The advice given by Kou Zhun was too risky, and Kou Ji felt that it should not be used unless it was absolutely necessary.
But Kou Ji quite agreed with some of the suggestions in Kou Zhun's words.
For example, Kou Zhun let Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji firmly hold the military power in their hands.
As the saying goes: If you have soldiers in your hands, you won't panic in your heart.
As the saying goes: political power comes from the barrel of a gun.
As long as the military power was firmly in their hands, no matter how hard the gentry tried, they could not escape the fate of being beaten violently.
If the world is in chaos, it will be like plowing the land of the Song Dynasty from beginning to end.
Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, raised an army in the fourth year of the dynasty and conquered the world.
How old are Zhao Zhen and Liu Hengcai?
Both of them were in their twenties. Although Kou Ji was close to his thirties, he was still much younger than Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, when he started his army.
How long Kou Ji can live, Kou Ji doesn't know.
But Kou Ji knew clearly how long Zhao Zhen could live.
According to historical records, Zhao Zhen lived for fifty-three years.
That was the number of years Zhao Zhen lived when he was weak and helpless.
Nowadays, Zhao Zhen practices martial arts all year round and his body is extremely strong. He can defeat four Kou Ji alone.
Under such circumstances, as long as nothing unexpected happens, he will probably live longer.
Zhao Zhen had enough time to beat Da Song repeatedly.
Therefore, now Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen only need to innovate the military system and work hard to seize military power.
With a specific direction, there is a way to deal with the worst outcome.
Kou Ji finally had some confidence in his heart.
Kou Ji felt confident and did not continue to chat with Kou Zhun. He took Kou Zhun to the dining hall and had some breakfast.
Then he found Xiang Yan and Kou Tianci who had already had breakfast and had returned to their room to rest. They hugged Kou Tianci and left the house.
The father and son took a car and wandered into Xingqing Palace.
When the father and son arrived at Xingqing Palace, Xingqing Palace was already full of people, including civil and military officials from all over the court.
Since Zhao Zhen converted the Xixia Palace into a temporary palace, he could summon the ministers in the temporary palace for the morning dynasty.
After the civil and military establishment of the Manchu dynasty was established.
Zhao Zhen appeared in the main hall of Xingqing Mansion.
After the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty paid tribute, they began to get straight to the point.
Zhao Zhen deliberately left the project of awarding meritorious officials to the New Year's Eve, so the court would not issue any rewards this morning. Instead, they gathered together to discuss the management of the occupied Xixia territory.
According to the practice of the Song Dynasty, the territory under its jurisdiction must have government offices at various levels such as roads, prefectures, prefectures, and counties.
How to summarize and divide the territory of Xixia naturally requires careful discussion.
In addition, the issue of the five states that the Liao Kingdom ceded to the Song Dynasty also needs to be discussed carefully.
After several rounds of civil and military discussions between the Manchu Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, it was finally decided to divide Xixia into several groups.
The original Dongping Road was renamed Hengshan Road.
Under the jurisdiction of Hengshan Road, in addition to the original jurisdiction of Dongping Road, new areas such as Xiazhou were added. The territory south of Dijinze and west of Dongsheng County was almost entirely owned by Hengshan Road.
A Fucheng was built, located in Jianing, named Jianing Mansion.
There are several state and county yamen.
Set up two towns and armies, one for the ban and the other for the ban.
The Imperial Army was the Hengshan Army led by Liu Heng, and the Xiang Army was the Yongbian Army located in Yongbian Prefecture.
There is no doubt that when the reward is awarded later, Liu Heng is likely to be promoted to a position such as the commander-in-chief of the Hengshan Road Horse Infantry Army.
It's just right to match Liu Heng's title of Duke of the Kingdom.
Xiping Road is still called Xiping Road, but its jurisdiction has been expanded. In addition to the original jurisdiction, everything north of the Great Wall and south of the Tengger Desert is under the jurisdiction of Xiping Road.
Set up a Fucheng, located in Lingzhou, named Xiping Prefecture.
There are several state and county yamen.
Set up a town army.
The Zhong Family Army led by Zhong Shiheng.
To the east of the Tengger Desert, to the west of Dijinze (Wulaou Mountain), to the south of Huedu, and to the north of Jingzhou, there is a road called Xingqing Road.
A Fucheng was built, located in Xingzhou, named Xingqingfu.
There are several state and county yamen.
Set up two town armies and two forbidden armies.
There are two forbidden armies to suppress the country and to rejuvenate the country.
The reason why two forbidden troops were placed in Xingqing Mansion was because most of the people in Xixia were entrenched in Xingqing Mansion.
