Chapter 0136 is not as good as asking for yourself (25)
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "Don't talk nonsense. It's easy for people to misunderstand you."
Liu Heng glanced at Kou Ji faintly.
Kou Ji pretended not to see his eyes, and warned: "Since Xia Song has surrendered to your aunt, he will definitely take action when he gets to the Punishment Division. You go back and keep an eye on us, and don't let him touch our people.
Now in the Criminal Division, the only one who can protect them is you.
Since he belongs to your aunt, he should give your aunt some face and won't embarrass you too much."
When Liu Heng heard Kou Ji talking about business, he put away his faint eyes, nodded and said, "I won't let him touch our people."
After a pause, Liu Heng added: "Cao Yi and I can definitely keep two rooms in the prison. It's just one room in Qiangu. It's hard to say. The man named Fan Zhongyan has been in office for many days. Although he is you
Those who support us don’t act very close to us, and we don’t know if they will listen to us.”
Hearing this, Kou Ji was thoughtful. After thinking for a long time, he said to Liu Heng, "When you go back, ask him to come to see me at Kou Mansion."
"good……"
Liu Heng agreed, bowed his hands, and left the Kou Mansion.
After Kou Ji watched Liu Heng leave, he did not leave the side hall, but stayed alone in the side hall to think about something.
Xia Song took refuge with Liu E, which was expected by Kou Ji.
Kou Ji was not surprised that Lu Yijian took refuge with Liu E.
The only thing that surprised me was that it was a bit premature for Lu Yijian to seek refuge with Liu E now.
I don't know what benefits Liu E promised Lu Yijian, so that he was willing to take the risk of offending Kou Zhun and Li Di and seek refuge with her in advance.
Thinking about it, this bargaining chip shouldn't be too low.
The support of Xia Song and Lu Yijian greatly increased Liu E's strength.
With the two of them advising under Liu E, the position of Kou Zhun's confidants in the court became even more dangerous.
Kou Ji originally wanted to take control of the Ti Xing Division, and used the power of the Ti Xing Division to challenge Liu E.
But Kou Zhun's health was too weak to last until he had full control over the punishment department.
Now Kou Ji only has the power to appoint the third chamberlain of the Criminal Division, which is not enough to challenge Liu E.
Although the power of these three houses is already considerable.
But most of it is external power.
The governors at all levels in the three divisions have great power, but they do not have much say in the court.
If Kou Ji wants to compete with Liu E, he must have more say.
In this situation, he could only think of another way.
But before he thought of anything else, Kou Ji felt that it was necessary to tell Kou Zhun the news that Lu Yijian had taken refuge with Liu E.
A person with a strong background took refuge in Liu E. Kou Ji did not believe that Kou Zhun could turn a blind eye.
Kou Ji left the side hall and went straight to Kou Zhun's bedroom.
When he walked to the yard where Kou Zhun's bedroom was, Kou Ji saw Kou Li standing outside the door.
He was stunned for a moment, then took the initiative to greet him.
"Dad, why don't you wait on my grandfather's bed instead of standing outside the door?"
Facing Kou Ji's question, Kou Li smiled dryly and whispered: "Your uncle and your grandfather have important matters to discuss..."
Kou Ji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Kou Li, the young master of the Kou family, is far less energetic than Kou Ji, the young master of the Kou family.
I don't know what he was thinking, but he always acted weak in front of Wang Shu, Wang Kou and Wang Yuan.
Kou Ji was silent for a long time, then reminded him: "Dad, you are the master of Kou Mansion, and you should behave like a master."
Kou Li smiled brightly and whispered: "As a father, I think this is good..."
Kou Ji closed his eyes, rarely paying attention to him.
When Kou Ji opened his eyes again, he plunged into Kou Zhun's bedroom.
Kou Li wanted to speak to stop him, but Kou Ji's figure had already disappeared into the bedroom.
Kou Li hesitated for a moment and wanted to follow him, but in the end he didn't dare to go in.
After Kou Ji entered Kou Zhun's bedroom, regardless of what Wang Shu was talking to Kou Zhun, he first pointed to the imperial doctor waiting beside Kou Zhun and said calmly: "You go out first..."
The imperial doctor was stunned for a moment, with a trace of displeasure on his face.
Kou Ji behaved too arrogantly and rudely.
He looked at Kou Zhun, hoping that Kou Zhun would speak for him.
But Kou Zhun didn't seem to hear Kou Ji's words and didn't say a word.
The imperial doctor could only hang his head and left the bedroom.
As soon as the imperial doctor left, Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and asked, "Is he from the queen?"
Kou Ji nodded.
Kou Zhun also nodded, with some displeasure on his face.
