Although Wang Shu's official title has not changed, the little power left in the Ministry of Personnel has been taken away by the Third Division.
Wang Shu suddenly became just like Kou Ji, a salary official with no title.
A group of people lost their real power and all rushed to the Kou Mansion to cry to Kou Zhun.
Kou Zhun used to send one memorial to the palace a day, but now he sent thirty-six memorials to the palace a day.
He defends his confidants, speaks out for his confidants, and calls out their grievances.
But in the end, it was of no use at all.
His memorials, as usual, fell into disuse after entering the palace.
Kou Zhun's confidants, in Kou's mansion, went from full of hope to disappointment, and finally turned into despair.
Some people quietly left the Kou Mansion, preparing to find their own way out.
Some people stayed in the Kou Mansion, intending to persuade Kou Zhun to give it a try.
Kou Ji was like an outsider, staying in the mansion every day and watching the people coming in and out.
He didn't get involved, and he didn't want to get involved.
He had already made his views clear to Kou Zhun and Wang Shu.
If Kou Zhun wanted to reverse the current situation, there was no other way besides Qingjun.
But Kou Zhun was paranoid and felt that Qing Junzhi without an edict would be a rebellion, and he was determined not to do it.
…
Time flies.
It’s June (just a few days, not a whole month).
Kou Zhun's confidants were all kicked out of the important yamen in the court and reduced to a group of post-remuneration officials like Kou Ji.
They stayed in the Kou Mansion every day, trying to persuade Kou Zhun by changing the law.
But Kou Zhun refused to let go.
In comparison, Kou Ji seemed very leisurely, hiding in Sijun Garden all day long and being a homebody.
He has a plan in mind, so he is not in a hurry.
Now his official position in the Sixth Ministry has been determined. Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for his official position to change.
So he wasn't worried at all.
However, Kou Ji was not in a hurry, but Liu Heng was.
On the third day of June.
Liu Heng rushed into the Kou Mansion in a hurry.
Found Kou Ji in Sijun Garden.
Before entering the Moon Gate in the garden, he shouted loudly, "Fourth Brother, the weather is about to change outside, how can you still have the leisure to sit around in the Kou Mansion?"
Kou Jizhengtang was enjoying the coolness under the trees in the garden. There were several bottles of ice-cold wine on the table.
The wine was a tribute from the foreign countries in the Western Regions and was given by the palace.
The ice was stored in the ice cellar of Kou Mansion.
Seeing Liu Heng, Kou Ji sat up from the bed and greeted: "Come here quickly and try this tribute wine from the Western Regions. Chill it. It's very delicious...
I asked the craftsmen in my house to make two grills, and you can come over in a few days and enjoy delicious barbecue."
Liu Heng walked quickly to Kou Ji, picked up the wine on the table, took a sip, and said angrily: "There is going to be a commotion outside, do you still have time to stay at home?"
Kou Ji picked up an ice cube from the plate, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it loudly. As he chewed, he asked, "Has something happened to the third room of the Criminal Division? Xia Song wants to seize power from you?"
Liu Heng was stunned and shook his head, "That's not true... I have my aunt behind me. Xia Song is my aunt's person, how could he embarrass me? Cao Yi has the Cao family behind him, so Xia Song doesn't dare to embarrass me.
he.
Although Fan Zhongyan is a bit old-fashioned, he does things in a very orderly manner, and Xia Song could not fault him or make things difficult for him."
Kou Ji looked at Liu Heng blankly, "Then why are you anxious?"
After saying this, he picked up another ice cube, stuffed it into his mouth, and made a clicking sound.
Liu Heng said anxiously: "There is going to be a huge quarrel in the court. My aunt's people and your grandfather's people are quarreling in the court all day long. There is also a huge quarrel in Bianjing City. Those students from the imperial college and the Imperial College are three
Five groups of them gathered together and told everyone they met that my aunt was a demon queen who brought disaster to the country and the people. They said that my aunt was expelling loyal people and appointing treacherous and sycophants."
Hearing this, Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng and said with a strange expression: "Does this have anything to do with you and me?"
Liu Heng was stunned and stopped talking.
After a long time.
He said blankly: "It really has nothing to do with us..."
Kou Ji curled his lips and said, "Then why are you excited?"
Liu Heng scratched his head and said suddenly: "Yes! Why should I be excited? They are noisy and they can't affect us, so why should we be excited?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes at him and said, "It's you who are excited, not me."
Liu Heng grinned and said: "I saw the students from the Imperial College and the Imperial College on the street shouting excitedly, and I got a little excited..."
After saying this, Liu Heng looked at Kou Ji with admiration and said: "Fourth brother, you are still awesome, you are not surprised by any changes."
