Yanyun returned to the Song Dynasty, and the whole country celebrated.
Da Song fell into carnival and memorial.
In Youzhou City.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji had a carnival for only one day, but they couldn't go on caring anymore.
Cao Wei fell ill on a couch on the second day after the Yanyun Sixteenth State recovered.
After Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji got the news, they hurried to the City Lord's Mansion of Youzhou City.
Arrived in the city lord's mansion.
I saw Cao Wei lying on the couch in the backyard, pale and unconscious.
Zhao Zhen immediately ordered the imperial physician to diagnose and treat Cao Wei, and at the same time sent Chen Lin down to block the news.
After the imperial doctor had diagnosed Cao Wei's pulse, he walked up to Zhao Zhen with a solemn expression, and bowed and said, "Officials, Cao's body and bones are long gone. This time he went out with the army and worked day and night. It was exhausted. The point where the lights are dry.
Before, Duke Cao was holding on with a sigh of relief, but now his breath seems to have vented. "
The imperial doctor said this.
The faces of Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji both changed.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji knew what the "one breath" in the words of the imperial doctor meant.
That breath is the sixteen states of Yanyun.
Cao Wei didn't dare to fall before Yan Yun recovered, and held on with a sigh of relief.
Now that Yanyun returned to Song Dynasty, Cao Wei's breath was relieved, and the person fell behind.
Zhao Zhen stared at the imperial doctor and asked, "Is there a way to cure it?"
The doctor bowed and said: "The minister can use the silver needle to wake up Cao Gong, but Cao Gong has no way to fight with the army. Cao Gong should now return to the city of Bianjing to recuperate, and then fight with the army..."
When the imperial doctor said this, he paused.
Zhao Zhen frowned and shouted, "What will happen?"
The imperial doctor sighed and said frankly: "There is no doubt that he will die..."
Zhao Zhen's brows frowned in an instant.
Kou Ji frowned.
Zhao Zhen did not instruct the doctor to wake up Cao Wei, probably because he wanted Cao Wei to sleep a little longer.
After Zhao Zhen ordered people to take care of Cao Wei, he called Kou Ji and the two left Cao Wei's bedroom.
Outside the bedroom.
Zhao Zhen was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked Kou Ji, "Can the fourth brother be alone in blocking the murderers outside the Great Wall?"
Kou Ji heard Zhao Zhen's words, and somewhat guessed some of Zhao Zhen's thoughts.
Zhao Zhen is a man with a cold appearance and a fiery heart.
Don't look at the hundreds of officials he pressed in the courtroom out of breath, they were very overbearing.
In fact, in private, he treats some ministers who contribute to the country, his attitude is very gentle, and he will also think about some friendship.
Cao Wei was seriously ill and was still going out with the illness. Now he has fulfilled his promise and won Yan Yun.
Zhao Zhen didn't want Cao Wei to die now.
He hoped that Cao Wei would have a good end.
So he gave birth to the thought of bringing Cao Wei back to the court.
Kou Ji knew Zhao Zhen’s thoughts, so he thought about it a little, and said: "With the Great Wall as a support, plus Chong Shiheng, Di Qing, Gao Chugong, Li Zhaoliang, Wang Kai and others to assist, 60% of the ministers Be sure to keep the murderers out of the Great Wall."
Zhao Zhen hesitated, "only 60%?"
Kou Ji nodded and said: "All the elites of Liao are lost. Any tribe in Liao who still has some spare capacity will probably not miss such a good opportunity. They will definitely attack them.
At that time, everyone in the Liao Kingdom can be said to be murderers.
Before the situation is completely clear, no one can guarantee that nothing else will happen.
Therefore, the minister did not dare to assert that he was 100% sure. "
Zhao Zhen frowned and remained silent for a long time, then asked again: "Will I stay with Cao Aiqing?"
Kou Ji said solemnly: "Then only 50%..."
Zhao Zhen stared in amazement, and lost his voice: "Why not increase but decrease?"
Kou Ji bluntly said: "If you and Cao Wei both stay, we need to dispatch a large number of soldiers and horses to protect you. If you return to Beijing, the minister can put all the troops on the Great Wall defense line."
Zhao Zhen was taken aback for a moment, and after thinking about it, the expression on his face became very complicated.
His purpose in staying in Yanyun is to cheer the soldiers and to tell what to say, I live and die with you, you have no choice but to win.
