Chapter 0573 Something really happened to the harem!
After Kou Ji distributed the interests in Hexi, it was already summer.
When Chen Lin returned to Bianjing City with Kou Ji's letter, it was already summer.
When Chen Lin rode her horse and appeared at the entrance of the palace, she felt a hint of sadness from inside the palace.
Chen Lin immediately realized something was wrong. After he showed his token, he quickly entered the palace.
On the way to Zhao Zhen's palace, he caught a young eunuch who was walking on the road with his head hanging down, and asked him why there was a sad atmosphere in the palace.
After listening to the little eunuch's story, Chen Lin's face was so gloomy that she could bleed.
Zhang, the favorite of the official Zhao Zhen, died of dystocia, leaving one dead and two dead.
Therefore, the official Zhao Zhen killed all the slaves in Zhang's palace and sealed the palace where Zhang lived.
After attending court for three days, I haven't eaten a grain of rice.
Chen Lin left the young eunuch behind and hurried to Zhao Zhen's palace. She saw that the door of Zhao Zhen's palace was tightly closed. Concubine Li, Empress Cao and others, one by one, took the palace maidens, carrying food, and looked at Zhao Zhen with sad faces.
Standing at the door of Zhen's bedroom.
After seeing Chen Lin, Mrs. Li said anxiously before Chen Lin could say anything: "You slave, you are finally back. You have always been close to the officials, please persuade them to have something to eat."
The official is still young and will starve if he doesn't eat."
Chen Lin bowed, quickly arrived at the door of Zhao Zhen's palace, and shouted urgently into the palace, "Guan family, this slave is Chen Lin. This slave is back."
Chen Lin called out several times and said many words, but Zhao Zhen did not respond in the palace.
When Mrs. Li and Empress Cao saw this, their faces became even more sad.
They thought Zhao Zhen would say something for Chen Lin's sake.
As long as Zhao Zhen is willing to speak, they can persuade him to come out and eat something.
But Zhao Zhen didn't respond at all.
Concubine Li and Empress Cao were worried, and Chen Lin was even more worried.
Chen Lin fell to her knees with a thud and wailed loudly into the palace.
But after howling for a long time, there was no movement in the palace.
Just when he was about to make up his mind to kneel and die at the door of the palace, he suddenly remembered that there was a letter in his chest.
He hurriedly shouted into the palace: "Official family! Official family! The servant is bringing a letter! The servant is bringing a letter from Duke Yong!"
Chen Lin repeated it loudly several times.
There was still no reply from the bedroom.
Just when Chen Lin was about to give up, Zhao Zhen's hoarse voice suddenly came from the palace.
"Come in...you...alone..."
Chen Lin was overjoyed when she heard this, as were Concubine Li and Empress Cao.
Concubine Li and Empress Cao hurriedly spoke to Zhao Zhen in the palace. They talked a lot but received no response.
Gradually, they also realized that Zhao Zhen might not want to talk to them now.
They looked at each other and closed their mouths.
When Chen Lin entered, Empress Cao quickly handed Chen Lin a plate of food and wine.
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, then entered Zhao Zhen's bedroom with wine and food in hand.
As soon as Chen Lin entered the palace, she saw Zhao Zhen slumped on the edge of the dragon bed in the palace, with disheveled hair holding some gadgets that Zhang usually liked, looking at things and thinking about people.
Zhao Zhen looked very depressed, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Chen Lin felt heartbroken when she saw this.
He walked quickly to Zhao Zhen, put down the food and wine, knelt down beside Zhao Zhen, and cried in a low voice: "The official... the slave is late... the slave is late..."
Zhao Zhen looked at Chen Lin with a dull look, and said in a hoarse voice: "No matter... no matter what your business is..."
Chen Lin immediately shook her head and said firmly: "It's my fault... It's my fault..."
Zhao Zhen regained consciousness slightly in his eyes, stared at Chen Lin and said: "Xin... Where is Xin?"
Chen Lin was stunned, and hurriedly took the letter from her arms and said, "It's in my arms. I'll get it for you."
Chen Lin took out the letter and handed it to Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen glanced at the letter in Chen Yin's hand and whispered: "Read it to me..."
Chen Lin said with a bitter face: "The Duke of Yong won't let the slave read... If the official wants the slave to read it, then the slave..."
Chen Lin hasn't finished speaking yet.
Zhao Zhen had already taken the letter from Chen Lin and opened it slowly.
Chen Lin shut her mouth instantly.
Zhao Zhen read Kou Ji's letter carefully, his dull eyes gradually returned to his senses, and there seemed to be light shining in his eyes, getting brighter and brighter.
When Zhao Zhen read the letter, the look on his face was very wonderful.
Some are scared and some are angry.
The flames of anger rose in Zhao Zhen's eyes for a long time, and were finally suppressed by Zhao Zhen slowly.