In order to avoid rebellion, heavy troops were deployed.
Wula Ou Mountain, north of Hue Crossing, is designated as one road, named Zhenbei Road.
Set up a Fucheng, located in Bucihaicheng, named Zhenbeifu.
Everything within Wuzhou, county yamen, and Zhenbei Road is bound by military law and discipline.
Set up a town army and a forbidden army.
Zhenbei Army led by Wang Kai.
The Badain Jaran Desert and the territory north of the Badain Jaran Desert are designated as one road, named Zhenxi Road.
A Fucheng was built, located beside Lake Sogonoor, named Zhenxifu.
There are still no states and county offices, and everything is governed by military law and discipline.
Set up a town army and a forbidden army.
The Zhenge Army has been renamed the Zhenyan Army.
It was jointly controlled by Guo Yi and the former Zhenge Army general.
The remaining areas bordering Hexi were allotted to Hexi.
After Xixia was divided, the Manchu civil and military officials began to discuss the five states that the Liao Kingdom would cede to the Song Dynasty.
In the end, Zhuozhou and other places ceded by the Liao Kingdom were all allocated to the Zhending Road.
Shuozhou and Huanzhou were placed under the jurisdiction of Hedong Road.
Yingzhou and Mozhou were placed under the jurisdiction of Hebei East Road.
After the territorial issues were divided, the civil and military officials of the Manchu and Dynasty got together to discuss the issue of dispatching officials.
The Song Dynasty suddenly gained a lot of territory, which naturally required many officials to manage it.
Hengshan Road and Xiping Road are no longer the frontiers of the Song Dynasty, so they need to return to normal governance from military control.
The positions of magistrate, magistrate, transfer envoy, Changping envoy and other positions on the two roads all need to be appointed by the court.
After rounds of discussions, it was not until evening that the important positions on both roads were finalized.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty returned to their respective places of residence.
A night of silence.
The next day, early in the morning, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty put on their costumes and appeared in Xingqing Palace.
In addition to themselves, there are also their families.
Today is the day when Zhao Zhen rewards his ministers, and it is also New Year's Eve. Tonight is New Year's Eve.
In this campaign against Xixia and Liao, many heroes emerged, so it took a long time to award them.
So the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty appeared in Xingqing Palace early in the morning.
When the female relatives arrived at the palace, they were summoned by the ladies to the harem, where they were entertained by the queen.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty entered the main hall of Xingqing Mansion.
After the time for going to court comes.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were consciously divided into three classes.
Zhao Zhen, dressed in fine clothes, walked into the palace with steady steps and sat down.
All civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty saluted him.
"I will visit the official's house..."
"You don't need to be polite..."
After a set of morning rituals.
Zhao Zhen sat on the seat with a solemn expression and said many complicated words in a heavy voice.
They are basically words that normal people cannot understand.
The civil servants listened intoxicatedly, shaking their heads one by one, as if they were tasting fine wine.
The military ministers all smiled and pretended to understand.
Kou Ji could clearly understand the meaning of every word that came out of Zhao Zhen's mouth, but when it was strung together into an article, he couldn't understand it.
He didn't imitate the intoxicated look on the civil servants' faces, nor did he imitate the military ministers who pretended not to understand. He just listened in a daze.
Wait until Zhao Zhen finishes his rhetoric.
Kou Jicai, along with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, bowed and saluted, "Congratulations to the officials and the Song Dynasty..."
On such an occasion, Zhao Zhen would naturally not say anything depressing. He would probably just say something about praising his virtues and remembering his ancestors.
After Zhao Zhen finished speaking the complicated words, he started to get down to business.
Zhao Zhen sat on the chair and said in a deep voice: "This time during our Song Dynasty's expedition to Liao and Xia, a large number of meritorious ministers appeared, and I will give them generous gifts."
"Thank you, Guan Jia, for your kindness!"
All civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty saluted him.
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and told Chen Lin: "Chen Lin, declare the decree."
Chen Lin saluted Zhao Zhen and asked for a volume of imperial edict. She stepped in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, unfolded the imperial edict, glanced at it briefly, and said, "The edict says..."
After a long paragraph of praises, there was another long paragraph of evaluation of merits and demerits, and finally the true meaning of the imperial edict was announced.
"The government of the country is governed by the government, the merits of the country are great, and he has the reputation of a living saint. He should be ranked first among the civil servants of Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion..."
As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the court had different expressions.
But no one refuted it.
Kou Zhun's contribution to the Song Dynasty is not the greatest.
