The Child Emperor

The two sat opposite each other across the table. Except for the prime minister, Cui Hong had never given such courtesy to other courtiers. At this time, he was not a high-ranking Tutor, nor was he a general with hundreds of thousands of troops. A traveler who stays in the rain is still dripping with rain.

Nor was he the Minister Gu Ming who was cautious in the Hall of Qinzheng and would even tremble in front of the Queen Mother, with alert eyes, one hand on the table and the other holding the handle of the waist knife.

The door of the room was closed tightly, and more than a dozen of Cui Hong's guards were guarding outside, so there was no need to worry about someone eavesdropping.

The rain became lighter, leaving only the pattering sound, which occasionally became rapid, which was the rainwater accumulated on the eaves pouring down.

"Didn't Yang Gong hunt down the remnants of the rebels in Qi? Why did you come here?" Cui Hong decided to listen to what Zhong Changshi had to say, but he didn't intend to accept it, let alone tell his secret.

Yang Feng stared at Cui Hong, as if the other party was just a down-and-out official, "Let me get straight to the point. When did the Tai Tuo get acquainted with Chun Yuxiao?"

Cui Hong laughed dryly, "Mr. Yang is really good at joking. Chunyu Xiao is the first criminal who bewitched the King of Qi to rebel. As General Pingdong who exterminates traitors, how could I get to know him?"

Yang Feng thought for a while, "That's right, with the war together, it is impossible for the Taifu to meet Chunyu Xiao again, that was before King Qi's uprising, but at that time Chunyu Xiao was still in Qi State, so he probably had no chance to come to the capital. Hmm...Chunyuxiao has many disciples, which one has been appreciated by the Taifu?"

Cui Hong lowered his face, "Who is Yang Gong relying on to come here to slander me on purpose? Cui is not talented, but he also knows how to keep himself clean."

Yang Feng cupped his hands, "Calm down your anger, I'm just guessing wildly, but I have to persuade the Taifu anyway: the matter of hope is unbelievable, Chunyu Xiao and his disciples are deceiving the public with lies, the plan is huge, King Qi It has fallen, and if the Taifu is not careful, he will be next."

"Hey, Yang Changshi has made up his mind to call me an accomplice of a traitor? That's fine, let's go to Beijing together and explain it clearly in front of the Queen Mother."

Yang Feng smiled slightly, "In front of the Empress Dowager? The Tai Tuo will return to Beijing by order, right?"

The dignified Grand Tutor has just quelled a rebellion. He was supposed to station troops in the north, but he only brought a small number of guards back to Beijing. There was no banner, drums, and ceremonies. Staring at Yang Feng coldly, he began to seriously consider the consequences of "blood splattered on the spot". His people were all outside the door, and he himself had weapons...

Yang Feng guessed what was on Taifu's mind, and lifted one side of his collar to reveal the armor inside, showing that he was ready, the blood splashed would never be his alone.

Outside the door is the Taifu's guards, and even further away are Yang Feng's entourage, and the number is even larger. Once there is a stalemate, Cui Hong will not be able to take advantage, so he smiled, "Mr. Yang is both wise and brave, admirable. Well, assuming I met Chunyu Xiao, assuming I went back to Beijing privately, what would Duke Yang want to tell me?"

"I want the Taifu to see some confessions."

"Confession?"

The guards yelled at the door, Yang Fengdao: "It's my man who sent the confession."

Cui Hong hesitated for a while, and said loudly: "Let him in!"

The door opened, and one of Yang Feng's attendants walked in holding the wooden box, followed by two guards who followed closely behind him. The attendant put the wooden box on the table, saluted the Taifu and Zhongchang attendant, bowed and left, the guards did not immediately After leaving, when Yang Feng opened the wooden box to reveal a thick stack of papers inside, the two turned around and walked out of the room under Cui Hong's hint, and closed the door.

