"Before in Xingqing Mansion, the officials held the outskirts. It was a bit sloppy and not solemn. It was difficult for God to feel the sincerity of the officials. Naturally, the sages could not witness the achievements of the officials.
Therefore, the minister asked the official family to hold a suburban offering in accordance with the ancient rites! "
Kou Ji said these words solemnly.
The Manchu civil and military were in an uproar.
Suburb sacrifice is a very solemn sacrifice.
When the Emperor Taizu set the tripod, it was at the time of the Jiaoji, the ministers who were rewarded.
Since the first emperor returned from the Fengchan of Mount Tai, it has been a long time since the Song Dynasty held a suburban festival in a serious manner.
Most of the time, temple sacrifices were used instead of suburb sacrifices.
Now that Kou Ji proposed a suburban festival, and also held a suburban festival in accordance with the ancient rituals, the Manchu civil and military were naturally in an uproar.
They didn't know what medicine was sold in Kou Ji's gourd.
As Kou Ji, it is impossible to propose a suburban offering for no reason.
Kou Ji must want to do something through the outskirts.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty began to speculate about the significance of Kou Ji's move.
Even Zhao Zhen was thinking about Kou Ji's intentions with a look of confusion.
Zhao Zhen thought about it for a long time, but he didn't think about the intention of Kou Ji's move.
Sacrifice, in the eyes of others, it is a performance of fearing gods and sages, but in Zhao Zhen's eyes, it is an opportunity to praise God and sages.
But it is difficult for any emperor to refuse such a thing.
It is obvious that Zhao Zhen can hardly refuse.
Seeing Zhao Zhen's intentional expression showing, Lu Yijian hurried out of work and said loudly: "Officials, this is not right..."
Zhao Zhen raised his brows when he heard this, "Why did Lu Aiqing think that this was wrong? I think Kou Aiqing's proposal was good. The suburb sacrifices held in Xingqing Mansion before were indeed a bit sloppy. After returning to Beijing, only the temple was held. Festival, but no suburban festival was held.
Suburbs are the rites of the suburbs.
During the reign of Emperor Taizu, a suburban festival was held in Luoyang, and the courtesans were praised.
Since I became the throne until now, I haven't held a suburban festival outside the city of Bianjing.
It stands to reason that now that the four seas are in Jingping, I should also make up for the sacrifices. "
The Jiaojie, as Zhao Zhen said, is a rite of the Jiaotian.
There are four altars, the sky, the earth, the sun, and the moon.
The Temple of Heaven is located in the south of Bianjing City. It must be sacrificed in winter, and the emperor must visit it in person.
The altar of earth is located in the north of Bianjing city. It needs to be sacrificed in summer. The emperor can visit it in person or send ministers to represent it.
The Ritan Temple is located to the east of Bianjing City, and the Moon Temple is located to the west of Bianjing City.
The sacrificial offerings of the two altars of the sun and the moon were not so cumbersome. The emperor sent a minister with sufficient status to go.
It is the winter day. If you want to hold a suburban festival, you can only set up the Temple of Heaven outside the southern gate of Bianjing City and hold the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.
Lu Yijian heard Zhao Zhen’s words and said sternly: "Officials, it is winter now. If you want to hold the outskirts, you can only set up the Temple of Heaven and hold the ceremony. Setting up the Temple of Heaven costs a lot, and the officials have to live outside the city. , The civil and military officials will also live outside the city, which will cost even more.
Although the national treasury has a surplus at the moment, the government needs a large amount of expenditure during the New Year holidays. After the new year, the Ministry of Industry will dredge the river, the Yellow River dams will also need to be reinforced, and the official roads in the northwest will be built. The money in the treasury will be spent. Mostly.
The remaining money will also be used to cope with emergencies.
So the minister asked the officials to think twice. "
Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai solemnly nodded their heads in agreement after Lu Yijian’s voice landed.
The three of Lu Yijian did not approve of the Zhao Zhen Jiaojia Festival, which was actually related to the first Emperor Zhao Heng.
When the first emperor was in power, the treasury was empty and could run mice.
However, the first emperor didn't know how to save, and under Ding Wei's deceit, he sealed Mount Tai in the east and worshipped Fenyin in the west.
After a lot of tossing, it cost more than 9 million tons of money.
