The imperial concubine and the ministers all looked at the emperor expectantly, he had performed amazingly in front of the prince of Qi, and both sides believed that this time the emperor would still make the right choice.

"Rong Chen dared to ask, Your Majesty knows what the era name is, right?" A minister stepped forward.

This person is five short in stature, extremely inconspicuous among a group of officials, Han Ruzi remembers him, this is Xiao Sheng, the king of the East China Sea once said that Xiao Sheng is a member of the Cui family, but the last time the court was meeting, he joined other ministers to reprimand Cui Taifu's defeat.

Xiao Sheng was not a minister, it was all because the right patrol imperial Shi Shen Mingzhi went to the vassal states to announce the decree, and he was temporarily called to participate in politics.

"I know a little bit about it, can you introduce it again."

Xiao Sheng glanced at the imperial concubine and knelt down, "The emperors of all dynasties have year names, and the emperors of previous dynasties often have multiple year names. Folks often call the emperor by the name of the year, for example, Emperor Wu is called 'Emperor Zhongmiao', Emperor Huan is 'Emperor Xianghe', and Emperor Si is 'Emperor Gongcheng'. The two emperors share the same era name, which not only breaks the rules set by Taizu, but also confuses the people of the world and does not know what to do. ”

"But the new emperor usually uses the old era name for a while, right?" Han Ruzi said.

The imperial concubine watched from the sidelines, her expression unchanged.

"At most, it will be used until the first month of the following year, and sometimes it can be changed in the middle of the year." Xiao Sheng said these words in front of the imperial concubine, and he was very bold, and the other ministers did not squeak, but their expressions were more supportive of Zuo Cha's statement.

Han Ruzi nodded to the ministers, indicating that he understood, and nodded to the imperial concubine, indicating that everything was relieved.

Since he didn't know in advance that he would encounter such a scene, it was impossible for Han Ruzi to think deeply about what he was going to say next, so he had to slow down his speech and try to think as much as possible, "Emperor Si is the emperor's brother, unfortunately died young, heaven and man are sad, and the name of the year of success should be used until the first month of next year." It's only May now, and the Queen Mother's grief has not disappeared, the Kwantung rebellion has not been settled, and everything is complicated, so it is not appropriate to stir up any more troubles, and the matter of the year name will be discussed again in December. ”

The imperial concubine's face was slightly stiff, and Zuo Cha Yushi Xiaosheng was not satisfied, and wanted to fight again, but Prime Minister Yin harmlessly preemptively said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, the year name is not an urgent matter. The Qi country rebelled, the world was shaken, the Xiongnu in the north, the Baiyue in the south, the Qiang in the west, and the princes in the east were all in chaos, and they had to be pacified as soon as possible. ”

The topic turned back to the war, and the imperial concubine did not stubbornly hold her own opinions, retreated to the cabinet and never came out again.

In the evening, the imperial concubine came to the emperor's residence, withdrew from everyone, stared at the emperor for a while, and said with a smile: "The queen mother and I have mistaken Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not an ordinary child." ”

"The Queen Mother doesn't seem to treat me as a child." Han Ruzi was ready to have a debate with the imperial concubine, and he had a little bottom in his heart, the queen mother had not completely subdued the ministers in the court, and would never dare to get rid of the emperor who had just ascended the throne for no reason.

"Well, that's the Queen Mother's fault." The imperial concubine was not angry, "The ministers outside treat Your Majesty as an adult, and they can't wait for Your Majesty to govern immediately." ”

In order not to cause trouble for any of the ministers, Han Ruzi refused to answer.

"The minister is not simple, His Majesty and the Queen Mother hold power, but the minister has the ability to make power out of shape, especially the pen they hold in their hands. It doesn't matter what kind of person Your Majesty is, what kind of person the Queen Mother is, it doesn't matter, put pen to paper, say what you are is what you are, once the reputation spreads, it will be difficult to change it. ”

Han Ruzi still didn't speak.

