Chapter 0566 Some people are happy and some are worried
When Xiang Yan entered the room with excitement, she saw two old guys who were stomping their feet and making the whole world tremble. They were holding a little guy in their arms, looking anxious and not knowing how to comfort them.
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"It's all your fault..."
"It's your fault..."
"It's your fault..."
"..."
The two old guys stared at each other and started arguing again.
The little guy in their arms suddenly stopped crying as he listened to their bickering. He straightened up and spurted out a stream of clear water.
The two old guys were stunned by the clear spring and did not dare to move.
Xiang Yan stepped forward dumbfounded, took the little one from the hands of the two old guys, held it in her arms to comfort her, and was about to hand it over to the nurse who was following her, but saw the two old guys frowning at the same time.
She could only smile bitterly and hold it by herself.
While coaxing the children, Xiang Yan excitedly said to the two old guys: "Grandpa, my husband won the battle in the Western Regions, and the official family wants to make my husband a duke."
Kou Zhun curled his lips disdainfully and said calmly: "So what, my father-in-law, can he compare with me? Even if he makes great achievements and catches up with me in the future, how can he compare with the little guy in your arms?"
Kou Zhun said disdainful words, but the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily.
Obviously, he was still very happy.
When Xiang Yan heard Kou Zhun's words, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Her husband-in-law, Kou Ji, was awarded the title of Duke in his twenties, and he was awarded the title of Duke based on merit. This was the only one in the Song Dynasty.
The limelight was enough to overshadow all the young talents of the Song Dynasty.
Such an outstanding person, Kou Zhun can actually say things that he doesn't mean.
Of course, what Kou Zhun said is correct.
Kou Zhun's achievements were unparalleled in the Song Dynasty.
Kou Ji still has a long way to go if he wants to catch up.
The little guy in her arms was even more extraordinary. He was the only godson of an emperor in the history of the Song Dynasty.
As long as Zhao Zhen sat on the throne long enough, this little guy could walk around all over the Song Dynasty.
all.
Even if it was the harem that Kou Ji couldn't easily enter, he could still go in and wander around.
If it weren't for Kou Ji, Kou Zhun's ancestors and grandson would have high enough status and status that they would have to bow to the little guy when they saw him.
There is no way, the little guy is Zhao Zhen's openly acknowledged godson, the kind with a golden book and jade butterfly.
Apart from bloodline and surname, everything else is no different from the royal family.
Give an example.
For example, when the concubines in Zhao Zhen's harem entered the palace, they became members of the royal family.
The elders in their families must bow to them when they see them.
Kou Ji has no way to get close to the emperor, so in this regard, he is not as good as his son.
Of course, if we talk about the relationship in private, let's talk about it separately.
Xiang Yan and Kou Zhun were very happy about Kou Ji's achievements in Hexi.
Xiang Minzhong was also happy, but besides being happy, he was also a little dazed, "Does this mean you will be granted a public title?"
Xiang Minzhong murmured something, turned his head to look at Kou Zhun, and asked: "How old were you when I was granted the title of Duke?"
Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment and felt that something was wrong with Xiang Minzhong's expression. He did not argue with Xiang Minzhong and replied: "Fifty to two..."
Xiang Minzhong nodded and lamented: "I am fifty-fifty, so I was given the title of duke...Kou Xiaozi is several rounds younger than me...Kou Xiaozi has finally established a foothold in the court...I have no regrets."
Already..."
"Kou Zhun, I feel a little stiff in my legs and feet. Please help me sit down..."
Xiang Minzhong rarely gave orders to Kou Zhun, as if he treated Kou Zhun as a servant.
Kou Zhun said nothing and stepped forward to help Xiang Minzhong sit down.
After Xiang Minzhong sat down, he grabbed Kou Zhun's hand that was about to take away, and said in a heavy voice: "Tell Mr. Kou to take care of my future generations..."
Kou Zhun pursed his lips and nodded heavily.
Xiang Minzhong nodded with satisfaction, lay down on the recliner, and slowly closed his eyes.
"Why……"
Kou Zhun sighed with a heavy look on his face.
After Xiang Yan calmed the little one in her arms, she saw Xiang Minzhong lying on the recliner with a smile on his face.
"My grandfather is asleep?"
"Gone..."
"Um?!"
Xiang Yanran's eyes widened in astonishment, and before Kou Zhun could speak again, she rushed to Xiang Minzhong's side eagerly, and pulled out a trembling hand to test Xiang Minzhong's breathing.
Then, as if stung by a scorpion, he quickly retracted his hand and stared in horror.
"Grandfather...grandfather..."
Kou Zhun sighed again, took the little guy from Xiang Yan's hand, and stepped out of the room.
