Vertical arch hall.

The dragon chair and screen have been removed, and Zhao Heng's body is parked in it.

Zhao Zhen was lying in front of Zhao Heng and cried bitterly.

Liu E was wearing a plain shirt and knelt to the side, and a group of concubines were also wearing plain clothes and kneeling on the side.

One by one, they lowered their heads and cried.

The eunuchs and palace ladies climbed the ground, from the depths of the hall, to the outside of the hall.

The cry resounded throughout the vertical arch hall.

As soon as Kou Ji stepped into the hall, Kou Zhun saw him.

Kou Zhun wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and beckoned to Kou Ji.

Kou Ji walked over, walked to Kou Zhun's side, and said in a low voice, "What does grandfather command?" ”

Kou Zhun said in a mournful voice: "Now you take a team of guards to the Li Mansion and tell Li Di to let him enter the palace quickly." If that guy doesn't come, you'll have someone take him over. ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and wondered: "Grandfather recruited Grandpa Li, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Kou Zhun sighed and said, "The old man plans to let Li Di take charge of the construction of the official mausoleum......

Kou Ji looked puzzled, but did not ask, but said worriedly: "Grandfather ...... here"

Kou Zhun heard the meaning of Kou Ji's words, shook his head and said, "The old man is fine, and no one dares to hurt the old man......"

Kou Ji nodded slowly, exited the Vertical Arch Palace, and casually ordered a team of guards, leading them out of the palace and towards the Li Mansion.

On the way, Koji recruited the leading guards.

"What's your name?"

"Cai Cai ......"

Koji squinted at the leading guard.

The leading guard was stunned for a moment, thinking that Kou Ji was questioning why he didn't claim to be a subordinate official, a lowly position, or something like that, and hurriedly explained: "In Kou Lang, there is a four-rank guard commander below......

The implication is that his official position is higher than that of Kou Ji, and he does not need to call himself an inferior official or a lowly position in front of Kou Ji.

Seeing that he would be mistaken, Kou Ji said, "I'm just curious about your name, don't think about it." ”

"Name?"

The commander of the guard named Cai Cai was stunned for a moment, and said in confusion: "The name was given by my father, and I have been calling this name for thirty years, and I don't think there is anything wrong." ”

Cai Cai looked at Kou Ji and hesitated: "Is there anything wrong with the name below?" Or is there something else? ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said without being salty...... Your name is very similar to the name of one of my old friends. ”

Kou Ji would not tell him that his name, in later generations, would be a name that only women would use.

Cai Cai was stunned for a moment, nodded and smiled: "That's a coincidence......"

Kou Ji smiled indifferently and asked the doubts in his heart, "Cai ...... Commander Cai, could it be that the mausoleum of the official family has gone wrong and needs to be repaired? ”

Cai Cai looked stunned, "Where did the official family come to the mausoleum?" ”

Kou Ji looked at Cai Cai in a daze, "The official family doesn't have a mausoleum?" ”

Cai Cai was stunned for a moment, reacted, and explained in a low voice: "Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, successive officials will never build mausoleums during their lifetimes, which is the rule set by Taizu.

After the official family returns to heaven, the mausoleum will be built, and the period shall not exceed one year. ”

Cai Cai gave Kou Ji a science about the ancestral system built by the imperial mausoleum of the Song Dynasty.

After Kou Ji listened, he was stunned, after he entered Bianjing City, he really hadn't studied in this area, so he didn't know about it.

Kou Ji casually exclaimed, "Taizu really cherishes the people......"

Cai Cai didn't think about it, and immediately nodded, expressing his agreement with Kou Ji's statement.

In such dynasties as the Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties, the emperor's mausoleum began to be built on the day he ascended the throne.

The financial, material and human resources consumed are innumerable.

If you meet a long-lived emperor, the period of construction of the mausoleum may be as long as several decades.

The amount of work is huge, and it can be called the first project in the world.

The amount of money that needs to be spent every year, and the amount of money that needs to be levied, must be huge.

This is tantamount to adding a layer of burden to the people.

Zhao Kuangyin set such a rule, which undoubtedly helped the people reduce a burden, which can be regarded as a good governance.

Of course, at the beginning of his good governance, he did not necessarily treat it as a good government.

Zhao Kuangyin was born in troubled times, and he was used to stealing graves and digging graves in order to raise military salaries.

Therefore, when he formulated this ancestral system, he probably also had the idea of preventing tomb robbers from patronizing his mausoleum.

However, even so.

The construction of Zhao Heng's imperial mausoleum is still a huge project.

And it's a huge project with a deadline.

With such a huge project, naturally one person cannot be found to be responsible for it.

It is difficult for an old and serious minister like Li Di to take on this heavy responsibility.

Between words.

Kou Ji arrived at the Li Mansion.