At the end of the toss, there was no money to pay the Manchu civil and military salaries, so they had to withdraw a sum of money from the Fengzhuang library and paid the Manchu civil and military salaries.
Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai all experienced that farce.
In their view, sacrifices are definitely a waste of money.
With that spare money, it is better to use it to repair the palace.
Zhao Zhen hesitated to see that the three of Lu Yijian were strongly opposed to this matter.
He wasn't afraid of the three of Lu Yijian, but felt that what Lu Yijian said was reasonable.
There is a lot of money in the national treasury, but now the Great Song has a larger site, and there are more places to spend money. The newly regained Xixia territory needs to build an official road to facilitate the passage of vehicles and horses. This alone costs thousands of dollars. Wan Guan's money.
It also costs a lot to dredge rivers and reinforce dams.
The treasury has money, so it should be used on the blade.
Sacrifice... It doesn't seem to be of much use.
Seeing Zhao Zhen's face hesitated, Kou Ji said loudly: "The officials don't have to worry about the cost of the outskirts. What the minister proposed is that according to the ancient rituals, it will not cost a lot of money. At most, the Manchu civil and martial arts will take a few steps That's it."
Zhao Zhen was slightly taken aback when he heard the words.
Lu Yijian and others were also taken aback.
"Gu Li?"
Zhao Zhen murmured, and said, "Book of Rites?"
"The minister is here!"
The Book of Etiquette went out of class and bowed in response.
Zhao Zhen groaned: "Tell me, what should I do according to the words of the Guli Jiaojie? Is it really like Kou Aiqing said, it can't cost a lot of money?"
Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites hesitated for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Going back to the official's house, it is indeed just as Priscilla Kou said that it will not cost much."
After saying this, the Book of Etiquette still intends to add two sentences.
However, Zhao Zhen said loudly: "Since the official book of the Ministry of Rites said, according to the ancient rites, the suburb sacrifices are not expensive, so let Qintian monitor the days, and I will take you to hold the suburbs together."
When the Book of Rites heard this, his face became even more bitter, as if he had eaten Huanglian.
Before he said some key words, he was stuffed back in his stomach by Zhao Zhen.
Lu Yijian and others heard that it was not expensive, and Zhao Zhen made a final decision, and they would not be able to continue to oppose the matter.
Seeing that Zhao Zhen had agreed, Kou Ji showed a meaningful smile on his face.
Zhao Zhen decided on the matter, and there was no need for the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty to continue discussing it.
The Manchu dynasty Wenwu discussed some trivial matters with Zhao Zhen, and then left the dynasty.
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Kou Ji was left behind, and the Manchu civil and martial arts left the Chuigong Hall.
Lu Yijian let out a long sigh when he exited the door of the Chuggong Hall.
"Hey… "
Wang Zeng looked at Lu Yijian blankly.
Zhang Zhibai beside Wang Zeng also sighed.
"Hey… "
Wang Zeng said with a stunned look: "What happened to the two of you? Why did you sigh?"
Zhang Zhibai sighed and said: "I have suffered the guilt..."
"Guilty suffer?"
Wang Zeng looked puzzled and said, "What crime?"
Lu Yijian looked at Wang Zeng and said, "You have not been in the Ministry of Rites, and you may not know the ancient rites of the Jiaoji. According to the ancient rites, on the day of sacrifice, except for the emperor's car, everyone else needs to walk to the place of sacrifice."
Wang Zeng was stunned for a moment, and frowned, "Is there any other saying?"
Zhang Zhibai added: "It's not just walking, we people have to pick up grains."
Wang Zeng looked astonished.
Zhang Zhibai sighed: "According to our rank, the number of grains cannot be too small. If the official is more serious, we can't find someone to help."
Wang Zeng had an urge to vomit blood instantly.
The three of them are not too young anymore, and it's okay to walk a few steps with the grains. If they travel far, they will definitely get tired and get down.
"No wonder you two looked so ugly when they heard that the official agreed to hold a suburban offering in ancient rituals."
Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and said: "This matter was brought up by the kid Kou Ji. With that kid's black heart, he will definitely choose a place far and high."
After Wang Zeng understood the whole story clearly, he glanced at Lu Yijian and said with a bit of complaint: "You know that Kou Ji's kid will be reported to you, you still go to trouble him.
