When Kou Zhun heard Liu E's words, his heart beat wildly.
Ge Huaimin, who was following Kou Zhun from the side, almost screamed when he heard this.
Kou Zhun heard something was wrong from Liu E's words. He gritted his teeth and asked Liu E, "Where are the 150,000 troops led by Li Zhaoliang?"
Liu E remained silent and did not answer.
Kou Zhun and Ge Huaimin both had a bad premonition in their hearts.
Kou Zhun was just about to continue asking questions.
Then Liu E said: "If Wei Zhong is defeated and Zhong Shiheng cannot withstand the Xixia troops, the imperial court can send a second group of troops to support him."
Kou Zhun wanted to pursue Liu E to get to the bottom of the matter, but Ge Huaimin said anxiously from the side: "If the imperial court wants to send a second group of troops, it needs to be done as soon as possible. I am afraid that if it is too late, the two of them and the troops under their command will be killed."
By the Zhou River.”
Kou Zhun gritted his teeth, stared at Liu E, and asked: "Is the Queen Mother still unwilling to tell Li Zhaoliang's whereabouts?"
Liu E glanced at Kou Zhun and said calmly: "As the saying goes, if a general is away, military orders will be ignored. They have left Bianjing City, and the Ai family cannot know their movements well.
Even the Ai family don't know where they are, how can they tell you?"
Liu E was obviously lying, but Kou Zhun was still concerned about the lives of the two of them and did not discuss the matter with Liu E in depth.
Immediately, he ordered people to ring the bell in the imperial city, summoned all the officials, and discussed the matter.
Finally, it was decided that the right prison guard, General Gao Chugong, would lead a hundred thousand troops and rush to the banks of the Lingzhou River to rescue the two men.
To ensure nothing goes wrong.
Kou Zhun appointed Li Di, the Minister of Household Affairs, as the supervisor of the army, and accompanied Gao Chugong on the expedition.
As Gao Chugong led the troops to the expedition.
The people of Bianjing City, who had been bustling for several months, seemed to have a bucket of cold water poured on the hot fire. It began to become tepid, and even tended to gradually extinguish.
People are always more likely to accept great joy, but are unwilling to accept great sorrow.
In this period of great tragedy, it is natural that more and more people are drinking alcohol.
Before Kou Zhun returned home, Wang Zeng, who was extremely drunk, staggered into Kou's house.
Kou Zhong was training Zhang Yuan in an inconspicuous room. When he heard the disciple came to report that Wang Zeng had broken into the mansion drunk, he hurriedly abandoned Zhang Yuan and went to see Wang Zeng.
When Kou Zhong saw Wang Zeng, Wang Zeng was pacing in the side hall of the Kou Mansion, and he was muttering curses in a low voice.
Kou Zhong walked to the door of the side hall and was startled when he heard one or two words. He quickly had someone seal the door of the side hall and hurriedly went to the yard where the craftsman was to find Kou Ji.
Ever since Kou Ji learned that Li Yuanhao had defeated Yelu Longxu in Dingzhou, he rushed into the courtyard where the craftsmen were and never came out again.
When Kou Zhong saw Kou Ji, Kou Ji was squatting on the ground, looking at a pile of round iron blocks in a daze.
He took three steps and two steps at a time, stepped forward, and shouted urgently: "Young Master, this is terrible."
Kou Ji was thinking about the problem when he was suddenly disturbed. He was a little unhappy. He frowned and said, "It's nothing important. Don't disturb me."
From the moment Kou Ji entered the yard where the craftsmen were and put on the craftsmen's aprons, he became different from before.
In the past, even if Kou Ji was not gentle and elegant, he was still a person with little temper.
But after entering the yard where the craftsman was, Kou Ji seemed to have become a being that could not be doubted or disturbed, similar to a king, similar to an authoritative existence.
He has a little more power and domineering power.
Kou Zhong didn't care about Kou Ji's mood now, he still shouted anxiously: "Wang Zeng is here, drunk, and all he says are treasonous things.
Every sentence is fatal.
The old servant did not dare to stop him, so he was temporarily left in the side hall.
Go and have a look."
When Kou Ji heard this, his frown relaxed a lot.
He dropped the iron block in his hand, took off his apron, covered the drill tools on the side, and said in a deep voice: "I'll go take a look..."
Kou Ji didn't change his clothes, and entered the side hall wearing the clothes stained with iron foam.
"Liu E! You witch!"
As soon as he entered the side hall, he heard Wang Zeng cursed drunkenly.
Hearing this, Kou Ji frowned and ordered Kou Zhong behind him, "Shut up..."
Kou Zhong nodded quickly.
In fact, even if Kou Ji didn't give instructions, Kou Zhong would tell the servants in the house who heard Wang Zeng's nonsense to shut up.
Kou Ji entered the side hall, met Wang Zeng who was staggering, and whispered: "Uncle Shi, you have drunk too much. My nephew will help you go down to rest."
"Drink too much?"
