Manpower, it is difficult to shake the will of heaven?

Then it also depends on what kind of providence it looks like.

Man-made, or is it really providential......

Kou Ji muttered a few words in his heart, but did not say anything.

Kou Ji and Cao Tong chatted for a while in the City Lord's Mansion, and Cao Tong left the City Lord's Mansion.

Cao Tong is now in charge of Yizizipu, and he can be regarded as a busy person, far busier than Kou Ji.

After Kou Ji sent Cao Tong away, he went to the mansion where Zhu Neng temporarily settled and placed it.

When Kou Ji arrived at Zhu Neng's mansion, Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang were also there.

The three of them got together and seemed to be discussing something.

Kou Ji leaned in and listened, and roughly understood what the three of them were discussing.

Hexi was defeated, not only to govern, but also to defend.

The Zhenguo Army, the Xingguo Army, the Longshen Second Guard, the four soldiers and horses, it is impossible to stay in Hexi all the time.

They have their own responsibilities on their part.

At most, they will stay in Hexi for another six months, and after half a year, they will return to their cantonments.

In the past six months, Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang, and Yang Wenguang must establish a town army stationed in Hexi in Hexi, in addition to regimental training in various prefectures, as well as township soldiers, and so on.

The clerks of the Privy Council were delivered to Hexi as early as a month ago.

The town army is called the Zhenxi Army, which belongs to the forbidden army, and the armaments are distributed by the imperial court, with a number of 50,000, mainly cavalry, supplemented by foot soldiers.

In addition, each state has a group training with 5,000 people each.

The township soldiers in various places, led by the county lieutenants of the counties under the rule of Hexi, led the people of the counties to make their own preparations.

The township soldiers don't need Zhu Neng to be in charge of the three people.

The state regimental training does not need to be taken care of for the time being.

Zhu Neng and the three of them only need to prepare a forbidden army of 50,000 people within half a year.

It's just that.

The imperial court gave a quota, but it didn't give it.

Zhu Neng and the three of them are also clever women, and it is difficult to cook without rice.

When Koji arrived, the three of them were discussing where to get people.

The time for the three of them to lead the troops is not short, each has some old subordinates, and each has some henchmen.

It's just that most of their old departments are now under the command of others, and if they want to get over, they have to get out of the military once and naturalize again, which is very troublesome in the middle, and they have to be approved by the household department and signed by the Privy Council.

Three people are having a headache about it.

After listening to them for a long time, Kou Ji suddenly interjected, "Why are you calling the old department? Since the court didn't give it to people, then it was just a matter of asking the court to ask for someone. ”

Kou Ji suddenly spoke.

The three of them reacted, and Kou Ji arrived.

"Why are you here?"

Li Zhaoliang asked suspiciously.

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said in amazement, "Can't I come?" ”

Li Zhaoliang pursed his lips and did not speak.

Zhu Neng sighed and said: "It's easy to open your mouth to the imperial court, but if you pass through the imperial court, you have to walk a lot more joints in the middle, and you will waste a lot of time." ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he said with a little doubt: "You are going to train a little after preparing to leave the Zhenxi Army, so that they can have some self-protection ability." ”

Zhu Neng nodded without hesitation.

Li Zhaoliang interjected: "We have a lot of family background in Hexi, if the Zhenxi Army prepares for it, it doesn't have much ability, and if we lose Hexi, which we have worked so hard to build, it will be a bit more than worth the loss." ”

Kou Ji thought about it for a while, felt that what Li Zhaoliang said was reasonable, and nodded slowly.

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and proposed: "It is better to transfer 3,000 soldiers and horses from the Zhenguo, Xingguo, and Longshen Second Guards to fill the Zhenxi Army and add a guarantee to the Zhenxi Army."

The missing part of the soldiers and horses can be dispatched from the Xiang army in the two roads of Fengxiang Road and Qinfeng Road. ”

Zhu Neng smiled bitterly, "The soldiers and horses of Zhenguo, Xingguo, and Longshen Erwei suffered a lot of losses in this battle of Hexi. They will also be added when they return to their respective stations.

If we draw any more elite soldiers from among them, they will be really damaged. ”

"The places where the Zhenguo and Xingguo armies are stationed are very important, and they can't move."

Yang Wenguang said seriously on the side.

Kou Ji pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Then take it from the second guard of the Dragon God." ”

Zhu Neng glared in astonishment, "Dragon God Second Guard, this loss is the greatest. The elite soldiers I trained, more than half of them were damaged this time, and the remaining elite soldiers were transferred again, and the two guards of the dragon god were about to return to their previous appearance. ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Anyway, after they return to Bianjing, they don't have to experience war again. Sending those elite soldiers back to Bianjing City and letting them defend the imperial city will only wear down their will.

