Chapter 0760 If he wants to make trouble, who can stop him?
Hearing this, Kou Ji hesitated. He wanted to comfort Zhao Zhen, but he couldn't find the right words to comfort Zhao Zhen. In the end, he could only sigh, bow to Zhao Zhen, and exit the side hall.
After leaving the side hall and passing by the Liu family and his son, Kou Ji suddenly stopped, looked at Liu Mei, casually pulled off the jade bracelet from Liu Mei's waist, and hurried out of the palace.
Zhao Zhen sent someone to send a message in advance, and Kou Ji left the palace unimpeded.
After leaving the palace gate, crossing the Jinshui Bridge, I found the carriage at the residence and walked quickly over.
The carriage of the Kou Mansion was parked on the side of Jinshui Bridge. A large lantern with the word "Kou" was hung on the carriage's head. The coachman was sitting on the shaft of the carriage and was sleeping soundly.
As Koji approached, the groom suddenly opened his eyes.
This unique skill of the groom was practiced on the battlefield.
In order to avoid having his head cut off while he was sleeping, the groom would be awakened when sleeping.
Over time, he developed a unique skill.
That is, when he is asleep, if someone comes within one foot of him, he will wake up.
The groom opened his eyes and saw the hurried look of Kou Ji. His face changed slightly, "Master, why did you leave the palace alone in the middle of the night, but you offended the officials and were kicked out?"
Kou Ji stepped onto the carriage and said in a deep voice: "Go to the Liu Mansion!"
The coachman heard something was wrong in Kou Ji's tone and said nothing. He changed a candle into the lantern above his head. After Kou Ji got on the carriage and sat down, he drove the carriage quickly to the Liu Mansion.
The carriage arrived all the way to Liu's Mansion.
Kou Ji jumped off the carriage, rushed to Liu's house and knocked on the door.
There was a loud knock on the door of Liu Mansion.
The disciple of the Liu Mansion shouted a few words in a bad tone, opened the door, and after seeing Kou Ji, he immediately nodded and bowed and invited Kou Ji to enter the house.
Kou Ji entered the Liu Mansion, showed off Liu Mei's jade, and said, "Take me to see the third lady..."
When Menzi saw that Kou Ji was holding the jade that Liu Mei was wearing, he didn't dare to say anything and took Kou Ji to the courtyard where Liu Heng's family members were.
When the steward in Liu Heng's yard saw Kou Ji appearing, he hurried to wake up Liu Heng's two wives.
After Kou Ji saw Liu Heng's two wives, he threw Liu Mei's jade to them, and without waiting for them to speak, he took Liu Heng's yellow baby from the arms of Liu Heng's wife.
"My eldest nephew will be raised in my house for two days. I have informed Uncle Liu and Liu Heng about this matter, and they have agreed. Uncle Liu's jade is proof of this."
When An Ziluo's sister saw that Kou Ji was about to take away her son, she frowned with confusion on her face and wanted to question Kou Ji for clarification.
Liu Heng's wife stopped her.
After Liu Heng's wife stopped An Ziluo's sister, she bowed slightly to Kou Ji and said, "My son is naughty. If the noise bothers you, please don't take offense."
Kou Ji was speechless and walked out with Liu Heng's son in his arms.
Sister An Ziluo wanted to rush forward, but was held tightly by Liu Heng's wife.
"A barbarian girl is a barbarian girl, she has no brains at all!"
Kou Ji broke into the house late at night and did nothing. He just took away Liu Heng's son in a hurry. Sister An Ziluo couldn't see what this meant, but Liu Heng's main wife knew clearly.
It is obvious that a catastrophic disaster is about to befall the Liu family.
Ninety-nine percent of it has something to do with the palace.
Kou Ji took away Liu Heng's son to protect him.
Otherwise, if a dignified envoy from the Privy Council came to your house in the middle of the night and took away your son, was he full?
After Liu Heng's wife stopped An Ziluo's sister, she immediately gave orders to the people in the house.
"Calling all the servants to guard the walls of the palace, if any evildoers break into the palace, beat them out with sticks. If someone comes to the palace, open the door and let them in."
After all, Liu Heng's wife is a lady, and she knows what to do at critical moments.
Kou Ji didn't know everything that happened in Liu's house.
