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Chapter 9 His Majesty's Seal

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"Thank you." Han Ruzi told the palace maid that he had no other extravagant hopes for the time being, but he just hoped that someone could speak and create a more friendly environment within ten steps to make life in the palace a little more comfortable.

"No need... If you really want to thank me, don't always make any talk, you scare everyone."

Meng E's tone was stiff, not only for the emperor, but also when talking to other eunuchs or palace maids. Among a group of timid people, she was like an ignorant woman who accidentally broke into the countryside, but she became the emperor's personal maid, living in the same room, without a replacement.

She must be the confidant of the empress dowager. Han Ruzi guessed this and did not feel disgusted. Instead, she felt much more at ease. "So I talk to everyone so that I won't cause trouble for someone alone, right? And I will... go crazy if I don't talk."

"Many people in the palace don't like to talk, and they haven't seen anyone go crazy."

"Then they must be talking in private, just like we are now."

Meng E refused to continue chatting.

Han Ruzi closed her eyes, fell asleep peacefully, and dreamed of her own mother.

The next few days were dull. Apart from the ceremony and fasting, Han Ruzi still tried hard to talk to the people around her and did not make much progress. The new emperor was about to ascend the throne. Even if he was just a recognized puppet emperor, he could not be negligent when serving. The eunuchs and palace maids were becoming more and more respectful.

March 18, the first year of success - as usual, the last emperor's reign was still used for the rest of the year - Han Ruzi officially ascended the throne. He was the most popular figure on this day, but he still couldn't get rid of the feeling that everything had nothing to do with him.

He wore the crown left by Taizu and the dragon robe specially made for him. He walked from the bedroom to the Taimiao, and from the Taimiao to the Tongxuan Hall. During this period, he stayed three times and changed his clothes three times. The road was full of people. They knelt down and shouted long live their mountain, and then they all returned to everyone, and determined that the world would be peaceful from then on.

Han Ruzi couldn't see the eyes that really cared about him. There was no big difference between civil and military officials in the court and eunuchs in the palace and palace maids. He was very respectful, but no one really wanted to get closer to the emperor within ten steps.

He tried not to think about anything and became an obedient puppet with steadily. Even among the groups of noble servants, he was indifferent.

The ministers worshipped the new emperor in batches according to the title and official positions. When the officials of the ritual loudly summoned a group of military generals to the palace, Han Ruzi felt an impulse to call for help. He did not know these military generals, but in the story, military generals were always more loyal and upright than civil officials.

An impulse flashed by, and Han Ruzi was still sitting on the uncomfortable dragon throne like a puppet. The general was no different from the civil officials. He was not even wearing real armor on his body. He crawled on the ground and made the same moves, saying the same words, and no one looked up at the new emperor.

The throne ceremony was lengthy and boring, and it was not over until noon. The new emperor moved to the Qinzheng Hall, where he would discuss the country with a few Privy ministers for the first time as the emperor. Han Ruzi did not expect any of this, because he was still surrounded by several eunuchs and had no communication with the ministers. And because the Empress Dowager was sitting in the warm cabinet next to her, she was the final say in everything.

It has been nearly twenty days since he entered the palace, but he has not seen the true appearance of "My Mother".

To his expectations and beyond everyone's expectations, the first time the imperial court should have been calm, but it turned out to be the first "temporary situation" for the new emperor.

Han Ruzi's grandfather, Emperor Wu, became suspicious in his later years, and did not trust his close relatives. He deposed two princes in ten years and was not elected as the crown prince until the year before his death. Many people believe that if Emperor Wu lived for a few more months, he might deposed the crown prince for the third time.

In any case, the ordinary prince jumped into the new crown prince and did not have time to receive sufficient ruling training. Therefore, before his death, Emperor Wu appointed five ministers to assist the new emperor with inexperienced. The five were Prime Minister Yin Wuhei, the military commander Han Xing, the right-supervisor Shen Mingzhi, the Southern Army Grand Marshal Cui Hong, and the Minister of Personnel Feng Ju.

