Feng Si's punishment method is very brilliant, and it can even be said to be the cleanest of the many criminal methods Kou Ji has seen.
Under Kou Ji's gaze, Feng Si used no less than ten instruments of torture on Zhang Bing, and none of them stabbed Zhang Bing's blood.
Even if some blood comes out during torture, Feng Si will immediately clean up.
Zhang Bing clearly saw no damage on his body, but Zhang Bing died in pain.
At the end of the trial, Zhang Bing had collapsed. He kept shouting at Kou Ji and let Kou Ji kill him quickly.
Kou Ji was indifferent.
Zhang Bing tried to commit suicide, but was easily restrained by Feng Si.
After Zhang Bing completely collapsed, Kou Ji chased Zhang Bing for an interrogation, and the answer he got was the same as before.
Kou Ji felt that Zhang Bing would not ask any more useful information, so he threw Zhang Bing to Feng Si, and he and Chen Lin left the torture room.
Standing on the dark stone path outside the torture room, Kou Ji thought deeply and did not speak.
Chen Lin said with a solemn expression: "This matter is implicated in the concubine Xian, what do we dare to do?"
Kou Ji casually said, "You send someone to arrest the concubine Xian and empress for interrogation."
Chen Lin's eyes widened in horror, "Are you crazy?"
When Chen Lin saw Kou Ji not speaking, she jumped her feet and said: "The concubine Xian is the master, a slave and maid in our family, how dare to move her? Only the official can move her in the world.
Princess Baoqing is your daughter-in-law. If you touch her biological mother, do you believe that she stabbed your son to death while he was asleep? "
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "I just said casually, are you serious?"
Chen Lin glared at Kou Ji, "People say that, our family naturally doesn't believe it. But you are different, you really dare to say and dare to do."
Kou Ji said irritably: "What dare I dare, no matter how powerful I am, I am also a courtier of the royal family."
Chen Lin glanced at her mouth, not believing Kou Ji's words.
Chen Lin knows whether the royal family has any weight in Kou Ji's heart.
Kou Ji was one of the driving forces behind the eight kings in the past.
At that time, Kou Ji was just a small official with the size of Sesame Mung Bean.
Kou Ji nowadays can be said to have power in his hands.
In the old days when his status was low, he dared to push the Eight Kings to death.
Now that he has a high position, he is still afraid of a concubine
Kou Ji didn't care about Chen Lin's thoughts, he said lightly: "This matter is definitely not as simple as Zhang Bing said. The situation behind it is probably very complicated.
Zhang Bing said that the reason why he can be promoted depends entirely on the support of Concubine Zhang Xian.
But he never saw Concubine Zhang Xian from beginning to end.
So I am afraid that there is even greater trickery.
You send someone to continue to investigate the matter, but you can't make a public statement, let alone disclose the fact that Zhang Bing confessed to the concubine. "
Chen Lin looked straight and said, "Our family will tell the official family truthfully, our family will not deceive the official family."
Kou Ji sighed, "This matter is actually not suitable for telling officials..."
Chen Lin looked straight at Kou Ji without a word, her eyes very firm.
Kou Ji shook his head and sighed, "That's it, it's up to you."
The two left the Wu Desi prison, Kou Ji walked to the mansion in a carriage, while Chen Lin hurried to the palace.
When Kou Ji returned to the mansion, he heard from the door that Bao Zheng was visiting.
Kou Ji ordered the new groom to arrange the carriage properly, and he rushed to the side hall to meet Bao Zheng.
When I arrived at the Pian Ting, I saw Bao Zheng sitting quietly in the Pian Ting sipping tea.
Bao Zheng also saw Kou Ji, put down his tea cup, got up and saluted, "The student has seen Mr...."
Kou Ji asked Bao Zheng to sit down, "You are welcome. Take a seat quickly."
After the two settled down, Kou Ji questioned: "Why did you come to my house?"
A bright smile appeared on Bao Zheng's face and he whispered softly: "Xu'er is pregnant, and the students come to announce the good news."
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, and then he laughed, "No wonder Jin boy smiled today. This is indeed a happy event, but you should go to the palace to report the good news first, and then come to my house."
