In the hearts of young people, no one understands war better than the people of Baghdad.
He felt that Koji should ask him for advice on how to fight the war instead of communicating.
Kou Ji could see the young man's thoughts through the young man's expression. He smiled and said: "Perhaps you should see our Song Dynasty's war style. Then you will know how our Song Dynasty's war is different from yours."
What a difference war makes.”
Although the young man looks down on the Song Dynasty's war fighting style, he needs to understand the Song Dynasty's soldiers and horses.
"Do I have a chance to meet you?"
The young man asked bluntly.
Kou Ji nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, I, the Song Dynasty, have a troop fighting in the southwest. If you are interested, I can send someone to take you there to have a look."
The young man nodded slowly, stared at Kou Ji and continued to ask: "Then can I bring my own army?"
When Kou Ji heard this, he raised his eyebrows.
Kou Ji knew that the young man had someone in his hands.
The sea of books in Zichen Palace is very huge, and it is far more than a few young people and Hatuk can transport here.
They must have helpers, and there should be a lot of them.
Young people call it an army, which means that those helpers are not stragglers, civilians, or slaves, but established soldiers and horses.
The Caliph's current situation in Baghdad is very bad, and he must have very few manpower at his disposal.
In this case, some troops were dispatched to the Song Dynasty, so it was necessary for Kou Ji to carefully speculate on the Caliph's intentions.
Kou Ji was thinking about something in his mind, but he said with a smile: "I wonder how many people are in your army? Our Song Dynasty has clear laws restricting the entry of foreign troops. If the number exceeds a certain number, we will kill each other.
Treat them as intruders and destroy them with force."
The young man heard strong malice in Kou Ji's words. He felt that if he gave an amount that Kou Ji could not bear, Kou Ji would definitely take some measures that he was unwilling to accept.
The young man thought for a moment, stretched out three fingers and said, "Three thousand..."
Kou Ji said with a smile: "Three thousand people are not many. After they enter the country, if they are willing to accept the control of the Song Dynasty at a specific time, I can consider reporting this matter to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and asking him to grant your permission.
Troops entering the country."
The young man was stunned.
“What is the specific time?”
The smile on Kou Ji's face grew wider, "You don't object to me, the Song Dynasty, controlling your army?"
The young man spread his hands and said, "Why do you object?"
The smile on Kou Ji's face became even brighter.
He was certain that the number of soldiers and horses brought by the young man was definitely more than three thousand.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to hand over three thousand soldiers and horses to the Song Dynasty so generously.
A group of laborers who had little food, no pay, and were willing to work hard arrived, and Kou Ji thought they could make good use of them.
Kou Ji smiled and said to the young man: "Since you have no objection, then I will report this matter to His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Before you understand the Song Dynasty, it is better not to mention our deal.
After you have a thorough understanding of me, Da Song, it will not be too late for us to discuss a deal."
The young man hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to Kou Ji's request.
He did not have enough power to forcefully preach in the Song Dynasty, so he could only temporarily obey Kou Ji's orders.
After Kou Ji discussed it with the young man, the eunuch brought the meal.
Kou Ji didn't stay long. He made an appointment with the young man to pick up the books tomorrow and left Ruisheng Garden.
When Kou Ji left Ruisheng Garden, it was getting late.
After returning to the house, I found that the scholars were still reciting poems and composing poems in the front yard. When I got to the backyard, I found that Xiang Yan and Kou Tianci had gone to bed.
Kou Ji did not disturb them, but went to the study alone.
After entering the study and sitting down, Kou Ji called the leader of his bodyguards.
As soon as the leader of the guards arrived, Kou Ji ordered: "Send someone to follow the caravan to Hexi and tell Zhang Yuan that there is a large number of soldiers and horses stationed outside Yuanshan, and let him find a way to find out the reality of this army.
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After you find out the situation, send someone to report it to me quickly."
Hearing this, the leader of the guards said in a deep voice: "Should we let the brothers try their depth?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "There is no need. They will become our labor force in the Song Dynasty in the near future. There is no need for us to risk the lives of our brothers to test the strength of our labor force."
