Fan Zhongyan still didn't dare to tell Kou Ji the truth after all, he smiled euphemistically: "Xia Guan just doesn't understand why the judge, as a civil official, is mixed up with martial artists like Liu Heng and Cao Tong. ”

Fan Zhongyan said this tactfully, but Kou Ji heard the deep meaning of his words.

Immediately, Kou Ji looked at him with a smile and asked, "Do you want to ask, why did this official hang out with a group of gentlemen?" ”

The smile on Fan Zhongyan's face froze, and he said dryly: "The lower officials don't dare to ......"

Kou Ji shook his head and said quietly: "I thought you Fan Zhongyan was different, so I brought you, but I didn't expect you to be a layman." ”

Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a moment, feeling a little unconvinced.

He was a middle-aged man in his thirties, and he was despised by a sixteen-year-old hairy boy, how could he endure it.

Immediately, he said in a deep voice: "The lower official doesn't understand what the judge means. ”

Kou Ji glanced at him, and said with a pout: "Then the official will tell you about it?" ”

Fan Zhongyan straightened up, arched his hand, and said solemnly: "I want to hear it!" ”

He was going to hear what Koji could say.

Kou Ji stared at him and asked, "Who told you that Liu Heng and Cao Tong are the sons of gentlemen?" ”

Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a moment and muttered, "The people in Bianjing City ......"

He seemed to feel that his performance was a little unbearable, so he looked at Kou Ji again and said categorically: "The words of the people will not be wrong." ”

Kou Ji laughed, "This is the best joke I've heard this year." This official asks you, in the chapter of "Guanzi Junchen Shang", the sentence 'If the husband and the people don't listen to it, it will be foolish, and if they listen to it together, it will be holy.' What does 'it mean?' ”

When Fan Zhongyan heard this, he instantly understood what Kou Ji meant, and immediately gritted his teeth and said: "If you listen to it, you will listen to it darkly, and if you listen to it, you will be clear......"

Kou Ji said: "Yes, if you listen partially, it will be dark, and if you listen to both, it will be clear." How can you conclude that Liu Heng and Cao Tong are the sons of gentlemen based on the words of the people in Bianjing City? ”

Fan Zhongyan was unconvinced, but he didn't speak.

Kou Ji continued: "The reason why you believe that Liu Heng and Cao Tong are the sons of the gentlemen is more of your own problem, in addition to the rumors of the people of Bianjing.

You look down on the children of the gentlemen in your heart, so every child from the martial arts family, you subconsciously regard them as the sons of the gentleman.

When some people stand up and say that they are gentlemen, you don't distinguish at all, and you choose to listen to the people.

But have you ever thought that the words of the people may be rumors?

Could it also be the instigation of someone with a heart?

Of course, it's not your fault. The vast majority of civil servants think so. ”

Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Kou Ji didn't let him go, and continued: "You are an official, an official of the Criminal Division, and an official in charge of the world's Qian Valley. If you blindly listen to the people, it is easy to lose justice.

Without justice, what else do you have to be an official? How to make decisions for the people? ”

Fan Zhongyan gritted his teeth and argued: "The lower official is in the Criminal Division, and seeing that the two of them have nothing to do in the Criminal Division every day, isn't it a fool's errand?" ”

Kou Ji sneered: "There are many people who have nothing to do in the court, you go to the sixth department to take a look, there are all idle people up and down." If you go to the fireworks and willow alleys in Bianjing City, it is full of people from the Six Divisions.

They also have nothing to do, why didn't your eyes fall on them, but instead stared at Liu Heng and Cao Tong?

It's not because those people are all Jinshi and are all scholars.

And Liu Heng and Cao Tong were born in Wuxun.

At the end of the day, it's because you're prejudiced against Wu Xun. ”

Fan Zhongyan opened his mouth to speak, but Kou Ji didn't give him a chance to speak, but said loudly: "This official will tell you the true face of those two gentlemen in your mouth now."

Cao Tong has only been the governor of the prison for more than a month.

First of all, we sorted out the dirty officials up and down in the first room of the prison, streamlined the government affairs of the first room of the prison, and made the first room of the prison one person.

Under his governance, the handling of government affairs has more than doubled.

It also helped the imperial court save nearly a thousand yuan.

Not only that, but he also turned over 36 unjust cases, cleared the innocence of 34 people, and saved 34 lives.

You go to the prison of the Criminal Department and ask what the group of death row inmates think of him? ”

Kou Ji counted the credit of Cao Yan, this was really not what he bragged.

Punishing filthy officials is what must be done in the prison room.