Kou Ji glanced at him and pursed his lips, "Stop flattering me and sit down and drink."
Liu Heng nodded and sat across from Kou Ji.
He saw that Kou Ji was not holding the wine to drink, but was chewing the ice cubes, and he became interested.
He followed Kou Ji's example, picked up an ice cube, stuffed it into his mouth, bit into it and ate it.
"Crack, bang, bang..."
Liu Heng bit the ice cube and said cheerfully: "Don't tell me, this ice cube tastes really good. It's much better than drinking fine wine. I will do the same when I return to the house later."
After a pause, Liu Heng sighed again: "However, we don't have much ice in our house. My father and my eldest brother usually enjoy it, and I don't know how much they can share with me."
Kou Ji looked at him and said nonchalantly: "If you like this food, I will tell you a way later. You can make ice at home."
Liu Heng said in astonishment: "Is it possible to make ice in summer?"
Kou Ji said calmly: "Why not?"
Liu Heng nodded slowly and said seriously: "Then you must give this method to me later."
Now, Kou Ji was no longer calm. He stared at Liu Heng and said in shock: "Aren't you excited?"
"What are you excited about?"
"Not surprisingly?"
"What's the surprise?"
"Don't ask me why I can make ice in summer?"
Liu Heng was stunned and grinned: "What's so surprising? No matter what amazing things you do, fourth brother, I won't be surprised at all."
Kou Ji wondered: "Why do you think so?"
Liu Heng said frankly: "Since I saw Fourth Brother's painting skills like a magic pen in my hand in the restaurant of my Liu Mansion, and the way you set fire to the Donglai Pawn Shop without anyone noticing,
I won’t be surprised if you do anything amazing in the future.”
Liu Heng paused and said in a low voice, "Because I know that Fourth Brother, you are extremely talented and can do things that ordinary people cannot."
Kou Ji clicked his lips and muttered: "Have you discovered all this?"
Liu Heng smiled proudly.
The two of them stopped talking and just chewed the ice cubes on the plate.
When he was about to finish chewing the ice cubes on the plate, Liu Heng suddenly froze and said, "By the way, fourth brother, I remembered something related to you..."
Kou Ji was stunned and asked: "What happened in the palace?"
Liu Heng shook his head and said seriously: "It has nothing to do with the palace, it's just a rumor circulating among the people."
"What rumor?"
Kou Ji asked.
Liu Heng said: "There are rumors that the Kou Mansion intends to get married to the Xiang Mansion, and that you want to marry a girl from the Xiang Mansion."
When Kou Ji heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, Mr. Xiang, you are plotting against me..."
In the entire Bianjing city, no one but Xiang Minzhong could spread such rumors.
"Bata..."
The ice cube Liu Heng had just stuffed into his mouth fell to the ground, and Ling looked at Kou Ji in shock.
"Fourth brother!"
Liu Heng said with trembling lips: "That rumor can't be true, right?"
Kou Ji had a dark face and waved his hands: "You said it was a rumor yourself, how could it be true?"
Liu Heng did not listen to his words, but asked excitedly: "Are you really going to marry Mr. Xiang's eldest granddaughter? That's incredible!"
Kou Ji was stunned and didn't understand why Liu Heng's reaction was so big.
Liu Heng rubbed his hands excitedly and shouted: "Did you know? Gong Xiang's eldest granddaughter is a famous beauty in Bianjing City. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also well-educated and good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
All the princes and grandsons in Bianjing City wanted to marry her home.
People who go to Xiangfu to ask for marriage almost cross the threshold of Xiangfu."
Liu Heng suddenly grabbed Kou Ji and said excitedly: "My eldest brother, my eldest brother, do you know? He is my aunt's favorite eldest brother, Liu Congmei. He also fell in love with Xiang Gong's eldest granddaughter, and specially asked my aunt to
He tried to match him, but was rejected by Xiang Gong.
I didn’t expect that Mr. Xiang actually intended to betroth his eldest granddaughter to you."
Liu Heng excitedly shook Kou Ji and shouted: "Fourth brother, you are worthy of being my fourth brother, Liu Heng. You are the one to marry someone who many princes and grandsons in Bianjing could not marry."
Liu Heng was so excited that he spoke incoherently.
Kou Ji twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at Liu Heng, and said in disbelief: "That yellow-haired girl who wants nothing but is really as good as you say?"
When Liu Heng heard this, his expression froze and his eyes widened, "Have you all met?"
Kou Ji asked tentatively: "Is it that difficult to see?"
Liu Heng became even more excited. He stood up, grabbed Kou Ji, and shouted: "Do you know that my eldest brother gave me a total of twenty-four high-quality walking beads in order to ask to see Xiang Gong's eldest granddaughter?
