The next day, early in the morning.

After Kou Ji got up, Zhao Zhen appeared outside the courtyard of Kou Mansion again, but Kou Ji still didn't see him, but just found an excuse to perfunctory it.

Zhao Zhen didn't rely on his identity to break in, just like last night, he came quietly and left quietly.

After Zhao Zhen left, Kou Ji quietly left the house and went straight to the Wenchang Academy.

I haven't been to the Wenchang School for a long time, and when I arrived at the Wenchang School Hall again, Kou Ji was in a trance.

The Wenchang Academy has already changed unconsciously.

In the past, the Wenchang School Hall was an adobe house with an adobe wall, and through the wall, you could see the young children running inside.

But today's Wenchang School has a high wall and a deep courtyard, and the one-foot high brick and stone wall blocks everyone's sight, making it difficult for people to see it.

The old men who were squatting at the door were still squatting at the door of the Wenchang School.

Although the tall walls of the Wenchang School Hall have protected the children, the old men have not left.

Guarding the children seems to be their only mission for the rest of their lives, so even if the children are no longer in danger of being abducted by the flowers, they still guard the children.

They probably felt that no matter how high the wall was, it was not as reassuring as they were staring at it with their own eyes.

As Koji passed them, they prepared to get up and salute Koji.

Koji shook his head, stopping them from getting up.

Walking past them, Kou Ji saw the door of the Wenchang Academy.

There were several middle-aged people guarding the door, some with missing arms and some without legs.

Where a few people stood, they faintly formed a sharp formation.

When I saw Kou Ji, I saluted together.

Koji didn't stop him.

They had been recruited from the town of Ryan and had followed Kou Ji across the river.

Kou Ji is the most direct boss in their career.

They saluted Kou Ji, and Kou Ji naturally would not refuse.

Most of them were wounded on the battlefield in Hexi and retired from the army, and Kou Ji arranged for them to guard the gate of the Wenchang Academy.

During the period when they guarded the gate of the Wenchang Academy, they never made a mistake.

Anyone who tried to sneak into the Wenchang Academy was blocked from the Wenchang Academy.

They maintain the formation of the arrow front formation all the time, just to facilitate the attack.

After they had given their salutes, Koji whispered, "I'm going to see my grandfather......"

When the middle-aged people guarding the door heard this, they were slightly stunned, and the middle-aged people led by him hesitated: "The young master wants to go up the mountain to see the old lady?" ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

The middle-aged man led by him cried and laughed: "Then young master, you are in the wrong place......

Kou Jihu looked at the middle-aged man led by him suspiciously.

The middle-aged man at the head hurriedly explained: "Someone went up the mountain through Mengxue's avenue before, galloped on the avenue, and almost injured Mengxue's doll. It was one of our brothers who sacrificed his life to save him, and the dolls were fine.

But our brother broke.

When the old lady learned about this, she was furious, and ordered someone to seal the avenue of Mengxue, and opened a path under the mountainside, and everyone who wanted to go up the mountain could only go up the trail on foot. ”

Kou Ji frowned slightly, "What did you do with the person who was running wild in Mengxue?" ”

The middle-aged man led by arched his hand and said: "The old lady whipped him on the spot, and ordered the brothers to send him to Kaifeng Mansion and report a murder." At the same time, he wrote to the official family and dismissed his father's officials. ”

Kou Ji frowned slightly, and ordered: "Go back and set up a few horse-tethered stakes at the door, and don't ride a horse when you enter the door in the future, and don't enter the door when you ride a horse." If anyone disobeys, he will be beaten out with a stick. ”

Several middle-aged people saluted in unison.

"......"

Kou Ji raised his eyes and glanced into the Mengxue Academy, listened to the sound of reading aloud, and whispered, "Guard the dolls......

Several middle-aged people saluted again.

Kou Ji didn't say anything more, and left the door of the Mengxue Academy with his hands behind his back.

All the way to the back of the Mengxue Academy, I saw a temporary mountain trail.

Kou Ji followed the trail up the mountain and arrived at the gate of the Wenchang Academy.

