Chapter 0933 A nonsense that deceives all the fools
When Kou Ji heard this, he understood what Zhao Zhen was thinking.
Lu Yijian promoted Cai Qi to the top, and then promoted Han Yang and Lu Gongzhu to the top, constantly increasing his own strength.
If Zhao Zhen did nothing, Lu Yijian and Lu Yijian's protégés would definitely gain momentum.
Cai Qi doesn't like Kou Ji very much.
If Cai Qi talks to Lu Yijian about Kou Ji's issue, Kou Ji's entry into the court may be delayed a lot.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Zhen took action decisively after seeing that Lu Yijian recommended so many people.
You want to increase your power in the court, and I will comply with your wishes for the sake of your merit.
But my plan cannot be affected by others, so I must first capture you, the leader of the Lu Party.
A simple exchange of interests not only praised Lu Yijian for recruiting troops, but also forced Lu Yijian to give up his throne to Kou Ji.
"Hey... I thought that Lu Yijian could hold out for a long time and be a good vanguard and vanguard. Now it seems that Lu Yijian is really old. One million troops is certainly troublesome, but it is not yet the time to push Lu Yijian to the end.
He actually doesn’t have the guts to give it a try.”
After Kou Ji understood all the situation, he sighed.
Chen Lin rolled her eyes, "Stop sighing and follow our family to the court as soon as possible. The officials and the civil and military officials of the court are waiting for you."
Kou Ji nodded and gave a faint instruction, "Butler, tell the lady to prepare to change my clothes..."
The housekeeper not far away was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then nodded heavily and crawled to find Xiang Yan.
Chen Lin looked at Kou Ji and felt hard to calm down.
It was an indifferent statement, but he felt a hint of domineering.
It's like a tiger coming out to watch, and like a king sitting down.
This simple sentence seemed to declare to everyone in Bianjing City and even the entire Song Dynasty.
He, Kou Ji, is back.
When Kou Ji entered the court again, the Song Dynasty was destined to no longer be peaceful.
After Xiang Yan learned that Kou Ji was going to the court to attend the court meeting, she was filled with joy. With a bright smile, she took the maids from the courtyard and appeared in front of Kou Ji, dressed in black.
The black clothes are covered with luxurious patterns embroidered with gold threads.
"Quick, quick, quick, let me change my clothes..."
When Xiang Yan arrived in front of Kou Ji, she immediately called the maid to change Kou Ji's clothes.
Black clothes were put on Kou Ji, and the patterns outlined by gold threads were completely displayed in front of everyone's eyes.
Looking from a distance, Kou Ji's whole body exudes nobility, a calm aura, and a hint of domineering.
After a purple gold crown inlaid with gems landed on Kou Ji's head, Xiang Yan led the maids to stand around and salute them all.
"Send me off to the court..."
Kou Ji slowly put his hands on his back, nodded and gave a slight hum.
After responding to Xiang Yan, Kou Ji walked out of the bamboo courtyard.
Chen Lin followed with small steps.
When I walked to the entrance of the Bamboo Garden.
Chen Lin suddenly said, "You should not be named King of Han, you should be named Overlord."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, glanced at Chen Lin, and said angrily: "I don't want to be quartered..."
Chen Lin pursed her lips and said nothing.
Kou Ji got on the luxurious carriage prepared by the butler in advance and drove slowly towards the palace.
Chen Lin rode her horse and followed closely behind.
We arrived at the Jinshui Bridge.
Kou Ji got off the carriage.
The soldiers on both sides of the Jinshui Bridge and even on top of the Donghua Gate were stunned when they saw Kou Ji's attire.
The Song Dynasty did not respect black, and there was no black in court uniforms.
Therefore, people in black clothes are rarely seen in the government and the public.
And because noble people don’t often use black, there are not many luxurious black clothes made by the people.
It is impossible to embroider gold patterns on the black clothes usually worn for mourning.
Therefore, black uniforms are not very common in the government and the public.
Kou Ji was now dressed in black, which really made all the soldiers' eyes light up and their hearts tremble.
A sigh arose in their hearts.
"It turns out that black clothes are so expensive and domineering..."
Kou Ji glanced at the soldiers' reactions and stepped onto the Jinshui Bridge without saying anything.
The soldiers on both sides of the Jinshui Bridge subconsciously bent down.
