Chen Lin found an eunuch and led Kou Ji's carriage to Daqing Palace.
Kou Ji arrived in front of the Daqing Hall and saw that outside the Daqing Hall, which was a bit deserted in the past, there were many more imperial guards, eunuchs, and Gong E.
They guarded outside the Daqing Hall, quietly, like sculptures.
Kou Ji didn't like this atmosphere very much.
The rules in the Naihe Palace are like this, always restraining people like a cold machine.
In the entire palace, no one can live freely.
Even Zhao Zhen, who is the ruler of this palace, has one by one rules restricting him.
Kou Ji got out of the carriage, shook his robe, and walked to the door of the Daqing Hall.
The female officer guarding the door saw Kou Ji and took the initiative to greet him.
"Duke Kou, you are here. His Royal Highness has been kneeling in it for three hours."
The female officer was from Empress Cao. When she saw Kou Ji, she knew that Zhao Run's savior had arrived, so she was very eager.
Kou Ji was relieved when he saw the female officer.
Zhao Zhen also allowed the people around Empress Cao to guard Zhao Run, which showed that he didn't believe his son would miss his woman.
Kou Ji nodded to the female officer, and flicked his sleeves at the Yulin Wei guarding at the gate of Daqing Hall.
Yulinwei opened the door of Daqing Hall with almost no hesitation.
Kou Ji stood at the door, looked inside, and saw Zhao Run kneeling alone in the middle of the Daqing Hall, looking very lonely.
Kou Ji stepped into the Daqing Hall, ordered Yu Linwei to close the door of the Daqing Hall, and walked to Zhao Run step by step.
"Mr… "
Zhao Run saw Kou Ji appear next to him, kneeling on the ground and bowing his hands.
Kou Ji sat beside Zhao Run casually, waved his hand, and said faintly: "Sit down and talk..."
Zhao Run hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Father, let the students kneel..."
Kou Ji said neither salty nor indifferent: "I'll let you sit and you sit, no matter how powerful your father is, it's hard to trouble me with this little thing."
Zhao Run hesitated and shook his head.
Kou Ji dragged Zhao Run down, and Zhao Run looked surprised.
Kou Ji rubbed Zhao Run's head and said with emotion: "When I look back, I will write to your father and ask him to drive the old guys who taught you to go home to raise pigs.
What a lively little guy before, was educated by them into a little old-fashioned. "
Zhao Run whispered: "Gentlemen teach students, and they are not slack, because the students themselves did not understand the rules before.
Kou Jishi smiled and said: "Are you stupid or I am stupid? Such things as rules have never restrained us. We are high-ranking, and we have always broken rules or set rules.
Obey the rules, that is the responsibility of the people below. "
Zhao Run raised his head and stared at Kou Ji earnestly: "Mr. said, self-denial is the way of the emperor."
Kou Ji scolded disdainfully: "Nonsense, people with pitfalls will believe this kind of nonsense."
Zhao Run looked at Kou Ji in amazement.
Kou Ji curled his lips and said: "We are self-denying to restrain the greed in our hearts and prevent it from running out to harm other people. After all, with our status and power, if the greed in our hearts is borne out, there will be countless People die because of our greed.
So we self-denial, just to protect the weak and to assume the responsibilities that we should bear, it has nothing to do with being the king. "
Zhao Run asked suspiciously, "Where is the re-prieve?"
Kou Ji laughed, "Returning ritual means that everything we do is attributed to ritual. The sum of self-denial and returning ritual means to restrain oneself, so that everything we do is attributed to ritual.
As long as you can do it, you can reach a realm of benevolence.
And benevolence is in the heart, not the form.
So as long as we can keep our heart and do not do things that harm others and benefit ourselves, we can reach the realm of benevolence.
Therefore, it has nothing to do with this.
And benevolence is what everyone should have.
So he has nothing to do with the way of the king. "
After listening to Kou Ji's words, Zhao Run obviously relaxed a lot. He sat next to Kou Ji and asked in confusion, "But those gentlemen in the palace, why tell the students that self-denial and ritual restoration is the way of the emperor. ?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Because they want to use these things to trap you and let you be a benevolent monarch. When your father was studying in the East Palace, they talked about the same thing."
