Zhao Zhen watched Kou Ji finish reading the documents and asked displeasedly: "Do I look like a foolish king?"
Kou Ji handed the document back to Zhao Zhen, stood back where he was, and said in a dumbfounded voice: "I don't look like a treacherous minister..."
Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Shi Yuansun's move not only slandered me, but also put you on fire. His heart is to be punished!"
Kou Ji said earnestly: "Now is not the time to worry about these things. Shi Yuansun mentioned in the document that he has gathered 200,000 troops and is preparing to join the capital to serve the king. 200,000 troops is not a small number. We must deal with it carefully.
That’s it.”
"Two hundred thousand?"
Zhao Zhen said disdainfully: "If he can gather 200,000 troops, I will take his surname as Shi."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and understood the meaning of Zhao Zhen's words.
Kou Ji pondered and said: "What the official means is that Shi Yuansun is bluffing?"
Zhao Zhen took another document and handed it to Kou Ji. When Kou Ji was reading the document, Zhao Zhen said: "Every family has their own hearts and minds, plus each family's cronies in the military, the calculation is barely enough."
It is less than 20,000 strong.
They also used the name of King Qin to incite some people.
The total number of men and horses is only 50,000."
Kou Ji listened to Zhao Zhen's words while reading the documents in his hand.
What was recorded in the document was far more detailed than what Zhao Zhen said.
After Shi Yuansun and others left Beijing, they passed through Jingzhao Mansion and arrived at Xingyuan Mansion, and then split up to mobilize the troops and horses they could mobilize.
After Shi Yuansun led his people into the military camp on Lizhou Road where Xingyuan Mansion was located, in the name of King Qin and with the help of his cronies in the army, he quickly killed the supervisors and took control of the soldiers on Lizhou Road.
Ma Daying.
After the magistrate of Xingyuan Prefecture realized that something was wrong, he wrote to the court for verification while secretly dealing with Shi Yuansun.
Shi Yuansun had neither military talismans nor military edicts, so there was no way to dispel the suspicion of the prefect of Xingyuan Prefecture.
After repeated investigations, the magistrate of Xingyuan Prefecture confirmed that Shi Yuansun was responsible for the rebellion.
So he spread the word and threatened that Shi Yuansun was causing rebellion. Any soldiers who followed Shi Yuansun to cause rebellion would be killed by the court. Now that he had escaped from Shi Yuansun's control and did not follow Shi Yuansun to cause rebellion, he would not only be innocent afterwards, but also
Have merit.
The soldiers had doubts about Shi Yuansun's killing of the supervisors in the army.
When the magistrate of Xingyuan Prefecture said this, the suspicion in the hearts of the soldiers became even stronger.
Some soldiers, relying on their prestige in the army, went to Shi Yuansun to ask for military talismans, clothing and belt edicts and other things. Shi Yuansun could not produce anything, so he could only temporarily list some crimes and impound them.
them.
At the same time, people were sent to arrest the magistrate of Xingyuan Prefecture.
However, they did not expect that the magistrate of Xingyuan Mansion had escaped from Xingyuan Mansion with his young son long before the news spread.
Seeing this, the soldiers on Lizhou Road were convinced that Shi Yuansun was a rebel, so they fled together.
For a time, the military camp on Lizhou Road controlled by Shi Yuansun was like a sieve. Soldiers were fleeing every moment, and some of the outposts guarding the military camp were also fleeing.
Shi Yuansun was not allowed to mobilize his cronies and sealed off the military camp.
In the end, there were less than 10,000 soldiers left in the military camp on Lizhou Road.
After all, Shi Yuansun has more than 10,000 people, but others are far less lucky than Shi Yuansun.
When they left Lizhou Road and went to mobilize troops and horses, as soon as they entered the military camp, they were surrounded and interrogated by the military supervisors, officials, clerks and others, and they found out the flaws.
Before the military supervisors, officials, and scribes mobilized troops to capture them, they decisively fled the camp with their cronies.
There were also one or two unlucky ones who were captured on the spot by the military supervisors and others with their troops before they could escape from the camp.
all in all.
Shi Yuansun and others left Bianjing City with confidence. After arriving, they could not mobilize many troops at all.
He just reluctantly mobilized his cronies from each army and joined them with his subordinates to form an army of 20,000 soldiers and horses.
Twenty thousand soldiers and horses were simply not enough in front of Zhao Zhen, who had an army of one million.