, I didn’t get to see her either.”
Kou Ji's mind unconsciously pictured the figure of the girl in the side hall of the Xiang Mansion.
He said with a puzzled look on his face: "She's just such a yellow-haired girl, she's not worth a single bead, right?"
Liu Heng automatically ignored Kou Ji's disparaging words about Xiang Gong's eldest granddaughter. He grabbed Kou Ji excitedly and said, "Fourth brother, I really want to tell this news."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and said casually: "Then just go ahead and say it. Anyway, I don't care."
Liu Heng shook his head suddenly, "You can't say it! You absolutely can't say it! If this gets out, you will be in trouble."
Kou Ji was stunned and asked tentatively: "You mean those people who want to marry me will cause trouble for me?"
Liu Heng said seriously: "Not only will I cause trouble for you, I will also beat you up, or find someone to assassinate you, or I will arrange my car and horse to challenge you in the Kou Mansion."
Kou Ji said incomprehensibly: "Are you crazy! After all, I am also an official of the imperial court, so you dare to beat me up and find someone to assassinate me? The Kou Mansion is not a small family, and you come here to challenge me?"
Liu Heng stared at Kou Ji and asked, "Do you think I'm kidding you?"
Liu Heng asked himself and answered, "No, what I said is the truth. Although your Kou Mansion is the prime minister's palace, with a high family and a large family, the water in Bianjing City is far deeper than you think.
In this Bianjing city, I dare to go against your Kou Mansion, and I am qualified to go against your Kou Mansion.
No less than ten."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said in shock: "So many?"
Liu Heng nodded heavily, "That's all I've forgotten. How about I tell you in detail."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "No need to elaborate, I can probably guess which house it is."
In Bianjing City, there are many families with special status.
There are many people who are not afraid of the Kou government.
For example, the major royal palaces, the Chai family with a special status, the Cao family with outstanding merits, the Liu family where Liu Heng belonged, the Zhe family in the northwest, etc.
When it comes to Zhejia, I have to explain one more thing.
Although the Zhe family is a general, his status is extremely special.
They have always listened to the imperial court's advice but not its propaganda.
When the head of the Zhe family is canonized by the court, the title "Liu" will be added to the end of his position.
The other person with the title of "Liu Hou" is Si Luo, the protagonist of Qingtang.
It can be seen from this that the Zhe family is called the Imperial General, but its actual status is equivalent to that of the Fan family.
The companies listed above are basically qualified to oppose the Kou government.
Liu Heng solemnly reminded: "It's good that you know, so you must not tell anyone about the fact that you have met the eldest granddaughter of the Xiang Mansion. There are many dandies in those families, and some of them are spoiled."
, each one looks like a madman.
If they are really in a hurry, they can do anything."
When Kou Ji heard this, he curled his lips and said, "I'm too lazy to provoke them, but if they really want to find me, I'm not afraid of them. If we really want to weigh them, it's not certain who is lighter and who is heavier."
"
Liu Heng said seriously: "Of course I know what Fourth Brother's methods are, and it's definitely not a problem to deal with these dandy boys. But the people behind these people are not easy to deal with. Now that the Kou Mansion is in turmoil, Fourth Brother had better not cause any trouble."
.”
Kou Ji saw that Liu Heng was telling him sincerely, and he was not willing to let down Liu Heng's kindness, so he nodded in agreement.
When Liu Heng saw Kou Ji nodding, he also nodded.
Then he was going to sit down and have a good chat with Kou Ji about the scene when Kou Ji met Xiang Gong's eldest granddaughter.
But as soon as he sat down, something unexpected happened.
The sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear just now, slowly turning into darkness.
It is obviously the time of day when the sun is the strongest.
But between heaven and earth, it was pitch black.
Liu Heng stood up suddenly and said in shock: "This is?!"
in the dark.
Kou Ji stretched out his hand and clenched his fist suddenly, as if he had grasped the darkness. An unknown smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said faintly: "Taibai Jingtian..."
"Taibai Jingtian?"
Liu Heng stared with doubt on his face.
Kou Ji ignored him, but sighed: "I have been waiting for this day for more than half a month. I thought I would keep waiting, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon. It's time for the results of the changes in the imperial court to come out.
, it’s time for me to take action..."
When Kou Ji was reading history books before, he once saw a record in the history books.
During the Tianxi period, when Liu E and Kou Zhun were fighting for power, Taibai Jingtian appeared once in June.
It's just that he was careless at the time and didn't remember which year it was.
But after carefully observing the situation, he found that Taibai Jingtian was likely to appear this year.