Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 642

Although he has been dissatisfied with the fact that Changsun Wuji escaped because of Princess Qin, under the stern warning of his eldest brother, he is not a stunned young man.

It's better to keep the emperor's private affairs in check.

Regarding the matter of Xu Jingzong and Changsun Wuji, as Changsun Wuji quietly left Chang'an, this will pass.

As time gradually approached the end of the year, this matter gradually subsided after all.

Li Zhiyun also withdrew his mind from this matter, and once again immersed himself in dealing with the government affairs.In the fourth year of Zhenguan, the people of Tang Dynasty lived a much more comfortable life than the previous two years, and because of the natural disasters gradually disappearing, the court also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there is not much food accumulated in the imperial treasury this year, compared with the previous two years, when a large amount of money was used to take out food for disaster relief, I don't know how much better it is.

But the grassland subsided completely, and Datang also began to suck blood from the grassland crazily. A large number of livestock were bought back by Tang merchants with cheap woolen clothes or special products of Datang.

Without the pressure of the grassland, the border defense in the north was also greatly reduced, which reduced the Ministry of Civil Affairs' expenditure.

Overall, this year is a prosperous year, not to say how good it is, but not as bad as the previous two years.

According to Li Zhiyun's estimation, in another year or two, Datang's national power should be able to return to the normal level.

And what he has to do now is also very simple, that is to rest with the people and try not to disturb the people's life and production.

As long as the people are given a normal farming environment, everything will gradually get better.

Changle Hall.

As the end of the year was approaching, Empress Yang became more and more busy, busy with shopping for the palace and dealing with the affairs of the harem.

As for the emperor, he was lying on the couch, holding his belly with both hands from time to time, as if lying flat.When Empress Yang saw the emperor so tired and lazy, she felt distressed and couldn't bear it.

"If your majesty is fine, why don't you help your concubines." She said with some resentment.

Li Zhiyun shook his head, "Good lady, please let my husband rest."

Hearing this, Empress Yang couldn't help laughing, but she didn't continue to force him to help her.She also knew that her husband was exhausted from dealing with the affairs of state.

Li Zhiyun stared blankly at the dome. After a while, he suddenly said: "Yang Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry begged me for the bones. Tell me, do you want me to agree?"

"Grandfather?" Queen Yang asked.

"Ah."

Empress Yang didn't even think about it, and said directly: "Grandfather is indeed not young, and it is not appropriate to continue to stay in the position of minister. The concubine also feels sorry for him and is still tired after his age. If it is possible, the concubine hopes that he can let him go. These, go back and cultivate."

"do you agree?"

"The concubine feels that my grandfather is getting old and is not suitable to stay in the position of Minister. If the affairs of the Ministry of Industry cannot be handled due to lack of energy, wouldn't it be adding trouble to His Majesty?
Moreover, the concubine also heard some gossip in the court some time ago, if the grandfather begged for the bones to leave at this time, it would be able to stop this undercurrent. "

The so-called gossip, saying that Yang Gongren and Yang Shigui are in the center together, is very inappropriate.

Li Zhiyun chuckled, "My wife is very virtuous."

Empress Yang smiled slightly, gave him a charming look, and continued to deal with the affairs at her desk, as if what she just said was a small matter that was not worth paying attention to.

Putting Yang Shigui in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry is just a transition, or Li Zhiyun has no time to find a suitable candidate for a while.

Yang Shigui is indeed quite old, it's time for him to take care of himself.

However, who should be appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Industry?

Due to the emergence of Baigongjian, the Ministry of Industry no longer researches and develops new war weapons or other equipment, but concentrates on repairing cement roads, building bridges, repairing palaces, and doing some infrastructure work.

However, this is still a very important position, one of the six Shangshu, how could it not be important.

After thinking about it, he really didn't have a particularly good candidate for a while.

Yuwen Rutong is now the leader of the research and development team, basically immersed in the research and development of various blueprints given to him by Li Zhiyun, and has no intention of mixing with the government at all.

As for the others, there are too many involved, and they cannot decide who will be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry with a single tap of their heads.

Soon after, Yang Shigui resigned at the last court meeting in the fourth year of Zhenguan. The emperor repeatedly asked him to stay, but Yang Shigui repeatedly refused.Therefore, the emperor agreed, and named Yang Shigui the Duke of Longguo, and rewarded him with gold, silver and silk.

At the same time, Du Chuke was appointed as the governor of Dengzhou.

The post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry was vacant, which made the princes of the imperial court think again.Even though this is the Ministry of Industry, which is not well-ranked among the six, the position of a minister is still very attractive.

Because since Emperor Zhenguan ascended the throne, all those who were promoted to Xiangguo had more or less experience in serving in the Six Ministries.

Suzaku Avenue.

"Hot soup sticks! Smooth and tender hot soup sticks."

"Fresh fish soup, take a sip to warm your body and heart."

"Take a look, take a look, Shuimo grabbing pancakes."

Vendors push carts and sell on the street.

In the past, the imperial court did not allow hawkers to set up stalls on Zhuque Street, but later Li Zhiyun decided that hawkers were allowed to sell on Zhuque Street on the tenth day of the New Year's Day, which could be regarded as adding a little New Year atmosphere to Chang'an.

"Two servings of fresh fish soup."

"Okay, my lord, please wait a moment."

Two officials stopped by the side of the road, stopped the vendor, and ordered two fresh fish soups.

Wrapped tightly in their cloaks, the two stood on the side of the road with fresh fish soup, talking while drinking the soup.

"Brother Wei, who do you think can take the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry this time?" Wang Gui took a sip of the fish soup and said to himself that it was delicious.

"Why, brother Wang has a heart?" Wei Ting warmed his hands with a tea bowl in his hands.His eyes fell on the peddlers' coal stoves, and he thought that His Majesty the Emperor is really powerful, the briquettes he took out actually gave the peddlers in Chang'an an extra way to make money.

Wang Gui asked without hesitation: "Have you never thought about it?"

"Thought about it." Wei Ting admitted, took a sip of fresh fish soup, and felt extremely comfortable in the cold wind.

Then said: "But, you have to know our identities, will His Majesty use us or both?"

As Li Jiancheng's old ministers, although the emperor reused them and did not discriminate against them, in fact their "past" has always existed, and they have always been a little embarrassing.

Wang Gui shook his head and said, "Otherwise, Fang Xuanlingui is the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments, and he was once a confidant of the King of Qin."

"It's different." Wei Ting said.

They rebelled with Li Jian and were suppressed by His Majesty, but Fang Xuanling was nothing. After all, King Qin, who died early, did not rebel.

Wang Gui gulped down the hot fresh fish soup, took out six copper coins, and handed them to the peddler together with the empty bowl.

"Since you have concerns, then we don't need to talk about it."

Saying that, he turned to leave.

Seeing this, Wei Ting shook his head, drank the fish soup, handed the bowl to the vendor, and chased after Wang Gui.

"Brother Wang, wait a minute." Wei Ting caught up with him, and the two of them were shoulder to shoulder, and said, "It's not because I have concerns, but because I think we have little chance of pursuing it."

"You have to try, otherwise, how long will you and I have to waste?" Wang Gui said: "Look at Du Ruhui, now it's all shot by the left servant of the Shangshu. If we don't work hard, we will have to rely on others for the rest of our lives in the future."

Du Ruhui?

When mentioning this, Wei Ting was also silent for a while.As the minister of the emperor's hidden residence, based on the trust Du Ruhui received and his own age, this person would at least stay in the position of Chief Minister of Shangshu Province for more than ten years.

(End of this chapter)