"The concubine thanked Zhang Gong on behalf of Ci'er, and when Ci'er was older, the concubine couple would take Ci'er to Zhang's Mansion to worship the teacher."

Xiang Yan bowed deeply to Zhang Zhibai and said solemnly.

Zhang Zhibai stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Very good......"

Lu Yijian shouted: "The old man has already given the meeting gift that should be given, quickly let Kou Ji come out to see the three old men." ”

Xiang Yan confessed his guilt and left the main hall of the Kou Mansion with Kou Tianci.

As soon as Xiang Yan left, the servants of the Kou Mansion were waiting outside the door again, and there were only three people in the main hall: Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai.

Wang Zeng looked at Lu Yijian and hesitated: "Lu Gong, the ink ingot you gave to Tianci'er just now, how can I look a little familiar. ”

Lu Yijian snorted and did not speak.

Zhang Zhibai groaned: "When the prince said this, I also think that the ink ingot that Lu Gong gave to Tianci'er is a little familiar. ”

Wang Zeng tugged at his beard and hesitated, "Look at the piece that the official family uses in the capital hall." ”

Speaking of which.

Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai looked at Lu Yijian with strange expressions.

Lu Yijian rolled his eyes, "Don't look at me like that, I didn't do that, since the official family set the rule that you are not allowed to follow things from the palace, I have never followed things in the palace."

That ink ingot was rewarded by the official family when I was promoted to the same Zhongshu Sect Pingzhangshi before. ”

Wang Zeng asked curiously, "Then why did you bring it with you?" ”

Zhang Zhibai also looked at Lu Yijian curiously.

If Lu Yijian carried a piece of jade, or a fan pendant or other gadgets, Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai could understand it, and Lu Yijian carried an ink ingot, and the two of them were naturally incomprehensible.

Lu Yijian pursed his lips and said, "...... murder"

Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai looked stunned.

Lu Yijian glanced at the two of them and said, "In recent days, I have quarreled with the emperor's relatives and relatives, but there has been no result. I just want to learn from Li Di and spread a little wilderness in the court to see if I can wake up the official family. ”

"Li Di uses Chao Wat ......"

"Li Di doesn't feel distressed when he throws out the iron block, I'm a white marble ......"

"But your ink ingot is worth no less......

"I dropped a piece of ink ingot for state affairs, shouldn't the official family compensate me for a piece?"

“……”

Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai looked at Lu Yijian with disdain.

Lu Yijian didn't seem to see the disdainful eyes of the two, and his face was light.

While the three of them were talking, Kou Ji hurried over from the backyard.

Entered the main hall, after the salute.

Kou Ji bowed deeply to Zhang Zhibai again, "Thank you Zhang Gong for your love!" ”

Zhang Zhibai calmly accepted Kou Ji's salute.

After the ceremony, he sat down on the throne.

As soon as he sat down, Lu Yijian couldn't wait to speak, "Boy, what do you and the official family want to do?" ”

Kou Ji spread out his hands and said with a stunned expression: "What can I do, since I returned to Beijing from the northwest, I have been recuperating in the house, and I haven't done anything." ”

Wang Zeng darkened his face and glared: "Are you blind when you are an old man?" ”

Kou Ji said with a blank face: "Why did the prince say this? ”

Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and said: "Do you dare to say that the scene that happened in the court today was not planned in advance by you and the officials?" ”

"How could it be ......"

Kou Ji shook his head and muttered, "The three of you all know that I have always treated the officers and soldiers of the army preferentially, how can I use the salaries and rewards of the soldiers of the army as a trick?" ”

Lu Yijian and the three of them rolled their eyes in unison and glared at Kou Ji viciously.

Kou Ji was obviously pretending to be confused.

Kou Ji himself didn't admit it, and the three of them had no evidence to prove that Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen planned this matter together, so there was no way to force Kou Ji to admit it.

Wang Zeng said with a gloomy face: "You deal with the emperor's relatives and relatives with the official family, we don't care." But why don't you two discuss it with the three of us? Wu Xun has taken root in my Great Song Dynasty for decades, with deep roots and intricate roots, and the slightest carelessness will set off turmoil in the entire Great Song Dynasty.

