Chapter 0901 The class teacher returns to the court (18,000)
Kou Ji turned his head and looked at Wang Zeng, "The prince thinks that my method is not working, do you have any feasible method? If so, please tell me. Anyway, the problem of land annexation must be solved by the officials and I."
We will not hesitate to bleed thousands of miles for this.
The Song Dynasty is a Song Dynasty for everyone, not a Song Dynasty for a few people.
If only a few people occupied everything in the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty would not last long.
The Song Dynasty allowed some people to obtain certain privileges through their own efforts.
But the Song Dynasty resolutely did not allow a few people to occupy everything for everyone."
Kou Ji paused for a moment, then continued without waiting for Wang Zeng to speak: "To be honest, if a few people know how to advance and retreat, and know how to be content, no one will be willing to make trouble.
But a few people don't know how to advance or retreat, and they don't know how to be satisfied.
When the people were helping them make money, they also took away the land from the people, took away their food rations, and squeezed them to death.
The people cannot live without food.
If you can't survive, you will rebel.
The first thing they did in their rebellion was to eat up and kill all the local wealthy families.
Then came the imperial court.
You should know what caused the vigorous Wang Xiaobo rebellion in the Sichuan government.
At the beginning of Wang Xiaobo's rebellion, there were only a hundred or so people. In just ten days, there were more than 10,000 people gathered.
The slogan of his rebellion was "equalize the rich and the poor".
It was with this slogan that he took Qingcheng and other places by storm.
One day, when all the land in the hands of the people is taken away, someone will shout out the slogan of "equalize the rich and the poor".
Guess whether the whole country will rise up in rebellion?
Will the Song Dynasty be full of war and smoke everywhere?"
When Wang Zeng heard this, his face turned pale.
Kou Ji chuckled and said: "Before the reform of our military system in the Song Dynasty, 70% of the more than one million soldiers and horses were in the hinterland of our Song Dynasty. What were they doing in the hinterland of our Song Dynasty?
To prevent the people from causing chaos.
We, the Song Dynasty, had more than one million soldiers and horses. Instead of going outside the territory to meet the enemy, not going outside the territory to recover lost territory, and not going outside the territory to expand territory, we actually stayed in the hinterland to prevent the people from causing chaos.
Don’t you think it’s ridiculous?”
Wang Zeng's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Kou Ji let out a long sigh and said: "It seems that this matter was caused by you group of civil servants. You clearly know why the people are causing trouble, but you don't want to think about how to help the people solve the problem.
Instead, they kept recruiting troops and sending troops to places to suppress the people.
The purpose is to protect the interests of the wealthy families behind you.
And you are the ones who keep saying that you should make decisions for the people, both in the government and in the public.
Can you still get some facial recognition?
You have forced the common people to the point where they have to kneel on the ground and call you Lord Qingtian even if an unjust case is vindicated.
You have forced the people to the point where if you uphold some justice, the people will praise you for thousands of years.
Are you still complacent about this?
What you eat is the taxes paid by the people, and what you enjoy is the wealth earned by the people's hard work.
Isn’t it right for you to do things for the people?”
When Wang Zeng heard this, he was so ashamed that he could not stand it.
Kou Ji, however, spoke louder and louder, "If ten people rebel, you can suppress it; if one hundred thousand people rebel, you can also suppress it, but what about one hundred thousand?"
What are you using to suppress it?
What can you do to calm down the grievances accumulated over decades or hundreds of years?
Can you suppress it?
Can you guys calm down?"
After Kou Ji said these words, he closed his mouth, and the two people in the main hall fell into silence.
The silence lasted for half an hour.
Kou Ji took a deep breath and said: "I know that your prince is an upright man and has done a lot of good things for the people after becoming an official. My words are a bit harsh."
"Why……"
Wang Zeng let out a long sigh and said, "What you say is not serious. The things I have done for the people are nothing at all.
Compared with the small things I do, land annexation is a big problem.
But I never stated this matter to the court, nor did I work hard for it.
Even when I think about this, I feel like giving up."
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and then said, "I am also expressing my feelings. I can't help but say a few more words. Don't take it to heart."
