Meng Che came very suddenly, standing there and looking left and right, as if he was looking for someone.

"The Queen Mother is okay?" Han Ruzi didn't get up, and for some reason, he wasn't particularly surprised by Meng Che's visit.

Meng Che glanced at Yang Feng at the door, took two steps, and said, "The Queen Mother hopes that the Tired Marquis will leave the capital immediately." ”

Han Ruzi didn't squeak, he was waiting for an explanation.

Meng Che, like his sister, was a person who didn't like to talk, so he took out a letter from his arms and gently placed it on the bookcase.

Han Ruzi waited for a while before reaching out to take the letter, and after opening it, his heart was shocked, he recognized his mother's handwriting, the content of the letter was very simple, persuading his son to leave the capital, give up the battle for the throne, and rather be a frontier guard, spend his life safely, and not lose his life in the capital.

A bamboo bookmark was also included with the letter.

Han Ruzi put down the letter and was silent for a long time.

Meng Che asked, "How can I reply to the Queen Mother?" ”

"I need more reasons."

"If you're smart enough, you can come up with a reason, and if you're not smart enough, you won't accept any more reason."

Han Ruzi couldn't help but laugh and looked at Yang Feng, "Teacher Meng's words have the charm of Yang Gong. ”

Yang Feng snorted and said, "When does the Queen Mother plan to do it?" ”

"Tomorrow afternoon." Meng Che replied.

Yang Feng didn't ask the Queen Mother what she wanted to do, and muttered for a moment, "We won't leave the capital like this." ”

Meng Che shook his head, "It's not 'you', it's just tired, you have to stay and do what you have to do." ”

Yang Feng thought for a little longer, "Give us a little time." ”

"I'll be back in half an hour." Meng Che said to go.

Yang Feng closed the door, Han Ruzi still looked in the direction of the door, and said in surprise: "Why did the Queen Mother let me leave the capital?" If she had a trick, she could have gotten rid of me, but if not, why should I leave? Did she think I was going to lose? ”

The Queen Mother's move was full of many unreasonableness, and the more Han Ruzi thought about it, the more confused she became.

Yang Feng seemed to understand the Queen Mother's intentions very well, "For the Tired Hou, this is indeed a choice. ”

"What to choose?"

"Do you leave the capital to stay safe, or stay in the capital and risk your life to fight for the throne."

Han Ruzi thought for a while, it wasn't that he was really thinking, he just gave Yang Feng a little respect, "This is not a choice, it's just the queen mother's strategy." If there is any choice, it is also in the hands of Yang Gong. All along, we just cooperate, you do yours, I do mine, each takes what he needs. But not now, the Queen Mother is about to do it, the King of the East China Sea is also eager to try, and the champion Hou will not sit still, at this time I have to be a little more demanding of the people around me: either go into battle shirtless with me, or stand aside, and don't say anything to assist me and help me. ”

Yang Feng didn't wholeheartedly assist Tihou, he was busy with something in secret, Han Ruzi had already felt it, but he didn't break it, now, he felt that there was no need to be polite.

Yang Feng sat back in his place, "I've been looking for Chun Yuxiao's whereabouts. ”

"Hmm."

"I haven't had any contact with the Queen Mother, but some people in the palace are willing to pass on messages to me, so I know more about things. The emperor was indeed sick at the beginning, very suddenly, and the queen mother was indeed abnormal for a while, she thought that she was cursed, and all the emperors around her had accidents. ”

"That was when Wu Xiu quietly returned to Beijing?"

Yang Feng nodded, the emperor's uncle was not so easy to deceive, he returned to the capital because the news of the emperor's illness was undoubted, "Later, someone pointed out that the emperor was not simply sick, it was probably poisoned." ”

"Poisoned?" Han Ruzi was really surprised.

"The news I got said that in short, the Queen Mother's condition began to improve, and she has been looking for someone to detoxify the emperor, and even introduced many charlatans for this purpose, and probably during that time, she made a revenge plan."

"Revenge on whom? The poisoner? It must be someone from the palace. ”

"Presumably so, but the messenger must be outside the palace."

