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The family, as well as the small families under the wings of the family, had the most soldiers and private slaves, and when the emperor became more and more strict and really wanted to do it, they were the most dissatisfied.

Prior to this, although the officials of the DPRK and China submitted their resignations one after another, they were all temptations and were not sincere, and if the emperor directly issued a holy decree, they would also abide by it.

On the morning of the last day of February, when he got up early and opened the door to welcome the officials into the palace, he was shocked to find that the old man had not appeared on time, but had sent his servants to call him sick and take leave.

Officials, rites, soldiers, households, criminals, six departments, Yushitai, Dali Temple, Zongzheng Mansion...... However, all the important ministries and departments of the imperial court, the officials refused to come, only Shangshu and Shilang appeared, leaving one or two people to guard the yamen, and the highest governor went to the Qinzheng Palace to report the situation.

The ministers of the Qinzheng Palace gathered, a total of five people, the prime minister, the Zuocha Imperial History, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households, without saying a few words, other adults came one after another, waiting for the decree outside the palace, and were soon summoned.

The dozen or so officials with the highest official positions in Dachu have basically arrived, and only the right patrol imperial Shi Qu Zixi and Jiang Juying, the seal officer of the Great General's Mansion, are still running outside.

The ministers stepped forward one by one to explain the absence of the yamen, a total of more than 500 people, concentrated between the fourth and seventh ranks, the higher officials did not want to be the first bird, and the lower ones were not qualified to participate, and they all stuck to their posts.

No one made any complaints, just complained about illness, claiming that he couldn't get out of bed, and he really had no choice but to ask for a few days off.

After listening to this, Han Ruzi looked at the ministers in the palace, and knew very well in his heart that these people were not innocent, and without their secret permission, the officials would not dare to do such a thing.

The ministers also knew very well in their hearts that the emperor had seen through everything, and whether they could make the emperor abide by the rules again depended on this experience.

"It's been busy lately, everyone has really worked hard, spread my will, and all of us will take a three-day vacation." Han Ruzi got up and left.

The ministers in the hall knelt down to send them off, and as soon as the emperor's figure disappeared, everyone immediately began to talk about it.

Han Ruzi went to Lingyun Pavilion, the advisors were still there, no one was absent, Han Ruzi ordered them to go back to their yamen, don't do anything, let alone say more, just sit in the lobby.

There were only more than 40 advisers who were awarded official positions, which could not support the operation of the imperial court.

Han Ruzi discussed current affairs with the rest of the advisers as usual, and approved a few pieces of music when he had time, but no one in Zhongshu Province reported illness and was still serving the emperor normally.

In the afternoon, the situation became serious, and the wind of illness spread to the yamen in Jingzhaoyin Mansion and other places, and some good officials also claimed that their backs and legs hurt, either openly or secretly, and went home to rest, and the yamen was even emptier.

The emperor still did not move, but only issued a decree announcing a three-day vacation, but the transmission of the decree required the cooperation of many officials, and now that everyone was resting, the decree could only be posted on the doors of a few ministries and departments, and then passed on by word of mouth.

On this day, the emperor remained silent, as if he had long expected this to happen.

The next morning, the emperor went to the Qinzheng Hall normally, chatted with the ministers for a few unrelated words, and went to Lingyun Pavilion again.

The emperor is not in a hurry, naturally someone is in a hurry.

Cui Teng has been stripped of his title, but he remains in the Su Guard, is still a close minister of the emperor, and is easier to see the emperor than ordinary advisers.

"Why is Your Majesty still like no one?" Cui Teng looked panicked, "This is an obvious provocation, if you don't teach them a lesson, you won't have to rebel in the future." ”

"Don't worry, I'll talk about it when the vacation is over." Han Ruzi said.

"Then it's too late." Cui Teng stepped forward and lowered his voice unnecessarily, "I heard that the generals in the army are also plotting to participate in this matter. ”

The southern and northern armies are outside the fortress, and there are only Su guards in the capital, and there are many children of families in the army, so of course they will not stay out of the matter.

Han Ruzi raised his head, "The generals are also going to make trouble?" ”

"Yes, that's what I heard, they mean that the generals who guard the palace and His Majesty perform their duties normally, and the generals outside the palace are sick, just like those civil officials."

Han Ruzi asked, "How do you think I should deal with it?" ”

Cui Teng thought seriously for a while, "I'm really not sure about this, I just think we have to solve it as soon as possible, otherwise, how can we fight the Huns?" ”

"Yes, Huns...... I originally wanted to take advantage of the split of the Huns to completely subdue the unsurrendered Huns, thinking that it was a northern barrier, but now it seems that not only the civil officials are not credible, but the military generals also have different intentions, and I need to find another way. ”

"Don't, I think Your Majesty only needs to take a step back, and the civil and military officials will still work together to support Your Majesty."

"Retreat? How to return? I am now walking on a cliff, and if I take a step back, I may fall into the abyss. Stand down, I have my own ideas. ”

Cui Teng had no choice but to retreat, and after saluting, he said: "Your Majesty, the Cui family has nothing to do with this matter, really, it has nothing to do with it at all." ”

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "I know that there is your father's recital here, which makes things very clear. ”

Cui Teng breathed a sigh of relief and exited the room.

