Chapter 0195 A big event happened when I went to court
Kou Ji waited at his house for several days, but there was no news that Zhang Hua was being escorted to Beijing.
After sending people to investigate along the way, they found out that heavy snow had blocked the road, and the local government was organizing manpower to clear the snow on the official road. Zhang Hua would not be escorted to Beijing until the road was cleared.
In order to fear that something unexpected might happen, Kou Ji specially selected a few smart and skilled people in his house and sent them to help the Huayin County government officials escort Zhang Hua.
Zhang Hua cannot be ignored by Kou Ji.
This man was indeed very talented, but his luck in the imperial examination was worse than Liu Yong's.
Liu Yong is the kind of person who is talented and can pass the exam, but he always caress about the official family, is rejected by the official family, and is unwilling to be included in the court.
Zhang Hua is the kind of person who is talented, but fails in many trials, runs to seek refuge with others, and is ridiculed by others.
Finally, out of frustration, he changed his name and joined Xixia.
After he surrendered to Xixia, he repeatedly sent Li Yuanhao south to conquer the Song Dynasty.
He probably also wanted to be able to proudly tell those who looked down on him after Li Yuanhao won the Song Dynasty.
I, Zhang Hua, am not without talent, but you are ignorant.
There are countless scholars who defect from the Song Dynasty every year.
Some voted for Xixia, some for Liao, and some for Qingtang.
An Ziluo spoke Chinese so well and fluently, and he even knew all the etiquette of the Song Dynasty. He was educated by scholars who defected to Qingtang from the Song Dynasty.
But the destructive power of these scholars who defected from the Song Dynasty could not match that of Zhang Hua alone.
Ko Ji must keep this kind of person in his hands and either keep him for his own use or kill him to avoid future troubles.
Kou Ji wanted to keep him for his own use because he took a fancy to the destructive power in him.
Nowadays, the civil and military personnel in the Great Song Dynasty have smoothed their edges, and there are few people with such powerful destructive power as Zhang Hua.
Kou Ji wanted to keep him because he wanted to use his destructive power to break the stereotypes in the Song Dynasty, break the deadlock of weakness in the court to the outside world, and bring some destructive power to the Song Dynasty.
This was used to achieve the goal of revolutionizing the Song Dynasty and dominating the world.
But Kou Ji was afraid that he would not be able to control Zhang Hua and would be led into a ditch by Zhang Hua.
That's why the purpose was to kill Zhang Hua to avoid future troubles.
Is Kou Ji really smart?
Even if you say you are smart, you are smart; if you say you are not smart, you are not smart either.
The reason why he is able to stir up troubles in the court is that he already knows the outcome of history and makes plans in advance according to the outcome of history. He is always one step ahead of others and has far-reaching plans, which will naturally lead to hopelessness and disadvantage.
But apart from the fact that he is familiar with history, he may not be able to win against the civil and military officials in the court simply relying on his intelligence.
That's why he was worried that he couldn't control Zhang Hua.
After all, Zhang Hua is a man who can compete with the civil and military officials of the court without the support of historical results.
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Kou Ji waited at his house for another two days.
On the third day, I couldn't wait any longer.
Some people have known about the news of Kou Ji's recovery for a long time.
Someone wrote a letter to impeach him.
It is said that it is the end of the year, and all government offices and departments are doing year-end summaries and are extremely busy. You, Kou Ji, have obviously recovered from your illness, but you are pretending to be a dead dog at home. This is inactivity and sabotage, and it is a waste of court salary.
He even quoted what Kou Ji said when he resigned from the Sixth Department.
It is said that Kou Ji has become a worm in the imperial court, and has become the same person as the former officials of the six ministries.
An idler, a person of no use to the court.
It was obvious that the officials of the Sixth Ministry were taking revenge on him for asking him to dismiss the Sixth Ministry.
Kou Ji was too lazy to pay attention to this.
But Zhao Zhen was interested.
He wrote a long letter, secretly copied a copy of the memorials to impeach Kou Ji, and sent them to Kou Ji.
He said in the letter that Kou Ji was not in the court and he was like a piece of wood when he went to court every day.
Although he has the reputation of being an official, few officials in the court regard him as an official.
He felt aggrieved.
Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry about this.
He had to put on his newly made scarlet official uniform and appear in the court again.
In the Chui Gong Hall.
A bunch of old men and young men, including Kou Ji, stood in the hall, looking out of place.
After Guo Huai announced his intention to go to court.
Liu E led Zhao Zhen into the Chui Gong Hall.
Zhao Zhen saw Kou Ji at a glance and shouted in surprise: "Kou Ji..."
Just as the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were about to salute, they were all stunned when they heard Zhao Zhen's exclamation.
Liu E frowned and was about to remind Zhao Zhen to pay attention to the king's power.
When he saw Kou Ji standing up, he cupped his hands and said, "The official is summoning the ministers, what are your orders?"
