That night, Han Ruzi really waited for a big event.
Han Ruzi sat on the edge of the bed, and two eunuchs arranged his hair for him, as if the emperor had to remain solemn in his dreams.
The two eunuchs were both in their thirties. They seldom spoke at ordinary times. They were meticulous when serving the emperor. Han Ruzi had just lied to them once yesterday and felt a little guilty, so he smiled at them and said "thank you". The two looked at each other and seemed very nervous. They immediately bowed and stepped back, standing with their hands lowered a few steps away. They could rest only after the emperor lay down and fell asleep. .
At this moment, Zuo Ji came, without anyone to inform him, he pushed the door and went straight in, as if he was the owner of the room, he didn't speak after he came in, just strolled around, looked everywhere, walked around for half a circle, and finally stopped on the bed. in front of the door.
The two eunuchs knelt down immediately. Han Ruzi looked up at the Queen Mother's waiter, and understood that the matter had been exposed. It had been exactly one day since he wrote the "Mission Edict" last night.
Zuo Ji stood for a while before bowing and saluting, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty has disappointed the Queen Mother."
At this point, Han Ruzi didn't want to say anything, and even a little hoped that the queen mother could depose herself in a fit of anger.
"What did Your Majesty write on the note?" Zuo Ji asked, not harsh at all, showing a bit of kindness and curiosity.
Han Ruzi still did not speak.
Zuo Ji sighed, "Your Majesty is the Lord of the world, you can do whatever you want, but Your Majesty also bears the greatest responsibility for the world. Your Majesty's words and deeds will have an immeasurable impact. A small move may destroy the foundation of Great Chu. The Queen Mother asked me to remind Her Majesty: The great Chu Jiangshan is left by the ancestors, not His Majesty."
"I never thought that Da Chu Jiangshan was mine." Han Ruzi finally spoke, and the two eunuchs kneeling on the ground slumped lower, almost touching the floor.
Zuo Ji sighed again and turned to the other two eunuchs, "Did you serve your majesty last night?"
"Yes..." The two eunuchs trembled from their voices to their bodies.
"None of their business." Han Ruzi got out of bed and stood barefoot.
"Just His Majesty's idea?"
"It's all my own idea." Han Ruzi did not betray the East Sea King.
Zuo Ji smiled. At this time, the door of the warm pavilion opened again. The first person to come in was Jing Yao, the supervisor of the Central Division, followed by the King of the East Sea. The King of the East Sea changed his usual domineering and shrank his hands and feet. As soon as he entered the room, before he could stand firm, he said loudly: "I don't know anything, he made me pretend to wrestle, I have to obey the emperor's orders, and I will do anything else. I no longer know."
Jing Yao looked at Zuo Ji, Zuo Ji said, "Your Majesty said the same."
The King of the East Sea breathed a sigh of relief, "You still don't believe me? Even if I want to collude with the minister, I won't be able to commit the election of the Minister of Rites."
Jing Yao knelt down to the emperor and Zuo Ji stepped aside.
"Please, Your Majesty, give priority to Jiangshan and Jiji." Jing Yao said.
"Okay." Han Ruzi felt that things weren't too bad.
"What did your majesty write on the note?" Jing Yao asked the same question as Zuo Ji.
"Didn't you already see it?"
"This matter needs two comparisons, and we hope to get His Majesty's own words."
The King of the East Sea pointed at Jing Yao, "Ha, you are lying, you haven't got the note yet!"
Jing Yao turned his head and glanced, and the King of the East Sea immediately shut up.
Han Ruzi thought for a moment, "I am the emperor, I don't have to answer your questions."
Zuo Ji followed and knelt down, and the King of the East Sea cast an approving look at Han Ruzi, and suddenly found that Jing Yao was still staring at him, and hurriedly knelt down, only the emperor was standing in the room.
"I implore Your Majesty to be considerate of the Queen Mother's painstaking efforts." Jing Yao continued to exert pressure.
Han Ruzi still refused to disclose the content of the note, he wanted to see how powerful his emperor really was. Donghai King also wanted to know, his eyes swept over Jing Yao and Zuo Ji.
Jing Yao respectfully kowtowed, knelt up, and said in a low voice, "Someone."
The four eunuchs entered the house sideways, startling the East Sea King, "You dare to arrest the emperor?"
The target of these four was not the emperor, but the two unlucky bastards who were shivering on the ground, and dragged them out of the house.
"Gong Jing spare your life!" The two knew who to ask for mercy.
"As I said, it has nothing to do with them." Han Ruzi was taken aback.
Jing Yao knelt there and didn't move, the usual peaceful air turned into a black air, this time he kept silent.
Not long after, screams came from outside the window, which seemed particularly desolate in the middle of the night.
Han Ruzi took a step forward, "Please tell the Queen Mother, the two fathers, forgive me for being reckless, let them go, and I will tell you the contents of the note."
King Donghai frowned and did not dare to interrupt, Jing Yao kowtowed again, "Your Majesty is right, it is normal for His Majesty to practice his honorary position at the beginning, and it is normal to ignore certain rules. It is all to blame for those two lowly slaves who are ignorant and do not serve His Majesty dutifully. , sins cannot be forgiven. The matter of the note will be discussed later."
The screams outside grew louder, and after a while, only the dull sound of sticks hitting people remained.
Zuo Ji stood up, spread the paper and researched ink, then turned around and said, "Please, Your Majesty, write the content on the note again, so that we can report back to the Queen Mother."
