After Kou Ji distributed Hexi's benefits, it was summer.
It was summer when Chen Lin returned to Bianjing with Kou Ji's letter.
When Chen Lin rode a horse and appeared at the gate of the palace, she felt a trace of sadness from inside the palace.
Chen Lin immediately noticed something was wrong, and after showing the token, he quickly entered the palace.
On the way to Zhao Zhen's bedroom, he caught a young eunuch who was walking down the road with his head down, and asked about why there was a sad atmosphere in the palace.
After listening to the little eunuch's account, Chen Lin's face was gloomy and could bleed.
Official Zhao Zhen's favorite Zhang family died of dystocia, killing two lives with one corpse.
Therefore, the official Zhao Zhen killed all the servants in the Zhang family's dormitory with a stick, and sealed the Zhang family's previous dormitory.
After three days, the grain of rice was not eaten.
Chen Lin left the eunuch and hurried to Zhao Zhen’s bedroom. She saw the door of Zhao Zhen’s bedroom tightly closed. Standing at the entrance of Zhen's bedroom.
After seeing Chen Lin, Princess Li didn't wait for Chen Lin to speak, she said anxiously: "You maidservant, you have finally returned. You have always been close to the official family, quickly persuade the official family to let the official family eat something.
The official family is still young, and you will starve your body if you don't eat. "
Chen Lin bowed and hurried to the door of Zhao Zhen's dormitory, shouting anxiously at the dormitory, "Official, the servant girl is Chen Lin. The servant girl is back."
Chen Lin shouted several times and said many things, but Zhao Zhen did not respond in the bedroom.
When Princess Li and Empress Cao saw this, the sadness on their faces became even stronger.
They thought that Zhao Zhen would look at Chen Lin's face and say something.
As long as Zhao Zhen is willing to speak, they will have a way to persuade Zhao Zhen to come out and persuade Zhao Zhen to eat something.
But Zhao Zhen did not respond at all.
Princess Li and Empress Cao were worried, and Chen Lin was even more worried.
Chen Lin knelt on the ground with a puff, wailing loudly at the palace.
But after a long time howling, there was no movement in the palace.
Just when he was about to make up his mind to kneel and die at the entrance of the palace, he suddenly remembered that he still had a letter in his chest.
He hurriedly yelled at the bedroom: "The official! The official! The slave and the maid bring the letter! The slave and the Yong Guogong letter!"
Chen Lin repeated it loudly several times.
There was still no response in the palace.
Just when Chen Lin was about to give up, Zhao Zhen's hoarse voice suddenly came from the bedroom.
"Come in... you... alone..."
Chen Lin was overjoyed when she heard the words, and so too did Mrs. Li and Empress Cao.
Concubine Li and Queen Cao hurriedly spoke to Zhao Zhen in the bedroom. They said a lot, but did not get a response.
Gradually, they also realized that Zhao Zhen might not want to talk to them now.
They glanced at each other and closed their mouths.
When Chen Lin entered, Empress Cao hurriedly gave Chen Lin a plate of wine and food.
Chen Lin was stunned for a while, carrying the wine and food into Zhao Zhen's bedroom.
As soon as Chen Lin entered the dormitory, she saw Zhao Zhen sitting paralyzed on the side of the dragon bed in the dormitory, with a disheveled hand holding some gadgets that Zhang likes usually, seeing things and thinking about people.
Zhao Zhen's expression looked very wilting, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Chen Lin felt distressed when she saw this.
He walked quickly in front of Zhao Zhen, put down the food and drink, knelt down beside Zhao Zhen, and whispered in a low voice: "The official... The slave servant is late... The slave servant is late..."
Zhao Zhen looked at Chen Lin with some sluggish eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "It doesn't matter... It doesn't matter what you do..."
Chen Lin immediately shook her head and said firmly: "It was the servant's fault... It was the servant's fault..."
Zhao Zhen's eyes were slightly regained, and he stared at Chen Lin and said, "Believe... Believe it?"
Chen Lin was taken aback, and hurriedly took the letter from her arms, and said: "In the slave's arms, the slave will take it for you."
Chen Lin took out the letter and handed it to Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen glanced at the letter in Shen Yin's hand and whispered: "Read it to me..."
Chen Lin said with a bitter face: "Yong Guogong wouldn't let the slaves and maids read... If the official wants the slaves to read, the slaves and maids..."
Chen Lin hasn't finished speaking yet.
Zhao Zhen had already taken the letter from Chen Lin and opened it slowly.
Chen Lin closed her mouth instantly.
Zhao Zhen read Kou Ji's letter carefully, his sluggish eyes gradually returning to his senses, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his eyes, which became brighter and brighter.
When Zhao Zhen read the letter, the expression on his face was very wonderful.
There is surprise and anger.
