Chapter 0140 Sishui Langzhong (I have something to go out tonight, come back late, sorry)
Xiang Chuanzheng was completely stunned when he heard this.
It was hard for him to imagine what would happen to a proud man like Yan Shu who was reduced to a nocturnal man.
Yan Shu became famous at the age of four, and his reputation as a child prodigy spread throughout the state. At the age of fourteen, he took part in the imperial examination and won in one fell swoop.
After entering the official career, he was highly appreciated by Zhao Heng and was promoted many times.
At only twenty-eight years old, he was already in the fourth rank of officialdom.
Far beyond many of his peers.
It seems that people like this will become generals and prime ministers in the future, but now they have become a night fragrance man.
When Xiang Minzhong saw his son standing aside in a daze, he said quietly, "Above the court, personal honor and disgrace only depend on the officials. Even if you are very talented and don't like the officials, it will be useless."
Xiang Chuanzheng slowly came to his senses and bowed to Xiang Minzhong, "My child has learned a lesson..."
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Xiang Minzhong's face, "When will you be able to understand my words deeply, and when will you be able to change the vermilion on your body to purple."
Xiang Chuanzheng bowed his hand again, hesitated for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "Father, you are determined to marry Yan'er to Kou Ji, and I have no objection. But Kou Ji, that kid, obviously doesn't want to marry Yan'er. What else can you do?
Can Yan'er force it on him?"
Xiang Minzhong curled his lips and said, "That's because he hasn't seen Yan'er well, and he doesn't know what my granddaughter is."
Xiang Chuanzheng smiled bitterly and said: "The problem now is that even if Kou Ji knows about Yan'er's kindness and wants to marry Yan'er, Yan'er may not be willing to marry him. Just now in the back hall, Yan'er, in front of my mother,
And for the sake of my wife, I made Kou Ji worthless.
From the look on her face, she seems to have a grudge against Kou Ji and has no intention of marrying Kou Ji."
Xiang Minzhong glanced at Xiang Chuanzheng and said disdainfully: "You don't understand the thoughts of my little daughter's family..."
Xiang Chuanzheng looked stunned.
Xiang Minzhong explained: "When have you ever seen Yan'er criticize other men in front of your mother?"
Xiang Chuanzheng murmured: "Really not..."
Xiangfu is a scholarly family with a rich family history.
The descendants of Xiangfu, both men and women, must be educated and literate, and must study their knowledge intensively.
As one of the best, Xiang Yan's daily performance deserves the words "knowledgeable and sensible".
Those who met her outside the house also commented on her as "everyone's lady".
Ever since she was little, she had rarely been rude, and it was only after she met Kou Ji that she frequently gave him courtesy.
He even violated his usual principles and went to his grandmother to complain.
Xiang Minzhong has such vicious eyes, how could he not see what his granddaughter is thinking.
Xiang Yan doesn't like Kou Ji now, she even hates him and holds a grudge.
But after all these years, it seems that the only man she can remember is Kou Ji.
From love to hate, or from hatred to love, is it not a matter of a single thought?
"As long as I use some tricks, I can definitely make them a couple..."
Xiang Minzhong raised the corners of his mouth, his beard trembled, and smiled.
Xiang Chuanzheng looked at Xiang Minzhong in astonishment and asked, "Dad, do you have any idea?"
Xiang Minzhong smiled and said: "That boy just said that marriage should be the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. Then let's do this..."
When Xiang Chuanzheng heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched and he said, "You don't want to go to the door of Kou's house and ask for Yan'er's hand in marriage, do you?"
Xiang Minzhong rolled his eyes, "What are you thinking... Why can't my granddaughter get married? Do you still need to go to the house to propose marriage?"
When Xiang Chuanzheng heard this, he let out a sigh of relief, "It's better than going to the Kou Mansion to propose marriage. I can't afford the shame."
Xiang Minzhong glared, "Can I afford to be so embarrassed?"
Xiang Chuanzheng smiled dryly.
Xiang Minzhong snorted coldly and shouted: "Go down, find a few smart people, go out and spread the word, and say that Kou Mansion intends to marry Xiang Mansion. By the way, let your third brother come to me."
Xiang Chuanzheng was stunned and asked in confusion: "What is your purpose in letting the people below spread such rumors?"
Xiang Minzhong curled his lips and said: "I am such a good granddaughter. Just because that kid Kou Ji doesn't know the goods, it doesn't mean that the old boy Kou Zhun doesn't know the goods either."
Xiang Chuanzheng suddenly realized, "You want to use this method to lure Prime Minister Kou to come over and help Kou Ji propose marriage."
Xiang Minzhong nodded slowly.
Xiang Chuanzheng nodded and said, "I'll do it now, kid."
Xiang Chuanzheng left the side hall, found the housekeeper, and asked him to spread rumors.
He went to the back hall by himself and looked for Xiang Chuanliang.
Xiang Chuanliang is the third son of Xiang Minzhong and the only official in the Sixth Department of Xiang Mansion.
