After Liu Heng left, Kou Ji stayed in the house and did not go out.
Kou Zhun asked someone to push him out, saying he was going to visit Li Di, and asked someone to inform Kou Ji.
Kou Zhun didn't come back all night after he left.
I don’t know what he and Li Di talked about, but at noon on the second day, Kou Zhun took the Kou bus and wandered back to the house.
As soon as he returned to the mansion, he sent his servants to call Kou Ji over.
When Kou Ji arrived at Kou Zhun's bedroom, Kou Zhun was sitting at the table eating.
Two dishes and one soup, the dish is a new stir-fry dish in Bianjing City.
Kou Zhun prefers steamed food to fried vegetables, but Kou Ji likes to eat stir-fried vegetables. He often tries stir-fried vegetables, but he doesn't eat too much.
Kou Ji entered the bedroom, and after saluting, at Kou Zhun's signal, he sat opposite him.
Kou Ji asked doubtfully, "Grandpa, you stayed at Grandpa Li's house all night, and Grandpa Li didn't even give you a meal?"
Kou Zhun glared at Kou Ji, said nothing, and continued to eat silently.
Eat without talking and sleep without talking, this is the rule.
Kou Ji seldom ate at the same table as Kou Zhun, so he didn't take this rule to heart.
After Kou Zhun had eaten and drank enough, he put down his bowls and chopsticks, and asked people to remove the leftovers from the table, and then he said: "The imperial court's treatment of Li Di has come down..."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and asked, "How did Liu E deal with Grandpa Li?"
Kou Zhun sighed: "Liu E gave up Li Di's position as a political advisor and was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs..."
When Kou Ji heard this, he almost jumped up with joy.
The position of Minister of Household Affairs was the most difficult position to solve in Kou Ji's plan.
But I didn't expect it to be delivered to my door so easily.
How could he be unhappy?
However, Kou Zhun's next words instantly made Kou Ji's smile freeze on his face.
"Li Di did not accept the position of Minister of Household Affairs and decided to resign..."
Kou Zhun said helplessly.
Kou Ji said anxiously: "Grandpa Li should not compromise with Liu E so easily. This will only encourage Liu E's arrogance."
Kou Zhun sighed heavily and said, "I told Li Di the same thing, but Li Di has made up his mind to leave, and I can't stop him."
Kou Zhun's tone was full of helplessness. It was obvious that he had tried hard to persuade Li Di.
But Li Di obviously didn't listen to his advice.
Zhao Heng's renegade behavior obviously seriously hurt Li Di.
Li Di had no intention of staying in court, nor did he have the intention of being loyal to Zhao Heng anymore.
Kou Ji rubbed his hands impatiently and shouted: "Grandpa Li, this is evasion and cowardice..."
Kou Zhun rolled his eyes and said angrily: "If you want to shout, just shout at Li Di. Shout at me."
Kou Ji stamped his feet and gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go to the Li Mansion to meet Grandpa Li..."
Kou Zhun curled his lips and said, "I have known Li Di for many years, and I can't even persuade him. Can you?"
Although Kou Zhun said frustrating words, he did not stop Kou Ji from going to Li's house.
After Kou Ji saluted Kou Zhun, he left the courtyard and went straight to the outside of the house.
Then he hurried all the way to Li Mansion.
People gathered in front of the Li Mansion, and it seemed they were all here to visit Li Di.
Kou Ji actually found someone from Ding's house inside.
I don’t know what Ding Wei’s purpose was in sending people from his residence over at this time.
Kou Ji didn't think about it carefully. When he approached the door of Li's Mansion, he saw the door of Li's Mansion, with a sad face as he dealt with the officials who came to visit.
"My lords, please go back. My master has said that he will not see any guests."
"..."
"I'm here for my master. Thank you all for your concern. I am fine and there is no fear for my life..."
"..."
"My master has said that he has made up his mind, so there is no need for you to go in to persuade..."
"..."
When someone asks a question, the disciple will answer.
But his answer was obviously not the answer those officials wanted, and he refused to let those officials in. Those officials could only linger in front of the Li Mansion and refused to leave for a long time.
Kou Ji squeezed through the crowd and walked to the door of Li's mansion.
When the officials saw Kou Ji, they all praised him.
Most of them praised him for his filial piety. He made a Kou Gong car and showed his filial piety to Kou Zhun.
