"Liu Qinai is Zhongliang... After his ancestor was the Duke of Dingguo County, after his grandmother was the first-rank wife... After he was named the Marquis of Dingzhou, his wife was the fourth-rank imperial minister, and one of Yinbu's sons was an official..."
After Zhao Zhen learned of Liu Qi's death, he sighed and took the lead in distributing Liu Qi's reward.
Liu Qi's grandfather and grandmother were both deceased, so Zhao Zhen was very generous in terms of rewards.
Although the imperial court would not allocate a salary to the deceased, it would send people to the place of his ancestral home to erect a monument and write an inscription for him. The title given posthumously by the imperial court could be engraved on the tombstone.
Liu Qi became the first general to be rewarded by Zhao Zhen during the campaign against Xixia.
Kou Ji personally drafted the imperial edict, Zhao Zhen stamped it with a jade seal, and sent people to hurry up. Together with Liu Qi's body, they were sent back to Liu Qi's place of origin and given to his wife and children.
After Liu Qi's problem is solved.
Zhao Zhen then began to reward the soldiers, and the soldiers were still enthusiastic about dividing the territory.
In addition to the land previously distributed by Kou Ji, the rest of the Xixia territory was wherever the soldiers chose.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji divided the territory in Xingqing Mansion, but Bianjing City was in chaos.
Ever since Zhao Zhen left Bianjing City, the commotion in Bianjing City has never stopped.
The memorials for the impeachment of Kou Ji, the impeachment of Lu Yijian, and the impeachment of Cao Wei were floating into the palace like snowflakes.
There are also many memorials to impeach Zhao Zhen, as well as some memorials to persuade Zhao Zhen to return to the palace.
Wang Zeng was so busy every day that he could not finish all the memorials.
It's not that he can't handle it, but there are many memorials and he can't make the decision. He can only send people to the northwest for Zhao Zhen to read them personally.
When he went to court every day, Wang Zeng had to face the quarreling civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Wang Zeng can be said to have one head and two heads.
After Zhang Zhibai returned to Beijing, he helped him share some of the pressure.
The two of them worked together and managed to pacify the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
But when the gourd is pressed, the gourd rises.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty stopped making trouble, but the royal relatives and relatives started making trouble.
The emperor's relatives knew that Zhao Zhen was not in Bianjing City and no one could control them, so they appeared in Bianjing City one after another and did many outrageous things.
The prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture had no way to take care of it, but Wang Zeng dared to take care of it, but Zhao Zhen was not here. If he really hurt the emperor's relatives, all the nobles in Bianjing City would start a riot, and he couldn't hold it back.
So Wang Zeng could only let it go.
The royal family and relatives became even more unscrupulous as they had no one to control them.
In Bianjing City, they oppressed good people and occupied other people's property.
Even the Kou government was threatened.
Koufu Courtyard.
In the side hall.
Xiang Yan was sitting on the main seat, staring at Xiang Chuanshi, who was sitting at the lower left corner, and said in a deep voice: "Fifth uncle, why did you come to visit me today?"
Xiang Chuanshi slowly sipped the tea in the tea bowl, put down the tea bowl, stared at Xiang Yan and said: "Yan'er, I am your fifth uncle after all, how can you talk to me like this?"
Xiang Yan stared at Xiang Chuanshi and said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, my father came over and asked me to hand over the members of the forging iron workshop and textile workshop, but I didn't agree.
Uncle Wu came here today, probably with the same purpose, right?
If that's the case, why should I give you a good look?"
Xiang Chuanshi's face turned cold, "Xiang Yan, I am your fifth uncle, and you are your fifth uncle. How can you talk to me like this? Do you still have some sense of inferiority? Those books you read in Xiang Mansion are all
Did it go into the dog’s belly?”
Xiang Yan stared at Xiang Chuanshi and said, "If Uncle Wu comes to my house as a guest, I will naturally welcome him. But if Uncle Wu has other purposes, then I can only talk to Uncle Wu like this."
