The person who came said bluntly: "General Wang, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future. ”

"Get out!"

Wang Kai scolded angrily.

The people who came were not annoyed, just smiled dryly and left the city where Wang Kai was.

The adjutant general sighed on the side and said: "This group of guys, they want to go crazy for military exploits, how can there be any reason to push each other on the battlefield." ”

Wang Kai gritted his teeth and slammed the battlement in front of him, and said angrily: "They are not crazy, they want to tell their national duke that their people have arrived." ”

The deputy general was stunned for a moment, and looked out of the city in astonishment, except for the forbidden army and the rebels in Gubeikou, there was no shadow of other soldiers and horses, so he looked at Wang Kai suspiciously.

Wang Kai saw that the deputy general looked puzzled, and said indignantly: "You can see the reason, how can the old guy surnamed Du not understand." None of the characters who can climb to the position of the general of the forbidden army are simple.

He asked me to release water on a fake, and told me that it was true that his soldiers and horses had arrived.

He actually wanted to remind me not to embarrass him in a rage. ”

The lieutenant general was stunned.

Wang Kai commanded in a deep voice: "Go, carefully select three thousand elite cavalry, prepare to attack, and lead the team with Chang Shan, the loyal general." ”

"You weren't ...... just now"

"It was just now, and it's now. Since the surnamed Du has intervened, then we can't enjoy the military merits alone, and if we continue to hesitate, I am afraid that the military merits will be robbed by him. ”

"Humble and ...... immediately"

"Let the soldiers bring enough rations, and there will be almost nothing to eat left in the places where the rebels have ravaged."

"Whoa!"

The adjutant general got off the city, quickly selected 3,000 elite horsemen, and at the same time ordered the loyal general Chang Shan to lead the team.

After the Gubeikou forbidden army that was tearing and killing outside had the rebels' heads pinned to their waists and drove the rebel prisoners into Gubeikou, Chang Shan, a loyal general, immediately led three thousand elite cavalry to rush out of Gubeikou.

As Wang Kai expected, after the forbidden army in Gubeikou chased the rebels and rushed out for more than 50 miles, they found traces of the forbidden army at Yanmen Pass.

is also the chief general of a forbidden army, General Wang can mobilize 3,000 elite cavalry to act cheaply, and General Du can also.

The two forbidden armies, with a total of 6,000 elite cavalry, were strangled from both sides.

The rebels were killed and crushed.

It's also funny to say, obviously the number of rebels exceeds the number of elite cavalry I don't know how many times.

But after the elite rider on the opposite side, they didn't think about dying at all, and the only thought in their minds was to run for their lives.

However, whether it is fleeing for their lives or dying, their end is doomed.

The elite horsemen of the forbidden army are all one person and two horses, and they are all first-class good horses.

Only one horse could be distributed in front of hundreds of rebels, and it was still an inferior horse.

In terms of speed, it is not at all the opponent of the elite cavalry of the forbidden army.

The only good thing about them running away is that they can die a slower death.

Because if you choose to die, you are likely to die on the spot.

The only way to survive is to surrender.

Anyway, they are already at the bottom of the Great Song Dynasty, and their treatment will not change after surrendering.

It's just that neither the forbidden army in Gubeikou nor the forbidden army in Yanmen Pass seem to have any intention of collecting too many prisoners.

The order of the imperial court has not yet been delivered, so they have many opportunities to take advantage of.

Like sheepdogs, they drove the rebels through the land.

He chased after him and continued to kill, neither killing the rebels in one fell swoop, nor giving them any respite.

The rebels are like weary sheep who can't do anything but run.

Seven days.

The elite cavalry of the forbidden army killed more than 30,000 rebels.

At the same time, the military order issued by the imperial court also arrived.

Wang Kai led 10,000 elite soldiers out of Gubeikou and annihilated the already exhausted rebels in one fell swoop, only the leader of the rebels, Lin Wenlong, led 300 cronies and hid in the mountains.

Wang Kai led his army into the mountains for three days, found Lin Wenlong, who had been cut into nine sections by his cronies, and also captured those cronies who hacked Lin Wenlong to death.