Xiang Minzhong agreed to help Kou Ji move his position, so Xiang Chuanliang was naturally required to help.
…
To the outside of the house.
Kou Ji had no idea that Xiang Minzhong was plotting against him.
He got Xiang Minzhong's promise and left Xiang Mansion happily.
Although he cannot be transferred to the Yushitai, he can still complete his plan if he is transferred to the Sixth Department.
As for the marriage mentioned by Xiang Minzhong, Kou Ji didn't take it to heart at all.
The girl from the Xiang family had a good reputation in Bianjing City, and Kou Ji had also heard about it.
It's just that when I saw her today, I didn't see the ladylike appearance that outsiders praised her at all.
She looks more like a spoiled little girl.
A arrogant big luoli.
Kou Ji has no idea about Da Luoli.
He is not a beast.
As soon as he left Xiang Mansion, Yu You appeared beside him.
When he entered Xiangfu just now, Yuyou disappeared in front of him consciously.
The two people returned to the house.
Kou Ji took a look at Kou Zhun's bedroom and saw that Kou Zhun and Wang Shu were still discussing countermeasures, so he didn't bother them. After saying a few greetings, he returned to his Sijun Garden.
…
The next day.
At noon.
A young eunuch arrived at the Kou Mansion. He put down a volume of documents and left without saying a word.
Kou Zhong took the documents and hurried to Kou Ji's Sijun Garden. Before he entered the door, he asked anxiously: "Young Master, did you offend anyone in the court?"
Kou Ji was enjoying the cool under the shade of the trees in Sijun Garden. When he heard this, he was slightly startled.
He sat up from the bed and asked doubtfully: "What happened?"
Kou Zhong handed the document in his hand to Kou Ji and said with a grimace: "Look, someone from the palace has sent a document. You have been transferred to the Sixth Department. And it is the worst Ministry of Works among the six."
"oh?"
Kou Ji looked surprised. He took the document from Kou Zhong's hand and read it carefully.
What was unexpected to him was different from what Kou Zhong was worried about.
What surprised him was that Xiang Minzhong was so efficient at work.
He just came to ask for help yesterday and got the job done today.
"Under the Ministry of Industry, Sishui Langzhong... has the official title of sixth grade..."
Kou Ji raised the document in his hand and smiled at Kou Zhong: "Is this considered a promotion?"
Hearing this, Kou Zhong said anxiously: "What kind of promotion is this? The Sixth Department is now the Qingshui Yamen and has no real power. This Sishui doctor seems to be one level higher than your previous promotion from the sixth rank to the prison judge, but it is not as good as
What about the prison judge?
This is a salary official..."
In the Song Dynasty, official positions were divided into official posts and official posts.
Officials have a real name, have things to manage, and have power in their hands.
Officials who send salary only receive salary, do nothing, and have no real power.
A high-ranking official of the sixth rank does not have as much power as a high-ranking county magistrate of the seventh rank.
Kou Zhong didn't know what Kou Ji was thinking and planning.
When he saw that Kou Ji had changed from an official to an official with salary, he subconsciously thought that he had offended someone and was worried about him.
When Kou Ji saw Kou Zhong's anxious face, he knew that Kou Zhong was worried about him.
Immediately, he grinned and said: "Isn't it good to send a salary to an official? You just receive a salary, you don't have to do anything, and others can't get what you ask for."
"oops……"
Kou Zhong slapped his thigh and shouted: "Young master, it's not what you think at all. Official Zhilu seems to have no need to do anything and is very leisurely. But if you think about it on the other hand, you won't get any credit, and there's nothing you can do about it.
Are you getting promoted again?"
Kou Ji pretended to suddenly realize it and said in surprise: "Is that so? Then I have to write a memorial and send it to the palace to defend myself."
Hearing this, Kou Zhong urged: "Write it quickly. After you finish writing it, inform my old servant and I will have someone take you to the palace as soon as possible."
Kou Ji nodded solemnly and walked towards the study.
Kou Zhong stamped his feet and sighed, "The old servant went to talk to the master. I hope the master can think of a way to save your future."
Before Kou Ji could stop him, Kou Zhong left Sijun Garden in a hurry and went to find Kou Zhun.
Kou Ji looked at Kou Zhong's back and said to himself, dumbfounded, "He is really warm-hearted. Why didn't I notice it before... If you knew that it was my own idea to go to the Sixth Department, what would you do?"
Kou Ji laughed out loud, shook his head and entered the study.
He did have to write a memorial, but it was not a memorial to defend himself, but a memorial to thank him.
No matter who helped him get into the Sixth Ministry, as long as he was promoted, he had to write a letter of gratitude and submit it to the palace to thank the officials for their grace.
This is the rule of the court.
Everyone has to write it when they get promoted.
Kou Ji was appointed by Zhao Heng to serve as an official. He had already thanked him in person and it was recorded in the official records. There was no need to write a memorial to thank him.
The first promotion, moving to the post of Judge of the Criminal Division, was done under Wang Shu's watch.
