Zhang Yin, Marquis of Biyuan, was born in a family of Xingwu, and has been a general for generations, and has made great contributions to Da Chu, and his son died on the battlefield, and now there is only one grandson left, Zhang Yanghao, who does not let him worry at all.

Zhang Yin has a withdrawn personality, is not good at making friends, has no friends, and can't find anyone to help when he encounters things.

But Zhang Yanghao's crime is not small, unlike the Chai family who forced Chai Yue to commit suicide, Zhang Yanghao and the three of them openly made chaos in the Chinese military tent, and everyone watched it, if they were released, military law would become child's play, and the families of the other two had actually been running for many days, and the answer they got was "wait".

The four princes and grandsons are competing for the throne, if the champion Hou ascends the throne, Zhang Yanghao and others may not be guilty, but have merit, which is the main reason why the three families have been waiting.

Hearing that the Marquis of Biyuan asked to see him, the King of the East China Sea gritted his teeth, "Seeing other people's children and grandchildren returning to Beijing, the old guy is anxious." Zhang Yanghao has repeatedly done evil, but he can't just forgive him, the Zhang family has no power, and there is no need to curry favor. ”

Han Ruzi invited the Marquis of Biyuan to hear how the old general interceded for his grandson.

The Marquis of Biyuan was not tall, thin, with a sickly face, wearing a long robe, from head to toe without the demeanor of a general, after entering the study, he hurriedly saluted with a restrained expression, and his face was slightly red, as if he had never seen an ordinary man before.

Han Ruzi was a little sympathetic to Piyuanhou, but he was ready to refuse, Zhang Yanghao's crime was too serious and obvious, and no one could pardon him.

Han Ruzi ordered someone to sit down, Biyuan Hou sat down, and spoke indistinctly, Han Ruzi listened hard for a long time, only to understand that the other party was not here to intercede, and also understood why Biyuan Hou was withdrawn: his tongue was obviously problematic, his pronunciation was not clear, in order to correct it, he deliberately slowed down and accentuated his tone when speaking, and the result was even more funny.

The East Sea King, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but want to laugh.

Han Ruzi raised his hand to signal the Marquis of Biyuan to stop for a moment, got up and came to the King of the East China Sea, "It's time for you to go home." ”

"Huh? I'm not in a hurry. ”

"You are not in a hurry, the people at home are in a hurry, and if you don't go back to report today's situation, you are only afraid of ......" Han Ruzi carefully looked at the bruise in the corner of the East China Sea King's eyes.

The East Sea King's face suddenly turned redder than the Marquis of Biyuan, and he whispered, "The Tan family loves to practice martial arts...... What do you know? Me, I...... She was hurt even more. ”

Having said that, the King of the East China Sea still got up and ran away, turned around at the door, pointed to the back of the Marquis of Biyuan, and shook his head at Han Ruzi.

There were only two people left in the study, and Han Ruzi stood against the desk and said to the Marquis of Biyuan: "General Zhang has been to the Western Regions?" ”

The Marquis of Biyuan nodded, he had just said that it was all about the Western Regions for a long time, and the King of the East China Sea was bored before he was willing to leave, "I have been a ...... The general of the Western Regions, five or five years, understands the situation over there. ”

"You still want to go to the Western Regions?"

Piyuan Hou nodded, probably because he didn't say anything, his face turned even redder, and after a while, he returned to normal, got up and said, "Is there a map?" ”

Han Ruzi shook his head, Biyuan Hou pointed to the table, saying that he wanted to put a map on it, Han Ruzi got out of the way, Piyuan Hou stepped forward, and used the books, pens, paper, ink and other things on the table to place the map, thinking while posing, extremely concerned about the details.

After a full quarter of an hour, the map took shape, and Han Ruzi felt that there was no need to be so detailed, but for the Marquis of Biyuan, the map could save a lot of language.

