Bao Zheng and Cui Wei stood in front of Kou Zhun's body, speechless for a long time. The fierce fighting in the square slowly subsided. When everything settled, the five Hu Yanqings and Fang Qing finally discovered Bao Zheng and Cui Wei who were mourning silently on the bank.
The six people came over and saw Kou Zhun lying on the ground peacefully with his eyes closed. Bao Zheng turned to Hu Yanqing at this time and said: "Zhan Zhao, you can just stay with me from now on. I think it won't be long before you can see the results you want. Remember your status today! Don't create unnecessary complications. .¡±
Outsiders would definitely not understand what Bao Zheng said, but Hu Yanqing felt enlightened. Hu Yanqing immediately replied: "Zhan Zhao and several brothers understand in their hearts. They will never cause trouble to Brother Bao."
At this time, a group of imperial guards had gathered around. When they saw that Kou Zhun was dead, they all panicked.
Bao Zheng said with a sad look on his face: "Master Kou is already dead. Bao will definitely report it to the higher authorities, and you will not be punished for your negligence in guarding. Today, Moutian will send out so many masters to besiege Cuiweiju. It is really unexpected. .¡±
A leader of the imperial guards said respectfully: "It is truly a pity for the imperial court that Master Kou was killed. We guards know that we have neglected our duties. Even if the emperor blames us, we still deserve to be punished. But today we captured more than twenty Moutianhui. Members, wait for Master Bao to make an announcement."
Bao Zheng felt sad because of Kou Zhun's death and refused to pay attention to those crazy people. He waved his hands and said: "Take all those desperadoes to the prison of Kaifeng Mansion Yamen. Send a few people over to take Lord Kou back to the government." Go, and send someone else to rush to the Kou Mansion and the Prince of Kaifeng Mansion to report the funeral."
After Bao Zheng finished his instructions, the group headed to Kou Mansion with Bao Zheng in front and the imperial guards carrying Kou Zhun's body behind. After Cui Wei changed into dry clothes, she, Fang Qing, and Hu Yanqing followed Bao Zheng. The other arrested members of the Moutian Society were taken to the Kaifeng Mansion Yamen.
By the time Bao Zheng and others transported Kou Zhun¡¯s body to the gate of Kou¡¯s mansion, white memorial tributes had already been hung there, and the cries were loud. People in the yard saw Bao Zheng and others carrying Kou Zhun and came out to welcome him. Bao Zheng saw a woman in her fifties standing in front of her, crying so hard that she almost fainted.
As soon as Bao Zheng looked at the woman, he guessed that she was probably the Song family of Kou Zhun's wife recorded in the history books. Kou Zhun had seven or eight wives and concubines in his life. At this time, they all knelt in front of the door and cried bitterly. Many of them were hypocritical, but only the Song family was deeply hurt by Kou Zhun's death. Kou Zhun had no heirs in his life, and his only adopted son Kou Sui was now hunting down Liu Jiwu. A man who dedicated his whole life to his country ended up without a son in his old age, which really made people even more sad.
Everyone in the Kou Mansion cried bitterly and welcomed Kou Zhun's body into the auditorium. Bao Zheng, Cui Wei and others waited until the mourning hall was set up before telling the cause of Kou Zhun's death in front of Kou Zhun's family. After Song and others calmed down a little, Bao Zheng and others withdrew from the mourning hall.
Although Kou Zhun died, the housekeepers of Kou Mansion were all sober. They followed the rules and began to send people to announce the funeral. Kou Zhun's funeral was carried out in an orderly manner under the supervision of the housekeeper of Kou Mansion. At this moment, Prince Zhao Zhen rushed in anxiously. When he saw Bao Zheng, he immediately said: "Master Kou, what's wrong with him? He went to Cuiweiju in good condition. Bao Zheng, you actually asked someone to come and tell me, Mr. He died?" Kou Zhun was the teacher of the prince Zhao Zhen, and his relationship with the prince was extraordinary. When he heard the bad news about his master, Zhao Zhen was inevitably in chaos.
Seeing that the prince was a little anxious, Bao Zheng immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the incident happened suddenly, and I didn't expect it. The prince calmed down for now. Although Mr. Kou has gone, the Moutianhui who killed Mr. Kou is still there." But we are still at large. We must not mess up our position! Don¡¯t forget that there are still 30,000 secret messengers in the capital, and they are still watching! Once we are in trouble, they will take advantage of the chaos to attack Bianjing. "
Prince Zhao Zhen was even more panicked after hearing Bao Zheng's words. In the past, Kou Zhun would always be there to make suggestions when encountering problems. But now that Kou Zhun is dead, he seems to have lost his right and left hand.
