When he heard that the champion of the new branch was awarded the Zhilong Pavilion, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were stunned.

Lu Yijian immediately went out and said: "Official, according to the convention, the new science and technology scholars should be awarded the evaluation of Dali Temple, why did the sentence change to the Zhilong Pavilion this year?" ”

In the past, the new branch jinshi would not only be awarded the evaluation of Dali Temple, but also the position of supervisor.

It's just that the yamen who will be used as a prison has been abolished.

Therefore, the only things that can be awarded to the new scholars are the judges of Dali Temple, as well as the positions of local judges and magistrates.

Lu Yijian's voice landed, Zhao Zhen had not yet spoken, Wang Zeng was the first to speak, and he said to Zhao Zhen suspiciously: "The official family wants to repair the book?" ”

Lu Yijian also reflected when he heard this.

Zhao Zhen suddenly stuffed the new scholars into the Longtu Pavilion, and they couldn't think of anything else except for repairing books.

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly under the gaze of Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, "Yes, I want to repair the book." ”

Wang Zeng hurriedly spoke, "But Tang Shi? ”

With a smile on his face, Zhao Zhen gave a very vague answer, "Probably......"

When Wang Zeng heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.

What do you mean by probably?

What else can you revise besides Tang History?

As soon as you open your mouth, so everyone guesses the answer, do you still want to sell Guanzi?

The new science and technology scholars looked at Kou Ji with strange expressions one by one.

It's obviously a thing that everyone can guess when you say it, and you still sell it?

We are your protégés, and we are a family in the court.

Is it really good that you want to hide such an obvious thing from us?

Kou Ji saw the thoughts of the new scholars through the eyes of the new science and technology scholars, and he just smiled meaningfully.

Lu Yijian and the others didn't have the heart to pay attention to the reactions of those new science and technology scholars.

Their attention was on revising the annals of history.

Revising the annals of history is definitely a great achievement.

If the revision is good, it will also be a celebrity.

When later generations read history, their names will inevitably be mentioned frequently, and they naturally don't want to miss it.

The imperial court revised the annals, and in addition to sending a group of new science and technology scholars to help, it would also send two important ministers, one main and one auxiliary, to preside over the matter.

They stared at this matter, naturally for the position of one master and one auxiliary.

The participation of the new scholars in the revision of the annals will be greatly credited.

As the main and auxiliary officer, the credit is naturally greater.

Chen Yaozuo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, came out of the class and said without hesitation: "Official, I don't know who is the chief official of this history?" ”

Chen Yaozuo opened his mouth, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty pricked up their ears.

Zhao Zhen smiled indifferently: "Naturally, it's Kou Ji Kou Aiqing." ”

As soon as these words came out, the crowd was excited.

"Kou Ji is a martial minister, how can he be the chief official of the history repair?"

Fan Yan said almost without hesitation.

The other ministers also nodded in agreement.

When the military ministers heard this, they were naturally not happy.

Zhu Neng came out of class and said unhappily: "Kou Shumi was also a civil official before, and the official family added him as a governor and ordered him to preside over the imperial examination. Although he is now among the military ministers, all he can do is the affairs of the civil ministers.

Why can't he be the chief official of the history repair? ”

Fan Wei snorted coldly and said unceremoniously: "To revise the annals of history, you need a knowledgeable person, not a person who is unlearned. ”

Chong Shiheng heard Fan's words, and his brows furrowed.

He felt that Fan Yan's words were a bit excessive.

Chong Shiheng came out of the class and said: "Fan Shilang is really ashamed. Kou Shumi doesn't know how to learn, it's just a joke from the people, how can he take it to the court?

Kou Shumi had previously admitted that he was unlearned, but that was just self-humility. ”

Speaking of this, Chong Shiheng said in a heavy voice: "Uncle once said that a really smart person will never proclaim that he is smart. Only those stupid people will be complacent because of some cleverness.

I thought that Kou Shumi was a really smart person.

If Kou Shumi does not study the scriptures, some people think that Kou Shumi does not learn and has no skills.

Kou Shumi also regarded himself as unlearned and unskilled.

But is Kou Shumi's really unlearned?

Kou is the youngest privy councillor in my Great Song Dynasty.

He was able to serve as a privy envoy because he had earned it with a lot of credit.

