When Zhang Guifei was killed, the minister was not in Bianjing City, and the official family killed the palace people who served Zhang Guifei in a fit of anger, and the clue was cut off. Afterwards, the official family also sent someone to verify the matter, and found out that Zhang Guifei was assassinated, but did not find the person behind the scenes, and the matter was closed.

Now that Han Meiren has been killed, like Zhang Guifei, she is also a corpse with two lives.

Both the officials and the ministers felt that this matter was done by one person. ”

Kou Ji bowed down and reported.

Concubine Li frowned when she heard this, she gritted her teeth and said: "When the mourning family entered the palace back then, the concubines in the harem fought endlessly, causing a lot of lives. The mourning family originally thought that after the official family sat in the court, there would be much less fighting in the harem, but they didn't expect it to be like this. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned, and muttered: "What does the Queen Mother mean...... The person behind it may be one of the concubines of the official family......"

Concubine Li glared and said, "Who else can there be besides them?" Only they dare to take the risk of disapproval and hurt the imperial heirs of the official family. ”

Kou Ji frowned slightly.

Concubine Li stared at Kou Ji and asked, "What eyebrows can you find?" ”

Kou Ji hesitated for a moment, and had the intention to reveal the truth to Concubine Li, but after thinking about it carefully, he still didn't speak, just shook his head.

Concubine Li glared at Kou Ji, feeling that Kou Ji was a little incompetent.

It has been a few days since Han Meiren was killed, and Kou Ji has not found out a single eyebrow.

Concubine Li glared at Kou Ji and said, "What do you want to know, just ask, the mourning family knows and tell you." ”

Kou Ji nodded, and began to ask about some old things about Concubine Li in the palace back then.

If Concubine Li knows, she will not hesitate to tell Kou Ji, and if she doesn't know, she will bluntly say that she doesn't know.

After some inquiry, Kou Ji found that Concubine Li was a stupid white sweet in the palace before.

She knew very little about it.

She knew some things about the harem fights, and she also knew about some concubines assassinating the imperial heir in order to compete for favor, but she didn't know about Liu E and Concubine Yang teaming up to assassinate the imperial heir.

Concubine Li was by Liu E's side at the beginning, probably an ordinary palace maid, because she looked a little good, and she didn't have any scheming, so she was looked down upon by Liu E and Zhao Heng and became a surrogacy tool.

Kou Ji didn't ask any useful information from Concubine Li's mouth, and after he finished asking Concubine Li, he accompanied Concubine Li to say some irrelevant words, and then bowed down and left Concubine Li's bedroom.

Out of Concubine Li's bedroom, Kou Ji sighed.

"I thought that if I walked around according to the list given by Chen Lin, I would be able to find out something. At the end of the day, there was no useful news at all......"

"Now if you want to break the situation, you can only go to Concubine Yang's palace......"

If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger.

If there is no useful information in the mouths of others, then Kou Ji can only go to meet with the person concerned for a while.

As long as it is an individual, there will always be some traces left when doing things.

He didn't believe that Concubine Yang could do things seamlessly, leaving no trace at all.

Kou Ji tidied up his clothes and walked straight to Concubine Yang's bedroom.

When he arrived at the door of Concubine Yang's bedroom, after asking someone to say hello, he was led into the palace by the female official beside Concubine Yang.

Kou Ji entered Concubine Yang's bedroom, took a slight look, and found that the layout of Concubine Yang's bedroom was more elaborate than that in Concubine Du's bedroom, and more gorgeous than that in Concubine Li's bedroom.

There were as many as 100 palace ladies and eunuchs waiting.

The quality of life on weekdays is probably better than Zhao Zhen.

You must know that there are only thirty eunuchs who serve Zhao Zhen's food and clothing.

Kou Ji, under the guidance of the female official, entered the palace where Concubine Yang was located, and found that Concubine Yang was arranging flowers.

Three or five flowers, after being pruned by Concubine Yang, were inserted into the vase, and a pleasing work of art was born.

The palace maid who touched the flower basket, scissors and other things hung her head and stood on the side.

