Kou Ji sighed with emotion: "It's useless! There are still people leaking questions. ”

Zhao Zhen was a little dumbfounded.

Kou Ji continued: "The minister used to think that the officials in the court were uneven because of the corruption and erosion of officialdom. Now it seems that the root is in the imperial examination.

I have been a scholar for many years, and I am afraid that eighty percent of the officials rely on fraud to pass the Jinshi.

It is no wonder that after they enter the officialdom, they frequently embezzle and pay bribes.

It turned out that when I was in the imperial examination, I learned this way. ”

Zhao Zhen's little face was a little dark.

Kou Ji said again: "Chen suddenly felt that this was a very profitable business. If Gonggong Chen can mention one or two points and let the minister sell those test questions, the minister will definitely be able to sell them for a large price. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, his little face darkened.

Chen Lin was anxious.

He took a step, ran forward, and said angrily, "Kou Shilang, don't talk nonsense. We've never leaked test questions. ”

Zhao Zhen said angrily: "No wonder Kou Ji will find out so many corrupt officials, no wonder the corrupt officials in the world have been repeatedly banned." It's all these damn slaves who don't follow the rules and dare to do tricks in the imperial examination.

Chen Lin, give me an investigation and find out about this matter.

I want to see who gave them the courage to act so recklessly. ”

When Chen Lin heard this, his expression softened a little.

Obviously, Zhao Zhen didn't listen to Kou Ji's slander and misunderstood that he was also a bad person.

Chen Lin glared at Kou Ji viciously, bowed down to Zhao Zhen and said, "Slave maid, let's go check ......."

After Kou Ji saw Chen Lin leave, he took a few steps forward, came to Zhao Zhen, and deliberately shook the test questions in his hand in a conspicuous place.

This move immediately attracted Zhao Zhen's attention.

Zhao Zhen stared at the test question in Kou Ji's hand and asked, "This is the test question you made for the Qiu Yu Science Examination?" ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

Zhao Zhen said with a straight face: "You give this test question to me, and I will personally protect it to see who dares to beat them." ”

Kou Ji saw that Zhao Zhen had taken the bait, and laughed in a low voice: "That's not necessary." The official family has to learn governance from the Taishi every day, so how can they have so much time to look at this set of test questions. ”

Zhao Zhen said hesitantly: "But after this set of test questions is put into the volume room, what if those slaves and maids are unruly and secretly leak out?" ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "I'm not afraid of leaking it." ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, then stared at the test paper in Kou Ji's hand, and asked, "Is there an article in this set of test questions?" ”

Kou Ji picked up the test paper with both hands, sent it to Zhao Zhen, and said with a smile: "Please take a look at the official family." ”

Zhao Zhen picked up the test question, flipped it over and glanced at it, thinking that he had made a mistake, took another look at it carefully, and then widened his eyes.

Zhao Zhen pinched the test question in his hand and exclaimed, "This is the test question? ”

Kou Ji pretended to be puzzled and said, "Something? ”

Zhao Zhen pointed to a question on the test and said in astonishment: "Question: There are 367,824 people in Cangzhou, 132 people are born every day, 156 people die, and 11 people are missing...... Ten years later, the imperial court levied conscription in Cangzhou, how many people were requisitioned? ”

Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen and said indifferently: "Something?" ”

Zhao Zhen hesitated again and again, and said, "I feel that there is a problem, but I can't say where there is a problem. ”

Kou Ji said: "That's no problem. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly, looked at Kou Ji, and asked, "Ten years later, the imperial court will levy conscription in Cangzhou, how many people will be requisitioned?" ”

Kou Ji spread his hands and said, "How do I know." ”

Zhao Zhen's eyes widened, "Then you still have a question?" You don't know the answer to your question, how to get students to answer it. ”

Kou Ji said confidently: "I have the answer." ”

Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji seriously and asked, "Then you tell me, what is the answer?" ”

Kou Ji said lightly: "Look at the mood of the official family......"

Zhao Zhen looked confused.

Kou Ji explained: "Ten years later, the official family has become pro-government, and it is necessary to levy conscription from Cangzhou, and how many people are requisitioned, doesn't it depend on the mood of the official family?" If the official family is in a good mood, the number of people will be levied a little less, and if the official family is in a bad mood, then a little more will be levied. ”

After explaining, Kou Ji frowned at Zhao Zhen and said, "Official, is the minister's explanation right?" ”

Zhao Zhen glanced at Kou Ji and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, but if you take out this test question, it will be easy to be scolded." Not only will the Manchu civil and military forces impeach you, but even the scholars in the world will spit on you. ”

Kou Ji said indifferently: "The minister also knows that there is this result, so he plans to find a tall man to help the minister block this trouble." ”

"Tall?"

Zhao Zhen asked suspiciously, "Who?" ”

Kou Ji glanced at Zhao Zhen and didn't speak.

