Hearing Zhao Zhen's words, Kou Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Zhen mentioned Wude Company's business affairs, not Wude Company's general knowledge.
This shows that Zhao Zhen listened to what he said, and Zhao Zhen did not insist on letting the eunuch take charge of Wude Division.
If Zhao Zhen really insists on letting eunuchs take charge of Wude Division, Kou Ji will inevitably have some plans behind his back.
Kou Jigang had just suppressed the issue of the harem interfering in politics, but he did not want to see the eunuchs interfering in politics.
Kou Ji pretended to think about it for a moment, then smiled at Zhao Zhen and said: "I can't think of a suitable candidate for a moment. I feel that the Wude Division is the eyes and ears of the government, and the officials should choose the people for the Wude Division.
dictatorship."
Zhao Zhen was also stunned when he heard this.
In the past, when he asked Kou Ji, Kou Ji answered all questions.
Today, I did not answer his question, but cleverly avoided my own question.
Zhao Zhen thought about it secretly and felt that Kou Ji might be avoiding suspicion.
The Wude Department and the Imperial City Department are all his eyes and ears.
Liu Heng, the leader of the Imperial City Department, was Kou Ji's best friend.
It would be easy for Kou Ji to interfere with the affairs of the Imperial City Division.
If he is the person in charge of Wude Division, then Kou Ji will recommend him.
That Koji might block his eyes and ears at any time.
Kou Ji probably also saw this, so he didn't recommend candidates for the Wude Company.
Think of this.
Zhao Zhen felt a little moved in his heart.
Kou Zhun's ancestors and grandson worked tirelessly for the country and the country of the Song Dynasty.
According to the merits of their ancestors and grandchildren, even if they ask him for something excessive, he will definitely agree.
But from the time he ascended the throne to the present, Kou Zhun and his grandson have not asked him for anything.
Not to mention seeking convenience in front of myself for my own selfish gain.
On the contrary, he continued to add bricks and tiles to the country of the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Zhen felt something in his heart and opened his mouth: "Fourth brother, there is no need to avoid taboos. The one I trust the most is fourth brother."
Kou Ji cupped his hands and said, "I would like to thank the officials for their love."
Zhao Zhen nodded and asked: "What about the candidates for Wude Company..."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment. He felt that Zhao Zhen might not have any suitable candidates except Chen Lin, so he asked him again and again.
Kou Ji whispered: "If there is no suitable candidate in the official family, the position of the Wude Department can be temporarily vacant, and a Wude Department executive office can be established first, or it can be promoted and temporarily in charge of the Wude Department.
It won't be too late to make an appointment once the officials have a suitable candidate."
Zhao Zhen saw that Kou Ji refused to recommend candidates for the Wude Company, so he nodded with regret and did not mention the matter again.
Kou Ji and Chen Lin didn't speak again and silently accompanied Zhao Zhenlong.
Repeat hundreds of steps.
Zhao Zhen suddenly spoke again, "There is news coming back from Shazhou."
Kou Ji was stunned and asked, "How come I don't know this?"
Zhao Zhen said with a hint of complaint: "You have been staying at home these days and have refused to go to court. Of course you don't know about some of the secret notes sent back by Shazhou.
It’s impossible for me to send it to you for review first when reviewing the tantric memorial, right?”
The expression on Kou Ji's face froze, and he smiled dryly and said: "It was my fault, please forgive me."
Kou Ji thought about it carefully and found that he had been running around the Wenchang Academy in recent days. He did not go to the court, nor did he deliberately pay attention to some of the secrets in the court.
It's indeed a bit derelict.
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "I don't blame you either. The Grand Master took you away from me and asked you to work for Wenchang Academy in order to help the imperial court establish a place to educate talents as soon as possible.
It’s also for the imperial court.”
Kou Ji smiled.
Zhao Zhen waved his hand again, telling the soldiers who were following Yu Longzhi beside Long Chu to stay away, and then whispered: "The news coming back from Shazhou is not very optimistic."
Kou Ji pondered: "How can you be so pessimistic?"
Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Since Xixia defeated the Ganzhou Uighurs and occupied Xiliang and Xuanhua under the rule of the Ganzhou Uighurs, our Song Dynasty's road to the Shazhou Uighurs has been cut off.
In the Song Dynasty, if we wanted to get to Shazhou Uighurs, we could only use Qingtang.
My order to go was given to Qingtangjiaosiluo, and Jiaosiluo also agreed to use the road and provided us with two roads to choose from.
One road goes northwest along the Daxue Mountain. At the end of the Daxue Mountain, there is Shazhou.
The other way is to go down the Tao River, pass through Jishi Mountain, cross most of the Qingtang, cross Huangtou Huihe, and arrive at Shazhou."
After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, two road maps emerged in Kou Ji's mind.
The Daxue Mountain mentioned by Zhao Zhen is the famous Qilian Mountain in later generations.
In terms of distance, the first road is undoubtedly the fastest and most convenient.