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he looked at the civil and military officials of the entire court staring at him blankly. He also realized that he had lost his temper. He quickly raised his face and said seriously: "Xiao Kou Aiqing is the pillar of the country. I know
You have just recovered from a long illness. After your serious illness, you did not forget the state affairs and appeared in the court immediately. I am very pleased..."
Kou Ji bowed and said: "Thank you so much for the official's concern. It is my blessing that the official can care about my body, and it is also the blessing of the civil and military officials of the dynasty. It is my great fortune that I can meet such a wise king from the official family. I will definitely take it as my responsibility."
For the sake of the country and the people, I will not hesitate to break my body to pieces."
Zhao Zhen nodded his head like a young adult.
As everyone knows, the civil and military officials in the court looked at the pair of monarchs and ministers with twitching lips.
Isn't it a bit too much for you two to compliment each other in front of the civil and military officials of the court?
"Treacherous sycophant!"
"Gluttonous minister!"
Some of the officials did not hide their voices and began to curse.
Naturally, they did not dare to speak ill of Zhao Zhen, so they could only speak ill of Kou Ji.
Kou Zhun had a straight face, coughed, and reminded: "It's time to go to court..."
Only then did the civil and military officials in the court shut their mouths and respectfully welcomed Zhao Zhen to sit on the dragon throne.
After Zhao Zhen sat down, Guo Huai read out a sentence as usual, "If you have something to do, you will start to act, but if there is nothing, you will withdraw from the court."
Lin Te held the imperial hut in his arms and went out to play: "I am going to announce to the official family that the empress dowager, the grand master, and the grand master Jin are the chief regents of the country. Tong Zhongshu's affairs are all in peace. Shouldn't we let him go and choose another person?"
After Li Di was dismissed from the post of political advisor, there was still one person missing.
Previously, various departments and offices were busy arranging envoys from various countries, and no one mentioned this matter.
Now that the envoys from various countries have been properly arranged, should this matter be put on the agenda?"
When the civil and military officials in the court heard this, their eyes all fell on Kou Zhun.
Kou Zhun was in charge of the affairs of Tong Zhongshu, so Lin Te's petition was to oust Kou Zhun from the position of prime minister.
This is to weaken the power in Kou Zhun's hands.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty planned to see how Kou Zhun would respond.
Hearing this, Kou Zhun said calmly: "I am the regent of the country as a disciple of Tong Zhongshu, Ping Zhangshi, not as a Taishi. What if I don't have the identity of Ping Zhangshi, a disciple of Tong Zhongshu?
Chief regent of state affairs?
Your memorial is incompatible with the late Emperor’s last instructions and will not be accepted.”
When Lint heard this, he didn't show any disappointment.
Liu E didn't interrupt either.
Ding Wei, Lu Yijian, Cao Lili and others remained silent.
It seems that asking Kou Zhun to give up his position as Tong Zhongshu's subordinate Ping Zhangshi is just a casual move.
Their ultimate goal should be to take part in political affairs.
Sure enough, as soon as Kou Zhun's words came to light, Ding Wei asked, "Should we discuss the position of political advisor?"
Liu E took the lead and said: "Absolutely..."
Kou Zhun thought about it for a moment and nodded: "Absolutely..."
Ding Wei held the imperial wat in his arms, cupped his hands and said, "I thought that Lu Yijian, the envoy of the Third Division, had been an official for many years and had outstanding political achievements. He should be appointed as a counselor in the affairs of the Jin Dynasty."
Lin Te and Cao Li went out to express their agreement with Ding Wei's statement.
Subsequently, Liu E's party members all came out to express their approval.
Kou Ji took a look and realized that this was to promote Lu Yijian to the throne.
He was about to open his mouth to stop him.
Lu Yijian is from Liu E.
If he enters the inner court, he becomes a political advisor.
Then Liu E had two seats in the inner court.
In addition to Liu E herself, if the three of them deal with Kou Zhun together, Kou Zhun will suffer a great loss.
However, before Kou Ji could speak, Li Di was the first to go out and report: "I believe that Wang Zeng, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was appointed as the Minister of Political Affairs in the Jin Dynasty. In terms of qualifications and achievements, Wang Zeng is not inferior to Lu Yijian. And Wang Zeng
He also served as counselor for political affairs before. Now that the official family is young, we should need the assistance of veterans like Wang Zeng."
Li Di's words fell to the ground.
Wang Shu and others came out of work one after another to express their agreement.
Subsequently, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty sent out petitions and recommended Wang Qinruo, Li Di, Wang Shu and others to participate in the competition.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty held a discussion on the candidates for political affairs. The discussion lasted from morning to noon, but no result was reached.
Kou Ji stood there and weighed for a long time, and finally stood up and said: "I think that the candidate to participate in political affairs is none other than Zuo Pushe Xiang Minzhong."
The reason why Kou Ji recommended Xiang Minzhong was the result of careful consideration.
The officials recommended five people: Wang Qinruo, Li Di, Wang Shu, Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian.
Wang Qinruo is an old fox. Although he has not taken refuge with Liu E, there is no guarantee that after he takes office, he will not become another figure in the court with the support of Zhao Yuanyan.
