In Li Xu's impression, Han Rui, the general of Zuo Jinwu, is a conscientious and obedient person, he rarely speaks, but what he says is not pretentious. Han Rui never concealed his dissatisfaction with the "evil party" such as the eunuch and the queen mother. This point is especially appreciated by Li Xu. There is no shortage of "righteous men and gentlemen" in this world, but most of them appear when they speculate and kill tigers, and when the enemy is at their strongest, they choose to "protect themselves wisely" and "cherish this body to retain the vitality of the country", it is the existence of this kind of "righteous man and gentleman" that makes people like Han Rui even more precious.

"Oh?" Li Xu was curious as to why Han Rui would say such a thing. In his impression, Han Rui rarely gave any direct opinions. In the previous court life, Han Rui was a character who silently guarded the emperor's left and right. Li Xu, who lacked understanding of palace politics at the time, thought that Han Rui was the only person he could trust.

But after three years of court life, Li Xu had come to understand that he could trust everyone: the emperor should be more concerned with the outcome of other people's actions than with the purpose of their actions. When fighting against the Queen Mother, Yu Fuguo and Han Rui are both political forces that can be relied on. If Yufuguo starts to swell, then Li Xu will have to restrict this eunuch with the Queen Mother and Han Rui.

"Rui has sent He Basong to Dali Temple. While Han Rui recounted how he handed over He Batsong to the officials of Dali Temple, Li Xu was savoring today's dishes. Although the emperor basically does not make any comments on the taste of food, he still cares whether the food is good or not.

For example, today's dish of latent scale baked noodles tastes very good, and the so-called latent scales in this dish are carp. Because the royal family of the Yu Dynasty was surnamed Li, and "Li" was homophonic with "carp", the imperial court of Taizong ordered that the people should not eat carp. However, it turns out that any policy that confronts the stomach of the masses will sooner or later turn into a piece of waste paper.

The ban on eating carp did not last two years, and the people began to use braised carp to accompany their meals with wine as before. Even in the palace, the heavenly sons who were ordered by heaven could not refuse the delicious taste of carp. The carp changed its elegant name to "Diving Scales" and continued to appear at the palace banquets.

The carp baked noodles dish is very delicious, the fish is fried just right, the puff pastry is crispy without taking away the original taste of the fish, the taste of the sauce hanging on the fish is also just right, the three tastes of sweet and sour are evenly matched with each other, with the baked crispy dragon whisker noodles, the delicious taste of the whole dish is as distinct as spring flowers in front of the diners.

Li Xu is not a picky eater, but this dish still makes him feel inexplicably happy.

"Your Majesty, you must not act in a careless manner, although the Queen Mother has cut off her finger today, but Your Majesty has a plan for the future. ”

Li Xu listened to Han Rui while eating, and it was obvious that General Han thought that what happened during the day today was that the emperor used the knife of Yufuguo and let the family borrow a knife to kill people. Han Rui felt that Yu Fuguo or Cheng Qili didn't know how to convince the emperor and make the emperor feel that it was time to deal with the queen mother.

Han Rui clearly pointed out that this kind of rash behavior is not appropriate, because time is on Li Xu's side.

"Although the Queen Mother is in power now, there are restrictions such as Yufuguo inside, and there are important ministers of my father outside, and the party is attached to the Queen Mother is just some villains who tend to be inflammatory. ”

Li Xu lowered his head to eat, he had already eaten a lot of fish, although the dish of baked noodles with hidden scales was delicious, but it was too greasy, he raised the small cup and began to taste the golden gourd and jade dew. This dish is still the same as before, first wash and peel the pumpkin and steam it in the pot, then cut it into small pieces and put it in the yogurt, and finally add honey to taste, after freezing in the ice cellar, it is the most greasy.

He didn't want to explain the reason in the He Basong incident to Han Rui, and Li Xu himself couldn't figure out what the significance of Yu Fuguo doing this was.

The dishes in the palace are actually quite average for Han Rui, because his own dinner is much better than that in the palace, and compared with the utensils at home, the plain porcelain used in the palace is too shabby. His father Han Gang is considered by the world to be a traitor, and living a luxurious life is one of the important ones.

"Although He Basong has been sent to Dali Temple, how will Dali Temple Qing be convicted after that? Xu Youzhi is not a hard bone, Your Majesty. What's more, the Queen Mother is wide on the outside and taboo on the inside, I'm afraid she will be unfavorable to His Majesty. ”

Han Rui already knew that the Queen Mother had sent someone to hand Xu Youzhi a note, but he couldn't tell the emperor clearly, otherwise it would expose the fact that he had eyeliner in the palace.

What the Empress Dowager Wen is going to do and what she will do, Li Xu doesn't care, the reason why he left Han Rui is just to send a signal to the government and the opposition: The emperor, who has been silent for a long time, has challenged the Empress Dowager and began to form his own team.

"I heard that General Han once practiced in Wudang?" Li Xu had already finished eating the golden gourd and jade dew, and he stared at Han Rui's share with longing, this guy was obviously not thinking about eating, and the food in the palace didn't seem to taste like him, General Han just tasted every dish.

The emperor's question made Han Rui a little unable to react, and when the emperor left him for dinner at the beginning, Han Rui was still very moved. Because Han Rui, as a close minister in and out of the court, he knows better than outsiders that the little emperor has the potential to be the master of Zhongxing, which makes Han Rui, a scholar with a lot of family and country feelings, full of confidence in the future.

This is also why Han Rui captured He Basong and stayed for dinner, although all these acts of supporting the emperor are politically unwise, but they give Han Rui a sense of martyrdom.

So when the emperor asked about Wudang's practice, Han Rui had an unreal feeling, which made him feel as if he had gone back hundreds of years ago, when a wise emperor found a very famous scholar, but did not discuss national affairs with the scholar, but kept asking about the stories of ghosts and gods, and there was the so-called "Poor night in the middle of the empty seat, don't ask the sky to ask the ghosts and gods." Evaluation.

Han Rui's mood now was similar to that scholar, he thought that the emperor left him to rely on the strength of his father Han Gang to deal with the queen mother, but he didn't expect the emperor to ask him about his master. As a scholar, Han Rui felt that it was necessary for him to advise the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Wudang...... What people in the martial arts want is nothing more than 'within ten steps, everything is gone'. The Son of Heaven is the largest in the realm, and he is in the right position in the world, so he should practice benevolence and righteousness, strictly enforce the legal system, reward literature, and promote military forces to fight against ...... subordinates."

"If you are still controlled by others within ten steps, how can you control the world?"