Chapter 370: Ugly
Liu Dongquan was more depressed than ever. thought that he had caught Zhao Ling and reported the big secret, and from then on he would become a confidant of His Majesty the Emperor, and then add an official to the knighthood and tear the soil to seal the marquis.
Who knew that as soon as Zhao Ling entered the deep palace, he disappeared. The secret letter he sent was also like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was not even a ripple.
That's all it takes, and what's even more hateful is that the official family somehow remembered Chen Ao and personally sealed the marquis in the Golden Palace. When he first played the matter of the Salt Gang, he clearly deliberately reduced Chen Ao's credit!
And he was emotional in the Golden Palace, and before he could think deeply, he told Chen Ao about his private entry into Beijing. This should have been a powerful killing weapon, as long as it was sacrificed, it would be able to wipe out a little minion like Chen Ao.
But who knew that the official family didn't know what medicine they had taken wrong, so they actually found a very ridiculous reason and skipped the matter. But because he didn't report to Fang Baishi in advance, he was reprimanded and suspicious by Fang Baishi as soon as he dispersed.
Liu Dongquan felt that everything was not going well this year, and it must be an unfavorable year. But he licked the blood with his knife, and he didn't know how many lives he had on his hands, and he would never ask the Buddha to ask. Therefore, he can only use alcohol to relieve his sorrows, so as to numb his depressed nerves.
At this moment, he had just drunk seven points and staggered back to the mansion. Due to Fang Baishi's suspicions, he was no longer assigned a task in the past two days. Even if Liu Dongquan came to the government, he didn't have much to do.
As soon as he entered the gate, one of his subordinates ran over in a panic, deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Commander Liu, hurry up!"
"Hurry up fart!" Liu Dongquan said angrily, "You kid dare to call me now?"
The man said aggrievedly: "No, no, Commander Liu, it's Lord Kou Zhun Kou who is here!"
Liu Dongquan raised his eyebrows, and a look of surprise flashed on his face. The Imperial City Division was directly under the emperor, and he had never interacted with courtiers, so how could Kou Zhun suddenly visit? But he didn't plan to delve into it, no matter what he was going to do, once he lost, could he still expect Fang Baishi to let him participate in some secret things? He waved his hand, still drunk and hazy as he walked forward.
The subordinate knew that Liu Dongquan hadn't understood his words yet, so he hurriedly whispered again: "Lord Kou is here to find you!
When Liu Dongquan heard this, he suddenly woke up, his eyes were sharp, he glared at his subordinates, and then his face did not change, and he strode towards his house. Fortunately, the internal fortification of the Imperial City Division was not very strict, and no one noticed his abnormal behavior.
Liu Dongquan opened the door a crack, and sure enough, he saw a person sitting peacefully in the room. Liu Dongquan flashed into the house, closed the door tightly with his hand, and said, "Lord Kou is just afraid that there are some irregularities when he visits like this, right?"
Kou Zhun held the teacup in one hand and said with a smile: "I didn't come to see you as an official of the imperial court, didn't you also pay me a courtesy?"
Liu Dongquan smiled slightly, walked to Kou Zhun and sat down, and said, "Lord Kou won't come to visit a small Imperial City secret agent for no reason, right?"
Kou Zhun got straight to the point and said, "I want to know, how did you know that Chen Ao entered Beijing without permission?"
Liu Dongquan couldn't figure out Kou Zhun's intention, so he just smiled and didn't answer.
Kou Zhun said: "Although your Imperial City Division is pervasive, it is impossible for you to stare at a seven-grade sesame petty official!"
"How is it impossible?" Liu Dongquan said lightly, "Chen Ao is not just a magistrate. He is still the helmsman of the Salt Gang, and now he is still the so-called leader of the Martial Arts Alliance. Shouldn't I keep an eye on him?"
Seeing that he was still sloppy, Kou Zhun sneered and said, "Then you shouldn't know that he has been a guest in my mansion, right?"
Liu Dongquan was stunned for a moment, and a look of surprise flashed on his face. He is not a stupid person, and when Kou Zhun is speculating about him, he is also guessing Kou Zhun's intentions.
