It's February 2 of another year.

The imperial court sent Xiang Minzhong as the leader, Wang Zeng as the auxiliary, and a group of officials arrived at the border of Song and Liao to negotiate peace with the Liao State.

After Xiang Min and others arrived at the border of Song and Liao, they did not rush to the peace talks in Youzhou City set by Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao, but went to Zhending Mansion first.

Cao Wei and Kou Ji, led a part of the soldiers to Zhending Mansion and met Xiang Minzhong.

Zhending Mansion.

Xiang Minzhong saw Kou Ji, and frequently said, "You kid went out to Bianjing City, but you didn't cause trouble for us old guys." ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said with a stunned expression: "I didn't do anything......

Wang Zeng snorted on the side, "What haven't you done yet?" The cotton clothes, felt hats, and leather boots stored in the treasury are almost wiped out by you. When others fight, they all ask for food and wages, but when you fight, you only need clothing.

He also dared to write a letter to threaten the court, saying that if the court did not give you clothes, you would take the soldiers to the vertical arch hall with their bare butts. ”

Xiang Minzhong said with a smile: "When I came, your grandfather explained that if you want to take the Xiang army to go around the vertical arch hall with your bare buttocks, he will open the door of convenience, so that the state capitals of all regions will not embarrass you to lead the Xiang army into Beijing." ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he smiled dryly and said in a low voice: "I'll just talk about ...... casually."

Wang Zeng snorted coldly and said, "The affairs of the imperial court, and it's not a child's house, how can it be that you can talk about it casually if you want to?" Without an edict, bringing troops into Beijing is no different from a rebellion, even if you have eight heads, it is not enough to cut off. ”

Kou Ji looked embarrassed.

Xiang Minzhong saw his embarrassment, and laughed in a low voice: "Okay, Wang Zeng, don't scare him." Although Kou Xiaozi's threat to the imperial court was a bit excessive, he was also trying to help the imperial court appease the army.

There are merits, and there are also deeds.

Didn't the officials say it?

The merits and demerits are offset by no reward or punishment. ”

Wang Zeng snorted coldly and did not say anything more.

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows, a little suspicious in his heart.

When will what Zhao Zhen say be counted in the court?

Before he could ask the doubts in his heart, he heard Xiang Minzhong say with a smile: "Although you kid wants to ask for clothes in the court, it doesn't look good." But when you stick to Baozhou, you still have some credit. ”

Kou Ji was stunned and said: "Sticking to Baozhou, also has merit?" ”

Since the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu sent an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty, saying that he wanted peace talks.

Cao Wei withdrew to Baozhou.

After returning to Baozhou, Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang counted the matter of Kou Ji freezing Baozhou worthless.

Kou Ji gradually felt that it might be a mistake for him to freeze Baozhou after the two of them fell.

Now listening to Xiang Minzhong's meaning, he froze Baozhou, not only is there no mistake, but it is meritorious?

Faced with Koji's questioning.

Xiang Minzhong nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, there is merit, and the merit is not small." When he came, the court decided to promote you to the rank of official, and you to be the head of the court of affairs. ”

The two fifth-grade official titles are firmly buckled on Kou Ji's head.

Instead of feeling happy, Kou Ji stared at Xiang Minzhong with a puzzled expression.

The position of the Ministry of Ministers was planning as early as when he entered the Sixth Ministry.

So Kou Zhun took the opportunity to put him in the position of the official Langzhong, and he didn't think it was strange.

But this protocol is the head of the court, and that is the subordinate official of the Honglu Temple.

He was in charge of tributary hospitality and mutual market translation for the Uighur, Tibetan, Tangut, and Jurchen tribes.

He did not understand the Tibetan, Uighur, and Jurchen languages, and it stands to reason that this position would not fall to him.

Now that the imperial court has hung this position on his head, what is the purpose, it is very intriguing.

Kou Ji thought about it for a long time, his eyes were on Xiang Minzhong and Wang Zeng, and then his eyes slowly widened, "I said that after the two of you arrive, you will sing and harmonize."

It turned out that you were planning to take the opportunity to scare me, and then give me a sweet date, and finally coax me to follow you to Youzhou City? ”

Xiang Minzhong pursed his lips and said with a smile: "You can see it?" That's right, the meaning of the imperial court is to let you follow us to Youzhou City and participate in peace talks. ”

Kou Ji shook his head and shirked: "I still have military affairs on me, so it is not appropriate to send an envoy to Liaobang." ”

Wang Zeng said lightly: "From the moment we entered the Zhending Mansion, your authority to supervise the military affairs of the state has been relieved. Now, you just need to get ready and go with us to Youzhou City. ”

Kou Ji pouted and said, "Why do you have to let me go?" I haven't dealt with the Liao people either, and I can't help you if you drag me there. ”

Xiang Minzhong and Wang Zeng glanced at each other, with a helpless expression.

