When Kou Ji exposed the lie, Li Di smiled dryly and said nothing more.
Kou Ji continued: "There are some things I can't tell them, but I can tell you. With the body and bones of an official, it won't be a problem to live for a few more decades. So what if King Shou can become the crown prince?
If he wants to inherit the throne, it depends on whether he can survive the official family.
As for usurping the throne, as long as our government does not fall, who has the courage?
When the time comes, he will come down the same way I asked him to go up."
After listening to Kou Ji's words, Li Di was a little dazed, "So...whoever inherits the throne depends on who can outlive the official family?"
Kou Ji asked, "What else?"
Others don't know, but Kou Ji knows it.
Zhao Zhen was one of the few emperors in the Song Dynasty who had a long waiting period.
He has been in office for more than forty years.
It's only been more than ten years now, and it's less than half of it.
Moreover, according to historical records, Zhao Zhen only reigned for more than 40 years, and his body was still weak.
Now that Zhao Zhen has a strong body, he may not be able to stop him after more than 40 years.
If he sat on the throne for fifty or sixty years.
Even if Zhao Run becomes the crown prince, the possibility of succeeding to the throne is estimated to be less than 10%.
Even if Cao Wei achieved great power, Yu Yin would not be able to protect him for forty or fifty years.
Moreover, once Zhao Run grows up and cannot withstand the temptations from the outside, and is involved in wine, sex, wealth and everything, he may not be able to survive Zhao Zhen.
Li Di probably understood the meaning of Kou Ji's words, and said thoughtfully: "So... Lu Yijian and the three of them just think too much?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "What else? They don't know their own body and bones? They can't survive the official life, and they still worry about inheriting the throne? It's not that they think too much, what is it?"
Li Di laughed, "I understand. I won't tell the three of them about this, so just let the three of them worry about it."
Kou Ji snorted and said, "If you have such thoughts, you might as well pay attention to the war."
Li Di nodded and said: "Speaking of which, the officials have already led their troops to Baozhou, and Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty should also have arrived in Yanyun. I guess the big fish we caught has been hooked, right?"
Kou Ji nodded and said, "That's almost it."
Li Di pondered: "I'm just afraid that the big fish we caught is too cautious and won't take the bait."
Kou Ji thought for a while and said: "We will wait and see in a few days. If Qingtang does not take action in a few days, I will order Zhong Shiheng's troops to leave Yumen Pass."
Li Di said solemnly: "The number of Black Khan soldiers gathered outside Yumen Pass now exceeds one million. Although you have dispatched most of your troops to Yumen Pass, you may not be able to handle the huge number of Black Khan soldiers.
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Kou Ji smiled and said, "You will know when the time comes."
Seeing Kou Ji's confident look, Li Di nodded and said nothing more.
The two of them did not continue chatting.
Kou Ji left the courtyard where he lived and rushed to Yangguan City to meet Di Qing.
On top of Yangguan City, there were no traces of the Black Khans, replaced by local soldiers from the Song Dynasty.
After Xiao Pidi mobilized the Xizhou Uighur people to join the battlefield, the two sides fought a war of attrition back and forth for more than a month.
The Black Khans in Yangguan were completely exhausted.
Outside Yangguan, there were still people from Xizhou Uighurs being transported over.
To Xiao Pidi, the lives of the Uighur people in Xizhou are not called lives, they are conventional war consumables.
As long as the war of attrition does not stop, and as long as the people in the Xizhou Uighur territory are not wiped out, he can always send people from the Xizhou Uighur territory to fight a war of attrition against Kou Ji.
Kou Ji went to the top of Yangguan City and found Di Qing in the gate building at the top of the city.
When we found Di Qing, he was sleeping soundly.
Kou Ji did not disturb him and waited until Di Qing woke up.
Di Qing opened his eyes and saw Kou Ji sitting next to him. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and saluted, "Brother..."
Kou Ji waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. You have been fighting for a month and are exhausted. It won't hurt if you sleep a little longer."
Di Qing smiled dryly.
Kou Ji told Di Qing to sit down, and then said, "I came to see you this time because I have something important to tell you."
When Di Qing heard this, he immediately rushed to Kou Ji, "But is there any news from Zhending Mansion?"
Kou Ji nodded and said: "The officials have led their troops to Baozhou, and I'm afraid the big fish we caught will take action. So we can't continue to defend, we must take action."
Di Qing was overjoyed when he heard this, "I was beaten for a month, and I was holding a lot of anger in my stomach. Now I can finally let it out in one breath."
