Chapter 0868: Brothers Reunited
For those who don't have the strength and need some big fights, the more chaotic the situation, the better it is for them, because they can take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
But for those who have the strength, they need clarity on the situation.
The clearer the situation, the fewer variables, the easier it is to deal with and the easier it is to manage.
The situation was very chaotic before, and Kou Ji was worried that millions of murderers would rush down and cause immeasurable damage to the Great Song.
So he was inevitably day and night, nervously deploying all means of response.
Now that the situation is completely clear, the murderers have changed from locusts to domestic dogs fighting each other, and in addition to occupying territory, they are frantically digging the foundation of the Liao State.
The biggest murderers are now thinking about seizing the foundation of the Liao State and establishing a new Liao State.
Before the Liao State was completely wiped out by them, they would not provoke the Great Song Dynasty.
What Da Song needs to deal with now is those desperate little murderers who are forced by the biggest murderers.
Although the little murderers did not form a force like the big murderers.
But there are quite a few petty murderers.
If they swarmed down, it would still cause a lot of pressure on Da Song.
After hearing Kou Ji's words, the personal officials beside Kou Ji asked with a smile: "Then isn't the crisis of my Great Song Dynasty completely resolved?" ”
Kou Ji was in a good mood, so instead of reprimanding the official for asking such a stupid question, he explained with a smile: "The crisis is only half over.
The New Khitan Nine Clans have just risen, and their strength is not strong.
They need to constantly devour and digest other small forces in order to slowly develop and grow.
Except for the Yelu clan and the Xiao clan among the eight Khitan tribes, everything else in the Liao Kingdom was devoured by them.
With such a large territory and so many people, it is not something that they can swallow up in three or two days.
I calculated carefully, it will take at least a year and a half for the rebellion in Liao to be completely quelled.
In its place was the rise of the kings.
It's just that it's hard to say whether the kings can be like the Khitan Eight Tribes and jointly rule the New Liao Kingdom.
It is possible that the kings will have to fight for years, even decades.
Therefore, for a long time to come, the New Khitan Nine Clans will not be our enemies.
But the murderers are different, they can't be swallowed up in a short time.
A large part of them were destined to be driven out of the Great Wall.
They are our opponents.
There are also quite a few of them. ”
The pro-servant official frowned, with a puzzled expression, "The New Khitan Nine Clans, can't you drive them out and then slowly devour them?" Why did you drive them to my Great Song Dynasty? ”
Kou Ji glanced at the official and said with a smile: "Because they need time......"
"Time?!"
The pro-servant officer was even more puzzled.
Kou Ji explained with a smile, "They need someone to hold us back and give them time to destroy the Liao Kingdom. ”
The official listened attentively.
Kou Ji continued: "They formed an alliance, but not to turn the conflict into a friendship. They formed an alliance to destroy the Liao State and replace it.
If they devour those murderers before the destruction of the Liao Kingdom.
Then my Great Song Dynasty's soldiers and horses will be idle.
If my Great Song Dynasty took advantage of their destruction of the Liao Kingdom, he would send heavy troops and stab them in the back.
It is very likely that they will fall with the Liao State.
So they need to drive those murderers out of the Great Wall, hold us back, and buy them time.
In addition, their expulsion of those murderers is also a means of excluding dissidents and quickly increasing cohesion and a sense of belonging.
Anyone who does not want to cling to them, or who they feel unworthy to join them in rebellion, will be expelled by them.
By expelling these people, it is easier for the newly recruited members of their respective tribes to unite with them and to have a sense of belonging to their tribe. ”
After listening to Kou Ji's words, the personal servant fell into deep thought.
After a long time, he hesitated and said, "It's just a group of anti-thieves, so smart?" ”
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "But anyone who can gather and establish his own power in the troubled times is not a stupid person. Even if it's not a smart decision, there is some basic wisdom.
Moreover, among the nine tribes of the New Khitan, there are still many nobles before the Liao State.
Naturally, there are wise men among them.
More importantly, after the Liao State implemented sinicization, it also implemented the imperial examination.
