Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong looked at each other and looked at each other.
They didn't understand why Mr. Hu wanted to carry a reputation that was destined to be reviled by others.
Isn't it a bit too noble to just do it for the sake of the family, country and the world?
It's so noble that it doesn't suit his character at all.
Are the people in Bianjing City misunderstanding your husband, or is he just showing off in front of them?
They are not as brainless as Zhao Run and have blind trust and obedience to their husband.
When they became apprentices, they were already famous young talents, and they had their own thoughts.
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong kept their mouths closed and said nothing, as if they were thinking about what kind of person Kou Ji was.
While Zhao Run was teasing Di Yong in his arms, he was thinking deeply about how to open a gap in Kou Ji's body and become a great scholar who wrote countless masterpieces.
Kou Ji felt that what he said today was enough for the three little guys to digest for a while, so he didn't say any more.
I just arranged some homework for studying Da Shiwen and left the study.
He doesn't need to worry about other knowledge.
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong studied at Wenchang Academy and were taught by many famous scholars in classics and other aspects.
Zhao Run studied in the royal private school in the palace, and many ministers of the court and ministers would explain to him the meanings and articles of sages.
Kou Ji only needs to teach them how to behave, and teach them some knowledge that they can't learn elsewhere.
Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong and Zhao Run stayed until evening before leaving.
When leaving, Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong were lowering their heads and thinking about something. Zhao Run warmly invited Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong to play in Bianjing City together.
Anyway, King Wu couldn't help it in Bianjing City, so they could play all night long.
However, Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong declined Zhao Run's kindness.
They study in Wenchang Academy and don't have much time to rest on weekdays.
As soon as I arrived in Xiumu, I immediately ran to the bamboo courtyard to seek advice.
Running in both directions, there is not much leisure at all.
Although both of them are rare talents in the world, whether it is Wenchang Academy, which is full of talented people and has a room full of great scholars, or Kou Ji, who has enough knowledge spanning several eras in his head, he can overwhelm them.
They are now eager for knowledge.
He aspires to overwhelm the heroes of Wenchang Academy and become the leader among the students of Wenchang Academy.
I am also eager to learn more knowledge from Kou Ji's mind that cannot be learned elsewhere.
As Kou Ji said today, they can't learn it anywhere else.
They not only want to confirm Kou Ji's words, but also think deeply about the deep meaning behind Kou Ji's words.
I don't have time to play with Zhao Run.
With Zhao Run looking slightly disappointed, Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong left the Zhuyuan together.
Zhao Run took the money and strolled out of the street where the Bamboo Garden was located alone.
Kou Ji saw everything but said nothing.
Whether it’s Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong’s studiousness or Zhao Run’s playfulness.
He didn't make any comments.
Different statuses have different needs.
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong are rare wise men among young people. They learn knowledge much faster than ordinary people, and their minds to explore the depth of knowledge are more stable than others.
Zhao Run is playful but lonely.
He needs to play to relieve his loneliness.
When Kou Ji first met Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen was lonely.
It was he who slowly led Zhao Zhen out of loneliness.
Now it's Zhao Run's turn to be lonely.
The person who can lead Zhao Run out of loneliness has now gone to Han.
Zhao Run should learn to adapt to this kind of loneliness, and then continue to grow in loneliness.
Loneliness is cruel to a young person.
But he has a heavy responsibility, and loneliness is a process he must go through.
If you don’t experience it now, you will experience it later.
Kou Ji actually envied Zhao Run because although Zhao Run was lonely, he had nothing to do and was lighthearted.
But he can't. He has a lot of things to do.
After spending some time leisurely in the bamboo courtyard and educating three disciples, Kou Ji fell into a new round of busyness.
Autumn harvest time has arrived.
Among the Liao soldiers who were the first to send home letters, they also arrived.
In order to see how the rich and powerful will react to this,
Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen ordered Guanyi to detain the family letters of most of the Liao soldiers, and only allowed the family letters of Suzhou under Jiangning Prefecture to flow out.
Once the book arrived in Suzhou, its content was leaked out.
No way, the content is a bit too scary.
