Don't dare to break with the king [Han Wu Kuai Chuan]

The emperor in the deep palace has been ill for three months. Taking advantage of the popularity of the shadow puppet show "Zheng Ji's Resentment", Wei Qing took the opportunity to spread the word among the people. Soon there were private rumors that the emperor was not really ill, but was put under house arrest by Wang Mang. What's more, it is said that the emperor's illness was caused by Wang Mang's chronic poison.

When the news reached Anhan Duke's mansion, Wang Mang was so angry that he almost flew into a rage.

"This must be someone spreading rumors behind my back to hurt me, go and find out!"

But those who spread rumors were elusive. They were performing shadow puppetry in a restaurant the day before, but they disappeared when Wang Mang's people came to arrest him the next day.What's more, when the officers and soldiers surrounded the downstairs, they just jumped down from the window sill and disappeared instantly, leaving only some shadow puppet props, which were passed on by the people even more miraculously.

Those were some rangers that Wei Qing had found from Chang'an and the suburbs. Needless to say, their methods were like slippery loaches, which were not easily caught by ordinary officers and soldiers.

As for the ranger's bounty, in addition to the private money that Liu Che secretly took out from the palace, Zhang He also thought of an idea to raise money-sell peripherals.

Zheng Ji's shadow puppets and Xiao Gongzi's shadow puppets are cheaper to buy in sets of two. Every time the shadow puppets are performed, many people line up to buy them.With this commission, the rangers worked harder.

Due to his status as King of Zhongshan, Liu Ju couldn't walk around outside the palace like Wei Qing and Zhang He did, so he stayed in Weiyang Palace, always on guard against Wang Mang who really sent someone to assassinate Liu Che, and would run to Wang Zhengjun in his spare time to show his affection .

Wang Mang's manpower has been in Chang'an City for half a month. Except for the seizure of boxes of shadow puppet props, there is no way to catch the source of the rumors that he poisoned the emperor.Due to his image, Wang Mang is not good at killing ordinary people who spread rumors to establish his prestige, so he can only use Jing Zhaoyin's mouth to tell everyone to shut up, not to spread the matter, or he will be punished severely.

But the psychology of ordinary people is actually very interesting. Once you prohibit them from discussing something, they will often feel, look, it must be true, and the person concerned must have a guilty conscience to seal it up.

As long as the little emperor is still ill for a day, Wang Mang can't stop everyone talking.

"Do you think His Majesty is really sick? Or is it a fake?" Wang Mang asked his confidant one day.

The confidant replied: "The news from the eyeliner in the palace said that there is nothing unusual. The emperor is really sick. He drinks the soup every day, and sleeps more than awake all day long."

Of course, Liu Che deliberately let these eyeliners see these, so that he could report to Wang Mang.In fact, when Liu Che first crossed over, he noticed a group of Wang Mang's people, and secretly transferred them to unimportant positions.

Then Liu Che deliberately released a few false news, and when those people tipped off the news, they exposed the remaining eyeliner one after another.

This is also thanks to the fact that Liu Jin was only nine years old when Wang Mang just buried or bought these chess pieces in the palace.For a child who was still ignorant and naive, Wang Mang didn't pay too much attention when he was on guard. These eyeliners were mainly responsible for monitoring the emperor's daily life. They were not too clever, and they were not Liu Che's opponent at all.

Before they knew it, they had already been arranged by Liu Che in a special team. When they were scheduled, they were separated from Liu Che's confidantes. When those people came in to serve Liu Che, it was when he was pretending to be sick.

But compared to eyeliners, Wang Mang is not so easy to deceive.Suspicious by nature, he always felt that the emperor's illness was abnormal this time, but the rebellion of the Zhongshan Kingdom a few days ago kept him busy.

It's strange to say that this Zhongshan Wei family is a weak one that he specially selected in the clan. The Wei Ji is weak by nature, and after her husband died, she has nothing to rely on. *** and died.

As for Wei Ji's two brothers, Wang Mang naturally sent someone to investigate them in detail before, and they were all mediocre, so he sealed the two Guan Neihou and sent them away. Unexpectedly, Wei Bao suddenly seemed to have the help of a god, guarding the little girl. The famous Zhongshan Kingdom actually defeated waves of crusade troops sent by the imperial court, and united with several surrounding vassal states. Instead of being quelled, it expanded its territory, faintly igniting the trend of starting a prairie fire.

That Zhongshan country is entrenched between Yan and Zhao, and once Wei Bao crosses the Yellow River to the west, he can go south to take Chang'an directly.

After finally arranging the deployment of troops for the next round of crusade, Wang Mang rubbed his sore acupoints, stood up and said, "Whether the little emperor is playing tricks or not, I will know when I go to see, and I should do something to calm down the people's treatment of me." doubted."

"What is the public desire?" The confidant hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"From now on, I will visit Imamami every day." Wang Mang sneered, "You pass it on for me, just say that Wang Mang is worried about His Majesty's condition, and he takes time out of his busy schedule to enter the palace every day to personally serve His Majesty with medicine."

"But someone is poisoning Chuangong's medicine..." the confidant hesitated, "Does this make it more realistic?"

