Zhao Zhen has gained a lot of experience. He has seen some people dare to talk serious nonsense in front of him. In his eyes, the crime of deceiving the emperor does not seem to exist.
From the time Zhao Zhen ascended the throne to the present, I have never seen anyone so blatantly bullying the emperor.
However, Zhao Zhenming knew that the other party was talking nonsense, but he could not punish him for deceiving the emperor.
Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji with some resentment and said: "Fourth brother, do you still think that I am the childish child I used to be? Although I have never met that Xiangu He, Lu Aiqing went to Sanqing Temple yesterday and met Xiangu He.
Lu Aiqing said that He Xiangu was not only a peerless beauty, but also a talented woman who was proficient in classics and knowledge. Even when discussing knowledge with him, she did not fall behind.
Lu Aiqing also said that He Xiangu was a rare kind-hearted person.
She had only been in Bianjing for a few days, but already she had adopted many homeless children."
When Kou Ji heard this, he was slightly moved.
Is it really appropriate for Lu Yijian, a fellow disciple of Zhongshu, to meet a monk and a woman?
Aren’t you afraid that someone will use the topic to their advantage or fall into a trap designed by others?
Kou Ji said disdainfully: "That old man Lu Yijian is not shy, he is obviously attracted by sex. When he sees other people's looks, he becomes lustful, so he thinks other people's farts smell good.
There is a saying that sex makes the mind faint.
Lu Yijian's beauty has confused her mind, so the officials must not believe her words easily."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched.
In both the government and the public, only Kou Ji dared to criticize Lu Yijian so unceremoniously.
Although Zhao Zhen was a great person, he could not say bad things about Lu Yijian in front of others.
Kou Ji continued: "As for He Xiangu being a kind-hearted person, it is pure nonsense. Have the officials forgotten that since the mud people in Bianjing City were cleaned up by the court, there are no such homeless people inside and outside Bianjing City?
A returnable child.
Whenever a homeless child is found, the Kaifeng Prefecture will send it to a lonely garden or a nursery. Even if it is not possible, it will find a family with no heirs and adopt it.
Therefore, the homeless children adopted by He Xiangu must have been brought from elsewhere to show off.
She used this to disguise herself as a living god, and I'm afraid she had a lot of intentions.
Officials still need to act with caution."
Zhao Zhen's face straightened slightly after hearing what Kou Ji said.
As Kou Ji said, since the mud men in Bianjing City were cleared by the court, there are no such homeless children in and around Bianjing City.
In order to accommodate the children rescued from the mud men, the imperial court not only expanded the Solitude Garden, but also built a nursery.
In order to prevent those childish people from being poisoned again.
Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, Zhang Zhibai and others would visit the Loneliness Garden or the Nursery Hall from time to time.
Wang Zeng even visited the Loneliness Garden and the Nursery once a day.
I sent someone to keep an eye on it for twelve hours.
Under such circumstances, those in charge of the loneliness garden and the nursery were extremely kind to the homeless children.
In addition, when the imperial court was building the nursery, large merchants led by Wanxianglou donated some donations, and regularly provided firewood, rice, oil, salt and cloth to Lonely Garden and the nursery.
Life in the Solitude Garden and the Nursery is extremely good.
The life of children is far better than that of ordinary people.
Nowadays, some people in Bianjing who cannot feed too many children will quietly throw them away at the gate of Lonely Garden or Nursery.
Those children whose families have suffered misfortunes and who are wandering on the streets will be sent to loneliness gardens and nurseries as soon as they are discovered.
Under such circumstances, there are no wandering children in Bianjing City.
There are no children who make a living by begging.
Because there are no beggars in Bianjing City.
As long as someone is begging, Kaifeng Prefecture's Yamen servants and soldiers from the Inspection Department will immediately appear in front of them.
The younger ones were sent to loneliness gardens and nurseries.
The older ones were taken into the yamen and beaten, and then in autumn, they were escorted to Hexi or Xingqing and other places to do coolies.
For the government officials and soldiers, whether they were sending homeless children to lonely gardens and nurseries, or sending lazy people to Hexi and other places to eat sand, it was a real political achievement.