Lin Wenlong is a greedy person, so his cronies are just as greedy as him.

His cronies followed him, and seeing no hope of achieving great things together, they were worried about the money he had looted.

As a result, Lin Wenlong was cut into nine sections, and the money was divided up by his cronies, and he was ready to flee with the money.

But he did not escape Wang Kai's search and arrest, and was finally captured in one fell swoop.

When Wang Zeng arrived at Yanmen Pass day and night in an old ox cart, the rebellion had been put down.

All that was left was the corpses and the wreckage of the eaves.

There was a scorched earth everywhere.

Wang Zeng was in tears.

If it weren't for the constant Song people coming out of the mountains and forests in Yingzhou and other places and appearing on the scorched earth, Wang Zeng estimated that he would have cried to death.

While taking people to reassure the people, Wang Zeng instructed Ying Tianfu to mobilize the grain that was often closed to come over to help the victims.

At the same time, Wang Zeng wrote a memo of Du Yi and Wang Kai, and sent fast horses to Bianjing City.

Wang Kai and Du Yi asked for merit, and Wang Zeng participated in the performance, and the two of them entered Bianjing City almost one after the other.

After Zhao Zhen got the three copies, he couldn't make up his mind, and instructed Chen Lin to invite Kou Ji into the palace to agree.

There are two chaise longues side by side in the Shishinan, and there are low tables next to the chaise longues, and two palace ladies sit kneeling on the sides of the chaise longitudes.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were lying on the recliner on the left and right.

Since Wang Zeng left the political affairs hall, there was only one bare-bones commander left in the political affairs hall.

Zhao Zhen has not yet discussed a new candidate for political affairs.

So now the government hall is Kou Ji's office alone.

The Shishido is the office of the two of them.

Without a group of old masters chattering in their ears, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were much more free.

What the two of them believe in is that as long as they can handle the government affairs properly, it doesn't matter if they are lying down to handle government affairs.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had no meaning for Kou Ji to dominate the political hall alone, and to dominate the capital hall for Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all knew in their hearts that the current imperial court had the final say on Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji.

They held the military power of the Great Song Dynasty and reasoned with the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and no one could talk to them.

Anyone who tries to enter the Commonwealth to share their power will end up being their underdogs, or their men.

Lü Yijian and Wang Zeng are living examples.

So Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji don't go out to bully people now, and no one cares how they work in the palace.

Zhao Zhen opened his mouth, waited for Gong'e to feed an apricot to his mouth, and said while chewing the apricot: "Fourth brother, things are a little difficult to do in Yingzhou."

Du Yi and Wang Kai beheaded more than 30,000 people and captured more than 100,000 people, which is the greatest military feat of our Great Song Dynasty in the past year or so.

Now all the soldiers under their hands are looking forward to the reward.

However, Wang once wrote to me that Wang Kai and Du Yi obviously had the strength to exterminate the rebels in one fell swoop, but they kept chasing the rebels, causing the people in many places to be brutalized by the rebels, and the crime was extremely heinous. ”

Kou Ji refused Gong E's service to eat tea, he picked up the teacup and tasted it himself, and said in a deep voice: "Does the official family think that there is nothing wrong with both sides?" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Of course I know that Du Yi and Wang Kai have the strength to exterminate the rebels in one fell swoop, but I can't get military orders, even if they act cheaply, they don't have as much autonomy as Di Qing."

After all, they could only crush the enemy by sending 6,000 elite horsemen, and they were a little short of completely annihilating the enemy.

Therefore, they can only run after the rebels, exhausting the mental and physical strength of the rebels, and when they wait for my military orders, they can quickly lead heavy troops to attack and annihilate all enemies.

So what they're doing isn't wrong.

But the king had said something, and he clearly told me in the recital that he had caught Wang Kai and Du Yi for the sake of greed, and drove the rebels to kill the people.

The tragedy of the common people, I have learned through the Wu Desi.

I felt that they both had a point.

