The Child Emperor

Han Ruzi woke up in the middle of the night and was fascinated by the sound of the piano outside.

The sound of the violin was very weak, like weeping and complaining. Han Ruzi didn't feel that he was awakened. He only slept for more than two hours, and he didn't feel sleepy.

This violin master was indeed unique, and Han Ruzi complimented him secretly. He sat up slowly, without lighting the lamp, and sat on the bed and listened.

The sound of the qin seemed to come from two people, one talking and the other consoling, and then entering a realm of transcendence at the same time... Han Ruzi didn't know much about the rhythm, so it was a little strange that he could vaguely hear the meaning of the qin.

Maybe his understanding was all wrong, he thought, so he concentrated on listening to the qin, letting the subtle tune take him leisurely.

The sound of the piano was suddenly interrupted, and Han Ruzi felt annoyed in his heart, as if a beautiful dream had been disturbed by someone, and he wanted to resume the previous dream, but there was no trace of it.

He even wanted to send an order immediately to let the violin master continue to play, but the anger quickly disappeared. He remembered that this was a military camp, and it was not suitable to listen to the violin at night.

With a light sigh, Han Ruzi was about to lie down to sleep, when a voice came from outside the tent.

"I want to go in! Let me in!" It was Cui Teng's voice as soon as he heard it.

The sound of dissuasion is much smaller.

Cui Teng seemed to be drinking too much again and kept shouting. Han Ruzi put on his shoes, put on his coat, and walked out of the tent.

A dozen eunuchs and guards surrounded Cui Teng and prevented him from advancing. Some people covered his mouth, hoping to make him quieter. When the emperor appeared, everyone stopped and stepped aside.

Cui Teng's footsteps were vain, and he laughed at the emperor, "Your Majesty hasn't slept yet, I know that His Majesty must be awake."

"You're drunk again."

"Just a little, a small cup, soothing your throat... Alas, Luoyang is a good place, and if you leave suddenly, everyone will feel a little melancholy. Use wine to cover your sorrows, just a small cup, I will be able to get on the horse now with your majesty's order. Where to fight, oh, by the way, Your Majesty thought I was not good at fighting..."

It was the second half of the night, and there were not many people outside. Han Ruzi waved his hand and asked two guards to put Cui Teng into the tent, and then ordered a eunuch to bring a basin of water.

After Cui Teng entered the tent, he was still nagging, complaining that he was underappreciated and not used by the emperor.

When the water arrived, the two guards grabbed Cui Teng's wrist and pulled it back at the emperor's signal. At the same time, they pressed his neck and immersed his face in the water.

After a while, the guard let go and retreated. Cui Teng, who was struggling, suddenly straightened up, shook his head vigorously, splashing water, and glanced left and right, his anger gradually disappeared, showing a bit of shame, "Your Majesty forgive me, I may...may be true. I drank too much, I remember it was a small glass, oh, I don't know who always poured the wine in..."

The eunuch brought a stool for Cui Teng to sit down, and then exited the tent with the guards.

"Do you feel that you are not valued?" Han Ruzi asked while sitting on the bed.

"I..." Cui Teng was a jerk even when he was awake. He gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I don't agree."

"What do you think you can do?"

"Fighting, give me an army, rush into Donghai and Qi countries, and wipe out all the rebels. Chai Yue's little white face can be a general, but I can't?"

"Okay, tell me, how many cities are in East China Sea and Qi? Where are the checkpoints? Where are the important places? How many rebels are there? Which direction do you plan to attack first? How many troops are needed? How much food and grass? What to do with the crowd? What if the enemy is outnumbered and I am outnumbered?"

Cui Teng murmured a few times, but couldn't answer a question, "Then I can at least be your majesty's entourage, right? The King of the East Sea follows your majesty every day. He is a person who once fought with majesty for the throne, and he has ghosts in his mind." Teng suddenly lowered his voice, "Would you like to... I can use alcohol to make trouble, just treat it as a momentary miss..."

