The three people in the political hall all expressed their positions, and the other ministers naturally followed suit.

The military ministers hesitated for a long time, and finally followed suit.

In the end, nearly eighty percent of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were in favor of Li Zhaoliang being crowned king.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen thought about it for a while and said, "Even so, then Li Aiqing will go to the Western Regions." ”

What can Li Zhaoliang say?

Can you refuse?

Can't refuse.

Because he will be crowned king sooner or later, he refuses now, and he is remembered by Zhao Zhen, and the next time he is sealed, the fief may be worse.

The Great Song Dynasty is not without a place with a worse environment than the confluence of Qingtang and Yuanshan.

For example, the location of the extreme east of the Great Song Dynasty, outside the territory where the Wei room was once entrenched, is a place with a very harsh environment.

"Minister Li Zhaoliang is willing to die for the official family."

Li Zhaoliang bowed solemnly.

Since you have to say yes, then naturally you have to say it beautifully.

Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction, and ordered: "Zhongshu Sheren, grass edict, seal Li Zhaoliang as the king of Xishan County, and the fief is Naqu ......"

Nagqu is the place name of a Qingtang territory at the intersection of Qingtang and Yuanshan.

After Li Zhaoliang heard Zhao Zhen's words, he said respectfully: "Minister Li Zhaoliang, thank you ......for the order."

Zhao Zhen stroked his hand, "flat ......"

After Li Zhaoliang straightened up, Zhao Zhen said again: "Zhongshu Sheren, grass edict, move Chen Yao, the general of the Yongning Army, to be the secretary of the military department, and be named the Duke of Qin, and the lord is listed as a first-class ......."

Chen Yaozuo thanked Chen Yaozuo instead of Chen Yao.

Zhao Zhen announced the dispersal.

And one more sentence added.

"The fourth brother left ......"

Seeing that Zhao Zhen had left Kou Ji with something to say, the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu left the vertical arch hall one by one.

When Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were left in the vertical arch hall, as well as Chen Lin who was waiting on the side, Zhao Zhen instructed Chen Lin to get a stool for Kou Ji, and only after Kou Ji sat down did Zhao Zhen slowly speak.

"Fourth brother, I originally set Chen Yaozhi, and the fourth brother knows about it. Why did the fourth brother propose to let Li Zhaoliang go to Naqu in the court today? ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "The minister didn't feel anything wrong at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he noticed that something was wrong.

Although Chen Yaozhi has the ability to penetrate Yang in a hundred steps, the Chen family is a scholarly family.

The children in the family learn more literature and less martial arts.

If he is alive, it will be okay to sit in Naqu.

If he dies, those scholars of the Chen family may not be able to keep the song.

The Li family is different.

The Li family is a family of generals, and the children of the family practice martial arts and are proficient in the art of war.

Most of the clansmen in the clan also know some martial arts.

If they go to guard that song, they can keep the border of the Great Song Dynasty stable. ”

Zhao Zhen pondered Kou Ji's words for a moment, nodded and said, "The Yuanshan Department has absorbed the Qingtang people and the Black Khan people, and its strength will inevitably skyrocket." It is indeed necessary to send a man who can fight well to defend the Yuanshan Division.

It's still thoughtful for the fourth brother. ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "The official family is serious. ”

Zhao Zhen patted his thigh and said, "Then this matter is decided." However, I seem to be a little reluctant to see Li Zhaoliang, and I will inevitably find you in private. When the time comes, you can talk to him. ”

Kou Ji nodded and said, "The minister understands." ”

Zhao Zhen continued: "The fourth brother has been in charge of the Pingzhang affairs of Tongzhong Shumen for more than three months, and within three months, there has been no movement, and the people are now talking about it.

When does the fourth brother plan to do it? ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "The minister is waiting for the Privy Council to recruit troops and the local lottery to end, and he is also waiting for Liu Heng to return to Beijing." If the minister does it now, then the Privy Council will recruit troops and draw local soldiers, I am afraid it will not be easy to do.

When Liu Heng returns to Beijing, if he brings back bad news.

Then the imperial court is bound to fight with Jiaozhi.

When the time comes, we will definitely have to prepare for the army.

