Chapter 0934 Kou Xiangye meditates in the political hall
Lu Yijian finally understood what Kou Ji was going to do.
It clearly explained what Zhao Zhen wanted to do.
Restructure!
And it’s not just a small change, it’s a big change!
Only in this way will Zhao Zhen push Kou Ji to the top at all costs.
Because Kou Ji has the same idea as Zhao Zhen.
With Kou Ji helping him, Zhao Zhen will get twice the result with half the effort.
After figuring this out, Lu Yijian felt less pain in her heart.
Because he knew that he was probably not the only one leaving the court.
Then there will be a steady stream of people leaving the court.
Because restructuring means replacing the old with the new, old things will naturally be replaced by new things.
Among them are some conservative officials.
One emperor and one minister are not empty words.
Different emperors have different ideas and different ways of governing.
It is precisely because of this that he needs help from different ministers.
Zhao Zhen just postponed the replacement of courtiers for a while.
Now that the time has come, it is natural for some people to leave.
It's time for some people to step up.
Lu Yijian stared at Kou Ji with a bitter look on his face, "I finally understand why your grandfather left so simply."
As an important minister of the era, Kou Zhun watched the country he governed undergo earth-shaking changes, but he was unable to cope with these changes, and he could not see the end point of these changes. All he could feel was loneliness and desolation.
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He was unwilling to face the loneliness and desolation, so he resolutely left Bianjing and went to Han.
Only the Korean land, which is in desperate need of development, can make Kou Zhun see the value of his existence.
Kou Ji was speechless because Lu Yijian was right.
The reason why Kou Zhun left Bianjing City so simply was due to this reason.
"I won't give in easily, so don't be lazy. Once you let me see the possibility of coming back, I won't be polite..."
Lu Yijian dropped these words, and without waiting for Kou Ji to say anything, he bent down and left Chui Gong Hall alone, looking a little desolate from behind.
The three Lu brothers hurriedly chased after him.
Kou Ji looked at Lu Yijian's back and shouted, "A gentleman's dispute? I agree."
Kou Ji was not dissatisfied because of Lu Yijian's threat, but he was a little happy.
The battles between the courts of a great country should be like this.
Upright and upright, the battle between gentlemen.
This is a healthy competition.
If it can be maintained forever, why should the Song Dynasty be unhappy?
Some people understood the conversation between Kou Ji and Lu Yijian, while others were still confused.
However, Kou Ji and Lu Yijian did not argue in front of the civil and military officials of the court, but settled the dispute between gentlemen in a fair and just manner.
Some people are still very happy.
If such a trend became a routine in the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty would surely face an unprecedented situation.
Those who win win decisively, and those who lose lose freely.
This is the officialdom they dream of.
The civil servants walked up to Kou Ji one after another, bowed without saying a word, and exited the Chui Gong Hall.
Even some of Lu Yijian's party members are like this.
Although Kou Ji moved to Lu Yijian, they lost a big backer.
But Kou Jiying's uprightness eliminated the atmosphere of overt and covert fighting in the court, and he deserved their respect.
Wang Zeng was the last civil servant to pay tribute to Kou Ji.
Before giving the gift, Wang Zeng said with a complicated expression: "I love and fear you at the same time... In order to prevent you from entering the court, I helped Lu Yijian a lot, but I was worried that you would not be able to enter the court, so I helped again at the critical moment.
Give it a try."
During the fight between Lu Yijian and Kou Ji, Wang Zeng was always in conflict.
He was afraid that Kou Ji would come to power and would kill him wantonly.
Therefore, when Lu Yijian was recruiting troops, he helped Lu Yijian a lot.
But he was also worried that Kou Ji would not be able to take the position and all the plans of Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen would be in vain, so he stepped forward to help Kou Ji at the critical moment.
Now Kou Ji has won and Lu Yijian has been defeated.
But there was no joy in Wang Zeng's heart, only a deep sigh.
Kou Ji understood Wang Zeng's mood, so he smiled and said, "I will kill as few as possible..."
Wang Zeng glanced at Kou Ji resentfully, "Do you believe this?"
Kou Ji was stunned.
Wang Zeng curled his lips and pointed at Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang.
Kou Ji laughed out loud.
He understood what Wang Zeng meant.
Wang Zeng was telling him that just now, he issued two brutal military orders in a very iron-blooded manner.
