The news of the death of the old general Fang Daye came first, and Han Ruzi mourned in the suburbs before he entered the city. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Fang Daye wrote a private letter to the emperor, in which there was no personal request, but elaborated on his strategy outside the fortress, thinking that the Great Wall was like the armor of a soldier, which could block a deadly attack, but it was not enough to win.

Everyone understands the truth, but Da Chu's strength is weak, and it is difficult to maintain a large area of territory outside the fortress, Fang Daye also understands this, but he just hopes that the emperor will keep his enterprising spirit and not blindly retreat.

When the troops are insufficient, it is more necessary to rely on good generals, Fang Daye has been in the army for many years, knows a lot of people, and recommended more than 50 generals to the emperor in one breath, although they are a little old, but they have their own strengths, which is enough to make up for some of the shortcomings.

After reading the letter, Han Ruzi sighed with emotion, this is the minister and general he needs most, thinking long-term, and willing to contribute real good policies, and dozens of miles away in the capital, the ministers just want to keep the court - this court has accumulated hundreds of years of conventions and rules, and it is stable, but there is not much left of the sharpness.

Han Ruzi refused to enter the city for a long time, and a few days later, the news of the Western Regions also came, Deng Cui actually took the initiative to attack the gods and ghosts Da Danyu, Han Ruzi was also taken aback when he heard the news, and it was too late to stop it, so he could only send a decree, asking Deng Cui to station the army in the designated place, and not to act rashly without the order of the imperial court.

Deng Yun greatly appreciated his brother's behavior, "That's right, why can Da Chu only defend and not attack?" The god and ghost are quite loud, maybe just an ignorant fanatic. ”

"War is not about fighting if you want to, stop if you want to, Deng Cui is defeated, the enemy army takes advantage of the weakness, Da Chu needs to send troops to resist, Deng Cui wins, if he wants to keep the territory of the extreme west, he has to send troops, but Da Chu is not ready, and there are very few garrisons in the Western Regions. The countries of the Western Regions are currently under the restraint of Great Chu, and once they see the weakness of Great Chu, they are likely to fall to the enemy, and no matter what, the gains outweigh the losses. Han Ruzi really wanted to pull Deng Cui over and say these words to his face.

"Is it too late to prepare?"

"Even if Great Chu is still in its heyday, it will take a year to prepare for sending troops to the Western Regions." Han Ruzi picked up the written decree and read it again, threw it aside, picked up a pen and wrote a new one.

In the new decree, the emperor did not ask Deng Cui to return to defense immediately, but gave encouragement, asking him to return to Beijing after his victory to be rewarded.

Deng Yun watched from the side and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has changed his mind, and he also thinks that my brother has done the right thing." ”

Han Ruzi's holy decree is for the countries of the Western Regions, Deng Cui has already led the army to the battle, and he is leading the alliance of all countries, the kings must think that Deng Cui has the support of the Great Chu Emperor and the imperial court, and at this time the discord between the monarch and the minister must not be revealed.

"Deng Cui, this guy ......" Han Ruzi really didn't know what to say.

The hundred officials were too conservative, and Deng Cui was too radical, but they were both equally unrestrained.

The holy decree was sent out, Deng Cui had been in the Western Regions for more than two years, and it was time to return, and Han Ruzi decided to personally supervise this often unexpected general.

It was a major matter for the general to go on the expedition without authorization, and the emperor issued a decree directly without consulting the ministers, and the ministers in the city could no longer remain indifferent and send a representative to "negotiate" with the emperor.

Qu Zixi has been serving as the head of the household department for a period of time, has quite a lot of political achievements, and is a minister trusted by the emperor, so he was entrusted by his colleagues to talk to the emperor.

In the eyes of the ministers, the emperor was playing with a child's temper again and needed to be coaxed.

When Qu Zixi entered the account, the emperor was reading an urgent letter.

