Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 239

It can be said that this time, the theft of the Ministry of Industry’s ordnance, Dou’s private possession of bows and crossbows, and the various transactions between the warrior Xun and Lao Li were all calculated by Li Zhiyun. There may be some uncontrollable things happening in the middle. On stage to fight, but the general direction has been controlled by Li Zhiyun.

The first half was controlled by Li Yuan, and the second half started with rumors, and Li Zhiyun officially took over.Use the King of Qin to kill Li Gang, and then use the prince to abolish the warrior Xun, and the rest will be much simpler.The reason why he asked Yang Gongren to wait until now to return to Beijing was for this reason.

In fact, apart from Yang Gongren, Tang Jian, Wen Daya and others all have the opportunity to become a prime minister.But Yang Gongren is on the same starting line as them, and also has his own unique advantages.The credit for appeasing Hexi is the prerequisite for his ascension, mainly because of his own environment and status.

As a former Sui minister, it was difficult for him to get together with the Guanlong family and the Shandong family. In addition, the surrender time was not long, and the crown prince and King Qin did not notice him.In Lao Li's eyes, Yang Gongren is a lonely minister, and using him as a prime minister actually has the same effect as using a warrior Xun as a prime minister.

Of course, if Li Yuan didn't publicly announce Yang Gongren's appointment as prime minister this time, then Li Zhiyun would start a backup plan.

The so-called back-up plan is actually closely related to the rumor of "not paying attention to the former courtiers", but by then it will not be this rumor, but a more terrifying one.That is, 'the emperor didn't trust the courtiers of the former court, so much so that he deliberately let go of the former emperor Yang You at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and targeted the former Sui courtiers'.

Doing so is very dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will burn yourself.But now there is no need for this backup plan, because the purpose has been achieved.

Of course, a small number of courtiers in the palace thought of another matter.They felt that the emperor's use of Yang Gongren as his chancellor might be to take the opportunity to quell the rumors about Chang'an.

As for the crown prince and King Qin, on the one hand, they believed that Yang Gongren had picked up on the leak, and on the other hand, they thought that it was their father who was warning them.

Because, Yang Gongren is neither the prince's person nor the Qin king's person.

After Yang Gongren was ordered, he quietly returned to the train with the wat board in his hand, but when he passed by Li Zhiyun, the two of them looked at each other knowingly.

it is more than words.

The matter of the position of Xiangguo has finally come to an end, and the next step is the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

This position is not insignificant. The Six Departments have always been headed by the Ministry of Officials, who can appoint and dismiss officials of the fourth rank and below.When Dou Weineng held this position concurrently, Li Yuan also wanted to use him to continue to win Guan Long's hearts.

At the beginning, he chose to shake hands against Dugu instead of Dou Wei, just to prevent the Guanlong people from rebounding collectively.

But now that Dou Wei has stepped down, this position should also be changed.

Many people are jealous of this position, and even Minister of Civil Affairs Dou Jing wants to win it.Not to mention the Crown Prince and the King of Qin, they couldn't compete for the position of Xiangguo, but they didn't want to let go of the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Seeing the blushing faces of the eldest brother and the second brother, Li Zhiyun was at ease and didn't want to interrupt at all.

This time, he was able to support Yang Gongren to the top position without exposing himself, and he has already made a lot of money.As for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, let's forget it and find a way later.

After arguing for an hour, Li Yuan made a final decision, and Dugu Sheng, the supervisor in the palace, would be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The supervisor in the palace belongs to the official position of the third rank, while the minister of the official department is the third rank.Logically speaking, this promotion is very reasonable.But what is the problem? The supervisor in the palace is responsible for the etiquette of the court collection, which is a leisurely position, basically for people with little ability.The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is an important position, and the person in charge must at least have certain abilities.

But the question is, can Dugu Sheng, the supervisor in the palace, do it?

It's really good!

Saying he can do it is not because he has that ability, but because of his background.

