Chapter 0402 Three slaughter in the inner court borrows the east wind
Seeing that Kou Ji didn't believe it, Zhu Neng hurriedly explained: "Your grandfather is usually strict with his family members, but if they make mistakes, he will definitely protect them to the end."
Hearing this, Kou Ji pursed his lips.
After thinking carefully about Kou Zhun's daily behavior, it was exactly as Zhu Neng said.
Since Zhu Neng didn't care about being an enemy of the civil and military officials in the court, Kou Ji couldn't continue talking about this matter.
Kou Ji chatted with Zhu Neng for a while and then sent Zhu Neng away from the Kou Mansion.
After returning to Sijunyuan, Kou Ji secretly speculated.
Ma Yuanfang saw Zhu Neng submit a letter, but he was afraid that he would not submit another letter for a while.
He will definitely wait until Zhu Neng and the martial arts heroes are almost at the same level before entering the arena.
With Zhu Neng as the vanguard and fighting with the warriors for a while, he would naturally be happy to see the results.
Just as Kou Ji expected.
The next few days.
Ma Yuanfang didn't move at all.
Zhu Neng was impeached by the military officers of the Manchu Dynasty, and some of the shameful things Zhu Neng had done in his daily life were dug out one by one and aired in the court.
Big hats were placed on Zhu Neng's head.
Zhu Neng seems to have become a heinous person.
Zhu Neng was naturally unwilling to be outdone.
He frantically exposed the shortcomings of the military heroes in the court.
Things such as depriving the soldiers of their food and wages, killing good soldiers and taking credit for their merits, etc., were brought out one by one by him.
The two sides were having a great time slamming shit bowls on each other's heads.
Zhu Neng fought fiercely with the martial artists.
The civil servants sat on the wall one by one, quietly watching the excitement.
Kou Ji also paid attention to this matter all the time. After paying attention to it for a long time, Kou Ji felt something strange.
With Zhu Neng's identity and status, he had been fighting against the warriors of the Manchu Dynasty for half a month. It would be strange if there were no tricks in the process.
Kou Ji was interested in going to the palace to ask Kou Zhun for information, but after thinking about it, he decided that it would be better to meet Li Di before seeing Kou Zhun again.
Immediately.
Kou Ji dressed neatly, got into the carriage and went straight to Li's house.
When they arrived at the door of the Li Mansion, the manager of the Li Mansion welcomed him out and told Kou Ji that Li Di was not at the house.
Kou Ji then ordered the groom to drive to Wang Zeng's house.
Wang Zeng was actually at the house.
After hearing the notice from the servant that Kou Ji was visiting, he sent people to welcome Kou Ji to the backyard of the mansion.
Both Wang Zeng and Li Di regarded Kou Ji as their nephew.
Therefore, when Kou Ji came to visit, he was rarely led to the main hall or the side hall.
Kou Ji arrived at the backyard of the palace and saw Wang Zeng, dressed in single clothes, sitting cross-legged in the pavilion, chewing ice cubes and reviewing some documents with a pen.
Kou Ji stepped forward slightly and bowed.
"Kou Ji, the lower official, has met the Prime Minister..."
When Wang Zeng heard this, he snorted in displeasure and ignored Kou Ji.
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly bowed and said, "Kou Ji, I have met Uncle Wang."
Wang Zeng paused while holding the pen, glanced up at Kou Ji, pointed to a location beside him, and continued to review the documents without speaking.
Kou Ji walked to the edge of the pavilion, took off his boots, and sat down on the mat next to Wang Zeng.
The mat Wang Zeng sat on was made of a milky white material that resembled jade. Upon closer inspection, it looked like it was made of bone.
After sitting on it, it felt cool and very comfortable.
Wang Zeng was busy reviewing the memorials and did not want to talk to Kou Ji. Kou Ji did not take the initiative to join in. Instead, he was carefully studying the mat he was sitting on.
One of them reviewed the memorial, the other studied the mat.
Time passed by like this minute by minute.
After a long time, Wang Zeng put down his pen, rubbed his wrist, and knocked on the table.
Kou Ji quickly raised his head and poured tea and water for Wang Zeng.
Wang Zeng took the tea, took a sip, let out a sigh of relief, glanced at Kou Ji and said, "Have you taken a fancy to this mat?"
Kou Ji nodded seriously, "I think this thing is destined for me..."
Wang Zeng glanced at Kou Ji with disgust and said angrily: "There are countless valuable things in your Kou house. The only thing I can get away with in my house is this mat."
Kou Jiqian smiled and said: "Young man didn't say you wanted to keep this thing as your own."
Wang Zeng rolled his eyes and refused to believe Kou Ji's lies.
"This tooth mat is a reward that I received after serving the late emperor for many years..."