It is better to leave them in Hexi and let them fight with the people of the Western Regions. ”

Zhu Neng's eyes widened, and he said fiercely: "You are pumping my backbone." ”

Zhu Nengke is the commander of the Dragon God Second Guard, and in order to revitalize the Dragon God Second Guard, he has spent a lot of time and energy.

If the elite of the two guards of the dragon god is emptied.

Then his years of hard work will be in vain.

Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said disapprerovingly: "You are now a meritorious prince, and after returning to Bianjing City, I am afraid that the second guard of the Dragon God will have to be handed over." The imperial court did not mean to let you enter the Sanya, and Gao Chugong would not let you enter the Privy Council.

Back in Bianjing, you'll soon be an idle grandfather.

If you don't have a big war, don't think about going out of Bianjing.

In that case, what are you going back for?

It is better to stay in Hexi, lead the Zhenxi Army, and sit on one side.

The elite soldiers of the Dragon God Second Guard have been withdrawn, and they are still under your command, and your years of hard work have not been in vain. ”

When Zhu Neng heard this, his face was a little ugly.

He had to admit that Kou Ji was telling the truth.

In order to avoid rebellion among the military generals, the imperial court used the means of clamping to the extreme.

Those who can fight must not lead troops in Bianjing City.

Most of the people who led the troops in Bianjing City could not fight.

It seems that the commander of a strong army like the Japanese army has always been an unknown person.

Zhu Neng was able to lead the two guards of the dragon god in Bianjing City, one was because of Kou Zhun's role, and the other was because the two guards of the dragon god were rotten in their bones and there was no threat, so the imperial court was relieved to let him lead the two guards of the dragon god.

Now that he has established outstanding feats in Hexi, after returning to Bianjing City, the command of the two guards of the dragon god naturally has to be handed over.

But whoever can fight, if he wants to lead the forbidden army and the four armies, he can only do it after the forbidden army and the four armies leave Bianjing.

Seeing Zhu Neng's ugly face, Kou Ji continued: "I know what you went back to Bianjing City for. You want to make a contribution when the imperial court conquers the sixteen states of Yanyun.

If you stay in Hexi, I'm afraid you won't be able to participate in the war in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

If you return to Bianjing, once the imperial court uses troops against the sixteen states of Yanyun, it will definitely use you.

Am I right? ”

Zhu Neng hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly.

When Zhu Neng first joined the army, he experienced a big war.

The Battle of Song Liaoyuan.

The humiliation of the battle of Song Liaoyuan is still unforgettable.

Therefore, he wanted to participate in the war of the Great Song Dynasty to conquer the sixteen states of Yanyun.

Kou Ji nodded when he saw Zhu Neng and continued: "It will take some time for my Great Song Dynasty to conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. In the meantime, you'll be in Hexi first. When it really comes to the day when my Great Song Dynasty uses troops against the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the court will definitely not forget you. ”

Zhu Neng hesitated again and again, nodded with difficulty, and said, "I believe you ......"

"The men and horses of the western army of the town will be drawn from the two guards of the dragon god first, and then the box army will be drawn from the surrounding areas to supplement. You just need to transfer people, and I will help you solve it on the court side. ”

Kou Ji said.

Zhu Neng and the three nodded slowly.

The manpower problem was solved, and the preparation speed of the Zhenxi Army was accelerated at once.

Zhu Neng transferred 6,000 elite soldiers from the second guard of the dragon god to form the team of the Zhenxi Army.

Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang sent people with documents to draw a part of the elite soldiers from the nearby Xiang army to replenish the number.

Just one month.

The Zhenxi Army had a rough prototype.

Although it did not reach the 50,000 required by the imperial court, there were 30,000 horses.

The population of Hexi has also been enriched to a certain extent in one month.

In addition to the soldiers and horses drawn from all over the country, there were also a large number of prisoners and other people sent by the imperial court.

In addition, the powerful people who have been allocated benefits in Hexi have also attracted a lot of manpower to take care of the benefits they have distributed in Hexi.

The manpower recruited by the magnates is varied.

There are farmers, craftsmen, scholars, and merchants.

Shinong industry and commerce, everything.

With their enrichment, Hexi has entered a period of rapid development.

Just when Kou Ji was standing at the head of Xiliang City, staring at the various shops that appeared in Xiliang City, Liu Heng took a private letter and quietly appeared beside Kou Ji.

"Fourth brother...... Letter from the Official......"

Kou Ji took the letter, opened the fire paint, and read it at a glance.

There was a slight frost on his face.

"I really let Cao Tong say...... Zhang's dystocia died, one corpse and two lives......"

Liu Heng said in a deep voice: "I heard from the messenger that the one in Zhang's belly is a baby boy. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, the frost on his face was even better.