During the reign of Emperor Huan for only three years, many major changes occurred. The five ministers rose and fell, but were not eliminated. They remained in the Qinzheng Hall and held the core power of the Great Chu.

After Han Ruzi ascended the throne, a little change occurred in the Qinzheng Hall. Five important officials became six. The new joiner was the Empress Dowager's brother Shangguan Xu. He replaced Cui Hong as the Grand Marshal of the Southern Army, and Cui Hong participated in politics as the Grand Tutor. At the same time, the Dongnuan Pavilion, which was originally intended for the minister to take a break, became the Empress Dowager's place to listen to politics after being transformed. All memorials were sent in for the Empress Dowager to look at. The new emperor Han Ruzi sat aside and became a decoration.

This is the first day when the new emperor officially ascended the throne. There are many things that he needs to deal with: he needs to build a tomb for the emperor who died early, agree on a posthumous title, and select available New Year names from the "Tao Te Ching". The new emperor, as usual, had to pardon the world, issue an imperial edict for selecting talents and appointing talents, and a large number of officials' appointments and removals need to be formally confirmed, and many things must be completed as soon as possible.

But these things have little to do with Han Ruzi. He just came over to show his face symbolically and was surrounded by a group of eunuchs. Before he could remember the appearance of the five important officials, Jing Yao, the chief supervisor, announced for him: "Your Majesty is tired and you want to go back to the palace to rest. All the ministers are working hard to decide whether it is big or small or small matters."

Han Ruzi left the soft chair that had not yet been heated, and escorted by Yang Feng and a team of eunuchs, leaving Qinzheng Hall and walking towards the deep inner palace, thinking that he would never have the chance to leave the imprisonment again, but the opportunity came faster than his pace.

The group had just walked through two portals and could still see the flying eaves of Tongxuan Palace. Suddenly, the sound of rapid footsteps came from behind. The eunuch Jingyao ran over panting and said something surprising to everyone, "Please go back to Qinzheng Palace. If you have something to do... If you have something to do, your Majesty need to deal with it."

Han Ruzi was unprepared for this and stood there at a loss. She couldn't help but look at Yang Feng beside her. She soon found that almost everyone was staring at Yang Feng, as if such a scene had been arranged in advance, especially Jing Yao, who had an aggressive look, and was almost pronounced directly.

Yang Feng looked very calm, which deepened everyone's suspicion. He asked: "Is this the Queen Mother's decree?"

"Of course." Jing Yao said in surprise.

Yang Feng stretched out his hand and said, "Please show it to Mr. Yang."

Jing Yao was even more surprised, "You, you..."

"Mr. Jing Gong, thank you, this is the rule." Yang Feng said.

Jing Yao's face turned red, and he stomped his feet and was about to return to Qinzheng Hall. Another eunuch ran over panting. Zuo Ji held a piece of paper in both hands and handed it directly to Yang Feng, "The Empress Dowager's decree is here."

Yang Feng took it with both hands, opened it and looked at it, nodded and said, "That's right, please get up and return to Qinzheng Hall."

Han Ruzi's "drive" is his legs. He has walked a lot of roads for most days. His legs are slightly sore and numb. So far, he hasn't even eaten a bite of food, but he is still a little excited. He walked along the same road to Qinzheng Hall. When he saw the surprise and suspicious gaze of King Donghai in the team of servants, he felt funny.

Zuo Ji wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a casual tone: "It is the empress dowager who understands Yang Gong. The empress dowager said that Yang Gong is rigorous and does not follow the nameless order. As expected, that's true."

Jing Yao glanced at Yang Feng, and the hatred in his heart became deeper.

The Qinzheng Hall was quiet, and five important officials stood scattered, afraid that they would be misunderstood as discussing something. They all looked awkward and all the clerks in the hall disappeared. The Empress Dowager heard that there were two eunuchs standing in front of the Zheng Pavilion, looking like they were facing a great enemy.

