Chapter 21: Defeat
When Yang Feng said that someone would take the initiative to contact the emperor, Han Ruzi thought of those noble attendants, or a certain preacher, but never expected it to be someone in the palace, let alone Meng E.
Han Ruzi couldn't help but suspect that he had heard it wrong, leaned closer, and asked in a low voice, "Is it you?" ”
"It's me." This is undoubtedly Meng E's cold voice.
Han Ruzi looked at the window, although he couldn't see anything, he knew that there was a palace maid sleeping there, and the slightest sound could wake her up.
Meng E guessed the emperor's thoughts, "Don't worry about her, she sleeps very deeply, and she won't wake up until dawn." ”
Han Ruzi was even more surprised, straightened out his thoughts, and asked, "You want to teach me martial arts?" ”
"If you want to learn, and beg me."
This is a strange answer, obviously Meng E took the initiative to come to the door in the middle of the night, but asked the emperor to "beg" her to teach martial arts.
"Uh...... You're already my martial arts teacher. Han Ruzi said cautiously.
"There are true and false transmissions, and only false transmissions can be obtained from teachers. Reach out. Meng E said.
Han Ruzi raised his right arm, and soon a slightly cool palm pressed on his hand.
"Sit tight." Meng E said.
Han Ruzi snorted, feeling more and more weird in his heart, and thought again, if Meng E really wanted to stab him, there was no need to wake him up, so he was down-to-earth.
There was a huge force in the palm of his hand, and Han Ruzi couldn't breathe, and his internal organs seemed to be caught by a hook, and he was carried into the air at once, and then his body followed.
Han Ruzi turned over and fell to the corner of the bed, sat up, and held a mouthful of turbid breath in his chest, unable to spit it out.
"Don't force it, just let it be." Meng E reminded.
After a while, the turbid air finally disappeared, and Han Ruzi took a deep breath of fresh air and asked in surprise, "What kind of martial arts is this?" ”
"It's an internal skill that you're not interested in."
Meng Che claimed to be proficient in boxing, swords and internal strength, including the emperor, everyone was more interested in the first two, and some people asked about internal strength, Meng Che scared away all the curious people in a few words, "I practice Tongzi Gong, not close to women, ten years of small success, so far I have practiced for eighteen years, a little peek at the door, has not yet entered the hall." ”
With just one move, Meng E ignited a great interest in internal strength in the emperor's heart.
"Can I practice? The male Meng Shi said......"
"You can practice, there are many kinds of internal skills, my brother practices children's skills, I don't practice, if you are willing to work hard, you can achieve success in three or five years."
"I'm willing to put my heart into it." Han Ruzi knelt on the bed, not to kowtow, but to be too excited, "In the future, can I jump on the beam of the house like you at once?" ”
"Internal strength is the foundation, and it is easier to practice light skills after building it."
"Wow, three or five years...... If I work harder, can I be faster? Han Ruzi was afraid that he wouldn't be able to wait that long.
"It's hard to say, it takes three or five years for most people to achieve something, unless you have a different understanding."
"After I finish practicing, will I be able to walk around the palace as much as you do?"
Meng E didn't answer immediately, as if she was listening, and Han Ruzi also pricked up her ears, but she didn't hear any sound.
"No one can walk around the palace at will." Meng E opened her mouth and said, with a hint of accusation in her tone, "No matter how powerful your martial arts are, you are not an immortal, I can come to you because it is my turn to be on duty tonight." ”
"On duty? It turns out that you have been protecting me. ”
"There's no time to chat, I'll pass on your internal skills, but you have to keep your mouth shut."
Han Ruzi hesitated for a moment, and quickly decided not to mention this matter to Yang Feng, so he promised: "I won't leak a word." ”
"Remember, I did you a favor, and you will repay me later." Meng E raised her voice slightly.
"Of course, as long as I can do it, what do you want in return?" Han Ruzi felt that Meng E had simply changed a person, and it would be more normal if these words were said by Yang Feng.
"It's useless to say it now, wait until you can call the shots. Time is short, I have to go, I will come back in three days and pass on your basic skills. ”
"Wait...... Are you still there? Han Ruzi looked at the darkness and slowly stretched out his hand to touch it, confirming that Meng E had really left.
Han Ruzi still had a particularly important thing that he didn't ask: Since martial arts can't come and go freely, why do you still learn it? Blocking the Assassins? If the guards outside can't stop him, he won't be able to beat them; Reclaim imperial power? If martial arts had this effect, the Meng E brothers and sisters would not enter the palace to disobey people.
He has a small fantasy hidden in his heart, not to learn the art of the emperor and become a real emperor, but to escape from the palace and return to his mother.
Martial arts seemed to be able to realize this dream, but Meng E's words shattered this dream.
"I shouldn't have promised her." Han Ruzi muttered to himself, fell to sleep, and decided to tell Meng E three days later that he didn't want to practice any internal skills, and he wouldn't easily promise to repay her.
The next morning's homework was boring, and the master who taught the Book of Shang sat there muttering, often falling into long pauses, as if even he had forgotten what to say.
The two eunuchs serving the emperor were quite satisfied with this, and stood drowsy in the doorway, the king of the East China Sea was lying on the bookcase and snoring, and Han Ruzi tried to open his eyes, but what he heard in his ears was the sound of the wind outside the window, the rustle of leaves, and the occasional human voice.
Those noble attendants did not have to endure the pain of kneeling and sitting, and were exchanging feelings in the imperial garden blown by the spring breeze, and ten years later, they were probably in charge of the government.
