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Guozi Priest Jiu Qu Zixi put down the paper in his hand, he hadn't finished reading it yet, but it was no longer necessary, and sighed, "The minister always thought that the imperial court was decaying, but he didn't expect it to be so serious. ”

The boxes of evidence collected by the ugly king were lined up, and Qu Zixi said with some confusion: "The bribe-givers are all businessmen from Luoyang?" ”

Han Ruzi nodded, "Seeing that Luoyang is like this, how much better can the capital and other places be?" ”

Although there is no "soil emperor" like Han Chou in the capital, there are many families and powerful people, and even the prime minister of the dynasty, Shen Mingzhi, is inevitably bribed and bribed, not to mention others? In fact, the evidence in Luoyang also revealed the corruption and bribery in the capital, where the officials were very honest and lived in the mansions allocated by the imperial court, but in their hometowns they had already occupied the fertile land and mansions, and once they returned to their hometowns, they were the leading local rich men.

Qu Zixi sighed again, but Han Ruzi summoned him not to sigh together.

Qu Zixi once supervised the resettlement of displaced people in Luoyang, and was nominally the top boss of the ugly king, although he didn't find many loopholes, but with his position, there was no evidence of bribery, which was a miracle.

When Han Ruzi passed by Luoyang, he specially asked Wang Jianhuo about his impression of Qu Zixi, and the ugly king commented: "Such as grass people, etc., often begging for a living in the quagmire, Your Majesty wants to find something from the quagmire and arrest a person, the grass people are competent enough, but the grass people can't leave the quagmire, sooner or later, they have to return to the quagmire." As for Mr. Qu, he has been far away from the quagmire all his life, spotless, and he can't figure out the doorway when he is forced to enter, which is not beneficial to His Majesty. But if His Majesty wants to completely eradicate this quagmire, it must be Mr. Qu. ”

Han Ruzi remembered these words firmly, he was not in a hurry to eradicate the quagmire at first, and after talking to Zhao Ruosu, he was even less anxious, so he left Qu Zixi in the Guozijian and kept a certain distance from the imperial court.

Something recent has made him change his mind.

Han Chou became more and more arrogant, not only secretly supporting the debt collectors, but also being unclear with Yun Mengze's assassins, he was so bold, he must have the support of some ministers in the court, Han Ruzi could not turn a blind eye to such a challenge, and felt that it was time to ask Qu Zixi to come out.

"If Mr. Qu is the supervising officer, how will he deal with the chaos between the DPRK and China?"

The positions of the two Imperial Historians had been vacant for several months, and the important Imperial Historian had been under the control of Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi, who had previously been elected from among the six Shangshu, and although his rank had not been raised, his actual status was a cut higher, and he had the opportunity to compete for the position of Prime Minister.

Qu Zixi is just a national prince priest at the moment, and he was directly promoted to the imperial history, which is an extremely rare exception, but Qu Zixi did not show much surprise, let alone the joy he deserved, he knew very well that this was not a reward, but a severe test.

After thinking for a long time, he said: "If Your Majesty asks for a good plan for the moment, the minister can't think of it now, and I'm afraid there will be no one in the future. ”

This is not the answer that Han Ruzi expects most, but if he can do these points, Qu Zixi is already a rare virtuous minister throughout the ages.

"Okay." Han Ruzi encouraged him a few words, but without giving a specific promise, he sent a eunuch to send Qu Zixi away, and then summoned Zhao Ruosu.

Han Ruzi said directly: "I intend to appoint the Guozi Supervisor Qu Zixi as the Left Inspector of the Imperial History, in charge of the Beijing officials, and the Ministry of Officials Shangshu Feng Ju is the Right Patrol Imperial History, in charge of the outer cities, and when Zhuo Ruhe returns to Beijing to take over the Ministry of Officials, you draw up a plan for me, so that the imperial court can smoothly accept such an arrangement, I don't want to conflict with the ministers." ”

Han Ruzi did not fully accept Zhao Ruosu's suggestion, but he still needed his experience to reduce the conflict between the monarch and the minister.

