The Child Emperor

When the first basin of cold water was poured down, the East Sea King jumped up and shouted: "I'm desperate! I'm desperate! It's my uncle... it's Cui Hong..."

The stranger in front of him was not the Princess Tan, and the King of Donghai asked in alarm and surprise, "Who are you?" Then he looked left and right, and it was indeed his home. It was just a little dark outside.

"Please come with me, His Royal Highness the King of the East Sea."

"Why should I go with you? Who are you?"

"Your Majesty has called you into the palace."

The King of the East Sea was startled, his face turned pale, "I only set off tomorrow, why are you calling me into the palace today?"

The stranger's face was expressionless, "You will know when you enter the palace."

"Where's the edict? Where's the will? You, you are a bodyguard, not an eunuch in the palace..." The more he thought about it, the more panicked the King of the East Sea became. He changed everything from officials to servants, except for the princess Tan, he didn't know anyone.

The unfamiliar guard looked quiet and was not in a hurry at all. If he could enter the mansion, he had already proved his identity.

The King of the East Sea also understood this truth and calmed down a little, "I'll go and tell the princess."

"No, the princess has to enter the palace by edict, and she should have already boarded the sedan chair."

"Let me... wash my face and change my clothes." King Donghai really couldn't find any other reason.

When washing his face and changing his clothes, the East Sea King poured out countless strategies in his heart, none of which was successful, and there were countless fantasies, thinking that someone would suddenly jump out to rescue him, until everything was ready, and no miracle happened. The servants were respectful and respectful, Unlike hidden martial arts masters, the corners and the roof are clean, and it is not like someone will jump out.

The East Sea King suddenly realized that he was really helpless.

The guard urged him again, and the King of the East Sea had no choice but to set off, his drunkenness disappeared, and he turned back step by step when he left the mansion. He didn't live in this palace for a long time, but at this moment, he was nostalgic.

There were more guards outside the gate, and two sedan chairs were parked. King Donghai wanted to have a word with Mrs Tan, but was politely invited to the sedan chair by the guards.

Donghai King was feeling ups and downs along the way. His body collapsed for a while, and then he became tense. When he got off the sedan chair, he almost lost the strength to walk.

He was sent to a small independent courtyard in the palace. When he got off the sedan chair, he was alone. Mrs. Tan didn't know where he was sent.

Han Ruzi was busy all day again, and it was not until the second watch that he found time to meet the King of the East Sea. As soon as they met, he asked, "What's wrong with you? Didn't you eat? Or did you just practice martial arts?"

The King of the East Sea didn't know where the courage came from, so he stood up and said, "If you want to kill, you will kill, if you want to cut... In short, I'm not afraid of you, your scandal will be exposed to the world sooner or later, everyone knows..."

The courage was exhausted, and the King of the East Sea slumped on the chair.

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "My scandal?" Then he shook his head, "If I want to kill you, it must be done in an open and honest manner, and I will never quietly invite you into the palace."

The East Sea King was stunned for a moment, but he was right when he thought about it, the other party was already the emperor, he could either fake someone else's hand or commit the death penalty, there was no need to play with other means, he was greatly relieved, and almost cried, "You... Your Majesty is looking for me for something. thing?"

"A strange thing happened in the palace, I want to discuss it with you."

The East Sea King was stunned again, "I didn't do it."

"I haven't said what it is yet."

"No matter what, it has nothing to do with me. I am more honest than a full-fed dog. Those people you sent to the palace can testify that I have done nothing but drink, eat, and sleep, and no one is seen. Really, I am willing to admit defeat, I know what the prince and grandson who failed in the fight for the throne should do - to spend a lifetime in wine, I have already started wine, lust... lust and wait."

Han Ruzi laughed, "Now you are indulging in wine and sex, you are still too young, why don't you help me settle the world and make a career?"

The King of Donghai looked left and right, and there were no outsiders in the room, "If you have something to say, just say it clearly, Your Majesty is the emperor, I am a minister, even if Your Majesty asks me to commit suicide, I will not dare to say a word, and I don't need to be nice and friendly. I."

Han Ruzi sat on the other side, picked up the herbal tea on the table, poured himself a cup, "Taizu Baojian has disappeared."

"what?"

"Taizu's sword."

"The one in the crown room?"

"Um."

"Why... Your Majesty doesn't doubt me?"

"You brought someone into the palace that night."

"But I haven't been to the clothing room, and it's useless if I want Taizu's sword. Even if it is used to call on the ministers, it should be revealed at the time. It doesn't make any sense for me to hide it."

What Han Ruzi suspected from the beginning was not the King of the East Sea, "Where's the Tan family?"

"The Tan family? I can't guarantee this. It was very chaotic at the time... Oh, so you also called the princess into the palace. You, you... Your majesty is the emperor, and the princess is your majesty's sister-in-law. You can't mess around."

Han Ruzi smiled bitterly and said, "What on earth are you thinking about? The princess went to the dressing room with the queen that night."

The King of Donghai remembered, and the princess told him about the experience that night, "Yang Feng, Your Majesty should ask Yang Feng, he has been tied to the pillar outside the coat room, and if someone comes in and out, he can't see it."

Han Ruzi had asked for a long time, but Yang Feng didn't see anything. Of course, Han Ruzi chose to believe it. "The key is that I don't know when the sword was transferred. It certainly wasn't the time when Yang Feng was imprisoned."