And not for nothing. ”

When Chong Shiheng said this, he snorted coldly and said unceremoniously: "If you are really a person who does not learn and has no skills, in front of a group of people who are full of poetry and books, he will take away the position of privy envoy.

You should feel ashamed, feel ashamed, and not be ashamed to go around preaching.

Now Kou Shumi's position is in the position of the privy envoy, everyone in the army is convinced, and no one in the court feels inappropriate.

That shows that both the government and the opposition feel that Kou's talent, wisdom, and knowledge are enough to be qualified for the post of privy councillor.

In this way, who dares to say that Kou Shumi's secretion is unlearned?

Before saying this, you can think carefully about what Kou Shumi's will do after he becomes a priest. ”

The words of the Shiheng were like thunder, exploding on the vertical arch hall.

The officials stared at him in horror.

What was shocking was that he dared to say it, and it was he who dared to say it.

Chong Shiheng's words were undoubtedly a slap in the face of those civil officials who thought that Kou Ji was unlearned.

Chong Shiheng dared to slap him in the face in front of the Manchu civil and military forces, almost offending him to death.

Fan Yan finished listening to Chong Shiheng's words, and his old face turned red.

There are civil officials who also think that Kou Ji does not learn and has no skills, and immediately went out of the class and said: "If you don't study the scriptures, you don't learn and don't know how to do it!" ”

When Chong Shiheng heard this, he sneered, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Lu Yijian turn around and scold the civil official who spoke: "Enough! ”

Chong Shiheng said without being salty: "You are full of poetry and books, but like Kou Shumi, you have made great achievements for the imperial court?" What the imperial court needs is a national scholar who can stabilize the country, not a group of rotten Confucians who can only gnaw books.

What is the purpose of studying the books of the sages?

It is for self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world.

Now you only remember poetry and books, but you don't remember self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world.

What book did you read? ”

As soon as Chong Shiheng's words came out, there was an uproar in the vertical arch hall.

The brows of Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai were almost wrinkled into a Sichuan character.

Chong Shiheng's words were not only aimed at Fan Wei, but also at other Wenchen.

Lu Yijian wrinkled his brows and said in a deep voice: "Chong Shiheng, don't forget, you are also a scholar. ”

Chong Shiheng faced Lu Yijian without the slightest fear, and he said unceremoniously: "I want to be a useful reader." ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, his brows furrowed even tighter.

"Chong Shiheng, are you saying that we are useless people?"

Fan Yan opened his mouth angrily.

Without waiting for Shi Heng to speak, Lu Yijian glared at Fan Yan fiercely.

He had already scolded Fan Wei and others, and Fan Yan and the others opened their mouths unscrupulously, without giving him face at all.

Fan Wei had a very good personal relationship with Li Di, and when Li Di left Beijing, he recommended Fan Wei to serve as the left attendant of the household department.

Fan Yan stayed in the position of the left waiter of the household department for several years.

During his tenure, he was decent, without any major merits and no major mistakes.

Lu Yijian and the three of them looked at Li Di's face and let him stay in the court.

Lu Yijian originally thought that Fan Yan would stay in the position of the left waiter of the household department until the day of his resignation.

didn't expect that Fan Yan would suddenly open his mouth today, and he also found trouble with Kou Ji.

Lu Yijian promised Kou Ji not to let the ministers trouble Kou Ji again.

Now that Fan Yijian's behavior has broken Lu Yijian's promise to Kou Ji, Lu Yijian is naturally unhappy in his heart.

Lu Yijian really wanted to stand in Fan Wei's ear and roar at Fan Yan loudly.

"Are you mentally flawed? Trouble with that evil star? If you move your mouth, the evil star will not be damaged at all, but if the evil star moves its mouth, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will suffer.

Isn't the lesson of the suburban festival enough? ”

It's a pity that Lu Yi simply can't say these words.

Because now in the vertical arch hall, as the head of the civil ministers, he has to talk about some etiquette, and he can't act arbitrarily.

Lu Yijian glared at Fan Shiheng, and Chong Shiheng saw it, but he didn't care.

Chong Shiheng said without being salty or indifferent: "On this vertical arch hall, who is a useful person and who is a useless person, I opened the file of the ministry, and it is naturally clear at a glance, you don't have to rush to admit it, and I didn't name you to say that you are a useless person." ”

Fan Yan heard Chong Shiheng's words, he was furious, and his old face was flushed and roared at Chong Shiheng, "Chong Shiheng, you deceive people too much. ”

Chong Shiheng glanced Fan Yan up and down, and sneered: "You are also worthy?" ”

In other words, Fan Yan didn't even have the qualifications to be bullied by him.

