Kou Tianci seemed to regard this as a very interesting father-son game. Every time Kou Ji taught him, he would play with Kou Ji.
Then when he saw Kou Ji furious with his black face, he would grin and show a bright smile.
Kou Ji pretended to bite Kou Tianci viciously on the cheek, and then shouted: "We can't have this son anymore, give it away. Let's go back and have another one."
Seeing this, Xiang Yan laughed in a low voice and said, "The officials really like our son. How about giving it to the officials?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You just said it casually, but do you take it seriously? If you give it to an official, you won't come back."
Xiang Yan smiled and said: "Of course I know that my husband is just talking casually. I also know that my husband is reluctant to give our son away."
Kou Ji said angrily: "But this little guy takes advantage of me all day long. If I don't punish him, it's really difficult to relieve my anger."
Xiang Yan said dumbfounded: "Why does my husband need to control his anger with his son? He is not sensible yet, and he doesn't know what he has done. If my husband really wants to punish him and vent his anger, he will have to wait until he grows up.
Let’s talk about it later.”
Kou Ji pretended to be fierce and threatened Kou Tianci: "You kid, take advantage of me now. I can't do anything to you. When you grow up, I must settle things with you properly.
I will beat you eight times a day to let you know who is the son and who is the father."
Xiang Yan took Kou Tianci from Kou Ji's hand, nodded lovingly at the tip of Kou Tianci's nose, and then whispered to Kou Tianci: "Call me daddy..."
"fall?!"
Kou Tianci shouted in confusion.
Kou Ji instantly became beaming.
Seeing this, Xiang Yan gave Kou Ji a dumbfounded look.
Kou Ji approached Xiang Yan with a smile, sat next to Xiang Yan, and whispered many comforting words to Xiang Yan.
Kou Ji kept coaxing Xiang Yan and Kou Tianci to sleep, and he also lay beside them and fell asleep.
The next day.
The sky is dark and bright.
Kou Ji woke up, kissed his sleeping son and wife, dressed neatly, and quietly left the room.
All the way to the side hall, he asked the maid to prepare water, and after washing up, he went out of the gate of the courtyard.
Outside the gate of the other courtyard, it was already crowded with people.
There are three people at the head.
There were two people in their thirties, one wearing a blue civil official uniform and the other wearing black armor.
The remaining person is Lu Ming, who has grown up.
After Kou Ji withdrew the people from the Kou Mansion from Yizijiaozipu, Lu Ming returned to the Kou Mansion to work.
Lu Ming has been practicing in Wanxiang Pawn Shop and Yizijiaozipu for many years, and now he has become much more sophisticated in human relations.
Handle some trivial matters very well.
Kou Ji intended to train him to take over Kou Zhong's position in the palace.
Kou Zhong now follows Kou Zhun and no longer manages the affairs of the house. Xiang Yan is in charge of all the affairs of the house.
Before Xiang Yan gave birth to a child, the affairs of the family were handled properly. After having Kou Tianci, most of her thoughts were focused on Kou Tianci, and naturally some trivial matters could not be handled in time.
So Kou Ji deliberately cultivated someone to help Xiang Yan handle the affairs of the house.
Lu Ming was also worthy of Kou Ji's trust and training. Whether he was at Wanxiang Pawn Shop, Yizijiaozi Shop, or Kou Mansion, he always did things properly.
Kou Ji was going to the northwest and needed help, so he planned to take Lu Ming with him.
Two people in their thirties saw Kou Ji and hurriedly came forward to salute him.
"Dr. Minghao, the lower official Taichang, has met the superior official!"
"Wang Kai, who holds a humble position as the leader of the Zuodian squadron, has met Shangguan!"
"..."
Kou Ji was slightly startled when he heard their names.
Ming Hao is also a figure whose name will remain in history. Although he is not as famous as Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Fan Zhongyan and others, his contribution to the Song Dynasty cannot be ignored.
This man was a Jinshi for the fifth year of Dazhong Xiangfu. He held many important official positions and was finally promoted to the position of Chief Minister of Political Affairs.
He has made great achievements in martial arts and martial arts.
He has built castles, trained armies, reorganized military aircraft, and put down rebellions.
This person can be said to be a rare official.
Since this person was not as famous as Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Fan Zhongyan and others, Kou Ji did not pay any attention to him.
Now suddenly appearing in front of Kou Ji's eyes brought back some memories in Kou Ji's mind, making Kou Ji remember him.
Wang Kai is also a famous figure in history. His name is small, but his contribution to the Song Dynasty is not small.
This man can also be regarded as a descendant of a general, and his great-grandfather was Wang Quanbin, the founding general of the Song Dynasty.
When I was young, I took advantage of my family's wealth and did a lot of bad things.
But after he became an official, he changed from normal and won many military exploits.
