After Kou Ji got up, Zhao Zhen appeared outside the courtyard of Kou Mansion again. Kou Ji still didn't see him and just found an excuse to get by.
Zhao Zhen did not force his way in based on his identity. Just like last night, he came and left quietly.
After Zhao Zhen left, Kou Ji quietly left the house and went straight to Wenchang Academy.
He hadn't been to Wenchang Academy for a long time, and when he arrived at Wenchang Academy again, Kou Ji felt a little dazed.
Wenchang Academy has already changed its appearance unconsciously.
The former Wenchang Academy was an adobe building with adobe walls. Through the walls, you could see the children running inside.
But today, the walls of Wenchang Academy are high and the courtyard is deep. The one-foot-high brick and stone walls block everyone's sight, making it difficult for people to see anything inside.
The old men squatting at the door are still squatting at the door of Wenchang Academy.
Although the tall walls of Wenchang Academy have protected the young children, the old men have not left.
Guarding the young children seems to be their only mission for the rest of their lives, so even if the young children are no longer in danger of being abducted by the flower patters, they still guard the young children.
They probably feel that no matter how high the wall is, it won't be as reassuring as watching it with their own eyes.
When Kou Ji passed by them, they were about to stand up and salute Kou Ji.
Kou Ji shook his head and stopped them from getting up.
After passing them, Kou Ji saw the door of Wenchang Academy.
There were several middle-aged men guarding the door, some with missing arms and some with no legs.
A few people stood there, forming a faint formation.
When they saw Kou Ji, they all saluted.
Kou Ji didn't stop him.
They were soldiers recruited from Ruian Town and followed Kou Ji to Hexi.
Kou Ji can be regarded as their most direct superior in their military careers.
They saluted Kou Ji, and Kou Ji naturally would not refuse.
Most of them were wounded on the battlefield in Hexi and withdrew from the army. Kou Ji arranged for them to guard the Wenchang Academy.
They never made any mistakes while guarding the entrance of Wenchang Academy.
Anyone who tries to sneak into Wenchang Academy will be blocked by them.
They maintain the Yafeng formation at all times just to facilitate their attacks.
After they saluted, Kou Ji whispered: "I want to see my grandfather..."
The middle-aged people guarding the gate were slightly stunned when they heard this. The middle-aged man in the lead hesitated and said: "Young Master wants to go up the mountain to see the old lady?"
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
The middle-aged man at the head said with a dumbfounded voice: "Young Master, you are in the wrong place..."
Kou Ji looked at the leading middle-aged man suspiciously.
The middle-aged man in charge hurriedly explained: "Someone went up the mountain through Mengxue's road before, and ran wildly on the road, almost hurting Mengxue's children. It was one of our brothers who risked his life to save the children, and the children were fine.
But our brother died.
When the old man found out about this, he was very angry. He ordered people to close the main road to Mengxue and opened a trail at the foot of the mountain. Everyone who wanted to go up the mountain could only walk up the trail."
Kou Ji frowned slightly, "How to deal with the man who ran wildly in Mengxue?"
The middle-aged man at the head raised his hand and said: "The old man whipped him to pieces on the spot, and ordered the brothers to take him to Kaifeng Mansion and report him for murder. At the same time, he wrote a letter to the officials to remove him from the rank of his father's generation."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows slightly and ordered: "Go back and set up a few horse-tying posts at the door. From now on, you will not be allowed to ride a horse when entering the door, and you will not be allowed to enter the door while riding a horse. If anyone disobeys, they will be beaten out with sticks."
Several middle-aged people saluted in unison.
"Here..."
Kou Ji raised his eyes and glanced into the Meng Xue Academy. Hearing the sound of reading loudly, he whispered, "Keep the children safe..."
Several middle-aged people saluted again.
Kou Ji didn't say anything more, and left the entrance of Mengxue College with his hands behind his back.
We walked all the way around to the back of the Meng Xue College and saw a temporarily opened mountain trail.
Kou Ji went up the mountain along the path and arrived at the gate of Wenchang Academy.
There is a guard at the gate of Wenchang Academy.
