The grandfather and grandson chatted for a while before Kou Ji left the hall.
Out of the hall, Kou Ji glanced at Sijunyuan, clicked his mouth, and said with emotion: "My father is still cautious, for fear that my grandfather will get angry, but he doesn't know. The matter of his concubine is in my grandfather's eyes. It’s not as important as the dumb tiger’s anger."
The Sijunyuan was occupied by Kou Li, and Kou Ji didn't plan to go back.
He chose a secluded yard in the house and asked Kou Zhong to find someone to clean it up and live in.
However, when Kou Zhong cleaned up the yard, before he moved in, he listened to a message from the door, saying that he had handed a greeting card to the mansion.
Kou Ji took Xiangfu's greeting card, and was a little confused. After thinking about it, he thought it might be related to his election of Xiang Minzhong to serve as the governor.
Immediately, Kou Ji left the yard, went to the front hall, and saw the people who came to the mansion to send greetings.
The people in Xiangfu met Kou Ji, hurriedly greeted him, bowed and said, "Master Kou, my grandfather invites you to visit the mansion."
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Wait here, I will change my clothes."
The people in Xiangfu nodded and agreed.
Kou Ji returned to the courtyard and asked people to go to the Sijun Garden to pick up a piece of clothing.
Going around all the way, to Xiangfu.
There were people from Xiangfu leading the way, so there was no need to pass the message, and they went straight into the gate of Xiangfu.
The people from Xiangfu took Kou Ji to the hall, and Xiang Minzhong took Xiang Chuanzheng, already waiting inside.
After Kou Ji entered the door, he bowed and saluted, "I have seen Grandpa Xiang and Uncle Xiang."
Xiang Chuanzheng smiled and nodded, and Xiang Minzhong said cheerfully: "Don't be polite, take a seat quickly."
After Kou Ji settled down, he greeted Minzhong: "Steward, serve wine and food."
When Kou Ji heard this, he smiled and said, "If it's too early today, Grandpa Xiang intends to leave the kid for a long conversation?"
Xiang Minzhong laughed and said, "Why not? There are many guest rooms in the old man's house, so you can stay in the house for a lifetime."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "I told my grandpa to laugh."
The housekeeper of Xiangfu quickly brought some wine and dishes. The dishes were quite rich, even luxurious, with a total of 36 dishes.
And most of them are rare treasures that Kou Ji hasn't seen.
Kou Ji looked at the dishes on the table, and said with emotion: "Invite the boy to dinner from Grandpa, and he is ashamed of such a large sum of money."
Xiang Minzhong said cheerfully: "Home cooking, home cooking, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."
Kou Ji shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not easy to make up such a table in this winter."
When Xiang Minzhong heard this, his smile was a little dry. He hurriedly picked up the wine cup and changed the subject: "Taste this wine. The pear white has been hidden for 20 years."
Kou Ji said unexpectedly: "If I remember correctly, pear white is a tribute wine in Liao, rare among the folks. Pear white that has been hidden for 20 years is even more rare."
Xiang Minzhong fumbled for the hip flask and said with a smile: "I was sent to Liao as an envoy, and it was given by the late Queen Mother of Liao. If it were not for entertaining you, the old man would not take it out."
The late Queen Mother of Liao State mentioned by Xiang Minzhong is the famous Xiao Chuo Queen Mother Xiao in history, nicknamed Xiao Yanyan.
She is also the biological mother of current Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu.
He is also a man of the world.
If it is not already dead, Kou Ji still finds a chance to see his demeanor.
Kou Ji looked at the hip flask in Xiang Minzhong's hand, and said with emotion, "Is it a waste of such precious wine to entertain the kid?"
Xiang Minzhong shook his head and whispered: "Don't spoil, don't spoil."
If this thing falls into the hands of a true wine lover, it will naturally exist as a treasure.
But it fell into the hands of Xiang Minzhong, destined to serve politics.
Xiang Minzhong showed such eagerness, if Kou Ji couldn't guess his intentions, there would be no need to stay in Bianjing.
It must be Kou Ji who elected Xiang Minzhong as a political affair in the Suigong Hall today, which made Xiang Minzhong think about it.
Xiang Laosi has been hanging around in the court for many years, and now he has been mixed up to the point of blocking his son's future, and he has given birth to a retreat long ago.
He repeatedly applied for the bones, but the first emperor did not agree, not only did not agree, but also added a lot of false titles to him.
Now that Zhao Zhen succeeds to the throne, he has not cultivated his confidant and is not pro-political, so naturally he would not agree to Xiang Minzhong's resignation.
