Kou Ji chatted with Zhu Neng and the others for a long time. When the Mu drum sounded, the people tidied their clothes and rushed to the main hall of Xingqing Palace.
The main hall of Xingqing Palace was re-arranged when Kou Ji and others went to rest.
A bit less heavy breath, a bit more festive.
The Manchu civil and military, relatives and relatives of the emperor entered the main hall with a smiling face, and under the guidance of the eunuch and Gong E, sat on the seats in the main hall of Xingqing Palace.
After the Manchu civil and military and the emperor’s relatives settled down, Zhao Zhen joined the Empress Cao and entered the main hall.
Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao both wore beautiful costumes and looked very dazzling.
After they entered the hall hand in hand, the Manchu dynasty's civil and military, the emperor's relatives and relatives stood up and bowed to welcome them.
After the two of them were seated, the Manchu civil and military officials and relatives of the emperor gave salutes.
"The officials welcome the officials, welcome the empress and empress..."
With a smile on his face, Zhao Zhen said: "You don't need to be polite to the Qing family... Give a seat..."
After the Manchu civil and military officials and relatives of the emperor gave their seats, they sat down one after another.
Zhao Zhen ordered the eunuch and Gong E to prepare some simple dry goods and drinks, and sent them to the Manchu dynasty's civil and military officials and relatives of the emperor to eat first.
The Manchu civil and military and relatives of the emperor were naturally not polite.
One by one picked up the dry goods and drinks on the table and started to eat.
During this period, it was accompanied by waves of singing and dancing.
After an hour, the singing and dancing stopped.
Zhao Zhen ordered the people to remove the things from the emperor's relatives and relatives and the Manchu civil and military tables.
The banquet officially began at this time.
After preaching something that he didn't understand, Zhao Zhen began to give money to the relatives of the emperor, the relatives of the emperor, and the civil and military people of the Manchu dynasty.
The most important thing about the New Year’s Eve banquet is that the king rewards the Manchu civil and military.
Give jewelry and jade, give gold and silver money, give house, give court ladies, give officials, give vegetables, give palace flowers.
It's a bit similar to the meaning of the year-end award for later generations.
The only difference between this year’s New Year’s Eve banquet is that Zhao Zhen did not award officials.
The Manchu civil and military had no complaints about this.
But the relatives and relatives of the emperor have a lot of criticism.
But after being scanned with cold eyes by Zhao Zhen, the relatives and relatives of the emperor shut their mouths obediently.
Zhao Zhen knew the terrible things the imperial relatives did in Bianjing.
Zhao Zhen didn't start to clean up them now, he had saved enough face for them.
One by one, the soldiers of Song Dynasty didn't help much when they were on the expedition. Instead, they kept pulling their legs behind. Zhao Zhen didn't degrade them to common people, and they were already benevolent.
Dare to make irresponsible remarks because Zhao Zhen has not been promoted to some of them.
All of them didn't make any contribution to the imperial court, and they wanted to be promoted, and wanted to be beautiful.
After Zhao Zhen shocked the emperor's relatives and relatives, he continued to give generously to Manchu civil and military.
After a round of generous gifts, it's time for the moon to reach the sky.
Zhao Zhen instructed the eunuchs and Gong'e to present formal meals and accompany the Manchu civil and military to eat, drink and have fun.
Has been tossing until the middle of the night before ending.
The Manchu civil and military officials and the relatives of the emperor left the palace with their family members. They returned to the mansion and arranged for the family members to sleep. They put on sacrificial clothing one by one and rushed to the eastern suburbs outside Xingqing Mansion.
Today is the first day of the new year, which is the first day of the new year.
The Song Dynasty first conquered the Liao Kingdom, and then conquered Xixia, and made great achievements on both battlefields.
As an emperor, Zhao Zhen naturally wanted to show the heavens and his ancestors.
Since he is not in Bianjing, he can only set up an altar in the eastern suburbs to worship the ancestors and God in accordance with the ancient rituals.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the relatives of the emperor arrived in the eastern suburbs one by one, dressed solemnly.
An eighty-one-foot-high altar has been erected in the eastern suburbs. A large tripod is placed on the altar. The four corners of the altar have braziers burning.
The royal guard guards around the altar in black armor.