After Kou Ji hugged Liu Heng's son, he left the Liu Mansion and immediately ordered the groom to drive the carriage outside Bianjing City.
When we passed the Jinshui River, we saw two battalions of troops from the West Camp outside Bianjing City entering the capital.
The groom also saw the two battalions of soldiers and horses, and knew that something big might happen in Bianjing City tonight. The groom urged the horses pulling the cart to run quickly, hoping to leave Bianjing City as soon as possible, a place of trouble and trouble.
The groom drove the carriage all the way out of Bianjing City and back to his house.
Kou Ji carried Liu Heng's son into the house and ordered the door of Kou's house to be closed tightly and thank guests behind closed doors.
Xiang Yan was about to give birth. After Kou Ji entered the house, he did not dare to disturb Xiang Yan.
He carried Liu Heng's son to the backyard and handed Liu Heng's son to the care of the grandmother in the backyard.
After finishing this, Kou Jicai breathed a sigh of relief and looked towards the direction of the palace.
There was a fire in the palace, and the flames turned half the sky red.
From a distance, Kou Ji couldn't see which part of the palace was on fire, but he had a vague guess.
Eighty percent of it is Princess Yang's bedroom.
Zhao Zhen couldn't expose his own shortcomings, so he needed a suitable excuse to kill.
The death of Concubine Yang should be a good excuse.
He burned down Concubine Yang's palace and burned everything belonging to Concubine Yang.
It was Zhao Zhen who had the final say on how Concubine Yang died.
"Why……"
Zhao Zhen probably didn’t listen to Concubine Yang’s last words of advice.
He was going to commit a murderous crime after all.
Kou Ji sighed, said nothing, and entered the study alone.
The fire in the palace burned all night and was slowly extinguished until dawn the next day.
The palace complex where Concubine Yang lived was burned to the ground.
The moment the fire broke out, all the civil and military officials of the court hurried to the palace.
As soon as he reached the gate of the palace, he was stopped by the guards guarding the gate.
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty stood outside the palace gate, staring at the fire in the palace all night.
When the sun first rose, Chen Lin appeared outside the palace with a gloomy face.
Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai rushed forward to ask.
"Chen Lin, what happened in the palace?"
Chen Lin looked around at the ministers and said coldly: "The beautiful Chen family, the imperial daughter Su family, together with Liu Mei, Liu Congmei and his son, murdered the noble concubine Zhang family and the beautiful Han family.
Last night when I went to kill Jieyu Zhang, I was knocked over by Princess Yang.
They were so bold that they killed Concubine Yang and burned down Concubine Yang's palace.
Now, the beauty Chen Shi and the imperial daughter Su Shi have been executed by the officials, and all the eunuchs and palace maids involved were also executed by the officials.
Liu Mei, Liu Congmei and his son had their tongues removed, their ears removed, their noses picked out, and imprisoned in the palace by the officials.
The official has an order, and the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War send troops and horses to escort the beauty of the Chen family and the imperial daughter of the Su family to the capital.
The officials had an order, and the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Personnel sent people to the northwest to depose Ning Guogong Liu Heng from all his official titles and reduce them to common people, and then he was escorted to Beijing. All the nine Liu clans were arrested.
After a group of people were escorted to Beijing, they were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."
After hearing what Chen Lin said, the civil and military officials in the court were stunned.
They can understand the beautiful lady Chen and the imperial concubine Su who brutalized Concubine Zhang and the beautiful Han people.
It's nothing more than a fight in the palace. In order to gain power and favor, the women in the harem will do anything.
But how could Liu and his son be involved?
Isn’t Liu Congmei missing?
Why did it appear suddenly?
Why was Mrs. Yang involved in this and was killed?
If Chen Lin doesn't explain the reason clearly, how can the Manchu civil and military officials believe it?
Wang Zeng stared at Chen Lin and asked: "Chen Lin, Liu and his son are foreign ministers and men, how can they enter the harem?"
Chen Lin glanced at Wang Zeng and gritted her teeth and said, "It's not like that bitch of the Chen family, who bribed several lowly maids from the purchasing department to send the Liu family and his son into the palace when the comprador was sending things to the palace.
Our family has ordered people to chop those cheap maids into mincemeat."
Lu Yijian and others all frowned upon hearing this.
