After Zhao Zhen heard Lu Yijian's words, he felt a lot better.

"Aiqing is reasonable......"

Lu Yijian smiled indifferently and said: "Official, now that the scholars and some people who claim to be righteous are blocked at the door of the Kou Mansion, Kou Ji can't go out, can't do the errand, and ask the official family to make a decision early?" ”

This matter has long been decided, and now it is up to Zhao Zhen's mind to sit and watch things develop, or to throw out the matter of promoting Mengxue to settle the matter.

Zhao Zhen pondered for a long time and said, "Our monarch and ministers have been planning for so long, it is not cost-effective to settle this matter now." Although I can't gain fame, I still have to be punished for the lawlessness of the scholars and the wanton trouble.

Wang Aiqing, you go to Koufu and explain this matter to my fourth brother.

Let him be patient for a while, and when the scholars make hurtful moves, I will immediately put an end to the matter. ”

The king bowed and bowed, and answered the errand.

After finishing his official duties, Wang Zeng left the palace and took a carriage to the Koufu Annex.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of the Koufu Annex, I saw scholars and some righteous people, who were shouting and scolding at the gate of the Koufu Courtyard.

Someone wrote several articles denouncing this and read it aloud at the gate of the Koufu Annex.

Wang Zeng frowned, ignored them, and told the coachman to drive the carriage to the side gate of the Koufu Annex, and knock on the door.

When he entered the Kou Mansion Courtyard, he was invited to the study by Kou Ji.

As soon as Wang Zeng entered the study, he saw Kou Ji teasing a small baby in his hand.

The baby is very small, but not too old to be a little older.

He can't speak, he can only cry and laugh.

The baby seemed to be very close to Kou Ji, and laughed in Kou Ji's arms.

Kou Ji held her with one hand and pointed at the tip of her nose with the other and smiled: "You are much stronger than your unconscionable brother, and you know how to be close to your father." ”

Wang Zeng watched Kou Ji talk with a smile on his face to a baby who didn't understand anything, pursed his lips slightly, and said, "It's almost upset outside, and you are still in the mood to tease your daughter here." ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently, handed over his daughter to the little sister of the Xiang family, and smiled at Wang Zeng: "It's a mess outside, what does it have to do with me?" ”

Speaking of this, Kou Ji saluted Wang Zeng, "The prince is polite, please take a seat, Lu Ming serves tea." ”

Kou Ji instructed the little sister of the Xiang family to carry her daughter to the backyard, and he invited Wang Zeng to sit down and chat about things while drinking tea.

"You set off the things outside, and you dare to say that it has nothing to do with you?"

After Wang Zeng sat down, he said in a deep voice.

Kou Ji said with a smile: "Although I single-handedly set off the matter, the idea was indeed set by the official. ”

Wang Zeng rolled his eyes and said, "The old man is too lazy to quarrel with him. The old man came to convey the will of the official family to you. The official asked the old man to tell you, let you be patient for a few days, and when the scholars made a hurtful incident, he would take action. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, the smile on his face narrowed a little, and he stared at Wang Zeng and said, "Wait for the readers to make something hurtful?" They are now in front of the gate of my Koufu, and if they really want to hurt people, they must be hurting the people of my Koufu.

The ordinary people of Koufu were injured, and the official family had no way to make a big move.

Only when the master of the Kou Mansion is injured can the official family take advantage of the topic.

My grandfather was too old to be frightened.

My wife is a woman, so she is not fit to be involved in such a thing.

My children are still young.

I'm the only one left, and I can do this heavy duty.

The question is, if I, a privy envoy, are injured, what will be the face of the court? ”

Wang Zeng said lightly: "Only if you are injured, can the official family take advantage of the topic." ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said, "Do you want to see those scholars chopped into mashed meat?" ”

Wang Zeng was stunned for a moment, glared and said, "The official family didn't allow you to do it privately. ”

Kou Ji pouted and said, "I won't do it privately, but once the news of my injury spreads, do you think the people in Ryan Town will watch it?"

Don't forget, when the Yellow River flooded, hundreds of thousands of people were displaced.

It was I who were ordered to place them.

Not only did he give them a bite to eat, he saved their lives, and by the way, he helped them find an errand to make a living.

Now they have a rich life, all of which I have given them.

