What does the emperor look like in Zhao Ruosu’s mind?

First of all, you must have the heart to be an emperor. He has met several living emperors and read a lot of non-living emperors in books. Most of them do not have this heart. They think they are born to be emperors and never have awesomeness for this most noble title.

The emperor has always existed, but the people sitting on the throne are often replaced, which shows that the noble one is the position of the emperor, not that person. The real emperor should be as humble and respectful as the minister, and often reflect on whether he deserves this position.

Zhao Ruosu felt that the current emperor met this condition, at least it was better than the previous Emperor Wu, Emperor Huan, and Emperor Si.

In his mind, the emperor must be good at being an emperor.

Everyone has dreams. Most people are not defeated by "dreams", but by "how to realize their dreams". Too many people hope that others can help them realize their dreams. Only a few people silently and continuously work hard, not afraid of obstruction or failure, and solve problems one by one, and climb the mountains one by one. When they finally realize their dreams, they have already left behind a lot of others.

At this point, Zhao Ruosu was a little dissatisfied with the current emperor.

The imperial court is the emperor's tool. If the emperor always thinks about competing with the quality of the tool, rather than how to use this set of tools, it will not be worth the cost.

Zhao Ruosu hoped to be an intermediary between the emperor and the ministers to ease the relationship between the two parties, so after guessing that the emperor was about to appoint Zhuo Ruhe as prime minister, he sent a hint to his old colleagues in the Secretariat.

Nan Zhijin understood the meaning of this student. After some investigation, he felt that Zhuo Ruhe would be a qualified prime minister, so he deliberately attracted him and threaded needles among the ministers, which made the new prime minister receive very little criticism and was able to successfully assist in the administration.

The emperor did not allow him to kneel down, so Zhao Ruosu had to bow to the ground and stood up and said, "I know that I am guilty of death, but Your Majesty will deal with it. I have no complaints, only one sentence to advise me: The minister is not Your Majesty's enemy."

Han Ruzi hadn't heard such straightforward words for a long time, which made him think of Yang Feng.

The morning breeze blows on his face very comfortably. Han Ruzi said: "Since the prime minister assisted in government, the officials appointed by him have been mostly to satisfy all forces. Can I let go of such a 'tool'?"

"Everyone has selfish thoughts. First satisfy one's own selfishness, then work first. This is the prime minister and all officials, even if it is Your Majesty."

Han Ruzi sneered, but could not refute it, but "satisfied with one's own selfishness" should have been the emperor's privilege, so he understood that Zhao Ruosu's so-called "heart to be an emperor" actually means not treating himself as the emperor, but as a minister above the prime minister.

"What if the selfish desires are infinite? Let them continue to satisfy them?"

"There are hundreds of officials in the court, and one person's selfish desires will inevitably affect the selfish desires of others. If someone does too much, he will impeach his ministers and his Majesty can make a decision in the middle."

"At this time, I have to be a selfless emperor again?"

Zhao Ruosu bowed again, "Your Majesty can do it."

Han Ruzi shook her head, "While selfishness is also selfless, I can't do it, no one can do it. Zhao Ruosu, the perfect emperor in your mind does not exist at all. Do you think ministers can supervise and correct each other, such a court may exist, but it must be in a peaceful and prosperous era, without any strong enemy outside and natural disaster inside, and officials do less work, and it doesn't matter if they don't do anything. Do you think the Great Chu is peaceful now?"

"Maybe it was not the most peaceful time, but it was not a chaotic time." Zhao Ruosu expressed his opinion, "The bandits in the territory have been eliminated, and the Huns are sometimes strong and sometimes weak, which is not a fatal threat to the Great Chu."

Like ordinary ministers, Zhao Ruosu did not take the powerful enemies of the West seriously.

Han Ruzi took it seriously. He was not concerned about the group of envoys, but the Great Khan of the Huns. The Great Khan was an amazing figure when he was alive, but he was so scared of the gods and ghosts that he would rather challenge the Great Khan of the Chu than face the enemy who destroyed the country.

"It is said that there is a gold mine hidden in this mountain." Han Ruzi had read the historical materials collected by the Ministry of Rites before worshiping the sky, and saw relevant records from it.

Zhao Ruosu was stunned, "It's just a rumor. The foolish people have dug up many times and have never seen gold before. There are fewer people doing such things in this dynasty."

"It's all hard to mine. Those who dig out gold and silver get rich. They are smart people, but they are foolish people who haven't dug out. But is the latter really stupid? Maybe it's just bad luck."

Zhao Ruosu didn't say anything, he already understood what the emperor meant.

"I am the miner. You told me that you would be a foolish person if you continue digging, but if I don't dig to the end, I will never give up." Han Ruzi paused, "The Great Chu is not a peaceful and prosperous era. If you relax a little, you will worry about destroying the country. Zhao Ruosu, it's a pity that you are a good miner, but you can't dig with me."

Zhao Ruosu still knelt down and kowtowed respectfully. Instead of asking the emperor how to deal with him, he said: "Your Majesty said that he would not retaliate against the court."

