The day after Nan Zhijin left the emperor, the minister's memorial for resignation finally came like snowflakes. At the most, there were more than forty copies a day.

The reasons are all surprisingly similar. First, they praise the emperor's wisdom and determination. The great Chu has accumulated a long time of ills and indeed requires powerful means to eliminate them. Next, the content of the crime is to be accused of being innocent, but relatives, friends, disciples, etc. are illegal. They save a number of slaves of different private numbers. In the end, they blame themselves for being incompetent and ashamed of the court's salary, they are willing to hand over the official seal, and wait for the crime to be punished by the emperor and ask the emperor to choose another wise minister and capable minister.

The memorial for resignation of only one person is a little more special.

Prime Minister Zhuo Ruhe wrote a very long memorial, with only one main meaning. He was powerless in the face of chaos in the court. He was willing to work hard for the emperor, but he was "scattered and panicked". Even though he had the intention of hunting, he had no power to run. In the end, he asked to see the emperor in person, but the emperor needed to designate a left-behind minister first.

Han Ruzi could not find the left-behind ministers. Except for a few idle officials, almost all the senior officials of the third rank and above submitted their resignations. Only Qu Zixi was still struggling to support the East China Sea Kingdom. It is said that he also received many private messages, all of whom advised him to follow the crowd.

Han Ruzi did not approve a single copy, and kept it all in her hands, as if she had not received it.

Nan Zhi left, but more people were watching the emperor's every move. The accompanying officials and noble children in the entire camp, including many consultants personally selected by the emperor, were trying to figure out the emperor's wishes.

In this narrow-distance encounter, the one who can persist is more important. As long as you take a step back, the whole army will be disintegrated.

Han Ruzi always pays attention to her words and deeds, and never shows any hesitation. Even in front of Concubine Shu Deng Yun, she still maintains a sense of coldness and fighting spirit.

Not long after, the memorials of military generals from all over the country came, and there were not as many as expected. The civil servants' resignation letters had reached more than 100 copies, but less than twenty copies of military generals.

Han Ruzi transferred several troops from the capital in advance. This move has a great impact. The civil officials who stayed in the capital were united, while the military generals who went to various places had their own plans. They were separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, so they had to be cautious and careful in every step.

The patrol team set off again and headed to Luoyang according to the original itinerary. The day before departure, Han Ruzi issued another imperial edict, which had nothing to do with resignation. Instead, he appointed Huang Pu Gong as the general of Haixi, and was envoyed to maintain his rituals and command the affairs of the South China Sea and the West Sea. He could do his best to do things at a disadvantage and report it later.

Han Ruzi also gave Huang Pugong a large warship built within two years, allowing him to recruit crew members among the soldiers and civilians of the Great Chu on his own, but the deadline was only one month.

In short, he gave Huang Pugong everything he wanted. With this imperial edict, Huang Pugong led his navy to rush around the sea without any hesitation, but only one requirement: the remaining power of the Great Chu is still there, and the countries at the sea welcome the arrival of the Chu army.

The patrol team slowly traveled west on land, and Huang Pu Gong was preparing in full swing on the sea. More and more pirates were receiving recruitment. A small number of civilians and soldiers also joined this strange naval army and were willing to follow Huang Pu Gong to adventure at sea.

After Yaoyue married Huang Pugong, he was escorted back to the capital by the government and became the official general's wife.

The matter of Huang Pugong came to an end. Han Ruzi no longer missed him and focused on cracking down on the behavior of private slaves. On the one hand, he seized all resignations memorials. On the other hand, whenever he visited a county on the way to the hunting tour, he would summon all officials of the seventh rank or above, question them one by one, and those who resigned were dismissed on the spot.

Jin Chunzhong and Jing Yao took action separately to verify the situation of the local manor, so Han Ruzi was able to know what was going on.

The officials who asked for resignation did not respond, but those who were greedy for official positions were removed from more than a dozen. The emperor's worries became increasingly difficult for the ministers to understand.

Half a month after they started to move again, the people around the emperor began to act. They did not dare to hug each other in front of the emperor, but came to give advice one by one.

The first one was Kang Zijiao. Because he was summoned alone, he was considered a new "favorite minister". After being inspired, he formally sought to see the emperor and wanted to be a loyal minister.

The team was moving slowly and camped early in the afternoon. Han Ruzi summoned Kang Zijiao before dinner, and did not intend to give him too much time.

Kang Zijie understood the emperor's meaning, so he went straight to the point after performing his rituals. "Your Majesty is patrolling the hunt, and the people in the capital are in panic. All officials have resigned. The court is as if the building is about to collapse. Can you see it?"

"The memorials for resignation are here with me, of course I know." Han Ruzi said calmly. He now wants to use all means to express his determination to the ministers.

"I have made suggestions to Your Majesty that when facing the resignation officials, you can divide them, but Your Majesty does not move. I dare to speak out, thinking that Your Majesty cannot hesitate, and whether you advance or retreat, you can eliminate a great upheaval."

"Why did all officials resign?" Han Ruzi asked back.

"Because Your Majesty wants to change the ancestral system, he will make great efforts to the court."

"I am just abolishing private slaves and opening up wastelands. What does it have to do with the imperial court?"

