The maid hesitated, Kou Zhong waved his hand at the maid, and the maid left Kou Ji's bedroom.

Kou Zhun took matters into his own hands, wetted the sweat towel, and helped Kou Ji wipe his face, hands, and neck......

Kou Zhong bowed down and watched.

After a long time, Kou Zhun helped Kou Ji finish wiping, sighed, and said, "The reason why he fell ill is also the old man's fault." ”

Kou Zhong was slightly stunned, looking puzzled.

Kou Zhun lifted Kou Ji's trouser legs, revealing Kou Ji's knees, and pointed to Kou Ji's bruised knees, "None of you noticed it, did you?" ”

Kou Zhong stared at the bruises on Kou Ji's knees in amazement, and said in a deep voice, "How come? ”

Kou Zhun helped Kou Ji cover his knees again, and helped Kou Ji cover the quilt again, "This must have been kneeling in the palace for forty-nine sunsets." He didn't tell anyone, and none of us found out. The old man, this grandfather, is incompetent.

You are not a good servant. ”

Kou Zhong said guiltily: "The old servant is ...... wrong"

Kou Zhun shook his head and sighed, "You and I are both wrong...... No one of us ever paid serious attention to him. ”

Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji and said in a lamented voice: "He knelt in the palace for forty-nine days, ate cold rice for forty-nine days, drank cold water for forty-nine days, and did not eat enough three meals a day. ”

"Go find the doctor at the house and show him his knee."

"The old servant will go ......"

Kou Zhong went out of the Sijun Garden and recruited the doctor in the house.

The doctor in the house lifted Kou Ji's trouser leg, saw the bruises on Kou Ji's leg, and frowned slightly, "Master, there is blood stasis ......"

(Some people may think that with Kou Ji's cleverness, how could he not be lazy in the palace.) There are so many people in the palace staring, and the rules are so strict, how can he have a chance to be lazy. ）

Kou Zhun raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Is it serious?" ”

The doctor shook his head and said, "It's not serious, but it needs to release blood stasis and need to be recuperated for a long time." It's almost winter now, and if you don't recuperate well, I'm afraid you'll fall into the root of the disease. ”

Kou Zhun had a gloomy face and ordered, "Apply the needle......

The doctor nodded and helped Kou Ji with the needle.

Releasing the bruises, the doctor arched his hand at Kou Zhun and exited Kou Ji's bedroom.

Kou Zhun stared at Kou Ji on the bed and sighed.

Kou Zhun raised his head, looked at Kou Ji's empty house, and instructed Kou Zhong: "Push the old man to walk around the Sijun Garden......"

Kou Zhong nodded, and pushed Kou Zhun to start strolling in the Four Monarchs Garden.

Kou Zhun looked at every grass and tree in the Four Monarchs Garden, and when he returned to Kou Ji's bedroom, he said faintly: "It's too lonely......"

Kou Zhong nodded and said, "The old servant also feels too lonely......

Kou Zhun said again: "There should be a hostess's ......"

Kou Zhong was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Does the master want to help the little master Zhang Luo's family affairs?" ”

Kou Zhun didn't answer Kou Zhong's words, and asked instead: "He's also old, shouldn't he find someone to take care of him?" ”

Kou Zhong hurriedly said: "What the master said is reasonable. ”

Kou Zhun seemed to remember something, and sighed: "This kid is not like his father at all, and he is not greedy for beauty at all. Soon after his father returned to Huazhou, he accepted eight concubines in one go.

The old man was deceived by Kou Li, but for the sake of him giving the old man a well-behaved grandson, the old man didn't clean him up. ”

Kou Zhong hunched over and didn't speak.

Kou Zhun said again: "When the first emperor's mourning period expires, you will help Zhang Luo Zhang Luo and find him a wife's room." ”

Kou Zhong smiled dryly: "Master, isn't there a ready-made one?" ”

Kou Zhun was stunned, looked at Kou Zhong, and said with a smile: "If you don't say it, the old man almost forgot." Xiang Minzhong's old man took a fancy to Ji Er and planned to marry his granddaughter to Ji Er.

Xiang Minzhong's old man is not very good, but he has a hand in educating people, and the granddaughter he taught will naturally not be bad.

His granddaughter's reputation in Bianjing City is not bad. ”

Kou Zhun groaned: "When the first emperor's mourning period is over, you will go to the mansion to tell you about it." ”

Kou Zhong nodded and said, "The old servant understands. ”

The master and servant talked like this until evening.

Kou Zhun originally wanted to guard by Kou Ji's bedside.

But in the evening, the palace sent someone to deliver the message.

It is said that the officials of the Sixth Department rushed to the Criminal Division to seize power after going down to the court, and they quarreled with the people in the Criminal Division and got into a mess.

Liu E has already rushed over, and Kou Zhun needs to go over to deal with it.

"These idiots, they don't know how to take their time......"

Kou Zhun scolded viciously and told Kou Zhong to be optimistic about Kou Ji, and he rushed to the Criminal Division.