Zhao Ruosu is not the kind of person who is stubborn, and when he found that the emperor had made up his mind, he didn't say anything, but thought about it seriously for a while, and said: "Feng Shangshu took over as the right patrol imperial history, there is no problem, and he should be talked about according to his qualifications." Zhuo Junshou used to rotate in the Sixth Department, and he was sent abroad for several years, so it was time to come back. The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, and he is directly promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, which is considered an exception, but as long as Yun Mengze's suppression of bandits is successful, and the meritorious deeds are rewarded, it is not a big problem. Only the Qu sacrificial wine is more troublesome. ”

"So I need you to come up with an idea. The position of imperial history is very important, Feng Ju took over one of them, which can be regarded as a concession from me, and the other imperial history can only be Mr. Qu. Han Ruzi didn't give Zhao Ruosu a chance to persuade him.

Zhao Ruosu thought for a while, "Is Your Majesty going to appoint it immediately?" ”

"You can wait for a while, up to a month."

"One month is a bit less, if it's three months, things will go a little bit smoother."

"Let's talk about your idea first."

"With the qualifications and official rank of Qu sacrificial wine, he will be promoted to the imperial history platform, which will inevitably meet with a lot of opposition."

"When I was trapped in Jincheng, Mr. Qu led all the disciples from Luoyang to the dangerous place, straight into the Hun camp, neither humble nor arrogant, his merit is very great, can't he make an exception?"

"Of course you can, but the reward for meritorious deeds has ended, and Your Majesty will reward one person alone at this time, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the people. Weichen has an idea, which can make Qu Saijiu make another contribution effortlessly, and it will be logical to enter the Yushitai. ”

"Hmm."

"Qu Saijiu is now serving as the Guozijian, and he is a well-known Confucian in the world, why didn't His Majesty appoint him as the emperor? After several months of lecturing, if Your Majesty has gained something, it is not too much to be a rewarder. ”

Han Ruzi nodded, thinking that this idea was very good, "The previous emperor had such a practice?" ”

"This can be regarded as a common practice, in the past, it was usually the prince's master who was rewarded heavily, and His Majesty was a little later, but it didn't hurt."

Han Ruzi smiled, "Okay, that's it, Zhuo Ruhe is not in a hurry, appoint Mr. Qu as the emperor's teacher, Feng Ju as the right patrol of the imperial history, you have to start as soon as possible, you draw up a will for me, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will put it forward in the Qinzheng Palace in two days." ”

Zhao Ruosu bowed and saluted, saying that he obeyed the order, but did not retire as usual.

"Are you okay?" Han Ruzi asked.

"Your Majesty let Wechen take the idea, Wechen didn't dare to have reservations, Your Majesty thinks it's feasible, it's the luck of Wechen, but Wechen has a sentence, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Zhao Ruosu has been an official in Zhongshu Province for many years, and he is well versed in the art of twists and turns, and will never directly compete with the emperor when he is aggressive, and only when the emperor is satisfied, he will test it.

Han Ruzi smiled: "Speak up." ”

Zhao Ruosu first bowed his hand and then spoke, "Your Majesty is often in the army, so let's take this as a metaphor: Is Your Majesty a general who wants to block one side alone, or a fierce general who fights where?" ”

"I'm going to be the only general."

"Can a soldier on paper be a general?"

Han Ruzi hesitated slightly, "No, you must first try to use 1,000 people, command properly, and then give 10,000 people, 100,000 people, and those who perform well can become generals." ”

Han Ruzi already understood what Zhao Ruosu meant, and without waiting for him to speak, he continued: "In case, there are always some people who are not informal, if they try it with thousands of people, it is lackluster, and they have to give it to the generals to show their talent." There aren't many of them, but there will be. ”

Han Ruzi thought of Deng Cui, but did not mention his name, Deng Cui's success often has an element of luck, and it depends on how well he does in the Western Regions before he can make the final judgment.

