After all, Liu E broke Lu Yijian's heart transparently.
After all, they worked together, Lu Yijian gave Liu E so many ideas.
Now that I was leaving Beijing, Liu E didn't even have a word.
After eating the wontons, Lu Yijian dropped the chopsticks in his hand, without even looking at the bowls, chopsticks, food containers, and hip flasks on the stone table. He carried his riding whip, stepped out of the pavilion, stepped on the horse's back, and threw it at the whip. , Drove away.
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On the official road to Bianjing City.
Kou Ji thrust his hands into his cuffs and walked forward swayingly.
Several guards of the Kou Mansion, struggling to rein the horse, followed behind Kou Ji.
Kou Ji did not ride a horse, nor could he ride a horse.
When he was in the palace with Zhao Zhen to practice martial arts, he went to the Royal Racecourse once, and with the help of the eunuchs, he also got on horses.
But when the horse crashed, Kou Ji was thrown to the ground and fell a dog to eat shit.
Since then, Koj has never rode anymore.
Being thrown is not the key. The key is that if he falls to the ground and loses his appearance, he will feel ashamed when he sees Di Qing's fellow in the future.
And the wife's room is not easy to find.
More importantly, if Zhao Zhen grows up in the future, he will be shaken if he listens to other people's slander and picks officials in terms of appearance.
Picking officials on the basis of looks was nothing new in ancient times.
Throughout the dynasties, there have always been a few emperors who paid attention to official rituals.
When they select officials, in addition to their talents, they also pay attention to their looks.
The legendary ghost hunter Zhong Kui was fooled by this.
Before his death, Zhong Kui was also a talented person with a talent for learning and learning. When he entered Beijing to rush for the exam, he lost the election because of his ugly appearance, and then hit and died on the Golden Palace.
Of course, the many comforting words that Kou Ji came up with were purely to conceal the fact that he was afraid of breaking his leg.
It's not uncommon for Kou Ji to have broken his leg because of learning to ride a horse.
Anyway, he is not a military minister, he has a sedan chair when he comes in and out, so he must learn to ride a horse.
Kou Ji put his hands on his chest and walked forward leisurely.
But it suffered from the guards following him and the dumb tiger hiding in the dark.
For the guards, reining in slow motion is far more strenuous than riding a horse.
Sitting on horseback, the cold wind blows them all over.
The dumb tiger hid in the dark, stamping his feet with cold.
He is not like Kou Ji, who wraps himself up like a bear cub.
He often wears thin clothes to travel for convenience, so he can easily be frozen.
Seeing Kou Ji took two steps and stopped in place, Duhu felt angry.
He twisted a small stone from the ground and threw it at the back of Kou Ji's head.
Kou Ji was attacked and shouted, "There are assassins!"
The guards hurried forward and trapped Kou Ji in the middle.
They looked around vigilantly, but did not find the assassin.
Kou Ji touched his head, picked up the little stone that fell on the ground, and looked around.
Suddenly understood the source of the little stone.
Eighty percent was lost by the dumb tiger.
If the assassin lost it, then the dumb tiger would definitely rush out to protect him in the first place.
Now that his head was smashed, but the dumb tiger did not appear, it means that the little stone was lost by the dumb tiger.
Kou Ji waved his hand to the guards who were besieged by his side, "Let's go away... a false alarm..."
After dispelling the guards, Kou Ji continued to move forward, in order to test whether the little stone was lost by the dumb tiger.
He paused again on the road.
really.
Another small stone hit the back of his head.
Kou Ji confirmed his guess and guessed that Duhu was frozen in the dark, so he urged him on his way with a small stone.
In order to avoid the dumb tiger from freezing, Kou Ji stopped a carriage rushing to Bianjing City on the side of the road, sat on the shaft, and swayed to Bianjing City.
From Kou Ji's ride on the carriage to Kou Ji's return home, he was never thrown by the little stone again.
As soon as Kou Ji returned home, he ran into Kou Zhun and went out.
Kou Zhun saw Kou Ji and said, "The eleven states including Tang, Deng, Dai and other states have entered Beijing one after another. The queen mother invited the old man into the palace to discuss the right of Xu Zhezhong to do things cheaply."
The matter is so important that Kou Ji didn't dare to hold Kou Zhun to talk in detail. He bowed his hand to Kou Zhun and said: "Grandfather go early and return early."
Kou Zhun nodded, and entered the palace in the Kou bus.
Kou Jimai stepped into the house.
