Su Hanlin was wearing a loose yellow silk robe, lying lazily on his side on the soft couch, covered with a thin quilt, snoring slightly from his mouth, and was already asleep.
The old eunuch Feng Yuxiu was waiting aside with his body bowed.
If you could see his drooped cheeks, you would find that his eyes were closed, as if he had fallen asleep with Su Hanlin.
He was indeed asleep.
Sleeping standing up is a skill he has developed over decades of serving Su Hanlin.
Even though he was asleep, he was not asleep when he was killing people.
Not far in front of the soft couch, separated by a screen, Prince Su Hui was sitting in front of the dragon case, writing furiously, reviewing memorials and memorials one after another.
On an April day, the spring breeze is blowing, cool and comfortable.
The imperial study is even cooler.
Su Hanlin still needs to be covered with a quilt when sleeping, but Su Hui's face is flushed and his whole body is sweating profusely, as if he is being baked by the vicious sun of a dog day.
It was not that he wore too many clothes that made him hot, but that he was tired from being piled up like a mountain of memorials.
However, even though he was so tired, Su Hui was still full of guilt and self-blame. He gritted his teeth and secretly resented that he had not learned enough and was extremely lacking in ability. Because he was so slow in reviewing, the secret notes of the memorials several days ago were still backlogged in Long's memory.
On the case.
But while tired, guilty and self-blame, I was also more nervous and excited.
Ever since he understood the meaning of the word "Prince", he began to secretly dream about the arrival of this day. He would be the most powerful person in the world, above tens of millions of people. He would use a red pen to scold Fang Qiu and guide the country and millions of his subjects.
Dare not to obey.
How majestic and domineering!
And this dream finally came true just five days ago.
For some unknown reason, his father suddenly asked him to act as the court agent on the grounds that Long was ill, and just like a treasurer, he delegated all the emperor's duties to him.
For five days, I ignored him.
If he hadn't seen his father eat and sleep well with his own eyes, he would have doubted whether there was something really wrong with his father's body, and he would soon - something like that.
Su Hui was very grateful, knowing that his father intended to train him and let him adapt to this position first, so that he would not be in a hurry, make a fool of himself in front of the ministers, delay the military and national affairs, or even be defeated by some officials.
Highly powerful ministers took the opportunity to attack, put pressure and constraints.
The ministers in the court look like they all have smiles as bright as the wind, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, as kind and kind as the grandfather next door, but in fact, all of them smile with hidden knives, are as cunning as foxes, and have dark and evil bellies. None of them are easy to deal with.
Take these five days as an example, because he acted as an agent for the court, it was like poking a hornet's nest. The ministers who lined up with other princes and intended to help other princes and him compete for the throne were all anxious, screaming and howling.
When it came to meeting the saint, the memorials were overwhelmingly presented, so much so that they could bury Su Hui.
But when it comes to being evil and evil, Su Hui feels that I am not inferior at all.
Su Hanlin summoned all the ministers who were to be interviewed by the emperor into the palace. After drinking tea with them in the state banquet hall, he locked the door and slipped away.
It is said that when the hotel opened the door early the next morning, the faces of all the ministers were green, and I don’t know how they survived that night.
According to the eunuchs and maids who were responsible for cleaning the State Banquet Hall that day, all the bottles and cans in the State Banquet Hall disappeared overnight. I don’t know where the bold thieves came from, but they dared to enter the palace and steal things.
After that day, no one clamored to enter the palace to meet the saint, even when Su Hanlin summoned them, they refused to enter.
Therefore, I am full of gratitude to my father Su Hui.
He even secretly decided that he would do the same thing when he was old, take the initiative to abdicate and help his prince clear obstacles, be a kind father and a filial son, speak beautiful words in the world, and praise him for future generations.
Su Hui turned his face to the right, and the eunuch waiting beside him immediately wiped the sweat from his face with a handkerchief. "Master, do you want to take a short rest?" The eunuch felt very distressed when he saw that his master was sweating profusely from exhaustion.
