"Your Highness, why don't you kill him on the spot? Even if we kill them, the Emperor of the Song people will not dare to do anything to us! ”

A Liao man came to the side of the Liao youth and whispered.

The young man of the Liao people glared at him and said in a deep voice: "What is the purpose of our trip to the Song Kingdom?" It is to add to the New Year's coin. We were worried that we couldn't find an excuse to fight the Song people, and now that Kou Ji beat us, he gave us a good excuse.

If we don't kill him, the fault lies with him, not with us.

Kill him, the fault is on us, what will we use to coerce the Song people at that time? ”

"It's still thoughtful ...... Your Highness"

"Hmph...... When I returned to the post station, I sent someone to pass the meaning of the Tibetan people back to my father. ”

"Yes......"

……

Outside the Great Xiangguo Temple.

Kou Ji and his party walked out of the gate of the Great Xiangguo Temple, and An Ziluo followed closely behind them.

An Ziluo came to Kou Ji's side and said with a smile: "Can I invite you to sit at the post station?" ”

Kou Ji arched his hand to An Ziluo and smiled: "It should be so." ”

Kou Ji accompanied An Ziluo to the post station where the Tubo people lived.

On the way, Kou Ji smiled: "I haven't thanked you for your help just now." ”

An Ziluo shook his head and said with a smile: "It's just a casual remark, not a help." ”

In the Daxiangguo Temple before, before the Liao people spoke harshly, An Ziluo wanted to take advantage of the Liao people's unpreparedness and leave with Kou Ji.

He wanted to fool this matter over like this, but he didn't expect the Liao people to keep an eye on Kou Ji and didn't mean to let him go at all.

Kou Ji smiled: "I am very grateful for your help, as for whether you help or not, it doesn't matter." ”

An Ziluo hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "You're not afraid of the Liao people? ”

Kou Ji looked at him and said with a smile: "Why should I be afraid of the Liao people? ”

An Ziluo groaned: "As far as I know, you Song people have always been in a weak position when facing the Liao people. ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "This does not include me. ”

An Ziluo nodded slowly and said with a smile: "You are an interesting person. ”

Kou Ji looked at him and said, "You are also ......"

An Ziluo shook his head and didn't say much.

After walking a few more steps, An Ziluo suddenly spoke: "The Liao people will definitely not give up, you have to prepare early." ”

Kou Ji nodded and said, "I have ...... in my heart."

The group arrived at the post station.

An Ziluo took Kou Ji and the others to the hall of the post station and invited Kou Ji and a few people to sit down.

Then let the cook who came with him make some special food unique to Qingtang and entertain the three of Kou Ji.

On the dinner table.

An Ziluo frequently poured wine for Kou Ji, and Kou Ji stared at him and said with a smile: "Brother An is too eager for the three of us?" ”

When An Ziluo heard this, the smile on his face froze.

He didn't answer Kou Ji's question, but let out a long sigh and said to Kou Ji: "Brother Kou Xian, do you know that I went to Daxiangguo Temple to meet Liao people privately, for what?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head.

An Ziluo sighed: "In order to unite the Liao people and deal with Western Xia." ”

Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak, An Ziluo said again: "Li Deming, the king of Western Xia, is ambitious and wants to occupy my Qingtang, and in recent years, he has frequently sent soldiers and horses to harass my Qingtang border as a temptation.

Our clan Zampu felt a deep crisis, so he wanted to unite with the Liao people and deal with the Western Xia. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he thought about it, and after a long time, he looked at An Ziluo and said, "The Liao people didn't agree?" ”

An Ziluo shook his head.

Kou Ji said again: "So you frequently show favor to me, just want to borrow my strength, let me help you speak in the court, borrow my power of the Great Song Dynasty, and deal with Western Xia?" ”

An Ziluo nodded heavily, and exclaimed: "Brother Kou Xian is really a smart person, just a little bit. ”

Kou Ji muttered: "I have just ascended the throne as the new monarch, and I have not yet secured the throne, so I may not agree to help you." ”

When An Ziluo heard this, he gritted his teeth and said: "In recent years, our clan Zanpu has frequently shown favor to the Great Song Dynasty, and even did not hesitate to oppose Western Xia again and again for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty. Now that my Qingtang is in danger, you Da Song will not help, so my Qingtang will not help Da Song in the future.

Once the Tangut people annexed my Qingtang, the next one will be your Great Song Dynasty. ”

Kou Ji glanced at An Ziluo and said faintly: "I still understand the truth of cold lips and teeth." ”

An Ziluo gritted his teeth and said, "Since you understand the truth of cold lips and teeth, why don't you help us Qingtang?" ”

Kou Ji looked at An Ziluo and said seriously: "Help you Qingtang destroy Western Xia, can you guarantee that your Qingtang will not become the second Western Xia?" ”

When An Ziluo heard this, he closed his mouth and did not speak.

He is not the king of Qingtang, nor is he the Zampu of Qingtang, he can't decide the future of Qingtang.

If he had promised, Kou Ji would not have believed it.

