Several things came together, which made Han Ruzi a little overwhelmed. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yuan Jiuding, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, acted quickly, first went to the East China Sea Kingdom, convened local officials and relevant people to check one by one, the whole process was like a judicial trial, after removing a few irrelevant pieces of evidence, Yuan Jiuding was inclined to agree with the conclusion of the East China Sea Kingdom: the Wang family was indeed the close relatives of the Queen Mother.

The officials of the East China Sea State breathed a sigh of relief, and without waiting for them to celebrate, Yuan Jiuding hurried to the Wang family in Linxian County.

Officials in both places are very cautious, and have not let the Wang family relocate, still staying in the original village, not allowed to go out, but good wine and meat are offered, and those who come from all over the world to congratulate and recognize relatives must first file with the government, and only after obtaining permission can they line up to go to Wang's house, but they are not allowed to stay overnight.

Afterwards, it was shown that this trick was very useful, otherwise, the Wang family's team entering Beijing was likely to expand several times.

The second-rank officials of the imperial court came to the Wang's house in person, not to mention the village, the whole county was a sensation, and even the county guards who were hundreds of miles away came with a group of officials from the administrative office to greet them, which was bigger than the pomp and circumstance when the emperor inspected the East China Sea Kingdom.

The emperor's status was too high, and he was so frugal that he often refused to even enter the city, camping and staying outside the city like a march, leaving the officials with no way out, but the official of the Ministry of Rites was the object of the local officials' ability to give gifts, even if they could not meet each other, so as not to be regarded as disrespectful.

Yuan Jiuding didn't have the heart to deal with these foreign officials, accompanied by the prime minister of the East China Sea and the local county guard and county order, he came to the Wang family, spent three days, talked one by one, and finally went to meet the head of the Wang family in person, and asked cordially: "Old man, you are still healthy, can you go to the capital?" ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone rejoiced.

Yuan Jiuding since leaving Beijing, almost every day there are official documents sent, more suspicious than the emperor and the queen mother, raised many questions, and then solved one by one or got a positive answer, until after going to the Wang family, he finally sent a letter with no problem with the conclusion: the Wang family is indeed the queen mother's relatives.

On the same day, the little eunuch Zhang Youcai's private message was also sent to the emperor, which was also the only letter he had after leaving Beijing, and the content was extremely simple: Wang Cuilian, the daughter of neighbor Wang Chenggui, nicknamed "Lotus".

This is the person who called the Empress Dowager Cining "Little Sister" when he was a child.

Han Ruzi no longer had any doubts, and took Zhang Youcai's letter and all the official documents sent by Yuan Jiuding during this period of time, and personally sent them to his mother.

The Empress Dowager Cining didn't read the official document much, but she read Zhang Youcai's letter repeatedly, muttering "lotus" a few times, and the memory of many years ago finally became clear, and she couldn't help but burst into tears, "Sister Xiaolian, it's her, I remember." ”

The emperor congratulated the queen mother, and the eunuchs and palace maids inside and outside the house, the concubines of each palace, including the queen, all came to congratulate.

The next day, the whole day, the Qinzheng Hall was full of festive atmosphere, Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi and others congratulated the emperor, and then discussed how to receive the relatives of the Empress Dowager Cining, the marquis is not necessary, the emperor's hint has been very obvious, there is no need to challenge, but the field, slaves, gold and silver cloth must not be missing.

The emperor asked the Shaofu to pay this reward, but the ministers strongly proved that according to the previous rules, this was the expenditure that the imperial court should have, and the result of the argument was that the Shaofu paid 30% and the household department bore 70%.

After lunch, the emperor did not leave, and returned to the Qinzheng Palace to discuss the entry of the Wang family into Beijing, and by the way to deal with some necessary government affairs.

The chapter is from the Zhongshu Province, and the content is very simple, pleading guilty for Nan Zhijin, a member of the Zhongshu House, believing that he was seriously derelict in his duties, and asking the officials to remove him.

This is a very serious punishment, and most officials would rather go to prison for interrogation than be removed from the ministry, the former with room for manoeuvre, and the latter means a complete withdrawal from officialdom.

However, for the enraged emperor, the punishment for removal was too light, and he would usually angrily demand severe punishment from the Criminal Department, the Imperial Historical Observatory, and the Dali Temple, so that the convicted officials would return to the officials, and whether they could be freed in the end was another matter.

If Han Ruzi hadn't been suspicious of Nan Zhijin for a long time, he would have been fooled, and in a fit of anger, he would probably have asked for the official who broke the crystal bottle to be sent to prison.

But he didn't get angry, but smiled in his heart, it's good that ministers outside Zhongshu Province don't participate, and Feng Ju, the secretary of the ministry, proves that Nanzhijin is not simple.

The only question left is whether Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi is also involved.

Han Ruzi wrote with a pen: If a person stays in the house temporarily, how to punish it is up to the prime minister to decide.

Feng Ju took back the cantata, didn't say a word, and according to the rules, put the cantata that he was not in a hurry to deal with into the basket and leave it for tomorrow to be presented to the prime minister.

After dark, Han Ruzi still went back to the Tihou Mansion for the night, planning to take advantage of his energy to discuss the strategy of pacifying the bandits in the East China Sea.

Cui Teng disrupted the emperor's plans.

Cui Teng was sent to Yunmengze to deliver a letter to Yang Feng, he should have come back a long time ago, but he was delayed for several days, and arrived at the Tihou Mansion an hour earlier than the emperor.

