General Han Xing found many reasons to shirk the trouble sent to the door, first claiming that the official seal was not around, and then saying that the matter of transferring troops was too complicated, and he couldn't decide it alone, and finally had to reveal his true thoughts.

"This is to let me use my net worth and life to support the tired marquis, who can be deceived by this trick? The champion Hou is the emperor, and he will definitely take me under the knife, even if he is tired of Hou ascending the throne, he will be jealous of my power, and I understand this kind of thing. ”

As a military general, Han Xing has reached the top, and there is no room for improvement, just like Prime Minister Yin Harmless, he hopes to spend his old age in peace and security, away from the wind and waves.

"But, father, you have already recommended the Tired Hou, and you have long been considered to be the person on the Tired Hou's side, and most of the sect's children have decided to secretly support the Tired Hou because of this." Han Xing has only one daughter, who is very favored, and after getting married, he gave birth to two sons, one with her husband's surname and one with a modified Han, who was nominally passed on to a nephew of Han Xing, but in fact, she wanted to inherit his family's incense.

Han Xing could only smile bitterly, facing his daughter, he couldn't hide it anymore, "Actually, this is the idea of the champion Hou, instead of forcing the tired Hou to have no way out, so as to risk rebelling, it is better to give him a chance to participate in the election of the emperor, and stay in the capital to deal with ...... better"

Han Nu was dumbfounded, "Father, I thought it would ...... I'm really helping Ti Hou, and your son-in-law......"

Han Xing said helplessly: "Your family don't have to worry, with me, the champion Hou will not embarrass you after he ascends the throne." ”

"There are others, clansmen, honorable ...... Mrs. Ping'enhou ......"

Han Xing sighed, "When Prince Ju was killed, the clan did not intercede for him, but accused him of disobedience and unfilial piety, and the champion Hou has always remembered it in his heart......"

"That was more than a decade ago, and ...... And it was Emperor Wu who wanted to kill the prince, and no one dared to resist Emperor Wu. ”

"There's no way, the emperor always has to get rid of some people when he ascends the throne, and avenging the prince is probably just an excuse, the champion Hou wants to find out which clan children are dissatisfied with him through the tired marquis, and he has no other ability to do anything other than to keep your family safe. Stay here for a few days, and then go back when the capital is stable. ”

Han Nu's face turned pale, "Several Mrs. Hou came with me, what should I say to them?" ”

"Put the responsibility on me, in short, it is not feasible to open a warehouse and release grain, this is a major event for the champion Hou to show the emperor's grace to the world after he ascends the throne, how can it be carried out in advance? The tired marquis is too young, and those who read are too simple to think. ”

It would take a few months for the champion to ascend the throne, and during this time, no one cared about the lives of the victims, neither did the general's father and daughter, they just wanted to protect themselves in the stormy seas.

Han Nu retired, both shocked and felt a little steady, at least her father had arranged a retreat for her family.

The night was deep, and there was no deep house compound in the small Shang County, so Han Nu called Yahuan, who was shivering in the cold wind, and went to her room, she had to think of some suitable excuses to deal with the questioning of Mrs. Ping Enhou and others.

"Why are you shaking like this?" Han Nu asked dissatisfiedly, although it was very cold outside, but Yahuan was shaking too much, which was undignified.

Yahuan said in a trembling voice: "Madam...... There are ghost ...... in the yard."

"Phew, you have a ghost in your heart, and if you dare to talk nonsense, tear your mouth apart."

Yahuan didn't dare to squeak anymore, tried to control her body, didn't think about the "ghost" she just saw, and thought that she was a slut and light, and the ghost couldn't look down on it.

"Ghost" really doesn't look down on a girl.

It had been five days since she left Beijing, and after overhearing the conversation between Han's father and daughter, Meng E felt that she could act.

The place where the general Han Xing lived was heavily guarded, but it was outside, and there were no soldiers patrolling the inner house where the female dependents lived.

Just because there were many guards, Han Xing was very down-to-earth, and he didn't even latch the door.

After waiting for half an hour, Meng E gently pushed the door and entered the general's bedroom, the silk handkerchief was swept away, the general's snoring disappeared, and he slept for the first deep sleep in many years, and after a while, the personal attendant who served him also fell asleep.

Han Xing claimed that the official seal was not in Shang County, but Meng E didn't think so, when Han Ruzi sent her out, he said: The southern and northern armies are facing each other, and the power of the general is the heaviest at this time, and he will never let the official seal leave.

Meng E first searched Han Xing's bed for a while, but did not find the seal box, stood on the ground and thought for a while, and then went to the entourage's bed to search, but there was still no, stood on the ground and thought for a while, and reached out to touch the pillow under the retinue's head, there was a gap on it, it was not just a pillow, but also a rectangular box.

The drug can make people sleep soundly, but if the movement is too big, it will still wake up the other party, Meng E rolled up the coat that the entourage put aside, pushed away the pillow very quickly, and put the clothes under the retinue's head.

The attendant rolled over, muttered a few words, and continued to sleep soundly.

Meng E picked up the pillow and touched it gently, it was indeed a locked wooden box.

Meng E held the wooden box and went directly to Han Xing's side to find the key, she guessed correctly, the key was hanging around the general's neck.

She held her breath, gently picked up the key, fumbled in the dark, slowly aimed at the keyhole, and with a click, the box opened.

