The capital is like a large plain with almost no undulations, and no matter how wild a river may be in the upper reaches, it must be slowed down unconsciously, with the advantage of being able to nourish the wider land, and the disadvantage that everything is progressing slowly, and it is useless to be in a hurry. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The principle of the imperial court is basically to open up the way and choose the best, which usually takes a long time, a small thing can last for three or five days, if it is a major event, five or six months are within the normal range, and a lot of time is spent on delivering official documents to each other and supervising whether the official documents are in accordance with the norms.

The emperor believed that the Xiongnu, pirates, Yunmengze, and the Western Regions were the four major troubles, and they were all related to military affairs, and the prime minister affirmed that he asked the military department to issue an official document accordingly, ordering the generals above a certain grade to send them on time to take countermeasures, and if the emperor was not satisfied, he would expand the scope and ask the civil officials to also hand over the strategy, and if he was not satisfied, he would solicit it from the whole world, in order to obtain the guidance of the civil masters.

Within a few months, the court had something to do, but it didn't see the results for a long time.

Han Ruzi couldn't wait, he had his own way, while the ministers were busy appointing new officials and collecting countermeasures, he made a decree, asking Shaofu to renovate the Tired Marquis Mansion as a separate palace for the emperor and empress in the capital.

The Tired Hou Mansion is now the residence of the hidden dragon, the emperor's request is not too much at all, the ministers unanimously agreed, the royal palace is innumerable, all over the world, the emperor often goes to a few places, no one expected that the Tired Hou Mansion will become another residence of the emperor.

The Shaofu was responsible for the management of the royal family's property, and Qiao Wanfu was transferred here as a young eunuch, although it was not a regular position, compared with the Ao Cang Order, it was also a step to the sky, and his first task was to renovate the Tired Hou Mansion, which cost very little, just blocked a few redundant portals, redistributed the houses, and made it convenient for the guards to live.

Only ten days later, the Tired Marquis Mansion could welcome the old master.

On this morning, Queen Cui Xiaojun came first, and was very happy to see that the chickens and ducks she raised at the beginning were now in a flock, and rewarded He Yi, the chief eunuch who guarded the mansion.

In the afternoon, the emperor also came, and the queen visited the garden with nostalgia, and in the evening, the interest was not reduced, and he announced that he would spend the night in the palace.

The eunuchs were not well prepared, and they were in a panic for a while, and the emperor issued another decree: since everything is available in the Tired Marquis's Mansion, there is no need to go back to the palace to get it, everything can be simple.

Even at this time, few people guessed the emperor's plan.

The Empress was one of them, because the Emperor had revealed a few words to her.

Cui Xiaojun felt very interesting and a little uneasy, "Is this really okay?" The ministers of the DPRK and the central government, as well as the ...... of the palace Won't agree, right? ”

"The Imperial Palace and the Tired Marquis' Mansion, which one do you like?"

"Here, of course."

"That's okay, if the emperor can't even decide this matter, what else is the lord of the world?"

Cui Xiaojun could feel the emperor's more and more firm confidence, and said with a smile: "People don't dare to accuse Your Majesty, but they will say that I, the queen, are unruly." ”

There were emperors who didn't like the palace and often went out, as was the case with Emperor Wu of Great Chu, but there was never a queen who lived outside the palace for a long time.

"I'm sorry, I'll use you as an excuse, you can go back to Qiuxin Palace tomorrow, and you can come to the Tired Marquis Mansion once in a while."

Cui Xiaojun shook her head, after leaving the palace, her mood was much better, and when she returned to the Tired Marquis's Mansion, she could temporarily release the identity of the queen, and be the little wife of the Tired Marquis, she could be coquettish, she could refuse, and she didn't have to think too much about the responsibilities of the queen, "No, I want to stay with Your Majesty, and ...... There's a litter of chicks that's about to hatch. ”

The emperor and the queen stayed in the Tihou Mansion in this way, claiming that they were still temporarily staying, and went back to the palace every morning to meet the Queen Mother and Wang Meiren, the Empress returned to the Qiuxin Palace, and the emperor went to the Qinzheng Palace, which seemed to be normal, but in the afternoon, both of them went to the Tihou Mansion, the Empress was busy in the back house, and the emperor handled government affairs according to his own ideas in the front yard.