Xiang Minzhong needs to stay and set an example for the veterans in the court.
Let them all see that although the emperor has changed, the court is still very generous to the veterans, so as to give peace of mind.
Xiang Min couldn't retreat.
If you don't want to wait for death, you can only go further.
Going further to the center of power, not only is able to hold power and stir the situation, but also to promote his own son.
He had no chance before, so he could only wait at the mansion.
Now Kou Ji elected him to serve as a political affair, and gave him a chance to see hope, so he naturally didn't want to miss it.
Originally he wanted to plan it himself, but after careful deduction with his son, he found that the students under his school were not enough to put him in the position of political affairs.
His disciples are old. After he left the center for these years, either he has taken refuge in Ding Zhi, or he has adhered to Kou Zhun. Whether he can help him, that's two things.
The election of candidates for political participation this time has faintly turned into a rivalry.
Whoever wins will have more power to speak in the court.
Two behemoths with great power in their hands are competing, and if Xiang Minzhong gets in there, instead of being able to seize the power, he might be squeezed to death.
If Xiang Minzhong wanted to safely take away the position of participating in political affairs between the two behemoths, he needed someone's help.
And the one who can help him is Kou Ji.
He picked Kou Ji for three reasons.
First, Kou Zhun did not show a strong desire to compete for the election of candidates for political participation this time. Xiang Minzhong can probably guess what Kou Zhun is thinking about.
That's anyone who can do it, but Liu E's people can't.
It is precisely because of this that Xiang Minzhong is not in conflict with Kou Zhun when he is competing for the position of participating in political affairs.
Second, Xiang Minzhong took a fancy to Kou Ji's methods. Kou Ji transferred to six, he did it alone. He also knew that Kou Ji wanted to plan six parts. Following Kou Ji's letter to the six books, he turned to attack the Criminal Division, and finally dismissed the Criminal Division. This series of methods was in his eyes.
Everyone felt that this was Kou Zhun's plan, but Xiang Min Center knew that this was Kou Ji's plan.
It is precisely because of this that Xiang Minzhong believes that if he asks for Kou Ji's help, Kou Ji will surely be able to help him sit in the position of political affairs.
Third, it is Kou Ji who recommends Xiang Minzhong to be a member of the government. If Kou Ji can be consistent, Xiang Minzhong does not need to find someone to help him wave the banner and shout.
It is precisely because of these three reasons that Xiang Minzhong will invite Kou Ji to go to the mansion for a briefing, and will bring out good wine and food to entertain Kou Ji.
Xiang Minzhong fumbled for the hip flask in his hand for a while, and handed it to Xiang Chuanzheng.
Xiang Chuanzheng poured wine for Kou Ji himself, and Kou Ji was flattered with a glass of wine and said, "How can I bother to pour wine to my uncle for the boy
Xiang Chuanzheng smiled and said nothing. After helping Kou Ji pour the wine, he helped Xiang Minzhong pour a glass, and then sat down.
Xiang Minzhong held the wine glass and said with a smile: "Kou boy, let's taste this pear white that has been hidden for 20 years."
Kou Ji held the glass, smelled the aroma of the wine, and said with a smile: "This wine is really fragrant, and it is very precious. The kid really wants to have a sip, but if you don't say it clearly, the kid really dare not drink.
Xiang Minzhong put down the wine glass and pointed at Kou Ji and exclaimed: "You kid, you are still so smart. The old man hasn't opened his mouth, you should have guessed the intention of the old man to invite you over?"
Kou Ji smiled and didn't say anything, which was regarded as acquiescing to Xiang Minzhong's statement.
Xiang Minzhong sighed: "The old man wanted to use Jiujin to tell you the truth. Now that you have seen the old man's intentions, the old man will not hide it.
The old man invites you to come here because I want you to be consistent and help the old man sit in the position of political affairs. "
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Grandpa Xiang has resigned many times, hasn't he no longer missed the officialdom? Why bother to fight for the position of political affairs."
Xiang Minzhong glanced at Kou Ji and chuckled his lips: "The old man didn't even think about fighting for the position of political affairs. But your kid suddenly recommended the old man in the court. If the old man doesn't fight, I'm sorry you are in the court. Those words."
This old man, the begging words are so awkward, it seems that Kou Ji is begging him, not he is begging Kou Ji.
Kou Jishi smiled and said: "If Grandpa Xiang really wanted to fight for the position of the governor because of what the kid said in the court, that would be unnecessary. The kid just didn't want to watch Lu Yijian sit on the position of the governor, so that's why. I moved out of Grandpa Xiang casually, adding chaos to them, and Grandpa Xiang doesn't have to take it seriously."
