Zhu Neng did not know where the Mangshan Martial Arts Lecture Hall was, nor did he know the name of the Mangshan Martial Arts Lecture Hall.

But Zhu Neng knew that the place where officials sent Gao Chugong to take charge must not be an ordinary place.

Zhu Neng also knew that the student who had been secretly summoned twice by officials in the northwest would have a bright future.

Today in the Song Dynasty, there are only two military lieutenants who can be personally summoned by officials.

One place is the place where Gao Chugong is in charge, and the other place is the Tiger Character Army.

The Tiger Character Army has now been reorganized into the Jingsai Army and has separated from the Emperor's personal army.

So now only the place under the control of Gao Chugong is the most valued by the officials.

As a deputy privy envoy, Zhu Neng knew some things that ordinary people did not know.

The place that Gao Chugong was in charge of was not under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War.

Rather, it is under the jurisdiction of the inner government.

There is a very inconspicuous secretary in the inner palace called the Mangshan Procurement Department.

There are only three people in the whole department, three eunuchs who do nothing.

But they have to take 200,000 guan of food and salary from the Privy Council every year.

Zhu Neng knew exactly where the food and wages went.

He must have gone to a place controlled by Gao Chugong.

There are definitely not many people in that place, but Zhao Zhen approves 200,000 gu of food and salary to them every year, which shows how much Zhao Zhen values ​​them.

When the imperial court reformed the military system, in order to solve the problem of supervising the army, it attached great importance to martial arts.

But there is one aspect that has not been officially mentioned from beginning to end.

That is the training and selection of military officers and generals.

The decrees given in the imperial court's recruitment system are very vague.

On merit and promotion.

But now that there is no war in the Song Dynasty, it is simply impossible for the soldiers in the army to rise from a small soldier to a general.

Even if there was a great war within the Song Dynasty, if a small soldier wanted to be promoted to a general, it would be like ascending to heaven.

In order to avoid the shortage of generals and colonels in the army.

The imperial court must first find a way to select a group of people to join the army and hold certain positions.

The place that Gao Chugong is in charge of must be to make up for the shortcomings in this aspect.

Otherwise, with the shrewdness of Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen, it is absolutely impossible for them to see such a big omission and ignore it.

It is not difficult for Zhu Neng to guess what kind of future people who come from the place under the control of Gao Chugong will have.

While calming down his excitement, Zhu Neng said to Kou Ji: "They are all family members. I won't say more to express my gratitude. I will keep everything in my heart."

Zhu Neng never believed that the benefits given to him by others were in vain.

Even though his relationship with Kou Ji has become as close as a family.

He still kept the kindness that Kou Ji gave him in his heart.

Only in this way can he get along with Kou Ji for a long time.

Zhu Neng would never allow the enmity between Shengmi and Kou Ji to happen to him and Kou Ji.

Kou Ji smiled and said: "This has its advantages and disadvantages. Once they leave the Zhu Mansion, they will become members of the official family. Whether the official family wants to reward them or punish them, you must not intervene unless it is absolutely necessary."

Also, once they get there, they may have less time to go home."

Zhu Neng laughed loudly and said: "They want to take advantage, but there is no reason not to pay the price. The reason why you and I are where we are today is not through fighting one after another.

I was in Shazhou and almost starved to death in the army.

You were in the northwest, and you almost didn't get shot in the eye.

Others only regard the two of us as majestic and enjoying all the glory and wealth.

But they don’t know that the two of us have only risked our lives to be where we are today.”

Kou Ji laughed and said, "You see clearly..."

Zhu Neng shook his head and smiled: "It's not enough if you don't see it thoroughly. After this military reform, I finally understand a truth. No matter how powerful your ancestors are, they are your ancestors, not you. If you want to stand firm in this world,

You still have to look at your own abilities.”

Kou Ji nodded in agreement.

After nodding, Kou Ji said: "I came to your house this time because I have something to explain to you."

Hearing that Kou Ji wanted to talk about business, Zhu Neng suppressed the smile on his face, stared at Kou Ji and said, "You said..."

