The waiter of the Ministry of Works stared at Kou Ji in amazement.

It's like I've heard something unbelievable.

Kou Ji ignored his eyes and continued: "After falling to the ground, you immediately sent someone to let out the news, saying that the third division refused to hand over the power assigned to my Ministry of Industry by the inner court, and even started beating people.

Then let someone carry you to the hall of the arch, and ask for an explanation from the inner court.

Or let someone carry you to the Li Mansion and ask Li for an explanation.

Not only did he have to return the power of Tuntian, but he also had to check the accounts and field books of the three divisions of Tuntian.

In the end, I had to ask Li Qian for thousands of yuan in decoction and medicine.

But it's the same, if you can't get better, you have to stay at the door of the Li Mansion and not leave. ”

The waiter of the Ministry of Works stared at Kou Ji in a daze, and after a long time, he lost his voice and said, "You...... Didn't you let the subordinate go to play tricks? ”

Kou Ji glanced at him, "What's wrong with playing tricks?" The three divisions played a trick on you first, why can't you play a trick on them? ”

"But the reputation of the lower officials ......"

"As long as you ask for power from the Ministry of Labor, all officials who serve in the Ministry of Industry in the future will only praise you and will not ruin your reputation. Your reputation will not be bad, but it will go up to the next level.

Maybe in the future, some people will praise your behavior as a good story such as outwitting and traitorous ministers. ”

“……”

The waiter of the Ministry of Works, who was stunned by Kou Ji.

But he was not stupid, and he didn't believe Kou Ji's words, but said with an embarrassed face: "Shangguan, why don't you go back to the third division to ask for power?" Your face is much better than that of your subordinates. ”

Kou Ji glared and scolded: "You are a waiter of the Ministry of Works, even asking for a little power, you have to let me, a Shangguan, take action, what does the Ministry of Works want you to do?" ”

"But ......"

"This is an order from this officer!"

“……”

The Ministry of Labor lowered his head and agreed dejectedly.

He also wanted to mix in the court, so he couldn't disobey the order of Kou Ji, the official.

After he left Koji's tent, he stood outside the tent and pondered for a long time.

Eventually, the decision was made.

He decided that if he had damaged his reputation after playing Lai Pi, he would blame Kou Ji for the matter.

If it was really as Kou Ji said, it was praised as a good story, then he decisively laughed at it.

With a decision, the squire of the Ministry of Works hurried back to Bianjing City and did as Kou Ji instructed.

As he expected, when he went to the third division to ask for the power of Tuntian, the third division had no intention of handing over the power at all, and all kinds of prevarications.

Then, he was 'angry' by the people of the third division.

Immediately after he fell, someone went out to spread rumors that the Third Division refused to hand over the power of Tuntian, which had been allocated to the Ministry of Industry by the Inner Court.

In an instant, there was a lot of discussion in Bianjing City.

Kou Zhun and the three were furious and summoned Li Jian into the palace for questioning.

After Li Jian entered the palace, he was scolded by Kou Zhun and the three of them in turn.

After Li Jian returned to the Third Division, he scolded the officials in the Third Division who had provoked the waiters of the Ministry of Works.

Then, let people throw some documents, account books, and field books from Tuntian to the Ministry of Industry.

But did not hand over the main power of Tuntian.

After the officials of the Ministry of Industry collected the documents, account books, and field books, they began to check according to Kou Ji's instructions.

Then the waiter of the Ministry of Works asked people to carry him, and when he arrived at the gate of the Li Mansion, he blocked the gate of the Li Mansion.

When the people saw this, they gathered around.

The entrance of the Li Mansion became full of people in an instant.

When Li Zheng returned to the house, he saw the waiter of the Ministry of Works lying at the door of his mansion, and he was almost angry.

Li Jian pointed at the waiter of the Ministry of Industry and scolded him, accusing the waiter of the Ministry of Industry of being playful.

But the waiter of the Ministry of Works ignored him, lying at the door of the Li Mansion, saying that he would not leave.

Eventually, the matter went to the inner court.

Kou Zhun personally came forward, went to the Third Division, and urged the Third Division to hand over the power of Tuntian to the Ministry of Industry.

However.

After the Ministry of Labor got the power of Tuntian, he did not give up.

Still lying at the door of Li's Mansion and refusing to leave, and told Li Jian confidently, "Who knows if your three divisions have been corrupt in Tuntian's affairs, in case your three divisions are corrupt and perverted the law, then our Ministry of Industry has taken over the authority of Tuntian, isn't it going to give you three divisions a black cauldron?" ”

Li Zheng was so angry that he almost didn't ask someone to beat the waiter of the Ministry of Works to death.