Shi Yuansun knows this truth well.
Therefore, after gathering 20,000 soldiers and horses, he did not act rashly. Instead, he took up residence in Xingyuan Mansion. Using the name of King Qin, he invited people with lofty ideals from all over the world to follow him to the capital.
For this reason, he promised a lot of huge profits.
Then some of the ghosts and snake spirits entrenched in the three mountains and five mountains were persuaded by him, and they rushed to Xingyuan Mansion with their people to help him cause chaos.
With the addition of those demons and monsters, Shi Yuansun's troops jumped to 50,000.
Then Shi Yuansun led 50,000 troops, claiming to be 200,000 troops, and marched out of Xingyuan Mansion, preparing to enter the capital for King Qin.
However, his marching route did not go directly to Bianjing City, but to Qinzhou.
You know, Qinzhou is in the northwest of Xingyuan Prefecture, and Bianjing City is in the northeast of Xingyuan Prefecture.
"What does Shi Yuansun want to do?"
After reading the document, Kou Ji looked confused.
He completely couldn't understand Shi Yuansun's purpose of marching to Qinzhou.
If you want to be King Qin, you should march to Bianjing City.
If we want to split the soil and seal the border, we should march south.
There are few troops in the south, and Shi Yuansun can completely carve out a place to settle in the south with the soldiers and horses in his hands.
But not only did he not choose Bianjing City, he also did not choose the south. Instead, he went to Qinzhou.
Qinzhou belongs to Qinfeng Road.
Entering Qinfeng Road, no matter where Shi Yuansun leads his troops, he will encounter strong soldiers.
No matter where the strong soldiers are, Shi Yuansun cannot match them.
There are Yongxing Army and the defenders of Fengxiang Mansion and Jingzhao Mansion in Qinfeng Road.
The Yongxing Army can be regarded as one of the most powerful armies in the Song Dynasty. I dare not say that it can defeat Shi Yuansun's soldiers and horses, but at least it can restrain Shi Yuansun in one place.
After leaving Qinfeng Road, go further north to Hexi Road and Xiping Road.
Hexi Road and Xiping Road are now under semi-military control. It can be said that almost all the people are under military control.
If Shi Yuansun plunged headlong into it, all the bones and debris would be swallowed clean.
Zhao Zhen did not answer Kou Ji's words, but took out another document and handed it to Kou Ji.
"besides?"
Kou Ji took the document suspiciously, glanced at it briefly, and turned his face slightly to one side.
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen and said in astonishment: "Shi Yuansun, this is..."
Zhao Zhen snorted coldly: "Run!"
Kou Ji said with a strange look on his face: "Of course I know that Shi Yuansun is going to run away, but this is too..."
Zhao Zhen glanced at Kou Ji and snorted: "That's so shameless, isn't it?"
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
The new document that Zhao Zhen handed to Kou Ji mentioned that Shi Yuansun himself led 50,000 soldiers and horses to Qinzhou, but the people from Shifu, as well as people from other mansions, after leaving Xingyuan Mansion
, he left the large group of soldiers and horses and rode southward.
Depending on the situation, he is going to Yongzhou and other places.
Zhao Zhen snorted coldly: "Shi Yuansun deceived others into committing suicide, and he secretly sent his family members to flee south. If my guess is correct, the people in his family will either follow Leizhou
If you go to sea, you will either enter Jiaozhi to avoid disaster."
Kou Ji put down the paperwork and asked, "How do the officials plan to respond?"
Zhao Zhen sneered and said: "He thinks his conspiracy will succeed? I have already ordered Zhang Lun of Yongzhou to block all their routes to escape south. When they arrive in Yongzhou, they will be captured by Zhang Lun in one fell swoop."
Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully.
There is a Xiang army stationed in Yongzhou.
During the reign of Emperor Taizong, they were the pioneers when they conquered Jiaozhi.
After the defeat of the conquest of Jiaozhi, they stayed in Yongzhou.
Although they are a Xiang army, their combat effectiveness is not weak.
It is said that there are still some elephant soldiers left over from the Southern Han Dynasty.
That's right, it's the elephant soldier.
An elephant soldier riding an elephant.
The Southern Han Dynasty relied on the sharpness of the elephant soldiers to defeat several conquests of the Song Dynasty.
