All civil and military officials in the court were shocked.
Since the first year of Tiansheng, no one in the Song Dynasty could be worthy of the title of Qingguo.
Because the word "Qing" was Zhao Zhen's original title.
When Zhao Zhen was first ennobled, he was the Duke of Qing, then the Prince of Shouchun, then the Prince, and finally the Crown Prince.
Zhao Zhen is currently ranked 95th, and the titles he has used cannot be used by ministers.
But now Zhao Zhen gave the word "Qing" to Kou Ji for the first time.
More importantly, if Han is sealed off, it will be completely separated from the Song Dynasty. From now on, Han will be a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, not a vassal state.
Korea can establish a capital, establish a dynasty, and implement the dynasty system.
In the future, the diplomatic relations between the Song Dynasty and Korea will become more formal than before.
And the Kou family has the final say in everything in Han Dynasty.
All civil and military officials in the court wanted to stop it, but considering that if they did, it would probably end badly, they finally accepted it with a pinched nose.
Of course, at this moment, Zhao Zhen would not care about the civil and military intentions of the Manchu Dynasty.
After conferring the title of Kou Ji, Zhao Zhen continued: "Female Di Qing as the Prince of Beihai County, and the Wei family was buried three hundred miles away, and was granted Di Qing's land... Kou Ji, the leader of the Qing Kingdom, Di Qing, the Prince of Beihai County, Jin Zhaoxun
Chongde Pavilion; Su Xun and Bao Zheng entered Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion..."
"Here!"
"Go back to the palace!"
When the sun was high in the sky, Zhao Zhen left the city gate of New Song Dynasty and returned to the palace with the civil and military officials of the dynasty.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty felt that Zhao Zhen had changed.
He has become domineering, ruthless, arrogant, and unreasonable, and he no longer has any kindness in his heart.
After Zhao Zhen returned to the palace, he conferred the title of Kou Ji, and the edicts from Di Qing and others were sent out of the palace.
The person who sent the edict did not pursue Kou Ji, Di Qing and others, but headed all the way to Liao.
Kou Ji and others' journey was very slow, it could almost be said that they were moving.
It took a full night from leaving the Bear Garden to leaving the boundaries of Bianjing City.
The group was in no hurry, so they stopped after leaving the boundaries of Bianjing City.
Kou Ji, Di Qing, Liu Heng and others took their wives and children to visit some scenic spots, historic sites and elegant scenery outside Bianjing City.
It took two days to set off and continue the journey.
Everyone was enjoying the mountains and rivers along the way, walking and stopping, eating, drinking and having fun.
When I encountered Yun Yu, I went to a roadside inn to stay and find some local snacks to eat and drink.
It was just like this, stopping and going. The journey of more than ten days was taken by them for two months.
Two months later, everyone arrived in Baozhou.
The team accompanying them was ten times larger.
Those who stayed in Bianjing City sold their businesses and recruited people, as well as the housekeepers and stewards of various families, and they all followed Kou Ji and his party with large groups of motorcades.
The number of people exceeded 30,000 in one breath.
It's as majestic as a march.
Everyone stayed in Baozhou for three days.
Di Qing went to pick up his brother and his parents and prepared to rush to Han.
Kou Ji went to the Sangong Temple in Baozhou and met the old military leader.
The old military leader almost helped Kou Ji support the patrolling horse guard.
After he could no longer run away, he stayed in Baozhou to guard the temple.
It lasted more than ten years.
Almost all the people who were familiar with the old military leader went to Korea, but the old military leader was the only one who refused to go.
He vowed to guard Sangong Temple until his death.
In the Sangong Temple, there are statues of Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji and Chen Lin.
The three of them had been kind to the people of Baozhou, so the people of Baozhou enshrined them in the temple.
Kou Ji personally invited the old military leader to go to Korea, but he was rejected by the old military leader.
Kou Ji couldn't take him away by force, so in the end he could only leave with regret.
The group set off again.
Soon we entered the territory of Youzhou.
Looking around, everything in Youzhou seemed familiar yet strange to Kou Ji and others.
What is familiar is that everything in Youzhou is no different from everything in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty.
What's strange is that the Youzhou that allowed them to lead their armies in the past has long since disappeared.