Han Ruzi was silent for a while, and gradually figured out many things, "So the Queen Mother summoned Concubine Cui into the palace, which was the first target of her suspicion, followed by the champion Hou, the second person who was suspected, but the Queen Mother felt that it was not enough, so she made up the so-called competition for the throne to elect the emperor, and brought me and the King of the East China Sea back." According to the Queen Mother's idea, the main messenger who poisoned will definitely participate in the struggle for the throne. ”

"Well, that's probably part of her mind."

"The Queen Mother asked me to leave the capital, which means that she no longer doubts me, why?"

Yang Feng pointed to the letter on the case, and the only person who could change the Queen Mother's mind was probably Wang Meiren.

Han Ruzi's fingers slid across the letter, and he could almost feel the breath left by his mother, "The Queen Mother's plan is very grand, and finding the main messenger who poisoned her is just an additional part." ”

"The queen mother's goal is always to hold power, she has relied on ministers and torturers, and she is not stable enough, so she wants to build an army that belongs to the Shangguan family."

"No, if that's the case, the Queen Mother will do it too early, the Eighth Battalion of the Suwei is not yet mature, and the strength of the Southern and Northern Armies has not been weakened, the Great General Han Xing is still leading the army in Hangu Pass, if I am the Queen Mother, I will definitely provoke a battle between the Southern and Northern Armies first, and then deprive Han Xing of the Great General Seal, and then ......" Han Ruzi shut his mouth.

Yang Fengdao: "The Queen Mother was forced to act in advance, and her plan was disrupted. ”

"It wasn't the Queen Mother who sent someone to assassinate the British King." Han Ruzi muttered, "Maybe it's the reckless move of the champion Hou when he's in a hurry, or maybe it's the king of the East China Sea...... is the king of the East China Sea, only the Tan family can invite Jiangyang thieves to be assassins, and they can hide without a trace, but because of this, the flaws are leaked, and the queen mother recognizes that the assassin and poisoner can only be the Cui family, so she will make a move to the Cui family at noon tomorrow! ”

"My guess is the same as that of the Tired Hou." Yang Fengdao.

"But this still doesn't explain why the Queen Mother asked me to leave the capital, what is this? Is the net open? ”

"The mother of the tired marquis obviously persuaded the queen mother, as for what means were used, I can't guess."

Han Ruzi couldn't guess either, he only knew that the storm was coming, and he had the opportunity to hide in a safe place, or he could choose to break into the wind and rain and fight for the treasure inside.

"The Queen Mother asked me to leave, but asked Yang Gong to stay, 'do what you have to do', what is that?" Han Ruzi's biggest concern is Yang Feng himself.

"I know the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother also understands me, I have always told her that there is a group of mysterious people, who go down to the rivers and lakes to reach the court, their hands can reach almost everywhere, but they never want to show their faces, and the people who look at the qi are only a small part, and there is a more powerful group of people behind them."

Han Ruzi had heard this set of rhetoric, and Yang Feng had apparently said similar things to all possible rulers.

"You're still ...... Believe? Han Ruzi couldn't help but ask.

Yang Feng nodded, "I have never given up chasing Chun Yuxiao, he is in the capital, I can feel that he will not stay away from such a good show." ”

Yang Feng looked around, as if the hound had smelled the faint breath of his prey, and for a moment, he showed a hint of madness that made Han Ruzi uneasy.

"The Queen Mother has already recognized that the main messenger of poisoning is the Cui family, but she did not completely ignore my speculation, she asked me to stay, that is, to regain all the power to track down the Qi Seeker."

Han Ruzi didn't ask Yang Feng what clues he found, Yang Feng is a smart person, but he has his own paranoia, no one can persuade him, and Han Ruzi doesn't want to get involved.

The two sat silently, Han Ruzi didn't say whether he was going or staying, and Yang Feng didn't say whether he wanted to continue to track down the "mysterious organization", or whether he wanted to assist Tihou wholeheartedly.

Meng Che quietly entered the house and asked, "How is it?" ”

"I just need to leave the capital, the Queen Mother has no other requirements?" Han Ruzi asked.

