In people's impressions, clean officials like Kou Zhun and Hai Rui must be clean and clean; Life is simple, but in fact, Kou Zhun's life is very extravagant.

Families in the Northern Song Dynasty generally lit oil lamps, and candles were a luxury; Kou Zhun's house never lights an oil lamp, and even places like toilets and kitchens are always lit with large candles.

In the dining hall where Zheng Shuang and his party were entertained for dinner, candles were all inserted on the walls around it.

Some of the candles are inserted directly into the wall, while others are hung in lanterns from roof beams and lampposts.

Kou Zhun's monthly salary is 360 yuan, and the consistent money in the first year of Jingde in the Song Dynasty is about 1,000 yuan in the 21st century; In other words, Kou Zhun's monthly salary is equivalent to 360,000 yuan, which is 4.32 million yuan a year; Coupled with the rewards and other income of the imperial court, Kou Zhun's annual income of 5 million yuan is a piece of cake.

Kou Zhun's prime minister's mansion had one or two hundred people, and the imperial court provided for 70 people; That is to say, the salaries of 70 family members or generals are paid by the imperial court, and the salaries of the rest of the servants are paid from Kou Zhun's salary.

5 million yuan to pay the servant's salary doesn't seem to be a problem, but Kou Zhun has money in his waist to drink, give words, and dance, and sometimes he is overstretched, and the prime minister's mansion is also leased.

Kou Zhun never spends money on drinking, listening to songs, and dancing, and he always looks like a beggar in his clothes......

Kou Zhun is especially fond of a dance called "Zhezhi", which takes a day to dance; It is called "Zhezhi Dian" by the people on the rivers and lakes.

Kou Zhun also liked to call the officials of the two systems (the ministers who were responsible for writing edicts to the emperor, such as Zhongshu Sheren and Hanlin Bachelor) to his home for a drink.

If you drink, you can drink, and you will lock the door to prevent people from leaving; Drink it day and night.

Those who know the truth know that Kou Laoxi is gathering a crowd to drink, and those who don't understand the matter think that he is gathering a crowd to prostitute himself. Disorderly; Some ministers were so anxious to see this posture that they wiped their fingers and had to sneak away from the wooden door; Kou Zhun was sarcastic and sarcastic to others.

Kou Lin usually likes to listen to songs, and after drinking and tea, he often asks some kaki dancers to sing and dance to relieve his worries; A young singer came to the prime minister's house to sing, and when Kou saw that she had a beautiful face and a mellow singing voice, he rewarded her with a silk satin on a whim; Kabuki was unhappy that the reward was too little.

Kou Lian's concubine Qian Tao was very angry when she saw this situation, and wrote two poems to persuade Kou Lian; One of them:

A song and a bunch of aya,

The beauty is still too light.

I don't know under the screen of the Weaver Girl,

Several times the weaving was made.

Second:

Wind strength clothes one-handed repeatedly,

The dark window rolls the degree of cold shuttle.

The days are short,

It's like a song about the Enchantress.

Kou Lian read the poem of Peach's exhortation with mixed feelings, and replied to the poem:

Will be famous,

The unbearable situation is like a shuttle,

Why do you need to ask all things in the world?

And listen to the song in front of the bottle.

Although Hui Shi said that he wanted to have fun in time for the sake of face, he silently thought: What the peach said is right! This piece of silk satin is hard-won, and it should not be squandered as you like; This is the same as Zhao Wu not eating his banquet for a long time.

The different forms of persuasion of his uncle Zhao Wu and his concubine Tao Tao have indeed changed Kou Li's extravagant and wasteful style a lot, but that is only compared with before; The extravagance of the bureaucrats of the entire Northern Song Dynasty will not be too restrained by this, and Kou Zhun is not unexpected.

Sima Guang educated his son to write "Discipline and Thrift", and deliberately took Kou Zhun out as a negative example: "In modern times, the Duke of Kolai was extravagant for a while, but with great merit, people are incomprehensible, and his descendants are accustomed to his family style, and now he is ...... poor."

Chun Yu Wanyun saw that Qin Shi Huang had dismantled and washed Kou Zhun from the inside out, and said with a smile: "It is not surprising that a manly man has a lot of trouble, as long as he is open-minded, it is good to serve the country loyally; Kou Xiangye belongs to the loyal ministers who are worried about the country and the people, and has a good reputation among the people! ”

"Wanyun Niangniang Shengming!" Kou Zhun bowed to Chun Yu Wanyun in a hurry: "Niangniang, your words have finally restored the reputation of the lower officials, or Lao Qin will classify Lao Kou into a scumbag and other broken households!" ”

Everyone sitting laughed loudly, and Zheng Shuangyang said: "Master, you should continue the previous topic!" ”

As he spoke, he looked at Qin Shi Huang and Kou Zhun and said, "Old Qin, old Kou, you two listen, from now on, you can't interject when the medicine beetle master talks about it; So that she can finish what she has to say! ”

Qin Shi Huang stared at Zheng Shuang and didn't say anything, and Kou Zhun grinned and said, "Okay, good!" When Wanyun Niangniang spoke, Lao Kou didn't interject, but don't be too verbose! Kou Zhun looked at Chun Yu Wanyun and said.