The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun experienced one disaster after another, and finally were reborn in Nirvana.
In the past, there were no traces of soldiers and horses on the land of Youzhou where swords and soldiers were galloping. Looking around, there were busy people working everywhere.
On the newly built official road, there was an endless stream of caravans.
Some rushed to the hinterland of the Song Dynasty carrying furs and other Liaodong specialties, while others rushed to Liaodong carrying exquisite porcelain and silk and satin.
Kou Ji tried not to disturb the place along the way.
But when passing by Youzhou City, he was still stopped by the people.
The common people offered their wishes, led their descendants, kowtowed silently to Kou Ji, and left.
Everyone knew why they kowtowed to Kou Ji.
In the past, Kou Ji entered Youzhou and put down his words.
He said that one day he would bring Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures back to the Song Dynasty, and that he would make the people of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures live a good life.
This statement was once considered a lie.
It has even been sung into dozens of different versions.
But in the end, Koji fulfilled his promise.
The common people did not move around those flies and dogs in the court.
They only knew that since Kou Ji left the court, no one from the government came to see him off, which meant that the government could not accommodate Kou Ji.
The government couldn't tolerate Kou Ji, but they tolerated him.
The government chilled Kou Ji's heart, but they warmed it.
It is precisely because of this.
Those who kowtowed to Kou Ji never stopped from Youzhou City all the way to Gubeikou.
Whether it is Su Xun, Bao Zheng, Di Qing, Liu Heng, or officials from Youzhou and other places, they all feel that this is what makes a real man.
When Kou Ji and his party arrived at Gubeikou, there were fewer people kowtowing.
But there are more people giving gifts.
The Forbidden Army officers and soldiers at Gubeikou almost cleared out the mountains and forests near Gubeikou, and sent many precious furs and other items to Kou Ji.
Wang Kai, the general guarding Gubeikou, even led his troops to welcome him thirty miles away.
I personally sent him thirty miles away.
If Kou Ji hadn't refused to rest in Guancheng, Wang Kai would have planned to keep Kou Ji for a few more days.
Exiting Gubeikou, you will see endless jungles and fertile fields.
With a limit of 1,000 acres, 500 acres of trees and 500 acres of fertile farmland have become the standard for almost all land outside Gubeikou.
The land outside Gubeikou looks like it has been turned into squares one after another by a knife.
Every square is a farm.
There are only a few households in the village, one is the head family and ten are the slaves.
Everyone in the host family looks like a rich man.
Although the Cong family members are not well dressed, they are all in high spirits and obviously have no worries about food and drink.
Occasionally, there will be horses, cattle, and sheep running in the hills and mountains.
The hills and forests were not cultivated, so they became a paradise for herders.
Although there is no longer the thrill of galloping thousands of miles, the smile on the herdsman's face is very strong as he watches each cow and sheep gain weight.
What Kou Ji likes most are those children chasing each other on the road carrying school bags.
Some children were still riding on ox carts and donkey carts moving forward slowly.
Most of the people who are pulled are guilty.
But the children sitting in the car could not tell whether they were common people's children or criminal children.
Three or five of them gathered together, holding books, and looking around slyly. It was very interesting.
"Zhang Gong's meritorious service lasts forever..."
When Kou Ji entered Bohai Mansion, he sighed quietly.
The fact that the people and criminals in Liao were able to live in peace was all due to Zhang Zhibai.
The Liao Territory has changed from a war-torn situation in the past, where you and I fought over each other, to a prosperous scene where men farm and women weave. This is all due to Zhang Zhibai's many years of governing the Liao Territory.
Entered Bohai Mansion.
Kou Ji and others felt a little sad.
Only Liu Heng was laughing heartlessly.
The reason is that Liu Heng does not plan to follow Kou Ji to Han. He plans to go to Xiyang to help his son Liu Boxu manage Xiyang and give Liu Boxu some advice.
Kou Ji was not selfish in keeping Liu Heng close to him.
Liu Heng abandoned his son out of brotherhood and stayed with him in Bianjing for many years.
Now it's time to reunite with my son.
On the Bohaifu Pier.
Two large ships, different from other ships, docked on the shore.
The big ship is not only made of wood, but also has many iron sheets and iron angles.
