Han Ruzi suddenly had a grandfather, three uncles, two aunts, many cousins, nephews, nieces, and a number of relatives recognized by the Ministry of Rites. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

This is a big family, because it is a farmer, there is no deep house compound, the children go out to set up their own doors as soon as they get married, but overnight they gather as a family, escorted by the government to the capital, many of them leave their hometowns for the first time, both uneasy and excited.

The whole family is forty-five, can not all rush into the hall at once, the Ministry of Rites has already arranged, first the queen mother's father came in alone, the old man is old, his legs and feet are inconvenient, because he is too excited, it is more difficult to walk, and he is supported by two eunuchs to come in.

His presbyopia could only vaguely see a bunch of figures, knowing that the Queen Mother and the Emperor were among them, he was shocked, and then his legs were weak, and he was about to kneel down as soon as he crossed the threshold, and the two eunuchs thought that this was a manifestation of the old man's physical decline, so he drove up and dragged him to the pointing position before letting go and let him kneel.

"King Caomin, Wang Gan, knock to see Your Majesty, knock to see the Queen Mother!" The old man's original name was just a number, too simple, and the local people specially found someone to recreate one, he remembered that it was not too strong, he was a little deaf, and his voice was much louder than ordinary people.

The Queen Mother forced herself to calm down, "Father get up quickly, it's all his own family, and he doesn't have to be formal." ”

"No formality" is also etiquette, and when the old Han Wang felt a kowtow, two eunuchs helped him up, and someone else brought a stool and asked him to sit down.

The atmosphere slowly became natural, and the Queen Mother already knew all aspects of the Wang family, but she still asked it again, and when she heard her father say it, she was moved again.

Han Ruzi also asked a few words about whether his health was good and whether the journey was hard, and then he was fine, sitting next to his mother, glancing at Han Chou in the crowd from time to time.

When the relatives reunited, the Queen Mother cried with joy, and the people around her naturally had to accompany her to cry and sigh, but Han Chou's reaction was a little excessive, it was just a handful of snot and tears, as if the old farmer sitting there was his long-lost father.

The ceremonial officer felt that it was almost over, took a few steps forward, asked to summon others, and the queen mother gave permission, took the silk handkerchief from the queen's hand, and wiped her tears.

The Wang family came in in several batches, introduced by Wang Gan one by one, after kowtowing, if the queen mother had something to ask, she would leave a reply, and after asking, the man withdrew, and the female dependents and children under the age of ten could stay.

The hall became crowded, the mood was high, at first it was still within the scope of the requirements of the Ministry of Rites, and it slowly exceeded the standard, crying, the previous drill and the real meeting were not a thing after all, the queen mother and her relatives were of course sad and happy, even the onlookers also poured out some real feelings.

A few children didn't understand the rules, they cried too loudly, and they were quietly taken out by the ceremonial officer, and the one whose crying could be compared with these children was Master Zong Zhengqing Han, but the ceremonial officer couldn't move him, and he didn't dare to really drag him out, so he could only whisper to persuade him.

Finally, everyone's mood stabilized a little, and the ceremonial officials were able to proceed to the next item, and Liu Jie, the central supervisor, stepped forward and read out a long list of rewards on behalf of the emperor and the queen mother, only the house was not among them for the time being, and after the meeting was over, it would be sent to the Wang family together with the second batch of rewards.

At this point, the emperor's duties came to an end, Han Ruzi got up, came to his grandfather, held the old man's hand and said a few words, which caused a burst of crying, he led people away, leaving the hall to the queen mother.

The queen can't leave, and she has to stay with the queen mother all day and fulfill the duties of a daughter-in-law.

Walking out of the hall and breathing in the cold air outside, Han Ruzi felt a lot more comfortable, he didn't have much feeling for this group of extra relatives, it had nothing to do with the noble and low, but his mind was not on it at all, he just wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible.

But he couldn't leave yet, there would be a real family banquet, he would at least toast to the Queen Mother and his grandfather, so he went to the courtyard again, and the first order he gave was to order Shangshu Yuan Jiuding of the Ministry of Rites to bring Zong Zhengqing Han Chou over.

Kim Chun-chung and Qiao Wanfu got some new news.

"The Holy Army Master confessed, in addition to Luan Kai, Yun Mengze also sent a master, who wanted to follow Han Zongzheng to participate in the provincial relatives and take the opportunity to assassinate, but he was betrayed, and the assassin has been surrounded, and he will be arrested soon."

"Hmm." Things went so smoothly, but Han Ruzi couldn't be happy, "That person is really the Qi Hope Saint Military Master?" ”

"The preliminary judgment is him, and more evidence is needed, so Wechen will look for it immediately."

"There's no need to rush." Han Ruzi left Jin Chunzhong.

Then Qiao Wanfu stepped forward, "Those merchants burned the IOU in the clubhouse, claiming that it was a gift to the Queen Mother, and there were many onlookers, and the news has spread. ”

Han Ruzi nodded, the businessman's behavior is beneficial to the country and the people, and there is really no way to forcibly stop it, but why they are willing to give up such a huge debt is really incomprehensible.

The puzzle solver can only be Han Chou.

Yuan Jiuding lived up to the trust, and finally brought Zong Zhengqing Han Chou, with the obesity of Lord Han, this is indeed a "heavy trust".

As soon as he crossed the threshold, Han Chou threw himself at the emperor's feet, crying bitterly and shouting for His Majesty.

Han Ruzi had already prepared, retracted his feet, and waved his hand slightly, Wang He and another guard stepped forward and dragged Zong Zhengqing away a few steps.

"Sinner Han Chou, beg His Majesty for forgiveness." Han Chou was still lying on the ground and kowtowing.

"What are your sins?" Han Ruzi asked.

