The king died, without food or drink for three days, and starved himself to death.

When Kou Ji learned the news, it was like a bolt from the blue, and he couldn't believe it.

When he rode to the palace, he saw a snow-white field.

Kou Ji brutally broke into the palace, grabbed Wang Yi by the collar and asked sharply, "Why did a good person suddenly die?" ”

Wang Yi cried bitterly, his eyes were swollen like peaches, and he couldn't say a word.

On the contrary, Wang Zeng's old wife, Wang Li, sat calmly on the side, did not cry, did not make trouble, probably finished crying, and the tears had dried up.

She replied for Wang Yi in a hoarse voice, "The master is for death!" ”

"Death?!"

Koji couldn't believe it.

In an instant, it turned into a full of anger, "For the sake of death, you will kill yourself alive?!" ”

After saying this, Kou Ji grabbed Wang Yi's collar fiercely, and asked angrily, "Why don't you stop it?" If he's stupid, you're stupid! ”

"Koji! That's enough! Wang Zeng's bones are not cold, do you want to bully other orphans and widows?! ”

Chen Yaozuo's voice sounded behind Kou Ji.

Kou Ji clenched his fists tightly a few times and loosened Wang Yi's collar.

When he turned around, he saw Chen Yaozuo standing behind him with a scroll of holy decrees.

Chen Yaozuo saw that Kou Ji set his eyes on the holy decree in his hand, so he sighed and said, "The official family has already read Wang Zeng's deathbed recital.

The official family has ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the canonization ceremony.

I commanded me to come and read the will to the king. ”

Kou Ji gritted his teeth and scolded at the place where Wang Zeng's coffin was placed, "Idiot! ”

Chen Yaozuo sighed and said, "Everyone is dead, why should you." ”

Kou Ji looked at Chen Yaozuo fiercely and asked, "Isn't it?" ”

Chen Yaozuo only sighed and did not speak.

Kou Ji gritted his teeth and left the palace with anger.

Wang Zeng's approach is really too extreme.

Koji couldn't take it anymore.

Kou Ji rushed back to the bamboo courtyard violently, ran all the way to the study, and dragged Zhao Run, who was writing, to ask angrily in Zhao Run's blank expression, "Do you want to be the emperor?" ”

Zhao Run was stunned.

Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Su Jingxian, and Su Shi looked frightened.

Zhao Ze and Di Yong were touching each other's stomachs and playing with each other like people who were fine.

Zhao Run saw Kou Ji's unprecedented anger, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said in a low voice, "I...... I don't know ...... either."

Kou Ji asked again, "Then what do you want to do?" ”

Zhao Run shook his head frantically.

Kou Ji clasped his hands tightly and scolded at Zhao Run, "I should say that you have no ambitions!" Or should I say that those two people are selfish! Stupidity?!

You don't know what you want, so why would they risk their lives to push you!

Are you not having a choice? Or did they impose it on you?! ”

Zhao Run stared at Kou Ji in horror, his mouth open, and he couldn't say a word.

Seeing this, Kou Ji angrily threw Zhao Run out of the door of the study, pointed at Zhao Run, who was sitting outside, and said angrily: "Go back to your palace!" Think about what you want and come back here! If you can't think clearly, you'll never come! ”

"Xiangye Kou, your majesty is too great, right? The prince dares to fall! ”

Chen Lin didn't know when she appeared in front of Kou Ji's study, staring at Kou Ji with pity.

Kou Ji glared angrily, "You also get out of me, or I'll let people hack you to death!" ”

Chen Lin opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but it could be seen that Kou Ji was unprecedentedly angry, and he still swallowed the words into his stomach.

He knew that Kou Ji dared to say it, and he definitely dared to do it.

Chen Lin didn't say another word, and hurriedly left the bamboo courtyard with Zhao Run.

Even Zhao Zhen's message to summon Kou Ji into the palace was not conveyed by Chen Lin.

Kou Ji brutally left all the students in his house, and let people seal the door, and no one was seen.

When Wang Zeng was given the highest title of Wenchen Wenzhenggong, Kou Ji did not go.

When the king had entered the earth, Koji did not go.

When Zhao Run was named the king of Qi, Kou Ji did not go.

When Zhao Run was crowned crown prince, Kou Ji did not go.