But now that Song Dynasty has taken Yan Yun, the morale of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty has reached an unprecedented peak, and it is no longer necessary for him to sit in Youzhou City to improve the morale of the soldiers.
Therefore, his stay in Yanyun has no effect.
Not only can it not help raise the morale of the soldiers, but it will also divide a part of the troops.
To be uglier, he is now a burden.
Staying here has only disadvantages, no benefits.
Zhao Zhen sighed for a long time, "Then I will bring Yulinwei and a part of the Japanese soldiers back to the court. The matters here will be left to the fourth brother."
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji solemnly and said: "Fourth brother must keep those murderers out of the country."
Kou Ji's face turned straight, and he said, "The minister will do his best."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Fourth brothers let go. All the soldiers and horses in the east and north are allowed to be dispatched by the fourth brother, and the fourth brother Qianliang is open to use. I can't help the fourth brother in other places, but in terms of money and food, I I will never let the fourth brother stumble."
Kou Ji took a deep breath and said, "Officials, the soldiers and horses in the east and north have already surpassed the soldiers and horses of my Da Song Qicheng. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to let the officials dispatch them alone?"
Zhao Zhen didn't answer Kou Ji's words, but smiled and asked: "Fourth brother thinks Gaoli is good or Waguk is good?"
Kou Ji didn't understand why Zhao Zhen suddenly thought about him, but still seriously replied: "Each has its own merits..."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile: "It's also... Brother Si, you have never been to Korea and Wa, naturally, you can't tell which one is better.
I think both places are good, that is, people in both places have no bones.
The Japanese are okay, and they resolutely cling to the strong when they meet.
Koryo people are not only cartilage, they are also clumsy. "
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen suspiciously.
Zhao Zhen continued: "I prefer Goryeo... because Goryeo can go to Bianjing city by land and water, and it is relatively close."
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen suspiciously, "What does the official say?"
Zhao Zhen shook his head and smiled, and walked away.
Kou Ji hurriedly said, "Officials, all the soldiers and horses in the east and the north are dispatched by the minister alone, isn't it appropriate?"
Kou Ji asked this question again.
Zhao Zhen did not speak.
Kou Ji could only watch Zhao Zhen leave the City Lord's Mansion.
After Zhao Zhen returned to the palace, a series of imperial orders came out of the palace and passed to all the generals and generals in the east and north.
This was the first and last time that Zhao Zhen officially conveyed his orders to the army after entering Yanyun.
The content of the imperial order is very simple.
The eastern and northern borders, whether local soldiers or forbidden troops, are dispatched by the Kou Ji.
For those who do not follow the order of Kou Ji, Kou Ji can cut first and then play.
There is no upper limit and no lower limit.
In other words, there is no grade limit.
As long as someone in the east and north does not obey Kou Ji's dispatch, Kou Ji can be killed.
Even if it is a king, as long as he is in the army, he can cut first and then play after he does not listen to Kou Ji's orders.
After Kou Ji learned the news, he was stunned.
Kou Ji felt that Zhao Zhen was dying.
His power is already enormous, and Zhao Zhen still does this.
If someone draped a yellow robe on Kou Ji without paying attention, it would really be nothing to Zhao Zhen.
Kou Ji intentionally declined.
But he hadn't waited for him to say his resignation.
Zhao Zhen had already ordered people to pack their bags, took people, and guarded Cao Wei, and left Youzhou City.
Before leaving, Zhao Zhen also specially left an edict.
Feng Wang Zhao.
It was not Kou Ji who was sealed, but the late Taiwei Yang Ye lying outside Youzhou City.
Kou Ji once promised Yang Wenguang that after Yanyun returned to the Song Dynasty, he would ask Zhao Zhen to move to the late Taiwei Yang Ye.
But now that Yang Wenguang is in northern Xinjiang, it is impossible for Zhao Zhen to cross the Yang family and move the tomb for Yang Ye, so he left a royal edict to compensate.
According to Yang Ye's deeds to the Song Dynasty, he still fell short of the standard of being crowned king after death.
But the standard for the title of King after the death of Song Dynasty depends not only on his achievements in his lifetime, but also on the achievements of his descendants.
As long as his children and grandchildren have enough merits, even if they are civilians before death, they will have the chance to be named king.
The decree and regulations are three generations of ancestors.
Generally only granted to important ministers, and it is still the kind of important ministers whose ancestors have died in the family.