Zhao Ruosu pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty has a point, but Weichen still wants to say one more thing: Zuocha Yushi is in charge of Beijing officials, and His Majesty is exceptionally appointed, but I am afraid that it will cause a lot of suspicion." Weichen suggested that it was better to switch Qu Sacrifice Wine with Feng Ju, Qu Sacrifice Wine supervised the officials outside Beijing, which was not only exercise, but also investigation, Feng Ju was the left, at least it could stabilize the minister's heart. ”

Han Ruzi didn't say anything, Zhao Ruosu didn't say anything more, and bowed down to leave.

The night is getting deeper, but Han Ruzi has no sleep, the emperor's technique is like dancing a sword under deep water, the weight has increased, but the speed has slowed down significantly, it is really difficult to have both, just to install two important ministers in the court, it can be calculated in months.

After thinking about it for a while, he was relieved, his grandfather Emperor Wu had been in power for decades, and he was still constrained by his relatives and ministers in the early stage, and he could not be unscrupulous until his later years, not to mention him, a young emperor who had not long ascended the throne?

He is not short of time, what he lacks is available people, and Han Ruzi is more worried about another thing: he is running between the Tired Marquis Mansion and the palace every day, is there still a chance to discover talents like before? The imperial court pays attention to seniority, I don't know how many people have been buried, or how long will it take for talents to be revealed?

Meng E quietly walked into the room, cleaned up the table, and stood behind the emperor.

Han Ruzi noticed her after a while, and found that she was more vigilant than usual, "What's wrong?" ”

"Jingzhao Yin's Mansion has begun to arrest assassins, and Deputy Lieutenant Wang has ordered me to protect Your Majesty from now on, and I will not leave an inch."

Only then did Han Ruzi remember that there was still a group of assassins hiding in the city, "Yun Mengze really believes that assassins can change the general trend, which is also a strange thing. ”

"If they don't believe in the Assassins, what else can they believe? The truly powerful weapons are in the hands of His Majesty and the government. Meng E understood the bandits' approach, and when she was on Yishi Island, she also believed that many things could change the general trend, so she served the Queen Mother with her brother.

She doesn't believe it now.

"Well, everyone only believes in their own strengths, and yes, what's the point of believing in other people's strengths for yourself?" Han Ruzi's mind couldn't stop for a moment, and when it came to assassins, he pondered about assassins, "Strange, why doesn't Yun Mengze use poison?" ”

In the previous assassination, the assassins from Yun Mengze used chronic poisons, which were quite effective, but this time they abandoned them and directly broke into the mansion to assassinate them.

"And why assassinate the general Cui Hong first? Isn't that a scareless snake? Han Ruzi's doubts became more and more frustrating.

"Maybe Yun Mengze just wants to startle the snake, didn't the first assassin who was caught say that there are people from their side by Your Majesty's side? If His Majesty is frightened, he may be able to give this man a chance. ”

Han Ruzi looked at Meng E, who was one of the closest people to him, and had some connection to the Assassin - Meng E's brother was probably hiding in Yunmengze.

The two suddenly laughed at the same time, Han Ruzi's smile was more normal, and Meng E only moved the corners of her mouth.

There was a knock on the door outside, Meng E went to open the door, Wang He hurriedly entered the house, and said with a serious expression: "An assassin has been found in the palace." ”

Han Ruzi was startled, got up and said, "Is anyone hurt?" ”

"Only two of the guards were wounded while chasing the Assassins."

"Do you know who the assassination target is?"

Wang He hesitated for a moment and replied, "Empress." ”

Han Ruzi was taken aback, and at the same time deeply puzzled, Yun Mengze's assassin's target was obviously himself, why did the two assassinations target the Cui family? (To be continued.) )