Returning to the palace, he is no longer anyone's puppet, and Han Ruzi's biggest feeling is not the hearty pride of holding power, but walking on thin ice when he is in danger. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

He had to get within ten steps of security as quickly as possible.

The soldiers were transferred to the palace to serve as guards, under the joint management of Cai Xinghai and Chao Hua, and the original guards were all left on standby on the periphery under the command of Yang Feng, the chief attendant of the Central Guard—some of the guards, including Meng E's brother Meng Che, disappeared and could not be trusted by the emperor until they appeared.

Part of the northern army and the southern army were responsible for guarding the palace and the gates of the capital, while the Su Guard army set up camp in the west of the city, pardoned and summoned the soldiers scattered everywhere to return to the camp.

These things went smoothly, and the government and the opposition believed that the emperor had the right to do so, and all the ministries and departments fully cooperated, even if there was no treasure seal on the "holy decree", it was recognized.

The fugitive palace people all returned, because many internal officials died at the hands of the Su Guards, Han Ruzi was able to smoothly promote the people he trusted: the eunuch Liu Jie was released and continued to serve as the middle seal, Han Ruzi even wanted to make him the central eunuch, but felt that it was not appropriate to be in a hurry, so the first official was reinstated, and a large number of lowly "hard-working people" were reused to fill the vacancy of the internal official.

This arrangement did not encounter any resistance, the emperor entered the palace again, and it was common to appoint cronies, but it can only be said that Liu Jie and those "hard-working people" had a unique vision and chose the right master.

As for the larger-scale adjustment, Han Ruzi is not in a hurry.

On the fifth day of returning to the palace, Han Ruzi got the news of the harmless death of Prime Minister Yin, for him, this is a good thing and a bad thing, the advantage is that he can immediately choose a new prime minister, the disadvantage is that he has no particularly suitable candidate, and this matter must be solved as soon as possible, the morning after tomorrow, the queen mother and the hundred officials will go to the temple to say goodbye to the ancestors, officially welcome back the emperor, when the time comes, the hundred officials need a leader.

Before suing the ancestors, the Tongxuan Hall and the Qinzheng Hall were not suitable as a place to discuss politics, and Han Ruzi did not want to discuss things with the ministers for the time being, so he chose the Lingyun Pavilion used when he was studying, where he discussed the military situation with Chai Yue, Fang Daye and others, or summoned a supporter alone, without talking much, just praise a few words, and the two sides tacitly agreed: the emperor will reward loyal ministers, but the time has not yet come.

He didn't have to sit on the floor in the pavilion, there was a full set of tables and chairs, more like a study.

On this afternoon, there was only one person Han Ruzi wanted to meet.

Yang Feng was also very busy, and before anyone arrived, Han Ruzi's eyes lifted from the map and said to Zhang Youcai, who was standing at the door, "Don't you really want to be an official?" ”

Zhang Youcai was imprisoned in the southern military camp, Cui Taifu surrendered, he was immediately released and returned to the emperor, but he refused to serve as an internal official several times, and still shook his head at this time, "I don't want to be an official, I am very happy to serve Your Majesty." ”

Han Ruzi smiled, Zhang Youcai is very loyal, but he is young and uneducated, so he is indeed not suitable for being in charge of one party.

"Don't just serve, help me with the ...... too"

Zhang Youcai was about to speak and stopped, and Han Ruzi smiled: "Didn't you say 'I' again?" ”

Zhang Youcai nodded.

"Don't worry, won't you also issue a decree without the treasure seal? If you don't say 'I', I'm also the emperor. Han Ruzi has no intention of maintaining the majesty of the emperor all the time, he would rather take his time, "The current central eunuch asked me to be responsible for all kinds of things that happened in the palace, I don't think this is his responsibility, but he is really not suitable to be in charge of palace affairs, I want to change someone, you have been in the palace longer than me, do you have a recommendation?" ”

Recommending candidates to the emperor is a great power, but Zhang Youcai didn't notice it, the emperor asked him to think, so he thought seriously for a while, "Yang Feng." ”

Han Ruzi shook his head, "Yang Feng is not an old man in the palace, and he is not interested in managing the palace. ”

"Well, that's right, Yang Feng can't even manage a little bit of people in the Tired Hou Mansion...... Liu Jie, he is an old man in the palace, and the middle palm seal is only one level away from the middle eunuch. ”

Han Ruzi shook his head with a smile, the people recommended by Zhang Youcai are all cronies of the emperor, and what he cares about is obviously not who can manage the palace well, but who is worthy of the emperor's trust, "Liu Jiezhong has a good seal......

The eunuch downstairs came up to report that Yang Feng had arrived, and the "discussion" between the master and servant was over, and what Han Ruzi and Yang Feng discussed was the right thing.

Zhang Youcai stepped back with interest.

Yang Feng came in and kowtowed, and when he was allowed to sit on a chair diagonally opposite, the second student he assisted became the true emperor, but his face was not happy, let alone flattering, still like a stern teacher, with a hint of scrutiny.

Yang Feng spoke first, he had many things to report to the emperor.

"Baoxi is still in Meng E's hands, after leaving the city that night, she is likely to be hunted down, and the news I got is that she went all the way east and disappeared near Hangu Pass."

"Why didn't she come to me?"

Yang Feng shook his head, it was he who entrusted the treasure seal to Tong Qing'e to send out of the palace, but he didn't expect an accident to happen in the middle.

"Who is the person who is chasing Meng E? Her brother? ”

"It seems that this is the case, Meng Che took away fourteen palace guards, and the route of travel is the same as Meng E, and they are all missing in Hangu Pass."

