Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 211 The Mantis Catches the Cicada Oriole Behind
If you want to become the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, you must meet two conditions. One is an important minister, which represents seniority.Second, and most importantly, that person must represent the interests of one side, and only in this way can he convince the public.

The current Six Ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, Pei Ji is Li Yuan's caring little padded jacket, and Yuanmou hero who raised troops in Jinyang, which is an exception.Liu Wenjing is in the same situation as Pei Ji, but at the same time he has the support of the prince behind him.

Dou Wei and Dou Kang needless to say, they represent the interests of the Guanlong family.

Xiao Yu represented the Jiangzuo gentry, Lao Li put him in the political affairs hall, and married Xiao Yu with the king of Qi, the purpose was to win over the Jiangzuo gentry, so as to prepare for the future Tang Dynasty to pacify the south.

For the remaining Chen Shuda, Lao Li originally planned to train him to be his minion, but he did not expect that he was a member of the King of Qin.

As far as the current important ministers in the court are concerned, there are actually not many who can become prime ministers.

Li Gang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, belonged to the prince, Lao Li would not agree to his appointment, and Pei Ji would not agree to the expansion of the prince's power in the political hall, because in that way, Liu Wenjing would get help, and it would be very troublesome for him to attack Liu Wenjing in the future.

Huangfu Wuyi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, was alone, so he didn't think about it.

At present, Dou Wei is concurrently serving as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so it is not considered.

Qu Tutong, Minister of the Ministry of War, passed directly. Now the Ministry of War can make the decision is Zhao Cijing, the minister of the Ministry of War. Qu Tutong is just a decoration, and he is also a member of the King of Qin.

Dou Jing, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was born in the Dou family, and Dou Kang's younger brother, Lao Li would not allow him to be a prime minister.

The rest is the samurai Xun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

"Your Highness, the one who is most likely to be enshrined at present is the samurai Xun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. He is the saint's confidant, Jinyang Yuancong. If this matter can be successful, he will be the number one hero in the saint's heart, and he will be sure to be enshrined." Du Ruhui said.

Li Zhiyun let out a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "That's right, Samurai Xun is indeed the most likely."

Although there are Huangmen servant Wen Daya, his younger brother Zhongshu servant Wen Dayou, Zhongshu servant Tang Jian, Huangmen servant Cui Mingan and others, but none of them have as much advantage as the warrior Xun.

What Li Yuan wants now is to introduce a force that he can control, and at the same time use it to balance the Zhengshitang.

People like Wen Daya are more or less involved in some interest disputes behind them, so they are not suitable.

The samurai Xun, born as a businessman, has no roots, and has always been loyal to Lao Li. In addition, this time he is Lao Li's main thug against the Dou family, so he has the greatest advantage.

Du Ruhui's eyes were sharp and he said: "If the warrior Xun is abolished, His Highness will be able to settle down."

Li Zhiyun was startled, and immediately said: "I thought you would let me win over the warrior Xun."

"A samurai is not worth wooing." Du Ruhui shook his head, "This man is a minion of a sage, and he will never follow His Highness, nor will he favor His Highness."

Immediately afterwards, Du Ruhui said: "Now in the hands of His Highness, there is only one person who has the best chance of being photographed."

"Yang Gongren." Li Zhiyun said.

"That's right." Du Ruhui said: "I heard that Yang Gong's appeasement of Hexi has been very effective, and he will return to Chang'an in the near future. This is His Highness's chance."

Yang Gongren has a special status. As a former Sui clan, he has an indelible mark on him.Moreover, if he can enter the phase, the remnant courtiers from the former Sui Dynasty will automatically twist into a rope around him. This is a small but not negligible force.

Li Zhiyun pondered for a while, and said: "You can't throw Yang Gongren out directly, otherwise you will fail. The warrior Xun is the most likely to be in the picture. We need to find someone to fight with him, and let Yang Gongren take advantage of it behind his back."

Li Zhiyun learned this trick from his second brother.

Du Ruhui stroked his beard and said, "I have a candidate for my subordinate."

"Who?"

"Pei Ju."

"Pei Ju?" Li Zhiyun frowned and said, "He's still in Turkic and hasn't come back, can he catch up?"

Pei Ju, Yuwen Shi and the two of them took Liu Wuzhou's head as an envoy to the Turks. Although Chu Luo was backed by Tang Jun, he was afraid and did not detain him directly, but Chu Luo kept arguing with Pei Ju, so that he was abrupt. The treaty has not yet been formally signed.