When someone impeached Kou Ji for this, Kou Ji didn't pay attention to it.

Someone came to the door to ask to see him, but Kou Ji still ignored it.

Kou Ji was bored in the house for a month.

……

In the bamboo courtyard.

Kou Ji was wrapped in a fur, lying on a chaise longue, with a brazier in front of him, and a low table was placed on the side of the chaise longue, and on the low table was a small red clay stove, in which the flames were vigorous, and from time to time there was a popping sound, and a clay pot was set on the flame, and a pot of wine was warm in the pot.

Koji lay down in the recliner and fell asleep.

Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Su Jingxian, and Su Shi sat at their desks in a regular manner, writing the math problems assigned by Kou Ji.

Even Di Yong and Zhao Ze, who like to be naughty and mischievous on weekdays, are now sitting at their desks in a regular manner, copying the Song people's favorite flying white body.

Zhao Ze's palm was a little swollen, it hurt when he held the pen, he had tears in his eyes, gritted his teeth and held the pen, and wrote words like dogs crawling one by one.

This morning, Zhao Ze didn't want to write, and played a child's temper with Kou Ji, Kou Ji grabbed Zhao Ze's hand, and snapped it was two ring rulers.

The two palace ladies wanted to stop them, and now they have been hung up in the book by Liu Heng.

Liu Heng and Xiang Yan walked past the door of the study from time to time, wanting to enter the door, but they hesitated many times, and still didn't dare to enter the door.

Kou Ji was bored in the house for a month.

The person has lost a lot of weight, his beard has grown a knot, and his temper has grown a little.

Kou Ji, who rarely punished people before, now picked up a stick.

Many maids and servants in the house were beaten by him.

"Uncle, it's better for you to persuade ......"

Xiang Yan whispered to Liu Heng with a sad face.

Liu Heng said with a bitter face: "I'm afraid of ......"

Xiang Yan hurriedly said: "His martial arts are not as high as yours, and he can't beat you." ”

Liu Heng's face was even more bitter, "The problem is that he beat me, and I don't know how to fight back." It's like you've forgotten your martial arts, and you can't show them. ”

"I'd better persuade you......"

The two of them only cared about Kou Ji, and didn't pay attention to the courtyard, let alone find that Zhao Zhen had arrived at the door of the study.

Xiang Yan and Liu Heng saw Zhao Zhen and hurriedly gave a salute.

"The wife of the life is ...... the official family"

"Grass people see the official ......"

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said with a sad face: "Forget it......"

Xiang Yan and Liu Heng got up, and Zhao Zhen whispered to Empress Cao, Zhao Run, and Chen Lin behind him, "You guys are waiting outside......"

Empress Cao, Zhao Run, and Chen Lin hurriedly agreed.

Zhao Zhen stepped into the study.

Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, Su Jingxian, and Su Shi were a little confused.

They wanted to give a salute, but looking at Kou Ji who was lying on the recliner with his eyes closed, they were not easy to move, so they could only stand there awkwardly with a pen for a while, looking at Zhao Zhen with a bitter face.

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and motioned for them to continue studying.

Di Yong looked at Zhao Zhen a little ignorantly, Zhao Ze saw Zhao Ze, there were more tears in his eyes, he moved his foot, and threw himself into Zhao Zhen's arms to accuse Kou Ji of atrocities.

Kou Ji, with his eyes closed, snorted.

Zhao Ze's body stiffened, and he stood with tears in his eyes and continued to write.

Zhao Zhen walked to Kou Ji's side, pulled over a seat, and sat next to Kou Ji.

"Fourth Brother ......"

Kou Ji turned over, pretending not to hear Zhao Zhen's call, and pretending that he was still sleeping.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen looked bitter.

Zhao Zhen said to Wang Anshi and the others: "You guys go down first." ”

Wang Anshi and the others hesitated, and looked at Kou Ji who was lying on the recliner.

Wang Anshi keenly noticed that the pu fan in Kou Ji's hand was shaking slightly, and hurriedly ordered Su Jingxian and Su Shi to pull Zhao Ze and Di Yong and leave the study together.

Zhao Zhen shouted outside the door, "Queen, bring Run'er in." ”

Empress Cao led Zhao Run into the study.

