"I now kind of believe what the fourth brother said in the past......"

Zhao Zhen sighed.

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, let out a sigh of relief in his heart, and after thinking about it for a while, he understood the meaning of Zhao Zhen's words.

Kou Ji told Zhao Zhen in the past that let Zhao Zhen sit on the throne safely, he didn't need to worry about anything, he would help Zhao Zhen sweep the world and help Zhao Zhen govern a peaceful and prosperous world.

Now that Zhao Zhen told him that he began to believe what he said, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"Didn't the official family trust the minister before?"

Kou Ji asked with some tears and laughter.

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not that I didn't believe in the fourth brother before, I just think that it is not so easy to govern the prosperous world and sweep the world." Emperor Taizu has the merit of winning the championship, so I won't say much for the time being.

Emperor Taizong and my father have governed my Great Song Dynasty for decades, and they have not swept the world and governed the prosperous world.

Therefore, I think that it will take decades to sweep the world and govern the prosperous world. ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said with a smile: "What I didn't expect is that the fourth brother did what he said, and in just a few years, my Great Song Dynasty gradually entered the prosperous era. Now my Great Song Dynasty national strength is rising, the four seas are rich, no one in the south is in trouble, the west has been swept away by the fourth brother, and the Western Xia in the north is now facing our Great Song Dynasty, and can only bow down to the vassals, leaving only the Liao State in the east of the country is not peaceful.

As long as the Liao State is swept away, my Great Song Dynasty will be able to rise to peace in the four seas.

As long as the Liao State is swept away, my Great Song Dynasty can truly claim to be the upper state of the Celestial Empire, and I can truly make the Siyi surrender. ”

Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen suspiciously, not understanding why Zhao Zhen pulled the topic to Liaoguo, could it be that Zhao Zhen saw that he had made contributions in Hexi, and was a little inflated, and was ready to attack Liao.

After Zhao Zhen felt Kou Ji's puzzled gaze, he probably guessed what Kou Ji was thinking, and he smiled bitterly: "Fourth brother, don't think about it, I don't have the intention of attacking Liao immediately."

Even if I want to attack Liao, I will have to wait until my Great Song Dynasty has digested Hexi.

I also have to wait for my Great Song Dynasty to develop stronger with the money and food of Hexi.

The reason why I mentioned Liao is to tell the fourth brother you.

Fourth brother, what you promised me is already half done.

I believe that the other half, the fourth brother, you will also complete it.

Fourth brother, you will eventually become the first hero of my Great Song Dynasty.

I treat the fourth brother well, and the fourth brother suffers it, so you don't have to think about it so much. ”

Kou Ji cried and laughed: "You have confidence in me......"

Zhao Zhen said with a serious face: "Of course I have confidence in the fourth brother. Because I and the fourth brother are still young, but the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu is already old. You and I, the monarch and the minister, even if we don't do anything, we will spend time and death, and we will also consume the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu.

When the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu dies and the new Emperor of the Liao State ascends the throne, we will take advantage of the unstable foothold of the new Emperor of the Liao State and rush forward, and we will definitely take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. ”

Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen in a daze, a little speechless.

I didn't expect Zhao Zhen to become so insidious, he couldn't beat the old one, or he wasn't sure that he had beaten the old one, so he was ready to bully the little one.

and also high-sounding said his insidious thoughts.

Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji and smiled: "Fourth brother, do you think I'm too insidious? ”

Kou Ji denied: "That's not true, between countries, there is no insidious or insidious existence, only the difference between strong or not." ”

Zhao Zhen said with a bright smile: "It's still the fourth brother who understands me." ”

Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and said, "If we have the strength to fight with the Liao State while Yelu Longxu is alive, then we will fight with the Liao State while Yelu Longxu is alive." ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji in confusion.

Kou Ji explained: "To deal with the Liao State, we can take advantage of it. But after we took back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in an ingenious way, it was difficult to deter Siyi. Only by defeating them and defeating them when the Liao State is at its strongest, can we make Siyi feel our strength and make Siyi obediently surrender to our feet. ”

Zhao Zhen listened to Kou Ji's words and thought thoughtfully.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said, "Fourth brother is going to compete with the Liao State when the Liao State is at its strongest, but is there a way to enhance the combat power of my Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses?" ”

Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen and asked, "What do the officials think of artillery and muskets?" ”

Zhao Zhen groaned: "Although I have never seen artillery and muskets, I can see from the battle report sent back by the fourth brother that the fourth brother was able to defeat 150,000 elite soldiers of the Huangtou Hui in the territory of Huangtou Hui with thousands of people, thanks to muskets and artillery.

