Wang Zeng had a headache when he heard Kou Ji's words, he stared at Kou Ji and complained: "Can you not always think about using soldiers and horses, soldiers and horses can't solve all problems." ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "You agree with your statement? ”

Wang Zeng nodded almost without hesitation.

He felt that he needed to correct Kou Ji's erroneous idea of wanting to be rough at every turn.

Seeing that Wang Zeng nodded, Kou Ji continued to smile and asked, "Can you read history?" ”

Wang Zeng rolled his eyes.

Who to look down on?

My Wang Zeng, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, one of the three leaders who can count on one hand.

In terms of statecraft, I may not be as good as others.

But in terms of familiarity with the classics of Zhuzi and the unique books of the annals, there is no one in the Great Song Dynasty who can fight.

Your grandfather is no match for me.

In the past, Ding said that he could compete with me in this regard, because that guy is unforgettable, and he is different from ordinary people.

Now, my king once dared to admit that he was second, and no one dared to say that he was first.

Kou Ji knew the answer in Wang Zeng's heart through Wang Zeng's reaction, and he said with a smile: "Since you read history, then you should know."

Almost all innovations are based on dynastic succession.

It is almost impossible to maintain the stability of the dynasty and to innovate at the same time.

Even if it is successful, it is only to make a wedding dress for others.

Just like Sui Li's imperial examination system, it broke the monopoly of the family gate valve on the high position in the court.

But it was also targeted by the Saga gate valve.

That's why there was an eighteen-way anti-king into Beijing.

If Sui didn't have a imperial examination system, how many ways do you think the anti-king would be able to enter Beijing? ”

Wang Zeng frowned and fell silent.

Kou Ji saw that Wang Zeng didn't speak, so he smiled and said, "The three or five roads are dead...... There can be no eighteen roads...... What really led to the emergence of the Eighteenth Road Anti-King was the imperial examination system.

The emergence of the imperial examination system broke the control of the family gate valve over the dynasty.

The family gate valve saw the crisis, so they attacked it in groups.

In the end, Li Tang won the country.

Li Tang stepped on the wreckage of the former Sui and once again implemented the imperial examination system.

In order to implement the imperial examination system, several emperors of Li Tang also made great efforts.

They fought with the family gate valve for decades, and it was not until the power of the family gate valve was weakened that the imperial examination system was officially and thoroughly promoted.

And before they thoroughly promoted the imperial examination system.

Those students want to participate in the imperial examination, but they need to be promoted by famous families and some officials in the DPRK and China.

After the defeat of Li Tang.

I am the Great Song Dynasty.

After the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the imperial examination system was also implemented.

And my students of the Great Song Dynasty don't need the nods of those famous families, nor do they need to be recommended by officials in the DPRK and China, to participate in the imperial examination.

As long as he is talented, as long as he is not a traitor.

He will be able to enter the field. ”

Speaking of this, Kou Ji looked at Wang Zeng and smiled: "Therefore, if you want to innovate, it is impossible to shed blood. The system we want to innovate is larger and more numerous than the imperial examination system, and its impact will inevitably exceed that of the imperial examination system.

Therefore, we have to face more difficulties than promoting the imperial examination system.

So we have to prepare for the worst. ”

Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and said, "Do you want the officials to rebel themselves?" ”

Kou Ji stretched out his hands and asked rhetorically, "Then what do you say?" Doing nothing, watching those moths lie on Da Song's body and knock on the bones and suck the marrow until Da Song is defeated?

It is better to let the officials themselves rebel than to let others rebel against the officials. ”

Wang Zeng glared, stared at Kou Ji and said, "The matter is not as serious as you said. ”

Kou Ji said lightly: "The matter is not serious, your king Zeng knows it in his heart." The rebellion rate of the people of the Great Song Dynasty was the highest in all dynasties.

If there was no problem in the Great Song Dynasty, why did the people rebel?

Too comfortable?

Or do you feel like it's a waste of food to live? ”

The king was speechless.

Kou Ji continued: "The problem is already very serious, it is like a spark of fire, constantly flickering in every corner of the Great Song Dynasty.