But when his power was overwhelming, he retreated bravely, which is unmatched by all the heroes from the founding of the Song Dynasty to the present.
Zhao Zhen listed him as the number one person in Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion, so naturally no one refuted it.
Kou Zhun was also in the palace today, so after Chen Lin announced her decree, Kou Zhun went out and said: "Old minister, I would like to thank the officials for their love. I feel ashamed to have received it..."
Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Zhun and said solemnly: "Kou Gong deserves it..."
After three requests and three resignations, Zhao Zhen still gave Kou Zhun the head of the civil servants of Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion.
Later, Zhao Zhen ordered Chen Lin to announce the decree again.
Chen Lin asked for a volume of imperial edict and read it out again.
But it was an order to list the late Bohai County Prince Gao Huaide as the head of the military ministers of Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion.
Although Gao Huaide's son Gao Chugong disgusted Zhao Zhen very much, Zhao Zhen did not take revenge on this matter, but rather ranked him first among the military officials.
Then came the late Han King Zhao Pu. Zhao Pu made great contributions to the Song Dynasty, but his personal ethics failed in his later years. His reputation for greed was well known to the world, so Zhao Zhen ranked him second among civil servants.
After Zhao Pu, there was Cao Bin, the late King of Jiyang County.
After Cao Bin, there was the late Zhongshu Ling Xue Juzheng.
After Xue Juzheng, there was Pan Mei, the late King of Zheng.
After Pan Mei, there was the late Wen Zhenggong Wang Dan.
After Wang Dan, there was Shi Shouxin, the late king of Wuwei County.
After Shi Shouxin, there was the late Wen Mu Gong Lu Mengzheng.
After Lu Mengzheng, there was the late Zhongwu Gong Li Jilong.
After Li Jilong, there was the late Wenjing Gong Li Hang.
After Li Hang, there was the newly promoted Duke of Yan, Cao Wei.
A total of twelve people were included in Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion.
Six civilizations and six martial arts, impartiality and impartiality.
There are only two people alive among them, one is Kou Zhun, who is at the top of the list, and the other is Cao Wei, who is at the bottom of the list.
If we talk about the merits carefully, Cao Wei deserves more credit than Li Jilong.
But Li Jilong has passed away.
Zhao Zhen ranked Cao Wei behind Li Jilong, and Cao Wei couldn't care less.
Zhao Zhen ranked the heroes of Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion, which is much fairer than the twenty-four heroes of Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion recorded in history books.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty generally approved Zhao Zhen's move and speculated on some things.
So far, among the twelve heroes listed as Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion, only Cao Wei is in the court.
Zhao Zhen has put an end to Cao Wei's achievements.
After Cao Wei returned to Beijing, he probably had to beg for his bones.
In the future, if the heroes of the Song Dynasty want to be listed in the Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion, they may have to wait until they resign from office or pass away.
Zhao Zhen can be regarded as setting the tone for the judgment of Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion.
If future emperors wanted to add more people, they could only wait until officials resigned.
After canonizing the twelve heroes.
Zhao Zhen once again ordered Chen Lin to announce the decree.
When announcing an edict in court, there is no such thing as the back first and then the front.
Almost all are based on identity theory.
Therefore, the first thing to be read was the edict to reward Cao Wei.
Cao Weirong was granted the title of Duke of the State of Yan, with a first-class title, the rank of Taiwei, and the title of Zhongshu Ling.
Zhao Zhen gave Cao Wei almost all the titles that could be given to retired ministers.
The second is the edict to reward Lu Yijian.
Zhao Zhen gave Lu Yijian the title of Crown Prince and Grand Master based on his achievements in Yanyun.
Next was Wang Zeng, the superintendent of the country, who was given the title of Crown Prince and Tutor.
Next, Zhang Zhibai, who went for peace talks, was given the title of Prince Taibao.
After conferring awards on Cao Wei and others, Kou Ji and others were discussed.
Kou Ji was once again awarded the title of Duke Yong, with a second-class knighthood, the title of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and a bachelor's degree in Longtuge.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were a little surprised after learning about Zhao Zhen's reward for Kou Ji.
Because Kou Ji did not have an actual position, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was promoted to an official position, not an actual appointment.
However, the civil and military eyes of the entire dynasty did not stay on Kou Ji for long, because after Chen Lin read out the edict conferring the title of Kou Ji, she began to read out the edict conferring the title of Zhong Shiheng.
"Xiping Road appeasement envoy Zhong Shiheng entered Xia Guogong and was given a first-class title..."
