Kou Ji stood in place and thought for a while, and decided to go to Zhao Zhen to make it clear.

Zhao Zhen's concubines set up a situation to harm the prince, and only Zhao Zhen has the final say on how to decide.

Although he didn't get any human and physical evidence, he explained to Zhao Zhen, what kind of human and physical evidence do you want?

I'm afraid that Zhao Zhen himself has already guessed that it is his concubines who are setting up a situation behind him.

If it was just a trap for the prince, Kou Ji could still take it lightly, but Chang Xinglong's artillery workshop exploded, and a hundred catties of gunpowder were missing, so he had to dig it out as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if it explodes anywhere, it will become a big problem.

Kou Ji returned to the gate of the cold palace under the strange eyes of Queen Cao and the other five people, and he stepped on the stone steps at the entrance of the cold palace, preparing to enter the cold palace to meet Zhao Zhen.

It's just that as soon as he walked to the threshold of the cold palace, he saw the imperial doctor hurriedly walking out of the cold palace with a pale face.

After seeing Kou Ji, he said in a low voice: "Kou Gong, Queen Mother...... ......"

Kou Ji's face changed, his mind buzzed, and he stood stunned and didn't react at all.

Seeing this, the imperial doctor arched his hand to Kou Ji, walked to the five Queen Cao, and conveyed the words told to Kou Ji to the five Queen Cao as they were.

Empress Cao's five faces immediately appeared with sadness.

Empress Cao immediately arranged for Concubine Zhang Xian, Concubine Zhang Guifei, Concubine He De, and Concubine Zhou Shu to accompany Zhao Zhen here, and she went to prepare for the funeral.

Kou Ji had already sobered up when Empress Cao explained to Concubine Zhang Xian, and he walked into the cold palace quickly, and saw Zhao Zhen kneeling in front of Empress Dowager Li's bed, holding Empress Dowager Li with both hands, his face covered with tears.

"Official...... Condolences ......"

Seeing that Zhao Zhen didn't react, Kou Ji could only sigh and say to Zhao Zhen: "The minister will summon a hundred officials and tell the world about this ......."

After Kou Ji said this, Concubine Zhang Xian and the four of them had already appeared at the door of the dormitory in the cold palace.

Kou Ji glanced at the four of them, reminded them to take care of Zhao Zhen, and hurriedly left the cold palace.

Now that Empress Dowager Li is gone, Zhao Zhen has no heart to deal with other things.

Kou Ji is not good at bothering Zhao Zhen with the matter of Fang Meiren at this time, and the matter can only be put on hold for the time being.

Kou Ji returned to the council hall and immediately ordered the bell to be rang.

The Queen Mother, the bell rings eighty-one times, which can be regarded as a declaration to the world.

At the head of the imperial city, two wrestlers with big shoulders and round waists struck the big bell hanging on the imperial city vigorously.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

A calm and heavy bell rang and spread through Bianjing.

The civil and military officials of Bianjing City pricked up their ears to listen when the bell rang.

When the bell rang more than eleven, the faces of the civil and military officials changed in unison, and they knew that there was a dead person in the palace.

Who died, they probably guessed down.

The civil and military officials immediately changed into sacrificial clothes and hurried to the palace.

Along the way, they saw many lanterns at the entrance of the mansion, and some places draped in red and hung colors, and they quickly changed into a plain silk.

When a big man in the palace died, the people couldn't put up lights, and marriage was forbidden.

To commit it is a capital offense.

There are not many things that the people need to prohibit, and there are even more prohibitions in the homes of civil and military officials.

Civil and military officials are not only not allowed to put up lanterns and get married at home, but they are also forbidden to have fun and have sex and have sex in their homes.

As the queen mother, she will inevitably mourn for three years after her death.

That is to say, civil and military officials must be monks for three years.

However, anyone who violates the precepts during the mourning period, regardless of the size of the official position or the level of status, the emperor must be severely punished and be fully filial.

The civil and military officials rushed to the gate of Donghua Gate from their respective Fu Mansions, and the bell had already struck eighty-one.

Eighty-one bells have been told to them who died.

Not long after the civil and military officials arrived at the gate of Donghua, the gate of Donghua Gate slowly opened.

The officials rushed in and went straight to the vertical arch hall.

When they arrived at the Vertical Arch Hall, they saw Kou Ji standing on the main hall waiting for them.

"Xiaguan and others have seen the prime minister......"