As a child of the Dugu family in Guanlong, he has inherent advantages.

After Lao Li announced the result, there was no one in the court to refute for a while.The prince officials wanted to refute, but most of them were from or related to Shandong aristocratic families, and these people were not very powerful in the court.

Li Shimin couldn't refute the refusal, because he himself was close to the Guanlong family, how could he stand up against Dugu Sheng?Isn't that offending Dugu?He was even faintly happy that the Dugu family had returned to court.

Dou's people are dumb and can't tell if they suffer from eating Coptis chinensis.The Dugu family and the Dou family are both the two faces of the Guanlong family. If they oppose the Dugu family, wouldn't they be fighting against the Dugu family?
For the rest, officials affiliated with the Dugu Clan raised their hands in favor.

Xiangguo Xiao Yu was the first to stand up to second, followed by Pei Ji, and then Dou Kang and others.

It can be said that Dugu Sheng's position as Minister of the Ministry of Officials went smoothly.

Seeing Dugu Sheng thanking the emperor in the middle of the hall, Li Zhiyun pursed his lips silently.

He had to admit that Lao Li was doing a good job of balancing this.Suppressing the Dou family will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the Guanlong people.But this time, the appointment of Dugu Sheng as Minister of the Ministry of Officials was a great comfort.

Hold Dugu Shi steady, so what if Dou Shi dances again?

As for what Dou wants to think, then don't worry about it.

On the other side, Pei Ju, who had just taken office as a prisoner in the palace, was a little lonely.Although the crown prince also recommended him to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Officials just now, he knew that his chances of being in the position were slim.Because what is looked at in this court is not ability, but the background.

Based on Li Tang's foothold in Guanlong, it is destined that people from Guanlong will have more opportunities than him from Shandong.

After thinking about it, he was a little envious of Yang Gongren.Obviously Yang Gongren is just a remnant of the former Sui Dynasty, but now he has become the prime minister.

People are more mad than people!

He looked at Yang Gongren, the trace of envy in his eyes quietly disappeared.After the imperial court defeated Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande, and Wang Shichong, he understood that sooner or later the world would belong to the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, he was trying to find a way to let the Pei family take root in the court.Otherwise, one step later, the Pei family will definitely fall behind other Shandong families in the future.

But the problem is, there is still a stumbling block ahead, Pei Ji.

trouble!

He could hold on to his identity and let the children of the Pei family not serve as officials in the Tang Dynasty, but that would only make it easier for the children of other Shandong aristocratic families.

The Shandong family lacks a Pei family, so it doesn't hurt or itch.If the future emperor wants to use the Shandong family to balance the Guanlong family, he may not need to use the Pei family.

It is his rule to be tactful.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has the hope of unifying the world, what he considers is no longer to keep the Pei family's position, but to find a way to make the Pei family strong in the Tang Dynasty.

This is his obligation as the Patriarch of Wenxi Pei's family.

While he was brainstorming, he suddenly saw Yang Gongren and King Chu smiling at each other in private.

At this moment, he seemed to have grasped something.

At this moment, the servant above announced his withdrawal from the court, and all the officials filed out and left the hall.

Pei Ju stayed behind, watching Yang Gongren and King Chu quietly, but unfortunately, he didn't see anything.

After the King of Chu congratulated Yang Gongren and Dugu Sheng, he started to leave without stopping.On the contrary, the Prince and the King of Qin held Yang Gongren and talked for a long time.

Pei Ju thought to himself, could it be that he was thinking too much?

Seeing Dugu Sheng's smiling face, Dou Jing felt a little uncomfortable.If the emperor appointed someone else to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, they could still refute, but they could not refute the appointment of someone from the Dugu family as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Because the Dou family and the Dugu family are both from Guanlong.

As for Yang Gongren who replaced Dou Wei, Dou Jing was very upset to see him.But now that the Dou family has just been suppressed, it's better to keep a low profile.

(End of this chapter)