Chapter 23 Defeated

Chapter 23 Defeated

When Yang Feng said that someone would take the initiative to contact the emperor, Han Ruzi thought of those noble attendants, or a certain lecturer, but never thought it would be someone from the palace, let alone Meng E.

Han Ruzi couldn't help suspecting that he had heard it wrong, leaned closer, and asked in a low voice, "Is that you?"

"It's me." This was undoubtedly Meng E's cold voice.

Han Ruzi looked towards the window, although he couldn't see anything, but he knew that there was a palace maid sleeping there, and a single sound could wake her up.

Meng E guessed what the emperor was thinking, "Don't worry about her, she sleeps deeply and won't wake up until dawn."

Han Ruzi was even more surprised, he calmed down and asked, "You want to teach me martial arts?"

"If you want to learn, and ask me."

This was a strange answer, since it was clearly Meng E who came to the door in the middle of the night, but asked the emperor to "beg" her to teach him martial arts.

"Uh...you are already my martial arts teacher." Han Ruzi said cautiously.

"There are true biography and false biography. You can only get false biography from teachers. Reach out." Meng E said.

Han Ruzi raised his right arm, and soon a cool palm pressed against his hand.

"Sit still," Meng E said.

Han Ruzi hummed, feeling more and more strange in his heart, and then thought, if Meng E really wanted to assassinate him, there was no need to wake him up, so he calmed down.

A huge force came from the palm of his hand, and Han Ruzi couldn't catch his breath. His internal organs seemed to be caught by hooks, and he was lifted into the air at once, and then his body followed.

Han Ruzi turned over and fell on the corner of the bed, sat up, holding a breath of foul breath in his chest, and couldn't get it out.

"Don't force it, let nature take its course." Meng E reminded.

After a while, the stale air finally disappeared. Han Ruzi took a deep breath of fresh air and asked in surprise, "What kind of martial art is this?"

"It's the internal strength that none of you are interested in."

Meng Che claimed to be proficient in boxing, sword and internal strength. Everyone, including the emperor, was more interested in the first two, and some people asked about internal strength. Meng Che scared away all curious people with a few words, "I practice It's the boy's kung fu, which is not feminine, and has achieved a little success in ten years, so far it has been practiced for eighteen years, and I have a little glimpse of the door, but I haven't entered the room yet."

With just one move, Meng E aroused great interest in inner strength in the emperor's heart.

"Can I practice? Male Mengshi said..."

"You can practice, and there are many kinds of internal skills. My brother practices boy skills, but I don't. If you are willing to work hard, you can achieve something in three to five years."

"I'm willing to work hard." Han Ruzi knelt on the bed, not wanting to kowtow, but too excited, "Can I jump on the beam like you in the future?"

"Inner strength is the foundation, and it will be easier to practice lightness after building it."

"Wow, three to five years... If I work harder, can I go faster?" Han Ruzi was afraid that he would not be able to wait that long.

"It's hard to say. Most people need three to five years to achieve something, unless your understanding is different from ordinary people."

"After training, can I walk freely in the palace like you?"

Meng E didn't answer right away, as if she was listening, Han Ruzi also pricked up her ears, but she didn't hear anything.

"No one can walk freely in the palace." Meng E said, with a hint of accusation in her tone, "No matter how powerful the martial arts are, I am not a god. I can come to you because it is my turn to be on duty tonight."

"On duty? So you have been protecting me."

"There's no time to chat, I'll pass on your internal strength, but you have to keep your mouth shut."

Han Ruzi hesitated for a while, and quickly decided not to mention this matter to Yang Feng, so he promised: "I will not reveal a word."

"Remember, I did you a favor, and you will repay me in the future." Meng E raised her voice slightly.

"Of course, as long as I can do it, what do you want in return?" Han Ruzi felt that Meng E was a different person. It would be more normal if Yang Feng said these words.

"It's useless to say it now, let's talk about it when you can make your own decisions. Time is running out, I have to go, I will come back in three days, and teach you the basic skills."

"Wait...are you still there?" Han Ruzi looked into the darkness and slowly reached out to touch it to confirm that Meng E had really left.

Han Ruzi didn't ask one more important thing: Since martial arts cannot come and go freely, why learn it? Stop the assassin? If the guards outside couldn't stop him, he certainly couldn't beat them; take back the imperial power? If martial arts had this effect, the brothers and sisters Meng E would not enter the palace against others.

There is a small fantasy hidden in his heart, not to learn the art of emperor to become a real emperor, but to escape from the palace and return to his mother.

Martial arts seemed to be able to realize this dream, but Meng E shattered this dream with one word.

"I shouldn't promise her." Han Ruzi said to himself, fell asleep, and decided to tell Meng E three days later that he didn't want to practice any internal skills, and he wouldn't easily promise her something in return.

The next morning's homework was very boring. The teacher who taught "Shangshu" sat there muttering, often falling into long pauses, as if he himself had forgotten what to say.

The two eunuchs serving the emperor were quite satisfied with this. They stood at the door and fell asleep. and the occasional human voice.

Those honorable attendants don't have to endure the pain of kneeling and sitting, they are exchanging feelings in the imperial garden blown by the spring breeze. Ten years later, they will probably be the ones who will control the government.

Han Ruzi fantasized about what kind of life a normal emperor would lead. At least he would not be as isolated as he is now, and he would definitely become the target of his attendants. It will make her very disappointed. I don't know what her so-called repayment is. In fact, I am very willing to help her, and there is no need to teach her inner strength...