Now, we can hold it down, so we can say it doesn't exist, or we can say it's not serious.

But when it was completely connected, it formed a prairie fire.

You tell me, what is going to extinguish it then?

Who can extinguish it? ”

Wang Zeng gritted his teeth and did not speak.

Kou Ji glared and said: "The Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and when it encounters a problem, the first thing that comes to mind is not how to solve it. Instead, they wanted to dodge it.

If the interests of too many people are involved, they will not only avoid it, but also hide it.

It's like a disease, and if you find it, you have to treat it.

If it is not treated, it will one day become a fatal disease.

There has always been a saying among the magistrates, which is called serving as an official for one term and benefiting one party.

This sentence does not apply to us.

But we should learn another sentence from this.

That is for the first term, Anbang for a hundred years. ”

Speaking of this, Kou Ji paused, stared at Wang Zeng and said solemnly: "So...... Once I take up the post of Tongzhongshu, I will not be polite to anyone.

Whoever hinders me from doing things for the country and the people, I will kill him. ”

Wang Zeng clenched his fists and said in a trembling voice: "Have you finished killing?" ”

Kou Ji said unceremoniously: "There are 10 million households in the whole country of Liao, except for those who died in battle, as well as those who tossed to death themselves, the rest are all prisoners of my Great Song Dynasty."

When I was in Liaodi, as long as I nodded, they could all be in different places.

Do you think the number of wealthy families in my big Song Dynasty can gather 10 million households? ”

Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji and said, "When I was in Liaodi, I said that if you do this, many people will die in vain. ”

Kou Ji sneered, "If you kill a million people, you can let tens of millions, or even more than tens of millions of people, live in peace, I will definitely not be polite." ”

Wang Zeng sat up abruptly and shouted, "They are all from my Song Dynasty, not from another race. ”

Kou Ji glanced at Wang Zeng and asked coldly: "We think they are Song people, but do they think they are Song people?" For his own selfish interests, he didn't even care about the safety of my Great Song Dynasty, and even the well-being of future generations.

What do we keep them for?

kept the brains they ate full of fat, and ate Da Song empty.

And then wait for someone else to come and slaughter them?

By the way, he has plagued the people again? ”

Wang Zeng said angrily: "My Great Song Dynasty is now invincible in the four seas. ”

Kou Ji sneered: "The big man is similar. But at the end of the Han Dynasty, the family gate valves were all powerful, and they fought with each other for the throne.

but ignores that outsiders are sitting big in secret.

The final result was that the well-dressed people crossed to the south, and the Han people were reduced to two-legged sheep and became meat in other people's mouths.

If you don't set up a rule for those wealthy families now, they will be the new family gate valve in the future.

And the final fate of my Da Song is not much different from that of Da Han. ”

"Now in the four fields, there is no opponent, and my Great Song soldiers are invincible......"

"Can you guarantee that my Great Song will always be invincible? Or can you guarantee that the forces around my Great Song Dynasty will not sit on the throne? When I was first established in the Great Song Dynasty, what was Western Xia? It's just a feudal town with two states. ”

“……”

Kou Ji used Western Xia as an example, and Wang Zeng couldn't say it anymore.

Western Xia was fattened by the Great Song Dynasty.

Wang Zeng took several deep breaths and calmed down, "I always disapprove of the killer ......"

Kou Ji yawned and said nonchalantly: "Then you pray that those wealthy people are well-behaved." Let them not go against the court, there is no good end to going against the court.

My Great Song is not a Great Sui.

Don't say that it's the eighteenth road against the king, he is the one hundred and eighty road, and I can let him come and go. ”

If others hear Kou Ji's words, they may think that Kou Ji is bragging.

But Wang Zeng knew that Kou Ji was not bragging.

That's the big truth.

The soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty are invincible in the four seas.

And these soldiers and horses are all in the hands of Zhao Zhen.

If Kou Ji needs to be transferred, Zhao Zhen will definitely not stop him.

What's more, with the continuous innovation of the military system by Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen, the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty continued to benefit from one war after another.

Now those who can be called pawns in the army have almost all become landlords of all sizes.