Zhao Run frowned and asked, "Can you be a benevolent gentleman by self-denial and courtesy?"
Kou Ji pondered for a moment, "Look who is right."
Zhao Run was a little at a loss.
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "The closest to the king is the official. Therefore, if the king restrains himself and returns his courtesy, he is naturally a benevolent gentleman to the officials.
But for the people, that is not necessarily true. "
Zhao Run frowned again.
Kou Ji patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "The human heart is greedy, and those who hold authority are more greedy in their hearts. So if a king is too kind to officials, it will encourage their ambitions.
Just like Taizu, Taizong, and Xiandi, they were very kind to civil servants.
When Taizu was in the dynasty, he personally ran into the corruption of Zhao Pu, who was under the school of Tongzhong, but he didn't touch Zhao Pu's finger, but he just banished Zhao Pu's official position.
After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, Zhao Pu was re-established as a Ping Zhang Shi of Tongzhong Shushu.
With Zhao Pu as an example, other civil servants can naturally feel confident and greedy.
When your emperor's grandfather was in power, corruption became widespread.
A group of treacherous officials such as Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, and Lin Te were extremely greedy, playing power tricks.
So much so that the mountains and rivers move.
Therefore, a king who denies himself and restores rituals and is kind to the officials is very good for them.
But it is not good for the people, nor is it good for Jiangshan Sheji. "
Zhao Run pondered: "So the husband doesn't agree with those gentlemen in the palace?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "If you are a king, you still have to have kindness. But the kindness should not be placed on the officials, but on the people.
Being benevolent to the people, prestigious to hundreds of officials, and domineering to foreign nations is the real way to be the emperor. "
Zhao Run still wants to speak. Kou Ji is unwilling to say more about this. He turned his head and stared at Zhao Run with a smile: "Fancy the beauty of the house in your father's palace?"
Zhao Run's body tightened, her face stiff and said, "The student did nothing."
Kou Ji laughed and said, "You don't have to be so cautious, you just want to see it. As long as you speak up, I will help you ask for it as a teacher."
Zhao Runji stood up and said with a sullen expression: "Students will definitely not do something that violates human morals."
Kou Ji curled his lips and said contemptuously: "As timid as a mouse, it is hard to become a powerful weapon. After your emperor grandfather became the throne, but all the women in your great grandfather's palace were sent outside the palace.
I don't know how many married to Liangjia and became other people's concubines. "
Zhao Run's face suddenly became very ugly.
Kou Ji didn't see Zhao Run's face, and said carelessly: "Your great emperor's grandfather was in front of Manchu Civil and Martial Arts back then, saying that the girl in his harem is no more than a hundred people.
As a result, your emperor's grandfather put up thousands of women..."
By implication, your ancestors have done all the shameful things.
It won't matter if you do something.
Zhao Run seemed to have not heard the deep meaning in Kou Ji's words. He looked ugly and said, "Most of the women of my emperor's grandfather Fangliang are Gong E."
Kou Ji grinned and said: "You will help your emperor grandfather to hide his shame."
Zhao Run sternly said: "This act of my emperor's grandfather was appraised as a good governance by the courtiers at the time."
The smile on Kou Ji's face narrowed, and he said faintly: "If I deal with this matter, even if I slaughter those women and carry them on the charge of a butcher, I won't let them go."
Zhao Run stared, not knowing what to say.
Kou Ji asked calmly: "Tell me about why you went to Fang Meiren's Palace today, and why you were accused of molesting Fang Meiren?"
Zhao Run hesitated for a while, and whispered: "The students don’t know why they went to Fang Meiren’s palace. The students didn’t molest Fang Meiren, the students just went to the door of Fang Meiren’s room, and Fang Meiren fell out of the room wearing a gauze. The student subconsciously helped..."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows slightly, "Then what?"
Zhao Run sighed and said, "Then Fang Meiren said that the students are frivolous to her."
Kou Ji asked again, "Is there anyone else in Fang Meiren's palace at that time?"
Zhao Run's face turned pale and said, "There are two Gong Es."
Kou Ji groaned: "Since someone testified for you, why would you still be charged with molesting a room beauty?"
Zhao Run gritted his teeth and said: "They hit the pole, and the well... The false accusation was that the students pushed it when they were violent..."