The implication is that Kou Ji should not worry about it.
Kou Ji stroked the mat he sat on, feeling a little envious.
Kou Ji's eyesight is far sharper than that of ordinary people. He already knew how the mat he sat on was made and what its texture was from the first moment he saw it.
Made of pure ivory…
Fully one foot long and six feet wide, the pure white teeth are neatly connected together to make a mat.
The amount of ivory consumed during this period is immeasurable.
It's really...luxury.
Wang Zeng saw that Kou Ji was trying to get rid of him, and he coughed slightly and said loudly: "You kid, you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for any reason. Why did you come to the mansion to find me this time?"
Kou Ji glanced at the mat he was sitting on slightly reluctantly, raised his head, and asked: "Uncle Wang, are you and my grandfather the three of you who sent a letter to the court asking the court to remove the general from supervising the construction of ordnance?"
Instructed?"
Wang Zeng was stunned for a moment, then picked up the tea cup and said calmly: "This matter was done by Zhu Neng alone. What does it have to do with the three of me?"
Kou Ji said suspiciously: "With Zhu Neng's status, it is impossible for him to survive to this day when faced with an attack by the Manchu Dynasty Wu Xun. There must be someone behind him to help..."
Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji and said, "Do you suspect that I and your grandfather are secretly supporting Zhu Neng and making enemies of the Manchu Dynasty Wu Xun?"
Kou Ji was not frightened by Wang Zeng's glare, but nodded seriously.
Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji for a long time. Seeing that he could not scare Kou Ji, he slowly withdrew his gaze and said quietly: "Since you have doubts, why don't you ask your grandfather instead of running over to ask me?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "Actually, I didn't even think about coming to ask you. I originally planned to go to Grandpa Li to ask for details, but after I went to Li's house, I found that Grandpa Li was not there, so I had no choice but to look for you."
Wang Zeng snorted: "If you go to Li Mansion to see Li Di at this time, you will naturally not be able to see him."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and asked tentatively: "Grandpa Li is in Ma Mansion?"
Wang Zeng let out a long sigh and praised: "You are really smart... Li Di is indeed in Ma's house. If he doesn't come forward to restrain Ma Yuanfang, that old man Ma Yuanfang will definitely submit a letter."
If he submitted a letter, all the civil servants in the court would probably be unable to sit still.
When the time comes, how will I carry out my plan?"
really……
Kou Ji muttered in his mind.
Seeing that Zhu Neng could still stand still despite being impeached by the military officials of the court, he frequently counterattacked.
Kou Ji guessed that there must be something fishy behind Zhu Neng's rash letter.
Combined with what Zhu Neng said before in the Kou Mansion.
It was not difficult for Kou Ji to guess that behind Zhu Neng there must be three people, Kou Zhun and others, supporting him.
Kou Zhun and the others must be planning something based on Zhu Neng's letter.
Now that I heard Wang Zeng's affirmative answer, it just confirmed Kou Ji's suspicion.
Kou Ji figured out the joints, stared at Wang Zeng, and asked: "Then what are you three planning?"
Wang Zeng said calmly: "Why should I tell you what the three of us are planning? Are we only allowed to plan in the court, but the three of us are not allowed to plan?"
Kou Jiqian smiled and said: "That's not what I meant..."
Wang Zeng glared at Kou Ji, "You have done so many big things behind your back, but you haven't reported it to me. I haven't settled the accounts with you yet."
Kou Ji laughed softly and said: "The kid is also afraid of the wind when he walks..."
Seeing that Wang Zeng was getting angry, Kou Ji hurriedly said: "Didn't the three of you use the Dongfeng schemed by the boy to plan other things without telling the boy? How about we make it even?"
"This will never happen again!"
Wang Zeng snorted coldly and said.
Kou Ji nodded quickly.
Wang Zeng saw that Kou Ji had a good attitude, so he did not intend to hide it from him, and said bluntly: "Our Xiang army on the border of the Song Dynasty has been reduced to seven or eight. The rest is the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains.
Compared with the Xiang army on the border, the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains was even more corrupt.
The Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains will probably be completely eliminated.
Previously, the disbandment of the border troops by the three of them had already aroused a backlash from the martial arts warriors.
If we directly reach out to eliminate the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains, those warriors will definitely cause chaos.
In order to prevent the warriors from causing trouble.
The three of them wanted to use the matter of deposing the generals as supervisors and building ordnance to expose the evil deeds that the military officers had done over the years.
This is used to stabilize people's hearts.
Once the three of them attack the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains.
Those martial artists want to cause chaos, but the people will not be deceived by them."
After listening to Wang Zeng's words, Kou Ji was thoughtful.
Kou Zhun, Wang Zeng, and Li Di are doing this to guide public opinion.
