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Midsummer is approaching, the news of the arrest of the king of Qi made the capital a little hotter, a group of officials rode horses to the Kanto to clean up the mess, the battle of the soldiers is coming and going, digging three feet into the ground, the battle has just begun, the clerical officials who do not have a piece of armor sharpen their knives, vowing to dig out every rebel.

Skirmishes have begun in the capital, almost every day ministers have been arrested, hidden past stories have been revealed, a conversation and a letter with someone in Qi State on a certain day in a certain year, month and year, is the evidence of the crime.

The war against traitors is in full swing, gradually expanding to Qi State, to all parts of the world, and even deep into the palace, Han Ruzi found that the eunuchs who followed him were changing more and more frequently, new faces appeared every day, and old faces became more cautious and cautious, and they could still be lazy occasionally, but now a group of people stood outside Lingyun Pavilion, no one dared to speak for a long time, and no one dared to leave their posts without permission, Zhang Yanghao and others had not touched the dice for a few days.

On the afternoon of the third day after meeting Zuo Ji, Han Ruzi found an opportunity to have a conversation with the imperial concubine.

"Zuo Ji said that there was a palace maid who might know the cause of Emperor Si's death, but he didn't know the name."

"I know, her name is Chen Anshu, not long after Emperor Si died, she committed suicide by jumping into a well, it is said that she was forced to interrogate by Yang Feng, and she was too frightened in her heart."

Han Ruzi deliberately did not mention Yang Feng's name, but the imperial concubine took the initiative to say it, and then waved her hand lightly, "Yang Feng is loyal to Emperor Si, and is even willing to die for Emperor Si, he must have suspected that there is a ghost in the matter, so he has been tracking it endlessly, and the Queen Mother may have sent him to the capital because of this." ”

Han Ruzi didn't believe that Yang Feng would be the one who killed the king, but the words of the imperial concubine reassured him even more, and at the same time there was a little jealousy, Yang Feng really wanted to assist Emperor Si, and it was a last resort to help the current emperor, so he would be half-hearted.

"What's next?" Han Ruzi didn't say anything about Zhang Yanghao, but kept an eye on it, planning to take one step at a time.

"So your majesty will believe me?"

Han Ruzi nodded, to be honest, he was not particularly interested in the death of Emperor Si, but he now believed that the imperial concubine and the queen mother really had an enmity.

The imperial concubine waited for a while, lowered her voice and said, "The ministers of the court and the central government are panicked and want to start an incident as soon as possible. ”

"Who are these ministers you are talking about?" Han Ruzi asked.

The imperial concubine smiled, "I am only responsible for contacting Your Majesty in the palace, protecting Your Majesty's safety in times of crisis, and matters outside are contacted by Master Luo, Your Majesty may wish to ask when he listens to the class again, even if he can't answer clearly, he will give some hints." ”

Han Ruzi nodded again.

"The plan was also formulated by Luo Shi, if you want to seize power, the key is not the Queen Mother, but the official void of the Southern Army's Great Sima, during this period of time, he has been stationed in the Southern Army to win the hearts of the army. About half a month later, Taifu Cui Hong will return to Beijing, and Shangguan Xuan will definitely go to greet him, and the ministers plan to take the opportunity to start an incident and deprive the two of them of their seals at the same time. ”

"Mrs. Cui's is also going to be taken?"

"The Cui family is too powerful, and they have just made great contributions, if they don't seize power, I'm afraid they will be the second queen mother."

Han Ruzi nodded again.

"But it is not enough to only take the seal ribbon, without His Majesty's holy decree, other ministers and officers in the army will not obey the orders of the upriser."

"Do you want me to write a decree? But the emperor's treasure seal is not in my hands, only my words are probably useless. ”

"This is what Your Majesty and I have to do, we have to find a way to get the treasure seal and write a real holy decree, so that the inside and outside should be combined, and great things can be accomplished."

This sounded like a plan that was very likely to succeed, but Han Ruzi hesitated, perhaps because the imperial concubine had lied, and he didn't trust much, so he thought for a while and said, "Let me think about it." ”

"Your Majesty, the opportunity must not be lost, at the moment there is chaos and peace, internal and external turmoil, Your Majesty responds to every call, it is a great opportunity to regain power, and after a while, once the situation is completely stabilized, the ministers will not be so easy to echo. Didn't Your Majesty find a single thing when he went to the Qinzheng Hall every day? Almost every day, new officials take office, and most of them are recommended by Shangguan Xuan and his henchmen, and in the long run, Shangguan's family will be the next Cui family. ”

"Shangguan Xuan is also your brother."

The imperial concubine sneered, "The entire Shangguan family only has the queen mother in their eyes, but I still have to ask for a favor for them, and after the matter is completed, please ask Your Majesty to demote the Shangguan family to a commoner and spare their lives." ”

"I'm going to think about it, isn't there still half a month? It should be in time. ”

"The treasure seal is now in the hands of Jing Yao himself, and it is not easy to take it out and use it......" In the middle of the words, the imperial concubine changed her mind and bowed down with a smile, "Prudence lasts for a long time, Your Majesty should think about it, if Your Majesty makes a decision, just inform me, and I will find a way to get the Treasure Seal, and the holy decree will be written by Your Majesty himself." ”

The imperial concubine took her leave.

When he went to bed and lay down to sleep, Han Ruzi suddenly understood why he didn't trust the imperial concubine, not only because she had lied, but also because Yang Feng had reminded him that the first person to take the initiative to contact the emperor must have ulterior motives.

