Chapter 392: Paving the Way
Emperor Huan did not reign for a long time, and there were not many deeds, and the compilation of the imperial discipline should be much easier than that of the Wu Emperor Dynasty, but the Hanlin Academy, which was in charge of this matter, was delayed for a long time, on the grounds that Emperor Wu's materials were so vast that almost all the manpower was involved, and he could only wait for a while before he could start a new work. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The king of the East China Sea understood the real reason and said to the emperor: "After Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has not shown his exact attitude towards the first emperor, and the Hanlin Academy is not sure of his ideas, so he tried his best to delay, and it is estimated that there will be no ten or eight years, and there will be no legal draft for Emperor Wu." ”
The Hanlin Academy did not dare to do nothing, they collected a lot of useful materials, and sent an old bachelor to sort it out slowly, and the king of the East China Sea and the eunuch spent two full days copying a complete list of the appointment and dismissal of officials above the third grade, from the last years of Emperor Wu to the last years of Emperor Huan, it was very clear.
There is not much change before and after, unlike Han Ruzi, Emperor Huan is the last prince selected by Emperor Wu, and after ascending the throne, he must uphold his father's will and easily cannot change Emperor Wu's orders.
However, Emperor Huan still appointed and promoted several officials according to his own wishes, most of them had served in the East Palace before, assisted the prince for many years, made great contributions, and won deep trust.
The king of the East China Sea pointed out these people to the emperor, "This is also a common practice, the prince and the young master have the opportunity to be the prime minister, and the prince Xian Ma is at least one of the six Shangshu...... The officials of the East Palace are basically a ******, the first few years are fine, but once the time has passed, the old emperor has aged again, these people will inevitably become arrogant, thinking that they will soon be able to rise to prominence, but they have aroused public anger. Alas, how many princes ended up ruined by the officials around them. ”
Han Ruzi saw a familiar name, "Zhuo Ruhe turned out to be an official of the East Palace. ”
The King of the East China Sea also saw it, "Zhuo Ruhe is a concubine, and he must have won the trust of Emperor Wu and was sent to teach the first emperor." Look, the first emperor also attached great importance to him, and asked him to go to the household department as a waiter in the first month of his accession to the throne, and in the second year, he was transferred to the Ministry of Industry as a waiter, and he became a Shangshu in only half a year. Not only was he expatriated, but he was also demoted. ”
Han Ruzi said: "I sent him out. ”
The king of the East China Sea was stunned for a moment, and then understood that it was the Empress Dowager Cishun who expelled Zhuo Ruhe and other former ministers of the East Palace from the capital, and the emperor was still a puppet at that time, and he didn't know what he had done.
"She used this trick to curry favor with Emperor Wu's minister." The king of the East China Sea said flatly that the more he was in front of the emperor, the more he had to hide his revenge, and added, "I am probably a little afraid of the people around the first emperor." ”
It has long been rumored that the death of Emperor Huan is related to the Empress Dowager Cishun, and Zhuo Ruhe, a group of officials from the East Palace, is of course not liked by the Empress Dowager.
Zhuo Ruhe is the future prime minister chosen by Emperor Huan? Han Ruzi was a little surprised, and a little disappointed, he had a good impression of Zhuo Ruhe, and he was willing to reuse this person, but he couldn't see that he had the talent of a prime minister.
Han Ruzi put away the form and asked, "If you were the emperor, who would you choose to be the prime minister?" ”
The East Sea King's face changed, "Your Majesty, I can ......"
Han Ruzi smiled: "Don't be nervous, I'm asking about the past, not the present." ”
The king of the East China Sea softened his face slightly, and his smile was still a little stiff, "At that time, I only thought about the majesty after becoming the emperor, and I didn't think about too specific problems - it should be Luo Huanzhang, he is my teacher, he loves to manage people, and he is also good at managing people, at that time, the people in Cui's mansion were very afraid of him, and even his uncle Cui Hong was polite to him." ”
"Doesn't he want to be an official?"
