Chapter 430 Chapter IX Death for Money

Zhang Jieyu was in a bad mood today, originally Li Yuan had promised to take her and Concubine Yin De to the Zhongnan Palace, but unexpectedly changed his mind this morning and ordered the two concubines to stay in Chang'an. Before seeing Zhang Jieyu, Eunuch Zheng repeatedly warned Kou Zhong that if it is not necessary, it is best to enter the palace to seek an audience.It also hinted that if it was not for Kou Zhong's sake, he would never be willing to talk to Fu.Otherwise, once Zhang Jieyu vented his anger on him, Eunuch Zheng would be in trouble. Kou Zhong heard what he said so seriously, he also wanted to retreat.However, remembering what Chang He said, "Zhang Jieyu's words are worth Li Jiancheng's ten words", I had to bite the bullet and go to see Zhang Jieyu, because Zheng Gonggong's anger was a small matter, but Chang He and the Sha family's anger was a big matter.Weighing the weight, we have to take this risk no matter what.

After waiting for a while, Eunuch Zheng came to the outer hall and said, "Madam really looks at you differently. When you know that it is you, I put everything aside for the time being. I want to see you first." Kou Zhong really wanted to ask Zhang Jieyu what happened?But he knew that asking such a question was not suitable for etiquette, so he could only make indirect remarks: "Is Madam calm?" Eunuch Zheng panicked and said: "She just broke a vase of Dashiguo given to her by the emperor, and no one is allowed to clean it up. Do you think she is calm?" Kou Zhong almost turned around and wanted to leave, but now that he had passed on the message, he became more aggressive than a tiger. He thought to himself, how would she react when she said that she was going to leave Chang'an under such circumstances?

Zheng Gonggong said: "Come on! Don't keep your wife waiting for a long time." In Kou Zhong's mind, only the words "self-inflicted, can't live" entered the inner courtyard with a numb scalp.The study where Zhang Jieyu met him was obviously not the place where she threw things to vent her anger. The floor was clean, and the servants waiting on the left and right stood with their heads down in shock. The only thing they dared to look at was the floor. Zhang Jieyu sat in the teacher's chair full of anger, reluctantly nodded to Kou Zhong, and said coldly: "Sir, please sit down." Sit down across from her.

Looking out the window, Zhang Jieyu suddenly sighed, her voice softened, and she said in a still stiff and cold tone: "Didn't Mister follow the emperor to Mount Zhongnan?" Kou Zhong almost blurted out, "Ms. Zhang is here, how dare the villain stay away", but fortunately, he shook his head thinking that after these two beautiful flattering words, how could he say goodbye. Zhang Jieyu frowned, and said coldly, "Sir, what is the purpose of coming to see me?" Xuan felt that he was speaking harshly to the savior, and said apologetically, "Sir, don't take offense, I'm in a bad mood."

Kou Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "The villain just saw that Madam was in a bad mood today, and I had something to report, but I was too frightened to speak." Zhang Jieyu was slightly taken aback, and shifted her gaze to Eunuch Zheng, who immediately lowered her gaze.Zhang Jieyu said coquettishly: "Get out of here, all of you, I want to talk to the master alone." When Eunuch Zheng was able to leave here, he didn't know how much he was grateful for Kou Zhong's guidance, and hurriedly dispersed. When there were only two people left in the room, Zhang Jieyu left the seat, pressed the table with one hand, and said angrily: "Mr. Mo, you come to judge others. What is Concubine Dong? The emperor gave me and Concubine Yin De to take her alone." All the way to the south, regardless of priority, there is such an unfair and unreasonable thing in the world."

Kou Zhong was dumbfounded when he heard this, only then did he realize that this was the case.However, although Zhang Jieyu showed her fierce side, she was still quite handsome, and she also had a charming demeanor of a beautiful woman.It goes without saying that Li Yuan wanted to keep the two favorite concubines in the palace for the sake of their safety, and the reason for letting Dong Shuni go with him was most likely because he had insight into her relationship with Yang Xuyan.As for whether this is the case, only Li Yuan himself will know. The more Zhang Jieyu spoke, the angrier she became, her eyes turned red, and she said ruthlessly: "King Qin brought this vixen back from Luoyang. Concubine Yin De and I had already guessed that he was out of good intentions and wanted to confuse the emperor. It is really abominable!"