As soon as I entered the mansion gate, I saw Kou Zhong and Kou Li, busy for the New Year.
This year's New Year's Day, just happened to hit Zhao Heng's funeral.
Every household in the city of Bianjing couldn't put on the red color, they were all plain colors.
But the lively atmosphere of the New Year's Day was not something that Zhao Hengda could stop.
Every household is busy preparing new year goods, cleaning houses, and preparing food and clothing for the new year.
Those who are not willing to eat or wear on weekdays are all put on the table and put on.
Like the Kou Mansion, such a wealthy family, naturally they have to prepare more and be more busy.
After Kou Li entered Beijing, he took his concubine's room and took over the whole thing. With Kou Zhong's help, everything needed to prepare was the same.
Just as Kou Ji appeared outside the main hall, Aunt Qiao greeted him and handed Kou Ji a box.
Aunt Qiao patted the box and exhorted: "The box is filled with golden leaves made by the craftsmen of the mansion, who used it for rewards. The servants and maids who signed the short contract at the mansion are about to leave the mansion.
Before they leave the house, they all have to give one or two rewards.
One is to reward them for their busy year.
The second is to ask for auspiciousness. "
Kou Ji held the box and said in a daze: "This is a rare opportunity to benevolent, why don't my father go."
Aunt Qiao said dryly when she heard this, "Your father wants to go, but your grandfather won't let it. Your grandfather said, within a year, you have jumped from a white body to a fifth-rank official body, which is considered true. Upstarts in the house.
This opportunity to show grace should be yours. "
Kou Ji shook his head dumbly.
He felt that Kou Zhun prevented Kou Li from doing the kindness, and instead left him the opportunity to show the kindness. He probably wanted to wait for him to give Kou Mansion to his grandson instead of his son Kou Li's son a hundred years later.
Let him be kind to him now is to let him get acquainted with people familiar with the mansion, and then establish prestige in the hearts of the servants and maids in the mansion.
Kou Ji questioned: "My father has no complaints?"
Aunt Qiao said helplessly: "Does your father dare to complain?"
Kou Ji was taken aback and laughed out loud.
Kou Li met Kou Zhun, just as a mouse met a cat.
Kou Ji has never seen Kou Li talk back to Kou Zhun.
What Kou Zhun said was an order for Kou Li.
It is an order and cannot be refused.
Kou Ji arched his hands at Aunt Qiao, holding the box, and entered the middle courtyard.
Guan Shi in the mansion had already gathered the maids and servants who had signed a short contract with the mansion.
They had packed their bags, carried them on their backs, and were ready to leave the house at any time.
It can be seen that they are also looking forward to going home for the New Year.
They will rush out of the Kou Mansion immediately after the master's rewards.
After Kou Ji arrived, the maids and servants put down their bags and bowed to salute, "I have seen the young master..."
Kou Ji waved his hand and said, "You don't need to be polite."
Kou Ji put the box in his hand on the stone table in the middle courtyard.
I looked at the maids and servants.
Kou Ji opened the box on the stone table, revealing a box full of golden leaves.
When the maids and servants saw Jin Ye Zi, their eyes were straight.
Kou Ji looked at them and said faintly: "At the beginning of the new year, one piece per person, ask for auspiciousness."
The maids and servants gave salutes together.
"Thank you young master for the reward."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "It's good if you don't scold me in your heart. Other people have added a young master to their homes, which are annual rewards, monthly rewards, and daily rewards.
I, the young master of Kou Mansion, have been in the mansion for a year. I won't let you serve, nor have I rewarded you. It's strange if you don't complain in your heart. "
When the maids and servants heard the words, they all froze in place, not knowing how to respond.
Kou Ji twisted the golden leaf in the box and smiled: "I'll just make a joke, you don't have to be so cautious. Although I rarely reward you on weekdays, I will not be less once when it is time to reward you. "
Kou Ji threw the golden leaf in the box, pushed forward a bit, and instructed Mr. Su: "Reward them, one piece for each. You can't take more, and you can't take less."
Guan Shi agreed and took the box to the maids and servants.
The maids and servants took a piece of gold leaf from the box one by one, and put them away carefully.
In full view, no one dares to take more, and no one takes less.
The golden leaves in the box were rewarded, and there were 13 pieces left.
Guan Shi held the box and wanted to return it to Kou Ji. Kou Ji stopped her and said with a smile: "You accept these 13 golden leaves first. The first 13 people who return home after the new year will be rewarded by one person. one slice."
