Chapter 400: Arrest within a Time Limit

Chapter 400: Arrest within a Time Limit

Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi and other officials knelt on the ground and begged the emperor to return to the palace to live.

General Cui Hong was assassinated, just a few blocks away from the Marquis Mansion, and the minister could not turn a blind eye to it.

Han Ruzi asked the eunuchs to help the ministers up one by one, but he couldn't help but wonder, who among these people really cares about his own life and death.

"If one assassination will force me back to the palace, and if I can't be safe in the capital, what's the point of being an emperor? Instead of asking me to go back to the palace to escape, it is better to bring the assassin to justice as soon as possible to reassure me. ."

Several government ministers were embarrassed, especially the prime minister Shen Mingzhi. The debt collection was taken over by the emperor voluntarily, and no one was allowed to intervene. , Assassins roamed the city in chaos, and he had to be responsible.

"Please, Your Majesty, give this minister a little time, three days, at most three days, and the minister will surely catch all the assassins in one sweep." Shen Mingzhi boasted in Haikou.

"Otherwise what?" The emperor still refused to let the prime minister go.

Shen Mingzhi looked up at the emperor, and said solemnly: "As long as an assassin slips through the net, the minister is willing to hand over the seal so that a worthy minister can be seen."

Several other ministers in the Qinzheng Hall lowered their heads and said nothing.

"The world is in turmoil and the capital is chaotic. Your Excellency, as the prime minister, is the backbone of me. You should do your best to take responsibility. How can you let the world think that the monarch and ministers of Chu are fighting?"

Shen Mingzhi was even more ashamed and kowtowed: "I dare not, I only need three days."

Han Ruzi sighed softly, "Tomorrow, the queen mother will save her relatives. You can't reschedule because of an assassination. Prime Minister Shen should ensure the safety of tomorrow. As for the arrest of the assassin, I don't give a deadline. Prime Minister Shen will do his best."

In this way, no minister dared to persuade the emperor to stay, and Han Ruzi still returned to the House of Marquis of Juan.

Jin Chunzhong asked to see him and brought news to the emperor, "Prime Minister Shen issued an order to Jingzhao Yin's House and the City Tour Division, requesting that all assassins in the city must be purged within three days."

Although the emperor did not give a deadline, Shen Mingzhi was really anxious. He could hear deep distrust from the emperor's words. Before the discussion of the government was over, he issued an order to Jingzhao Yin's house and the Xuncheng Division through the officials in the hall. This is not an official order, it is just a will of the prime minister himself, but the officials below dare not violate it at all.

Just as Han Ruzi was on his way back to the Marquis Mansion, officials in and out of the capital had already started to arrest people.

Jingzhaoyin's mansion has taken the lead. Lian Danchen, who joined the judicial army, has already set his sights on seven targets. Jingzhaoyin's time limit was three days, and the time limit for his subordinates was shortened to two days. Lian Danchen couldn't wait any longer. It was dark. Before that, he was going to arrest these seven people and bring them to justice.

Jin Chunzhong just came to ask the emperor if he should do this. His initial plan was to keep his troops on hold, and after these seven people joined more accomplices, they would be wiped out.

"Since the prime minister has ordered, you can do what the government should do. You don't need to interfere, but you must keep an eye on the movement in the city. If there is any abnormality, let me know immediately."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Jin Chunzhong understood what the emperor meant. The prime minister could exercise power, but it could not go beyond the boundaries. The emperor still couldn't fully trust the minister. "An assassin confessed."

"How did he say?"

"It is said that Yunmengze sent forty or fifty people to enter the capital in batches as early as a few months ago. At most three people traveled together. After entering the city, they did not communicate with each other. All messages were delivered by an intermediary. In the late assassination, twelve people were in charge of looking out for the wind, and there was only one assassin, the one who escaped. Before they met, their faces were covered, but the assassin confessed that Luan Banxiong's men were not many who could assassinate alone. Last night, Luan Kai was probably Luan's adopted son. It is said that Luan Kai is highly skilled in martial arts and is a killer trained by Luan Banxiong. But he came to the capital secretly, he should have come later."

Han Ruzi nodded. Unlike the previous chaos in the capital, at least he is no longer confused. As long as there are trustworthy officials, the government of Great Chu can still exert extremely powerful power. Unfortunately, there are still too few people he trusts, yes The court controlled by the prime minister, he still has to wait and see.

Jin Chunzhong continued: "Their leader in the city is a man named 'Saint Army Division'."

Han Ruzi sneered, "Saint military division, who is looking for qi, Yang Feng is looking for this person in Yunmengze, I didn't expect him to come to the capital, this person is quite special, if you have his whereabouts, immediately arrest him. Don't wait for my will, try to catch them alive."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Jin Chunzhong hesitated for a moment, but still said: "There is indeed a clue, Wei Chen got a reminder from Master Qiao of Shaofu, Zong Zhengqing Han Chou is most likely the organizer behind the debt collector, Yun Mengze again There were many assassins hiding among the merchants to facilitate the transmission of news in the city, plus some other clues, Wei Chen dared to guess that the person named 'Yunxiong' was the so-called Holy Army Division, and the person who sheltered him was Han Chou. "

"The Marquis of Luoyang really likes Luoyang, and his grievances are not small. As long as you confirm that the holy army division is with Han Chou, you can arrest someone, regardless of whether it is Zongzheng's mansion or the prime minister's mansion."

