The news of the death of the veteran general Fang Daye came first. Before Han Ruzi could enter the city, he mourned in the suburbs.

Fang Daye wrote a private message to the emperor, which did not have a personal request, but explained his own strategy outside the border, thinking that the Great Wall was like the armor of a soldier, which could block a fatal attack, but was not enough to win. If you want to be stable for a long time, you must have an attacking knife with a self-protection armor and must maintain an offensive attack outside the border.

Everyone understands the truth, but Da Chu's strength has declined and it is difficult to maintain a large area of ​​territory outside the Great Wall. Fang Daye also understands this, just hopes that the emperor will remain enterprising and not retreat blindly.

When the troops were insufficient, they had to rely on good generals. Fang Daye had been in the army for many years and knew a lot of people. He breathed more than fifty generals in one breath. Although they were a little old, they each had their own strengths, which was enough to make up for some of the shortcomings.

After reading the letter, Han Ruzi was deeply moved. This was the ministers and generals he needed the most. He thought for the long term and was willing to contribute real good strategies. In the capital dozens of miles away, the ministers only wanted to keep the court, which had accumulated hundreds of years of practices and rules. They were stable, but their spirits were almost gone.

Han Ruzi refused to enter the city for a long time. A few days later, news from the Western Regions also came. Deng Cui actually took the initiative to attack the gods and ghosts. Han Ruzi was also shocked when he heard the news. It was too late to stop him, so he could only issue an order, asking Deng Cui to station his army in a designated location. He did not take any rash actions without receiving the orders of the court.

Deng Yun highly praised his brother's behavior, "Yes, why can the Great Chu be able to defend but not attack? The gods and ghosts and great Shanyu spoke very loudly, maybe he was just an ignorant madman."

"War is not about fighting as long as you want, stop as long as you want. Deng Cui was defeated, and the enemy took advantage of the opportunity to enter. Da Chu needed to send troops to resist. Deng Cui won, and wanted to save the territory of the West, and even more, he had to send troops. However, Da Chu was not ready yet, and there were very few troops stationed in the Western Regions. The countries in the Western Regions are now under the control of Da Chu. Once they see the weakness of Da Chu, they may turn to the enemy. No matter what, they will be worth the loss." Han Ruzi really hoped to pull Deng Cui over and say these words in person.

"Is it too late to prepare now?"

"Even if the Great Chu is still in its heyday, it will take a year to send troops to the Western Regions." Han Ruzi picked up the written imperial edict and read it again, threw it aside, and picked up the pen and wrote a copy again.

In the new imperial edict, the emperor no longer asked Deng Cui to return to defense immediately, but instead gave him encouragement, requiring him to return to Beijing to receive rewards after winning.

Deng Yun watched while watching, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has changed his mind, and I think my brother is doing the right thing."

Han Ruzi's imperial edict was for the countries in the Western Regions. Deng Cui had already led his army to fight and led a coalition of countries. The kings must have thought that Deng Cui had received support from the Emperor of Great Chu and the court, and at this time, he would never show a disagreement between the king and the minister.

"This guy Deng Cui..." Han Ruzi really didn't know what to say.

All officials were too conservative, while Deng Cui was too radical, but they were also unruly.

The imperial edict was sent out, and Deng Cui was in the Western Regions for more than two years and it was time for him to come back. Han Ruzi decided to personally supervise the often unexpected general.

It is a major event for the general to go to war without permission. The emperor issued an imperial edict directly without discussing with the ministers. The ministers in the city could no longer remain indifferent and sent a representative to "negotiate" with the emperor.

Qu Zixi has served as the Minister of Revenue for a while and has achieved great political achievements. He is a minister trusted by the emperor. Therefore, he was entrusted by his colleagues to express his affection to the emperor.

In the eyes of the ministers, the emperor was playing with a childish temper and needed to coax it.

When Qu Zixi entered the tent, the emperor was reading an urgent letter.

