"Angel of the Han family, aren't you afraid that if you do this, it will chill the hearts of all those who love the Han family in the Western Region?"
Yuchi raised his head, shed tears, and screamed loudly.
"Chilling?"
Kou Ji coldly snorted, "I don't need to make people feel chilled, I just need to make people feel afraid. As long as there are people who are not afraid, I don't mind killing them."
"Han envoy?!"
"Take it down!"
Yuchi screamed, and Kou Ji gave cold orders.
Liu Heng and his men, carrying the Yuchi family, drove the carriage and left the south city gate.
Zhu Neng saw the scene where Yuchi begged for mercy at the south city gate. After Yuchi left, Zhu Neng had people carry him and appeared next to Kou Ji, and said with a grimace: "You have provoked me again.
A talking point..."
Kou Ji said calmly: "So what?"
Zhu Neng glanced at Kou Ji and said with a bitter smile: "Xue Tian hanged himself, and you have already gotten into trouble. The military clerks, counselors, and military supervisors have begun to spread the word in private that you were the one who forced Xue Tian to death.
If this matter reaches Bianjing City, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will probably not let you go.
I have been involved in Xue Tian's matter, so I can tell you something.
But if you provoke the Khotan Li family, once the Manchu civil and military officials know about it, I'm afraid they will impeach you again.
The Li family of Khotan has always been loyal to the Song Dynasty. If you don't give any face to the Li family of Khotan, the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty will definitely think that you are a heartless and unjust person."
Kou Ji said disdainfully: "Why should I be afraid of a bunch of people who stand and talk without any pain? If they really cared about Khotan, they wouldn't have watched Khotan destroy the country without doing anything.
They are just using Khotan to put me down and exalt themselves.
They like to be gentlemen, so let them be gentlemen, and I will be a down-to-earth villain.
They won't let me let go of Xue Tian's matter. One more Khotan is just one more thing to talk about, so how can I care."
Zhu Neng took a deep breath and reminded: "Xue Tian was involved in political affairs and one of the three prime ministers. He was not a small role. His death would be enough to cause a sensation in the entire Song Dynasty.
No matter whether it is the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty or the scholars among the people, they will not let you go.
The verbal and written attacks were probably even more intense than during the previous power struggle with Liu E.
Even if the officials favor you, they may not be able to protect you.
If the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty withdraw from the government because of this, then the officials will have to deal with you and give an explanation to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
You'd better prepare early.
Later I will send someone to write a memorial to the officials, and I will also write a letter to your grandfather and ask him to help you travel around Bianjing City."
Kou Ji sneered and said, "Let them do whatever they like. If I care about them, then I might as well not be an official."
When Zhu Neng heard this, he stared in shock, "You don't care about your official career, so what do you care about?"
Kou Ji said calmly: "Being an official is to make decisions for the people and do things for the country. I don't care about the rest. If the court cannot tolerate people who make decisions for the people and do things for the country, then I will go home to honor my grandfather and treat the case with my wife.
, live your own little life.”
Zhu Neng said with disbelief: "Are you the kind of person who is willing to be mediocre?"
Kou Ji said casually: "Why can't I settle for mediocrity? My grandfather's reputation as a sage is protected by his reputation as a sage, and he has a Jiaozipu and a steel forging workshop.
Even if I bully men and women in Bianjing City and do all kinds of evil, no one can do anything to me.
Even if I spend thousands of dollars every day, I will never be able to spend all the money I have in my lifetime.
I can live my whole life comfortably and freely, why can't I be mediocre?"
Zhu Neng twitched the corner of his mouth and laughed sarcastically.
"Then tell me, what happened to Motoyamabe?"
Kou Ji curled his lips and said: "Yuan Shanbu naturally loves me, the Song Dynasty, and is willing to..."
"shit!"
Zhu Neng cursed loudly, "Don't tell me such nonsense. Others don't know what's going on with Yuanshanbe. How can I know what's going on with Yuanshanbe? Don't forget, the token you gave me, I
I’m still carrying it in my arms.”
Kou Ji coughed dryly and said in a neutral tone: "Anyway, the imperial court in the Western Regions doesn't want it. If we let others occupy such a big place, it's better to find someone to occupy it.
I heard that there are many gold mines in the Western Regions.
If I discover a few gold mines, then generations of people in the future won’t have to worry.”
The corner of Zhu Neng's mouth twitched again.
He was not a fool, how could he not recognize that Kou Ji's words were half true and half false.
Kou Ji knew very well what kind of relationship he had with the Kou government.