Kou Jidao: "I may have to stay at home in the next few days. The affairs of the Privy Council will be in charge of you and Zhong Shiheng for the time being. If you encounter unresolved matters, you can just send someone to my house to send a message.

If the civil servants go to the Privy Council to cause trouble, you and Zhong Shiheng should ignore it."

Zhu Neng heard this and said suspiciously: "The officials are now suppressing the civil servants and they can't breathe. With the officials controlling them, can the civil servants turn the world upside down?"

Kou Ji said dumbfounded: "In the past few days, the official family may have to leave the court."

Zhu Neng said in surprise: "What did you and the officials do to offend the civil servants, and you were forced to avoid trouble?

After hearing Zhu Neng's words, Kou Ji shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not to avoid trouble, it's just to avoid conflicts with Lu Yijian. Whether it's me, the official family, or Lu Yijian, their intentions are good, but the purpose is

Somewhat contrary to that.

In order to prevent us from embarrassing each other, we need to stay away."

Zhu Neng heard Kou Ji's words in confusion and didn't quite understand them.

Seeing this, Kou Ji explained: "If Lu Yijian and the others continue to quarrel with the officials, once they get angry and say something that shouldn't be said, the officials will inevitably remove them as punishment.

The officials just didn't want to depose them, so they chose to avoid seeing them.

Only after they have made enough trouble or have voluntarily surrendered for the sake of political affairs can the officials see them."

When Zhu Neng heard this, he scratched his head irritably and said: "Civil ministers are troublesome. If we military ministers slap us twice, none of us will be careless."

Kou Ji said dumbfounded: "You are not stupid, why do you like to pretend to be stupid more and more?"

Zhu Neng is not a very smart person, but he is a shrewd person.

Since Zhu Nengde was appointed Privy Deputy Envoy, he has said many stupid things and done some stupid things.

Kou Ji originally thought that he was old and confused.

Now it seems that he is pretending to be stupid.

Zhu Neng heard Kou Ji's words, spread his hands and said: "You and the officials have to do something big, and I can't help you. The only thing I can do is not to cause you any trouble.

If I were too smart, why wouldn't those bunch of civil servants keep an eye on me and keep making trouble for me?

If I'm a bit stupid, those people are more ambitious than the top civil servants and they will definitely not bother to trouble me.

They don't cause trouble for me, and you don't need to come forward to help me make my case, and you don't need to worry about it."

Speaking of this, Zhu Neng curled his lips and said: "Zhong Shiheng is smart and comes from a literary background. But how many times has he been impeached since he entered Beijing? Thirty-one times. Although each time it was an insignificant issue, but

It shows that someone has been watching him. Once he makes a big mistake, the civil servants will attack him in groups.

What about me?

I was impeached four times, and every time when I was impeaching you, you took me along with you.

There is not a single memorial to impeach me alone."

After listening to Zhu Neng's words, Kou Ji nodded slowly and said: "It's okay to pretend to be stupid sometimes, but when necessary, you must stand up and let others know your existence.

Otherwise, if you keep pretending to be stupid, you will become really stupid."

Zhu Neng smiled and said: "I know..."

Kou Ji had already finished what he had to explain and was about to go down to rest when Zhu Neng approached him and asked, "Do you understand that iron-eating beast very well?"

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand a little bit."

Zhu Neng asked hurriedly: "Can that thing be eaten?"

When Kou Ji heard this, he said angrily and funnyly: "Why do you always want to eat it?"

Zhu Neng chuckled and said, "I haven't eaten it before, but I just want to try it."

Kou Ji said angrily: "Don't eat it, it's poisonous."

Zhu Neng stared in shock, "Poisonous?"

Kou Ji said seriously: "If you eat one or two pieces, your heirs will not be prosperous. If you eat too much, your intestines will be broken and you will die."

Zhu Neng said doubtfully: "Real or false? Why did the imperial doctor tell me that the food is edible and that eating too much can strengthen the body?"

Kou Ji solemnly said: "The imperial doctor probably wants to harm you..."

Zhu Neng stood there in astonishment.
To be continued...