Often when homeless children or lazy men begging appear on the streets of Bianjing City, the Kaifeng government officials and the officers of the Inspection Department will fight against them.
Under such circumstances, where can He Xiangu adopt homeless children?
Through this incident, Kou Ji revealed He Xiangu's hypocritical face.
Zhao Zhen's interest in He Xiangu waned greatly.
But a big reduction does not mean there is none.
Zhao Zhen made a thoughtful gesture and said, "Fourth brother said that He Xiangu's intentions are very profound. What do you think He Xiangu's plans are?"
Kou Ji pondered and said: "One of you and I will become a monk, or marry into the palace and become your concubine, and then through pillow wind, you will be reinstated as a Taoist official."
In fact, Kou Ji couldn't figure out what He Xiangu had planned.
But he might as well speculate.
He Xiangu was a monk. When the court targeted monks, she appeared in Bianjing City.
Then she must be thinking of a way to "rectify the chaos" and make the court give up targeting monks.
When it comes to issues against monks, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji have the most determined attitudes and the most powerful methods.
Based on the deep relationship between the two of them, if He Xiangu wanted one to become a monk, the other would definitely be merciful and give up targeting the monk.
In addition, after He Xiangu entered the palace and became Zhao Zhen's concubine, she could achieve the same effect through pillow sex.
Zhao Zhen heard what Kou Ji said and said with emotion: "My father finally drove those Taoist monks away from the palace, and it is impossible for me to invite them into the palace again.
Therefore, I will not covet He Xiangu's beauty and accept her as my concubine.
Fourth brother, you don’t have to worry that I’ll be so lustful that I’m going to lose my mind.
There is no need to lie in front of me just to prevent me from seeing He Xiangu."
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen paused and then said: "It is impossible for her to convert me to become a monk. Because if she converts me to become a monk, no one in the government or the public can tolerate her.
Temples all over the world might be cleansed again because of this.
So her biggest possibility is to ask Fourth Brother to become a monk.
I heard that when she first entered Bianjing City, she paid a visit to her fourth brother's house.
She obviously came here for you, Fourth Brother.
Fourth brother, you have to be careful."
After hearing what Zhao Zhen said, Kou Ji didn't quite agree.
If He Xiangu and Zhao Zhen become a monk, the risk is really high.
But the benefits are greater.
Once He Xiangu transferred Zhao Zhen to become a monk, Zhao Zhen passed the throne to his children and grandchildren.
That would very likely lead to the risk that divine power would override monarchy.
Zhao Zhen is not Li Yuan.
Zhao Zhen had high prestige both in the government and in the public, and he was not lacking in both civil and military skills.
There are many people who are loyal to him in both the government and the public.
Once Zhao Zhen became a monk, the monks could influence the government through Zhao Zhen's words.
Until Zhao Zhen's children and grandchildren can match Zhao Zhen's martial arts skills, it will be difficult to replace Zhao Zhen's position in the hearts of everyone in the government and the public.
Zhao Zhen's children and grandchildren did not dare to do anything disobedient and unfilial in front of a group of loyal ministers and generals who were loyal to Zhao Zhen.
In this way, when Du Zhaozhen became a monk, he would have the opportunity to put divine authority above the monarchy.
Therefore, the benefits of becoming a monk from Zhao Zhen are astonishingly huge.
On the contrary, if you become a monk in Du Kouji, you will not gain much.
Although Kou Ji is now in a high and powerful position, he has a high influence in the Song Dynasty.
But after all, he was not the first person in the Song Dynasty.
Once he leaves the center, the civil and military officials in both the government and the public will most likely forget about him in a very short period of time.
In addition, no one can say whether Zhao Zhen will give up targeting monks because of him.
Once Kou Ji becomes a monk, the possibility that Zhao Zhen will continue to target monks is as high as 99%.
Therefore, the benefits of becoming a monk for Kouji are far less than those of becoming a monk for Zhaozhen.
He Xiangu is a living god recognized by the people.
She is also a wonderful woman with both talent and beauty.