Zhao Zhen, wearing a uniform, appeared in the eastern suburbs, and led the Manchu civil and military to enter the location of the altar amid the singing of praise from the Ministry of Rites.
When he reached the bottom of the altar, Zhao Zhen stopped and waited for the Manchu civil and military station to settle, and ordered Wang Yunsheng and Kou Ji to accompany them to the altar.
Kou Ji is now the head of the military ministers.
In the absence of Lu Yijian, Zhang Zhibai, and Wang Zeng, and when Kou Ji was transferred to a military minister, Wang Yunsheng became the head of the civil servants.
Zhao Zhen led Kou Ji and Wang Yunsheng on the altar, and under the cold wind, they visited the heaven and the earth, paid homage to the ancestors, and burned the sacrifices.
When the sacrificial text in the altar, swirling with flames, rose to the sky.
Zhao Zhen stared at the sky and murmured: "Four brother, tell me, are there really gods in the sky? After the ancestors died, did I go to the Jiuzhong Tianque?"
Kou Ji clicked his mouth and sighed, "I don't know..."
Listening to what the two of them were saying, Wang Yunsheng's heart jumped wildly. He didn't dare to say a word. Standing there like a clay sculpture, he didn't dare to say a word.
He was afraid that when Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were struck by lightning for a while, he would be implicated.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji didn't know what Wang Yunsheng was thinking, they looked at the sky together.
Zhao Zhen continued: "When Emperor Father was alive, he always said that there were gods in the world, and he believed in this. But I don’t believe, if there are gods, why would I ignore the sufferings of the world? Why not create a world of great harmony, Let everyone in the world live a happy life?"
Kou Ji hesitated: "Why do officials have such feelings?"
Zhao Zhen said quietly: "The emperor father begged the gods for a lifetime and respected the gods for a lifetime. He didn't see the gods grant him immortality, let alone make Da Song bigger and stronger.
From the time I enthroned to the present, in just a few short years, I have never respected any gods.
But my Da Song has become stronger than ever.
If worshiping the gods can't make Da Song stronger, why do I respect him
If there are real gods on the Jiuzhongtianque, they are also a group of blind gods.
When we respected them, they did not send down Fuze.
When we disrespect them, with our efforts, we can also bring happiness to the people of the world. "
Kou Ji did not rush to agree with Zhao Zhen's words, but said suspiciously: "Why are the officials born with such emotion?"
Zhao Zhen carried his hands on his back and said faintly: "Because when I was out of the palace this morning, I ran into a slanderer. He told me that if we can build 108 Taoist temples and temples in the world for worshipping the gods, All my ideas can be realized."
Kou Ji squinted his eyes and asked in a low voice, "How did the officials deal with him?"
Zhao Zhen said indifferently: "I have sent him to guard his father's emperor."
Kou Ji pondered: "A fool's stupid thing, the official doesn't need to take it seriously."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Naturally, I won't take it seriously. If I take it seriously, I won't send him to guard his father's emperor. I just think he suddenly appeared in front of my Dragon Fight. It's a little coincidental."
Kou Ji was taken aback, and said in deep thought, "The official family thinks that someone wants to fool the official with the method of fooling the emperor?"
Zhao Zhen nodded again.
Kou Ji asked: "Who is it?"
Zhao Zhen glanced at Kou Ji and said faintly: "My two imperial aunts..."
Kou Ji frowned slowly.
"The two eldest princesses are..."
"I have some opinions about me..."
"A gift for the New Year's Eve Banquet?"
Kou Ji questioned.
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly.
Kou Ji hesitated: "How do the officials plan to deal with the two of them?"
Zhao Zhen curled his lips and said: "I am too lazy to pay attention to them. I have already dispatched all their mates and sons to the army. You can clean them up."
Kou Ji raised his brows in amazement.
You didn't want to do anything to your own people, so you pushed the trouble to me
Zhao Zhen seemed to see Kou Ji's thoughts, and said with a smile: "I checked, and it was my two imperial aunts who instigated the Xiang family to threaten his wife. I remember that the fourth brother and his wife are sincere, yes. It's impossible to watch his wife being wronged."
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, rolled his eyes and said, "I'll take this job."
Zhao Zhen nodded in satisfaction.
The monarch and the minister chatted for a while, and then they went down to the altar.
