Kou Zhun now has the power of regent. He does not need to report or pass the news to enter the palace. He can enter the palace at any time.
Kou Ji pushed Kou Zhun across the Jinshui Bridge, but Kou Zhun just snorted coldly. Zhu Neng immediately opened the palace door from the inside and welcomed Kou Zhun in.
Outside Jinshui Bridge.
Li Di, Wang Zeng, and Wang Shu got together and ignored Wang Qinruo, who had come over to establish friendship.
It stands to reason that if people are officials in the same dynasty, even if they have grudges, they will not show it on their faces. When in front of others, they will act more or less harmonious.
It is possible for Li Di, Wang Zeng, Wang Shu and others to express their dislike for a person without concealing it, which shows how bad this person is and how bad his character is.
Wang Qinruo was left alone and was not angry. Instead, he smiled and bowed his hands to Li Di and the others, and then went to find other officials to make friends.
Inside Donghua Gate.
As soon as Kou Ji pushed Kou Zhun into the door, Zhu Neng came up and said with a smile: "Kou Gong, the time to go to court has not come yet, why don't you rest here for a while. I asked someone to set up a tent at the gate of the city.
There are hot dishes and hot soup prepared by me. You can have some."
Kou Zhun had no reaction when he heard this.
Kou Ji was secretly surprised.
Zhu Nengneng risked being punished and set up a tent privately in the palace to let Kou Zhun rest, which shows his loyalty to Kou Zhun.
If Kou Zhun really waved his hand and said softly that he wanted to change the name of Bian Jingcheng, Zhu Neng probably wouldn't be vague.
Kou Zhun glared at Zhu Neng and scolded: "I transferred you to the palace to protect the imperial city, not to flatter others. Guard the imperial city well and don't do such nonsense."
When Zhu Neng heard this, instead of being angry, he nodded vigorously and said: "Kou Gong is right, I will change my humble position immediately, I will change it immediately..."
Hearing this, Kou Zhun nodded with satisfaction, and then let Kou Ji push him straight to Chui Gong Hall.
On the way, Kou Zhun asked Kou Ji, "Do you think that Zhu Neng, a great general, is too humble in front of me?"
Kou Ji nodded seriously: "A bit..."
Kou Zhun sighed and said, "That's because he regards me as his father instead of the prime minister."
After a pause, Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji and said, "You may not believe this, but it is the truth. When I first met him, I was not the prime minister, and he was not a general."
The implication is that Zhu Neng respects him and respects him not because of his status or power.
Instead, he simply regarded him as an elder.
Kou Zhun sighed: "He respects me as his father, but I cannot regard him as his son."
When Kou Ji heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "There is a difference between civil and military affairs..."
Kou Zhun nodded slowly and said: "The difference between civil and military forces is like a chasm in the sky."
Kou Zhun warned Kou Ji: "I am very pleased that you can call him Uncle Zhu. This shows that you do not underestimate him because of his status as a warrior."
Kou Ji said seriously: "My grandson doesn't care about his family background, he only cares about his closeness."
When Kou Zhun heard this, he laughed and said: "You are so easy to be nepotistic. This is a shortcoming and must be corrected."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "It's hard to change..."
Kou Zhun turned his face aside and said seriously: "It is difficult to change, but it must be changed. After today, the robe you are wearing will be changed to vermilion. Once you change into the vermilion robe, you will become an important minister of the imperial court, and every move will be possible."
The lives of millions of people are at stake, so we must not be careless."
Hearing this, Kou Ji laughed softly and said, "Thank you, grandpa, for your teaching..."
The grandfather and grandson arrived at Chui Gong Hall while talking.
In the Chui Gong Hall, there were only a group of eunuchs and palace maids.
On the right side next to the dragon chair in the middle, there is an extra seat, which is for Liu E to sit on.
On the left side of the second level, there is also a seat for Kou Zhun.
Kou Zhun let Kou Ji push him to the second step and helped him sit in his special seat. However, he did not let Kou Ji go out. Instead, he asked Kou Ji to push the wheelchair and stand at the entrance of the palace.
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This can be regarded as Kou Zhun opening a small back door for Kou Ji.
With Kou Ji's current rank, even if he goes to court, he is not qualified to appear in the palace. He can only wait outside the palace. Without a summons, he does not even have the right to speak.
Kou Zhun allowed Kou Ji to stay in the palace, giving Kou Ji the right to speak at any time in the court.
The grandfather and grandson waited in the hall for a short time.
The bells on the imperial city outside the palace were rung.
Under the guidance of the eunuchs, the officials entered the Donghua Gate and walked all the way to the Chui Gong Hall. Then, according to their respective ranks, they found their correct positions and waited.
The officials in the palace were wearing either purple official uniforms or red official uniforms.