Cao Tong wants to be in charge of a prison room, so he naturally has to punish those filthy officials, and he can't escape.

As for the unjust cases, they were dug out of their mouths when they were punishing the corrupt officials.

They took black money and helped people make unjust cases.

After being caught by Cao Yan, he interrogated him and confessed it.

What's ridiculous is that Zhang Lun said with burning words before that there is no room for guilty people around him.

As everyone knows, when he was governing the Criminal Division, there were a large number of filthy officials under his hands who were hiding from him and bullying people.

If it weren't for the bad situation in Kou Mansion now, Kou Ji really wanted to write a letter and let someone send it to Zhang Lun to stimulate him.

When Fan Zhongyan heard this, his eyes widened in vain, and his face was incredulous.

Kou Ji continued: "There is also Liu Heng, who has been the governor of the sealing pile for less than a month. Successively sorted out the dirty officials who sealed the pile, and found 19 dirty officials who were greedy for money and money in the pile storehouse, and the amount of ink was as high as 160,000.

He not only punished these filthy officials, but also helped the imperial court recover nearly 140,000 yuan of stolen money.

You tell the officer, is he a gentleman? ”

Fan Zhongyan really wanted to ask, those two guys who were drinking and having fun in the Criminal Division, were really as good as Kou Ji said?

But he didn't ask.

Since Kou Ji dared to say this in front of him, then there would be no fake.

Because he himself is in the Criminal Division, what Kou Ji said, he can hear it as soon as he asks casually in the Criminal Division.

So there was no need for Koji to lie to him.

Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a long time, then suddenly got up, bowed to Kou Ji, and said, "The lower official knows that he is wrong. ”

He really couldn't think of anything to refute, and he didn't have the heart to force it.

He decisively confessed his mistake to Koji.

This matter was originally his fault for listening to the front, and if he continued to argue strongly, it would not make much sense, and it would annoy Kou Ji.

Kou Ji is his superior, and if he offends Kou Ji, it won't end well.

He has also been an official for a few years, and he naturally understands the rules of officialdom.

Seeing Fan Zhongyan admit his mistake, Kou Ji nodded with satisfaction.

He knew that Fan Zhongyan was still unconvinced.

Like Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister who can leave a name in history, more or less has a little bit of his own persistence.

Since Kou Ji wants to receive him to his subordinates, he naturally has to convince him.

Kou Ji waved his hand to let Fan Zhongyan sit down, let the maid serve tea, and said with a smile: "What the official said just now, is it a little heavy?" ”

Fan Zhongyan just picked up the teacup, and when he heard Kou Ji's words, he hurriedly put down the teacup and said, "The judge's words are reasonable. The fault lies with the lower officials, if it were not for the judge's admonition, the lower officials probably would not know that they had been wrong.

Speaking of which, the lower official should thank the judge for mentioning something. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he laughed and said, "Sure enough...... has been an official for a long time, and the scenes are beautiful. ”

Fan Zhongyan smiled awkwardly.

He has been an official for several years and has seen many officials.

But he really hasn't seen much of a Shangguan like Kou Ji who goes straight and puts everything on the table.

Even Zhang Lun, who has an upright temperament, has never been so straightforward when talking to him.

Suddenly seeing such a person, he really didn't know how to deal with it.

Kou Ji looked at Fan Zhongyan with an embarrassed expression, and he smiled indifferently: "Don't look at Liu Heng and Cao Tong who have nothing to do in the Criminal Division, in fact, they will not miss anything less than what they should do."

The reason why they have so much free time is because they know how to hire people, and they are willing to spend money to hire people.

It is inevitable to be an official and do things.

But not everything needs to be done by yourself.

As an official, the most important thing is to know people and make good use of them.

Otherwise, you will be exhausted and will not be able to finish all the government affairs. ”

The corners of Fan Zhongyan's mouth twitched, and he was lectured by a person younger than him and older than him.

He felt very uncomfortable.

What Kou Ji said, he understood, he understood far better than Kou Ji.

The reason why he is unwilling to have deep friendships with Kou Ji, Liu Heng, and Cao Tong is, in the final analysis, because of their background.

He hadn't thought about it before, but now he was broken by Kou Ji.

Looking back carefully, I found that I was indeed consciously hating the gentleman.

I always like to think badly of the gentleman.

"The lower officials have been taught......"

Fan Zhongyan replied stiffly.

When Kou Ji saw Fan Zhongyan's expression, he knew that the heat was almost over, so he slowly opened his mouth and asked: "Brother Fan, have you ever heard of the phrase 'the worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world'?" ”

Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a moment, and opened his mouth wide in astonishment.

