Kou Ji looked at Kou Zhun with a serious face, smiled indifferently, and said, "Grandfather said that he was smiling......

Kou Zhun had a gloomy face and said in a deep voice: "Does the old man seem to be joking with you?" ”

Kou Ji slowly put away the smile on his face, stared at Kou Zhun and said seriously: "If my grandfather really plans to hand me over to the Liao people to vent his anger, he will not specially call me over for questioning, and he will definitely send someone to take me down first." ”

The gloomy look on Kou Zhun's face gradually dissipated, and he said with emotion: "I know I can't scare you kid." ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he was also happy.

Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji and asked, "How good are you staying in the mansion if you have nothing to do, why did you go out and provoke the Liao people?" ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "I also happened to meet the Liao people who went to the Great Xiangguo Temple. I didn't want to pay attention to them, but they sealed the temple gate of Daxiangguo Temple, and they didn't let the people of Honglu Temple accompany them. ”

Hearing this, Kou Zhun nodded slowly, "What is the result of the temptation?" ”

Kou Ji groaned, "Something has been tested. I found not only the Liao people in the Great Xiangguo Temple, but also the Tubo people? ”

Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "How did the Tubo people get mixed up with the Liao people......

Kou Zhun muttered, looked at Kou Ji and asked, "Which one is in Tibet?" ”

"Qingtang!"

"Qingtang?!"

Kou Zhun looked surprised, and thought about it slightly.

After a while, he stared at Kou Ji with a solemn expression and asked, "What are the Qingtang people looking for the Liao people?" Could it be that they want to abandon my Great Song Dynasty and take refuge in the Liao? ”

Kou Ji shook his head slowly, "Western Xia has repeatedly committed Qingtang, and the Qingtang people have found the Liao people in order to join forces with the Liao people and deal with the Western Xia. ”

When Kou Zhun heard this, he frowned and muttered: "Xixia has repeatedly committed Qingtang, this old man knows. The Qingtang people found the Liao people and wanted to unite the Liao people to deal with the Western Xia, and the old man could understand.

But Qingtang is a vassal of my Great Song Dynasty, and he didn't look for my Great Song Dynasty, but went to find the Liao people, why is this? ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "The people of Qingtang are really going to find my Great Song, will my Great Song help?" ”

Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment and shook his head slowly.

Qingtang and Western Xia were both part of the Great Song Dynasty.

In terms of status, Western Xia is far above Qingtang.

The title given to them by the Great Song Dynasty alone is enough to explain everything.

Li Deming, the lord of Western Xia, was named the king of Western Xia.

Qingtang Zanpu Jiaoluo has not yet been canonized by the Great Song Dynasty.

In terms of strength and weakness, it is natural that Li Deming is strong and Jiaoluo is weak.

If the Great Song Dynasty wants to win over, it will naturally win over the Western Xia first.

It's just that Xixia is obviously a white-eyed wolf who can't be raised.

Seeing Kou Zhun shaking his head, Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Even you think that the imperial court will not help the Qingtang people, so naturally other people in the imperial court will not agree to help the Qingtang people."

The Qingtang people must also know this, so they will find the Liao people to discuss. ”

Kou Zhun is one of the few main battle factions in the court, and even he thinks that the imperial court will not help the Qingtang people, so those main and factional factions in the imperial court may not even have the idea of thinking about this matter.

Kou Zhun asked, "Did they discuss the result?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head.

Kou Zhun nodded slowly, "That's good......"

Kou Ji looked puzzled.

Kou Zhun explained: "This may be a ploy of Western Xia. ”

Kou Ji was stunned and said: "The Qingtang people are looking for the Liao people to borrow troops, what does it have to do with Western Xia?" ”

Kou Zhun stared at Kou Ji for a moment, and said, "You should pay more attention to the situation in Qingtang, Western Xia, and Liao. If the old man expected it to be true, the one who found the Liao people should be the people of Wuluo, the protagonist of Qingtang, right? ”

Koji nodded.

Kou Zhun continued: "Although Jiaoluo is the lord of Qingtang, half of the power of Qingtang is in the hands of Wen Qiqi of Qingtang, who secretly colluded with Western Xia.

Jiaoguo Luo sent people to conspire with the Liao people, and there must be Wen Qiqi's people staring at him.

The Liao people did not agree to conspire with Jiao Guluo, which is correct.

If you really agree to conspire with Jiaoluo, you will definitely plant a big heel. ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "Since Qingtang has colluded with Xixia, why does Xixia still repeatedly invade Qingtang?" It stands to reason that they should wear the same pants. ”

Kou Zhun said faintly: "Maybe Qingtang and Xixia are acting." They dug a big hole together, and they wanted to see that the wronged man would be planted in it. Then they took the opportunity to bring down this wronged leader, and ate and supported at one time. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he groaned: "Qingtang conspired with Xixia, and the key lies in Qingtang's discussion of Wen Qi. If we support the horns, we will bring down Wen Qiqi.

