After hearing Kou Ji's words, the civil and military officials in the court looked at him suspiciously.
Under the gaze of the civil and military officials of the court, Kou Ji smiled calmly and said, "In order to get more reward money in the future, I will definitely find an excuse to make the Liao Kingdom increase their annual coins..."
When the military officials heard this, they were excited.
Some among the civil servants frowned.
Zhang Dexiang hesitated and said, "If we find an excuse to ask the Liao Kingdom to increase their annual coins, will the Liao Dynasty go to war with the Song Dynasty because of this?"
When Zhu Neng heard this, he said carelessly, "Just move. If the Liao people dare to raise troops with me in the Song Dynasty, I will be the first to ask for help and rush to Yanyun to meet them. It just so happens that there are still more than half of the sixteen states in Yanyun."
If I didn’t get them back, I’ll go get them back easily.”
When the civil servants heard Zhu Neng mention the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, they did not refute Zhu Neng's words.
Since the imperial court has taken back five of the sixteen states of Yanyun, there is no reason to let the remaining areas remain in the hands of the Liao people.
In the future, it is inevitable to raise troops to take back the remaining places.
This is a general trend.
It is impossible for civil servants to pretend not to know things that almost everyone in the Song Dynasty knew.
"We'll talk about the war in Yanyun later. Since the officials are all gone, let's break up too."
Lu Yijian announced.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty left the palace in twos and threes.
After the dispersion of the dynasty.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty returned to their respective homes and began to spend their annual vacations.
Families and mansions rushed to each other to buy things and dismiss their servants.
I was busy until New Year's Eve.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty gathered in the palace again.
The night banquet in the palace was unprecedentedly grand.
Zhao Zhen not only invited the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to participate in this year's palace banquet, but also invited old men over sixty years old in Bianjing City to attend the palace banquet. Some people with limited legs and feet who were inconvenient to enter the palace were also sent by Zhao Zhen.
They brought a jug of wine and three kilograms of cooked meat.
The scene of universal celebration lasted until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
After the last carnival of the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Bianjing City finally returned to its former peace.
only.
In the Song Dynasty, after the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, things became completely lively.
The most lively place is in the military.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month.
Some fishermen from the seaside rushed thousands of miles to Bianjing City and sued the magistrate's office on the seaside for allowing the pirates to cause trouble and harm the local people.
Zhao Zhen was furious.
When he entered the capital last year, he declared in front of the people of Bianjing that he would kill anyone who offended the people of the Song Dynasty without hesitation.
Now that someone traveled thousands of miles to Bianjing City to complain, Zhao Zhen naturally couldn't tolerate it.
Ever since.
Zhao Zhen waved his hand, and all 18,000 elite Tiger Wing Army troops were dispatched out of Bianjing City. Each one of them supported a large boat and went down the river to suppress the bandits.
On the day they left Bianjing City, all the people in Bianjing City stood at the ferry and shouted loudly for victory.
Zhao Zhen fulfilled his promise to the people, and the people had nothing to do in return. They could only repay Zhao Zhen through their unparalleled enthusiasm.
As Zhao Zhen responded to the complaints from the fishermen on the seaside, complaints from various places were also conveyed to Bianjing City.
Then the soldiers and horses in Bianjing City, as well as the soldiers and horses near Bianjing City, began to mobilize frequently.
There were water bandits making trouble on the river. There were more than 80,000 tiger-winged troops and the whole army attacked.
After leaving Bianjing City, every time we passed a transfer office, more than a thousand people stayed behind.
When they reached the mouth of the sea, the soldiers of the Tiger Wing Army were completely divided.
Not waiting for the Tiger Wing Army officers and soldiers to turn around.
They have become members of the local government.
Yamen were transferred to various places, and after retaining the soldiers of the Tiger Wing Army, they were quickly divided and assigned to one Yamen after another.
They were broken into pieces and couldn't cause trouble even if they wanted to.
The Tiger Wing Army was disbanded so quietly, without causing any disturbance.
The situation of the Dragon God's two guards is almost the same.
When the imperial court dispatched troops and horses to quell the bandits in various places, it transferred 60,000 people from the Longshen Erwei and more than 30,000 people from the Tianwu and Pengri armies.