"presumptuous!"
Xiang Chuan style slapped the table and stood up, glaring at each other angrily.
Xiang Yan was not afraid at all, she stared at Xiang Chuanshi and said, "Is Fifth Uncle planning to go wild in the Kou Mansion?"
Xiang Chuanshi said angrily: "Why should I act wildly in my own mansion?"
"My own mansion?"
Xiang Yan stared at Xiang Chuanshi coldly and said, "Uncle Wu is telling me a joke?"
Xiang Chuanshi said angrily: "You are the mistress of the Kou Mansion, and you are also my biological niece. When I come here, it is naturally as if I have arrived at my own mansion."
Xiang Yan stared at Xiang Chuanshi and said: "The fifth uncle is really powerful. When my husband-in-law was here, why didn't you see the fifth uncle showing such power? Now that my husband-in-law is far in the northwest, the fifth uncle comes to the door to bully our mother and son. Is that right?
Do you think I can’t cure you if my husband-in-law is not around?"
"Don't scare me with Kou Ji. Even if Kou Ji is in Bianjing City, he can't do anything to me."
Xiang Chuanshi said disdainfully.
Xiang Yan narrowed her eyes and said, "Seriously?"
Xiang Chuanshi opened his mouth, his voice was a little lower, and he said: "Of course it is true, and I am not afraid to tell you the truth. Kou Ji is probably not going to die soon, and his name can no longer scare people."
Xiang Yan was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "What does Uncle Wu mean by this?"
Xiang Chuanshi sneered and said: "Kou Ji pretended to be assassinated this time and deceived officials into leaving the capital. All the civil and military officials in the court were targeting him. As long as he returns to the court, all the civil and military officials in the court will impeach him.
Some relatives of the emperor were also plotting against him behind the scenes.
Now half of the powerful people in Bianjing City want him to die, do you think he can survive?"
Xiang Yan nodded slowly and said: "I see..."
Xiang Chuanshi stared at Xiang Yan and said, "If you happily hand over the members of the steel forging workshop and the textile workshop, I may be able to deal with them and save Kou Ji's life."
Xiang Yan stared at Xiang Chuanshi and said very seriously: "They want to deal with my husband, have they asked the officials?"
Xiang Chuanshi gritted his teeth and said: "The officials cannot cover the sky with one hand. When it is time to bow their heads, the officials must also bow their heads. Li Di's dismissal from office is an example."
Xiang Yan nodded and continued: "Then have they asked my grandfather?"
Xiang Chuanshi was stunned and snorted: "Of course someone will deal with Kou Zhun then."
Xiang Yan pondered: "In the Great Song Dynasty, was there anyone who could give trouble to my grandfather?"
Xiang Chuanshi said disdainfully: "Kou Zhun is very powerful, and he is also a servant of the royal family."
Xiang Yan nodded slowly, "So, the people who want to deal with my grandfather are the royal people."
Xiang Chuanshi sneered and said, "You are not so stupid after all."
Xiang Yan stared at Xiang Chuanshi and said: "So the people who want to beg for help from the steel forging workshop and the textile workshop are actually members of the royal family, right? You are just a messenger, right?"
Xiang Chuanshi heard this and said frankly: "So what?"
Xiang Yan nodded, "Then Fifth Uncle can go back."
Xiang Chuanshi was taken aback for a moment, then stared and said: "Kou Ji's grandson is about to fall. If you don't spend money to save your life now, do you want to take that money into the coffin?"
Xiang Yan glanced at Xiang Chuanshi and said calmly: "So what if everyone is brought into the coffin? What does it have to do with the fifth uncle? The fifth uncle has time to look after others, so he might as well go back home and study hard.
Learn the truth."
Xiang Chuanshi said in astonishment: "You...are you teaching me a lesson?"
"So what if I teach you a lesson? If it weren't for the fact that you are my fifth uncle, I would have found someone to beat you out with a stick."