After seeing Kou Ji, he did not stop him and allowed Kou Ji to pass through the mountain gate.
When Kou Ji passed the mountain gate, he felt a surge of vitality rushing towards his face.
Behind the mountain gate, there are countless students.
There were people playing Cuju, there were games, there were great Confucians sitting among the flowers with their students reciting poems and composing poems, there were also students running aimlessly on the avenue, there were also people chasing and fighting.
The students had bright smiles on their faces and seemed not to be worried at all.
Kou Ji looked slightly absent-minded.
A cry of surprise sounded.
Kou Ji came back to his senses slightly, looked around, and saw two students practicing with sticks. They injured someone, and the injured person screamed in surprise.
Cao Wei held a cane in his hand and rushed forward menacingly. He shook it and then yelled loudly.
All students who can be admitted to Wenchang Academy are talents.
Ever since the news spread that 90% of first-, second-, and first-class scholars this year came from Wenchang Academy, more and more talented people have come to study at Wenchang Academy.
The competition in Wenchang Academy has become a lot more intense, and the level of talents has improved several times.
However, the current assessments in Wenchang Academy are mostly based on literary examinations, so most of the students who enter Wenchang Academy are talented people with good literary talents.
There is nothing to say about their literary talents, but when it comes to martial arts, most of them are blind.
Some people really don't have the talent to practice martial arts. After falling into Cao Wei's hands, they will naturally be beaten and scolded.
Although martial arts is not compulsory in Wenchang Academy.
But Kou Zhun and other leaders of the Wenchang Academy, after seeing the progress of Han Qi and other students who had graduated from the Wenchang Academy, felt that it was necessary for the students in the Wenchang Academy to practice martial arts and endure hardships.
Learn to endure hardship.
Therefore, when assessing students, martial arts is included in the assessment items.
Students may not choose martial arts, but if others choose martial arts, during the assessment, they are destined to get one more score than those who did not choose martial arts.
With one more achievement, the ranking will naturally be much higher.
Although there are no rewards, the students in Wenchang Academy are all talents, and no one wants to be inferior to others, so many of them have studied martial arts concurrently to improve their rankings.
But some of them are obviously not suitable for learning martial arts.
Learning martial arts is more difficult for them than climbing to heaven.
"Perhaps Wenchang Academy can consider including martial arts students..."
After watching Cao Wei reprimanding his students for a long time, Kou Ji came up with this idea and murmured in a low voice.
After muttering, he did not stop at the school yard. He walked towards the teaching dormitory area of Wenchang Academy and found Kou Zhun's house.
In front of Kou Zhun's house, there is a flower bush planted.
Kou Zhong was bending down to loosen the soil among the flowers, but Kou Zhun was nowhere to be seen.
Kou Ji stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Zhong, where is my grandfather?"
Kou Zhong heard Kou Ji's voice, raised his head slightly, and saluted: "The young master is here... The old master is checking the names of the students who are admitted to Wenchang Academy this year. The old servant will take you over."
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "No need...I'll go by myself..."
Kou Zhong nodded slowly and did not speak again.
Kou Zhong had stayed in Kou Mansion for a long time and knew that Kou Zhun, Kou Ji's ancestors and grandson were both very independent people.
Once they make up their minds, it is difficult for others to change them.
What's more important is that, with their identities as grandfather and grandson, no one dares to make decisions for them.
Kou Zhong continued to lower his head and serve the flowers in the flowers. Kou Ji bypassed the flowers and appeared in front of Kou Zhun's house.
Kou Ji stood in front of the house and bowed, "Grandpa, my grandson wants to see you..."
As soon as Kou Ji finished speaking, Kou Zhun's voice sounded in the house.
"Come in..."
Kou Ji stepped into the house and saw Kou Zhun putting down a roster. He rubbed his brows and looked over at him.
Kou Ji stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute.
Kou Zhun waved his hand casually and pointed to the seat next to him.
Kou Ji walked forward, sat on the seat, and poured Kou Zhun a cup of tea.
Kou Zhun picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then looked at Kou Ji and said, "You have something to ask me?"
