"I am a little bit convinced of what the fourth brother said before..."
Zhao Zhen sighed with emotion.
Kou Ji was taken aback, and he took a sigh of relief in his heart. After a little thought, he understood the meaning of Zhao Zhen's words.
Kou Ji told Zhao Zhen in the past, let Zhao Zhen sit on the throne without worrying about anything, he will help Zhao Zhen sweep the world and help Zhao Zhen manage a peaceful and prosperous world.
Now Zhao Zhen told him that he began to believe what he said a little bit. He didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
"Doesn't the officials believe in ministers before?"
Kou Ji asked dumbfoundingly.
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said with a smile: "I didn't believe in the fourth brother before, but I just felt that it was not so easy to rule a prosperous age and level the world. The Emperor Taizu has a meritorious service, so I won't say more about it for the time being.
Emperor Taizong and my father ruled the Song Dynasty for decades, but they did not level the world and rule out a prosperous age.
Therefore, I feel that it might take decades to smooth the world and rule out a prosperous world. "
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said with a laugh: "What I didn't expect is that the fourth brother did what he said. In just a few years, I gradually entered the prosperous age of Song Dynasty. Now my Song Dynasty is rising and the world is prosperous. There was no chaos in southern Xinjiang, Xixia had been wiped out by the fourth brother, Xixia in northern Xinjiang was now facing our Song Dynasty, and could only bow down and proclaim himself, and only the Liao Kingdom in Eastern Xinjiang was not peaceful.
As long as the Liao Kingdom is smoothed out, my Da Song will be able to rise to the top of the world.
As long as the Liao Kingdom is smoothed out, my Da Song can truly claim to be a celestial state, and can truly make the Si Yi surrender. "
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen suspiciously. He didn't understand why Zhao Zhen brought the topic to the Liao country. Could it be that Zhao Zhen saw that he had made contributions in Hexi and was a little bloated, and he was ready to start with the Liao country.
After Zhao Zhen felt Kou Ji's puzzled gaze, he probably guessed what Kou Ji was thinking. He smiled bitterly and said, "Four brothers don't have to think too much, I don't have the intention of attacking the Liao Kingdom immediately.
Even if I want to attack the Liao Kingdom, I have to wait for my Da Song to digest Hexi.
I have to wait for my Da Song to grow stronger with Hexi's money and food.
The reason why I mentioned Liao is to tell my fourth brother you.
Fourth brother, what you promised me is half done.
I believe that the other half, fourth brother, you will also finish.
Fourth brother, you will eventually become my No. 1 hero in the Song Dynasty.
I treat my fourth elder brother kindly, and the fourth elder is born and suffered, so I don’t have to think about it so much. "
Kou Ji said dubiously: "You have faith in me..."
Zhao Zhen said with a serious face: "Of course I have confidence in the fourth brother. Because I and the fourth brother are still young, but the Liao emperor Yelu Longxu is already old. You, the monarch and the minister, even if you don’t do anything, you will live forever. It was time-consuming, but also energy-consuming, Liao emperor Yelulongxu.
When the Liao emperor Yelu Longxu died and the new emperor of the Liao Kingdom took the throne, we took advantage of the fact that the new emperor of the Liao Kingdom was not firmly established and swarmed, and we would definitely take back the sixteen states of Yanyun. "
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen blankly, a little speechless.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhen had become so insidious that he could not beat the old one, or that he was not sure that he had beaten the old one, so he was ready to bully the younger one.
He also spoke out his sinister thoughts in a high-sounding manner.
Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji and smiled: "Fourth brother thinks I am too insidious?"
Kou Ji denied: "That's not true. Between countries, there is no insidious or insidious existence, only the difference between strong and not strong."
Zhao Zhen smiled brightly and said, "Fourth brother still understands me."
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment, and said: "If we have the power to fight the Liao State while Yelulongxu is alive, then we will fight the Liao State while Yelulongxu is alive."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji in confusion.
Kou Ji explained: "We can use tricks to deal with the Liao Kingdom. But after we retrieve the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures in a clever way, it is difficult to deter the Siyi. We can only defeat them when the Liao Kingdom is at its strongest Only by defeating them can Si Yi feel our strength and allow Si Yi to obediently surrender under our feet."
After hearing Kou Ji's words, Zhao Zhen was thoughtful.