The flame of anger rose in Zhao Zhen's eyes for a long time, and finally was slowly suppressed by Zhao Zhen.
He wants to kill, but some people can't be killed easily if he wants to.
There are some things he doesn't want to do, so he can do it easily.
As an emperor, you should consider issues from the perspective of the emperor.
Can't be like a knight, happily enmity.
The emperor should put the Jiangshan community as the most important thing.
Rather than behave like a knight, one person, one knife, recklessly.
After a long period of growth, he has become a bit tougher and tougher.
But no matter how ruthless and hard he was, he couldn't kill anyone he wanted to kill recklessly.
He is not a foolish king, nor is he a tyrant.
Zhao Zhen was silent for a long time, and said a word blankly.
"My dear princes, it is really like a god... Is Zhang's death an accident, or... I will find out... I will definitely..."
As soon as Chen Lin was about to speak, Zhao Zhen glanced at him and said, "Go and bring a stove."
Chen Lin immediately got up and searched for the stove in the palace. After searching for it for a long time, she couldn't find it, so she could only go out of the palace to look for it.
Not long after, he appeared in Zhao Zhen's bedroom with a stove in his hand.
After Chen Lin placed the stove in front of him, Zhao Zhen threw the letter Kou Ji had written to him into the stove.
Zhao Zhen stared at the letter paper burning in the stove. There seemed to be two flames burning in his eyes. He faintly said: "Under the world, only Kou Ji is the only one who sees me as a human being.
I call him the elder brother, and call him the fourth brother, no loss, no regret..."
Chen Lin stared at Zhao Zhen blankly, not understanding what Zhao Zhen meant.
Zhao Zhen did not explain to Chen Lin. After the letter Kou Ji wrote to him burned to ashes, he sighed again, "I have worked hard to make myself ruthless, but in your eyes, I am not ruthless enough. Then I can only try and become a little harder. I hope you don't regret it."
Chen Lin stared at Zhao Zhen in amazement, wondering who the "you" in Zhao Zhen's mouth were.
Zhao Zhen's gaze fell on Chen Lin, and said faintly: "Chen Lin..."
Chen Lin hurriedly said: "The slave and maid are here."
Zhao Zhen said quietly: "I want to kill."
Without saying anything, Chen Lin said decisively: "If the official wants to kill someone, tell the servant and the servant will help you kill. As long as the official says a name, no matter who it is, the servant will kill.
Even if the slave and maid sacrificed this old life, she would have to help the official to give this tone to you. "
Zhao Zhen glanced at Chen Lin and shook his head, "You can't kill... and you can't kill... Once you do it, the old life is really gone..."
Chen Lin solemnly said: "For the sake of you, our family doesn't care."
Zhao Zhen still shook his head, "There are not many people who really care about me, and you are one of them. I don't want to see you go and work hard for me. I will bear it for the time being. When my fourth brother returns, he can't kill people kill."
Through Zhao Zhen's words, Chen Lin immediately realized who Zhao Zhen wanted to kill.
He didn't speak any more.
Zhao Zhen continued: "A few days ago, someone asked to recall the Wei Palace line. I was a little moved, but I didn't make a decision. Now I followed their minds and summoned the Wei Palace line back to the court."
Chen Lin was shocked, "Officials, do not. When the servants were in Xiliang City, they met the people from the Wei Palace. The people from the Wei Palace were very domineering. If they returned to Bianjing, they would probably rely on the royal family. Identity is a curse for the people, and then the people will suffer."
Zhao Zhen glanced at Chen Lin with a cold look, "Are you going to be in politics?"
Chen Lin was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "The slaves dare not."
Zhao Zhen retracted his gaze, and said faintly: "Go on and spread the word..."
Chen Lin hesitated and said, "Officials, you have not eaten for three days..."
Zhao Zhen glanced at Chen Lin, took a deep breath and said: "I will eat, I don't want to die..."
Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief and got up to leave.
But when I heard Zhao Zhen’s voice sounded again, "I remember that my father gave me a jade pendant. I was afraid that it might break, so I kept letting you keep it. You turn around and take that jade pendant. Go to the Kou Mansion and give it to me. Godson."
Chen Lin turned around, her eyes widened in horror, and exclaimed: "Officials, that piece of jade pendant has special meaning..."
Zhao Zhen glanced at Chen Lin and said faintly: "What's the meaning? It's just to mobilize an old soldier and horse. If they haven't been used for decades, whether they are alive or not is still a question."
Chen Lin opened her mouth and wanted to remind Zhao Zhen that there were still alive among those people.
But he thought about it, but still didn't speak.
How does Zhao Zhen not know that some of those people are still alive
Zhao Zhen is very familiar with those people, far more familiar than him.
Since Zhao Zhen decided to give the jade pendant to Kou Tianci, he must have his intentions.
