Kou Ji asked again: "How did Mr. Li deal with it?"
Liu Hengdao: "Li Gong sent people to collect the corpses of that family and sent them to Kaifeng Mansion, asking Kaifeng Mansion to investigate the matter strictly."
"How did the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture respond?"
"The magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture only sent people to collect the skeletons and send them back to their hometowns, but did not pursue any further investigation."
"..."
Kou Ji pondered for a long time and said with a sneer: "The eldest princess of Deng State has really accumulated a lot of power."
Liu Heng clicked his lips and said with emotion: "There are only two of Taizong's eight daughters alive today. The late emperor and the officials rarely make things difficult for them, so they naturally live at ease."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "The lessons from King Chu and the Eight Kings were not enough? The eldest princess of Deng State dared to jump out."
Liu Heng sighed and said: "Not only the eldest princess of the Deng Kingdom, but also the eldest princess of the Hebei Kingdom is also ready to make a move."
Kou Ji snorted coldly: "A former magistrate of Enzhou was hanged at the door of Li's house, which is not enough to overthrow Mr. Li. What other means have they prepared?"
Liu Heng shook his head and said, "My people didn't find it, and neither did Wude's people."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and asked, "Wude Division has been completed?"
When Liu Heng heard this, he said a little sadly: "In order to prepare for the establishment of the Wude Division, the officials spared nearly 60% of the elite of our Imperial City Division, and naturally it was built quickly."
Kou Ji sighed and said, "Don't complain. Although the power of your Imperial City Department has been reduced by 60%, this may not be a good thing for you."
Liu Heng nodded slowly.
Kou Ji asked again: "Who is Wude Company?"
Liu Heng shook his head.
Kou Ji wondered: "It's so mysterious, even you haven't seen it?"
Liu Heng nodded.
Kou Ji asked suspiciously: "Is it possible that the official family hasn't set up a Wude Company yet?"
Liu Heng shook his head and said: "It has been established."
Kou Ji said unexpectedly: "Since you have never met him, how do you know that Wude Company has established Wude Company?"
Liu Heng looked at Kou Ji and said, "He handed me several documents. The handwriting on the documents is very unique and cannot be imitated by others."
Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully, "In this case, this person is hiding quite deeply."
Liu Heng nodded in agreement.
Kou Ji ordered: "Let your people pay close attention to the movements of the two eldest princesses."
Liu Heng looked at Kou Ji in astonishment and said, "Fourth brother, are you also planning to take action?"
Kou Ji shook his head, "Mr. Li won't let me get involved in this matter. All I can do is help Mr. Li keep out of trouble."
Liu Heng nodded and said, "I will send someone to pay attention."
After a pause, Liu Heng glanced at Kou Ji sheepishly.
Kou Ji was slightly stunned, "Is there anything else?"
Liu Heng laughed in a low voice and said: "Fourth brother, is your daughter married to someone else?"
Kou Ji's eyes widened in astonishment, "What the hell? When did I have a daughter?"
Liu Heng chuckled and said, "I heard people say that Madam-in-law is pregnant with a daughter. The official family wanted to marry you, but you rejected it. Do you want to consider my baby?"
Let me tell you, my little boy is different every day.
He has already become chubby at a young age, and he will definitely be a good man in the future.
We will definitely protect our niece."
Kou Ji slapped the table and stood up, "Get out! The baby hasn't been born yet. Who can tell whether it's a boy or a girl."
Liu Heng was startled, but he was not afraid. He stood up and said, "Fourth brother, after my wife is born and confirmed to be a daughter, we will get married."
"roll!"
Kou Ji shouted angrily.
Liu Heng left the Kou mansion with a smile.
Kou Ji said angrily: "That bitch is spreading rumors to me outside."
Kou Ji scolded him for a long time and sent someone to the Li Mansion to tell Li Di the news that Liu Heng had told him.
Just got back to the backyard.
I heard from the servant that Cao Yi had arrived.
Kou Ji rushed to the main hall to see Cao Yi.
As soon as I saw Cao Yi.
Cao Yi immediately stood up and came forward and asked hurriedly: "Fourth brother, did your daughter give up to that pornographic woman from Liu Heng's family?"
The son of Liu Heng's family was born to Liu Heng and An Ziluo's sister.
A mixed race.
My hair has grown longer and is a little yellowish.
Therefore, Cao Yi used to call the sons of Liu Heng's family Huang ***.
Kou Ji's face turned dark immediately.
"My wife hasn't given birth yet? Who told you that my wife is carrying a daughter?"
Cao Yi didn't care about Kou Ji's ugly face. He pulled Kou Ji and said, "Tell me first, has your daughter married anyone?"
Kou Ji's face turned even darker, "You haven't even given birth to a child yet, and you haven't separated men and women yet, how can you marry someone?!"
Cao Ji let out a long breath, "That's good... That's good... Just now I heard someone in Bianjing said that Liu Heng arrived at your house, so I ran over as fast as I could. I was afraid that Liu Heng's fellow would rob him.
