Yanyun returned to the Song Dynasty, and the whole country celebrated.

The Great Song Dynasty fell into carnival and remembrance.

Inside the city of Youzhou.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji only carnivaled for one day, and they couldn't go on again.

On the second day of Cao Wei's recovery of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, he fell ill on the couch.

After Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji got the news, they hurried to the City Lord's Mansion in Youzhou City.

Arrived at the city lord's mansion.

I saw Cao Wei lying on the couch in the backyard, his face pale and unconscious.

Zhao Zhen immediately instructed the imperial doctor to treat Cao Wei, and at the same time sent Chen Lin down to block the news.

After the imperial doctor checked Cao Wei's pulse, he walked up to Zhao Zhen with a solemn face, bowed down and said, "Official, Cao Gong's body and bones have long been dead. This time, he went out with the army, working day and night, and it has reached the point where the oil is exhausted.

Before, Cao Gong was holding on with a breath, but now this breath seems to be released. ”

As soon as the imperial doctor said this, he said.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji's faces changed.

What the 'breath' in the mouth of the imperial doctor refers to, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji know it in their hearts.

That breath is the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

Yan Yun did not recover, Cao Wei did not dare to fall, and held on with a strong breath.

Now that Yanyun has returned to Song, Cao Wei's breath is relieved, and people will fall.

Zhao Zhen stared at the imperial doctor and asked, "Is there a way to save it?" ”

The imperial doctor bowed down and said, "The minister can use the silver needle to wake up Cao Gong, but Cao Gong has no way to fight with the army." Cao Gong should return to Bianjing City now to recuperate, and then go to war with the army......"

The Imperial Physician paused as he said this.

Zhao Zhen frowned and shouted, "What will happen?" ”

The imperial doctor sighed and said frankly: "Surely you will die......"

Zhao Zhen's brows furrowed in an instant.

Kou Ji frowned.

Zhao Zhen did not tell the imperial doctor to wake up Cao Wei, probably because he wanted Cao Wei to sleep for a while.

After Zhao Zhen ordered someone to take care of Cao Wei, he called Kou Ji, and the two left Cao Wei's bedroom.

Outside the bedroom.

Zhao Zhen was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked Kou Ji, "Fourth brother alone, can you stop those murderers outside the Great Wall?" ”

When Kou Ji heard Zhao Zhen's words, he guessed some of Zhao Zhen's thoughts.

Zhao Zhen is a person who is cold on the outside but fiery on the inside.

Don't look at the hundreds of officials he pressed on the court, they were out of breath, very domineering.

In fact, in private, he treats some courtiers who contribute to the country, and his attitude is very gentle, and he will also think of some friendship.

Cao Wei was seriously ill and still went out with illness, but now he has fulfilled his promise and won Yanyun, which can be said to be his best.

Zhao Zhen didn't want Cao Wei to die now.

He hoped that Cao Wei would have a good death.

So he had the idea of bringing Cao Wei back to the court.

Kou Ji knew Zhao Zhen's thoughts, so he thought about it for a while, and said: "With the Great Wall to rely on, plus Chong Shiheng, Di Qing, Gao Chugong, Li Zhaoliang, Wang Kai and others from the side, the minister is sixty percent sure that he can keep the murderer out of the Great Wall." ”

Zhao Zhen hesitated, "Only sixty percent?" ”

Kou Ji nodded and said: "The elite of the Liao Kingdom has been lost, and all the tribes in the Liao Kingdom that still have a little strength will probably not miss such a good opportunity, and they will inevitably attack it."

At that time, everyone in the Liao Kingdom can be said to be murderers.

Until the situation becomes completely clear, no one can guarantee that it will not happen.

Therefore, the minister did not dare to assert that he was 100% sure. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and was silent for a long time, and asked again: "What about me and Cao Aiqing staying?" ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Then it's only fifty percent ......"

Zhao Zhen stared at him in astonishment, and said in a lost voice: "Why don't you increase but decrease?" ”

Kou Ji said bluntly: "If you and Cao Wei stay, we need to send a large number of soldiers and horses to protect you." If you return to Beijing, you can put all your forces on the Great Wall defense. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it for a while, the expression on his face became very complicated.

The purpose of his stay in Yanyun is to cheer up the soldiers, to tell me what to say, I live and die with you, and you have no other choice but to win.

But now that the Great Song Dynasty has won Yanyun, the morale of the Great Song Dynasty soldiers has reached an unprecedented peak, and there is no longer any need for him to sit in Youzhou City to improve the morale of the soldiers.