Zhou Huaizheng rebelled, broke the west gate of Bianjing City, and killed all the way to the palace, which had a huge impact on the people near the west gate.

But the Li Mansion was outside the East Gate, so it didn't spread.

When Kou Ji arrived at the Li Mansion, he saw the guards of the Li Mansion, holding swords in their hands, guarding the walls of the Li Mansion.

Because of the black light, the guards of the Li Mansion aimed their bows and crossbows at Kou Ji the moment they saw the figure.

Cai Cai and the other guards quickly surrounded Kou Ji.

Kou Ji shouted at the guards of the Li Mansion on the wall, "I'm Kou Ji!" ”

"Kou Gongzi?"

The leader of the Li Mansion guards on the wall heard Kou Ji's voice and asked the guards to put down their bows and crossbows, but they didn't put down their blades, and he asked suspiciously, "Kou Gongzi came over late at night, what's the matter?" ”

Kou Ji said loudly: "I was ordered to invite Grandpa Li into the palace......"

The leader of the Li Mansion guards was stunned for a moment, and asked, "The rebellion outside has been put down?" ”

Kou Ji nodded and said, "Zhou Huaizheng rebelled and has been beheaded under the imperial city. ”

The leader of the Li Mansion's guards frowned slightly, "Since Zhou Huaizheng's rebellion has been put down, what are you looking for my master to enter the palace?" ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "The official family...... Died ......"

"When the ......"

The blade in the hand of the leader of the Li Mansion's guards fell to the ground, and the whole person almost fell off the wall.

He shouted in horror: "The official family has died? ”

Kou Ji nodded and said: "Before the official family died, my grandfather was promised the right to be the general regent, and my grandfather ordered me to come and invite Grandpa Li to enter the palace to discuss the construction of the imperial tomb. ”

The leader of the Li Mansion guards, holding back the horror in his heart, hugged his fists at Kou Ji and said: "Kou Gongzi wait a minute, the villain will send someone to inform the housekeeper of this matter, and the housekeeper will give it to the master." ”

"Go quickly!"

Kou Ji urged.

Afterwards, Kou Ji waited at the door of Li's mansion, and after waiting for about a stick of incense, he heard Li Di's scolding.

"You rebels, you dare to kidnap the old man! Now that you hear the news of the death of the official family, you still dare to stop the old man from entering the palace. How did the old man give birth to you cowardly rats? ”

"Daddy! The situation outside is unknown, so it's better to wait for the child to find out the news and confirm that there is no danger, and it is not too late for you to go out. ”

"Fuck off! In this Bianjing City, no one can compare to Kou Boy when it comes to saving his life. If he can appear outside the gate of the house now, it means that there is no danger outside. Hurry up and open the door of the house to the old man, otherwise the old man will kill you rebels! ”

“……”

In the midst of a commotion, the door of the Li Mansion slowly opened.

Li Di wore a public uniform and appeared outside the mansion, and he walked towards Kou Ji while kicking his son.

Kou Ji glanced at the scene where Li Di kicked his son, and probably guessed the reason why Li Di didn't appear in the palace just now.

He should have dressed up and was ready to enter the palace at the beginning of the rebellion, but was stopped by his son.

Li Di walked up to Kou Ji, kicked away his son who came over, and hurriedly asked Kou Ji, "How is the situation in the palace?" ”

Kou Ji arched his hand and said: "Zhou Huaizheng led the army to rebel and killed from the West Gate to the foot of the imperial city, and it has been wiped out. But before he died, he made insulting remarks, which angered the official family, and the official family was angry and angry, which caused a hundred poisons all over his body...... Died ......"

Li Di thumped his chest and scolded: "Damn Zhou Huaizheng, this traitor!" He came to the old man before, and the old man knew that he was not at ease, but he didn't expect him to do such a big rebellious thing, and if he knew this, the old man should have stopped him. ”

Kou Ji arched his hand again and said, "Grandpa Li, now is not the time to be angry, my grandfather is waiting for you in the palace, and he plans to hand over the matter of building the imperial tomb for the official family to you." ”

Li Di turned around and kicked at the sons behind him, complaining that his sons were as cowardly as mice, complaining that his sons stopped him and prevented him from leaving the house, causing him to miss the opportunity to crusade against the rebels.

After he kicked his sons one by one, he turned around and said to Kou Ji: "The old man will enter the palace with you......"

Although Li Di was miserable by Zhao Heng before, he had the idea of resigning.

But the court suffered a drastic change and needed him to come forward, so he didn't shirk or lose his temper, and immediately entered the palace with Kou Ji.

This is the attitude of an old minister towards the imperial court.

There are grievances, but when the court needs it, there is no ambiguity at all.

Kou Ji led Li Di and walked to the palace, along the way, looking at Bianjing City, which was ruined by Zhou Huaizheng, and the people who were squatting on the side of the street holding the corpses of their families and crying, Li Di angrily greeted Zhou Huaizheng's eight ancestors.

