The Child Emperor

There was a fierce quarrel outside the tent, Han Ruzi sat up, his eyes were in a trance, he shook his head vigorously, and finally remembered where he was. Covering the upper ears with his hands, he murmured, "Presumptuous, who is making a noise here?"

It was already bright, and Han Ruzi was surprised to find that his boots and that of the King of the East Sea were clean. He didn't take off his clothes when he slept, put on his boots, and dragged his stiff body out of the tent. The sun was dazzling, and he had to lower himself. head.

"I'm looking for him, it's him. Hey, Emperor, let me in!" someone shouted.

Han Ruzi's tent was closest to the entrance of the camp. He looked towards the door, "This man is my guard, let him in."

The several old guards guarding the camp gate finally let them go, pretending that they didn't hear the word "emperor".

"You're back." Han Ruzi woke up and found that the sun was nearing mid-heaven, and he had slept long enough.

Ma Da was covered in dust and had messy hair. He stared at him angrily and said, "Okay, I really know how to play."

"What's wrong?" Han Ruzi didn't know why he was angry.

"Let me enter the city from the east, and then ran without saying a word, without notifying me, I came out of the original road of Dongcheng, rowed back to the riverside village, my good fellow, even the mouse disappeared. I followed the footprints. Well, there are no footprints on the official road. I met a few fellow villagers and said that a group of beggars went to the city yesterday. I continued to chase, almost overtaking it. In the town, I heard that there was a group of beggar rebels stationed nearby. , I came right away, but I was stopped from entering..."

Ma Datong complained, and Han Ruzi took him into the account, "I did something wrong and didn't leave a letter for you."

"Well." Ma Da nodded and said that he was no longer angry, "'I have submitted a letter to the war on behalf of Marquis Tien, and my husband is relieved. You must not go back to Beijing, remember.'"

This is what Cui Xiaojun said, and Han Ruzi understood, "Thank you."

"It's early in the morning, what's the noise?" Donghai Wang sat up and was stunned for a while, then suddenly he covered his face with his hands, gritted his teeth and refrained from calling.

Martha whispered in a slightly terrified voice, "What's wrong with him?"

"Nightmare. You go to rest."

Ma Da walked to the door and looked back again, expressing deep sympathy for the King of the East Sea.

"By the way, don't call me 'Emperor' in the future, call me 'Wanhou'."

"Curly Monkey? You have a straight body, why are you called Curly Monkey?"

"Because... I'm not so straight when I climb trees."

Ma Da left satisfied.

Donghai King still covered his face with his hands, and said in a dull voice: "I dreamed that I was at home, many servants were holding good things for me to choose, my mother was watching from a distance, and I asked her to come over, she just smiled and refused to move. "

Han Ruzi also sympathized with King Donghai, "Master Cui wants to kill you, but your mother won't."

"It's useless, she is living in the Cui family, she has no power or power, and can't help me."

"Don't you have your own palace?"

"Yes, but I've never lived in it before, and I regard Cui Mansion as my home." King Donghai slammed his fist on the blanket, "Is this what it feels like to be abandoned? I really don't know what happened to you all these years survived."

Han Ruzi smiled, and suddenly saw a pile of clothes on his bed. He didn't notice it in a daze just now. He walked over to pick it up, and it turned out to be his own clothes, spotless.

The East Sea King didn't hear the sound, moved his hands away, and glanced at his bed, "Hey, why do you have new clothes, I don't? Don't the generals of the new military camp know that I am here too?"

"It was sent from the House of Marquis Tire." Han Ruzi said.

"Oh." The King of the East Sea was even more heartbroken, and Marquis Tien still remembered him, but he became a complete outcast.

Han Ruzi was wondering when someone came in from outside, "Master, you are awake."

"Zhang Youcai! You... when did you come?"

"I came early in the morning, and seeing that the master was sleeping, I went out for a walk."

"Don't you want to die at the mansion?"

"Yeah, he's really weird. He clearly passed by the master, but he asked me to tell the master that he was going back to cook, so I won't send you a hundred miles away."

Don't die is indeed a strange person, a very powerful strange person, who can capture the leader of the enemy alive in the chaos of the army. It is a pity that such a person is unwilling to be used by Marquis Juan, and Han Ruzi can only regret that he is still unable to conquer it now. Ordinary arena heroes, not to mention such strange people who don't want to die.

"By the way, I ran into the man named Martha just now. For some reason, he was very angry after seeing me and shouted a few words. Where did I offend him?"

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "You left later than him, but arrived at the barracks first, so he is not happy."

"I see. Master, take a bath first, then put on new clothes, old clothes... I don't think so."

Before Han Ruzi could speak, the King of the East Sea screamed in the sky, "You did it on purpose, you did it on purpose, just to see my joke, right?"

Han Ruzi was served, but the King of the East Sea did not, which made him mad with jealousy.

There is only one master in Zhang Youcai's eyes, and he disdains the King of the East Sea, but he is obstructing the master's face.

Donghai Wang put on his boots and strode out of the tent, without asking who cleaned the boots.

"Madam will come later." Zhang Youcai said.