If the ancestors in the family were alive, the court would not be generous even if they were rewarded.
Recovering a title in the Song Dynasty is a symbol of honor, not power and money.
So there are certain rules and regulations.
The late Taiwei Yang Ye did not do enough, but Yang Wenguang did enough.
Not only Yang Wenguang, but also several other people's contributions are enough to put the ancestors on the list of princes.
Therefore, Zhao Zhen crossed the center and left a royal edict to the late Taiwei Yang Ye, which would not make anyone dissatisfied.
When the officials in the DPRK learned about this, not only would they not have any gossip, but they would also encourage Zhao Zhen to pursue more seals.
The military ministers who participated in the battlefields of the East and West of the Great Song Dynasty made great contributions.
Someone has even overpowered the master.
Zhao Zhen chased the ancestors of several military ministers, which would weaken some of the military minister's merits.
If you give some titles and official positions to the son of the military minister, the merits of the military minister will be reduced to a very low level.
In this way, there will be no unsealable situation.
The rules of the court may not necessarily be punished, but the merits must be rewarded.
Even a small amount of credit must be rewarded.
In this way, civil and military officials from both the ruling and opposition parties have the motivation to do things for the court.
More importantly, if a giant like Kou Ji is not rewarded, even if he has no complaints, the people under his hands will not accept it.
When Kou Ji was appointed as the prison secretary, he was aggrieved by Shangguan Zhang Lun, and was not reprimanded by others, nor opposed by others, because the court had such a hidden rule.
Zhao Zhen is gone.
The walk was in a hurry.
The walk is very free and easy.
Kou Ji was left with an edict, a piece of paper, and half a soldier seal.
When Kou Ji got the three things, he stood at the gate of the palace for a long time.
The edict is an edict to post Yang Ye as the king of Hanhai County, and there is nothing worthy of attention.
It was the piece of paper and half a soldier's seal that kept Kou Ji stunned for a long time at the gate of the palace.
There was only one sentence on the paper. After Kou Ji glanced at it, he quickly tore it to pieces.
Half of the soldier's seal is the soldier's seal of the Privy Council where Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen split their hands.
Kou Ji owns half of it, and what Zhao Zhen left behind is the half belonging to Zhao Zhen.
The integration of the two seals can give orders to all soldiers and horses in the world.
The handsome seal like the Marshal of the World Soldiers and Horses was not enough to look at before this seal.
After groping for a long time with the half of the soldier's seal, Kou Ji said dumbfounded: "That official can withstand this test?"
Kou Ji ridiculed a few words, sighed, stuffed the soldier seal into his arms, and then ordered his pro-serving officer.
"Pack your bags and go to Gubeikou."
Gubeikou is an important barrier that interrupted the Great Wall of the Sixteenth State of Yanyun.
Its importance is no less than that of Yuguan (Shanhaiguan).
After the Liao people were expelled from the Sixteenth State of Yanyun.
Gao Chu Gong and Chong Shiheng joined forces and sat together at Gubeikou.
Kou Ji led the people, riding horses and running wildly, starry night.
We arrived at Gubeikou three days later.
There are many battle flags inside and outside Gubeikou.
After Kou Ji arrived at Gubeikou, Gao Chu Gong and Zhong Shiheng went out to meet each other in person.
Kou Ji's current tenth is like the Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses in control of absolute power.
As long as they are in the ranks, they have to bow their heads in front of him.
Whoever dares to carry it, Kou Ji said that he could kill.
Therefore, Gao Gong, who has always been unobtrusive, is also very well-behaved after seeing Kou Ji.
Kou Ji was at the pass, and after a few greetings with Gao Chu Gong and Chong Shiheng, he stepped into the pass.
In Guancheng, many soldiers are busy repairing Guancheng.
In the past, this level was in the hands of the Liao people, and the Liao people obviously didn't like this thing that could stop them from riding their horses.
So it is not well maintained.
After the Sinicization of the Liao people, they paid more attention to Guancheng.
But after years of desolation in Guancheng, the Liao people would spend a huge amount of money to repair it well.
Liao was too poor to spend so much money to repair Guancheng, so it simply repaired some commonly used Guancheng.
Ignore those that are not commonly used.
Gubeikou Guancheng is also a Guancheng commonly used by Liao people.
The Liao people also repaired it.
It's just that the repairs are not perfect.