Zhang Zhibai said in a deep voice: "As far as I know, you, Chen Lin, have always been in charge of the comprador procurement. Is there anyone else who can send someone to the palace under your nose?"
Chen Lin said angrily: "Our family was negligent for a moment and allowed the evildoers to succeed. Our family has apologized to the officials, and the officials have dismissed our position, which is known to everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Lu Yijian stared at Chen Lin and asked, "How did Princess Yang find out about this matter?"
Chen Lin narrowed her eyes and said, "When Princess Yang went to see the Queen Mother, she happened to bump into the thieves meeting."
Lu Yijian said in a deep voice: "I want to know the detailed process of this matter!"
Chen Lin glanced at Lu Yijian and said, "The officials don't let us say anything. If you want to know the details of this matter, you have to go to the officials."
When Lu Yijian heard this, he immediately said: "Then you take me to see the official."
Chen Lin said in a deep voice: "The official has issued an order to stay out of court for ten days."
When the civil and military officials of the whole court heard this, they were in an uproar.
Lu Yijian said in a deep voice: "I believe that this case is full of doubts. If the officials go on a killing spree because of this, it would be inappropriate for my uncle. It would be even more inappropriate for the officials to quit the court because of this.
Chen Lin, you lead the way, I want to meet with the officials."
Chen Lin said in a stiff tone: "The officials have told me that no one will be seen."
Lu Yijian said angrily: "The officials did not investigate the case thoroughly, but they went on a killing spree and spread the word. How can I convince the public? I will never watch the officials do such a stupid thing.
If you don’t lead the way, I will go find the official’s house myself.”
Chen Lin's face turned slightly cold and she said in a deep voice: "Don't blame our family for not reminding you. The official family is very angry now. If you go in now, you won't get anything good."
Lu Yijian's brows wrinkled for a moment.
If it were in the past, Lu Yijian would definitely ask to enter the palace without hesitation.
But as Zhao Zhen became more powerful and more domineering, Lu Yijian did not dare to offend Zhao Zhen easily.
If Zhao Zhen is angered and Zhao Zhen kills him, then that's it.
Except for Zhao Zhen, no one in the court is indispensable.
After anyone is deposed, a new person will be replaced.
Lu Yijian was hesitating.
Wang Zeng said during this interval: "The officials handed over the palace cases to Kou Ji for investigation. Since the officials refuse to see us, then go and call Kou Ji out and let us see him."
Chen Lin heard this and said in a deep voice: "Privy Councilor Kou Ji failed to investigate the case, which resulted in Concubine Yang being harmed by an adulterer. The officials expelled him from the palace last night and ordered him to be grounded in the house."
Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai frowned even more when they heard this.
Who is Kojina?
Zhao Zhen personally admitted that his brother could wear a pair of pants with Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen has now banned him in his house, which means that Zhao Zhen is very angry.
Zhao Zhen was very angry, and it was even more difficult for them to get into trouble with Zhao Zhen.
The three people looked at each other.
Lu Yijian said: "Go to Kou Mansion to find Kou Ji?"
Wang Zeng thought for a moment and nodded.
The three people immediately dismissed all the officials and hurried to the Kou Mansion Courtyard in a carriage.
Chen Lin stared coldly at the three people as they walked away, then crossed the Jinshui Bridge and had the door of the palace sealed.
After Lu Yijian and the other three drove all the way to the Kou Mansion Courtyard, they saw that the door of the Kou Mansion Courtyard was tightly closed.
"Kou Ji is obviously thanking guests behind closed doors. If we force our way in, we might attract Kou Zhun again. What should we do now?"
Lu Yijian said with a solemn face after seeing the door of Kou Mansion's courtyard closed.
Wang Zeng pondered for a while and said: "It stands to reason that Concubine Zhang and Han Meiren were killed, and the prince in their wombs also died tragically in their wombs. Concubine Yang was killed. It is reasonable for the officials to go on a killing spree."
Zhang Zhibai said solemnly: "But a beauty, a royal daughter, and the Liu family and his son, are they really that capable to cause such a big commotion in the palace?"
Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng pursed their lips and said nothing.
They had the same questions as Zhang Zhibai.
If a beauty, a royal daughter, and the Liu family murdered a Korean beauty, they would be able to believe it.