If a person like this gives up his whole life to take action, he will naturally choose the one with the greatest benefit.
The fact that she passed on her talents and appearance to Zhao Zhen's ears through Lu Yijian is a clear proof.
If she had no interest in Zhao Zhen, it would be impossible for her to show too much in front of Lu Yijian, and it would be impossible for Lu Yijian to mention her in front of Zhao Zhen.
But this matter is just Kou Ji's speculation, and there is no convincing evidence yet.
Zhao Zhen once again determined that He Xiangu was here for Kou Ji.
Kou Ji did not tell Zhao Zhen about his speculation.
After Zhao Zhen felt that He Xiangu was here for Kou Ji, he immediately lost interest in He Xiangu.
It's just women, and he doesn't lack them.
In two years' time, it will be time for a new round of prostitutes to enter the palace.
At that time, the concubines in the harem will be replenished again.
It is very likely that the seventy-two concubines of the Three Palaces and Sixth Court will be completed.
Among them, there are many concubines with both talents and beauty.
There is no reason for him to give up a forest for a tree.
Kou Ji, on the other hand, has been married to Xiang Yan for more than ten years since he entered Bianjing City.
In Bianjing City, and even in the entire Song Dynasty, it was a strange flower.
The ladies in both the government and the public thought that Kou Ji was a good man.
Officials from both the government and the public felt that Kou Ji was a freak.
When all the civil and military officials in the government and the public have their wives and concubines in groups, you, Kou Ji, guard one woman alone, aren't you just a freak?
Zhao Zhen felt that it was too unfair for Kou Ji to guard one woman all his life.
He felt that Kou Ji was his elder brother, so he should have a group of wives and concubines and enjoy the blessings of the whole family.
Not only that, people in Bianjing City and even the entire Song Dynasty felt that because of Kou Ji's status, he should have a group of wives and concubines and enjoy the blessings of the whole people.
Kou Ji might not like those vulgar fans in the past.
But He Xiangu is obviously not a vulgar fan, but a rare and strange woman.
Kou Ji should be attracted to such a woman.
This is the thought.
Zhao Zhen chuckled and said: "Then He Xiangu will help fourth brother to be born, and fourth brother can also help her to enter the world. I believe that He Xiangu is no match for fourth brother."
When Kou Ji heard this, he was slightly stunned.
After thinking about it for a while, I guessed what Zhao Zhen was thinking.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
Zhao Zhen didn't know what was going on, but he was very keen on inserting women into his house.
From the time Zhao Zhen took office until now, nearly a hundred talented and beautiful women have been given to the Kou Mansion.
The more Kou Ji refused to take concubines, the more vigorously he gave them.
Kou Ji felt that Zhao Zhen was deliberately going against him.
In order to prevent Zhao Zhen from giving him a girl when he got mad, Kou Ji quickly changed the subject and said: "Let's not worry about the affairs of the official family and He Xiangu for the time being. As long as our monarchs and ministers ignore her, even if she has all-powerful means, it will be of no use.
Right now, what our monarchs and ministers need to pay more attention to is the affairs of Shaanxi Mansion."
Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji talking about business and became serious, "Fan Zhongyan sent someone to send me a memorial three days ago, telling me that he and Pang Ji had arrived in Shaanxi Prefecture.
After a short understanding, the poverty in Shaanxi Prefecture is more serious than you and I knew.
The land collected from temples in Shaanxi Province can only help a small number of people.
Before the textile workshop moves to Shaanxi Prefecture, we have to think of other ways to help Fan Zhongyan relieve the pressure."
Kou Ji thought for a while and said: "Since we can't allocate land to the poor people in Shaanxi Prefecture, let's incorporate some of them into the army and receive a share of military pay.
This can also relieve Fan Zhongyan's pressure.
Shaanxi Prefecture sends out strong troops, and the local people will have some fighting strength after a little training.
We have formed a new army, and the elites drawn from various armies have gradually entered the camp.
Now all that's left is to recruit new soldiers to fill the vacancies in the army.
Just enough to add the people of Shaanxi Prefecture."
