Chapter 381
Several things rushed together, making Han Ruzi a little overwhelmed.
The Minister of Rites, Yuan Jiuding, acted quickly. He first went to the East China Sea and summoned local officials and related people for a one-on-one examination. The whole process was like a judicial trial. After removing several irrelevant pieces of evidence, Yuan Jiuding tended to recognize the East China Sea. Conclusion: The Wang family is indeed the close relative of the Queen Mother.
The officials of Donghai Kingdom were relieved, and before they could celebrate, Yuan Jiuding rushed to the Wang family in Linxian without stopping.
Officials from both places are very cautious. They have not let the Wang family relocate. They still stay in the original village and are not allowed to go out. However, they provide food with good wine and meat. Record here, and after obtaining permission, you can queue up to go to Wang's house, but you are not allowed to stay overnight.
It was later shown that this move was very useful, otherwise, the Wang family's team in Beijing would likely expand several times.
The second-rank officials of the imperial court came to the Wang family in person, not to mention the village, the entire county was a sensation, and even the county governor from a hundred miles away brought a group of officials from the government office to greet him, which was more than the emperor had when he visited the East China Sea. The stage is bigger.
The emperor's status is too high, and he is very thrifty. Many times he refuses to enter the city. He camps and stays outside the city like a marching army, which makes the officials have nowhere to go. , and give gifts too, so as not to be seen as disrespectful.
Yuan Jiuding didn't care about these foreign officials. Accompanied by the Donghai Prime Minister and the local county governor and magistrate, he came to the Wang family. "Old man, you are still in good health, can you go to the capital?"
When this statement came out, everyone was very happy.
Since Yuan Jiuding left the capital, official documents have been sent almost every day. He was more suspicious than the emperor and the queen mother. He asked many questions, and then solved them one by one or got affirmative answers. Until he went to the Wang family, he finally sent it. An official document with only a conclusion and no problems: the Wang family is indeed a relative of the Queen Mother.
On the same day, a private letter from the little eunuch Zhang Youcai was also sent to the emperor. This was also the only letter he had written after leaving the capital. The content was extremely simple: Wang Cuilian, the daughter of neighbor Wang Chenggui, nicknamed "Lotus".
This is the person who called the Empress Dowager Cining "Miss Sister" when she was a child.
Han Ruzi no longer had any doubts, and brought Zhang Youcai's letter and all the official documents that Yuan Jiuding had sent during this period to his mother in person.
Empress Dowager Ci Ning didn't read the official document very much, but she read Zhang Youcai's letter repeatedly, muttered "Lotus" several times, her memory from many years ago finally became clear, and she couldn't help crying, "Sister Xiaolian, it's her, I remembered it. already."
The emperor congratulated the queen mother, eunuchs and court ladies inside and outside the house, concubines and concubines of various palaces, including the queen, all came to congratulate her.
The next day, the hall of Qinzheng was full of festive atmosphere. Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi and others congratulated the emperor, and then discussed how to receive the relatives of the Empress Dowager Cining. It was unnecessary to make a marquis. The emperor's hint was already very obvious, and there was no challenge. necessary, but fields, servants, gold, silver, and silk must be indispensable.
The emperor asked the young mansion to provide this reward, but the ministers tried to prove that according to the previous rules, this is the expenditure that the imperial court should have.
Although the debate was heated, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers was surprisingly harmonious. After lunch, the emperor did not leave, but returned to the Qinzheng Palace to discuss the Wang family's entry into Beijing, and deal with some necessary government affairs. Seeing that the day will come to a perfect end. , Feng Ju, Minister of Officials, sent a memorial through the eunuch.
The memorial was from the Zhongshu Province, and the content was very simple. It pleaded guilty to Nan Zhijin, a member of the Zhongshu She, who believed that he was seriously negligent in his duties, and asked the Ministry of Personnel to remove him from his name.
This is a very serious punishment. Most officials would rather go to prison for interrogation than be removed from the official position.
However, for the angered emperor, the punishment of delisting was too light, and he usually angrily demanded severe punishment from the Ministry of Punishment, the Censor Terrace and the Dali Temple. As a result, the convicted officials returned to the hands of officials. Not being able to escape is another matter.
If Han Ruzi hadn't suspected Nan Zhijin long ago, he would have been fooled. In a fit of rage, he might have asked the officials who broke the crystal bottle to be sent to prison.
But he didn't get angry, but laughed in his heart. It's good that ministers other than Zhongshu Province didn't participate.
The only remaining question is whether Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi was also involved.
Han Ruzi wrote: "If people stay in the mansion for a while, how to punish them is up to the prime minister to decide."
Feng Ju took back the memorial without saying a word. According to the rules, he put the memorial that he was not in a hurry to deal with in the basket and left it to be presented to the prime minister tomorrow.
After dark, Han Ruzi went back to the Marquis Mansion for the night, intending to take advantage of his energy and then discuss the strategy of pacifying the pirates in the East China Sea.
Cui Teng disrupts the emperor's plan.
Cui Teng was sent to Yunmengze to deliver a letter to Yang Feng. He should have returned long ago, but it was delayed for several days. He arrived at the Marquis Mansion an hour earlier than the emperor. Zheng Dian, I may not be here tonight, I am very disappointed, but I still refuse to change my dirty clothes or wash the dust from my face. I must keep this image until the emperor returns.