Fan Yan was carried away by anger, lost his mind, and shouted a sentence that moved everyone.

"Chong Shiheng, you Koumen lackey!!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in the vertical arch hall changed dramatically.

Lu Yijian's eyes widened and he looked at Fan Yan in horror.

Chong Shiheng's gaze became very cold, and he looked at Fan Yan as if he was looking at a dead man.

The smile on Kou Ji's face gradually faded, and he squinted at Fan Wei.

The rest of the civil and military officials had similar expressions on their faces as the three of them.

The biggest reaction was Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen originally watched Fan Yan and Chong Shiheng bickering with great interest, but when Fan Yan said this sentence without hesitation, the flames in Zhao Zhen's heart burst out.

"Bang!"

Zhao Zhen patted the dragon case and suddenly got up.

Accompanied by the sound of slapping the table, there are also some ping-pong sounds.

Zhao Zhen slapped the dragon case too hard, and the dragon case trembled, and some things placed on the dragon case were shaken to the ground.

"Presumptuous!"

Zhao Zhen roared angrily, and the ears of the civil and military officials who were shocked were buzzing.

Some officials heard Zhao Zhen's angry voice, and their legs and stomachs trembled subconsciously.

Zhao Zhen roared angrily, waking up the demented Fan Yan.

Fan Yan realized that he had said something very stupid, and his face turned pale in an instant.

Zhao Zhen stared at Fan Yan and gritted his teeth: "Since I ascended the throne, I have seen countless fools, but compared to you, they are far behind. ”

"Chen Lin?!"

"The slave is here!"

"Take off the official hat, take off the official uniform, remove all the officials, demote to the common people, and you will not be allowed to be out of office within three generations!"

When Fan Yan heard this, he sat down on the ground in fright.

The Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, and no one pleaded for Fan Wei.

What Fan said was so stupid that people couldn't open their mouths to intercede for him.

The marshal of the three yadian is the lackey of Koumen?

So what is Koji?

The power of the Son of Heaven to order the princes?

What is Zhao Zhen?

A cowardly and incompetent faint monarch, a puppet emperor?

What's more, Kou Ji really has the strength to be a powerful minister now.

If it was because of Fan Shi's words, which caused Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji Junchen to be suspicious of each other, then the Great Song Dynasty was likely to fall into a big turmoil.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen dealt with Fan sarcasm, and no one interceded for him.

Even if Zhao Zhen beheaded him, no one would intercede for him.

Chen Lin heard Zhao Zhen's order, took the eunuch forward, took off Fan Wei's official hat, pulled off Fan Wei's official uniform, and dragged him out of the vertical arch hall.

After Fan Yan was dragged out of the Vertical Arch Palace, Zhao Zhen stared at the Manchu Dynasty and said coldly: "I am the pillar of the country, so I will discuss with you in case of trouble."

But what about you?

Nonsense, nonsense.

From today onwards, I will not discuss with you anymore.

Just give it to me. ”

"Official!"

Lu Yijian shouted urgently.

Zhao Zhen didn't pay attention to him, but threw up his sleeves and left the vertical arch hall.

After Zhao Zhen left, Lu Yijian lamented: "Fan Yan, you should die." ”

If it weren't for Fan sarcasm's nonsense.

Zhao Zhen will not take the opportunity to seize the power of the appointment of the senators and officials of the hundred officials.

The appointment of senate officials is one of the important functions of the hundred officials.

Now that Zhao Zhen has seized the power of officials, the influence of officials on the affairs of the imperial court will be reduced by half.

The faces of the Manchu Dynasty were not good-looking.

Kou Ji, who had not spoken, glanced at the ministers lightly and said, "Fan Yan really deserves to die." ”

Lu Yijian's face changed slightly, and he didn't speak.

Wang Zeng closed his eyes and sighed.

Fan Yan is now demoted to a commoner by Zhao Zhen, and Kou Ji's sentence 'Fan Yan really deserves to die' spreads, and someone will ask for Fan Yan's life for Kou Ji.

The common people, in order to defend Kou Ji, will definitely denounce Fan Shi.

