Fu Jiuqu raised his eyebrows lightly.

"what news?"

Cai Qi frowned and lowered his voice: "Zhang Yaozhuo interrogated the people of Zhangjia Village at night and took Xiao Zhang's confession of digging and transplanting strychnosus trees. Together with Dong Dahai's confession, he went to the palace to see the officials and wanted to cure her.

A crime of knowing but not reporting..."

Fu Jiuqu raised the corners of his lips and chuckled, "Isn't this expected?"

Cai Qi glanced at his face suspiciously, "Are you hiding something from me?"

Fu Jiuqu looked over with a half-smile but said slowly: "You don't need to ask too much. Just do as I say and be prepared to rob people."

Cai Qi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You've been a little crazy lately."

The two had known each other for many years and knew each other's temperament. Cai Qi knew that once he made a decision, there would be no room for reversal. However, looking at his handsome appearance in a snow-white mink cloak and a calm expression, he still couldn't help but sigh.

"What part of what you told me didn't I handle properly? Don't worry, there's no problem on my side. It's just you..."

After a pause, Cai Qi met Fu Jiuqu's smiling gaze, and said with a deep eyebrow: "This is really a dangerous move. If you are not careful, you will be doomed. Chonglou, how sure are you of this matter?"

"I'm not sure at all." Fu Jiuqu raised his eyes, as if he was talking about someone else's affairs. There was a smile on his lips, and his voice was extremely clear and pleasant.

"Ah?" Cai Qi opened his eyes wide in surprise, staring at him as if he were a monster, "Are you crazy? Is it worth taking such a desperate risk? Even if you live far away, you will not be allowed to do this."

Fu Jiuqu turned his eyes away and fell calmly on the snow in the garden of Baihua Pavilion outside the window.

"If you can't let go of your children, you can't trap the wolf!"

"Chonglou." Cai Qi almost burst into flames in his eyes, but seeing that he didn't seem to be in pain or itching, he had to suppress his temper and stretched out his hand to pull his sleeves, pretending to smile coquettishly.

"Don't be like this, Qu Lang! People are afraid."

"roll!"

Fu Jiuqu slapped his hand away and said lazily: "Let's go back to Beijing together. I'm going to the palace right away. You can carry a message back home for me, and by the way, bring two boxes of Guangji Bridge oranges for my three children."

For the red cake, I told the boss that the orange flavor should be stronger. Children like it, so remember to get it."

Cai Qi rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction, acting like a resentful woman.

"What are you going to do in the palace again?"

"Meet the officials and present evidence."

"Evidence? Hoho! My Prince of Guangling County, you have been petting the cat in Li Nu Village for two days, where did the evidence come from?" Cai Qi was about to laugh out loud at him, his voice gradually became louder, and he said dissatisfiedly

:

"I have only heard evidence to support the suspect's guilt, but I have never heard of the suspect having to prove his innocence. The official's three-day limit may sound like a bowl of water, but in fact it is biased in favor of Zhang Yaozhuo..."

The passionate emperor only dotes on the demon concubine.

The young Hou Ye, who was equally passionate, was so sarcastic that his teeth were sore.

"No unreasonable discussion!" Fu Jiuqu stopped him coldly, telling him to be careful that walls have ears. After Cai Qi calmed down, he snorted slowly.

"Who said I don't have evidence?"

…

On the official road back to the city, the wind and snow blew against my face.

Cai Qi was riding on the horse, listening to the "meow" sounds coming from Fu Jiuqu's car from time to time, and felt that Fu Jiuqu was probably crazy.

No, he was crazy before, but now he is just more crazy.

Who dares to believe that Fu Jiuqu actually caught his most beloved "gold quilt and silver bed" in a cat cage as evidence, and wanted to bring it to the palace to present to the officials?

~

Funing Hall.

Zhao Guanjia looked at the dozens of memorials and notes on his desk, coughing and frowning.

The tea on the table had gone cold, but he did not call the waiter to refill it.

Among these memorials, except for two sealed secret memorials, most of them were submitted by the Prime Minister after reading them. As an emperor, you don’t need to do everything yourself. If you have no objection after reading them, the Prime Minister’s agency can promulgate them in the name of the imperial edict.

.

Most of the time, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty was not in charge of one person. There was a Prime Minister, a Secondary Prime Minister, and an arrangement of three Prime Ministers. They were collectively called "Prime Ministers" and their positions were very important.

In addition to advising him to establish an heir early to consolidate the country's foundation, these memorials also pointed out that Fu Jiuqu had too much power, saying that he "inspected officials, spied on and arrested, was not subject to the jurisdiction of the three yamen, banned the palace, and checked and checked."

...all-pervasive." It is said that it protects the imperial city and is the personal bodyguard of the official family. But on the other hand, the Imperial City Division is equivalent to controlling the core defense system of the inner imperial city. Even the internal servants and escorts around the official family,

Also under the Imperial City Division...

This was originally the reason why the Zhao Guan family entrusted such an important task to Fu Jiuqu - his only sibling sister's only son, his direct nephew, who would he believe if he didn't?

