Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said unexpectedly: "Tubo? An Ziluo?"
Kou Zhong nodded slowly and whispered: "I also brought a lot of things, saying that I wanted to give them to the young master."
Kou Ji couldn't figure out why An Ziluo suddenly visited the Kou Mansion.
He frowned and ordered: "Take him to the side hall and wait while I change my clothes and I'll be there later."
Kou Zhong agreed and left Sijunyuan.
Kou Ji put on some clothes and was pushed to the side hall of Kou Mansion.
In the side hall of Kou Mansion, An Ziluo was sitting alone on a chair. After seeing Kou Ji, he quickly stood up and came to greet him.
"Brother Kou Xian..."
An Ziluo, dressed in a Tubo costume, walked up to Kou Ji and gave him a courtesy unique to the Tubo people.
Kou Ji looked him up and down and said with emotion: "Brother An is dressed like a Tubo man. I'm really not used to it."
Kou Ji asked An Ziluo to sit down.
After sitting down, An Ziluo smiled bitterly and said: "I had to deal with you Song people before, so I had to change into your Song people's clothes. Now that I want to go back to Qingtang, I naturally have to change into my Qingtang people's clothes."
Kou Ji said in astonishment: "Brother An is going back to Qingtang?"
An Ziluo nodded heavily.
Kou Ji wondered: "Why are you leaving in such a hurry? Although you have already paid your condolences to the late emperor, the New Year is coming soon, and envoys from various countries are staying in Bianjing, intending to congratulate me, the new emperor of the Song Dynasty, so as to bring the two countries closer.
Guanxi, why do you have to leave at this time?"
An Ziluo said frankly: "An has important matters and needs to return to Qingtang. But I, the Qingtang envoy, will not leave Bianjing."
After a pause, An Ziluo added: "An is just a deputy envoy in the Qingtang envoy, not a full envoy."
Kou Ji suddenly understood, nodded slowly and said: "Brother An is going back to Qingtang. He must be busy with government affairs and cannot delay it. Originally, I wanted to wait for the leg injury to get better and treat Brother An to a drink. Now it seems that I can only
It’s been postponed.”
An Ziluo said with emotion: "Kou Xiandi has such thoughts, An is already very happy. When An visits the Song Dynasty again, you and I can sit down and have a drink."
Kou Ji nodded and said, "Then it's settled."
An Ziluo waved to the door, and a Qingtang soldier entered the side hall holding a box.
An Ziluo pointed to the pure gold box in the hands of the soldiers in Qingtang and said to Kou Ji: "On the occasion of parting, I have a gift for brother Kou Xian. I hope brother Xian will not dislike it."
The Qingtang soldier handed the pure gold box to An Ziluo, and An Ziluo opened the pure gold box. It was filled with jade, gems, and agate.
Kou Ji glanced at it and roughly estimated the value of this box of jade, gems and other items.
It's worth about 30,000 guan, plus the pure gold box, even 30,000 guan won't be able to stop it.
Kou Ji has never received such an expensive parting gift.
Kou Ji looked at the box and the contents in it, frowned and said, "Brother An is giving something yellow and white as a gift, which is a bit vulgar."
An Ziluo heard the displeasure in Kou Ji's tone, and he said awkwardly: "When An came here, he brought a lot of things with him. He stayed in Bianjing for many days, and almost all of them were given away. Only the remaining things were left.
This box, and this box of jade.
Although it's a bit vulgar, the only thing An can get at the moment is this box."
Kou Ji stared at An Ziluo and said thoughtfully, "Why did Brother An give me such an expensive gift?"
An Ziluo stood up slowly and saluted: "Without the help of Brother Kou Xian, our clan Zanpu would not have been canonized by the imperial court. All of this is due to Brother Kou Xian, and An will naturally thank you."
The imperial court canonized Qingtang Zanpujiao Siluo?
Kou Ji had doubts in his heart, but said calmly: "I just agreed to say a few words to Brother An. It's purely out of friendship. Brother An shouldn't bring out these yellow and white things. It's just for nothing."
It has tarnished our friendship."
Hearing this, An Ziluo saluted again and solemnly said, "It's An Menglang."
After saying this, he asked the Qingtang soldiers to put away the pure gold box.
An Ziluo sighed to Kou Ji: "I have been in Bianjing for many days, and I have seen as many as a hundred Song officials. The only one who really doesn't care about yellow and white things is Kou Xiandi. : :
An admired Kou Xian's younger brother Gaoyi.
The virtuous brother should regard An as his friend, and An should treat the virtuous brother as his confidant.
If my dear brother can visit Qingtang in the future, Mr. An will definitely treat my dear brother well."
Kou Ji waved his hand and said: "Brother An is serious..."
After a pause, Kou Ji asked: "Brother An visited the Song Dynasty this time in order to unite the Song Dynasty to deal with Xixia. Now that the matter has not been completed, Brother An is in a hurry to go back, but what happened in Qingtang?
