Gargamel's people are working hard to help Koji promote Koji as an oracle.

And Kou Ji himself, accompanied by An Ziluo, arrived at Qingtang City, the capital of Qingtang.

A farewell to the years.

Kou Ji re-entered Qingtang City and found that Qingtang City was three times larger than before, and there were many more soldiers, horses, cattle and sheep entrenched outside Qingtang City.

It was night when Kou Ji entered Qingtang City, so there weren't many people on the streets of Qingtang City.

But the streets of Qingtang City are brightly lit.

If it weren't for the exotic singing voice that kept drifting past Kou Ji's ears, Kou Ji couldn't believe that this was Qingtang City.

Qingtang City is now prosperous, far more than the Qingtang City that Kou Ji had seen before.

Qingtang Wang Jiaoluo is also very different from what Kou Ji has seen before.

When Kou Ji arrived at the gate of Qingtang City, the King of Qingtang appeared at the gate of Qingtang City in his unique frame.

Seeing Qingtang Wang Jiaoluo again, Kou Ji felt that he was a lot more majestic and a lot older.

The majesty on his body pressed the entourage and officials around him from raising their heads.

You must know that the last time Kou Ji entered Qingtang City, he was also greeted by Jiao Luo in person, and the officials who accompanied Jiao Luo at that time were all with their heads up.

Thus.

The power of the horned dragon must have increased greatly.

The majesty of the Horned Warrior was victorious, but it could not overwhelm Kou Ji's head.

When Kou Ji saw Kakuro, it was like seeing an old friend he hadn't seen for many years, and he looked at him with a smile.

Jiao Luo saluted in the direction of Bianjing City, "Is everything okay with the official family?" ”

Kou Ji smiled: "Everything is fine with the official family. ”

After saying this, Kou Ji arched his hand and said, "King Qingtang is not harmed?" ”

Jiao Luo smiled: "Entrusted to the official family Hongfu, everything is fine in my Qingtang." ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned, stared at Jiao Wuluo and said with a smile: "You are right, Qingtang has relied on my craftsmen and goods in the Great Song Dynasty to expand the army and horses over the years. Qingtang can have today, and my Da Song also has a credit. ”

The smile on Kakuro's face stiffened a little, and he made a gesture of please to Kou Ji.

At the invitation of Kakuro, Koji got into a very luxurious carriage.

Jiao Guluo got into his carriage and ordered someone to drive the carriage to the Qingtang Palace.

Qingtang City has changed a lot, but the Qingtang Palace has not changed, it is still the same as before.

It's just that there are more guards at the door.

Entered the Qingtang Palace.

The concubines of the horned dragon had gathered at the gate of the palace.

Looking at the huge group of concubines, Kou Ji couldn't help but say, "Qingtang Wang Yanfu is not shallow. ”

Jiao Guluo smiled indifferently, "Most of them are the daughters of the patriarchs of the major Tibetan tribes. ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, understanding the meaning of Jiao Guluo's words.

After sending people to conquer the Tibetan tribes, Jiaoguo Luo included their daughters in the royal palace and became his concubines.

After giving a slap, it was a sweet date given by the way.

By the way, he turned the former outsider into his own person.

Marriage, whether in the Great Song Dynasty, Qingtang, or Liao, is the best means of binding interests.

Although most of the time it doesn't work.

But something is better than nothing.

Jiao Guluo welcomed Kou Ji into the Qingtang Palace, and held a grand welcome party.

Eating, drinking, and merrymaking lasted most of the night, and it didn't end until late at night.

After the party was over, there were only Kou Ji, Jiao Guluo, An Ziluo left, and a middle-aged man Kou Ji had never seen before.

Kakuro invited Kou Ji to have another drink before chatting about business.

Kou Ji put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "What does King Qingtang think about the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State jointly attacking my Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Jiao Luo's face sank slightly, "The Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State dare to offend the Heavenly Empire, purely to take death." ”

Kou Ji laughed and said: "King Qingtang, the people who can sit here now are not stupid people, why does King Qingtang say those polite words?" ”

Jiaoluo Zhengse said: "This king is telling the truth. The strength of the forbidden army of the Celestial Empire is obvious to all. The Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State offended the Celestial Empire together, and they would inevitably be severely attacked by the Celestial Empire's forbidden army. ”

The smile on Kou Ji's face narrowed slightly.

