After Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji discussed the issue of equipping the army with firearms, Kou Ji did not stay in the palace for long, and left the palace with his son and daughter who had just finished class.

Kou Tianci is in the palace, taught by a famous teacher, and his knowledge has grown.

In the small Mengxue set up by Zhao Zhen in the palace, he has reached the age of studying, and he is Kou Tianci alone.

Those gentlemen who were invited by Zhao Zhen to teach the children only need to teach Kou Tianci carefully.

Under their careful teaching, it is normal for Kou Tianci to grow in knowledge.

Like Zhao Run, Kou Hui, Baoqing, and Shouqing, the four dolls who don't understand anything and only know nonsense.

Even if the gentlemen crumpled and told them about their knowledge, they would not understand.

Therefore, Zhao Run, Kou Hui, Baoqing, and Shouqing, the four little guys, every time they go to class, they will only play together and will not listen to lectures.

The gentlemen did not accuse the four of them of their black affairs.

Because it's not necessary.

It's so unbearable to deal with a few dolls who don't know anything.

After Kou Ji returned to the house with his children, he handed them over to Xiang Yan, and then rushed to the Privy Council, where he was busy with the recruitment of troops in Shaanxi Mansion and the large-scale deployment of firearms in the army.

After a few busy days, Xiang Yan sent someone to the Privy Council and recalled Kou Ji.

Kou Ji had to put aside his official duties for a while and returned to his house.

After returning to the house, Kou Ji learned that his uncle Wang Shu had returned to Beijing with his aunt today.

Kou Ji had to take his wife and children back to the Kou Mansion mansion, and then went to the Wenchang Academy and invited Kou Zhun back to the mansion.

When Kou Ji went to invite Kou Zhun, Kou Zhun was very dissatisfied, "Wang Shu is just an official, and he is not an official family, and he wants the old man to go back to the house and wait for him, is he worthy?" ”

Kou Zhun said complaining words, but his body involuntarily followed Kou Ji out of the Wenchang Academy and returned to the Kou Mansion mansion.

Kou Ji knew that Kou Zhun hadn't seen his own daughter for a long time, and he missed his own daughter a little.

Although he did not teach his own daughter well.

also once because of Kou Ji, he released words that he didn't recognize his own daughter.

Blood can be thicker than water.

I haven't seen him for a while, but he still misses his daughter very much in his heart.

It's just that in order to take care of Kou Ji's mood, he didn't show it.

Now that Kou Ji took the initiative to send Wang Shu to Beijing so that he could reunite with his daughter, he was naturally happy in his heart.

After Kou Ji and Kou Zhun returned to the Kou Mansion Mansion, Kou Li gave up the main courtyard in the Kou Mansion with great interest.

It's just that Kou Ji and Kou Zhun didn't go to live.

Kou Ji continued to live back in the Four Monarchs Garden.

Kou Jian found a secluded garden in the house to live in.

If it weren't for Wang Shu's return to Beijing, he would have rushed back to visit the Koufu mansion.

Kou Ji and Kou Zhun were actually reluctant to return to the Kou Mansion to live.

I don't know why, when the two of their ancestors and grandchildren faced Kou Li, as well as Kou Li's bunch of warblers and swallows, and Kou Li's children, they couldn't give birth to the slightest sense of intimacy.

Every time I went back to the house and saw Kou Li with the bunch of warblers and Yanyan, as well as their children, their grandparents always felt like outsiders.

Because of this, neither of them liked to live in the Koufu mansion.

It's not close to Kouli.

Kou Li also avoided the two of them, unwilling to be cheeky enough to get close to the two of them.

The two of them thought Korley was an outsider.

Kou Li actually thinks that the two of them are outsiders.

The reason for this situation is mainly the gap in status, identity, and heart.

In the eyes of Kou Zhun and Kou Ji, it is difficult for people like Kou Li to live long in officialdom.

When you become an official in the local area, you will be killed by people up and down.

If you are an official in Bianjing City, you will also be calculated to death.

Kou Li is now able to serve as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, purely because of the two of them.

If it weren't for the two of them, the grass on Koli's grave would have grown to three feet tall.

In Kou Li's eyes, Kou Zhun is a tiger, and Kou Ji is a Jiao.

He is a sheep, and it is difficult for him to speak seriously in front of Kou Zhun and Kou Ji.