Kou Ji was wearing a turtle green official uniform and stood out in the hall.
Many people saw him, but no one spoke or paid attention to him.
All the officials' thoughts were on Liu E, so they had no time to pay attention to him.
After the officials stood still, Guo Huai, who had been waiting in the palace, looked at the clock and counted the time. When it was time to go to court, he shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Go to court!"
"Congratulations to the official family, and congratulations to the Queen Mother..."
Amidst the respectful greetings of the officials, Liu E led Zhao Zhen slowly from the back of the palace to the front of the palace.
Liu E helped Zhao Zhen sit down on the dragon chair. After Zhao Zhen sat down, she sat down on the seat next to Zhao Zhen.
"Guanjia Sheng'an!"
"Holy Queen Mother!"
"..."
"Holy Holy Gong!"
After the salute, Zhao Zhen waved his little hands and said something.
Bai Guan slowly straightened up.
Zhao Zhen said with a stern face: "Declaration..."
Chen Lin took an imperial edict and handed it to Guo Huai. Guo Huai took the imperial edict and read it for a long time, until the last sentence came to the point.
"Gaiyuan Tiansheng...appreciate this."
Since then, the reign name Tianxi has become a thing of the past.
Tiansheng became the new era name.
It marks a new beginning, and also marks the true reign of an emperor over the world.
After Guo Huai read out the edict, all the officials bowed and saluted.
Zhao Zhen still had a stern face and said: "Xuan..."
The second edict was the edict naming Zhenzong’s mausoleum.
Zhenzong’s mausoleum was named Yongding.
From now on, whenever people mention Yongding Mausoleum, they will know it is Zhenzong’s mausoleum.
After the second edict was read out, there was a third one.
The third edict was written on the treatment of Zhenzong Zhao Heng's harem concubines.
Now that the day of guarding Zhao Heng's soul has passed, the whereabouts of Zhao Heng's untitled concubines will naturally have to be explained to the officials and people.
After reading out the third edict, Zhao Zhen wanted to announce the fourth edict, but was stopped by Liu E.
The fourth edict was the edict to reward Kou Ji.
Kou Ji's filial piety was commendable for helping the late emperor guard his grave, so it was inevitable that he would be rewarded.
Otherwise, it would not be enough to reflect the importance of keeping vigil for the late emperor.
The reason why Liu E stopped this edict and did not let Guo Huai read it was because, as Kou Ji, the edict that was awarded to him was not enough to compare with the previous three-point edict.
So she meant to wait until the end of the court to read it out.
Three edicts were read out.
Guo Huai shouted at the top of his lungs: "If there is something to do, we will start, if there is nothing to do, we will retreat..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the officials who had been waiting for forty-nine days immediately came out to prepare to bombard Liu E.
However, before he could speak, an unusually high-pitched voice was heard in the Chui Gong Hall.
"Kou Ji, I have a plan to report!"
Ko Ji shouted at the top of his lungs, and his voice suddenly covered the Chui Gong Hall.
The eyes of everyone in Chui Gong Hall immediately fell on Kou Ji.
The officials who were preparing to impeach Liu E looked at Kou Ji with anger in their eyes.
They felt that Kou Ji jumped out at this time just to cause trouble.
Zhao Yuanyan and Wang Qinruo looked at Kou Ji with eyes full of joy. They knew what Kou Ji was going to say.
The imperial censor ignored etiquette and roared angrily in front of the civil and military officials of the court: "You are just a small sixth-rank official. You have no right to speak in this great hall."
Before Kou Ji opened his mouth, Kou Zhun coughed twice.
When the censor heard Kou Zhun's cough, he gritted his teeth and closed his mouth.
The reason why Kou Zhun coughed was to remind him that the reason why Kou Ji dared to speak in the hall was because of his grandfather's support.
When Liu E saw that Kou Ji had something to report, instead of getting angry, she urged him, "If you have anything important to do, tell me quickly."
She very much hoped that Kou Ji could tell something big so that she could escape the denunciation of hundreds of officials.
Kou Ji walked slowly into the hall, took out his memorial from his sleeve, and handed it to Guo Huai who came up to him.
When Guo Huai sent Kou Ji's memorial to Zhao Zhen, Kou Jilang said in a loud voice: "Please stop the six chapters!"
"Wow!"
The Chui Gong Hall instantly exploded.
The officials of the six departments all stared at Kou Ji with their eyes wide open.
Lin Te, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who had not been in court for a long time, snorted coldly and said: "Kou Ji, you are also serving in the Sixth Department, but you want to dismiss the Sixth Department. Do you feel that the Sixth Department cannot accommodate you, or do you feel that you are not worthy of serving in the Sixth Department?
official?"
Lin Te spoke, but Kou Zhun did not cough.
