What does the emperor look like in Zhao Ruosu's mind?

First of all, he must have the heart of being an emperor, he has seen several living emperors, and he has read a lot of living emperors in books, most of them do not have this heart, they think that they were born emperors, and they have never had a sense of reverence for this most noble title. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The emperor has always existed, but the person who sits on the throne is often replaced, which shows that it is the emperor's position that is exalted, not that person, and that the real emperor should be like a minister, humble and respectful to the emperor's position, and often reflect on whether he is worthy of this position.

Zhao Ruosu felt that the current emperor met this condition, at least better than the previous Emperor Wu, Emperor Huan, and Emperor Si.

In his mind, the emperor should be good at being an emperor.

Everyone has had a dream, the vast majority of people are not defeated in the "dream", but in the "how to realize the dream", too many people hope that others will help them realize their dreams, only a few people silently and continuously make efforts, not afraid of obstruction, not afraid of failure, the problems are solved one by one, the mountains are climbed one by one, and when he finally realizes his dream, he has left others behind.

At this point, Zhao Ruosu was a little dissatisfied with the current emperor.

The imperial court is the emperor's tool, and if the emperor always thinks about the quality of the tool, rather than how to use this set of tools, the gains outweigh the losses.

Zhao Ruosu wanted to act as an intermediary between the emperor and the ministers to ease the relationship between the two sides, so after guessing that the emperor was going to appoint Zhuo Ruhe as prime minister, he gave a hint to his former colleagues in Zhongshu Province.

Nan Zhijin understood what this student meant, and after some investigation, he felt that Zhuo Ruhe would be a qualified prime minister, so he deliberately wooed and threaded the needle between the ministers, so that the new prime minister received very little criticism and was able to assist the government smoothly.

The emperor didn't let him kneel, Zhao Ruosu had no choice but to slump to the ground, got up and said: "Weichen knows that he is guilty of death, but His Majesty will deal with it, and Weichen has no complaints, only one sentence of persuasion: The minister is not His Majesty's enemy." ”

Han Ruzi hadn't heard such straightforward words for a long time, and he couldn't help but think of Yang Feng.

The morning breeze was blowing, and it was very comfortable to blow on the face, Han Ruzi said: "Since the prime minister assisted the government, most of the officials appointed were to satisfy the forces of all parties, such a 'tool', can I let go?" ”

"Everyone has selfish thoughts, first satisfy their own selfishness, and then first do official business, the prime minister is like this, and the officials are like this, even Your Majesty, and so is it."

Han Ruzi sneered, but he couldn't refute it, but "satisfying one's own selfishness" should have been the emperor's prerogative, so he understood that Zhao Ruosu's so-called "heart to be the emperor" was actually not to be the emperor, but to be a minister above the prime minister.

"What if there is no limit to lust? Just let them stay satisfied? ”

"There are hundreds of officials in the court, and the selfish desires of one person will inevitably affect the selfish desires of others, and if someone goes too far, his own minister will impeach him, and His Majesty can rule in the middle."

"At this time, I have to be a selfless emperor again?"

Zhao Ruosu bowed again, "Your Majesty can do it." ”

Han Ruzi shook his head, "Selfishness must be selfless at the same time, I can't do it, no one can do it, Zhao Ruosu, the perfect emperor in your mind doesn't exist at all." Do you think that ministers can supervise each other and correct each other, and such a court may exist, but it must be in a peaceful and prosperous era, there are no strong prisoners outside, no natural and man-made disasters inside, and it doesn't matter much if officials do less or no work, do you think Dachu is very peaceful now? ”

"Maybe it's not the most peaceful time, but it's not a troubled time either." Zhao Ruosu expressed his opinion, "The bandits in the region have been eliminated, and the Xiongnu are sometimes strong and sometimes weak, and they are not a deadly threat to Great Chu." ”

Zhao Ruosu, like ordinary ministers, did not take the strong enemy of the extreme West seriously at all.

Han Ruzi was serious, what he cared about was not the group of envoys, but the Xiongnu Da Dan Yu, Da Dan Yu was a great figure when he was alive, but he was full of fear of the gods and ghosts Da Dan Yu in peace, so much so that he would rather challenge Da Chu than face the enemy who destroyed the country.

"It is said that there is gold in this mountain." Han Ruzi had read the historical materials collected by the Ministry of Rites before sacrificing to the sky, and had seen relevant records from them.

Zhao Ruosu was stunned for a moment, "It's just a rumor, the fools have dug many times, and they have never seen gold, and there are fewer people who do this kind of thing in this dynasty." ”

"They are all hard workers, and those who dig up gold and silver get rich, they are smart people, and those who don't dig out are stupid people, but are the latter really stupid? Maybe just bad luck. ”

Zhao Ruosu didn't squeak, he already understood what the emperor meant.