Whether it's Kou Zhun or Kou Ji, killing him is no different from killing an ant.

It is difficult for him to act like a servant in front of Kou Zhun, and it is difficult to maintain the dignity that a son should have.

It is even more difficult for him to get along with Kou Ji like an ordinary father and son, and it is also difficult for him to maintain the majesty of being a father.

Therefore, he would rather get along with Kou Zhun and Kou Ji like an outsider, rather than get close to them.

Kou Zhun and Kou Ji spent the night in the Kou Mansion mansion.

Following.

After waking up.

Kou Zhun rushed to Kou Ji's Sijun Garden and asked Xiang Yan to help him pick out a few clothes to wear.

When Kou Ji was helping Kou Zhun choose clothes from Xiang Yan, he took his servants out of the door, all the way out of Bianjing City, and arrived at Yichun Wan in the east of Bianjing City.

Yichun is one of the four royal gardens in Bianjing.

After the Ruisheng Garden was converted into the Tiansheng Pavilion, it became one of the three royal gardens.

It is a garden for royal outings and spring hunting.

Outside the north gate of Yichun Yun, it is the royal road that runs through the east and west of Bianjing.

Wang Shu stepped down from Zhending Mansion and returned to Beijing, this is the place where he must pass.

Kou Ji arrived at the gate of Yichun Yun, and not long after, Wang Shu and his wife sat in a carriage and led a group of servants and maids to appear at Yichun Yun.

Kou Ji took a cursory look, there were nearly a hundred people.

He didn't have a big opinion on that.

When the ancients traveled and traveled long distances, they were almost always like this.

The higher the status, the more people you bring.

It's not about showing identity, it's purely about protecting yourself.

After all, between the mountains and wilderness, there are countless grassy streams.

There are also jackals, tigers and leopards and other fierce beasts that stand in the way.

The ancients almost never traveled alone, and when they did, they almost always traveled with people.

There are as few as a dozen people, and as many as nearly a hundred.

In order to be lower than the reckless rogue and the jackal, tiger and leopard.

Although Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen sent people to clean up those reckless rogues several times, the local soldiers and horses have also been increased, and the reckless rogues have been greatly reduced.

But there are still dangers in the long journey.

So Wang Shu brought a hundred and ten people with him, which was very common.

Kou Ji waited until Wang Shu's carriage approached before he took the initiative to greet him.

"Little nephew Kou Ji, I've seen my uncle and aunt......"

Kou Ji arrived at the carriage in which the two were riding, and bowed.

Wang Shu and his wife hurriedly got out of the carriage and bowed down to return the salute to Kou Ji.

I haven't seen him for many years, Wang Shucang has aged a lot, and so has Wang Kou's family.

When Wang Shu returned the salute to Kou Ji, there was more sadness and bitterness in his expression.

Looking at his nephew, who has become one person and above ten thousand, Wang Shu has mixed feelings in his heart.

Wang Shu still remembers the appearance of the young man who first entered Bianjing City and bowed respectfully in front of him.

After nearly a thousand, the young man has grown a short beard, has transformed from youth to maturity, and has gone from a white body to the point of being under one person and above ten thousand.

When he saluted himself, he was still respectful.

It's just that Wang Shu can no longer teach him as a superior and as an elder.

As a public citizen.

Wang Shu is very clear about what is contained in the gap between identity and status.

Wang Shu can't rely on the old and sell the old in front of Kou Ji, let alone stand in front of Kou Ji.

Only those people who are brave enough to be brave will rely on the old and sell the old and stand on the shelf when facing the superiors.

After finishing the shelf, he boasted very complacently.

No matter how high your status is, you still have to bow your head obediently in front of me, the common people.

Such an act seems to have won face.

But when you ask for someone's head, you'll find out.

How high the shelf you hold is, how low your posture will be when you ask for someone.

If you are still relying on the old and selling the old and holding the shelf when you ask someone to do something.

Then you'll have to ask for more than you can do.

People have a high status and status, and they respect you, which is respect for the elderly.

It's not that you're better than people, you're better than people.

At the end of the day, it's your age that makes you better than people, not anything else.

You are older than others, you stand in front of others, rely on the old and sell the old, and people let you because of their respect for the elderly.

But what about your children and grandchildren?

Maybe in front of others, he will live like an ant.

People are valuable in self-knowledge.

