Liu Yong can be valued by the girls in the stormy place, and naturally he has his merits.

Some of the girls want to become famous through Liu Yong's poems and become worth a hundred times. More girls were impressed by what was contained in Yoo Yong's poems.

But neither Kou Ji nor Zhao Xu will admit that Liu Yong has merit.

Kou Ji is jealous, and Zhao Xu is to maintain the majesty of her father.

Liu Yongke was criticized by Zhao Xu's father, Emperor Zhao Heng.

Others can ignore it.

But Zhao Xu must resolutely stand on his father's side.

After Kou Ji and Zhao Su's master and apprentice criticized Liu Yong, Zhao Su stared at Kou Ji vigorously.

Kou Ji saw Zhao Xu's careful thoughts, sighed slightly in his heart, and said helplessly: "Tianci'er is in the bamboo garden......"

Zhao Su showed a bright smile on her face, and left Kou Ji's study in a hurry, without the majesty of a princess, like a wild girl in the countryside.

Zhao Su came to Kou Ji's study to find Kou Tianci, not to find Kou Ji.

Since Zhao Xu lived in the Koufu Courtyard, he gradually let himself go a little, and the witch attribute contained in his temperament was completely exposed.

Xiang Yan is a person who likes to be clean, and Kou Ji doesn't like to play around.

In the courtyard of Kou Mansion, Kou Tianci's little overlord can play with her.

Although there is a huge age gap between the two of them, it doesn't mean that they can't play together.

They all like to toss the poultry on the house.

In my spare time, I always get together, and the chickens and dogs in the noisy Koufu courtyard are jumping.

In order to be clean for a while, Kou Ji ordered someone to take Kou Tianci to the bamboo garden and forcibly separated the two small scourges.

It's just that two small scourges obviously didn't mean to let him go.

After less than half a day of separation, Zhao Xu came to the door.

Kou Ji didn't bother to talk to her, and directly told her where Kou Tianci went.

Not long after Zhao Su left Kou Ji's study, there was a sound of commotion and the screams of geese in Kou's mansion.

There is no doubt that the goose in the house has suffered.

Kou Ji rubbed his eyebrows and sighed, "I'm going to eat roast goose again tonight......"

Zhao Xu is playful, but he has compassion and will not easily harm the lives of domestic animals.

Kou Tianci is different, he still doesn't understand the issue of life and death, relying on the servants with high skills to follow, he dares to do anything, and he still has a dead hand, and poultry is like a plush animal in his hands.

Kou Ji spanked Kou Tianci's ass a few times, but it didn't work.

Because of Kou Ji's reasoning, Kou Tianci couldn't understand it.

Two small scourges are getting worse and worse in the courtyard of Koufu.

Kou Ji had a headache when he heard this, so he could only sneak out of the house quietly to avoid trouble.

After walking around the house, Kou Ji arrived at the edge of the Wuzhang River.

Looking at the gurgling water and feeling the cold wind, Kou Ji's mood was much more relaxed.

Just as he was about to find a place to stay, he saw a eunuch quietly appear beside Kou Ji.

"Grandpa Guo, the official family invites you to enter the palace for a ......"

After the eunuch appeared behind Kou Ji, he saluted respectfully and whispered.

Kou Ji didn't say anything, he just kept standing bent over.

Kou Ji looked at the sky slightly, looked at the sunset in the west, and said suspiciously: "Seeing that it is about to get dark, what are the officials inviting me to the palace?" ”

The eunuch said respectfully: "The official family didn't say anything about the grandfather who returned to China, and the slave didn't dare to ask." ”

Kou Ji glanced at the eunuch up and down and asked, "Are you Chen Lin's person?" I remember you. ”

The eunuch had a wry smile on his face, and his waist bent lower.

Kou Ji moved out of Chen Lin to press him, and he could only give in.

"Why should Grandpa Guo embarrass the slaves...... The slave maid can only say that it has something to do with the words made by Grandpa Guo today......"

Kou Ji heard the eunuch's words and was stunned, "Lyrics? Do I look like a lyricist? ”

Speaking of this, Kou Ji seemed to remember something, and his face was slightly dark.

"Dog's Day ...... Ryu Young"

Kou Ji cursed in a low voice.