More importantly, it is equipped with some bed crossbows, heavy crossbows and other weapons.
The sailors on the ship are more like soldiers.
It is said that a ship can accommodate more than 1,300 people and carry a lot of cargo.
Anyway, in Koji's eyes, these two ships were the largest ships he had ever seen in ancient times.
Kou Ji vaguely remembered that when Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty went to the Western Ocean, he used sea ships. The largest ones could carry a thousand people and a lot of cargo.
In other words, the two ships docked at Bohaifu Pier may have exceeded the large ships used by Zheng He on his voyages to the West.
Kou Ji felt that this was probably the limit of wooden boats.
Without specific reference materials, Kou Ji could only judge based on his own speculation.
Kou Ji ordered people to load the goods he had prepared for Liu Heng onto the ship. He watched as the people recruited by Liu Heng slowly boarded the two large ships, and some people boarded the small boats surrounding the two large ships.
Finally, I watched Liu Heng step onto the ladder to board the ship.
Liu Heng stood on the ladder and shouted to Kou Ji with red eyes, "Fourth brother, after I help that brat Bo Xu take care of Xiyang, I will go to Han to find you."
Kou Ji smiled and nodded, watching Liu Heng board the ship.
After watching Liu Heng slowly go away in the big boat, he smiled and said to Su Xun, Bao Zheng and Di Qing beside him: "Do you know why I am not sad?"
Su Xun, Bao Zheng, and Di Qing were stunned and shook their heads slowly.
Kou Ji said with a smile: "I bet he will drive a boat to the dock in Handi today today."
Di Qing was a little confused.
Su Xun and Bao Zheng also frowned.
The three of them waited for a while and couldn't figure it out, so Bao Zheng asked, "Why?"
Kou Ji laughed loudly and said: "Today's Xiyang is not yesterday's Xiyang. He said that he went back to Xiyang to help Liu Boxu manage the fiefdom? When he returns to Xiyang, he will find that besides helping Liu Boxu rectify his affairs,
Except for the troops and horses in Xiyang, nothing else can be done.
Did he help Liu Boxu govern Xiyang?
Liu Boxu taught him how to govern Xiyang, which is pretty much the same."
Bao Zheng and the others smiled when they heard this.
If you think about it carefully, what Kou Ji said is right.
Liu Heng has almost never governed a place since he became an official.
He was either working as a spy in the Imperial City Division, training troops on the border, or just like a bandit, occupying the Japanese country as a slave owner.
Today, Xiyang is a fiefdom of the Liu family, which needs officials and management.
Liu Heng didn't understand.
Liu Boxu had been training in Xiyang for many years, and under the guidance of many capable people, he had already become a qualified king of herdsmen.
He knew how to govern the place far better than Liu Heng.
Therefore, after Liu Heng arrived in Xiyang, what he faced was not the scene of educating his son, but the scene of being educated by his son.
Given Liu Heng's nature, he didn't want to be educated by his son.
So he won't be able to stay in Xiyang for long.
Kou Ji saw Liu Heng off and left Bohai Mansion with his people.
Bohai Mansion is more prosperous than when Su Xun left, and now it has become a pearl in Liao land.
Although its prosperity level is not as good as that of Jiangning Prefecture and Kaifeng Prefecture, it does not make too many concessions compared to other prefectures.
The food that can be eaten in Bianjing City is available in Bohai Prefecture, and most of the things that can be seen in Bianjing City are also available in Bohai Prefecture.
There are even many precious seafood that cannot be seen in Bianjing City.
But in Bohai Mansion, there are so many of them.
Kou Ji did not stay long.
Although Liangyuan is nice, it is not a place to stay for a long time.
Exiting Bohai Prefecture is the boundary of Linheng Prefecture.
Zhang Zhibai, the largest official in Liao Dynasty, was based in Linheng Mansion.
As soon as Kou Ji entered the boundary of Linheng Mansion, he saw Zhang Zhibai, who had a white beard and looked much older.
Kou Ji and others almost jumped out of the carriage and walked quickly to Zhang Zhibai.
Zhang Zhibai has aged much.
My waist is bent and I seem to have no strength in my legs. I need crutches to help me walk.
His body looked very thin, as if he could be blown over by a gust of wind.
