Chapter 361 The Emperor's Loophole
The situation of the battle was just as Deng Cui had expected in advance. The retreating Huns were eager to return to the grasslands and had no defense against an ambush. A Huns walking in front heard that there was a battle in the rear, and instead of turning around to support them, they ran faster.
The Chu army was thus victorious.
Han Ruzi read the "Good News" and couldn't help laughing and laughing. He asked everyone in the tent, "What do you think about this battle, General of the Chariot and Cavalry?"
The accompanying officials looked at each other. Yuan Jiuding, the Minister of Rites, had the highest status, so he had to speak first, "The Huns attacked Da Chu, killed and plundered countless people, and signed an alliance under the city with force. If you get the imperial decree, you will do your own thing outside the fortress, and if this wind blows, I am afraid that it will shake the foundation of Chu."
He made a start, and all the officials knew what to say, but it was the difference between favoring meritorious deeds and deeds.
After the siege of Jincheng, Han Ruzi's impression of the ministers has improved a lot, but the habits of the court for many years have long been ingrained and will not be completely changed because of a war. Everyone still chooses to stay out of it. Noncommittal, let the emperor make up his mind alone.
Han Ruzi's patience was much better than before, he listened to everyone's words, and after the ministers dispersed, he began to deal with the official documents of the day. Playing with Jin Chuiduo is just a break from the busy schedule, and Han Ruzi spends more than half of his day browsing the endless memorials.
Zhao Ruosu, a member of Zhongshushe, came in, and now he has permission to send official documents directly to the emperor without the need for the eunuch to hand over them. In this way, he can provide advice to the emperor in a legitimate way, instead of being a favored minister without any reason. close to the emperor.
"Deng Cui gave everyone a problem." Han Ruzi said without looking up.
"But Your Majesty has a way to solve the problem."
Han Ruzi raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Ruosu. He admired this person, but he couldn't always trust Yang Feng as much. The relationship between the two was still a monarch-subject relationship, but some "conventions" were missing. Are you unwilling to express your own opinions, and only respond with empty words?"
Zhao Ruosu cupped his hands and said, "I hope Your Majesty understands that making comments indiscriminately at this time will not only disobey the holy will, but also offend the general of the chariot and cavalry, which will outweigh the gains."
Han Ruzi laughed, and then asked in confusion: "How can the ministers see that I have a decision in my heart? I clearly didn't say anything, but my expression... I don't think it leaked anything."
Zhao Ruosu glanced left and right, Han Ruzi nodded, and Zhang Youcai waited for a few eunuchs to retreat wisely.
"Your Majesty's accession to the throne is only a few years, and the ministers in the court are short for five or six years, and long for decades. Many people have gone through three dynasties, and the experience of many ministers has been passed down from generation to generation. It is easy to judge Your Majesty's mind. It's all right, there is always a 9 out of 10."
Han Ruzi was dumbfounded. He thought he had done a good job of covering it up. It turned out that the minister seemed to be full of loopholes. After a while, he asked, "Where did I do wrong?"
"Your Majesty is right."
"How could the minister guess what's on my mind?"
"There are no certain rules or ready-made means for this kind of thing, and the ministers will not communicate directly with each other. Everyone knows it and I know it."
Han Ruzi was even more curious and said with a smile: "Master Zhao told me this, wouldn't it violate any rules?"
"Your Majesty is smart. Sooner or later, you will be able to realize this. Wei Chen just made it clear earlier. As for the rules, there are no written rules, so there is no need to violate them."
"Okay, then tell me what methods the ministers use to guess what's on my mind?"
Zhao Ruosu folded his hands again, "Wei Chen was not in the account just now, but I can guess, please see whether it is right or wrong."
"it is good."
"The good news outside the Great Wall was delivered to the table by Wei Chen. After His Majesty entered the tent, he must have taken it in his hand immediately."
"Um."
"Your Majesty has read the good news carefully, maybe more than once."
"Um."
"Your Majesty is calm, and you are not asking what the chariot general should be punished for, nor how to reward him, but directly asking the ministers' views, right?"
"Well..." The more Han Ruzi listened, the more shocked Zhao Ruosu was at the scene. He guessed it right. Did he just communicate with other ministers?
Zhao Ruosu said: "The ministers may have other means, but for the Wei ministers, these are enough: before His Majesty entered the tent, he had already learned of the great victory outside the Great Wall, whether he admired it, or was angry, and the conclusion should have been reached. After the account, you still have to read the official document carefully, which is an unbelievable manifestation of the good news. Since it is good news, you should reward the hero, but I don’t know how to reward it, so as to cover up the public.”
Han Ruzi laughed, "Since the ministers have guessed what I have in mind, why don't they make clear suggestions?"
"The long-term way to be a minister is to give priority to safety. Your Majesty's hesitation is justified. The generals of the chariots and cavalry are arrogantly recruiting troops, committing serious taboos, and often acting unexpectedly. Therefore, the ministers are reluctant to speak for the generals of the chariots and cavalry. He has caused trouble, and your Majesty has no fault, and praising his minister is bound to be a crime of oversight."
After laughing, Han Ruzi sighed again, suddenly nostalgic for the days when he was besieged in Jincheng. At that time, ministers at least dared to act.
"I understand, it's up to me to make the decision. Please Master Zhao draw up an imperial decree, summon Deng Cui, the general of the chariots and cavalry, to come to see me immediately, and Zhang Yin, the Marquis of Piyuan, the troops outside the Great Wall should not be scattered for the time being, and send scouts from afar to monitor the Xiongnu. People's movements. Another imperial decree is to be dispatched to send Chai Yue and Fang Daye to take over the Chu army outside the Great Wall."
