Kou Ji tilted his head up, pretending to be at a banner that was not far away.
When Zhao Zhen saw this, he sighed again: "I have suffered a lot in order to practice the martial art of humming. Now there is still a scar on my waist from the martial arts practice."
Kou Ji turned his head and looked at the city wall not far from the banner.
Zhao Zhen was annoyed and stared at Kou Ji and said, "At the beginning, you persuaded me to practice martial arts. You told me that martial arts practice is very useful. Now when it can be used, you don't let me use it.
Isn't the suffering of my martial arts in vain
If I can't show my skills this time, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future. "
Hearing this, Kou Ji finally stopped pretending to be deaf and dumb. He looked at Zhao Zhen and said dumbly: "Even if the minister has eight heads, he dare not let you go to the battlefield. If the minister does what you want, the minister will do it. Grandfather, he will really cut down the minister."
Kou Ji's momentary negligence caused Zhao Zhen to leave Beijing and was chased and killed by Kou Zhun once.
Although it was a bitter trick, Kou Zhun used a real knife.
If Kou Ji took a step slower when he was escaping, the knife would hit him.
If Kou Ji really let Zhao Zhen go to the battlefield to fight hand-to-hand, and then do something good or bad, then Kou Zhun would really kill him and apologize to the people of the world.
Zhao Zhen said solemnly: "I will go to the battlefield and have a look. With the protection of soldiers, there will be nothing wrong with me, and I will definitely not end up fighting."
Koti smiled dryly.
He would never believe Zhao Zhen's nonsense.
Looking at Zhao Zhen's posture in armor, holding a blade, and gearing up his hands, it was clear that he wanted to find an enemy to try his skills.
If he believed Zhao Zhen's nonsense, he would put Zhao Zhen on the battlefield.
Zhao Zhen would definitely find various reasons to persuade him when the soldiers were fighting, and then personally end.
When Zhao Zhen saw that he had said so much, Kou Ji was unmoved. He could only sigh and said viciously: "If my martial arts are useless, you have to compensate me for the sufferings I suffered when I was practicing martial arts."
Kou Ji bowed his hand and said: "The officials persuaded the officials to practice martial arts. If the officials feel that the practice of martial arts is useless, they need to be compensated by the ministers, just speak up."
Zhao Zhen gave Kou Ji a sideways look, "You know I won't be cruel to you, so I have no fear, right?"
Kou Ji once again said, "The minister has no intention of this."
"Humph!"
Zhao Zhen snorted coldly, and said, "I can't deal with you cruelly, but I can owe you to me and count it on the head of Tiancier."
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen in amazement.
Zhao Zhen has always loved Kou Tianci, so why suddenly he has the thought of being cruel to Kou Tianci
Zhao Zhen said indifferently: "I am going to marry Xuer to Tiancier."
The corners of Kou Ji's mouth twitched.
The Xuer in Zhao Zhen's mouth was his sister Zhao Xu, ten years older than Kou Tianci.
Kou Tianci is Zhao Zhen's godson, and Zhao Xu is Zhao Zhen's younger sister.
Let Kou Tianci and Zhao Xu get married
"Are you going to be worthy of your godson brother?"
Kou Ji couldn't help but asked.
Zhao Zhen stared and scolded: "Nonsense! The in-laws in Bianjing have different relationships."
Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry: "That girl, Ke Xuer, is ten years older than Tiancier..."
"How about ten years old? Didn't Di Qing marry a wife more than ten years older than him? I think their husband and wife are in harmony and are getting along well."
Zhao Zhen said disdainfully.
Kou Ji suspiciously asked: "What on earth did you think, how did you think of marrying Xuer to Tiancier?"
Zhao Zhen smiled faintly, "When Tiancier becomes a consort, I have reason to keep him in the city of Bianjing and never leave Beijing for the rest of my life. Then I will send someone to teach him a superb martial arts."
In revenge
Kou Ji didn't believe it.
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen and said seriously: "The officials are not just trying to avenge the ministers."
The smile on Zhao Zhen's face narrowed, and he sighed: "Sure enough... I can't hide anything from you... I'm just such a relative of Xuer, and I naturally hope that her life will be better.
But I discovered recently that Princess Du was teaching her Taoist classics. "
Kou Ji pondered: "Taoist classics are very good for self-cultivation."
Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "The Taoist classics are naturally right, and the wrong is right. Xu'er has a very high understanding and has given birth to the idea of entering the Tao."
Kou Ji was slightly taken aback when he heard the words.
According to historical records, Zhao Zhen’s relatives did enter the Dao, were named a great mage, and were single for life.
