"Han Yang is deliberately making things difficult."
Kou Ji said with emotion.
The housekeeper nodded and said, "I think so, too..."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "The official family was worried that they had no excuse to deal with Han Yang and Song Chu, but Han Yang took the initiative to send them to the door. I will write a memorial, and you can send someone to send them to the palace later."
The housekeeper nodded and immediately prepared to step forward to help Kou Ji polish the ink.
Kou Ji seemed to suddenly remember something and asked: "Where is Di Qing? Wang Derong has been in Liaodong for half a year, why hasn't Di Qing returned to Beijing to resume his duties?"
The housekeeper hurriedly said: "When General Wang went to Liaodong, General Di led his troops to inspect Liaodong. The two met just a month ago..."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said: "Di Qing probably wants to find a fight..."
For a general who was born to fight, it is a very sad thing to have no battles to fight.
Nowadays, Di Qing has just entered the prime of life, and he is leading the invincible Tiger Ben behind him, but when he looks up, there is no enemy.
My heart must be very sad.
It's like a person who has honed all his skills and suddenly finds that there is no market for his skills.
That kind of suffering is difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Di Qing led his troops to patrol the Liao region, probably hoping to encounter a rebellion.
It's a pity that his partner is Zhang Zhibai, an upright and honest official.
An official who spends 360 of the 365 days a year patrolling around Liao.
Under Zhang Zhibai's supervision, the prisoners in Liao were treated fairly. They were well fed and clothed, making it impossible for them to rebel.
If someone rebels, not only will they not comply, but they will pick up the farm tools in their hands and kill someone to gain military merit and escape from the country.
Under such circumstances, it would be very difficult for Di Qing to encounter a rebellion.
Kou Ji understood Di Qing's mood, but it didn't mean that he would let Di Qing waste time outside.
Kou Ji told the housekeeper: "Send someone to urge you. He is the chief officer of the Forbidden Army Department, and there are many government affairs that need him to handle."
The butler nodded in agreement.
After the housekeeper grinded the ink, Kou Ji wrote a memorial and asked the housekeeper to send someone to send it to the palace.
After Kou Jizhu sent him out, he walked out of the study door with his hands behind his back.
At the door, I saw a certain little fat man walking into the yard where the study was with his big belly, chanting poems and a proud smile on his face.
The little fat man is indeed a poet who has been covered up by his light for thousands of years.
Kou Ji obviously didn't teach him how to write poetry, but he learned to do things without a teacher.
And he also likes to show off, talking about lotus flowers when nothing happens.
In the Bamboo Garden, no one praised him.
Because the students in Zhuyuan are either monsters like him, or nobles who don't care about poetry.
But people outside really like to praise the little guy.
Not only do they think the little guy is cute, they also think the little guy is a child prodigy with a beautiful child prodigy in his belly.
During the reigns of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, they did not like child prodigies, so no one among the people praised child prodigies, and there was no place for child prodigies to stand out in the court.
Therefore, during the two dynasties of Taizu and Taizong, almost all the court officials were veterans.
The only exception is Kou Ji's grandfather Kou Zhun.
When Kou Zhun was nineteen years old, he was criticized for being a Jinshi. They thought he was too young and needed to be promoted.
If Kou Zhun hadn't performed so well in front of Emperor Taizong, he would probably have been kicked off the list and pushed down again.
It can be seen from this that child prodigies were not very popular in the Taizu and Taizong dynasties.
By the time of the Zhenzong Dynasty, child prodigies gradually became popular.
Especially after the famous child prodigy Yan Shu was appreciated by Emperor Zhenzong, a prodigy trend started in the Song Dynasty.
Both the government and the public like prodigies, promote them, and appreciate them.
It is precisely because of this that child prodigies were very popular in the Song Dynasty.
Prodigies like the little guy, whose talents are pouring out of his body, are even more popular.
If the little guy goes to a brothel, he can come back with a face full of rouge and a lot of money in his wallet.
The purse was filled with gold and silver leaves.