Then we have one less opponent and one more friend. ”

Kou Zhun pondered for a moment, shook his head, and sighed: "In that case, it will offend Western Xia." Although the Western Xia is a vassal of my Great Song Dynasty, it has long grown into a towering tree and has been out of the control of my Great Song Dynasty.

My Great Song Dynasty adopted a strategy of tenderness and co-optation against Western Xia.

I didn't want to provoke the Western Xia, and I was even more unwilling to start a war with the Western Xia.

If my Great Song Dynasty is carried out with the Western Xia, the Liao people will definitely not sit still. ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Huairou, there is a limit to wooing, right?" Li Deming had already disobeyed the imperial system and established an imperial palace in Xingqing, Lingzhou. He obviously wanted to betray the Great Song Dynasty and establish a country.

Can we tolerate this? ”

Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Zhun and sighed, "The old man has long known about this matter, and the Queen Mother means to turn a blind eye and let him go." As long as he doesn't invade our Great Song, we won't stop him from doing whatever he wants.

The queen mother also said that the first emperor had just died, the official family had just ascended the throne, and the court had suffered from the rebellion of Zhou Huaizheng. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he said with some annoyance: "When did grandfather learn to listen to the Queen Mother?" ”

"Bang!"

Kou Zhun patted the Kou bus and said angrily: "The old man doesn't want to hear it, and he doesn't want to listen to it." When the old man knew that Li Deming had violated the imperial system and established a palace in Xingqing, Lingzhou, the old man wanted to send troops immediately to teach him a lesson.

But the military power is not in the hands of the old man, and the vast majority of the Manchu civil and military advocates that peace is precious.

What can the old man do?

Can you, the old man, the chief regent, really cover the sky with one hand?

If the old man wants to move every soldier now, it must be approved by Liu E.

The old man was also aggrieved. ”

Kou Ji heard the helplessness in Kou Zhun's words, and the fire in his heart disappeared for half a minute, and he said in a deep voice: "Are we going to watch Xixia sit big?" ”

Kou Zhun gritted his teeth and said, "The old man doesn't want to watch it, but the old man can't help it." If we move, the Liao people will definitely move. When the time comes, it will be an earth-shaking war. The imperial court could not withstand such an earth-shaking war now. ”

After a pause, Kou Zhun said in a heavy voice: "The Xixia people have a good plan, they use the Liao people to contain us, and they also use us to contain the Liao people. Then we sat down step by step in holding each other back. ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and muttered: "Grow step by step in the cracks......"

Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and sighed: "Your analogy is very ingenious, Xixia is so big. ”

Kou Ji thought about it for a while, and said seriously: "Then we should support Jiaoluo and Qingtang." ”

Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji with a look of surprise, and muttered: "You want to help Qingtang sit big and break through the current situation of tripartite checks and balances." ”

Kou Ji nodded heavily.

Kou Zhun sighed again and said, "The method is a good way, but how can you be sure that after the Qingtang people grow up, they will not join forces with Western Xia to deal with my Great Song Dynasty?"

In the past, the reason why our Great Song Dynasty was able to accommodate the party members to gain a foothold in the northwest was to cultivate them and make them a sharp weapon for our Great Song Dynasty to deal with the Liao people.

But now?

Not only did they fail to help us hurt the Liao, but they could hurt us at any time.

The old man watched the head of the party from a tribal leader to the position of the king of Western Xia.

We have already raised a Western Xia King, and we can't raise another Qingtang King. ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "Qingtang is different from Western Xia......"

Kou Zhun frowned slightly, stared at Kou Ji and said, "You received the benefits of the Qingtang people?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head.

Kou Zhun asked, "Then why do you frequently say good things for the people of Qingtang?" ”

Kou Ji said seriously: "I just don't want to watch Xixia sit big again." As you said just now, you watched the party leader change from a tribal leader to the king of Western Xia.

I don't want to see the king of Western Xia change from a vassal king to an emperor. ”

Kou Zhun's face sank, and he shouted: "If Western Xia really dares to establish a country, my Great Song Dynasty will definitely fight with them." ”

Kou Ji groaned for a while, clicked his mouth, and sighed: "I'm afraid that I won't be able to beat ...... then."

Kou Zhun glared and said, "I can't clean up the Liao people, and I can't clean up a small Xixia." ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "If Xixia is indulged like this again, it won't be a little Xixia." ”

Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, squinted his eyes slightly, looked at Kou Ji, and asked: "Do you think that Western Xia will really establish a country, will really fight with the Great Song Dynasty, and will the Great Song Dynasty really be defeated?" ”

Kou Zhun asked three times in a row.

