When the two people talked here, they were not talking, each with their own thoughts, standing on the edge of the Jinshui Bridge as a guard.
Not long after, Kou Zhun came out of the palace, without any emotions or anger on his face.
When he got to Kou Ji, he only said two words.
"Go home!"
Kou Ji deliberately asked how Kou Zhun was talking with Liu E, but Kou Zhun obviously didn't mean to speak, so he could only follow Kou Zhun to the mansion.
Chen Lin quietly returned to the palace after Kou Zhun's grandparents left.
He returned to his room, wrote two notes, and passed them out through the two elderly mothers.
One was handed to the Dongmen Drug Store, and the other was handed to the equipment supervisor.
Kou Ji followed Kou Zhun back to the Kou Mansion, and as soon as he entered the mansion gate, Kou Zhun spoke, "Liu E means that nothing is worse than being quiet..."
Kou Ji laughed angrily when he heard this, "How would you rather watch such a rare opportunity?"
Kou Zhun sighed and said, "Liu E meant to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. We will intervene when they have a result."
Kou Ji sneered and said: "Liu E probably thinks that two tigers will be injured, and when he is sick, he will kill him. But whether it is Xixia or Liao, even if it becomes a sick tiger, it is not the imperial court. Can be easily won.
If Xixia loses, it will inevitably become a vassal of Liao. When they come together to go south, who can stop it
Once the Liao Kingdom is defeated, Xixia will inevitably gain momentum. At that time, it will inevitably attack my Da Song and weigh my Da Song's weight.
Once I have a slight defeat in Dasong, Xixia can use this to establish a country and establish a hegemony.
Therefore, not to intervene when they are stuck in the war, and to wait until after the war to intervene is purely seeking death. "
"Hey… "
Kou Zhun sighed again and said quietly: "The military power is in Liu E's hands. She is unwilling to send troops, and the old man is helpless."
Kou Ji asked, "What do you say about the right to do things cheaply by the two families?"
Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and said, "Liu E refused, saying that he would make a decision when Xixia and Liao State officially fight."
Kou Ji was not disappointed when he heard this.
Kou Ji expected that Liu E would react like this when he learned that the Liao Kingdom wanted to conquer Xixia.
If Liu E is ambitious, he will not slowly watch Xixia sitting in power while he is in power.
"It's time to push Minzhong to the upper position."
Kou Ji said quietly.
He looked at Kou Zhun and said indifferently: "After Xiang Minzhong came to power, although he won't look at his grandfather's head, he will definitely stand by your grandfather on this kind of thing."
Kou Zhun nodded slowly when he heard the words.
After a pause, he questioned: "How are you going to help Xiang Minzhong plan?"
Kou Ji was taken aback, spreading his hand and said, "The article I gave to Xiang Minzhong is enough."
Kou Zhun pondered: "The article is good, but isn't it a bit too thin?"
Kou Ji said seriously: "It's enough."
Seeing that Kou Ji had decided, Kou Zhun didn't say much.
Kou Ji arched his hand and said, "Grandfather, then I will stay in the yard first. I won't go to court in the next few days. When the results come out, I will go to court again."
Kou Zhun nodded and waved his hand to make Kou Ji retreat.
…
For the next few days, Kou Ji stayed in the yard, did not go out, and did not go to court.
No one paid attention to him except Zhao Zhen sent three letterheads, urging him to go to court.
The fact that the Liao Kingdom wanted to conquer Xixia was known to only a few people, and it was not widely spread, so most people did not know about it, and no one paid attention to it.
The gazes of the Manchu dynasty civil and military were all attracted by the position of participating in the political affairs.
They really want to know who will be the position of political participation before the end of the new year.
After several rounds of screening at the court, three candidates for political participation in the government have been finalized.
Lu Yijian, Xiang Minzhong, Wang Qinruo.
Lu Yijian's voice is the loudest and the loudest.
Followed by Xiang Minzhong.
As for Wang Qinruo, although there are voices, they are not loud.
Except for some of the officials who had trusted Zhao Yuanyan secretly, most of the officials in the courtroom, no one waved for him.
This is also his own sin.
When he became the prime minister, in order to please Zhao Heng, he often slandered Zhao Hengjin secretly and framed hundreds of officials. They all had grudges in their hearts, so naturally they would not help him wave the banner and shout.
Just when the three people competed to participate in the political affairs of the most intense time, a small story spread quietly in the city of Bianjing.
It's about the secret of the palace, so it spreads very fast.
In just three days, it has already reached the point where the streets are known.
The content of the story is also simple, and it is also a story familiar to the common people, but it is a part of the drama, which makes it sound more moving.
The name of the story is called the civet cat for the prince.
From Kou Ji's handwriting, from Xiang Minzhong.
