"Don't look at me like that. If you are willing to risk the lives of the guards around you, you can give it a try."
Kou Ji stared at the two little guys and said calmly.
Kou Tianci and Liu Boxu looked at each other and shook their heads decisively.
Kou Ji warned, "Remember my words and go down."
Kou Tianci and Liu Boxu covered their buttocks, bowed again, and exited the study.
Kou Ji sighed slightly after the two little guys left the study.
The two little guys are not very old, but they are not fuel-efficient.
If you dare to plot against him at such a young age, you may not know what trouble will happen in the future.
What's more important is that the two little guys are both tough-tempered and will not cry even if they are beaten.
If I really make a mistake in the future, I probably won’t shamelessly go to my elders to cry and ask for help.
With such a personality, it is easy to suffer disadvantages when wandering around in the human world.
If they cry once or twice when Kou Ji beats them, Kou Ji believes that he will relent.
Maybe twenty boards will turn into ten boards.
But the two little guys didn't say a word, so Kou Ji had to play a full twenty games.
There is a saying that a child who cries has milk to eat, and it is not just something to say casually.
Kou Ji has been in the court for many years and knows very well that children who cry not only get milk to eat, but sometimes can also save their lives.
Take the previous investigation of the royal family members as an example.
Among them, the two eldest princesses of Deng and Ji, the most noble ones, had such a tough attitude when facing Zhao Zhen that they all wanted to have the word "Huang Gu" carved on their foreheads.
They used their status to fight against Zhao Zhen. How could Zhao Zhen not dislike them? How could he not punish them seriously?
If they were to cry to Zhao Zhen as the emperor's aunt and submit to Zhao Zhen.
Even if Zhao Zhen wants to deal with them, he will definitely leave some privileges for them.
In this society where one person is supreme, human feelings have always been far greater than the law.
As long as Zhao Zhen is willing, he can go against all laws.
Zhao Run, Kou Tianci, Kou Hui and others can be regarded as Zhao Zhen's descendants, very friendly ones.
As long as Kou Tianci and Kou Hui know how to cry, no matter how big the mistake they make in the future, if they cry in front of Zhao Zhen, everything will be solved.
It's a pity that Kou Hui can cry and is willing to cry.
Kou Tianci was unwilling.
Therefore, Kou Tianci's temperament makes it easy for him to suffer losses.
Kou Ji asked him to stay away from Zhao Run to prevent him from suffering losses.
People with a tough temper are generally unwilling to admit defeat.
Although Kou Tianci now knows the importance of Zhao Run's identity, he still will not give in to Zhao Run.
Once there is a conflict between the two.
In the mixed doubles match between Kou Tianci and Kou Hui, Zhao Run will definitely be miserable.
Queen Cao did not punish Kou Hui after Kou Hui beat Zhao Run, because she had other agendas.
Kou Tianci was different. If Kou Tianci had beaten Zhao Run, Kou Ji would most likely have been called into the palace by now, and after entering the palace, he would definitely see Kou Tianci being beaten.
The people in the palace treated outsiders with ease, and if they were a little cruel, Kou Tianci would be in danger.
Kou Ji didn't want to go into the palace with a bloody knife to ask Zhao Zhen for an explanation, so he could only let Kou Tianci avoid Zhao Run for the time being.
For the sake of Kou Tianci, Kou Ji asked Kou Tianci to avoid Zhao Run, but he didn't know that his small reminder made Zhao Run's only friend in the palace disappear.
Zhao Run deliberately tried to please Kou Hui in the palace, which made Kou Hui unhappy, and Kou Hui was unwilling to pay attention to him.
Bao Qing has been pestering Kou Tianci, so he doesn't play much with Zhao Run.
Shouqing was raised by his mother to be a rigid wooden person who didn't know how to play with Zhao Run at all.
The only one who can fool around with Zhao Run is Kou Tianci.
Now that Kou Tianci ignores Zhao Run, Zhao Run has completely become a loner.
Kou Ji didn't know about this, but even if he knew, he would not hesitate to tell Kou Tianci to stay away from Zhao Run.
From the moment he was born, Zhao Run had already reserved the position of prince.
He is destined to be at the center of the whirlpool.
Kou Tianci got mixed up with him and could easily get sucked into the whirlpool.