Li Jian was tricked by the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and he was scorched.

Koji didn't pay much attention to it.

He had already made up his mind that as long as the Ministry of Works could handle this errand, he would leave the Ministry of Works to stay in the Ministry of Works.

If the Ministry of Labor can't handle this errand, then he will let the Ministry of Labor get out.

Rather than asking the Ministry of Labor to ask for power, he was more concerned about the resettlement of the displaced people.

After the largest number of displaced people arrived, there were still displaced people arriving in Bianjing intermittently.

In three days, Kou Ji gathered more than 20,000 displaced people.

The number of displaced people in the resettlement places has exceeded 130,000.

There is a big gap between the number of displaced people resettled by Kou Ji and the number of displaced people detected by the imperial court.

That's a difference of forty or fifty thousand.

Where these 40,000 or 50,000 homeless people went, no one told Kou Ji.

Kou Ji didn't ask either.

He only learned some news from the scouts sent out by Liu Heng.

On the way to Bianjing, some homeless people sold their children to traffickers and old bustards who pounced on them with the smell of blood.

There were also some displaced people who fell on the way to Bianjing.

There are also homeless people who are beaten to death when they make trouble on the road, or when they steal food from others.

On the last day of the three days, Li Di sent someone to bring a large amount of grain to Kou Ji, and told Kou Ji that before the heavy snow closed the road, there would be food delivered one after another, and there would definitely be enough food for the displaced people to survive the winter.

Since that day, there have been very few displaced people sent by Li Di to resettle.

Basically, there are no more than 1,000 people.

Someone told Kou Ji that in fact, there were still quite a few homeless people at the south city gate.

But Li Di didn't send all the people over.

The reason why Li Di did this, Kou Ji had a guess in his heart, but he didn't ask.

A person, with no food to eat, simply can't survive for a few days.

If after more than ten days, he is still alive, then there is a big problem.

He may have eaten something he shouldn't have eaten.

The imperial court can't tolerate this kind of person, and the place where Kou Ji resettles the displaced people can't tolerate this kind of person.

Under Koji's arrangement, the homeless people eventually built a house large enough for them to live in.

Seeing that all the homeless people had houses to live in, Koji stood in front of the tent with a full sense of accomplishment in his heart.

The countless sense of accomplishment of the living is really more enjoyable than any achievement.

Just as Kou Ji stood in front of the rows of houses and was proud in his heart, the old man put his hands behind his back, bent over, and staggered in front of Kou Ji.

"Engong, we'll be back in a few days."

The old man said to Kou Ji with a smile.

Kou Ji was stunned and asked, "Why are you in a hurry to go back, there is no shortage of food for you to eat here?" ”

The old man smiled shyly: "The grain money paid by the imperial court, the little old man has already gotten it." There is no danger for you here, and it will be meaningless for the little old man to stay in Bianjing City any longer.

The little old man had to send the money back quickly and distribute it to the babies who were still looking forward to it in Baozhou. ”

Kou Ji stared at him for a while, and said, "The official family knows about your righteous deeds, and has the intention of conferring an official title on you, the leader, don't you plan to ask for it?" ”

The old man thought for a moment and shook his head, "The little old man is old, and he doesn't know a few words. When you become an official, you can't do anything. Since you can't do anything, why do you want to take the court's money for nothing?

Instead of wasting time in Bianjing City, it is better to go back to Baozhou and teach those dolls a lesson, so that after they go to the battlefield in the future, a few fewer people will die. ”

After saying this, the old man stared at Kou Ji and continued: "Little Lao'er has to go back and keep an eye on those babies, in case they get carried away after they have money and food, and I have to tell them all the time, let them remember who gave them their good days."

Don't be ungrateful......"

Hearing the old man's words, Kou Ji suddenly felt that the military and civilians of Baozhou were not born to value love and righteousness.

It is these old men who know gratitude in their hearts, who remind them from time to time and teach them by word and deed from time to time.

Kou Ji let out a long sigh and said, "Since you have decided to go back to Baozhou, I will not stop you." ”

In fact, Kou Ji wanted to leave the old man in Bianjing City and help him get rich.

But the old man obviously didn't have the intention of enjoying wealth, he seemed to just want to stay in Baozhou and stay by the side of those Baozhou soldiers and civilians.

When the old man saw that Kou Ji agreed, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was really afraid that Kou Jiqiang would leave him.