Zhao Zhen was stunned, his eyes widened and he said, "I'm the tallest one?" ”

Kou Ji nodded decisively and said, "The official family is the first person under the sky, of course, the tallest one in the whole Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Zhen glanced left and right, and when he saw that no one was paying attention, he spat and rolled his eyes: "You are still the nine-year-old child you were when I was the original, let you deceive?"

I won't agree to such a stupid request from you, and go out to scold. ”

Kou Ji straightened his face and said with a serious face: "The minister is honest and loyal, and he has never deceived the official family." ”

Zhao Zhen snorted: "Among the people I know, you are the worst. ”

Kou Ji's face turned dark when he heard this.

Zhao Zhen saw that Kou Ji's face was ugly, and hurriedly changed his words: "But I like you badly." If you are not bad, you will not be able to fight those corrupt officials. You are really bad, bad and free, not like those courtiers in the court, who pretend to be on the surface, but they are very bad in their bones, and they actually do some things like male thieves and female prostitutes behind their backs. ”

Kou Ji glared at Zhao Zhen, "Are you scolding me?" ”

Zhao Zhen said seriously: "I definitely didn't scold you, I was scolding those courtiers in the court." ”

Kou Ji didn't bother to continue to worry about Zhao Zhen, he said: "The official family doesn't want to be a good minister? ”

Zhao Zhen replied without any hesitation: "I want to ......"

Kou Ji continued to ask: "Don't the officials want political clarity? ”

"I want to, too."

"Who is the minister doing his best to eliminate the malpractices of the imperial examination?"

"I!"

"Who are you running back and forth for?"

"It's me, too!"

“……”

"Then why don't you do this bad thing?"

Kou Ji's last question was particularly sincere.

Zhao Zhen said with a bitter face: "I ...... dry"

Kou Ji exclaimed: "The official family is really a good official family......

Before Kou Ji finished speaking, Zhao Zhen interrupted Kou Ji's words and said dejectedly: "Don't shoot my horses, if I am scolded, you have to stand in my way." ”

After a pause, Zhao Zhen said with a bitter face: "And I feel wronged...... It's obviously a bad idea that you think, but you want me to help you replace the infamy. ”

Kou Ji said seriously: "The minister is also for the official family, for the sake of the country. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "I know that you are for me and for the sake of the country, but I still feel wronged in my heart. ”

"Or? Pick a person with a big head and a thick neck to replace the infamy? ”

"Who?"

"How is Wang Qinruo?"

"Wang Aiqing said that he would not be sick for many days, and he planted a blame on his head, and others would not believe it."

"How is Chen Lin?"

"Then I'd better come."

“……”

Kou Ji raised his brow unexpectedly.

Zhao Zhen muttered and explained: "This infamy is not light, I bear it, at most I will be scolded a few words." If it was pushed on Chen Lin's head, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military would have to force him to death. ”

Kou Ji sighed: "The official family is benevolent. ”

Zhao Zhen had a bright smile on his face, but he didn't speak.

Kou Ji pretended to be silent for a while, and suddenly asked, "Is the official family short of money?" ”

Zhao Zhen stared sideways at Kou Ji, and after looking at it for a long time, he asked with some uncertainty, "Should I be missing?" ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart.

He found that he seemed a bit idiotic talking to Zhao Zhen about this issue.

Although Zhao Zhen is now slowly learning to govern, he is slowly taking over the power of the imperial court.

But the treasury is still in the hands of Kou Zhun and Sansi, and the inner treasury is in the hands of Liu E, and he has no access to money at all.

He doesn't lack food or clothing on weekdays, and he doesn't have a place to spend money, money is actually not important to him, so he doesn't care.

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "The minister knows that the official family helps the minister to replace the infamy, and he feels a little aggrieved, so the minister also plans to give the official family a chance to make money." However, looking at the meaning of the official family, it seems that there is no shortage of money, so the minister will not say it. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What opportunity to make money?" Can I make money too? ”

Although Zhao Zhen doesn't care about money, it doesn't mean that he doesn't know the importance of money.

Kou Ji deliberately hung Zhao Zhen's appetite, and said lightly: "The official family is not short of money, why do you ask this?" ”

Zhao Zhen immediately straightened his face and said seriously: "I am lacking." ”

Kou Ji proposed: "Then the minister will tell the official? ”

Zhao Zhen nodded vigorously.

Kou Ji said: "In Bianjing City, the minister found something called Jiaozi, which is very profitable. The minister took a foot in it, and divided it into four parts. The minister kept one copy, and the other three copies were given to the official's family. ”

Kou Ji did not explain to Zhao Zhen the usefulness of Jiaozi and how Jiaozi made a profit.

At present, Jiaozi is still in the initial stage, and there are not many people who know that Jiaozi can make a profit.