After these people left Beijing, they were quickly divided into several groups by local government offices using various excuses.
Wait until they are assigned cleanly.
The Privy Council took action and formed the Yulong Guards. At the same time, the remaining soldiers of the Dragon God Guards were added to the Tianwu and Pengri armies.
After a series of transfers.
The troops and horses stationed in Bianjing City have been completely reorganized.
After the 10,000 Yulong Guards were properly formed, Zhong Shiheng and Kou Ji sent people to retrain them.
After the drill was completed, Koji equipped them with muskets and artillery.
They took on the important task of guarding the imperial city.
They were also soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty equipped with muskets and artillery.
Since they do not need to experience war, there is no need to recruit students from the Mangshan Lecture Hall to direct them.
After the Tianwu and Pengri armies were reorganized, they moved their main camps to the east of Bianjing City and to the south of Bianjing City respectively, and stayed outside.
A series of changes also made some people aware of the court's intentions.
But there was basically no opposition in the court.
The martial artists all stay at home and act like salted fish, unable to speak out.
Kou Ji and Zhong Shiheng are in charge of the Privy Council and the Three Yamen respectively. They are participants in this reform of the military system, and it is impossible for it to happen.
They did not speak out, and others in the court did not dare to speak out either.
Only some voices of resistance from the military were heard.
But after being warned by their superiors, all of them shut up.
Those who can stay in the army are naturally retained by the imperial court.
They did not have much influence in this change. They could just help the brothers who were dismissed but did not dare to go against the imperial court.
After the troops and horses in Bianjing were reorganized, the investigation of the troops and horses in various places in the Song Dynasty was also nearing completion.
After the investigation of the military situation in various places in the Song Dynasty was completed.
A very shocking situation emerged.
Among the millions of soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty, there were actually as many as 800,000 soldiers and horses capable of fighting.
It's just that 40% of them are in the Forbidden Army, and the other 60% are actually in the Xiang Army.
After Zhao Zhen found out about this, he was depressed and dumbfounded for several days.
When Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were preparing to attack the soldiers and horses outside Bianjing City, the soldiers and horses outside Bianjing City also received the news, and the soldiers and horses everywhere were slightly turbulent.
Just as soldiers and horses from all over the country were preparing to resist Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji's reform move.
However, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji did not issue orders for disarmament.
Instead, they began to confer officers to some generals and lieutenants in the army.
Among them, the four general positions designated by the imperial court as the third rank are the most eye-catching.
After a series of rewards, most of the generals and captains in the army were bribed by them.
The generals and lieutenants in the army, in cooperation with the supervisors in each army, easily calmed down the turmoil of soldiers and horses in various places.
Then there is one word.
Tune!
Various tunes!
All kinds of strange and unheard-of transfer orders appeared one after another in various armies.
Often when soldiers receive transfer orders and rush to the next place, new transfer orders will appear in their hands.
Along with the transfer orders, there are also some military orders.
Orders were used to regulate their march, while military orders were used to divide them.
In short, a series of transfer orders and military orders completely mobilized all the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty.
It also completely stunned all the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty.
In order to cope with the wear and tear of the soldiers during the march, the imperial court suffered a heavy blow.
The national treasury has depleted 30% of its money.
Ten percent of the grain in Changping warehouses in various places was also consumed.
You know, the treasury today is not the treasury of the past.
After expansion, the treasury has become unprecedentedly large.
There is an unprecedented amount of money stored inside.
Thirty percent of money is a very huge number.
It is also a very huge consumption.
The imperial court had a great deal of blood, and the results were gratifying.
Soldiers and horses from various places were constantly mobilized and reorganized.
By the time all the soldiers reacted, they had already appeared in the new army.
Became a member of the new army.
The soldiers didn't even have a chance to cause trouble.
When I arrived at the New Army, I saw that most of them were strangers.
It's hard for them to get together and make trouble.
Generals, captains, military supervisors, etc., train them day and night in order to prevent them from causing trouble, and they don't have the time to make trouble.
In short, when everyone in the Song Dynasty knew what the court was going to do.