He did not come back until nightfall.

It seems that he is arraigning the criminal department and dealing with things overnight.

……

Following.

Early morning.

Koji was woken up by a staccato call of calls.

"Little master, get up, drink the medicine......"

The maids called softly, and Kou Ji turned quietly.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a wooden spoon handed to me.

Kou Ji didn't even think about it, he raised his hand and swept away the wooden spoon.

How Wu Dalang died, he still knows.

When you don't know anything, someone puts something into your mouth, and who knows if it's medicine or poison.

The wooden spoon was swept away, holding the medicine bowl, and the maid holding the spoon was startled, and a butt squatted on the ground, and the medicine was spilled on the ground.

Kou Zhong heard an exclamation in the house and hurried to the bedroom.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?"

The maid got up from the ground and pointed at Kou Ji and said, "Little master...... Little Master......"

Kou Zhong was stunned for a moment, and said unexpectedly: "Little Master touched you?" ”

As soon as Kou Zhong's voice fell, the maid also said the second half of the sentence, "The little young master refused to drink the medicine, and he knocked over the medicine." ”

When Kou Zhong heard this, he felt a little lost in his heart, and he didn't know why.

Kou Zhong looked at Kou Ji on the bed and asked, "Little Master, why don't you drink medicine?" ”

Kou Ji slowly got up from the bed, felt a pain in his knees, and fell on the bed.

Seeing this, Kou Zhong hurriedly rushed forward and pressed Kou Ji, who was about to continue to get up, "Don't get up, the doctor said, you need to stay in bed to recuperate." ”

Kou Ji felt a tingling pain in his knees, he frowned, did not pay attention to Kou Zhong, but waved his hand to the maids, and said, "You go out first......"

The maids exited the bedroom.

Kou Ji lifted the quilt and lifted his trouser legs, and frowned as he looked at the blue on his knees.

Kou Zhong hurriedly explained on the side: "Little Master, you have been kneeling in the palace for a long time, and you have bruises on your legs. The doctor helped you release the blood stasis and told you to stay in bed and recuperate. ”

Kou Ji frowned and said in a deep voice, "So serious? ”

Kou Zhong nodded heavily.

Kou Ji stretched out his hand and said, "Help me sit up, I don't like to lie down." ”

Kou Zhong hurriedly helped Kou Ji to get up.

Kou Ji sat up, and Kou Zhong put a cushion behind him so that he could sit comfortably.

Kou Ji asked, "That was the medicine for the knee injury just now?" ”

Kou Zhong stared at Kou Ji and said seriously: "Not only do you have a knee injury, but you are also infected with wind and cold. ”

Kou Ji was stunned, "So serious? ”

Kou Zhong nodded.

Kou Ji hurriedly said: "Hurry up and tell the kitchen, boil another copy of the medicine just now, and send it to me immediately." ”

Kou Zhong was stunned when he heard this.

Kou Ji's eyes narrowed, and Kou Zhong immediately left Kou Ji's bedroom.

After a while.

Kou Zhong carried a bowl of medicine and reappeared in Kou Ji's bedroom.

Kou Ji took the medicine, and he was not afraid of bitterness, so he drank it all.

After drinking the medicine, Kou Ji said again: "Go and ask the doctor in the house to see if there is any medicine for bruises, and give it to me." ”

Kou Zhong squinted at Kou Ji.

Kou Ji glared at him and said, "I don't want to sit on the Kou bus for the rest of my life." ”

Kou Zhong said quietly: "The doctor in the house said that the injury on your knee does not need medicine, you just need to rest in bed." ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he let out a sigh of relief and said, "That's good......"

In fact, half of what Kou Zhun said in Kou Ji's room last night was right, and half was wrong.

The reason why Kou Ji didn't tell him about the bruises on his leg was entirely because Kou Ji didn't care too much about it.

Kou Ji knelt in the palace for forty-nine days, and he had already discovered that he had bruises on his knees.

It's just that I knelt for a long time at that time, and my knees were a little numb, so I didn't feel the severity of the bruises, so I didn't pay much attention to them.

Otherwise, with the extent that Kou Ji spared his life, when he returned to the mansion, he would definitely recruit a large group of doctors to help him heal his legs.

"By the way, what's going on with the Criminal Division?"

Koji asked.

Kou Zhong said: "The imperial court has issued an order to depose the Criminal Division and return the power to the six departments. ”

Kou Ji said unexpectedly: "So fast? I thought it would drag on for a few more days. ”

After a pause, Kou Ji asked, "How long have I been sleeping?" ”

Kou Zhong said: "One day and one night......"

Kou Ji nodded slowly, "I thought it had been a few days. ”

Kou Zhong said in a low voice: "The reason why the Criminal Division was deposed so quickly was that Wang Qinruo played a key role. ”

Kou Ji wondered, "What did he do?" ”

Kou Zhong said: "He learned about the frost disaster in Sichuan and Shu, and led it as a punishment from the heavens, and attracted hundreds of officials to ask Liu Ezuo to depose the criminal department. ”

Kou Ji sighed: "The old fox really deserves to be an old fox, and he will hit it with one blow." ”

Kou Zhong stood aside and did not speak.

