Chapter 70 Study
The gate of the Marquis Mansion was tightly closed. Shortly after noon, the eight guards outside the door withdrew. They were the palace guards and could not guard the gate of the Marquis Mansion.
Yang Feng summoned everyone in the mansion, gathered in the courtyard, and counted the heads.
There were a total of fifteen eunuchs, eight palace maids, plus Han Ruzi, Yang Feng, and thirteen "friends" brought by Yang Feng, making a total of thirty-eight people.
Yang Feng said to the crowd, "You all voluntarily follow Marquis Juan out of the palace. You must have been reminded long ago that it will not be smooth sailing after leaving the palace..."
"We're not afraid!" Zhang Youcai shouted, his voice was a bit loud, and he couldn't control it when he got excited.
"Afraid or not, we are all standing here. Since we are in the same boat, I will not hide it from you: the current situation is very dangerous." No one responded, Yang Feng glanced at everyone, and continued: "We all know that the queen mother is sincere Marquis Juan abdicated, that's all. But outsiders don't know, they will speculate according to their own ideas. If there is no guarantee, some people will guess too much and want to use Marquis's head to claim credit to the Queen Mother. This kind of thing has never happened in this dynasty. It happened in the court, when the court elects a new emperor, there may be more people who want to take credit."
"Can't the empress dowager send someone to protect Hou Juan?" a eunuch in the crowd asked in a low voice.
"No, a group of imperial palace guards standing in front of the Hou's mansion will make outsiders more suspicious of the Queen Mother's intentions, we have to protect ourselves, as long as the first few days pass, the suspicion of outsiders will gradually dissipate, and Hou Juan is safe, and we are also safe. "
The eunuchs and the maids looked at each other in dismay. Before leaving the palace, they were indeed reminded that following the abolition of the emperor would take a certain risk, but that was only a generalization. Now that the danger is really coming, and it came so early, they were still a little panicked.
It was Zhang Youcai again who said loudly: "What are you afraid of, we are all people who have been in the palace, and we are afraid of a few thieves outside?"
Everyone agreed in unison, Yang Feng and the others had almost finished what they had said, and then continued: "You don't have to worry too much, your duties are very simple, keep the door, and don't let anyone come in without permission from Hou Juan and me. If the madman dares to break into the mansion, I will deal with it."
The thirteen "friends" that Yang Feng brought were all tall and strong men, with knives on their bodies and aggressive eyes, which were shocking to watch, but they were reassuring to look after the home.
The eunuchs and palace maids were more at ease.
The Hou Mansion was too big, and Yang was ordered to lock up the back garden and the gates to the third and fourth courtyards, and everyone lived in the first two courtyards.
Han Ruzi was placed in an ear room, which used to be a study, with bookcases and bookshelves, but not a single book.
Han Ruzi was sitting behind the desk and shaking his feet, Zhang Youcai was busy wiping the dust, frowned and said, "Your Majesty... No, does the master live here? There is not even a bed, isn't Yang Feng exaggerating? This is the capital of the capital. Wang Xiang, the people who live here are not kings or princes, who would dare to make trouble?"
Han Ruzi was thinking about something, smiled, but did not answer, a voice came from the door, "There are people who dare to break into the palace, let alone Baiwang Lane?"
Zhang Youcai was startled and stuck out his tongue, "Yang Gong is here, I'm sorry, I'm just..."
"Call me 'General Manager'." Yang Feng said coldly, "Go back, I don't need you here for the time being."
Zhang Youcai put down the rag and walked out in a hurry. When he reached Yang Feng, he turned around and gave the emperor a wink, which meant that he was right outside the door and was on call.
Yang Feng didn't see the little eunuch's movements, so he glanced around and said, "Someone will send a small bed later, Marquis Tien will stay here for a few days."
"It's good here, it would be even better if it could be filled with books."
"Well, there will be later."
"Have you heard of this saying? The study is the hiding place of the male master."
Yang Feng was stunned for a moment. Marquis Juan was still in the mood to chat at this time, which was beyond his expectations. He shook his head, "I haven't heard of it before, how do you say this?"
"It was my mother who told me. She said: The study is the hiding place of the male master. They hide in it seriously, pretending to be doing very important work, and justifiably forbid his wife and children from entering. Here, he can be in a daze and think wildly. , you can enjoy your favorite things to the fullest, and temporarily abandon your husband and father identities."
Yang Feng was stunned again, but nodded, "I used to have a study room... Indeed, I not only read in it, but also lazy in it. My family never found out. Is Wang Meiren talking about Emperor Huan?"
"It should be. I have never been in my father's study. My mother also said that the study is so secret, so men are all here to make conspiracies."
Yang Feng was stunned for the third time, "What did Wang Meiren teach you?"
"My mother taught me a lot, and I'm still trying to figure it out. I like this study." Han Ruzi patted the armrest of the chair and touched the smooth bookcase. The palace is so exquisite and luxurious, and the surface is a bit shabby, but he really likes it, "Sitting here, I can feel that this room belongs to me."
Yang Feng bowed deeply. The teenager often surprised him. After each surprise, his expectations increased by one point. "Please keep this feeling."
