When Cao Li saw Ding Wei speaking, he nodded in agreement.
"Second the proposal..."
Kou Zhun and Li Di frowned and said nothing.
Although Zhang Lun was not a Jinshi, he was a rare talent. It would be a waste to sit on the bench in the Ministry of Justice.
Ding Wei saw that the two of them were hesitant, so he cupped his hands to Liu E and said, "What do you think, the empress?"
Liu E's eyes unexpectedly lingered on Kou Ji, and she smiled and said, "Kou Aiqing will decide everything."
Kou Zhun heard this and bowed his hand to Liu E.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Kou Ji looking at him expectantly, and he was slightly startled.
He understood the meaning in Kou Ji's eyes.
Kou Ji was looking forward to Zhang Lun's promotion.
Although he couldn't guess Kou Ji's intention for doing this, Kou Ji was willing to go to the palace in person and loudly help Zhang Lun express his grievances, so he must have a deep meaning.
Thinking of this, Kou Zhun muttered: "Then promote Zhang Lun to the position of Minister of Power and Punishment."
When Li Di heard this, he opened his eyes slightly and said in astonishment: "Zhang Lun is a rare talent..."
Kou Zhun said calmly: "First transfer him to the Criminal Department to temper his bad temper."
Kou Zhun and Ding Wei both agreed to this matter, and it was a foregone conclusion that Zhang Lun would be transferred to the Ministry of Punishment.
A bright smile appeared on Kou Ji's face, "Thank you, Madam, thank you all."
Kou Zhun stared and scolded: "I'm not giving you a promotion, so why are you thanking me?"
Kou Jili said cheerfully: "The lower official will punish Zhang... No, it should be called Zhang Shangshu now. The lower official is happy for Zhang Shangshu."
Kou Zhun glared at him and said, "Why don't you back down?"
"Forehead……"
Kou Ji smiled dryly and said, "I still have something important to report."
Kou Zhun and others looked at him in astonishment.
Kou Zhun gritted his teeth and said, "Who are you going to complain about again?"
"A prisoner..."
As soon as these words came out, not only Kou Zhun was unhappy, but several other people also looked unhappy.
They are in charge of the government affairs of a country, and thousands of lives pass through their hands every day.
There is no time to listen to Kou Ji's nonsense for a prisoner.
"roll!"
Kou Zhun roared.
It's not that Kou Zhun was harsh to Kou Ji, but that Kou Ji had a special status and Kou Zhun was his grandfather.
In this Zishi Hall, the only one who can reprimand Kou Ji is Kou Zhun when no official is present.
Others are qualified to reprimand Kou Ji, but they will not speak.
They had to take Kou Zhun's face into consideration.
Kou Ji saw that Kou Zhun was angry and said quickly: "That prisoner is a filial person..."
"A person of pure filial piety cannot ignore the laws of the country!"
Kou Zhun shouted angrily.
The others nodded.
Kou Ji hurriedly added: "He is still a child. It would be a pity if he was sentenced to Qiu Jue."
"Autumn Jue?"
Kou Zhun was stunned and said with a dark face: "If there is a murder case, even if you are a pure and filial person, you must handle it according to the law."
Kou Ji said in astonishment: "How should I be sentenced if I accidentally kill someone?"
When Kou Zhun heard this, he didn't even say anything. Ding Weili beside him was delighted, "He killed someone by mistake and used it as a tattoo. He was sent thousands of miles away. You are a judge in the punishment department, but you don't even understand the laws of the imperial court..."
Without saying anything, Kou Ji cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister Ding, for your verdict."
Kou Ji really doesn't know how to punish someone who accidentally kills someone?
He knows.
The reason why he pretended to be dumbfounded was to help Di Qing get a verdict from a respectable person.
Ding said he was fooled and gave his verdict.
The existence of the verdict of the three chiefs of the inner court means that the inner court has already inquired about this case and made a conclusion.
If anyone wants to overturn the verdict, they can only file a petition and ask the officials to come forward.
The problem is, with Zhao Heng's current physical condition, even if Zhang Lun breaks the Dengwen drum, he will not appear.
After Kou Ji received Ding Wei's verdict, he had no intention of staying for a long time and ran away.
Ding Wei watched Kou Ji leave Zishi Hall blankly. After a long time, he patted his legs and sighed: "I was fooled..."
"I'm stupid, who can I blame?"
Li Di curled his lips disdainfully and insulted Ding.
Ding Wei snorted coldly and was too lazy to pay attention to him. He lowered his head and began to deal with his own government affairs.
Shijitang soon became a busy scene again.
No one thought much about Kou Ji's request for a sentence for a prisoner.
To them, a prisoner's life or death is not as important as a random memorial on their desk, and they don't need to care at all.
The two things Kou Ji asked for in the palace were successfully accomplished. He happily left the palace, sat in a sedan chair, and returned to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
When he returned to the Penal Department Prison, Zhang Lun had already left.
He asked the prison boss to take him along and found Di Qing along the way.
The cell was messy and smelly, just like what Kou Ji remembered.
But there was no cry of injustice.
Most of the prisoners that state capitals can send to the prisons of the Ministry of Punishment are cases with solid evidence.
There are few unjust cases.
When Kou Ji found Di Qing, Di Qing was in a daze among a group of prisoners.
Kou Ji saw that Di Qing was squeezed into a corner and ordered the cell leader: "This man will be a member of my Kou Mansion from now on. Arrange a single room for him to live in. I will take him there in a few days."
Let him go."
The cell leader said in a dilemma: "Sir, there is no order from Master Zhang..."
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes, looked at the cell leader, and said coldly: "Do you need me to repeat it again?"
The prison head trembled and said: "I don't dare, I will do it now."
He can't afford to offend a person who has a tough background and dares to be tough with his officials.
The prisoners in the cell were shocked when they heard that Kou Ji was going to take Di Qing away.
Everyone was shouting.
"Noble man, if you save this little man's life, he will definitely repay you like a cow or a horse."
"Noble, please save the villain. After the villain gets out, he is willing to do anything for you..."
"..."
Kou Ji was too lazy to pay attention to them.
The cell leader took Di Qing to a single cell.
Kou Ji followed in.
After Di Qing moved to a cell, he squatted on the ground, looked up at Kou Ji, and said, "Why did you help me?"
After a pause, he added: "Based on what you said outside the cell before, I don't believe it. There are many people taller than me in this cell, and there are even more people who are better than me in martial arts.
number.
If you really want to choose followers to protect yourself, you can choose them instead of me."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, curled his lips and said: "I am also a person with status, how can I just pick someone and take him with me? They are people who have really committed crimes, and many of them are the kind that cannot be punished. You are different, you are
You committed no crime by taking the blame for others."
After a pause, Kou Ji added: "Those people, stay with me. I not only have to guard against bad guys, but also guard against them. If you stay with me, I don't need to guard against you."
Di Qing was stunned, pondered for a moment, looked at Kou Ji, and said seriously: "I may not be able to protect you."
Di Qing still knows what he is capable of.
He is still young and his martial arts skills are not yet pure.
Kou Ji was happy when he heard this, "I have a bookboy who wants to help me, but he is not strong enough... So, I hired a gentleman for him to help him study and learn to read."