Cao Wei is speculating boldly, but Kou Ji is thinking carefully.
He knew that Kou Zhun, together with civil servants, had been suppressing Wuxun and carrying out government orders for elite soldiers.
After the Xiang army in the Quartet Border of the Song Dynasty was streamlined, he thought that Kou Zhun had temporarily put aside the decree of the elite soldiers.
Unexpectedly, Kou Zhun is still pursuing it in secret.
And it is also preparing to streamline the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains.
Compared with the Xiang army on the four sides of the border, the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains is rotten to the bones.
They can now be regarded as a malignant tumor of the court.
Most of the strongmen who lost the grass and took the mountains as kings came out of the Xiang army.
What's more, they are both soldiers and thieves.
If the elite soldiers can be used to eradicate them, the entire Song Dynasty will be cleared.
Kou Zhun probably thought the same way, so he faced the risk of being backlashed by the martial arts, and began to secretly implement the decree of the elite troops of the Central Plains hinterland.
If Kou Zhun is really allowed to do it, the bandits in all parts of the Song Dynasty will probably drop a lot, and the national strength will also increase.
Speaking of which, the decree of the elite soldiers has something to do with him.
But he didn't expect Kou Zhun to be able to do this step.
Could it be that Kou Zhun secretly wanted to streamline the problem of the Xiang Army in the hinterland of the Central Plains, which made Cao Wei and others feel a crisis.
So I want to hear some wind from him in advance, and then prepare some countermeasures
Kou Ji thought to himself, but said nothing, quietly listening to Cao Wei continue to speak.
Cao Wei continued: "Actually... if the court really wants to streamline the Xiang army, we will be willing to pay for the vacant money in the Xiang army. I am afraid that the court has other thoughts..."
Kou Ji was slightly taken aback when he heard this.
Hearing what Cao Wei said, the Wuxuns seemed willing to give up the vacant amount and the vacant salary in the Xiangjun.
Willing to give up such a big benefit...
for what
What to save
Kou Ji looked at Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang.
The two also looked at Kou Ji, their expressions a little sad, but their eyes were very firm.
Kou Ji felt their gaze, and probably guessed their true purpose.
Kou Ji tentatively said with some uncertainty: "Is it the Forbidden Army?"
The banned army came out.
The expressions of Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang changed.
Li Zhaoliang said with an ugly expression: "The Forbidden Army is our bottom line... We can hand over all the Xiang Army, and the court can do whatever it takes. But the Forbidden Army is not good. The Forbidden Army is our capital.
If there is no forbidden army, we will become lambs to be slaughtered. "
What Li Zhaoliang has said is obvious.
The imperial court wants to streamline and abolish the Xiang army, and they can cut their flesh with the pain.
But if the court wanted to mobilize the Forbidden Army, they would never agree, not only would they not agree, but they would rise up to resist.
Kou Zhun prepared to completely streamline the Xiang army, making the Wuxun feel an unprecedented threat.
It made them feel that after Kou Zhun had moved the Xiang Army, he would move the Forbidden Army.
Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang came to Kou Ji, and they had the mind to talk about Kou Ji and Kou Zhun.
Kou Ji understood their thoughts and said faintly: "Can't we not drink the blood of soldiers? Isn't it bad to drink?"
When Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang heard this, their hearts trembled.
The two of them bowed their heads sadly.
There was a moment of silence in the greenhouse.
After a long time.
Li Zhaoliang gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Do you think we are willing to drink? Since the Taizu cup liquor released the military power, he forced us to drink the blood of soldiers. If you don't drink blood of soldiers, you have two hearts.
After Taizong came to power, it was even worse.
If we do not drink the blood of our soldiers and are not greedy for money, we have two hearts.
The Fu family was forced to rebel abruptly.
By now, drinking the blood of soldiers has become the habit of all generals.
How many people live on soldiers' blood.
The interest entanglement in it has twisted into a ball, like a mess, and it is not clear.
Even if Brother Cao and I wanted to withdraw, we couldn't do it.
We are willing to agree, but the other companies are unwilling to agree. "
Cao Wei closed his eyes in grief and murmured: "The door is one, advance and retreat together. Once there is a different kind, you should know better than us what will end."
Kou Ji sighed when he heard what he said, not knowing what to say.
To say they were wrong, they were also forced to drink the blood of soldiers, and it became a habit to be forced.
Even if some of them wanted to get rid of this habit, they couldn't do it.
Those martial arts who had become greedy and addicted did not agree.
Once some of them leave the group, they will be attacked by all Wuxun.
