The Child Emperor

Yang Feng is one of the people Han Ruzi wants to see the most. He hopes to get explanations and guidance from him.

Yang Feng was wearing the casual clothes of a military official, turned to Zhang Youcai, "Go and get my old clothes from before."

"Yes." When Zhang Youcai knew that this was not a joke, he immediately carried out the order without daring to ask further questions.

Han Ruzi had no choice but to ask, "Old Coach Du notified you? Where are he and Du Chuanyun? Are they going to be okay?"

"It's not them, it's you."

"Me? No one saw me, those two..."

Yang Feng raised his hand, "I'll talk about it later."

Zhang Youcai hurried back, hugging Yang Feng's former eunuch clothes, "It's all cleaned."

"Well, you can go."

"I can help."

"Okay, then do me a favor, go out from here, I didn't tell you not to come in." Yang Feng shook off his clothes and put them on directly.

Zhang Youcai walked out awkwardly.

"Okay, let's talk, try to be brief, I only listen to the truth." Yang Feng sat on a stool.

"I met a crazy monk in Bao'en Temple..." Han Ruzi started from the beginning and talked about how he escaped from the Nancheng Vegetable Garden, but Yin went to rescue Meng E, claiming that the two were accidentally killed by him. .

Yang Feng hummed occasionally, and when Juanhou finished speaking, he said: "Yes, there is only one thing, those two people did not die, they were just stunned by a heavy hand, Juanhou couldn't have this kind of skill, so he shot The person is Du Motian, remember?"

Han Ruzi was stunned for a while, "Should I still tell others about these things?"

"Well, fortunately, their reaction was relatively slow, and I was one step ahead."

"'who are they?"

"You'll know later." Yang Feng picked up a book casually, "Is this something you've been reading recently?"

It was a collection of ancient poems. Han Ruzi found it when he was tidying up the bookshelves. He picked up another book, "No, I'm reading the history books of the former dynasty."

Yang Feng took the history book and threw it to the corner, "Emperor Fei shouldn't read this, it will make people suspect that you have different intentions, you are good at reading poetry, you can relieve your worries and boredom, and cultivate your emotions."

"But I haven't read this book... Who wants to come?"

"I do not know."

Yang Feng's appearance of knowing everything but refusing to reveal it was very irritating, but Han Ruzi was a little guilty, so he could only bear with it, sitting behind the desk and thinking wildly, "A person from the palace?"

"Hard to say."

Questions were quickly resolved.

Someone knocked on the door outside, and after getting permission from Marquis Juan, Fu Cheng came in. When he saw Yang Feng, he was obviously taken aback, "Mr. Yang didn't go to the Northern Army... Which door did you come in from? Why don't I know?"

"I am the chief of the Hou Mansion, and I can come in through any door."

"You are not the general manager, you are the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army."

"My lord Fu Cheng will go and check again, my name must still be in the Hou Mansion."

Fu Cheng blushed, he had business to do, he didn't want to argue with Yang Feng, turned to Juanhou, and said, "Zongzheng Mansion sent someone here, Juanhou should see him, is it in the hall or in the study?"

"Just here, bring them here." Han Ruzi was slightly relieved, the Zongzheng Mansion was easier to deal with than the Imperial Palace.

The Zongzheng Mansion sent three officials, the leader was a Shaoqing surnamed Hua, a moderate official, but it was enough to make most of the royal family and relatives feel frightened.

The existence of the deposed emperor will always be a nightmare for the Zong Zhengfu. It is impossible to ignore him, and it is even worse to pay attention to him. Hua Shaoqing dares to face the nightmare not by courage, but by the orders of his superiors.

"Jianhou, please get up." Hua Shaoqing's tone was serious, he didn't come to chat today.

Juanhou didn't worship when he entered the palace, and he didn't have to kneel when he listened to Zongzhengfu's orders, but he had to stand up to show respect.

Hua Shaoqing took out a roll of paper, opened it slowly, looked carefully for a while, as if he didn't know what was inside, then put it away, and said in a cadenced tone: "I am here to investigate something. , I hope that Juanhou can know everything and say everything."

"Of course." Han Ruzi was not nervous anymore.

Hua Shaoqing waved his hand, and the other two officials took out their own pens, ink, paper and inkstones, put them on the desk, and prepared to record.

Hua Shaoqing glanced at the eunuch sitting motionless on the stool, and asked, "Are you..."

"Yang Feng, the manager of the Juanhou Mansion."

Fu Cheng leaned over and whispered a few words, Hua Shaoqing frowned, this was the accident that officials hated the most, he stared at Yang Feng for a while, weighed again and again, did not talk to the eunuch, but asked Fu Cheng: "Why is his name still in the Juanhou Mansion?"

The sweat on the Fucheng's forehead was dripping down, "Yang Feng is an eunuch, so logically he cannot be an official. The champion Hou Libao, the emperor issued an order to make an exception and allow him to be the commander of the Northern Army. There is no precedent for how to deal with the name. So... so..."

So the matter was delayed, no one knew who to turn to for this kind of matter, and naturally no one asked for trouble, but the trouble came to the door.

Hua Shaoqing sensed the possible pitfalls and dangers in this trivial matter, so he winked and signaled Fu Cheng not to go on, and throughout the ensuing interrogation process, he pretended that Yang Feng did not exist.

"Jianhou, please sit down. Juanhou met a crazy monk in Baoen Temple half a month ago, right?"

"Correct."

"Jianhou, please tell me what happened at that time in detail."