He pointed to two books stacked together, and Han Ruzi said, "This is the capital." ”

The Marquis of Biyuan set off from the "capital" with both hands at the same time, slowly moved to the left, zigzags, passed through many "cities", and gradually separated, Han Ruzi said: "These are the two roads to the Western Regions, which are divided into one south and one north at Yuguanmen. ”

Piyuanhou's fingers moved faster, the fingers of the "south" stopped on a stack of books, the fingers of the "north" circled a little, also stopped in the same place, and then said with difficulty: "Kunlun Mountain." Attacking Great Chu from the west, there are two places to fight, Yumen Pass, Kunlun Mountain, and Kunlun Mountain...... It's better to keep it. ”

Han Ruzi pointed to the open space in the north, "You can also be like the Huns, advance east from the grassland, and then attack Dachu in the south." ”

"Northern...... No problem. ”

Han Ruzi said with a smile: "Great Chu has been fighting with the Xiongnu for many years, and the north is heavily guarded, if there is a new enemy from the north to the south, it should be another group of Huns, and the weak guards are Yumen Pass and Kunlun Mountain." ”

The Marquis of Biyuan nodded, most of the countries in the Western Regions were weak and did not pose a threat to Great Chu.

Han Ruzi looked at it for a while, and pushed down the "Kunlun Mountain", "There may be some misunderstandings in the middle, General Zhang heard from somewhere that I am interested in the Western Regions, that's right, I did get the news that a strong enemy has risen in the West, but they are likely to die out on their own, and there is no need for Dachu to take precautions immediately." Moreover, I can't do anything, it is the matter of the imperial court to send generals to the Western Regions, I don't have this power, General Zhang has found the wrong person. ”

The Marquis of Biyuan withdrew his arm, pondered for a moment, and said: "Yumen Pass, too close, Kunlun Mountain, there are mountain passes but no cities, I don't want a single soldier from Dachu, only from the countries of the Western Regions...... Laborers can be requisitioned and built in three or three years. If there is no strong enemy, then the Western Regions will be intimidated, and if there is a strong enemy, it can be held on, waiting for the help of the Chu army. ”

Han Ruzi looked at it for a while, "Again, I don't have the right to send generals to the Western Regions, and the palace refuses to approve the chapter, but I am afraid that within a few months, no one will be able to send troops to the Western Regions." ”

The Marquis of Biyuan shook his head, "It's not okay to send newcomers, it's okay to send old people, it's not okay to send generals, it's not okay to send ...... Civil service. ”

"Huh?" Han Ruzi didn't understand what Piyuan Hou meant.

It was difficult for the Marquis of Biyuan to speak, and it took a while to explain clearly, the dispatch of military generals to the Western Regions requires the joint permission of the Ministry of War, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Guest of Honor Department of the Ministry of Rites, the process is complicated, and there must be the will of the emperor, and the ministries and departments can be released, but the middle and low-level civil officials stationed in the Western Regions do not need to be so troublesome, only the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials can appoint them, if the appointee has served in the Western Regions, it will be simpler, only a paper of the Principal and Guest Department of the Ministry of Rites is required, and the relevant documents can be sent to the Ministry of Officials for the record, if the Ministry of Officials has objections, the person can be recovered.

There are a few small troubles in this matter: the Marquis of Biyuan is in his body, he has been a general for generations, and he went to the Western Regions to serve as a clerk, which is equivalent to a few levels in a row, but he is willing, so it is not a problem; The Ministry of Rites has always been known for its conformism, and it is not easy to persuade the guest of honor to issue an order, and it will be easier if the Marquis of Biyuan voluntarily asks for his life; The biggest trouble is to deal with it afterwards, if the tired marquis is called the emperor, everything will be fine, if the champion marquis is called the emperor, and then there are many people who complain, the marquis of Biyuan will not only take the title, but also the life of the family.