Kou Ji even hid it from him, which shows that his plans were very big.
Zhu Neng pretended to believe Kou Ji's lies and followed Kou Ji's lies and said, "Are you paving a way out for yourself?"
Kou Ji glanced at Zhu Neng and said calmly: "Just say so."
Zhu Neng pondered: "How about counting me in?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, "You also want to intervene in the Western Region?"
Zhu Neng said carelessly: "I don't have anything in my hand, but there are many people. There are almost too many people to put them anywhere. The Yuanshan tribe has established a foothold in the Western Region, and it must be short of people. I will use the people in my hand to
How about placing them all in the Yuanshan Department to help you?
If you find a gold or silver mine, I can take 10% of it, don’t you think so?"
Kou Ji looked at Zhu Neng sideways and said, "You want to put the song in your hand into the Yuanshan Department?"
Zhu Neng shook his head, "It's not just a part..."
Kou Ji pondered: "How many people are there?"
Zhu Neng spread his hands and said: "There are only a few thousand people who listen to me, and there are even more people who don't listen to me."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Zhu Neng said frankly: "I have been leading troops outside these years, and I have more or less confidants. Counting the old and young in their families, there are barely a few thousand people. In addition, during my tenure in the Yongning Army, many of my subordinates could not bear to be exploited and defected.
I got the Song Dynasty.
In Ganzhou and other places, he was the king of the mountains and lived a comfortable life.
It's just that after Ganzhou and other places were occupied by Xixia, their lives became difficult.
Some people came to me before and asked me to find a way to let them return to the Song Dynasty.
But you also know that they have been labeled as traitors.
There is no way I can bring them back to the Song Dynasty.
Rather than letting them fend for themselves in Ganzhou and other places, it would be better to let them follow the Yuanshan tribe.
What do you think?"
When Kou Ji heard Zhu Neng's words, he was slightly stunned and said in deep thought: "Those people who dominate the mountains and become kings in Ganzhou, aren't they the escape route you have arranged for yourself?"
Zhu Neng said calmly: "Among the martial arts, there are countless people who have arranged escape routes outside the territory. They were afraid that the court would kill the donkey, and they were also afraid that they would be forced to have no way out by the civil servants, so they arranged many escape routes outside the territory.
Cao, Gao, Pan, Shi and other families have built countless hills in the mountains and forests of the northwest and northeast."
Kou Ji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
They forced a group of military general families that the imperial court could rely on to establish hidden tribes outside the territory.
Kou Ji really didn't know what to say.
Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin released his military power over a cup of wine. Although he did not kill any of the heroes, he upheld the righteousness of the emperor and his ministers, and his reputation spread throughout the world.
But the political decrees implemented by Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin and Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi that emphasized civility and suppressed military force were killing people with soft knives.
It's far more cruel than killing those heroes with one knife.
Each and every one of those heroes gained their wealth from horseback.
Without the horse, let them only take wealth and honor, and they will feel uneasy, uneasy, and insecure.
Seeing that Kou Ji was deep in thought, Zhu Neng hurriedly said: "Okay, can you give me a word?"
Kou Ji pondered: "That's OK, but the Yuanshan tribe has now become a clan of the Western Regions. I will not admit that the Yuanshan tribe is my people, nor will I show any traces in the Yuanshan tribe.
From then on, I had no relationship with Wonsanbe openly, and I had very little contact with Wonsanbe secretly.
So if your people vote for the Wonsan tribe, they can only obey the orders of Wonsan, the leader of the Wonsan tribe.
I won't take care of them."
When Zhu Neng heard what Kou Ji said, he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I'm just helping them find a place to settle down, I don't want to take care of them for the rest of their lives."
"That's good……"
Kou Ji nodded slowly, turned around and looked outside the city, and said quietly: "Our people have been killing people in the city for three hours. Why don't we see any movement from the Xixia troops outside the city?"
When mentioning military affairs, Zhu Neng immediately entered the state that a general should have. He said seriously: "We have an internal conflict with the Shazhou Uighurs. The Xixia people heard the commotion and should take the opportunity to attack."
Kou Ji asked: "Then why didn't they attack?"
Zhu Neng thought about it: "There are only two points. First, they know that we have food and grass, they know that we have a large number of people, and the Iron Kites suffered a big loss under your killing, and our 100,000 reinforcements,
It won't take a few days to arrive. They don't have the strength to continue fighting with us, so they are determined to retreat.
Second, they may be biding their time."
Kou Ji pondered: "Then do you think that is more likely?"