Wherever the emperor is, he has to follow him, but once he leaves the palace, the original process is disrupted, and he can only act simply, and Zhao Ruosu, a scholar from the middle school, can be by the emperor's side like during the hunting patrol.

Han Ruzi was not in a hurry to communicate with this possible "leader", he had other urgent matters to deal with first.

The general Cui Hong returned to Beijing, and he thought that he had no success in quelling the chaos and should not be rewarded, and the Cui family had received too much imperial favor, far more than the little credit that the Cui family had made, in short, Cui Hong refused to be a marquis of his descendants, and did not ask Cui Teng to be his heir, but was willing to donate a large amount of property that had been rewarded before to help the emperor "pay off his debts".

The emperor collected the IOUs of the world's displaced people into the Shaofu, and the people who were overwhelmed by the layers of heavy burdens were naturally happy, and the many merchants who were waiting for the autumn to settle accounts were full of mourning, but after all, it was a big investment, and there were really bold businessmen who let out their words, and they went to ask the emperor for money after the autumn.

Qiao Wanfu calculated the Shaofu's treasury and found that the deficit was serious, and he couldn't even pay off the accounts of the displaced people, and the emperor's "intimidation" plan didn't know how much effect it would play at that time.

The letter written by the queen to her father seemed to be very effective, and Han Ruzi praised Cui Hong in a decree, but did not ask for the donation of the Cui family, and Qiao Wanfu secretly sighed for this.

This holy decree is a bit special, it was drawn up in the Tihou Mansion, sent to the Qinzheng Palace, let the prime minister and others see it, and then sent back to the Tihou Mansion without a problem, stamped with the treasure seal, and sent to the Qinzheng Palace again, and all the prime minister could do was to officially promulgate it.

It was only at this time that Shen Mingzhi and the others became vigilant and realized that the emperor was likely to set up another place for discussion.

This is exactly the purpose of Han Ruzi, the rules and practices of the imperial court have their own benefits, which can ensure the normal operation of the entire Great Chu, but the efficiency is too low, Han Ruzi decided to keep a distance from it, hand over the daily affairs to the Qinzheng Palace, and concentrate on solving the most urgent problems by himself.

The problem of the Western Regions was the most distant and relatively simple, and Han Ruzi summoned Deng Cui and Zhang Yin again in the Tihou Mansion, and allowed a group of noble attendants, as well as the scholars of the Hanlin Academy and the disciples of Guozijian to observe, these two types of people were the future civil and military officials of the imperial court, and the emperor was to train them from now on.

Zhang Yin was still clumsy, and Deng Cui said that he had already seen Zhang Yin's strategy, communicated with the old general several times in private, and even went to the prison to visit the group of prisoners recommended by Zhang Yin, and agreed with the whole plan very much.

There were more than 20 prisoners in that group, all of whom had served in the Western Regions, and because of an overbearing act, they were recalled to Beijing during Emperor Huan and arrested and imprisoned.

The matter is not complicated, there was turmoil in a certain country in the Western Regions, and a group of Great Chu officials did not have time to consult the imperial court, so they issued a false order to recruit soldiers from various countries and quell the turmoil.

The problem is that the ambition of this group of officials is relatively large, they want to make meritorious contributions to the marquis, and after quelling the rebellion, they did not dismiss the army, but continued to fight, and by the way, the capitals of several small countries in the Western Regions that are usually not very honest have also been broken to show their heavenly might.

The Western Regions were terrified, and even those countries loyal to Great Chu were afraid, and secretly sent a chapter to the imperial court to explain the truth.

