A torch was handed to Zhao Yuanzuo from the guard's hand.

Zhao Yuanzuo held the torch, and the firelight reflected his face, but it could not warm his chest.

The two flames kept beating in Zhao Yuanzuo's eyes.

Zhao Yuanzuo took the opportunity to throw the torch in his hand into Liu E's bedroom.

The torch smashed on the ground with a crisp sound and bounced onto the palanquin at the entrance of the dormitory.

The sedan curtain was stained with sparks and instantly ignited.

The guards of the Chu Palace, one by one, held torches and entered Liu E's bedroom.

A moment passed.

Fires lit everywhere in Liu E's bedroom.

The guards of the Chu Palace, but they did not come out, but blocked the door of Liu E's dormitory like a human wall.

Let Liu E wail in the dormitory, and she didn't move.

Let the raging flames burn the curtains around the dormitory, and let the flames on the curtains spread to the beams and pillars of the dormitory.

Let the scattered sparks drip on you.

After half a stick of incense.

The fire in Liu E's bedroom reflected the palace.

Inside the arched hall.

Zhao Zhen stared at Wang Qinruo, who still had one breath left, with a cannibalistic gaze, and asked Wang Qinruo in the most vicious tone in his life, "Why aren't you dead yet?!" ”

It was the first time Zhao Zhen said such vicious words to a courtier.

Wang Qinruo vomited blood in his mouth and was speechless.

He weakly took out one blood-stained Jiaozi after another from his arms and pushed them in the direction where Zhao Zhen was.

He took out some pills and some books on immortal secret techniques from his arms and pushed them in the direction where Zhao Zhen was.

"Wow......"

Zhao Zhen rushed down the imperial stairs angrily and roared angrily: "If it weren't for your eldest lady who bewitched me, how could my eldest lady interfere in the rebellion of the Eighth Emperor Uncle?"

If it weren't for your bewitching Eighth Emperor Uncle, my Eighth Emperor Uncle would not have rebelled.

I don't even have to watch the eldest uncle block the door of the eldest lady's dormitory, forcing the eldest lady to death.

I finally came up with a way to rescue the eldest lady and appease the anger of the eldest uncle.

But you ruined it!

Ruined by you!

You traitor!

Big traitor!

I'm blind, I didn't kill you sooner! ”

Zhao Zhen's roar resounded throughout the entire vertical arch hall.

"Official!"

"Official!"

“……”

A small eunuch, when Zhao Zhen roared, rushed into the vertical arch hall.

The threshold of the vertical arch hall is high.

The little eunuch ran too fast, and was knocked down by the threshold, his nose broke, and two lines of blood flowed out.

But he didn't care.

Instead, he lay on the ground and wailed in horror at Zhao Zhen.

"King Chu! The King of Chu set fire to the Queen Mother's bedroom! ”

The little eunuch finished this sentence with the fastest speed in his life.

Zhao Zhen's eyes widened in surprise.

"Quick! Send someone to put out the fire! ”

Zhao Zhen roared hysterically in the vertical arch hall.

Chen Lin hurriedly shouted to the eunuchs in the hall, asking them to rush to the order and transfer the water dragon car to put out the fire.

Zhao Zhen stumbled towards the outside of the vertical arch hall.

After Chen Lin finished instructing the eunuchs, he followed out.

Just when Zhao Zhen and Chen Lin rushed to Liu E's bedroom, Kou Ji and the three of them also rushed to the gate of the palace.

I saw the fire in the palace.

The three were taken aback.

"It's broken!"

The three of them were afraid that Wang Qinruo would make some trouble in the palace, so they hurried to the palace.

Now I saw a fire in the palace.

The three of them did not hesitate to feel that Wang Qinruo really made a mess.

Wang Qinruo was the Qin prisoner that the three of them were responsible for arresting.

Now the three of them didn't catch Wang Qinruo, and let Wang Qinruo get into the palace and make a mess.

Then the three of them are guilty of dereliction of duty.

