North Song

Chapter 360: A scholar who pursues fame and fortune

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Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng in surprise, and wanted to ask Liu Heng what the situation was right now.

But seeing Liu Heng covering his face with his sleeves, he couldn't see his expression and couldn't communicate.

Kou Ji had to cough heavily.

Liu Heng put down his sleeves with an awkward expression.

Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng, as if asking what was going on with Liu Heng.

Liu Heng squeezed out a smile in embarrassment.

The woman on horseback looked at the two with weird expressions, "I remember that in your Song people's book, there is a frown, is it the way you are now?"

Kou Jijun blushed and gave Liu Heng a ferocious look.

He seemed to blame Liu Heng for getting into this trouble.

Liu Heng smiled bitterly, and said dryly to the woman on horseback: "Let's find a place to sit down and talk about it."

The woman raised her head and shook the long whip in her hand, "What else is there to say, now you go back quickly to prepare the cattle, sheep and horses, and find my elder brother to propose marriage."

Liu Heng spread his hands and sighed: "But we didn't do anything?"

"Snapped!"

The woman shook the long whip in her hand and yelled softly: "We have lived together for one night... My brother said that if a man and a woman stay together for one night, they must get married."

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows, and looked ambiguously about Liu Heng and the woman.

Seeing this, Liu Heng said bitterly to Kou Ji: "Four brother, I really didn't do anything."

Kou Jiqiang held back his smile and said, "Is it still useful to say this at this time?"

Liu Heng's face was even more bitter upon hearing this.

The woman held a long whip, pointed at Liu Heng, and asked loudly: "Will you marry me? If you don't marry me, I will kill you!"

Liu Heng looked at Kou Ji with a look for help.

Seeing this, the woman stared at Koj fiercely.

Kou Ji waved his hand decisively: "You two things, you two will deal with it, and I will not participate."

Abandoning these words, Kou Ji left Liu Heng and hurriedly fled the alley.

The woman looked at the back of Kou Ji's escape and snorted a few times, "You know you..."

Liu Heng anxiously shouted to Kou Ji's back: "Fourth brother... Save me..."

Kou Ji covered his ears and pretended not to hear.

Out of the alley, found a place where no one was there, and laughed loudly.

Kou Ji laughed louder as the woman chased Liu Heng in the alley and shouted to kill.

Although he didn't know what happened between Liu Heng and An Ziluo's sister, An Ziluo's sister was obviously dependent on Liu Heng.

Liu Heng had done something 80%, so he was a little bit unreasonable, and let An Ziluo's sister chase him and shout and kill.

Otherwise, with Liu Heng's martial arts, An Ziluo's sister would have been torn off the horse.

"Does this count as a happy enemy? If you let Liu Mei know that Liu Heng provokes the Qingtang woman, I don't know how you feel?"

Kou Ji murmured with a smile, and walked out of Bianjing.

Kou Ji does not intend to interfere in the love affair between Liu Heng and sister An Ziluo.

Let's see where they can get there.

If the trouble comes to the end and really comes together, he will definitely help if he encounters obstruction.

Kou Ji left Bianjing and arrived at Ruishengzhuang outside Bianjing.

Ruishengzhuang is what the people of Bianjing call the place where the refugees live outside the city.

No one deliberately named the place where the refugees lived.

It is purely that the place where the refugees live is close to the royal garden Ruisheng Garden. When the people in Bianjing call the place where they live, they naturally call it Ruishengzhuang.

When Kou Ji arrived outside Ruishengzhuang, he saw some scholars hovering outside Ruishengzhuang.

Kou Ji looked at them one or two, then entered the village with doubts.

After Chen Jing, Wang Tiansheng and others learned that Kou Ji had arrived, they hurriedly greeted them.

"Cao Min has seen the Kou Industry Department..."

"Students have seen Kou Engineering Department..."

The two bowed to salute.

Kou Ji waved his hand and said, "You don't need to be polite... How is the wrought iron furnace built?"

Chen Jing smiled dryly: "The grassroots don't understand wrought iron, but I heard from the craftsman in your house that there is a stove that is ready for use. You can open the wrought iron only after the iron and coal are delivered."

The coal in Chen Jing's mouth refers to coal.

The ancients discovered coal very early, but the burning of coal will produce poisonous gas. If you are not careful, you will die from poisoning.

Therefore, most of the ancients stayed away from coal.

Only a small number of craftsmen use coal in forging.