"Hey, Luo Huanzhang is a scholar, but he has the arrogance of a noble family, he doesn't want to be a petty official. My mother told me that a person like Luo Shi must be a third-grade official at the beginning, and he will be the best official in three or five years, otherwise, he will not be able to keep him. ”
Han Ruzi was deeply impressed by Luo Huanzhang, "It's unbelievable that such a proud person actually believes in the nonsense of the Qi Seeker." ”
The King of the East China Sea smiled even more embarrassed, it was not only Luo Huanzhang who was bewitched by the Qi Seeker at the beginning, but the King of the East China Sea and the entire Cui family believed it, thinking that the throne was within reach.
"He's still in prison, isn't he?"
"It should be, Your Majesty won't release him, right?"
Han Ruzi thought for a while and shook his head, "The prison is quite suitable for him. ”
Luo Huanzhang was a little crazy with pride, he was not suitable for an official, let alone a prime minister.
The two chatted for a while, and the king of the East China Sea retired, so he guessed the emperor's thoughts, and foresaw that Zhuo Ruhe had a bright future, but he couldn't go to please the minister in person, and the Tan family was far away in the East China Sea, and they had no official position, so they couldn't count on it for a while, so they could only look at the ocean and sigh.
When I got home, it was already dark, and I didn't expect there to be guests at home.
Mrs. Ping Enhou came back from the East China Sea Kingdom a few days in advance, came to visit her cousin, sent a lot of gifts, and was having a good conversation with the princess Tan, when she saw the king of the East China Sea entering the house, she immediately got up and greeted her warmly.
The King of the East China Sea was taken aback, glanced at the Tan family, and a smile appeared on his face, "When did the eldest sister come back?" ”
The two were polite to each other, and Tan said with a smile: "It's so late, no matter what, you have to stay for a meal, otherwise people will think that I, the princess, don't know how to be polite." You two are talking, and I'll arrange the kitchen. ”
Mrs. Ping Enhou said a few polite words, without the intention of saying goodbye.
Tan left with Yahuan, and Mrs. Pingenhou smiled even more happily, "Good brother, you are really a living immortal of an unknown prophet." ”
"I can't afford it, I just say a few more words for the sake of my relatives, everything is done by you alone, and it has nothing to do with me." The king of the East China Sea did not dare to receive the merit.
Mrs. Pingenhou smiled brighter than a blooming flower, "If you don't say that good brothers are smart, you can make people like us suffer for ten years." ”
The King of the East China Sea put away his smile and asked vaguely, "How is the East China Sea Country?" ”
"I have met the Wang family, they get along well, they are very grateful to me, tomorrow I will enter the palace to meet the Empress Dowager Cining, and say a few words for the Wang family, so as not to be embarrassed when the relatives meet for the first time."
"That's all?" The idea of the King of the East China Sea at that time was not to curry favor with the Wang family, but to find evidence of the crime of the Empress Dowager Shangguan.
Mrs. Ping Enhou also put away her smile, "Eunuch Jing Yao is in the East China Sea Kingdom, and he is now asking for information for His Majesty, but he is isolated, outsiders don't know the details, and I don't know if His Majesty has really forgiven him, so he is unwilling to help, I helped him so that he can carry out the task smoothly." ”
"Hmm." The King of the East China Sea didn't care about Jing Yao, he only cared about the evidence of the Empress Dowager Shangguan's crimes.
"It turned out that Jing Yao really found it."
"Found what?"
"A guard."
"Guards?"
"Well, the guards in the palace have been locked up in the prison of the East China Sea Kingdom, and Jing Yao brought him back to the capital, and he is also on his way at the moment."
"How could the guards ...... Oh, it was Meng Che who took it away. The king of the East China Sea suddenly realized that when Meng Che fled the capital, he took away more than a dozen guards, and this must be one of them, "The East China Sea Kingdom has not found out? Or is it deliberately concealed? ”
They didn't find out that this person was a prisoner captured by Yan Pengshi from the sea, claiming to be a pirate, and his accomplices did not reveal his identity. After Jing Yao was allowed to patrol the prison, he recognized the man's identity at a glance, and led the guard out under the pretext that he wanted to bring ten pirates back to Beijing. ”
"And then?" The King of the East Sea asked.
