Zhao Zhen is a long insight, and he has seen that someone dares to talk serious nonsense in front of him, and in his eyes, the crime of bullying the king does not seem to exist.

From Zhao Zhen's ascension to the throne to the present, I have never seen such a blatant bully.

However, Zhao Zhenming knew that the other party was talking nonsense, but he couldn't deal with him for the crime of bullying the king.

Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji with some resentment and said, "Fourth brother, is he still a childish in the past?" Although I haven't seen He Xiangu, Lu Aiqing went to Sanqingguan yesterday and met He Xiangu.

Lu Aiqing said that He Xiangu is not only a peerless beauty, but also a talented woman who is proficient in scriptures and books, even if she discusses knowledge with him, she will not fall behind.

Lu Aiqing also said that He Xiangu is a rare kind-hearted person.

Within a few days of her arrival in Bianjing, she adopted many homeless children. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he was slightly moved.

Is it really appropriate for Lu Yijian to go to see a monk or a woman?

Aren't you afraid that someone will take advantage of the topic to play, or fall into the trap designed by others?

Kou Ji said disdainfully: "Lu Yijian is not ashamed of that old man, he is obviously interested in seeing it. He saw that people were a little colorful, and he had a lustful heart, so he felt that people's farts were fragrant.

There is a way to make people faint.

Lu Yijian was confused by beauty, and the official family must not be gullible when he said it. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.

Up and down the government and the opposition, Kou Ji dared to criticize Lu Yijian so unceremoniously.

Although Zhao Zhen is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, it is not good to say anything bad about Lu Yijian in front of people.

Kou Ji continued: "As for He Xiangu being a kind-hearted person, it is pure nonsense. Have the officials forgotten that since the mud people in Bianjing City were cleaned up by the imperial court, there are no homeless children inside and outside Bianjing City.

But whenever a homeless child is found, Kaifeng Mansion will send him to a lonely garden or a nursery hall. No matter how bad it is, they will find a family with no heirs and adopt them.

Therefore, the homeless children adopted by He Xiangu must have been pretended to be from elsewhere.

She used this to disguise herself as a living immortal, and I am afraid that she has a lot of intentions.

Officials also need to be cautious. ”

Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji's words, and his face turned slightly straight.

As Kou Ji said, since the mud people in Bianjing City were cleaned up by the imperial court, there are no such homeless children inside and outside Bianjing City.

In order to accommodate the children who were rescued from the mud people, the imperial court not only expanded the Lonely Garden, but also built a nursery hall.

In order to prevent those children from being poisoned again.

Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, Zhang Zhibai and others will enter the lonely garden or nursery hall from time to time to inspect.

Wang Zeng even went to inspect the solitary garden and nursery once a day.

And he sent men twelve hours to watch.

Under such circumstances, those in office in the orphanage and nursery school are very good to those homeless children.

In addition, when the imperial court was building the nursery hall, the large merchants led by the Vientiane Building donated some donations, and regularly provided some firewood, rice, oil, salt and cloth to the lonely garden and the nursery hall.

Life in the Lonely Garden and Nursery is so good.

The lives of children are far better than those of ordinary people.

Nowadays, some people in Bianjing City who can't support too many children, if they lose their children, they will also be quietly thrown to the door of the lonely garden or nursery hall.

Those children whose families have suffered misfortune and wander the streets will be sent to the Solitary Garden and Nursery School as soon as they are discovered.

Under such circumstances, there are no wandering children in Bianjing City.

There are no children who beg for a living.

Because there are no beggars in Bianjing City.

As long as someone begs, the officials of Kaifeng Mansion and the soldiers of the Inspection Department will immediately appear in front of them.

The younger ones are sent to the Solitary Garden and the Nursery School.

The older ones were caught in the yamen, beaten with a board, and then in the autumn, they were escorted to Hexi or Xingqing and other places to work as coolies.

For the officials and soldiers, whether it is sending homeless children into the lonely garden and nursery hall, or sending those lazy people to Hexi and other places to eat sand, it is a real political achievement.

