The two half-brothers met like this, there were no outsiders, no introductions, and no family affection, looking at each other - the young man who arrived later looked at him more, and Han Ruzi quickly lowered his head.

The young man is another prince, the king of the East China Sea, although he was also "kicked out" of the palace three years ago, he seems to be very familiar with this place, as comfortable as at home, a few steps to another chair, piled up on it, gently shaking his feet off the ground.

"I thought I would meet such a great opponent, and you let me down." The voice of the king of the East China Sea revealed undue maturity and coldness, and his eyes did not look at the brother next to him, but focused on observing his boots, "But when I become the emperor, I still have to kill you, at least I have to lock you up, and never see the light of day." 'Bian He is not guilty, but he is guilty', you have to understand that as long as you are the emperor's son, you are a threat to me. ”

Han Ruzi didn't want to obey Yang Feng's reminder anymore, and whispered, "The emperor didn't kill the two of us today. ”

"Huh, today? He's dead, dead. He is the only son of the Queen Mother, he is also old, and he is the eldest son, so we can't compete with him, so there is no need for him to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. We are different, according to the background, I am much more noble than you, according to age, you are a little older than me, maybe a few days. The queen mother's sister-in-law is dead, and I should succeed to the throne, but there will always be a few pedantic guys who say something 'young and orderly', which makes people's hearts confused and forces me to clean you up. ”

Han Ruzi snorted, feeling that the words of the East China Sea King were quite reasonable.

"But-" The King of the East China Sea looked at Han Ruzi again, "I see that you are not bad, you are more honest, maybe I can spare your life, find a secluded corner in the palace and lock you up for a few years, and when my position is stable, I can also make you a ...... No, I can't make you king, you can stay in the palace, so that I can see you at any time, so you can be a eunuch. ”

Han Ruzi shook his head, he didn't have a bad impression of eunuchs, but he knew that it was a lowly business.

The King of the East Sea jumped out of the chair, crossed his hands on his hips, and stood in front of Han Ruzi, "From now on, you have to learn to please me, or I will still kill you." ”

Han Ruzi didn't look up, and waited for a while before whispering, "I want to go home." ”

"Haha......" The king of the East Sea laughed so hard that tears came out, "Are you a fool?" Succeed in the king, I am the king, you are the king, where did you come from? You better think about how to please me. ”

Han Ruzi didn't squeak for a while, then raised his head and quickly glanced at the King of the East China Sea, "Zhongchang served Yang Feng to take me into the palace." ”

The East Sea King frowned, "So what? Zhongchang is only a petty official in the palace, I know Yang Feng, he waited carefully for a few years when the emperor was still the crown prince, and as soon as the emperor died, he was a lost dog. But you reminded me that when I ascend the throne, I must clean up Yang Feng. ”

Han Ruzi glanced at the East Sea King again in surprise.

"Yang Feng is a traitor, you don't know how many bad things he has done, enough to behead ten times." The King of the East Sea snorted contemptuously and returned to his chair, "You are really ignorant, I don't blame you, who made your mother have a low status, and my father doesn't like you at all...... Why? ”

Han Ruzi stood on the ground and stared at the East Sea King angrily, his cheeks flushed.

"You have to get used to telling the truth." The King of the East China Sea was not at all afraid of this brother who was a few days older than him, "This is the case, your mother used to be a palace maid, and she didn't even have a relative outside, our Cui family-do you know who my maternal ancestor is?" He is the prime minister of the Emperor Wu Dynasty, and my eldest uncle is now the great Sima of the Southern Army, and half of the army in the capital is under his control, and the second uncle is ......"

The King of the East China Sea gushed a large list of relatives, and listening to his meaning, the entire Great Chu Dynasty was supported by the Cui clan.

Han Ruzi's anger subsided, he sat back in his chair, and listened quietly, and when the King of the East China Sea finally shut up, he asked, "Why did the disciples of Taixue stop you from entering the palace at the Dongqing Gate?" ”

"The ministers want to make me emperor outside the palace, but they are too timid, and they only send a group of guys who have not dried up to make trouble." The King of the East Sea said indifferently.

Han Ruzi snorted, this sound had no other meaning, but the King of the East China Sea was enraged, "Do you suspect me of lying?" Our Cui family has been in charge of the government for more than ten years, and my aunt and grandmother are Empress Wudi, if she hadn't left early, she would be the Empress Dowager now, and the Empress Dowager Shangguan would have to listen to her. You have angered me, as soon as I ascend the throne, I will kill you, kill you and Yang Feng together, you are all traitors. ”

Hearing too many threats, Han Ruzi was not afraid, and he also wanted to ask a question - why did the King of the East China Sea enter the palace alone? But he held back, and he became more and more convinced that it was not this bombastic "imperial brother" who decided everything.

The king of the East China Sea suddenly shut up, jumped off the chair, ran to the door quickly, and looked out through the crack in the door, "Prime Minister Yin is harmless, this is an old treacherous guy, he never wants to come out, he can't do anything, when I become the emperor, I must demote him, of course, I can't be too anxious, I have to wait for half a year, I can't be as anxious as my father." ”

The King of the East Sea has been staying at the door and peeking out, but he is well-informed and knows everyone.

"The right patrol Yu Shi Shen Mingzhi is also here, everyone says that he is upright, I think he is brave and unscrupulous, sometimes it is not good to read too much, full of spring and autumn righteousness, he may support you, just because you are a few days older than me. Don't be complacent, Shen Mingzhi is very popular in the court, everyone is afraid of him, but no one agrees with him, the more he supports you, the less likely you are to be the emperor. ”

"Zuo Cha Yushi Xiao Sheng, haha, he is a member of our Cui family, and he is a mortal enemy with Shen Mingzhi, he will definitely support me."

