Zhao Defang was the fourth son of Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of Song. "History of Song" says that when Taizu died, the Queen Song urgently ordered the eunuch Wang Jien to summon Zhao Defang into the palace, but Wang Jien took the will to find King Zhao Guangyi of Jin. Later, Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne and became Emperor Taizong of Song. Because Emperor Taizong of Song ascended the throne as his younger brother, there was a widespread mystery in the world, and it was believed that Emperor Taizong of Song usurped the throne by murdering Taizu.

After Taizu died inexplicably, in order to show the legitimacy of his ascension, Taizong put forward the narrative of his mother, Empress Dowager Du, the so-called "Golden Chamber Alliance".[]

The beginning and end of the "Jinkui Alliance" are as follows: when Empress Dowager Du was dying, he summoned his minister Zhao Pu to the palace to record his will. It is said that Taizu was also present at that time. Empress Dowager Du asked Taizu how he could win the world. Taizu said it was the kindness and blessings of the ancestors and the empress dowager, but the empress dowager said: "You are wrong. If it weren't for the youngest son of Zhou Shizong's passing on the throne, and the young country was doubtful, how could you win the world? You should learn from the lesson. In the future, the throne was first passed on to Guangyi, and then Guangyi was passed on to Guangmei. Guangmei was passed on to Dezhao. In this way, the country had a eldest king, which was a blessing for the country." Taizu cried and accepted the lesson. Empress Dowager Du asked Zhao Pu to write the last time as an affidavit and hid it in the golden room.

However, the authenticity of the "Golden Chamber Alliance" is suspicious. Later generations speculated that it was fabricated by Taizong and Zhao Pu to cover up the situation. Originally, the throne should have been inherited by Zhao Defang's brother Zhao Dezhao, but was accidentally robbed of the throne by Taizong Zhao Guangyi. After Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, his younger brother Zhao Guangmei, as well as his nephews Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang, died at a young age. After Zhao Guangyi cleared all the obstacles to the current priest Zhao Heng's succession, Zhao Heng could become the emperor.

Bao Zheng recalled the historical materials that he was familiar with in his memory, but these historical materials were only historical records. It is difficult to know what happened in history. Bao Zheng didn’t know whether history was true, but there was one thing he didn’t have to doubt. That is, the descendants of Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang must have a great grudge against Zhao Guangyi and the current emperor Zhao Heng.

Since there is this relationship, it is reasonable that the Prince of Anding Zhao Congshi and Moutianhui colluded.

Seeing that the place had been found, Bao Zheng did not dare to alert the snake at the moment, and immediately said to Ling Mei, "Fairy Jingzhen, since the place has been found, we will go back first. In the future, we will have people stared at it tightly, hoping to find more information about the Totianhui.

Fang Lingmei didn't say anything, but just nodded quietly, as if thinking about something. Bao Zheng immediately drove the carriage and left the county prince's mansion and headed towards Bao's mansion.

When Bao Zheng's carriage arrived not far from Bao's mansion, Fang Lingmei in the car said, "Bao Zheng, don't rush back first. I feel that there are many people around monitoring Bao's mansion. We must sneak in."

Bao Zheng couldn't help but say, "When he first came out, no one was watching. At this time, people were surveillance. It must be that the Motianhui was already angry. But there was only one front door and one back door of the Bao Mansion. How could he walk back secretly?"

Fang Lingmei said lightly in the car: "You drive the carriage back and go to the Zhu Mansion you passed by just now. Lord Kou has made arrangements."

After hearing Fang Lingmei's words, Bao Zheng was confused, but he immediately did as he did. When the carriage arrived at Zhu's mansion, Bao Zheng drove the carriage into the side door, but no one stopped the guards.

Bao Zheng parked the carriage in the yard, but saw someone greeting him. Bao Zheng glanced at him and found that the person who came was Kou Zhun's adopted son Kou Sui. Bao Zheng had met Kou Sui in Luzhou and could be regarded as an old acquaintance. After Bao Zheng and Fang Lingmei got off the carriage, Bao Zheng and Kou Sui immediately exchanged greetings.

