After all, Fan Zhongyan still didn't dare to tell the truth to Kou Ji. He smiled politely and said: "I just don't understand why the judge, as a civil official, hangs out with martial artists like Liu Heng and Cao Yi."

Fan Zhongyan said this tactfully, but Kou Ji heard the deep meaning in his words.

Immediately, Kou Ji looked at him with a half-smile and asked, "Do you want to ask why I hang out with a group of dandies?"

The smile on Fan Zhongyan's face froze, and he said dryly: "I dare not..."

Kou Ji shook his head and said quietly: "I thought that you, Fan Zhongyan, were different, so I supported you. I didn't expect that you were also a common person."

Fan Zhongyan was stunned and felt a little unconvinced.

He, a middle-aged man in his thirties, was despised by a sixteen-year-old boy. How could he bear it?

Immediately, he said in a deep voice: "I don't understand what the judge means."

Kou Ji glanced at him and said, "Then I will tell you?"

Fan Zhongyan straightened up, cupped his hands, and said solemnly: "I would like to hear the details!"

He planned to listen to what Kou Ji had to say.

Kou Ji stared at him and asked, "Who told you that Liu Heng and Cao Yi are dandies?"

Fan Zhongyan was stunned and murmured: "The people in Bianjing City..."

He seemed to feel that his performance was a bit unbearable, so he looked at Kou Ji and said firmly: "The words of the people are never wrong."

Kou Ji burst out laughing and said: "This is the best joke I have heard this year. I want to ask you, in the chapter "Guan Zi·Jun Chen I", the sentence "Husband and people listen to each other when they are separated is stupid, but listen to them when they are united"

What does 'zesheng.' mean?"

When Fan Zhongyan heard this, he immediately understood what Kou Ji meant, and immediately gritted his teeth and said: "If you listen to one side, you will be dark and if you listen, you will be enlightened..."

Kou Jidao: "Yes, if you listen to one side, it will be dark, but if you listen to both, you will be enlightened. How can you conclude that Liu Heng and Cao Yi are dandy children based on the words of the people in Bianjing City?"

Fan Zhongyan was unconvinced, but had no words.

Kou Ji continued: "The reason why you believe that Liu Heng and Cao Yi are dandies is not only the rumors among the people in Bianjing City, but also your own problem.

You look down on dandies from the bottom of your heart, so you subconsciously regard every kid who comes from a martial arts family as a dandy.

When some common people came forward and said that they were dandies, you didn't make any distinction at all and just chose to listen to what the common people said.

But have you ever thought that what people say may be rumors?

Or maybe it was instigated by someone with good intentions?

Of course, this is not your fault. Most civil servants think so."

Fan Zhongyan was stunned and opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.

Kou Ji did not let him go, and continued: "You are an official, an official in the punishment department, and an official in charge of the world's money and valleys. If you blindly listen to the people, you will easily lose fairness.

Without fairness, what else do you have as an official? How can you make decisions for the people?"

Fan Zhongyan gritted his teeth and argued: "I am in the punishment department. I see the two of them doing nothing in the punishment department every day. Isn't it just a dandy?"

Kou Ji sneered and said: "There are many people in the court who have nothing to do. If you go to the Six Ministries and take a look, they will be filled with idle people. Then if you go to the Fireworks Willow Alley in Bianjing City, they will all be people from the Six Ministries."

They are also doing nothing. Why didn't your eyes fall on them, but instead stared at Liu Heng and Cao Yi?

It’s not because those people were all Jinshi and scholars.

Liu Heng and Cao Yi were born in Wuxun.

In the final analysis, it is because you are biased against Wu Xun."

Fan Zhongyan opened his mouth to speak, but Kou Ji did not give him a chance to speak. Instead, he said loudly: "I will tell you now the true faces of the two dandies you talk about.

Cao Yi was appointed as the governor of the prison for only more than a month.

First, we sorted out the dirty officials in the first room of the prison, streamlined the government affairs of the first room of the prison, and made the first room of the prison one person and one person.

Under his management, the execution of government affairs in the prison cell was more than doubled.

It also helped the court save nearly a thousand dollars in salary.

Not only that, he also uncovered thirty-six unjust cases, cleared the names of thirty-four people, and saved thirty-four lives.