Han Ruzi frowned slightly, "Who is Meng Che doing things for?" ”

"It's not clear, but it's definitely not the Queen Mother or Shangguan Sheng."

Han Ruzi became more and more puzzled, "Then it's useless for him to get the treasure seal." ”

Yang Feng couldn't explain, he was silent for a moment, and seeing that the emperor didn't ask again, he continued: "General Han Xing is at war with Shangguan Sheng today, and news will come at noon tomorrow at the latest. ”

"Hmm." Han Ruzi didn't particularly care about this matter, there were only thousands of Su guards under Shangguan Sheng's command, there was no food and grass, no goals, and no support, Han Xingzhen guarded Hangu Pass, and there were tens of thousands of soldiers, so there was no reason why he couldn't win this battle.

"Most of the Jianghu people in the capital have fled, and many local heroes have also left Beijing in the name of visiting relatives and friends, and they are no longer a threat."

"Not a threat? The Tan family can recruit them back at any time, Yun Mengze is still their lair, and Hua Bin is still their leader. ”

"Not the biggest threat right now." Yang Feng changed his statement, "These few incidents have shown that the people of the rivers and lakes are not of great use, let them disperse, and then exterminate them by the local governments, as for the Tan and Hua families, it is not worth Your Majesty's personal action." ”

"You can't let them get away with it, can you?"

"Handed over to the Criminal Department and Jingzhao Yin Mansion for handling."

"Those torturers and the Tan family ......" Han Ruzi just wanted to say that they were "a raccoon dog", but suddenly came to his senses, "All the torturers are panicked, worried about my retaliation, just let them investigate the Tan family, give them a chance to show their loyalty, if the incident is found, it can eliminate the troubles of the Tan and Hua families, if it can't be found, they can also be wiped out in the future." ”

"I can definitely find out, the love of the rivers and lakes is not so strong." Yang Feng said flatly, not thinking about the ending.

After Han Ruzi restored the throne, the first order was to pardon everyone, only Shangguan Sheng refused to surrender, but he was killing himself, as for the Tan family and Hua Bin, the previous things can be forgiven, but they can't in the future, there is a group of torturers who are eager to make meritorious contributions every day, and the two families will be arrested sooner or later.

Talking about the people in the rivers and lakes, Han Ruzi thought of a few old acquaintances, "What about the Du family's grandson and his life?" I've been trying to summon them into the palace, but I can't find anyone. ”

"They're gone, too. Du Motian entrusted me to tell His Majesty that he and Du Chuanyun did not contribute at the critical moment, I am very sorry. ”

"But I don't care...... They've done enough for me before. ”

Yang Feng smiled slightly, he could feel the eagerness of the "new" emperor, almost exactly the same as Emperor Si who had just ascended the throne, "They are from the rivers and lakes, let them stay in the rivers and lakes." ”

"Don't you want to die? Still want to be a cook? ”

"Well, but not in the capital."

"I really don't understand, when I was powerless, they tried their best to protect me, and now that the big thing has been accomplished, they are far away from me, this is the so-called rules of the rivers and lakes?"

"Wait a few more years, if they still refuse to come to see Your Majesty, Your Majesty will issue a decree to praise them a few words, and the favor will be cleared."

"Fame again?"

"There are still people in the rivers and lakes who care about reputation, Your Majesty should be happy, otherwise, there will be only profit-seekers left in the world."

After all, the rivers and lakes were not the realm that Han Ruzi cared about, he nodded, put this matter down, and asked, "What about the Qi Seeker?" Any news? ”

In the battle for the throne, the Jianghu people did not create a miracle, and the king of the East China Sea, who relied on them too much, was defeated, and even with it, the strength of the Qi Seeker seemed much smaller, except for Yang Feng, no one particularly cared about the group of Jianghu warlocks.

On the night of the rebellion in the capital, Yang Feng chose to help Han Ruzi regain the throne, which cost him a chance to wipe out the hopefuls.

"Lin Kunshan is in the hands of Shangguan Sheng, and the others will show their heads, sooner or later."

No one can change what Yang Feng has identified, so Han Ruzi went with the flow and began to discuss the most important thing, "What do you say about the choice of prime minister?" ”

Yang Feng visited the seriously ill prime minister yesterday, and according to the usual practice, asked Yin Wuwu's opinion on the successor, and now that the prime minister is dead, this question has become imminent, "Prime Minister Yin said at the beginning that he believed in His Majesty's choice, and after I asked again and again, he recommended a person. ”

"Who?"

"Qu Zixi."

Han Ruzi was stunned for a moment, "Qu Zixi is only Dr. Guozijian, and he is in Kanto...... What does this mean? ”

"Your Majesty is indeed optimistic about Qu Zixi, right?"

"Well, but I didn't want to make him the prime minister now, I have to slowly observe for a while, and promote him step by step."

"I guess Yin Wuwu wants to remind His Majesty: It is not easy to choose the prime minister, even the person Your Majesty values the most, you can't reach the sky in one step."

"So he recommended Qu Zixi, but he actually told me that he couldn't appoint this person? What an old fox. Han Ruzi thought for a while and asked, "Can't I really appoint Qu Zixi as the prime minister immediately?" ”

"Yes, but that would be a big mistake."

"A true emperor can't do that?"

"The true emperor especially can't." Yang Feng stood up, bowed his hand, and then said: "There are roughly two maturities in a person's life, the first maturity knows what to do, thinking about happiness and hatred, and doing whatever he wants, and the second maturity knows what he can't do. If Your Majesty wants to be a real emperor, you must first figure out what you can't do. ”

Han Ruzi was angry, but he didn't have a seizure, but said, "Okay, just let me see what I can't do." ”

(Today's update) (To be continued.) )