He continued: "But the number of allied forces between the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State is not small, and even if the Celestial Empire wants to attack them, it will pay a lot of price. ”

Kou Ji resurfaced a smile on his face, stared at Jiao Guluo and said: "At present, only the army of the Black Khan Dynasty has committed my Great Song Dynasty, and the soldiers and horses of the Liao State will probably appear on the border of my Great Song Dynasty after the beginning of spring next year."

King Qingtang thinks, can my Great Song Dynasty defeat the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty before the soldiers and horses of the Liao State appear on the border of my Great Song Dynasty? ”

Kakuro smiled indifferently and said nothing.

Whether the Great Song Dynasty can defeat the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty before the soldiers and horses of the Liao State appear on the border of the Great Song Dynasty is not the key to the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty.

The key is on Qingtang.

If Qingtang blatantly sent troops and interfered with the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty and the Black Khan Dynasty, then it would be difficult for the Great Song Dynasty to defeat the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty before the soldiers and horses of the Liao State appeared on the border of the Great Song Dynasty.

If Qingtang did not intervene, it was very likely that the Great Song Dynasty would defeat the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty before the soldiers and horses of the Liao State appeared on the border of the Great Song Dynasty.

Therefore, don't look at the large number of soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty, whether they can gain a foothold in Hexi and whether they can gain a foothold in the eastern battlefield is still in Qingtang, not themselves.

Kou Ji saw that Jiao Guluo was speechless, so he continued to speak: "I heard that the Liao State sent an envoy to Qingtang before, I don't know what the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu discussed with the King of Qingtang? ”

Jiaoluo smiled: "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu invited this king to fight the Celestial Empire together, but this king did not agree. ”

You're afraid you didn't refuse, did you?

Kou Ji muttered in his heart and asked, "Why didn't King Qingtang agree?" In my opinion, this is a great opportunity for Qingtang. The territory of Qingtang has now been unified by the king of Qingtang, and if the king of Qingtang wants to further expand his territory, he will inevitably have to fight with my Great Song Dynasty.

After all, no matter how Qingtang expands its territory from there, it will inevitably conflict with my Great Song Dynasty.

Qingtang Wang Gang also said that my Great Song Forbidden Army is very strong.

With Qingtang alone, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win favor in the hands of my Great Song.

If King Qingtang agreed to the invitation of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu and attacked my Great Song Dynasty together, my Great Song might not be able to resist it. ”

Jiao Wuluo said with a smile on his face: "Kou Shumi said that he was laughing. My Qingtang is a fan of the Great Song Dynasty, and in recent years, with the support of the Great Song Dynasty, it has grown a little. If it weren't for the support of the Great Song Dynasty, my Qingtang might still be the barren Qingtang before.

This king is favored by the official family, and he will definitely not be ungrateful. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he said with a bright smile: "In this way, King Qingtang is loyal to the official family? ”

Kakuro nodded and smiled, "That's nature." ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "Even so, now that the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State coalition have invaded our Great Song Dynasty, our Great Song Dynasty's troops in the western border are slightly weak. The King of Qingtang has strong soldiers and horses in his hands, can you lend me 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty and let my Great Song Dynasty use them to fight against the coalition forces of the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State. ”

"Hahaha...... Kou Shumian laughed. ”

Jiao Luo said very humbly: "Compared to the Celestial Empire, my Qingtang is a strong soldier. Although my Qingtang has accumulated some soldiers and horses in recent years, now they are guarding against the people of the Yuanshan Department. ”

Speaking of this, Jiao Guluo rubbed his eyebrows and said with a headache: "The Yuanshan Department was supported by Kou Shumi. Kou Shumi should know who Yuanshan, the leader of the Yuanshan Department, is.

He used to be a horse bandit, and after becoming the leader of a department, it was difficult to change his banditry.

His soldiers and horses are a virtue with him.

I often offend the border of Qingtang.

I, Qingtang and Yuanshanbu, are all subordinates of the Celestial Empire, and they have signed a covenant with the Celestial Empire.

The Celestial Empire took good care of Yuanshanbu.

Due to the face of the Celestial Empire, my Qingtang can't fight back against the Yuanshan Division, so I can only send heavy troops to the border to prevent the people of the Yuanshan Department from invading my Qingtang.

Therefore, my Qingtang now has no extra troops to lend to Kou Shumi to defend against the combined forces of the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State. ”

When Kou Ji heard Jiao Luo's words, he scolded his mother in his heart.

If another person comes to Qingtang, he will definitely believe the nonsense of Jiaoguoluo.