After Concubine Yang planted the flowers, she looked at them carefully, and after feeling that there was nothing missing, she laughed softly: "A few days ago, the mourning family saw that the potted plants raised in the official family's dormitory were withered, and there was no color in the palace, so they sent this vase of flowers to the official family. ”

"......"

Gong E, who was waiting beside her, whispered a whisper and walked out of the palace with the vase.

The other palace ladies hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the stumps left by Concubine Yang after arranging flowers.

When Concubine Yang was cleaning up the wreckage of the palace ladies, she stepped in front of Kou Ji and laughed softly: "I have neglected Kou Shumi, and I hope that Kou Shumi will not be surprised......

"How dare you ......"

Kou Ji bowed, "Minister Kou Ji see the concubine Niangniang......"

Concubine Yang smiled: "Don't be polite, give a seat." ”

"Thank you, Lady Tohwe."

Concubine Yang led Kou Ji to another place in the palace, Concubine Yang took the lead in settling down, Gong'e moved a chair and sent it to Kou Ji, and Kou Ji sat down.

"Serve tea ......"

"......"

After Concubine Yang gave an order to Gong E, she said to Kou Ji with a smile: "Kou Shumi is now a celebrity around the official family, controlling the Privy Council, and there are countless state affairs to deal with every day, and there is not much leisure.

Now that he can appear in the mourning palace, he must have something to find the mourning family. ”

Kou Ji arched his hand slightly, and said straight to the point: "The minister came to visit the concubine Niangniang today for the murder that happened in the palace. ”

Concubine Yang smiled and didn't speak, and waited until Gong'e brought the tea, and after tasting it, she said to Kou Ji with a smile: "But the case of Han's murder?" ”

Kou Ji added, "And Zhang Guifei......"

When Concubine Yang heard this, she said with a surprised face: "What does Kou Shumi mean is that the Zhang family and the Han family were killed, maybe it was done by one person?" ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "Zhang Guifei and Han Meiren were both killed in the palace, and they were both killed by one corpse and two lives, so the minister has reason to suspect that the two cases were committed by one person." ”

Concubine Yang muttered: "Then why were they killed by Zhang Guifei and Han Meiren, do they have any enemies in the palace." ”

Kou Ji stared at Concubine Yang and said, "The minister suspects that the thief's purpose is to assassinate the emperor's heir. ”

Concubine Yang frowned and said: "If the thief's purpose is the emperor's heir, then why didn't the thief do it when Xiao Zhang's family was pregnant." Is there a way for thieves to tell if the child in the womb of the concubines is male or female? ”

Kou Ji shook his head slowly and said, "That minister doesn't know. ”

Concubine Yang snorted coldly and said, "This thief is still bold, he actually dares to murder the emperor's heir, doesn't he know that murdering the emperor's heir is a big crime of killing the head?" ”

Without waiting for Kou Ji to respond to this, Concubine Yang looked at Kou Ji and said, "What do you want to ask if you are looking for a mourner?" ”

Kou Ji stared at Concubine Yang and said, "I heard that when the first emperor was in power, there were many battles in the harem, and several princes were lost in the harem battles. So the minister wanted to learn about the events of the year with the concubine. ”

Concubine Yang said in a deep voice: "Are you suspected of assassinating the heirs of the first emperor back then, and now you are assassinating the heirs of the official family?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head slowly, and said: "The stones of other mountains can attack jade, and the minister wants to find common ground from the several cases of murdering the emperor's heir that year, and see if there is any way to break the situation." ”

When Concubine Yang heard this, she sighed and said, "The mourning family doesn't know much about the several cases back then, so they may not be able to help you." ”

Kou Ji stared at Concubine Yang and said, "Kechen heard that several cases back then were implicated with Concubine Niangniang. ”

When Concubine Yang heard this, she narrowed her eyes slightly, and asked in a cold voice, "Who told you?" ”

Kou Ji snorted and said: "The minister is also hearsay, the concubine doesn't have to take it seriously." ”

Concubine Yang snorted coldly and said, "If you say hearsay, you dare to say it in front of the mourning family." Don't you know that slandering a concubine is also a great crime to kill your head? ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "It's about the inheritance of the imperial heir, if the minister has any offense, presumably the concubine will not blame it." ”

Concubine Yang said nonchalantly: "The mourning family is just a useless old woman, how dare you blame Kou Shumi, who holds the military power." ”

Kou Ji said embarrassedly: "The concubine Niangniang's words, the minister can't afford it." ”

Concubine Yang snorted coldly and said, "Back then, there were frequent battles in the harem, and in this harem, no one could be alone. In order to protect themselves, the mourning family did use some means.