Zhao Zhen sat beside Kou Ji with a golden knife, stared at Empress Cao and Zhao Rundao: "Respecting teachers and respecting the Tao is the foundation of being a disciple.

Run'er annoyed the fourth brother, and he should also play the board. ”

Zhao Run gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand, and Queen Cao took out a ring ruler from her cuff and hit Zhao Run's hand hard.

There was a crisp sound, and it passed through the study.

Seeing that Kou Ji was unmoved, Empress Cao gritted her teeth and waved the ring ruler.

Zhao Run's palms crackled.

"Hey...... Enough is enough......"

Knowing that he couldn't hold it anymore, Kou Ji sighed, opened his eyes, and stood up.

"Chen Kou Ji, see the official family, see the queen's mother, see His Royal Highness the Prince......"

Kou Ji bowed and saluted the three of them.

Zhao Zhen stiffly pulled Kou Ji to sit down and said, "You and I are commensurate with each other, don't talk about these courtesies of monarchs and ministers in private." ”

Kou Ji held the fan and did not speak.

Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "I didn't force Wang Zeng to die, and I didn't even think that Wang Zeng would die. ”

Kou Ji slowly closed his eyes and said, "I know...... No one forced Wang Zeng, and Wang Zeng died stupidly by himself. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed: "If I knew that Wang Zeng was so strong, I wouldn't be angry with him. ”

Kou Ji said faintly: "I don't have many elders, Wang Zeng is a ......"

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "I am also ......"

Kou Ji opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Run, and asked lightly: "I remember I said that when you think clearly about what you want, enter this door again."

Now that you've entered this door, you must already know what you want? ”

Zhao Run gritted his teeth and nodded.

Kou Ji sighed, "For you, the two pillars of the country are gone. What you want, preferably to make them happy. ”

Zhao Run stared at Kou Ji and said in a heavy voice: "I want to be the prince!" ”

Kou Ji was not afraid that Zhao Zhen was by his side, he narrowed his eyes with a smile and asked, "It's just the prince?" ”

Zhao Run pursed his lips and did not speak.

Kou Ji continued to smile and said, "It doesn't matter if your ambition is a little bigger, your father won't blame you, and no one will spread the word."

As long as you say it, I can assist you.

Your father can testify that what I have said will be fulfilled.

I said that I would assist your father to fight a flowery country, and I will assist your father to fight a flowery country. ”

Kou Ji's words were obviously a bit rebellious, but none of the people present refuted it.

Everyone's eyes were on Zhao Run.

Zhao Run felt three blazing gazes, and his whole body was uncomfortable.

Under the gaze of the three people, he gritted his teeth and said word by word: "I! Want! While! Too! Child! ”

Zhao Zhen smiled indifferently, and Empress Cao also smiled indifferently.

Only Kou Ji still squinted his eyes and said, "Then if you are the prince for the rest of your life, are you willing to do it?" ”

Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao were stunned.

Zhao Zhen was thoughtful, and Empress Cao looked puzzled.

Zhao Run nodded solemnly.

Kou Ji asked for a pu fan, and smiled indifferently: "You are already a prince, and you are still shouting to be a prince." What nonsense. ”

Zhao Run was a little confused.

Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao glanced at each other and smiled bitterly.

Kou Ji arched his hand to Empress Cao, "The annoying queen took the prince to wait outside the study, and the ministers and officials have important matters to discuss." ”

Empress Cao nodded and left the study with Zhao Run.

As soon as the two left, Kou Ji collapsed on the recliner.

"Can't he be more ambitious? wasted the lives of the two pillars of the kingdom. Before Wang Zeng died, he wrote me a letter and asked me to help him at a critical time. ”

Zhao Zhen stretched out his hand, sat down with a big grin, and pouted: "My body is still hard now." If he wants to be emperor, why should I? ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen glanced at Kou Ji and said, "You can't take him with you to admonish him, right?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said bluntly: "As long as you want to sit in that position all the time, no one in the whole world can shake it, and whoever shakes me will kill whom."

So things like military admonitions can't happen.

I will only advise you to give up the throne when you are old and weak.

The beautiful name says: help the horse and send it for a ride.

I've thought of all the rhetoric.

In order to ensure the long-term stability of the Great Song Dynasty, in order to ensure that the Great Song Dynasty has been inherited for thousands of years, in order to ensure that the people sitting on the dragon chair have always been considered the British masters, in order to keep the Great Song Dynasty enterprising, and in order to let the Great Song Dynasty change the throne no longer see the sword soldiers......"

