Chapter 329 The Emperor's Trust
Meng E only came back in the evening, went to eat first, and then stood in the corner, as if she had never left. Zhang Youcai wanted to ask her where she was going several times, but he held back his words because he couldn't get an answer. E was obviously waiting for him to leave.
Han Ruzi slept again in the afternoon. After waking up, he felt in good spirits. He ate some food, and even asked Liu Jie to send some official documents. The connection with the capital had been cut off. These official documents came from the generals and officials in the city. After watching for a while, I felt sleepy again.
He has been sleeping on the chair for the past few days. He wanted to move to the big bed to rest tonight. Zhang Youcai asked someone to bring a bathtub to serve the emperor to take a bath and put on new clothes, so that he could sleep more comfortably. During this period, Meng E was always Now, looking away, the eunuchs treat her as a palace maid and don't care about it.
Everything was tidy up, Zhang Youcai didn't have to stay by the emperor's side at all times, and when he exited the room, he gave Meng E a deep look, but Meng E did not give him any response.
There were only two people left. Han Ruzi was lying on the bed, still feeling tired, but no longer weak, and his physical strength seemed to be recovering little by little.
After a while of silence, Meng E blew out the candle and was about to retreat to the corner. Han Ruzi had to speak first: "Are you helping me practice?"
"Yeah, didn't I already say it?"
"The timing is not right..."
"The timing? There is no better time. You are trapped in the city and can't do anything. It's just the right time to practice."
Han Ruzi was stunned. After thinking about it carefully, Meng E was right. He is now isolated from the outside world, unable to handle national affairs, and he doesn't need his efforts to defend the city. There is really nothing to do.
"The emperor... is like a banner, you have to set it up there for everything and let everyone see it as much as possible. Don't you want to learn the art of the emperor? That's it."
Meng E was silent for a while, and said, "If someone wants to destroy this flag, and it is already standing under it, will the flag continue to stand there? Don't you hide?"
"Huh?" The analogy that Han Ruzi used first, but now he can't understand it a bit. "You mean someone wants to hurt me? There are Huns outside the city, so do you still need conspiracy?"
"Don't worry, things will come to light within a few days. Your Majesty will naturally understand that the most important thing your Majesty needs to do now is to take care of your body."
Han Ruzi closed his eyes, but couldn't sleep, and said, "You have to tell me the truth, why is your medicine mistaken for poisoning by the imperial doctor? The symptoms of the two are almost the same." There was no response, "Meng E, you still Are you there?"
Meng E had already left without saying goodbye.
Han Ruzi sighed, Meng E's character, it is really difficult to learn the skills of the emperor, but he finally confirmed that Meng E did not mean to harm him.
He waited for a while, then slowly drowsiness struck, and finally fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took, Han Ruzi suddenly opened his eyes, was stunned for a while, and realized that he was listening to the sound of the piano, but it was completely different from before. The tune was almost unchanged, but the feeling was different. "The sound of extravagance" is used to describe the sound of the piano that I hear now.
This surprised him very much, so he listened carefully and finally understood the difference.
Kongyin music is played by two people, one is the host, the other is the guest, the other is positive and the other is odd. Before that, Han Ruzi only heard the sound of the main and the right. For some reason, he ignored most of the sounds of the guest and the odd. The latter is the source of the "voice of all the extravagance".
"Master" was sitting upright, "Bing" tried his best to tease, this is the whole content of Kongyin song, it probably took such a name to hide people's eyes and ears.
The more Han Ruzi listened, the more surprised he became, and the more he didn't like it.
The violin stopped abruptly.
After a while, Meng E's voice suddenly came from the corner, "Looks like it won't come tonight."
"Who won't come?" Han Ruzi sat up and went down to the ground barefoot. He felt that his physical strength had recovered a lot, and his mind had basically recovered. The tiredness that didn't care about everything disappeared without a trace. kept in the dark.
"The pianist."
"Why did the piano master come?"
"Your Majesty needs to rest."
"What I need is an answer."
"Well, what does Your Majesty want to know?"
Han Ruzi had been lying down for too long, and his legs were a little numb. He moved slowly in the dark for a while. He put down the piano player first and asked the most important thing: "Why do I have symptoms of poisoning?"
"Because Your Majesty is indeed poisoned."
Han Ruzi was taken aback, "Did you poison?"
"To be precise, it is the poison that everyone around Your Majesty has poisoned together."
"Um?"
"The incense I ordered, the tea and rice provided by Zhang Youcai, the official document sent by Liu Jie, the sachets carried by King Donghai and Cui Teng... We poisoned together."
Han Ruzi touched the table in the dark, put one hand on it, and gently shook his feet in turn, "What a complicated poison."
"Each item is not poisonous alone, but together it is highly poisonous. Only in this way can it be poisoned without showing traces, and it is extremely difficult to cure afterwards."
Among the many "poisoners", only Meng E has all the information, and the others do not know about it, they are used unintentionally, and they can't say anything during the investigation.
"But can you detoxify?"
"Well, after trying the poison once, I know how to detoxify. Your Majesty has already taken the antidote."
Han Ruzi felt that his legs could support his body, but it was even more sore and numb, "Why are you in such a hurry to find an antidote?" After a pause, he added another question: "Why do you have to try it on me?"
"Because the real poisoner is about to start, I have to get ahead and use it on Your Majesty to draw out this person."