The reason why Kou Ji suddenly said so much is because when he mentioned the issue of land annexation in the Song Dynasty, he always thought of some historical materials from the Song Dynasty.
For example, the Song Dynasty was bullied in its use of troops.
I always want to train new soldiers, build a new army, and avenge the past humiliation.
But it rarely succeeds.
Occasionally, there would be one or two who risked their lives to train new soldiers and build a new army, but almost all of them were crushed to death by the big bosses in the court.
From the beginning to the end, the officials of the Song Dynasty did not mention the idea of pulling out soldiers from the hinterland of the Song Dynasty to train troops for war.
Those soldiers and horses stayed in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years, always guarding the people.
In addition, the Song Dynasty experienced the Qingli New Deal, Wang Anshi's Reform, and two reforms. There were a lot of laws regarding land annexation, but still no one proposed to take the knife off the necks of the people.
The swords were held on the necks of the common people, and those holding the handles were the powerful and wealthy.
What reforms did you make?
Why is it successful?
Do you dare to take away the knives from the people's necks and let them cause a scene?
Then take a look at the peaceful and prosperous era under your governance. What kind of peaceful and prosperous era is it?
There are a lot of capable ministers and virtuous people in the Song Dynasty in the history books.
It's available every morning.
As long as someone's name is known, they will be rated as virtuous in history books.
How is it considered virtuous to govern the people by putting a knife on their necks?
A truly virtuous person can be generous and righteous when the king is foolish.
A truly virtuous person can assist the king in governing a prosperous era.
For example, Zhenguan, Kaiyuan, Hongwu, Yongle, etc.
Which era name can be called in the Song Dynasty?
Wang Zeng didn't know what Kou Ji was thinking. He was only deeply touched by Kou Ji's words.
Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji solemnly, "I saw you alone this time because I have something to tell you. Now that I heard your remarks, I should tell you even more."
Kou Jidao: "The prince speaks frankly!"
Wang Zeng put his hands in front of him and bowed respectfully to Kou Ji, "When you and the officials deal with the issue of land annexation, please include me. Although I am old, I can still contribute to the people.
If you and the officials feel that I am in the way, you can send me to another place. I also want to be like Li Di and manage a granary for the Song Dynasty."
When Kou Ji saw this, he was startled and hurriedly rushed to Wang Zeng, "Prince, you have betrayed me. Your Majesty is willing to take the risk of offending the world's dignitaries and wealthy families and accompany me and the officials to solve the problem."
The issue of land annexation.
It's not too late for me and the officials to welcome you.
How could I think you were in the way?"
Wang Zeng straightened up, stared at Kou Ji, and said seriously: "Although I take the initiative to join the gang, there is a condition."
Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Prince, what we do is to benefit the people, and we are not just raising flags and standing on the top of the mountain, but also joining the gang?
Do you think the officials will curse when they hear this?"
Wang Zeng was not amused by Kou Ji's witty words, but stared at Kou Ji and said seriously: "If you can't use weapons, try not to use weapons. If you must use weapons, you and I can both kill people, and we can both bear the bad reputation."
, only the officials cannot."
Kou Ji sighed and nodded, "I'm not new to the court, so I know the importance of maintaining an official's reputation."
Wang Zeng sighed and said, "We bear the bad reputation. If we cause big trouble, the officials can find a way to avoid it. But if the officials get a bad reputation, no one can avoid it."
Kou Ji nodded and said: "I understand, I understand..."
Wang Zeng said with emotion: "I have been serving as a gentleman for most of my life, but in the end I was educated by your boy. I used to think that you were ignorant and incompetent. Now I know that you have great wisdom and great knowledge. It's just you.
His wisdom and knowledge are not in books."
Kou Ji didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said, "Stop flattering me. What knowledge do I have?"
Wang Zeng smiled, shook his head again, and said nothing.
Whether he has wisdom or not can be easily seen through Kou Ji's achievements.
If you are knowledgeable or not, you will know by looking at what Kou Ji did.
Kou Ji is obviously wise and knowledgeable.
What is even more valuable is that he has a heart to benefit the people without any personal gain involved.