Su Hui waved his hand and refused without thinking. He pointed at the mountains of memorials and memorials piled up on the table and said with shame: "My lack of ability has led to the backlog of so many memorials and memorials. I am ashamed. How can I dare to be lazy? If it spreads,
, I don’t know how many people will make a fuss about this? They say that I am addicted to fun, have no progress, and am embarrassed to hold a big position.”
Snapped!
The eunuch was frightened when he heard this, and immediately slapped himself hard and said: "My slave made a mistake, and I deserve to die!"
"Haha, I don't blame you." Su Hui said with a smile, took a foldout and continued to review.
The eunuch looked at the pile of memorials and opened his mouth several times to speak, but he swallowed the words that came to his lips. However, when he saw his master's freshly wiped face, it was immediately covered with sweat again. He felt heartbroken and couldn't bear it.
He opened his mouth and said: "Master, please forgive me for talking too much."
"Say." Su Hui responded casually.
"As the saying goes: a sharpened sword will never make a difference in chopping wood. I think you might be able to learn from your Majesty. Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and he must have many experiences and tricks. If you learn them, it will definitely be much easier for you to review." The eunuch lowered his voice and whispered.
.
Ordinary people would not dare to say this, because it would be tantamount to saying that he is inferior to Su Hanlin in front of Su Hui. If Su Hui is a narrow-minded person, he will definitely feel resentful and even hold a grudge.
The eunuch only dared to muster the courage to say this because of Su Hui's trust in him and his understanding of Su Hui's temperament.
Su Hui didn't respond when he heard this, he just smiled and shook his head.
Experience tips?
He had learned it a long time ago, but he really couldn't use it.
He began to learn the ways of the emperor from Su Hanlin many years ago. He often watched and studied as Su Hanlin reviewed memorials. Naturally, he knew Su Hanlin's skills in reviewing memorials.
For example, a certain minister worked hard to write several pages, sent them all the way to the imperial capital, and submitted them to the Dragon Case. Su Hanlin glanced at ten lines and scanned the entire text in a few breaths. Then with a wave of his ink pen, three big characters fell down: "I know."
Already."
Su Hui felt that this was too shocking, so he had to write a few more sentences to warm people's hearts. Otherwise, how could the monarch and his ministers work together as one and make progress together?
For another example, when someone reported something, various analyzes and suggestions, Su Hanlin directly said: "It's nonsense, it doesn't make sense."
Su Hui felt that if he were the one who submitted the report, he would collapse on the spot after seeing such a review, and his mood would completely disappear.
For some memorials, Su Hanlin would just put a check mark or a cross. It feels like it is giving you a symbol and you can understand it yourself.
Su Hui felt that he should put away his irritable mood, review carefully, and give enough encouragement, affirmation, support, suggestions, etc. Only in this way can the emperor and his ministers work together as one heart to create a prosperous dynasty.
Therefore, this is the reason why his marking speed cannot increase.
He is soft-hearted and talks too much.
boom!
"That's unreasonable!"
"What a courage!"
Su Hui suddenly became furious and slapped the table, causing the memorial to fall to the ground.
"Damn slave!"
"Damn slave!"
The eunuch thought that Su Hui was angry at him, so his face turned pale with fright, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowing and confessing.
"What's wrong?" Su Hanlin's lazy voice came from behind the screen. He was awakened by the sound of Su Hui banging the table and shouting angrily.
He was not angry, but curious, wanting to know what made Su Hui so angry.
Su Hui immediately stood up and walked out, bowed to Su Hanlin through the screen, and said in panic: "My son, I lost my temper for a moment and disturbed my father's rest. Please punish me!"
"It doesn't matter."
"Tell me, what made you so angry?" Su Hanlin asked. "I am reporting to my father, Shaoshan City, Tuozhou, that an extremely bad human life case occurred." Su Hui replied.
"What kind of bad method?" Su Hanlin asked curiously.
"Guang Jingshuo, the governor of Tuozhou, had the men of three clans in his family tied up on the street and almost massacred in broad daylight. The perpetrator turned out to be a soldier from Yancheng in the south, and the highest general was named Zhao Quan."
