When Emperor Bi was in power, he was three points stronger than Emperor Xian's authority...

These words came out of Kou Zhun's mouth, fluttering, like casual gossip, but Kou Ji heard a thrilling feeling from it.

After Liu E withdrew from the Vertical Arch Palace, he withdrew from the Shishitang, and all the power of the imperial court fell on Kou Zhun.

It's just that Kou Zhun is not an emperor, and he doesn't have the shackles that only emperors have, so he can use the power in his hands as he wishes.

Naturally, it is stronger than when Zhao Heng was in power.

With Kou Zhun's tough temperament, after he grasps the authority of the imperial court, the imperial court will definitely become his hall.

And the hundred officials will definitely not allow the imperial court to become Kou Zhun's hall of words at that time, so they will definitely naturally isolate Kou Zhun and form a new force against Kou Zhun by forming a gang.

In the process of dealing with Kou Zhun, if Kou Zhun wins, the officials will continue to lie dormant and wait for the opportunity.

If the hundred officials win, the leaders will be worshiped by thousands of people like dragon slaying warriors.

This has nothing to do with loyalty and treachery, nothing about right or wrong, it is purely a matter of what the officials do not want to see, and they don't want to see who the court has become.

At the moment when Kou Zhun's power won the court, he naturally went to the opposite side with the officials.

The hundred officials are not embarrassed by him now, and they are not attacking him, it is not that the hundred officials are merciful, but that the hundred officials feel that with Kou Zhun's victory, they will also get corresponding benefits.

They were waiting for Kou Zhun to reward them for their meritorious deeds.

It can be seen that Kou Zhun means that there is obviously no intention of rewarding the officials for meritorious deeds.

Once the officials found out about this, Kou Zhun was greeted with a ferocious impeachment.

Kou Zhun just guessed that there would be such an outcome, so he told Kou Ji that he was about to fall into the target of public criticism.

Knowing Kou Zhun's thoughts, Kou Ji asked, "Does grandfather have a way to deal with it?" ”

"Coping? Why did the old man have to deal with it? Kou Zhun said lightly.

Then he said: "With the old man's current status, there is no need to worry about anything at all, even if he is reduced to a lonely minister, the old man doesn't care!"

What the old man is really worried about is you.

Once the old man is gone, you have to bear the anger of the Manchu Dynasty for the old man. ”

Kou Ji was stunned and laughed in a low voice: "Thank you grandfather for your concern, but grandfather doesn't have to worry about his grandson."

The grandson has his own official family to take care of him. ”

"Official?"

Kou Zhun pondered for a while, and said quietly: "The official family is very kind to you, but the official family is very young now, and it is difficult to say whether he will be kind to you when he grows up." ”

After a pause, Kou Zhun added: "There are only our ancestors and grandchildren here, and the old man will tell you the truth."

According to the old man's observation, the people of the Zhao family are the most unreliable.

Therefore, at any time, you should not pin your life on the people of the Zhao family. ”

Kou Ji was stunned, he didn't expect that Kou Zhun would actually say such a sentence.

As the courtier who is most loyal to the Zhao family in the court today, he actually said that the people of the Zhao family are unreliable?

Kou Ji really didn't know how to judge this sentence, and he didn't know what the people of the Zhao family had done that would make Kou Zhun feel so emotional.

But Kou Zhun's words, he agreed.

Because in Kou Ji's heart, not only the people of the Zhao family are unreliable, but others may not be reliable.

Kou Ji always believes that only he can be relied on.

Seeing that Kou Zhun was worried about himself, Kou Ji pondered for a while and said in a low voice: "Grandfather doesn't have to worry, and my grandson didn't pin all his hopes on the official family. Isn't there still Uncle Zhu Nengzhu, and the Baosai army in the north? ”

Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, glanced at Kou Ji deeply, hesitated again and again, and finally did not say a word of reprimand, but only whispered to Kou Ji, "Be careful...... From this day forward, you and my grandchildren must be careful in everything we do, so that others do not take advantage of us. ”

"The Horse Affair ......"

"Don't worry about the matter of horses, today in the court, the hundred officials have already impeached you, because Ding Wei's matter has been stirred up, but when the hundred officials impeach you, they obviously can't please you, and they won't be bored.

Besides, the old man is now in a high position, and others will not offend the old man because of such a trivial matter for the time being. ”

Hearing this, Kou Ji nodded slowly, "So one less trouble." ”

Kou Zhun nodded in agreement.

The grandfather and grandson said two more gossips, and no longer mentioned the fact that their grandfather and grandson had become the target of public criticism.