Often, homeless children or begging lazy people appeared on the streets of Bianjing City, and the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture and the soldiers of the Inspection Department rushed together.

Under such circumstances, where did He Xiangu go to adopt a homeless child?

Kou Ji uncovered He Xiangu's hypocrisy through this matter.

Zhao Zhen's interest in He Xiangu has greatly decreased.

But a big cut doesn't mean there isn't.

Zhao Zhen thought about it and said: "The fourth brother said that He Xiangu has a lot of plans. What does the fourth brother think He Xiangu will do? ”

Kou Ji muttered: "Crossing between you and me is a monk, or marrying into the palace to become your concubine, and then through the pillow wind, let you resume to a Taoist official." ”

Kou Ji actually couldn't guess what He Xiangu's plans were.

But he might as well speculate.

He Xiangu was a monk, and when the imperial court targeted the monks, she appeared in Bianjing City.

Then she must be trying to find a way to 'set things right' and make the court give up targeting the monks.

On the issue of the monks, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were the most resolute and the most ruthless.

With the deep relationship between the two of them, if He Xiangu crosses one of them to become a monk, the other person will inevitably show mercy and give up targeting the monks.

In addition, after He Xiangu entered the palace and became Zhao Zhen's concubine, the same effect could be achieved through the pillow wind.

Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji's words and said with emotion: "My father finally drove those Taoist monks out of the palace, and it is impossible for me to invite them into the palace again.

Therefore, I will not covet He Xiangu's beauty and accept her as a concubine.

Fourth brother, you don't have to worry about me being dizzy.

Not to mention lying in front of me in order to prevent me from seeing He Xiangu. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen paused and said, "It is impossible for her to become a monk." Because if she crosses the line and becomes a monk, no one in the government and the opposition can tolerate her.

The temples of the world may be purged again as a result.

So her biggest possibility is that the fourth brother is a monk.

I heard that when she first entered Bianjing, she went to visit the fourth brother's mansion.

She's obviously here for you, Fourth Brother.

Fourth brother, you have to be careful. ”

After listening to Zhao Zhen's words, Kou Ji didn't quite agree.

If He Xiangu crosses Zhao Zhen to become a monk, the risk is indeed great.

But the benefits are even greater.

Once He Xiangu crossed Zhao Zhen to become a monk, Zhao Zhen passed the throne to his children and grandchildren.

Then there is a high probability that there will be a risk that the divine power will prevail over the monarchy.

Zhao Zhen is not Li Yuan.

Zhao Zhen has a high prestige in the government and the opposition, and there is no shortage of cultural and martial arts.

There are many people from the government and the opposition who are loyal to him.

Once Zhao Zhen became a monk, the monk family could influence the court situation through Zhao Zhen's mouth.

Zhao Zhen's children and grandchildren will not be able to replace Zhao Zhen's position in the hearts of everyone in the government and the opposition before they have made a martial arts comparable to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen's children and grandchildren did not dare to do anything disobedient and unfilial in front of a group of loyal ministers and generals who were loyal to Zhao Zhen.

In this way, when Zhao Zhen became a monk, he would have the opportunity to make the divine power above the monarchy.

Therefore, Du Zhaozhen became a monk, and the benefits were amazing.

On the contrary, he became a monk in the season and did not have much income.

Although Kou Ji is now in a high position, his influence in the Great Song Dynasty is quite high.

But he is not the first person in the Great Song Dynasty after all.

Once he left the center, it was very likely that the civil and military forces of the government and the opposition would forget him for a very short time.

In addition, no one can say whether Zhao Zhen will give up targeting the monks because of him.

Once Kou Ji became a monk, the possibility that Zhao Zhen would continue to target the monks was as high as nine out of nine.

Therefore, the income of the monk in the season is far less than that of the monk in Zhao Zhen.

He Xiangu is a living immortal recognized by the people.

is also a strange woman with both talents and appearances.

Such a character who gave up his life to make a fight, will naturally choose the one with the greatest benefits.

