There are two types of loyalty, one tends to be loyal to the individual and the other tends to be loyal to the identity.

For Han Ruzi, the queen, Zhang Youcai and others belong to the former type. Whether he is the emperor or Juehou, he can expect their loyalty. Liu Jie and Xiao Sheng, who died in Jincheng belong to the latter type. No matter who becomes the emperor, they will have no big impact on their loyalty.

Han Ruzi read the history books and found that most emperors clearly distinguished the loyalty of these two kinds. They treat the former people as relatives and are often unable to understand them by outsiders. History books have a lot of complaints about this, but they always put on a majestic attitude towards the latter people, and they are usually in business, but they may let them go at critical moments.

Han Ruzi himself cannot avoid the common people. The difference is that to some people call me "I" and to some people call me "I".

There are also some people who don’t care about loyalty or not. Not to mention the emperor, even if the gods descend to earth, they will observe for a while and then kneel down and worship after confirming that the gods are really good for them. Otherwise, they would rather stand by and watch.

But these people may be very talented in some aspects. Yang Feng, Meng E and others are like this. They have their own ideas and the emperor cannot control them.

Han Ruzi closed the book and was both excited and confused. The emperor may be the most complicated identity in the world, which is extremely challenging. No wonder most people cannot be emperors well. Some people even show obvious boredom, but no one can let go, they all hold them tightly in their hands.

Han Ruzi is willing to accept the challenge.

Liu Jie, the chief supervisor of the Central Secretary, came in and whispered: "Your Majesty, Jing Yao has arrived."

Han Ruzi nodded and signaled to the Chief Secretary for Justice for a moment, saying, "Mr. Liu is familiar with the rules of the palace. Do you think it is appropriate for me to do this?"

Han Ruzi followed Yang Feng's advice and decided to take up Jing Yao again, but he could not restore his post, nor could he avoid Liu Jie.

Liu Jie was once a subordinate of Jing Yao, but now he is the immediate boss. He is not dissatisfied with the emperor's decision. On the contrary, he shows that he attaches great importance to Jing Yao. "Duke Jing has served in the palace for many years and has rich experience. No one can surpass him. Although he was demoted by the Empress Dowager, he has no serious crimes. Your Majesty is now using it, so there is no problem."

"Okay, I remember Mr. Liu said that Jing Yao is good at collecting information?"

"That's right, he can always find the right people and tell whether the information they reported is true or false."

"Who is the person in charge of this matter in the palace now?"

"It has no permanent duties and is not suitable for public establishment. Your Majesty will do it if you have orders, and if you don't have orders, you will disperse."

Using eunuchs to collect intelligence will be feared by foreign ministers in the court. Han Ruzi understands this truth and "let him in."

Jing Yao came in tremblingly, knelt down at the door, and was allowed to crawl forward, saying to His Majesty, but before he could say anything, he burst into tears at first.

The former Zhongshijian fell to chopping firewood and sweeping the floor in the palace, and suddenly received the emperor's summons. It was like a hand stretching out from the clouds and exploring the bottom of the quagmire. Jing Yao was of course grateful.

Han Ruzi accepted it calmly because he understood that this was the emperor's power.

Only the emperor can live and kill and seize the earth openly, and can hold a person to the sky or throw him directly to the ground with just one word. The emperor uses this method to control the power within a thousand miles. Those who do not use it will be trapped within ten steps for life, and those who abuse it can attract threats even if they are thousands of miles away.

When Jing Yao was almost crying, Han Ruzi waved his hand and asked Liu Jie to send him a sackcloth. Jing Yao took it with both hands, and wiped away the tears from his face with his dirty sleeves. He knew that his attitude had been expressed, and from now on, he had to impress the emperor with his real skills.

Han Ruzi asked Jing Yaoren how to collect information from all over the world in the palace. Jing Yao cheered up and introduced it in detail. It turned out that he did not have a secret organization. When he wanted to inquire about the news, he would choose different officials from different yamen to give some benefits to let them avoid formal channels and find more peripheral people to inquire about it. Several lines do not know each other and do not interfere with each other. Finally, the news is summarized together to confirm each other and ensure that the news is accurate.

This kind of thing is easy to say but difficult to do. It took Jingyao more than ten years to select a group of officials to become commonly used collaborators. As for the rewards, gold and silver are just small heads, and more of the information in the palace, especially the content about the promotion and demotion of officials. The minor officials can use them to please or retaliate against certain officials.

After Jing Yao lost power, all these routes were interrupted.

Jing Yao kowtowed and sweared that he had never revealed the real secrets in the palace. They were all news that would be made public sooner or later, so that the minor officials would know one or two days in advance.

Han Ruzi said nothing, nodded to Liu Jie, and Liu Jie retreated and left the emperor to have a secret conversation with Jing Yao.

Jing Yao's forehead touched the ground. As an experienced old official, he understood the meaning of secret talks. It was a danger and a future, and he had to deal with it carefully.

Han Ruzi was also dealing with it carefully. He should be particularly cautious when using the emperor's power on people like Jing Yao. If you use it well, you will add some help. If there are any flaws, you will develop a wolve and may even turn your head and bite the emperor himself.

Han Ruzi was silent for a long time until Jing Yao's back trembled again due to tension and confusion, that he said, "When did Gong Jing enter the palace?"

"The 19th year of Emperor He."

