Kou Ji insisted on refusing to leave the house, Lu Yijian and the three of them asked for three times and four urges, and Kou Ji never wavered for half a point.

The three of them finally left the Koufu Courtyard with a displeased face.

Not long after the three of them left, Kou Zhun took Kou Tianci with one hand and Liu Heng's son with the other to Kou Ji's study.

As soon as Kou Zhun entered the door, he asked, "The official family wants to dismiss the imperial platform?" ”

Kou Ji smiled with some surprise: "Grandfather's news is very well-informed." I don't know, I only know that the officials gave nearly ninety percent of the officials in the Imperial History Taichuang. ”

"Ninety percent?"

Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, pouted and said, "What's the difference between that and the Imperial Historical Observatory......"

Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji, "Lu Yijian and the three of them came to you, do you want you to go out and talk about something?" ”

Kou Ji smiled and nodded.

Kou Zhun asked, "Why didn't you agree?" ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "If I go out now, after Liu Heng escorts him into Beijing, I'm afraid I won't be able to go out." ”

Kou Zhun frowned and said, "Yushitai is more important than Liu Heng......"

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "But I am a privy envoy, not a subordinate of the same Zhongshu." ”

Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, nodded slowly, and said, "It makes sense, it's not a good thing that the officials of the Imperial History Observatory are grateful to you." ”

Kou Ji went out to help the people of Yushitai intercede, if Zhao Zhen didn't listen, it would be fine.

If Zhao Zhen listened, it would be difficult for the officials of the Yushitai to do it, and it would be difficult for Kou Ji to do it.

Ninety percent of the officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory were dismissed, and the three Zaifu of the inner court did not save them, but they were saved by the privy envoys of the Privy Council, and how did they impeach the military ministers and impeach the Privy Council in the future.

It must be known that in the past, when attacking the military ministers and the Privy Council, the officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory were the main force.

If the officials of the Yushitai no longer impeached Kou Ji and the military ministers because of this, and even said good things for Kou Ji, then the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty would feel uncomfortable, and Kou Ji was undoubtedly the most uncomfortable.

Kou Zhun babbled and said: "The court is like this, you can't let everyone say good things about you, and you can't let everyone say bad things about you, you have to have some different voices to stay outside." In this way, we can go on in peace. ”

Kou Zhun didn't speak loudly, but Kou Ji heard it clearly.

Kou Ji smiled: "Grandfather has a point...... I think it's definitely not that simple for the official family to implicate Yushitai this time......"

Kou Zhun stared at Kou Ji suspiciously.

Kou Ji continued to laugh and said, "Grandfather can be regarded as having taught the official family, so he should know the character of the official family. ”

Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice: "The official family has been a bodhisattva since he was a child, and he would rather suffer himself than others. It's just that what the official family has done in recent years doesn't look like a bodhisattva. ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "It is difficult to change the nature of the country, and the official family has been more domineering in recent years, but the kindness in the bones has not dissipated."

He can be ruthless to those corrupt officials, but he will never be ruthless to capable officials.

It is even more impossible for him to fool around with the inheritance of his ancestors.

Among the officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory, although there are so many corrupt officials, there are also many capable officials.

Among the officials who were dismissed by the officials, there were corrupt officials and corrupt officials, as well as capable officials.

It is understandable that the officials are attacking corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

But the official family's attack on the capable ministers shows that this matter is definitely not so simple. ”

Kou Zhun thought about it for a while and felt that what Kou Ji said was reasonable.

But he couldn't guess Zhao Zhen's true intentions, and said a little irritably: "What the official family wants to do, the old man is too lazy to care, the old man just needs to keep an eye on you and don't let you come nonsense." ”

Kou Ji shook his head with a smile.

Kou Zhun snorted and left Kou Ji's study with Kou Tianci and Liu Heng's son.

Not long after Kou Zhun left, the housekeeper in the backyard stumbled to the door of Kou Ji's study and shouted at the house.

"Young master, Madame is about to give birth!"

Koudina could still sit still, he abruptly stood up and ran quickly to the backyard.

When I ran to the backyard, I saw Xiang's little sister anxiously wandering around the door.

Midwives, grandmothers, and maids are constantly busy inside and outside the room.

"Brother-in-law......"

When the little sister of the Xiang family saw Kou Ji, she came over with a nervous face.

