The Child Emperor

There are many gates in the palace. After entering two gates, he was stopped. In front of the third gate, King Ying was taken away. He was fast asleep, and he did not know that the person holding him had changed.

Only Yang Feng was left, and he continued to go deeper under the leadership of several eunuchs. They knew each other, but they pretended to be strangers on the road and didn't talk a word.

The alley was full of people, with the empress dowager's guard of honor and a large number of guards. They had obviously received an order to make way for a passage. The leader stopped and signaled Yang Feng to go forward.

There were relatively few people in the yard. When they saw Yang Feng, they all looked surprised. Concubine Cui turned her face away and pretended not to know the eunuch. Cui Xiaojun bowed respectfully to him, but did not speak. Open your mouth.

"Eunuch Yang, please come in, the queen mother has been waiting for you for a long time," said a palace maid.

According to the rules, the Taizu's clothing room should keep away from lamps and candles. A eunuch in the room stood in the corner with a lamp in both hands, staring at the flames diligently, as if the whole room would be plunged into a sea of ​​fire if he looked away.

The queen mother knelt on the futon, facing Taizu's clothes and crown, and her nephew Shangguan Sheng stood behind her, waited for a while, turned around, and walked in front of Yang Feng, "You shouldn't come."

Yang Fengwei nodded and didn't answer, he didn't come to quarrel with Shangguansheng.

Shangguan Sheng stared at him for a long time, and finally walked out of the dressing room.

The queen mother did not get up or turn around, and said, "Your news is still so well-informed."

"When I served the Queen Mother in the palace, I knew a few people."

"Well, 'how many people do you know'? The ministers are like you, so there are no secrets in the palace."

"The emperor is like the sun and the moon hanging high, and all beings admire it. There is no secret."

"Hehe, Duke Yang hasn't changed, he still likes to teach the technique of emperors so much."

"That's just in front of the emperor."

As a eunuch for many years, Yang Feng is still very good at touting people.

The queen mother was silent for a while, "I want to ask you something."

"The queen mother, please speak."

"Where is the power of the emperor?"

"Well...I don't quite understand."

"You are as smart as Duke Yang, but there is something you don't understand?" The Queen Mother stood up, turned to Yang Feng, and looked up and down, "I have been consolidating the power in the palace, but I found that the more stable the power, the more jerky it will be. It's not running smoothly, like an old car that hasn't been moved for decades, it looks intact, but it can't be pushed or dragged away, and in the end, I even think that the emperor is actually dispensable."

Yang Feng fell to the ground and knelt down.

"I don't want you to kowtow, I want you to answer the question." The Queen Mother's voice was a little stern, the eunuch standing in the corner trembled slightly, and the lights flickered.

"I don't dare to talk nonsense before the empress dowager forgives me."

The Empress Dowager sneered, "No matter what you say, even if it's diabolical, I will forgive you."

Only then did Yang Feng stand up, "If the name is not correct, the words will not go well."

"Is the Empress Dowager in power, are the people in the world dissatisfied with this? But there was once a legitimate emperor, and it seems that no one supports him."

"This is the wisdom of the world."

"Smart? I feel more like cowardice."

"One thing, sometimes, cowardice is smart."

The queen mother laughed and suddenly turned to look at the eunuch holding the lamp in the corner, "Are you very smart?"

The eunuch looked panicked, didn't dare to move, and didn't know how to answer, but couldn't help but answer, "I...I..."

The queen mother put away her smile and said to Yang Feng: "I understand, it is easy to break, but cowardice seems harmless. If you want to survive under the eyes of the emperor, you must look cowardly. This is the inheritance that Emperor Wu left to future generations. , he thought that in this way, the emperor's position would be... very stable."

Yang Feng nodded, since the queen mother already understood, he let the queen mother speak on her own.

"But cowards also have their own means. They don't oppose, but they don't support it. They don't cause trouble, but they don't do anything. I stopped approving the memorial at first, just to see how inaction the ministers can do. Facts have proved that they Better than me. Hey, in the past six months, the only person who has done things is actually..."

The Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly, and she suddenly understood that Yang Feng's intention was to lead the topic to Marquis Tien, but Yang Feng didn't say a few words in total, and the Empress Dowager couldn't find any obvious flaws, "Know the enemy and know yourself, you will be safe in a hundred battles, Yang Gong pursues him. Those who have been looking for Qi for many days, it seems that they have already mastered the art of bewitching those who are looking for Qi."

"I don't dare to do it, it's just a small success."

The queen mother turned to look at Taizu's clothes. She came here to pay homage almost every day. She couldn't get enough of it. "Heroes are born in troubled times, and there are no cowards under Taizu. I'm thinking, should I do it all over again..."

"The world is still in the hands of the Han family."

The queen mother sighed and asked, "If I make King Ying emperor, what will be the result?"

"Everyone in the world will be silent, the power of the queen mother will be more stable, and the ministers will be more cowardly.

"My only son is dead." The Empress Dowager murmured, "Who do I mean to protect the great Chu Jiangshan?"

"For the people of the world, for the Shangguan family." Yang Feng replied.

The queen mother laughed again, the laughter was full of sadness, so she appeared a little crazy, and the laughter gradually subsided, "Sister is very lucky, she recognized that the person who killed Si Di was me, so she desperately wanted to avenge me. ."

