Chapter 65: Feng Shui Rotates
Han Ruzi was hungry for a whole day and night, but he had no appetite at all, and after eating a little something, he put down his chopsticks, desperately hoping to say a few words to his mother, but the only people around him were the king of the East China Sea and two eunuchs.
After the trial of the imperial concubine, the emperor was sent to the warm pavilion to rest, the queen mother and the ministers continued to discuss, the palace change has been thwarted, but the rebels have not all been arrested: the hopeful Chun Yuxiao has not appeared, Junyang Hou Huabin does not know where to flee, Gui Yuehua jumped out of the duty building and his whereabouts are unknown......
None of this has anything to do with Han Ruzi, he returned to square one and became the nominal emperor.
"I gave away the Taizu Sword." He muttered, not understanding whether it was Liu Kunsheng who was hiding the truth, or Prime Minister Yin Harmless.
"My father wants to make me the crown prince, and my father wants to make me the crown prince......" Not far away, the king of the East China Sea had recited this sentence many times, and suddenly raised his head and wanted to rush towards the emperor, but was stopped by two eunuchs, he has not been punished, the only reason is that the power of the Cui family has not been destroyed.
"You heard the words of the imperial concubine!" The King of the East China Sea said loudly, not being cautious, "I should be the emperor!" ”
Han Ruzi suddenly felt that the king of the East China Sea was a little pitiful, "The words of the imperial concubine are not credible, even if your father appoints you as the crown prince, it is only an expedient measure, waiting for him to subdue the minister and eradicate the power of the Cui family......"
"Do you think I'm as stupid as you are?" The King of the East China Sea was furious, and the two eunuchs shook their heads at him gently, signaling that he could not be disrespectful to the emperor, the King of the East China Sea was weak-hearted and slowed down his tone, "As long as I am the crown prince, as long as I stay with my father, no one can shake my crown prince's position, no one will ...... Ah, it is not without warning that my father wants to make me the crown prince, my father was the king of the East China Sea in the past, and I am also the king of the East China Sea! ”
Emperor Huan has died, no one can guess his true thoughts, before him, Emperor Wu had three princes, the first two princes were not only deposed, but also executed, leaving haunted rumors in the East Palace, Emperor Huan is just a lucky person who beats the drum and passes the flowers.
And the queen mother outside, she lost her husband, son and sister, and held power tighter and tighter, is she the winner?
"I'm alone." Han Ruzi remembered what his grandfather had said again, and suddenly shuddered.
The king of the East China Sea snorted, he had never been the emperor of Han Ruzi, and now he didn't admit it.
There was a sudden commotion outside, and the king of the East China Sea ran to the door and listened attentively, "Shangguan Xuan has entered the palace, it seems to be ...... Not a good thing. ”
The two eunuchs went to pull the king of the East Sea, and the emperor also left his chair and ran to the door to listen with the king of the East Sea, but the eunuch could not, so he had to stand behind the emperor and the king of the East China Sea, carefully guarding them in case they broke out of the door.
Shangguan Xuan didn't bring good news, as soon as he came in, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, with panic and anger in his voice, "Cui Hong...... Cui Hong took away the ...... of the Southern Army"
The East Sea King cheered softly.
Yesterday morning, several officials entered the southern army and showed the holy decree to take back Shangguan Xu's seal, Shangguan Xu, of course, did not believe it, tried to keep these people, and sent people into the city to inquire about the news, but they were stopped outside the palace and could not see the queen mother.
The two sides were deadlocked, both lost a valuable opportunity, and the news quickly spread in the barracks, and the previous earthquake had already triggered countless rumors, and the rumors of the seizure of the seal made the soldiers even more confused. Shangguan Xuan is an upstart, he has been in office for a short time, and he has no experience in the army, so he is not very popular, and the officials who won the seal are not of high rank, and one of them is from the Northern Army, which is even more unpopular.
When the palace rebellion in the city was at a critical juncture, a mutiny was brewing in the southern military camp.
