After agreeing on this matter, Zhao Zhen did not waste time, and summoned Yang Yunxian, the envoy of Dali, in the vertical arch hall the next day.

Only Kou Ji, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai were accompanied, and the rest of the civil and military officials were not among them.

Hanging arch on the temple.

Kou Ji was slightly surprised after listening to Yang Yunxian's self-report.

Celebrities other than the Great Song Dynasty, Kou Ji doesn't know much, but Yang Yunxian is just one of them.

The reason why Kou Ji knew Yang Yunxian was because when he was looking through the history of Dali, one of the two most famous courtiers in Dali was Yang Yunxian.

There is also a person named Gao Zhisheng, who is as famous as him.

Yang Yunxian and Gao Zhisheng are famous because the two of them have done a big thing.

What's the big deal?

Plotting to usurp the throne.

In 1044 AD, Gao Zhisheng, then the prime minister of Dali, staged a coup d'état, forced Dali Tianming Emperor Duan Suxing to abdicate, and supported Dali Xiaode Emperor Duan Silian to succeed to the throne.

After Yang Yunxian saw that Gao Zhisheng had launched a coup d'état, he was not to be outdone and launched a coup d'état in 1063 AD.

In the end, he was exterminated by Gao Zhisheng's troops, and his son Yang Yizhen staged a coup d'état in 1080 AD, killing Duan Lianyi, the twelfth emperor of Dali, and established himself as the emperor, called Guang'an, and changed to Yuan De'an.

reigned for less than four months, and was exterminated by Gao Zhisheng's father and son.

After Gao Zhisheng and his son exterminated Yang Yizhen, they supported Duan Shouhui, the Ming Emperor of Dali, to succeed him.

Duan Shouhui, the Ming Emperor of Dali, did not obey the mercy of Gao Zhisheng's father and son, and was forced to become a monk by Gao Zhisheng's father and son after less than a year in office.

After Gao Zhisheng's father and son forced Duan Shouhui, Emperor of Dali Shangming, to become a monk, they supported Duan Zhengming, Emperor Baoding of Dali, to succeed to the throne.

After Gao Zhisheng's death, his son Gao Shengtai felt that Dali Baoding Emperor Duan Zhengming was a bit of an eyesore, so in 1094 AD, abolished Dali Baoding Emperor Duan Zhengming, established himself as the emperor, changed the country name to Great China, referred to as Dazhong, self-proclaimed Emperor Zhengde of Great China, referred to as Emperor Zhengde, chased his father Gao Zhisheng as Emperor Wenrong Tianyou Anbang, temple name Taizu.

In 1096 AD, when Gao Shengtai died, he was forced by the influence of traditional forces and Buddhist consciousness, and before his death, he asked his son Gao Taiming to be located in Duan Zhengchun.

In 1096 AD, Emperor Duan Zhengchun succeeded to the throne.

For as long as 52 years, the Duan clan of the Dali royal family was like a foil.

Yang is like a supporting role, and Gao is the real protagonist.

Although Yang Yunxian is only a supporting role in it, he dares to seek to usurp the throne, which shows that his ambition is not small.

Kou Ji felt that it was necessary to talk to Yang Yunxian in private.

After Yang Yunxian reported his home to Zhao Zhen, he ordered someone to carry all the gifts prepared by the king of Dali to the vertical arch hall in one go.

Zhao Zhen looked at those belongings and was very happy, but his face was not clear at all.

From beginning to end, he had a cold face and didn't say a word.

From beginning to end, it was Zhang Zhibai who was negotiating with Yang Yunxian.

When Zhang Zhibai proposed that Dali still needed two million yuan, Yang Yunxian's face was very ugly, but he didn't say anything to refuse.

Because Zhang Zhibai told Yang Yunxian before filing a claim for 2 million yuan of money, if Dali could not come up with enough money to calm the anger of the Great Song Dynasty, in addition to the 50,000 elite soldiers in Dali now, the Great Song Dynasty would then send 100,000 soldiers and horses to rush to help.

50,000 soldiers and horses, within two days, broke through the four cities of Dali.

150,000 soldiers and horses, it is estimated that the entire Jianchang Mansion can be taken within two days.

And if the Great Song Dynasty really sent another 100,000 soldiers and horses to join the war, then Dali would have to pay not two million guan, but probably eight million guan, or even more.

