Long Yelin never thought that Zhou Ruiyuan would actually excuse Hu Buwei, his former enemy. He frowned, and his heart was full of confusion: "Hu Buwei and Li Tianheng are related to each other, have you forgotten this?
Already?"
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "If Hu Buwei had known about his rebellion against Li Tianheng, he would never have stayed in the capital and waited to die. If Li Tianheng had cared about Hu Buwei's affection for his in-laws, he should have broken the engagement and cut off ties with Hu Buwei before the incident.
The relationship between Buwei and Buwei is the only way to save the lives of Hu's family. Judging from his current behavior, instead of taking Hu Buwei into account, he has framed him for injustice. Li Tianheng's heart is just
I'm afraid I wish your majesty would kill Hu Buwei."
Long Yelin said: "Why does Li Tianheng want Hu Buwei to die?"
"Hu Buwei is the Minister of the Ministry of Households and is in charge of Dakang's money and food. Although this person is only interested in profit, he is indeed outstanding in management. In recent years, Dakang's treasury has become increasingly abundant, which is directly related to this person's ability. Hu Buwei
There shouldn’t be anyone in the ministry who is more capable than anyone else. If Hu Buwei is killed by His Majesty, Dakang’s finances will inevitably be in trouble in the short term, and this is exactly what Li Tianheng wants to see.”
"No matter how capable he is, if he doesn't really use it for me, keeping him will always be a hidden danger."
Zhou Ruiyuan was about to speak when he suddenly heard the young eunuch coming to announce that it was Quan De'an, the eunuch and supervisor of rituals, who had arrived.
When Long Yelin heard that Quan De'an had arrived, he nodded and said, "Xiang him to come in."
Quan De'an walked slowly into the imperial garden. He walked tremblingly and looked very old. When he came to the emperor, he made a gesture to kneel down: "I see you, Your Majesty!"
Long Yelin seemed to be quite considerate of him. He took a step forward, held his arm and said: "Eunuch Quan, your legs and feet are inconvenient. I have already told you that you don't need to do this kind of courtesy when you see me in the future. Whenever you want to see me,
, come directly, no need to notify."
Zhou Ruiyuan stood aside with his head lowered and did not speak.
Quan De'an said: "Your Majesty, the rules must not be messed with. I know that Your Majesty is considerate of my old age and frailty, but I can still do these things. Your Majesty has been so kind to my emperor. I am already frightened and grateful." He added.
He bowed to Zhou Ruiyuan and said, "See Mr. Zhou!"
Zhou Ruiyuan said calmly: "No need to be so polite, Eunuch Quan."
"Whatever you want, Master Zhou has assisted His Majesty with all his heart and soul. The old slave saw this and was moved in his heart. He admires Master Zhou very much."
Long Yelin said: "You're welcome, Eunuch Quan, Mr. Zhou is not an outsider. We were talking about Hu Buwei's case just now, and Mr. Zhou was still interceding for Hu Buwei. What do you think? Why don't you speak up and listen.
"
Although Zhou Ruiyuan's expression was as calm as an ancient well, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. No matter what achievements Quan De'an made, he was just a eunuch after all. Dakang had set rules since Emperor Taizong came to power, and ministers were not allowed to interfere in political affairs.
Those who predict will be killed! In the history of Dakang, eunuchs disrupted power. There have been lessons learned from the past. The emperor and his ministers were discussing state affairs. As the emperor, Long Yelin actually asked a eunuch for his opinion. This naturally made Zhou Ruiyuan feel a little unhappy.
.
Quan De'an said: "Your Majesty, this old slave has little knowledge. How dare he talk about the government?"
"It doesn't matter, just tell me and listen."
Quan De'an glanced at Zhou Ruiyuan. Zhou Ruiyuan, who had gone through many ups and downs in the officialdom, had now become colorless and formless. It was difficult to tell his true inner thoughts from the outside of such a person. His political experience and his superhuman wisdom
, has long been precipitated and sublimated. As the saying goes, returning to nature, he can't see any city in his magnanimous eyes, but Quan De'an understands that such a person's city is unfathomable.
Quan De'an said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhou, what the old slave said today does have something to do with the Hu family."
Long Yelin said oh, his expression looked a little stunned.
Quan De'an said: "But what the old slave said is still a private matter. Hu Buwei's only son Hu Xiaotian is currently recuperating at my place."
Long Yelin and Zhou Ruiyuan looked at each other. Even Zhou Ruiyuan could not figure out the old eunuch's intention at this moment. Did Quan De'an really think that he had done something good for the emperor by taking in Hu Buwei's son, and was relying on his pampering to make him spoiled?
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Eunuch Quan, is Hu Xiaotian at your place?"
Quan De'an nodded. He took out something and presented it with both hands: "He also entrusted the old slave to bring this thing to His Majesty."
Long Yelin took a closer look and saw that the thing in Quan De'an's hand was an iron book of alchemy. As a royal, he certainly understood the meaning of the iron book of alchemy. He did not reach out to take it, but whispered: "
Why did Hu Buwei's son find his way to your door?"
Quan De'an said: "It's all because the old slave once owed him a huge favor."
Long Yelin frowned, he rarely cared about such things.
Quan De'an saluted Zhou Ruiyuan and said, "Master Zhou should remember that the little princess went to Xiezhou to seek refuge with you."
Zhou Ruiyuan nodded slowly and said, "You mean, it was Hu Xiaotian who escorted the little princess to Xiezhou?"
Quan De'an said: "Exactly, when I took the little princess to Xiezhou, when passing through Pengyin Mountain, I encountered six masters from the Tianji Camp who blocked and killed me. If I hadn't met Hu Xiaotian and his companions, the old slave and the little princess would have been killed.
