Han Ruzi put down the book in his hand, looked up and asked Yang Feng not far away, "Why don't the ministers dare to correct some of the emperor's most obvious mistakes, but they can confidently interfere in the affairs of the emperor's palace?" ”

Han Ruzi found that he was not the only emperor to be interfered with, he had just seen that one emperor of the previous dynasty had been advised by his ministers because he had not slept with the empress for a year, and another emperor was regarded as a faint emperor because of his excessive favor on his concubines, all of which were recorded in the history books in a grand manner. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yang Feng also put down the book and thought for a while, "The emperor regards the world as his home, and the minister naturally regards the emperor's family affairs as the world's affairs." ”

Han Ruzi smiled, Yang Feng was the only one who dared to tell the truth in front of him, and he often hit the nail on the head, "When will Yang Gong leave Beijing?" ”

"Three days later."

"When will you return to Beijing?"

"As little as a month, as much as half a year."

Yang Feng was going to follow the army to Yunmengze.

Yunmengze bandits have existed for a long time, the previous bandit labor force, but the effect is not obvious, as soon as the army arrives, the group of bandits scattered, the army retreats, and the villages are quickly restored, so the military department has changed a way of fighting, no longer sending a large number of troops, but step by step, from the outside to the inside, building strongholds layer by layer, and at the same time relocating a large number of poor people to reclaim wasteland, the government provides seeds and cattle, and is rent-free for three years.

Han Ruzi hopes to use this method to slowly grind out the bandits and save money as much as possible.

The general who suppressed the bandits was recommended by the Ministry of War, and he was a very prestigious veteran, and Yang Feng served as the supervisor of the army, and his public duty was to recover the sword of the British King and Taizu, in fact, to continue to track down the whereabouts of the hopeful Chun Yuxiao.

After going through so many things, Han Ruzi no longer attaches much importance to the hopefuls, and regards them as sinister Jianghu people, taking the opportunity to make waves, and when the situation changes, they can't do anything, and he doesn't even believe in the existence of "Chun Yu Xiao" anymore, thinking that it is just a character made up by the hopeful.

But Yang Feng believes it and regards it as the number one strong enemy.

Han Ruzi wanted to ask the reason several times, but after thinking about it, Yang Feng had his own reasons, maybe he just needed an excuse to leave the palace as a place of right and wrong, and there was no need to ask too clearly.

The eunuch Zhang Youcai came in and said softly, "Your Majesty, the time has come." ”

Han Ruzi got up, tidied up his clothes, walked out of the room, joined the queen, and went to meet the second queen mother who had just been canonized.

Wang Meiren finally got the title of the Queen Mother, deservedly, no one objected, but the title was a little troublesome, "Queen Mother" and the title of the mother of the princes were repeated, it was difficult to distinguish, "Queen Mother" was a little tongue-twisting, the Ministry of Rites then made a suggestion, with the prefix of the palace name, calling the Queen Mother of Shangguan "Queen Mother Cishun", and the Queen Mother of the Queen Mother "Queen Mother Cining", in the ranking, Cishun in front, Cining in the back.

This is also Wang Meiren's own request, whether in public or private, she refuses to be above the Empress Dowager Shangguan.

The canonization ceremony has been completed, and the emperor does not need to participate, but only goes to celebrate.

The Empress Dowager Cining dressed up and thanked the emperor for his amnesty for the people of the world, and then she returned to the inner room, changed into her usual old clothes, and when she came out again, she also resumed her mother's identity, and never forgot to hold her grandson, "The palace is too deserted, and the people who come to visit our two old ladies every day, only Your Majesty and the Empress, when can there be a few more people?" I know that there is no urgency to have a child, but in addition to the queen, there should always be a few concubines, right? People have entered the palace, when will Your Majesty be canonized? ”

Ten show girls were introduced into the palace in advance by the Empress Dowager Cining, and the emperor had no way to send them out, so he could only reply: "There have been a lot of things in the court recently, and it won't take long to postpone it for a few more days." ”

The Empress Dowager Cining had already prepared and said: "The affairs of the palace, there is no need to work on your Majesty, the queen is the lord of the palace, as long as Your Majesty nods, the queen will preside." ”

Han Ruzi still wanted to find a reason to postpone, but Queen Cui Xiaojun had already replied first: "Return to the Queen Mother, the day after tomorrow is an auspicious day, and you can appoint a new concubine." ”

The emperor wants to appoint a concubine after all, and Cui Xiaojun feels that it is better to be late than early, and a dispute can be avoided.

After returning to the palace, Cui Xiaojun asked the emperor: "Why is Your Majesty reluctant to choose a new concubine?" Do you care what I think? But I never thought of monopolizing Your Majesty's favor, and Your Majesty didn't bring Concubine Jin back, and I still feel sorry. ”

This is the first time that the queen has mentioned Jin Chuiduo, and Han Ruzi smiled: "Strictly speaking, she is not a great Chu concubine...... I refused to take a concubine because...... Because I am the emperor of the defeated army, the great revenge has not been avenged, and the world has not been peaceful, how can I think about this? ”

The siege of Jincheng made the emperor's position more stable, but for Han Ruzi, it was still a huge shame, and he rarely showed it to outsiders, because it was useless to say it, and only by strengthening the strength of Da Chu a little bit could he take revenge.

Cui Xiaojun understood the emperor's mood and sighed: "So Your Majesty is far away from the Qinzheng Palace, is it hoping that the prime minister will guard the court, and Your Majesty will charge ahead?" ”

Han Ruzi said in surprise: "I really hope that you will be the prime minister!" ”

Han Ruzi really thinks so, he understands that those rules and conventions are extremely important to maintain the stability of Dachu, and they cannot be changed easily, but if you want to do great things, you have to break some rules occasionally, so he hopes to have a clear division of labor with the prime minister: the prime minister is keeping, and the emperor is enterprising.