After all, the authority of the Xuanyi messenger was too small. Han Ruzi summoned Cai Xinghai and gave the two a decree, allowing them to act cheaply today and tomorrow.

This is a limited time privilege, only for two days.

Just as Jin Chunzhong and Cai Xinghai left, Donghai Wang and Cui Teng came.

Two days ago, the King of the East Sea suggested that he should use the Tan family's connections to track down the assassins. After he made a contribution, he did not continue to track down. Seeing that things were getting worse and worse, he was willing to stay out of it.

Cui Teng was different. The assassination of his father completely angered him. More than a day later, the anger did not weaken, but grew stronger, "Your Majesty, we can't wait any longer, the capital is so big, blocking the gate, the assassins can still fly. Can't get out?"

"Jingzhao Yin's Mansion and Xuncheng Division have already started arresting people, don't worry." Han Ruzi advised, and did not forget to remind, "Without my will, you must not mess around, just be honest in Cui Mansion or here. Wait, I will give justice to the Cui family."

"Well, I listened to Your Majesty." Cui Teng was still angry, "The Queen sent someone to deliver the letter, she was very anxious, she said that she would go home to visit her father the day after the day after the Queen Mother's family visit, but she still needed His Majesty's permission, no Do you know that Your Majesty has received the memorial?"

The queen is also a "subject", and the emperor's permission is required to leave the palace.

There was a stack of memorials on Han Ruzi's table. The top one was the Queen's memorial. Han Ruzi read it, wrote down the approval, and allowed the Queen to leave the palace. After thinking about it, he added a few lines to express that he wanted to Go to Cui Mansion with the queen to visit the general.

He handed the memorial along with the approval to Cui Teng, "Give it to the eunuchs outside, and have them send them back to the palace immediately, so that they can prepare early."

"Your Majesty is coming to the Cui Mansion in person!" Cui Teng was overjoyed, the anger in his chest finally dissipated a lot, and he ran out holding the memorial, "I'll go home and prepare!"

The King of Donghai stood by and smiled, and Han Ruzi asked, "I just visited the general with the queen, why is Cui Teng so happy?"

"Your Majesty has read a lot of history books, haven't you noticed it? It is a great honor for the emperor to visit a certain family in person. Emperor Wu and the late emperor have all been to the Cui Mansion. Now it is Your Majesty. The Cui family is favored as always. Why? Can you not be ecstatic? When the general hears this news, I am afraid that the injury will be a little bit worse."

The reply has already been written, and Han Ruzi can't change it any more, "The general is seriously injured, I should go and visit."

"Of course, although there is no explicit regulation, according to the usual practice, if the minister of the first grade is bedridden, the emperor should send his servants to visit him. If he suffers from an incurable serious illness, the emperor should go to the hospital before going to bed. It is not necessary, but it should be. Listen. It is said that the general's injury is indeed very serious. He has just opened his eyes, but he can't speak yet, so His Majesty should go take a look."

There was a hint of schadenfreude and jealousy hidden in the words of the King of the East Sea, and Han Ruzi thought he didn't understand it.

"Your Majesty will visit the Cui Mansion in person the day after tomorrow, and he will only issue his decree today. Liu Jie and Cai Xinghai are already busy."

"How long does it usually take to prepare for this kind of thing?"

"At least ten days, a month is the best, and some people even start preparing to pick up the car half a year or a year in advance. But the Cui family has money, and they have more than one pick-up experience. It definitely doesn't take so long. Two days should be enough."

Han Ruzi sighed and said, "The Imperial Palace and the House of Marquis, I don't remember how long I haven't left these two places."

"Your Majesty's safety is a matter of great importance. It is an exception to be able to leave the palace and live in the Marquis Mansion."

Han Ruzi smiled slightly, "Let's put the assassins and visiting the generals aside first. I ask you, if you want to promote an official, what should you do according to the 'conventional'?"

"How many grades do you want to upgrade?"

"It's high enough." Han Ruzi refused to make it too clear.

"That's an exception, is there any vacancy for the promoted official position?"

"Have."

"The prime minister has never recommended this person?"

"No."

"Well, has this person done meritorious deeds recently?"

"It's done, but it's not a big credit, it can't be compared with those soldiers."

The King of the East Sea smiled and said, "Your Majesty is too sincere. If you have to risk arrows and stones and fight with blood to be called great merit, won't the civil servants never have a chance? There are two kinds of merit. It is a clear proof. One is that the emperor can see that this person's actions either affect the general trend, or show extremely rare loyalty, which is considered a great contribution. For example, Xiao Sheng, the censor of Zuocha, when it comes to the truth, he did nothing, and he did nothing to the Xiongnu. Human damage is not as good as that of an ordinary soldier, but he was captured unyieldingly and threw himself into the river, which shows his loyalty, His Majesty gave him a great merit, and no one objected."

"Yeah." Han Ruzi nodded and understood the difference.

When King Donghai retired, he was more proud than Cui Teng. The emperor still needed his advice. The most important thing was that he could guess the emperor's thoughts through advice and pave the way for the future.

After Zhuo Ruhe came back from Yunmengze, he would definitely rise to the top. This was the conclusion of the King of the East Sea.

The King of the East Sea guessed wrong, and Han Ruzi was actually thinking of another person.

The entire capital was arresting assassins, but the emperor was thinking about how to transform the court, and he also wanted to pave the way for the future.