During the besiege of Jincheng, Zhao Ruosu decided to assist the emperor. This was a difficult decision. He served in the Secretariat for more than ten years and was highly valued by Nanzhi. His bosses changed one after another. His colleagues also came and went, and only the two of them stood up like rocks in the water.

He has been regarded as the successor. Although Nan Zhijin has not stated it clearly, his meaning is very obvious.

When he resigned, Zhao Ruosu said to his old mentor: "How can there be a complete egg when the nest is destroyed? The Great Chu is overwhelmed, and you and I have no place to stand. Please allow me to leave the Secretariat and serve His Majesty specifically. I promise that I will not mention anything about what is here."

Nan Zhijin never got angry in his life. At this time, he was furious, blushed and his neck was thick, "Don't mention it at all? You have learned all the skills from me, and you can cover it up with a sentence of 'Not mention it'? Even if you don't mention it, aren't you using this to deal with the Secretariat and me?"

"Mr. Nan, it's time to let go of prejudice. Your Majesty is different from other emperors and deserves assistance."

Nan Zhijin shook his head, "I was young and ignorant. I didn't expect you to be like this. Which emperor did not work hard to govern when he ascended the throne? Didn't Emperor Huan work tirelessly? What happened? Emperor Huan only lasted for two years. Today's emperor is more energetic. Maybe he can hold on for a while. Then? Once he defeated the Huns and solved the biggest hidden danger, can he still maintain his current momentum? Either he becomes mediocre like most emperors, or he follows the footsteps of Emperor Wu and regards cruelty as energy."

Nan Zhijin has always been cautious and has never made any comments on the affairs in the court. This time, he was so angry that he poured out all the thoughts in his heart.

Zhao Ruosu would not change his mind because of this. "As long as the internal and external troubles of the Great Chu can be eliminated, even if His Majesty changes afterwards, it will still be worth it."

Nan Zhi suppressed the anger in his heart. Zhao Ruosu, who was in his thirties, was still an under-sighted boy in his eyes. He needed to teach him, "When the nest is destroyed, there will always be one or two eggs. If you and I join forces, we will be able to protect our family, why bother..."

Zhao Ruosu bowed to the old teacher, "I have decided."

It took nearly half a month before he returned to Juanhou's Mansion. He didn't ask about the experience during this period, nor did he say anything, and he felt relieved, because he really couldn't say that it would affect too many people, which was contrary to his original intention of assisting the emperor.

Han Ruzi was curious, but she didn't want to know too much. The court was an old vehicle and could barely carry the burden. This was enough. Now is not the time to dismantle it and rebuilt it.

Zhao Ruosu said that he could see the problem from the memorials of the East China Sea. Han Ruzi said: "I know that the Secretariat has some skills when placing memorials, and there are also tricks in the local area?"

"There are great skills." This is what Zhao Ruosu is best at, and he can answer casually, "Yan Kang has been the prime minister of the Donghai Kingdom for a long time. If he has an old official help, the memorials he wrote will definitely be free of water. For example, this time he is looking for relatives for the Empress Dowager, his memorials can be used as a model, witnesses, testimonies, and evidences, which are both rigorous and hard-working, but there is no trace of boasting. What is particularly clever is that the memorial mentions Mrs. Pingen Marquis. If he has made merit, Mrs. Pingen Marquis is only the first advocate. If he has no merit, Mrs. Pingen Marquis will deceive his superiors and hide his subordinates, and the Donghai Kingdom will also suffer."

Han Ruzi laughed. He couldn't see so many tricks. At that time, he only felt that the memorial of Donghai Kingdom was a bit lengthy, but there was no flaw, so that he had to see his mother immediately and inform him of the good news.

"What tricks will be there for Master Yan Peng's memorial?" Han Ruzi asked.

"Your Majesty chooses a naval general for a day or two. The East China Sea Kingdom has time to operate. If Yan Shipeng's military achievements are fake and requires a lot of documents to prove it, it is a bit difficult. According to the opinions of the weak ministers, this is a false meritorious service. In order to cover up or to shirk responsibility afterwards, the East China Sea Kingdom must have mentioned the name of the real meritorious person in the memorial, just like treating Mrs. Pingen, it is placed in an inconspicuous place and also mentioned the merits, but it will not seize the limelight of Yan Shinan, nor will it be noticed by the court."

Han Ruzi nodded, thinking that it was very possible, but he had read too many memorials and could not remember the special memorials from the Donghai Kingdom. "I will send an imperial edict tomorrow and ask the Secretariat to bring the memorials over again, they won't do anything, right?"

Zhao Ruosu shook his head, "The principle of the Secretariat is to never violate the imperial edict. As long as the will of Your Majesty is very clear, no one will take any risk of any action. On the contrary, once you find that Your Majesty is determined, the Secretariat will will be fully cooperated."

"Hey."

Other ministers cooperated with each other to make contributions and show their merits, but the Secretariat wanted to hide from the emperor's attention, but they also made the emperor unable to leave it. This is the highest level they pursued.

Han Ruzi ordered a meal to be passed on, and he wanted to have a meal with Zhao Ruosu, and then talk at night with candles.

Zhao Ruosu dared not bear such an honor and would rather go out for a meal.

Two quarters of an hour later, Zhao Ruosu returned to the study room. The emperor had cleaned up and placed a chair in front of the desk. After Zhao Ruosu thanked him, he sat down.

Han Ruzi said: "Yan Pengshi is a man who is very good at speaking. He said that the idea of ​​eliminating pirates is different from the eradication of land bandits. If the land bandits have camps and villages, they will lose their camps and stores, and all the food and grass are stored in the hands of the official army. The bandits become desperate people. As long as the siege is properly siege, they can be captured in one go. Pirates also have camps and villages, but they are only used for their stay. The most important thing is boats. Larger boats can float on the sea for several months or even a year without docking. If it really doesn't work, they can also stay on far-sea islands. The so-called 'people follow the temple' is extremely difficult to wipe out."

