The dragon chair and screen have been removed, and Zhao Heng's body is placed among them.
Zhao Zhen was lying in front of Zhao Heng and crying bitterly.
Liu E was wearing plain silk and was kneeling to the side. A group of concubines, also wearing plain silk, were kneeling to one side.
They all lowered their heads and cried loudly.
The eunuchs and maids crawled all over the floor, from the depths of the palace to the outside of the palace.
The cry echoed through the entire Chui Gong Hall.
As soon as Kou Ji entered the hall, Kou Zhun saw him.
Kou Zhun wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and waved to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji walked over to Kou Zhun and whispered, "What are your instructions, grandfather?"
Kou Zhun said sadly: "Now take a team of guards to the Li Mansion and tell Li Di to let him enter the palace quickly. If he doesn't come, you have to wait for someone to escort him over."
Kou Ji was stunned and asked in confusion: "Grandpa recruits Grandpa Li. What do you mean?"
Kou Zhun sighed and said: "I plan to let Li Di take charge of the construction of official mausoleums..."
Kou Ji looked puzzled, but did not ask questions. Instead, he said worriedly: "Grandpa here..."
Kou Zhun heard the meaning of Kou Ji's words, shook his head and said: "I'm fine, and no one dares to hurt me..."
Kou Ji nodded slowly, exited the Chui Gong Hall, casually ordered a group of guards, and led them out of the palace to the Li Mansion.
On the way, Kou Ji summoned the leading guard.
"May I have your name?"
"Cai Cai..."
Ko Ji looked sideways at the leading guard.
The leading guard was stunned for a moment, thinking that Kou Ji was questioning why he didn't claim to be a lower official or a subordinate, so he quickly explained: "Mr. Kou, I am the commander of the fourth-grade guards..." Mobile version::
The implication is that his official position is higher than that of Kou Ji, and there is no need to claim to be a lower official or a humble person in front of Kou Ji.
Kou Ji saw that he might have misunderstood, so he said, "I'm just curious about your name, don't think too much about it."
"name?"
The guard commander named Cai Cai was stunned for a moment and said doubtfully: "My parents gave me the name. I have been called this name for thirty years and I don't think there is anything wrong with it."
Cai Cai looked at Kou Ji and said hesitantly: "Is there anything wrong with my name? Or is there any other explanation?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said in a neutral tone: "It's nothing... your name is very similar to the name of an old friend of mine."
Kou Jicai would not tell him that his name would be a name only used by women in future generations.
Cai Cai was stunned for a moment, nodded and smiled: "That's a coincidence..."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and asked the doubts in his heart, "Cai... Commander Cai, is there something wrong with the official mausoleum and needs to be repaired?"
Cai Cai looked stunned, "Why do officials come to the mausoleum?"
Kou Ji looked at Cai Cai blankly, "There is no mausoleum in the official family?"
Cai Cai was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and explained in a low voice: "Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, all officials who have served in the Song Dynasty will never build a mausoleum during their lifetime. This is the rule set by Taizu.
The mausoleum will be built only after the official's death, and the period should not exceed one year."
Cai Cai gave Kou Jicheng some knowledge about the ancestral system of building imperial tombs in the Song Dynasty.
After hearing this, Kou Ji looked stunned. He had never studied this aspect since he entered Bianjing City, so he didn't know this.
Kou Ji casually praised, "Taizu really cares about the people..."
Cai Cai nodded immediately without thinking, expressing her agreement with Kou Ji's statement.
In dynasties such as Qin, Han, and Tang, the construction of his tomb began on the day the emperor ascended the throne.
The financial, material and human resources consumed are countless.
If you meet a long-lived emperor, the construction period of the tomb may be as long as decades.
The scale of the project is so huge that it can be called the largest project in the world.
The money that needs to be spent every year and the number of civilians that need to be collected must be huge.
This is tantamount to adding a layer of burden to the people.
Zhao Kuangyin set such a rule, which undoubtedly helped relieve a burden on the people, which can be regarded as good governance.
Of course, when he first implemented this good government, he did not necessarily regard it as a good government.
Zhao Kuangyin was born in troubled times and was used to stealing and digging graves in order to raise military pay.
So when he formulated this ancestral system, he probably also had the idea of preventing tomb robbers from visiting his tomb.
However, even so.
The construction of Zhao Heng's imperial mausoleum is still a huge project.
It is also a huge project with a deadline.
For such a huge project, it is natural that one cannot just find someone to take charge of it.
It would be difficult for someone other than Li Di, a mature and prudent official, to take on this important task.
Talking room.
