The Child Emperor

(Thanks to the reader "Lord_of_lies" for the red tip.)

Wang He called the two most trusted guards as helpers, and went to the ugly king's house to inquire about the situation for two consecutive nights.

Wang Jianhuo is famous but not wealthy. There are three mansions, two of which are vacant. Only the ancestral mansion lives in the place. The place is quite large. Half of it is abandoned. , Don’t say anything and just want to stay for a few nights. No one is welcome when it’s time for dinner. Everyone eats whatever the Wang family has. There is no distinction between relatives and relatives. The only difference is that some guests can be received individually.

The three guards searched the Wang residence. One of the guards even pretended to be a guest and stayed for one night, but found nothing. The Wang residence has no female family members, and naturally there is no so-called inner residence. Guests can go anywhere. Anyone can take the few scattered gold, silver and copper coins, and they can also put some in.

The amazing thing is that the money here is never completely empty, and those who come here consciously take the corresponding amount, no more or no less.

The guard who pretended to be a guest asked curiously and got a few vague stories. It is said that someone was greedy and took all the gold and silver in the room, but the matter could not be concealed. In just three days, this person was ruined. Even his own relatives disdain to talk to him, and finally the ugly king himself came forward to save the siege, and this person was forgiven, but he was still stunned and dared not appear in the rivers and lakes again.

There is another saying that the Ugly King has saved a lot of dignitaries and heroes, and even robbers. After these people developed again, they sent servants and food to the king's house. One of the servants' responsibilities was to keep an eye on the gold and silver house and not let it change. null.

Also surnamed Wang, the bodyguard Wang He admired Wang Jianhuo so much that he decided to give up the task. As soon as the deadline came, he went to ask the emperor for his guilt. As a result, when he went to his tent to pack his belongings shortly before midnight, he found the Baoxi on the bed. No wrapping, no covering up.

Wang He immediately took it to the emperor's tent and explained the cause and effect without any concealment, and even confessed that he had planned to give up the mission.

Han Ruzi didn't know whether to be happy or angry, so he first called in Liu Jie, the middle secretary. He has served as the middle palm seal for many years and is most familiar with Baoxi, but he recognized it at a glance. It is indeed true. , looked at the candle light carefully from a distance, and finally said: "It's Baoxi."

"During my tour, you will still be in charge of the treasure seal," Han Ruzi said.

Liu Jie bowed, took out the towel, carefully wrapped Baoxi, put it in her arms, and protected her with both hands, like a woman who had just learned that she was pregnant.

A tacit and well-known bet in Luoyang ended peacefully. The emperor won, but he was not happy at all. Looking at the guard Wang He and the criminal Zhang Jing, who were kneeling in front, he shook his head secretly.

Strictly speaking, Zhang Jing did not find Baoxi, but he predicted the time of Baoxi's reappearance without any fault.

"Zhang Jing, have you met Wang Jianhuo?"

"Yes, Wei Chen went to Wang's house in the morning."

"It's really like what Wang He said, let anyone come and go?"

"Yes, Wei Chen has not been notified, and can't find anyone to report, so he went directly into the mansion, and it was easy to see the ugly king. It is said that he rarely goes out, and occasionally he is not there. It's clear when to leave and when to return."

"Hey." Han Ruzi sneered. In this way, the ugly king paid a lot of respect to the emperor in person. "What kind of person do you think Wang Jianhuo is?"

Zhang Jing was dazed for a moment, kowtowed heavily, bowed his head and said, "It is worthy of the title of Luoyang Hero."

"Because he kept your position."

Zhang Jing kowtowed again and again, not daring to answer.

Han Ruzi ordered the criminal to step down, and asked the guard the same question: "What kind of person do you think Wang Jianhuo is?"

Wang He also kowtowed, "I don't dare to make an assertion lightly."

"Does he know martial arts?"

"From what I can see, the ugly king often talks about martial arts with his guests, and he also practices boxing himself, but he is just to keep fit and not a master."

"You were discovered when you went to Wang's house to check the situation, which means that either Wang's house is hiding a master, or your subordinates leaked the news."

"I can save my life, and the three of us never leaked a single word."

"That's because Wang Jianhuo has a master by his side. But Baoxi is in your tent. What's going on? Is his master so powerful that he can't even stop the heavy guards and guards, or someone in the barracks was caught by him. Bought it?"

Wang He couldn't answer, and he didn't dare to answer, so he could only kowtow and apologize.

Han Ruzi waved the head of the guards back, thought silently for a while, and said to Liu Jie, who stayed by his side: "If they can send the Baoxi back, they can also take it back, what can we do? You served Emperor Wu before. , have you encountered anything similar?"

"I encountered it."

Hearing this answer, Han Ruzi was slightly taken aback, "Is this matter also a secret?"

Liu Jie shook his head, his hands still on his stomach, narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, and said, "It was the spring of Emperor Wu's twenty-five years, and I was still a little eunuch in the imperial stable. Emperor Wu was in his prime and liked to ride horses very much. In good times, I have to stay on horseback for at least an hour almost every day. The empress dowager at that time accused us eunuchs a lot for this, thinking that we were seducing Her Majesty to do nothing, and there was a danger of injury from time to time."