If Fan Yan can't withstand the condemnation of the people, he is likely to hang himself.

The officials and officials who dealt with Fan Yan are likely to secretly act in order to curry favor with Kou Ji.

All in all, Fan Wei is bound to die.

An ordinary court meeting ended with Fan Yan being demoted to a commoner.

The expressions on the faces of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were not good-looking, and they quietly left the palace one by one.

After Kou Ji left the palace, he stopped Chong Shiheng's carriage.

The two of them took root in the imperial city, found a tavern to settle in, and sat in.

After sitting down, Kou Ji stared at Chong Shiheng and said: "Speaking of which, you are also a scholar, and the Chong family is a poetry and book heirloom, and Uncle Ling's reputation in Shilin is also in full swing."

If you help me open your eyes today, aren't you afraid that the reading crowd will attack it, ruining the reputation of the family of poetry and books, and ruining the reputation of Uncle Ling? ”

After listening to Kou Ji's words, Chong Shiheng didn't say anything, he waited until the little guy in the tavern served the wine and food, and then slowly opened his mouth with a wine glass.

"Shit reputation...... It's just touted by others, do you really care about my farming? ”

Chong Shiheng took a sip of wine and pursed his lips disdainfully.

Kou Ji was stunned.

"Breeders don't care about reputation?"

Chong Shiheng said lightly: "The reputation of the family of poetry and books is because of my uncle.

My uncle has been intelligent since he was a child, and he learned literature and martial arts much faster than ordinary people.

At first, others only thought that my uncle was a prodigy, so they sang about his reputation as a prodigy.

After my uncle grew up, some people praised my uncle for his knowledge comparable to that of Confucianism and his talent.

Some people are not convinced, and they come to ask for advice.

There were many people asking for advice, and my uncle was annoyed, so he personally went to the homes of those scholars and asked them for teaching.

Those gentlemen were defeated by my uncle, so my uncle became a great Confucian. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he said faintly: "They lost to your uncle, and they didn't want to admit that they were low in learning, so they praised your uncle to maintain their reputation." ”

Chong Shiheng nodded and said, "That's good...... Actually, my uncle never cared about the reputation of the Great Confucian......"

Speaking of this, Chong Shiheng sighed slightly and said, "In my uncle's eyes, the so-called Confucian identity is not as important as the yellow essence he used for alchemy. ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows slightly.

Chong Shiheng smiled bitterly: "My uncle regards himself as an outsider and acts in the way of an outsider.

How can you care about those fame and fortune. ”

Most of the real outsiders are desireless.

They spend their lives pursuing the avenue of their hearts.

I don't care about anything else.

They are far from being comparable to the Taoist officials who were previously dismissed by the imperial court.

Ethereal things, Kou Ji never cares.

But if you are a kind of Shiheng, Kou Ji lacks recognition.

Chong Shiheng stared at Kou Ji and said, "My uncle doesn't care about reputation, and it doesn't matter if we care.

Although I am a scholar, I rarely dance and write, but often use my strengths.

So I don't care about the reputation of poetry and book heirlooms.

In the past, I kept this reputation for self-preservation.

Because in the past, if the martial artists did not have the reputation of Confucian generals, they would be pressed by the civil servants and could not raise their heads.

Now that our warriors have asked Wenchen to suppress him, why do we need to look at Wenchen's face anymore?

Why do you need to follow the thoughts of the ministers and be a self that is not your own?

This time, I came forward to help you open your eyes, on the one hand, because Fan Yan's words were too ugly, and on the other hand, it was also for myself. ”

"Oh?"

"I have a temper too! A group of civil servants blocked me at the gate of the Sanya for more than half a month, causing me to lose face in front of my subordinates.

Now that I have the opportunity to lose their face, I will not miss it.

We're not cattle, so we can't just be beaten all the time without fighting back, right? ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "You are free and easy." ”

Chong Shiheng pouted and said: "They can't beat me, they can't scold me, and they can't embarrass me, why should I be afraid of them?"

They're afraid of me. ”

Kou Ji smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Now the power of the Privy Council has been strengthened, and the Sanya will soon be merged into the Privy Council.

The Privy Council has enough strength to contend with the Inner Court.

Chong Shiheng is about to enter the Privy Council as the third-in-command.

There really is no need to be afraid of the three prime ministers of the inner court.