When Kou Ji saw Wang Zeng laughing and shaking his head, he knew that Wang Zeng was convinced that he was wise and knowledgeable.
He didn't bother to argue.
Because it's useless.
After Wang Zeng laughed for a while, Kou Ji suddenly asked: "Prince, tell me, the official suddenly sent you to Liaoyang Mansion, and asked you to pass the decree on his behalf, and gave us the royal guard of honor.
, but didn’t give us anything else, what kind of medicine is being sold in the official gourd?”
Wang Zeng heard this and said with a smile: "You will know when you get to Baozhou."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and said thoughtfully: "Does the official family want to..."
Wang Zeng didn't wait for Kou Ji to finish what he said, and said quietly: "People can't be too smart. If they are too smart, they will easily waste other people's hard work."
Kou Ji smiled awkwardly and quickly changed the subject, "When will the prefects from Liaoyang Prefecture and other places sent by the imperial court arrive? When will the soldiers and horses recruited by the officials arrive?"
Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji without saying a word.
Kou Ji said frankly: "If they can't arrive in June, then they won't be able to grow a grain of grain this year. Then the court will have to support them."
The ones Kou Ji refers to are those soldiers and horses.
Of course, before the soldiers and horses arrive, the officials must be in place first.
Otherwise, no one would manage the people.
The Forbidden Army officers assigned to various places can take care of it temporarily.
It's just that they are not as good at governing the people as those herder officials.
Wang Zeng pondered for a moment, then sighed slowly: "You have created a big problem for the imperial court. The imperial court now has no officials to send.
In order to recruit enough officials for this place, the officials took time away from the students in Wenchang Academy.
Because of this, your grandfather often went to the palace to trouble officials.
Officials avoided seeing him.
Your grandfather went to the Imperial College and Imperial College to rob students.
Anyone who performed slightly better in the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy was forcibly taken to the Wenchang Academy by your grandfather.
The Imperial Academy and the Imperial College held sacrificial wines, but they dared not express their anger.
Every day I can only go to the officials to cry."
When Kou Ji heard this, he laughed happily and said: "The official family is really good at selecting people. Students from Wenchang Academy, after they become officials, will be much more useful than students from Taixue and Imperial College."
Wang Zeng stared at Kou Jida and said: "The official family not only transferred students from Wenchang Academy, but also some officials from the DPRK and the Central Government."
After a pause, Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "Zhang Zhibai is among them."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "Mr. Zhang? It's just an official, he's involved in political affairs?"
Wang Zeng shook his head and said: "The officials revealed to the three of us that after you return to the court, they intend to move you into the Political Affairs Hall. If you move into the Political Affairs Hall, one of the three of us must make room for you.
Lu Yijian will definitely not give up his position to you.
I am leaving the Political Hall now, somewhat unwillingly.
Zhang Zhibai, on the other hand, is free and easy.
After he learned about this, he took the initiative to ask the official to resign.
The officials agreed that he should resign from his post as governor, but they did not let him retire.
Instead, he was appointed to inspect the various prefectures in the Northeast, sit in the capital, and supervise the civil affairs of the Northeast."
"Inspection of various prefectures?"
Kou Ji was a little surprised, "What rank is it and what is its function?"
Wang Zeng said with a smile: "The official amnesty is not permanent, it is only established when it is used. Zhang Zhibai should be regarded as the first and only inspector who is permanently stationed in one place, a second-rank official, inspecting the civil affairs of various places.
, to bring order out of chaos.”
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Just an imperial envoy with greater power.
The Song Dynasty currently has many mansions under its governance, and the farthest place is thousands of miles away from Bianjing City.
There will inevitably be times when the imperial court is beyond its reach, and it really needs a position like this to go to the local areas for inspection from time to time.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "With Mr. Zhang sitting here, I will feel relieved."
Wang Zeng said angrily and funny: "Mr. Zhang treats you well, but he treats that kid of yours even better. You took his place, and you can still laugh?"
Kou Ji smiled faintly and said, "I may not be grabbing his position."
Wang Zeng was stunned and his eyes widened slightly.
Kou Ji smiled softly.