At present, my Great Song Dynasty has just conquered Western Xia and defeated the Liao State, and it is time to recuperate.

If the two of you use martial arts at this time, there will inevitably be turmoil in the government and the opposition, and the two of you should understand the power. ”

Kou Ji pouted and said: "This matter was promoted by the official family, and the official family was in charge from beginning to end, and it has nothing to do with me." If you want to know the details, just go to the official's house.

What's the use of looking for me. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, his eyes instantly widened, and he shouted: "Kou Ji, so far, you still give us three salesmen?" You should know that once the martial artists unite to make trouble, our Great Song Dynasty will inevitably fall into turmoil. ”

Kou Ji smiled: "Lu Gong's words are a bit exaggerated. Let's not talk about whether the official family really wants to use martial arts, even if they really want to use martial arts, it is impossible for the martial artists to unite to make trouble.

The world is the world of the officials, not the world of the martial artists. ”

Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and said, "But the martial artists can mobilize soldiers and horses!" ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "Lu Gong's words are wrong. The power to transfer soldiers and horses is in the hands of the Privy Council and the officials. If there is no official approval, without my nod, who can mobilize soldiers and horses, and who dares to mobilize soldiers and horses? ”

Wang Zeng said angrily: "Kou Ji, do you have to pretend to be confused with the three old men?" ”

Zhang Zhibai said in a deep voice: "Kou Ji, this matter is very important, you and the official family are still inexperienced, when doing things, it is inevitable that there will be omissions, and in the end, there will really be a big incident, I am afraid it will be difficult to end."

You and the official family have the heart to deal with the cancer of Wuxun, and we also have the heart to deal with Wuxun.

Our purpose is the same.

If you and the official family have any plans, you can tell us everything, and the three of us can also help with one or two details to check and fill in the gaps. ”

Lu Yijian said on the side: "What's the use of saying so much, the three of us are prime ministers, but the official family has something to hide from us, and they don't treat us as prime ministers at all, since this is the case, then what kind of prime minister should we be, just go back to the house and farm."

Anyway, the official family won't tell us anything, and he doesn't need us to help him deal with the government. ”

After listening to the words of the three of them, Kou Ji knew that the three of them were dissatisfied and worried.

What is dissatisfied is that Zhao Zhen actually hid something from them and didn't tell them.

They are prime ministers, they should be the most trusted people of the official family, and they should also be the people who help the official family deal with all major affairs.

Now that Zhao Zhen is doing big things without them, they are naturally dissatisfied.

If Zhao Zhen does anything big and passes over them, then what kind of prime minister are they.

What is worrying is that after Zhao Zhen dealt with the imperial relatives, he almost did not hesitate or start to act on Wuxun without any warning, and there was no buffer time in between.

At present, Zhao Zhen has only dealt with the emperor's relatives, and the resistance of the emperor's relatives has not yet begun.

Zhao Zhen found trouble with Wu Xun again.

It is equivalent to provoking another strong enemy before completely destroying one enemy.

Facing the enemy on both sides, it is very likely that you will fall into a catastrophe from which you will never recover.

Kou Ji knew in his heart that if he didn't say something dry, Lu Yijian and the three of them probably wouldn't stop.

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and muttered, "I don't know what the official family is thinking. But I know that whether it is the emperor's relatives or the martial artists, even if they make trouble, they can't make any big waves. ”

Lu Yi and the three of them stared at Kou Ji with a frown.

The royal relatives will not be left alone for the time being.

The court's ministers have been fighting with the martial artists for decades, and they have not completely subdued the martial arts, let alone tear their faces with the martial arts.

But the three of them didn't speak, but stared at Kou Ji, waiting for the next step.

Kou Ji analyzed: "Let's talk about the emperor's relatives first, among the emperor's relatives and relatives, several princes have died one after another, and most of the dragon sons and grandsons have also been assigned and demoted because of many previous changes.

The dragon sons and grandsons who are now staying in Bianjing City are only seven or eight three- or five-year-old dolls.

According to the decree of the government family for three generations, some of them have even lost their royal status.