"Sometimes I wonder, do ministers really need a living emperor? In the past few years, the three emperors have died, but the pattern of the imperial court has not changed much, and when Emperor Huan was alive, he tried very hard to make some changes, promoted some people, and demoted some people. But unconsciously, those who were demoted came back, but the people who were promoted disappeared, they did not die, but it was difficult to appear in the recital, and occasionally asked, only to learn that they had been sent to be officials outside Beijing, as for the reason, two words - convention. ”

The imperial concubine seemed to have forgotten the existence of the emperor, her eyes narrowed, and her brows furrowed slightly, "There are too many conventions, it is said that the entire imperial court runs by conventions, and without conventions, the entire Great Chu will collapse, so as long as the emperor does not stare, conventions will play a role, quietly changing the emperor's original meaning." ”

"The emperor isn't always right either, so conventions are needed to adjust." Han Ruzi knew very well in his heart that the so-called emperor now was actually the queen mother, not him.

"It's okay to think so, but in this case, who is Jiangshan? So I always suspect that the ministers don't need a living emperor, they want a tablet, an idol, they can't speak, they don't have a mind, everything is decided by convention, and it is the minister who operates the convention. ”

The imperial concubine stood up, she was not here to teach the emperor a lesson, and she had no intention of bothering to speak, "Your Majesty, rest." May 18 is an auspicious day, and the queen will enter the palace on that day. ”

Han Ruzi stood up in surprise, "But the rebellion of the Qi Kingdom is not over yet. ”

"The queen mother feels that the canonization of the queen should not be related to the victory or defeat of Mrs. Cui, since she has been hired, the sooner the wedding, the better. And this is not all the idea of the Queen Mother, the departments of the Ministry of Rites have been promoting this matter and are ready. This is also a routine, as long as no one stops it, it will go smoothly, without His Majesty worrying, everything will naturally fall into place. ”

The imperial concubine left, Han Ruzi went back to the room to rest, lay on the bed and thought for a while, and made a risky decision: she couldn't give in like this, the queen mother would definitely have to inch in the future, so she had to get in touch with the ministers and get their help.

This is not the same thing as the "edict of clothes and belts" that the king of the East China Sea once suggested, at that time he knew nothing about the minister, and the minister did not know anything about the new emperor, and rashly asking for help would only cause trouble. Facts proved that his judgment at that time was correct, not only did the king of the East China Sea inform, but also the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Yuan Jiuding, who received the "secret edict", also took the initiative to hand over the note to the eunuch Yang Feng.

But now it is different, the emperor and the minister have some understanding of each other, although it is not deep, but it is enough to convince the minister that the emperor's actions are serious.

What does Yang Bong think? Han Ruzi shook his head in his heart, Yang Feng would definitely not agree with the emperor's approach, but Yang Feng was far away in Kanto, and this eunuch was hiding too many secrets, who could guarantee that everything he did was for the emperor's sake?

The idea was so decided, Han Ruzi fell asleep and silently practiced the method of reverse breathing.

It is easy to make a decision, but it is even more difficult to implement, this kind of thing is absolutely impossible, Han Ruzi hopes to talk to the minister face-to-face, and the first difficulty is which minister to choose.

From the next day, Han Ruzi made full use of the little time he spent in the Qinzheng Hall every morning to carefully observe the speech and demeanor of each minister.

Prime Minister Yin Wuwu was the first to be ruled out, he was too old, too sleek, and occasionally behaved at odds with the Queen Mother, but he never persevered to the end, and he was not worthy of dependence.

Han Xing, the governor of the Soldiers and Horses, was also excluded, as an elder of the clan, Han Xing was not interested in safeguarding the interests of the emperor, and the so-called Governor of the Soldiers and Horses was also a false title, and he had no soldiers and no generals.

Zuocha Yushi Xiao Sheng and Shangshu Feng Ju were excluded one after another, the former had an unclear relationship with the Cui family, and the latter was a guy who had no idea and couldn't even do internal affairs well.

