The main hall of the temple is wide and gloomy, filled with cigarette smoke, and the tablets are enshrined in deep alcoves, like predators hiding in the shadows, but the power of these ghosts is out of action today, and a group of people are acting disrespectfully under their gaze.

The door of the temple was open—and this was a very rare occurrence, only two or three times a year—and more than thirty eunuchs and palace maids lined up in two rows, blocking the door, looking at their expressions, like cattle and sheep about to be sacrificed to the ancestors of the Great Chu, and the five Taimiao ceremonial officials lay flat on the ground, muttering vigorously, begging for forgiveness from the ghosts and gods, and they did not dare to stop or stop these intruders.

The two princes sat side by side on a small round stool, their faces bloodless, and the imperial concubine Shangguan stood in front of them, reaching out to hold the shoulders of a small palace maid, listening to the reports of one messenger after another.

"More than 300 ministers gathered in the Chuyang Gate to make noise, and there were a large number of people gathered outside the gate."

"The ministers have rushed into the inner palace and are heading to the queen mother's bedroom."

"A group of ministers got the news from somewhere, and went straight to the Taimiao!"

News after news, the palace seems to have turned into a battlefield, full of enemies, getting closer and closer. The Empress Dowager Shangguan's face was impassive, and in the face of any news, she simply snorted, and when she had to answer, she only had one sentence: "The emperor's bones are not cold, the queen mother is heartbroken, and the ministers should be more considerate." You strictly guard the door, the Taimiao is an ancestral land, and they dare not rush in. ”

The king of the East China Sea obviously had another opinion on these news, and every time he heard it, he had to gently kick Han Ruzi with his foot to express his pride in it, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense, the palace maid holding the box was standing behind them, her hand was very strong, and the king of the East China Sea was much more honest after receiving two punches.

At dawn, the situation was even more urgent, it is said that the queen mother's bedroom has been surrounded by a group of old ministers, they knelt in the courtyard and wept loudly, mourning the three emperors who died in a few years, in order to persuade the queen mother to hand over the two princes as soon as possible, while another group of ministers rushed to the gate of the temple, also knelt together, and recited an article in unison.

The King of the East China Sea showed joy on his face, regarding this as his victory, and Han Ruzi was thinking about how Yang Feng was missing, with such a brave eunuch, he should not hide in this situation.

In the entire hall, only the Imperial Concubine Shangguan remained completely calm, ordering the others to stick to the door and not respond to the recitations outside the hall.

"What are the ministers doing outside? Ancestor worship? The eunuch Zuo Ji asked, he had stayed with the imperial concubine all this time, but he had not shared her composure, and his handsome face was paler than that of the two princes.

"This is an admonition, or an edict." The imperial concubine said softly and listened carefully for a while, "The Great Water in Kanto, the earthquake in Beijun, and the fire in Changle Palace...... They thought that the yin and yang imbalance in the world and frequent disasters were all on the queen mother and me. ”

"Nonsense!" Zuo Ji trembled to express his indignation, "The Queen Mother...... Are there any other plans? ”

The Imperial Concubine shook her head.

"What about Jing Yao and Yang Feng? Didn't the two of them swear that they could dissuade the minister? Why hasn't there been any news yet? ”

The imperial concubine didn't even shake her head.

The chanting outside the hall became louder and louder, and the king of the East China Sea became a little bolder, and said to Han Ruzi in a low voice: "Actually, it's very simple, hand me over, or make me the emperor in the Taimiao, and all problems will be solved." ”

Zuo Ji ran to the door, hid behind the eunuch guarding the door and looked out for a while, and then ran back to the imperial concubine, "It's not a way to go on like this, there are a few ministers outside who are my acquaintances, let me go and talk to them, maybe let them exit the temple first." ”

"You?" The imperial concubine was slightly surprised.