After Bao Zheng greeted him, he looked at the Zhu Mansion and saw that the courtyard was full of houses and the trees were towering, but they were lush. It was extremely difficult to see the situation inside the Zhu Mansion outside.

After reading these layouts, Bao Zheng immediately determined that this might be the reason why Kou Zhun deliberately chose this place.

Bao Zheng asked, "Young Master Kou, I don't know what tricks does this Zhu Mansion have? I came here just now when I heard Fairy Jingzhen's words, but I didn't expect to meet you, the old friend."

Kou Sui's expression was honest and said with a smile: "Brother Bao, my father secretly sent me to take hundreds of people to do homework here for a long time. He just wanted to dig a secret passage to lead to Bao's mansion. You guys come with me now."

Bao Zheng felt more doubts, but he didn't say much, and followed Kou to a side hall. Kou walked into the side hall and pushed a large cabinet in the room to the side, but a huge corridor appeared behind the large cabinet.

Kou Sui took a lantern in the side hall and led the way in front. Bao Zheng, Kou Sui and Fang Lingmei walked into the corridor. After walking for a while, they met many busy craftsmen in the corridor. Obviously, the corridor was not fully completed!

Bao Zheng couldn't help but say, "This corridor is obviously not something that can be completed overnight. Did Lord Kou have long expected that Bao's mansion would be monitored?"

Kou Sui was an honest man, but it was difficult to explain the whole story for a while. Fang Lingmei said lightly: "Mr. Kou, in fact, before you, you have fought with the people of the Motianhui for countless rounds. Lord Kou relied on two forces, one is the Dragon and Tiger Hall, and the other is cultivated by the emperor's grace to privately and secretly to deal with Kou Tang, the Moutianhui! Lord Kou used to fight with the Moutianhui, and was always controlled everywhere. He always suspected that the Dragon and Tiger Hall was not trustworthy. At present, Lord Kou only had a lot of past with Cui Weiju, and he rarely passed through the Dragon and Tiger Hall. Due to Bao Zheng's appearance, Lord Kou found out that you have a lot of connections with Moutian in Luzhou, and decided to use the people of Kou Tang to be in the dark, so that you can investigate the Moutianhui thoroughly!"

After hearing Fang Lingmei's words, Bao Zheng nodded immediately and said with a smile on his face: "No wonder the emperor asked my father to come to Beijing. He originally planned to use me Bao Zheng as bait, but I was stuck in the dark. It was really ridiculous. I thought I was talented. Lord Kou appreciated my ambition, the emperor admired my loyalty. It turned out that everything was a mirror and water. But since Lord Kou had found so much information, why not arrest those who monitor Bao's house and could tell a lot of it once he forced him to confess."

Kou Sui said at this time: "Brother Bao, you are very wrong in this sentence. Lord Kou has been chasing the Mutianhui, and all he found are all details. Brother Bao, you have only been months old, and you have touched many hidden stories of the Mutianhui. Brother Bao, you have always wanted to do something for the court and the people. Lord Kou's thoughts are the same as you, so how can there be any mutual use in this? As for those who monitor Bao's house, they are all dead soldiers of the Mutianhui. If we really send people to catch them, they will commit suicide by taking poison. The Mutianhui is intricate. If you want to uproot the Mutianhui, you must endure it! I found the real power behind the Mutianhui."

Kou Zhun nodded and said, "No matter whether I use it as bait or not, Bao Zheng will not really take these things to heart. Just now, I was just inspired. Brother Kou, you don't have to worry too much after hearing it. Bao Zheng is still Bao Zheng, and he will continue to follow my path."

Kou Suihe Fang Lingmei couldn't help but nodded after hearing Bao Zheng's words. She seemed to have learned a little more about Bao Zheng's thoughts. She also had a little more respect for Bao Zheng's character.

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