Koji said a lot of 'for'.

Zhao Zhen was dumbfounded when he heard this.

After Kou Ji finished speaking, he stared at Zhao Zhen and smiled: "What, my heart is moved?" ”

Zhao Zhen didn't hide it, nodded and said: "After I am old, if my mind is not confused, I will definitely give way when I hear your words."

Just letting the Great Song Dynasty change the throne without seeing the sword soldiers is enough to make my heart move.

Not to mention anything else.

In the past, the eight emperors rebelled, and the great emperor burned the palace, which is vivid.

I still can't forget it.

So if there's a way to keep the palace bloodless, I don't mind giving it a try. ”

Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen and said with a smile: "Others hold great power in their hands, and they refuse to let go." How can you be so open-minded? ”

Zhao Zhen shook his head and smiled: "I saw that all the loyal ministers and good generals gave up their power, their lives, and their reputation for the sake of my country. What am I reluctant to give?

If it weren't for them holding my backbone, I would have collapsed.

I was afraid of being sorry for them, so when they admonished, I didn't dare to get angry.

I was afraid that I would be sorry for them, so I was conscientious in handling state affairs.

I'm afraid I'm sorry for them, so I'm trying to be a good emperor.

If I didn't become an emperor, I would be more comfortable than being an emperor.

I don't have to worry about drinking an extra bowl of mutton soup, and the people will have to squeeze out a portion of the people's fat and people's ointment.

I don't have to work day and night for the Great Song Dynasty.

There is no burden on the body, there is no worry in the heart, and I am so uncomfortable in the field every day.

What's more, I can go wherever I want, and I don't have to be locked in the palace like a canary. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and sighed: "You just know that being the emperor is too tired, too hard, and too tormenting, so when I wanted to pass on the throne to you, you not only didn't move, but also slapped me, right?" ”

Kou Ji nodded without hesitation, "The stupidest thing in the world is to rush to be the emperor." It seems to have gained a great deal of authority, but it has lost even more. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed with emotion: "But the emperor's authority is really great!" ”

Kou Ji smiled and asked, "Can you control it outside of the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Zhao Zhen looked stunned.

Kou Ji continued to laugh and said, "The Great Song is very big, and it is even bigger outside the Great Song. Outside the Great Song Dynasty, there are many borderless lands, and occupying a piece casually and being a mountain king is far more comfortable than being an emperor. ”

Zhao Zhen couldn't cry or laugh, "It seems that I have made you the king of Han, which is right." ”

Kou Ji pouted and said, "The title of the prince is okay, just like a fief. When I'm old, I can't go out and grab a piece of land. ”

Zhao Zhen laughed.

"It's like I want to keep you by my side, I just want to see you anytime and anywhere, so I'm sealing you in Korea."

Koji rolled his eyes, "I'm not a slave to your royal family. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "But you are my closest brother!" ”

Kou Ji sighed, "Are you going to eat me?" ”

Zhao Zhen said with a bright smile: "This is what I discovered, the only benefit of being an emperor." ”

Kou Ji sighed again.

Zhao Zhen laughed for a long time before slowly retracting his smile, and then said to Kou Ji with great interest: "Fourth brother, in another month, it will be the New Year's Day."

I plan to take advantage of the New Year's Festival, when all the yamen in the government and the opposition are resting, and release the rest of the law.

Wait until the beginning of spring next year, so the laws are all set.

The wood is already in the boat, and no one can oppose it. ”

Kou Ji groaned and asked, "How much is left?" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled: "Less than one-tenth ......"

Kou Ji was surprised: "So little? ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "This is thanks to you and those protégés of yours. Your protégés, all of whom are talented, have frantically helped me find the omissions in the law and frantically helped me implement the law.

Of course, the most important thing is you, the fourth brother, you stay at home and stay at home.

Everyone in the government and the opposition knows that your anger has burned to the Heavenly Spirit Gai.

