(Thanks to reader "zmcs" for the red tip.) ）

The study has a new look, the chair is covered with mattresses, the bookcase is placed with pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things, and the newly bought books are piled on the ground, some of which have not yet been opened, and Han Ruzi wants to place them with his own hands, but his desire to be "lazy" in the study has not been realized.

During the day, Yang Feng spent most of his time in the study, discussing the situation in the court with the tired marquis, basically he said, occasionally raising one or two questions, enough for Han Ruzi to think about it for a day or two.

After a few snowfalls, the capital ushered in a rare sunny day, but Yang Feng didn't notice it, sat opposite the bookcase, and carefully checked the newspaper that had just been delivered one by one.

After leaving the palace, Yang Feng can only understand the movements of the DPRK, although it is a little lagging behind, it is better than knowing nothing.

Yang Feng picked out a newspaper and pushed it in front of the tired marquis, Han Ruzi picked it up and quickly browsed it, "Cui Hong is admitting defeat?" ”

It has been ten days since the Queen Mother elected the new emperor, and Prince Yong's orphan Han Shot has not yet officially ascended the throne, which is also the most tense ten days inside and outside the capital.

Cui Hong had every reason to be angry, through the eunuch Jing Yao, he had been secretly negotiating with the Queen Mother for five months, but he got a completely unexpected result: not only did the King of the East China Sea not become the emperor, but even his qualifications to compete for the throne had weakened, and he had to rank behind the deposed emperor Han Yan, the orphan of Prince Ju Han Shi, and the orphan of Prince Yong, Han Zhu.

The pattern of the entire imperial court has changed, and the Cui family is no longer an indispensable participant in the imperial throne. Yang Feng was full of praise for the Queen Mother's move, but he never understood how the Queen Mother found these two people unknowingly and reached an agreement with the minister.

But Cui Hong is in control of the most elite southern army in the capital after all. can still fight with the queen mother, especially the day when Han Jie was just made the crown prince, the influence of Han Shi, the orphan of the prince, has not yet been fully exerted, and the southern army still obeys Cui Hong's orders.

On that day, the capital closed all the gates, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving, and the city guards were tense.

The gates were closed for three days. Even if they are dead, they can only be temporarily stored at home, and cannot be sent outside the city for burial.

Day 4. The new Northern Army Grand Sima Han Shi paraded outside the city, and the Northern Army, which had always been known for its laziness, actually gathered seven or eight percent, and after a morning of training, nearly 100,000 soldiers shouted long live to the city wall mountain. Sonic boom for miles.

It is impossible to recover the lost combat effectiveness immediately. However, the actions of the northern army still had a huge impact, and the southern army's support for Taifu Cui Hong was not so firm, and more and more soldiers remembered the days when Prince Ju served as the great Sima.

Cui Hong compromised, not all at once, but slowly step by step, first wrote a letter to ask for his guilt for returning to Beijing without permission, and after being forgiven, he also joined the ranks of clearing the former prince's grievances. It is recommended to make Han Shi the king, not the champion. This suggestion was rejected by the Queen Mother.

The newspaper that Han Ruzi is reading is Cui Hong's fifth chapter, which was delivered yesterday.

Jing Yao, the supervisor of the Central Division, was accused of being one of the culprits responsible for the unjust deaths of the two princes, and that he had been hiding in the camp of the Southern Army, and Cui Hong protected him for nine days before finally handing him over.

"I thought Jing Yao was loyal to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother also trusted Jing Yao." Han Ruzi has never thought about this matter very clearly.

Yang Feng put down the newspaper in his hand, "I said that when necessary, the whole world will have to be 'involved', and the Queen Mother still trusts Jing Yao, but she has to sacrifice him in exchange for the support of the ministers." ”

"Did Jing Yao really kill the two princes?"

Yang Feng laughed, "I don't know much about the cause of death of Prince Ju and Prince Yong, but I know that when the emperor wants to kill someone, he doesn't need to make excuses himself, there will always be countless people who figure out the holy will and take the initiative to provide excuses. ”

"But the ministers don't like him."

"You've been to the Qinzheng Palace, if you're the Minister of Parliament, will you like the eunuch who holds the treasure seal?"

Han Ruzi smiled and shook his head, "What about the original middle palm seal Liu Jie?" How did he do it? ”

"Liu Jie is a pure person who holds the seal, giving the treasure seal to the emperor every day, and then taking it back, and he never stamps the minister's seal."

Han Ruzi didn't like Jing Yao at all, but at this time, there was a chill in his heart, the ministers were tame on the surface, but they were ruthless to outsiders who broke into their territory.

"The queen mother used the case of King Qi's rebellion to arrest many people in the court, and the ministers did not object, but they hated a eunuch with a famous palm print, and they wanted to get rid of him quickly." Han Ruzi didn't have a different scene, but just sighed, and slowly understood his father Emperor Huan's fear of the minister.

"Regardless of faction, the ministers have a common idea: the monarch and the minister complement each other, each in charge of a piece, just like a husband and wife, as for who is the husband and who is the wife, the minister and the emperor may not think the same. Monarchs and ministers can get along happily, or they may have conflicts, but in any case, outsiders are not allowed to intervene, and eunuchs are outsiders. ”

"Isn't the Queen Mother an outsider?"

