"Why regret it?"
Liu Heng tilted his head and stared at Kou Ji, asking serious questions.
Kou Ji was taken aback, and laughed in a low voice: "She is your aunt after all. Do you really have the heart to watch Cao use secretly against her and kill her in the end?"
Liu Heng's face was a little ugly and said, "Four brothers have listened to Cao's use of words, afraid that I will inform my aunt?"
Kou Ji shook his head and laughed: "If I am worried that you will inform your aunt, I will not bring you here. I just think that your aunt has always been kind to your Liu family. If one day, Cao will use her ability to kill. When she was, would you feel distressed about the things that Cao used to save Cao today?"
Liu Heng was taken aback, bowed his head and smiled, "If there is such a day, it should not be me who is the most troubled, but you, Brother Si."
Kou Ji was stunned.
Liu Heng continued to laugh and said, "Four brothers have a relationship with the official family, and the official family also has a mother-child relationship with my aunt. If one day, if Cao really wants to kill my aunt, the official family and you will be caught in the middle. ."
Kou Ji was taken aback and laughed, "You kid can see clearly."
Liu Heng grinned and said: "From the time I left Bianjing to now, I have thought a lot. There are some questions that I didn't understand before, and some things I couldn't see clearly before. Now I want to understand and see clearly.
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng and said, "You can think clearly and see clearly... After you untie the knot, you will live easier in the future."
Liu Heng nodded.
"Go... Find a place to rest for one night and return to Beijing tomorrow. After the two soldiers used by the guard Cao returned to Bianjing, you can find someone to take them away, and then find another to take them with their family members. , And send them to Leizhou together."
"..."
Liu Heng opened his mouth in amazement, and followed Kou Ji to a ruined temple not far from the station.
A bonfire was lit in the ruined temple.
Little sparks scattered slowly.
Liu Heng saw Kou Ji wrapped himself tightly with a woolen blanket and lay on the haystack preparing to fall asleep. He couldn't help but said, "Fourth brother, did you hide someone in Leizhou?"
Kou Ji covered himself with the quilt, and said with an irritating voice: "What is hiding someone... It makes me seem to have many outside rooms... I just made some arrangements in Leizhou in my spare time, just in case."
Liu Heng hugged the wool blanket with complicated thoughts and sat beside Kou Ji, his voice trembling: "You hid your soldiers and horses in Leizhou? What do you want?"
Kou Ji said irritably, "Of course it's a critical time. Take the whole family and run away in a big boat. Is it a rebellion?"
Liu Heng was taken aback for a moment, the look on his face was a little lost.
Soon.
Liu Heng was stunned again.
Why would I be disappointed when I heard that the fourth brother did not rebel
Is it because I was born to be rebellious
Like to do bad things
Rebellion is obviously not good for me
…
The complicated thoughts twisted into a mess in Liu Heng's mind.
He was upset all night.
The next day.
Liu Heng stared at the two panda eyes, accompanied Kou Ji, mounted his horse, and ran towards Bianjing.
When they came, the two galloped wildly.
The same is true when I go back.
No one cared about Liu Heng disappearing for ten days and a half month.
Kou Ji can't.
Kou Ji has a heavy responsibility and a high-ranking official. If he disappears for ten days and a half for no reason, the Manchu Civil and Martial Arts Association will do everything possible to get him out.
So Kou Ji couldn't stay longer outside the city of Bianjing.
The duo Xingye Jiancheng returned to the city of Bianjing.
On the official road outside the city of Bianjing, they parted ways.
Liu Heng returned to Bianjing.
Kou Jizhe went to Ruian Bieyuan.
When I arrived outside Ruian Town, I saw a lot of people around outside Ruian Town.
Four or five thousand soldiers of the Forbidden Army, the people who stop them, will not let them in.
"Little Master..."
Just as Kou Ji wanted to cross the horse, he heard a familiar cry.
Follow the prestige.
I saw Kou Zhong wearing a coarse linen, appearing in front of his horse from an inconspicuous corner.
"Why are you here? Still dressed up?"
Kou Ji sat in question immediately.
Kou Zhong smiled honestly and whispered: "The old servant is waiting for you, the young master."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Something is going on at the house?"
Kou Zhong shook his head and said, "It's okay at the mansion. As the master is now, who dares to make trouble in the mansion."
Kou Ji opened his mouth, and when he was about to ask, he listened to Kou Zhong to continue: "It was the master who ordered the old servant to wait for you here. There have been many people visiting the master in recent days, and the soldiers of the Forbidden Army in Ruian Town did not let them in. They blocked all the main roads in Ruian Town. The master was afraid that you would be entangled on the road, so he sent the old servant to take you back from other places."
Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry: "There's still this thing? Those people have been making noise for more than half a month, aren't they tired?"