He wants to kill people, but some people are not easy for him to kill.
Some things are not something he can do easily if he wants to.
As an emperor, you should consider issues from the emperor's perspective.
You can't act like a chivalrous knight who enjoys grudges and grudges.
The emperor put the country, the country, and the country as his top priority in everything he did.
Instead of being like a knight, one person, one sword, and doing whatever he wants.
After a long period of growth, he has become more ruthless and tough.
But no matter how ruthless and tough he is, he can't just kill whoever he wants.
He is neither a foolish king nor a tyrant.
Zhao Zhen was silent for a long time and said something expressionlessly.
"My dear friends, you are really good at predicting things... Is Zhang's death an accident or... I will find out... I will definitely..."
Just as Chen Lin was about to speak, Zhao Zhen glanced at him and ordered: "Go bring a stove over."
Chen Lin immediately got up and looked for the stove in the palace. After searching for a long time, she couldn't find it, so she had to leave the palace to look for it.
Not long after, he appeared in Zhao Zhen's palace holding a stove.
After Chen Lin placed the stove in front of him, Zhao Zhen threw the letter written by Kou Ji into the stove.
Zhao Zhen stared at the letter burning in the stove, and there seemed to be two flames burning in his eyes. He said faintly: "In the whole world, Kou Ji is the only one who regards me as a human being.
I call him brother, and I call him fourth brother, no loss, no regrets..."
Chen Lin stared at Zhao Zhen blankly, not understanding what Zhao Zhen meant.
Zhao Zhen did not explain to Chen Lin. After Kou Ji's letter to him was burned to ashes, he sighed again, "I have tried hard to be cruel, but in your eyes, I am not cruel enough.
Then I can only try and become more ruthless, I hope you won’t regret it.”
Chen Lin stared at Zhao Zhen in astonishment, wanting to know who "you" Zhao Zhen was talking about.
Zhao Zhen's eyes fell on Chen Lin and said lightly: "Chen Lin..."
Chen Lin hurriedly said: "My servant is here."
Zhao Zhen said quietly: "I want to kill someone."
Chen Lin said without saying a word, she said very decisively: "If the official wants to kill anyone, tell the slave, and the slave will kill it for you. As long as the official says a name, no matter who it is, the slave will kill him."
Even if I risk my life, I will help the official to give this tone to you."
Zhao Zhen glanced at Chen Lin and shook his head, "You can't kill... You can't kill... Once you do it, your life will really be lost..."
Chen Lin said solemnly: "For your official sake, our family doesn't care."
Zhao Zhen still shook his head, "There are not many people who really care about me, and you are one of them. I don't want to see you risk your life for me. I'll just be patient and wait until Fourth Brother comes back. What you can't kill, he can
kill."
Through Zhao Zhen's words, Chen Lin immediately realized who Zhao Zhen wanted to kill.
He didn't speak again.
Zhao Zhen continued: "A few days ago, someone petitioned to recall the Wei Prince's family. I was a little moved, but I didn't make a decision. Now I will comply with their wishes and summon the Wei Prince's family to return to the court."
Chen Lin was shocked, "Officials must not do this. When I was in Xiliang City, I met people from Prince Wei's Mansion. People from Prince Wei's Mansion are very domineering. If they return to Bianjing City, I'm afraid they will rely on the royal family.
Identity, for the sake of harming the people, the people will suffer disaster when the time comes."
Zhao Zhen glanced at Chen Lin with a slightly cold look, "You want to get involved in politics?"
Chen Lin was startled and said quickly: "I don't dare, this slave."
Zhao Zhen withdrew his gaze and said calmly: "Go down and pass the message..."
Chen Lin said hesitantly: "Guan Jia, you haven't eaten for three days..."
Zhao Zhen glanced at Chen Lin, took a deep breath and said, "I know how to eat, but I don't want to die yet..."
Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to leave.
But I heard Zhao Zhen's voice sounded again, "I remember that my father gave me a jade pendant. I was afraid that it would be broken, so I asked you to keep it. Go back and take the jade pendant to the Kou Mansion and give it to me.
Godson."
Chen Lin turned around, widened her eyes in horror, and exclaimed: "Guan family, that piece of jade pendant has a special meaning..."
Zhao Zhen glanced at Chen Lin and said lightly: "What's the meaning? It's just that it can mobilize an already outdated army. They haven't been used for decades. Whether they are alive or not is still a question."
Chen Lin opened her mouth, wanting to remind Zhao Zhen that there were still people alive among those people.
But he thought about it and still didn't speak.
How could Zhao Zhen not know that there were still people alive among those people?
Zhao Zhen was very familiar with those people, far more familiar with them than he was.
Since Zhao Zhen decided to give the jade pendant to Kou Tianci, he must have his intentions.
Chen Lin left the palace in a hurry.
