The day after Nan Zhijin left the emperor, the minister's resignation for guilt finally came like snowflakes, and at most, there were more than 40 copies a day. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The reasons are all surprisingly similar, first praise the emperor's wisdom and determination, Da Chu has accumulated disadvantages for a long time, and it really needs strong means to sweep it away, and then the content of the accusation, he is innocent, but relatives, friends, protégés, etc. have violated the law, and the number of house slaves with private savings is unequal, and finally he blames himself for being incompetent, ashamed of the court, and is willing to hand over the official seal.

Only one person's resignation recital was a little more special.

Prime Minister Zhuo Ruhe wrote a very long note, the main meaning is only one, he is powerless in the face of the chaos of the court, he is willing to serve the emperor dogs and horses, but "the hair is shaking, the heart is flustered", even if there is a hunting heart, there is no power to run, and finally he asked to come to see the emperor in person, but the emperor needs to appoint a left-behind minister first.

Han Ruzi couldn't find the left-behind ministers, except for a small number of idle officials, almost all of the senior officials above the third rank submitted their resignations, and only Qu Zixi was still struggling to support himself in the East China Sea, and it is said that he also received many private letters, all of which persuaded him to follow the crowd.

Han Ruzi didn't approve a single one, and kept it all in his hands, as if he hadn't received it.

Nan Zhijin left, but there were more people watching the emperor's every move, and the accompanying officials and nobles in the entire camp, including many advisers personally selected by the emperor, were all trying to figure out the emperor's intentions.

In this contest of narrow encounters, the competition is who can hold on more, as long as one step back, it is equivalent to the collapse of the whole army.

Han Ruzi pays attention to his words and deeds all the time, never shows the slightest hesitation, even in front of Concubine Deng Yun, he maintains a ruthlessness and fighting spirit.

Soon after, the resignation letters of the military generals from all over the country also came, and there were not as many as expected, and the resignations of civil officials had reached more than 100, but the number of resignations of military generals was less than 20.

Han Ruzi transferred several troops from the capital in advance, this move had a great impact, the Wenchen who stayed in the capital were united, and the generals who went to various places had their own calculations, separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and they had to be cautious and careful in every step.

The day before departure, Han Ruzi made a holy decree again, which had nothing to do with resignation, but crowned Huang Pugong as the general of Haixi, and was envoy to lead the military affairs of the South China Sea and West China Seas.

Han Ruzi also gave Huang Pugong twenty large warships that had been built within two years, allowing him to recruit crews among the soldiers and civilians of Great Chu on his own, but the period was only one month.

In short, he gave Huang Pugong everything he wanted, and with this holy decree, Huang Pugong and his navy could run rampant on the sea, with only one requirement: the great Chu Yu Wei is still there, and the countries on the sea welcome the arrival of the Chu army.

The patrol team slowly moved west on land, Huang Pugong was in full swing at sea, more and more pirates accepted Zhao'an, and a small number of civilians and soldiers also joined this strange naval army, willing to follow Huang Pugong to the sea adventure.

After Yingyue married Huang Pugong, she was escorted back to the capital by the government and became the official general's wife.

On the one hand, he seized all the resignation chapters, and on the other hand, every time he went to a county on the way to patrol the hunt, he would inevitably summon all the officials above the seventh grade, ask them one by one, and dismiss them on the spot.

Jin Chunzhong and Jing Yao acted separately to verify the situation of the local manor, so Han Ruzi was able to know in his heart.

The officials who resigned did not respond, but more than a dozen people who coveted official positions were dismissed, and the emperor's heart became more and more unpredictable to the ministers.

Half a month after returning to the road, the people around the emperor began to act, they did not dare to hug in front of the emperor, but came to admonish one by one.

The first is Kang Zijiao, because of a separate summons, he is considered to be an emerging "favored minister", and after being encouraged, he officially asked to see the emperor and become a minister.

The team marched relatively slowly, camping early in the afternoon, and Han Ruzi summoned Kang Zijiao before dinner, not planning to give him too much time.

Kang Zijiao understood what the emperor meant, so he went straight to the point after saluting, "Your Majesty is out hunting, the people in the capital are panicking, hundreds of officials are guilty and resigning, the court is like a building about to fall, can Your Majesty see it?" ”

"The resignation is all here with me, of course I know." Han Ruzi said calmly that he was going to use all means to show his determination to the ministers.

"Wechen once made a suggestion to His Majesty, in the face of the resignation of the official, it can be divided, but His Majesty did not move, Wechen dared to speak, thinking that His Majesty could not hesitate, or advance or retreat, it would be possible to avoid a great turmoil."

"Why did the hundred officials resign?" Han Ruzi asked rhetorically.

"Because Your Majesty wants to change the ancestral system, you want to make a big move against the imperial court."

"I'm just abolishing private slavery and opening up wasteland, what does it have to do with the imperial court?"

