Kou Ji looked confused, "Wang Qinruo was assassinated? Is he dead?"
The corner of Kou Zhun's mouth twitched and he said angrily: "If Wang Qin was really assassinated to death, I'm afraid the whole government and the public would have been shocked."
Kou Ji said with a disappointed look on his face: "Since he's not dead, what kind of assassination is that..."
Kou Zhun glared at Kou Ji, "Wang Qinruo rolled down from the bed and fainted. Thanks to the timely diagnosis and treatment by the imperial doctor, he saved his life. Now he has been sent back to his house for recuperation. It has not lasted ten and a half days."
I'm afraid I won't be able to recover.
This matter has aroused heated discussions among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Some people say that Wang Qinruo was assassinated.
Some people say that Wang Qinruo suffered because his legs and feet were not flexible.
There are also some mysterious stories, saying that there is an innocent soul in the official office demanding life and overturning Wang Qinruo's bed.
But I feel that this matter must be related to you..."
Kou Ji complained: "How can my grandfather taint someone's innocence out of thin air?"
Kou Zhun was a little suspicious when he heard this.
In the past, no matter what Kou Ji did, no matter whether it was right or wrong, if he asked, Kou Ji would almost tell the truth. Now that Kou Ji has denied it, could it really be that he didn't do it?
"You really didn't do it?"
"I have nothing to do, so why bother him? He is older than your grandfather, and judging from his physical condition, he doesn't have many years to live. How old am I this year? Eighteen!
Do I need to trouble him?
I just have to sit back and wait for him to die.
Liu E used this move to deal with you, your grandfather. Now seeing her posture, she also wants to continue this move.
I thought about it carefully and found that as long as you don't die suddenly, this move is really invincible."
Kou Zhun opened his mouth weakly and found that he could not say anything to refute, so he could only sigh deeply.
Kou Ji took the opportunity and said: "Grandpa, with your current status, you don't need to worry about everything. Now the two counselors in the inner court are related to us. With their help, you can help
Let them do a lot of things.
You just have to make the final decision."
Kou Zhun sighed and said: "I want to let go, how difficult it is. I didn't stand at the top of power before, and many of the problems I saw were too one-sided. Now that I stand at the top of power, I can clearly see everything in the Song Dynasty.
disadvantages.
The Da Song Dynasty I saw before looked like a patient suffering from a disease.
I feel that as long as I, a good doctor like me, take action, the disease will be cured.
But now that I have stood at the top of power in the Song Dynasty, what I see is a dying man covered in sores and poisonous to the bone marrow."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "It's not that serious, is it?"
Kou Zhun lamented: "Perhaps it is more serious than this. You think the problems of the Song Dynasty are not serious, because in your eyes, if the country of the Song Dynasty is not in danger of collapse, it is not serious.
But in my eyes, Da Song Dynasty was already terminally ill.
The reason why the Song Dynasty did not fall ill was because the court spent huge amounts of money every year on support.
The imperial court spent money to feed the soldiers and wear down their courage, so that they would always have something to eat and would not rebel.
The imperial court spent money to support a large number of officials, bringing all the talented and untalented to the court, giving them a piece of food to eat, and letting them continue to appease the impoverished people.
The imperial court spent money to support the world's scholars, allowing them to become the court's lips and tongues, spreading the good news of the imperial court everywhere, so that the common people would not feel rebellious.
Even local governments spend money to support those thieves and bandits so that they don’t cause trouble everywhere.”
When Kou Ji heard this, he felt a little heavy.
Kou Zhun sighed and said: "Sometimes I think the Song Dynasty is very rich, and sometimes I think the Song Dynasty is very sad. The Song Dynasty is rich enough to support a country, but the people of the Song Dynasty do not have enough to eat or clothing to keep warm.
The Liao people thought that the Song Dynasty was rich and prosperous.
That's right, our Song Dynasty was prosperous in trade and was indeed prosperous.
But the people who are rich are businessmen, scholars, and officials, but there are no common people."
"In prosperity, the people suffer; in death, the people suffer..."
Kou Ji said this quietly.
Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji in disbelief. He didn't expect that Kou Ji could actually say such a reasonable word.
It seems that he is a great sage who is used to seeing the rise and fall of the world and the turmoil.