Wang Shu took care of everything, even Xie En's memorial was ghostwritten for him, so he didn't have to go through so much trouble.
This is the second promotion, even though Xiang Minzhong helped me.
But Xiang Minzhong had already transferred him to the Sixth Department, so it was naturally impossible for him to write a memorial to thank him.
Therefore, Kou Ji needed to write Xie En's memorial himself.
Xie En's memorial has certain standards, and it is impossible for Kou Ji to just write it out blindly.
He rummaged carefully on the bookshelf and found a model book on writing memorials to gratitude.
He picked and selected among them, selected one that suited his situation, deleted part of it, copied part of it, added another part, and finally composed a memorial to express gratitude.
Kou Ji's handwriting is not bad.
He can imitate the calligraphy and painting of famous people, and he can imitate them vividly.
He also worked hard on calligraphy.
Although he is not as good as those great calligraphers, he is not blind in his writing skills.
After Kou Ji finished writing the memorial to thank him, he did not stop and wrote another memorial to ask for leave.
Kou Zhun was seriously ill, so he should stay in Kou's house to take care of him instead of wandering around the court.
If he really went to the court, the censors and officials would inevitably accuse him of being unfilial.
Therefore, even if he does not need to wait at Kou Zhun's bedside all the time, he still has to stay in the house for a while and pretend.
After Kou Ji wrote two memorials.
Kou Zhong hurried to Sijunyuan, and Kou Ji handed the two memorials to Kou Zhong.
Kou Zhong was also stunned when he saw the two memorials.
Kou Ji explained casually, "There is another letter asking for divorce."
Kou Zhong suddenly understood, nodded, took the memorial and walked out.
He didn't look through it either.
Kou Ji was the master and he was the servant. Without Kou Ji's permission, he was not qualified to read Kou Ji's memorials.
He has been a servant in the Kou Mansion for many years and has served Kou Zhun for many years, so he naturally knows this rule.
The reason why he was able to read the previous appointment document was because it was unfolded when the eunuch sent it over.
So he took a few glances.
Kou Zhong hurriedly walked a few steps outside. When he reached the entrance of Sijunyuan, he seemed to remember something and turned around quickly, "Young Master, I want you to go to the bedroom."
Kou Ji was stunned and agreed.
After Kou Zhong left, Kou Ji tidied up his clothes and went to Kou Zhun's bedroom.
When Kou Ji arrived at Kou Zhun's bedroom, Kou Li was not waiting in front of Kou Zhun's bed. There were only an imperial doctor and a few maids in front of Kou Zhun's bed.
When Kou Zhun saw Kou Ji, he waved his hand and asked the maid and the imperial doctor to go down first.
After the maid and the imperial doctor left.
Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji and sighed, "You have been implicated..."
Kou Ji was slightly startled when he heard this.
Immediately, he understood what Kou Zhun meant.
Kou Zhun probably felt that Kou Ji was transferred to the Sixth Department because he was involved, so he said this.
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "This matter has nothing to do with grandfather..."
Kou Zhun shook his head and sighed: "How can it have nothing to do with me? You are a disciple of the Emperor. Even if you are transferred, it will be to a more important place, not to the Qingshui Yamen of the Ministry of Industry.
Therefore, you must have been transferred to the Ministry of Industry because of my involvement."
Kou Ji opened his mouth and wanted to explain.
But the words came to his lips, but they were not spoken.
Because he knew that once he told the truth, Kou Zhun would definitely get to the bottom of it.
Once Kou Zhun knew about his plan, he would definitely intervene.
If it was just Kou Zhun who intervened, Kou Ji wouldn't have anything to worry about.
But it would be different if those people under Kou Zhun also participated.
Kou Ji could trust Kou Zhun, but he could not trust the people under Kou Zhun.
Once the news leaks out to those people, Kou Ji's plan will come to nothing.
Seeing that Kou Ji was silent, Kou Zhun thought that Kou Ji was resentful, so he said, "You don't have to be sad. I have already written a memorial for Kou Zhong to take to the palace."
Hearing this, Kou Ji knew that Kou Zhun had misunderstood, but instead of explaining, he bowed and said, "Thank you, grandfather."
Kou Zhun waved his hand, "I'm a little tired, you can go down first."
Kou Ji bowed his hands and left Kou Zhun's bedroom.
The next few days.
Kou Ji has been staying in Sijun Garden.
Kou Jixin went to the palace to express his gratitude for the memorial, and it was quickly approved. Judging from the beautiful words on it, it should have been approved by Liu E himself.
Kou Zhun handed over the memorial to the palace, but there was no news, just like a stone sinking into the sea.
Kou Zhun was so angry that he scolded his mother in the house, but there was nothing he could do.
The life of Kou Zhun's confidants in the court became increasingly difficult.
With Lu Yijian and Xia Song taking office, Liu E's control over the court far exceeded that of Kou Zhun.
She and Ding Wei joined forces and began to suppress Kou Zhun's confidants.
Nearly a hundred of Kou Zhun's confidants were dismissed in one go.