Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi and a group of officials knelt on the ground and begged the emperor to return to the palace to live.

General Cui Hong was assassinated and was located a few streets away from Juanhou's Mansion. The ministers could not turn a blind eye to this.

Han Ruzi asked the eunuchs to help the ministers up one by one, but couldn't help but wonder who among these people really cares about their life or death.

"If I force me back to the palace in one assassination, if I am not safe in the capital, what is the point of this emperor? Instead of asking me to return to the palace to hide, you might as well bring the assassin to justice as soon as possible to calm my heart."

Several ministers of the government were ashamed, especially the prime minister made his promise that the emperor took the debt collection matter voluntarily and did not allow others to interfere. The prime minister could stay out of the matter, but the safety of the capital was within his responsibilities and an important responsibility. Assassins were running around in the city, and he had to be responsible.

"Please give me some time. Three days, up to three days. I will catch all the assassins in one go." Shin Mingzhi boasted about Haikou.

"What else?" The emperor still refused to let the prime minister go.

Shen Mingzhi looked up at the emperor and said in a deep voice: "As long as an assassin escapes the net, I am willing to hand over the seal of the ministers to let the virtuous ministers."

Several other ministers in the Qinzheng Hall lowered their heads and said nothing.

"The world is turbulent and the capital is in chaos. As the prime minister, you are my stronghold. You should do your best to prevent your responsibilities. Why do you give up on the wise? Will the world think that the king and minister of the Great Chu are fighting?"

Shin Mingzhi was even more ashamed and kowtowed, "I dare not, I only need three days."

Han Ruzi sighed softly, "The Empress Dowager tomorrow will visit her relatives, and she cannot be rescheduled because of an assassination. Shen Xiang should first ensure the safety of tomorrow. As for the arrest of the assassin, I will not give you a deadline. Shen Xiang will do his best."

In this way, no minister dared to persuade the emperor to stay, and Han Ruzi still returned to Juanhou's mansion.

Jin Chunzhong asked for a meeting and brought news to the emperor, "Prime Minister Shin ordered the Jingzhao Yin Mansion and the City Inspection Office to clear all the assassins in the city within three days."

Although the emperor did not give a deadline, Shen Mingzhi was really anxious. He heard a strong distrust from the emperor's words. Before the political discussion was over, he issued an order to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion and the City Inspection Office through the officials in the hall. This was not a formal order, but it was just a wish of the prime minister himself. The officials below did not dare to violate it at all.

Just as Han Ruzi returned to Juanhou's mansion, the governments inside and outside the capital had already taken action and began to arrest people.

Jingzhao Yin's Mansion took the lead, and Lian Danchen had set his sights on seven targets. Jingzhao Yin's deadline was three days, and the deadline for his subordinates was shortened to two days. Lian Danchen could not wait any longer. Before dark, he would arrest the seven people.

Jin Chunzhong came to ask the emperor whether he should do this. His initial plan was to remain calm and wait until these seven people joined forces with more accomplices before they could catch up.

"Since the prime minister has ordered, the government will do whatever it should do. Don't interfere, but you must keep an eye on the movements in the city. If there is any abnormality, please inform us immediately."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Jin Chunzhong understood the emperor's meaning. The prime minister could exercise power, but could not exceed the boundaries. The emperor still could not fully trust the minister. "A assassin confessed."

"What did he say?"

"It is said that Yunmengze sent forty or fifty people to this trip. They started to enter the capital in batches a few months ago. At most, three people were together. After entering the city, they did not contact each other. They all conveyed information by an intermediary. In the assassination last night, the twelve people were responsible for watching the wind. There were only one assassination, the one who escaped. They had already covered their faces before they met, but the assassin confessed that Luan Banxiong's men could assassinate alone. The one who was probably Luan's adopted son last night was probably Luan's adopted son, named Luan Kai. It is said that Luan Kai is very skilled in martial arts and is a killer trained by Luan Banxiong. He first appeared among the thieves in Yunmengze. He was originally going to represent Luan Banxiong to participate in the league leader competition, but he secretly came to the capital. He should have come later."

Han Ruzi nodded. Unlike the previous chaos in the capital, he was at least not confused. As long as there were trustworthy ministers, the Great Chu government could still exert extremely powerful power. Unfortunately, he still had too few people to trust. He still had to wait and see the court controlled by the prime minister.

Jin Chunzhong continued: "Their leader in the city is a man named 'Holy Military Advisor'."

Han Ruzi sneered, "The Holy Military Advisor, is another person who looks for the energy. Yang Feng is looking for this person in Yunmengze. Unexpectedly, he actually came to the capital. This person is quite special. If you have his whereabouts, arrest him immediately. Don't wait for my order, try to catch him as much as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Jin Chunzhong hesitated for a moment and said, "There is indeed a clue. Weichen received a reminder from Lord Qiao of Shaofu that Zong Zhengqing Han Chou is most likely the organizer behind the debt collector. Yunmengze has many assassins hiding among the merchants to facilitate the transmission of messages in the city. With some other clues, Weichen dared to speculate that the person named "Yunxiong" is the so-called holy military advisor, and the person who protects him is Han Chou."

"The Marquis of Luoyang really like Luoyang and are very resentful. As long as you confirm that the Holy Military Advisor is in Han Chou, you can arrest people, no matter whether it is the Zongzheng Mansion or the Prime Minister's Mansion."