Kou Ji spread his hands and said helplessly: "Military matters should be dealt with in military ways..."
Wang Zeng lamented, "Kill less if you can. If you must kill, ask me first. If I have a way to solve it, don't kill him."
Kou Ji nodded.
Wang Zeng left Chui Gong Hall with a sigh.
As soon as Wang Zeng left, only Kou Ji and a group of military officials were left in the Chui Gong Hall.
After the civil servants left, the military ministers burst into loud shouts.
Kou Ji was their backbone. When Kou Ji was in the court, they fought hard against civil servants without giving up at all.
When Kou Ji was away, they couldn't defeat the civil servants at all.
Now that Kou Ji has entered the court again and their backbone is back, they are naturally happy.
Kou Ji smiled amidst the cheers of the military ministers and said: "I am probably the most popular civil servant in the history of the Song Dynasty..."
Li Zhaoliang said with some contempt: "From the time you became an official to now, you have spent most of your time in the army. What kind of civil servant are you?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "I was originally a student of the prince..."
Li Zhaoliang shouted with a nonchalant look on his face: "Is it useful to talk about this now? To celebrate your re-entry into the court, let's all go to Fan Tower to celebrate. I invite you!"
Li Zhaoliang shouted loudly and called all the military officials to rush to Fanlou.
Kou Ji didn't want to spoil their elegance, so he went with them.
The military ministers were happy today, so they were a little wild.
A group of people rushed to Fan Tower and took over the entire Fan Tower.
Someone was arranging music in Fan Tower, but they threw him out of the window.
The military officials spent the night eating, drinking and celebrating in Fanlou.
If Kou Ji didn't like to flirt with women, they would have wanted to take Kou Ji to an unobstructed conference.
Kou Ji entered the palace early in the morning and was sent back to the Bamboo Garden by his servants at midnight.
Xiang Yan quickly sent someone to carry Kou Ji back to the bedroom, helped Kou Ji wash up, and cooked some sobering soup for preparation.
Kou Ji slept until three o'clock in the morning. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xiang Yan holding a bowl of clear soup and handing it to him.
Kou Ji rubbed his sore and swollen forehead, took the clear soup and drank it in one gulp. After putting down the empty bowl, Kou Ji smiled and said, "From now on, I will be very busy."
Xiang Yan smiled and said: "It's better to be busy, it's better to be busy..."
Kou Ji shook his head and said with a smile: "I'm busy now, but I can't stay with you."
Xiang Yan smiled and said: "I have many sisters in Bianjing City."
Hearing this, Kou Ji seemed to have remembered something and said to Xiang Yan: "When you enter the palace later, tell Empress Cao that the longevity king Zhao Run has amassed a huge fortune and let her take care of it."
Xiang Yan was stunned for a moment, and then she said in a dumbfounded voice: "That kid put down his body and ran around for several months for that little money. You even gave away a big part of it, and all that's left is in your hand."
Three melons and two dates, and you still refuse to let them go."
Kou Ji sighed: "I don't want to treat him harshly. But he was born extraordinary and destined to have an extraordinary life. If the official family has only one son, it doesn't matter if I indulge him.
But the official family now has many heirs, and there are also many people who are interested in forming a heir apparent.
His identity destined him to live on thin ice.
If he makes a wrong move, it is very likely that he will be magnified infinitely and eventually become his crushing force."
Xiang Yan hesitated and said, "It's not that serious, right?"
Kou Ji glanced at Xiang Yan and said with a smile: "Among the many descendants of the official family, he is the only one who is slightly older, so he can't tell much.
You will understand when the other princes grow up."
Xiang Yan nodded thoughtfully, stared at Kou Ji and asked: "If there really is a scene of seizing the legitimate son, will you participate in it?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "I am involved, so what else can they take?"
When those dragon sons and grandsons are qualified to seize the throne, his people may occupy half of the court.
If he was involved in it, it wouldn't be called seizing the direct descendant, it would be called choosing the direct descendant.
Xiang Yan said in a daze: "Are you so confident?"
Xiang Yan is not a country woman, she knows how difficult it is to win a legitimate son.
Kou Ji can choose the direct descendant in the contest, which is extraordinary.
You must know that her grandfather and Kou Ji's grandfather, two highly respected figures, were not able to choose a legitimate heir in the contest.
