It was approved by Zhongshu Sheren Cao Zao, Kou Zhun and Liu E, and Zhao Zhen stamped it with a jade seal.
An edict deposing the Criminal Division has officially come into effect.
After Guo Huai read out the edict deposing the Criminal Division, all the officials cheered selflessly as if they had won a battle.
Amidst the cheers of the officials, Liu E left the Chui Gong Hall with Zhao Zhen with a gloomy face.
No matter how powerful Liu E was, there was no way she could go against the officials.
All the officials petitioned to depose Ti Xing Si, but even if she tried to defend Ti Xing Si, it would be useless.
The moment Kou Zhun opened his mouth, it was a foregone conclusion that he would be dismissed from office.
If she continues to struggle, the officials will only think that she has ulterior motives, and they will have another reason to impeach her.
Therefore, the moment Kou Zhun opened his mouth, Liu E reluctantly agreed to depose the criminal secretary.
Liu E left, Ding Wei, Cao Lili, and Lu Yijian also left.
After today's meeting, they realized a truth.
No matter how powerful you are, you will be overthrown by the general trend.
So what is the general trend?
Public opinion, the opinion of the majority of officials in the court, is the general trend.
After Ding Wei and the others left the Chui Gong Hall, Li Di declined Wang Zeng and took him to play the crown to celebrate together, and quietly came to Kou Zhun's side.
When Kou Zhun leisurely tapped the armrest of Kou's bus with his fingers, he appeared behind Kou Zhun and said faintly: "Brother Kou, was this planned by you or by that brat in your family?"
Kou Zhun paused, pretending to be stupid and said, "What's the matter?"
Li Di lowered his face and gritted his teeth and said: "The matter of deposing the Criminal Division."
Kou Zhun looked as if he suddenly understood, and said seriously: "Isn't this what the officials meant?"
Li Di hummed: "I'm not blind..."
The implication is that from the emergence of the rumor that the six stars were hanging upside down, to the removal of the six departments, and then to the removal of the criminal department, there was obviously someone behind the scenes.
If no one controls it, it is absolutely impossible to overthrow the Criminal Division.
There are countless yamen at all levels of the imperial court.
From the founding of the Song Dynasty to the present, yamen at all levels have been added, but rarely reduced.
Yamen like Liubu, which only receive salaries and do nothing, are becoming more and more common in the imperial court.
Those in power in the court could naturally see this shortcoming, but they did not touch these idle yamen.
It's not that they are unwilling to move, but because the relationship between the DPRK and China is so intricate that as long as one idle yamen is moved, other idle yamen will feel the crisis and will unite to put pressure on the court.
The idle yamen has nothing to do on weekdays, so it is inconspicuous.
But once they unite, they become a huge force. If they put pressure on the court and cause obstacles for the court, the court will not be able to withstand it.
It is precisely because of this that successive leaders have not touched these idle yamen. Unless one of the idle yamen is so rotten that everyone despises it, the court will take action.
This shows how difficult it is to depose idle yamen in the imperial court.
And this time, those who were deposed were not only the idle yamen in the imperial court, but also the powerful yamen in the imperial court.
That would be even more difficult.
This would be absolutely impossible if there was no one behind it.
Kou Zhun glanced at Li Di's questioning eyes and said quietly: "Is this the place to talk?"
Li Di was stunned for a moment and came back to his senses.
There are many people in Chui Gong Hall and it is not convenient to talk.
If you are not careful, someone will hear it, and it will soon reach Liu E's ears.
"Go to the Kou Mansion and tell..."
Li Di stamped his foot and stepped forward to push Kou Zhun's Kou bus.
He had roughly guessed who was behind the scenes.
It's obviously not Kou Zhun. With Kou Zhun's temperament, if he planned this matter, he would definitely tell the truth, instead of being unwilling to say anything like he is now.
Kou Zhun let Li Di push him out of Chui Gong Hall.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Chui Gong Hall, Wang Zeng, Wang Shu and Cao Wei came to greet them.
Wang Zeng bowed his hands to Kou Zhun and said with emotion: "Brother Kou's fingers are hitting here and there, it's really amazing."
Wang Zeng looked at Wang Shu and said with a smile: "If Wang Shu hadn't submitted the petition to dismiss the Criminal Division, I'm afraid I still wouldn't be able to understand the profound meaning behind the dismissal of the six departments."
When Wang Shu heard Wang Zeng's compliment, he smiled dryly but said nothing.
He had just listened to the compliments from the officials, and now his face was still a little red, so naturally he would not respond to Wang Zeng.
Although he was the one who initiated the matter of calling for the dismissal of the criminal department, it was Kou Ji who really planned this matter.
If the officials want to praise, they should praise Kou Ji, not him.