The eunuch in the corner shivered. He shouldn't stand here, let alone listen to these conversations. He hoped that he could really turn a blind eye and hear nothing like a wooden man.

"But it's not me who killed Sidi." The queen mother's voice became cold and full of murderous intent, "There is another person, a dirty hand, hidden in the palace."

The queen mother turned around in place, looked up at the roof, "like a snake, hid in a dark place, spit out a few drops of venom when people were unprepared, and thought she was unaware."

The queen mother retracted her gaze and looked at Yang Feng, "So I used an excellent bait to attract this snake, and finally let it show its flaws."

Yang Feng's expression changed. Although he guessed a little fact, he was still shocked when he heard the Queen Mother's admission, and realized one thing. The Queen Mother's madness was not cured, but integrated with her whole being. .

"The queen mother shouldn't do this, the emperor is the emperor after all..."

"Even if it's an emperor with an unjustified name?" The queen mother showed a sly smile, as if she had caught a loophole in Yang Feng's words, "The emperor was assassinated twice, the first time was the same as the one who assassinated Emperor Si, but I have already I found the antidote and saved the emperor's life. I knew that the poisonous snake would be dispatched again, so I waited and waited patiently, just now, the poisonous snake really came again, this time, I grabbed its tail ."

"The Huns are crushing the border, the southern army..."

"These are not important!" the queen mother said sharply, the lights flickering, "if the palace is not safe, what is the meaning of the emperor? What does it mean to be under the whole world and lead the land? To be an emperor, you must start with yourself first. ."

Yang Feng is speechless. He understands the principle of taking enough time. In this regard, he is as "cowardly" as the ministers.

The queen mother's voice softened, "You always say that the hand of the watcher can reach the palace."

"The one who looks out for breath is just a finger on the hand." Yang Feng corrected.

"You still believe in your own judgment?"

"No doubt about it."

"But you're wrong, I grabbed the snake's tail and picked it up to take a look. I'm still an old acquaintance. I've suspected her for a long time. If it wasn't for Yang Gong's influence, I'd have even attacked her a long time ago. Now it's all right, the evidence For sure, I don't have to hesitate any longer."

"The queen mother thinks twice."

"Like Duke Yang, I am sure of it."

"Since that's the case... What else does the Queen Mother have to order?"

"Although Da Chu is not as important as revenge, it can't be ignored." The queen mother glanced at the eunuch holding the lamp. The eunuch was so frightened that he didn't react. It was not until the queen mother's eyes became a little strict that he woke up and hurriedly walked out of the house. On the way, Yang Feng stopped him on the way, handed over the lamp, and hurriedly pushed the door out, as if he had escaped from a beast's den.

"My enemies are all gathered, the Cui family, as well as their lackeys and minions."

"Master Cui is still outside the city."

"I sent someone to make a promise to several Confederate generals. Whoever kills Cui Hong will be the Confederate Sima. If there is no accident, they should have already started. Not everyone is as cowardly as you said, throwing it away. If you give a little reward, someone will still pounce."

"What does the queen mother want me to do?"

The queen mother looked at the door and sighed softly, "I may have made a huge mistake... I said just now, I hope to do it again like Taizu."

"Well." Yang Feng felt uneasy. In the past period of time, he was not by the Queen Mother's side, and he only heard about many things and underestimated them.

"I used to be... a little confused. I took Shangguan Sheng as Si Di and said a lot to him. I don't remember the content, but it probably included the idea of ​​'doing it all over again'."

"Do you remember Shangguan Sheng?"

"I think he seems to be serious, and even thought... the Shangguan family can replace the Han family." The queen mother lowered her eyes, she couldn't admit her mistake, at most showed a little hesitation, "But I need him, without him, my revenge plan can't be done. conduct."

"As soon as the Cui Clan is destroyed, Shangguan Shengda has the power, who is still his opponent?"

The queen mother smiled slightly, "Stop pretending, you are just like Wang Meiren, you only think of one person in your heart, and you think you can persuade me quietly. In fact, there is no need to make it so complicated. It is not the two of you who persuade me, but the two of you. It is Han Ruzi himself. He is the first hero in a troubled world. At least he has the appearance of a hero. If he goes to the frontier, even if I see the wrong person, if he can bring the Northern Army back to the capital in time, you will take this thing to him."

The queen mother took out a small thing from her sleeve and handed it to Yang Feng.

Yang Feng stared blankly for a while, then knelt down on his knees, put down the oil lamp in his hand, and stretched out his hands to take the treasure seal.

There are twelve imperial seals in total, and the most important one is this precious seal.

"Take it away, if it falls into the hands of others, you are a sinner of Da Chu." The queen mother handed over the heavy responsibility and felt relieved. She walked to the door, stopped beside Yang Feng, and sighed softly, "I only Be a sinner of Si Di, because I didn't protect him well."

Yang Feng touched the ground with his forehead and did not speak.

"If you still doubt the hopefuls, kill them all." The queen mother added, pushing the door out of the dressing room.

Shangguan Sheng stepped forward and said, "The Queen Mother, someone is coming from the north gate."

"Okay, let's welcome the guests." The Queen Mother turned to Concubine Cui, "I've been in the palace for so long, I haven't treated you well."