When Xiang Minzhong heard this, his old face turned dark, and he said with an irritating voice: "Do you have to tear the old man's face and let the old man clarify?"
Kou Ji grinned and said: "Don't be annoyed with Grandpa, the kid is just to test it out to see how determined Grandpa Xiang is to be a political leader."
Xiang Minzhong glared at Kou Ji, and said in a bad mood: "It's big! It's too big to be a member of the political affairs, not enough to calm the old man's determination."
Kou Ji nodded slowly, "Grandpa Xiang can have such ambitions."
After a pause, Kou Ji said seriously: "Grandpa Xiang has such ambitions, the kid can help you plan. But before the kid can help you plan, there are two conditions that you need to agree to."
Xiang Minzhong's face changed, and his voice was low and said: "Boy, if the old man has served as the political affair, he will never regard your grandfather as the leader. If your condition is this, the old man would rather not do the political affair."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "Grandpa Xiang misunderstood. As Grandpa Xiang is the status, naturally you don't need to rely on anyone. The kid will never dare to humiliate you under this condition."
Xiang Minzhong's expression relaxed a little when he heard this, and he asked, "Then what are your conditions?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "First, if Grandpa Xiang and my grandfather have a political disagreement, if I ask Grandpa Xiang to take a step back, please take a step back."
Xiang Minzhong frowned slightly, groaned for a moment, and nodded.
Kou Ji said again: "Secondly, if the Liao Kingdom goes to war with Xixia, if my grandfather advocates sending troops, I also hope that grandpa can support one or two."
Hearing this, Xiang Minzhong stood up, stared wide-eyed, and said in astonishment: "Liao State is going to fight Xixia? Really? Why didn't the old man hear the slightest noise?"
Xiang Chuan was on the side, looking at Kou Ji in disbelief.
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Eight or nine are not far from ten!"
Xiang Minzhong hurried to Kou Ji's side and asked, "Where did you hear the wind?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "I guessed it myself."
When Xiang Minzhong heard this, the astonishment on his face disappeared, and replaced by an angry face, "Are you playing an old man?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "The kid is not unreasonably speculating. The kid has caught some signs and made this inference."
Lieutenant General Xiang Min said suspiciously: "What is the sign?"
Kou Ji told Xiang Minzhong about the signs he had discovered and his speculations.
After Xiang Minzhong heard it, his brows curled into a ball, and he said in a deep voice, "According to you, the Liao Kingdom really has a tendency to work with Xixia. The old man has been an official for many years, and he has often dealt with the Liao people. What is the nature of the Liao people? , The old man knows far better than the average person.
The Liao people have always been arrogant and domineering when they arrive in our Da Song Dynasty.
You are confronting the Liao people this time. If you change to the usual, the Liao people will definitely chase the court and ask the court for an explanation. It is impossible to let you off so easily.
Nowadays, the Liao people are uncharacteristically, instead of pursuing the meaning of the end, they want to make peace with me and show good wishes to me. They really have the meaning of comforting me.
There are not many things that can let the people of Liao comfort my Da Song.
The Liao people's deployment of troops to Xixia is one of them. "
As soon as Xiang Minzhong's voice fell, he said to himself: "It's just that your remarks have no empirical evidence. They are just speculated on the basis of some hints. It is difficult to be convincing in the court."
Kou Ji nodded slowly, and said, "That's what my grandfather said."
Xiang Minzhong groaned: "If I were your grandfather, I would definitely let the spies of the court pay close attention to the movements of the Liao State. Once the Liao State starts to move troops to Xixia, we must prepare early."
Kou Ji nodded again and said, "My grandfather did the same."
Xiang Minzhong looked at Kou Ji, and said solemnly: "This is a great opportunity. If I can take this opportunity to bite off a piece of meat from Xixia or Liao, I will definitely increase my national prestige. Song years of decline."
Xiang Minzhong said in a loud voice: "This condition, the old man has agreed. Even if you can't help the old man sit in the position of political affairs, the old man will agree to you."
Kou Ji arched his hands and said, "Be generous to Grandpa."
Xiang Minzhong waved his hand and said, "Don't put a high hat on the old man..."
He stared at the door and said faintly: "As long as it is a person who has experienced the defeat of Gaoliang River and the alliance of Tanyuan, no one will hesitate on this kind of thing."
"Nading said..."
As soon as Kou Ji had spoken halfway, he saw Xiang Minzhong blowing his beard and staring: "Old man and others, in fact, Ding said that such a traitor can be compared."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "It's the boy Meng Lang."