Yang Feng took out the first confession, and slowly pushed it to Cui Hong on the table, "Mr. Shi Shen, the right inspector, and I patrolled the princes of the Kanto region. Mr. Shen announced the imperial decree, and I was responsible for looking for signs of rebellion. This is Linjiang The testimonials of several people in the palace are wonderful. About 31 years ago, a breath-seeker named Fang Zisheng was once the guest of Prince Gong of Linjiang. King Gong passed away early, and Fang Zisheng retired without success."

"31 years for Zhongmiao? That was more than ten years ago."

"Well." Yang Feng took out another confession, "In the 34th year of Zhongmiao, King Ai of Jiyang invited a hopeful named Lin Ganfeng. It's just that the county was cut, and King Ai guarded the country cautiously from now on, and never turned his back on him for life, while Lin Ganfeng disappeared, and his name never appeared again."

Yang Feng took out confessions one after another, arranged in chronological order, they were all the confessions received by a hopeful in various vassal states, each one was piled up in front of the Taifu, Cui Hong didn't read any of them, his eyes kept on staring at him. Looking at Yang Feng, he suddenly held down a confession that had just been pushed over, and said: "In the 40th year of Zhongmiao, the king of Bohai and the king of Jiujiang appeared at the same time as hopefuls."

"I guess, since then, the number of disciples of this Qi-watcher has begun to increase, and there are some places where he does not need to go out in person."

The last confession came from King Qi's subordinates. Chunyu Xiao, the watcher of Qi, appeared at King Qi's mansion in the 41st year of Zhongmiao, the year that Emperor Wu died. Four years later, King Qi rebelled.

"Duke Yang has only been away from Beijing for a month or two, and he can collect so many confessions? Almost all the princes and kings from south to north have fallen."

"If Taifu still remembers, in the first month of Emperor Huan's ascension to the throne, he issued a decree requesting all localities to track down the movements of local heroes."

Cui Hong nodded, of course he remembered, but this is not a big deal, almost every emperor has issued a similar decree, nothing more than killing some people, relocating some people, in order to imitate others, so that local heroes cannot form a solid force, That's all.

"That was my idea for Emperor Huan, but I made a mistake in the target. I didn't understand where I was wrong until Chunyu Xiao's appearance of bewitching the King of Qi was exposed. It turns out that the problem is not the hero, but the charlatan. So please The Empress Dowager issued a decree, asking the officials of the princes to ask only one thing, whether or not someone who is hopeful has ever become a distinguished guest of the palace."

"There are qi watchers everywhere, even in the capital, and there are more of them. What does this mean?"

Yang Feng smiled, and pointed to the confession in front of the Taifu, "Teacher can take a look, at least the looks of the lookouts received by the four princes and kings are surprisingly the same, 'he is eight feet tall, with white beard and hair, square face, left There is a red mole in the middle of the eyebrow', does the Taifu look familiar?"

Cui Hong was silent for a moment, "Whether these hopefuls are alone or not, what is their intention? Will they get some rewards for persuading the princes and kings to rebel?"

Yang Feng shook his head, "The hopeful man's intention is not to give rewards, let alone assist someone to proclaim himself emperor, but the world is in chaos, the more chaos the better."

Cui Hong was silent again.

Yang Feng continued: "Heroes come out of troubled times, and only when the world is in chaos can there be a possibility of changing the dynasty and surname. Taifu Cui, if the skin does not survive, the hair will not be attached. If the big Chu is in chaos, the Cui family will die."

Cui Hong finally said, "The gas watcher I know is named Bu Hengru, 41 years old, and his hair is still very black."

Yang Fengdao: "Although people are different, their words are similar. It is nothing more than a certain place has Tianzi Qi, surrounded by black air, and fluctuates. If you can make a decisive decision and get the help of noble people, the Tianzi Qi will definitely rise to the sky. If you are indecisive, the Tianzi Qi will rise." It will be suppressed and there will be no future."

Cui Hong opened his eyes wide, showing obvious surprise, "You..."