Han Ruzi didn't refuse any more. He was pale and he already knew how much "the emperor's power" was. He walked barefoot to the table and picked up the pen to write. Zuo Ji, who was next to him, said softly, "The Queen Mother is kind and gentle, and she will definitely forgive her majesty. , and also ask your majesty not to disturb the queen mother with selfishness, the country is in a troubled season..."
Han Ruzi put down the ink-stained pen, turned around and said, "I want to see the queen mother."
Zuo Ji was taken aback, "Seeing the Queen Mother? Why?"
"Because I haven't seen the queen mother herself after entering the palace, and I have to explain this matter to the queen mother myself."
"Your Majesty sees the Queen Mother every morning." The smile on Zuo Ji's face stiffened.
"No, I just bowed down to the Queen Mother's palace, and I have never seen the Queen Mother's true face."
"It's all the same, the queen mother is in the bedroom, feeling unwell and unable to see outsiders..."
"I'm not an outsider. You said that the queen mother is my only mother. I think so too. We are mother and son. You and Jing Gong are outsiders. It's not too much to ask for mother and son to meet."
The King of the East Sea, who was kneeling at the door, burst out laughing. He had experienced the emperor's ability to use what the other party had said to counterattack, so it was not surprising at all, but Zuo Ji was speechless all of a sudden. Become articulate.
Zuo Ji's face changed and changed, and turned to look at Jing Yao.
Jing Yao stood up, despising this eunuch who was favored by Israel, but he did not show any disgust on the surface, but nodded tacitly to him, indicating that everything was under control.
The old eunuch walked slowly to the emperor and glanced at the white paper on the table, "Does Your Majesty feel wronged for the two punished eunuchs?"
"Since it is an unforgivable sin, what can I say?" Han Ruzi said calmly.
The King of the East Sea also stood up and watched this scene with great interest, wondering how long the emperor's stubbornness could last.
Jing Yao sighed lightly, "Does your majesty still believe in the ministers outside? The old slave has served four emperors, let the old servant tell your majesty the truth: ministers have their own interests, and they call out monarchs, ministers and ministers, what they think in their hearts. But it is deceitful. Just grab a minister and throw him in jail. Within three days, he can confess to a series of gangs. These people fight in the imperial court during the day to fight for life and death. There is only one, deceive the saints, and fish in troubled waters. Behind every memorial, every generous statement, there is a hidden purpose. When impeaching dissidents, you will always subtly praise your fellow party. Today you recommend me, tomorrow I will promote you. The eunuch is humble, but we have no dissent, nor can we have dissent. The queen mother and her majesty are our only backbones. Without you, we are not even as good as mud. "
Zuo Ji nodded in agreement, the East Sea King winked in disdain, and Han Ruzi said, "The matter is not as serious as you think, I just handed a note to the Minister of Rites.... There is nothing on the note that you are worried about."
The old eunuch put a hand on the emperor's shoulder, which was not very respectful, but he felt that he was qualified, and sighed, "We will handle the note, no hurry, let it ferment for a few days, if Yuan Jiuding If he's smart, he'll hand in the note tomorrow - preferably today, but he's not that smart - if he doesn't, we'll see how many ministers he can get together, maybe this is an opportunity to get rid of A bunch of traitors in the court."
Han Ruzi's throat was a little blocked. The last thing he wanted to see was someone suffering because of him, but the current situation was not up to him at all. "Confession" can only be used to show his obedience. No matter what he did, the eunuch would Use all excuses to attack the minister.
The King of the East Sea smiled and flattered: "Jinggong's clever plan, put a long line to catch a big fish..." He shut up, so as not to offend the emperor and tell all the truth.
"Who did Duke Jing just say 'we' mean?" Han Ruzi asked.
Jing Yao's face changed, the young emperor was still so stubborn at this time, which was a bit unexpected.
Zuo Ji laughed twice, "The 'we' that Duke Jing said of course refers to the Empress Dowager and His Majesty. His Majesty wrote the contents of the note again, just to show that His Majesty is sincere and filial to the Empress Dowager, and is not thinking about another mother." Zuo Ji Putting away his smile, he asked Jing Yao, "Has Wang Meiren moved?"
Jing Yao nodded.
Han Ruzi felt extremely angry, and a bottom line in his heart was touched, but instead of shouting, he picked up the pen and quickly wrote four words on the paved paper.
The other three looked at the same time, and the East Sea King said blankly: "The emperor is crazy." Zuo Ji smiled and shook his head, "Your Majesty has failed the Queen Mother's painstaking efforts." Jing Yao's face became more gloomy, "Is Your Majesty joking?"
"I'm not kidding, this is..." Before Han Ruzi finished speaking, another person came in outside.
Yang Feng, who hadn't shown up for a long time, finally appeared, and even the politeness on the surface was omitted. Instead of kneeling and kowtow, he just bent down slightly, "This is the end of the matter."
Zuo Ji snickered, Jing Yao looked at Yang Feng coldly, "Why did Duke Yang say this? We are acting on the Queen Mother's will, how can we stop here?"
Yang Feng took out a small paper bag from his sleeve, "The original is here, the queen mother has already seen it, it's not a big deal."
Jing Yao and Zuo Ji were both stunned, and the King of the East Sea was even more surprised. The emperor used a secret edict to ask the minister for help, but it wasn't a big deal!
Jing Yao came over, took the paper bag, stared at Yang Feng suspiciously for a while, and then opened the paper bag, showing a surprised look at a glance, Zuo Ji came over and looked very embarrassed after seeing it, Donghai King Couldn't help being curious, I came to the middle of the two eunuchs and looked at the words on the note.
The original that Yang Feng brought and the white paper on the table had the same four words: I want to eat meat.