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Without Cui Xiaojun going back to her parents' home to inquire about the news, on the third day of the lunar month, the moves that the Grand Tutor Cui Hong made to the Empress Dowager were made public. As Yang Feng said, he had already made a move, but he was not recognized by outsiders at the beginning.

Since the Empress Dowager's brother Shangguan Xu abandoned his position as the Grand Sima of the Southern Army, he has been idle at home under the title of General. A few days before the new emperor ascended the throne, he was recommended by several ministers.

The recommended ones include ministers in the court and local officials. It is hard to say who wants to take the opportunity to please the Queen Mother, and who is instructed by the Cui family. In short, the recommended memorials are delivered to the Qinzheng Hall from various channels, but they are enough to attract the attention of political consultants.

Han Ruzi saw these memorials in the mansion newspaper, but did not pay special attention. He only read the approval of Qinzheng Hall, which is the reaction of the empress dowager. The empress dowager rejected the previous memorials. The day after the new emperor ascended the throne, he agreed to the last one, appointing Shangguan Xu as the General of the Guards, and fully protecting the safety of the palace.

Even though she was betrayed by her own sister, the queen mother still had no choice but to trust her brother. She could not leave it to outsiders to take charge of her.

Liu Kun, who had just been the General of the Central Army for half a year, was promoted to the Northern Army Chief Commander, and his official title was promoted by half, which actually meant he was demoted.

Until this time, few people saw the intention behind these memorials, and perhaps even the Empress Dowager herself did not see it.

Like most people, Han Ruzi thought that these recommendations were all inspired or accused by the empress dowager.

On the third day of the lunar month, Xing recommended Shangguan Xu's real intention to reveal it. A fifth-rank official from the Censorate wrote a letter, first praising the Queen Mother's choice for the correct choice, and there was a precedent for being the Central Secretary with a relative as a general. Then, he pointed out a problem without any hiding: The Queen Mother's brother Shangguan Xu was granted a title, and when several of his uncles were trapped in a humid and humid place in the south. This is unfair, they should be transferred back to the capital immediately.

The new emperor Han Qi encountered a disaster shortly after he was born. Both his parents died and his uncle Wu was demoted to the south. He had not had contact with him for many years, but now he is remembered again.

The diary newspaper had not been printed yet, and Yang Feng took back a memorial to copy that evening and said to Juanhou: "This is Cui Hong's strange trick."

"Cui Hong wants to use the new emperor's uncle to fight against the queen mother?" This was Han Ruzi's first reaction.

Yang Feng shook his head, "The Wu family has been away from Beijing for too long. They have no foundation in the court, and even if they come back, they will not pose too much threat to the empress dowager."

Yang Feng would not reveal the answer directly, and Han Ruzi could only continue to think about it. After a while, he finally understood, "The true meaning of this memorial is to tell the world that the new emperor's uncle is not Shangguan Xu!"

Yang Feng nodded.

"My King of Donghai and I are the sons of Emperor Huan. It is reasonable to respect the Empress Dowager as my mother, but the new Emperor is the orphan of Prince Yong, and there is no connection with the Empress Dowager. Everyone knows this matter, but no one dares to provoke it. This memorial begins. Once the Wu family returns to Beijing, the direction of the wind will be even more unfavorable to the Empress Dowager."

"That's right, so the empress dowager must fight back. Think about what the empress dowager will do?" Yang Feng asked a new question again.

"Refusing Wu's rebellion against Beijing? Punish the officials who submitted the memorial?"

"The empress dowager who holds great power may do this, but the empress dowager is seeking the support of the ministers, and the ministers must stand on the side of the 'ritual'."

"present?"

"The king, minister, minister, father, son, and etiquette stipulates what people of all kinds should do and should not do. Among all, ministers care about etiquette and etiquette the most, and the lower ones can educate the common people. The higher ones can restrain the emperor."

"But the ministers must not be polite?"

