The New Year is coming, Han Ruzi is not in a hurry to return to the Tihou Mansion, stay in the palace to deal with government affairs, Zhao Ruosu comes early and leaves late, every time he sees the emperor, he has to report the situation in the palace first, in order to show that he has not forgotten his identity. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Yang Feng left, took Luan Kai to Yunmengze, Han Ruzi needed an advisor by his side, especially today, he had just returned from the Qinzheng Palace, sat in the Lingyun Pavilion, and flipped through a strange note.

The trick of the Zhongshu Province to arrange the cantata has been debunked, and recently it is more honest, all the recitals are stacked in chronological order, and the position of this recital is on the upper side, indicating that it came relatively early, but in the Qinzheng Palace, the prime minister and other ministers did not mention it, indicating that it is not very valued, or the ministers are deliberately avoiding suspicion.

Han Ruzi didn't say a word, pushed the music on the table, Zhao Ruosu immediately walked over, picked up the music with both hands, quickly browsed it, looked up and looked at the emperor again, this time read it more carefully, and then put down the music and took a few steps back.

"Ten princes interceded for the king." Zhao Ruosu summed it up simply.

Han Ruzi asked suspiciously: "I didn't ask the acting king for the crime, what kind of favor did they ask for?" Nervous about what? ”

Han Chou has been convicted of capital crimes, and he will be beheaded after the first month, but he is an old man in the clan, and according to custom, the emperor will finally cancel the public beheading and give death in prison instead. The emperor had no intention of injuring others, but there were still many people who were worried about it, and the royal family was more frightened than others.

Han Chou previously strongly recommended the acting king to act as the crown prince, and the prime minister Shen Mingzhi investigated it clearly: the acting king's cousin wanted to inherit the throne, so he colluded with Han Chou, hoping to let the younger brother of the grandson act as the crown prince, once he became the emperor, the throne of the acting king would be inherited by the elder brother, Han Chou saw that the acting king's family was easy to control, so he hit it off.

Brother Dai Wangshu has been reduced to the status of the people, sent back to the country, under local supervision, and will never be allowed to enter Beijing.

The emperor's disposition of the Dai Wang's family has ended here, and he has never been dissatisfied with others, and he has never expressed dissatisfaction with the Dai Wang, in the eyes of the emperor, it is just a child of a few years old, who does not understand anything, and is just used by traitors.

The ten princes jointly pleaded for the king, which made Han Ruzi cry and laugh, and he was even more confused.

"Is Your Majesty ready to take away the land and power of the princes?" Zhao Ruosu asked.

Han Ruzi pondered for a moment, "I just have this idea, I don't have a specific plan yet—how could the princes and kings know what I think?" ”

"Your Majesty's reduction of the Qi State and the change to the Linzi State and several counties is an omen."

"The Qi State has rebelled twice, shouldn't it be reduced?"

"Yes, but the princes see a threat."

Han Ruzi did not speak, he really wanted to "threaten" the princes of various places, the rebellion of the king of Qi, the incompetence of the king, and the assassination of the Marquis of Luoyang...... The clan is even worse rotten than the imperial court, and it must be scraped once to heal the wounds.

Zhao Ruosu continued: "Then Your Majesty took back Luoyang and appointed Henan Yin separately, and the princes everywhere couldn't help but be more nervous. They may not care about anything else, but they can smell even the slightest sign. This recital is ostensibly to intercede for the king, but in fact it is to test His Majesty's mind: if His Majesty is not angry, and even publicly declares that the king is not guilty, and lets him return to the country, then the princes will be at ease; If His Majesty is furious, they will plead guilty, which is not a big crime anyway, and then they will find other ways to keep their position. ”

"What else can they do? Rebellion like King Qi can't be done? ”

Zhao Ruosu arched his hand and said: "The rebellion is a very method, Wechen doesn't dare to predict it, Wechen only said normal means: they should start with the people around Your Majesty, who Your Majesty trusts the most and who has the greatest influence on Your Majesty, they will try their best to pull this person to their side." ”

"It's the same as Han Chou's methods." Han Ruzi said softly.

Han Chou has been currying favor with the Empress Dowager Cining for a long time, and the effect is remarkable, and the Empress Dowager who lives in the palace needs the help of foreign ministers, and is easily confused.

Zhao Ruosu naturally didn't say his name, and gave his hand again.

"Is there a convention for cutting Tibet?"

"Doesn't Your Majesty think it's too early?"

Han Ruzi shook his head, "Since Da Chu is the country of the Han family, the clan should lead by example, if the clan is not right, how can the court be right?" How can the world be right? Let's just say if there was a convention before. ”

Zhao Ruosu thought for a while, "Yes, according to Weichen's knowledge, there are three conventions. ”

Han Ruzi was very satisfied, "Let's hear it." ”

"First, the princes and kings committed serious crimes, and they cut down or seized the country according to the law."

"Well, the king of Qi has already used it, and it can't be used on other princes."

"The second is to persuade the princes to voluntarily cut Tibet, starting with those closest to them."

"I didn't ......" Han Ruzi suddenly remembered the King of the East China Sea, who was his younger brother, Yu Qin was the closest, and then shook his head with a smile, "I can't use this trick." ”

"The third is Tui'en, allowing the princes to divide their country among multiple descendants, and turning a large country into a small country is also a kind of plunder."

"I know that this practice has been used by Great Chu since the time of Emperor Lie, and it has continued to this day, and the vassal states have increased from six or seven to more than twenty, but there are still a few princes who refuse to obey their orders, such as the State of Qi, which has always been a single transmission, and refuses to give favors to more descendants, and the imperial court has no choice, watching the rebellion occur. Too slow, and not controlled by the imperial court. Is that all? ”

"That's pretty much the way it goes."

