Chapter Thirteen: Three Things
Bao Zheng smiled and said, "Mr. Kou is really good at making fun of him. Now I haven't even entered the temple. How can I talk about being able to catch up with Master Kou? However, I have always respected Master Kou's style of pleading for the people. Only in some aspects, I will definitely use you as my example."
Kou Zhun smiled unexpectedly and said, "I think I have something wrong with you. Why don't you tell me? It's better to listen to it. Others say the truth, but I just like to hear that truth the most."
Bao Zheng said seriously: "Just from today, Lord Kou actually instigated the prince to force the daughter of the people. I think Lord Kou lacks openness and dare not speak out."
Kou Zhun smiled and said, "Bao Zheng, I was like you back then. When I saw someone doing something wrong, I wanted to blame the man until the spit sprayed on his face. However, over the years, my sand, which was originally clear, has also become a smooth rolling ball that the king played with."
Kou Zhun sighed and continued, "I'm old! Although I have never changed the general principles, many of the small things I had insisted on are no longer as I did before. The reason is very simple. What I met is the current priest. Although the current priest is still quite enlightened, he is too confident in his talents and will not allow anyone to question him. You should not have such concerns in the future. The prince's uncle is still uncarved jade at this time. What kind of monarch he wants to become in the future, you younger generations need to carefully carve it."
After hearing Kou Zhun's words, Bao Zheng seemed to understand a lot and said, "I don't know the true face of Mount Lu because I am in this mountain. You mentioned just now that I have another personality than you, and I don't know what it is?"
Kou Zhun looked at Bao Zheng for a long time and sighed: "Do you know why I am still alone now? Although my disciples are all over the court and the country, there are almost no friends."
Bao Zheng replied: "King Kou is in the court and the country. In order to correct his power, he is aloof. Although he can be of high power and establish authority, he is inevitably alienated by everyone."
Kou Zhun smiled and said, "Bao Zheng, you hit the nail on the head. In fact, you have more personalities than me, that is, you value friendship more than me. Although those who value friendship seem not suitable to be an official on the surface, in the long run, those who value love will definitely follow the crowd. If you want to do big things in the future, there will be many people who support me. Although I can be of high power, I have not done anything big except the Chanyuan Alliance in this life. Even the Chanyuan Alliance is extremely forced, leaving behind a great regret in my heart. The Song Dynasty now gives the Liao Dynasty annual tribute every year, and these are Kou's failures."
Bao Zheng sighed: "Mr. Kou, you have devoted your entire work to the Song Dynasty, and future generations will have their own clarification."
Kou Zhun shook his head and said, "I am old and old, and my teeth are shaken, but I am really old. I am willing to do one big thing for the Song Dynasty in the end, which is to recommend you to the saint. I have assisted the saint for decades, and as long as I recommend it myself, you will definitely be valued. I just hope that you promised me to be a high-ranking official and do three things."
Bao Zheng replied: "Mr. Kou, just say it. Even if I haven't been a high-ranking official, I will definitely do the three things you said, as long as I can."
Kou Zhun smiled and said, "These three things must be done with high positions and power. These three things are: first: eliminating the tribute in the past; second: dismissing troops and strengthening government; third: protecting the kingdom and taking power."
After hearing this short sentence, Bao Zheng was immediately stunned. Any of Kou Zhun's three things would be as difficult as reaching the sky. Each thing is extremely complicated and complicated. If it were not for the extremely powerful minister, it would be impossible to do anything.
Seeing Bao Zheng's face, Kou Zhun smiled and said, "These three things are things that I have been an official for decades but have not done. I hope you can do them in the future, but these three things are not urgent. Even if you do them in decades, it is not too late. Although I have already been in the bones after decades, I will definitely feel relieved if I know about them. I will give you the gourd in my hand. I have a list of people in my list. The names of officials I have promoted. As long as you take my gourd, they will definitely not neglect you. In the future, I will protect the prince and return to Beijing and will definitely recommend you to the emperor."
After Kou Zhun finished speaking, he patted Bao Zheng on the shoulder several times, left the gourd and the list in his arms to Bao Zheng. He followed the ladder to go down the observation building first, walked away slowly towards the front yard.
Kou Zhun walked while he was muttering:
Forty years, I have been rich and noble. I have traveled in the mist and ambience and walked like plains. In the fairy books of Zifu Dantai, everyone knows that I am unique and unparalleled beauty.
Who dares to compare with the generals and ministers? The colorful phoenix lingers and bathes in Xunchi water. The most powerful ministers are to help the world, and the world is fragrant and sings the peaches and plums.
The melodious words made Bao Zheng, who was in the observation building, feel a little bit tidy. The autumn wind blows on his face and the coolness is blowing. I never expected that he had just transformed into Bao Zheng for several days and had been involved in the long river of history. Perhaps there was a destiny in the dark.
Bao Zheng returned to his room, the brightness of the light was a little dim, far less bright than that of the electric light. Bao Zheng lay on the bed and thought carefully about the events that had happened in the Song Dynasty these days, while listening to the lively weddings of the Zhang family, he fell asleep in a daze. In the haze, he seemed to feel that he was not covered with a quilt, which was very cool. In the faint sense, he felt a quilt covered his body in time under a pair of plain hands. Only then did his whole body warm up, quiet all night, and dawn.
When Bao Zheng woke up early, he saw the quilt covered with warmth in his heart. Zhang Yuxi must have been here last night, and the quilt seemed to have the faint fragrance of her virginity.
The next day was extremely busy. Bao Zheng began to learn how to complete the wedding etiquette. He also tried on his groom's suit. He was merciless all day long, which made Bao Zheng a little bored. Fortunately, in order to reduce the impact of this contract wedding, the Zhang family did not do it in a big way. They didn't even invite a few guests, and they didn't have to go to entertain guests in person, which saved a lot of trouble.
Bao Zheng never saw Zhang Yuxi again for a whole day. As the bride-to-be, she must be busier than herself. Zhang Yuqi and the prince saw it several times. At this time, the prince seemed to have become Yuqi's shadow. The prince had been living in the palace for a long time and was very curious about the matter between the famous families. Seeing the couple wandering around, Bao Zheng couldn't help but bless the two, hoping that they could get married.
The day passed like this dull. After a dawn, it was the day of Bao Zheng’s wedding. Bao Zheng was turned into a big groom early in the morning, and began to go in and out of the hall and carry out various etiquettes step by step. In the lively crowd, Bao Zheng couldn’t help but sigh that he didn’t expect that his first wedding would be a fake internship wedding, which was unexpected.
According to the rules, the bride must sit in a sedan chair no matter what. Even if she married into a marriage, she had to pretend to sway the sedan chair outside the door. However, at this time, the prefect was guarded by the prince's guards, and the idle people wanted to watch the fun, so they were scared far away.
Chapter completed!