Even if Zhao Run can successfully survive the storm and take an official position.
Kou Ji would not let Kou Tianci deliberately make friends with Zhao Run.
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, it is not just something you say casually.
Not everyone can be Kou Ji, and not everyone can be Zhao Zhen.
Kou Ji dared to be honest with Zhao Zhen, as brothers.
Kou Ji didn't make friends intentionally.
Kou Ji got it through his own ability.
If Kou Ji had no ability, he would not be able to help Zhao Zhen defeat Liu E, and he would not be able to help Zhao Zhen support the country.
If you look at Zhao Zhen again, will you still call him "fourth brother" affectionately?
Only capable people are qualified to be called affectionately by the emperor.
Those who are incompetent can only be servants of the emperor.
Even if the emperor is honest and honest, not everyone can handle it as calmly as Kou Ji.
Kou Ji dared to let Zhao Zhen call him fourth brother because he had enough confidence.
He had enough confidence to let Zhao Zhen realize who is the elder brother and who is the younger brother after Zhao Zhen fell out with him.
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For some time after that, Kou Ji stayed in the Privy Council. While he was watching the changes in the military affairs of Liao Kingdom, he was also watching the changes in the military affairs of Jiaozhi.
While keeping an eye on the military changes in the two places, Kou Ji also made certain arrangements for splitting up the Japanese army and dividing the Yongxing army.
The troops who fought fiercely in Dali for three years included not only the Japanese army, but also the Yongxing army.
Both armies learned to use firearms in combat on the Dali battlefield, and the entire army was equipped with firearms.
It's just that the Japanese army had the help of people from the Mangshan Martial Arts Hall, so they had a better grasp of firearms operations than the Yongxing army.
Kou Ji could split up the Japanese army, but he couldn't split up the Yongxing army.
But proper scheduling is still possible.
The operation of firearms is not complicated.
The difficulty of firearms warfare lies in the changes in troop formations and tactics on the battlefield after cold weapons suddenly replaced firearms.
While Kou Ji was splitting up the Japanese army and dispatching Yongxing army officers and men, he also had to consider the allocation of military attachés at all levels who were proficient in the use of firearms in combat.
He must be able to quickly guide each army to adapt to firearms warfare and learn to use firearms after military attachés and musketeers at all levels are transferred to other armies.
Kou Ji recruited several gentlemen from the Mangshan Lecture Hall who were already familiar with firearms warfare. After working together for a month, he reluctantly distributed the generals and military attachés at all levels from the Japanese and Yongxing armies to each army in a reasonable manner.
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At the same time, manpower was mobilized from various armies to make up for the vacancies left behind the Peng Japanese Army and Yongxing Army.
During the month when Kou Ji was busy.
The Buddhist family has sixteen treasures, and the confirmed news has spread throughout the world.
Just when the government and the public were doubtful about this.
The news that Fan Zhongyan had unearthed a total of five million yuan in Kaiyuan Temple in Binzhou, Shaanxi Prefecture spread to the capital, completely confirming the news that the Buddhist family had sixteen treasures.
The government and the public were in an uproar, and they were all thinking about the sixteen treasures hidden in the Buddhist family.
Zhao Zhen granted Fan Zhongyan the five million yuan he had dug up to develop Shaanxi Prefecture, which did not cause the slightest disturbance in the court.
No one stops, no one pays attention.
Because to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the five million yuan that Fan Zhongyan dug up was purely unexpected wealth.
Windfalls are easy to come by, and no one will feel bad if you spend them generously.
Although Lu Yijian and the others were stingy, they even knew about the situation in Shaanxi Prefecture and knew that Fan Zhongyan needed the five million guan to lead the development of the people of Shaanxi Prefecture, so they did not stop Zhao Zhen's decision.
More importantly, their eyes are fixed on the other fourteen treasures in the Buddhist family.
A movement to discover Buddhist treasures swept the Song Dynasty overnight.
The rough and tumble bandits among the people have become regular visitors to all temples in the world.
Government officials from various places also frequently used various excuses to enter temples and unearth treasures.
For a time, all the temples in the world were reduced to places of right and wrong.
The monks in the temple were tortured unspeakably.