Kou Ji raised his brows, "So there is no evidence, but two more lives?"
Zhao Run nodded.
Kou Ji squinted at Zhao Run and said, "Why go to Fang Beauty Palace?"
Zhao Run gritted his teeth and hesitated again and again, but still did not speak.
Kou Ji's expression became cold, "Do you know that it is a great sin to destroy human relations, and your own punishment is second, and your mother and your younger brother will also be punished."
Zhao Run's face became stiff, and he whispered: "Someone told the students that there are a few herbs planted in Fangmeiren's palace that can relieve fever. If they can be taken out and distributed to Huimin Pharmacy for planting, they will benefit. Wanmin."
Kou Ji sneered: "Do you believe this stupid thing?"
Zhao Run said bitterly: "The students didn't believe it at first, but someone in Fang Meiren's palace got a fever. After boiling water with that thing, he immediately recovered."
Kou Ji asked: "Did you see it with your own eyes?"
Zhao Run frankly said: "The eunuch who is ill, the student has met. It is also confirmed that he has a fever."
Kou Ji asked again: "So you went to the Fang Beauty Palace and found it, did you find the medicine?"
Zhao Run slowly shook her head, "There are many flowers and trees in Fang Meiren's palace, but there are no herbs. When the students wanted to ask Fang Meiren to ask for more information, they ran into Fang Meiren who was wearing a light gauze..."
Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "Who tells you that there is medicine in Fang Beauty Palace?"
Zhao Run hurriedly said, "Jixian Pavilion is waiting to make iron bears..."
"Tiewenxiong?"
Kou Ji muttered, and found that he had no impression of this person.
Kou Ji slowly got up and told Zhao Run: "Kneel here, don't go anywhere."
Zhao Run hurriedly got up and asked: "Mr. believes that the students are innocent?"
Kou Ji curled his lips and said, "If you were a sly and courageous person, there would have been groups of wives and concubines."
Zhao Run saluted Kou Ji somewhat moved.
"Thank you, Mr. Salute..."
Kou Ji didn't pay attention to Zhao Run anymore, and stepped out of the Daqing Hall. After arriving outside the hall, he gave orders to the female officer next to Empress Cao.
"Look at him well, don't let anyone in, and don't let him out. The more this time, the easier it is to get into trouble."
The female officer nodded solemnly.
Kou Ji got into the carriage and ordered the groom to drive to Zhao Zhen's bedroom.
The carriage drove all the way to the entrance of the harem and stopped. After Kou Ji got off the carriage, he flashed his badge and entered the harem.
Although Kou Ji has the power to drive in the palace, it does not include the harem.
If it weren't for Zhao Zhen's initiative to invite him, Kou Ji would not set foot in the harem.
This time he took the initiative to rush to the harem, but he was forced to do so.
Kou Ji entered the door of the harem, and four eunuchs immediately appeared, guarding Kou Ji's Quartet.
Kou Ji curled his lips in dissatisfaction, but said nothing.
A scandal occurred in the harem, and the guard against men in the harem has naturally increased in a straight line.
The four eunuchs did not come out to protect Kou Ji, but stared at Kou Ji.
Kou Ji ignored them, and leisurely rushed to Zhao Zhen's bedroom.
In front of Zhao Zhen's bedroom, it was a sea of people.
The eunuchs and Gong E of the palaces were all waiting outside the palace.
After Kou Ji arrived in front of the palace, he was stopped immediately.
It was the people in the queen dowager's palace who stopped him.
Kou Ji can walk sideways in the palace, which is a privilege given by Zhao Zhen.
But this privilege is not worthy in the eyes of the Queen Mother.
After all, Zhao Zhen had to listen to the Queen Mother occasionally in terms of housework.
Although Queen Mother Li is far less powerful than Liu E, she still deserves the respect she deserves.
After Kou Ji knew what he was coming for, the eunuch in the queen dowager's palace went in and informed him, and then invited Kou Ji in.
Kou Ji entered Zhao Zhen's bedroom and saw that Zhao Zhen's bedroom was full of people.
Queen Mother Li was in the first place, and Zhao Zhen sat beside her.
The rest of the people were almost standing, only the beauty of the room who had been'taken advantage' by Zhao Run knelt in the middle of the palace.
