Chapter 430 The sword is in the hand
Yang Feng entered the palace, not only to meet the emperor, but also to bid farewell.
His power comes from the emperor, without the emperor he would lose everything, so it is necessary to see the emperor safe and sound.
Yang Feng looked a little thinner and his face was weathered. He was not sitting in the room arranging battles in Yunmengze.
Yang Feng is not a pure inner minister. The emperor saw him in Lingyun Pavilion and smiled: "I am in danger again, which disappoints Duke Yang."
Yang Feng looked at Emperor Quantum carefully and calmed down, "Just be safe, Your Majesty."
"I still haven't fully grasped the power of the emperor." Han Ruzi was very happy to see Yang Feng, and he could only say something to the eunuch, "Ten steps away, within a thousand miles, I don't know how many other officials and Han Chou have. The idea is the same, but I haven't dared to express it for the time being."
Han Ruzi pointed to the thick stack of memorials on the table, "This has been handed over by princes and ministers from all over the country in the past few days. Can Duke Yang guess what they wrote?"
Yang Feng thought for a while, "First, congratulations to His Majesty's recovery, secondly, denounced Han Chou's wolf ambitions, and finally...they will probably talk about the advantages of being safe: the ancestors arranged this for their own reasons, and future generations must be cautious when making changes. This implies that it was wrong for Your Majesty to transfer Han Chou from Luoyang to the capital."
"More than hints? Some people wrote it directly." Han Ruzi shook his head.
Han Chou was a descendant of a feudal lord, and his ancestor voluntarily handed over his title. In recognition of this behavior, the emperor at the time granted permission for his descendants to inherit Henan Yin and stay in Luoyang, but he caused trouble for his descendants.
"But Da Chu can no longer tolerate the existence of ministers like Han Chou." Han Ruzi looked at the pile of memorials, as if the person who wrote the letter was standing in front of him, his eyes were firm, and one assassination would not frighten him, "If it is just to suppress bandits, use a few The power of the prefecture is enough, Han Chou has little influence, if you want to deal with the Huns, you need to use the power of the whole world, and I will not allow another place like Luoyang outside the law."
Yang Feng didn't say anything, and Han Ruzi sighed softly, "But I still don't have time."
"Will your majesty be crowned king after he has a prince?" Yang Feng asked.
Han Ruzi was silent for a long time, "Yes."
"After three or five generations, there will be an emperor like His Majesty, thinking about how to abolish the princes of various places, and His Majesty's descendants are among them."
Only Yang Feng dared to say such a thing, Han Ruzi didn't care, but admired it and muttered: "A person cannot be selfish enough to think that others are not selfish, even the emperor is no exception."
Han Ruzi couldn't think of a good plan for a while, and it seemed that Yang Feng couldn't either, so he smiled and said: "Let's talk about the current problems first, I will send a new general to Yunmengze named Huang Pugong. "
Yang Feng nodded, "I met him on the road and chatted with him a few words. He is a general who can do things. It is rare for His Majesty to find him."
Han Ruzi briefly recounted Huang Pugong's deeds, "Even if his ability is only five points true, it should be no problem to defeat the Yunmengze bandits. Next, I will send him to pacify the East China Sea. But I am worried about one thing, Yan Kang and Huang Pugong were originally masters and servants. In the future, they will cooperate with each other to suppress the bandits. I am afraid that there will be a gap. Some people suggested that I should send Yan Pengshi, the son of Yan Kang, to Yunmengze. In this way, Huang Pugong's credit goes to the Yan family. The credit may be able to eliminate the estrangement. But this approach is not fair, I have been hesitating, just as Lord Yang is here, I want to hear your opinion."
Yang Feng took a step forward and said, "For example, your Majesty got a sword that is said to cut iron like mud. Is it hidden in a box, or is it in your hand to fight against the enemy?"
"Certainly in hand."
"Your Majesty can't decide what kind of weapon the enemy chooses to fight. It may also be a powerful weapon. When two powers compete, one will be injured. Even if your Majesty's sword wins, it may be damaged."
"If the opponent is a powerful weapon, I should use the sword. This is what the sword is for." Han Ruzi smiled. Sometimes he still needs Yang Feng's guidance, "I understand."
Yang Feng took a step back and returned to his original position.
Han Ruzi continued: "It's the general who fights. I only need to give him power, soldiers, food, and horses. As for other matters, the general should take care of himself, and I don't need to do everything by myself. Whether they can solve the relationship between each other is up to Huang Pugong and Yan. For family issues, I can uphold justice."
Knowing this, Han Ruzi felt a lot more relaxed, looked at Yang Feng, and said, "Shen Mingzhi didn't solve his own problems well. I have decided to allow him to return to his hometown, but who should take over?"
"Your Majesty must have a candidate."
"I love Qu Zixi." Han Ruzi paused for a moment, seeing that Yang Feng did not object, then continued, "Let him be the emperor's teacher first, after the expiration of the term, he will enter the censor's desk. If he performs well, he can be the prime minister."
After skipping the experience of serving as an official in the six departments, the emperor arranged a fast track for Qu Zixi.
This was Zhao Ruosu's suggestion, Yang Feng nodded, "Your Majesty has arranged it very well. Qu Zixi has the talent of a prime minister, but like Baojian, he must try his edge in advance."
"The question is before this? Who will be the prime minister? If Qu Zixi proves to be just a scholar, and talk is better than action, Shen Mingzhi's successor will likely have to sit in the prime minister's position for a while longer."