First, in name, the martial artists are included in the ranks of villains.
The biggest source of unrest has been cut off.
Once the three of them attack the Xiang troops in the hinterland of the Central Plains, if the warriors want to do something behind the scenes, they can only rely on the power in their hands to make small troubles.
It's difficult to cause a big mess.
If you want to coerce the people into rebellion, I'm afraid the people won't agree.
Coupled with the constraints of the military supervisors, promotion officials and others, it will be even more difficult to cause a big mess.
Kou Ji understood what Kou Zhun and the others were thinking, so he stopped asking further questions.
Let’s attack the martial artists together, although it’s a bit cruel.
But for the sake of the Song Dynasty, I had to do this.
Kou Ji stared at Wang Zeng and asked: "Will the plans of the three of you affect the kid's plan?"
When Wang Zeng heard this, he felt angry. He glared at Kou Ji and said, "Looking at what you said, we three prime ministers still have to listen to you, right?"
Kou Ji quickly waved his hand and said: "Don't dare, don't dare... I just think that it is not easy for me to plan something. It would be a pity if it was ruined because of this."
Wang Zeng glared at Kou Ji fiercely and said: "You can rest assured about this...the removal of the general's power to supervise the forging of ordnance must be done before the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains is dismantled.
Just wait a few more days until Zhu Neng has finished talking about the evil deeds done by the martial artists, and Ma Yuanfang will naturally write a letter.
When the time comes, civil servants will definitely respect him.
By then, your plan will naturally come true."
When Kou Ji heard this, he let out a sigh of relief.
He was really afraid that his plan would conflict with the plans of Kou Zhun and the others.
For the sake of the overall situation, Kou Zhun and the other three will persuade him to give up his plan.
Now that he heard the meaning of Wang Zeng's words, Kou Zhun and the others took his plan into consideration when they planned to dismantle the Xiang Army and planned together, so he felt relieved.
Kou Ji chatted with Wang Zeng for a while before leaving the palace.
The next few days.
Zhu Neng fought fiercely with the martial artists in the court.
Kou Ji never paid attention to it again.
Just when Kou Ji thought he didn't need to worry about this matter anymore, someone came to the door.
Kou Mansion.
Side hall.
Kou Ji faced the visitor, bowed and said, "I've met Uncle Cao."
Cao Wei's late-night visit surprised Kou Ji.
Cao Wei stared at Kou Ji and said: "No need to be polite..."
Kou Ji asked Cao Wei to sit down, and Cao Wei got straight to the point: "What exactly does Master Kou want to do?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then asked someone to serve tea. While tasting the tea, he muttered: "I don't quite understand what Uncle Cao means."
Cao Wei stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "You understand!"
Kou Ji is not the only smart person in the world.
Kou Ji could see that there was something fishy in Zhu Neng's letter, how could Cao Wei not see it?
Not only Cao Wei saw it, but Gao Chugong, Li Zhaoliang and others also saw it.
It seems that almost a month has passed since Zhu Neng wrote the letter.
The martial artists tried their best behind the scenes and used all kinds of frame-up methods, but Zhu Neng still stood firm in the court.
No matter how stupid they are, they still know that there must be something fishy in this.
Kou Ji guessed Cao Wei's thoughts and knew that this matter could not be hidden from Cao Wei for a long time. He stared at Cao Wei and asked, "What does Uncle Cao want to know?"
Cao Wei said seriously: "I just want to know what Taishi Kou's purpose is and what does he want?"
Kou Ji did not say it explicitly, but reminded implicitly: "This matter actually has nothing to do with Uncle Cao..."
Cao Wei was stunned and frowned, not understanding the meaning of Kou Ji's words.
"Master Kou designs against me, Wu Xun, how come he has nothing to do with me?"
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Uncle Cao, does he remember what he once said?"
Cao Wei frowned even more tightly.
Carefully consider the meaning of Kou Ji's words.
Kou Zhun is targeting Wu Xun, but it has nothing to do with the Cao family, and it has something to do with what he said before...
So……
Cao Wei suddenly raised his head, stared at Kou Ji, and said in a heavy voice: "The imperial court wants to abolish the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains?!"
Kou Ji didn't nod, shake his head, or speak, so he accepted the meaning of Cao Wei's words.
He was not afraid that Cao Wei would spread the news.
In this matter, Cao Wei represents the Cao family and has already submitted the petition.
It is already considered a betrayal of the interests of the martial artists.
If Cao Wei publicizes this matter, it will be of no benefit to anyone.
Cao Wei said sadly with an ugly face: "I had expected that after Master Kou and others disbanded the Xiang army on the border, they would definitely attack the Xiang army in the hinterland of the Central Plains, but I didn't expect that it would be so fast."