So there is nothing to be afraid of.

Among the royal relatives and relatives, only the two eldest princesses Deng Guo and Ji Guo can really represent the royal relatives and relatives.

At present, the two eldest princesses have been confined to the mansion, and they are not allowed to leave the palace without an official order.

The rest of the royal relatives, even if they want to make trouble, they can't make any big waves.

The two eldest princesses of Deng Guo and Ji Guo are the aunts of the official family, and the official family naturally has no way to do it.

But for others, the officials can kill if they want to.

The Chai family is full of doors, which is an excellent example.

If they really jump out to make trouble, I believe the officials will not mind sending them to the vegetable market. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, he nodded slowly.

They knew that Kou Ji's words were true.

Since the rebellion of the Eight Kings, the burning of the palace by the King of Chu, and the return of the King of Wei to Beijing, most of the dragon sons and grandsons in the royal family have been implicated, and they have been stripped of their royal identities one by one and sent thousands of miles away.

The three or five-year-old princes who are now staying in Bianjing City are too young to survive in a poor place thousands of miles away, so Zhao Zhen pardoned them once and let them live.

But it's just them, not their families.

Now they are all taken care of by Zhao Zhen.

There's no way they're going to get into any trouble at all.

The only ones who can make big trouble are the two eldest princesses.

If the two of them make a fuss, Zhao Zhen will not be able to kill the killer.

Now the two eldest princesses are in seclusion.

Even if the other royal relatives make trouble, they can't make any big trouble.

Even if there is a big trouble, Zhao Zhen dares to kill the killer.

But there are exceptions.

"The Cao family, the Shi family and several others are not only relatives of the emperor, but also martial arts. The power in their hands is not weak, if they make a fuss......"

Wang Zeng said worriedly.

Cao, Shi, Pan, Gao, Li and others made a fuss, and it would really cause a big mess.

In addition to oppressing the military ministers, the civil ministers of the Manchu Dynasty still had some leeway, and they did not tear their faces, and they were afraid of them.

Kou Ji heard Wang Zeng's words and said with emotion: "The Cao family has a lot of money-making business, and the Cao family is now the queen again. The Cao family is rich enough and glorious enough.

The Cao family will definitely support the official family, and will definitely not make trouble with the official family for a little blood.

The Li family is similar.

Li Zhaoliang now has a lot of money-making business in his hands, and it is impossible to risk it for a little blood.

The Gao family has experienced a suppression by the official family, and now they are pointing to the official family to help them stand up again, how dare they go against the official family.

Therefore, if you use martial arts, the real trouble lies in the Shi and Pan families. ”

Lu Yijian frowned and said, "The strength of the Shi and Pan families is not inferior. ”

Kou Ji said faintly: "What can you do? If they have the courage to rebel, they must be prepared to be exterminated. ”

Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "What you said is light, if they lead the troops to make trouble, it will be a big trouble." ”

Kou Ji looked at Wang Zeng and said with a smile: "Leading the troops? Where to lead the soldiers? Since Cao Wei and Gao Chugong left the center one after another, the 200,000 forbidden troops stationed outside Bianjing City have all been under the control of the official family.

The 200,000 forbidden troops and more than 100,000 troops that Cao Wei brought to the land of Yanyun are now under the control of Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang.

The forbidden army stationed in the northwest, as well as the forbidden army and the box army stationed in Xingqing Mansion and other places, are now in the hands of Wang Kai, Di Qing, Guo Yi, Liu Heng and others.

The remaining part of the forbidden army, such as the Zhenxi Army, is under the control of me and Zhu Neng.

The only soldiers and horses they can dispatch are some of the first van army, as well as one or two forbidden armies in northern Xinjiang.

** of the van army, not to be afraid.

As long as they dare to mess up, the 200,000 forbidden troops in Bianjing City can go over and exterminate them at any time.

As for the one or two forbidden armies in northern Xinjiang, they are under the siege of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in northern Xinjiang.

If they dared to show their heads, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses surrounded them in an instant.

Messing around?

They want to be beautiful.

I'm afraid they won't even be able to get out of the camp. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, the three of them glanced at each other, and they all looked at Kou Ji.