More importantly, no one helps them.
Whether it is the civil servants in the court, or the royal family, they all want to get together and fight for life and death.
It is best to all die and one clean, leaving them a courtroom that can do whatever they want.
But if they are right...
How could it be right to drink the blood of soldiers.
Cao Wei opened his eyes, stared at Kou Ji, and sighed: "You really don't know how to be compassionate to soldiers, don't you know how to cherish them? On the battlefield, they entrusted their lives to me one by one.
For me to wait for a word, they may have to pay their lives.
They wear me and wait like this, how can I not take them in my heart when I wait
I don't know how others are, but I can clearly remember the name of every soldier who died for me when Cao Wei fought for many years. "
Li Zhaoliang gritted his teeth and said: "Me too!"
Kou Ji got up, arched his hands, and solemnly said: "I don't know if the imperial court will move the forbidden army. I will remember what you say, and tell my grandfather truthfully. As for helping you place your children in the imperial hall. , I will not agree.
Unless one day, you no longer drink the blood of soldiers.
Otherwise I won't help you with this kind of thing. "
Kou Ji withdrew his hand and stood up proudly, "I have obtained any copper plates I have in Kou Ji since I became an official with my hands and wisdom.
I have not lost my conscience and I am not willing to lose my conscience.
Goodbye. "
Kou Ji handed over again and withdrew from the greenhouse.
Two deep sighs came from the greenhouse.
Out of the Li Mansion Courtyard.
Kou Ji hurried back to the house.
I slept roundly for more than an hour.
The bell on Donghua Gate rang.
He got up while waiting for Xiang Yan, after washing a lot, put on a sacrificial costume that fits his identity and rushed to the palace.
Then, along with Zhao Zhen, royal family members, and ministers of civil and military affairs, went to Jingling Palace to make sacrifices.
A busy day is a whole day.
It wasn't until the evening that after I helped Kou Zhun return home, did he have free time to convey the meaning of Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang to Kou Zhun.
In Kou Zhun's study.
The grandfather and grandson sat opposite each other.
Kou Zhun was tasting tea, while Kou Ji held a cup, and said, "Grandfather intends to streamline the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains?"
Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji, sipped his tea, and said faintly: "If you are allowed to plan for the court, the old man is not allowed to plan for the court?"
Kou Jigan smiled and said, "I didn't mean that..."
Kou Zhun put down his teacup and hummed, "The old man thinks that you mean that. At any rate, the old man is the chief regent. If he is in the court, he won't do anything. Others think the old man is paperless.
The old man doesn't want to be judged by others for why he has taken the country out of paper a hundred years later.
Since the decree of the elite soldiers had an effect on the four sides, it should be implemented throughout the Song Dynasty.
The old man, Li Di, and Wang Zeng had calculated that if the decree of the elite soldiers is implemented throughout the Song Dynasty, the annual military salary that I need to pay in the Song Dynasty will be saved by nearly one million. "
"Only one million?"
Kou Ji murmured in his heart.
The Xiang army was really raised by a stepmother, so many people were abolished, and the saved army salary was only one million.
Kou Zhun didn't know what Kou Ji was thinking. He seemed to think of something worthy of happiness, and suddenly grinned and said, "Do you know how much the court's surplus is this year?"
Seeing this, Kou Ji guessed that the court's surplus might be quite a lot.
Otherwise Kou Zhun would not show this look.
But he still asked very cooperatively, "How much?"
Kou Zhun said with a smile: "13 million pens..."
Kou Ji looked stunned, and said in surprise: "How come there are so many? During the disaster relief, the court was digging and searching, and it looked like there was no copper in the treasury."
Kou Zhun laughed softly: "That's because some of the money has not been shipped into Beijing."
"Where did you get so much money?"
Kou Ji still didn't believe it.
Given the bloated officials of the Song court today and the bloated government offices at all levels, it is impossible for the state treasury to have so much surplus.
Mentioned the origin of the money, the smile on Kou Zhun's face slowly diminished. He sighed and said quietly: "Most of them are the confiscation of the Kong family property.
Wen Xuan Gong was granted the ban, and it took control of all the land in Qufu for a few decades, earning millions.
If it weren't for your suggestion to check, Lu Yijian would dare to be ruthless, I'm afraid everyone in the world would not know that the Kong family has so much money. "
Kou Ji pondered: "Even if the Confucian family surrendered some fertile land under the pressure of Lu Yijian, it is impossible to easily surrender so much floating wealth, right?"