Although the city of Bianjing is rich and prosperous, not everyone wants to stay in it.

At least the old man didn't want to stay in Bianjing.

"There's one thing, little old man wants to discuss it with you......"

The old man rubbed his hands together nervously, as if what he was about to say was something difficult to say.

Kou Ji said happily: "You just have to say, as long as I can do it, I will find a way to help you do it." ”

The old man rubbed his hands and said crampedly: "Actually, it's not a big deal...... The little old man thought, when the old man can't walk anymore, can he ask for the identity of a janitor in the ancestral hall of you and the official family. ”

Kou Ji looked at the old man in amazement.

The old man thought that Kou Ji was a little unhappy, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Little Lao'er is not for himself, Xiao Lao'er just wants to stay in the ancestral hall, and remind those dolls all the time, remember to worship, don't let the incense cut off in the ancestral hall." ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "I don't mean to blame you, since you have spoken, then the affairs in the ancestral hall will be handed over to you." ”

When the old man heard this, a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Then the little old man won't bother Engong."

The old man bowed his hand to Kou Ji and walked away.

Kou Ji stared at the old man's back and said faintly: "When you die in the future, it is indispensable to let you enjoy a piece of incense in the ancestral hall." ”

Kou Ji didn't really care about the problem of incense.

He just felt that if the soldiers and civilians of Baozhou were to worship and incense continuously, after the death of him and Zhao Zhen, the ancestral hall might be upgraded to a temple.

He and Zhao Zhen will also be canonized as gods because of this, and then they will be praised from generation to generation.

People like the old man should also be praised from generation to generation.

The old man walked a few steps, seemed to think of something, and turned around and asked Kou Ji, "Engong, what are those houses you built next to Ruisheng Garden for?"

In the morning, when our people went to make their rounds, they heard some movement.

If it weren't for the officials, our people would have gone in to find out. ”

Kou Ji was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly stomped his pawn and said, "I was so busy worrying about the rations of the homeless people that I actually forgot about these guys." ”

"Go find someone and give an order to the officials who are guarding there, and let them release the people inside."

The old man said suspiciously: "There are people locked up inside? ”

"Some of the people who made trouble when I was resettling the displaced people."

Kou Ji explained.

The old man snorted and didn't say much.

He naturally doesn't have a good impression of anyone who causes trouble for Kou Ji.

The old man casually summoned a man who was passing by and asked him to help Kou Ji pass the order.

The man mounted his horse and rushed to the edge of the Ruisheng Garden.

Then he stared at the officials on the edge of Ruisheng Garden, and opened the door to the house.

Immediately afterwards, I saw people with staring eyes and bloodshot eyes, and walked out one by one.

These people seemed to have suffered some great torture, and they didn't have any figure in their eyes.

It's like a bunch of crazy people, and it's like a bunch of walking dead.

Rao is that man is used to seeing dead people, and when he saw these people, his heart twitched.

After all, killing people is not too much, there is nothing to be afraid of.

It's the torture methods that are terrible.

There are some methods of torturing people, which can be said to be inhumane.

The man took a deep look at the men, and then rode back to reply to Kou Ji.

When he saw Koji again, he was silent.

When Kou Ji saw him, he hurriedly asked, "Released?" ”

The man nodded silently.

Kou Ji continued to ask, "Are there any dead people?" ”

The man shook his head.

Kou Ji breathed a sigh of relief, if he had locked people up because of his negligence, then he might feel a little guilty.

After all, those people don't die for their crimes.

"How are they doing?"

Koji continued to ask.

The corner of the man's mouth twitched, but he didn't answer.

Kou Ji immediately realized that the man was afraid that he had seen something bad.

He didn't chase after the roots, but hurried to those people.

After Kou Ji left, the man approached the old man and said in a low voice, "Chen Matou, I saw ...... just now."

The old man raised his hand, interrupted the man's words, put his hands behind his back, and said lightly: "No need to say more...... It is also understandable that Engong used some extraordinary means to govern the displaced people.

After all, if those displaced people make trouble, it will hurt many lives.

Eun Gong is also thinking about the lives of more people. ”

The man wanted to speak and stopped, but finally nodded obediently.

The old man commanded, "Don't tell anyone what you see." ”

The man was a little stunned.

The old man did not give any more explanations.

The reason why he didn't let the man spread this kind of thing was that he didn't want to destroy Kou Ji's perfect image in the hearts of the military and people in Baozhou.

In doing so, he wasn't just defending Koji.

But I don't want to let the newly born cohesion of the military and civilians in Baozhou disperse because of this matter.