Tell me, since neither side is at fault, who is at fault? ”

After listening to Zhao Zhen's words, Kou Ji was silent for a long time, and finally slowly spoke, "No one is wrong. ”

Zhao Zhen asked rhetorically: "How to explain the tragedy of the people?" ”

Kou Ji sighed and said, "The official family obviously knows it in his heart, why do you ask the minister?" ”

Zhao Zhen sat up, stared at Kou Ji and said seriously: "I want to hear the fourth brother's opinion." ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "In order to prevent the generals from making trouble, the imperial court has set an iron law, and the generals are not allowed to attack without an order. In order to protect the family and the country.

The official family can hand over the power of commanding the army to the generals, and promise the generals the right to act cheaply, and even hand over the 150,000 forbidden troops to Di Qing, who is in charge of Di Qing alone, which is already a great gift.

At least Taizu, Taizong, and the first emperor couldn't do such a feat for the official family.

So the official family is right.

Wang Kai and Du Yi were not wrong to obey the order.

Wang Zeng was right to impeach them.

Because what Wang Zeng said was right, they had enough troops to quickly suppress the rebellion, but they sat at the pass and waited for orders, harming the people of Yingzhou and other places. ”

Zhao Zhen slowly lay down and said with a self-deprecating face: "Nothing wrong? Is it the fault of the innocent people? I'm not the kind of person who likes to flatter, and I'm not the kind of person who deceives myself.

It's my problem, and I won't deny it. ”

Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen, "Does the official family think this matter is their own fault?" ”

Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth, "If I give them more power to act cheaply, the people will not suffer." ”

Kou Ji sighed and said, "The forbidden army can now be regarded as the strongest soldiers and horses in the four seas, and thousands can't see anything, but once it exceeds 10,000, it is a very strong force."

If they do evil, they will do far more harm than the rebels.

It is already very good that the officials can tolerate them to dispatch 3,000 elite soldiers and act cheaply.

So the officials don't have to blame themselves.

If the official family allowed them too much power to act cheaply, it would certainly be able to protect the safety of the people, but it would also hang a knife over the heads of everyone in the Great Song Dynasty.

For the sake of the heads of most people in the Great Song Dynasty, it is inevitable to choose to sacrifice a small part. ”

Zhao Zhen said faintly: "I think that under my rule, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, everyone will have something to do, all the children will have books to read, and everyone will be able to live in peace."

But now it seems that I have a lot more to do. ”

Zhao Zhen looked sideways at Kou Ji and said seriously: "Kou Gong told me that the fourth brother is a person who is given by God, and since he is a person who is given by God, can't he let the people live and work in peace and contentment without enhancing the power of the local generals?"

Isn't there a way to get the best of both worlds? ”

When Kou Ji heard Zhao Zhen's words, he lay on the recliner and was stunned for a long time.

He never imagined that Kou Zhun would actually take his guess as a fact and tell Zhao Zhen, so that Zhao Zhen would decide that he was a God-given person.

Could it be that Zhao Zhen trusted himself all these years and handed over a lot of power to him, just because he believed in Kou Zhun's words and firmly believed that he was a god-given person, not friendship?

Kou Ji wanted to ask this question, but in the end he didn't ask, he just laughed and said, "What kind of God-given person, you and I have long decided that there are no ghosts and gods in this world.

In that case, how can the heaven-endowed man say it?

What the minister has learned is the result of the teachings of famous teachers.

It's just that the family teacher is an idle cloud and wild crane in the mountains, and he hasn't shown up for a long time, so no one knows. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that Gong Kou deceived me?" ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't the official family ask where the family teacher was?" ”

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said bluntly: "I have a lot of cranes in the Song Dynasty, hidden in the mountains and forests, and I don't want to be used by me, and I don't force it." With your help, I'm already satisfied.

No matter how greedy I am, I am afraid that more will be a disaster.

Now Da Song is slowly moving forward according to my plan and you, although the road ahead is not very clear, but you and I have a goal.

If you ask someone else to intervene again, I am afraid that I and your plans will be ruined beyond recognition.

When the time comes, I am afraid that my years of hard work and yours will be in vain. ”

Kou Ji exclaimed: "The official family is really content." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "I am also greedy, but I know." A person thinks differently from a person. I can't get everyone to think the same way as me.

So I want to seek talents, but I don't like talents to impose their ideas on me, or on the Great Song.