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said, "Can't I come and see you if I have nothing to do?"
Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and hummed twice.
Kou Ji smiled dryly.
Kou Zhun said angrily: "You are now the privy envoy, and you have a lot of government affairs to deal with every day. How can you have time to see a bad old man like me? You must have something to ask me if you came all the way to see me."
When Kou Ji heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry and said: "It's my grandson's negligence. I will definitely come to accompany you when you grow old."
Kou Zhun curled his lips and said: "Forget it...state affairs are more important than family affairs..."
Kou Ji opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Kou Zhun continued: "Tell me what you want to know."
Kou Ji did not exchange greetings and said straight to the point: "Some things in the palace."
Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, then slowly sat up straight, and said quietly: "The Korean beauty in the palace was killed, one dead and two dead. I know something about this matter. What you want to ask must be related to this matter, right?"
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Kou Zhun sighed: "There are not many people who can kill people and set fire to the palace."
Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji and said, "If you can come to me, it means you have found someone's head. Let's talk about it."
Kou Ji said bluntly: "I didn't find out about a certain person, but an old palace lady who was assassinated told me that there was a person who was not simple."
Kou Zhun sighed and said sadly: "Mr. Yang..."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice, "Grandpa knows?"
Kou Zhun curled his lips and said: "The women who can survive in the harem are not simple. The women who can live and nourish in the palace are not just simple. From the founding of Taizu to the present, the women who can live and nourish in the palace,
Most of them rely on the power of their families.
Liu E was from a low background, and the Yang family was also from a high background, but she was able to hold one or two seats in the harem during the late emperor's reign, overpowering a bunch of women from the Wu Xun family who couldn't hold their heads up, which is so ordinary.
You have seen with your own eyes how strong Liu E is.
How can Yang be a simple character?"
Kou Ji frowned and said, "But the Yang family has always lived in the harem and has not caused any disturbance in the court. Her reputation both inside and outside the court is not bad."
Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and snorted, "That's now, not before. Ever since Liu E handed over the official family to Yang to raise, Yang has restrained himself and no longer appears in front of others, even if he does.
He also has a kind appearance in front of others.
Therefore, people who entered the court later mistakenly thought she was a kind person."
Kou Ji pondered: "Listen to my grandfather, the Yang family was not simple before?"
Kou Zhun curled his lips and said: "Not only is he not simple, he is simply a hero among women."
Kou Ji was slightly stunned.
Kou Zhun had always disliked women in the harem. In his opinion, Liu E was a temptress who brought disaster to the country. For Yang Taifei to be praised by him as a hero among women, it showed that Yang Taifei was really not simple.
Kou Ji asked: "Grandpa, can you tell me more carefully?"
Kou Zhun nodded, sighed and said: "Ms. Yang, beautiful and intelligent, entered the palace earlier than Liu E. In her early years, she won the favor of the late emperor with her beauty and intelligence.
The late emperor often asked her to accompany him when driving.
Because of this, she became pregnant with a dragon.
But she didn't expect that she had been so favored that she had already offended other concubines in the harem.
So, after she became pregnant with a dragon and couldn't accompany her, someone took action against her.
Her dragon seed was just gone.
She wanted to take revenge, but it was hard for her to fight with two fists.
Then she thought of Liu E who was still outside the palace.
She knew very well that the late emperor had a hard time letting go of his old love for Liu E, but it was inconvenient to summon Liu E, a widow, into the palace, so she helped the late emperor come up with an idea.
Let the late emperor summon Liu E into the palace smoothly.
After Liu E entered the palace, she and Liu E joined hands to eliminate those who attacked her one by one."
When Kou Zhun said this, he stared at Kou Ji and said: "The late emperor had several children, but they died in that struggle. The Yang family was far more meticulous in doing things than Liu E, so the former emperor's children died frequently, and the late emperor sent people to investigate frequently.
Couldn't find them.
In the end, one of them became a queen, one became a concubine, and the others became white bones.
The reason why I think she is a hero among women is because she knows how to handle the relationship between herself, the late emperor, and Liu E.
