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.
Kou Ji stopped talking and hurriedly left Zhu Neng's study. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, Zhu Neng would expose his lies and drag him to eat the iron-eating beast.
Kou Ji rested for a night in Zhu's Mansion. After getting up the next day, he left Zhu's Mansion. After returning to the Mansion, he ordered Xiang Yan to close the door and thank the guests.
at the same time.
Inside the palace.
Zhao Zhen was ill. After drinking the decoction, he ordered people to seal the gate of the harem and recuperate in the palace.
Before closing the palace gate, he specifically ordered people to stand guard at the palace gate, waiting for Lu Yijian and others.
Lu Yijian and the other three discussed it all night, but could not come up with a suitable solution.
Finally, the three of them summoned hundreds of officials and prepared to go to the palace to admonish Zhao Zhen.
After the group of people entered the palace aggressively, they saw the gate of the harem closed, and a eunuch standing at the entrance of the palace.
When Lu Yijian and others approached, he quickly said, "The official has issued a decree. Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai are here to take charge of the government on his behalf while he is recovering from illness."
After leaving these words, the eunuch seemed to have greased the soles of his feet and left the palace gate in a hurry, without giving Lu Yijian and others a chance to stay.
Lu Yijian and others were completely dumbfounded.
Zhao Zhen suddenly quit the court and hid in the harem. They really didn't know what to do.
The most important thing is that Zhao Zhen learned the lesson from the last time and locked the palace door of the harem after quitting the court.
Lu Yijian and others could shout or scream here, or even die on the spot, but there was no way to break in.
That's the harem.
Not only Zhao Zhen lived there, but also Zhao Zhen's biological mother and several empresses.
If you bump into Zhao Zhen, maybe nothing will happen.
But it would not be good if they startled Mrs. Li, Mrs. Du, Mrs. Yang and others.
The word "filial piety" was placed on Zhao Zhen's forehead. No matter how reluctant Zhao Zhen was to give up, he still had to let them go somewhere to practice.
Lu Yijian and others came to admonish Zhao Zhen, not to remonstrate to death.
Naturally, it is impossible to continue making trouble at the entrance of the harem.
In fact, in today's Song Dynasty, few people would die to remonstrate.
When Kou Zhun was in charge of government, a large number of people who refused to remonstrate were tricked and killed.
Zhao Zhen had previously watched two officials being killed in order to punish the emperor's relatives.
Zhao Zhen used practical actions to tell the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Don't use those things of benevolence, justice and morality to threaten me, it's of no use.
Either convince me with reason.
Or just lie down for me.
Death remonstrance now has no effect other than sending someone to death.
Of course, Zhao Zhen would still listen to the advice given by the retired minister before his death.
The difference is that one is in court and the other is not in court.
There is a lot of knowledge in it.
At least after Zhao Zhen watched two officials hit and killed, no one said Zhao Zhen was cruel or unkind.
"Go to Kou Mansion and find Kou Ji..."
After Lu Yijian and others lingered at the entrance of the harem for a long time, they decided to go to the Kou Mansion Courtyard together.
The group of people left the palace and rushed to the Kou mansion in a carriage.
The scene was so big that it actually attracted many people to watch.
Some good people even followed behind.
The group of people arrived at the gate of the Kou Mansion.
Then I saw that the gate of Kou Mansion was closed.
After Lu Yijian got off the carriage, he ordered someone to knock on the door.
Under Lu Yijian's order, two servants knocked on the door of Kou Mansion's courtyard.
It lasted a quarter of an hour.
People in the Kou Mansion took the trouble to open the door.
After opening the door, an old face was revealed.
But it was Kou Zhong, the old servant beside Kou Zhun.
Kou Zhong smiled and saluted Lu Yijian and others, and then asked: "The old man asked me to ask you, why did you come to our Kou Mansion in large numbers?"
Lu Yijian opened her mouth and was about to speak.
Then Kou Zhong continued: "The old man asked me to ask you all, you came to my Kou Mansion with great force, are you planning to force everyone in my Kou Mansion to commit suicide?"
Lu Yijian hurriedly said: "I and others have absolutely no such intention."
Kou Zhong nodded and said: "The old man also said that if you want to go to court, you should go to the palace. Kou's mansion cannot accommodate all the civil servants of the dynasty, nor is it qualified to accommodate all the civil servants of the dynasty."
Lu Yijian said in a deep voice: "I and others are here to find Kou Ji."
