Chapter 10: The Turmoil
The hall was quiet again, and Han Ruzi saw the backs of many people, and they all had rich expressions: the queen mother's brother Shangguan Xuan was trembling, he probably thought that this was a conspiracy against the Shangguan family; Cui Hong, the uncle of the King of the East China Sea, had the most standard kneeling posture among all people, but he tried to hide behind Prime Minister Yin Harmless; The old prime minister's back was also trembling, revealing not fear, but decay, to show that all this was not under his control; Right Patrol Imperial Shi Shen Mingzhi's back arched slightly, as if he was about to jump up at any time......
All this may be imagination, Han Ruzi ended his cranky thoughts and came to Liu Jie, the middle palm seal.
The eunuch lowered his other leg, knelt on his knees, lowered his gaze, and presented the unique treasure seal in the world to the emperor.
Han Ruzi took the brocade box, and started it heavily, it was difficult for Liu Jie to hold it for so long, and a treasure seal was placed in the box, it was a whole piece of white jade, slightly damaged, he only glanced at it, and then cast his eyes at Yang Feng, still didn't know what to do next.
Yang Feng had already lowered his head and refused to give any more hints.
The same was true for the others, only the East Sea King, who was kneeling at the door, occasionally cast a jealous and hateful look.
There are many emperor's treasure seals, this one is the most precious, only by stamping it, can the official imperial decree be promulgated, such as the new Southern Army Sima Shangguan Xu, although he has received the official seal, but can only be called "the Great Sima of the Southern Army", only after the emperor issued the decree, can it become a real job.
Han Ruzi's heart was pounding, mastering the treasure seal meant mastering the imperial power ten steps away and within a thousand miles, and he could easily take his mother into the palace with one sentence......
But he didn't even manage it within ten steps, and as far as the eye could see, there were few people in the room who could be trusted.
"I'm still young...... I don't understand the government, and I ...... all the battles All thanks to the support of the Queen Mother, please ...... Treasure Cullins ...... Send and send to the Queen Mother. Han Ruzi stammered that he was too nervous, even more nervous than when he guessed that he would be killed sooner or later.
"Yes." Jing Yao said, got up and came to the emperor, took the brocade box, greatly relieved, and was about to turn around to see the queen mother, Prime Minister Yin harmlessly raised his head and said: "Your Majesty's filial piety can be learned from the sky, it is better to issue a decree to reward the world's mothers, so as to lead the world." ”
Jing Yao really wanted to slap himself in the mouth, he almost made the same mistake again, he wanted Baoxi to be used by the Queen Mother justifiably, and it must be issued by the emperor, so he stopped, simply stopped squeaking, and let the more experienced minister deal with the matter, he only thought about how to deal with Liu Jie afterwards.
"Okay." Han Ruzi replied briefly, feeling a little empty in his heart, knowing that the treasure seal did not really belong to him, he still felt the regret of loss, or the desire to possess it, and even felt that he had failed Liu Jie, but after glancing at Yang Feng, he was finally convinced that the choice to hand over the treasure seal was correct: the old eunuch blinked his eyes very secretly.
The prime minister struggled to get up and personally drafted the edict, which took a little time, most of the people in the hall knelt, Jing Yao regretted that he was moving too fast, holding the seal box, standing or kneeling.
Listening to the curtain of the political pavilion opened, a middle-aged woman walked out of the palace, and said in a straight voice: "The queen mother has a will, the treasure seal is the important weapon of the country, the ancestral system is determined, it cannot be changed, and it is still handed over to Liu Jie, the middle palm seal, for safekeeping." ”
The room full of people raised their heads and looked at the female officials in surprise, and the prime minister Yin Wuwu, who was writing, also stopped writing and figured out the queen mother's thoughts.
Jing Yao was particularly surprised, but being able to send out a hot potato was exactly what he couldn't ask for, so after a little hesitation, he immediately walked to Liu Jie and returned the seal box.
This is a puzzling game, and Han Ruzi can only understand it.
The emperor did not stay in the palace for too long, the prime minister Yin harmless personally drafted the edict, and the other ministers unanimously passed it, and sent it to the cabinet for the queen mother to see, and the queen mother changed a few words that were too flattering, and the edict was sent out again, which was approved by the emperor, stamped with the treasure seal, and officially took effect.
In this way, through an edict praising his mother's virtue, the right to use the treasure seal of the Great Chu Emperor fell into the hands of the Queen Mother, and Han Ruzi was sent out of the Qinzheng Palace for the second time.
Liu Jie, the eunuch who was guarding the seal of death, retreated to the corner, and without saying a word, Shen Mingzhi, who was famous for his uprightness, showed a contemplative look on his face, probably thinking about the world's major events, Cui Hong was still dodging, and the upstart Shangguan looked at the emperor respectfully, trying to hide his relieved and relaxed mood......
Han Ruzi didn't get anything, he was still excited in his heart, the emperor was concerned after all, his hand couldn't reach out ten steps away, but there was a hand ten steps away that took the initiative to stretch out, maybe on the way back to the inner palace, there were countless hands dancing in secret, but he couldn't see it for the time being.
As soon as he returned to the residence, Yang Feng poured a basin of cold water on the emperor's excitement, and at the door of the bedroom, Yang Feng ignored etiquette, grabbed the emperor's arm, pushed him in, and waved his hand to prohibit others from entering.
"The situation is urgent." Yang Feng's expression was extremely stern, with a hint of accusation, "Please tell me the truth about Your Majesty." ”
"Of course." Han Ruzi felt that Yang Feng was a little out of shape.
"Has Your Majesty ever been in contact with Liu Jie?"
"Nope."
"Has Your Majesty ever been in contact with anyone outside of the palace?"
"Nope."