Kou Ji smiled and asked: "How confident are you in dealing with the Liao soldiers outside the city?"
Di Qing said seriously: "With only thirty thousand Yongxing troops, I can defeat them head-on."
Kou Ji pondered: "Xiao Pidi has been fighting with you for more than a month, and the elite soldiers in his hands have not been touched. Now Xiao Pidi's elite soldiers should be about 150,000. If you lead the 30,000 Yongxing army, you can fight
Pass them?"
Di Qing said confidently: "As long as the opponent's number does not exceed 200,000, Qing has the confidence to fight him."
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Very good, then I will leave 30,000 Yongxing troops and 20,000 local troops for you, and I will take the remaining troops to Yumen Pass."
Di Qing looked stunned.
Kou Jixiao asked: "What? Is there a problem?"
Di Qing hesitated and said: "Brother, don't you plan to let Qing go out to fight against Xiao?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "We still have to fight, but not now. The first thing we need to win is the battle at Yumen Pass. Once we understand the battle at Yumen Pass, you can take action against the Liao soldiers."
Di Qing said with a bitter face: "I'm afraid that when the Liao soldiers rush to rescue Yumen Pass, I won't be able to fight here."
Kou Ji shook his head and said with a smile: "That's not necessarily the case. If the Qingtang soldiers and horses take action, they will most likely cross the Snowy Mountains and enter Xiliang City, cutting off our retreat.
At that time, the entire area from Hexi Prefecture to Shaanxi Prefecture will be regarded as a battlefield.
You'll be the one to fight then."
Di Qing hesitated and said: "If the Qingtang soldiers really cross the Snowy Mountains, they will probably divide their troops to attack Shaanxi Prefecture and Sichuan Prefecture."
Kou Ji didn't say why the Qingtang soldiers didn't attack Shaanxi Prefecture and Sichuan Prefecture directly, but Di Qing also knew it very well.
Once Qingtang sends troops, it will attack the Song Dynasty together with the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom.
The Song Dynasty cannot be eaten in one bite by Qingtang.
Therefore, Qingtang must join the alliance between the Black Khan and the Liao Kingdom and attack the Song Dynasty with them.
Otherwise, if we only rely on Qingtang soldiers and horses to attack the hinterland of the Song Dynasty, we will probably lose our lives.
Jiao Siluo is a cautious person and also a person who likes to steal chickens.
It is impossible for him to gnaw hard bones by himself.
Therefore, he will definitely help the Black Khan soldiers and Liao soldiers defeat the troops in Kou Ji's hands, and then lead the Black Khan soldiers and Liao soldiers into the Song Dynasty, letting them chew the hard bones while he takes advantage of the opportunity.
When the time comes, the Black Khan soldiers and Liao soldiers make the Song Dynasty more chaotic, the easier it will be for Jiao Siluo to gain great benefits from the Song Dynasty.
After all, it’s easier to fish in muddy water.
Therefore, once Jiao Si Luo sends out troops, they will inevitably come to Xiliang City. After taking Xiliang City, they will fight all the way to Yumen Pass and Yang Pass.
Then they joined the Black Khan soldiers and Liao soldiers from Yumen Pass and Yangguan, and attacked the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses from both sides.
After they capture the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty in Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, there will be no soldiers and horses in the entire western border of the Song Dynasty that can stop the progress of their three-party coalition. At that time, they can march straight in.
But even though Jiao Siluo would lead troops to attack Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, he could still allocate some troops to invade Shaanxi Prefecture and Sichuan Prefecture.
Kou Ji heard Di Qing's worries and said with a smile: "I have already laid ambushes on the Shaanxi and Sichuan sides. It would be fine if they don't go, but they will definitely fall into trouble if they do."
Di Qing looked at Kou Ji suspiciously.
According to Di Qing's knowledge, almost all the troops of the Song Dynasty have been deployed to the east and west battlefields, and it seems that there are no idle troops left.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "I dispatched the guards in each city."
Di Qing said in a deep voice: "The officers guarding the gate must not move lightly."
Kou Ji shook his head and said with a smile: "I can't care so much at the critical moment."
Di Qing hesitated for a moment and said no more.
Di Qing was still very reassured about the combat effectiveness of the soldiers guarding the border.
Those soldiers may not be as good as the Forbidden Army soldiers in the field, but they are better than the Forbidden Army soldiers at guarding gates and cities.
