Chapter 0155 The older the person, the less courageous
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and said, "Grandpa, are you going to Yidemen?"
Kou Zhun used the Prime Minister's Order domineeringly and summoned a group of people in front of Yide Gate.
Now that the dust has fallen to the ground, that group of people are no longer needed, so naturally they need to explain a few words.
Kou Zhun stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "I thought... you could say a few words to comfort me..."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you mean? It will turn everything upside down and make you feel happy?"
"Let's talk about it when we get home..."
Kou Zhun said in a deep voice.
Kou Ji looked stunned.
Listening to Kou Zhun's words, does he really want to cause an upheaval?
Kou Ji asked intently, but Kou Zhun paid no attention to him.
Kou Ji could only endure his itching and pushed Kou Zhun to Yidemen.
Yidemen is the south gate of the palace and also the main entrance of the palace.
Except for court meetings, when the emperor goes on tour, or when he greets envoys from the Liao Kingdom, it will be turned on. It is always closed on weekdays.
When Kou Ji pushed Kou Zhun to the front of Yide Gate, there were already many people gathered in front of Yide Gate.
The leader was none other than Da Zongzheng Zhao Yuanyan.
Behind him were all the Zhao clan members.
In addition, Wang Zeng, Wang Shu and other civil and military officials were also prominently listed.
Kou Ji pushed Kou Zhun's Kou bus to them. In addition to the Zhao family members, all civil and military officials saluted Kou Zhun.
"I met Mr. Kou..."
Kou Zhun nodded with a stern expression, "Official instructions, the matter of Qing Jun's side, are purely rumors. I hope you and others will not spread them randomly."
"Here..."
"Official officials have announced that there is a treacherous and sycophantic person hiding among the Imperial Guards and Royal Guards guarding the palace, and they are planning to conduct a serious investigation at Dali Temple."
"Here..."
"Let's break up."
Kou Zhun waved his hand.
All civil and military officials looked stunned.
Kou Zhun summoned them, but it was in the name of Qing Junzi.
Now they are allowed to disperse like this.
Naturally, their hearts were full of doubts.
Zhao Yuanyan frowned and said: "Kou Gong sent someone to summon me, saying that someone was going to cause trouble, and asked me to lead people to prepare for the Qing Dynasty. Why don't you mention the Qing Dynasty now?
Could it be that you are playing tricks on me and the Zhao clan?"
Kou Zhun frowned and said, "It is the official's intention to let you go. If you have any questions, you can go into the palace and ask the official."
Zhao Yuanyan gritted his teeth and glared: "You are really powerful..."
"Let's go..."
Zhao Yuanyan led the Zhao clan members away from this place angrily.
Seeing this, all the civil and military officials also retreated.
Zhao Yuanyan didn't ask anything when he opened his mouth, and naturally they couldn't ask anything when they opened their mouths.
The civil and military officials retreated, but Wang Zeng and Wang Shu came forward to greet them.
Wang Shu saw Kou Ji and glared at Kou Ji unabashedly.
Then he came close to Kou Zhun and asked: "Father-in-law, what happened in the palace? Are the officials' oral instructions to Prime Minister Li telling him to take over the throne seriously?"
Although Wang Zeng did not speak, his face was full of questioning.
Kou Zhun shook his head and sighed: "I can't explain this matter for a while. You follow me back home, and I will tell you the whole story."
Wang Shu was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "Father-in-law, my son-in-law also wants to go to the house, but your good grandson is stopping me from going in."
Wang Shu took advantage of the situation and asked Kou Zhun to help him get justice.
Kou Zhun glanced at him and said in a neutral tone: "I didn't let you enter the house before. That was my intention."
Kou Zhun opened his mouth and took the blame for Kou Ji.
Wang Shu smiled dryly, not wanting to be entangled any further.
The group returned to Kou Mansion.
In the pavilion in the middle courtyard, Kou Zhun told Wang Zeng and Wang Shu the whole story.
He did not tell the truth, but concealed the matter about Kou Ji.
Even so, Wang Zeng and Wang Shu were stunned when they heard this.
"The officials...the officials are setting Mr. Li up for injustice? How dare he do this?"
After Wang Zeng was shocked, he gritted his teeth and shouted angrily.
He was helping Li Di feel aggrieved.
Wang Shu frowned and said: "It is against the rules of a king for an official to do this... How can Mr. Li continue to gain a foothold in the court after he has been wronged like this?"
Kou Zhun sighed and said, "It's probably passed down from our ancestors..."
Kou Zhun was also extremely disappointed with Zhao Heng, so he said such treasonous words without restraint.
Wang Zeng raised his hand and pounded the stone table in the pavilion, and said harshly: "Mr. Li must have felt aggrieved after being wronged like this. I have to go and see..."
Wang Shu nodded heavily, "I'll go with you..."
