Yuan Jiuding, the Minister of Personnel, ran home in a panic. As soon as he entered the bedroom, his wife looked up and asked, "When should I leave? Go with the palace or walk alone?"

Yuan Jiuding lowered his face and waved his hand to drive the maid out, "What are you going? I am the Minister of Personnel and I want to stay in the capital. Only the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites can leave."

"Why?" the lady asked in surprise, then she showed anger, "Who made the decision, the prime minister or the grand tutor?"

"Woman, don't worry about so many things. You can clean up and take your family first. Don't wait for the palace. I got a clearance document. You pass Hangu Pass, go straight to Luoyang, and join the Zeng family. If..."

The lady stepped forward, "Where can we orphans and widows go without you? The Zeng family also depends on your face. If you have something, then who will take care of us? You have to go with us."

Yuan Jiuding's face turned pale, "Do you think I don't want to?" But the prime minister said it very clearly. Only the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites can leave, and other ministers must stay to guard the city and wait for His Majesty's imperial edict."

"The imperial edict has arrived, and everyone is dead. I will go to see the Prime Minister's wife and let the Prime Minister let you go."

"It's useless. The Prime Minister himself stayed. Can he let me go?"

"I said I could leave if I could. I don't even have to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion in person. I just need to write a letter to the Prime Minister's wife, and she will help you get the Prime Minister's consent."

Yuan Jiuding looked suspicious, "What are you women doing?"

The lady sneered, "Of course I'm going to help you. Now, there is no need to hide it. When the emperor went out to Beijing to inspect the hunting ceremony, several women provoked the relationship between the empress dowager and the emperor's mother-son in the palace every day. The master behind it was the Prime Minister's wife."

Yuan Jiuding was shocked, "Are you involved?"

"This is not important. Anyway, I have evidence that the Prime Minister's wife instigated the wife of the throne. The Queen Mother refused to leave the capital now. If I handed this evidence to the emperor, the Prime Minister's wife would be suspicious and the whole family would be ruined."

Yuan Jiuding's face turned red and white. He knew that these wives in the court often planned small conspiracies in private. As long as they were beneficial to their own family, he would not interfere. Unexpectedly, they would have such a big deal.

"Where is the evidence?"

The lady took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to her husband.

Yuan Jiuding opened it and read it. This was written by the Prime Minister's wife to Wang Cuilian. Thanks to her for her help, and said that she would arrange a fat man for her son soon.

The letter did not mention the matter of provoking the relationship between the emperor and the empress dowager, but there was such a letter enough. The prime minister's wife colluded with the people around the empress dowager and promised to be "fatty", which is a suspected serious crime.

"How did this letter come to your hands?"

"What I picked up while waiting in the palace must be Wang Cuilian accidentally fell to the ground."

"You haven't told anyone?"

"Of course, if it weren't for saving your life, I wouldn't have taken it out today."

Yuan Jiuding thought for a while and laughed, "Go away, don't wait for the Prime Minister's permission. Our whole family will leave now."

The lady was overjoyed, "Don't you have to plead with the Prime Minister's wife?"

Yuan Jiuding put the letter into his sleeve, "It's time to ask the Prime Minister for his wife, why do you want to ask for love? I'll write a letter to the Prime Minister and send it to him after we leave the city. Zhuo Ruhe will definitely issue a further order, which is enough."

Zhuo Ruhe also returned home, asking the princess and her family to clean up the fine things and prepare to move to Luoyang with the queen.

The princess was inevitably persuaded, and Zhuo Ruhe only replied, "I am the prime minister, and everyone in the city can leave, but I can't leave. I stay alone, and still have a loyal reputation. If I abandon the city, my whole family will suffer."

My family knew that they could not persuade him, so they had to give up and sent someone to contact the palace, preparing to leave the capital together.

Zhuo Ruhe should have gone to Qinzheng Hall again, but he went to the study room, stepped back from his entourage, and sat alone for a while.