But the mourners will never touch the sin of killing their heads.

What others told you, I don't care about the mourning family.

But if you use this to ruin the reputation of the mourning family, the mourning family will definitely not be able to spare you. ”

Kou Ji arched his hand and said: "The minister naturally does not dare to destroy the reputation of the concubine Niangniang......"

Concubine Yang snorted and said, "Since the old things of the past are useful for you to solve the case, the mourning family will tell you the truth." After you heard this, you immediately left the mourning family's dormitory, and the mourning family didn't want to see you. ”

"......"

Kou Ji said yes, and then began to ask questions.

After some talking, Kou Ji found that Concubine Yang was really bold.

She has no taboos and dares to say anything.

From the time she entered the palace to the present, she told Kou Ji almost all the dirty things that happened in the palace.

Among them are some of the dirty things that Liu E did in order to fight for power.

Only when she mentions herself does she keep her mouth shut.

After listening to Concubine Yang's words, Kou Ji understood how chaotic the harem was when Zhao Heng was in power.

Far more chaotic than he imagined, and more chaotic than he heard from other people's mouths.

After listening to Concubine Yang's words, Kou Ji bowed down and left Concubine Yang's bedroom.

When Kou Ji left Concubine Yang's bedroom, Concubine Yang lightly reminded Kou Ji, "Sister Liu's relationship with the official family is not shallow, don't tell what the mourning family told you."

If the official family blames you for this, the mourning family doesn't want to be punished with you. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned for a moment, bowed down and exited Concubine Yang's bedroom.

After Kou Ji left.

Concubine Yang squinted her eyes and sat down in the chair, and just as she sat down, a voice sounded behind her.

"Why?"

Concubine Yang didn't reply, and said lightly: "What, why?" ”

The voice rang out again.

"Why do you want to tell Kou Ji what the Queen Mother has done?"

Concubine Yang said nonchalantly: "Do you think that if the mourning family doesn't say it, Kou Ji won't know?" After Kou Ji entered the palace, didn't you keep an eye on it? You won't be unclear about those places Koji went to.

Some of the things that the mourning family and Sister Liu did back then, although they didn't leave any hands and feet.

But there are still people who know that it was done by the mourning family and Sister Liu.

If the mourning family doesn't say it, others will also tell Kou Ji, and the mourning family might as well tell Kou Ji generously. ”

"You mean to say that Du's slut told Kou Ji all the things that happened back then?"

"Sister Du is not that stupid. If she had been a woman with a long tongue, she would not have lived to this day. ”

"Who could that be?"

"Aren't you fighting him?"

"Chen Lin's old dog?!"

"Chen Lin entered the palace earlier than the mourning family and Sister Liu, and he knows more secrets than anyone inside or outside the palace."

"It's just an old dog, sooner or later slaughter him, see how he bites."

When Concubine Yang heard this, she finally turned around, stared at the figure behind her and said, "Don't mess around, the Mourning family and Sister Liu joined forces back then, but they couldn't kill him." ”

The person behind Concubine Yang snorted coldly and said, "Even if he is difficult to deal with and blocks my way, he will die." ”

Concubine Yang gritted her teeth and said, "You also heard what Kou Ji said just now. He obviously suspects that the mourning family is on the head, and if you act rashly, he will definitely find you and me. ”

The man gritted his teeth and said, "I don't move, do I let Chen Lin's mad dog bite indiscriminately?" ”

Speaking of this, the man stared at Concubine Yang and said, "Don't worry, I do things in a measured manner, and I will never leave a handle to be caught by Chen Lin." I don't want you to die yet, and if you die, there's no one to help me. ”

Concubine Yang glared at her viciously, "What are you going to do with the people in the Chen Palace?" Some of them have seen you. Now they are all locked up in the Han Palace.

