Chapter 289 The Huns move
The palace guards are abbreviated. They and a large number of Yiwei in the palace belong to the sword and ji camp, one of the eight battalions of the Suwei, but are not under the command of the General of the Suwei. The so-called Suwei army actually has only seven battalions.
The official position of the guard Wang He is the Left Gate of Jianji Camp, who is the sixth rank and is not very high. When his guards are full, they can reach 200 people. They are directly ordered by the powerful officials in the palace, usually the Central Secretariat, or the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and the Central Constant Secret.
Like other guards, Wang He had a innocent family background and had gone through many tests to obtain the qualification to protect the emperor, and became one of the five guard leaders.
Yang Feng trusted this person and once recommended it to the emperor very seriously. Han Ruzi also had great expectations for him. So after the second update, he asked Zhang Youcai to call Wang He and bypass Liu Jie, the chief supervisor.
"The ten seals have fallen into Wang Jianhuo's hands. You go and get it back. Take as many people as you need. The deadline I give you is before the night of the emperor." Han Ruzi could not put all his hopes on the prison officials.
"Yes." Wang He was a taciturn man, kneeling on the ground to receive the order.
"Keep confidential."
"yes."
"The treasure seal was in the hands of a female guard before. You may recognize her name, Meng E. If possible, find her whereabouts." Han Ruzi still couldn't figure out why Meng E had fled with Yin, "and wanted to live." He added.
"Yes." Wang He withdrew from the tent, without asking a word, nor did he mention how many people he wanted to bring.
Zhang Youcai served the emperor to change his clothes, "This ugly king is too brave. He refused to return the treasure seal after receiving it. He dared to make a bet with His Majesty. Even if he wins, His Majesty can still kill him, right?"
"Some people want names but not fate, I must beat him." Han Ruzi retakes the throne shortly after he was the time when he was most sensitive to imperial power. He was not in a hurry to kill people and establish his authority. He just wanted to figure out what the emperor "can do" as soon as possible.
After nothing happened all night, Han Ruzi didn't sleep very well. She got up early and looked at the copy of the memorial sent by the capital for a while. Yang Feng's approval was in order, which was basically in line with the emperor's wishes.
The unfortunate puppet emperor was buried together with Concubine Cui and the champion Hou, and his identity was Xiaoyao Hou.
At first, officials submitted a memorial, proposing to make the emperor's biological mother the second queen mother, but the approval was not agreed. Han Ruzi knew that this was also what his mother wanted, and he was not in a hurry. After he was patrolling the world, all the civil and military officials of the court would compete to make the empress dowager, and they would be more famous at that time.
There was a copy of Yang Feng who specially marked "Yu Lan" with a red pen. The memorial came from the Ministry of Rites. The matter was not serious. The Xiongnu envoys had been stranded for a long time and asked to leave Beijing and return to the grassland several times. The Ministry of Rites felt that they could agree, and most of Yang Feng's approval was released, leaving four people to the emperor's camp.
The Huns were about to start war again.
The Great Shanyu seemed to be sincere in forming an alliance with the Great Chu, but the Huns had long been accustomed to bullying the weak and fearing the strong for many years. Once the Great Chu showed any weakness, the Huns' cavalry could not help but want to go south to loot. The Chou King was right. He had to defeat the Huns and maintain three to five years of peace in the border before the peace could continue.
Han Ruzi planned to regard this as an issue at the court meeting this morning and discuss it with Chai Yue and others in the afternoon.
Time is tight and there are so many things to do. Han Ruzi is too busy even if he doesn't eat or sleep alone. When meeting the accompanying officials, he asked Liu Zeqin, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to preside over the daily morning court. This is not an appointment, nor does it have an official title, but it means a bright future. When Liu Zeqin thanked her, she tried hard to suppress the excitement in her heart.
Han Ruzi hopes that this will allow Mr. Liu to be more active when supervising the opening of warehouses and release grain.
However, the level of the accompanying officials was relatively low and they did not dare to express their opinions on major events. They could not make any useful suggestions about the threats from the Huns.
After the court meeting, the criminal Zhang Jing came to report the situation. He had dug up many clues and vowed to ensure that the seal would be retrieved before noon tomorrow.
There were too many copies of memorials sent by the capital, and Han Ruzi continued to browse. The King of Donghai was sent in by the eunuch Liu Jie, and slowly approached, waiting for the emperor to make time to talk to him.
"How is it?" Han Ruzi asked without raising his head. These memorials were too trivial. Yuan Linjian wanted to dig a pond. The Ministry of Rites believed that it was not very useful. The Ministry of Revenue claimed that there was a problem with the cost estimate. The Ministry of Works stated that it was too wasteful to dig the pond. It was better to take the opportunity to clear the river...
Han Ruzi was so impressed that he had accumulated more than thirty memorials.
"It was Tan Diao's idea to ask the Chou King for help. He wrote a letter, but it was wrong. He sent a letter without saying a word in the letter. He asked someone to hand it over to the Chou King. It probably means everything is in vain."
Han Ruzi couldn't help but look up and smile.
"What's wrong?" Donghai asked inexplicably.
"It's nothing. This is the second letter without words I've heard. It seems that people in the martial arts world like this." The last time Han Ruzi heard about something similar from Yang Feng. Before his death, Yang's father wrote a letter without words to a hero and entrusted his wife.
"Well, no matter what, the Tan family bowed to the King of Ugly, and did not hide it. As everyone knows, the King of Ugly cannot kill the Tan family." King of Donghai stared at the emperor, "The whole city of Luoyang is full of controversy. It is said that His Majesty has bets with the King of Ugly, to see who can find the seal first, isn't it true?"
"The Ugly King proposed to make a bet, but I didn't accept it."
King Donghai was still staring at the emperor, "Can the bet still exist?"
