Chapter 45

Han Ruzi enjoys meticulous care, lying on the bed all day, with clothes to stretch out his hands, meals to open his mouth, medicine to shake his head - but it's useless, the whole room is filled with the strong smell of medicine, every hour there will be a smell of medicine. When the new medicine came, it was impossible not to drink it. The eunuchs knelt on the ground and begged. The imperial concubine persuaded well, and the empress wept clinically...

The imperial concubine had to come at least three times a day, and each time she had to inquire about the emperor's situation in detail, and would only leave after confirming that there was nothing abnormal.

The King of the East Sea came early the next morning with a reluctant expression on his face, but he had no choice. He had to do the best of brotherhood, not only to visit, but also to taste medicines and dishes in person.

Although the soup was bitter, it was still bearable after a small bite. What the King of the East Sea couldn't stand was the food tasting. He was never polite when eating a meal, and always rushing to eat it. When he had to take a bite in advance, he felt that he suffered Humiliating, "You're not poisoned, and the Cui family has nothing to do with stomach pain. Why did you let me try it? It's a servant's job."

Every time there were only two brothers left in the room, the King of the East Sea would ask in a low voice, "Stomach pain is fake, right? How did you do it? Tell me."

Han Ruzi could only smile and shake his head, "How can I do this? The imperial doctor has already seen it."

The imperial doctor could not solve the doubts of the King of the East Sea.

Another day later, the queen came in a hurry from Qiuxin Palace, and she burst into tears as soon as she entered the room, because she was the last to know about such a big thing.

As soon as he heard the announcement from outside the door, the King of the East Sea immediately backed away from the bed, knelt on the side obediently, and performed the courtesy of a courtier.

The King of the East China Sea quietly resigned, but the Queen still did not look back. The King of the East China Sea exited the room embarrassedly, and no longer needed to taste medicine and food for the emperor.

Han Ruzi sympathized with King Donghai, just a little.

Among the many people who came to see the emperor, there was one of the strangest ones. He didn't have the inquiries of the imperial doctor, nor did he do all kinds of chores as a waiter. Whenever he was there, the imperial concubine would definitely mention the queen mother, and the king of the East Sea did not dare to show any disrespect, and even the queen shed more tears.

This person is an internal living order, which specifically records the emperor's every move in the inner palace.

Han Ruzi didn't understand the rules of the palace, but he felt that the internal living orders seemed to come too often. In his writing, the emperor did not know what kind of ignorant person he would be.

It was under the supervision of the internal living order that everyone's concerns were somewhat false. He left again, and the queen was still sobbing. Perhaps her sorrow was somewhat real, but Han Ruzi didn't understand why. He had very little contact with the queen, and had no other experience except that he had dealt with Zuo Ji side by side.

The most important thing is that the queen's surname is Cui. If not, Han Ruzi would really like to draw her to his side.

No matter whether the internal residence order is present or not, there are only two people who sincerely serve the emperor.

Zhang Youcai and Tong Qing'e suffered a lot from Zuo Ji before, but they really didn't know anything, so they were released again. As a result, news came the next day: Zuo Ji was slapped in the Qinzheng Hall with blood all over his face. , After returning to the palace, he was bedridden, worse than the two of them.

It was the emperor who caused all this. Although Zhang Youcai and Tong Qing'e didn't understand how the emperor's abdominal pain could be so coincidental, they believed in one thing: the emperor avenged them. Since they were not on the scene of the Jinzheng Palace, they just heard the scene at that time, and their idea was stronger.

The two were right, the emperor was indeed avenging them, but not for nothing.

Taifu Cui Hong was on his way back to Beijing. Although the imperial concubine never mentioned it again, looking at her appearance, the four imperial decrees must have been deceived and sealed, and handed over to Luo Huanzhang.

The decisive battle with the Empress Dowager is coming, Han Ruzi can't do more, just hope that when things happen, there will be two more trustworthy people around him, so that he will not completely rely on the protection of the Crown Princess and Luo Huanzhang.

Tong Qing'e was a weak palace maid, Zhang Youcai was less than fifteen years old, and she didn't know martial arts. The protection she could provide in a critical moment was minimal. Han Ruzi did this just to show that she was not sitting still.

On the fifth day of abdominal pain, the imperial doctor announced with full confidence that His Majesty was safe and everything was back to normal. Everyone was relieved, even Han Ruzi, who knew he was not sick, was tired of lying in bed and being served by others. , desperate to get some air outside.

He could only walk a few times in the courtyard of Tai'an Palace, surrounded by a large group of people, all of whom stretched out their hands, as if the emperor was a child learning to walk and needed their support at any time.

At dusk, the extra people left. After dinner, Han Ruzi lay down in bed early, tossed and turned, and found that he couldn't sleep. Zhang Youcai and Tong Qing'e were exhausted these days and snored as soon as they touched the pillow.

Han Ruzi silently calculated that in five days at most, Taifu Cui Hong would be able to return to Beijing, and hundreds of officials would go out of the city to greet him. Announcing the stripping of their seals. At the same time, another team of ministers will come to the palace, relieve the position of the general, take over the palace guards, and then divide the army into two groups, protecting the emperor all the way, and imprisoning the queen mother all the way...

This was Han Ruzi's own imaginary plan, and he guessed that Luo Huanzhang's real plan could be more ingenious.

He suddenly thought of the Meng brothers and sisters. These two are powerful in martial arts, and they will only be loyal to the Queen Mother. It will be a trouble. If the Queen Mother has more masters like the Meng brothers and sisters, the trouble will be even greater. Is Luo Huanzhang prepared for this? He must have learned something from the queen concubine...