There are also jinshi and talents in Liao.
Since they are separating themselves within the territory of Liao, there will inevitably be talents who will come to the door to serve.
When those talents are brought under their command, they will inevitably give them advice. ”
Speaking of this, the smile on Kou Ji's face narrowed, and he said lightly: "You must know that among the three people who forced me to pay tribute to the Liao State in the Great Song Dynasty, one of them was from the Han family. ”
"Han Derang?!"
The pro-servant blurted out.
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
The official muttered, "Then how should we deal with it then?" ”
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "You go and tell Chong Shiheng, let him pass the order, and order the others to be on guard on all fronts." As I expected, it won't be long before the expelled murderers will appear outside the Great Wall on a large scale.
They will be the last strong enemies that my Great Song will face. ”
"They're a strong enemy, too?"
The pro-servant officer was a little disdainful.
Kou Ji sighed with emotion: "It must have been before, but now it ...... Sort of, barely. We can't underestimate the enemy, and if we capsize in the gutter, we will not only lose face, but also lose our lives. ”
"The subordinates understand...... The subordinates will go down and give orders. ”
"Wait......"
"What else do you command?"
The official bowed down and asked.
Kou Ji groaned, "Where are Liu Heng and his people?" ”
The official hurriedly said: "I have already withdrawn from Liaodi, and now I have arrived at Yuguan, and in four days, I should arrive at Gubeikou." ”
Kou Ji nodded, and sighed: "I haven't seen you for many years, and I don't know if my brother is fat or thin now......"
The retainer stood aside and did not speak.
Kou Ji waved his hand and motioned for his personal servant to leave.
The official bowed and left the room.
The official said that it would take four days for Liu Heng and his soldiers and horses to arrive at Gubeikou.
But in the evening of the second day.
Liu Heng took a few entourages and galloped to Gubeikou.
When Kou Ji got the news, he immediately rode out to meet him.
The two met at the gate of Gubeikou Chengguan.
"Fourth brother?!"
When Liu Heng rushed to Kou Ji's approach, he jumped off his horse and ran towards Kou Ji.
Koji jumped off his horse as well.
Liu Heng rushed in front of Kou Ji and gave Kou Ji a bear hug.
Kou Ji also gave him a bear hug.
After the bear hug.
Kou Ji patted Liu Heng on the shoulder, looked at Liu Heng, and said, "Lost weight...... It's dark...... It's old too......"
Liu Heng smiled and said, "It's thirty...... Definitely old......"
Kou Ji nodded and said with emotion: "Yes, it's the year of establishment in a blink of an eye. ”
Kou Ji stared at Liu Heng and asked, "How are you doing in the Wa Kingdom?" ”
Liu Heng squeezed his eyebrows and said: "I am the biggest in the Japanese country, what do you say?" ”
Kou Ji smiled and said, "That's a good life." ”
Liu Heng patted his chest and said: "I don't have to worry about eating and drinking, I sleep on a two-zhang long golden bed, and I use all sterling silver utensils, but the widow is not good, far less than the girl Shui Ling of our Great Song Dynasty."
The widows of the nobles of the Japanese kingdom are even more unbearable.
One by one, they painted themselves like ghosts.
People don't dare to touch it.
But those guys in the Wa Kingdom especially like to stuff those noble girls of the Wa Kingdom into me.
If I want to steal something on weekdays, I have to go outside to harm the good family. ”
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, as if he didn't hear Liu Heng's words, he stared at Liu Heng's face and asked, "What's the matter with the injury on his face." ”
Liu Heng is a lot older than before, with two more beards and a much darker complexion, in addition, the most striking thing is that there is a scar on his face, which looks a little hideous.
Liu Heng touched the scar on his face, and said with a dry smile: "I was taught by a master in the Japanese Kingdom, and I was accidentally cut." ”
Speaking of this, Liu Heng beckoned to a widow behind him.
The widow had a Tang knife straddling his waist and appeared beside Liu Heng.
Liu Heng introduced to Kou Ji: "The master I just talked about is him, Tojo Chuichi. Now it's my right and left hand. ”
Koji glanced at the face of the man named Tojo Chuichi.