Kou Ji frowned and said, "How can Du Taifei be so confused and teach Xuer to learn the Tao?"
Zhao Zhen sighed: "I guess it should be related to the battle of the royal family."
Kou Ji questioned: "Does Du Taifei want Xu'er to enter the way and stay away from all disputes between the ruling and the opposition?"
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly.
Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and said: "With my protection, who would dare to bully her? She clearly can live all the life she wants, why should she go to the Taoist temple to live a hard life
Could it be that my emperor can't protect her comprehensiveness
It's not that I dare not kill, and it's not that I don't know how to kill.
I personally killed people! "
Kou Ji judged from Zhao Zhen's reaction that the incident seemed to have a great impact on Zhao Zhen.
Kou Ji thought about it, and if it was his words, he probably reacted similarly to Zhao Zhen's.
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen and said, "Do you want Tiancier to marry Xuer and stop Xuer from entering the Tao?"
Zhao Zhen nodded decisively.
Kou Ji pondered: "Tiancier is only a tiny bit old, and I don't know what love is. Xuer is already twelve years old, how could it be possible to have love for a little kid like Tiancier
You are not fair to Tiancier and Xuer by doing this.
You did this to stop Xu'er from entering the Taoism and let her live a life of fine clothes and food, for her good.
But if you marry her to a child so much younger than her, it is not for her good, but to harm her.
It should be noted that Xuer may not understand what it means to be a wife until he is thirty years old. "
Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "Besides, I can't think of any other way. I am reluctant to marry her to someone else."
Kou Ji thought about it, and said, "The officials don't have to worry about this. After the minister returns to Beijing, the officials will hand Xu'er to the minister, and the minister will give her some guidance, and she will surely dispel the idea of entering Dao."
Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment, and said, "That can only be the case."
Kou Ji bowed his hand to Zhao Zhen and said: "The official should send someone to Xixia as soon as possible to extract benefits from Xixia."
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly.
…
The next day.
Zhao Zhen dispatched a team of envoys, and under the escort of soldiers and horses, left Yinzhou and rushed to Xingqing Mansion.
Inside Xingqing Mansion.
Xixia Palace.
Li Deming sat in the palace hall, frowning and worrying.
One bad news after another was delivered to the Xixia Palace, making him feel that the building was about to fall, and the storm was shaking.
Xixia can have today because of Kou Ji.
The assassination of Kou Ji was his hand.
So he was in control of the assassins' movements throughout.
When he lost contact with the assassins, he guessed that the assassins had failed.
After Xixia's spies returned the news that Kou Ji had only suffered some skin injuries, he knew that Kou Ji, who was bound to report, would inevitably retaliate against Xixia.
He is ready to face Kou Ji's revenge.
It's just that Kou Ji's revenge was so violent.
Seven hundred and eighty thousand soldiers and horses entered Xixia from all directions. Every hour, every moment, and every second, Xixia lost its territory.
He wanted to lead his soldiers and horses to drive Song Bing out of Xixia.
But you can only think about it.
Great Song soldiers came from all directions, no matter which side he led heavy troops to attack which side, the rest of the parties would brazenly conquer cities and land in Xixia.
More importantly, the Great Song Soldiers and Horses are likely to seize the opportunity to leave the Great Wall, raid Xingqing Mansion, and end his lair in one stroke.
So he can only stay in Xingqing Mansion, motionless.
If he did not move, he could not only keep Xingqing Mansion, but also frighten those Song troops who were attacking cities and plundering land in Xixia, so that they would not be so unscrupulous.
He originally thought that as long as he tried his best to deal with Kou Ji's attack in the past, Xixia might be saved.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhen actually left Bianjing and led more soldiers and horses to the border of Xixia, with a posture of immortality Xixia vows not to return.
Seven or eight hundred thousand soldiers and horses.
During the heyday of Xixia, there were not so many soldiers and horses.
Seven hundred and eighty thousand of them are attacking cities and plundering land in Xixia, and there are more soldiers and horses on the border of Xixia. As long as Zhao Zhen gives an order, they will all rush into Xixia and trample on Xixia. Shattered.
Facing the conquest of seven to eight hundred thousand soldiers and horses, Li Deming felt deeply powerless.
Seven or eight hundred thousand soldiers and horses, that is absolute power, can definitely destroy Xixia's power.
In the face of absolute power, even though Li Deming tried his best, he would at most make Song lose a part of his troops, but it was absolutely impossible to keep Xixia in the hands of Song.
"The King..."
Just when Li Deming frowned and fell into contemplation, a flicker sounded in his ear.
