Chapter 372: Favorite Concubine
Han Ruzi slept late and got up early, left a few orders for the king of the East China Sea, and went directly to the Qinzheng Palace to deal with the court affairs with the prime minister and others, and Shen Mingzhi tentatively arranged two officials according to his own wishes, and the emperor agreed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
The emperor's only request to the prime minister was to stabilize the courtiers and local officials, and for the time being, they did not need to do anything, just do not add to the chaos.
Han Ruzi went back to the Tihou Mansion for lunch, and after the meal, Zhang Youcai stepped forward and asked, "Do you want to send Concubine Shu back to the palace in the afternoon?" β
The concubines in the palace took turns to serve the emperor in the Tired Marquis Mansion, each for three days, and the deadline for Concubine Deng Yun arrived.
Han Ruzi hesitated, "Let's stay for one more day." β
"Yes." Zhang Youcai agreed very respectfully, but he couldn't help but show a trace of dissatisfaction on his face.
Han Ruzi raised his hand and knocked on the eunuch's forehead, and said with a smile: "Do your own thing." β
Zhang Youcai sighed, covered his head, and became more bold, "Your Majesty, why are there so many concubines...... Why...... Not a favorite lady? She killed the chickens and ducks in the house, and she will not be punished? β
"Do you really want to know what I think?"
Zhang Youcai almost wanted to reply "yes", and suddenly reacted that this was a trap, as a close minister, he deliberately wanted to probe the emperor and cause big trouble, he had been a eunuch since he was a child, and he understood this truth to some extent, and hurriedly shook his head, "I'm very stupid, Your Majesty said that I don't understand, I'm going to inform Concubine Shu and the ...... in the palace"
In the afternoon, Han Ruzi summoned several people, and the king of the East China Sea had already brought them to the emperor in order.
The first is Zhuo Ruhe, when the emperor was trapped in Jincheng, he led his troops to relieve the siege and became a prisoner of the Huns.
Han Ruzi originally wanted Zhuo Ruhe to govern Luoyang, but now he changed his mind.
"Yun Mengze?" Zhuo Ruhe was very surprised, "Of course the minister is willing to go, but the minister doesn't understand military law, so I'm afraid that it will delay the court's plan to suppress bandits." β
"It's okay, others are responsible for suppressing bandits, Zhuo Yuma concentrates on governing the people, and I only have two requirements: to be greedy and to reassure the people."
Zhuo Ruhe kowtowed and thanked him, as long as he didn't lead the troops to fight, he was still very confident.
Yunmengze is a vast place, traversing several counties, Zhuo Ruhe was named the imperial history of Jiangnan, and supervised the governance of these counties full-time as a messenger, and the officials below the county guard can act cheaply, punish first and then play, and the impeachment of the county guard can also be directly delivered to the emperor.
In addition to Wenzhi, there must be martial arts, Han Ruzi's next summoned person is a general named Shao Kejian, he is a person selected by the Ministry of War, good at water warfare, foot combat, Han Ruzi personally inspected, I feel that there is indeed something outstanding, this is the third summoning, face-to-face teaching is appropriate.
"The suppression of bandits does not seek quick success, the general is going to Yunmengze, mainly to investigate the military situation, I will give you a year, you must find out the terrain, bandit village and the number of bandit soldiers in Zezhong, calculate how many troops the court needs, and after a year, I will try my best to meet your requirements."
Shao Kejian also kowtowed to thank him, he already had a preliminary plan in his heart, and he had explained it to the emperor in detail before, it really took time to find out the enemy's situation, and one year was enough.
Han Ruzi called three noble sons and entrusted them to Shao Kejian, and took them to Yunmengze to participate in the suppression of bandits.
These three people are all people who suddenly appeared on the way out, one is named Xie Cun, the son of the Marquis of Zan, Han Ruzi once wanted him to be a torturer, but this person would rather be a general, and the other is Miao Yuan, the son of Mrs. Pingenhou, no matter what, he did show a strong enterprising spirit, and the emperor wanted to give him a chance.
