Now that the Ministry of Industry has obtained the power of the imperial court to mint money, Kou Ji, as the chief official of the Ministry of Industry, can use new money to replace the old money openly, and there is naturally no need to continue to keep the Jiangling Money Casting Workshop.

After all, no one likes to be sneaky when it's okay to do things openly.

Kou Zhong agreed, and immediately went down to send someone to pass the word.

As soon as the front foot stepped out of the threshold, the back foot was stopped by Kou Ji again.

"Kou Zhong ......"

"The old servant is here......"

Kou Ji groaned: "I asked you to send someone to keep an eye on Wang Qinruo and the others, but what did you find?" ”

Kou Zhong bowed and said, "Back to the little young master, Wang Qinruo has stopped a lot in recent days, but the Eight Princes' Mansion is very lively. ”

Kou Ji said thoughtfully: "The dismissal of the prisoner has harmed the interests of many people. Some unwilling people devote themselves to the Eight Kings' Mansion, which is also reasonable.

Now in the Eight Kings' Mansion, it can be regarded as a lot of people.

It's just a few soldiers and horses. ”

While thinking about it, Kou Ji stared at Kou Zhong and said: "Send people to keep an eye on the movements of Sanya, and the movements of some generals of the Xiang Army who have returned to Bianjing City from various places to report on their work, you should pay close attention to them." ”

Elder Kou Zhong showed a wry smile on his face and said, "Little young master, the manpower in the house is limited. If you send people to keep an eye on the movements of Sanya, there will not be enough people to keep an eye on the Eight Kings' Mansion. ”

Kou Jiba clicked his mouth and sighed: "It would be good if Liu Heng was here, he could control the Imperial City Division." ”

Kou Zhong muttered, "If the little young master needs it, the old servant can find a way to help you recruit some people." ”

Kou Ji shook his head, "Such a person should be cultivated from a young age, and it is difficult to find out whether the other party is loyal or not." ”

Kou Zhong groaned, "Why don't you ...... Secondment of some scouts from the army? ”

Kou Ji continued to shake his head, "No...... The scouts in the army are used to spying on intelligence on the battlefield, but they are not suitable for use in Bianjing City. In this way, you can let the people in the palace pay close attention to the generals of the Xiang army who have close contacts with the Eight Kings Mansion.

However, send someone to Qingtang again and ask Liu Heng if he has had enough of playing in Qingtang.

When you've had enough, he'll let him rush me back. ”

Kou Zhong nodded, and said with some jokes: "What if Liu Gongzi said that he didn't have enough?" ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and sneered: "Then I don't mind letting Zhang Yuan and Yuyou occupy an area in the Western Regions as kings and serve him as Khan." ”

Kou Zhong was stunned when he heard this.

Immediately, a thick smile appeared on his face, "Then Liu Gongzi is afraid that he will be scared to death." ”

Kou Ji pouted and said, "Don't force him, he really regards Qingtang as his home......

"By the way, what is the situation in Cao's mansion?"

Since the little eunuch who asked Kou Ji for a bribe mentioned Guo Huai and Cao Ji, Kou Jike has been sending people to pay attention to the movements of Cao Ji's mansion.

Kou Zhong groaned: "Cao uses the affairs of the mansion, which is a little difficult to talk about. ”

Kou Ji was stunned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Kou Zhong sighed, "Guo Huai, that eunuch, that's really ruthless." Cao used the money in the house, but he had already squeezed it out. Cao uses the top and bottom of the house, and now lives by eating bran vegetables.

If it weren't for the ladies in Cao Wei's mansion who were now giving porridge, Cao used the people in the mansion to mix in it and beg for a little food, I am afraid that he would have starved to death a long time ago. ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows, "It's really not easy for a privy envoy to be forced to do this." and Guo Huai, the dead eunuch, is also too bold and reckless.

If this matter spreads, Liu E will not be able to protect him.

Guo Huai, a dead eunuch, really wants money and doesn't want his life. ”

"It's really ......"

Kou Zhong nodded approvingly, "According to the report of the spies in the house, Guo Huai's house has recently been worried about Cao's house. ”

Kou Ji sneered, "I really don't know whether to live or die, if he forces Cao Yong to be homeless, it is estimated that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will have to fry the pot." ”

"Homelessness doesn't ......"

Kou Zhong shook his head and said: "In the past, when the old man and Cao Yong had a good relationship, the old servant also had a few relationships with Cao Yong. This person is not a person who can bend and stretch, and after being pressed, he can do anything. ”

Kou Ji was stunned and said, "A little paranoid? ”

Kou Zhong nodded heavily.

Kou Ji groaned: "If he is forced to be helpless, can he still rebel?" It is true that he is a privy envoy, but he has no soldiers to command, no soldiers and horses, how to rebel. ”

Kou Zhong pondered for a moment and said, "It is also possible to commit suicide." ”

Kou Ji's eyes widened in disbelief.