They owe me more than just a life.

Someone really wanted to hurt me in Ryan Town, from the old man in his seventies and eighties to the naughty boy in his third and fourth year, he would carry a knife and fight with them.

Nearly 100,000 people started together, and the crowd was excited.

Those few people who read are not enough to cut. ”

Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji with a look of astonishment.

Kou Ji glanced at him and said, "The prince thinks I'm telling you a joke?" ”

Wang Zeng shook his head solemnly, "The people in Ruian Town have received a lot of favors from you. If you are deceived, they will fight for you. ”

The ancients believed in the grace of a drop of water as a spring to reciprocate.

If you do not repay favors, you will be accused of having no conscience.

Kou Ji is very kind to the people of Ryan Town.

If Kou Ji is injured in Ryan Town, there will definitely be many people among them who will pick up knives and fight hard for Kou Ji.

After Wang Zeng said this, without waiting for Kou Ji to speak again, he said with emotion: "No wonder you have been living in Ruian Town all these years......

Kou Ji spread his hands and smiled indifferently: "Is there a safer place than Ryan Town?" ”

Wang Zeng sighed: "Nearly 100,000 dead soldiers are protected, and it is naturally very safe for you. ”

Kou Ji smiled: "It's not as exaggerated as you say. ”

Wang Zeng shook his head and said, "As long as the person who has received your favor lives forever, he will definitely repay your kindness." Perhaps after three or four generations, this kind of kindness will be slowly forgotten. ”

Kou Ji laughed and said, "I didn't think that they would be anxious about my kindness all the time. ”

Wang Zeng shook his head again and did not say much on this issue.

The people value virtue and kindness.

It is common for several generations to repay a favor in the people.

Kou Ji saved not three or two people, but hundreds of thousands of people.

Among the hundreds of thousands, there are always those who value kindness.

If they themselves can't repay Kou Ji's kindness, they will hand it over to their juniors.

Even if the descendants of the future generations are unwilling to repay Kou Ji's kindness, they will also record Kou Ji's kindness and pass it on by word of mouth.

The thousand-year-old story of winning favors and fruits, in ancient times, was not an empty phrase.

Although it is not necessarily as exaggerated as a thousand years.

But in 100 years, it can definitely be done.

"If you get cheap, you still sell ......"

Wang Zeng glared at Kou Ji and said angrily.

Kou Ji stared at Wang Zeng and smiled, "Are you envious? ”

Wang Zeng snorted coldly, "The old man also gave a lot of grace to go out." ”

"How much do you have me?"

"Is there such a thing as kindness measured by quantity?"

“……”

Kou Ji and Wang Zeng had a few words about this.

Wang Zeng said: "The old man has already conveyed the things that the official family explained to the old man, and now, the old man should go." ”

"Don't!"

Kou Ji stopped Wang Zeng.

"Prince, you should know that I, Kou Ji, am definitely not the kind of person who sits idly by. Nor is it the kind of person who gives the initiative to someone else.

Therefore, it is impossible for me to wait quietly in the house to read and hurt people. ”

Wang Zeng frowned slightly and asked, "What do you want?" ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "If the initiative of things is in the hands of others, it is not under your own control, and accidents are prone to occur." For me, it was life-threatening.

So I'm ready to take the initiative. ”

Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji, waiting for the next step.

Kou Ji continued: "I'll go back and find two people, mix in with those scholars, and find an opportunity to give me a stick. Then the official family immediately mobilized the firearms battalion and exterminated them. ”

"Those are all scholars, not bandits, how can you use the word extermination?"

Wang Zeng snorted coldly.

Kou Ji was stunned and said, "You are also involved in this matter, the prince." ”

Wang Zeng's face darkened, and he snorted, "The old man will inform the official family." ”

Before Kou Ji could speak again, Wang Zeng had already flung his sleeves and left the Kou Mansion Courtyard.

After Wang Zeng left, Kou Ji rushed to the backyard and explained to Xiang Yan, asking her to restrain Kou Tianci and Liu Boxu in recent days and prevent them from going out.

Then Kou Ji instructed Lu Ming to find a few scholars and mingled among the scholars outside the Kou Mansion.

February 2.

The day when the dragon raised its head.

Kou Ji was summoned out of the palace and rushed to the palace.

When I went out, I was blocked by a reader.