So his stay in Yanyun didn't have much effect.

Instead of helping the soldiers improve their morale, they will divide part of the troops.

To put it mildly, he's a burden now.

Staying here is only a disadvantage, not a good.

Zhao Zhen let out a long sigh, "Then I will return to the court with the Imperial Forest Guard and some of the soldiers and divisions of the Japanese army." The matter here will be left to the fourth brother. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen solemnly stared at Kou Ji and said, "The fourth brother must keep those murderers out of the country." ”

Kou Ji's face turned straight, and he arched his hand and said, "The minister will do his best." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Although the fourth brother lets go, all the soldiers and horses in the east and north are at the disposal of the fourth brother, and the fourth brother is open to money." I can't help the fourth brother in other places, but in terms of money and food, I will definitely not let the fourth brother stumble. ”

Kou Ji took a deep breath and said, "Official, the soldiers and horses in the east and north have surpassed the soldiers and horses of my Great Song Dynasty. Isn't it inappropriate to leave the minister alone at his disposal? ”

Zhao Zhen didn't answer Kou Ji's words, but asked with a smile: "Fourth brother thinks Goryeo is better, or is it better to be a Wa country?" ”

Kou Ji didn't understand why Zhao Zhen suddenly looked at him left and right, but he still replied seriously: "Each has its own merits......"

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he was slightly stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's the same...... Fourth brother, you have never been to Goryeo and Wako, so naturally you can't tell which one is better.

I think both places are good, but the people in both places don't have any bones.

The Japanese people are better, and when they meet the strong, they are decisively attached.

The Koreans are not only soft bones, but also wall grass. ”

Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen suspiciously.

Zhao Zhen continued: "I am more inclined to Goryeo...... Because Goryeo to Bianjing can be walked by land and water, it is relatively close. ”

Kou Jihu stared at Zhao Zhen suspiciously: "What does the official mean by this?" ”

Zhao Zhen shook his head and smiled, and walked away.

Kou Ji hurriedly spoke, "Official, isn't it appropriate for all the soldiers and horses in the east and north to be dispatched by the minister alone?" ”

Koji asked the question again.

Zhao Zhen didn't speak.

Kou Ji could only watch Zhao Zhen leave the City Lord's Mansion.

After Zhao Zhen returned to the palace, one after another imperial orders were passed out of the palace and passed to all the generals and generals in the east and north.

This is the first time that Zhao Zhen has officially conveyed his orders to the army since he entered Yanyun, and it is also the last time.

The content of the Imperial Order is simple.

In the east and north, both local soldiers and forbidden troops are all dispatched by Kou Ji.

Those who do not obey Kou Ji's military orders, Kou Ji can be cut first and then played.

There is no upper limit and no lower limit.

In other words, there is no grade limit.

As long as there are people in the east and north who do not obey Kou Ji's dispatch, Kou Ji can be killed.

Even if he is a prince, as long as he serves in the army and does not listen to Kou Ji's orders, Kou Ji can cut first and then play.

When Kou Ji learned the news, he was stunned.

Kou Ji felt that Zhao Zhen was dying.

His power is already very huge, and Zhao Zhen is still doing this.

If someone took advantage of Kou Ji's inattention and draped the yellow robe on Kou Ji's body, then there would really be nothing to do with Zhao Zhen.

Kou Ji had the intention to refuse.

But before he could say anything about his resignation.

Zhao Zhen had already ordered someone to pack his bags, take people, support Cao Wei, and leave Youzhou City.

Before leaving, Zhao Zhen also specially left an edict.

Edict of the King.

It was not Kou Ji who was entitled, but the late Taiwei Yang Ye who was lying outside Youzhou City.

Kou Ji once promised Yang Wenguang that after Yan Yun returned to the Song Dynasty, he would ask Zhao Zhen to move to the late Taiwei Yang Ye.

It's just that now that Yang Wenguang is in northern Xinjiang, it is impossible for Zhao Zhen to cross the Yang family and move the tomb for Yang Ye, so he left a royal edict as compensation.

According to Yang Ye's merits to the Great Song Dynasty, it does not meet the standard of posthumously being crowned king.

However, the criterion for posthumously becoming the king after the death of the Great Song Dynasty is not only based on the merits of his life, but also on the merits of his descendants.

As long as the merits of his descendants are great enough, even if he is a commoner before his death, he still has the opportunity to be posthumously crowned king.

The government decree is three generations old.