In the face of the strong persecution of the Great Song Dynasty, Yang Yunxian could not refuse.

Yang Yunxian has seen the sharpness of the Great Song Dynasty's soldiers, so he knows that once Dali and the Great Song Dynasty set off a shocking war, Dali will definitely not be pleased.

After a long period of hesitation, Yang Yunxian told Zhao Zhen that he could not make the decision on this matter, and he needed to return to Dali and tell their emperor Duan Suxing about it.

Zhao Zhen ignored him.

Zhang Zhibai told Yang Yunxian that although he went back to report, the time should not exceed one and a half months, and after more than a month and a half, 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty would arrive in Dali.

Yang Yunxian agreed to this, left a gift, and withdrew from the Vertical Arch Hall.

After Yang Yunxian withdrew from the Vertical Arch Palace, Kou Ji smiled at Zhao Zhen and said, "The minister will take a step back first......

Zhao Zhen saw that Kou Ji was about to leave after Yang Yunxian left, thought about it for a while, showed a smile, and said, "Fourth brother is going to talk to the Dali envoy?" ”

Kou Ji smiled and nodded.

Lu Yijian glared and questioned Kou Ji, "You don't want to sell my Great Song armaments to Dali, do you?" ”

Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "Kou Ji, the one who is fighting with Dali right now is the elite soldiers of my Great Song Dynasty. When you sell armaments to Dali, you are financing the enemy. ”

Kou Ji laughed and said, "Do you two think that I will be stupid enough to ask for trouble?" ”

Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng were stunned and speechless.

Kou Ji smiled: "I just think Yang Yunxian is very interesting. I want to talk to him and see if I can rule Dali for the future of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Lu Yijian snorted coldly and said, "You are my Great Song Privy Envoy, can't you do things upright?" ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, pouted and said: "I want to send my 600,000 forbidden troops of the Great Song Dynasty to Dali in one go, and kill all the enemies in Dali."

But the food and clothing needed for the 600,000 forbidden troops to go out to fight, is the treasury willing to pay? ”

"You ......"

Lu Yijian was speechless, so he could only glare at Kou Ji fiercely.

"Since the treasury refuses to bleed, and I am not allowed to use those conspiracies and tricks, how can I make money from Dali? Waiting for Dali to take the initiative to send it to the door? ”

Kou Ji said sarcastically.

Lu Yi's cheeks flushed.

Wang Zeng stood up as a peacemaker, "Whether it is a conspiracy or a conspiracy, as long as it is good for my Great Song Dynasty, it is a good strategy." ”

"Humph......"

Under Wang Zeng's persuasion, Lu Yijian snorted and stopped talking to Kou Ji.

Kou Ji didn't bother to talk to him.

Kou Ji saluted Zhao Zhen, withdrew from the vertical arch hall, and chased after Yang Yunxian's steps.

chased all the way out of Jinshui Bridge, chased to Yujie, and caught up with Yang Yunxian.

Kou Ji did not climb up to find Yang Yunxian, but instructed the groom to drive the carriage past Yang Yunxian.

When Kou Ji's carriage passed by Yang Yunxian, Yang Yunxian took the initiative to come up and appeared in front of Kou Ji's carriage.

"But in front of the Great Song Privy Envoy?"

Yang Yunxian arrived in front of Kou Ji's carriage, stopped Kou Ji's carriage, and saluted respectfully.

Kou Ji lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked up, "Dali envoy? ”

Yang Yunxian hurriedly said: "It's the foreign minister." ”

Kou Ji said nonchalantly: "What do you mean by stopping my carriage?" ”

Yang Yunxian hurriedly said: "The foreign minister heard that Kou Shumi likes to make friends the most, so he wants to make friends with Kou Shumi. ”

"I like to make friends?"

Kou Ji pretended to be suspicious.

Yang Yunxian was stunned for a moment, and said quickly: "I heard that the relationship between Kou Shumi and Qingtang and Jiaozhi envoys is very close, so the foreign minister guesses that Kou Shumi should like to make friends." ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he said nonchalantly: "I actually don't like to make friends. I have a close relationship with Qingtang and the Jiaozhi envoys because they are generous enough, and it is difficult for me to refuse. ”

Yang Yunxian understood what Kou Ji meant, and immediately said: "Naturally, the foreign minister will not make friends empty-handed, and the foreign minister has already prepared a thin gift. ”

Kou Ji nodded with satisfaction: "You friend, it's worth befriending." ”

Yang Yunxian was overjoyed when he heard this.