There are also some ministers who take turns to come to the Qinzheng Palace to senate, and two of them are quite upright, but they do not show up often, and there is no possibility of contact with the emperor.

A few days later, Han Ruzi's gaze turned to the attendants.

The emperor's attendants are all sons and daughters of nobles, and they are also the future pillars of the court, they have no official positions for the time being, but their fathers and ancestors are all high-ranking officials and ministers.

After a few days of observation, Han Ruzi chose Zhang Yanghao.

Zhang Yanghao's grandfather, the Marquis of Piyuan, had just returned to Beijing to recuperate from his injuries, and many officials went to visit, and all kinds of signs showed that the Marquis of Biyuan had an arrogant temperament, and he did not have much contact with the Cui family and the Shangguan family, and his reputation in the court was very high, and he had a certain appeal.

Han Ruzi took a roundabout approach to contact Zhang Yanghao, and found an attendant to practice Baibu Boxing every afternoon, and did not change to Zhang Yanghao until the fifth day.

Zhang Yanghao's mood was much better than a few days ago, and his fists were dancing vigorously, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of the emperor, and he left his hands everywhere.

The two of them only passed three moves, and before the emperor could show a smile of goodwill, Zhang Yanghao was squeezed away.

The king of the East China Sea had a gloomy face, and when Zhang Yanghao retreated in a sneer, he whispered: "Congratulations, there are still three days to marry the queen." ”

The emperor's wedding is imminent, and the temper of the King of the East China Sea is getting worse and worse, Han Ruzi has long been used to it, and he doesn't care, while blocking the soft arm of the King of the East China Sea, he said: "You know my thoughts. ”

The East Sea King's fist danced more urgently, "What can you think?" When encountering this kind of good thing, push the boat with the water. ”

Han Ruzi felt that the King of the East China Sea was simply unreasonable.

Meng Che walked over and stared at the emperor and the king of the East China Sea, the two of them closed their mouths and pretended to punch and kick.

On the other side, two attendants made the fake come true, scuffling into a ball, Meng Che went over to pull the fight, and the king of the East China Sea approached the emperor and said, "Why don't you show your strength to refuse the palace maid?" If you resolutely disagree, the Queen Mother can't do anything about you. ”

"So you know!"

"Who doesn't know in Cining Palace, everyone is just pretending to be confused. Honestly, have you already tried it on the palace maid...... Just waiting to be used on my cousin! The eyes of the King of the East Sea were about to erupt with fire, he had never endured it for so long in his life, and it was finally about to explode.

"What nonsense are you talking about." Han Ruzi was glad that he didn't ask the East China Sea King for help, this guy was too angry.

"Am I talking nonsense? If you do nonsense, you won't allow me to talk nonsense? The king of the East China Sea pounced on him, Han Ruzi had already been on guard, and punched the king of the East China Sea in the stomach, the move was used correctly, the strength was far worse than Meng Che, the king of the East China Sea screamed, but he was not repulsed, and his hands grabbed the emperor's neck and became entangled.

At first, everyone thought that the emperor and the king of the East China Sea were brothers and were playing, but after a while, they found that something was wrong, and they were all surprised.

There were more people pulling the king of the East China Sea, which made him feel unfair, and shouted angrily: "You are all traitors, you are all traitors!" Wait for me ......"

Someone gagged him.

The afternoon of martial arts was hastily over, and the emperor was sent back to Cining Palace, and the king of the East China Sea did not know where he was taken.

Han Ruzi felt angry, and couldn't calm down for a long time after returning to the room, going back and forth, Zhang Youcai and Tong Qing'e followed behind, wanting to change the emperor's clothes, but they couldn't find a chance.

Finally, Han Ruzi calmed down a little, and planned to take off the clothes he wore when he was practicing martial arts, and he didn't want the help of eunuchs and palace maids, so he went to untie his belt by himself, and reached out and touched a small paper bag from inside.

Someone actually used the trick of "secret edict" on the emperor.

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