When Kou Ji saw them saluting him, the corners of his mouth twitched subconsciously.
He suddenly had the feeling that he was the mastermind behind the evil forces.
"cough……"
Kou Ji coughed lightly, took out a very brief document from his sleeve, and put it on the table.
"Hurry up and sign it. I'll rush to the next one."
When Yuanshan's foreign envoy heard what Kou Ji said, he hurried forward, opened the ordinary document, signed his name on it, and stamped his official seal.
What Kou Ji handed to Yuan Shan's foreign envoy was just the herb of the covenant.
The foreign envoy of the Yuanshan Department signed the draft of the treaty, which means that the basis for signing the treaty was initially reached.
The real covenant is not the document less than a foot long that Kou Ji produced.
How long is a true covenant?
Preliminary estimate is about three feet.
Paper requires qualities.
Since it is a document jointly signed by multiple forces, it is necessary to leave enough space for the signatures and seals of other forces.
In addition, the letter of credence of an alliance between the two countries cannot be simply written in Chinese.
There are several forces involved, so it needs to be translated using different words from several forces.
Only in this way can it be recognized by both parties and the subjects under their rule.
Otherwise, it is no different from waste paper.
After Yuan Shan's foreign envoy signed and sealed it, Kou Ji had no intention of staying any longer.
Kou Ji put away the documents, waved his hand and said: "Just do whatever you need to do, and try not to go out and cause trouble. If someone really wants to provoke you, there is no need to be afraid. If you need to be beaten or scolded, if you can't deal with it, go to Honglu.
Temple for help.
The imperial court will favor you, after all, you have presented generous gifts to the imperial court."
The foreign envoy of Yuanshan Department quickly nodded in agreement.
Just when Kou Ji was about to go out, Yuan Shan's foreign envoy suddenly said, "Young Master... I have something I need to tell you."
Kou Ji looked at him with a questioning look on his face.
The foreign envoy of Yuanshan Ministry said in a deep voice: "An urgent message has just been sent from the Western Region, saying that our people discovered a group of unidentified elite cavalry at the western border of the territory.
They are few in number, but very powerful.
We paid the lives of nearly thirty brothers to keep them here."
Kou Ji frowned slightly. Currently, the only people in the Yuanshan tribe who can be called one of his own are the patrolling horse guards.
The patrolling horse guards were all equipped with heavy armor captured from Xixia.
The combat effectiveness is very strong.
It is difficult to find a rival in the Western Regions.
Now it took more than thirty lives to capture the enemy, which made Kou Ji a little unbelievable.
Kou Ji stared at the foreign envoy Yuan Shan and asked: "How many people are there on the other side? What are their identities?"
Yuan Shan's foreign envoy said in a heavy voice: "There are only eleven people on the other side, and their identities are unknown."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice: "Eleven people killed more than thirty of our brothers?"
Foreign envoy Yuan Shan nodded solemnly.
Kou Ji thought about it and asked, "What's so special about the other party?"
The foreign envoy of Yuanshan Department hurriedly said: "Like our people, they are also heavily armored cavalry. The armament is better than what we captured from Xixia, but it is still worse than what you have.
In addition, they had no tongues and their eardrums were punctured.
They were very brave when fighting.
No one is afraid of death, every battle is a fight to the death."
"Mamluk..."
Kou Ji squinted his eyes and muttered in a low voice.
Mamluk cavalry, as a cavalry created by religion, has a strong religious color.
In the world, most of the ways to enhance the combat effectiveness of soldiers and horses at the expense of self-harm come from religions.
The Mamluk cavalry is one of the best.
They were all selected and trained since childhood.
Pierce the eardrums and cut off the tongues just to prevent them from being affected by foreign objects while fighting.
Fight for God wholeheartedly, fight for faith wholeheartedly.
Brave and not afraid of death, tireless.
Yes.
Tireless.
If you fight to the death, you will die.
It doesn't feel like it's too much at all.
By the time they became official Mamluk cavalry, they had already seen death.
So they have no fear of death at all.
Yuanshan's foreign envoy stared at Kou Ji in astonishment, "What?"
Kou Ji shook his head, "Nothing..."
Kou Ji stared at the foreign envoy Yuan Shan and asked: "Didn't you catch the tongue?"
After asking this question, Kou Ji laughed at himself.
What do you expect a group of people who have no eardrums or tongues who only know how to fight and are not afraid of death to say?
However.
What Kou Ji didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Shan's foreign envoy nodded and said: "I caught one..."
Kou Ji was slightly stunned.
Seeing this, the foreign envoy of Yuanshan Department hurriedly explained: "The one caught is the only one among the eleven people who has a tongue."
Kou Ji blinked and asked, "The leader...or the one who directs the battle?"
"Leader..."
The foreign envoy of Yuanshan Department said decisively.
