With the temperament of the two eldest princesses, after seeing Zhao Zhen depose a first-class duke for them, they had to shake up completely, and when the time came, they would inevitably use the name of the royal family to do more angry things.

When the resentment of the government and the opposition forms a wave, Zhao Zhen will be able to take advantage of the situation to clean them up.

Chong Shiheng figured out the joints, didn't say much, arched his hand, and left the Kou Mansion.

On the day that Chong Shiheng left Kou Mansion, a major event occurred in Xingqing Mansion.

Shi Heng, the newly promoted first-class princess, straddled his horse and galloped through the streets, crashing into the frames of the two eldest princesses.

The two eldest princesses scolded Chong Shiheng a few words, and Chong Shiheng replied a few words.

Then the two eldest princesses cried and cried and brought the matter to the front of the palace and asked Zhao Zhen to come forward.

The harem of Xingqing Palace.

The two eldest princesses hid their faces with tears and accused Chong Shiheng of his crimes in front of Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen couldn't stand the sound of the two of them crying, rubbed his eyebrows, threw the two of them to Queen Cao to comfort, and went out of the harem and to the main hall.

Inside the main hall.

Chong Shiheng stood with a bow.

After seeing Zhao Zhen, he hurriedly bowed down to salute, Zhao Zhen glanced at him, did not say much, and left the main hall again.

Chong Shiheng was stunned and froze in place, muttering in his heart.

"Could it be...... Am I being cheated by Koji? ”

For a while, Chong Shiheng was a little flustered.

Thoughts began to circulate in my head.

Zhao Zhen didn't know what Shiheng was thinking, Zhao Zhen had a gloomy face, walked out of the main hall, and after walking for a long time, he heard Chen Lin's announcement that Kou Ji had entered the palace.

Zhao Zhen immediately ordered Chen Lin to call Kou Ji in front of him.

Kou Ji saw Zhao Zhen, and after giving the salute, without waiting for Zhao Zhen to speak, he whispered to Zhao Zhen: "The ...... of the world's balance has softened."

Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned, stared at Kou Ji and said, "It was your idea to let him collide with the two eldest princesses?" ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

The gloom on Zhao Zhen's face disappeared, replaced by a smile, "Even if he is still a little loyal, if he waits until I return to the dynasty and then relents, I will not agree."

I'm going to make him miserable for the rest of his life. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji and said, "The step you helped him build is also wonderful." ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "Since the two eldest princesses feel that the official family has not given them enough prestige, then we will give them enough prestige at one time." ”

"Kill two birds with one stone......

Zhao Zhen nodded with a smile and asked, "What conditions did Chong Shiheng put forward?" ”

Kou Ji said frankly: "I didn't mention any conditions, but the minister agreed to him and transferred him to the Sanya as the palace marshal." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said: "He is free and easy, let go decisively when it is time to let go, not dragging mud and water at all, no matter how hard I am, not bad." ”

"Fourth brother, wait in the side hall for a while, and when I finish dealing with the matter of Chong Shiheng and the two eldest princesses, I will come over and make a promise with the fourth brother."

“……”

Kou Ji bowed, Zhao Zhen left Chen Lin to take care of Kou Ji, and he returned to the main hall of Xingqing Palace alone.

Seeing Chong Shiheng again, Zhao Zhen didn't have the indifference just now on his face, but a little more smile, staring at the cranky Chong Shiheng, nodded, and sighed.

"You're not bad......

Chong Shiheng, who was thinking wildly, heard Zhao Zhen's words, and his heart suddenly settled.

"But...... Kou Shumi entered the palace? ”

Chong Shiheng bowed down and asked.

Zhao Zhen didn't hide it, and nodded with a smile.

Chong Shiheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and his mind was no longer cranky, he bowed deeply to Zhao Zhen, and said solemnly: "It is incumbent on the ministers to share the worries of the official family." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and smiled: "I am very relieved, and then I want to wronged you, and I hope you don't complain about me." ”

Chong Shiheng hurriedly said: "The minister understands......"

Zhao Zhen nodded, put away his smiling face, and ordered someone to invite the two eldest princesses to the main hall of Xingqing Palace.

Then, in front of the two eldest princesses, he demoted the first-class duke of Chong Shiheng to the second-class, and ordered Chong Shiheng to return to Beijing to report on his work.

