After listening to the old man's words, Kou Ji's mouth twitched, but he was unable to complain.
The Song Dynasty had so many deceitful military systems that even if he complained about them, he would never stop complaining about them.
Take the army defense change system as an example. Before the Song Dynasty, half of the army's defense changes were the soldiers staying behind and the generals running around.
After the Song Dynasty, the same was true for army changes in defense.
However, the Song Dynasty was a weird one.
The generals remain motionless and the troops move.
Soldiers from the south will be moved to the north, and soldiers from the north will be moved to the south.
Soldiers from the east will be mobilized to the west, and soldiers from the west will be mobilized to the east.
Basically there are no rules at all, everything depends on whether the big bosses in the court are happy or not.
If they are happy, they may ask their soldiers to change defenses across a state. If they are unhappy, they may ask their soldiers to change defenses across the territory of the Song Dynasty.
Let’s not talk about the problem of mobilizing soldiers in this way. The soldiers will be killed and injured due to their incompatibility with the climate.
Just the time required during the transfer process is unimaginable.
Some of the soldiers among them are always running on the road of mobilizing and changing defenses.
They had just been transferred to one location, and before they could even take root, they immediately received the transfer order and rushed to the next location.
Such a ridiculous scene was the norm in the Song Dynasty.
In order to prevent others from imitating him and seizing the Zhao family's empire, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin really did everything he could to prevent the slightest change.
After the old man's reminder, Kou Ji thought of a problem. Yang Wenguang implemented the policy of elite soldiers in the Baosai Army. When he selected the soldiers and horses, it was time for the soldiers and horses under his command to change defenses.
Then wouldn't it mean that the elite soldiers he selected became other people's wedding clothes and performed useless work?
"Do you think General Yang is doing useless work?"
The old man seemed to understand Kou Ji's thoughts and asked.
Kou Ji did not hesitate, nodded slowly and said: "You should have noticed it, right?"
The old man nodded, "It seems that I can see it. I believe that General Yang also knows this truth. But he still did it."
After hesitating for a moment, the old man said: "The little old man thinks that General Yang probably thinks that someone must do this kind of thing. Doing a little or less is better than doing nothing."
Kou Ji sighed and said nothing.
He chatted with the old man for a while and then asked the old man to go to bed.
He did not rush to sleep, but found Kou Zhong and asked Kou Zhong to prepare some cloth, salt and other items.
Although the Baosai Army in Baozhou was much better off thanks to the joint efforts of him and Chen Lin, its foundation was too weak and there were still things missing.
Kou Ji can only help them as much as possible.
Kou Zhong worked hard all night, preparing more than thirty carriages for them, and personally went to the transfer office to issue guidance for the old man and others to cross the border.
The next day, when the sun was shining brightly.
Kou Ji handed the carriage to the old man, and the old man led the men and escorted the supplies out of Bianjing City.
Kou Ji originally planned to keep them in Bianjing for one more day.
But they didn't want to wait any longer.
In their words, they wanted to rush back to Baozhou to help those families who were left alone to harvest wheat.
But Kou Ji could see that they were simply short of money and unwilling to cause him any trouble.
They did not refuse the things Kou Ji prepared for them.
In their opinion, they have promised their lives to Kou Ji. They will help Kou Ji raise horses for the rest of their lives, and will help Kou Ji fight tooth and nail when necessary.
Although they do not have the status of Buqu retainers, they are similar to Buqu retainers.
There is nothing wrong with them taking some things from Koji.
Kou Ji sent the old man and his party outside the city, then slowly rode his donkey back to Bianjing City.
As soon as we entered the city, we saw countless people rushing to the vegetable market.
Only then did he remember that today was the day when Ding Wei Chu beheaded.
These common people probably went to watch Ding Wei being beheaded.
Kou Ji did not go to watch Ding Wei being beheaded, but rode his donkey back to the house.
Ding said that being beheaded was nothing good to Kou Ji.
There will be no recurrence of this matter.
Because the only person who can save Ding Wei is now living in seclusion in the deep palace.
After three quarters past noon.
The news that Ding Wei was beheaded and the people were scrambling to cook cakes made of human blood spread throughout Bianjing.
A generation of powerful traitor Ding Wei came to an end.
Ding's house was confiscated, and the property Ding Wei purchased in his hometown was also confiscated.
It is said that the property purchased by Ding Wei in his hometown was found to have a total value of more than 3 million yuan, and there were hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land.
