Chapter 347
Wang Meiren, who was eager to save her son, became more and more difficult to deal with. Every time Yang Feng returned to the palace, he had to hide, but he refused to see the queen mother. He could not explain his plan to Wang Meiren, let alone make any guarantees.
He couldn't say to a sad, angry, anxious mother that it was Da Chu who really needed protection, not the emperor himself.
In fact, he can't say such things to anyone, and the ministers are tacitly aware of this, and they can cooperate with the Zhongzhangxi very well.
Yang Feng returned to the palace's residence in the early morning. After all, he couldn't ignore the palace and had to deal with some affairs. This time, he received an invitation from the empress instead of the empress dowager's decree.
Yang Feng sighed and had to go to see the queen. In his eyes, the queen was more reasonable than Wang Meiren.
Cui Xiaojun didn't expect that the emperor's suffering was not over yet. These days, he quietly cried and dried his tears. After seeing Yang Feng, he couldn't cry anymore, so he could only kneel and beg.
Yang Feng hurriedly stepped aside, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed, not daring to accept this great gift.
The queen stood up with the help of the maid, and Yang Feng kept kneeling on the ground.
"Yang Gong..." Cui Xiaojun had a thousand words in his heart, and he didn't know what to say, but he couldn't help but say, "Why on earth does Your Majesty suffer like this?"
"Fortunately, Great Chu, the one who suffers from this is today's sage. Among the many emperors of Great Chu, probably only the Great Ancestor and His Majesty can bear it."
If Wang Meiren heard such words, she would immediately be furious, but the queen squeezed out a smile and regarded Yang Feng's words as a sincere compliment, "Well, only His Majesty can bear it, but... Mr. Yang is really here. Save Your Majesty?"
Yang Feng kowtowed and said, "I do my best, I don't dare to slack off, I'm just stupid and incompetent. So far, the siege of Jincheng has not been lifted."
Cui Xiaojun was silent for a while, and deep down, she felt that Yang Feng and the ministers in the court were right, but after all, it was the emperor who was surrounded by the person she loved deeply. Shan Yu accepts the terms of the peace talks and is willing to lift the siege, as long as..."
"As long as Da Chu gives up a large area of territory and restores the old state of Qi."
Da Chanyu put forward many conditions, these two are the most deadly.
Cui Xiaojun said tangled: "If it can be exchanged for His Majesty to return to Beijing safely, is it all worth it?"
Yang Feng raised his head, did not get up, but his expression became serious, "The key is here, Your Majesty will not come back."
"Huh? Da Danyu won't let people go?"
"If Da Danyu feels safe, it is possible to relieve the siege, but His Majesty himself does not want to come back."
The queen was silent.
Yang Feng is not the person who has followed the emperor the most, but he is the person who knows the emperor the most, and continued: "Your Majesty has been a puppet for a period of time, and I hate this very much, but what Da Danyu wants is a puppet, and it has to be voluntarily. Your Majesty will never accept it as a puppet. Even if the ministers in the DPRK agree to all the conditions of the Huns, they will finally be sent to Jincheng, with the permission of Your Majesty, and I know Your Majesty will not agree."
Cui Xiaojun finally burst into tears. After crying for a while, he took the towel from the maid, wiped his tears gently, and asked solemnly, "Is there nothing you can do?"
"Today's plan is to let the big dan 'cherish' His Majesty, and thus lower the conditions for peace talks, perhaps allowing His Majesty to compromise."
"So Yang Gong named the great-grandson of Emperor Wu as a marquis, and then he will be named a king, right?"
There is no way to hide such a big thing from the palace, Yang Feng can only kowtow.
"I understand that if there is another Emperor of Chu in the capital, Da Shanyu will feel nervous, and he feels that it is more in the interests of the Huns to hurry up and negotiate with His Majesty."
"The Queen's Mirror."
"But no one can guess Da Chanyu's mind. If he thinks that His Majesty is useless, why would he just... just die?"
Yang Feng can still only kowtow. Between him and the ministers, there is a final plan that no one wants to announce. If the Huns are indifferent and unwilling to lower the conditions for peace talks, then the emperor will have no hope of returning to Beijing, and they will have no choice but to embrace it. Establishing a new monarch, even if the new monarch is not qualified, is better than the state of being without a lord in the world.
Cui Xiaojun sat down sadly. Wang Meiren was right. Except for the two of them, there was no third person in this world who wholeheartedly wanted the emperor to return to Beijing safely, but she felt that the actions of others might not be a big mistake.
"Your Majesty regards Duke Yang as his teacher, and entrusts the entire capital, palace and court to Duke Yang..."
"Please believe the queen, it is not easy for me to make such a decision, but I have to. Even if I become a sinner through the ages - the sin is also on someone Yang."
Cui Xiaojun wanted to get angry for a while, cry for a while, and beg for a while, and finally she said plainly, "What does Duke Yang need me to do?"
"Comfort Your Majesty's mother, please don't... Forget it, just comfort."
Cui Xiaojun nodded, knowing that this task is not easy at all, Wang Meiren has reached the brink of madness, and the queen's calmness is likely to be regarded as infidelity, "Yang Gong...have you thought about it later?"
Yang Feng was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that if the emperor could not come back, it would be a good thing for him. The new emperor must rely on him to ascend the throne. Wang Meiren will never become the queen mother again, even if she harbors hatred, it will not help.
The most troublesome thing is the safe return of the emperor. Wang Meiren was named the second queen mother. She really holds the power. She probably won't easily forgive the behavior of Yang Feng and others.
"If a minister does not love his body, Yang has no regrets."