The readers gathered around Kou Ji's carriage and denounced Kou Ji with great emotion.

Kou Ji didn't say anything, but just instructed the groom to drive the scholar away, and then drove to Bianjing City.

All the way out of Ryan Town.

The readers' denunciations of Kou Ji were not answered, and one by one they became more irritable.

Amid the shouting and scolding of the readers, two sticks flew out of the crowd.

One smashed through the window into the carriage, and the other on the forehead of the coachman.

The coachman's forehead immediately broke, and he cried out in horror.

"Someone stabbed it!"

Then, things went completely sour.

The scholars denounced the Kou Ji incident, and it became the assassination of the scholars as the privy envoy of the court.

There are smart ones who run immediately, and there are stupid ones who stand where they are, not afraid at all.

The firearms battalion was dispatched at the first opportunity.

Three thousand musketeers, out of the camp, rushed to the entrance of the town of Ruian.

"Don't kill if you fall!"

When the musketeers arrived at the entrance to the town of Ryan, they shouted for a long time, and the guns rang out for a long time.

Half of the young man in Ryan Town, after learning of Kou Ji's assassination, rushed out with a blade.

Some clan elders and village elders who had already been instructed by Kou Ji came forward and stopped them back.

When the last gunshot hit the ground.

Kou Ji said helplessly: "I think, I should go down and have a look......"

In the corner of the carriage, the dumb tiger squatted there, holding a stick in his hand, staring blankly at Kou Ji.

Hearing that Koji was going down, he raised the stick in his hand.

Kou Ji sighed and explained, "It's all acting, and no one really hurts me. ”

The dumb tiger was indifferent to this, and just raised the stick in his hand.

Kou Ji had no temper with him, so he could only sit upright again.

Who knows, the dumb tiger actually rubbed his hands against him.

Kou Ji looked at the very familiar action and stared at the dumb tiger in astonishment, "You want money?" “

The dumb tiger nodded stiffly.

Kou Ji looked incredulous, "You actually asked me for money?" “

The dumb tiger hesitated for a moment, then withdrew his hand.

Seeing this, Kou Ji hurriedly said, "I don't mind if you ask me for money, I'm just a little surprised that you are actually interested in money." “

The dumb tiger was stunned and opened his mouth a few times at Kou Ji.

Kou Ji was stunned and said, "Are you useful?" “

The dumb tiger nodded.

"What is it for?"

As soon as Kou Ji's words came out, the dumb tiger sat and didn't move.

Kou Ji thought for a moment and said, "I don't mean to get to the bottom of it, I just want to know what you do, and then I can help you calculate how much money you need."

I'm afraid you don't know the amount of money, and what I give you is not enough. “

When the dumb tiger heard this, he finally moved, and his mouth moved again.

Kou Ji stared at the dumb tiger's mouth carefully, and finally saw clearly what the dumb tiger was trying to express, "You said that you found an apprentice and wanted to use the money to help him practice martial arts, so as to protect Tianci'er?" “

The dumb tiger nodded stiffly.

Kou Ji narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You have never cared about the affairs of the world, and if you have no reason, you will not pay attention to the safety of God's children. Is there someone who has set his sights on Tianci'er and was discovered by you, so you plan to teach an apprentice and protect Tianci'er? “

The dumb tiger nodded, then shook his head again.

Kou Ji frowned, "You can't figure it out either?" Then you go and get that man back, and let me question him. By the way, take the apprentice you chose back to the house, and I'll see if it's innocent.

If you are innocent, I will stay in the house and practice martial arts with you in the future.

If you need anything, you just have to go to the account office and get it.

I'll tell the bookkeeper. “

The dumb tiger nodded, and quietly left the carriage.

After the dumb tiger left, Kou Ji got out of the carriage with a frown.

Outside the carriage.

The troublemakers were killed, some were arrested, and they were completely quelled.

The captain of the firearms battalion, after Kou Ji got out of the carriage, rushed to Kou Ji's side and reported: "Kou Shumi, all the assassins who assassinated you have been captured, please send them down." “

Don't look at them as soldiers of the imperial court, Zhao Zhen's people.

But Kou Ji gave orders to them, far better than Zhao Zhen.

