Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 902 Greeting the Supreme Emperor to Reorganize the Country

Chapter 24 Congratulations to the Supreme Emperor to reorganize the rivers and mountains
Li Jiancheng was very angry. He listened to Chen Ying's words, and got Wei Zheng's guarantee, regardless of the previous suspicions, he reused Fang Xuanling and appointed him as Shangshu Youcheng.

Don't look at this as an official position of the fourth grade. Then, Shangshu Youcheng, who is in charge of debating the rituals of the six officials, corrects the province and impeaches those who are improper in the imperial history.The Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Rituals are all in charge of Zuo Cheng; the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry are in charge of You Cheng.Shangshu Zuocheng is also the deputy second of the prime minister. It can be said that he is the next prime minister. Although he is a fourth-rank official position, he can participate in political affairs and enter the ruling hall to assist the government.

For the sake of Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin's confidant, Li Jiancheng has already confided his heart to him. He did not expect that after Fang Xuanling became an official, he would start forming cliques with Xiri colleagues and newcomers. At this time, besides being angry, Li Jiancheng also had a feeling of being fooled.

Whenever he thinks that Fang Xuanling is such a person, Li Jiancheng becomes furious.

Li Jiancheng was so angry that he locked himself in the imperial study, neither eating nor going to bed, which made Zheng Guanyin very anxious. Zheng Guanyin hurriedly sent someone to Chenjiabao to invite Chen Ying and Li Xiuning over. After all, Li Jiancheng could be persuaded now. Only Chen Ying and Li Xiuning are left.

Li Xiuning looked at Chen Ying and frowned, "Is Fang Xuanling such a person?"

Chen Ying shook his head and said, "It shouldn't happen!"

Li Xiuning sighed and said: "Everyone is subject to change. Back then, Liu Wenjing was by Father's side, supporting military affairs, giving advice, being selfless, forgetting to eat and sleep, but after he became the right servant of Shangshu, he changed!"

Chen Ying smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that Liu Wenjing has changed, but the Supreme Emperor has changed!"

Liu Wenjing's death is actually related to his own fault, but I have to admit that Li Yuan is a mean and ungrateful person. Although Li Jiancheng is very angry, he still does not direct Fang Xuanling, but sulks himself. Sometimes, Li Jiancheng is stupid cute.

Politics and officialdom are like a dye vat, and there are very few people who can be polluted like sludge.Chen Ying knew how important the reform led by Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng was to Datang.Overstaffing, the biggest disadvantage is not that the court provides an extra salary. In fact, more than [-] officials have taken more than [-] yuan of money and food from the court, which is not very much.

The point is, this creates internal political struggles.After all, only when people are free can they have the energy to ponder people's hearts and plan conspiracies and tricks. One day a bad move will be a stumbling block tomorrow. Once such a trend is cultivated, it will be difficult to reverse it.

In the future, although there were many officials in the imperial court, there were not many officers.

Chen Ying thought about Fang Xuanling's evaluation in history, shook his head and said, "I hope it's just a misunderstanding!"

Li Xiuning didn't speak, she was silent for a long time and said: "Chen Lang, I haven't asked you yet, why did you dismiss the post of Generalissimo of the Northern Expedition? Don't tell me you don't trust Da Lang, think he'll be a cunning dog?"

Chen Ying shook his head and said: "San Niang, you are also a person who has led soldiers, so naturally you know that commanding 5 to 45 people in battle is definitely not the same concept as commanding [-] troops!"

Li Xiuning nodded noncommittally.

Chen Ying said with a wry smile: "This northern expedition, the main force is divided into six groups, and the westernmost route is the Anxi Army, respectively from Shule, Qiuci, and Beiting across the desert along Jinshan (now Altai Mountain). Outflanking from west to east, the West Second Road was led by the Liangzhou Army from Dunhuang, Wuwei, Zhangye, and Jincheng (now Lanzhou) along the Hexi Road to the north. Search and advance along the way, Dongsan Road will use the Hedong Army as the main force, and go north along the Yinshan Mountains. The fifth route will be the Hebei Army, and the sixth route will be the Anton Army."

Li Xiuning said: "You still missed the twelve guards in Guanzhong!"

"It can't be counted as an omission!" Chen Ying shook his head and said: "The army of the twelve guards in Guanzhong is planned to be led by His Majesty. Total support, support where you can support at any time!"

Chen Ying turned to look at Li Xiuning and said, "I expect the enemy to be lenient... Even if I know the art of war... But, from Shule to Liaodong, it's a full [-] li, from east to west, [-] li... ...a fast horse needs to run for two months!"

Li Xiuning pondered: "That is to say, every time the marshal issues an order, it takes at least two months for the order to be passed on to every leading general, and three months for it to spread throughout the entire army?"