After saying this, Kou Ji smiled in the stunned eyes of the maids and servants: "After you go back, serve your parents well, don't rush back."
The maids and servants suddenly discovered that the young master was bad.
But it felt surprisingly close.
Kou Ji stared at them and shouted: "What are you waiting for, not going home? Waiting for me to send someone to send you off?"
The maids and servants hurriedly bowed to Kou Ji, carried their bags, and went home to reunite with their families.
After the maids and servants left, Guan Shi held the box and exclaimed, "Little Master is really clever. In previous years, when they came back home on the New Year's Day, they always shied away for various reasons and refused to return to the Kou Mansion on time.
Now that the young master is using the golden leaf as bait, they will definitely be scrambling to return to the mansion in the next few years. "
Kou Ji laughed in a low voice: "It's just a small trick, it's not worth mentioning. You pick a few clever guards from the mansion and secretly give them a ride. I see that many of them have this year's wages on their backs and left the mansion. , Must be targeted."
After a pause, Kou Ji faintly said, "Outside the city of Bianjing, there are many desperadoes who are thinking about them."
When Mr. Su heard Kou Ji's words, he gave a deep salute to Kou Ji, saying: "Little young master is kind and righteous, and the servants and servants are grateful to the young master for the maids and servants in the mansion."
Kou Ji shook his head and said dumbfounded: "What is righteous and unrighteous, I just compare my heart to my heart. When I came out of Huazhou, I didn't have much money on my body.
Out of Huazhou, he was robbed.
I don't want my experience to happen to them. "
Guan Shi heard the words, gritted his teeth and said, "Those damned thieves will be taken apart sooner or later."
Kou Ji smiled and said nothing.
Guanshi Su left the middle courtyard holding the box.
Kou Jihuang went to the courtyard where the master craftsman lived.
When the craftsmen saw Kou Ji, they left their work and hurriedly greeted him.
"Little master, why are you free to come to the little people. Is there something to fight?"
The craftsmen in Kou's Mansion were very respectful to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji nodded and asked, "You made the golden leaves in the mansion?"
The craftsmen nodded vigorously.
Kou Ji clicked his mouth and said: "The workmanship is a bit rough!"
After hearing this, the craftsmen continued to nod their heads vigorously.
If someone else said this, they would definitely slap that person's face without hesitation.
Because they all came out of the palace, they have been craftsmen for generations, and their craftsmanship has nothing to say.
To doubt their craftsmanship is to slap them in the face.
But when Kou Ji said this, the craftsmen were very convinced.
Because the craftsmen know in their hearts that Kou Ji is a master craftsman.
They could tell by taking out drawings from Kou Ji several times for them to forge, and instructing them to forge several times.
Kou Zhun didn't understand the level of Kou Ji's craftsmanship, but the craftsmen did.
They are experts, they know Kou Ji.
After seeing the craftsmen nodding, Kou Ji continued: "Let's try to borrow water power..."
The craftsmen looked puzzled.
Kou Ji didn't explain much, and continued: "I'm here to find you this time, so that you can help me build a batch of gold and silver leaves."
How can the craftsmen have the mind to pay attention to gold leaves and silver leaves.
One by one, they scratched their heads and scratched Koji, asking how to forge hydraulically.
Kou Ji briefly explained to them the principle of hydraulic forging, and then said: "I want gold leaves, silver leaves, big elm leaves, not maple leaves. The maple leaves you make are too ugly.
Take it out and throw away the face of my Kou Mansion. "
The craftsmen nodded vigorously.
It is not difficult for them to replace maple leaves with elm leaves.
They don't care, they want Kou Ji to teach more forging techniques.
Kou Ji didn't bother to pay attention to them, and dropped a sentence, "Let's talk about it later..."
Leaving the courtyard where the craftsmen are.
The reason why he made a special trip to the courtyard where the craftsmen lived was for gold and silver leaves.
Today, when Aunt Qiao asked him to reward servants and maids, he discovered that he had been in Bianjing for a year and had been an official for more than half a year. He hadn't learned to be a rich man or to reward others.
Like Liu Heng’s servant, there are more than a dozen money rewards every month, and it is not a month or two, but month and month.
Is Liu Hyung a fool
Obviously not.
Then why did he throw money so generously
In order to gather people's hearts.
Not all servants can follow the master loyally like Chen Lin.
Most servants prefer money.
Only by letting them see that it is profitable to follow you will they follow you closely and support you.