"History of the Song Dynasty" records that once Kou Zhun advised Song Taizong, Song Taizong did not want to get up and leave. Kou Zhun actually grabbed Song Taizong's skirts by hand and pulled Song Taizong back to the dragon chair, so he had to let Song Taizong forget about it after listening to his own opinions. The enlightened emperor Song Taizong appreciated Kou Zhun's courage and talent very much, so he valued Kou Zhun very much.
With the promotion of Song Taizong, Kou Zhun was promoted quickly and became a consultant (Deputy Prime Minister) at the age of 32. After that, Song Taizong died and his son Song Zhenzong succeeded to the throne. Song Zhenzong also attaches great importance to Kou Zhun. He always wanted Kou Zhun to be prime minister, but there was no chance. At this time, Liao in the north began to send troops to invade Dasong in batches. In order to stabilize the situation, Song Zhenzong appointed the prestigious Kou Zhun as Tongpingzhang, and Kou Zhun became the prime minister of Dasong.
In the second year of Kou Zhun's visit, Emperor Sheng Zong of Liao and Empress Xiao Taihou led 200,000 troops to invade the Song Dynasty. Because of the fierce soldiers in Liao country, the people and subjects of Song country were very afraid. Ministers Wang Qinruo and Chen Yaocuo even advocated moving the capital to avoid the attack of Liao army. At one time, the wavering Song Zhenzong wanted to agree to move the capital.
Kou Zhun refuted this cowardly behavior and advocated that Song Zhenzong personally expedition the Liao army. With Kou Zhun's encouragement and persistence, he made a personal expedition and was fearless in times of crisis, repelled the attack of the Liao army, defended the territory of the Song Dynasty, and finally forced the Liao army to stop fighting and signed the Union of Single Sources, making Song and Liao a brotherly country.
After the alliance of Single Source, Kou Zhun has made great contributions to defending the country and its reputation is growing. Song Zhenzong regards Kou Zhun as the prime minister and respects him very much. Unfortunately, Kou Zhun outspoken, we have sinned against many treacherous court official, Wang Qinruo is one of them. Wang Qinruo said in front of Song Zhenzong that it was a gamble to encourage Song Zhenzong to make personal expedition before Kou Zhun. This is to win your reputation and prestige with your life. This is a gamble. Song Zhenzong thus alienated Kou Zhun.
Kou Zhun, framed by treacherous court official, was depressed. He has nowhere to vent his anger and is full of worries, so he often throws a big banquet at home and finds a beautiful singer to sing and dance. Kou Zhun often gave the dancers silks and satins, gold and silver as rewards after being drunk, and spent a lot of money.
The reason why Kou Zhun is so decadent and extravagant is that he wants to anesthetize his nerves in the glitz and crowing, so as to escape from reality temporarily and make himself comfortable. Although understandable, it is harmful. Kou Zhun's men naturally nobody dared to persuade him. In this way, Kou Zhun will give up on himself. At that time, a concubine named Tao Xi in Kou Zhun got the nerve to remonstrate and satirize Kou Zhun. Once, after enjoying the song and dance, Kou Zhun gave a dancer a piece of silk and satin, but the dancer still disliked the generous reward.
Sita took this opportunity to write a poem for Kou Zhun. The poem reads: "A clear song and a bunch of light beauties hesitate. Who knows that under the window of the weaver girl firefly, it was woven by throwing shuttles several times. " It means that this kind of silk is worked hard by female weavers. Now it is not enough for a singer to sing a song and take a diaosi. It's too much!
On the surface, Tao Xi is criticizing GeJi unappreciative. In fact, she was euphemistically criticizing Kou Zhun, satirizing Kou Zhun's nostalgia, lack of housekeeping spirit and excessive appreciation of property, which led Ge Jiyong astray. How smart Kou Zhun is, he naturally knows Akasaka's intentions, but he has no restraint. When Sita saw that Kou Zhun was still me, she had to find someone. Tao Xi went to Kou Zhun's wet nurse and Kou Zhun's mother's maid.