On the third day of December in the first year of success, the snow was falling, and the emperor read the edict of abdication in the Tai'an Palace, which was less than nine months from his accession to the throne and exactly five months from the movement of the capital division.

History books recorded a series of disasters in this year, such as imperial collapses, military disasters, palace changes, ground movements, epidemics, and Koubian ...... A letter of seal was sent from all over the country, and at first it only implied that the disaster was related to the inner palace, but after receiving acquiescence and encouragement, the spearhead of the seal was directed at the emperor himself.

The emperor promulgated one or two edicts almost every month, taking the initiative to take responsibility, so that more and more officials smelled the aromatic smell of blood, and the content of the proclamation became more and more straightforward, and the emperor's various "bad deeds" became evidence of the crime, indicating that it was he who offended the heavens and caused all the disasters of this year.

Therefore, the abdication on the third day of December came naturally.

Han Ruzi knew very little about these things, and he didn't write the edict of sin, although there were many chapters, he didn't have a chance to see them, and he didn't even go to the Qinzheng Palace, he stayed in the inner palace in the name of fasting, and read by himself, especially the history books of the past dynasties, no one restricted him anymore, and he could read at will.

Mother Wang Meiren came every day to chat with her son for a while, and never mentioned outside things.

Other people rarely came, Yang Feng didn't show up once, Meng E came once, sent him the last pill, and there was no trace of him since, a month before the abdication, Zhang Youcai and Tong Qing'e were both transferred, I don't know where to go, and other "hard-working people" didn't come once, Han Ruzi asked, Wang Meiren just said "there are other arrangements", and refused to disclose more details.

Slowly, Han Ruzi's mind also faded, since he was about to abdicate soon, there was really no need to care about the attitude of others.

The king of the East China Sea has been here a few times, and he has always been cynical, he didn't know that he had a chance to be the emperor, and his mood was relatively low, and he always complained about his uncle Cui Hong after the ridicule, in his opinion, his uncle's courage was too small, so that he missed the opportunity.

Han Ruzi never saw the queen again, and the practice of visiting the Autumn Letter Palace every Friday was also canceled.

Occasionally, he could also hear a little news: the eunuch Zuo Ji was not forgiven by the Queen Mother, and the day after the palace rebellion failed, he was beheaded in prison; Junyang Hou Huabin and his son and two grandchildren escaped from the capital, and they have not been arrested, and the family members who stayed in the capital have been imprisoned; The Qi Seeker Chun Yu Xiao is the most magical, and every few days news comes that he has been arrested, but none of them can be confirmed.

But these have nothing to do with Han Ruzi, reading history books is purely a hobby, and he doesn't feel that he still has a chance to become emperor again.

On the afternoon of the second day of the twelfth lunar month, the eunuch Jing Yao sent a prepared edict of abdication, which was very long, which counted the major disasters and tribulations of the year, painfully Chen Emperor De Bo Fu shallow, sorry for the ancestors and ancestors, and even hinted that he had an incurable disease.

Han Ruzi wrote everything correctly, only stopped writing once, and asked in surprise: "When did I change my name to Han Yan?" The word is pronounced 'have', right? ”

"The Son of Heaven usually changes his name before he ascends the throne, so that people in the world can avoid it, His Majesty's name was changed in March, and there is a record in the family register of Zongzheng Mansion. It is a sacred tree, and it is said that those who eat its leaves are not jealous. Jing Yao explained that he still maintained basic etiquette in the face of the emperor, who was about to abdicate the next day.

Han Ruzi continued to write the edict, whether it was "Han Song" or "Han Yan", he didn't care, his real name was "Ruzi".

"Alright." Han Ruzi put down his pen and admired the edict he had written, "My handwriting is much neater than before, will the ministers recognize it?" ”

Jing Yao looked a little embarrassed, "Admit it, definitely admit it." Your Majesty, please rest. ”

Han Ruzi lay on the bed and silently ran for a while, feeling that the breath in his body was becoming clear, but it was a pity that he could only practice to this step, if Meng E didn't come, he wouldn't know anything else.