Neither of them spoke.
But both sides understand each other's thoughts.
Since the position of participating in political affairs cannot accommodate Kou Ji.
Then it can only be an ordinary matter under Tong Zhongshu's family.
Kou Ji wants to rob, and he also robs Lu Yijian's position.
After the two of them finished chatting about business matters, they talked about some more personal things.
After nightfall.
Kou Ji held a reception banquet at the Lord's Palace of Liaoyang City to honor King Zeng.
Zhong Shiheng and others were invited to the banquet.
Everyone was so happy that they got drunk.
During this period, Wang Zeng recited a poem.
Zhong Shiheng improvised a song.
Gao Chugong despised Zhong Shiheng's poetry as too vulgar.
Both sides used fists and kicks.
In the end, Zhu Neng and others were also involved.
Kou Ji was not spared his death.
Ever since.
The next day.
After getting up.
Kou Ji stared at a panda eye and appeared in front of everyone.
"Who hit me?!"
Kou Ji faced Zhong Shiheng and others and asked sternly.
No one responded, Zhong Shiheng and others pretended to be deaf and dumb.
"Okay, everyone was very drunk last night, and there were no servants or anyone else to serve us, so no one knew.
As long as people don't admit it, you will never catch the murderer.
Pack your things and get ready to set off.
The officials are waiting for you in Bianjing City."
Wang Zeng came out to make peace with him, so Kou Jicai gave up on tracing the real culprit who beat him, and ordered Zhong Shiheng and others to go down and rectify the troops and prepare to return to the court.
Zhong Shiheng and others looted Liao and Goryeo after fighting.
Therefore, when they returned to the court with their master, they carried quite a lot of goods with them.
There are too many cars to count, and there are all kinds of valuables, and there are too many gold and silver treasures to count.
The only ones who could be counted were the soldiers who escorted those things.
fifty thousand.
A total of fifty thousand soldiers.
It took more than 30,000 prisoners to reluctantly load all those things into the truck and escort them on the road.
Wang Zeng looked at the endless motorcade and murmured to himself, "We are still in Bianjing City worried about the empty treasury, but you have already grabbed enough money to burst the treasury."
Liu Heng was chatting with Kou Ji. When he heard Wang Zeng's words, he couldn't help but said: "The money I looted from the capital city has already been transported back to Bianjing City, otherwise there will be more."
Wang Zeng glanced at Liu Heng and said calmly: "I personally collected the money, so I naturally know it."
Liu Heng heard this and did not speak again.
Kou Ji stared at Wang Zeng in surprise and said, "Has all the money in the treasury been spent?"
Wang Zeng rolled his eyes, "Don't you know how much food you spend on hundreds of thousands of people fighting every day? But the officials have spoken, even if they emptied the capital of Bianjing, they emptied the land of all parts of the Song Dynasty.
Changpingcang cannot let any of you go hungry.
For this reason, he also asked some eunuchs in the palace to rush to various places to supervise this time.
And report news from various places to him at any time.
We can only bite the bullet and take money from the national treasury. When the treasury is empty, we will go to the sealing pile treasury.
When the sealing pile warehouse was empty, I went to Yizijiaozipu to borrow money.
Now the national treasury is empty, the sealing warehouses are also empty, and Changping warehouses in various places are 90% empty.
He still owes Yizijiaozipu four million yuan.
In order to cope with the war this time, the imperial court emptied all its wealth."
Kou Ji solemnly said: "But if we take Yanyun back, the Liao Kingdom is also ours, and the same is true for Goryeo."
Wang Zeng nodded and said with emotion: "Yes! Yan Yun took it back, and the Liao Kingdom and Goryeo were also destroyed. Their territory has now become our territory.
Our territory in the Song Dynasty is even greater than that in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and I don’t accept any more concessions.
Today's Song Dynasty can be called a great state in heaven.
The Song Dynasty today is what the Song Dynasty should look like."
Kou Ji smiled and nodded.
He lived in the Song Dynasty for more than ten years.
He could understand the Song people's desire for power.
We can also understand how proud the people of the Song Dynasty felt after they became stronger.