The reason why he didn't reprimand Kou Ji just now was because he guessed Kou Ji's intention of doing this.
What Kou Ji did just now was very rude. Kou Zhun knew Kou Ji's temperament, and he knew that Kou Ji could not target an outsider for no reason.
If Kou Ji deliberately targets a person, it means that this person is not only an outsider, but also an opponent.
"She actually dares to send people to monitor me... It's simply unreasonable."
Kou Zhun gritted his teeth and shouted angrily.
Kou Ji sighed and said: "Now is not the time to care about this. If she dares to send someone to monitor you so openly, she is not afraid of being discovered by you. I just got the news that Lu Yijian has turned to the queen..."
Kou Zhun and Wang Shu both opened their eyes wide at the same time, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Wang Shu said in shock: "How dare he? Isn't he afraid that by promoting a female emperor, the Lu family will suffer eternal infamy?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said, "Maybe people care more about power..."
Kou Zhun gritted his teeth and said angrily: "How could such a treacherous son come out of Mr. Lu's family..."
The Lu Gong he mentioned refers to the late prime minister Lu Mengzheng.
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Grandpa, now is not the time to be angry, and there is no need to be so angry that your body is ruined for an outsider. The top priority is to find a way to deal with it.
If my guess is correct, Lu Yijian has defected to the queen, and the queen should let him replace Wang Zeng and become the new third envoy.
Xia Song will soon be appointed as the executioner.
After the two of them took office, the power in the court almost fell into the hands of the queen.
At that time, Ding Wei was in charge of the inner court, Cao Li was in charge of the Privy Council, Lu Yijian was in charge of the three departments, and Xia Song was in charge of the execution officials.
All matters in the court, large and small, have to pass through their hands.
Grandfather, even if you recover as before, it will be difficult to shake their status."
In fact, there is no need for Kou Ji to explain, Kou Zhun and Wang Shu also know the importance of this.
Immediately, Kou Zhun and Wang Shu looked grimly and began to discuss countermeasures.
Kou Ji was beside him, occasionally interjecting a word or two.
As he spoke, Kou Ji frowned.
Because he found that Kou Zhun and Wang Shu didn't particularly care about what he said.
Although he had previously helped Kou Zhun with an idea to beg for bones and helped Kou Zhun through a difficult time, in the eyes of Kou Zhun and Wang Shu, Kou Ji was still a newcomer to officialdom.
Kou Zhun and Wang Shu seemed to feel that they could only learn from Kou Ji's words and not listen to them all.
It's more like the two people are discussing each other, and Kou Ji is like an outsider.
The two of them discussed and discussed and came up with two countermeasures.
One is to ask officials to come forward and uphold justice.
One is to unite everyone to submit a letter.
Kou Ji feels that these two countermeasures are not much different from no countermeasures.
If the official can come forward to uphold justice, what else can Liu E do?
If it is useful to unite everyone to submit a letter, Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai will not be deposed.
Kou Ji hesitated again and again, and interrupted the discussion between Kou Zhun and Wang Shu, "Grandfather, uncle... I think the best solution for now is to clear the emperor's side."
Kou Ji made a surprising statement and gave the best way.
Kou Zhun and Wang Shu were shocked when they heard this.
Wang Shu exclaimed: "Don't say this nonsense. If word gets out, you will be beheaded."
Kou Zhun had a dark face and growled: "Without an official edict, how can you clear the emperor's side?"
Kou Ji also knew that without an official edict, the Qingjun side would not be called the Qingjun side, but would be called a coup or rebellion.
But in the current situation, if you don't know your side, will you wait for Liu E to continue to be in power?
After she takes over all the power in the court, will she still have a chance to change her side?
"You go out first..."
Kou Zhun felt that Kou Ji was talking nonsense and kicked him out of the bedroom.
Kou Ji sighed and left the bedroom.
Standing outside the bedroom, Kou Ji said quietly: "It is better to seek help from others than from yourself. This is indeed true."
"Why don't you ask for help from others rather than ask for yourself?"
Kou Li came forward at some point and asked questions.
Kou Ji forced a smile and said, "Nothing... Could you please take care of my grandfather here? I'll go back to Sijunyuan first."
Before Kou Li could agree, Kou Ji had already left the courtyard where Kou Zhun's bedroom was.
Kou Li looked at Kou Ji's leaving back, opened his mouth, and murmured in a low voice: "This child was still well-behaved when he was a child and listened to me in everything. When he grows up, he is no longer obedient at all."
Kou Ji returned to Sijun Garden and asked his servants to move a bed and put it in the yard.
He sat on the bed and thought to himself.
Kou Zhun seems to be unreliable.
Although he tried hard to keep Kou Zhun's current status, the stubborn Kou Zhun still moved forward along the road of history.