"Although private slaves and slave fields are illegal, the emperors of all dynasties have tolerated them, and they are regarded as a necessary price for the stability of the imperial court. Those who are officials want to be clothed and fed, and those who marry with the family have long become a practice, that is, their own family, once they gain power, they must also buy more fields and save more slaves, thinking that they will have no worries for the tenth and one hundred generations, and then they can concentrate on serving the court. ”

Han Ruzi laughed, "Time has changed, the previous emperors tolerated private slaves and private fields, because the scale was not large, the influence was not deep, but unfortunately the people's hearts were insufficient, and the generation was more greedy than the generation, and now even the soldiers raised by the government have become private slaves, and I have spent a lot of effort to settle the displaced people, and the result has also been sent to the manors of each family." It's not that I'm competing with hundreds of officials for profit, but that I'm competing with me for profit, and when Taizu, Emperor Lie, and Emperor Wu are alive, will they tolerate it? As for the worry-free after death, I only let the slaves go, and do not collect the land, so as not to bankrupt the families, they just refuse to give up the immediate benefits. ”

"Then what is Your Majesty going to do? Just dragged it on, waiting for the hundred officials to come to their senses? Others were figuring out the emperor's thoughts, but Kang Zijiao asked directly.

"I have my own ideas, but I will not budge."

Kang Zijiao thought for a while, bowed to the ground, got up and said: "If Your Majesty can really hold on and not retreat, Weichen is willing to be a pawn in front of the horse." ”

Kang Zijiao was entrusted by everyone to advise the emperor, but as soon as he fought him, he defected, in fact, this was his original intention, and the previous persuasion was just to hear if the emperor understood what he was doing.

Han Ruzi smiled slightly, he needed a pawn, but he didn't accept it from anyone, "What is Kang Qing going to do?" ”

"Everyone is an official for profit, but no official is willing to speak for profit, all that hangs on his lips is the word loyalty and filial piety, this is their façade, but also their weakness, Weichen has no power, no soldiers, no weapons, only three inches of incorruptible tongue, poking at the weakness."

"You've got my permission."

"Yes." Kang Zijiao retired, and that night he wrote a book of 10,000 words, this time not for the emperor to see, but successively to hundreds of officials, scholars, and people in the world, or to accuse, or persuade, or encourage, in short, I hope that everyone will support the emperor.

The previous agitators were very embarrassed and refused to deal with Kang Zijiao anymore, no one copied the book of ten thousand words, so Kang Zijiao copied it himself, and specially sent it to those who disagreed, he was under the banner of the emperor, and the other party did not dare not accept it.

Every time he went to a county, Kang Zijiao distributed the book of 10,000 words to local officials and scholars, asking the former to appreciate it and the latter to spread it on his behalf.

A few days later, the second counselor asked for an audience, also in the evening.

The King of the East China Sea would not get straight to the point, chatted with the emperor for a while, and said with a smile: "Has Your Majesty heard about it?" Kang Bangyan is now famous, and the world knows it. ”

"The top three jinshi should all be famous." Han Ruzi pretended to be confused.

"This Kang Bangyan is different, he didn't become famous by articles, but used His Majesty's name to build momentum for himself, everyone said that he was a fox and a fake tiger, but they were not sure."

"What did he say?"

"That's not true, he wrote a book of 10,000 words, with arrogant words, and then claimed that he was 'passing the book by order', and others couldn't take it or read it."

Han Ruzi sighed, "It's my fault, I did allow him to do something, I didn't expect him to hold on to it, and it turned out to be a holy decree, but there is no way, you don't joke, as long as it's not too out of line, let him go." ”

The king of the East China Sea understood and laughed a few times, "That's right, what can a Jinshi who is waiting in the Ministry of Officials toss?" It's nothing more than some fame. By the way, I also want to confess to Your Majesty. ”

"What's the crime?"

"I thought I was an honest prince, but His Majesty issued a decree requiring each family to hand over their private holdings within three months, and I had to act in accordance with the order, so I wrote to my family to inquire about the situation, and I just received a reply yesterday. I never expected that the capital was fine, the East China Sea was fine, but I each had a piece of land in Luoyang and Nanyang, and there were hundreds of tenant farmers, of which ...... There are dozens of families that have not been naturalized, and they belong to private slaves, and I don't know when they stayed. I have written back that the princess will soon send someone to these two places to naturalize everyone, and do whatever she wants. ”

"It's still far from March, you don't need to rush."

"Your Majesty doesn't blame me?"

"If you have obeyed the commandment, you are not guilty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, to be honest, after receiving the letter from home, I was really worried for a while."

"Worried about what?"

The king of the East China Sea said with a smile: "I'm worried that Your Majesty will treat me as a leading bird, and I will deal with it harshly to set an example." ”

Han Ruzi's heart moved, "Everyone thinks that I will be anticlimactic and dispose of a few unfavored ministers, and then I will end this matter hastily, right?" ”

The king of the East China Sea said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't be surprised, Your Majesty's plan is very big, but all the officials have resigned and refused to cooperate, and it is normal for people in the world to wait and see at this time." ”

Han Ruzi leaned forward slightly, "When we get to Luoyang, I will let everyone understand how serious I am." ”

"I don't need to go to Luoyang, I can see His Majesty's seriousness now." The king of the East China Sea retired with interest, and did not say a word of advice.

Han Ruzi was about to rest, and Zhang Youcai ran in to report, "Someone from the palace has arrived, just arrived." ”

The civil officials sued the guilt, the military generals complained of illness, and the queen mother's people finally came, Han Ruzi regained his spirits and said, "Bring it in." (To be continued.) )