"Although private slaves and slave fields are illegal, emperors of all dynasties have tolerated them, and regarded them as necessary price for the stability of the court. When you arrive at Your Majesty, you will abolish them in one day and clean them up within three months. This is to change the ancestral system. Officials all want to wear rich clothes and eat food, and it has become a common practice for those who marry aristocratic families. Once you gain power, you must place more land and store more slaves, thinking that ten generations will be free of worries for a hundred generations, and then you can concentrate on serving the court. Your Majesty releases slaves to shaking the foundation of the family of all officials, and this is a great war."

Han Ruzi laughed, "Times change and things change. The emperors of the previous generation to tolerate private slaves and private land. Because they are not large in scale and have little influence, they are not very good. Unfortunately, people are not as good as greedy as each generation. Now even the soldiers raised by the government have become private slaves. I spent a lot of effort to resettle refugees, but I also sent them to the manors of various families. It is not that I compete with all the officials for profit, but that all the officials are competing for profit. Taizu, Lie Emperor, and Wu Emperor will still tolerate it? As for the worries behind me, I only release slaves, not collect land, and not let the families go bankrupt. They just refuse to give up the immediate benefits."

"What will Your Majesty do? Just drag it all the time, waiting for the officials to repent?" Others were thinking about the emperor's thoughts, but Kang Zijiao asked directly.

"I have my own ideas, but I will never give in."

Kang Zijiao thought for a while, bowed to the ground, stood up and said, "If Your Majesty can really stand firm and never retreat, I am willing to be a small man in front of the horse."

Kang Zijiao was asked by everyone to advise the emperor, but he turned against him after a fight. In fact, this was his original intention. His previous persuasion was just to hear whether the emperor understood what he was doing.

Han Ruzi smiled slightly. He needed a pawn, but no one accepted it. "What does Kang Qing plan to do?"

"Everyone is an official for profit, but no official is willing to speak profit. The words "loyalty and filial piety" are all about their words. This is their appearance and their weakness. The weak ministers have no power or power, no soldiers or weapons, and they only have a tongue that is not bad, and they are just trying to steal the weakness."

"You have obtained my permission."

"Abide by the order." Kang Zijiao said he was leaving, and wrote another ten thousand words that night. This time he did not show it to the emperor, but to speak out to all officials, scholars, and people all over the world, either accuse, persuade, or inspire. In short, he hoped that everyone would support the emperor.

The previous agitators were embarrassed and refused to interact with Kang Zijiao again. No one copied the Wanyan Book, but Kang Zijiao copied it himself, giving it to those who disagree with their opinions. He was under the banner of the emperor, but the other party dared not refuse to accept it.

Whenever he arrived in a county, Kang Zijiao distributed ten thousand words to local officials and scholars, asking the former to appreciate and the latter to spread it on his behalf.

A few days later, the second person who advised him asked for a visit, and was also summoned in the evening.

The King of Donghai would not be straight to the point, chatted with the emperor for a while, and said with a smile: "Have you heard of it? Kang Bangyan has now gained fame, and everyone in the world knows it."

"All the top three Jinshis should be famous." Han Ruzi pretended to be confused.

"This Kang Bangyan is unique. He did not become famous by writing, but instead created momentum for himself in the name of His Majesty. Everyone said that he was a fox and a tiger, but he was not sure."

"What did he say to me?"

"That's not. He wrote a ten thousand words, his words were arrogant, and then claimed that he was a 'passing letter according to the order'. He could not accept it or read it."

Han Ruzi sighed, "This is my fault. I do allow him to do something. I didn't expect that he would hold on to it and treat it as an imperial edict. But there is no way. Jun Wu jokingly. As long as it is not too outrageous, let him go."

The King of Donghai understood it and laughed a few times, "That's right, what can a Jinshi who is on duty in the Ministry of Personnel make a fortune? He just gains some reputation. By the way, I will also accuse His Majesty of his crimes."

"What crime?"

"I thought I was a clean and honest prince, but Your decree was given to the order and asked each family to hand over privately saved slaves within three months. I had to act according to the order, so I wrote a letter to my family to ask about the situation. I just received a reply yesterday. I never expected that the capital was fine, the Donghai Kingdom was fine, but I had a piece of land in Luoyang, and Nanyang each had hundreds of tenant farmers, including dozens of households who were not naturalized and were privately saved slaves. I don't know when I stayed. I have already written back, and the princess will soon send people to these two places to get everyone naturalized. I will do whatever I should do."

"It's still far from the March period, so you don't have to worry."

"Your Majesty, don't you blame me?"

"As you obey the order, you will naturally be innocent."

"Thank you for your kindness. To be honest, I was really worried for a while after receiving the letter from my family."

"What are you worried about?"

King Donghai laughed and said, "I'm worried that Your Majesty will treat me as a leader and deal with me hard to serve as a warning to others."

Han Ruzi's heart moved, "Everyone thought I would start with the slightest end. After dealing with several unpopular ministers, let's end the matter hastily?"

The King of Donghai smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't be surprised. Your Majesty has a big plan, but all the officials have resigned and refused to cooperate. It is normal for the people of the world to wait and see at this time."

Han Ruzi leaned forward a little, "When I arrive in Luoyang, I will let everyone understand how serious I am."

"No need to go to Luoyang, I will see Your Majesty's seriousness now." King Donghai took his leave tactfully, without saying a single word of advice.

Han Ruzi was about to rest, and Zhang Youcai ran in to report, "The palace has sent someone, I just arrived."
Chapter completed!