After entering the inner city, seeing that the inner city was more miserable than the outer city, Li Di was furious and shouted that he had to whip the corpse and chop Zhou Huaizheng's body into pulp.

Kou Ji hurriedly stopped him and dragged him into the palace gate.

Zhou Huaizheng is dead, and Li Di goes to whip the corpse, which is easy to be detained with an unkind reputation.

Entered the palace.

All the way to the vertical arch hall.

Li Di knelt down in front of the palace gate, crying, moving his knees, and moving towards Zhao Heng's body.

"Official! The old minister is late! ”

Li Di lay in front of Zhao Heng's corpse and wailed loudly.

Of course, he wasn't really in pain, at most he was just a little sour in his heart.

The reason why he cries so loudly and so sadly is that it is also a performance for outsiders.

When Li Di had cried enough, Kou Zhun let Kou Ji go over and helped him up.

However, the three of them went to the side hall.

Kou Zhun said to Li Di: "Li Di, the official family has died, and it is urgent to build a mausoleum." This matter is handed over to others, and the old man is not at ease. The old man plans to let you preside over the construction of the official mausoleum. ”

Li Di wiped away the tears on his face and said dryly: "Brother Kou, I'm ready to resign......

Kou Zhun glared and scolded, "Has the old man allowed you to resign?" ”

Li Di was stunned for a moment, and said dissatisfiedly: "I resign, do I still need your permission?" ”

The implication is to ask whether Kou Zhun has this qualification.

Kou Zhun snorted coldly: "Before the official family died, Old Man Xu had the right to regent, and if you want to resign, you naturally have to get the permission of Old Man." ”

After a pause, Kou Zhun glanced Li Di up and down, and threatened: "The old man advises you to dispel the idea of resigning." If you mention this matter again, the old man will send your whole family to Salmon Island to fish. ”

Li Di's eyes widened, and his face was incredulous, "The official family asked you to be the regent?" ”

Without waiting for Kou Zhun to answer, he turned around and asked Kou Ji angrily, "Why didn't you tell the old man in advance?" ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and said with a strange expression: "I told you about the guards in the house, didn't they tell you?" ”

Li Di closed his mouth, and his silver teeth rattled.

Obviously, the guards in his house did not tell him about it when they passed the message.

Li Di gritted his teeth and was silent for a while, holding back the anger in his heart, and looked at Kou Zhun, "The official family actually allowed you to be the chief regent, what about Liu E?" ”

Kou Zhun's face sank, and he said in a low voice: "The official family asked the old man and Liu E to be the chief regent ...... together."

Li Di shook his head and sighed: "He is really still ......"

Kou Zhun reminded: "Be cautious ......"

Li Di sighed again, "What about the succession?" ”

Kou Zhun rolled his eyes, "Naturally, it's the crown prince......"

Li Di nodded slowly, "Then I won't resign......

The reason why he wanted to resign before was because he was very disappointed in Zhao Heng.

Now that Zhao Heng is dead, and it is his student who has ascended the throne, he naturally has to assist well.

He believed that his students would not treat him badly.

Hearing this, Kou Zhun nodded with satisfaction: "The matter of the construction of the imperial mausoleum of the official family will be handed over to you to be responsible......

Li Di shook his head and said, "You have to allow me to rest for a day." ”

Kou Zhun was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "Why?" ”

Li Di raised his head and gritted his teeth, "Beat my son at home...... If it weren't for those rebels, I wouldn't have missed so many things. ”

Kou Zhun and Kou Ji were stunned.

Li Di didn't wait for Kou Zhun to reply, he bowed his hand and left the palace.

After Li Di left, Kou Zhun sighed and said, "This guy ......"

Kou Ji shook his head with a smile.

"Push the old man back to the arch hall ......"

Kou Zhun commanded, and Kou Ji pushed Kou Zhun back to the Vertical Arch Hall.

As soon as he arrived at the temple, he heard a hoarse wail coming from the door of the temple.

"Official?!"

"Official!"

"How do you ...... How do you ......?"

“……”

"Woo woo woo ......"

“……”

Kou Zhun and Kou Ji's ancestors and grandsons followed the prestige, and saw Zhao Yuanyan crawling in from the door of the hall with tears in his eyes.

His tears mixed with snot all the way down to his chin, and he couldn't taste them.

Kou Zhun and Kou Ji's ancestors and grandsons glanced at each other.

At the same time, an idea was born in my heart.

Can really act......

Zhao Yuanyan crawled to Zhao Heng's corpse, hugged Zhao Heng's arm, and cried.

The cries drowned out the cries of everyone in the vaulted hall.

"Official...... Brother Royal...... Why are you so ......? It's just gone......"

"Brother Huang, ......"

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