"Your Highness, why didn't you kill him on the spot? Even if we killed them, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty would not dare to do anything to us!"
A Liao man came close to the young Liao man and whispered.
The young man from Liao glared at him and said in a deep voice: "What is the purpose of our trip to the Song Dynasty? It is to increase the annual coins. We were worried that we could not find an excuse to attack the Song people, and now Kou Ji has beaten us.
People have given us a good excuse.
If we don't kill him, the fault lies with him, not us.
If we kill him, it will be our fault, so what can we do to threaten the Song people?"
"Your Highness is still thoughtful..."
"Hmph... go back to the inn and send someone to convey the Tubo people's wishes back to my father."
"yes……"
…
Outside the Daxiangguo Temple.
Kou Ji and his party walked out of the gate of Daxiangguo Temple, and An Ziluo followed closely and caught up with them.
An Ziluo came closer to Kou Ji and said with a smile, "Can I invite you to sit at the inn?"
Kou Ji bowed his hands to An Ziluo and said with a smile: "It should be so."
Kou Ji accompanied An Ziluo to the inn where the Tubo people lived.
On the way, Kou Ji smiled and said, "You asked for help just now, but I haven't thanked you yet."
An Ziluo shook his head and said with a smile: "It's just a casual word, it doesn't count as help."
In the Daxiangguo Temple, before the Liao people said harsh words, An Ziluo wanted to take advantage of the Liao people's unpreparedness and take Kou Ji away.
He wanted to just get rid of the matter, but he didn't expect that the Liao people were staring at Kou Ji closely and had no intention of letting him go.
Kou Ji smiled and said, "I'm very grateful that you can help me. It doesn't matter whether you help me or not."
An Ziluo hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Aren't you afraid of the Liao people?"
Kou Ji looked at him and said with a smile: "Why should I be afraid of the Liao people?"
An Ziluo pondered: "As far as I know, you Song people have always been at a disadvantage when facing the Liao people."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "This does not include me."
An Ziluo nodded slowly and said with a smile, "You are an interesting person."
Kou Ji looked at him and said, "You too..."
An Ziluo shook his head and said nothing.
After walking a few more steps, An Ziluo suddenly said: "The Liao people will never give up. You should make preparations early."
Kou Ji nodded and said, "I know it well..."
The group of people arrived at the inn.
An Ziluo took Kou Ji and others to the hall of the inn and asked Kou Ji and others to sit down.
Then he asked the cook who came with him to cook some special food unique to Qingtang to entertain the three of Kou Ji.
On the dinner table.
An Ziluo poured wine for Kou Ji frequently. Kou Ji stared at him and said with a smile, "Brother An, isn't he too eager for the three of us?"
When An Ziluo heard this, the smile on his face froze.
He did not answer Kou Ji's question, but sighed deeply and said to Kou Ji: "Brother Kou Xian, does he know why I went to the Daxiangguo Temple to have a private meeting with the Liao people?"
Kou Ji shook his head.
An Ziluo sighed and said: "In order to unite the Liao people and deal with Xixia."
Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak, An Ziluo continued: "Li Deming, the king of Xixia, is very ambitious and wants to occupy our Qingtang. In recent years, he has frequently sent troops and horses to harass our border area of Qingtang as a test.
Our clan Zanpu feels deeply in danger, so we want to unite with the Liao people to deal with Xixia."
Hearing this, Kou Ji was thoughtful. After a long time, he looked at An Ziluo and said, "The Liao people didn't agree?"
An Ziluo shook his head.
Kou Ji said again: "So you keep showing your kindness to me because you want to borrow my power to help you speak in the court and lend me the power of the Song Dynasty to deal with Xixia?"
An Ziluo nodded heavily and praised: "Brother Kou Xian is indeed a smart man, he can tell the truth at once."
Kou Ji pondered and said: "The new king of my dynasty has just ascended the throne and has not yet firmly established himself on the throne, so I may not agree to help you."
Hearing this, An Ziluo gritted his teeth and said: "In recent years, our clan, Zanpu, has frequently shown goodwill to the Song Dynasty. For the sake of the Song Dynasty, we have even gone against Xixia again and again. Now that I, Qingtang, are in danger, and you, the Song Dynasty, are not willing to help, then
I, Qingtang, will never help Da Song again.
Once the Xixia people annex our Qingtang, your Song Dynasty will be next."
Kou Ji glanced at An Ziluo and said quietly: "I still understand the principle of dying lips and cold teeth."
An Ziluo gritted his teeth and said: "Since you understand the meaning of lips dying and teeth cold, why don't you help us Qingtang?"
Kou Ji looked at An Ziluo and said seriously: "Help your Qingtang destroy Xixia, can you guarantee that your Qingtang will not become the second Xixia?"
Hearing this, An Ziluo closed his mouth and said nothing.
He is not the king of Qingtang, nor is he the Zanpu of Qingtang. He cannot decide the future of Qingtang.
