Several servants of the Yan family sent the servant girl Yaoyue to Huang Pugong's house without saying much. They urged Yueyue to get off the sedan chair. The housekeeper brought the written deed and the middleman. Said: "Yaoyue will be General Huang's person from today."
Huang Pugong was inexplicable. Before he could ask, the servants of the Yan family had already left with their empty sedan chairs. They all knew Huang Pugong and knew each other very well. They used to drink and chat together, but now they are like strangers. I am unwilling to repay the gambling debt, but I do not dare to gamble again.
Yaoyue was also inexplicable, she stayed at home honestly, thinking that her words and deeds were not out of line or wrong, but after the master came back, her face was gloomy, she looked at her a few times, gritted her teeth and spit out a few words: "As you wish ."
Yaoyue didn't even pack her things, so she was put into a sedan chair and changed to another owner.
She was used to selling it for a long time, but she didn't particularly care about it, but she was a little embarrassed after seeing Huang Pugong. When she gave away a few taels of silver, she never thought that this day would come.
When Huang Pugong just came back from Yunmengze, he visited the old master. First, he thanked the Yan family for his protection and help, and second, he hoped to redeem Yaoyue, but he was categorically rejected, so he did not understand why Yan Pengshi was. Change your mind suddenly.
The two stood in the courtyard, Yaoyue embarrassed, and Huang Pugong even more embarrassed.
Huang Pugong lived in the mansion granted by the imperial court. He had been a servant for ten years. He was not used to being served by others, and he was going to go out soon. Therefore, although the mansion was large, there were very few servants in the family, only ten people. All were given by the imperial court together with the first person in the house.
"Miss Yaoyue..." Huang Pugong wanted to invite her into the house to rest, but then he felt that it was not right. He picked up the deed of prostitution in his hand and tore it into pieces, "You don't need to be a maid anymore, do you still have family?"
Yaoyue shook her head, as long as she had a family to rely on, she would not have been wandering all these years.
Huang Pugong is a general. No matter how many enemies he faces, he dares to fight and knows how to fight. He is full of strategies and never miscalculates. Facing a weak woman, he is a little overwhelmed, but he is a hero, and he works neatly and straightforwardly. After thinking about it, he said, "Just live here, make it your own home, use things as you please, servants at your command, and find a place for you when I come back."
"Yes, I'll wait for the general to come back." Yaoyue whispered.
Huang Pugong felt that Yaoyue might have misunderstood, but the other party didn't clarify it, and he didn't say much. He called all the servants and asked them to serve Miss Yaoyue well, then packed up his clothes and armor, and moved to the military camp ahead of schedule.
Early the next morning, the emperor personally went out of the city to see them off. After offering sacrifices to Chiyou Banner, Huang Pugong led an army of 1,000 to set off. There was already a navy of several thousand people in the East China Sea. However, his task is relatively simple. He does not seek great victory or annihilation, but only needs to maintain the offensive against pirates.
Huang Pugong did not make any clear commitments. He wrote a lot of naval warfare techniques in Pingdong Haice, but he specially emphasized that naval warfare has more variables than land warfare, and it is extremely difficult to pre-prepare, and can only adapt to the situation.
The two rulers and ministers didn't have a chance to talk alone, Huang Pugong would not talk too much, Han Ruzi knew nothing about the gift of Yan Peng's teacher, and he had not even heard of the name "Yaoyue".
A few days ago, he sent Cui Teng to the young army camp to deliver a letter. He only said to observe the relationship between Huang Pugong and the old master by the way, but he did not say that Cui Teng should be meddled with his business.
After Cui Teng returned from the infantry camp, he said with great certainty, "No problem. Master Yan Peng is very smart and knows the rules. There is no complaint, and General Huang is fine."
Han Ruzi believed it. After all, it was just a trivial matter between ministers. As the emperor, he could not directly participate, and there was no need to interfere too much. Yang Feng said before that dealing with interpersonal relationships is one of his abilities. If the emperor wants to reuse it in the future Huang Pugong, he has to let him pass this level by himself.
Han Ruzi has been in a better mood recently. The battle in Yunmengze ended ahead of schedule, the appointment of the slaughter was smoother than he expected, the battle in the East China Sea was proceeding in an orderly manner, the Xiongnu in the north had not made any major moves, and the two pregnant concubines were in good health... Everything is going well. direction of development.
Now he has only a few small things left to deal with.
One is Yang Feng. He has been in Yunmengze for more than two months, and he has not found the whereabouts of "Chunyu Xiao". According to the confession of the Holy Army Master, Yang Feng obviously believes that the writer is still alive, but in his letter to the emperor , but the writing is vague, only saying that it is getting closer and closer to the target, Taizu Baojian and the King of England can be retrieved, in order to prevent leaks, it is not appropriate to go into details.
Han Ruzi had a feeling that Yang Feng didn't seem to want to return to Beijing, so Han Ruzi sent Chao Jing to Yunmengze, hoping to find out the reason.
The other is his own mother.
How did the Empress Dowager Cining interfere in the affairs of the state recently, but as the belly of the two concubines became larger and larger, she became more and more concerned about the emperor's harem, and every time they met, she urged the emperor to favor the concubine more, "In case both of them are both Is it a daughter? Your Majesty still has to work hard, this is not your Majesty's personal affairs, but a major matter related to the peace of the world."
This makes Han Ruzi feel embarrassed every time, but he can accept it, so he doesn't plan to make it clear.