Han Ruzi nodded and asked formally, "Does anyone really want to kill me?"
"The news of Hou Juan's abdication has long been rumored. I have been inquiring about the news these past few days, and at the same time, I have been persuading the ministers of the court and the central government to make them believe that the queen mother has no intention of killing you."
"But they don't believe it."
"Neither believe nor disbelieve, they are watching. There is no way, only a few ministers have contact with Marquis Juan, and they have a good impression, but they cannot be publicized. Most people can only make judgments based on rumors, and rumors are not good for Marquis Juan. Not very favorable."
"They think I used to be a smuggler?"
"In the past few months, many bad things have indeed happened in the court..."
"I understand that the emperor is the emperor. Outsiders don't care whether you are a puppet or not. In short, the mistakes of the court are the mistakes of the emperor."
"Exactly."
"Who will kill me?"
"The ministers won't, they prefer to stay away from the court battles. The people who live a stable life won't. It's not good for them. But there are two kinds of people in the capital. There is a type of people who are the sons of nobles who have lost power, and both of them are willing to take risks in order to gain benefits."
Han Ruzi thought of the noble servants in the palace. They all have a bright future and should not take the risk to kill the emperor.
Yang Feng continued: "I got news this morning that there is a group of rogue teenagers in the city. They didn't want to please the Queen Mother, but wanted to kill you to make your name famous, and at the same time they wanted to sell your head. Just don't let them in outside the door. It's hard to tell those worthy disciples who have lost power, and they won't reveal their thoughts to the outside world, let alone if they will find experts."
Han Ruzi was not afraid, on the contrary, he was in a good mood, "But we are not afraid."
"Why aren't you afraid?" It was Yang Feng who asked the question.
"The two types of people you mentioned are adventurers. 'In the beginning, they were high-spirited, but once they found out that things were different from what they expected, they would be greatly disappointed.'" Han Ruzi smiled, and directly copied what Yang Feng used to evaluate Luo Huanzhang. Come over, "As long as we block a few provocations and there is no other hint from the queen mother, they will retreat, and everyone will believe that the queen mother really does not intend to kill me."
Yang Feng nodded.
Han Ruzi put away his smile and asked seriously: "Does the queen mother really have no intention of killing me?"
"Not as far as I know." Yang Feng replied cautiously, "We can only prepare accordingly."
Han Ruzi stroked the table with his fingers, and asked, "It's really strange, the queen mother is the real emperor of Chu, but can't she express her meaning clearly?"
"She can't do it, and she doesn't want to do it, and it doesn't do her any good. Whoever kills you, she kills whoever kills it will end the matter completely."
"So, wouldn't it be unfortunate for the adventurer who came to kill me? With great expectations, if it fails, there is nothing, but it is a death penalty."
"Those who are sensible are not adventurers. Hou Juan can think about a question: how can you express your meaning clearly when you are the supreme being."
"You can't do it by will, everyone will understand it in their own way..." Han Ruzi suddenly realized that Yang Feng had assigned him a task like before, and couldn't help asking: "This will still be useful. ?"
"If it's useless, Hou Juan is just wasting a little time doing nothing. If it's useful, Hou Wan can grasp the opportunity tighter than anyone else."
Han Ruzi smiled, "If you get a Duke Yang, if you get a general, the queen mother will send you to me. I believe she has no intention of killing."
Yang Feng raised a finger and shook it twice, "Touting others is a university question, Hou Wan will have to study hard in the future."
Han Ruzi stood up to help the case, "There's a lot to learn, take your time, it's time to eat, right?"
Noon had passed early, the sun set early in winter, and it was already dusk outside the house. Han Ruzi didn't eat much for breakfast, and he never saw Ying'er for lunch.
"Zhang Youcai!" Yang Feng shouted, knowing that the little eunuch was guarding the door.
Zhang Youcai came in immediately, "What is Director Yang's order?"
"Why haven't we eaten yet?"
Zhang Youcai looked surprised, "Rice? Where did you get the rice?"
Yang Feng is full of talents to help the world, he has been in the court, and he has entered the arena. When it comes to running the family, he is a long way away, and said with a slight anger: "Of course you cook, don't you know anything when you leave the palace? Yet?"
"There are two cooks, but there is no rice, noodles, vegetables and meat, so what do you cook with?" Zhang Youcai spread out his hands, "We entered the house last night, but we didn't have any rice, we only drank some well water. There will be, it turns out that Director Yang didn't bring anything to eat."
Yang Feng was stunned, "I ignored it... It's a little late today, please bear with me, I will send someone to buy rice and noodles tomorrow morning. This should be the responsibility of the head of the Ministry of Rites. The mansion they chose, Don't even have food ready?"
"Maybe they are also trying to figure out the Queen Mother's intentions." Han Ruzi said, rubbing his stomach, "I can bear it for another night."
Zhang Youcai's mouth twitched, he had endured all night, "Be patient, it's boring to fight."
As soon as he finished speaking, a swordsman ran in. He didn't even look at Hou Juan, and said directly to Yang Feng, "Come here."
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