Just when the monks in the temple were trying their best to deal with this matter.
Another disaster befell them.
Zhao Zhen secretly practiced the longevity method in a certain temple and suddenly fainted.
Several bigwigs in the Inner Court and Privy Council were furious.
He issued an edict to the local government and ordered local soldiers and horses to surround the temples all over the world again.
Finally, with the kind mediation of a certain gangster named Kou, temples all over the world pooled together a huge sum of money to eliminate the disaster.
Surprisingly, after receiving the huge sum of money, Zhao Zhen, who had been in a coma for many days, recovered without medication.
Just after the monks all over the world breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Zhen once again practiced the longevity method of a certain temple and vomited three liters of blood.
Then, several bigwigs from the Inner Court and the Privy Council became angry again.
He repeated the same behavior as before.
After collecting a huge sum of money, the temples all over the world once again eliminated the disaster of extinction.
They also learned well and knew that the imperial court was punishing them.
So one by one they boarded the gate of Kou Mansion.
He presented a generous gift to Kou Ji and prayed that he could take back the magic of longevity they had given him.
Some people even bet their lives on it.
Kou Mansion.
Kou Ji lay on his side on the rocking chair, staring at the bitter monk with a bitter face in front of him, and unexpectedly said: "After the master offered the longevity method before, he left without saying goodbye.
The officials blamed me a lot for this.
Officials highly praised the longevity method offered by the master.
The officials intend to canonize one or two masters.
Now that the master has appeared, please follow me into the palace to receive the reward."
Kou Ji said he wanted to enter the palace, but he lay motionless on the rocking chair.
Monk Ku looked miserable and bowed to Kou Ji, "In front of the true Buddha, a poor monk dare not call him a master."
Kou Ji stared at Monk Ku and smiled and said, "How did I become a true Buddha? Since I am a true Buddha, should all the monks in the world worship me? Should all the sesame oil money you get from alms go to me?"
If this is the case, then I can be the true Buddha."
Monk Ku grimaced and said nothing.
Kou Ji pouted, "Even now, I still can't bear to part with those vulgar things."
Monk Ku took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "It was the poor monk who was wrong in plotting against Privy Kou before. The poor monk is willing to die to pay for his sin. I also ask Privy Kou to show his noble hand and let my Buddhist family go."
A hint of coldness appeared on Kou Ji's face, "You still know that you plotted against me? Then you still dare to appear in front of me?"
"Amitabha, this poor monk was temporarily obsessed with thoughts and was willing to pay for his sins with his life."
The bitter monk pronounced the Buddha's name, lowered his head, and assumed a posture of letting himself be dealt with.
Kou Ji coldly snorted: "If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place? My life is much more valuable than yours. Your life is not enough to pay for your sins."
The bitter monk lowered his head and said nothing.
Kou Ji stared at Monk Ku and said, "You have one life, plus all the monks in the world will do corvée for three months every year."
Monk Ku suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Kou Ji in horror, "Why does Privy Kou force others to do anything difficult?"
"Forcing someone to do something difficult?"
Kou Ji sneered and said: "Monk, are you telling me a joke? In the whole world, is it the land of the king? Is it the land of the king? Is it the ministers of the king? Serving as corvee is the law of the Song Dynasty. Previously, monks used to be detached from the secular world.
, refused to perform corvee service, and the court did not investigate him.
But the fact that the court does not pursue the case does not mean that you do not have the responsibility to perform corvee service.
Now the court wants to hold you accountable, can you avoid it?
Unless you don’t admit that you are a citizen of the Song Dynasty.”
Monk Ku opened his mouth, but did not dare to speak.
He knew very well in his heart that if he dared to say that people outside the country were not citizens of the Song Dynasty, Kou Ji could use this as an excuse to kill him in a sea of blood.
In the eyes of Monk Ku, and even most people in the Song Dynasty, Kou Ji believed in the typical way of inner saint and outer king.
In the Song Dynasty, Kou Ji was like a sage, constantly introducing various things to provide convenience to the people and make them rich.
Externally, Koji looks as cruel as a demon king.
In the Battle of Hexi, Kou Ji killed more than hundreds of thousands, and most of the people in Hexi were disposed of. The remaining people in Hexi are now struggling and working hard to get their household registration in the Song Dynasty.
