There are many things in the box, including gift lists, loan notes, accounts, and conversation records. You will find it unbelievable to read any one of them alone. If you observe them together, you have to believe them.

Qu Zixi, the Imperial College Priest, put down the paper in his hand. He had not finished reading it yet, but there was no need. He sighed, "I have always thought that the court has decayed, but I didn't expect it to be so serious."

The boxes of evidence collected by the Chou King were lined up in a row, and Qu Zixi said in confusion: "All the bribers in Luoyang are all businessmen?"

Han Ruzi nodded, "I know the details. Luoyang is like this. How much better can the capital and other places be in the future?"

Although there are no "local emperors" like Han Chou in the capital, there are many families and the powerful people in the dynasty. Even the prime minister of the dynasty in the dynasty cannot avoid accepting bribes and bribery, let alone others? In fact, the evidence in Luoyang also reveals the corner of bribery in the capital. The officials are very honest in the capital and live in the palace allocated by the court, but they have already occupied the fertile land and Guangsha in their hometown. Once they retire, they are the most wealthy family in the local area.

Qu Zixi sighed again, but Han Ruzi summoned him not to express his feelings.

Qu Zixi once supervised the resettlement of refugees in Luoyang. He was nominally the immediate boss of the ugly king. Although no loopholes were found, in his position, there was no evidence of bribery, which was considered a strange thing.

When Han Ruzi passed by Luoyang, he specifically asked Wang Jianhuo about his impression of Qu Zixi. The ugly king commented: "Like Caomin, others, often seeking life in the quagmire. Your Majesty wants to find something from the quagmire and arrest someone. The quagmire is competent, but the quagmire cannot leave the quagmire, and sooner or later, he has to return to the quagmire. As for Mr. Qu, he has been away from the quagmire for his whole life, spotless, and even if he is forced to enter, it is useless to Your Majesty. But if Your Majesty wants to completely eradicate this quagmire, it must be Mr. Qu."

Han Ruzi remembered these words firmly. He was not in a hurry to eradicate the quagmire at the beginning. After talking to Zhao Ruosu, he was even less anxious. Therefore, he left Qu Zixi in the Imperial College and kept a certain distance from the court.

Some recent things have changed his mind.

Han Chou became more and more arrogant. He not only secretly supported the debt collector, but also was unclear with Yunmengze's assassin. He was so bold that he must have received the support of some ministers in the court. Han Ruzi could not turn a blind eye to such a challenge and felt that it was time to invite Qu Zixi out.

"If Mr. Qu was appointed as the supervisor, how would he deal with the chaos in the court?"

The positions of the two censors on both sides have been vacant for several months. The Censorate, which has important power, has always been under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi. Before that, the Censors were usually selected among the six ministers of the Ministry. Although the rank has not been improved, their actual status is much higher, and they have the opportunity to compete for the position of Prime Minister.

Qu Zixi is just a priest at the moment, and is directly promoted to censor. This is an extremely rare exception. Qu Zixi did not show much surprise, nor did he show the joy he deserved. He knew very well that this was not a reward, but a severe test.

After thinking for a long time, he said, "If Your Majesty seeks a good plan for a while, I cannot think of it now, and I am afraid that there will be no one in the future. I don't care about any position, just do the right thing, speak the right words, and be upright. I will not be private, do not attach power, or form a clique, and there will be no other."

This is not the answer that Han Ruzi most hoped for, but if he can do these things, Qu Zixi has become a rare wise minister from ancient times to the present.

"Okay." Han Ruzi encouraged her a few words, but did not make a specific promise. She sent the eunuch to send Qu Zixi away, and then summoned Zhao Ruosu.

Han Ruzi said directly: "I intend to appoint Qu Zixi, the Imperial College Supervisor, as the left censor, and the Ministry of Personnel Feng Ju, as the right censor, and the other party. After Zhuo Ruhe returns to Beijing, he takes over as the Ministry of Personnel, you can draw a plan for me so that the court can successfully accept such arrangements. I do not want to have conflicts with the ministers."

Han Ruzi did not fully accept Zhao Ruosu's suggestions, but he still needed his experience to reduce the conflict between the monarch and his subjects.

Zhao Ruosu was not the kind of person who was stubborn. When he found that the emperor had decided, he did not make any suggestions. Instead, he thought carefully for a while and said, "There is no problem for Secretary Feng to take over as the right censor. He should also be considered according to his qualifications. The county magistrate Zhuo used to rotate in the six ministries and was sent out for several years, so he should come back. The Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six ministries and was directly promoted to the Minister of Personnel. It is considered an exception. However, as long as the Yunmengze suppression of bandits is successful and rewards are rewarded according to merit, there is no big problem. Only Qu Jijiu is more troublesome."

"So I need you to think of an idea. The position of the censor is crucial. Feng Ju takes over one of them, which is my concession. The other censor can only be Mr. Qu." Han Ruzi did not give Zhao Ruosu the opportunity to persuade him.

Zhao Ruosu thought for a while, "Does Your Majesty want to appoint him immediately?"

"You can wait for a while, up to one month."

"A month is a little less, and if it is three months, things will be smoother."

"Let's talk about your idea first."

"With Qu Jijiu's qualifications and official rank, he was promoted to the Censorate and would inevitably be subject to a lot of opposition."

"When I was trapped in Jincheng, Mr. Qu led his disciples from Luoyang to the dangerous land and went straight into the Xiongnu camp. He was neither humble nor arrogant. His achievements were great. Can't we be out of order?"

"Of course, but the reward for merits has ended. Your Majesty is rewarding one person alone at this time, so it is difficult to convince everyone's hearts. I have an idea that I can make Qu Jijiu make another contribution without any effort, and it will be natural to enter the Censorate."