No one dares to touch your brow at this time, for fear that you will kill out of the house in a fit of anger and kill a person's head. ”

Kou Ji raised an eyebrow, "Am I that scary? ”

Zhao Zhen nodded seriously and said, "Yes!" ”

Kou Ji groaned, "It shouldn't be! I've always felt like I'm kind to people. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Ding Wei, the Eighth Emperor Lord, Li Deming, Li Yuanhao, Yelu Longxu, and Yelu Zongzhen will cry when they hear your words." ”

Kou Ji smiled dryly: "Since I am so terrible, why is there still someone in the court to impeach me?" ”

Zhao Zhen sighed: "It was Chen Yaozuo who impeached you. The old man handed you the note of impeachment and the note of the beggar bones together, and I was helpless. ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "It seems that he sincerely begged to go." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "He wants to borrow your hand and leave the court." ”

Kou Ji sighed with emotion: "As soon as he leaves, the old ministers in the court, but only Song Qi, Chen Yaozhi, and Wang De are left." Under the three of them, the oldest is probably Fan Zhongyan......"

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Song Qi and the others also have the intention of begging to go." ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "Discussed? ”

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "It doesn't look like ...... It should be Fan Zhongyan and others who put pressure on them, and then Wang Zeng died and Chen Yaozuo begged for bones, which made them also retreat. ”

Kou Ji sighed faintly, "There are talents from all generations, and a generation of new people replaces the old." ”

Zhao Zhen sighed: "We also have the day when we will be replaced. ”

Kou Ji said lightly: "Everyone has that day. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled: "It will be a long time for you and me to be replaced." ”

Kou Ji nodded and smiled, "So we have to hurry up and finish everything we have to do." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded.

The two looked at each other and laughed loudly.

Zhao Zhen entered the bamboo courtyard with a sad face, and left the bamboo courtyard with a smile.

Zhao Run was left in the bamboo courtyard.

Everyone thought that Zhao Zhen was out of the horse, and Kou Ji would definitely appear in the court.

But since Zhao Zhen left Kou Ji's bamboo courtyard, until the New Year's Festival, Kou Ji did not appear in the court, and he never even went out of the bamboo garden.

The New Year's Day is approaching.

Zhao Zhen summoned Fan Zhongyan and the others to the Shishitang and handed them the remaining laws to be amended.

When Fan Zhongyan and the others saw the new version of the law, they knew that Zhao Zhen's reform of the law was nearing the end, and they also knew that Zhao Zhen had let down his guard against them and completely regarded them as his own.

Jane is in the heart of the emperor, which is the greatest encouragement for them.

So they took advantage of the New Year's holiday a few days before the holiday to quickly implement the new version of the law handed over to them by Zhao Zhen.

Everything was done quietly and without fanfare.

On the contrary, the vassal kings who came to pay tribute were a bit fanfare.

Cao Yu presented twelve snow-white elephants, each wearing golden armor, like war elephants.

When he entered the city, he attracted tens of thousands of onlookers.

The Cao family, who was begging, sent three giant whales, all of which were extremely large.

What Zhu Neng sent was a golden Buddha with a height of one foot.

What Yuanshan sent was a huge golden eagle, which was inlaid with precious stones, dazzling in the sun, and those who flashed couldn't open their eyes.

The gift given by Li Zhaoliang was relatively elegant, a finger bone relic of the Tianzhu Buddha and three Bayeux Sutras.

The gift given by Gao Weizhao is a bit simple, six sweaty BMWs, which look a little monotonous, but they are worth a lot.

The gifts given by Chong Shiheng are relatively vulgar, one hundred and eight carefully trained Japanese women.

Kou Tianci and Liu Boxu sent a big ship together.

Far surpassing the big ships of all the big ships of the Song Dynasty.

The big ship has been detached from the category of the ship, which shows how big it is.

The big ship docked outside Dengzhou, and what was delivered to Bianjing was only a model made of ivory.

All the gifts into Beijing are made with great fanfare.

All the gifts into Beijing are eye-catching, attracting thousands of people to watch.

"Etiquette and people must have something to ask for...... But they did pick a good time...... Wang Zeng, isn't it time for you to die......"

Kou Ji sighed after learning that the vassal kings had given heavy gifts.

The reason why Kou Ji praised them for giving gifts was because Zhao Zhen was thirty years old this year, and they didn't catch up with Zhao Zhen's birthday, but at the end of the year, they all gave generous gifts.

In this way, as long as the request is not excessive, Zhao Zhen should be able to agree.