Chen Ying emphasized: "This is the fastest! If you want to change the direction and order of the attack... It takes two months for the leading general to receive the report, and another month for the order to spread throughout the entire army... The army in the marshal's mansion is almost It is impossible to respond in a timely manner, and we can only rely on the generals of the various ministries to fight on their own. A 45 army without unified command is 45 pigs! To deal with 45 pigs, [-] attached cavalry are enough."

Li Xiuning's face instantly became very ugly.

It is an indisputable fact that the greater the number of people, the easier it is to get confused.Yuan Shao before the Battle of Guandu was definitely not as unbearable as written in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". After all, Yuan Shao was a concubine, and he could not get much points for Yu Yin of the Yuan family. On the contrary, he was much stronger than Yuan Shu, but the battle of Guandu However, Cao Cao defeated him in one battle.Similarly, Cao Cao's military ability is recognized, but he also suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Chibi.

Also, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Di Qin Fu Jian, he destroyed Qianyan, swallowed Xiliang, defeated Qiuchi, conquered Dai State (both Tuoba Wei State), surrendered Tie Le, Ding Ling, Tie Buddha, Gao Che, Heishuihu, Lu Shuihu and other dozens of countries cannot say that Fu Jian is incompetent. As a result, his million-strong army was wiped out in the Battle of Feishui.

The most recent example is that Yang Guang's army of millions conquered Goguryeo three times and returned in defeat.

Li Xiuning gritted her teeth and said, "Then why don't you stop Your Majesty?"

"Why do you want to stop it?" Chen Ying said with a smile: "It is best to use Li Jing as the marshal now. I will control the [-] troops in the three towns of Anxi and sweep the army in Mobei. I can guarantee that there will be no problems. Similarly, Li Jing is in charge. The Liangzhou General Manager's Mansion also has nearly two years, and the Liangzhou Army can definitely command it like an arm. The Hedong Army Hejian King Li Xiaogong and Li Jing have cooperated with Li Jing for more than six years. There is a tacit understanding between them. , As for the Hebei Army and Anton Army, with Li Shiji around, there will be no major problems!"

This came to my mind.

Li Xiuning said, "Shall we go to the Western Regions together?"

"No!" Chen Yong said in an unquestionable tone: "Prince Chengdao is young now, once His Majesty marches north, there must be someone in the capital who can sit in the battle, and Commander Qu Tutong is old. You should sit in Chang'an to deter Xiaoxiao!"

Just when Li Xiuning and Chen Ying came to the Imperial Study Room of Taiji Palace, Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling also came to the Imperial Study Room fully clothed.

Li Jiancheng smiled when he saw Li Xiuning and Chen Ying coming.But when he saw Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling coming in talking and laughing, Li Jiancheng angrily slammed the case and became enraged.

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng looked at each other blankly.

Li Jiancheng pointed at Fang Xuanling and scolded: "Fang Xuanling, I didn't expect you to be such a despicable villain! You put on an appearance of worrying about the country and the people all day long. In your bones, you are trying to gain fame and fame. You are shameless." ..."

Wei Zheng stepped forward to defend Fang Xuanling: "Your Majesty, actually... this is..."

Before Wei Zheng could finish speaking, Li Jiancheng raised his arm angrily and interrupted Wei Zheng's words, "Don't defend him! The provinces under the door have all become Dongshi, and the face of the imperial court has long been gone! Such things, I don't care. I don’t want to hear it, and I don’t want to hear it! I don’t care if you are forming a clique, but you are so unscrupulous, I have never heard of it! I am really blind, why didn’t I see the true face of you, a hypocrite? "

From the beginning to the end, Fang Xuanling lowered his head without saying a word, allowing Li Jiancheng to growl.

Li Jiancheng sneered a few times, sat down behind the desk, stared at Fang Xuanling and said, "Tell me, I'll see how you explain it."

Wei Zheng coughed in embarrassment, and said, "Your Majesty, Fang Xuanling has already listed the list of officials in the province who need to be dismissed. Those who asked Fang Xuanling to take care of them are all...removed and dismissed."

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, he looked up at Li Jiancheng as if he had nothing to do with himself, but found that he was already dumbstruck.

Wei Zheng suppressed a smile and said, "Your Majesty!"

Only then did Li Jiancheng come to his senses and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Li Xiuning breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Chen Ying innocently.

Some complained why Chen Ying didn't explain clearly to her.

Chen Ying shrugged his shoulders, and motioned for Li Xiuning to sit down, so he didn't need to say much.