Chong Shiheng was naturally pale, cooperating with Zhao Zhen's performance.

When the two eldest princesses saw Zhao Zhen deal with Chong Shiheng like this, they didn't cry or make trouble, and one of them was full of pride.

After the two eldest princesses left Xingqing Palace, they publicized the matter.

They felt that Zhao Zhen was their nephew in the end, and he still protected them in the end, and for their sake, he risked great disapproval and demoted the title of a first-class duke.

They just wanted to use this to tell the Manchu civil and military that they should be more respectful when they see them in the future.

Whoever they want to extort money, they should obediently present it.

For example, Kou someone.

After the Manchu civil and military learned about this, they were in an uproar.

They sent their servants to verify the matter.

After getting an affirmative answer, my thoughts were very complicated.

They all knew that Chong Shiheng was going to be cold, but they didn't expect Chong Shiheng to be cool so quickly.

If the seed Shiheng is planted in other major matters, they may be able to understand a thing or two.

But if Shiheng is planted in the hands of the two eldest princesses, then they can't understand it.

For the sake of the face of the two eldest princesses, he lowered the title of a first-class duke, and what Zhao Zhen did can be said to be very absurd.

However, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not have any intention of writing and admonishing.

Because Zhao Zhen's move was only aimed at Chong Shiheng, not at the Manchu Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen aimed at the kind of Shiheng, and the Manchu Dynasty knew both the civil and military.

Zhao Zhen used a small trouble to demote the lord of Shiheng, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military can also understand.

In the final analysis, it is still a kind of Shiheng who is not interested.

Zhao Zhen's thoughts about him have obviously reached the point where passers-by know about it, Chong Shiheng still refuses to give in, who will you punish if you don't punish him?

In addition to secretly gloating about the encounter of Shiheng, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty also had some thoughts about Zhao Zhen's maintenance of the two eldest princesses.

The Manchu Dynasty Wenwu felt that Zhao Zhen might have plans to reuse the royal family.

Really.

Within two days, the two eldest princesses entered the palace to find jobs for their husbands and children and grandchildren, and Zhao Zhen happily agreed, and transferred them to the army to hold important positions.

Seeing this, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had a bad premonition in their hearts.

The relatives of the emperor were boiling because of this.

There are two examples of the eldest princess entering the palace to find a job, and other royal relatives have also entered the palace and applied for jobs from Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen agreed one by one.

Zhao Zhen's actions can be regarded as completely confirming the speculation of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces.

Zhao Zhen is really reusing the royal family.

As a result, the royal relatives became arrogant again.

They began to test some petty officials under Zhao Zhen's nose.

When the matter came to the front of the emperor, Zhao Zhen took action to beat the petty officials and officials to protect the royal family.

The royal relatives tried again and again, and after they succeeded repeatedly, they began to dominate one by one.

By the time Zhao Zhen joined hands with Kou Ji and the two of them to arrange all the matters of Xingqing Mansion, and was ready to return to the dynasty with the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces and the imperial relatives, the imperial relatives had already made a lot of complaints.

On the occasion of parting.

Zhu Neng, Liu Heng, Wang Kai and others ran to Kou Mansion in a bit of a panic.

The reason why they ran to Kou Mansion was related to the relatives of the imperial family.

Zhao Zhen arranged many imperial relatives under them, and they naturally felt uneasy in their hearts.

Khao Fu.

After Zhu Neng, Liu Heng, Wang Kai and others got together, they all looked sad.

Kou Ji was still in the palace and Zhao Zhen and the two of them rearranged the register of the Northwest soldiers and horses, but they were not in the house.

So Zhu Neng and the others could only wait.

A few people waited and waited, and then they chatted.

Guo Yi said with a sad face: "Tell me, what does the official family think?" It is not easy for my Great Song Dynasty to have today, the official family does not think about how to govern the world, but instead allows those relatives of the emperor to come out and harm people.

The government and the opposition are angry and resentful.

It's not ...... It's not ...... Blind toss. ”

Wang Kai frowned and said, "Your subordinates are just the son of a county lord's family. Even if it harms people, it will not do anything. I have three county lords' horses in my hands. ”

Liu Heng sighed and said, "I'm similar to you." ”

Zhu Neng shouted: "Can you compare with me? Among the royal family, the most fierce concubine of the eldest princess of Deng Guo is all under my hands. ”

Wang Kai looked sideways and said, "Chai Zongqing...... I heard that this person is very unbearable......"