The fourth brother's ability to break through the blockade of Shazhou City by the Tangut people, and to thwart the conspiracy of the Tangut people at Yumen Pass and Yangguan Pass are also related to muskets and artillery.

From this, it can be seen that muskets and artillery should be sharp weapons on the battlefield.

The fourth brother plans to promote it to the whole army?

Take this to enhance the combat power of my Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses? ”

Kou Ji nodded, and shook his head again, "The minister does have the intention of using muskets and artillery to enhance the combat power of my Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses, but he didn't think that it would be promoted to the whole army in one go. ”

Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji with a puzzled expression, and asked: "Since it is a good thing, why don't you promote it to the whole army in one go, but I am afraid that the cost is too high and will damage the financial resources of my Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "That's not ......"

Zhao Zhen was even more puzzled, "Why is that?" ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "Firearms warfare is different from blade warfare after all. Replacement of the two requires a buffering process. Popularizing firearms throughout the army in one go will not only fail to quickly enhance the combat effectiveness of our Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses, but may weaken the combat effectiveness of our Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses. ”

Firearms are certainly strong.

But it is not suitable for the whole army to be equipped immediately.

The use of firearms in warfare will change the way of fighting.

The corresponding strategies, tactics, and combat methods must be adjusted accordingly.

If the combat methods are not adjusted, it will be difficult for them to maximize the power of muskets and artillery even if all the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty are equipped with muskets and artillery.

The generals of the Great Song Dynasty have been accustomed to commanding soldiers and horses to fight with cold weapons, and they have taken the liberty of replacing them with firearms.

Kou Ji roughly told Zhao Zhen about the changes that will be caused after the large-scale application of firearms to the war.

Zhao Zhen also roughly understood why firearms were not suitable for equipping the whole army as soon as possible.

"How does the fourth brother plan to apply muskets and artillery to the army?"

Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji and asked.

Kou Ji said without hesitation: "Train the new army!" ”

Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned, stared at Kou Ji in astonishment, and said, "I have only removed a large number of soldiers and horses in the Great Song Dynasty......

Zhao Zhen's words.

The Great Song Dynasty has just eliminated a lot of van troops, and he hasn't enjoyed much of the benefits of the banning of the van army.

And to train the new army?

Isn't that redundant?

Kou Ji heard Zhao Zhen's voice, and said with a smile: "The new army that practiced at the beginning didn't need too many numbers. ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji suspiciously.

Kou Ji explained with a smile: "The ministers don't hide from the officials, artillery and muskets, there is no way to build them in large quantities at present, so there is no way to equip them in the whole army." Muskets and artillery still need some refinement, and improvement will take some time.

During this period of time, we can first train a small number of new troops, so that they can first familiarize themselves with the combat methods of muskets and artillery.

Then find a way to send them out for a training experience, so that they can learn how to fight with artillery and muskets.

Only after they have learned it can we train the new army on a large scale.

When the time comes, we can assign them to other new armies, and through them we will teach the way muskets and artillery are fought.

By the time tens of thousands of people had learned to fight with muskets and artillery, muskets and artillery would be ready to be equipped on a large scale. ”

After listening to Kou Ji's words, Zhao Zhen lowered his head and pondered for a long time.

The reason why he pondered for a long time was not because Kou Ji's words were incomprehensible.

Rather, it was because he had heard something deeply hidden from Koji's words.

In Kou Ji's words, there was no mention of Wu Xun.

This shows that Kou Ji does not intend to involve the martial artists in this matter.

Once the new army was trained, muskets and artillery were equipped, and the new army relied on muskets and artillery to make great achievements.

Then the new army will become a great threat to the martial artists.

The greater the exploits of the new army on the battlefield, the greater the threat to the martial artists.

If there are one or two powerful characters in the new army, they may be able to fight with the martial artists.

If he and Kou Ji were behind the scenes, then the martial arts who were attached to the Great Song Dynasty to eat meat and drink blood would be cleaned up.