Chun Yu Wanyun smiled and said nothing, Kou Zhun looked at the sky and said: "The sun has set, I don't know if the emperor will summon the lower officials!" ”

Zheng Shuang was stunned for a moment and said, "If you don't summon or not, you have to wait for Grandpa Zhou to reply!" Father-in-law Zhou hasn't come over to reply until now, which means that he won't be summoned! ”

"Not necessarily!" Kou Zhun was a little uneasy and said, "Grandpa Zhou may be in trouble!" We must ask to understand in order to be sure! ”

Sister-in-law Hong couldn't wait to say: "Father-in-law Zhou is not here, and the emperor doesn't know where to hide; The interest of the women going out of the city to kill the enemy was worn away without a little edge! ”

Chun Yu Wanyun glanced at Sister-in-law Hong and said with a smile: "The old girl is in a hurry, we are eating in gossip; After eating this meal, the old body will go to Yishu Garden, and everything will fall into place! ”

"Good, good! What Lao Kou wants is Wanyun Niangniang's words! Kou Zhun happily said and poured a full glass of wine, drank it himself and said to Chun Yu Wanyun: "As long as Niangniang comes forward, today's matter will definitely be settled!" ”

Qin Shi Huang stood up and said impassionedly: "Kou Laoxi's ditch is loose, isn't it?" What's so unfair about things today? Lao Qin has already said that he will show his previous identity as a last resort, Zhao Heng's kid is cowardly by nature, and he will not believe it; Only he believes that the widow is the predecessor, and the water of a hundred rivers will collapse! ”

After Qin Shi Huang said this, he looked around, and saw Zheng Shuang wiping himself with his eyes and knew that he had violated the ban; Then he sat back on the wide bench with a sneer and said to Chun Yu Wanyun: "Big sister, talk about it, Lao Qin is interfering with you again!" ”

Chun Yu Wanyun heard Qin Shi Huang call himself the eldest sister, and couldn't help laughing, and said: "Being a concubine for Song Taizong is equivalent to sending yourself to the grave!" ”

This was a cruel blow, and it was a heavy blow to the woman who tried to climb the high branches; It is difficult for a foolish person to understand that entering the palace from the people and becoming the emperor's wife actually entered the tomb.

Chun Yu Wanyun did not hide that she was a concubine in the palace, Wei Yan, Hong Sister-in-law, Zhang Huan, and Hong Huang did not know what was going on, and they all looked at each other with wide eyes.

Sun Jincao, Ye Lingfang, Shi Lidan, and Renduo Xuelian were indifferent, because they had already guessed that Chun Yu Wanyun was not an ordinary person at the bonfire party at the Tianzhu Horse Farm in Xianghewan; Therefore, after Zheng Shuang announced it in public in the name of the emperor's marriage, the four concubines did not compete.

Xue Shisan heard Chun Yu Wanyun tell him about being a concubine for Song Taizong, and his face was a little feverish.

Xue Shisan now recalls his madness in Yujian Pavilion and Wanyun Niangniang, and he is still afraid in his heart.

Chun Yu Wanyun cleared her throat after saying the above sentence and said: "The old man was recruited into the palace by Taizong at the age of 15, and left with Brother Xue at the age of 25; wasted 10 years of youth in Yujian Pavilion, and when he was 22 years old, he saw the love nest built by Zhao Heng and Liu E in the small alley of Suanzaomen; I can't settle down in my heart, and Brother Xue has broken into the life of the old body......"

Qin Shi Huang listened to Wanyun Niangniang talk about his emotional journey with Xue Shisan without taboo, and couldn't help but think of his mother Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei and Chang Yu; I can't tell you what it's like.

Qin Shi Huang broke the chariot at that time, and that was because the guy wanted to rebel and take his throne; If it is only from the level of love, Qin Shi Huang can still forgive them; After all, color. Food. Sex. It's human instinct......

Qin Shi Huang was thinking about it, when Chun Yu Wanyun suddenly asked Kou Zhun: "Kou Xiangye, is the Yujian Pavilion where the old man used to stay still there?" ”

"Yujian Pavilion is still there! However, since the Wanyun Guifei 'Bintian', your portrait has been left there, oh yes, Emperor Zhenzong and Liu E seem to go sometimes! Kou Zhun chattered: "After Emperor Zhenzong ascended the throne, he took Liu E into the palace and became a beauty!" ”

"Emperor Zhenzong and Liu E went to Yujian Pavilion?" Chun Yu Wanyun suddenly burst into tears: "It seems that Liu E has really not forgotten the old sister!" ”

Zheng Shuang was surprised and said: "Mrs. Shi, in terms of seniority, you should be Liu E's aunt; How to say that it is her sister? ”

Chun Yu Wanyun sighed and said: "The old body and Liu E have long been sisters, I am older than her and Liu E calls the old sister; The old body doesn't care about anything that is not generational......"