They were all from the Bishan Firearms Battalion, and they had all been trained and brainwashed by the servants of the Kou Mansion.

has far more admiration and admiration for Kou Ji than Zhao Zhen.

If Kou Ji gave the next order to kill without mercy, they would definitely carry it out without hesitation.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Twist the living people to the yamen of the criminal department and hand them over to the yamen of the criminal department for custody." Then I will write to the official family and let the official family deal with them. “

"......"

Kou Ji sent the people from the firearms battalion, but he didn't have the heart to enter the palace, so he ordered people to go into Bianjing City to ask for a sick leave for himself, and hurried back to the house in a carriage.

After returning home.

I have been waiting with a gloomy face.

Until nightfall.

The dumb tiger carried a person and led a person and appeared in Kou Ji's study.

The dumb tiger was carrying a middle-aged man on his shoulders and a child in his hands.

The middle-aged man was a bearded man with a very ordinary outfit on his body, and he had been knocked out by the dumb tiger.

A child is a child of about seven years old.

The clothes on his body were dirty, his face was full of dirt, his hair was messy, and his eyes were bright, revealing a bit of curiosity and fear.

Kou Ji's gaze lingered on the middle-aged man, and finally fell on the child.

Kou Ji said to the dumb tiger with some disgust: "You are not very competent as a master, and you don't know how to wash him......"

The dumb tiger looked at Kou Ji blankly and did not speak.

It was the child, who opened his mouth slightly, as if defending the dumb tiger, but there was no sound.

Kou Ji frowned slightly, "Like a dumb tiger, can't you speak?" “

When the child heard this, he shuddered with fear, and let out a very soft 'ah' sound.

Kou Ji's brows furrowed even tighter, "I'll take a look if my tongue sticks out." “

When the child heard this, he hid behind the dumb tiger in fear.

The dumb tiger pulled him out mercilessly.

After the child was dragged out, he was a little at a loss.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Don't be afraid, since you believe in the dumb tiger, you should also believe in me." “

The child hesitated and stuck out his tongue.

Kou Ji looked at the tongue that had been cut off by a sharp weapon, and said coldly: "Sure enough, he is not born dumb......

The child heard Kou Ji's voice turn cold, as if frightened, and hid behind the dumb tiger again.

Kou Ji didn't look at him again, and said to the dumb tiger: "It's like a frightened kitten, where did you pick it up?" “

The mute tiger opened his mouth silently.

After reading the meaning of the dumb tiger's mouth, Kou Ji's face turned completely cold, "You mean, someone has raised more than a dozen of the same children?" “

Kou Ji stared at the dumb tiger, "Where?" “

The dumb tiger opened his mouth.

"Underground?!"

"Lu Ming!!"

Kou Ji shouted.

Lu Ming quickly appeared in Kou Ji's study.

Kou Ji coldly ordered, "You order three hundred guards, take my warrant, follow the dumb tiger, when the dumb tiger starts to kill, you will kill, except for the young children, no one will be left." “

Lu Ming looked stunned, and had the heart to ask the reason.

But seeing that Kou Ji's face was unprecedentedly cold, he agreed without hesitation.

"Whoa!"

After Kou Ji finished instructing Lu Ming, he said to the dumb tiger: "You go and show them a journey, and your apprentice will be taken care of by me for the time being." “

The dumb tiger hesitated for a moment and nodded.

The dumb tiger left the child behind and followed Lu Ming out of the study.

The child seemed to be a little afraid of Kou Ji, and hid in the shadows of the study.

Kou Ji said with a gloomy face: "I have long heard that in the underground of Bianjing City, there is a group of evil ghosts who call themselves 'mud people'. I thought it was just a rumor, but now it seems that it's really true.

It is simply unreasonable that a gang of abductors and children can run rampant until now.

The successive prefects of Kaifeng Prefecture should be pulled out to fill the well. “

Speaking of this, Kou Ji's eyes fell on the middle-aged man lying on the ground, "You are staring at my son, do you want to attack my son?" “

Kou Ji slowly got up, walked to the middle-aged man's side, raised a foot, and stomped on the middle-aged man's fingers.

The middle-aged man was in pain and came to his senses.

As soon as he looked up, a black iron pipe was pressed against his head.

"Kou Shumi's life!"

When the middle-aged man saw the musket, he immediately screamed.

