The leader of the five merchants sent a pile of accounts the night before, and Zong Zhengqing Han Chou was greatly annoyed by this, so he called the five of them early in the morning, and stood inside the door himself, with the servants dressed in official clothes and clothes, and the guests standing in the cold wind. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"What do you mean? Thought I couldn't do it anymore? Han Chou's face was serious, and he didn't have his usual amiability.

A businessman replied cautiously: "Lord Han misunderstood, isn't this about to be the New Year, and we are also ......."

"What's the matter, you can't even live a year without this money? Your fox fur is worth a thousand taels, right? ”

The merchant was very embarrassed, "Your Excellency should know that in our business, gold and silver have always been left hand in and right hand out, as long as you keep going in and out, you don't care how much money you have, you are afraid that the money will stop." A few days ago, the 'gift' sent to the Empress Dowager Cining is not light, we bought thousands of people's IOUs, most of which are bookkeeping, and now people come to us to ask for money, and I can't afford to pay back a few fox attacks. ”

Another businessman said: "Layer by layer, other businessmen still owe more people's money, all waiting for the settlement before the year, Lord Han, you have mercy on us, it's okay to give a reward." ”

Han Chou dressed neatly, walked out of the door, and softened his tone slightly, "In business, take a long-term view, don't care too much about temporary gains and losses." You think that the 'gift' given to the Queen Mother is heavy, but now the Queen Mother is in power. I'm about to enter the palace and meet the Queen Mother to discuss important matters, and when I gain a firm foothold in the capital, can I treat you badly? I won't say much else, the people who support me today, I will let him make money every day in the future, and the people who stumble me today, don't want to gain a foothold in the capital and Luoyang in the future! ”

Han Chou walked back and forth in front of the five people, his tone gradually became stern, and he finally stopped in front of one person, "The grace of dripping water is reciprocated, and the revenge of one arrow is returned by ten thousand arrows, this is my criterion, we have been dating for a while, you should understand my personality, right?" ”

The man was stared at so much that his heart was furious, he was wearing a thick coat, he was still trembling, and a smile was squeezed out of his face, "I understand, we all support Lord Han, and it is incumbent on us to do so, without hesitation, and ...... Righteousness is thin and cloudy. ”

Han Chou cursed a dirty word in his mouth, slapped him hard, and knocked the businessman down, "What are you?" Is it also worthy of being righteous with me? ”

The other four were startled, and at the same time retreated in small steps, not even daring to help their companions.

The businessman who was beaten was shocked and inexplicable, sat on the ground, covered his face and said, "My lord, it is really not my idea to send the bill, it is all ......"

"Shut up!" Han Chou went up and kicked again, "You treat me as a fool?" It is someone else who makes the decision, and you are the one who makes the decision, and I have long seen that you have a bad heart and are an unfaithful person. Do you want to rob while the fire is hot? Go shout, go sue, and see who dares to touch a single hair of my hair? How much money did Lao Tzu make you earn? It's only been a few days of waiting, you can't stand it, I'll make you cry poor, I'll make you cry poor......"

Han Chou scolded and kicked at the same time, and the businessman hugged his head and begged for mercy, not daring to dodge, let alone resisting.

It wasn't until Han Chou was out of breath that the servants on both sides came up to support the adult and persuaded him not to be angry.

Han Chou took the silk handkerchief from the servant's hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Fool who doesn't have long eyes, when he saw me out of the capital, he thought I was finished." Tell you, I'm back! ”

"My lord forgives my sins, my lord forgives my sins, I am wrong, I am shameless, I am cheap, please don't remember the villain's faults...... "The beaten businessman kept begging for mercy.

Han Chou ignored him, turned around and walked in front of the other four merchants, their faces were like earth, and they shivered more obviously in the cold wind.

Han Chou smiled, patted them on the shoulder one by one, and said heartily: "I'm sorry, let you see me like this, he really deceives people too much." I know that you are deceived, I don't blame you, go back and tell your people, endure for a few more days, I can guarantee that every penny will be rewarded, and when the time comes, I will let you celebrate the New Year every day. Ha ha. ”

The four of them giggled.

Han Chou suddenly put away his smile, led the servants away, and went out of the mansion, he followed his cronies and said coldly: "To deal with these villains, you have to be decisive and ruthless, no matter who he came up with, he will clean up whoever is not pleasing to the eye, and ensure that the rest of the people are honest and suspicious of each other." ”

"Adults are clever, how can people like us think of it?"

Han Chou got into the sedan chair triumphantly, and began to think about how to deal with the Empress Dowager Cining today, Yuan Jiuding was no longer a problem, and Feng Ju was no longer a threat, but he did make a mistake last time, ignoring the Queen Mother's suspicions, and should not support the acting king so obviously, and now he had to retreat and advance instead, and instead strongly recommended the king of Linzi.

During the period when the emperor was trapped in Jincheng, the ministers once wanted to set up the king of Linzi as the crown prince, and the Empress Dowager Cining was quite dissatisfied with this, and would never accept to set up him as the prince again.

Han Chou was confident, he originally just wanted to stay in Luoyang, but now his ambitions have swelled and he has a more ambitious goal.

The sedan chair stopped suddenly, Han Chou thought that when he arrived outside the palace gate, he had to walk from here, so he sat in a precarious position, waiting for his relatives to open the sedan curtain and help him get off the sedan chair.

No one came, and a dozen or so followers seemed to be gone.

Han Chou coughed twice and stomped his feet, but still no one lifted the curtain for him, and he had doubts in his heart, so he had to open the curtain himself.

