Meng E stared at the emperor for a while, "Do you want me to betray the queen mother?"
"I can only give you the reward you expect if I become a real emperor, but unless I know more about the queen mother, I will never become a real emperor. I am asking you to do me a favor, in this way, The reward you want will be more secure.”
"Brother is right, you are as treacherous as they are."
Han Ruzi wanted to refute, but suddenly changed his mind when he said, "Yes, and I am more treacherous than them, only in this way can I win back the throne of emperor."
Meng E lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly smiled. This was the first time she smiled in front of the emperor. It was very shallow, but the corners of her mouth moved twice, "What am I doing? You are just a child, I actually believe that You can do great things. Forget it, don't mention it again, and pretend I never found you."
Han Ruzi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his attempt to win over Meng E would fail like this. He couldn't help but ask, "Where did I go wrong?"
"If you want to be a treacherous person, don't show your kind side at the beginning. Your treacherousness is just childish."
Han Ruzi smiled embarrassedly, "I'm still studying, sometimes... please don't mind, you really don't want my reward?"
Meng E thought for a while, "You are the emperor, so maybe you should be a little more treacherous, but I am from the Jianghu. I pay attention to the fact that I can't chase after a horse without a word, and I would rather die than fulfill my promises."
"If you have a word, you will be a horse and a horse will be hard to catch up. I have a son of the emperor who has a lot to say. Is it a tie?"
"I was also desperate... Well, I don't know what happened to the injury on the Queen Mother's hand. My brother and I were brought into the palace as palace maids, and we did nothing for more than three years until the night when the former emperor died. When she was summoned to the side of the queen mother and the queen concubine, she already had injuries on her hands."
"New injury?"
"Don't ask me too many things, our brother and sister are following the queen mother, you are just... just... "
"I'm just backing up, just in case. Well, if only I would."
"You have self-awareness."
The door opened again. This time it was the real waiter who brought a late lunch. Whenever there were outsiders, Meng E would stop talking and stand aside as a display.
Before the meal was over, the East Sea King was sent back, expressionless and rude. He sat down opposite the emperor and ate a meal. After taking a few bites, he fell on the couch with a cold expression that was too lazy to speak.
The waiters neatly packed up the dishes and left. There were many people who served the emperor and the King of the East Sea, but none of them stayed. The two of them were already used to it, so it was not surprising.
Meng E stayed, she was a guard, not a waiter.
The King of Donghai sat up and stared at the emperor, "You lied, right?"
"What lie?" Han Ruzi took the tea and swallowed slowly.
"Don't pretend to be confused, the story you told in the Qinzheng Hall was all made up by you, right?"
"Gong Jing and Prime Minister Yin have testified for me."
"Ha, the two of them wanted to please the queen mother, so they cooperated with you to make up a story. Are you brave enough, or someone reminded you? Yang Feng, it must be Yang Feng, he asked you to do this, it must be right."
"You're wrong." Han Ruzi shook his head, "I was telling the truth at the time. When Emperor Wu summoned his children and grandchildren, you must have participated, right?"
"Of course." King Donghai stood up, as if to be angry, then sat down again and said in confusion, "I know there is such a thing, but I don't remember anything, you are only a few days older than me, How can you remember so clearly?"
"That was not only the first time I saw Emperor Wu, but also the first time I left home. How could I not be impressed?" Han Ruzi said frankly, finding that it was easier to lie to the King of the East Sea than to Meng E.
In front of Meng E, he always thought about whether to use means or not, and the flaws were seen as soon as he thought of it, but he didn't feel any guilt for the King of the East Sea, so he didn't need to hide it. Han Ruzi finally began to understand the meaning of Yang Feng's words: entangled in benevolence and power will only open his door wide.
The King of Donghai was dubious. Seeing the emperor's contemplative expression, he felt that he had been fooled, "Anyway, you are a liar, but you can only lie for a while. The queen mother saw through your tricks. Now you are still useful. When the chaos in Qi is settled, I will When the uncle class teacher returns to the court, you are useless, when the time comes, hum."
Han Ruzi laughed, "Will the rebellion in Qi be pacified?"
"You are a liar, and the minister is not a good person. Everyone has selfish intentions, and you are talking nonsense. They are finally willing to do their best. Before the court meeting was over, they gathered another 200,000 troops. Later, there was news. , Although King Qi won the battle, he suffered a lot of losses, but he stopped when he reached Luoyang, which is still far from Hangu Pass and the capital. Everyone said that King Qi wanted... why do I tell you this?"
"King Qi wants to take advantage of the situation to contact the various princes and heroes of the world, and force the west to advance." Han Ruzi finished speaking for the King of Donghai.
The East Sea King stared at the emperor, stood up after a while, "You will die horribly in the future." After saying that, he walked into the East Side Warm Pavilion.
It was getting dark soon, and the evening meal consisted of several snacks. King Donghai refused to come out and ordered the waiter to bring it into his room. Meng E did not eat or drink, so she just stood still in the corner, as if she had completely Forgot to have an unfinished conversation with the emperor.
There are two entrances to the Cining Palace. The imperial concubine lives in the front yard, and the emperor and Donghai Wang live in the backyard. There are plenty of rooms, but for the convenience of protection, the two still share the two warm pavilions in the main room.
