Chapter 39
It took another two days for Han Ruzi to find a chance to talk to the imperial concubine alone.
Nominally, the head of the inner palace is the queen, but Cui Xiaojun is just like the emperor, all power is in the hands of the queen mother.
The imperial concubine came to visit Tai'an Palace where the emperor lived every day, but it was not easy to get rid of many followers. There had to be a reason.
The Queen Mother is the only reason.
"The little queen is angry, the queen mother is a little worried that you will fall to the Cui family." That evening, the queen concubine could finally dismiss the eunuch and the palace maid without suspicion.
"With the King of the East China Sea, how could I... Oh, this is also one of the reasons why the Queen Mother kept the King of the East China Sea." Han Ruzi understood that the King of the East China Sea was almost a natural barrier for the Cui family, always reminding Han Ruzi, the Cui family It is impossible to accept another emperor.
"The queen mother is just a little worried. I believe that her majesty will not fall to the Cui family. The Cui family is too powerful, and the government and the opposition are watching, and it is also the one that the queen mother pays the most attention."
"I didn't even think about it. Even if I wanted to, the Cui family wouldn't." Han Ruzi really didn't want to seek the support of the Cui family, "What happened to Luo Huanzhang? He is the master of the East Sea King, so he should be a member of the Cui family. ?"
"Mr. Luo is not only the western seat of Cui Mansion, but also a famous Confucian scholar in the East China Sea. He has taught many disciples, including the Queen Mother and me."
When Emperor Huan was still the King of the East Sea, he pushed hard to govern the country with benevolence and righteousness. As an example, he invited well-known Confucian scholars in the country to enter the palace to educate the harem. The time was not long. Among them, Luo Huanzhang left the deepest impression on the people in the mansion.
Luo Huanzhang is reluctant to be an official, but he likes to teach. Basically, he does not refuse to come, from princes and generals to merchants and pawns. He has his disciples, and he has friends all over the world. Many friends are even enemies of the Cui family. He never shy away. , but to communicate openly, the Cui family must be careful to serve the teacher in order to gain fame.
There are many former disciples of Mr. Luo, most of them are orthodox royalists - no matter who the emperor is, as long as he officially ascends the throne, it is the target of their protection. When they want to get in touch with the emperor in the deep palace, it is natural I thought of Luo Huanzhang, who was teaching Chinese history.
Luo Huanzhang thought of the concubine Shangguan.
When the imperial concubine was still a duanliang in the Donghai palace, she was in charge of raising the prince, and devoted herself to this purpose. When the prince needed a good teacher and professor, she first thought of Luo Huanzhang, and sent someone to invite him with a lot of money.
Luo Huanzhang was a very busy man. He was traveling abroad at the time. When he returned to the East Sea Kingdom, the palace had already hired a master for the prince, but he was willing to replace Master Luo at any time. After Luo Huanzhang heard about it, he left immediately, not even staying at home for the night. Never want to take people's beauty.
Even so, Duanliang and Princess Donghai still regard Luo Huanzhang as the prince's teacher. The prince has written letters to Luo Huanzhang since he was eight years old to ask for advice. , the prince became the grandson, Luo Huanzhang cut off contact and no longer replied.
The prince's letter must have revealed some details. Luo Huanzhang guessed that there was a hidden conflict between the Shangguan sisters very early, maybe even before the parties noticed it. He regarded it as a secret that he should not know and never revealed it to outsiders. , but when he was looking for a contact person in the palace, he immediately thought of the imperial concubine.
Luo Huanzhang was risking his life by taking a risky move. If he guessed wrong before, or if the imperial concubine and the empress dowager were already in harmony, his temptation would be to put a knife on his neck.
He guessed right.
"Master Luo and I do not seek to be obvious, he is benevolent and righteous, and I am for revenge. Your Majesty can reward those ministers who secretly support you after the incident. As for Master Luo, don't even mention his name."
Recalling Luo Huanzhang's image, Han Ruzi said sincerely: "The King of the East Sea is really lucky."
The imperial concubine smiled and said, "It was the Cui family that was lucky, Luo Shi was visiting friends in the capital at the time, and this friend happened to offend the Cui family. In order to save the talent, Luo Shi agreed to enter the mansion and serve as the Western Chair, but he was not a member of the Cui family. No, not even now, Master Luo and the disciples he taught have always opposed foreign relatives interfering in politics."
Han Ruzi had more trust in his heart, and finally asked the most important thing: "How can I subdue Zuo Ji?"
The imperial concubine was silent for a while, "Zuo Ji's matter is too ugly, I don't want to say it, I can only tell Your Majesty: After sending His Majesty to Lingyun Pavilion every morning, Zuo Ji will go to the nearby Xianyin Pavilion to rest. Prepare to break in, there are nine out of ten chances that you will catch him, just threaten to stab the matter to the Queen Mother, and Zuo Ji will be honest and obedient."
Han Ruzi scratched his head, there were always things in the palace that "can do but can't say", which made him confused, "Zuo Ji's handle doesn't even know the queen mother, how could the empress dowager know?"
The crown princess smiled and said: "I climbed high and looked into the distance, but I couldn't see the scenery under the mountain. The queen mother was staring at the Cui family, the court, and the king of Qi who was thousands of miles away, but she ignored Zuo Ji who was beside her. There are a few people who know Zuo Ji's handle besides me, but no one will tell the Queen Mother, because the Queen Mother will even clean up the whistleblower when she gets angry."