There were two people standing in front of the sedan chair, with their backs to him, dressed in armor, but they did not look like the guards guarding the palace.

Han Chou put down the sedan curtain, waited for a while, and opened it again, hoping that everything just now was an illusion, and this time he could see his relatives in front of the sedan chair smiling face.

Still cold armor, Han Chou's heart sank, and a moan came out of his mouth.

A soldier turned around, spear in hand, and looked down at Master Zong Zhengqing.

"You are ......"

The soldier smiled slightly, "The road ahead is closed, my lord waits." ”

"Oh." Han Chou wanted to take the opportunity to look around, but the soldier grabbed the sedan curtain and closed it for him.

Han Chou sat in the sedan chair in a daze, analyzing who was traveling and could stop Zong Zhengqing's sedan chair, he couldn't think of eyebrows, and pondered which army the two soldiers outside came from, and suddenly woke up to the fact that the armor of the two was mainly black, and they were obviously soldiers of the Northern Army.

Han Chou's whole body trembled, everyone knew that the Northern Army was directly under the emperor, and without the emperor's will, even the Empress Dowager Cining could not be mobilized.

The soldiers of the Northern Army who should have been stationed outside the city actually appeared in front of the palace, can Han Chouyan not be surprised? Sitting in the sedan chair shivering, but he didn't have the right words, his heart was not at peace after all, and he carefully opened the sedan curtain again, only to see two spears crossed in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, and also carefully put down the sedan curtain, with a blank face.

The sedan chair got up again and walked upside down, it stands to reason that he should have entered the palace a long time ago, but the sedan chair did not stop, and Han Chou did not dare to ask, or even dare to open the curtain again, for fear of seeing a scene that made his heart beat even more.

The curtain opened by itself, Han Chou was so frightened that his heartbeat almost stopped, and when he saw his family's face clearly, he didn't get angry, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”

Qin Sui talked as he walked, out of breath, "I don't know, I was suddenly stopped by a group of officers and soldiers, and I just said that I wanted to change the direction." ”

"Where are you going?"

"It seems to be going south, probably going through the main gate of the palace, and the officers and soldiers will lead the way......" The face of the person disappeared, and he should have been dragged open.

Guanghua Pavilion is in the north, the main gate is in the south, if you enter the palace through the south gate, you usually either go to the Qinzheng Palace, or go to the Tongxuan Palace, these two places are indeed Han Chou's future goals, but now they are his dangerous places.

The sedan chair stopped again, and this time someone lifted the curtain for him, and a soldier said with a smile: "It's here, please get off the sedan chair." ”

Han Chou tried his best to put on a majestic expression, and waited for a while before leaving the sedan chair, his body was really weak, and he needed to keep exhorting himself before he had the strength to get up.

Sure enough, it was the south gate, there were sedan chairs parked outside, the main gate was not opened, and many ministers were entering the palace from the gate, and everyone was confused on their faces, obviously they were also called temporarily.

He was not the only minister who was unexpectedly called, and Han Chou was a little relieved, thinking that this might be a strange idea that the Empress Dowager Cining came up with, and he could just adapt to it.

But it was still unusual for the soldiers of the Northern Army to enter the city, Han Chou took a few steps, glanced back, and found that the soldiers of the Northern Army did not follow, so he was more relieved, and walked towards the door, his feet were still weak, and his heart was even more empty.

More than 30 ministers were summoned early in the morning, most of them were high-ranking officials of the third rank or above, some came from their homes, and some arrived directly from the official office, all of them were inexplicable, and they inquired about each other's news as soon as they met.

"It's Your Majesty's decree, but Your Majesty ...... Is it ......?"

Han Chou was the favored retainer of the Empress Dowager Cining, so he was naturally asked, he shook his head solemnly, saying that he didn't know anything, and prayed silently in his heart, hoping to hear the news of the emperor's death.

The guards in the palace also became the Northern Army, and there were officers to guide the ministers to the Tongxuan Palace.

Tongxuan Hall is the main hall, and it is only used when the official court meeting is held, and more than 30 ministers walk in, and it still looks empty.

Han Chou saw Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi at a glance, he couldn't avoid suspicion, he hurried up to meet him, and was about to speak, but Shen Mingzhi cast a stern and vigilant gaze.

Han Chou hurriedly stopped and retreated to his position, he couldn't be impatient at this time, he had to be patient.

The ministers had finished arranging, but no one sat on the throne, and the ministers exchanged their heads and began to talk again.

Han Chou quietly observed that Yuan Jiuding, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Feng Ju, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, also came, and they were as confused as others, which made him feel relieved again, and felt that this accident was not necessarily a bad thing.

A eunuch walked in and announced in a loud voice, "Your Majesty has arrived." ”

Han Chou's eyes darkened.

As soon as these four words came out, all the ministers were surprised, but the rules still had to be followed, and they all knelt down to take over.

The Emperor walked with a very light and slow footsteps, as if he was not yet accustomed to the ground here.

Han Chou mustered up all his courage and glanced up.

It was indeed the emperor himself, his face was pale, and his feet were vain, but his eyes were blazing, and he was by no means delirious.

Han Chou finally couldn't support it anymore, his body was crooked, and he fell to the ground, and it was impossible to kneel anymore, so he had to lie there trembling, and a strange sound came out of his throat.

Shen Mingzhi was also frightened, but he could still maintain his composure, and it was a big deal to sacrifice Han Chou, he was still the prime minister.

Han Ruzi walked to the bottom of the steps, glanced at the throne above, did not go up, turned around and said, "Zhongqing is flat." (To be continued.) )