Liu Dongquan suddenly remembered what he had just said, Chen Ao is now the leader of the martial arts alliance! Although Kou Zhun is in a high position as prime minister, he is also a martial arts benchmark set by the imperial court, and he is faintly the leader of the martial arts. Can he sit back and watch Chen Ao, a stinky brat who has not dried up, climb on top of him?
Thinking that Kou Zhun was in a hurry to see him, and at the same time pressed the holy decree to reward Chen Ao, Liu Dongquan suddenly understood something, and an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The big secret he knows can't be sold for a good price from His Majesty, maybe Kou Zhun will be interested?
Thinking of this, Liu Dongquan smiled and said, "Master Kou, we don't talk darkly. You condescended to come to me, not just to know why I paid attention to Chen Ao, right?"
Kou Zhun knew that he couldn't keep the holy decree for too long, so he couldn't wait to know why Chen Ao had secretly entered the capital, and why the emperor didn't care about it. Therefore, he took the initiative to find Liu Dongquan, but he was already at a disadvantage.
He snorted and said, "What does Lord Liu think?"
Liu Dongquan smiled: "Master Kou, I already understand your purpose. I can also tell you that I hate Chen Ao to the core, and I want to get rid of him as soon as possible. From this point of view, our purpose is the same. As for the purpose of Chen Ao's coming to the capital, I can only say that it has something to do with a criminal from the imperial court!"
Kou Zhun quickly digested this information, but he still felt that it was not enough, and asked, "What imperial court prisoner?"
Liu Dongquan shook his head with a smile and said, "Lord Kou, business is not like this. I can go and help the adults keep an eye on Chen Ao and collect evidence of his lawlessness. But if you want to put Chen Ao to death, you still need the help of adults!"
"How can I help?"
Liu Dongquan smiled: "Actually, it's not difficult. Adults can often talk to His Majesty. As long as the adults bring up an old thing from time to time. ”
"What's the matter?"
"On the night of Emperor Taizu's death, the sound of the axe and the shadow of the candle changed!"
Just when Kou Zhun was conspiring with Liu Dongquan, his precious son Kou Jie returned to his mansion in embarrassment. Along with him, of course, there is also Tuoba step-ancestor.
The two of them were soaking wet, half of their legs were foul-smelling mud, and their faces were blue and red, as if they had been beaten up. There are still people in Bianjing who dare to beat these two sons, which is really something that no one could have imagined.
Kou Jie called someone to bring hot water to wash the two of them, and changed into dry clothes, which made them more comfortable. He took a breath and said angrily: "Third brother, have you seen the person who is under the black hand?"
Tuoba Step-Ancestor shook his head, and a handsome face was like a pig's head at this time.
Kou Jie thought for a while, as if saying to himself: "We didn't have a grudge against any character in the capital today, who would do it? No, no...... Could it be him?"
"Who is it?" Tuoba step-ancestor was also a little angry.
The more Kou Jie thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, and said loudly: "It's him, that Chen Ao! There is no one else but him! I can't believe that I actually underestimated him!"
"Who are you looking down on?" A strong voice suddenly sounded outside the door, and then a young man pushed the door in, and it was Nangong Jun.
When the two people in the house saw him, they were overjoyed. Kou Jie said: "Second brother, you're back!"
Nangong Jun didn't hear the conversation in front of them, and couldn't help but ask what was wrong with the two. Kou Jie told the two of them about being beaten by black hands, and then throwing them in the lotus pond, and told Nangong Jun his suspicions.
When Nangong Jun heard Chen Ao's name, he couldn't help gritting his teeth and sneered: "He really came to the capital, ...... well."
Tuoba step-ancestor said strangely: "Second brother, weren't you entrusted by Brother Cao to go to Shaolin?"
Kou Jie also remembered this stubble, and hurriedly asked: "Yes, yes, Brother Cao asked you to do this, just to let the second brother be the leader of the martial arts alliance." Why did you get that Chen Ao cheaper?"
Nangong Jun was ashamed to tell the truth, but gritted his teeth and said, "I rushed back this time to work with you two brothers to clean up this martial arts alliance leader Chen Ao!"