But Koji wouldn't believe it.

Why?

Because the top and bottom of the Yuanshan department are all Kou Ji's people.

Did Yuanshan have trouble with Qingtang, and Kou Ji still didn't know?

When the Yuanshan Department was in the ministry, it signed an alliance with Qingtang.

In recent years, the Yuanshan Ministry has always fulfilled the alliance signed with Qingtang, and has never sent anyone to offend Qingtang's border area.

On the contrary, the soldiers and horses in Qingtang often appear in the territory of the Yuanshan Department to plunder some small tribes.

Therefore, the nonsense that Kakuro said couldn't hide from Kou Ji at all.

The reason why he said this was that he was unwilling to send soldiers and horses to help the Great Song Dynasty deal with the people of the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State.

The purpose is clear.

Jiao Guluo has already moved his mind to deal with the Great Song Dynasty with the Liao State and the Black Khan Dynasty.

Therefore, he must keep his soldiers and horses and be ready to strike a blow at the Great Song Dynasty at any time.

He didn't do it with the Black Khan Dynasty because he knew that the combined forces of Qingtang and the Black Khan Dynasty were not enough to deal with the Great Song Dynasty.

He is waiting for the army of the Liao State to enter the game, and he is also waiting for more tribes who want to eat meat from the Great Song Dynasty to enter the game.

The reason why he is still with Kou Jixu and the snake is because he is unwilling to turn his face with the Great Song Dynasty before he meets the Great Song Dynasty thoroughly.

Because the Great Song Dynasty easily defeated the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty before the Liao State and other forces entered the game.

If Qingtang enters the game again, there is not much certainty of winning.

When the time comes, if you can't steal chickens, you will probably have to throw away a handful of rice.

Maybe it's not just a handful of rice thrown away.

So until the situation is completely clear, Kakuro will not enter the game.

Kou Ji understood Jiao Luo's thoughts, so he didn't bother to chew his tongue with Jiao Luo again, "Since the King of Qingtang doesn't have enough troops in his hands to lend me the Great Song Dynasty, then my trip to Qingtang can be regarded as a waste." ”

Jiao Luo smiled and said, "Kou Shumi's words are wrong. Although I can't lend the soldiers and horses of the Celestial Empire in Qingtang, I can still take out the generous gifts I gave to Kou Shumi. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he was not polite, and said with a smile: "Then thank you King Qingtang." ”

The two exchanged some polite words.

Kakuro ordered someone to take Koji down to rest.

As soon as Kou Ji left.

Jiao Guluo said with emotion: "He already knows that I, Qingtang, want to do something to Da Song." ”

An Ziluo was speechless.

On the contrary, the middle-aged man who was sitting not far from him let out a sigh of relief and said, "The purpose of his coming to my Qingtang is to test whether Zampu will make a move in this battle."

If Zampu doesn't make a move, he will definitely borrow my Qingtang's soldiers and horses to help the Great Song Dynasty resist the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty.

If Zampu made a move, he would definitely not lend him soldiers and horses.

Therefore, this matter cannot be hidden.

He only needs to use borrowing troops as an excuse to easily test Zampu's mind. ”

After a pause, the middle-aged man added: "There is one sentence he said very right, that is, this time the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State attacked the Great Song Dynasty in an east-west attack, which is the only opportunity for me Qingtang.

I, Qingtang, missed this opportunity, and in the future, I can only bow down in front of the Great Song Dynasty for generations.

Zampu dominates Qingtang and is strong, and has already shown the posture of a hero.

must not be willing to submit to others, and must not be willing to submit to the Great Song Dynasty from generation to generation.

So, Zampu will definitely make a move. ”

Jiao Wuluo was stunned for a moment and asked, "You mean, even if he doesn't have to use the excuse of borrowing troops to test me, he knows that I will make a move." ”

The middle-aged man nodded slowly and said, "But anyone who is a little ambitious will be tempted to make a move in the face of such a situation, let alone Zampu." ”

Jiao Guluo groaned: "In that case, why did he come to my Qingtang again. ”

Implication.

Kou Jiming knew that he would make a move, but he came to Qingtang to test him, was it too much?

