Chapter 385
During the siege of Jincheng, Zhao Ruosu decided to assist the emperor. This was a difficult decision. He served in the Zhongshu Province for more than ten years, and was highly valued by Nan Zhijin. His superiors changed one after another, and his colleagues came and went , only the two of them are like rocks in the water, standing still.
He has been regarded as the successor, although Nan Zhijin did not say it clearly, but the meaning is very obvious.
When resigning from office, Zhao Ruosu said to his old mentor, "How can there be any eggs under the overturned nest? The Great Chu has fallen, and you and I have no place to stand. Please allow me to leave the Zhongshu Province to serve His Majesty. I promise, Not a word about what's going on here."
Nan Zhijin had never been angry in his life, but at this time he was furious, blushing and thick neck, "Don't mention a word? You have learned all your skills from me, and you can cover it up with a 'don't mention a word'? Even if you don't mention it, you Didn't you use this set to deal with Zhongshu Province and me?"
"Master Nan, it's time to let go of your prejudices. Your Majesty is different from other emperors and deserves assistance."
Nan Zhijin shook his head more and more, "Young and ignorant, I didn't expect you to be such a person. Which emperor didn't work hard when he first ascended the throne? Why didn't Emperor Huan work tirelessly to manage all kinds of opportunities? What happened? Emperor Huan only persisted for two years. Can he hold on for a while longer, and then what? Once the Xiongnu is defeated and the biggest hidden danger is removed, can he maintain the current momentum? Either he becomes mediocre like most emperors, or he follows in the footsteps of Emperor Wu and regards brutality as energy."
Nan Zhijin has always been cautious, and has never made a rash comment about the affairs of the DPRK.
However, Zhao Ruosu will not change his mind because of this, "As long as the internal and external troubles of the Great Chu can be eliminated, even if your Majesty changes afterwards, it is still worthwhile."
Nan Zhijin suppressed the anger in his heart, Zhao Ruosu, who was in his thirties, was still an immature teenager in his eyes, and he needed earnest teaching, "Under the nest, there will always be one or two dead eggs, you and I will work together to protect yourself. home, why..."
Zhao Ruosu bowed to the old teacher, "I have made up my mind."
It took nearly half a month for him to return to the Marquis Mansion. The emperor didn't ask or say anything about his experience during this time. He was really relieved, because he really couldn't say it, it would affect too many people. Contrary to his original intention of assisting the emperor.
Han Ruzi was curious, but he didn't want to know too much. The imperial court was an old vehicle, and it was barely able to carry its weight. That's enough. Now is not the time to tear it down and rebuild it.
Zhao Ruosu said that he could see the problem from the memorials of the East China Sea, and Han Ruzi said, "I know that the Zhongshu Province has some skills in placing the memorials, and there are ways to do it locally?"
"There is a great way." This is Zhao Ruosu's best ability, and he can answer casually, "Yan Kang has been a minister in the East China Sea for a long time, and there should be old officials around him to help, and the memorials written must be leak-proof, such as this time to find relatives for the Queen Mother. , and its memorial can be a model. Witnesses, testimony, and evidence are listed one by one, which is not only rigorous, but also shows that the work is hard, but there is no trace of bragging. What is particularly clever is that Mrs. Ping Enhou is mentioned in the memorial. Madam Enhou is only the first advocate, if it is unsuccessful, Madam Pingenhou will be deceived and the East China Sea will suffer."
Han Ruzi laughed. He couldn't see so many ways. At that time, he only felt that the memorial of Donghai Kingdom was a bit long, but there was no flaw, so that he had to go to his mother immediately to announce the good news.
"What tricks will there be in Master Yan Peng's memorial?" Han Ruzi asked.
"Your Majesty's selection of navy generals is not a matter of one or two days, and Donghai has time to operate. If Master Yan Peng's military exploits are false, a lot of documents are needed to corroborate it. I am afraid it will be difficult. In order to cover up the merits, or to shirk the responsibility afterwards, the East Sea Kingdom must have mentioned the names of the real meritorious persons in the memorial, just like Mrs. Ping'en Hou, in an inconspicuous place, and also mentioned the merits, but they will not preempt it. Yan Pengshi's limelight will not attract the attention of the court."
Han Ruzi nodded, thinking it was very possible, but he had seen too many memorials, and he couldn't remember what was special about the memorials from the East China Sea, "Tomorrow I will pass the decree and ask the Zhongshu Province to bring the memorials over— - They don't do anything, do they?"
Zhao Ruosu shook his head, "The principle of Zhongshu Province is never to violate the imperial decree. As long as His Majesty's will is very clear, no one will risk doing anything. On the contrary, once it is found that His Majesty's will is firm, the Zhongshu Provincial Council will fully cooperate."
"Hey."
The other ministers cooperated fully for the purpose of making and showing their merits, but Zhongshusheng was to hide them—not to be noticed by the emperor, but to keep the emperor inseparable. This was the highest realm they pursued.
Han Ruzi ordered to pass the meal, to have a meal with Zhao Ruosu, and then talk by candlelight at night.
Zhao Ruosu did not dare to bear such an honor, and would rather go out to eat.
Two quarters of an hour later, Zhao Ruosu returned to the study. The emperor had already cleaned up, and a chair was placed in front of the desk. After Zhao Ruosu thanked him, he sat down.
