Zhao Yuanyan and Li Shen looked shocked when they heard Wang Qinruo's words.
After the shock, Zhao Yuanyan looked a little ugly.
To him, Liu E and Kou Zhun were both stumbling blocks in the way of his great cause, and both of them needed to be eradicated.
Liu E had lost to Kou Zhun by one move, and was forced to imprison herself in the palace, becoming a mascot in name only.
Zhao Yuanyan originally thought that one of his major enemies had been eliminated.
Now listening to Wang Qinruo's words, Liu E not only did not become depressed because of the previous failure, but also had a desire to make a comeback.
Li Zhen didn't think as much as Zhao Yuanyan. After hearing Wang Qinruo's words, Li Zhen said in slight astonishment: "The Queen Mother is now imprisoned in the palace and cannot protect herself. How can she help us deal with Kou Zhun's grandparents and grandchildren?"
While Wang Qinruo was observing the expressions of Zhao Yuanyan and Li Shen, he said quietly: "Our Queen Mother is not a person who takes nothing for granted. As long as she doesn't die, how can she live in peace and quiet?"
When Zhao Yuanyan heard this, he frowned and acted like he was listening.
Li Zhen came to Wang Qinruo in astonishment and asked, "How do you say that?"
Wang Qinruo stroked his beard and sighed: "As far as I know, the Queen Mother has secretly sent people to contact Lu Yijian, Zhang Lun, and Xia Song, intending to help them return to the court, and then use the power of these three people to
Reappear in the court."
When Zhao Yuanyan heard this, he clenched his fists subconsciously, and his heart was filled with excitement.
Lu Yijian, Zhang Lun, and Xia Song are all talented people. If he can get help from Lu Yijian, he can expect to become emperor.
He successively sent people to offer olive branches to Lu Yijian, Zhang Lun and Xia Song.
Lu Yijian decisively rejected his solicitation, killed the secret envoy he sent, and gave the secret envoy the name of a Liao lobbyist.
He wanted to help the secret envoy redress his grievances, and he wanted to use the secret envoy to trap Lu Yijian and force Lu Yijian to submit, but it was difficult.
Zhang Lun went even further. He threw the people he sent into the mountains and fed them to tigers and wolves. He also wrote to him to ask him to give up the idea of seizing the throne as soon as possible, otherwise he would definitely write a letter to impeach him for being disobedient.
Among the three, only Xia Song agreed to his solicitation, but Xia Song also put forward conditions.
Xia Song asked him if he wanted the head of one of Kou Zhun's ancestors and grandsons, and then he agreed to sincerely join him and help him.
He couldn't get the heads of Kou Zhun's ancestors and grandsons, so naturally he couldn't ask Xia Song to help him.
The reason why he, Li Zhen and Wang Qinruo plotted against Kou Li was to use Kou Li to plot against Kou Zhun's ancestors and grandsons. The purpose was to obtain the head of one of Kou Zhun's ancestors and grandsons while fighting for power.
Xia Song, a talented person, was taken under his command.
Now that he failed to recruit three people, if Queen Mother Liu E succeeded in recruiting them, where would he put his face?
Zhao Yuanyan bit down and said in a deep voice: "The three of them agreed?"
When Wang Qinruo heard this, he instantly understood what Zhao Yuanyan was thinking. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head with a wry smile, "It seems not... I can only find out that the Queen Mother secretly sent someone to recruit these three people. As for whether it is successful or not,
I didn’t find it.”
Zhao Yuanyan frowned and asked, "Really?"
Wang Qinruo nodded decisively and said: "Really..."
Zhao Yuanyan snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Why can Liu E recruit people that I can't even recruit?"
Wang Qinruo pursed his lips but said nothing.
He did not tell the truth to Zhao Yuanyan.
In fact, according to the latest news he received, Zhang Lun and Xia Song had already agreed to the Queen Mother Liu E's solicitation.
Now Queen Mother Liu E is secretly planning for Zhang Lun and Xia Song to return to Beijing.
The reason why he did not tell the truth to Zhao Yuanyan was because he was afraid that Zhao Yuanyan would become jealous and take action against Liu E while dealing with Kou Zhun's ancestors and grandchildren.
Now that he is helping Zhao Yuanyan, it is already difficult to deal with Kou Zhun's ancestors and grandsons. If Liu E is added to the mix, the situation will not be good.
As for why Zhang Lun and Xia Song were willing to seek refuge with Liu E, but were unwilling to seek refuge with Zhao Yuanyan, he also knew.
Zhang Lun and Xia Song took refuge in Liu E to deal with Kou Zhun's ancestors and grandsons, which led to a struggle between parties and power.
