Spring had suddenly arrived, the snow and ice had melted, and the water on the eaves was ticking, as if even the roofs were about to melt.

With such an obvious change, Han Ruzi barely noticed it, he was too busy, things were one after another, and the guests were dialed one after another.

The king of the East China Sea arrived at dawn and would leave after sunset, introducing and receiving guests for Han Ruzi, and being willing to be a "master", but Yang Feng rarely showed up, and only talked with the tired marquis at night.

The most frequent visitors were the sons and daughters of the nobles, who had been secretive for the first two days, but soon became above board, chatting and passing on the word, paying homage to the marquis on behalf of their fathers and brothers, and explaining the situation to certain ministers.

The ministers and nobles from the Jinshi despised each other, but there was no clear gap in between, and such things as marriages and relatives happened from time to time, both openly and secretly fighting, and sometimes they also needed to support each other, just like wild beasts tied to the ends of a rope, fighting for food, but they had to cooperate closely when hunting.

Han Ruzi gradually understood how difficult it was to be a real emperor.

Because of the battle of the Broken Iron City, the reputation of the King of the East China Sea among the Xungui family was very bad, he did not add trouble to Han Ruzi, took the initiative to reconcile with the families, sent people to condole, and exchanged heartfelt complaints with the visiting Xungui's children...... After all, he is the king of the East China Sea, even if he is useless, few people are really willing to regard him as an enemy, so he was forgiven, which was smoother than Han Ruzi getting the forgiveness of the Chai family.

In the spring of the second year of Wuwei, the wind direction changed, and the tired marquis became more and more imposing as a contender, and everyone was waiting for Prime Minister Yin to react harmlessly.

Yang Feng's strategy made Yin Wuwu, who had been pretending to be sick at home, stand on the cusp, and the reason why the ministers and the tired marquis were only secretly talking, instead of visiting the door, waiting for the prime minister.

Yin harmless did not squeak, nor did he go out, as if the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion could really block the wind and rain in the city, but this state could not last long, and silence was also an attitude, which would be regarded as a lack of confidence in the champion Hou, or even a betrayal.

Han Ruzi only had to wait, and during this time, he had to do one thing, hoping to help Meng E without showing a trace.

One afternoon, the two generals in the "Guanghua Tigers" - Lian Danchen and Zhang Jing came to visit the tired marquis, this was their first public visit, which was a kind of statement, and the gifts they brought were the respect of their colleagues, although they were not qualified to elect the emperor, but many torturers were willing to stand on the side of the tired marquis.

The guests and hosts had a very happy conversation, and Han Ruzi took the opportunity to inquire about a trivial matter, "As the chief punishment officer, the two of them often have to deal with people in the rivers and lakes, right?" ”

"It's indispensable." Zhang Jing, the director of the Criminal Department, has automatically adjusted his identity, and his face showed flattery, not much, but it is enough to set off the other party's noble status, "The rivers and lakes are full of outlaws, and there are also many heroes and heroes, if you want to catch outlaws, you have to use ......"

Zhang Jing hurriedly shut up, and suddenly remembered that in the eyes of a person who might be an emperor, "heroic hero" is not a good word, and he has leaked too much.

Han Ruzi didn't care, and asked, "Sanliu Xiang Kuang tailoring, have you heard of it?" ”

Zhang Jing looked at Lian Danchen, Lian Danchen was a judicial soldier under Jing Zhaoyin, and he was more familiar with the streets and alleys of the capital, and immediately said: "I have heard that Kuang tailoring is somewhat famous in the area of Xiaochunfang, and was killed by the enemy last year. ”

Kuang tailor died in front of Han Ruzi, and even Danchen would not know about it, but he was older and cautious, and never mentioned irrelevant details.

"Kuang tailor used to secretly do things for you, right?"

Lian Danchen was stunned for a moment, and did not answer immediately, and the king of the East China Sea on the side smiled: "Lian Danchen, in front of the Queen Mother, do you also have this prevarication attitude?" ”

Lian Danchen hurriedly said: "Don't dare, I'm just ...... for a while That's right, Kuang tailoring once contacted my subordinates and said that it was ...... But he didn't do anything, and he was killed. After saying that, Lian Danchen was slightly shocked, as a minion of the Queen Mother, he inevitably had become an enemy of the tired marquis, and he thought that he was going to be retaliated against.

Han Ruzi smiled: "I have a request, can even the adults help?" ”

"Tired of the marquis, just give orders." Lian Danchen got up and said, and found that the tired marquis was not tracking the past, and his heart was a little relieved.

"Let your people let the wind go and admit that Kuang tailoring has surrendered to him."

Not only Danchen, but also the King of the East China Sea and Zhang Jing were also stunned.

"That's all?" Lian Danchen asked.

Han Ruzi nodded, "Especially to let the people of Xiaochunfang know about this, other than that, there are no other requirements." ”

Lian Danchen said yes again and again, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

The two torturers took their leave, and the King of the East China Sea immediately asked, "What kind of trick is this?" Is Yin harmless in collusion with the Jianghu people? ”

"It's not about the prime minister, I'm just doing a friend a favor."

"Friends? Listen to the tone of your voice, as if you are also a Jianghu person. The emperor has no friends, let alone favors, but everyone in the world owes the emperor, and Kuang tailoring is for the government......"

"It's not a big deal." Han Ruzi didn't want to talk about it anymore.

In the evening of the next day, a cook came to visit with a food box, saying that it was the wine and food that the marquis had ordered, and after the doorman reported it, he let the cook into the house.