She knew very well that the love between the late emperor and Liu E was stronger than gold.
Therefore, I never thought about replacing Liu E.
As Liu E moved up a level in the harem, she moved up a level. She never surpassed Liu E, but she was never left behind by Liu E.
As your boy is an official in the court, you should understand what kind of wisdom and means are needed to achieve this step."
Kou Ji said solemnly: "It's really amazing..."
Whether Liu E can be promoted or not depends entirely on Zhao Heng's wishes.
Others cannot control Zhao Heng's thoughts, they can only speculate.
Yang obviously figured out Zhao Heng's thoughts, so he was able to promote Liu E to a higher level and her to a higher level.
Liu E was promoted based on Zhao Heng's favor.
But Yang couldn't rely on Zhao Heng's favor for promotion. She must have used other means to maintain favor and promotion.
In order to secure a favor and get promoted, when using means, you need to have a sense of proportion that is not something that ordinary people can grasp.
One more point, if you surpass Liu E, you will become Liu E's opponent.
If she loses one point and is left behind by Liu E, Liu E may abandon her as an ally.
Yang is able to control the promotion of Gu Chong with ease, and never makes any mistakes, which is indeed not ordinary.
The Yang family was framed in his early years and lost his heir.
In order to take revenge, she teamed up with Liu E to assassinate other emperor's heirs. No wonder many of Zhao Heng's heirs died in infancy.
The first and second-in-command in the harem took action together. It would be strange that Zhao Heng's heir did not die young.
Kou Ji looked at Kou Zhun and said: "After Guan Jia was born, Liu E gave Guan Jia to Yang to raise. It was because Liu E knew Yang's methods, so she put Guan Jia under Yang's nose.
In this way, if something happens to the official family, Yang will not be able to escape punishment.
So can the official family survive safely?"
Kou Zhun nodded slowly and said sarcastically: "Otherwise, why do you think Liu E asked the officials to recognize Yang as their mistress? You don't really think there is any deep sisterly love in the harem, do you?
It's not like you don't know what a domineering person Liu E is.
Would Liu E be willing to share her son with someone else?"
Kou Ji stared at Kou Zhun and said, "Since Liu E knew that Yang was not a kind person, why didn't he get rid of her after taking power?"
Kou Zhun snorted coldly: "Others are afraid of Liu E and dare not publicize Guan Jia's life experience. Will Yang be afraid? After Li gave birth to Guan Jia, the late emperor and Liu E wanted to send Li out of the palace and break up Li's family.
With all traces of the palace.
It was Yang who manipulated the situation and allowed Li to stay in the palace.
As long as Li is alive in the palace, Liu E will not be able to attack Yang.
Because once something happens to Mr. Yang, Mr. Li will become a drug-haired puppet that can explode at any time."
After a pause, Kou Zhun added, "Not only the official family background, but also the scandalous things Yang herself and Liu E did. Once the assassination of the emperor's heir is exposed, how can Liu E have the face to be the queen?
?
Even if the late emperor loved her again, he would still send her to death."
Kou Ji sighed: "So, the Yang family is really powerful."
Kou Zhun hummed: "I just said that no woman who lives a prosperous life in the palace has a simple role."
Kou Ji pondered: "Now that Liu E is dead, Yang has no scruples and starts making trouble in the palace?"
Kou Ji slowly frowned and said, "But the Yang family has no grudge against the official family, so why would she attack the official's heirs? Could it be that she likes to seek pleasure by assassinating the emperor's heirs?"
Kou Zhun glared at Kou Ji, "Yang is not crazy, how could she seek pleasure by assassinating the emperor's heir? Although Yang was unbearable before, after the official family was born, she curbed her sharpness and tried her best to raise the official family.
, you have always treated the officials as your own children, how could you harm the heirs of the officials?"
Kou Ji was stunned.
Kou Ji originally thought that after digging out Yang's past from Kou Zhun's mouth, and knowing Yang's methods, the mastermind behind the two cases in the palace would be locked on Yang, but he did not expect that Kou Zhun actually said
Such words came out.
Kou Ji said in astonishment: "The Yang family will not murder the heirs of the official family?"
