In the main hall of the Criminal Division.
Kou Ji frowned thoughtfully.
Seeing that he, Kou Ji, and Cao Yu were left in the main hall, Liu Heng hurriedly moved in front of Kou Ji and asked, "Fourth brother, quickly tell me, why didn't my dad let me go in office?"
Kou Ji did not answer his words, but frowned and whispered: "Something is wrong..."
Cao Tong nodded aside.
Liu Heng looked at them with a puzzled look, and asked, "What do you mean?"
Kou Ji pondered: "Their attitude is not right... Especially the prison governor."
Seeing that Liu Heng was still puzzled, Cao Yu explained: "Gong Kou is now in the position of prime minister, with a high position. It stands to reason that these officials who raised the penalty department not only dared not embarrass Brother Kou, but were flattered. It's right to cheer up brother Kou.
But their reaction was obviously not in line with common sense.
They don't seem to be afraid of Brother Kou, nor the Lord Kou behind Brother Kou. "
Liu Heng was stunned when he heard the words, and after thinking about the attitude of those people just now, he said in amazement: "It's really..."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "That's why I said something was wrong."
Liu Heng raised his hand and squeezed his chin, and thought: "They are not afraid of Brother Kou, nor are they afraid of Gong Kou. That means they have a greater dependence..."
Before Liu Heng had finished speaking, Kou Ji and Cao Tong frowned at the same time.
Kou Ji shook his official uniform, and said in a deep voice, "You two will help me stare at the matter of the criminal secretary. You don't need to do anything, as long as there is no trouble."
Cao Tong stared at Kou Ji, and whispered: "Are you going to enter the palace?"
Kou Ji nodded heavily, "My grandfather hasn't returned to the house for a few days. I have to go in and have a look."
When Liu Heng heard this, he also reacted. He was shocked and said: "You mean, Gong Kou might..."
Kou Ji had a calm face and said nothing.
Cao Yu nodded and said in a deep voice: "Given Kou's current status, as long as he doesn't have any accidents, it is difficult for others to shake him. Just now those people knew that Kou's position was high, but they didn't give Kou brother half the face. This shows that they feel that Kou Gong has not threatened them. It is possible that Kou Gong had an accident in the palace, and they got the news earlier than us."
Liu Heng opened his mouth in astonishment.
Kou Ji did not continue to talk with them, but hurried out of the censorship yamen.
He got on the sedan chair, urged the bearer, and carried him to the palace as soon as possible.
Kou Ji arrived in front of the palace, and the guards still guarded him like thieves.
After learning about Kou Ji's intentions, they went in and informed them, and immediately the eunuch came out and led Kou Ji into the palace.
Under the guidance of the eunuch, Kou Ji arrived at Shishitang. As soon as she reached the gate of Shishitang, she smelled a faint smell of medicine.
Kou Ji stepped into the Shishi Hall and saw Kou Zhunzheng holding a bowl of black soup and drinking.
When Kou Ji saw Kou Zhun drink the medicine, Kou Zhun also saw Kou Ji.
Kou Zhun hurriedly took the medicine bowl and drank it.
After he drank the medicine, he threw the empty bowl to the eunuch who was waiting for him, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Get back quickly..."
As soon as the eunuch walked away, Kou Ji was in front of Kou Zhun.
Without waiting for Kou Ji to bow and salute, Kou Zhun took the lead and asked: "Why are you here?"
There are only Kou Zhun in Shishitang, as well as a few eunuchs and Gong E, so Kou Zhun speaks very casually.
Kou Ji arched his hands, "Grandson Kou Ji, I have seen my grandfather."
Kou Zhun waved his hand and said, "If you don't go to the criminal secretary's office to handle official duties, what are you going to do in the palace? Have you gotten into trouble again, come and beg the old man for shelter?"
Kou Ji stared at Kou Zhun, frowning and said: "Grandson heard that his grandfather was ill, so he came to the palace to have a look."
Hearing this, Kou Zhun opened his eyes and shouted: "Who said that? It's just nonsense and slanderous. Tell the old man, who said that, the old man will have his mouth full of teeth pulled out."
Kou Ji's face sank, and he asked: "Then what did you just drink?"
Kou Zhun said haha, "The old man felt that the weather was a little bit cold, so I made people cook a bowl of ginger soup..."
Kou Ji didn't believe it.
Kou Zhun seemed to realize that his words were not very convincing, so he raised his face slightly and said: "Are you questioning the old man? You are not qualified to question the old man in public or private."
Kou Ji sighed, "I'm just worried about your body."
Kou Zhun's heart warmed, his face softened a little, and he said, "The old man has a sense of measure in his heart, you don't need to worry."
Kou Ji stared at Kou Zhun and sighed: "I can smell such a strong medicinal smell in the temple. Do you want to hide it?"
Kou Zhun's expression stiffened, and he said unnaturally: "The old man just occasionally feels the cold, it's nothing serious. Just drink two doses of medicine..."
Kou Ji's eyes fell on Kou Zhun's hair, and he said with a complicated expression: "Then what's the explanation for the extra white hair on your temple?"
Kou Zhun froze for a moment and argued strongly: "When people are old, there is no one who does not grow white hair. The old man will be sixty after July of this year. There is nothing to be surprised if there is more white hair."
"I'm not stupid..."
Kou Ji murmured and looked at Kou Zhun: "The question you asked me to guess before, I think I already know the answer."
Kou Zhun was taken aback when he heard the words, then he sighed and smiled bitterly.
The people in Shishitang talked a lot, Kou Ji didn't say anything, but Kou Zhun understood what Kou Ji said.
Kou Ji can see through Ding Wei's and Liu E's ambition.
Kou Ji looked complicated and said: "Why are you still drilling inside if you know it's a trap?"
Kou Zhun sighed and said: "The price of the food king, the burden of the king's worries..."
Kou Ji said solemnly: "You can obviously take a step back..."
Kou Zhun looked at him and lost his voice: "Retreat? How to retreat? The official family is seriously ill and the prince is young. How can the old man retreat? When the old man retreats, some people must take advantage of it. Jiang Shan, also pointed out what it will become.
If Empress Wu came to court again, the officials and the old man would become the laughing stock of the ages. "
Kou Ji pondered: "Is there no other solution?"
Kou Zhun shook his head.
Kou Ji looked at Kou Zhun's decision, knowing that it would be useless to persuade him.
He pondered for a moment, and said: "There are countless capable people in the court, grandfather, you don't need to do everything yourself, you can just put down the government affairs on your hands. "Zuo Zhuan" has a saying, the gentleman works hard, the villain works..."
Kou Zhun was happy when he heard this. He pointed at Kou Ji and said with a smile: "Your kid has only been studying for a few days, so you learned how to teach the old man?"
"Okay, you can withdraw."
"grandfather?!"
"The old man understands your intentions. You have a sense of filial piety, and the old man is very relieved. The old man took note of your persuasion, so you can withdraw."
"..."
Kou Zhun finished speaking and dealt with official duties, and stopped talking to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji called again, but Kou Zhun ignored it.
In the end, Kou Ji could only sigh and left Shishitang.