At the critical moment, Cui Hong came, alone, and took away the guards and the entourage left by Yang Feng. The timing of his appearance could not be more appropriate, a few hours earlier, the officers and soldiers of the Southern Army would probably not dare to accept an officer without a seal, and a little later, a mutiny occurred, and he could not suppress it.
He happened to come at a time when the mood of the Southern Army was at its most unstable, giving them a hope.
Cui Hong has been in charge of the Southern Army for many years, and he is not deeply loved, but he is also quite trusted, and a large number of officers who have been falsely reprimanded by Shangguan immediately fell to their old bosses, leading all the officers and men to chant "General Cui".
The seal grabbers sent by Chun Yuxiao and others became prisoners, Cui Hong was unrelenting and ordered to be killed, Shangguan Xuan and a small number of supporters took advantage of the chaos to escape, and ran all the way to report to the Queen Mother, just in time for the end of the palace rebellion.
"Shangguan can't support the wall with mud, and the queen mother believes the wrong person." The King of the East China Sea was so excited that his face turned red, and his heart rose sharply, and he dared to glare angrily at the eunuch behind him.
Through the door, I couldn't see the Queen Mother's expression, and she didn't speak, but Shangguan Xu's voice trembled more and more, indicating that the Queen Mother was very angry.
"Yang Feng! It was Yang Feng who helped Cui Hong seize military power. Shangguan Xuan was anxious to shirk his responsibilities, and said what he thought of, "Not long after Cui Hong entered the camp, Yang Feng also went, and when he saw me, he didn't say a word, and went directly to see Cui Hong, this ...... There must be fraud. ”
For the people in Cishun Palace, Cui Hong's appearance was quite sudden, and it disrupted a victory that had just arrived, and the ministers were indignant and rushed to go to the southern army to capture Cui Hong alive. Everyone felt that if the emperor and the empress dowager were killed, Cui Hong, who regained control of the southern army, would be a terrible force, but the two supreme beings of Great Chu were safe and sound, and it should be easy to defeat Cui Hong.
The emperor and the king of the East China Sea who were listening through the door were also nervous, and Han Ruzi was curious about how the Queen Mother would solve this crisis, the king of the East China Sea was much more worried than him, and the success or failure of his uncle was directly related to his fate.
The ministers' statements continued, and someone reported that Yang Feng asked to see the Queen Mother.
"He dares to come back? It's a lot of guts. The King of the East China Sea was taken aback, and immediately came up with an explanation, "Oh, Yang Feng is acting as a lobbyist for my uncle, hey, the eunuchs are all two-faced and three-stabbed, I must advise my uncle to clean up this Yang Feng as soon as possible." ”
Han Ruzi believed that Yang Feng was not that kind of person, and he was even more confused by the other eunuch, "Why did Jing Yao fall to the Queen Mother again?" ”
"Shh The king of the East China Sea only cares about one thing now, what conditions his uncle will propose to the queen mother.
Yang Feng's voice came, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he angered the ministers, "Slave Yang Feng knocked to see the Queen Mother, please ask the Queen Mother to retreat from everyone, I have something to report to the Queen Mother alone." ”
The palace change had just ended, and Yang Feng was accused of rebellion again, and he actually made such an excessive request, and the scolding of the ministers came clearly, and the king of the East China Sea frowned, "These old guys, there are a lot of tricks to scold, wait for me...... Hum. ”
To the surprise of the ministers, the Queen Mother actually agreed to Yang Feng's request and ordered the ministers, eunuchs, and palace maids to step down, seemingly leaving only a few guards.
The two eunuchs in the warm pavilion also consciously obeyed the order, first whispered begging the emperor and the king of the East China Sea to step back, but to no avail, they had to do it, the two set up the king of the east sea, sent him back to his place, and then turned to look at the emperor.
Han Ruzi walked back by himself and sat on the chair, the sound outside was not loud, and he couldn't hear what Yang Feng was saying.
"It is impossible for Yang Feng to take refuge in Cui Hong." Han Ruzi couldn't think of any reason for Yang Feng to do such a thing.
