"Kou Ji, you are deceiving too much!"
The high place shouted respectfully and indignantly.
The other martial artists also stared at Kou Ji with angry eyes.
If Kou Ji hadn't said the value of steel before, they could pinch their noses, let Kou Ji take a harder blow, get a batch of steel back, and build a suit of armor to put on.
But after Kou Ji talked about the value of steel, he dared to ask them for a high price.
When are they
Take a fool, or a fool
"Then do you buy it or not?"
Kou Ji smiled and looked at the Wuxuns and asked.
He turned a deaf ear to Gao Chu Gong's threatening tone.
With his status today, he can no longer be threatened with just a few words of anger and anger.
"Humph… "
Gao Chugong stared angrily, snorted heavily, flicked his sleeves, and left in front of Donghua Gate, sitting in a sedan chair.
The other martial arts also left angrily.
Only Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang remained, still staying in place.
Cao Wei stared at Kou Ji, with a complicated expression: "Find a place to sit?"
Cao Wei felt that he couldn't see through Kou Ji more and more. He could still feel some traces of what Kou Ji was planning before.
But now what Kou Ji is planning, he has no trace.
But the intuition in the subconscious told him that Kou Ji was planning something secretly, and it was a big plan.
So he felt it necessary to have a good talk with Kou Ji.
Kou Ji didn't understand Cao Wei's thoughts. He only thought that Cao Wei was coveting steel, so he smiled and said, "It's the night... or New Year's Eve... Don't you need to go back to your house to be with your family?"
Cao Wei said quietly: "The old man has been fighting on the battlefield for many years. I missed the New Year's Eve. There are so many, I don't care if I miss one more time."
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, then hesitated slightly.
Looking at Cao Wei's posture, I have to hold a long conversation tonight. The purpose is probably not just as simple as steel.
Cao Wei has a little friendship with him. If he really wants to ask him for steel, there is no need to talk to himself on the special day of New Year's Eve.
What's more, his nephew Cao Tong now wears a pair of trousers with Kou Ji.
How could Kou Ji embarrass him with steel
"Tonight is New Year's Eve, but few shops have opened..."
Kou Ji didn't rush to agree, but he pushed back slightly.
Cao Wei smiled calmly: "As long as you agree, there are places to sit."
"okay then… "
Anyway, Kou Zhun will not return to the palace tonight. He still has to stay in the palace to help Zhao Zhen prepare for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sages of Jingling Palace on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Kou Ji didn't need to rush back home either.
Seeing that Kou Ji had agreed, Cao Wei turned around and said to Li Zhaoliang behind him: "Let your Li Mansion use it in the other courtyard in the inner city?"
Li Zhao pointed out: "I'm leading the way..."
The three of them got on the sedan chair and swayed to the other courtyard of Li's house in the inner city.
The other courtyard of the Li Mansion in the inner city was bestowed by Emperor Zhao Guangyi when Li Zhaoliang's aunt, Empress Mingde, was promoted to queen.
When the first emperor Zhao Heng succeeded to the throne, he did not take it back.
The other courtyard of Li Mansion in the inner city is not big, even smaller than Kou Mansion.
But even so, it is still precious.
It should be noted that most of the high-ranking officials' residences in Bianjing City have other courtyards, but they are basically outside the city or outside the city.
Only a few big palaces and two Li's palaces own the inner city courtyard.
One of the Li Mansions is Li Mansion where Empress Mingde was born, which is also the mansion of Li Zhaoliang's home.
The other Li Mansion is the Li Mansion of Zhao Hengsheng’s mother, Empress Yuande.
In the other yard.
Pavilions, pavilions, rockery and fish ponds, everything should be there.
Although it is winter, the yard is still full of green.
There seems to be a special greenhouse in the yard for cultivating flowers, so that you can enjoy the colorful flowers in winter.
Li Zhaoliang led Kou Ji and Cao Wei into the other courtyard.
Arrived in a greenhouse.
After letting the servants prepare food and drinks, they were asked to exit the room.
After the three settled down.
Li Zhaoliang carried a silver jug and poured drinks for Kou Ji and Cao Wei.
Kou Ji thanked him and took a sip of the drink.
Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang did not drink.
Cao Wei stared at Kou Ji, and said solemnly: "Kou Ji, how do I treat you?"
Kou Ji was taken aback when he heard the words, and seeing Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang staring at him solemnly, he slowly put down the wine glass.