Kou Ji arrived at Li Mansion.
Zhou Huaizheng rebelled, broke open the west gate of Bianjing City, and fought all the way to the palace, which had a huge impact on the people near the west gate.
But Li's residence was outside the east gate, so it was not affected.
When Kou Ji arrived at Li's Mansion, he saw the guards of Li's Mansion holding weapons and guarding the wall of Li's Mansion.
Because of the blindness, the moment the guards of the Li Mansion saw the figure, they all pointed their crossbows at Kou Ji.
Cai Cai and other guards quickly surrounded Kou Ji.
Kou Ji shouted to the Li Mansion guards on the wall: "I am Kou Ji!"
"Master Kou?"
The leader of the Li Mansion guard on the wall heard Kou Ji's voice and asked the guards to put down their crossbows, but not their weapons. He asked doubtfully: "Master Kou came here late at night, what's the important matter?"
Kou Ji said loudly: "I was ordered to invite Grandpa Li into the palace..."
The leader of the Li Mansion guard was stunned and asked: "Has the rebellion outside been put down?"
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Zhou Huaizheng rebelled and was beheaded under the imperial city."
The leader of the Li Mansion guard frowned slightly, "Since Zhou Huaizheng's rebellion has been put down, why do you want my master to enter the palace?"
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "The official family... passed away..."
"Dang Cang..."
The weapon in the hands of the leader of the Li Mansion's guards fell to the ground, and he almost fell off the wall.
He shouted in horror: "The official family has died?"
Kou Ji nodded and said: "Before the death of the official family, my grandfather was promised the power of regent of the country. My grandfather ordered me to come and invite Grandpa Li to the palace to discuss the construction of the imperial mausoleum."
The leader of the Li Mansion guard suppressed the panic in his heart, clasped his fists at Kou Ji and said, "Master Kou, please wait a moment. I will send someone to inform the steward of this matter, who will report it to the master."
"Go quickly!"
Kou Ji urged.
Afterwards, Kou Ji waited at the door of Li Mansion. After waiting for about a stick of incense, he heard Li Di yelling and scolding.
"You treacherous sons, how dare you kidnap me! Now that you heard the news about the death of the official family, you still dare to stop me from entering the palace. How did I give birth to you cowards?"
"Dad! The situation outside is unclear. It's better to wait until my son sends someone to find out the news and confirm that there is no danger. It's not too late for you to go out."
"Go away! In this city of Bianjing, when it comes to cherishing life, no one can compare to Kou Xiaozi. The fact that he can appear outside the house now means that there is no danger outside. Hurry up and open the door to me, or I will beat you to death.
A bunch of traitors!"
"..."
Amidst a burst of noise, the door of Li's mansion slowly opened.
Li Di appeared outside the house wearing official uniform. He kicked his son and walked towards Kou Ji. PC::/
Kou Ji took a look at the scene of Li Di kicking his son, and he probably guessed the reason why Li Di didn't show up in the palace just now.
He should have been dressed up and ready to enter the palace when the rebellion first started, but was stopped by his son.
Li Di walked up to Kou Ji, kicked away his son who was following him, and hurriedly asked Kou Ji, "How is the situation in the palace?"
Kou Ji cupped his hands and said: "Zhou Huaizheng led his army to rebel. He fought from the west gate to the foot of the imperial city and was wiped out. But before he died, he made rude remarks and angered the officials. The officials were so angry that they were filled with poison...
It collapsed..."
Li Di beat his chest and cursed loudly: "Damn Zhou Huaizheng, this traitor! He came to me before, and I knew he had bad intentions, but I didn't expect that he would do such a treasonous thing. If I had known this, I would have
He should be stopped."
Kou Ji held up his hand again and said: "Grandpa Li, now is not the time to be angry. My grandfather is waiting for you in the palace and plans to leave the construction of the imperial mausoleum to you."
Li Di turned around and kicked his sons behind him fiercely, complaining that they were as timid as mice and that they blocked him from leaving the house, causing him to miss the opportunity to crusade against the rebels.
After he kicked his sons one by one, he turned around and said to Kou Ji: "I will enter the palace with you..."
Although Li Di was cheated by Zhao Heng before and had the idea of resigning.
However, the court encountered drastic changes and needed his intervention. He did not refuse or lose his temper, and immediately entered the palace with Kou Ji.
This is the attitude of an old minister towards the imperial court.
There will always be resentment, but when the court needs it, there will be no ambiguity at all.
Kou Ji led Li Di towards the palace. Along the way, he saw the ruined Bianjing City by Zhou Huaizheng and the people squatting on the street holding the bodies of their family members and crying bitterly. Li Di angrily greeted Zhou
Huai Zheng eight generations of ancestors.