A widow of about thirty-five years old had a somewhat arrogant look on his face.
When he saw Kou Ji, he didn't give a salute, just stood quietly.
"Tojo is one? The Imperial Family. ”
Kou Ji said calmly.
Liu Heng and Tojo both looked at Kou Ji with stunned expressions.
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng and said lightly: "Don't think that I haven't been to the Wa Kingdom, so I don't know the national conditions of the Wa Kingdom." ”
Liu Heng smiled and said: "I forgot, before I went to the Wa Kingdom, I still learned some of my knowledge of the Wa Kingdom from the mouth of the fourth brother. ”
Kou Ji asked, "You value him very much?" ”
Liu Heng said with a smile: "His martial arts are not weak......
Kou Ji raised an eyebrow, "That's all?" ”
Liu Heng laughed thiefly, "His wife and daughter are also good." ”
The corners of Kou Ji's mouth twitched.
Kou Ji originally thought that Tojo would be very ashamed when he heard this, but he didn't expect that Tojo would be even more arrogant after hearing this.
Kou Ji didn't know what to say for a while.
recalled that those noble ladies of the Japanese Kingdom spent a lot of money to rent flower boats in Bianjing City and begged for children with a lot of money.
Kou Ji was relieved.
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng and said, "You connived at him not to give me a salute, you planned to let me clean him up." ”
Liu Heng smiled, and said without hesitation: "This guy has a bit of martial arts, and he is arrogant." Only bow down to those who can beat him, and others don't want to convince him at all. ”
Kou Ji hooked the corners of his mouth and asked with a smile, "Really?" ”
Liu Heng nodded seriously.
Kou Ji smiled and ordered, "Yang Shun, take him to see the mass grave outside the city." ”
Yang Shun is Kou Ji's personal officer.
After he heard Kou Ji's order, he walked up to Tojo and shouted faintly, "Let's go......"
Tojo knew Chinese, after all, Chinese was one of the foreign languages that the nobles of the Japanese Kingdom had to master.
So after hearing Yang Shun's words, he decisively followed Yang Shun and left here.
After Liu Heng left in Tojo, he said to Kou Ji with some surprise: "I haven't seen you for a few years, fourth brother, your temper is a lot smaller." If anyone dared to be so arrogant in front of you before, I am afraid that they would have been cut into eight pieces by now. ”
Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "It's not good to fight and kill......"
The corners of Liu Heng's mouth twitched.
Fight and kill badly?
I'm afraid there are more people who have died under your golden mouth than the entire Japanese people.
Kou Ji pretended not to see Liu Heng's expression, and he asked curiously, "Aren't you very optimistic about him?" Why send him to death. ”
Liu Heng grinned and said: "His sister is good, he doesn't want to give it to me, I just want to find a reason to slaughter him." ”
The look on Kou Ji's face stiffened a little.
Liu Heng's words are a bit informative.
Liu Heng saw the stiff look on Kou Ji's face, thought that Kou Ji was displeased, and hurriedly explained: "Most of the nobles of the Wa Kingdom ......"
Kou Ji didn't wait for Liu Heng to finish speaking, so he decisively interrupted him, "Stop!" Don't mess around in the future, if you mess around again, I'll let Chen Lin castrate you. ”
Liu Heng grinned and said no more.
He listened to Koji's words and didn't say anything more, but he wasn't afraid of Koji's threat.
Because he knew Koji wouldn't do that.
"First ......"
Kou Ji led Liu Heng into Gubeikou, set up a banquet in his residence, sent someone to invite Chong Shiheng over, and the three of them sat together and ate a few glasses of wine.
After late at night, Chong Shiheng took his leave.
Kou Ji and Liu Heng were holding a wine jug, lying lazily on the ground covered with blankets, their eyes slightly blurred.
"Why didn't you want to see me when you left Bianjing City before?"
Kou Ji asked with some displeasure.
Liu Heng sighed and said, "Liu Congmei did evil, harmed my father, harmed my whole family, and harmed me. In order to protect me and my son, you almost tore your face with the officials, and I can't hurt you anymore.