The civil and military officials saluted together.

Kou Ji let out a long sigh, "The Queen Mother is ......"

The civil and military officials raised their hands high, bowed three hundred and nine times, and then knelt on the ground in unison.

After Kou Ji knelt on the ground among the civil and military officials, he said in a lamented voice: "The queen mother is gone, and the official family is grief-stricken and has no intention of handling the future. Therefore, the affairs in the palace are temporarily handled by the queen mother, and I am in charge of the outside of the palace. ”

"Where is Ouyang Xiu?"

"The lower official is here!"

"Order the government to draft an edict, affix the seal of the government council, affix the seal of the council, and affix the seal of the privy council, and send it to the council hall, and I will affix the official treasure seal and the prime minister's seal to announce it to the world."

"Whoa!"

"The main department of the Ministry of Rites, the main department of the Ministry of Works?"

"The lower official is here!"

"The Ministry of Rites presided over the ceremony, and the Ministry of Industry supervised the construction of the mausoleum!"

"Whoa!"

“……”

"The registration department recruits people's husbands, and the capital office approves and distributes salaries!"

"Whoa!"

“……”

Kou Ji arranged them one by one, and the officials responded one by one.

In the end, Kou Ji let out a long sigh, "The protocol department sent someone to send a document to the vassals and the royal families scattered all over the country, allowing them to return to Beijing to offer condolences. ”

Ouyang Xiu hesitated for a moment and asked, "What if the vassal king wants to enter the capital?" ”

Kou Ji pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "The vassal kings are not allowed to enter Beijing, only their princes are allowed to enter Beijing to mourn." ”

Ouyang Xiu nodded, not speaking.

After Kou Ji finished ordering everything, he waited quietly in the vertical arch hall with hundreds of civil and military officials.

waited until Empress Cao arranged the mourning hall and put the bones of Empress Dowager Li into the coffin, and then rushed to mourn with hundreds of officials.

Empress Dowager Li's coffin is parked in Yanfu Palace.

Zhao Zhen was dressed in plain clothes and knelt in front of the coffin.

The crown prince Zhao Run and his brothers knelt behind him.

The other concubines knelt on the other side under the guidance of Empress Cao.

Kou Ji led the hundred officials into the Yanfu Palace, and after kneeling three times and knocking nine times, he knelt aside.

Not long after, the Zhao clan relatives entered the palace one by one to offer condolences.

After the condolences, he also knelt aside.

Kou Ji led the hundred officials to kneel for a full day.

Next.

Kou Ji left Yanfu Palace with hundreds of officials and took care of the funeral of Empress Dowager Li.

During this period, Zhao Zhen didn't say a word, and his spirit was very poor.

After that, on the 21st, Kou Ji was in charge of Empress Dowager Li's funeral.

Since Zhao Zhen didn't care about anything, Kou Ji discussed it with the officials and gave the Empress Dowager Li a nickname.

Zhang Yi.

This was followed by the construction of the mausoleum and the reception of people into the palace to mourn.

After the twenty-first day.

Kou Ji took hundreds of officials to invite Zhao Zhen to the court.

Zhao Zhen refused to allow it, and extended the period of the wake from the 21st to the 81st.

Zhao Zhen's attitude is very tough.

Kou Ji and the hundred officials had no choice but to follow Zhao Zhen's thoughts.

Fortunately, the official system of the Great Song Dynasty has been changed to the three-three system and the separation of powers.

Even without Zhao Zhen, everything up and down the government and the opposition can operate independently.

Otherwise, if Zhao Zhen did this, the government and the opposition would definitely be in chaos.

In addition to accompanying Zhao Zhen to kneel every day, Kou Ji also has to deal with official business in the council hall.

It's a month and a half to be busy.

A month and a half later, the envoys of the various vassal clans who could reach Bianjing by land entered the city one after another.

For example, the breeders of Dongyang, the Liu family of Xiyang, and the Cao family of Liuqiu, these are at sea, and it is not easy to travel, I am afraid that they will be obtained in a year.

The standard set by the ancients for three years of suspension of spirits was not set by incident.

The reason why it was set for such a long time was to let everyone have time to rush to the capital to mourn the nobles.

When the envoys from all over the country entered Beijing, Kou Ji put aside trivial matters and went back to the bamboo courtyard.

After Kou Ji dragged his equipped body back to the bamboo courtyard, he saw Xiang Yan pulling a girl to talk.