Qu Zixi used to be the emperor's teacher, and he could be informal, but he still saluted very formally, and the emperor also treated him with courtesy, put down the urgent letter, and bowed slightly, "Lord Qu is here, give me a seat." ”

Immediately, a eunuch brought a stool, Qu Zixi thanked him and sat down, muttered for a moment, and said, "When does Your Majesty plan to go back to the palace to meet the Queen Mother?" ”

"Wait until the next hunting plan is decided." Han Ruzi is not secretive.

Qu Zixi stared at the emperor for a while, nominally the two were teachers and students, but he hadn't given a few lectures, and he had never figured out the student's thoughts thoroughly.

"The capital and even the important places have never heard of guarding the capital to rule the world, and not hearing about the road to rule the world."

"The ancient emperors have been patrolling all over the world all their lives, didn't Emperor Shun die on the way to hunt? Master Qu has read the scriptures to the fullest, won't he not know? ”

"In ancient times, the land was narrow, the hundred officials were not complete, the emperor could patrol the world, the land of Dachu was several times that of ancient times, and there were all kinds of officials. If Your Majesty is dissatisfied with the capital, say that the ministers of the court and the central government are willing to obey. ”

Han Ruzi smiled: "Master Qu is not what he was when he was studying. ”

Qu Zixi has not changed much, among the six Shangshu, he is the youngest, touched his face, got up and said, "Is Your Majesty dissatisfied with Zhongshu Province?" ”

"What's wrong with me?" Han Ruzi motioned for Qu Zixi to sit down.

"Your Majesty suspects that the Zhongshu Province is listening to Your Majesty's secrets, leaking them to the minister, colluding with the minister, and jointly deceiving Your Majesty, right?"

Master Qu continued.

"Alas, there is nothing to say, the Chinese book province is too stupid. The Zhongshu Order and the Zhongshu Supervisor have resigned, and the Zhongshu Sheren Nan Zhijin will be outside the crime camp and will be disposed of with His Majesty. ”

Zhao Ruosu has been sent back to the Tihou Mansion in the city, no matter what he said or not, or what he said, Zhongshu Province will understand that the matter has been revealed, and react quickly, and directly come to a strong man to break his wrist.

Han Ruzi shook his head, "Zhongshu Province is not stupid, but very smart, figuring out the holy will has always been their duty, and they have done a good job, since they are not guilty, why do they resign and ask for guilt?" ”

Qu Zixi couldn't guess the emperor's thoughts, and got up again, "Your Majesty doesn't believe in any ministers at the moment, and the ministers have nothing to say, just ask Your Majesty to think of the world, don't worry about the ministers, the ministers will retire, and the prime minister will come out of the city to see Your Majesty tomorrow." ”

Qu Zixi walked towards the door, and Han Ruzi stopped him, "Mr. Qu, what is the emperor in your mind?" ”

Qu Zixi was stunned for a moment, he hadn't heard the title of "Mr. Qu" from the emperor for a long time, and replied: "Caring for the world, that's all." ”

Probably because he felt that the situation was urgent, Zhuo Ruhe came to see the emperor that night.

He was not as frank as Qu Zixi, and as soon as he entered the tent, he knelt down to the emperor and called him a "criminal minister".

Han Ruzi still ordered someone to give him a stool, and said with a smile: "Why is Zhuo Xiang so panicked? I don't mean to be guilty. ”

Zhuo Ruhe couldn't help but panic, "The minister is not cautious, colludes with Zhongshu Province, and guesses His Majesty's intentions, which is really a great crime." ”

Han Ruzi put away his smile and asked, "Zhuo Xiang asked himself how his political performance was?" ”

Qu Zixi was just a little unable to understand the emperor, and Zhuo Ruhe couldn't figure it out at all, he looked at the emperor in amazement, he couldn't think of it, he wanted to kneel or not, he was sitting on a stool like a pins and needles, and he thought for a while before saying: "The minister doesn't dare to boast, when it comes to the magistrate, the minister does not seek merit but no fault, in exchange for support, some mediocre officials are appointed." When it comes to managing the people, the wasteland is becoming less and less, and the bandits are becoming scarcer, but the world is still tired, the treasury is still empty, and the ministers have meritorious deeds. ”

