Yuan Jiuding, the official of Shangshu, ran home in a panic, and as soon as he entered the bedroom, his wife raised his head and asked, "When are you leaving?" Walking with the palace, or alone? ”

Yuan Jiuding sank his face and waved his hand to push Yahuan out, "What are you going to do?" I am the secretary of the ministry, and I want to stay in the capital, and only the household department and the ritual department can leave. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Why?" Madame asked in surprise, and then her face showed anger, "Who made the decision, the prime minister or the prince?" ”

"Don't worry about so many things in the woman's house, you clean up, take the family to go first, don't wait for the palace, I got a customs clearance paperwork, you go through the Hangu Pass, go straight to Luoyang, and go to the Zeng family, if you ......"

The lady stepped forward and said, "Without you, where can we orphans and widows go?" The Zeng family also depends on your face, if you have a ...... Who's going to take care of us? You've got to come with us. ”

Yuan Jiuding's face turned pale, "Do you think I don't want to?" But the prime minister made it very clear that only the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Rites could go, and the other ministers had to stay and guard the city and wait for His Majesty's decree. ”

"When the decree came, all men died. I'll go to the Prime Minister's wife and ask the Prime Minister to let you go. ”

"It's useless, the prime minister himself will stay, can he let me go?"

"I said that I can go, I don't even have to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion in person, I just need to write a letter to the Prime Minister's wife, and she will help you get the Prime Minister's consent."

Yuan Jiuding looked suspicious, "What are you women doing?" ”

Madame sneered, "Of course it's to help you." Now, there is no need to hide it, when the emperor went out to Beijing to hunt, several wives provoked the mother-son relationship between the queen mother and the emperor in the palace every day, and the main messenger behind it was the prime minister's wife. ”

Yuan Jiuding was taken aback, "You participated?" ”

"It's not important, anyway, I have evidence that the prime minister's wife instigated the wife, the queen mother refuses to leave Beijing now, if I hand over this evidence to the emperor, the prime minister's wife will be suspected, and the whole family will be doomed."

Yuan Jiuding's face turned red and pale, he knew that these ladies in the court often planned small conspiracies in private, as long as it was beneficial to his own family, he would not interfere, but he didn't expect to make such a big thing.

"What about the evidence?"

Madame took a letter from her sleeve and handed it to her husband.

Yuan Jiuding opened it and read it, this was written by the prime minister's wife to Wang Cuilian, thanking her for her help, and saying that she would soon arrange a fat job for her son.

The letter did not mention the matter of stirring up the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother, but it was enough to have such a letter, and the prime minister's wife colluded with the people around the queen mother to promise "fat difference", which is itself a suspicious felony.

"How did this letter get to you?"

"The one I picked up when I was waiting in the palace must have been accidentally dropped on the ground by Wang Cuilian."

"You didn't tell anyone about it?"

"Of course, if it weren't for saving your life, I wouldn't have taken it out today."

Yuan Jiuding thought for a while and laughed, "Go, you don't have to wait for the prime minister's permission, our whole family will leave now." ”

Madame was overjoyed, "You don't have to plead with the prime minister's wife?" ”

Yuan Jiuding put the letter in his sleeve, "It's such a time, what do you want to ask the prime minister's wife?" I'll write a letter to the prime minister, and I'll send it over after we get out of the city, and Zhuo Ruhe will definitely issue a supplementary order, and that's enough." ”

Zhuo Ruhe also went home, asked the princess and her family to pack up the soft things, and prepared to move to Luoyang with the queen.

The princess inevitably had to persuade her, Zhuo Ruhe only replied with one sentence, "I am the prime minister, the whole city can go, only I can't go, I stay alone, I still have a loyal name, if I abandon the city, the whole family will suffer." ”

The family knew that they couldn't be persuaded, so they had to give up and send someone to contact the palace and prepare to leave Beijing together.

Zhuo Ruhe was supposed to go to the Qinzheng Hall again, but he went to the study, withdrew from his entourage, and sat alone for a while.