Kou Ji carefully recalled the life of Cao Yu recorded in the history books, and found that Cao Yu finally committed suicide in grief and anger under the humiliation of the eunuchs.

Although under the mediation of Kou Ji, the fate of many people has been changed.

But Cao's fate of being humiliated by the eunuchs does not seem to have been changed.

As always, it fell on Cao Yong.

It is really possible that Cao Yu committed suicide in grief and anger under Guo Huai's humiliation.

Come to think of this.

Kou Ji hurriedly ordered: "Let the people who are hiding near Cao Yong's Mansion pay close attention to Cao's movements in the Mansion." ”

Kou Zhong bowed and said, "The old servant understands. ”

Kou Zhong withdrew from the room.

Kou Ji said with a playful smile on his face: "If Guo Huai forced Cao to use it, I took the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces to break Guo Huai's face, and at that time, Guo Huai and the Queen Mother will definitely be extremely happy." ”

Kou Jiruo can really take the Manchu Dynasty civil and military over when Guo Huai forced Cao to use it.

Then Guo Huai and the Queen Mother Liu E will be cold.

At that time.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military who went crazy had to tear Guo Huai apart.

Not to mention Liu E, even if Zhao Kuangyin is resurrected, he can't protect Guo Huai.

The Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, how many people regarded eunuchs as human beings?

There aren't a few.

A eunuch who is not even a human being treats one as a second grade and bullies him to the point of committing suicide in grief and anger.

The Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, who can tolerate it?

Co-authored with us, the civil and military ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, are you not as good as a slave?

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces were able to beat Guo Huai to death in front of Liu E and Zhao Zhen alive.

Then he had to turn around and ask Liu E for the crime of arson, and ask Zhao Zhen for an explanation.

Don't give an explanation.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty dared to strike together.

I dare to sit and watch the Great Song Dynasty become a mess.

After Kou Ji thought of the consequences of Guo Huai forcing Cao to death, he secretly cooled for a long time, and then suddenly raised his eyebrows.

"Guo Huai is so bold, does Liu E know? Still don't know? ”

"If Liu E knows and connives, Guo Huai acts like this, then she must have some plans?"

"If Liu E doesn't know, then Guo Huai is really a pig teammate when he does this?"

“……”

Kou Ji groped his chin and thought to himself, "Whether Liu E knows it or not, I always feel that there is something strange in this matter...... To be precise, most of the things that have happened lately have been weird.

It's a pity that Liu Heng is not there, otherwise he can use the manpower of the Imperial City Division to investigate this matter. ”

“……”

Kou Ji secretly speculated about the strangeness in the mansion.

It's been half a month since I speculated, and I didn't have a clue at all.

Until Liu Heng returned to Bianjing City from Qingtang, Kou Ji didn't guess anything.

Liu Heng wandered in Qingtang for more than half a year, returned to the house to meet Liu Mei, was caught by Liu Mei and beaten severely.

bluntly said that Liu Heng was a rebel.

Liu Heng went to Qingtang to wander for more than half a year, but he was happy.

But it hurt Liu Mei.

Liu Heng threw off the errand of the Imperial City Division, and threw off the errand of the sealing warehouse, and threw it all on Liu Mei's head.

In order to help his son keep his official position.

Liu Mei didn't worry a lot about the packaging library.

In order to avoid being caught by others, Liu Heng was impeached.

After Liu Mei went out, she saw other officials, and she didn't even dare to speak loudly.

for fear that he would speak too loudly and be targeted, and then implicate Liu Heng.

How aggrieved Liu Mei has been in the past six months, how hard she beat Liu Heng.

Liu Heng was beaten by Liu Mei and lay on the bed for three days.

Then, he was carried by two Qingtang men and arrived at Koufu.

"Fourth Brother ......"

As soon as I entered the Kou Mansion.

Liu Heng sat up from his couch and stretched out two arms to Kou Ji.

Kou Ji saw that Liu Heng was wrapped in gauze in many places, and stepped forward angrily and funny, and gave him a bear hug.

Kou Ji also intimately rubbed on Liu Heng's multiple scars.

Liu Heng, who was in pain, grinned strangely.

"Pain, pain, pain, ......"

Kou Ji let go of Liu Heng and snorted coldly: "You have to thank me, thank me for calling you back." If you stay in Qingtang any longer, your father can lead someone to rush to Qingtang and bring your body back. ”

Liu Heng instructed two men from Qingtang to carry him into the backyard of Kou Mansion, and after sitting down, he snorted to Kou Ji: "You don't understand how good Qingtang is at all? ”

Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng and said disdainfully, "What's good about Qingtang?" ”

Liu Heng said seriously: "People are good ......"