My whole family is gone, and I'm left with your brother and my unsuccessful son.
If I hurt you again, even if I die, I will not forgive myself. ”
Kou Ji sighed, "I exposed this matter, don't you hate me?" ”
Liu Heng looked at Kou Ji a little strangely, "Why do you hate you?" Fortunately, you have exposed this matter, if you don't expose this matter, and wait for others to expose it, then my Liu family, I'm afraid I will die cleanly. ”
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and said, "If I don't expose this matter, maybe your brother has a chance to succeed." ”
Liu Heng looked at Kou Ji in amazement, "Let his son impersonate as the emperor?" ”
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, "It's not very likely, but there is a certain chance that the official family will be childless for life." ”
Liu Heng breathed a sigh of relief and said lightly: "Then you are not wrong to expose this matter, he deserves to die." If he doesn't die, many people will die because of him, and many people will die because of his family.
Even Da Song Jiangshan may have problems because of him. ”
If Zhao Zhen's heirs die frequently, Zhao Zhen will inevitably let many people be buried with him.
What Liu Heng said about this is true.
Kou Ji looked at Kou Ji with some astonishment, "When did you become so conscious?" ”
Liu Heng pouted and said, "The prosperous world that we have managed with great difficulty cannot be destroyed in his hands." ”
Kou Ji stared at Liu Heng without saying a word.
Seeing this, Liu Heng sighed and said, "I feel a lot when I go to the Wa Kingdom. They step on it when they are weak and kneel when they are strong. I don't want my Song people to be like that.
When I slept with their wives and daughters, not only would they not be angry, but they would praise me happily.
And even send more women to me.
I don't want my Song people to be like that.
As long as my Great Song Dynasty is good, and the people of my Great Song Dynasty are well, what does it matter if my Liu family dies? ”
Kou Ji frowned and said in a deep voice, "You are very different from before. ”
Liu Heng said with emotion: "I didn't understand anything before, I only cared about my own interests, and I didn't care about the strength of the Great Song Dynasty at all. After a trip to the Wa Kingdom, I realized that the strength of a country has a really great impact on the people.
In the past, when the official position was low, I could only take care of myself.
Later, when the official position was high, he naturally had to consider it for the people. ”
Kou Ji was silent for a moment and said, "Your father is actually very good to you. ”
Liu Heng nodded and said, "I know, so I will burn paper money for him every New Year's Day." ”
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you complain about the official family?" ”
Liu Heng was stunned for a moment, and said faintly: "Resentment, the hatred of destroying the door, why don't you complain?" But I can't do anything. There's no way I'm going to take someone to cut him. ”
Kou Ji didn't speak, just stared at Liu Hengjing and waited for the next step.
Liu Heng sighed, "The wealth of the Liu family was given by my aunt, if there was no my aunt, my Liu family would be nothing." The people of the Liu family enjoyed the wealth given by my aunt, but they did not stand up when my aunt was in trouble.
Now that her son has come back with revenge, it should be.
What you sow, what you reap.
Everyone else is qualified to seek revenge on him, but I am not qualified. ”
Kou Ji groaned: "The official family and your aunt are not related by blood. ”
Liu Heng smiled and said, "Do we have it?!" ”
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment.
He suddenly felt that the late Liu E seemed to be a little pitiful.
The juniors she values the most don't seem to be related to her.
She seems to be more of a loner than her husband and cheap son.
Liu Heng laughed self-deprecatingly: "He should be the one who loves my aunt the most." ”
Kou Ji rubbed his eyebrows and sighed, "A confused account......
Liu Heng nodded and said, "It's a confused account, but after so many things, it's finally settled." In the future, he will be the king, and I will be the minister, that's all.
All personal feelings and personal grievances will completely dissipate later.
After that, the Great Song Dynasty only had the Liu family of Ningguo Mansion.
There is no longer the Liu family of the uncle's house. ”
Kou Ji understood the meaning of Liu Heng's words.
All kinds of personal affairs in the past ended completely as the two sides hurt each other.