It shows how much the girls in the brothel dote on the little guys.
Kou Ji thinks that if the little guy is older, he can replace Liu Yong, the former Fengyue squad leader, and become the new Fengyue squad leader of the Song Dynasty.
"I thought you just liked the smell of girls' makeup, but I didn't expect that you were also obsessed with wine? You are only five and a half years old, and you are already imitating others and becoming romantic, right?"
Kou Ji's sad voice sounded in Su Shi's ears.
Su Shi had just recited half of the poem, and his heart skipped a beat. He immediately closed his mouth and stood stiffly on the spot, half of his drunkenness dissipated.
When Kou Ji's face appeared in front of him, he almost cried with fear.
"Hold it! Don't cry!"
Kou Ji drank.
Su Shi quickly bit his lip to hold back his tears.
Kou Ji said angrily: "You are only five and a half years old. You visit a brothel and drink. Who did you learn this from?"
Just as Su Shi was about to open his mouth, he heard Kou Ji coldly snort: "Your father is a strict henpecker. Your husband and I have been among thousands of flowers, and not a single leaf has touched me. Neither of us has ever had a romantic relationship with poetry and writing, so you have a bad habit."
Who did you learn it from?”
Su Shi's face tightened, and he asked timidly: "What is hepatic control?"
Kou Ji's face darkened. Through Su Shi's words, he understood that all his preaching was in vain.
"Strict wife control means being oblivious..."
"Oh...I'm afraid of my wife."
"..."
"Pa'er" is a Sichuan dialect. Su Shi is from Meishan, Sichuan, and the people closest to him are also from Meishan, Sichuan. Although he does not live in Meishan, he can know the meaning of this saying through the people around him.
Su Shi lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said to Kou Ji seriously: "My father is still very dignified in front of my mother..."
Kou Ji snorted and glared at Su Shi fiercely, "I'll deal with you later."
Su Shi shrank his neck in fear.
Kou Ji stared at the Moon Gate behind Su Shi and snorted coldly: "Come out, do you want me, the gentleman, to invite you?"
Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Su Jingxian, and Zhao Run appeared in front of Kou Ji with a young man.
Kou Ji snorted coldly, "I can understand if some of you have reached the age and can't resist being invited by your classmates to play in the Fireworks and Willow Lane.
But Su Shi is just an ignorant boy. Is it appropriate for you to take him to the land of fireworks and willows?"
Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Su Jingxian, Zhao Run, and the young man they brought with them all lowered their heads.
Why did they bring Su Shi?
Because it doesn’t cost anything to take Su Shi on a trip.
Kou Ji glanced at them, gritted his teeth and said, "You don't remember the last time I spared you lightly? Do you think I, a gentleman, are easy to bully, or do you think I can't intimidate others?"
Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong and others did not dare to speak.
Kou Ji asked coldly: "Whose idea was it?"
Wang Anshi gritted his teeth, raised his head and said, "It's a student..."
"We all have a share..."
Others also raised their heads and took the initiative to admit their mistake.
Kou Ji ignored the others, but stared at Wang Anshi and said, "You don't have the guts to take the prince to the land of fireworks and willow lanes."
Wang Anshi sighed in his heart and had no words.
Kou Ji's eyes fell on Zeng Gong and coldly snorted: "Neither did you..."
Kou Ji looked at Su Jingxian and said, "You are even worse."
Finally, it fell on Zhao Run, "If you want to go, they have to go with you."
Zhao Run had a sullen face and said in a deep voice: "The students want to go there. I heard someone mentioned a few days ago that Bianjing City will hold a peony poetry festival every year.
The students wanted to go, so they were invited to accompany the students.
The Peony Poetry Club is just an elegant gathering, and there is nothing like that. Please be aware of this, sir."
Kou Ji sneered and said: "Sir, do you think I don't know what Yahui is because I have never been to the land of fireworks and willows?"
Zhao Run quickly said: "I don't dare..."
