"The emperor is always alone." Although Han Ruzi often said this, it was the first time he told outsiders.

Meng E on the opposite side nodded softly and nodded again.

Han Ruzi smiled slightly and knew that Meng E didn't fully understand, "Yang Feng once told me that it would be better to know nothing than to have too much information."

"This is a bit strange, as if he said it."

"But most people in the world suffer from too little information. Only a very small number of people, especially the emperor, can experience the harm of too much information." Han Ruzi glanced at the memorial piled on the table. This was the emperor's main source of information and the main means for ministers to "deception" the emperor.

Empress Dowager Shangguan has not participated in government affairs for a long time, but after all, she has taken charge of the court and fought with ministers openly and secretly, with success and failure. When Han Ruzi was still in the dark, she had already seen that the ministers were winning.

If it weren't for her own threat, Empress Dowager Shangguan would rather watch coldly. Yesterday, she said everything: "Your Majesty thought the prime minister was his confidant, but in fact the prime minister was a minister. There was only one reason why Zhuo Ruhe could become prime minister successfully. He had won the recognition and support of other ministers."

Han Ruzi once again fell into a siege. This time his enemy was not the Hun cavalry, but his own people.

"When Taizu was fighting for the world, he was brave and fearless. He often escaped from heaven at the critical moment. Historical books say that Taizu had the protection of gods and was the emperor of heaven. However, Yang Feng said that the reason why Taizu was brave was because he knew nothing and could only act with a clever inspiration. The reason why he succeeded was luck."

Meng E waited for a while and said, "As far as I think, it's not all about luck. If someone else is in a critical situation with Taizu, he might have been panicked for a long time. Where did he get the idea?"

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Yes, you must not panic. No matter how much information is, no matter how conflicting each other, you must be calm. The most important thing is to do something, rather than do something wrong than not."

"Shouldn't the emperor be ruled by doing nothing?" Meng E herself didn't believe this, she just wanted to come up with the emperor's ideas. After all, this was the ancestral teachings of emperors of all dynasties in the Great Chu Dynasty.

"Wuwei... Of course, we must do nothing."

Someone knocked on the door outside, and the eunuch Zhang Youcai walked in. Since Tong Qing'e gave birth to the prince, he returned to the emperor, "Your Majesty, Jing Yao is here."

Han Ruzi looked upright and nodded, indicating that she could bring it in.

Jing Yao entered the house and saw that there were outsiders in the corner, so he didn't dare to turn his head to watch.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Jing." Han Ruzi said.

"It is worth it to be able to serve Your Majesty no matter how hard it is." Jing Yao was delighted.

"Duke Jing has done a lot of things for me, and has worked hard and made great contributions, so he deserves reward."

Jing Yao kowtowed, "I don't ask for rewards, I just want your Majesty to be healthy."

Jing Yao faced down, and could not see the smile flashing across the emperor's face.

"There are vacant positions in the palace, but I think King Jing may not be willing to return to the old place."

Jing Yao immediately understood the meaning of the emperor's words. Liu Jie did a good job in the position of the Central Secretariat, and it was impossible to replace him. Jing Yao could only be in the lower position when he returned to the palace.

"I'm really not willing to do it, but everything is decided by Your Majesty. I'm not picky."

"Well, very well, I just need someone like you. I lack a visiting envoy in the Shaofu. Is Gong Jing interested?"

Jing Yao was stunned. The visitor of the Shaofu was not a high-ranking official, but was responsible for going to various places to supervise the royal industry. However, it was a lack of wealth and abundant oil. However, staying away from the emperor means staying away from power.

"Your Majesty..." Jing Yao's voice trembled, thinking that he had been expelled.

Han Ruzi leaned forward slightly and said seriously: "The visitor is only to facilitate Duke Jing to leave the capital. I have other responsibilities to you."

Jing Yao was overjoyed. The emperor was in charge of the world and the entire court served it, but he had "other responsibilities" to him. That was a great trust and it also showed that his accusation against Empress Dowager Shangguan was recognized. He immediately kowtowed and thanked him, "I am willing to work hard for the sake of a dog or a horse."

"Flat."

Jing Yao kowtowed again and stood up and looked at the emperor.

Han Ruzi waved and asked Jing Yao to take a few steps closer. "For the first task, please ask Duke Jing to find Yang Feng's family."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the old slave has never given up searching, but there are not many clues, if Shangguan..."

Han Ruzi shook her head and said she didn't want to mention Empress Dowager Shangguan. "I'm thinking that Yang Feng must have written a letter to his wife, and there is no more than one. Since that's the case, there must be someone who sends the letter. You can find it."

"Your Majesty's great opinion." Jing Yao had actually thought of it for a long time, but he had never found the sender.

"The second mission is to find the King of England."

Jing Yao was about to kneel down again. Looking for Yang Feng's family was just a private matter for the emperor, and looking for Emperor Wu's youngest son was a serious matter.

Han Ruzi raised his hand to stop Jing Yao from kneeling, "How can the royal family members wander around the world and make people laugh at the world? Duke Jing, please take this matter to heart, ask for people to give it to others, and ask for money to pay, and be sure to get the King of England back."

"After all, King Ying has been away for a long time, what if..." Jing Yao stared at the emperor, seeking a hint that the emperor's words were all based on whether the British king died or lived.

"Don't worry, your task is to bring the King of England back alive, do you understand?" Han Ruzi was a little harsh.

Jing Yao understood, "Yes, the old slave started immediately."

"Well, go back. You will receive the order tomorrow and you will be able to go to the Shao Mansion that day."

Jing Yao left the room, half worried and half happy. He thought he had seen through the emperor, but then he felt that his previous guess was wrong.

