Zhao Ruosu is a very patient person, after being demoted back to the Tired Hou Mansion, he did not complain, nor did he behave abnormally, he performed his duties more seriously than before, tinkering, when the number of chickens and ducks in the back garden was too much, he wrote to the queen, hoping to deal with a batch on a regular basis. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

This petition took more than a month to reach the queen, and the queen was very surprised, she couldn't imagine that a degraded official would still think about such a thing in order to be guilty, so she replied, saying that the excess chickens and ducks should not be slaughtered, and sent to the Chaojia fishing village in Jingnan in the name of the emperor, and the villagers there would dispose of it themselves.

What Zhao Ruosu did in the mansion was probably like this, as if his life's wish was to manage a mansion without an owner, which was worthy of his dedication and hard work.

When the palace eunuchs arrived, Zhao Ruosu was personally supervising the replacement of several seriously damaged floor tiles by two craftsmen.

Zhao Ruosu's official position was too small, and when he summoned him without a holy decree, the eunuch walked straight over, "Zhao Ruosu, put down the work in your hand and follow me into the palace." ”

Zhao Ruosu was stunned for a moment, "So fast?" ”

"What's fast?" The eunuch didn't understand.

"It's okay, wait for me to change my clothes."

"Don't delay the time, it's getting dark, let's go, you're not the minister of the DPRK, what kind of clothes do you change?"

Zhao Ruosu looked a little at a loss, pondered for a while, and said to the craftsman: "Come here today first, and continue tomorrow." ”

When Zhao Ruosu entered the palace with the eunuch, he was wearing old clothes, as if he had just returned from afar.

Downstairs in Lingyun Attic, Zhang Youcai said with a smile: "Zhao Fucheng is in good shape, he has both the despondency after falling out of favor and the urgency to see the driver, go upstairs, Your Majesty is waiting." ”

Zhao Ruosu's face was slightly red, he opened his mouth to explain a few words, but after thinking about it, he walked upstairs and found that the eunuchs did not follow, and he was a little surprised.

The emperor was writing, and when he heard the footsteps coming in, he didn't look up, continued to finish, picked up the paper and read it, and said to Zhao Ruosu, who was kneeling at the door: "When was the General's Mansion established?" ”

Zhao Ruosu was stunned again, but immediately replied: "Weichen remembers that it was the early years of Emperor Cheng, not long after the death of Taizu, the then prime minister was quite opposed, and Emperor Cheng divided the prime minister's power to unify the army to the general, and after several changes, Emperor Wu determined the current pattern for about seven years: the general's mansion is in charge of the soldiers, the military department formulates the army transfer plan, and the generals are responsible for training and commanding the troops, each performing his duties. ”

"The general is a bit similar to the middle palm seal in the palace."

"Yes, so it is often held by the clan or nobles, and it is better to lack than abuse."

"I intend to appoint Jiang Juying, the former soldier, as the general."

Zhao Ruosu glanced up at the emperor, "Jiang Bingbu is not a general, and he is not a noble, there is no precedent for such an appointment, but as long as His Majesty is willing, no one will object." ”

"You understand my intentions, you don't have to hide it, just say it."

"Wechen don't dare, Wechen is guilty."

"You want a phrase 'forgive you not guilty'? No, Zhao Ruosu, this is not good, you are indeed guilty, and you have not yet been forgiven by me, so no matter what you say, it is just a crime on a crime, given that your sin is already very serious, plus it is nothing. ”

Zhao Ruosu thought about it and felt that what the emperor said was very reasonable, so he stood up without an order and said, "Your Majesty wants Jiang Juying to serve as a general?" ”

Han Ruzi nodded, "Jiang Juying has done a good job recently, recovering more than 100,000 soldiers and slaves from all over the country, some of these soldiers and slaves are willing to serve the people, and more than 70,000 people are willing to continue to serve in the army, plus the first local garrisons, Dachu can gather at least 150,000 people to support the frontier, but these armies are not fully equipped with armor, and the training is insufficient, and it takes half a year to train the army." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Ruosu didn't understand what the emperor meant, and military training was not his specialty, and he couldn't put forward his opinion.

"You just said that the responsibility for military training belongs to the generals, if the generals are all on the front line, who should be in charge of military training?"

"Uh...... It stands to reason that it should be the military department, but it is usually handed over to the county lieutenant or the commander of the subject country, and the real power is the county guard and the minister of the country, and the disadvantages of the soldier slave arise because of this. ”

"What if I want to hand over the responsibility of training the troops to the General's Mansion? Is it conventional? ”

Zhao Ruosu thought about it for a longer time, "There is no convention in this matter, so it doesn't matter if it is broken or conformed, Your Majesty only needs to pay attention to one point, the general holds the talisman, once he joins the responsibility of training, he has the right to transfer some troops, and the rank of the general has changed from virtual to real, but I am afraid that it will start from here." ”

"So after Jiang Juying, the person who serves as a general must be extremely trusted."

"It's not easy to find." Zhao Ruosu reminded.

"Then I'll have to take it personally."

Zhao Ruosu was taken aback and blurted out: "This, this is not in accordance with the rules!" ”

"You just said that there is no practice in this matter."

"Your Majesty's move is not to break the convention of the General's Palace, but the convention of the Son of Heaven, the Supreme Son of Heaven, how can there be a reason to depreciate himself as a minister?"

"But who else can I trust but myself?"

