Meng E habitually stood in the corner, and Han Ruzi asked, "Where is the book?"

Meng E didn't ask what book it was, and thought for a while, "Well, do you want it now?"

"Tomorrow." Han Ruzi was no longer interested in reading books. With Zhao Ruosu's rigor, he would never remember it wrong, and would not fabricate such a story that was easily exposed in front of the emperor. "You will leave the house two nights?"

Meng E thought for a while, "Yes. It turns out that it's because of this, why didn't they ask me directly?"

"Because they don't believe you as much as I do."

Meng E was silent for a little longer, "I'll go find my brother."

"He has come to the capital, too?"

"That's how I guessed."

"Finished?"

"No."

"What if it is found?"

"Please advise him to leave."

"What if he refuses?"

"I haven't thought that far."

"Next year the court will attack Yunmengze, and at least three years later, the war will be started against the East China Sea pirates, not far away."

Meng E remained silent and refused to answer again.

Han Ruzi sighed softly, "You can no longer be a guard."

Meng E nodded, "I understand."

"Give you two choices: either stay by my side and not leave at will without permission, or go to Yunmengze to be a subordinate of Yang Feng, and come back after making contributions."

There is another choice that Han Ruzi didn't say, that is, leave forever.

"Let me think about it." Meng E said calmly.

Han Ruzi nodded, knowing that she would not make a decision soon, so she said, "You stay tonight and have a rest."

There were a lot of things tomorrow. Han Ruzi fell asleep quickly, but she didn't sleep soundly. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly woke up without opening her eyes. He could notice that someone was standing by the couch.

He breathed normally, confident that a hand was blocking under his nostrils. Slowly, the hand moved under his face and stroked it very gently, like a gust of wind that was inexplicably rolled up in summer, without reason or whereabouts, suddenly rose and fleeting.

He felt an impulse and wanted to open his mouth and bite the hand.

But his hands shrank back and the man left.

Han Ruzi didn't move or speak. For a very short moment, he felt that he was not the emperor, but Han Ruzi, and wanted to ask Meng E. Ming didn't understand what the saying "stay by my side" meant? He didn't just want her to continue to be a personal guard.

Slowly, he fell asleep again. The scene just now became part of a dream. When he woke up the next day, he still remembered every feeling, but he could no longer tell whether it was true or not.

In the Qinzheng Hall, Han Ruzi told the Prime Minister and others that he would send Xuanyi envoys to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to hunt down Yunmengze assassin who had smuggled into the capital.

Of course, the ministers had no objection to the emperor's safety, but they showed a little surprise, and were surprised that the emperor was getting closer to the court, and were also very happy.

Han Ruzi also asked the Prime Minister to send a letter to Jingzhao Yin's Mansion, asking why the yamen did not find out the arrest of Rongbao Inn and reported it step by step.

Zhao Ruosu was right, and local officials should not think that the people around the emperor could not touch it. Once this wind was opened, the emperor himself would eventually suffer.

The Wang family is getting closer and closer to the capital, and the emperor has sent officials to greet him without the emperor's concern.

Back at Juanhou Mansion, Jin Chunzhong had received the appointment of the Xuanyi envoy and came to thank him. At the same time, he also wanted to inform him of the situation in the past two days. "Ma Mu had no more confessions. He went to Beijing this time to act on standby. He has not received instructions from Yunmengze yet. The "Yunxiong" who met him has not been found. Many merchants have seen him, but he disappeared five or six days ago and did not say hello to anyone. I guess he may have found a safer hiding place."

After becoming the envoy of Xuanyi, Jin Chunzhong will be able to use the power of the entire Jingzhao Yin Mansion to track down the whereabouts of the assassin. Han Ruzi believes that he will not let down his expectations and asked: "When will you learn the method of interrogation?"

"When I was a child, I became an old official from the Ministry of Justice. At that time, I was just for fun, but I didn't expect it to be useful in the future."

There is one thing Han Ruzi must ask in advance: "After this matter, will you be an official?"