"You...you...you have no distinction between superiority and inferiority. If I spread this matter, let's see how you can have the dignity to be someone else's mistress in the future!"
"I can be the mistress of the Kou Mansion. It was promised by my grandfather and approved by my husband. It doesn't matter to anyone else. If my fifth uncle likes to publicize it, just go out and do it."
"Xiang Yan!"
Xiang Chuanshi shouted angrily, pointed at Xiang Yan and said, "You will regret it, sooner or later you will regret it."
Xiang Yan ignored Xiang Chuanshi and just gave a faint order, "See you off!"
Following Xiang Yan's order, servants from the Kou Mansion immediately rushed into the side hall, carried Xiang Chuanshi, and left the side hall of the Kou Mansion.
After Xiang Yan left Xiang Chuanshi, she sighed deeply. She whispered to the maid next to her: "Go get the pen and ink. I want to write a letter to my husband and ask him to be gentle. After all, this is my natal family.
People cannot be driven out and killed. Otherwise, it will go against my grandfather’s instructions before his death.”
The eldest maid agreed and went to get the pen and ink.
Empress Cao held Kou Tianci in her arms, took several eunuchs, and Gong E walked out of the back hall.
While teasing Kou Tianci, Empress Cao said to Xiang Yan, "Your mother-in-law is pretty stupid."
Xiang Yan sighed and said nothing.
Empress Cao sat down with Kou Tianci in her arms and said with a smile: "I was used as a gun and I didn't even know it. It's all because of your grandfather that they are still alive in the court.
Without the protection of your grandfather, they would have been devoured long ago, and no bones and dregs would be left."
Xiang Yan sighed and said: "My grandfather knew what kind of virtue they were, so before he died, he repeatedly asked my husband to take care of them."
Empress Cao laughed and said, "But now they want to unite with outsiders to attack their biggest backer."
"Why……"
Xiang Yan looked helpless.
The words Xiang Chuanshi said were quite scary, but both Xiang Yan and Empress Cao knew in their hearts that Xiang Chuanshi's words could only scare people.
Deal with Kou Zhun?
Deal with Kou Ji?
Kou Zhun is not in the center now, and he is promoting education in the name of a sage. Even if the people of the royal family try their best, there is nothing they can do about Kou Zhun.
Even Zhao Zhen couldn't deal with Kou Zhun, let alone a group of royal people who were hiding in the dark and dared not show up.
As for dealing with Kou Ji, that is even more nonsense.
If Kou Ji could be impeached and overthrown by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, he would not be able to still stand in the court today.
Xiang Yan was silent for a long time and said to Queen Cao: "He may not even believe those words himself."
Empress Cao was stunned and said in deep thought: "The person behind him felt that the Kou Mansion was now left with women and children, and thought that you might not be able to scare him, so he promised him a huge profit and asked him to scare you and make you hand over the forged steel."
A member of the workshops and textile workshops?”
Xiang Yan nodded slowly, "As long as I hand over the things, they will definitely fall into the hands of the royal family. After all, my husband is a minister of the Song Dynasty, and it is impossible to force the royal family because of interests.
There is no way the officials can force them to protect my husband's private interests."
Empress Cao sighed: "They had a good plan. As long as they scare you and make you hand over your things, it doesn't really matter whether your grandfather and Kou Ji will fall or be impeached.
Anyway, the money is already in their hands, and you don't want to take it back.
I can only suffer the loss of being dumb."
Xiang Yan sighed and said, "My father and my fifth uncle were probably jealous of the people in the steel forging workshop and the textile workshop, so they helped them scare me."
Empress Cao sneered and said: "How can you get something better by seeking skin from a tiger?"
Xiang Yan said helplessly: "Who says it's not the case?"
Empress Cao pondered for a moment, looked at Xiang Yan and said, "Speaking of which, the Kou family has a lot of money, and there are countless profitable businesses. Why can't you share some of the profits with your mother's family?