Bao Zheng smiled and said, "Xu'er went into the palace by himself..."
Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "That's good, although Xu'er has lost her status as a princess, but the bloodline can't be cut. The official family is Xu'er's elder brother from beginning to end.
Xu'er is pregnant, so she should confess her good wishes to the officials. This is a courtesy. "
"Students understand..."
"When I return to the house in a while, I will ask your wife to prepare some gifts, and you will bring them back."
"Thank you sir."
"..."
After talking about Zhao Xu's pregnancy, Bao Zheng's expression changed slightly, and he lowered his voice: "Sir, what you told the students, the students have already found out some eyebrows."
Kou Ji raised his brows and asked, "What was found?"
Bao Zheng said in a deep voice: "Fang Meiren has a distant cousin who lived in the Fang family when she was a child. She fell in the middle of the family and was expelled from the house by the shallow-eyed man who was the head of the Fang family.
In the fourth year of Tiansheng Enke, Fang Meiren's distant cousin was an official with a different class.
Later, he served in the local area for many years, and was transferred back to Beijing four years ago to serve as a judge in Kaifeng Prefecture. "
Kou Ji pondered: "There is still such a person, why didn't the people of the Fang family mention it?"
Bao Zheng smiled and said, "That's because his mother remarried someone else and changed his name after his family fell in love.
When the student was still looking up the official dossier, he could not find his past before the age of fifteen, so he specially sent someone to investigate his place of origin and found out about it. "
The mother remarried and the son changed his name, which was very common in the Song Dynasty.
Fan Zhongyan, an academician of the Academy of Sciences, has a similar experience.
Kou Ji thought about it and said: "It's okay to change your name and surname. The judge of Kaifeng Mansion is not a high-ranking official. Will he have contact with Fang Meiren
None of Fang's people ever remembered him or mentioned him, which means that Fang's people have forgotten him a long time ago.
Maybe Fang Meiren also forgot about him. "
Bao Zheng said bluntly: “The Fang’s people will be escorted to Beijing within two days. When they arrive, the students will ask if they have forgotten the Kaifeng judge.”
Speaking of this, Bao Zheng said again: "The judge of Kaifeng Prefecture is of course nothing in the eyes of my husband. But in the eyes of other officials, that is a good position.
According to the custom of the imperial court, all officials who have served as judges of Kaifeng Prefecture will later be sent to counties under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture as magistrates.
After that, he was transferred to the DPRK to serve as the noble preacher.
Such as Zhengyan, Supplements, Shi Yushi, etc., the official position is not high, but it can speak in front of the official.
The portion is not small.
As long as you keep going steadily, you will be inevitable.
Therefore, the position of Kaifeng government judge is not high, but the future behind it is still bright. "
Kou Ji was thoughtful after hearing Bao Zheng's words.
Bao Zheng continued: "Students will check first, and then tell the husband after they have found out what's behind them."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and exhorted: "You can't tell other people about this."
Bao Zheng said: "Students know the importance."
Kou Ji and Bao Zheng discussed trivial matters, and Bao Zheng left the bamboo courtyard.
After Kou Ji sent Bao Zheng away, he returned to the house and said quietly: "Just after the trial of Zhang Bing, another judge of Kaifeng Mansion appeared.
There are so many trivialities behind..."
"Wait. When the local restructuring is fully implemented, I can take the initiative. I don't have to be led by the nose."
"..."
Not long after Kou Ji stayed in the mansion, Zhao Zhen sent someone to summon Kou Ji into the palace.
Asked about the involvement of Concubine Zhang Xian in this matter.
Kou Ji answered truthfully.
Zhao Zhen deliberately called Concubine Zhang Xian for questioning, but Kou Ji persuaded her.
Kou Ji felt that the matter should not be a big deal now.
Zhao Zhen obeyed Kou Ji's advice.
After Kou Ji left the palace, he stayed there for a few days.
A few days later.
Chen Lin still hasn't found the whereabouts of the hundred catties of gunpowder, and has no clue about other aspects.
Bao Zheng had already learned some news from the Fang clan population who had been escorted into Beijing.
When Bao Zheng sent the news to the bamboo courtyard.