"Han Xing, the governor of the Soldiers and Horses, he is an important minister of the clan, and he is also an honest man, in terms of seniority, he is still the uncle of the two of us, and the Prime Minister Yin is harmless, he doesn't dare to do things, he can only keep it, and when I become the emperor, let him go back to the countryside, although the Governor of the Soldiers and Horses is a false position, it is also a good product, and it has to be handed over to the most trustworthy person in the clan, anyway, it will not be you."

"So far, let's be considered a tie, don't be complacent, it's not these people who really decide who can succeed to the throne."

Han Ruzi didn't want to look too ignorant, so he interjected: "It should be the queen mother." ”

This sentence annoyed the King of the East China Sea again, and he turned around sharply, raising his eyebrows, "You are such a nasty guy, you are stupid and can't speak, who told you that the Queen Mother can decide everything?" Is it your mother? Your mother and son are as stupid, the power of the queen mother comes from the emperor, the emperor dies, you can only rely on the children of your own family, Shangguan has been the queen for three years, and the queen mother has been less than half a year, and the relatives have a solid foundation in the court, and they are not even qualified to discuss major matters, unlike our Cui family, as early as Emperor Wu, the descendants have been all over the court. ”

Han Ruzi shook his legs slightly, "No wonder you know so many people." ”

The king of the East China Sea thought that this was an apology, his mind calmed down a little, and his tone softened, "This is all taught to me by the master." ”

"Do you have a master?"

"Don't you?"

Han Ruzi shook his head.

"This is the result of not being favored, my master is a well-known Confucian in the world, there are countless disciples, at least ten disciples are now more than three rank of officials, he himself does not like to be an official, my uncle finally invited him. If you don't have a teacher, who will teach you to read? ”

"My mother."

The King of the East Sea laughed disdainfully, "Then you don't know how many words." After that, he turned around and continued to observe the outside of the house, and after a while, he slapped on the door excitedly, "My uncle has finally arrived, Cui Hong, you must have heard of it, the great Sima of the Southern Army, half of the army in the capital is under his control." In this way, I will be relieved, and the master should also be relieved, and when I succeed to the throne, I will make him the prime minister sooner or later. ”

"You just said that he doesn't like to be an official."

"That's because I haven't become emperor yet." The King of the East China Sea glanced back at Han Ruzi, not understanding what was there to doubt about this.

A few more officials entered the palace, and the king of the East China Sea became more and more proud, gushing about his rewards and punishments after becoming the emperor, suddenly shut up, ran back to the chair in a few steps, sat upright, and his face was sad, and instantly changed from flying and domineering to timid and sad.

Han Ruzi was inexplicable, the door opened, and a young and handsome eunuch came in, saluted the two princes respectfully, straightened up, and showed a sad smile, "Please come with me, the queen mother summons you." ”

Han Ruzi thought that the King of the East China Sea would jump up and cheer for victory, but he didn't expect the King of the East China Sea to be like a different person, stood up, and said with a crying voice: "The imperial brother unfortunately abandoned the clan and the ministers, both of us are ignorant boys, if there is anything that can ease the sorrow in the heart of the queen mother, I hope that the father-in-law will remind one or two." What is the name of my father-in-law? ”

"The two princes entering the palace is the greatest comfort to the queen mother. My name is Zuo Ji, and I'm just an ordinary waiter in the Queen Mother's Palace. ”

Han Ruzi couldn't believe his eyes, and felt that he should say something, but he couldn't even think of a word, so he had to follow the king of the East China Sea and walk outside together.

"Please go brother." The King of the East Sea humbly stepped aside.

Han Ruzi was stunned for a moment and walked in front.

The young eunuch smiled, led the way, led the two princes out of the west wing, and walked along the corridor to the main house, the courtyard was empty, and there was a faint quarrel in the east wing opposite.

There were seven or eight eunuchs and palace maids standing in the main room, but there was no figure of the queen mother, even Han Ruzi felt that something was not right, the eyes of the king of the East China Sea were wandering around, and he wanted to ask several times, but he couldn't help it.

Zuo Ji guided the two into the warm pavilion on the west side, which was very spacious, with a large bed against the wall, complete bedding, and a long chair under the window.

There is no queen mother in the warm pavilion.

The King of the East China Sea couldn't hold back any longer, "Duke Zuo, the Queen Mother......"

Zuo Ji stood at the door and said softly: "The Queen Mother is physically and mentally exhausted, and she can't see anyone for the time being." ”

"But you said the Queen Mother summoned us." The King of the East Sea couldn't hide his dissatisfaction.

"The two princes are already in the queen mother's bedroom, this is a summons, please ask the two princes to rest here......"

"How long to rest? Are we going to sleep here? The King of the East Sea was taken aback.

"The Queen Mother treats the two princes as if they were her own children, and ordinary people are not qualified to stay here." Zuo Ji smiled, "The Queen Mother is in the warm pavilion opposite, she is very afraid of noise, so please ask the two princes to ......" Zuo Ji made a low-voice gesture, "If you have any needs, just knock on the door gently." ”

Zuo Ji exited the room and closed the door.

The King of the East China Sea stood dumbfounded for a while, and said in a low voice: "****** dead eunuch, stinky ****, this is putting us under house arrest!" ”

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