In the end, Pan Mei consulted the local people and learned that fire could restrain the elephant soldiers, and used fire to defeat the elephant soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty.
Although the Southern Han Dynasty was destroyed, some of the elephant soldiers remained.
Although it is difficult for the elephant soldiers in Yongzhou and other places today to reach the scale of thousands of cavalry in the Southern Han Dynasty, there are still hundreds of cavalry.
In short, the Xiang army stationed in Yongzhou is very complicated.
There are all kinds of weird and weird types of troops.
In frontal combat, they may not be able to unleash much combat effectiveness.
But when it comes to trapping and arresting people in Yongzhou and other places, they are definitely stronger than other soldiers.
The people in Shi Yuansun's house and other houses would probably not get anything good from them.
"Then how should Shi Yuansun respond when he rushes to Qinzhou?"
Kou Ji questions.
Zhao Zhen asked: "How does fourth brother think we should deal with it?"
Kou Ji thought for a moment and said, "Let Di Qing take someone for a trip?"
Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and nodded slowly, "That's fine... When Cao Wei resigned from office, he recommended Di Qing to me. This shows that Di Qing is indeed talented. Di Qing was also the commander-in-chief of my own army before, so he can be regarded as my
people.
Let him work hard so that he can take on important responsibilities in the future."
"Chen Lin..."
"The slave is here!"
"Draft a decree and send Di Qing to lead the Huzi Army to Qinfeng Road, with Yongxing Army and others assisting. Then draft a decree to confirm Shi Yuansun's reputation as a traitor and announce it to the world at the same time."
"My slave obeys the order!"
"..."
Since Shi Yuansun had no ambition to fight to the death, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji lost interest in him.
Shi Yuansun led 50,000 soldiers and horses, which sounded huge, but in the eyes of Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen, they were just a bunch of rabble.
Except for the tribes of each government and their cronies, everyone else is completely vulnerable.
Di Qing was sent out with heavy armor, and the Yongxing army assisted him. Sixty thousand elite troops attacked Shi Yuansun, which was enough to defeat Shi Yuansun.
After Zhao Zhen finished issuing the decree, he left Kou Ji to have a simple meal in the palace, and then let Kou Ji leave the palace in the evening.
After Kou Ji arrived at his residence, he saw two figures standing at the door of Kou's residence, seemingly chatting.
After getting closer, I took a closer look.
But it was Zhu Neng and Zhong Shiheng.
Kou Ji dismounted and stepped forward and asked, "Since you two have arrived at the door, why don't you go in? What are you doing at the door?"
Zhu Neng and Zhong Shiheng heard Kou Ji's voice and quickly turned around to salute.
Kou Ji is now their direct superior.
They can no longer treat Kou Ji as a junior.
After Zhu Neng saluted, he shouted to Kou Ji: "You sent me to Zhuozhou in vain. Do you have to give me an explanation?"
Kou Ji glanced at Zhu Neng up and down and said, "What can I tell you? The imperial court has given you sufficient ministerial money and allowed you to travel to Zhuozhou and other places. Are you still not happy?"
The mutiny in Zhuozhou was just a show.
Zhu Neng was ordered to go to Zhuozhou to quell the rebellion. After rushing to Zhuozhou, he saw Zhuozhou's soldiers and horses staying safely in the military camp without any trace of mutiny.
But every evening, Zhuozhou's soldiers and horses would be led by the supervisors, clerks and others from the Zhuozhou army to run around in Zhuozhou, creating a momentum similar to rebellion.
But none of the local people regarded it as chaos.
Instead, they thought Zhuozhou's soldiers and horses were patrolling and protecting them.
The people of Zhuozhou had just returned to the Song Dynasty. Zhao Zhen gave them land and exempted them from taxes for three years. They were naturally grateful to Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen sent troops and horses to protect them from the Liao people. Naturally, they were even more grateful to Zhao Zhen.
After the autumn harvest in May, the people also had some wealth in their hands.
One by one, he stopped the soldiers who were 'making trouble' everywhere and insisted on rewarding them.
In the past, soldiers were not well received by others in the Song Dynasty.
In Zhuozhou, I was treated favorably by the people, and I was very moved.
While each one was "making trouble", they helped the people build bridges and pave roads, carry water and chop firewood.
For a time, the military and civilians in Zhuozhou were really like one family.
Wherever Zhu Neng went, everything he saw was a harmonious scene, with no trace of chaos at all.