Chen Lin announced this sentence when she read out the edict conferring the title of Shiheng.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty exploded in an instant.
Zhong Shiheng, first-class public?
Zhong Shiheng's contribution is enough, but can he afford it?
As both first-class public servants, Cao Wei immediately embarked on the road of resigning from his post after being granted the title of first-class public servant.
Will Zhong Shiheng also resign?
However, the officials did not give Zhong Shiheng a title such as Taiwei or Shizhong. Instead, they gave Zhong Shiheng the position of commander-in-chief of the Xiping Road Ma Infantry Army.
That means that officials must use Zhongshiheng.
An official in court has the title of first-class public on his head. What is the difference between that and being roasted on a fire?
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty guessed Zhao Zhen's thoughts and all looked at Zhong Shiheng.
Zhong Shiheng was looked down upon by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and felt very uncomfortable.
Everyone in the civil and military dynasties guessed that Zhao Zhen was going to roast him on the fire. How could he not guess it?
He originally thought that he refused to become an official in the court.
The officials would just ignore him and let him stay in Qingjian City as before.
But he didn't expect that the official's reaction was not at all what he expected.
Instead of letting him go, the officials quickly put him on fire.
"Thank you for your kindness..."
Under the attention of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhong Shiheng appeared in the palace and received the order to thank him.
Zhao Zhen stared at Zhong Shiheng and said meaningfully: "Zhong Aiqing is in the northwest, and Zhe's family is also in the northwest. When Zhong Aiqing is free, you can go there and take a look."
Zhong Shiheng was shocked when he heard this.
There is no doubt that Zhao Zhen was using his family to break Zhong Shiheng's mind and make Zhong Shiheng give up the idea of becoming a vassal town.
Zhong Shiheng naturally heard the overtones of Zhao Zhen's words, so he was shocked all over.
Things are not going well for Zhejia now.
"My lord... thank you for your guidance..."
After Zhong Shiheng thanked him again, he lowered his head and returned to the train.
Zhao Zhen continued to instruct Chen Lin to declare the decree.
Chen Lin asked for the imperial edict and continued to read it.
The following edicts were those conferring titles on Zhu Neng and others.
Zhu Nengjue was granted the title of Duke of Sha Kingdom and was given a second-class title. He was recalled to Bianjing as an official and moved to the rank of Deputy Privy Envoy.
Liu Hengjue was granted the title of Duke of Jin, with a second-class title, and was moved to the post of general manager of the Hengshan Road Horse Infantry Army, Hengshan Army Jiedu Envoy, and Hengshan Road Recruitment and Appeasement Envoy.
Li Zhaoliang was conferred the title of Duke of Ying, with a second-class title, and he still served as the Minister of the Ministry of War. In addition to the Minister of the Ministry of War, he also had the position of General Manager of the Hexi Luma Infantry Army.
Yang Wenguangjue was granted the title of Duke of the country and county, and served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Hedong Road Horse Infantry Army and the Jiedu Envoy of the Baosai Army.
Wang Kaijue was granted the title of Duke of Linguo County and moved to the post of commander-in-chief of the Ma Bu Army on Zhenbei Road, Jiedu Envoy of Zhenbei Army, and pacification envoy of Zhenbei Road.
Guo Yijue was granted the title of Marquis of Zhenxi, and moved to the post of general manager of the horse infantry on Zhenxi Road. Zhenxi Road recruited appeasement envoys.
…
The edict was read from morning to afternoon.
A large number of military honors, large and small, emerged.
The civil servants in the palace felt that the military minister was rising.
The old military officials in the palace felt the pressure from behind.
In short, except for the canonized people, everyone else has mixed feelings in their hearts.
After Chen Lin read out the last decree of canonizing the school captain.
The award ceremony came to an end.
This reward can be said to be the most grand and generous reward that Zhao Zhen has received since he ascended the throne.
This award not only led to the emergence of a group of new military heroes led by Zhu Neng and Liu Heng, but also broke many patterns in the court.
Just after the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty thought that the award ceremony was completely over.
Cao Wei's son Cao Xu appeared in the hall.
"Weak minister Cao Xu, please visit the official family..."
Cao Xu appeared in the palace in full view of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and saluted Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen seemed to have known that Cao Xu would appear, so he did not show any surprise.
After Cao Xu saluted, Zhao Zhen stared at Cao Xu and asked, "Didn't you follow Privy Cao to fight in the land of Yanyun? Why are you here?"