Without outsiders present, he could finally show his sincerity without any scruples. He felt exhausted all over and even his hands were trembling slightly. He had to whisper to remind himself: "You can do it, Xiao Sheng can do it, and you can do it too."

The former left censor Xiao Sheng, who jumped into the river to serve his loyalty in Jincheng, has become a model for ministers. Zhuo Ruhe also embarked on the Huns' army with a sigh, but his decision at that time was irrelevant, but now it will affect the survival of the capital and even the Great Chu.

After half an hour, Zhuo Ruhe finally recovered his calmness, got up and went out, preparing to call his entourage to Qinzheng Hall.

The entourage handed over a letter, "Letter sent by Lord Yuan, Minister of Personnel."

Zhuo Ruhe was slightly stunned, opened the letter and read it briefly.

"Do you want to leave the mansion?" asked the follower. He had served the prime minister for a long time and could always guess the master's decision accurately.

This time I was wrong.

"No, I'll leave later, go see the princess first."

"yes."

In the mansion, the prime minister's wife was called "princess". This was the case since she married the Zhuo family. Even when her parents-in-law were still there, she had to use this title.

The princess was instructing her family to pack valuable things, and the boxes filled half of the yard.

Zhuo Ruhe frowned, "Princess, please come into the house and talk."

The princess gave a few more instructions to the servant and followed her husband into the house. The room was empty and even the tables and chairs were emptied.

"It's all my dowry items, so I can't leave them to the barbarians." The princess thought her husband thought she had brought too many things.

Zhuo Ruhe handed the letter over.

The princess was stunned, read the letter and was furious, "It turns out that the letter fell into her hands!"

"So, is there a letter?"

The princess hesitated and replied: "It's not a big deal. Can't I communicate with others?"

"Who is Wang Cuilian's nephew? Has it been arranged?"

"As a minor official in the Ministry of Revenue."

Zhuo Ruhe knew in his heart that the Ministry of Revenue was in charge of pictures, money and food, and even a minor official might be a fat man.

"Oh, you've made me suffer."

"I am for your own good. You are a priest who is very vain. The emperor does not trust you. The ministers have different intentions. The empress dowager is also dissatisfied with you. She always wants to use others to replace you. It is me who keeps your position. The more tense the relationship between the empress dowager and the emperor, the more you need to maintain the stability of the court. Do you not understand this principle?"

Zhuo Ruhe was speechless.

"Didn't Yuan Jiuding just want an order to leave Beijing? Just give it to him. When you arrive in Luoyang, you don't have to interfere. I have my own way to deal with their family."

Zhuo Ruhe sighed and overestimated himself. Perhaps only His Majesty can handle such a mess."

"It's not time to end the end." The princess said loudly.

"You pack up quickly."

Zhuo Ruhe turned around and was about to leave, and the princess said again: "Since we are talking about this, there are still a few people who want to go to Luoyang, hoping to get your permission."

Zhuo Ruhe turned his head, looking shocked and angry, "How many handles do you have in the hands of outsiders?"

"It has nothing to do with the handle. If you sign an order, you can get at least 50,000 taels of silver and pay it in Luoyang."

Zhuo Ruhe was furious, "Is the Zhuo family so short of money?"

"The days ahead may be more difficult, of course the more money the better. There are not many people, only a dozen..."

Zhuo Ruhe walked away with her sleeves and left the mansion in a sedan chair. She was stopped as soon as she left the gate. The entourages shouted. In a short while, a entourage came to the sedan chair, "Sir, Wang Guogong asked for a meeting."

Zhuo Ruhe nodded, the sedan chair fell to the ground, and the follower lifted the curtain.

One of the emperor's uncles rushed over, leaned into the sedan chair, grabbed the prime minister's arm, and said angrily: "Mr. Zhuo, you have neglected your duty, how can you let the empress dowager stay? If others don't leave, the empress dowager will have to leave, otherwise, how can you meet Your Majesty in the future?"