It was obvious that Kou Ji had lost his title, and it was obvious that Kou Ji was now just a commoner, but when Kou Ji passed by them, they unconsciously bent down.
Even though some of them knew clearly that Kou Ji had lost his title and identity, they still bent over.
They feel that there is nothing wrong with this.
Kou Ji was respectfully seen off by the soldiers and entered the Donghua Gate.
We rushed to Chui Gong Hall.
He stopped at the foot of the stairs outside the main hall of Chui Gong Hall.
Chen Lin took small steps and climbed up the stairs first, entering the Chui Gong Hall.
When the civil and military officials in the court saw Chen Lin, their hearts were shocked.
They knew clearly that the man who stirred up the situation in the Song Dynasty and the world had arrived.
"Reporting to the official family, Kou Ji has arrived outside the palace..."
Chen Lin reported.
Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Xuan..."
The small yellow door at the entrance of Chui Gong Hall shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Xuan... Huazhou Kou Ji comes to visit..."
Kou Ji bowed to Chui Gong Hall and stepped up the stairs.
When Kou Ji appeared in Chui Gong Hall in black clothes, everyone in Chui Gong Hall stared wide-eyed.
The civil servants looked incredulous.
The military ministers seemed to have seen their own beliefs, and their eyes were full of fanaticism.
"Good looks... This is what I, the Great Song Dynasty King, should look like..."
Wang Zeng admired in his heart.
Lu Yijian's face looked as ugly as possible.
Cai Qi's expression was a little complicated.
There was vigilance and admiration in his eyes.
Zhao Zhen's face was filled with joy.
He felt that his fourth brother should be like this.
Kou Ji walked into the Chui Gong Hall with steady steps, walked all the way to the imperial steps, bowed his hands and said, "Kou Ji, a common man, see the official..."
Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Pingshen..."
After Kou Ji stood up, he bowed his hands to the civil and military officials on both sides and saluted, "Kou Ji, a common man, is polite..."
Except for a few exceptions, everyone in the civil and military court nodded and bowed their hands in return, shouting "don't dare, don't dare".
Kou Ji withdrew his hand, straightened his waist, and stood proudly in the middle of the arch.
There was a sudden silence in Chui Gong Hall.
Kou Ji was like a tiger, suppressing the civil and military forces of the court who did not dare to make a sound.
Only the real dragon sitting high on the seat was not intimidated by his power.
Zhao Zhen said with a bright smile: "Fourth brother, I summoned you to the palace today because Lu Aiqing claimed that no one could complete the errands I assigned.
I think you can do it, so I specially called you into the palace to give Lu Aiqing a long experience."
Kou Ji cupped his hands and said, "The officials are joking, the common people are just ordinary people."
Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "I'll leave the errands to you anyway. Don't embarrass me."
Kou Ji pretended not to know and said, "I wonder what errands the officials want to give to the common people?"
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Recruit one million soldiers."
Kou Ji nodded and asked again: "I wonder what kind of authority the officials will give to the common people?"
Zhao Zhen waved his hand boldly, "All the ministers in the hall are under the command of my fourth brother."
Kou Ji nodded again, saluted Zhao Zhen, turned around slowly, and faced the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
All civil and military officials in the court stared directly at Kou Ji, wondering how Kou Ji could recruit one million soldiers and how long it would take Kou Ji to do so.
I would also like to know who loses and who wins in this battle between Lu and Kou.
Who will be the most powerful official in the court in the future?
Under everyone's gaze, Kou Ji raised his head slightly and shouted, "Where is Yang Wenguang?"
Yang Wenguang was shocked when he heard Kou Ji calling his name, and quickly left work, cupping his hands and saying, "I'm here!"
Kou Ji said calmly: "I don't have an official status, so you don't have to call yourself an official in front of me."
Yang Wenguang was stunned for a moment, then spoke again: "I understand..."
Zhao Zhen handed over the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty to Kou Ji.
Yang Wenguang calls himself a subordinate, which is considered normal.
However, when Yang Wenguang, a privy envoy, called himself a subordinate in front of Kou Ji, the civil and military officials of the court did not feel that there was any violation of peace.
Only then did they realize it.
Even though Kou Ji had no official title, in their hearts, he was always at the top of the court.
For a time, the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty felt extremely complicated.
In the past, they always thought that the top person to be a minister was the first rank, or the king with a different surname.
Only now do they understand that the highest level of being a minister is that even without an official or a noble title, one can have the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty bow their heads.