Go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and ask what the group of death row inmates think of him?"

Kou Ji counted Cao Yi's achievements in detail, but he really didn't blow it up.

Punishing corrupt officials is what must be done to control a prison cell.

If Cao Yi wanted to be in charge of a prison cell, he would naturally have to punish those dirty officials who could not escape.

As for those unjust cases, they were dug out from the mouths of corrupt officials when punishing them.

They collected black money and helped people get wronged.

After being caught by Cao Yi, he was interrogated and told the truth.

What's ridiculous is that Zhang Lun had previously said with stern words that he would not tolerate guilty people around him.

Little did he know that when he was in charge of the punishment department, he had a large number of corrupt officials who were trying to bully others without telling him.

If it weren't for the bad situation in the Kou Mansion, Kou Ji would have really wanted to write a letter to Zhang Lun to stimulate him.

When Fan Zhongyan heard this, his eyes widened in disbelief.

Kou Ji continued: "There is also Liu Heng, who has been the governor of Fengzhuang for less than a month. He has sorted out the corrupt officials in Fengzhuang's house and found out that nineteen corrupt officials embezzled money from Fengzhuang Treasury. The amount of embezzlement was as high as

One hundred and sixty thousand guan.

Not only did he punish these corrupt officials, he also helped the court recover nearly 140,000 yuan in stolen money.

Tell me, are you a dandy?"

Fan Zhongyan really wanted to ask, are those two guys who are in the punishment department, drinking and having fun, really as good as Kou Ji said?

But he didn't ask.

Since Kou Ji dared to say this in front of him, there would be no lie.

Because he is in the Tixing Division, he can find out what Kou Ji said by just asking around in the Tixing Division.

So there is no need for Kou Ji to lie to him.

Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a long time, then suddenly stood up, bowed to Kou Ji, and said, "I know I was wrong."

He really couldn't think of anything to say to refute, and he had no intention of forcing a refutation.

He decisively admitted his mistake to Kou Ji.

It was his fault that he just kept listening to the matter. If he continued to argue, it would not make much sense, and it would only annoy Kou Ji.

Kou Ji is his superior, if he offends Kou Ji, the end will not be good.

He has also been an official for several years, so he naturally understands some of the rules in the officialdom.

Seeing Fan Zhongyan admitting his mistake, Kou Ji nodded with satisfaction.

He knew that Fan Zhongyan was still dissatisfied.

A famous official like Fan Zhongyan who can leave his name in the history of society has more or less his own persistence.

Since Kou Ji wanted to take him under his command, he naturally had to convince him.

Kou Ji waved his hand and asked Fan Zhongyan to sit down. He asked the maid to serve tea and said with a smile, "Isn't what I just said a bit harsh?"

Fan Zhongyan had just picked up the teacup. When he heard Kou Ji's words, he quickly put down the teacup and said, "Everything the judge said makes sense. The fault lies with the subordinate. If it hadn't been for the judge's admonishment, the subordinate might not have known that he was wrong.

Speaking of which, I should thank the judge for giving me some advice."

When Kou Ji heard this, he laughed out loud and said: "Sure enough... I have been an official for a long time, and my words and scenes are all beautiful."

Fan Zhongyan smiled awkwardly.

He has been an official for several years and has met many superior officials.

But he had never seen a Shangguan like Kou Ji who was straightforward and put everything on the table.

Even Zhang Lun, who has a strong temper, has never been so straightforward when talking to him.

Suddenly meeting such a person, he really didn't know how to deal with it.

Kou Ji looked at Fan Zhongyan's embarrassed face and smiled calmly: "Don't look at Liu Heng and Cao Yi who are doing nothing in the Criminal Division. In fact, they have nothing less to do.

The reason why they have so much free time is because they know how to employ people and are willing to spend money to hire them.

It is inevitable to do things as an official.

But not everything needs to be done by yourself.

When being an official, the most important thing is to know people well and make good use of them.

Otherwise, you will be exhausted and won’t be able to finish all the government affairs.”

The corner of Fan Zhongyan's mouth twitched as he was being lectured by someone who was younger than him and had a lower official rank than him.

He felt very uncomfortable.

He understood what Kou Ji said, and he understood it far better than Kou Ji.
To be continued...