Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 342 Undercurrent
In the side hall of the Chuigong Hall, many people are busy, a few prime ministers, and officials from the three provinces come and go.

In the absence of officials, many matters were discussed and dealt with by the privy envoys and the ministers of the political affairs hall.

In the Chuigong Hall, each table is facing each other. The prime ministers each have a table, and there are special officials to serve and listen to them. Each table is full of thick memorials.

When the emperor was not in the court, the prime minister performed state affairs on his behalf. In the end, because the empress added the seal instead, the decree could be passed.

But from the perspective of seating, there are also subtle differences among the prime ministers.

Sitting at the table closest to the door are a few Zhongshu Scheeren who deal with specific matters. The further you go, the higher your status.

Wang Pu sits fourth from the left, with Fan Zhi in front, and Wang Pu and Li Gu at the top.

In the past, Fan Zhi was always at the innermost place, but now he has moved out, sitting at the third table on the right from the inside out. Everyone knows that because Fan Zhi was one of the two most opposed to the official ascension to the throne, and now he can still Sitting here, high above the temple, is already the most benevolent official.

The person sitting at the first table on the left is undoubtedly Lu Qiu Zhongqing, the official's confidant, and the second is Wei Renpu whose son married the official's younger sister.

In private, many people envied Wei Renpu. His son was not very capable, but he was able to marry Princess Anqing. Everyone was talking about it in private. The Wei family's success was a certainty.

Thinking about clinging to the royal family, Wang Pu thought in his heart, it's a pity that he doesn't have a beautiful daughter, if he can be favored by the officials, it would be a lot later, he is just forty now, and he is the youngest among several prime ministers, maybe he will have to go back Take a beautiful concubine, maybe you can give birth to a beautiful daughter in a hurry, so the wife at home has nothing to say.

Just as he was planning beautifully, some memorials were handed over by the gatekeeper from Zhongshu Sheren.

Wang Pu took it, and immediately it seemed that he was already used to it. Generally, the people in the bookstore in the memorial would write down the method of handling it. He only needed to read it, and passed it up to Li Gu and others to nod.

The suggestions given by Zhongshu Sheren are generally feasible, and more than [-]% of them do not need to be changed. They only need to make decisions on major issues that are uncertain.

If usually only one prime minister needs to stay here to preside over political affairs, but now the official family is not here, Mr. Li Gu asked everyone to come here, so that they can discuss things.

But Wang Pu knew in his heart, in fact, did Li Gu want to be able to discuss things, but that everyone should take care of things together, and the officials are not here.

Li Gu had worked hard and had a high status, and made great contributions in the process of enthroning the official family. Now he seems to be the number one figure in the court, sitting at the top, truly one person under ten thousand.

Wang Pu looked at the memorial in his hand for a while, and even holding the memorial, he got up and crossed the table, but he didn't go to Fan Zhi and Wang Pu. Gu said in front of him, "Mr. Li, Jianxiong Army Jiedu envoy Yang Tingzhang went to Shu, and wants to come to Beijing to meet the emperor."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Li Gu raised his head: "He must have heard about the great battle in the south of Zezhou, saw Li Yun's fate, and began to be afraid. When the official was just enthroned, the old man wrote to persuade him to let him come to Beijing. But those who didn’t reply to the letter now want to come.”

"Li Gong thinks how to deal with him?" Wang Pu asked.

Li Gu stroked his beard, the changes in the past two years made him look radiant, although he was sixty years old, he seemed to be more radiant than in the past few years, now that his official career is prosperous and he has the trust of the officials, he is naturally in a better mood.

He said excitedly, "This is a big deal!

Let him come if he wants to, don't scare people, he is just scared, but coming will make him feel at ease, and it would be good to give him leisure errands to take care of himself in the capital.

If so, the land in the river will be completely under the control of the imperial court! "After Li Gu finished speaking, everyone nodded.

"The officials have already gone north to Taiyuan, and it will probably take a long time. This matter should be done sooner rather than later. For the time being, let me make the decision and make this great event happen."

Wang Pu glanced at Luqiu Zhongqing who was opposite, and Luqiu Zhongqing also nodded: "Just do as Li Gong said."

The two agreed, and no one else objected.

Wang Pu even went back to give instructions in person. He wrote very seriously and took a while to finish. When he was almost finished, he sent it over graciously. Li Gu nodded after reading it: "Yes, let the Imperial Academy draft the imperial edict first."

Wang Pu nodded, and didn't feel anything wrong, just about to call someone to do something.

Luqiu Zhongqing stopped him: "This is inappropriate, the queen will seal the seal first before nodding, and then let the Imperial Academy draft the imperial edict."

Everyone was taken aback, looking a little strange.

Li Gu frowned slightly: "No, the sooner the better for such a major event, the old man is in charge, first let the Imperial Academy write the imperial edict, and then naturally let the empress seal it.

It's the same for everything that should be done in this way. It doesn't take such a lot of trouble and delays. "

Originally thought that the matter was over here, Wang Pu was about to turn around and was stopped by Luqiu Zhongqing again, "What is going on outside the court is a big deal, so it is on the inside.

In the absence of the official family, the empress is in charge, and all government orders require the consent of the empress to seal the seal before they can leave the imperial city. This is an ancient rule, and it has nothing to do with the size of the matter.

Besides, the officials have always favored the queen, and there is an explanation before leaving, have you forgotten it? "

Wang Pu sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, so he didn't dare to intervene immediately. Li Gu's complexion was not good, as if he felt that his majesty was diminished, and he glanced at Luqiu Zhongqing: "The old man used to manage the army and manage the people, lead the soldiers to fight, and the assistant official's family, Long Deng Zhizun, led the three The secret of the Central Committee, not to mention great merit, also has some means of doing things, does Luqiu think that the old man can't handle this matter?"

Luqiu Zhongqing didn't give in at all, and faced him with a few steps between the two tables, he cupped his hands and said, "I know Li Gong's ability and ability. I have sent troops several times to support the three armies. I conquered Huainan and crossed the river first. After that, Li Gong's son was The official family opened the Donghua Gate, and Li Gong planned the imperial career for the official family. It is a great contribution, and everyone knows it.

But the queen is the official's wife, the mother of the world, I just want Li Gong to remember this. "

The atmosphere in the hall became more and more uncomfortable, and the few members of Zhongshushe who were still discussing things outside also quieted down by themselves.

Wang Pu looked embarrassed, he hesitated to speak, the old and stubborn Fan Zhi went about his own business, as if he didn't hear the two of them talking, and Wei Renpu who was sitting next to Luqiu Zhongqing didn't speak, as if he was waiting for the next thing.

The two looked at each other, and their words were tit for tat, but they both looked calm, and they didn't look flushed in the slightest.

"The officials have gone to Taiyuan, and the old man seems to say that it will take at least three months. The Jincheng Tangchi in Taiyuan was the last time I deployed the siege.

The official is not here, I have to take care of the affairs of the court, for the sake of the world, and for the country, the queen is a family member of the official family, so it is natural to ask for instructions, but the queen can't rule the world, can't handle the affairs of the court, let alone let the official family feel at ease Fighting in the north. "Li Gu said slowly, word by word.

(End of this chapter)