Han Ruzi continued to browse the chapters, and Zhang Youcai, who was standing beside him, couldn't help it, and said, "This Cui Teng is a little weird today. ”

"Don't make mistakes again." Han Ruzi said without raising his head.

Zhang Youcai stuck out his tongue and hurriedly shut up, not daring to talk and guess anymore.

The king of the East China Sea asked to see him in the afternoon, he didn't want to see the emperor, but he was picked up by Cui Teng, "I told him that Your Majesty must have a way to deal with it, but he was so anxious that he couldn't say that His Majesty was willing to listen to my words, let me persuade Your Majesty, it's really ridiculous." ”

"What's so ridiculous?" Han Ruzi asked seriously.

The King of the East China Sea let out a long sigh, "Your Majesty must have been prepared, Cui Teng is completely worried." ”

"What are I going to do?"

The King of the East China Sea smiled bitterly, "How do I know this, I just think that Your Majesty has always been cautious, and the abolition of private slavery is not a whim of a day or two, and there must be a way to deal with the minister's sabotage." ”

"I'll allow you to guess, and forgive you of your innocence."

The King of the East China Sea laughed dryly, "Hu Chai, Your Majesty has appointed a group of officials in various ministries and departments, and they are loyal to Your Majesty, and when necessary, Your Majesty can completely remove a group of officials who take the lead in reporting illness and let Your Majesty's people replace them." It stands to reason that the officials could not have been so united, and most of them were probably bewitched or had to participate in the troubles because of human feelings, and once Your Majesty killed the chickens and monkeys, I believe that they would immediately return to the yamen. ”

"In that case, the estrangement between me and the minister will be even deeper, and this plan will not be feasible until necessary."

"The fish is dead and the net is broken, which is the next strategy, so I am just guessing."

"Keep guessing."

The King of the East China Sea scratched his head, "Your Majesty recalled a group of generals from various places a few days ago, presumably to reorganize the Su Guard, as long as the soldiers still obey Your Majesty's orders, there is no need to worry about the troubles of the officials in the DPRK and China." ”

"There are only more than ten generals I have recalled, and the Su Guard army is full of children of powerful families, how can we reorganize with only these few people?"

"That's right, and His Majesty has already controlled the Su Guard, the most important sword and halberd battalion, from top to bottom, is His Majesty's henchmen, and there are fierce generals like Fan Bangshan in charge, other battalions dare not make trouble."

"Guess again."

"Your Majesty, you're embarrassing me."

"I'd rather hear you guess in person than guess behind your back."

The King of the East China Sea stubbornly continued, "Your Majesty recalled the generals, if it wasn't for the purpose of taking over the Su Guards...... That is to form a new army department, as long as the army department is complete, His Majesty can continue the war with the Huns, and the other departments will find themselves losing their importance and will immediately submit to Your Majesty. ”

"It's finally a little close, but the officials are slacking off, and I can't take three days off, you guess."

The king of the East China Sea regretted coming to see the emperor, but he was also a little excited, cheered up, thought carefully for a while, "If I were the emperor......" As soon as the words came out, he was startled and knelt down, "Your Majesty forgives me, this is just an unintentional mistake......"

"I have said that you will not be guilty."

The King of the East China Sea got up slowly, his face was still pale, and it took a while to return to normal, and he continued: "The hundred officials are so united, there must be a leading person behind them, striking their heads, and the rest of the party will disperse themselves. ”

"Hmm." Han Ruzi expressed encouragement.

"The first suspicious person is Prime Minister Zhuo Ruhe, he is the head of the hundred officials, he is listened to, and he ......" The king of the East China Sea has never mentioned the princess of the Zhuo family to the emperor, and he doesn't want to now, "The Zhuo family is also a family, and he has not supported His Majesty's abolition order. ”

"Anything else?"

"The second suspicious person is that Nan Zhijin, this time the saboteurs are mainly officials below the fourth grade, like something that Nan Zhijin can provoke."

"Anything else?" Han Ruzi asked repeatedly.

The king of the East China Sea looked up at the emperor, the first two were more suspicious, but there were also shortcomings, the prime minister was too conspicuous, and after Nan Zhijin was recognized by the emperor, he had long lost his former influence.

The King of the East China Sea finally understood what the emperor wanted to let him "guess", and couldn't help but sigh lightly, "Then there is the Cui family, I know Cui Hong, as long as there is still a breath left, he will not give up power, without an army, he will use the children of the major families." This time, I'm afraid that Cui Teng is also involved, so he will persuade His Majesty to give in so urgently, this kid is still a little loyal to His Majesty, it's just ...... It's just that you have to think about yourself first. ”

Han Ruzi was silent for a long time, "Just for this loyalty, I hesitate, what good idea do you have?" ”

The king of the East China Sea knew that the emperor was going to give him an extremely difficult task again.

"Cui Teng has been following His Majesty for a long time and is a ...... Some are reckless, and some are pampered and arrogant, always thinking that they can be forgiven by His Majesty, it stands to reason that this kind of person will have to be driven back and sent to a bitter cold land to suffer some crimes, if he can reflect on himself, he can still be recalled, if he is stubborn......" The king of the East China Sea did not say any more.

Han Ruzi sighed, and he owed a little to Cui Teng, "You go talk to him." ”

The king of the East China Sea knew that he was going to completely offend the Cui family this time. (To be continued.) )