The Child Emperor

The King of Donghai came to the Marquis Mansion to "sit in the hall" as usual. The gatekeepers and servants were used to it. They did not block or notify him, and allowed him to come in and out freely.

Indeed, under the supervision of the Tan family, the King of the East Sea was very concerned about helping Han Ruzi fight for the throne, and he worked tirelessly to make suggestions and dedicate all his resources, which was more enthusiastic than his own.

Han Ruzi did not intend to waste this hard-earned enthusiasm.

"Are you still in touch with the Cui family?" Han Ruzi asked.

King Donghai took off his muddy boots, ordered his attendants to clean them up, and sat cross-legged on the couch where Han Ruzi usually slept, "It's alright, I'm too busy to pay attention to them, but the princess often goes there." The King of Donghai sneered, "The Cui family is proud now. You and the champion are both sons-in-law of the Cui family. Whoever is the emperor will have a queen in their family. Is no one in the Cui family coming to flatter you?"

"No." Han Ruzi also found it strange. Almost all the Xungui families in the capital tried their best to establish contact with Juan Hou, but the Cui family kept quiet, and even the second son, Cui Teng, did not show up. Either he changed his mind, or his father Look closely.

"Don't worry, get ready. When the Cui family really comes, don't be polite. What you want, the lion's mouth is open, don't worry, you can't swallow the Cui family."

Han Ruzi smiled.

"Why did you ask the Cui family?" Donghai King asked.

"I want you to do me a favor."

The King of the East Sea was silent for a while, "I have moved out of the Cui Mansion, just maintaining a superficial kinship relationship. Cui Hong recommended me. In fact, I got the permission of the champion beforehand - they think I am not a threat at all."

"The alliance between Taifu Cui and the champion Hou is purely a matter of interest. After all, you have had a long-term relationship with you."

Donghai King sneered, and finally said: "Family... well, there is still a little family left, no need for nothing, what do you want me to say to Cui Hong?"

"I got the news that the champion Hou appointed Wu Xiu as the commander of the Northern Army."

"I also heard that Wu Xiu will leave tomorrow. I also heard that it was Wu Xiu who took the initiative to join the champion. He went to the palace to visit the emperor two days ago, and went to see the champion the next night. He was appointed shortly after. What do you mean by that?"

The little emperor could die at any time, but unless he got the exact information, Han Ruzi was reluctant to guess, "Anyway, Wu Xiu is a problem, he is the uncle of the emperor, and he has been personally appointed by the champion, so he will go to the North Army, and he will be in trouble for Chai Yue. It's a threat."

"What do you want Cui Hong to do? He is the chief Sima of the Southern Army. He has always been the enemy of the Northern Army. He can't talk at ordinary times, and he can't even now."

"I don't want Taifu Cui to speak, I want him to send troops."

King Donghai was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh, "It's really insidious - is it Yang Feng's idea?"

Han Ruzi did not answer, the King of the East Sea smiled and said: "This is a good idea, Wu Xiu is a coward despite his high status, the big battle is imminent, even if it is just a omen, it can scare him to the core, and the soldiers of the North Army will not support Chai Yue. Who do you support? But...Is Chai Yue trustworthy? You haven't known each other for a long time."

"Some people who have only met once can be trusted."

The King of Donghai laughed twice, "I can't leave the city, but I can write to Cui Hong."

"Can you convince him?"

"That's not easy. The fight in the capital is in full swing. If the South and North Army don't make any noise, I'm afraid they will be completely forgotten. It's not for Cui Hong to really fight, but to let him show that the South Army is still there. He definitely wants to, and I'm sure."

The servant brought in the cleaned boots and put them on for the master. The King of the East Sea went to the table, wrote a letter on the spot, and handed it to another entourage, ordering him to go out of the city immediately to meet the Great Sima of the Southern Army.

After finishing the matter, the King of the East Sea asked, "What else? Soldiers come to block the water and cover the soil. The champion Hou makes a move. Let's take the move. This is interesting, but we can't just defend, but also attack."

"Do you have any idea?"

"There is one person who has to fight for it sooner or later. It's better to do it early."

"Shangguansheng?"

"It's him, the Zhonglang general Shangguansheng, who is in charge of the tens of thousands of soldiers in the Eighth Battalion of Suwei. For the Empress Dowager, the Eighth Battalion of Suwei is a hundred times more important than the 'Guanghua Group of Tigers'. Persistence makes sense.”

"But our final plan is to hold Shangguansheng hostage... I understand." Han Ruzi laughed, the more the enemy got closer, just like him and Donghai King now, "It's not easy, Shangguansheng is only loyal to the Queen Mother, And this person is different from the empress dowager's elder brother Shangguan Xu, who dares to act."

"You have to be pretentious. The Eighth Battalion of Suwei is there. If you don't try to win over, it will make people suspicious. I heard that the champion Hou has been trying to get close to Shangguansheng."

"Well, you're right." Han Ruzi also picked up the pen and wrote a letter for the King of the East Sea to read.

"Hehe, Liu Kunsheng definitely didn't expect that he would suddenly become so important, but he has only been a middle-ranking general for a few days, and he has no background. For the eighth camp of the guards... Forget it, it's just for fun anyway."

Liu Kunsheng used to be a palace man. After he made his merits, he was promoted to Zhonglang. He was soon transferred to the commander of the Northern Army. It was only natural that Han Ruzi asked him to introduce him.

Han Ruzi called Zhang Youcai, finished the envelope, and ordered him to find someone to send to the Northern Army.