Seeing that Xiang Yan was distracted, Kou Ji patted Xiang Yan's shoulder slightly and said with a smile: "Why do you want so much? The ownership of the throne has nothing to do with us.
When that time comes, we should return to the fiefdom.
When we get to the fiefdom, who sits on the throne will have little bearing on us."
Xiang Yan thought about it carefully and said with a wry smile: "I think too much..."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Okay, prepare some food for me, and send someone to the inn to see if there are any letters sent from Han Di in recent days."
Xiang Yan agreed and walked out of the room.
Kou Ji got up, put on his clothes, washed himself, and rushed to the dining hall to have a meal.
Just after eating half of the meal, Menzi hurriedly broke into the dining hall and reported to Kou Ji.
"Master, the palace has sent someone to convey the order..."
Kou Ji wiped his mouth and followed the door to the front yard, where he saw Chen Lin and others standing in the middle of the yard holding the imperial edict.
Kou Ji stepped forward.
Chen Lin announced, "Kou Ji accepts the order..."
Kou Ji bowed down with his hands in hand.
Chen Lin unfolded the imperial edict and read it out. It was only a short hundred words, so Chen Lin read it to the end quickly.
"Moving Kou Ji to be a subordinate of Tong Zhongshu... I admire this..."
"Chen Kou Ji accepted the order to express his gratitude..."
Kou Ji bowed and took the imperial edict.
After Kou Ji received the imperial edict, Chen Lin sighed: "This is the shortest imperial edict our family has ever read."
Kou Ji put away the imperial edict and said with a smile: "This is also the shortest imperial edict I have ever received."
Chen Lin smiled indifferently and said: "The official said that he can only give you a position that is equivalent to that of Zhongshu. He can't give you other promotions."
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Understood..."
Kou Ji's title has been passed on to Kou Tianci.
Kou Tianci is now carrying a knighthood on his back, so Kou Ji will not be able to get another knighthood.
Chen Lin didn't stay much after delivering the imperial edict. He sent the official uniforms of Tong Zhongshu's Ping Zhangshi prepared by the palace for Kou Ji to Kou Ji, and then left Kou's mansion with his people.
The next day.
Gastrodia is bright.
Kou Ji put on the official uniform given by the palace, rode in a carriage, lit a lantern, and entered the palace to go to court.
Because of the cold weather.
After the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty arrived at the Jinshui Bridge, almost no one got off the carriage. They all hid in the carriage, using the carriage to block the cold wind.
When the drums of the previous court sounded, everyone got off the carriage and entered the palace along the Jinshui Bridge.
When we arrived at the Chui Gong Hall, the fire and dragon were burning brightly inside the hall.
The civil and military officials took off their cloaks and entered the palace.
Kou Ji was dressed in purple official uniform, and under the watchful eyes of the civil and military officials of the court, he walked to the top of the court.
Wang Zeng, who was standing behind Kou Ji, felt mixed emotions in his heart.
He vaguely remembered that when he first met Kou Ji, Kou Ji was still a young boy who let him kick him.
In a flash, Kou Ji reached middle age.
More importantly, Kou Ji stood in front of him.
He became the leader of Tong Zhongshu's sect, who was inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
Just when Wang Zeng was full of thoughts and random thoughts.
Zhao Zhen has already appeared in Chui Gong Hall.
Chen Lin announced the intention to go to court as usual, and after the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty saluted as usual, the court meeting officially began.
Kou Ji didn't have any sense of presence, so he didn't say anything.
Zhao Zhen did not specifically mention his name and asked Kou Ji to introduce himself.
After the court meeting began, people from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Works and other yamen issued petitions one after another, asking the court to allocate funds for disaster relief.
Since it is the coldest time of winter, there is snowfall everywhere.
Some places were also hit by snowstorms, and the court needed to provide money for disaster relief.
While Zhao Zhen ordered the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Household Affairs to send people to verify the matter, he also ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to prepare food, clothing, etc. for disaster relief.
A large court meeting ended after discussing the outcome of the snow disaster.
Kou Ji didn't say a word the whole time.
After going to court, Kou Ji did not return home.
Instead, he followed Wang Zeng and Cai Qi to the Political Affairs Hall.
As the center of the Song Dynasty, the Zhengshitang should be the busiest of all the yamen in the Song Dynasty.