Kou Ji didn't care about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. He stared at Yang Wenguang and said: "Since the reform of the military system, the first batch of forbidden troops are almost approaching their service life.
The Privy Council should have made preparations early.
Recruit for the Imperial Army and select new soldiers.
From that day forward, the Privy Council issued a document instructing each Imperial Army to send manpower to various places to recruit new soldiers.
Local governments must cooperate.
If any obstruction is encountered, the matter shall be dealt with by order of the Privy Council and military law.”
When the civil and military officials in the court heard what Kou Ji said, their eyes widened.
Is this still possible?
The Forbidden City is now the place where people from all over the world want to go.
Because everyone in the Song Dynasty knew that if you joined the Forbidden Army, you would make a fortune and become a small landowner as long as there was a war.
More importantly, the Imperial Army's pay and pensions are far more generous than those of local soldiers.
In addition, after retiring from the Forbidden Army, they can take up some grassroots positions in the local army, or serve as yamen servants in the yamen.
It can be said that as long as you join the Forbidden Army, your family will have enough food and clothing when you retire, no matter life or death.
Those poor people have no reason not to go.
Even some small businessmen are willing to put their children in the business.
Because merchants with small businesses had a very low status in the Song Dynasty, they were always bullied.
The children in their families are often ostracized and find it difficult to become an official.
If the children in their family retire from the Forbidden Army and are assigned to work in local government offices or local soldiers, then their status will be relatively improved and they will not have to be bullied all the time.
If you use a little more money to operate it properly, you might even be able to work as a small official.
Once the children of the family get into the position of minor officials, it will be easier for the children of the family to become officials.
It is precisely because of this that the current Forbidden Army has no worries about recruiting people.
As long as the Privy Council releases the document, the people will definitely respond.
The opportunity is rare and no one wants to miss it.
If you miss it, you may have to wait for a long time.
Besides, the recruitment of people for the Forbidden Army this time is the first time since the reform of the military system in the Song Dynasty.
It goes without saying that the benefits are obvious.
After all, whether it is a war or the position of a small local official, it is first come, first served.
The Song Dynasty was now invincible.
There are too few battles to fight.
The further back you go, the smaller your chances of getting credit.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew the military structure of the Forbidden Army, and they also knew that the common people were very eager to join the Forbidden Army.
So they knew how much change Kou Ji's move could cause.
Lu Yijian's face turned pale after hearing Kou Ji's instructions to Yang Wenguang.
Because he knows that he lost.
Kou Ji's simple order was more powerful than anything he had given before.
More importantly, Kou Ji said everything he said.
Kou Ji ordered Yang Wenguang to recruit troops, but he did not mention the number of soldiers and horses, nor did he ask Yang Wenguang to stop recruiting when he was full.
Instead, he emphasized the word ‘selection’ to Yang Wenguang.
Yang Wenguang can definitely recruit far more troops than the Forbidden Army can absorb in one go.
Then after selection, the best ones were included in the Forbidden Army, and the rest were assigned to the Liao region.
Anyway, everyone has obtained military status, so you have to go wherever the court tells you to go.
You can't complain because there is military law.
You can't escape either, because you will be beheaded.
The only flaw in the whole thing is that if someone had publicized this matter to the people in advance, the people might shrink back.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could imagine the profound meaning of Kou Ji's move.
Yang Wenguang can naturally think of it.
Yang Wenguang said without hesitation: "Here!"
After Yang Wenguang agreed.
Kou Ji shouted again, "Where is Li Zhaoliang?"
Li Zhaoliang came out of work, bowed and said: "My subordinates are here!"
Kou Ji ordered: "As the Ministry of War sends an order, one out of ten soldiers from each place will be transferred to Liao. The vacancies will be filled by the Yamen of each place!"
This is a military order!"
As soon as Kou Ji said these words.
Lu Yijian had completely given up.
Kou Ji also made up for the last flaw.
Even if someone interferes, the Imperial Army will not be able to recruit enough people.
Local soldiers drawn from various places can also supplement the army.
The word "military order" is too overbearing and too powerless.
Everyone up and down the Song Dynasty knows about it.
As soon as the military order is issued, those who do not obey will be executed immediately.
Li Zhaoliang heard Kou Ji's instructions and agreed without any hesitation, "Here..."
After Kou Ji finished instructing Li Zhaoliang, he looked at the group of military ministers and said calmly: "The right way is to eat the emperor's salary and worry about the emperor.
