Zhi Yuzhong listened to Yang Yiyi and said that Lu Chengyu cooperated with General Yang Lao at Yanmen Pass to kill Xiao Duli and Xiao Li, the concubine of the Liao State, and captured Li Chonghai and Xiao Tzuai; Surprised, he said: "Governor Lu is really a lucky general, a civilian official who reads poetry and books hard has done such a shocking feat, we generals are really ashamed!" ”

Yang Yiyi laughed loudly and said: "Prefect Lu played a mainstay role in Yanmen Pass, if it wasn't for Governor Lu sending 2,000 war horses in time, if it wasn't for Governor Lu's defense of the city to firmly attract the main force of the Liao army; It is impossible for General Yang Ye to use flexible and mobile tactics to attack the enemy from all sides, and it is the close cooperation between Lu Zhifu and General Yang; Only then did he achieve a major victory in the Battle of Yanmen Pass! ”

Yang Yiyi paused as he said and said, "The victory in the Battle of Yanmen Pass has completely changed the situation of the Song and Liao armies; In the past, our dynasty focused on defense, while the Liao State relied on its own strong soldiers and horses to move quickly; has always been in an offensive position; After the battle of Yanmen Pass, the situation just fought, and our army counterattacked as a defense; One more important point! ”

Seeing Yang Heyi's rhetoric, Zhe Yuzhong wanted to fight back; But when he said that there was one more important point, he stared at him with straight eyes and said, "Which one is more important!" ”

Yang Yiyi stretched his neck and swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said: "Liao Jingzong Yeluxian heard that the Liao army was defeated in the battle of Yanmen Pass, and the concubine Xiao Duli was killed, and he was shocked and scared and soon braided!" ”

Zhi Yuzhong said happily: "This is really good news, but Ye Luxian died and his wife Xiao Yanyan is a hot potato that is not easy to deal with!" ”

"Xiao Yanyan is not easy to deal with, but no matter how cunning the fox is, he can't fight a good hunter!" Yang Yiyi clenched his fists tightly in front of his eyes and shook them a few times, "The last general thinks that we will definitely be able to defeat Xiao Yanyan!" ”

Zhi Yuzhong said disapprerovingly: "Brother Yang doesn't want the princess to sell melons and boast about herself, and the Liao country is full of ruthless women; the previous Empress Dowager Shuluping, and now the Empress Dowager Xiao Yanyan; It's all a lioness that's hard to deal with! ”

Yang Yiyi heard that Yu Zhong disagreed with his point of view, and said in a hurry: "The young general doesn't believe that we will defeat Xiao Yanyan!" ”

Yang Heyi said to lift his spirits and said: "Ten months ago, the 800 Tianxiang army led by Lu Chengyu and Liu Min annihilated the 300 Tielin Army of the Liao State at the Xianghe River; Major General Tielin must know! That was the trump card in Xiao Yanyan's hand, Xiao Yanyan sent the Tielin Army deep into the rear of our army to sabotage, but was beaten by the Tianxiang Army of Lu Zhifu; Liu Min was also designing a formation to burn the Tartar soldiers, and the Tielin Army was trapped in the ravine and almost all of them were burned to death! ”

"There's such a thing!" Zhi Yuzhong glanced at Yang Heyi with straight eyes, and said urgently: "What are the Liao State Tielin Army doing when they go to the Xianghe River?" ”

"Burn down the granary that our army has hoarded in the river!" Yang Yiyi said excitedly: "But this group of Tartar soldiers met the true gods, and we beat one Buddha and two Buddhas ascended to heaven; The eldest prince Zhao Yuanzuo showed his skills in the battle of the Liao State Tielin Army in the encirclement and annihilation of the Liao State by the Xianghe River, and the emperor sent the right prime minister Li Fang and several adults to the northern Kyushu to find him! ”

Zhao Yuanzuo was dumbfounded, and asked unreasonably: "Since Zhao Yuanzuo has rushed to Kyushu in the north, why did the emperor ask the minister of humerus to find him!" ”

Yang Heyi said with a smile: "Ask for Zhao Yuanzuo's opinion!" Let's see if he is willing to be the prince! ”

