After listening to Chen Lin's story, Kou Ji fell into deep thought.

It was expected that Su Xun could open up the situation so quickly because of his advice.

Wen Yanbo was able to use his family connections to get grain on credit from those greedy grain merchants, which shows that the Wen family has a lot of say among grain merchants in Hedong and other places.

It is very likely that the Wen family was the largest grain merchant in Hedong and other places.

Being able to easily raise food for hundreds of thousands of people for the winter shows that the wealth and wealth of a wealthy family is truly extraordinary.

But no matter what, Su Xun and Wen Yanbo were able to quickly open up the situation and properly place the captives under each autonomous region, which proved that the prefect he chose was the right one.

As for Zhang Fangping, it remains to be seen.

The Gumeng Mansion that Zhang Fangping arrived at was the last one among the three to be recovered.

It is also the farthest among the three prefectures.

Zhang Fangping does not have the same geographical advantage as Su Xun, nor does he have Wen Yanbo's family background. It is reasonable for him to be slower in settling the prisoners in Gumeng Mansion.

But if he later fails to allow the prisoners of Gumeng Mansion to be self-reliant, then it will be difficult for him to continue to sit down as the governor of Gumeng Mansion.

Later, many places in the Liao region were incorporated into the Song Dynasty, and there were many difficult bones to crack.

Kou Ji didn't have time to train the prefect.

He could only use the simplest method of "promoting the capable and rejecting the mediocre" to select magistrates for Liao.

After Kou Ji pondered for a while, he said to Chen Lin: "Since you can know the news about them so quickly, it means that there are people from you around them. Then you will pay close attention to their movements.

If there is anything wrong, you can report it to me at any time.

Shangjing Road will soon belong to the Song Dynasty. I will write to the officials later and ask them to send a group of officials to Shangjing Road as soon as possible.

You also give a secret message to the officials and tell them the specific situation of the road to Beijing."

Chen Lin nodded and accepted the matter.

Kou Ji waved his hand and said: "Okay, it's time to disperse. Although the war has stopped, we still have a lot of things to do. Just go and do whatever you need to do."

"I haven't finished eating the mutton yet..."

"You don't have a tent of your own?!"

"..."

Kou Ji shouted.

Zhong Shiheng and Chen Lin looked at each other and laughed.

The two of them ate mutton in Kou Ji's tent just to be greedy and angry with Kou Ji.

Now that Kou Ji is angry, their goal has been achieved.

It's not that Kou Ji can't grab mutton with them.

But Kou Ji is now infected with the cold and cannot open his collar to show off his body fat like them.

Zhong Shiheng and Chen Lin left Kou Ji's tent with smiles and satisfaction.

After they left, Di Qing also left the tent to do some work.

A few days later.

Except for the Jiaozhi soldiers who followed the soldiers and horses delivering the baggage and left here, only the soldiers who sent the message kept running back and forth outside the ravine, while almost everyone else stayed in the tent, motionless as Mao Dong.

Kou Ji's sneezing lasted for several days, but it didn't get better.

Kou Ji's personal officers and personal followers discussed it, and a few of them called some soldiers, braved the snow, and dug a cave dwelling for Kou Ji on the side of the mountain top.

Although the frozen soil is difficult to move, it cannot withstand the soldiers' numbers and strength.

Not only did they build a cave dwelling for Kou Ji, they also opened a small courtyard in front of the cave dwelling.

The craftsmen in the army even made doors and windows for Kou Ji's cave dwelling.

After the cave dwelling was completed, the soldiers baked it over charcoal fire for two days to dissipate the moisture in the cave dwelling.

It's strange to say.

When living in a tent, the wind and cold in Kouji had never been good. After living in a cave dwelling, he got better immediately.

After Kou Ji recovered from the cold, he stood on the hillside in front of the cave, wrapped in fur, looking at the silver-covered earth, feeling filled with emotion.

He felt that if he was given an octagonal hat, a light blue coat and a military uniform, and a cigarette, he could stand here, point out the country, and inspire writing.

"Brother, someone from Bohai Mansion is here."

When Kou Ji was looking at the earth in the distance, Di Qing quietly appeared beside him.

"Bohai Mansion?!"

Kou Ji was stunned and asked: "What are the people from Bohai Mansion doing here?"

Di Qing shook his head and said, "I asked, but they didn't tell me."

Kou Ji was happy when he heard this, "Is there anyone in Bohai House who dares not to give face to you, the general?"

Di Qing now holds the position of general, ranking third.

Su Xun, the prefect of Bohai Prefecture, had to call himself a lower official in front of him.

According to the official configuration of Bohai Mansion, it seems that there is no greater official than Su Xun.

Di Qing laughed and said nothing.

Although the current imperial court's emphasis on civility and restraint on military affairs has improved.

But the arrogance cultivated by the literati for decades will not dissipate for a while.

Therefore, there were often civil servants with lower official positions than Di Qing who acted as the boss in front of Di Qing.

Di Qing didn't bother to argue with them.

If you really care about them, the grass on their graves would be three feet high.

Di Qing spent most of his time marching and fighting.

Therefore, if civil servants wanted to see him, they could only do so in the army.

Among the civil servants, except Sanzai and Liubu Shangshu, others came to show off their power in his army. If he really didn't like them, they would be in vain if they beheaded them.

After the reform of the military system in the Song Dynasty, military officials had absolute sovereignty in the military.

During the march and war, they had absolute power of life and death.

When Zhu Neng was fighting in Dali before, he beheaded a civil servant who raised his nose and raised his eyes in front of him.

The matter was finally brought to the imperial court.

Zhao Zhen only said one sentence.

"Do you want to overstep your authority? Or do you think that I am not qualified to control half of the Imperial Army and should be left in charge of you?"

As soon as these words came out.

No one would dare to bring similar matters to the imperial court again.

None of the civil servants came to show off their power in front of the imperial guards, and raised eyebrows and raised eyebrows.

Seeing that Di Qing was silent, Kou Ji frowned slightly and said, "You are now considered an important official in the imperial court, so you should have some temper. When facing civil servants, you should be more fierce.

Otherwise, who will take you seriously?

Based on your qualifications and age, the position of Privy Councilor will fall into your hands sooner or later.

If you have this temper, how can you set an example for military officials and lead them?"

When Di Qing heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said with an embarrassed look: "I don't want to compete with my brother for the position of Privy Councilor."

Kou Ji glared at Di Qing fiercely, "Am I so worthless that I will stay in the position of Privy Councilor for the rest of my life?!"

Di Qing quickly waved his hand and said, "That's not what I meant."

Kou Ji snorted and said, "I know you don't mean that. But I must remind you that I won't be able to sit in the position of Privy Councilor for long.

If I leave the Privy Council, Zhong Shiheng will most likely take my place and become the Privy Councilor.

But Zhong Shiheng could not stay in the position of Privy Councilor for long.

It is very likely that you will succeed Zhong Shiheng and serve as our Privy Envoy of the Song Dynasty.

You are most likely also the Privy Councilor who has served the longest in the Song Dynasty."

Di Qing was stunned when he heard Kou Ji's words.

Kou Ji ignored Di Qing and walked out of the small courtyard in front of the cave dwelling.

He felt that Di Qing needed to think carefully now.

Di Qing also felt that he needed to think carefully now.

Before Kou Ji said this, Di Qing had never thought about being the Privy Councilor of the Song Dynasty in the future.

It's not that Di Qing doesn't have the ambition to climb higher.
To be continued...