Han Ruzi fantasized about what kind of life a normal emperor would live, at least he would not be as isolated as he was now, he would definitely become the target of the attendants, and the king of the East China Sea would be much more honest, and then he thought of Meng E, his refusal would make her very disappointed, I don't know what her so-called reward is, in fact, she is very willing to help her, and she doesn't need to teach her internal skills......
Han Ruzi was about to fall asleep, when a commotion suddenly sounded outside the window, and many frightened cries converged, as if two groups were fighting.
No one dared to do anything in the Imperial Garden, and the celebrant could ignore some of the small actions of the nobles' children, but they could not be allowed to act recklessly, so the noise was extremely unusual.
The old master was still muttering about the ancient texts, and the two eunuchs at the door were shocked, one of them quickly went downstairs, and the king of the East China Sea sat up suddenly, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "What's wrong?" Assassins? ”
"Don't talk nonsense, King of the East Sea, how can there be assassins in broad daylight?" The old eunuch's face at the door changed.
The doctor who was lecturing finally heard the sound of the outside world and looked around blankly.
The king of the East Sea got up and ran to the window and looked downstairs, "Something big must have happened, someone is sitting on the ground crying." ”
"Your Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea, please return to your seat." The old eunuch advised.
The king of the East Sea ignored him and shouted downstairs, "What's the matter? ”
Han Ruzi couldn't sit still, got up and ran to the window, and looked out side by side with the king of the East China Sea, in a clearing in the garden, three attendants were sitting on the ground crying bitterly, Zhang Yanghao, the grandson of the Marquis of Biyuan, waved his fist, as if he was demonstrating to God, the other attendants were also panicked, the official couldn't hold it down, and many eunuchs didn't help, they were all trembling.
The King of the East Sea turned around and ran towards the door, "It must be a big deal, a big deal." ”
The old eunuch blocked the door, "Your Highness can't go out, Your Highness ......"
The two were pushing and shoving at the door, and the eunuch Zuo Ji ran up, his face was pale, and his face was beaded with sweat, and the king of the East China Sea was a little jealous of him, so he had to retreat to the side.
"Your Majesty is still ...... That's fine. Zuo Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong with me?" Han Ruzi turned around and asked.
"It's okay, it's okay, Your Majesty stays here...... I'm going to see the Queen Mother, no, no, I'll stay, send someone to go, no, no, please go with me to see the Queen Mother......" Zuo Ji panicked, and couldn't make up his mind for a long time.
"Tell me what's going on!" Han Ruzi said loudly.
Zuo Ji trembled and wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, "Pingdong General Cui Hong was defeated, and the King of Qi and the King of Qi led the army westward, and they were about to hit the capital!" ”
Han Ruzi didn't care about the war in the east these days, and when he suddenly heard the news, he didn't have any special feelings in his heart, but the king of the East China Sea next to him was like a thunderbolt from the sky, jumped in front of Zuo Ji, and said sharply: "What did you say?" How could my uncle be defeated? He obviously played a triumphant song, and he was about to capture the reign of King Qi. ”
Zuo Ji was really frightened, he didn't have his usual smile at all, and he couldn't hold up the frame of the queen mother's henchman, and said dumbly: "I, I don't know, the news just came ......"
Han Ruzi looked out the window again, and finally understood why the group of attendants were frightened and weeping, many of them had fathers and brothers in the army, and the war was unfavorable, and many of them could never come back.
"I don't believe it, I'm going to ask for an understanding!" The King of the East China Sea rushed out violently, and Zuo Ji and the others did not dare to stop him.
Someone outside blocked the King of the East China Sea, Yang Feng strode into the house, swept his eyes, reached out and grabbed the wrist of the King of the East China Sea, dragged him to the emperor's side, and held the emperor's wrist with the other hand, "Please Your Majesty come with me." ”
Han Ruzi was very obedient, but the King of the East China Sea shook his arm vigorously, and his voice became louder and louder: "Let go of me!" I want to see the Queen Mother! My uncle ......"
Yang Feng stopped and said sternly: "Taifu Cui is still alive, and the Great Chu River is still strong, please respect yourself as the King of the East China Sea." ”
The King of the East Sea calmed down and obediently followed Yang Feng downstairs.
Zuo Ji stood in place for a while, suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly chased after him.
There was only an old doctor who was lecturing in the Lingyun Pavilion, and he couldn't stand up alone, so he could only sit alone on the round stool, and he was stunned for a while, and continued to teach the "Book of Shang" in front of the bookcase.
The noble attendants were all dismissed, and under the escort of a group of eunuchs, the emperor and the king of the East China Sea hurried back to the palace, not to their own residence, nor to the Empress Dowager's Cishun Palace, but to another dormitory.
"This is the Cining Palace where the concubine of Shangguan Huang lives, please let Your Majesty stay here temporarily." Yang Bong explained, and then left in a hurry.
Soon, the Meng brothers and sisters and four guards with knives arrived, checked inside and outside the house, and the others left, only Meng E stayed in the room, standing in the corner with an indifferent expression, not looking at the emperor.
The king of the East China Sea was surprisingly honest, sat on a chair, did not move for a long time, and then slowly raised his head and said to the emperor: "How could my uncle be defeated? ”
"Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers." Han Ruzi persuaded, still feeling nothing in his heart.
"Impossible, King Qi doesn't have this ability." The King of the East China Sea opened his eyes wide, "If the King of Qi breaks through the capital...... We'll both be killed! ”
The door opened, and two palace maids came in, separated from each other, and then came in the concubine of Shangguan Huang, who glanced at the king of the East China Sea, turned her eyes to the emperor, and said, "Please Your Majesty follow me to the Qinzheng Palace, it is time to prove to the world that you are the emperor." ”
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