Han Ruzi was about to fall asleep, when suddenly there was a commotion outside the window, and many terrified cries merged together, as if two groups were fighting.

No one dared to do anything in the imperial garden. The ceremonial officials could ignore some small movements of the honored children, but they could not allow them to act recklessly, so the noise was extremely unusual.

The old master was still muttering ancient Chinese, the two eunuchs at the door turned pale with shock, one of them went downstairs quickly, the King of Donghai sat up suddenly, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "What's the matter? Is there an assassin?"

"King of the East China Sea, don't talk nonsense, how could there be assassins in broad daylight?" The expression of the old eunuch at the door changed.

The doctor who was lecturing finally heard the sound from the outside world and looked around blankly.

King Donghai got up and ran to the window, looking downstairs, "Something must have happened, someone is sitting on the ground crying."

"His Royal Highness, please go back to your seat." The old eunuch urged.

Donghai King ignored him and shouted downstairs: "What's going on?"

Han Ruzi couldn't sit still anymore, got up and ran to the window, and looked out side by side with the king of the East China Sea. In an open space in the garden, three servants were sitting on the ground and crying bitterly. Zhang Yanghao, the grandson of Marquis Piyuan, waved his fist like It was a demonstration against God, the other attendants were also panicked, the court officials couldn't suppress it, and many eunuchs didn't help, everyone was trembling.

The King of the East China Sea turned and ran towards the door, "It must be a big event, an incredible event."

The old eunuch blocked the door, "Your Highness cannot go out, Your Highness..."

The two were pushing and shoving at the door, when the eunuch Zuo Ji ran up, his face was pale and dripping with sweat, the King of Donghai was a little afraid of him, so he had to step aside.

"Your Majesty is still here... then it's okay." Zuo Ji heaved a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong with me?" Han Ruzi turned around and asked.

"It's okay, it's okay, Your Majesty stays here...I'll go see the Queen Mother right now, no no, I'll stay and send someone there, no no, please Your Majesty come with me to see the Queen Mother..." Zuo Ji panicked and took it for a long time Not sure.

"What happened, tell me!" Han Ruzi said loudly.

Zuo Ji trembled and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Pingdong General Cui Hong was defeated, King Qi and King Qi led the army westward, and they will soon reach the capital!"

Han Ruzi didn't pay attention to the war in the east these days. When he heard the news suddenly, he didn't have any special feelings in his heart. However, the king of the East China Sea next to him jumped up to Zuo Ji like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and said sharply, "What are you talking about? How could my uncle do that?" Defeated? He obviously played a triumphant song, and he is about to capture King Qi's administration."

Zuo Ji was really frightened, he didn't smile at all, let alone put on airs of the queen mother's confidant, he said blankly: "I, I don't know, the news just came..."

Han Ruzi looked out of the window again, and finally understood why the group of attendants were terrified and weeping. Many of their fathers and brothers were in the army, and the battle was bad, and many of them never came back.

"I don't believe it, I'm going to ask for clarification!" The King of Donghai rushed out aggressively, Zuo Ji and others dared not stop him.

Someone blocked Donghai King from outside. Yang Feng strode into the room, glanced at him, reached out and grabbed Donghai King's wrist, dragged him to the emperor's side, and held the emperor's wrist with the other hand, "Please, Your Majesty!" Come with me."

Han Ruzi was very obedient, but the king of the East China Sea shook his arms vigorously, and his voice became louder and louder: "Let me go! I want to see the queen mother! My uncle..."

Yang Feng stopped in his tracks and said sternly: "Teacher Cui is still alive, and the Great Chu River is still strong. Please respect yourself, the king of the East China Sea."

The King of Donghai calmed down and obediently followed Yang Feng downstairs.

Zuo Ji stood there for a while, then suddenly came to his senses and hurried to catch up.

In the Lingyun Pavilion, only the old doctor who lectured was left. He couldn’t stand up alone, so he could only sit on the round stool alone, stared blankly for a while, and continued to lecture on the "Shangshu" in front of the book case.

The honorable attendants were all dismissed, and under the escort of a group of eunuchs, the emperor and the king of Donghai hurried back to the palace, instead of returning to their own residences, they did not go to the Empress Dowager's Cishun Palace, but went to another palace.

"This is the Compassionate Palace where the Empress Dowager Shangguan lives. Your Majesty, please stay here temporarily." Yang Feng explained, and then left in a hurry.

Soon, the Meng brothers and four guards with knives arrived and checked the inside and outside of the house. The others left, only Meng E stayed in the room, standing in the corner with an indifferent expression, not even looking at the emperor.

The king of Donghai was surprisingly honest. He sat on a chair without moving for a long time, then slowly raised his head and said to the emperor, "How could my uncle be defeated?"

"Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs." Han Ruzi persuaded, still feeling nothing in his heart.

"Impossible, King Qi doesn't have this ability." Donghai King opened his eyes wide, "If King Qi breaks through the capital... both of us will be killed!"

The door opened, and two court ladies came in, separated from left to right, followed by the Empress Dowager Shangguan, who glanced at the King of the East China Sea, then turned to the emperor, and said, "Please follow me to the Palace of Qinzheng, Your Majesty, this is to prove to the world that you It's time for the emperor."

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