Han Ruzi was dumbfounded, "Did you lead it out?"
"Well, I went to see him during the day."
Han Ruzi waited for a while, "Aren't you going to tell me who it is?"
"I thought His Majesty would ask next - it's Hua Bin."
"Hua Bin? He's going to poison me?" Han Ruzi couldn't believe it. Hua Bin was locked in the Yiwei Camp, and it was difficult to protect himself. How could he poison the emperor?
"Your Majesty is going to patrol the north, and the route is determined in advance. The original plan was to stay in Jincheng for three to five days, and then set off after meeting with the Northern Army."
"Yes, this is the line determined by the Ministry of War."
"Every place has to prepare in advance to welcome His Majesty, so this route has long been leaked. A group of Jianghu people arrived in Jincheng ahead of time, intending to rescue Hua Bin here, and if possible, take the opportunity to kill His Majesty."
"It's Jianghu people again, why don't they get along with the Emperor of Chu?"
"It is said that there are some personal grievances in it. I don't know the specific situation. Your Majesty has the opportunity to ask Hua Bin."
"Hey, I must ask." Han Ruzi went back to the bed and sat down, "How many helpers does Hua Bin have?"
"Hua Bin didn't tell me that he would completely believe me only if he brought His Majesty's head."
Han Ruzi thought silently for a while, "What happened to Master Qin and his daughter? You seem to be wary of them, and their piano sounds are very strange."
"Has Your Majesty heard all the piano sounds?"
"If I had known this was the case, I would never have brought them with me."
"Zhang Zhuhe and Zhang Qinyan are not real fathers and daughters, but masters and apprentices. Zhang Zhuhe learned the art of qin in the East China Sea at the beginning, and has a lot of origins with the martial arts of Righteous Shidao. His Majesty's internal skills have already made some achievements, so I first listened to it. When it comes to the sound of the piano, there will be a feeling of soaring.”
"Yes, it seems to be helpful for practicing internal skills, but you told me not to practice any more."
"Extremely good things happen. Your Majesty is not a true martial artist. His internal skills are progressing slowly, but they are safe and don't consume too much energy. If you are motivated by the sound of the piano and the progress is accelerated, the gains will outweigh the losses."
"But I can hear all the piano sounds now."
"Because I helped His Majesty to open up the two veins of Rendu, although the internal strength has not grown too much, but it can be controlled, His Majesty can actually choose which kind of piano sound to listen to, but I suggest that His Majesty should still listen to the current one."
"Is there really such a skill in the world that can make listeners feel different sounds?" Han Ruzi had already experienced it, but he still found it unbelievable.
"You have to have the inner strength of the righteous island to hear different piano sounds. Zhang Zhuohe did not expect that your majesty would have inner strength. The original purpose of their father and daughter was to lure your majesty to accept the beauty."
"No wonder the eunuchs are not affected, but why is Cui Teng not affected? He only likes Zhang Qinyan, and has no interest in piano music."
"I only know so much about piano art. Zhang Zhuohe has already guessed that it was me who taught His Majesty the internal skills. He is very wary of me. I can't ask anything."
Han Ruzi hummed, "Zhang Zhuhe is also a Jianghu native, will he be with Hua Bin?"
"It's hard to say, I have no evidence."
Many doubts in Han Ruzi's heart have been solved, and there is only one left. Strictly speaking, this is not a doubt, because he has already guessed the answer, "Is it the righteous island who told you these things?"
Meng E hummed.
After escaping from Linzi, Meng E knew all about the many dangers the emperor faced, and suddenly both poisoned and detoxified, Han Ruzi could only come to one conclusion, "Yishidao hopes you can gain my trust, and then What? What do they, or you, want from me?"
"Yishidao hoped that there would be someone who would stay by Emperor Chu's side at all times. At that time, they didn't expect the Huns to be so smooth."
"And you?"
"Me? I just want to gain His Majesty's trust."
Han Ruzi couldn't ask any more questions. Meng E told everything truthfully, and indeed won the emperor's trust. As for how she will use this trust in the future, will she be the enemy of the emperor when the righteous island gives an order? Han Ruzi could not predict, and any answer from Meng E was not enough.
"So you just do things on your own without telling me."
"Your Majesty wants me to tell you in advance?" Meng E seemed a little confused.
Han Ruzi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Of course, I am the emperor, and the emperor must know everything, at least those matters of life and death."
"But you said that bluffing is also the technique of the emperor. If I explained in advance, your Majesty's illness would not be so similar, and I would not be able to gain Hua Bin's trust."
"You're not an emperor yet, Meng E, you can learn the art of an emperor, but don't use it on me. It's not that easy for Hua Bin to poison me. If something like this happens in the future, you must tell me in advance. If you arrive, I can't let you stay with me."
"Okay." Meng E replied, "There is one thing now."
"Well, let's talk."
"I want to take His Majesty to escape from Jincheng. Everything is planned, but I can only take His Majesty alone."
Han Ruzi moved his two numb legs to the bed and said with a smile, "Escape? I won't run away, Meng E, if you want to learn the art of the emperor, just observe it carefully. With a sword in your hand, who is still empty-handed? With the technique, who still escapes alone?"
"Great Ancestor of Chu..."
"He wasn't an emperor at that time, watch it, Meng E, watch it." Han Ruzi rubbed the muscles on his legs, feeling that he would soon be able to run freely.