The hearts of the officers and men in the army have long been bought clean by Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji.

They are now of the same heart as Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji.

If others wanted to rebel, there was no way to rebel against the most elite soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty.

Without the support of the most elite soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, why would you rebel?

Why should a group of people with broken blades just fight the forbidden army with muskets and artillery?

In the case of absolute crushing strength, what is the difference between the eighteenth road and the one hundred and eighty road?

When the Great Song Dynasty was conquering the Liao State, millions of rebellious people of the Liao State poured to the edge of the Great Wall, but they were not defeated and became captives, and now they are working in various parts of the Great Song Dynasty to atone for their crimes.

If there are people who incite the people to rebel, no matter how many people gather, the outcome is almost exactly the same.

Once the forbidden army is dispatched, they have almost no capital to resist.

And the forbidden army will definitely not have any concerns about them.

Because ninety percent of the families of the forbidden army in the Great Song Dynasty have now moved to the border of the Great Song Dynasty one after another, and they are small landlords in the border of the Great Song Dynasty.

Therefore, the families of the forbidden army will definitely not appear in the chaotic army.

Wang Zeng let out a long sigh, "I'll keep an eye on them, I hope they don't do stupid things......"

Kou Ji pursed his lips and said, "You'd better hope that someone among them will do it soon." In this way, the imperial court can also set an example for others and deter others.

Maybe there will be less blood shed. ”

Wang Zeng opened his mouth, and suddenly found that he could not refute Kou Ji's statement.

No one wants to see bloodshed.

However, when bloodshed is inevitable, the occurrence of some small-scale bloodshed first can always deter one or two and reduce the occurrence of bloodshed.

Kou Ji saw that Wang Zeng fell into silence again, and said nonchalantly: "I have told you almost everything that should be said. You don't have to talk to me about this in the future.

Because there is no point.

I definitely wouldn't change my mind. ”

After saying this, Kou Ji didn't wait for Wang Zeng to continue to speak, and then opened his mouth to drive people away, "You won't be here for a short time. It's time to leave.

Lu Yijian is busy calculating me now, and he doesn't have much time to deal with government affairs, and the government hall must have accumulated a lot of government affairs that you need to deal with. ”

When Wang Zeng heard this, he let out a long sigh and got up and left the small courtyard.

Liu Heng only slowly spoke after Wang Zeng left, "Wang Zeng is a rare good person in the court, if you scare him so much, aren't you afraid that he won't be able to stand it?" ”

Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng and asked, "Who scared him?" ”

Liu Heng said with a smile and a smile: "I know that what you said today is your heartfelt words. But you should also know in your heart that the situation is definitely not as bad as you say.

After all, you have been laying out with the official family for so long.

It can't be nothing. ”

Kou Ji saw that Liu Heng had seen through his thoughts, so he confessed: "Ci is not in charge of the army, and Ci is not in charge of politics." Do you really think that the king was a merciful man?

From his appearance to now, when it is time to kill, he will definitely not be soft.

The reason why he argued with me, the reason why he put on a kind face, was because he didn't want too many innocent people to be involved.

He is now fighting for the innocent people, not the rich and unkind.

Believe it or not, if he only kills a person from a wealthy family, he will definitely be happier and more decisive than me. ”

Liu Heng was stunned.

Kou Ji continued: "Everyone who is a big official has a little bottom line and persistence in their hearts. Wang Zeng's insistence in his heart is to seek the welfare of the people, and the bottom line is not to put the butcher's knife on innocent people. ”

Liu Heng groaned: "There is no way to get innocent people out of this matter? ”

Kou Ji shook his head, "The reform of the literary system involves all aspects of the Great Song Dynasty, and all the foundations of the Great Song Dynasty come from the people, you tell me, how to keep the people out of the matter?" ”

Liu Heng sighed and did not speak again.

Kou Ji sighed with emotion: "The reason why I told Wang Zeng is so terrible is to make him ready to attack the people. ”

Liu Heng stared at Kou Ji and said, "Didn't you say that not putting a butcher's knife on innocent people is his bottom line?" Even so, why was he ready to attack the people? ”

Kou Ji's words are clearly inconsistent.

