Kou Zhong turned around and said with a dry smile: "The young master sent someone from Huazhou to send them over. He wrote a letter saying that you are already a grown man and there has never been a woman around to take care of you, so he picked a few for you and sent them over.
He also said that if you like that one, you can take her into the house as a concubine."
When Kou Ji heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he ordered Kou Zhong with a dark face: "Send them to the backyard steward's office and ask the backyard steward to find something for them to do. I don't need them to serve, let alone take them as concubines."
Kou Zhong hesitated for a moment and whispered: "The young master also said that one of them is the daughter of the county captain's family..."
Kou Ji glared at Kou Zhong.
Kou Zhong hurriedly followed the smiling face and said, "Old servant, I'll go right away."
Kou Ji led Liu Heng to a side room and sat down first. After Kou Zhong left with the girls in Sijun Garden, he returned to Sijun Garden again.
Those girls followed the rules and did not touch anything in the Four Lords Garden, nor did they make a mess in the Four Lords Garden.
Kou Ji returned to the garden and did not rush to wash up. Instead, he ran to the study and found a box in the corner of the desk. After confirming that the box had not been touched, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The box contains some things he wrote when he was planning the six movies. They cannot be seen in the light, let alone passed on.
Kou Ji rearranged the boxes and then returned to the room to wash up.
Kou Zhong had already asked people to prepare water and clean clothes.
After Kou Ji washed up and dressed neatly, he appeared in the garden and sat down with Liu Heng to continue talking.
Not long after they chatted, Kou Zhong ordered wine and food to be delivered.
Liu Heng and Kou Ji had something to eat.
The rest of the time was mostly spent by Liu Heng talking and Kou Ji eating.
By the time Kou Ji finished eating, Liu Heng had roughly finished speaking.
During the days when Kou Ji was in the palace, many things happened in Bianjing, most of which were related to Liu E.
Liu Heng told Kou Ji everything in detail. After Kou Ji finished listening, he wiped his mouth and said, "According to your statement, the whole country is now shouting for the Demon Queen?"
Liu Heng nodded heavily and said, "Yes... my aunt's situation is very bad. My father has been so anxious these days that his hair has turned white."
Kou Ji threw down the handkerchief he was wiping his mouth with and said, "What's the hurry? There's nothing to be anxious about. If your aunt's position was so easy to shake, she wouldn't have been able to sit firmly until today."
Liu Heng was stunned and asked: "According to your opinion, those people can't do anything to my aunt."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment, then sighed: "When the late Emperor was here, if they did this, they might be able to shake your aunt's position. Now that the late Emperor is gone, what they do is just in vain."
After a pause, Kou Ji cursed in a low voice: "A bunch of scoundrels...why didn't they come out when my grandfather was dealing with your aunt? Now they come out to stir up trouble, it's useless."
Liu Heng smiled and said: "It's really cheap..."
After laughing, Liu Heng's face darkened again and he whispered: "Fourth brother, since my aunt's status is unshakable, wouldn't all the things we did before be in vain?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said seriously: "Your aunt's status is unshakable, that's my inference. She may also have this idea, but she will also panic when faced with the call from the whole country to kill her.
As long as the whole country continues to cry out, she will never be able to sit safely in the position of Queen Mother.
Once her mind becomes unstable, everything we do will not be in vain."
Hearing this, Liu Heng nodded thoughtfully.
Kou Ji smiled and said again: "Now that others have helped us set up the east wind, it's time for us to spiral up along the east wind."
Liu Heng looked at Kou Ji and said seriously: "What should I do?"
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said, "You don't have to do anything, just sit back and wait for your promotion."
Liu Heng grinned, "Is there such a good thing?"
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Liu Heng smiled and said: "Then I will just sit and wait for my promotion."
Kou Ji raised the wine glass on the table and clinked it with Liu Heng. The two looked at each other and drank the wine in one gulp.
The two sat and drank for a while, until the wine had passed the third round and the food had passed the fifth taste.
Liu Heng stood up, cupped his hands, and left the Kou Mansion.
As soon as Liu Heng left, Kou Zhong hurriedly entered the Sijun Garden.
"Young Master, someone asks you to go out."
Kou Ji asked, "Where?"
Kou Zhong bowed and said: "Wanhua Pavilion..."
Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully and asked Kou Zhong to go down first.
After Kou Zhong left, Kou Ji shook his head and said to himself: "I just arrived at the house, and before my butt was warm, you came to the door. You must have been waiting impatiently..."
