Chapter 370 Division of Labor

Han Ruzi put down the book in his hand, raised his head and asked Yang Feng, who was not far away, "Why does the minister dare not correct some of the emperor's most obvious mistakes, but he can confidently interfere in the emperor's palace affairs?"

Han Ruzi found that he was not the only emperor who was interfered. He just saw that an emperor of the previous dynasty was persuaded by ministers because he did not share the bed with the queen for a year. The concubine was so favored that she was regarded as a foolish monarch, and these things were recorded in the history books in a grand manner.

Yang Feng also put down the book and thought for a while, "The emperor takes the world as his home, and the ministers naturally take the emperor's family affairs as the world's affairs."

Han Ruzi smiled, Yang Feng was the only one who dared to tell the truth in front of him, often to the point, "When will Duke Yang leave Beijing?"

"Three days later."

"When are you going back to Beijing?"

"At least a month, as many as half a year."

Yang Feng wants to follow the army to Yunmengze.

The Yunmengze bandits have existed for a long time, and the previous bandit suppression was not obvious. When the army arrived, the bandits dispersed as birds and beasts. As soon as the army retreated, the villages recovered quickly. Numerous large armies are fighting step by step, building strongholds layer by layer from the outside to the inside. At the same time, a large number of poor people are relocated to reclaim wasteland. The government provides seeds and cattle, and rent-free for three years.

Han Ruzi hopes to use this method to slowly grind away the bandits and try to save money as much as possible.

The general who suppressed the bandits was recommended by the Ministry of War, and was a very prestigious veteran. Yang Feng served as the supervisor, and his public responsibility was to retrieve the King of England and the sword of Taizu.

After going through so many things, Han Ruzi no longer pays much attention to those who look out for qi, and regards them as insidious Jianghu people who take advantage of the opportunity to make waves. When the times change, they can do nothing. He doesn't even believe in the existence of "Chunyu Xiao" anymore. That's just a character made up by the looker.

But Yang Feng believed it and regarded it as the number one enemy.

Han Ruzi wanted to ask the reason several times, but after thinking about it, let it go. Yang Feng has his own reasons. Maybe he just needs an excuse to leave the palace, which is right and wrong. There is no need to ask too clearly.

Eunuch Zhang Youcai came in and said softly, "Your Majesty, the time has come."

Han Ruzi got up, tidied up his clothes, walked out of the room, joined the queen, and went to see the second queen mother who had just been canonized.

Wang Meiren finally got the title of Empress Dowager, and she deserved it. No one objected to her, but it was a little troublesome to address her. So I put forward a suggestion, prefixing the palace name, calling the Empress Dowager Shangguan as "The Empress Dowager Cishun" and the Empress Dowager Wang as "The Empress Dowager Cining".

This is also Wang Meiren's request. Whether publicly or privately, she is unwilling to be above the Empress Dowager Shangguan.

The canonization ceremony has been completed, the emperor does not need to participate, just go to celebrate.

Empress Dowager Cining dressed up to see the car and thanked the emperor for the imperial decree of amnesty for the people of the world. Then she returned to the inner room and changed into her usual old clothes. When she came out again, she also regained her mother's identity and never forgot to hold her grandson, "Ms. Gongli It's deserted. The only people who come to see our two old wives every day are your majesty and the queen. When will there be more people? I know that there is no rush to give birth to a child, but besides the queen, there must be several concubines, right? People have entered the palace, when will your majesty be consecrated?"

The ten beautiful girls were brought into the palace ahead of time by the Empress Dowager Cining. The emperor had no way to send them out, so he could only reply: "There are a lot of things going on in the DPRK recently, and it won't take long for a few more days."

Empress Dowager Ci Ning was well prepared and said, "In the affairs of the palace, there is no need for any labor, Your Majesty. The Queen is the master of the palace. You only need to nod your majesty and the Queen will preside over it."

Han Ruzi still wanted to find a reason to delay, but Queen Cui Xiaojun had already replied: "Return to the Queen Mother, the day after tomorrow will be a good day and a new concubine can be established."

After all, the emperor wanted to have a concubine, Cui Xiaojun felt that it was better sooner than later to avoid a dispute.

After returning to the bedroom, Cui Xiaojun asked the emperor, "Why is your Majesty so long so unwilling to appoint a new concubine? Do you care about my thoughts? But I never thought of monopolizing His Majesty's favor. His Majesty did not bring Concubine Jin back, and I still I feel sorry."

This is the first time the queen mentioned Jin Chuiduo, and Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Strictly speaking, she is not a noble concubine of Chu... I don't want to accept a concubine because...because I am the emperor of the defeated army, and the great revenge has not been avenged. The world is not at peace, how can you think about these things?"

The siege of Jincheng made the emperor's position more stable, but for Han Ruzi, it was still a huge shame. He seldom revealed it to outsiders, because it was not very useful to say it, only a little bit to enhance the strength of Da Chu, To avenge the shame.

Cui Xiaojun understood the emperor's mood, and sighed: "So your majesty is far away from the Palace of Qinzheng, because you want the prime minister to guard the court and your majesty to charge ahead?"

Han Ruzi said in surprise, "I really hope you can be the prime minister!"

Han Ruzi really thinks so. He understands that those rules and conventions are extremely important to maintain the stability of the Great Chu, and they cannot be easily changed, but if you want to achieve great things, you have to break some rules occasionally, so he hopes to have a clear division of labor with the prime minister: The prime minister defends the success, the emperor makes progress.