So far, several people have taken the initiative to contact the emperor: Meng E wants a reward that only the queen mother or the emperor can give, but she refuses to say what it is; Tong Qing'e's "intentions" are simple, direct, and forced; What about Luo Huanzhang and the imperial concubine? These two people want the biggest, but they want the least, not for fame, not for profit, not for officials, one starts from benevolence and righteousness to support the royal family, and the other wants to avenge his sisters.

Not credible, Han Ruzi said to himself, this is not credible, if Yang Feng is here, he will definitely be able to see at a glance what the real purpose of the two is, but he just feels suspicious.

More than ever, he wanted a reply from his mother.

The next morning's lecturer happened to be Luo Huanzhang, who had already finished speaking about Emperor An, the third emperor of Great Chu, and Emperor Lie, the fourth emperor.

Emperor An was frail and sickly, died in the four years of his reign, and did not make many achievements, but his son Emperor Lie made great achievements, if he was not later deprived of the beauty by Emperor Wu, he would be the most prominent emperor of Great Chu.

Emperor Lie ruled the country for 16 years, the time was not very long, during which he pacified the rebellion of the princes, chased the Xiongnu in the north, invaded Baiyue in the south, and eradicated the Ma clan at that time.

"The Ma family is autocratic and arrogant, and some officials even call themselves 'Ma officials' to show their honor. Emperor Lie was wise and saw that the ministers were not all used by the Ma family, so he took advantage of the situation, and under a paper order, within ten days, the Ma clan's henchmen fell under the law, and none of them escaped. ”

"Since the Ma clan is autocratic, why are there still ministers who refuse to be attached?" Han Ruzi asked, since the last time he jumped out of the window, the number of eunuchs who entered the cabinet to serve the emperor reached four, but they couldn't understand the history of the country, and they weren't interested, they just stared at the emperor with good eyes.

"The so-called 'if the name is not right, the word is not good, and if the word is not good, the more things will not be done', the greater the power of the Ma family, the more improper its name is, and every time a 'Ma official' is arranged, it will offend a group of 'imperial officials'. Those who are attached to the Ma family for the sake of glory and wealth, the natural tree is scattered, and those who care about the emperor are righteous and benevolent, and they are one after another, although they will not retreat, just because the emperor is the only one who rules the world in the name of righteousness. ”

Luo Huanzhang's words are not unreasonable, isn't Liu Jie, the middle palm seal, a loyal minister who pursues "righteousness" with death? But there is always another sentence echoing in Han Ruzi's heart-people can't be selfish enough to think that others are not selfish-Yang Feng is not there, his influence is still there, and Han Ruzi still wants to know what Luo Huanzhang and the imperial concubine's selfishness is.

This class was a little embarrassing, Luo Huanzhang couldn't say it too bluntly, he could only keep praising Emperor Lie's quick decision, so as to persuade the emperor.

In the Qinzheng Palace, Han Ruzi paid attention to the observation, there are indeed some officials who are being transferred, promoted or demoted, no matter who the recommender is, it sounds like it has nothing to do with Shangguan Xu, but when the ministers pick up a certain Qin Zhang, they occasionally frown, or exchange glances with each other, but they do not raise any objections.

This is the most important reason why the Empress Dowager sent the Empress Dowager Cui Hong to the capital, taking advantage of his absence, he widely planted his own forces inside and outside the court, and the Empress Dowager was not afraid that Cui Hong would really surrender to the King of Qi? Han Ruzi suddenly felt that the Queen Mother liked to take risks very much, from the beginning of the confrontation with the minister, until every step now, the Queen Mother almost took risks, and it was not only her own status and life that was used as a bet, but also the country of Dachu.

Han Ruzi was also a little anxious in his heart, the name of Da Chu Jiangshan was his, and if it was destroyed in the hands of the Queen Mother, he would suffer the most.

But he still had to wait, at least until his mother replied.

This is three days, there is good news every day in Kanto, Taifu Cui Hong's army is destroying the remaining small group of rebels with a thunderous force, and the officials sent by the capital are also playing triumphant songs, digging out one hidden rebel after another, as the king of the East China Sea expected, the king of Qi has unimaginably many demagogues, especially the people around him, almost all of them are demagogues, and the demagogues have led to new demagogues and followers, only six or seven days of work, and the implicated criminals have reached more than 1,000 people.

On this afternoon, Han Ruzi finally received a reply from his mother, and without being forwarded by the King of the East China Sea, the youngest son of the Marquis of Junyang, King Huahu, directly stuffed a folded letter to the emperor quietly.

At that time, Liu Jiaotou was teaching everyone more sword and shield skills, and the attendants were more interested in the war in the Kanto region, inquiring about each other and passing on new news, the scene was quite chaotic, and the Huahu King was able to take the opportunity to get close to the emperor.

The Flower Tiger King's gaze looked at others, deliberately avoiding the emperor, and while keeping the letter, he whispered: "The Hua family is loyal to Your Majesty." ”

Junyang Hou Huabin is famous for his heroism, and it is said that he was implicated by the King of Qi, and the reason why he has not been arrested is because many ministers have tried to protect him.

This is the first minister to take the initiative to express support for the emperor, Hua Bin's selfishness is obvious and more credible, and the only thing that Han Ruzi is not sure about is whether the Hua family has a connection with Luo Huanzhang.

In the afternoon, Han Ruzi was absent-minded, and when he returned to the palace to eat in the evening, he didn't know how to eat, and finally got the opportunity to take out the letter paper and open it quickly.

It was not a letter from his mother, but a few words written by King Huahu: A few days ago, the eldest mother sent someone to the house, and now the person is empty, and his whereabouts are unknown.

A wave of anger rose in Han Ruzi's heart, and the Queen Mother actually arrested his mother.

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