Yang Feng is one of the people Han Ruzi wants to see the most, and he hopes to get explanation and guidance from him. Yang Feng is also the person Han Ruzi doesn't want to see the most at this moment, just like a child who has turned the house upside down is afraid of his parents going home.
Yang Feng, wearing the civilian clothes of a military officer, turned to Zhang Youcai, "Go and fetch my old clothes."
"Yes." When Zhang Youcai knew that this was not a joke, he immediately executed the order without daring to ask more.
However, Han Ruzi had to ask, "Old Instructor Du informed you? Where are he and Du Chuanyun? Will it be okay?"
"It's not them, it's you."
"Me? No one saw me, those two..."
Yang Feng raised his hand, "We'll talk about it later."
Zhang Youcai hurried back, holding Yang Feng's former eunuch costume, "It's all washed."
"Well, you can go."
"I can help."
"Okay, then do me a favor and 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 exited embarrassingly.
"Okay, let's talk, try to be as brief as possible, I only listen to the truth." Yang Feng sat on a stool.
"I met a crazy monk at Bao'en Temple..." Han Ruzi started from the beginning, and went on to talk about how he escaped from the vegetable garden in Nancheng. He only went to Meng E to rescue him for a while, claiming that the two were accidentally killed by him.
Yang Feng hummed occasionally, and when Hou Juan finished speaking, he said: "Yes, there is only one thing, those two people didn't die, they were just stunned by a heavy technique, Hou Juan can't have this kind of skill, so he shot It was Du Motian, remember?"
Han Ruzi was stunned for a while, "Am I going to tell others about these things?"
"Well, luckily their reaction was slower and I was one step ahead."
"'who are they?"
"You'll find out later." Yang Feng picked up a book. "Is this what you've been watching recently?"
It was a collection of ancient poems, which Han Ruzi found while sorting out the bookshelf, and he picked up another book. "No, I'm reading the history books of the previous dynasty."
Yang Feng took over the history book. Throwing it to the corner, "Abandoned emperor should not read this, it will make people suspect that you have a different heart. Reading poetry is good, it can relieve anxiety, relieve boredom, and cultivate one's temperament."
"But I haven't read the book... Who is coming?"
"I have no idea."
Yang Feng's appearance of knowing everything but refusing to reveal it was very annoying, but Han Ruzi felt a little guilty and could only endure. Sitting behind the desk, thinking wildly, "Is it someone from the palace?"
"Hard to say."
Doubts were quickly resolved.
Someone knocked on the door outside, and after getting permission from Marquis Juan, Fu Cheng came in, and when he saw Yang Feng, he was obviously taken aback, "Yang Gong didn't go to the North Army... Which door did you come in from? Why don't I know?"
"I am the head of the Hou Mansion, and I can come in through any door."
"You are not the general manager, you are the chief history of the Northern Army."
"Lord Fucheng, go check it out again, my name must still be in the Houfu."
Fu Cheng blushed. He has business affairs, and he does not want to argue with Yang Feng, so he turns to Marquis Juan. Said: "Zongzheng's mansion has sent someone, Marquis Juan has to see him, is it in the hall or in the study?"
"Just here, bring them here." Han Ruzi breathed a sigh of relief, Zongzheng's mansion was easier to deal with than the palace.
Zongzheng's mansion sent three officials, the leader was a Shaoqing surnamed Hua, who was not a small official, but it was enough to make most of the royal family and children of foreign relatives feel alarmed.
The existence of the abolished emperor will always be a nightmare for Zong Zhengfu. Ignore him, no. Pay attention to him, let alone. Hua Shaoqing dared to face the nightmare, not by courage, but by the orders of his superiors.
"Wan Hou, please get up." Hua Shaoqing's tone was serious, he was not here to chat today.
Marquis Juan entered the palace without bowing, let alone kneeling when he listened to the orders of Zongzheng's mansion, but he had to stand up to show respect.
Hua Shaoqing took out a roll of paper, opened it slowly, looked at it carefully for a while, as if he didn't know the contents before, then put it away, and said in a cadenced tone: "This official is here to investigate a matter. , I hope Hou Juan can know everything and say everything.”
"Of course." Han Ruzi was no longer nervous.
Hua Shaoqing waved his hand, and the other two officials took out their own pen, ink, paper and inkstone and put them on the desk, ready to record.
Hua Shaoqing glanced at the eunuch who was sitting still on the stool and asked, "Are you..."
"Yang Feng, the head of the Marquis Mansion."
The Fu Cheng came over and whispered a few words, Hua Shaoqing frowned, this was the most hated accident for the officials, he stared at Yang Feng for a while, weighed it again and again, did not speak to the eunuch, but asked the Fu Cheng: "Why is his name still in the Marquis Mansion?"
The perspiration on the forehead of the mansion was all down, "Yang Feng is an eunuch, and it stands to reason that he can't be an official. The champion Hou Libao, the emperor issued a decree and made an exception to allow him to be the commander of the Northern Army. There is no precedent for how to deal with his name. So… so…”
So things were delayed, and no one knew who to turn to for this kind of thing, so naturally no one was asking for trouble, but trouble came to you.