Shen Mingzhi has this ability, he has coveted the phase for many years, he has long been prepared for how to run the entire imperial court, the only problem is that he and the emperor do not trust each other, the emperor's alienation from the Qinzheng Palace made him nervous, thinking that this is a sign of depriving the prime minister, so he reacted very much, and even asked the palace for help.

It was precisely because of this distrust that Han Ruzi had no way to explain his thoughts to Shen Mingzhi.

It's a vicious circle, and neither the emperor nor the prime minister can get out of it.

Cui Xiaojun smiled: "Your Majesty really thinks I can be the prime minister?" ”

"The work of the prime minister is not so complicated, make fewer decisions by yourself, let the ministers come up with more ideas, it's basically fine, you can definitely do it." Han Ruzi said seriously.

Of course, this is just a joke, Cui Xiaojun nodded, "I can't be the prime minister, but I am the queen, Your Majesty can hand over the court to the prime minister, why not hand over the palace to me?" His Majesty wants to be stubborn, even if he does it well, he doesn't have to worry about the suspense of things in the palace. ”

It should have been like this, but the environment in the palace was worse than that of the imperial court, Shen Mingzhi was a legitimate prime minister, and there was no competitor among the ministers, but the queen was different, and there were two queen mothers above her, one of whom was the emperor's biological mother.

Because of his lack of trust, Han Ruzi couldn't explain his sincerity to the prime minister, and because of too much trust, he couldn't mention his mother to the queen.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Cui Xiaojun said, "Your Majesty is worried that I can't manage the palace well?" I am the daughter of the Cui family, and since I can remember, my family has taught me how to be a qualified queen, and like Your Majesty, I am also eager to try and plan to make a career. ”

Han Ruzi smiled, "I often forget that you are the daughter of the Cui family. ”

"There are always some things that I can't choose, to be honest, I'm not proud of the Cui family, but what the Cui family taught me, I won't forget. There are priorities, Your Majesty wants to solve the internal and external troubles of Da Chu, this matter is serious and urgent, and the affairs in the palace, no matter how light it is, it is also light. Your Majesty now has only two choices, one is to abolish me, the queen, and send me to the Tired Marquis Mansion, I would rather not have an identity, just ask Your Majesty to come to see me often, and the other is to keep me in the palace and share your Majesty's worries. ”

At the beginning of Cui Xiaojun's entry into the palace, he once reprimanded the favored eunuchs around the Empress Dowager Shangguan in person, who were reasonable and modest, leaving a deep impression on Han Ruzi, the reason why he was unwilling to let the queen stay in the palace was that he did not want the queen to have a fierce struggle with the queen mother, and second, he did not want his wife to become another queen who was greedy for power.

But Cui Xiaojun is right, he has no more choices after all, the queen is in charge of the inner palace, and Cui Xiaojun understands the emperor's thoughts better than others, even than the Empress Dowager Cining.

Han Ruzi stretched out his hand and gently stroked the queen's cheek, "Three years, at most five years, I can solve those most serious problems, let Da Chu run normally, I don't need to do everything myself, when the time comes-" Han Ruzi didn't know what kind of promise to give, thought for a while, and said, "You are still my Xiaojun." ”

The queen smiled, "Even if it's ten or twenty years, I'm willing to wait." ”

Han Ruzi didn't explain more, he and the queen trusted each other, knowing that she would never do anything unacceptable to him.

Early the next morning, the emperor first went to the Qinzheng Palace, and then went to the Tihou Mansion, and he might not come back for a day or two, and Cui Xiaojun also began to officially perform the duties of the empress.

The first thing Cui taught her was that even if she made a concession, she had to leave at least one layer of protection behind her, and she couldn't directly show her back to her opponent.

Cui Xiaojun was unwilling to compete directly with the Empress Dowager Cining, but it was useless to blindly retreat, she had to set up one or two more conspicuous enemies for His Majesty's biological mother.

She found Tong Qing'e first.

Tong Qing'e was originally an ordinary palace maid, during the battle for the throne, she once smuggled Baoxi out of the palace, although it caused Baoxi to be exiled, but it had nothing to do with her, in terms of meritorious deeds, she was named a female official next to the queen, according to convention, she was qualified to become a concubine.

For Tong Qing'e, this is an unexpected joy, she was once ordered to "seduce" the puppet emperor, but the result was a fiasco, in her mind, the emperor and the empress have a deep relationship, outsiders can not intervene, I didn't expect that she still has a chance to be crowned.

The palace is lonely, and there is no palace maid who is unwilling to become a concubine.

Tong Qing'e knelt down excitedly to thank her.

Tong Qing'e is more honest, Cui Xiaojun chose her, firstly, she deserves this reward, and secondly, she has one more credible person, not to compete with the Queen Mother.

She already had a goal in mind, but this person was not in the palace yet, and she needed to make some arrangements.

The empress also had her own official seal and subordinates, and official documents were written as she spoke, and they were quickly approved by the emperor.

Two days later, the auspicious day arrived, and the palace canonized four concubines and a number of beauties and talents at the same time, a total of twelve, two more than the people selected by the Empress Dowager Cining.

Deng Cui resigned to the emperor with satisfaction, and went to the Western Regions with Zhang Yin, the Marquis of Piyuan, and a group of ambitious people who had just been released from prison.

His sister Deng Yun finally entered the palace as a concubine, and she could help him find out whether the son of the champion Hou had been transferred.

A few days ago, Empress Cui Xiaojun got the news from the Princess Tan of the East China Sea, and immediately understood that Concubine Deng was the right-hand man she was looking for. (To be continued.) )