Fortunately, Lao Zhu had no intention of pursuing the old eunuch, otherwise he would not be able to eat and walk around today.
Lao Zhu glanced coldly outside the palace and said: "Since he wants to kneel, let him kneel there. Don't let him get up without my will. I do want to take a look.
How long can he kneel down?"
After that, he stood up, waved his sleeves and robe, and left angrily.
Seeing this, the old eunuch had no choice but to signal a eunuch to convey the emperor's decree to Han Du, and he followed Lao Zhu closely.
When Han Du heard the eunuch's order, his expression did not move at all, and he knelt down at the door of Fengtian Hall calmly.
I knelt from noon to evening, and from evening to morning.
The morning court had not yet started, and all the civil and military officials came to the outside of Fengtian Hall one by one. Everyone who came here had to look at Han Du in surprise.
There is no way, who made Han Du's behavior of kneeling at the door of Fengtian Hall so eye-catching and clear?
Someone who was close to Han Du saw it and wanted to go forward to ask, but was stopped by Han Du's eyes. Under the unclear situation, they didn't know what happened, so they had to wait and see what happened.
When the people who had no dealings with Han Du saw it, they immediately became happy. Judging from their appearance, if this was not the Fengtian Palace, these people might have celebrated with joy.
As the morning court came to an end, the story of Han Du kneeling at the gate of Fengtian Hall soon spread from the officials to the people. Soon after, the news that Han Du brought back the jade seal of the country also spread.
The jade seal of the country, the colors of this thing are simply too rich.
Even some veterans believed that as long as the jade seal that Han Du retrieved was genuine, it wouldn't matter even if Lan Yu was spared. What would happen to Lan Yu, these old scholars didn't care at all.
This is the orthodoxy of the world. Compared with the orthodoxy of the world, what is blue jade?
What they care about is the box held in Han Du's hand, and whether the Jade Seal of the Kingdom contained in it is real or fake. But now Han Du is holding the Jade Seal of the Kingdom to plead with the emperor, just because he wants the Emperor to spare Lan Yu.
Guilt.
But the emperor would rather not accept Han Du's imperial seal than spare Lan Yu.
This made some old scholars in the court as anxious as ants on a hot pot. Every day, old ministers kept asking to see Lao Zhu, and they all unanimously asked him to get the imperial seal first and let them appraise it to see what happened.
True or false.
But Lao Zhu insisted on being in a stalemate with Han Du.
For three consecutive days, Han Du had not eaten even a drop of rice. His lips were cracked and peeling, he was in a trance, and he looked haggard.
Okay. Even so, Han Du gritted his teeth and persisted until Lao Zhu agreed.
Today, Queen Ma asked the imperial chef to prepare a sumptuous meal, which Lao Zhu loved to eat. Then she sent the palace maids around to invite Lao Zhu to come and have dinner.
Lao Zhu did not refuse Queen Ma. After getting the news, he came to Kunning Palace on the way to the meal. Seeing the table full of his favorite dishes, Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel his appetite. He said with a smile: "It's the girls who know us best.
You know what we really like, it’s not like this old guy, who has been with me for so many years, can’t even prepare a meal for me.”
The old eunuch was criticized by the emperor, and he quickly bowed and admitted his sin with a smile. "Yes, yes, the emperor said that this servant did not serve the emperor well, and he really deserves death."
Empress Ma glanced at the old eunuch with a smile and said nothing. She stepped forward to help Lao Zhu take off the golden crown and put it in the palace maid's brocade box behind her. She said with a smile: "He has served you with all his heart, but he is already tired enough.
You should stop nitpicking. You haven't been here recently, so in this case, I am the only one to invite you."
Lao Zhu smiled and sat down, and began to eat accompanied by Queen Ma.
Seeing that Lao Zhu had almost finished eating, Queen Ma put down her bowls and chopsticks, smiled and asked casually: "What is the emperor's plan for Han Du's matter?"
When Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately put down his bowls and chopsticks unhappily, and said with a bit of complaint: "I know that this meal is not simple for my sister. Look, doesn't this reveal my purpose? Why, sister, do you want to serve me for this?
Han Du begs for mercy?"
Queen Ma raised her eyes and glanced at the old eunuch.
The old eunuch understood the situation and quickly waved his hand to lead the maids and eunuchs out of the door.
"I don't want to plead for Han Du, but how many days has he been kneeling there? You are not afraid of him doing anything good. I remind you that he is not only your subject, but also your son-in-law. This
For the past few days, An Qing has been coming to the palace every day, and every time he cried, it made people feel bad when he saw her." Empress Ma didn't have a good look on Lao Zhu, so she said something.
Seeing that the emperor still had no intention of letting Han Du go, Empress Ma no longer begged Lao Zhu, and said as if a broken jar had been broken, "It's up to you. Anyway, if you continue to be in this stalemate with Han Du,
Next time An Qing comes with the child, I will ignore it and ask her to find you directly."
Lao Zhu was threatened by Empress Ma and had to speak. He said in embarrassment: "This matter is not a trivial matter. I want to take action from it."