Kou Ji squinted and said, "Know this thing?" Who are you? “

The middle-aged man almost didn't hesitate to speak: "If you go back to Kou's secret, the villain used to be a member of the Imperial City Division, and later joined the Liu Mansion and worked under the Third Young Master. “

Kou Ji suddenly pounced in front of the middle-aged man and pulled up the middle-aged man's collar, "Liu Heng's people? “

The middle-aged man nodded solemnly.

Kou Ji hurriedly asked, "When Liu Heng was arrested before, how did you escape?" “

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly: "Since the young master became the general of the first army, he has placed our brother in the army as a scout, and he has also given us a clean identity.

So when the young master was arrested, we were not implicated. “

Kou Ji asked again: "Then what are you doing when you don't stay in the army and come to Bianjing City?" “

The middle-aged man said in a fifteen-ten: "After the young master was arrested, our brother slipped out of the barracks in the name of spying on the military intelligence and followed the young master all the way.

All the way to the edge of the Yellow River.

The people of the imperial court destroyed the ship, replaced a group of people, and secretly escorted the young master to Bianjing.

We also followed back to Bianjing. “

Kou Ji's eyes widened in vain, "Liu Heng is in Bianjing City?" “

The middle-aged man nodded, then shook his head again.

Kou Ji shouted, "What do you mean, fooling me?" “

The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "After the young master returned to Beijing, he was escorted to a secret cell. When we saw the young master again, it was the young master who took the initiative to find us. “

Afraid that Kou Ji wouldn't be able to understand his words, the middle-aged man hurriedly said: "Previously, when the young master was escorted back to Beijing, the young people also contacted the young master to save the young master, but the young master did not agree. The young master said that if he escaped, the people of the world would definitely think that you did it, and it would be unfavorable to you. “

In other words, Liu Heng knew that they were following.

Kou Ji glared at the middle-aged man, "Go on!" “

The middle-aged man said in a low voice: "After the young master found us, he ordered the villain and another brother to stay and take care of the little young master secretly, and he left Bianjing City with the rest of the people. “

Kou Ji hurriedly said, "He didn't leave me anything?" “

The middle-aged man said in a deep voice: "The young master said, he is sorry for you." “

"Nonsense! What is worthy of being sorry between brothers! “

Kou Ji shouted angrily.

Then stared at the middle-aged man: "He didn't complain that I didn't save him when he died?" “

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said, "The young master said that his eldest brother caused trouble, and the Nine Clans were all light." You can risk cutting off your head, plead for him, and protect the Liu family's incense, and he can't afford to repay your kindness for the rest of his life.

The young master said, you are his brother, and he doesn't need to say much.

He also said that the little young master has you to take care of him, and he can rest assured.

I'll see you next day, and he'll have a drink with you. “

Kou Ji's face was gloomy.

The middle-aged man continued: "The young master also said that the official family spared his life for the sake of your face. But capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped.

The officials forbade him to appear in front of people, and told him to go overseas and bring back a mountain of silver. “

"Go overseas and move silver? Wa Kingdom? “

Kou Ji muttered in a deep voice.

The middle-aged man said with a look of surprise: "How do you know about this?" “

Kou Ji glared at the middle-aged man, "Nonsense! The fact that the Japanese have a silver mountain was spread by me. “

The middle-aged man looked stunned.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "The official family has assigned Liu Heng." “

The Japanese state has a silver mountain, which has not been confirmed.

Except for Kou Ji, who knew that this was true, the rest of the people didn't believe it.

Zhao Zhen asked Liu Heng to go to the Wa Kingdom to move Yinshan, which was a simple distribution.

"The heart is really black ......"

Kou Ji scolded in a low voice, scolding Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen not only took this opportunity to take Kou Tianci as a concubine from him, but also asked Liu Heng to move the silver mountain.

If there was no silver mountain in the Wa Kingdom, Kou Ji would not curse.

The key is that the Wa Kingdom really exists.

As long as Liu Heng successfully arrives at the Wa Kingdom, then the Yinshan of the Wa Kingdom will be surnamed Zhao from now on.

After Liu Heng arrived in the Wa Kingdom, whether he would encounter resistance or not, Kou Ji was not worried at all.

It would be good if Liu Heng didn't use the native people of the Wa Kingdom as slaves.

Still resisting?!

(End of chapter)