It's not that he doesn't want to cough, it's that he can't intimidate Lint.
Lin Te is also one of the Five Ghosts of the Northern Song Dynasty mentioned above.
This man had a good relationship with Ding Wei, and the two of them worked together and became very popular in the court.
If it weren't for his poor health, he might still be able to hold a position in the inner court.
Now that Ding Wei had voted for Liu E, he naturally followed suit.
He is now Liu E's man, so he is not afraid of Kou Zhun.
Kou Ji bowed his hand to Lin Te and said: "It was precisely because the official served in the Sixth Department that the idea of dismissing the Sixth Department came up."
Lin Te snorted heavily and scolded: "Then tell me, why did Liu Bu make you uncomfortable, and led you to the idea of dismissing Liu Bu?"
Kou Ji nodded, bowed his hands to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and said: "The Six Ministries are of no use to the country. If we don't depose the Six Ministries, keeping them will only become a scourge for the court."
Before Lin Te could refute, Kou Ji continued: "In the past, Taizu followed the Tang system and retained the six tribes in order to appease the surrendered ministers. However, after these years, those surrendered ministers have now become naturalized.
I, the people of the Song Dynasty.
Nowadays, there are no more surrendered ministers within the Six Ministries, and the Six Ministries have lost their original role.
Officials in the six ministries now have no role in the court except for receiving salary.
Regarding the Ministry of Rites, the imperial court has envoys from various palaces in charge of etiquette, and the Ministry of Rites has no room to interfere.
Regarding the Ministry of Personnel, there are three departments in the imperial court, including the Department of Punishment. The Ministry of Personnel has no role in the imperial court.
Looking at the four departments of household, military, punishment, and work, they have no effect on the court.
The functions and powers of each ministry are either controlled by the Third Division, or by the Criminal Division or the Third Yamen.
After careful calculation, the officials of the six ministries have no other use than to eat and wait to die."
"Damn it!"
When the officials from the six departments heard what Kou Ji said, they all cursed.
Kou Ji said neither humble nor arrogantly: "You may think my words are unpleasant, but what I say is the truth. Not only are the six departments useless to the court, but they are also a great harm to the court.
The Sixth Department was the most useless yamen in the imperial court. This was known to both the government and the public.
But the officials of the Six Ministries accounted for half of the people in the court.
The imperial court has a bunch of useless officials, and the annual salary it pays is as high as two million yuan."
When the figure of two million came out, the civil and military officials of the entire court were really shocked.
Some people who understand this word count are gritting their teeth secretly and sighing that Kou Ji is bold enough to expose this pot.
Some people who don't understand this number are shocked when they hear it.
But more people had no expression on their faces and stood silent.
Kou Ji continued: "What can two million guans do? It can rebuild the Yellow River dam near Bianjing City, so that Bianjing City can be saved from floods. It can also help the people of Li who have suffered from disasters in the world to eat glutinous vegetables to fill their stomachs.
.Able to help the imperial court maintain a force of no less than 100,000 troops for eight years.
But the money was not used to rebuild the dams, nor to provide disaster relief, nor to help the court raise troops.
Instead, it raised a group of idlers.
A bunch of idlers who are of no use to the court.
If it were only for a year or two, I probably wouldn't say anything.
Because the imperial court always has to spend money to recruit talented people, so that it can recruit talented people for the imperial court.
But this is not a year or two.
The imperial court has been raising it for fifty-nine years before, and it is not known how many more years it will be raised in the future.
In the previous fifty-nine years, how much money did the imperial court spend on raising idle people?
Eleven eighteen million strings.
It is equivalent to one and a half years of taxes for the imperial court.
In other words, during the forty-nine years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, I spent one and a half years busy just to support the idle people.
Previously, we spent 11,800,000 yuan to support idle people for forty-nine years. Will we have to spend more money to support more idle people in the future?"
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked by the figure of 118 million, and fell silent.
Kou Ji shouted with a stern face: "So, the imperial court wants six departments to be used together? Keeping six departments will not only not be a help to the imperial court, but will become a burden to the imperial court.
If everyone follows suit, by then all the civil and military officials in the dynasty will forget to serve the country and only think about getting their salary in vain instead of working.
Then the country will not be a country!
Although I, Kou Ji, am an official of the Six Ministries and enjoy the benefits of free salary, I must expose this bad government and let the court see the disadvantages of this bad government.
The late Emperor was kind to me, and I, Kou Ji, have no choice but to repay it.
I can't just watch the country lose its status.
If this evil policy is not exposed, I, Kou Ji, will have hot hands to hold on to the salary and stipend issued by the imperial court."
Kou Ji faced Zhao Zhen, bowed his hands, and said loudly: "So, I have the courage to ask the officials to depose the six tribes!"