As Kou Ji's uncle, he felt a little embarrassed for taking advantage of Kou Ji.
He didn't speak, but Cao Wei did. He only heard Cao Wei say with a half-smile but not a smile: "I wonder where Kou Ji is? He wrote a letter asking for the dismissal of the six departments. Now the six departments have not been dismissed, but the punishment department has been dismissed. I don't know him.
How will you feel after knowing this?"
When Wang Zeng heard this, he slapped his head and shouted: "Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot about Kou Xiaozi. He has made great contributions to the dismissal of the Criminal Division. If he hadn't written a letter to dismiss the six departments, it would have lit up the fire."
This fire, this fire may never burn."
Kou Zhun glanced at Cao Wei and said with a deep look: "What can he think of a little guy who has just entered the officialdom? He just helps me run errands and just talks."
Cao Wei was stunned when he heard this.
He heard the meaning behind Kou Zhun's words.
Kou Zhun was afraid that the news about Kou Ji's behind-the-scenes plan to imprison the criminal department would spread and people would take notice of him.
Kou Ji is only sixteen this year, and he is already in the fifth rank of officialdom.
This has been criticized by many officials in the court.
If the officials were to know that Kou Ji was the mastermind behind the plan to depose the Criminal Division, they would easily isolate Kou Ji, be wary of Kou Ji, or even join forces to deal with Kou Ji.
The court is such a place.
There can be smart people. People who are a little smarter than everyone else, or people who are much smarter than everyone else, all officials can accept.
But the officials cannot accept someone who is much smarter than the officials and plays them around.
Cao Wei understood what Kou Zhun meant and nodded slowly: "Kou Gong's words are right. He is a young guy who has just entered the officialdom. He can only help Kou Gong run errands and talk."
Kou Zhun saw that Cao Wei understood what he meant and started to help defend Kou Ji. He nodded with satisfaction.
When Li Di saw that Wang Zeng and Cao Wei still wanted to continue talking, he said hurriedly: "This is not the place to talk. If you have anything to say, let's go to Brother Kou's house to talk."
Wang Zeng and Cao Wei nodded.
The group of people left the palace together and went straight to the Kou Mansion.
Arrive at Kou Mansion.
As soon as he entered the mansion, Li Di immediately handed Kou Zhun over to the servants of Kou's mansion, and shouted: "Where is the boy Kou? Let him come out to me. I have something to say to him."
Cao Wei stood aside and smiled without saying a word, while Wang Shu's expression was a little complicated.
Only Wang Zeng looked confused.
Wang Zeng said blankly: "When we go to the Kou Mansion, aren't we going to talk to Brother Kou? What are we doing with the Kou boy?"
Li Di turned around and looked at Wang Zeng, ignored him, and continued to shout: "Call Kou Boy out quickly."
Kou Zhong stayed with them after they entered the mansion.
When he heard that Li Di insisted on seeing Kou Ji, he said dryly: "Li Xiang, my young master is ill."
Li Di stared and shouted: "I know that he is ill, and I also know that he is pretending to be ill. Go in quickly and call him out. If he cannot appear in front of me within a stick of incense, I will
Just go and invite him in person."
When Kou Zhun heard this, he shook his head in confusion and said to Kou Zhong: "Go and ask Ji'er to come out."
Kou Zhong stood there without moving, sighing: "The young master is really sick."
Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment and said in astonishment: "Are you really sick?"
Kou Zhong nodded heavily, indicating that he was not lying.
Kou Zhun frowned and said in a deep voice: "What's the disease? Has the doctor at home checked it out?"
Kou Zhong nodded and said: "The doctor in my house has looked at it and said that the wind and cold have entered the body, and he needs to take medicine and stay in bed to rest."
When Kou Zhun heard this, his old face sank, he glanced at Kou Zhong and said reproachfully: "You have always been responsible for Ji'er's food, clothing, housing and transportation. Why didn't you take good care of him and let him be infected with the cold?"
Kou Zhong said with a bitter face: "When the young master is at home, he rarely lets servants like us enter the Sijun Garden to serve him. Except for serving tea and water, he doesn't let us take care of other things at all.
He also likes to move a bed and lie in the garden.
It’s been cold these days, so it’s naturally easy to catch wind and cold.”
Kou Zhun glared at Kou Zhong, turned to Li Di, Wang Zeng and others, cupped their hands, and said: "Ji'er has caught a cold occasionally. It's not convenient to see guests these days. I want to take care of him, so I won't entertain you all."
Li Di heard the words of Kou Zhun's master and servant. He stared at Kou Zhun suspiciously and asked, "Are you really sick?"
Kou Zhun said displeased: "When did I ever joke about this kind of thing?"
