Chapter 0343 Anxing (something to deal with tonight)
After listening to Kou Ji's explanation, Kou Zhun thought about it for a while.
It was found that it was indeed as Kou Ji said. If he wanted to seek the throne, Zhou Huaizheng's rebellion would be an excellent opportunity.
At that time, Kou Ji could use the name of Qing Junzi to eliminate all those who could block his way.
And will not leave anything to say.
Kou Ji didn't care about such an excellent opportunity, so he certainly wouldn't bother planning it now.
Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and said thoughtfully: "Do you really have no idea about the throne?"
Kou Ji shook his head decisively.
Kou Zhun said suspiciously: "Why don't you have any idea about the throne?"
In Kou Zhun's understanding, anyone who is qualified to covet the throne has some ideas about the throne.
From what Kou Ji said, it seemed that he had never had any thoughts about the throne since he entered Bianjing City.
This made him feel a little surprised.
Somewhat hard to believe.
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "Grandpa really thinks that position is a good thing?"
When Kou Zhun heard this, he couldn't help but glare at Kou Ji. He felt that Kou Ji said nonsense.
If that position wasn't a good thing, there wouldn't be so many people trying their best to grab it.
Kou Ji seemed to see through Kou Zhun's thoughts. He said calmly: "Supreme power is indeed a good thing, but after you get it, everyone in the world will be suspicious. You have to guard against your wife, your brothers, your children, and your children."
Looking at everyone who passes by.
No one can be trusted...
Completely reduced to a loner...
If you are a foolish king and your descendants are ineffective, I am afraid that within a few generations, you will be defeated and all the people will be killed.
If you become an Mingjun, you will be locked in a cage in the palace for the rest of your life, busy with papers every day, without being able to rest until the dead of night, and in the end you will have to work yourself to death."
Kou Ji curled his lips and said: "How can there be such joy as being in charge of things? When you are happy, you are in charge of politics, when you are unhappy, you stay at home to recuperate, and when you have nothing to do, you can go out and relax.
As long as the inner court is well controlled, the power will not be lost to the officials.
Even if you have nothing to do, you will make trouble for the official and accuse him of being stupid in public. He can't beat you or scold you. He has to give you some good things to prevent you from being angry.
If you make a mistake, he won't be able to criticize you in public and will have to protect your face.
When you meet Mingjun, point out some of his faults and he will immediately make you a loyal minister and good prime minister.
When you meet a foolish king, accompany him to cause trouble in the world, and he will immediately make you his favorite.
When you do something good, all the credit goes to yourself.
If he does bad things, all the blame will be placed on him.
How cool?
There is no shortage of wealth and power.
When there was a change of dynasty, he immediately surrendered with all his civil and military officials. In the new dynasty, he still held high positions.
How cool is it?”
"roll!"
Kou Ji's words made Kou Zhun's veins jump on his forehead. He pointed at the door and roared angrily.
Kou Ji curled his lips and walked out the door, muttering: "Did I say something wrong? This is what most civil servants do..."
When Kou Zhun heard this, he yelled angrily, "Son, how can we, the civil servants, be as miserable as you say?!"
Kou Ji paused, stared at Kou Zhun and said quietly: "Grandpa, I'm in the wrong generation..."
Kou Zhun stamped his foot and said angrily: "I am so angry with you."
Kou Ji's words really disgusted Kou Zhun.
If what Kou Ji said was unreasonable, he wouldn't care.
But after listening to Kou Ji's words, he actually felt that they made some sense.
That would be disgusting.
According to Kou Ji's statement, the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty have become like flies and dogs.
And he himself was the one in charge, how could he not be angry?
Kou Ji spread his hands and said innocently: "Grandpa, my grandson didn't say anything wrong. Why are you angry? This is how people who have been officials for generations, both in the government and in the public, come to be.
Not only did people feel nourished by living in our Song Dynasty, but they also enjoyed living nourished by the Liao Kingdom."
Kou Zhun was so angry that his orifices were filled with smoke, and he trembled and cursed: "Get out!"
Seeing this, Kou Ji stopped talking, took back his hand, and walked out the door.
As soon as he stepped out of the door with his right foot, he heard Kou Zhun's voice from behind.
"Get back here, old man!"
Kou Ji took back his feet, turned around, and looked at Kou Zhun with a puzzled expression.
Kou Zhun said with a dark face: "I was so angry with you that I almost forgot all the important things."
Kou Ji immediately made a listening gesture.
Kou Zhun said angrily: "The officials are determined to help you get promoted to a higher rank, but I and I couldn't get over it. Finally, we discussed it and came up with a compromise method to give you a title in recognition of your merits."
Kou Ji stood up straight and said in shock: "The officials want to make me a duke?"
No wonder Kou Zhun kept saying that Zhao Zhen was very good to him after he returned home.