"Chen Kou Ji, see Empress Dowager, see official family, see Empress Empress, see all the nobles..."
When Kou Ji arrived in the hall, the hall was silent.
Kou Ji bowed to meet everyone.
Zhao Zhen didn't speak with a sullen face.
The Queen Mother barely squeezed a smile on her face, "Kou Qing's family don't need to be polite... Give a seat..."
Kou Ji once again said, "Thank you, Empress Dowager."
Kou Ji was not polite and thanked the Queen Mother Li decisively.
It stands to reason that Queen Cao is standing, Kou Ji cannot sit.
But since the Queen Mother has given the seat, he doesn't want to hypocritically decline.
The eunuch brought a chair and put it on its side.
Kou Ji's big horse golden sword goes up one.
Queen Mother Li said with a dry smile: "The royal family has caused a scandal, and Kou Qing's family is making a joke."
Kou Ji handed his hand: "As a minister, he considers himself a royal sharer. Besides, the son of a minister marries the royal princess, and he is considered a royal person. The minister is also considered a half royal.
Now that something happened at home, the minister should come and help. "
After hearing the words, Queen Mother Li naturally smiled a lot.
Obviously, she was very satisfied with Koj's claim to be a royal man.
I am also very satisfied with Kou Ji's characterization of this matter as a family affair.
"Fourth brother, how did the hundred officials react?"
Zhao Zhen asked in a low voice after the Queen Mother Li and Kou Ji had spoken.
Kou Ji handed his hand: "This matter has not been ascertained. The hundred officials wanted to enter the palace to find out what happened, but they were blocked by the ministers.
Zhao Zhen said deeply: "Hundred officials do not come to me for trouble. I am afraid that I will not be able to restrain my temper and punished the virtuous."
Kou Ji had no words.
Queen Mother Li softly said to Zhao Zhen beside him: "The emperor suppresses anger."
Zhao Zhen arched his hands at the Queen Mother Li, and did not speak again.
After the Queen Mother Li comforted Zhao Zhen, she looked at Kou Ji, "The Kou Qing family must have known the whole story, how does the Kou Qing family view this matter?"
Kou Ji bluntly said: "The minister is only half-knowledgeable, so I want to hear what Fang Meiren experienced at the time."
Queen Mother Li nodded and looked at the beauty of the room who was kneeling in the hall, her face slightly cold.
"Fang! Let's talk about it!"
Fang Meiren looked miserable.
She has said it more than eight times, and she has to say it.
Again, she doesn't care.
What she really cares about is that the development of things is completely different from what she thought.
She originally thought that if such a scandal happened in the palace, Zhao Zhen would inevitably imprison Zhao Run and ban Empress Cao.
But now Zhao Run was only punished to the Daqing Palace to think about it, and Empress Cao still stood proudly beside Zhao Zhen.
Fang Meiren choked a little, and whispered: "After returning to her mother, the concubine was in the bedroom, and the prince forced into the concubine's bedroom, wanting to do something wrong.
The concubine was awakened and desperately escaped from the bedroom. He saw Chun'er and Nuan'er being killed. The concubine flees desperately in fright. Finally, after the prince was stopped, the concubine escaped. "
Concubine Li snorted coldly and scolded: "Niezha!"
Empress Cao hurriedly bowed and said: "The concubine has not disciplined the prince, and the queen has to punish him."
Concubine Li snorted again, and instead of paying attention to Queen Cao, she looked at Kou Ji and asked, "What do you think of Kou Qing's family?"
Kou Ji handed his hands over: "A good way is a family ugly and cannot be publicized. This matter should not involve hundreds of officials."
Concubine Li was taken aback, and hesitated: "There has always been a saying among the hundreds of officials, which is called'selfless affairs of the heavens', and the prince is the prince.
Do not let the hundreds of officials participate, will they cause trouble? "
Kou Ji slowly said: "As the minister of the prime minister, he has the responsibility to supervise the hundred officials, and the hundred officials have their own ministers to deal with."
Concubine Li took a long sigh and was very satisfied with Kou Ji's statement, "Kou Qing's family is justified. The Ai family always feels that the hundreds of officials frequently intervene in the Tian's family affairs, and the Tian's family has no secrets at all.