King Donghai laughed at him, but Cui Teng dismissed it and refused to say what news he brought back.
As soon as the emperor returned to the mansion, Cui Teng immediately ran to the gate to pick him up.
"Cui Teng?" Han Ruzi almost didn't recognize that the beggar-like person in front of him was the second son of the Cui family.
"It's me, Your Majesty, on this trip, I will cross mountains and rivers, and I will change horses and not people..."
The King of the East Sea whispered: "If you can't get past the mountains and rivers, what else do you want?"
Han Ruzi had to praise a few words to get Cui Teng to stop talking about the hard work along the way.
When they got to the study, Han Ruzi asked, "What news is there from Duke Yang?"
Cui Teng winked.
"Huh?" Han Ruzi didn't understand what he meant.
Cui Teng winked again.
Donghai Wang said: "Your Majesty, Cui Er has been working too hard. He is too sleepy to open his eyes. Let him rest."
Cui Teng said angrily: "I want you to go out, I want to report the secret to Your Majesty alone."
The King of the East Sea laughed and said to the emperor, "Tonight we will all stay in the front yard and go down as we pass."
The emperor was full of energy and often met at night to talk, and the attendants did not dare to be lazy and were always ready.
"Okay." Han Ruzi really wanted to talk to the East Sea King and others again. He summoned three relatively good navy generals and wanted to meet tonight no matter what.
The King of the East Sea withdrew, and the eunuchs also left. Cui Teng walked to the door and looked out a few times, then turned back to the emperor with a serious expression, but there was too much dust on his face, making him look like he was about to open his mouth to borrow money. the rascal.
"Yun Mengze sent someone to assassinate His Majesty."
"This is not their first time." Han Ruzi said flatly.
Cui Teng's eyes widened in surprise, "Your Majesty is not afraid...Aren't you worried?"
"Of course I'm worried, so I've been prepared."
Although the Marquis Mansion is small and the number of guards is far less than that of the imperial palace, from the generals to the soldiers, eunuchs and maids, they are all people trusted by the emperor. , the password is just a routine, and it is absolutely impossible for a strange face to fool around.
Han Ruzi received the lesson that he must ensure the safety within ten steps before he has power thousands of miles away.
Cui Teng blinked in confusion, "But Yang Feng told me to remind Your Majesty that you must be careful this time, and don't be careless, and said that Your Majesty will understand when you hear it."
Han Ruzi frowned slightly, "What did Duke Yang do over there?"
Different from the court officials, the official documents sent by Yang Feng were small in number and simple in content. If only judged by the words on the paper, Yang Feng seemed to have done nothing in Yunmengze, and was trying to win over the so-called heroes of the arena every day.
Cui Teng scratched his head and stayed by Yang Feng's side for several days, but he didn't understand the eunuch's intentions, "Yang Feng is choosing the leader of the Jianghu alliance."
Han Ruzi was taken aback.
The imperial court did not plan to raise the army against Yunmengze within a year or two, and Yang Feng also did not want soldiers. Long before the emperor decided to "repress the bandits with bandits", he had already recruited many heroes from all corners of the world. He knew righteousness, and the most important rhetoric was not to be loyal to the emperor and It was Luan Banxiong who helped the Huns invade the Great Chu.
It's not enough to gather popularity, you have to let everyone have something to do. Attacking camps and plundering villages is the military's business. Jianghu people are not good at this kind of thing, and they don't bother to do it.
Jianghu people have the same name, so Yang Feng used his name to stimulate everyone. First, he loudly publicized Luan Guanxiong's surrender to the enemy-he was very careful to attribute the crime to only one person, not all the bandits in Yunmengze-then, he proposed There are many things going on in the rivers and lakes, and a leader is needed.
The selection of the leader depends on the character, and the second on the martial arts. The former depends on the recommender, and the latter directly competes.
Even Yunmengze's people can also participate in the election of the leader of the alliance, but there is one condition, no matter what the result is, they must hand over the sword of Taizu to the leader.
The news that Taizu's sword was lost to the people has been widely circulated in the rivers and lakes, and the more and more exaggerated it is, it has even been elevated to the level of a weapon of magic. The leader of the alliance, the prime minister in the imperial court, the tycoon in the locality, and the wealthy in the name, even if they fall into the dust, they can still hold the oiran.
The days of late autumn are getting colder day by day, but the battle for the alliance leader and the sword of Taizu is in full swing.
When Han Ruzi heard it, he was both surprised and admired. Yang Feng acted in both the style of Deng Cui and Chai Yue, which was both unexpected and well-organized. Incite the enthusiasm of Jianghu people.
To Han Ruzi, it was just a precious sword with commemorative significance. It would be better if he could get it back. If he couldn't get it back, it would have no impact on him or the entire court.
"How many people are coming to Beijing to assassinate?" Han Ruzi finally began to take the news brought back by Cui Teng seriously.
"The specific situation is not clear, but Yang Feng got the news that Luan Banxiong seems to be very confident about this assassination."
"Hey." Han Ruzi was not afraid at all. He was catching big fish in the DPRK, but he didn't expect the big fish in the rivers and lakes to swim over first.