After entering the inner city, he saw that the inner city was even more miserable than the outer city. Li Di was so angry that he insisted on whipping the corpse and chopped Zhou Huaizheng's corpse into pieces.
Kou Ji quickly stopped him and dragged him into the palace gate.
Zhou Huaizheng was dead and Li Di went to flog the corpse. He would easily be accused of being unkind.
Entered the palace.
All the way to Chui Gong Hall.
Li Di knelt down in front of the palace gate, crying and moving his knees towards Zhao Heng's body.
"Official! The old minister is late!"
Li Di lay down in front of Zhao Heng's body and wailed loudly.
Of course, he was not really in pain, at most he just felt a little sad.
The reason why he cried so loudly and sadly was because he was performing it for outsiders to see.
After Li Di had cried enough, Kou Zhun asked Kou Ji to go over and help him up.
However, the three people arrived at the side hall.
Kou Zhun said to Li Di: "Li Di, after the death of the official family, there is no need to delay the construction of the mausoleum. I am worried about leaving this matter to others. I plan to let you take charge of the construction of the official mausoleum."
Li Di wiped away the tears on his face and said dryly: "Brother Kou, I'm ready to resign..."
Kou Zhun glared and shouted: "Did I allow you to resign?"
Li Di was stunned and said dissatisfied: "I resign, do I still need your permission?"
The implication is that he is questioning whether Kou Zhun has this qualification.
Kou Zhun snorted coldly: "Before the death of the official family, Mr. Xu was the regent of the country. If you want to resign, you must get my permission."
After a pause, Kou Zhun looked Li Di up and down and threatened: "I advise you to give up the idea of resigning. If you mention this again, I will send your whole family to Salmon Island to go fishing."
Li Di's eyes widened with disbelief on his face, "The government wants you to be the regent of the country?"
Without waiting for Kou Zhun to answer, he turned around and asked Kou Ji angrily, "Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
Kou Ji was stunned and said with a strange expression: "I told the guards at your house, didn't they tell you?"
Li Di closed his mouth and his silver teeth clenched.
Obviously, the guards at his residence did not tell him about this when they sent the message.
Li Di gritted his teeth and was silent for a while. He suppressed the anger in his heart and looked at Kou Zhun, "The official family actually allows you to take charge of the country's affairs. What about Liu E?"
Kou Zhun's face darkened and he whispered: "The official family asked me to take charge of the country's affairs together with Liu E..."
Li Di shook his head and sighed: "He is still..."
Kou Zhun reminded: "Be careful what you say..."
Li Di sighed again, "What about passing the position?"
Kou Zhun rolled his eyes, "Of course it's the crown prince..."
Li Di nodded slowly, "Then I won't resign..."
The reason why he wanted to resign before was because he was extremely disappointed with Zhao Heng.
Now that Zhao Heng is dead and it is his student who ascends the throne, he naturally has to help him.
He believes that his students will not treat him badly.
Hearing this, Kou Zhun nodded with satisfaction and said, "The construction of the official imperial mausoleum will be left to you..."
Li Di shook his head and said, "You have to allow me to take a day off."
Kou Zhun was stunned and frowned: "Why?"
Li Di raised his head and gritted his teeth, "I beat my son at home... If those traitors hadn't stopped me, I wouldn't have missed so many things."
Kou Zhun and Kou Ji looked stunned.
Li Di cupped his hands and left the palace without waiting for Kou Zhun's reply.
After Li Di left, Kou Zhun sighed: "This guy..."
Kou Ji shook his head in confusion.
"Push me back to Chui Gong Hall..."
Kou Zhun gave the order, and Kou Ji pushed Kou Zhun back to Chui Gong Hall.
As soon as I arrived at the temple, I heard a hoarse wail coming from the door of the temple.
"Official?!"
"Official!"
"How...how did you..."
"..."
"Woooooooo..."
"..."
Kou Zhun, Kou Ji's ancestors and grandson followed the sound and saw Zhao Yuanyan crawling in from the door of the hall with tears streaming down his face.
His tears mixed with snot all the way up to his chin, and he had no sense of taste.
Kou Zhun, Kou Ji's ancestors and grandson looked at each other.
An idea came into my mind at the same time.
Really good at acting...
Zhao Yuanyan climbed up to Zhao Heng's body, hugged Zhao Heng's arm, and cried loudly.
The cries covered up the cries of everyone in Chui Gong Hall.
"Guan family...Brother Emperor...how come you just...are gone like this..."