Zhu Neng analyzed: "Based on my understanding of Li Yuanhao, Li Yuanhao is definitely not a person who gives up easily. Even if he knows that our 100,000 reinforcements will arrive in the near future, he will still attack Shazhou City before they retreat.
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He will use this to tell us that he will not give up easily, and he will also use this to tell us that he will make a comeback."
Kou Ji glanced at Zhu Neng and said, "So, the second point is more likely?"
Zhu Neng nodded solemnly, "They should be waiting for the opportunity."
Kou Ji said quietly: "When I lead my army to attack the inner city of Shazhou City and fight fiercely with the only remaining elite soldiers of the Shazhou Uighurs?"
Zhu Neng praised: "Not bad..."
Kou Ji stared at the Xixia soldiers' camp outside the city and said calmly: "I will trouble you when the time comes."
Zhu Neng said proudly: "Among the soldiers and horses brought by Li Yuanhao this time, the most powerful one is Tie Yao Zi. Now that Tie Yao Zi has been disabled by you, he does not pose any threat to us at all. The remaining servants, we
When the men and horses are exhausted, we can beat them and make them flee in confusion. Now that we have strong troops and horses, will we let them have the upper hand?"
Kou Ji nodded slowly, "As long as you have confidence..."
Facts prove.
The person who knows a person best is always his enemy.
Zhu Neng's analysis of Li Yuanhao can be said to be very thorough.
Li Yuanhao led a group of iron kites, and after defeating Zhang Yuan and his party, he rested in the wild for half the night, and then quickly rushed back to the camp outside Shazhou City.
After returning to the camp, he saw Tie Yaozi, who suffered heavy casualties, as well as the corpses of Meile, the warrior he relied on most.
Nearly half of the three thousand iron kites were lost.
Tieyaozi has never suffered such a heavy blow since its establishment.
Tie Yaozi's loss was so heavy that it felt like he had broken an arm, and he almost vomited blood out of anger.
Ye Li Yuqi and other generals who stayed in the camp were almost killed by him.
Thanks to the persuasion of the civil servants around Ye Li Yuqi, Li Yuanhao was able to get rid of his murderous intention.
But even so, Li Yuanhao still acted cruelly.
Among the servants, the scouts who were responsible for helping Tie Yaozi find out the news were killed by him.
He chopped off one of Ye Li Yuqi's fingers, and cut off the hair of several captains of Tie Yao Zi.
The worst thing was the civil servant who admonished him and Mei Le.
Because the civil servant who admonished him was from the Song Dynasty.
So after Li Yuanhao listened to the civil servant's advice, he decisively chopped off his head.
Because of Mei Le's stupidity, Tie Yaozi paid a huge price, so Mei Le's body was hung on the flagpole for public display.
After dealing with everyone, Li Yuanhao stared in his red eyes and roared in his tent.
"Instruct the entire army to prepare to attack Shazhou City!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince must not..."
Yeli Yuqi knelt on the ground with a pale face and exclaimed loudly.
One of his fingers was cut off and he bled some, so his face was very pale.
Li Yuanhao rushed to Ye Li Yuqi's side and roared: "You want to stop me?"
Ye Liyuqi gritted his teeth and said: "Your Highness, there is nothing we can do. We should flee thousands of miles away. Now that Tie Yaozi has been hit hard, we no longer have a strong army in our hands that can fight the Song army head-on."
The Song army in the city received the food and grass sent by Kou Ji and had already overcome the crisis.
Their morale soared to its peak.
We are fighting against them now, and it is difficult to say we can win.
Song's 100,000 reinforcements have entered the borders of Shazhou.
In a few days, the army will approach Shazhou City.
The hundred thousand elite imperial guards of the Song Dynasty cannot be shaken by the tens of thousands of servants in our hands.
It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, we should withdraw to Guazhou as soon as possible."
Li Yuanhao stared at Ye Li Yuqi with his eyes wide open, and he gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Do I have to hit him?"
Ye Li Yuqi lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "If His Highness the Crown Prince insists on fighting, I will naturally comply."
Li Yuanhao snorted coldly, "Then just do as I tell you."
Yeli Yuqi sighed in his heart and prepared to get up and leave.
Li Yuanhao said again: "I'm not an incompetent person like Emperor Song. Of course, what you can analyze, I can also analyze. From the moment Kou Ji entered Shazhou City, we couldn't continue in Shazhou City.
I stayed outside the city.
But we can't leave so easily and let the Song people think that we are afraid of them.
The Song army's reinforcements have not arrived yet, and the Song army in the city dare not come out, which shows that they are still afraid of us.
We naturally want to take this opportunity to kill their prestige."