The king of the East China Sea has successfully courted and will soon marry the daughter of the Tan family, compared to the marriage between the champion Hou and the Cui family, this marriage is not very concerned, the king of the East China Sea has chatted with the Tan family a few times, and has received a lot of promises, and made more promises, which is quite helpful, but he feels that it is far from enough.

The champion Hou has won the public support of most of the ministers, and the Tan family's influence on the court is quite extensive, but it cannot be seen immediately, although many ministers owe the Tan family, but in such a major event as the election of the emperor, no one will easily use it to repay favors.

Relying only on the Tan family, without waiting for the ministers to be convinced, the champion Hou had already ascended the throne.

The king of the East China Sea still wants to marry the Tan family, but he also has to make a plan that will work faster.

"The descendants of the Han family were all frightened by the rebellion of King Qi, and there was such a big thing in the capital, and few people dared to come forward." The King of the East Sea walked into the hall, put his hands behind his back, and sighed, "The two of us are the sons of Emperor Huan, if we don't join forces to save the clan, the Han clan will really be finished." ”

Han Ruzi looked at the general Han Xing.

Han Xing said: "I've heard everything that happened in Broken Iron City, and the King of the East China Sea didn't do it right. ”

The king of the East China Sea blushed, if it was before, he would be angry on the spot, no matter how high Han Xing's status is and how old he is, but now he can only laugh twice, he doesn't dare to attack, and he has to admit his mistakes, "To be honest, I am timid, I can't get close to the battlefield, as soon as I see the Huns all over the mountains, my heart is timid, and my intelligence is gone, but as long as I stay away from the battlefield, I can return to normal, realize my mistakes, and see the correctness of you and Chai Yue." ”

"The capital is the battlefield." Han Ruzi said.

The king of the East China Sea smiled: "The battlefield is different from the battlefield, I am not afraid of this kind of capital, but - let me boast - like a fish in water, you need my help." ”

"Help me with what?"

"Help you connect with the children of the clan and the noble family."

"How can I help you?"

The King of the East Sea glanced at Han Xing and smiled silently.

Han Xing moved his body in his chair, "There are many children in the clan, but there is a lack of a leader. Champion Hou can't, because of the death of the former prince, he seems to have a grudge against the clan, and for the clan, the best choice is to admit all the decisions made by Emperor Wu during his lifetime, including the establishment of the crown prince several times. Therefore, only Emperor Huan is orthodox, and there is no one else, and only the Marquis and the King of the East China Sea are qualified to become the masters of the clan. ”

Han Xing glanced at each of them, "The king of the East China Sea is younger, and he can't hold his breath at the moment of crisis, and he is embarrassed to take on the big responsibility, so only the tired marquis is left." ”

The East Sea King's face turned red again, and this time he didn't defend himself.

Han Xing continued: "At the time of the palace change, the Tired Marquis almost single-handedly defeated the rebels, and successfully blocked the Huns in the Broken Iron City. ”

"That's because the Huns want peace talks."

"You don't have to be too humble, if you hadn't defended the Broken Iron City, the Huns would probably have gone straight in, and they wouldn't have chosen peace talks at all."

Han Ruzi smiled, no longer modest.

Han Xing sat on the chair, still looking old, but he had a bit of majesty in power, and he was no longer the old minister of the clan who was submissive, "The tired marquis will probably ask why no one in the clan stood up and said no when the queen mother abolished the emperor." ”

"I am confused." Han Ruzi pretended to be confused at this time, which was hypocrisy.

"Forced by the situation, tired marquis, when you were in the palace, you saw that the queen mother was coerced by a group of people from the rivers and lakes, thinking that the queen mother was easy to deal with, but outside the palace, the queen mother we saw was not weak at all. With the help of quelling the rebellion of King Qi, the Queen Mother curried favor with the ministers, promoted a large number of torturers, and beat the clan all over the body. But her foundation has been laid, and it is still difficult for the clan to protect itself, let alone protect the tired marquis. The King of the East Sea was right, the children of the clan, including me, were terrified. ”

Han Ruzi thought for a while, "What is the reason that the clan is no longer afraid?" ”

"Dead-end." Han Xing pressed the armrest with both hands, the King of the East China Sea hurriedly stepped forward to help the general sit up straight, Han Xing continued: "The Queen Mother wants a puppet, so she is most afraid of the clan, even if she is delirious, she would rather transfer the power to the minister and a group of Jianghu warlocks than return it to the descendants of the Han family." ”

"Why did the Queen Mother ...... Going crazy? Han Ruzi has always been very curious about this matter, but Yang Feng doesn't know much about it.

"It is said that it was because when the son of today had a strange disease, the Queen Mother was terrified, thinking that she was retaliated against by the ghost, so she ...... The reason is not important, but the Queen Mother's crazy actions suddenly forced the clan to a dead end. Sons vying for the throne? If this kind of thing starts, the ministers will become the real masters of Dachu, and all the Han clan can provide is a puppet. Champion Hou thought that he could regain all power after becoming emperor, but I am not optimistic about him, Champion Hou lacks the courage of the tired marquis, he compromises with the minister now, and will continue to compromise in the future, until the country left by Taizu to his descendants is completely lost. ”

The anger of an honest person often has a shocking effect, and Han Xing is like this, he once again held down the armrest, without the support of the king of the East China Sea, and stood up by himself, "It is absolutely impossible for the princes to compete for the throne, and it is better to be in flames than to allow ministers to control the government." ”

The great general Han Xing and the great Confucian Guo Cong represent two groups respectively, and they should be distinct, and the reasons for opposing the princes to compete for the throne are actually somewhat similar.