There were two lines of hot tears on Zhao Zhen's face. Since Zhang's death, he had been bored in the palace and had not shed any tears.
Until this moment, there were no tears left.
"Sister Zhang... I'm sorry for you..."
"I understand a little bit why the eldest uncle has no ambition to covet the throne..."
"I thought I was hard-hearted enough, but I didn't expect that I was still so weak..."
"..."
Zhao Zhen cried for a long time, picked up the food left by Chen Lin, and swallowed it, not caring about the taste of the food.
…
When Zhao Zhen was eating, Kou Ji was also eating, eating with Cao Yi.
Golden roasted whole lamb is placed on the table.
Kou Ji and Cao Yi opened their clothes, took knives, and were cutting the mutton to eat.
The lamb is roasted to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. When you stuff it into your mouth, it will leave a fragrant aroma on your teeth and cheeks.
Paired with a bottle of chilled wine, it's very moist.
Cao Yan took a sip from the wine bottle and shouted comfortably: "It's great..."
Kou Ji glanced at him and said, "Have you finished counting all the gold, silver and jewelry that were handed over to Yizijiaozi Shop?"
Cao Yan cut off a piece of meat, stuffed it into his mouth, and said: "The inventory is over...the specific value has been compiled into a book, and I will send it to you later..."
Kou Ji questioned: "I just sent someone to send a message to Yizijiaozipu, asking you to personally count the gold and silver jewelry and put the gold and silver jewelry into the warehouse. Why do you have to go there in person?
Just send a big shopkeeper over."
Cao Yi put down the knife in his hand, licked the oil stains on the corner of his mouth, and said to Kou Ji: "I came here personally for three purposes."
Kou Ji stared at Cao Yi and waited quietly for the next sentence.
Cao Yan said straight to the point: "First, you have seized a lot of gold, silver and jewelry in the Western Regions this time. It will cost a lot to transport them back to Bianjing City in one go.
What I mean is to see if we can set up a branch in Hexi and store all the gold, silver and jewelry in the branch."
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment and then said thoughtfully: "Hexi has not developed yet, so not many people have saved money for Yizijiaozi Shop, so if we set up Yizijiaozi Shop in Hexi now, we will lose money."
Cao Yi said in a deep voice: "Don't worry about the money you'll lose. The important thing is to set up a warehouse in Hexi."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"
Cao Ji lowered his voice and said, "Maybe the officials are going to take action against Yizijiaozipu?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment. He had not received any news that Zhao Zhen had taken action against Yizijiaozipu.
He didn't think Zhao Zhen would fail to notify him when he took action against Yizijiaozipu.
Kou Ji stared at Cao Ji in surprise, "Where did you get the news? Did the official tell you personally? Why didn't I know?"
Cao Yan solemnly said: "The officials have not spoken, but there is something wrong with the behavior of Qian, Meng and Mu recently."
Kou Ji pondered: "How to say?"
Cao Yi whispered: "The three of them have been selling off many properties in their hands recently."
When Kou Ji heard this, he probably guessed the whole story.
Zhao Zhen probably hasn't taken action to take back Yizijiaozipu's elements yet.
Cao Yan only inferred that Zhao Zhen was going to take action against Yizijiaozipu through the reactions of Mu, Qi, and Qian families.
Kou Ji guessed the whole story, but did not say it clearly, but said to Cao Yi: "Maybe the officials have no intention of taking action against Yizijiaozipu. Maybe the Meng, Qian, and Mu families did so because they felt the danger.
"
Cao Yi was stunned for a moment and thought: "No matter whether the government takes action now or not, we still need to set up a branch in Hexi. Hexi is your place. Even if you leave in the future, you will leave a deep impression on Hexi."
's imprint.
Setting up a warehouse in Hexi will be very beneficial to you.
It won’t be so easy for the officials to take back the Yizijiaozipu in your hands."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then said in deep thought: "You are concerned about being a member of Yizijiaozipu, so you want to take advantage of the opportunity, so you encouraged me to set up a branch in Hexi in advance. In order to fight against the government together in the future, we will
Be prepared."
Cao Yi did not hide anything, nodded and said: "Yes... this is the second purpose of my trip. Not only is our Cao family ready to help, but also Gao, Shi, Pan and others, after meeting Meng, Qian
, the Mu San family has also made some changes since then, and is preparing to profit from it when the officials take action against them."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows slightly and sneered, "Are you dissatisfied that you didn't die quickly enough?"
Cao Ji was not dissatisfied because of Kou Ji's ridicule. Instead, he said to Kou Ji very seriously: "I also think it is very dangerous, so I want to ask you for advice to see if my Cao family can help."
Kou Ji glanced at Cao Ji and said, "You are different from them. You have been in charge of Yizijiaozipu for some time. You should understand that Yizijiaozipu cannot be controlled by one household."