"So the Queen Mother must hold on to a puppet." Yang Feng didn't say any more, the Great Chu court was in turmoil, and everyone saw it, but no one knew whether the building would fall down and when, "At present, the imperial court is finally temporarily stable, and how to deal with the Xiongnu in the north will be the next challenge." ”

In the autumn, the Xiongnu really entered the fortress in a big way, plundering some people and property, but did not go too deep, the frontier Chu army mainly defended, and did not pursue, but the peace was broken after all, and after the new emperor ascended the throne, this threat must be solved first.

If I were the emperor...... Han Ruzi couldn't help but imagine what he would do.

Yang Feng didn't know what was going on in the Hou Hou, so he turned to the door and said, "Come in." ”

Zhang Youcai came in with a stack of books and papers, put them on the bookcase, and said, "Have you finished class?" ”

He regarded the daily discussion between his master and Yang Feng as a lecture, and he did not dare to disturb it easily.

Yang Feng snorted, picked up a few pieces of paper and glanced at them, and immediately felt a headache, "Why do you have so many silver taels every day?" ”

"Ha, Manager Yang, I don't know the price of firewood and rice if you don't have a family, and you don't know if you're in charge. How can we also have a Hou Mansion here, with nearly 100 people up and down, just eating and drinking every day......"

Yang Feng raised his hand and motioned to Zhang Youcai that there was no need to say anything, "There has to be a bookkeeper to deal with these things." ”

Han Ruzi couldn't help laughing, Yang Feng could roughly guess what the Queen Mother and the others were thinking when he sat in the room, but he couldn't figure out the accounts of a small Hou Mansion. But he is not qualified to laugh at Yang Feng, he himself can't understand it, and he is not interested in understanding it.

"I'll go out and hire one in the afternoon." Yang Feng said helplessly.

Zhang Youcai squeezed his eyebrows at the tired Hou, and Han Ruzi said: "If you have something to say, do you have a ready-made candidate?" ”

Zhang Youcai stuck out his tongue and smiled at Yang Feng, "There are so many people in the palace, maybe someone will settle the account." ”

Yang Feng said coldly: "Don't play tricks, let's say, who is it?" ”

Zhang Youcai scratched his head embarrassedly, "A piece of He Yi and Third Uncle He, who left the palace, used to keep accounts in the palace. ”

Yang Feng was not particularly familiar with the eunuchs in the palace, thought for a while, and said, "Call him." ”

Zhang Youcai happily agreed, and ran and jumped out.

"It's good you're just tired." Yang Feng said inexplicably, and then said: "These eunuchs and palace maids must have something to ask for when they voluntarily leave the palace, you can deal with it." ”

"Hey, you're going to leave me behind?" Han Ruzi found out that once things were more cumbersome, Yang Feng would always leave them alone.

"I have to go out and inquire about the situation......" Yang Feng said vaguely, got up and left, and Han Ruzi couldn't call back.

Zhang Youcai came back with a thin old eunuch and was surprised that he didn't see Yang Feng, "What about Chief Yang?" ”

Han Ruzi had an impression of this old eunuch, and nodded at him, "I don't need him, I can make my own decisions." ”

"That's even better." Zhang Youcai let out a sigh of relief, he was more jealous of Yang Feng than his master, "Third Uncle He used to be in ......"

Han Ruzi raised his hand to stop Zhang Youcai from speaking, and said to the old eunuch He Yi: "You used to manage the accounts in the palace? ”

"It's just the Lighting Division, where there is a lot of daily wear and tear, and the old slave has kept accounts for more than ten years."

Han Ruzi didn't understand the accounts and couldn't ask the details, so he asked: "Bookkeeping is not heavy work, why do you want to go out of the palace with me?" ”

"I've been ostracized, and my boss always wants to get Uncle He away...... "Zhang Youcai replied for the old eunuch.

He Yi smiled bitterly a few times, "Thank you for covering up for me, but I have to be honest with my master, uh...... Actually, because of the good wine, I can't stand the strict rules in the palace, so I ......"

Just mentioning the word wine, the old eunuch clicked his lips and laughed even more embarrassed.

Han Ruzi also smiled, "Have you ever made a mistake in keeping accounts in the palace?" ”

"How dare you? If a tael of oil or a candle doesn't match, it will also be hit by the board. ”

"Our accounts here are not so complicated, and the rules are not so strict, but if something goes wrong-" Han Ruzi thought for a moment, "You will be punished for not drinking for at least a month." ”

He Yi's eyes widened, "This is stricter than playing the board!" Rest assured, I can't go wrong. ”

Han Ruzi turned to Zhang Youcai, "Say, what is your wish after leaving the palace?" ”

Zhang Youcai's eyes widened, "The master doesn't believe it...... The host was suspicious of me......"

"You went out of the palace with me, I am very grateful, just in time for me to be in a good mood today, I want to meet your wishes, as much as possible, not necessarily, I said, I want to find a way, if you don't say it, then forget it, never mention it again in the future."

Zhang Youcai flicked it on his head and said with a smile: "If the master says so, I really have a small wish." ”

"Hmm."

"I hope to learn martial arts and be your bodyguard in the future."

Han Ruzi laughed, knowing that this kid was just sweet and would please people, but he was still very useful in his heart, and got up and said, "He Yi, you have dealt with the accumulated accounts, and then ask all the people who leave the palace about their wishes, and wait for me to come back to deal with it." Zhang Youcai, come out with me. ”

"Are you going to learn from a teacher?" Zhang Youcai's eyes lit up.

Han Ruzi shook his head, he didn't want to learn martial arts, and he didn't want to inquire about the situation in the DPRK and China, so he only did one thing when he went out of the mansion this time, "Let's go buy a few chickens and ducklings for Madame." ”

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