From beginning to end, Wang Yunsheng was like a foil, without saying a word.
The two did not pay attention to Wang Yunsheng, nor did they give Wang Yunsheng a password.
But Wang Yunsheng has self-knowledge and has decided to seal himself up.
Zhao Zhen went down to the altar and returned to Xingqing Palace with Manchu civil and military officials and relatives of the emperor. After a brief meal, he left.
The Manchu civil and military officially entered the annual vacation.
Kou Ji returned to the mansion and worked hard for three to five days, receiving many visitors.
Until the sixth grade, an unexpected person walked into the Kou Mansion with a heavy gift.
Kou Ji received him in an exotic front hall.
In the front hall.
Kou Jigao sits at the top, and Zhong Shiheng sits at the bottom of Kou Ji.
After Zhong Shiheng entered the front hall, he ordered the servants who came with him to put down the generous gifts and withdraw.
Seeing this, Kou Ji also ordered the servants of Kou Mansion to retreat.
The two of them were left in the front hall.
Zhong Shiheng said with a sad expression: "Please also ask Shangguan to save me..."
Kou Ji stared at Chong Shiheng and laughed and said, "Why did you say this? Brother Chong is now a first-class man, and he sits on Xiping Road, holding tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, with a high position, who dares to be disadvantageous to Chong. Why did you suddenly call for help?"
Zhong Shiheng smiled bitterly and said, "Although the friendship between you and me is shallow, it can be regarded as a bit of friendship. Can you not see what situation I am in?"
Kou Ji smiled without saying a word.
Seeing this, Zhong Shiheng could only take the initiative to speak up, saying: "The official family had previously deliberately called me to Beijing to report on duty. I rejected the official's kindness because of some selfishness. The official family has now put me on fire.
Among the civil and military forces in the Manchu dynasty, many people were waiting for them to impeach me.
After the fifteenth dynasty, I am afraid that the memorial to impeach me will flow into the palace like snowflakes.
At that time, I became the target of public criticism.
Whether life can be preserved is hard to say. "
Kou Ji pretended to be surprised and said: "Today, the official majesty has reached an unprecedented heyday. Even if it is my grandfather, I must obey in front of the official. Brothers dare to refuse the official. Good intentions, brother is upright, I am ashamed."
When Zhong Shiheng heard this, his face became even more bitter, "Can you not help but sarcastic me? In the battle of Xiliang City, you can help me for the sake of helping you thousands of miles away, how about?"
Kou Ji stared at Chong Shiheng, not salty or indifferent, and said: "You are helping Hexi, it is a sacred destiny, not someone's face. You are helping the court, not helping me.
The officials generously rewarded you afterwards and have already repaid your credit.
Therefore, the battle in Xiliang City was just a business matter without any personal affair. "
When Zhong Shiheng heard Kou Ji's words, he knew that Kou Ji wouldn't help him without a bit of blood. He could only gritted his teeth and said, "Go ahead, how can you help me?"
Kou Ji stared at Chong Shiheng, and said: "The Song Dynasty can have a kind of family generals, but there should not be a kind of family army. The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty can only be crowned by one surname, and that is Zhao."
Zhong Shiheng stared in amazement, looked at Kou Ji, and cried out: "You want me to hand over the family army?"
Kou Ji said indifferently: "It's up to you... But I must remind you that the Zhejia Army is gone. The Zhejia Army is a thorn in the eyes and a thorn in the flesh of the imperial court.
Everyone will stare at the kind family, staring at the kind family army.
It is inevitable that you become the target of the public.
When the time comes, the fate of your family will be worse than that of the Zhe family. "
Zhong Shiheng's expression changed again and again, staring at Kou Ji and said, "The soldiers of the family army are all personally selected by me. They are all first-class good sons. If they were handed over to the court, it would be ruined. "
Kou Ji said solemnly: "The court will not ruin the family army!"
Zhong Shiheng exclaimed: "How is it possible?"
Kou Ji stared at Zhong Shiheng and said: "Because I Kou Ji is now the Secret Envoy, I will never see Da Song's soldiers and horses ruined."
Chong Shiheng stared at Kou Ji, gritted his teeth and said, "How do I believe you?"
Kou Ji said solemnly: "You can only trust me!"
Zhong Shiheng gritted his teeth and said, "I need to think about this for a few more days."
