After Kou Ji rushed to the main hall, he saw Kou Zhun sitting on a chair with a gloomy face, and Wang Shu sat beside him, his face not looking good either.
"I've met my grandfather, I've met my uncle!"
After Kou Ji saluted, he hurriedly asked: "Is the official awake?"
Kou Zhun kept a straight face and said nothing.
Wang Shu smiled bitterly and said: "Wake up..."
Kou Ji asked again: "Queen, she..."
Wang Shu looked at Kou Zhun with a grimace.
Kou Zhun gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "The official ordered the queen to imprison herself for seven days to think about her past..."
Kou Ji said in astonishment: "Nothing else?"
Kou Zhun didn't say anything, he just squeezed his fingers and made a banging sound.
Kou Ji clicked his lips and said: "So, after seven days, the queen will still be the queen and will still be in charge of the country's affairs?"
Hearing this, Kou Zhun glared at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji sighed: "Aren't you guarding me in the palace?"
Kou Zhun said with a gloomy face: "I was on guard against the queen, but not on Concubine Du. Concubine Du lied to me, saying that the prince was ill. After I hurried over, I found that the prince was fine. When I rushed back to the official palace,
The officials have woken up. Concubine Yang has already told the officials the whole story."
Kou Ji clicked his lips and murmured: "So the officials listened to the slander, treated the queen lightly, and spared the queen?"
"well!"
"I've said before that officials are unreliable..."
Kou Zhun stared and said angrily: "Shut up, aren't you allowed to talk about official matters?"
Kou Ji didn't seem to hear Kou Zhun's words. He muttered: "Grandpa, you still need to make plans early."
Kou Zhun glared at Kou Ji and shouted: "I have my own plans, get out of here."
Kou Ji did not force him to stay, he bowed his hands and left the main hall.
In the next few days, Kou Ji stayed in the mansion.
After the queen imprisoned herself, Kou Zhun took charge of the affairs of the court alone.
On that day, although Kou Zhun drove Kou Ji out of the main hall, he listened to what Kou Ji said.
Kou Zhun did a lot of things during these seven days.
He first dug out the memorials that impeached Ding Wei's party members, and successively cut off many of Ding Wei's party members.
After that, he transferred back Xia Song, who was in charge of the border, as deputy privy envoy, further restricting Cao's power.
He didn't let Liu Mei go either.
He caught Liu Mei's hand and demoted Liu Mei's rank.
The commanders of all four compartments of Liu Meilong's Divine Guard were cut down.
He transferred Zhu Neng back and took control of the four commanders of the Dragon Guard.
Whether it was Ding Wei's party members or Liu E's supporters, they quickly shrank under Kou Zhun's pressure.
Under this suppression, Kou Zhun's power reached its peak, and he looked like a powerful minister.
But everyone knows that this is only temporary.
After Liu E's self-imprisonment is over, she will inevitably fight back violently.
Kou Ji couldn't help Kou Zhun with any more ideas.
In both the government and the public, the only person who could deal with Liu E was Zhao Heng.
He protected Liu E. Even if Kou Zhun had power over the government and the opposition, there was nothing he could do against Liu E.
On the last day of Liu E's self-imprisonment, an appointment document that no one paid attention to appeared quietly in Kou Ji's hand.
When Kou Ji got the paperwork, he was a little stunned.
He looked at Wang Shu who had sent the documents and said blankly: "Uncle wants me to go to the Ministry of Punishment?"
Wang Shu glanced at him and said: "Don't underestimate the Punishment Department. There are many wrongdoers in the prison of the Punishment Department. If you can take the opportunity to solve two major cases, your promotion will be around the corner."
Kou Ji clicked his lips and said in astonishment: "Isn't it as simple as you said?"
Wang Shu smiled and said: "Whether you can help those who have been wronged to reverse the case depends on your ability. I can't help you in this regard."
Kou Ji's face looked a little ugly.
Wang Shu comforted him: "It's not as difficult as you think. There are still several months before the Autumn Judgment, and the death row prisoners escorted from all over the country are all locked up in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. There are difficult cases, and naturally there are also simple cases.
.
Just pick something simple to do."
Kou Ji couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
I still can't escape a trip to the Criminal Department.
Just not as a criminal, but as an official.
A reminder to the Judge of the Department of Criminal Justice.
From the sixth grade.
Kou Ji can be considered a promotion.
The imperial court established the Tidian Penal and Prison Department, which was subordinate to the Ministry of Punishment, and was referred to as the Tiding Department among the people. It was mainly in charge of criminal and prison matters, and was in charge of the criminal and prison affairs of the states, governments, and military under its jurisdiction, and approved death sentences, etc.
The chief officer is responsible for the official duties of the prison, the fourth rank, also known as the criminal officer.
Song Ci, who is famous in history books, once held this official position.
Most of the deputies of the criminal magistrate were military ministers, and there were not many civil servants around them. There was only one judge, who could be regarded as a civil servant.
Kou Ji is the only civil servant deputy next to the executioner.
"Who is Shangguan?"
Kou Ji asked.
Although Kou Ji is a newcomer in the officialdom, he also understands that the quality of the Shangguan determines whether he can succeed in the Criminal Division.
"Zhang Lun!"
"who?!"
"Zhang Lun!"
Kou Ji stared with astonishment on his face.
Zhang Lun is considered a famous minister in history books, and he is well regarded by both the government and the public.
This person is upright and hates evil as much as he hates it.
Although he is clearly in the imperial court, his behavior is like that of a knight-errant.
Zhang Lun's temperament is very similar to Kou Zhun's.
Anyone with this kind of temperament likes to be tough when doing things.
Believe in the principle that evil cannot prevail against good.
Kou Ji felt that he was at odds with someone of this temperament.
He likes to do things in an eccentric way, which Zhang Lun definitely doesn't like.
Kou Ji said helplessly: "Uncle, can you change a place for me?"
Wang Shu was stunned, "You know Zhang Lun is not easy to get along with?"
Wang Shu realized that he had spilled the beans and smiled dryly.
Kou Ji said speechlessly: "You dug a hole for me again..."
Wang Shu smiled and said: "How could it be possible...Although Zhang Lun is not easy to get along with, he is a rare talent. If you follow him, you will definitely get some credit."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes.
Wang Shu laughed a few times and hurriedly left Kou Ji's Sijun Garden.
He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would tell more truths.
Wang Shu also had his own motives for assigning Kou Ji to the Punishment Division.
Nowadays, in the yamen up and down the court, there are only those in the punishment department and not Kou Zhun.
Zhang Lun has a unique hobby. He has to investigate everyone who is around him.
He investigated the four deputies assigned to him by the imperial court.
He found out that there was something wrong with them all.
All four deputies were dismissed from office.
Nowadays, the low-ranking officials in the court shake their heads when they hear that they have been appointed to the punishment department. Some people would rather beg for their bones and lose their official titles than to be mentioned as the punishment department.
The punishment department has become a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.
Zhang Lun's temperament was not only not disgusted by Kou Zhun, but also won his appreciation. Kou Zhun praised him again and again in front of the civil and military officials of the court.
Naturally, Wang Shu couldn't go against Kou Zhun. He couldn't punish Zhang Lun, so he could only assign a new deputy to Zhang Lun in accordance with the rules of the court.
Kou Ji handled the affairs of the Wu family very well before.
Kou Ji successively gave advice to Kou Zhun, pointing out the key points.
Wang Shu felt that Kou Ji had good abilities, so he decided to send Kou Ji to attack Zhang Lun.