"Are you stupid?" Wang Mang couldn't help cursing, "This is how I can show that the medicine the emperor took before has nothing to do with me. After all, I have time to go today... and write about the military situation in Zhongshan. To be more serious, find someone to write a call to action against Wei Bao and post it at the entrances of the Eastern and Western Cities and Chang'an City, I want to see who can compare to me with a pen."

When Wang Mang came back from visiting the emperor, his confidants rushed forward and asked, "What's wrong with the little emperor?"

Recalling the strong smell of medicine in the dormitory and the pale and thin face of the emperor, Wang Mang replied: "It seems to be really sick, and I can't see more."

"Originally, most of the people who were placed in the palace were small yellow gates and maids. Their status was very low, and they couldn't keep an eye on the emperor's every word and deed. What I'm afraid of is a hundred secrets and one sparse..." the confidant reminded.

Wang Mang thought for a while and said, "Let Yan'er enter the palace early."

The auspicious day for Wang Yan and the emperor to marry was originally scheduled for February next year, but Wang Mang was worried that Liu Jin would not be able to make it to that time. If the daughter was sent to the palace in advance, then when the emperor died, the daughter would be the queen mother, so that Wang Mang could continue to exercise power.

Moreover, although Wang Mang, as a foreign minister, managed the court very smoothly, it was impossible to interfere with the emperor's harem in every detail. At this time, it was very useful to have a daughter of the royal family who could call the shots in the harem.

As for the fact that Wang Yan is not yet eight years old and is an out-and-out girl, that is not in Wang Mang's consideration.

"I heard that His Majesty is going to have a queen." Xiao Huangmen, who had heard the news, hurried into the hall to report the news, looking at Liu Che's face anxiously.

Liu Che didn't take it seriously, anyway, it was Liu Jin who was forced to marry a wife, not him: "Does Wang Mang want to learn from Zimeng in everything?"

Liu Ju continued on the sidelines: "Painting a tiger is not like a dog's ears."

"For a cautious person like Zimeng, his family was destroyed after his death. Wang Mang thought he was so arrogant, so he could really be an emperor?" Liu Che sneered.

"Historically, His Majesty has never stopped him. He really did it, although it was relatively short." Zhang He said.

"I heard from Zhang He that a wise man in Daqin said that a person cannot step into the same river twice. Wang Mang succeeded once, but this time he couldn't."

After Wang Yan entered the palace, as the future empress, she temporarily lived in Zhaoyang Hall and came to check on the emperor's condition every day on time.

She is a very gentle and sympathetic girl, and she is very concerned about Liu Jin's attitude every time.Liu Che felt very embarrassed to be treated like this by a girl under the age of eight.

After Wang Yan left, Zhang He told several people about Wang Yan's deeds in history.

"She is really a loyal woman, not at all like Wang Mang." Liu Che sighed. He only stayed in Liu Jin's body for a year, so he tried to maintain a gentle and elegant image in front of Wang Yan, so as not to destroy Liu Jin in Wang Yan's heart. The image of each other broke up a pair of lovers who will support each other in the future.

Among the people in the palace, Wang Yan and Zhang He are the most acquainted. Although he doesn't know why he suddenly became the little yellow door next to the emperor, but Wang Yan, who grew up in Wang's family, knows that everyone in this world has their own life. The way to go on, all she has to do is pretend to be ignorant, so as not to let Brother Wu Guo reveal his identity.

These four people in the palace had lived long enough in their previous lives, and each of them showed great kindness to the genuine girl in front of them. Wang Yan also gradually became familiar with everyone, and she was no longer as reserved as when she first entered the palace.

After meeting the emperor one day, Wang Yan grabbed Zhang He's sleeve in the corridor: "Brother Wu Guo, come with me."

Zhang He nodded, followed her to a rockery, squatted down and said, "Is there anything you want to tell me secretly?"

Wang Yan looked around and made sure there was no one else around, then whispered in Zhang He's ear, "They're going to kill my sister-in-law..."

Zhang He immediately realized that Wang Yu's wife, Mrs. Lu, was still being imprisoned, so she should be giving birth soon.

"Mrs. Lu, has she given birth?"

"Not yet, it's only been two days." Wang Yan said with a hint of anxiety in his tone, "The maidservant I stayed at the mansion sent a message today, saying that it has been fixed, and when the eldest brother's child is born, he will be wrapped in white silk." strangle my sister-in-law to death."

"Well, being so venomous, it really seems like something that person can do." Zhang He couldn't help complaining, and after he finished speaking, he remembered that Wang Mang was Wang Yan's biological father after all, and was a little embarrassed for a while.

Wang Yan shook his head empathetically: "My father is such a person. Ever since he killed my elder brother, I know that the road is far away, and he is no longer on the path that A Weng used to take."

Zhang He patted the little girl's head to show comfort.

"Brother Wu Guo, I know that you have your own abilities, you can hide in this palace without being found by my father, and I also know that you have done some things secretly without telling Ah Weng, and I will keep the secret for you." Yan's eyes sparkled and he asked, "Is there any way you can save my sister-in-law? If I can save her, I will do anything for you in the future."

The author has something to say:

In group portrait dramas, there are fewer plots shared equally by everyone.

But this dungeon is already finishing up, and I want to see Liu Wei and the two of them send sugar sweetly soon