Kou Ji nodded, not forcing Zhong Shiheng to make a decision.
Zhong Shiheng left Kou Mansion.
Three days later.
Zhong Shiheng went to Kou Mansion again.
Some were staring at Kou Ji in despair, "I can hand over the family army..."
Kou Ji stared at Zhong Shiheng and said, "I thought it would take you more than ten days to make up your mind. I didn't expect that in just three days, you would make up your mind."
Zhong Shiheng sighed and said nothing.
The seed army was created by him, and he didn't want to hand it over at all, but the experience in the past few days has forced him to hand over the seed army.
It's New Year's Day.
The civil and military officials in Xingqing Mansion came to visit each other, so it was so lively.
But at his mansion, there was no one to visit.
Every day looking at the guests at the big banquet in Zhu's Mansion, and then at the deserted scenes in his mansion, Chong Shiheng felt uncomfortable in his heart.
In previous years, it was the New Year's Day.
At the kind of mansion, it was like a cloud of guests, so it was so lively.
Among them are civil servants and military ministers.
In the Song Dynasty, where civil and military were clearly distinguished, it could be regarded as a beautiful scenery.
This year's New Year, civil and military officials did not visit other places. Why
Is it because his status is not high and his status is not obvious
It's not.
It is because everyone feels that he is going to be cold, so they try to avoid disadvantages in advance to avoid being implicated by him.
The civil and military people of Manchu thought that you want cold, you really want cold.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty felt that the family was going to be cold. If Chong Shiheng didn't use the official family and Kou Ji to make a decision when they were still in the northwest, it would be too late for him to make a decision after the two returned to Beijing.
If you really have to wait until the official family and Kou Ji have returned to the court, then the voice of the Manchu civil and military impeaching him, I am afraid it will become a wave.
At that time, he will be soft again, I am afraid it is not just as simple as handing over the family army.
He is not Kouji, and there is no one behind him.
The manchurian civil and military impeached him together, one impeachment one verdict.
"Hey… "
Zhong Shiheng sighed, "I won't pay, can I do it?"
Kou Ji glanced at Zhong Shiheng and said, "If you handed over the family army sooner, maybe the position of this clerk will be yours."
Zhong Shiheng laughed bitterly at himself.
Kou Ji stared at Zhong Shiheng and said, "I will tell you what you have said to the official family, and the official family will send people to reorganize the family army. I will try my best to maintain the integrity of the family army.
But you also know the situation of the northwestern roads.
The lands allocated to the soldiers are all on different roads, so the officials will accommodate the soldiers and place them in the places where they are allocated.
Therefore, some soldiers in the family army will still leave. "
Zhong Shiheng sighed and said, "As long as you don't transfer the soldiers of the Zhuan family army to other places. Zhu Neng, Liu Heng, Wang Kai, Guo Yi and others are not people who treat the soldiers harshly.
The soldiers of the family army followed them, and I was relieved. "
Zhu Neng and Liu Heng have a large amount of foreign financial income each year. They don’t like the salary of soldiers and horses, so they never drink the blood of soldiers and horses. They always pay enough money for soldiers and horses, and occasionally bring soldiers to go. Make a small fortune, so the soldiers and horses of the two of them are the most moisturizing in the Song Dynasty.
Although Wang Kai has not been leading the army for a long time, he has not drunk the blood of soldiers during the time he led the army, so he has a good reputation.
Although Guo Yi's status is not prominent, he is a well-known and kind person in the northwest.
Every soldier he has taken will give him a thumbs up.
Therefore, Chong Shiheng also felt relieved that the soldiers of the Chong family followed Guo Yi.
Seeing that Zhong Shiheng was satisfied with the arrangement between himself and the official, Kou Ji nodded in satisfaction without mentioning any conditions.
After Kou Ji nodded, Zhong Shiheng questioned: "The official family probably wants to transfer me away from Xiping Road? Who will be in charge of the remaining military officers of the family?"
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "You guessed that the official would transfer you away from Xiping Road?"
Zhong Shiheng rolled his eyes and said faintly: "Since I have handed over the Clan Army, the officials will naturally find ways to erase my traces in the Clan Army and transfer me away. Isn't that right?"
Kou Ji laughed out loud, and asked after a long time: "What do you think of Di Qing?"