Originally, this matter would not have attracted so many comments.

The bad thing is that Zhao Guan's family has no sons.

To be more precise, all three of his sons died young. Over the years, he had many concubines, but no prince was born. When the courtiers saw that he was getting older, they all advised him to give birth to the clan sons who had been raised in the palace when they were young.

Zhao Zongshi took him back and made him a prince.

Of course, Zhao Guan's family was reluctant.

He did not believe that he could not give birth to a son, so he delayed the matter.

Gradually, rumors began to spread in the court. I don’t know who started it, but the direction of the trend changed. Some people said that the emperor was reluctant to establish an heir. In fact, he did not want to choose a prince from the clan, but was interested in adopting his own son.

My nephew Fu Jiuqu is his heir and I want to make him the crown prince.

Zhao Guan's family was angry and helpless.

"Scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor rule the world together", and he has always governed the country with benevolence. He has to listen to the group of old ministers pointing their noses and admonishing this and that all day long, interfering in the foundation of the country, and even interfering in his private affairs in the inner palace...

A childless man or a childless emperor will be a failure no matter how great his achievements are.

"Pah!" Zhao Guanjia suddenly threw the zhazi in his hand.

"I am not as good as you want."

A beautiful figure stepped into the palace door, her steps were swaying lightly, she bent down to pick up the papers and walked to the imperial cabinet, smiling sweetly.

"Which desperate bastard is causing trouble to the officials again?"

Zhao Zhen was still angry and snorted, "A group of high-sounding old haters, who is not seeking their own benefit and wants to compete with me for power? They have long been bad-hearted, but they want me to be kind in everything and obey their wishes."

meaning."

Zhang Xue also walked around to the emperor, put her slender fingers on the top of his head, and pressed slowly, and sighed in his ear with a soft voice, which sounded angry and pitiful.

"They are just bullying the officials' benevolence and generosity, and that's why they are so bold... It is also their fault that I am not blessed. I have been favored by the officials for many years, but I did not give birth to a prince for the officials, and they pitied our daughter..."

Zhang Xue was really favored and gave Zhao Zhen three daughters, but none of them survived and they all died in infancy.

Thinking of the death of their daughter, the Zhao Guan family, which already had few heirs, felt sad.

"I don't know what bad things I did in my previous life, and I want to repay it on my child..."

"Guan family! Don't talk nonsense..." Zhang Xueyi covered Zhao Zhen's mouth and bent down to look at him. They looked at each other. Suddenly his eyes were red and tears came out of his eyes. "Xue Yi must add a prince to the official family."

.Otherwise, in this life, I will never die with my eyes in peace.”

"Idiot..." Zhao Zhen's heart was made sour and warm by the sobs. In a moment of passion, he pulled Zhang Xueyi's hand over. As soon as he took her into his arms, he heard the voice of the chamberlain.

"The official family, the Prince of Guangling County wants to see you."

Zhao Guanjia glanced at Concubine Zhang and suddenly thought of the words in the letter.

This nephew's power seems to be too great. At this moment, the palace door has been locked, and he can break into the palace at night without any hindrance...

Zhang Xue also observed the words and expressions, buried his head in the emperor's arms sadly, and said in a low voice: "Guan family, it's already dark. If you have anything to do, let Guangling County Prince come back tomorrow to report it. You have been tired for a day, it's time to rest.

."

Among the concubines, she is the most courageous and dares to say anything.

Zhao Zhen frowned, waved his hand, and motioned for her to go to the inner hall to avoid it.

"Go ahead."

Zhang Xue also pursed her red lips and looked at him displeased. Finally, Shi Shiran dragged her long skirt and walked away.

Zhao Guanjia sighed, neatly packed the papers on his desk, and sat down at attention.

"Xuan!"

Fu Jiuqu did not come alone. He also brought a cat cage made of moso bamboo. Inside was a precious "gold quilt and silver bed". The cat's hair was shiny and had two pointed ears.

His eyes are round and bright, and anyone who looks at them will inevitably fall in love with him.

Zhao Guanjia's heart softened half at that moment.

"Chonglou came to the palace at this time to give me a cat?"

Fu Jiuqu saw the smile in Guan Jia's eyes and pursed his lips slightly, "No. This is Wei Chen's cat."

Zhao Zhen:......

Bringing a cat into the palace late at night to ask for an audience is not to give him a gift, but to get him some food.

"Then what happened to Chonglou?"

When talking to Fu Jiuqu, Zhao Zhen still couldn't change the gentleness of his elders towards his children and nephews. Since his three princes died one after another, probably only Fu Jiuqu could hear such a voice.

Of course, Fu Jiuqu didn't see anyone outside. When no one else was present, he only regarded Zhao Zhen as his uncle, and he was rarely unfamiliar with the emperor and his ministers.

However, today he brought Jinzhan to do business. Fu Jiuqu was more steady than usual. He pressed the cat's head upright, tapped Zhao Zhen a few times as a salute, and said solemnly:

"It's a witness cat."

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Chapter completed!