But it was such a frail old man who managed the Liao land, which was devastated by war, into a prosperous granary of the Song Dynasty.
He has to pay more than Cai Qi, Lu Yijian, Li Di and Wang Sui.
Not only did he have to govern a huge territory of thousands of miles, he also had to reconcile the conflicts between the Han and Liao ethnic groups and suppress the crimes of more than 10 million people.
The effort expended cannot be compared to that of Cai Qi and others.
"Mr. Zhang, what kind of virtue and ability do you have for me to welcome you personally?"
Kou Ji rushed in front of Zhang Zhibai, supported Zhang Zhibai, and said with a wry smile.
Zhang Zhibai showed a smile to Kou Ji and said jokingly: "You, the Kou family, have become a saint. When an ordinary person like me sees a saint, he will naturally welcome him personally."
Kou Ji helped Zhang Zhibai sit aside and said in a dumbfounded voice, "I, the Kou family, are only a saint after my grandfather. Where do you start talking about becoming a saint?"
After Zhang Zhibai sat down, he held the crutches in both hands and said with a smile: "When your grandfather was in power, I was like a grass next to him.
He is so powerful that when he tries to point out the country, the most I can do is give him a few blows.
In the end, your grandfather made a hundred years of achievements, retired with great achievements, and was canonized in one fell swoop.
You little tiger is more majestic than your grandfather.
Not only did he get rid of all the bad policies of our Song Dynasty, but he also helped our Song Dynasty gain a huge territory.
Your grandfather was so powerful that everything around him was floating grass.
You look so powerful, but everything around you is dust.
Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Wen Yanbo, etc., which one is not a pearl?
I am just like dust beside you.
You have made great contributions to the Song Dynasty, and now that you have retired, you should be canonized in one fell swoop."
Kou Ji heard Zhang Zhibai's words and did not say anything modest. Instead, he looked at Zhang Zhibai suspiciously and asked: "You have always disliked flattery, but now you are old enough to do whatever you want, and you actually violated the rules." By flattering me out of conscience, have you done something to feel sorry for me?"
Zhang Zhibai instantly stared and shouted arrogantly: "What kind of person am I?"
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and stared at Zhang Zhibai.
Zhang Zhibai shouted without blushing, "Even if I do something sorry for you, what can you do to me?"
Kou Ji smiled bitterly and shook his head, "You are not someone who likes to cheat."
Zhang Zhibai muttered dissatisfiedly: "I have been following the rules all my life, and now that I have reached the age where I can be a gangster without being punished, wouldn't my life have been in vain if I don't do a few things that gangsters do?"
Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry and said: "You are right, you can do whatever you want. Even if you do something sorry for me, I can only forgive you."
Zhang Zhibai nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, "That's pretty much it..."
After saying this, Zhang Zhibai took out a roll of imperial edict from his sleeve and handed it to Kou Ji.
"The official's decree was given to you, and they were afraid that you would resist it, so they sent it to me, and I took it for you."
Kou Ji looked at the imperial edict in Zhang Zhibai's hand and sighed, but made no move.
Zhang Zhibai's face turned cold and he asked: "Why, you don't plan to give me this face?"
Kou Ji sighed again, "That's all, I still have to give you your old face. I've kept the imperial edict."
With that said, Kou Ji took the imperial decree and prepared to hand it to the attendant behind him.
Zhang Zhibai said hurriedly: "Don't you open it and take a look?"
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said, "What is there to see?"
Zhang Zhibai urged: "It's better to take a look."
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled, retracted his hand, unfolded the imperial edict, glanced at it, and was slightly stunned.
When Kou Ji was stunned, Zhang Zhibai asked in a low voice: "How?"
Kou Ji casually folded the imperial edict in his hand and handed it to the attendant behind him. He smiled and asked, "What can I do?"
Zhang Zhibai asked: "Don't you think the officials are fooling around? The officials set this precedent, and subsequent generations followed suit. Then the Song Dynasty would not return to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period overnight?"
Kou Ji said with a smile: "I'm not the imperial master, I can't teach the officials how to do things. The country doesn't belong to my family, whether it's the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, or the Qin and Han Dynasties, it has nothing to do with me."