Not long after Kou Zhun walked out of the room, there was a burst of painful crying in the room.
"The old guy held down the wick to save fuel. He kept boiling and kept boiling, just waiting for Kou Ji to completely gain a foothold in the court. Now that Kou Ji has completely gained a foothold in the court, the old guy can't stand it any longer...
"
Kou Zhun hugged the little guy and walked all the way to the hall with a long sigh, and found Kou Zhong who was leading the servants to celebrate.
"master……"
After Kou Zhong saw Kou Zhun, he took the initiative to greet him, with a puzzled look on his face.
Kou Zhun glanced at the red silk and fiery red lanterns hung in the front and back of the hall, and said in a faint tone: "Get them all out..."
Kou Zhong stared in shock.
Kou Zhun whispered, "Xiang Minzhong...is gone..."
Kou Zhong looked in disbelief.
After Xiang Minzhong fell ill, his condition was in critical condition several times. Each time, he could not die, but he survived each time, and each time he made a big fuss.
I didn't expect that when I actually left, it would be so bland, so bland that it was a bit hard to accept.
"Send someone to the palace and tell the officials. Then send someone to the Xiang Mansion and let those ineffective people in the Xiang Mansion come to pick you up."
Kou Zhong quickly agreed and went down to follow Kou Zhun's instructions.
The lively Kou Mansion returned to calm after a quarter of an hour.
Bianjing City, which was full of joy and joy, became a little sad after half an hour.
The song and dance in the palace had just started and then ended in a hurry.
After Zhao Zhen got the news, he left the palace overnight and went to Kou Mansion.
After arriving at the Kou Mansion, we could already hear the mourning coming from all over the Kou Mansion.
After Zhao Zhen paid homage to Xiang Minzhong's body and shed a few tears, he was called out of the room by Kou Zhun.
Kou Zhun first saluted Zhao Zhen, and then said in a deep voice: "Before Xiang Gong was alive, the most important thing was Ji'er, and he helped Ji'er a lot. Now that Xiang Gong has passed away, can Ji'er come back to express his condolences?"
Zhao Zhen was silent for a long time, and did not make a decision directly. Instead, he discussed: "Hexi has been decided for the first time. We need someone with ability and status to take charge. Do you have any recommendations?"
Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, sighed, and said: "Let's seize love..."
Kou Zhun made his decision with almost no hesitation.
The family, the country and the world, the family is before the country and the world.
But when they collide, home always comes last.
Kou Zhun is a person who has been in charge of the court and knows the importance of it.
Hexi is not a good place to come.
Hexi was very important to the Song Dynasty.
There can be no chaos in Hexi, let alone loss.
Zhao Zhen nodded solemnly and said to Kou Zhun: "I have drafted several posthumous titles for Mr. Xiang. Please help me read the details."
"Tell me..."
Kou Zhun did not refuse.
Zhao Zhen spoke out several posthumous titles.
Kou Zhun pondered for a moment and said: "Wen Zheng is not appropriate. Xiang Minzhong has made a lot of contributions to the court throughout his life, but he has also done some things that brought shame to the court. If Wen Zheng is used, people in the government and the public may have excuses. People who write history also arrange official families, so it is inappropriate.
Wen De is not suitable either. The old guy and Zhang Qixian snatched someone else's widow before his death, and the whole country knew about it. If Wen De was used, the government and the public would laugh at it.
Just use Wen Jian."
Zhao Zhen felt that Kou Zhun's analysis was reasonable, so he nodded slowly and continued: "How should we give generous gifts to Xiang Gong's heirs?"
Kou Zhun thought for a while and said: "You can give it, but you can't give it generously. Among the old man's descendants, there are some who have achieved great things, but there are no great ones. Now that he has lost the old man's protection, his official title is too high, and it is easy to cause trouble.
The old man has been seriously ill for a long time and has refused to leave. He is worried that his heirs will be in trouble after his death and wants Ji'er to protect him.
Since the old guy has this intention, we cannot send his descendants to the guillotine."
Zhao Zhen nodded thoughtfully.
"Before I go to the public, do you have any last words?"
"No……"
"..."
After Zhao Zhen talked with Kou Zhun, he accompanied the people of Xiang Mansion and sent Xiang Minzhong's body back to Xiang Mansion in Bianjing City.
The reason why he consulted Kou Zhun in the courtyard of Kou Mansion about the posthumous title and Meng Yin was not because he could not make a decision.
Instead, Xiang Minzhong died in the Kou Mansion.
If Kou Zhun was interested in helping Xiang Minzhong's heirs obtain high-ranking officials, he would have to discuss it with Kou Zhun in advance.
In order to avoid any unhappiness due to the reward.
After Zhao Zhen sent Xiang Minzhong back to his residence, he cried for a long time in Xiang's residence.