Next to the wall-to-door pillar was standing, wearing a man, obviously a eunuch. He was about forty years old and had a look of inappropriate anger, holding an open brocade box in his arms, with one leg in front and one leg in the back, as if he was about to kill him.

This scene is so weird. Han Ruzi thought about all kinds of possibilities on the way back, but he didn't expect that this would be the case.

Yang Feng was also stunned.

The five important officials all had the privileges given by Emperor Wu. There was no need to kneel down in the Qinzheng Hall. Only Shangguan Xu was an exception. He was a newbie and was very careful when he participated in the political discussion for the first time. When he saw the emperor coming back, he immediately knelt down. The other five people looked at each other and had to kneel down one after another. In this way, Yang Feng and others also knelt down, leaving only the emperor and the eunuch who were about to hit the pillar.

The thirteen-year-old young emperor suddenly became one of the highest people in the house, and was at a loss. The etiquette taught by the officials of the Ministry of Rites was not used at this time, so he had to stand there and wait for others to speak.

Yang Feng stood up and said, "Liu Jie, how can you be arrogant in Qinzheng Hall? Why don't you kneel down?"

The eunuch named Liu Jie knelt down on one leg, still holding the brocade box with both hands, and pretending to be homeless, he shouted: "Please accept the seal with your Majesty!"

Han Ruzi cast a look at Yang Feng for help. He had a little impression of Liu Jie. Every time he performed a ceremony, the eunuch would be present. He was one of the emperor's many servants. He had never spoken or introduced him. Han Ruzi never knew what this person's position was.

Yang Feng's eyes swept over half a circle and finally fell on Prime Minister Yin Wuhui, "Mr. Yin, what's going on?"

Yin Wuhe smiled bitterly and coughed a few times, as if he couldn't speak. The eunuch Liu Jie snatched: "Don't ask the Prime Minister Yang, it's all done by me, Liu." Liu Jie's eyes were full of reprimands, "Liu is the central seal, only for the emperor to take charge of the treasure seal. Even if the Jade Emperor descends to earth, don't want me to hand it over. Liu is going to offend the Empress Dowager and you all today. It's said that it's better to break jade than to be completely broken. If there is no emperor's order, Liu would rather be killed in this Qinzheng Hall and stain the seal with blood!"

No one dared to answer, but Han Ruzi felt a little excited. It turned out that the emperor was not purely a puppet that no one cared about, and someone was willing to maintain the emperor's dignity with death.

But he still didn't speak. Out of an instinct, he knew that the current situation was very subtle and dangerous. He could kill the loyal and courageous Liu Jie with just a casual word.

Among all the people, Jingyao was the most embarrassed. As the chief supervisor, he was the direct boss of Liu Jie, the chief seal. As a result, he had such a big deal in front of the empress dowager, but he had no choice. "Liu Jie, Your Majesty has arrived. You haven't handed over the seal yet? Today is the day when Your Majesty ascended the throne. You are so chasing, it's the crime of extermination of the clan!"

"Xing Yu is homeless and clan. Liu's life is a treasure seal. It's not worth mercy to die." Liu Jie looked at the emperor, nodded slightly, lowered his tone, "Please accept the seal. In the world, you are the only one who can take the seal from me."

"Please... Your Majesty... Accept the seal." Prime Minister Yin Wuhe was the leader of all officials. I have to say the previous sentence, how vague the voice should be.

Han Ruzi still didn't move. She first glanced at the direction of the Empress Dowager's Tingzheng Pavilion, and then looked at Yang Feng beside her.

Yang Feng bent over and gently supported the emperor's left elbow and whispered: "Please accept the seal." Yang Feng's eyes did not have any meaning. In such occasions, some words could not be said even if they were beaten to death.

Han Ruzi took steps, Yang Feng stayed in place, knelt down again, and did not follow.

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