Seeing this, Kou Ji was stunned and said, "What are you looking at me for?" ”

Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and said, "You and the official family started to lay out the layout as early as when you were in Xingqing Mansion, right?" From the very beginning, the two of you have been calculating Wu Xun, and the emperor's relatives are just beating rabbits with grass and piggybacking, right? ”

Wang Zeng added on the side: "Before you used the martial arts, you thought of the worst possible outcome after the martial arts. Therefore, you have changed your own people to important positions in advance, and you have controlled most of the soldiers and horses in the world. And it also isolates and surrounds the soldiers and horses that you can't control for the time being.

In this way, you dare to make a move against Wuxun, and you have no fear, and you are not afraid of Wuxun's trouble.

You must be so calculating. ”

Zhang Zhibai sighed and said, "If you hadn't explained everything today, I'm afraid the three of us would still be in the dark." I have to admit that the game you and the official family have laid down are interlocking and exquisite......"

Zhang Zhibai's words of admiration were not finished.

Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and scolded: "Exquisite fart! He and the official family counted the martial artists cleanly, but they didn't count their own people. If the matter comes, and their own people turn against each other, they will be the ones who will suffer at that time. ”

Zhang Zhibai was slightly stunned, nodded slowly, looked at Kou Ji and said, "The official family ordered me to check all the whereabouts of military salaries in previous years, which obviously means turning over old accounts.

If I guessed correctly, few of you and the people in the hands of the official family are clean.

The Cao, Gao, and Li families are even more unclean.

If they were frightened when I checked the whereabouts of all the military salaries in previous years, and turned against each other under the co-optation of Shi, Pan and others.

Then I am afraid that your plan and that of the official family will come to naught. ”

Kou Ji said with an innocent face: "This matter is all a plan of the official family, and it has nothing to do with me." ”

Lu Yijian said disdainfully: "It's all said and done, you still pretend garlic with the three of us?" ”

Kou Ji smiled dryly, "This matter is indeed the plan of the official family, I just checked and filled in the gaps from the side." I don't play much of a role in it. ”

Kou Ji looked at Zhang Zhibai and continued to smile: "But Zhang Gong's doubts, I can explain a thing or two." ”

"Speak quickly!"

Lu Yijian and the three of them urged in unison.

Kou Ji smiled and said, "The official family handed over the right to dispose of this matter to me. ”

Lu Yijian and the three of them were stunned.

Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak again, Lu Yijian took the lead and said, "The official family didn't mean to kill everything, so they handed over the disposal of this matter to you." Let you see the decision. ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "I and the people under the official family, I naturally told you in advance." As long as they give up drinking the blood of soldiers, the officials can not blame the past.

If they can't survive without the blood of the soldiers, I will also find a way to make up for them.

As for the others, it's up to them to see if they're interested or not.

If you're interested, you'll find me.

As long as they are willing to give up drinking the blood of the soldiers, they are willing to give up their influence on the soldiers and horses, and completely return the military power to the imperial court.

Not only will the officials not kill them, but they will also give them a way to make money.

If you don't know how to do it, then there is only one dead end.

The Great Song Dynasty didn't need to drink the blood of the soldiers. ”

After listening to Kou Ji's words, Lu Yijian fell into deep thought.

The same goes for Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai.

After a long time.

Zhang Zhibai took a deep breath and said: "The official family obviously prepared a financial route for them, but they didn't tell them because they wanted to see if they had a big Song in their hearts." If there is a Great Song Dynasty, he will naturally give up drinking the blood of the soldiers.

If you only care about self-interest and ignore the Great Song Dynasty, you will naturally go against the officials. ”

Wang Zeng let out a long sigh and said, "The official family is testing people's hearts...... But the human heart cannot withstand temptation. ”

Lu Yijian said coldly: "I think the official family has done the right thing, those martial artists have drunk the blood of soldiers to the point of madness." If we don't rectify it, one day, my Great Song Dynasty will die at their hands.

The official family was tempted, and he was tempted.

Isn't it right for officials to tempt their courtiers? ”

Wang Zeng glanced at Lu Yijian and nodded slowly, "That's what you said......