Zhao Ruosu was ordered to retire, and he had to go to the officials of the Ministry of War to draft a decree.
The chaos has been settled. Although Cui Hong has no talent as a general, he is enough to deal with the funeral. Han Ruzi also needs to give his father-in-law a little trust, so he transferred Chai Yue and Fang Daye to focus on the strong enemy outside the fortress.
"I am a lonely man." The more Han Ruzi thought about these words, the more he felt that there was a deeper truth in it that he did not understand.
The image of Emperor Wu became like a ghost, changing in the memories of his grandchildren.
In the sleeping tent, Jin Chuiduo prepared delicious food and wine, waiting for the emperor to eat together.
Han Ruzi stood across the table. Even though he had been together for a long time, he still secretly marveled at the perfection of the face, but the owner of the face didn't care about it.
Jin Chuiduo looked back coldly.
The dragonfly next to him laughed, attracting the eyes of both of them.
"What are you laughing at?" Jin Chuiduo asked.
"You two, as soon as you show this look, I know..."
"Know what?" Jin Chuiduo was even more stern.
Dragonfly was not afraid of the young lady, and smiled: "I knew that you guys had bad thoughts again."
Jin Chuiduo's face turned red all of a sudden, and then became even redder, which was a sign of anger. The dragonfly stuck out its tongue, and ran out of the tent without being driven out.
Han Ruzi smiled.
"What are you laughing at?" Jin Chuiduo became angry.
"It's nothing, I just think this girl is very interesting." Han Ruzi laughed at the fact that he was seen through one after another in one day. He thought he had mastered the art of emperor, but he was still far from it.
But he didn't want to waste time saying this to Jin Chuiduo, he walked around the table, walked to her side, put his hands on her shoulders gently, Jin Chuiduo looked up at him, his eyes became gentle, and the person sat on the chair, His face was right on his chest.
The two were silent for a while, and Han Ruzi said, "The Huns were indeed defeated."
"Um."
"Aren't you angry?"
"What can I be angry about? If the agreement was so useful, Da Shanyu would not have invaded the Chu realm in the first place. But when I leave the fortress, I must be more careful."
Han Ruzi hugged her tighter. He wanted to say that no Chu army would dare to touch Concubine Jin, but he held back, so it would be better not to say such words.
"Will Da Chanyu still accept you?"
Jin Chuiduo gently pushed the emperor away and asked him to sit down, "Da Danyu sent me here because I wanted to go back to the grassland."
"Huh?" Han Ruzi was slightly taken aback, the two were together every day, but rarely talked about these things.
"Da Chanyu will give me an army, and the territory is between the Great Chu and the Xiongnu."
Han Ruzi suddenly realized that Da Shanyu originally wanted to use Jin Chuiduo to build a buffer zone, but Deng Cui started earlier and caught the Huns by surprise.
"So, you won't be too far away." Han Ruzi didn't feel that he was being used, because he could feel a more real reason from Jin Chuiduo.
Jin Chuiduo squeezed out a smile. Once she got out of the fortress, the distance between her and the emperor could not be measured by mountains and rivers. The obstacle between them was stronger and more difficult to overcome.
"Let my second brother stay by His Majesty's side, he doesn't want to be a Huns."
"Okay." Han Ruzi's test of Jin Chunzhong was over, and he felt that he could stay.
The two were silent for a while, Jin Chuiduo glanced at the delicious wine and food that was cooling down, and then glanced at the emperor, his face was slightly red, "Does your majesty think the same as me?"
Han Ruzi nodded and picked up Jin Chuiduo.
Eating is a waste of time.
Deng Cui was stationed outside the fortress, Han Ruzi was worried and asked Jin Chuiduo to leave immediately and asked her to wait a few more days. Unexpectedly, the next day after the arrival of the good news outside the fortress, Zhao Ruosu's decree for the transfer of generals had not been issued yet, and Deng Cui's people had already arrived, only later than the messenger. for a day.
It was another act of his own accord. Even if Han Ruzi wanted to excuse Deng Cui, he couldn't do it, and he had to be given a formal punishment.
Deng Cui didn't care, because he was here to plead guilty. He knelt in front of the emperor and did not regret the ambush of the Huns. "Please forgive me, I have privately released a few Xiongnu prisoners outside the Great Wall."
The Huns army that Deng Cui ambushed happened to be led by the husband of Princess Cui Zhao of Pingjin. Both were captured and released by Deng Cui.
When the chariot general was in Jincheng before, he led troops to besiege the then champion Madam Hou, but now he caught and let go, from the emperor to the ministers, everyone was confused.
Deng Cui explained: "I talked to Princess Pingjin, and she told me what happened in the capital, so I knew that there was someone else who poisoned the champion."
The King of the East Sea shook uneasily twice, and the Poison Champion Hou and the Tan family had nothing to do with him.
However, Deng Cui was too bold, and dared to mention the death of the champion Hou in front of the emperor.
Han Ruzi had nothing to do with the death of the champion Hou, but he couldn't bear Deng Cui's loyalty to others, so he said: "You know that you are guilty. When Zhang Yin, the Hou Biyuan arrives, you two can go to the Western Regions to build a city together."
This is the emperor's punishment. In the eyes of outsiders, this is an extremely serious distribution. Deng Cui has been away from the court since then, and it is difficult to obtain the emperor's reuse. For Han Ruzi, this is a move that has been decided long ago. Zhang Yin There is a plan but no courage, which is complementary to Deng Cui.
Deng Cui kowtowed and thanked him. The King of the East China Sea, who was standing on the side, was uneasy. He was really afraid of this unreasonable general, and at the same time, he was deeply puzzled. Why did Deng Cui care so much about the death of the champion?