Of course, Kou Zhun just looked dazed for a moment, and then he asked Kou Ji, "Did you listen to that wise man who said that just now?"
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "When I was in Xianjing, I heard an old farmer say it. I didn't care who it was, because I didn't understand the profound meaning of this sentence before."
Kou Zhun said regretfully: "It's a pity that a talented person is living in the wild."
Kou Ji put away the smile on his face and slowly frowned. He heard something different from Kou Zhun's words.
He asked tentatively: "Grandpa, do you want to reform the system?"
Kou Zhun raised his brows and said in a deep voice: "I have exactly what I want. Now that I have the power, I have to do something in the face of the Song Dynasty, which is covered with sores."
Kou Zhun's answer confirmed Kou Ji's guess. Kou Ji took a deep breath and reminded: "Grandpa, those who have always implemented reforms, if they are not emperors, will not end well.
If someone else is an official, even if he offends others, it will only offend one or two people.
But if we implement restructuring, we will offend a group of people, maybe even the whole world.
Grandfather, even if you are in charge of the power of the world now, you cannot go against everyone in the world."
Kou Zhun shouted in a deep voice: "I am changing the system for the benefit of all people in the world."
Kou Ji smiled bitterly and said: "But how many people in the world know about it? The common people don't know a single character. Any decree implemented by the imperial court, they just hear it from the mouths of officials from various places.
If officials in various places misinterpret the meaning of the decree implemented by you, grandfather, and then use this to cause public outrage and civil unrest.
Grandfather, even if you die a hundred times, you will never be able to redeem yourself."
Kou Zhun said fiercely: "Then I will summon all the scholars in the world and go to the common people one by one to tell them what I want to do."
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "The common people don't understand the truth. Even if you, grandpa, send people to explain it clearly to the people, they will turn around and forget. As long as it is not closely related to the interests of the people, or the people cannot be allowed to
If you get direct benefits, few people will care."
Kou Zhun has been in office for many years, and he knows what Kou Ji said.
But he just wasn't willing to give in,
I am not willing to watch the Song Dynasty continue to rot.
"Bang!"
Kou Zhun banged the table and roared: "Can I just watch helplessly as the Song Dynasty is destroyed in the near future?"
Kou Ji said seriously: "It is a good thing that my grandfather wants to change the system. But we should not rush for quick success. We need to plan for it slowly."
"How do you figure it out slowly?"
Kou Zhun stared at Kou Ji and asked.
Kou Ji helped Kou Zhun analyze: "In the final analysis, the issue of restructuring is still a question of distribution of interests. Many people are blocking the restructuring, but it is not because the restructuring affects their interests.
These people enjoy the convenience of the imperial system and have long since become rich and noble. They have huge appeal whether in the court or in the countryside.
If they unite to resist the restructuring, they will be a huge force that can shake things up.
It is precisely because of the existence of this force that the restructuring of the past dynasties, unless implemented by the emperors, will eventually fail.
Grandfather restructured the system. If you choose to follow the practices of your predecessors, you will most likely fall into the same pit as your predecessors.
So when my grandfather reorganized the system, he had to change his approach."
Kou Zhun frowned and said: "There are still traces of the path that our predecessors have taken. If you ask me to create a road out of thin air, how can I know whether this road is suitable?"
Kou Ji laughed in a low voice and said, "Grandpa, please listen to me."
Hearing this, Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and said displeasedly: "Are you trying to trick people again?"
Kou Ji was stunned.
Kou Zhun reminded: "When you deceive people, the smile on your face is very cunning, very much like Ding Wei."
Kou Ji put away the smile on his face and said dryly: "Then will you listen or not?"
"listen!"
Kou Zhun said one word in a long voice.
Kou Ji nodded with satisfaction and said: "The interests of the imperial court are like a piece of pie. Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants all distribute their interests on this pie. Some people get more, and some get less.
Since an inherent distribution method has been formed, those who get less will not complain, and those who get more will take it for granted.
Grandfather's restructuring is equivalent to changing the distribution method of this pie.
But no matter how it is distributed, as long as it is not distributed according to the original distribution method, some people will always feel that they are at a disadvantage.
If people feel that they have suffered a loss and are unwilling to do so, they will naturally cause trouble.
Grandpa has only two ways to prevent these people from causing trouble.
One way is to make the pie bigger.