In the future, everyone will have no selfish feelings, only official affairs, only monarchs and ministers.
Liu Heng was able to understand this matter so well, and Kou Ji actually felt quite surprised.
Kou Ji said with some embarrassment: "In the future, the Liu family will have nothing to do with the royal family, and it will be good." ”
Liu Heng nodded seriously, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and said, "By the way, is our niece Xu family?" ”
Kou Ji was not good in an instant, and said angrily: "The official family is worried about it, no one dares to ask for it." ”
Liu Heng got up and stared at Kou Ji with burning eyes, "How about giving my son?" ”
Kou Ji sighed, "When you go back to Bianjing, ask your son to see if he dares to marry." ”
Liu Heng said disdainfully: "The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, can you still stand by him?" ”
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng, "Then you have to have a few more sons, otherwise your Liu family may really be doomed." ”
Liu Heng asked, "What do you mean?" ”
Kou Ji said with a headache: "Now in Bianjing City, except for my son, no one can suppress my daughter." ”
Liu Heng said with some surprise: "My niece is so fierce? ”
Kou Ji sighed and said, "In order to force the official family to retreat, I asked a master to teach her martial arts. She is willing to endure hardships and has some talent, and now her peers are not her opponents. ”
Liu Heng was suspicious: "Not necessarily...... People are more afraid of you. ”
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "I'm not covering the sky with one hand, and not everyone in Bianjing City is afraid of me." The three cubs of the Lu family were beaten, do you think Lu Yijian would remind his grandchildren to let Kou Hui because he was afraid of me? ”
Liu Heng was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Lu Yijian's words...... That's not going to ......."
Kou Ji spread his hands and said, "So...... Her martial arts skills are a bit high, and no one among her peers can lower her. Rouge Tiger in Bianjing City is her nickname. ”
The corners of Liu Heng's mouth twitched.
Liu Heng grew up in Bianjing City, and he knows what the six words Rouge Tiger mean in Bianjing City.
The last Rouge Tiger in Bianjing City was the second sister of the Cao family.
was invincible all over Bianjing, so he stayed up until he was in his twenties and didn't get married.
If it weren't for a Di Qing, I'm afraid she would have to die alone.
Kou Hui is now young, and she has inherited the title of Rouge Tiger, the second sister of the Cao family, and those heirs of the powerful family dare not ask her for marriage at all.
What's more, the person she doesn't like, she will definitely not marry, and no one will persuade her.
So when Liu Heng heard the six words Rouge Tiger in Bianjing, he knew that his son had no chance with Kou Hui.
Liu Heng lay down again with some lack of interest and asked, "How did my niece become a tyrant in Bianjing City?" Can you pamper it? ”
Kou Ji pouted, "Otherwise? Is it really sent to the palace? It's not like you don't know what the palace is. Good people are sent in, and they will become bad people.
The bad guys are sent in, and they may become dead.
If my daughter can't stand the rules of the palace at that time, or is bullied and makes a big fuss, how will it end?
Do I lead soldiers in to support her, or do I let her be punished by the rules of the palace?
I don't want my daughter to be wronged. ”
The corners of Liu Heng's mouth twitched and said, "Aren't you afraid that she won't be able to marry in the future?" ”
Kou Ji said lightly: "If you can't get married, you can raise it, and it's not that I can't afford to raise it." ”
Liu Heng leaned a little closer to Kou Ji and said in a low voice: "Speaking of which, Cao uses that old boy and seems to be thinking about your daughter."
He privately asked me to secure the media.
But I refused, but I don't think the old boy gave up so easily.
Then eighty percent will come to you personally. ”
Kou Ji said nonchalantly: "That old boy is worried about my daughter, but he doesn't have a good heart at all. He just wanted to use my daughter to ask the soldiers in Baozhou to pass.
Then he completely controls all the authority of Cochin.
He wanted to use Jiaozhi as his Cao family's own land, and pass it on from generation to generation.
How will I let him get what he wants? ”
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(PS: There is another chapter, it may be a little later, brothers and sisters who can't wait can sleep first...... )