"There were originally a lot of noble children in Suwei Eighth Camp, but unfortunately they were all sent home. Otherwise, it would have been a help, and they all supported you." Donghai King deeply regretted.

After all, Ke Xungui's children are familiar with the Eighth Camp of Suwei. Han Ruzi and Donghai Wang each wrote a few letters and sent them to different people. Some of them asked for it directly, and some were invited to meet and have a face-to-face talk. All in all, I hope to arrange a meeting between Juan Hou and Shangguansheng.

The two had lunch in the study. After the meal, they met the two visitors who had made an appointment for a long time. It was nothing serious, just small talk. The interaction with the Xungui family was like this. It took at least two small chats before talking about seriousness. thing.

Not long after the visitor left, an uninvited guest came to the Hou residence.

After many days of training, the mansion has calmed down a lot, no longer panicked as before, and after entering the room, he announced normally: "The King of England asks to see the Marquis of Tiredness."

"Who?" Han Ruzi and Donghai King asked in unison.

"The King of England."

Han Ruzi and Donghai Wang glanced at each other, not understanding why this little uncle was here.

The King of England only brought two entourages, and Yuan Zifan, who was looking for air, did not follow.

"Is this your study? There are quite a lot of books." King Ying walked into the house and looked around with his hands behind his back. He was a child who was not very polite. When Emperor Wu died, he was born not long ago, although he received a title , but did not receive the best teaching.

Although King Ying was young, his seniority was there. Han Ruzi and King Donghai both stood up and nodded with a smile.

"You guys wait outside." King Ying ordered his entourage to sit on the chair Yang Fengchang was sitting on, dangling his feet off the ground, and asked, "Why don't you come and play with me?"

Han Ruzi and Donghai Wang were stunned again, Donghai Wang smiled and said, "Do you like to play with us?"

"Yeah, it was so much fun to go back to the Champion Hou family last time. When will you go again?"

The King of the East Sea laughed, Han Ruzi was stunned, and couldn't help asking, "Where's Yuan Zifan? Why didn't he come with you?"

"He managed too much, I sneaked out." King Ying jumped out of the chair and came to the desk, "Are you practicing writing? I will too." King Ying picked up the pen and wrote the word "锳" crookedly. , glanced smugly, and dropped the pen, "Where are you going to play today?"

"Today..." Han Ruzi was trying to get rid of this little uncle when the King of the East Sea stepped forward and smiled at King Ying: "There are places to play, but now is the time to chat."

"Well, I like to chat, and the people in the house are reluctant to chat. Yuan Zifan often chatted when he first arrived, and now he doesn't anymore. He always runs out, but doesn't let me go out."

"Where is Yuan Zifan going?" The King of the East Sea winked at Han Ruzi, saying that this was a rare opportunity, and he might be able to find out some special news.

King Ying shook his head indifferently, he didn't know where Yuan Zifan went, and he didn't care.

Han Ruzi stepped back and looked at King Ying. He couldn't help thinking about his childhood. He also lacked teaching. However, he was accompanied by his mother and knew that he would hide his thoughts in front of outsiders. King Ying was more like the King of the East Sea who didn't study hard.

"King Ying, do you know what we are doing?" Donghai Wang continued to ask with a smile on his face.

"Chat."

"I don't mean now, but in the past, remember? We used to be in a room listening to an old man explain the rules."

"Oh, you said choosing the emperor, of course you remember. I will be the emperor in the future, and I will make you a high official." The King of England was very forthright.

"Thank you so much, but... Marquis Tien also wants to be the emperor." King Donghai turned sideways and pointed to Han Ruzi who was standing behind him, "There is only one emperor, who should I choose?"

The King of England picked up the paperweight on the table and fiddled with it, "I am the son of Emperor Wu, of course I am the emperor."

The King of the East Sea smiled even more, "Who told you that you would definitely be an emperor?"

"Yuan Zifan." The King of England threw down the paperweight and yawned boredly.

"You don't know him, why do you believe him?"

King Ying looked at King Donghai, "Who said I don't know him? I've known him since I was a child, but he wasn't called Yuan Zifan at that time, and I don't know why he changed his name..." King Ying covered his mouth with his hands, "I shouldn't have treated you all. Saying that, it's a secret."

Both Han Ruzi and Donghai King were taken aback and took turns asking questions, but King Ying refused to reveal half a word, and instead kept asking to go out to play.

The King of the East Sea said to Han Ruzi, "Well, let's take him out for a walk."

Han Ruzi understood his intentions, and the three of them appearing together for no reason would cause many people to misunderstand, thinking that the King of Ying had invested in Marquis Juan, and it would be useless to explain more after the fact.

In the middle of the afternoon, Han Ruzi said, "Let's go to the East Market, where we can't go too far. It's lively there."

King Ying cheered and said with a smile, "I knew it was right to come to you."

The King of the East Sea asked, "You know I'm here?"

"I went to your house, and they said you were in the House of Marquis."

The King of Donghai led the way, Han Ruzi and King Ying walked behind. Just after leaving the door, Han Ruzi suddenly asked, "Yuan Zifan used to be a eunuch, right?"

The King of England smiled and said, "Hey, did you know him before?"

Han Ruzi smiled without saying a word. He guessed it. King Ying had never been out of the house much, and most of the people he knew were from the palace. Yuan Zifan obviously made some disguise on his appearance.

"Let's not go to Dongshi, let's visit the prime minister. He has been ill for several days." Han Ruzi said.

"Is there any fun at the Prime Minister's place?" asked the King of England.

"It was a lot of fun." Han Ruzi said that if Yin Wuxian wanted to stay out of it, he would send the trouble to him.