After all, they are used to guarding the gates. They know how to deal with the enemy's army attacking the city, and they also know how to resist the enemy with the minimum number of troops.
Kou Ji saw that Di Qing still had doubts in his heart, so he continued to smile and said: "Chen Yaozuo quietly left Bianjing a month ago and went to Dali to take charge.
A month ago, Zhu Neng, with three or five followers, arrived at the intersection of Shaanxi Prefecture and Sichuan Prefecture."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Zhu Neng left Dali quietly, and not many people paid attention. As long as the new army is still in Dali, people in Dali will not dare to cause chaos.
Although Chen Yaozuo was not knowledgeable in military matters, he was still skilled in civil affairs.
With him here to take charge, he should be able to suppress the tribal leaders in Dali.
So even if Zhu Neng leaves Dali, we don’t have to worry about chaos in Dali.”
Di Qing let out a long breath and said, "With Vice Privy Zhu in charge of Shaanxi and Sichuan Prefectures, I feel relieved."
Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "Then Yang Pass will be left to you. I will lead my troops to Yumen Pass and try to defeat the Black Khan soldiers in one go.
Once the Black Khan soldiers are defeated at Yumen Pass, you can immediately launch an offensive against the Liao soldiers here."
Di Qing nodded solemnly.
Kou Ji continued: "Many people will evacuate to the vicinity of Yangguan later. Li Di will take care of the resettlement. You don't have to worry about it."
Di Qing nodded again.
Kou Ji told Di Qing some more things and left the city.
Back in the city, Kou Ji found Li Di again. After giving Li Di some instructions, he left Di Qing with 30,000 Yongxing troops and 20,000 local troops. He took the rest of the troops and rushed there.
Arrived at Yumen Pass.
Although Kou Ji told Li Di that he would wait a few days in Qingtang before taking action.
But the strategy for the decisive battle with the Black Khan soldiers at Yumen Pass has been decided long ago, and they will not be given up just because Qingtang has not yet taken action.
The battle that needs to be fought must still be fought, it is only a matter of time.
Just when Kou Ji led his troops and horses to Yumen Pass.
Inside Qingtang City.
Kakusuluo is entertaining Yuanshan from the Yuanshan tribe.
Jiao Siluo had already thought of taking action after receiving the news that Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty had sent troops to the capital.
But he did not rush to send troops to invade the Song Dynasty. Instead, he sent people to the Yuanshan tribe and asked Yuanshan to lead troops to come back.
Yuan Shan was also ambitious. After receiving the invitation from Jiao Si Luo, he entered Qingtang with ten thousand iron cavalry and fifty thousand light cavalry without much thought.
Guided by An Ziluo along the way, we arrived at Qingtang City.
After arriving at Qingtang City, he was warmly welcomed into the palace by Jiao Siluo.
After entering the palace, Jiao Siluo prepared a banquet, invited Yuan Shan to eat and drink, and discussed the matter of attacking the Song Dynasty.
During the banquet, Jiao Siluo invited Yuanshan to drink a glass of wine and said with a smile: "General Yuanshan seems to be leading a little less troops this time?"
Yuanshan occupies half of Huangtou Uighur, and its territory is more than a little smaller than Qingtang, but it is larger than the previous Ganzhou Uighur and Shazhou Uighur.
In recent years, they have made a lot of money by selling cattle, sheep and trophies to the Song Dynasty. In addition, the Yuanshan tribe controls the largest salt-producing land in the Western Regions, and they have also made a lot of money.
Even though the Yuanshan tribe contributed a lot of money to the Song Dynasty, in fact it was only one-ninth of their income.
So Motoyamabe is very rich.
He also had good relations with the Song Dynasty and could use money to buy a lot of grain from the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, the Yuansan tribe also has a lot of food.
In the Western Regions, having food means having people.
In recent years, almost all the desperate small tribes that were oppressed by the Song Dynasty, Qingtang and Black Khan dynasties, as well as some tribes that were wandering around, defected to the Yuanshan tribe.
Previously, when Jiao Si Luo was clearing out the Tibetan clans in Qingtang, some Tibetan clans who had fallen out with Jiao Si Luo defected to the Yuan Shan tribe.
The current population of the Yuanshan tribe has exceeded one million, and there are as many as 200,000 people who control strings.
It is very similar to Qingtang, which was not unified before.
The Yuanshan tribe had as many as 200,000 men who controlled strings, but Yuanshan only brought 60,000 soldiers and horses to join the alliance with Jiao Siluo. Naturally, Jiao Siluo wanted to ask questions.