The same is true for Xixia.
Although Kou Ji did not personally lead the army to fight Dali, there was Kou Ji's shadow behind it.
Today, the people of Dali are also working hard and struggling for the Song Dynasty household registration.
It can be seen that everything in Dali was done by Kou Ji.
Therefore, in Kou Ji's eyes, Song talents are worthy of his serious regard. If they are not from Song Dynasty and do not understand their interests, the end will definitely not be good.
Seeing that Monk Ku was still reluctant to speak, Kou Ji ordered: "Lu Ming, see the guest off!"
Monk Ku stood there and struggled for a long time. It was only when Lu Ming stepped forward to take him away that he spoke with difficulty.
"The poor monk cannot make the decision for other temples, he can only make the decision for the temple of the poor monk's lineage."
Seeing this, Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "So, you agreed?"
Monk Ku sighed and said: "The poor monk can only agree to this matter on behalf of the temple where the poor monk belongs. Other temples..."
Before Monk Ku could finish what he said, Kou Ji interrupted him, "For other temples, please bring the message to them. If you don't want to, let them come to me."
When the bitter monk heard this, his face became even more bitter.
Kou Ji continued: "If you go back to the Senglu Department of the imperial court, they will issue a document to you. Every year when it is time to serve, the local government will naturally go to various temples to look for you.
Those who are obedient live in peace.
If you don’t comply, don’t blame the court for punishing you strictly according to the law.”
"Amitabha!"
"I'd like to remind you again, don't try to go against the court, let alone try to stand up through some means. Since you are a monk, you should be a good family member. Don't make other tricks.
It's not like the imperial court couldn't tolerate monks.
The imperial court can tolerate you, but it cannot tolerate you going against the imperial court."
"Amitabha, this poor monk will definitely tell the other monks truthfully what Privy Kou said."
"Go and do your work. From now on, your life will be mine. When you finish your work, come to Bianjing City to find me. How can I take your life? I will tell you then."
"Amitabha."
"..."
Monk Ku proclaimed the Buddha's name and left the Kou Mansion very lonely.
After Monk Ku left, Kou Ji let out a sigh of relief and said, "We have reached the limit when we have dealt with this situation. As long as they don't make any mistakes in the future, everyone will live in peace and harmony.
Speaking of which, Taoism is more enlightened than Buddhism and surrendered earlier than Buddhism.
I always feel like something is wrong.”
Kou Ji turned to Lu Ming and said, "Go and check and see if anyone in the Taoist family is causing trouble behind my back."
Lu Ming agreed.
Kou Ji continued: "Speaking of which, Bao Zheng's parents have been dead for three years, and Bao Zheng's mourning period has expired. You send someone to Luzhou and dispatch Bao Zheng to Beijing to serve."
"And Su Xun!"
Zhao Xu didn't know when he appeared next to Kou Ji, and suddenly said something.
Kou Ji frowned when he heard this and said, "Su Xun already has a wife. You are a grown-up girl, and you will associate with Mr. Su Xun from now on."
Zhao Xu said frankly: "I know that Su Xun has a wife, and at the beginning of the year, he also added a son to the Su family."
Kou Ji was stunned and asked: "Su Xun has a son? How did you know?"
Zhao Xu smiled and said: "I have been exchanging letters with Su Xun and Bao Zheng, so I naturally know. It is not convenient for Su Xun to tell you some things, but he will tell me."
Kou Ji nodded slowly, "What's the name of Su Xun's son?"
Zhao Xu didn't understand why Kou Ji asked this, but he still said frankly: "Su Jingxian..."
Hearing this, Kou Ji didn't ask any more questions about Su Xun.
Instead, he scolded Zhao Xu: "Do you like Su Xun more, or Bao Zheng more?"
Zhao Xu's face darkened, "They and I are just ordinary friends."
Kou Ji asked: "You have met a lot of talented people in these years. Except for Su Xun and Bao Zheng, you don't show disdain to other men. Don't you like them?"
Zhao Xu stared, "It's impossible for me to like that pervert Su Xun, let alone that old-fashioned guy Bao Zheng."
Kou Ji sighed and said: "The official gave you to me just to guide you into the right path and then choose a suitable husband for you. There have been many talented people entering Bianjing City in recent years. You can't even see any of them."