"
An Ziluo said in a deep voice: "It is inconvenient for An to tell me about this."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "It's me, Meng Lang..."
The two talked for a while, and then An Ziluo stood up and left.
Kou Ji sent An Ziluo to the door of the mansion before returning to the mansion.
After returning to the mansion, Kou Ji was not in a hurry to go back, but asked Kou Zhong with a puzzled look, "Has the imperial court canonized Qingtang Zanpujiao Siluo?"
Kou Zhong nodded and said: "The imperial court canonized Qingtang Zanpujiao Siluo as General Ningyuan. This matter was promoted by my master."
Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully, "No wonder An Ziluo gave me such a big gift."
Kou Zhong opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but did not speak.
He wanted to tell Kou Ji that An Ziluo had sent a heavier gift to Kou Zhun, but Kou Zhun accepted it without telling Kou Ji.
He also wanted to tell Kou Ji that when he was in the side hall just now, An Ziluo gave Kou Ji a heavy gift, and Kou Ji should accept it.
There is an unwritten rule in the imperial court. If a court official accepts a heavy gift from an envoy from a foreign country, it is not regarded as accepting a bribe. You can accept it with confidence and boldness.
But Kou Ji didn't accept An Ziluo's heavy gift because Kou Ji had his own motives. Kou Zhong was just a servant and he was not qualified to make decisions for Kou Ji.
Kou Ji didn't know Kou Zhong's thoughts. He sat on Kou's bus, thinking secretly and muttering to himself, "An Ziluo's purpose of going to the Song Dynasty has not been achieved, but he is in a hurry to go back? Could it be that there is something wrong with Qingtang's internal affairs?
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Thinking of this, Kou Ji shook his head and said, "If there really is a problem with Qingtang's internal affairs, then the Qingtang envoy might not be able to sit still. That means other things require him to go back."
"His purpose is to unite with the Song Dynasty and deal with Xixia. He also approached the Liao Dynasty before..."
Thinking of this, Kou Ji was suddenly stunned. He exclaimed: "Did the Liao people agree to conspire with Jiao Siluo?"
The more Kou Ji thought about it, the more he thought it was possible. He lowered his voice and said, "If the Liao people really agree to conspire with Jiao Siluo, then the Liao people's anomalies and An Ziluo's anomalies will make sense."
Kou Ji quickly turned around and asked Kou Zhong, "Where is my grandfather?"
Kou Zhong bowed and said, "Master still has an hour before he comes back from the palace."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Push me to my grandfather's room to wait for him."
Kou Zhong nodded and pushed Kou Ji to Kou Zhun's bedroom.
After waiting in Kou Zhun's bedroom for an hour, Kou Zhun finally came back from the palace.
As soon as Kou Zhun entered the door, he asked Kou Ji, "I heard that Qingtang deputy envoy An Ziluo is looking for you?"
Kou Ji did not answer Kou Zhun's question, but asked Kou Zhun to step back.
After Kou Zhunping retreated, and only his grandfather and grandson were left in the room, Kou Ji solemnly said: "Grandpa, the Liao people are going to conquer Xixia." Computer terminal::/
Kou Zhun was shocked by Kou Ji's words. He stared at Kou Ji for a long time before slowly coming back to his senses. Then he shook his head and said: "Impossible. If the Liao people want to conquer Xixia, they will definitely send heavy troops first and let them go." I am the Great Song Dynasty."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "But all signs indicate that the Liao people want to conquer Xixia. If the Liao people did not conquer Xixia, why did the Liao people show their kindness to me, the Song Dynasty, uncharacteristically?
In my Song Dynasty, the late emperor had just passed away, and the new emperor had just ascended the throne. The government was unstable and the government and the public were in turmoil.
For the Liao people, this was an excellent opportunity.
Because they know that the Song Dynasty will not use weapons at this time.
So they can deal with Xixia with confidence."
Kou Zhun frowned and whispered: "According to what you said, the Liao people showed their kindness to me, the Song Dynasty, to appease us and prevent us from taking the opportunity to cause trouble for them?"
Although the Song Dynasty will not use large-scale weapons and soldiers at this time, it is still possible to send out one or two small groups of soldiers and horses to cause chaos and pick peaches.
The Liao people frequently showed their goodwill to the Song Dynasty, probably to prevent the Song Dynasty from taking the opportunity to pick peaches.
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Not bad..."
Kou Zhun frowned and said, "But I haven't received any news..."
Kou Ji said seriously: "This is the cleverness of the Liao people. They hid it from me, the Song Dynasty, and planned secretly. They wanted to hide it from everyone, secretly deploy troops and generals, and then wait for me, the Song Dynasty, to react. , and captured Xixia in one fell swoop.
After they take Xixia, it will be too late if I, the Song Dynasty, want to take action."