Although Koji did not interrogate them, he had already begun to use means to put pressure on them.

Once Koji starts interrogating them, he'll be sure to ask you out of their mouths. ”

The man said lightly: "You don't have to worry about those fools in the Chen Palace. I have already left someone in the Han Palace, as long as those fools dare to speak, they will definitely be killed. ”

Concubine Yang said angrily: "You let the mourning family send them to death again." ”

The man said nonchalantly: "You have so many people, and it won't be in the way if you die." ”

Concubine Yang roared: "For the sake of one Chen family, the mourning family has already given up six people. The six of them are all henchmen cultivated by the mourning family. Why do you have to look for Chen, can't anyone else? ”

The man snorted coldly, "I want to find that girl from the Xiang family." But that girl from the Xiang family, with Chen Lin and the slut from the Cao family sending someone to take care of it, it's not easy for me to start.

Now that girl is out of the palace, I don't have a chance to find her. ”

Concubine Yang said angrily: "You are just taking death!" ”

The man sneered, "If I'm dead, you won't be well." ”

The man stared at Concubine Yang and asked, "What did you mean by the last sentence you told Kou Ji just now?" ”

Concubine Yang didn't overdo it, and said fiercely: "Literally! ”

The man snorted coldly, "You'd better not play tricks on me." You and I are now grasshoppers on a rope. If I were discovered, I would shake everything out of you. ”

Concubine Yang said unwillingly: "The official family was raised by the mourning family, even if you shake out all the things that the mourning family has done, the official family will not hurt the mourning family." ”

The man sneered, "Are you sure? ”

When Concubine Yang heard this, she gritted her teeth and stopped talking.

If it's just some old things from the past, shake it out, shake it out.

Zhao Zhen will not take her life because of some old things.

But what the person in front of him did in the palace was enough to anger Zhao Zhen and make Zhao Zhen take the lives of the two of them.

"If the mourning family knew that you were so bold, they would not have agreed to help you stay in the palace in the first place."

Concubine Yang said resentfully.

The man laughed and said, "Yang, don't you think it's too late to say this now?" When I first found you, if I had told you what I was going to do, you wouldn't have helped me stay in the palace.

Because I know very well that the little thing I have in my hand is not enough for you to help me do something to kill my head.

So I just begged you to let me stay in the palace, and I didn't say much else.

Now that you and I are tied to a rope, I am not afraid to tell you the truth. ”

Concubine Yang's hateful silver teeth rattled.

But the man laughed even louder.

By the time the man's laughter landed, the figure had vanished.

Concubine Yang sat in place, trembling all over, and didn't say a word.

Everything that happened in Concubine Yang's palace was unknown to Kou Ji outside the palace.

After Kou Ji left Concubine Yang's bedroom, he had been figuring out the meaning of Concubine Yang's last sentence.

Liu E has become ancient, and some of Liu E's old things have naturally become taboo.

Even if Concubine Yang doesn't say it, Kou Ji will definitely keep his mouth shut.

A person as smart as Concubine Yang would not suddenly say a word of nonsense.

Then her words must have deep meaning.

It's just that there is some deep meaning, he has speculated for a long time, but he has not guessed it.

Why Concubine Yang would tell him a meaningful sentence and what its purpose was, Kou Ji couldn't guess.

Kou Ji speculated all the way about Concubine Yang's words and the intention of Concubine Yang's words, and staggered all the way to the door of Han Meiren's bedroom.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of Han Meiren's dormitory.

Kou Ji heard bursts of begging for mercy coming from Han Meiren's dormitory.

"Begging for mercy so soon? I thought they would last two more days......"

Kou Ji sighed slightly, and ordered the guards guarding the door, "Open the door and let me in." ”

The guards were ordered to open the door, and Kou Ji stepped into Han Meiren's dormitory.

As soon as he entered the palace of Han Meiren, a group of eunuchs and palace ladies surrounded him.

"Kou Shumi, you can bypass the slaves......"