Kou Ji sat alone in the Sijun Garden for a long time. When Kou Zhong entered the Sijun Garden for the second time, Kou Ji changed into plain clothes, followed the secret door of the Kou Mansion, and left the Kou Mansion.
, went to Wanhua Pavilion.
When we arrived at the entrance of the Wanhua Pavilion, we saw the crowds of people coming to the Wanhua Pavilion.
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled.
Zhao Heng died, and the country mourned for three years.
Those who want to have fun can't go to the Fireworks and Willow Lane to have fun, so they can only go to the Wanhua Pavilion to be arty.
Kou Ji shook his head and entered the Wanhua Pavilion as soon as he entered.
Su Chan'er came up to her and complained in a low voice: "Why did you come here?"
Kou Ji glanced at her and said calmly: "I advise you to be polite to me. I am your boss's guest. If you piss me off, I turn around and leave. Your boss will blame you, which is not something you can afford.
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Su Chaner gritted her teeth and said fiercely: "You are cruel..."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said, "Don't you say a few nice words?"
Su Chan'er tried hard to control the anger in her chest, and said to Kou Ji with a smile: "Master, please come upstairs."
Kou Ji nodded with satisfaction and followed Su Chan'er upstairs.
There were no guests upstairs, and there were also secret guards guarding them. Kou Ji guessed that Zhao Yuanyan should have arrived.
When Su Chan'er opened the door, Kou Ji saw Zhao Yuanyan, wearing a mask, sitting in the room.
Kou Ji entered the door, Su Chaner closed the door and stood guard outside.
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Yuanyan, who was sitting at the table and wearing a mask, and said in a dumbfounded voice: "Your Majesty, do you still need to wear a mask in front of me?"
Zhao Yuanyan casually took off his mask, threw it aside, and said calmly: "I did this just to deceive others."
After finishing his words, Zhao Yuanyan looked at Kou Ji and said displeasedly: "You're late..."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "We haven't agreed on a time to meet either."
Zhao Yuanyan snorted coldly: "I have only had others wait for me, and I have never waited for others."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "For example... the official family?"
Zhao Yuanyan's face turned cold and he glared at Kou Ji fiercely.
Kou Ji smiled and sat in front of Zhao Yuanyan.
Zhao Yuanyan scolded: "That's rude...do I allow you to sit down?"
Kou Ji had no fear at all. He picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, put it back on the table with disgust, and said with a smile: "My prince has been complimented a lot recently. His temper has grown a lot.
His majesty has also grown a lot.
In the palace, or outside, you are the prince and I am the lower official. I am not qualified to be on an equal footing with you.
But in this Wanhua Pavilion, we just have a cooperative relationship.
The status is equal and I am qualified to be on an equal footing with you."
When Zhao Yuanyan heard this, he frowned and said coldly: "I don't want to spend too much time with you. I just want to know when you will do what you promised me."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are referring to the Six Parts?"
Zhao Yuanyan glared at Kou Ji, "Have you promised me anything else?"
Kou Ji smiled lightly and said, "That's not true..."
Zhao Yuanyan stared at Kou Ji and asked, "When?"
Kou Ji hesitated and said with a smile: "Tomorrow!"
Zhao Yuanyan slapped the table and said: "Okay, let's do it tomorrow. If you don't want to play tomorrow, please stop playing the six parts, and I will find someone to do it for you."
Kou Ji's expression changed and he frowned slightly, "Does the prince plan to abandon me and go it alone?"
Zhao Yuanyan snorted coldly: "If you don't do it, I will have to do it alone."
Kou Ji's face turned slightly cold and he said in a deep voice: "I advise the prince not to have such thoughts."
Zhao Yuanyan said disdainfully: "I have done this, what can you do to me?"
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "I can't do anything to Liu E, that's because Liu E has the power. Do you have it? You don't! But my grandfather has it, and my grandfather has it, which means I have it.
Although the Zhao clan is noble, it does not mean that the imperial court has no way to govern you."
Zhao Yuanyan gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and stared at Kou Ji fiercely without saying a word.
Kou Ji stood up slowly, stared at Zhao Yuanyan and said: "I, Kou Ji, always speak the truth. What I say is tomorrow, and I will never change it. I hope you can abide by our agreement and never do anything that violates it.
.
Otherwise, I can't guarantee whether I will let people spread some rumors about brotherhood and brotherhood."
"bass!"
When Zhao Yuanyan heard the words 'brothers will eventually become brothers', he stood up suddenly and glared at Kou Ji angrily.
Kou Ji, as if he didn't see his angry gaze, bowed his hands to him and left the room.
Zhao Yuanyan just stood in the room, sending Kou Ji out of the room with angry eyes.