The next thing is very simple, there is also a box in the wooden box, there is no lock, there is a seal inside, Meng E took it out, put another seal of similar size in it, and then restored everything to the original state.

There is a big difference between a fake seal and a real seal, and you can recognize it at a glance, and Meng E's move is just to deceive for a while.

Early the next morning, Dr. Qu Zixi, the doctor of Guozijian, came to bid farewell to the general, and he had tried his best to persuade him, from the trust of the tired marquis, the survival of the people, and the stability of the court to the expectations of the world, the general recognized everything, but refused to cooperate.

Under the persuasion of Han Nu, several noble ladies who came to Shang County no longer urged their husbands, they really didn't care much about opening a warehouse and releasing grain, and felt that it would not help much for the tired marquis to compete for the position.

At noon that day, Han Xing finally found out that the official seal had been transferred, and he was both shocked and angry, and immediately sent troops to chase Qu Zixi, who left in the morning, closed the city gate, surrounded the residential courtyard, and searched all the guests, regardless of gender.

In order to appease her companions, Han Nu was the first to self-check, and then other noblewomen and maids, Meng E and the three five big and three rough maids were searched most thoroughly, Mrs. Ping Enhou apologized and persuaded her, but nothing was found, Meng E said she understood, but swore that she had not stolen anything.

Everyone lived in the backyard of the county government, and even the county magistrate and his family members were searched, which made everyone tremble, but nothing was found.

Han Xing, who has always been good-tempered, was really angry, put on a full set of armor, held a sword, and sat on the top of the county hall, with a large number of guards lined up on both sides, just waiting for Qu Zixi to be brought back, such a scribe, he couldn't run fast.

Before dark, Qu Zixi was pushed into the lobby by a group of soldiers, he was also very angry, and stood up and did not kneel in the face of Han Xing, "The general is so majestic, this is your hospitality?" ”

Han Xing had a cold face, "Mr. Qu should reflect on his hospitality." ”

Two guards stepped forward and searched Qu Zixi's whole body, and someone brought in the baggage, opened it and threw it on the ground, Qu Zixi laughed, "It turned out that I was suspected of stealing something, Qu Mou finally read a few years, but I didn't expect that in the eyes of the general, he was a thief, this name is not removed, how can Qu be a person?" ”

Qu Zixi had the stubborn temper of a scholar, pushed away the guards, untied his clothes above the lobby, took off cleanly, and recited aloud fragments from the Analects and Mencius to show his openness.

Han Xing's sharpness was gone, and he began to regret his recklessness, he knew Qu Zixi's status among the scholars, and he also knew how difficult it would be for these scholars to be annoyed, thinking that when Emperor Wu killed innocents indiscriminately, the clan was silent, and the ministers bowed their heads and obeyed orders, only a group of scholars from the Hanlin Academy, Guozijian and Taixue dared to write to accuse Emperor Wu, and being beaten, dismissed, and imprisoned could not make them change their minds, but there were more and more participants, and in the end, although Emperor Wu did not change his ways, he also released all the scholars, Not one was killed, which was an unprecedented concession.

Han Xing left his seat, personally put on a robe for Qu Zixi, reprimanded the chasing soldier fiercely, and then invited Qu Zixi into the back house and apologized again.

Qu Zixi didn't say much, but repeatedly emphasized that his reputation was damaged, and he must ask the court for an explanation after returning to Beijing, and he insisted until midnight before he reluctantly forgave the general and was sent back to his original room to rest.

Han Xing couldn't sleep, the entourage was his confidant, even so, he had been tortured for a day, and he was already covered in bruises, and he still couldn't give any clues.

In the second half of the night, Han Xing ushered in a guest he least wanted to see.

A Qi Looker was in Shang County, passing a message for the champion Hou, and at the same time monitoring the general, after a whole day of observation, the Qi Looker was puzzled, "The general's seal is really lost, or ...... Bravado? At this time, loyalty is more important than anything else, and the champion Hou believes in the general, and also hopes that the general will repay the champion Hou with loyalty. ”

Han Xing was anxious, and swore that the official seal was really stolen, and he was loyal to the champion Hou, and he would chase the official seal back no matter what, "It's useless to have the official seal alone, without me, the shogunate will not make military orders, I will return to Guguan early tomorrow morning, personally sit in the town, and never give people a chance to take advantage of it." ”

"The general is in charge himself, and the champion Hou should be relieved, but the official seal is lost, after all, it is a trouble."

"What the hell do I have to do to make Champion Hou believe in me?" Han Xing was cornered, so he almost knelt down and kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"The piracy is obviously done by the tired marquis at the behest of his subordinates, and the general is unwilling to be ruthless, so he will be in trouble, and now wait for one more day, the official seal will be farther away, and the general will have to make a decision immediately."

Han Xing was stunned, according to the original plan, after the election of the emperor was over, the tired Hou admitted defeat, and the general set an example and recognized the champion Hou as the emperor, and all parties were happy, but now he wants to break with the tired Hou in advance, and his reputation is in the water, but the official seal does not ask questions, which is always a big hidden danger.

Han Xing secretly complained about the bad things about the tired Hou, and was also angry that the champion Hou and the Qi Looker were pressing forward step by step, but there was no way, he could only choose the stronger side.

"Okay." Han Xing walked to the door and said to one of the guards, "Go and call the four maids from the Tired Hou Mansion." (To be continued.) )