It is unlikely that the three rulers of the inner court want to stumble him in political affairs.

Because today's Privy Council is only in charge of the forbidden army, and the inner court cannot interfere in the military affairs of the forbidden army.

If Shiheng can fight and scold, civil officials should really have a headache.

Kou Ji pondered slightly, and said, "There are indeed some civil officials who should be scolded.

However, the three of Lu Gong did not want to provoke easily, and it was easy to set off a civil and military dispute in the court.

The three of Lu Gong are now regarded as officials, and so are we.

So there's no need to go-for-tat. ”

Kou Ji told Chong Shiheng that he was afraid that Chong Shiheng would have a conflict with Lu Yijian.

With their status and status, if there is a conflict, it is not a skirmish.

The subordinate officials, disciples, old people, and cronies behind it will all be involved.

A large group of civil and military officials fight, and after the fight is angry, it is easy to cause a civil and military war between the government and the opposition.

The civil and military war is definitely not a good thing for the Great Song Dynasty.

No matter which side they suffered, it was a huge loss for the Great Song.

If both lose, Da Song will also suffer heavy internal injuries as a result.

Today's Da Song Dynasty is the time to work hard and rush forward, but he doesn't dare to have internal friction.

Chong Shiheng heard Kou Ji's words and said, "I know how to ...... measure."

After a pause, Chong Shiheng said: "You, Zhu Neng, and I, the three of you are now one.

Although Zhu Neng is smart, he is stupid, and he can't talk about those civil servants.

As a privy envoy and the head of a house, you cannot go into battle shirtless in everything.

In this way, people will look down on my Privy Council.

So I had to go out and fight with the ministers. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he took a deep look at Shiheng.

Sure enough, none of the people who can enter the decision-making level are stupid.

Zhu Neng previously said in front of Kou Ji that Chong Shiheng didn't know how to pretend to be stupid, and he was impeached every day.

felt that Chong Shiheng couldn't see through the situation in the imperial court.

Kou Ji, under Zhu Neng's misleading, also thought that Chong Shiheng couldn't see through the situation.

Through Chong Shiheng's words today, Kou Ji can judge that Chong Shiheng has seen more than Zhu Neng.

He stood in front of people and was impeached in order to attract firepower.

It is also to help establish the prestige of the Privy Council.

If Zhu Neng and Chong Shiheng both pretended to be deaf and dumb in the court.

In all matters, big and small, Kou Ji himself is shirtless, so over time, who will be afraid of Kou Ji, who will be afraid of the Privy Council.

Chong Shiheng is now confessing to Kou Ji that he wants to tell Kou Ji that from now on, we will be grasshoppers in the same boat, and I will go out to fight with others, but also for the three of us, if something really happens, you two have to protect me.

Kou Ji understood Chong Shiheng's thoughts and said, "You just have to deal with those Wenchen with confidence."

It's really going to be a critical juncture, and Zhu Neng and I will definitely not sit idly by. ”

Speaking of this, Kou Ji said with a puzzled expression: "There is one thing I don't quite understand......

Chong Shiheng was slightly stunned, as if he had guessed what Kou Ji wanted to ask, and said with a wry smile: "Do you want to ask, why am I so stupid in Xingqing Mansion?" ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

Chong Shiheng smiled bitterly: "I'm not stupid, I'm really reluctant."

Are you willing to hand over all the family property that you have worked hard for most of your life to hand over to others? ”

Kou Ji opened his mouth, but found that he had nothing to say.

If something like this really happened to him, he would definitely fight hard without hesitation.

The two sat in silence in the tavern for a while, bowed their hands to each other, and went back to their respective homes.

Now that everything that needs to be said has been said, there is no need to continue chatting together.

Not long after Kou Ji returned to the mansion, Zhao Zhen's will was sent to the Kou Mansion.

The matter of repairing the book finally fell on Kou Ji's head.

In order to facilitate Kou Ji's book repair, Zhao Zhen not only gave Kou Ji a secluded place, but also provided a lot of financial support.

Zhao Zhen sent someone to send the money to Ruisheng Garden, and Kou Ji sent Fan Zhongyan to check it.

After Kou Ji served as the chief officer of the book repair, he ordered Fan Zhongyan to assist.

With a stroke of Zhao Zhen's pen, Fan Zhongyan became one of the auxiliary officials of the book repair.