Zhang Zhibai frowned and said: "Aren't you afraid that the Song Dynasty that you have managed for many years will be destroyed in one day?"
Kou Ji smiled calmly, "We cannot be the masters of future generations. If an unworthy descendant is born and ignores our custom-made rules and etiquette, it will be useless even if we leave the best things behind.
So you are simply overthinking."
Zhang Zhibai was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile and said: "That's right...the general trend of the world is like this. Whether the Song Dynasty can continue to be strong or not is up to us."
Kou Ji smiled and nodded.
Zhang Zhibai hesitated for a moment and whispered: "You should know in your heart that it's not that the officials don't believe you. It's just that you are in that position and you can't help yourself.
The officials have a big strategy in mind, so they have no choice but to take advantage of you.
There are some things that officials can't tell you now.
I don’t dare to leak the news.
But when the truth comes out in the future, you will understand everything.
You, the monarchs and ministers, have worked hand in hand for many years, and together you have reformed the bad government of the Song Dynasty, and together you have won a huge territory for our Song Dynasty, and together you have created this prosperous age.
There was no quarrel or fight.
Not to mention the monarch and his ministers turning against each other and fighting each other with swords.
The grace you have now, Kou Ji, will never be seen again by anyone throughout the ages.
It is rare to see an emperor with such a big ambition as an official.
You, a pair of extraordinary monarchs and ministers, are destined to be worshiped by thousands of people.
You brothers have known each other for many years and have a deep and profound love.
There is no need to make trouble and stay away from each other until death.
There should be no need to cut ties with each other."
Kou Ji stared at Zhang Zhibai and said with a smile: "You are joking. Such things as old age and death without contact and severing ties of friendship will never happen to me.
I, Kou Ji, will not let anyone down in the world.
I just worked hard for half my life and am tired.
Now that I am nearly forty years old, I can already call myself an old man.
It’s time to retire after success.”
Zhang Zhibai sighed and said, "You speak loudly, but I can still hear that you have resentment in your heart."
Kou Ji said frankly: "I have no grudges against the officials, and I have no grudges against the people of the world. I only grudge against power. Power has lost people's minds, and has caused the world to lose trust and friendship."
Now I want to put down my power, take a good look, and think about how to retain trust and friendship while having power."
Zhang Zhibai sighed: "Are you blaming the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty for not believing in you?"
Kou Ji was speechless.
Zhang Zhibai sighed: "That's right. In the past, everyone was your guest. They called themselves disciples and old friends in front of you. They all regarded you as their father.
When the real test comes, only two or three people can still sit next to you.
This is really hurtful.
This was also the case when I supported rural students.
When I support them, I am everything to them, and they are more filial to me than to their biological father.
But when they joined the officialdom and found out that I didn't help them get promoted, all of them showed their ugly faces.
Some seek refuge with others, some cut off relations with me, some pretend not to know me, and most of them avoid me.
But what saddens me the most is that when the traitor Wang Qinruo insulted me, the memorial to impeach me was actually written by one of them.
My mood at that time was similar to yours.
My heart felt like death, and I kept questioning myself, is it wrong to do good deeds?
Until finally, I figured it out.
What I want to do good deeds is to have a clear conscience. It is not to seek fame, nor to seek rewards, nor to train them to become my party members and obey my orders.
Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small.
As long as I accumulate virtue and do good deeds, I can live up to my own conscience.
As for whether those who receive kindness are good or evil, that is the fault of their husbands and parents and has nothing to do with me."
Kou Ji asked: "The person who received kindness not only did not repay the kindness, but actually repaid the kindness with hatred. What do you say?"
Zhang Zhibai stared at Kou Ji and said, "Just pretend that he has never received any kindness from me."
Kou Ji nodded and asked again, "What if kindness turns into revenge?"
Zhang Zhibai was stunned for a moment and muttered: "It's not fair to those who are kindhearted..."
Kou Ji nodded in agreement and said, "So it is better to show kindness than to show power."
Zhang Zhibai stared at Kou Ji in astonishment, "Is this the truth you have realized?"
Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "It's a pity that it's too late to wake up. If you keep giving you sweets, you may forget him soon. But if you break your legs with a stick, you will remember him forever."
Zhang Zhibai frowned into the character "Sichuan".