He came to find the Tired Marquis, in fact, it was a statement, expressing his belief and support that the Tired Marquis would eventually become the emperor, and the Marquis of Biyuan had no other way, nor did he have more skills, and he heard that the Tired Marquis was interested in the Western Regions, so he had to use this roundabout way to intercede for his grandson.

Han Ruzi understood the other party's intentions and said, "I'll think about it." ”

The Marquis of Biyuan has never been a person who is entangled, and after listening to him, he was already very grateful and left.

Han Ruzi sat back on the chair behind the table, stared at the "map" for a long time, and slowly his mind moved away from the opening of the Yuanhou and the Western Regions, and began to think about another question.

An interesting idea came to his mind, so he walked out of the study and asked the servant to invite Zeng Fucheng.

Zeng Fucheng was embarrassed every time he came to see Tihou, he didn't dare to be rude, and he didn't dare to behave too flatteringly, for fear of being mistaken for being a cronie of Tihou.

Han Ruzi asked him to sit down, but he just nodded and stood at the door and didn't dare to move.

Han Ruzi asked, "If the position of the Fucheng is vacant, will it be difficult for the Zongzheng Mansion to reappoint it?" ”

Zeng Fucheng's eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "Do you want to change people?" Great...... It's a pity. ”

Han Ruzi said with a smile: "Zeng Fucheng has done a good job, why do you want to change people?" I'm just interested in the process of appointing officials in the Zongzheng Prefecture. ”

Zeng Fucheng was disappointed, thought about it, and replied: "It's not difficult at all, a large number of people in Zongzheng Mansion are waiting in line for promotion, although the grade of Fucheng is not high, how can he be an official of the imperial court......"

"But now the situation is special, and the palace refuses to approve the recital."

Zeng Fucheng smiled: "Tired Hou thinks too much, how big an official is Fu Cheng?" There is no need to play the chapter, as long as the person is a member of the Zongzheng Mansion, he can be appointed at will below the seventh grade, and the fifth grade or less must be reported to the Ministry of Officials, which is rarely rejected, and the third grade or less must be reported to the Prime Minister's Office, and the officials above need a special chapter. There are many officials in Dachu, and if they are all decided by the palace, the saint will not be busy. ”

Han Ruzi expressed his gratitude, and Zeng Fucheng said goodbye, not understanding what the intention of the tired marquis was, but he still recorded it honestly and prepared to send it to Zongzheng Mansion early tomorrow morning.

Yang Feng came back, and saw that the tired marquis was talking to Fu Cheng, but he didn't participate, and Han Ruzi didn't look for him again, and he planned to think about it clearly.

Meng E followed several noble ladies into the palace, and she would not be able to come back until tomorrow, Han Ruzi practiced silently, thought silently, naturally fell asleep, and went to the study early the next morning, and sent a servant to invite Yang Feng.

"In fact, the government has a way to open a warehouse and release grain." Han Ruzi said.

"Tired Hou thought of it?"

"In the past, I had a misunderstanding, thinking that the world's major and minor affairs were in the hands of the queen mother and the emperor, and it was not until yesterday that I suddenly understood: the emperor can't manage so many things, and the operation of the entire court has its own set of rules, when the emperor is lazy, this set of rules ensures that the court will not collapse, and it can be maintained for a period of time."

"Grasp the big and let go of the small, not only the emperor, but officials at all levels, but opening a warehouse and releasing grain is a big deal, except for the emperor, no one dares to call the shots."

"Therefore, if you want to open warehouses and release grain in various places, you have to make big things small."

Yang Feng was slightly stunned, and then smiled, "This is a method, but it is not easy to do at all." ”

"If I want to meet some officials, can Qu Zixi help introduce them?"

"Yes."

Han Ruzi frowned slightly, "Is this Qu Zixi's plan?" Find a reason for me to meet with the officials? ”

"This is Tihou's plan, Qu Zixi will help, his plan is to watch."

"I hope the reader doesn't let me down in the end." Han Ruzi muttered, but he couldn't let the reader down in the first place. (To be continued.) )