Kou Ji heard Liu Heng's words and sighed: "I have told him all the consequences now. If he can push his boundaries, he will be able to do things with us.

If not, then we can only sweep the tail.

Some major events involving human life will definitely not involve him. ”

Liu Heng asked in a deep voice: "Is there no way to reduce the casualties of the people?" ”

Kou Ji cried and laughed: "I and the official family are not executioners, and it is impossible for us to take pleasure in killing people." Kill when you need to kill, and when you don't need to kill, just distribute it.

Now the eastern, northern, and western parts of the Great Song Dynasty are all short of people.

If you really kill people, who will go to farm?

If no one farms the land, won't all the land we have laid down be wasted? ”

When Liu Heng heard this, he laughed out loud, "Since you don't have the intention of slaughtering, why do you say something so scary." ”

Kou Ji sighed, "I don't have this mind, but those wealthy families who are rich and unkind don't make people worry." ”

Liu Heng groaned: "Do you want us to discuss with the official family first and target those wealthy families first?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head, "We don't have to worry about this matter, the people of the Wude Division will do it." ”

Liu Heng asked, "Then we are so idle now?" ”

Kou Ji groaned, "Let's see how far Lu Yijian can go first." ”

Zhao Zhen's purpose in leaving Kou Ji was for the sake of literary innovation, and now that Lu Yijian refuses to give way, he can only test the water with Lu Yijian.

Lu Yi can bear it briefly, and everyone is happy.

If Lu Yijian can't bear it, then Kou Ji will go up again.

……

Following.

There were rumors about Koji, and they spread even more violently.

It even made trouble on the vertical arch hall.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty discussed this a lot.

In the end, Zhao Zhen made a will, breaking the gossip.

Yang Wenguang was appointed as a privy envoy.

Wang Deyong served as the deputy privy councillor.

Di Qing concurrently serves as a member of the Privy Council.

Moment.

Rumors that Ko Ji was going to serve as a privy envoy again died down in an instant.

Lu Yijian felt the fire burning on his buttocks, and he couldn't sit still at all.

Lu Fu.

Lu Yijian sat in the first place with a gloomy face.

Lü Yijian's son, Lü Gongzhu, stood beside him.

Lu Yijian and a group of henchmen sat down.

"Lu Xiang, the official family has promoted Yang Wenguang to be the privy envoy, and our rumors have been completely silenced. The official family has almost made it clear that they want you to give way to Kou Ji.

If you don't think about it, I'm afraid Koji will have to replace you. ”

Han Yang, the servant of the Criminal Department, spoke in a deep voice.

This person did not leave a name in the history books, and he did not do anything big.

Now that he is nearly fifty years old, his body and bones are not very good, and the squire of the criminal department should be the end of his career.

Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and said, "What can the old man do, if the old man has a way, can he still sit here?" ”

"Do you want us to write to the official family together, and ask the official family to let Kou Ji leave Bianjing City according to what the edict of the king said?"

"The official family specially left Kou Ji, how could they let Kou Ji leave because of your and my invitation."

"Then frame him......"

"Stupid! What is it to frame him, he is not greedy for money, he is not lustful, and now he has no official or lord, and the only thing that can be framed is rebellion.

Falsely accusing him of rebellion, what if it comes true?

Don't forget, most of the generals in the army are his henchmen.

Whoever is framed now cannot be framed. ”

"What then? Sitting? ”

“……”

Lu Yijian's henchmen were talking nonsense, and in the end, they all fell into silence.

Kou Ji is not greedy for money and lustful, and he has no official or lord, so he can't pick a thorn if he wants to, which is really embarrassing.

"Or ...... Just give him the spot? ”

Seeing that everyone fell into silence, Lu Gongzhu hesitated again and again, and whispered.

Lu Yijian and the others all stared at Lu Gongzhu.

Give up the position and say it lightly.

If you really let it out, it won't be so easy to get it back.

If Kou Ji eliminated the dissidents and cleared them out of the court, then they would no longer have room to turn over.