I'm a big song, it's enough to have an idea.

As long as we follow an idea, sooner or later we will build up merit.

If there are two ideas, three ideas, or even more ideas.

There are so many choices, and I don't know which path to choose.

What's more, I'm afraid that I won't last long if I think too much.

Go this today, go that tomorrow, and make the Great Song Dynasty unrecognizable.

So it's better to walk the same path from beginning to end. ”

After listening to Zhao Zhen's words, Kou Ji sighed sincerely: "The official family understands people's lives. ”

Zhao Zhen didn't have the heart to discuss this with Kou Ji, he stared at Kou Ji and asked, "Tell me why Kou Gong told me that you are a God-given person." ”

From Zhao Zhen's words, it is not difficult to judge that Zhao Zhen is close to Kou Ji.

Because after Kou Ji explained this matter, Zhao Zhen decisively chose to believe Kou Ji, and decisively believed that Kou Zhun was lying to him, not Kou Ji.

Kou Ji saw Zhao Zhen's thoughts, and said with emotion: "Grandfather should be afraid that we monarchs and ministers will lose trust and go against each other. That's why I used this lie to tie us firmly together, let us support each other, and contribute wholeheartedly to the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "If you say so, I can understand." When his father was in the court, he lost trust in Kou Gong three times and dismissed Kou Gong three times.

made a group of traitorous ministers in a high position, poisoned the people of my Great Song Dynasty, and made my Great Song Dynasty devastated.

If only the father could trust Kou Gong. It's always the same, maybe my big song will become better than ever.

Gong Kou probably didn't want you and my monarch to become like him and my father, so he used such a lie to bind us together. ”

Kou Ji got up, saluted Zhao Zhen, and said, "My grandfather is also a white lie, please don't blame the officials." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, after all, it's for you and me, and it's also for my Great Song Sheji." As long as it's good for my Great Song Society, I don't mind being deceived. ”

Kou Ji couldn't cry or laugh, "It's better for the official family not to let people deceive, so as not to let the traitor take the opportunity to climb to a high position." ”

Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly, and said faintly: "Above this court, whether it is loyalty or treachery, I actually don't care at all. As long as he can make contributions to my Great Song Dynasty and abide by my requirements, I can tolerate it. ”

Zhao Zhen's words came out.

Kou Ji pursed his lips and didn't know how to speak.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen asked, "Isn't what I said wrong?" ”

Kou Ji smiled bitterly: "It doesn't matter if you can make a contribution or not, but anyone who can strictly abide by the requirements put forward by the official family will not be able to become a traitor at all."

Therefore, this sentence of the official family is very inappropriate. ”

Zhao Zhen pretended to be stunned, "Really?" I think it's good. ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said no more.

Zhao Zhen told him very generously that he could tolerate any loyalty or traitor.

But the requirements he put forward for being an official were obviously formulated according to the standards of loyal ministers.

If a traitor can strictly abide by the standards he has set, then what kind of traitor is he?

Therefore, Zhao Zhen seems to be generous enough to accommodate traitors, but there will never be traitors in the court.

Because Zhao Zhen will use his own standards to break all the traitorous ministers in the court into loyal ministers.

Kou Ji lay down again at Zhao Zhen's signal.

Zhao Zhen said with emotion: "I firmly believe that you are a person sent by God, and I have believed in it for more than ten years. Now that I found out that it was Kou Gong's lie, I not only did not feel lost, but I also felt a little lucky.

Strange, you say, isn't it strange? ”

Kou Ji said bluntly: "The official family probably thinks that the deeds that you and I have worked so hard to build should not be divided by the ethereal heaven. ”

Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "Yes! Yes, extremely! ”

He and Kou Ji jointly established the current Great Song Dynasty, established the supreme merit, and let Shangcang take a share for no reason, and he was indeed a little unhappy in his heart.

Now that he learned that God did not participate in the process of establishing the merits of the two of them, Zhao Zhen was naturally very happy.

He may have already had the thought in his heart that 'God is nothing more than that'.

Kou Ji said with a smile: "The official family invited the ministers into the palace to weigh how to deal with the affairs of Yingzhou and other places, but now they have been chatting for a long time.

