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The ministers showed extremely unanimous support for the Empress Dowager Cining's search for relatives, even more enthusiastic than the emperor himself. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"This matter cannot be delayed, and the East China Sea State should be instructed to investigate in detail, draw up a list, and bring the Wang family to the capital as soon as possible, so that the Queen Mother's family can be reunited." Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi made a serious suggestion, which seemed a little urgent.

The emperor had to calm down, "Don't be in a hurry first, you have to find out the truth first, and you can't just believe the words of the East China Sea Kingdom." ”

Shen Mingzhi stepped aside and pointed to the other minister and said, "Master Shangshu Yuan of the Ministry of Rites is old, and it is only appropriate for him to go to the East China Sea Kingdom to investigate the truth." ”

Yuan Jiuding did not shirk, and bowed forward and said: "The minister is willing to go to the East China Sea to explore, in short, he will not let this matter have any regrets." ”

The emperor couldn't be too cold, so he nodded in agreement and exhorted a few more words.

The whole morning was spent discussing this matter, and the ministers provided several examples recorded in the history books for reference, and it was not common for the Queen Mother to find relatives, but there was a Queen Mother in the early Chu Dynasty who waited until the death of the Queen Mother before promoting her relatives, and in the earlier Dynasty, another Queen Mother took many years to get along because of her family's bad relationship.

In these cases, the emperor always had to reward his uncle's family heavily, and at least one person was made a marquis, and the number of officials ranged from three or five to sixteen or seventeen.

Han Ruzi felt that it was too early to consider the reward plan at this time, and felt that it was too heavy, "The so-called rewards and punishments are clear, even if the Wang family found in the East China Sea Kingdom is really my uncle, it shouldn't be rewarded in vain, right?" ”

"Otherwise, Da Chu established the country with filial piety and took filial piety as the first in the world, and the Empress Dowager Cining was lost since she was a child, and she tasted the hardships of not having relatives. Your Majesty should not worry, this is the practice of all dynasties, and the court has no objections, even the people of the world must praise Your Majesty's filial piety. Shen Mingzhi insisted on his opinion.

Han Ruzi had nothing to say, he really wanted to send a powerful minister to the East China Sea to investigate the truth, but the original candidate was not Yuan Jiuding, but Zhao Ruosu, a member of the Zhongshu House, but the prime minister and others were full of enthusiasm, and he temporarily changed his mind.

On this afternoon, Zhao Ruosu, as usual, came to the Tihou Mansion to deliver a stack of concerts, but failed to leave as usual and was stopped by the emperor.

Yang Feng has recommended it for a long time, and Han Ruzi also admires this person more, because of this, he did not reuse it for a long time, but observed it silently, and after a few months, Han Ruzi had to admit that he didn't see anything.

Zhao Ruosu's bravery and composure in Jincheng were short-lived, and since the siege was lifted, he has reverted to the taciturn and unobtrusive Zhongshu Sheren, coming in and out quietly, striving not to let the emperor notice his existence.

This time it was the same, Zhao Ruosu gently put a stack of concertos on the corner of the table, and gently pushed half a foot inward, sorted out the top ones a little, and bowed down to prepare to retreat.

Han Ruzi didn't raise his head and said, "Can a meritorious relative also get a heavy reward?" ”

Zhao Ruosu was there, with one foot in front and one foot behind, waited for a while, and found that the emperor was indeed talking to himself, and replied: "That depends on the situation." ”

"Say." Han Ruzi still didn't look up, concentrating on watching a piece of music.

"Hmm...... Most of the time, if the relatives are not guilty, they are considered meritorious and can be rewarded, but there is a limit, not as high as the feudal marquis, there are usually no more than three people in a door, the officials are mainly idle and supportive, and the servants in the field house can be more, but they can not be transgressed, and if there is a meritorious service among the relatives, it will be counted separately. ”

This answer was decent, Han Ruzi was not very satisfied, raised his head, and looked at the Zhongshu people.