"Is this my father-in-law wearing his daughter-in-law's shoes?" Zhi Yuzhong said bluntly: "The emperor asked Li Fang and several ministers of the humerus to come all the way to the north to ask if Zhao Yuanzuo is willing to be the crown prince?" ”

"That's right! Because the emperor abolished Zhao Yuanzuo's crown prince before! Yang Yiyi chattered endlessly: "The emperor deposed Zhao Yuanzuo and locked him up and said he was crazy, but Zhao Yuanzuo rushed to the north with Lu Chengyu's 800 Tianxiang army and killed Xiao Tzuyong, the king of Liao Yu Yue, and the emperor wanted to re-establish him as the crown prince; I was afraid that Zhao Yuanzuo would not agree, so I sent Lord Li Fang and them to come! ”

Zhi Yuzhong suddenly realized, frowned and groaned for a while: "Brother Yang, you are jumping to tell a story, I mentioned earlier that Liu Min killed Lan Cai and Lu Chengyu, the head of the Imperial City Division, but Lu Zhifu did not say what he did; Jumped directly on the fast plane and jumped to the battle of the river! ”

"It seems that the young general is going to break the casserole and ask the end!" Yang Yiyi said with a smile: "Yang Mou jumped and said, wanting to erase the passage that Lu Zhifu won the battle; The upside-down brothers did not let go. Well, Yang went back to the front and continued! ”

Yang Yiyi cleared his throat as he spoke, raised his voice and said: "Governor Lu returned to the capital from Yanmen Pass and was promoted to the third level, and he was also recruited by the emperor as the East Bed Horse; Marry Princess Shuyuan of Binh Duong to him! ”

"My good girl, Lu Chengyu is really ascending to the sky!" Zhi Yuzhong was stunned and said: "A little prefect was promoted to the third level and made a horse, doesn't this enter the royal palace?" ”

"That's it!" Yang Yiyi said with interest: "Governor Lu jumped into the sky, but the emperor gave him a task, asking him to lead the four masters of the Imperial City Division, Jiang Qing, Shen Yang, Han Fei, and Yang Guang, to lead the forbidden army to search for Liu Min in the capital!" ”

Zhi Yuzhong was dumbfounded, and he ate in his mouth: "This ...... It's not ......"

"The major general is in a hurry!" Yang Heyi laughed a few times and said: "Governor Lu, no, it should be called Lu Yuma!" Yang Heyi corrected his mistake and said: "Lu Juma has become the commander of the army to capture Liu Min, which is good for Liu Min!" ”

"What do you say?" Zhi Yuzhong said unreasonably: "Lu Chengyu is the commander of the army who captured Liu Min, how can it be beneficial to Liu Min?" ”

"Lu Juma is capturing in the open, and he is secretly protecting!" Yang Yiyi said proudly: "He secretly contacted Liu Min and told her all his action plan; Liu Min killed Jiang Qing and Shenyang in Xiwazi, Zhouzhou, and Han Fei and Yang Guang in Yishu Garden; But Lu Juma lied to the emperor that Liu Min died in the chaos of Xiwazi in the state, and the emperor actually believed it! ”

"So things are so complicated!" Zhi Yuzhong couldn't help but ask: "Why is Brother Yang with a few ministers of the imperial court!" ”

Yang Yiyi laughed and said: "After the victory of the Xianghe River, Liu Min arranged for the last general to return to the capital to report to the emperor; The last general beheaded the great prince of Liao, Yu Yue, the head of Xiao Tzuyong, the king of the great heavens, was packed with an ice box and presented to the emperor; Taizong Longyan was happy, and he couldn't help but promote the last general to the rank of knight; also asked the last general to rush to the north with Lord Li Fang to find the eldest prince Zhao Yuanzuo! ”

Zhi Yuzhong let out an "oh", understood the purpose of Yang Yiyi's northward trip, and said thoughtfully: "Then how to act next?" ”

After saying this, Zhi Yuzhong added: "In other words, Lord Li, do you live in Zhefu and wait, or do you rush directly to the northern land of Kyushu to find the crown prince Zhao Yuanzuo......"

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a voice from behind; It turned out to be the right prime minister Li Fang.

Zhao Zhe Yuzhong and Yang Yiyi heard Li Fang's voice, and hurriedly stood up to meet him.