Kou Ji replaced the original story of the civet cat for the prince, deleted some parts, made up a new story, and spread it to the people.
As soon as this story came out, the voice of abolishing Liu E screamed again.
Those six officials who were still immersed in the excitement of having seized the power of the Criminal Division, as well as the censorship officers, finally came to their senses.
They had planned to abolish Liu E's impeachment for the forty-nine day when Liu E was guarding the spirit of the first emperor, and they have not yet made the list.
Ever since, the memorials of the hundred officials impeaching Liu E floated into the palace like snowflakes.
Liu E's memorial impeachment by hundreds of officials was a mess.
The crisis that he had just got rid of was set off once again, and Liu E fell into a crisis again.
Not only that, Lu Yijian, as Liu E's party member, also suffered.
Originally, he had the highest voice for political participation, but after the story of when the civet cat changed the crown prince spread throughout the city of Bianjing, when the officials impeached Liu E, they also loathed him. As soon as his voice fell to the lowest point, he was even worse than Wang Qinruo. Not as good.
Xiang Minzhong's call to serve as a member of the political affairs suddenly overwhelmed him.
The last Dachao meeting before the new year.
When making decisions about political candidates.
Kou Zhong bowed his waist and knocked on the door of the courtyard where Kou Ji was.
"Little Master, are you up?"
Kou Zhong whispered while knocking on the door.
"get up… "
Kou Ji's voice came from the door.
Kou Zhong was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Master said, let you change into court clothes and go to court with him."
"Are there any results?"
Kou Ji's faint voice came from the door.
"Wait a minute, wait for me to change into court clothes."
The voice fell to the ground, and Kou Ji's voice was no longer heard inside the door.
Kou Zhong respectfully stood outside the door and waited.
After a long time.
Kou Ji opened the door.
He wore his scarlet official uniform and walked out.
When he arrived at the door of Kou's mansion, Kou Zhun was already waiting at the door.
Kou Ji gave a salute to Kou Zhun.
Kou nodded and said, "Follow the old man to the court."
Afterwards, Kou Zhun led Kou Ji out of the Kou Mansion and walked all the way to Donghua Gate.
When they arrived in front of the Donghua Gate, the Donghua Gate was already full of people.
Today is the last big dynasty meeting before the New Year's Day.
They gathered in groups of three or five, discussing the impeachment of Liu E loudly, for fear that others might not know.
Kou Ji turned a deaf ear to this, and he pushed Kou Zhun to the edge of Jinshui Bridge.
The guards guarding the Jinshui Bridge voluntarily gave way. Kou Ji pushed Kou to pass the Jinshui Bridge and entered the palace directly.
After arriving at the Chui Gong Hall, Zhao Zhen and Liu E had already arrived.
Zhao Zhen wore a twelve-chapter gown and sat on the dragon chair.
The twelve chapters are the standard emperor's clothing.
It is rarely worn on weekdays, and only worn on important occasions such as the Great Dynasty.
Dagon clothes are divided into Xuanyi clothes. Of the twelve chapters, eight chapters are in clothes, including sun, moon, stars, mountains, dragons, Chinese insects, fire, and Zongyi. The four chapters are in clothes, with algae, rice flour,黼, 黻.
Liu E wore a phoenix robe and sat under Zhao Zhen's head.
After Kou Zhun's grandparents entered the hall, they simply gave a gift.
Zhao Zhen asked Kou Zhun to live on the second stage of the Imperial Order. After Kou Zhun was seated, he ordered Guo Huai to ring the bell and go to the court.
After the bell in the imperial city rang, the hundreds of officials filed in and entered the imperial palace, and then stood in groups, and entered the Chui Gong Hall.
After Guo Huai read the dynasty, the officials all saluted Zhao Zhen, Liu E, and Kou Zhun.
Li Bi.
Guo Huai did not declare as usual, "If something happens, retreat without accident."
But Kou Zhun opened his mouth and said: "Today's dynastic meeting is the last dynasty meeting before the end of the year. It will first discuss the candidates for political affairs, and then the ministries, departments, and offices will summarize and report this year's ins and outs, and finally discuss everything. "
"Here!"
Hundred officials preached in unison.
Seeing the hundred officials agreed, Kou Zhun nodded, and said: "After the hundred officials recommended, candidates for political affairs are selected from among the three of Lu Yijian, Xiang Minzhong, and Wang Qinruo.
The officials are young and cannot personally determine candidates for political participation.
After discussing with the Queen Mother, the old man decided to impose a court push. "
Court recommendation refers to the selection of candidates for political participation in court.
Similar to voting in later generations, the one with more votes wins.
Once the court encounters something that is difficult for the official to rule, or if the official does not come forward to rule, there will be a court decision.