More than two dozen officials were imprisoned for this, and soon after, Emperor Huan died, and their affairs were forgotten, and they had no place to appeal, nor could they be released from prison, and they were imprisoned until they were remembered by Zhang Yin, the Marquis of Piyuan.

Zhang Yin didn't say the reason, Deng Cui expressed for him: "If Your Majesty wants to detain the Western Regions, these people are useless, they are neither children of a family, nor are they children of scientific examinations, just a group of crazy people who are greedy for merit, and they love to do nothing." If Your Majesty really wants to build a city in the Western Regions to defend against foreign enemies, there is no more suitable helper than these guys. ”

The former felt that these prisoners should be allowed to make meritorious contributions, and the latter held objections for many reasons, one was that it was uncertain whether there were foreign enemies in the West and should not be moved, and the other was that these people were condemned by Emperor Huan, and the current saint, who was his son, should not be released.

Han Ruzi let them quarrel, and together with the king of the East China Sea, he drew up a holy decree, appointed Deng Cui as the commander of the Western Regions, and Zhang Yin as the general of the city, and went to the Western Regions together, acting cheaply, and the people of Dachu were chosen by the two of them, regardless of the source, but they were limited to one hundred people, and they were not given more.

This holy decree finally triggered a backlash from the Qinzheng Palace, and the new prime minister Shen Mingzhi found that if he didn't come out again, he would be dead in name, but he also knew that he had not yet received the full trust of the emperor, his position was unstable, and his words had no weight, so he suppressed the holy decree and did not immediately send it back to the Tihou Mansion, and at the same time sent a letter to Cishun Palace.

Cishun Palace reacted quickly, and Chuanyi ordered the queen to return to the palace, on the grounds that Wang Meiren was about to be officially canonized as the second queen mother, and some affairs needed to be handled by the queen herself.

Cui Xiaojun couldn't refuse and hurried back to the palace.

Han Ruzi finished his day's work and returned to the palace, but he did not find the queen in Tai'an Palace and Qiuxin Palace.

The day after tomorrow is the day of canonization, Wang Meiren moved out of the Cishun Palace of the Empress Dowager Shangguan and lived in the Cining Palace, which was once owned by the imperial concubine, and the queen was also left here.

Wang Meiren is sick, at least with a sick look on her face, as a daughter-in-law, the queen has the obligation to serve the decoction, even the emperor can't let her leave, Cui Xiaojun doesn't want to make an exception, when she sees the emperor, she just smiles, and then takes over according to normal etiquette.

Wang Meiren was not yet bedridden, leaned on the soft couch, sighed, and said, "Your Majesty has come to see me." ”

"Mother is sick, why didn't you inform me earlier?"

"It's not a serious illness, it may have been busy in the past two days, the queen has taken good care of it, there is no need to bother Your Majesty, as long as Your Majesty can come over from time to time and let me take a look, the illness will be much better."

Han Ruzi stepped forward and held her mother's hand, "I am in the palace, and I can come to visit my mother at any time." ”

Wang Meiren smiled reluctantly, and the queen and the others exited the room in a playful manner.

"Your Majesty has really grown up and can be pro-government, and one person can govern the whole world." Wang Meiren exclaimed.

Han Ruzi understood what his mother meant, and said with a smile: "You can't do it alone, you must have the assistance of civil and military ministers." ”

"In that case, why is Your Majesty far away from the important ministers of the Diligent Palace, and live in the small Tihou Mansion with the supreme body? The ministers lose their kings, like babies leaving their mothers, and they can't stop screaming, can't Your Majesty hear it? ”

Han Ruzi still smiled, "Mother doesn't know, I just want to see the reaction of the ministers, so as to determine who is more loyal, the Tihou Mansion is just a temporary residence, and I will return to the Qinzheng Palace sooner or later." ”

Wang Meiren stared at her son, and she couldn't see him through at a glance like before, but after all, this was her son and her everything, and sighed: "I don't understand other things, and I can't control them, there is only one thing, Your Majesty has to give me a definite answer - when can I let the Queen Mother and me hold my grandson?" (To be continued.) )