The Child Emperor

Marquis Piyuan and Jin Chunzhong came with hope, but when they left, they were filled with doubts.

The king of Donghai in the study was even more puzzled. He walked to the desk and said carefully: "I probably understand what you mean, let the Hun envoys spread the threat from the north, so as to force the empress dowager to come to power, but what's the use of this? Once the empress dowager comes to power , the Shangguan family's power will be even greater."

"Yes, then why doesn't the Queen Mother refuse to come to power?"

"Because...because she needed a good excuse, and the Hun messenger just provided this excuse."

"Is there no other reason?" Han Ruzi unconsciously used Yang Feng's tone. It was a tone of questioning and probing, like a learned teacher guiding new disciples and experienced hunters training for the first time. The apprentice in the mountains.

King Donghai was very unhappy, but he still thought about it, "Well... Of course, in the past few months, there has been no reply to a memorial in the palace, leaving countless disasters. The queen mother can't just say that she will recover. She is pretending to be sick, which means that she once regarded the victims of the world as nothing. So the queen mother must have made a perfect comeback plan. If you mess up, the plan may be chaotic. "

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Actually, what I thought was not that complicated. I just tested the queen mother to see how far she could endure it."

"Beware of getting burned."

"The fire is already burning."

The King of Donghai stared at Han Ruzi. He had contempt, framed, admired, and feared this brother, and before he knew it, he already knew him very well, "If the queen mother refuses to come back, and the Huns really want to fight Come here, what are you going to do?"

Han Ruzi did not answer.

The East Sea King took a step back, his face full of surprise, "You want to leave the capital and lead the Northern Army back to the frontier, right?"

"There has to be someone to protect the Great Chu country and the people."

"Leaving the capital is like telling the world that you don't want to be the emperor anymore. The election of the emperor is a scam for us, but it is a real competition for the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and the common people. , Champion Hou has no rival..."

"I'm sorry, if it's someone who cares less about Da Chu Jiangshan, I'll admit defeat."

Donghai King's eyes widened, "But you are doing this right in the hands of the Queen Mother. She doesn't have to come back early. You can wait for the best time. The great Chu Jiangshan you protect may eventually fall into the hands of the Shangguan family."

Han Ruzi thought for a while, "The best outcome is that I win the throne, and then I have peace talks or decisive battles with the Huns. If not, I would rather stay on the frontier forever."

"There is another possibility." The King of the East Sea said immediately, his eyes lit up, "You capture the northern army and the cities in the frontier, then form an alliance with the Huns, and go south..."

Han Ruzi smiled and shook his head, "That's impossible. I may talk to the Huns, but I will never use the power of the Huns to seize the throne, and the soldiers of the Northern Army will not agree."

"As soon as you leave, the emperor will be the champion."

"Not necessarily. What the Queen Mother needs is a puppet. If I leave Beijing, the Queen Mother and the champion Hou will have a good fight." Han Ruzi paused for a moment, "What are you going to do?"

"I?"

"You can leave the capital with me. Let's find a way to capture Taifu Cui's southern army and jointly guard the frontier. One east and one west, relying on each other, we can attack and retreat and defend."

The East Sea King forced a smile, "You saw it in Iron Broken City, but I don't have the ability to guard the frontier."

"You can also stay in the capital. When the queen mother and the champion are both injured, you may still have a chance to win the throne, but your situation will be more dangerous."

Donghai King's smile was even more embarrassing, "I didn't want to be an emperor for a long time..."

"If I have to leave the capital, I hope you will be the emperor, and the Northern Army will fully support you under my control." Han Ruzi said very sincerely. For him, the King of the East Sea is definitely better than the champion Hou and King Ying. Better option, "I need your support on the frontier too."

The expression on Donghai King's face was changing. He, who had always thought he would become an emperor, suddenly felt coy, and said after a long time, "Are you telling the truth?"

"I'm just preparing for the worst. If I can force the Queen Mother to reveal my flaws, I'll still stay in the capital. In that case, you'll be the one to assist me."

"Of course, you are more suitable to be the emperor than me... If I win the throne, I can give it to you."

"Haha, the throne is not a child's play. No matter who becomes the new emperor of Great Chu, he can't toss anymore."

"I will make you king, give you all the northern border, and send Xiaojun's cousin over there... This is just an assumption, you haven't reached the point where you have to leave the capital, and there is still a great hope of winning the throne, rest assured, I I will fully support you, and so will the Tan family."

The King of the East Sea was a little incoherent at first, but soon returned to normal.

"I will try my best to fight for the throne, but I have to prepare for the worst." Han Ruzi stood up, put his right hand on the desk, and stared at the King of the East Sea opposite, "So it's settled?"

"Well." The King of the East Sea nodded solemnly, "It's settled."

"Only the two of us are orthodox Emperor Huan. If you and I are not dead, the throne should not fall into the hands of others."

"Yes, that's the truth."

In the following time, King Donghai was restless and left earlier than usual. Han Ruzi guessed that he would go home and discuss it with Mrs. Tan.

Han Ruzi wrote letters to Chai Yue, Fang Daye, Cai Xinghai, etc., and handed them over to the servants in the palace, and asked him to send the letters early the next morning. There was no special content in the letter, it was just a greeting to Anfu, and then consulted some of the situation in Northern Xinjiang.