The official family had trouble sleeping and eating because of the affairs in Liao.
As ministers of the official family, you naturally have to help the official family share their worries.
You cannot act like civil servants and help the officials and their families manage their affairs.
But you can help the officials go into battle to kill the enemy and fight decisively on the battlefield.
Now our Song Dynasty is temporarily without war, and we only need to guard against the sins of Liao.
You don't need to go into battle to kill the enemy for the time being, but fight on the battlefield.
Then separate some people from the clan and move to Liao area to help the officials guard the area.
In this way, you can be regarded as doing your best for the official family.
What do you think?"
As soon as Kou Ji said this, Wang De shouted angrily with the sound of an urn: "We are warriors, for the sake of the officialdom, the whole clan dares to fight, so dividing some clansmen out is nothing at all.
Except for my king Deyong and my youngest son, everyone in my palace can move to Liao."
Wang De said this.
Other military officials also spoke one after another.
Nowadays, the Song Dynasty does not fight many battles, and there are not many opportunities to make military exploits.
If they want to stabilize their status and get promoted, they can only show their loyalty.
Now is the time to show your loyalty.
Zhao Zhen watched helplessly again.
also.
They felt that Kou Ji, the old boss who led them to eat meat and drink wine, would not cheat them.
So they have no reason to refuse.
Not only can you get benefits, show your loyalty to Zhao Zhen, but also make the military officials look good. Such a good opportunity is rare.
"I am willing to move all the people from my ancestral homeland to Liao land..."
"The number of people in my family is small, but I am willing to do my best..."
"..."
The military ministers said something to each other, and soon they contributed a lot of people.
The specific number will need to be calculated later by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
But I believe it shouldn't be too few.
After all, the military ministers themselves would support a large number of tribes, a large number of tenants, and their families, and there would be many people in their houses.
In addition, many of them are from wealthy families, and there are also many people in the clan.
There are quite a few people gathered together.
Kou Ji waited for the military ministers to finish expressing their opinions and nodded.
Kou Ji turned around, saluted Zhao Zhen, and said: "The officials and the common people believe that after recruiting, drawing, and gathering troops, the one million soldiers and horses needed by the officials will only be more, not less."
"Hahaha……"
Zhao Zhen laughed loudly, stared at Lu Yijian and asked: "Lu Aiqing, what do you think?"
Lu Yijian was trembling all over and gritted his teeth and said: "I, Lu Yijian... beg for bones..."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he sighed: "Ai Qing is a rare capable minister in the court. Now that the court is employing people, I cannot let Ai Qing go.
Chen Yaozi is currently conquering Qingtang. Now Qingtang City and other places have been included in our Song Dynasty.
At present, Qingtang City and other places have only soldiers and horses, but no civilized education.
If you love me, why don't you imitate Zhang Aiqing and go to Qingtang to promote civilized education for me?
It happens that Li Aiqing is in Hexi, and you two are old acquaintances, so you can also be a companion."
Lu Yijian opened her mouth again and again, wanting to refuse, but she did not say the words of refusal.
Because he knows it very well.
Once he refuses, it is very likely that he will leave the court completely and become an idler.
Leaving Bianjing City to manage Qingtang, if he can manage a large granary or a prosperous place like Li Di and make great achievements, he may still be able to recover.
Power, to him, is everything.
What he believes in is that a man should not be without power for a day.
So he absolutely cannot tolerate being an idler.
He must hold the power in his hands.
‘Zhao Pu, Kou Zhun and other powerful ministers, none of them came to the position of powerful ministers only after ups and downs. They can do it, and so can I.
Only when a man has experienced ups and downs can he withstand great events.’
Lu Yijian used Zhao Pu and Kou Zhun as examples to convince himself.
He took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "I would like to be an official and a pastor..."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he nodded with satisfaction. Lu Yijian was still willing to be used by him, so he was naturally happy.
If Lu Yijian is not willing to be used by him, Lu Yijian's sons may never have the chance to be promoted in the future.
Zhao Zhen spoke slowly, "Lv Gongchuo, the waterman of the Processing Department, compiled it for Longtuge...Lv Gongbi, the prime minister of Jia Taifu Temple, was the director of the Zhishi Museum...Lv Gong, the minister of Jia Hubu, wrote the judgment for Nancao of Hubu..."
