The eunuch is not very old, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with triangular eyes, a white face and no beard, a gauze hat, a soap coat, and when he looks at people, he is hunched over his waist and smiles.

"Kou Gong Ministry, our family came to deliver the decree to you at the behest of the inner court."

Kou Ji paused at his feet, stood at the door, and said with a little surprise: "The will of the inner court? ”

The eunuch nodded with a smile and said: "The Ministry of Industry in charge of the Ministry of Kou Industry has presented auspicious rui today, and the court has a reward, and the officials from the Ministry of Industry will be promoted to one level and given millions of money." ”

As he spoke, the eunuch took out a yellow roll from his cuff and held it above his head with both hands.

Kou Ji's face was straight, he bowed to the yellow scroll, and took the yellow scroll from the eunuch's hand.

With such an unofficial way of promulgating the decree, Kou Jidao was not surprised.

When the court's courtiers promoted courtiers to false titles and were unwilling to make a big noise, this was probably the case.

Kou Ji took the yellow scroll in his hand, and suddenly remembered what Li Di had warned him outside the city before, and muttered in a low voice, "Although the old man has a dark heart, he can feel the hearts of those officials in the court......

The Ministry of Industry offered two kinds of plough tools, and the court not only did not give a big reward, but also gave some false titles, added a little money, and perfunctory, eighty percent of which was related to those courtiers who were interested in the merits of the Ministry of Industry.

Presumably the courtiers who followed Zhao Zhen, Kou Zhun and others back to the palace said something on the way back to the palace.

Kou Ji opened the yellow scroll and took a look, and it was exactly as he thought.

His false title, which was increased by one level, was rewarded with a million dollars, and other than that, there was nothing else.

Kou Ji put away the yellow scroll, pursed his lips, and laughed mockingly in his heart.

"There are also times when the false title is added to the end, but I don't know what reward the Ministry of Industry will give the auspicious Rui again, and the court will take ......"

Kou Ji has countless skills in his hands that benefit the country and the people, even if the imperial court rewards him in such a perfunctory way, he can stack the virtual title to the highest position in a very short time......

Of course, even if Kou Ji offered a lot of auspicious fortunes in the future, it was impossible for the imperial court to allow him to stack the false title to the highest place.

Maybe at the beginning, it will be increased, but in the end, it is very likely that only a simple money reward will remain.

But whether it's a false title or money, Kou Ji doesn't care too much.

Kou Ji put away the yellow scroll, and when he saw the eunuch still standing aside with a smile, he asked, "What else is important for my father-in-law?" ”

The eunuch stared at Kou Ji and said with a smile: "Kou Gong Department, our family has worked hard for the official's family, and we can't run in vain, right?" ”

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and stared at the eunuch meaningfully.

A little eunuch, asking him for a bribe?

Is it a long life?

Or is it an ulterior motive?

The eunuch was also asking for a bribe for the first time, and after seeing Kou Ji's meaningful gaze, he was inevitably a little panicked, and the smile on his face was slightly stiff and said: "Kou Gongbu, even if our family goes to Cao Shumi's Mansion to pass on the decree, Cao Shumi will not let our family run away in vain." ”

The eunuch felt that Cao's official rank and status were far higher than Kou Ji's.

Cao Yu still wanted to take the initiative to send money to bribe him, and he asked Kou Ji for some bribes, which was nothing.

When Kou Ji heard the eunuch's words, he was slightly stunned, thought about it thoughtfully for a while, turned around and ordered the servant at the gate of the mansion, asked him to go back to the mansion and get some money and hand it to the eunuch.

Kou Ji made a very generous shot, and as soon as he made a shot, he was five gold leaves.

The eunuch took the gold leaf and almost jumped up without excitement.

"The Kou Gong Department is really very human, and the response is different...... Guo Duzhi now goes to Cao Mansion, and he can't get such a generous reward. ”

The eunuch took a heavy reward, and his mouth naturally became much sweeter, and some of the eunuchs in the palace were not afraid to say it.

The speaker has no intention.

The listener is intentional.

The eunuch's words, Kou Ji remembered them word for word.

After sending off the eunuch, Kou Ji was secretly thinking about the eunuch's words.

After the eunuch left, the doorman at the door stared at the place where the eunuch left with some unhappiness.

"Little master, a thing with no eggs dares to openly ask for a bribe from you, and he doesn't take you seriously at all...... If you were a master, you would definitely let people throw him out, and you would have given him back the money......"

Kou Ji was thinking about the eunuch's words, when he was suddenly interrupted by Menzi's shouting, looked at Menzi a little unhappily, and asked, "Do you think I shouldn't do anything?" ”

Menzi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly apologized: "How dare the villain ......"