Zhu Neng said in a deep voice: "It's not just unbearable, it's simply unbearable." He is under my hands, and he is still a disaster, and I will inevitably have to take the cylinder for him when the time comes. ”

Liu Heng took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Actually, we are already very good. The worst was Chong Shiheng, who was transferred to Sanya. And the emperor has the most relatives in the three ya.

The eldest princess of Ji, the concubine Li Zunxuan, and their heirs were all put into the Sanya by the official family.

The sons-in-law of the Shi, Wei, and Wang families also entered the Sanya. ”

Liu Heng mentioned the three families of Shi, Wei, and Wang, who were the husbands of the late Princess Xianjing, the late Princess Gonghui, and the late Princess Xiansu, the biological daughters of Emperor Taizu.

Xianjing, Gonghui, and Xiansu are the nicknames of the three late princesses, not titles.

Liu Heng mentioned the sons-in-law of the Shi, Wei, and Wang families, referring to the children and grandchildren of the three princesses.

Zhu Neng, Liu Heng and others arranged one or two imperial relatives under their hands, which already made them feel a headache.

Under the command of Chong Shiheng, a large number of royal relatives have not been eaten alive.

Wang Kai said in a deep voice: "The official family is now protecting them, and they are under our command, and they will not toss us to death." We're going to have to figure out how to get them out. ”

Zhu Neng nodded in agreement.

Liu Heng stared at Zhu Neng and said, "It stands to reason that you shouldn't have this kind of thought." ”

Zhu Neng said dissatisfiedly: "Why can't I have it?" ”

Liu Heng said frankly: "Chai Zongqing entered the Privy Council to do things, and with Kou Shumi's town, he didn't dare to mess around. ”

Zhu Neng glared at Liu Heng and said, "Chai Zongqing entered the Privy Council and is an adjutant who follows me. If he relies on his identity and the official family condemns him, do you think he will be condemned to Kou's head or to me. ”

Liu Heng was slightly stunned for a moment, feeling that what Zhu Neng said was reasonable.

If Chai Zongqing really makes a mistake, Zhao Zhen wants to find someone to top the tank, and the biggest possibility is Zhu Neng.

It is impossible for Zhao Zhen to let Kou Ji help others to carry the cylinder.

"We've got to find a way to get them out as soon as possible...... Otherwise, our career will be over......"

Wang Kai said solemnly.

Zhu Neng said in a deep voice: "People are relatives of the emperor and the country, and they are protected by officials, what can we do." Let's see if there is a way for Kou Shumi, if there is no way for Kou Shumi, then let's get old as soon as possible.

The province was plagued by a group of them, and their names were tarnished. ”

Guo Yi muttered in a low voice, "What do we have to clear our name?" ”

They are all a gang of killers, and the number of people killed can't be counted, and the name clearing has nothing to do with them.

Zhu Neng glared at Guo Yi and shouted, "That's better than them!" ”

Guo Yi nodded approvingly: "That's ......."

Just when Zhu Neng and the others were worried, Brigadier Kou put Kou Tianci around his neck and walked over one by one.

Zhu Neng and the others saw Kou Zhun and hurriedly got up one by one to give a salute.

Kou Zhun glanced at them as he walked, and said in a non-serious voice: "What are you doing when you come to my Kou Mansion one by one in disheveled clothes, is it scary?" ”

When Zhu Neng and the others heard this, they glanced at each other one by one, and there were indeed people who were not well-dressed.

Zhu Neng smiled bitterly at Kou Zhun and said, "Kou Gong, we are also in a hurry. ”

Kou Zhun said suspiciously: "Urgent? What's the urgency? Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu tore up the covenant he had just signed and called? ”

Zhu Neng said with a smile: "It has nothing to do with the war, it is a matter in the court." ”

Kou Zhun was slightly stunned, and said in a deep voice: "Recently, the old man has heard a little about some things in Xingqing Mansion. You must be anxious about the royal relatives who have been sent to your command, right? ”

Zhu Neng and the others nodded vigorously as if they had met a confidant.