Zhao Zhen frowned slightly and said: "The terrain in Dali, especially in places such as Jingxuan, is very complex and smoky. Sichuan is adjacent to Dali, so it should be easier for the people in Sichuan to adapt to Dali.
If we recruit new soldiers from Shaanxi Prefecture and send them there, will they not be able to adapt to Dali?"
Hearing this, Kou Ji smiled and said: "I am also from Shaanxi Prefecture, and I know what the people of Shaanxi Prefecture are like. They are very taciturn, kind to everyone, very down-to-earth, and very hardworking.
They also had a share of the credit for the prosperous times of Qin, Han and Tang."
Speaking of this, Kou Ji sighed: "They are actually not warlike."
Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "But during the Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, the Guanzhong soldiers were almost invincible and invincible in every battle."
Kou Ji laughed and said: "The reason why they are invincible and invincible is because they love their families."
Zhao Zhen looked suspicious and somewhat incomprehensible.
Loving one's family can also be a condition for being invincible and invincible.
Seeing that Zhao Zhen had doubts, Kou Ji explained: "It is precisely because they love their families that when they go on an expedition, they always think that they can safely disarm and return to their fields.
On the battlefield, only after victory can one return to the field safely and gloriously.
After defeat, they will either become corpses or become prisoners of others.
Therefore, they want to get rid of their armor and return home safely and in glory.
Only by defeating all enemies in front of you.
That’s why they can be invincible and invincible.”
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he still frowned.
Kou Ji continued to smile and said: "Actually, all descendants of me, Yan and Huang, are like this."
In fact, not only the Shaanxi Prefecture, but also the descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties in the entire China, when they go to war, they will bring with them the expectation of removing their armor and returning home.
However, due to the influence of the military merit system, people in Shaanxi Prefecture felt it more deeply.
After the political, economic, and cultural centers were transferred, and after the military merit system was replaced.
The number of times the Guanzhong soldiers went out of Guanzhong became less frequent, and they became less conspicuous.
But some things that are engraved in the bone marrow under the influence of the military merit system are difficult to be eradicated.
Many people in later generations felt that the Qin army was strong because of the military merit system.
However, when the Qin soldiers conquered the six kingdoms, there were very few grassroots Qin soldiers who relied on military merit to reach the top and become the big shots that attracted everyone's attention.
Therefore, the military merit system is only one factor that affects the strength of the Qin army.
What really makes Qin's soldiers strong is Qin's strict laws.
Strict laws constrain the Qin soldiers, and they must rush forward to kill them.
Because once they retreat or become afraid.
will be severely punished.
He will be beheaded.
Companions and family members will also be punished.
Therefore, after the Qin soldiers went to war, if they wanted to disarm and return to the field safely, they could only find a way to charge forward desperately.
Retreat and die.
Defeat, die or be banished.
Whether you retreat or lose, you may not be able to return home for the rest of your life.
For the descendants of Yan and Huang, not being able to return home for the rest of their lives is a bigger problem than life and death.
Kou Ji is also someone who has been on the battlefield. He knows that on the battlefield, ordinary soldiers do not care about military achievements or money at all. Most of them care more about whether they can win and whether they can go home quickly.
An ordinary soldier, in order to return home, can risk beheading and defect, or he can risk death and fight desperately.
Those who risk their lives for money and military exploits have always been a minority.
Because on the battlefield, you want to win great military exploits and seize more frivolous wealth.
You must bear the same risks.
Therefore, what really supports ordinary soldiers to fight desperately on the battlefield are the four words "disarm and return to the fields" rather than the four words "immediately become a marquis".
For a person who travels around all year round, giving him a chance to go home and reunite with his family will make him feel more happy than giving him a fortune.
"Once the people of Shaanxi Prefecture enter the military camp and want to take off their armor and return to their fields and return home, they must overcome all difficulties and work hard to survive.
During this period, neither the smoke miasma nor the local enemies could defeat them."
Kou Ji said frankly.
