Chapter 0686 Zhao benefit, your Zhao family will be buried in your hands!
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Zhao Zhen suddenly felt a little tired.
The deeper he understood the government, the more Zhao Zhen discovered that there were more maladministrations in the Song Dynasty.
Most of these bad policies were inherited from his father when he was in power, and some were inherited from his grandfather.
In his mind, his father, Zhao Heng, was almost equated with Hun Jun.
He felt that it was a miracle that the Song Dynasty, which was suffering from so many internal and external troubles, could survive without chaos until now.
He discovered that he and Kou Ji were brothers because they both had a father who cheated on his son.
However, the son does not complain about the father's fault.
No matter how bad his father is, he is still his father. He has to make up for the mistakes his father made.
"I suddenly discovered that it is difficult to be a wise king..."
Zhao Zhen sighed sincerely.
Kou Ji was slightly stunned and looked at Zhao Zhen suspiciously.
Zhao Zhen coughed dryly and said, "When they come back, I will take care of them."
Kou Ji shook his head slightly, "That's not necessary. There are countless bad policies in the government, and I have told the officials many times. They cannot be corrected in a short while, and they need to be taken care of slowly.
When the war in Xixia and the war in Yanyun are over, we, the monarchs and ministers, will have plenty of time to deal with these bad policies."
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly, "Then just listen to Fourth Brother..."
After a pause, Zhao Zhen asked: "How does fourth brother plan to arrange the war in Xixia?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "I thought for a long time and discussed with Gao Chugong and others for a long time, and finally came up with a way. That is, Zhu Neng will lead the Zhenxi Army and the Yongxing Army, with a total of 100,000 troops, to attack
Xingqing Prefecture
All the Xixia territory in the west; Zhong Shiheng led the Zhongjia Army and Tianwu Army, Gao Chugong and Liu Heng led the Hengshan Army, and the Zhenrong Army, with a total of 200,000 troops, and only took the Xixia territory south of Xingqing Prefecture.
And troops surrounded Xingqing Mansion.
Wang Kai, Liu Qi, and Guo Yi led the Zhenbei Army, Zhenguo Army, and Xingguo Army, totaling 150,000 troops, to attack the territory east of Xingqing Prefecture. Wang Kai's troops needed to attack Heishan Weifu Army Division and Shengwei Army in Xixia
There are two important military areas in the city, which cannot be broken without heavy troops, so more troops and horses are needed.
I will lead Huyi and three Xiang troops to help them clear away the remnants.
The officials will lead Hu Yi and the remaining soldiers and horses, and cooperate with the civil servants to appease the place and restore civil administration."
Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and asked: "Who takes command and who dispatches troops and generals?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "No one is in command. Each department is led by its chief general. Each of them attacks the side they are responsible for."
Zhao Zhen hesitated and said: "Wouldn't it be a mess? What if the enemy lures them deeper?"
Kou Ji shook his head, "There will be no chaos. Each of them is responsible for one thing. They only need to find ways to fight their own battles well. They don't need to worry about the rest.
As for whether the enemy will lure them deeper, don't worry.
We divide our troops into four quarters, and even if one side suffers a setback, the other three sides will remain intact.
After all, Xixia does not have enough troops to defeat all our troops in one go.
What's more important is that I am following closely behind with nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses. If any problem arises, the 200,000 soldiers and horses I lead can make up for it at any time."
Zhao Zhen pondered and said: "But the troops and horses are divided into four parts. Some are strong and some are weak. The area assigned to some is very big, and the area assigned to others is difficult to fight. How can we get the soldiers and horses to gather together at the same time to attack Xingqing Mansion?
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Kou Ji said solemnly: "I have set a time for them. They must arrive at Xingqing Mansion before the end of autumn."
Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "I am always a little worried if no one is in charge."
Kou Ji said bluntly: "The officials don't have to worry. Even if the soldiers and horses led by the ministers are frustrated, the soldiers and horses led by the officials can still be on top. Although there is no one in charge of the Xixia expedition this time, we have enough troops to make up for it."
Any problems that arise on the battlefield.
However, Xixia does not have enough troops to attack by surprise."
Zhao Zhen thought carefully about Kou Ji's statement and found that Kou Ji's layout could reduce the impact of one side's defeat to the greatest extent possible, so he nodded slowly.
"Since Fourth Brother, Gao Chugong and others think it is feasible, then we will act in accordance with this method."
Kou Ji said dumbfounded: "We have to wait for the outcome of the war in Yanyun Land."
Zhao Zhen was stunned and looked dumbfounded.
"I have nothing to do again?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "That's not true. Can the officials send another group of envoys to Xingqing Mansion?"
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji doubtfully.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Li Deming offered both wealth and people to our Song Dynasty. The officials should give him some face."
Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "Can I still spare him?"
Zhao Zhen was obviously telling a joke.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "If Li Deming is sensible, it is not impossible to spare his life."
The smile on Zhao Zhen's face slowly disappeared and he looked at Kou Ji in shock.
Kou Ji continued to smile and said: "The officials can send someone to tell Li Deming that because he is so respectful, the officials can spare his life. However, he must take the leaders of the party departments and their families to immigrate
Arrive at Bianjing City.
From now on, the territory of Xixia will be governed by the Song Dynasty.
There is no longer the lord of Xixia, Li Deming, in the world, only Li Deming, a high lord of the Song Dynasty."
Zhao Zhen laughed angrily for a moment, "Can you speak without gasping for breath? I thought you really wanted to let Li Deming go. Even if I followed your method and sent someone to surrender Li Deming, Li Deming would definitely not agree.
Li Deming, like his father Li Jiqian, is a person who is unwilling to be inferior to others.
He will definitely have a big fight with us.
Even if he knows he will lose."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether Li Deming agreed or not. What's important is that the officials gave the leaders of the various departments of the party and the nobles of the party a chance to survive.
As long as the people sent by the officials spread the word.
After that, if we attack Xixia and appease the people of Xixia, we will have unexpected gains."
Zhao Zhen was stunned and immediately understood Kou Ji's intentions.
Kou Ji was using this method to drive a wedge between Li Deming and the leaders of other parties, and also to drive a wedge between Li Deming and the Xixia nobles.
Once the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses pressed into the country, Xixia suffered a disastrous defeat.
Among the leaders of various parties and Xixia nobles, there will definitely be some people who want to surrender.
They will definitely create some trouble for Li Deming when the soldiers of the Song Dynasty surround Xingqing Mansion.
It is even possible to join forces to chop off Li Deming's head and present it to Zhao Zhen.
The reason why Kou Ji could think of this was because he read the document sent to Zhao Zhen by the Song Dynasty envoy.
The envoys of the Song Dynasty mentioned in the document sent to Zhao Zhen that when they were searching for money in Xingqing Mansion, wealthy businessmen in Xingqing Mansion donated money one after another.
That shows that there are many people in Xixia who are afraid of death.
They can take advantage of their fear of death.
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Since it is beneficial to our army in the Song Dynasty, I will send someone to go there again."
Afterwards, Zhao Zhen selected a few people and sent them to Xixia.
The second batch of envoys left Yinzhou and rushed to Xingqing Mansion.
We haven’t reached Baichi City yet.
The first batch of envoys have already arrived in Yinzhou City.
The envoys arrived at Yinzhou City, handed over their errands, and handed over the money they brought back to Zhao Zhen along with Xia Song and his son.
The envoys in Xingqing Mansion, patting their chests and promising Li Deming, said not a single word to Zhao Zhen.
They promised to help Li Deming and did not say anything to persuade Zhao Zhen to give up attacking Xixia.
Zhao Zhen's intention to attack Xixia was irreversible, so they were not so stupid as to offend Zhao Zhen.
When they were in Bianjing City, they made things difficult for Zhao Zhen, and some of his disciples and scholars even supported him.
In Yinzhou City, there was no one to help them.
Zhao Zhen was offended, so he stuffed them into a nook and cranny, probably for the rest of his life.
After the envoys arrived at Yinzhou City, Zhao Zhen specially ordered Chen Lin to go down and investigate.
Sure enough, as Kou Ji said, the money collected by the envoys was far more than what was presented to the court.
All the money collected by the envoys totaled more than 700,000 yuan.
Not a penny of the private gifts they received from Li Deming and the money they received from the wealthy businessmen in Xingqing Mansion were given to Zhao Zhen.
He just gave Zhao Zhen the 300,000 yuan that Li Deming paid as tribute to the Song Dynasty.
After Zhao Zhen learned about this, he ordered Chen Lin to write down the names of the ministers one by one and save them in the file.
That is Zhao Zhen's private file library, which contains many little secrets that are not found in the court files.
Zhao Zhen followed Kou Ji's suggestion and was not in a hurry to deal with them.
On the other hand, Xia Song and his son need to be killed quickly.
Before Zhao Zhen killed Xia Song and his son, he summoned Kou Ji, and they went to the cell together to take a look at Xia Song and his son.
Zhao Zhen brought a candied fruit, and Kou Ji brought a jar of old wine.
When the two entered the cell, they saw Xia Song and his son, dressed in tatters and with messy hair, facing away from them.
Zhao Zhen stared at Xia Song's back and whispered: "Xia Song, when you see me, why don't you bow to me?"
Xia Song turned his back to Zhao Zhen and did not look back.
He didn't know whether he was too embarrassed to face Zhao Zhen speechlessly, or whether he was afraid that Zhao Zhen would humiliate him.