After thinking for a long time, Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said, "Four brothers are going to compete with the Liao State when the Liao State is the strongest, but is there a way to enhance the combat power of my Great Song Dynasty soldiers?"
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen and asked, "What do the officials think of artillery and muskets?"
Zhao Zhen pondered: "Although I have never seen artillery or guns, I can see from the battle report sent back by my fourth brother that the fourth brother can defeat 150,000 Huangtouhuihe with thousands of people in Huangtouhuihe territory. The elite soldiers, thanks to muskets and artillery.
The fourth brother's ability to break through the Xixia people's blockade of Shazhou City and defeat the Xixia people's conspiracy at Yumen Pass and Yang Pass is also related to muskets and artillery.
This shows that muskets and artillery should be sharp weapons on the battlefield.
Brother Si intends to promote it to the whole army
To enhance the combat power of my great Song soldiers? "
Kou Ji nodded and shook his head again, "The minister does have the thought of using muskets and artillery to enhance the combat power of our Great Song soldiers, but he never thought of spreading it to the whole army in one breath."
Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji with a puzzled look, and asked, "Since it is a good thing, why not spread it to the entire army at once, but is afraid that the cost will be too high and it will damage my Da Song's financial resources?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said, "That's not..."
Zhao Zhen was even more puzzled, "Why is that?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "Firearm combat is ultimately different from weapon combat. The replacement of the two requires a buffering process. The introduction of firearms to the entire army in one breath will not only not quickly increase the combat effectiveness of our soldiers and horses, but also has It may weaken the combat effectiveness of my great Song soldiers."
Firearms are certainly strong.
But it is not suitable for immediate equipment to the entire army.
The application of firearms to warfare will change the original way of fighting.
The corresponding strategies, tactics, and combat methods must be adjusted accordingly.
The combat method could not be adjusted. Even if all the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty were equipped with muskets and artillery, it would be difficult for them to maximize the power of muskets and artillery.
The generals of the Song Dynasty have become accustomed to commanding soldiers and horses to use cold weapons to fight, and they have changed into firearms. Will pay a great price for this.
Kou Ji gave Zhao Zhen a general description of the changes that firearms will cause after the large-scale application of firearms to wars.
Zhao Zhen also roughly understood why firearms were not suitable for being equipped in the entire army as soon as possible.
"How does the fourth brother plan to apply muskets and artillery to the army?"
Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji's question.
Kou Ji said without hesitation: "Practice the new army!"
Zhao Zhen was taken aback for a while, staring at Kou Ji in amazement, "I, Song Dynasty, abolished a large number of soldiers and horses..."
Zhao Zhen's illocutionary meaning.
Song Gang has abolished a lot of Xiang troops, but has not yet enjoyed the benefits of abolishing Xiang troops.
Want to train the new army again
Cut and recruit, isn't that superfluous
Kou Ji heard the overtones of Zhao Zhen's words, and said with a smile: "The new army in the initial practice does not need too much."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji suspiciously.
Kou Ji explained with a smile: "The minister does not hide the artillery and muskets from the officials. There is currently no way to build them in large quantities, so there is no way to equip them in the whole army. The muskets and artillery still need some improvement, and improvement will take some time.
During this period of time, we can first train a small number of new troops and let them familiarize themselves with the combat methods of muskets and artillery.
Then think of a way to send them out for some experience, so that they learn how to fight with artillery and musket.
After they have learned it, we can train a new army on a large scale.
When the time comes, we can assign them to other new armies, and through them, we can pass on the fighting methods of muskets and artillery.
When tens of thousands of people learn to fight with muskets and artillery, muskets and artillery can be equipped on a large scale. "
After hearing Kou Ji's words, Zhao Zhen lowered his head and pondered for a long time.
The reason why he pondered for a long time was not because Kou Ji's words were incomprehensible.
It was because he heard something deeply hidden in Kou Ji's words.
In Kou Ji's words, Wu Xun was not mentioned.
This shows that Kou Ji does not intend to let the Wuxuns participate in this matter.
Once the new army is trained and equipped with muskets and artillery, the new army will make achievements with muskets and artillery.
The new army will become a huge threat to the Wuxuns.
The greater the merits of the new army on the battlefield, the greater the threat to the martial arts.
If there are one or two powerful characters in the new army, they might still be able to fight the martial arts.
If he and Kou Ji were behind the scenes, then the Wuxun who was attached to the Song Dynasty who ate flesh and blood would be cleaned up for a large part.