Soon after nightfall, Meng E withdrew. She was a member of the palace guards and had to be on duty on time. She could not stay for a moment when she should not be there.
As soon as Meng E left, the concubine Shangguan came and brought two eunuchs and two palace maids.
The servants around the emperor changed frequently, but this time it seemed to be fixed. The four of them were very young, especially the two young eunuchs, both of whom were about the same age as the emperor, and the two maids were slightly older, no more than twenty years old. .
King Donghai didn't dare to be rude in front of the imperial concubine. He walked out from the warm pavilion to meet him, pretending to be very happy, and asked, "What are your names? There are too many people who have changed these days, and I don't remember any of them."
"Slave Zhao Jinfeng."
"Slave Tong Qing'e."
"Slave Liang An."
"Slave Zhang Youcai."
The names in the palace are very simple, and the King of Donghai did not take it to heart. He smiled and said to the imperial concubine: "The queen mother is really calm, and only the queen mother can calm these ministers. If there is no queen mother, I don't know that the court will be in chaos. What is it like."
The appearance of the imperial concubine and the empress dowager are quite similar, but they often smile and appear softer. "But there are also many people who say that it is because of the empress dowager that the imperial court is so chaotic."
"Who said that? Arrest him and put him in jail. It's disrespectful to impeach him." King Donghai seemed to be really angry.
The empress smiled even more, and then sighed, "It's impossible to get caught, and it's the time to hire people, and it's even harder to get caught."
Han Ruzi did not participate in the conversation, but he had a feeling that the imperial concubine came for him.
The King of Donghai talked for a while, and finally said what he really cared about: "If you want to say who is a loyal minister in the court, it must be Taifu Cui Hong, it has nothing to do with him being my uncle, I lived in my uncle's house very For a long time, I saw with my own eyes that my uncle worked hard for the country day and night. He often said: 'If the Cui family's relatives gain wealth and honor, if they are not loyal and responsible, how will they see Emperor Wu and Empress Wu in the future?'"
"We all know Taifu Cui's loyalty, otherwise, the Queen Mother would not have given Taifu Cui the heavy responsibility of pacifying Qi."
"It's irritating that those ministers actually slandered my uncle for colluding with King Qi. How is this possible? My uncle is the official Taifu, the rank is to the Marquis of Guyang, and all relatives are officials in the capital. If King Qi succeeds, the Cui family will be the first to be unlucky. ."
The imperial concubine smiled and nodded, "Even though King Donghai is young, he has a lot of knowledge, but it's a shame that those ministers are not as clear as your child."
"The ministers have their own thoughts, maybe they are thinking of relying on King Qi to get promoted and make a fortune."
The imperial concubine did not answer this sentence, and looked at the emperor who had been silent, "Your Majesty's performance today is very good. I didn't expect Your Majesty to remember things that happened so long ago."
King Donghai really wanted to shout "The emperor is a liar", but he didn't dare to say anything, so he had to step aside angrily. Although he shared the main room with the emperor, he was not qualified to sit down in front of the imperial concubine. Standing like eunuchs and palace maids.
"I don't understand anything else, but the Prince of Qi suspects that I am not the son of Emperor Huan, and I can't bear it." Han Ruzi replied, looking up at the King of the East Sea and seeing him showing a look of extreme contempt.
"I also have an impression of that gathering." The imperial concubine raised her head slightly, "That was the only time Emperor Wu summoned all his children and grandchildren. I remember that morning, the empress dowager and I sent your imperial brother out of the house. At that time, he was not an emperor, even Not even the grandson. After he came back, he was very happy, saying that the emperor's grandfather liked him very much, and he held him in his arms and talked a lot."
The imperial concubine's voice was full of tenderness, but Han Ruzi and Donghai Wang dared not answer. Since entering the palace, this is the first time someone has mentioned the emperor's brother to them.
The imperial concubine let out a long sigh, "By the way, the posthumous title of the late emperor has been decided, Si emperor, the moral pure one is Si, the great province Zhaomin is Si, the external and internal thinking is Si, the regret of the past is Si, for me and the Queen Mother , this is the thought of missing."
Han Ruzi and Donghai Wang couldn't even respond.
"There is also His Majesty's era name. The Empress Dowager has an idea, thinking that His Majesty is the younger brother of Emperor Si, and his brother and brother will last. It is not an inheritance, but a replacement, so there is no need to change the era name. The first year, the second year of success... If you keep using it, what do you think of your majesty?"
Han Ruzi didn't even expect to ask for his own opinion on this kind of thing, so he nodded, "That's good."
The imperial concubine smiled, got up and said, "Your Majesty, rest in peace. If you need anything, just tell the maid to notify me directly."
Han Ruzi nodded, not understanding the purpose of the imperial concubine's visit.
Two eunuchs and two palace maids escorted the imperial concubine out, the East Sea King jumped in front of the emperor and said in a very low voice, "Don't you understand the intention of the empress dowager and the imperial concubine?"
"What's the purpose?"
"The era title 'Gongcheng' was taken from the Tao Te Ching, and used on the former emperor. It means 'gongcheng is not a place to live, but a husband is not a place to live, so it's not going to go', and it's used on you— That is to tell you 'retire when you are successful', and the Queen Mother will clean up you!"