Kou Ji hurriedly greeted him, "How is Yan'er?" ”

Xiang's little sister said quickly: "The midwife said that my sister was fine, but the midwife didn't let me stay in the room." ”

Kou Ji nodded, didn't say anything more, and stared at the door nervously.

When Xiang Yan's heart-rending scream sounded, Kou Jixin followed suit.

Meanwhile.

Kou Zhun took Kou Tianci, Liu Heng's son, and Zhao Xu to the door of the room.

Kou Zhun kept a straight face, and no other expression could be seen on his face.

Kou Tianci heard his mother's screams, his face was flustered, and his little hand clenched Kou Zhun's fingers tightly.

Liu Heng's son looked around blankly.

Zhao Xu knew what Xiang Yan was doing in the room, and after she heard Xiang Yan's screams, she suddenly really had the idea of becoming a monk.

Kou Zhun saw Kou Ji nervously walking around the door of the room, stepped forward, and said to Kou Ji: "Calm down......"

Kou Ji raised his head, gave Kou Zhun a bitter gourd face, and continued to wander around the door.

Kou Zhun sighed and did not admonish again.

Xiang Yan's screams continued for a long time.

Kou Jixin followed for a long time.

It wasn't until a loud cry sounded in the room that Kou Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

The midwife went out, and Kou Ji immediately greeted her.

There wasn't much surprise on the midwife's face, and Kou Ji was startled when she looked at it.

"How?"

Koji asked nervously.

The midwife bowed politely and said: "Returning to China, my grandfather, my wife gave birth to a daughter, and the mother and daughter are safe......"

Kou Ji let out a complete sigh of relief, and a look of surprise appeared on his face that he had never seen before.

"Reward! Reward! ”

The midwife was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then a bright smile appeared on her face.

When she went out just now, she didn't dare to show surprise on her face, because she was afraid that Kou Ji would not like girls.

After all, the thinness of the Koufu people was a well-known thing in the Great Song Dynasty.

Kou is in dire need of men to grow.

Kou Ji did not take a concubine, and the heavy responsibility of inheriting the Kou Mansion fell on Xiang Yan's head.

The midwife was afraid that Xiang Yan would give birth to a daughter, and Kou Ji would not like it, so she didn't dare to show too much surprise.

Now seeing that Kou Ji did not dislike her daughter, but revealed a joy that she liked very much, and the midwife dared to smile.

And, of course, there's probably the bounty bonus that Kou Ji is talking about.

Kou Ji's joy seemed to be contagious to others.

The people surrounding the door of the room all had bright smiles on their faces.

The same goes for Kou Zhun.

It's just that while Kou Zhun was smiling, he held Kou Tianci's hand a little tighter.

When Kou Ji entered the room, the room had already been cleaned up by the grandmothers.

Xiang Yan lay weakly on the bed, and the newborn baby was lying beside her.

The little guy cried very hard.

A loud cry lingered in the room for a long time.

Xiang Yan had the heart to coax the little guy, but she didn't have the strength.

A few waiting grandmothers took turns hugging the little guy and coaxing him, but the little guy still cried non-stop.

"I'll take a look at ......"

Kou Ji subconsciously and cautiously asked a few grandmothers to ask for the little guy.

A few grandmothers reminded Kou Ji of the trick of holding the baby, and handed the little one to Kou Ji.

When the little guy got into Kou Ji's hands, he immediately stopped crying for some reason.

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud.

The little guy in his arms, half-squinted, and his ignorant gaze stayed on him, as if he was looking at a fool.

"Reward!"

Kou Ji was happy, and he was very generous to send out rewards.

Several grandmothers glanced at each other, with a look of surprise on their faces, and bowed in unison.

"Thank you, Grandpa Guo......"

Kou Ji sat next to Xiang Yan with the little guy in his arms, looked at Xiang Yan's pale cheeks, and said distressedly: "Thank you for your hard work......"

A faint smile appeared on Xiang Yan's face, "The concubine thought that Xianggong wouldn't like girls, but I didn't expect ......"

Kou Ji laughed and said, "In my place, there is no distinction between men and women. ”

When Xiang Yan heard this, she smiled and said, "If you like it, it's good to ......."

"You just gave birth, and your body is still very weak, don't talk much, I'll go and tell the kitchen to prepare more ginseng soup for you......"