Officials usually take charge of one position and rarely change, so the promotion path will soon reach the peak. Generally, they are the chief officers of the department. If they receive the honor of the holy, they may become ministers and officials with higher ranks. They need to be Jinshi and have the experience of taking turns to serve as officials in each department. It is difficult for officials to meet the requirements.

Therefore, the nobles and nobles do not want to be officials and would rather take idle positions.

There was once a noble child who rejected the emperor's kindness, so Han Ruzi had to ask first.

Jin Chunzhong is not that picky, "As long as you serve Your Majesty, I will have no regrets."

Han Ruzi smiled and asked Jin Chunzhong to retreat. For him, being the crown prince and being the emperor must be carried out at the same time. Although it is a little late, he must also cultivate his own ministers. For any emperor who wants to achieve something, this is the top priority.

Feng Ju, the Minister of Personnel, came and attended the emperor's "small meeting". There were still not many people coming today, and the discussion was about suppressing bandits and pacifying thefts. Feng Ju spoke cautiously and said fewer words, only when the emperor called his name, he said a few ambiguous words. Here he was an outsider and needed more observation.

But the emperor attached great importance to him that afternoon and asked him several times, "The Great Chu fought many times during the reign of Emperor Wu, and there were less than ten years apart. Where were the generals who could fight? Why are these people always recommended to the Ministry of War?"

Feng Ju became more cautious and replied: "I don't know about military affairs. Should I know more about the Ministry of War Jiang Shangshu know more. Do you want to pass on him?"

"No need, it's just a chat. Lord Feng, this is not a Qinzheng Hall, don't be too reserved. No one records what he says here, and it will not become an imperial edict." Han Ruzi smiled.

"Yes, I'm just here for the first time and haven't kept up with everyone's ideas yet." Feng Ju also replied with a smile, as if he didn't plan to relax.

King Donghai had received a reminder from the emperor in advance, and then smiled and said, "Didn't the Ministry of Personnel take charge of all the officials in the world? The general is also an official. Shangshu Feng should know more, right?"

Feng Ju didn't expect that he would be so valued, and said seriously: "The Ministry of Personnel is mainly civil officials. Military generals are appointed by the Ministry of War and are registered with the Ministry of Personnel. If you want to understand, I must know something, but it is not beyond the scope of your Majesty's knowledge."

"That's fine, Your Majesty said, let's just chat. Lord Feng can say something if he knows." King Donghai continued.

The emperor seemed very interested, and Feng Ju had no choice but to say, "It's better for Mr. Jiang from the Ministry of War to understand the situation better... I'll do it for me. As far as I know, there were indeed many famous generals during the reign of Emperor Wu, and some unfortunately died early, such as General Deng Liao and Deng, some were too old and retired normally and returned home, and some...uh...and some..."

Feng Ju was hesitant, and the King of Donghai smiled and said, "Mr. Feng bullied Your Majesty and us young and innocent, so he had to let us check the documents of the past?"

Feng Ju laughed awkwardly, "Emperor Wu eliminated some generals in his later years, and the late emperor... also eliminated some."

"Even if Emperor Wu is gone, why did the late emperor do this?" King Donghai was a little surprised. He had been preparing to succeed the throne for a long time, but he did not live in the palace and did not know much about his father Emperor Huan's deeds.

"This... When the late emperor was in the city, the Great Chu did not have so many worries, especially the Huns. It seemed that they would cause trouble for a while. The late emperor probably thought that military generals were prone to trouble, so he imprisoned some people and persuaded many people to return to his hometown. But this is just the words of my family, and these matters should be discussed by the Ministry of War."

Emperor Huan never expected that the Great Chu suddenly became shaky, but he did not leave behind a general who could help his son defend his country.

"Mr. Feng served as the Minister of Personnel during the reign of Emperor Wu?" Han Ruzi asked in person.

"The 38th year of Emperor Wu." Feng Ju breathed a little relieved. In the court, answering questions for other ministers is always a difficult and full of traps.