It was already dark, and Yang Feng still did not come back.

Han Ruzi was faced with all kinds of things, but he had nothing to do for a while, so he simply sat on the chair and practiced silently, letting Zhang Youcai stay outside, and Yang Feng would wake him up when he came back.

After the second watch, Yang Feng finally returned to the mansion.

It’s not easy to find Hu San’er, the iron head. Both inside and outside the capital are arresting people in the arena, especially those outsiders. Hu San’er is not from the capital, so he is naturally on the arrest list. Fortunately, he is not an important person, so he is more alert. , and hid when he noticed that the momentum was not right.

Yang Feng took a lot of trouble to find him, and the two talked secretly for a while, but Hu Saner knew nothing about the assassin, and did not understand why Du Motian mentioned him.

Yang Feng didn't give up and helped Hu San'er to get rid of the cocoon: Du Motian was not at the scene of the assassination, and it was definitely not him who recommended Hu Saner, but Du Chuanyun, who survived the disaster, but he did not provide any further explanation, which means that Du Chuanyun The clues discovered are likely to be in Hu San'er's memory, it may be a person, or it may be an object...

Hu Saner finally remembered something.

He and Du Chuanyun have a common hobby, which is gambling. They often meet at the same casino. It is a well-known private casino. It is hidden in the alleys of Nancheng, and is especially loved by foreign characters.

About ten days ago, Du Chuanyun and Hu San'er met two new guests at the casino. They were both young, only sixteen or seventeen years old. They called themselves Guan and refused to say their names. He joined the gambling game as soon as he came. Obviously, he hadn't touched the dice for many days, and his heart was itching.

Du Chuanyun and Hu San'er pretended not to know each other, and together they won a lot of money from the two teenagers.

The young man was very unconvinced, and made an appointment to come back the next day. The bet was big, and Du Chuanyun and Hu San'er were also ready. As a result, after waiting for several days, the two young men did not show up. They went to other casinos to inquire about them. Said that he had never seen a guest with the same appearance.

Du Chuanyun was greatly disappointed. He complained to Hu San'er several times. He felt that he had missed an opportunity to win a lot of money, and he was very puzzled. The more money people lose, the more addicted they become. Watched by the adults in the family.

Du Chuanyun made an agreement with Hu Saner, who lived in the casino, that as long as the two teenagers appeared again, he would be notified at any time, and he had to win the big one.

Hu San'er remembered this because Yang Feng told him that there were several teenagers in front of the shop where the assassination scene was very suspicious. He remembered very clearly that the two teenagers who gambled had a southern accent, with light footsteps and good skills. Based on Hu San'er's experience, he guessed that the teenagers were most likely from a bandit gang.

Generally speaking, lone thieves act more cautiously. After arriving in a certain place, they either live in a secluded place or go to see local leaders, and only dare to move around after they have obtained protection. When you come to the emperor's feet, you can't change your temper, and you dare to go anywhere.

Hu San'er knew this. He was very happy when he heard that Du Chuanyun was still alive, and promised to help find out the whereabouts of the money gambling boy.

Yang Feng himself also found some people to help him, and when he returned to the mansion, there was no news.

Han Ruzi was very puzzled, "Is it the robber Jiang Yang? Why did they come to the capital to assassinate the King of England? How could the Queen Mother contact such a person?"

Yang Feng said: "It's possible. After the palace change, the queen mother was more afraid of people in the Jianghu. The 'Guanghua Group Tigers' arrested a lot of people, and naturally many Jianghu are needed as traitors."

"But the Jiang Yang robber..." Han Ruzi still found it hard to believe.

"Another possibility is that the person who brought the assassin into the capital was Meng Che."

"Meng Che?"

"The Meng brothers and sisters are from overseas islands, and the Meng family has connections with many robbers."

Han Ruzi was silent, thinking that Meng E would betray him, he always found it difficult to accept, and suddenly remembered one thing, "The hopeful person around the champion is a fake, and the one he sent to the general Han Xing is also No exception, but Meng E killed the false hopeful, and Lu Congxin threatened to take revenge on Meng E..."

"Based on this, Meng E must have offended the queen mother, and the person who chased and killed her might be Meng Che."

"They are brothers and sisters!"

"For those who are willing to enter the palace and become slaves in order to realize their ambitions, what is the relationship between brothers and sisters?" Yang Feng didn't know the true identities of the Meng brothers and sisters, but he was keenly aware that the two had a lot of ambition.

Han Ruzi was both shocked and relieved, at least Meng E did not betray him, and then he thought of "brotherhood" from "brotherhood".

"I told the King of the East Sea that I might leave the capital to guard the northern border when necessary, and then support him to become emperor."

Faced with such a major decision, Yang Feng didn't even think about it, and asked directly, "Does the King of the East Sea believe in you?"

Han Ruzi sighed softly, "He believes me, the princess may not, I guess they will send someone to test it."

"Yeah." Yang Feng didn't ask any further, Marquis Juan was already mature and didn't need his guidance on the details, "Even if we find an assassin, it may not change anything, we still have to find a way to deal with Shangguan Sheng and Suwei Eighth Battalion. "

Han Ruzi nodded, thinking about whether he could be as decisive as Meng Che at the last moment.