Zhao Ruosu has changed from a scholar to a small mansion in the Tired Hou Mansion, which is an extremely humble official position, especially in the Tired Hou Mansion, there are special personnel in charge of large and small affairs, and an ordinary guard soldier is also more useful than the Fu Cheng, and of course the status is higher. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Zhao Ruosu had nothing to do, and sat alone in the hut every day, and did not receive another summons from the emperor for several days.

The anger in Han Ruzi's heart has long since disappeared, replaced by a kind of vigilance, he chose Zhao Ruosu in the hope of getting guidance and being able to deal better with the minister, who knew that after a few words, Zhao Ruosu began to defend the minister, saying that the emperor would grasp the court too tightly.

In the name of elevation, Han Ruzi was particularly disgusted by this kind of behavior, not only because he was the emperor, but also because of the unbearable puppet career.

And the performance of the ministers of the court did not allow the emperor to let go, most of them were still in the period of Emperor Wu, and they were indeed loyal to Da Chu, but they were wise and self-preservation, and they were less or even not outstanding, giving the emperor an illusion that they were not challenged, but such a group of people could not cope with the crises of Da Chu.

Xiao Sheng, who committed suicide by throwing himself into the river in Jincheng, had touched Han Ruzi a lot, but what he needed most now was not this kind of person.

In the afternoon of that day, the emperor summoned Lai Bingwen, the governor of Linzi, in the back garden of the Marquis Mansion.

Although Lai Bingwen was born as a civil official, his figure is extremely majestic, and he is compared with Fan Bangshan, but his steps are vain, and he does not have the calmness of a military general.

The two of them drank tea in the pavilion, and after the tea was finished, Han Ruzi said: "The East China Sea Dockyard is being shipped, and it is expected that it will be completed in three years, during this period, the pirates may be able to sneak attack, and it is difficult for the imperial court to send a large army to garrison it for the time being. What can I do? ”

Lai Bingwen got up, knowing in his heart that he had no chance with the general, and replied respectfully: "Five thousand is enough, if you can get assistance from the rear in time, three thousand is also enough, the key to defending the city is not in the crowd, but in the equipment, if the equipment is sufficient and used properly, it will not be a problem to hold on for a few months." ”

Han Ruzi was also trapped in the city, and he was quite interested in defending the city, and talked a lot with Lai Bingwen, and at the end of the summons, he had already made a decision in his heart that this person could be the dock guard.

With Lai Bingwen's identity, it is a great honor to be summoned by the emperor alone, but he is still unwilling, and when he is about to leave, he can't help but say: "The last general lost his virtue in his early years, and Your Majesty must have heard of it." ”

"Hmm." Han Ruzi really wanted to ask Lai Bingwen who he seduced back then, but he was the emperor, and some curiosity could only be hidden in his heart and could not be revealed.

Lai Bingwen seemed to have a look of grievance, and quickly calmed down, "If you choose a general with virtue, there will be no general in the world." ”

Han Ruzi said: "Do you think that because of the lack of virtue in the early years, you can't become a pirate general?" ”

Lai Bingwen nodded, he had participated in several meetings of the Tired Marquis Mansion, and he was not as in awe of the emperor as he was when he first met, and dared to express his true thoughts.

"Let's not talk about the pirates, the Huns are the real trouble, I want to send a minister to the Huns, General Lai is willing to go."

Although Lai Bingwen didn't understand how the topic could turn to the Huns, he still bowed down and replied: "The last general is willing to go." ”

"It's not a few months, it's three years, five years, or even longer, I need someone to stay with Da Danyu and keep an eye on the changes over there, can you do it?"

Lai Bingwen was stunned for a moment, and when he replied again, he was reluctant, "As long as Your Majesty feels that it is necessary, the end will be ......."

Such an answer is no different from refusal, Han Ruzi laughed, "General Lai is a family lover, it doesn't matter, it's just that the pirates are not a temporary battle, the pirates suddenly dispersed, and there was not even a big leader." In my plan, three years of building ships will be completed, five years will not allow pirates to come ashore, and it will be ten years before pirates will be extinct. During this period, the navy and military personnel need to sail on the sea all the year round, and ordinary soldiers can still be rotated, but it is difficult for generals to land on the shore.