Kou Dan was afraid that she would start crying, and it would be even more difficult to deal with it, so he couldn't say goodbye, so he hurriedly said: "My lady, please calm down, the villain has a different opinion." Zhang Jieyu asked in surprise, "What opinion?" Kou Zhong said nonsense: "The villain just entered the palace, met the emperor on the way, there was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by his side at that time, the villain said he wanted to enter the palace to see his wife, the emperor showed a look of great concern for the lady, and even told the villain Serve Madam well, as evidenced by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Although he deliberately exaggerated, he was sure that Li Jiancheng would not expose him.

Zhang Jieyu was most afraid of falling out of favor, so she said half-believingly: "The emperor really still cares about me, so why didn't he come to say goodbye to me when he set off?" Kou Zhong is now almost certain that Zhang Jieyu is not an undercover agent of the Yin Gui Sect, because her jealousy and complaints are all from the bottom of her heart, and they are definitely not fake, so he emphasized: "If the villain guessed correctly, the emperor is afraid of seeing Madam. The queen will be reluctant to leave, or can't help but want to take his wife to Zhongnan, as for the reason, no villain knows."

Then he lowered his voice and said: "Villains are the best at observing people, hey! The 'look' refers to this. Because the emperor has something on his mind, his anger rises, and his cheeks are red. In the end, this trip to South Africa is as simple as it appears on the surface. And it must be very confidential, Madam knows it in her heart, don’t disclose it to anyone, including Lady Yin De and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Otherwise, it’s hard to guarantee that the emperor will be really unhappy.” Zhang Jieyu showed a dignified expression, sat back in the chair absent-mindedly, nodded and said: "Speaking of which, sir, I also feel that the emperor has been behaving strangely these days, as if he is preoccupied? Suddenly he ordered Liu Zhenghui to connect the left and right palaces to the main palace The side door was closed, and suddenly the Prince Qin Wang and others were called to speak. The strangest thing is that Pei Ji is fully responsible for the general guard of the Xuanwu Gate, and the Prince can only manage the city defense after completion, which is an unreasonable arrangement."

Kou Zhong scolded Li Yuan secretly, but from Kou Zhong's point of view, he really cares about his mother's business. Zhang Jieyu caressed her tender chest, let out a long breath, and said, "Now my heart is much more comfortable! Sir, he not only knows how to treat patients, but also knows how to calm people's hearts. What is the matter here, sir? As long as I do what I can , I will do my best to Mr. Kou Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, and after doing all he could, he finally got a good chance to speak. Xu Ziling met Yun Shuai, who said, "I thought I'd never see you again."