No matter how they fight, no matter whether they succeed or fail, they are all Song ministers.
But if you join Zhao Yuanyan and help Zhao Yuanyan usurp the throne, that is treason. If you fail, you are traitor.
There is a fundamental difference between the two.
Li Zhen sighed secretly, feeling that it was a pity that he could not recruit Zhang Lun and the others. Then he stared at Wang Qinruo and asked, "The Queen Mother is imprisoned in the palace, but she can still stretch her hands so long?"
Wang Qinruo stroked his beard and said quietly: "As long as the Queen Mother sits in the back seat, there will be people for her to drive. For example, Yan Shu was punished by the officials to pour night incense..."
"Yan Shu?"
"That's right...this great talent, for some reason, was not favored by the officials, and he was not willing to worry about Zuo Shuzi's reputation by pouring night fragrance in the palace, so he secretly joined the Queen Mother."
"..."
Zhao Yuanyan frowned and said: "Yan Shu, let's not worry about him for the time being. In this season, we just need to recruit people as soon as possible and win over the soldiers in the army as soon as possible. As for joining forces with Liu E, we are not allowed to mention it again.
I will not join forces with Liu E, and I have to prevent her from becoming powerful again."
When Wang Qinruo and Li Shen heard this, they both raised their hands and responded.
"Here..."
In order to usurp the throne and move to Kou Zhun's grandson, it can be said that Zhao Yuanyan tried his best.
However.
But Kou Ji didn't know about this. He didn't even know about Liu E's little tricks behind his back.
He has been busy entertaining guests during the second half of the first month.
Envoys from various countries and groups tried their best to find connections and connections to introduce them to Kou Ji.
What he did was the steel in Kou Ji's hand.
Before they met Kou Ji, they first sent people to give him a lot of generous gifts, and then they paid a visit to him.
Kou Ji did not refuse anyone who came and accepted them all according to the order.
But when they came to visit, Kou Ji didn't agree to any of their offers to buy steel at high prices and the forging methods for steel at high prices.
Envoys from various countries, seeing that Kou Ji had received generous gifts but not agreeing to their requests, all slandered Kou Ji behind his back.
It didn't take long for Kou Ji to become a black man who could only eat but not poop in the mouths of envoys from various countries.
The reason why he is called Black Pixiu is because he has a dark heart.
As long as the gift is less than 10,000 yuan, he will not accept it at all.
If he doesn't accept gifts, others won't be able to see him.
Therefore, in order to see him, envoys from various countries sent generous gifts worth upwards of ten thousand guan.
Kou Ji made a fortune from this.
However, not all of this money was transferred to the Kou Mansion's treasury.
Instead, half of it was taken away by a strong thief who broke into Kou's house.
Kou Ji held the panda in his hand and stared around. He watched with some pain as the strong thief stuffed a box containing thousand-year ginseng into the cloth bag in his hand. He said unhappily: "Thousand-year ginseng..."
...The life-saving thing...you can't leave it to me...just in case something happens to me, I can use it to save my life."
Chen Lin casually tied up the bag containing the ginseng box in her hand and handed it to the eunuch behind her. After letting the eunuch record it, she picked up a snow-white ivory that was not mixed with other colors and stuffed it into the bag.
On the other hand, he said calmly: "You are so strong, what is the use of ginseng? Eating too much will not only fail to replenish your body, but will also be harmful."
Chen Lin casually stuffed the ivory into a bag, glanced at the panda in Kou Ji's arms, and said, "I remember that the envoy from Goryeo gave you two thousand-year-old ginseng, and one of them was caught by that thing in your arms.
It was ruined.
If it were anyone else, they would definitely kill it and eat its meat, but you are so precious that not only did you not feel sorry for the ginseng, but you also found a doctor to find ways to treat an animal.
If good things are left in your hands, they will only be wasted..."
If Kou Ji hadn't been very fond of the panda in his arms, Chen Lin would have sliced it up and eaten it.
A treasure like thousand-year-old ginseng is something that a beast is entitled to enjoy.
Seeing that Chen Lin's eyes were a little dangerous, Kou Ji held the panda in his arms and stared at Chen Lin warily, "Are these things given to me by others?"
Chen Lin just picked up a fist-sized gem. When she heard Kou Ji's words, she rolled her eyes, looked at Kou Ji, and asked, "Even if someone else gave it to you, are you qualified to enjoy it all?"
Kou Ji glared at Chen Lin fiercely, but did not refute.
In the eyes of Kou Ji's astonished eyes, Chen Lin stuffed the gems into her arms and said in a neutral tone: "These things were given to you by envoys from other countries. If you enjoy them by yourself, then those in the court who have already
The jealous courtiers will definitely impeach you.