After a pause, Menzi added in a low voice, "The villain just thinks that with your identity and the status of the master, you can't bow your head in front of an eggless thing." ”

Kou Ji snorted twice, "Who said I bowed my head?" I just thought he could give me some useful information, so I followed his thoughts.

The money I spent proved to be worth it, and the information he gave me far exceeded the money I gave him. ”

Menzi lowered his head and said in a low voice: "But if this matter spreads, others will still think that you are easy to bully......"

Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "You think it's necessary for me to deal with a dead man?" ”

Menzi raised his head in astonishment and stared at Kou Ji, "Death...... Dead Man......"

"Or else? The money given to him was just enough to buy him a good coffin. ”

Kou Ji said this angrily, didn't explain more, and entered the mansion with his hands behind his back.

Menzi waited for Kou Ji to enter the mansion, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, and then he stomped on it with a little excitement, and said, "I know...... The little master is definitely not a person who is angry. ”

Immediately.

Menzi stared at the place where the eunuch left, and snorted: "The money of my Kou Mansion is not so easy to extort. If I have the money from my Koufu, I have to pay it back with my life. ”

Menzi's thoughts, Kou Ji didn't bother to guess.

On the way back to the house, Kou Ji analyzed a lot of useful information through the words of the eunuch.

The Empress Dowager Liu E seems to be unsettled after being imprisoned.

It seems that Guo Huai has been dispatched, and he has been to Cao's mansion more than once.

What the Queen Mother Liu E wants to use Cao to plan with, Kou Ji can't analyze it just by relying on the little bit of news from the eunuchs.

But Guo Huai seems to be not at ease when he is helping the Queen Mother Liu E on an errand.

He should have asked Cao for bribes many times.

Cao Yong, as the confidant of the Empress Dowager Liu E, was bribed by another henchman of the Empress Dowager Liu E, so he could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

He had no way to punish Guo Huai, and he couldn't ask Zhao Zhen and Kou Zhun to help him make the decision.

He is the person of the Empress Dowager Liu E, and it has almost become a well-known thing.

The people of the Queen Mother Liu E bullied the Queen Mother Liu E, in the eyes of Zhao Zhen, Kou Zhun and others, it belonged to the nest fight.

Kou Zhun and the others can't wait to see Liu E's people fighting to the death, how can they take action to help the Queen Mother Liu E's people uphold justice?

It's no wonder that when Kou Ji saw Cao Yong in recent days, Cao Yong was always sad and depressed.

In recent days, Cao Yong has been in a state of being squeezed by Guo Huai.

"I just don't know how long Cao Yi can support under Guo Huai's oppression before resisting......"

Kou Ji sighed casually, and no longer took this matter to heart, but the fact that the Queen Mother Liu E was making small moves behind her back was more worthy of his attention.

Kou Ji arrived at the gate of the Four Monarchs Garden and did not rush in.

Instead, he sent the steward of the inner government to find Fu Bo, who poured swill.

Fu Bo hunched his waist, swayed to the gate of Sijun Garden, bowed to Kou Ji, and said bluntly: "Kou Gong Department plans to find a villain to pass the word?" ”

Kou Ji knew Fu Bo's identity clearly, and Fu Bo naturally didn't need to hide it in front of Kou Ji.

In the old days.

When Kou Ji needs to send a message to the palace in private, he will find Fu Bo.

Now that Kou Ji has found Fu Bo again, Fu Bo naturally knows that Kou Ji is looking for him to pass the word.

Kou Ji nodded in a deep groan, and said, "Help me pass a word to Chen Lin......"

"Gong Chen?"

Fauber was slightly stunned.

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "Something?" ”

An ugly smile squeezed out of Fu Bo's old face, and he said in a low voice: "The villain just amazed, you rarely talk to Chen Gong on weekdays......

Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "You go back and tell Chen Lin that the person who came to Kou Mansion today to deliver the decree asked me for a bribe, and I gave it too." ”

Kou Ji stretched out a slap and said with a slight exaggeration: "Five gold leaves, it's not a small amount......

Fu Bo's cloudy eyes cleared slightly, and the smile on his face remained unchanged: "Someone dares to ask for bribes from the people of the Taishi Mansion, and the villain has also gained knowledge......

Fu Bo used to be a person in the palace, and he knew that those eunuchs in the palace were extremely greedy when they went out on business.

It's just that the eunuchs are greedy and greedy, but they know how to measure.

Who can be greedy for money and who can't be greedy for money, that is all in the heart.

Like the court of Kou Mansion, like the authority of Kou Zhun and Kou Ji's ancestors and grandchildren, and the importance of the two ancestors and grandchildren in the hearts of the official family, their money must not be greedy.