In terms of government affairs, I am afraid that I will give up halfway. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said, "I've been staring at the tax department lately. Through Fan Zhongyan's unremitting efforts, the Department of Taxation won the right to collect taxes from four more prefectures.

Today, it has reached 10 provinces.

Then, as long as you take it slowly, you should be able to win more. ”

Kou Ji groaned: "It's not even halfway, Fan Zhongyan has a long way to go." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "There is no way to put this matter on the surface, it can only be carried out secretly, and time is naturally slow." ”

Kou Ji said: "When we turn around and free our hands, we will focus on this matter." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded in agreement.

The two chatted for a while, and Kou Ji left the palace.

After returning to the political hall, as soon as he entered the public house and lay down like a salted fish, Wang Zeng found the door again.

"Kou Xiangye plans to work again today?"

Wang Zeng was very dissatisfied with the way Kou Ji was doing his errands now.

Kou Ji glanced at Wang Zeng, and said nonchalantly: "My role, didn't you see it in the court today?" If you can't solve the problem, I'll come forward.

You can solve it, what else can I do? ”

Wang Zeng glared at Kou Ji, "You have so many big things to do, if you don't do it now, do you want to do it when you are old?" When the time comes, I'm afraid you'll be powerless. ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "Does everyone think that after I take up the post of Tongzhongshu Sect Minister, I will do great things?" Can't I just stay in this position and retire? ”

Wang Zeng said angrily: "I am not an outsider, do you need to prevaricate me with such words?" ”

Seeing that Wang Zeng was angry, Kou Ji smiled dryly: "When it's time to make a move, I will naturally make a move." It's just not the time yet. ”

Wang Zeng glared fiercely and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for that time." ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "It's almost ......."

Wang Zeng snorted coldly, took out a note from his cuffs, handed it to Kou Ji, and said angrily: "Li Di handed it over, Cai Xiang and I can't solve it, you can take a look." ”

Kou Ji took the opportunity to take the song, glanced at it a few times, and said in amazement: "The officials needed by Hexi Mansion have not been solved yet?" ”

Wang Zeng said: "All the people who can be transferred from the government and the opposition have been transferred to Liaodi. Now there are still nearly 3,000 vacancies in Liaodi, so they can still send people to Li Di. ”

There were some things that Kou Ji knew, so Wang Zeng didn't say them.

Nowadays, in the Great Song Dynasty, there is really a shortage of officials.

Nearly half of the localities in Liaodi are under military control, and the demand for officials has plummeted, and there are still more than 3,000 vacancies for officials in Liaodi.

Kou Ji pondered for a while and said: "After you go down to the court, go around the provinces, look at the children and guests of the provinces, see if there are any deacons who can do it, persuade them, and let the provinces let people go to Hexi and Liaodi." ”

Wang Zeng sighed and said, "I have tried to persuade it before, but it has no effect at all. ”

Kou Ji snorted coldly and said: "There are talents in the house, but they are not willing to be used by the country, and they still claim to be loyal and brave in front of the officials, which kind of family are they loyal and brave." ”

Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "They kept those people so that they could participate in the imperial examination and take the path of the main hall to enter the office." ”

Kou Ji said lightly: "Then you go and tell them that if they don't take out half of them, then their family disciples and disciples don't want to participate in the imperial examination."

Let them stay in the provinces and waste their time. ”

Wang Zeng glared at Kou Ji in astonishment and asked, "Do you dare to suspend the imperial examination?" My Great Song Dynasty officials are already in short supply, and if you suspend the imperial examination, it will be a terrible disaster. ”

Kou Ji said nonchalantly: "Suspend the imperial examination, that is the authority of the official family, I don't dare to overstep my bounds." But I'll ask the official family to serve as the chief examiner of the imperial examination four or five times, right?

Their children participated in the imperial examination, and I didn't record any of them, so I just didn't do it. ”

Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "If you really do this, you will offend the Manchu courtiers." ”

Kou Ji asked, "Can they remove me from the throne of the Kou Clan?" ”

Wang Zeng shook his head, "I can't ......"

"And what am I afraid of them doing?"

Koji asked again.

Wang Zeng had nothing to say.