Zhao Zhen frowned and said: "I would rather see them die on the battlefield than see them die in the smoke miasma."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said: "Then the Yongxing Army will be transferred back first, and the Tianwu Army will continue to be stationed deep in Dali. The new army will be transferred to Jianchang Mansion, and they will first get used to the miasma of Dali.
Learn how to survive and fight in Dali.”
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "That's it."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and said: "When I turn around, I will go through the Ministry of War and send an official document to Fan Zhongyan, asking him to start recruiting troops."
Zhao Zhen nodded, suddenly sighed and said: "The greatest wish of the soldiers is to remove their armor and return to the fields. But many of them may not be able to remove their armor and return to the field in their lifetime."
Under the influence of Kou Ji.
Zhao Zhen had long understood that putting swords and guns in storage and letting horses out of Nanshan was the way to die.
He also understands that peace and prosperity are created by fighting.
As long as the Song Dynasty was surrounded by other countries, the war would never stop.
Therefore, the soldiers stationed at the border can only continue to fight without end.
Some of them were destined to be buried in a foreign land during the war.
Kou Ji heard Zhao Zhen's emotion and said in deep thought: "We can't make war completely disappear from the world. The only thing we can do is to turn all the places where the corpses of our descendants of Yan and Huang are buried into the territory of my Song Dynasty.
become their hometown.
In this way, they can be regarded as returning to their roots.
You won’t have to live in a foreign land and be ruined by others.”
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said: "I am not short of money, nor of people, nor of time. In the land of Yanyun, there are more than a million descendants of Yan and Huang buried.
I must take back the land of Yanyun and let the descendants of Yan and Huang bury them in their own land."
Kou Ji nodded in agreement and said: "Sooner or later, we will get the land of Yanyun back. But the most important thing right now is to reform the official system first."
The official system is only part of the civil system.
is the most important part of it.
It is also the part that Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen can move with the least resistance so far.
"Once the reform of the official system is completed, we, the Song Dynasty, can take the lead in launching an attack on the Liao Kingdom without waiting for Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty to launch an attack on the Song Dynasty."
"I'm afraid that before the reform of the official system is completed, Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty will launch an attack on the Song Dynasty."
"..."
Kou Ji suddenly frowned and asked in a deep voice: "The Emperor Liao can't bear it anymore?"
Zhao Zhen shook his head slowly and said: "It's because his body bones can't hold it anymore."
Zhao Zhen turned his head and looked at Kou Jida and said: "The secret report handed back by the spy lurking in the Liao Kingdom came into my hands last night. The spy clearly stated in the secret report that the body and bones of Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty were getting worse and worse in recent days.
Coughing up blood.
According to the inference of the imperial doctors of the Liao Kingdom, Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Kingdom may not live more than three years."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu knew that he would not live more than three years?"
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly.
Kou Ji asked: "Then what was his reaction?"
Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "He sent people to attack Goryeo again. At the same time, he also sent people to conquer the small tribes in the Liao Kingdom in the name of suppressing rebellion."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "He is paving the way for his son. By the way, he will steal some money to prepare for the war with me, the Song Dynasty."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "In addition to robbing money, Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty also began to recruit troops in the Liao Kingdom."
"The Liao Kingdom already has a lot of troops...are we still recruiting?"
Kou Ji frowned.
Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "I have a hunch that when Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty goes south again, the number of troops in his hands will most likely exceed 800,000."
Kou Ji said solemnly: "Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao intends to fight to the death with us."
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said: "When the time comes, the battle at Yanyun will most likely be the biggest battle in the history of our Song Dynasty."
Kou Ji pondered: "We should make some preparations."
Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji and asked, "Fourth brother is ready to equip the entire army with firearms?"
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Previously I did not dare to equip the army with firearms on a large scale because I was afraid that the firearms would be leaked out and obtained by the Liao people.
However, Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty has begun to prepare for a desperate fight with the Song Dynasty.
And within these three or two years.
Then we can't hide it anymore.
Once the firearms are deployed in the army, they will not leak out much within three or two years, so even if Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty obtains some firearms, they will not pose a threat to us."
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said: "Fourth brother thinks it can be equipped, so I will equip it."