"Nonsense!" Han Ruzi couldn't help laughing, "Donghai King is your cousin, Mrs. Cui once supported Donghai King, do you want to 'miss'?"

Cui Teng lowered his head in frustration. After a while, he raised his head and said sincerely, "Really, Your Majesty, you can trust me."

"I've always believed in you, what's the matter with you?"

Cui Teng stood up, walked up to the emperor, and asked earnestly, "Why did Your Majesty hide the beauty from me?"

Han Ruzi stared at Cui Teng sternly. Even if he took the beautiful woman privately, it would not be the guy's turn to question him. Besides, there is no such thing at all, "Where is the beautiful woman? How much alcohol did you drink? Are you still awake?"

"Don't lie to me, Your Majesty, I've seen it, that's the real beauty, the one-of-a-kind beauty that can make one's bones go numb at a glance, and can't sleep all night... That old bastard, Han Chou, actually kept talking to him. I'm hiding it. Your Majesty, if you want beautiful women to tell me, why do you have to hide it from me? Finding beautiful women is my specialty. If you don't believe me, just ask... King of the East Sea, he can testify."

The more Han Ruzi listened, the more confused he became.

Liu Jie, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up, and came to see the emperor in a daze, "It's what His Majesty wants to bring, Qin master Zhang Zhuohe and his daughter..."

Only then did Han Ruzi understand, "I only want Zhang Zhuhe."

Cui Teng stood on the side with a smug smile, completely disbelieving the emperor's words.

Liu Jie blushed, but he didn't expect that he would make a mistake, "Yes, it's not far from Luoyang, I'll send someone to take the piano master's daughter back right away."

"Wait." Han Ruzi recalled the sound of the piano he had heard, and it was indeed like two people playing in an ensemble, "Bring their father and daughter to see me."

"Yes." Liu Jie stepped back.

Han Ruzi was not in a hurry to summon the violin master, but now he must meet the father and daughter to decide whether to take them on a march.

"Your Majesty, be careful, that's the beauty of the city and the country. Your Majesty still wants to go to the expedition in person, so you must take it easy..."

"I have a task for you." Han Ruzi said.

"Really? What mission?" Cui Teng raised his chest.

"Close your mouth, and don't open it for a day. Opening your mouth is against the purpose of military law."

Cui Teng closed his lips and made a series of gestures.

"You can eat and drink, you can't talk, you can't drink, and you can't cry when you're beaten." Han Ruzi probably understood what Cui Teng was asking.

Qin master and daughter are here.

Zhang Zhuohe was tall and thin, in his forties, but his hair was very sparse, tied into a small bun, and his expression of bitterness was not commensurate with the melodious and ethereal sound of the piano.

As soon as Nv Zhang came in, Cui Teng's eyes lit up, and a ho ho sound came out of his throat, which he forced to hold back before he could close his mouth tightly.

Cui Teng praised her as being unique in the sky and the earth. Han Ruzi held a little hope. At first glance, although he was not disappointed, he did not have Cui Teng's crazy infatuation.

Zhang Nv was about twenty years old, with dark clouds on her temples and a graceful figure. She lowered her head and couldn't see her face clearly, but she was definitely a beautiful woman.

The father and daughter each hold a Yaoqin in their arms, the father's is slightly larger and the daughter's is slightly smaller.

The two knelt down at the same time, not daring to make a sound.

"Zhang Zhuhe, the piano master, and his daughter Zhang Qinyan paid a visit to His Majesty." Liu Jie said for them.

"Can Master Zhang play a piece for me alone?"

Zhang Zhuohe lowered his head and said, "According to the order, Your Majesty."

Liu Jie immediately called the eunuch in, cleaned up a place in the tent, put on the piano table, Zhang Zhuohe put the Yaoqin on, and sat silently.