Because the first route is almost a straight line, after leaving the territory of the Song Dynasty, it goes straight northwest, and after reaching the end of the Snow Mountain, it is Shazhou.
The distance of the other road is more than three times that of the first road.
We must first go south along the Tao River, reach Jishi Mountain, then go west, and then reach the end of Jishi Mountain, go northwest, exit Qingtang, cross the Huangtou Huihe Territory, and arrive at Shazhou.
The reason why the second road is so roundabout is also related to Qingtang.
In addition to traveling westward along the Daxue Mountain, the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty could also go up the Huangshui River and pass through Hezhou, Miaochuan City, Zongge City, and Qingtang City.
However.
Qingtang City is now the new capital of Qingtang.
Jiao Siluo would never allow the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty to enter Qingtang City.
That's why the second path he gave became so circuitous.
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen and said in a deep voice: "Zhu Neng and his party chose the first road, heading west along the Snow Mountain?"
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said solemnly: "The first road seems short, but the process of passing it is far more complicated than the second road. Li Yuanhao of Xixia led his army to annihilate the Ganzhou Uighurs, and sent people to drive Ganzhou
Some remnants of the defeated Uighur soldiers in the state continued to harass Qingtang.
The purpose was to hold Qingtang back from intervening in the war between Xixia and Shazhou Uighurs.
Qingtang was bothered by the harassment, so it sent a large army to garrison along the Snowy Mountains.
The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty passed through the Snowy Mountains and were often harassed by the soldiers and horses of Xixia and Qingtang.
Many soldiers and generals were lost along the way.
After the army arrived under the rule of Huangtou Uihe, they were severely beaten by the Huangtou Uihe and Xixia coalition forces.
From the Song Dynasty to Shazhou.
My army of Song Dynasty lost nearly 5,000 men before we arrived."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Huangtou Huihe defected to Xixia?"
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Xue Tian's letter said that the reason why Huangtou Huihe attacked the Western Xia Allied Forces was to plunder our army's supplies."
Kou Ji frowned even more tightly, "The Ganzhou Uighurs have been defeated, and the Shazhou Uighurs are also in danger. The Huangtou Uighurs actually helped Xixia to deal with me, the Song Dynasty. They are simply stupid. Don't they understand the truth of lips dying and teeth cold?"
Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Who knows..."
Kou Ji snorted coldly: "A bunch of short-sighted things."
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and sighed: "No one has a good heart."
Kou Ji said coldly: "Qingtang's soldiers and horses are constantly harassing our army on the edge of the Snow Mountain. I'm afraid they want to force our army to take the second route. Jiao Siluo wants to use me to help the Song Dynasty.
Hands, help him try the depth of Huangtou Huihe."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Privy Envoy Gao Chugong said the same thing. Fortunately, our troops from the Song Dynasty have arrived in Shazhou and assisted the Guiyi Army in Shazhou to defend Guazhou."
"Suzhou has been captured by Xixia?"
Kou Ji questions.
Zhao Zhen nodded, "After our Song Dynasty soldiers and horses arrived in Shazhou, they were invited out of Shazhou by Cao Xianshun, the governor of the Guiyi Army, and rushed to Yumen Pass to fight. However, the Xixia cavalry was fierce, and our Song Dynasty soldiers and horses were at Yumen Pass.
After suffering a heavy loss, we had to retreat to Guazhou, using the strength of the Guazhou city wall to resist the attack of the Xixia cavalry."
Kou Ji frowned.
From Zhao Zhen's words, Kou Ji could easily tell that Cao Xianshun, the governor of the Guiyi Army, was not a good person either.
Zhao Zhen continued: "Previously, Cao Xianshun, the Jiedu envoy of the Guiyi Army, sent envoys to the Song Dynasty and asked the Song Dynasty to send a second line of reinforcements to aid Shazhou and help them repel the Xixia attack.
In addition, I also asked the Song Dynasty to rush to help Shazhou with a batch of grain."
Kou Ji snorted coldly: "I, the Song Dynasty, don't owe him anything."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said with a wry smile: "Deputy Privy Envoy Cao said the same thing."
After a pause, Zhao Zhen continued: "It's just that neither Xue Tian nor Lu Yijian thinks so. They feel that since the imperial court has agreed to assist Shazhou, it should rush to the rescue to the end.
A second line of reinforcements should be sent there.
But we cannot agree to the food aid.
Li Di said that it is not impossible to rush for food supplies, but Cao Xianshun, the military governor of the Guiyi Army, must be exchanged for horses."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "I didn't agree."
Zhao Zhen nodded heavily.
If Cao Xianshun, the governor of the Guiyi Army, agreed to Li Di's proposal, Zhao Zhen would not sigh here.
Zhao Zhen continued: "The Yushi doctor and others asked to replace Zhu Neng and send another general to take over Zhu Neng's position, but I did not agree. Now the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty are preparing for the leader of the second line of reinforcements.
trouble.
Do you have any recommendations?"
Kou Ji thought about it for a moment, but did not refuse any more and said bluntly: "Yang Wenguang!"
