The king was so open-minded and open-minded in the face of death that few people could match him.

Kou Ji felt a little unhappy in his heart, so he said with some evil anger in his words, "I'm not an executioner, and I won't take pleasure in killing people." If you die suddenly, I will give you two pillars of incense at most, wail a voice, eat and drink at your house, and I will do nothing else. ”

Wang Zeng patted the armrest of Kou's bus and laughed: "That's not possible, you have to be a guest in the old man's mansion." ”

Kou Ji snorted coldly and said, "I'm a medie-grand, and I'm a guest in your house?" Do you deserve it? ”

Wang Zeng smiled and said, "What can't you afford to do." If the old man dies, no matter how high your status is, you have to lie on your stomach. ”

Kou Ji glanced at Wang Zeng, and lay down on the recliner like a salted fish, too lazy to take care of Wang Zeng again.

Seeing this, Wang Zeng instructed Wang Yi to push Kou Ji's car to Kou Ji's side.

Kou Ji quickly covered his face with the big pu fan in his hand, not wanting to talk to Wang Zeng.

Wang Zeng approached Kou Ji and said softly: "Kou boy, the old man really feels that time is running out. The old man is not as old as Xiang Minzhong, and he can rely on it for a while when he is dying. It's not like your grandfather, who stepped into the Hades Hall with half a foot and could still go back.

If the old man closes his eyes, I'm afraid he won't be able to open them again. ”

Kou Ji took away the fan on his face and snorted coldly: "If you have something to say, don't keep talking about whether you are dead or not, I don't want to hear it." ”

Wang Zeng nodded and said with a smile: "The old man has something to entrust to you. ”

Kou Ji snorted, glanced at Wang Yi behind Wang Zeng, and said coldly: "It's easy to take care of your son, I can keep him food and clothing worry-free, but don't think about high-ranking officials." ”

Wang Zeng shook his head and smiled: "Yi'er is just a middle-aged person, and getting a high-ranking official will only cause trouble, and the legacy left by the old man is enough for him to use for a lifetime."

So Ze'er's affairs don't need you to worry about. ”

Kou Ji sneered and said, "You think people don't like high-ranking officials, but people don't necessarily think so." ”

Wang Zeng smiled bitterly and waved his hand at Wang Yi.

Wang Yi let go of the handrail of Kou Ji's bus and saluted Kou Ji, "What my father said is what I think in my heart." ”

Kou Ji snorted coldly: "I'll give you a chance, you take back your words." After your father's death, I can't guarantee whether you will be promoted, but I can guarantee that you will stay where you are for the rest of your life. ”

Wang Zeng didn't say anything, just looked at Kou Ji with a smile.

Wang Yi said solemnly: "I won't take back my words, and I won't regret it." ”

Kou Ji sneered: "I hope you can still say this confidently in the future." ”

After Kou Ji said this, he no longer paid attention to Wang Yi, but waved a pu fan, and drove Wang Zeng's father and son away in disgust, "Okay, you can go." I don't do anything rebellious. ”

Wang Yi's face froze, Wang Zeng's old face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he blew his beard at Kou Ji and glared at him: "What are you talking nonsense?" ”

Kou Ji said with a big grin: "I didn't talk nonsense, you asked me to explain the aftermath, and you didn't let me irradiate you, nor did you let me irradiate your relatives, do you want to pull me off the horse before the temporary period and go up to sit in the position of Pingzhangshi for a few days?"

It's not that you don't know that it is impossible for the official family to let a person who is about to die be in charge of the peace affairs.

In addition to these two things, what else is worth it for you to come and explain in person?

Only rebellion! ”

Wang Zeng glared and said, "Nonsense. ”

Kou Ji said nonchalantly: "Just when I talk nonsense, I admit it, please go back." ”

Wang Zeng was about to get angry, but after thinking about it, he understood why Kou Ji was so abnormal.

Wang Zeng asked tentatively, "You don't want the old man to tell me about that?" That's why you deliberately used words to squeeze the old man? ”

Kou Ji glanced at Wang Zeng, shaking the pu fan and not speaking.

Wang Zeng Zhengse said: "As a Pingzhang matter, you should understand the importance of the prince to the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Kou Ji shook his head without hesitation and said, "I don't understand......"

