When Cao Tong arrived at Kou Mansion, Kou Ji was eating alone.

There are only two people in Kou Mansion who can eat at the same table with Kou Ji.

One Kou Zhun and one Xiang Yan.

Kou Zhun is now very busy for his great cause of education, either building on the construction site every day, or entertaining those resigned officials who came to him in the study, as well as the self-recommended Confucian.

Xiang Yan went to Xiangfu.

After autumn, Xiang Minzhong fell ill again.

Xiang Yan, as a granddaughter, naturally has to take care of one or two.

I don't know that Xiang Minzhong worships the gods all the way, every time in autumn, he always looks like he is about to die, but he can't die.

It's been another year.

Kou Ji felt that he probably really wanted to see his great-grandson before leaving.

Kou Ji has also worked this.

It's just that Xiang Yan never got pregnant.

The husband and wife went behind their backs to find a skilled imperial doctor to see it.

Neither had any symptoms.

But I just can't get pregnant.

Cao Tong entered the dining room, and when he saw Kou Ji eating alone, he was not polite.

He looked at the table and asked the servants of the Kou Mansion to bring him a pair of chopsticks and add a bowl of rice.

Then he hugged his rice bowl, sat opposite Kou Ji, and followed Kou Ji's example, gobbling it up.

The two are now close, and they don't need to be polite.

If Kou Zhun is willing to have a close relationship with Cao Wei, then the two families can go one step further and form a world friendship.

If Kou Ji makes a mistake and goes to Cao's Mansion to ask for one or two of Cao Tong's concubines to go back to the mansion to play, or if he takes another Cao girl, the two families can go further and form a common family.

Kou Ji went to Cao's Mansion to ask for Cao Tong's concubine, and he didn't need to worry about Cao Tong being unhappy at all.

The custom of sending concubines to each other was first passed down from the Jiangmen family.

After eating, Kou Ji was like a salted fish, slumped on the chair, took a cup of tea, and tasted it.

Cao Yan followed Kou Ji's example and collapsed on Kou Ji's side.

"My fourth uncle agreed......"

"Hmmm......"

Cao Tong sat up and said in surprise: "Don't you think it's strange? ”

Kou Ji put down the tea, turned back to the servant behind him, and said, "I'm a little bitter, go down and change it for me." ”

The servant took the bowl and went out of the dining room.

Kou Ji glanced at Cao Yan and said, "What's so strange? The savings of the word Jiaozi shop have exceeded people's imagination, and it has become another household department of the Great Song Dynasty.

With the lives of several parts, in exchange for the management of the word Jiaozi Shop, there is no reason not to agree. ”

Cao Tong was stunned and said, "You have already arrived?" ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "Is this still necessary?" ”

Cao Tong sighed and asked, "Am I too stupid?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "It's not that you're stupid, it's that you haven't understood the essence of Xungui yet. ”

Tilting his head and thinking about it, Kou Ji added, "Or rather, you are not greedy enough. ”

When Cao Tong heard this, he smiled bitterly.

"Now that my fourth uncle has agreed, what are you going to do, tell me quickly. I'll go back and tell my fourth uncle. ”

Kou Ji turned sideways, looked at Cao Tong and said, "The imperial court has issued an order to dismantle the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains, do you know?" ”

Cao Tong cried and laughed: "In addition to my Cao Mansion and Li Mansion, the other mansions have already made trouble, how can I not know." ”

Kou Ji said indifferently: "Your Cao Mansion has secretly accepted the name of the imperial court, which is equivalent to having abandoned the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains." Some of the generals who command the Xiang Army, without the support of your Cao Mansion, will inevitably be dissatisfied with your Cao Mansion, right? ”

Cao Tong nodded and said, "That's true...... Someone has already had a falling out with my Cao Mansion, and my fourth uncle is worried about this matter. ”

Kou Ji smiled: "Then you go back and tell your fourth uncle, you don't need to worry about this matter." The reason why they make trouble is nothing more than the lack of a backer. Now your Cao Mansion is unwilling to let them rely on it, but you can help them find a bigger backer. ”

Cao Tong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Who are you looking for?" Although all the families are making trouble, they are all ready to be cut by the imperial court. Once the imperial court's decree to abolish the army in the hinterland of the Central Plains was implemented.

Then each family will have to throw away some of the generals who command the box army.

Each family can't even settle the generals of the box army under their own doors, so how can they accept others? ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "What do you think of the Eight Princes' Mansion?" ”

Cao Tong was stunned for a moment, and his eyes widened in astonishment, "Give people to the Eight Princes' Mansion...... If I am obedient, the eight kings can still sit on a throne willingly...... He doesn't ...... yet."

In the second half of the sentence, Cao Tong didn't say it.

But his meaning has been clearly revealed.