Kou Ji continued: "I am the head of the civil ministers, and they should be afraid of me, not that I am afraid of them. ”

Wang Zeng pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "If they join forces to make things difficult for you, your decree will not be easy to implement." ”

Kou Ji yawned and said, "If they are not afraid of my replacement, then let them toss." ”

"Can you still replace the Manchu Dynasty Wenchen?"

"My grandfather's disciples and grandchildren, my protégés, have long exceeded a thousand. There are so many of them that I think I can finish changing?

One by one, they are used to it, and let them come up with some people to contribute to the court, but they are unwilling.

Left shirk, right shirk, and dare to embarrass the court.

I really think that everything in the court has to follow their temperament, how old are they?

They always look down on those warriors, but in my eyes, they are far less loyal than the warriors.

The imperial court wanted to employ people, and the military ministers did not hesitate to sacrifice their clansmen.

What about them?

None of them took the initiative to send their children to Liaodi or Hexi.

Is this what they call loyalty? ”

“……”

After Kou Ji finished speaking, Wang Zeng was speechless.

Kou Ji snorted coldly: "The imperial court attaches great importance to talents, but it does not mean that talents can negotiate conditions with the imperial court. If you have to talk to the court about the conditions for everything, then what is the court? Wet market?

Go back and tell them what I have said, if they don't send out half of the children of the house.

Then let them wait and support those children.

By the way, tell them that if the children of their family are disabled by the children of the Wuchen's family and make trouble in the court, I will definitely favor the Wuchen. ”

When Wang Zeng heard Kou Ji's words, his eyes almost fell off.

Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, no one has so blatantly threatened the Manchu courtiers.

"Aren't you afraid of being stinking for 10,000 years?"

Wang Zeng subconsciously spoke.

As a literati, Wang Zeng naturally knew the temperament of a literati.

If Kou Ji is a civil servant of the Manchu Dynasty, it is very likely that he will appear in the form of various harlequins in all the poems and books made by Wenchen.

Kou Ji heard Wang Zeng's words and reminded: "Mengxue has been completely spread to every corner of the Great Song Dynasty. The same is true of the subsequent county schools and government schools.

The pen is no longer the only weapon in their hands.

If they dare to oppose the imperial court, I will dare to compile a book, treat them as traitors, write them in the book, and then send them to schools and schools everywhere. ”

Wang Zeng scolded: "You madman! ”

Kou Ji snorted and said, "You know I'm a crazy person, and you dare to fight me?" Tired of living?! ”

Wang Zeng flicked his sleeves and rushed out of Kou Ji's public house angrily.

Kou Ji relied on the power in his hands, he was really crazy, he dared to say anything, and he dared to do anything.

If only he had done so.

Nine out of nine civil officials in the court are crazy.

Half of them had to die in front of the gate of the Kou Mansion to prove their innocence.

In the end, Kou Ji had to lose his reputation.

It's a dry way to end up together.

Although Wang Zeng was very dissatisfied with Kou Ji's words, after leaving Kou Ji's public house, he still did what Kou Ji said.

He visited the residences of all the officials, and conveyed what Kou Ji said to all the civil officials word for word.

Time.

The civil mansions of Bianjing City are full of wailing.

The civil servants were indignant and prepared to impeach Koji on the Hanging Arch Temple.

But by coincidence, Zhao Zhen suddenly fell ill at this time.

The civil servants instantly wanted to cry without tears.

As soon as Zhao Zhen was sick, they didn't even have a place to complain.

If they follow the custom and write a letter to impeach Koji, then the twist and turn will inevitably pass through Koji's hands.

Koji can easily knock their folds back.

Helping Zhao Zhen screen the folds is one of the functions of the political hall.

Just when the civil servants were getting together and preparing to deal with it.

A rumor came out, saying that when Kou Ji went to visit the sick Zhao Zhen, he proposed to Zhao Zhen to add Enke.

When the civil officials learned the news, they exploded in an instant.

"Wang Xiang, he's demonstrating! He's demonstrating to us! He's telling us that if we don't listen to him, he'll really ruin the careers of our children! ”

"Wang Xiang, since the founding of my Great Song Dynasty, I have never seen such an arrogant person! When Ding Wei controlled the government, he was not so rampant! ”

"Prime Minister Wang, you have to call the shots for us!"