Wang Guojiu was a farmer and could force himself to abide by the rules in his daily life, but he would ignore it when he was anxious.

Zhuo Ruhe was stunned for a moment and immediately realized that Wang Guojiu was worried about his family. If the empress dowager left Beijing, they would naturally follow him. If the empress dowager did not leave, it would be difficult for them to leave. Even if the empress dowager ordered that if the Wang family left Beijing, they would have a bad reputation.

"This is not something I can decide."

"You are the prime minister. When His Majesty leaves, he will hand over the capital to you. You can't decide. Who can decide? Don't fool us honest people. This matter will fall on you. If you don't care, I won't withdraw."

Zhuo Ruhe shook his hands, but Wang Guojiu had a lot of strength, so he had to say, "I'm about to enter the palace."

"I'll go with you." After Wang Guojiu said that, he squeezed into the sedan chair.

The followers on both sides hurriedly stopped him, and one of them said, "Uncle Guo, don't you have your own sedan chair?"

Wang Guojiu then woke up and let go and retreated, "Let's go to the palace together and persuade the empress dowager together. We can't let the empress dowager stay in the capital."

Zhuo Ruhe still has a lot of matters to deal with, but he is troubled by trivial matters one after another and his mood is getting worse and worse.

"If Your Majesty is here..." Zhuo Ruhe talked to himself in the sedan chair, feeling guilty and missed.

Before he walked far, the sedan chair stopped again. Zhuo Ruhe stomped his feet, and a follower lifted the curtain and said, "There are people blocking the road and people have been sent to expel them."

The news of the relocation of the palace in Luoyang has long been heard. The city is in chaos and everyone wants to leave first. However, since he heard that the Shenxiong Pass has been lost, all the gates of the capital have been closed. No one can go out without the orders of the court. Therefore, the people plead for mercy, hoping to open the door and let others go.

If Zhuo Ruhe cannot order the city gate to be opened, it will cause greater chaos and block the roads of the people in the palace. Moreover, if all the people are gone, there will be only one empty city left, making it even harder to guard.

The sedan chair moved forward slowly, and the shouts outside became louder and louder. Zhuo Ruhe was worried and planned to order the whole city to be martial law as soon as he arrived at Qinzheng Hall, and the people were not allowed to go out casually.

With a bang, the sedan chair swayed and almost fell to its feet. Zhuo Ruhe was shocked and held both hands on both sides, thinking that he had encountered an assassin.

A voice that looked like a man and a woman shouted loudly: "If you let me see the prime minister, why don't you let me see the prime minister? I can even see the emperor..."

The sedan chair was stabilized, Zhuo Ruhe lifted the curtain himself, and saw several soldiers holding down one person with great effort, and said angrily: "What's going on?"

The follower came over, although it was late autumn, his face was covered with sweat. "An old woman is so strong that she is scary..."

The old woman suddenly rose up and pushed the sergeant away, and took two steps forward, less than ten steps away from the sedan chair. The sedan chairman dared not stop him.

"Prime Minister, I tell you that my man has a good relationship with the emperor and doesn't believe it..."

More soldiers came over and worked together to hold the old woman down, and some even drew their swords.

"Stop." Zhuo Ruhe shouted, killing a civilian woman in the street, once it spreads, it may arouse public anger. "Send it to Jingzhao Yin Mansion and lock it up, and it cannot be hurt."

The sergeant dragged the old woman away, but the old woman still screamed.

The sedan chair continued to move forward and finally arrived at the palace safely and stopped in front of the Qinzheng Hall.

Wang Guojiu came again, "Why are you stopping here? Entering the palace."

"Can you enter the palace just by wanting to enter? You have to report it." Zhuo Ruhe got out of the sedan chair and entered the Qinzheng Hall. He saw that several adults had arrived, but there was no Yuan Jiuding.

"What will Your Majesty do at this time?" Zhuo Ruhe kept thinking about this question. The moment he stepped into the hall, he knew who to ask, "Translated by the Censor Nan Zhijin." (To be continued.)

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