"This ...... These are the words of the sage......"

Fan Zhongyan couldn't help but be surprised, this sentence coincided with the way of being an official in his heart.

But he had read all the classics, and he had never seen this sentence.

Naturally, I couldn't help but ask.

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "An old beggar said it, I saw that what he said made some sense, so I rewarded him with some money, and by the way, I wrote down this sentence." ”

When Fan Zhongyan heard this, he was anxious, "This person is a great talent, how can he become a beggar." Will the judge be able to find him? If the judge can bring this person along, this person will definitely do something in the future. ”

Kou Jiba clicked his mouth and sighed, "I also want to promote him, but he is not interested." ”

Fan Zhongyan patted the dwarf table and sighed, "It's a pity......"

Kou Ji smiled: "Don't worry...... If this official can find this person, he will find a way to promote him. Talent can't be wasted. ”

When Fan Zhongyan heard this, he said seriously: "If the judge can find this person, he must introduce him to the lower official." ”

Kou Ji smiled in his heart, but he dealt with it casually, "Don't worry, this official will help you introduce this person sooner or later." ”

Fan Zhongyan arched his hand, "Thank you, judge." ”

Kou Ji waved his hand and said, "Let's get down to business...... The official feels that 'the worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world' is deeply in line with the way of the official as an official. I want you to remember this sentence too.

My generation is an official, for the people, for the world.

No matter where you are in the future, you must not forget your heart. ”

Fan Zhongyan stood up, bowed to Kou Ji, and said solemnly: "The lower official has already kept this in his heart. ”

Fan Zhongyan heard that Kou Ji cited 'the worries of the world first, and the joy of the world after the world' as the way of an official, and his prejudice against Kou Ji was also a lot lighter, and he faintly had a plan to have a deep friendship with Kou Ji.

Kou Ji saw Fan Zhongyan's thoughts, but he didn't open his mouth to make friends with him.

He said so much to Fan Zhongyan today, which was enough for Fan Zhongyan to digest for a while.

Anything else could backfire.

Kou Ji still understands the truth of being too late.

Fan Zhongyan saw Kou Ji holding a teacup, no longer speaking, just drinking tea vigorously, he was stunned.

Then he seemed to remember something, and hurriedly said: "I don't know if the judge recruited the official over today, what's the matter?" ”

The two of them talked for a long time.

Fan Zhongyan didn't know the purpose of Kou Ji calling him over today.

Kou Ji put down the teacup and said with a smile: "In private, don't always call me a judge." You're old, I'm young. I'll call you Brother Fan, and you can call me Brother Kou. ”

Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a moment, arched his hand a little uncomfortably, and said, "Brother Kou......"

Kou Ji nodded and said, "Brother Fan, I came to you today just to ask you ......."

"What?"

"Do you want to be promoted?"

"What?!"

Fan Zhongyan stood up suddenly, his face shocked.

Not long after he was promoted, his butt was not yet hot, and he was about to be promoted again.

He couldn't believe it.

In the past, when he was an official outside, he always heard from his colleagues that there were people in the court who were good officials, and promotion was like running a horse.

He couldn't believe it before, and he still can't believe it.

He didn't understand why Kou Ji was so good to him, he had just helped him get promoted, and he wanted to help him get promoted.

In terms of friendship, the two of them didn't have any friendship before, and they hadn't even met.

In terms of relatives, one of the two people is surnamed Kou, the other is surnamed Fan, one is the eldest grandson of the prime minister, and the other is from the background of the oil bottle, and they can't beat a single stroke with eight poles.

Kou Ji waved his hand, asked Fan Zhongyan to sit down, and reminded, "Don't be so excited...... I just asked casually, whether I can help you get promoted depends on your creation.

And it's not now, it's a long time coming. ”

Hearing Kou Ji's words, Fan Zhongyan breathed a sigh of relief.

He really thought that Kou Ji was going to help him get promoted now.

If that were the case, he would have run away.

Kou Ji didn't know him, and occasionally heard about his talents, and he could understand them when he took him by hand.

But if Kou Ji helped him do it quickly, then he had to wonder if Kou Ji had a plan against him.

He has been in Bianjing City for many days, and he has heard some rumors about Kou Ji.

It is rumored that Kou Ji is a good man, and specially rescued a young man who was more handsome than a woman from death row and included him in the house.

Although this rumor is only spread in a small area, it can be said that there are noses and eyes.

Fan Zhongyan didn't believe this rumor before, but if Kou Ji really wanted to help him get rid of it quickly, he would probably believe that rumor.

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