Wang Zeng and Wang Shu said goodbye to Kou Zhun and went to Li Di's house.
The two of them left.
Kou Ji approached Kou Zhun and asked hurriedly: "Grandpa, what did you mean at the palace gate just now?"
Kou Zhun raised his eyebrows, shook his head, and said calmly: "It's not interesting..."
Kou Ji said hurriedly: "But I was at Donghua Gate before, and from what my grandfather said, it seemed like everything was going to be turned upside down."
Kou Zhun shook his head again and said: "I never said..."
Kou Ji immediately stared and wanted to question Kou Zhun.
He could be sure that Kou Zhun was definitely planning to cause an earth-shaking incident in front of Donghua Gate just now.
But why did you suddenly change your mind?
If Kou Zhun is really willing to cause chaos, Kou Ji can rely on the confidants in Kou Zhun's hands to do everything he wants to do.
There is no need to proceed cautiously and plan cautiously like now.
"You want to question me?"
Seeing Kou Ji's eyes widen, Kou Zhun turned his head and asked.
Kou Ji did not answer Kou Zhun's question, but asked: "Grandpa, are you worried?"
Kou Zhun sighed, "There is only such a son in the official family, what will happen if he really appears in the turmoil..."
Kou Zhun's words were an obvious acknowledgment that he had indeed had the intention to cause an earth-shaking incident.
But on the way back to the house, or when returning to the house, I thought of Zhao Zhen, and worries arose in my heart.
"Grandpa, I have something else to do, so I'm going back to Sijunyuan first."
Kou Ji dropped these words and left the middle courtyard without waiting for Kou Zhun to stop him.
Once Kou Zhun, a loyal minister of Zhao Heng, had such thoughts, Kou Ji felt that he had nothing to discuss with Kou Zhun.
He still likes Kou Zhun in his middle age, who is decisive and capable in doing things, without looking forward or backward at all.
If you say you will drag Zhao Heng to fight, you will drag Zhao Heng to fight. No one can stop him.
There is a saying that "the older a person gets, the less courageous he becomes." Kou Ji feels that this sentence is suitable for Kou Zhun.
Since Kou Zhun didn't want to cause an upheaval, Kou Ji could only move forward according to his own plan.
Everyone else felt that this time the matter regarding Qing Junzhi had been settled.
But Kou Ji knew that this was just the beginning and not the end.
Zhou Huaizheng, the key figure who really encouraged Zhao Heng's Qingjun side behind the scenes, was not found out because the Qing Jun side incident was exposed.
He will definitely make some moves, and they will be big moves.
What Kou Ji has to do now is to take the opportunity to smoothly deploy his own manpower into the Sixth Department.
Back to Sijunyuan.
Kou Ji wrote a note and sent someone to the Wanhua Pavilion, and then sent someone to the criminal department to recruit Liu Heng.
Not long after the person sent by the Kou Mansion to deliver the message went out, he took Liu Heng to the Kou Mansion.
When Kou Ji saw Liu Heng, he was a little surprised, "Why did you come so fast?"
Liu Heng said anxiously: "I heard that you went into the palace with Kou Gong and came out again. When you came out, you bumped into Li Gong, and Li Gong vomited blood. I was worried about your safety, so I came here to take a look."
Kou Ji asked Liu Heng to sit down, turned away the maids and servants who were waiting for him, and then said to Liu Heng: "In just two days, a big drama on the side of the Qing emperor was staged in Bianjing..."
Liu Heng said in shock: "Are the rumors true?"
Kou Ji nodded heavily, "It's true..."
Kou Ji carefully told Liu Heng what had happened. Liu Heng looked dull as if he was listening to a book from heaven.
After Kou Ji finished speaking, Liu Heng lost his mind and said: "This is what the official family is...this is..."
Liu Heng wanted to say something, Zhao Heng was too stupid, but he stuttered for a long time and did not say anything.
Kou Ji clicked his lips and said: "This is also a good thing for your Liu family. If Li Gongqing succeeds, your Liu family will be implicated."
Liu Heng opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Li Diqing's presence as king is undoubtedly a great good thing for the people and officials.
But for the Liu family, it was a disaster.
Once Li Diqing succeeds in seizing the emperor, Liu E will most likely be placed under house arrest in the palace.
As Liu E's natal family, the Liu Mansion will inevitably be implicated.
To be dismissed from office or to be promoted to nobility is a minor matter, and you may even lose your life.
Liu Mansion was saved from a disaster. Liu Heng thought he would be happy, but he couldn't be happy at all.
It's not that he hopes that the Liu family will suffer misfortune, but that Li Di is panicking because of the loss.
Kou Ji looked at Liu Heng and said with a smile: "You should be happy..."