Wang Zeng glared and said: "Now that the princes are young, if the official family can establish a prince as soon as possible, it will be able to stop the idea of other princes competing for the throne."

In this way, the inheritance of the throne of my Great Song Dynasty can avoid bloodshed and sacrifice. ”

Kou Ji said disdainfully: "Avoid bloodshed and sacrifice as soon as possible?" How do I think that the sooner the reserve is established, the more blood and sacrifice will be shed? Once Zhao Run sits on the throne of the crown prince, then he will be a target.

If it's a little bit worse, it will be infinitely magnified by everyone.

As time goes by, he will be attacked by everyone.

At that time, many princes had different hearts, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty stood in line, you kill me, I will kill you, so I am not happy. ”

Wang Zeng said in a deep voice: "The eldest son inherits the throne, which is a humanistic avenue, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will support King Shou." ”

Kou Ji sneered: "When it comes out, of course the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will support King Shou. But as time goes by, the Manchu civil and military will have different intentions.

Who doesn't want to eat more and occupy more?

Who wouldn't want to take it a step further by taking the Dragon's Craft?

When the time comes, if someone is willing to cede half of the country to me, do you think I will be indifferent? ”

Wang Zeng's face changed, and he stared at Kou Ji in horror.

Kou Ji said coldly: "Don't look at me like that, when someone wants to be small and big, they will definitely come up with similar conditions and win me over." ”

Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji and said in a trembling voice, "You will not become a rebel and a thief. ”

Kou Ji was a little annoyed, glared at Wang Zeng and shouted, "I won't, and neither will the others?" ”

When Wang Zeng heard this, his face became even more ugly.

He knew that Kou Ji was right, that the human heart is greedy.

Kou Ji may not do anything harmful to the Great Song Dynasty, but others may not.

In order to win the world, in order to learn from the dragon's work, people can do everything.

Wang Zeng was silent for a long time, stared at Kou Ji and said, "With your assistance, no one can shake the position of King Shou. ”

Kou Ji sneered: "You dare to let me sit down in Bianjing City all the time? ”

Wang Zeng fell silent again.

Seeing this, Kou Ji pursed his lips and covered his face with a fan, unwilling to say anything more.

After struggling in his heart for a long time, Wang Zeng said with difficulty: "If the official family does not establish King Shou as the prince, the Manchu Dynasty will have more dissenting intentions.

At that time, Taizu was reluctant to establish the emperor's eldest son as the prince, so the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces were attracted by Taizong.

A lesson from the previous car, a teacher from the back.

Therefore, even if it is difficult to sit on the throne of the crown prince, King Shou has to sit down. ”

Kou Ji lay on the recliner and said lightly through the fan: "Then you should be ready to bleed into a sea." I can tell you responsibly that if the official family calls me brother, I will protect him for the rest of his life.

If I had been alive at the time of his death, I would never have watched someone 'stop at his coffin and attack each other'.

When the time comes, I don't mind letting the entire Bianjing City bury him. ”

Wang Zeng shuddered, he glanced at Kou Ji deeply, turned back to Wang Yi and said, "Let's go ......"

Wang Yi hurriedly pushed Wang Zeng's Kou bus and left the bamboo courtyard.

After Wang Zeng left, Kou Ji took off the pu fan and sighed faintly, "One by one, they only consider the orderly inheritance of the throne, but they don't consider the cruelty behind it.

The princes kill each other, and if they can't kill you, you don't know what mercy is? ”

In Kou Ji's view, when the emperor felt that his energy was low, he passed on the throne and stared at his son to sit firmly on the throne, so as to ensure the orderly inheritance of the throne.

If you can't do it again, turn the throne into a time limit system like a regular matter.

Each prince can only serve one or two terms on the throne, and one term is five or ten years.

In this way, the orderly succession of the throne will become more secure.

Maybe this move will also ensure that the Great Song Dynasty will live a few more days.

Although the above two methods are flawed, they are far more reliable than the Lichu that Wang Zeng and others hope to see.

Lichu is equivalent to an old wolf king, who chooses a successor, and then lets other wolves attack the successor together, and finally competes for a new wolf king.

With such a means, it would be strange if it did not shed blood and sacrifice.

