Chapter 367
There are two kinds of allegiance, one tends to be loyal to the individual, and one tends to be loyal to the identity.
For Han Ruzi, the empress, Zhang Youcai and others belong to the former category. No matter whether he is the emperor or the Marquis Juan, he can count on their loyalty. Liu Jie and Xiao Sheng, who was martyred in Jincheng, belong to the latter category, no matter who is the emperor. , did not have much effect on their loyalty.
Han Ruzi looked through the history books and found that most emperors had a clear distinction between the two types of allegiance. The former kind of people were spoiled and indulged, and they were treated as relatives. They were often incomprehensible to outsiders. The emperor of the latter type always puts on a dignified posture, usually doing business on business, but may let them go at critical moments.
Han Ruzi himself is not exempt from the custom, the difference is that he calls some people "I" and some people "Zhen".
There are also some people who do not care about loyalty or disloyalty, let alone the emperor. Even if they are immortals, they will observe for a while, and they will kneel and worship after they are sure that the immortals are really good for them. Otherwise, they would rather stand on the sidelines and watch. .
It's just that these people may be extremely talented in certain aspects. Yang Feng, Meng E and others are like this. They have their own ideas, and the emperor cannot control them.
Han Ruzi closed the book, feeling both excited and confused. The emperor may be the most complicated identity in the world, and it is extremely challenging. No wonder most people are not good emperors, and some people even show obvious boredom, but no one can let go, all are tight Hold tightly in hand.
Han Ruzi is willing to accept the challenge.
Liu Jie, the supervisor of the Central Division, came in and said softly, "Your Majesty, Jing Yao is here."
Han Ruzi nodded, motioned to the supervisor to wait a moment, and said, "Gong Liu is familiar with the rules of the palace, do you think it is appropriate for me to do this?"
Han Ruzi listened to Yang Feng's suggestion and decided to use Jing Yao again, but he could not be reinstated, let alone avoid Liu Jie.
Liu Jie used to be Jing Yao's subordinate, but now he is his immediate boss. He was not dissatisfied with the emperor's decision. On the contrary, he showed great importance to Jing Yao, "Jing Gong has served in the palace for many years and has rich experience. On the right, although he was demoted by the Queen Mother, he did not commit a serious crime, and His Majesty can use it at this moment, there is no problem."
"Okay, I remember Liu Gong said that Jing Yao is good at collecting information?"
"That's right, he can always find the right people, and he can tell whether the information they report is true or false."
"Who is in charge of this in the palace now?"
"There is no permanent position, and it is not appropriate to openly set it up. Your Majesty will act if he has an order, and leave without an order."
The use of eunuchs to collect information will be feared by foreign ministers at the court. Han Ruzi understands this truth, "Let him come in."
Jing Yao came in slightly tremblingly, knelt down at the door, was allowed to crawl forward, and said, Your Majesty, before he said anything, tears began to flow.
The former Central Superintendent was reduced to chopping firewood and sweeping the floor in the palace, and was suddenly summoned by the emperor, like a hand reaching out from the cloud, to the bottom of the quagmire, of course Jing Yao was grateful.
Han Ruzi accepted it calmly, because he understood that this was the power of the emperor.
Only the emperor can take life and death in an open and honest way, and he can lift a person to the sky or fall to the ground with a casual sentence. The emperor uses this method to grasp the power that is ten steps away and within a thousand miles, and those who do not use it will be trapped within ten steps for life. , abusers can invite threats even from thousands of miles away.
When Jing Yao was about to cry, Han Ruzi waved his hand and asked Liu Jie to bring the towel, Jing Yao took it with both hands, and wiped away the snot and tears on his face with his dirty sleeves. He knew that his attitude had already been expressed. From now on, you have to impress the emperor with your true skills.
Han Ruzi asked Jing Yaoren how to collect information from all over the world in the palace. Jing Yao cheered up and introduced it in great detail. It turned out that he did not have a secret organization. When he wanted to inquire about news, he would choose a different yamen. There are different small officials, and I promise some advantages to let them avoid official channels, and then find people in more peripheral areas to ask around. Several lines do not know each other and do not interfere with each other. Finally, the news is gathered together and verified with each other to ensure the accuracy of the news. .
This kind of thing is easier said than done. It took Jing Yao more than ten years to select a group of officials to become common collaborators. As for the return, gold and silver are only small, and more is some information in the palace. Especially the content about the promotion and demotion of officials, small officials can use them to please or retaliate some officials.
After Jing Yao lost power, these routes were interrupted.
Jing Yao kept kowtowing and swore that he had never revealed the real secrets in the palace, it was just some news that would be made public sooner or later, and let the officials know a day or two in advance.
Han Ruzi said nothing, nodded to Liu Jie, Liu Jie stepped back, leaving the emperor and Jing Yao to talk secretly.
Jing Yao's forehead touched the ground. As an experienced old eunuch, he can't understand the meaning of secret conversation. It is a danger and a future, and must be handled carefully.
Han Ruzi is also dealing with it carefully. Use the emperor's power on people like Jing Yao with special care. If you use it well, it will add help. If there is a slight flaw, it will breed a wolf, and even turn its head to bite the emperor himself.
Han Ruzi was silent for a long time, until Jing Yao's back trembled again because of nervousness and confusion, and he said, "When did Duke Jing enter the palace?"
"The nineteenth year of Emperor Hedi."