That night, he had a good night's sleep.

Compared with the accession to the throne, the abdication ceremony on the next day was unusually fast and simple, the ceremonial officials read the edict in public, the ministers knelt down, and then got up to give way to both sides, and Han Xing, the governor of the army and horses, stepped up to the top as an important minister of the clan, took the treasure seal that never belonged to him from the emperor's hands, and retreated.

Then Prime Minister Yin harmlessly stepped up the stairs, stretched out his hand, and said "Your Highness", guiding Han Ruzi out of the Tai'an Palace, and handing him over to the two generals at the door.

Han Ruzi recognized one of them, it was Liu Kunsheng, the palace gatekeeper, who made great contributions when he thwarted the palace change, and was directly promoted to Zhonglang General and was in charge of the palace guards.

When saluting the abolished emperor, Liu Kunsheng bowed significantly lower, "Your Highness, please follow me out of the palace." ”

Han Ruzi took a carriage, escorted by Zhonglang Liu Kunsheng personally, when the vehicle drove to Nanbianmen, he met the first group of messengers, the eunuch Jing Yao read the Empress Dowager's decree to the abolished emperor: Han Yu was named the king of Dezhong, and kept the Jingshi mansion.

King Dezhong is not a good title, Han Ruzi doesn't like it, and he doesn't care.

The carriage continued on its way out of the palace, and the road was deserted, and there was no one in broad daylight.

Halfway through, the carriage stopped again, and the second group of messengers blocked the road to read the Empress Dowager's decree: After discussion among the ministers, the abolished emperor should not be called the king, and he was renamed "Tired Marquis".

Han Ruzi asked Liu Kunsheng beside him, "How far is it, if this continues, I won't be deposed as a commoner, right?" ”

Liu Kunsheng looked embarrassed, he shouldn't have talked to the abolished emperor, but he still turned his head slightly and whispered, "No, Your Majesty...... No, Your Highness...... No, no, you're tired, you won't come down again, probably not. ”

Han Ruzi smiled, "Tired Hou, is this the 'tiredness' of 'tiredness', or the 'tiredness' of 'tiredness'?" ”

Liu Kunsheng is right, the tired Hou is the identity of Han Ruzi, the carriage drove all the way into the north city, stopped in front of the gate of a house, the plaque on the lintel clearly wrote "The Tired Hou's Mansion" four big characters, the handwriting is very new, obviously just hung up.

The third group of envoys waited at the door, and once again read the Empress Dowager's decree to the abolished emperor, the wording was harsher than the previous times, and counted all kinds of "bad deeds" of the abolished emperor, asking him to "reform himself" from now on, and there was only a very little substance in the edict: although the abolished emperor Han Yan was a prince, he was more than the princes and kings, and he could "enter the palace without worshipping".

Han Ruzi then remembered that he didn't get out of the car and bow down several times, which was not very bereological, and from now on, he could not kneel clearly.

After reading the edict, the envoy withdrew, and the palace guards who escorted the abolished emperor also had to retire, Liu Kunsheng knelt on the ground at this time, kowtowed to the tired marquis, and made a courtier salute, and then got into the car and led the troops to leave.

This was a very risky move, and Han Ruzi didn't have time to stop it.

Eight guards stayed behind to guard the gate, and Han Ruzi turned around and walked into his new home.

There were more than 20 slaves kneeling in the courtyard, all of whom were "hard-working people" in the palace, Han Ruzi recognized Zhang Youcai at a glance, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, "It turns out that you are all here!" ”

Everyone kowtowed, Zhang Youshang raised his head, cried and called "Your Majesty".

Han Ruzi shook his head, stepped forward to help everyone up, and said loudly: "From today on, I am tired of Han Ruzi, don't call me 'Your Majesty' anymore, thank you...... Thank you ......."

He didn't know what to say.

Everyone cried, and the older eunuchs persuaded everyone.