Kou Ji is teaching Prince Zhao Run.
The prince Zhao Run was ordered by Zhao Zhen to ban his feet in the Daqing Hall because of Fang Meiren's affairs, and was not released until today.
After it was released, he immediately rushed to the bamboo courtyard for advice.
Bamboo courtyard.
In the study.
After Kou Ji casually explained Su Jingxian's academic doubts, he looked at Prince Zhao Run who was standing beside him.
Zhao Run stared at Kou Ji solemnly.
Kou Ji smiled calmly: "Something?"
Zhao Run asked straightaway: "Sir, who do you think is killing me?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "There are spirits and ghosts behind this matter, and it is a bit complicated. I haven't found out the matter yet, so I can't tell you."
Zhao Run said solemnly: "It's my brothers, right?"
Kou Ji laughed aloud: "They don't even know what they want now, they will fight you?"
Zhao Run said unceremoniously: "The royal heirs, no one can do what they want to do. There are many royal heirs who are doing things according to the requirements of others.
They can't fight me right now.
But the people behind them couldn't tell. "
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Run and sighed: "You have been confined in the Daqing Hall for a full ten days, and your mind has become a lot more active."
Zhao Run said with a gloomy face: "I was almost killed this time. If I don't have any cleverness, I'm afraid my life will be lost."
Kou Ji shook his head and said, "Although your mind is active, you have used the wrong place. The other princes are behind gods or ghosts. As long as you guard yourself and don't give them the opportunity to frame you, then you will be safe. .
Don't think about harming others, and don't think about revenge.
It doesn't make sense to you.
Brothers cannibalize each other, your father doesn't want to see, and I don't want to see.
So once you mutilate your brother, your crown prince may end.
I believe that as long as your brothers can get along in harmony, your father will never mind delegating some of you to common people. "
Zhao Run gritted his teeth and said, "Could it be that I can't do anything, I can only watch others harm me."
Kou Ji glared, and yelled: "You are now the king, and you are righteous. When your younger brothers get older, they must respectfully call themselves courtiers in front of you.
You want to bully them, why use insidious means
You just use their faults to restrain them, and they have to recognize them.
You are holding the sword of righteousness, why do you want to use embroidery needles to kill the yin people
As long as you don't lose the righteousness, even if they make flowers, they can't shake you half a point. "
Speaking of this, Kou Ji has stood up and stared at Zhao Run angrily and shouted: "The most important thing is that you all want to fight for positions, but have you ever thought about whether you can survive your father?
Your father is only thirty years old now, in good health, disease-free and disaster-free, and I am afraid there will be several decades to live in the future.
You all want to fight for position, but you can't survive your father, you are fighting for a fart
You are also a person of status now, and I don't want to call you an idiot.
But you forced me to call you an idiot. "
Kou Ji pointed to the position of the palace, and said angrily: "That position, your father handed over, your brothers can grab it. If your father doesn't make it, it's useless if you grab it.
The end will not be good.
I believe that your father is willing to pass the country to a grandson who has a long-term vision, and will not pass it to a son who is short-sighted.
Your father is kind enough to you, but it doesn't mean that he is bullying.
He also killed people.
On the Hanging Arch Hall, he personally chopped a person beyond recognition. "
Zhao Run stared at Kou Ji in astonishment, unable to speak.
Kou Ji snorted at Zhao Run, and said, "Sit firmly as your prince, and only do two things in the future. Do filial piety to your father and mother, and do a good job in the business you and Tianci run together.
Other things, don’t ask, don’t care.
If your father is willing to pass the throne to you, no one can take it away.
If your father is unwilling, you can't grab it, let alone do anything to make your father sad. "
"Mr… "
"What I mean is what your father meant. If you violate this meaning, I will let you go up as you go."
Kou Ji's words were quite arrogant, and Zhao Run shuddered.
Kou Ji's icy gaze fell on Zhao Run, and said coldly: "The same goes for your other brothers. It's best to give me obedients, otherwise the official won't clean up you, I will clean up for the official.
I rarely do things behind your back, so you should know that I have that ability. "
Zhao Run's face was a little pale, and after standing still for a long time, staring at Kou Ji, "If Mr.'s words are spread out, will you not be afraid that others will say you are plotting wrong?"