My daughter-in-law."
Kou Ji gritted his teeth, "Who told you that my wife is carrying a daughter?"
Cao Yi stared at Kou Ji in astonishment, "Don't you know?"
Kou Ji frowned and said, "What do you know?"
Cao Ji said seriously: "The officials asked people from Qin Tianjian to do some calculations, and they calculated that Zhang Jieyu was carrying a dragon child, and that Mrs. Sister-in-law was carrying a daughter.
This matter has now spread throughout every household.
If the officials hadn't deliberately revealed that they wanted to get married to you, I'm afraid that the person proposing the marriage would have crossed the threshold of your Kou family.
I also found out from the queen that you did not agree to get married to the official family, so you came here to help my son propose marriage."
When Kou Ji heard this, he immediately had the urge to rush into the palace and ask Zhao Zhen for an explanation.
Kou Ji stared at Cao Yi and said fiercely: "Do you have a son?"
When Cao Yan heard this, he said sternly: "Since I found out that Mrs. Sister-in-law was pregnant, I took eight concubines in one go. Now three of them are pregnant successfully. One of them will be a son."
"Get out of here!"
Kou Ji cursed loudly.
However, Cao Ji did not leave. Instead, he swore and swore: "Fourth brother, don't worry. As long as one of my concubines gives birth to a son, I will inform my fourth uncle and make him my legitimate son.
From now on, everything I have will be inherited by him.
Your daughter will definitely be wronged."
"roll!"
Kou Ji pointed at the door and shouted angrily.
Cao Yi was not angry either.
"Then I'll come back later..."
Cao Yi left the Kou Mansion with a smile.
Kou Ji stomped his feet in the main hall angrily.
No wonder Kou Zhun would encourage him to take concubines before.
No wonder Zhao Zhen said so passionately that Xiang Yan was carrying a daughter.
It turned out that the guys in Qintian Prison were causing trouble.
"Here comes someone!"
Kou Ji stood in the main hall and shouted.
Immediately a servant appeared in front of him.
"What are your orders, young master?"
Kou Ji gritted his teeth and said: "Then I will go to the Qintian Prison with my badge and tell the officials of the Qintian Prison that if you dare to talk about the child in the wife's belly again, I will knock out their front teeth."
"Here..."
"..."
Kou Ji sent people to warn the officials of the Qintian Prison.
The officials of Qintian Prison did not say anything else.
But what the Qintian Supervisor officials had said before had become known throughout the city.
After Liu Heng and Cao Yi left the mansion.
People kept coming to test me.
Ask Kou Ji if he has agreed to marry someone else.
Kou Ji didn't bother, so he closed the door and thanked the guests.
Time flies.
It's early November.
Xiang Yan's belly was as big and round as a ball, as if it would burst in the next second.
Kou Ji looked frightened.
Do nothing every day.
Carefully serve Xiang Yan.
He doesn't leave the house.
Outside the house, it was a mess.
Li Di forcefully implemented the decree to reduce the number of civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty who were in vain.
From beginning to end.
Angered everyone.
Entering September.
Someone took drastic action.
When Li Di was going to court, someone ran into and died in front of Li Di's carriage.
Some people even held Guanyin soil and chewed it in front of Li Di.
Li Di's reputation became infamous overnight.
End of September.
The Li Mansion in Bianjing City was burned to ashes.
Now only a piece of scorched earth remains.
After entering October.
Someone started to assassinate Li Di.
Li Di encountered nearly six assassinations in one day.
Zhao Zhen was furious.
The Kaifeng Prefecture and the Ministry of Punishment were ordered to investigate the matter strictly.
Unfortunately, after checking for more than half a month, nothing happened.
Mid October.
The eldest princess of Deng State and the eldest princess of Ji State entered the palace together and came to Zhao Zhen to cry.
Zhao Zhen withstood the pressure and did not agree to return their husbands and their heirs' unused duties.
After the two eldest princesses left the palace, they blocked the entrance of Donghua.
When Li Di entered the court, they stopped him.
Relying on their distinguished status, they forced Li Di to stand bowed at the entrance of Donghua for half a day.
In the end, Wang Zeng came forward and scolded the two eldest princesses for their unkind behavior, and finally forced them to retreat.
Early November.
A scandal occurred in Bianjing City.
Li Di, a disciple of Tong Zhongshu, accidentally broke into Zuo Zhengyan's Qian Chengyi's mansion while drunk and humiliated his wife and daughter.
Qian Chengyi's wife and daughter committed suicide in grief and anger.
Qian Chengyi sued Li Di to the imperial court.
For a time, civil and military officials throughout the dynasty wrote letters one after another, requesting Li Di be killed.
After Kou Ji listened to Liu Heng's story at his house, he slapped the table and stood up.
"impossible!"
Liu Heng smiled bitterly and said: "Nothing is impossible..."
Kou Ji glared and said, "Mr. Li would not do such a thing."
Liu Heng sighed and said: "The owner of my suffering has already brought the case to the imperial court."