With Yang Feng's reminder first, Han Ruzi did not hide anything, and narrated the scene at that time in detail.

Hua Shaoqing kept nodding, and occasionally asked "what happened next", without any other indication.

"Jianhou didn't report this matter to Zong Zhengfu at that time?"

"Someone from the Zongzheng Mansion is following me. I thought there was no need to report."

"'The morning sun will not rise tomorrow, and the red flame will rush to the west to startle the world', what does Juanhou think it means?"

"It means that the sun will not rise from the east tomorrow, and there will be red flames in the west that will shock the world."

Hua Shaoqing remained calm, "Has Marquis Juan seen this poem again?"

"No, but I saw two words, which reminded me of this poem."

"Jianhou, tell me in detail."

Han Ruzi recounted what happened in the West Market the day before yesterday. He did not hide anything, only changed a little. He originally intended to go to the West Market, but now he wandered around unintentionally. When he saw the word "prosperous", he thought of the crazy monk. of verses.

Hua Shaoqing had more questions at this time, and after he was satisfied, he said, "Jianhou left the mansion privately last night?"

Han Ruzi nodded, and elaborated on his experience. The Fu Cheng who was watching was taken aback, and once again thought of quitting, but he was reluctant to part with the salary.

At the end of the questioning, Han Ruzi felt that his words were far from impeccable, but the other party did not get to the bottom of it. Hua Shaoqing was more polite than when he first arrived, thanked Juanhou, handed him farewell, and Fu Cheng saw him off.

Han Ruzi sat blankly for a while, and said to Yang Feng, "Didn't Chunyu Xiao send Guangding and Lin Kunshan here?"

"It doesn't appear to be."

"Someone is trying to frame me?"

"It seems so."

"If I go to Xiaonanshan Anxiang Garden, there will be even bigger traps waiting for me. They will say that I am a gentleman. If I don't refute—I can't refute, the officers and soldiers will come and arrest me!"

"It seems that you have thought a lot."

Han Ruzi got tired of hearing Yang Feng's words "it seems", and asked directly, "Why didn't Zongzhengfu arrest me today?"

"Because the Zongzheng Mansion has no more evidence, you are likely to receive a reprimand in two days."

"Then why are they still here?"

"This is the practice of the imperial court. Today, people from the Zongzheng Mansion came to collect a little testimony. Next time, it may be people from the palace, as well as the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Jing Zhaoyin... When you need it, even if you don’t do anything. Even the evidence can kill you."

"I thought the queen mother let me go."

"Do you think letting go means completely forgetting? Even if the Queen Mother forgets, someone will remember it for her. These evidences may never be used, just in case. You know, only those that can easily solve the 'in case' Officials who are not in the right situation will have a chance to rise to the top."

Han Ruzi felt chills in his heart.

"But that's not the point. The operation of the imperial court has always been like this. Which prince doesn't carry a few shackles on his body? People who are light-weight should be vigilant. The key is who is framing you. Zong Zhengfu will record every mistake you make, but will not Deliberately setting a trap, it is too risky for them, and it is unnecessary."

"King of the East China Sea." Han Ruzi didn't even have to think about it, "It must be him, he knows that I am very interested in Qi Wang Zhe."

"Well, what are you going to do?"

Han Ruzi blushed a little, "Sorry, I didn't tell you about the experience of Baoen Temple right away."

"Don't apologize to me. You should make your own decisions. I can at most give advice. I can't make decisions for you."

As long as Yang Feng is in front of him, Han Ruzi must not relax at all, he must think hard and keep thinking.

"What should I do, what should I do... Are Grandpa Du and Hu San'er okay?"

"They're fine, they should be chatting with Liang Xinhou right now."

"Liang Xinhou is the fifth monkey master?"

"People in the rivers and lakes like to make up numbers. It is not enough to have 'Jun Hou Chou Wang Bu Yi Tan', there are also four heroes of 'Short Yang Gao Liu, Fat Horse and Thin Monkey'. Liang Xinhou was originally called Liang Xinhou, thick and thick, in order to match the thin monkey , It’s changed to a monkey’s monkey. He should be fine, at most he was used by the King of the East China Sea and others.”

"The king of the East China Sea used the people of the rivers and lakes to deal with me, and I will also treat him in the same way. The grandson of Du Shi and the iron head Hu San'er can help me, as well as the heroes you invited at that time."

"This is a way, but I want to remind you that you must be extremely careful when dealing with people in the rivers and lakes. You can only let them owe you, and you must not owe them. Many people have been swallowed up by the rivers and lakes. You made a mistake, coveted the convenience of the moment, owed endless favors, you can't pay it back, and you can't pay it back." Yang Feng paused, "You are about to go too far with Du's grandson and grandson."

Han Ruzi's heart skipped a beat, and he remembered the rules of the world that Du Chuanyun had said. Right and wrong in the world are different from the government, and also different from ordinary people. At that time, he only thought of the good side, but ignored the bad side. .

People can't be selfish enough to think that others are not selfish. Han Ruzi realized that he had almost made a big mistake, and he was a little curious. How much hurt did Yang Feng suffer before to be so wary of Jiang Hu people?

His dream is to regain the throne, and if he gets too deep in the rivers and lakes, he will be farther and farther away from the court, and even stand on the opposite side. In the end, he can only die like Junyang Hou Huabin.

"The king of the East China Sea took advantage of people from the rivers and lakes. While framing me, he also gave him an excuse—I have to find a way to get close to him."

Han Ruzi can only come to the conclusion that he must "return" to the group he really belongs to.

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