Chapter 35 The Battle of the Attendants
Zuo Ji had a weakness that could be used as a threat. The Imperial Concubine did not say the specific content, but asked the emperor to prepare. Only when he was willing to take action would the Imperial Concubine disclose details.
Han Ruzi didn't plan to do it immediately. He had to make another plan first and contact his mother first.
On the seventh day after marriage, the emperor's life had returned to normal. While lunch was in Lingyun Pavilion, Han Ruzi handed a pearl to King Donghai while his personal eunuch was away.
The pearl is not big and the color is dim. King Donghai held it in his hand for a while, "This is something that I threw away from my house. Did you pick it up?"
"This is a pearl inlaid on my hat when I entered the palace. My mother sewed it on her own. She will definitely recognize it as a token." Han Ruzi smiled, unwilling to show sadness in front of King Donghai.
King Donghai put away the pearl, "You used to be really... poor, I feel a little pity for you."
"I would rather go back to the past." Han Ruzi pointed to the dishes on the table and looked at the garden outside the window, "At least, the pearls belong to me. What kind of things in the palace really belong to me?"
King Donghai was speechless. His situation was even worse than that of the emperor. He didn't even have a superficial title. After a while, he asked, "You really didn't touch the queen, right?"
"You can go and ask her." Han Ruzi had a clear conscience. For several nights, he had been sleeping on the chair. Queen Cui Xiaojun was a little confused at first, but later accepted it without asking a word. It seemed that she didn't like to share the same bed with others. Four days ago, she moved to Qiuxin Palace, which was used by the queen, and the two never met again.
"She lives in Qiuxin Palace, and there are a large group of people around her. There must be a lot of the queen mother's eyes and ears in it. I can't get close to her now. It's enough to have your guarantee."
"I promise, you have to act quickly, too?"
"Go to see the queen quickly?"
"No, hurry up and find someone to hand over the pearl to my mother."
"Oh. It's just a bead, no other letters, oral letters?"
"No need, I have nothing to say." Han Ruzi acted cautiously. If the plan was exposed, he would not cause too much trouble for his mother. Then he remembered a word he heard in the Qinzheng Hall before and asked, "What do the people who look up at the air do?"
"You haven't even heard of looking at the air?" Donghai King widened his eyes in surprise, "It's just that looking at the air, auspicious, noble, and evil spirits are on your head. You can also use it if you choose a house or grave. It is said that powerful looking at the air can see things that will happen in a few years or even decades later. Not long after I was born, the looking at the air said that I will be expensive one day..."
Shut up, there is only one person in the world who is unspeakable, that is the emperor.
Han Ruzi didn't think so much, and finally understood who the King of Qi was bewitched by, but he was still puzzled. Is a person who looks at the qi really that convincing?
In the afternoon, the Meng brothers and sisters did not come. They changed to a new teacher, surnamed Liu, who was said to be a sword and gun teacher in the Southern Army. He was generous and could also show some points in front of the emperor. "The 'teacher' dare not be a 'teacher', so please call His Majesty the humble 'teacher Liu', or 'Lao Liu', 'Liu Heixiong'."
The emperor laughed, and the servants laughed, even though they hadn't seen the true skills of Teacher Liu, everyone thought he was more cute than Meng Feng.
Unlike the Meng brothers and sisters' martial arts, Teacher Liu taught infantry skills. He only learned one move on the first day, holding a small shield in his left hand to block it upwards, and then holding a short knife in his right hand to chop it down.
The swords and shields are made of wooden and are relatively lightweight. At first, everyone thought it was a joke, but no one could say anything about the emperor. After two quarters of an hour, no one dared to say that the swords and shields were lighter and harder to wield.
"What are you learning this...?" King Donghai couldn't help but complain.
Teacher Liu's face was always smiling, never impatient, but he did not relax his supervision of his disciples. "Yes, what's the use of swords and shields? There are bows and crossbows in the distance, guns and halberds near, and they chase and defeat them. They can't use swords and shields to capture cities and villages. But there are always things that happen. There are many accidents when fighting. Maybe when the two armies meet in a narrow road, they can't use bows and crossbows for a while, and they can't use guns and halberds. At this time, they have to rely on the swords and shields around them."
"It's better to learn light skills, turn around and run, keep a distance and then use a crossbow." King Donghai was the only person who dared to speak under the gaze of the eunuchs.
Teacher Liu was still smiling and not angry at all. "If you are a hero from the world, you will run away. If you go back and fight, you will be a hero. You are all from aristocratic families. In the future, you will lead thousands of troops and horses. A little bit of timidity in front of the rain of guns and arrows may lead to a disintegration of morale. Turn and retreat? Before you can get a distance, all your soldiers will run away first."
"You dare to run faster than me, and you will be dealt with by military law." Donghai King was just dissatisfied with his mouth. He practiced for a while, but his waist was sore and his legs were sore. He whispered to the emperor: "Since you want to command thousands of troops, it's better to learn military law. What's the use of practicing this? Can we really go to the battlefield to fight against the enemy?"
Han Ruzi was also very tired, but he was taught a temper by his mother since he was a child. If others didn't speak, he would never stop. He was very serious and not lazy at all. He said breathlessly: "Practicing these... is to let us... know the hard work of ordinary soldiers."
Teacher Liu respectfully saluted the emperor, "Your Majesty has such an idea, which is a blessing for the millions of soldiers of the Great Chu. It is worth the loss of our loyalty to the emperor."
