Han Shizu

Chapter 774 The Floating Li Xiang
"Any matter that is within the duties of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, even if Prime Minister Li doesn't mention it, Fan will still fulfill his duties!" After a little thought, Fan Zhi said calmly.

I noticed Fan Zhi's expression, his face was calm, his eyes were calm, but listening to his words, his heart was blocked.Eyeballs rolled around, Li Tao's smile became more friendly, and he said flatteringly: "Wen Suxiang is famous for being upright, honest, and courageous in doing things. I naturally believe it!"

As he spoke, his smile faded away, and Li Tao's expression changed quickly, becoming serious, even a little dignified.Looking directly at Fan Zhi, Li Tao hesitated for a while, and said: "Recently, I have often thought that the turmoil in Guanzhong was due to many reasons, including improper use of local government and unfavorable supervision by the imperial court, and we are in the middle of the ranks. Zaifu, who is in charge of the world, did not realize the disadvantages, and caused this chaos, which caused many people in Guanzhong to suffer from it, and the property of the officials and the people suffered heavy losses. It is really hard to escape their responsibility.

Recently, I have been feeling anxious and guilty.Fortunately, God blessed the great man, and the generals were able to make the chaos and quickly put it down.But even so, His Majesty returned to Beijing, but he was speechless.I intend to repair my watch and go to the camp to plead guilty to His Majesty. "

Hearing what he said, Fan Zhi looked at Li Tao's eyes, and replied: "Li Xiang has a public heart and never shirks responsibility. Fan admires it. I should repair a letter to honor your majesty!"

Anyway, that's what it means, each should be responsible for his own affairs, and each should be blamed for his own crimes.

A little displeasure finally appeared on his face, and after a short silence, Li Tao smiled again, changed the subject, and said, "After the turmoil in Guanzhong, there have been many changes! According to the inspector, Shen Yu died of illness in office due to chaos. Your Majesty means that in addition to rewarding meritorious deeds, there are also punishments and punishments. How does Wen Su view this matter?"

The meaning revealed in Li Tao's soft words at this time made Fan Zhi's heart pause. Looking at his scheming look, he guessed his thoughts.

As prime ministers, they all took the initiative to blame themselves for the chaos in Guanzhong, let alone the big officials who are directly in charge of the military and administration of Daozhou.The impact of the Guanzhong Shu rebellion is really bad, and it even affects the general strategy of conquering Shu. It should never be handled lightly, and someone must bear the responsibility.

Hu Yanke, who has a lot of prestige and advanced age, has also resigned from his position.Shen Yu has already died in office, and the dead are dead, so it is not easy to pursue responsibility.Of course, there may be no necessary connection between Shen Yu's death and the incident in Guanzhong, and Li Tao also meant to take responsibility for it. After all, Shen Yu belonged to Li Xiang.

Yan Jinqing, the transshipment envoy, was mainly in charge of finance and logistics for the Southwest and Northwest frontier armies. He also controlled some Shu captives below, but the management was in place, and after the chaos happened, he was also in place and did not cause chaos.Therefore, it was never Yan Jinqing's turn.

Then, Dao Si, there is only one Zhao Hongyin left.
"When the chaos broke out, Zhao Hongyin actively mobilized troops to maintain law and order, defend Chang'an, and wipe out the chaos. It can be said that he did his best and deserved credit!" After thinking for a while, Fan Zhi said.

Li Tao seemed very calm, and said: "A merit is a merit, and a demerit is a demerit. It is originally the duty of the capital to ensure the security of Guanzhong. This turmoil, within a few days, has affected ten counties, not to mention the destruction of cities, and the casualties of officials." , it is really hard to escape the suspicion of dereliction of duty. Furthermore, it was the Southwest Frontier Army and the Xiangyong of Yuxi who wiped out Wang Shun's bandit army."

"It seems that Li Xianggong has already made up his mind!" Fan Zhi said.

"This time, the one who suffers the most from the chaos is the Jingzhao Mansion, and the subordinates of the Jingzhao Mansion should also bear the responsibility." Li Tao said again.

Hearing this, Fan Zhi's complexion finally changed, and his reaction was much bigger than Li Tao's blaming Zhao Hongyin.Now it is Li Song who is in charge of Jingzhao Mansion, and Li Song is the Taifu of King Yong Liu Chengxun, and his job is to assist King Yong in guarding Chang'an.

His eyes were slightly fixed, and he looked at Li Tao seriously, but seeing his face was confident and fearless, he took a deep breath, Fan Zhi regained his composure, and reminded in a warning tone: "Li Xiang, I think that the matter of Guanzhong , Your Majesty, there should be a decision. For some matters, we still wait for the edict, don't be self-confident!"

After saying that, he got up and bowed, and said: "I still have some business to deal with, so I will take my leave first!"

After speaking, go steadily.Looking at Fan Zhi's back, Li Tao couldn't help frowning, and there was a little solemnity in his eyes, but more displeasure.Talking with Fan Zhi, I feel very unhappy.