Kou Ji always felt that the primogeniture inheritance system was a bit unreliable.

So I don't want to bother more about this matter.

I don't want to bother with it.

Three hours after the king had left the palace, it was evening.

Kou Ji had forgotten that the king had consulted him about the establishment of a prince, and he held a mutton shabu contest in his palace.

The master and apprentice got together, ate a mouthful full of oil, and the hearty laughter lasted from the evening to the late night, and it never stopped.

In the end, Kou Ji's students walked out of the dining room of the bamboo courtyard one by one with a round belly.

Zhao Run was the first to run out of the dining room, and after running out of the dining room, he screamed.

The people in the dining room heard Zhao Run's screams, rushed out of the dining room in a swarm, and then saw a scene that they would never forget.

A huge fireball fell from the sky, and its long comet tail reflected half the sky.

From time to time, someone in Bianjing City noticed the fireballs falling from the sky, and they all screamed.

In an instant, Bianjing City was in chaos.

"Meteorite?"

"Big Star?"

“……”

After confirming that it was the meteorite that landed, Kou Ji quickly shouted, "Everyone to the courtyard!" ”

The meteorite was moving much faster than Kodge had imagined.

Just when Kou Ji thought that the meteorite would be a long time before it fell, a huge sound caused by the friction between the meteorite and the air was already whistling in his ears.

By the time Koji turned around, the meteorite had fallen to the ground.

The place where the meteorite landed erupted into flames.

The buildings around the meteorite were swept up by the waves formed by the meteorite landing.

Bianjing City is trembling.

Koji's ears buzzed in shock.

After a long time, he came back to his senses under Xiang Yan's pull.

Xiang Yan shouted at Kou Ji, "Xianggong, the big star has landed in the alley where the prince lives." ”

Kou Ji felt his blood rush for a moment.

He suddenly remembered a passage recorded in the history books, 'In the winter of the first year of Baoyuan, a big star fell in the residence of Wang Zeng in Bianjing, and his attendants told him about it in horror. Wang Zeng said: "The consequences will be known in a month." "The following month, Wang Zeng suffered from scabies and died on November 14 of the same year.

His appearance delayed Wang Zeng's death by two years, and it seems that he also delayed the meteorite by two years.

"You stay in the house with the children, then don't go. Let the guards in the house guard the front and back doors, and I'll go back as soon as I go. ”

Kou Ji handed over his students to Xiang Yan, ran to the horse pen by himself, picked three fast horses, and rushed out of the bamboo courtyard with two guards.

As soon as I got out of the bamboo courtyard, I saw that the streets of Bianjing City were in chaos.

Kou Ji shouted at the guards beside him: "Go to someone, fire the gun, and let the people quickly return to the courtyard of the mansion to stay." ”

One of the guards broke away from Koji's side and rode his horse to the front, firing his gun as he told the people in the street to hurry back to their homes.

Kou Ji rushed out two streets and found the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division.

The people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division are doing the same thing.

They heard a fast horse rushing from far and near, and immediately shouted loudly: "The official family has an order, tonight is a curfew, and everyone is not allowed to go out without an order!" ”

As he spoke, the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division had already set up their bows and crossbows.

The guards who helped Kou Ji fight the front station rushed to the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division and showed his waist card.

The people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division took a closer look, it was the waist card of the Kou Ji guard, their faces changed, and they immediately shouted: "Quick!" Get out of the way! ”

The men of the Five Cities Terracotta Division shouted as they cleared the way.

Kodji rode past them.

The people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division wiped their sweat together after Kou Ji passed.

"It's okay...... It's good that this master didn't get angry today, otherwise our brother's life would not be guaranteed......"

“……”

Kou Jicai didn't care about the thoughts of the people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division.

After he rode his horse through the checkpoint set up by the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, the road behind was unimpeded.

When I got to the street where Wang Zeng's mansion was located, I saw a big hole in the middle of the street.

The big pit replaced the previous palace and smoothed out other buildings around the palace.

There were flames and smoke and dust in the pit.

Around the pit, there were many people lying on the ground, either missing arms or legs, rolling on the ground and shouting.

There are also able-bodied people who are wailing and calling out to those close to them.

The scene was very tragic.

The people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division led people to block the big pit, and the leader hurried to Kou Ji.