"Did Your Majesty know about Liu Jie's actions today?"
Han Ruzi shook his head, "My every move-" The door opened, the palace maid Meng E walked in, looking at the two of them vigilantly, Han Ruzi continued: "I don't know anything, please believe in it, I am more surprised than anyone else about this matter." ”
Yang Feng stared at the emperor for a while and nodded, "I believe in Your Majesty, and please believe in me, just wait here, and I will save the situation." ”
Han Ruzi glanced at Meng E and said to Yang Feng, "I don't understand, isn't the matter already resolved?" ”
Yang Feng didn't look back, nor did he dismiss the palace maid, "The matter of Liu Jie, the middle palm seal, is solved, yours didn't, fortunately, you saved some of it yourself, and gave the treasure seal to the queen mother, there is not much time...... Yang Feng turned around and walked outside, paused when he passed by Meng E, and said coldly: "Protect Your Majesty's safety." ”
If you want to say that she doesn't abide by the etiquette in the palace, Meng E has done the most excessively, she doesn't seem to understand these things at all, except for a faceless expression, she is out of place with other people, and in the face of a much higher status of the Zhongchang servant, she even hesitates to give a reply, just looks back unceremoniously.
Yang Feng pushed the door and left.
The eunuchs and palace maids who were guarding outside rushed in and sent a late lunch, more than a dozen dishes, half of which were fish, Han Ruzi was already very hungry, but at this time he had no appetite, but the rules of the meal were not up to him, the dishes were served and sent in the same way, and then there were snacks and tea, and the full ceremony took nearly half an hour to end.
Han Ruzi sat on the chair, looking at a landscape screen diagonally facing him, and suddenly found that he had nothing to do, the ceremony, fasting, and enthronement were all over, and the treasure seal was also handed over, and the last bit of contact between him and the "emperor" was interrupted, and at a glance, the prosaic future was in front of him, until death came, there would be no change, and the most terrible thing was that he was sitting here alone, and the battle outside was surging.
The eunuchs and palace maids methodically removed a few cases, screens, and food that had not been touched much, and Han Ruzi really wanted to stop them and ask them what they thought of the emperor, but he had learned his lesson, and he didn't want to hurt anyone because he was talking too much for a while, all he could do was smile and praise those dishes that had tasted a bite or two.
What happened in the Qinzheng Hall obviously reached the inner palace, and although the emperor's kindness had not yet received a direct response, the waiters' eyes flickered somewhat, as if they were suspicious of something.
The waiters were all gone, leaving Meng E alone, closing the door, making a round stool, sitting at the door, staring at his toes, as if listening to the sound outside.
"Have you eaten?" Han Ruzi asked.
"Hmm." Meng E finally replied.
"This year's spring came relatively early, and some of the plants and trees have already sprouted."
This is not a question, so Meng E does not answer.
"It's boring to sit here, can I go out for a walk?"
Han Ruzi thought that Meng E would find a high-sounding reason to prohibit herself from going out, but she only replied with two words: "No." ”
Han Ruzi didn't force it, "What else can I do but sit here?" ”
"You can go to bed, I'll wake you up at dinner."
Han Ruzi glanced at the warm pavilion in his left hand, he didn't feel sleepy at all, he sat on the chair and couch for a while, and asked, "You haven't been in the palace for a long time, right?" ”
Meng E slowly turned her head and glanced at the emperor, "How do you know?" ”
"Guessed." Han Ruzi said with a smile, in fact, it is not difficult to guess at all, Meng E's temperament is too unique in the palace, even a young man with little experience can recognize it.
Meng E continued to stare at her toes.
"How long have you been in the palace?"
"Where?"
"Is there anyone else in the house?"
"Do you like life in the palace?"
……
Han Ruzi asked a question every once in a while, and didn't care whether the other party answered, and in the end there was really nothing to ask, he began to tell about his life, "I used to live in a very small place, but there were a lot of flowers and plants, I used to think that there would be more flowers and plants outside, but I didn't expect to see all the pavilions and pavilions after coming out." When I was five years old, I moved, the house was bigger, there were more slaves, everyone was very kind to me, brought me all kinds of toys, and told me stories, I loved to listen to stories, anything, fox fairy, chivalrous, general...... When I was eight years old, I moved again, and I ran up and down a dozen times a day, and my mother said it was good for my health. Then I moved into the palace when I was ten years old, and strangely enough, I lived here for a month, and I didn't remember it at all. ”
Meng E suddenly got up, stretched out her left hand, signaled the emperor to shut up, and pressed her right hand on the door, really listening.
Han Ruzi was surprised, this is the inner palace, why did Meng E put on a posture like a great enemy?
Meng E sat down and said nothing.
"Liu Jie, the middle palm seal, is a loyal minister, but I don't know anything about what he is doing today, I have never heard of his name before, I hope ...... The Queen Mother can understand. Han Ruzi believed Yang Feng's words more and more, and the scene that happened in the Qinzheng Hall was not completely over.
"Why are you saying this to me?" Meng E turned her head and asked.
"I want to ...... I guess...... I think...... You may be able to meet the Queen Mother. ”
Meng E did not admit it, nor did she deny it.
Han Ruzi was silent for a while, still not understanding why Liu Jie's actions made Yang Feng so nervous, and Meng E, she was obviously not just a palace maid.
There was an unmistakable sound of footsteps from outside, and Meng E stood up suddenly, removed the round stool, waited for a while, and opened the door suddenly.
Outside, there was the king of the East China Sea who opened his mouth and was about to call the door, he didn't care about anyone around him, he didn't care about the palace maid, stepped into the house, looked left and right, bowed perfunctorily to the widow, and said in a strange voice: "Your Majesty, you can cause a big disaster." ”
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