After seeing Kou Ji, the two immediately stood up.

"Old man......"

"My daughter-in-law has seen my father-in-law's ......"

The girl pulled by Xiang Yan was Kou Ji's daughter-in-law, Princess Baoqing.

Princess Baoqing is the granddaughter of Empress Dowager Li, and Empress Dowager Li died, so she naturally had to enter Beijing to mourn.

In addition, there is no prince of Han in Han now.

So Princess Baoqing can also replace Han Wangfu.

Kou Ji glanced at Baoqing, saw that the ignorant little girl in the past had grown up, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite...... Sit it all down......"

Xiang Yan sat down with a big grin, and saw that Baoqing was still a little restrained, so he pulled Baoqing to sit down.

"This girl, I haven't been with us for a few days, and I'm a little rusty when I see us......"

Xiang Yan pulled Baoqing and said with a complaining face.

Baoqing smiled bitterly.

Although Baoqing is their daughter-in-law, she has little time to spend with them.

When facing them, he is a little restrained, unfamiliar, and very ordinary.

Kou Ji didn't seem to hear Xiang Yan's words, and asked Baoqing with a smile, "Are you still used to staying in Handi?" ”

Baoqing nodded and said softly: "There are mountains and rivers, and no one disturbs them, it's good." It's just in the winter, it's a little cold. ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Then burn more fire......

Baoqing looked embarrassed.

Kou Ji smiled bitterly in his heart.

He found that not only did he not get along with his son, but he also seemed to be unable to get along with his daughter-in-law.

Kou Ji coughed dryly and asked, "When you returned to Beijing, did my grandfather and Tianci explain anything to you?" ”

Baoqing hesitated for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Great-ancestor said that he is afraid that he will not have a few days to live, so let you go back as soon as possible." The prince asked his daughter-in-law to bring you a letter. ”

Kou Ji pouted and said, "What kind of bullshit prince is he......"

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Baoqing's face again.

After Kou Tianci inherited Kou Ji's Han Wangjue, when he arrived in Handi, everyone had to call him a prince.

Over time, everyone got used to it.

Kou Ji now looked contemptuous, and she naturally felt embarrassed.

Kou Ji sensed Baoqing's embarrassment, coughed slightly, and said, "What is the bone of grandfather's body?" ”

Baoqing hurriedly said: "Being able to eat and sleep is just dissatisfied with those scholars in Handi." It is said that the scholars in Korea are all good mallets, and there is no talent. ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and said, "Liang Shi, as well as the sons and nephews of Liang Shi's family, are all rare talents." ”

Baoqing nodded and said, "Mr. Liang is indeed talented, and the children of the Liang family are all handsome. But Mr. Liang is now serving as the envoy of the royal palace, and the children of the Liang family are now serving as officials in various states and counties, so there is no way to learn art from their great-ancestors. ”

Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully and said, "Grandfather said that his body bones are not good, but he is actually lying to me. He actually wanted me to help him kidnap a few talents and train him so that he could have some worries in his heart, right? ”

Baoqing nodded lightly, "Although the great ancestor didn't say it explicitly, the king ...... Xiang Gong said that this is what the great-grandfather meant. ”

Kou Ji thought about it for a moment and said with a smile: "I just took in a few students, and I don't have time to take care of them." Take it with you when you go back, and let my grandfather go to the training. ”

Baoqing nodded obediently.

Kou Ji instructed: "Take a little rest, pack up, and let your mother-in-law take you into the palace." ”

Baoqing nodded obediently again.

Xiang Yan got up and pulled Baoqing away.

When Baoqing left, he took a letter with a strange look and handed it to Kou Ji.

After Baoqing left, Kou Ji picked up the letter, glanced at it slightly, and laughed out loud.

The content of the letter is simple.

Kou Ji repeatedly told him not to do bad things.

But he and Baoqing get along day and night, and they can't help it, and then they do bad things.

and also sent a letter to Kou Ji, and said something to Kou Ji very heroically.

He did the bad thing.

He took it all if he wanted to punish him.

"The little bunny has stiff wings. Let's see how I clean you up when I get to Handi. ”

Kou Ji casually burned Kou Tianci's letter, walked out of the side hall, went to the study to look at his students, rested for a while, and then hurried into the palace.

When he arrived at the palace, as soon as he sat down, Ouyang Xiu appeared in front of Kou Ji with two copies of the recital.