Kou Zhongshi smiled and said, "For a while, I'm afraid I won't be tired."
Kou Ji shook his head and jumped off his horse.
Kou Zhong waved his hand, and someone walked out of the inconspicuous corner and took away Kou Ji's horse.
As for those fine riders who followed Kou Ji, they scattered around after Kou Ji entered the boundary of Bianjing.
Kou Ji followed Kou Zhong, circling around, along a little-known path, back to the other courtyard.
Into the other courtyard.
I saw Kou Zhun Dama Jindao sitting in the main hall, frowning, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Grandfather..."
Kou Ji entered the main hall and bowed to salute.
Kou Zhun slowly returned to his senses, and after seeing Kou Ji, his face became cold.
"Kou Zhong, you take the others down first."
Kou Zhun gave an order, Kou Zhong arched his hands, and left the main hall with the other maids and servants.
Kou Zhun stared at Kou Ji, and said coldly: "Cao took advantage of it to death?"
Kou Ji pretended to be surprised and said: "Grandfather, you already know?"
Kou Zhun coldly snorted: "Two days ago, when Xiangzhou became known to the state, he sent people to speed up and told the court about this matter."
Kou Ji laughed softly: "The news from the court is really fast."
Kou Zhun stared and asked, "You killed it?"
Kou Ji was taken aback, and said with a laugh: "Grandfather, that is a figure who has been a clerk. How can I kill it if I want to."
Kou Zhun asked again: "Where have you been in the past few days?"
Kou Ji didn't hide it, and said frankly: "Fangyang..."
"Boom!"
Kou Zhun stood up from the table and said angrily: "Then you said you didn't kill it!"
Kou Ji smiled bitterly: "Grandfather, I went to Xiangyang and just took a look. I didn't move Cao to use it. I didn't even touch it."
Kou Zhun frowned and snorted coldly: "You didn't do it?"
"No!"
Kou Ji replied decisively.
Kou Zhun's expression eased a bit.
Kou Zhun sat down again and asked in a deep voice, "Then how did Cao use his death?"
Kou Ji said, "Cao was forced to death by Yang Huaimin."
Kou Zhun opened his eyes instantly, "Yang Huaimin? How dare he?!"
Kou Ji laughed in a low voice: "Yang Huaimin dare not, but the people behind him dare."
Kou Zhun snorted coldly: "The old man will reveal the wind to Wang Zeng and Li Di. Wang Zeng and Li Di will definitely not let Yang Huaimin feel better."
Kou Ji pondered: "Grandfather cares about Cao's use?"
Kou Zhun was taken aback, shook his head and said, "The old man doesn't care... The old man just thinks that if Cao uses such officials with state-owned merit, he must be killed by the state law instead of lynching."
Kou Ji arched his hands: "Grandfather Gao Yi..."
Kou Zhun rolled his eyes, "You don't need to put a high hat on the old man. Hurry up and go to the Ministry of Industry to handle your trivial government affairs. If Wang Yunsheng finds the old man again, the old man can't spare you."
Kou Ji stunned: "Wang Yunsheng is looking for you?"
"Fuck off!"
"Oh!"
Kou Ji still wanted to ask Kou Zhun about it, but Kou Zhun obviously didn't have the intention to talk to him, so Kou Ji had to leave the hospital and go to the Ministry of Industry to ask Wang Yunsheng about it.
Kou Ji rested in the mansion for half a day, washed a lot, and after changing into the mansion, he left Ruian Town and went straight to Bianjing.
All the way to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry.
In the compliments of the subordinate officials, Wang Yunsheng was found, who was dealing with government affairs.
After careful inquiries, I realized that the Ministry of Industry had indeed encountered some trivial troubles in recent days. Wang Yunsheng was unsure, so he went to Kou Mansion to find Kou Ji.
Kou Ji is not there.
Kou Zhun helped and solved all the troubles.
"You mean, my grandfather has finished all the trivial matters? I don't need to deal with it anymore?"
Kou Ji asked Wang Yunsheng uncertainly.
Wang Yunsheng smiled and nodded and said, "If the teacher has come forward to sign the judgment document, who would dare to embarrass our Ministry of Industry
Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully.
Kou Zhun has governed in the court for many years, and his handwriting is familiar to all the civil and military men of the Manchu dynasty.
The documents he signed were handed over to other government offices at all levels, and people at all levels had to give face.
For some trivial things, it is not worthwhile to confront Kou Zhun.
"So the Ministry of Engineering doesn't need me to sit down now?"
"Yes, if you have anything to do, just do it. The next official will help you take care of all the work of the Ministry of Engineering."
"I'm leaving… "
"Gongshang Shangguan..."
"..."
