A child of the clan took the initiative to apply for an envoy to the West, which was a big deal, and Han Ruzi couldn't make a decision immediately, let Han Xi go back first, and report to the Hou Mansion as a free cavalry attendant in the future. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

As for whether Han Xi's appearance was a gain for the emperor or a small farce, it was difficult for Han Ruzi to be sure.

Liu Jie, the central supervisor, only hoped that the emperor would return to the palace as soon as possible, so that he could give an explanation to the Empress Dowager Cining.

After all, there was nothing to do in the Tired Marquis's Mansion, so Han Ruzi had to get up and drive back to the palace, he couldn't even ride a horse, and all the honor guards had to follow the rules.

Even the emperor has to pay the price for not quitting.

The Empress Dowager Cining led all the concubines, including the pregnant Tong Qing'e, to kneel in the courtyard of Tai'an Palace, and asked the emperor with tears in her eyes why she despised herself so much, "Your Majesty doesn't care about your mother, you don't care about the concubine, doesn't you even care about the prince who has not yet been born?" ”

Empress Dowager Cining said more, the empress and others mainly consoled, but also to show the same hatred, no one dared to stand on the emperor's side at this time.

Han Ruzi hurriedly stepped forward and personally supported his mother, his mother couldn't afford it, he also knelt down, the Empress Dowager Cining got up and went to the house, still counting, Han Ruzi had to promise that he would never say goodbye in the future, and blamed all today's behavior on drinking.

The Empress Dowager Cining gradually calmed down, and Concubine Deng Yun was more bold and told a few jokes, and the atmosphere returned to normal.

After everyone left, the Empress Dowager Cining put away her smile, looked at the emperor, shook her head, and sighed.

Han Ruzi stood respectfully in front of his mother, just like when he was a child, when the mother and son depended on each other, the thing he was most afraid of was to make his mother sad, whenever his mother was angry or cried, he was at a loss.

"Remember? You ran away once when you were five years old. ”

Han Ruzi thought for a while and shook his head, five years old should be the age to remember, but he didn't have any impression.

"It was an afternoon, I was napping in the house, Yahuan couldn't take care of it, you ran out of the yard, we were still living in the palace at that time, I was really frightened, afraid that you would be seen, afraid that you would accidentally anger someone. Yahuan and I searched everywhere, but we couldn't go too far, and that hour was the most terrifying moment of my life. ”

"I am young and ignorant, let the Queen Mother worry."

"You were a kid at the time, how did you understand this? An hour later, you came back by yourself, covered in mud, and gladly told me about the flowers and plants outside, and I wanted to punish you severely, but I didn't succeed, alas, because of this, you can't remember the past. ”

Han Ruzi's face was slightly red, and he took a step forward and said, "Mother, there is really a vast world outside, just sitting in the palace, I will never be able to become the real lord of the world." ”

"Are you the only emperor in this world? What did the emperors of the dynasties do? ”

"Most of the emperors of the past dynasties have broadened their horizons and cultivated their cronies and ministers during the crown prince's period, and there are few crises in the Great Chu today, mother, even in the palace, you can feel the changes outside, right?"

The Empress Dowager Cining was silent, her son was not a child after all, and it was becoming more and more difficult for her to gain the upper hand in words.

"The officials of Da Chu also want me to stay in the palace and hand over the world to them to govern, mother, just by virtue of this, I also have to go out, Han Chou is not the only corrupt official, they are the root of all problems in Da Chu."

"How far is Your Majesty going?" Empress Dowager Cining asked.

In the case of the emperor's silence, he wants to travel all over the world, not wanting to scare his mother now.

"I will make a decision after consulting with the ministers." Han Ruzi finally replied.

Empress Dowager Cining sighed again, "Okay, I don't embarrass Your Majesty, let outsiders think that I am the kind of unreasonable Empress Dowager." ”

"Mother!" Han Ruzi was surprised and delighted.

"But I have the conditions." Empress Dowager Cining said immediately.

"Mother, please speak."

"At least five princes."

Han Ruzi was stunned for a moment, then understood, and felt embarrassed, "Mother ......"

"Five princes, the crown prince will be established early, the court will be at ease, and I will be at ease, so go crazy with Your Majesty when the time comes."

Empress Dowager Cining was serious, Han Ruzi thought for a moment, "Two princes, depending on the situation, whether to establish a prince or not." ”

The Empress Dowager Cining was also stunned, her son actually bargained with herself, both angry and funny, "Your Majesty has more than a dozen concubines, although it is not much, but it is also a lot." ”

"It's hard to say whether you'll have a child, or a girl, or not."

"Okay, the three princes, there can't be any less, it's not easy to raise children, I'm too little for three, as for whether to establish a prince or not, let's talk about it then."

The Empress Dowager Cining was also tired, called the palace maid, went back to her bedroom to rest, she won the victory temporarily, at least ten months the emperor could not leave the palace at will, until the prince was born one after another, the emperor may take on the duties of a father, no longer think about running around.

Han Ruzi understood his mother's intentions, but he couldn't anger his mother anymore, he had to take a step back, and the prince was indeed very important, and this was one of the two problems raised by Zhao Ruosu.

Secondly, there must be a credible prime minister.

Tong Qing'e is pregnant, it is uncertain whether it is a man or a woman, when will the three princes get together? Han Ruzi finally understood why the emperor's private affairs always became official and major events.

After thinking about more than a dozen concubines, Han Ruzi still went to Qiuxin Palace to see the queen.

Cui Xiaojun was anxiously waiting for the emperor, it was not expedient to stand with the queen mother before, she really thought that the emperor should not be so casual.