I wondered why the two of them looked so dignified, but they smiled and said: "Uncle Cao has always treated me generously."
Cao Wei stared at Kou Ji and continued to ask: "Then if I ask you a few truths, will you tell me?"
Kou Ji raised his brows and said nothing.
Cao Wei smiled bitterly when he saw Kou Ji's face with hesitation. He and Li Zhaoliang looked at each other, and Li Zhaoliang also showed some bitter smiles on his face.
Cao Wei sighed and said: "Hey... Since Taizu's death, the situation of our major generals has gone from bad to worse. Others regard us as we are full of glory and wealth, but only we know how difficult our situation is.
In the past, we were suppressed by Taizu and Taizong.
After the civil servants climbed up, together with the first emperor, they suppressed us.
Nowadays, the civil servants' right to speak in the DPRK has far surpassed ours.
If one day, the Sanya and the Privy Council are all controlled by civil servants, my door will inevitably die. "
Kou Ji thought about what Cao Wei said.
He had to admit that Cao Wei, a famous general, was not out there.
The sense of smell is very keen.
I have sniffed out the reason why Wenchen would intervene in the Privy Council and Sanya.
If others hear him, they will only think that he is unreasonably worried.
But Kou Ji was different. Kou Ji knew clearly that if he didn't show up, the minister would definitely take over the Privy Council.
Sanya's power will also fall into the hands of civil servants.
Wuxun and military commanders will eventually become lingering and begging for mercy under the pressure of civil servants.
Kou Ji did not speak, and Cao Wei continued: "We have also tried to integrate into the civil ministers, but we have not succeeded. Some generals who approached the civil ministers were eventually destroyed in the struggle of the civil ministers.
We show signs of wanting to blend into the civil servants, and they will all be strangled in the cradle without hesitation. "
Li Zhaoliang said solemnly: "My son is only virtuous, and his literary talent is not inferior to those Jinshi. Even higher than them, but after all, I can't take the imperial examination path and embark on an official career. I can only make up for the official career with the shadow of my ancestors."
Kou Ji slowly said: "You are already the top generals and nobles of my Da Song Dynasty, why do you plan on the imperial examination?"
Cao Wei stared at Kou Ji, and said solemnly: "We just want to leave ourselves a way out, so as not to one day, when the court wants to deal with us generals, we can only be slaughtered."
Li Zhaoliang stared at Kou Ji, and said with a heavy voice: "Even if we are slaughtered at that time, those heirs who have invested in the ranks of civil servants can be preserved.
You know what happened to me in Xixia.
Whether it is a civil servant or a royal family, they have spared no effort to attack our generals.
If the civil servants died, that would be a big deal.
But even if we die, civil servants and royals will not have any pity in our hearts.
Before this, if it wasn't for you to help, if it wasn't for the case I was carrying, it could help you move to Dingzhi.
Your grandfather may not be willing to stand by my side to help me, and the same is true of the court officials.
I might have to carry a stigma for a lifetime. "
Cao Wei sighed for a long time and said, "On scheming and cruelty, we can never compare to those civil servants..."
Kou Ji groaned a little after hearing the two talk.
Although the martial arts were suppressed by the imperial court, they repeatedly failed.
But Kou Ji didn't think they were as miserable as Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang said.
At least the current Wu Xun is definitely not that miserable.
They are more or less related to the royal family.
Some soldiers and horses can be mobilized in his hand, and he may not have the power to counterattack.
"You two have told me so much, what do you want to ask me?"
Kou Ji asked thoughtfully.
Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang looked at each other and nodded together.
Cao Wei said to Kou Ji: "Although you are also a civil servant, you are different from other civil servants. You are willing to approach us and you are willing to help us. More importantly, you have the ability to help us."
Kou Ji raised his brows, "Do you want me to help you plant more children among the ministers?"
Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang nodded together.
Kou Jishi smiled and said, "You found the wrong person, right?"
Cao Wei said solemnly: "We didn't find the wrong person. We firmly believe that you are the only one who can help us."
Kou Ji glanced at the two of them and was silent.
A hereditary man who can be crowned king after death; a fellow who was crowned the founding father of the country by virtue of his merits.
Two people with higher identities and deeper grades than him, ask him for help.
Are you kidding me
Kou Ji secretly thought about how credible what the two said, and asked: "You want to ask me the truth, just want to know if I will help you?"