Cao Xu bowed and said: "Back to the official house, the war in the Yanyun land has ended long ago. Privy Council Cao is leading the troops and horses to accompany Lu Pingzhangshi and Zhang Shenzhi's political affairs on their way back to Beijing.
Privy Cao has always had something in his heart that he can't let go of, so he specially sent his ministers to meet with the officials."
Zhao Zhen pretended to be surprised and said: "What's the matter?"
Cao Xu took out a memorial from his arms and stepped forward respectfully.
Zhao Zhen ordered Chen Lin to take it over. After reading it at a glance, he said with a surprised look on his face: "Privy Cao is begging for bones?"
Cao Xu nodded solemnly, "Privy Privy Cao has been away in battle all year round. He has suffered hundreds of injuries and countless hidden injuries. He has long felt that he is unable to do what he wants. As a son of a man, I feel very worried when I see my father's health deteriorating.
Therefore, I sincerely ask the officials to allow my father to resign and allow him to return home and enjoy his old age in peace."
Zhao Zhen lost his voice and said: "What should we do... Privy Cao's battle in the land of Yanyun has enhanced the prestige of the Song Dynasty and wiped away the humiliation of the Song Dynasty for decades. I also plan to reuse Privy Cao."
Cao Xu knelt down on the ground and said sadly: "Please forgive me..."
Seeing this, Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "That's all... Privy Cao has been fighting for me in the Song Dynasty for decades and has suffered countless injuries. If he continues to fight and becomes sick from overwork, it will be my fault.
Even if you call me king and father, I can't just care about state affairs and ignore personal relationships.
I allow Privy Cao to resign, but you must serve me and help me share my worries.
Hebei East Road still has a Ma Jun leader, you go ahead."
"Thank you for your mercy, Father..."
After Cao Xu kowtowed to Zhao Zhen, he stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I would like to thank the officials for their kindness..."
Zhao Zhen ordered Chen Lin beside him: "Give the things I rewarded Duke Yan to Cao Xu and let him take them back."
Chen Lin nodded and sent the edict conferring the title of Cao Wei to Cao Xu.
Cao Xu thanked him again.
After Cao Xu received the things, he quickly exited the main hall.
The civil and military ministers in the palace were in a daze.
Zhao Zhen revealed his intention to ask Cao Wei to resign. Cao Wei, who was thousands of miles away, immediately sent the memorial begging for the bones to Zhao Zhen.
What a coincidence, right?
It happened to be as if it had been arranged in advance.
While the civil and military ministers were thinking wildly, they subconsciously looked at Zhong Shiheng.
As a first-class gentleman, Cao Wei is much more knowledgeable than you.
When he guessed that the officials wanted him to leave the center, he was not vague at all and immediately handed over the memorial to beg for his bones.
You Zhong Shiheng is a little ignorant.
In the future, the memorial to impeach you will probably drift into the palace like snowflakes.
People who put on small shoes for you will also spring up like mushrooms after a rain.
Zhong Shiheng felt uncomfortable being looked at by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
He has understood one thing now.
That is, in today's Song Dynasty, going against the officials will never end well.
He had begun to regret rejecting Zhao Zhen's kindness before, and he had begun to consider whether to ask to see Zhao Zhen after the next court, and to give in to Zhao Zhen.
However, he didn't wait until he made up his mind.
Zhao Zhen stamped all his ideas to death.
After Cao Xu retreated, Zhao Zhen stared at the civil and military officials in the palace and pondered for a long time: "The post of Privy Councilor is a first-class important position in the imperial court. It's okay if it remains vacant for a day or two. If it remains vacant for a long time, the soldiers of the world will
The horses may be in chaos."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Jidao and said: "I didn't give Yong Guogong a real position. I thought I would entrust him with important responsibilities after returning to Bianjing City. I'm afraid I can't wait any longer.
From today on, Duke Yong Guo will assume the post of Privy Councilor."
"Wow!"
The whole court was in an uproar, both civil and military.
Are you kidding me?
Is it appropriate for Kou Ji, a civil servant and a great scholar, to serve as the privy envoy?
The civil servants were doubtful, but for some reason they felt secretly happy.
What are you secretly happy about?
Secretly glad that Kou Ji changed from literature to martial arts.
With Kou Ji's current identity, status, qualifications, and achievements, it can be said that he has entered the inner court with both feet. He is just missing a name.
As long as there is a vacancy in the inner court, Kou Ji will definitely take over.
Now that Kou Ji has transferred from civil service to military affairs and serves as Privy Councilor, he has lost the opportunity to enter the inner court.
They lost a strong competitor.
Their chances of entering the inner court have greatly increased, how could they not be secretly happy.