Bajiu is going to be killed, and based on this incident alone, I owe him a favor."
Long Yelin said: "Are you telling me that I also owe the Hu family a favor?"
"I don't dare!" Quan De'an bowed his head to the ground.
Long Yelin then reached out to take the iron coupon of the alchemy book, played with it in his hand, and whispered: "I thought he stayed in Xichuan and did not dare to come back."
Quan De'an said: "This Hu Xiaotian is a filial son. Hearing that the Hu family was raided and his parents were convicted, he actually ignored his safety and came all the way from Xichuan. The old slave didn't want to agree to help him intercede in front of His Majesty, but this son knelt down.
I couldn't afford it. He kept saying that he was willing to atone for his father's sins. Later, he actually brandished his sword and committed suicide in the palace, saying that he wanted to enter the palace to serve the emperor and spend his life to atone for the sins of his father and mother. I felt that he was sincere, so he had the audacity to offend His Majesty's power.
.”
Long Yelin seemed to finally remember something at this time: "Now that you said it, I remembered that the girl Qiqi asked her mother and concubine to come over and beg me to let the Hu family go, but she didn't mention any reason." He
He turned to Quan De'an and said, "What nonsense are you talking about..."
"Hu Xiaotian!"
"Yes, Hu Xiaotian committed suicide?"
Quan De'an said: "That's exactly it."
Long Yelin said: "I never expected that Hu Buwei would have such a filial son."
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Eunuch Quan wants to plead for Hu Buwei?"
Quan De'an bowed and said: "I don't dare. I just told the truth about what Hu Xiaotian entrusted me with. When it comes to begging for mercy, I really want to help someone plead for mercy, but this person is Hu Xiaotian, not Hu Buwei."
Long Yelin nodded slowly and said, "You go ahead. I'll think about it before we talk about it."
Quan De'an respectfully resigned.
After Quan De'an left, Long Yelin said: "What do you think, Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "If Hu Xiaozhen really saves his father from the palace and atones for his father's sins, he can be regarded as a dignified man." After saying this, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his lips, I am afraid that Hu Xiaotian has already
Not really a man anymore.
Long Yelin said: "Just now you advised me to keep their lives temporarily, but now that I think about it, you actually have your reasons." He took a step forward and said: "Even if you want to kill them, there is no need to rush, his son
Since he is willing to take the punishment for his father, I have no choice but to give him this opportunity. If Hu Buwei's son works in the palace, do you think he will still dare to have second thoughts?" A king's heart is unpredictable, and Long Yelin is not the one.
Touched by Hu Xiaotian's filial piety on behalf of his father, the first thing he thought was that Hu Xiaotian's entry into the palace was equivalent to having an extra hostage. With him in hand, Hu Buwei would not dare to act rashly.
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "I don't know about the future, but now all aspects of Dakang are in the process of handover. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel are all top priorities. Until Your Majesty finds a suitable candidate, these two people can still be retained.
.”
Long Yelin narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you mean? Do I still want to reinstate them to their posts?"
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "If you cut off their official positions, they can still be retained. When it comes to familiarity with the household and official departments, no one can surpass them. Your Majesty is far-sighted and can naturally control them."
Long Yelin listened to these words, nodded slowly and said: "Since Hu Xiaotian is willing to purify himself and enter the palace, if Shi Buchui wants to save his life, his son must do the same and pass on my decree to cut off the Hu Xiaotian."
The official positions of Buwei and Shibuzhu will be kept in the original ministry, and their property and fields will be confiscated. As for their son, since he has such filial piety, he should be purified and enter the palace to wait for orders."
Although Zhou Ruiyuan felt that it was a bit ridiculous to purge all the sons of Hu and Shi into the palace as eunuchs, Long Yelin was able to let Hu Buwei go and Shi Buchui's life was indeed an extrajudicial mercy.
The reason why Zhou Ruiyuan advised the emperor to spare the lives of the two men was not because he was magnanimous and repaid evil with kindness, but because Long Yelin had just ascended the throne and it was really not suitable for him to go on a killing spree. Both of them were once one of the six ministers, one was in charge of money and food, and the other was in charge of money and food.
The person in charge of personnel can be said to be the mainstay of Dakang's government. If we kill them now, I am afraid that Dakang's government will immediately fall into chaos. We must straighten everything out and squeeze out the available value of these two people before we can deal with them.
They took action. Zhou Ruiyuan didn't know whether Long Yelin understood this truth.
Before leaving, Zhou Ruiyuan said again: "Your Majesty, I have something to say again if I dare."
Long Yelin nodded and said, "Tell me."
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Emperor Taizong once had such an edict: In order to govern, one must first take care of internal and external defenses, eliminate party affiliation and selfish interests, and ensure that the court is clear and disciplined, and the discipline is solemn. The previous generations did not take this into account and indulged the eunuchs in the temple.
Communicating with foreign officials, keeping an eye on the movement, committing treachery through an unlucky relationship, pretending to steal authority, and disrupting the country. The harm caused is not just a small matter. There are those who are eager to leave, but they are unable to do so. Instead, they suffer the disaster, which extends to good people. The former dynasty
What is happening is deeply regrettable! A benevolent person will rule it before it becomes chaotic, and a wise person will see it before it is revealed. I am forbidden to do so, so the warning has not yet been heard."
After hearing this, Long Yelin's face suddenly became gloomy. Zhou Ruiyuan's words pointed directly at the shortcomings of eunuchs, which should have originated from Quan De'an.
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