When Kou Ji made steel in the mansion, he used coal. He also taught the craftsmen in the mansion how to use coal while avoiding poisonous gas.

The craftsmen of Kou Mansion more or less learned some of the characteristics of coal.

The iron forged with coal is far better than the iron forged with traditional charcoal and firewood.

Many craftsmen in the Kou Mansion have now abandoned charcoal and firewood, and switched to coal as fuel.

The large wrought iron workshops built outside the city naturally use coal as fuel.

It is worth mentioning that because the ancients kept coal away, many open-pit coal mines were filled with coal and no one picked it up.

A steward who goes out to purchase coal can easily use a copper coin in exchange for a basket of coal.

Under Chen Jing's leadership, Kou Ji visited the front of the blast furnace built by the wrought iron workshop, found some of the shortcomings, and corrected him.

And it was agreed that a few days later, when the first batch of iron and coal arrives, they will come back to watch the ironmaking (steelmaking).

Although the salt and iron are operated by the three divisions, Kou Ji is not in trouble with iron materials.

Even if Kou Ji didn't go through the three divisions and start mining and purchasing iron materials, no one could make mistakes.

Because the Ministry of Industry, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, has the power to cut wood and stone, and mine gold, silver, copper and iron ore.

Although the imperial court has given these powers to the three divisions, the imperial court has not cancelled these powers of the Ministry of Industry.

It was just that in the past, the court relied heavily on the three divisions, and the Ministry of Industry could not rob the three divisions, so they could only fight behind the three divisions, or simply do nothing.

Now that Kou Ji is in charge of the Ministry of Political Work, how can he let the three divisions dominate again

How can the three divisions take the power of the Ministry of Industry and dominate it

Kou Ji left the wrought iron workshop, went to the textile workshop, and the private school that was being built for a tour.

Before leaving, he stared at the scholars outside Ruishengzhuang and asked Chen Jing, "What are those people doing here?"

Chen Jing bowed and replied: "If we return to the Ministry of Industry, those scholars heard that we are going to build a private school here, and plan to let tens of thousands of children study together, so they want to ask for a bite of food in the private school we built.

You said earlier that the gentleman who taught the children had to choose among the people like the Cao Min, so the Cao Min blocked the scholars from outside. "

When Kou Ji heard this, he stared at the scholar outside thoughtfully.

Wang Tiansheng said in a low voice, "Kou Industry Department, among those scholars, some want to have a bite of food, and some want to use the dolls to mix up some education and a good reputation."

Wang Tiansheng's words broke the minds of those scholars who were lingering outside.

Kou Ji also guessed the thoughts of the scholars. He thought about it and said, "No matter what thoughts they have, it is not harmful to the children.

Among them, there are many students who come to rush for the exam, and there are also people with advanced knowledge. They teach the children, and the children learn a lot.

Far better than those scholars with half a bucket of water.

Since they are willing to contribute to the children, you will accept them.

When accepting people, you must figure out their origins, and avoid some people with ill-conceived minds from being among them. "

Chen Jing frowned upon hearing this.

He doesn't like the scholars who come to mix up their fame. He always feels that those people who are not innocent and have bad temperament will inevitably teach children badly.

Wang Tiansheng was overjoyed.

He is a scholar, far more than Chen Jing can see.

He knew that the scholars who came to mix fame were not innocent, but among those scholars, many of them were highly educated, and they would definitely be able to embark on official careers in the future.

After those scholars embarked on official careers, they would definitely take care of the children who went out here.

If there are one or two promising children among them, they might be able to take advantage of them.

The rest of the village elders and clan elders have their own minds.

But Kou Ji had already decided, and they couldn't say anything anymore.

Kou Ji asked Wang Tiansheng to gather those people, select some scholars from them, and be gentlemen for the children.

He himself left Ruishengzhuang and returned to Bianjing.

After returning to Bianjing City.

Seeing that Su Chan'er was still waiting at the gate of the mansion, he murmured and entered the mansion through the back door.

It didn't take long to rest in the house.

Kou Zhong came to report that Liu Heng was visiting.

Kou Ji hurriedly asked Kou Zhong to take the people to the side hall.

After Kou Ji arrived at the side hall, he saw Liu Heng sitting in a chair like a dead fish.

Kou Ji saw that Liu Heng had no new injuries on his face, and asked with a smile, "What have you done to the other girl?"

Liu Heng sat up with a toothy grin, sighed, and said bitterly: "I didn't do anything... That crazy girl haunted me and asked me to marry her.