He really made a poem today, which was the song "Ai Lian Said" for Liu Yong, and he asked Liu Yong to take it back and taste it, but he didn't expect Liu Yong to leak it out so quickly.

Seeing that Kou Ji seemed to be angry with Liu Yong, the eunuch added in a low voice, "This matter has nothing to do with Liu Gongzi......

When Kou Ji heard this, his face changed again, and he scolded: "Chen Lin of the dog day ......"

The eunuch's face was a little unpleasant, and he realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he did not dare to say anything more.

Kou Ji had already passed the eunuch's words and guessed how "Ai Lian Said" reached Zhao Zhen's ears.

It was evident that the spies of the Martial Arts Department had discovered the matter and reported it.

Chen Lin told Kou Ji that Zhao Zhen had transferred all the spies in the mansions and would not keep an eye on the Manchu Dynasty in the future.

But now it seems that Zhao Zhen has transferred all the spies in the mansions, but the spies outside the mansions are still there.

Chen Lin only told Kou Ji half of the news at that time, and of course Kou Ji wanted to scold Chen Lin.

Kou Ji scolded and returned to the house, put on his official uniform, got into the carriage from the palace, and hurried into Bianjing.

By the time Kou Ji arrived at the gate of Donghua Gate, the sky had already darkened slightly, and lights were lit everywhere in Bianjing City.

The eunuch carried a lantern and led Kou Ji into the palace.

When Kou Ji arrived at the Shishitang, he saw that Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai had arrived, and the three of them were accompanying Zhao Zhen to taste something, with different expressions on their faces.

Their expressions were as if they had seen flowers planted in cow dung, and their faces were full of pity.

Kou Ji entered the Shishitang, and before he could speak, or give a salute, Lu Yijian said with a disgusted face: "Who did you find to write this Yonglian poem?" ”

After seeing the regretful looks on the faces of the three people, Kou Ji guessed that the three of them were tasting "Ai Lian Said", and he had prepared a lot of humble words in his stomach, and also prepared a set of words, ready to push this poem on the head of Anonymous.

But after he heard Lu Yijian's words, he changed his mind.

Kou Ji bowed to Zhao Zhen, and after getting up, he glanced at Lu Yijian and said, "Can't it be that I did it myself?" ”

Lu Yijian did not hide his disgust, "Just you?" ”

Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji and said with a straight face: "If this poem is really made by you, the old man's position will be given to you to do it." ”

Zhang Zhibai sighed and said frankly: "People who can't understand the truth can't make such a good work, and those who can make such a good work must have realized the truth."

The people who can understand the truth are all great sages, do you think you are great sages? ”

Kou Ji was condemned by Lu Yijian and the three of them, and he didn't panic at all, he said lightly: "Who stipulates it, I can't understand the truth?" If you say that the word was ghostwritten, then go and find out who wrote it.

Zhang Gong said that the person who wrote this word must be Daxian.

Since he is a great sage, he will not be nameless, and he will not be willing to ghostwrite for others. ”

Lu Yijian and the three were speechless when they were refuted by Kou Ji.

Where Zhao Zhen sat laughed, "I said it a long time ago, this word was made by the fourth brother, and you still don't believe it." If this word had been written by others, it would have been spread all over the world.

Although the fourth brother's knowledge is not as good as the three Aiqing, the fourth brother's Huigen is not necessarily inferior to the three Aiqing.

The three Aiqing have written hundreds of poems in their lives, and the fourth brother has a feeling to write one or two, isn't it too much?

Is it possible that only the three Aiqing are allowed to write lyrics, and the fourth brother is not allowed to write lyrics? ”

Zhao Zhen's words were a bit of accusing Lu Yijian and the three of them of not seeing the good of others.

When Lu Yijian heard this, his cheeks were slightly hot, and he saluted Zhao Zhen together, "The ministers should remember the teachings of the officials......

Zhao Zhen nodded with a smile and continued: "The fourth brother's poem is a rare masterpiece, and after it is passed out, it will inevitably be regarded as a good product by the world's scholars.

The fourth brother is about to move the world with this title.

I always wanted to include the world's talents in the urn.

Now that the fourth brother is famous all over the world, he can just help me attract some talents.

This time, it is better to have the fourth brother in charge.

