Chapter 336: Behind the Brave
The chariot general Deng Cui disappeared inexplicably, the defending general was suddenly replaced, the emperor's guards came in and out of the palace, and the soldiers in the city received orders to wait overnight... The whole Jincheng felt a strong atmosphere of tension, and rumors spread. , said that hundreds of people had fled the city to surrender to the Xiongnu, and that the emperor was seriously ill and was about to die.
Han Ruzi was also very nervous and wanted to do something, not wanting to let himself idle.
He does have a few things to deal with.
Master Qin and his daughter moved out of the emperor's temporary residence, and like ordinary entertainers, they were always there.
The reason why Han Ruzi opened the door was because his mother was involved in this matter, and the Qin master and his daughter had no other ability except playing the piano and being beautiful.
"Cui Teng, if I hear that you are approaching the piano master privately, you will be sent thousands of miles away because of the filth of the court." Han Ruzi reminded.
Master Qin and their daughter had already been taken away by the eunuchs, Cui Teng was still looking at the door, and when he heard the emperor's words, he was first shocked, then stunned, sighed, and gritted his teeth: "If I really can't control myself - Your Majesty doesn't need to. Distribute me, give me a knife, and let me be a eunuch, anyway, the eldest brother has a son, and the Cui family doesn't have to worry about cutting off his sons and grandsons."
Others say such words as if they are dissatisfied, but Cui Teng is sincere, looking at Liu Jie, Zhang Youcai and others, and sighing again.
Han Ruzi could only shake his head and ordered someone to bring the King Huahu, and he wanted to interrogate him again.
The siege of Jincheng is still unsolved, and Han Ruzi has already begun to think about how to eradicate the bandits in Yunmengze.
King Huahu was still young and wanted both face and life, so he stood in front of the emperor instead of kneeling, but he couldn't keep his calm expression, and he didn't dare to look at the emperor.
The guards wanted to force the King Huahu to kneel, and Han Ruzi raised his hand to signal that he didn't have to.
"I still remember that you once delivered a letter for me in the palace."
King Huahu's expression changed again. He was still a noble entourage in the palace at that time. Now that I think about it, it seems like a lifetime ago, "That's... that's the idea of King Donghai."
"Why did you kill the East Sea King? Isn't he your friend?"
King Huahu was silent for a while, then said, "King Donghai humiliated our Hua family, how could I treat him as a friend?"
Han Ruzi was a little surprised.
The King Huahu finally met the emperor's gaze, "Not only the King of the East Sea, but also His Majesty, completely ignores the Hua Family, humiliates us, belittles us, and makes us, the Hua Family... The Hua Family does not suffer from this kind of anger!"
Han Ruzi understood. He had long heard that the Hua family used to be a powerful foreign relative, but it declined during Emperor Wu’s time. He was frequently rejected when he pleaded for heroes. When Emperor Wu died, the family relationship between the Hua family and the emperor became weaker , not even relatives, not even qualified to enter the palace, can only deliver memorials according to the rules like ordinary ministers.
This is what Huahuwang calls "humiliation".
"So your father and son would rather abandon your family and become a thief than serve as a minister in the court?" Han Ruzi asked.
King Huahu nodded his head and became more courageous. Not only could he look at each other with the emperor, but he also had a little more challenge in his eyes.
Han Ruzi smiled slightly, "In Yunmengze, the Hua family must be admired by all the stars and the moon?"
"The Hua family has a bit of a reputation in the arena." Hua Huwang said proudly.
"Well, but Luan Banxiong first sent your father to the capital to participate in the rebellion, and then asked you to save his father, but he himself hid in Yunmengze. Is the reputation of the Hua family so big?"
King Huahu blushed, "My father went to the capital voluntarily, and it had nothing to do with the general Luan, and the matter in the capital was not a rebellion. The so-called winner is the king and the loser is a bandit, your majesty is just a fluke. As for saving my father, it is me. Voluntarily, Luan Shen also stopped me."
Luan Banxiong claimed to be a "god-given general", and the King of the Tigers obviously respected him very much.
Han Ruzi nodded, "Will Luan Banxiong come to rescue your father and son?"
"Our father and son... will not implicate the heroes of the rivers and lakes."
Cui Teng couldn't bear it any longer, and spat: "A dozen good 'heroes' have already died because of you, and you still say that you won't be involved? If no one comes to help, you will feel that Yun Mengze looks down on the Hua family and humiliates the Hua family. Isn't it? It's really hard to get along with the Hua family, so everyone has to hold you?"
King Huahu glared at Cui Teng, and suddenly burst out laughing, "Cui Er, don't be complacent, the Hua family's today is your Cui family's tomorrow, companions are like companion tigers, don't think that you can be carefree for the rest of your life if you are favored now. You shouted badly, and the emperor still abandoned the Cui family."
Cui Teng thought for a while and asked Zhang Youcai next to him, "He's saying that our Cui family...is a dog?"
Zhang Youcai nodded solemnly.
Cui Teng was furious, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush up, but was held tightly by two eunuchs.
"Let's see if the rivers and lakes will abandon the Hua family." Han Ruzi didn't get angry, the Huahu King was stern and easily frightened, "After returning to Beijing, your father and son will be executed in the street."
Cui Teng was very satisfied when he heard this, but the Huahu King's expression changed drastically, "You... Your Majesty clearly promised..."
"I promised to forgive the Hua Family's death penalty before today, but if Yun Mengze sends someone to rob the Hua Family, the Hua Family will have new crimes. I have never promised to forgive the future sins."