"Feng Ju has been appointed as the censor of Zuo Cha, and by convention he should be the prime minister."
Han Ruzi pondered silently. He promoted Feng Ju in order to successfully pass his many appointments, and was not particularly satisfied with the Minister of Personnel.
"Feng Ju is a veteran of the three dynasties. He has been in charge of the personnel department for many years, and if he has experience in the censor's desk, he is worthy of being the prime minister." Yang Feng did not avoid suspicion, but recommended Feng Ju.
"How about Zhuo Ruhe? Did Duke Yang see him often in Yunmengze? It is said that he was admired by the late emperor."
Zhuo Ruhe was originally a close minister of Emperor Huan when he was the crown prince. He later entered the Sixth Division as an official, and was waiting to rise step by step until he reached the position of prime minister. As a result, Emperor Huan died early, and he was transferred to another place. The road to promotion was interrupted. Han Ruzi was impressed by him Yes, he was sent to appease the hearts of the people in several counties around Yunmengze.
Yang Feng thought for a while, "Master Zhuo's sword is in the box, and he hasn't tried the blade yet."
"Zhuo Ruhe has a good reputation for governing Hongnong County, but isn't he doing well in Yunmengze?"
"Well done, Yun Mengze has returned to his hometown for the people in the past few months, and there are more robbers than in the past few years combined. Lord Zhuo does not lack experience in governing the people, but he lacks experience in governing officials. The prime minister is The head of a hundred officials must be a person who is well versed in the art of governing officials."
"Yeah." Han Ruzi understood what Yang Feng meant. In any case, he had a clearer idea of what to do in the future.
Yang Feng felt that it was almost done, he bowed and said, "I will leave tomorrow. I will ask Your Majesty to transfer someone to take them to Yunmengze."
"Manchu civil and military, as you call."
"This person is not an official from the DPRK and China, but an assassin in prison, called Luan Kai."
"I know this person. He once broke into the palace and frightened the queen. It should be a death penalty."
"This person volunteered to assassinate Luan Banxiong to atone for the death penalty."
Han Ruzi was greatly surprised, "Why is this? Aren't those assassins always stubborn and loyal to Luan Banxiong?"
Yang Feng recounted his experience in prison. Han Ruzi first smiled and shook his head, and then said sternly: "How true are the words that the Holy Army division said to compete with Yang Gong? How false? Luan Kai's Are your parents really killed by Luan Banxiong?"
"I don't know." Yang Feng must tell the truth to the emperor, "I guess the holy army division has no ability to make up a set of pure lies, it should be true and false, but it is not important, Luan Kai believes that this is enough. "
"Yang Gong plans to let him assassinate Luan Banxiong again?"
Yang Feng shook his head, "Luan Kai is very simple and gullible. If he sees Luan Banxiong, he is likely to be persuaded to go back. I will keep him by my side. Luan Kai is familiar with Yunmengze's path, especially for Luan Banxiong's nest. If you know the palm of your hand, with his help, Huang Pugong and the others will be twice the result with half the effort."
"Luan Kai is very dangerous, and the holy army division is also very cunning, Yang Gong is careful."
"I'm not a sword in a box either, I'm confident that I can deal with Luan Kai."
"Okay, I will pass an edict to let you take Luan Kai away."
Yang Feng thanked him and was about to leave. Han Ruzi stopped him, thought about it, and asked, "Is Yang Gong still tracking Chunyu Xiao?"
Yang Feng nodded and narrowed his eyes slightly. He had always been confident in what he did, but he was full of confusion about Chunyu Xiao, "I always felt that he was hiding by my side, I was in Yunmengze, and he was also in Yunmengze. When I returned to the capital, he Back to the capital too..."
"When the world is at peace, Chunyu Xiao will have nowhere to hide." Han Ruzi said.
Yang Feng bowed, "I hope to bring him to justice before the world is at peace."
Han Ruzi watched Yang Feng retire, and he felt both incomprehensible and incomprehensible towards this eunuch.
He found a decree that had not yet been stamped on the table, and tore it into pieces. Master Yan Peng would not go to Yunmengze, but would stay in the Su Weijun until the day when he showed his true abilities.
Not long after Yang Feng left, Jin Chunzhong asked to see him and praised Yang Feng's methods in front of the emperor, "Luan Kai has been talking nonsense before, but when Duke Yang arrived, he made all the moves. Lian Danchen had already dug up under a bed in the Han residence. The head has not been completely rotted yet. People in Cui Mansion have identified it and confirmed that it is the concubine who was killed. Han Chou can no longer say that he knows nothing about assassination."
The matter was finally resolved, but Han Ruzi was not very happy. Seeing that Jin Chunzhong was not particularly excited, he was a little puzzled and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Jin Chunzhong nodded solemnly, "Originally, this is not my responsibility, but I think it is related to His Majesty's prestige and the people's hearts of Chu, and His Majesty should know."
Jin Chunzhong repeated what he heard from Lian Danchen, especially Jing Zhaoyin intended to arrest more prisoners and use it to obtain bribes, but withheld Lian Danchen's name, he was just a criminal officer No "tiger wolf" in the DPRK.
After Han Ruzi listened carefully, he was angry at first, then calmed down, "I see."
Jin Chunzhong did not dare to say more, and bowed to retire.
For a long time, Han Ruzi focused on appeasement to the imperial court, thinking that it was urgent to suppress the bandits, and the rectification of the general affairs of the court would be slow, but many recent events have shown him that the latter may be the most urgent thing.