"I, Xia Song, am no longer a minister of the Song Dynasty, so I don't need to kowtow to you."
"Oh?!"
Zhao Zhen smiled sarcastically, "It seems that the only one in the world who doesn't have to bow to me when meeting me is Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao. Even the prince Longsun of Liao had to bow to me in a polite manner when he arrived in the Song Dynasty.
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Do you think you are comparable to the Liao Emperor?"
Xia Song turned his back to Zhao Zhen and did not speak.
Zhao Zhen's face turned cold and he said: "You are ruthless. Your ruthlessness makes me feel chilled. I still remember that you like to eat candied fruits secretly made in the palace, so I specially brought you a portion. But you no longer remember that I once
He is your lord."
After a pause, Zhao Zhen let out a long breath and said, "That's right, you are now Xia Chen, an abandoned Xia Chen."
When Xia Song heard this, his whole body trembled, and he felt deeply humiliated.
Zhao Zhen stared at Xia Song's back and continued: "Xia Song, you are ruthless, unfaithful and unfilial. I don't blame you. There are so many ruthless, unfaithful and unfilial people in the world.
If I were to blame others for this, I would be a bit narrow-minded.
But there is one thing that I need to tell you carefully.
What makes you so cruel to attack your fellow ancestors?
The incense in the ancestral temple has not been extinguished to this day.
You have gone in to worship a few times.
It can be regarded as someone who has met his ancestors.
Do you still remember the appearance of your ancestors?
You caused hundreds of thousands of people in the Song Dynasty to be tortured by the Liao people, and nearly 180,000 people died under the swords of the Liao people.
Can you be worthy of your ancestors?
Are you worthy of the bloodline and talent given to you by your ancestors?"
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen started roaring loudly.
"I, Qiu Jue, must think twice and be cautious about anyone in Qiu Jue. As long as he is not a heinous person, I will give him a chance to live if there is a chance to spare his life.
I am in control of the world, but I dare not let a single person die easily.
Why are you so ruthless that hundreds of thousands of people were tortured by the Liao people and created 180,000 innocent souls?!
If you hate me, come and kill me, I won't blame you.
If you hate Kou Ji, I won’t blame you if you assassinate Kou Ji.
But why do you take the lives of those innocent people as victims of your revenge?
They speak the same words as you and have the same blood.
You have created 180,000 innocent souls, made hundreds of thousands of people homeless, and left hundreds of thousands of people without parents, husbands, wives, children, and brothers.
Even if I cut you to pieces with a thousand knives, I still won’t be able to forgive you!
Even if I cut you to pieces, I still can't wash away your sins!"
"Bang!"
Zhao Zhen angrily threw the food box in his hand on the ground. The plate and candied fruit in the food box fell to the ground, and the candied fruit rolled all over the floor.
"Do you think I came here with candied fruits for you to eat?"
"I'm telling you! You don't deserve it!"
"Even if I feed the candied fruit to the dog, I won't give it to you!"
"I have a dog, and it can bite people for me!"
"But if I raise you, not only can you not help me bite people, but you will also eat my people!"
"..."
"Woooooooo..."
Xia'anqi had already burst into tears.
Xia Song gritted his teeth and turned his back to Zhao Zhen, as if he didn't hear what Zhao Zhen said.
Zhao Zhen pointed at Xia Song and said: "Xia Song! I will never kill you easily! I will send people to collect the punishments from all over the world and use them on you one by one, until I can no longer hear the tragedy of those 180,000 innocent souls.
When you scream, I will kill you again."
"Chen Lin!"
"The slave is here!"
"Keep an eye on him. If he commits suicide, you will suffer the punishment for him!"
"My slave obeys the order!"
"..."
"Hahaha……"
After Zhao Zhen gave Chen Lin instructions, Xia Song suddenly spoke and laughed loudly.
"Zhao Yiyi! If you don't kill me quickly, do you plan to keep me to watch the defeat of the Song Dynasty?"
Xia Song suddenly turned around, stared at Zhao Zhen, and laughed arrogantly.
Zhao Zhen's eyes suddenly turned cold.
Xia Song didn't seem to notice Zhao Zhen's gaze, "Zhao Yiyi, how long do you think you can sit on your throne?"
Zhao Zhen was speechless.
Xia Song continued: "Zhao Yiyi, I dare to conclude that your Zhao family's empire will be ruined in your hands."
Zhao Zhen remained speechless and stared at Xia Song coldly.
Xia Song laughed and looked at Kou Ji, "He is the one who takes over your Zhao family."
Xia Song suddenly raised his hand, pointed at Kou Ji, and shouted: "One day, he, whom you regard as a brother, will personally lead his troops to attack the imperial city, drive you off the throne and replace you.