Wang Zeng sneered, "Am I going to drink too much? Why do I still remember what happened in the court after drinking too much? I still remember what happened in the court, which means I haven't drank too much, and I haven't drunk enough."
What Wang Zeng said was like a tongue twister, and others may not understand his meaning.
But Kou Ji could hear the meaning behind his words.
Since Ge Huaimin came to Beijing to ask for help, the movements of the 150,000 troops led by Li Zhaoliang have become a matter of continuous concern to the civil and military officials of the court.
But as of today, ten days have passed.
Liu E still gritted her teeth and did not let go.
So far, no one except Liu E and Cao Lili knows where the 150,000 troops led by Li Zhaoliang have gone.
However, the 150,000 soldiers and horses led by Li Zhaoliang played a vital role in the Song Dynasty's battlefield against Xixia.
Without knowing the movements of the 150,000 soldiers and horses led by Li Zhaoliang, the Song Dynasty's war against Xixia could change at any time.
Li Deming defeated Yelu Longxu. Although the Liao army did not withdraw from Xixia and was still entangled with Xixia troops, the two sides did not fight another large-scale war.
Although small-scale frictions continued, it was obvious that both sides were testing each other.
Once both sides have figured out each other's true identity, they will decide whether to continue the war or negotiate peace.
This cycle will not be too long.
If the two sides decide to continue fighting, then the Song Dynasty will still have time to continue to entangle.
But once the two parties negotiate a peace.
Then the Xixia King Li Deming, who had just defeated the Liao people, would attack the Song Dynasty in the most ferocious way.
Even if the Song Dynasty can block Li Deming's counterattack by then, it will still be injured.
Even the territories of Xixia that were just taken over will be taken back by others.
Maybe the Song Dynasty will lose one or two states because of this.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty saw this, so they frequently asked Liu E about the whereabouts of the troops led by Li Zhaoliang.
But Liu E refused to say a word.
The military power is in Liu E's hands. If Liu E insists on going her own way, no one can do anything about her.
Wang Zeng hated himself for being unable to do anything about this matter, so he drank to drown his sorrows.
Kou Ji helped Wang Zeng out of the side hall and rested in a wing of the house.
He stayed with Wang Zeng and listened to Wang Zeng scolding Liu E. He waited until Wang Zeng was tired of scolding Liu E and fell asleep, then he left the wing.
He found Kou Zhong, who was telling the servants to shut up, and asked, "My grandfather hasn't come back from the palace yet?"
Kou Zhong shook his head.
Kou Ji returned to the yard, changed his clothes, and left the house.
He walked around in front of a pharmacy.
He didn't originally plan to come to this place.
But now in order to know the whereabouts of the troops led by Li Zhaoliang as soon as possible, he had to come.
Entering the pharmacy, I showed my waist badge.
The clerk from the pharmacy took Kou Ji to the backyard of the pharmacy and saw the gray-haired old man.
"Boy...you're here again..."
The old man spoke in his sharp voice, looking at Koji with eyes full of teasing.
Kou Ji stared at him and asked straight to the point without any unnecessary nonsense: "Where did the troops led by Li Zhaoliang go?"
The old man made the medicine and laughed in a low voice: "We guessed that you would come over."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "I didn't come here to catch up with you."
The old man dropped the medicine hammer, stared at Kou Ji with a half-smile and said: "How can our family know the news that not even the civil and military officials of the dynasty know?"
Kou Ji said coldly: "Don't pretend to be confused after me. I reminded Chen Lin to send people to keep an eye on Yelu Longxu's movements. Although he didn't give me any news, I am convinced that your people must be in Xixia. Li Zhaoliang
You must also know the movements of the 150,000 troops and horses he leads.
tell me!"
The old man stared at Kou Ji, and the smile on his face suddenly faded, and he said lightly: "In business, there is always going to be some coming and going. Let's tell you the news we know, and what can you do to us?
Home what?”
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows, "What do you want?"
The old man's eyes moved away from Kou Ji and fell on the courtyard wall not far from Kou Ji. He said quietly: "I want him!"
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a low voice: "You want the dumb tiger? It seems that your people have lost a lot in Xixia, otherwise you wouldn't be able to care about the dumb tiger."
The old man withdrew his gaze, fell on Kou Ji, and reminded him coldly: "You don't need to take care of our affairs, and you don't have the right to take care of it."
Kou Ji stared at him and asked: "It seems that you have been selling information a lot, otherwise you wouldn't be able to take the opportunity to blackmail people."
"snort!"
The old man snorted coldly and said nothing.
Kou Ji said disdainfully: "But why should I be blackmailed by you? I asked about Li Zhaoliang's whereabouts for the sake of your master and to protect your master's country.
Since you regard the safety of your master's country and country as a business.
So what do I care about?
Even if the Xixia people defeat the Zhezhong family, even if the Xixia people come to Bianjing City, what does it have to do with me?"
Kou Ji dropped these words and walked away.
Those who wanted to take the opportunity to attack Qiu Feng might have made the wrong calculation.
