The Child Emperor

The walls in the imperial palace are surrounded by layers, towering like a cliff. It is difficult to climb up and even harder to jump off. The wall in the inner palace is a little shorter, and it is more than two feet high. Han Ruzi looked up and looked up. Few, the wall does not feel high until climbing, especially the wall is smooth, there is not even a pothole to draw on.

Zhang Youcai led the way, but he didn't find the swordsman, and he had no choice but to go under the wall, "The wall here is much higher than the Compassionate Peace Palace, Brother Cai, can we take His Majesty out with a human ladder?"

Counting the emperor, there are six people in total, and the height is enough, but Cai Xinghai dare not take the ladder, "It's too dangerous, and there is no way for His Majesty to go down after climbing on the wall."

Cai Xinghai looked up for a while and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, is there a place I can go?"

"Of course, as long as you can leave the inner palace, you can go anywhere."

"Taizu's dressing room is not far from here, there is something climbing the wall there."

The Clothes Room is also called the Quiet Room. When Han Ruzi first entered the palace, he fasted there for several days. Of course, he remembered that he even counted the holes in Taizu's clothes. "Is there anything climbing the wall there?"

"There is a ladder in the wing room. I've seen it before, but I don't know if it's still used."

"Go and have a look." Han Ruzi said, but he didn't know which direction to go. He always walked the right way in the palace, and he was always accompanied by a large group of people. He suddenly came to a strange area, and he couldn't tell the direction.

"Follow orders." Cai Xinghai cupped his fists and led the way first.

Han Ruzi and others followed quickly, and asked, "Cai Xinghai, you used to be a lieutenant, right?"

Cai Xinghai turned his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is really accurate. I used to guard the frontier outside the Great Wall and advance to the palace for five years."

Han Ruzi hadn't seen many soldiers, but Cai Xinghai's military aura was so strong that he didn't need much experience to tell.

Zhang Youcai's excitement never subsided, and now he said: "We call him 'General Cai' in private."

Cai Canghai blushed, "I'm not a 'general', I'm just a small lieutenant."

"Then there are hundreds of people in charge. Brother Cai fought against the Huns..." Zhang Youcai suddenly shut up for some reason.

If Han Ruzi had been more mature, he would not have asked further, but he was only 13 years old after all, and his mind was not here, so he asked casually: "Isn't it good to make contributions in the frontier? Why do you want to enter the palace?"

Cai Xinghai chuckled twice, "To tell you the truth, I just want to make contributions too much, so I overreported when I reported to the first level... two or three hundred, according to the law, they should be executed, just in time for the imperial court's favor and the amnesty of the world. Corruption and atonement, I didn't want to die, so I entered the palace."

Zhang Youcai said: "Ha, you told me that you reported dozens of extra heads, and you are only willing to tell the truth to His Majesty. It turned out to be hundreds of heads!"

"I can't bear the crime of deceiving the emperor. When we arrive, the dressing room is in front." Cai Xinghai pointed to a small courtyard in front.

Han Ruzi's heart moved, and he vaguely understood why Cai Xinghai dared to rescue him. This is a soldier who is used to taking risks, and he must ask for something after he succeeds in rescuing him. Thinking of this, Han Ruzi was relieved. He was accepted by Yang Feng. The influence was too deep, and he always had doubts about helping for no reason. After finding the reason, he trusted the fat eunuch even more.

The dressing room is located in a small courtyard, and the courtyard door is closed at this time.

Cai Xinghai whispered: "Your Majesty, let me call the door first, Your Majesty will show up later."

"Okay." Han Ruzi and Zhang Youcai stood against the wall, and the other three eunuchs stood on the other side of the courtyard gate.

Cai Xinghai raised his fist and knocked on the door, "Old Huang, open the door, Lao Huang, open the door quickly!"

After waiting for a while, a low voice came from the door, "Who?"

"I, Cai Xinghai, can't even hear my voice?"

"What are you doing here?"

"When I came to sweep the floor a few days ago, it seems that I left a broom here. I can't count it in the cleaning room. I'll look for it and open the door."

"I don't have your broom here. What the hell is going on outside, how dare you run around?"

There are quite a few courtyards in the area where the concubine lives. They usually guard the gates. Whenever there is a disturbance, the gates are closed even tighter. People outside can't get in, and people inside can't understand what's going on.

"What's the matter? The palace has arrested someone again, open the door and let me go in and have a look."

"If it's okay, why didn't even the food delivery person come?"

The sun had already set in the west, and after watching the eunuchs in the courtyard hungry for a day, he knew very well in his heart that something big was bound to happen outside.

"It's none of my business to deliver food? I'm just a sweeper. What don't you believe?"

There was silence inside for a while, "You better go, today is not a cleaning day, I can't let you in."

After all, Cai Xinghai was a martial artist, he couldn't make sense and felt impatient, especially when the emperor was by his side, he raised his fist and was about to smash the door, Han Ruzi waved at him, and whispered: "Let him look out."

"Who? Who else is outside?" The lady inside the door heard it.

"Don't open the door for me, that's fine. Old Huang, take a look outside."

The door slammed slightly, and the people inside looked out through the crack of the door, "Old Cai, don't mess around, this is the imperial palace, every little mistake will be punished... Oh my God!"

Han Ruzi stood in front of the door and said in a low voice, "Open the door for me, I recognize you, and you recognize me."

He had seen so many eunuchs in the palace that Han Ruzi couldn't remember who Huang was, but he believed that Huang must remember the emperor.

