Hanging 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 wept bitterly.
Liu E is wearing a plain suit, kneeling to one side, and a group of concubines, also wearing plain clothes, kneeling on one side.
One by one they lowered their heads, so Tao was crying.
The eunuchs and Gong'e crawled all over the ground, from the depths of the temple, to the outside of the temple.
The cry resounded throughout the entire hanging arch hall.
As soon as Kou Ji stepped into the hall, Kou Zhun saw him.
Kou Zhun wiped away the tears from the corner of his eyes and beckoned to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji walked over, walked to Kou Zhun's side, and whispered: "What's the order of grandfather?"
Kou Zhun said sadly: "You now take a team of guards to the Li Mansion, tell Li Di the servant, and let him enter the palace as soon as possible. If the servant doesn't come, you can treat the servant to someone."
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, and said in doubt: "What is the so-called grandfather recruiting Grandpa Li?"
Kou Zhun sighed and said: "The old man intends to let Li Di take charge of the construction of the official mausoleum..."
Kou Ji looked puzzled, but didn't ask questions, but said worriedly: "Grandfather here..."
Kou Zhun heard the meaning in Kou Ji's words and shook his head and said: "The old man is all right, and no one dares to hurt the old man..."
Kou Ji nodded slowly, withdrew from the Hanging Arch Hall, and nodded a team of guards, leading them out of the palace and heading to Li Mansion.
On the way, Kou Ji recruited the leading guards.
"What's your name?"
"Cai Cai..."
Kou Ji squinted at the leading guard.
The leading guard was stunned, thinking that Kou Ji was questioning why he didn't claim to be an official or a low-ranking officer. He quickly explained: "Kou Langzhong, the guard is in charge of the fourth rank..."
The implication is that his official position is higher than that of Kou Ji, and he does not need to claim to be an official or a humble job in front of Kou Ji.
Seeing that he would be wrong, Kou Ji said: "I'm just curious about your name, don't think about it."
"first name?"
The commander of the guard named Cai Cai was taken aback for a moment, and said in doubt: "The name was given by my parents. I have been calling this name for 30 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 Lai Xia? Or is there something else?"
Kou Ji shook his head, and said, "Nothing... Your name is like the name of an old friend of mine."
Kou Ji would not tell him that his name will be used only by women in later generations.
Cai Cai froze for a moment, nodded and smiled: "That's a coincidence..."
Kou Ji smiled indifferently and asked the doubts in his heart, "Cai... Commander Cai, is there something wrong with the official mausoleum and needs to be repaired?"
Cai Cai looked stunned, "Where did the officials come to the tomb?"
Kou Ji stared at Cai Cai blankly, "The official family doesn't have a tomb?"
Cai Cai was taken aback and reacted, and explained in a low voice: "Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, successive officials have never built a tomb during his lifetime. This is the rule set by the Taizu.
The mausoleum will not be built until the official’s return to heaven, and it will not last more than one year. "
Cai Cai introduced the ancestral system built by the Song Dynasty imperial mausoleum to Kou Dike.
After Kou Ji heard it, his expression was stunned. After entering Bianjing, he hadn't really studied this aspect, so he didn't know this one.
Kou Ji casually admired, "Taejo really cherishes the people..."
Without thinking about it, Cai Cai nodded immediately, agreeing with Kou Ji's statement.
In dynasties such as Qin, Han, and Tang, the emperor's mausoleum began to be built on the day he was enthroned.
The financial resources, material resources, and manpower spent are countless.
If you encounter a long-lived emperor, the time limit for the construction of the tomb 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 civil servants that need to be expropriated, must be huge.
For the people, this is tantamount to adding a layer of burden.
Zhao Kuangyin made such a rule, undoubtedly helping the people lighten a burden, and it can be regarded as a good governance.
Of course, at the beginning of his implementation of this good governance, he did not necessarily treat it as a good governance.
Zhao Kuangyin was born in troubled times, and he was used to stealing graves in order to raise military expenses.
So 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 tomb is still a huge project.
And it's still a huge project with a deadline.
For such a huge project, it is natural that no one can be responsible for it.
Non-Li Di, an old and dedicated minister, can hardly take on this important task.
Talking.
Kou Ji arrived at Li Mansion.