Historical records record that when this man served in the Qing border army, Li Yuanhao led tens of thousands of horses to encircle and suppress the Qing border army. This man led 2,000 men and defeated tens of thousands of horses led by Li Yuanhao, killing more than a thousand enemies.
After nine years of fierce fighting with the Xixia people, they did not lose, and they were defeated many times.
He is a rare general.
According to historical records, this man had never led a large army or commanded a large-scale war, so Kou Ji did not know whether he was talented or not.
Speaking of which, this person also has a connection with the Kou Mansion.
This person was able to become an official because of Kou Zhun's recommendation.
Kou Jizheng was worried that no one would use them, so the court sent the two of them to him. Kou Ji was very happy.
Kou Ji was happy in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he asked with a puzzled look on his face: "The two people appointed by the official family will go with me?"
Ming Hao cupped his hands and said: "Back to Shangguan, the officials know that Shangguan is going to the northwest and there is no one available for him, so they specially sent the lower officials to help."
Wang Kai then cupped his hands and said: "Returning to Shangguan is a humble position recommended by Kou Gong to the officials."
Kou Ji nodded slowly when he heard this.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Zhun both knew that he would go to the northwest and there would be no one available, so they tried their best to send him people they could still see.
The reason why I say it is to look past it, not to take it seriously.
That's because, in the court, no one who could be valued by Zhao Zhen and Kou Zhun became an important minister in the court.
Instead of having low official positions like the two of them now.
Kou Ji was well aware of the talents of these two people, but he did not show any special expression of joy. He said to them calmly: "Since they are appointed by the official family and my grandfather, then follow me to the northwest."
Upon hearing this, the two of them raised their hands together.
Kou Ji ordered Lu Ming to pass the order and let the servants escorting the baggage prepare to set off.
Just as he was about to leave, he saw seven or eight scholars carrying luggage coming from the direction of Wenchang Academy.
After they arrived at the gate of Kou's mansion, they took the initiative to introduce themselves without waiting for Kou Ji to ask.
"The students and others are following the order of the mountain chief to follow you to the northwest."
The scholars took the initiative to salute.
Kou Ji nodded slowly and sent them to Lu Ming, asking Lu Ming to arrange some things for them to do.
After everything was ready, Kou Ji led the people to leave the Kou Mansion Courtyard and arrived at the official road next to Ruisheng Garden.
When Kou Ji and his party arrived at the official road, they saw a dark group of people.
There were Qingtang people wearing armor issued by the imperial court, and there were also many Song people.
Under the leadership of Liu Heng, the Qingtang people lived alone next to the main road.
People from the Song Dynasty gathered together and stood guard next to a carriage.
Without exception, they all wore armor and carried swords.
Sitting in the carriage is the old lady of the Yang family. The armored men outside the carriage include members of the Yang family and the vanguard generals of the three yamen appointed by the imperial court.
Kou Ji led the people to the main road. He first came to the carriage of the old lady of the Yang family, and saluted the old lady of the Yang family and said hello.
"How is the old lady?"
The old lady of the Yang family in the carriage opened the carriage curtain and said to Kou Ji: "Everything is fine with me. Don't worry about me, Kou."
Kou Ji felt relieved when he saw that the old lady of the Yang family had a loud voice and no physical pain.
An eighty-year-old woman had to rush to the northwest after a tiring journey, which was very dangerous.
If she is physically handicapped, her life may be in danger if she is bumpy on the road.
If something happened to the old lady of the Yang family during the march, Kou Jike would not have the face to see Yang Wenguang again.
Kou Ji and his party waited on the official road for a long time. Chen Lin led a group of eunuchs to deliver the Emperor's Sword and the imperial guard of honor to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji got the Emperor's Sword, sent an imperial guard of honor, and ordered to set off.
Kou Ji kept a low profile when he left Beijing this time. He didn't let anyone see him off, and naturally there was no farewell scene.
Kou Ji and his party left Bianjing City quietly.
Go all the way north, pass through the pass and pass through the village.
Traveled for several days.
Arrive in Jinju.
I met Babaili Express who was going to Bianjing City to deliver an urgent report.
Kou Ji used the Emperor's Sword to stop the eight-hundred-mile rush.
Zhao Zhen, Wang Zeng and others have given him full authority to deal with the affairs in the northwest, so whether the urgent report is sent to Bianjing City, it will be the same whether he stops it or not.
After it was sent to Bianjing City, Bianjing City had to send someone to send the news over again, which was too troublesome and also delayed time.
Kou Ji stopped the emergency report and after reading it, his face became very ugly.
The urgent report said that Zhe Weizhong died in Linzhou City.
After his death, his bones sat on the wall of Linzhou City for many days. The soldiers in Linzhou City thought he was still alive, so they fought desperately against the Liao people and blocked two attacks by the Liao people.