Zhao Zhen took advantage of the situation and gave Lu Yijian's three sons who had already entered official positions additional official posts.
After Lu Gongzu, Lu Gongbi and Lu Gongchuo received the decree.
Zhao Zhen spoke again, "Zhongshu Sheren, drafted the decree... Jin Lv Yijian is the Duke of Xu, with a first-class title... Jin Lv Ma is the wife of Xu..."
Lu Ma's family is Lu Yijian's wife.
The late Prince Shaobao was the daughter of Ma Liang, Duke of Zhongsu.
After hearing this order, Lu Yijian bowed and thanked him.
After Zhao Zhen finished awarding the Lu Yijian slips, he did not say any more awards to anyone. He just announced his withdrawal from the court.
Zhao Zhen did not immediately reinstate Kou Ji and let him serve as Ping Zhangshi under Tong Zhongshu.
Because Lu Yijian had just been dismissed and now he was reinstating Kou Ji, it was a bit unkind.
Although Lu Yijian was greedy for power, he did not do anything that was too detrimental to the interests of the Song Dynasty. Instead, he did a lot of things to help the Song Dynasty.
So Zhao Zhen had to take his face into consideration.
Zhao Zhen slowly left the Chui Gong Hall amid the respectful farewells of the officials.
As soon as Zhao Zhen left.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not leave.
Instead, his eyes fell on Kou Ji and Lu Yijian.
Lu Yijian glanced at Kou Ji with some disappointment.
Kou Ji stared at Lu Yijian calmly.
When Mr. Lu saw that Lu Yijian was a little slumped over, he wanted to step forward to help him, but was roughly pushed away by Lu Yijian.
"I'm not old yet!"
"father!"
"Shut up!"
After Lu Yijian scolded Mr. Lu, he stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "You are still the best..."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "It's not that I'm great, but that times have changed..."
"era?"
"Well! Time!"
"What is an era?"
Lu Yijian stared at Kou Ji and asked in a deep voice.
Kou Ji pondered for a moment, "Fan Zhongyan, Su Xun, Wen Yanbo, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu...you should have read the reports they submitted to the Political Affairs Hall..."
Lu Yijian was stunned and said in a deep voice: "Are they all your students?"
Lu Yijian asked knowingly.
But Kou Ji still nodded.
Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and said: "I have indeed read their reports. They all want to break the ancestral system, and some even want to speak for those businessmen, so I rejected all their reports."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "Do they want to speak for the businessman, or do you not understand what they are reporting?"
Lu Yijian's eyes suddenly became very sharp, "Are you humiliating me?"
Kou Ji shook his head, "No... I just want to tell you that their report reflects the times. It's not that they want to break the ancestral system, nor that they want to speak for the businessmen.
But my Song Dynasty has gone through more than ten years of changes, and has already undergone earth-shaking changes.
Some things have to adapt and change.
If it remains unchanged, there will be big problems.
You, Lu Yijian, are not a pedantic person.
You should understand the reason."
Lu Yijian is naturally not the kind of fool who only lives by his ancestral system.
Of course he knew that some laws and systems should be adhered to, while others had to be changed in accordance with the national conditions of the Song Dynasty.
In fact, the laws and systems of the Song Dynasty were not static.
Instead, it changed with the changes in the Song Dynasty.
However, these changes all have one thing in common, that is, they do not touch the interests of the vast majority of wealthy families and officials.
If the laws and systems of the Song Dynasty were immutable, then what did the political changes in the Song Dynasty mean?
What does it matter if the rules set by Zhao Kuangyin have been changed beyond recognition?
Zhao Kuangyin waved his jade ax at the Dadu River and drove Dali out of the Song Dynasty. What did it mean?
Dali has now become the territory of the Song Dynasty.
From the time the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack Dali until now, no one has ever mentioned the words Zhao Kuangyin shouted out, "Nothing else belongs to me."
Civil and military officials in both the government and the public shouted false slogans that the ancestral system cannot be changed and the laws cannot be changed.
In fact, it is just to protect the interests of myself and the wealthy people behind me.
Because they have understood the existing ancestral system and laws.
They know the loopholes and how to exploit them to make money.
If it changes, they won't be able to profit from it.
That's why they worked so hard to maintain the ancestral system.
Even if you risk your life for it.
Really smart people have already seen through something.
Only those pedantic fools, misled by smart people, regard those ancestral systems and laws as iron-clad rules and stick to them.