Say you have different intentions and collude with other countries.
If something goes wrong in state affairs, the courtiers might slap a stick on your head.
The money I took was for the officials.
If an official endorses it for you, you can take the money with confidence and boldly, and you don't have to worry about others using it to impeach you or put a dent in your head."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I'm not afraid if there's no official endorsement."
With Kou Ji's current status and abilities, does he still need to be afraid of being impeached?
Chen Lin put down the agate stone she had just picked up in her hand, turned her head to look at Kou Ji, and asked seriously: "You already have too much money in your house to spend it all, why do you still need so much money?"
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "Who would dislike having too much money?"
Chen Lin stuffed the agate stone in her cuffs and said in a deep voice: "Too much money is not a good thing..."
Kou Ji stared at Chen Lin and frowned: "Are you here to beat me?"
Chen Lin shook her head, "I'm beating you up? I'm not qualified anymore. I'm just reminding you that as long as you spend enough money, too much will only bring trouble."
Kou Ji still frowned.
Chen Lin stuffed something into her sleeves and said calmly: "Your means of amassing money are unparalleled in the world. In less than three years since you entered Bianjing City, you have amassed more than tens of millions of dollars.
From now on, your money will become more and more abundant.
For you, it is only a matter of time before you become as rich as your country."
Kou Ji stared at Chen Lin and said in a deep voice: "What then?"
Chen Lin smiled lightly and said: "Then...then death is not far away."
Kou Ji glared at Chen Lin.
Chen Lin continued, minding her own business: "A big tree attracts the wind... Even if you are an official, I may not be able to protect you when the time comes."
Kou Ji's eyes turned slightly cold, "Will the government and the public regard me as a piece of fat pork? If they can't eat me alone, they will all unite to overthrow me and the Kou government."
Chen Lin nodded in agreement, "You are a smart person, it should not be difficult for you to see this."
Kou Ji sneered and said, "Let's see if they can have a good set of teeth by then."
Chen Lin looked at Kou Ji with slight surprise and said: "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. What's more, you are just a slightly larger passenger on the boat."
Kou Ji said disdainfully: "What kind of water are they..."
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment and nodded, "Since you insist on having your own way, I won't advise you anymore."
Kou Ji glared at Chen Lin, and when he saw Chen Lin continuing to stuff things into her sleeves, he snorted coldly: "You said so many alarmist things to me, just to scare me and take advantage of me.
You've already taken half of the profits distributed to the officials, do you still want to take them?"
Chen Lin did not deny Kou Ji's words, but she did not stop either. Instead, she continued to stuff things into her sleeves.
While stuffing it, he muttered.
"We are old friends. Now I am so poor that I can't even afford meat. Can't you treat me to meat a few times?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes.
He didn't believe a word of Chen Lin's words.
Although Chen Lin is just a eunuch, he is also a high-ranking eunuch. He is also responsible for the internal affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the official of the Neidongmen Division, the official of the imperial medicine hospital, the official of the Houyuan, and the official affairs of the Guoxin Office.
Position.
Although the official ranks of all positions are not high, each position has a salary.
All the salaries added up are somewhat higher than Kou Ji's.
Even if Chen Lin kills pigs and sheep every day to eat meat, she still won't be able to spend all the money.
How can you be so poor that you can't afford meat?
Seeing Chen Lin holding a piece of transparent jade and preparing to stuff it into her arms, Kou Ji said with a dark face, "That's enough! You're going to fall out with me again!"
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, picked up the jade and looked at it carefully, and said with a click: "The jade from the Wei and Jin Dynasties seems to have been carved by celebrities and is extremely valuable. No wonder you stopped me.
If it were me, I wouldn't be willing to give this thing to anyone.
That’s all, I’ve already taken a lot, so I won’t take any more.
After some time, when I have no more meat to eat, I will come back to you."
Kou Ji snorted coldly.
Chen Lin held her heavy sleeves in both hands, took the small yellow door in the palace, carried several large boxes, and left the Kou Mansion unsteadily.
Kou Ji looked at Chen Lin's leaving figure, frowning, thinking secretly in his heart.
Based on his understanding of Chen Lin, Chen Lin is definitely not a money-grubbing person.
If Chen Lin was greedy for money, just selling information about Zhao Zhen's daily words, deeds, daily life, etc. would be enough to make a huge fortune. Why would she have to sacrifice her face to take money from him.
In order to get the money from him, he used both threats and reasons...
If Kou Ji's guess was correct, Chen Lin probably encountered some difficulties and was short of money, so she had to steal money from him.