Emperor He is the father of Emperor Wu. Jing Yao has entered the palace for more than fifty years since he was a child.

"Well, it's been long enough."

Jing Yao didn't understand the emperor's meaning, so he lay on the ground and did not dare to answer.

Han Ruzi was silent for a while and asked, "Mr. Jing has seen many battles in the palace?"

Jing Yaoxun looked up at the emperor, knowing that this was not a random question, and he could not answer casually. After thinking for a while, he raised his body slightly so that the voice was clearer, "There will never be any battle in the palace."

Han Ruzi raised his eyebrows, "This is strange. There are not many records of events in the palace in history books, but it is not blank. There have never been any lack of fighting in the palace in all dynasties, including this dynasty, right?"

Jing Yao raised his body a little further, "What Lao Nu means is that there has never been a pure palace battle."

Han Ruzi vaguely understood what Jing Yao meant, "Get up and talk."

Jing Yao thanked him and stood up with great effort, knowing that this was an extremely rare opportunity. If he could not impress the emperor immediately, he would have to be trapped in a cold little room. "What the people in the palace fight and respect are Your Majesty, and there is nothing else, but what Your Majesty thinks about is the world and the court. Eunuchs or concubines, he would only try his best to win His Majesty's favor. If he wants to gain a foothold for a long time, he must use external forces. Therefore, the old slave said that there is no struggle in the palace, and all the struggles are going on outside."

"For example, what about the Empress Dowager Shangguan and the Empress Dowager?"

The most tragic scene of the struggle in the palace was born to these sisters.

Jing Yao bowed and replied, "Your Majesty thought carefully. The imperial concubine had been hated for a long time, but she had not revealed it, and she did not argue clearly. She did not dare to be difficult until she colluded with foreign ministers. According to what the old slave saw and heard, everything in the palace could be speculated accordingly. No matter how many conflicts or deep hatred there were, she could only endure it without external help. If she could not endure, she would be severely punished. On the contrary, those who wanted to fight would have to start from outside."

Yang Feng was right, and he should have consulted Jing Yao in his internal affairs. This sentence made Han Ruzi suddenly realize it, but he couldn't say it was suddenly enlightened, because he knew that his optimism when he first returned to the palace was very wrong, and the struggle in the palace was going on, but it was not unfolded by his side.

No one wants the emperor to see his ugly side.

“Get out.”

The emperor's voice was colder, but Jing Yao felt more at ease. The truth would always hurt some people. Because of this, the truth could impress others.

Shortly after Jing Yao left, Liu Jie came in. He had to wait for the emperor's order to give Jing Yao an arrangement.

"Where is the job that is not heavy, let Jing Yao go to retire." Han Ruzi didn't want to reuse this old man immediately.

"The Treasurer lacks a deputy commander of the key, and Jing Yao is old and can hold this position."

Han Ruzi nodded and agreed.

Liu Jie also retreated, and Han Ruzi thought alone that his mother and the queen were indeed incompatible, but as Jing Yao said, they would not fight openly in the palace in front of the emperor. The fighting was too shameless and could not compete for the real victory or defeat. The mother's goal must be General Cui Hong. She thought that if the Cui family collapsed, the queen would lose power.

That is why the queen refused the emperor's kindness and was unwilling to be a marquis of the Cui family, because she understood that the higher the status of the Cui family, the greater the goal and the more vulnerable to the blow.

Han Ruzi sighed softly, understanding the routine of fighting in the house, he no longer rushes to intervene in the solution. His mother is alone and has no father and brother to help him. This is actually a good thing. No matter how much the minister pleases Meiren Wang, he will not gain complete trust after all.

Henan Yin Han Chou, who was the most explicit in pleasing to Wang Meiren, has been punished. Han Ruzi believes that after he dealt with one or two similar ministers, the trend of pleasing the future empress dowager will fall.

For some reason, in this secret fight, Han Ruzi first guarded against his mother, and understood the queen more than problems that needed to be solved.

But the mother must not be sad. Han Ruzi decided to regain power tomorrow and enthrone her mother as the queen mother as soon as possible.

Zhang Youcai came in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, the things are ready, do you want to bring them in?"

"Um."

Zhang Youcai turned around and came back soon. He carried a stone screen with another eunuch into a half-high one and placed it beside the wall. The emperor behind the desk could see it as soon as he turned his head.

The stone screen is very ordinary, and there are no landscape paintings on it. It is just carved with a few lines of large characters, not written by famous artists.

Huns

Yunmengze

pirate

Western Regions

These are the troubles that Han Ruzi thought most needed to be solved. The Huns ranked first and were the most difficult to deal with. They could not take action within a few years. Yun Mengze and the pirates had to deal with them as soon as possible, but they could not be carried out at the same time, so as not to fall into a melee again. The Great Chu could not withstand such torture.

As for the Western Regions, Han Ruzi hesitated for a while before he decided to carve it. The so-called powerful Western enemies sounded illusory, and only came from the Huns.

But he could feel the fear in the heart of the Great Shanyu. Even if that fear was only three parts true, it meant that there was really a force in the West that was emerging.

"Let's just put it there." Han Ruzi was very satisfied. He would only see the ministers tomorrow. He wanted to deal with some serious matters today, "Xuanshou the commander of the State, Deng Cui and Zhang Yin, the Marquis of Piyuan."
Chapter completed!