Wang Qinruo had no dealings with Kou Zhun.
If he was allowed to establish a position in the court, he would definitely become Kou Zhun's opponent.
If Kou Zhun is young, there is no need to worry about him growing up.
But now that Kou Zhun was getting old, he was already unable to handle government affairs. He was also secretly fighting with Liu E, and he was exhausted physically and mentally every day.
If Wang Qinruo is added to the mix, Kou Zhun will easily fall in the attack from both sides.
Therefore, Wang Qinruo cannot serve in the inner court and participate in political affairs.
Li Di has just been dismissed from the position of political counselor. It is difficult to take up the post of political counselor immediately. Even if he wants to take up the post of political counselor, he will have to wait for three to five years.
Moreover, Li Di now controls the Ministry of Revenue, which has just wrested some power from the Department of Punishment. People like Li Di are now needed to take charge, and Li Di cannot do without the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Wang Zeng now serves as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, a powerful yamen that has just seized power. If he leaves the Ministry of Punishment, others may take the opportunity to pick peaches, so Wang Zeng cannot move.
Wang Shu was purely brought up to make up the numbers.
He is not qualified enough, and Kou Zhun is now in the position of being under Tong Zhongshu's family. If Weng and his son-in-law become prime ministers together, they will inevitably be criticized.
Lu Yijian was Liu E's man, so Kou Ji would not see him sitting in the position of attending political affairs and causing trouble for Kou Zhun.
After much calculation, Xiang Minzhong is the only candidate who is qualified to serve as a political advisor without much resistance.
Although Xiang Minzhong was on good terms with Kou Zhun, he was not Kou Zhun's person.
With his identity, status, and qualifications, no one except officials can make him bow down.
He is neither Kou Zhun's nor Liu E's, but it is easier for him to win in this kind of struggle and sit in the position of participating in political affairs.
That's why Kou Ji spoke out and asked Xiang Minzhong to serve as a counselor for political affairs.
As soon as Kou Ji said these words, everyone in the civil and military court looked at him.
Lin Te shouted in the hall: "Xiang Minzhong is already old. Even if he takes up the post of counselor for political affairs, he will not be able to do anything well."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "As far as I know, your physical condition is the same as Xiang Gong's. When Xiang Gong was appointed as the Councilor for political affairs, he was more than willing but not strong enough. Then you are strong enough to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Already?
Xiang Gong had written letters begging for the bones several times, but he was declined by the late emperor.
But you haven't even published a memorial to beg for bones.
How can a person like you, who is a humble person and greedy for power, have the face to criticize Mr. Xiang?"
"you!"
Lin Te pointed at Kou Ji and stared.
Kou Ji said calmly: "If I were you, I should resign and go back to my hometown to retire, so as not to be said that I am occupying the latrine and not shitting."
"Enough!"
Liu E saw that Lin Te could not defeat Kou Ji, so she said: "How can you speak dirty words in the court? I will be fined for one year as a warning to others."
Kou Ji cupped his hands and said in a neutral tone: "Your Majesty, Kou Ji, accept your punishment."
As soon as Kou Ji finished speaking, Zhao Zhen said seriously: "Madam, Kou Ji has just recovered from a serious illness and needs money to buy things to nourish his body. Have you punished him too severely?"
When the civil and military officials in the dynasty heard this, they suddenly didn't want to be officials.
Others were fined and could only weep secretly. After returning to the palace, they had to write a memorial and go to the palace to praise the court for the fine punishment.
Kou Ji was fined a salary, but before it was implemented, Zhao Zhen began to protect him.
It's true that people have to die when comparing with others, and goods have to be thrown away when comparing goods.
If it had been anyone else, if he had said these words, he would have been scolded by the civil and military officials of the entire court to the point of shutting himself down.
However, Zhao Zhen is young, so any words he says can be regarded as childish words.
Children speak without restraint.
Don't take anything you say seriously. If you take it seriously, you will lose.
Even if you make Zhao Zhen speechless in the court and spread it to the people, you will not lose any good reputation.
If you have nothing to do and compete with a child, you are really promising.
Of course, you can also use Zhao Zhen's official status as an excuse.
But it's also pale and feeble.
If Zhao Zhen, an official, is really decisive, then what are the two regents Kou Zhun and Liu E doing?
Liu E gritted her silver teeth as she listened to Zhao Zhen speak for Kou Ji.
From Zhao Zhen's words to defend Kou Ji, it is not difficult to feel that Zhao Zhen has gradually escaped from her control.
But there was nothing she could do to stop it.
There is Concubine Li in the palace, and Kou Zhun is outside the palace.
With the support of these two people, she couldn't completely control Zhao Zhen.
Although Mrs. Li did not have any power in her hands, everyone knew that she was Zhao Zhen's biological mother.
She finally got together with Zhao Zhen, so she naturally turned to Zhao Zhen in everything and often spoke for Zhao Zhen. Liu E couldn't do it even if he wanted to embarrass her.
If there really was something wrong with Mrs. Li, no matter who did it, everyone in the government and the public would think that it was Liu E who did it.