"Of course, but their income is far more than giving. The emperor is unwilling to keep etiquette. As the Supreme One, etiquette makes too many demands on them, which is difficult for non-sages to do, and the emperor does not want to be sages; the common people are not very willing to keep etiquette. As lowly ones, etiquette is more obedient and giving to them, and what is less gained."

"Rite is a convention." Han Ruzi said softly, remembering that the imperial concubine once said that convention is the most powerful force in the court, and sometimes even the emperor cannot break through.

"It can be said that. In short, the Empress Dowager cannot directly reject the proposal. Wait. There will be more similar memorials in a few days. There are such a group of people in the court. The spirit of maintaining etiquette is more indomitable than the soldiers guarding the frontier. They will not be bribed, but will be exploited by accident."

"The Empress Dowager promoted Yuan Jiuding, the Minister of Rites, to this day, right?"

"The Empress Dowager may not be able to guess the Cui family's move in advance, but she knew that her location was inconsistent with the Li, so she had to rely on the support of Yuan Jiuding."

The struggle between the Empress Dowager and Cui Hong had just begun. The two sides sent out only outposts. The general had not yet taken action, and many onlookers did not even see that the beacon was burning.

Han Ruzi just needs to watch coldly, but he must go to Cui Mansion.

He had agreed to Cui Xiaojun go home to visit his relatives. Mrs. Juanhou is not an ordinary woman. Of course, she cannot say that she will go home as soon as she goes home. She must notify in advance, not only to inform the Cui family, but also to the Zongzheng Mansion to determine the corresponding etiquette.

Looking back, Han Ruzi found that he was bound by etiquette from the moment he entered the palace. He thought that these were the instructions of the empress dowager, but in fact the empress dowager was just using ready-made conventions for his own use.

The Cui family made a reply, welcomed their daughter to return home to visit relatives, and also invited Juanhou.

Logically speaking, this is also the etiquette, but Han Ruzi was surprised and finally accepted the invitation, wanting to see how the Cui family would receive him, the deposed emperor's son-in-law, and Cui Xiaojun also hoped to go home with her husband.

On the afternoon of the seventh day of the January lunar month, Juanhou and his wife went to Cui's mansion. In the past few days, the number of memorials for the foreign relative Wu began to increase, and they were all pressed into the Qinzheng Hall and received no reply.

The etiquette of Juanhou's worship of his relatives was also carefully designed by the Zongzheng Mansion and the Ministry of Rites. The Grand Tutor Cui Hong was not at home, so he saved any trouble from the etiquette. Cui Hong's eldest son Cui Sheng and his wife welcomed him outside the gate, led Juanhou and his wife to the front hall, worshiped each other, and then went to the main hall to serve tea and greet him for several words. Cui Sheng's wife invited Juanhou's wife to visit her grandmother in the inner house.

The formal etiquette ends here.

Cui Xiaojun went to the inner house to meet her female family. There was no supervision from the etiquette officials there, and she could tell her feelings to her relatives. However, Han Ruzi stayed in the main hall and lowered her head to drink tea. Occasionally, she looked up and met Cui Sheng. Even though the etiquette officials had been invited by the Cui family to have a drink, the two still had nothing to say.

Han Ruzi was glad that he didn't have to meet Laojun of the Cui family. The image of the old woman coming to the house to make a tantrum was deeply imprinted in his mind. Even if Cui Xiaojun always said that his grandmother was not that bad, he couldn't change his impression.

As for Cui Sheng, it was the young master who ran to his grandmother for help but didn't even find out the details.

Cui Sheng looked more steady today, but he was a little absent-minded. He yawned every other time, as if he hadn't had enough sleep.

Han Ruzi finally knew what living like a year. He talked about current affairs with Yang Feng in the study and did not feel tired all day long. Even if he squatted his horse every day, he was used to being able to persevere at once. However, sitting in the spacious main hall of Cui Mansion, he savored the high-quality tea that was said to be very expensive, in less than two quarters of an hour. He felt uncomfortable all over.