If he made such a promise, Kou Ji wouldn't believe it.
Kou Ji looked at An Ziluo who said nothing, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for the hospitality, farewell!"
Immediately, Kou Ji called Liu Heng, who was staring at An Ziluo's sister, and pushed him to leave.
When Kou Ji and his party walked to the door, An Ziluo stood up suddenly and said, "I can't guarantee whether Qingtang will become the second Xixia, but I can guarantee that I will never offend the Song Dynasty in my lifetime."
Kou Ji turned his back to An Ziluo and reminded: "Brother An, you are a little impatient... Although Xixia is ambitious, it may not be able to win Qingtang."
Qingtang is now in danger under Xixia's attack, but Kou Ji knows that Xixia cannot take Qingtang.
In the future, Xixia will establish a country, defeat the Song Dynasty, and defeat the Liao Kingdom, but they can only take the small Qingtang, and there is nothing they can do.
Because there are two people in Qingtang, one is Qingtang Zanpujiao Siluo, and the other is An Ziluo.
The former can be called a generation of heroes. When Qingtang was experiencing internal and external troubles, he could quickly clean up the internal rebellion and organize troops to deal with the hero Li Yuanhao who led the army to attack.
The latter can be called a generation of fierce generals. When the Xixia army was at its peak and its strength was strongest, he fought fiercely with Li Yuanhao for more than two hundred days and defeated him.
It was precisely because he knew what An Ziluo would do in the future that Kou Ji agreed to his invitation and came to this inn.
Seeing that Kou Ji was about to leave, An Ziluo said anxiously: "Li Deming, the king of Xixia, violated the imperial system and wanted to build a palace in Lingzhou... The next step is to proclaim himself emperor!"
The implication is that after Li Deming became emperor, he would definitely not be satisfied with the current Xixia territory, but would definitely fight in the north and south.
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "I know about this..."
After a pause, Kou Ji added: "I will help you talk to the court about the Qingtang matter. I won't guarantee whether it can happen."
Hearing this, An Ziluo bowed gratefully, "Thank you..."
"Walk……"
Kou Ji gave an order in a low voice.
Liu Heng pushed Kou Ji and left the inn.
After Kou Ji left, An Ziluo's sister came up to him and complained: "Brother, you are also a person of status in Qingtang, why do you need to beg them in a low voice?"
An Ziluo touched his sister's head and sighed: "That's because my Qingtang is not strong enough. Not only is it not strong enough, but it also suffers from internal and external troubles... Bu Wen and Bu Qi are very ambitious and want to replace Zamp, so they secretly win over Bu
The young Qingtang nobles defected to him. Now Zanpu can still suppress him. Once the Xixia people invade our Qingtang, Wen Buqi will definitely take action.
If I, Qingtang, cannot survive this disaster, I will die.
So we have to ask people from Liao and Song."
At the mention of Wen Buqi, An Ziluo's sister's face wrinkled up.
Obviously, Wen Buqi's impression on her was not good, or even very bad.
…
Left the inn.
Kou Ji and the others did not return to the house.
Instead, he turned around and went to the garden of Cao Mansion in the outer city.
After arriving in the garden, Cao Yi sent his servants away, and there were only three of them left in the garden.
Cao Yi sat on the stone bench opposite Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that we would encounter so many things just when we were out for fun. Not only did we meet Yelu Angkor, the fourth prince of Liao Kingdom, but also
An Ziluo, the subordinate of Si Luo, the protagonist of Qing Tang.
Now that we have a grudge against Yelu Angkor, Yelu Angkor will definitely not let it go.
According to Yelu Angkor's past style, he will definitely make a big fuss out of this incident.
The court will definitely hold the three of us accountable when the time comes.
What do we do now?"
That's right, the young Liao man in the Grand Prime Minister's Temple is none other than the fourth prince of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Angkor.
Kou Ji and others knew his identity as early as when the Liao people who followed him revealed his identity.
The reason why Kou Ji pretended not to know Yelu Angkor was purely to humiliate him.
Kou Ji tapped the armrest of Kou's bus with his fingers and said in deep thought: "Yelü Angkor is nothing to be afraid of..."
When Cao Yi heard this, he stood up suddenly, glared, and shouted: "Isn't it enough to be afraid? Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, many people have pointed fingers at the Liao people, and even taken action directly. Do you know where these people are now?
Their heads were chopped off and sent to the Liao Kingdom."
Kou Ji glanced at Cao Yi and said: "With the status of the three of us, will our heads be chopped off and sent to the Liao Kingdom?"
Cao Yi gritted his teeth and said, "It depends on whether our family will protect us or not."
Cao Ji looked at Kou Ji and said seriously: "If the government doesn't protect us, the imperial court will not be soft on us."
Liu Heng hummed and said, "What are you afraid of? If the imperial court really wants the heads of the three of us, we will escape from Bianjing City and occupy a hilltop to become the king of the mountain."