Kou Ji nodded slowly, "Did you ask anything?"
The foreign envoy of Yuanshan Department nodded and said: "According to that person's account, they were ordered by Wangting Khan to go around behind the Xichuan Uighurs and cause chaos."
Kou Ji asked: "Is it simply targeting the Xichuan Uighurs?"
The foreign envoy of Yuanshan Department nodded and said: "Not bad..."
Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully and said: "Then they didn't come here specially to find us. You send someone back to tell Yuan Shan, don't worry too much, just step up your defenses. If their army wants to appear on our territory, they must at least get
Just go down to Qingtang or Xichuan Uighur.
Qingtang and Xichuan Uighurs are not easy to deal with.
If they appear too frequently, ask Yuanshan to send someone to visit the Xichuan Uighurs and make contact with the Xichuan Uighur Khan.
Yuan Shanbu can consider helping the Xichuan Uighurs to deal with powerful enemies.
But the Xichuan Uighurs must pay a certain price for this."
After a pause, Kou Ji added: "Those who are attached to Yuan Shanbu can use this opportunity to practice and practice. They share the profits with us and give us benefits, so they should practice and help us.
They could be idle during Huangtou Huihe's reign.
Under our rule, they must not be idle."
The foreign envoy of Yuanshan Department nodded and said: "The leader thinks so too."
Kou Ji was slightly stunned, "Then why did you inform me?"
Yuan Shan's foreign envoy gave a bitter smile and said: "The people came from the southern border of the Xichuan Uighurs. The Xichuan Uighurs not only have a southern border, but also a northern border. They can come from the south or the north."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said: "The northern border of the Xichuan Uighurs is the junction of the three major forces of Liao, Xichuan Uighurs, and Xixia. Do you think that place is not heavily guarded?
Those tongueless cavalry are indeed powerful, but their numbers are limited.
Facing a heavily guarded place, can they fly over?
Even if they send heavy troops over, with the tyranny of the Liao Kingdom, can they allow people to walk across their border with heavy troops?"
The smile of Yuanshan's foreign envoy became even bitterer, and he whispered: "The leader also has good intentions."
Kou Ji sighed and said: "I understand his thoughts. He is afraid that the enemy will come from the north and cause harm to the land west of Hexi. After all, there are no strong soldiers and horses in Shazhou now.
Later, you ask Yuan Shan to pass on this news through formal means.
I will send people to Hexi to remind Zhu Neng to send troops and horses to defend Shazhou."
Foreign envoy Yuan Shan nodded slowly.
Kou Ji added: "Tell Yuanshan and let him examine that tongue again, and ask for all the information he can find out, regardless of whether it is useful or not."
"clear……"
The foreign envoy of Yuanshan Department agreed.
Kou Ji nodded, explained a few more words, and left the Yuanshanbe Post House.
After leaving the post house, Kou Ji did not rush to the post house where Qingtang was located, but sat alone in the carriage and thought for a while.
The Mamluk cavalry could appear behind the Xichuan Uighurs along the border, which shows that the war between the Karakhanid Dynasty and the Xichuan Uighurs has reached its most intense stage.
Kou Ji doesn't care at all who wins or loses.
What Kou Ji cares about is whether he can take the opportunity to get a piece of the pie.
Kou Ji thought about it and gave up the idea.
The war in the Western Region has just ended, and the Suppression of the West Army is still in preparation. Although it has combat effectiveness, it cannot compare with other Forbidden Forces.
The imperial court needs a period of recuperation, and the Zhenxi Army also needs a period of training.
Now that a war has started, I can get a share of the pie, but compared with the price the court has to pay, the gains are somewhat outweighed by the losses.
"It is also beneficial to keep the Xichuan Uighurs to continue to deal with the Karakhanid Dynasty. At least they can block the Karakhanid Dynasty's tentacles and prevent them from extending to our Song Dynasty for the time being.
If we intervene and destroy the Xichuan Uighurs and divide their territory, we may seem to have benefited, but the price we have to pay must be very high.
Although the territories of the Karakhanid Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom were somewhat bordering, there were not many exchanges between the two sides.
If we carve up the Xichuan Uighurs with the Karakhanids, then there will be more borders between the Liao Kingdom and the Karakhanids.
If the two sides communicate too much and reach a consensus, attacking the Song Dynasty from the east and west sides will be a trouble for the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, the Xichuan Uighurs have to be kept for the time being.
Qingtang can be involved to add obstacles to the Karakhan Dynasty.
Yuan Shanbe can follow him in to get some money and horses.
If Zhang Yuan is smarter, he can take this opportunity to eradicate all the dissidents in the Yuanshan tribe and turn everyone in the Yuanshan tribe into one of his own."
Kou Ji thought about it for a long time in the carriage and gradually came up with an idea. He stopped staying and ordered the coachman to drive the carriage to the post house in Qingtang.
