Liu E drove and led a group of eunuchs and Gong E to Chui Gong Hall.
Carrying a small baggage on his back, Kou Ji wandered out of the East Palace and walked all the way to Donghua Gate. After showing his official badge, he left the palace.
As soon as Kou Jiqiu stepped across the Jinshui Bridge, the bells and drums in the palace city were ringing.
Kou Ji looked back at the palace city and saw the clanging sound of the bronze bell, which was as big as five people surrounding it. He couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"This palace is indeed Liu E's territory. The eunuch who delivered the order went ahead of me. The bell rang only at this time. It was obvious that the eunuch who delivered the order was delayed.
But so what if you delay.
Slap the prince, and the saliva from all the officials can kill Liu E. No matter how much you delay, you can't change the outcome."
Kou Ji murmured to himself. His eyes crossed the palace city and landed on the dome of Yanfu Palace, the highest palace in the palace. He said quietly: "Liu E, you really went too far this time..."
Kou Ji knew in his heart that Zhao Zhen received this slap for him.
It is precisely because of this that it is difficult for him to feel calm.
Kou Ji shook his head and walked out of Donghua Gate.
Liu E's slap in the face of the prince would definitely lead to the impeachment of the officials, but it was a pity that Kou Ji was not qualified to participate in this matter.
He has not yet figured out whether he is a guilty person or an innocent person.
Just now in the East Palace, Liu E asked him to go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to wait for punishment after leaving the palace, but when he finally left, Liu E did not mention this.
Kou Ji hesitated whether to return home or go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
Kou Ji strolled on the street, letting the officials' sedans pass by him one by one.
After thinking for a long time, he came up with some ideas, "It doesn't matter whether he goes back to his hometown or goes to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. The most important thing now is to find ways to improve his status. He must have his own say in the court, otherwise everything will be in vain."
It's a fantasy.
It would be great if my grandfather could be my mouthpiece..."
"Boom..."
While Ko Ji was deep in thought about his sweet dream, someone looked at his head with a folding fan.
Kou Ji was angry and raised his fist, ready to fight back.
However, when he saw the face of the person who beat him clearly, he slowly put down his hand with a bitter look on his face.
"grandfather!"
Kou Ji bowed and saluted politely.
Kou Zhun was dressed in civilian clothes, and was accompanied by two servants of the Kou Mansion, who were looking at him with frowns.
"You kid want to get rough with me?"
Kou Jiqian smiled and said: "How dare I..."
Kou Zhun snorted coldly: "I'm sorry you don't dare either."
After snorting coldly, Kou Zhun said again: "Why did you come out here if you didn't stay well in the East Palace? The bells and drums in the palace are ringing, and the officials are summoned to discuss matters. Does it have anything to do with you? Did you get into trouble again?"
Kou Ji opened his mouth and said with a wry smile: "I can't stay in the East Palace any longer. The Queen said that I taught the prince bad things and kicked me out of the East Palace. She also asked me to stay in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, waiting for my punishment."
Hearing this, Kou Zhun frowned and said, "Teaching the prince evil?"
Kou Ji nodded and said: "On weekdays when we are in the East Palace, Liu Heng and others always bring some food to the palace for me. The prince clamored for food, so I divided some for him."
Kou Zhun widened his eyes and shouted: "Nonsense! As a close minister of the prince, how come you don't understand the importance at all. The prince is in charge of the country, if he is good or bad, the lives of our entire Kou family will not be enough."
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Kou Ji said weakly: "The problem is that the prince just hid the things I gave him and didn't eat them."
Kou Zhun was annoyed and yelled angrily: "Is this a question of whether to eat or not? Go and stay in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. I will go to the court and hang out for a while to see if I can save your life."
Kou Ji nodded with a wry smile and started to go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
"return!"
Kou Zhun stopped Kou Ji and said angrily: "The bells and drums in the palace are ringing, and all the officials are summoned. Is it because of your problem with feeding the prince?"
Kou Ji was stunned, turned around, shook his head and said, "No... Xianggong Li saw the queen slapping the prince. Li Xianggong ordered that all officials be summoned to seek justice for the prince."
"Slap the prince?"
Kou Zhun was stunned when he heard this, and immediately his face darkened, "How unreasonable! Liu E is a criminal who deceives the emperor! I will enter the palace right now and help the prince seek justice."
Kou Zhun pulled away to leave, took two steps, turned around, and shouted to Kou Ji: "Go back to the house and stay."
Kou Ji was stunned, "Aren't you going to the prison of the Criminal Department?"
Kou Zhun said angrily: "Where are you going to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment? You are also an official of the imperial court. Even if you make a mistake, you can only be sent to prison after being convicted by the inner court.
I am the chief of the inner court. If I don’t have my seal, who can touch you?”
"Thank you, Grandpa!"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and then became happy. He quickly raised his hands and saluted.
"snort!"
Kou Zhun snorted coldly, shook off his sleeves, and led the Kou family's entourage straight to the palace.
He didn't go back to his hometown to change into court clothes, obviously he couldn't care less.
When Liu E slapped the prince, it was not as simple as a lady from a common family slapping her son.
The idea of "the master of heaven and earth" had already been formed as early as the Han Dynasty.
At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin introduced it into the court in order to maintain the rule of the Zhao royal family, which became a mainstream idea and even formulated some laws to protect it.
"The king of heaven and earth is his own teacher", the prince is the king, even if Liu E is his mother, slapping him is a criminal who deceives the king.
Some people may ask, if the prince makes a mistake, can't he be punished?
Can be punished.
But this punishment cannot fall on the prince.
Kou Ji, the prince's attendant, in addition to accompanying the prince in his studies, also has an important task, which is to accept punishment for the prince.
Liu E was probably so angry that she forgot about this incident.
Of course, in the past, Kou Zhun might have turned a blind eye to this kind of thing and let it pass.
But now it's different.
Zhao Heng was seriously ill, Zhao Zhen was young, and Liu E showed her desire for power again.
If Liu E dares to slap the prince now and lets him go, she might follow Wu Zhou's example and rule the world in the future.
Kou Zhun and others will never watch a female emperor appear.
"grandfather……"
Kou Ji looked at Kou Zhun's back and wanted to say something, but Kou Zhun had already walked away.
"Don't be soft on the Queen...or you will regret it..."
Kou Ji murmured.
He turned around and returned home, instead of walking along the streets on the edge of the imperial city and turning onto Ma Xing Street.
Instead, he walked south along Imperial Street until he reached the street in front of Jingling Palace, then turned a corner and walked towards Kou Mansion.
He stayed in the palace for dozens of days, and the news outside the palace could only be obtained through Liu Heng. Now that he was out of the palace, he naturally wanted to take a look.
When passing by Jingling Palace, Kou Ji discovered that all the Taoists in Jingling Palace had disappeared.
They were replaced by some soldiers, petty officials, officials, etc.
Although Zhao Heng excepted the Taoists in Bianjing City, he did not destroy Jingling Palace.
Jinling Palace is not only a Taoist palace, but also the Zhao Clan Ancestral Temple.
In addition, ancient gods such as Xuanyuan Huangdi are also enshrined inside.
Zhao Heng could even hand over the ancestral temple to the Taoists, which shows how much Zhao Heng had faith in the Taoists.
"The official believed in you so much, but you deceived the official. No wonder he would be so cruel... You deserve it!"