The queen didn't say anything else, Yang Feng retire, dealt with a few official duties, and finally made up his mind to discuss with the minister in the early morning, and in the name of the queen mother, the great-grandson of Emperor Wu was named King of Qi.
The news was immediately sent to Kanto, and wherever they went, they were all shaken. This time, the subjects of Great Chu really believed that the capital would have a new emperor. Officials and nobles from all over the country sent people back to Beijing to inquire about the news, preparing to establish a new home of foreign power. connect.
The ugly king of Luoyang found that it became more and more difficult to supervise the distribution of grain. Without the emperor as a backer, the weight of the word "ugly king" was greatly reduced, but he did not give up. Henan Yin and the merchants refused to contribute money, so he took advantage of his reputation. Nosse borrowed, in short, let things go smoothly.
He said nothing to anyone about the safety of the emperor.
After hearing that the King of New Qi had been conferred, Qu Zixi, a doctor of the Imperial College, sighed and said to the disciples in Luoyang: "Everyone performs their duties, someone must save the driver, and someone must be loyal. No literati has gone through fire and water, and Qu is incompetent and unable to turn the tide, so he can only go to Jincheng in person and share weal and woe with His Majesty."
At noon that day, Qu Zixi was on his way, and seventeen disciples followed him uninvited, saying they were seeing him off, but they never looked back.
The news continued eastward and reached the state of Qi. The rebels finally realized that they had been deceived, and the King of England in their hands could not succeed at all, so they went north with great fanfare to attack the Chu army with the Huns.
After Cui Hong got the news, he couldn't help but be furious, thinking that the Cui family was about to lose the identity of the queen again.
Chai Yue and Zhao Ruosu, a member of Zhongshushe, came to persuade them and tried their best to make Cui Hong understand that fighting the Huns seriously is the most important thing at the moment. If anything happens, the capital will have to establish a new king, and the victorious general will have more power.
Han Ruzi, who was trapped in Jincheng, knew nothing of these things. He sent away Feng Ju, Minister of Officials, and handed over the responsibility of guarding the city to Fan Kangshan and Cai Xinghai. He found that he had nothing to do anymore. He had used all the The means depends on whether Da Shanyu accepts the move and how to accept the move.
That is, from this moment on, he regained his initial calm, and he could read the contents of the book. He recruited the violin master Zhang Zhuhe alone and ordered him to play the qin, either excited, sad, detached, or arrogant, and the music became more and more melodious. Emotional, he is more calm.
He even resumed the practice and said to Meng E, "It's not for other effects, just because it can boost the spirit, the inner strength is worth practicing."
Meng E was more silent and taught more seriously than ever.
"Look, you want to learn the art of the emperor, but what you see is the difficulty of the emperor."
"I've learned more than ever these days." Meng E didn't regret it at all, and even secretly felt fortunate that she escaped from Linzi in time, otherwise, she would now be in suspense in Jincheng thousands of miles away. .
"If the city is broken, you have to find a way to escape." There was only one day left before Da Chanyu's ultimatum, and Han Ruzi felt that he had to make arrangements for some things.
Meng E looked at the emperor suspiciously, she never thought of escaping alone.
Han Ruzi sighed and said, "Family matters are hard to break. If I return to Beijing safely, the person who needs to be protected is the queen. If I can't, the person who needs to be protected is my mother. She is very strong and will not be persecuted. I only hope that you can. Tell my mother for me that I have no regrets in dying in Jincheng, please don't be too sad, let alone hate anyone, this is my choice and has nothing to do with others."
Meng E thought for a while, nodded, and after a while, she whispered, "I may not be able to escape."
Han Ruzi smiled slightly, at this time, he had nothing to force.
After dawn, Han Ruzi presided over the court meeting. The time was not long, and the officials did not have much to say. After the end, Han Ruzi got up and ordered the eunuch to bring wine and distribute it to everyone, and then said: "All the lords drink this cup together. , to be able to defend Jincheng together with all the lords, I have made a worthwhile trip."
Regardless of the civil servants or military commanders, everyone wore armor, no one knelt down and kowtowed, and no one cried bitterly. Everyone toasted and drank together, then left the palace and went to their own places.
Han Ruzi patrolled the city, and wherever he passed, the mountains were roaring. All the men who were victorious in Jincheng had already climbed to guard the city, barely enough 8,000 men, but not enough armour. , iron ball, can also fight.
Back at the palace, Han Ruzi toasted the eunuchs, guards and others who were accompanying him. Affected by the atmosphere of the emperor and the whole city, no eunuch dared to cry.
Han Ruzi said to Cui Teng, "I have given you the piano master Zhang Qinyan. I hope you don't think it's too late."
Cui Teng had already drank a few glasses of wine with the emperor, full of pride, and said, "It's not too late, the Spring Festival Night is worth thousands of gold. I, Cui Teng, have no regrets for a long time, and I will leave the rest to Your Majesty."
Han Ruzi smiled and shook his head, and said to the King of the East China Sea, "What do you wish for?"
"I have no wishes, only regrets."
"What regret?"
"Failed to say goodbye to my mother."
Concubine Cui died in the palace and did not see her son for many days. At the last moment, the King of Donghai only cared about this matter, and he had nothing to say to the Tan family.
Han Ruzi sighed softly. He didn't say goodbye to his mother. The King of the East Sea smiled and said, "But I have nothing to worry about. I can always see her again anyway."
The emperor and everyone around him also put on their armor, climbed to the southern city, and had lunch with the soldiers at the top of the city. All the flags were taken out, densely packed, almost circling the city wall.
Outside the city, a large number of Xiongnu cavalry gathered near the siege device, just waiting for it to get dark, and as long as the order was given, they would launch the last siege.