Li Deming raised his head slightly, and saw his confidant eunuch put a document in front of him with a worried expression on his face.
Li Deming opened the document, glanced a few times, and let out a sigh of relief.
"The soldiers and horses of the Zhu Neng Ministry, the territory west of the already flattened Hongshui River, are marching to the east of the Hongshui River? The city lord of Burr asks for help, please send me troops and horses..."
Li Deming looked at the confidant eunuch and laughed self-deprecatingly, "Can I send it? Chong Shiheng, who lives in Qingjian City, will watch the soldiers and horses sent by me slip under his nose
If I send soldiers and horses to help Burr City, where do I send soldiers and horses to guard Xingqing Mansion? "
"The King..."
The eunuch wailed.
Li Deming waved his hand, "I'm okay... Not only can I not send out soldiers and horses, but I have to shrink my troops to prepare for the next battle. Have you passed on the orders that you gave me before?"
The eunuch hurriedly nodded, "Returning to the king, the slave has passed the king's order to the leaders of the party branch and ordered them to bring all the young men in the clan to Xingqing Mansion."
Li Deming slowly nodded, "This time, we can't be stingy anymore. The catastrophe is approaching, if I am still stingy, they will definitely not do anything for me, maybe they will secretly fall to the Song Dynasty.
You turn around and send people to several iron smelting offices to send orders and order them to send all the armor and weapons in the treasury to Xingqing Mansion.
When the leaders of the various ministries of the party arrived, they distributed armors and weapons to them. "
The eunuch nodded and agreed.
Li Deming continued: "When the leaders of the various ministries arrive, you help me hold a banquet, and I want to entertain them."
The eunuch nodded again.
The eunuch could also guess Li Deming's purpose for banqueting party leaders, it was nothing more than to gather people's hearts and make great profits, in order to inspire them and let them do their best to deal with the Song people.
Li Deming finished his official business and brought up some private matters.
"How about Haoer?"
The eunuch hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness has brought troops to the border of Liao."
Li Deming nodded slowly, and continued to ask: "No accident happened?"
The eunuch said: "Song Army Wang Kai, passing by the soldiers and horses of His Royal Highness. His Royal Highness almost led the soldiers and horses to fight Wang Kai's soldiers and horses, but His Royal Highness remembered the instructions of the king and resisted it at a critical time."
Li Deming let out a sigh of relief, "It's okay if he doesn't have any intentions, just if he doesn't have any intentions..."
Li Deming dispatched Li Yuanhao to lead soldiers and horses to leave Xingqing Mansion, just to let him avoid disaster.
Now he has reached the border of the Liao Kingdom and has avoided Song Bing's soldiers.
If he suddenly jumped out to fight Wang Kai's troops, it would be exposed.
At that time, not only Song Bing will be staring at him, but the leaders of the various ministries of the party will also stare at him.
As long as Li Yuanhao is not exposed, Li Deming can deceive the leaders of the various ministries of the party, saying that Li Yuanhao led his army to make a surprise attack.
When the leaders of the various ministries of the party are fighting, they will definitely remember that Li Yuanhao will surprise surprise soldiers and wait for the surprise soldiers to appear. Even if the Song soldiers are strong, they will not easily be softened.
But if you let the leaders of the various ministries know that Li Yuanhao went to the borders of Xixia and Liao.
Then they would have guessed that Li Deming asked Li Yuanhao to avoid disaster.
Xixia Building will fall.
Li Deming concealed everyone, let Li Yuanhao go out to avoid disaster.
The party leaders will not tolerate it.
At that time, without Song Bing attacking, Xixia will get messed up first.
After Li Deming confirmed that Li Yuanhao did not show any errors, he stared at the eunuch and asked, "How about Xia Wei and Xia Anqi?"
The eunuch hurriedly said, "According to your instructions, send someone to keep an eye on it."
Li Deming nodded and said, "Send some more people to keep an eye on their father and son."
The eunuch hesitated and asked in a low voice: "My lord, is it a bit too much to send so many people to stare at Xia and his son? Could it be that they can still escape under the eyes of everyone."
Li Deming said coldly: "Song people are very cunning. They can do everything. Seeing my Daxia Building will fall, they are very likely to run."
The eunuch was surprised: "Aren't they sincerely taking refuge in my Daxia?"
Li Deming snorted coldly: "Xia Yu is only loyal to himself, not to other people. How can he really take refuge in Da Xia sincerely."
The eunuch hesitated, and whispered: "Then you..."
Li Deming looked at the eunuch and asked, "Did you want me to ask, knowing that they didn't trust me Daxia sincerely, why would you still use them?"