Wang Shu knew that the gap between himself and Kou Ji was very big, so he didn't dare to stand in front of Kou Ji.

Kou Ji can throw Wang Shu's son Wang Yuan to Dali to suffer in a word.

Wang Shu didn't have the ability to transfer Wang Yuan back to Bianjing City to enjoy happiness in a word.

Now it is those civil officials who have made mistakes who govern Dali, and they will give Wang Shu some face.

But they only govern Dali, and they do not control the power of Dali.

Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng, who control the power of Dali, can't see Kou Ji's nod, and they won't sell him Wang Shu's face.

Even though he has been promoted to the position of secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng will not pay attention to him.

Because Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng are not only first-class dukes, but also the second-in-command and third-in-command of the Privy Council.

The status of dialogue with Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai on an equal footing.

Wang Shu is not yet qualified to talk to them on an equal footing.

And when Kou Ji faced Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng, it was a question of whether Kou Ji was willing to give them a face and let them be invited.

It's not a question of whether they give Kou Ji face or not.

If they dare to say something like 'I'll give you a face' in front of Kou Ji, Kou Ji will dare to slap them in the mouth.

This is the status gap.

"The virtuous nephew greeted me personally, and I deserve it."

Wang Shu said with emotion on his face after the salute.

Kou Ji said with a smile: "The family doesn't talk about the two families, and my uncle is too polite to say this." ”

"Kou Ji, since you are a family, can you ...... far away?"

After Kou Ji's voice landed, Wang Kou couldn't wait to speak.

was only halfway through his words, but he was stopped by Wang Shu with his eyes.

It's been a long time.

Wang Kou no longer dared to speak loudly in front of Kou Ji, let alone look down on Kou Ji.

Before he was confused, he became a privy envoy by his own strength.

It's not something she can offend, and it's not something she dares to look down on.

Kou Ji back then, she still needed Kou Zhun to come forward in order to suppress her.

Today's Kou Ji doesn't need Kou Zhun to come forward, and she can easily overwhelm her.

What she cares about most is her father-in-law and son.

Kou Ji can transfer Wang Shu from Zhending Mansion to Bianjing City in one sentence, and he can also send Wang Shu from Bianjing City to other places in one sentence.

As for Wang Yuan.

Kou Ji can let him stay in Dali for the rest of his life.

It's just that the nature of the country is easy to change and difficult to change.

Although Wang Kou had recognized the reality, her instinct drove her to lose her sense of proportion when she spoke in front of Kou Ji.

But fortunately, Kou Ji won't bother with her about this.

After Wang Shu stopped Wang Kou, Kou Ji smiled and said, "Aunt doesn't have to worry. In the eyes of others, Dali is a small place in the middle of nowhere.

But in my eyes, Dali is a treasure land full of gold and merit.

There is a kind of Shiheng and Zhu Neng irradiation.

The distant brother is in Dali, and he will definitely gain something.

If the distant brother can get some credit in Dali, the future may be much smoother in the future. ”

Wang Koushi has never been to Dali, but he learned from the mouths of others that Dali is full of barbarians, fierce and abnormal, and Dali is full of smoke and mosquitoes, and it is not a place where people live at all.

So she felt that Wang Yuan went to Dali to suffer crimes.

If Dali is a treasure land, then the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces may have rushed to Dali a long time ago, how can they ignore Dali.

However, she has never been to Dali and does not understand Dali, which does not mean that Wang Shu does not understand Dali.

Wang Shu knew that Dali was a treasure land, and he also knew that the new land was the easiest place to get credit.

The Manchu civil and military did not fight to rush to Dali, not because they were unwilling.

But because they don't dare.

The ones who control the power of Dali are Chong Shiheng and Zhu Neng.

They represent the Forbidden Army, they represent the Privy Council.

It also represents Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji.

Unless the Manchu civil and military wanted to die, it was impossible to snatch benefits from Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji.

Wang Kou wanted to say a few words for Wang Yuan.

was preempted by Wang Shu.

Wang Shu said to Kou Ji with a sincere face: "The virtuous nephew can think about Yuan'er's career and pave the way for Yuan'er, I should thank you as an uncle." ”

Kou Ji shook his head and smiled, "I still say the same thing, we are a family, don't talk about two families." ”

Having said that.

