kou Ji crumpled the paper in his hand, threw it into the box, and walked out of Xiangfu with the box.

I got into the carriage and went all the way back to the house.

When they arrived at the entrance of Mahang Street, when Kou Ji was about to find a secluded place to throw away the box in his hand, the group blocked Kou Ji's way.

"Brother Kou Xian?"

A soft cry sounded outside the carriage.

Kou Ji lifted the curtain and looked out, seeing a familiar and unfamiliar figure.

What is familiar is his cheek, what is unfamiliar is what he wears.

When the figure saw Kou Ji, his face showed great joy.

Kou Ji said unexpectedly: "Brother An? ”

The one who blocked Kou Ji's way was Qingtang An Ziluo.

An Ziluo was dressed in leather armor, wearing a felt hat unique to the Qingtang people, and a scimitar around his waist, looking very heroic.

An Ziluo was very happy to see Kou Ji, he didn't wait for Kou Ji's invitation, and ordered the Qingtang soldiers behind him to follow behind the carriage, he climbed into the carriage, entered the carriage, and appeared opposite Kou Ji.

An Ziluo gave Kou Ji a big hug when he was stunned.

After letting go of Kou Ji, An Ziluo said with a smile: "Brother Kou Xian, two years have passed since I said goodbye in the past. See you again, you have become the head of the Great Song Kingdom's Guan Gou Labor Department. ”

Facing the enthusiastic An Ziluo, Kou Ji was a little uncomfortable, but he still smiled: "Look at Brother An's dress, I'm afraid Brother An's status in Qingtang is not low now, right?" ”

An Ziluo hammered his chest with one hand with a bright smile, and bowed slightly in the direction of the palace, "Thanks to the love of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, I was allowed to praise my clan and canonize me as a guerrilla general." ”

Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully.

Guerrilla general, obviously the name of the Great Song Dynasty.

Presumably, An Ziluo is under the horn tent and has another official position.

After all, the canonization of the Great Song Dynasty to the Qingtang Zanpu Jiaoluo is not high, so it is impossible for the Jiaojialuo to give too high a canonization to the generals under the account.

Of course, this is only when the officials of Qingtang arrive in the Great Song Dynasty.

When people were in Qingtang, they had their own set of official systems and rules.

Kou Ji smiled at An Ziluo and said, "Brother An can get the attention of the imperial court, and let the imperial court issue an order to allow him to be promoted to a guerrilla general, which is gratifying." ”

An Ziluo said with a bright smile: "This is what I got from fighting bravely on the battlefield of Western Xia in the past. ”

Kou Ji nodded with a smile and asked, "Brother An came to Bianjing City this time, why did you come to Bianjing?" ”

When An Ziluo heard this, he said: "On the order of our clan Zanpu, I came to offer cattle and sheep to the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and smiled.

At the end of the year, the vassal states should indeed come to the Great Song Dynasty to fight the autumn breeze...... Tribute.

Kou Ji smiled: "Noble Zampu, can I send you to sacrifice cattle and sheep, presumably those unpleasant things that happened to the nobles have been settled, right?" ”

The unpleasant thing that Kou Ji was referring to was that when Qingtang helped the Great Song Dynasty to attack Western Xia, Qingtang discussed the rebellion of Wen Qi.

An Ziluo is the henchman of Jiao Guluo, if Jiao Guluo has worries about his life, An Ziluo will never appear in the Great Song Dynasty.

Kou Ji mentioned Qingtang's discussion of Wen Qi, and An Ziluo's face turned cold.

He gritted his teeth and said: "Wen Qiqi is a rat generation, he took advantage of the time when I led my troops to attack Western Xia, united those ill-intentioned clansmen to rebel, imprisoned our clan Zampu in a well, and almost killed our clan Zampu."

It's a pity that he has empty ambitions, but he doesn't have enough strength.

He knew that I had brought my troops back to help, so he personally led my soldiers and horses to destroy me.

But I didn't expect that after he left, my sister led our warriors to rescue Zampu.

He and I were in Miaochuan, and I was beaten and fled.

When our tribe Zampu organized troops and came to encircle and suppress him, he could only lead the remnants to escape.

I was in the Hehuang area, and I had been dealing with this rat for more than half a year before I beheaded him under the horse. ”

Since then, Qingtang has been unified, and Jiao Gulao has become the king of Qingtang in the true sense.

An Ziluo didn't say this, this sentence was silently added in his heart by Kou Ji after listening to An Ziluo's story.