Emperor He is the father of Emperor Wu. Jing Yao has been in the palace since he was a child, and it has been more than fifty years since he was a child.
"Well, long enough."
Jing Yao didn't understand what the emperor meant, so he lay on the ground and didn't dare to answer.
Han Ruzi was silent for a while, and asked, "Empress Jing has seen a lot of fights in the palace?"
Jing Yao quickly raised his head and glanced at the emperor, knowing that this was not a random question, and he couldn't answer it casually. After thinking for a while, he raised his body a little to make his voice clearer, "There is never a fight in the palace."
Han Ruzi raised his eyebrows, "That's strange. The history books don't record much of the events in the palace, but it's not blank. In the past dynasties, including this dynasty, there has never been a lack of battles in the palace, right?"
Jing Yao raised his body a little more, "The old slave means that there has never been a pure battle in the palace."
Han Ruzi vaguely understood what Jing Yao meant, "Get up and speak."
Jing Yao thanked him and stood up strenuously, knowing that this was an extremely rare opportunity. If he could not impress the emperor immediately, he could only be trapped in a cold and cold room. It is Your Majesty, there is nothing else, but what Your Majesty thinks about is the world and the imperial court. No matter whether it is an eunuch or a concubine, you can only try to win His Majesty’s favor for a while. If you want to stand for a long time, you must rely on external forces. , The old slave therefore said that there is no fighting in the palace, all fighting is taking place outside."
"For example, what about the concubine Shangguan and the empress dowager?"
The most tragic scene of the battle in the palace happened to the two sisters.
Jing Yao bowed and replied: "Your Majesty thinks carefully, the imperial concubine has been hated for a long time, but she has never shown it, let alone a clear dispute, until she colluded with foreign ministers, she dared to attack. According to what the old slave has seen and heard, the palace It can be inferred from this that no matter how many contradictions and how deep the hatred is, until there is no external help, one can only tolerate it, those who can’t be ninja will be severely punished, on the contrary, those who want to fight must start from the outside.”
Yang Feng was right, Jing Yao should be consulted on internal affairs. These remarks made Han Ruzi suddenly realize, but he couldn't say that he was suddenly enlightened, because he knew that his optimism when he first returned to the palace was a big mistake. The battle in the palace is going on, it's just not unfolding around him.
No one wanted the emperor to see his ugly side.
"Go back."
The emperor's voice was colder, but Jing Yao's heart was more at ease. The truth will always hurt some people, and because of this, the truth can move others.
Not long after Jing Yao retired, Liu Jie came in. He wanted to wait for the emperor's order to make an arrangement for Jing Yao.
"Where the work is not heavy, let Jing Yao go to old age." Han Ruzi didn't want to reuse this old slicker immediately.
"The Treasurer lacks a deputy commander in charge of the key. Jing Yao is a veteran and can take up this position."
Han Ruzi nodded in agreement.
Liu Jie also withdrew, Han Ruzi thought to himself, the mother and the queen did have a disagreement, but as Jing Yao said, they would not fight openly in the palace or in front of the emperor. That kind of fighting was too shameful and could not be truly fought. The victory or defeat of the mother must be the general Cui Hong. She thought that if the Cui family fell, the queen would also lose power.
That's why the queen rejected the emperor's good intentions and was unwilling to give the Cui family a marquis, because she understood that the higher the status of the Cui family, the bigger the target and the easier it was to be attacked.
Han Ruzi sighed softly. After understanding the routine of the battle in the palace, he was no longer eager to intervene in the solution. His mother was alone, and there was no father and brother to help. This was a good thing. less than full trust.
Henan Yin Hanchou, the most blatant person to please Wang Meiren, has been punished. Han Ruzi believes that after he cleans up one or two similar ministers, the trend to please the future queen mother will drop.
I don't know why, in this secret battle, Han Ruzi's first defense is the mother, and the queen is more understanding than problems that need to be solved.
But the mother must not be saddened. Han Ruzi decided to canonize her mother as the empress dowager as soon as possible after returning to power tomorrow.
Zhang Youcai came in from the outside and said, "Your Majesty, the things are ready, do you want to bring them in?"
"Um."
Zhang Youcai turned around, came back soon, and carried another eunuch into a half-height stone screen and placed it by the wall. The emperor behind the desk could see it as soon as he turned his head.
Shiping is very ordinary, and there are no landscape paintings on it, just a few lines of large characters, not the handwriting of famous artists.
Huns
Yunmengze
pirate
Western Regions
These are the troubles that Han Ruzi thinks need to be solved the most. The Huns are the first and the most difficult to deal with. They will not be able to do it within a few years. However, Yunmengze and the pirates must deal with them as soon as possible, but not at the same time, so as not to fall into a melee again. , Da Chu can't stand such a toss.
As for the Western Regions, Han Ruzi hesitated for a while before deciding to engrave it. The so-called strong enemy of the West sounds illusory, and it only comes from the Xiongnu side.
But he could feel the fear in Da Chanyu's heart. Even if that fear was only three percent real, it meant that there was indeed a rising force in the West.
"Let's put it there." Han Ruzi is very satisfied. He will only meet the ministers tomorrow. He wants to deal with a few serious matters today.
The Western Regions are the farthest, and the problem is the easiest at present. Han Ruzi decided to start with it. He was a little excited when he thought that this was the first time he had exerted the power of an emperor thousands of miles away.