Han Ruzi was silent, he came to find the support of the great general Han Xing, but the other party was more radical than him, and he wanted to calm himself down.

"All the children of the clan think so?" He asked.

"I can guarantee that as long as the Tired Marquis raises his arms, at least five princes and kings and more than a dozen clan princes will respond, not counting the East China Sea King." Han Xing said that during this time, he led troops to quell the civil strife and had the opportunity to meet many clan children outside the capital.

The king of the East China Sea no longer blushed, and stepped forward to add: "If the ministers of the court want to control the battle for the throne, let's have a pot, and even get rid of the ministers and the champion Hou together, so that they can know who owns the Great Chu River." ”

Han Ruzi stared at the King of the East China Sea, "Do you still want me to let the Emperor Chan give it to you?" ”

Chan Rang was a condition that the King of the East China Sea had put forward before, and that alliance ended in failure, but Han Ruzi would not forget the ambition of the King of the East China Sea.

"Hehe, times change, how can I still have such great ambitions? There is only one small wish, in the future, if you think I still have some credit, you will merge the Qi Kingdom into the East China Sea Kingdom, I will not compete with you for the throne, you can always enjoy it a little more. ”

"I'll have to think about it." Han Ruzi said that he would not join anyone's conspiracy until he consulted with Yang Bong.

"What are you worried about?" The King of the East Sea was a little anxious.

Han Xing felt that the tired marquis's reaction was normal, and said with a smile: "It should be so, be cautious in advance, there is true courage in the battle, I am an old man, no matter how much I say, it is useless, even if the tired marquis returns to Beijing, someone will come to visit, and then you will know that the clan's support for you is not empty words, and it is not just me and the king of the East China Sea." ”

"The capital is now the territory of the champion Hou, once the news leaks, will the Hou and I be in danger?" The East Sea King asked.

"It's a matter of the survival of the clan, no one will leak the news, and I won't look for people with half-hearted intentions. Even if there is a case, the champion Hou and the minister will not use the killing machine, they must continue to compete for the throne, and if there are no competitors, the competition for the throne will become a joke. ”

Han Ruzi really wanted to tell Guo Cong's plan, the idea of the great Confucian was to persuade the competitors to quit, so that the competition for the throne existed in name only, and he gave up before the words were spoken, from another point of view, it was a good thing to be able to get the support of the clan after all, and he couldn't tell them everything.

"I still need the recommendation of the general, at least to confuse the champion Hou and the minister."

"Of course, now? No one has ever written about this kind of thing, is there a format? ”

"Don't worry." Han Ruzi said, the so-called competition for the throne is just a statement, many details have not been finalized, and he just wanted to get a promise when he came to see the general, "It is enough to have the general's words, I will keep in touch with the general at any time, you have been in Hangu Pass, right?" ”

"It's going to be a few months later, and if you change places, you'll definitely be the first to know."

Han Ruzi got up and was about to say goodbye, but he remembered one thing, "There are many people in the world, and if you let it go, it will threaten the Great Chu Jiangshan, and it may be a powerful force to retract." Now that the northern and southern armies are facing each other in the north of Beijing, and the eight battalions of the guards control the palace capital, why not take the opportunity to recruit the displaced people, which can not only increase the strength, but also show the clan's care for the people, killing two birds with one stone. ”

"It's a great plan, I'll be working on it soon." Han Xing said with a smile.

The king of the East China Sea returned to Beijing with Han Ruzi, he was not afraid of being seen, "We are brothers, who can say anything?" ”

Out of the county seat of Shang County, the victims who received the porridge had dispersed, and the king of the East China Sea and Han Ruzi went hand in hand, and said to him: "You have extra ideas for Han Xing, and he promised well, so that he will not meddle in his affairs and take in any displaced people." ”

"Even if it's a big deal, he doesn't do it?"

The King of the East China Sea laughed, "That's why you need me, you don't know much about people like Han Xing, they have been enjoying their success all their lives, and what they are most afraid of is trouble, they need more food and grass to absorb the displaced people, and they need to coordinate the court and officials from all over the country, and there are countless troubles." Therefore, even with the support of Han Xing and the clan, our brothers still have to work their own, and only if we succeed, they will be loyal to each other. ”

When they returned to the capital, it was already dark, and the group spent the night at the post station outside the city, and when they were about to rest, Han Ruzi asked the king of the East China Sea again, "Why didn't Lin Kunshan come with you?" ”

"Hey, do you think I'll ever trust the Aspirant again?" The King of the East Sea blinked, took his leave, and left.

Early the next morning, Han Ruzi and the King of the East China Sea entered the city separately, and as soon as they returned to the Tired Marquis's Mansion, Han Ruzi found Yang Feng and told him about the meeting yesterday.

Yang Feng didn't seem surprised at all, "Let's go and see, let's see how many clan disciples dare to offend the champion Hou and the ministers of the court." ”

Yang Feng also has new news, after the champion Hou married, the competition for the throne was finally put on the agenda, and three days later, all the princes and grandsons who participated in the competition for the throne will gather in the palace to listen to the rules of the competition.

"Maybe this time I'll be able to meet the real Chun Yu Xiao." Yang Feng said.

Han Ruzi suddenly had a feeling that Yang Feng's interest in Chun Yuxiao seemed to be greater than that of the princes, Han Ruzi did not ask, even if he was interested in Yang Feng, he had to have reservations. (To be continued.) )