Chapter 237 Threats from Outside
Han Ruzi was on his way to Jingzhaoyin Mansion when one of them ran up on horseback, whispered a few words to Yang Feng, and left immediately. Yang Feng told Marquis Juan, "Marquis Champion appointed Chai Yue as the military officer, and the messenger has already departed."
Han Ruzi felt great peace in his heart. He spent so much time in the Champion Hou, and the most important purpose was this. Although the appointment of the Champion Hou still required the permission of the court, for the soldiers of the Northern Army, Chai Yue finally became a real the "own person".
Yang Feng added: "The two censors, please rest assured Hou Juan, the appointment will be unimpeded."
Han Ruzi was slightly surprised, and then realized that the change in the situation also had a great impact on them. Xiao Sheng and Shen Mingzhi were seeking credit for Hou Juan, hoping to facilitate this collaboration.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of Jingzhaoyin Mansion, the King of Donghai chased after him and asked angrily, "Why didn't you call me?"
Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Because I know, you don't need to call, you will come too."
Donghai King jumped off his horse, avoided Yang Feng, approached Han Ruzi, and whispered, "What do you need me to do?"
Han Ruzi thought for a while, "You still have to write a letter to Taifu Cui. Before, you wanted him to attack the Northern Army, but now you want him to cooperate with the Northern Army."
"The entire Great Chu court is more inseparable than ever." The King of the East Sea expressed emotion, and then said: "No problem, I think I can convince Cui Hong."
In the yamen, Lian Danchen, who joined the judicial army, had already been waiting outside the lobby, and directly brought Marquis Juan to the Department of Criminal Justice, while Jing Zhaoyin himself avoided seeing it.
Du's grandfather and grandson are not prisoners, but they are guarded very strictly. More than a dozen yamen guards guard the door, and no outsiders are allowed to approach.
Lian Danchen took Juan Hou into the door and said, "It's more troublesome, Juan Hou can take away Mr. Du, Xiao Du... I have to stay here for a few days."
The Internal Criminal Division is where Lian Danchen usually works. A small bed is set up against the wall. Du Chuanyun is lying on it, as if he is sleeping. Du Motian is sitting beside the bed. , and then said to Lian Danchen: "My grandson has already told you everything he knows, how long will he be locked up?"
Lian Danchen smiled bitterly and said, "Why does Mr. Du use the word 'guan'? You are all my guests, but... it's just that the matters involved are too big, and I can't control it."
Even Danchen has always been very polite, Du Motian couldn't say anything, turned to Marquis Juan and cupped his hands: "Thank you Marquis Juan for coming to visit, Chuanyun is considered a life, but he hasn't fully recovered, so he can't get up to give Tianyi. Hou salute, tired Hou don't blame."
"It doesn't matter, I just want to see it with my own eyes, it's fine." Han Ruzi said to Lian Danchen again, "Who can call the shots?"
"The trouble is here, no one can control it, unless the assassin is caught, otherwise, the day after tomorrow, I have to transfer Xiao Du to the camp of the guards..." This is the dilemma of Lian Danchen.
On the surface, the "Guanghua Qunhu" had already taken refuge with Marquis Juan and the King of Donghai, and they were naturally very polite to Marquis Juan's entourage. When the "guests" were in Shangguansheng's hands, the criminals would not be able to control them.
"But you let the King of England go." Du Motian said.
"The King of England...is the King of England after all." Lian Danchen could only smile bitterly. The power and courage of the "Guanghua Group of Tigers" came from the Queen Mother. Once the Queen Mother was vague, they would be at a loss.
Han Ruzi said, "Can I talk to them alone?"
"Of course, I'll be waiting outside the door for orders." Lian Danchen exited the room.
Han Ruzi was about to speak, but Du Motian, who was opposite him, waved at him and said, "Marquis Juan, this is not fair, Chuanyun is a victim, why can't he leave?"
"Master Du, please forgive me. King Ying was assassinated, and the whole dynasty was shaken. Du Chuanyun happened to be by King Ying's side. Everyone and everything he saw could be very important. What did he see?"
Du Motian shook his head, "Cuanyun ran faster on horseback at the time. When he noticed the sneak attack, he only had time to hide for a while, and then he saw the figure shaking, and he passed out quickly."
Du Motian took two steps forward, grabbed Hou Juan's right hand, and said excitedly, "Chuangyun is my only grandson, I can't leave him, I am where he is, if Hou Juan can do anything, I will take us all with you. Go out, if you don't have one, then let's have our destiny."
"Don't worry, Mr. Du, I will definitely find a way to bring you back to the Marquis Mansion."
The two chatted for a few more words, and Du Motian let go, and Han Ruzi called Jin Lian Danchen, thanked him for taking care of Du's grandfather and grandson, and left.
On the way, Lian Danchen asked in a low voice, "What did Mr. Du say?"
There was obviously someone listening to the conversation next to the Internal Penalty Division. Even Dan Chen’s question was just a cover, Han Ruzi pretended not to know, and sighed, “He said that Du Chuanyun didn’t notice anything, it happened so suddenly, and the assassin was hiding very well. deep."
"Well, I believe in Du Chuanyun, I'm afraid I'm at the camp of the guards..."
"So we have to find the assassin as soon as possible. What's the progress on Lian-sama's side?"
"A lot of people were arrested again, but it was useless. Either the mouth was too hard, or it had nothing to do with the assassination of the King of England. They were all grievances and grievances."
"If Lord Lian finds a clue, please let me know in time."
"Of course, don't worry, Hou Juan, if you catch an assassin, you will be the first to know."
The two bid farewell politely at the gate of the yamen.