Kou Ji couldn't just leave government affairs to his subordinates and go back to the house to be lazy like before. He had to rush to the political hall to take charge.
Arrive at the Political Hall.
The subordinate officials of the Zhengshi Hall led Kou Ji to sit down in the public room reserved for Ping Zhangshi under Tong Zhongshu's door.
Not long after I sat down, Wang Zeng appeared at the door.
"Don't Prime Minister Kou go to the court to do business?"
Wang Zeng came to the door and asked.
Kou Ji glanced at Wang Zeng, leaned lazily on the seat next to the brazier, and said: "Office? What business? If there is anything, you and Cai Xiang can handle it. If you need me to step in,
, I will naturally come forward."
Wang Zeng laughed angrily at Kou Ji's irresponsible words, "You came to the political hall to take charge?"
Kou Ji didn't pay attention to Wang Zeng's sarcastic tone. He said very calmly: "Of course. If everything needs to be handled by me, what will the imperial court do with the officials below?"
When Wang Zeng heard this, he was speechless.
"Don't you have a lot of big things to do? Now that you have sat in the position of being a subordinate of Tong Zhongshu, why haven't you started yet?"
Wang Zeng couldn't help but ask.
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "Many things need to be planned slowly and cannot be rushed."
"slowly?!"
Wang Zeng glared at Kou Ji, "I'll wait until you get there."
Kou Ji smiled again and said nothing.
Wang Zeng snorted and left the public room.
What he didn't expect was that Kou Ji would arrive three months later.
Three months.
The Song Dynasty experienced the cold winter, the New Year, and the willow branches sprouting buds.
When Wang Zeng couldn't help but prepare to go to Kou Ji and question him.
A horseman came from the west and went straight into Bianjing City.
At the same time, a piece of good news blew through Bianjing like a gust of wind.
After the good news comes to the palace.
Zhao Zhen ordered to summon the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
All the civil and military officials of the court put on their court uniforms and rushed to the palace.
Kou Ji is also on this list.
In the Chui Gong Hall, Zhao Zhen has not arrived yet.
Wang Zeng stood behind Kou Ji and said quietly: "Master Kou, you have been waiting for more than three months. In these three months, you have done nothing.
Prime Minister Cai and I handle all government affairs.
Nowadays, it is widely spread in Bianjing that you are our first clay sculpture husband in the Song Dynasty."
Kou Ji turned around and asked, "What do you mean?"
Wang Zeng snorted and said nothing.
Cai Qi, who was behind Wang Zeng, stared and said in a deep voice: "It can be seen and touched, but it's useless."
Kou Ji said calmly: "There must be a traitor behind my back to ruin my reputation."
When Cai Qi heard this, he puffed his beard and glared angrily, "Do you still need to slander your behavior in the political hall?"
Kou Jigang was about to refute when he saw Zhao Zhen walking into the Chui Gong Hall.
The civil and military officials in the hall immediately stood up.
After Zhao Zhen sat down, before Chen Lin could speak, he laughed loudly and said: "My lords, I am so happy. Good news came from Qingtang. A few months ago, our Song Yongning army and the Yuanshan tribe joined hands to completely destroy them.
to Qingtang.
From now on, Qingtang will belong to me, the Song Dynasty."
It was expected that Qingtang would be breached.
Although the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were happy, they were not that excited.
After Zhao Zhen finished speaking.
All civil and military officials in the court bowed and said: "Congratulations to the Song Dynasty! Congratulations to the officials!"
After Zhao Zhen congratulated the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, he smiled and said: "I have decided to make Chen Yaozi, the general of the Yongning Army who destroyed Qingtang, king. What do you think, dear friends?"
When the civil and military officials in the court heard this, they were all stunned.
Don't wait for their reaction.
Chen Yaozuo was the first to speak, "I don't think it's appropriate. Chen Yaozu's campaign to destroy Qingtang was certainly meritorious, but it was more than one and a half points worse than the previous highnesses.
If the official family made Chen Yaozi a first-class Duke, Chen Yaozi could afford it, but if the official family made Chen Yaozi king, he couldn't afford it.
Because he has not made enough contributions to the Song Dynasty to be crowned king."
When the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty heard Chen Yaozuo's words, they had different reactions.
The military officials thought that Chen Yaozuo was stupid for letting Wang Jue go.