Huang'er was stared at every word and deed, and the life was too miserable. "
Kou Ji said frankly: "Hundred officials can't be selfless, how to make the heavenly family selfless."
As soon as these words came out, Princess Li was even more satisfied, "Then Kou Qing's family feels that this matter should be investigated, and where should I investigate it?"
Kou Ji said bluntly: "You can put things aside for the time being. The guards around Fang Meiren's bedroom, as well as the palace people in the palace, have the responsibility to protect Fang Meiren.
Fang Meiren is now being humiliated, and the guards and people in her palace should be killed. "
Kou Ji's words were light and light, but the life and death of dozens of people was determined by the opening.
The expressions of the people in the temple were all in awe.
Fang Meiren's face was pale.
Fang Meiren said in shock: "This matter is the prince's fault, why did you kill the people in my palace?"
Queen Mother Li also felt a bit cruel. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Kou Ji coldly say: "The Lord insults the minister to death!"
Mrs. Li shut his mouth.
Zhao Zhen felt that Kou Ji's actions were very in line with his wishes. He pointed to Chen Lin, "Go!"
Chen Lin bowed and left the bedroom.
After Chen Lin left, Kou Ji continued: "The imperial womb, the guard, who failed to take care of the prince, should be punished."
Zhao Zhen said coldly: "Then we will die at the same time."
When the voice fell, an eunuch immediately went out to pass the news to Chen Lin.
For a while, the people in the bedroom looked at Kou Ji with a little more fear.
Kouhuo is Kouhuo, if he doesn't move, he will eat people when he moves.
From the time he entered the palace to the present, it has only been a stick of incense, and hundreds of people were killed by the rod because of his words.
Kou Ji didn't care about the feelings of other people, and he opened his mouth again: "The prince's gentleman is not effective in teaching, so he should be guilty."
When this was said, many people in the bedroom stared.
A word floated in everyone's heart.
Do you want to be so cruel
Don't even let yourself go
You are one of Mr. Prince, and the one with the heaviest weight.
Zhao Zhen hesitated to punish himself when he heard Kou Jizuo's request.
He has experienced a lot of bad things in the palace, how can he not know that there is something tricky in this matter
Precisely because of this, he just banned Zhao Run and didn't punish him. Even the queen didn't ask the guilt.
This matter has nothing to do with Mr. Kou Ji from beginning to end.
Seeing that Zhao Zhen hesitated, Kou Ji said: "Officials, in any case, all officials need to show an attitude from the royal family."
When Zhao Zhen heard the words, he sighed, and said, "No matter... The fourth brother is fined for one year, and the other servants are the same."
Kou Ji arched his hands and said: "Thank you, the official..."
After saying this, Kou Ji sat in the chair without speaking.
Queen Mother Li was taken aback for a moment, and after thinking about it, she roughly guessed what Kou Ji was waiting for, but she didn't have a word.
After Zhao Zhen punished Kou Jifenglu, he sat there and said nothing.
Seeing this, Fang Meiren trembled and shouted: "It was the prince who made the mistake, why didn't I see the prince punishing him, but embarrassed my palace maiden? If they hadn't saved me, I'm afraid I would have been killed by the prince."
The Queen Mother Li, Zhao Zhen, and Kou Ji were indifferent.
Empress Cao's eyes fell on Fang Meiren, flashing a cold light.
The calmer the empress dowager Li, Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji, the more flustered Fang Meiren.
She cried out in horror: "Should I be humiliated?"
Queen Mother Li and Zhao Zhen frowned.
Empress Cao clenched her fists.
Kou Ji said coldly: "Do you know that in the countryside, if a woman loses her character, she will be caught in the pond? If you are really a fierce woman, you should be hit to death when the prince smashed you, not here. roar.
If you are a corpse at this moment, even if I fight for the official, Kou Ji will ask the official to oust the prince.
But you are not!
No one has confirmed the matter now, so it remains to be found out.
So you had better not say anything.
If the prince is really wrong, the official will punish him. "
Fang Meiren sternly said: "What is called a prince is really wrong? According to your statement, I framed the prince and failed? I also came from a scholarly family, and I know what is shameless. Kou Ji, I am a prince, you are a minister, dare you So shameful to me?"