The imperial court assigned the soldiers who were recruited to the Liao region last year to local areas and transformed into common people who cultivated the land.
When I saw the green crops covering the ground, the local government office revealed its secret.
The family moved to Liao land and were given a big house, a cow, ten households, and a thousand acres of fertile land.
The soldiers all came from poor backgrounds, and no one would be tempted to look at the lush green crops.
Even the stupidest among them knew that once their family moved to Liao, they would not only become landlords, but also have ten more households of tenants.
The imperial court did not allocate land to them at all.
The imperial court basically arranged everything and let them take charge directly.
In the past, things like pie in the sky could not tempt simple and honest farmers.
But the first people who moved to Liaodi told them that this was a fact and not a piece of pie in the sky.
So, they relied on connections to confirm the matter with local officials, and then quickly wrote letters to their families asking them to move here.
After the family got the letter, they looked for the children at home who were studying in elementary schools to take a look.
I can't believe the content immediately.
Immediately go to the village elders to verify this matter.
At first, the village elders didn't think much about it and told the truth.
They just thought it was the children who went out to explore and hit some chance.
Seeing those old and weak women and children happily selling off their property and taking their families with them to enjoy the blessings in Liaoning, the villagers were very happy for them.
But as the letters came in more and more.
The villagers noticed something was wrong.
Several village elders sat together to discuss and felt the court's sinister intentions.
The rich and powerful families in the city also felt it.
The wealthy family summoned the village elders to discuss the matter secretly.
A rumor spread immediately.
Wealthy families and village elders jointly promoted that the distribution of land in Liaoning was a big scam. There was no such thing as pie in the sky, and there were some unknown secrets in it.
It is said that Zhang Zhibai discovered a huge ghost cave in Liao Dynasty, which required millions of people to fill it.
The people of Liao deceived people to go there just to fill the ghost cave.
There are countless rumors like this.
When the people heard these rumors, they believed them to be true and wailed all over the place for a while.
Those who do not believe in evil would like to visit Liaodi.
But he was stopped by the villagers.
He forcefully said directly that he was bewitched by ghosts and fell into the pond.
In just a few days, there were eight murder cases in Shentang.
What's more important is that if the people don't take action, the officials won't investigate.
No one went to the government to report this matter, and the matter seemed to have just settled into nothing.
If the people from Wude Division hadn't been keeping an eye on it, I'm afraid Zhao Zhen wouldn't have known about it.
"Eight lives, sink the pond, sink the pond, they are so majestic!"
Zhao Zhen slapped the table angrily.
The dragon case in Zishi Hall shook and banged.
Wang Zeng also had a sullen face, "It is a crime that cannot be punished for disregarding human life and disregarding national laws."
Zhao Zhen clenched his fists and said with an angry face: "I really want to send someone to kill them."
Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and was speechless.
This matter has a wide range of implications. If Zhao Zhen really went on a killing spree, he would not kill just one or two people.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Zhen did not rush to kill people.
Kou Ji was not as emotional as Zhao Zhen and Wang Zeng. He mused: "Their trouble not only killed people, but also scared the people away from going to Liao.
Our plan may fail."
Zhao Zhen and Wang Zeng fell into silence with gloomy faces.
Sending someone to clarify this matter is undoubtedly a foolish move.
If the common people were sensible, they would not be deceived by such lies.
As long as the evil talk penetrates into the hearts of the people, even if they have doubts about it, they will temporarily believe it.
Kou Ji has seen countless similar examples.
There are countless qigong masters, various masters, and experts in later generations.
Anyone with the ability to judge for themselves will know that something is fake.
But even so, many people are still being deceived.
This is true for the descendants of the information explosion, let alone the ignorant and backward ancient times.
The imperial court sent people to explain the matter, but they couldn't explain it clearly at all.
Because the imperial court really gave too much.
So many people who have been poor for generations cannot believe it.
It gives those with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of it.
The court explained one rumor clearly, and more rumors emerged.
In the eyes of the common people, the yamen and the imperial court are a place that makes people fear.
The yamen and the imperial court usually belong to Pixiu, and they can only go in and out.