"There is no such thing as a son of heaven at all. When His Majesty is living in a back alley, can anyone see a son of heaven?" Yang Feng stood up and said sharply: "The king of the East China Sea has no son of heaven. If the Tai Tuo doesn't wake up in time, the king of the East China Sea will undoubtedly die. The Cui family was destroyed by your hands!"

Startled, Cui Hong also stood up, looked down, and saw an unsheathed dagger lying horizontally at the bottom of the wooden box, shining coldly, he couldn't help being surprised again.

"Just in case." Yang Feng said flatly, put the confession on the table back into the box, and covered the dagger.

"What should I do?" Cui Hong asked.

"The Grand Tutor can turn around and return to the Northland immediately, as if nothing happened, and leave the affairs of the capital to me. With the Grand Tutor leading the army, the King of the East China Sea and the Cui family will be fine. Or the Grand Tutor can also Come back to Beijing with me, wipe out all the hidden traitors, and make a miracle."

Cui Hong thought for a while, his face turned pale, "The matter in the capital is imminent, and I have to go back in person to stop it, if... there is still time."

"Did the Grand Tutor hand over the power of action to that Bu Hengru?"

Cui Hong nodded, and began to regret, "Not only Bu Hengru, but also Luo Huanzhang, who introduced Qiwangzhe to the mansion, I trust him."

"Luo Huanzhang." Yang Feng read the name once, narrowed his eyes slightly, and listened carefully without saying anything, "The rain has stopped, please get on the road immediately, and return to Beijing with me as soon as possible."

Cui Hong suddenly grabbed Yang Feng's arm, "Mr. Yang won't turn his face when he arrives in the capital, right?"

"From now on, I will stay by Taifu's side. After catching the hopeful person, the Taifu will decide whether to kill or keep him. Afterwards, I will say that I recalled Taifu to the capital. I will explain other things to the Queen Mother. The king will not be implicated, but he cannot be emperor yet."

Cui Hong finally made up his mind. He quietly returned to the capital to put his nephew on the throne, but now he wants to stop all this. "Okay, let's go."

Yang Feng was behind, Cui Hong was in front, and walked outside, after a few steps, Cui Hong stopped, turned around and said, "Bu Hengru and Chunyu Xiao may be liars, but they are not hopeful. Your Majesty now..."

Cui Hong didn't say any more, and pushed the door out.

Yang Feng doesn't believe in these nonsense, he only believes in one truth: everything depends on human effort.

The rain has stopped, and there is still a lot of water on the ground, but those who are in a hurry don't care about it. Cui Hong and Yang Feng respectively ordered their men to prepare their horses for the road. , and requisitioned several districts from the post station, it was finally enough.

Yi Cheng was very surprised. Not long after nightfall, he arrived at Hangu Pass in the middle of the night, and asked if he could open the door, but he didn't ask much. He didn't know the Taifu, but he knew that Yang Feng was an eunuch in the palace. Maybe there was a way to pass in the middle of the night. .

Yang Feng kept his promise and stayed by Cui Hong's side all the time. He just handed over the wooden box to an attendant. After receiving the box, the attendant asked, "How to deal with those three people?"

Du Motian, Du Chuanyun and Tie Tou Hu San'er were all tied up and stood in the corridor not far away, with three entourages armed with knives standing behind them, who would kill with just one command.

Yang Feng said loudly to the three prisoners: "It's half a day's journey to Hanguguan. If there are any companions who dare to rescue you, I will let you go. If not, you will blame yourself for being blind. Instead of living in the world, why don't you go under the sword tonight?" ghost."

Du Motian and the three of them were taken aback, Cui Hong didn't recognize the three of them, and felt even more weird, looking at Yang Feng, he became more and more confused about the eunuch's background.

Yang Feng got on the horse, calm on the surface, but in fact he was burning with anxiety. Luo Huanzhang is the emperor's tutor and qualified to enter the palace. This means that the situation in the capital is more dangerous than he expected. Can the young emperor pass this test?

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