"How is the official family feeling?"

Kou Ji asked.

Liu Heng replied: "After Zhang's death, the official family locked themselves in the palace alone and did not eat for three days. Thanks to you for sending Chen Lin to send the letter back, the official family only left the dormitory after reading your letter, and now everything is as usual. ”

Kou Ji narrowed his eyes, "Didn't you send someone to check the cause of Zhang's death?" ”

Liu Heng muttered: "Wu Desi's people are secretly investigating......"

Kou Ji continued to ask, "Did the official family kill anyone?" ”

Liu Heng said in a deep voice: "I killed all the slaves and maids in the Zhang family's dormitory. ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and ordered, "Let your people check it out to see if there is any rumor." ”

Kou Ji put away the letter and said faintly, "I hope this is an accident...... Otherwise, a lot of people will die......"

Kou Ji looked in the direction of Bianjing City and smiled coldly, "Du Yan should be about to arrive in Bianjing City." I don't know how he will feel when he finds out about this. ”

Du Yancai told Kou Ji about the purpose of recalling the Wei Palace, and there was an accident in the palace.

Du Yan hit the muzzle of the gun.

……

Zhang's dystocia died, and Zhao Zhen resigned for three days.

This incident caused a stir in Bianjing City.

Soon it spread all over the world.

So when Du Yan entered Jingzhao Mansion, he got the news.

After getting the news, Du Yan had mixed feelings in his heart.

He just told Kou Ji that he agreed with Liu Ping and others to recall the Wei Wangfu lineage in order to prevent the heirs of the official family from becoming difficult to prosper, and then there was a matter of Zhang's death in childbirth, one corpse and two lives.

However, Kou Ji also wrote a letter to Zhao Zhen about it.

After Zhao Zhen learned about this matter, he would definitely link this matter with Zhang's dystocia.

Zhang died in childbirth, and if it was an accident, he still had a chance to live.

If it weren't for an accident, he would be cold.

Du Yan escorted a large number of gold, silver and jewelry all the way to Bianjing, and the closer he got to Bianjing, the cooler his heart became.

It stands to reason that the value of the gold, silver and jewelry he escorted exceeded four times the income of the Great Song Dynasty, which was a shocking wealth.

From the moment he entered the Great Song Dynasty, he should be welcomed by others, and he should be greeted by important ministers.

But he kept escorting the gold, silver and jewelry to the outside of Bianjing City, and he didn't see anyone welcoming him, let alone an important minister to greet him.

Du Yan's mood fell to the bottom.

Until he escorted the gold, silver and jewelry into Bianjing City, there were no important ministers to greet him.

After the people knew that all the escorts on the thousands of carts were gold, silver and jewelry, they let out a lot of exclamations, and rushed to tell each other, blocking both sides of the avenue, competing to watch.

The people were very excited when they saw the huge amount of money.

Although they did not witness the war in Hexi, it can be seen from the huge amount of money that the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty in Hexi really made great achievements.

They felt that the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty could get so much money, probably because they had emptied the Western Regions.

The soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty should not only gallop in Hexi, but also gallop in the Western Regions.

Maybe the Western Regions have been turned into a self-reserved land by the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, maybe it's not a good idea.

All in all, the people were very excited when they saw the huge amount of money.

One by one, they shouted loudly, forming a wave of sound.

Wave after wave.

It instantly ignited the entire Bianjing City.

The entire Bianjing City fell into a carnival.

Du Yan looked at the carnival of the people on the street, but he was not happy at all.

He felt that every revelry of the people was a silent mourning for him.

He felt that the people were reveling in the money and mourning for him at the same time.

Du Yan escorted the gold, silver and jewelry to the inner city, only to see the figure of an important minister.

"Wang Xiang......"

Du Yan took the initiative to greet him.

Wang Zeng stared at Du Yan and said with a complicated expression: "Is it your idea to recall the Wei Wangfu lineage?" ”

Du Yan said with a bitter face: "I just acquiesced in this matter and didn't participate." ”

Wang Zeng nodded slowly, "I know you and know that you won't participate." ”

Du Yan was overjoyed, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Wang Zeng continue: "But the official family doesn't understand you. ”

Du Yan's face changed drastically.

Wang Zeng said nonchalantly: "The official family has agreed to the courtiers' invitations and summoned the King of Wei to return to the court." ”

Du Yan's face turned pale all of a sudden.

Wang Zeng sighed and said faintly: "Just now I went to the official family to tell you about your return, and the official family said a word. ”

Du Yan hurriedly asked, "What words?" ”

Wang Zeng stared at Du Yan and said word by word: "How can Du Yan ...... Came back......"

"Puff ......"

Du Yan sat down on the ground.