The middle-aged man smiled: "He could expect Zampu to make a move, but he didn't know when and how Zampu would make a move." He came to Qingtang, in addition to determining what he was thinking, more importantly, to test when Zampu would make a move. ”

Jiaoluo frowned and said, "I don't even know when I will make a move, and what he can test out." ”

The middle-aged man said frankly: "At least he tested that Zampu would not make a move now." ”

Horn Luo hesitated, "What do you mean?" ”

The middle-aged man said unceremoniously: "If Zampu makes a move now, then he will definitely not regard Zampu as an opponent." Maybe after he leaves, there will be a great general in the Great Song Dynasty, leading 50,000 forbidden troops to appear in my Qingtang.

If Zampu doesn't make a move, then he will also stand still, and he will secretly guard against Zampu. ”

Jiao Guluo said puzzledly: "According to what you said, it is far easier to make a move now than to make a move in the future?" ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Easy is easy, but it's not good." Zampu's move now will only attract more Song soldiers here. In the end, it was the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu who got the cheapest.

Zamp will make a move later, although it will be more difficult.

However, with the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu helping Zampu attract the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, the number of soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty that Zampu had to deal with would not be too much. ”

Hearing this, Jiao Guluo nodded slowly, staring at the middle-aged man: "Mr. Wan, I can get your help, it is really the blessing of the Buddha." If it weren't for you, I'd have sent my soldiers out a long time ago. ”

Mr. Wan smiled indifferently: "Zampu said that he was laughing. The minister's little bit of Taoism can't be on the stage in the Great Song Dynasty at all, and only Zampuken can take in the useless person of the minister. ”

Jiaoluo shook his head slowly, "Mr. Wan's words are wrong. How can Mr. Wan be a useless person? In my eyes, Mr. Wan helped me, and I felt like I had an extra arm. ”

When Mr. Wan heard this, he just smiled, but he didn't say anything.

It's just flattering each other, and it's too much.

Seeing this, Jiao Luo didn't praise Mr. Wan anymore, and after a little silence, Jiao Luo looked at An Ziluo and said, "Where did the envoy sent to Yuanshan go to?" ”

An Ziluo said in a deep voice: "I have entered the territory of the Yuanshan Department. ”

Jiaoluo looked sideways at Mr. Wan and asked, "Mr. Wan, do you think the Yuanshan Department will agree to fight the Great Song Dynasty with us?" ”

Mr. Wan frowned, and said in a deep voice: "According to the Song people's ideas, the Yuanshan Department was supported by the Song people, and it will definitely not rebel against the Great Song Dynasty." And Yuanshan, the leader of the Yuanshan tribe, offered rich tributes to the Great Song every year to show his loyalty to the Great Song, so it is very unlikely that he will rebel against the Great Song.

But after the Great Song Dynasty supported the Yuanshan Department again, he did not send soldiers and horses to garrison near the Yuanshan Department, nor did he often send people to beat one or two.

According to the ideas of the people of the Western Regions, after the Yuanshan Department developed through the Great Song Dynasty, they must not be willing to be squeezed by the Great Song Dynasty again, and now there is an opportunity to counterattack the Great Song Dynasty, and they will definitely not miss it.

Zampu sent someone to contact Wonsanbu, didn't he think so?

Why do you have to ask the ministers? ”

There is a white-eyed wolf, and he can't be fed.

This is true of most people in the Western Regions.

Although the Great Song Dynasty supported the Yuanshan Ministry, the Yuanshan Department offered rich tributes to the Great Song Dynasty every year, and it would naturally be overwhelmed after a long time.

There must be complaints from top to bottom in the Motoyama department.

Most of the people in the Western Regions grew up on horseback and lived by plundering.

They don't have much righteousness in their hearts.

The only pursuit is to eat well and live comfortably.

Now that the Great Song Dynasty frequently took away rich tributes from the Yuanshan Ministry, some nobles in the Yuanshan Ministry, who were not full of food and uncomfortable, would definitely be dissatisfied in their hearts.

There is an opportunity to reverse Da Song and take a bite of Da Song, they should not miss it.

After all, between countries and between forces, there is no affection to talk about, there are only interests.

Take Emperor Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty, for example.

He was pulled up by Guo Wei and Chai Rong, father and son.

But when it's time to turn over and become the emperor, do you think he talks about love?

It was Yuanshan, the leader of the Yuanshan tribe, who was measured by the temperament of the people of the Western Regions, that Yuanshan might agree to attack the Great Song Dynasty with him, so he sent envoys to persuade Yuanshan.

Jiao Guluo heard Mr. Wan's words and said with emotion: "Kou Ji is right, this time the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao State attacked the Great Song Dynasty together, and it was my only chance for Qingtang.