In the room, Han Ruzi said to Meng E: "Jing Yao, who has a ulterior motive, works harder, so let him keep it."

Meng E opened her eyes slightly and nodded quickly to express her awakening.

Empress Dowager Shangguan guessed that it was Jing Yao who accused him of him, and in turn accused Jing Yao of using the emperor to avenge his personal revenge. Han Ruzi, who was sandwiched in the middle, did not want to become a tool for either party.

Han Ruzi thought for a while, "You can Xuan Donghai and Cui Teng."

Meng E walked to the door and passed the emperor's will to the eunuchs outside, and the eunuchs quickly brought the two of them.

King Donghai, Cui Teng and a group of noble servants guarded the Lingyun attic and arrived as soon as possible.

In front of the emperor, these two men were much more comfortable than Jing Yao. King Donghai glanced at Meng E and was a little surprised because Meng E didn't appear in Lingyun Pavilion often, but Cui Teng didn't care and saluted the emperor with a smile.

Han Ruzi looked at Donghai King without speaking.

King Donghai smiled and said, "What did your Majesty forget?"

Han Ruzi said: "I am thinking that one of you is a prince, my brother, the other is the son of the Grand Tutor, and the younger brother of the queen. It is really inappropriate to act as a minister of the close attendant. What official do you want to be?"

The two of them spoke in unison: "I don't want to be an official, I just want to stay with His Majesty."

"Rules are rules. As the two of you, they are not suitable for being close ministers for a long time. King Donghai, if you don't want to be an official, you can only return to Donghai Kingdom. Cui Teng, the same is true for you. If you don't become an official, you will be a free and quiet marquis and live your life of living a life of debauchery."

The two were stunned, and Cui Teng said first: "Then... I have to be an official. I really have to choose? I don't want to be a small official."

Donghai King said: "I don't want to go to Donghai Kingdom. As long as I can stay in the capital and follow His Majesty's arrangements, the official position does not matter how big or small it is."

"I don't care, either." Cui Teng added hurriedly.

"The Grand Sima of the Suwei Army has been vacant for a long time. Is Donghai interested?"

The Grand Sima of the Suwei Army was higher than the Nan and the Grand Sima of the Northern Army. In terms of military vocations, the Grand Sima of the Supreme Army was second only to the first-rank general. In terms of actual power, the eight battalions of the Suwei Army each had a commander and a general, and directly obeyed the emperor. The Grand Sima was just a false idea.

King Donghai was not surprised. With his identity and past experience, he could only hold a low position with high power and low power, so he knelt down and thanked him.

Cui Teng also knelt down, saying that he didn't want to be an official, but at this time he looked at the emperor with anticipation.

"You go and be the deputy to King Donghai, General Longxiang, the guards."

"Ah?" Cui Teng was disappointed. He was unwilling to live directly under the King of East China Sea. "I don't care about the officials who are big and small, please let Your Majesty change the place for me."

"What I gave you is an imperial edict, not a negotiation." Han Ruzi has never been polite to Cui Teng.

Cui Teng didn't dare to say anything else. He was reluctant to thank him, "After becoming General Longxiang, can you still come to see Your Majesty from time to time?"

"Since you are the official of the Guard, of course you can."

Cui Teng was finally a little happy.

The two of them retreated together. When they went downstairs, Cui Teng whispered to Donghai King: "Don't be proud. If you bully others with your power, I will not endure it."

King Donghai smiled bitterly and said, "Bully by power? This is you, not me. Don't you understand? Your Majesty is asking you to monitor me."

Cui Teng suddenly realized and immediately felt wronged, "Then I have to be more careful, don't try to escape my eyes, kid."

King Donghai smiled and shook his head, but he was worried, thinking that the emperor had seen something.

In the room, Han Ruzi explained to Meng E again: "Cui Teng stares at King Donghai, and King Donghai stares at Queen Mother Shangguan, maybe he can lose some right and wrong."

"Your Majesty is not going to punish anyone?" Meng E was getting more and more surprised. What Empress Dowager Shangguan did was a crime of extermination. King Donghai and Jing Yao also meant to deceive the king, so the emperor actually let it go.

"Wait and talk about it." Han Ruzi said coldly. Empress Dowager Shangguan has no clan to destroy. King Donghai and Jing Yao's crimes are big or small. If you really think about it, you cannot give multiple punishments.

The emperor had to close one eye and at the same time, open the other eye even wider.

The next person to be summoned was Zhao Ruosu, who was as respectful as usual.

Meng E was a little curious. Zhao Ruosu was the one who revealed the emperor's ideas to the ministers. Anyone would hate this practice deeply. Can the emperor still remain tolerant?

Han Ruzi pushed the memorial on the table over, "I have approved it. Please take a look. If there is no problem, you can return it to the Secretariat."

This is Zhao Ruosu's daily duty. He walked to the table, stood sideways, and quickly flipped over, "No problem."

"It's a labor." Han Ruzi said politely.

Zhao Ruosu held the memorial and sued his leave.

Meng E looked at the emperor in surprise.

Han Ruzi said: "Can you stand in the water and scoop up all the water?"

Meng E shook her head.

"I can't either. I have to leave the pool to solve the problem of the pool."

Meng E noticed that the emperor called herself "I" to her, "There is another person His Majesty did not deal with."

Of course, Han Ruzi remembered this person, "When Concubine Hui was pregnant, the Empress Dowager sent Zhang Youcai to serve. Now the Empress is pregnant. I hope you will serve her and protect her."

Meng E knew that she was still trusted by the emperor, but from then on she would be further and further away from the emperor.

The emperor was ultimately alone.

(This volume ends) (To be continued.)
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