For Da Chu, the death of Yang Feng was a trivial matter, not to mention official history, even the actual records of the dynasty, which had to be recorded in every detail, did not mention it at all.
According to the historian's pen, Yang Feng only had a short experience of staying in the palace worth recording. His name appeared behind the then prime minister Shen Mingzhi and other ministers, saying that they had established another crown prince during the emperor's siege of Jincheng. , without comment.
Even those who knew Yang Feng only commented on his death and didn't pay much attention to it. After all, Yang Feng was not young anymore, running around and breaking down sooner or later.
Some were even happy about his death.
Only the emperor sincerely mourns this eunuch who is also a teacher and friend but has no teacher and friend status.
Han Ruzi will always remember the first time he saw Yang Fengshi. The chill around him merged with the eunuch's dress and expression, and became a part of Yang Feng. After his death, the chill became stronger and stronger. Ruzi still felt chills in his back from time to time.
The emperor took a rare three-day leave, did not go to court, did not approve memorials, and did not see any foreign ministers. In name, he was waiting for the birth of his first child. In fact, he went to Taizu's clothing room alone to return the sword. After staying for a whole day, even the lunch was cancelled. Except for the birth of the child, no other news was allowed to disturb him.
Looking at the murals and the worn-out clothes, Han Ruzi suddenly came up with an idea: maybe the story wants to say that the emperor cannot really own the world. Folks, different people have different views.
Zhao Ruosu once said that there are real emperors and emperors in the eyes of everyone, who have very different images.
Han Ruzi had a headache thinking about it, still inconclusive.
He was only certain that after Yang Feng's death, he was closer to the "lonely family". Among all people, only Yang Feng could discuss the "emperor" with him openly and honestly with him as an equal.
Han Ruzi still has many things to ask, such as the appointment and dismissal of the prime minister, the adjustment of the imperial court, future plans, the arrangement of the harem, etc. He has been looking forward to getting Yang Feng's guidance, or to give a few comments like a strict teacher. .
"I am a lonely man, I am a lonely man..." Han Ruzi repeated this sentence over and over again, slowly, the chill brought by Yang Feng disappeared little by little, he became stronger, and he felt a little proud that he was the emperor, and he was working hard to do it. an emperor.
In the evening, when Han Ruzi left the clothing room, there was news of a difficult childbirth from Concubine Hui Tong Qing'e.
Tong Qing'e began to feel labor pains since the afternoon. More than a dozen midwives and female imperial doctors were busy in and out, and dozens of palace maids stayed outside. Even if they just handed a rag, it was considered honorable and a little joyful.
But the baby refused to be born, and everyone began to panic. Everyone was cautious, and even their breathing had to be carefully controlled, for fear of being angered.
An hour later, the Empress Dowager Cining "supervised the battle" herself, but the situation didn't improve. Tong Qing'e was sweating all over her body, so tired that she couldn't shout, she even squeezed out a smile to comfort her urgent mother-in-law: "Don't worry about the empress dowager, I can still do it. … bear it.”
Men can't approach the delivery room, neither can eunuchs, Zhang Youcai and others are outside the palace, and they are in a hurry, and they don't dare to disturb the emperor with such a thing. There was a row outside the gate, burning incense and praying.
When Empress Dowager Ci Ning went out to see it, she did not get angry, but instead ordered the gods and Buddhas to be invited into the bedroom, and several nuns and female Taoist priests came to perform two rituals in a serious manner.
Han Ruzi only heard that Tong Qing'e was having trouble giving birth, so he couldn't go to see him, so he had to wait in Tai'an Palace and dine alone. The queen and all the concubines went to "help" Concubine Hui. Since Han Ruzi got rid of his puppet status, this is what happened. The only time he was not the most watched person in the palace.
As the night got darker, Han Ruzi felt bored. Until he got more information, Yang Feng was a mystery that couldn't be guessed.
There was still no news from Tong Qing'e. Han Ruzi couldn't sleep, so he went to Lingyun Pavilion and summoned Cai Xinghai, "Did Lin Kunshan bring it?"
"Bring it here, waiting for orders at the palace gate, Your Majesty... Do you really want to see him?"
"Why can't we see you?"
Cai Xinghai didn't know what to say, but thought for a while, "After all, he is a group with the rebels. Although he has committed crimes and meritorious deeds, he cannot be taken lightly."
Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Staying away from dangerous people doesn't allow me to rest easy, Duwei Cai forgot our experience of walking to the palace at night with a knife?"
Cai Xinghai also smiled, "It's not what it used to be... Is Your Majesty going to see him now?"
"If there is no news from the palace, bring him here."
The palace is relatively large, and the gate of the palace is far away from Lingyun Pavilion. Cai Xinghai went to bring people first and kept in touch with the harem. He heard that Concubine Hui had not yet given birth, so he sent Lin Kunshan to Lingyun Pavilion.
Not only the emperor and Cai Xinghai, but also Lin Kunshan, who is not the same as before, he is no longer a looker who enters and leaves the Houmen, he is just a warlock who has been recruited, living a life of semi-house arrest, and can see the emperor again. It was a great event for him, and he didn't care about any dignity. He waited at the palace gate for a whole day, during which he underwent five inspections, and repeatedly stripped and dressed. He didn't object at all.