Ding Wei's mansion in Bianjing City was confiscated with 1.3 million yuan, as well as three properties in Zhuangzi outside the city, each with 136 shops.
The total value is still being calculated by the Ministry of Revenue and the Third Division.
In short, no matter how much it was worth, it was confiscated into the national treasury.
After Ding Wei was beheaded, the officials in Bianjing also restrained themselves a lot.
Words such as "You will not be punished by the doctor" are no longer their life-saving talisman.
They did not dare to act recklessly in Bianjing City, lest the butcher's knife fall on their heads.
Suddenly, the business in Huajieliu Lane dropped by 60%.
In the evening.
Kou Zhun came back from the palace, and he also brought an unexpected person to Kou's house.
This person is Zhao Zhen.
With Kou Zhun taking charge of the court, Zhao Zhen also had more freedom and no longer had to continue to be a quail in the hands of Liu E and Concubine Li.
Finally got a chance to get out of the palace and walk around a bit.
Zhao Zhen entered Kou's mansion and ran all the way to the yard where Kou Ji was. He excitedly grabbed Kou Ji and asked, "Where are they?"
"They? Who?"
Kou Ji pretended to be confused.
Zhao Zhen said anxiously: "This is the person who came to Beijing specially to give me the new wheat produced this year."
Kou Ji pretended to suddenly realize: "They! They went back."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he became anxious, "How could you let them go? I have never eaten such good new wheat. I pestered Grand Master Kou and followed him out of the palace just to see them."
Now that you let them go, my heart will be in vain."
Kou Ji said calmly: "The official is the emperor, and he should care about all the people in the world, not the people of one state or one place."
Zhao Zhen scratched his head irritably and said: "Why are you so annoying as the imperial censors in the court? They deceive me with these big principles every day, and I'm tired of hearing them. They also keep chattering, and sometimes I want to block them.
Mouth."
Zhao Zhen glared at Kou Ji with a dark face and said angrily: "You don't want to be silenced by me, do you?"
Kou Ji shook his head.
Zhao Zhen urged: "Then why don't you go quickly and bring them back to me?"
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen and said, "Have you ever thought about the official family that you are not suitable to meet them?"
Zhao Zhen frowned and whispered: "You mean, those officials in the court will keep an eye on them, and they will not have a peaceful life by then?"
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen in surprise and said, "The official family has made a lot of money."
Zhao Zhen glared at Kou Ji and said angrily: "I am eleven years old this year. I am no longer the child you deceived."
Kou Ji said with an embarrassed look: "I have never deceived an official."
Zhao Zhen hummed and said, "You know whether I'm cheating or not."
Kou Ji said righteously: "I will use my head as a guarantee."
Zhao Zhen suddenly smiled and said: "I just wanted to scare you, but I didn't expect you to take it seriously."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes but said nothing.
How could he not see that Zhao Zhen was upset that he had let the Bulgarian troops go and was here to scare him?
He was just acting with Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen chatted with Kou Ji for a while, then waved to Kou Ji and said with a sigh: "I am going back to the palace..."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and watched Zhao Zhen walk out of the yard.
Zhao Zhen's lonely figure looked a little depressed, which made Kou Ji feel uncomfortable.
He opened his mouth and said: "The officials can stay and take a short rest."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he turned around suddenly, looked at Kou Ji excitedly, and asked, "Is it true?"
Without waiting for Kou Ji to answer, Zhao Zhen said to himself: "Then I won't be polite. I will allow Kou Aiqing to sleep with me tonight."
"Chen Lin Chen Lin!"
"The slave is here!"
"Go and arrange a place for me to sleep."
"Here~"
Chen Lin agreed and led the eunuchs to the courtyard where Kou Ji was, carrying the things that Zhao Zhen would need when he slept.
In an instant, Kou Ji knew that he had been fooled.
Zhao Zhen obviously did not intend to return to the palace tonight, and he was already prepared to sleep in the Kou Mansion.
So he brought everything he needed to bring.
The sad look on his face as he was about to leave just now was obviously fake, and its fundamental purpose was to gain Kou Ji's sympathy.
Kou Ji came to Zhao Zhen's side and sighed: "The official family has indeed grown up, and they have learned to play hard to get."
Zhao Zhen smiled softly and said: "This is also what the Grand Master taught me. I asked the Grand Master what kind of person you are, and the Grand Master said you are a soft-hearted person. I asked the Grand Master again how to deal with a soft-hearted person.
For those people, the Grand Master said that playing hard to get is enough."
