Kou Ji nodded slowly.

Zhao Zhen suddenly felt a little tired.

The more he understood the politics of the dynasty, the more Zhao Zhen found the maladministration of the Great Song Dynasty.

Most of these maladministrations were inherited from his father's reign, and some of them were left by his grandfather.

In his mind, his father, Zhao Heng, was about to be equated with Duanjun.

He felt that it was a miracle that Da Song, who had such serious internal and external troubles, could survive until now without chaos.

He discovers that he and Koji are brothers, as they both have a pit son's father.

However, the Son does not speak of the Father.

No matter how bad his father is, it is also his father, and he has to make up for his father's mistakes.

"I suddenly found that it's so difficult to be a Ming Jun......"

Zhao Zhen sighed from the bottom of his heart.

Kou Ji was slightly stunned and looked at Zhao Zhen suspiciously.

Zhao Zhen coughed dryly and said, "When they come back, I have to clean them up." ”

Kou Ji shook his head slightly, "That's not necessary, there are countless maladministrations in the court, and the ministers have told the officials a lot." It can't be corrected for a while, and it needs to be slowly figured out.

When the war in Western Xia and the war in the land of Yanyun are over, our monarchs and ministers will have time to deal with these maladministrations. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly, "Then listen to the ...... of the fourth brother"

After a pause, Zhao Zhen asked, "How does the fourth brother plan to arrange the war in Western Xia?" ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "The minister thought about it for a long time, and discussed it with Gao Chu Gong and others for a long time, and finally came up with a solution. That is, Zhu Neng led the Zhenxi Army and the Yongxing Army, with a total of 100,000 soldiers and horses, to attack all the Western Xia territories west of Xingqing Mansion; Chong Shiheng led the Chongjia Army and Tianwu Army, and Gao Chu Gong and Liu Heng led the Hengshan Army and Zhenrong Army, totaling 200,000 soldiers and horses, only taking the territory of Western Xia south of Xingqing Mansion, and besieging Xingqing Mansion.

Wang Kai, Liu Qi, and Guo Yi led the Zhenbei Army, Zhen**, and Xing**, with a total of 150,000 soldiers and horses, to attack the territory east of Xingqing Mansion. Wang Kai's department needs to attack the two important military places of the Black Mountain Weifu Military Division and the Provincial Weicheng in Western Xia, and they cannot be broken unless they are heavy troops, so they need more soldiers and horses.

The ministers will lead the Tiger Wings, as well as the three van armies, to help them sweep away the remnants.

The official family led the tiger wings, as well as the remaining soldiers and horses, cooperated with the civil ministers, and together pacified the local area and restored civil affairs. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and asked: "Who is in charge, and who is the dispatcher?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "There is no one in charge, and all the ministries are under the command of the chief generals of each department." Each against his own responsible side. ”

Zhao Zhen hesitated: "Won't it be messed up?" What if the enemy lures the enemy deeper? ”

Kou Ji shook his head, "It's not messy, each of them is responsible for one place, they just need to find a way to fight their own battles, and they don't have to worry about the rest."

As for whether the enemy will lure the enemy deeper, there is no need to worry.

We will divide our troops in four parts, and even if one side is defeated, the other three will be intact.

After all, Western Xia did not have enough troops to defeat our soldiers and horses in one go.

More importantly, I led nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses to follow closely behind, and if there is a problem, the 200,000 soldiers and horses I lead can be replaced at any time. ”

Zhao Zhen groaned: "But the soldiers and horses are divided into four parts, some people are strong and some are weak, some people are assigned to a big place, and some people are assigned to a place that is not easy to fight." How to get the soldiers and horses to gather together at the same time and storm Xingqing Mansion? ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "I have set a time for them, before the end of autumn, they must rush to Xingqing Mansion. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "There is no one in charge, and I am always a little uneasy. ”

Kou Ji said bluntly: "The official family doesn't have to worry, even if the soldiers and horses led by the minister are frustrated, the soldiers and horses led by the official family can still be on top." Although there was no one in command in this expedition against Western Xia, we had enough troops to make up for any problems that arose on the battlefield.

However, Western Xia did not have enough troops to come and attack. ”

Zhao Zhen thought carefully about Kou Ji's statement, and found that Kou Ji's layout could minimize the impact of one party's defeat in the battle as much as possible, so he nodded slowly.

"Since the fourth brother and Gao Chugong and the others think it is feasible, then act in accordance with this law."

Kou Ji said with a smile: "We have to wait for the results of the war in the land of Yanyun." ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't laugh or cry.

"I have nothing to do?"

Kou Ji smiled: "That's not it, the official family can send another batch of envoys to Xingqing Mansion?" ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji suspiciously.

Kou Ji said with a smile: "Li Deming is offering wealth to my Great Song Dynasty and offering people to my Great Song Dynasty, and the official family should give him some face." ”

Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "Can I still spare him?" ”

Zhao Zhen was obviously joking.