Zhao Ruosu felt that he might not be able to walk for a while, so he withdrew his front feet and bowed deeper.

Zhang Youcai knew the emperor best, and silently beckoned the other two eunuchs to leave the room with him.

"I don't know something, I hope Lord Zhao will solve my doubts."

"Don't dare, Weichen knows a little about the previous generation, maybe he can learn from it."

Han Ruzi smiled, in contrast, he admired people like Deng Cui more, although his behavior was out of order, and he often pretended to be smart, but he didn't have too much to hide, he did what he wanted, saving both parties a lot of time and energy.

"After all, the relatives are foreign surnames, and they can be rewarded for their merits, and the children of the clan are the same surname as me, but they cannot be rewarded for their merits, so why is there such a difference between light and distance?"

"This is thanks to the previous generations of emperors of this dynasty, since the Taizu Dingding, a set of rules for the division of the clan has been set early, or called the king, or the marquis, or the increase or decrease of the title, or the official position, the Zongzheng Mansion and the various ministries and departments act according to the rules, and the rewards are actually very heavy, but they are not from the palace, so Your Majesty does not feel deeply. Relatives are all from generation to generation, they are different, and the reward is determined by the palace, Your Majesty may think that it is heavier, but in fact, there are certain rules. ”

Han Ruzi nodded, slightly satisfied, and said with emotion: "I read the history books and found that the emperors of the past dynasties were closer to their relatives and estranged from the clan branches, probably for this reason. ”

Relatives want to get a reward from the emperor, naturally to maintain a close relationship, the clan is more grateful to the founding ancestor set the rules, for today's saints, to the principle of not offending, ambitious people will deliberately please, unintentional power, can be at ease.

Zhao Ruosu only talked about the facts he knew, and didn't say a word about the conclusion.

Han Ruzi asked again: "The prime minister and others are discussing politics in the Qinzheng Palace, and I stay in the Tihou Mansion every afternoon, and the emperor and the prime minister are not together, has this kind of thing ever happened?" ”

"Yes, and it's common, but His Majesty's approach is a bit unusual."

"Oh? What did other emperors do? Han Ruzi became interested, Zhao Ruosu was like a sign in the temple, and he had to ask the right questions in order to give a proper answer.

"As far as Weichen knows, most emperors often live in the palace, and the prime minister presides over the government outside, and everything is in the palace, and they are at peace with each other. There are also some emperors who have opened a new palace outside the palace, but they are mainly for fun, supplemented by political discussion, and His Majesty's unusual is to use the Tired Marquis' Mansion as a place for long-term political discussion, and there are no important ministers around him, so the Qinzheng Palace will feel that it has been left out. ”

Han Ruzi laughed twice, this is exactly the problem, if he is always accompanied by important ministers, the Tired Marquis Mansion will become another palace of diligence, and it will be difficult for him to break the rules.

"My idea is actually very simple: the reason why rules are rules, and what conventions do is conventions, there must be a reason, and they cannot be easily changed, but Dachu has constant internal and external troubles, and many things are beyond the scope of rules and conventions, and need to be solved by extraordinary means. Therefore, I hope that the prime minister will keep the rules and practices to maintain the stability of the court, and I will act when the opportunity is preached, and I will not have to stick to the rules. ”

"Your Majesty has this idea, Da Chu is very lucky."

"But the prime minister and other ministers don't seem to be at ease about this, what should I do? Be open and honest with the Prime Minister? Or do you want to wait a little longer? ”

Zhao Ruosu knelt down, "Your Majesty must not be open and honest with the minister, this is true for the prime minister, and the same is true for other ministers. ”

Han Ruzi was slightly surprised, "What is the reason?" ”

"Your Majesty has always been the son of Great Chu, but the prime minister and others may not always be the ministers of Great Chu, Your Majesty always has a time to change ministers, today's openness and honesty will be embarrassing in the future, the so-called monarchs and ministers, openness and honesty are definitely not done by the emperor."