After praising him, the officials pulled him and asked him to find a way to bring them into Li's house.
Kou Ji responded to them with a smile, but did not agree to their request.
When Menzi saw Kou Ji, he came up to him with a sad face.
"Master Kou, are you here too?"
Kou Ji was stunned and asked doubtfully: "From your tone, it seems you don't welcome me?"
The disciple said awkwardly: "My master specifically told me that if you come to visit, let the little people beat you out with sticks."
Kou Ji's face darkened when he heard this, "I didn't do anything to regret the Li family. Why did Grandpa Li treat me like this?"
Menzi glanced at Kou Ji and said dryly: "Even a villain doesn't know."
Kou Ji stared, "If I force my way in, will you beat me with a stick?"
Menzi was stunned, shook his head and said: "Little people don't dare..."
Hearing this, Kou Ji didn't hesitate and broke into Li's house.
The doorman stared blankly at Kou Ji, the evil guest, who broke into the door and didn't react for a moment.
When Kou Ji was about to disappear through the door, he screamed, "Quick! Stop Mr. Kou!"
The guards guarding the gate pursued him with sticks.
But he stopped when he reached the entrance of the main hall.
The middle courtyard behind the main hall and the backyard are not places they can set foot in.
Kou Ji didn't have such worries. He went all the way through the main hall, the middle courtyard, and the backyard.
backyard.
Li Di was lying alone on the soft couch, like a walking corpse, motionless, his eyes looking up at the sky.
Beside him stood a woman, who was looking at him worriedly.
Kou Ji broke into the backyard and alerted the woman.
The woman withdrew her gaze from Li Di, and an unhappy look flashed across her face.
Just now, she specially told the people in the house not to enter the backyard and disturb Li Di.
I didn't expect anyone would dare to break in.
"who?!"
The woman asked sharply.
When she saw Kou Ji, she slowly put away her angry expression.
Kou Ji cupped his hands and said, "Kou Ji, you're polite... I came here specifically to see Grandpa Li. The door of the house blocked your entrance, so I took the liberty to break in."
The woman looked Kou Ji up and down and nodded slowly, "Young man from the Kou Mansion... I have always heard your name mentioned by others, but I have never seen it."
Kou Ji said awkwardly: "As a junior, I haven't come to my house to visit you. It's rude for me."
The woman was stunned and sighed: "I don't mean to blame you. What I mean is..."
Before the woman finished speaking, Li Di, who was lying on the soft couch, suddenly turned his head, patted the curved armrest beside the soft couch, and said angrily: "What's there to say to him? I'll blow him away."
go out!"
When Kou Ji heard this, he looked stunned.
The woman said to Kou Ji awkwardly: "He has been like this since he returned home yesterday. He doesn't have a good look towards anyone."
The woman explained something to Kou Ji, then turned around and said in a gentle voice: "Kou boy is a junior. This junior cares about you. Come here to see you, and you still show your face to this junior. Which junior will dare to get close to you in the future?
"
"I don't want to get close to him..."
The woman rolled her eyes and complained: "Speaking of which, Mr. Kou also saved our Li family's lives. Can't you be more polite to Mr. Kou?"
The woman didn't mention this, but when she mentioned it, Li Di suddenly opened his eyes and said angrily: "A life-saving grace? What kind of life-saving grace? If he hadn't made my mouth full of blood, I would have a black mouth on my back.
The title of Prime Minister?"
The woman said angrily: "Boy Kou was worried that your mouth would cause trouble, so he covered your mouth. If he hadn't covered your mouth, you might have said something treacherous. By then, the entire Li Mansion
Everyone will be buried with you."
Li Di gritted his teeth and said, "I might as well die..."
The woman was about to open her mouth.
Kou Ji suddenly said: "Grandpa Li, do you remember the old events in Xue Mansion?"
Li Di was stunned and frowned: "Xue Mansion, that Xue Mansion?"
Kou Jidao: "Mr. Wen Hui...Xue Juzheng..."
Li Di stared at Kou Ji without saying a word.
Kou Ji specifically mentioned Xue Juzheng here, and Li Di understood it instantly.
In the past year, after Xue Juzheng died of illness, his adopted son also died not long after.
The prime ministers at the time, Xiang Minzhong and Zhang Qixian, were vying to marry the widow of the Xue family, which caused uproar throughout the city and even reached the imperial court.
This incident was regarded as a laughing stock by the common people and passed down word of mouth, and it is still praised in Bianjing City to this day.