"Not very familiar." Zuo Ji hurriedly changed his words, "It's just that we can call each other by name, the siege of Taimiao is really unorthodox, as long as this is clarified, they should retreat." Really, have all the Imperial City Guards rebelled? They let the ministers break in. ”

"The guards only follow the emperor's will, and now that the emperor's throne is vacant, they are naturally at a loss." The imperial concubine was not particularly surprised, and after thinking for a while, she said, "You go, maybe you can really succeed." ”

Zuo Ji bowed to the ground, turned around and ran out. When his figure disappeared, the King of the East China Sea sneered, "Zuo Ji Mingzhe protects himself, he is about to escape." ”

The imperial concubine looked at the King of the East China Sea, and a smile actually appeared on her face, but she didn't say anything, and turned around again.

The king of the East China Sea could only show off to Han Ruzi, "If you want to be an emperor, you have to have more eyes than others, and you have to know the subtleties." ”

Han Ruzi nodded, there was only one hope in his heart, the matter could end quickly, and then he would be able to leave the palace and return to his mother, to be honest, this time when he entered the palace, the impression was worse than the one month he lived in three years ago.

The king of the East China Sea seemed to have guessed correctly, Zuo Ji never came back, and the chanting outside did not weaken at all.

As the sun rose higher and higher, and the hall was less gloomy, the King of the East Sea stood up and said loudly, "What are you waiting for?" When I become emperor, I will pardon everyone, and the Shangguan family will receive many rewards. ”

The palace maid holding the box didn't say a word, and dragged the king of the East China Sea back to the round stool with one hand like a chicken.

"Let go of me, I'm going to be emperor soon...... Oops. The king of the East Sea did not dare to struggle, and glared at the palace maid, seeing him as the first enemy to be killed after ascending the throne.

The imperial concubine turned around and faced the two princes, "I'm sorry to let you go through this, the emperor is also a human being, and when he makes a fuss about housework, he is not much different from ordinary people, but more people are involved." Whichever of you is emperor will have a chance to make things right and restore royal dignity. ”

"'Whoever'?" The King of the East China Sea couldn't control the doubts and anger in his heart, "Only I am worthy of the throne of God, Imperial Princess, you should know this, right?" The Cui family will never agree to let the son be the emperor, look at his name and appearance, how does he look like the Emperor of Great Chu? What is your Shangguan family's idea? Do you want to make the world chaotic? ”

Han Ruzi sat there without moving, the imperial concubine smiled at him, and was about to speak, when one of the eunuchs guarding the door shouted: "It's coming!" ”

Until this moment, the imperial concubine's face finally changed slightly, she was able to defend the temple, not because of the number of people, but because of the ministers' awe of the ancestors of the Han family, once the taboo was broken, she and the queen mother would be defeated.

The palace maid guarding the prince opened the wooden box, took out a short sword, put the box on the ground, and strode in front of the imperial concubine. The king of the East China Sea kept his mouth shut, hoping that the ministers would be resolute this time and not repeat the mistakes of the East Qing Gate.

The two rows of eunuchs guarding the door and the palace maids rushed and collapsed, and several people strode across the threshold, and the palace maids bent their legs slightly, trying to block the enemies by themselves.

"Put down the sword, it's me!" Yang Feng stood at the door, with his back to the sun, followed by five or six attendants, this was the second deep impression he left on Han Ruzi, which was the opposite of the first coldness.

The palace maid glanced back at the imperial concubine, put away her sword and returned to its original position.

Yang Fengqian approached the imperial concubine and said calmly: "The negotiation is completed, the chapter can be prepared immediately, and as soon as the new emperor ascends the throne, he can immediately add the imperial seal." ”

"What have you talked about?" The King of the East Sea asked loudly, but received no answer.

The imperial concubine let out a sigh of relief, "Can't be careless, did the Southern Army Grand Sima hand over the seal?" ”

"It's ongoing, Jing Gong is staring at this matter."