Now I not only pay out, but also give so much.
The people really couldn't believe it.
After Zhao Zhen was silent for a long time, he looked at Kou Jida and said, "What do fourth brothers think we should do?"
Kou Ji pondered and said, "I have to think about it again."
Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "Why don't I go to Suzhou and see what evil spirits are causing trouble behind this?"
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "No, if there is a problem in one place, you have to investigate it. Then problems all over Jiangnan and Hedong occur. Do you have to investigate them one by one?
That's not exhausting people to death.
We must find a permanent solution."
When Kou Ji heard this, he narrowed his eyes.
Wang Zeng saw Kou Ji's eyes and his heart skipped a beat.
He felt murderous intent.
"Officials, it's better to release all the family letters."
Wang Zeng said quickly.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji both looked at Wang Zeng suspiciously.
A letter from Suzhou has already caused a stir.
Do you want to scatter all the family letters and let Jiangnan and Hedong cause trouble?
Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "Now that the matter has come to this, there is no need to hide it and choke. Anyway, when Suzhou makes trouble, people in the south of the Yangtze River will know about it. People in the east of the river will also know about it soon.
We might as well tell them openly and honestly.
We just want the people in their hands."
Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "Then if they make trouble, how should we solve it?"
Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and said: "If they don't let the people go, we won't let them go. Don't the officials always feel that Bianjing City is too small and can no longer meet the needs of the people in Bianjing City?"
Then it would be better to take advantage of the opportunity and spread the rumors about expanding Bianjing City."
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji understood Wang Zeng's thoughts almost instantly.
Kou Ji hesitated and said: "Do you want the officials to follow the old practices of Emperor Qin and Han Wu?"
Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han all did one thing, which was to strengthen the cadres and weak branches.
Today's Bianjing City is indeed a bit small. More than two million people live in Bianjing City, which seems a bit crowded.
(Some people have always had objections to whether Bianjing City can accommodate two million people, thinking it is impossible. Straw gives an example. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the capital of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties was Jiankang. At that time, there were 280,000 households in Jiankang.
, almost more than one million people. Not counting the royal family, servants, and private individuals.
Soldiers and so on, because they are not registered as common people. After careful calculation, the population is more than two million. The time of Liang in the Southern Dynasty was in the fifth century AD. In other words, in the fifth century AD, our country
Cities with a population exceeding one million have already appeared, and there is no reason why they cannot do so in the tenth century.
The denser the population, the greater the challenge for water drainage.
But the ancient sewer system was far more powerful than we imagined.
The mud men in Bianjing City live in the sewers of Bianjing City, which are connected in all directions, creating favorable conditions for the mud men to commit crimes.
This shows how huge the sewer system in Bianjing City is.
Jiankang is also known as Jinling. There are still many ruins today. Those who are interested can go and see them.)
So there is nothing wrong with expanding it.
But expanding the city is not the main thing.
The main thing is that once the city expands, if the population of Bianjing City is not enough, a certain amount of people will be needed to fill it.
Emperor Qin could recruit nobles from the six countries to Xianyang.
The Han military generals moved all the powerful men from all over the world to Chang'an.
Zhao Zhen could also move the wealthy families from Jiangnan and Hedong to Bianjing City.
Since the people won't let us move, let's move them.
Wang Zeng heard Kou Ji's inquiry and nodded bravely.
If it weren't for the murderous intent in Kou Ji's eyes, Wang Zeng would really not be willing to make such an outrageous suggestion.
Wang Zeng knew very well that if he didn't find a way to convince the wealthy families in Jiangnan and Hedong, he would do it.
The King of Hell will definitely send them to the underground to scream slowly.
It is simply impossible to expect King Kou to fight with those wealthy families.
Until now, Wang Zeng has never seen the opponent of King Kou Yan alive.
When Kou Yanwang took action, it was not just a pile of dead bodies.
Zhao Zhen pretended not to know what Wang Zeng was thinking. He heard Wang Zeng's suggestion and smiled heartily, "What a great move to remove the firepower..."
Kou Ji pondered and said: "The method is a good one, but it's not that easy to handle."