"Shapeful." King Donghai whispered, unable to bear it anymore, and threw down his sword and shield and shouted: "If I don't become a general in the future, I won't have to practice these things, right?"
Teacher Liu just smiled and didn't stop him.
King Donghai took the lead, and the other servants also stopped. They all thought in their hearts: Why do you have to join the army based on your own background? Wouldn't it be better to be a civil servant safely?
Only a few people were sweating profusely with the emperor. Most of them came from a family of military generals and had to show their martial spirit.
Zhang Yanghao, the grandson of Marquis Piyuan, is one of them. He is older and has always practiced martial arts. He is very strong and can be waving his sword and dancing with shields.
Han Ruzi also noticed a servant with a figure that he didn't look very strong, but his movements were extremely flexible. He was more relaxed than Zhang Yanghao when waving his sword and shield. This person usually stayed with several protons sent by foreign countries, probably also a prince of a certain country.
He was right. King Donghai was standing with a group of attendants who gave up practicing swords. At this time, he shouted loudly: "Zhang Yanghao, don't practice by yourself, fight with the boys of the Huns!"
Zhang Yanghao and the Xiongnu prince stopped at the same time and looked at each other without any intention of taking action.
Teacher Liu hurriedly smiled and said, "This is just the first day. There is no need to practice properly. There are opportunities in the future."
The King of Donghai refused to let go, "We were practicing on the first day, and the Huns were not. Look at his proud look, if he didn't teach a lesson, he would think that there was no one in the Great Chu."
The Hun prince was not proud, but among the group of pale servants, he was indeed a little special without blushing and breathing.
Teacher Liu stood between the two, still shook his head, "I can't beat you, I can't beat you..."
Han Ruzi wondered why King Donghai was troubled. He looked at him and immediately understood that King Donghai used his old tricks again to implement the plan in chaos.
The young attendant standing beside King Donghai was probably the King of Flower Tiger. His skin was white and his eyebrows were pretty, and he was not like the Marquis of Junyang, who had a majestic body, and he did not have the spirit of a "Tiger King". Han Ruzi had never paid much attention to him before.
"I am a little tired, so why don't you let them compete. Mudao and Mu Shield, there will be no problem." Han Ruzi knew that without the emperor's permission, Teacher Liu refused to allow the competition.
Teacher Liu was in a dilemma. While pondering, Zhang Yanghao felt that he had received the emperor's order. He swung his sword and raised his shield, bypassed the coach, and rushed towards the prince of the Huns.
The Hun prince was not showing weakness, and raised his sword and shield to fight. The two of them fought back and forth, and the coach Liu had to take a few steps back and monitor at any time to prevent accidents.
The Hun prince was younger and was fine if he swung his sword and shield. When he encountered a head-on fight, he could not bear it and stepped back step by step. Zhang Yanghao refused to give in and forced himself to get tighter and tighter.
After a few rounds, Han Ruzi finally understood that the King of Donghai did not arbitrarily designate the two to fight. Zhang Yanghao and the Prince of the Huns obviously had a grudge. They all gritted their teeth and acted desperately, as if they were holding a real sword and shield in their hands.
"Okay, stop." Han Ruzi stopped in time.
Teacher Liu was waiting for this sentence, and immediately rushed into the battle group and separated the two of them. He was beaten twice for this, and his face was still smiling and praised: "I am worthy of being the descendant of a famous family."
The bystanders were not very satisfied, especially Zhang Yanghao and the Xiongnu prince, who glared at each other, obviously suppressing their anger.
Until the end, no one introduced the name of the Hun prince to the emperor.
When they returned to the inner palace together, Han Ruzi whispered to the King of Donghai: "You shouldn't instigate them to fight, the Hun Prince is a foreigner..."
"You must not be weak to foreigners. Your Majesty knows how bad the Huns are? The King of Qi rebelled, and the Huns were always on the border. If my uncle had not defeated the rebels in time, the Huns would have been in a big way at this time. Don't worry, the Huns' boys dare not cause trouble. After leaving the palace, Zhang Yanghao and the King of Flower Tigers would deal with him."
Han Ruzi once again noticed his ignorance. On the surface, the gentle noble servants also had open and secret struggles with each other. He had no way of understanding when he lived in a deep house since childhood.
King Donghai gently hit the emperor and blinked his eyes to indicate that the matter was done. King Huahu had already taken over the pearls.
Han Ruzi's worries have just begun. After all, King Huahu is just a teenager. If he tells his family about this, Junyang Hou will probably make the same choice as Yuan Jiuding, the Minister of Rites, and hand over the pearl to a eunuch in the palace.
How could the Hou family have become a hero? Han Ruzi cannot trust Junyang Hou's family in particular.
But things have been done and it is hard to stop them. He can only wait for the result silently.
The eunuch who led the team today was Zuo Ji. He caught up from behind and smiled at the emperor: "Your Majesty should be here tonight. Why not have a meal there?"
It came again, Han Ruzi was so annoyed that she could not reveal it. She glanced at Donghai King, who was so ruthless that he had concealed it, and his face was ruthless. Han Ruzi said, "I have a good time to arrange it."
Zuo Ji retreated with a smile. Han Ruzi suppressed his curiosity. He was alone in the palace and could not be reckless. He had to get a prompt from his mother before deciding whether to take action against the eunuch.
Chapter completed!