Kou Ji looked at An Ziluo, who was speechless, arched his hand, and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, farewell!" ”

Immediately, Kou Ji summoned Liu Heng, who was staring at An Ziluo's sister, and pushed him to prepare to leave.

An Ziluo suddenly got up when Kou Ji and his party walked to the door, and said, "I can't guarantee that Qingtang will become the second Western Xia, but I can guarantee that in my lifetime, I will never offend the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Kou Ji turned his back to An Ziluo and reminded, "Brother An, you are a little anxious...... Although Western Xia is ambitious, it may not be able to take Qingtang. ”

The current Qingtang is in danger under the attack of Western Xia, but Kou Ji knows that Western Xia will not be able to take Qingtang.

In the future, the Western Xia will establish a country, will defeat the Great Song Dynasty, and will defeat the Liao State, but only take the small Qingtang, which is helpless.

Because there are two people in Qingtang, one is Qingtang Zanpu Jiaoluo, and the other is An Ziluo.

The former can be called a generation of heroes, who can quickly clean up the internal rebellion when Qingtang is worried about internal and external troubles, and organize troops to deal with Li Yuanhao, who led the army to attack.

The latter can be called a generation of fierce generals, who can fight with Li Yuanhao for more than 200 days when the Western Xia army was at its peak and the strongest in strength, and he was a fierce general who won the battle.

It was precisely because he knew what An Ziluo would do in the future that Kou Ji would agree to his invitation and come to this station.

Seeing that Kou Ji was leaving, An Ziluo hurriedly said: "Li Deming, the king of Western Xia, violated the imperial system and wanted to establish a palace in Lingzhou...... The next step is to become emperor! ”

The implication is that after Li Deming becomes emperor, he will definitely not be satisfied with the current territory of Western Xia, but will definitely fight in the south and the north.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "I know ...... about this."

After a pause, Kou Ji said again: "If there is something about Qingtang, I will help you talk to the imperial court, whether it can be done or not, I will not guarantee it." ”

When An Ziluo heard this, he bowed gratefully, "Thank you......"

"Go ......"

Kou Ji commanded in a low voice.

Liu Heng pushed Kou Ji out of the post station.

After Kou Ji left, An Ziluo's sister came up to him and complained: "Brother, you are also a person with status in Qingtang, why do you need to beg them in a low voice." ”

An Ziluo groped his sister's head and sighed: "That's because my Qingtang is not strong enough, not only is it not strong enough, but it also has serious internal and external troubles...... On Wen Qiqi was ambitious and wanted to replace Zampu, and secretly attracted many Qingtang nobles to join him. At the moment, Zampu can still suppress him, once the Xixia people invade my Qingtang, Wen Qiqi will definitely make a move.

If I can't survive this catastrophe, I'm going to die.

So we had to beg the Liao people and the Song people. ”

At the mention of Wen Qiqi, An Ziluo's sister's little face wrinkled.

Obviously, Wen Qiqi did not give her a good impression, and even a bad one.

……

Left the inn.

The three of them did not return to the house.

Instead, he turned around and went to Caofu's garden in the outer city.

After arriving in the garden, Cao Tong sent the servants away, and the three of them were left in the garden.

Cao Tong sat on the stone bench opposite Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that we would encounter so many things just when we went out to play. not only met Yelu Angkor, the fourth prince of Liao, but also met An Ziluo, the general of the protagonist of Qingtang.

Now that we have a grudge against Yelu Angkor, Yelu Angkor will not give up.

According to Yelu Angkor's previous style, he would definitely make a big fuss about it.

The imperial court will definitely pursue the three of us when the time comes.

What do we do now? ”

That's right, the Liao youth in the Great Xiangguo Temple is none other than Yelu Angkor, the fourth prince of the Liao Kingdom.

As early as when the Liao people who followed him revealed his identity, Kou Ji and the others knew his identity.

The reason why Kou Ji pretended not to know Yelu Angkor was purely to humiliate him.

Kou Ji bent his fingers and tapped on the handrail of Kou bus, and muttered: "Yelu Angkor is not to be afraid......"

When Cao Tong heard this, he suddenly got up, glared, and shouted, "Not enough to be afraid? Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there have been many people who have pointed fingers at the Liao people, and even shot directly. Do you know where these people are now?

The heads were all cut off and sent to the Liao Kingdom. ”

Kou Ji glanced at Cao Yan and said, "With the identity of the three of me, I will also be sent to the Liao Kingdom with my head cut off?" ”

Cao Tong gritted his teeth and said, "It depends on whether our house will protect us." ”

Cao Tong looked at Kou Ji and said seriously: "If the government doesn't protect us, the court won't be soft on us." ”

Liu Heng snorted: "What are you afraid of, if the imperial court really wants the heads of the three of us, we will escape from Bianjing City and occupy a mountain to be the king of the mountain." ”

Kou Ji felt that Cao Tong was a little flustered, so he comforted him: "Don't worry...... I started it, and I'm going to save both of you's lives. ”

Cao Tong pursed his lips and did not speak.