It turned out that Zhao Zhen wanted to make an exception and knight him.
"Pooh!"
Kou Zhun stared, spat, and said disdainfully: "You have a good idea! The court has a clear rule that those who do not enter the second rank will not be awarded the title of Duke."
Kou Ji smiled dryly and said, "I'm not suitable for other titles."
Kou Zhun snorted coldly: "It was originally inappropriate..."
Kou Ji looked confused.
Kou Zhun hummed and said, "But before you have a title, you must first have a real estate. I and others can give you a title in the name of putting your real estate in a real place."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, analyzed it, and felt that Kou Zhun's statement was reasonable.
If Kou Zhun and the others rashly knighted him, they would definitely encounter civil and military opposition from the Manchu Dynasty.
But if he was given a title in the name of a real city, there wouldn't be much opposition from the civil and military officials of the court.
Although it is somewhat inappropriate to rashly ennoble Kou Ji.
But the fault did not lie with Kou Ji, nor did Kou Zhun rely on his status to help Kou Ji abuse his power for personal gain.
The fault lies with Zhao Yuanzuo.
Zhao Yuanzuo was capricious for a moment and allocated 200 households from his real estate to Kou Ji.
It violated the regulations of the imperial court.
After all, from the moment he got the title to now, no one has ever heard of anyone giving away his real estate privately.
Of course, there is no former prince who has served as three emperors and is still alive.
Zhao Yuanzuo, a person with a special status, did a special thing.
All civil and military officials in the dynasty wanted to stop it, but they couldn't.
Due to the special nature of his status, as long as he is not rebelling, no matter what extraordinary things he does, the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty will not be able to deal with him.
It is precisely because of this that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty turned a blind eye to the fact that he gave Kou Ji Shiyi.
But it was still a thorn, stuck firmly in the court, and everyone felt awkward when looking at it.
Now, taking advantage of Kou Ji's recent meritorious service, this thorn was pulled out, and the civil and military officials of the entire court were naturally happy to see the result.
Although it was an exception to grant Kou Ji a title, it was somewhat against the rules of the imperial court.
But as long as the title granted is not high enough, Kou Ji's status will not change much.
After all, there is no need to grant real estate.
At the same time, he can justifiably clean Zhao Yuanzuo's butt, which can also offset Kou Ji's contribution to resettling the refugees.
Kill three birds with one stone.
Why not.
Kou Ji guessed the intention of Kou Zhun and others to use Shiyi to knight themselves, and asked funnyly: "So... what title do you guys plan to give me?"
Kou Ji actually didn't care much about whether he was knighted or promoted.
Given his age, it is impossible for the court to grant him a high title.
His knighthood is nothing more than an additional title and does not have much substantive effect.
It cannot be hereditary, nor can it increase the real estate.
There is no way to use it to intimidate others.
In the imperial court, not counting military honors, among the civil servants alone, there were nearly ten Dukes in the imperial court, and those outside the imperial court who had retired and stayed at home were not counted.
Not to mention those princely and noble families with martial arts achievements.
For Wu Xun, a title is the wealth and foundation of the family.
But for civil servants, it is just an honor.
As for being promoted to an official position, he had never thought about it.
He had just moved to the Ministry of Industry and had just started to start to fight, and he had not yet started a big fight.
If he was transferred from the Ministry of Industry, wouldn't everything he had done before be in vain?
He has no shortage of opportunities for promotion.
What he lacks now is qualifications and strength.
If he had qualifications and strength, no matter Kou Zhun or Zhao Zhen, they wouldn't have so many worries about helping him get promoted.
No need to look forward or backward.
Just like building a house, the foundation is unstable.
No matter how high or large the walls and the roof are, they cannot withstand scrutiny.
Kou Zhun didn't know what Kou Ji was thinking. He just thought that Kou Ji was eager to know his title, so he hummed: "An Xingbo..."
Kou Ji was stunned and said thoughtfully: "Earl?"
Kou Zhun questioned: "Not satisfied?"
Kou Ji waved his hand and said, "There's nothing to be dissatisfied about."
The word "Anxing" is suitable for him as a civil servant.
If it is a title such as Zhongyong or Zhongwu, then he should consider changing careers and enlisting in the army.
Seeing that Kou Ji had no dissatisfaction, Kou Zhun continued: "The edict to entrust you will not be read out in the court. In a few days, eunuchs will come to the house to announce the edict."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows slightly.
Some of them are unpleasant.
What?
My title was stolen. Isn't it shameful?
It would be better not to close it.
Kou Zhun saw Kou Ji's strange expression, and seemed to know what Kou Ji was thinking. He said with a straight face: "It mainly involves the issue of real estate. It concerns the King of Chu and is not suitable to be announced to the public."