Kou Ji was reminding him through this incident.
If he dies, the fate of the Li family members may not be too good.
When Kou Ji saw that Li Di didn't say a word, he held up his hands and said, "You always think about dying, but have you ever considered how the family members of the Li family will be bullied?"
Li Di said angrily: "They dare!"
Kou Ji laughed and said, "You know better than me what the temperament of my colleagues in the court is like. There is nothing they dare not do."
Li Di said angrily: "If they really dare to do this, I will strangle them to death even if I climb out of the coffin."
Kou Ji said with a strange expression: "If you die...can you really climb out of the coffin?"
Obviously not...
Li Di angrily swept the things on the low table beside his soft couch to the ground with his sleeve.
"Get out of here, me!"
Kou Ji opened his mouth to speak, thought carefully, closed his mouth again, cupped his hands, and prepared to leave.
After taking just two steps, Li Di shouted: "Get back here!"
Kou Ji grinned.
He put away his smile, turned around, cupped his hands and said, "What do you want to give me, Grandpa Li?"
Li Di snorted coldly: "According to your statement, I can't die?"
Kou Ji nodded seriously, "At least not now..."
Li Di squinted and asked, "Why not now?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "You still have big things to do."
Li Di sneered and said: "I will soon become an idler in the country. What big things can I do?"
Kou Ji muttered: "The imperial court has not punished you. You can go to the Ministry of Revenue..."
Li Di said disdainfully: "I am no longer in the mood to contribute to the court anymore."
Kou Ji said hurriedly: "But the imperial court needs you?"
Li Di laughed loudly and said: "The court needs me? Are you telling me a joke? Hahahaha... I am laughing so hard..."
Kou Ji looked awkwardly at where Li Di was laughing.
After laughing for a long time, Li Di suddenly stopped smiling, looked at Kou Ji suddenly, and asked: "The court doesn't need me at all. If the court really needs me, the officials won't treat me like this. It's you who needs me, right?
?”
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Li Di said coldly: "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. I'm not in the mood to stay in the court anymore, let alone see those annoying faces. Because every time I go to the court, every time I see those annoying faces,
I feel disgusted!"
Kou Ji was silent for a moment and said solemnly: "I feel sick when I look at them."
Li Di was stunned and said jokingly: "Then you still come to me to talk about it, do you want me to stay in the court?"
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Grandpa Li, you only think about your own temporary happiness, but have you ever thought about the people of Li who have been protected by you for decades?"
Li Di stared at Kou Ji with a smile, and said quietly: "Are you going to use the same rhetoric to deceive your grandfather to deceive me?"
Kou Ji frowned and said, "What excuse?"
Li Di hummed and said: "Be loyal to the king or be loyal to the people..."
Kou Ji said in astonishment: "My grandfather even told you this?"
Li Di curled his lips and said: "Your grandfather used these words to persuade me last night. I concluded at that time that these words were not understood by your grandfather. After repeated questioning by me, your grandfather told the truth. These words were all
you said."
Kou Ji pondered for a while and asked, "Am I wrong?"
Li Di nodded and said: "You are right. If you can understand these words at this age, in the future you will be promoted to an official position and have more power, and the people will be blessed."
After a pause, Li Di looked at Kou Ji and said: "But... all this has nothing to do with me. I have made up my mind and no one can change it."
Kou Ji said solemnly: "Do you have to resign?"
Li Di mocked: "What if you don't resign? To serve an emperor who goes back on his word?"
Kou Ji hesitated again and again, gritted his teeth and said: "The person who goes back on his word will not live long."
The woman had quietly left the backyard when Li Di called out to Kou Ji.
So there are only two of them here, so they don't have to worry about talking.
Li Di raised his voice a few degrees and said disdainfully: "So what? Even if he dies now, he can't change my mind. I will never defend the country for someone who goes back on his word."
Kou Ji asked: "What about Zhao Zhen? You have taught him for many years and you can't bear to see him being bullied?"
Without waiting for Li Di to answer, Kou Ji asked again: "And my grandfather, once you leave the court, my grandfather will definitely be attacked by Liu E and Ding Wei. It's hard to say whether he can survive by then.
There are also several uncles from the Li family who are officials in the court.
If you leave the court, they will definitely be suppressed by Liu E and Ding Wei.
Maybe the whole family will be sent to Salmon Island.