Zhao Zhen was stunned, frowned and said: "Yang Wenguang will stay in Baozhou to prevent the Liao people from invading southward."
Kou Jizheng said seriously: "We should send Di Qing to lead the Tiger Character Army and return to Baozhou."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Then let Yang Wenguang rush to Shazhou to help."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said: "Lu Yijian recommended the imperial censor Liu Ping as the supervisor of the army. What do you think?"
Kou Ji asked doubtfully: "Liu Ping?"
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Lu Yi simply said that Liu Ping is a talented person. He is not only talented in literature, but also very brave. He once killed five tough bandits by himself. Liu Ping is not only good at martial arts, but also proficient in the art of war. He serves as the supervisor of the army. Yang Wenguang arrives.
After Shazhou, we should make some achievements."
Kou Ji was shocked after hearing what Zhao Zhen said.
If Zhao Zhen only mentioned Liu Ping's name, Kou Ji really didn't know who Liu Ping was.
But after Zhao Zhen mentioned that Liu Ping once killed five tough bandits by himself, Kou Ji immediately knew who Liu Ping was.
Lu Yijian praised Liu Ping as a flower, so he must have been deceived by Liu Ping.
This person is in a difficult position.
If Kou Ji remembers correctly, this person will rely on his extraordinary bravery to break away from the civil servants and become a military general, and he will also be the kind of Confucian general who is very popular in the Song Dynasty.
Recorded in history books.
This man was the trigger for the Battle of Mikawaguchi.
If he had not ignored the dissuasion and rushed forward greedily, he would not have led the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses into Sanchuankou.
Let alone let the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty be killed at Sanchuankou.
"I think that Liu Ping is just a censor and cannot take on such an important task. It is more appropriate to have Fan Zhongyan as the supervisor of the army. Before entering Beijing, Fan Zhongyan served as the supervisor of the army and promoted officials, and he is far more experienced than Liu Ping.
.
The imperial court selected supervisors, not generals.
Whether you are brave or not is the second priority.
The most important thing is to be loyal enough to the officials, and the second thing is to be able to understand military affairs."
In order to prevent Yang Wenguang from being harmed by Liu Ping, Kou Ji decisively promoted Fan Zhongyan.
After listening to Kou Ji's words, Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and nodded slowly, "Then let Yang Wenguang serve as the commander-in-chief and Fan Zhongyan as the supervisor, and then he can lead the troops to reinforce Shazhou."
Zhao Zhen decided on the matter and asked Chen Lin to convey the order.
After Chen Lin left, Zhao Zhen did not continue talking to Kou Ji.
Because Zhao Zhen's Long Chu has entered the scope of Wenchang Private School.
Yu Longzhi took the lead.
There are one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps, strictly guarding the stone path from the entrance of Wenchang Private School to Wenchang Academy.
The group of people followed the stone path to the foot of the mountain.
Zhao Zhen descended from the Dragon Boat Festival and led Queen Cao and Zhang Jieyu up the stone steps.
After reaching the halfway point of the mountain, he saw the famous scholar. Civil and military officials from all over the dynasty had already gathered together and were bowing down to wait for him.
Kou Ji led Zhao Zhen and his party to sit down on the high platform.
Kou Zhun led everyone and saluted Zhao Zhen.
After Kou Zhun and others paid tribute, Zhao Zhen, on behalf of the royal family, gave many things to Wenchang Academy.
This also includes the previous promise to use Yizijiaozi to make money to fund the Wenchang Academy.
Kou Ji discussed this matter with Li Di and informed Li Di of Kou Zhun's threats.
After Li Di learned what Kou Zhun said, he never stopped the matter again.
After Zhao Zhen gave the generous gift, Kou Zhun led everyone to give him the gift.
Then.
One by one, famous scholars read and chanted congratulatory poems.
It lasted for a full hour.
An hour later.
Wenchang Academy is now open for business.
As a little mouse, Su Xun was the first to appear in the examination room for the opening examination of Wenchang Academy.
In full view.
Su Xun felt very anxious and walked to the middle of the examination room of the academy. Facing everyone, he saluted Zhao Zhen first.
Then he saluted Kou Zhun and others and shouted loudly.
"Student Meishan Su Xun, I would like to pay homage to Wenchang Academy. I sincerely ask for your mercy, sir."
Kou Zhun waved his hand.
Then someone stepped forward and inspected Su Xun's books and other belongings.
After checking it is correct.
Kou Zhun stepped forward and said loudly: "The purpose of our Wenchang Academy is to educate talents for the imperial court. All food and clothing are provided by the officials. To enter our Wenchang Academy, you don't need to pay for any education, let alone food."
Wearability for running.
However, I, the Wenchang Academy, have received favor from the emperor and I dare not neglect it.
Therefore, students who enter the school must be tested one or two.
Are you willing to accept the test of our Wenchang Academy?"
Su Xun bowed and said: "Student is willing!"
Kou Zhun nodded and shouted: "Here comes someone, use the killing stick!"