Xu Ziling knew that with his peerless lightness kung fu, he was capable of spying on the movements of the Tang army in the dark, and said, "What did the national teacher see?" Yun Shuai's eyes were set off by his tall and well-defined nose, showing an elusive and sly look, staring at Xu Ziling and saying: "I heard news from the Xiji Garden of Dugu's family. There was a strong sound of breaking the door, and we rushed to the nearby area, and saw Li Yuanji and the members of the Dugu family gathered around the mouth of the well in the right backyard, and then Li Yuan and a large number of guards rushed over, what happened?" Just hearing that he can say the name of Dugu Mansion casually, it is known that he has worked hard to investigate.Needless to say, Zhu Yuyan was the one who broke the door and attracted attention. She would rather the evil emperor's relic temporarily fall into the hands of the Li family than to be obtained by Yang Xuyan. Xu Ziling suddenly regretted cooperating with Yun Shuai. From the fleeting look in his eyes just now, he intuitively felt that all his actions were based on interests, and he could be ruthless at any time when necessary.He took the position of Persian as the Western Turkic State Teacher, which is very similar to Zhao Deyan as the Han Chinese as the Eastern Turkic State Teacher.It's just that this kind of similarity is enough to make Xu Ziling wary.If he also develops ambitions for the evil emperor relic, it will be a very headache. All of a sudden, he made up his mind to take Yun Shuai out of the game. In fact, and because of the changes in the situation, their plan, which was foolproof, became difficult to follow. Xu Ziling nodded and said, "The worst accident happened last night. When we entered the treasury, we were discovered by Li Yuanji who monitored the underground. Fortunately, we managed to escape from the underground river. I am here this time to tell Yun Shuai that the plan has been cancelled." Yun Shuai was startled and said, "Where's the evil emperor relic?" Xu Ziling felt that Yun Shuai had no greed for Relic, but he felt that it would be unjust to deceive someone who was still cooperating with them at least until now, so he smiled and said, "Relic is in our hands." Yun Shuai was stunned and said, "If that's the case, why did you cancel the plan?" Xu Ziling shook his head and laughed: "The problem is that no matter how we ensure that the relic is in our hands, no one will believe it. In this case, if we proceed according to the original plan, we will fall into the net set by Zhao Deyan. " Yun Shuai said: "If the people of the Li family can't find the relics in the treasury, how come they don't believe it." Xu Ziling said: "Now the warehouse is full of methane gas, the people of the Li family can only go down to have a look, the harsh environment does not allow them to conduct a thorough investigation." He didn't tell Yun Shuai half a lie, he just concealed Zhenku. Yun Shuai pondered for a moment, then asked: "What exactly is the evil emperor's relic?" Xu Ziling said frankly, "I haven't seen it yet." Yun Shuai lost his voice: "What?" Xu Ziling lowered his voice and said: "The evil emperor's relic is placed in a sealed copper container, only about a foot high, and the surface is filled with unknown liquid slurry. We dare not open it, so we still have a relationship with the evil emperor's relic. Save money." Yun Shuai shot a sharp divine light in his eyes, as if he wanted to see through Xu Ziling, he frowned and said, "Don't you have the slightest curiosity about this rare treasure that everyone in the Demon Sect is fighting for?" Xu Ziling smiled and said, "Really not." Yun Shuai said: "Since you don't want to use the evil emperor's relic to make plans, what are you going to do with it?" Xu Ziling said casually: "Or find a place to bury it and forget it. What good suggestions does the National Teacher have?" Yun Shuai said: "I think we can still follow the plan. As long as the relics are real relics, we can still use them to control the situation and teach Zhao Deyan the trick." Xu Ziling said: "I want to have a good discussion with Kou Zhong, and I will give the teacher a positive answer before you tonight." Yun Shuai suddenly sighed, and said: "I have one thing I want to discuss with you. If everything goes according to plan and the moment comes when everyone starts to snatch the Evil Emperor's relic, if I join in the snatch, can you two help me?" Xu Ziling didn't expect him to be so frank and undisguised, which greatly increased his goodwill.He also answered frankly: "Kou Zhong and I most hope that the relic will fall into Shi Feixuan's hands, but according to the current situation, the chances of her appearing are not great. In this case, so what if we help you? I wonder if the national teacher has thought about the consequences?" Yun Shuai smiled wryly and said: "The consequence is that if I succeed, the road back to the country will be close to death, but it will be beneficial and harmless to you. With my foot strength, no one can stop me in the first part of the way. But because of my life The road is not familiar and there is always a danger of being overtaken, but I still think it is worth the risk." Xu Ziling said: "The national teacher gets the relics, because he doesn't know how to absorb them, it will be useless. It seems that it is not worthwhile to let go of a chance to kill Zhao Deyan." Yun Shuai said: "You first discuss with Kou Zhong whether to carry out the original plan, and we will think carefully after everything is implemented." Xu Ziling sighed secretly, and remembered the