What do the three Aiqing think? ”

When Lu Yijian and the others heard this, they were a little moved.

No wonder when Zhao Zhen was about to enter the night, Xingshi summoned them to the palace to taste words.

It turned out that the words were fake, and the real intention was to obtain their consent to let Kou Ji serve as the chief examiner of the imperial examination.

Kou Ji was stunned when he heard Zhao Zhen's words.

He really wanted to question Zhao Zhen.

Are you serious?

Do you know that I sent a letter to recruit those people to participate in this scientific expedition?

Ouyang Xiu, Wen Yanbo, Han Qi, Fu Bi, Bao Zheng...... There is also a little Su Xun......

If I serve as the chief examiner of this imperial examination, they will all be my protégés in the future.

Now the military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, most of them are close friends with me.

If I take Ouyang Xiu and the others as protégés, in a few years, the Wenchen of the Manchu Dynasty will probably become my protégés.

In the future, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will be my people, and I will be under a lot of pressure.

Just when Kou Ji muttered in his heart.

Lu Yijian and the three of them had already spoken.

Lu Yijian said in a deep voice: "Official, there is a difference between civil and military, Kou Ji is the head of the military ministers, even if he wants to be the chief examiner, it is also the main exam of martial arts, not the main exam of Wenju." ”

When Zhao Zhen heard Lu Yijian's words, he suddenly realized: "You reminded me that there is still a martial arts examination after the Wenju is over, so the fourth brother will serve as the main exam for the martial arts next year." ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, his jaw almost fell to the ground.

Official?

Are you serious?

All the civil and military moves are handed over to Kou Ji?

Do you want to give the throne under your ass to Koji as well?

I know you're on good terms, but you can't mess around.

As soon as Lu Yijian was about to refute, he saw that Wang Zeng took the lead and said in a deep voice: "The official family wants to hand over the martial arts to Kou Ji to preside, and the minister has no opinion. But Wenju must not be handed over to Kou Ji.

Kou Ji is a military minister and cannot serve as the chief examiner of Wenju. ”

Zhao Zhen questioned: "Although the fourth brother is the head of the martial arts, he is also a scholar of Longtu Pavilion, is it not enough for a scholar to serve as the chief examiner of Wenju?"

I remember that in previous years, the scientific examinations were conducted by university scholars. ”

Zhang Zhibai came out of class and said: "Officials, there is a difference between civil and military, and if you take the liberty of letting Kou Ji serve as the chief examiner of Wenju, it will definitely attract criticism from scholars all over the world, and please think twice." ”

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Then I will add the fourth brother to the position of governor of political affairs." ”

The focus is on the addition of words, but it is only an increase in officials, not a real acceptance.

Wuchen has added the governor's affairs, the same Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhang affairs, Wenchen also added the privy deputy envoy, the same knowledge of the Privy Council, some of the old ministers, when they leave the center, some will be added to the inspection of the Taibao, the same Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, the servant, the left and right servants and so on.

Although Li Di cut the false title once when he was in charge before, he did not cut the false title on everyone's head cleanly.

Because when necessary, some officials need to use fictitious titles to boost their status, boost their prestige, and facilitate their work.

After Li Di reduced the fictitious title, Zhao Zhen and the other Zaifu in the inner court tacitly set the fictitious title into two positions.

Every minister in the court can only hold a maximum of three positions on his head, one real position, and two virtual positions.

Kou Ji stared at the actual position of the privy envoy and the false position of the scholar of Longtu Pavilion.

The Duke of Yongguo is a knighthood, not among them.

Now Zhao Zhen wants to add a false position to Kou Ji to participate in political affairs, and increase the weight of Kou Ji's main and secondary literary exams, which is reasonable.

But after Lu Yijian and the three of them heard Zhao Zhen's words, they all frowned.

Lu Yijian said in a deep voice: "The official family, in the past, the literary test and the martial arts test cannot be the main examiner by one person, if the official family breaks the precedent, there will inevitably be endless troubles in the future."

Kou Ji's loyalty, the three ministers will not doubt it.

It's nothing that he presides over the civil and military examinations.

But whether the courtiers in the future are loyal or not, do the officials dare to assert?

If any of them have a different heart, they will recruit the world's martial arts talents under their command by serving as the chief examiner of the civil and military examinations.