"When I appointed Zhuo Xiang, some people said to me that you are good at managing the people, not good at governing officials, and it is difficult to decide major matters, but I still reuse you, why? The people are the foundation of the world, and the management of the people is the top priority. Why doesn't Zhuo Xiang specialize in the people? From now on, the appointment and dismissal of officials above the fifth rank will be decided by me, but you can rest assured that as long as it is a normal appointment or dismissal, I will not reject it. ”

Zhuo Ruhe knelt down and kowtowed again and again, but he was still not sure of the emperor's intentions.

Han Ruzi couldn't explain it more clearly, and picked up a piece of music on the table, "News from the East China Sea, Huang Pugong led the army to suppress bandits, and he didn't return within the time limit, for fear of accidents." ”

Zhuo Ruhe got up, still depressed, "Yes, the military department has sent someone to inquire about the details, and the current information is that General Huang is likely to fall into an ambush by pirates." ”

"The East China Sea is far away, I don't know how long it will take to go back, I will go and see it myself, please arrange it for Zhuo Xiang, the sooner the better."

Zhuo Ruhe was dumbfounded, "But Your Majesty ......"

"There is Lao Zhuoxiang guarding the capital."

Zhuo Ruhe didn't react for a long time, originally the ministers were against the emperor staying away from the capital, but now this is not the most important issue, "Yes, Your Majesty, ministers...... Arrange it as soon as possible. ”

Zhuo Ruhe retired, the matter was clearly revealed, the emperor took back several extremely important powers, but he still believed in himself, and even let the prime minister stay in the capital, Zhuo Ruhe couldn't understand the meaning of this.

Han Ruzi's original plan was to go to Saiwai, and after seeing the performance of the East China Sea Kingdom, he decided to go to find out, and always felt that Huang Pugong was not the kind of general who easily fell into the trap, and he was only afraid of fraud.

The next morning, Cui Teng came to see the emperor, he didn't care whether there was a contradiction between the monarch and the minister, the more lively the better, as soon as he came in, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty can frighten the ministers in the city, who made them think that Your Majesty is easy to bully?" Hehe, a minor official in Zhongshu Province is still kneeling outside the camp, do you want me to beat him up? ”

"Nan Zhijin? Just then, Xuan came in. ”

"Hey, Your Majesty won't be so easily impressed, will you? At least you have to kneel for three days and three nights. ”

Han Ruzi knocked on the table, Cui Teng had to retreat, and muttered: "If I knew this was the case, I wouldn't mention him......

Nan Zhijin is old, and he knelt outside for a day and a night, and his body and bones will be unbearable, and if he is not summoned by the emperor, he must die outside.

To him, the emperor did not smile.

The official position of Zhongshushe is too small, and Han Ruzi doesn't want to deal with him in general, but he doesn't want to forgive him casually.

Nanzhi prostrate on the ground, constantly blaming himself and asking for guilt.

When he was almost finished, Han Ruzi asked, "You are also an old minister of several dynasties, and you did the same to the emperor in front of you?" ”

Nan Zhijin's face was red, "Emperor Wu, Emperor Huan, and Emperor Si are all Your Majesty...... It's so hard to guess, Weichen doesn't ask for forgiveness, but only wants to say a word to His Majesty: Everything Weichen does is for the stability of the court, and there is no malice. ”

"Of course, everyone has no malicious intent, just a little 'selfishness'. Nan Zhijin, you want to maintain the stability of the imperial court so much, don't be a scholar in the middle school, go to the military department, check one thing for me, and find out whether Huang Pugong, the general of Lou Chuan, is alive or dead, and how he fell into the trap. ”

Nan Zhijin was even more surprised than Zhuo Ruhe, and what surprised him the most was that he really knew something about Huang Pugong, and if this matter was investigated, the court would not be "stable". (To be continued.) )