Zhou Huaizheng rebelled and broke through the west gate of Bianjing City, all the way to the imperial palace, which had a huge impact on the people near the west gate.
But Li's mansion was outside the east gate, so it didn't affect it.
When Kou Ji arrived at Li Mansion, he saw the guards of Li Mansion guarding the wall of Li Mansion with weapons in hand.
Because of the black light, the moment Li's guard saw the figure, the bow and crossbow in his hand were aimed at Kou Ji.
Cai Cai and other guards quickly surrounded Kou Ji.
Kou Ji shouted at the Li Mansion guards on the wall: "I am Kou Ji!"
"Master Kou?"
The guard leader of the Li Mansion on the wall heard Kou Ji's voice and told the guards to put down their crossbows, but did not put down their weapons. He asked suspiciously: "Kou Gongzi came here late at night, what's the matter?"
Kou Ji said loudly: "I was ordered to invite Grandpa Li into the palace..."
The leader of Li's guard was taken aback, and asked: "The rebellion outside has been put down?"
Kou Ji nodded and said, "Zhou Huaizheng has rebelled and has been beheaded under the imperial city."
The guard leader of the Li Mansion frowned slightly, "Since Zhou Huaizheng's rebellion has been suppressed, what are you going to do with my master in the palace?"
Kou Ji said solemnly: "The official... is dead..."
"Dang Cang..."
The sword in the hands of the leader of Li's guard fell to the ground, and the whole person almost never fell from the wall.
He cried out in horror: "The official family died?"
Kou Ji nodded and said, "Before the official's death, my grandfather was granted the right to be the chief regent. 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 guard, holding back his panic, clasped his fist to Kou Ji and said, "Master Kou, wait a minute, the villain will send someone to inform the housekeeper of the matter, and the housekeeper will report it to the master."
"Go!"
Kou Ji urged.
Afterwards, Kou Ji waited at the door of Li's mansion. After waiting for a stick of incense, he heard Li Di's curse.
"You rebels, dare to kidnap the old man! Now that you heard the news of the death of the official family, you still dare to stop the old man from entering the palace. Why did the old man give birth to your timid group of things?"
"Father! The outside situation is unclear. It is better to wait for the child to send someone to find out the news and confirm that there is no danger. It is not too late for you to go out.
"Get out! In this Bianjing city, no one can compare to Kou in terms of fate. He can appear outside the gate of the mansion now, that means there is no danger outside. Hurry up and open the gate of the mansion to the old man, or the old man will kill you. The group is against the child!"
"..."
In a burst of noise, the door of Li's mansion slowly opened.
Li Di appeared outside the house wearing a public uniform. He kicked his son while walking towards Kou Ji.
Kou Ji glanced at the scene of Li Di kicking his son, and probably guessed why Li Di did not appear in the palace just now.
He should have dressed neatly when the rebellion just started, and was about to enter the palace, but was stopped by his son.
Li Di walked in front of Kou Ji, kicked the son who was following him, and hurriedly asked Kou Ji, "What's the situation in the palace?"
Kou Ji arched his hands and said: "Zhou Huai is leading the army in rebellion and killed him from Ximen to the foot of the imperial city. He has been annihilated. But before he died, he spoke rudely and angered the officials. Died..."
Li Di thumped his chest and cursed, "Damn Zhou Huaizheng, this rebel! He came to see the old man before, and the old man knew that he was not at ease, but he didn't expect that he would do such a rebellious thing. I knew it, old man. Should stop him."
Kou Ji folded 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 intends to entrust you with the construction of the imperial tomb for the official family."
Li Di turned around and kicked the sons behind him. He complained that the sons were as timid as a rat, and complained that the sons stopped him and prevented him from leaving the house, causing him to miss the opportunity to fight the rebels.
After he kicked his son 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.
However, the court suffered drastic changes and he needed to come forward. He didn't refuse and didn't show his temper, so he immediately entered the palace with Kou Ji.
This is the attitude of an old official to the court.
There are grievances and grievances, but when the court needs it, it is not at all ambiguous.
Kou Ji led Li Di to the palace. Along the way, he looked at Bianjing City, which was ruined by Zhou Huai, and the people who squatted on the street holding the bodies of their families and crying bitterly. Li Di directly greeted Zhou. Huaizheng eight generations of ancestors.