Kou Zhun muttered, "What's the urgency here...... When they come to your appointment, they do whatever they want, and you let them do whatever they want. You just have to play the truth.

When it's time to clean them up, someone will naturally clean them up, and you don't have to bear it. ”

Zhu Neng and the others smiled bitterly: "The official family protects them, who can help them." ”

Kou Zhun glanced at Zhu Neng and the others with disgust, and said to Kou Tianci who was riding on his neck: "Good grandson, let's go play elsewhere and don't talk to fools...... Trouble ......"

Kou Zhun took Kou Tianci and left, leaving Zhu Neng and the others looking at each other.

Zhu Neng and the others, you look at me, I look at it, I don't know what to say.

After a long time.

Guo Yi hesitated: "Listening to Kou Gong, I'm afraid this matter is not as simple as we thought." ”

Wang Kai groaned: "Then what should we do? ”

Zhu Neng said in a deep voice: "Kou Gong has no reason to harm us, we will do what Kou Gong said." Kou Gong has been up and down in the court for decades, he naturally saw something and mentioned us a few words, but we didn't have enough understanding and couldn't guess.

Since Kou Gong is unwilling to say it, it means that this matter can only be understood, not spoken. ”

Liu Heng, Wang Kai and the others pondered for a while and nodded slowly.

Since you can't guess it, you can only do what Kou Zhun said.

After being reminded by Kou Zhun, they all realized that there must be a big article behind this matter, and it was definitely not as simple as they saw.

Kou Zhun was reluctant to say this openly, so they found Kou Ji, and Kou Ji probably wouldn't say it clearly, and it was very likely that he would say the same thing as Kou Zhun.

Even so, there was no need for them to wait for Kou Ji in the Kou Mansion.

Zhu Neng and the others immediately found Kou Zhun, and after thanking Kou Zhun for his advice, they left Kou Mansion one after another.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji, after placing the millions of soldiers and civilians on the periphery of Xingqing Mansion respectively, instructed the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, imperial relatives and relatives to pack up their things and prepare to return to Beijing.

As Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji expected, the two of them made a small move in Xingqing Mansion and other places, and it did not cause anyone's dissatisfaction.

One of them is the special reason of Xingqing Mansion and other places.

The second reason is that the royal relatives have attracted everyone's attention.

The relatives of the emperor who have been suppressed for a long time, after letting go of all of them in one breath, the degree of ferocity is beyond everyone's imagination.

Even Zhao Zhen, the initiator, was full of emotion after reading the investigation documents of Wu Desi handed over by Chen Lin every day.

The twentieth day of the first month.

Zhao Zhen set up the guard of honor, took the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, the emperor's relatives and relatives, the Tianwu Army, and the Tiger Wing Army, left Xingqing Mansion and went to Bianjing.

All the way along the official road, through the county and through the county, after more than half a month, arrived at Suide City.

When they arrived in Suide City, Zhao Zhen and the others had to stop.

Because a group of people rushed to drive at the risk of death.

If it weren't for Zhao Zhen's command to the Imperial Guard, the Imperial Dragon Twelve Straights, the Tianwu Army and other soldiers not to hurt the people without permission when he saw the people rushing over, I am afraid that the people would be cut into pulp of meat outside the dragon.

The people rushed to Zhao Zhen's dragon at the risk of death and knelt on the ground together.

One by one, they loudly accused the crimes of the concubine Chai Zongqing.

Chai Zongqing was among the summons before, and on the way back to Beijing, he had been riding a horse and driving with him.

Along the way, he led the servants under him to toss around.

Along the way, a lot of people's land was destroyed.

When I was in Xiazhou and other places.

He led people to destroy the people's land, and the people did not speak up.

Because most of those people's fields were distributed to the soldiers by Kou Ji.

The soldiers received great favors from the imperial court, and they were not willing to make trouble for the imperial court.

The soldiers were allocated enough fertile land, so even if Chai Zongqing led people to destroy one or two acres of crops, the soldiers would not say anything.

But when I arrived in Suide City, it was different.

Near Suide City, there are many mountains and forests, and there are not many fertile fields.

Many people have only three or two acres of land in their homes, and their families live by pointing to the crops on three or two acres of land.

Chai Zongqing took the servants to destroy their crops, that is, they ruined their lives, they naturally couldn't tolerate it, and with the heart of death, they came to drive together.