There are people guarding the gate at the mountain gate of Wenchang Academy.

After seeing Kou Ji, he didn't stop him, and let Kou Ji pass through the mountain gate.

When Kou Ji passed through the mountain gate, he felt a wave of vitality rushing towards him.

Behind the mountain gate, there are countless students.

There are juju, there are games, there are great Confucians and students sitting in the flowers and chanting poems, there are also students running aimlessly on the avenue, and there are chasing and fighting.

The students had bright smiles on their faces, and they didn't seem to be sad at all.

Kou Ji looked slightly distracted.

An exclamation rang out.

Kou Ji came back to his senses slightly, and when he followed the prestige, he saw two students practicing sticks, and they injured people, and the injured people exclaimed.

Cao Wei held a rattan in his hand, rushed up violently, shook it alone, and then shouted and scolded.

The students who can be admitted to the Wenchang Academy are all talents.

Since the rumor spread that ninety percent of the first-class and second-class jinshi came from the Wenchang Academy, there have been more talents who have come to study in the Wenchang Academy.

The competition in the Wenchang Academy has become a lot more intense, and the grade of the talent has improved several times.

It's just that the current assessment in the Wenchang Academy is mostly based on the literary examination, so most of the students who enter the Wenchang Academy are talented people with literary style.

They don't have anything to say in terms of literary talent, but in terms of martial arts, most of them are blind.

Some people really don't have the talent to practice martial arts, and after falling into the hands of Cao Wei, they will naturally be beaten and scolded.

Martial arts is not compulsory in the Wenchang Academy.

However, Kou Zhun and other people in power in the Wenchang Academy, after seeing the growth of Han Qi and other students who had completed their studies after going out to practice and endure hardships, felt that the students in the Wenchang Academy needed to practice martial arts to endure hardships and learn to endure hardships.

Therefore, when assessing students, martial arts are included in the assessment.

Students can not choose martial arts, but others who choose martial arts are destined to have one more score than those who do not choose martial arts when they are assessed.

One more result, the ranking will naturally be much higher.

Although there are no rewards, the students in the Wenchang Academy are all elites, and no one wants to be subservient, so many people have taken martial arts to improve their rankings.

But some of them are obviously not suitable for martial arts.

For them, learning martial arts is more difficult than ascending to the sky.

"Maybe the Wenchang Academy can consider including the ...... of martial arts"

After Kou Ji looked at Cao Wei for a long time and reprimanded the student, he had this idea and muttered in a low voice.

After he muttered, he didn't stop at the school in the school hall, he took a step to the teaching and learning house area in the Wenchang school hall, and found Kou Zhun's house.

In front of Kou Zhun's house, a cluster of flowers is planted.

Kou Zhong was bending over to loosen the soil among the flowers, and there was no trace of Kou Zhun.

Kou Ji stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Zhong, where is my grandfather?" ”

Kou Zhong heard Kou Ji's voice, tilted his head slightly, and said, "The young master has arrived...... The old lady is in the house to check the names of the students who have been admitted to the Wenchang Academy this year, and the old servant will take you over. ”

Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "No need...... I'll ...... myself."

Kou Zhong nodded slowly and did not speak again.

Kou Zhong has been in Kou Mansion for a long time, and he knows that Kou Zhun and Kou Ji's ancestors and grandchildren are both very assertive people.

Once they have made up their minds, it is difficult for others to reverse them.

What's more, with their status as grandparents and grandchildren, no one dares to make up their minds for them.

Kou Zhong continued to bow his head and wait for the flowers in the flowers, and Kou Ji walked around the flowers and appeared in front of Kou Zhun's house.

Kou Ji stood in front of the house and saluted, "Grandfather, grandson begging to see ......"

As soon as Kou Ji's words fell, Kou Zhun's voice sounded in the house.

"Come in......"

Kou Ji stepped into the house, and saw Kou Zhun put down a roster, rubbed his eyebrows, and looked at him.

Kou Ji stepped forward and bowed his hand.