Next, the person Han Ruzi saw was Hua Bin.
Hua Bin's father and son are in prison, there will be no one to save them, and in front of the emperor, Hua Bin has no past arrogance and loss, prostrate and humble.
Hua Bin stayed in Yunmengze for a while, and was the guest of honor of the bandit leader Luan Banxiong, who was more familiar with the various forces in Zezhong, and found that the emperor was interested, so he immediately talked about it without concealing it.
For Hua Bin, Han Ruzi did not immediately appoint him, and after listening to it, he was sent back to prison.
Cui Teng has always stayed by the emperor's side, and he can't help with other things, but he has an opinion on Hua Bin, "Your Majesty doesn't want to use Hua Bin to suppress bandits, right?" This old boy has a bad heart, and once he returns to Yun Mengze, he will inevitably rebel. β
"So there's got to be someone who can keep an eye on him." Since it is necessary to use bandits to control bandits, Han Ruzi has to be eclectic.
"I can." Cui Teng patted his chest and recommended himself, "Even if I don't sleep, I will watch him closely." β
"No, can you be a messenger to me?"
"Of course, to see Da Shan Yu? I'm certainly up to my mission. β
Han Ruzi shook his head with a smile, asked the eunuch to lay out the paper and ink, wrote a letter by himself, and handed it to Cui Teng, "This letter is not stamped with any seal, and it is not an official document of the imperial court, so it must be delivered by the people around me in order to make the other party believe it." β
Cui Teng was happy all of a sudden, and grinned: "It turns out that Your Majesty asked me to be a temporary seal, my seal is good, I can go by myself, and I can come back, hehe." To whom do you send the letter? β
"Yang Feng."
Cui Teng nodded thoughtfully, as if he had comprehended something, but in fact, he didn't think about anything.
wants to use the power of the Jianghu people to divide and even break the bandits of Yunmengze, no one is more suitable than Yang Feng to properly command the overall situation, but for Yang Feng, Han Ruzi cannot directly issue a holy decree, but has to solicit opinions in his personal capacity.
Han Ruzi figured out a little bit of the way of the people in the rivers and lakes, and for Yang Feng, sometimes this is more effective than the rules of the imperial court.
The people who should have seen it had already been seen, and all that remained was to draw up a holy decree and make the decision made this afternoon into an official document, and the king of the East Sea took the opportunity to step forward and said, "There is another person, do you want to see your majesty?" β
Watching from the sidelines, the King of the East Sea had already understood the emperor's strategy, so he felt that he could recommend someone.
Han Ruzi thought for a while, "You go talk to him first." β
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Cui Teng was inexplicable when he heard it, "Who are you talking about?" Not even a name. β
Han Ruzi's own handwriting was not good, so he called a bachelor of Hanlin Academy to write and dictate by him, and he didn't have time to deal with Cui Teng, Cui Teng had to walk to the side of the King of the East China Sea and asked again in a whisper.
It's not a secret, but the King of the East China Sea pretended to be mysterious and said, "A hopeful." β
Cui Teng still didn't remember.
"His name is Lin Kunshan, and he is also in prison, and he is quite related to Yun Mengze."
"Cut, I thought it was some kind of character." Cui Teng didn't take Lin Kunshan seriously.
The plan to suppress the bandits has finally taken shape, and it can be implemented one by one, although it will take a year to see results, Han Ruzi does not have to think about countermeasures day and night, and can do something else in his spare time.
At dusk, he went back to the palace to greet the two queen mothers, and his biological mother, the Empress Dowager Cining, was very happy when she heard that the emperor would keep the concubine for one more day, "This concubine looks a little weird, but as long as Your Majesty likes it." Your Majesty is still young, everything is not in a hurry, pay attention to take care of your body, don't sleep too late, don't overdo things in the room, there is more than one concubine in the palace......"