"Humble Ding Dachun, see Kou Xiang!"

Kou Ji hesitated, not knowing how to open his mouth.

Ding Dachun seemed to guess Kou Ji's thoughts, and hurriedly said: "Kou Xiang, when the lowly official blocked this place just now, he met the steward of the palace, and he told the lowly official that Wang Shangshu stayed in Xiyuan tonight and was not here. ”

When Kou Ji heard this, his heart let go, "Bring the steward of the palace here, and I will interrogate it personally." ”

Ding Dachun agreed, and hurriedly sent someone to bring the steward of the palace to Kou Ji.

After Kou Ji interrogated and confirmed that Wang Zeng had indeed stayed in Xiyuan, he was completely relieved.

Since Wang Zeng is safe, Kou Ji has to pay attention to the disaster.

Kou Ji instructed Ding Dachun: "Send some more men to strictly guard this place, and no one will be allowed to enter or leave without an order." I sent someone to summon a doctor from Beijing to consult here, took my warrant to the forensic clinic outside the city, and dispatched everyone in the forensic hall to enter Beijing as soon as possible.

Instructed the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture to quickly pacify the people, so that the people should return to their own homes and not wander through the streets.

Instructed the people of the inspection department to quickly mobilize the water crane cart to extinguish the flames here. ”

"......"

With Kou Ji's order, Ding Dachun of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division quickly mobilized his soldiers and horses.

Some people went to the camp of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to dispatch people, some went to the Inspection Division, some people rushed to Kaifeng Mansion, and some people rushed outside the city with Kou Ji's token.

The people from the Inspection Department and the people from Kaifeng Mansion appeared in front of Kou Ji not long after Kou Ji's order was issued.

Kou Ji repeated the order he had given to Ding Dachun.

They all responded in unison, saying that they had already sent someone to do it.

The rescue effort lasted more than an hour.

After the flames around the pit have been extinguished.

Zhao Zhen hurried here with the Manchu civil and military forces.

As usual.

But whenever any major event happened in Bianjing, the Manchu civil and military forces had to go to the palace and obey Zhao Zhen's dispatch.

So when the meteorite landed, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military had already hurried to the palace, and only Kou Ji rushed here alone.

Kou Ji greeted Zhao Zhen and bowed, "Minister Kou Ji, see the official ......"

Zhao Zhen hurriedly asked, "How?" ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "At present, the pit is still full of flames and smoke, and the ministers dare not let the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division trespass, so the death toll has not yet been determined. The number of injured has been counted so far, and there are 136 people. He is currently being treated by doctors. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "That's good, that's good...... How was Wang Zeng? ”

"The minister has thanked the official family for his concern, and the minister is fine."

Wang Zeng arrived here when Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji were playing against each other, and heard Zhao Zhen asking about his safety, so he hurriedly came out to talk.

Zhao Zhen saw Wang Zeng, hurriedly beckoned Wang Zeng to his side, took a closer look, and after confirming that Wang Zeng was fine, he said with a wry smile: "Wang Aiqing is a pillar of the country, if there is any damage, I will break my liver and intestines." ”

Wang Zeng saluted Zhao Zhen, "Thank you for the love of the officials." ”

After saying this, Wang Zeng said to Zhao Zhen in a deep voice: "Official, since ancient times, there have been countless rumors about the fall of the big star. This time, the big star fell in Bianjing, and the people are afraid that there will be incidents.

The minister thought that he should use this to establish the crown prince to stabilize the hearts of the people. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned slightly.

Kou Ji was a little tempted to curse.

Among the rumors about the fall of the Great Star, there is one that 'the Great Star Falls, the Emperor collapses, and the Emperor Lu Kai. ’

Wang Zeng asked for the canonization of the crown prince at this time, and he was disgusting Zhao Zhen.

With the help of the big starfall, he asked Zhao Zhen to make a prince, as if he was telling Zhao Zhen that the celestial phenomena warned that you were dying, so you should quickly establish a prince so that he could take your place.

Some officials think similarly to Wang Zeng.

They don't care if Zhao Zhen is happy in his heart, they only care about whether Zhao Zhen is the prince or not.

So after Wang Zengzuo asked for the matter, they stood up for reconsideration.