Liu Heng curled his lips, "I also thought I would be happy, but I always felt that Mr. Li was at a loss."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "If Mr. Li brings down your aunt, the Liu family will be implicated, and then all the glory and wealth of your Liu family will be gone..."
Liu Heng said disdainfully: "The glory and wealth of the Liu family must be earned with one's own hands, rather than relying on rewards from others."
After a pause, Liu Heng looked at Kou Ji, frowned and said, "Fourth brother, why do I think there is something in your words?"
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said frankly: "I have a big thing to do, but I have some concerns in my heart."
Liu Heng was stunned, stood up suddenly, and shouted: "Fourth brother, you can't trust me, are you afraid that I will leak the secret to my aunt?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "If I couldn't trust you, I wouldn't ask you to come here. It's just about your aunt, and I want to ask you for help. I think about it. Yang Yi leaked the secret and almost didn't kill Mr. Li. Yes.
This is a lesson learned from the past. We brothers must always act with caution when doing things."
Liu Heng exclaimed: "After all, you still can't trust me?"
Kou Ji glared at him and said: "If I couldn't trust you, I wouldn't let you do things for me, let alone be my brother with you. What I can't trust are the people under you. So you help me this time,
It’s better to find some dead soldiers.”
Liu Heng said doubtfully: "Really?"
Kou Ji nodded heavily.
Liu Heng said suspiciously: "Then what do you want me to do?"
Kou Ji did not answer, but solemnly said: "I have to make a three-part agreement with you first."
Liu Heng's eyes widened in vain.
Kou Ji hurriedly said: "It's not that I can't trust you, but for the sake of our lives, we need to be careful."
Liu Heng suppressed the grievance in his heart and asked: "Then what do you think of the three-part agreement?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "First of all, you are not allowed to tell anyone what I asked you to do, let alone let others know. It was done by the two of us."
"Can……"
"Second, no matter who asks, you are not allowed to mention this matter, including your father and your aunt."
"Also..."
"Third, after the thing is done, clean it up from beginning to end and don't leave any traces for others to find on us."
"I know the methods of the Imperial City Division. When I do things, no one from the Imperial City Division can find out."
"That's good……"
Seeing the truthfulness of Kou Ji's words, Liu Heng also knew that Kou Ji didn't mean to disbelieve him. He immediately approached Kou Ji and asked, "Fourth brother, what do you want me to do?"
Kou Ji whispered: "I plan to ask you to find an expert to help Qin Tianjian understand the celestial phenomena of Taibai Jingtian."
Liu Heng asked doubtfully: "Didn't Qin Tian Jian already give a verdict on Taibai Jing Tian Tian Xiang?"
Kou Ji shook his head, "That's not accurate."
Kou Ji took a book from the table, took out a piece of paper sandwiched in the middle, and handed it to Liu Heng.
"This is the judgment of Taibai Jingtian's celestial phenomena..."
Liu Heng took the verdict, looked at it carefully, frowned and said: "Six stars hanging upside down, what does this mean?"
Kou Ji explained it carefully.
Liu Heng said blankly: "Taibai Jingtian refers to the celestial phenomena, implying that the six tribes have no power? But there is a lot of rumors in Bianjing now that Taibai Jingtian refers to my aunt, saying that she will bring harm to the country.
If we spread this verdict, wouldn't we be helping my aunt?"
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng and said quietly: "We are helping her, but we are also helping ourselves."
Liu Heng said doubtfully: "I don't understand..."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand it now. When the verdict of the six-star hanging upside down is confirmed, you will naturally understand it."
Liu Heng mused: "On my own, it is difficult for me to make the verdict of six stars hanging upside down. Compared with the verdict of Qin Tianjian, our verdict is obviously weak."
Kou Ji grinned and said, "Don't worry, someone will help you."
"who?"
Liu Heng asked.
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "Your aunt..."
Liu Heng was stunned, "Will my aunt help me?"
Liu Heng stared at Kou Ji, opened his mouth little by little, and said in shock: "You haven't secretly taken refuge with my aunt, have you?"
Kou Ji said dumbfounded: "If I really want to take refuge with your aunt, your aunt will definitely tell you."
Liu Heng was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly, "That's true..."
After a pause, Liu Heng pouted and said: "You didn't seek refuge with my aunt, and you said that my aunt would help me... Do you mean that in order to clear up her involvement with Taibai Jingtian, it is very possible that my aunt
Will they add fuel to the flames behind the scenes and confirm the verdict of six stars hanging upside down?"
Kou Ji smiled and nodded.
Liu Heng carefully put away the verdict and said with a click: "Fourth brother's move is really clever."
Kou Ji laughed and said, "It's just a small trick..."
Liu Heng put away the verdict, patted his chest, and said, "Don't worry, Fourth Brother, I promise to handle this matter properly."
Kou Ji warned: "As soon as possible..."
Liu Heng nodded, took the verdict, and left the Kou Mansion.