Han Ruzi thought for a while and smiled: "What about outside the convention? Are there other means? ”

Zhao Ruosu once again gave his hand, "In addition to cutting Tibet, Your Majesty can also choose to cut power." ”

"How to cut power?"

"The princes are hereditary, but the officials of the princes are appointed and dismissed by the imperial court, and if the imperial court can control these officials, the princes have no power, and they are no different from the counties."

Han Ruzi frowned, "The officials of the princes say that they are appointed and dismissed by the imperial court, but in fact, they are similar to hereditary, like the Yan family of the East China Sea Kingdom, don't they always control the state affairs?" Han Ruzi thought for a while, "The officials of the princes have always been sent and appointed by the imperial court, why are most of the princes still in power, such as the King of Qi, who can even create a rebellion?" ”

"The countries are far away from the capital, and the officials sent by the imperial court are fighting alone, and it is difficult to defeat the princes, or there are disputes, because when it comes to the clan, the emperor usually chooses to settle the matter, and in the long run, the officials do not want to cause trouble, and the power is getting smaller and smaller, and the power of the princes is increasing."

Han Ruzi was silent, and when he treated Han Chou, the methods he adopted were similar to calming things, and after a while, he said: "The emperor is far away, that's what it means, right?" ”

Zhao Ruosu just gave his hand and did not answer.

Han Ruzi remembered that Yang Feng had said a long time ago that the emperor's power was only ten steps away, within a thousand miles, within ten steps, the emperor was difficult to defeat a puppet, thousands of miles away, the imperial power was just a few holy decrees, whether to obey it or not, to what extent, the emperor could not see it, as for the farther places, the imperial power encountered only hostility, not obedience.

In any case, Zhao Ruosu did propose a solution, which was still within the scope of practice, and outside of this, Zhao Ruosu could not and was unwilling to make a proposal.

Zhao Ruosu retired, and Han Ruzi reviewed the chapter alone, still thinking about the matter of cutting Tibet.

First change the prime minister, then cut the princes, and then correct the dynasty, this is the order set by Han Ruzi, and then he can enrich the people and strengthen the army, and fight with the Xiongnu, as for the more distant Western strong enemies, he has no detailed ideas.

Deng Cui and Zhang Yin sent back some news from the Western Regions, indicating that Da Shan Yu did not lie, there was indeed a large-scale war in the west of the Western Regions, and the number of merchants decreased sharply, and the rumors told also corresponded to Da Shan Yu's statement one by one, but the war had not yet spread to the Western Regions, and the "god and ghost Da Shan Yu" had been expanding to the west and south, and there seemed to be no intention of going east.

"Once and for all, the foundation of the world ......" Han Ruzi muttered to himself, and began to wonder if there was such a possibility.

"Your Majesty wants to do it once and for all, I have a way." A voice actually responded to the emperor.

Han Ruzi was taken aback, he thought that there were no outsiders in the house, and when he looked up, Cui Teng came at some point, and was looking at him with a smile.

Since he was able to get up, Cui Teng came to the palace every day to report for duty, and unlike many noble attendants, he had the privilege of entering Lingyun Pavilion directly without notification.

"Do you have a way?" Han Ruzi asked with a smile, taking the chat with Cui Teng as a kind of rest.

"It's not simple, find a few trusted ministers and entrust them with the government, and Your Majesty will be able to live once and for all."

Han Ruzi laughed, Cui Teng's suggestion could only be taken as a joke.

"Do you have something?" Han Ruzi explained that although Cui Teng could enter Lingyun Pavilion, he had to have something to do, and he couldn't just come casually.

Cui Teng nodded, "Tomorrow Laojun will be mourned, and I will thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of the Cui family." ”

Lao Jun is the grandmother of the queen, and the emperor naturally wants to give courtesies and generous gifts, which are arranged by the Shaofu and the Ministry of Rites, and Han Ruzi approves it, "Well, it's a pity that I can't go to the funeral in person tomorrow." ”

Cui Teng hurriedly waved his hand, "That's enough." Tomorrow I will go to the funeral, guard, it will take seven days to return to the city, this time to see Your Majesty is also a farewell, please Your Majesty take care, don't work your body, the New Year is coming soon, ordinary people still have to rest for a few days, Your Majesty should also reunite with your family. ”

Han Ruzi looked at Cui Teng in surprise, "Where did you learn this set of words?" ”

Cui Teng's face flushed, "Your Majesty, the conscience of heaven and earth, this is really something I came up with word by word, and I didn't let others write it on my behalf." ”

Han Ruzi smiled: "I believe in you, I will accept your advice, and you should rest a lot, and don't indulge in wine anymore." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cui Teng looked at the emperor twice, "Looking at Your Majesty's face, it seems that he has not fully recovered." ”

"Not a big deal." Han Ruzi talked enough, lowered his head and continued to look at the chapter, which is also the meaning of chasing guests.

Cui Teng was not interested, stepped forward, and said: "I have a feeling that Your Majesty has been in a bit of a bad spirit since he returned to Beijing, when will Your Majesty go out for a walk again?" The world is so big, there are still many places to hunt. ”

Han Ruzi hummed perfunctorily, it was not easy for him to leave Beijing now.

After a long time, Han Ruzi raised his head, Cui Teng had already left, and there were no outsiders in the house, Han Ruzi thought thoughtfully, "Hunting is also a common practice......

Hunting patrols often involve a lot of labor, and it costs a lot, Han Ruzi accepted the minister's suggestion and had already lost his plan to patrol and hunt, but after talking to Zhao Ruosu today, he had a new idea.

(Today's update, QQ chat is scheduled for next Sunday, I hope you know.) (To be continued.) )