"Hey, the emperor shouldn't believe anything... I didn't say anything." Realizing that he had no worries about his life, the King of the East Sea was much more at ease, and was able to seriously think about the emperor's problems, "Conversely, what is the use of the Taizu sword? It's just a relic left by our ancestors."

"It's useless to the vast majority of people, but it has a little meaning to me and General Han Xing."

"Oh, by the way, back then, you had someone bring out the sword of Taizu. After Han Xing took over the sword, he calmed down the chaos in the palace... It turns out that he was assassinated like this." King Donghai suddenly realized that he forgot to call him "Your Majesty".

Han Ruzi knew the King of the East Sea and knew that the surprise of the other party was real, "I thought it was Baoxi who was used, but now it seems that the sword of Taizu is more likely. The assassin probably brought the sword to see the general, and the general made a mistake. Thought that was the one I sent..."

"Let's go out tomorrow, find Han Xing's guards, and know how he died." King Donghai was still a little nervous, feeling that his idea was too simple, the emperor must have thought of it, thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty suspects Tan Family?"

"Assassination is more like a Jianghu method. Both the Tan family and the Hua family are possible. Yang Feng thought it was done by those who hoped for qi."

Donghai King sneered, "Lin Kunshan? If he has this kind of ability, I won't be able to..." Donghai King secretly vowed to keep his mouth shut, "Okay, I can go and talk to the princess, if there is really a Tan family Participate, she should have heard of it. But I need a guarantee."

"To the Tan family, I have no guarantee. To the princess, I can forgive her again."

The East Sea King stared at the emperor for a while, "Okay, shall I go now?"

Han Ruzi nodded, he must find out the truth as soon as possible.

The East Sea King stepped out, suddenly stopped and turned around, "My mother..."

"Concubine Cui, Prince Yong's orphan, and the champion Hou Hui will be buried at the same time, about ten days later."

Han She - also known as Han Zong - was not recognized for his short-lived emperor career, and he will always be referred to as "the orphan of Prince Yong" in the history of Great Chu.

The King of Donghai held back the grief and anger in his heart, "I heard that she was poisoned to death by..."

"I didn't ask." Han Ruzi said, this is the truth. Since the queen mother has to be respected, some things cannot be asked too clearly, but since the queen mother blamed the death of Emperor Si all on Concubine Cui, she used the same method to poison the enemy. It is inevitable.

Donghai Wang said nothing, walked out of the room, and someone outside naturally took him to see the princess.

Han Ruzi sat alone in the room. The rooms in the palace were all surprisingly similar, but different in size and furnishings, but each had its own name. There were countless palaces, pavilions, pavilions, and courtyards, and Han Ruzi could not remember them at all.

Not long after, the East Sea King came back, his face blushing and uncertain, as if he had been scolded.

"The princess said that she didn't have the sword. The queen was there at the time. They left after they rescued Yang Feng. No one entered the dressing room, so it was impossible to take anything away."

Han Ruzi had heard the details from Cui Xiaojun, and he had no doubts about the Tan family. "What about the rest of the Tan family?"

Donghai Wang murmured a few words, "The princess doesn't know, she said... she said..."

"say what?"

The King of the East Sea finally had the courage to say, "She said that Your Majesty should not only be busy pacifying the world and looking for the sword of the Great Ancestor, but also take care of housework when you have time."

"Huh?" Han Ruzi was startled, Tan's courage is indeed not small, but what he said was a bit inexplicable.

"Your Majesty doesn't know yet? Didn't the queen mention it?"

Han Ruzi's eyes turned a little stern, and the King of the East Sea immediately said: "If I talk too much, the princess is talking nonsense. I think she is a little abnormal now, and what she said may not be credible..."

"Tomorrow you will be leaving the capital. You like the palace so much, so just stay here for one night." Han Ruzi did not ask, but advised the East Sea King to take a good rest.

To the King of the East Sea, this sounded more like some kind of threat. Knowing that he couldn't tease the emperor after all, he blurted out, "Wang Meiren... The queen mother wants to get rid of the queen."

Wang Meiren has not yet received the title of Empress Dowager, but the King of Donghai added it to her first.

Han Ruzi narrowed his eyes a little, and the King of Donghai became even more afraid. "The princess said that she and the queen went to the Queen Mother's palace for help that night. The queen mother was the gatekeeper, she refused to open the door, and said that the Queen was there, and your majesty would not treat the Cui family in the future. Let’s do it. If Yang Feng hadn’t called for the guards in the palace in time, the queen and the princess would probably have died at the hands of the military guards. I heard that the Zhuoxin Courtyard was burned down, and the queen has been living there. She is lucky to have escaped. Jie. Of course, what the princess said may not be accurate, I didn't see it with my own eyes..."

"Enough." Han Ruzi stood up, "Tomorrow everyone in the Tan family, men, women and children, will follow the army and move to the East China Sea with you."

The King of the East Sea was shocked, "The imperial decree didn't say that."

"There will be a new decree tomorrow morning."

"But... how can I make it in time? I don't even have time to prepare."

"The Tan family has nothing to prepare, just hit the road." Han Ruzi didn't explain anymore, and walked out, he would never leave suspicious people in the capital.

The King of the East Sea was stunned, although in his opinion the emperor should be cruel, but seeing that the person who became cruel was Han Ruzi instead of himself, he still couldn't accept it.

Han Ruzi was escorted by the guards to the palace, and he had never been so hesitant in his heart.

He believed Tan's words, but he didn't know how to talk to his mother and the queen.