Zhao Zhen was stunned and looked at Kou Ji.
The same is true for Wang Zeng.
Kou Ji said frankly: "The emperors of Qin and Han Dynasty all used force to govern the country, and the whole country valued bravery. Once their imperial orders were issued, they would prosper if they followed them, and they would perish if they went against them. There is no reason at all.
The Song Dynasty was different. The Song Dynasty had previously emphasized the suppression of military power and the use of literature to control military force, but it had lost its hegemony.
When things happen, we either discuss them or discuss them.
It is simply impossible to act happily.
Although the official family has helped me pick up the domineering power in the Song Dynasty in recent years.
But the time was too short, and the people’s understanding was simply not deep enough.
During the Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty, they wanted to relocate the people. Who dared to say anything more?
Even if the local foundation is shaken, the local government will follow suit.
However, we only moved a very small part of the people and did not shake the foundation of the local area at all. There has already been trouble in the local area.
It can be seen from this.
As long as the news of the expansion of Bianjing City and the relocation of wealthy families to Bianjing City spreads.
Many people in both the government and the public will jump out to stop this."
There was nothing wrong with the Song Dynasty’s emphasis on literati.
However, we relied too much on the literati, delegated too much power to the literati, and indulged the literati too much.
As a result, the literati became a yoke to the warriors, and also became a yoke to the Song Dynasty.
What are the wealthy families of the Song Dynasty compared to the aristocrats of the Qin and Han Dynasties?
People not only have money, food, knowledge, ability, influence, but also military force.
The wealthy families of the Song Dynasty had money, food, and knowledge.
Although he has some abilities, he is far behind those of those aristocratic families.
But why during the Qin and Han Dynasties, Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han were accommodating?
The Song Dynasty couldn’t help it?
Because Emperor Qin and Han Wu would not reason with nobles and aristocratic families.
Just do whatever I ask you to do.
If you don't obey, you will die.
The Song Dynasty liked to reason.
Because the literati of the Song Dynasty had a high status, they liked to reason the most.
And they are the spokespersons behind wealthy families.
What they say is more reasonable.
Even if they don't make sense, they can still make some sense.
However, the emperor still had to listen to their reasoning.
If you don't listen, you are a fool.
The smile that just appeared on Zhao Zhen's face was instantly suppressed by Kou Ji's words.
Wang Zeng's face became even more ugly.
Kou Ji closed his mouth again and became mute.
He is a person who doesn't like to reason with others.
In the past, he used all kinds of means and talked about all kinds of truths, purely because he didn't have enough power in his hands, so he needed to use various means and all kinds of reasoning to achieve his goals.
No need now, he has enough power in his hands.
He had told Zhao Zhen a long time ago about some things.
It depends on how Zhao Zhen chooses.
Now is no longer the time for him to teach Zhao Zhen how to do things.
Zhao Zhen should learn to do things by himself and think by himself.
Zhao Zhen pondered Kou Ji's words for a long time, and said quietly: "I remember that fourth brother once said, there is no establishment without destruction..."
When Wang once heard the four words "no destruction, no establishment", his heart trembled.
He stared at Zhao Zhen with a horrified expression.
"Officials, never use thunderous means unless absolutely necessary!"
Zhao Zhen's eyes fell on Wang Zeng and whispered: "I am not willing to use thunderous means, but for the long-term peace and stability of our Song Dynasty, I have to use it."
Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and prepared to continue persuading.
Kou Ji coughed softly and said, "Prime Minister, there was only one Wei Zheng in Tang Taizong, so he became an emperor through the ages. If the whole dynasty was filled with Wei Zheng, he would not be able to become an emperor through the ages.
My Song Dynasty is now the Wei Zheng of the Manchu Dynasty.
Although the vast majority of people do not have Wei Zheng's character, they do things with too much selfishness.
But their treatment of officials is similar to that of Wei Zheng.
When an official governs the country, he or she needs to stretch out his or her hands and feet.
Nowadays, when officials stretch out their hands, you chop off their hands; when they stretch out their legs, you chop off their feet.
How do you ask the officials to manage the country?
I might as well teach you Jiangshan Sheji and mess around with you."