When Kou Ji heard this, his expression became even weirder.
Kou Ji looked at Kou Zhun with a faint look, and said suspiciously: "Actually, helping the King of Chu cover up his mistakes is the fundamental purpose of your promise to the official to grant me a title, right?"
Kou Zhun's sullen face stiffened a bit, and he snorted coldly: "I and others have their own considerations when they are in charge of the government. What do you, a small fourth-rank official, know?"
Seeing that Kou Zhun was becoming unreasonable, Kou Ji also knew clearly that his words were probably correct.
He lamented: "You can use a useless title to deceive me about my great achievements in resettling the refugees..."
"roll!"
Before Kou Ji finished speaking, Kou Zhun pointed at the door and roared.
Seeing that Kou Zhun was so angry, Kou Ji ran out of the main hall decisively, forgetting even the etiquette.
When Kou Zhun saw Kou Ji running away in a panic, he was angry and funny. He sat on the chair and groaned.
He knew that Kou Ji was not afraid of him.
The panic look just now was just for him to see.
"Smelly boy..."
"Old fox..."
On the way back to Sijun Garden, Kou Ji curled his lips and whispered.
Kou Zhun, Wang Zeng, Li Di and other old servants in the court, none of them were straightforward in their work.
They always like to use various means, various languages, and roundabout ways to achieve their goals.
If he hadn't been smart enough to see what the old people were thinking, he would have been played around by the old people.
Kou Zhun met him today. He first threatened him, then talked about friendship, and finally told him about the imperial court's canonization of his title.
The reason was that after he had made great contributions to the court, the court only rewarded him with an empty title, so that he would not have any resentment in his heart and embark on a treasonous path.
When old people do things, they do not kill three birds with one stone, but kill four birds with one stone.
"Isn't it obvious? Why do you beat around the bush? I'm not an unreasonable person."
Kou Ji muttered something again as he stepped into the Sijun Garden.
Returned to Sijun Garden.
Kou Ji felt much better.
He joined hands with Xiang Yan, who was waiting for him at the garden gate, and returned to the bedroom.
A night of silence.
The next day.
At the third watch of the day.
Kou Ji got up from the bed at Kou Zhong's call.
After washing up, Kou Ji put on his court clothes, carried the imperial hut, and left the room.
Kou Ji's Chao Hut was carved from a single piece of jade, and its entire body was as smooth and delicate as mutton fat.
This thing is valuable, but it was not purchased by the Kou government.
But Kou Ji came from Xiangfushun when he was appointed to be in charge of the official affairs of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Before Kou Ji got married, Xiang Minzhong handed over the land deed of Xiang Mansion to Kou Ji, but Kou Ji did not accept it.
So Xiang Minzhong deliberately gave him this valuable Chaohu.
Let him hold the Chao Hut so that he can always remember Xiang Minzhong's friendship for him.
So that if Xiangfu is in trouble in the future, Kou Ji will help him out.
So when Kou Ji went to ask Xiang Minzhong to help him write a letter, Xiang Minzhong placed this object on the table.
It didn't say it was for Kou Ji.
But Kou Ji guessed Xiang Minzhong's intention through Xiang Minzhong's behavior, so before leaving, he walked away from Chaohu.
In fact, the jade hut was only used by Xiang Minzhong.
Like the imperial huts used by Kou Zhun, Wang and Zeng, they were all made of ivory.
The Chao Hut used by Li Di was made of a single piece of iron.
Far more stylish than Xiang Minzhong's Chao Hu.
Things of gold and jade are too vulgar to hold in your hands.
It's still ivory or iron, it's more interesting to hold it in your hand.
When Kou Ji rushed to the main hall, Kou Zhun had already been invited away by the palace people.
He got on the sedan alone and wandered to Donghua Gate.
When I arrived at the gate of Donghua, I saw that the door was packed full of sedans. Around the sedans, there were boys carrying lanterns and servants carrying thermoses.
There just aren't any officials.
When the weather is freezing cold and the wind is strong, officials like to hide in their sedan chairs and refuse to come out.
Kou Ji got off the sedan, and after looking around for a while, he found Wang Yunsheng's sedan and walked over.
Not far away from the sedan chair, the old servant of the palace recognized Kou Ji's identity and hurriedly saluted, "I have seen Kou Ji's Ministry of Industry..."
Wang Yunsheng in the sedan heard the voice of the old servant saluting, and knew that Kou Ji was here. He quickly got out of the sedan and saluted: "The lower official has seen the superior..."
"Let's talk?"
Kou Ji said with a smile.
Wang Yunsheng was stunned and made a gesture of invitation.
The two of them sat in Wang Yunsheng's sedan together, enjoying the warmth emanating from the stove in the sedan.
Kou Ji's face sank and he hummed, "I heard that you accused me of being cunning?"