"She's coming? It's not safe here..."

"Madam said, if it's not safe, it's the same inside and outside the city." Zhang Youcai replied, Madam expected what Marquis Juan would say.

"Then I really should take a shower and change my clothes, but it's a lot of inconvenience here..."

"That's why you need someone like me." Zhang Youcai turned around and walked to the door, holding up the curtain, two soldiers brought in a large wooden bucket, followed by more than ten soldiers each carrying a small bucket of hot water, The vats were filled and they were withdrawn one by one.

"Fortunately, there is a town nearby." Zhang Youcai smiled.

Han Ruzi felt that his whole body was completely dirty, so he quickly took off his clothes, soaked in the water, and snorted in comfort.

"Oh, how can the master endure such suffering?"

"You can bear it, there will be more difficult days in the future, and it will be a hundred times better than being trapped in the Hou's mansion." Han Ruzi was enjoying the comfort of this moment, but he was also ready to roll in the soil again. "You stay in the capital, well..."

"Stay in the capital? No, no, I told my wife, and my wife agreed. I only left the palace because of the master. I will follow the master wherever he goes."

"But……"

Zhang Youcai wiped his back for Marquis Juan, and said, "If there is no place in the master's army, I will ride a little donkey and follow behind. It may be a little slower, but I can always push him."

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Of course it's better to have you to serve. I just feel that I should share weal and woe with the soldiers. They don't have anyone to serve."

"Hehe, the master is afraid that he has misunderstood the meaning of the words 'share weal and woe': food, clothing, housing, and everything are the same, and people just think, what is it that they are working hard to become a soldier? Could it be that in the end, they will also live a hard life like the master. Is it? The soldiers are charging, and the master is going too? A few soldiers were killed, and the army is still there. If the master...then there will be nothing."

"Hey, you've become eloquent."

"It's not that I'm eloquent. I walked around the camp and heard a lot of good things about the master, but they were also very confused and didn't know what to do in the future. Fighting against the Huns is really not attractive to them, so it's better to be realistic. If the owner is too poor, he will not be able to attract them."

Han Ruzi smiled and felt that what Zhang Youcai said was very reasonable. He only wanted to "share weal and woe", but forgot the most important thing: the people have already suffered enough, and only want to "share the joy".

After taking a bath and shampooing, Zhang Youcai dressed Hou Juan, combed his hair, and put on a hat. After everything was in order, he said casually, "There is something very interesting. I heard a lot of people talking about 'Queen Empress', where did it come from? 'The Empress'?"

"That's the daughter of Marquis Guiyi. She's also in the army. The soldiers didn't recognize her, so they screamed." Han Ruzi said calmly.

Zhang Youcai didn't ask any further questions, he exited the tent and asked someone to carry the bucket out.

After noon, another group of people came to the Juanhou Mansion to remove the weeds and felt blankets in the tent, and put simple beds, tables and chairs and other items to make the residence as comfortable as possible.

The King of the East Sea was envious and jealous. He hid in the distance and refused to come. Soon after, the Cui Mansion also sent servants to bring useful things, including a huge tent. He felt a little balance, but he kept his face cold and pretended I don't care.

At dusk, Cui Xiaojun came, entered the tent directly from the sedan chair, and smiled at Wan Hou Yanran.

The two sat opposite each other hand in hand.

"I'm sorry, I didn't keep my promise." Han Ruzi said guiltily.

"I'm not here to hear an apology, I'm here to help you." Cui Xiaojun said with a smile, although she yearned for a peaceful life, she knew that her husband was not an ordinary person, and was proud of it, "The court said. Have you given the Rebels an official flag?"

"No, I'm still wondering why no one came to urge me to go to the palace today to thank me?"

"That's because the queen mother thinks it's unnecessary. I saw Yang Gong yesterday."

"What did he say?" Han Ruzi squeezed his wife's hands tightly.

"He suggested that Marquis Huan should not take the banner and turn the rebel army into a private part."

"Private part?"

"Well, generals in the frontier can raise a group of soldiers by themselves, without being paid by the imperial army, usually no more than 500 people, but it doesn't matter if there are more in special times."

"There are more than 700 rebels, how can I afford to support so many people?" Han Ruzi was deeply touched by the difficulty of raising an army.

"No matter how much, I can afford it." Cui Xiaojun smiled, "I got a sum of money, and when Hou Juan leaves, Coach Du will be sent to the army."

"Where did you get the money?" Han Ruzi was surprised.

"There are not many people in the house, so I can save a lot of money. My mother also helped me get some. In short, you don't have to worry. If you need anything, just send someone to send me a letter. I can always think of a way in the capital."

"Why am I so lucky to marry you? How much will you have to suffer when you marry me."

"I'm also very lucky, you don't know how many unworthy children I have seen since I was a child..."

Han Ruzi let go of his hands and gently embraced his wife in his arms. He was in a turbulent mood. For the first time, he told her the truth, "I am the emperor, you are the queen, and no one can change it."

Without being taught or reminded, Han Ruzi wanted to leave an indelible memory on this night.

(End of this volume)