The Child Emperor

The news of Donghai Kingdom's arrival shook the entire Luoyang City.

With the arrival of more and more news, the truth finally became a little clearer. King Ying was sent away a long time ago. Rumors at the time said that he disappeared together with the Holy Army Division. Everyone thought that he was hidden somewhere in Luoyang. Even if he went to the East China Sea, without the assistance of Shangguan Sheng, he could not make much trouble as a child, so the investigation was not very tight.

But Shangguan Sheng is still alive!

Cui Hong was furious. He was the one who was in charge of chasing down the rebels, and immediately called the two generals who shot and beheaded. The two were completely confused, knelt on the ground and swore to the sky, claiming that they had indeed killed Shangguansheng at the time, and they also captured several Shangguansheng guards who could testify.

Cui Hong personally interrogated, including the soldiers and prisoners who had seen Shangguan Sheng killed at the time. Everyone was interrogated individually. After a full two hours, he came to report the situation to the emperor.

"The Shangguan Sheng of the East China Sea is definitely a fake, and the King of England may be the real one." Cui Hong was very sure.

"Regardless of whether Shangguan Sheng and King Ying are true or false, where did the rebels from the East Sea Kingdom come from?" Han Ruzi was most concerned about this matter.

It was reported that the rebels of the East China Sea were about to attack the neighboring state of Qi, and they must have assembled an army, but the Suwei rebels and the black-headed army had already been routed outside Aocang City. In the past few days, they have been able to rush to the East China Sea without stopping, and it is impossible to rebuild the army.

The East Sea Kingdom must have a formed army waiting there.

"Qi's army has already been defeated, and all the prisoners have been sent to the frontier. There are very few troops stationed in the surrounding countries and counties, and there are only a few thousand people together. How could it be... How could it be..." Cui Hong was even more puzzled. The solution is that he led the troops to pacify the chaos at the beginning. In order to prevent further troubles, he specially transferred most of the troops in the Kanto region on the order of the Queen Mother.

"Your Majesty, it's not too late, please allow me to immediately lead the troops to the East China Sea and Qi to check the situation. I don't need too many troops, five thousand is enough." Cui Hong still did not believe that there would be a large number of rebels in the east.

Ever since he heard the news of the Donghai Kingdom rebellion, Han Ruzi has been busy, but he did not convene the ministers to discuss the matter. He knew very well that under the current circumstances, the officials would only find ways to shirk their responsibilities, fight back and forth, and finally return. He had to make his own decisions.

"I have already sent Chai Yue to lead the troops out."

Cui Hong lay prostrate on the ground. In front of this young emperor, he never felt relaxed. Only when he thought of his daughter who was likely to be pregnant would he feel a little more at ease.

"Your Majesty has sent troops?"

"Well, but it's not enough. There will be a meeting of the ministers by General Lao Da, and more troops will be sent to support General Chai. The Donghai Kingdom must have been prepared for this rebellion, and the enemy must not be underestimated."

"According to the order. Rong Chen asked, does His Majesty still want to conquer the East China Sea?"

"Of course, my suggestion is to divide the troops into three paths, Chai Yue is the central army, go straight to the rebels, choose to fight or not fight according to the situation, General Fang is the right army, go to Qinan, he has served in the state of Qi and is familiar with the place. In this situation, the general and I led the left army together and marched from the north."

Cui Hong was taken aback. When he left the capital to pursue Su Wei's rebels, the emperor only sent 10,000 troops, and everyone felt that it was small. Now Donghai Kingdom is only raising a rebel army of unknown origin, but the emperor is like a big enemy, and he wants to divide his troops. Three ways to attack.

Cui Hong has led the army for many years. Although he is not a famous general with a hundred victories, he still has some skills. He reminded: "Should your majesty call the ministers to discuss it first?"

"The ministers are all in the capital, and the accompanying officials are just reporting the news. There is nothing to discuss. Please make arrangements for the generals. The more generals there are, the better."

Cui Hong couldn't directly refute the emperor's will, so he kowtowed and stepped back.

It was already dark, and the criminal officer Zhang Jing came to see him. He had heard the news of the rebellion in the East China Sea, so he was more cautious when he came to see the emperor. Check house by house, and you will be able to find the treasure seal before noon tomorrow."

"Yeah." Han Ruzi responded coldly, waved Zhang Jing to step down, and didn't tell him that there were guards who were also secretly looking for Baoxi.

He sat alone in the tent for a while, without ministers and generals, and without eunuchs and guards. The more critical the world was, the more he liked this state of loneliness.

"I, I'm alone..." He muttered to himself in the dim light, trying to recall the blurry scene: the old Emperor Wu was sitting alone on the throne, repeating the same sentence over and over again, the expression on his face. The expression on his face was fickle, one time it was indescribable loneliness, one time it was the pride of being aloof, and one time it was the calmness of the world...

Liu Jie, the supervisor of the Central Division, entered the tent and said softly, "Your Majesty, someone has arrived."

Han Ruzi nodded and said that he could bring this person in. No matter what, the emperor was not a real loner. Even if the entire court was unwilling to do anything for him, the emperor was still the person who could get the most help in this world, at least one of them.

Qiao Wanfu, a small official in Aocang, entered the tent and found that there was only the emperor in the tent, and there was no eunuch to serve.

"Go ahead and talk." Han Ruzi smiled. Qiao Wanfu was a small official, not part of the imperial court ministers. Under normal circumstances, he would never have the opportunity to face the Holy Spirit in his life. It was the "emperor" that made him afraid and nervous, not the emperor. The young man himself.