Definitely not to be missed.

The reason why I care about Yuanshan's reply is also that I hope Yuanshan can agree with my words and attack the Great Song Dynasty with me Qingtang.

If Motoyamabe is willing to come forward, he can also help us share some of the pressure. ”

Mr. Wan thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Although the Yuanshan Department is far less rich than my Qingtang, it is not as strong as my Qingtang soldiers. But the Yuanshan Department obtained a lot of good armaments from the Great Song Dynasty by tying up the Great Song Dynasty, and with those armaments, they established an iron cavalry of 10,000 people.

That 10,000-strong iron cavalry can stop my 100,000 elite soldiers in Qingtang. ”

Jiao Guluo nodded and said: "I invited the Yuanshan Department to enter the game, because I valued the iron horse of the Yuanshan Department. If the Motoyama Department didn't have that iron horse, I wouldn't bother to pull them into the game. ”

Mr. Wan nodded slowly.

An Ziluo, who had been sitting silently on the side, suddenly spoke, "Since Kou Ji knows that my Qingtang will enter the game, and also knows the crisis that the Great Song Dynasty will face after that, why can't the minister see the slightest panic from him, and even have some fearlessness?" ”

Jiao Luo and Mr. Wan were both stunned when they heard this.

Jiaoluo looked at Mr. Wan, and Mr. Wan hesitated: "Kou Ji probably thinks that everything is under his control. Kou Ji is the best at layout, and he is also good at controlling everything.

From his emergence to the present, the bureau he has laid out and everything he has controlled seems to have never gone wrong.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that he has no fear. ”

An Ziluo frowned and said, "That means he has a way to deal with my Qingtang troops?" ”

Mr. Wan said with a smile: "He will definitely lay out some means to prevent me from Qingtang." It's just that now the strongest Zhenxi Army and Yongxing Army in the western border of the Great Song Dynasty, two soldiers and horses have been dispatched to Hexi.

The entire local soldiers and horses in the western border of the Great Song Dynasty were also dispatched to Hexi.

Now there are only 60,000 soldiers and horses in Dali who are guarding my Qingtang.

Those 60,000 soldiers and horses must guard against my Qingtang and my Dali.

In fact, he can only guard against Dali.

Because once I send troops to Qingtang and they rush to fight on the battlefield of Qingtang, those barbarians in Dali who have just surrendered to the Great Song Dynasty will definitely rise up and recapture Dali that belongs to them from the hands of the Great Song Dynasty.

Therefore, once the 60,000 soldiers and horses sitting in Dali leave, Dali will be chaotic at that time.

So it is impossible for them to leave Dali, and even if they do, they dare not take too long.

Therefore, in the entire Western Regions, there are no soldiers and horses that can stop my Qingtang.

At most, Kou Ji would have set up some tactics similar to the one he had used to defeat the yellow-headed Uighurs at Victorious River.

But there is absolutely no way to send enough troops and horses to fight with me Qingtang. ”

Speaking of this, Mr. Wan looked at Jiaoluo and said with a smile: "And my Qingtang is far from the Qingtang of the past." Today, I have as many as 500,000 people in Qingtang.

One or two forbidden armies of the Great Song Dynasty are not our opponents.

So even if Kou Ji has some arrangements, he can't stop my Qingtang's soldiers.

Now what I have to do in Qingtang is to wait for the opportunity.

Wait for the fierce battle between the Great Song Dynasty and the Black Khan Dynasty to produce a result.

Wait for the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu to lead the soldiers and horses south. ”

When Jiao Guluo heard this, he sighed with emotion: "I'm afraid that the soldiers and horses of the Black Khan Dynasty will be defeated in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty without waiting for the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu to lead his troops south to the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Mr. Wan pondered for a moment and said, "The hundreds of thousands of cavalry of the Black Khan Dynasty should not be defeated too quickly. Even if he is defeated, with the proud temperament of the Black Khan King Yu Sufu, he will also recruit a batch of soldiers and horses to join in the territory of the Black Khan Dynasty.

Even if the soldiers and horses requisitioned by the Black Khan King Yu Sufu were defeated, the Liao State still had 200,000 Liao State in his hands.

The Liao soldiers were not so easily defeated. ”

Speaking of this, Mr. Wan looked at Jiaoluo and said, "Even if they are all defeated, it won't have much impact on us, we can not make a move."

As long as we don't make a move, we won't offend Da Song. ”

Hearing this, Kakuro laughed heartily.

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