Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and asked hesitantly: "Grandpa is unwilling to enter the palace?"
Kou Zhun rolled his eyes, stared at Kou Ji sideways, and said quietly: "When the officials summon me, it's hard for me to refuse... How about you go in my place?"
Kou Ji twitched the corner of his mouth and laughed dryly: "How can my grandson have the qualifications..."
Kou Zhun clicked his lips and said in a neutral tone: "You are my grandson. I am physically inconvenient, so it is most appropriate for you to step in."
Kou Ji curled his lips and said, "At this time, if your grandson enters the palace in your place, the officials will probably find someone to beat him out with a stick."
Kou Zhun hummed and said: "You still know the importance... Why don't you send me the things you prepared for me?"
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said in astonishment: "You know all this?"
Kou Zhun said disdainfully: "Is there anything in the house that you can hide from me?"
Kou Ji smiled dryly, "My grandson knew that his grandfather would enter the palace sooner or later, so he asked the craftsmen in the house to make a small thing. It was originally intended to surprise you. Since you already know it, my grandson will not
It must be hidden and tucked away."
After saying this, Kou Ji turned around, walked to the door of the room, and told Kou Zhong who was waiting outside the door: "Go to the craftsman's warehouse in the house and ask the craftsmen to bring what I want."
Kou Zhong nodded and left the yard.
Not long after, the craftsmen of the house, led by Kou Zhong, appeared in the yard pushing a small wooden cart.
The shape of the small wooden car is very unique, like a wheelchair from later generations.
The small wooden cart is made of nanmu and connected with iron nails. It is much larger than an ordinary wheelchair. The wheels are four feet high. The sitting area and the backrest are covered with three layers of tiger skin, which is very soft.
The reason why Kou Ji asked the craftsmen to make the wheelchair so big was to make it easier for Kou Zhun to talk condescendingly to others.
Given Kou Zhun's status, it would be inappropriate for him to be a head shorter than others when sitting.
The purpose of Kou Ji making this wheelchair was also to make it easier for Kou Zhun to use it when leaving the house.
Liu E and Ding said that those people thought that after Kou Zhun was bedridden, they would not be able to leave the mansion, and they could do whatever they wanted with the affairs of the court.
But Kou Ji refused to let them have their way.
Although traveling in a wheelchair is not very elegant. With Kou Zhun's status, who is qualified to make irresponsible remarks on this?
Kou Ji didn't take out this thing before because the time was not yet ripe and Kou Zhun was not suitable to appear in the court.
If Kou Zhun had not been ill for a period of time, many people who had secretly taken refuge with Liu E and Ding Wei would not have jumped out.
Now that all these people have jumped out, it's time for Kou Zhun to come out again.
The small wooden cart was pushed by two people and arrived in front of Kou Zhun's bedroom.
Kou Zhun immediately called for someone and carried him onto a small wooden cart.
Although he had already sat on it once secretly when the craftsmen made it according to Kou Ji's instructions, he still pretended to be sitting on it for the first time in front of Kou Ji.
After he sat on the wooden cart, he let the servants push him around the yard.
From time to time, they uttered admiration, praising the wooden cart and Kou Ji's filial piety.
After Kou Zhun sat in a small wooden cart and wandered around the yard for a while, he said, "It's time for me to go see Zhou Huaizheng... I'm afraid he's too anxious to wait..."
Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji and said with a smile: "For the sake of your filial piety, I will take you to listen to what Zhou Huaizheng will say."
Although Kou Ji had already guessed what Zhou Huaizheng was going to say, he still pretended to be very interested and said, "Then my grandson would rather be respectful than obey."
"You pushed me..."
"Um……"
Kou Ji stepped forward, took the wooden cart from the servant, and prepared to push Kou Zhun out of the yard.
Only after he put his hands on the wooden cart, he used a lot of strength to push the wooden cart slowly forward a few steps.
"So heavy?"
Kou Ji looked shocked.
Although he asked the craftsmen to make this thing and he produced the drawings, he never pushed it forward.
He didn't expect that a wheelchair made of solid wood would be so heavy and difficult to push.
After thinking about it carefully, he felt that the problem was probably not just a problem with the solid wood, but probably also related to the bearings and his request to make the wheelchair larger.
"Can't push it?"
Kou Zhun saw the wooden cart slowly moving forward and asked with a joking smile.
Kou Jiqian smiled and agreed.
Kou Zhun grinned and said: "Your strength still needs to be tempered. When I was as old as you, I could carry this thing."
Kou Ji smiled dryly and said nothing.
Kou Zhun smiled and said: "Okay, just follow me and let others push me."
Kou Ji nodded and stepped aside.
The servants of the Kou Mansion came up and pushed the wooden cart towards the side hall.