After entering the inner city, seeing that the inner city was more miserable than the outer city, Li Di was furious, yelling that he had to whip the corpse and chop Zhou Huaizheng's corpse into mash.
Kou Ji hurriedly stopped him and dragged him into the palace gate.
Zhou Huaizheng is dead, and Li Di's go to whip the corpse is easy to get a reputation for being unkind.
Into the palace.
All the way to the hanging arch hall.
Li Di knelt down in front of the palace gate, crying, moved his knees, and moved towards Zhao Heng's body.
"Officials! The old ministers are late!"
Li Di wailed loudly in front of Zhao Heng's body.
Of course, he wasn't really in pain, at most he was a little bit sorrowful in his heart.
The reason why he cried so loudly and so sadly was also for outsiders.
After Li Di cried enough, Kou Zhun let Kou Ji pass and helped him.
Then the three of them arrived at the side hall.
Kou Zhun said to Li Di: "Li Di, the official family has died. It is urgent to build the mausoleum. This matter is left to others, and the old man is not at ease. The old man intends 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 am ready to resign..."
Kou Zhun stared and scolded: "Is the old man allowed you to resign?"
Li Di was taken aback, and said dissatisfied: "I resign, do I still need your permission?"
The implication was that he was asking whether Kou Zhun had this qualification.
Kou Zhun coldly snorted: "Before the official's death, Mr. Xu has the power of regent. If you want to resign from office, naturally you have to get permission from the old man.
After a pause, Kou Zhun looked at Li Di up and down and threatened: "The old man advises you to dispel the idea of resigning. If you mention this, the old man will send your family to Salmon Island for fishing."
Li Di's eyes widened, with an unbelievable expression. "The official asks you to be the regent?"
Before Kou Zhun could answer, he turned around and asked Kou Ji angrily, "Why don't you tell the old man in advance?"
Kou Ji was taken aback and said with a weird look: "I told the guards in your house, didn't they tell you?"
Li Di closed his mouth, and his silver teeth murmured.
Obviously, the guards in his house did not tell him this when they were spreading the word.
Li Di gritted his teeth and was silent for a while, resisting the anger in his heart, and looked at Kou Zhun, "The official residence permits you to be in charge of state affairs, what about Liu E?"
Kou Zhun's face sank, and he whispered: "The official let the old man and Liu E be the regent of the country together..."
Li Di shook his head and sighed: "Sure enough, he still..."
Kou Zhun reminded: "Speak carefully..."
Li Di sighed again, "Where's the pass?"
Kou Zhun rolled his eyes, "Of course it is the crown prince..."
Li Di nodded slowly, "Then I won't resign..."
The reason why he had to resign before was because he was extremely disappointed with Zhao Heng.
Now that Zhao Heng is dead, and it is his student who has been enthroned again, he naturally has to help him.
He believes that his students will not treat him badly.
Hearing this, Kou Zhun nodded in satisfaction and said, "You will be responsible for the construction of the official imperial tomb..."
Li Di shook his head and said, "You have to allow me to take a day off."
Kou Zhun was taken aback, frowned and said, "Why?"
Li Di raised his head and gritted his teeth, "I beat my son at home... If it weren't for those wicked sons to stop me, 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, so he bowed his hands and left the palace.
After Li Di left, Kou Zhun sighed and said, "This guy..."
Kou Ji shook his head dumbly.
"Push the old man back to the Chui Gong Palace..."
Kou Zhun gave an order, and Kou Ji pushed Kou Zhun back to the Chuigong Hall.
As soon as I arrived in the temple, I heard a hoarse cry from the door of the temple.
"Officials?!"
"Officials!"
"How are you... How are you..."
"..."
"Uuuuu..."
"..."
Kou Zhun and Kou Ji's ancestors and grandsons walked around and saw Zhao Yuanyan crawling in from the gate of the temple with tears and tears.
Tears mixed with his nose and pulled down to his chin, and he was full of taste.
Kou Zhun and Kou Ji's ancestor and grandson looked at each other.
There was an idea in my heart at the same time.
Can really act...
Zhao Yuanyan climbed up to Zhao Heng's corpse, held Zhao Heng's arm, and cried loudly.
The crying concealed the cry of everyone in the Suigong Hall.
"Official... Brother Huang... Why are you so... just so gone..."
"Brother Emperor..."