Kou Zhong nodded slightly and said, "Everyone, please wait a moment. I'll go in and help you pass the message."
After saying this, Kou Zhong closed the door.
Not long after, Kou Zhong opened the door again and looked at Lu Yijian.
Lu Yijian and others stared at Kou Zhongjing, waiting for Kou Zhong's next words.
Kou Zhong coughed slightly, stared at Lu Yijian and others and said: "The old lady's original words: Kou Ji's bastard is not in the house, you go look for him elsewhere, and don't disturb my dreams here, or I will come out and break your legs.
"
Lu Yijian and others had wonderful expressions when they heard this.
Sometimes green and sometimes white.
Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and said, "I know that Kou Ji is in the house, please ask Kou Ji..."
Lu Yijian was halfway through his words and could not continue.
Through the crack in the door, he saw an old madman holding a knife and rushing out menacingly.
"Walk!"
Lu Yijian led the people out of the gate of the Kou Mansion without any hesitation.
When Kou Zhun appeared at the door of the other courtyard with a knife, Lu Yijian and others had already hurriedly got into the carriage and left.
When Kou Zhun saw Lu Yijian and others leaving, he snorted coldly, "Who gave you the courage to come to Kou's house to act wild? If you hadn't run so fast, I would have humiliated you."
After saying this, Kou Zhun snorted again and ordered Kou Zhong: "Close the door!"
Kou Zhong closed the door and said with a smile: "The old man is mighty!"
Kou Zhun cursed in a low voice: "Mighty ass, I can't really kill them."
Kou Zhong closed the door and said with a smile: "But they are afraid that when they see you grow old, they will be caught and humiliated by you, and they will lose face."
Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Zhong and said, "You have to be lucky that they are still shameless. If they are shameless, I can't do anything to them."
Speaking of this, Kou Zhun looked at somewhere in the backyard and said with itchy teeth: "It's all this brat's fault for getting into trouble. Even though I'm old, I still have to act crazy because of him."
Kou Zhong laughed and said: "Who asked you to recruit Master Li without consulting him? When Master Li came to Beijing, there was a lot of commotion. If the young master hadn't easily resolved it, your reputation and the reputation of the Kou Mansion would have been destroyed.
Destroyed once.
What you owe him must be repaid when the time comes."
Kou Zhun said angrily: "I will be killed by him sooner or later."
Kou Zhong said with a smile: "How do you think, little man, you enjoy it, old lady?"
Kou Zhun was completely annoyed, "Kou Zhong, who do you belong to? Why do you talk to that kid everywhere?"
Kou Zhong laughed softly and said: "I don't want to speak to the young master, but the benefits that the young master promised me are too great, so I have to speak for him."
Kou Zhun said very viciously: "Did he stuff someone into your bed?"
Kou Zhong was not hurt by Kou Zhun's vicious words at all, but said with a smile: "The young master said that after the villain dies, he will be buried in the cemetery of Kou Mansion.
If you allow it, he will also choose one of Master Li's children to wear sackcloth and show mourning for the villain."
Kou Zhun became even more annoyed when he heard this, "Is it him who has the final say on whether you can be buried in the Kou Mansion Cemetery?"
Kou Zhong continued to smile and said: "The young master also said that no matter where you bury the villain after his death, he will dig him up and bury him next to you a hundred years later."
Kou Zhun opened his mouth, but surprisingly he didn't curse. Instead, he muttered in a low voice, "That's the best thing about a brat... Treat everyone as a human being..."
Kou Zhong nodded in agreement and said, "The villain thinks so too."
Kou Zhun said no more, put his hands behind his back, and walked into the backyard with a hum.
He had no objection at all to Kou Ji's promise to bury Kou Zhong next to him in the Kou Mansion Cemetery.
I even feel a little grateful in my heart.
Kou Zhong followed him all his life. He had no children and was a widow.
After Kou Zhong died, if he didn't go to the Kou Mansion's cemetery, he would have no choice but to go out and live as a lonely ghost.
In this generation, lonely ghosts are the saddest thing.
Solitary graves in the countryside are also the least respected.
Even if snakes and rats dig holes and empty out everything in the tomb, no one will care.
Kou Zhun did not want to see Kou Zhong buried in the wilderness after his death.
He also had the intention to bury Kou Zhong in the Kou Mansion Cemetery, next to him.
It's just that he can't make too many decisions about this kind of thing.
Even if he told Kou Ji to bury Kou Zhong next to him during his lifetime, after his death, if Kou Ji didn't do it, he would have no temper.