My Great Song Dynasty is bound to be turbulent because of this. ”

Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai both nodded in agreement.

They thought the same as Lu Yijian.

This example is not open.

Once opened, it is easy for people with ulterior motives to take advantage of the loopholes.

Among the potential rules of the court, there are many stereotypes, but there are also many that are very useful.

The rule that one person cannot be the main examiner of the civil and military examinations is very useful.

Zhao Zhen himself knows this principle, but this time, he had to make an exception.

Zhao Zhen's face was slightly gloomy and said, "I have made up my mind!" ”

Lu Yijian's faces changed drastically.

Wang Zeng said with some annoyance: "Official, you are inviting trouble for my Great Song Dynasty!" ”

Zhao Zhen just slapped the table and said angrily: "What hasn't happened yet, you guys took it out to restrain me, do you think I'm a bully?" ”

"Official?!"

"Enough! That's it, no one is allowed to say it again! ”

“……”

Zhao Zhen was inexplicably angry, inexplicably irritable, he dropped a sentence and walked towards the outside of the capital hall.

Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and rushed forward, ready to grab Zhao Zhen's sleeve, but Zhao Zhen skillfully dodged it.

By the time Wang Zeng went to arrest him again, Zhao Zhen had already left the Shishitang.

Wang Zeng turned around, glared at Kou Ji and shouted, "This matter started because of you, why didn't you speak from beginning to end?" ”

Kou Ji sighed secretly in his heart, but said quietly on his face: "You didn't give me a chance to speak at all?" ”

Lu Yijian said on the side: "Then you catch up now and quit the errand of the main examination of the literary examination to the official family." ”

"Hey......"

Zhang Zhibai sighed and helped Kou Ji out of the siege, "The official family looks like he is angry with the three of us, so even if Kou Ji catches up, it is useless." ”

Zhao Zhen's performance really seemed to be angry with the three of them.

So it makes sense for Zhang Zhibai to say this.

Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng believed Zhang Zhibai's words, and no longer embarrassed Kou Ji, the two of them glanced at each other, and Lu Yijian said with a gloomy face: "I must think of a way to dispel the idea of the official family." ”

Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and said: "Go to your house to discuss, if you still can't think of a way, then gather hundreds of officials and go to admonish the officials." ”

Lu Yijian nodded solemnly.

The two invited Zhang Zhibai, and the three of them joined hands to go out of the Shishitang.

After the three of them left, Kou Ji was left alone in the Shishitang.

Chen Lin didn't know when he appeared beside Kou Ji, and whispered to Kou Ji: "The official family said, there is only so much he can help you, and the rest depends on you." ”

Kou Ji arched his hand and said, "Thank you for me." ”

Why Zhao Zhen uncharacteristically handed over the position of the chief examiner of the civil and military examination to him, he knew very well in his heart.

Zhao Zhen is helping him promote the knowledge of big food and increase his strength.

Even if it doesn't help him increase his strength, it can help him eliminate some of the opposing voices.

Kou Ji served as the chief examiner of the literary examination, and he would inevitably include many Jinshi introductory exams.

When the time came for him to promote the knowledge of great food, those jinshi, as his protégés, naturally did not want to disagree with him, even if they did not support him, they would remain silent.

There may be a traitor or two among them.

But most people will certainly remain silent.

Because they are to pay attention to their own virtues.

There is no way to explain this matter to Lu Yijian and the three of them.

So he could only watch the three of them in a hurry.

Chen Lin withdrew from the Shishitang after Kou Ji thanked him.

Kou Ji did not stay in the Shishitang for long.

He stepped out of the palace by moonlight, but did not return to the house, but went to the Zhu Mansion.

When I arrived at Zhu's Mansion, I met Zhu Neng eating a whole beef feast.

Kou Ji followed with a big meal.

Cattle are the cattle consumed in the Western Regions.

It's not a ploughing ox in a field.

The Great Song Dynasty had a clear law for the protection of cultivated cattle.

Although there is not much restraint on the elites.

But it's not easy for the magnates to make a whole cattle feast with ploughing oxen.

Cattle consumption used to be rare in the Great Song Dynasty.

Since Kou Ji laid down a huge territory in the Western Regions, the cattle consumption has gradually entered the field of vision of the people of the Great Song Dynasty.