Kou Ji said angrily: "How could Mr. Li be such an upright person and rape other people's wives and daughters? Someone has obviously framed Mr. Li."
Liu Heng sighed: "You think the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty don't know what kind of person Li Gong is? Everyone in the civil and military dynasties knows that someone is framed by Li Gong, but they all pretend to be deaf and dumb, and no one is willing to speak for Li Gong.
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Kou Ji gritted his teeth and said, "Can't we find out clearly?"
Liu Heng sighed and said: "I really can't find out... Unless the person who framed Mr. Li confesses on his own initiative. But even if the person who framed Mr. Li confesses on his own initiative, Mr. Li's reputation will be ruined."
Liu Heng glanced at Kou Ji and said sadly: "Fourth brother, you should know that this kind of thing cannot be explained clearly."
Kou Ji sat down with a gloomy face and said, "I know..."
Recorded in history books.
The famous Ouyang Xiu fell into this kind of thing.
Even though he did nothing, he was accused of having an affair with his niece.
Such a great reputation was ruined in one day.
Ouyang Xiu, as the leader of the literary world, could not solve this kind of problem.
Now that Li Di has become a street rat, he can't even think of solving the problem.
Kou Ji was silent for a long time, stared at Liu Heng and asked, "Can you ask Qian Chengyi to tell the truth?"
Liu Heng shook his head sadly, "Qian Chengyi was recommended by the Princess Palace, what do you think?"
Kou Ji pondered: "What about torture?"
Liu Heng frowned and said: "It's a bit difficult... Now Qian Chengyi has become the person of concern to everyone in Bianjing City. I can't take him away, nor can I torture him.
Unless the official orders it.
But it is impossible for officials to issue such an order."
Kou Ji stood up and said, "I'll go find the official and give the order."
As soon as Kou Ji got up, he saw Kou Zhong hurriedly ran into the main hall.
"Young Master, Zuo Zhengyan and Qian Chengyi were hit and killed outside Donghua Gate. Now the official family has issued an order to summon all civil and military officials to the court."
After Kou Zhong entered the main hall, he reported in a low voice.
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes, "Death without proof, what a cruel method."
"Go get my court clothes. I want to enter the palace and meet these people for a while."
"..."
Liu Heng stood up, cupped his hands to Kou Ji and said, "Then I will go back to the Imperial City Division first. If there is any other trouble, I will send someone to tell you."
Kou Ji nodded.
Liu Heng left the Kou Mansion.
After Kou Ji changed into court clothes, he rushed to the palace.
After entering the palace.
Then I saw the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty gathered in Chui Gong Hall.
In the middle of the Chui Gong Hall, there is a corpse.
That should be Qian Chengyi's body.
In addition to the corpses of Manchu civil and military officials and Qian Chengyi, there were two women and a group of eunuchs and maids sitting under the imperial steps.
Both of them were in their fifties, dressed in fine clothes, and looked very graceful.
At this moment, he was sitting at the foot of the imperial steps with a haughty look on his face, enjoying tea.
When Kou Ji saw this scene, he snorted coldly and walked towards where he was standing.
His humming was a bit loud, which attracted the attention of the eldest princess of Deng and the eldest princess of Ji.
The eldest princess of the state of Deng glanced at him and said in a neutral tone: "The Kou officials are so powerful, but they didn't show any courtesy to me when they saw me."
Kou Ji curled his lips and said calmly: "As far as I know, since the death of King Chu, the officials have set a rule that female family members are not allowed to enter the Chui Gong Hall to participate in political discussions.
Therefore, the only person in this Chui Gong Hall who can make me bend down is an official."
When the eldest princess of Deng State heard this, she raised her phoenix eyebrows and snorted coldly: "I am the aunt of the official family. Emperor Taizong and the late Emperor granted me permission to enter Chui Gong Hall."
Kou Ji glanced at her and said calmly: "Then Emperor Taizong and the late emperor, have you been granted permission to participate in political affairs?"
The eldest princess of Deng State was suddenly speechless and stared at Kou Ji with an angry look on her face.
The eldest princess of the country of Hebei slapped the table beside her and shouted angrily: "How outrageous! As a human minister, this is how you talk to the imperial sister of this palace."
The eldest princess of Deng State took the words and said: "You are disrespectful to me. I will ask the officials to dismiss you from office."
Kou Ji glanced at the two of them and said calmly: "After leaving Chui Gong Hall, I naturally respect you two. But in this Chui Gong Hall, I only respect the official family."
The eldest princess of Deng State gritted her teeth and said: "I see that you, the powerful official, Cao Shangshu, do not want to sit in your position."
Kou Ji stared at the eldest princess of Deng State and asked: "Is the eldest princess going to replace the official family and deal with minor officials?"
The eldest princess of Deng State was about to speak.
Then Kou Ji continued: "The eldest princess of Deng State intends to steal the imperial power, and her heart is to be punished."
The eldest princess of Deng State was angry when she heard this. She gritted her teeth and said: "Kou Ji, you want to be my enemy?!"