After Zhao Zhen figured out the deep meaning, he stared at Kou Ji and sighed: "Fourth brother is still wise. This action not only helped my great Song soldiers strengthen their combat effectiveness, but also digs out the foundation of the martial arts. Let the Wuxuns no longer pose a threat to my Da Song."
After Kou Ji heard what Zhao Zhen said, he was a little stunned.
Zhao Zhen actually became smarter.
It's not easy to lie.
This is not good news.
He kept Zhao Zhen from his back and made a lot of small moves.
If Zhao Zhen spotted it, could he still be as kind to him as he is now
I'm afraid not.
You have to be more cautious in doing things in the future.
Kou Ji muttered in his heart, and smiled dryly on his mouth: "I didn't expect the official family to see it. The official family is really wise."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Compared to the fourth brother, it's too far behind."
Kou Ji said with a haha, "Don't tell the officials about this matter. If the officials say it, the ministers will become the targets of the public. When the time comes, those martial arts will have to kill the officials."
Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "Fourth brother is planning for my Jiangshan community. How can I betray the fourth brother."
Kou Ji laughed after Zhao Zhen.
The two deliberately avoided this topic, tacitly hid the matter in their hearts, and talked about other things.
After chatting, I came to the Zhang family.
When it comes to Zhang, Zhao Zhen's look is not very good.
"I'm sorry Sister Zhang..."
Zhao Zhen looked a little secretly and sighed.
Kou Ji comforted: "Life and death are impermanent. Everyone has his own fate. I can't blame you for the death of Concubine Zhang."
Zhao Zhen sighed again, without speaking.
Kou Ji said solemnly: "Have you checked the death of Concubine Zhang?"
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "I sent someone to investigate, but I didn't find out any clues."
Kou Ji questioned: "Is it an accident?"
Zhao Zhen shook his head and frowned, "I don't know if it was an accident or man-made."
Kou Ji was even more puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "I found out that someone has the intention of murdering Sister Zhang."
Kou Ji asked, "What then?"
Zhao Zhen's face was a bit bitter and said, "No more..."
The look on Kou Ji's face was very strange, and Zhao Zhen's words made him a little confused.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhen explained with a bitter expression: "The person who wants to murder Sister Zhang is in Sister Zhang's Gong E."
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment.
Just listen to Zhao Zhen continue to say: "The day I was with Sister Zhang, I killed all the people in her palace at one go."
Kou Ji looked stunned.
Did you cut off all the clues with your own hands
No wonder you have a bitter face.
Kou Ji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
I pondered for a long time.
Kou Ji said: "Since there are traces of man-made, there will definitely be clues. As long as you trace them carefully, you will always find some clues."
Zhao Zhen nodded helplessly.
The fault is him, he is not easy to lose his temper, let alone complain about something.
After Kou Ji comforted Zhao Zhen, he asked, "How are you going to treat Du Yan?"
Du Yan was completely hit by the gun.
Kou Ji wanted to know how Zhao Zhen would deal with this person who hit the gun.
Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji's question and was silent for a long time before faintly sighing: "Let him stay in Hexi for the rest of his life."
Kou Ji looked surprised and said: "You won't kill him?"
Zhang's is Zhao Zhen's favorite person.
Kou Ji is a little hard to understand when the Zhang family is dead.
Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth slightly, and said with a slight anger: "I can't wait to cut him a thousand times."
Kou Ji was even more surprised, "Then why do you keep him?"
The anger on Zhao Zhen's face instantly turned into helplessness, "Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian protected him, saying that Du Yan was a rare upright minister in the court, saying that he would not murder my sister Zhang.
Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian told me that they cannot kill Du Yan and other officials of the humerus without conclusive evidence. "
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said: "I can be cruel in the face of other people. However, it is difficult to be cruel in the face of Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian who have worked for the country.
I don't want to hurt Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian's face for my own selfish desires.
I don't want to make Zhonglianghan feel relieved for his own selfish desires. "
Kou Ji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
He felt that the emperor Zhao Zhen was really aggrieved.
Zhao Zhen didn't observe Kou Ji's expression, but said helplessly: "After all, I can't be hard-hearted..."
Zhao Zhen's gaze fell slightly on Kou Ji, and he sighed: "Maybe it's because of me and your brother."
The corners of Kou Ji's mouth twitched.
Complain in my heart.
So, kill me, you can have unlimited mana