Dereliction of duty is not dereliction of duty.

Koji didn't really care.

Liu Heng didn't care too much.

But Xue Tian cared.

Xue Tian's face was like an eggplant, blue and purple, very ugly.

"Get in!"

Kou Ji didn't have the heart to comfort Xue Tian, he urged.

The palace gate is locked, and ordinary people are generally not allowed to enter and exit.

But when Kou Zhun was in the palace, Kou Ji often entered the palace at night, and the soldiers of the forbidden army guarding the palace gate were also used to seeing him enter the palace in the middle of the night.

In addition, Kou Ji and their top boss Zhu Neng are familiar with each other.

Therefore, after Kou Ji explained his intentions, the soldiers of the forbidden army guarding the gate of the palace did not embarrass the three of them.

Instead, he sent a few soldiers of the forbidden army and took them into the palace.

When the three of them arrived at Liu E's bedroom, they saw Zhao Yuanzuo standing with his back to the burning Liu E's bedroom, holding his sword.

Zhao Zhen stood at the door, roaring at Zhao Yuanzuo with red eyes.

"Uncle Emperor, I am the emperor, you committed murder in my palace, do you really think I dare not treat you?!"

Zhao Yuanzuo stared at Zhao Zhen very calmly and said, "You are the emperor, you can." Just like your grandfather in the past, he demoted me to a commoner and sent me thousands of miles away. ”

Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and shouted, "I will let you get your wish!" Not only do I want to demote you to a commoner, but I also want to demote you to a commoner. ”

Zhao Yuanzuo smiled indifferently: "That's good...... Perhaps after they become commoners, they will be more comfortable than the royal family and nobles. Even if you are not as good as the royal family, at least you don't have to fight for power and kill each other. ”

Zhao Zhen said fiercely: "Get out of the way, I want to bring someone in to save the eldest lady!" ”

Zhao Yuanzuo shook his head.

Zhao Zhen glared and roared angrily: "Chen Lin, take him down for me." ”

Zhao Yuanzuo was stunned for a moment and grinned.

"It's a bit like an emperor, but it's a pity that it's still indecisive."

"You...... No one can save it. ”

When a group of imperial guards pounced on Zhao Yuanzuo, Zhao Yuanzuo smiled and entered the sea of fire.

Kou Ji and the three of them watched Zhao Yuanzuo enter the sea of fire in a daze.

The sea of fire instantly engulfed Zhao Yuanzuo's figure.

The fire grew bigger in an instant.

There was no need for Zhao Zhen to give orders again, those eunuchs, palace laves, and imperial guards began to put out the fire with shouts.

Some of the royal guards who had a heart to fight for a great wealth were also ready to rush into the fire to save people.

But as soon as he approached the entrance of the dormitory, he was forced to retreat by the raging fire.

Zhao Zhen stood with blank eyes, staring at the burning dormitory.

One after another, the water hook carts, pushed by the eunuchs, rushed to the front of the dormitory, spraying water, and extinguishing the fire.

Water in the Imperial Garden.

It was pumped and sunk more than a foot deep before extinguishing the flames in Liu E's bedroom.

When the flames were extinguished, only the wreckage remained.

The entrance to Liu E's bedroom was full of people.

Concubine Li, Concubine Yang, Empress Cao, etc., all the ladies in the palace have arrived here.

Empress Cao secretly wept.

Concubine Li twitched in a low voice.

Concubine Yang wailed.

The scene was chaotic.

The imperial avant-garde rummaged through the wreckage and found Zhao Yuanzuo's charred corpse.

However, the remains of Liu E and the guards of the Chu Palace's palace were not found.

Liu E's dormitory is the place where the fire burns most fiercely.

Liu E and the guards of the Chu Palace, I am afraid that they have been burned to ashes along with the dormitory.

Xue Tian's hands and feet trembled, and he wanted to step forward to ask for guilt.

was stopped by Kou Ji.

"If you go up now, you're looking for death!"