two clichés that "people die for money, birds die for food". Li Yuan's spring hunting team galloped out of the gate of Zhuque and entered Zhuque Street. Since ancient times, the emperors and clans of all dynasties have loved hunting, and each dynasty has designated a certain area as the royal garden, and idlers are not allowed to hunt in the area. Zhongnan Mountain is the hunting area selected by the Tang Dynasty after it entered Chang'an. There are countless historical changes related to hunting. Taikang, the emperor of the ancient Xia Dynasty, was obsessed with hunting, and Hou Yi, the leader of the Dongyi tribe, took advantage of him to rebel and ascended to the throne himself.However, Hou Yi did not learn a lesson from it. He was obsessed with hunting and ignored state affairs, and ended up in the same tragic end as Taikang. The Zhou Dynasty specifically formulated the system of archery and field hunting, and elevated hunting to a national event, even using it as a method of selecting talents. Many promising monarchs are hunting fans, such as King Zhuang of Chu who was once the overlord during the Warring States Period, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms, but the most absurd thing is that Emperor Wei Ming lived in Xingyang, east of Luochang. Set up a forbidden garden, which is more than a thousand miles wide, and there are six hundred tigers, three hundred wolves, ten thousand foxes, and countless other birds and beasts. make the residents suffer.Not only does it make people lament that the tyranny is fiercer than the tiger, but the tyranny is directly related to the tiger and the beast. The Li Clan inherited the tradition of field hunting and regarded it as a sign of prosperity for the country. Field hunting and beauties were two of Li Yuan's endless hobbies.However, this field hunt is about the struggle between righteousness and evil, and the strife between the previous dynasty and the new dynasty will greatly reduce the fun. Kou Zhong left the palace at the end of the team and walked northward.There is no lack of emotion in my heart, and Xuan is replaced by another emotion. The person he wants to meet is Shang Xiufang who is known as the world's number one prostitute. Even if she didn't send anyone to look for him last night, he still feels the need to say goodbye to her. Kou Zhong was extremely conflicted in his heart, he wanted to see Shang Xiufang, was fascinated by her charming charm, and forgot the ugly side of the world.However, I faintly feel that I am playing with fire, and if one is not good, I will be "burned". Hooves roared. A carriage drove out from the gate of Suzaku in the imperial city, escorted by eight imperial guards at the front and back, and stopped abruptly beside Kou Zhong. Princess Xiuning's voice came from the lowered curtain: "Mr. Mo, can you go there?" Let Xiuning give you a ride?" Standing on a thoroughfare, with no choice, Kou Zhong had no choice but to board the carriage and face another person he both wanted to see and didn't want to see. Xu Ziling hurried along the street, and his destination was the Lequan Museum in Beili. He wanted to sneak back to the treasure house to check the situation, but in broad daylight, the Yong'an Canal was heavily trafficked on both sides of the river. Did he go into the water in full view? The chance of assassinating An Long is getting slimmer, but there is still a chance, as long as he is willing to come to Lequan Pavilion today. Anyway, I had nothing to do, so I went to the Lequan Hall to step on the place, and found an open restaurant to fill my stomach. With his current cultivation base, it is not a problem not to drink a drop of water for a few days, but he still enjoys and eats food, and thinks it is a kind of enjoyment in life. Passing through Mingtangwo and Liufu Casino, there are many people coming and going, not as crowded as the previous two days. It is certain that a large number of gamblers will be left with nothing to lose, and they will no longer be able to take advantage of the excitement. Li Shimin advocated the prohibition of gambling.However, Mingtang Nest has Concubine Yin De's bully father Yin Zuwen backing him, and Li Yuanji is Liu's big backer. Just seeing that the Great Immortal Hoover and his daughter Hu Xiaoxian can openly appear at the palace banquet, one knows that they are supported by the princelings and concubines. , Li Yuan allowed the existence of two major casinos.From this point of view, Li Yuanfei is a good emperor. While thinking about it, a soft snort came from the gate of Liufu Casino. Xu Ziling didn't expect that he was the one calling out to him, so he continued to move forward without turning his head, and only stopped to look back when Zuyin was chasing him from behind. Ji Qian, a beautiful prostitute who made a big splash at the banquet, rushed towards him coquettishly panting, causing passers-by to stare. Xu Ziling felt a great headache because he knew that this woman was difficult to deal with. Ji Qian came to him and said angrily, "What's the matter with you? The more you call, the more you leave. People don't know what to call you." Xu Ziling wanted to pretend that he didn't recognize her, but he knew it was unreasonable, because no matter men or women, once they saw Ji Qian who was as beautiful as her, they would never forget it. Surprised: "Isn't this the girl I met in Liufu? I don't know what I'm looking for?" Ji Qian tugged at his sleeve and said, "Find a place to sit down and talk about it. Anyway, it won't be asking you to borrow money." Xu Ziling couldn't do anything with her.Pulled by her involuntarily.