Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty

When Kou Zhun woke up again, it was already the climax of the moon.

He slowly opened his eyes, and the imperial doctor who felt his pulse withdrew his hand: "Okay, Master Xiang is awake, there is no serious problem now."

Kou Zhun's voice was hoarse: "This is..."

The imperial doctor said with a smile: "Mr. Xiang works day and night for the state affairs and devotes himself to it. That's why I occasionally catch a cold. After the old man prescribes some medicine for Mr. Xiang, he will be cured after drinking it."

Kou Zhun nodded: "Okay, the imperial doctor is here."

After the imperial doctor left, he raised his hand to call for his followers: "Is there any willow tree planted in our mansion?"

The entourage thought about it for a while, then shook his head: "In our mansion, because there is no pond water, planting willows is not good-looking, so no one was planted. There are some pear trees and peach trees, but there are no willows."

"However..." He said with some hesitation: "There is a big willow tree under the west wall outside our mansion. I was afraid that it would grow bigger and bigger, and the roots would squeeze the courtyard wall, so I wanted to dig it up. It's still Xiangye You said that the grass and trees have spirits, and it is not easy to grow to such a large size, so why bother to harm it, so that it has been kept like this."

Kou Zhun nodded excitedly: "Yes, yes, it is the West!"

Struggling to get up: "Help me to the willow tree quickly!"

The attendant didn't dare to refuse, so he quickly helped him up, waited for him to put on his clothes, and led him to the outside of the west wall.

Outside the west wall of Kou Mansion is a clean alley, and two streets away is the busiest tile shop in Bianliang City.

Wasili was full of people's voices, faintly transmitted to this small alley, under the moonlight, it was quite interesting.

Sure enough, there was a big willow tree outside the wall, about the thickness of two people hugging each other. I really don't know how it grew.

The root system is thick and strong, arching a large bulge on the ground, and several roots are deeply embedded in the courtyard wall of Kou Mansion.

It was early autumn, the willow leaves were withered, and the bare willow branches swayed with the wind, rustling, adding to the loneliness.

There was a man sitting under the willow tree, holding a few stones and throwing them around, mumbling in his mouth, not knowing what he was talking about.

Kou Zhun hurried forward, took a closer look, and was disappointed.

It turned out that it was just a crazy old beggar.

Kou Zhun felt a sense of loss, could it be that I was confused by illness and had an illusory dream?

Sure enough, it's just rumors that Lanke people strayed into fairyland.

Shaking his head, he was about to go back to the house when he suddenly heard the old beggar laugh out loud, his laughter sounded like weeping blood: "Duke Kou Lai wronged the country! The country is about to perish!"

Kou Zhun was shocked, and quickly turned around: "You, what are you talking about?"

The old beggar slowly shed two lines of tears, closed his eyes and shook his head: "Kou Gong wronged the country! Kou Gong wronged the country!"

Kou Zhun knelt in front of the old beggar: "Please save me!"

The old beggar opened his eyes and looked at him: "I can save you, but who can save Da Song Jiangshan Sheji?"

Kou Zhun gritted his teeth: "Although Zhun is not talented, if he gets the guidance of the elder, he will definitely be able to defeat the enemy chieftains and save all the people."

The old beggar smiled and shook his head: "Fool, you haven't realized it yet."

Kou Zhun said in a daze, "I beg the elder to clear up my doubts."

The old beggar sighed: "Nowadays in the Central Plains, there are strong enemies outside and weak soldiers inside. Although Wu Quxing has come to this world, he is still immature. There is no one to use, no talents to promote, the Khitan is eyeing, and the party's wolf ambitions. It is not easy for a Kou Zhun to protect himself, how can he save all the people from fire and water?"

Kou Zhun said firmly: "It depends on human efforts. Please teach me."

The old beggar looked at him fixedly, and said again: "Forget it, it's not satisfactory."

He said bitterly again: "If Wu Quxing hadn't come ten years late, why would he be in such a mess today?"

Kou Zhun was puzzled: "I don't know what the Immortal Elder said about Wu Qu Xing is..."

The old beggar gave him a strange look: "Wenquxing is a star descending from the sky. Speaking of which, both of them have a relationship with you. Wuquxing is destined to have a relationship with you as a teacher and apprentice, Wenquxing..."

Kou Zhun asked, "How is Wenquxing?"

The old beggar said with a smile: "You will have to wait until you die to find out."

Kou Zhun stopped asking.

The old beggar said again: "Since you have a master-student relationship with Wu Quming, then I handed this book of Art of War to you, it's not a secret, it's just passed on to him by your hand, it's his property anyway. "

As he said that, he took out a wooden box from under the willow tree and handed it to Kou Zhun: "Take it. Understanding this volume of military books will not only solve Song's urgent need, but also establish a foundation for hundreds of generations, and even thousands of generations. It is also possible."

Kou Zhun hurriedly thanked him: "Kou Zhun thanked the Immortal Elder on behalf of all the people in the world!"

The old beggar hurriedly helped him up: "I was only entrusted by others, so I don't deserve this thank you. After all, this thing belongs to Wuqu, and I'm just a vulgar person who runs errands and spreads rumors. I'm still a hundred thousand away from the fairy character Eight thousand miles away. I just hope that in front of Yan Luo Hall, the judge will write that Mr. Kou Lai will show his noble hand and ask me to be cast as a human fetus. I will be very grateful."

Kou Zhun thanked him again, put the wooden box away, and couldn't help but ask: "Kou is being rude, I don't know who the elder Kou Lai has been talking about..."

The old beggar looked puzzled, counted with his fingers, and suddenly realized: "Ah, I miscalculated the date. It might as well, wait for the Khitan matter, Kou Gong will naturally understand."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand: "The rooster is crowing, Kou Gong, don't miss the emperor's morning court."