The imperial court has done everything it can.
Familiar style, familiar routine.
Many people who are familiar with Kou Ji naturally think of him.
Taking action without announcing it, killing first and reporting later, are the most common tactics used by Privy Councilor Kou Jikou.
In this military reform, there are countless such tricks.
Privy Councilor Kou Jikou is obviously the biggest black hand in this military reform.
Some soldiers who had benefited naturally thought of Kou Ji's kindness.
Some soldiers in the Forbidden Army who received high salaries but were sent to local areas to serve as local soldiers naturally went around slandering Kou Ji.
As a result, Kou Ji's reputation became polarized.
Some people say that Kou Ji Yingming.
Some people praise Kou Ji as having a dark heart.
When Kou Zhun learned that nearly hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the army were scolding Kou Ji for being evil, he got drunk.
It seemed like he had let go of something big on his mind.
Those people who clamored to beware of Kou Jijong's superiority also shut up.
However.
Kou Ji had no time to care about all this because he was left in the palace by Zhao Zhen.
Harem.
Ningxiang Hall.
Zhao Zhen put his hands behind his back and walked anxiously in circles in the hall.
Kou Ji sat aside and looked at him helplessly.
"In an official family, is it appropriate for the minister to stay in the harem?"
Zhao Zhen paused and hummed, "You have been living in the harem for two days, is it useful to say this now?"
After a pause, Zhao Zhen said again, "Besides, I am the one who forced you to stay in the palace. If anyone dares to gossip, I will skin him."
Since all the powerful soldiers in the world have returned to the Privy Council, Zhao Zhen's actions and words have gone beyond ordinary domineering and become very domineering.
Kou Ji said dumbfounded, "Bo Wenpo and the imperial doctor have said that Zhang Meiren will give birth on these two days, so Zhang Meiren will definitely give birth on these two days. There is no need for the officials to be anxious, and there is no need to keep the minister in the palace.
When Zhang Meiren really gave birth, it would not be too late for the officials to summon ministers to the palace.
There is no point in leaving your ministers in the palace and being blamed."
The reason why Zhao Zhen kept Kou Ji in the palace was because Zhang Meiren was about to give birth.
"no!"
Zhao Zhen arrogantly rejected Kou Ji's proposal to leave the palace. After turning around in a few hurried circles, he whispered out of breath, "I'm nervous... If you leave the palace, I will definitely be even more nervous..."
If what Zhao Zhen said were revealed, no one would believe it.
No one would believe that the domineering Zhao Zhen would say such weak words.
Zhao Zhen is about to become a father and is very nervous. Kou Ji can somewhat understand.
Although he had not experienced the birth of Kou Tianci, he was worried about him day and night when he was in Hexi.
If he were in Bianjing City, his reaction might be similar to that of Zhao Zhen.
Just when Kou Ji was thinking of a reason to escape, a palace maid hurriedly entered the palace.
"Reporting to the official family, Zhang Meiren is about to give birth..."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he almost jumped up. Regardless of his manners, he hurriedly asked, "This time... is it true?"
Zhang Meiren had given birth signs twice, but she didn't give birth both times.
Gong E heard what Zhao Zhen said and knew that Zhao Zhen was impatient, so she didn't dare to say anything else, so she only said one sentence.
"Both concubines entered Zhang Meiren's palace. Before entering the palace, they ordered people to invite people from Zongzheng Temple to come over."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he ran out.
When Kou Ji saw this, he smiled bitterly and chased after him.
Ningxiang Palace is right next door to Zhang Meiren’s bedroom.
When Zhao Zhen was in Zhang Meiren's bedroom before, he always broke into the dormitory when Zhang Meiren was about to give birth, and was driven to Ningxiang Palace by Mrs. Li and Mrs. Yang.
Now that Meiren Zhang is really about to give birth, he can still sit there.
The monarch and his ministers ran to the palace where Zhang Meiren lived, and saw Empress Cao with a group of maids and maids guarding the entrance of the palace.
When Empress Cao saw Zhao Zhen arriving, she hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and saluted him.
"I, my concubine, visit the official's house..."
"No need to be polite..."
