Han Xing's death and the loss of Hangu Pass made the situation that had just stabilized suddenly tense again, Han Ruzi could clearly feel that the palace and the imperial court were not as resolute as a few days ago, and no one disobeyed or refuted the orders he issued, but the feedback received was obviously less and slower, as if the underwater bait was eaten by clever little fish, and the anglers on the shore were unaware. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Han Ruzi discussed with the ministers for a whole day, and the number of participants gradually increased, and finally reached more than 30 people, and everyone was unanimous, and they all agreed that Shangguan Sheng's forces must be eliminated as soon as possible, and this battle was not difficult to fight, but who to send became an endless problem.

Ministers are at loggerheads over the details, and a candidate recommended by one minister is inevitably opposed by at least two ministers, always on very good grounds, either because of low prestige, or lack of ability, or ill health......

Han Ruzi was involved in the debate at first, but then he simply watched from the sidelines, he understood that it was not that the ministers were incompetent, nor were they cowardly, on the contrary, these people were experienced, and as soon as they smelled the breath of the change of the throne, they immediately tried every means to stay out of the matter and help each other, neither too negative, nor too hard, so as not to leave a truth.

Han Ruzi was very angry in his heart, his impression of the minister had always been bad, but now it has become even worse.

Tomorrow is the day of the Taimiao Ancestor, no matter what, Han Ruzi must first officially restore the throne, and the discussion will end before dark, and the only decision made is for the armies to strengthen their defenses, and wait for more detailed news from Hangu Pass before making a decision.

The emperor can take a sedan chair back to the palace, and Han Ruzi will take the public opinion and send him away, walking with Yang Feng, protected by soldiers in front of and behind him - these people have no clear identity, neither guards nor guards, but they are the most trusted by the emperor.

"I really want to replace them all." Han Ruzi was indignant, "You have also seen that the only person who is willing to come up with an idea is Xiao Sheng!" ”

Without waiting for Yang Feng to answer, Han Ruzi added: "I understand that Xiao Sheng is not really contributing, he is afraid of retaliation - did I pardon the minister too early?" They should be left with a little pressure. ”

Yang Feng was unusual, but he didn't respond a word, it was very similar to the ministers of the Qinzheng Palace, Han Ruzi stopped, "Doesn't Yang Gong think that the ministers are a little excessive?" ”

It was just dark, the front and rear lanterns were a little far away, Yang Feng who was standing in the afterglow looked a little old, and when he spoke, there was no fatigue in his voice, "If it were Your Majesty, what would you do?" ”

"I ...... What if I were a minister? ”

Yang Feng snorted again.

"I will ......" Han Ruzi thought for a while, and couldn't help sighing, he was angry in his heart for a long time, but he didn't think about a question: the minister's approach is actually very normal, since the late years of Emperor Wu, there have been many events in the palace, and several emperors have risen and fallen suddenly, and today's ruler, just because of a wrong choice for a while, may become a prisoner tomorrow, if he is a minister, he will also protect himself when the situation is unstable.

Shen Mingzhi, Xiao Sheng and others are negative examples, they participated in the battle for the throne because of greed, and as a result, they frequently made mistakes, and instead of reaping benefits, they fell into trouble.

"One cannot be so selfish as to think that others are not selfish." Han Ruzi chuckled, and found that after becoming the emperor again, he was much more "selfish" than before.

But what's the point of being an emperor if you can't be overly selfish?

Han Ruzi didn't ask Yang Feng this question, he became calm, no longer complained about the minister, and he didn't ask Yang Feng for advice, he understood that this time he had to make his own decision.

Even dinner was useless, Han Ruzi went directly to see her mother, and at the same time to meet the Queen Mother.

This is not the time for him to be a puppet, even if the queen mother does not want to see the emperor, the people around her do not dare to refuse the emperor's arrival, let alone come forward to stop it, but respectfully welcome in.

The Queen Mother sat on the chair, and Wang Meiren was still standing next to her like a maid.

Han Ruzi wanted to take her mother away on the first day she entered the palace, but Wang Meiren sternly refused, in her opinion, serving the Empress Dowager Shangguan was not only an obligation, but also an honor.

In Han Ruzi's heart, the first major event to reclaim the emperor is to make his mother the queen mother, and there is a precedent for the two palaces to stand side by side, even if the emperor does not squeak, the minister will take the initiative to bring it up, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Yuan Jiuding has already hinted at this matter.

The loss of Hangu Pass disrupted the plan, and everything had to be postponed.

Han Ruzi no longer had to kneel as before, bowed and saluted, and after politely greeting him, he said: "The Queen Mother must have heard that the general Han Xing was assassinated, and Shangguan Sheng occupied Hangu Pass. ”

The Queen Mother looked good, but she was a little less stern, as if she was happy to hand over power, "Blame me for having no way to discipline me, thinking that there are such chaotic ministers and thieves in the Supreme Official Family, which worries Your Majesty, if Your Majesty is here to ask for guilt, I have nothing to say." ”

Although the Queen Mother lost power, she was a symbol after all, of course Han Ruzi would not "ask for guilt", and said: "The Queen Mother is serious, Shangguan Sheng is making trouble by herself, what does it have to do with the Queen Mother?" I came to meet the Queen Mother to ask for advice on how to calm the chaos and govern the country. ”

Wang Meiren nodded lightly to her son in approval.