Far from meeting Song Jun's needs.
Therefore, after Chong Shiheng and Gao Chugong occupied this place, they hardly hesitated, and ordered the local soldiers to repair the city again.
Kou Ji entered Guancheng under the guidance of Gao Chu Gong and Chong Shiheng.
A courtyard built entirely in the style of the Song Dynasty has been vacated in Guancheng, and the furnishings and arrangements inside are also full of the Song Dynasty style.
Kou Ji entered the courtyard, and after some cleaning, he gathered in the main hall of the courtyard with Chong Shiheng and Gao Chu Gong.
Kou Ji sat down, followed by Chong Shiheng and Gao Chu Gong.
Kou Ji asked with a cold face, "How about the fighting outside?"
Gao Chu Gong and Chong Shiheng looked at each other, and Chong Shiheng opened his mouth and said, "One word, chaos!"
Kou Ji raised his brows slightly and said, "How messy..."
Zhong Shiheng made a metaphor: "The elite of the Liao Kingdom was not damaged before the Sixteenth State of Yanyun. It is still clear whether it is a person or a ghost. It's not clear whether people are ghosts.
People of all tribes are making trouble.
There are also tribes who are taking the opportunity to rob in the name of destroying the murderers.
Others simply raised the anti-flag.
In short, the Liao region is more chaotic than before.
In the past, there was chaos in Shangjing Road and the areas west of Shangjing Road. Now the whole Liao Kingdom is chaotic. "
Kou Ji pondered: "Have you changed since Yelv Zong really went back?"
Zhong Shiheng said solemnly, "Yelüzong really almost didn't go back."
Kou Ji was taken aback and looked at Chong Shiheng in a daze.
Zhong Shiheng explained: "We only left Yelvzong with 50,000 soldiers and horses, but now how can the murderers in the Liao area be quelled by 50,000 soldiers and horses? Yeluzong really led the way after escaping from the pursuit of my great Song soldiers and horses. The soldiers and horses rushed to the capital, and encountered several ambushes on the road.
Almost all the clan soldiers of all tribes were shot.
One of the most powerful is the mature female real of Jisuguan. They have three thousand people, and they have killed nearly five thousand elite soldiers under Yelvzong's command. "
Kou Ji raised his brows when he heard this.
Three thousand cuts five thousand, the record looks average on the surface.
If you think about it carefully, you will find the extraordinary.
Before his death, Yelu Longxu left Yelu Zongzhen to protect himself with soldiers and horses, but they were drawn from the Pishi Army.
It can almost be said to be the elite of the elite Liao soldiers.
Confronted with Da Song's muskets and artillery, there was nothing powerful about it.
But against other enemies holding cold weapons, that is absolute crushing.
The mature woman of the Su Guan ambushed fifty thousand with three thousand people, and cut five thousand in a battle, it was quite powerful, and quite a remarkable record.
After all, even though the mature woman of the Su Guan had previously belonged to the Liao State, she also claimed the Liao nationality.
But their lives under the rule of Liao were unsatisfactory.
The mature woman in the Husu Pavilion is really armament, and compared with the elite Liao soldiers, it's worse than a star and a half.
When the armament is at a disadvantage and the number of people is at a disadvantage, it is natural to be able to achieve such a record.
Kou Ji questioned: "I'm afraid that the mature girl in the Three Thousand Su Guan is also over, right?"
Zhong Shiheng nodded and said, "Almost the entire army was wiped out."
Kou Ji nodded, and said, "You go on."
Zhong Shiheng continued: "Yelüzong really rushed to the capital after defeating the mature rebels of Suguan's mistress. It's just that the King Xi, one of the eight Khitan tribes, has raised troops before entering the capital. Inverted.
Frankly speaking, Yelu Longxu was arrogant and arrogant, ruining the common state of the eight Khitan ethnic groups.
They want to punish the Yelv clan and revitalize the common world of the eight Khitan tribes.
The rebels of the Xi Wang family absorbed many rebels from various tribes, and some of them entrapped some people, forming an army of nearly one hundred thousand, and set up ambush on the only way to the capital.
Yelv Zongzhen's soldiers and horses defeated the rebels, but Yelv Zongzhen himself was almost cut off. "
Kou Ji thought about it and said, "In other words, Yelv Zong has really returned to the capital?"