Kou Ji opened his mouth and sighed: "It's not easy for Brother An to get rid of this thief. ”

An Ziluo nodded earnestly.

Kou Ji invited An Ziluo to take a carriage to Kou's mansion, entered the mansion, and after sitting down, Kou Ji asked Kou Zhong to prepare a table of wine and food, and invited An Ziluo to drink.

While chatting, the two told about what had happened in the two years they had been apart.

As the conversation deepened, Kou Ji found that An Ziluo seemed to have a lot of admiration for Chong Shiheng.

When he mentioned the war in Western Xia, he did not leave the Shiheng in every sentence.

Kou Ji silently kept this matter in mind, and if he could use it in the future, he would have to use it.

An Ziluo came to see Kou Ji this time, but he didn't have any appeals, just looking for Kou Ji, a good brother who had helped Qingtang, to reminisce about the past.

The two drank until the evening, and Kou Ji sent the slightly drunk An Ziluo away.

After An Ziluo left, as soon as Kou Ji returned to the main hall, Kou Zhong appeared beside him.

"Little Master......"

Kou Ji asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Kou Zhong handed Kou Ji a sheepskin.

Kou Ji took the sheepskin, looked at the words on it, and was slightly surprised, "An Ziluo gave me a hundred good horses, just outside the city?" ”

Kou Zhong nodded and said, "When you were drinking with the Qingtang people, one of his entourage found the old servant and handed the old servant this roll of sheepskin. And he led the old servant out of the city, and took over the hundred good horses.

Now the horses are placed on the village outside the city. ”

After a pause, Kou Zhong added in a low voice, "The old servant has specially seen it, and those hundred good horses are all good horses. Although it is not the best among horses, it is three points better than ordinary horses.

What's more, the hundred horses were not castrated. ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and groaned, "He knows I need a horse?" ”

Kou Ji had promised to help the Tiger Army and get enough horses within three years, but he had only told a few trustworthy people among the soldiers and civilians in Baozhou, and it was impossible for him to spread it.

The military and civilians in Baozhou will not leak the news, so where did An Ziluo know that he was short of horses?

And specially sent a hundred good horses that had not been castrated to him?

Kou Zhong didn't know what Kou Ji was thinking, and after he heard Kou Ji's question, he muttered: "Little young master, there are very few people who know about the things you need about horses. Few people in my Great Song Dynasty know about it, and the people of Qingtang definitely don't know.

The old servant guessed that eighty percent of him thought that my Great Song was short of horses, so giving you horses was far more precious than giving you gold and silver. ”

Kou Ji thought about it for a while, felt that what Kou Zhong said was reasonable, and nodded: "It should be so......"

Kou Ji almost thought that An Ziluo's hands and eyes were open to the sky and could detect his most secret news.

Kou Ji put away the sheepskin and instructed Kou Zhong: "You send someone to secretly send these 100 good horses to Baozhou and hand them over to the old Chen Tou of the horse guard." ”

Kou Zhong nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said to Kou Ji: "Little master, a few days ago, Zhang Yuan sent a letter saying that Yuyou's injury has healed, and he asked to return to Beijing with Yuyou, do you agree?" ”

Kou Ji thought about it for a moment and smiled, "Let the two of them return to Beijing quickly, now is the time to use them." ”

Kou Zhong laughed in a low voice: "The old servant asks a lot, I don't know what the young master plans to let them do?" ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, stared at Kou Zhong, and said with a smile: "Since I was promoted to the fourth rank, you have rarely taken the initiative to ask me anything. What, do you want to move the event? ”

Kou Zhong nodded with a smile.

Kou Ji said unexpectedly: "Do things with your wife, are you tired, or is your wife reprimanding you?" ”

Kou Zhong shook his head and said, "That's not ......."

Kou Ji groaned, "Then you are quietly thinking about moving?" ”

Kou Zhong said with a smile: "Little master, you don't need to guess. Madame is very good to the old servant, if it weren't for the old servant's insistence on refusing, she would also like to introduce the Su steward of the inner house to the old servant's companion. ”

Kou Ji said puzzledly: "Then you don't live a stable life in the house, and you want to go out to work......

Without waiting for Kou Zhong to speak, Kou Ji pinched his chin again and said, "Speaking of which, the Su steward of the inner house has been alone for many years. You're also alone now, and it's good for you two to live together. ”

Kou Zhong's old face was bitter, and he said, "Little master, don't toss the old servant's old bones. The old servant is used to being alone, but he doesn't like to lie by the old servant's bed alone. ”

Kou Ji snorted: "I think you are a suspect, and you are a prisoner......