"Listen to the ......"

“……”

The privy envoy Kou Ji was overjoyed, and it spread all over Bianjing City in an instant.

But all the officials who had a friendship with Kou Ji, or who were under the management of Kou Ji, all rushed to the Kou Mansion with a small gift to thank them.

The reason why there are no heavy gifts is because Kou Fu does not accept heavy gifts.

But even the modest gifts they brought were precious things that many poor people could hardly see.

The officials swarmed outside Bianjing City, and halfway through, they had to stop and return to Bianjing.

There is no other reason.

On the same day, less than an hour apart, the big Zhang family in the palace was also born.

A baby girl was born.

In addition, there was also news in the palace that Empress Cao was pregnant.

The princess was born, and Empress Cao became pregnant.

The officials could only rush to the palace first to congratulate Zhao Zhen.

The door of the Kou Mansion opened the door, and after waiting for a long time, he did not wait for the gift giver to come to the door.

After going out to inquire, I learned that the Da Zhang family in the palace gave birth to a princess, and Empress Cao was pregnant.

(Let's popularize the three Zhang families in the palace, the late Zhang Guifei, that is, Zhao Zhen's favorite concubine, is a native of Qinghe, Beizhou, and her grandfather is the granddaughter of the late Zhang Mei, the general of the Xiao Cavalry Guard.)

The big and small Zhang family is a sister, a native of Shizhou, and his father is Zhang Yaofeng, a military magistrate in Shizhou. Xiao Zhang was the most favored in the palace, and was the first to give birth to a princess and was named a contour. ）

Menzi hurriedly entered the house and reported the matter to Kou Ji.

Kou Ji wanted to accompany Xiang Yan to enter the palace, so he found Kou Zhun.

"Grandfather, please go to the palace on behalf of your grandson......"

Kou Ji found Kou Zhun and directly explained his intention.

Kou Zhun was playing with Kou Tianci, and after hearing Kou Ji's request, he was slightly stunned, and after a while, he said, "The official family is happy to have the princess, and Empress Cao is pregnant again." Double happiness is coming, and the anger should dissipate a little.

It's not appropriate for the old man to go, so the old man sent someone to inform your father and let him go. ”

Kou Ji shook his head slowly, "Grandfather, things in the palace are not ordinary complicated. The Da Zhang family only gave birth to a royal daughter, which was not enough to eliminate the anger in the hearts of the official family.

My father is an idler in the court, and he rarely faces the king, he goes, I'm afraid he can't cope with the official family, it's better for you to go. ”

When Kou Zhun heard this, he pursed his lips slightly, hesitated, stared at Kou Ji and asked in a low voice, "What happened in the palace?" ”

Double happiness is not enough to eliminate the anger in Zhao Zhen's heart, it is enough to show that what happened in the palace is so serious that it is unimaginable.

Seeing this, Kou Ji smiled and said, "Didn't grandfather say that he wouldn't ask about it?" ”

"Old man...... Curious ......"

"Then I can't say ...... either"

"If you don't say it, you won't say it, the old man will go into the palace and wander around, and you'll know it......"

Kou Zhun agreed to Kou Ji's request, immediately changed into his python robe, and entered the palace in a carriage.

Kou Ji handed over the matter to Kou Zhun, and he was relieved, but he didn't expect that Kou Zhun would take advantage of the excitement and return in defeat.

When I returned home, my face was gloomy.

After Kou Zhong told Kou Ji about this, Kou Ji hurried to the side hall where Kou Zhun was.

As soon as he entered the side hall, he saw Kou Zhun sitting in the side hall with a gloomy face.

After Kou Ji gave the salute, he hurriedly asked, "Grandfather was wronged in the palace?" ”

Kou Zhun snorted coldly and said, "Who dares to let the old man be wronged? ”

"Official ......"

"Neither can the official family."

Kou Ji glanced at Kou Zhun up and down, and hesitated: "But your current consciousness is clearly wronged." ”

Kou Zhun glared at Kou Ji, "It's no wonder that others are doing this, it's purely the old man sulking with himself." ”

Kou Jihu stared at Kou Zhun suspiciously, "What happened to you in the palace?" ”

Kou Zhun sighed, "Today, someone took advantage of the birth of the princess and the pregnancy of the queen, and when double happiness came, he pleaded with the official family for the people of the imperial history platform. The official family dismissed it, and the old man said a word......"

