Chapter 391 The Way of Replacement (One More)
Zhao Ruosu was a more severe teacher than Yang Feng. He was equally blunt and dared to advise. As long as the emperor was not angry enough to kill, he would dare to say anything.
"Your Majesty should not allow the East Sea King to arrest people in private." As soon as he saw the emperor, he said such a sentence.
"That's an assassin, and the King of the East Sea needs to act cheaply." Han Ruzi defended.
"The problem is here, the King of the East Sea knows that he can act cheaply, does Jing Zhaoyin know?"
Han Ruzi was silent.
Zhao Ruosu continued: "The King of the East Sea and the soldiers of Suwei broke into the inn to arrest people. According to the laws of the Great Chu, this matter should be reported to the Jingzhaoyin Mansion. Jingzhaoyin has two choices at the moment: one is to guess and arrest. People are His Majesty's imperial decree, so they concealed it and did not report it, and suppressed the case; the second is to enforce the law impartially, send someone to the door, and ask His Majesty to explain clearly. Which one does Your Majesty want to see more?"
"Jingzhao Yin's house will let His Majesty explain it in person?"
Zhao Ruosu shook his head, "As long as the officials of Jingzhaoyin Mansion enter the gate of Juanhou Mansion, even if it's just an ordinary soldier of Suwei explaining to him, in the eyes of outsiders, it's His Majesty's explanation."
Han Ruzi smiled, "The emperor in the eyes of outsiders is always different from the real emperor."
Zhao Ruosu cupped his hands, "Exactly, if Your Majesty doesn't pay attention to the 'Emperor in the eyes of outsiders', the difference between the two will become bigger and bigger. When His Majesty thinks something is incomprehensible, the problem often lies here."
"Well, I don't like Yousi coming to the door. No one has come all day, so I shouldn't come?"
"Probably so, but if you don't come, the consequences will be more serious."
"How do you say it?" Han Ruzi asked politely. Although Zhao Ruosu's words were out of date, they did give him a lot of inspiration.
"The key lies in the word 'guess'. Jingzhao Yin's house does not know His Majesty's true intentions, and has not seen the imperial edict, so we can only guess: Since the King of the East Sea and the soldiers of Su Wei have personally done it, it should be to carry out His Majesty's will. This time the government guessed correctly, but does Your Majesty want the government to continue to guess? What if the guess is wrong in the future?"
"You're right, it's my fault that I haven't seen the micro-knowledge." Han Ruzi's expression was straight, and he no longer treated Zhao Ruosu in a casual manner. If the yamen everywhere were used to guessing, then the power of the East Sea King and Su Weiying would be very good. It's big, "If according to the rules of the court, I want to act cheaply and catch the assassin in time, what should I do?"
Zhao Ruosu bowed and saluted, "The Jingzhaoyin House should be responsible for arresting prisoners in the capital. Your Majesty can send envoys to the Jingzhaoyin House, and the messengers can act cheaply, as long as they report to the Jingzhaoyin House in time. In this way, Rules and laws must be obeyed. The envoys are temporarily dispatched, and they will be withdrawn as soon as they are completed, and they will not have much impact on the government.”
"Since the messengers are stationed in Jingzhaoyin's mansion, should they use their tolerance to arrest people? I'm afraid they will leak secrets." Han Ruzi knew very well that many officials, especially those lesser officials, had close relations with heroes, even being heroes themselves. The rivers and lakes are moral and may not be loyal to the court.
"There is such a possibility, please weigh the pros and cons. In addition, the messenger can also use the guard camp, but not too much, too often, and there is an official from Jingzhao Yin's house beside him anyway."
"To send an envoy... It's too simple to just call him an envoy. It should be a name." Han Ruzi already had a candidate in mind.
"In ancient times, there was an embroidered messenger to supervise the arrest of thieves. Your Majesty can borrow it, but the embroidered messenger is usually a high-ranking official in the court. If your majesty wants a close minister around you, you may be able to lower a level. Clothed messenger'."
Han Ruzi thought it was good, "Jin Chunzhong, the regular attendant of Sanqi, can take up this position."
Zhao Ruosu stepped back, he was only responsible for correcting the emperor's behavior, and would never interfere with the emperor's employment.
Han Ruzi asked again: "I intend to update the imperial court. It is safe to start with the big exam in next spring, but it is too slow. Before that, what can I do? Of course, I must follow the rules of the imperial court."
Rules are good for the emperor. If the emperor does not obey the rules, the officials below will have excuses and means for not obeying the rules. When most ministers do not obey the rules, the emperor will not be able to distinguish between talent and mediocrity, loyalty and treason.
"The prime minister is the head of the hundred officials, next to the left and right censors, the six ministers, and the ministers of the Dali Temple. Except for the prime minister, the other nine people may not be of the highest rank, but they hold the most real power. It is difficult to update the court and replace the ministers slightly. It's easier, which one does Your Majesty want to replace?" Zhao Ruosu paused, "or which ones?"
Han Ruzi gave a long hum, "Can I replace it now?"
"Now we can start. The prime minister has high power and cannot be easily shaken. Usually, one of the left and right censors will take over. His Majesty has not appointed a new censor, so there must be no suitable person."
Han Ruzi nodded, Xiao Sheng, the censor of the left inspection, was martyred for the country, and the censor of the right inspection, Shen Mingzhi, took over as prime minister.
"The censor is responsible for supervision and must have very rich experience as an official. Usually, he has served as a minister in three or more departments. The current minister of personnel Feng Ju, minister of ritual Yuan Jiuding, and minister of military Jiang Juying meet this requirement. Your majesty can choose. Not the three of them."
"Can't I promote ministers by leaps and bounds? If I remember correctly, Emperor Wu seems to do this often."