The Queen Mother was silent for a moment, "Your Majesty really asks?" ”

"There is no falsehood."

The Queen Mother was silent for a while, "Tell me the details of Hangu Pass." ”

Han Ruzi explained the matter roughly, and the questions raised by the Queen Mother were also answered one by one.

"The assassination of the Great General was never an idea that Shangguan Sheng could come up with, and his subordinates did not have assassins who could do such a thing, Shangguan Sheng was either helped by others or was used."

When the Queen Mother talks about her nephew, she is like an irrelevant outsider, without the slightest "mother-son relationship" - she has already avenged her own son, and there is no need to set up another "son".

Han Ruzi guessed the same, but he was more concerned about another question: "Shangguan Sheng occupies Hangu Pass, is the next thing to stay or go?" ”

"Definitely going east." The Queen Mother said without hesitation.

"What if the people around him don't agree? For example, those who helped him assassinate the Great General. ”

"You still don't know Shangguan Sheng, he is not a lackey, but a beast of prey, you can use him to hunt prey, but you can't make him stop, even if the assassin says it wildly, Shangguan Sheng will still run all the way back to the East China Sea, he thinks it is his home." The Queen Mother paused, "It was my idea for him, and he has already identified this path." ”

Han Ruzi didn't want to find out whose idea it was, so he bowed and asked, "Who is available for the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs?" ”

The Queen Mother smiled slightly, "Your Majesty also hit that soft wall?" ”

"I crashed into it, and I almost fell into it."

"I've tried many things, but that wall can't be broken, torn down, or bypassed, have you ever thought about replacing them all?"

"I've thought about it."

"Don't do it, because I've tried and found out how wrong it is, and it's a trap."

"How?" Han Ruzi was more interested, Yang Feng objected to him doing this, but the reason given was very vague, he needed a more direct reason, and the Queen Mother happened to be the most suitable to answer this question.

"Because the emperor is a lonely man and always has to rely on others to do things, the emperor can choose his cronies, but there are thousands of officials in the world, how many cronies can you have?"

Han Ruzi didn't answer, and his cronies weren't even enough to form a political team.

"So you still have to use ministers to do things, replace one batch, come up with another batch, and soon it will become a soft wall, and it is not as good as the previous batch of things, the proclamation is not delivered in time, the holy decree has not been delivered to various places for a long time, the rent is insufficient, and the household registration is wrong...... A bunch of problems popped up, saying that it was not big or small, and in the end the emperor could only invite the former ministers back one by one. The Emperor would also find that the old ministers had never disappeared, or had been sent to serve in places where the Emperor had not noticed, or had just stayed at home, calculating exactly when they would be reinstated. ”

"What's the problem?" Han Ruzi asked.

The Queen Mother smiled and did not answer, if she found out what the problem was, the emperor standing in front of her now would not be Han Ruzi.

"Isn't there anyone available in the Manchu Dynasty?"

"Yes, but it may not be to His Majesty's wishes."

"Why?"

"With all due respect, Your Majesty's foundation is not stable at this time, there are few loyal and reliable people, and most of the people who can use them are snobs, if Your Majesty can't step through the hurdle of 'loyalty' in his heart, who can he use?"

Han Ruzi thanked the Queen Mother and left.

Wang Meiren sent the emperor to the gate of the palace and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, the more stable the emperor's throne is, the more people loyal to His Majesty, and the more ministers who are willing to do things, the more ministers will naturally increase." ”

"I'm not in a hurry, mother." Han Ruzi is indeed not as eager to do things as he was at the beginning, from being a puppet, abolishing the emperor to reclaiming the emperor, he has taken a big step, as for grasping the real power, it is another big step, and it must be taken steadily.

"No matter what, the southern army must be sent, and Cui Hong can accept any conditions."

"Yes, Mother."

Wang Meiren's eyes showed pity, and she reached out and gently stroked her son's cheek, "Your Majesty is not the luckiest emperor, but the smartest, the Great Chu Jiangshan belongs to Your Majesty, and it will be passed on to Your Majesty's children and grandchildren in the future." ”

Han Ruzi smiled, only his mother would be so unconditionally optimistic about him and give the most praise.

He certainly didn't think he was the smartest emperor, but he believed he wasn't the most unlucky and incompetent.

After eating, Han Ruzi returned to the dormitory, and soon saw that the queen's expression was a little unnatural, as if she had something to say, but she didn't dare to say it.

"Did the Cui family send someone to deliver you a letter?" Han Ruzi guessed with a smile, not caring that the queen wanted to speak for her family.

Cui Xiaojun's face turned red, "Yes, my father said...... He was too old to endure the war. ”

"But if he is asked to hand over the post of the Great Sima of the Southern Army, he will definitely not feel too old."

Cui Xiaojun's face turned even redder, "Your Majesty...... Does Your Majesty really want to eradicate the Cui family? ”

Han Ruzi walked up to the queen and said softly: "Even if it is for you, I will not do this, I will give your father a chance to take the initiative to ask for battle, you don't have to be embarrassed, you don't have to interfere, Mrs. Cui will do this." ”

At dawn the next day, Han Ruzi summoned his ministers in the Qinzheng Hall and announced that he was going to drive the expedition in person. (To be continued.) )