"Caomin Lin Kunshan kowtows to His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live!" Lin Kunshan kowtowed, even the eunuchs beside the emperor thought it was too much.
Han Ruzi looked at Lin Kunshan ten steps away, and couldn't help but think of the story recorded on the three pages. After all, the emperor's power came from the "views" of others. Those who can't be hopeful have become little people who are wagging their tails and begging for pity.
Those heroes who would rather go to the government to commit suicide and protect the descendants of the Chen family put themselves on an equal footing with the emperor.
It was just an untrue story, Han Ruzi reminded himself and said, "Lin Kunshan, have you always been by Duke Yang's side in Yunmengze?"
Lin Kunshan crawled on the ground and replied, "Before the Yunmengze group of bandits were wiped out, Caomin often stayed by Duke Yang's side. After the thieves were defeated, Caomin and others were ordered to stay in the city, and Duke Yang went to the military village, usually with only Du Chuan by his side. Yun and Luan Kai, Luan Kai also went back to the county, as far as the people know, Du Chuanyun has been with Duke Yang the longest."
Lin Kunshan answered very carefully, no matter what the emperor asked next, he could say that he knew or did not know.
Han Ruzi didn't know what to ask. He originally wanted to ask Lin Kunshan's opinion on the story, but after seeing him, he gave up the idea.
"Tell me about the Alliance Leader Conference, who became the Alliance Leader in the end?"
"Henan Liu Gaocheng."
"What kind of character is this?" Han Ruzi asked. The Chu army and the government only dealt with bandits and did not ask about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. Yang Feng had always been able to keep things simple, but he was not detailed. It was the first time that Han Ruzi heard the name "Liu Gaocheng".
"Hedong Dahao, everyone calls him a 'hero'."
"How does it compare to the Ugly King of Luoyang?"
"The ugly king is famous all over the world, but Liu Gaocheng is only famous in Hedong, which is not the same."
"If that's the case, how could he become the leader of the alliance? The conference of alliance leaders was not held in Hedong."
"There were originally four powerful forces in Jianghu, namely, Jingcheng, Luoyang, Qilu and Yunmengze. The latter two places have been weak recently. The ugly king of Luoyang did not participate in the conference, and only the most powerful people in the capital were left, such as Liang Xinhou and Mad Monk. Guang Ding and the others are very vocal, but they are also opposed by many people, thinking that…”
"Think they are court minions?"
"It's all nonsense from Jianghu people."
"Well, go on."
"Hedong stood out because of this. People who didn't like the heroes of the capital turned to support Hedong Qunhao. Hedong Jianghu people pushed Liu Gaocheng together. In this way, he finally became the leader of the Jianghu alliance."
"What did Duke Yang do?"
"He... didn't do anything, but he said something... Since he participated in the conference, he was a Jianghu person and obeyed the rules of the Jianghu. After the leader of the alliance was elected, he was the first to obey the order, even if he went against the will of the imperial court."
Han Ruzi was silent.
Lin Kunshan misunderstood the silence, and hurriedly added: "Yang Gong is adaptable, he just said this to win the trust of Jianghu people, not his original intention."
Han Ruzi thought that was Yang Feng's original intention, "When did Duke Yang get sick?"
"It's been a few months. Yang Gong may have known that his life is not long, so he made such an oath. Once he dies, there is no need to be in a dilemma between the rivers and lakes and the court."
"What else do you know about Duke Yang? Something special in your opinion."
Lin Kunshan couldn't help but glanced at the emperor, then lowered his head again, and said a few times, "It's nothing, there is one thing, Yang Gong has been tracking Chunyu Xiao's whereabouts, and after he finally found some clues, he stopped tracking. He didn't do anything for several months, he said he was sick, but he refused to go back to the county seat, and he didn't want to invite a husband. He said it was a trap. I didn't hear that he caught a special person, and all assassins were killed when they caught it. , never interrogated."
Han Ruzi nodded. In the letter he got, Yang Feng kept claiming that he was trying to track down and getting closer and closer to the target.
Han Ruzi glanced at the scrap book on the table, waved his hand, and the eunuchs stepped forward, signaling Lin Kunshan to step back.
Lin Kunshan stepped back on his knees, kowtowing from time to time.
Han Ruzi sat for a while, put away the remaining books, and went downstairs to go back to the bedroom, when he saw Wang He, the head of the guards, beckoned and said, "Luan Kai, do you remember?"
"Remember, that assassin is now in prison." Wang He replied.
"Didn't he make meritorious deeds in Yunmengze? It is said that when he broke Luan Banxiong Dazhai, he made the greatest contribution."
"The Ministry of Criminal Justice thinks that the death penalty can be avoided. Such people are too dangerous, so they are locked in prison to avoid trouble."
Luan Kai is not a big man, and there is no need to inform the emperor about his disposal.
"You take the time to meet this man."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Du Chuanyun and Luan Kai had been with Yang Feng for the longest time. Du Chuanyun didn't know where he was. Maybe Luan Kai knew something, but he was an assassin after all, and he needed to take precautions in advance.
When Han Ruzi returned to the bedroom, he was restless, and suddenly found that the things he cared about had shifted from Yang Feng to the unborn child.
It was his first child after all.
In the second half of the night, Zhang Youcai hurried in, tripped over the threshold, staggered, and fell to his knees, "I am born! Your Majesty, I am born!"