Now he didn't find his trouble, but he gave him a hand.
Tell me about you, are you looking for sin? "
Lu Yijian said angrily: "He just relied on his youth..."
Zhang Zhibai sighed and said, "Who makes us old?"
"Hey… "
Wang Zeng sighed and said, "There will be nothing serious in the future, so don't trouble him, otherwise we must be the one who suffers."
Zhang Zhibai nodded helplessly.
Lu Yijian gritted his teeth unwillingly.
The three people sighed and left the palace. When they arrived at the gate of the palace, they saw a group of people rolling their eyes around Pang Ji and Gorona.
After the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites went down, he scattered the methods of the ancient rites of the suburbs.
Then all the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty knew that the ancient rites and suburbs festival was a big hole.
They couldn't blame Kou Ji, and they couldn't blame Lu Yijian who troubled Kou Ji.
They can only calculate the accounts on Pang Ji and Gao Ruona.
Pang Ji and Gao Ruona felt bitter, but they couldn't tell.
They weren't deliberately asking Kou Ji to trouble. They were Yushi. Hearing the rumors in the city of Bianjing, they naturally wanted to tell the officials.
But they didn't expect that their simple play would attract such a heavy counterattack.
Kou Ji slapped them casually, which not only swelled their faces, but also made them hated by the Manchu Dynasty.
"Humph… "
Just when Pang Ji and Gao Ruona didn't know how to deal with Manchu civil and military affairs, Lu Yijian snorted and appeared in front of them.
The officials surrounding Pang Ji and Gorona dispersed in a rush.
Pang Ji handed over to Lu Yijian with a bitter expression: "Thank you, Lu Gong, for clearing the siege."
When Pang Ji was handing over, Gao Ruona over there followed and said the same things.
Lu Yi stared at Pang Ji briefly and said, "Are you Pang Ji?"
Lu Yijian asked a little bit knowingly, but Pang Ji still replied in a proper way: "The next official is Pang Ji..."
Lu Yijian said with a serious face: "The old man has read your file and knows that you are a talent, so he discussed with Wang Xiang and Zhang Xiang, and asked the official to transfer you to Beijing as the servant of the palace.
Today you impeached Kou Ji, a little sloppy.
But the old man appreciates your righteous speaking style. "
Hearing this, Pang Ji hurriedly bowed and said: "Thank you Lu Gong for your praise..."
Lu Yijian continued: "In the future, you should continue to write, and whoever should be impeached will be impeached. Don't be afraid because you have provoked Kou Ji and forget your accusations."
"Hey..."
"I will impeach Kou Ji in the future, first discuss with Yu Shi Zhongcheng, and then make a decision."
"..."
Pang Ji looked up at Lu Yijian in amazement.
Lu Yijian didn't say much, and walked away. Instead, Wang Zeng, who was walking behind Lu Yijian, said to Pang Ji, "Kou Ji is different from other people..."
Does Kou Ji have three heads and six arms
Pang Ji was puzzled.
Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai didn't say a word. They crossed the Jinshui Bridge, got on the carriage, and left the Donghua Gate.
…
Inside the palace.
Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen talked about the same topic.
After the Manchu civil and military left, Zhao Zhen left Kou Ji and asked, "Fourth brother, what is the purpose of your proposal to hold a suburban festival?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "In recent days, there have been rumors in Bianjing that I presided over the imperial examination and did not justice. For this reason, those scholars have made trouble.
I propose to hold a suburban festival just to divert their attention.
It's the end of December now, and there are still two months left before Chunwei's exam begins.
In two months, those scholars didn't know what would happen.
Diverting their attention early is also to avoid trouble. "
Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji's words and said with a solemn expression: "That's also... Those scholars are young and frivolous, don't have much awe in their hearts, and when they are bewitched by others, they are easy to do many stupid things.
I don't want to put a knife on their necks before opening the department. "
Kou Ji suggested: "The officials can make a decree to include those great Confucianists in the sacrifice. Those great Confucianists have always paid tribute to them. They are invited by the officials to participate in the sacrifice. They will definitely spare no effort to help the officials complete the sacrifice.
The great Confucian scholars and the civil servants of the Manchu dynasty were busy with sacrificial rituals, so they would have no time to take care of those scholars.