That's a dead end.
Kou Ji was not willing to accompany Kou Zhun on a dead end.
"Since others can't be relied on, you can only rely on yourself..."
Kou Ji sighed and decided to part ways with Kou Zhun, each going his own way.
Kou Zhun used his own methods to deal with Liu E, and Kou Ji also used his own methods to deal with Liu E.
It depends on who is smarter.
With the decision made, Kou Ji no longer hesitated.
He began to calculate the existing political resources at hand and the political resources that could be used.
Kou Ji calculated for a long time and suddenly discovered that within a few months of arriving in Bianjing, he had already accumulated a lot of political resources.
His months of hard work were not in vain.
Finally I can speak in court.
Although his words may not be effective, being able to speak in the court can be regarded as having a certain right to speak.
With the right to speak, he can do a lot more.
Kou Ji suddenly stood up, threw down the bed, and returned to the study.
He took out a piece of white paper and wrote down the political resources he could use. He also wrote down the political resources Liu E could use.
After finishing writing, Kou Ji began to pace around the densely packed names.
A long, long time.
His eyes fell on Xia Song's name, and then on Wang Shu's name.
After lingering on the two names for a long time, Kou Ji's eyes lit up.
"That's okay..."
"If I deal with Liu E by myself, I will definitely suffer. But if I muddy the water, it will be difficult. Not only can I take advantage of the troubled waters, but I can also create obstacles for Liu E."
"That's it..."
Kou Ji thought about a countermeasure.
I will leave the house immediately to plan.
But as soon as he reached the gate of Sijun Garden, Kou Zhong hurried over.
"Young Master, a man named Fan Zhongyan is here to visit."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and then said with a smile: "This is a key figure. Let him wait in the side hall. I will go see him right away."
Kou Zhong nodded, left Sijun Garden, and took Fan Zhongyan to the side hall.
Kou Ji waited for Fan Zhongyan to sit down before appearing in the side hall.
When Fan Zhongyan saw Kou Ji, he stood up quickly, walked up to Kou Ji, bowed and saluted, "My lower official, Fan Zhongyan, has met Judge Kou."
"No need to be polite..."
Kou Ji said casually and looked Fan Zhongyan up and down.
Fan Zhongyan is nearly thirty years old, has a long beard, is neither fat nor thin, is a head taller than Kou Ji, and is dressed in Tsing Yi.
He has a gentle manner, just like an uncle next door.
"Sit down and say..."
Kou Ji sat at the main seat, and then Fan Zhongyan followed him and sat at the guest seat.
After sitting down, before Kou Ji could speak, Fan Zhongyan spoke first, "Xiaguan first arrived in Bianjing, but he couldn't come to the house to thank Judge Kou for his support. I hope Judge Kou will respect you."
He had already found out about Kou Ji's promotion of him and his appointment as an official in Beijing through Liu Heng's mouth.
He was very grateful that Kou Ji could support someone he had never met before.
But he didn't want to hang out with Kou Ji.
This is also the reason why he has been in Beijing for so long and has not come to the Kou Mansion to pay him a visit.
He felt that Kou Ji was mixed with Liu Heng, Cao Yi and other dandy boys, so he must also be a dandy boy.
He was unwilling to associate with dandies, always feeling that these dandies were worms in the dynasty and a stumbling block for scholars like them who were born on merit.
He studied hard for ten years, and only now has he become a seventh-rank official.
But what about Kou Ji?
He didn't study hard or take the imperial examination. Once he became an official, he was a seventh-rank official.
The same is true for Liu Heng and Cao Yi.
What's more important is that whether it's Kou Ji, Liu Heng, or Cao Yi, they are all a full round younger than him.
Kou Ji felt the alienation in Fan Zhongyan, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said bluntly: "You don't seem to like having a close relationship with me?"
Fan Zhongyan was stunned and said with a wry smile: "I don't dare to..."
Naturally, he did not dare to speak his mind in front of Kou Ji.
Even though the current situation in the Kou government is not good, it is still not something he can afford to offend.
Kou Ji waved his hand and said: "You don't need to hide it in front of me. I always like to speak directly to my own people and don't like to beat around the bush. If you have any doubts, you can speak up and I can help you clear up your doubts."
Fan Zhongyan opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Kou Ji said again: "But there is something I need to remind you. You are the person I support, and everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knows it. No matter what you think, in the dynasty
In the eyes of civil and military officials, you are all my own."
What Kou Ji said is correct.
But Fan Zhongyan had a bitter look on his face after hearing this.
He was silent for a long time, looked at Kou Ji, gritted his teeth and said, "Then let me tell you something straight..."
Kou Ji smiled lightly and made a gesture of invitation.