After a long time, Kou Zhun seemed to remember something, and asked Kou Jidao: "Now that the matter of abolishing the box army has caused a stir in the government and the opposition, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Kou Ji pondered: "The erosion of the military system of the Xiang Army is obvious to all. It is not difficult to see from the first army of the Bulgarian army.

The reduction of the box army is also inevitable, but now is not the time. ”

"Oh?"

Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "If you don't dismantle the box army in the civil and military controversy of the Manchu Dynasty, do you have to wait for this matter to pass and make waves again?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head, "That's not what Sun Er. What the grandson means is that now is not a good time for grandfather you to intervene. ”

Kou Zhun frowned.

Kou Ji explained softly: "Now that the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, there are endless arguments about the reduction of the Xiang army, and no matter which side you are biased towards, you are bound to offend the other side.

If you want to not offend both, the matter will be postponed indefinitely.

Presumably, my grandfather didn't want to see this matter go on indefinitely. ”

Kou Zhun nodded slowly, the military system of the Xiang army has been eroded to the point of being miserable, and it has become a cancer on the imperial court, and if this tumor is not dealt with, this tumor will only get bigger and bigger.

In the end, when the enemy invades the Great Song Dynasty, this cancer will completely explode, giving the Great Song a heavy blow.

It may even become the source of cholera, so it has to be dealt with.

Seeing Kou Zhun nodding, Kou Ji continued: "Therefore, if you want to not offend the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and also deal with the problem of the Xiang army, you must not be in a hurry, you must wait." ”

"When?"

"When all the civil servants obey my grandfather's orders......"

Kou Zhun was a little confused, "Now the Manchu Dynasty Wenchen also listens to the old man." ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "It's different, it's very different." ”

Kou Zhun thought about it carefully, sighed, and said, "It's different, the current Manchu Dynasty Wenchen is not the old man's henchman. ”

Not all the civil officials in the court are Kou Zhun's henchmen.

These people exist in the court, representing different interests and different purposes.

Kou Zhun couldn't gather these people together, and if he listened to his dispatch with all his mind, he couldn't make a move on Wu Xun.

Because if there are one or two people with different intentions, it is easy to leak Kou Zhun's plan and cause trouble for Kou Zhun.

If there are too many people with different intentions, they will stab Kou Zhun in the back.

Therefore, a large part of the current civil servants in the court are not suitable for Kou Zhun.

For example, those imperial histories, such as Wang Qinruo.

What Kou Zhun has to do now is to wait and see what happens, and cultivate more of his henchmen.

Let his henchmen completely control the power of the imperial court, and then he can dock with the Wuxun Group, and only then can he bite off the rotten meat of the Xiangjun from the Wuxun Group.

What's more, when Wu Xun and the civil officials were fighting, no one would pay attention to Kou Zhun.

Kou Zhun can not only use this to promote his henchmen, but also be ready to make a move at any time, and the fisherman will benefit.

Kou Zhun figured out the meaning of Kou Ji's words, and nodded slowly: "The old man listens to you...... At this time, it is really not suitable to go head-to-head. ”

Hearing this, Kou Ji also nodded.

Some people may question why Kou Zhun was so fierce in the court before, and the civil and military officials who trained him were speechless, why are he so cautious now?

This is the change that comes with the change of power.

Liu E didn't quit the Shishitang before, no matter how domineering Kou Zhun was, there were few people who made irresponsible comments.

Because Kou Zhun was the great housekeeper of the Great Song Dynasty.

He has the right to teach the disobedient courtiers on behalf of the officials.

But now that Kou Zhun's power has risen, no matter how domineering he is, the officials will not be able to tolerate it.

Words such as ministers, traitors, plotters, ill-intentioned intentions, etc., the officials will not hesitate to buckle on Kou Zhun's head.

Because Kou Zhun's power has exceeded the power of a courtier.

has gradually broken away from the category of the big housekeeper, and there is only one step left from the main family of the Zhao family.

If Kou Zhun was arrogant and claimed that he was half the master of the Great Song Dynasty, no one felt that what he said was wrong.

Not only will he not feel that what he said is wrong, but there will even be people who will persuade him to go one step further and become a real master.

……

The grandfather and grandson talked about the affairs of the court, and Kou Zhun asked Kou Ji to go down to rest.

Kou Ji had a hard time traveling, and he should take a rest.

Kou Ji returned to his courtyard, washed up, and slept beautifully.

Following.

After waking up.

The housekeeper Kou Zhong came to pass and said that Kou Zhun asked Kou Ji to come over.

After Kou Ji arrived at Kou Zhun's study, Kou Zhun was having breakfast.

He sat down and ate some with Kou Zhun briefly.

After eating, Kou Zhun handed Kou Ji a food box and said indifferently: "Go to the prison of the Criminal Department and see ...... Ding Wei."