Qiao Wanfu got up and took a few steps forward, and immediately knelt down again, keeping a distance of seven or eight steps from the emperor, not daring to get any closer.

Han Ruzi stared at Qiao Wanfu, thinking that someone like Wang Jianhuo could become a famous hero in the world, and maybe there are capable people among the humble officials.

"You said that no matter whether Shangguan Sheng lives or dies, there is still chaos in the eastern realm of Great Chu."

"Yes, Wei Chen said it." Qiao Wanfu's voice trembled a little, sometimes it is a sin to predict too accurately, "But Wei Chen didn't expect it to happen so early."

"Tell me again why you think there will be such a mess."

"As Wei Chen said before, Qi is rich in products..."

"No no, keep it simple, don't exceed three sentences." Han Ruzi had experienced this man's long-winded, and didn't want to hear him start from the beginning.

"Uh..." Qiao Wanfu was stunned for a while, and after deliberation, he finally said: "The cargo from Qilu was too much to press the water on the side of the ship, but most of them were empty when they returned, so Wei Chen said that there must be chaos. "

"Well, you can say a few more words."

"Wei Chen has served in Aocang for many years, and what he saw with his own eyes, plus the previous records, found that there were a lot of food and precious treasures transported from east to west, but there was not much to transport when he returned, so he got The conclusion is that the capital needs the eastern countries, but the eastern countries do not need the capital so much, and among the countries, Qi is the most important."

"But for more than 120 years in the Dingding of the Great Chu, the state of Qi has only rebelled once."

"Your Majesty, if you recall the history of the country, you will find that among the princes, the king of Qi is replaced most frequently, and it rarely lasts for more than two generations. When the new emperor ascends the throne, as long as there is time, he will be replaced by a close younger brother or prince to be the king of Qi. A prince will be placed near Qi."

"For example, the King of the East Sea." Han Ruzi suddenly realized that his father, Emperor Huan, did the same thing. He named the youngest son the King of the East China Sea. In fact, he wanted to use the power of the Cui family to compete with the King of Qi, but he didn't have the time to let the King of the East China Sea take over the kingdom. "No one ever told me. It should be done."

"Wei Chen didn't dare to guess, but felt that if he waited for a while, when His Majesty had a prince and should be crowned king, there would always be ministers who proposed to seal it in the east."

Han Ruzi generally understood that the eastern countries are relatively independent. Once the relationship with the imperial court is cold, it is possible to rebel. "This rebellion happened in the East China Sea, and there is an army. Can you guess the origin of this army?"

Qiao Wanfu replied: "There may be multiple sources of the rebels, but Wei Chen can only guess one. Since the imperial court... stopped last year, there have been very few ships from the east, and hundreds of thousands of boatmen have been fine for more than half a year. It can be done, I'm afraid it's easy to be deceived."

Han Ruzi was taken aback, "I am also responsible for this matter. It was I who ordered to open warehouses in various places to provide food relief to the refugees. The capital was not badly affected by the disaster, so there is no need to bring more food for the time being."

Qiao Wanfu kowtowed, "Wei ministers don't choose words, sin deserves death."

"You are not wrong, what I want to hear is the truth." Han Ruzi truly felt that it was so difficult to govern the world, and it was clearly done with good intentions, but it might bring a series of bad consequences.

"The most important reason is that there are people who want to rebel and use His Majesty's good governance to provoke a rebellion."

"Flat body." Han Ruzi said, and his impression of Qiao Wanfu became very good.

Qiao Wanfu kowtowed and thanked him. After getting up, he became less nervous. He even took the initiative to say, "Although Qi and Donghai have the convenience of rebellion, they do not have the strength to rebel. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much."

"Well, say it again."

"The state of Qi is rich, and its people tend to be complacent. According to what the ministers see, most of the people in the state of Qi are reluctant to move westward. Knowing that although Qi has the heart of rebellion, it has no ambition, and the soldiers love their hometown, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

Han Ruzi laughed, "Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books."

Qiao Wanfu knelt down again and repeatedly called "frightened".

Han Ruzi asked someone to send Qiao Wanfu away, and then went to a nearby tent to participate in the discussion of the ministers. Qiao Wanfu's analysis was all "far water", and if he wanted to save "near fire", he had to rely on the army, but after listening to his words , Han Ruzi is indeed more confident, that's enough.

General Cui Hong is a rare and resolute act. In just a short time, he has made a rough plan. The military generals lead the troops, and the civilian officials arrange the supply of food and grass. Tomorrow morning at the latest, an army can be dispatched to support Chai Yue, and the south road will be around noon. Fang Daye can also set off, only the North Road army needs the emperor to make a decision.

"Two days later, we will leave early in the morning." Han Ruzi said that the day after tomorrow would be the time when he and the Ugly King's "gambling game" would be resolved, and he would be able to leave Luoyang after solving some things.

He had to explain to all the ministers why they had to divide the army into three directions, "I don't believe that there are so many coincidences in the world, just when news came that the northern Xiongnu wanted to go south, a rebellion broke out in the East China Sea, and there was a rebellion between the two. It is related. The army in the middle lures the enemy, the army in the south is the main attack, and the army in the north is defending against the Huns.”

There was a reason the emperor didn't say, and he believed more and more in Yang Feng's guess: the imperial court might really have a powerful enemy, who has been hiding in the shadows, occasionally revealing his prominence, and being ignored. This time, it seemed to reveal a whole skull.