Even if Kou Zhong died of old age before him, he watched Kou Zhong buried in the Kou Mansion Cemetery, and Kou Ji could move Kou Zhong out after his death.
After the death of the old master, it is not uncommon in Bianjing city for the old servant to be thrown out of the house to fend for himself.
There are many cases where the old master and the old servant were buried together after their death, while the old servant was thrown out and left dead in the wilderness.
There are always one or two people who feel that their bloodline is noble and do not allow others to be buried in their ancestral graves or cemeteries.
Therefore, Kou Zhun's mention of this matter is far more reassuring than Kou Ji's mention of this matter.
Kou Ji had arranged for him what Kou Zhun wanted to do, and he was naturally very pleased.
What moved Kou Zhun even more was that Kou Ji promised Kou Zhong that he would choose one of Kou Li's other sons to wear mourning for Kou Zhong.
Although Kou Zhong had a deep relationship with his master and servant, he was still a servant after all.
It was absolutely unprecedented for Kou Ji to ask Kou Li's other sons to wear mourning clothes for Kou Zhong.
Secular people may think this is inappropriate.
But Kou Zhun felt that what Kou Ji promised had reached his heart.
Kou Zhong stayed with him all his life and did more for him than anyone else.
Kou Zhong deserves to have someone from Kou's house wear sackcloth and show mourning for him.
Kou Zhun did not tell the matter because he was afraid that Kou Ji would refuse if he did.
The majestic Kou Gong also sometimes fears being rejected.
He was afraid that after Kou Ji rejected him, he would become disgusted with Kou Zhong, and then throw Kou Zhong into the wilderness after his death.
That way, even if he dies, he will not rest in peace.
After all, it is very contrary to common sense for a member of the master's family to wear sackcloth and show mourning for his servants.
It is quite normal for Kou Ji to dislike Kou Zhong because of this.
Very happy.
He has a great grandson.
When Kou Zhun walked to the door of the backyard, he suddenly stopped and whispered to Kou Zhong: "Tell me, if he and Ci'er were not restricted by their status, would he take Ci'er to help you personally?
Wearing sackcloth and wearing filial piety?”
When Kou Zhong heard this, he was a little panicked, "I don't dare to think about it..."
Kou Zhun said disdainfully: "That kid asked Kou Li to give you a son to wear sackcloth and mourning. You dared to accept it. Now we are guessing, but you say you don't dare to think about it. You are really hypocritical."
Kou Zhong said dumbfounded: "The young master said that Master Li would give me a son to wear sackcloth and show mourning for the villain. He was forcing the villain to agree, but the villain did not take the initiative to agree.
The young master said that after the villain dies, he will take care of all the funeral arrangements.
No one can care what he does when the time comes.
Even if he invites a bunch of people to mourn in front of the villain's grave, the villain below can only watch helplessly."
Kou Zhun said disdainfully: "I've been talking about wearing sackcloth and wearing mourning all day, and I'm not afraid of bad luck."
Kou Zhong said with a smile: "The villain is not afraid of bad luck, but he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night."
Kou Zhun no longer wants to deal with this old guy who has been bribed by Kou Ji.
He snorted and walked towards the backyard.
After crossing the gate to the backyard.
Kou Zhun stopped again and muttered in a low voice, "I think he will..."
Kou Zhong's body stiffened slightly, and for some reason, his eyes became moist.
Kou Zhong knew what Kou Zhun meant by this sentence.
If Kou Ji didn't have so many official titles and titles, and Kou Tianci didn't have the status of the emperor's godson, Kou Ji would definitely take Kou Tianci with him to show mourning to Kou Zhong.
Two people from the Tian family were wearing sackcloth and mourning for a servant in the house.
Kou Zhong didn't dare to accept it.
If Kou Ji really did this, Kou Zhong might not feel at ease even under Jiuquan.
Because if Kou Ji really did this, he would definitely suffer endless rounds of criticism from the secular world.
As a loyal servant of the Kou Mansion, Kou Zhong naturally did not want to see this happen.
Kou Ji probably knew this, so he agreed to let Kou Li's other sons wear sackcloth and mourn for him instead of himself.
But Kou Ji's heart.
Both Kou Zhong and Kou Zhun felt it.
Kou Li's other sons are Kou Ji's blood brothers.
If one of them helps Kou Zhong wear sackcloth and show mourning, it is equivalent to helping Kou Ji wear sackcloth and show mourning.