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and wondered: "Why do you want to see Ding Wei?" ”

"The day after tomorrow is the time when Ding Wei is going to be beheaded, someone will always send this severed head meal.

Since the people learned what Ding Wei had done, they all scolded Ding Wei.

The officials were afraid that they would be contaminated with Ding Wei and scolded by the people, so they were reluctant to see Ding Wei.

The old man can only let you run once. ”

The corners of Kou Ji's mouth twitched, and he said in a low voice: "Are the officials cherishing feathers?" ”

Kou Zhun snorted twice and did not speak.

In the past, when Ding Wei was in power, these people ran to Ding Wei's mansion, and they couldn't wait to kneel and kowtow one by one, recognizing Ding Wei as their father.

Now that Ding Wei is in trouble, these people are the fastest runners.

Kou Zhun didn't look down on these people for being so snobbish, so he didn't bother to evaluate them.

Kou Ji lifted the food box, weighed it, and said suspiciously: "I don't believe that grandfather, you can't find someone else to send this thing."

Grandfather, you specially asked me to see Ding Wei, do you have any intentions? ”

Kou Zhun put down the chopsticks in his hand, stared at Kou Ji, and said seriously: "The reason why the old man asked you to see Ding Wei has two purposes, one is to let Ding Wei understand his death, and the other is to let you see what happened to Ding Wei."

One day, the old man dies, if you can't defeat the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, Ding Wei's fate will be your fate.

Even when the time comes, your fate will be worse than Ding Wei. ”

Hearing this, Kou Ji lifted the food box, shook his head lightly, and said, "I will never have that day." ”

Dropping these words, Kou Ji picked up the food box, sat in the sedan chair prepared in the house, and rushed to the prison of the Criminal Department.

After arriving at the prison of the Criminal Department, he flashed the waist card on his body, and the jailer guarding the prison of the Criminal Department hurriedly opened the door for him and personally welcomed him into the prison of the Criminal Department.

"Where's Ding?"

Kou Ji arrived in the cell and asked straight to the point.

The elderly jailer had a bright smile on his face, nodded and said, "If you go back to Kou Shilang, Ding is detained in the third detention room of the death row camp. ”

"Take Me Over ......"

"Kou Shilang, please."

The jailer took Kou Ji to the third cell of the death row camp.

Kou Ji saw Ding Wei squatting on the ground with his hair scattered, staring blankly at the roof of the cell.

Seeing this, Kou Ji asked, "Has he ever made a noise since he arrived in the cell?" ”

"Sometimes it's noisy, sometimes it's not too much."

The old jailer pondered for a moment, and said metaphorically: "He acts like he is mad......"

"Crazy?"

Kou Ji was stunned, he didn't expect Ding Wei to go crazy.

After just a short moment of stunned, Kou Ji slowly frowned, he was a little skeptical that Ding Wei was pretending to be crazy and stupid.

However, thinking that Ding Wei was going to be beheaded the day after tomorrow, the secrets he should have said were basically revealed, and there seemed to be no secrets to hide, so there was no need to pretend to be crazy and stupid.

"Is it really crazy?"

Kou Ji carried the food box, stepped forward suspiciously, and looked at Ding Wei one or two seriously.

Ding Wei seemed to feel Kou Ji's scrutinizing gaze, and suddenly turned around and glared at Kou Ji.

Kou Ji was taken aback.

Ding Wei stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "Boy, do you think the old man is crazy?" ”

Kou Ji looked Ding Wei up and down, and said in a low voice: "I don't know if you were crazy before, but I know that you are not crazy at this time." ”

Ding Wei shook his head and said seriously: "The old man has been crazy for a long time, and he has been crazy for decades. ”

Kou Ji frowned slightly, he always felt that there was something in Ding Wei's words, but he couldn't guess the deep meaning of Ding Wei's words.

Ding Wei did not continue to talk about whether he was crazy or not.

He stared at the food box in Kou Ji's hand and asked, "Are you here to deliver the old man's severed head meal?" ”

Kou Ji nodded and handed over the food box in his hand.

Ding Wei didn't answer, and patted the withered grass beside him, and said to Kou Ji: "Come in and talk to the old man." ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and nodded slowly.

He looked up and glanced at the jailer.

The jailer's eyes rolled and he said with a smile: "The villain understands......"

Subsequently, the jailer went to the torture chamber to get a set of chains, got into the cell, and put it on Ding Wei.

Ding Wei did not resist and let the jailer put chains on him.

After Ding Wei's hands and feet were locked, Kou Ji slowly walked into the cell.

Ding Wei smiled mockingly at the chains in his hands: "You kid is really cautious, the old man has become a prisoner, and you are still guarding against the old man." ”

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