At noon, Kou Zhun, who had been busy all night, hurried back to his house, and saw that Kou Ji woke up and felt a lot more relieved.

After admonishing Kou Ji, he left Kou Mansion again.

Obviously, he came back to see Koji on purpose.

In the evening.

Liu Heng hurried to Kou Mansion, and as soon as he entered the door of Kou Ji's bedroom, he shouted loudly: "Fourth brother, fourth brother, I heard that you are sick?" ”

Kou Ji waited until Liu Heng's figure appeared in front of the bed before he said, "Don't get in the way......"

Liu Heng shouted: "How can it not be in the way." I heard you can't even get out of bed. ”

Kou Ji frowned slightly and asked, "Who told you that?" ”

Liu Heng said: "Gong Kou met me at the Criminal Division last night and told me. ”

Kou Ji frowned and said with a smile: "The sixth ministry went to the Criminal Division to seize power?" ”

Liu Heng nodded heavily and said: "Yesterday morning, the imperial court just issued an order to depose the Criminal Division, and after the next court, the officials of the six ministries rushed to the Criminal Division. They are like bandits, robbing whatever they see. ”

After a pause, Liu Heng seemed to realize that there was something wrong with his words, and added: "They rob everything except people." ”

Liu Heng pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "Those sub-civil officials pretend to be human beings on weekdays, and they look down on it, and they don't look down on it." After revealing his true colors, he is more than an animal. ”

Kou Ji squinted at Liu Heng.

Liu Heng hurriedly said: "Fourth brother, I didn't mean you, you are different from those civil officials. ”

Kou Ji shook his head and asked, "Is it okay to seal the stake in one room?" ”

Liu Heng was stunned, shook his head and said, "That's not true." Although the imperial court deposed the Criminal Division, it was more special to seal the stake and one room, and it was not deposed, but was put forward separately and promoted to the first division. ”

Liu Heng smiled: "I have also been promoted." The imperial court has set up a special department to seal the pile, and the official of the sixth grade. ”

Hearing this, Kou Ji nodded with a smile and said, "That's good, we didn't plan in vain." ”

After a pause, Kou Ji asked again, "Is it our people who are in conflict with the people of the Sixth Division?" ”

Liu Heng shook his head and said, "Fan Zhongyan is a group, and the people in the first room of Qian Gu follow him very obediently." Although there was a conflict between the people in the first room of the prison and the sixth department, after Cao Bingbu arrived, he said a few words to Cao Yan, and the people in the first room of the prison did not make trouble.

It's the people in the other rooms who are making trouble.

Now, the people in the first room of the prison and the people in the first room of the money valley have all gone to the sixth department. ”

Kou Ji grinned, "We haven't been busy for months. Tell the people below to let them be well-behaved after they go to the sixth department. There is a conflict with the people of the six departments, don't do it, don't spill it, the prophet will say to me, and I will deal with it. ”

The power of the grassroots is endless, this is a truth that Kou Ji has known for a long time.

The officials in the court also knew.

However, their eyes rarely fall on those petty officials at the grassroots level.

This allowed Kou Ji to pick up a bargain, and slowly infiltrated the six departments with the help of small officials at the grassroots level.

In the end, the six parts were completely in his hands.

Kou Ji's request to remove the Criminal Division is tantamount to a small reform.

There have been many reforms in history, but few have succeeded, and even if they succeed, they will eventually be overthrown.

Counting the vast majority of successful reforms in history, most of them have not escaped coups or rebellions.

Kou Ji was reluctant to choose either way.

Because every reform will harm the interests of some people.

And these people are not willing to lose their interests, so they will naturally rebel.

And the way of resistance is fierce.

Kou Ji's body is too thin, and he is unwilling to fight hard.

So after thinking about it, I came up with this way to unite the majority and strike at a small handful.

This is a subtle and silent way to moisten things, and it is also a way that does not need to provoke large-scale conflicts.

As it turned out, his approach worked.

For Liu E, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty belonged to the grassroots, but the number of people at the grassroots level was quite large, that is, the majority of the people that Kou Ji wanted to unite, so he asked to depose the Six Ministries, so as to provoke the desire of the officials of the Six Ministries to seize power.

Similarly, after those petty officials and officials of the Criminal Division enter the Sixth Department, they will also become the grassroots level of the Sixth Department.

As long as they gain a firm foothold in the Sixth Ministry, Kou Ji can use the same method to oust the officials of the Sixth Ministry, who he wants to ous.

Maybe after the officials of the six ministries find out about this, they will use the power in their hands to replace the petty officials and officials under them, so as to achieve the purpose of cleaning up the traces of Kou Ji in the six ministries.

But how could Koji give them this opportunity?

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