Xiang Minzhong sighed and said, "What if the old man told you that it was Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao who asked you to go to Youzhou City?" ”

Kou Ji was stunned and said: "He is full, thinking about me such a small role?" ”

After a pause, Kou Ji said again: "You are so obedient, he asked me to go, you must take me over?" What if he tries to kill me? ”

Xiang Minzhong pondered for a moment, looked at Kou Ji, and said casually: "Why Emperor Liao Yelu Longxu invited you to Youzhou City, we can't guess. However, according to the old man's speculation, eighty percent has something to do with what you did in Baozhou. ”

Is that really the case?

Not.

Xiang Minzhong just felt that Cao Wei was on the side, and some things were not suitable for him to hear.

Wang Zeng said on the side: "The two countries have fellowship, and they will not be killed." If you follow us to the Liao country, the Liao people will not hurt you in the slightest. ”

"What if?"

Kou Ji asked.

Wang Zeng's face darkened, and he scolded: "There is no case." ”

Xiang Minzhong and Wang Zeng were determined to take Kou Ji to Youzhou City to negotiate peace with Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu.

Kou Ji shirked left and right, but he couldn't resign.

In the end, he was taken by Xiang Minzhong and Wang Zeng and left Zhending Mansion.

On the road.

Xiang Minzhong dragged Kou Ji into his carriage, handed Kou Ji a hand warmer, and asked Kou Ji in a salty tone.

"Boy, I heard that in the past few days in Baozhou, you have sent letters to Bianjing City."

"Aang!"

Kou Ji knew what Xiang Minzhong wanted to ask, but he didn't want to say it, so he casually coped with it.

Xiang Minzhong saw that Kou Ji was obviously perfunctory, and a wave of anger suddenly rose in his heart, and he gritted his teeth and whispered: "You haven't been sending letters to the old man's mansion recently. ”

Kou Ji blinked, stared at Xiang Minzhong, and said with a big grin: "It's not for you, you don't have to care." ”

"Bang!"

Xiang Minzhong patted the handrail in the carriage and said angrily: "You frequently write letters and tease the old man's granddaughter, shouldn't the old man ask?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head decisively and said, "I don't have ...... You can't talk nonsense, it's obvious that your granddaughter frequently writes to tease me. ”

Xiang Minzhong yelled angrily: "Believe it or not, the old man strangled you." ”

Koji continued to shake his head.

Xiang Minzhong glared at Kou Ji, stared at him for a long time, and said viciously: "Whether the old man believes it or not, the old man just wants to know when you will marry the old man's granddaughter." ”

Kou Jihu said suspiciously: "Isn't it rumored in Bianjing City that the two of us don't agree?" ”

Xiang Minzhong was stunned for a moment, and said angrily and funny: "Will you listen to those gods and ghosts?" ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said in a low voice: "I don't believe it, but I can't stand others believing it." ”

When Xiang Minzhong heard this, he was a little speechless.

The other person in Koji's mouth was his wife.

Xiang Minzhong gritted his teeth and said, "Then you will find a way to get the old man's wife to agree to your marriage." ”

Not to be outdone, Kou Ji said: "Then your dowry to the mansion has to be doubled." ”

When Xiang Minzhong heard this, he almost didn't vomit blood.

"Isn't it enough for the old man to build a house?"

In other dynasties, marrying a girl was a lucrative business.

Only in the Song Dynasty, marrying a girl was a money-losing business.

Especially in the Song Dynasty, when marrying a daughter, it is unimaginable that the marriage is rich.

Legend has it that when the great poet Su Che married his daughter, in order to buy a dowry, he put all his life savings into it.

It can be seen from this that the dowry of the Song Dynasty was very rich.

Xiang Minzhong wants to marry Xiang Yan and marry a luxurious mansion, which is already very rich.

Kou Ji opened his mouth and doubled.

How could Xiang Minzhong not vomit blood?

If it really happens to Kou Ji, Xiangfu's family can be hollowed out.

Seeing Xiang Minzhong staring at him angrily, Kou Ji pouted and said, "Since you are unwilling to add a dowry, then why do you let the kid convince your wife?" If the kid spreads the word about it, others will only say that your family education is not strict, but they won't chew the root of the boy's tongue. ”

"Get out!"

"Oh!"

Xiang Minzhong angrily told Kou Ji to get out.

Kou Ji immediately got up, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Get back!"

Seeing that Kou Ji was about to leave the carriage, Xiang Min snorted angrily.

Kou Ji turned around, glanced at Xiang Minzhong, and whispered, "I'm not a rattan ball ......"

Xiang Minzhong stared at Kou Ji angrily and roared: "You are taking revenge on the old man, revenge on the old man for taking you to Youzhou City." ”

Kou Ji returned to Xiang Minzhong's body, and after sitting down, he didn't say a word.

Of course, he was taking revenge on Xiang Minzhong.

The Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu asked him to go to Youzhou City by name, making it clear that he wanted to do something to him.

Xiang Minzhong and Wang Zeng were forcing him to send it to the tiger's mouth.

How could he not retaliate against Xiang Minzhong?

He not only wants to take revenge on Xiang Minzhong, but also against Wang Zeng.

Xiang Minzhong stared at Kou Ji and snorted heavily, "Emperor Liao Yelu Longxu sent an envoy to my Great Song Dynasty, and asked you to go to Youzhou City by name, and for this reason, he also made conditions that the imperial court could not refuse. ”

"On what terms?"

"New Year's coins can be discussed."

“……”

When Koji heard this, he almost didn't jump out of the carriage.

In order to see him, Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu could even negotiate the New Year's coin.

Isn't that a sign that you're going to kill him?

He is going to Youzhou City, and the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu is still ambushing three or five hundred axes outside the big tent and dividing his five horses into corpses?

Kou Ji resisted the urge to jump out of the car, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't do anything to the Liao State, why did the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu spend so much money, he had to see me?" ”

Xiang Minzhong pondered for a while, and said in a low voice: "Someone told the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu that the Liao State's plan to attack Western Xia was discovered by you first. ”

Kou Ji was shocked, "Who?" ”

Xiang Minzhong looked at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "Ding Wei? ”

Kou Ji said in disbelief: "He took refuge in the Liao people behind his back? ”

Xiang Minzhong shook his head, "That's not the case...... When he was idle at home, he wrote a book called "Travels in Western Xia", which tells the story of his departure from Beijing to attack Western Xia.

There is a paragraph in it, which talks about the things you see through the Liao State to attack the Western Xia.

Before this book came out, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty thought that it was your grandfather who saw through the Liao State and wanted to attack Western Xia.

Since this book came out, the government and the opposition have known that it is you who see through the Liao State and want to attack Western Xia.

Now the people in Bianjing City praise you as Xiao Zhuge .

Some people even boasted that the imperial court attacked Western Xia and achieved the current achievements, and you should be the first to take credit. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he almost crushed his teeth, "So...... This book spread to the Liao Kingdom, and after the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu learned about it, he wanted to meet me, a person who saw through his plan? ”

Xiang Minzhong nodded slowly.

Kou Ji gritted his teeth and said, "What is the purpose of Ding Wei's this? Kill me, or do you want to kill someone with a knife? ”

Xiang Minzhong was stunned for a moment, and muttered, "He may just want to write and talk." ”

Kou Ji slowly clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said, "But I kind of want to kill him." ”

Xiang Minzhong raised his eyebrows and said in amazement: "You can't talk nonsense. Kill a political governor, even if your grandfather is in power, he won't be able to save you. ”

Kou Ji said angrily: "But what Ding said he did, he deserved to die." ”

Hearing this, Xiang Minzhong was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke: "There are countless people who write books and speak in the court, if Ding Wei is convicted because of this incident, I am afraid that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will not agree." ”

Kou Ji squinted his eyes and said coldly: "Then what if Li Zhaoliang's defeat of Western Xia was purely Ding Wei's doing?" ”

Xiang Minzhong was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "Li Zhaoliang is dead, and there is no proof that this matter is dead......

Without waiting for Xiang Minzhong to finish speaking, Kou Ji snorted coldly: "Then what if Li Zhaoliang is still alive?" ”

"Li Zhaoliang is still alive?"

Xiang Minzhong looked surprised.

After being stunned for a while.

Xiang Minzhong showed a bright smile on his face, "If Li Zhaoliang really lives, then the fun will be great." ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "This matter is not only related to Ding Wei, but the Queen Mother may not be able to get rid of this matter." According to my verification, after Li Zhaoliang was defeated in Huaizhou, he was assassinated many times in Western Xia, and it was the people of the Imperial City Division and the Instrument Supervisor who shot him. ”

When Xiang Minzhong heard this, the smile on his face slowly faded, and he said in a deep voice: "If this matter is opened, it will be turned upside down." ”

The matter involved Liu E, and it was not a trivial matter.

Xiang Minzhong stared at Kou Ji and asked, "Where is Li Zhaoliang now?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head and didn't speak.

Xiang Minzhong was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly: "It's the old man Meng Lang...... Li Zhaoliang's current whereabouts really can't be known to too many people. ”

Xiang Minzhong pondered for a while, and then said: "Even if this matter is to be opened, it will have to wait until we return from Liao. ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Can I not go to Liaoguo?" ”

Xiang Minzhong shook his head and said in a deep voice: "If you don't go, it's a matter of the New Year's coins and the face of the court, you have to go." ”

"But Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu obviously wants to kill me?!"

"Even if he wants to kill you, you have to go."

"I'm going to die in Liao, and your granddaughter will be widowed."

"Widowhood? Will the old man's granddaughter be widowed? ”

“……”

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