Kou Ji hesitated: "The official family embarrassed you? ”

Kou Zhun shook his head slowly, "That's not true, the official family just didn't answer the old man's words." ”

Kou Ji pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

He roughly understood why Kou Zhun was sullen.

Kou Zhun has been away from the center for several years, and his voice and deterrence are not as heavy as before.

Whatever he said before, Zhao Zhen was almost obedient.

Now that he is talking, Zhao Zhen does not answer, and he is naturally uncomfortable.

"The official family is the official family after all......"

Kou Ji didn't know how to comfort Kou Zhun, so he took out what Kou Zhun had said to enlighten Kou Zhun.

Kou Zhun glared at Kou Ji, "Still use you to teach the old man a lesson?" ”

Kou Ji apologized: "Don't dare...... Don't dare ......"

Kou Zhun glared at Kou Ji again, and shouted, "Hurry up and get out, the old man will sulk for a while." ”

Kou Ji shook his head with a smile, bowed, and exited the side hall.

Knowing that Kou Zhun couldn't pass the level in his heart and was angry, Kou Ji was not too worried that Kou Zhun would be angry because of this.

Kou Ji believed that Kou Zhun would definitely pass the level in his heart.

At the beginning, he was able to break through the iron barrier in his heart and hand over the regency power in pain, but this little trouble was not enough to affect his safety.

Kou Ji returned to the room and continued to take care of Xiang Yan.

In the evening.

Menzi came to report that Chen Lin had arrived.

Kou Ji hurried to the main hall to go to the room.

When I arrived at the main hall, I saw where Chen Lin was standing with a dead face.

Behind him, he was followed by more than a dozen eunuchs, all of whom held plates in their hands, and the plates were covered with red silk.

Kou Ji entered the main hall.

Chen Lin led the eunuchs and saluted Kou Ji.

"The slave has seen the ...... of Yongguo"

Kou Ji waved his hand slightly, "No need to be polite......

Chen Lin got up and said to Kou Ji without being salty: "The official family learned that the Duke of Yongguo was happy with a thousand gold, and specially ordered our family to send a reward. ”

As he spoke, Chen Lin waved his hand.

The eunuchs walked up to Kou Ji with their plates.

Chen Lin waved his hand again, and the eunuchs removed the red silk from the plate, revealing the contents of the plate.

There are precious objects such as gold locks, silver locks, jade locks, red silk, palace flowers, and ruyi.

The appearance is very small, and it looks like it is for children.

Kou Ji saluted in the direction of the palace, "Minister Kou Ji, thank you for the love of the officials......

Chen Lin waited until Kou Ji gave the gift, stared at Kou Ji and said, "The official family intends to give the daughter of the Duke of Yongguo as the monarch of the county, I don't know what happens to the Duke of Yongguo?" ”

Kou Ji said almost without hesitation: "It's not ......"

The county monarch is the title of the fourth rank of the lady.

It is generally a title given to the wife or mother of a third- or fourth-rank official.

It is almost never given to a girl who has not left the cabinet.

If it is given to a girl who has not left the cabinet, then the girl will be sent to the palace from an early age and raised by the palace.

What's more, this girl will become the daughter-in-law of the official family.

Kou Ji didn't have the idea of sending his daughter to the palace before he saw the darkness of the harem, and now that he has seen the darkness in the palace, it is even more impossible to send his daughter to the palace.

Zhao Zhen is really black-hearted, not only wants his son, but also wants his daughter, which is really unreasonable.

Seeing that Kou Ji refused without hesitation, Chen Lin squinted his eyes and said faintly: "If you don't agree, you will regret it when you turn around." ”

Kou Ji said righteously: "I will never regret ......"

Chen Lin laughed mockingly.

Chen Lin waved his hand to the other eunuchs.

The other eunuchs put down their things and left the main hall.

Seeing this, Kou Ji knew that Chen Lin had some private words to talk to him, so he immediately waved his hand and asked the people from Kou Mansion to withdraw.

There were only two people left in the main hall, Kou Ji and Chen Lin.

Kou Ji immediately asked, "What does the official family mean?" My daughter has just been born. ”

Chen Lin glanced at Kou Ji, "Shouldn't you pay attention to the mood of the official family first?" ”

Koji coughed and didn't speak.