The King of the East China Sea laughed a few times, "Who cares about Yang Feng, you should think about what conditions my uncle will propose to the Queen Mother." ”
Han Ruzi looked at the East China Sea King opposite, "With so many things happening, you still want to be the emperor?" ”
The King of the East Sea glanced at the two eunuchs and said, "Even if I am beheaded immediately after becoming an emperor, I will be the one who should be beheaded, and some people are born to be emperors, such as me." Don't you like what it's like to be an emperor? ”
"I'm just a puppet." Han Ruzi didn't care about eunuchs, anyway, this is a well-known fact.
The two eunuchs were so embarrassed that they coughed a few times, and simply stood at the door, pretending not to hear anything.
The King of the East China Sea leaned forward and said seriously: "That's right, you are just a puppet, even so, there are still people who take the initiative to be loyal to you, Liu Jie, the middle palm seal, the group of eunuchs and palace maids, and the palace gate order who helped you deliver the sword......"
"Hey, you know I brought the sword out?"
"Hey, everyone knows, but no one is a fool, unless the Queen Mother says it herself, no one will recognize your credit. The ministers will only thank you silently in their hearts, hehe, you have done them a great favor, and the Queen Mother will rely more on the ministers from now on, and the things that the father and the emperor tried to avoid have been fulfilled by the Queen Mother. ”
The king of the East Sea impatiently tapped his fingers on the windowsill, and suddenly walked towards the door, "No, I have to see the queen mother, uncle ......"
The two eunuchs stepped forward and shook their heads at the King of the East Sea.
The King of the East China Sea had no choice but to retreat back to his place, looking even more anxious, and whispered to himself: "If my uncle is smart, he should immediately lead the troops into the palace under the banner of rescuing the driver, which happened to be done once before Shangguan Xu, so it is not an exception." What did my uncle ask Yang Feng to do? That eunuch can't be trusted, even if he wants to negotiate with the Queen Mother, he should bring troops in and talk directly face-to-face......"
The king of the East China Sea no longer needs to pretend to be stupid, and when he analyzes the situation in front of him, Han Ruzi can't help but nod for him, "The queen mother's brother has lost his military power, but she has the support of the minister, and your uncle doesn't dare to act rashly." ”
"What kind of minister do you care about at this time? If it weren't for Luo Huanzhang and Bu Yuru ......" the King of the East China Sea snorted angrily, "Except for the Cui family, there is no one in the world who is worth trusting, I can understand why the emperor always trusts his relatives and eunuchs." ”
"It's really strange, your uncle handed over the official seal at the beginning, and now he has regained the official seal, if he knew this, he wouldn't have to go around this circle."
"It's not surprising at all, the imperial court was in the hands of the Cui family, the queen mother was an adventurer, and there was King Qi outside, so my uncle chose to retreat as advance, and he couldn't watch the building fall down and put his own family under it, right? Feng Shui has changed, and now the queen mother's position is stable, and she desperately wants to keep the court, but the Cui family is in turmoil and has to take dangerous measures. You get the idea, right? ”
Of course, Han Ruzi understood, "Everyone is using Da Chu Jiangshan as a threat, so no one has ever thought of doing something practical?" On the contrary, it was Luo Huanzhang, who was plotting rebellion, thinking about the people of the world. ”
"Ha, why do the Cui family and the Queen Mother think about the people of the world? They are not emperors, you are emperors, what they squander is your country, if you replace ......it with me, "The palace of the king of the East China Sea was completely defeated, and he was deceived by Luo Huanzhang, and he was disheartened for a while, and even the mood to say big things faded.
The door opened, and it was Wang Meiren who walked in, and she said to the two eunuchs: "I want to say a few words to Your Majesty, and the Queen Mother orders you to take the King of the East China Sea out." ”
"What conditions did my uncle ask Yang Feng to bring?" The king of the East China Sea asked, but received no answer, so he had to go out with the two eunuchs, feeling uneasy.
Since leaving home a few months ago, this is the first time that the mother and son have seen each other alone, Han Ruzi stood up, not knowing what to say.
Wang Meiren walked up to her son and smiled, "Son, we are not emperors anymore." ”
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