Zhao Zhen said casually and wanted to break into Zhang Meiren's bedroom.
Empress Cao's eyes flashed with bitterness, and she stopped in front of Zhao Zhen.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "What are you doing?"
Empress Cao smiled bitterly and said, "When the two concubines entered the palace, they specially left the concubine behind. They wanted the concubine to stop the official family, so that the official family would not go in and see something they shouldn't see, which would stain their eyes."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he refused and shouted, "I have been to the battlefield. Is there any place that I cannot see?"
Seeing Zhao Zhen trying to break in, the bitterness on Queen Cao's face became even stronger.
Seeing this, Kou Ji hurriedly stepped forward and tried to dissuade him, "Guan, you can't break the rules."
When Kou Ji mentioned the word "rules", Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned.
Kou Ji said hurriedly, "There have been rules since ancient times. When a woman is giving birth, a man must not break in without permission. I know that the officials are worried, but they can't help much if they go in. With your status, there are still
It may cause confusion.
So it’s better for the officials to stay here in a down-to-earth manner.”
"Why would I cause trouble? I..."
Zhao Zhen shouted anxiously.
Kou Ji's voice became a little louder and he shouted, "Guan, you are upset!"
Kou Ji's voice was like thunder, exploding in Zhao Zhen's ears.
Zhao Zhen trembled all over and froze on the spot. After a long time, he took a deep breath and said with a wry smile, "My heart is confused...and my brain is also not working well..."
"I'll wait! I'll wait!"
Zhao Zhen said this, but everyone could see that he was still flustered and nervous.
Not long after Zhao Zhen calmed down, hoarse shouts came from Zhang Meiren's palace.
Zhao Zhen panicked for a moment and wanted to break in.
Empress Cao wanted to step forward, but Kou Ji was one step ahead of her, blocked her in front of Zhao Zhen, and roared, "Guan family!"
Zhao Zhen realized that he had lost his composure again and showed a wry smile.
Later, the shouts in the palace became louder and louder.
Zhao Zhen tried to break in several times, but was stopped by Kou Ji.
It's not that Kou Jiyuezu took Empress Cao's job as her agent.
But in this case, it was actually difficult for Empress Cao to stop Zhao Zhen.
If Zhao Zhen is really anxious and says something he shouldn't say, it will affect their relationship.
If Zhang Meiren encountered any trouble while giving birth, Empress Cao might even be angered.
The shouting in Zhang Meiren's bedroom lasted for a full stick and a half before stopping.
As Zhang Meiren's shouting stopped, a loud cry spread throughout the palace.
When Zhao Zhen heard the cry, he froze on the spot as if he was under a restraining spell.
Empress Cao, as well as the eunuchs and concubines, all saluted.
"Congratulations to the official family, congratulations to the official family..."
Zhao Zhen came back to his senses amidst their celebrations and smiled excitedly, "Reward! Big reward!"
"Thank you, officials!"
Empress Cao and Chen Lin took the wedding money that they had prepared and distributed it to everyone.
Zhao Zhen rushed inside excitedly, but Kou Ji did not stop him this time.
It's just that Zhao Zhen still didn't enter the palace after all.
I just arrived at the entrance of the palace.
Then I saw Mrs. Li walking out.
Seeing Zhao Zhen, Concubine Li smiled calmly and said, "Your Majesty, don't be nervous, she is a little princess..."
Although Mrs. Li was happy, she was not too happy.
Because what Zhang Mei gave birth to was not a dragon son, but a dragon girl.
The Dragon Girl is worthless in the palace.
Zhao Zhen did not show any dissatisfaction. He was just stunned for a moment and asked eagerly, "Can I go in and take a look?"
Concubine Li slowly shook her head and said to Zhao Zhen, "The reason why the Ai family came out is to stop you and prevent you from yelling outside. You are the king of a country, so you must pay attention to your manners and not lose any dignity."
"I know..."
Zhao Zhen dealt with it casually, looking past Concubine Li and peeking inside.
Mrs. Li glanced at him and said nothing.
After a long time.
A palace maid came out of the palace and whispered something to Concubine Li before Concubine Li let Zhao Zhen in.