"This is the first step we have to do, first find a way to get Pei Ju back from Turkic."

"and then?"

Du Ruhui said: "Pei Ju is an important minister of the former court, and he himself represents the Wenxi Pei family. He belongs to the Shandong gentry. His composition is very complicated, and he has many enemies. It is difficult for him to get in touch with. But he is the most suitable for fighting with warriors. Candidates for the ring."

Li Zhiyun picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Tell me in detail."

"Yes." Du Ruhui analyzed: "The crown prince wants to win over Pei Ju, and the Shandong gentry hopes that there will be a Xiangguo from Shandong gentry in the Zhengshitang. In this way, the crown prince has to make a choice between Li Gang and Pei Ju. To recommend Pei Ju, it is still Recommend Li Gang. If he recommends Pei Ju, then Pei Ji from Zhengshitang will definitely refuse, but Pei Ju has the help of the Shandong gentry behind him, so he won't be defeated easily. When the time comes, the samurai wants to be prime minister, and he has to guard against the bright guns from the Shandong gentry stab in the back."

"Even if the saint prefers the warrior Xun, after blocking Pei Ju for him, he will no longer risk being resisted by the officials to forcibly promote the warrior Xun to become a prime minister. With Pei Ji in the political affairs hall, it is extremely difficult for Pei Ju to become a prime minister. Therefore, Pei Ju is a very good candidate."

"What if the crown prince recommends Li Gang?" Li Zhiyun asked.

Du Ruhui chuckled, "In this way, we can spread rumors that the Crown Prince pays more attention to Li Gang and despise Pei Ju. The Crown Prince recommended Li Gang twice, but once did not recommend a member of the Shandong gentry. Think about it, Your Highness, the Shandong gentry How chilling it should be. Pei Ju's mission to Turk this time is inherently risky, and if he cannot get the crown prince's attention, then the crown prince will no longer have the opportunity to gain Pei Ju's allegiance."

"As for Li Gang, the king of Qin will deal with him. In other words, whether it is Li Gang or Pei Ju, even if they can squeeze out the warrior Xun, they will not be able to pass the test of the king of Qin. Once the warrior Xun successfully frames Dou Weidou If one of them leaves the Zhengshitang, King Qin will regard the prince as a great enemy and will never let the prince's people enter the Zhengshitang."

"The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind." Li Zhiyun smiled charmingly.

Du Ruhui chuckled, and said: "Pei Ju and Li Gang, they are all ex-Sui officials. As long as they can't enter the prime minister, we can spread rumors that the imperial court despised the former Sui officials. At that time, we will send Yang Gongren up again, relying on him His qualifications, and his contribution to appease Hexi, have a lot to do."

After listening, Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "The most important thing at the moment is to find a way to get Pei Ju to return to Chang'an from Turkic, and then deal with the warrior Xun."

Now the situation is very clear, as long as things go well, the warrior Xun succeeds in framing Dou's family, the King of Qin will definitely hate the prince.

Regardless of whether Lao Li wants to let the warrior Xun take the position, one thing is very clear, it is difficult for the prince and the king of Qin to be suitable this time.

Therefore, this time, Li Zhiyun has to do a good job of micro-manipulation, do a good job of the oriole, and clean up the competitors who appear one by one.

In the end, he tried his best to send Yang Gongren to the Political Affairs Hall.

Right now, he really needs someone to speak for him in the Political Affairs Hall.

After all the discussions were over, it was getting dark outside.

Li Zhiyun got up, watched the sunset for a while, then suddenly turned around and bowed to Du Ruhui.

"Your Highness, what are you doing and how capable your subordinates are? Please don't do this, Your Highness." Du Ruhui hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed.

Li Zhiyun straightened his back, looked at Du Ruhui, and said: "Keming, if you hadn't planned this time, I'm afraid I'm still a pawn. How can I take advantage of danger like I am now? You deserve my respect."

"Your Highness speaks seriously, this is the duty of your subordinates." Du Ruhui said: "Since your subordinates are loyal to Your Highness, you should plan for His Highness."

Li Zhiyun laughed and hugged Du Ruhui heavily.

"Keming, thank you!"

Sensing King Chu's punching intentions, Du Ruhui also showed a smile at the corner of his mouth.

Letting go of Du Ruhui, he heard him say: "His Royal Highness, let's discuss how to get Pei Ju back from Turkic. This is an urgent matter."

"you're right."

Getting back a tool man first is the current priority.

(End of this chapter)