After all, the authority of the Xuanyi Envoy was too small. Han Ruzi summoned Cai Xinghai and issued an order to the two, allowing them to act cheaply today and tomorrow. All the prime ministers and below must cooperate and not stop them.

This is a limited time privilege, only two days.

Jin Chunzhong and Cai Xinghai just left, and Donghai King and Cui Teng came.

Two days ago, Donghai King recommended that he use the Tan family's connections to track down the assassin. After making a contribution, he did not continue to track down. Seeing that the matter was getting worse and worse, he was willing to stay out of the matter.

Cui Teng is different. His father's assassination completely angered him. Most of the days passed, and his anger did not weaken, but became stronger and stronger. "Your Majesty, you can't wait any longer. The capital is so big. If the city is blocked, can the assassin fly out?"

"The Jingzhao Yin Mansion and the City Inspection Office have begun to arrest people, don't worry." Han Ruzi advised, and did not forget to remind him, "Without my will, you should not do anything randomly. Just stay in Cui Mansion or here. I will give the Cui family justice."

"Well, I'll listen to Your Majesty." Cui Teng was still angry. "The queen sent someone to deliver the letter. She was very anxious and said that she would go home to visit her father the day after tomorrow when the empress dowager visited her relatives. But her Majesty still needs his favor. I wonder if His Majesty received the memorial?"

The queen is also a "subject", and leaving the palace requires the emperor's permission.

There was a stack of memorials on Han Ruzi's table, and the one on the top was the memorials of the queen. Han Ruzi read it, picked up a pen and wrote a reply, allowing the queen to leave the palace. After thinking about it, she added a few lines of words, indicating that she wanted to go to Cui Mansion with the queen to visit the general.

He handed the memorial together with the approval to Cui Teng, "Term the eunuchs outside and ask them to send them back to the palace immediately, so that they can prepare early."

"Your Majesty is going to visit Cui Mansion in person!" Cui Teng was overjoyed, his anger finally dissipated a lot, and he ran out with the memorial in his hand, "I'll go home and prepare now!"

King Donghai stood beside him and smiled. Han Ruzi asked, "I am just visiting the general with the queen. Why is Cui Teng so happy?"

"Your Majesty has read a lot of historical books, haven't you noticed it? The emperor's visit to a certain family is a great honor for this family. Emperor Wu and the former emperor have visited Cui's mansion. Now it is Your Majesty. The Cui's family is as favored as ever. How can they not be ecstatic? When the general hears this news, he is afraid that the injury will be a little bit."

The approval has been written, and Han Ruzi can't change it anymore. "The general is seriously injured, I should go and visit him."

"Of course, although there is no explicit regulation, according to convention, if a first-rank minister is bedridden, the emperor should send an eunuch to visit. If he suffers an incurable serious illness, it is also necessary for the emperor to visit the bed before he personally visited the bed. It is not necessary, but it should be. I heard that the general's injuries are indeed very serious. He was able to open his eyes just now and could not speak. Your Majesty should go and see it."

There is a little gloating and jealousy hidden in King Donghai's words, and Han Ruzi just pretends that he doesn't understand.

"Your Majesty will come to Cui's Mansion the next day, and the order will be issued today. Liu Jie and Cai Xinghai and others are still busy."

"How long does this usually take to prepare in advance?"

"At least ten days, one month is the best, and there are even half a year in advance to prepare for the pickup. However, the Cui family has money and pickup more than once, and has rich experience. It will definitely not take so long. Two days should be enough."

Han Ruzi sighed and said, "Imperial Palace, Juehou Mansion, I don't remember how long I haven't left these two places."

"Your Majesty's safety is a huge matter. Being able to leave the palace and live in Juanhou's Mansion is an exception."

Han Ruzi smiled slightly, "Let the assassin and visiting the general first, I ask you, what should you do if you want to promote an official, according to the 'convention'?"

"How many levels do you want to improve?"

"It's very high." Han Ruzi refused to say it too clearly.

"That's an exception. Are there any vacancy in the official position promoted?"

"have."

"The Prime Minister and other ministers have never recommended this person?"

"No."

"Well, has this person made contributions recently?"

"It has been established, but not a great contribution, and it cannot be compared with those soldiers."

The King of Donghai smiled and said, "Your Majesty is too honest. If you have to personally take arrows and stones and fight bloodyly, you will be a great achievement. Wouldn't the civil servants never have a chance? There are two kinds of merits, one is visible to everyone, the head, the cattle and horse, etc., and the other is visible to the emperor. This person's actions may affect the general trend or show extremely rare loyalty, which are considered great achievements. For example, the Zuo Cha Censor Xiao Sheng, when he really talks about it, he did nothing. The harm to the Huns was not as good as that of ordinary soldiers, but he was captured and refused to surrender and committed suicide by jumping into the river. This shows his loyalty. Your Majesty gave him a great achievement, but no one opposed it."

"Yes." Han Ruzi nodded and understood the difference.

When King Donghai left, he felt more proud than Cui Teng. The emperor still needed his advice, that he could guess the emperor's thoughts through suggestions and pave the way for the future.

After Zhuo Ruhe returned from Yunmengze, he would definitely rise to the top. This is the conclusion of Donghai King.

King Donghai guessed wrongly, and Han Ruzi was actually thinking about another person.

The entire capital was arresting assassins, but what the emperor thought about was how to transform the court, and he also wanted to pave the way for the future. (To be continued.)

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