Nowadays, it is just a small thing to help disciples to make old friends, and Zhao Zhen won't care about it.

But no one can tell whether Zhao Zhen will treat this matter as a major event in the future.

No one can tell whether Zhao Zhen will settle old scores in the future.

Zhao Zhen is now going over the old scores of martial artists, which is a good example.

Wang Zeng took a deep breath and said: "From now on, it would be better for us to see each other less often."

Lu Yijian nodded solemnly.

Wang Zeng continued: "Find an opportunity to admonish some officials."

Lu Yijian naturally knew what Wang Zeng wanted to advise Zhao Zhen.

The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty can keep an eye on them, but they cannot keep an eye on them too closely.

Watching too closely is not a good thing.

Once it reaches the point where everyone is in danger, it will have a huge impact on the country of the Song Dynasty.

No one likes to expose everything about themselves to others.

No one.

People need to have a little privacy of their own, and they also need to have a little secret of their own.

Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng each sighed and returned to their respective mansions.

Royal Palace.

Inside the Zishi Hall.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji sat opposite each other.

There was no anger on their faces just now.

Zhao Zhen even had a smile on his face, "I really want to know what the faces of the martial artists are now."

Kou Ji laughed and said: "The official family has some bad taste..."

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "They mobilized a large number of people to rob the Yizijiaozi shop. In the end, they only robbed a few copper coins and burned down several shops. It's not a pain or an irritation for me."

Not only did they not hurt me, but they showed their leverage and I caught them.

I'm afraid they are in a panic now, right?"

Kou Ji thought for a while and said: "I think they should be looking for the culprit at this moment. The officials should withdraw their people as soon as possible to prevent them from being killed or injured."

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, don't worry. My people have been withdrawn long ago. Even if they find out the mole, they can't catch anyone."

Kou Ji nodded slowly and said, "That's good..."

Zhao Zhen continued to laugh and said: "Speaking of which, Shi, the people in the hands of Pan's family are a bit weak. If I hadn't ordered it in advance, when someone robbed Yizijiaozi Pu, the soldiers and horses guarding were not allowed to fight to the death. Shi

, I’m afraid the Pan family won’t be able to win the Bajia Yizijiaozi Shop.”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "The family fortune of Shi and Pan's family is hidden in the north, not in the south, so it is naturally difficult to rob Yizijiaozi Shop in Jiangning Mansion and other places.

But the officials cannot belittle them because of this."

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said: "I know they have the manpower in their hands, and I will not underestimate them."

Kou Jidao: "Since they have already taken action, we don't need to hold back."

Zhao Zhen muttered: "Let's wait until Wang Zeng, Zhang Zhibai, and Lu Yijian leave the capital. If they don't leave, they will inevitably nag in my ears, which will annoy me."

When Kou Ji heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry.

Zhao Zhen seemed to have remembered something, and said to Kou Ji with a smile: "By the way, there is something I want to tell my fourth brother. Beauty Zhang is pregnant."

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and said with a smile, "That's great news."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "I also think it is good news. I have decided to promote Zhang Mei to the rank of imperial concubine. What do you think, fourth brother?"

Kou Ji pondered for a while and said in a deep voice: "It's inappropriate..."

The smile on Zhao Zhen's face was slightly stiff.

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Have the officials forgotten the tragedy of the late Zhang Guifei? Zhang Guifei died, one body and two lives, and the cause has not been found out yet. Now that the officials have promoted Zhang Mei as a noble concubine, I am afraid that

Zhang Meiren followed in the footsteps of Concubine Zhang."

Zhao Zhen clenched his fists subconsciously, with a ferocious expression on his face, but did not speak.

Kou Ji continued: "The death of Concubine Zhang may not be because she was not favored. Concubine Zhang was just a beauty at first, but after she became pregnant with the emperor's heir, the official family immediately promoted Concubine Zhang to the rank of concubine, and she suddenly jumped several levels.