Cao Wei nodded and shook his head again, "Of course it's more than that... I am faintly guessing what you are planning recently, but I still can't figure it out. So I plan to talk to you frankly and honestly.
See if you are planning our gate.
If so, we can let wherever we can.
The premise is that you must help us. "
Kou Ji rolled his eyes secretly when he heard this.
Cao Wei's remarks are atmospheric, but it is no different from not saying it.
Where can it be allowed
What if they think nothing can be done after the incident
"Uncle Cao, are you two joking with me? What plans can I have, even if I have a plan, how dare I plan on you."
Kou Ji said with a faint smile.
Cao Wei frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "The two of us have a good relationship, can't you tell me the truth?"
Kou Ji opened his hands and smiled: "I'm telling the truth."
Cao Wei gritted his teeth and said: "If the two of me were separated from their respective residences, would you be the only one looking forward?"
Kou Ji's heart jumped, staring at Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang in amazement.
One is the helm of Cao's Mansion, and the other is the helm of Li's Mansion.
The two of them will look at their heads
Kou Ji did not believe that he was killed.
Obviously it was for the purpose of arranging his words, a means to stimulate him.
Kou Ji curled his lips and said helplessly: "Uncle Cao, do you think I am a fool?"
Cao Wei looked a little awkward when he heard the words.
He sighed: "I knew... I was not suitable for intrigues with you civil servants."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes.
The three of them fell into a kind of silence for an instant.
After a long time.
Cao Wei stared at Kou Ji and asked, "Boy, we have been together for almost three years, can't you tell me the truth?"
Kou Ji pretended to be deaf and dumb: "The kid didn't do anything..."
Cao Wei sighed, stared at Kou Ji, and said, "I'm not a fool... The new material you throw out, others only see it solid, but I see more.
If its value is really as cheap as you say, it is easy to produce.
So the armaments of the Great Song Dynasty, and even the armaments of the surrounding countries, will undergo tremendous changes because of its emergence.
And it is in your hands.
You can use it to influence many things. "
Although Cao Wei is not good at intrigue, he still has a clear view of armaments.
When Kou Ji said at the gate of Donghua that the value of steel is far lower than that of curb and iron, and only a little bit higher than iron.
Cao Wei has already realized the importance of steel.
It is unceremonious to say that as long as Kou Ji starts selling steel, steel will become the main material of most armaments.
The emergence of steel will bring great impact to Song Dynasty and all countries around it.
Even if it can change the current situation between countries, it is impossible to say.
If Kou Ji was just an ordinary person, then the martial arts who were present at the time would tear him apart without hesitation and take the steel as their own.
All the changes that will be caused by the steel will also be controlled by the Wuxuns.
But Kou Ji is not an ordinary person.
So they can't take advantage of it by accident.
After listening to Cao Wei's words, Kou Ji was stunned and stunned. He didn't expect that Cao Wei could infer the importance of steel just by relying on his words and phrases.
It seems that when speaking later, we must be cautious, and then cautious.
It's no wonder that Cao Wei said just now that he was only looking forward to his head, because it turned out to see the importance of steel.
But if Cao Wei wanted him to be the only leader, he still didn't believe it.
Cao Wei admitted just now, that it was just a joke used to intrigue.
Kou Ji smiled and said to Cao Wei: "I don't have as much thought as Uncle Cao said. It is the authority that only officials have to influence the central government and even the surrounding countries.
I am loyal to the officials, so how can I steal the imperial power? "
Cao Wei saw that Kou Ji still refused to say, so she could only say quietly: "Since you don't want to say, then I will ask, how about your answer?"
Kou Ji smiled and said, "I only say what I know... what I can say..."
Cao Wei nodded and said in a deep voice: "The Taishi has already taken action against the Xiang Army before, and a large number of Xiang Army soldiers have been abolished in one go. Now they have moved to Qufu and Guangnan Dongxi Road, as well as Dongping and Xiping. Two way.
They have now begun to take root in the local area.
The Xiang army has been abolished seven or eighty-eight.
Only those Xiang forces in the hinterland of the Central Plains are left.
Although the court did not make a clear statement, some of them should be abolished.
However, the supervising army in the Xiang army in various places has begun to check the number, vacancy, and combat power of the Xiang army in various places.
I believe that soon, the imperial court will take action against the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains. "