Xue Tian's mouth trembled, and he said in a trembling voice: "Don't go...... Eighty percent will also die......"

Kou Ji shook his head and let out a long breath.

"I'll go......"

Kou Ji stopped Xue Tian and Liu Heng and walked to Zhao Zhen's side.

"Chen Kou Ji, see the official ......"

Zhao Zhen said with blank eyes: "I ...... Isn't it cowardly? If I had been tougher and let people take Uncle Emperor early, would such a tragedy not have happened? ”

Kou Ji sighed, "According to the character of the King of Chu, he will not stop." You can stop him once or twice, but you can't stop him for the rest of your life. ”

Zhao Zhen said in a miserable voice: "My eldest lady...... No ......."

Kou Ji opened his mouth, but he couldn't say words of comfort.

Zhao Zhen's eyes were full of tears, and he said in a mournful voice: "I have demoted the eldest emperor uncle to a commoner......"

Koji bowed and listened.

Zhao Zhen continued: "You watched me bury the emperor's uncle, confiscate his family property, and send all the children and daughters of his family to Cangzhou, and he will not be allowed to return to the dynasty for life.

Then help me ask the Taishi to return to the dynasty and temporarily govern on my behalf. ”

Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen in a daze, stunned.

Zhao Zhen didn't care about Kou Ji's expression, and continued: "Qin offended Wang Qinruo, trespassed into the palace, plotted to kill my eldest lady, my eldest emperor's uncle, and the nine clans were all punished.

He was given the nickname 'human traitor', inscribed into a monument, and stood in front of his grave. ”

Kou Ji forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart and said in a deep voice: "What should Wang Qinruo do?" ”

Zhao Zhen's eyes were red and he said, "I want to ...... One by one, he was ...... alive."

Don't wait for Koji to react.

Zhao Zhen snatched a knife from the hands of the imperial guard, and took heavy steps to the vertical arch hall.

Kou Ji and Chen Lin were shocked and followed closely behind.

After Zhao Zhen rushed to the vertical arch hall, he waved his long knife and cut off Wang Qinruo's leg fiercely.

Blood splashed Zhao Zhen's face, and Zhao Zhen didn't realize it.

Wang Qinruo howled loudly, "Xia Zhu, you hurt me!" ”

"Poof!"

Zhao Zhen dropped the knife again, cutting off Wang Qinruo's other leg, followed by both hands.

Kou Ji stared at Zhao Zhen with an ugly face, not knowing whether to step forward to stop it.

Chen Lin stood at the door of the Vertical Arch Hall with a pale face, not daring to move a step.

Kou Ji secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said to Chen Lin, "You still don't want to stop it...... If the official family continues like this, they will fall into the devil. ”

Chen Lin shuddered, gritted his teeth, and said in a trembling voice: "The official family needs to vent...... Otherwise, you'll really fall into the ......."

Kou Ji was stunned when he heard this, and nodded secretly.

Two days.

Zhao Zhen experienced his own uncle's rebellion, his eldest mother's seizure of power, his own uncle's burning of his eldest mother, and his uncle's burial in the fire.

Everyone who died had a close relationship with him.

He didn't want to hurt anyone, but in the end, he hurt everyone.

It was as if his heart had been put in a mill, crushed over and over again.

Kou Ji watched Zhao Zhen hack Wang Qinruo to death, but he still didn't stop, and couldn't help but close his eyes.

"What does Wang Qinruo mean by the words he shouted just now?"

Kou Ji tried to divert his attention by talking to Chen Lin.

Chen Lin stared at Zhao Zhen's murder without blinking, but he also answered Kou Ji's question.

"Xia Zhu ran away...... occupied the horses, boats, money, and people that Wang Qinruo had prepared for him to escape......"

Kou Ji narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Lin.

Chen Lin said gloomily: "The people of our family didn't catch up with ......"

As soon as Kou Ji was about to continue to ask Chen Lin for more information, he heard a pop in the vertical arch hall.