Kou Zhun waved his hand casually and pointed to the seat next to him.

Kou Ji stepped forward, sat on the chair, and poured a cup of tea for Kou Zhun casually.

Kou Zhun took a sip of the tea bowl, looked at Kou Ji, and said, "Ask the old man something?" ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "Can't I come to see you if it's okay?" ”

Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and snorted twice.

Koji smiled dryly.

Kou Zhun said angrily: "Your kid is now a privy envoy, and there are many government affairs to deal with every day, how can you have the leisure to come and see me, a bad old man." You can come to see the old man, you must have something to ask. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's the grandson's negligence, and I will definitely come to accompany you often in the future." ”

Kou Zhun pouted 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 do you want to know." ”

Kou Ji didn't say hello either, and said straight to the point: "Some things in the palace." ”

Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, slowly sat up straight, and said faintly: "Han Meiren in the palace was killed, one corpse and two lives, the old man knows something about this." What you're asking should have something to do with this, right? ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

Kou Zhun sighed: "There are not many people who can kill people and set fires in the palace. ”

Kou Zhun looked at Kou Ji and said, "You can come to the old man, it means that you have found someone, let's talk about it." ”

Kou Ji said bluntly: "I didn't find a certain person, but the old Gong'e who was assassinated told me that there is a person who is not simple." ”

Kou Zhun sighed and said with a sigh: "Yang's ......"

Kou Ji raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Grandfather knows? ”

Kou Zhun pouted and said, "A woman who can survive in the harem is not simple. What can live and nourish in the palace is not only not simple. From the founding of Taizu to the present, most of the women who can live and nourish in the palace rely on the power of the family.

Liu E has a low background, and the Yang family is not high, but when the first emperor was in the first emperor's dynasty, he was in the first or second seat in the harem, and the women of the Wuxun family couldn't raise their heads, which can be seen in general.

How strong Liu E is, you have seen it with your own eyes.

Yang is not a simple character. ”

Kou Ji frowned and said: "But the Yang family has always lived in the harem, and it has not caused any waves in the court, and the reputation inside and outside the court is also good." ”

Kou Zhun glanced at Kou Ji and snorted, "That's now, not before." Since Liu E handed over the official family to the Yang family to raise, the Yang family has been restrained and no longer appears in front of people, even if he appears in front of people, he is still kind.

Therefore, the people who entered the dynasty later mistakenly thought that she was a kind person. ”

Kou Ji groaned: "Listen to what my grandfather meant, the Yang family was not simple before? ”

Kou Zhun pouted and said: "It's not just not simple, it's just a heroine among women." ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned.

Kou Zhun has always been unaccustomed to the women of the harem, Liu E is in his mouth, she is a demon woman who brings disaster to the country, and Concubine Yang can be praised by him as a heroine among women, which means that Concubine Yang is really not simple.

Kou Ji asked, "Can grandfather talk about it carefully?" ”

Kou Zhun nodded, sighed and said, "The Yang family, beautiful and intelligent, entered the palace earlier than Liu E. In her early years, with her beauty and intelligence, she won the favor of the first emperor.

The first emperor often asked her to accompany her.

Because of this, she became pregnant with the dragon species.

It's just that she didn't expect that she was favored and had already offended the other concubines in the harem.

So, after she was pregnant with a dragon and couldn't accompany her, someone took action against her.

Her dragon species was gone.

She wanted to take revenge, but her fists were no match for her four hands.

So she thought of Liu E, who was still outside the palace.

She knew that the first emperor had an old affection for Liu E, but it was inconvenient to summon Liu E, a widow, into the palace, so she helped the first emperor come up with an idea.

Let the first emperor smoothly summon Liu E into the palace.

After Liu E entered the palace, she and Liu E joined hands to sweep away those who attacked her one by one. ”

When Kou Zhun said this, he stared at Kou Ji and said, "The first emperor had several heirs, and they died in that struggle. The Yang family is far more meticulous than Liu E, so the heirs of the first emperor died frequently, and the first emperor sent people to investigate frequently, but they could not find their heads.