Kou Zhun was in a trance for a while, and then took a closer look. There was no old beggar in front of him, only Liu Zhiyiyi, and a rooster crowed in the east, and it was dawn.

Stretching out his hand to his bosom, the wooden box was still there.

He bowed to the big willow tree three more times, and the willow branches fluttered in the wind, as if nodding to him.

He turned back to the house, only to see his entourage sitting in the corner sleeping soundly.

Kou Zhun shook his entourage's shoulders to wake him up, and the entourage opened his eyes: "Mother, it's dawn!"

Kou Zhun smiled and said, "When the rooster crows, the sky will naturally dawn. Hurry up and go back to the house to change clothes, or you won't be able to catch up with the morning court."

After all, tidy up your clothes and stride back home.The entourage followed behind, muttering: "Weird, why don't you come to see the willow tree? Why did I fall asleep... Strange, strange..."

Kou Zhun laughed.

Kou Zhun took out the wooden box from his bosom after getting into the sedan chair to enter the palace.

The box is an ordinary box without any ornamentation.

Opening the box, there are several volumes of yellowed books.

Kou Zhun suppressed the excitement in his heart and opened the first volume.

Above the court, Zhao Yiyi glanced at Kou Zhun secretly, and seeing him wandering in the sky, he knew that he had read the military textbooks he worked so hard to compile for him.

Liu En is really suitable for acting, and Kou Zhun was taken aback for a while, probably because he really thought he was awarded by a fairy.

In fact, Kou Zhun in the real history is not very interested in these strange and chaotic things, but who made this a magical version of the fantasy universe? Kou Zhun himself will be the king of Hades after his death. up.

completely fine.

He and Liu Enxin painstakingly compiled those volumes of Art of War based on the information provided by the system, mainly to guide Kou Zhun on how to mobilize the masses, how to train the militia, how to fight guerrilla warfare, and how to fortify the wall and clear the field.

The Khitans belong to the invaders, and they do not fight in the local area. They have a favorable location and do not occupy any of them. In addition, it is impossible to carry a lot of food and grass. Therefore, as long as the front line is extended and they are not allowed to grab food and grass, the Khitan will have no food to eat, and they will lose without fighting. .

After all, Khitan's advantage over the Song army is that there are many cavalry, and the cavalry are all food-consuming households. Without food and grass, people don't say that the horses are too hungry to walk.

Therefore, if the Song army wants to resist the aggression of the Liao army, one way is to defend the deep trenches and high fortifications-this cannot be done, the border has no natural dangers, and fortifications cannot be repaired.

Another way is to fortify the walls and clear the country, and organize the masses to fight guerrillas.

If there are no mountains and forests, then dig tunnels, the enemy advances and retreats, the enemy tires and fights, until the Khitan has no food and grass, the battle will be considered a victory.

But guerrilla warfare is not so easy to fight.

The border cities have been harassed by the Khitan all the year round. They have fear and hatred for the Khitan, but they only have contempt for the central court—others don’t know, how can people on the border not know the details of your Song army?

They are all soft-legged shrimps, none of them can be beaten.

At this time, you let them fight with the people sent by the court, how could it be possible.

So Zhao Yiyi wanted to send Kou Zhun there.

Kou Zhun once led the Song Army to fight against the Khitan during the Chanyuan League, and the result was neither too good nor too bad, but it was a very good battle in the past few decades, at least better than that of Emperor Taizong. Personal conquest is much stronger.

The border people have trust in Kou Zhun, and only if Kou Zhun is allowed to go, will the battle have a chance of winning.

After all, they don't want to win beautifully, they just want not to lose too badly.

What's more, the folk customs on the border are tough, and there is also a deep blood feud with the Khitan. The local people and the Song army are both occupied, and the odds of winning are still great.

As for whether Kou Zhun will support his own self-respect and plot evil...

Zhao Yiyi can only say that there is no doubt about employing people, and no need for doubting people. He is not Song Zhenzong, let alone Song Taizong Song Taizu.If you want a strong army, you have to bear the risk of generals rebelling.

There are many ways to reduce this risk, but transforming the army into a mess, making the army unable to rebel, let alone defend against the enemy, is the worst.

Anyway, he has a golden finger, just monitor Kou Zhun's loyalty at any time.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yiyi opened Kou Zhun's attribute value panel.

Because he checked Kou Zhun's value too many times, the system has set Kou Zhun as a frequently visited interface, and the shortcut is on the home page, so he can check it without facing Kou Zhun at all.

Seeing the loyalty that was still as high as 97, Zhao Yiyi nodded in satisfaction.

Although I emptied the emperor, manipulated the government, and intervened in the establishment of the reserve, I know that I am a loyal minister with a loyalty value of 97.

As for the 99 ambition...

Zhao Yiyi can only choose to be blind.

Anyway, according to Kou Zhun's logic, it is impossible for him to rebel.

Moreover, Kou Zhun is old, and he is not very popular in the court. After a few years, he will be able to become an official when he reaches the retirement age. For such a courtier, it is useless to prevent him from rebelling.

So Zhao Yiyi still trusts Kou Zhun.

How to resist the invasion of the Liao Kingdom is not something that can be discussed at the court meeting. After the court was over, Liu E sent Zhao Yiyi to do his homework, and led Kou Zhun and several civil and military officials to the imperial study.

Zhao Yiyi was writing homework and sent Liu En to listen to the corner.

An hour later, Liu En came back.

Kou Zhun and Liu E reached an agreement that Kou Zhun would also serve as the privy envoy and lead [-] troops to Hejian Mansion to meet the enemy.