Civil servants felt that Chen Yaozuo was protecting himself.
It is certainly a good thing that Zhao Zhen made Chen Yaozi king.
But once Chen Yaozi was named king, Chen Yaozuo had to leave the court and follow Chen Yaozi to join the vassal state.
Those who have the seeds of studying in the Chen family will completely lose their official career and become idle noble sons in the fiefdom.
Zhao Zhen heard Chen Yaozuo's words and said in a nonchalant manner: "You don't want the prince, do you think I am not worthy of the prince of the Song Dynasty?"
Chen Yaozuo hurriedly said: "I don't dare!"
Zhao Zhen stared at Chen Yaozuo without saying anything.
Cai Qi stood up at this time and spoke for Chen Yaozuo, "Guan, Chen Yaozuo is right. Although Chen Yaozu helped me conquer Qingtang in the Song Dynasty, his achievements are not as good as those of those who were crowned kings before."
It’s only half a point, so it’s not appropriate for Chen Yaozi to be crowned king.”
Zhao Zhen said unabashedly: "But I need someone to go to the junction of Qingtang and Yuanshan to help me control the western border. If Chen Yaozi doesn't go, should I go myself?"
As soon as Zhao Zhen said this, Cai Qi fell into hesitation.
Zhao Zhen didn't wait for others to speak, and then said: "Qingtang is vast and sparsely populated. To be more precise, Qingtang has no people. Because after the destruction of Qingtang, the Qingtang and Heihan people in Qingtang,
All of them were captured by the Yuanshan tribe and became subordinates.
I, the Song Dynasty and the Yuanshan tribe joined hands to attack Qingtang.
I want land in the Song Dynasty, and I want people in the Yuanshan tribe.
Now that we have succeeded, I, the Song Dynasty, have obtained the land, and the Yuanshan tribe has obtained the people.
Since I, the Song Dynasty, have obtained the land in Qingtang, I can't just ignore it, right?
There is no suitable population to migrate out of our Song Dynasty.
Therefore, there must be one person who leads the troops and horses to guard the western border and protect this place for our Song Dynasty.
If they are not guarded, they will be invaded sooner or later.
You don’t want to see the territory that I, the Song Dynasty, worked so hard to conquer, be taken over without bloodshed, right?
If you think it's inappropriate for me to be crowned king, then you can bring one or two million people to fill the green pond for me.
As long as you can come up with one or two million people, I will never mention the matter of being crowned king again."
After hearing what Zhao Zhen said, all the civil and military officials in the court fell silent.
If it were in the past, there would be someone in the court who would argue a few words and show off their presence.
But today's Song Dynasty is more pragmatic. If it is not nutritious, almost no one will talk about it in the court.
For a while.
Zhao Zhen, Chen Yaozuo and others fell into a stalemate.
Chen Yaozuo and others did not agree with Zhao Zhen's title of king, but there was no way to solve the problems raised by Zhao Zhen.
At this time, Kou Ji slowly walked out of the train, and with everyone's stunned eyes, he said: "Since Chen Yaozi is not suitable, let Li Zhaoliang go."
All the civil and military officials in the court were stunned for a moment, and then they all looked at Li Zhaoliang.
Li Zhaoliang looked a little complicated.
Wang Jue is what he wants.
But the intersection of Qingtang and Yuanshanbu is not a good place.
When everyone looked at Li Zhaoliang, Kou Ji continued: "Chen Yaozi's credit is not enough, but Li Zhaoliang's credit is definitely more than enough.
The Li family is also a big family. If the Li family moves there, they should be able to quickly pull out a force of thousands of troops.
After the Li family has established a firm foothold, there should be more soldiers and horses.
With the bravery of the Li family in the past, they will definitely be able to help the officials defend the Western Frontier."
After Kou Ji finished speaking, Li Zhaoliang's face turned a little bitter.
Chen Yaozuo, however, seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and said decisively: "I think that Kou Xiang's words are reasonable."
Wang Zeng glanced at Kou Ji, sighed, cupped his hands and said: "I second the proposal..."
Cai Qi said without any hesitation: "I second the proposal..."
Anyway, Li Zhaoliang will be banned sooner or later.
Now it is just right to replace Chen Yaozi and seal him out.
After Li Zhaoliang left the court, the vacant position of Minister of War was just suitable for Chen Yaozi to take over.