The Tiger King was stunned.
"So Yunmengze saves the Hua family by harming the Hua family. If you don't save it, you will be abandoned." Han Ruzi waved his hand, and the guards dragged the Huahu King away.
It was only after he left the room that King Huahu responded and shouted loudly, "You can't go back to the capital! You can't go back to the capital!"
The voice gradually disappeared, Cui Teng said: "Your Majesty is more than enough to see him in person, and it is enough to send someone to torture him. I can guarantee that this kid can't hold on twice, let me go and interrogate him."
"There is nothing to ask." Han Ruzi said to the door: "Liu Gong!"
Liu Jie immediately stepped into the house.
Han Ruzi had already seen him probe twice, so he ordered the King Huahu to be taken away, "What's the matter?"
"General Fan sent someone to send a message, saying that a few people rammed the city gate, and it has been settled."
"Huh?" Han Ruzi stood up immediately, "Why didn't you talk about such a big thing earlier?"
"It's just... Your Majesty's forgiveness." Liu Jie would not defend in front of the emperor.
"Uncle Liu is innocent." Han Ruzi reassured him that there were not many credible and available people around him, and each of them was worth cherishing.
Liu Jie ordered to leave, and Cui Teng said, "Is he right? It's just a few people rushing into the city gate. It's really not a big deal. Why should Your Majesty take it to heart?"
At this time, even if only one person slammed into the city gate in broad daylight, Han Ruzi didn't think it was a trivial matter. Looking at Cui Teng, he asked, "Why does King Huahu dare to bring more than a dozen people to Jincheng to save his father from assassinating him?"
Cui Teng was stopped when he was asked, "He's... stupid, over his own strength."
"He is not stupid at all, he dares to come, it must be because Yun Mengze takes his son to save his father very seriously, he has to come, and he comes voluntarily, otherwise he will be everyone in Yun Mengze. A disrespectful and unfilial person."
Cui Teng snorted, not understanding what this had to do with crashing into the city gate.
Han Ruzi was explaining to himself, "There must be a group of brave companions behind the warriors, there must be a group of profit-seeking people beside the merchants, and the common people dare to rush into the city gate during the daytime, it must be because people in the city are panicked, and many people want to go out of the city and surrender. Huns, only a few dare to do it."
Cui Teng thought hard and vaguely felt that the emperor's words made sense, but he didn't understand much.
Han Ruzi looked at Meng E in the corner, she obviously understood what the emperor meant.
The general who quelled the rebellion at the city gate arrived soon. It was a young man who looked younger than the emperor and wore armor, so he clasped his fists and gave the emperor a military salute.
"Pingshen. Are you Zanhou's son?"
Xie Cun was very surprised when the emperor recognized him, "Yes, Your Majesty, Marquis Zan is my father."
Han Ruzi nodded. On the way to Jincheng, the sons and daughters of dignitaries took turns commanding the Yiwei Camp. Han Ruzi took the opportunity to observe and had a good impression on several people, including this Xie Cun.
Xie Cun was young, but he arranged the march in an orderly manner, and the law enforcement was quite strict.
"Well, let's talk about the city gate."
"Yes, Your Majesty. About half an hour ago, the people in the city gathered at the southeast gate. There were about three hundred people. After I saw it on the city gate, I led ten soldiers down the city, and the people were not allowed to approach the city gate. After a quarter of an hour , The five people were bewitched and suddenly rushed to the city gate. I let them go and blocked the people behind with the soldiers. The five people ran for a distance and found no one behind them. They turned around and returned to their original places. We rushed in. The crowd, the people dispersed in a rush."
Han Ruzi nodded, feeling that Xie Cun handled it well, and seeing that he seemed to have something to say, he raised his hand to signal him to continue.
"I sent soldiers to follow the two and found that they were servants of the Daiwang Mansion."
Han Ruzi raised his eyebrows slightly, but it wasn't surprising that there were servants in Daiwangfu who wanted to surrender to the Huns, "Why did you identify those two people with problems?"
"Other people are more excited and more afraid, and try to stand with acquaintances as much as possible, but the two people are walking around in the crowd, and they can talk to everyone, but they don't seem to know everyone, so I suspect they are instigators."
"it is good."
At Liu Jie's suggestion, Xie Cun bowed and retire.
After the others left, Cui Teng said, "This kid is not bad, won't His Majesty give him a promotion?"
"Don't worry." Han Ruzi summoned Zhang Jing, the head of the punishment department, and ordered him to investigate the family and servants of the king with Jincheng Yamen.
King Dai was frightened to death, and Deng Cui's belongings were thrown out of the city. The whole family looked very dissatisfied.
The people in the city were unstable, and the emperor should have personally appeared to appease him, but he can't appear in public right now. If news spreads that the emperor has no signs of poisoning at all, Hua Bin and others will lose the trust of the Huns, and Deng Cui will be in danger. .
Han Ruzi had to wait.
Until night fell, the Huns did not make preparations to attack the city. This was a good sign, and Han Ruzi felt a little more at ease.
However, Hua Bin and Gui Yuehua did not return to the city as promised. For the next two days, they seemed to have disappeared. There was no movement in the tunnel, and Deng Cui's life and death were unknown.
On the third day after Deng Cui left the city, the Huns defeated another large Chu reinforcements. This time the battle took place ten miles outside the city, and it could be clearly seen from the front of the city.
At the end of the battle, the Xiongnu showed off their might as usual, and erected several pillars on the bank of the moat with their heads hanging on them.