The room is not big, Meng E, two guards, two eunuchs, Jin Chunzhong, Qiao Wanfu, Yuan Jiuding and others accompanied the emperor, a little crowded, among the people, only Yuan Jiuding knew nothing about things, he was one of the ministers of parliament, his position was embarrassing, he couldn't go, and he couldn't express his opinions, so he had to bow his head and pretend to be confused.

"The old minister is arrogant, he did his own thing without His Majesty's will, although he was lucky enough to catch a few assassins, it is difficult to atone for the crime of not telling him."

Han Ruzi and Jin Chunzhong glanced at each other, this was not the crime they wanted to hear.

The eunuch Zhang Youcai came in from outside, he, like Yuan Jiuding, didn't understand what was going on here, and said blankly: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother said that the family is reunited today, and Your Majesty is busy, even if the clan is accompanied by a highly respected person, if there is nothing important, please let Han Zongzheng go back quickly." ”

"Tell the Queen Mother, it won't take long for me."

Zhang Youcai stepped back and went to return to the Empress Dowager Cining.

Jin Chunzhong spoke: "Please Han Zongzheng tell me more about the assassin." ”

Han Chou kowtowed, "This matter still needs to start from the beginning, when the old minister first arrived in the capital to take up his post, he asked the old wife of the family to enter the palace to ask the two queen mothers to say goodbye, and the queen mother said at the time - please forgive your majesty, and the old minister dared to say." ”

"Not guilty." Han Ruzi said coldly, he had roughly guessed what Han Chou was going to say.

The queen mother asked the minister's wife to tell the old minister that His Majesty was young and hoped that the ministers would cooperate to assist, and said that the old minister was an elder of the clan and should always think about His Majesty's safety. It was also the old minister who was confused for a while, thinking that he had received the queen mother's decree, so he kept vigilant. Two months ago, Luoyang merchant Zuo Liansheng entered Beijing and introduced Yunxiong to the old minister. ”

The Holy Army Master pretended to be a businessman Yun Xiong, first ingratiating himself with Han Chou, and slowly revealing his true face, it turned out that he was the leader of the assassins sent by Yun Mengze, Han Chou was shocked, and decided not to startle the snake for the time being, so he responded perfunctorily, hoping to lead out the assassin gang.

But it backfired, the assassin said that he would do it, and the general Cui Hong and the queen became targets one after another, Han Chou felt that he couldn't wait any longer, so he tricked the holy army division out and sent it to Jingzhao Yin's mansion, knowing that he had made a big mistake, he didn't dare to come to see the emperor, and stayed outside the palace gate, hoping to ask the emperor for guilt through the queen mother.

This is his rhetoric, Han Ruzi didn't believe a word, but he couldn't find an obvious flaw for a while, so he looked at Jin Chunzhong.

Jin Chunzhong shook his head to the emperor and said that it was not possible now, and that he had to compare the two after interrogating the Holy Army Division before he could point out Han Chou's problem.

Qiao Wanfu opened his mouth and said: "The debt collectors in the city burned the IOUs in public, and they were also instructed by Han Zongzheng? ”

Han Chou raised his head and looked surprised, "Lord Qiao should know, you came to me two days ago, hoping I can help." ”

"I visited Lord Zongzheng and asked you to help, but you said at the time that the merchants of Luoyang had a grudge against you, and you couldn't help, let alone ......."

The tears on Han Chou's face did not dry, but he did not delay his smile, "Master Qiao misunderstood ......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Youcai came again, and without waiting for him to speak, Han Chou smiled and said: "Please tell the Queen Mother that Your Majesty has something to discuss with the old minister, and the old minister will go over as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Youcai nodded, glanced at the emperor, and withdrew again

Han Chou continued: "Lord Qiao misunderstood, you said that a businessman accused me, of course I said that there was a feud, but I am also considered an official, and there are enemies in Luoyang, so naturally there are acquaintances. After you left, I thought about it carefully and felt that it was my duty to do so, so I searched around, and found a few businessmen who had a good relationship at the beginning, and invited them to come to the house, and told them to be righteous, and asked them to persuade other businessmen on their behalf. Finally, my friends did their best, and they succeeded, but I myself only learned today that the merchants felt the emperor's grace and wanted to destroy the IOU as a congratulatory gift from the queen mother. Anyway, that's a good thing, right? ”

Qiao Wanfu was speechless and looked at the emperor.

"In this way, Han Zongzheng is not guilty, but meritorious." Han Ruzi softened his tone.

Han Chou kowtowed, "Acting without a purpose is a felony, the old minister has been outside Beijing for a long time, his temperament is loose, his behavior is misbehaving, he knows that he is guilty, how dare he ask for credit?" ”

"Flat." Han Ruzi said.

Han Chou kowtowed again before standing up.

"Han Zongzheng will go to the Queen Mother's side first, and your affairs will be discussed later." Han Ruzi saw that Zhang Youcai came again, and he didn't want to go on trial.

"The old minister obeys the order, no matter what crime His Majesty codes, the old minister will never say anything." Han Chou respectfully withdrew, really like a minister with an open heart.

Zhang Youcai stood at the door, watched Han Chou walk away, and said to the emperor: "Is it because of the gift-giving?" ”

"Gift-giving?" Han Ruzi was stunned.

"Yes, since I passed through Luoyang, there are people giving gifts to my uncle's family almost every day on the way, and several cars have been loaded, and I heard that there are more in the city."

"Who's giving the gift?"

"Most of them are businessmen, and there are also some officials, the list is in the hands of the emperor's uncle, does Your Majesty want to see it?"

Han Ruzi finally woke up to the fact that there was a fire in his backyard, and he was preparing to purge the court and merchants in the capital, but his uncle's family had already opened the mouth of "taking bribes". (To be continued.) )