Prior to this, most of the court pushes appeared in the inner court, that is, when the three prime ministers had their own opinions, court pushes were often used.
Now Kou Zhun and Liu E have moved this set to the court.
The hundreds of officials are no strangers to the procedure of court push.
So Kou Zhun didn't explain much.
Kou Zhun waved his hand, and Guo Huai led a group of eunuchs, each carrying a bag, and walked to the hundred officials.
The bag is filled with beans.
Each of the Baiguans stretched out a hand, reached into the bag, took out a bean, and pinched it in his hand.
Afterwards, the eunuchs moved a table and placed it under the imperial step. Three bowls were placed on the table, with the names of the three Xiang Minzhong written on the side of the bowl.
This is how to vote.
As long as the hundred officials throw the beans in their hands into the bowl with the corresponding person's name, it means that they support this person.
Someone may question such a major matter with such a simple voting method.
However, the simpler the way, the more effective it is.
When everything is ready, Kou Zhun said without saying: "Vote!"
The hundred officials are holding beans in their hands, look at me, I look at you, no one wants to be the first to vote.
There are three candidates, but there is only one Douzi. If you vote for one person, you will certainly offend the other two.
Whoever is the first bird to be the first to be the one who is most easily remembered by others.
Kou Zhun frowned slightly when no one of the hundred officials was willing to move.
Seeing the deadlock, Kou Ji stepped forward slightly, and said, "I also ask the official, the queen mother, and the Taishi for permission, and ask the three of Lu Yijian, Xiang Minzhong, and Wang Qinruo to avoid."
Kou Zhun was taken aback when he heard the words, and looked at each other with Liu E.
Liu E nodded slowly, Kou Zhun said: "Quasi!"
The three of Xiang Minzhong arched their hands and withdrew from the main hall.
After the three of them left, Kou Ji didn't say anything, and went up and threw all the beans in his hand into the bowl with Xiang Minzhong's name on it.
He was not afraid of offending Wang Qinruo, nor was he afraid of offending Lu Yijian.
He is not afraid of being a bird in the early years, and he is not afraid of being retaliated by these two men.
Although Xiang Minzhong and the three had avoided it, the fact that he became a bird in the early stage would surely reach the ears of Wang Qinruo and Lu Yijian, but he didn't care.
The reason why he is willing to be the first bird is to give a signal to those who are still undecided.
Let them follow him to cast Minzhong.
Because he is the grandson of Taishi Kou Zhun, his attitude, to a certain extent, also represents Kou Zhun's attitude.
With Kou Ji taking the lead, the people behind also began to vote.
Half an hour later, the officials in the Chui Gong Hall walked around, and the beans in their hands were also thrown into the corresponding bowls.
As for the more officials outside the temple, no one cares about them.
Their official positions are too low and they do not have the right to vote.
Liu E looked at the three bowls, his face turned black and did not speak.
Kou Zhun took a look, waved his hand, and asked Guo Huai to take things down.
There is no need to count the beans in the bowl, because half of the beans fall into Xiang Minzhong's bowl.
Lu Yijian and Wang Qinruo can barely catch up with Xiang Minzhong when the beans in their bowls add up.
After Guo Huai took the things down, Kou Zhun said indifferently: "Summon the three of him into the hall."
Under the summons of the Xiaohuangmen, the three of Xiang Minzhong reappeared in the Chugong Hall.
Kou Zhun announced in public: "The vacancy of the position of political participation in the inner court shall be held by Xiang Minzhong."
When Xiang Minzhong heard this, the joy on his face was hard to conceal.
Wang Qinruo just frowned.
Lu Yijian looked unwilling.
The dust settled on the candidate to participate in political affairs, and Xiang Minzhong became the biggest winner.
If it weren't for the Hanging Arch Hall, the officials would definitely come forward to congratulate him.
Afterwards, starting from the six departments, reporting the entry and exit of the six departments this year, then the three divisions, and finally the three yas.
Wait until all ministries, offices, and departments have finished reporting.
Ding Wei concluded with a complicated expression: "The officials, empress dowagers, and masters have been enlightened. After calculation by each yamen, the imperial court accepts support for peace this year."
As soon as this remark came out, except for a few insiders, the rest of the officials were in an uproar.
Since Zhao Heng's succession to the throne, the imperial government's annual expenditure will be excessive.
Suddenly, the support has been leveled, and the hundreds of officials who got it are still a bit uncomfortable.
Li Di held the court at this time and went out to play and said: "The official family, the queen mother, and the master of the court have been counted by the Ministry of Households. Deposed.
It has been more than a month since the Criminal Division was deposed.
The imperial court paid a small amount of salaries to the officials at all levels, which just made up for the overspending of the imperial court this year. "