"Sir, one is the ritual of the vassal audience of the various countries...... One is the process of implementing the new decree......"

Kou Ji took the transcript of the audience of the vassals of various countries, looked through it slightly, and saw that all the processes were in order, so he wrote a quasi-word.

Then I took the note on the implementation of the new decree, flipped through it a little, was slightly stunned, and said with some surprise: "The new decree has been thoroughly implemented at the local level?" ”

Ouyang Xiu nodded with a smile and said, "Our teachers and students have been staring around the clock, and they have sent many people to the local government to strictly supervise this matter.

The implementation of the new decree is naturally fast.

Now it's not just the new decree that has been implemented.

The officials who were cleared out after the implementation of the new decree also made up for the lack of officials in the border areas.

Now, my Da Song is finally no longer short of officials. ”

Kou Ji put down the song and let out a sigh of relief: "Everything can finally be settled. ”

Ouyang Xiu shook his head and smiled: "Now that the new policy has just been implemented, if you want the people to completely recognize the new policy, it will take four or five years." ”

Kou Ji smiled: "I naturally know this. I have already built the bridge that should be built. I've also repaired the road that should be repaired. How you go in the future is up to you. ”

Ouyang Xiu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Mr. is leaving?" ”

Kou Ji smiled and said: "I have already leaned towards the opposition, and if I don't leave, I won't be able to leave." ”

Ouyang Xiu said solemnly: "Mr. is loyal to the Great Song Dynasty and the official family, and everyone knows it. Sir, don't think much about it. ”

Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "You made a prime minister to put me up, didn't you think I was in the way?" ”

Ouyang corrected his color and said: "The students and others have no such intention. ”

Kou Ji waved his hand and said: "Okay, I won't leave, if the position of prime minister is not removed, you three members of the academy will never be able to grasp the real power that belongs to you." ”

Ouyang Xiu bowed his hand to Kou Ji and said, "The students and others are willing to take the lead for Mr. ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "You are the courtiers of the official family, not my courtiers. It's because you're looking down on me that I have to be so powerful.

Today's Da Song has my part, and I don't want it to be damaged because of me. ”

"Mr. ......"

"Seek kindness and get kindness......"

“……”

Ouyang Xiu left the council hall with a complicated mind.

Ouyang Xiu originally thought that after the new decree was implemented in the localities, it would be a very happy thing.

But when he knew that the new decree was completely settled in the place, Kou Ji was leaving, and he suddenly felt a little unhappy in his heart.

To them, Kou Ji is also a teacher and a friend.

So he said that Koji was their husband, but it was better to say that Koji was their leader.

Without Koji taking the lead, these pretentious people would not have come together.

If there is no Kou Ji to take the lead, who can stop their group of heroes?

In the whole world, there is only Ko Ji.

Although Zhao Zhen is the first person in the Great Song Dynasty, he can't do it if he wants all of them to bow down sincerely.

Not to mention others, it is Liu Yong, who was newly transferred to the Ministry of Education and Education to serve as Jia Changchao's deputy, and he is not Zhao Zhen.

If Zhao Zhen really forced him to do something, he would dare to write poems and scold people.

Ouyang Xiu felt that it was necessary for him to go to Fan Zhongyan and Yang Wenguang to see if he could find a way to keep Kou Ji.

Ouyang Xiu's thoughts, Kou Ji didn't know.

Kou Ji felt that it was time for him to retire.

There's not much point in staying any longer.

Now the only thing he can't worry about is the disappearance of a hundred catties of gunpowder.

If he doesn't find out the gunpowder, he won't be at ease.

Chen Lin is now busy taking care of Zhao Zhen every day, and he has no heart to investigate this matter at all.

Kou Ji handed over the matter to Bao Zheng, but Bao Zheng still hasn't found out where the gunpowder went.

The longer the time passed, the more uneasy Kou Ji felt in his heart.

In the days that followed, Ko Ji continued to handle official business in the council.

A few days later.

Di Qing actually hurriedly found the door.

When Kou Ji saw Di Qing, he said with a stunned expression: "Aren't you busy with the affairs of the Bishan Martial Academy?" Why did you have the leisure to come to me? ”

Di Qing said with a gloomy face: "I lost something in the army......

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, then glared in shock, "Musket? ”

Di Qing nodded solemnly and said, "I also lost three artillery pieces......"

Kou Ji slowly stood up, frowned and asked, "Did you catch it?" ”

Di Qing shook his head and said, "I have already run away." ”

Kou Ji asked, "There is no trace left?" ”

Di Qing shook his head again.