Kou Ji, who asked, was stunned for a while.

Kou Zhun guessed that Kou Ji Bacheng had received the revelation of God again, so he repeatedly spoke out against Western Xia.

So it was necessary for him to ask clearly.

Kou Ji thought that Kou Zhun was asking him to help analyze the situation, and after he was stunned for a while, he muttered: "Li Deming, the king of Western Xia, established a palace in Xingqing, Lingzhou, and his wolf ambition has been revealed.

If I don't make a move, the establishment of the Western Xia country is inevitable.

Once the Western Xia was established, it betrayed my Great Song Dynasty.

In order to maintain the prestige of the country, my Great Song Dynasty is bound to fight with the Western Xia.

Since the battle of the Gaoliang River in Taizong, my Great Song Dynasty has not entered an inch of land.

The soldiers have long forgotten what it is like to expand their territory.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not have the intention of expanding their territory, and just wanted to blindly guard the foundation left by their ancestors to live.

If you really want to fight against the ambitious Tanguts, how can you not be defeated?

How can a tiger that has been in captivity for many years be the enemy of a lone wolf who has been sleeping in the open for many years? ”

Kou Zhun opened his mouth to refute, but he heard Kou Ji say again: "Above the court, there are many generals, but the only one who can really help the court expand its territory is Cao Wei." But Cao Wei is already old......"

Kou Ji glanced at Kou Zhun and continued: "The rest of the generals either climbed up by Meng Bu, or they resisted the Liao people at the border pass for many years, and climbed up with a little bit of military merit.

If they're on the defensive, it's fine.

But if they let go of their hands and feet to attack, they don't know how to fight.

More importantly, once the Song, Xia, and Liao went to war, it would be a shocking war.

Millions of people are moved.

Leaving aside the people, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops.

How many of those generals in the court can command hundreds of thousands of people to fight? And how many people have commanded hundreds of thousands of people to fight?

There aren't a few.

Even if you pull out a tall head among the dwarfs, lead the troops to the battle.

The imperial court would not be relieved to hand over millions of people to him.

At the very least, three or four civil servants will be sent as overseers.

A group of supervisors who have never been on the battlefield check and balance the leading generals, and have the right to meddle in the command of the war at will.

How can you be undefeated? ”

After listening to Kou Ji's words, Kou Zhun sat with a gloomy face and said nothing.

What Koji said, it basically happens.

Because in the past, when there was a war, the imperial court handled it like this.

Whenever a general goes out on an expedition and holds more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, the imperial court will send an important minister of high enough status to sit in the town.

After the expedition, the important ministers not only have the right to supervise the war, but also the power to meddle in the command of the war, and even the power to take over the military power in an emergency.

Kou Zhun was silent for a long time, stared at Kou Ji and said: "Suppressing martial arts with literature is a national policy set by the two dynasties of Taizu and Taizong. ”

Kou Ji questioned: "In order to maintain the national policy set by Taizu and Taizong, even ignore the country? Taizu and Taizong set this national policy in order to prevent the generals from following Taizu's actions back then.

This national policy was originally to maintain the imperial power of the Zhao family.

But now it has become a moth that endangers the Zhao family's imperial power. ”

Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and said coldly: "The old man is not a pedantic person, nor is he one of those corrupt people. will not deliberately suppress the generals for the sake of the interests of the scholars, regardless of the safety of the country.

It's useless to tell the old man what you say. ”

After a pause, Kou Zhun said again: "What you said, there is some truth, the old man will try his best to make trouble for Western Xia and prevent Western Xia from establishing a country." But it can only help Xixia find trouble.

If you really want to fight with Western Xia, you have to wait for the moment when the official family takes back the imperial power from Liu E.

The official family does not have a pro-government, and the imperial power cannot be unified.

If you want to use a sword against Western Xia, it's not so easy.

Even if the old man will agree, Liu E will not agree. ”

Kou Ji sighed and nodded slowly, "I understand......"

Kou Zhun pondered for a moment, and said faintly: "The old man doesn't know if he can wait until that time......

He glanced at Kou Ji and admonished: "If the old man really can't wait for that time, I will need you to help the official family more at that time." ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

Kou Zhun stared at Kou Ji, and said, "You beat the Liao people in the Great Xiangguo Temple, and the Liao people made trouble in the court, you don't need to worry." Every year after the Liao people arrived in Bianjing, they always had to make a fuss, and the Manchu Dynasty was used to it. ”

Kou Ji said in a low voice: "I'm not afraid of the Liao people, I'm afraid of my own people." ”

Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "You mean those people in the court who cater to the Liao people?" ”

Kou Ji nodded heavily.

Kou Zhun said in a deep voice: "The old man will not give them a chance to speak. ”