After Kou Ji arrived at the post house in Qingtang, An Ziluo appeared outside the door of the post house and greeted Kou Ji personally.
Kou Ji had to admit that An Ziluo was indeed a talent.
On the battlefield, he was a qualified general and commander.
Off the battlefield, he is a qualified diplomat.
It seems that all the diplomatic affairs in Qingtang that Kou Ji has seen are handled by An Ziluo.
After An Ziluo saw Kou Ji, he smiled brightly.
"Brother Kou Xian..."
"Brother An..."
When the two met, they gave each other a bear hug.
An Ziluo warmly invited Kou Ji into the inn.
The reason why An Ziluo is so enthusiastic is related to Kou Ji's previous promise to Jiao Siluo.
Kou Ji had previously promised to Jiao Siluo in Xiliang City that he would report to Zhao Zhen and help Jiao Siluo's daughter, An Ziluo's sister, find a way out.
After Zhao Zhen received Kou Ji's request, he agreed happily.
The slightly older daughter of Jiao Si Luo was promoted to Zhao Rong, ranking second among the nine concubines.
Among Zhao Zhen's many concubines, except for Empress Cao, the head of the harem, Jiao Siluo's daughter had the highest status.
There are three thousand beauties in the harem, with different statuses.
Among them, the queen is the most expensive.
Next is the fourth lady, that is, the fourth concubine, who is noble, virtuous, virtuous, and virtuous.
Below are the nine concubines, the twenty-seventh generation wife, and the eighty-one royal wife.
Jiao Siluo's daughter has such a status in the Song Dynasty palace, Jiao Siluo can naturally use this to help Qingtang seek more benefits.
As a minister of Qingtang, An Ziluo was naturally happy.
In addition, in view of An Ziluo's special status, Zhao Zhen gave her the title of Madam.
Although she is not Liu Heng's wife, she still has a certain status in the Liu family.
In addition, Liu Heng loves her, so now she is living a better life in Liu's house than Liu Heng's wife.
An Ziluo was naturally happy for his sister.
An Ziluo and Kou Ji entered the post house talking and laughing.
After sitting down.
An Ziluo had people serve food and wine.
The two chatted while eating.
During the banquet.
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Brother An, I'm not just here to visit you. I also have a heavy responsibility from the government."
When An Ziluo heard this, he pretended to be unhappy and said: "Brother Kou Xian, given the personal relationship between you and me, when I arrive in Bianjing City, isn't it worth your while to come over and find me?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Brother An, there is no need to be angry. When Brother An arrived in Bianjing, it was indeed my fault that I failed to come to visit. In order to make up for my mistake, I specially brought good news to Brother An."
An Ziluo was stunned and asked, "What good news?"
Kou Ji smiled and took out a volume of documents from his sleeve and handed it to An Ziluo.
"It was decided by the two ministers from the official family and the inner court. After I found out about this good thing, I immediately thought of Brother An."
An Ziluo picked up the document suspiciously, opened it, and read it carefully, then his eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
An Ziluo raised his head, stared at Kou Ji, and said in shock: "Is the Celestial Empire going to start a war with the Liao Kingdom?"
The reason An Ziluo had such an idea was because the news brought to him in the document was too shocking.
Just imagine, a ruthless person who is much stronger than you lives next to your house. Faced with such a ruthless person, you are on tenterhooks every day.
Now this ruthless man suddenly comes to you and tells you in a very friendly way that we will not fight or curse each other. We will tear down the wall between the two families and we will be one family from now on.
Not only will I not bully you, I can also exchange things with you.
I am richer than you, and I can sell you a lot of good things at low prices, making you as rich as me and as strong as me.
Can you not be alarmed?
Can you not be tempted?
An Ziluo was startled and tempted, but also secretly making speculations.
It is speculated that the Song Dynasty suddenly had good intentions towards its neighbors.
After much thought, he could only think of one thing.
That is, the Song Dynasty wanted to use troops against the Liao Kingdom.
Only when the Song Dynasty used troops against the Liao Kingdom could the Song Dynasty be so friendly to its neighbors.
Because the Song Dynasty was afraid that when it was dealing with the Liao Kingdom, other places would catch fire.
Only by appeasing all parties could the Song Dynasty spread its arms and legs to deal with the Liao Kingdom.
Kou Ji heard what An Ziluo said and laughed loudly: "It will be a matter of time before the Song Dynasty launches troops against the Liao Kingdom. Everyone in the world knows this. But it is not now."
An Ziluo nodded solemnly, "I understand..."
Both the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty were powerful countries, and the collision between powerful countries could not be resolved overnight.
Once a war breaks out, it is normal for it to last for a year or two.
It's not impossible to fight for three to five years.
During such a long war period, naturally a lot of preparations had to be made.