"Labor?"
The leader of the guards looked stunned.
Kou Ji nodded with a smile and said: "Labour, labor delivered to your door for free, is not wasted if you don't use it."
The leader of the guards hesitated and said: "Is there anyone so stupid in the world?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "It's not that they are stupid, it's that they want something from us, just like Qingtang asked me, Song Dynasty. Before they get what they want, they will definitely obey my instructions, Song Dynasty."
"
The leader of the guards suddenly realized.
Kou Ji continued to give instructions: "Send someone to give Cao Li an order to stop being a mountain king on the island. The Annan Army newly formed by the imperial court has entered the territory of Jiaozhi. There will be a big war in Jiaozhi later, and our labor will also be lost."
will participate in it.
When fighting breaks out in front of Jiaozhi, the rear will definitely be empty.
If Cao Lili can seize the opportunity, he will definitely make a lot of money."
The leader of the guards nodded solemnly.
Kou Ji reminded: "After letting Cao use the benefits, he should withdraw from Jiaozhi immediately and not be reluctant to fight. After our labor arrives in Jiaozhi, we will definitely do something in Jiaozhi."
By then, there will definitely be chaos in Jiaozhi.
He can take the opportunity to recruit some people, but he cannot participate."
"Here..."
The leader of the guards agreed, and when he saw that Kou Ji didn't give any more instructions, he bowed and exited the study.
After the leader of the guards left, Kou Ji sat on the chair, shook his head and said to himself: "Preaching? Let's first conquer the local religion in Jiaozhi and the wild sacrifices in the mountains and forests."
The people sent by the Caliph were interested in preaching in the Song Dynasty. How could Kou Ji give them a chance?
Kou Ji also wanted to plan for the Wisdom Hall, so naturally he couldn't fall out with them.
Then we can only throw them into the quagmire on the Cochin side and let them sink deeply.
By the time they get stuck in it, it will be too late to figure it out.
At that time, the only one who can rely on is Kou Ji, and Kou Ji can use this to continue to squeeze out the books in the Wisdom Hall.
"The armors left by the Dragon God Second Guards and the Tiger Wing Army are almost moldy in the warehouse... I originally wanted Qingtang and the Liao Kingdom to digest them, but now that you have appeared, you are willing to help me, the Song Dynasty.
, then it will be easier for you..."
Kou Ji muttered.
As long as the young man and his army fall into Jiaozhi, there will inevitably be a need for soldiers and armor.
The Song Dynasty could obtain huge profits by selling the obsolete soldiers and armor to them or to the Cochin people.
"The most troublesome thing now is the translation problem... There are very few people in the Song Dynasty who understand food literature. How long and how long will it take to translate so many books?"
Kou Ji rubbed his eyebrows and sighed.
Kou Ji thought about it for a long time, but could not think of a proper way, so he finally decided to let Ouyang Xiu and others study a foreign language concurrently.
Anyway, they do the final work of organizing and translating the books, so they naturally need to master the Dashiwen.
This will also facilitate their future work.
After making the decision, Kou Ji put on his clothes and went to bed. After getting up the next day, Kou Ji led people into Ruisheng Garden and moved the books in Ruisheng Garden to the two free warehouses in the forging iron workshop.
The young man, Hatuk and others were arranged by Koji to live in a garden outside Ruian Town.
After doing this, Kou Ji entered the palace, met with Zhao Zhen, conveyed the young man's intention to Zhao Zhen, and also told Zhao Zhen his own thoughts.
After Zhao Zhen learned everything, he agreed with Kou Ji's idea.
He also told Kou Ji that he would arrange for people from Wude Division to cooperate with Kou Ji.
When Kou Ji left the palace, he told the young man the news. The young man immediately sent people to follow Wude Si's people to the Western Regions to mobilize his army.
After a period of time, the annual vacation began.
Except for some commotion when the Liao Kingdom paid annual tribute, there was nothing else worth mentioning.
The New Year is over.
The ruling and opposition parties have entered into preparations for the Suburban Festival.