Kou Ji continued: "Take your people and things, follow me, and let's find a place where we can talk." ”

Yang Yunxian bowed deeply to Kou Ji, "It's better to be respectful than to obey ......"

Kou Ji instructed the groom to drive to the courtyard outside the city.

Yang Yunxian instructed a few guards to go to the post house to pick up gifts, and he took the rest of the people and followed Kou Ji's carriage out of Bianjing City.

All the way to the Kofu Palace.

Kou Ji got out of the carriage and took Yang Yunxian to the big bamboo garden in the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the big bamboo garden, looking at the round round yard crawling around, Yang Yunxian shouted with a surprised face: "Bamboo bear?!" ”

Kou Ji kicked away a little guy holding his thigh, and said very casually: "Xiao'er likes it, so the people below sent some over, you don't have to be surprised." ”

Yang Yunxian said in a deep voice: "As far as the foreign ministers know, this thing is not common in Bianjing City. ”

Kou Ji glanced at Yang Yunxian and said lightly: "I have a lot of things in the Great Song Dynasty, what can't I see?" ”

Yang Yunxian was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "It's the foreign minister who lost his word......"

Kou Ji took Yang Yunxian to the bamboo building in the big bamboo garden, and after instructing the servants in the house to drive away the circles up and down the bamboo building, he sat down.

Yang Yunxian saw that Kou Ji was in the middle of a group of rounds, and he didn't move.

A sense of admiration arose in my heart.

In Kou Ji's eyes, Round is just a pet.

But in Yang Yunxian's eyes, it was a beast that could fight warriors.

In Dali, there are round and hurtful things happen every year.

A round slap can break people's legs and tear people's arms alive.

Such a fierce beast, Kou Ji raised a group, and he still sat among them, his face was not afraid, and he couldn't help but admire.

After Kou Ji sat down, he ordered someone to serve refreshments, and after the things were ready, while tasting tea, he said indifferently: "You suddenly found me, and you want to make friends with me, do you have something to ask me?" ”

"Forehead ......"

Yang Yunxian's mouth was stunned, not knowing what to say.

Kou Ji said lightly: "But anyone who finds me and wants to make friends with me is asking for me." The Qingtang envoy made friends with me for the skill of forging armaments in my Great Song Dynasty; The Jiaozhi envoy made friends with me for the sake of my Great Song Dynasty's armament.

Surely you have something to ask for.

Everyone understands people, so there is no need to sell it. ”

Yang Yunxian said with an embarrassed face: "Kou Shumi is really ......."

Kou Ji didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and said lightly: "Is it unacceptable to be upright?" ”

Yang Yunxian hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly.

Kou Ji said indifferently: "In my eyes, there is no friendship between people at all. When people interact with each other, all they seek is profit. I have what you want, you have what I want, and if we are both satisfied, exchange it.

And then they maintain an exchange relationship with each other, which is a friend. ”

After listening to Kou Ji's crooked reasoning, the corners of Yang Yunxian's mouth twitched slightly.

Kou Ji squinted at Yang Yunxian and said indifferently, "Isn't what I said right?" ”

Yang Yunxian has a request for Kou Ji, so naturally it is impossible to speak against Kou Ji's meaning.

After hearing Kou Ji's question, he nodded slightly stiffly, and echoed: "Kou Shumi's words are reasonable......

"Hypocrisy!"

Kou Ji unceremoniously criticized Yang Yunxian's voice after his voice landed.

Yang Yunxian immediately froze in place.

Kou Ji snorted coldly: "You obviously don't agree with my statement. ”

Yang Yunxian opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Kou Ji said coldly: "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle is for profit." All friendships are false and temporary, and only interests are permanent.

You are also a man of court.

I can't see through this. ”

Yang Yunxian pursed his lips and did not speak.

Kou Ji continued: "After you return to Dali, stand on the court of Dali and take a good look, and you will understand my words. When you understand my words, when will you be able to have the same status as me in Dali. ”

Yang Yunxian was slightly stunned.

Kou Ji said lightly: "Under one person, above ten thousand......"

Yang Yunxian hesitated for a moment, and bowed deeply to Kou Ji, "Thank you Kou Shumi's advice......"