“……”

After the civil officials blew up, they all flocked to Wang Zeng's mansion to denounce Kou Ji and let Wang Zeng come forward to uphold justice.

Wang had sat on a chair in the main hall.

The civil servants wailed.

"Enough!"

Wang Zeng shouted angrily.

The civil servants instantly shut their mouths.

Wang Zeng glared at the civil officials and scolded: "You keep saying that I am the master for you, and you tell me, how can I be the master for you?"

The official family said that he was not sick, and he handled all the affairs of the government and the opposition. ”

Implication.

Zhao Zhen doesn't come out, Kou Ji is the biggest.

What he wants to do, no one has a temper.

"Prime Minister Wang, we can't let him do anything. Let him continue to make such a fuss, then what else are we going to do? ”

"Yes, yes, he's doing this crazy thing, we can't do anything at all."

"Prime Minister Wang, since the official family is not out, then we will go and knock on the palace door. The officials must be handed over to stop Koji's madness. ”

“……”

The civilians shouted.

Wang Zeng glared and shouted: "I want to go to you, I won't go, I don't have that face." Although Kou Ji's move is nonsense, there is one thing that is not wrong.

That is, in terms of loyalty and bravery, we are not as good as Wuchen.

Now is the time for the imperial court to employ people, and the military ministers almost did not hesitate to sacrifice the people in their own palace.

But what about us?

One by one, they hid talented and capable children in the house, for fear that they would be sent to Liaodi and Hexi.

What happened to Liaodi?

What happened to Hexi?

Isn't it the territory of my Great Song Dynasty? ”

"Wang Xiang, the children and disciples in our family are still shallow in learning, and if they go out, they will only mislead people's children. That's why we don't allow them to go out, not because we don't want them to contribute to the court. ”

Someone opened his mouth to complain.

Wang Zeng shouted angrily, "Do you treat me as a mallet?" What are the virtues of your children and disciples, I don't know?

To prevaricate me with such words?

Get out of here! ”

The civil officials were stunned and looked at Wang Zeng with a stunned expression.

Wang Zeng slapped the table and continued to shout, "I now think that what Kou Ji said is right. You people have been used to the problems of the court.

I think that when the Great Song Dynasty was first established, how could there be a place for scholars to choose.

One by one, they didn't see the vacancy, and they pounced on it like flies.

I'm afraid that I won't have a place to go late.

Now the Great Song Dynasty is strong and has more official positions.

Instead, you have picked and chosen.

I don't want to go to remote places, I just want to stay in the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty and enjoy happiness.

You don't want your children to go to remote places and feel that they have no future.

Then I will tell you, that you have dispelled this idea before it is too late.

In view of your insatiable greed, I decided to invite the official family, and when I send officials in the future, all the jinshi from the official eunuch family will be sent to remote places.

If you don't want to go, then you will lose your fame and will not be hired for life. ”

In the end, Wang Zeng was almost shouting, "I'll let you pick, I'll let you choose!" Get out of here! ”

Under Wang Zeng's roar, the civil officials fled from the palace in disgrace.

After they left the palace, they got together and went straight to Cai's mansion.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of Cai's mansion, I saw Cai Qi's young son, leading a group of children of the same age, going out with a registration card.

"Where are the sons going?"

A civil servant hurriedly stepped forward to inquire.

Cai Qi's youngest son bowed down and said, "On the orders of my father, I will take my brothers in the clan to the Ministry of Officials to register their names." ”

After Cai Qi's youngest son said this, he arched his hand at the civil officials and left their eyes.

The civil servants were stunned for a moment.

The three Zaisuke of the Political Affairs Hall are actually one heart.

They were determined to draw blood from every house.

The civilians could not find any hope of resistance.

"We're ...... now What to do? ”

"Let the unsuccessful disciples in the house and the children of the unsuccessful family go to Liaodi and Hexi?"

"We can't give in, if we do, it's hard to guarantee that Kou Ji won't have to use this method against us again."

"But if we don't accept it, we will have to face Sanzai, and there may be officials."

"Being targeted by the four of them, our career is over."

“……”

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have decided to hand over my children and take my leave."

"Brother Mingyi wait for me ......"

“……”

The civil servants chased me and scattered in an instant.