He didn't even know how to write a report to the court.
Zhu Neng felt that even if Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were acting, they should act in a similar way. It was really abominable to do things so perfunctorily that it was difficult to convince the public, and it even made his trip in vain.
Zhu Neng had resentment in his heart, but he had no way to shout at Zhao Zhen.
I can only cry out in front of Kou Ji.
"Next time you have this kind of errand, you'd better hire someone else. I can't handle this kind of errand."
Zhu Neng said angrily.
Kou Ji glanced at Zhu Neng, said nothing, and invited Zhu Neng and Zhong Shiheng into the Kou mansion.
After arriving at the main hall, I sat down.
Kou Ji ordered his servant to bring tea.
When the servant went to pour tea, Kou Ji stared at Zhu Neng and said, "So, you came to my house specifically to complain?"
Zhu Neng criticized: "What you did in Zhuozhou is too childish."
After Kou Ji and other servants brought tea, he held the tea and said: "Zhuozhou is thousands of miles away from Bianjing City, and the round trip takes a lot of time. Who can go to Zhuozhou to investigate in person.
Even if someone does not believe in evil and sends people to investigate, can they enter Zhuozhou?
I’m afraid I won’t even be able to leave Baozhou.”
Zhu Neng was slightly stunned when he heard this.
Kou Ji told the truth.
After the news of the Zhuozhou mutiny came out, all the passes leading to Zhuozhou were blocked. Unless people like Zhu Neng were traveling with an imperial edict, others could not pass through. Naturally, there was no way to talk clearly about Zhuozhou's reality.
When Zhu Neng was stunned, Kou Ji continued: "If the officials want to do things, they will naturally ensure that nothing goes wrong. How can they leave something for you to catch? Now the soldiers and horses guarding Zhuozhou have all received sufficient funds from the officials.
In addition to military pay and rewards, the officials did not punish them severely because of the mutiny. Do you think they will speak to the officials or others?
Although some generals in the army were demoted by the officials, they were demoted overtly and secretly promoted, and they might be enjoying themselves behind their backs.
Who will stand up and expose this matter?
Or in other words, who dares to stand up and offend the current officials?"
Zhu Neng slowly came back to his senses, sighed, and said: "You and the official family really have a plan..."
Speaking of which.
Zhu Neng looked at Kou Jida and said, "But the matter of Shi Yuansun's rebellion, you just missed it, right?"
Kou Ji took a sip of tea, put down the cup, stared at Zhu Neng and said with a smile: "How can you be sure that Shi Yuansun's rebellion was not a deliberate act by the officials?"
Zhu Neng stared in shock, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Can the officials still allow others to bring trouble to the Song Dynasty?"
Kou Ji said calmly: "The officials just want to take this opportunity to let everyone who should jump out, and then catch them all."
Zhu Neng was stunned and said in a deep voice: "Doesn't that mean that the people who participated in the rebellion this time have already fallen into the official's plan?"
Kou Ji said calmly: "As a ruler, how can an official plot against his own ministers? We can only say that everything is under the control of the official."
Zhu Neng thought carefully about Kou Ji's words and nodded solemnly.
Zhong Shiheng studied Kou Ji's words carefully and did not speak.
After Zhu Neng nodded, he said to Kou Ji: "Shi Yuansun's rebellion is really a heinous crime. The officials should send heavy troops to exterminate it."
Kou Ji laughed and said, "Is this why you came to me?"
Zhu Neng did not hide anything and nodded slowly: "I found out that I can lead troops in war. I really can't adapt to intrigues in the Privy Council."
Kou Ji smiled and shook his head and said: "If you can't adapt, you have to adapt. Don't even think about the matter of annihilating Shi Yuansun. The officials have handed over this matter to Di Qing."
Upon hearing the word Di Qing, a strange color flashed in Zhong Shiheng's eyes.
It's not that he has a problem with Di Qing, but the troops that Di Qing controls now are the Zhong Family Army that he single-handedly led.
So when it comes to Di Qing, Zhong Shiheng will inevitably pay attention to it.
Zhu Neng shouted: "Can that kid Di Qing do it?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "The official family values Di Qing very much."
Zhu Neng curled his lips and said: "On the battlefield, we see who can win the battle. What we see is true ability, not other imaginary things."