Only King Donghai could understand the emperor's worries. Han Ruzi waited for a while and said, "If it were you, would you refuse?"
"It's impossible to 'replace it'." King Donghai avoided it cautiously, but he did have some thoughts in his heart. "But I can give some suggestions. Your Majesty shouldn't summon the ugly king from the beginning. Although he is intimate with the royal family, he is just a gangster. Once he summons him, he can hold him to heaven. As long as he speaks, His Majesty accepts it or refuses it, and is in a dilemma. Chai Yue has a difficult problem for His Majesty."
"It is better to be in a dilemma than to be bright and dark." Han Ruzi did not regret summoning the Chou King, nor would he take his anger on Chai Yue. "The holy military advisor has been hiding in the dark, and I hope he can stand up and make bets with me."
"Your Majesty is full of energy, and when you encounter an enemy, you are out of reach." There is always a bit of sourness in King Donghai's praise, "What should you do after Your Majesty wins? Should you kill the ugly king's family or exile?"
What King Donghai was asking about was actually the Tan family, and the fate of the ugly king was the end of the Tan family.
Han Ruzi knew this clearly and smiled and said, "The heroes of the world make a living by their name. If they don't leave their name, they will only kill others. There will be no problem. Emperor Wu killed so many heroes, but the result is that everyone regards heroes as their favorites and continues. In just a few years, heroes have spread all over the world."
"That's true. Back then, the Tan family was just a big businessman in business. The ugly king had no reputation except for being scaryly ugly. As a result, Emperor Wu showed his power to eradicate the old heroes, but they emerged."
"Didn't the original reputation of the Tan family come from taking care of the family members of the executed hero? It's probably the same with the ugly king."
King Donghai nodded, "It's a pity that these people are too obsessed with the reputation of heroes, or they are too stupid, and they refuse to listen to my advice and do not ask for help from the other party's heroes. Alas, the Tan family is really... But the princess is very open-minded. She said she would accept the loss. If the Tan family and I lose, they will lose. From then on, we should keep our duty as our subjects..."
The one who King Donghai wanted to save was not the Tan family, but the princess.
Han Ruzi refused to respond and suddenly said, "Do you like the East China Kingdom?"
The expression of King Donghai changed, "Your Majesty..."
"Don't be afraid, I'm trying not to move you to the frontier, and the Huns are ready to move again. Now the one guarding the border is Yan, Zhao, and Dai Three Kingdoms. The two kings are old and one king is young, and they are not worthy of dependence. Maybe you can do it."
King Donghai was stunned and his mind flew around, thinking about the impact of this incident on himself. "It is a great honor to be able to gain the trust of His Majesty. Of course, I have no objection. I can go anywhere, but I am afraid that I am not capable enough and will be insulting the holy will."
Han Ruzi just said casually, and he had not made a decision yet. He was not relieved to hand it over to the King of East China Sea. He sighed, "The Huns in the north, the thieves in the south, and the refugees everywhere, each one is not difficult to solve, but it is a big trouble to collide with each other."
"The thieves in the south? Your Majesty wants to eradicate Yunmengze?"
"Yunmengze has become a refuge for heroes. The court sees it so hard that the heroes occupy alleys, and the court holds it tightly. The heroes enter the marsh and become thieves. They must cut off their way to suppress the heroes."
The King of Donghai laughed twice, "Your Majesty is really ambitious. I heard that Emperor Wu sent troops to clear Yunmengze several times, but he failed because of the dangerous terrain."
Han Ruzi sighed, "There is no general in his hand, Donghai King, I didn't expect that after becoming a real emperor, there were still not many civil and military officials in the court who could use it. Is it because I can't see people correctly? Or do I know how to use people?"
King Donghai was left with only dry laughter. The emperor's topic was too sensitive and he dared not answer.
Han Ruzi didn't expect to get an answer, "First of all, you have to hire people, and then you can pick people. After solving these three major problems, there will always be some talents to be revealed."
"A clever plan." King Donghai praised, but was wondering in his heart what the emperor intended to reveal these words to him.
Shortly after noon, Han Ruzi summoned more than ten military generals including Cui Hong, Chai Yue, Fang Daye, etc. to discuss the resistance to the Huns.
Cui Hong knew that he had not been fully trusted, so he rarely spoke. Fang Daye's temper was even less and more. Even when he was doing it, only Chai Yue talked freely, "In the Battle of Shattered Iron City last year, the Huns were not convinced, and they really needed another battle. But the Southern and Northern Army had been fighting for a long time, so it was not advisable to move again. Your Majesty had ordered all regions to recruit refugees to the army. It would be better to take more and send them to the border to fight the Huns."
"All civilians can fight so quickly?" Han Ruzi knew very well that no matter how many people were, they were not as good as a few elite troops.
"If you go deep into the grassland to pursue the Huns, these people will not do it. If you guard the city and wait for battle, you only need to lead the new soldiers with veterans, and you can still fight." Chai Yue had a plan to calculate clearly how many troops there were originally in the border cities and how many new soldiers could be absorbed.
Others can only nod while listening.
Liu Jie, the chief supervisor of the Central Office, suddenly broke in. Han Ruzi had already ordered that he must not disturb him. He looked up at Liu Jie, hoping that what he brought was not trivial matters like digging ponds in the capital city.
Liu Jie quickly walked to the table and gave an urgent document to the emperor, with a serious expression, which was obviously a big deal.
Han Ruzi opened the document and took a look, stood up, and looked at the confused generals, "The King of England proclaimed himself emperor in the East China Kingdom, Shangguan Sheng called himself a general, and was advancing towards Qi Kingdom."
Everyone was shocked. Shangguan Sheng was obviously dead. They all saw the head. How could another sudden appearance in the East China Kingdom? (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!