Shen Mingzhi has this ability. He has coveted the phase for many years. He has long been prepared for how to run the entire court. The only problem is that he and the emperor do not trust each other. , so the reaction was very strong, and even asked the palace for help.

It is precisely because of this distrust that Han Ruzi could not explain his thoughts to Shen Mingzhi.

This is a vicious circle, and neither the emperor nor the prime minister can get out of it.

Cui Xiaojun smiled and said, "Your Majesty really thinks I can be prime minister?"

"The prime minister's job is not that complicated. Make less decisions and let the ministers make more decisions. It's basically enough. You can definitely do it." Han Ruzi said seriously.

Of course, this is just a joke, Cui Xiaojun nodded, "I can't be the prime minister, but I am the queen. Your majesty can hand over the court to the prime minister, why not hand over the palace to me? You don't have to worry about things in the palace."

It should have been like this, but the environment in the palace is worse than that of the imperial court. Shen Mingzhi is a well-deserved prime minister. There are no competitors among the ministers, but the queen is different. There are two queen mothers above her, one of them is The emperor's biological mother.

Because he didn't trust enough, Han Ruzi couldn't explain his sincerity to the prime minister, and because he trusted too much, he couldn't mention his mother to the queen.

Seeing the emperor pondering, Cui Xiaojun said: "Is Your Majesty worried that I can't manage the palace? I am the daughter of the Cui family. From the time I can remember, the family has taught me how to be a qualified queen. Just like Your Majesty, I am also I'm eager to try, I plan to do something."

Han Ruzi smiled, "I often forget that you are the daughter of the Cui family."

"There are always some things that I can't choose. To be honest, I am not proud of the Cui family, but I will not forget what the Cui family taught me. There are priorities. Your Majesty wants to solve the internal and external problems of the Great Chu. The most important thing is the most urgent, and the affairs in the palace, no matter what happens, the light is the least. Your Majesty has only two options now. Your Majesty can visit me often, and the second is to keep me in the palace to share your worries for Your Majesty."

At the beginning of Cui Xiaojun's entry into the palace, he once rebuked the favored eunuchs beside the empress dowager Shangguan in person. He was reasonable and disciplined, which left a deep impression on Han Ruzi. The reason why he did not want the queen to stay in the palace was that he did not want the queen There was a fierce struggle with the empress dowager, and secondly, she was unwilling to let her cuddly wife become another empress who was greedy for power.

But Cui Xiaojun was right. After all, he had no more choices. The queen was in charge of the inner palace, and Cui Xiaojun understood the emperor's mind better than others, even than the Queen Mother Cining.

Han Ruzi stretched out his hand and gently stroked the queen's cheek, "Three years, at most five years, I will be able to solve the most serious problems and let Da Chu run normally, and I don't need to do everything myself, when the time comes—" Han Ruzi Not knowing what kind of promise to give, I thought about it for a while and said, "You are still my little gentleman."

The queen smiled, "Even if it's ten or twenty years, I'm willing to wait."

Han Ruzi didn't explain more. He and the queen trusted each other and knew that she would never do anything that would make him unacceptable.

Early the next morning, the emperor went to Qinzheng Hall first, and then to the House of Marquis Juan. He might not come back for a day or two, and Cui Xiaojun also began to officially perform the duties of the queen.

The first thing the Cui family taught her: Even if you make concessions, you must leave at least one layer of protection behind you, and you can't directly show your back to the opponent.

Cui Xiaojun was unwilling to compete directly with the Empress Dowager Cining, but it was useless to retreat blindly. She had to set up one or two more conspicuous enemies for His Majesty's biological mother.

She found Tong Qing'e first.

Tong Qing'e was originally an ordinary palace maid. During the battle for the throne, she once sneaked the Baoxi out of the palace. Although it caused the Baoxi to be lost, it had nothing to do with her. In terms of merit and deeds, she was named a female official by the queen's side. She is eligible to be a concubine.

For Tong Qing'e, this was an unexpected joy. She was once ordered to "seduce" the puppet emperor, but she failed miserably. In her mind, the emperor and the queen had a deep relationship, and outsiders could not get involved.

The palace is lonely, and there is no palace maid who is unwilling to become a concubine.

Tong Qing'e knelt down excitedly to thank her.

Tong Qing'e is relatively honest, and Cui Xiaojun chose her because she deserved this reward, and secondly, she should have one more trustworthy person, not to compete with the queen mother.

She already had goals in her heart, but this person was not in the palace, and she needed to make some arrangements.

The queen also has her own official seal and subordinates, and the official documents are written as they say, and they are quickly approved by the emperor.

Two days later, the auspicious day arrived, and the palace conferred four concubines and several beauties and talents at the same time, twelve in total, two more than those chosen by the Empress Dowager Cining.

Deng Cui said goodbye to the emperor with satisfaction, and went to the Western Regions together with Zhang Yin, Marquis of Piyuan, and a group of ambitious people who had just been released from prison.

His younger sister Deng Yun finally entered the palace as a concubine, which could help him find out if the son of the champion Hou had been transferred.

A few days ago, Queen Cui Xiaojun got this news from the Princess Tan of the East China Sea, and immediately understood that Concubine Deng was the right-hand man she was looking for.