bastard seizes tang

Chapter 594
South of Taiji Palace, Menxia Province, Zhengshitang.

Li Ke first proposed the proposal of Lingyan Pavilion to Li Shimin, and then there was an uproar in the court. All the important officials in the court had nothing to do with civil and military affairs, and they all focused on Li Ke and his East Palace who drafted the list and regulations, and even some of them came to the door. visiting.

However, Li Ke acted very safely. Since this matter is sensitive, it is inevitable to open a second case after opening the first case. Therefore, Li Ke simply stayed away from the East Palace and stayed in the other garden outside the palace until a few days later to discuss the matter in the Political Affairs Hall. Only then did he show up again.

The Zhengshitang is in Menxia Province, where the prime minister discusses matters. Li Shimin rarely came here, but Li Shimin put it in the Zhengshitang instead of the Ganlu Hall where the candidates for Lingyan Pavilion were decided, in order to tell the officials , Today's list and seat are the results of the emperor, prince, and all the prime ministers discussing together.

"My son, Li Ke, pays homage to his father." When Li Ke arrived at the political affairs hall, Li Shimin and other prime ministers had already arrived before him, and Li Ke paid homage to Li Shimin.

Seeing Li Ke enter, all the prime ministers in the palace stood up to greet him one after another: "I will pay my respects to the crown prince."

Li Shimin raised his hand, signaled Li Ke to get up, and then smiled at Li Ke: "The prince is late today."

Someone in the court came to pay a visit to Li Ke, how could Li Shimin not know about this, Li Shimin's words were probably just making fun of Li Ke.

Li Ke replied: "It's not an errand that my father arranged for my son. In the past few days, people often come to the palace to see my son. It's inconvenient for my son to meet, so he hides outside the palace and then rushes to the palace. .”

Li Shimin smiled when he heard the words, and asked Li Ke after Li Ke sat down: "How are you doing with the things I entrusted to you?"

Li Ke replied: "My father founded the country, destroyed the former Sui Dynasty, rehabilitated the king, settled the Turks, settled the Western Regions, and subdued the four barbarians. But my father accomplished it in just 24 years. My Tang Dynasty has such a climate, not only because of the Holy Lord, but also because of the virtuous ministers, so my father has countless capable ministers under his command, and they are all selected for a while. It’s really not easy to rank.”

Li Shimin listened to Li Ke's words, and he really believed it. Although it has only been 24 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the achievements he has made are indeed beyond the reach of more than ten generations of emperors. However, in this short period of two years Li Shimin has achieved such achievements in ten years, which is naturally the result of the joint efforts of the monarch and his ministers. With so many talents in the Tang Dynasty, it is indeed difficult for Li Ke to choose [-] people and then decide their ranking.

Li Shimin asked: "Then what does the prince think?"

Li Ke replied: "According to the meritorious deeds of the ministers, the ministers appointed the upper, middle and last three people. The upper one is the head of all the ministers, and the meritorious rank is the first. The middle one can be the middle one, and the last one is ranked In the future, the superior ones can enter, and the inferior ones will not. As for the priority of the meritorious deeds, it needs to be discussed by the father and the prime ministers, and it is not up to the sons and ministers alone to decide."

"That's right, what the prince said is very true and appropriate." Li Ke is not the only one who can determine the merits of all the ministers. Li Ke's words are indeed reasonable, Li Shimin nodded and agreed.

Then, Li Shimin asked again: "I don't know who is the top, middle, and bottom appointed by the crown prince? Let's talk about it, I and the prime ministers will also consult with you."

As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, several prime ministers in the palace raised their ears one after another. If Li Ke had made the whole list, Li Shimin might make some adjustments, but Li Ke only made three people, and the top, middle and bottom were used as references. For the three of them, there is a high probability that Li Shimin will follow what Li Ke made and no longer adjust. That is to say, the name Li Ke said later is the number one hero.

In all Tang courts, there are not many people who can compete for the number one hero, and there are only five people in total. One is the famous king of the clan, Li Xiaogong who is uniquely known for his military exploits, the other is the eldest grandson Wuji of the noble family and the hero, and the third is the virtuous. Du Ruhui, who has a deep background in counseling, met the master of the Ming Dynasty, Fang Xuanling, who is a man of life, who is good at building Jiamou, Wuhui, who is in Nanping, and Li Jing, who is in Turks in the north. Others are weaker than them.

But in today's main hall, besides Li Xiaogong, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, and Li Jing are all in the Zhengshitang among the five people. Naturally, they must enter Lingyan Pavilion, but they don't care about this ranking. He also cared very much, although on the surface it seemed calm, but his ears were waiting for Li Ke's words.

"Promise." As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, Li Ke immediately responded.

In fact, for these three rankings, the middle and the bottom are not difficult to determine, but the difficulty lies in the first place.

Among these five people, Li Xiaogong is the elder of his clan, and the sons and daughters of the clan rank first in meritorious service; Du Ruhui and Li Ke are friends, and they are also Li Ke's East Palace Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi; Li Jing had the merits of destroying Turks, and it was Li Jing who welcomed Li Ke back to Chang'an from Turks; let alone Changsun Wuji, who was at the forefront in terms of relatives and merits with Li Shimin.

On the surface, it seems that these five people are the first, but they all seem to be difficult to convince the public, which is a problem, but Li Ke already has a way to deal with it.

Among these five people, there are many people who are quite close to Li Ke. There are family relatives, officials, and professional teachers. It is naturally difficult to choose among these few people. For those who are close, it is not only embarrassing for several parties, but also makes outsiders gossip.

Li Kedao: "My ministers have proposed that Changsun Sikong will be the leader, Qin Shaobao will be the middle, and British Duke will be the last."

As soon as Li Kezhi's words came out, a smile appeared on Li Shimin's face, and everyone in the room also understood Li Ke's brilliance.

Changsun Wuji and Li Ke have always been at odds, which is well known throughout the court, but Li Ke chose to be the leader of the heroes who are at odds with him, so naturally there will be no suspicion of favoritism, on the contrary, Li Ke is more obvious. Be generous and fair.And with Changsun Wuji's meritorious deeds and weight in Li Shimin's heart, he also felt that he could hold the scene and sit on the position of the leader of the hero.

As for Qin Shubao, who is in the middle position, he is a general in the imperial court with outstanding achievements, and coupled with the merits of escorting him a few days ago, it is more reasonable and beyond reproach to be in the middle position.

The British Duke Li Ji, who was the last, had a lot of qualifications, but in terms of official position, he was only the history of the governor of the state and the state, and his meritorious service was a little weaker.Moreover, Li Ji used to be Li Ke's subordinate. Li Ke put Li Ji in this position, which not only meant to bring Li Ji in, but also made others speechless.

Changsun Wuji at the side never thought that Li Ke would place him in the first place, and was also shocked. Changsun Wuji hurriedly stood up and declined, saying: "How can I be a minister, and I am favored by the crown prince, ranking first among all ministers. I'm afraid, but I hope the prince will choose another virtuous person."

Although Changsun Wuji's words were refusals, who wouldn't want to be the number one hero?Especially Li Shimin felt that Li Ke's position was in line with his intentions, and it was not in vain for his deliberate arrangement at the prince's canonization ceremony.

Li Shimin smiled and said: "There is no need to refuse the auxiliary machine. The prince's words are very much in line with my wishes. The upper, middle and last three are very well positioned, so it is decided."

　Let me explain: Throughout Li Ji's life, although Li Ji's reputation is great, it was only played after Li Jing's death in the late Zhenguan period. At this time, he has not yet equaled Goguryeo's credit, and his position will definitely not be high in the ranking. .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)