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 somewhere. Don't let him get up without my will. I do want to see, How long can he kneel?"
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 calmly at the door of Fengtian Hall.
From noon, I kneel until evening, and from evening to morning.
The morning court had not yet begun, and all the civil and military officials came to the outside of Fengtian Hall one by one. Everyone who comes here must first 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 met and wanted to come forward to ask, but was stopped by Han Du's eyes. With the situation unclear, they didn't know what happened, so they had to wait and see what happened.
When someone who didn't deal with Han Du saw it, he immediately beamed with joy. 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 officials to the people. Immediately afterwards, Han Du brought back the news of the imperial seal, which also became a hubbub.
The jade seal of the country, the colors of this thing are simply too rich.
Some veterans even believed that as long as the imperial seal Han Du recovered was genuine, it wouldn't matter even if Lan Yu was spared. What will happen to Sapphire, these old scholars don'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 whether the box held in Han Du's hand contains the national jade seal, whether it is real or fake. But now Han Du holds the imperial seal and pleads with the emperor, hoping that the emperor will absolve Lan Yu of his 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 days in a row, Han Du did not eat any rice. His lips were cracked and peeling, he was in a daze, and his whole body looked haggard. 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 was Lao Zhu's favorite. Then, he sent the palace maids around him to invite Lao Zhu to come for dinner.
Lao Zhu did not refuse Queen Ma. After getting the news, he came to Kunning Palace before eating. Seeing the table full of his favorite dishes, Lao Zhu couldn't help but whet his appetite and said with a smile: "It's the girl who knows us best and knows what we really like. It's not like this old guy who has been with me for so many years. You can't even prepare a meal for me."
The old eunuch was scolded 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 deserves death."
Queen Ma glanced at the old eunuch with a smile and said nothing. He stepped forward to help Lao Zhu remove the golden crown and put it in the palace maid's brocade box behind him. He said with a smile: "He has served you with all his heart. He is tired enough. Please don't find fault with him. You haven't been either recently." Come to me. In this case, I am the only one to invite you."
Lao Zhu smiled and sat down, and started eating 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, my 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 minister, but also your son-in-law. This For the past few days, An Qing has been coming to this 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 Queen Ma and had to speak. He said awkwardly: "This matter is not a trivial matter. I will consider it in the long term."
When Empress Ma heard what Lao Zhu said, she immediately refused. She glared and asked dissatisfiedly: "Why is it so important? Doesn't this child 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 be so bold in the future. However, it is not easy to handle now. ”
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, Queen Ma couldn't help but nodded slightly. The emperor has this idea and is also in the process of cleaning up. The impact of Lan Yu's troops breaking through the border 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, what if they are given 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 were, 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 just said this
He also wanted 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 saw Queen Ma raising her head with a smile. Lao Zhu suddenly realized something in his heart 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 felt as excited as if he had been splashed with cold water, and his expression was a little gloomy.
But then, Empress Ma said with a smile: "Although I have no choice, I have an idea."
"It's okay to say it, sister." 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 to him? In this way, the emperor could easily get the imperial seal, and at the same time push all the 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. First, I wanted to know the authenticity of this national jade seal. Secondly, his desire for the national jade seal has not lasted for a day or two. Now it is right 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 hesitant voice: "Is the emperor sure?"
The old eunuch didn't nod or shake his head, but just said to Han Du: "The emperor ordered his slaves to bring the imperial seal to see if it is true or false."
"Okay..." Han Du showed a smile on his face, and said with a weak 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 Marquis 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 knew that the box contained the imperial seal, he immediately beamed with joy and could not suppress his excitement.
But when he saw the old eunuch's expression changed drastically, his 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."
Hearing that Han Du fainted, Lao Zhu's eyes suddenly widened and he stood up nervously.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have sent him to the Imperial Hospital."
Hearing that Han Du had been sent to Tai Hospital, Lao Zhu's face improved. Then he ordered: "Sir, I'm going to the Imperial Hospital to see how Han Du is doing."
"According to the order."