Qu Zixi was the emperor's teacher and could not be polite, but he still bowed extremely formally. The emperor also treated him with courtesy, put down his urgent letter, and bowed a little, "Mr. Qu is here, I will give him a seat."

An eunuch immediately brought a stool. Qu Zixi sat down after thanking him, pondered for a moment, and said, "When will Your Majesty return to the palace to pay homage to the Queen Mother?"

"When the next hunting plan is determined." Han Ruzi was not hiding.

Qu Zixi stared at the emperor for a while. In name, the two were teacher-student relationships, but he had never taught a few classes and never thought through the student's ideas thoroughly.

"The capital city and even the important places have never been heard of governing the world by guarding the capital, but not by governing the world on the road."

"The ancient emperors spent their entire lives on the hunting world. Didn't Emperor Shun just die on the hunting road? Lord Qu reads the scriptures, wouldn't he not knowing?"

"In ancient times, the land was narrow and all officials were not complete. The emperor could patrol the world. The land of Great Chu was several times larger than that of ancient times. All officials were ready. Why should Your Majesty leave the near and the far, and the roots were gone, and he had to patrol the hunt? What is your Majesty dissatisfaction with the capital? Tell me, the ministers in the court are willing to obey."

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Mr. Qu is not the way he was when he was studying."

Qu Zixi didn't change much. Among the six ministers, he was the youngest. He touched his face and stood up and said, "Is Your Majesty dissatisfied with the Secretariat?"

"What's wrong with me?" Han Ruzi signaled Qu Zixi to sit down.

"Your Majesty doubts that the Secretariat of the Secretariat has been inquired about His Majesty's secrets, leaked them to the Minister, colluded with the Minister, and deceived His Majesty together, right?"

"Mr. Qu continued."

"Oh, there is nothing to say. The Secretariat is too stupid. The Secretariat Order, the Secretariat has resigned. The Secretariat's servant Nan Zhi is waiting for the crime camp outside and will be dealt with by Your Majesty."

Zhao Ruosu has been sent back to the Juanhou Mansion in the city. No matter whether he said or not, or what he said, the Secretariat would understand that the matter had been exposed and reacted quickly, so he directly used a move to cut off his arm.

Han Ruzi shook her head, "The Secretariat of the Central Secretariat is not stupid, but is very smart. It has always been their duty to figure out the will of the saints and do a good job. Since there is no fault, why should you resign and apologize?"

Qu Zixi couldn't guess the emperor's thoughts even more and stood up again, "Your Majesty does not believe in any ministers at the moment, and I have nothing to say. I just ask Your Majesty to think about the world and don't bother with the ministers. I will leave, and the Prime Minister will leave the city to see Your Majesty tomorrow."

Qu Zixi walked towards the door, and Han Ruzi called him, "Mr. Qu, what is the emperor in your mind?"

Qu Zixi was stunned. He hadn't heard the name "Mr. Qu" from the emperor for a long time, and replied: "I have the world in my heart, that's all."

Perhaps because he felt that the situation was urgent, Zhuo Ruhe came to see the emperor that night.

He was not as open-minded as Qu Zixi. As soon as he entered the tent, he knelt down to the emperor and called him a "sinner".

Han Ruzi still ordered someone to give him a stool and said with a smile: "Why is Zhuo Xiang so panicked? I have no intention of asking for guilt."

Zhuo Ruhe had to panic, "I am not careful in being an official and colluded with the Secretariat and guessing Your Majesty's wishes are really a great crime."

Han Ruzi put away his smile and asked, "Zhuo Xiang asked himself how his political achievements?"

Qu Zixi was just a little unable to understand the emperor, while Zhuo Ruhe couldn't touch it at all. He looked at the emperor in shock, and thought about it, and wanted to kneel down or not, and was sitting on the stool. After thinking for a while, he said: "I dare not boast. When it comes to governing officials, I do not seek merit but seek no mistakes. In exchange for support, I appointed some mediocre officials. When it comes to regulating the people, there are fewer wastelands and fewer bandits, but the world is still exhausted, the national treasury is still empty, and I have made merits and mistakes."