The young man who was brought by Zhao Run and others saw that everyone was so frightened that Kou Ji could not speak, so he faced his scalp and said: "Kou Xiang, there are many great talents in the poetry festival. Students and others are like the great talents.
Talking can help you gain some knowledge.”
Kou Ji glanced at the young man coldly and said sarcastically: "A great talent? The person who hangs around under the pomegranate skirt all day long is a great talent? Those who were in the temple or above the court that day, what are they? A fool?"
"
The young man opened his mouth and whispered: "There are also great talents to be found in the market."
Kou Ji stared at the young man with burning eyes, "You are very courageous."
The young man bowed his head and said nothing.
"housekeeper?"
"The villain is here."
"Go to the palace and let the officials and the queen see the talent that His Highness has chosen."
"..."
Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Zhao Run, and the young men all raised their heads and looked at Kou Ji in horror.
Kou Ji sneered and said, "Are you afraid? Since you know the consequences of your misbehavior, you should be prepared to bear the consequences."
Wang Anshi and others stared and dared not speak.
Kou Ji continued: "You have to be lucky that you are attending an elegant party. If it were any other party, a lot of people would die."
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong gritted their teeth.
Zhao Run lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "The student realizes his mistake..."
Kou Ji said coldly: "You may think that if you are not romantic, you will waste your youth. But I can tell you clearly that when you are my student, Kou Ji, stay away from those women who smell like powder.
Otherwise I don't mind expelling you all from the portal.
No matter who you are."
Speaking of this, Kou Ji pointed at the young man who had returned with Wang Anshi and others, and said coldly: "You, don't be an official in this life. Either go to Tiansheng Hall to hang out, or go to the countryside to teach. There is no place for you in the officialdom."
.”
The young man's eyes widened and he looked at Kou Ji in horror.
Zeng Gong hurriedly said, "Sir, the wrong thing was done by the students and has nothing to do with Sima Xiandi... I beg you, sir, to punish the students and never implicate others."
Kou Ji asked coldly: "Do you, Zeng Gong, have the final say on who to use in the court, or do I and the officials have the final say? Huh?"
Zeng Gong gritted his teeth and said, "It's obviously the fault of the students and others, why would you, sir, take your anger out on others and ruin their careers?"
Kou Ji sneered and said: "You'd better think about whether you can become an official. I think you should make it clear that Zhao Run is not the longevity king now, but the prince.
You should know the identity of the prince."
Zeng Gong's expression darkened.
Zhao Run suddenly stood in front of the person and said in a deep voice: "Everything is the fault of the student alone. If the teacher wants to punish, just punish the student alone."
Kou Ji sneered and said: "You are the king, who dares to punish you? So if you make a mistake, the people around you will have to take you to be punished. You should learn to get used to this, because every time you make a mistake in the future, someone around you will be punished."
Then disaster will follow.”
Zhao Run looked at Kou Ji in disbelief.
Kou Ji sneered and said: "Do you think that even if you become the prince, I will slap your palm. So what I said is wrong?"
Zhao Run was speechless, but still stared at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji asked: "Have those officials in the palace who taught you knowledge ever beaten you?"
Zhao Run was stunned.
Kou Ji continued: "When I was studying with your father, your father made a mistake and I was beaten. The only person in the world who can beat the prince is the emperor, and my right to beat you was given by your father. Others
But no."
Zhao Run understood the connection, lowered his head, and said in a deep voice: "I beg you, sir, to let them go."
Kou Ji snorted coldly, "I think you guys still know some rules, so I'll give you a little punishment. But if those people who are praised as great talents by you don't show any real talents and learning, and if the officials blame them, I will
I can’t control it.”
The faces of Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Zhao Run and others relaxed at first, and then became very ugly.
Kou Ji spoke slowly, "Wang Anshi translated ten major food books, Zeng Gong annotated ten major food books, Zhao Run...I won't punish you. Someone will discipline you after you return to the palace."
Su Jingxian, you are weak, so I will not punish you severely. I will give you ten slaps as punishment.