Su Hui said.
"To commit such a heinous crime, there must be a big revenge, let alone a long journey to seek revenge." Su Hanlin said.
Su Hui continued: "The reason for the murder was that Zhao Quan led Yancheng soldiers to buy grain in Shaoshan City. When the grain collection team was returning to the city and passed Tuozhou City, they fell into the trap of the water thieves and were caught unawares by the water thieves.
The ground unpacked the grain bag.
Zhao Quan was furious when he discovered that the grain had been stolen. He led his troops back and suppressed the water thieves. The water thieves said that Tuozhou Jiedushi ordered them to do it. Zhao Quan did not investigate, and he easily believed the water thieves' words.
He led his troops to forcibly break into Tuozhou City, and in order to force Guang Jingshuo to submit, he ordered the arrest of the relatives of Guang Jingshuo's three clans, and continued to kill them until their heads rolled and blood flowed into rivers, forcing Guang Jingshuo to kneel down in the street and admit his crime."
"Those like Zhao Quan, who know the law and break the law, harm human ethics and etiquette, regard life as nothing, and have a thirst for bloodshed, must be severely punished to rectify the law!"
Su Hui was so angry that it was difficult to calm down.
"Then did Guang Jingshuo collude with the water thieves to steal official food?" Su Hanlin asked.
"Guang Jingshuo resigned and admitted it." Su Hui said angrily.
"Then what? Have you found the lost military rations?" Su Hanlin asked.
"did not find."
"Guang Jingshuo was so sad that he hanged himself in Tuozhou Prison." Su Hui said sadly, "It is really heartbreaking that the dignified Jiedushi of Zhoucheng met such a tragic end."
"There will be no follow-up?" Su Hanlin asked curiously.
Su Hui was stunned for a moment, with an embarrassed expression on his face. He then realized that he seemed to have not read the secret book yet, so he immediately apologized and walked back to the table to read through the half-read secret book.
"It's just——" Su Hui shook his head and smiled bitterly, but did not say the next words.
"How?" Su Hanlin asked.
"The reason why Zhao Quan is so unscrupulous is because he has a guy named Zhang Xiaopeng as his backer, because this pawn has an arrow ordered by the emperor in his hand."
"Ha, why is this kid everywhere? Go on. What crazy thing has this kid done?" Su Hanlin suddenly became more interested when he heard Zhang Xiaozu's name.
"Guang Jingshuo admitted that he colluded with the water thieves to steal official food, but he also said that it was the Ru family, Ru Junhui and Ru Heng of Zhanzhou who asked him to do this."
"Zhang Xiaozu used the emperor's arrows to mobilize the Tuozhou city defenders, combined with the Yancheng army, attacked thousands of miles in a day, forced his way into Zhanzhou, and surrounded your home."
"Ru Junhui and Ru Heng confessed under torture from Zhang Xiaozu that they had stolen the rations. General Ru was angry that they would not fight, so he killed the two of them in a rage. He also promised to return the rations."
Su Hui narrated.
"So, no one was wronged in the end." Su Hanlin said.
"Even if not, Zhang Xiaozu and Zhao Quan's actions were wrong. They had time to investigate thoroughly before taking action, instead of just listening to the water thieves and solving the problem with bloody violence, disregard of human life, and an almost inhumane way. For these two people
, should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others." Su Hui said.
"Um--"
Su Hanlin groaned, and then ordered: "Pass on my order, starting from today, the food of all the princes and princesses will be reduced. They are only allowed to eat half a meter or two a day, and drink a sip of water for ten days. Tell them that I will send someone to supervise in secret.
, don’t use pills and other substances to cheat and cheat, anyone who dares to disobey the order will be directly expelled from the imperial capital, including the prince."
"No!" the old eunuch Feng Yuxiu said as he accepted the order.
"This -" Su Hui was stunned and muttered: "Father, did I say something wrong somewhere?"
"Fold this seal and keep it for review after ten days." Su Hanlin ordered.