Without the support of the great Confucian scholars and the literati of the Manchu court, those scholars could not make any tricks. "
Zhao Zhen thought about it and said, "Fourth brother is drawing salary from the bottom of the pot?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "It's not a salary draw from the bottom of the tank, just a small plan to help us solve some minor problems."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Then I will make an order to let those great Confucian scholars also participate in this sacrifice."
Kou Ji smiled brightly and said: "The minister can guarantee that those great Confucian scholars will be grateful inexplicably after they are invited by the officials."
Zhao Zhen sighed: "I want them to be grateful for what I do. I just hope that they don't add chaos to me at critical times."
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen relaxed a little, shook his sleeves, sat loose in the chair, and smiled: "After talking about official business, it's time to talk about personal affairs."
"What private matter?"
Kou Ji asked subconsciously, with some caution in his words, as if he was afraid that Zhao Zhen would mention Kou Tianci's marriage.
The smile on Zhao Zhen's face narrowed, and he whispered: "The people of Wu Desi have already transported the big cannibals and the knowledge of big cannibalism back to Beijing."
Kou Ji raised his brows and said with some joy: "Have you returned to Beijing?"
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "People are in Ruisheng Garden outside the city."
Kou Jixi smiled and said, "The minister has to go over and take a look."
Zhao Zhen sighed slightly and said, "I'm afraid that the fourth brother, you will go away in excitement, and you will return in defeat..."
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, and asked in doubt: "What does the official say
Zhao Zhen sighed: "Those big cannibals are not honest. After they learned that Wu Desi's person was my person, they deliberately left their fourth brother and turned to me. In order to gain my trust, they took a few of them. The book that has been translated into Chinese is dedicated to me.
They made good calculations, but unfortunately they misunderstood me.
This matter was caused by your fourth brother. How could I leave the fourth brother alone and approach them alone. "
After listening to Zhao Zhen's words, Kou Ji felt thoughtful. He bowed his hands to Zhao Zhen: "Thank you for the official love..."
Zhao Zhen said nonchalantly: "Four brothers don't need to be polite, I don't care about their knowledge. I have one more private matter to tell the fourth brother."
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen and said, "I wish to hear the details..."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Zhang Xiurong's sister, as well as the Korean beauty in the palace, are all pregnant."
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Congratulations to the official family, congratulations to the official family..."
Zhao Zhen laughed loudly and said: "My heir will not come when he does not come. When he comes, he will appear in piles. I have a headache now. If there are too many children in the future, how should I raise them."
Zhao Zhen said something disgusting, but the smile on his face was hard to conceal.
Obviously, Zhang Xiurong's sister and Han Meiren were pregnant, and Zhao Zhen was very happy.
Kou Ji is also happy for Zhao Zhen.
In the history books, Renzong Zhao Zhen inherited the throne without heir.
This incident can be said to be the sorrow of his life.
If the concubines in the palace are pregnant one after another in the future, Zhao Zhen should not end up depressed because he inherits the throne without heirs.
After Zhao Zhen laughed, he sighed to Kou Ji: "Speaking of which, this is all due to my fourth brother. If it weren't for my fourth brother, when I was young, he had noticed the erysipelas in my body and worked hard to help me get rid of erysipelas. It's hard to tell whether there are any offspring.
I have always remembered the kindness of the fourth brother. "
Kou Ji smiled and said: "The officials are joking, but the ministers dare not take credit. This matter is still the result of the hard work of the officials."
Zhao Zhen was taken aback and laughed loudly.
Kou Ji laughed with Zhao Zhen for a while, and Zhao Zhen invited Kou Ji to eat in the imperial dining room.
Kou Ji didn't understand Zhao Zhen's enthusiasm, so he ate some with Zhao Zhen.
After eating, Koj left the palace.
When leaving the palace.
Zhao Zhen ordered Chen Lin to give Kou Ji a waist card.
Kou Ji took his waist card out of the palace and went straight to Ruishengyuan outside the north gate of Bianjing.
Kou Ji arrived at Ruishengyuan, and after showing the waist card given by Zhao Zhen, the gatekeeper Wu Desi Renma decisively let him into Ruishengyuan.