Everyone thought that the tired marquis was getting closer and closer to the throne, but the attitude of not wanting to die did not change in the slightest, put down the food box, stood up without kneeling, and asked coldly: "What does the tired marquis mean by this?" ”

The King of the East China Sea had already left, and there were no outsiders in the study, so Han Ruzi smiled and said, "You once helped me, of course I will help you." ”

Don't kill Kuang tailor is to relieve the siege of the tired marquis, Han Ruzi once saw a group of people in the drunken immortal building looking for trouble, to avenge Kuang tailoring, and now it is Han Ruzi's turn to break the siege for his life.

"It's not you who I'm helping, it's Yang Feng, why are you meddling?"

Some bold Jianghu people do not accept the system of respect and inferiority formulated by the imperial court, which is what they are most afraid of by the government, Han Ruzi doesn't care, at least not at the moment, "If you come and go more in the future, it won't be an idle matter." ”

Don't stare at the tired marquis, "No, except for Yang Feng, Lao Tzu doesn't owe favors......"

"How did you and Yang Gong meet?" Han Ruzi asked curiously.

Don't sneer a few times, "Don't beat around the bush, what do you want me to do, just open your mouth, for the sake of Yang Feng's face, I may not refuse, why do you want to do this?" ”

Han Ruzi put away his smile, "Because I don't want to owe favors, Your Excellency has helped me a lot, and this little thing I did is far from making up for it, but this is the beginning." ”

"Don't, let's hurry up and end it, I'll do you another favor, and then cut off contact, you are your tired marquis and emperor, I will be my cook, no matter who owes whom, it's all on Yang Feng, okay?"

"Hmm...... Good. ”

"Say it. I really don't understand, you think you can buy me with such a small means and let me be a loyal servant to you? ”

"I have a loyal servant, and what I need is your skill and judgment." Han Ruzi paused for a moment, "I have a guard who killed a Qi Seeker on the side of the Great General Han Xing, and he never came back. If I ignore the Hopeful's claim of revenge, the Guardian is left alone, and if I offer help with great fanfare, the Hopeful will have a reason to use the power of the Champion Hou to launch a counterattack. ”

"Do you want to use charlatans to solve this matter?"

Han Ruzi nodded, that's what he meant, now is not the time to tear his face with the champion Hou, "I hope your Excellency will do something very simple, to remind this guard, if necessary, ......"

"I see." Don't die, turn around and leave.

"I haven't said who it is."

Don't stop and say: "There are no hermits in the rivers and lakes, tired marquis, the Qi Seeker can underestimate the enemy this time, your guards have a bit of a background, probably don't need my help, but I'll go and see." ”

Don't die, leave the food box on the ground.

Zhang Youcai, who was guarding outside, came in, "Is this person the cook of the Drunken Immortal Building?" I thought it was a prince and grandson dressed in disguise. ”

Zhang Youcai opened the food box, took out a roast chicken from it, and sniffed it, "This person's cooking skills are not worthy of his arrogance." ”

"Take it and eat it." Han Ruzi said with a smile, sitting there and thinking, Meng E is actually very mysterious, she claims to be a descendant of Chen Lun, the king of Qi, but she has never said where she learned martial arts, let alone whether there are any other helpers besides her brother Meng Che.

Yang Feng came back, and as soon as he entered the study, he said, "Champion Hou wants to make a move on the Northern Army." ”

"Huh?" Han Ruzi had long been accustomed to Yang Feng suddenly breaking in, and he was not surprised at all, "Champion Hou wants to ...... He wants to use the Northern Army to force me out of Beijing? ”

Yang Feng nodded.

Han Ruzi and the champion Hou are in the same boat, but the Northern Army is the common foundation of the two, about who the Northern Army supports, or who to support more, there are many rumors, even the soldiers of the Northern Army themselves can't tell, it is to use these rumors, Han Ruzi and the champion Hou each expanded their own power.

Once the Northern Army makes a clear statement, one of them will suffer a heavy blow, if it supports the Tired Hou, the foundation of the champion Hou will be shaken, on the contrary, Han Ruzi will suffer a fatal blow, and the Northern Army is more important to him than to the champion Hou.

"What does Champion Hou want to do? He himself could not leave Beijing. ”

"It is said that he appointed a new Commander of the Northern Army."

The former commander of the Northern Army was Yang Feng, and after he left the champion Hou, this position became vacant.

"Can he appoint officials without a holy decree?" Han Ruzi asked.

"This is not a formal appointment, but a temporary part-time appointment that can be retroactively recognized."

"Who is the new Changshi?"

"Wu Xiu."

Han Ruzi was slightly stunned, he had seen Wu Xiu, this person is the uncle of the current emperor, who used to guard Shenxiong Pass, I heard that the emperor was seriously ill, and he left his official seal and sneaked back to the capital, causing a lot of trouble, "He threw himself into the champion Hou?" ”

"It seems that this is the case, can Chai Yue deal with it?"

Wu Xiu is the emperor's uncle, and Changshi is the head of the Northern Army's clerical officials, for Chai Yue, this is indeed a hard bone to gnaw.

"I should ask the general to give Chai Yue a promotion." Han Ruzi said.

"No, although the general cooperated with the tired marquis to open the warehouse and release grain, there has been no letter to send it, which means that he is still waiting, and he can't be asked to do anything at this time."

"What then? Chai Yue didn't even have a military position in the Northern Army, and relied on the support of Liu Kunsheng, the commander of the Northern Army, but Liu Kunsheng was not particularly reliable. ”

Yang Feng unconsciously tapped the table with his fingers, "Maybe someone can help, and I can take the opportunity to knock Yin harmless again." (To be continued.) )