Kou Ji felt that Cao Yi was a little panicked, so he comforted him: "Don't worry... I was the one who started the matter. I will naturally save the lives of both of you."
Cao Yi pursed his lips and said nothing.
Kou Ji said quietly: "The Liao people are not scary... the real scary thing is our own people..."
If the imperial court had not repeatedly shown weakness and compromised to the Liao people, the Liao people would not have been coddled into being so domineering.
Kou Ji looked at Cao Ji and said with a smile: "I have never lost in a fight with my own people. So you can rest assured that I can save our heads in the hands of my own people."
Cao Yi had a gloomy face and nodded stiffly.
Liu Heng said: "I can trust Fourth Brother."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said: "The affairs of the Sixth Division have just come to an end. I wanted to be quiet for a while, but I didn't expect to offend the Liao people. It also got involved in the war between Qingtang and Xixia..."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and then said: "Since we are involved, we cannot avoid it and must participate."
Cao Yi stared at Kou Ji in astonishment and said, "You really want to speak for Qingtang."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Why don't you speak for Qingtang? Qingtang and Xixia are both vassals of our Song Dynasty. I, the Song Dynasty, reward Xixia every year and win over Xixia. Instead of making Xixia obedient, it cultivates Xixia's ambition."
I, the Song Dynasty, don't want to see Qingtang, but Qingtang has been showing favor to me, the Song Dynasty, and even went against Xixia many times for my sake, the Song Dynasty.
We can obviously leave the Xixia people behind, go to the Qingtang people, and support Qingtang to fight against Xixia.
Why waste time on Xixia people?"
Cao Yi said in a deep voice: "Winning over the Xixia people is the idea of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces. It is absolutely impossible for them to abandon the Xixia people and help the Qingtang people."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said quietly: "You have to try. If it doesn't work, then I will help Qingtang alone."
Cao Yan questioned: "What can you do alone?"
Before Kou Ji could speak, Cao Ji said seriously: "You can't do anything."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "There are many things I can do."
Cao Yi opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but in the end he held back.
But he obviously didn't believe what Kou Ji said.
"Then let's break up."
Seeing that Cao Ji had no intention of continuing the conversation, Kou Ji spoke.
Cao Yi and Liu Heng nodded in unison.
Kou Ji warned: "When you two return to the house, tell the truth to the house what happened today. Then send someone to tell me the house's reaction."
Cao Yi and Liu Heng nodded again.
After Cao Yi saw Kou Ji off, Liu Heng left Cao's garden and returned to the garden.
He followed Kou Ji and Liu Heng today. They were reckless. He was very flustered and needed to calm down.
Liu Heng pushed Kou Ji back to the Kou Mansion, handed Kou Ji over to the servants of the Kou Mansion, and went back alone.
Kou Jigang returned to Kou's house through the back door.
He saw Kou Zhong hurried to his side and said in a deep voice: "Young Master, I'm looking for you, I don't look good..."
Hearing this, Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Kou Zhun probably already knew what he did in Daxiangguo Temple.
Kou Ji ordered the servant pushing him: "Send me to see my grandfather."
The servant agreed and pushed Kou Ji forward.
After walking two steps, Kou Ji seemed to have thought of something and asked Kou Zhong who was following him, "Is there any letter from Huazhou today?"
Kou Zhong shook his head in shock.
Kou Ji said: "When I left the house today, I bumped into a young man. He claimed to be from Huazhou and was my brother."
Kou Zhong said with a look of astonishment: "Isn't the young master the only son in the family?"
Kou Jiqian said to Kou Zhong: "He said that my father took his mother as a concubine. He was adopted by my father and became my father's son."
Kou Zhong said in shock: "Is there still such a thing?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "That man's words are 30% true and 70% false. It's hard for people to tell. Send someone to Huazhou to ask my father for a clear explanation."
Kou Zhong pondered and nodded: "Old servant understands..."
After a pause, he asked: "Do you want to tell the master about this?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "No need... Grandpa is so busy dealing with government affairs every day, it's not good to bother him with such things again."
Kou Zhong nodded.
While talking, the servant had already pushed Kou Ji to the garden where Kou Zhun was.
Kou Zhun sat in the garden with an expressionless face. When Kou Ji appeared, he asked coldly: "I heard that you bumped into the Liao envoy at Daxiangguo Temple today and injured someone?"
Kou Ji didn't hide anything and nodded slowly.
Kou Zhun asked: "Did you know that the person you bumped into was the fourth prince of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Angkor, and the people you beat were also the people of the fourth prince of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Angkor. Now, Yelu Angkor has made a fuss in the court and threatened to take revenge.
The three of you have vented your anger and want to add one hundred thousand coins. Otherwise, after the spring of next year, the Liao people will come to the city.
you say!
Do you want me to take your head and vent my anger on the Liao people?!"