In the end, one of them became a queen, the other became a concubine, and the others became white bones.

The reason why the old man thinks she is a heroine among women is because she knows how to deal with the relationship between herself, the first emperor, and Liu E.

She knows that the first emperor and Liu E are more affectionate than Jinjian.

Therefore, I never thought of replacing Liu E.

Liu E was promoted one level in the harem, and she was promoted one level, never past Liu E, but she was never left behind by Liu E.

As an official in the court, you should understand what kind of wisdom and means are needed to achieve this step. ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "It's really amazing......"

Whether Liu E can be promoted or not depends on Zhao Heng's thoughts.

Zhao Heng's mind cannot be controlled by others, so he can only figure it out.

The Yang family obviously figured out Zhao Heng's thoughts, so he was able to achieve Liu E's promotion to one level, and she was promoted to one level.

Liu E was promoted by Zhao Heng's favor.

The Yang family can't rely on Zhao Heng's favor to be promoted, she must be promoted through other means.

In order to consolidate the favor and promotion, when using means, the proportion to be mastered is not something that ordinary people can grasp.

One more point and surpassing Liu E, then you will become Liu E's opponent.

One point less, she was left behind by Liu E, and Liu E may abandon her as an ally.

Yang can easily control the promotion of solid pets, and has never made mistakes, it 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 imperial heirs, no wonder many of Zhao Heng's heirs died.

The first and second in command in the harem shot together, and it was strange that Zhao Heng's heirs did not die young.

Kou Ji looked at Kou Zhun and said: "After the official family was born, Liu E handed over the official family to the Yang family to raise, because Liu E knew the Yang family's methods, so he put the official family under the eyes of the Yang family.

In this way, if there is an accident in the official family, the Yang family will not escape punishment.

So the official family can survive safely? ”

Kou Zhun nodded slowly and said sarcastically: "Otherwise, why do you think Liu E wants the official family to recognize the Yang family as a little lady?" You don't really think there's any sisterhood in the harem, do you?

Liu E is such a domineering person, you don't know it.

Would Liu E be willing to share her son with others? ”

Kou Ji stared at Kou Zhun and said, "Since Liu E knows that the Yang family is not a good type, 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 the official family's background, but the Yang family will be afraid?" After the Li family gave birth to the official family, the first emperor and Liu E wanted to send the Li family out of the palace, cutting off all traces of the Li family and the palace.

It was the Yang family who went around and let the Li family stay in the palace.

As long as the Li family is alive in the palace, Liu E has no way to attack the Yang family.

Because once the Yang family suffers an accident, the Li family will become a puppet of medicine hair that will explode at any time. ”

After a pause, Kou Zhun added, "Not only the background of the official family, but also the ugly things that the Yang family and Liu E did. Once the assassination of the emperor's heir is exposed, what face does Liu E have to be the queen?

Even if the first emperor doted on her again, he would send her to death. ”

Kou Ji sighed: "In this way, the Yang family is really powerful. ”

Kou Zhun snorted: "The old man just said that none of the women who live a nourishing life in the palace are simple characters. ”

Kou Ji muttered: "Now that Liu E is dead, so the Yang family has no scruples and starts to make waves in the palace?" ”

Kou Ji slowly frowned and said, "But the Yang family has no grudge against the official family, why do you want to attack the heirs of the official family?" Does she like to find pleasure by assassinating the emperor's heir? ”

Kou Zhun glared at Kou Ji, "The Yang family is not crazy, how can they find pleasure by assassinating the emperor's heir." Although the Yang family was unbearable before, after the official family was born, she restrained her edge, did her best to raise the official family, and always treated the official family as a parent, how could she harm the heirs of the official family? ”

Kou Ji was stunned.

Kou Ji originally thought that after digging out the Yang family's past from Kou Zhun's mouth, and knowing the Yang family's methods, the mastermind behind the two cases in the palace would be locked on the Yang family, but he didn't expect that Kou Zhun would actually say such a thing.