Without outsiders present, he could finally show his sincerity without scruples, only to feel that his whole body was prostration, and even his hands were trembling slightly, and he had to remind himself in a low voice: "You can do it, Xiao Sheng can do it, and you can do it too." ”

Xiao Sheng, the former Zuocha Yushi Xiaosheng, was loyal to the river in Jincheng and had become a model for ministers, and Zhuo Ruhe had also marched into the Xiongnu army with anger, but his decision was irrelevant at that time, and now it will affect the survival of the capital and even Dachu.

After half an hour, Zhuo Ruhe finally regained his composure, got up and went out, ready to call his entourage to go to the Qinzheng Palace.

The attendant handed over a letter, "A letter from Lord Shang Shuyuan of the Ministry of Officials." ”

Zhuo Ruhe was slightly stunned, opened the letter, and took a cursory look.

"Are you going to leave the house?" The attendant asked, he had served the prime minister for a long time, and he could always accurately guess his master's decision.

This time it was wrong.

"No, I'll go later, and I'll go to see the princess first."

"Yes."

In the house, the prime minister's wife is called "princess", which is the case when she married the Zhuo family, and even when her in-laws are still there, she has to use this title.

The princess was directing her family to pack valuable items into boxes, which filled half of the yard.

Zhuo Ruhe frowned, "Princess, please come into the house and talk." ”

The princess said a few more words to the servant, and went into the house with her husband, and it was empty, even the tables and chairs were empty.

"It's all my dowry, and it can't be left to a barbarian." The princess thought that her husband had brought too many things.

Zhuo Ruhe handed the letter over.

The princess was stunned for a moment, took the letter and read it, and was furious, "It turns out that the letter fell into her hands!" ”

"So, is there really a letter?"

The princess hesitated for a moment, and then replied, "It's not a big deal, can't I communicate with others?" ”

"Who is Wang Cuilian's nephew? Already arranged? ”

"Serve as a small official in the household department."

Zhuo Ruhe knew in his heart that the household department was in charge of the money and food of the books, even if he was a small official, he might be a fat man.

"Alas, you've made me miserable."

"I'm for your good, you're quite precarious, the emperor doesn't trust you, the ministers have different intentions, the queen mother is also dissatisfied with you, and always wants to replace you with someone else, I keep your position, the more tense the relationship between the queen mother and the emperor, the more you need to maintain the stability of the court, don't you understand this truth?"

Zhuo Ruhe was speechless.

"Didn't Yuan Jiuding just want an order to leave Beijing? Give it to him, when I get to Luoyang, I don't need you to interfere, I have my own way to clean up their family. ”

Zhuo Ruhe sighed, "It seems that I really overestimated myself, probably only His Majesty can handle this kind of mess." ”

"It's not time to run out of water." The princess said loudly.

"Pack your things."

Zhuo Ruhe turned around to leave, and the princess said again: "Since it has been said here, there are still a few people who also want to go to Luoyang, hoping to get your permission." ”

Zhuo Ruhe turned his head, his expression shocked and angry, "How many handles do you hold in the hands of outsiders?" ”

"It has nothing to do with the handle, if you sign an order, you can get at least 50,000 taels of silver to pay in Luoyang."

Zhuo Ruhe was furious, "Is the Zhuo family so short of money?" ”

"The days ahead may be difficult, but of course the more money the better. There are not many people, just a dozen ......"

Zhuo Ruhe brushed his sleeves and left, took a sedan chair out of the house, just out of the gate was stopped, the entourage shouted and shouted, and after a while, an entourage came to the sedan chair, "My lord, Uncle Wang asked to see." ”

Zhuo Ruhe hummed, the sedan chair fell to the ground, and the attendant lifted the sedan curtain.

One of the emperor's uncles rushed over, leaned into the sedan chair, grabbed the prime minister's arm, and said angrily: "Lord Zhuo, you are derelict in your duties, how can you let the queen mother stay?" If others don't leave, the Queen Mother will have to leave, otherwise, how will you see Your Majesty in the future? ”

Uncle Wang used to be a farmer, and he could usually force himself to follow the rules, and he didn't care about it when he was in a hurry.