Yuanshan heard Jiao Siluo's question and said carelessly: "I also want to be like the King of Qingtang, pulling up half a million people to control the line at once, but my Yuanshan department does not have that many warriors.
This time I attacked the Song Dynasty with King Qingtang. I originally planned to bring him 150,000 troops.
But when I was leaving, some unpleasant things happened in the army, so I could only leave part of the troops and lead the other part to join forces with King Qingtang."
King Qingtang asked curiously: "What happened?"
Yuan Shan said helplessly: "I ate something bad and got upset."
King Qingtang was slightly startled. When Mr. Wan saw this, he smiled calmly and said: "Not everyone can eat the food from Qingtang. Since you have eaten it, you should be prepared to have a stomachache."
King Qingtang instantly understood what Yuan Shan's "stomach upset" meant.
It must have been the Tubo clan that had defected to the Yuanshan tribe who started making a fuss.
In order to suppress them, Yuansan had to leave some troops behind.
The Tibetan clan had been making trouble all the time when they were in Qingtang, and they were also making trouble after they went to the Yuanshan tribe. Once, Yuanshan sent heavy troops to help the Xizhou Uyghurs, but the tribe was empty and almost allowed people to seize power.
This matter is not a secret in the Western Region, everyone in the Western Region knows it.
Now that Yuan Shan is about to lead his troops out in person, it is normal for the Tubo clan to make a fuss again.
It was precisely because the Tubo clan was so noisy that after the Yuanshan tribe protected them, Qingtang did not pursue any further investigation.
Jiao Siluo laughed loudly and said: "The food in my Qingtang is not that delicious..."
Yuan Shan said very rudely: "If King Qingtang wants it, I can spit it out and give it back to you."
Jiao Siluo shook his head decisively, "I finally kicked the trouble out, but I don't want to bring it back again."
Yuan Shan looked annoyed and had no words.
Jiao Siluo continued to smile and said: "Since General Yuanshan failed to bring enough troops as promised, we may have to renegotiate how to divide the benefits gained from attacking Song Dynasty this time."
Yuan Shan's expression changed and he said gloomily: "Is King Qingtang going to change his mind on the spot?"
Jiao Siluo smiled and said: "We have agreed before that we will get as many benefits as we will send troops."
Yuanshan said angrily: "I have brought all the elites of my Yuanshan tribe. Although there are not 150,000 soldiers and horses, the combat effectiveness is not weak.
The promised 30% will become 30%.
If King Qingtang regrets, then I can help the Song people.
Although the people of Song Dynasty have repeatedly exploited my Yuanshan tribe in recent years, they have never broken their trust in me.
The people of the Song Dynasty had previously sent someone to tell me that if I was willing to lead the troops of the Yuanshan tribe and give the Liao soldiers and the Black Khan soldiers a severe blow from behind, they would grant me the title of king and make me equal to you.
I saw that the benefits you promised were enough, so I agreed to help you attack the Song Dynasty together.
If you go back on your word, then I will help the Song people."
Hearing this, Jiao Siluo rubbed his brows with a headache.
Mr. Wan smiled and said: "General Yuanshan, there is no need to be angry. My Zanpu is just a joke. The power of Yuanshan's iron armor is known to everyone in the Western Region."
The Song Dynasty had no iron cavalry, and the Yuanshan cavalry was the strongest cavalry in the Western Regions.
In my opinion, Yuan Shanbu's iron armor can be used as a hundred thousand soldiers.
My Zanpu invited General Yuanshan to attack the Song Dynasty together. What he valued most was the iron armor under the general's command.
Now that the general has brought all the iron armor over, it is naturally impossible for my Zampu to reduce the capture that the Yuanshan tribe deserves."
When Yuan Shan heard this, his face looked much better, and he snorted and said nothing.
After Mr. Wan finished smoothing things over, Jiao Siluo nodded and said, "I was just making a joke. General Yuanshan doesn't need to be angry."
Yuan Shan stared at Jiao Siluo and threatened: "I am the most honest person, and I also hope that King Qingtang can be honest. If King Qingtang lies to me, then I will fall out with King Qingtang without hesitation."
Jiao Siluo pondered for a moment and said, "If you don't believe it, we can make an ancient covenant in accordance with ancient rituals and under the witness of the Snowy Mountains."
Yuan Shan said unceremoniously: "Then it's settled."
Jiao Siluo nodded slowly and said: "There is news from the Liao Kingdom that the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu led his troops out of Shangjing more than a month ago.