The king of the East China Sea laughed at him, but Cui Teng was disdainful and refused to say what news he had brought back.

As soon as the emperor returned home, Cui Teng immediately ran to the gate to pick up the car.

"Cui Teng?" Han Ruzi almost didn't recognize that the person in front of him was the second son of the Cui family.

"It's me, Your Majesty, this trip, every mountain and water, every horse and not people......"

The King of the East China Sea muttered in a low voice: "If you can't go over the mountains and rivers, what do you want?" ”

Han Ruzi had to praise a few words to make Cui Teng stop telling about the hard work along the way.

When he arrived in the study, Han Ruzi asked, "What's the news from Yang Gong?" ”

Cui Teng made a look.

"Huh?" Han Ruzi didn't understand what he meant.

Cui Teng looked at him again.

The king of the East China Sea said: "Your Majesty, Cui Er is so hard that he can't open his eyes, let him go and rest." ”

Cui Teng said angrily: "I am letting you out, and I will report the secret to Your Majesty alone." ”

The king of the East China Sea laughed and said to the emperor, "We will all stay in the front yard tonight, and we will fall as we go." ”

The emperor was full of energy and often talked at night, and the attendants did not dare to be lazy and were always ready.

"Okay." Han Ruzi really wanted to talk to the King of the East China Sea and the others again, and he summoned three relatively good generals of the navy, and they wanted to meet tonight no matter what.

The king of the East China Sea retreated, and the eunuchs also left, Cui Teng walked to the door and looked out a few times, then turned back to the emperor with a serious expression, but there was too much dust on his face, making him look like a scoundrel who was ready to borrow money.

"Yun Mengze sent someone to assassinate His Majesty."

"It's not their first time." Han Ruzi said flatly.

Cui Teng's eyes widened in surprise, "Your Majesty is not afraid...... Not worried? ”

"Of course I'm worried, so I've been prepared for a long time."

Although the place of the Tired Marquis Mansion is small, and the number of guards is far less than that of the palace, from the generals to the soldiers, as well as the eunuchs and palace maids, they are all people trusted by the emperor, most of them come from the earlier tribes and the hard-working people in the palace, they all know each other, and the password is just a routine, and it is impossible for unfamiliar faces to get through the test in confusion.

Han Ruzi accepted the lesson that he must ensure safety within ten steps before he has power thousands of miles away.

Cui Teng blinked in confusion, "But Yang Fengqian instructed me to remind Your Majesty that you must be careful this time, don't be careless, and say that Your Majesty will understand when you hear it." ”

Han Ruzi frowned slightly, "What did Yang Gong do over there?" ”

Unlike the court officials, the number of official documents sent by Yang Feng is small, and the content is simple, if you judge only by the words on paper, Yang Feng seems to have done nothing in Yunmengze, and every day is to win over the so-called heroes of the rivers and lakes.

Cui Teng scratched his head and stayed by Yang Feng's side for a few more days, but he didn't figure out the eunuch's intentions, "Yang Feng is choosing the leader of the Jianghu Alliance." ”

Han Ruzi was taken aback.

The imperial court does not plan to mobilize the army against Yunmengze in a year or two, and Yang Feng does not want soldiers, long before the emperor decides to "control bandits with bandits", he has recruited many heroes in the rivers and lakes, and knows the righteousness, the most important statement is not to be loyal to the emperor and the court, but Luan Banxiong to help the Huns invade Dachu.

It's not enough to gather popularity, but you have to let everyone have something to do, attacking the camp and plundering the village is the business of the army, the people in the rivers and lakes are not good at this kind of thing, and they don't bother to do it, they feel that they have degraded their identity, as if they have been reduced to the eagle dogs of the court.

The people in the rivers and lakes have the same name, and Yang Feng used the name to stimulate everyone, first trumpeting Luan Guanxiong's defection to the enemy - he was very careful to attribute the blame to only one person, not all the bandits of Yun Mengze - and then, he proposed that there are many things in the rivers and lakes and an alliance leader is needed.

The leader of the alliance looks at the character and the martial arts, the former depends on the recommender, and the latter directly competes.

Lian Yun Mengze's people can also participate in the election of the alliance leader, but there is one condition, no matter what the result is, the Taizu Sword must be handed over to the alliance leader.

It is said that whoever can hold this sword will ascend to the supreme position: in the rivers and lakes for the alliance leader, in the court for the prime minister, in the local tycoon, in the name of the rich, even if it falls into the dust, you can also hold the Oiran.

The days of late autumn are getting colder and colder, but the battle for the alliance leader and the Taizu sword is in full swing.

Han Ruzi was both surprised and admired, Yang Feng acted in the style of both Deng Cui and Chai Yue, which was both unexpected and orderly, and he deliberately elevated the status of Taizu's sword, so that it could be combined with fame, so as to incite the enthusiasm of the people in the rivers and lakes.

For Han Ruzi, it was just a commemorative sword, and it was naturally better to take it back, and if it wasn't taken back, it would have no impact on him or the entire court.

"How many people are coming to Beijing to assassinate?" Han Ruzi finally began to take seriously the news that Cui Teng brought back.

"The specific situation is not very clear, but Yang Feng got the news, and Luan Banxiong seems to be very sure about this assassination."

"Hey." Han Ruzi was not afraid at all, he was fishing for big fish in the middle of the court, but he didn't expect the big fish in the rivers and lakes to swim over first. (To be continued.) )