Kou Ji waved his hand indifferently, "I see that you are a person of the upper path, so I just casually mentioned you a few words." Whether you can take advantage of this to soar depends on your own understanding.

I heard that there is a person surnamed Gao in Dali, who is well versed in this.

If you know him, ask him for advice. ”

"High?!"

Yang Yunxian narrowed his eyes slightly, "What did Kou Shumi say about Gao Zhisheng?" ”

Kou Ji pretended to think for a moment and said, "Not bad...... It's Gao Zhisheng......"

Yang Yunxian said in a deep voice: "Kou Shumi actually knows about Gao Zhisheng?!" ”

Kou Ji glanced at Yang Yunxian and said indifferently: "As the privy envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, I am in charge of the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, and I am responsible for the safety of the people of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Yang Yunxian stared at Kou Ji and said, "What does Kou Shumi mean is that Gao Zhisheng may endanger the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Kou Ji said faintly: "According to my observation, he is a person who is not willing to be subservient to others. ”

Yang Yunxian's heart jumped.

Kou Ji said again: "As far as I know, the strength of the Dali Yang clan and the Dali Gao clan is comparable to the Duan clan of the Dali royal family. The strength of Dali Gao's is faintly higher than that of Dali Duan's.

With such strength, why should you be subservient to others? ”

When Yang Yunxian heard this, he looked at Kou Ji's eyes with more vigilance, and he suspected that Kou Ji was stirring up the relationship between the Duan family, the Yang family, and the Gao family in Dali.

Kou Ji glanced at Yang Yunxian deeply, smiled faintly, and didn't talk about this topic again.

Kou Ji smiled in Yang Yunxian's vigilant expression: "Tell me, what are you going to ask me for, and what are you going to exchange for." ”

Yang Yunxian saw that Kou Ji said this, and he no longer hesitated.

Yang Yunxian said solemnly: "The foreign minister has a clan brother who is in the Fengpa Department, and the Fengpa Department is now occupied by your country's soldiers and horses. In order to avoid any accidents for him, the foreign minister wanted to ask Kou Shumi's to make it easier. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then stared at Yang Yunxian with a smile and said, "The businessman who killed my four officials in the Great Song Dynasty can't be your brother, right?" ”

Yang Yunxian hurriedly shook his head and argued: "The younger brother of the foreign minister is in the wood business, and he rarely gets involved in the Great Song Dynasty. He went to the Wind Tribe, because the leader of the Wind Tribe, found a few fine incense trees. ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "I will believe your words." What do you think is the value of your brother's life? ”

"20,000 ......"

Yang Yunxian opened his mouth and gave an offer.

Kou Ji's face turned slightly cold and said, "Do you think I am the one who lacks those 20,000 yuan?" ”

Yang Yunxian gritted his teeth and said, "How much does Kou Shumi?" ”

Kou Ji said disdainfully: "Less than 100,000 guan, I don't even bother to open my mouth." ”

Yang Yunxian's pupils shrank slightly, and he secretly screamed in his heart, what a big appetite.

Kou Ji seemed to see his thoughts, and said indifferently: "I am the privy envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, in charge of 600,000 elite soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, a little opening of my mouth can change a person's life, do you think there will be fewer people who ask me to do things?" Will the price be lower? ”

When Yang Yunxian heard this, he knew that he had lost the power and strength of this privy envoy of the Heavenly Empire, so he immediately gritted his teeth and said: "One hundred thousand is one hundred thousand." ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, "When you leave Bianjing City, I will send someone to rush to the city where the Fengpa Department is located to inform you." When you pass through the wind on your way back, just take the money and go to the people to get it. ”

"Thank you, Privy Counsellor ......"

Yang Yunxian gave a solemn salute.

Kou Ji waved his hand and said no more.

Yang Yunxian knew that Kou Ji had lost his intention to pay attention to him, so he didn't speak again, so he sat quietly with Kou Ji, and waited until the guards sent the generous gifts to Kou's mansion before getting up to say goodbye.

Koji didn't leave the country to keep it.

He found Yang Yunxian for the purpose of pointing out Gao Zhisheng.

Let's see if Yang Yunxian will get into trouble with Gao Zhisheng after he returns to Dali.

If Yang Yunxian unites Duan Suzhen, the king of Dali County, and gets into a fight with Gao Zhisheng, Dali may have some chaos, and maybe there will be some chaos.

Kou Ji just made a casual move.

I don't care too much.