Kou Zhun curled his lips in disdain, "Why did the old man say that Lu Yijian was ruthless? The old man sent people to move the people who had been dismissed from the Xiang army to Qufu.
Lu Yijian left these people behind.
Some people in the Kong family couldn't bear it. They wanted to use the name of the saint to continue to oppress the people, planning to take back the fertile land they had just acquired and let them become tenants of the Kong family.
But those people are easy to provoke? "
The killers who had been trained on the battlefield were gathered together again, and they could assemble a team at will.
Of course it's not easy to mess with.
The people regard food as their heaven.
Good land is their **.
The Kong family wanted to take away their fertile land, how could they easily agree
There is no need to think about the consequences of the Confucian family's seizure of land.
It must have aroused public outrage.
Kou Ji secretly guessed in his heart, but did not speak, listening to Kou Zhun continue to speak.
Seeing Kou Zhun sarcastically said: "The Confucian family sent people on the front to harvest the fields, and the people on the rear formed a rebel army and rushed into the Confucian family. If it hadn't been for Lu Yijian to show up in time with soldiers and horses to stop them.
I am afraid that the Kong family will be killed and the tomb of the saint will be overturned. "
When Kou Ji heard this, he cried out loudly.
Obviously, all this is Lu Yijian's calculation.
Lu Yijian knew that if he had been aggressive on the Confucian family, he would inevitably be criticized by scholars in the literary world, so he achieved his goal through the hands of the people.
Not only overthrew the Confucian family, but also confiscated a large amount of floating wealth, and more importantly, helped the people to completely take the fertile land in their hands and let them take root in Qufu.
Speaking of Lu Yijian, Kou Zhun faintly said: "The state treasury can have so much surplus this year, and most of it is contributed by Lu Yijian. In addition to the floating wealth of the Kong family, there are also many stolen money collected by corrupt officials in various places.
Lu Yijian's entry into the inner court was overwhelming.
As long as one of the three old men withdraws from the inner court, he will inevitably make up for it. "
Kou Ji opened his mouth, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Kou Zhun say again: "Leave him alone for the time being, the old man is still strong. As long as the official is not in power, he can't depose the old man, unless the old man is three. People beg for bones.
The old man just said that a large part of the money was contributed by Lu Yijian.
The other part was contributed by Li Di and Wang Zeng.
For more than two months, Li Di and Wang have traveled to various places..."
Kou Zhun seemed to think of something, and the corners of his mouth twitched, and said, "In short, they investigated and dealt with a lot of corrupt officials and confiscated a lot of floating wealth. The total amount of floating wealth seized by the three of them totaled 13 million."
Kou Ji can probably guess some of the reasons why the corners of Kou Zhun's mouth twitched.
The reason lies with Wang Zeng.
Who could have imagined that Li Di, who is usually hot-tempered, would steadily fight step by step after leaving Bianjing, for fear of wishing for a good person.
There is absolutely no turmoil posture at all.
Who could have imagined that Wang Zeng, who usually seemed to be gentle, would turn into an iron-blooded official after he left Bianjing, and would kill people without mercy at all.
Anyone who can be involved in Chang Pingcang's corruption case will inevitably have to go to his butcher's knife.
Even if some people have a relationship with the royal family, he is not merciful.
Several royal family members were sent to Zongzheng Temple by him and handed over to Zhao Yuanyan to be severely punished.
Among them was a person who had a close relationship with the royal family. He was brought up in front of him. When he went to the mansion to arrest people, he led people to surround him and was slaughtered on the spot on the charge of rebellion.
Now the memorial to impeach him has surpassed Kou Ji and Lu Yijian.
Prior to this, the memorials to impeach Kou Ji and Lu Yijian were the most.
Kou Ji didn't care much about the impeachment of Wang.
Wang Zeng was far safer than him. Since Wang Zeng dared to kill, it proved that he was confident that after killing these people, he could still maintain his position unshakable.
After Kou Ji and Kou Zhun talked about the surplus of the treasury, they began to talk about the decree of elite soldiers.
Kou Ji tentatively asked, "Grandfather, after you abolished the Xiang army, do you have any plans to do something against the Forbidden Army?"
Hearing this, Kou Zhun raised his brows and said solemnly, "Who told you?"
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, and then gave a wry smile in his heart.
Really...
Kou Ji said, "No one told me that you are going to do something against the Forbidden Army. But some people have guessed that you may want to do something against the Forbidden Army, so they came to me. Let me bring you a few words."
Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and asked, "The Cao family? Or the Li family?"
Kou Ji said unexpectedly: "You all know?"