If not, what are you looking for?"
Zhao Xu said seriously: "Find a man who is as talented and capable as you, and who will only love one man in your life."
Speaking of this, Zhao Xu also added, "Sister Xiang and I have the same idea."
Kou Ji said with a headache: "Then I'm afraid you won't be able to get married."
Whoever is qualified to marry the two of them is not a powerful person, and which one is not a talented person.
It is almost impossible for the talented and powerful to love only one person in their lifetime.
Three wives and four concubines are a very common thing in the eyes of elites and powerful men.
Anyone who doesn't hold an open-air conference would be embarrassed to go out and tell others that he is a powerful person.
No one who doesn't have three or five confidantes would be embarrassed to go out and tell others that he is a talent.
It is precisely because of this that Kou Ji is shown to be a freak.
Kou Ji was criticized for this.
Zhao Xu heard Kou Ji's words and said nonchalantly: "If you don't want to marry, I won't marry. I have my own princess mansion and two hundred hectares of blessed fields. The emperor will give me rewards every year and festival, so I won't marry anyone."
You won’t go hungry.”
Kou Ji had a headache and rubbed his eyebrows.
"A good girl will get married eventually."
Zhao Xu shrugged, "Then I won't be a good girl."
Kou Ji suddenly didn't want to talk to Zhao Xu.
"You go and play with Tianci."
Zhao Xu shook his head, "I'm past the age of playing around."
Kou Ji looked sideways at her, "Then what do you want?"
Zhao Xu smiled and said: "I want to go to the private sector."
The corner of Kou Ji's mouth twitched, "I want to go too, just take me with you."
Zhao Xu's face drooped.
With her status and Kou Ji's status, they cannot just go to the private sector to play casually.
Zhao Zhen would definitely not allow her to go out to play among the people. Zhao Zhen was worried about her safety.
Kou Ji went to play among the people, which was equivalent to setting off a nationwide sandstorm in the Song Dynasty.
Everywhere he passed, local officials trembled.
"I'm going to find Sister Xiang..."
Zhao Xu dropped these words and ran away.
Kou Ji turned his head helplessly and said to Lu Ming: "Lu Ming, why don't you marry her."
Lu Ming was startled and said with a grimace: "Master, the villain is just a servant. The princess is worth a thousand dollars."
Kou Ji sighed: "She's just a princess, she's not unattainable. She's close to the water now. If you can make her pregnant..."
"No! The villain doesn't want to die! Master, please stop making fun of the villain!"
Lu Ming said very decisively.
Kou Ji curled his lips, "It's boring..."
After calming down the serious look on his face, Kou Ji asked in a deep voice: "How is the battle situation in Jiaozhi?"
Lu Ming's face straightened and he replied: "After General Cao entered Jiaozhi, he made great progress. Now he has captured the six cities of Jiaozhi."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "How long does it take to capture the entire Jiaozhi?"
Lu Ming replied: "General Cao said it might take a year and a half."
Kou Ji hesitated and said: "One and a half years... is too long.
The Mamuluke cavalry in the hands of the Great Eater have been exhausted in recent years, and there are still a full 1,500 people.
The situation in the Song Dynasty is about to change. After a year and a half, if Cao Lili cannot destroy them and let them stay in Jiaozhi, it will be a trouble for us in the Song Dynasty.
Once the situation changes drastically, I will most likely dispatch the Yongzitou Forbidden Army led by Chen Yaozi to go north.
Without heavy defense, it would be bad if they invaded our Song Dynasty.
Cao Cao must be allowed to speed up the process, and the cannibal soldiers and horses must be annihilated before the situation in the Song Dynasty changes."
Kou Ji thought for a while and ordered: "Send a group of craftsmen over and cast a hundred cannons and enough cannonballs for them, and then return. By the way, tell Cao Li, I will only give him one year."
If we cannot win Cochin in a year, I will go and talk to him personally."
"Here..."
Lu Ming agreed and immediately went down to follow Kou Ji's order.
Kou Ji lay in the rocking chair, half-squinting his eyes, and said calmly: "The heavy troops of the Liao Kingdom should be arriving at the Uighur border in Xizhou soon, right?"