There was silence in the tent, everyone was waiting to listen to the piano, only Cui Teng's eyes rolled around, looking at Zhang Qinyan constantly.

After a long time, Zhang Zhuhe fiddled with the strings and played a song.

The tune was tactful, and all the listeners nodded and praised. Even Cui Teng felt that it was good. He opened his mouth to praise a few words, suddenly remembered the Holy Spirit, and hurriedly closed his mouth. He was relieved to find that the emperor was not paying attention.

After the half-queen song, the violinist paused for a while. Han Ruzi didn't understand. He thought it was over, and said, "Although this song is wonderful, it was not what I just listened to. What kind of song is that?"

Zhang Zhuohe straightened and knelt down, and replied, "Kongyin song, but this song cannot be played by one person, and the little girl needs help."

Han Ruzi nodded, the eunuchs had already prepared another piano table, Zhang Qin said to play the piano, Zhang Zhuohe said: "The little girl is naturally mute and can't speak. If you are slack, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

It turned out that Zhang Qinyan couldn't speak, and Han Ruzi said, "Not guilty."

A deep sigh suddenly sounded beside him, and everyone looked, Cui Teng covered his mouth tightly with his hands.

The father and daughter raised their arms at the same time, hung their hands on the piano, waited for a while, and began to fiddle with the strings.

The feeling of fluttering and immortal came back again. Because of the closeness and the sound of the piano, Han Ruzi felt that the wind that lifted his body seemed to be stronger. …

Han Ruzi really didn't want to stop, but when the song finally came to an end, Han Ruzi woke up like a dream, but it was more comfortable than a good sleep. When he looked up, several eunuchs were expressionless, and Cui Teng was even more stunned. Staring blankly at Zhang Qinyan, it seemed that he was not attracted by the music.

"What do you think of this song, Duke Liu?" Han Ruzi asked.

Liu Jie is the official of the bone, and he is not good at lying. After thinking for a while, he said, "Although this song is good, it is a little dull."

The other eunuchs and Cui Teng nodded, indicating that they felt the same way.

Han Ruzi laughed, "It seems that only I like this song, why do I think this song is not like 'Kongyin', but rather like 'Flying'?"

Hearing the word "flying up", Zhang Qinyan raised his eyes and glanced at the emperor quickly. With this one glance, Han Ruzi felt a shock in his heart, and he could hardly catch his breath. He finally understood that Cui Teng's previous praise was not wrong. He does have the ability to seduce souls, but his appearance only accounts for three points, and his eyes are the other seven points.

It is a gaze that penetrates life and death, as if the karma of the previous life has not been broken, and the current life seems familiar but not familiar. Just one step forward, you can communicate the memories of the two lives.

Cui Teng snorted a few times, only the eunuchs thought this woman was beautiful, but they wouldn't be tempted.

Zhang Zhuhe's voice seemed to come from the sky, and Han Ruzi didn't pay attention to what he was saying.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!" Liu Jie shouted several times before Han Ruzi came back to his senses. He was extremely surprised and said, "Since you have already joined the army, let's all stay."

Cui Teng grinned.

Liu Jie hummed, "Your Majesty, General Chai Yue has sent someone to deliver the letter."

Han Ruzi's face turned slightly red, and only then did he see Liu Jie holding a letter in both hands, and he didn't know when he went out and came in again.

Han Ruzi took the letter, opened it and read it again, his expression suddenly changed.

"What happened? The rebels were defeated?" Cui Teng asked eagerly.

"Chai Yue found out the origin of the rebels. Some were unemployed boatmen, some were from Fuyu, and some were pirates. They transported Fuyu soldiers to Donghai."

"The small country of Fuyu, how dare to participate in the rebellion, it's crazy!" Cui Teng said angrily.

What Han Ruzi cared about was not the country of Fuyu. In Chai Yue's letter, it was written that the leader of the pirates claimed to be the descendant of King Chen Lun of Qi.

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