The Song Dynasty had suffered enough, but now it has gained some sweetness. Only then did it know how sweet it really is, and how charming it really is.
After Kou Ji and Wang Zeng finished talking, they continued to pack their bags.
Kou Ji didn't bring much with him when he went out, but he seemed to have a lot when he came back.
His subordinates always like to offer treasures in front of him. When they capture rare treasures, they always show them to Kou Ji to show them off, or offer them to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji was not polite and pocketed everything.
But it's not that he is greedy for money, it's mainly that he has never seen many good things.
After all, although later generations are developed, information is extensive, and they can see many things, some things that have long since disappeared and been submerged in the long river of history cannot be seen at all.
For example, the Nvzhi tribe of the East China Sea collected the royal seal of the subjugated Bohai Kingdom, a gold medal given to the leader of the Bohai Kingdom by Wu Zhao, the empress of the Tang Dynasty, and a Tang sword used by Li Zhi.
There are also masks of the Silla kings, portraits of Yelu Abaoji, etc.
There are too many things that have been lost.
Kou Ji was lucky enough to see it, so he naturally wanted to collect it well.
Of course, Kou Tianci received more than what Kou Ji received.
When Kou Ji receives something, he is at risk of accepting bribes, and the person who sends things is also at risk of paying bribes.
But Kou Tianci is different.
Those big guys in the military were either his uncles, uncles, or grandparents.
There is no possibility of taking or giving bribes.
No one else can find anything wrong.
So when they got something good and saw the junior, they naturally stuffed it into his arms without any ceremony.
If it's too much, a whole truck will be given as a gift.
So two boxes were full of Kou Ji's things.
Kou Tianci's things filled five carts.
Kou Ji watched helplessly as Kou Tianci called his followers to help him move things, and felt very uncomfortable.
"What the hell, I'm just a part-time worker!"
Fortunately, there is someone who is worse off than him.
Otherwise, Kou Ji would really have to consider using the excuse of helping Kou Tianci to save pocket money and confiscate Kou Tianci's "bribery" income.
The most miserable person is Zhao Run.
Although he has a noble status, no one in the army can give him anything.
Because the military generals gave him things, which had different meanings.
Even if you don't have any thoughts and just give something to Zhao Runlehehe, it won't work.
If some people with ulterior motives knew about this, they would interpret it in a very sinister way.
It is easy to frame a lieutenant in the army who is befriending Zhao Run and plotting evil. It is easy to frame a lieutenant in the army who is deliberately befriending the eldest prince and plotting evil.
If things get serious, you have to kill people to calm it down.
Those who were definitely killed were army generals.
Because unless Zhao Zhen was crazy, it would be impossible to kill the eldest prince.
Even if he is really crazy and insists on killing him, the civil and military officials of the entire court will not agree.
It is precisely because of this that it is impossible for the military officers and soldiers to send anything to Zhao Run.
In the end, Kou Ji felt sorry for Zhao Run and gave him an ancient inkstone from the Tang Dynasty. It was said to be one of the national gifts given by Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, to Queen Joan of Silla.
After Silla was destroyed by Goryeo, it was taken into the Goryeo Palace as a collection by the King of Goryeo.
This object was one of the gifts given to Kou Ji when Goryeo sent people to Liaoyang Prefecture to discuss peace.
Kou Ji is Zhao Run's husband, so if he gave Zhao Run an ancient inkstone, no one else could make a mistake.
Zhao Run stood at the door of the Liaoyang City Lord's Mansion, looking at Kou Tianci's cart after cart full of things, and then looking at the inkstone he held in his hand, falling into deep suspicion.
Am I a fake prince?
"How about I share a car with you?"
After Kou Tianci packed his things, he saw Zhao Run standing there alone in a daze, so he walked forward, patted Zhao Run on the shoulder, and said generously.
Zhao Run came back to his senses and curled his lips disdainfully: "It's just some common things. I have as many as I want. You don't need to give them to me."
Kou Tianci nodded and said with a smile: "Since they are all common things, can you give me this square inkstone?"
Zhao Run stared instantly, holding the inkstone tightly in his arms, "You have a beautiful idea!"