After Zhao Zhen entered the hall, the hall had been tidied up and the children had washed up.
Zhang Meiren was lying on the couch with a pale face, and the child was lying in swaddling clothes on one side, surrounded by seven or eight palace ladies to serve him.
After Zhao Zhen appeared in front of the bed, Zhang Meiren feebly tried to get up, but was stopped by Zhao Zhen.
Zhang Meiren said with a somewhat sad face, "I am not as good as I should be..."
Zhao Zhen said hurriedly, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... I just like the little princess..."
"Official..."
"I am speaking from my heart..."
"..."
When Zhao Zhen comforted Zhang Meiren, the people from Zongzheng Temple had already arrived in the palace.
After inviting Zhao Zhen, he began to examine the little princess's body, physical features, birthmarks, moles, etc.
After the inspection, the people from Zongzheng Temple recorded everything.
Then ask Zhao Zhen to give him a name.
However, Zhao Zhen only gave him a nickname and no formal name.
After the people from Zongzheng Temple left.
Only then did Zhao Zhen have the opportunity to take a closer look at his daughter.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at him, his face changes when he sees it.
"My child, why is this..."
Zhao Zhen looked at his daughter and hesitated, unable to say the word 'ugly'.
Empress Cao didn't know when she entered the palace. After hearing Zhao Zhen's words, she laughed softly and said, "Newly born babies are like this, just raise them for a few days and they will be fine..."
Zhao Zhen said doubtfully, "Really?"
At this time, Chen Lin appeared next to Zhao Zhen and laughed in a low voice, "What the empress said is of course true. It was the same when the Guan family was born. Isn't he tall and powerful now?"
Empress Cao and Chen Lin both acted as guarantees, and Zhao Zhen believed this.
Zhao Zhen murmured in a low voice, "Let me just say, how can my child be ugly?"
After Zhao Zhen hugged his daughter and looked at it for a long time, he seemed to remember something and asked hurriedly, "Where is Kou Ji?"
Kou Ji had already entered the palace, but had been hiding aside.
Because Zhang Meiren was lying on the bed, he had to avoid it to some extent.
After hearing Zhao Zhen's call, he could naturally show his head.
"I'm here!"
Zhao Zhen said happily, "Come and take a look at my daughter."
Kou Ji stepped forward slightly, glanced briefly, and then said some flattering words against his will.
Zhao Zhen listened very much. When Kou Ji finished speaking, Zhao Zhen said with great interest, "Since you think my daughter is good, what do you think of calling the God-given son as her consort?"
The expression on Kou Ji's face froze slightly, and he didn't know what to say.
Seeing that Zhao Zhen was about to make a decision on the spot, Kou Ji hurriedly said, "I once promised to teach Princess Xu. Now that Princess Xu has become sensible, it is time for her to become my disciple."
Zhao Zhen was taken aback for a moment and said in deep thought, "I forgot about this... That girl Xu'er is becoming more and more obsessed with Buddhism. If she doesn't teach her, she may be converted into Buddhism."
Tomorrow, tomorrow I will ask Xu Yatou to come to my door in person to become my disciple."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "I can't bear it. I'd better go to the palace tomorrow and meet Princess Xu in person."
Zhao Zhen frowned slightly and said, "If I ask her to become your teacher, she will have to visit you at home. There is no reason for a teacher to visit your student at home."
Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry in his heart.
Is that an average student?
I don’t accept ordinary students either.
If it weren't for my son's future, I wouldn't educate a yellow-haired girl.
Kou Ji deliberately changed the topic, and Zhao Zhen seemed to have forgotten about the marriage, and just kept staring at his daughter and laughing.
Seeing that Zhao Zhen really liked her daughter, Zhang Meiren breathed a sigh of relief and had a smile on her face.
Queen Cao stood aside and said nothing, but sighed twice in her heart.
The two sighs were both for Zhang Meiren.
I lamented that Zhang Meiren’s belly was not as good as expected and she did not give birth to a prince.
The second sigh is that Zhang Meiren did not seize the opportunity and missed a good in-laws.
Zhang Meiren heard the conversation between Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji, but unfortunately she didn't speak from the beginning to the end...