After the medicine beetle master was sent away safely, Xue Shisan's side also stopped according to Kou Zhun's plan; Song Taizong expelled Xue Shisan on the charge that he was drunk and talked about royal family affairs, saying that Taizu's death was related to Emperor Taizong.

As for whether the charge against Xue Shisan was said by Song Taizong, only God knows, but it came out of Kou Zhun's mouth; Others have to believe that this is because the relationship between Kou Zhun and Song Taizong is really unusual.

Kou Zhun was Song Taizong's most trusted courtier, which was known to everyone in the imperial court.

Zheng Guogong Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty was deeply loved by Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, because of his outspokenness, and it is an indisputable fact that Kou Zhun was favored by Taizong of the Song Dynasty because he resembled Wei Zheng.

Song Taizong said that he was able to get Kou Zhun just like Tang Taizong got Wei Zheng, and the reason why Song Taizong said such a sentence was because in the process of a performance; Kou Zhun's views clashed with those of Song Taizong.

And Kou Zhun did not see the wind and steer like other ministers, and followed Song Taizong's wishes; was stubborn, and even said a lot of things that made Song Taizong very uncomfortable; Song Taizong got up in a rage, got up and was about to walk to the apse; Kou Zhun did not stop there, but ran forward with an arrow and grabbed Song Taizong's clothes; Don't let him go.

The emperor must have such courtiers in the court, but this is a sign of loyalty; Only loyalty would do so.

In the end, after Song Taizong gave in, the matter was completely settled; Afterwards, Song Taizong calmed down and thought about it carefully, thinking that Kou Zhun's actions were for the good of the Great Song Dynasty after all, except for some mistakes; After all, good faith is good for deeds.

As a result, Song Taizong was relieved in his heart, Kou Zhun's uprightness not only sometimes made Song Taizong angry; There are even times when Song Taizong can't get off the stage, which is very embarrassing.

In the spring of the second year of Chunhua, there was a severe drought near the capital that had not been seen in decades; After receiving the report, Song Taizong, like the emperors of previous dynasties, summoned important ministers in the court to discuss countermeasures and inquire about the gains and losses of current politics.

The official oil, who has been in the officialdom for decades, knows very well in his heart that he must not pull this matter on the emperor; Otherwise, the consequences will be serious.

The ancients were very superstitious, and the superstitious consciousness of the emperor of the Song Dynasty was even higher; Whenever extreme natural phenomena such as strong winds, heavy rains, fires, and droughts occur, everyone thinks about the anger of the gods. And the reason for the anger of the gods was caused by some mistake of the emperor.

Song Taizong's biggest worry was that the ministers would pull this matter on themselves, because his ascension to the throne was somewhat unclear; I care a lot about the courtiers' discussions.

Guan Youzi really did what he liked, saying that the number of days of the extreme drought had nothing to do with the emperor; Song Taizong comforted a lot in his heart, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Kou Zhun is not open which pot to mention; To say that this drought must have been caused by an unjust case somewhere is not a clear criticism of Song Taizong's ability to govern?

Song Taizong was so angry when he heard Kou Zhun say this, his face turned blue, and he did not attack immediately, but got up and walked to the apse; Hang Kou Zhun and the minister in front.

After a while, Song Taizong's anger almost subsided, and he ordered Kou Zhun to be called in and questioned himself in person; Why do you say that the drought has something to do with unjust cases?

After Kou Zhun bluntly told the whole story, Song Taizong was completely deflated; Because the case that Kou Zhun said was indeed never reported by Song Taizong, and it did sound like an unjust case.

The truth of the matter finally came to light: not long ago, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government dealt with two corruption cases, and the perpetrators were two petty officials named Zu Ji and Wang Huai, but when handling the case, Wang Huai, who embezzled and accepted a huge amount of bribes, was given a light punishment because his brother was the governor (deputy prime minister) of the dynasty, Wang Wei, and was reinstated after dozens of boards; Another criminal, Zuji, was not so lucky, and he was beheaded for public display instead of embezzling and accepting bribes.

After Song Taizong learned about the incident, he dealt with all the officials handling the case, including Wang Wei.

Through this incident, Song Taizong liked Kou Zhun even more like a minister who dared to speak and be a minister who was not afraid of power; Kou Zhun was appointed as the Left Counselor and Deputy Privy Envoy, and officially entered the power core of the Great Song Dynasty.

From the beginning, Kou Zhun felt that he was sure to convince Song Taizong about Xue Shisan and Lady Chunyu, and Song Taizong might consider his own reputation and let Kou Zhun deal with it at his discretion; Kou Zhun took Taizong to act.

It is doubtful whether the crime convicted of Xue Shisan was told by Song Taizong himself, the problem is that no one has questioned and investigated whether this matter is true or false; It was slowly forgotten, but Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei still believed that Xue Shisan was deposed from the palace because he was drunk and discussed the private affairs of Song Taizong, and returned to Xianghewan to be a hillman; also sent spies to spy on Xue Shisan near Xue's camp.