Lai Bingwen's face turned red, knelt down and kowtowed, and left in a sneer.

For another general, Di Kai, it is relatively simple, the emperor summoned, a few words of encouragement, sent him out of the house, this person can be an auxiliary general, can not be a one-sided general, he himself knows that he can be appreciated by the emperor, has been very satisfied, no more requirements.

There was only one Yan Pengshi left, and Han Ruzi had not made a decision for a long time, he had already sent someone to send a letter to Jing Yao of the East China Sea Kingdom, asking him to secretly investigate the truth about his military exploits, and before that, he still gave courtesy.

Cui Teng especially admired this young general, and said good things about him whenever he had the opportunity, but Han Ruzi often laughed and did not answer.

In the evening of that day, Han Ruzi found a strange thing when he was eating, the table was full of medicinal smells, and many dishes were obviously mixed with medicinal herbs, he called He Yi, the old eunuch in charge of the Hou Mansion, and asked, "What is this?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this is a medicinal meal specially prepared for Your Majesty." He Yi's life was originally quite nourishing, but since the emperor lived in the mansion, he hadn't dared to touch wine for a long time, and his expression was a little trance-like.

"I'm not sick, why do I need to take medicinal food? Whose will? ”

He Yi was stunned, "Uh...... It's the palace...... It was specially done by the queen, and I thought His Majesty would have known about it a long time ago. ”

Speaking of the queen, Han Ruzi's expression eased a lot, but she still wondered, "Call the chef, I want to ask clearly." ”

The chef came, not one, but two, very frightened, as soon as he came in, he knelt on the ground, and when he saw the clothes of one of them, Han Ruzi was stunned, "You are the imperial doctor, right?" I am neither sick nor called, what are you going to do? ”

The imperial doctor didn't dare to raise his head, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, it was the queen who ordered Weichen to come here to supervise the production of medicinal food, and Weichen didn't know...... Wechen doesn't know ......"

"What kind of disease does medicinal diet cure?" Recently, the weather has turned cold, and Han Ruzi thought that this was a medicinal diet to prevent wind and cold, but seeing that there were a few strange and unrecognizable things in the medicinal materials in the dishes, he became more and more confused.

The imperial physician was also confused, because he thought that the emperor had already known, so he glanced up and lowered his head before he could see clearly.

"Answer my question." Han Ruzi became stern, people like Zhao Ruosu and Lai Bingwen were presumptuous in front of the emperor, and a little imperial doctor was not qualified to remain silent.

The imperial doctor kowtowed and whispered back: "This medicine is for the treatment of childlessness, and Your Majesty, the queen and all the concubines take this medicine......"

Han Ruzi was angry and funny, picked up an object on the plate with chopsticks, looked at it for a while, wanted to ask what it was, thought about it and forgot it, waved his hand: "Stand down." ”

Han Ruzi ate carefully at this dinner, and only picked out some dishes he knew.

Among the dozen concubines, only she dared to say anything in front of the emperor, "The taste of medicinal food is really bad, I heard that there is a difference between men and women, Your Majesty's medicinal food doesn't know how it tastes?" ”

"It's just as bad, how could the queen suddenly come up with such an idea?"

"Your Majesty, don't wronged the queen, in fact, this is my idea. It's been a few months, and none of the sisters are pregnant, so I suggested to the Queen Mother that I should ask the Imperial Doctor to see, and the Queen Mother felt that there was no need to worry, so I suggested that I prepare a few pairs of medicinal food, I heard of a few recipes when I was in Jincheng, and they worked very well......"

"Is this your prescription?"

Deng Yun smiled: "Of course not, it was prescribed by the imperial doctor, and the queen mother can't trust me." ”

"So this is your suggestion, the decision of the Queen Mother, but let the Queen pass the decree?"

"This kind of thing can only be decreed by the queen."