If they get money from you, why should they plan with others?"
Xiang Yan said frankly: "To be honest, I also had the idea of giving them some money, but my husband stopped me."
Queen Cao was stunned and asked: "Why?"
Xiang Yan sighed and looked at Queen Cao without saying anything.
Queen Cao blinked and was stunned for a long time before she realized, "Money is enough for them, but too much is a disaster."
Xiang Yan nodded slowly and said: "They are just living with their salary now, and their life is quite comfortable, and no one cares about them. But if you give them too much money, I'm afraid many people will target them.
With their temperament, they would probably be swallowed up to the bone.
My husband can save them once or twice, but I cannot save them for a lifetime."
Queen Cao nodded in agreement and said, "Yu Yin will always be used up."
Empress Cao looked at Xiang Yan and said: "I feel that they will not give up easily. After all, many people in the steel forging workshop and textile workshop are jealous."
Xiang Yan looked at Empress Cao and smiled and said, "I will have to ask you to help me when the time comes."
Empress Cao was stunned and laughed out loud: "I forgot that there are members of the official family inside, and they should really contribute."
After a pause, Empress Cao sighed in a bad tone: "The officials are not around, and I am too lazy to pay attention to them, but if they continue to cause trouble for me again and again.
I should also let them know.
The man of the house has gone out, but the mistress is here.
When I use the knife, I can do it with more dexterity than the officials."
Xiang Yan smiled and said: "Some people can't be killed..."
Empress Cao said calmly: "Then kill those who deserve to be killed first, and leave the rest to the officials."
"Kill~"
Kou Tianci lay in Empress Cao's arms, clenched his little fists, and shouted with a cute look on his face.
Xiang Yan and Empress Cao were both stunned when they heard this.
Then they laughed loudly together.
Empress Cao turned to Kou Tianci and laughed loudly: "You are just a little old, but you already want to kill people. You are really a little evil star who can't lose to your father."
Just when Queen Cao was teasing Kou Tianci, a young eunuch hurriedly entered the door.
Seeing Empress Cao, after saluting, she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, great victory in the northwest!"
When Queen Cao heard this, her body trembled and she hurriedly said: "Tell me carefully!"
The eunuch hurriedly said: "The officials and their troops have already captured Xingqing Mansion, Li Deming has surrendered, and Li Yuanhao was beheaded by Kou Jinglue outside Xingqing Mansion."
Queen Cao was shocked and shouted, "Okay!"
Empress Cao stood up with Kou Tianci in her arms and said excitedly: "The official family has succeeded in one battle..."
"Congratulations to the official family, congratulations to the empress..."
The eunuchs and maids congratulated him.
Queen Cao smiled and said: "Everyone is rewarded..."
"Thank you, ma'am..."
Empress Cao looked back at Xiang Yan and laughed: "Now, Bianjing City has stopped. I don't need to take shelter from you anymore. You can go back to the palace."
Xiang Yan nodded with a bright smile.
After the fall of Xixia, the territory of the Song Dynasty expanded to an unprecedented situation.
The contributions of Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji and others are enough to leave a mark in the annals of history.
The demons and monsters in Bianjing City are probably going to die out.
Zhao Zhen had such great achievements, so he didn't take much care when killing people.
As long as Zhao Zhen does not harm the people, no matter whether Zhao Zhen kills relatives of the emperor or officials, the people will applaud and will never say anything bad about Zhao Zhen.
Without the people to support them, even if Zhao Zhen killed them all, it would not have any impact on the Song Dynasty.
If those ghosts and snake gods in Bianjing City still cause trouble for Zhao Zhen at this time, they are really looking for death.
Although those monsters and monsters are annoying, they are all masters in pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to live till now.
Xiang Yan didn't need to worry about her mother's family coming over to cause trouble to her, so she was naturally happy.
Just when Queen Cao and Xiang Yan were smiling.
The eunuch who came to report the message said again: "My Lady, the person who sent the message not only sent back the good news, but also sent back the official's decree."