After crossing many gates along the way, Kou Ji discovered a problem.
When encountering a door with a threshold, the wooden cart needs several people to carry it in order to pass.
Seeing this situation, Kou Ji immediately called Kou Zhong aside and ordered: "Go back to the servants in the house and saw off all the thresholds in the house."
When Kou Zhong heard this, his eyes almost popped out of his head.
Kou Ji looked confused, "Is there a problem?"
Kou Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "Young Master... In Bianjing City, only poor people's homes have no threshold."
Kou Ji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Kou Zhun heard the conversation between the two of them and smiled calmly: "Just listen to Kou Ji..."
Kou Zhong was confused: "But Master... without the threshold, others will laugh at our family."
Kou Zhun grinned and said: "Let them laugh at the joke, but while they are laughing at the Kou family, they will also help spread the word about Ji'er's filial piety. Compared with Ji'er's filial piety, the laughter is insignificant."
When Kou Zhong heard this, he was stunned at first, and then hurriedly urged Kou Ji: "Young master, why don't you thank me quickly? I am using my own face to help pave the way for you."
Kou Zhong could hear the deep meaning in Kou Zhun's words, and Kou Ji could naturally hear it too.
Kou Ji bowed to Kou Zhun and said frankly: "Grandpa, there is no need for you to humiliate yourself for the sake of your grandson."
Kou Zhun shook his head and sighed: "There isn't much I can do for you now..."
Kou Ji opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but Kou Zhun raised his hand to stop him. He could not refuse and said: "Listen to me, if this matter gets out, it will only do you good and no harm."
Kou Ji felt Kou Zhun's thoughts and nodded heavily.
While they were talking, the group of people arrived outside the side hall.
Kou Zhun had someone push him into the side hall.
Zhou Huai was circling anxiously inside when he saw Kou Zhun and hurriedly came to greet him.
"Prime Minister Kou, why bother you to come and see me in person?"
Kou Zhun rushed over to see him, which really flattered him.
Although he was Zhao Heng's personal eunuch, his status was always that of a slave, and he was not qualified to compete with Kou Zhun in terms of status.
On weekdays, when he arrived at Kou's mansion, he would take the initiative to come to Kou Zhun and invite him to see him.
Kou Zhun never took the initiative to see him.
Now, when Kou Zhun was seriously ill and bedridden, he suddenly came out to greet him in person. Naturally, he was a little flattered.
When Kou Zhun heard this, he smiled calmly and said: "You bring the official instructions, and I will politely come out to see you in person."
Hearing this, Zhou Huaizheng grinned and said, "The Prime Minister's words are serious."
After laughing, he saw the small wooden cart under Kou Zhun and suddenly lost his voice: "What is this?"
Kou Zhun said with a bright smile: "This thing was made by my grandson to honor me. He saw me lying on the bed all the time and couldn't bear it. So he thought hard and made this thing.
Without this thing, I might not be able to come out to see you."
Zhou Huaizheng looked at the small wooden cart carefully and said with bright eyes: "This is a good thing. With this thing, Kou Xiang, you will be even more powerful. Before coming, the slave girl was worried about Kou Xiang's health, fearing that Kou Xiang was not in good health.
, unable to bear the heavy responsibility entrusted by the officials.
Now that I have seen this thing, I feel a lot more relieved."
Kou Zhun smiled and said: "I don't know whether it is a good thing or not. I only know that Ji'er has a sincere filial piety towards me."
Zhou Huaizheng's eyes were fixed on the wooden cart and he couldn't pull it out.
While looking at the wooden cart, he said casually: "This is nature, this is nature..."
Zhou Huaizheng stared at the small wooden cart for a long time. He resisted the idea of asking Kou Ji for the drawings and said to Kou Zhun, "With this help, it will be easy for Kou Prime Minister to enter the palace."
Kou Zhun knew this and asked: "The official summoned me?"
Zhou Huaizheng nodded solemnly and said: "The official issued an order to summon you to the palace for an audience."
Kou Zhun asked: "When I arrive at the palace, I'm afraid all the officials will be asleep, right?"
Mentioning this matter, Zhou Huaizheng gritted his teeth and whispered: "In order to meet the Prime Minister, the officials took a dose of tiger and wolf medicine."
"hiss……"
When Kou Zhun and Kou Ji heard this, they both took a deep breath.
Zhao Heng already has a short life, but now he is still taking tiger and wolf medicine. Is this because he thinks he will not die quickly enough?
Kou Zhun said hurriedly: "In order to see me, do the officials even care about their own health?"
Zhou Huaizheng lowered his voice intentionally or unintentionally: "This means that the officials summoned you this time to discuss important matters..."
Kou Zhun raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the important matter?"