Kou Ji smiled: "If Li Deming is interesting, it is not impossible to spare his life." ”

The smile on Zhao Zhen's face slowly disappeared, and he looked at Kou Ji with a stunned expression.

Kou Ji continued to laugh and said, "The official family can send someone to tell Li Deming that the official family can spare his life for the sake of him being so deferential." However, he had to move to Bianjing with the leaders of the various party departments and their families.

In the future, the territory of Western Xia will be governed by my Great Song Dynasty.

There is no Li Deming, the lord of Western Xia, in the world, only Li Deming, a high lord of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Zhen laughed angrily for a moment, "Can you not gasp for breath when you speak." I thought you really had the intention of letting Li Deming go. Even if I follow your method and send someone to recruit Li Deming, Li Deming will definitely not agree.

Li Deming, like his father Li Jiqian, is a person who is unwilling to live under others.

He's going to have a big fight with us.

Even if he knew he was going to lose. ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether Li Deming agrees or not, the important thing is that the official family has given the leaders of the party departments and those party nobles a chance to live."

As long as the people sent by the official family spread the word.

After that, we attack the Western Xia and appease the people of the Western Xia, and we will have unexpected gains. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood Kou Ji's intentions.

Kou Ji was using this method to separate Li Deming and the leaders of other party departments, and he was also dividing Li Deming and the Western Xia nobles.

Once the Great Song army of soldiers and horses pressed the border, Western Xia suffered a crushing defeat.

Among the leaders of the various party departments and the nobles of Western Xia, there will definitely be some people who want to surrender.

They will definitely create some trouble for Li Deming when the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty besiege Xingqing Mansion.

It is even possible to unite to cut off Li Deming's head and dedicate it to Zhao Zhen.

The reason why Kou Ji was able to think of this was also because he read the documents given to Zhao Zhen by the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty.

The envoys of the Great Song Dynasty mentioned in the document sent to Zhao Zhen that when they were searching for money in Xingqing Mansion, the wealthy merchants in Xingqing Mansion donated money one after another.

That shows that there were many people who were afraid of death in Western Xia.

If they are afraid of death, they can take advantage of it.

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Since it is beneficial to my Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses, then I will send someone to go again." ”

Subsequently, Zhao Zhen selected a few people and sent them to Western Xia.

The second group of envoys left Yinzhou and rushed to Xingqing Mansion.

Haven't walked to White Pond City yet.

The first envoys had already arrived in Yinzhou City.

The envoys arrived at Yinzhou City, handed over errands, and handed over the money they brought back to Zhao Zhen along with Xia Zhu's father and son.

The envoys were in Xingqing Mansion, patting their chests and promising Li Deming, but they didn't say a word to Zhao Zhen.

They promised to help Li Deming, admonished Zhao Zhen, and gave up attacking Western Xia, but they didn't say anything.

Zhao Zhen's intention to attack Western Xia was irreversible, so they were not so stupid to touch Zhao Zhen's brow.

When they were in Bianjing City, they embarrassed Zhao Zhen, had protégés, and even scholars from all over the world helped them.

In Yinzhou City, there was no one to help them.

angered Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen casually stuffed them into a corner, I am afraid that they can be stuffed for a lifetime.

After Zhao Zhen arrived at Yinzhou City, Zhao Zhen specially ordered Chen Lin to go down to investigate.

Sure enough, as Kou Ji said, the envoys scavenged much more money than they gave to the court.

The money and property looted by the envoys added up to more than 700,000 yuan.

The private gifts they received from Li Deming, as well as the money they got from the wealthy businessmen in Xingqing Mansion, did not hand over a penny to Zhao Zhen.

just gave Zhao Zhen the 300,000 yuan that Li Deming paid tribute to the Great Song Dynasty.

After Zhao Zhen learned of this, he instructed Chen Lin to write down the names of the envoys one by one and save them in the file.

It was Zhao Zhen's private dossier library, and there were many small secrets that were not available in the court's dossier.

Zhao Zhen followed Kou Ji's advice and did not rush to deal with them.

It's Xia Zhu's father and son, who need to be killed quickly.

Before Zhao Zhen killed Xia Zhu's father and son, he summoned Kou Ji, and the two went to the cell together to see Xia Zhu's father and son.

Zhao Zhen brought a candied fruit, and Kou Ji brought a jar of old wine.

When the two entered the cell, they saw Xia Zhu's father and son, dressed in tatters and with their hair disheveled, with their backs to them.

Zhao Zhen stared at Xia Zhu's back and said in a low voice: "Xia Zhu, why don't you worship me when you see me?" ”

Xia Zhu turned his back to Zhao Zhen and did not look back.

I don't know if he was ashamed and speechless to face Zhao Zhen, or if he was afraid that Zhao Zhen would humiliate him.