When Kou Ji heard this, he almost died of anger.
He really wanted to grab Kou Zhun and ask him if he, a loyal minister of the Zhao family, wanted to be so thorough that he would even sell his own grandson.
Zhao Zhen saw that Kou Ji looked unhappy, so he patted Kou Ji on the shoulder and laughed softly: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about your weaknesses."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and wanted to tell Zhao Zhen that he was not kind to everyone.
"Let's go! Go into the bedroom, I have a lot to say to you."
Zhao Zhen pulled Kou Ji towards the bedroom.
After entering the bedroom, Zhao Zhen drove Chen Lin away, leaving Kou Ji alone in the room.
He got on the bed first, then called Kou Ji to get on the bed as well, and the two of them got under the quilt and began to whisper.
When Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were alone, Zhao Zhen completely dropped his disguise and asked Kou Ji with a confused look, "Kou Ji, what do you mean by wife?"
"wife?"
Kou Ji said suspiciously: "Are you not old enough to marry yet?"
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said seriously: "I don't know either... I have never thought about this issue, nor have I considered it."
Kou Ji asked, "Then why did you suddenly ask this question?"
Zhao Zhen said seriously: "Yesterday when we were having dinner, the eldest lady, the young lady, and the mother-in-law told me that I was about to reach the age of marriage."
"But there is still one year left before the late emperor's death. Even if you want to get married, you have to wait a year later."
"My mother-in-law said that my marriage is not a trivial matter and I need to make preparations in advance. Not to mention the concubines that the eldest lady has chosen for me, but it will take more than a year to procure girls from various places.
I heard from Chen Lin that when I get married, I will only marry my queen, but I have many, many concubines.
The empty palaces in the palace will be filled with my concubines.
I have to pamper them every night."
Zhao Zhen said somewhat unhappily: "I don't like too many strangers in the palace, and I don't like sleeping with strangers even more."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "It's indeed a little early for you to get married now."
Zhao Zhen asked hurriedly: "Then what do you think I should do?"
Kou Ji said quietly: "Your marriage has always been controlled by the palace. Even if you want to escape from the marriage, you can't escape from Bianjing City. What you can do now is to remember it for a long time and delay it as long as you can."
"Can't you help me think of a solution?"
Zhao Zhen asked in a deep voice.
Kou Ji pondered: "Is there a girl you particularly like?"
Zhao Zhen asked: "What does it mean to like me?"
Kou Ji said faintly: "When we meet, I want to hold her. When we don't meet, I miss her deeply."
Zhao Zhen thought for a long time and said softly: "No..."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
Zhao Zhen's tone was obviously abnormal.
Does he have a sweetheart and is he hiding it on purpose?
You're only eleven years old and you already have a sweetheart. Isn't this too premature?
Kou Ji moved closer to Zhao Zhen and asked in a low voice: "Who is it?"
Zhao Zhen quickly covered it up: "Who is it? I don't know what you are talking about. Go to sleep..."
Kou Ji secretly made a guess, and said with a half-smile, "She must be the girl from that family in Bianjing City."
Zhao Zhen shivered but said nothing.
Kou Ji added: "Is it the Xiang family or the Cao family..."
Zhao Zhen said sternly: "Don't make blind guesses."
Kou Ji said quietly: "It seems that it's not the Xiang family or the Cao family. Whose family could it be?"
Kou Ji pretended to be thinking, but Zhao Zhen was trembling nervously.
Kou Ji pretended to speculate for a long time, and said with a click of his lips: "It's a bit difficult to guess. Although I don't know who you like, but I know who I like..."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, stared at Kou Ji and asked, "Who do you like?"
After a pause, Zhao Zhen added: "I heard rumors in Bianjing that you are interested in Xiang Minzhong's eldest granddaughter, Xiang Yan."
Kou Ji shook his head and said in a neutral tone: "Those are all rumors. In terms of appearance, how many women in Bianjing City can compare to the Zhang family girl?"
Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji with a horrified look on his face, and said with trembling lips: "Girl from the Zhang family, that Zhang family?"
Kou Ji said with a smile: "Zhang Yurou, the great-granddaughter of the late Xiaoqi Guard General Zhang Mei..."
"bass!"
Zhao Zhen sat up suddenly, stared at Kou Ji in horror, and blurted out: "Impossible!"
Kou Ji said with a half-smile, "What's impossible? Is it possible that the officials are only allowed to look at Zhang Yurou, but the ministers are not allowed to look at Zhang Yurou?"