Kou Ji smiled and sat down, letting the maid in charge to serve tea.

After the tea was brought in, Kou Ji drank tea and smiled: "You didn't do anything? Will other girls chase you?"

Liu Heng picked up the tea bowl in front of him, took a sip, and said seriously: "I really didn't do anything... Three days ago, the crazy girl came to me and said that I had beaten her before and she wanted to find the place back.

I played a game with her, and when I was tired, I found a place and drank some wine.

Then they fell drunk together, and after waking up, the crazy girl chased me and said that I stayed with her all night and must marry her. "

After listening to Liu Heng's narration, Kou Ji smiled and asked: "With your martial arts, you can defeat her in three or two strokes. How come you get tired?"

Liu Heng said dryly: "This is different from the past. She is the envoy of Qingtang. If I hurt her, it will not be easy to explain to the court."

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "How do I feel that you are watching other girls look better, so you can't bear to start?"

Liu Heng said positively: "There is nothing..."

Kou Ji stared at Liu Heng with a smile, without speaking.

What hurt the Qingtang envoy, it is not good to explain to the court, it is pure bullshit.

If Liu Heng really cared about these, he would not accompany him to provoke the envoy of Liao.

Under Kou Ji's gaze, Liu Heng said with a guilty conscience: "She looks better, but what does it have to do with me? She is a vassal girl, and my father would never allow me to marry a vassal girl."

Kou Ji smiled and said, "Who can tell about feelings... Taizong didn't allow the first emperor and the queen mother to be together back then. What happened

Liu Heng felt even more guilty when he heard this.

Kou Ji smiled and asked, "You are tired from fighting with other girls. After drinking, do you do anything to them?"

Liu Heng said decisively: "No!"

Kou Ji sneered: "If you didn't do anything, the girl will chase you and shout and kill?"

Liu Heng hesitated for a while, and said with a guilty conscience: "Actually... Actually, I don't know what I did when I was drunk... Don't look at her petite body, but she is very heroic and drunk.

I drank with her from evening to midnight, and when she drank slightly, I was already confused.

After drinking too much, I don't remember what I did. "

Hearing this, Kou Ji nodded and said, "That is to say, did you do something to her, or did she do something to you, is it hard to say now?"

Liu Heng nodded subconsciously. Seeing an inexplicable smile on Kou Ji's face, he shook his head quickly and said, "We really didn't do anything!"

Kou Ji put away the smile on his face, leaned back on the back of the chair, and said, "Since you didn't do anything, then I asked her brother and said, let her not pester you?"

Liu Heng hurriedly got up and said, "Then there will be Brother Lao."

Kou Ji smiled and nodded, "It's getting late, so you can rest in my house for one night. I will send someone to send a message to An Ziluo and let him restrain his sister."

Liu Heng nodded.

Kou Ji ordered the housekeeper to arrange a guest room for Liu Heng and let Liu Heng rest.

He returned to the study, wrote a letter, and sent it to the station where the Qingtang people lived.

No words for a night.

The next day.

early morning.

After Liu Heng got up, he found Kou Ji, said goodbye to Kou Ji, and prepared to leave.

Kou Ji sent him to the gate of the mansion.

Su Chan'er, who had been guarding the gate of Kou's mansion for a day and a night, hurried forward.

"Prince Kou, the little girl did not hesitate to speak in Kou's mansion a few days ago, angering the son, and came to apologize to him.

Liu Heng saw Su Chan'er with a complicated expression, snorted coldly, and left Kou Mansion with his sleeves left.

Kou Ji did not send him off again, but stared at Su Chan'er outside the house, and said lightly: "You go back. I know what the people behind you are trying to plot. Since I didn't reply to him, I will explain I will not agree to make a deal with him.

Even if you stay here to death, it won't have any effect. "

Abandoning this sentence, Kou Ji was about to turn around and leave.

Su Chan'er stepped forward again and hurriedly said, "Master Kou, can you give the little girl a chance to let the little girl say a few words to you."

Kou Ji shook his head, carrying his hands on his back, and entered the mansion.

No matter how Su Chan'er shouted, he didn't respond.

Su Chan'er treated him sternly and respectfully, all because of Zhao Yuanyan's orders.

She has completely become a tool in Zhao Yuanyan's hands, and has long lost the agility that Kou Ji had when he first saw her.

Kou Ji didn't bother to talk to a tool.