The smile on the Empress Dowager's face disappeared. As her own sister and the most trusted person, she didn't have much sense of security in front of the Empress Dowager.
The emperor didn't need to worry about the anger of the queen mother, because he was the puppet that the queen mother wanted to get rid of sooner or later.
Han Ruzi thought for a while, "Xianyin Pavilion, as long as I break in suddenly, will I be able to catch the handle?"
"I can't guarantee that you will be sure. Your Majesty will enter Lingyun Pavilion for a quarter of an hour and then go to Xianyin Pavilion. It is most likely to run into Zuo Ji's scandal."
"Ugly... how ugly is it?"
The Crown Princess smiled and shook her head, some words she couldn't say.
The two could not chat for too long, and the concubine stood up, "I will tell the queen mother that her majesty is grateful for the little queen's help, but she still doesn't like the Cui family."
"Okay." Han Ruzi began to think about how to break into the Xianyin Pavilion in the middle of the class. Although the two places were not far apart, to the emperor, it was like a thousand-mile raid. The concubine had already walked to the door. I remembered that I still didn't ask: "How will you take revenge in the end? How will the minister deal with the queen mother?"
The imperial concubine bowed slightly, "Taking away the power of the queen mother is the revenge I want. As for how to deal with it - when your majesty is in charge, it is up to your majesty to decide."
Thirteen-year-old Han Ruzi couldn't help but be moved. He knew what the first thing he had to do was not to deal with the queen mother, nor to hunt down King Qi, but to kill his mother. After receiving him, he also wants to release Liu Jie and let him continue to take charge of Baoxi, if he is still alive in prison.
When sleeping at night, Han Ruzi woke up from a dream several times, thinking that she could hear Meng E's cold voice, but it turned out to be an illusion. He really hoped that Meng E would appear so that he could learn a few tricks from her.
I'm afraid Meng E can't do this herself. She and her brother Meng Che haven't shown up for several days, maybe they were sent by the queen mother on a mission.
The queen concubine pointed out a way, but did not indicate how to bypass the checkpoint. The emperor had to find a way by himself.
There is no way to tell if there is a solution. The next day, Han Ruzi was thinking about it all day, but he got nothing. He even wanted the help of the East Sea King, and quickly gave up this plan. There can never be a second time.
The emperor's biological mother has not replied yet. King Huahu has already found out Wang Meiren's address, but he has no suitable excuse to visit, so he can only wait for a while.
That night, when the palace maid Tong Qing'e was helping the emperor to change his clothes, her palms could not stay, as if she was stroking. Han Ruzi knew what it meant no matter how young he was, so Zhang Youcai, the young eunuch, came to help, and at the same time made up his mind to do it as soon as possible. .
He didn't rebuke Tong Qing'e, every action of the palace maid was so clumsy and blunt, obviously forced to do this kind of thing.
Zuo Ji not only did ugly things himself, but also forced others to be as ugly as him. Han Ruzi vaguely understood what the so-called "ugly thing" of the imperial concubine was, and was disgusted in his heart, but he became more and more determined to clean up Zuo Ji.
The method is like an item that has been accidentally lost. It can't be found after a thousand searches. With a casual glance, it is found that it is just a short distance away. Han Ruzi thought about it for two days and failed to make a perfect plan. In time, he had a brainstorm and found a way.
The lecturer was an old gentleman with profound skills. In just a quarter of an hour, he made the King of the East Sea and the two eunuchs drowsy. Han Ruzi suddenly stood up and walked to the door. The old gentleman looked at the emperor blankly, mouthing He is still reciting fragments of the Book of Music.
Han Ruzi nodded at the old gentleman, pointed to his stomach, and signaled to go out to Gong.
The old gentleman did not object. The King of the East Sea was about to fall asleep while lying on the desk, but the two eunuchs at the door woke up immediately. Han Ruzi kept walking and walked straight out, rubbing his right hand on his stomach twice.
The old eunuch motioned for the young eunuch to follow the emperor, and he stayed and continued to doze off.
In the next room, the young eunuch brought a clean bucket, and the emperor relieved his hand, and the solution suddenly popped out of his heart, "Has the bucket not been poured? Why does it smell so strong?"
"Ah?" The young eunuch usually tried not to talk to the emperor. At this time, he was quite frightened, but it was not the emperor who was afraid. "The servant will go now..."
The eunuch hurried downstairs with a clean bucket, and the emperor was the only one left in the room.
The rear window is open.
After thinking about it for a while, Han Ruzi might give up on this idea, but the eunuch will be back soon, and he needs to act immediately.
Lingyun Pavilion has two floors. Lectures are held upstairs. After going out through the window, you can step on the eaves on the first floor. , Han Ruzi still didn't think about it, jumped on the branch, grabbed the taller branch, ran a few steps closer to the trunk, and slowly climbed down, the leaves were rustling, he didn't care, if the eunuch found it, it would be a nonsense All right.
Not far from the ground, Han Ruzi jumped down with a little peace of mind. When he turned around, he found several attendants looking at him with disbelief.
They had never even heard of the emperor who climbed over the window and climbed a tree, but they saw it with their own eyes today.
No one spoke, no one dared to speak, only the leaves were still falling gently.
"Follow me." Han Ruzi said, if these people didn't obey the order, he could only admit the fiasco.
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