Zhong Shiheng nodded and said: "Yelüzong really has returned to the capital, and with the support of the Yelu clan and the Xiao clan, he has officially inherited the Liao Kingdom and became the emperor."
Kou Ji raised his brows and sneered: "He dare to be emperor?!"
Kou Ji knew clearly that Zhao Zhen had the conditions for Yelv Zongzhen to live a life, and Yelv Zong really could not claim to be an emperor.
Zhong Shiheng didn’t know about this, thinking that Kou Ji was dissatisfied with Yelvzong’s claiming to be emperor, so he opened his mouth and said: “I heard the spies said that Yelvzong really didn’t have the intention to be emperor, but only some elders in the royal family and some veterans. If you want to make him emperor, he has to follow."
Kou Ji snorted coldly, "So, he can't help himself?"
Zhong Shiheng nodded and said: "It's roughly the same."
Kou Ji asked again, "So can his throne sit securely?"
Zhong Shiheng shook his head, "Nowadays in Liao, the people's minds are floating, and the eight Khitan tribes are pregnant with ghosts. Except for the Yelv clan and the Xiao clan, the other tribes have not clearly expressed their continued support for the Yelv Zongzhen."
Kou Ji sneered: "It seems that the emperor Yelu Zongzhen is also difficult to do."
When the building is about to fall, I don't want to try to turn the tide, but want to take the opportunity to take advantage of it and benefit from it.
Sure enough, the crows in the world are generally black.
Kou Ji continued to ask: "How about the murderers in Shangjingdao and other places?"
Zhong Shiheng slowly shook his head and said: "Shangjing Road and other places are now very chaotic, and spies and scouts dare not go deep. However, outside the Great Wall in Yunzhou and other places, small groups of murderers who want to take the opportunity to looting southward have appeared one after another."
Kou Ji frowned, "I am afraid that a large number of bandits will appear later."
Zhong Shiheng nodded solemnly.
Kou Ji thought about it, "Summon Li Zhaoliang, Wang Kai, and Di Qing to come and meet."
Zhong Shiheng did not hesitate, nodded, and went down to send someone to pass the order.
After Li Zhaoliang, Wang Kai, and Di Qing heard the instructions, the three hurried to Gubeikou with some tunes.
Several people gathered again in the courtyard where Kou Ji lived in Gubeikou.
After Li Zhaoliang, Wang Kai, and Di Qing arrived, Kou Ji did not chat with the three people, but decisively talked about business.
Several people sat in the courtyard of Gubeikou.
Kou Ji stared at them, and said solemnly: "Nowadays, outside the Great Wall, there are almost all murderers with unpredictable hearts. Some people are thinking about the foundation of Liao, while others are just taking the opportunity to cause chaos, killing and looting.
It doesn't matter if they play around in the Liao soil.
But if we take the opportunity to invade the territory of my Song Dynasty, then we can't just sit back and watch. "
Wang Kai sat upright and said: "The key is to get food. Most people in Liao live on horses and sheep and rarely farm. It is precisely because of this that there is not much grain in Liao.
Nowadays, people and ghosts are in chaos in the territory of Liao, almost a mess.
No one herding horses and sheep.
Where the murderer passes, it is like a locust crossing the border, eating everything clean.
They had eaten up the Liao Kingdom, and they didn't want to starve to death, so they could only invade my Da Song.
Just like the people in the famine years, after eating up everything in the local area, they will go to other places. "
It was pure instinct to survive that forced them to break into the Song Dynasty.
You may die if you go to Dasong, but you will die if you don't go to Dasong.
So they will definitely break through.
So Da Song will definitely face the danger of a large number of murderers invading.
When Kou Ji and others heard Wang Kai's words, they nodded in agreement.
Kou Ji groaned: "They regard me as a landlord, but the landlord's house has no surplus."
Gao Chugong and the others looked at each other and looked at Kou Ji together.
"We consumed a lot of food in this battle? And did we emptied our warehouse?"
Kou Ji was taken aback and smiled dryly, "I just said casually."
The battle on the east and west fronts of the Great Song Dynasty is indeed very expensive.
But it was not enough to let the oil of Song Dynasty dry out.
Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, Li Di, Lv Yijian, Wang Zeng and others are like miserers who save money and food.
Stored for many years.
The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty can't finish eating for a while.
Only one-third of Da Song’s grain has been consumed now.
Gao Chu Gong and others twitched at the corners of their mouths when they heard Kou Ji's words.