Kou Ji sneered: "At most two years, I will leave the city of Bianjing, I have to go, I still care about some gossip?"
Zhao Run gave Kou Ji a deep salute, "The student is short-sighted. The student remembers Mr.'s teachings and will only do business in the future, only filial piety, and ignore everything else."
When Kou Ji heard Zhao Run's words, the expression on his face finally eased a bit.
"If it weren't for seeing you for the people of the world, knowing Fang Meiren's bad intentions, and wanting Fang Meiren to drill in the palace, I would not tell you this."
Zhao Run said solemnly: "Students always remember what her husband told students before. No matter how high their status, they will not ignore the people of the world."
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Run up and down, and said: "I'm not too young anymore, go back and talk to your mother and queen, and I'll pick you up a few concubines.
With a good helper, you won't run into the harem to take risks. "
Zhao Run stared at Kou Ji and said sternly: "The student is not Kou Hui and won't marry!"
Kou Ji stared at once, "You get out of here!"
"Here!"
Zhao Run saluted Kou Ji very simply and left Kou Ji's study.
After Zhao Run left, Kou Ji gritted his teeth and said: "Father and son are not good people, one by one is not dead..."
"housekeeper?!"
"housekeeper?!"
Kou Ji yelled twice at the outside of the study, and the butler hurriedly appeared next to Kou Ji.
"Master, what's your order?"
Kou Ji snorted coldly, and said, "Turn around and tell the door that when you see Zhao Run coming, let Huier entertain him."
The butler looked stunned, and hurriedly said: "Master, the lady and the prince can't deal with it. When they meet, they either beat or scold. Every time they hurt the prince, the empress will complain to his wife for a long time.
The wife took the trouble to let her avoid her Royal Highness.
You now let the young lady go to entertain His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince will probably be severely injured.
At that time, you will not be able to explain to the Manchu civil and military affairs. "
There are some things that the butler cannot say in front of Kou Ji.
Kou Hui has been practicing martial arts since she could speak, and has been practicing martial arts for more than ten years now.
On weekdays, he likes to practice his hands with those dudes in Bianjing City, and his martial arts are not weak.
Although it is impossible to rule the roost on the battlefield, ordinary people, three or five may not be Kou Hui's opponents.
If Zhao Run's weak chicken was severely beaten by Kou Hui, he might be seriously injured.
Kou Ji glared at the housekeeper and snorted coldly: "How to explain to the Manchu Civil and Martial Arts? That's my business, and it's not your turn to call the shots."
The butler smiled bitterly, "The villain went down and gave an order."
The butler left.
Kou Ji said: "If you want to marry my daughter, let's see if you can beat her up."
He let Kou Hui practice martial arts since he was a child, just to beat Zhao Run.
I just wanted to make Kou Hui's royal family never dare to mention marriage.
Zhao Run now raises the matter again, recklessly, Kou Ji feels that it is necessary for Kou Hui to teach Zhao Run a lesson.
As soon as Zhao Run left, Bao Zheng hurried to Kou Ji's study.
Seeing Kou Ji, after saluting, he asked: "The student just saw the prince go out?"
Kou Ji said indifferently: "Being banned for a ten-year period in Daqing Hall, I was almost stupid to be banned. I was reprimanded and went back obediently."
Bao Zheng nodded, no doubt about him.
Nowadays, Zhao Run's identity is different, so there are not many people who can reprimand him.
Among them is Kou Ji.
"Sir, the students have already come into contact with the Fang clan members in private. The students have heard from the Fang clan population that Fang Meiren and the Kaifeng government judge have grown up together.
No one knows if there is any personal affair.
But when the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture was in the house, he was often bullied by others.
Most of them were sheltered by Fang Meiren.
Therefore, the students dare not make a assertion about whether the two have any personal affair, but there is still a sibling relationship. "
After Bao Zheng casually mentioned Zhao Run, he immediately talked to Kou Ji about business.
After listening to Bao Zheng's remarks, Kou Ji groaned: "Fang Meiren has probably met the judge of Kaifeng Mansion, or passed the letter?"