"Why do I take revenge without any grudges? You are right. Everyone has selfish desires. I allow the ministers to satisfy themselves first, but I feel that it is almost done. They should concentrate on doing something for me, at least make some concessions?"

Zhao Ruosu kowtowed again. This was not his expectation, but he had lost the influence on the emperor and had no ability to stop him.

"As for you, go back to Juehou's Mansion to watch the door."

"Thank you for not killing your Majesty."

Han Ruzi walked down the mountain, and Zhao Ruosu knelt there for a long time before he got up.

Zhang Youcai and others immediately followed, and someone looked at Zhao Ruosu curiously, but no one asked more questions.

Han Ruzi reported a series of names while walking, and asked the eunuchs to spread them separately. After an hour, the emperor would gather everyone at the foot of the mountain.

The eunuchs were all surprised because most of the names reported by the emperor were unfamiliar, and they were not officials of various departments who accompanied him. Fortunately, the emperor made it clear that they were all scholars from the Imperial College and Hanlin Academy. Several of them were Jinshi who passed the imperial examination last year, while others were servants, including nobles and ordinary people.

The emperor had never summoned these people before, and suddenly, he had to hold a gathering to replace the daily court meeting. It was really rare.

Even Zhang Youcai was confused. He thought he had a close relationship with the emperor, so he was completely confused at this time.

Han Ruzi was not on a whim. In the process of approving memorials day after day, he saw many hidden things. He did not ask anyone for advice. He slowly searched for rules and clues, and found that many talents were buried under the glory of others, just like Huang Pugong.

But the ministers of the court are not the Yan family and are not so good at doing things. Those buried can always show their faces in the memorials, usually placed behind someone and are among them as "shoulder". In this way, if the emperor investigates, it cannot be said that the memorialists are concealing their merits.

This is the minister's caution and a clue that the emperor can see.

He wrote down the inconspicuous name in the memorial, and if he saw this name in other memorials, he would deepen his impression.

When choosing the squad, he circled all these people, with a total of thirty-seven people.

Han Ruzi understood that after so much effort, the one who dug out might not be the second Huang Pugong, but a group of mediocre people, but he was willing to take risks. The court only knew seniority and divided official positions according to power. He once tried hard to appoint a prime minister he was optimistic about, but the prime minister turned to the ministers before he took office.

It is not easy to change from the upper level, so Han Ruzi started from the lower level. He was not in a hurry to sign these people to be high-ranking officials, but to observe and expand.

The direct summoning of the emperor after offering sacrifices to heaven is of course an honor. The selected ones were overjoyed and at the same time inexplicably. The officials accompanying him were shocked and did not understand how he could be excluded.

Thirty-seven people gathered in the emperor's tent, both young and old.

Han Ruzi was not polite, and asked questions directly, managing the army, governing officials, governing the people, governing mountains, governing water, governing wealth, etc., as Zhang Youcai said, when the emperor met someone he admired, he often talked about details.

After each question, Han Ruzi appointed someone to answer, and this person happened to be quite familiar with this matter. Even if he did not have a clear understanding, he could answer it smoothly.

Everyone was even more surprised. It turned out that the emperor not only knew their names, but also their strengths.

The atmosphere quickly became warm. The few people who answered the questions first even asked to answer them again. They finally realized that this was a rare opportunity in their lives. Once they missed it, they might never have a day to stand out.

The gathering lasted for a whole day, and the emperor did not stop while eating, and everyone was talking while eating.

The prime minister and the chief officials of various departments were staying in the capital. The highest position of escort was the minister. How dare I advise the emperor? I could only wait in fear and fear.

In the evening, the emperor finally held a formal court meeting without giving any explanation. As usual, he listened to the officials' reports and ended in less than half an hour.

The emperor returned to the tent to rest, but the officials could not fall asleep. They either wrote a letter to the capital to inquire, or found those "lucky people" and asked about every detail of the gathering.

Deng Yun was sleeping. When she heard about something outside, she stood at the door and peered out for a while. "There are so many people outside, and they run around and don't even follow the rules."

"Yes." Han Ruzi responded.

"Does Your Majesty reuse those whom you summoned during the day?"

Han Ruzi didn't answer.

Deng Yun turned around and said, "Your Majesty doesn't protect them any longer. The officials in the camp are afraid that they will be able to tear them tonight."

"What I want is elite soldiers and strong generals. If I need protection so early, what's the benefit?"

Deng Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty's idea coincides with my brother. He often says that being a general is to recognize people. He works hard on everything himself. Why should he know people? So my brother doesn't like to manage things, but when assigned tasks, he can always find the most suitable person for this."

Han Ruzi smiled slightly. If it was in the capital, if it was under the eyes of those old foxes, things would definitely not go so smoothly. The ministers could always think of ways to stop the emperor from summoning low-level officials. Even if they failed, they would not be so panicked. Instead, they would slowly turn these thirty-seven people into "one of their own people" just like they treated Zhuo Ruhe.

Only in places far away from the capital will officials make wrong decisions and directly ask the summoned persons and turn them into "another type of person". Sooner or later, "another type of person" will become "another force". (To be continued.)

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