Even if Kou Zhun and Kou Ji's ancestors and grandsons took the initiative to send money and bribes, the eunuchs had to think about it to see if they could afford it, let alone ask for bribes.

When Kou Zhun was playing prestige in the palace, there were not 100 eunuchs who were killed with a cane, but 80.

It is really foolish that there are still people who do not have a long memory and go to his mansion to ask for bribes.

Kou Ji sighed with emotion: "I have also gained knowledge...... This person should be the person under Chen Lin's control, but he knows some of Guo Huai's secrets...... Zizi Zi ......"

Kou Ji's words are here to stay.

Fauber's brow furrowed and he bowed.

"If there are no other instructions from the Ministry of Kougong, the villain will retire first."

There are so many eunuchs in the palace, and it is normal for one or two people who are stupid and do not know life and death occasionally.

After all, after the eunuchs cut off the roots of their descendants, their temperament has become different from that of others, and there are always some eunuchs with extreme temperament who do some stupid things.

Fauber can also understand and treat it calmly.

But the people around Chen Lin were too close to Guo Huai, so Fu Bo couldn't calm down.

Seeing that Fu Bo was in a hurry to leave, Kou Ji did not stop him.

He shook his head slightly.

Fu Bo saluted again and hurriedly left the Kou Mansion.

Kou Ji looked at the back of Fauber departing and smiled knowingly.

If he had expected it to be true, the eunuch who had just asked him at the gate of the mansion to ask for a bribe would definitely have died a miserable death.

If that eunuch was just greedy for money, Chen Lin might not do anything to him.

But the eunuch was too close to Guo Huai.

Then Chen Lin couldn't tolerate him.

Kou Ji casually killed a thing that didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and returned to the Sijun Garden with satisfaction, accompanied Xiang Yan to have a meal, and chatted in the garden for a while.

At night, wait for Xiang Yan to sleep.

He got up again, went to the study, and sent someone to find Kou Zhong.

After Kou Zhong arrived at Kou Ji's study, he bowed down and said, "The old servant has seen the little young master, I don't know what the little young master called the old servant over late at night, what's the matter?" ”

Kou Ji said in a slightly deep voice: "How many people can be used in the house?" ”

Kou Zhong was slightly stunned, and asked, "What the little young master said is the person in charge of inquiring about the news in the house?" ”

Kou Ji summoned him to his study late at night, and it was obvious that he was going to tell him to do something unseemly.

To do things that are unseemly, it is natural that people who cannot be seen need to do it.

Kou Ji nodded with a deep groan.

Kou Zhong arched his hand and said: "There are not many people in the house who are responsible for inquiring about the news, and the news that the young master needs to inquire about can be used if it is not widely implicated." If the implication is too big, the little young master will have to borrow talent from the Zhu Mansion. ”

Hearing this, Kou Ji frowned slightly.

Seeing this, Kou Zhong hurriedly explained: "The master has always been in a high position, and the news of the Imperial City Division is taken at will, so he doesn't have too many ears. ”

Kou Ji nodded heavily, "The news I need to inquire about is not widely implicated, but the other party's identity is noble, and it needs to be very secretive." Since the people in the house rarely go out to inquire about the news, they should all have raw faces; But it can barely be used.

Let the people in the house inquire first, if the people in the house can't do it, I'll go to Zhu Neng to borrow someone. ”

Kou Zhong nodded and arched his hand, "Please give the little master orders." ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "I need you to send someone to closely inquire about what the Queen Mother, Liu Mei, and Guo Huai have been doing in recent days, who they have been with, and where they have been, you must find out for me." ”

"The Queen Mother?"

Kou Zhong's eyes narrowed in astonishment.

Kou Ji nodded solemnly.

Kou Zhong secretly exclaimed: "Doesn't the Queen Mother have a revenge? ”

Kou Ji muttered: "It's not certain for the time being, but the Queen Mother's heart to recover has never been extinguished, and we must take precautions." ”

Kou Zhong nodded heavily, "The old servant understands. ”

After a pause, Kou Zhong looked at Kou Ji and asked, "Then do you want to tell the master about this?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "Don't tell my grandfather just yet. ”

Kou Ji thought about it.

Felt.

Kou Zhun still didn't want to know about it.

With Kou Zhun's identity, if he deliberately pays attention to the Queen Mother Liu E, he will be regarded as having two hearts.

Not only will it arouse suspicion, but it will also startle the snake, but it is not beautiful.

It would be more appropriate for him to investigate secretly.

Kou Zhong thought about it for a while, and probably understood Kou Ji's intentions, and immediately said: "The old servant understands, and the old servant will send someone to inquire about the news." ”

Kou Ji reminded: "Remember! Be sure to be hidden! Even if we can't find out the news, we can't let people find out that our house is inquiring about the news of the Queen Mother and others. ”