"This is the order I received, if you are willing to leave, I will escort you out of the city, and my sister will meet you outside the city and send you to the Northern Army,."

Han Ruzi raised his eyebrows, this was the first time he had heard of Meng E's whereabouts in many days, "The Queen Mother forgave her?" ”

"Hmm." Meng Che didn't explain much.

"It's useless to get to the Northern Army, it's hard for me to persuade them to return to the frontier, and it's hard to feed such an army when they get to the frontier."

"I have two decrees, which I will give to you after I leave the city."

"Divine decree? It's really rare, what content? ”

Meng Che did not answer.

Han Ruzi thought for a while, "I have to take two people with me." ”

"Yes." Meng Che replied.

Han Ruzi turned to Yang Feng, "Trouble Yang Gong to call Zhang Youcai and Loach." ”

Yang Feng hummed and went out to call someone.

Meng Che said: "Don't come back after leaving, you and my sister are the same, the Queen Mother's magnanimity is only this time." ”

Han Ruzi didn't squeak, thinking in his heart what the Queen Mother, the King of the East China Sea, and the Champion Hou would each do.

Zhang Youcai and the loach arrived soon, the loach was sleepy-eyed and yawned, but Zhang Youcai seemed very energetic.

"Bring three horses and come out with me." Han Ruzi said.

"Yes, master." Zhang Youcai responded, glanced at Meng Che in surprise, and recognized that this was the palace guard and Meng E's brother, but he didn't ask anything, and went to prepare the horse with the loach.

There was nothing to bring in the house, Han Ruzi waited quietly, and Yang Feng and Meng Che didn't speak.

They went out of the house from the side door without disturbing the others, Yang Feng sent it to the door, and arched his hand: "Forgive me for not being able to send it far, I have to go to see someone." ”

Han Ruzi arched his hand and said, "Yang Gong stays." ”

The Tired Marquis Mansion is not far from the North City Gate, and the sky is not yet dawn when the group arrives, and it is not the time to open the city gate, but today is a special case, several eunuchs are guarding the city gate, and after seeing Meng Che, they immediately ordered to push open a gap that allows the horses to pass.

Zhang Youcai became more and more surprised, but he still didn't ask more.

Meng Che only sent it here, handed over the two letters to the Tired Marquis, and said, "What does it mean to go out of the city, the Tired Marquis understands?" ”

The so-called election of the emperor is just a sham, but for many uninformed people, it is real, and leaving the city is equivalent to announcing the renunciation of the throne to these people.

Han Ruzi smiled, he had nothing to say to Meng Che, he didn't even stop, he rode out of the city gate, Zhang Youcai and the loach followed, extremely surprised.

The gates closed, and it would be a little while before it opened properly.

Meng Che left, but the eunuchs stayed, and in the next few days, they would take over the city gates.

Meng E stood guard on the side of the road on the other side of the moat, riding alone on horseback.

Han Ruzi continued to move forward, Meng E followed, and no one spoke.

After turning a corner and getting out of sight of the city wall, Han Ruzi turned around and said to the loach: "Go find someone, from today onwards, the second watch will meet on the third night." ”

"Yes." The loaches pat their horses and leave.

Zhang Youcai, who was full of confusion, showed joy.

Han Ruzi looked at Meng E, "Did you see my mother in the palace?" ”

There was a bamboo bookmark in his mother's letter, which he gave to Meng E, and it was originally intended to be given to Cui Xiaojun in the palace, so that she could rest assured, and she went around and returned to Han Ruzi.

Meng E nodded.

"What did she say?"

"She showed the Tired Marquis the Decree."

Han Ruzi took out the letter, opened it and read it, it was indeed a holy decree stamped with the treasure seal, one appointed Han Ruzi as the Great Sima of the Northern Army, and the other removed Cui Hong from his position. The Empress Dowager not only wanted to be tired of guarding the frontier, but also hoped that he would seize the southern army.

Han Ruzi put away the holy decree and said, "I have left Beijing, and I don't have to follow any rules anymore." (To be continued.) )