Kou Ji laughed and said: "You said so much just because you wanted to succeed Di Qing and attack Shi Yuansun. But the official family has now handed over the matter to Di Qing. When I left the palace, the official family had already sent someone to deliver the decree.
Give it to Di Qing.
Do you still want to prevent the official Sacred Heart from becoming a dictatorship?"
Zhu Neng's face changed slightly, and he said seriously: "I wouldn't dare..."
Zhao Zhen's power as a monarch is now increasing, and he is really able to intimidate his ministers.
A set of methods rectified the imperial relatives and military honors, and shocked the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty.
Nowadays, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty do not dare to speak ill of Zhao Zhen in private.
While Zhu Neng defended himself, he muttered in a low voice: "I really can't stay in the Privy Council anymore. With my brain, I can fight with the enemy on the battlefield, but I can't scheming with the subordinates in the Privy Council."
Really not possible.
There is no guarantee that one day I will be tricked by those subordinates."
When Zhu Neng said this, it wasn't because he really didn't know how to scheming with others, but because he was too lazy to scheming with others over trivial matters.
No matter how many calculations you make, you won't end up with much in the end. It would be better to have a happy fight.
Kou Ji stared at Zhu Neng and said, "Who in the past has dreamed of becoming a general?"
Zhu Neng said with an embarrassed look: "I have never been in the Privy Council before, so I didn't know there were so many troubles in the Privy Council."
Kou Ji glanced at Zhu Neng and said, "If it's troublesome, you have to stay. The official title given to you by the government is something you can take if you want it, and don't take it if you don't want it."
Speaking of this, Kou Ji seemed to remember something. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhu Neng, and said in a deep voice: "Your people won't come back, right?"
Zhu Neng understood instantly who Kou Ji mentioned.
On the contrary, Zhong Shiheng's eyes flashed with confusion.
Zhu Neng glanced at Zhong Shiheng.
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "It's okay, just say it."
Zhu Neng chuckled and said, "Those who went to Dali have already returned home."
Kou Ji snorted and said, "No wonder you don't want to stay in the Privy Council anymore. It turns out that someone who went to Dali has come back. He must have brought you some great news, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to give up the position of Deputy Privy Councilor."
"
Zhu Neng glanced at Zhong Shiheng again.
Zhong Shiheng felt a little uncomfortable and smiled bitterly in his heart. He cupped his fists at Kou Ji and Zhu Neng and said, "I'll go out for a walk and come back after you guys are done talking?"
Kou Ji waved his hand and said: "No need..."
After saying this, Kou Ji said to Zhu Neng: "After Zhong Shiheng handed over the Zhong family army and Qingjian City, he can be regarded as a subject of the official family. Since he is a subject of the official family, there is nothing to hide in this matter."
Zhu Neng heard that Kou Ji regarded Zhong Shiheng as one of his own, so he no longer hid him.
Zhu Neng exclaimed exaggeratedly: "I always thought that the Song Dynasty was the richest place in the world. But after my people brought back the news about Dali, I realized that Dali was even richer.
Good quality wood, the kind we are reluctant to use.
You can see it everywhere in Dali.
People use it to make door frames, plaques, and door leaves.
Jewelry and jade can be found everywhere.
It is said that there are thirteen perfectly carved jade screens in the Dali Palace.
That thing, any side of it, is priceless if you get it to me, Da Song.
The most exaggerated thing is that there are many gold, silver and copper mines in Dali, and all of them are rich ores."
When Zhu Neng said this, Kou Ji looked calm and calm, while Zhong Shiheng looked confused.
Zhu Neng seemed to realize that there was something wrong with his description, and immediately said: "The gold, silver and jewelry we found in the Thousand Buddha Cave in Shazhou are no more than one percent of those in Dali."
Without comparison, there is no way to clearly understand how much wealth Dali has.
Compare the gold and silver jewelry found in Thousand Buddha Cave.
The effect is obvious.
Zhong Shiheng's eyes suddenly straightened.
Even Kou Ji, who knew that Dali was rich, had a slightly surprised look on his face.
The gold, silver and jewelry that Kou Ji found in Thousand Buddha Cave can be described as a huge amount of wealth.
When Kou Ji sent those gold and silver jewels back to the Song Dynasty, they immediately filled the Song Dynasty's treasury.
The wealth in Dali is actually a hundred times greater than the wealth found in the Thousand Buddha Cave.
How many are there?
If you grab a vote, can you become rich and powerful in an instant?