Historically, when powerful ministers came to power, one of the first things they did was to eradicate dissidents and stabilize their positions.

Therefore, this position can only be occupied, or wait for Zhao Zhen to personally order the deposition.

If Zhao Zhen personally ordered the deposition, then they would have enough reason to pull all the civil and military forces over and put Kou Ji in the air.

Only in this way can they protect themselves.

Seeing that everyone was staring at him, Lu Gong hesitated for a moment and said, "I also know that it's not appropriate to let you out." But Kou Ji is now menacing, and the official family is facing Kou Ji again.

Now the official family has no excuse to remove you, so they did not speak.

But once the official family finds an excuse, they will dismiss you.

Then we will have no chance to turn over at all. ”

"Give up your position, and you don't have a chance."

Han Yang frowned and said in a deep voice.

Lu Gongzhu shook his head, "That may not be...... When Kou Zhun left Beijing, he left that pair of words, which is my father's chance to make a comeback.

My father gave up his position and could follow Kou Zhun and declare to the public that he was giving his juniors a chance.

In this way, my father's reputation will be much higher.

The officials will also look to my father.

The same is true of the common people.

With the support of hundreds of officials and the people, even if Kou Ji wants to suppress dissidents, he has to find a better reason.

When the time comes, Dad will say that you are sick at home and will not do anything, so Kou Ji will naturally not find any excuse.

As long as you don't fall, Kou Ji is not easy for others to move.

During the reign of Koji, we can slowly figure it out.

Dad, you have been in the government hall for many years, and you should know that the government affairs of the government hall are very cumbersome.

Therefore, after the government affairs are handled, it is impossible to be perfect.

If Koji makes a mistake, we can attack him. ”

After listening to Lu Gong's words, Lu Yijian and the others were all stunned.

After they lowered their heads and thought about it one by one, they felt that Lu Gong's words made sense.

Everyone present knew that Koji was menacing, almost unstoppable.

Now they are dying, nothing more than a dying struggle.

But even so, Lu Yijian couldn't take the initiative to give way.

Once you voluntarily give way, there is no room to turn over.

However, according to Lu Gong's book, if he takes the initiative to give way, he will have a chance to turn over in the future.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Yijian and the others felt that Lu Gong's proposal was feasible and prepared to discuss it carefully.

But they haven't opened their mouths yet, and Chen Yaozuo, who has been transferred to the household department to serve as the head of the household department, opened his mouth unhurriedly, "Kou Ji is a person who does things vigorously and resolutely.

He wants to eradicate dissidents, but he doesn't care about Lu Xiang. ”

Someone wanted to refute, so they heard Chen Yaozuo add faintly, "Don't forget, the official family is towards him." Lu Xiang can pretend to be sick, why can't the official pretend to be confused?

When Wang Qinruo framed Kou Zhun, Kou Zhun went to the first emperor to ask about it, and the first emperor pretended to be confused.

Kou Zhun was dismissed from his position and sent to Shaanxi Mansion.

Wang Qinruo therefore sat in the position of Pingzhangshi under the door of Tongzhongshu.

If it weren't for Ding Wei, a slanderous minister, who moved to Wang Qinruo and gave Kou Zhun a chance, Kou Zhun might not be able to turn over for the rest of his life.

If Kou Ji wants to eradicate dissidents, or even Lu Xiang together, if the official family pretends to be confused, what will you do to turn over? ”

After listening to Chen Yaozuo's words, Lu Yijian and the others turned very ugly.

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji, once Kou Ji became the subordinate of Tongzhongshu, he could do whatever he wanted, and no one had a temper.

After Lu Yijian and the others were silent for a long time, they looked at Chen Yaozuo.

Chen Yaozuo felt their gaze, and said nonchalantly: "Don't ask me why I didn't count myself." My third brother is now fighting in Hexi, whether it is the official family or Kou Ji, when dealing with me, they will more or less take into account my third brother's face. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Yaozuo said unceremoniously: "If it weren't for Kou Ji coaxing my third brother to follow Rong and ruining his good career, I wouldn't have sat down with you and calculated him." ”