Many eunuchs and attendants stayed outside the Lingyun Pavilion and had nothing to do, sitting or standing, in groups of three or five, talking in a low voice, even the ceremonial officials who were specifically responsible for maintaining order relaxed their vigilance, looked at the distance at will, and enjoyed the scenery in the garden, and suddenly saw several attendants hurrying from a distance, and their brows couldn't help frowning, these noble sons and daughters were too unruly, and they entered the palace to do their duty, not to play, and the emperor was still listening to the lectures, and they were actually wandering around.

The ceremonial officer squinted his eyes and looked carefully, to see the identity of the other party before deciding what to do, this was unbelievable, and found that one of the attendants' clothing was different, not the purple commonly used by the attendants, but the yellow of the emperor, and he couldn't help but be shocked, and after looking at it for a while, the surprise turned into fear and confusion.

The official was not the only one who noticed the anomaly, and soon everyone saw the emperor coming from a distance.

No one can understand what is going on, there is obviously an emperor in Lingyun Pavilion, why is there another one outside?

It wasn't until everyone saw that the eunuch Zuo Ji followed the comer, and finally understood that this was the real emperor, and all of them knelt down, and the ceremonial official said loudly: "The ministers see Your Majesty, Your Majesty ......" Even he didn't know what to say in this situation, he only felt dizzy, and the world in his eyes was going to be turned upside down.

Han Ruzi didn't squint, hurriedly walked past the crowd, and entered the Lingyun Pavilion alone, as for how to explain, it was left to Zuo Ji.

Different from the surprise and confusion of everyone outside the pavilion, the two eunuchs in the Lingyun Pavilion were about to go crazy, looking upstairs and downstairs several times, looking on the beams and under the table, but there was no trace of the emperor, and they didn't dare to go out for help, the old eunuch raised his hand and slapped the young eunuch while looking for it, "It's dead, this time it's dead......

Han Ruzi walked past the two of them and said, "The garden view is good, you should also go and have a look." ”

The emperor walked upstairs quickly, the two eunuchs were dumbfounded, and the young eunuch sat down at once, hugging the old eunuch's thigh, "My mother......"

The king of the East China Sea was asleep at his desk, and the old gentleman was still chattering about the profound meaning of palace, business, horn, sign, and feather, and he seemed to know nothing about the emperor's entry and exit.

Han Ruzi sat down and listened, not sleepy at all, and many doubts arose one after another.

When escorting the emperor to the Qinzheng Palace, Zuo Ji was obviously more submissive than usual, and he wanted to speak several times, and Han Ruzi believed that Zuo Ji would come to talk to him in private tonight.

In the Qinzheng Palace, the ministers congratulated the emperor.

King Qi was caught, he led a small number of cronies and family members to flee to the sea, intending to go to sea by boat, but unfortunately at the last moment the selection of people was not very good, King Qi's three sons, two concubines reported to the government through different channels, attracting pursuers. King Qi wanted to commit suicide, but was pressed by the guards and handed over.

The first rebellion was arrested, and the rebellion of Qi was over, and Taifu Cui Hong could soon return to Beijing as a teacher, and officials from all over the country continued to arrest accomplices.

Han Ruzi was more concerned about Yang Feng's whereabouts, but no one mentioned him, how to deal with King Qi was the minister's most concerned issue, and this was decided by the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager probably deliberately waited for the emperor to arrive, so that her will would be unassailable, and then sent a female official to announce her decision: the king of Qi acted recklessly against the sky, and his sins were unforgivable, and he committed suicide by edict, buried with the rites of the common people, and the country was removed; The prince of Qi followed his father and had no remorse, and was punished according to the law; The other sons of the king of Qi were exempted from being concubines; The officials and people of Qi State, those who were coerced were not guilty, those who took the initiative to follow the king of Qi to deny their crimes, and those who bewitched the king of Qi were all punished with capital punishment, and the crime was committed to the three clans.

For Han Ruzi, this is another lesson, the punishment of the first rebel King Qi is not heavy, and even a few sons are saved, and ordinary officials are also forgiven, only the "demagogue" is extremely evil and unforgivable.

The ministers basically had no objections, but they all felt that the punishment of King Qi was too light, and argued with the queen mother.