On Fan Zhi's side, he left the Political Affairs Hall without stopping, and went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to investigate the matter.Thinking about Li Tao's reaction all the way, I couldn't help sighing in my heart: "Li Xiang, Li Xiang, under the rule of today's emperor, he is arbitrarily arbitrarily appointed, and sooner or later he will bring about his own disaster, so let's do it for ourselves!"

Over the years, although Fan Zhi had repeatedly made words and actions that offended the emperor, he always upheld one point and fought according to the system and reason.There are many things that never cross the line, but after several years of being prime minister, especially the two years in charge of power, Li Tao is a little out of balance.
"Xianggong!" Shen Wenbing, the servant of the Ministry of official affairs, went in to find Li Tao in the political affairs hall.

"Guohua! What's the matter?" Facing Shen Wenbing, Li Tao's face was full of kindness.

Shen Wenbing said: "The Ministry of Officials received the memorial from Huaidong. Regarding the candidates for the prefectures of Chu and Si prefectures, Wang Shijun has revised the table and recommended them. Please approve the appointment from the Ministry of Officials!"

Sizhou Zhizhou King was transferred to Xuzhou, and Chuzhou Zhizhou following Zhang Yanqing was also transferred, leaving two important posts in Huaidong all at once, and many people were staring at them.

"Oh?" Li Tao's face changed slightly, he took the list, and quickly pressed it firmly on the case, and said in a cold voice: "Who are these Gao Bi and Zhang He?"

"Both are descendants of the Southern Tang Dynasty. According to Wang Shijun's intention, both of them are well-versed in government affairs and familiar with the people of Huaidong. Since they surrendered to Han, they have been loyal to the king's affairs and can be masters of the two states!" Shen Wenbing replied.

"There's no reason for that!" Hearing what he said, Li Tao was furious, and scolded: "This Wang Pu, what does he want to do? Does Huaidong belong to the imperial court, or does he belong to Wang Pu? Huaidong is full of people from his Wang Pu. If you are not satisfied, you want to intervene in the positions of Chu and Si, what is your plan?"

During these years when Wang Pu was in charge of Huaidong, he did promote many officials, especially the old ones in Huainan. Moreover, he found talented people and recommended them to the imperial court for appointment. Under Liu Chengyou's favor and care, he also allowed them more.

However, in the past two years, Li Tao has become a little displeased with Wang Pu's "cronyism" and "dominant power grabbing" in Huaidong, and many of his requests have been vetoed.

But who is Wang Pu?Last year, thousands of miles away from Li Tao, over Huaidong's personnel appointment, they fought over memorials and made trouble in front of Liu Chengyou.As a result, they lived a muddy life and played [-] boards each, but Li Tao became more and more disgusted with Wang Pu.This time, Wang Pu intervened in the appointment of Chu and Si, how could he be in a better mood.

Seeing that Li Tao was furious, Shen Wenbing accompanied him more carefully, and asked for instructions: "Then according to the opinion of the gentleman, how should I reply?"

"No!" Li Tao said directly.

Shen Wenbing showed hesitation: "So, I'm afraid Wang Shijun won't let it go!"

"Huh!" Li Tao snorted softly, and said, "In the name of the truth, answer Wang Pu and tell him that the appointment and transfer of officials is considered by the imperial court, so I don't need to bother him, otherwise he will be suspected of exceeding his authority. Let him manage Huaidong's government affairs well! There are so many capable officials in the world, and he is not the only one with a pair of insightful eyes to find talented people!"

"Your Majesty's edict, the ministers at home and abroad, can all serve the country to promote virtuous people. The king envoy is trusted by His Majesty, if he is not willing to give up, and makes trouble with His Majesty, it may be detrimental to Mr. Shen Wenbing!" Shen Wenbing reminded.

"Your Majesty, I have to deal with it myself!" Li Tao said with a bit of sourness in his tone: "I see, His Majesty favored Wang Pu too much, so that he was arrogant and made progress. Huaidong will continue in this situation. , sooner or later something will go wrong!"

Regarding Li Tao's remarks, Shen Wenbing did not comment, but asked for instructions again: "Then, the next official will reply according to the intention of the gentleman?"

"Just do it!" Li Tao said.

In fact, Li Tao's reaction was not purely for his own selfishness, and his concerns were justified.During the years when Wang Pu ruled Huaidong, the prefectures quickly recovered from the war, the people's livelihood was stable, the hearts of the people depended on them, the wealth and taxes were abundant, and it was a sign of great rule.

But in the same way, Wang Pu's local authority is growing day by day, and he has promoted a large number of talents. Even if it can be explained by promoting talents and taking the responsibility of promoting the leader, the ministers in the court still have many criticisms.Moreover, Wang Pu's strong character made it difficult for the imperial court to force him, and there were many conflicts.Of course, what is more important is the emperor's excessive favor.

For these situations, Li Tao, who is the chief minister, is both jealous and unwilling.This time, he does not intend to give in to him. No matter what, Huaidong is ruled by the imperial court, and the authority of the imperial court cannot be despised. Even if you, Wang Pu, are trusted by the emperor, he will have something to say when you are in front of the emperor.

On the other hand, after so many years, Wang Pu is so "rampant" and the emperor favors him, is it still the same?
(End of this chapter)