Kou Ji strolled out of the Ministry of Industry's yamen and walked out of the city.
As soon as he stepped onto the Royal Street, he was arbitrarily stopped.
The person who stopped him was a bit high, but he couldn't beat him, so he could only make a smile and walk over.
"Grandpa Li..."
Kou Ji walked to Li Di on horseback and bowed.
Li Di slowly nodded and pointed to the donkey Kou Ji was holding, "The donkey is good..."
Kou Ji hurriedly said, "If Grandpa Li likes it, I will give it to you."
Li Di nodded in satisfaction, "For your filial piety, the old man happens to be a transporter. For your filial piety, the old man invites you to dinner."
Kou Ji was taken aback, nodded and agreed.
Li Di straddled his horse and took Kou Ji to Li's mansion.
Li Di ordered a large table to eat.
Did not call anyone else.
The two of them sat at the table, eating and drinking.
Halfway through the meal, Li Di said lightly: "What the old man said before, you don't think you have heard..."
Kou Ji held the vegetable in his mouth and looked up blankly.
Li Di waved his hand, "Eat and eat..."
Kou Ji nodded and continued to eat.
Li Di sighed and did not speak again.
Kou Ji naturally knew what Li Di meant by that sentence.
Kou Ji just didn't want to expose the matter and embarrass Li Di, so he pretended to be stupid.
Li Di said in front of Kou Ji in a fair manner before that he wanted to guard against Kou Ji.
Kou Zhun's resignation was tantamount to a slap in his face.
Let him understand that he was a bit like a villain to save the abdomen of a gentleman.
The purpose of Li Di's invitation to Kou Ji for dinner was also to apologize to Kou Ji.
It's just that as an elder, he wants to maintain his dignity as an elder, so naturally it is impossible to apologize directly to Kou Ji.
Can only vaguely apologize to Kou Ji.
It's just that Kou Ji didn't seem to understand what he apologized just now, which made him hesitate to continue apologizing.
Li Di ate the meal without a taste, and opened his mouth several times before hesitated.
Kou Ji didn't care about Li Di's thoughts. He ate and drank, and the food was sweet.
Today's meal should be the best meal that Li Di has asked Kou Ji to eat since he met Li Di.
After drinking and eating.
After Kou Ji wiped his mouth and rinsed, he accompanied Li Di to sit down in the main hall.
Seeing Li Di still hesitating, Kou Ji smiled and said: "Grandpa Li, there are some things that the kid has forgotten. Why do you bother about it?"
Li Di was stunned, and lost his voice: "Did you hear the meaning of the old man's words just now?"
Kou Ji smiled and nodded.
Li Di couldn't laugh or cry: "Then why don't you answer the old man, instead pretending to be stupid?"
Kou Ji smiled shyly: "Isn't this afraid of your embarrassment."
Li Di pointed to Kou Ji and complained: "Your kid..."
Kou Ji continued to laugh and said, "This matter has passed, so please stop mentioning Grandpa Li, so as not to affect the relationship between you and me."
Li Di nodded, and sighed: "It's still your kid who looks at him. It's because the old man is too persistent."
The threshold in his heart has passed, and Li Di's smile has increased. He pulled Kou Ji and asked, "How well did your grandfather live outside the city?"
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Very good...comfortable than spending time in the palace."
Li Di nodded, "That's good... Once your grandfather becomes holy, I might as well wait."
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled, "Grandpa Li doesn't need to belittle himself."
Li Di shook his head and said, "It's not that the old man is presumptuous. The old man is telling the truth. Since ancient times, people who are in your grandfather's position have been able to freely and easily throw power away. There are very few people.
If the old man is in the position of your grandfather, I am afraid that he will not be so free and easy to give up power.
The old man admires what your grandfather did.
Knowing that your grandfather was so free and easy, the old man would not treat a gentleman like a villain. "
Kou Ji smiled bitterly: "Didn't we just say that we didn't mention it?"
Li Di was taken aback and laughed: "Yes, right, right, don't mention this..."
After a pause, Li Di's face sank and asked: "Before, your grandfather sent someone to tell the old man that it was Cao's death that was related to Yang Huaimin. Do you know about this?"
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said, "I know something... Yang Huaimin was responsible for escorting Cao Li, but Cao Li was killed in the Xiangyang Post. No matter how Cao Li died, he can't shirk the blame."
Li Di slowly nodded, "The civil and military officials in the court said the same. It’s just that Yang Huaimin’s squad, he bit his stance, Cao committed suicide, and it has nothing to do with him. Xiangzhou Zhizhou testified for him, and the old man and Wang Zeng were not good. Asked to blame him.
But the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were filled with indignation over Cao's death.
If you don't give an explanation to the Manchu civil and military affairs, I am afraid it will be difficult to calm down. "