Chapter 301
There are six or seven hundred guards in the palace, belonging to five teams. Although they all belong to the Sword and Halberd Battalion, they each perform their own duties and rarely communicate with each other. Wang He does not know the guard surnamed Meng, but the other party can accurately describe the palace. Some of the code words that he had to believe now.
Han Ruzi was shocked and was about to ask, when the King of the East Sea stepped forward and said, "Is it a man or a woman?"
"Wearing men's clothes, it looks like a woman." Wang He observed carefully.
"It's her, what's her name? Meng E, she suddenly appeared, Your Majesty must be careful."
Loach ran to the emperor from the group of eunuchs, "Meng E? Wasn't she the one who took the treasure seal away?"
At the beginning, Meng E met with the soldiers of the tribe in Nancheng, and took the treasure seal under the arrangement of Cai Xinghai, which should have been directly given to the emperor, but she disappeared halfway, delaying many things. Cai Xinghai regretted it too late, and all the soldiers in the tribe thought she was a traitor. Loach was indignant when he heard the name.
Donghai Wang didn't know the twists and turns, but he understood it as soon as he heard it, "I said she has a problem, and the death of General Han Xing has something to do with her, right?"
Han Ruzi really had no way to defend Meng E. The assassin who assassinated Han Xing was said to be a man, but the time coincided with Meng E's escape to Hangu Pass, and holding the sword of Taizu, most likely he was from the palace. It was Meng E's brother Meng Che, or one of the guards they took away.
"Bring her to see me." Han Ruzi still wanted to hear what Meng E said.
But he was no longer the Marquis of Juan, but the Emperor of Great Chu, with a supreme status. Occasionally, when he said something and no one obeyed, Wang Heben was just a little uncertain. Standing in the same place without moving, this is different from visiting Luoyang outside the city at night. The credibility of the ugly king is much higher than that of the guards who return.
Han Ruzi was about to give another order when all the people around him, from the guards to the eunuchs, suddenly knelt down, and the guards on the outside also leaned closer, as if they were facing a big enemy.
"What do you mean?" Han Ruzi asked in surprise.
Wang He said: "Your Majesty is not allowed to take risks, let me ask clearly."
"She won't tell you." Han Ruzi said.
"I'll go." Cui Teng volunteered, not knowing who Meng E was at all, "It's just a female bodyguard, er, Your Majesty, she's just a female bodyguard, right? If there's anything else... um, it's best to give me a hint first. ."
Han Ruzi said to the King of the East Sea: "Go, and take her to the yali to see me."
The emperor naturally wanted to live in the most heavily guarded place in Pengcheng. The house behind the yamen had been vacated. Pengcheng ordered to move to another place. Most of the items in the room were gifts from Luoyang Hou Han Chou. Liu Jie did everything possible to make the emperor live. more comfortable.
Han Ruzi didn't notice the difference, but felt that the number of guards in the yard had increased significantly, and Liu Jie went out to meet the emperor in person, and he never left.
"Meng E used to be a guard in the palace. She first protected the queen mother, and then went out of the palace with me. You can trust her." Han Ruzi felt that the people around her were overreacting.
"Your Majesty is on a personal expedition. This place is a stone's throw away from the East China Sea, so we must guard against it." Liu Jie was in charge of the guards, and he knew that the responsibility was heavy, so he didn't dare to be sloppy, "The more acquainted you are, the more you have to be wary, Meng E is likely to understand His Majesty's habits. , halfway through the assassination, accidentally lost, and then changed his mind to meet His Majesty."
Han Ruzi smiled and shook his head, "Uncle Liu has never seen her? She is..."
"I've seen it." Liu Jie affirmed, with a serious expression, "Meng E and Meng Che are both bodyguards brought by the Queen Mother from the East China Sea, they were not selected from the palace. We had long thought that their origins were suspicious. The brothers and sisters are descendants of the old Qi King Chen Lun, but the Queen Mother still believes in them."
Han Ruzi was shocked again, but he didn't expect Meng E's origin to be exposed, "You?"
"I and the former Central Division Supervisor Jing Yao, Jing Gong is very good at gathering intelligence." Liu Jie didn't really care about this trivial matter, and continued: "The rebels have already used the banner of King Qi, and when Meng E came to see His Majesty at this time, she must Discord."
"Send more guards, I still want to see her, and some things have to be asked in person."
Liu Jie wanted to raise objections again, and Han Ruzi waved his hand, "Do your job well, and I will decide the rest."
Liu Jie didn't dare to speak again, and conveyed many orders to the eunuch beside him.
Ten guards guarded the emperor, and another twenty were scattered outside the house. A large number of guards closed the entire street outside the yamen.
Zhang Youcai, Loach and others stood on both sides of the emperor, ready to block the sword for the emperor at any time.
Cui Teng stood closest to the emperor, nervous and excited, "The female bodyguard is rare, is she very powerful? One can beat several? Rest assured, Your Majesty, with me here, even a fly will not want to approach. Your Majesty, dare Ask, is the female bodyguard beautiful?"
Han Ruzi ignored him and looked down at a copy of the memorial sent from the capital.
The King of the East Sea came back soon, "It's indeed Meng E, but she won't tell me anything, does His Majesty want to see her?"
Han Ruzi handed the memorial to Zhang Youcai, "Call Meng E in."
Donghai King was not responsible for the summoning. He stood aside, looked at the battle in the room, slowly moved closer to the emperor, and quickly squeezed into Cui Teng's side, making a wink for Cui Teng to give up his seat.