"Who else among the six ministers of the ministers who served as the Emperor Wu?"

Feng Ju thought for a moment, "They were all served during the reign of Emperor Wu."

Han Ruzi was a little surprised. According to Zhao Ruosu, in the first few years of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, he should start to arrange a new prime minister. The first step is to send this person to the Ministry of Revenue as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Did Emperor Huan not promote his person to the Shangshu for four years? It would be better to be patient.

"Haha, it's been long enough." King Tokai said in his mouth.

Feng Ju's face changed slightly, thinking that there was a different meaning in his words. King Donghai hurriedly smiled and said, "The longer the better, the court is stable, and the Great Chu can be stable. I understand the intention of the late emperor, and I must think that Emperor Wu has arranged everything and that his descendants can enjoy their achievements in the future."

Feng Ju was even more embarrassed, "Not that, the former emperor had replaced two ministers, but later he probably felt that it was inappropriate, so he changed back to the original person."

"Which two?" Donghai King pretended not to see Feng Ju's embarrassment.

"It should be the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works. I don't remember it very clearly. Let me go back and check it..."

"No need, but those generals who were idle at home during the late emperor should have compiled a list, and there might be people available." Han Ruzi didn't want to ask too much.

"It is not easy to disobey the order of the late emperor, right?" Feng Ju reminded carefully.

"Times change and situation change. At this time of employment, if the former emperor is there, he will re-activate the old general. Lord Feng, please help me remember this and discuss it with Chiang's Ministry of War tomorrow morning."

"Yes, your Majesty."

After the meeting ended, Feng Ju said goodbye and sent someone to inform the Minister of War Jiang Juying that night, so that he would be prepared, and His Majesty was still more interested in military generals.

Han Ruzi didn't ask King Donghai to continue asking because he had another idea. After Jiang Juying left, he said to King Donghai: "The Hanlin Academy is compiling the records of Emperor Wu and Emperor Huan. The former has a first draft, and the latter should be almost the same. You can borrow a copy or copy a few pages. You can tell the appointment and removal of the ministers of each department at a glance."

"No problem, but Your Majesty has to give me an imperial edict, at least a handwritten edict, or someone else will be blamed for me."

King Donghai made a contribution to arresting the assassin. Jingzhao Yin, who did not report the matter afterwards, was questioned. He dared not act casually now.

Han Ruzi smiled and wrote a handwritten order, asking an eunuch to follow the King of Donghai to borrow the first draft of Emperor Huan's scriptures.

Cui Teng found all kinds of excuses to stay for a while, and when King Donghai and others left, he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have to say more. Although the assassin was brought to Beijing by Master Yan Peng, and although Master Yan Peng lived in my house, the Cui family had nothing to do with the assassin."

"If I don't believe in the Cui family, I won't let you enter the mansion." Han Ruzi said calmly.

Cui Teng laughed a few times, "Yes, Your Majesty has no reason to distrust the Cui family. But Your Majesty cannot be too rude. For example, King Donghai, how could he catch the assassin so by chance? But the crazy monk who provided the message said that he disappeared and there was no witness."

"If you have evidence, I am willing to listen. If it's just speculation, it's better to be cautious and not distract me from such things."

Cui Teng blushed, muttered a few words in a daze, and had already said goodbye, and suddenly asked again: "Your Majesty is not going to use Master Yan Peng again?"

"How did you say such things?"

"If Your Majesty is satisfied with Yan Pengshi, why should you find the veteran general who was persuaded to retreat again?"

"Go, stop meddling in other people's business!" Han Ruzi scolded, and Cui Teng retreated awkwardly.

After dinner, Han Ruzi came to the study. Meng E had already waited here, changed into the men's clothing of the guards, put on the clothes of ordinary palace maids, and said, "I am willing to stay with Your Majesty." He paused for a moment and added, "I am only a palace maid. One day when I want to leave, please do not obstruct your Majesty."

"Um."

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Chapter completed!