Kou Ji said lightly: "Zhao Yuan is not satisfied with the throne, what does it have to do with us?" ”

Cao Tong said urgently: "How can it be okay? If the Eight Kings raise an army, there will definitely be great turmoil in Bianjing. ”

Kou Ji pursed his lips and said, "Isn't that just the right time to send troops to quell the rebellion, so as to show loyalty and take credit?" ”

Cao Tong stood up with a thud and stared at Kou Ji in horror.

"You...... What you said earlier was the opportunity to show your loyalty, which is to counter the rebellion? Do you already know something? ”

Kou Ji didn't hide it, nodded and said: "The Eight Kings are plotting to usurp the throne, not only I know, but my grandfather also knows it, and the Queen Mother also knows it." ”

"This ...... This...... This ......"

Cao Tong was dumbfounded, and couldn't say a complete sentence for a while.

After a long time.

Cao Tong asked in disbelief, "Why don't you stop it?" ”

Kou Ji said with a strange expression: "The Queen Mother wants to take this opportunity to return to the court, so she stuffed a lot of civil and military officials under Zhao Yuanyan's hands to supplement his wings." I want to take this opportunity to give the Queen Mother a painful blow and let her hold it in the palace forever and not come out, so I also want to stuff some people under Zhao Yuanyan's hands and let him get into trouble as soon as possible. ”

Cao Yan clenched his fists, trembling all over, and roared: "You guys are playing with fire!" ”

Kou Ji said unhurriedly: "Zhao Yuanyan's side, the biggest reliance is Wang Qinruo, that is the Queen Mother's person." The four personal guards with strong martial arts skills are the masters of the instrument supervisors sent by the Queen Mother.

Among the sub-officials under his hand, fifty percent are the waste stuffed into by the Queen Mother.

The several generals recruited were only one or two thousand soldiers and horses in their hands, and they were also full of spies from the Imperial City Division.

You tell me, how did Zhao Yuanyan win? ”

Cao Tong stood in place stunned, unable to say a word.

Kou Ji continued: "If I borrow some more people from your Cao family and stuff them in, then the water under Zhao Yuanyan's feet will become even more turbid. You tell me, how did he win? ”

Cao Tong gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "That can't be gambled!" Once Zhao Yuanyan succeeds, it will be a disaster for us. ”

Kou Ji pouted and said, "The soldiers of the Dragon God Second Guard who guarded the Imperial City have been replaced by well-trained good families. The Tiger Army under my command has been secretly dispatched to Beijing.

The two armies of Tianwu and Zhuyi are all under the control of your respective families.

More than 100,000 elite soldiers, waiting for Zhao Yuanyan to lead a group of shrimp soldiers and crabs to start an incident, you tell me, how can Zhao Yuanyan win? ”

Cao Tong's mouth grew inch by inch.

Before Zhao Yuanyan got into trouble, the road ahead had already been arranged by Kou Ji and Liu E clearly.

He was no longer worried that Zhao Yuanyan would win, but his heart was full of pity for Zhao Yuanyan.

If Zhao Yuanyan really got into trouble, if he wanted to kill his soldiers and horses at that time, it might not be just what Kou Ji said.

Those forbidden troops around Kaifeng Mansion can kill King Qin at any time.

Those veterans of a hundred battles in various martial arts families can pull up at any time and make up an army with strong combat effectiveness.

Previously.

When Zhou Huaizheng rebelled, he ended up in the army pulled up by various martial families.

Zhou Huaizheng rebelled, and he was holding the official soldier's talisman and mobilized the elite of the forbidden army.

It is completely different from those miscellaneous armies made up by Zhao Yuan.

Zhou Huaizheng can lead the elite of the forbidden army to the imperial city.

It is difficult to say whether Zhao Yuanyan can lead his troops and horses to break through the outer city.

No martial artist would follow Zhao Yuanyan to make trouble without a jade talisman or an edict.

Back then, when Taizong Zhao Guangyi staged a coup d'état in the palace, the martial arts did not move.

Similarly, if Zhao Yuanyan wants to make trouble, the martial artists will not follow.

It's not that the martial artists are not loyal enough.

Instead, the martial artists tacitly chose to be loyal to the person on the throne.

No matter who you are, no matter what method you use, you will sit on the throne.

Warriors will choose allegiance.

Unless the person who sits on the throne will threaten their lives.

Otherwise, they would never have moved.

It is through this that the martial artists have survived peacefully in the turmoil again and again.

"Goodo......"

Cao Yan was stunned in place for a long time, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, and said in disbelief: "The situation is so unfavorable to Zhao Yuanyan, will Zhao Yuanyan really make trouble?"

Could he be that stupid? ”

Kou Ji pouted and said, "Isn't it stupid to start recruiting people to prepare for the usurpation without the support of any of you?"