Kou Ji continued, "Let's stop chatting and go home." Grandfather was still waiting at the house. ”

Wang Shu hurriedly agreed.

Kou Ji took Wang Shu and his wife into Bianjing City and arrived at the Kou Mansion mansion.

In the mansion of Koufu.

Kou Duan sat upright in the main hall.

Kou Li stood aside in a proper manner.

In addition, there are also Xiang Yan, Kou Tianci, Kou Hui, and Kou Li's children in the main hall.

As for those warblers and swallows of Kou Li, they are not qualified to appear in the main hall of Kou Mansion when Kou Zhun is there.

Kou Ji led Wang Shu and his wife into the gate of the Kou Mansion and walked into the courtyard.

The three eyes met each other, and they turned red in an instant.

Wang Shu and his wife almost trotted into the main hall.

When he walked in front of Kou Zhun.

Wang Shu and his wife couldn't cry anymore.

With tears in the corners of his eyes, Kou Zhun whispered: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back......"

"The son-in-law failed to fulfill his filial piety by his father-in-law's side, and asked his father-in-law to punish him."

“……”

Kou Zhun stretched out his hand, touched their cheeks separately, and said softly: "The old man doesn't blame you ......"

Under Kou Zhun's constant comfort, Wang Shu and his wife stopped crying.

The tears in Kou Zhun's eyes slowly dissipated.

Kou Ji looked at this scene, and his heart was also full of emotion.

No matter how tough a person is, there is also a fragile side in his heart.

Kou Ji has known Kou Zhun until now, and it is the first time he has seen tears in Kou Zhun's eyes.

It can be seen that Kou Zhun is really old.

The heart is not as hard as it used to be.

After comforting Wang Shu and his wife, Kou Zhun pulled them up and talked little.

Kou Ji and the others stood aside and didn't bother.

I've been talking about it for a long time.

Kou Zhuncai introduced the new person to Wang Shu and his wife.

Among them, Kou Tianci was ceremoniously introduced.

The second is Kou Hui.

As for Kou Li's children, Kou Zhun couldn't even call them all names, so he simply said that they were all from Kou Li's family, and it was over.

Kou Tianci's mouth is sweet, and it was ceremoniously introduced by Kou Zhun.

Therefore, Wang Shu and the others knew that Kou Tianci was the great-grandson recognized by Kou Zhun.

Kou Tianci said 'uncle' on the left and 'aunt' on the right, and he smiled at Wang Shu's eyes, and kept stuffing things into his arms.

Not for a while.

Kou Tianci's chest became bulging.

Wang Shu's official position is not enough for Kou Ji.

But locally, that's a proper man.

So the net worth is very rich.

So what the husband and wife stuffed to Kou Tianci is not an ordinary thing.

Kou Tianci undoubtedly made a fortune.

It's just that Kou Ji looked a little pouting.

Kou Ji had heard people say that his son was a debt collector in his previous life.

Now it seems that this is true.

Kou Tianci seems to be born with eight characters and Kou Ji to make a mistake.

When he was with Koji, he didn't show any closeness.

When you're with other people, it's called a well-behaved person.

Inside and outside the palace, inside and outside the house, everyone likes him.

Just Koji didn't like him.

And Kou Hui.

Because Kou Tianci is always with Liu Boxu, robbing Kou Hui's things.

The family chatted happily for a while.

Then Kou Ji ordered a table of wine and food to be served, and a grand family feast was held.

Kou Zhun was very happy today, so he drank a little high.

Finally, with Wang Shu's support, he returned to the room.

When Kou Ji watched the two leave, he smiled indifferently and told Xiang Yan to take care of Wang Kou's family.

He went back to the study of the Four Monarchs Garden by himself.

This is the end of a family feast.

Kou Zhun ordered Wang Shu to help him go back to the room by name, probably because he had something to explain to Wang Shu.

Kou Ji suddenly discovered that Kou Zhun may care more about and miss Wang Shu's son-in-law more than his own queen Kou.

The daughter-in-law is not as good as the son-in-law in the father's heart.

Kou Ji suddenly felt that Wang Kou's family was also quite pitiful.

Nothing was said all night.

Following.

After Kou Zhun told Wang Shu to go to the Wenchang Academy to see him, he left the Kou Mansion with satisfaction.

Wang Shu and his wife also took people back to the palace in Bianjing City.

Kou Ji returned to his official residence with his wife and children.