Yesterday, news came that Emperor Zhao Zhen of the Song Dynasty had led his troops to the border between the Song and Liao countries.
If my prediction is correct, the Song and Liao countries have already fought against each other.
At present, half of the Song Dynasty's troops and horses are restrained by the Liao people, and the other part of the troops and horses are restrained by the Heihan and Liao people.
There is almost nothing in the Song Kingdom now, so it is a good time for us to take action."
After hearing about the military affairs, Yuan Shan's face straightened and he said: "Then how do we fight? Directly lead the troops to attack from Xining Prefecture and kill them all at Bianjing City of Song Dynasty?"
Jiao Siluo shook his head slowly, "It's okay to send out some soldiers and horses to plunder the hinterland of the Song Dynasty, but we can't go directly to the Song Dynasty. We should march into Xiliang City, cut off the Song soldiers' retreat, and then attack Yumen Pass and Yang Pass
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Yuanshan was stunned, stared at Jiao Siluo and asked, "Are you planning to let the Liao and Heihan people in so that we can fish in troubled waters?"
Jiao Siluo nodded and smiled: "Not bad..."
Yuan Shan said rudely: "You are not afraid to let them in. They will kill us first. Although the Black Khans are not very good at fighting, they are numerous. They charge with great momentum, and we may not be able to stop them."
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Jiao Siluo laughed and said: "You don't have to worry about this. To be honest, I have secretly formed an alliance with the Liao Kingdom. Once Yangguan and Yumenguan are captured, and the Liao and Heihan people are allowed to come in, the Liao people will truly
Make an alliance with us.
Once the Black Khans have evil intentions, they must first face our three-party army.
It would be difficult for either of us to deal with the Black Khans.
But with the combined forces of our three parties, it will be easy for us to deal with the Black Khans."
Yuan Shan frowned and said: "Why do the Liao people help you but not the Heihan people? The Heihan people have more soldiers and horses than you."
Jiao Siluo laughed and said: "Once the Black Khans gain power, they will attack the Liao Kingdom without mercy. But we are different. Once we divide the Central Plains with the Liao Kingdom, we will live with each other in peace for a long time.
We can live without war, but the Black Khans cannot live without war.
The Black Khans will be at a loss without war, but we will not."
Yuan Shan frowned and was silent for a while, then said: "I will listen to you..."
Jiao Siluo nodded and said with a smile: "Then we have agreed to attack Xiliang City together and march into Yangguan and Yumenguan."
Yuan Shan said solemnly: "If you divide your troops to attack the hinterland of Song State, you have to count on me."
Speaking of this, Yuan Shan stared at Jiao Siluo and said, "I need to know how much benefit you have gained from the Song Dynasty."
Jiao Siluo thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay."
After hearing this, Yuan Shan did not put forward any further conditions.
Jiao Siluo took advantage of the situation and said: "Then, we will leave Qingtang City tomorrow and fight towards Xiliang City. When we pass by the Snowy Mountains, I will swear an oath to the Snowy Mountains with you."
"good!"
Yuan Shan readily agreed.
Jiao Siluo laughed and pulled Yuan Shan to enjoy the singing and dancing.
Before going to bed, he also gave Yuanshan several beauties.
Yuan Shan went to bed with several beauties in his arms.
But Jiao Siluo still stayed in the palace with his ministers.
"Yuanshan is a reckless man!"
Some of the officials from Qingtang spoke.
Jiao Siluo glanced at him but said nothing.
On the contrary, Mr. Wan spoke slowly, "On the surface, Yuanshan behaves like a reckless man, but he has a delicate temperament. Just now he was talking to Zanpu. He seemed rude, but he always focused on Yuanshan's interests.
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He is a qualified tribal leader."
After a pause, Mr. Wan added, "But he is not a qualified ruler. Because he only focuses on the money of the Song Dynasty, but not on the territory of the Song Dynasty."
Jiao Siluo pondered: "Not necessarily. The only place where the Yuanshan tribe borders the Song Dynasty is Hexi of the Song Dynasty. If the Yuanshan tribe wants to worry about the territory of the Song Dynasty, it can only worry about the Hexi of the Song Dynasty.
But Hexi will definitely be occupied by the Black Khanate later on.
Therefore, even if the Yuanshan tribe is concerned about the territory of the Song Dynasty, it may not be able to obtain it.
That’s why he retreated to the next best thing and thought about Song’s money.”