And then ...... I don't know, Jing Yao thanked me for my help, so he was willing to reveal such a little information, he didn't dare to say more things, but I guess this guard would definitely be able to confess Meng Che and connect with that one. Mrs. Ping Enhou did not dare to say the words "Empress Dowager Cishun".
The King of the East China Sea smiled reluctantly: "Congratulations, you have gotten to know the Wang family and help Jingyao find important criminals, and you will definitely be able to please the Empress Dowager Cining and the emperor at the same time." ”
Mrs. Pingenhou grinned, she also felt that this trip was a success, "I am worried about one thing now. ”
"Oh?" The King of the East Sea is no longer interested, he just wants to be perfunctory.
"I have made meritorious contributions, but after all, I am a woman, Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager Cining thank me at most, and it is impossible to reward me...... If only there was a way to transfer these thanks to the aids. ”
Mrs. Ping Enhou's son Miao Yuan is suppressing bandits in Yunmengze and is a small general.
"When Miao Yuan makes meritorious service in Yunmengze, he will naturally be promoted to the rank of knight, so you don't need to worry about it."
"How much credit can be made to suppress a bandit? In total, only a few thousand soldiers were sent, and my son was not even the main general, and the credit was distributed, and there was not much left in his hands. Mrs. Ping Enhou was slightly resentful and felt that her son had succumbed to his talents.
The king of the East China Sea moved in his heart, "The eldest sister is right, meritorious service is such a thing, not only depends on your own ability, but also depends on the ability of the boss, the boss has high merit, and the subordinates will naturally get more." ”
"Who's to say it isn't? But I don't think the main general Shao Kejian is a person who can make great contributions, and His Majesty doesn't value him much, so he doesn't give too many soldiers. How is Yang Bong? He is also in Yunmengze, and everyone says that he is His Majesty's most trusted eunuch and the real general of Yunmengze's bandits. ”
The King of the East China Sea thought for a while and shook his head, "I understand Yang Feng, that is a difficult person to deal with, if you let Miao Yuan please him, he will tell His Majesty everything in detail when he turns his head, which is counterproductive." ”
Mrs. Pingenhou's face darkened, "Then what should I do?" Let my son suffer in vain in the army? ”
"There is another person, who must have made a higher contribution than the general in the end, but it is not so difficult to make friends."
"Which one? Did the good brother hear something from His Majesty? Tell me quickly. Mrs. Pingenhou's eyes lit up.
The King of the East China Sea despised her in his heart, but there was a smile on his face, "Your Majesty didn't say anything, I just guessed." ”
"Good brother always guesses accurately, living immortals." Mrs. Pingenhou couldn't think of any more words to tout.
"When Your Majesty was trapped in Jincheng, many ministers performed outstandingly, and their future prospects are not small, one of them is now Yun Mengze is an official, after the suppression of bandits is completed, he will definitely be rewarded, and his future will be wider than others."
Mrs. Ping Enhou pondered for a moment, "Zhuo Concubine? ”
The king of the East China Sea smiled: "Dinner should be ready, eldest sister can eat as much as you want, it can be regarded as picking up the wind and washing the dust for you, and when Miao Yuan comes back, we will get together again." ”
"That's that, Yuan'er is your nephew, so he should be closer." Mrs. Ping Enhou is still wondering why Zhuo Ruhe is more promising.
After going to bed at night, the king of the East China Sea was subjected to some "torture", and while begging for mercy from the Tan family, he told all the causes and consequences, but did not mention the matter of revenge, and finally said: "I can't come forward directly now, your Tan family is far away in the sky, and it is not easy to throw your head, so you can only use Mrs. Pingenhou to pave the way first......"
"I don't think she's a person who knows how to repay her kindness."
"It doesn't matter, as long as she can cause trouble, His Majesty will need my help then." The bigger the thing that the King of the East Sea wants to provoke, the better.
(In the next few days, the press release will be around 9 o'clock in the morning, so please know.) (To be continued.) )