But with the words of Concubine Zhang and Concubine Yang, they didn't believe it.
If Concubine Zhang really died in their hands, they would have been dug out long ago after Concubine Zhang was killed.
Lu Yijian and the other two people did not think that a beauty, a royal daughter, and the Liu family and his son could hide the situation from Chen Lin's eyes and ears, or from the eyes and ears of other people in the palace.
Wang Zeng glanced at Lu Yijian and Zhang Zhibai, and said: "Even though Chen Meiren is guilty of a heinous crime, the emperor's heir in her belly is not guilty. It is really inappropriate for the officials to kill Chen Meiren with a cane because of this."
Lu Yijian and Zhang Zhibai nodded in unison.
It is very rare for royal heirs to die in infancy.
Each one is a precious treasure.
Zhao Zhen killed Chen Meiren so hastily, Lu Yijian and the others naturally felt that it was inappropriate.
Lu Yijian frowned and said: "Now, apart from the people in the palace, only Kou Ji knows the secret. The officials can't leave the court, and we can't even enter the palace. Kou Ji closed the door to thank guests, and Kou Zhun is blocking us.
Can't even get through the door.
Where can we find out the truth about this?"
Wang Zeng looked at Zhang Zhibai thoughtfully, "You are Kou Tianci's husband. I wonder if you can use this opportunity to visit me?"
Zhang Zhibai thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "I'll try..."
Zhang Zhibai got off the carriage and arrived at the door of Kou's mansion. After knocking on the door, he said loudly: "I am Mr. Kou Tianci..."
As soon as these words came out, the door to Kou Mansion's courtyard opened instantly.
The gatekeeper of the Kou Mansion Courtyard bowed respectfully to Zhang Zhibai.
"Sir, you are polite. I will go and call the young master out now."
Zhang Zhibai took a breath and said to the door: "I don't see your young master, I'm here to see your young master."
When Menzi heard this, he smiled bitterly, "The young master said he would not see guests."
Speaking of this, Menzi glanced at the carriage not far behind Zhang Zhibai and added: "Especially you three..."
Zhang Zhibai said in a deep voice: "Isn't he also missing?"
Menzi hesitated for a moment and said: "Although the young master does not want to see you three, I have left a message for you three."
Zhang Zhibai was stunned and asked: "What are you talking about?"
Menzi imitated Kou Ji's tone and said: "Don't be so curious. Let the officials kill whoever they want. It will not affect the government's affairs or the situation of the government."
Zhang Zhibai's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted: "It is about the comfort of the three emperors. As assistant ministers, how can we ignore it and ignore it? Go and report it to me immediately, and tell me that I want to see him."
Menzi smiled bitterly, apologized, closed the door, and went to report.
After a while, Menzi opened the door again and said to Zhang Zhibai: "The young master said, if you want to die, don't drag him."
When Zhang Zhibai heard this, his expression changed again.
This time, Zhang Zhibai did not forcefully demand to see Kou Ji, but instead gave in to the door.
Menzi was so flattered that he bent his waist to ninety degrees and bowed deeply to Zhang Zhibai. When he raised his head again, Zhang Zhibai had already left the door of the Kou Mansion.
Zhang Zhibai returned to the carriage.
Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian immediately asked, "How?"
Zhang Zhibai shook his head and said solemnly: "Kou Ji doesn't want to see me."
Lu Yijian asked: "He didn't say anything?"
Zhang Zhibai said: "He told us not to be so curious. Whoever the officials want to kill, let the officials kill them. Anyone who asks about this matter will have his head moved."
"hiss……"
Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng both took a breath of air. They looked at each other, and Lu Yijian said, "There is indeed a hidden story behind this matter..."
Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "The officials are going on a killing spree, and Kou Ji is afraid to avoid it. The secret behind it may not be as simple as what Chen Lin said."
Lu Yijian frowned and said, "Should we continue to ask?"
Zhang Zhibai was the first to shake his head.
Lu Yijian asked curiously: "You don't want to find out the hidden secret?"
Zhang Zhibai said frankly: "Kou Ji said that this matter will not affect the situation of the court, nor will it affect the government. Why should we pursue it? Just to satisfy our curiosity?"
Lu Yijian solemnly said: "It concerns the lives of three emperors and hundreds of people..."