On the streets of Bianjing City, you can see civil and military ministers running around on foot in Bianjing City every day, leaving their carriages and horses behind.
The reason why they did this was because the place for the suburban festival was set fifteen miles outside Bianjing City.
On the day of the Suburban Festival, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had to walk from Bianjing City to a place fifteen miles outside Bianjing City.
Since they haven't moved around for a long time, they naturally need to practice in advance.
In a flash, it was the day of the Suburban Festival.
Early in the morning, Kou Ji carried Kou Tianci and brought Xiang Yan into Bianjing City.
After arriving in Bianjing City, I saw the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, as well as relatives of the emperor and their families gathered in front of the Ancestral Temple.
In addition to them, there are many famous scholars.
A dark place of people.
It took half an hour after Kou Ji's family arrived.
Zhao Zhencai appeared in front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple in a dragon carriage, accompanied by Empress Cao's phoenix chariot and the carriages of the concubines in the harem.
Zhao Zhen and his Yingying Yanyan had just arrived at the gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Someone spoke up.
The one who spoke out was a great scholar.
He is seventy years old and his beard and hair are all white.
After Zhao Zhen arrived, he stopped in front of Long Chu with a solemn expression.
"Yan Cunren, a common man, meets the official family..."
Yan Cunren stopped in front of Long Chu, and Zhao Zhen had to tell Chen Lin to stop the carriage.
Zhao Zhen said slightly displeasedly: "Yan Weng doesn't need to be polite..."
Yan Cunren bowed and said sternly: "Officials, the ritual of suburban heaven is an ancient great sacrifice. According to the ancient rituals, no one except the emperor is allowed to ride in the car. I also ask the officials to follow the etiquette and don't offend."
God.”
As soon as these words came out.
The expressions of all the concubines sitting in the carriage changed.
All civil and military officials in the court were startled for a moment, and then they all covered their mouths and snickered.
"Well done!"
Kou Ji had a smile on his face and was shouting loudly in his heart.
He proposed that Zhao Zhen hold a suburban festival, not just to divert attention.
More importantly, it was to cause some trouble for the concubines in the harem and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Save them all the idle chatter.
If Yan Cunren had not spoken, Kou Ji would have spoken out at this time.
Kou Ji was laughing, but Zhao Zhen couldn't.
After listening to Yan Cunren's words, Zhao Zhen looked slightly hesitant.
He didn't feel sorry for the concubines in the harem, he felt sorry for the two pregnant concubines...the children in their bellies.
Just when Zhao Zhen was hesitating, Empress Cao took the initiative to get off the Fengjia and saluted Zhao Zhen: "I will let my two sisters sit on the Fengjia, and I will walk with the others."
Zhao Zhen said slightly moved: "You still understand my thoughts..."
Queen Cao smiled calmly and said nothing more.
Zhao Zhen looked at Yan Cunren and said, "Is the Queen's proposal appropriate?"
Although Yan Cunren valued courtesy, he also knew the importance of the inheritance of royal heirs, so he did not continue to be entangled in this matter.
Yan Cunren bowed to Zhao Zhen and said, "The Queen is a virtuous woman, and she is willing to take her own life, so it is natural and appropriate."
Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said to Queen Cao: "I have wronged you..."
Empress Cao smiled and said: "Don't feel wronged..."
After Zhao Zhen asked Queen Cao to stand aside, he said to the concubines behind him who were still sitting in the carriage: "Come down..."
The concubines heard Zhao Zhen's order and could only obey it.
One by one, they got out of the carriage with sad faces, as if their father had died.
Not long after the concubines got off the bus, the official of the Ministry of Rites announced, "The auspicious time has arrived..."
Zhao Zhen led the emperor's relatives and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty into the Ancestral Temple and performed sacrifices according to the rules.
After leaving the Ancestral Temple.
Zhao Zhen and his two pregnant concubines got on the Dragon Boat and drove out of Bianjing City.
Although Empress Cao gave up the Feng Jia, Zhao Zhen did not let the two concubines ride in the Feng Jia.