Kou Zhong surprisingly didn't refute.

Kou Ji's eyes widened in astonishment, he really guessed right.

Kou Ji stared at Kou Zhong in a daze, wanting an answer.

Kou Zhong hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "But those who are born in prison always have some heels. Maybe that day, a son or daughter will pop out of that corner.

The old servant didn't care about one more concern, but he was afraid that after he had a concern, he would be forced to reveal the secrets of the house. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he was stunned for a long time, but he didn't say anything.

Like Kou Zhong, he promised his life to the loyal servants of Kou Mansion, he really didn't know what to say.

Scolding people and being stupid, he doesn't have that qualification.

After all, it is their grandparents who are loyal to them.

Praising people's loyalty is a bit of a loss of conscience.

People are loyal to do things for Koufu, and they have been doing it for decades, but Koufu has not helped him do anything.

Kou Ji pondered for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh, looked at Kou Zhong and said, "All these years...... I've wronged you......"

Kou Zhong grinned and said with a bright smile: "Don't be wronged...... Not aggrieved at all. It is the honor of the old servant to be able to serve the two generations of masters, the little master, and the old servant. ”

Kou Ji said with a very complicated heart: "What kind of person am I......

Kou Zhong said proudly: "In this Bianjing City, there is no one who can compare to the little young master. You're not a masterpiece, who are? ”

Kou Ji shook his head, didn't argue, and asked, "Can you tell me why you want to do the activity?" ”

Kou Zhong hesitated again and again, and said frankly: "The New Year is here, and the young master is coming back." The young master has a lot of wives and concubines, and after they arrived in the house, they competed with each other for favor, and they wanted this and that, and the old servants served them and had a headache. ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and smiled helplessly: "When I see them, I also have a headache......

Kou Zhong muttered: "You can't fight, you can't scold, it's better to hide." ”

Kou Ji nodded in agreement, "The two of us are looking for something to do, hiding from them." ”

Seeing that Kou Ji also wanted to hide, Kou Zhong immediately hesitated: "Madame's ...... over there"

Kou Ji groaned: "I'll go straight to her when I turn around, and let her hide too." ”

The two were silent for a moment, then looked at each other and smiled.

Kou Ji put his hands behind his back and walked towards the Four Monarchs Garden, and Kou Zhong was also happy to deal with the affairs of the house.

After Kou Ji returned to the Four Monarchs Garden, he was not in a hurry to rest, but sat in the study and secretly thought to himself.

He had the idea of helping Baozhou get horses early on, but he was busy all the time and didn't have time to do it.

Seeing An Ziluo today, he thought of a way to easily get horses without being too busy.

The Great Song Dynasty has horses, but there are not many of them.

When Taizong Zhao Guangyi was in the dynasty, he got tens of thousands of horses from the Liao people, and the number of horses in the Great Song Dynasty jumped to more than 200,000.

During the reign of the first emperor Zhao Heng, he did not set up Youma Si, and let all the horses of the Great Song Dynasty be driven to the capital and distributed to the supervisors for shepherding.

Under the shepherding of the superintendents, most of the good horses were raised to be bad horses.

The first year of the Jubilee.

Xiang Minzhong couldn't stand Ma Zheng in the court, and he didn't want to anger the first emperor Zhao Heng.

He bluntly said that there were too many horses in the imperial court, and it cost countless money and grain to raise horses every year, so some of the inferior horses should be selected and sold to the people.

The number of horses raised by the imperial court has also dropped sharply from more than 200,000 to 100,000.

From the accession of the first emperor Zhao Heng to the death of the first emperor Zhao Heng, the number of horses in the imperial court has not increased much at all.

Even after selling a batch of inferior horses, the horses of the imperial court were reduced by half in an instant.

And this half of the horses are still in the hands of the prisoners, and they are only for the use of the forbidden army.

If Kou Ji wanted to get a horse, it would be absolutely impossible to get it from the hands of the eunuchs.

So when he had the idea of getting a horse, he aimed his eyes at the neighbors around the Great Song Dynasty.

The Liao State was obviously undesirable, and the imperial court had always had business dealings with the Liao State on horses.

But what the Liao State sold to the imperial court has always been a castration horse.

Kou Ji made a horse, and eighty percent of the horses he got were also castrated horses.

The Western Xia is not good, the Great Song Dynasty just called Qingtang and Ganzhou Uighurs, and beat the Western Xia, how could the Western Xia let Kou Ji, a Song minister, get a horse from the Western Xia?

The only remaining Uighurs were Qingtang and Ganzhou.