Zhao Ruosu thought for a while, "Weichen doesn't know much about military affairs, which sounds very reasonable."

"He also said that pirates have a weakness. The sea is vast and there are not many things to rob except for fishing boats and occasional merchant ships. Therefore, pirates often have to go ashore, and land is the foundation for pirates to support their families. Zhao Ruosu, if it were you, how would you deal with pirates?"

"Weichen doesn't know much..."

"It doesn't matter, think from the perspective of an ordinary person or a Zhongshu Sheren."

"Well...there are many military towns along the coast to prevent pirates from landing?"

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "The Great Chu did do this all the time, but there is a problem: the distribution of military towns is too sparse and cannot prevent them. There are many pirate boats and boats, both big and small, and can go ashore from all over the place. If you want to completely block it, you must have military towns all over the coast. However, it requires too much manpower and material resources, and even when Emperor Wu was at its peak, it would not be able to do it."

"Master Yan Peng thought of a solution?"

Han Ruzi nodded, "He said there were many rumors about pirates. They all said that they were a group of evil spirits who were not afraid of death. However, according to what he saw and heard, pirates were not special. They were also afraid of death. They came to the shore to plunder for the sake of enjoyment, not for burial after death. Therefore, they always tried to avoid the official army and robbed villages and small towns. Yan Pengshi suggested that more than three naval troops should be established, each army would have thirty to fifty large ships, and several small and medium-sized boats, stationed on islands dozens of miles offshore."

"I'm afraid such a navy army can't stop the pirates from landing, right?"

"If you can't stop them, you don't have to stop them. Let them land land. If the towns and villages on the land try to resist as much as possible, they have to accept their fate. Whenever the locals get news, they will notify the navy at sea as soon as possible to deploy nearby and block the pirates' way. Whenever the pirates land, there will be large ships coming and going to respond. If the big ship is destroyed, the pirates will become land bandits, and there is no camp. They will be wiped out as much as they should. After a few times, the pirates found that it was unprofitable and the risk was too great. They naturally fled far away and dared not approach the coast."

"I dare not make arbitrary assertions, but what Master Yan Peng said makes sense."

Han Ruzi sighed, "Will such a person take advantage of military merit?"

Zhao Ruosu said: "Please recall that Master Yan Peng follows His Majesty's answers to his questions or talks at any time he has the opportunity, regardless of other people's questions?"

Han Ruzi thought about it for a while and sighed again, "I am neutral and rarely speak. Yan Pengshi talks very much, but others can't interfere. So, is it because others write a good plan to piracy, and he just writes down?"

"I can only guess that even if the Wei minister sees the flaws in the memorial of the Donghai Kingdom, it is not clear evidence."

"It's okay, just be responsible for guessing." Han Ruzi had another way. The eunuch Jing Yao was in the East China Kingdom. If he was really good at collecting intelligence like Yang Feng and Liu Jie said, he should find out who was the one who made contributions behind Yan Pengshi.

Yan Pengshi's topic has come to an end. Han Ruozi left Zhao Ruosu not just to evaluate a general. "The Secretariat often pondered my feelings, and it seemed quite successful. Let's talk about my shortcomings."

Zhao Ruosu bowed and said, "I am not aware of the matter..."

"Zhao Ruosu, you have resigned from the position of the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat and have not yet been appointed as the governor of the government, so you are not a 'weak minister' now, but a 'grassman'." Han Ruzi heard that Zhao Ruosu seemed to have something difficult to describe, so he first lifted him a layer of restraint.

Zhao Ruosu was slightly stunned, and then said, "Caomin thought that Your Majesty had arrested the court too tightly."

Han Ruzi was surprised, "I left the Qinzheng Hall to the prime minister, and I rarely rejected the advice to the ministers, but do you think I was too tight?"

"Your Majesty has set up a false palace of Qinzheng and set up a new Marquis' Mansion, which has actually forced the Prime Minister and the court to a corner."

Han Ruzi valued Zhao Ruosu, but did not feel that he had done something wrong. He smiled and said, "In your opinion, what should I do?"

"The emperor's power is above and not below. Your Majesty personally handles the matter of suppressing bandits. If it is successful, your Majesty will have no contribution to it. If it is defeated, your Majesty's reputation will be damaged. Your Majesty should be above the ministers, and the ministers will lead each side. Your Majesty will lead the overall situation and the Prime Minister will be the assistant."

Han Ruzi didn't say anything, he was a little disappointed. Zhao Ruosu's suggestions were too rigid, which was no different from scholars and ministers. On the surface, it raised the emperor, but in fact it was a kind of oversight and high power, which was equivalent to no specific power.

Zhao Ruosu’s ability to settle down is to observe his words and expressions. Once he becomes a "grass-speaking person", he does not understand his expression at all. He said: “Your Majesty still has a big hidden danger. If you don’t sort it out earlier, it will definitely be a big danger.”

"Oh?" Han Ruzi was a little interested again.

Zhao Ruosu stepped forward and bowed, "Caomin thought that there were too many close ministers around Your Majesty, such as the King of Donghai and Cui Teng. They did not have important positions in the show, but they often stayed at Your Majesty. They also had too many favored ministers, and most of them were eunuchs. Their hearts were dark. Today, they would work hard for Your Majesty, and they would ask for rewards every day. Your Majesty was afraid..."

"Enough." Han Ruzi said angrily. He always felt that there were too few trustworthy people around him, and Zhao Ruosu actually said too much! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!