As for Su Shi... he was not allowed to eat meat for three months and copied ten canons of sages."
Speaking of this, Kou Ji pointed at the young man standing aside with trembling legs and a pale face, "You can leave... don't enter the entrance of my Kou Mansion from now on."
The young man's body trembled, he bowed respectfully to Kou Ji, and hurriedly fled the bamboo courtyard.
After the young man left, Kou Ji told Zhao Run: "Go back to the palace... there should be a good show waiting for you to watch in the palace."
Zhao Run bowed and agreed.
Kou Ji led Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Su Jingxian and Su Shi to the study.
Halfway through the journey, Wang Anshi said in a low voice with a complex expression: "Sir...how will the officials deal with those people?"
"Official family?"
Kou Ji sneered and said, "Let's go through the Queen's test first."
Zeng Gong couldn't help but said: "Sir, you won't really take away Sima Xiandi's career, right?"
Kou Ji paused and did not answer Zeng Gong's question. Instead, he asked: "He told you about Ya Hui, and then you told Zhao Run, right?"
Zeng Gong did not hide anything and nodded to acknowledge the matter.
Wang Anshi said from the side: "Sir, the elegant gathering is not as bad as you think. My husband and others have participated in many of them before, didn't you also punish them?"
Kou Ji sneered and asked: "So you can take Su Jingxian, Zhao Run and Su Shi with you?"
Wang Anshi said frankly: "The student was wrong about this matter."
Kou Ji snorted coldly and said: "You and Zeng Gong have reached the age. I won't say anything wherever you two go. But Su Jingxian and Su Shi are still young.
Zhao Run's status makes it impossible for him to go to that kind of place.
If you take them there, you are looking for a fight.
It can even be said to be courting death."
Wang Anshi hesitated and said: "For the elegant gathering, His Royal Highness should be able to go, right? In the past, when Emperor Zhenzong was still in his dormitory, he often hung out in elegant gatherings."
Kou Ji said disdainfully: "Today, all those who are talented are either serving as officials in the court, teaching in major academies, or hiding in the mountains and forests.
I recruited officials three times before and after the Song Dynasty, but all the great and small talents who could be seen on the street were swept away by the court.
Nowadays, those who act as scholars in Bianjing City are just corrupt scholars and perverts.
How can it be compared with the elegant gatherings where Emperor Zhenzong hung out?
If you hang out with them, not only will you lose any knowledge, but you will also learn bad things.
Zhao Run can go to those places, but if he picks up some dirty women at those so-called elegant gatherings and brings them back to the palace, or hides girls in the golden house, do you think the officials and the queen will find out?
how?"
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong's faces instantly turned pale.
If what Kou Ji said happened, the officials and the queen would kill the two people who had been around Zhao Run first, and then worry about the rest.
Zeng Gong hesitated for a moment and said: "Sir, the student knows this is wrong. But you won't cut off Sima Xiandi's career because of this, right? Although Sima Xiandi told us about the Yahui, he did not invite us.
It's something we take the initiative to do.
Sima Xiandi is also considered a talented person. If you interrupt his official career, it will be a loss to the court."
Kou Ji stared at Zeng Gong and said, "It seems that Sima Guang has left a good impression on you, otherwise you wouldn't be able to speak for him again and again."
Zeng Gong said with some surprise: "Sir, do you know Brother Sima Xian?"
Kou Ji said calmly: "The youngest of the Four Beauties of Wenchang, everyone in Bianjing City knows about him, how could I not know about him."
Zeng Gong hurriedly said: "Even so, sir, you should know that Sima Xiandi is talented."
Kou Ji said seriously: "I admit that he is somewhat talented, but you have known him for so long, haven't you found that he is a person who does not persist?"
Zeng Gong looked at Kou Ji in shock.
Wang Anshi said from the side: "The students just knew that he was different from what he appeared to be, but they didn't know that he didn't persist."
Kou Ji nodded in agreement and said, "Being duplicitous is a fair assessment. The most feared person in the officialdom is this kind of person who doesn't persist.