Through Lu Yijian, she penetrated her talent into Zhao Zhen's ears, which is proof.

If she had no intention of Zhao Zhen, it would be impossible for her to show too much in front of Lu Yijian, and it would be impossible for Lu Yijian to mention her in front of Zhao Zhen.

But this matter is just Kou Ji's speculation, and there is no convincing evidence for the time being.

Zhao Zhen also thought that He Xiangu was coming for Kou Ji.

Kou Ji didn't tell Zhao Zhen about his speculation.

After Zhao Zhen felt that He Xiangu was coming for Kou Ji, he suddenly lost interest in He Xiangu.

It's just a woman, and he doesn't lack it.

In two years, it will be time for a new round of women to enter the palace.

When the time comes, the concubines in the harem will be replenished again.

It is very likely that the seventy-two concubines of the three palaces and six courtyards will be completed.

Among them, concubines with both talents and appearances abound.

There was no reason for him to give up a forest for the sake of a tree.

It's Kou Ji, from entering Bianjing City to now, more than ten years, and he married Xiang Yan.

In Bianjing City, and even the entire Great Song Dynasty, it is a wonderful flower.

The ladies from the court and the opposition all think that Kou Ji is a good man.

Officials from both the government and the opposition think that Kou Ji is a freak.

At a time when the civil and military officials in the government and the opposition are all in groups of wives and concubines, you Kou Ji guards a woman alone, isn't it a freak?

Zhao Zhen felt that Kou Ji was too aggrieved to guard a woman all his life.

He felt that Kou Ji was his brother, so he should have a group of wives and concubines and enjoy the blessings of all people.

Not only that, but the people of Bianjing City, and even the entire Great Song Dynasty, felt that with the status of Kou Ji, he should have a group of wives and concubines and enjoy the blessings of all people.

Those vulgar fans in the past, Kou Ji may not look down on them.

But He Xiangu is obviously not a vulgar fan, but a rare strange woman.

Such a woman, Kou Ji should be able to look at it.

That's it.

Zhao Zhen chuckled and said: "Then He Xiangu wants to cross the fourth brother to be born, and the fourth brother can also cross her into the world." I believe that He Xiangu is not the opponent of the fourth brother. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned when he heard this.

After thinking about it for a while, I guessed how much Zhao Zhen was thinking.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Zhao Zhen didn't know what was wrong, and he was very keen to stuff women into his house.

Since Zhao Zhen's pro-government, nearly 100 talented and good-looking women have been given to Kou Mansion before and after.

The more Kou Ji refuses to take concubines, the more energetic he becomes.

Kou Ji felt that Zhao Zhen was deliberately going against him.

In order to prevent Zhao Zhen from giving him a woman again as soon as his brain was hot, Kou Ji hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Official, the matter of He Xiangu will not be left alone for the time being. As long as our monarchs and ministers ignore her, even if she has the means to reach the sky, it will be useless.

At present, our monarchs and ministers need to pay more attention to the affairs of Shaanxi Mansion. ”

Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji talking about business, so he got serious, "Fan Zhongyan sent someone to send me three days ago, telling me that he had gone to Shaanxi Mansion with Pang.

After a short period of understanding, the poverty in Shaanxi Province is even more serious than you and I know.

The land found in the temples of Shaanxi Province can only help a small part of the people.

Before the textile workshop moved to Shaanxi Mansion, we had to think of other ways to help Fan Zhongyan relieve the pressure. ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Since we can't divide the land among the poor people in Shaanxi Prefecture, then some of them will be included in the army and receive a military salary."

This can also relieve Fan Zhongyan's pressure.

Shaanxi Prefecture sent strong troops, and the local people will have some combat strength after a little training.

We have formed a new army, and the elite drawn from various armies have gradually entered the camp.

Now it is left to recruit new soldiers to fill the gap in the army.

Just enough to add the people of Shaanxi Mansion. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned slightly and said: "In Dali, especially in Jingyun and other places, the terrain is very complicated and smoky. Sichuan Mansion is adjacent to Dali, and the people in Sichuan Province should be more comfortable adapting to Dali.

