His knighthood is nothing more than an additional title and does not have much substantive effect.

It cannot be hereditary, nor can it increase the real estate.

There is no way to use it to intimidate others.

In the imperial court, not counting military honors, among the civil servants alone, there were nearly ten Dukes in the imperial court, and those outside the imperial court who had retired and stayed at home were not counted.

Not to mention those princely and noble families with martial arts achievements.

For Wu Xun, a title is the wealth and foundation of the family.

But for civil servants, it is just an honor.

As for being promoted to an official position, he had never thought about it.

He had just moved to the Ministry of Industry and had just started to start to fight, and he had not yet started a big fight.

If he was transferred from the Ministry of Industry, wouldn't everything he had done before be in vain?

He has no shortage of opportunities for promotion.

What he lacks now is qualifications and strength.

If he had qualifications and strength, no matter Kou Zhun or Zhao Zhen, they wouldn't have so many worries about helping him get promoted.

No need to look forward or backward.

Just like building a house, the foundation is unstable.

No matter how high or large the walls and the roof are, they cannot withstand scrutiny.

Kou Zhun didn't know what Kou Ji was thinking. He just thought that Kou Ji was eager to know his title, so he hummed: "An Xingbo..."

Kou Ji was stunned and said thoughtfully: "Earl?"

Kou Zhun questioned: "Not satisfied?"

Kou Ji waved his hand and said, "There's nothing to be dissatisfied about."

The word "Anxing" is suitable for him as a civil servant.

If it is a title such as Zhongyong or Zhongwu, then he should consider changing careers and enlisting in the army.

Seeing that Kou Ji had no dissatisfaction, Kou Zhun continued: "The edict to entrust you will not be read out in the court. In a few days, eunuchs will come to the house to announce the edict."

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows slightly.

Some of them are unpleasant.

What?

My title was stolen. Isn't it shameful?

It would be better not to close it.

Kou Zhun saw Kou Ji's strange expression, and seemed to know what Kou Ji was thinking. He said with a straight face: "It mainly involves the issue of real estate. It concerns the King of Chu and is not suitable to be announced to the public."

When Kou Ji heard this, his expression became even weirder.

Kou Ji looked at Kou Zhun with a faint look, and said suspiciously: "Actually, helping the King of Chu cover up his mistakes is the fundamental purpose of your promise to the official to grant me a title, right?"

Kou Zhun's sullen face stiffened a bit, and he snorted coldly: "I and others have their own considerations when they are in charge of the government. What do you, a small fourth-rank official, know?"

Seeing that Kou Zhun was becoming unreasonable, Kou Ji also knew clearly that his words were probably correct.

He lamented: "You can use a useless title to deceive me about my great achievements in resettling the refugees..."

"roll!"

Before Kou Ji finished speaking, Kou Zhun pointed at the door and roared.

Seeing that Kou Zhun was so angry, Kou Ji ran out of the main hall decisively, forgetting even the etiquette.

When Kou Zhun saw Kou Ji running away in a panic, he was angry and funny. He sat on the chair and groaned.

He knew that Kou Ji was not afraid of him.

The panic look just now was just for him to see.

"Smelly boy..."

"Old fox..."

On the way back to Sijun Garden, Kou Ji curled his lips and whispered.

Kou Zhun, Wang Zeng, Li Di and other old servants in the court, none of them were straightforward in their work.

They always like to use various means, various languages, and roundabout ways to achieve their goals.

If he hadn't been smart enough to see what the old people were thinking, he would have been played around by the old people.

Kou Zhun met him today. He first threatened him, then talked about friendship, and finally told him about the imperial court's canonization of his title.

The reason was that after he had made great contributions to the court, the court only rewarded him with an empty title, so that he would not have any resentment in his heart and embark on a treasonous path.

When old people do things, they do not kill three birds with one stone, but kill four birds with one stone.

"Isn't it obvious? Why do you beat around the bush? I'm not an unreasonable person."

Kou Ji muttered something again as he stepped into the Sijun Garden.

Returned to Sijun Garden.

Kou Ji felt much better.

He joined hands with Xiang Yan, who was waiting for him at the garden gate, and returned to the bedroom.

A night of silence.

The next day.

At the third watch of the day.

Kou Ji got up from the bed at Kou Zhong's call.

After washing up, Kou Ji put on his court clothes, carried the imperial hut, and left the room.

Kou Ji's Chao Hut was carved from a single piece of jade, and its entire body was as smooth and delicate as mutton fat.

This thing is valuable, but it was not purchased by the Kou government.

But Kou Ji came from Xiangfushun when he was appointed to be in charge of the official affairs of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Before Kou Ji got married, Xiang Minzhong handed over the land deed of Xiang Mansion to Kou Ji, but Kou Ji did not accept it.

So Xiang Minzhong deliberately gave him this valuable Chaohu.

Let him hold the Chao Hut so that he can always remember Xiang Minzhong's friendship for him.

So that if Xiangfu is in trouble in the future, Kou Ji will help him out.

So when Kou Ji went to ask Xiang Minzhong to help him write a letter, Xiang Minzhong placed this object on the table.

It didn't say it was for Kou Ji.

But Kou Ji guessed Xiang Minzhong's intention through Xiang Minzhong's behavior, so before leaving, he walked away from Chaohu.

In fact, the jade hut was only used by Xiang Minzhong.

Like the imperial huts used by Kou Zhun, Wang and Zeng, they were all made of ivory.

The Chao Hut used by Li Di was made of a single piece of iron.

Far more stylish than Xiang Minzhong's Chao Hu.

Things of gold and jade are too vulgar to hold in your hands.

It's still ivory or iron, it's more interesting to hold it in your hand.

When Kou Ji rushed to the main hall, Kou Zhun had already been invited away by the palace people.

He got on the sedan alone and wandered to Donghua Gate.

When I arrived at the gate of Donghua, I saw that the door was packed full of sedans. Around the sedans, there were boys carrying lanterns and servants carrying thermoses.

There just aren't any officials.

When the weather is freezing cold and the wind is strong, officials like to hide in their sedan chairs and refuse to come out.

Kou Ji got off the sedan, and after looking around for a while, he found Wang Yunsheng's sedan and walked over.

Not far away from the sedan chair, the old servant of the palace recognized Kou Ji's identity and hurriedly saluted, "I have seen Kou Ji's Ministry of Industry..."

Wang Yunsheng in the sedan heard the voice of the old servant saluting, and knew that Kou Ji was here. He quickly got out of the sedan and saluted: "The lower official has seen the superior..."

"Let's talk?"

Kou Ji said with a smile.

Wang Yunsheng was stunned and made a gesture of invitation.

The two of them sat in Wang Yunsheng's sedan together, enjoying the warmth emanating from the stove in the sedan.

Kou Ji's face sank and he hummed, "I heard that you accused me of being cunning?"
Chapter completed!