Zhao Zhen's brows furrowed more and more, and finally almost wrinkled.

"Where is the Qintian Prison?"

Zhao Zhen whispered.

Prison Supervisor Qintian hurriedly walked in front of Zhao Zhen and said in a low voice, "The minister is ......."

Zhao Zhen asked lukewarmly: "What do you think of this celestial warning?" ”

Prison Supervisor Qin hesitated, not knowing how to answer.

Zhao Zhen was obviously dissatisfied with Wang Zeng and the others' request to be crowned the crown prince, if he followed Wang Zeng and the others' thoughts, Zhao Zhen was afraid that he would clean him up.

But according to what Zhao Zhen said, Wang Zeng's group of people would deal with him again.

He was in a predicament for a moment.

Zhao Zhen snorted coldly when he saw that the Qin Tian Prison was silent.

The Qintian Prison was trembling for a moment, and said quickly: "Back to the official's house, there is an ancient saying: When the big star falls, the heavens and the earth mourn together, and they sing for the most holy and virtuous ministers." This time the big star fell, I am afraid that it fell on the virtuous ministers in the court. ”

The Qintian Prison Supervisor didn't dare to pull at the sage, for fear of offending Kou Ji.

So I can only talk about virtuous ministers.

Qin Tianjian was talking to the ground, and Zhao Zhen was just about to speak, when he heard Wang Zeng say in a deep voice: "No matter what falls on that virtuous minister, it doesn't matter if you canonize the prince."

This matter will spread after dawn tomorrow, and rumors will spread by then.

If the court does nothing, it will definitely be used by those who have a heart. ”

Wang Zeng's voice landed, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty looked at Zhao Zhen in unison.

As if he hadn't heard Wang Zeng's words, Zhao Zhen snorted coldly, pointed to the big pit in the distance and said, "I want to see if this demon star dares to take away my virtuous minister."

Order the people of the Five Cities and the Kaifeng Mansion to clean up all the people here and block this place.

If the demon star eats my virtuous minister, I will let it be crushed. ”

"Official!"

"Go back to the palace!"

“……”

Wang Zeng shouted, but Zhao Zhen threw up his sleeves and left the place.

Wang Zeng was about to shout, but Kou Ji's hand fell on his shoulder.

"Don't shout, if you keep shouting, if you anger the officials, no one will be happy."

Kou Ji let out a long sigh.

Wang Zeng glared and said: "The position of the prince is related to the foundation of the country, how can you give up lightly because the official family will be angry." ”

Kou Ji sighed again, "The position of the prince is no longer important to you. I now believe what you told me during the day. ”

Wang Zeng frowned and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Koji was speechless.

Wang Zeng pondered again and again, and suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean, this time the big star fell, I'm afraid it should be on the old man?" ”

Kou Ji didn't hide it, nodded and said, "Eight or nine are not far from ten......"

The king had opened his mouth to ask questions.

Kou Ji took the lead and said: "There are not many people in the court who can be called a great sage now. The one with the worst body bones is you. ”

After listening to Kou Ji's words, Wang Zeng was silent for a moment, and then said aloud: "What joy is life, and what is fear of death?" Such a good opportunity, if you don't hurry up to persuade the official family to set the prince, when will you wait? ”

Kou Ji was just about to speak, but Wang Zeng had already instructed his stepson to push Kou Gong and chase after Zhao Zhen.

It seems that he has to take advantage of the fall of the big star to force Zhao Zhen to set the position of the crown prince, and he doesn't care about his life and death at all.

Kou Ji sighed.

Riding his horse back home.

As soon as she returned to the house, Xiang Yan hurriedly greeted her.

"Xianggong, what's the situation outside?"

Kou Ji sighed: "Wang Zeng's mansion was destroyed, and the other houses around him also suffered. But Wang Zeng himself was fine. ”

Xiang Yan stretched out her hand and patted her chest, let out a sigh of relief, and said, "It's good if nothing happens, it's good if nothing happens......"

Kou Ji said to Xiang Yan: "Arrange for those little guys to sleep in the house." Then send the people from the mansion to their respective mansions to inform them.

There is no need to send it to the palace, let them send people back by themselves.

Tell them that they are not safe tonight, and let the children stay in the house. ”