Bao Zheng nodded solemnly.
Kou Ji pondered for a moment, and said: "You are now sending someone to Kaifeng Mansion quickly, and whoever judge you are looking for will tell him that there is government affairs to discuss with him.
We made an appointment to Chen Ji Restaurant. "
Bao Zheng said, "Students will send someone to go immediately."
After Kou Ji waited for Bao Zheng to leave, he was put in a carriage, and the light car hurried to the Chenji restaurant.
Chen Ji Restaurant is just an ordinary restaurant, not comparable to Fanlou, but better than other restaurants.
It's the kind that compares the above with more than the below.
There are elegant rooms in the restaurant.
Kou Jixuan met the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture here because there is a room here.
Now Chen Lin and Bao Zheng are divided into two lines in the round about the beauty of the house. In order to hide the secret line of Bao Zheng, Kou Ji did not ask the judge of Kaifeng Palace to be in prison for questioning.
After Kou Ji arrived at the Chen Ji restaurant, he asked for a private room, ordered some refreshments, and waited in the restaurant.
Waited for about half an hour.
Bao Zheng took the judge of Kaifeng Mansion to Chenji Restaurant.
When the judge of Kaifeng Mansion saw Kou Ji, he immediately bowed and saluted.
"Xiaguan Kaifeng Mansion sentenced the official to Zhong, I have seen Kou Gong..."
Fang Zhong was about the same age as Zhao Zhen, tall and thin, dressed as a Confucian, and looked good.
In fact, Kou Ji is looking at people with colored glasses.
It is inevitable that Fang Zhong looks good.
Those who don't look good are basically unable to become officials.
After all, the officialdom of the Song Dynasty depends not only on talents, but also on appearance.
Those who can be selected are not too bad in appearance.
Kou Ji looked at Fang Zhong's appearance because he was considering whether Fang Zhong had an adulterous affair with Fang Meiren.
When Kou Ji looked at Fang Zhong, Fang Zhong stood neatly there.
Kou Ji stared at Fang Zhong and said, "You were once Fang Meiren's cousin?"
Fang Zhong did not hesitate, and replied decisively: "Yes..."
Kou Ji nodded, "Looks like a smart person, then you should know what I want to ask."
Fang Zhong sighed for a long time, and said calmly: "It's the official I'm sorry Fang Niangniang."
Kou Ji raised his brows, "Tell me carefully..."
Fang Zhong sighed: "Since the news of Fang Niangniang's death came out of the palace, the Xiaguan has been waiting for today. The Xiaguan knows that sooner or later the court will find the Xiaguan's head."
Kou Ji glanced at Fang Zhong and said, "Say what I want to hear."
Fang Zhong nodded, "First of all, the next official must tell Kou Gong that although the next official and Fang Niangniang are cousins and were irradiated by her as a child, the next official and Fang Niangniang are innocent."
Kou Ji nodded and signaled Fang Zhong to continue.
Fang Zhong sighed, "Fang Niangniang is a kind-hearted person. She has liked chess and poems since she was a child. The most important thing is that she has taken good care of our younger brothers who are younger than her.
When Xiaguan lived in the house when he was a child, he was bullied and taken care of by her.
Later, after Xiaguan left the house, he never saw her again.
It was the same until the next official came out of office and learned that she had entered the palace as a picking girl.
Until the next official went back to Beijing four years ago to report on her work, she heard that Fang Niangniang was disturbed by the tossing of her younger brothers.
Thinking of the affection in the past, Xiaguan went to someone who was acquainted with the Fang family to give her a message.
Let her give up taking care of her younger brothers, because those younger brothers can't afford to help her.
Her younger brothers were not talented, because she was promoted to a talented person and became an official.
One by one, if there is a sister in the palace, he will do no evil.
Many lives were committed on his hands.
Fang Niangniang wanted to help her younger brothers solve their problems, but she couldn't go to the officials, so she could only ask those concubines with backgrounds in the palace to ask them to help.
For this reason, I was humiliated by others.
The official knew that she blindly guarded her brother, and one day she would take herself in.
So I decided to remind me to repay my old kindness.
Unfortunately… "
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