Han Ruzi understood her mother's hard work, but she really didn't want to have such a conversation, so she hurriedly said goodbye under the pretext that the palace was about to close, and she also used this as an excuse to not go to see the queen.
Of course, the emperor can call open the palace door at any time, but he doesn't want to easily break the rules.
In the Tired Hou Mansion, Concubine Deng Yun has already prepared a table of wine and food, this time it is all made in the kitchen, and there is no use of the chickens and ducks in the house.
Deng Yun is quite proficient in cooking, personally guided, and even got started, and the dishes made were very different from the usual taste, Han Ruzi praised it, Deng Yun became more and more proud, and persuaded the emperor to eat more, but she didn't dare to eat more, especially didn't dare to drink.
After going to bed, Deng Yun snuggled up to the emperor, she was not the kind of shy woman, she dared to say anything: "I have already shared the bed with Your Majesty first, if only I could give birth to a son for Your Majesty first." β
Han Ruzi hummed perfunctorily.
Deng Yun asked again: "Why has the queen not given birth all the time?" Have you seen a doctor? β
"That's none of your business."
Deng Yun heard the coldness in the emperor's tone, he didn't get angry, he didn't retreat, he leaned closer, "If I give birth to the eldest son, can I be the crown prince?" β
"That depends."
"It depends on whether the queen can give birth to a son-in-law?"
"Hmm."
"What ifβjust ifβthe queen never gives birth?"
"It also depends on whether the other concubines have given birth to sons."
"But I gave birth to the first, isn't it the eldest son?"
"If you don't have a son-in-law, the capable are respected, and Da Chu Jiangshan can't just give it to one of my sons, so if you really give birth to a son, educate him well."
"The children I raise are never mediocre." Deng Yun is full of confidence.
"If your son becomes the crown prince, won't the Deng family be powerful?"
"His Majesty's son." Deng Yun corrected, "They are all relatives, the Cui family can 'smoke the sky', but the Deng family can't?" Deng Yun gently stroked the emperor, "I think I will definitely be able to conceive, Your Majesty...... Do you want to try again? β
Concubine Deng Yun stayed in the Tired Marquis Mansion for not one more day, but three days, followed by a normal rotation, and when it was her turn, it was still three days, and it was not extended, but people inside and outside the palace already knew that Concubine Shu was favored and her status was close to that of the queen.
Han Ruzi occasionally goes back to the palace to spend the night, and every time she lives in the queen's Qiuxin Palace, the relationship between the two has not changed, but they never talk about other concubines, especially Concubine Deng Yun.
Deng Yun is bold and ambitious, and he does not hide it in front of the emperor, which does increase his attractiveness, but it also reduces Han Ruzi's guilt: he needs to establish a favorite concubine to block potential offensives for the queen, and Deng Yun's family background and character are the most suitable.
Han Ruzi hoped that the palace would be peaceful, but if there was a conflict, he had to make sure that the queen was not affected.
Yang Feng replied to the letter, coinciding with the emperor's plan, he had gathered a group of Jianghu people, to challenge the Yunmengze thief, the public reason was that Luan Banxiong colluded with foreign races and betrayed the Chu people, this trick was very effective, although the emperor was surrounded by the Jianghu people were powerless to save the car, but the crusade against the scum of the rivers and lakes afterwards could arouse the righteous indignation of many people, and the grandson of the Du family went to join Yang Feng early in the morning.
Yang Feng will go to Hua Bin and Lin Kunshan.
Han Ruzi began to turn his energies to the East China Sea, where ships were being built, and it would take longer, at least three years, but qualified generals had to be selected in advance.
At this moment, Donghai Kingdom sent an official letter urgently, disrupting Han Ruzi's plan.
The official document has nothing to do with pirates, but it makes it impossible for the court and harem to remain calm.
Empress Dowager Cining's family surnamed Wang was found by local officials. (To be continued.) )