Kou Ji said faintly: "The Liao people are not terrible...... What was really scary was our own people......"

If the imperial court hadn't frequently shown weakness to the Liao people and frequently compromised, the Liao people would not have been so pampered.

Kou Ji looked at Cao Yan and said with a smile: "I have never lost a fight with my own people." So you can rest assured that I can keep our heads in my own hands. ”

Cao Yan had a gloomy face and nodded stiffly.

Liu Heng said: "I can trust the fourth brother. ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "The matter of the six departments has just come to an end, and I wanted to be clean for a while, but I didn't expect to provoke the Liao people." It was also stained with the war between Qingtang and Western Xia......"

Kou Ji pondered for a moment, and then said: "Since you are involved, you can't avoid it, you must participate." ”

Cao Tong stared at Kou Ji with a stunned expression, and said, "You really want to help Qingtang speak." ”

Kou Ji smiled: "Why don't you help Qingtang speak?" Qingtang and Xixia are both subordinate to my Great Song Dynasty, and my Great Song Dynasty rewards Western Xia every year and woos Western Xia, but instead of making Western Xia obedient, he has cultivated the ambition of Western Xia.

My Great Song Dynasty does not want to see Qingtang, but Qingtang has been showing favor to my Great Song Dynasty, and even repeatedly opposed Western Xia for the sake of my Great Song Dynasty.

Obviously, we can leave the Tangut people behind, go to the Qingtang people, and support Qingtang to fight against the Tanguts.

Why waste your time on the Tanguts? ”

Cao Tong said in a deep voice: "Winning over the Western Xia people is the idea of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military. It is absolutely impossible for them to leave Western Xia behind and help the Qingtang people. ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment, and said faintly: "You have to try, if it really doesn't work, then I will help Qingtang alone." ”

Cao Tong questioned: "What can you do alone?" ”

Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak, Cao Tong said seriously: "You can't do anything." ”

Kou Ji smiled: "There are many things I can do. ”

Cao Yan opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but in the end he held back.

But in his heart, he clearly didn't believe Kou Ji's words.

"Then let's disperse."

Kou Ji saw that Cao Yan had no intention of continuing to talk, so he spoke.

Cao Tong and Liu Heng nodded in unison.

Kou Ji advised: "The two of you go back to the mansion and tell the mansion what happened today." Then I sent someone to tell me the reaction of the government. ”

Cao Tong and Liu Heng nodded again.

Cao Tong sent Kou Ji and Liu Heng out of the garden of Cao's mansion and returned to the garden.

He followed Kou Ji and Liu Heng recklessly today, and he was very flustered and needed to calm down.

Liu Heng pushed Kou Ji back to Kou Mansion, handed Kou Ji over to the servants of Kou Mansion, and went back alone.

Kou Ji had just returned to the mansion through the back door of the Kou Mansion.

I saw Kou Zhong hurriedly rushing to his side, and said in a deep voice: "Little master, the master is looking for you, and his face is not very good......

Hearing this, Kou Ji nodded slowly.

Kou Zhun probably already knew what he was doing in the Great Xiangguo Temple.

Koji instructed the servant who was pushing him, "Send me to my grandfather." ”

The servant agreed, and pushed Kou Ji forward.

After walking for two steps, Kou Ji seemed to think of something, and asked Kou Zhong, who was following him, "Is there a letter from Huazhou today?" ”

Kou Zhong shook his head in a daze.

Kou Ji said: "When I was out of the house today, I bumped into a young man who claimed to be from Huazhou and was my brother. ”

Kou Zhong said with a stunned face: "Isn't the little young master the only son in the family?" ”

Kou Jifeng said to Kou Zhong: "He said that my father forcibly accepted his mother as a concubine, and he was succeeded by my father to his name and became my father's son." ”

Kou Zhong said in astonishment: "And this is the case? ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "That person's words are three parts true and seven points false, which makes it difficult to tell the difference." You send someone to Huazhou and ask my father for clarification. ”

Kou Zhong nodded in a deep groan and said, "The old servant understands......"

After a pause, he asked, "Do you want to tell the master about this?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "No need...... My grandfather was so busy with government affairs every day, and it was not good to bother him with this kind of thing. ”

Kou Zhong nodded.

As he spoke, the servant had already pushed Kou Ji to the garden where Kou Zhun was.

Kou Zhun sat in the garden, his face expressionless, and when Kou Ji appeared, he asked coldly: "I heard that you collided with the envoy of the Liao State in the Great Xiangguo Temple today, and you also injured someone?" ”

Kou Ji didn't hide it, and nodded slowly.

Kou Zhun asked: "Do you know that you bumped into Yelu Angkor, the fourth prince of Liao, and you also hit Yelu Angkor, the fourth prince of Liao." Now, Yelu Angkor has made trouble in the court, threatening to vent his anger with the heads of the three of you, and to add 100,000 yuan of New Year's coins, otherwise after the beginning of spring next year, the Liao people will come to the city.

You said!

Do you want to take your head and vent your anger to the Liao people?! ”