"It's okay the first time, but when Your Majesty gets into the habit of going out from time to time, others will know about it and look for opportunities from it, that assassin has been hiding in the Cui Mansion for a few months, and they have patience." Thinking of what happened at that time, Cui Xiaojun shuddered.

Han Ruzi held the empress's hands, "I also have patience, if a few assassins can defeat me, what is the point of the emperor?" What I am most anxious about now is for the queen to give birth to a prince as soon as possible. ”

The first half of the sentence was still very serious, but the second half of the sentence changed suddenly, Cui Xiaojun didn't get used to it for a while, and then blushed, "Your Majesty...... What's going on today? It's not serious. ”

"This is a serious matter, a serious matter related to the stability of the Great Chu River." Han Ruzi said solemnly.

Cui Xiaojun's face turned even redder, and he couldn't say his complaints anymore.

Han Ruzi kept his promise and did not leave the palace at will, and had a rare relaxation in the next two days, such as Zhang, Han Xi, ministers, and the world, he held a real family banquet in the palace, only the queen mother, the queen and the concubines could participate, and the queen mother Shangguan still stayed out of the matter and stayed away from all the excitement.

Chinese New Year's Eve arrived, the royal habits were no different from ordinary people, but the pomp was larger and more solemn, and it took an hour to worship the ancestors, and a large number of officials rushed to the Taimiao Temple to visit the ancestors with the emperor.

In the afternoon, most of the officials could go home, and they would rest for three days in a row, and only a few people in the yamen would be on duty, and the palace would certainly not be able to relax, but a part of the northern army and the southern army would be transferred from outside the city to take turns with the eight battalions of the guards, so that the soldiers could take a rest.

It was a lively Chinese New Year's Eve, Han Xiaozi tried his best to bring the excitement to his mother, and everyone also understood the emperor's intentions, and took turns to go to Cining Palace to congratulate him, and on the first day of the first lunar month, Baihe reached its peak, and the palace people lined up in a long line, and the ministers and nobles outside the palace also sent their wives from the family to greet the Queen Mother.

This is the New Year of the Empress Dowager Cining, after many years of hard work, she finally waited for this moment, even so, she did not get carried away, early in the morning to go to Cishun Palace to congratulate, and in the afternoon led a large number of women to go to congratulate again.

The royal family also wants to exchange gifts, all borne by the Shaofu, Qiao Wanfu sent a detailed list, Han Xiaozi was shocked after reading it, only on Chinese New Year's Eve and the first three days of the first month, the gold and silver cloth he wanted to send out was enough for the Northern Army's salary for one year.

Fortunately, I can still take back some gifts, and if you calculate it, it is probably less than half of the value of what was sent.

"No wonder everyone likes to give gifts to the emperor, it turns out to be profitable." Han Ruzi was very satisfied with the gift list and did not make adjustments.

"Everyone thinks that the emperor is rich in the world, but they don't know that the emperor also has a tight hand." Qiao Wanfu said with a smile, he had a very happy year, the merchants' IOUs had been destroyed, and Shaofu had saved a lot of money, which was enough to meet the expenses in the next period of time.

The palace also has to give gifts to each other, the emperor gave the palace people mainly clothes and gold and silver, the eunuchs and palace maids made up a part, sent some special small objects, the emperor gave the concubine is beaded jewelry, the concubine also gave pen, ink, paper and other things, only the concubine Deng Yun is different, give the emperor a treasure knife.

"There are many strong men in the land of Yan Zhao, and naturally there are many sharp weapons, this knife is not ordinary, it first belonged to the former Zhao Wang Zhuang Chui, and he killed countless people in his hands, and then it was in the hands of many people, and it was stained with more blood, our family searched for this knife when it was in the country, and it was treasured for many years, and it is dedicated to Your Majesty today."

Han Ruzi didn't believe Deng Yun's story very much, but admitted that it was really a good knife, heavy to start with, with a few small gaps in the blade, but it was still sharp, and it was blown immediately.

The Empress Dowager Cining didn't like this gift, thinking it was a murder weapon, so she immediately let people take it away and collect it properly.

Han Ruzi and the queen jointly gave the two queen mothers a small opera troupe, which was already done by the Cui family, and it was cultivated for more than half a year, and the actors were all teenagers, thinking that the palace would relieve boredom.

The Empress Dowager Cining gave the emperor a hand-sewn robe, and the queen and the Cui family gave gold and silver cloth, without anything special. The Empress Dowager Cishun's return of gifts was the responsibility of the female official, and she herself didn't care about anything.

For a few days, the New Year's atmosphere inside and outside the palace was strong, and the big dream was a little peaceful, and Han Ruzi and her mother finally felt the real life in the palace.

The fifth day of the first day of the big sacrifice, starting from Taizu, every day the tablet of an emperor parades the whole city, and finally sends it back to the temple, according to the custom, the noble family and the house of each yamen must set up a colorful shed, compete for the beauty, attract a large number of people to watch, comparable to the lantern festival on the fifteenth day of the first month.

Han Ruzi felt that he hadn't done anything, but he was busy until after the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, when he finally had time to relax and was able to review the recitals normally.

The cantata has not accumulated too much, and only one is worth noting.

Officials from the Western Regions reported that a group of envoys came from the extreme west, claiming to represent the gods and ghosts Da Shan Yu, and wanted to come to meet the Great Chu Emperor, and the officials escorted them to the Chu realm according to the custom, and the officials of Chu took over.

Han Ruzi roughly calculated that this team of envoys should have arrived in the capital two days ago, but he was not informed. (To be continued.) )