Chen Lin couldn't hold back a little, sighed, and said, "The official family gave you the status of a princess, and it stands to reason that you should make your daughter the princess." But now the official family is in a very bad mood, and if you want to come out, our family can't be sure what the purpose of the official family is to give you the identity of your daughter.

But the official family asked our family to remind us that if you don't agree to this matter, you will definitely regret it. ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "Don't fool me, I will never send my daughter into the palace." ”

Chen Lin stomped his feet and said, "Our family is telling the truth. ”

Kou Ji stared at Chen Lin without speaking.

He needed Chen Lin to give an example.

Chen Lin sighed and said: "Take the Yushitai as an example, the official family suddenly attacked the Yushitai, and deposed ninety percent of the officials of the Yushitai in a row. ”

After Chen Lin said this, seeing that Kou Ji was still staring at him and didn't speak, he continued: "When the official family attacked Yushitai, our family has been following, and our family can be sure that the official family is very calm from beginning to end. ”

Kou Ji opened his mouth and said, "When Lu Yijian and the three of them came to me and explained this matter to me, I knew that the official family was very calm. But what does that mean? ”

Chen Lin stared at Kou Ji and continued: "After the Da Zhang family gave birth to the imperial daughter, the official family did not promote her to the position of concubine. You and I both know that the princess born to the Da Zhang family is the flesh and blood of the official family. ”

Kou Ji frowned slightly, but still did not speak.

Chen Lin said in a deep voice: "But the Shang family has nothing to do, but the official family has promoted her to the position of concubine." ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows, looking suspicious.

According to the convention, as long as the concubine gives birth to the prince and the princess, she must be promoted to the position to show her grace and commend her merits.

But Da Zhang Zhen gave birth to a dragon girl, and Zhao Zhen not only did not commend her, but promoted Shang's concubine with his backhand.

This operation is really incomprehensible.

Chen Lin saw that Kou Ji fell into deep thought, and said with a solemn face: "Our family grew up watching the official family, and our family knows the official family best. In the past, what the official family had in mind, our family guessed it.

But now, our family can't guess the thoughts of the official family. ”

While pondering what Zhao Zhen had done, Kou Ji casually said to Chen Lin: "Isn't it well known that your heart is unpredictable? ”

Chen Lin widened, "For people who don't often see officials, the gentleman's heart is unpredictable. But most of us who often accompany the official family can figure out a little bit of the official's thoughts.

If you really don't move the mind of the official, how can you serve the official family well?

How to do things according to the wishes of the officials?

And how to make it easy for the official family? ”

Kou Ji opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything to refute it.

Kou Ji pondered for a long time, looked at Chen Lin and said, "You are so nervous about this matter, are you afraid that you will not be able to guess the thoughts of the official family, and the official family will stay away from you?" ”

Chen Lin sighed and said, "Our family is not worried about this. We're worried about ......"

Chen Lin didn't say what he said later, but just pointed to his brain.

Kou Ji's heart jumped, and he said, "You really dare to say ......"

Chen Lin sighed and said: "Our family grew up watching the official family, and we also watched the official family change from a child to a wise monarch, and even watched the official family bring the Great Song Dynasty, which was originally an enemy in all directions, to govern all the states."

We don't want to see the official family change from a wise monarch to a confused emperor.

I don't want to see my great Song Dynasty situation ruined in one fell swoop. ”

Chen Lin glanced at Kou Ji and said in a low voice: "When Emperor Taizong was in the court, our family was already a eunuch. Our family has served three emperors, and we know how rare it is for such a wise monarch to be in the official family. ”

Kou Ji thought about it for a while, and said: "There shouldn't be a problem with the official family, I think the official family should have a deep meaning in attacking the imperial history platform and promoting Shang Meiren."

If you observe more, maybe after a while, you will know why the officials are doing this. ”

"Or ...... You go into the palace to talk to the officials......"

Chen Lin proposed.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Liu Heng has not entered Beijing, and I can't see the official family." ”

Chen Lin's eyes widened angrily for a moment.

"How can Liu Heng be as important as an official?"

Koji was tempted to say that it was all the same.

But after thinking about it carefully, I still didn't say it.

In his eyes, Liu Heng and Zhao Zhen are equally important.

But in the eyes of others, Liu Heng can't compare with Zhao Zhen at all.