Hua Shaoqing sensed the possible traps and dangers in this trivial matter, winked, and signaled the Fu Cheng not to say any more. During the ensuing questioning process, he assumed that Yang Feng did not exist.
"Wanhou, please take a seat. Juanhou met a crazy monk at Bao'en Temple half a month ago, right?"
"right."
"Please tell me in detail what happened at that time."
With Yang Feng's reminder, Han Ruzi didn't hide it at all, and told the scene in detail.
Hua Shaoqing kept nodding, occasionally asking "what happened later", and no other words.
"Wanhou didn't report the matter to Zongzheng's mansion at that time?"
"Someone from Zongzheng's mansion followed, I thought there was no need to report."
"'Chaoyang does not rise in the east tomorrow, and the red flames rush to the west to startle the world', what does Hou Juan think mean."
"It is 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, "Have Hou Juan saw this poem again?"
"No, but I saw two words that reminded me of this poem."
"Wanhou talk about it in detail."
Han Ruzi recounted what happened in the West City the day before yesterday. He also did not hide it, but changed a little. He originally intended to go to the West City, but at this time it became an unintentional wandering. When I saw the word "red fire", I remembered the verse of the mad monk.
Hua Shaoqing had more questions at this time and was satisfied. He said, "Wanhou went out of the palace privately last night?"
Han Ruzi nodded and elaborated on his experience. The palace chief who was in attendance was taken aback, and once again had the intention to retire, but he was reluctant to give up the salary.
At the end of the inquiry, Han Ruzi felt that his speech was far from impeccable, but the other party didn't get to the bottom of it. Hua Shaoqing was more polite than when he first arrived, thanked Hou Juan, and left. Fu Cheng sees off.
Han Ruzi sat for a while, and said to Yang Feng, "Aren't Guangding and Lin Kunshan sent by Chunyu Xiao?"
"It doesn't appear to be."
"Someone trying to frame me?"
"It seems so."
"If I go to the Xiaonanshan Anxiang Garden, there will be even bigger traps waiting for me. They will say that I am a genius. If I don't refute - I can't refute, the officers and soldiers will come to arrest me!"
"Looks like you've thought a lot."
Yang Feng said "it seems" one by one, and Han Ruzi got tired of hearing it and asked directly, "Why didn't Zongzheng Mansion 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, Zongzheng's mansion will come to collect some testimonies. Next time, it may be the people in the palace, as well as the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Jingzhao Yin... When you need it, even if you don't do anything. It will accumulate over time. Evidence can also kill you."
"I thought the queen mother let me go."
"Do you think letting go is completely forgetting? Even if the queen mother forgets, someone will remember for her. These evidences may never be used, just in case. You have to know that only those can be easily solved 'in case' Only the officials in the state will have the opportunity to rise to the sky.”
Han Ruzi felt a chill in his heart.
"But this is not the key. The operation of the imperial court has always been like this. Which prince does not carry several shackles on his back? People who are lightly dressed should be vigilant. The key is who is framing you. Deliberately setting a trap. It was too risky for them and unnecessary."
"King of the East Sea." Han Ruzi didn't even have to think about it. "It must be him. He understands that I am interested in the lookout."
"Hmm. What are you going to do?"
Han Ruzi blushed a little, "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you the experience of Baoen Temple right away."
"Don't apologize to me, you should make your own decisions. I can advise you at most, and I can't decide everything 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 Du's grandson and Hu San'er okay?"
"They're fine, they should be having a drink with Liang Xinhou at the moment."
"Liang Xinhou is that monkey fifth master?"
"Jianghu people love to make up the numbers. It's not enough to have a 'Jun Hou, Ugly King, Commoner Tan', and 'Dwarf Yang Gao Liu, Fat Horse and Thin Monkey' four heroes. Liang Xinhou was originally called Liang Xinhou, thick and thick, in order to match the thin monkey. , changed it to a monkey's monkey. He should be fine, at most he was used by Donghai Wang and others."
"The King of the East Sea used Jianghu people to deal with me, and I will also use the way of man to treat him. Du's grandson and Tietou Hu San'er can help me, as well as those Luxiang 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 Jianghu people. You can only let them owe you, but you must not owe them. Many people have been swallowed by Jianghu, and it is on this point. You're wrong, you are greedy for temporary convenience, and you owe endless favors. You can't pay it, and you can't pay it back." Yang Feng paused, "For Du's grandfather and grandson, you're going to overdo it."
Han Ruzi's heart skipped a beat, thinking of the rules of the rivers and lakes Du Chuanyun said, right and wrong in the rivers and lakes are different from the government and the common people. .
People can't be selfish enough to think that others are not selfish. Han Ruzi found that he almost made a big mistake. He was still a little curious. How much damage did Yang Feng suffer in the past to be so wary of Jianghu people
His dream is to regain the throne. If he is too deep in the rivers and lakes, it will make him farther and farther away from the court, or even stand on the opposite side. In the end, he can only be as desperate as Junyang Hou Huabin.
"The King of the East Sea took advantage of the Jianghu people, and while he framed me, he also gave him a handle - 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.