Han Ruzi sat for a while, and was sent back to the inner palace without hearing the result, because he had to practice martial arts in the afternoon, he generally did not return to Tai'an Palace, but had lunch in a room of the imperial horse supervisor, there were few rules here, and there were not many people serving, and the meal was more casual, and the king of the East China Sea was one of the servants, in fact, he ate at the same table with the emperor.

The King of the East China Sea had already heard the news of King Qi's arrest, and his face was proud, "It's still my uncle." Hmph, when my uncle was careless and lost to Qi Bing, there were still people who wanted to behead the Cui family, this time I have nothing to say, I don't know what official the Queen Mother will make my uncle? ”

Before it was time to reward meritorious deeds, Han Ruzi roughly explained the will of the Queen Mother, and then said: "'The legal net is restored, negligent but not leaky', probably this is what it means, those demagogues are indeed the most hateful." ”

The King of the East Sea shook his head with a smile and swallowed the food in his mouth, "You are too inexperienced, do you think this is leniency?" ”

"Isn't it? The coerced officials were not guilty, and only the followers and demagogues were severely punished. ”

The king of the East China Sea shook his head again and again, "The imperial court, you have to make a lenient appearance to show the people of the world, when it is really time to do it, who dares to be lenient below?" To be lenient is to be disloyal to the emperor. ”

Han Ruzi was surprised, "Could it be that the ministers will still violate the holy decree?" ”

"Of course not." The king of the East China Sea took a few bites of rice and put down the dishes and chopsticks, "Who are the followers?" Who are the demagogues? King Qi said that he wanted to rebel, but you didn't openly oppose it, do you count as followers? King Qi won a battle, and you congratulated everyone a few words, are you considered a demagogue? And the most important sentence, 'Sin and the Three Tribes', you are fine, but one of your relatives who has not been in contact with you for many years will still be subject to repetition. There is a precedent for this kind of thing, and if more than 10,000 people are not killed, the relevant ministers will be punished if they do not do their jobs effectively. ”

"More than 10,000 people!" Han Ruzi was shocked.

"Hey, it doesn't matter if you die more than one person." The king of the East Sea got up and stretched, "Sleep well in the morning, and be energetic in the afternoon." ”

Han Ruzi has very little contact with the outside world, so he doesn't care much about how many people are connected in the end, he was shocked by the deviation between the will of the imperial court and the actual implementation, the queen mother obviously knows these "conventions" very well, so she drafted a qualified will, and some of the ministers' objections are actually figuring out the true intentions of the queen mother, and when it comes to the specific implementation, you will have a rough idea in your heart.

Han Ruzi couldn't help but think that if he really held power, he would definitely not be a qualified emperor, he needed a frank and direct teacher like Yang Feng, not a group of old people who could only endorse, even Luo Huanzhang, who gave a more wonderful lecture, was not of great use.

Can you really defeat the Queen Mother and govern herself? Han Ruzi was shocked, after all, he had already taken the first step, but it was just a lie from the imperial concubine that made him angry.

In the afternoon, the practice of martial arts was disappeared, for no reason, the emperor was sent back to the Tai'an Palace, Zuo Ji escorted, as soon as he entered the house, he kicked everyone out, and then walked up to the emperor, and said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty is instructed by whom?" ”

Zuo Ji figured out that it was impossible for the emperor to discover the "adultery" by himself, and he must have been helped.

Han Ruzi knew what a bluff was, and smiled: "Who can command the emperor?" Zuo Gong was a little restless, and I didn't say that I would definitely tell the Queen Mother about it, the war in Qi was peaceful, and there were many things that the Queen Mother needed to deal with, and I didn't want to make trouble for the Queen Mother. ”

Zuo Ji immediately softened, his heart was soft, his legs were also soft, he knelt down, and said with a sad face: "What do you want, Your Majesty will say it clearly, and the slaves will no longer force Your Majesty to do the way of husband and wife, unless...... Unless ......"

"Unless the Queen Mother orders it."

Zuo Ji nodded helplessly.

"Don't worry, I just want to talk to you." Han Ruzi sat on the chair and looked condescendingly at the eunuch kneeling on the ground.