Empress Cao used her walk to buy Zhao Zhen an opportunity to protect the two pregnant concubines. Naturally, Zhao Zhen could not let the two concubines occupy the phoenix car belonging to Empress Cao.
It's a simple gesture, but it has a lot of meaning.
Some of the concubines who were concerned about Queen Cao's position would lose some of their thoughts when they saw this scene.
Zhao Zhen did not let the two pregnant concubines occupy Queen Cao's palace, which shows that Queen Cao's status in Zhao Zhen's heart is not low.
He has no intention of changing the queen, and others should not think that they can covet the position of Queen Cao while the prince and princess are left.
Zhao Zhenlong drove in front, and the concubines, relatives of the emperor, and civil and military ministers followed behind on foot.
When leaving the city gate.
Kou Ji found a gap, and when the scholars weren't paying attention, he stuffed Kou Tianci into Zhao Zhen's dragon.
As Kou Tianci's godfather, Zhao Zhen naturally could not drive Kou Tianci off the carriage.
So he left Kou Tianci inside Long Chu.
Out of the city gate.
Grains have been prepared at the city gate.
The concubines, relatives of the emperor, civil and military ministers, all looked bitter and picked up the grain.
Walking from the Ancestral Temple to the city gate had already made some of them panting from exhaustion. Now they had to carry grains and continue moving, which naturally made them feel miserable.
They wanted to find someone to help them, but those great scholars who valued suburban sacrifice more than their lives were watching from the side.
As long as they dare to find someone, those great scholars will definitely not be polite to them.
If not, he might break out on the spot and call them a bloody bastard.
Maybe they would even ask Zhao Zhen to dismiss them from their posts and give them nobility.
Kou Ji is undoubtedly the most relaxed one among them all.
Because he had already thrown the biggest burden, Kou Tianci, into Zhao Zhen's hands.
He just needs to help Xiang Yan share the grain.
Naturally, others are not as relaxed as Kou Ji. They more or less have family members to take care of.
Among them, the most burdensome ones are naturally the civil servants.
The royal relatives and military honors were punished by Zhao Zhen. Most of the children with official positions and titles in the family were reduced, so the military honors had many fewer people to take care of.
On the contrary, the civil servants were not punished by Zhao Zhen because they had many children with official positions in their families.
There are some milk dolls among them.
Civil servants had to take care of not only their female relatives but also their younger generation, so naturally they were miserable.
Kou Ji almost didn't laugh out loud when he saw Wang Zeng holding a baby with a child on his back and three or five children around him.
Kou Ji said with a smile from far away: "The prince's house is really prosperous..."
Wang Zeng heard Kou Ji's words and glared at Kou Ji fiercely.
Zhang Zhibai had a sad face at this time, holding a child in one hand, walked to Kou Ji, and sighed: "The people in Lu Mansion are more prosperous..."
When Kou Ji heard this, he immediately looked for Lu Yijian in the crowd, and finally found Lu Yijian at the end of the team.
As Zhang Zhibai said, the people in Lu's mansion are more prosperous than those in Wang's mansion.
Because there were eight children surrounding Lu Yijian. They grabbed Lu Yijian's clothes and refused to leave, crying loudly.
"Hahaha……"
Kou Ji couldn't hold it back any longer and laughed out loud.
When Lu Yijian heard Kou Ji's laughter, he yelled, "It's all your fault..."
Kou Ji quickly replied: "This matter was decided by the officials and has nothing to do with me. Please don't harm me, Mr. Lu."
Seeing Lu Yi's cursing, Kou Ji hurriedly said: "I have to take the first step. If I delay the auspicious time of offering sacrifices to heaven, the officials will definitely punish me."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai turned dark.
When they were about to get angry, Kou Ji had already carried the burden and ran away.
A journey of fifteen miles is very long for dignitaries who usually travel by carriage and horse.
Zhao Zhen rode a carriage and arrived at the place of sacrifice early.
The royal relatives, civil and military ministers, and concubines were left behind like zombies.
Someone walked a few steps and then collapsed on the roadside, panting.
Someone was carrying grains and moving forward staggeringly.