If Yang Yunxian unites Duan Suzhen, the king of Dali County, to pinch Gao Zhisheng, it will be of great benefit to the Great Song Dynasty.

If you don't pinch it, it won't do any harm to Da Song.

After Yang Yunxian, the envoy of Dali, left Koufu, he bid farewell to Zhao Zhen the next day and embarked on the road back.

According to the agreement, Kou Ji sent someone to Dali's Fenglu Department to pass a word to Zhu Neng, and then did not pay attention to the matter anymore.

Kou Ji's gaze fell on Ruisheng Garden again.

After several months of translation, Fan Zhongyan and his entourage have translated some achievements in the big food and medical book.

More than 300 people translated together.

More than 300 medical books have been translated.

Kou Ji sent people to take more than 300 medical books and went to the Wenchang Academy together.

After arriving at the Wenchang Academy, Kou Ji found the gentleman from the medical department of the Wenchang Academy.

The reason why the gentleman of the medical department of the Wenchang School was chosen instead of the imperial doctor in the palace was because the medical doctor in the Wenchang School was more open-minded and more research-minded than the imperial doctor in the court.

After the imperial doctors of the palace entered the court, they almost all guarded the medical skills of their ancestors, and they had no enterprising spirit or research spirit.

On the other hand, the medical doctor in the Wenchang Academy, after entering the Wenchang Academy, has researched a lot of prescriptions in addition to teaching students.

Even in the process of teaching students, some problems in the prescription were found and corrected.

Now that there is a merit to fall, Kou Ji naturally hopes to fall on the medical gentleman of the Wenchang Academy, who has a more research spirit.

After all, some of the medical skills passed down by Da Shi still need to be verified.

If it is handed over to the imperial physician in the court, they may not verify it.

But the medical gentlemen in the Wenchang School will definitely verify it.

When Kou Ji arrived at the medical department of the Wenchang Academy, the students were in class.

Kou Ji did not disturb them, and quietly entered the school building where the gentlemen lived.

As soon as I walked into the school building area, I smelled a strong smell of medicinal herbs.

Koji walked around the school building and found the person he was looking for.

A doctor in his fifties with a surname Gao.

Doctor Gao is the senior apprentice of the nine-fingered divine doctor that Kou Ji invited to the Wenchang Academy before, and he has been teaching for many years.

He not only learned all the medical skills of the Nine Fingers Divine Doctor, but also researched many prescriptions and medical techniques by himself.

When teaching students, other gentlemen also hid some family medicine skills.

However, he passed on the prescriptions and medical skills he had developed to his students without reservation.

That alone makes it worth Koji to find him.

After all, in this era when the view of the portal is quite deep, there are very few people who can abandon the view of the portal and pass on their unique medical skills generously.

When Kou Ji found Dr. Gao, Dr. Gao was boiling medicine.

"Mr. Gao......"

Kou Ji entered the school building where Dr. Gao lived and gave a slight salute.

Doctor Gao instructed the medicine boy to boil the medicine, took over the errand of boiling the medicine, he took care of his clothes, and walked in front of Kou Ji to salute.

"The grass people have seen the ...... of Kou's secrets"

Kou Ji laughed and said, "You're not a grass people. I remember that there was a problem with a decoction for the treatment of typhoid fever launched by Huimin Pharmacy before, and it was you who corrected it.

The official family thanked you for your merits and gave you an official status. ”

Doctor Gao smiled indifferently: "The grass people didn't receive it. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned, "Why not?" ”

Doctor Gao said frankly: "With one more layer of identity, the taste of doing things will change." ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, "Yes...... Many people were very humble before they became officials, but after they became officials, they became domineering; Before becoming officials, many people had countless lofty ambitions in their chests, and after becoming officials, they left everything behind.

Mr. Gao's abandonment of being an official in order to uphold his heart is very admirable. ”

When Doctor Gao heard Kou Ji's words, he smiled bitterly, "Kou Shumi, but you have a major errand to hand over to the grass people?" ”

Kou Ji smiled: "How can you see it? ”

Doctor Gao said very bluntly: "In your identity, if you suddenly compliment the grass people, there must be some errand to be handed over to the grass people." And it's a very difficult errand. ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "There is indeed an errand handed over to you, and it is a beautiful errand. ”

Dr. Gao looked incredulous.

Kou Ji didn't say much, just gave an order.

"Talking ...... in the house"