Bao Zheng said calmly: "His Royal Highness, it will not help to be panicking now. Master Kou is still in heaven, and he also hopes that the prince can be a responsible person and shoulder the next heavy responsibility."
After listening to Bao Zheng's words, Zhao Zhen seemed to have grasped the life-saving straw. He immediately pulled Bao Zheng and said, "That's right! Mr. Bao Zheng said how great you are several times before. Now that Mr. Bao is gone, how can you do it, Bao Zheng?" To advise this king, what should we do next?"
After all, Zhao Zhen is only a boy of thirteen or fourteen. He has been pampered since childhood. Even though he was taught by Kou Zhun and received a lot of training, his character is still far worse. Faced with this situation, he needs someone who can reassure him. people.
Bao Zheng cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, now it's time to go to Lord Kou's mourning hall to express his condolences."??Then we will go back to Kaifeng Mansion to make a decision! "
Although Zhao Zhen is the prince, he is Kou Zhun's student after all. Since Zhao Zhen is here, he naturally wants to express his condolences. After hearing Bao Zheng's words, Zhao Zhen immediately entered the mourning hall, bowed his condolences, and comforted Kou Zhun's family. When the people of the Kou Mansion saw that the Crown Prince came to offer condolences in person, they were naturally moved to tears, and for a moment, the mourning hall became even more mournful. When Zhao Zhen walked out of the mourning hall, his face was filled with tears.
Bao Zheng had already asked people to prepare sedans, carriages and horses, and planned to return to Kaifeng Mansion first. Although Kou Zhun is dead and Bao Zheng should not have left so quickly, the matter of the Heavenly Meeting cannot be delayed and has reached a tense situation. Bao Zheng saw that many officials had come to express condolences to Kou Zhun, so he and Prince Zhao Zhen left the Kou Mansion together.
Soon Bao Zheng and Zhao Zhen had arrived at the Kaifeng Mansion Yamen. Hu Yanqing and others hid secretly. Now that there were so many imperial guards in Kaifeng Mansion, they did not dare to act rashly even if they had any ideas in their hearts. Bao Zheng felt a little headache looking at the five of them. On the one hand, they cannot be allowed to assassinate Zhao Zhen, and on the other hand, Zhao Zhen cannot be allowed to see the five of them. When Hu Yanqing assassinated Zhao Zhen in Luzhou Prefecture, Zhao Zhen would naturally recognize them if he saw them. If they were discovered, even if Bao Zheng interceded for them, they would not be able to escape the disaster.
Fortunately, Cui Wei and Fang Qing followed Bao Zheng to Kaifeng Mansion. Cui Wei is the sister of Prince Zhao Zhen. Although Zhao Zhen doesn't know it, Cui Wei herself knows it very well. Even if Hu Yanqing and others wanted to take action, it would be difficult for them to succeed.
Bao Zheng was wet all over because he fell into the lake, so he could only go to Gongsun Ce's room to change into a set of dry clothes. By the time Bao Zheng arrived at the hall, Zhao Zhen, Gongsun Ce, Lin Yan, Cui Wei, and Fang Qing had already gathered in the hall.
Zhao Zhen opened his mouth and said to Bao Zheng: "Bao Zheng, we have already lost our troops before we take any action. What are your plans next?"
Bao Zheng nodded and said: "Your Highness, now that Fairy Cuiwei has been invited, according to the original plan, Fairy Cuiwei should be asked to help monitor Liu Mei."
Bao Zheng immediately told Cui Wei the ins and outs of the case and revealed his intentions. Fang Qing listened to all this, but said: "How can I ask my master to take action on such a trivial matter? I will just go and monitor Eunuch Liu." After she finished speaking, she immediately walked out with her long sword.
Bao Zheng was originally worried that Fang Qing was too young and incompetent, and was waiting to say something. Cui Wei waved her hand and said, "Bao Zheng, just let her go without any worries. Fang Qing is definitely capable of just monitoring Liu Mei."
Bao Zheng nodded immediately after hearing Cui Wei's words. He turned to Zhao Zhen and said: "His Royal Highness, now that we have monitored all the suspected leaders, we should start to make preparations. Once we find any abnormal behavior of one of them, we should capture him immediately. The right way is to capture the thief first. King! As long as we hold the heads of the Moutianhui snakes, they will never bite us."