They can be mixed into Bianjing City as officials, and their sense of smell is very keen.

Now that Sanzai has one heart, Zhao Zhen fell ill very coincidentally.

Everything is already a foregone conclusion.

The revolt was in vain.

Instead of struggling and being pressed to the ground and beaten to death, it is better to admit it obediently.

The children, integrity, and reputation of the family are not as important as their high-ranking officials.

At the center of power, they know better than anyone what power represents.

The civil officials returned to the house one after another, selected the children and disciples in the house, wrote a directory, and sent it to the Ministry of Officials for registration.

Just three days.

The Ministry of Officials included more than 1,000 scholars recommended by various prefectures.

Although there are not many talents among them.

But the imperial court's requirements for officials in Liaodi and Hexi were also not good.

So they barely worked.

With the addition of more than 1,000 new forces, the demand for officials in Hexi and Liaodi can also be greatly alleviated.

After Kou Ji got the list submitted by the officials, with a stroke of his pen, he sent some of them to Hexi, and the other part was assigned to Liaodi.

In addition to the prefect and the governor, the requirements for officials of other ranks in Liaodi are not high.

Maintain the place is not chaotic, and when it is critical, you can run to the garrison for help.

As for governing the place or something, they are not needed at all.

As long as there are no natural and man-made disasters in Liaodi, as long as it continues to operate in the way it was last year.

After the three million soldiers and horses recruited by the imperial court have completely settled in Liaodi, local grassroots officials will be needed to implement the imperial court's decrees.

Among the three million soldiers and horses recruited by the imperial court, the first two million soldiers and horses have just arrived in Liaodi and are being distributed to the local government.

The remaining million are still being recruited.

After all of them were assigned to various parts of Liaodi, participated in the labor, and saw the vast land resources of Liaodi, as well as the fruits of the harvest of the people who first migrated to Liaodi.

They will inevitably take root in Liaodi, and find a way to write letters to their families and clansmen to migrate to the past.

At that time, it will be the time when Liaodi needs local grassroots officials the most.

And this process can be as long as two or three years or as short as one year.

The imperial court can take advantage of this gap to train qualified local grassroots officials.

It is precisely because of this that Kou Ji divides officials into Liaodi, which is very arbitrary.

What is surprising is that after Kou Ji finished assigning officials and sent people to send them to take office, Zhao Zhen recovered without medicine.

After Zhao Zhen recovered from his illness, he went to court again.

The Manchu Dynasty is very complete in civil and military affairs.

After the ritual ceremony.

The civil servants began to bombard Koji.

The first to stand up for the impeachment of Kou Ji was Cai Qi, the governor of the council.

Hanging arch on the temple.

Cai Qi faced Zhao Zhen with a solemn face, and said loudly: "Qi Guan family, during Kou Ji's tenure as the subordinate of Tongzhong Shumen, he acted recklessly and arrogantly, so that he caused a lot of public resentment.

Please dismiss Kou Ji from the post of Pingzhang under the door of the same book! ”

Although Cai Qi sent the best children in the family and the best guests in the house out as officials.

But that doesn't mean he approves of Koji's approach.

In Cai Qi's eyes, Kou Ji called on the children and guests of the civil officials' families to become officials and contribute to the prosperity of the imperial court, and he agreed.

But Koji used a threatening and coercive way to force the civil servants to hand over their children and guests, and he did not agree.

So after Zhao Zhen recovered from his illness and went to court, he unceremoniously participated in Kou Ji.

Cai Qi's words, like a fuse, instantly ignited the Manchu courtiers.

The ministers came out one after another, counting Kou Ji's arrogant crimes.

They shouted fiercely and loudly.

They are like righteous men who are generous and righteous.

His face was full of tragedy and anger.

Halfway through the process of the Wenchen successively going out to participate in the Kou Ji.

Someone in the Wuchen queue came out of the class, and unceremoniously sprayed at Wenchen.

"Nonsense! Sling the bull! The books are all in the dog's belly! ”

Someone in the Wuchen queue spoke, and others followed suit.

A wave of participating in Kou Ji, before it surged to the end, it evolved into a civil and military scolding.

The vertical arch hall was chaotic like a vegetable market for a moment.