Isn't it time for us to get down to business? ”

Zhao Zhen was not in a hurry at all, he stared at Kou Ji and said, "Fourth brother, is there really no way to get the best of both worlds to solve this embarrassment that is happening in front of you?" ”

Koji was speechless.

Zhao Zhen continued to take care of himself: "Taizu, Taizong, is my father, and he guards against martial artists like thieves. The pressed warriors couldn't raise their heads in the court.

It is precisely because of this that my Great Song Dynasty was bullied by Siyi, and the civil officials sat big, on the surface, all of them were loyal and virtuous, but behind the scenes, they were all some flies and dogs.

I have now supported the warriors, and I have seen them help me expand the territory of the Great Song Dynasty and establish a supreme achievement.

There are many things in my eyes that are different from Taizu, Taizong, and my father.

I thought that it was a martial artist or a literati.

It's like two human legs, one is indispensable, one is long and the other is short.

It should be both civil and military, and go hand in hand.

In this way, the literati stared at the warriors, and the warriors stared at the literati.

As long as I control the balance and don't let any of them sit too big.

Then I don't have to worry about the civil and military people causing trouble.

Only in this way can I, Da Song, gather strength and do whatever we want. ”

Zhao Zhen's words were very long, and Kou Ji also understood the meaning in them.

Zhao Zhen told Kou Ji that he could give all the freedom he could give to the martial artists.

Now that the civil and military forces can be balanced together, he can also live in the atrium with peace of mind.

But there were some things that Zhao Zhen didn't say, but Kou Ji guessed.

That is, Zhao Zhen really wants to give the warriors some more power, so that the warriors can maintain local law and order, so as not to suffer the people.

But he was afraid that the martial artists would be big, so he suppressed the literati and made the Great Song Dynasty become a deformed child again.

Now, he is competing with his throne and the people.

On the one hand, it is the foundation of the ancestors, and on the other hand, it is the safety of the people.

Zhao Zhen is indeed a little difficult to choose.

Kou Ji pondered again and again, and said to Zhao Zhen: "Actually, the official family doesn't have to always put their thoughts on whether to let go of power. The biggest problem with this embarrassment comes from the delivery of messages.

As long as the officials find a way to speed up the transmission of information between them, this kind of embarrassment can be greatly avoided.

Now it takes seven days to pass the order from Bianjing City to Gubeikou.

Once there is a war in Gubeikou, the news will come and go on the 14th.

If the officials can find a way to speed up the transmission of information between them and cut the time in half, then the danger to the people will be reduced by half.

If the official family can find a way to get the news to arrive, then no matter where there is a rebellion, the imperial court will quickly send troops and horses to destroy it.

When the time comes, as long as we don't bring disaster to the country and the people, the people will rise up and attack it.

The Great Song Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji is as stable as Mount Tai. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about Kou Ji's words for a while, he sighed: "It turns out that it can still be like this......"

Kou Ji said with a smile: "Officials should learn to jump out of the problem, and then look at the problem, there will definitely be a different harvest." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded approvingly, "When I turn around, let the people below find a way to speed up the delivery of the news." If it can be shortened, the people will be less dangerous. I feel a little better. ”

Kou Ji exclaimed: "The official family deserves to be the king of benevolence and righteousness. ”

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Come on." The common people now call me Emperor Wu, which has nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness. ”

Kou Ji laughed.

A famous Emperor Ren in history has become Emperor Wu, which really makes people laugh.

Zhao Zhen continued: "I plan to beat Wang Zeng, Du Yi, and Wang Kai each on fifty boards, what does the fourth brother think? ”

Kou Ji stared at Kou Ji and made a gesture of listening.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Wang Zeng interfered in the military affairs of the Privy Council and was fined for half a year. Wang Kai and Du Yi lied about their military exploits, and the rewards were halved, and the soldiers did not lose their military exploits, but because of the excessive killing, they ordered their supervisors to work for half a load and stared at the captives ploughing the fields.

Two thousand soldiers were dispatched to serve as supervisors at each half load of the two passes, and they were replaced back and forth until the 50,000 forbidden troops were rotated, and the supervision period expired. ”