Kou Ji took a sip and said disdainfully: "Qingtang has nothing, it's not as good as Western Xia and Liao, let alone compare with my Great Song Dynasty." You're a greedy girl, cheap! ”

As soon as Liu Heng was about to speak, he saw the Qingtang man beside Liu Heng and said angrily: "General Liu is in my Qingtang, and he is a first-class warrior." Even if you are hungry for our Qingtang girl's body, it should be.

The most beautiful pearl of my Qingtang should accompany me as the bravest warrior of Qingtang. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned when he heard this.

Liu Heng squeezed his eyebrows at Kou Ji and said, "Did you hear it, ......did you hear it?"

Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng and said lightly: "Listen to him, you haven't been on the battlefield in Qingtang?" ”

"That's not it, General Liu is ...... in our Qingtang"

"Shut up!"

The Qingtang man was about to interject, but Kou Ji snorted coldly.

The Qingtang man stared at the big eyes of the copper bell, his face was unhappy, and he was just about to open his mouth to argue, when he heard Liu Heng reprimand: "Badal, shut up!" Sitting in front of you is my brother, the brother whom General An praised, and even if Zampu saw him, he had to be treated as a guest. ”

When the Qingtang man heard this, he hurriedly saluted Kou Ji.

"Please forgive Badal's offense......"

Kou Ji didn't bother to deal with him, stared at Liu Heng and asked, "How many times have you been on the battlefield?" ”

Liu Heng shook his head and said, "I haven't counted...... Anyway, with the head of the thief, I already have the qualification to lead 2,000 people in Qingtang. ”

Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng, "I said that you were a little happy to stay in Qingtang, it turned out that Qingtang Zampu gave you power and let you lead the troops to fight." ”

Liu Heng said with a smile: "I just have such a hobby, I don't have a chance in the Great Song Dynasty, I went to Qingtang, I have the opportunity to lead the troops, I have to try it well." ”

Kou Ji glared at Liu Heng, "It doesn't matter if you're playful, but you have to know the severity." ”

Liu Heng nodded and said, "Compared to the people you sent out, I am the one who knows the severity. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned, and muttered, "Bumped into them?" ”

Liu Heng nodded heavily, waved his hand to the two Qingtang men beside him, and after they left, Liu Heng said with admiration: "The person you sent out, that's really powerful."

Especially the one named Zhang Yuan, who is so powerful.

If I hadn't known that you were in Bianjing City, I would have thought that you had become him. ”

Kou Ji muttered: "In order to help me get a horse as soon as possible, they turned into a horse thief, I know this. ”

Liu Heng said seriously: "It's true that they are horse thieves, but they are also guests in many king's tents. Many horse thieves in the Western Regions are now working for him, and they have gathered tens of thousands of people. Now, in the entire Western Regions, except for them, no one can supply enough cloth, salt and other things to the kings' tents.

They are merchants by day and horse thieves by night.

Rampant in the Western Regions.

Some small tribes are no match for them at all.

Some big tribes don't dare to provoke them easily.

Qingtang can press them steadily, but it's not good to tear their faces with them. ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

What Liu Heng said, Kou Ji also knows.

After all, Zhang Yuan, Yu You, and the leader of the patrol guards, the three of them, would send someone to deliver a letter to Kou Ji every month to report on the part they were responsible for.

Therefore, even if Kou Ji is not in the Western Regions, he knows the movements of Zhang Yuan and the others well.

The power in their hands now is indeed not something that some small tribes can deal with.

But if Qingtang dealt with them, it would be easy.

Zhang Yuan and the others also caused trouble in Qingtang.

Qingtang also sent people to exterminate it.

But.

Zhang Yuan and the three of them will always lead their own men and horses and escape into the Great Song Dynasty at a critical moment.

The soldiers and horses of Qingtang could only stop when they reached the border of the Great Song Dynasty.

With the backing of the Great Song Dynasty border army and acting in the Western Regions, it would be strange if he couldn't get famous.

"I know that I need a huge number of horses, and it is understandable that they have used some extraordinary means to help me get enough horses. Besides, the Western Regions is not a good place, if they were not fierce, I am afraid that they would have been swallowed by people long ago, and there would not even be bones left. ”

When Liu Heng heard Kou Ji's words, he nodded and said, "That's ......."

Liu Heng had been in the Western Regions for more than half a year, and he had seen the ferocity of the Western Regions, so he naturally knew that what Kou Ji said was not a lie.

In the Western Regions.

As long as there are people, there will be fights, there will be dead.

Kind-hearted people, when they enter the Western Regions, will be reduced to meat on the chopping board within thirty miles.

Only the wicked can live happily in the Western Regions.

The more wicked the people, the more nourishing they live in the Western Regions.

It is said that in the Western Regions, a new force is born every day, and a new force perishes every day.