"When I appointed Zhuo Xiang, someone told me that you are good at managing the people and not good at managing officials, and it is difficult to decide major matters, but I still value you. Why? The people are the foundation of the world, and managing the people is the top priority. Why don't Zhuo Xiang concentrate on the people? Major matters are up to me, so let me give them the governance of officials. From now on, I will decide the appointment and removal of officials above the fifth rank. But don't worry, as long as it is a normal appointment and removal, I will not reject it."

Zhuo Ruhe knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, but he still couldn't see the emperor's intentions.

Han Ruzi couldn't explain it more clearly, so he picked up a memorial on the table, "In the news of the East China Sea, Huang Pugong led his army to suppress the bandits, but he did not return after the deadline, so he was afraid of an accident."

Zhuo Ruhe stood up, still in a daze. "Yes, the Ministry of War has sent someone to check the details. What I have learned now is that General Huang is likely to have fallen into the ambush of the pirates."

"The East China Sea is far away, I don't know how long it will take to go and go. I'll go and see what happened in person. Please arrange it, the sooner the better."

Zhuo Ruhe was stunned, "But Your Majesty..."

"There is a lot of money to guard the capital."

Zhuo Ruhe didn't react for a long time. Originally, the ministers all opposed the emperor's stay away from the capital, but now this is not the most important issue. "Yes, Your Majesty, I... I will make arrangements as soon as possible."

Zhuo Ruhe took his leave. The matter was clearly exposed. The emperor took back several extremely important powers, but he still believed in himself and even let the prime minister stay in the capital. Zhuo Ruhe could not understand the meaning of this.

Han Ruzi's original plan was to go outside the Great Wall. After seeing the memorial from the Donghai Kingdom, he decided to go and find out. He always felt that Huang Pugong was not the kind of general who easily fell into the trap, and he was afraid of fraud in the matter.

The next morning, Cui Teng came to see the emperor. He didn't care whether there was any conflict between the monarch and his subjects. The more lively the better. As soon as he came in, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty has scared the ministers in the city. Who made them think that Your Majesty is easy to bully? Haha, a small official from the Secretariat is still kneeling outside the camp. Do you want me to beat him up?"

"Nan Zhijin? Just right, Xuan him comes in."

"Hey, Your Majesty won't be moved so easily, right? At least you have to kneel for three days and three nights."

Han Ruzi knocked on the table, Cui Teng had to step down and muttered, "If I had known this, I wouldn't mention him..."

Nan Zhijin is old and kneels outside for a day. His body will be unable to bear it. If he doesn't get summoned by the emperor, he will have to die outside.

The emperor did not smile at him.

The official position of the Secretariat is too small, and Han Ruzi doesn't want to care about him, but he doesn't want to forgive him casually.

Nan Zhijin crawled on the ground, constantly blaming himself and apologizing.

After he had finished speaking, Han Ruzi asked, "You have been an old minister in several dynasties, and you did the same to the emperor in front?"

Nan Zhijin's face was red, "Emperor Wu, Emperor Huan, and Emperor Si are not as good as Your Majesty... It's so hard to guess. I don't ask for mercy, I just hope to say one thing to Your Majesty: What I do is for the stability of the court, and there is no malice."

"Of course, no one has any malice, just a little 'private'. Nanzhijin, if you want to maintain the stability of the court, don't be a member of the Zhongshuo family. Go to the Ministry of War and check something for me to find out whether the general Huang Pugong, the Louchuan, is alive or dead, and how he fell into the trap."

Nanzhi Jin was even more surprised than Zhuo Ruhe. What surprised him the most was that he really knew something about Huang Pugong's affairs. If the matter was found out, the court would not be "stable". (To be continued.)

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