"This ...... Why does Your Majesty have to change the pattern of the General's Palace? Isn't it good to maintain the status quo? ”

"The General's Mansion exists in name only, it is tantamount to a warehouse for storing military talismans, which was once breached by a group of chaotic soldiers, and the talismans are like treasure seals, which are tokens for troop transfer, but there is no reliable person to guard them, how can I rest assured?"

Zhao Ruosu took a step forward, took a step back, and took another step forward, "If Your Majesty wants to directly take charge of the General's Mansion, it is simple, as long as you don't appoint the General, you don't have to take this position yourself." ”

Han Ruzi thought for a while, "It makes sense, you can think of a way for me to make this matter both proper and fast, so as not to arouse the suspicion and opposition of others." ”

Rong Weichen thought about it...... After Jiang Juying's delivery, His Majesty can directly take back the general's seal, so that although there is no general's name, there is a general's reality, and then two more credible and reliable people are needed, one is in charge of the treasury, full-time custody of the talisman, and the other is in charge of the daily duties for His Majesty, and then ......"

Zhao Ruosu stopped suddenly, was stunned for a while, and said, "Your Majesty summoned Weichen into the palace just for this matter?" ”

"Your method is good, come to Lingyun Pavilion every day in the future, and you don't have to go to the Tired Hou Mansion again."

"But Weichen is still guilty."

"Yes, and you don't expect me to forgive you, others treat you, you treat sin, you don't remember your merits, you have added crimes, so you don't have to think about wearing sins and making meritorious contributions, if you have something to say, you can guess if you want, whoever you want to associate with, it's all your own, just keep adding sin to crime. When I am really provoked, or feel that you are useless, I can directly put you to death or send you to the frontier without investigation. ”

Zhao Ruosu was dumbfounded.

"Stand down." Han Ruzi waved his hand.

Zhao Ruosu went downstairs in a daze, and Zhang Youcai smiled: "Congratulations to Lord Zhao, have you been promoted?" Your Majesty has been in a good mood these days, you can be regarded as having hit a big luck. ”

"Well, Your Majesty has made me a 'criminal officer'." Zhao Ruosu said.

"The officer of the guilty? What kind of official is this? How many grades are there? ”

"There is no grade and no rank, opening your mouth is a crime, and crime is added to sin, until the day when Your Majesty wants to kill me."

Zhang Youcai was also stunned, "You...... It's so unlucky, Your Majesty is in such a good mood, I didn't forgive you. ”

Zhao Ruosu suddenly laughed, neither saluted nor said goodbye, and walked away.

Several eunuchs looked at each other, and Zhang Youcai whispered: "Your Majesty, this is ...... Driving him crazy? ”

Only Han Ruzi knows what he is doing, he no longer wants any loyalty, appoints people on the basis of merit, and no longer has to bow down to everything, supervise in the middle, and then personally take over the weakest one.

In the afternoon of the next day, Han Ruzi summoned Cui Teng and scolded him fiercely in front of many eunuchs.

Cui Teng knelt on the ground and trembled at first, but soon cried bitterly, blamed himself vigorously, and even slapped himself.

Han Ruzi finally discouraged, retreated from outsiders, and said to Cui Teng: "You have made a lot of mistakes, but this time makes me the most sad, do you understand why?" ”

Cui Teng's face was full of tears, "Understood, before...... It was an unintentional mistake before, but this time it is...... Intentionally, I'm too stupid, too vain, and always want to do something big. ”

"It's fine that you want to do great things, but there's no need to show it in front of me, the people I admire the most are either on the frontier or in the field. I kept my advisors by my side just to test whether I had real talent and learning. If you want to do great things, go to the frontier and work hard. Although your trip is a distribution, I have appointed a master for you, and when I go to Mayi City, I will follow Wang Jianhuo to learn more and ask more questions, understand? ”

"The Ugly King of Luoyang?" Cui Teng wiped away his tears.

"You don't have to learn what he does, you just have to watch how he behaves."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand, I want to be a man again."

"Well, is your father okay?"

"It's better, but I was so angry that I lay down for two more days, and the imperial doctor said that it was okay, just be in a hurry, just rest and recuperate."

"Go home and ask your father, would you like to go back to the mountains and take charge of the military department?"

Cui Teng's face was happy, he didn't care about the big and small officials, his father's re-becoming an official meant that the Cui family had regained the trust of the emperor, and immediately said: "Willing, too willing!" ”

"Go home and ask your father what he thinks, write a letter to the queen."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cui Teng kowtowed again and again, crying and laughing when he left.

The eunuchs were not surprised, Zhang Youcai shook his head, "What's the matter?" Everyone who has seen His Majesty these days has ...... None of them are normal. ”

Han Ruzi was arranging troops, he appointed Jin Chunzhong as an envoy, and then went to the frontier, and negotiated with Chai Yue with the independent Huns, Dachu could support the Huns, but the Huns wanted to follow the example of the previous Eastern Huns and claim to Dachu.

The envoys from the Western Regions also set out, carrying a new decree allowing Zhang Yin, the Marquis of Piyuan, and Deng Cui, a general who might still be alive, to act cheaply.

The change of the emperor surprised everyone, especially the ministers of the court, who were both puzzled and relieved, after all, the emperor was not so tight, and the prime minister Zhuo Ruhe restored real power, and anything could be discussed.

Han Ruzi is not indifferent to the imperial court, but he is no longer personally supervised, he is waiting for Qu Zixi to come back and establish a royal history platform that is upright and dares to confront the prime minister.

He hoped that he would have time to finish these things before there was chaos on the frontier. (To be continued.) )