"I am the one who mined, you told me that if you continue to dig, you will be a fool, but if I don't dig to the end, I will never give up." Han Ruzi paused, "Dachu is by no means a peaceful and prosperous era, and if you relax a little, you will have the worry of destroying the country." Zhao Ruosu, it's a pity that you are a good miner, but you can't dig with me. ”

Zhao Ruosu still knelt down, kowtowed respectfully, and did not ask the emperor what to do with him, but said: "Your Majesty said that you will not retaliate against the imperial court." ”

"No grudges, no hatred, why should I retaliate? You're right, everyone has selfish desires, and I allow the ministers to satisfy themselves first, but I feel that it's almost over, and they should concentrate on doing something for me, or at least make some concessions, right? ”

Zhao Ruosu kowtowed again, this was not what he expected, but he had lost his influence on the emperor and had no ability to stop it.

"As for you, go back to the Tired Hou Mansion to guard the door."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing."

Han Ruzi walked down the mountain, and Zhao Ruosu knelt there for a long time.

Zhang Youcai and the others immediately followed, and someone glanced at Zhao Ruosu curiously, but no one asked.

Han Ruzi reported a series of names as he walked, and asked the eunuchs to pass them on separately, and after an hour, the emperor would gather everyone at the foot of the mountain.

The eunuchs were very surprised, because most of the names reported by the emperor were unfamiliar, not the accompanying officials of the ministries, but fortunately, the emperor made it very clear about the official position, it turned out that they were all scholars of the Guozijian and Hanlin Academy, several of them were Jinshi who had only passed the examination last year, and some were accompanying attendants, including nobles and ordinary people.

The emperor had never summoned these people before, and it was a rare thing for the emperor to suddenly announce his name and convene a meeting in place of the daily court meeting.

Even Zhang Youcai couldn't figure it out, he thought he had a good relationship with the emperor, but he was completely confused at this time.

Han Ruzi was not on a whim, in the process of approving the recital day after day, he saw many hidden things, he did not ask anyone for advice, he slowly looked for patterns and clues, and found that many talents were buried under the brilliance of others like Huang Pugong.

But the ministers of the court are not from the Yan family, and they are not so desperate in their work, and those who are buried can always show their faces in the recital, usually placed behind someone, and listed among them as "others", so that in case the emperor investigates, it cannot be said that the performer conceals his merits.

This is the caution of the minister, and it is also the clue that the emperor can see.

He wrote down the inconspicuous name in the movement, and if he saw it in other movements, it would deepen his impression.

When choosing a procession, he encircled all of them, and there were thirty-seven in all.

Han Ruzi understands that he has spent so much effort to dig out that it may not be the second Huang Pugong, but a group of mediocre people, but he is willing to take risks, the court will only talk about seniority and divide official positions according to power, he once tried to install a prime minister who he was optimistic about, but the prime minister fell to the ministers before he took office.

It is not easy to change from the top, Han Ruzi starts from the bottom, he is not in a hurry to make these people officials, but to observe and expand at the same time.

The direct summons of the emperor after the sacrifice to heaven was, of course, a special honor, and the chosen ones were overjoyed and at the same time inexplicable, and the accompanying officials were taken aback and did not understand how they could be excluded.

Thirty-seven people gathered in the emperor's tent, both young and old.

Han Ruzi was not polite, and asked directly, governing the army, officials, the people, mountains, water, finance, etc., all involved, as Zhang Youcai said, when the emperor met people who appreciated, he often talked about the details.

After each question, Han Ruzi assigned someone to answer, and this person happened to be quite familiar with the matter, even if he did not have real insight, he could answer it fluently.

Now everyone was even more surprised, it turned out that the emperor not only knew their names, but also knew their strengths.

The atmosphere quickly became enthusiastic, and the first few people to answer the questions even asked to answer them again, and they finally realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if they missed it, they might never come out again.

The assembly lasted a whole day, and the emperor did not stop eating while eating, and everyone talked while eating.

The prime minister and the ministers of various ministries stayed in the capital, and the highest position of the entourage was only a squire, how could they dare to advise the emperor? I can only wait in fear.

In the evening, the emperor finally convened a formal court meeting, and without explanation, as usual, listened to the reports of the officials, which ended in less than half an hour.

The emperor returned to rest, but the officials could not sleep, either writing letters to the capital to complain about the emergency, or finding the "lucky ones" to inquire about every detail of the rally.

Deng Yun was in bed, she heard about the outside thing, stood at the door and peeked out for a while, "There are so many people outside, running around, and they don't even follow the rules." ”

"Hmm." Han Ruzi responded.

"Is Your Majesty going to reuse those whom you summoned during the day?"

Han Ruzi didn't answer.

Deng Yun turned around and said, "Your Majesty doesn't protect them, the officials in the camp are only afraid that they will be able to tear them apart tonight." ”

"I want elite soldiers, if I need protection so early, what good will it be?"

Deng Yun said with a smile: "Your Majesty's thoughts coincide with my brother, he often says that being a general is to know people, and he does everything by himself, why should he know people?" So my brother doesn't like to take care of things, but when he assigns tasks, he always finds the best person to do it. ”

Han Ruzi smiled slightly, if it was in the capital, if it was under the noses of those old foxes, things would definitely not go so smoothly, and the ministers would always think of a way to prevent the emperor from summoning low-level officials, even if they lost, they would not be so panicked, but would slowly turn these thirty-seven people into "their own people" like they did with Zhuo Ruhe.

Only far from the capital, will the officials make the wrong decision to directly interrogate the summoned people, turning them into "another person", and sooner or later, "another person" will become "another force". (To be continued.) )