"What's the purpose?"
"The officials have decreed that officials of all sizes in Bianjing City should immediately go north to Xingqing Mansion. They will celebrate the festival in Xingqing Mansion this year and reward the meritorious officials in Xingqing Mansion."
When Queen Cao heard this, the smile on her face disappeared a lot. She looked at Xiang Yan and said, "I'm afraid I will have to stay away from you for a few more days."
When Xiang Yan heard this, she couldn't laugh or cry.
"You still have to go back to the palace, otherwise the prince will not be able to handle it alone."
Zhao Zhen asked the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to go to Xingqing Mansion. It was just a simple order, but it caused a lot of trouble.
The new year is approaching.
All civil and military officials in the dynasty were unwilling to brave the wind and snow to go to Xingqing Mansion.
Although the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty would eventually succumb to Zhao Zhen's will, they would still resist.
I'm afraid there will be another useless war of words in the court.
Empress Cao knew the seriousness of the matter and knew that she could not avoid it this time. She could only sigh and said: "I just say it casually, but you still take it seriously. When I really need to come forward, I will never hide."
open."
After Queen Cao said this, she ordered the eunuch beside her: "Let's drive..."
When Queen Cao left the palace, she left the palace in a light carriage, and when she returned to the palace, she naturally followed her in a light carriage.
But there should be no lack of etiquette.
On the occasion of parting.
Queen Cao pinched Kou Tianci's little face and said, "I'm leaving. You little guy, don't you want to say something to me?"
Kou Tianci puffed up his face and said softly: "The Emperor..."
Empress Cao smiled happily and said, "You are so good. The Queen will come to see you again in a few days."
After seeing off Queen Cao.
Xiang Yan returned to the backyard and ordered the maids and servants: "Pack up your things, let's go to Xingqing Mansion."
Zhao Zhen's decree did not specifically mention his godson.
So Kou Tianci also had to go to Xingqing Mansion.
Because although he is small, he is also among the big and small officials in Zhao Zhen's will.
It was impossible for Mr. Xiang Yan to hand Kou Tianci over to anyone else, so he had no choice but to take Kou Tianci to Xingqing Mansion himself.
Just as Xiang Yan was instructing the maids and servants in the house to pack things, Xiang Yan's fifth uncle Xiang Chuanshi arrived at the house again.
When Xiang Chuanshi saw Xiang Yan again, he was no longer as domineering as before. Instead, he put down a gift coquettishly and whispered, "Just pretend that Fifth Uncle has never been here..."
Then he left the Kou Mansion in a hurry.
He must have already heard about the great victory in the northwest and the fall of Xixia.
When her grandfather passed away, Xiang Yan saw clearly the faces of her natal family, so she didn't bother to talk to them or argue with them.
It's not that she is heartless.
But she knew in her heart that the key to whether the people of Xiang Mansion could live in peace and stability was not in Xiang Mansion, but in Kou Mansion.
Therefore, she must guard everything in the Kou Mansion to ensure that nothing goes wrong in the Kou Mansion.
In this way, Xiang Mansion can live peacefully under the protection of Kou Mansion.
Xiang Yan told Empress Cao before that the people in the Xiang Mansion are now living a peaceful and stable life with their salaries, and no one cares about them, but this is actually not accurate.
In fact, Xiangfu's mansion, which is worth millions, is enough to make many people jealous.
The reason why no one planned the Xiang Mansion's house was that, besides Xiang Minzhong's lingering influence, the Kou Mansion was behind it.
Ninety-nine percent of those who can care about Shang Xiang's house are powerful.
Their family probably has a lot of money and a lot of houses.
It's not worth it to fight with Kou Ji's grandparents for a house.
That's why no one plans to build Xiangfu's house.
Notice.
After Xue Juzheng passed away, people began to pay attention to his mansion.
When his son Xue Weiji fell ill, a large group of people attacked the Xue Mansion.