Li Fang smiled at the opinion of Zhi Yuzhong and Yang Yiyi, and said: "General Yang and General Zhe were originally in this place, and after a few of us discussed it, we will go to visit the eldest prince Zhao Yuanzuo tomorrow; Looking around for General Zhe, I didn't expect you two to be in the back garden! ”

Li Fang was followed by Zhang Qixian, Lü Mengzheng, Lü Duan, Kou Zhun, Zhou Huaizheng, Yang Linyu and more than a dozen forbidden troops.

Yang Yiyi heard Li Fang speak like this, and hurriedly bowed and said: "The last general and the young general of the Zhe family are good brothers, and they didn't enjoy talking at the banquet just now; I hid here and Lala's home! ”

"This place is so good!" Kou Zhun said freely, and even improvised a poem:

Light clouds do not move, the day is slightly cloudy,

The tall trees are windless and the autumn colors are deep.

Listen to the twilight cicadas sitting by the water,

Ten years of forest ravines blocked the heart.

The title of the poem made by Kou Zhun is "Autumn Huai", and as soon as the poem fell, Li Fang and several people applauded.

Zhang Qixian teased: "Kou Laoxi really has Li Bai's talent, and Du Fu has left a legacy; As soon as I came out, there are four verses, which I admire! ”

Zhi Yuzhong heard Zhang Qixian say this, and asked unreasonably: "Lord Zhang calls Lord Kou Laoxi, why is Lord Kou Laoxi!" ”

"Because he's jealous!" Li Fang said teasingly, pointed his finger at the gourd on Kou Zhun's waist and said: "Kou Zhun has a vinegar gourd hanging in his waist anytime and anywhere - in fact, it is a wine gourd - from time to time to baa to satisfy his hunger, so he has the nickname Kou Laoxi!" ”

As soon as Li Fang said this, Zhang Qixian, Lu Mengzheng, and Lu Duan pickled up Kou Zhun's troubles in unison.

Kou Zhun was not angry, and listened to everyone "belittle" him.

Kou Zhun was born in a wealthy family, and was well paid after becoming a high-ranking official; Hence the habit of living extravagantly.

Kou Zhun likes to gather for banquets, and every time he invites a guest, he closes the door and unties the horse's horse pulling the cart to keep it.

Oil lamps are never lit at home, and candles are the thickness of an arm's length in the kitchen, toilet, and other corners.

Every time Kou Zhun left office and moved when he was in various places, the next official would clean up his room and find a large amount of wax oil piled up in the toilet.

Kou Zhun likes to gather people to drink, especially likes to fight continuously and frequently persuade drinking; Don't get drunk or break up.

When Kou Zhun was an official in Zhongshu Province, he often called his colleagues to his home for a banquet, and when he was drunk, he would lock the door and prevent guests from leaving; Often one drink is the same as one night.

Some cautious officials were so frightened of this that the minister Li Zongge escaped through the window in order to avoid the pouring of alcohol.

In addition to liking to gather people to drink, Kou Zhun also has a hobby: he likes to watch beautiful women dance.

Kou Zhun especially likes a kind of "Zhezhi Dance", and every banquet must have Zhezhi Dance to help the fun; Sometimes a dance is a whole day, and people call this dance "Zhezhi Dian".

Kou Zhun usually likes to listen to songs, and often asks some singers to sing after drinking and tea.

Once, a young singer came to Kou's mansion to sing, and Kou Zhun saw that she had a beautiful face and a mellow singing voice, and on a whim, he rewarded her with a silk satin.

Unexpectedly, the singer was too little rewarded, and she was unhappy.

Kou Zhun's concubine Qian Tao was born in a poor family, and she was not used to her husband's extravagance and waste; So he wrote a poem to exhort:

A song and a bunch of aya,

The beauty is still too light.

I don't know under the screen of the Weaver Girl,

How many times has it been woven?

Kou Zhun had read Peach's poems and relented, but he quickly reverted to his old ways.

Kou Zhun's travel honor guard and interior furnishings were extravagant and luxurious, "evening clothes and zodiac clothes, hairpins and horses", and he also brought yellow Taoist clothes to wear, which was a serious transgression.

Some officials used this to impeach Kou Zhun, and the emperor was furious; Is it said that Kou Zhun is going to rebel?