At first, there were attempts to tame it and let it farm instead of oxen.

But in the end it failed.

Since the cattle did not have the ability to plough the fields, they were excluded from the cattle protection law and became beef cattle.

Every year, the pastures in the land west of the river will provide a batch of cattle for the Great Song Dynasty.

Some merchants in Yuanshan Kingdom and Qingtang also drove their cattle to the Great Song Dynasty to sell.

So now the powerful families of the Great Song Dynasty are all stockpiled with consumed beef.

Cao, Li, Zhu, Yang and several other families are large farmers who store and consume beef.

There are quite a lot of people in their house who practice martial arts, and they need beef to supplement their nutrition, so they store a lot.

The only difference is that Zhu Neng's family has live cattle to eat in all seasons, and other prefectures can only eat stored beef.

Zhu Neng's delicious problem is known all over the world.

Wherever he has served, those henchmen left behind will always send him some good things from time to time.

The live cattle on Zhu Neng's mansion were sent by his old ministry left in Hexi.

Kou Ji finished eating the whole beef banquet at Zhu's mansion and was invited to his study by Zhu Neng.

Zhu Neng has now begun to pretend to be a cultural person, and has built a whole study room for himself, which is very elegantly furnished.

Kou Ji was in the middle of it, in a trance.

It was hard for him to imagine that Zhu Neng, a big man, could actually toss out a study that was more exquisite than his study.

Zhu Neng held the teapot, watched Kou Ji look around the study in disbelief, and said a little proudly: "How is it?" Is it three points better than your study? ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "It's good, but I don't know how much it cost." ”

Zhu Neng stretched out one hand, and the back of his palm and hand gestured to Kou Ji, "One hundred thousand!" ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned, and said in amazement: "Trapped? ”

Zhu Neng snorted: "How many people in Bianjing City dare to lie to me? The furnishings in the house are not valuable, what is really valuable is the lone book on the shelf, which I sold from Vientiane Building. ”

Vientiane House is the property of Koufu.

What is the situation in Vientiane Building, Kou Ji is clear.

Today's Vientiane Building only sells genuine goods, not fakes.

Fakes can't even enter the door of Vientiane Tower.

Zhu Neng said that the only book he sold from Vientiane Building must be genuine.

Kou Ji sighed sincerely: "You are willing to pay ......"

Zhu Neng said unhurriedly: "I'm also for those little cubs in the house, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten these things." My grandson will get married in a few days, and after getting married, he gave birth to a cub, which is the fourth generation of Zhufu.

Whether the wealth I have fought for can be passed on to him is a question.

So I'm going to let them all read a book.

In the future, even if I can't keep the family business I have laid, I can pass the literary examination and win some fame.

I don't have anything else but money.

Let my grandchildren marry more and have more children.

Hire three or five good gentlemen for each of them, and one or two successful people will always be cultivated. ”

Kou Ji remembered Zhu Neng's several grandchildren, the eldest was fourteen years old, and the youngest was three years old.

A fourteen-year-old boy got married and had children, and it was unbelievable in the next generation, but in the Great Song Dynasty, it was a very common thing.

Those who did not get married after eighteen years ago were all older men and women.

Zhu Neng is now sitting in the position of privy deputy envoy, and he has already begun to plan for the future of his children and grandchildren, and his children and grandchildren should really honor him.

Because if his children and grandchildren can enjoy happiness in the future, it must be because of Zhu Neng's plan today.

If his children and grandchildren do not enjoy the blessings, then they can't complain about Zhu Neng.

Because Zhu Neng did everything he could and what he should do.

After listening to Zhu Neng's words, Kou Ji sighed with emotion: "You are far-sighted......"

Zhu Neng smiled and said: "I'm a far-sighted, I'm just picking up people's teeth." Since the cub in Li Zhaoliang's family obtained the examination documents in Kaifeng Mansion, the magnates in Bianjing City have begun to secretly train their children to learn literature and martial arts.

I'm just copying their ways. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned and nodded slowly.

"Go back and pick one or two people from your home who have the talent to lead soldiers, and I'll send them to further study."

Zhu Neng's eyes lit up slightly, "The place where Gao Di Gong is in charge?" ”

Kou Ji smiled and nodded.