Among them, those with the highest position and the most power are Zhang Qixian and Xiang Minzhong, who are involved in political affairs.
It can be seen from this.
If it weren't for Kou Ji's ancestors and grandsons, Xiang Mansion's big house might have been occupied long ago.
At this point, people from the Xiang Mansion are still helping outsiders plan the Kou Mansion.
My brains were kicked by donkeys one by one.
Xiang Minzhong was still wise. He had known that his descendants would be useless, so he tried his best to give his granddaughter to Kou Ji. Before his death, he stayed in Kou's house and refused to leave after watching Kou Ji sit firmly in the court.
Last breath.
In the courtyard of Kou Mansion.
After Xiang Yan ordered her servants and maids to prepare things, she dismissed the maids and servants who had signed short contracts, and rushed to Xingqing Mansion with those who had signed long contracts.
After Queen Cao returned to the palace, she accompanied Wang Zeng and bickered with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty for three days, but there was no result.
Finally, Empress Cao became angry, abandoned the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, prepared her Luan Jia, and rushed to Xingqing Mansion first.
Seeing this, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could only bring some servants and rushed to Xingqing Mansion with anger.
Zhao Zhen was not here, and Queen Cao also ran away.
Wang Zeng couldn't make the decision, so it was useless for them to complain to Wang Zeng.
If they don't obey Zhao Zhen's will, they will have a hard time when Zhao Zhen settles the accounts in the autumn.
When Xiang Yan, Empress Cao, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty arrived at Xingqing Mansion, it was already the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Xiang Yan and Empress Cao were about to see their husbands, so they were naturally happy.
The civil and military officials in the court were filled with resentment and were ready to vent their anger after meeting Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji.
However, after entering the territory of Xingqing Mansion.
One by one, they changed from angry fighting cocks to well-behaved quails.
The reason why this happened was because they saw the millions of soldiers and civilians guarding the Xingqing Mansion.
The soldiers guarding outside Xingqing Mansion had just received generous gifts from Zhao Zhen, and almost all the soldiers who participated in the distribution of land were assigned land.
The least of them is one hundred acres.
They received a generous gift from Zhao Zhen, and even if there was no battle, they trained extra hard.
As soon as it gets dark, deafening shouts of murder will be heard outside Xingqing Mansion.
The civil and military officials in the court looked at the shouts of killing like roaring tigers, and no one dared to say a word of complaint.
Look at the posture of the soldiers. As long as Zhao Zhen gives an order, millions of soldiers and civilians will fight bravely. No matter how powerful the enemy is, they can be torn to pieces, let alone a group of pampered civil and military officials.
The group of people arrived at the gate of Xingqing Mansion with caution.
Kou Ji had already led the generals to the gate of Xingqing Mansion.
The reason why Kou Ji led the generals to the door was not to welcome the civil and military officials of the court, but to welcome the queen.
The queen is the king, and Kou Ji and others are ministers.
When the king arrives, his ministers will naturally welcome him personally.
As for the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, they did not have the qualifications yet.
They just waited obediently to see Zhao Zhen in the Xixia Palace, which had been renamed Xingqing Palace.
As soon as Queen Cao was sitting on the Luan Jie, she arrived.
Kou Ji and his generals saluted in unison.
"I respectfully welcome the queen..."
"No need to be polite..."
Kou Ji and others stood up.
Kou Ji spoke again, "The official has issued a decree, instructing the empress to go to the harem to sleep first."
Empress Cao saluted and said: "I obey your decree..."
Kou Ji looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and said in a neutral tone: "The officials have spoken, and I will wait until I see you in the main hall of Xingqing Palace."
Salutes were given according to the civil and military rules of the Manchu Dynasty.
"Here..."
Kou Ji watched Queen Cao's carriage enter Xingqing Mansion, watched the carriages of civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty enter Xingqing Mansion, until the carriage with the flag of Kou Mansion appeared, a smile appeared on his face,