Seeing that Kou Ji had seen through his thoughts, the old man gritted his teeth and whispered: "Xiazhou... Wanjingkou... Baichi City..."
When Kou Ji heard these three place names, he paused, turned around, stared at the old man and said coldly: "You still know a little bit about the importance. Don't put your plans on me in the future. I am my own person."
If I don’t open my mouth, no one can take it away.
Others are afraid of you, but I'm not afraid of you. How can I be afraid of you guys who can't stand up to the stage?"
The old man's expression changed and he said coldly: "Ghosts can eat people."
Kou Ji sneered and said, "That will have to wait until you grow a good set of teeth."
After saying these words, Kou Ji stopped talking to the old man and left the pharmacy with his sleeves waving.
The old man stared at Kou Ji's leaving figure with a gloomy look on his face.
I don’t know what to think anymore.
Kou Ji returned to his house, spread out the map of Xixia, searched carefully on the map, and found the three places mentioned by the old man.
"Xiazhou... Wanjingkou... Baichi City..."
"This is to go along the outside of the Great Wall and around to the rear of Lingzhou. I want to attack Lingzhou with the soldiers and horses from the Zhezhong and Zhezhong families, capture Lingzhou in one fell swoop, and drive the Xixia people out of the Great Wall completely."
"The idea is good, and the layout is good. If it comes to fruition, it will be a great achievement. No wonder Liu E kept silent. She is holding back her bad intentions. Now how ruthlessly the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty impeach her will wait until Lingzhou
After being captured, how ruthless will her counterattack be?"
"..."
Kou Ji figured out the whereabouts of the troops led by Li Zhaoliang, and after calculating Li Zhaoliang's purpose, he felt a lot more relaxed.
He was really afraid that Liu E, Ding Wei, and Cao might do something wrong at this juncture with these three people.
It would be great fun if Liu E, Ding Wei, and Cao used the three of them to see the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses making frequent profits in Xixia, and then become confident enough to recapture the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and then start a war with the Liao people.
Simply put, these three guys are not that stupid. They know how big their appetite is and how much they eat, and they are not greedy.
After understanding Liu E's purpose, Kou Ji wrote a letter and asked Kou Zhong to send someone to the palace to give it to Kou Zhun.
Kou Zhun never came out since he accompanied Ge Huaimin into the palace.
He kept asking Liu E about the whereabouts of Li Zhaoliang's troops.
Liu E refused to talk, so he refused to leave the palace, and now they are in a stalemate.
Kou Ji sent his speculation to the palace to reassure Kou Zhun.
Facts have proved that although Kou Zhun, the great steward of the Song Dynasty, was a bit domineering, he was still devoted to the Song Dynasty.
After understanding Liu E's purpose, Kou Ji was too lazy to go to the yard where the craftsmen were and continue to suffer.
However.
He did not go to the yard where the craftsmen were, but the craftsmen came to the door.
They dragged Kou Ji with them, determined to make him take them and finish the few things that Kou Ji had designed.
Kou Ji couldn't defeat the craftsmen, so he could only accompany them and continue to mess around in the workshop of his house.
After a while, it takes seven or eight days.
The night after July 8th.
A group of broken cavalry, protecting the disgraced Ding Wei, broke into Bianjing City.
The originally silent city of Bianjing began to boil with the appearance of Ding Wei and his entourage.
The moment Ding Wei appeared in Bianjing City, the palace bells rang, and all the civil and military officials of the court appeared in Chui Gong Hall under the moonlight.
On the Chui Gong Hall.
The disheveled Ding Wei wailed loudly, "Officials, empress, something big has happened! That guy Li Zhaoliang is greedy for success. He privately leads troops and wants to raid Huaizhou. He wants to use Huaizhou as a foundation to capture Xingzhou in Xixia
, Jingzhou, Shunzhou and Lingzhou, eradicating Xixia in one fell swoop.
But as soon as the soldiers and horses he led arrived at Huaizhou City, they ran into the Liao army who was going to attack Huaizhou City.
The two sides fought a battle outside Huaizhou City.
Li Zhaoliang's fellow was killed in front of his horse by the Liao formation. The 150,000 troops were killed and captured by the Liao people, and all were lost.
Under the escort of two thousand fine cavalry, I barely escaped from Huaizhou."
All civil and military officials in the court were shocked when they heard this.
The 150,000 soldiers and horses led by Li Zhaoliang fought against the Liao people on the territory of the Xixia people?
The 150,000 troops and horses are gone?
Li Zhaoliang was also killed?
No matter how the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty listened to it, they all felt like they were listening to a book from heaven.
Unfortunately, these words came from the mouth of Ding Wei, the supervisor. They couldn't believe it.
When Cao Wei heard this, he went out with his eyes wide open and shouted: "Li Zhaoliang is a tiger in the generals. He has been fighting for many years and has always behaved well. How could he be greedy for success and rush forward? How could he fight with the Liao people on the territory of Xixia?"
You are obviously talking nonsense!"
When the warriors heard what Cao Wei said, they all questioned Ding Wei.