The spies sent by Wang Qinruo reported to Song Taizong about Xue Shisan's construction of Parrot Island on the Xianghe Bay, and Song Taizong also said the mistake: "As long as the old Xue family does not form a party for personal gain, and does not recruit troops and horses; If there is no such thing as Xue Gang opposing Tang, let him repair Parrot Continent! He also asked Du Zhisi to give 100,000 yuan to Xue Shisan.

When the fake is true, the truth is also false, and there is sometimes non-action.

Miao Wang Bakun is a master of drug making, and all the poisons popular in the rivers and lakes come from Miao Village; Before his death, Ba Kun passed on all the collected poison-making formulas to Yao Shi Tai, hoping that Yao Yi Shi Tai could inherit and carry it forward; So as to achieve the purpose of fighting poison with poison and do something good for the people; Miao Wang Bakun's opposition to evil, and the mentality of making poison with poison is vividly displayed.

After Ba Kun passed away, the medicine beetle master Tai and Yu Xian'er devoted themselves to developing poison formulas; Verify the recipe side by side.

Half a year ago, Xue Shisan summoned the mother and daughter of the medicine beetle master to return to Xianghe Bay; Xue Shisan plans to reveal to his wife and children at home that Mrs. Chunyu, who gave birth to a daughter for Xue Men, and Mrs. Yao Shisan can also be very excited that she can reunite with Prince Charming Xue Shisan in her heart.

But the Xian'er girl is 15 years old, and she has reached the age of talking about marriage; For the sake of his daughter, Yao Shisan advised Xue Shisan not to be in a hurry to disclose the secrets between them; Xue Shisan could only temporarily abandon his desire to recognize his biological daughter.

The medicine beetle master didn't let Xue Shisan recognize Xian'er, his biological daughter, and begged him to find a secluded place to settle their mother and daughter; Xue Shisan thought of the wheel ditch.

Lunzigou is located on the bank of the Qixing River in the northwest direction of the Tianzhuling Horse Farm, which is a hidden valley with deep mountains and ravines; The valley is lush with trees and flowers; Walking in is like entering a fairyland.

In the early years, Xue Shisan's ancestor Xue Gang raised an army against the Tang Dynasty, and he secretly formed a society in Lunzigou.

There are dozens of houses built in Lunzigou, and Xue Shisan called it Lunzigou Villa; So he arranged for the mother and daughter of the medicine beetle master to live there.

The person who served as the liaison between Lunzigou Villa and Xuejiaying was Ma Xiao, the general of the Xue family, and Ma Xiao and more than a dozen Tiji family members had to put rice, flour, grain, oil and a dry consumption substance into Lunzigou every month; Externally, it is said to be a reserve for horse farms.

After Xiao Tzu and his subordinates were captured, Xue Shisan immediately thought of verifying the poison formula of Yao Shi Tai; Let Ma Xiao bring someone to invite their mother and daughter to the scene.

Zheng Shuang raised his hands in agreement with Xue Shisan's deployment, and he admired the courage and perseverance of Yao Shi Tai and Xian'er girl; Dozens of poisons have been verified in a dozen times, and there are more than a dozen left to be verified.

Once these poisons are successfully verified, they will play a crucial role in the upcoming Song-Liao War.

The ancients had a saying that the east is not bright and the west is bright, and Zheng Shuang compared the military strength of the Song and Liao countries; It is believed that since the confrontation between the Song and Liao countries, Liao has always been strong and Song weak, this is because Liao has such a powerful cavalry as the Tielin Army; The Song State also had a Jingsai army to compete with the Liao State, but the overall situation of the Song State was on the defensive.

The fact that the Song State was on the defensive was not that the Song people would not fight, but the key problem was that there was a mistake in Ma politics.

The military horses of ancient warfare are like tanks in modern warfare, and the lack of military horses and tanks to win the war can only be on paper; What's more, the Khitan people are a horseback people, and children can do somersaults and games on horseback at the age of four or five; The children of the Central Plains ethnic group have been studying since childhood, and 80% of them have never even seen a war horse, let alone riding.

From this point of view, the Central Plains people have lost to the grassland peoples; If Song Liao were to engage in large-scale positional warfare, the Liao army would have an 80% chance of winning, while the Song army would only have 20%.

However, if a second battlefield is opened, such as infiltrating the territory of the Liao State and weakening the combat effectiveness of the Liao army by means of assassination and poisoning, it is another matter who will kill the deer; This is the saying that the East does not shine and the West does not shine.

The military strength of the Song State was weak in cavalry, and the true unification of China has not been achieved since the founding of the country; The Liao State is a descendant of the Xiongnu and also has the ambition to unify China.

The confrontation between the Song and Liao countries has been 100 years - the Liao State was founded nearly 50 years earlier than the Song State - no one will let anyone, and the confrontation between them will continue without a major war......