The person who took the initiative to name it was the Empress Dowager Cining.
On the evening of Huang Pugong's expedition, Han Ruzi went to greet the two empress dowagers as usual, and the empress dowager Cining called her son to her bedroom.
"Your Majesty hasn't been very busy recently, has he?"
"Fortunately, it is indeed much easier than before." Han Ruzi replied respectfully.
"Your Majesty has a good vision, Zhuo Ruhe is a qualified prime minister."
"The late emperor's vision is good, I just sit back and enjoy it." After observing for a few days, Han Ruzi was indeed very satisfied with Zhuo Ruhe. He could finally let go of the chancellor to preside over the affairs of the state, and he concentrated on thinking about some more distant things, such as the Huns, such as The sudden rise of power in the extreme west.
Since the arrival of a team of envoys, there has been no news from the West. The envoy of the Great Chu, Han Xi, sent back a few official documents, and he has not yet left the boundaries of the Western Regions.
The Empress Dowager Ci Ning smiled slightly, her son was more able to talk than before, which made her very happy, "There is such a prodigal son who can hand over the benefits to his hands. His Majesty can 'sit back and enjoy the success', which is also a skill."
"The queen mother has given her an award."
The mother and son were too polite, and the Empress Dowager Cining changed the subject and said "you're welcome", "Your Majesty has spent the night in Qiuxin Palace for the past three days, right?"
Mother wanted to repeat the same old tune again, but Han Ruzi couldn't, and replied, "Yes."
The Empress Dowager Cining sighed, but this time she did not directly ask the emperor to "work hard", "Does your majesty still remember things from your childhood?"
"Remember some, I don't know which the Queen Mother is referring to?"
"At that time, our mother and son had little contact with the outside world. I explained various relatives to His Majesty. His Majesty likes to hear them very much.
Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Really? I don't remember these things."
"There is a little clay figurine that your Majesty likes the most. He holds it in his hand every day and calls him 'Old Uncle', saying that he will take you out to play one day. I have always wondered, I never taught you this name, you never Where did you learn it?" Speaking of the past, the Empress Dowager Cining smiled.
Han Ruzi thought for a while, and some vague images appeared in his mind, "I'm a little impressed? What about those clay figurines?"
"One time it rained, you forgot to take it back to the house, the clay figurines were poured into mud, you cried for a few days, and then you forgot about them."
"I remember crying in front of my hands full of mud, but I forgot why." Han Ruzi had more memories and said with a smile, "Life at that time was really lonely."
"Yes, so after His Majesty has a child, he must never let him live that kind of life again."
Han Ruzi was silent for a while, "Mother doesn't need to say more, I understand, I... will work hard."
The son agreed very reluctantly. The Queen Mother Ci Ning knew that this was just a perfunctory, but today she wanted a clear promise, "I won't talk about the harem today. Your Majesty said that you will be drafted in three years. Yes, Your Majesty loves the Queen and does not want to be with her. It’s okay to have too many concubines and concubines, this kind of thing can’t be rushed, Your Majesty is also an adult, you know the seriousness, so I don’t need to say more.”
Han Ruzi was a little surprised, "Thank you Queen Mother for your understanding."
"But your majesty's relatives are not only surnamed Han, do you remember your majesty?"
The mother rarely mentioned the uncle's family, and Han Ruzi couldn't help but be taken aback, "It's good that the queen mother has something to say. Is there anything missing in the grandpa's house?"
"Nothing else is missing, only one official is missing."
Han Ruzi smiled and said, "The Queen Mother herself said that the uncle's family are all rural farmers and can't be officials, so let the children read more, and they will be honored in the lintel ten years later."
Empress Dowager Ci Ning nodded, "I did say something like this, but I changed my mind, because I found that officials in the imperial court are not all that difficult to do, others can do it, and the Wang family can do it too. Your Majesty doesn't need to give the Wang family power. High official, is it alright to use false titles?"
Han Ruzi didn't care about a few false titles. He was puzzled by what his mother said, "How did the queen mother find out that it is not difficult for a court official to do it?"
The Empress Dowager Ci Ning was silent for a while, "It's clear that the prime minister has recently adjusted a lot of officials, and several major families in the imperial court have benefited, only the Wang family is still rich, it is not necessarily that His Majesty's uncles are rural farmers, and the children of the family are all outstanding. Bar?"
Han Ruzi said with a smile: "The prime minister's adjustment to the officials was approved by me in advance. I was negligent and forgot my uncle's family. Please rest assured, the queen mother. Within three days, there will be good news."
Empress Dowager Cining sighed, "I originally thought that I wouldn't care too much about my family, but after meeting, I still feel that my family is the closest and most credible. When it comes to a critical moment, only my family can rely on me. I hope Your Majesty can Understand my painstaking efforts, don't think that I am simply seeking an official."
"The queen mother is my mother, and the queen mother's request is my request. There is no such thing as 'seeking an official'."
Han Ruzi resigned, wondering about two things:
First, when Zhuo Ruhe adjusted officials, he was inclined to aristocratic families. Why didn't he notice it earlier? He lied in front of his mother. Zhuo Ruhe did say that he would appoint a group of officials. Han Ruzi thought he wanted to promote a group of people who were also close ministers of Emperor Huan. After listening to his mother's reminder, he noticed that this was not entirely the case.
Second, why did the mother suddenly say "the family members can be trusted in times of crisis"
Han Ruzi is not only the son of the Empress Dowager Cining, but also the emperor. He wants to find out the truth, not directly ask.