The Empress Dowager Cining and the Empress thought that the other party had informed the emperor, and the chief steward He Yi did not ask in detail, and the result was a deviation.

The emperor has no heirs, which has become a problem for many people, but Han Ruzi is not in a hurry, and he does not like the interference from the palace, so he does not stay overnight, redresses his clothes, and says to Concubine Shu: "Since it is your idea, tomorrow you will tell the Queen Mother and the Empress, saying that I don't like medicinal food, and from now on, I am not allowed to change meals at will without my will." ”

"But Your Majesty ......"

Han Ruzi turned around and walked out of the house, and the eunuch who was guarding the outer room was very surprised, so he didn't dare to ask more, and immediately followed and sent the emperor to the study.

The people who do not understand the emperor are not only the ministers of the court, but also many people in the palace, who do not seem to understand that the catastrophe is coming, and if they cannot react in time, the Great Chu will die, and the court and the palace will bear the brunt of the disaster.

It was a little cold in the study, the eunuchs were busy fetching charcoal basins, Han Ruzi was sitting behind the desk, and wanted to talk to Meng E, but Meng E was not there, there have been many rumors about assassins recently, she has to take turns with other guards, and she can't stay by the emperor's side at will unless necessary.

Han Ruzi read the book for a while, and ordered someone to call the chief eunuch He Yi.

He Yi had already laid down, and when he heard the summons, he immediately got up and came wearing a coat.

He Yi is already very old, he followed the emperor out of the palace together, and he had the skill of following the dragon, but his requirements were never high, eating and drinking, clothing and housing were enough, the only hobby was drinking, drinking too much and getting confused, and not drinking even more confused.

Han Ruzi hesitated for many days, but decided to make the matter clear, he really couldn't be too indulgent to the people around him, "He Yi." ”

"The old slave is here."

"What benefits did Nan Zhijin give you?"

He Yi was startled and knelt down, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty......"

"I don't blame you, and I won't pursue Nan Zhijin, I just want to know the truth." Han Ruzi said flatly, Nan Zhijin had previously passed the news to Zhongshu Province, obviously he had received help in the mansion, and the matter was easy to investigate, the guards were very conscientious, and recorded everyone who visited Nan Zhijin, and Cai Xinghai recorded every person who entered and exited the mansion, and the two were compared, and the old eunuch He Yi was immediately found.

"I ...... The old slave didn't ...... anything It's a meal of wine, Nan Zhijin didn't know where to hear that the old slave loves wine, claiming that a friend wanted to give him two jars of good wine that had been collected for many years, and that friend was about to leave Beijing, and he couldn't get it, so he begged me for help and promised to share a jar with me. He, he talked about the jar of wine in a fanciful way, and the old slave couldn't hold back, so he went and helped him by the way...... A note was passed ......"

Han Ruzi sighed lightly, the people of Zhongshushe really knew the emperor best, and even the people around the emperor had to inquire clearly.

He Yi was confused, and it was useless to blame him, Han Ruzi said: "He Yi, you are old, don't worry about anything else, go to the back garden to take care of the chickens and ducks, there is wine and meat every day, and you will have fun." ”

He Yi kowtowed and was helped out of the study by two eunuchs.

Han Ruzi sat down for a while, and then sent someone to pass on Zhao Ruosu.

Zhao Ruosu hadn't slept yet, and soon came, saluting respectfully, neither showing closeness nor panic.

"Don't talk about the people around me." Han Ruzi had to make a rule, "Don't mention it for at least three years." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I ask you, what's going on with the Wu family?"

The emperor issued a decree to deprive the Wu brothers of the throne, but as a result, the government actually sent people to surround the Wu family, and they were not allowed to enter and exit at will.

Originally, this idea was proposed by Zhao Ruosu, and he was obliged to explain.

Zhao Ruosu had already heard about this and stepped forward and said, "Because there are two emperors in the imperial court. ”

Once the identity of the Zhongshu Sheren is thrown away, Zhao Ruosu will become more and more unable to speak. (To be continued.) )