Fortunately, Prime Minister Wang Dan tried his best to defend Kou Zhun, and the emperor let Kou Zhun go; If no one says anything good, Kou Zhun may be convicted and sent to prison.

Kou Zhun later became the prime minister, but he never built a house in the thirty years he was the prime minister; So much so that people at home and abroad who do not know the truth mistakenly think that he advocates frugality.

Wei Ye, a priest in Shaanzhou, wrote a poem praising Kou Zhun: "I became a high-ranking official, but I didn't have a place to build a house. ”

Since then, Kou Zhun has been known for his honesty and frugality. Once, when the envoys of the Liao State visited the Great Song Dynasty, he looked at several prime ministers and didn't know which one was Kou Zhun, so he asked the translator to convey his meaning: "Who is the prince of 'building without land'?" ”

No one answered, many people knew that this was a false praise for Kou Zhun, and the Liao envoy "mistakenly took this statement as true", and the prime ministers thought that the Liao envoy was deliberately ridiculing and saying the opposite, so they all chose to be silent.

Sima Guang knew Kou Zhun's extravagant and wasteful behavior very well, and once taught his son Sima Kang that Kou Lai Gong (Kou Zhun had been awarded the title of Lai Guogong) was extravagant for a while, because of his great merits, no one talked about his mistakes, and his descendants (Kou Zhun had no children, with his nephew Kou Sui as his heir) because of his family style, and now most of them are poor.

Although Kou Zhun was extravagant, he did not take bribes, and he was an honest official, and being a clean official did not mean being thrifty.

Kou Zhun was rich when he was young, developed the habit of luxury, became a prime minister and had a good salary, and had the conditions to live a luxurious life.

At that time, the annual salary of an official at the level of a prime minister like Kou Zhun was: 3,600 yuan of copper coins, 1,200 stones of corn, 100 horses of silk, 100 taels of cotton, as well as firewood, charcoal, salt and other materials, plus clothing and rations for 70 servants.

In addition, Kou Zhun is also a relative of the emperor, and his wife Song is the sister of Song Taizu, the empress of Song, and he receives countless rewards every year.

The two have only three daughters and no sons. In the patriarchal feudal era, no son was equal to no descendants.

As you can imagine, Kou Zhun was in pain, and he was squandering, indulging in wine and singing, perhaps anesthetizing himself in search of a kind of relief.

However, Kou Zhun later became thrifty, which was not unrelated to his uncle Zhao Wu.

One day, Kou Zhun and Song E (Kou Zhun's wife) were having a banquet, and suddenly heard the doorman report: "Xiangye, there is an old man outside the gate who said that he is in Xiangye's township; I have to see my grandfather! ”

When Kou Zhun heard that it was someone from his hometown, he hurriedly said, "Please come in!"

After a while, the doorman brought in an old man, dressed in tatters; The face is covered with wrinkles.

Kou Zhun saw that it was his uncle Zhao Wu, and hurriedly pulled Song E forward to meet him; The maid also hurriedly brought a chair for the old man to sit down.

Who knew that Uncle Zhao Wu was in a daze and did not answer the question of Kou Zhun and his wife, but he cried, and Kou Zhun hurriedly asked: Uncle, what are your grievances? Who's angry? Or is there something going on at home?

Uncle Zhao Wu shook his head again and again, and asked for a long time before he sighed and called Kou Zhun's nickname and said, "Niu Wa, I entered this prime minister's mansion and saw you so glorious and rich; And when I heard that you were like this every day and every night, I could not help but think of my poor old lady; He has suffered all his life and has not had a good life!".

Kou Zhun heard his uncle talk about his mother and knelt down in a hurry, saying: "It's all nephews who are not good, get carried away, and forget the suffering of my mother's early years!" ”

Uncle Zhao Wu wiped his tears, patted Kou Zhun on the shoulder and said, "Niu Wazi, you were only 10 years old when your father died that year; Your mother spun and weaved cloth day and night for you to study, and the blue cloth robe you wore when I sent you to Huazhou to try it was still patched; Later, you never came home, and when your mother returned to heaven, you were working outside the gate and couldn't take care of the king's affairs; Uncle can't blame you. Now that you have become a big official and recruited an imperial aunt, you will be happy for a few days from the ground to the sky; But you have fun every day, feasting and drinking every night, have you forgotten all the suffering your mother has suffered......"