"Um."

"Qu Jijiu is currently serving in the Imperial College and is a well-known scholar in the world. Why don't Your Majesty appoint him as the imperial teacher? After several months of lectures, if Your Majesty gains and rewards his master, it is not an exaggeration to do so."

Han Ruzi nodded, thinking that this idea was very good, "Has the emperor done this before?"

"This can be considered a routine. Before, the prince's army was usually rewarded, and His Majesty was a little later, but it was not harmful."

Han Ruzi smiled, "Okay, that's it, Zhuo Ruhe is not in a hurry. The matter of appointing Mr. Qu as the imperial teacher and Feng Ju as the right censor, we must start as soon as possible. You draw a decree for me. It won't work tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I will propose it in the Qinzheng Hall in two days."

Zhao Ruosu bowed and said to obey the order, but did not leave as usual.

"You have something to do?" Han Ruzi asked.

"Your Majesty asked me to make an idea, but I dare not keep it. Your Majesty thinks it is feasible. It is my blessing. But I have a saying that I don't know whether to speak or not?"

Zhao Ruosu has been an official in the Secretariat for many years and is well versed in the art of roundaboutness and twists and turns. He will never directly compete with the emperor when he is aggressive. He will only test it when the emperor is satisfied.

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Speak."

Zhao Ruosu bowed first and then spoke, "Your Majesty is always in the army, so let's use this as an example: Does Your Majesty want to stand alone in the general, or will he be the powerful general who will fight wherever he wants?"

"I want to be the general who stands alone."

"Can those who talk about war on paper be generals?"

Han Ruzi hesitated for a moment, "No, you must first try it with thousands of people, command it properly, and then give it to ten thousand people, and one hundred thousand people, and those who perform well can become generals."

Han Ruzi already understood what Zhao Ruosu meant, and before he could speak, he continued: "If something happens, there are always some people who are not particular about the details. If they try it with thousands of people, they are not good enough. They have to give more soldiers and generals to show their talent. There are not many such people, but there will be them."

Han Ruzi thought of Deng Cui, but he did not mention his name. Deng Cui's success often has luck. It depends on how he did in the Western Regions before he could make the final judgment.

Zhao Ruosu pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty makes sense, but I still want to say more: The Zuo Cha Censor is responsible for the officials of the capital. Your Majesty's appointment is arguing a lot of suspicions. I suggest that it is better to exchange Qu Jijiu with Feng Ju. Qu Jijiu supervises officials outside the capital, which is both a training and an investigation. Feng Ju is the left, at least it can stabilize the hearts of the ministers."

Han Ruzi didn't say anything, and Zhao Ruosu didn't say much anymore and bowed to leave.

The night was getting darker, but Han Ruzi was not sleepy. The emperor's art was like dancing a sword under deep water. The load was increased, but the speed was greatly slowed down. It was difficult to have both. Just by inserting two important officials in the court, it was calculated by month.

After thinking for a while, he felt relieved. His grandfather, Emperor Wu, had been in power for decades, and he had to be constrained by foreign relatives and ministers in the early days, and he could not be rampant until his later years, let alone his young emperor who had ascended the throne for a while?

He does not lack time, but the people who are available. Han Ruzi is even more worried about another thing: he is busy between Juenhou’s Mansion and the Imperial Palace every day, and does he still have the opportunity to discover talents like before? The court is concerned about seniority, and I don’t know how many people have been buried, or how long it takes to wait for the talents to be revealed?

Meng E quietly walked into the house, cleaned up the table, and stood behind the emperor.

Han Ruzi noticed her after a while, and found that she was more alert than usual, "What happened?"

"The Jingzhao Yin Mansion began to arrest the assassin. Deputy Chief Wang ordered me to protect His Majesty from now on, and never leave my step."

Han Ruzi then remembered that there was a group of assassins hidden in the city, "Yun Mengze really believed that using assassins could change the general trend, which is also a strange thing."

"If you don't believe in assassins, what else can they believe? The truly powerful weapons are in the hands of Your Majesty and the government." Meng E understood the robber's approach. When she was on Yishi Island, she believed that many things could change the general trend, so she served the queen mother with her brother.

She doesn't believe it now.

"Well, everyone only believes in their own advantages, and it's right. What does believing in other people's advantages mean to them?" Han Ruzi couldn't stop thinking about it for a moment. When talking about the assassin, he thought about the assassin, "Strange, why didn't Yun Mengze use poison?"

In the previous assassination, the assassins from Yun Mengze used chronic poisons, which were quite effective. This time they abandoned it and instead went directly to assassinate the house.

"And why should we assassinate General Cui Hong first? Isn't that alarm the snake?" Han Ruzi was more and more confused.

"Maybe Yunmengze is just trying to alert the snake. Didn't the first assassin to be caught say that His Majesty has their people around him? If His Majesty is frightened, he might provide this person with a chance."

Han Ruzi looked at Meng E. This was one of the closest people around him, and Meng E's brother, who had some connections with the assassin, was probably hiding in Yunmengze.

The two suddenly smiled at the same time. Han Ruzi's smile was normal, while Meng E just moved the corner of her mouth.

Someone knocked on the door outside, Meng E went to open the door, and Wang He hurried into the house, saying with a serious expression: "Assassin was found in the palace."

Han Ruzi was shocked and stood up and said, "Is anyone injured?"

"Only two guards were injured while pursuing the assassin."

"Do you know who the assassination target is?"

Wang He hesitated for a moment and replied: "Queen."

Han Ruzi was shocked and was deeply confused. Yunmengze's assassin's target was obviously himself, so why did both assassin target the Cui family? (To be continued.)

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