Kou Zhun said solemnly: "Ms. Yang truly loves the official family."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "But this doesn't rule out Yang's suspicion of murdering the emperor's heir? After all, she had been suspected of murdering the emperor's heir before. And the two cases that happened in the palace were done very cleanly.
The only people who could handle the case so cleanly in the palace were the official, the queen, and the three concubines.
It is impossible for an official to harm his own heirs.
The queen is always in front of people and is always being watched. As long as she does something to murder the emperor's heir, she will be discovered and exposed.
After all, the women in the harem were all staring at her position, and they were all eager for her to make a mistake.
With so many eyes staring at her, it would be very difficult for her to murder the emperor's heir.
Concubine Du had always kept aloof from the world and lived in seclusion, like an ascetic.
She had no chance to murder the emperor's heir, and she had no reason to murder the emperor's heir.
Although Mrs. Li speaks a little tougher, she is a person without much scheming.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been imprisoned in the palace for more than ten years.
All her emotions are written on her face, and others can guess her thoughts at a glance. It is difficult for her to murder the emperor's heir without being discovered.
After all the calculations, Concubine Yang was the only one left.
She has no motive, but she has the scheming and strength."
Kou Zhun frowned slightly and glared at Kou Ji: "Do you have evidence?"
Kou Ji shook his head slowly, "I have no evidence, so I didn't dare to expose her at this time. But when I went to the laundry room to ask some old ladies, one of the ladies told me that Mrs. Yang was not a simple person.
As soon as the palace lady finished telling me this, a fire broke out in the laundry room.
When I was fleeing with her, she was shot with an arrow from behind.
It’s very similar to killing people and silencing them.”
Kou Zhun said in a deep voice: "You also said that it is very similar to murder and silence. It's just a resemblance. What if someone framed it?"
Kou Ji frowned and said, "But what if she deliberately confuses the audience?"
Kou Zhun stared at Kou Ji and said solemnly: "Have you determined that she is related to the two murders in the palace?"
Kou Ji said frankly: "If she is really as scheming as her grandfather said, and was also involved in the murders of several of the emperor's heirs, then she must be separated from the two murders that happened in the palace.
It doesn’t matter.”
Kou Zhun's brows furrowed into the character "Chuan" for a moment. He stared at Kou Ji and said solemnly: "Do you know that the official's feelings for Concubine Yang are deeper than Liu E's. Although Liu E is the eldest lady of the official family,
But the time she spent raising the official family was less than 10% of Mrs. Yang's.
To be honest, the Guan family was raised by Concubine Yang."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "I have already hinted this matter to the officials."
Speaking of this, Kou Ji smiled bitterly and said: "When the officials learned about this, they almost collapsed."
"Confused!"
Kou Zhun roared angrily, pointed at Kou Ji's nose and cursed: "There is no evidence at all about the rumor, so you dare to tell it and even tell it to the officials.
Do you think the official throne is too stable, or do you think the Song Dynasty is too stable?
If someone told you that I injured Kou Tianci, how would you feel?"
Kou Ji said with a bitter face: "I must be heartbroken..."
Kou Zhun cursed loudly: "You still know?! The official family has no heirs. If you are heartbroken because of this, something unexpected happens and no one succeeds to the throne, you will be the sinner of our Song Dynasty."
A sinner who cannot atone for his sins even by death.”
"The official family is fine..."
Kou Ji defended in a low voice.
Kou Zhun's eyes widened and he said, "You have to be lucky that the officials are not in trouble. If there is any trouble with the officials because of your negligence, I will strangle you first and then hang myself to apologize."
Kou Ji smiled bitterly and lowered his head.
Kou Zhun thought what he did was too rash, but he didn't think so.
Some things must be faced when they should be faced.
It is better to know earlier than to know later.
If such matters are not resolved as soon as possible, problems will arise later, which will cause greater harm to Zhao Zhen.
The fact that the other party has secretly murdered two pregnant concubines means that the other party will not easily guard it. If the matter is not resolved as soon as possible, the emperor and the concubines may be assassinated later.