"I, Xia Zhu, am no longer a minister of the Great Song Dynasty, so I don't need to bow to you."

"Huh?!"

Zhao Zhen smiled mockingly, "In the whole world, it seems that there is only one person in the world who can not worship when he sees me, and there seems to be only one Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu." Even the prince of Liao, Longsun, when he arrived in the Great Song Dynasty, he had to pay respects to me in a proper manner.

Do you think you are comparable to the Liao Emperor? ”

Xia Zhu turned his back to Zhao Zhen and did not speak.

Zhao Zhen's face turned cold, and he said, "You are ruthless, ruthless makes me feel cold." I remember that you like to eat the secret candied fruit of the palace, so I brought you one, but you don't remember that I was once your monarch. ”

After a pause, Zhao Zhen let out a sigh, "That's right, you are now Xia Chen, an abandoned Xia Chen." ”

When Xia Zhu heard this, he trembled all over, and he felt a thick humiliation.

Zhao Zhen stared at Xia Zhu's back and continued: "Xia Zhu, you are ruthless and unrighteous, disloyal and unfilial, I don't blame you. The world is ruthless and unrighteous, and the people who are disloyal and unfilial do not know how many people there are.

If I blame others for this, I will inevitably be a little narrow-minded.

But there's one thing I have to talk to you about.

What makes you so ruthless and knife your own ancestors?

The incense in the ancestral temple has not been extinguished so far.

You have also gone in and worshipped a few times.

He is a person who has seen his ancestors.

Do you remember the face of your ancestors?

Hundreds of thousands of people in the Great Song Dynasty were tragically poisoned by the Liao, and nearly 180,000 people died under the Liao's knife.

Are you worthy of your ancestors?

Are you worthy of the blood and talent given to you by your ancestors? ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen had already begun to roar loudly.

"I have to think twice and be cautious when I decide someone in autumn. As long as he is not a heinous person, if there is a chance to spare his life, I will give him a chance to live.

I sit on the world, and I don't dare to let a common people die easily.

Why are you so ruthless that hundreds of thousands of people have been poisoned by the Liao people and created 180,000 unjust souls?!

If you hate me, and you come to kill me, I don't blame you.

If you hate Koji, and you assassinate Koji, I don't blame you.

But why do you take the lives of innocent people as a victim of your revenge?

They say the same thing as you, and they have the same blood.

You have created 180,000 unjust souls, left hundreds of thousands of people homeless, and left hundreds of thousands of people without parents, husbands, wives and children, and brothers.

Even if I cut you with a thousand knives, I won't get rid of my hatred!

Even if I cut you with a thousand knives, I will not be able to wash away your sins! ”

"Bang!"

Zhao Zhen angrily threw the food box in his hand on the ground, and the plates and candied fruits in the food box fell to the ground, and the candied fruits rolled to the ground.

"Do you think I came with candied fruit for you to eat?"

"I tell you! You don't deserve it! ”

"Even if I feed the candied fruit to the dog, I won't give it to you!"

"I have a dog, and it can help me bite!"

"But I raised you, not only can't you help me bite people, but you also have to eat my people!"

“……”

"Woo woo woo ......"

Cheyenne has long been unable to cry.

Xia Zhu gritted his teeth and turned his back to Zhao Zhen, as if he hadn't heard Zhao Zhen's words.

Zhao Zhen pointed at Xia Zhu and said, "Xia Zhu! I won't kill you easily! I will send people to collect the punishments of the world and use them on you one by one, until I can no longer hear the screams of the 180,000 unjust souls, and then I will kill you. ”

"Chen Lin!"

"The slave is here!"

"Keep an eye on him, if he commits suicide, you will be punished for him!"

"Slave obeys!"

“……”

"Hahaha......"

After Zhao Zhen instructed Chen Lin, Xia Zhu suddenly opened his mouth and laughed loudly.

"Zhao benefited! Don't you kill me quickly, do you plan to keep me to watch the defeat of the Great Song Dynasty? ”

Xia Zhu turned his head suddenly, stared at Zhao Zhen, and said with a wild laugh.

Zhao Zhen's gaze suddenly became cold.

Xia Zhu didn't seem to see Zhao Zhen's gaze, "Zhao Yingying, how long do you think your country can sit?" ”

Zhao Zhen was speechless.

Xia Zhu continued: "Zhao benefit, I dare to conclude that your Zhao family's country will be buried in your hands. ”

Zhao Zhen still didn't say anything, staring at Xia Zhu coldly.

Xia Zhu laughed and looked at Kou Ji, "The person who took your Zhao clan is him." ”

Xia Zhu suddenly raised his hand, pointed at Kou Ji, and shouted: "One day, he, whom you regard as a brother, will personally lead the soldiers and horses to attack the imperial city, drive you off the throne, replace you, and become the new emperor!" ”