The King of the East China Sea was even more puzzled, "The Southern Army Grand Sima Cui Hong is my own uncle, why did he hand over the seal ribbon?" Still no one answered, and he suddenly realized, "I see, the Shangguan family wants to be the great Sima of the Southern Army, and my uncle agreed, in exchange, I can become the emperor!" ”

Still no one answered, Han Ruzi raised his head and looked at Yang Feng, although his mother had said not to trust anyone, he was full of confidence in this eunuch. Something was going to belay him, he thought, but he couldn't tell if he really wanted it to be.

Someone ran into the main hall again, this time it was Zuo Ji, sweating profusely, "The ministers have agreed to compromise and are exiting the temple in an orderly manner!" ”

"There is Lao Zuogong." The imperial concubine said, Zuo Ji was full of smiles, took out a towel to wipe the sweat beads on his face, and looked relieved.

The king of the East China Sea kept muttering that he was about to become an emperor, and threw a threatening look at the sword-wielding palace maid, who was not afraid at all, her eyes swept and she remained on full alert.

About half an hour later, when the king of the East China Sea sat and stood and was about to endure it anymore, Jing Yao finally came, and as soon as he entered the hall, he knelt down to the imperial concubine and the two princes, "The queen mother has a will, and immediately honor the new emperor in the Taimiao, the ancestors have spirits, and God bless Dachu." ”

The King of the East Sea laughed a few times and jumped to the ground, ready to accept the honorific title.

"Yes." The imperial concubine said, took a few steps forward, turned around, knelt down to the prince, and the palace maid holding the sword also knelt down, and put the sword in her hand on the ground.

"Isn't it a little too basic? There will be an official ceremony in the future, right? The King of the East Sea asked.

"Please pay homage to the ancestors and ancestors." Yang Feng said.

"Where did Prince Song come from? I am Han Shu, the king of the East China Sea. The King of the East China Sea turned his head to look at Han Ruzi, and suddenly understood, "This is impossible, my mother and several uncles will not agree...... Jing Yao, you said that I would definitely be the emperor, so I entered the palace with you. ”

Jing Yao prostrate on the ground and said coldly, "The old slave doesn't remember saying such a thing. ”

The palace maid came over quietly, grabbed the arm of the East China Sea King, and forced him to kneel, in the main hall, only Han Ruzi was still sitting on the round stool, as if he was stunned.

After waiting for a while, Yang Feng walked forward on his knees, came to the stool, and whispered, "Your Majesty wants to worship your ancestors before ascending the throne." ”

"I'm going to let my mother into the palace." Han Ruzi finally spoke.

Yang Feng squeezed out a smile and said in a lower voice, "It's not the time yet. ”

"So what can I do?"

"What does Your Majesty want to do?" Yang Feng asked.

Han Ruzi looked left and right, pointing to the King of the East China Sea who was forced to kneel on the ground and was struggling unconvinced, "I want him to stay in the palace." ”

"As Your Majesty wishes."

"I'm not staying, I'm going home!" The King of the East Sea cried and cried, hating everyone in the palace.

Han Ruzi sat on the stool and still didn't move, Yang Feng glanced back at the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine nodded, and took the lead in retreating to the door, and the others, including the king of the East China Sea, also retreated, leaving only Yang Feng still kneeling in front of the stool, looking up at the thirteen-year-old prince, "Your Majesty has something to say to the old slave." ”

Han Ruzi said, "Will I be killed? ”

Yang Feng was stunned for a moment, pretending not to understand, "Everyone will die." ”

"I mean, 'killed.'"

Yang Feng couldn't pretend to be confused anymore, and asked embarrassedly, "Your Majesty...... Why do you have such thoughts? ”

Han Ruzi looked at the King of the East China Sea at the door, "Everyone has their own advantages, my advantage is that no one will care after being killed, right?" ”

Yang Feng was taken aback, everyone had mistaken this prince, which would bring many variables to the court that had finally restored stability, and even bloody storms. He regretted that he shouldn't have pushed Han Ruzi all his might, but there was no way back after the matter had come to this point.

"The Emperor will not be killed." Yang Feng said, "The real emperor will not. ”

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