When you gain strength, he will follow you to help you and help you withstand all pressure.
But when you lose power and he gains power, he will feel the pressure you have been under before and will most likely overturn everything you have done.
In this case, everything you have done will be in vain."
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong looked at each other in shock.
Wang Anshi couldn't help but said: "But there are many officials of this type in the officialdom..."
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Yes, there are many officials of this type in the officialdom, but they cannot pose a big threat to the court, but Sima Guang can.
Because of his talent, courage, and ability to make friends, he can climb to high positions.
A person who doesn't insist on doing things in a low position won't do much harm.
But after climbing to a high position, it will endanger the entire country."
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong looked surprised.
They did not expect that Kou Ji knew Sima Guang so well, nor did they expect that Kou Ji had such a high opinion of Sima Guang.
"Sir, have you investigated Sima Guang?"
"It's not an investigation, just a little bit of information."
"I see……"
"..."
Kou Ji led them into the study and asked them to do things according to their respective punishments.
One day flies by.
The next day.
Zhao Run entered Kou Ji's study with a pale face.
Kou Ji is not here.
Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, and Su Jingxian quickly came to Zhao Run's side.
Wang Anshi couldn't wait to ask: "Your father will not really send people to arrest those people, right?"
Zhao Run shook his head.
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong breathed a sigh of relief.
But Zhao Run's next words made them angry again, "My father didn't, but my mother had people arrest them in the palace and give them a test."
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong looked at Zhao Run nervously, they wanted to know what happened to those people.
Zhao Run gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Three idiots and two perverts were beaten to death by my mother on the spot, right in front of me. The other three who were somewhat talented were all beaten to death by my mother."
Sent to the border to become a herdsman."
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong stared in shock, feeling a lot of regret in their hearts.
Zeng Gong let out a long sigh, "Let's avoid going to those unclean places in the future so that others don't suffer."
Zhao Run said with an ugly face: "This is my fault. From now on, you can go when you should. I won't go. As long as I don't go, no one will suffer."
Wang Anshi smiled and cursed: "What nonsense are you talking about? We are brothers and we are together. Otherwise, we would not have taken you, Su Jingxian, and little Su Shi with us, knowing that there were risks."
Zeng Gong solemnly nodded and said: "Although we will be monarchs and ministers in the future, now we are brothers and sisters. Your husband is a person who values friendship and loyalty, so naturally we cannot weaken your reputation.
We are now both prosperous and disadvantaged.
If you say you want to go, you will go; if you say no, you won’t go."
Su Jing first added in a low voice, "Advance and retreat together..."
Su Shi curled his lips and said: "We won't eat meat together..."
"Hahaha……"
Su Shi's words full of resentment made them all laugh.
After Zhao Run smiled, his face looked much better.
He found that after Kou Tianci and Liu Boxu left, he had friends again.
When a group of little guys were talking about brotherhood.
Kou Ji was watching from outside the door. Seeing that they were somewhat sincere, Kou Ji showed a smile on his face, turned around and left the door of the study.
Arrive at the side hall.
The housekeeper hurriedly ran to him, bowed and said: "Sir, the officials were inspecting the Ministry of Justice today and saw that Minister Bao was working hard while Han Yang and others were laughing and joking. He became furious and ordered Han Yang to suspend his duties for ten days and go back to the house.
Think about it.
The Yushitai is already preparing to impeach Han Yang together..."
Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "So, Han Yang, the Minister of Punishment, is probably going to be handed over?"
The housekeeper smiled and nodded and said: "You have written a memorial to the officials. Han Yang, the Minister of Punishment, has basically been sitting there for the rest of his life. The officials went to inspect the Ministry of Punishments just to find an excuse."
Kou Ji said with emotion: "Once Han Yang is gone, Song Chu will be the only old minister left in the court. Song Chu has always liked to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so he should be able to keep his mouth shut and act like a clay Bodhisattva.
As a result, the restructuring of the remaining yamen should also begin."