Zhao Ruosu shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is indeed wrong. That is the Emperor Wu in everyone's mind. His Majesty is influenced by everyone and thinks Emperor Wu can do whatever he wants."
"Is not it?"
"Emperor Wu is well versed in the way of governing ministers, and never insists on appointing ministers. In order for Yin Wuxian to take over the position of prime minister, Emperor Wu once dismissed three prime ministers one after another within half a year, until it was Yin Wuxian's turn, the process was quicker. , but without breaking the rules."
Han Ruzi decided to re-read the unfinished Ji of Emperor Wu.
"I'm a little curious, what exactly did Emperor Wu like about Prime Minister Yin?" Han Ruzi clearly remembered Yin Wuxian, an old and smooth minister who never took responsibility. Pie is the exact opposite.
Zhao Ruosu replied, "Yin Wuxian is familiar with the rules of the court, and cooperates closely with Emperor Wu."
Emperor Wu, who was known for his toughness, really needed a gentle chancellor to adjust it. Han Ruzi thought for a while, "How much difference does it take to be promoted to the prime minister? How long does it take?"
Han Ruzi already had a candidate for the future prime minister in mind, that is Qu Zixi. Because of his meritorious service in Jincheng, Qu Zixi has been promoted to be the sacrificial wine of Guozijian. It stands to reason that the emperor should never reveal the candidate of the prime minister to outsiders, but now he trusts Zhao Ruosu very much and knows that he will not talk nonsense to outsiders.
Zhao Ruosu pondered for a moment, "Guozijian's sacrificial wine can be promoted to the servant first, and the Ministry of Household is in charge of the household registration, money and food, and the affairs are the most complicated. If Your Majesty intends to test this person, let him go to the Ministry of Household for a period of time to become familiar with the overall situation of Chu, and then you can Transfer to the Ministry of Punishment or Ministry of Industry to be responsible for a few specific cases or projects, and then you can be the minister, either the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of War, then you can transfer the person back to the old Ministry to see how he dealt with his former subordinates, and finally when he was a minister. In this position, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel can examine this person's ability to select virtuous and competent people, and at this point, he is not far from the position of prime minister, and at the worst, he can also assume the post of censor."
"It's so complicated!" Han Ruzi was taken aback.
"His Majesty is always in the army, and he only knows the difficulty of marching and fighting, but he does not know the difficulty of defending and governing the country. In particular, he needs a competent prime minister."
Han Ruzi nodded reluctantly. He had tried very hard to trust Zhao Ruosu, but from time to time he still felt that this guy seemed to be speaking for the minister, "It will take three or five years to come down in a circle, right?"
"At least five years."
"Hey, it's really a hassle to change the prime minister."
"When Emperor Wu appointed these officials, what he wanted was these 'trouble'. In this way, the new emperor's ascension to the throne can ensure stability for several years. After three or five years, the ministers trusted by the new emperor can also be rotated and handed over smoothly."
Han Ruzi laughed and suddenly understood what the problem was. When Emperor Wu selected these ministers, he saw that the future emperor was Emperor Huan, so he had to keep a group of ministers who were mature and prudent, but easier to deal with. If Emperor Huan was in power long enough , and will leave a similar set of teams for the successor, but an accident happened, Emperor Huan died early, and the successor was the unprepared Han Ruzi, catching up with the internal and external troubles of the Great Chu. The most important thing is that the emperor He has never been a prince, and he has not trained his ministers in advance, so the old and new imperial courts cannot be replaced smoothly.
When Han Ruzi summoned Zhao Ruosu, he didn't want to talk so much or so deeply. Seeing that the candles were getting shorter and shorter, he said, "Come here first tonight."
"Your Majesty, rest early, and the ministers will come with you." Zhao Ruosu, who became the head of the government, was again a "weichen" instead of a "caomin".
Zhao Ruosu retreated to the door, and the emperor stopped him, "The emperor's reign is shallow, but there should be a few trusted ministers, who are they?"
Zhao Ruosu was reluctant to name people directly, "Wei Chen has made the rotation order of court ministers very clear. Your Majesty will naturally understand the list of appointments and removals of officials since the emperor ascended the throne."
Han Ruzi often gets questions from Yang Feng, so he doesn't think Zhao Ruosu is rude, "Okay."
Zhao Ruosu withdrew, Han Ruzi thought that this matter did not need to be too formal, and he could ask Feng Ju, the minister of officials who entered the mansion, tomorrow afternoon.
Emperor Wu left behind a group of conservative ministers who had been in power for too long. Even if he could not be replaced by someone he admired for the time being, Han Ruzi hoped to make some changes as much as possible. Perhaps there were talents among the ministers trained by his father.
Tonight, he didn't plan to go back to the bedroom to rest. He wanted to look for a book of Emperor Wu, but he didn't have it, so he called out, "Meng E."
Meng E often borrowed the emperor's books to read. Emperor Wu was not on the desk, but should be in her room.
Without a response, Han Ruzi remembered that Meng E couldn't go to the emperor casually now, so he called the eunuch outside, "Praise Wang He."
Wang He arrived soon, and Han Ruzi had only one order: "Pass on Meng E."
Wang He showed obvious hesitation, "Your Majesty gave us three days, please allow us to investigate..."
"No need." Han Ruzi emphasized, "I understand your difficulties and the importance of rules, but if there are rules everywhere, what's the use of asking me?"
The words were a little heavy, and Wang He was startled. He didn't dare to say more, and immediately responded, bowed and stepped back.
Han Ruzi actually wanted to say this to Zhao Ruosu, who was not there. As an emperor, he could obey the rules, but what about the enemy of Chu? Especially the extremely unbelievable Huns? Will they give the Great Chu court time to gradually adjust?
Zhao Ruosu did point out a path, but Han Ruzi had to decide for himself whether to walk or to rush.