Wang Zeng stared in shock and anger, staring at Kou Ji in disbelief.
Kou Ji's words are heart-breaking words.
If under a domineering emperor, Kou Ji said this and the emperor approved it, Wang Zeng would probably kneel on the ground and beg to resign.
Otherwise the head will move.
It's a pity that Zhao Zhen is not a domineering emperor, there is always a softness deep in his heart.
Emperor Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, and others, in order to achieve certain goals, Zhongliang would also kill them.
But Zhao Zhen doesn't know how.
Zhao Zhen seemed to have not heard Kou Ji's words and said slowly: "I have to ask Fourth Brother to borrow someone..."
Kou Ji was stunned and said with a smile: "Liu Heng is the only one available in the minister's house now."
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "I'm talking about your students."
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen curiously.
Zhao Zhen said calmly: "Bohai Mansion Supervisor Bao Zheng."
Kou Ji was a little surprised and said: "The official family will actually notice Bao Zheng?"
Zhao Zhen glanced at Kou Ji and said with some complaint: "I am not a foolish king. I am like a minister of Bao Zheng who is about to enter a high rank. How could I not pay attention."
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Since the officials say that Bao Zheng is a minister, it means that Bao Zheng is a member of the official family. If the officials want to use it, there is no need to discuss it with the minister."
Zhao Zhen said slowly: "Bao Zheng has done a good job in Bohai Mansion. I heard that he is good at investigating cases. I am going to ask him to go to Suzhou to investigate eight murder cases for me.
By the way, please help me measure the land in Jiangning Mansion to see if it was obtained by clever means.
If so, consider it a crime.
I will also send Wang Deyong to Jiangning Prefecture and let him lead the Zhennan Army and Jiangning Prefecture soldiers to wander around the waters of Jiangning Prefecture to see if there is any injustice.
Or someone who intends to rebel.
And your student Han Qi is a person who dares to think and do things. I am going to let him go to Hedong to run the same errand as Bao Zheng.
By the way, let Chen Yaozi go to Hedong."
One is literary and the other is martial, one is strong and the other is soft.
A slap, a sweet date.
Whether you choose sweet dates or slaps depends on the local wealthy family.
Zhao Zhen was determined that if he couldn't do it with words, he would use force.
A two-pronged approach.
After Zhao Zhen finished expressing his thoughts, he said to Kou Ji and Wang Zeng: "Fourth brother, Wang Aiqing, I don't want to hear any different voices on this matter.
In both the government and the public, if there are people working for those wealthy families, let them go to the frontiers to make contributions.
Anyway, our Song Dynasty is now big enough, and the frontiers that need to be managed are also very large, and we need many capable ministers and officials.
I believe they will make great achievements after arriving at the border."
Zhao Zhen doesn't care at all whether those who only care about profit will harm the people for profit after going to the border.
Nowadays, all the border areas of the Song Dynasty are divided into military and civilian areas.
If those officials who are running for profit act recklessly on the border and harm the people for the sake of profit.
But first ask the local soldiers if they agree.
After Kou Ji and Wang Zeng listened to Zhao Zhen's instructions, they left Zishitang.
As soon as he left the Shishitang, Wang Zeng yelled and scolded Kou Ji with his beard and eyes wide open.
"You treacherous sycophant!"
Kou Ji looked at Wang Zeng and asked, "Why did I become a traitor?"
Wang Zeng glared at Kou Ji fiercely and shouted: "You instigate officials to act wantonly, and you dare to say that you are not a traitor."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said: "It's better for my officials to act recklessly than for you to let them do nothing? You are learning from Confucius and Mencius, not Lao Zhuang, so why should you let the officials rule by doing nothing?
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Wang Zeng roared: "Nonsense!"
"nonsense?"
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "From Taizong's later years until now, in the court, it is you who do things at the instructor's house, not what the officials want to do.
You allow the officials to do whatever you think they can do.
If you think the officials can't do something, just write a collective letter to oppose it. It's very unlikely that you can sew the officials' mouths with a needle.
On the surface of the court, the officials are in charge, but secretly it is you who are in charge."