If Kou Ji gave Zhao Zhen a detailed explanation of the usefulness of Jiaozi and the way Jiaozi made money, it was difficult to guarantee that Zhao Zhen would not say it, and then be remembered by others.

For example, a woman who hides in the dormitory and waits for the right moment.

If she is making trouble behind her back and making trouble for Jiaozipu, it will definitely not be beneficial to the development of Jiaozipu.

As for whether Jiaozi will be taken away by her, Kou Ji is not worried.

The things he single-handedly planned, leaving countless secret hands, how can others easily take them away.

Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned, frowned, and said, "How can I take your things?" ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "The official family helped the minister replace the infamy, this is the minister's thank you." ”

Zhao Zhen was still frowning.

He looked at Kou Ji with a sincere face and said, "But I don't want to take advantage of you. ”

Kou Ji said seriously: "The minister still expects the official family to write a signboard." Could it be that the official family thinks that their words are not worth three percent? ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he said in a low voice: "Taishi said that my imperial pen should not be allowed lightly. ”

Kou Ji smiled: "This is the value of the official royal pen. There is an official royal pen, accounting for three percent of the elements. If the official family thinks it is inappropriate, the minister can not tell others, it is the official royal pen. ”

Zhao Zhen hesitated, nodded and said, "Then I promise you." ”

After a pause, he said, "But I don't want to take advantage of you too much, so how about we split the three elements?" ”

Kou Ji pondered for a while and said with a smile: "Then one person is two, how about it?" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled with satisfaction: "Okay! You and I are brothers, one person and two percent. ”

Kou Ji suddenly stepped forward, covered Zhao Zhen's mouth, and reminded, "Don't talk nonsense. ”

The smile on Zhao Zhen's face was even brighter.

"Presumptuous!"

Chen Lin, the dead eunuch, didn't know when he came back, and when he saw Kou Ji covering Zhao Zhen's mouth, he let out a loud shout and ran over quickly.

Kou Ji hurriedly let go of Zhao Zhen and stepped aside.

Chen Lin stared at Kou Ji angrily and roared angrily: "Kou Ji! You are bold! ”

Zhao Zhen tugged at Chen Lin's sleeve and laughed in a low voice: "Chen Companion doesn't need to be angry, Kou Ji is playing with me." ”

Chen Lin glared and scolded: "You shouldn't do anything to the official family if you're playing, it's a crime." ”

Zhao Zhen's little face drooped, and he said dissatisfiedly: "Are you saying that I'm not right?" ”

Chen Lin hurriedly bowed down and said, "The slave doesn't dare." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said to Chen Lin: "Then you don't scold Kou Ji anymore, I am just such a friend as him." ”

"The slave obeys."

Chen Lin hunched over and agreed, and glared at Kou Ji viciously when he raised his head.

Seeing this, Kou Ji arched his hand and said, "The minister will retire first......"

Zhao Zhen said: "I haven't given you the imperial pen I promised you yet." ”

Chen Lin looked at Kou Ji suspiciously, his eyes full of vigilance.

Zhao Zhen put his hands behind his back and said, "You and I are in the hall, after I finish writing, you take it out, and you don't have to run again." ”

Under Chen Lin's thief-like gaze, Kou Ji followed Zhao Zhen to a side hall.

There was no one else in the side hall.

It seems to be a lonely place that Chen Lin specially cleared out for Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen walked to the desk in the hall and asked Chen Lin to help him study ink, he picked up his pen and thought about it for a while, and wrote down a word.

Zhao!

Then he looked up and asked Koji, "How?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head decisively, "It's not suitable...... Not suitable ......"

Zhao Zhen successively wrote down words such as 'Heavenly Family' and 'Son of Heaven'.

Kou Ji shook his head repeatedly.

If you really want to take out these words written by Zhao Zhen to make a signboard, needless to say, others also know that this is a royal pen.

If Kou Ji dares to say that these are not royal pens, Jiaozipu will be seized the next day.

Chen Lin's eyes were already full of cold light when he looked at Kou Ji.

Kou Ji's scalp was a little numb.

He saw that Zhao Zhen wrote the word 'emperor' again, and hurriedly said: "Official, why don't you write a word?" ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled: "One word...... This is good, this is good. ”

Zhao Zhen immediately picked up the pen and wrote down the two words 'one word'.

Kou Ji originally wanted to remind Zhao Zhen, but when he saw that the cold light in Chen Lin's eyes was no longer hidden, he sighed and said no more.

The word 'one word' is used as a signboard by default.

After taking these two words, Kou Ji gave up.

Chen Lin said predictively: "Let's send a ...... to Kou Shilang"

Kou Ji knew in his heart that if he wanted to coax Zhao Zhen, he had to pass the level of Chen Lin, a loyal servant.

He didn't leave in a hurry, but waited for Chen Lin to walk in front of him, and then walked out of the side hall together.