Generally, it is only awarded to important ministers, and it is also the kind of important minister whose ancestors have died.

If the ancestors of the family are alive, even if the court rewards them, they will not be generous.

Posthumously sealed in the Great Song Dynasty was a symbol of honor, not power and money.

So there are certain rules and regulations.

The merits of the late Taiwei Yang Ye are not enough, but Yang Wenguang's merits are enough.

Not only Yang Wenguang, but also several other people's merits are enough to push the posthumous title of their ancestors to the list of kings.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen crossed the center and left a royal edict to the late Taiwei Yang Ye, which would not make anyone dissatisfied.

After those officials in the court learned about this, not only would there be no gossip, but they would also encourage Zhao Zhen to chase a few more.

The military officials who participated in the two battlefields in the east and west of the Great Song Dynasty this time have made great contributions.

Someone has even made a name for himself.

Zhao Zhen posthumously crowned the ancestors of a few martial ministers, and the relative credit of the martial ministers will be weakened.

If some titles and official positions are given to the sons of the military ministers, the merits of the military ministers will be reduced to a very low level.

In this way, there will be no situation where there is no seal.

The rules of the court, if you have a fault, you will not necessarily be punished, but you must be rewarded for your merits.

Even if it is a small to small achievement, it must be rewarded.

In this way, the civil and military officials of the government and the opposition have the motivation to do things for the imperial court.

What's more, if a giant-level figure like Kou Ji is not rewarded for his merits, even if he himself has no complaints, the people under him will not be convinced.

When Kou Ji was serving in the Criminal Prison Division, he was aggrieved by Shangguan Zhang Lun, and he was not reprimanded by others, nor was he opposed by others, just because there was such a hidden rule in the court.

Zhao Zhen is gone.

I was in a hurry.

It's very free.

What was left for Koji was an edict, a piece of paper, and half a military seal.

When Kou Ji got the three things, he stood at the gate of the palace and was stunned for a long time.

The edict is an edict posthumously crowning Yang Ye as the king of Hanhai County, and there is nothing noteworthy.

What made Kou Ji stunned for a long time at the gate of the palace was the piece of paper and half a military seal.

There was only one sentence on the paper, and after Kou Ji glanced at it, he quickly tore it to pieces.

Half of the military seal is the Privy Council military seal that Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen shared.

Kou Ji himself has half of it, and Zhao Zhen left behind the half that belongs to Zhao Zhen.

The two seals are one, and all the soldiers and horses in the world can be commanded.

The generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses and the like are not enough to see before this seal.

After Kou Ji fumbled for a long time with the half of the military seal, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "That official can withstand this kind of test?" ”

After a few sneering words, Kou Ji sighed, stuffed the soldier seal into his arms, and then commanded his personal officer.

"Pack your bags and go to Gubeikou."

Gubeikou is an important pass of the Great Wall of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.

Its importance is no less than that of Yuguan (Shanhaiguan).

After the Liao people were expelled from the sixteen states of Yanyun.

Gao Di Gong and Chong Shiheng joined forces and sat together at Gubeikou.

Kou Ji led people, rode horses and galloped, starry night.

Three days later, they arrived at Gubeikou.

Inside and outside the Gubei Pass, there are many battle flags.

After Kou Ji arrived at Gubeikou, Gao Chu Gong and Chong Shiheng personally went out to greet each other.

Kou Ji is now very ten, like the generalissimo of the world who controls absolute real power.

As long as you are in the army, you have to bow your head in front of him.

Whoever dares to hold it, Kou Ji can kill it if he says kill.

Therefore, Gao Digong, who has always been open-mouthed, is also very well-behaved after meeting Kou Ji.

Kou Ji was at the pass, exchanged a few words with Gao Gong and Chong Shiheng, and then stepped into the gate.

In the city, many soldiers are busy repairing the city.

In the past, this level was in the hands of the Liao, and the Liaons obviously didn't like this kind of thing that could stop them from galloping wildly.

So it wasn't well maintained.

After the sinicization of the Liao people, they paid more attention to Guancheng.

But Guancheng has been in ruin for many years, and the Liao people will have to spend a huge amount of money to repair it.

The Liao State was too poor to come up with so much money to repair the Guancheng, so it simply repaired some commonly used Guancheng.

Ignore those that are not commonly used.

Gubeikou Guancheng is also a commonly used Guancheng of the Liao people.

The Liao people have also repaired it.

It's just that the repair is not perfect.

It is far from meeting the needs of the Song army.