Zhuo Ruhe was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that Uncle Wang was anxious for his family, the Queen Mother left Beijing, they naturally followed, the Queen Mother did not leave, they were not easy to go, even if the Queen Mother ordered, if the Wang family left Beijing, they would also have a bad reputation.

"It's not something I can decide."

"You are the prime minister, Your Majesty will hand over the capital to you when he leaves, you can't decide, who can? Don't fool us honest people, this matter has to fall on you, you don't care, I won't withdraw. ”

Zhuo Ruhe shook his hand, but Uncle Wang's hand was not small, so he had no choice but to say: "Aren't I about to enter the palace?" ”

"I'll go with you." Uncle Wang Guo's words and squeezed into the sedan chair.

The entourage on both sides hurriedly stopped, and one of them said, "Uncle Guo, don't you have your own palanquin?" ”

Uncle Wang came to his senses and let go of his hand and retreated, "Let's enter the palace together, and persuade the Queen Mother together, we can't let the Queen Mother stay in the capital." ”

Zhuo Ruhe still has a bunch of affairs to deal with, but he is troubled by trivial matters one after another, and his mood is getting worse and worse.

"If Your Majesty ...... here" Zhuo Ruhe muttered to himself in the sedan chair, feeling guilty and nostalgic.

didn't go far, the sedan chair stopped again, Zhuo Ruhe stomped his feet, and an attendant lifted the curtain and said: "There are people blocking the road, and someone has been sent to expel it." ”

The news of moving the palace to Luoyang has already come out, the city is in turmoil, and everyone wants to leave first, but since I heard that the Shenxiong Pass has been lost, the gates of the capital have been closed, and no one can get out without the order of the imperial court.

Zhuo Ruhe couldn't order the city gate to be opened, it would cause even more chaos, block the path of everyone in the palace, and if everyone ran out, there would be only one empty city left, and it would be even more difficult to defend.

The sedan chair moved forward slowly, and the shouts outside became louder and louder, Zhuo Ruhe was worried in his heart, and planned to order martial law in the whole city as soon as he arrived at the Qinzheng Palace, and the people were not allowed to go out casually.

With a bang, the sedan chair shook and almost toppled over, Zhuo Ruhe was shocked, holding both sides with both hands, thinking that he had met an assassin.

A voice that looked like a man and a woman shouted: "Let me see the prime minister, why don't you let me see the prime minister?" I can even see the emperor......"

The sedan chair stabilized, Zhuo Ruhe lifted the sedan curtain by himself, only to see several sergeants struggling to hold down one person, and said angrily: "What's the matter? ”

The entourage came, although it was late autumn, her face was full of beads of sweat, "an old woman, her strength is terrifying......"

The old woman rose violently, and even pushed the soldier away, took two steps forward, and was less than ten steps away from the sedan chair, and the sedan chair man did not dare to stop it at all.

"Prime Minister, let me tell you, the man in my family has a good relationship with the emperor, and I don't believe ......it."

More sergeants ran over and held the old woman down, and some even drew their knives.

"Stop." Zhuo Ruhe shouted, killing the people's women on the street, once it spreads, it may arouse the anger of the people, "Send it to Jingzhao Yin's mansion, lock it up, don't hurt it." ”

The sergeant dragged the old woman away, but the old woman was still screaming.

The sedan chair continued to move forward, and finally arrived at the palace safely, stopping in front of the Qinzheng Palace.

Uncle Wang came again, "What are you doing here?" Enter the palace. ”

"Is it possible to enter the palace if you want to? You have to say something. Zhuo Ruhe got off the sedan chair and entered the Qinzheng Palace, and saw that several adults had arrived, but there was no Yuan Jiuding.

"What will Your Majesty do at such a time?" Zhuo Ruhe had been thinking about this question, and the moment he stepped into the main hall, he knew who to ask, "Spread the royal Shi Nan Zhijin." (To be continued.) )