People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 975: The Fruit of Years of Planning

Li Xiaogong bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I have neglected my duty."

"Dereliction of duty? Some said resignation, others said dereliction of duty?" Li Shimin put down the memorial and looked at him and said, "The Ministry of Rites has always been good. Why did you dereliction of duty?"

The Ministry of Rites has always been in charge of rituals, sacrifices and other activities. In Li Shimin's eyes, the Ministry of Rites is just an idle job. Except for special days, the Ministry of Rites basically has nothing to do.

Furthermore, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Rites is very high, but he has no real power. It is the best and safest to entrust this position to Li Xiaogong.

Li Xiaogong was originally a rough person, it was okay to ask him to fight and kill, but it seemed inappropriate to ask him to do what a literati would do.

Li Shimin is clear about the situation in the Ministry of Rites. Li Xiaogong, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, is nothing more than saying a few words, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites can go to work. It is common for him to sleep in the government office of the Ministry of Rites.

Seeing Li Xiaogong bowed and lowered his head, Li Shimin said: "Sit down and talk."

"Here!"

Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong sat opposite each other, and the dishes and drinks were served immediately.

Li Shimin held the wine glass, "If you want to say that you have dereliction of duty because you slept in the government office of the Ministry of Rites, I will not resign your office and fine you a few years' salary."

Li Xiaogong sighed and said: "Your Majesty, I mentioned the professionalism of the Ministry of Rites in the memorial."

Li Shimin drank his drink and nodded for him to continue.

Li Xiaogong said solemnly: "The Ministry of Rites has always been in charge of the sacrificial ceremonies and the reception of envoys from various countries. Most of them are step-by-step things."

Li Shimin nodded, this is indeed true.

After receiving the drink poured by the maid, Li Xiaogong continued: "Have you ever thought about it, if the people in the Ministry of Rites can know the interests of the surrounding countries, analyze the environment of the surrounding small countries, and gain benefits after operating from it."

Li Shimin didn't care what he said before, but Li Shimin regained his energy when Li Xiaogong said this.

Li Xiaogong said again: "Your Majesty, it is like Li Zheng manipulating Tuyuhun and Tubo. If these things can be done by the court, it will be of great benefit to Your Majesty, the country and the world."

Li Shimin took a deep breath and said, "Who said these words to you?"

Li Xiaogong got up again and saluted and said: "I took Lu Dongzan to Jingyang to meet Li Zheng today, after Li Zheng and Lu Dongzan talked for a while, I said a few more words to Li Zheng, so I thought of this. "

Li Shimin looked at the already dark night outside the hall, and listened patiently.

Li Xiaogong said again: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites cannot be just the Ministry of Rites. Right now is the time for the imperial examinations. Once the imperial examinations are over, more young people will enter the court. They are all young people. If the Ministry of Rites is reformed at this time, it is the best Good time."

The maids and eunuchs stood quietly aside.

The Ganlu Hall was very quiet, Li Xiaogong could even hear his own breathing, and was waiting for Li Shimin's reply.

Li Shimin looked at Li Xiaogong, "I think it makes sense for you to say that. Since you are going to resign from the position of Minister of Rites, who do you think should take this position to realize the reform of the Ministry of Rites you mentioned."

"This one……"

Li Xiaogong remained silent, hesitating for a long time, until the wine in the bowl was cold, the maid added another bowl of hot wine.

"I thought about a candidate before I came here, but this candidate..." Li Xiaogong looked nervous.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "You are talking about Li Zheng."

"Yes, Li Zheng has experience in negotiating conditions with envoys from various countries, and he knows the surrounding small countries very well, and some things are even known earlier than the court."

"How can you see it."

Li Shimin shook the drink in his glass and said.

Li Xiaogong bowed again and said: "For example, in today's Wa country, the court only knows the people of the Wa country, but not the country of Wa. The country of Wa is a small country with three islands, but the court doesn't know that the country is in a very bad environment. After consulting ancient books, it is true that the Wa country often has tsunamis and strong winds, and even the earth dragon turns over. Once a catastrophe comes, many people will die, and even diseases are prevalent, and the land of the Wa country is small, so the people of the Wa country cannot eat. "

"So the Wa country now sees the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and the rich land owned by the Tang Dynasty, what will happen to the people of the Wa country."

Seeing that Li Shimin was still thinking, Li Xiaogong said again: "Your Majesty is not ashamed to say anything. If Your Majesty is the leader of the Wa Kingdom, living in a small country that is in dire straits, and one side of the country is a rich land, what would Your Majesty think?"

Li Shimin's eyes became deeper and deeper, "You mean people from the Wa country..."

Li Xiaogong said: "Nowadays it seems that the Wa people are just respectful emissaries, but as time goes by, once there is an ambitious king in the Wa country, everything will be hard to say."

Li Shimin sighed and said: "The Tang Dynasty will not be so peaceful for many years, right?"

Li Xiaogong bowed again and said: "The minister speaks."

"It's okay!" Li Shimin said with a sneer, "I know your intentions are good, but you still don't have a clue about the restructuring of the Ministry of Rites, either."

Li Xiaogong said again: "I am stupid."

Picking up Li Xiaogong's memorial again, Li Shimin handed it to him and said: "You take this memorial back, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Rites is still yours, as for the idea that you want the Ministry of Rites to be reformed, put it aside for the time being, I will pretend that I have never heard of it."

Li Xiaogong bowed his head and took the memorial.

Li Shimin said again: "Didn't Li Zheng never serve as the governor of Jingzhao Mansion? Then I will let him change his position and let him be the servant of the Ministry of Rites, but!"

Speaking of this, Li Shimin paused, staring at Li Xiaogong and said: "But! You are still the minister of the Ministry of Rites! Do you understand?"

Li Xiaogong said immediately with a dignified expression: "I understand!"

The dishes were already cold, and both the monarch and his subjects had no intention of eating, so Li Shimin said in a low voice, "Go back first."

"Here!" Li Xiaogong walked out of the Ganlu Hall step by step, and did not wake up until he felt the cold wind blowing outside the hall. At this moment, he really wanted to slap himself. What kind of illness did he have to hand over this memorial.

"One thing more is worse than one thing less, and one thing more is worse than one thing less." Li Xiaogong whispered while speaking.

Li Shimin asked people to remove the food, and took a picture scroll from the bookshelf beside him. This picture scroll is not a simple picture scroll, but a huge map. In Li Zheng's words, it is a map of the world.

This was copied by Li Zhi from Li Zheng's study.

Li Shimin looked at the location of the country of Wa, and whispered in his mouth with a complicated expression: "Why did you, Li Zheng, come up with the idea of ​​the country of Wa?"

What Li Xiaogong said is also correct, but the Ministry of Rites does not have such a function, but this kind of thing has been done all the time. Li Xiaogong must not know that I and Li Zheng have been planning for many years. When it comes to picking the fruits of victory, Turks, Western Turks, Tuyuhun, Tubo, these places are all the fruits of victory.

(End of this chapter)