Therefore, after Chong Shiheng and Gao Chu Gong occupied this place, they almost did not hesitate and ordered the local soldiers to rebuild the fortress.

Kou Ji entered the city under the guidance of Gao Gong and Chong Shiheng.

A courtyard completely built in the Great Song Dynasty style has been vacated in Guancheng, and the furnishings and arrangements inside are also full of the Great Song Dynasty style.

Kou Ji entered the courtyard, and after cleaning up a little, he gathered in the main hall of the courtyard with Chong Shiheng and Gao Chugong.

Kou Ji sat down, and Chong Shiheng and Gao Chu Gong sat down.

Kou Ji asked with a grim face, "How is the war outside?" ”

Gao Chu Gong and Chong Shiheng glanced at each other, and Chong Shiheng said: "One word, chaos!" ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "How messy ......"

Chong Shiheng made an analogy and said: "The elite of the Liao Kingdom has not been damaged before the sixteen states of Yanyun, and it is clear whether it is a person or a ghost. After the elite of the Liao Kingdom was lost in the sixteen states of Yanyun, it was not clear whether it was a person or a ghost outside.

The tribes are in turmoil.

There are also tribesmen who take advantage of the opportunity to plunder in the name of exterminating the murderers.

There are also some who simply raised the anti-flag.

In short, Liaodi is even more chaotic than before.

In the past, it was only the local chaos on Shangjing Road and the west of Shangjing Road, but now the entire Liao Kingdom is in chaos. ”

Kou Ji muttered, "After Yelu Sect really went back, did he change his outlook? ”

Chong Shiheng said in a deep voice: "Yelu Sect really didn't go back. ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and looked at Chong Shiheng with a stunned expression.

Chong Shiheng explained: "We only left Yelu Zongzhen 50,000 soldiers and horses, but now the murderers in Liao can be pacified by 50,000 soldiers and horses. After escaping the pursuit of our Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses, Yelu Zongzhen led his soldiers and horses to the upper capital, and encountered several ambushes on the way.

Almost all of them were soldiers from various tribes.

Among them, the most powerful one is the mature girl Zhen of the Hosu Pavilion, with 3,000 of them, and nearly 5,000 elite soldiers under the command of Yelu Zongzhen. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, his eyebrows furrowed.

Three thousand to five thousand, the record looks average on the surface.

But if you think about it, you will find something extraordinary.

Before Yelu Longxu died, the soldiers and horses that Yelu Zongzhen left for self-protection were drawn from the leather room army.

It can almost be said to be the elite of the elite of the Liao soldiers.

Against the muskets and artillery of the Great Song Dynasty, I couldn't see anything powerful.

But against other enemies armed with cold weapons, it is absolutely crushing.

The mature girl of the Hosu Pavilion ambushed 50,000 with 3,000 people, and beheaded 5,000 in battle, which is quite a powerful and remarkable record.

After all, although the mature girl of the Husu Pavilion had previously attached to the Liao State, she had also claimed the Liao nationality.

But their life under the rule of the Liao State was not satisfactory.

The mature women of the Yusu Pavilion are really armed, and compared with the elite of the Liao soldiers, they are more than a star and a half worse.

In the case of being at a disadvantage in armaments and at a disadvantage in numbers, it is naturally powerful to still be able to make such a record.

Kou Ji asked, "I'm afraid that the mature women of the Three Thousand Su Pavilion are really over, right?" ”

Chong Shiheng nodded and said, "Almost all the troops were wiped out." ”

Kou Ji nodded and commanded, "You go on." ”

Chong Shiheng continued: "After defeating the rebels of the mature girl Zhen of the Hosu Pavilion, Yelu Zongzhen led his army to Shangjing. It's just that before entering the capital, someone from the Xi Wang clan, one of the eight Khitan tribes, rebelled.

bluntly said that Yelu Longxu was arrogant and buried the common country of the Khitan eight tribes.

They want to exterminate the Yelu clan and revive the common country of the eight Khitan tribes.

The rebels of the Xi Wang clan absorbed many rebels from various tribes, and some of the people were coerced, forming an army of nearly 100,000 and setting up an ambush on the road to the capital.

Yelu Zongzhen's soldiers and horses defeated the rebels, but Yelu Zongzhen himself was almost beheaded. ”

Kou Ji pondered and said, "In other words, Yelu Sect has really returned to the capital?" ”

Chong Shiheng nodded and said: "Yelu Zongzhen has returned to Shangjing, and with the support of the Yelu clan and the Xiao clan, he officially inherited the unification of the Liao State and ascended the throne as the emperor. ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and sneered: "He dares to be the emperor?!" ”

Kou Ji clearly knew that Zhao Zhen had the conditions for Yelu Zong to really have a way to live, and Yelu Zong really couldn't claim to be the emperor.