The people's accusations spread all over Zhao Zhenlong's circle, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, the emperor's relatives and relatives all surrounded them, ready to see how Zhao Zhen handled the matter.

After Zhao Zhen patiently listened to the people's complaints, he scolded Chai Zongqing a few words, and then asked Chen Lin to distribute some money to the people, compensate for their losses, and issued an order to the local government in public to exempt the people from paying taxes for one year.

After the people got the money, they thanked Zhao Zhen for his kindness and left with their heads down.

Zhao Zhen gave money, although he compensated for their losses, but they were still unhappy in their hearts.

For the wicked who destroy their crops are not punished as they deserve.

Money can compensate for their financial losses, but it cannot compensate for their psychological losses.

After the people left, everyone thought that the matter had been so lightly revealed.

Chai Zongqing also thinks so.

He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and secretly rejoiced, feeling that Zhao Zhen is really very protective of the royal people now, and with Zhao Zhen's irradiation in the future, he can do whatever he wants unscrupulously.

Once again, he started to blackmail the Koufu.

The annual harvest of forging steel workshops and textile workshops makes everyone in Bianjing City red.

It's just that he doesn't wait to make up his mind.

Without waiting for the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs to leave with complicated thoughts, someone spoke up.

"In the history of the minister, the king is followed, and there is a book to play!"

Wang Sui, nearly fifty years old, Henan, Zizheng, Jinshi of the Zhenzong Dynasty, like Buddhism, the current Great Song Dynasty Imperial History Taiyu Shi Zhongcheng, and Hanlin Bachelor, once served as Zhao Zhen's husband.

This person had some friendship with Zhou Huaizheng, and after Zhou Huaizheng rebelled, he was implicated and demoted out of Bianjing City.

After Zhao Zhen ascended the throne, he remembered his husband, and was promoted successively, and finally promoted him to the position of Cheng in the imperial history.

Wang Sui opened his mouth, naturally attracting everyone's attention.

Originally, they were about to leave the Manchu Dynasty, and the civil and military forces and relatives of the emperor stopped one after another and looked at Wang Sui.

Wang Sui is the middle of the imperial history, and at this time he spoke, what he wants to say, everyone knows in their hearts.

Zhao Zhen, who was standing on the dragon with his hands on his back, also knew it in his heart.

Zhao Zhen glanced at Wang Sui deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Wang Sui, I'm tired, I want to rest, you can retreat." ”

Zhao Zhen still admires Wang Sui very much.

During his tenure as his husband, Wang Sui did not read from the book like other gentlemen, but often told some small stories from Buddhism to instill in him some principles of life.

Part of the benevolent thoughts in Zhao Zhen's heart originated from Wang Sui's teachings.

Wang Sui rarely formed a party, and did not have many protégés, and made friends, most of whom were Zen masters with advanced Buddhism, although he was in the court, but he lived more like a hermit.

Therefore, Wang Sui taught Zhao Zhen to be benevolent, and did not have too many other thoughts, but simply felt that everyone should be merciful.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Zhen is quite kind to Wang Sui.

He didn't want Wang Sui to be involved in this matter, and he didn't want Wang Sui to go to this troubled water.

So he didn't want Wang Sui to speak.

But Wang Sui is the imperial history, seeing that the imperial relatives and relatives oppressed the people, but did not get the punishment they deserved, how could he pretend that nothing had happened.

Wang Sui stared at Zhao Zhen and shouted loudly: "The official family, the concubine Chai Zongqing, this is not the first time that he has connived at his servants and destroyed the people's land. When the first emperor was in the court, he disposed of him for this.

But he refused to change his ways, and once again committed the sin of destroying people's land.

Will the officials spare him? ”

Chai Zongqing gritted his teeth, eager to devour Wang Suisheng alive, but he didn't speak, because he knew that someone would help him speak.

The woman who is extremely in control will definitely speak.

Really.

As soon as Wang Sui's words landed, the eldest princess of Deng Guo scolded coldly: "Wang Sui, the horse just accidentally destroyed some crops, and the official family has already repaid the money of those people.

The officials gave more than they could grow in their fields.

The official family has already scolded the horses, which can be regarded as punishment.

Now that you are standing up, stirring up trouble, and delaying the return of the official family to Beijing, what are your intentions? ”