Zhong Shiheng frowned slightly, and said, "Di Qing, the commander of the tiger character? On the Yanyun battlefield, Di Qing has established some merits, and the official has made him a prince position.
But if a candidate sits all the way, can he live in town? "
Kou Ji looked at Zhong Shiheng and smiled: "Do you think that Di Qing is young, with little credit, and status, and is not qualified to be the head of the Xiping Road Horse Infantry Army, right?"
Zhong Shiheng did not conceal, and slowly nodded.
Kou Ji said frankly: “It’s really wrong for Di Qing to serve as the head of the Xiping Road Horse Infantry Army. However, you can still do it as the head of any army. You will still be the head of the Xiping Road Horse Infantry Army, but you have to return to Beijing to report."
It means that Chong Shiheng puts on a false name, no matter what.
Hearing this, Zhong Shiheng was a little surprised, but he did not object, instead he questioned: "Now there is no vacancy in the Privy Council, and there is no vacancy in the Ministry of War. After I return to Beijing, what position can I hold?"
Kou Ji smiled and said, "You can sit in the sanya..."
Zhong Shiheng was taken aback for a moment, and said solemnly, "Is the palace commander?"
Zhong Shiheng looked at Kou Ji, and said unexpectedly: "The official is going to move those idlers in the three yas?"
Kou Ji slowly nodded and said: "They have been in the Sanya, and the corpse position has been a vegetarian meal for a long time. All the soldiers and horses in my Song Dynasty are negligent in training and weak in combat. They have great responsibilities.
I used to have few soldiers in Dasong, so I can let them toss in the Sanya indiscriminately.
Now that I have deployed more troops, I can't let them go crazy anymore. "
Hearing this, Zhong Shiheng nodded slowly.
The position of Sanya's palace commander, although not as good as the privy envoy.
But it is higher than the Ministry of War Shangshu.
He served as the commander of the Sanya, but he was worthy of his identity and credit.
Zhong Shiheng was fairly satisfied with the court's arrangements. He stared at Kou Ji and said, "Then what should I do?"
Zhao Zhen had just promoted Zhong Shiheng to first-class public in front of the civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty.
Without any reason, it is naturally impossible to take it back.
Therefore, Chong Shiheng needs to help Zhao Zhen make an excuse to let Zhao Zhen cast down his nobility and change him as an official.
Kou Ji thought about it and said with a smile: "I heard that the two imperial aunts are very mad recently. Go and run them."
Zhong Shiheng frowned subconsciously.
"Two grand princesses? Those are two very domineering characters. I'm afraid there will be endless troubles if they get caught up."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "What are you afraid of? When the first emperor was in power, they were spoiled by the first emperor, and they were naturally arrogant and domineering. But now that the first emperor has returned to heaven, the officials treat them with no color.
They have already lost their arrogant and domineering capital.
They are now arrogant and domineering, they are just consuming the only little friendship left in the hearts of the officials.
Once the little bit of friendship left in the officials' hearts is exhausted, it's time for them to be unlucky. "
Zhong Shiheng didn't believe in Kou Ji's bewitching, but he still frowned.
Kou Ji knew that Zhong Shiheng had concerns, so he spoke again: "The officials have sent their husbands and sons to the army to serve in the army. I will send one or two to Sanya and leave it to you to control."
Zhong Shiheng frowned upon hearing this.
He understood the deep meaning of Kou Ji's words.
It was not Kou Ji who instigated him to trouble the two eldest princesses.
It was Zhao Zhen's trouble finding the two princesses.
Otherwise, it is impossible for Zhao Zhen to send the husband-in-law of the two eldest princesses to Kou Ji's hands.
With Kou Ji's temperament, if the husband-in-law and sons of the two eldest princesses came under his hands to play imposing and domineering, Kou Ji might hang them up and beat them.
If Zhao Zhen was not looking for trouble with the two eldest princesses, why did he send the husband-in-law and sons of the two eldest princesses to Kou Ji to be abused
Kou Ji probably knew Zhao Zhen's thoughts, so he asked him to trouble the two eldest princesses to add fire.
As the saying goes, if God wants to destroy it, it must first make it crazy.
He provoked the two eldest princesses one by one, and Zhao Zhen downgraded him.
The prestige of the two eldest princesses will rise suddenly.