Zhou Huaizheng shook his head and said solemnly: "This matter is of great importance, I dare not say anything."
Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji.
Koji shrugged his shoulders.
Zhou Huaizheng didn't want to talk, and Kou Zhun couldn't tell Kou Ji anything.
His idea of bringing Kou Ji here to hear the secret came to nothing.
"Prime Minister Kou, hurry up and follow your servant into the palace."
Zhou Huaizheng urged.
Kou Zhun nodded.
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Grandpa, Eunuch Zhou, since this matter is so important, you should invite one more person to be a witness."
Zhou Huaizheng was stunned and didn't understand why.
But Kou Zhun understood the meaning of Kou Ji's words. He said to Zhou Huaizheng: "I will enter the palace first. You can go to Li Mansion to invite Li Di. Li Di can be trusted..."
When Zhou Huaizheng heard this, he hesitated and said: "The officials did not say to invite Prime Minister Li..."
Kou Zhun glanced at him and said quietly: "It's a very important matter. If no one witnesses it, how can I win people's trust just by my words?"
Zhou Huaizheng was startled, then nodded slowly and said, "Xiang Kou's words make sense."
Kou Zhun nodded and said: "Just go and ask Li Di, there is an old man at the official's house who can help you negotiate."
Zhou Huaizheng nodded solemnly, "I'll go right away."
Zhou Huaizheng immediately left the Kou Mansion and rushed to the Li Mansion.
As soon as Zhou Huai left, Kou Zhun sighed, "The official...hey..."
Kou Zhun really wanted to say that the official family might not live long.
But it was taboo, so he didn't say it.
Kou Ji understood the deep meaning of Kou Zhun's words and immediately said: "Grandpa, your destiny is determined by God, and no one can change it. What my grandfather can do now is to help the officials and the prince to protect the country."
Hearing this, Kou Zhun nodded heavily, "I have entered the palace..."
Kou Ji cupped his hands and said, "Grandpa must remember your grandson's advice."
Kou Zhun nodded.
It's a matter of great importance, and he naturally knows the importance.
Immediately, Kou Zhun had someone push the wooden cart, left Kou's mansion, and headed for the palace.
Kou Ji stayed in the house to wait for news.
But after waiting for a long time, before Kou Zhun came back from the palace, Zhao Yuanyan's people came to the door first.
The person coming is Su Chaner.
Kou Ji met her in the side hall of Kou Mansion.
When Su Chaner saw Kou Ji, she opened her mouth and asked, "Can you recreate that Kou bus?"
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows with a puzzled look on his face, "Kou's bus?"
Su Chan'er said anxiously: "It's the Kou bus that has two wheels and can be pushed around."
Kou Ji suddenly said, "You're talking about a wheelchair? What do you ask this thing for? How do you know about this thing?"
Su Chan'er said quietly: "It's spread all over Bianjing now... Do you still want to pretend you don't know?"
Kou Ji looked confused.
Su Chan'er pouted and said: "Kou Gong sat in Kou Gong's car and entered the palace from Maxing Street. The people all saw it. After asking about it, the people knew that you made it for Kou Gong. Now you
His filial piety has spread throughout Bianjing City.
It is said that in order to make it easier for Mr. Kou to travel, you even sawed off the threshold of your house.
Now in Bianjing, everyone is saying that your filial piety is commendable.
Are you still pretending not to know?"
Kou Ji looked stunned.
Kou Zhun said he wanted to help him build momentum and give him a reputation as a filial son and virtuous grandson. He thought this process would take some time, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.
Kou Ji thought about it and said: "I see... So, the name Kou Gongche was given by the common people?"
Su Chan'er looked at Kou Ji with disdain.
She felt that Kou Ji was pretending to her.
When Kou Ji saw Su Chan'er's look of disdain, he knew that Su Chan'er had misunderstood him. He didn't explain, but asked: "Why did you rush to Kou's house in such a hurry just for Kou's bus?"
Su Chan'er glanced at him and pouted: "I don't want it, it's our boss who wants it."
Kou Ji said in shock: "He is also paralyzed?"
Su Chan'er stared and said angrily: "You are just paralyzed."
Kou Ji looked her up and down and said jokingly: "Not only have you lost your temper, you are also protective of your master. It seems that your new employer treats you very well and values you very much. Otherwise, how could you dare to talk to me like this?"
Su Chan'er hummed twice but said nothing.
Kou Ji was too lazy to continue chatting with her and said casually: "Go back and tell your boss that in ten days and a half, I will give him the drawings."
Su Chan'er said in astonishment: "Why not now?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "If I give it to him now, will he dare to use it? Do you know what it means to avoid suspicion? The thing that Kou's house just released will immediately appear in your new owner's house. This is not to tell others, the two of us