Once again, the Mansion of Kou Mansion was at peace.

Once again, it has become a paradise for the Koli family.

Some time to come.

After Wang Shu took office as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he invited Kou Ji to go to the Wenchang Academy with him from time to time to see Kou Zhun.

Kou Ji did not refuse, and often accompanied Wang Shu to the Wenchang Academy to accompany Kou Zhun.

Kou Zhun was accompanied by his son-in-law and grandson, and there was a lot more smile on his face.

More than a month has passed.

Kou Ji returned to the house one day and saw that there was an extra monk at the gate of the house.

It was a thin and weak monk with a bitter face, as if he had been suffering greatly.

The monks were not very old, only in their thirties.

Kou Ji got out of the carriage, and before the door could report, the monk had already appeared in front of Kou Ji's carriage.

"Poor monks see Kou's ......"

Kou Ji glanced the monk up and down, "The ...... of the Buddhist family Fakirs? ”

The monk said with a sad face: "Kou Shumi's eyes are ......."

Kou Ji said with some surprise: "I thought that the people of the Buddhist family would assassinate me." ”

The monk performed a Buddhist ritual and said, "My Buddha is compassionate...... I will never commit an assassination......"

Kou Ji sneered: "Before, in my Kou Mansion Courtyard, among the people who assassinated me, there was a monk. ”

The monk shook his head solemnly and said, "That trick monk is not a real monk. ”

"How can a monk not be considered a monk......"

"A monk is not a monk......"

"Forget it, I don't have time to fight you. Since your Buddhists didn't send someone to assassinate me, do you want to negotiate terms with me first? ”

Kou Ji interrupted the monk's words with a wave of his hand and asked decisively.

The monk shook his head slowly and said: "It is a righteous move for the imperial court to check the temples in the world and wipe out all the wild monks and demon monks hidden in the temples.

Why did my Buddhist family send someone to assassinate Kou's Privy Secret, and why did I negotiate terms with Kou's Privy Secret? ”

Kou Ji said with some surprise: "Oh? ”

The monk stared at Kou Ji and said, "My Buddhist family not only will not assassinate Kou Shumi, but also give heavy gifts. ”

As he spoke, the monk took out a long cloth bag from his cuff and respectfully handed it to Kou Ji.

Kou Ji groaned for a moment, took out the handkerchief from his arms, and handed it to the entourage beside him.

The attendant understood, put a handkerchief on the cloth bag, and took it over.

Seeing this, the monk said frankly: "Since my Buddhist family said that they would not assassinate Kou Shumi, they will definitely not do anything here. ”

Kou Ji said unceremoniously: "This is not certain. ”

The monk pronounced a Buddha call with a sad face.

Kou Ji was about to tell his retinue to open the thing when the monk spoke again.

"The heavy gift has been delivered, and the poor monk has retired."

Kou Ji wants to open his mouth to stay.

The monk had quickly left the place.

Kou Ji didn't understand what the Buddha meant, frowned slightly, and was about to tell his entourage to open the cloth bag to take a look, when a warm voice sounded beside him.

"Poor Dao advises you, don't open that cloth bag."

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, slowly turned his head sideways, and saw He Xiangu, who had been promoted to the first fairy of Bianjing City in just over a month, and didn't know when he was standing beside him.

Kou Ji glanced at He Xiangu up and down, and found that He Xiangu was even more beautiful, and couldn't help frowning.

"The fairy aunt is coming, I don't know what to order?"

He Xiangu smiled indifferently, "Kou Shumi said with a smile. The so-called fairy Gu is just a tout of the common people. The reason why the poor road appeared here was that I heard that the bitter monk of the Buddhist family had arrived in front of the Kou Mansion, so he came over to take a look.

Unexpectedly, I actually watched a big drama. ”

Kou Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Listen to what you mean, there is something amazing hidden in the cloth bag given by the monk." ”

He Xiangu smiled but did not speak.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "You didn't let me open that cloth bag just now, could it be that there is some poison in it?" ”

He Xiangu smiled and said, "There is no poison in it, but if you can't open it, it doesn't matter." Poor Dao just thinks that once you open it, you may be disappointed. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Kou Shumi has heard a rumor from the Buddhist family."

"What rumors?"

"Holding the Dharma Relic and reciting the mantra of longevity, you can live for 300 years......"