The King of the East Sea borrowed pen and paper from the yamen, and he had already written it into a letter. He showed it to Han Ruzi, and asked casually, "How is it?"
Han Ruzi shook his head, glanced at the content of the letter, and returned it to the King of the East Sea, "Very good, let's give it to Master Cui."
The King of the East Sea called his entourage to deliver the letter, but he still followed Han Ruzi until he was in the House of Marquis Juan before Han Ruzi had the opportunity to talk to Yang Feng in a low voice.
"Look for Hu San'er." Han Ruzi whispered, and when Du Motian grabbed his hand, he wrote the word "Hu San" without a doubt.
Yang Feng nodded, and sent Hou Juan back to the study as usual, without saying hello to the King of the East Sea, and left on his own.
Donghai Wang watched Yang Feng's back disappear, turned to Han Ruzi and said seriously, "What are you doing?"
"Find out the situation and find the assassin."
The King of the East Sea closed the door and walked to the desk, "The Queen Mother has already taken action, we can't wait any longer, we must fight back."
"How to fight back?"
"Haven't we made a plan?"
Han Ruzi shook his head, "Without the full cooperation of the 'Guanghua Group of Tigers', our plan would not have succeeded, but are people like Danchen still trustworthy?"
"So it's better to fight back as soon as possible. If you wait any longer, everyone has to turn to the Queen Mother."
Han Ruzi still shook his head, "No, the timing is not good."
"What should I do? Just wait like this?"
"The empress dowager relies on nothing more than Shangguan Sheng and the eighth battalion of Suwei. As long as the southern and northern armies are still near the capital, we will not lose all."
"So you really joined forces with Champion Hou?"
"When disaster is imminent, preserving strength is the most important thing. Of course, we must be sincere when we join forces. Otherwise, what can we do against the Queen Mother?" Han Ruzi stared at the eyes of the East Sea King.
The King of the East Sea avoided and sighed, "You are right, I only worry about one thing, the entire court is a mess, once the Queen Mother announces that the emperor has recovered, his health will be fine, and he can come back to power, not only The ministers will kowtow honestly, and the southern and northern armies will also turn their backs, at least Cui Hong will definitely.”
"Even so, we can't be in a hurry, we must wait for a better time."
"Okay, listen to you, I'm ready anyway, you have four or five hundred parts, the Tan family can also provide the same number of dead men, even Danchen may not be trustworthy, in 'Guanghua Group of Tigers' There are still people who are willing to help the Tan family."
"Well, I won't procrastinate too long."
The King of the East Sea found a place to sit down, was silent for a while, and then said again: "Have you ever thought of directing the blame for the assassination of King Ying to the champion?"
"I thought about it." Han Ruzi said without looking up, "but there is no way."
"As long as there is an assassin named..."
"No." Han Ruzi refused directly.
"Aren't you afraid that the champion Hou Xian will frame you?"
"If the champion Hou does this, then he is extremely stupid." Han Ruzi looked at the East Sea King, "What the Queen Mother wants to see most is that we panic and frame each other, so that she can get out and not. Doubtful."
"That's right, we can't be fooled." King Donghai was discouraged.
As noon was approaching, the King of the East Sea was about to order someone to serve dinner, when the prefect came in to report, and Zhang Yin, the Marquis of Piyuan, came to ask for a meeting with a guest.
"Marquis Piyuan is ridiculously naive, does he really want to go to the Western Regions to make merit and atone for his grandson?"
However, Han Ruzi respected this old general with a sloppy voice, and it was a little surprising that he was willing to take the initiative to see Marquis Juan at such a time, Marquis Piyuan was not too timid.
Zhang Yin, the Marquis of Piyuan, doesn't seem to understand the direction of the court at all, and he has to do one thing. Although Marquis Juan did not agree to send him to build a city in the Western Regions, Marquis Biyuan has already started preparations, including learning more from the "enemy". Happening.
The guest he brought today was a Hun messenger.
The Xiongnu envoys have been in the capital for a long time. Except for a few minor officials in the Ministry of Rites, they have never seen any high-ranking officials in the court, let alone the emperor and the empress dowager. Marquis Piyuan was the only guest who came to visit, also in a private capacity.
"Jin Chunzhong!" The King of the East Sea was taken aback when he saw the visitor, "You still dare to enter the city, not afraid that the Chai family will tear you apart?"
"I am the envoy of the Huns now." Jin Chunzhong said that Princess Hengyang was dead, so he didn't need to be too afraid.
"The entire Xiongnu is a lost dog, what's so great about a messenger?" The King of the East Sea showed contempt, and did not greet the guests, he walked to the other side and sat down.
Marquis Piyuan stepped forward and said to Marquis Juan: "The Western Regions must... prepare early, the Huns... the Huns..."
Jin Chunzhong signaled to Marquis Piyuan that he could speak on his behalf, Marquis Biyuan nodded in agreement.
Jin Chunzhong first bowed to Marquis Ruan, got up and said: "When we set off, Da Shanyu instructed that if the peace talks have not progressed after the spring, there is no need to talk about it. Since the Great Chu is unwilling to join forces, the Huns have only one choice: Go south to herd horses and use the city of the Chu people to resist the strong enemy in the west."
Before Han Ruzi could speak, the East Sea King stood up and said angrily, "Shameless traitor, how dare you threaten Da Chu?"
Jin Chunzhong said stunned: "If the two countries go to war, I would rather stay on the side of Da Chu. I just want to remind the frontier to prepare early through Juan Hou."
The East Sea King looked at Jin Chunzhong coldly, with a look of distrust.
"Indeed, the court should be reminded that this is more important than the assassination of the King of England!" Han Ruzi's heart moved. If he handled it properly, he might be able to solve the internal and external problems together.