Then he sent someone to give an order to suspend the court for three days and the whole country mourned.
The government and the public celebrated the victory in Hexi all night, but they could no longer celebrate, and the whole country entered mourning.
Zhao Zhen stayed in Xiang Mansion for two days to show his attention.
After returning to the palace, he sent the imperial edict regarding Xiang Min's posthumous title and the conferral of titles to Xiang Mansion.
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I don't know whether he felt Xiang Minzhong's death or was infected by the sadness in Bianjing City. Kou Ji, who was far away in Hexi, was also a little sad.
A gold nugget as big as a fist flashed past him and was put into a bag.
A gold nugget the size of a dragon's eye flashed past him and was put into a bag again.
"Are you showing off to me?"
Kou Ji glanced at Li Zhaoliang, who was pouring gold in front of him, and said something very dissatisfied.
Li Zhaoliang put a bag full of gold into another bag in front of Kou Ji, and then said seriously: "How can I show off to you? Compared with you, I am nothing. Beggar, how can I show off in front of you?"
Kou Ji said quietly: "You ran up to me with a bag of gold on your back and counted it carefully. Isn't that showing off?"
Li Zhaoliang smiled brightly, "I just want you to see what I gained in Yangjiaogou. Although you squeezed me out of a million dollars, God compensated me again."
Kou Ji glared at Li Zhaoliang and snorted: "I want half..."
Li Zhaoliang decisively refused: "That won't work... The gold was dug by my Li family when they were clearing wasteland in Yangjiaogou. It belongs to my Li family and cannot be shared with you."
When Kou Ji heard what Li Zhaoliang said, his eyes widened even more and he gritted his teeth.
Since that day, the three of them decided to each occupy 500,000 acres of land in Hexi, and the three of them sent all their men out to open up wasteland.
Find the most fertile land to open up wasteland near Xiliang City.
I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional.
Privately, the servants of the Kou government actually joined forces with Zhu Neng's tribe to occupy the flat and fertile land outside Xiliang City and squeezed Li Zhaoliang's tribe into the nooks and crannies.
Then, Li Zhaoliang's tribe dug out a mine while clearing land in the corner.
Gold mine!
After only one day of mining, more than ten kilograms of gold ore was mined.
It can be seen that the gold mine is still very rich.
Then, Li Zhaoliang came to take revenge with the gold on his back.
Revenge against Zhu Neng and Kou Ji.
He first showed off in front of Zhu Neng, and when Zhu Neng's eyes were red, he ran to show off in front of Kou Ji.
He used the yellow gold to mock Kou Ji and Zhu Neng.
Are you causing trouble?
To do something bad?
The bad thing didn't happen, but it made me rich?
Are you envious?
Are you jealous?
In Li Zhaoliang's proud eyes, Kou Ji said calmly: "Without the documents from the Ministry of Industry, it is illegal for you to mine minerals privately. I advise you to hand over all the gold as soon as possible and seal up the veins. When the court makes a decision, the mines will be mined."
The ministry has approved the documents and we can start mining again.”
When Li Zhaoliang heard this, he was not afraid at all, but said very calmly: "That piece of land belongs to me. Even if a mineral vein is discovered, it is still my thing.
I mined ore veins without documents from the Ministry of Industry, and at most I was fined some money.
I have money and can afford it."
Kou Ji sat up slightly, picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip, glanced at Li Zhaoliang, and said lightly: "Who told you that that place is yours?"
Li Zhaoliang stared and shouted: "You said it yourself, the land we reclaimed is ours. Do you want to break your promise and get rich?"
Kou Ji did not answer Li Zhaoliang's words, but asked: "Do you have the land deed?"
Li Zhaoliang said angrily: "Hexi has just been settled, and all levels of government offices have not yet been established. How can there be any land deeds?"
Kou Ji spoke in an official tone, "I don't care whether the imperial court has set up a full range of government offices in Hexi. I only know that it is illegal for you to mine underground mineral veins without a land deed."
Li Zhaoliang stood up angrily, pointed at Kou Ji and said, "Kou Ji, do you really want to break your promise and gain weight?"
Kou Ji stared at Li Zhaoliang indifferently and said: "I can say nothing, or I can admit that Yangjiaogou is yours. But after the discovery of gold mines in Yangjiaogou was reported back to the court, will the Manchu civil and military officials not say anything?
Will the civil and military officials recognize that Yangjiao Gou is yours? Will the government recognize that Yangjiao Gou is yours?"
Li Zhaoliang was instantly stunned and speechless.
If this matter is really reported back to the imperial court, the impoverished imperial court will definitely try its best to take possession of the gold mine.
When the time comes, it is not impossible for them to join forces to bully him, Li Zhaoliang.