Kou Ji was stunned and said, "The Yang family will not murder the heirs of the official family?" ”

Kou Zhun said solemnly: "The Yang family really loves the official family. ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "But this doesn't rule out the suspicion that the Yang family plotted to kill the emperor's heir?" After all, she was suspected of murdering the emperor's heir before. And the two cases that happened in the palace were done very cleanly.

In the palace, the only people who can make the case so clean are the official family, the queen, and the three concubines.

It is impossible for the official family to harm their own heirs.

The queen has always been in front of people, has always been stared at, as long as she does something to murder the emperor's heir, she will definitely be discovered and exposed.

After all, the women in the harem are staring at her position, wishing that she would make a mistake.

With so many eyes staring, it was very difficult for her to murder the imperial heir.

Concubine Du has always been indisputable with the world, living in a simple place, like an ascetic.

She had no chance to murder the heir, and there was no reason to murder the heir.

Although Concubine Li spoke a little tougher, she was a person who didn't have many scheming.

Otherwise, he would not have been confined in the deep palace for more than ten years.

All her emotions are written on her face, and others can guess her thoughts with a single guess, and it is difficult for her to do something to murder the emperor's heir without being discovered.

After all the calculations, there was only Concubine Yang left.

She has no motives, but she has the scheming and strength. ”

Kou Zhun frowned slightly, glared at Kou Ji and said, "Do you have evidence?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head slowly, "I don't have evidence, so I didn't dare to expose it at this time." But when I went to the laundry room to ask some old palace laves, one of them told me that Concubine Yang was not a simple person.

As soon as that Gong E finished telling me this, the laundry room caught fire.

As I fled with her, she was shot with a hidden arrow.

It's like killing people. ”

Kou Zhun said in a deep voice: "You also said it, it's like killing people." It's just like it, what if someone frames it? ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "But what if she deliberately confuses the public?" ”

Kou Zhun stared at Kou Ji and said solemnly: "You have already determined that she is related to the two murders in the palace?" ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "If she is really a scheming person as her grandfather said, and she has been involved in the murder of several imperial heirs of the first imperial dynasty, then she must be inseparable from the two murders that occurred in the palace." ”

Kou Zhun's brows furrowed into a Sichuan character for a moment, he stared at Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "Do you know that the official family's feelings for Concubine Yang are deeper than Liu E." Although Liu E is the eldest lady of the official family, the time she has raised the official family is less than that of Concubine Yang.

Really counted, the official family was raised by Concubine Yang. ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said in a low voice, "I have already hinted at this matter to the official family. ”

Speaking of this, Kou Ji smiled bitterly: "After the official family learned about this, they almost collapsed. ”

"Confused!"

Kou Zhun roared angrily, pointed at Kou Ji's nose and scolded: "There is no evidence at all about chasing after the wind and shadows, so you dare to say it and tell it to the officials."

Do you think that the throne of the official family is too stable, or do you think that my Great Song Dynasty is too stable?

If someone tells you that the old man hurt Kou Tianci, how do you feel in your heart? ”

Kou Ji said with a bitter face: "I must be distraught......"

Kou Zhun scolded: "You still know?!" The official family has no heirs, if you are distraught because of this, if something happens, and no one inherits the unification, you are the sinner of my Great Song Dynasty.

Sinners whose sins cannot be atoned for by death. ”

"The official family is not hindered ......"

Kou Ji whispered a word of defense.

Kou Zhun narrowed his eyes, "You have to be glad that the official family is fine, if the official family is because of your negligence, if there are three long and two short, the old man will strangle you first, and then hang himself to apologize." ”

Kou Ji smiled bitterly and lowered his head.

Kou Zhun felt that he was too reckless in what he did, but he himself didn't think so.

There are some things that must be faced when it is time to face.

It is better to know earlier than later.

If this kind of thing is not solved as soon as possible, there will be problems later, and it will hurt Zhao Zhen even more.

The other party assassinated the two pregnant concubines with a face, which means that the other party will not guard easily, and if the matter is not resolved as soon as possible, it is not clear that there will be an assassination of the imperial heir and concubine in the future.