Han Ruzi said: "Yan Pengshi is very good at talking, but listening to his words, he has some ideas. He said: the idea of eradicating pirates is not the same as eradicating Chinese bandits. The Chinese bandits have camps and strongholds. The accumulation and storage fall into the hands of the official army, and the bandits are all desperadoes. As long as the siege is properly done, they can be wiped out in one net. Pirates also have camps and strongholds, but they are only used for footholds. Drifting on the sea for several months or even a year does not need to dock, but it is not possible, you can also go to the islands in the far sea to stay, the so-called 'people follow the temple', so it is extremely difficult to destroy."
Zhao Ruosu thought for a while, "Weichen doesn't know much about the military, but it sounds reasonable."
"He also said that pirates have a weakness. The sea is mighty, except for fishing boats and occasional merchant ships, there is not much to loot, so pirates often go ashore, and land is the basis for pirates to support their families. Zhao Ruosu, if it is you , how would you deal with the pirates?"
"Wei Chen doesn't understand very well..."
"It doesn't matter, think from the perspective of ordinary people or Zhongshusheren."
"Well... there are more military towns along the coast to prevent pirates from landing?"
Han Ruzi said with a smile: "It's true that Da Chu has always done this, but there is a problem: the distribution of military towns is too sparse, and it can't prevent it. If you want to completely block it, you have to have military towns all over the coast, but it requires too much manpower and material resources, even when Emperor Wu was at his peak, it couldn’t be done.”
"Master Yan Peng thought of a way?"
Han Ruzi nodded, "He said that there are many rumors about pirates, they all say that they are a group of vicious gods who are not afraid of death, but according to what he has seen and heard, there is nothing special about pirates, and they are also greedy for life and fear of death. In order to live and enjoy, not to be buried with you after death, you always try to avoid the official army, and specialize in robbing undefended villages and small towns. Yan Pengshi suggested that three or more naval forces should be established, and each army should have 30 to 50 large ships. There are several small and medium boats, stationed on islands dozens of miles offshore."
"I'm afraid such a navy can't stop the pirates from landing, right?"
"If you can't stop them, you don't have to stop them. Let them land. The towns and villages on the land will try their best to resist. If they can't resist, they have to accept their fate. When they get news from all over the world, they should notify the naval forces at sea as soon as possible, and deploy them nearby to block the pirate's circuit. When landing, there must be a large ship coming and going to meet and destroy the large ship. The pirates become land bandits, and they don’t even have a camp. They can destroy how they want to be destroyed. After a few times, the pirates found that it was unprofitable and the risk was too great. Escape, don't dare to get close to the coast."
"Weichen dare not make rash assertions, but what Yan Pengshi said is indeed reasonable."
Han Ruzi sighed, "Will such a person pretend to lead the army?"
Zhao Ruosu said: "Your Majesty, please recall, does Master Yan Peng follow His Majesty's questions and answer any questions, or do you talk about it whenever you have the opportunity, and don't care about other people's questions?"
Han Ruzi thought about it for a while, then sighed, "I uphold neutrality and rarely open my mouth. Master Yan Peng talks a lot, and others can't get in. So, someone else wrote down the pirate policy, he just wrote it down. ?"
"It can only be guessed that even if Wei Chen sees the flaws in the memorial of the East China Sea, it is not clear evidence."
"It doesn't matter, you are responsible for guessing." Han Ruzi has another way. The eunuch Jing Yao is in the East China Sea. If he is really good at gathering intelligence as Yang Feng and Liu Jie said, he should find out about Yan Peng's teacher. Who is the person behind it.
The topic of Yan Pengshi is temporarily over. Han Ruzi left Zhao Ruosu not just to evaluate a general, "Zhongshusheng often tries to figure out my intentions, and it seems to be quite successful. Let me talk about my shortcomings."
Zhao Ruosu bowed and said, "Wei Chen..."
"Zhao Ruosu, you have resigned from the position of Zhongshu Sheren, and you have not yet been appointed as the head of the government, so you are not a 'weichen', but a 'caomin'." Han Ruzi heard that Zhao Ruosu seemed to have something difficult to say, so he first Release a layer of restraint on him.
Zhao Ruosu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The grass people think that His Majesty is holding the court too tightly."
Han Ruzi was surprised, "I left the Qinzheng Palace to the prime minister, and rarely dismissed the minister's suggestions, but you think I have grasped it too hard?"
"His Majesty has set up the Palace of Diligent Administration and the House of Marquis of Juan. In fact, the Prime Minister and the court have been forced into a corner."
Han Ruzi valued Zhao Ruosu, but he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong. He smiled and said, "In your opinion, what should I do?"
"Imperial power is above or not, and your majesty will personally handle the matter of suppressing bandits. If it succeeds, your majesty will have nothing to do. If you fail, your majesty's prestige will be damaged. Your majesty should be above all the ministers. The chancellor is the assistant."
Han Ruzi didn't say anything. He was a little disappointed. Zhao Ruosu's suggestion was too rigid, no different from that of scholars and ministers. On the surface, it raised the emperor, but it was actually a kind of overhead, high-level power, which was equivalent to no specific power.
Zhao Ruosu's ability to establish his life is to observe words and expressions. Once he becomes a "grassman", he does not understand his face at all, and added: "There is still a big hidden danger around Your Majesty.
"Oh?" Han Ruzi was a little interested again.
Zhao Ruosu took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Caomin thinks that there are too many close ministers around Your Majesty, such as King Donghai and Cui Teng, who have no important official positions, but often sit around His Majesty, and there are too many favorite ministers, and most of them are eunuchs. My heart is dark, and I work hard for Your Majesty today, it will ask for something in return every day, Your Majesty is only afraid..."
"Enough." Han Ruzi said angrily, he always felt that there were too few trustworthy people around him, and Zhao Ruosu said too much!