Chong Shiheng didn't know about this, thinking that Kou Ji was dissatisfied with Yelu Zong's true title of emperor, so he said: "I heard that Yelu Zong really didn't have the intention of being the emperor, but some old people in the royal family, and some old ministers, if he had to be named emperor, he had to follow." ”

Kou Ji snorted coldly, "So, he can't help himself?" ”

Chong Shiheng nodded and said, "That's roughly the case." ”

Kou Ji asked again, "Then can he sit on the throne safely?" ”

Chong Shiheng shook his head, "The hearts of the people in the Liao Kingdom are floating now, and the eight Khitan tribes have their own ghosts, except for the Yelu clan and the Xiao clan, the other clans have not clearly expressed their continued support for Yelu Zongzhen. ”

Kou Ji sneered: "It seems that Yelu Zongzhen is also difficult to do as an emperor. ”

When the building is about to collapse, I don't want to turn the tide, but I want to take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of it.

Sure enough, the world was as black as a crow.

Kou Ji continued to ask, "What about the murderers in Shangjing Province and other places?" ”

Chong Shiheng slowly shook his head and said, "Shangjing Dao and other places are very chaotic now, and spies and scouts dare not go deeper. However, outside the Great Wall in Yunzhou and other places, small groups of murderers who want to take the opportunity to go south to loot have appeared one after another. ”

Kou Ji frowned, "I'm afraid there will be a large group of bandits after that." ”

Chong Shiheng nodded solemnly.

Kou Ji pondered for a moment, "Summoning Li Zhaoliang, Wang Kai, and Di Qing to come over for a meeting." ”

Chong Shiheng did not hesitate, nodded, and went down to send someone to pass the order.

After the command reached the ears of Li Zhaoliang, Wang Kai, and Di Qing, the three of them hurried to Gubeikou with some parts.

Several people gathered again in the courtyard where Kou Ji lived in Gubeikou.

After Li Zhaoliang, Wang Kai, and Di Qing arrived, Kou Ji did not chat with the three of them, but decisively chatted about business.

Several people sat in the main hall of the courtyard at Gubeikou.

Kou Ji stared at them and said in a deep voice: "Now outside the Great Wall, it can almost be said that there are all murderers with evil intentions, some people are worried about the foundation of the Liao State, and some people are simply taking the opportunity to make trouble, burning, killing and looting.

It doesn't matter if they play around on the soil.

But if we take the opportunity to invade the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, then we can't sit idly by. ”

Wang Kai sat upright and said: "The key is to make trouble with food." Most of the people in the Liao Kingdom made a living by herding horses and sheep, and almost did not farm. It is precisely because of this that there is not much grain in Liao.

Now there are people and ghosts in Liao, and it can almost be said that it is a mess.

No one grazes horses and sheep.

The place where the murderers passed was like locusts crossing the border, eating everything cleanly.

They emptied the Liao Kingdom, and if they didn't want to starve to death, they could only invade our Great Song Dynasty.

It's like the people in a year of famine, after eating up everything they have, they will go to other places. ”

It was purely the instinct to survive that prompted them to break through to the Great Song Dynasty.

If you break into the Great Song Dynasty, you may die, but if you don't break into the Great Song Dynasty, you will definitely die.

So they will definitely break in.

Therefore, Da Song will definitely face the danger of a large number of murderers invading.

Kou Ji and the others heard Wang Kai's words and nodded in agreement.

Kou Ji groaned: "They treat my Great Song Dynasty as a landlord, but the landlord's family has no surplus grain." ”

Gao Chu Gong and the others glanced at each other, and they all looked at Kou Ji.

"We consumed a lot of food in this campaign? And short closed positions? ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and smiled dryly, "I'll just say it casually." ”

This time, the war between the eastern and western fronts of the Great Song Dynasty was indeed a great consumption.

But it was not enough to make the Great Song Dynasty run out of oil.

Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, Li Di, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and others are like misers saving money and grain.

Saved for many years.

The soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty could not be eaten for a while.

Now the grain stock of the Great Song Dynasty has only consumed one-third.

Gao Chu Gong and the others heard Kou Ji's words, and the corners of their mouths twitched.

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