When Li Di heard this, his expression changed. He bowed and said in a deep voice: "Then we are here at the wrong time. Brother Kou, please take good care of Kou. We will come to see Kou in a few days."
Cao Wei then bowed and said the same thing.
Wang Shu was not an outsider and was not in a hurry to leave, so he said nothing.
Wang Zeng stood there with a blank look on his face, not knowing why, and was finally dragged out of the Kou Mansion by Li Di.
It wasn't until he reached the door of the Kou Mansion that he shook off Li Di's hand and asked, "What's going on? When we arrived at the Kou Mansion, didn't we want to talk to Brother Kou? Why did you have to look for the Kou boy as soon as we entered the house?
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Li Di glared at Wang Zeng, shook his sleeves, and said with a curl of his lips: "You still don't understand?"
Wang Zeng was stunned on the spot for a long time before he came back to his senses. His eyes widened in shock and he exclaimed: "You are saying that the real driving force behind the plan to bring out the punishment is..."
Li Di glared at him again and reminded: "Be careful..."
Wang Zeng quickly shut his mouth and swallowed the rest of his words.
He looked at Cao Wei who was about to leave, and said in shock: "No wonder you said those words at the door of Chui Gong Hall. Did you know it was him?"
Cao Wei didn't hide anything and nodded.
Wang Zeng said in disbelief: "This is too..."
Li Di didn't wait for him to finish speaking, but he grabbed the conversation and said, "It's incredible, isn't it?"
Li Di sighed and said: "When I first learned about this, I thought it was a bit weird. So I wanted to come to the Kou Mansion and ask Mr. Kou face to face, but I didn't expect that Mr. Kou was sick."
Cao Wei said seriously from the side: "Speaking of which, we all owe him a favor. He was the biggest pusher behind the removal of the Criminal Division, but in the end it was the three of us who benefited."
Li Di pondered: "You are right, the three of us are the ones who really benefited. I owe Kou a favor. If he asks me for something in the future, as long as he doesn't violate my principles, I will help him."
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Cao Wei nodded after hearing this.
Only Wang Zeng said with a bitter face: "I am the one who benefits the most...According to your opinion, should I tie a grass ring and pledge myself to you?"
When Li Di heard this, he said with a look of disgust: "You are an old man, but you are still a man..."
After a pause, Li Di looked at Wang Zeng and continued to say disgustedly: "Tell me, you don't even have a granddaughter. Otherwise, you can take the opportunity to get married and make Kou Xiaozi your grandson-in-law."
Wang Zeng said with a dark face: "You do have a granddaughter, but it's a pity that she has already been married to someone else."
Cao Wei said from the side: "I have two nieces, one is three years younger than Kou Xiaozi, and the other is eight years younger than Kou Xiaozi."
When Li Di and Wang Zeng heard this, they looked disdainful and said in unison: "Whenever you peel off Wu Xun's skin, you will say this again."
When Cao Wei heard this, he sighed and said no more.
The three people bowed their hands to each other and went back to their homes.
Inside the Kou Mansion.
Kou Zhun let Kou Zhong push him to the Sijun Garden.
Entering the bedroom, Kou Zhun saw Kou Ji lying on the bed.
Kou Ji's face turned a little pale, and even though he was wrapped in two quilts, his face did not turn red.
Looking at Kou Ji's white face and furrowed brows, Kou Zhun felt a pain in his heart for no reason.
Although Kou Ji is not his biological grandson, after half a year of getting along with him, Kou Zhun has long regarded him as his biological grandson.
Before Kou Ji fell ill, he didn't feel anything.
After Kou Ji fell ill, he suddenly felt sad.
He thought about it carefully and realized that Kou Ji had been running around for the Kou Mansion and him since he entered Bianjing City.
This journey lasted for more than half a year.
And for more than half a year, Kou Ji has been doing things for him, but he has done nothing for Kou Ji.
Sending Yuyou and Mutehu to protect Kou Ji was nothing to him.
"Push me to the bed..."
Kou Zhun ordered in a deep voice.
Kou Zhong pushed Kou Zhun to Kou Ji's bed.
Kou Zhun stretched out his old hand and grabbed Kou Ji's hand that was outside the quilt.
"You are a good boy... I haven't really looked at you carefully since you came to Beijing. Only when you fell ill did I have time to look at you. It is my fault as a grandfather..."
Kou Zhun spoke in a low voice.
At this moment, a maid entered Kou Ji's bedroom carrying a copper basin filled with water.
After seeing Kou Zhun, he quickly put down the copper basin and saluted him.
Kou Zhun heard the maid's voice, turned around and saw the copper basin in the maid's hand and the sweat towel hanging on the copper basin.
"Bring it here..."
Kou Zhun waved to the maid.
The maid hurriedly brought the copper basin to Kou Zhun.