Under the guidance of the eunuch who stayed behind in the garden, Kou Ji went to the Zichen Temple in Ruisheng Garden.
Zichen Temple is the largest palace in Ruisheng Garden.
Zhao Zhen placed Hatuk and others in it, necessarily because there were a lot of Hatuk and his party, and they also brought a lot of books.
After Kou Ji arrived at the Zichen Hall, he discovered that Hatuk and his party were locked in the Zichen Hall, with heavy soldiers guarding them outside.
After Kou Ji took out his waist card, the soldiers and horses guarding the entrance of the temple slowly retreated.
The enlightened eunuch who led the way Kou Ji opened the door of the Zichen Palace.
As soon as the door was opened, a group of figures appeared in front of Kou Ji's eyes.
Without waiting for Kou Ji to take a closer look, an old figure threw out of the hall and rushed towards Kou Ji.
Before Kou Ji could react, the fast-eyed eunuch stood in front of Kou Ji, gave the leaping figure a heavy kick, and kicked it aside.
In fact, the old figure was a full foot away from Kou Ji.
But the eunuch still unceremoniously chose to kick.
"Do you dare to be rude to Priscilla Kou for a lowly thing and look for death?"
The eunuch stood in front of Kou Ji and shouted angrily.
The reason the eunuch came forward was not to flatter Kou Ji, but to protect Kou Ji.
As Kou Ji, if there is an accident in Ruishengyuan, Zhao Zhen, who is so angry, will definitely let everyone in Ruishengyuan be buried without hesitation.
The eunuch's protection of Kou Ji is equivalent to protecting himself.
The old figure was kicked to the ground without yelling. Instead, he got up from the ground and crawled on the ground, saying very humblely: "Holy envoy, your servant Hatuk, I would like to express my sincerest respect to you. …"
Kou Ji looked at the old figure carefully, and after confirming that it was Khatuk, he said to the eunuch who stood in front of him: "Go back, he is not hostile to me."
Upon hearing this, the eunuch arched his hands and stepped aside.
Kou Ji never worried that Hatuk would hurt himself, because if Hatuk really meant to hurt him, then instead of kicking the eunuch, he was cut in two by the dumb tiger hiding in the dark. half.
After the eunuch gave way, Kou Ji stepped forward to Khatuk and asked in a low voice, "Hatuk, did you bring what I wanted?"
Khatuk crawled on the ground and solemnly said: "Honored envoy, your servant Khatuk, has conveyed your meaning to the Caliph of the Holy City. The Caliph has agreed to your request and ordered the believers in the Holy City to, It took a year of hard work to successfully transcribe one-third of the books in the Wisdom Hall, and order your servant Hatuk to send them to you."
"Take me to see..."
Kou Ji couldn't wait to urge.
The Baghdad Wisdom Hall is definitely a world-class treasure.
When the Baghdad Wisdom Hall was passed down to later generations, only a few relics remained. It is difficult for future generations to imagine the magnificence of the Baghdad Wisdom Hall and the wealth of knowledge stored in it.
Although Kou Ji couldn't get the whole picture of the Baghdad Wisdom Hall for a time, he could appreciate the rich knowledge stored in the Baghdad Wisdom Hall.
Seeing Kou Ji's eyes eagerly, Hatuk took Kou Ji into the Zichen Hall, holding back the pain in his chest.
As soon as Kou Ji entered the hall, he was stunned.
Shocked, very shocked.
The hall was densely packed with books.
The number of books is far more than double that in the Royal Library of the Song Dynasty.
With books, there are nearly a hundred people.
People and books stuffed the Zichen Hall so full that there was no gap in sight.
Kou Ji couldn't wait to walk to the books, quickly picked up one, and looked through it.
It's just that when he turned the pages of the book, he was a little dazed.
The words in the books are all big food articles.
Kou Ji didn't know anyone.
Kou Ji sanctifiedly put down the book in his hand, stood in front of the huge amount of books, and said with emotion: "I really want to see the style of the Wisdom Hall..."
Only one-third of the collection of books has exceeded the collection in the Song Dynasty Royal Library, and the entire collection should be even more spectacular.
In a daze, Kou Ji actually gave birth to a mind that led a soldier and horse to go to Baghdad to have a look.
"Divine Envoy..."
"Divine Envoy..."