Looking back on the past, Liu Jie showed a smile and quickly corrected his color, "The more I was afraid of what would happen, the Emperor Wu was in a good mood that day, and he summoned many Suwei to race horses. People didn't understand the rules, so they got ahead of Emperor Wu. Emperor Wu was not convinced, he ran three laps in a row, he fell off his horse and fainted."

Liu Jie's face changed slightly, even after so many years, he was still afraid, "There were more than 100 people present, all of them were terrified, we eunuchs were busy rescuing Emperor Wu, and those Su Wei arrested young people who didn't understand the rules. , to execute him on the spot."

"Then what?" Han Ruzi was a little fascinated, even ignoring that it was not much the same as Baoxi.

"Fortunately, Emperor Wu woke up soon and asked no one to tell the Queen Mother, and then ordered his mount to be executed."

"what?"

"I still remember the appearance of that horse. It was black all over and its four hooves were snow-white. Emperor Wu gave it the name 'Longli'. It was one of the seven horses that Emperor Wu loved most. It is a capital offense to outrun an ordinary horse."

"What about the unruly young man?"

"Oh, I remember clearly, a few su guards pressed the man's head, a lot of people scolded him, ordered him to kowtow to Emperor Wu, and even I shouted and kicked his ass. For nothing else, he nearly killed us all."

Han Ruzi couldn't help laughing. It was hard to imagine that the upright Liu Jie would also vent his anger when he was in trouble.

"But this person refuses to accept it." Liu Jie straightened up unconsciously, as if possessed by that arrogant young man, "he was forced to kneel, but he refused to bow his head, instead shouting loudly, saying he was innocent, saying What is 'a horse race is a horse race, let it come and go, Your Majesty will never be able to pick out a real Maxima, and your riding skills will not improve', Your Majesty, listen, what is this?"

"But what he said makes sense." Han Ruzi stood on the side of the young man.

Liu Jie bowed again as usual, smiled and said, "Emperor Wu said the same thing, so I pardoned this person and made him a general, and let him lead the army to fight."

"So he should be a famous general?"

Liu Jie nodded, "Perhaps he is the most famous general. His name is Deng Liao. He was one of the greatest heroes in pacifying the Huns. Unfortunately, he died young.

Han Ruzi stayed for a while, "It turns out that General Deng was so favored by Emperor Wu."

"Well, it's not arrogance that Emperor Wu sees in Deng Liao, but his insistence on doing the right thing. Emperor Wu once said in private that the military situation on the front line is changing rapidly, the enemy's tricks are constant, and his own people also hold different positions, and it is rare to agree. Often this person What they think about is food and grass, that person thinks about military merit, and some people think about the number of reserve troops, and some people only care about the level of officials and rank. , no matter how high or low you are, those who can fight will go up, and those who cannot fight will retreat, even if the emperor himself intervenes, he will not accept it."

"This is the real general." Han Ruzi sincerely praised him. There is no such person around him. Chai Yue and Fang Daye can be called generals, and they are still too far from Deng Liao's dedication.

Han Ruzi was fascinated and asked after a while, "But what does this have to do with Baoxi and Wang Jianhuo?"

Liu Jie knelt down with the Baoxi in his arms, first apologized for what he was about to say, and then said, "Your Majesty is right, those who can send the Baoxi can also steal the Baoxi again, but they think differently. , perhaps this person is still the best choice to protect Baoxi."

Han Ruzi immediately shook his head, "He is a Jianghu man, and he is not used by emperors. Moreover, his set of Jianghu methods cannot be used in national affairs. Even Emperor Wu has killed heroes and did not reuse any of them."

Liu Jie knelt on the ground without saying a word, and Han Ruzi couldn't help but ask, "Gong Liu knows the ugly king?"

"I've never met, let alone a relationship. I'm just telling a story about Emperor Wu. At least who should be used and how to use someone. That's the emperor's technique. I've been by Emperor Wu's side for so many years, and I haven't learned anything."

"I'm overthinking it. Duke Liu, let's go down and choose ten guards to protect Duke Liu and Baoxi."

"Follow the order." Liu Jie got up and slowly exited the tent.

Han Ruzi had long been interested in killing heroes, but he had not changed at this time, but he understood that Emperor Wu's brutal methods would not work, and it would only clear the way for a new generation of heroes.

The ugly king is indeed a strange man. He made a bet with the emperor, but quietly handed over the treasure seal in the last half of the day and surrendered the victory. Not only did he fail to save the Tan family, but he also caught up with his own family, and even made many gamblers who bet on him to win. Bloodless.

He put all the initiative in the hands of the emperor, but Han Ruzi had no choice.

There is also Meng E, Han Ruzi's biggest confusion is how the Baoxi will be transferred from Meng E to the ugly king.

It was getting late, and Han Ruzi called in Zhang Youcai and Loach, and asked them to make the bed and change into their pajamas. He suddenly asked, "What can a bold person do?"

Zhang Youcai didn't understand what it meant, Loach smiled and said, "Then it's a blessing."

Han Ruzi smiled and planned to summon Wang Jianhuo early tomorrow morning to resolve the matter completely.