If you recruit new soldiers from Shaanxi Prefecture and send them over, will you not be suitable for Dali? ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he smiled and said, "I am also from Shaanxi Mansion, and I know what the people of Shaanxi Mansion are like. They are very quiet, kind to everyone, very down-to-earth, and very hardworking.

In the prosperous era of the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, they also had a share of credit. ”

Speaking of this, Kou Ji sighed: "They are actually not belligerent. ”

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "But during the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, the soldiers in Guanzhong were almost invincible and invincible. ”

Kou Ji laughed and said, "The reason why they are invincible and invincible is because they love their family. ”

Zhao Zhen looked suspicious and a little incomprehensible.

A lover can also become a condition for being invincible and invincible.

Kou Ji saw that Zhao Zhen had doubts in his heart, so he explained: "It is precisely because they love their families, so when they go out on the expedition, they always think that they can unload their armor and return to the field safely.

On the battlefield, only after victory can we unload and return to the field in a safe and stable manner.

After the defeat, they were either reduced to corpses or taken prisoner by others.

Therefore, they want to unload their armor and return to the field in a safe and stable manner.

The only way to defeat all the enemies in front of you is to defeat them.

That's why they can conquer everything and be invincible. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he still frowned.

Kou Ji continued to smile and said, "Actually, my descendants of Yan and Huang are all like this. ”

In fact, not only Shaanxi Mansion, but also the descendants of Yan and Huang throughout China, when they go out on the expedition, they will bring a look forward to returning to the field.

It's just that under the influence of the military merit system, the people in Shaanxi Province feel it more deeply.

After the transfer of political, economic, and cultural centers, after the military merit system was replaced.

The number of times the soldiers go out of the customs has become less, and it is not so conspicuous.

But some things that are affected by the military merit system and engraved in the bone marrow are difficult to be erased.

Many people in later generations felt that the Qin soldiers were strong because of the factor of military merit.

But when the Qin soldiers were conscripting the Six Kingdoms, there were very few grassroots Qin soldiers who climbed to the top with their military merits and became big names in the limelight.

Therefore, the military merit system is only one of the factors that affect the strength of the Qin soldiers.

What really made the Qin soldiers strong was the strict laws of the Qin State.

The strict laws constrained the Qin soldiers, and they must rush forward to kill.

For once they have withdrawn, or have been afraid.

will be severely punished.

You will be beheaded.

Companions and family members will also be punished.

Therefore, after the Qin soldiers set out on the expedition, if they wanted to unload their armor and return to the field safely and steadily, the only way to go was to rush forward desperately.

Retreat, die.

Defeated, dead or distributed.

Whether you retreat or lose, you may not be able to return home for the rest of your life.

For the descendants of Yan and Huang, they can't go home for a lifetime, which is bigger than life and death.

Kou Ji is also a person who has been on the battlefield, he knows that on the battlefield, ordinary soldiers don't care about military merit or money at all, most of them care more about whether they can win and whether they can go home quickly.

An ordinary soldier, in order to return home, he can risk killing his head to defect, or he can risk his life to fight desperately.

Those who give up their lives for money and military merit have always been a minority.

Because on the battlefield, I want to win great military feats and capture more floating wealth.

The same risk must be taken.

Therefore, what really supports ordinary soldiers to fight desperately on the battlefield is the four words 'unloading their armor and returning to the field', rather than the four words 'immediately sealing the marquis'.

For a person who has been away all the year round, you give him a chance to go home and reunite with his relatives, which is far more gratifying than if you give him a floating fortune.

"The people of Shaanxi Prefecture, once they enter the barracks, want to unload their armor and return to the field, and want to return home, they must overcome all difficulties and work hard to survive.

During this period, neither the smoke miasma nor the local enemies were able to defeat them. ”

Koji said frankly.

Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "I'd rather see them die on the battlefield than see them die under the miasma." ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "Then transfer the Yongxing Army back first, and let the Tianwu Army continue to be stationed in the depths of Dali." The new army was dispatched to Jianchang Mansion, first got used to the miasma of Dali, and learned how to survive and fight in Dali. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he frowned and said, "That's it." ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "When the minister turned around, he went through the military department and sent an official document to Fan Zhongyan and asked him to start conscription." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, and suddenly sighed and said, "The greatest wish of the soldiers is to unload their armor and return to the field. But many of them may not be able to return to the field for the rest of their lives. ”

Under the influence of Koji.

Zhao Zhen has long understood that putting knives and guns into storage and putting horses in Nanshan is the way to death.

He also understands that the peaceful and prosperous times are made.

As long as there were other states in the vicinity of the Great Song Dynasty, it was impossible for the war to stop.

Therefore, the soldiers on the border can only continue to fight, and there will be no end.

Some of them are destined to be buried in the war.

Kou Ji heard Zhao Zhen's emotion and muttered, "We can't let the war completely die out from the world. The only thing we can do is to turn all the places where the remains of my descendants of Yan and Huang are buried into the territory of my Great Song Dynasty and their hometown.

In this way, they can be regarded as returning to their roots.

and they will not be exiled in other lands, and will be ruined by others. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said, "I am not short of money, people, or time. In the land of Yanyun, there are more than a million buried descendants of Yan and Huang.

I must take back the land of Yanyun and bury those descendants of Yan and Huang in their own land. ”

Kou Ji nodded in agreement and said, "The land of Yanyun, we will have to get it back sooner or later." However, the most important thing at the moment is to reform the bureaucratic system first. ”

The bureaucracy is only one part of the literary system.

is the most important part of it.

It is also the part of the least resistance that Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen can move so far.

"Once the reform of the official system is completed, before the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu launches an attack on our Great Song Dynasty, our Great Song Dynasty can take the lead in launching an attack on the Liao State."

"I'm afraid that if we can't wait for the official system reform to be completed, the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will launch an attack on my Great Song Dynasty."

“……”

Kou Ji frowned suddenly, and asked in a deep voice, "Emperor Liao can't help it anymore?" ”

Zhao Zhen shook his head slowly and said, "It's his body that is about to be unable to hold on." ”

Zhao Zhen looked sideways at Kou Ji and said, "The secret music handed back by the spies of the Liao Kingdom only arrived in my hands last night. The spy made it clear in the secret recital that the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu's body and bones were getting worse and worse, and he had begun to cough up blood in recent days.

According to the inference of the imperial physician of the Liao State, the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu may not live for more than three years. ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu knows that he won't live for more than three years?" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly.

Kou Ji asked, "Then how did he react?" ”

Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "He sent people to kill Goryeo again, and at the same time, he also sent people to conquer the small tribes in the Liao State in the name of counterinsurgency. ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice, "He's paving the way for his son. By the way, snatch some more money to prepare for the big battle with me. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu began to recruit troops in the territory of Liao again, in addition to robbing money. ”

"The Liao State has a lot of troops...... Levy? ”

Kou Ji frowned.

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "I have a hunch that when the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu goes south again, it is very likely that the number of troops in his hands will exceed 800,000. ”

Kou Ji said with a solemn expression: "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu is planning to fight us to the death. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said, "When the time comes, the battle of Yanyun is likely to be the biggest battle in the history of my Great Song Dynasty." ”

Kou Ji muttered, "It's time for us to make some preparations. ”

Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji and asked, "Fourth brother is ready to equip the whole army with firearms?" ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "I didn't dare to equip the army with firearms on a large scale before, because I was afraid that the firearms would leak out and be obtained by the Liao."

However, since the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has begun to prepare to fight to the death with our Great Song Dynasty.

And just in these three or two years.

Then we can't hide it anymore.

Firearms are equipped in the army, and they will not leak out too much in three or two years, so even if Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu gets some firearms, it is impossible to pose a threat to us. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said, "The fourth brother thinks it can be equipped, so it will be equipped." ”