The latch rang, and the two doors opened. An old eunuch knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "I don't know if His Majesty is here..."

"Hurry up." Han Ruzi led the way into the hospital, followed by Cai Xinghai and the others. Lao Huang was tongue-tied and dared not stop anyone.

The yard is not big, the main room in the middle is the dressing room, and the side rooms on both sides are some instruments and objects preserved by Taizu when he first built the palace, which are kept as treasures by future generations.

Han Ruzi said to Cai Xinghai: "You go to find the ladder, I want to see Taizu's clothes."

As soon as these words came out, Cai Xinghai and the others became serious, even walking on tiptoe.

When he got here, Han Ruzi went straight to the dressing room, pushed open the half-covered door, and stepped in. He saw two eunuchs lying on the ground from the corner of his eye, but he didn't care. Said: "Taizu's military life has gone through hundreds of battles, and the unworthy grandson Han Ruzi has no choice but to borrow one of your things today. I believe your spirit in heaven will not object."

Han Ruzi kowtowed, got up and went to the clothes hanger, and carefully took down the sword. He had a strong interest in it when he came here to fast for the first time. He didn't dare to touch it at that time. Now he doesn't have to be afraid of anything .

The emperor is not afraid of eunuchs.

The two eunuchs kneeling on the ground stared blankly at the emperor at first, then suddenly stood up together, threw themselves at the emperor's feet, and cried, "Your Majesty must not move the sword, absolutely must not."

Han Ruzi ignored the two, and slowly drew his sword out of its sheath. After more than 120 years, the blade is still shining coldly, and the blade is as white as snow.

"Sure enough, it's a precious sword." Han Ruzi praised, waved it lightly, and liked it even more in his heart, "Such a sword should be used frequently, it's a waste to hide it in a box."

As he was about to leave, he realized that his legs were tightly hugged by the eunuch.

"I command you to let go."

"Your Majesty, Taizu's clothes cannot be moved, let alone taken out of the quiet room. This is the ancestor's instruction, Your Majesty..."

Han Ruzi raised his sword, "Taizu held a three-foot sword to pacify the world. I don't know how many people's blood has been drunk on this sword, and it has not been used for many years. It is appropriate to use your sacrificial sword."

The two eunuchs were taken aback for a moment, let go of the emperor's legs, and stepped back on their knees, not daring to raise their heads again.

Han Ruzi went out with his sword in hand, Cai Xinghai and others also came out from the side room carrying the ladder, they saw the sword in the emperor's hand at a glance, and said in unison: "What a sword!"

Han Ruzi couldn't help laughing, his confidence doubled, he sheathed his sword, and said, "Let's go."

The old eunuch who was guarding the door was still kneeling at the door, watching the emperor approaching with a sword in his hand, he didn't dare to stop him at all, just kowtowed.

It was getting dark, and Han Ruzi quickened his pace, and Cai Xinghai and others followed closely behind.

The ladder was placed on the top of the wall, the height was just right, Cai Xinghai said: "Taizu is worthy of being the emperor on horseback, he always thinks about fighting, the ladder is prepared for this palace wall."

Han Ruzi felt otherwise. Taizu seemed to feel that the palace was not safe, so he prepared war equipment, which was used by the seventh grandson more than 100 years later.

Cai Xinghai first climbed up the wall, tested the firmness of the ladder, found no problem, and said: "Please come up, Your Majesty, Zhang Youcai, protect Your Majesty."

"Don't worry." Zhang Youcai followed behind the emperor, always stretching out a hand for support.

Cai Xinghai knelt on the tiles on the wall, and also stretched out his hand to catch the emperor.

The pursuers arrived at this time, "I found it! The emperor wants to escape!" one person shouted.

Han Ruzi was startled, turned his head to look, and saw more than ten swordsmen dressed as eunuchs running in the alley, the first two were very fast and would come soon.

Han Ruzi kicked a few times, stretched out his free hand to hold Cai Xinghai's hand, and jumped up the wall with his strength.The wall was covered with tiles, and it was not safe to stand on it.

Zhang Youcai moved nimbly and came up quickly. Han Ruzi shouted to the three people on the ground, "Come up quickly!"

The three looked at each other, and one raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, let's go, let's block for a while."

The three raised their long bamboo poles, ready to face more than ten swordsmen.

Han Ruzi wanted to urge him again, but Cai Xinghai and Zhang Youcai had already pulled the ladder up and threw it over the wall.

The two swordsmen at the front arrived, and while swinging their swords to block the bamboo poles, they threw hidden weapons at the wall.

Cai Xinghai hugged the emperor, jumped out of the wall, and Zhang Youcai followed suit without saying a word.

Cai Xinghai fell to the ground, only feeling severe pain in his right ankle, but he ignored the examination, still hugged the emperor, turned his head and looked at the wall.Although he is a member of the army, he also has a little understanding of the world. If there are many people on both sides fighting against each other, he is not afraid of swordsmen, but if they meet on a narrow road, he has little chance of winning.

As long as one of the swordsmen in the wall is able to jump out and climb out of the high wall, Cai Xinghai can only fight to the death.

There were screams from inside the wall.

(Publication schedule: two changes from Monday to Saturday, one change at 8-9 am and one change at 18-19 pm, and one change on Sunday. One change today. I have to take a break and make some preparations for May Day. Thanks to every reader who voted for Sanjiang in the past week, and also to those who have been paying attention to this book. Thank you.)