After Zhao Zhen figured out the deep meaning, he stared at Kou Ji and sighed: "It's still the fourth brother who is wise, and the fourth brother's move not only helps my Great Song soldiers and horses enhance their combat effectiveness, but also digs out the foundation on which the martial artists stand on it, so that the martial artists will no longer pose a threat to my Great Song Dynasty." ”

After Kou Ji heard Zhao Zhen's words, he was slightly stunned.

Zhao Zhen actually became smarter.

It's not easy to deceive.

This is not good news.

He hid it from Zhao Zhen behind his back and made a lot of small moves.

If Zhao Zhen detects it, can he still be as kind to him as he is now?

I'm afraid not.

In the future, you have to be more cautious in doing things.

Kou Ji muttered in his heart, and said with a dry smile: "I didn't expect the official family to see it, the official family is really wise." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Compared to the fourth brother, it's too far behind." ”

Kou Ji laughed and said, "Don't tell the official family about this matter." If the official family speaks out, the minister will become the target of public criticism. When the time comes, those martial artists will have to be eaten alive and skinned alive. ”

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "The fourth brother is planning for my country, how can I betray the fourth brother." ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he laughed with Zhao Zhen.

The two deliberately avoided this topic, tacitly hid the matter in their hearts and talked about other things.

Chatting and chatting, we talked about Zhang's.

When it came to Zhang, Zhao Zhen's expression was not very good.

"I'm sorry Sister Zhang......"

Zhao Zhen sighed a little darkly.

Kou Ji comforted: "Life and death are impermanent, everyone has their own life, Zhang Guifei's death, I can't blame you." ”

Zhao Zhen sighed again and did not speak.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Can you check the death of Concubine Zhang?" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "I sent someone to check, but I didn't find any clues." ”

Kou Ji asked, "Was it an accident?" ”

Zhao Zhen shook his head, frowned and said, "Whether it was an accident or man-made, I don't know." ”

Kou Ji was even more puzzled, "What do you mean?" ”

Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "I found out, someone has the intention of murdering Sister Zhang. ”

Kou Ji asked, "And then?" ”

Zhao Zhen's face was a little bitter and said, "No more......"

The expression on Kou Ji's face was very strange, and Zhao Zhen's words made him a little confused.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen explained with a bitter face: "The person who wants to murder Sister Zhang is in Sister Zhang's palace. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned.

I heard Zhao Zhen continue: "On the day that Sister Zhang died, I killed all the people in her dormitory in one go. ”

Kou Ji was stunned.

Did you cut off all the clues with your own hands?

No wonder you have a bitter face.

Kou Ji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

I groaned for a long time.

Kou Ji said: "Since there are traces of man-made, there will definitely be traces left." As long as you follow carefully, you will always find some clues. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded helplessly.

It's his fault, he doesn't lose his temper, and it's hard to complain about anything.

After Kou Ji comforted Zhao Zhen, he asked, "How are you going to treat Du Yan?" ”

Du Yan completely hit the muzzle.

Kou Ji wanted to know what Zhao Zhen would do with the man who hit the muzzle.

Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji's question, and was silent for a long time before he sighed faintly: "Just let him stay in Hexi for the rest of his life." ”

Kou Ji said with a look of surprise: "You don't kill him?" ”

Zhang is Zhao Zhen's favorite person.

The Zhang family died, and Zhao Zhen actually didn't kill one or two people to vent his anger, and Kou Ji was a little incomprehensible.

Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth slightly, and said with a little anger: "I can't wait to cut him with a thousand knives." ”

Kou Ji was even more surprised, "Then why do you want to keep him?" ”

The anger on Zhao Zhen's face instantly turned into helplessness, "Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian vouched for him, saying that Du Yan was a rare upright minister in the court, and that he would not murder my sister Zhang."

Wang Zeng and Lü Yijian told me that they could not kill a humerus minister like Du Yan without conclusive evidence. ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said, "I can be ruthless in the face of others. But in the face of Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian, who are loyal to the country, it is difficult to be ruthless.

I don't want to hurt Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian's face for my own selfish desires.

I don't want to make Zhongliang cold for my own selfish desires. ”

Kou Ji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

He felt that Zhao Zhen, the emperor, was really a little aggrieved.

Zhao Zhen didn't observe Kou Ji's expression, but said helplessly: "I can't be hard-hearted after all......"

Zhao Zhen's gaze fell slightly on Kou Ji, and he sighed: "Maybe it's because I still have your brother." ”

The corners of Kou Ji's mouth twitched.

I complain in my heart.

So, kill me, you can have boundless mana?