Han Ruzi didn't see Tong Qing'e and Cai Xinghai, Zhang Youcai wiped away his tears and said, "Supervisor Jing said that we have made a meritorious contribution to saving the driver, and we can choose to go out of the palace to follow...... You can also stay in the palace, we people voluntarily left the palace, and they were only sent last night, Sister Qing'e, they stayed in the palace, saying that it was ......"

Zhang Youcai was a little dissatisfied, and Han Ruzi smiled: "I understand." ”

"Brother Cai asked for a military position, and went to Biansai to fight again, and I don't know if I set off, so he asked me to ask Your Majesty to ...... He said to his master, 'It is the greatest honor in his life to be able to climb over the wall with his master, and he will never forget it until he dies.' ’”

Han Ruzi smiled: "Who will forget? I hope that he will be able to make a contribution this time without falsely reporting his head. ”

Zhang Youcai also smiled.

"Show me my new home, we can feel free here."

Everyone gathered around to look around.

The mansion is not small, there are five before and after, there are many houses, the courtyard is more spacious than the courtyard in the palace, more than 20 people are not even able to live in three into the room, and the back is a garden, untended, covered with thick snow.

"It would be nice if it only lived with us." Zhang Youcai soon became excited, accompanied his master around, and threw everyone else off, in a study, Zhang Youcai knelt down again, and whispered: "Your Majesty......"

"Don't call me that again."

"Master, when are we going back to the palace?"

Han Ruzi was surprised: "Why do you say such things? ”

"You are the Emperor of Great Chu, only you are worthy of being the emperor, leaving the palace is to retreat, and you will go back sooner or later, right?"

"Is that what everybody thinks?" Han Ruzi asked solemnly.

Zhang Youcai hesitated for a moment, "I didn't ask, but I think ...... Everyone thinks the same way I do. ”

Mother Wang Meiren did say that she should wait patiently for the opportunity, but the opportunity is far away, there is not even a shadow, and thinking about going back as soon as she leaves the palace gate will only cause big trouble.

"Tell everyone, don't mention the matter of 'returning to the palace' again, this is my home, and I will live forever."

Zhang Youcai stood up with a tacit smile on his face, "Understood, I'll talk about it later." ”

"Forget it, don't say anything." Han Ruzi found that this kind of thing could not be explained at all, and he would only want to cover it up.

A eunuch ran in from outside and said in a panic: "Someone is coming outside, and it looks very fierce." ”

Han Ruzi hurriedly greeted him out, and when he arrived at the front yard, he saw more than a dozen men in strong suits closing the gate and checking everywhere, they were all carrying knives, and the people in the house stood in a daze inside and outside the weeping flower gate, not daring to step forward to interfere.

When Han Ruzi was surprised, a eunuch walked out of an upside-down room, walked in front of him in a few steps, and bowed, "Tired Hou Ke still likes here?" ”

"Yang Feng!" Han Ruzi was taken aback, "The Queen Mother asked you to come?" Can I help you? ”

"Come to be the head of the Hou Mansion, if the Hou is not willing to use me, you can also change someone, in this mansion, you are the master."

Han Ruzi was overjoyed, "Yes, of course I do, but ...... No one told me that you would be out of the palace too. ”

"There are always accidents before it happens, so let's talk about it after it happens."

"These people ......" Han Ruzi pointed to those men in strong suits, feeling that they did not look like eunuchs in the palace, and several of them had quite conspicuous beards.

"Some of my friends, please come and protect the weary marquis."

"Protection? Why protect? ”

"Because someone may misunderstand the Queen Mother's intentions."

Han Ruzi was stunned for a moment, "Haven't the edict and the queen mother's decree been made very clear?" ”

"No matter how clearly the Queen Mother says, there will always be people who think too much about it, thinking that they can take the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. The first few days of the abdicated emperor are the most dangerous, just get through it. ”

Only then did Han Ruzi understand that his life after the abdication was not as leisurely as he imagined.

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