Let everyone see that even if my grandfather takes away a piece of bread from them, he will give them a bigger piece of bread.”
When Kou Zhun heard this, he became somewhat agitated. He approached Kou Ji and asked, "How to make the cake bigger?"
But after he asked this question, before Kou Ji could answer, he shook his head and rejected it.
Kou Zhun said in a dull voice: "Even if I try to make the pie bigger, those people will only occupy the pie in my hand, and then take more pie away from me.
Human greed is endless, and we cannot leave a hole open for them to discover.
As long as they find something profitable, they will definitely tear this gap open and make it even bigger.
You are not in the inner court, and you don't know many things, so you don't understand how terrible human greed is."
Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "So I have another way."
General Kou asked doubtfully: "What method?"
Kou Ji grinned.
Kou Zhun's face darkened and he muttered: "That smile again..."
Kou Ji immediately put on a serious face and said: "Then let the people who eat the cake fight by themselves. Grandpa, you just said that people's greed is terrible. Then there must be many people who are not satisfied with the cake they have in their hands now."
, and want more. If they want more pie, they can only grab it from others."
Kou Zhun frowned and said, "In this case, the people will suffer in the end."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "That's why I need you, grandfather, to protect the cakes in the hands of the people and let the others fight for the rest of the cakes."
Kou Zhun shook his head and said: "But even so, in the end, the cake is still in the hands of these people. After fighting back and forth, the cake is still eaten by them. What good does it do to the people?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "Grandpa, you are wrong. They fought back and forth and usurped other people's shares, but they had no right to distribute other people's shares. In the end, the right to distribute is still in your hands, grandpa.
Grandfather only needs to cut off a portion of the ownerless bread, distribute it to the people, and then give them the rest."
Kou Zhun hesitated and said, "Will they be willing?"
"Why are they not willing to give in? They already had bread to eat, but now they have grabbed the extra bread. If you take some away, they won't say anything.
After all, you are the one dividing the pie.”
After a pause, Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "The most important thing is that no matter how far they fight, they will never be hostile to you, grandfather. Not only can they not be hostile to you, but they must also fawn over you everywhere, for fear that you will not
Give them a chance to grab the pie. I’m afraid you won’t give them the biggest piece after they grab the pie.”
Kou Zhun said blankly: "Is this still possible?"
Kou Ji grinned and said: "Not only that...Grandpa, you can also support those who are about to be robbed of all their cakes when necessary. They will definitely be grateful to you."
Kou Zhun was thoughtful. After pondering for a long time, he waved to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji came forward. Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji's head carefully and sighed: "I really want to open your head and see how your head grows."
Kou Ji quickly took a few steps back, shook his head and said: "An ordinary head, an ordinary head, not worth anything."
Kou Zhun snorted, a little envious and a little sad: "Some people always have shitty luck. They are obviously stupid, but they can be favored by God."
Kou Ji stared at Kou Zhun suspiciously.
Kou Zhun snorted coldly: "I suddenly remembered Ding Wei. He obviously has a photographic memory and is very knowledgeable, but he doesn't do serious business."
Kou Ji still looked suspicious.
Kou Zhun blushed a little when he saw him, and changed the subject sternly: "Then tell me, in the civil and military competition for cakes in the court, who should I prefer?"
Kou Ji thought about it: "Of course it's a civil servant!"
Kou Zhun frowned and said: "The civil servants have already overwhelmed Wu Xun..."
Kou Ji shook his head and said with a smile: "That's just a superficial phenomenon. In the past, my court officials always suppressed Wu Xun, and Wu Xun seemed to have no sense of presence in the court. But now that the Xiang Army was mentioned, the Wu Xuns immediately burst out.
They have the power to compete with civil servants.
It can be seen that these warriors have not been idle for many years in Bianjing City, and they must have accumulated a lot of strength secretly.
What my grandfather has to do now is to unite with the civil servants, force Wu Xun, and use all their strength.
And then let them have a hard time.”
"But Wu Xun was instantly disabled, who can check and balance the civil servants?"
"Of course it's still Wu Xun!"
"What does this mean?"
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "How could Wu Xun be so ruthless against the civil servants if he didn't beat him to death immediately and hurt him? As long as my grandfather stands on Wu Xun's side, he can still suppress the civil servants to death.