"The Marquis' Mansion... isn't it big in the imperial palace?" Cui Sheng finally said something.

Han Ruzi nodded, unable to answer.

Cui Sheng felt embarrassed, laughed twice, lowered his head to drink tea.

There was a sound of footsteps at the door, and a man came in, walked straight to Juehou, and looked at him rudely.

Cui Sheng felt relieved and immediately stood up, hugged the visitor's shoulder intimately, and introduced: "Junhou. This is my second brother Cui Teng. You are about the same age, so everyone is close to each other."

Cui Teng is fifteen or sixteen years old, with a childish look on his face. He is half a head taller than his brother, and his body is round and not very fat or strong. He can only say that he has a lot of meat, but it is evenly distributed. He looks like an overly tall baby.

Han Ruzi stood up and was about to speak, Cui Teng reached out and pushed him back to the chair and said, "You give me my sister back."

Han Ruzi finally realized the benefits of etiquette and conventions, but the etiquette officer was not there, so he could only find a way to deal with this embarrassing situation by himself, so he sat there and smiled, "Ling Mei was gathering with Laojun in the back house..."

"I've seen her, I asked her to stay, but she didn't agree and insisted on following you." Cui Teng said angrily, with a blush on his face, like a first-ripe apple. This should have been a very beautiful color, but it appeared on the face of a half-baby, but it was a little weird.

Han Ruzi was really worried that Cui Teng would spit at him.

Cui Sheng hurriedly pulled his younger brother to the side, "My sister is married, she is not from our Cui family anymore. I have never seen you care so much about her sister before."

"I'm not concerned about my sister, it's King Donghai. My sister has left with him, King Donghai..."

Cui Sheng said angrily: "Second brother, how do you speak? You don't understand the rules at all!"

"Why don't I understand the rules? He is an abolished emperor, why are you still giving in to him? Waiting for his father to lead the troops..."

Cui Sheng reached out to cover his brother's mouth, and Cui Teng resisted. The two of them started to tear each other in front of the guests. There were two servants at the door, and they both lowered their heads and pretended not to see or hear.

Cui Xiaojun once said that his family was not good, and his father was the only one who struggled to support him. Han Ruzi finally understood what it meant. No wonder Cui Hong admired his nephew Donghai.

Cui Teng took two steps back, "Brother, don't stop me, I'm not here to fight."

"Go, go and have fun with your friends." Cui Sheng said impatiently.

Cui Teng stared at Juanhou, "Let's roll the dice, you won, I have nothing to say, you lose, leave your sister behind."

Cui Sheng was so angry that his face was even redder than his younger brother, and he pushed out, "Go away, the incompetent guy, use his sister as a bet, you can think of it."

Cui Teng was pushed out, and Cui Sheng sternly said to the two servants: "Don't let him in again, it's embarrassing to the Cui family!"

The servant should be, but he knew in his heart that he could not stop the rampant young master at home.

"Forgive me, Juehou, my younger brother was spoiled since he was a child. He was a teenager and had the same temper as a child. In the future, we will interact more and get to know each other. You will find that he is actually very good. He has more friends outside than me. Everyone says that he is righteous and wealthy and can become a hero in the future."

Han Ruzi smiled perfunctorily. If Yang Feng classified it, Cui Teng was at most a powerful man who bullied others by virtue of his power.

Seeing that the two of them were about to fall into endless silence again, someone rushed in outside and was almost stopped by the servant at the door as the second son. When they found out that this was an official sent by Zongzheng's mansion, the servant hurriedly retreated to both sides.

The ritual officer had just drank a few glasses of hot wine, and was anxious, and blushed again. He even forgot the minimum etiquette and said directly: "The Empress Dowager urgently summons Jue Hou and orders you to enter the palace immediately."

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