The more Han Ruzi thought about it, the more confused he became, and he couldn't fall asleep anymore. He turned over irritably and saw something shaking not far away. After a while, Zhang Youcai and Tong Qing'e's snoring became lighter.

"You?" Han Ruzi sat up.

"Yeah." It was the same cold voice.

"Where have you been, haven't been here for so long?" Han Ruzi unconsciously brought a complaining tone.

"The queen mother sent me out of the palace." There was no emotion in Meng E's voice. "Fortunately, I came back in time and asked you to take the second pill."

"In time? What happens if it's not in time?"

"It's nothing, the first pill was taken for nothing, and all the previous efforts were all for nothing. Open your mouth."

Han Ruzi wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a pill was thrown in, and he had to swallow it.

"I heard that you did a little performance in Qinzheng Palace?" Of course Meng E knew what the truth was.

"When did you come back? Where did you go? Will you go out again?" Han Ruzi asked something else.

"Don't do this kind of thing again in the future, it may arouse my brother's suspicion."

"Are you going out to the palace to kill for the Queen Mother? Who was killed... Who?" Han Ruzi thought of his mother and couldn't help but worry.

The two answered nonsense and remained silent for a while. Meng E spoke first: "Practicing internal skills requires concentration, and you can't meddle in your own business. There are many things in the palace where the strong bully the weak, and you don't have to avenge the two. You can't do this. like an emperor."

"Should the emperor be ruthless and ruthless, and watch the people around him be bullied?"

Meng E was silent for a while, "Anyway, don't meddle in your business."

"Internal strength can't keep me alive, and it can't help me become a real emperor. Meng E, you are meddling with your own business, why do you have to help me? My chances of being in power are even lower than being... the number one master in the world. "

Meng E's answer was to stab and pat the emperor, and then she left, leaving a sentence, "I passed on your inner strength to give you a chance and a chance for myself, maybe... this is Take pity on each other. I'll be back in ten days."

Pity each other? Han Ruzi couldn't think of what difficulties the Meng brothers and sisters encountered, and they had to need the help of the Queen Mother of Chu and the emperor.

Meng E has secrets from him, and he also has secrets from Meng E. She said they would be back in ten days, but in five days they could be enemies.

I don't know what method Meng E used, but Han Ruzi felt that the breath in his body was much smoother than before, but it couldn't last. It suddenly appeared somewhere, and it suddenly disappeared somewhere after a while.

Is this inner strength? He didn't notice any benefit, but his mind was much quieter, and he fell asleep quickly.

The next day, the emperor's life returned to normal, but he did not go to Lingyun Pavilion to attend the lecture, but went to Qinzheng Hall early and stayed for a whole morning.

The number of ministers called to discuss government affairs in the Qinzheng Hall was also more than usual, nearly 20 people.

The queen mother wanted to show the ministers that the emperor was safe and sound.

Han Ruzi saw the figure of Shen Mingzhi, the censor of the right patrol. He was one of the ministers of Gu Ming. A few days ago, he was on an envoy to various vassal states in the Kanto region. He had just returned to Beijing, and Yang Feng, who had left Beijing with him, was still missing.

Shen Mingzhi introduced the experience of envoys. The Guandong princes at first held a wait-and-see attitude. After the arrival of the imperial envoys, most of them changed their positions and sent troops to help the battle. Taifu Cui Hong was able to defeat the Qi army in Luoyang. The feudal lords Yang violated the yin and accepted the decree on the surface, but delayed the dispatch of troops with various excuses, and dispatched the army in a hurry until the Qi army disintegrated.

The ministers had different opinions on how to deal with these half-hearted princes. After arguing for more than half an hour, the Queen Mother chose the idea of ​​one of them: I will not pursue it for the time being, and focus on killing all the rebels in Qi.

Shen Mingzhi mentioned Yang Feng, and Zhong Changshi stayed in Qi to hunt down Chun Yuxiao, who was Wangqi.

Chunyu Xiao is considered to be the first offender who bewitched King Qi's rebellion. King Qi has already subverted the law, but this person has disappeared without a trace.

Han Ruzi felt strange, Yang Feng had great ambitions, why was he so interested in chasing a Jianghu warlock?

Shen Mingzhi didn't say much about this matter, and quickly turned to the most important issue this morning: he rushed back to the capital from the north and brought unequivocal news that although King Qi was defeated, the Hun tribes refused to retreat. , frequently sent scouts into the fortress to observe, and the frontier generals who were familiar with captive sentiments agreed that this autumn, the Huns would definitely invade in a big way.

The Great Chu and the Huns have maintained peace for more than ten years, and it seems that they are about to break again.

The practice of the imperial court played a role, and many ministers had experienced wars in the period of Emperor Wu, and knew how to deal with this kind of thing, so they put forward various suggestions, which were decided by the queen mother.

Nearly noon, the imperial concubine came out of the Tingzheng Pavilion and was about to announce the queen mother's decision. In the eyes of others, she was normal, but Han Ruzi saw a trace of panic.

He soon understood why.

"The queen mother thought that instead of defending the city and waiting for the battle, it would be better to take advantage of the victory. Taifu Cui Hongxin decided the chaos and the army was not scattered, so he immediately went to the north to gather troops, choose the opportunity to go out of the fortress, and fight against the Xiongnu."

The ministers were a little surprised, but Han Ruzi felt a thump in his heart. At this juncture, the Queen Mother would not allow Cui Hong to return to Beijing. It was not a good sign. Maybe she sensed danger.

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