“……”

A group of eunuchs and Gong'e gathered around Kou Ji to beg for mercy.

Kou Ji glanced at them lightly, ordered the guards to pull them away, and then stared at them and said, "The Queen Mother has ordered, don't let me torture you." I think what the Queen Mother said is reasonable.

This is a palace forbidden, if I break the skin of your flesh, screaming again and again, it will not be beautiful.

So I thought about starving you for a few days, until you were willing to speak.

If you don't open your mouth, you're likely to starve to death.

I'm glad that you're all smart people who didn't choose to starve yourself to death and are willing to stand up and tell me some truths. ”

"The slave is willing to speak!"

"The slave must know everything and say everything!"

“……”

The eunuchs and palace ladies shouted excitedly.

Kou Ji nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good...... In order to ensure your safety, I will summon you individually later. Just tell me what you know.

I will not spread what you have said, nor will I tell anyone what you have told me. ”

Kou Ji turned around and leaned down on the guard behind him and whispered in his ear.

The guard nodded, and stepped back behind Koji.

Kou Jimai walked into the Han Meiren dormitory and began to summon the eunuchs and palace ladies in the Han Meiren Palace one by one.

There are a lot of eunuchs and palace ladies who are confined in the palace of Han Meiren.

In order to make sure that nothing was missed in what they had said, Kodge found a document to record the process of his interrogation so that he could review it carefully after the interrogation.

Kou Ji entered the Han Meiren's dormitory, and after everything was ready, he began to summon the eunuchs and palace ladies who were imprisoned in the Han Meiren's dormitory.

The eunuchs and palace ladies entered Han Meiren's dormitory, and they didn't need Kou Ji to ask too much, so they told Kou Ji everything they knew word for word.

Although Kou Ji did not torture them, the psychological pressure that Kou Ji exerted on them was far greater than the torture.

Han Meiren has two lives in one corpse, and according to Zhao Zhen's temper, nine out of nine will kill them all.

But Zhao Zhen did not kill them with a cane, but imprisoned them.

I didn't say kill, and I didn't say let's go.

Naturally, they were terrified, and they were terrified all day long.

Kou Ji ignored them all this time, and suddenly made a move on their food, and they naturally became even more panicked.

Now that Kou Ji has reappeared, they naturally feel that Kou Ji's appearance is an ultimatum.

If they had said everything, they should have been able to save their lives.

If you don't say anything, you're likely to die.

Most of them didn't know the truth about Han Meiren's two lives, so they were naturally unwilling to die unjustly.

There is a chance to survive in front of them, and they are naturally willing to say anything.

Under the influence of this part of the people, the other small number of people who know some of the truth may be even more frightened in their hearts.

The oppression of death approached step by step, enough to break through the defenses in their hearts.

Kou Ji summoned him halfway through, and before Kou Ji could ask for any useful news, an exclamation came from outside the palace.

Kou Ji let out a sigh of relief and slowly leaned back in his seat.

It didn't take long for seven or eight guards to escort two people into the palace.

The guard led by the guard bowed his hand to Kou Ji and said: "Kou Shumi is really like a god, the real thief took the opportunity to assassinate, and the lowly people have already captured him." ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, his eyes fell on the two eunuchs captured by the guards, and said faintly: "Since the thieves dare to touch Han Meiren, they must have placed someone in Han Meiren's palace."

I have imprisoned you in one place to give you a chance to do it.

But you didn't do it for a long time.

It should be afraid of death, so I am lucky.

I always feel that until the last minute, you can't take the last step.

Now that I've pushed you to the last step, you're finally done. ”

After a pause, Kou Ji stared at the two eunuchs and continued, "Are you going to confess?" ”

The two eunuchs hung their heads, gritted their teeth, and said nothing.

Kou Ji glanced at them, didn't ask any more questions, and ordered the guards, "Send them to Chen Lin and Chen Gonggong." ”

The guards nodded solemnly and escorted the two eunuchs out of the dormitory.

After the guards escorted the eunuch away, Kou Ji immediately ordered the eunuch beside him: "Go, bring the two of them to assassinate them." ”

(End of chapter)