"Cough cough cough..."
Not long after Kou Ji left, a light cough came from next door.
Zhao Yuanyan retracted his angry gaze and quickly walked to the wall of the room. There was a hidden handle on the wall. He pulled the handle open, revealing an old figure.
He was an old man, similar in age to Kou Zhun, but he was more vigorous and energetic than Kou Zhun, and it was obvious that he was in better health than Kou Zhun.
The coughing sound just now was caused by him on purpose. It was not because he was really sick or in pain.
When Zhao Yuanyan saw the old man, he hurriedly greeted him, supported him, and whispered, "Yan Xiang..."
The old man shook his head and laughed in a low voice: "I have been deposed from the position for many years. I am no longer worthy of the word "Gao Xiang"."
Zhao Yuanyan smiled and said: "In my heart, the gall phase has always been the gall phase."
The old man glanced at Zhao Yuanyan, shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you don't have to treat me like this. The method of politeness and virtuous corporal works well on those young people, but it doesn't work on me.
Since I have promised to help the prince, I will not break my promise.
I also hope that the prince will remember his promise to me."
Zhao Yuanyan was not dissatisfied at all with the old man teaching him a lesson. Instead, he said righteously: "As long as I can get what I want, I will not treat Ying Xiang badly."
The old man smiled and nodded.
Zhao Yuanyan said again: "Did Yan Xiang hear the conversation I had with that little fox just now?"
The old man nodded and said, "I heard it, I heard it clearly."
The old man paused, looked at Zhao Yuanyan and said, "It's not appropriate for you to call him a little fox."
Zhao Yuanyan was stunned.
The old man stared at the door of the room, as if staring at Kou Ji, and said faintly: "That's a wolf cub..."
"Wolf?"
Zhao Yuanyan looked disdainful, "He is just a little clever little fox at most. How could he become a wolf?"
The old man shook his head and said: "My feeling is unmistakable. He is definitely a wolf cub. Even if you think he is just playing some tricks, you don't think he can eat people.
It's not that he doesn't know how to eat people, it's just that his claws haven't grown yet.
Once his claws grow, he will definitely eat people."
Zhao Yuanyan frowned and said, "Is he really that powerful?"
The old man smiled and said: "A single plan to dismiss the six ministries involves all the civil and military officials of the dynasty. Isn't this awesome? Don't forget, you and I are also part of his scheme.
When I was his age, let alone scheming against others, even if I had thoughts of harming others, I would feel extremely ashamed.
When you were his age, were you still studying poetry and books?"
Zhao Yuanyan pursed his lips and nodded.
The old man smiled and said: "If you can use this wolf cub for yourself, he will definitely become your greatest help. If you can't use it for yourself, then he will be your biggest opponent."
The old man looked at Zhao Yuanyan and said with a smile: "Look for an opportunity and kill him."
Zhao Yuanyan was stunned and said in a deep voice: "Didn't you just say that if he can be used by me, he will definitely become my greatest help? Why do you want me to kill him again?"
The old man looked at Zhao Yuanyan and said seriously: "Has he ever been afraid in front of you?"
Zhao Yuanyan shook his head.
The old man said: "He has no fear of you, so how can he surrender to you? How can he be used by you?"
Zhao Yuanyan's face darkened when he heard this.
The old man said to Zhao Yuanyan: "The way of employing people is difficult to say, but easy to say. Authority and authority cannot be power without intimidation. If you cannot intimidate others, you will not have the power to control others.
Remember this sentence, look with your heart, feel with your heart, and you will see who is truly surrendering to you and who is pretending to surrender to you."
When Zhao Yuanyan heard these words, he bowed to the old man and said, "I have learned a lesson."
Seeing that Zhao Yuanyan had listened to his words, the old man nodded with satisfaction.
"Tomorrow morning, there will be a storm in the court. You need to prepare early."
The old man warned.
Zhao Yuanyan said in a deep voice: "I have already made the preparations that need to be made."
The old man nodded slowly and laughed softly: "Then let's just sit and watch the changes in the court."
Zhao Yuanyan smiled and nodded.
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Outside the Wanhua Pavilion.
Kou Ji turned around and glanced at where Zhao Yuanyan was, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
He stood there for a long time before leaving the Wanhua Pavilion.
The desire for power in Zhao Yuanyan's heart was unleashed by him himself.
He thought he could watch Zhao Yuanyan's desire for power continue to grow and eventually nip it in the cradle, but he didn't expect that Zhao Yuanyan's desire for power would skyrocket after just a few dozen days of absence.