Chen Lin hurriedly left the bedroom.
Two lines of tears were left on Zhao Zhen's face. Since Zhang's death, he has been suffocated in the bedroom and has not shed tears.
Until this moment, tears were left.
"Sister Zhang... I'm sorry..."
"I kind of understand why the emperor doesn't have any covetousness for the throne..."
"I thought I was hard-hearted enough, but I didn't expect it to be so weak..."
"..."
Zhao Zhen shed tears for a long time, picked up the food left by Chen Lin, swallowed, and didn't care about the taste of the food.
…
When Zhao Zhen was eating, Kou Ji was also eating, eating with Cao Yu.
The golden roasted whole lamb is on the table.
Kou Ji and Cao Tong opened their clothes, holding a knife, cutting the lamb to eat.
The roasted mutton is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, stuffed into the mouth, and the cheeks are fragrant.
With a pot of chilled wine, it is very moisturizing.
Cao Yu took a sharp sip in his hip flask and shouted comfortably, "Happy..."
Kou Ji glanced at him and said, "Is all the gold and silver jewelry handed over to Yizijiaozipu finished?"
Cao Tong cut off a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and said: "The inventory is finished... The specific value has been sorted into a book, and I will send it to you later..."
Kou Ji questioned: "I just sent someone to send a message to Yizijiaozipu, asking you to personally count the gold and silver jewelry, and put the gold and silver jewelry into the warehouse. Why should you go there in person.
Just send a big shopkeeper over. "
Cao Tong put down the knife in his hand, licked the oil stain on the corner of his mouth, and said to Kou Ji: "I came here personally for three purposes."
Kou Ji stared at Cao Tong and waited quietly.
Cao Yu said straightforwardly: "One is that you have seized a lot of gold and silver jewellery in the Western Regions this time, and they were transported back to Bianjing City in one go. The expenses on the road were very high.
I mean, see if we can set up a branch in Hexi, and store all the gold and silver jewelry in the branch. "
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, and said in deep thought: "Hexi was initially set, and it has not yet developed. Not many people give Yizijiaozi shop money, so if you set up Yizijiaozi shop in Hexi now, you will lose money."
Cao Yu said solemnly: "Don't worry about the money you lose. The important thing is to set up a warehouse in Hexi."
Kou Ji raised his brows, "What do you mean?"
Cao Tong lowered his voice and said, "Maybe the official is about to take action on Yizijiaozipu?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment. He didn't receive any news that Zhao Zhen had acted on Yizijiaozipu.
He didn't think that Zhao Zhen would not notify him when he started working on Yizijiaozipu.
Kou Ji stared at Cao Yu in surprise, "Where did you get the news? The official told you personally? Why don't I know?"
Cao Tong solemnly said: "The officials did not speak, but the recent performance of Qian, Meng, and Mu is a bit wrong."
Kou Ji pondered: "How do you tell?"
Cao Tong whispered: "The three of them are selling many industries recently."
When Kou Ji heard this, he probably guessed the whole story.
Zhao Zhen probably hasn't taken the initiative to take back the members of Yizijiaozipu.
Cao Tong only inferred from the reactions of Mu, Jing, and Qian that Zhao Zhen would do something about Yizi Jiaozipu.
Kou Ji guessed what was going on and did not explicitly state it. Instead, he said to Cao Tong: "The official family probably didn't have any thoughts about Yizijiaozipu. Maybe it was Meng, Qian, and Mu who felt the danger themselves and did so. "
Cao Tong was taken aback for a moment, and thought: "Regardless of whether the officials are doing anything now, we all need to set up a branch in Hexi. Hexi is your place, and even if you leave in the future, you will leave deep in Hexi. Imprint.
Setting up a warehouse in Hexi is very good for you.
It will not be so easy for officials to take back the members of Yizijiaozipu in your hands. "
Kou Ji froze for a moment, and said in thought: "You are a member of Jiaozipu, so you want to take the opportunity to get alive, so I was encouraged to set up a branch in Hexi in advance. In order to fight against the officials in the future, do Get ready."
Cao Tong did not hide it, nodded and said, "Yes... This is the second purpose of my trip. It is not only that our Cao family is preparing to participate in the life, but Gao, Shi, Pan and other companies have met Meng, Qian, After the movements of the three Mu's families, there have been some changes, and they are ready to monetize some elements when the officials take action against them."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows slightly and sneered: "Do you think that you didn't die fast enough?"
Cao Yu was not dissatisfied with Kou Ji's ridicule, but said to Kou Ji very seriously: "I also think that the danger is very high, so I want to ask you for advice and see if my Cao family can take part in it."
Kou Ji glanced at Cao Tong and said: "You are different from them. You are in charge of Yizijiaozipu. For some days, you should understand that Yizijiaozipu cannot be controlled by one family."