Others collapsed on the ground and cried bitterly.
There are all kinds of things in the world.
Kou Ji and Xiang Yan arrived at the altar long after Zhao Zhen arrived.
Even so, the couple were also ministers of civil and military affairs, and among the royal relatives, they were the first two to arrive.
As soon as Kou Ji arrived, he was escorted into the large tent under the altar by Zhao Zhen.
Kou Ji entered the tent and saw Zhao Zhen sitting in front of the heater, playing with Kou Tianci.
The two of them had a great time.
But as soon as Kou Ji entered the tent, Kou Tianci ran away from the tent as if he had seen a mouse on a cat.
Zhao Zhen watched Kou Tianci leave blankly and said to Kou Ji, "Fourth brother, Tianci'er is afraid of you?"
Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry and said, "He is too noisy at home, so I often beat him."
After Zhao Zhen heard this, he slowly sat upright and imparted parenting lessons to Kou Ji with righteous words.
Although he does not have a son yet, it does not prevent him from teaching Kou Ji how to educate his son.
Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry as he listened to the parenting lessons taught by Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen taught Kou Ji the parenting experience of two sticks of incense before talking to Kou Ji about business, "Fourth brother, the imperial troops guarding both sides of the official road reported to me that most of the people in the front half are still there.
section of road.
Some people fainted in the middle of the road.
Some people simply sat on the roadside and stopped moving.
Most of them are destined to miss the auspicious time, should I wait for them or not?"
Kou Ji thought for a moment and said, "Sacrifice is for an hour. If you miss the auspicious time, then what else should you sacrifice? What the officials have to do now is to pass on the decree and tell those who are still on the road that they missed the hour.
He will be dismissed from office and reduced in rank."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he looked at Kou Ji in shock.
"If I remove most of the officials from their titles at one go, who will help me govern the country?"
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "The official's relief is just to dismiss some idle officials. It is not only harmful to the court, but also beneficial."
Zhao Zhen thought about Kou Ji's words seriously, and finally slowly widened his eyes, stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "Take the opportunity to cut off all those officials who took advantage of Yinbu to serve?"
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said: "This is a rare good opportunity for the officials. At present, the military ministers and relatives of the emperor in the court have been rectified by the officials. The officials no longer need to worry about the military ministers and relatives of the emperor sitting down.
big.
But the civil servants have never been punished.
There are countless officials in the family of civil servants who have taken advantage of Yin to serve.
Officials can naturally keep some people who have reached an age and can contribute to the court.
Those who cannot contribute to the court, what should they be left to do?
And those little milk babies.
Having one or two people in a family with official titles is enough to show the official family's favor.
A family of five, six, seven or eight.
A bit too much.
The royal relatives and military honors relied on their status and family lineage to make them rich and prosperous from generation to generation.
Civil servants are not as good as them, but they can still be rich for several generations by relying on the legacy of their ancestors.
The royal relatives and military heroes relied on their status and power to bully others.
The children in the families of civil servants are actually similar.
Now that I can take the opportunity to make some small improvements, I can't miss it.
Suburban sacrifices are a great ceremony, and the great Confucians will side with the officials.
Therefore, whatever decision the officials make through this suburban festival, the great Confucians will support you.
With the support of the great Confucians, the civil servants could only submit."
After Zhao Zhen finished listening to Kou Ji's words, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "But what if Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and other senior officials cannot get here in time because of their old age.
Do I have to remove them too?"
Kou Ji pondered: "This involves a question of choice. It is true that they are old, but they all have young and strong children in their families. As long as they let go of those children, with the support of young people, they will definitely be able to get here in time.
If they are unwilling to let go of those children, it will naturally be difficult for them to get here in time."
After listening to Kou Ji's words, Zhao Zhen let out a long sigh and said, "Although this move is unbenevolent and righteous, I can only be cruel and cruel. I have killed the emperor's relatives and the warriors, so it is time to clean up."
Now a civil servant."
"Chen Lin?"
"The slave is here!"
"If you pass on the edict and miss the right time, I will punish you."