"What are you talking about?" Zuo Ji knew what to talk about, he was already full of remorse, he shouldn't have leaked the Queen Mother's secret in the Xianyin Pavilion, but he was too flustered at the time to keep his mouth shut.

"The wound on the hand of the Queen Mother."

"The minions have already said it......"

"I want to hear the details, what was the situation like at that time? Did you see it with your own eyes, or did you listen to someone else's story? ”

Zuo Ji bit his lip and didn't speak for a long time, and Han Ruzi was not in a hurry, sitting there and watching him quietly.

"How is Your Majesty preparing?" Zuo Ji finally spoke.

Han Ruzi was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Zuo Ji to ask such a sentence, and replied calmly: "There is only a little evidence." ”

This is a vague answer, Zuo Ji understood according to his own thinking, turned his heart sideways, and said: "As early as when the ministers besieged the Taimiao, the servants knew that the Queen Mother would hold out for a long time, and the Shangguan family was weak, even if he was in charge of the Southern Army, it was not enough to deter the ministers. Since Your Majesty has a heart, the slave is willing to do the work of dogs and horses. ”

Han Ruzi's plan was to ask the truth little by little, which made Zuo Ji jealous, but the eunuch's reaction was completely unexpected, one moment he was still bluffing, and the next moment he expressed his willingness to be a pioneer.

Like the King of Qi, the Queen Mother also believed in the wrong person.

"I've never worried about the ministers outside." Han Ruzi still replied with a lie, and he still didn't know which ministers were on the emperor's side.

"Your Majesty has convinced the prince of Qi in the Qinzheng Palace, and at the same time has also convinced the ministers, the news has already spread all over the capital, and everyone says that Your Majesty is smart and heroic, and he must be a generation of holy monarchs."

Zuo Ji began to pat himself on the back.

Han Ruzi listened quietly, "Tell me the truth." ”

"Yes." Zuo Ji prostrate on the ground and kowtowed, raised his head and said: "It was around February 23 this year, Emperor Si and the Queen Mother had a big quarrel, no outsiders were present, and the slaves only heard a few words, after Emperor Si left, the slaves entered the house and saw the Queen Mother's hands bleeding, so they helped the Queen Mother bandage. The Queen Mother shed tears and said that Emperor Si was not filial. A few days later, Sidi became seriously ill and died at the end of the month. ”

"So you didn't see Sidi do it with your own eyes?"

"It must be Emperor Si, Emperor Si just left the slave and entered the house, the Queen Mother has already shed a lot of blood on her hands, so it won't hurt herself."

"You're not lying?"

"How dare a minion? I only ask Your Majesty to remember that the slave has made a little merit, and he can leave a way for the slave to live in the future. ”

"As long as you are not the first evildoer, I will not pursue it." Han Ruzi also learned how to keep a hand in his words.

Zuo Ji didn't hear it, and hurriedly said: "The slave is not the first evil, the slave is not even a co-follower, and the death of Emperor Si has nothing to do with the slave." ”

"Why did the Queen Mother attack her parents and children?"

"The slave really doesn't know, but the Queen Mother and Emperor Si have never been close, not like mother and son at all, rumors say that the imperial concubine is the biological mother of Emperor Si, and in order to compete for the position of princess, she gave it to the Queen Mother."

Han Ruzi nodded, didn't mention the imperial concubine, and asked, "It's impossible for the queen mother to be without helpers, who do you think it will be?" ”

"Yang Feng, it must be Yang Feng!" Zuo Ji blurted out, "During the three days when Emperor Si was seriously ill, only Yang Feng served day and night in the dormitory, and the imperial doctor and the eunuchs and palace maids who were close to him would be kicked out after they went in for a long time, and the servants suspected Yang Feng early on, but there was no direct evidence." ”

Han Ruzi didn't believe Zuo Ji's accusations, but there was indeed one thing that was difficult to explain: Yang Feng was loyal to Emperor Si, but he was trusted by the Queen Mother after Emperor Si's death.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Zuo Ji thought that he hadn't said enough, and immediately said: "There is also a palace maid, Emperor Si's decoction was sent in by her, even if she is not an accomplice, she can know something." ”

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