Long-term plan."
When Queen Ma heard what Lao Zhu said, she immediately refused. She glared and asked dissatisfied: "Why is it so big? Doesn't this kid just want to ask you to release Lan Yu? Anyway, you put Lan Yu in jail.
It’s just a show, so what if we let the situation go?”
Lao Zhu took a sip of the ginseng tea, purified the taste in his mouth, and sighed: "Originally, I just wanted to give Lan Yu a warning so that he would not dare to act so boldly in the future. However, it is not easy to handle now.
Already."
Empress Ma rolled her eyes at Lao Zhu and asked first, "Is the Emperor worried about Tuogu Si Timur?" .??.
Lao Zhu did not refute, nodded, sighed and said: "Yes! To be honest, I sent Lan Yu to prison mostly because he used his army to break through the pass, and was arrogant and lawless. Regarding the matter of Concubine Yuan, I don't care.
How to care."
After hearing this, Empress Ma couldn't help but nodded slightly. It was reasonable for the emperor to have this idea. The impact of Lan Yu's command of his army to break through the barrier was really too bad. If he was not severely punished, what would happen if others in the future followed his example?
Besides, the soldiers guarding the gate are also people from the Ming Dynasty. If Lan Yu is not punished severely, how can we give them an explanation?
On the contrary, Lao Zhu's view that Lan Yu forced Concubine Yuan to commit suicide was not unacceptable.
"But now, Han Du has brought Togu Si Timur back. I can't kill him now, right? But if he is allowed to live, he will definitely refuse to give up on the concubine being forced to commit suicide. To be honest,
I'm in a dilemma now, I don't know what to do." Thinking of how difficult things are, even Lao Zhu couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
When Queen Ma heard this, she bowed her head and remained silent.
The reason why Lao Zhu said these words just now was to see if Queen Ma could give him some advice. But now it seems that in the face of such a difficult situation, the girl has nothing to do.
Thinking of this, Lao Zhu felt a little understanding. He was about to get up and leave, but suddenly he saw Queen Ma raising her head with a smile. Lao Zhu suddenly understood and asked quickly: "Is there anything I can do, sister?"
Empress Ma smiled and shook her head and said, "The emperor has nothing to do about it, what can I do about it?"
After hearing this, Lao Zhu was as excited as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him, and his expression was a little gloomy.
But then, Empress Ma said with a smile: "Although I have no choice, I have an idea."
"Sister, it's okay to say it." Lao Zhu also became interested and wanted to hear what Queen Ma had to say.
"Didn't Han Du ask the emperor to spare Lan Yu? Then why didn't the emperor push all these troubles onto him? In this way
Come, the emperor can easily get the jade seal passed down from the country, and at the same time, he can push all his troubles to Han Du. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
When Lao Zhu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he subconsciously stroked his beard and pondered.
Lao Zhu was naturally very eager to see the Imperial Seal. Firstly, he wanted to know whether the Imperial Seal was authentic or not. Secondly, his desire for the Imperial Seal was not limited to one day or two.
, now it is under his nose, but he cannot see it. How can he not make Lao Zhu feel itchy?
"Okay, just follow what the girl said."
After Lao Zhu left Kunning Palace, he ordered the old eunuch to handle the matter.
The old eunuch came to Han Du. Han Du raised his eyes and looked at the old eunuch longingly, and asked in a pensive voice: "Is the emperor sure?"
The old eunuch did not nod or shake his head, but said to Han Du: "The emperor ordered his servants to bring the imperial seal to see if it is true or false."
"Okay." Han Du put on a strained smile on his face and said with a feeble smile: "That's good. Please present it to the emperor, father-in-law."
After speaking, Han Du lifted the box and handed it to the old eunuch.
The old eunuch sighed and took the box.
After seeing the old eunuch taking the box, Han Du relaxed, his vision quickly went dark, and he fell unconscious.
When the old eunuch saw Han Du slumped down helplessly, his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly called out: "Come here, quickly, send the Marquis of Zhenhai to the Taiyuan Hospital."
The guards on the left and right came over quickly, picked up Han Du and ran straight to the hospital.
The old eunuch, holding the box in his arms, hurriedly went to find the emperor.
When Lao Zhu saw the old eunuch coming in with the box in his arms, and knowing that the box contained the imperial seal, he immediately beamed with joy and could not suppress his excitement.
But when I saw the old eunuch's expression changed drastically, my heart immediately sank.
Suddenly asked: "What's wrong? What happened?"
The old eunuch respectfully placed the box in front of the emperor and said immediately: "Back to the emperor, Marquis Zhenhai fainted at the entrance of the palace."
When he heard that Han Du had fainted, Lao Zhu's eyes suddenly widened and he stood up nervously.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have already sent him to the Imperial Hospital."
Hearing that Han Du had been sent to the Tai Hospital, Lao Zhu's face improved a little. Then he ordered: "Stop, I'm going to the Tai Hospital to see how Han Du is doing."