Follow the prestige.

saw Zhao Zhen fall to the ground, covered with Wang Qinruo's blood.

Wang Qinruo had already been cut off beyond recognition.

Kou Ji and Chen Lin quickly pounced.

Chen Lin hurriedly helped Zhao Zhen up, tried Zhao Zhen's snort and pulse, picked up Zhao Zhen, and said to Kou Ji: "The official family is fine, but I fainted." The affairs of the court are up to you and the Taishi. ”

After saying that.

Chen Lin hugged Zhao Zhen and strode away.

Kou Ji sighed, and summoned the eunuchs and palace ladies who were waiting in the vertical arch hall to clean up the blood stains in the vertical arch hall, and issued a gag order.

Whether it's useful or not, Kou Ji doesn't care.

He only does what he is supposed to do.

After the eunuchs and palace ladies cleaned up the bloodstains in the vertical arch hall.

Xue Tian and Liu Heng followed a group of eunuchs and palace ladies to appear in the vertical arch hall.

When Xue Tian arrived at the Vertical Arch Palace, he didn't see Zhao Zhen, so he hurriedly ran to Kou Ji and asked, "How is the official family?" ”

Kou Ji was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "The official family is fine, and he will already rest in the palace." Before leaving, let me invite my grandfather into the palace to preside over the overall situation. ”

Xue Tian let out a sigh of relief, "It's good if the official family is okay, it's good if the official family is okay......

Kou Ji arched his hand to Xue Tian and said, "I'm sorry for you to leave the palace and invite my grandfather into the palace." ”

Xue Tian nodded, and said with some hesitation: "How did the official family explain the matter of Jiaozipu?" ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "I will handle this matter properly, you don't need to worry about it anymore." ”

Xue Tian nodded, hurriedly left the Vertical Arch Hall, and went to ask Kou Zhun.

After Xue Tian left, Kou Ji said to Liu Heng: "Xia Zhu has escaped...... You send someone to chase after ......."

Liu Heng nodded and prepared to leave.

Kou Ji stopped Liu Heng and said, "After sending someone to chase Xia Zhu, go back to the house." ”

Liu Heng was stunned for a moment, then nodded silently.

Why did Kou Ji let him go home, Liu Heng knew it in his heart.

His father Liu Mei is Liu E's nominal brother, and now that Liu E is dead, he doesn't know if his father will be sad, but as a son, it is necessary to go back and see.

After Liu Heng left.

Kou Ji looked at the place where Wang Qinruo died, sighed slightly, and muttered: "Xia Zhu robbed you of the things you used to escape, forcing you to enter the palace to find Concubine Li to survive, but you broke the official family's stealing of dragons and phoenixes......

It's really a trick......

Actually, I have a lot of questions for you.

For example, how did Xia Zhu rob you of something that you ran away from.

Since you are going to run for your life, then the arrangements must be made by some henchmen.

How Xia Zhu commands to move your henchmen.

For another example, what did you use to impress Concubine Li and ask her to help you infiltrate the palace.

For example, why do you insist on being a traitor? ”

Kou Ji stared at the place where Wang Qinruo died, and asked a lot of questions.

But no one answered.

No one told him that the reason why Xia Zhu was able to rob Wang Qinruo's escape was because there was a large part of the things that Xia Zhu helped prepare.

No one told him that Xia Zhu and Wang Qinruo had already discussed, and after the matter was revealed, they fled for their lives together.

No one told him that Wang Qinruo had given Xia Zhu a seal letter, which could be used to mobilize the manpower of the palace, and Xia Zhu relied on the seal letter to gain the trust of the people in the palace who accepted Wang Qinruo's escape, occupied the boats, horses, and money used by Wang Qinruo's escape, and then killed Wang Qinruo's cronies, cut off Wang Qinruo's back road, and forced Wang Qinruo to beg for his life from Concubine Li.

If Kou Ji wants to know this, he will probably only know until he catches Xia Zhu.