, some people in the harem will inevitably be jealous, and will naturally be detrimental to Concubine Zhang.

The officials know exactly how the daughter of the Guo family who was punished by the officials died."

Zhao Zhen took a deep breath and said with red eyes: "I hold the world in my hands, can't I even protect women and children?"

Kou Ji sighed and said nothing.

Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "I want the people from Wude Si to enter the palace!"

Kou Ji was slightly stunned and said in a deep voice: "Once someone from Wudesi enters the palace, there will be no secrets left in the official family."

Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and said word by word: "I don't care!"

Kou Ji frowned and said, "Once the people from Wu Desi enter the palace and get too involved with the palace, they may take advantage of the palace's prestige to become powerful. If they cause trouble, it may be difficult to deal with it."

Kou Ji originally didn't want to mention Wu Desi in front of Zhao Zhen.

But Zhao Zhen intended to bring Wude Si's people into the palace, so Kou Ji had to dissuade him.

The people in the Wude Division now only have supervisory powers and no law enforcement powers.

Law enforcement power now lies with the Imperial City Division.

Most of the staff of the Imperial City Division were transferred to the Wude Division, and now they are in name only.

Once Wu Desi entered the palace and found out some scandals in the palace, Zhao Zhen was desperate and gave him law enforcement powers.

It is very likely that Wude Si will become a disaster to the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "But if I don't use Wu Desi, how can I know who is behind the murder of the emperor's heir?"

Kou Ji solemnly said: "People from the Wude Division can be used, but they can only be the eyes and ears of the officials, and cannot be the hands, feet and mouths of the officials."

Zhao Zhen frowned.

Kou Ji continued: "What they did is something that cannot be put on the stage, and they are destined to not be put on the stage. If the officials put them on the stage, they will cause trouble sooner or later.

Please note that they take orders directly from the officials.

And you can give them a lot of power.

Tong Zhongshu, Pingzhangshi, Privy Council Envoy, Councilor for Political Affairs, Tongzhi Privy Councilor, Six Ministers, etc. The power of all officials in the world is given by you.

You can ask them to help you find out any information.

You can also ask them to help you arrest anyone.

If they had the power to arrest anyone, all officials in the world would be in danger.

If they do good deeds, they will naturally be beneficial to the court.

But if they do evil, no one can do anything to them."

Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "There's nothing I can do against them?"

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "All your eyes and ears tell you that the Yellow River is straight, but some officials tell you that the Yellow River is curved. Who will you believe?"

Kou Ji's metaphor was a bit ridiculous, but Zhao Zhen couldn't laugh at all because he understood the meaning of Kou Ji's words.

Zhao Zhen looked a little ugly and said: "I will believe...my own eyes and ears..."

Kou Ji nodded slowly, "Once they become powerful, they will naturally not harm the officials, but they can deceive them."

Zhao Zhen's breathing was a little heavy, and he stared at Kou Ji and said: "I just thought that Wudesi is somewhat useful..."

Kou Ji smiled bitterly and said: "Muskets are easy to use, but if you don't clean them regularly, you will hurt yourself."

Zhao Zhen let out a long sigh.

"I will temporarily send Wude Si's people into the palace to secretly protect Zhang Meiren. After the matter is over, I will let them leave the palace. I will restrain Wude Si.

From now on, Wu Desi will only help me find out the news, and no other people can interfere.

All relevant issues must be handed over to the yamen at all levels for handling."

When Kou Ji heard what Zhao Zhen said, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

After Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji finished discussing the matter of Wu Desi, Zhao Zhen said to Kou Ji: "The issue of Wu Xun still needs the fourth brother to keep an eye on it. In a few days, my people will send the captured thieves to Beijing.

From now on, fourth brother will be able to arrest people."

Kou Ji nodded slowly.

Of course, arresting someone requires evidence.

To arrest people from Shi, Pan and other families based solely on evidence of corruption in previous years is not enough of a deterrent, and it is difficult to catch them all in one fell swoop.
To be continued...