Chapter 42: Han Junhao
Han Junhao followed behind the palace attendant and walked through the long corridor of the outer hall.
He was respectful and polite all the way, and did not dare to look around, and when he arrived at the door of the inner hall, he saw Chang Yongfu, the chief eunuch waiting on the side.
The latter glanced Han Junhao up and down before he spoke: "Your Majesty has been exhausted and has not had enough energy recently. If there is anything about Mrs. Han, finish it as soon as possible, and don't disturb His Majesty's rest. Speaking of this, he waved the dust and asked, "Do you understand?" ”
Han Junhao nodded heavily: "It's as Chang Gonggong said." ”
Hearing his promise, Chang Yongfu smiled with satisfaction, and then led him into the main hall and came to Jingling.
"Your Majesty, Mrs. Han has arrived." Chang Yongfu called softly.
The new emperor Jingling slowly opened his eyes and looked at Han Junhao who was looking down, who lowered his head and felt Jingling's gaze, so he knelt down and saluted unhurriedly.
"Your Majesty, please."
"Get up."
Jing Ling waved his hand and sat up a little straighter, Chang Yongfu hurriedly picked up the soft pillow on the side and put it behind him, which can be described as extremely meticulous.
"Taifu has worked hard for this time, can the flood in the lower reaches of the Lanjiang River be solved? What is the damage situation? ”
"Back to Your Majesty, the flood has stopped, but where the water crosses, the Heti River dam is overwhelmed, and the houses and fertile fields are slightly destroyed." Han Junhao paused for a moment when he said this.
He glanced up at the new emperor before continuing, "Lotus City, the closest to the capital, was the most severely affected, and many of its people were infected with epidemics after the flood. Weichen implored His Majesty to let the imperial doctor in the palace go to see the people! After saying that, he knelt on the ground.
"Bold!" Chang Yongfu shouted angrily, "The imperial doctor in the palace is for the special use of the royal family, how can it be used by which untouchables!" As he spoke, he wanted to raise his hand and call someone.
"You're bold!" Jingling kicked Chang Yongfu's calf, and the latter was in pain, crooked, and knelt on the ground.
"Ahem...... Do you want to call the shots for Lone...... Ahem! ”
Chang Yongfu instantly lowered his body and trembled: "Your Majesty! Slaves don't dare! ”
Jing Ling had already turned his head away from him, turned to Han Junhao, who was kneeling, and said, "Taifu...... Ahem, you go pick a few. Liancheng is too close to the capital...... Ahem, we must not allow the epidemic to spread uncheckedly and add to the disaster. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help leaning over, coughing violently, as if he had to cough out his heart and lungs before he was willing, and the palace attendants around him were in a hurry.
Han Junhao, who was kneeling in the audience, looked inexplicable.
After a long time, after the palace attendant finished cleaning up, Jing Ling spoke again: "Mrs. Han has heard about Shenguancheng, what is your opinion?" ”
Han Junhao swept the palace attendant to the side and took away the filth, and said more and more respectfully: "Weichen probably knows that this matter is under the command of Lord Shangshu, and I don't know the reason yet. ”
These words seem to be answered, but in fact they say nothing.
Jing Ling naturally heard his prevarication, and a sneer appeared on his pale and handsome face: "Mrs. Han has been with Gu for decades, others don't know your ability, can Gu still know?" ”
"Now that Gu has ascended the throne, Taifu can display his talents, why are you cowering, are you afraid that I won't be able to protect you?"
However, after listening to the new emperor's words of maintenance, Han Junhao just smiled helplessly: "Thanks to Your Majesty's love, the minister should do his best, but since the minister became an official, he doesn't know anything about things in the army, so he really can't give any advice." ”
Seeing his sincerity, Jingling couldn't do it, so he could only let him retreat.
After Han Junhao left, Chang Yongfu, who was kneeling on the side, came to the new emperor's side and said flatteringly: "Your Majesty, the slave has a note here, which can solve Your Majesty's worries." ”
"Oh? Let's talk about it. Jingling didn't care.
Chang Yongfu didn't get up, he still knelt in place, and only waved the others away, and then approached Jingling and whispered: "Baizhi envoy." ”
Hearing these three words, Jing Ling finally looked at Chang Yongfu and was a little surprised.
"What is the Hundred Knowers?"
"Your Majesty, this Baizhi envoy was founded by the emperor in the early years of the Northern Expedition, mainly for intelligence exploration and transmission, and has made a lot of contributions."
"Listening to what you said so powerful, why did you disappear later?"
"This ...... Most of the envoys are women, and their means of listening to information are also easy to provoke criticism, so it is not easy to reward them for their achievements. Later, the first emperor unified the north and the south, and there was no disobedience between the mountains and the sea, and these hundred envoys slowly disappeared. ”
"Isn't that long gone?"
"Your Majesty doesn't know anything, although the Baizhi envoy has declined, but it has not been abandoned, they have cultivated new spies every year, and arranged to hide in the shadows, but in recent years, the emperor has not been reused, and there are not many people who know."
Chang Yongfu spoke eloquently, softly, paying special attention to Jingling's expression when explaining, and seeing his eyebrows stretched, he seduced: "As the saying goes, it is time to raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while, and it is time for them to do their best for Your Majesty." ”
"What can they do to the rebel army in Shenguan City?" Jingling was a little moved and had some questions.
"Those rebels are just a rabble, but it just happens that the floods around the capital are concurrent, and the court can't take action to punish them. Why didn't Your Majesty send a hundred wise envoys to investigate and divide the wedge first, maybe before I make a move, it is unknown that those people will start fighting among themselves. ”
Hearing this, Jing Ling's eyes lit up, patted Chang Yongfu's shoulder and said, "Lone knows, you are a confidant, cough cough...... Then I'll leave this matter to you! ”
The pain that had just been suppressed swept over, and Jingling coughed and wheezed again.
Although Chang Yongfu was anxious and distressed this time, he thought of the new emperor's instructions, and he was also very satisfied with his retreat.
......
The master and servant here have come to an end.
Over there, Han Junhao, who walked out of the inner hall, couldn't help but look back, looking at the palace in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh.
Finally, he looked forward to leaving the first emperor and supporting the eldest prince to ascend to the throne, he thought that he could finally show his skills and show his ambitions. When he learned that the floods south of the Lanjiang River were occurring, his first thought was not to worry about how to resettle the victims, but that his chance to get ahead was finally coming.
Unexpectedly, it was only a long time before the new emperor contracted a vicious disease.
Just now, he saw clearly that the filth that the palace attendant took away was mixed with blood.
Han Junhao frowned, and couldn't help but think deeply, is the new emperor's disease artificial?
However, no matter who does it, the current situation of the new emperor is indeed worrying, if the new emperor dies of illness, who is most likely to ascend the throne among the remaining two princes and three princes?
He has been in obscurity for decades, and he must not fold in the vein of the new emperor.
Han Junhao's eyes deepened, he chose the eldest prince because he was the most enlightened of the three princes, and with his assistance, he was also the most likely to leave a name in history.
For the rest, the second prince is cowardly and suspicious, and the third prince is strong and famous, making it even more difficult to serve.
Thinking of this, he was a little irritable, anything, detached? Control, all make people unhappy.
How can we solve these problems once and for all?