If I want to make trouble, I will first pull your Cao family, as well as the Li family, and the Yang family.

That's why I dare to recruit people behind my back.

Otherwise, I wouldn't even be tempted to make trouble. ”

Cao Yan opened his mouth, wanting to open his mouth to refute Kou Ji.

But after thinking about it, I couldn't think of anything to refute Kou Ji.

As Kou Ji said.

If you don't have Wu Xun's support, it's best not to mess around.

Because it is impossible to succeed.

Wuxun represents more than just Wuxun.

It also represents the Great Song Forbidden Army.

Without Wu Xun's participation in the rebellion, it would be impossible to mobilize the Great Song Forbidden Army.

If you can't mobilize the Great Song Forbidden Army, even if it does, if the martial artists are unwilling to support you, they can overturn it at any time.

Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, although he took away the power to directly mobilize the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty from the hands of the martial artists.

But it did not prevent the children of Wu Xun's family from coming out of the family to take important positions in the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army.

Now.

The children of Wuxun's family have infiltrated all over the Great Song Dynasty.

On weekdays, there is a court to restrain them, and the martial artists can't unite together, and they can't show their strength.

But once there is turmoil, then the children of the martial artists in the major forbidden armies can instantly control the entire forbidden army.

Seeing that Cao Yan was in deep thought, Kou Ji continued: "Even if Zhao Yuanyan finds out something, he can't stop usurping the throne. The Queen Mother doesn't want to see him stop, and I don't want to see him stop, so he can't stop.

Taizu can be added by the yellow robe, and Zhao Yuanyan can also be added by the yellow robe. ”

Cao Yan sighed and said in a low voice: "Zhao Yuanyan is too miserable......"

Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "What's so miserable about him?" If he does not have the intention of usurping the throne, and is in peace as his good king, who can calculate him? Flies do not bite seamless eggs.

In the final analysis, it was he who caused the blame.

I can't complain about others. ”

Cao Tong didn't know that the reason why Zhao Yuanyan had the idea of usurping the throne and dared to usurp the throne was also influenced by Kou Ji in the final analysis.

If he knew, he would definitely smack Kou Ji in the face.

Cao Tong sat down slowly, took a deep breath, and said, "In this way, Zhao Yuan's rebellion is indeed a good opportunity for my Cao family to be loyal." ”

Kou Ji suddenly narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "You forgot my credit......"

Cao Tong was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "The kindness of the fourth brother, my Cao family naturally remembers." ”

Kou Ji smiled and asked, "Then why is your Cao family still back?" ”

Cao Tong said generously: "Whatever the fourth brother wants, as long as my Cao family can get it, I will definitely give it to you." ”

Kou Ji said faintly: "Under your Cao family, are you willing to give the forbidden army under your control?" ”

Cao Yan's face changed, and he smiled dryly: "Fourth brother is joking with me? ”

Kou Ji smiled: "If it's not a joke? ”

The smile on Cao Yan's face disappeared instantly, "Fourth brother, without the forbidden army, my Cao family will not be able to gain a foothold in the Great Song Dynasty, you are asking for my Cao family's life." ”

Kou Ji continued to laugh and said, "What if I exchange two percent of the wrought iron workshop? ”

Cao Tong was stunned for a moment, and said with a dry smile: "Why don't you say that you are a member of the Yizi Shop?" If it is a member of the shop, then my Cao family is willing to change. ”

Kou Ji said with a bright smile: "Yizi Jiaozi Shop, which has been established for nearly a year, has a general shop, seven branch shops, and sixteen shops that are being laid. It is expected that within three years, the word Jiaozi shop will be laid to the prefecture city.

In fact, the word Jiaozi shop can also be laid faster.

It's just that the manpower to manage the word Jiaozi shop is relatively small, which hinders the development of the word Jiaozi shop.

However, it does not prevent the shop from attracting depositors.

Nowadays, in Kaifeng, Jiangning, and Sichuan, there is no trace of copper coins in the above trading transactions.

Everyone has become accustomed to trading directly with Jiaozi.

What do you think will be like when the word Jiaozi is paved all over the prefectures and cities in three years?

At that time, I will give you a share of the Cao family's one-word shop, will your Cao family be stable? ”

Cao Yan secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva and opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak.

How much gold is attracted by the word Jiaozi shop, most people in Bianjing City know.

If it is really as Koji said, it will be laid out in all the prefectures and cities.

The amount of money stored in the shop will exceed the amount that everyone can imagine.

The money that can be mobilized by Yizizipu will also exceed everyone's imagination.

With a finger of the hand, the mountain roars and the tsunami, no problem.

With such power, only one person in the Great Song Dynasty could hold it.

The rest, peeking at it, is simply looking for death.

Kou Ji saw Cao Yan's stiff expression, so he grinned, "I'm joking with you, do you really believe it?" ”