Cui Teng refused and glared back. The two of you glared at me and I glared at you. After a stalemate, the King of the East Sea was defeated, and he could only sigh in his heart. Once he lost power, even Cui Er dared to bully himself.
Meng E came, two guards in front of her and four behind her. They walked in and took a few steps. The guards who led the way stopped, and then moved to both sides, sandwiching Meng E in the middle, ten steps away from the emperor. The lights were dim. Only barely able to see each other's face.
Sure enough, it was Meng E, her appearance remained the same, especially the look of indifference in her eyes. She was dressed in men's clothes, did not kneel, clasped her fists like a man, and said, "Guard Meng E, see Your Majesty."
Cui Teng let out a sigh in disappointment. It turned out that the female bodyguard was really just a bodyguard. Although she wasn't ugly, she couldn't be called a beauty. A flower-picking veteran like him was not interested at all.
"Well." Han Ruzi had to maintain his dignity in front of outsiders, "What do you have to explain?"
Meng E shook her head, "I'm not here to explain, but to remind Your Majesty not to waste time in Pengcheng, go north now, maybe it's still too late."
"In time for what?"
"It was too late to stop the Huns from the Great Wall."
Han Ruzi was startled and suddenly stood up from the soft chair, "Huns?"
Meng E was about to continue, when the King of the East Sea stepped forward, faced the emperor, and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, General Cui Hong gets news from the northern Xinjiang every day, and he has never heard of any unusual behavior by the Huns. Meng E suddenly It's not really credible to say these words, let me ask her a few words."
Han Ruzi nodded and sat down again.
The East Sea King turned around, took a few steps forward, and said with a smile, "Meng E, you didn't want to answer my question just now, but now you are in front of Your Majesty, can you answer it?"
Meng E also nodded.
"Where have you been all these days?"
"I traveled east from the capital, first to Hanguguan, then to Luoyang, then to participate in the uprising in the East China Sea, arrived at Linzi City a few days ago, and finally came to Pengcheng to see Your Majesty."
"Participate in the uprising? You joined the rebels?"
"The people on Righteous Island can't wait. They want to start a rebellion in advance. My brother and I are going to persuade them to give up the plan."
"The results of it?"
Meng E was silent for a while, "They didn't listen to the persuasion and took my brother in." Meng E's eyes swept over the East Sea King and looked at the emperor, "It doesn't matter, the key is the Huns..."
"Don't worry, I'll ask the Huns soon." King Donghai took two steps forward, blocking Meng E's gaze, "What's the next step for the rebels?"
"When the Huns enter the customs, they will divide the Great Chu together."
The smile on Donghai King's face suddenly disappeared, and he wanted to ask more about the rebels' movements, but he could only turn to the Huns, "The rebels colluded with the Huns? The right place is a little bigger, so that the Huns can follow the Huns. Do you join forces?"
"The intermediary said that the cooperator is Fuyu State. King Fuyu and Righteous Island are guaranteed to occupy the land of Qilu and attract more than 100,000 Chu troops. The Huns take the opportunity to enter the customs, and Fuyu State will also send troops to attack Liaodong."
Donghai King couldn't believe it, and was about to ask, Meng E said loudly: "Your Majesty, think about it, the rebels can't defend the city, are they waiting to die? There is no big backer behind them. trouble?"
The King of the East Sea sneered, "Perhaps Yishi Island and Fuyu Kingdom are very sure that Da Chu is going to be in chaos again, Meng E, you don't come back sooner or later, but you come to see Your Majesty when the Chu army surrounds the rebel army and prepares to attack. I'm afraid it's not a coincidence, right?"
If the emperor is assassinated, the rebels still have the possibility to break through the siege, or even turn defeat into victory.
"I only tell His Majesty about the twists and turns." Meng E said coldly.
The East Sea King turned around and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I suggest that Meng E be temporarily escorted to the army, and then send someone to the northern Xinjiang to check on the movements of the Huns. The three-way Chu army here is acting according to the original plan. The country and the East China Sea were pacified. And there have been rumors that the Huns were going to go south, not necessarily collusion with the rebels, and the rebels may be falsified and powerful, trying to divert the Chu army away.”
Meng E and the King of the East Sea have their own reasons, and Han Ruzi can't make a decision, "You guys step back first, Meng E stays, I..."
Before the words were finished, the eunuch and the guards all knelt down again. They all felt that this female guard had a special status, and it was too dangerous to appear at this time.
Meng E said flatly: "Your Majesty, put me in custody first. If my words are true or false, there is no way to argue the result. The facts will prove everything."
"You go to rest first." Han Ruzi couldn't use his stubbornness to violate the loyalty of a group of people, and said to Liu Jie: "Send someone to serve her, this is not a prison, understand?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Jie got up, retreated to the door, and motioned for Meng E to follow him.
Meng E said to the emperor, "The army is in disarray, Your Majesty, don't practice any more."
Han Ruzi was stunned. Others thought that Meng E was persuading the emperor to pay attention to his body, but he understood that Meng E was telling him to stop practicing internal skills.
Liu Jie and Meng E left, Donghai King walked up to the emperor, turned to speak, just pushed Cui Teng away, "Your Majesty, this matter is too suspicious, Meng E is probably not alone, and it is necessary to conduct a big search in Pengcheng. "
"Well, Chuan Great General Cui Hong." Han Ruzi cared more about the Huns in the north than the search in the city. As for stopping the practice, he was surprised, but he didn't particularly care.