Han Ruzi actually didn't have this plan, "But how can the monarch and the minister communicate with each other?" ”

"You need to talk about things on a case-by-case basis, and there are no certain rules."

"For example, this time the Queen Mother is looking for relatives, even if it turns out that it is really my uncle, I don't want to reward it immediately, how can I tell the Prime Minister that he understands my intentions, and he will not particularly object?"

Zhao Ruosu thought for a while, "Weichen has a suggestion, Your Majesty will listen to it." ”

"Hmm."

"Prince Yong's orphaned uncles are still here, you might as well start with them."

Han Ruzi raised his eyebrows, the orphan of Prince Yong was the child who replaced him as a puppet emperor before, and there were two uncles surnamed Wu, both of whom were made marquis, one of whom also participated in the battle for the throne and has always supported the champion Hou, but the foundation was too shallow and did not play much role, and he was not held accountable afterwards.

This is an extremely sensitive topic, and Zhao Ruosu dares to mention it in front of the emperor, and he is not small.

What Han Ruzi wants to see is this kind of courage to speak out, if everyone is silent in front of him, then he is really a "lonely person", and he can only fight internal and external troubles on his own.

"Go on." Han Ruzi didn't fully understand what Zhao Ruosu meant.

"The two Wu are no longer qualified to be marquis, Your Majesty can ask Yousi to deal with this matter as soon as possible, and when the chapter arrives, write it for approval, as for what to write, Your Majesty can consider it."

Han Ruzi understood, "I said it directly, the prime minister refused to accept it, write a few words of approval, but he would take it seriously?" ”

Zhao Ruosu, who was kneeling on the ground, kowtowed, because what he said became more and more out of line, "The emperor is usually cautious, if he has to speak, he is usually insincere, the prime minister treats His Majesty as an ordinary emperor, the more Your Majesty says not to reward him, the more the prime minister insists on his own opinion." There is another reason, sooner or later this controversy will leak out, if a foreign relative is in power, he will never complain about His Majesty, but he may resent the minister's refusal to 'fight on the basis of reason'. It is best for the monarch and the minister not to fight, if they fight, they cannot be made public, the palace of diligence is the place of deliberation, the minister can fight, His Majesty can not fight, and the transcendence is above, so that he can advance or retreat. ”

"But I can imply it in the reply?"

Zhao Ruosu nodded, "With the right piece of music, plus the right approval, the prime minister will definitely understand, if he understands the rules, he will never object, this is the so-called 'indisputable dispute'." ”

Han Ruzi laughed, these words really made him suddenly brighter, and he also understood what to approve and what to do, in the cancellation of the Wu family's double marquis, he didn't need to mention his relatives for half a sentence, just properly express his dissatisfaction with the arbitrary marquis, and affirm that Zhizi would understand the emperor's intentions and reconsider the reward for the Wang family.

It was a delicate game in which the emperor and the prime minister did not have any arguments on the surface, but gave credit to each other: the emperor gave the prime minister the power to propose the content of the reward, and the prime minister glorified the holy virtue in the final recital.

"You should always stay by my side, Zhao Ruosu, you have made great contributions in Jincheng, and it is time to be promoted."

Zhao Ruosu kowtowed again, "The emperor can't be open and honest with the minister, and vice versa, the micro-minister is bold, just open and honest to His Majesty, he is no longer qualified to be a minister, and he can't even be a scholar." ”

Han Ruzi said in surprise: "What, are you going to resign?" ”

Zhao Ruosu raised his head, "Your Majesty really wants to keep Weichen by your side?" ”

"Hmm."

"Then transfer Weichen to serve as the Tired Marquis Mansion."

Although the grade of the Zhongshu Sheren is not high, it is still a lot more than Fucheng, and Zhongshu Province is the most important department, Zhao Ruosu is degrading himself to the end.

("The Emperor of Ruzi" has been written in the second half of the year, and his physical strength is a little exhausted, so the release time has been slightly adjusted: before 9 o'clock in the morning, before 7 o'clock in the afternoon, I hope you know.) (To be continued.) )