But paper cannot contain the fire.
The death of Zhe Weizhong was still noticed by the Liao people.
The Liao people discovered that the military strength in Linzhou City had been decreasing, but the troops and horses in Linzhou City resisted their defenses, but there had been no change.
The Liao people stormed Linzhou City at all costs.
Linzhou City's troops were depleted a lot and became in danger under the fierce attack of the Liao people.
The Linzhou city guard had to ask Zhe Weizhong for instructions, but Zhe Weizhong's soldiers stopped in front of the city gate and refused to let them in.
In order to protect Linzhou City, the guard general of Linzhou City had to lead his troops into the city gate building, only to find Zhe Weizhong dead in the city gate building.
Since the Linzhou City defender rushed in with his troops and horses, the news could not be controlled at all.
The news of Zhe Wei Zhong's death reached the ears of the soldiers in Linzhou City in an instant.
For a while.
There was a lot of crying in Linzhou City.
When the Liao people heard the cry, they knew that their plot had succeeded and that Zhe Weizhong was dead.
The Liao people attacked Linzhou City frantically.
The Liao people originally thought that the soldiers in Linzhou City would definitely lose their fighting spirit after learning about Zhe Weizhong's death.
Unexpectedly, Zhe Weizhong's determination to defend Linzhou City until his death inspired the soldiers to fight to the death.
With red eyes, the soldiers started a bloody battle with the Liao people regardless of their own lives.
They used their lives to block the Liao people from Linzhou City.
Seeing this, the Liao people secretly transferred back the 50,000 elite soldiers who had attacked Yinzhou and attacked Linzhou City again.
Linzhou City's troops were limited, and even though the soldiers fought desperately, they could not stop the Liao people.
Linzhou was defeated.
None of the Linzhou City defenders and the German defense troops survived.
They finally fought until not a single soldier was left.
No one retreats, no one escapes.
In Linzhou City, loyal souls are everywhere and corpses are everywhere.
But their death was not in vain. They used their bodies to kill 40,000 elite Liao troops.
You must know that during this period, battle losses reached tens of thousands, and only large battlefields involving hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses would appear.
The Linzhou garrison and the Baode Army fought to the death of 40,000 elite Liao troops. You can imagine how brutal the battle they experienced was.
Linzhou was defeated, and the door of the Song Dynasty was finally opened.
After the Liao people conquered Linzhou, they swept through the cities near Linzhou non-stop and are now attacking Baode.
Although the entire Baode Army died on the Linzhou battlefield, the death of the Baode Army aroused the fighting spirit of Xiang armies across the northwest. The Qingshan Army, which was integrated with the Qing Border Army and the Huoshan Army, after the Liao invaded Linzhou
, abandoned the city they were holding on to, rushed to Baode for reinforcements, and fought fiercely with the Liao people in Baode.
The Qingshan Army is not a forbidden army, its armament is extremely poor, and its combat effectiveness is also low.
But they still kept the Liao people out of Baode.
However, the Qingshan Army has limited strength and may not be able to resist the Liao people for long.
After reading the urgent report, Kou Ji took a deep breath and immediately summoned Wang Kai.
After Wang Kai was called into the wing room of the inn where Kou Ji was, he felt very confused.
I don't understand why Kou Ji suddenly summoned him.
When Kou Ji met Wang Kai, he did not give in, but went straight to the point: "Wang Kai, Linzhou has been defeated, the Liao soldiers and horses have reached Baode, the Baode army has been wiped out in Linzhou, and the Qingshan army has arrived in Baode.
, were fighting fiercely with the Liao people in Baode City.
It's just that the Qingshan Army has limited strength, so it can't resist the Liao people for a long time.
Moreover, it is very likely that the Liao people will divide their troops elsewhere while attacking Baode.
Therefore, I order you to take my arrow order and rush to Jiaxian County, mobilize the Jinning Army stationed in Jiaxian County to go north, join the Qingshan Army, and resist the Liao people together.
We must keep the Liao people north of the Yellow River."
Wang Kai was shocked when he heard what Kou Ji said. He said with trembling words: "Shang... Shangguan... you... you asked me to dispatch Jinning County and lead the Jinning army north to resist the Liao people?
Aren’t you going to deliver orders to the Jinning Army?”
Kou Ji stared at Wang Kai and asked, "Is there a problem?"
Wang Kai took a deep breath and said quickly: "If you ask Beizhi to go to the Jinning Army to deliver orders, it will just be an order. If you let Beizhi lead the Jinning Army northward, Beizhi will have the right to intervene in the Jinning Army's military affairs."
Kou Ji said solemnly: "I didn't ask you to interfere in the military affairs of the Jinning Army. I asked you to directly take over the command of the Jinning Army."
When Wang Kai heard this, his whole body was shaking with excitement.