Kou Ji clenched his fists slightly and ordered, "Immediately block the news and let everyone below shut up for me." Send someone to investigate the matter and bring me all the firearms.

Not a single one is missing. ”

"Anyone is holding you back?"

"No mercy!"

Kou Ji coldly commanded.

Di Qing nodded, said no more, and quickly left the council hall.

After Di Qing left, Kou Ji paced in the council hall.

After walking back and forth several times, Kou Ji instructed the eunuch guarding the door: "Summoning Bao Zheng into the palace......"

The eunuch at the door agreed, and immediately sent someone to find Bao Zheng.

It didn't take long for Bao Zheng to arrive at the council hall.

Bao Zheng saw Kou Ji and hurriedly gave a salute.

After the salute, Bao Zheng said to Kou Ji with a solemn expression: "Sir, the whereabouts of the gunpowder, the students have not found any clue so far. ”

Kou Ji said with a cold face: "Within three days, can you find out about this matter?" ”

Bao Zheng was stunned, looked at Kou Ji in amazement, and said, "Why is Mr. suddenly in such a hurry?" ”

Kou Ji didn't answer Bao Zheng's question, but continued: "Can you find out?" ”

Bao Zheng hesitated for a moment and shook his head.

It was as if the gunpowder had disappeared out of thin air, and the only palace man who had something to do with the gunpowder had already died and couldn't die anymore.

Bao Zheng couldn't find a clue at all.

Kou Ji shook his head when he saw Bao Zheng and asked, "What about seven days?" ”

Bao Zheng still shook his head.

Kou Ji frowned and said, "I can't find out in seven days." ”

Bao Zheng said with a bitter face: "All the clues to this matter have been cut off. Even if students want to investigate, they have to slowly look for clues from it.

There are not many people implicated in this matter.

It's not easy for students to look it up at all. ”

Kou Ji was silent for a moment, "I'll create a condition for you. But there is only one chance, and whether you can seize it depends on your ability. ”

Bao Zheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "What conditions?" ”

Kou Ji didn't answer, but said coldly: "You will understand in three days." ”

Bao Zheng nodded, stared at Kou Ji and asked, "Mr. suddenly became so impatient, but what happened?" ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "It's just some speculation, and I can't say it now." You go down first. ”

Bao Zheng hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and left the council hall.

After Bao Zheng left, Kou Ji stared at the harem and said to himself coldly: "Steal gunpowder first, and then steal muskets and artillery, really my good temper?!" ”

Kou Ji snorted coldly and walked out of the council hall with a sullen head.

ran all the way to Concubine Zhang's bedroom.

After kneeling in front of Empress Dowager Li's coffin for 21 days, Concubine Zhang returned to the palace to take care of her prince.

When Kou Ji brutally broke into Zhang Guifei's palace, Zhang Guifei was startled.

After Zhang Guifei handed over the wide-eyed prince to her personal female officer, she glared and angrily roared at Kou Ji, who had rushed into the palace gate.

"Koji! What is the crime of trespassing in the harem! ”

Kou Ji stared at Zhang Guifei and said coldly: "Did you take the musket and artillery?" ”

Zhang Guifei said angrily: "Are you questioning the palace, or are you interrogating the palace?" Kou Ji, the palace is not a place for you to go wild! Although the official family re-you, it doesn't mean that you can ride on the head of the palace! ”

Kou Ji stared at Zhang Guifei and said coldly: "If you take it, it's best to hand it over, I can not blame the past." ”

"Presumptuous!"

"I'll give you three days! After three days, if you can't see the muskets and artillery lost in the army, then don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

“……”

Kou Ji left Zhang Guifei's dormitory in the thunderous voice of Concubine Zhang Guifei, and then brutally broke into the palace of Concubine He De and Concubine Zhou Shu, and said what he had just said as it was.

In the end, Kou Ji arrived at the gate of Yanfu Palace and quietly waited for Empress Cao.

As soon as Empress Cao left the gate of Yanfu Palace, she was difficult to get down by Kou Ji.

Empress Cao was also shocked when she saw that there was evil energy in Kou Ji's eyes.

"Kou Qing's ......"

Kou Ji didn't wait for Empress Cao to finish speaking, so he quickly asked: "Queen Mother, the minister wants to know, have you used the muskets and artillery in the army!" ”