Zhang Zhibai said with a smile: "Knowing the overall plan of the official family, I can also rest assured that I can take people to check the whereabouts of military salaries in previous years." ”

Kou Ji interjected: "By the way, check how many vacancies there are in the army." ”

Zhang Zhibai was slightly stunned for a moment, and asked, "Secret investigation?" ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, "If you look at it, you won't be able to find anything." ”

Zhang Zhibai nodded and said: "I will secretly make up my mind about this matter, and when the time comes, I will sort it out and report it to the official family." ”

Lu Yijian said on the side: "I will lead the Manchu Dynasty Wenchen to find some trouble for the military ministers, so that they will not be able to make trouble and take care of this investigation." ”

Kou Ji bowed to the two, "Then there are two Lao." ”

Lu Yijian snorted coldly and said to Kou Ji: "You bring a message to the official family, if there is such a major event in the future, if the official family does not discuss with the three of me, they will simply dismiss the three of us, lest the three of us become a nominal prime minister in the court." ”

Kou Ji laughed and said, "You should tell the official family this in person." ”

Lu Yijian glared at Kou Ji, "If I can tell the official family in person, do I still need you to pass on the word from it?" ”

Kou Ji smiled: "Then I will tell the official family your words word for word." ”

Lu Yijian said without being salty: "Whatever you want...... Anyway, when the official asked, the old man wouldn't admit it. ”

Kou Ji couldn't cry or laugh for a while.

Lu Yijian and the three of them had already gotten up and left the Koufu Courtyard with their sleeves flicked.

Kou Ji sent the three of them to the gate of the Kou Mansion Courtyard and returned to the Courtyard.

After Lu Yijian and the three of them left the Koufu Courtyard, they didn't go far before they stopped.

The expressions on the faces of the three people were more solemn than ever.

Lu Yijian said in a deep voice: "The official family is quietly restructuring......"

Wang Zeng nodded heavily, "The emperor's relatives have been removed, and the martial artists are close behind." After the emperor's relatives and martial artists are completely clear, it will be our turn. ”

Wang Zeng's 'we' here refers to Wenchen.

Zhao Zhen has already done something to the emperor's relatives and martial artists, how can he leave the civil officials alone.

The days when the three of them accompanied Zhao Zhen to deal with government affairs were not short, and they knew Zhao Zhen's temperament.

Zhao Zhen no longer believes in the national policy set by his grandfather and his uncle and grandfather.

His reward of Zhu Neng, Wang Kai, Yang Wenguang and other dukes is a clear proof of this.

If Zhao Zhen believed in the national policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing martial arts, it would be impossible to reward so many dukes.

Since he does not believe in the national policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing military force, how can he leave only the civil servants after dealing with the emperor's relatives and martial arts?

Zhang Zhibai said frankly: "I don't care about money, so no matter how the official family cleans it up, it won't clean it up on my head." My lifelong ambition is to be able to do things for the court and the people.

If the actions of the officials can make the court stronger and the people richer.

I will definitely support the official family without hesitation. ”

Lu Yijian glanced at Zhang Zhibai, "Now it's not a question of whether or not to support the official family, but a question of whether the official family trusts us or not." The official family secretly reformed the system, but they didn't consult with us, do they no longer trust the three of us? ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai's faces were not good-looking.

As a central minister, it is definitely a very uncomfortable thing to not be trusted by the officials.

Wang Zeng muttered: "The official family should trust us, but this matter is very involved, and if we don't do it, the earth will be turned upside down, so the official family doesn't dare to tell us easily."

I guess the reason why the officials didn't let the three of us participate in this matter was because they regarded the three of us as their backs. ”

Lu Yijian was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "You mean, the official family is hiding it from us, so that after the failure of the restructuring, please ask the three of us to come out and clean up the mess?" ”

Wang Zeng nodded slowly and said, "Once the official restructuring fails, the world is in turmoil, and only the three of us can come forward to clean up the mess." If we were to be part of it, I am afraid that no one would be able to clean up the mess by then.

At that time, the Great Song Dynasty was in danger. ”