Zhang Zhibai said in a deep voice: "The crimes Chen Lin mentioned are enough to punish the nine clans of the guilty ones. Not to mention the crimes hidden behind them.
If we keep asking the questions to the end, not only will it not affect the result, but we may even get involved.
Are you sure, you still want to ask?"
Lu Yijian was stunned for a moment and had some questions.
"Three imperial heirs..."
"The three emperors' heirs have been stillborn. The purpose of our questioning is simply to ensure the safety of the future emperors' heirs. Now that the officials have revealed the real culprit, it means that the matter has been found out. The future emperor's heirs'
We no longer need to worry about safety."
"But Concubine Yang's death was unclear..."
"What's so unclear? Didn't the officials say it? It was the beauty Chen and the imperial concubine Su who colluded with Liu and his son to murder her."
Lu Yijian stared at Zhang Zhibai in shock, "Can you believe this?"
Zhang Zhibai said solemnly: "If the officials tell us to believe it, we have to believe it."
Lu Yijian opened his mouth and wanted to speak.
Zhang Zhibai shouted in a low voice: "For this reason, I don't believe you two don't understand the hidden meaning. Do you have to make the official family lose face before you are willing to do it?"
The three of them are not stupid people.
Kou Ji's words have already made the point clear.
There must be a royal scandal involved behind it.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were obviously covering up the truth behind them.
If they get to the bottom of it and find out the truth, which makes Zhao Zhen lose face, they will definitely not be able to get a good deal.
More importantly, as the imperialists and the most loyal supporters of Zhao Zhen, they made Zhao Zhen lose face, which was not good for them or the court.
After Wang Zeng figured out the joints, he said without hesitation: "The Chen family is hateful, the Su family deserves to die, and the Liu family and his son should be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts."
The king had expressed his attitude with his words.
Although speaking out of conscience, it goes against his principles as a human being.
But when it comes to your father's face, his principles are nothing.
Lu Yijian curled her lips and said with some waning interest: "I'm just unwilling..."
Everyone has curiosity.
The imperial palace is definitely a place that everyone in the Song Dynasty wants to explore.
There are some secrets in the palace that everyone in the Song Dynasty definitely wants to know.
Lu Yijian is a human being and he is also curious.
A glimpse of the secrets in the palace was revealed, and he naturally wanted to get a glimpse of the whole story.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhibai and Wang Zeng both stared at Lu Yijian.
Lu Yijian coughed dryly and said: "I know the seriousness of the matter..."
Zhang Zhibai and Wang Zeng withdrew their gazes.
Lu Yijian pouted and said, "The three of us gave up asking about this matter because we were afraid that others would not give up."
Wang Zeng said unceremoniously: "Let them die if they want. It just makes room for those who don't talk much and can do things."
Lu Yijian said with disgust: "You are so cold-blooded!"
Wang Zeng sneered and said: "It's far worse than you. When you patrolled the world, I couldn't even count the number of people you killed."
Lu Yijian said disdainfully: "I kill all those who deserve to be killed."
Wang Zeng snorted coldly: "A bunch of ignorant people who don't care about life and death at all. If they rush up to cause trouble for the officials at this time, shouldn't they die?"
Lu Yijian curled his lips and did not speak again.
The three people sat in the carriage and fell into silence for a moment.
After a long time, Wang Zeng suddenly spoke and said: "I'm just afraid that this matter will go to the end and end badly."
Lu Yijian and Zhang Zhibai nodded in unison.
Lu Yijian said solemnly: "Liu Heng is just a drug-haired puppet!"
Leave aside those who died in the palace.
The key people Zhao Zhen wanted to kill were Liu Heng.
Zhao Zhen dismissed Liu Heng from office and escorted him back to Beijing, most likely to kill him.
Liu Heng and Kou Ji were brothers, and they had a close friendship.
If Zhao Zhen kills Liu Heng, 90% of the time Kou Ji will come out to intercede.
If a conflict arises between the monarch and his ministers, it will be a huge earthquake that spreads throughout the government and the public.
The three of them knew Kou Ji quite well. They knew what kind of power Kou Ji had in his hands and how capable he was.
"If he wants to cause trouble, who can stop him?"
Lu Yijian asked quietly.
Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai thought for a moment and said in unison: "Kou Gong!"