Kou Zhun thought about Kou Ji's words and asked, "What you said are all your speculations? Do you have any evidence?"
Kou Jidao: "An Ziluo is my witness."
"An Ziluo?"
"good."
Kou Zhun thought carefully for a long time, glanced at Kou Ji and said, "You mean the Liao people agreed to cooperate with Jiao Siluo?"
Kou Ji nodded heavily and said: "Why did An Ziluo come to the Song Dynasty? It is to unite with the Liao people, or to unite with the Song Dynasty to deal with the Xixia people.
But now, Da Song has not promised to help him, but he wants to leave Da Song early.
The reason why he wants to leave early means that his goal has been achieved."
Kou Zhun narrowed his eyes and whispered: "According to your statement, it is possible that the Liao people really agreed to Qingtang. Aren't they afraid of falling into the pit dug by Qingtang and Xixia?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "Whether the Liao people will fall into the pit is hard to say. But it may be an opportunity for us."
Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and whispered: "Are you planning to let the imperial court take this opportunity to get a piece of the pie?"
Kou Ji nodded heavily.
Kou Zhun said in a deep voice: "This matter is of great importance and needs to be carefully observed. The military power is not in my hands. If I want the court to send troops, I must persuade Liu E and Cao Yu.
But at present, all these are just speculations by you and me, and there is no empirical evidence that the Liao people want to conquer Xixia.
I used your story to say that you would resign and go to Liu E and Cao Li. It would be difficult to convince them.
Just because of your speculation, we mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to go on an expedition, but the civil and military officials of the entire court would not agree."
Kou Ji sighed and said: "The Liao people concealed the news and were obviously planning a surprise attack. Before they launched a reactionary attack, they would not let us see their intentions. After they launched the attack, we would have seen through their intentions. It’s too late to react.”
After a pause, Kou Ji continued: "The battle between Liao and Xia, whether it is Liao victory or Xia victory, is not a good thing for our Song Dynasty."
Kou Zhun waved his hand and said: "You don't need to say anything about this matter. I will ask the spies from the court to pay close attention to this matter. I will also discuss with the Queen Mother and ask the Queen Mother to pay close attention to this matter. If we really have that opportunity, I will definitely advocate sending troops."
When Kou Ji heard this, he nodded slowly.
The grandfather and grandson chatted for a while longer before Kou Jicai left Kou Zhun's bedroom.
Kou Ji returned to the room, lay on the couch, and carefully recalled this period of history. After recalling it for a long time, he finally recalled this period of history.
In the fourth year of Tianxi reign of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Heng was seriously ill and bedridden. After the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu conquered Goryeo, he resumed his campaign against Xixia. In the name of hunting, he led 500,000 Liao troops south to conquer Xixia and returned with a great defeat.
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Because of Kou Ji's appearance, Zhao Heng, who still had two and a half years to live, died early.
Zhao Zhen ascended the throne early, and the Tianxi reign ended in the third year of Tianxi.
Tianxi will not appear again for four years.
But the ambition of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu did not stop because of the appearance of Kou Ji.
From his uncharacteristic show of goodwill to the Song Dynasty, we can see that his conquest of Xixia will definitely happen.
And just next year.
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Recalling this period of history, Kou Ji climbed up from the bed and wanted to talk to Kou Zhun.
But after sitting up, he hesitated again.
He couldn't tell Kou Zhun about history, but apart from history, he seemed to have finished telling Kou Zhun everything he could.
Kou Zhun also expressed his stance.
If he went to Kou Zhun again, he would just repeat the same old tune.
It would be better not to go than to go.
Kou Ji simply ended up on the bed and continued sleeping.
But knowing that there was bound to be a battle between Liao and Xia, he couldn't take the opportunity to do anything, which made him feel very itchy.
He tossed and turned in bed until the middle of the night before falling asleep.
The next few days.
After Kou Zhong entered the palace, he never came out again.
Kou Ji wanted to find out the news from him, but he couldn't find it.
Liu Heng and Cao Yi are still under detention and will not invite him out.
Kou Zhong kept following him when he was awake, reminding him not to go out and to rest in peace and recuperate.
With Kou Zhong watching over him, Kou Ji couldn't even think of leaving home.
He thought about it and finally decided to get the news from Zhao Zhen.
So he wrote a long letter and gave it to Uncle Fu, who asked him to deliver it to Zhao Zhen.
After Zhao Zhen got Kou Ji's letter, he quickly replied to Kou Ji.
After seeing the content of the letter, Kou Ji was speechless.
Although Zhao Zhen could not participate in the decision-making of major matters in the court, he was always involved throughout the process.
Therefore, he knows all the important events in the court.
When Kou Zhun learned that the Liao Kingdom was going to conquer Xixia, he went to Liu E and told Liu E the news, hoping that Liu E could take the opportunity to plan something.