Fang Xuanling coughed, cleared his throat, and said: "Your Majesty,... the province has a servant, Zuo Sanqi's regular attendant, Zuo Jianyi doctor, Shizhong, Lushi, Zuo Buque, Chengmenlang, and Fu Baolang. , as well as titles such as Shulingshi, Lingshi, etc., according to the current government affairs needs of the imperial court, a total of more than 200 officials are needed in Menxia province, and the remaining more than [-] people are all redundant, this is one of them."

Li Jiancheng nodded thoughtfully.

Fang Xuanling went on to say: "Secondly, among the existing officials in the lower provinces, according to the regulations of the imperial court and the promotion and promotion of officials, there are only 32 people who entered the lower provinces because of their merits and abilities. Third, according to their words and deeds on weekdays, 28 of them, flattering and flattering, have a straightforward personality and are worthy of great use. According to the results of these investigations, the minister believes that Save this time. Only 43 people need to be left, and the remaining 280 seven people should all be eliminated."

After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, he handed the list of personnel to Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng flipped through the directory in silence.

Wei Zheng sighed, and said with a worried face: "If Xuanling's rules are followed, the officials of the imperial court in Chang'an will be able to stay in the end, and I am afraid that they will be less than one-fifth of the current number. It's really shocking!"

Li Jiancheng said through his teeth: "Let's lay off employees according to this list, Xuan Cheng, and let the Ministry of Education draw up an order."

After Wei Zheng checked, he turned and walked out.

Fang Xuanling stood there, motionless.

Wei Zheng stopped and, together with Li Jiancheng, looked at Fang Xuanling strangely.

Fang Xuanling looked like an old god, and his face was a little bit of a punch, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you still owe me an apology."

Li Jiancheng suddenly fell down and said, "You..."

Wei Zheng looked at Fang Xuanling, then at Li Jiancheng, with a curious look on his face.

Putting both hands together, Fang Xuanling stood there leisurely, staring at Li Jiancheng without blinking, and said, "Your Majesty, you made a mistake as a minister, and if you are wrong, you are wrong. You must apologize to the minister!"

Li Jiancheng exhaled lightly, got up abruptly, strode in front of Fang Xuanling, with a serious look on his face, and said respectfully to Fang Xuanling: "I didn't check for a while, and I blamed Xuanling, please forgive me. "

Fang Xuanling did not back down, received a bow from Li Jiancheng, then waved his hands and said: "Well, this is a trivial matter, I don't care about it with Your Majesty.

The corner of Li Jiancheng's mouth twitched, and he stared at Fang Xuanling fiercely.

Wei Zheng suppressed a smile and left quickly.

Li Jiancheng stared fiercely at Fang Xuanling, his teeth grinding against each other.

Fang Xuanling was unmoved, and still looked at Li Jiancheng without showing any weakness.

It seemed that Fang Xuanling felt that this kind of Li Jiancheng was fun.

Chen Ying saw that Li Jiancheng was on the verge of eruption, looked at Fang Xuanling's face and said: "Fang Xuanling, you are enough, this time I have made great contributions to the country, I suggest that your majesty reward the two concubines as a blessing for you." Incense!"

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling's expression changed drastically, and he quickly turned around and said, "Your Majesty, I still have something to do, so I will take my leave first!"

Li Jiancheng was a little inexplicable, why did Chen Ying say that Fang Xuanling was like a mouse meeting a cat?
Chen Ying naturally didn't tell Li Jiancheng that Fang Xuanling's good story in history is jealousy.

In history, in order to win people's hearts, Li Er wanted to take a concubine for Fang Xuanling, the prime minister of the dynasty. Fang Xuanling's wife intervened out of jealousy, but refused.Li Er had no choice but to ask Fang Xuanling's wife Lu Shi to choose between drinking poisoned wine or taking a concubine.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Lu was quite staunch, and would rather die than bow her head in front of Li Er.So he picked up the glass of "poisoned wine" and drank it down.When Lu finished drinking with tears, he realized that the glass was not poisonous wine, but thick vinegar with a sweet and sour aroma.

Since then, "jealousy" and "jealousy" have been fused together, and "jealousy" has become a metaphor for jealousy.

Li Jiancheng's stomach growled in disbelief, and Li Jiancheng said: "Sanniang, Chen Ying, you guys came just in time, I'm hungry now, let's have dinner together!"

……

In the mansion of Pei Ji, the chief minister of Chang'an City, Li Xiaochang, the king of Yi'an County and the governor of Lizhou, took an inconspicuous two-wheeled carriage and slowly entered Pei Ji's mansion.

Li Xiaochang looked at Pei Ji with a skinny face and said: "The lonely king has doubts, so I ask Pei Sikong to enlighten me!"

Pei Ji said indifferently: "I don't dare to teach you, King Yi'an just says it's okay!"

Li Xiaochang said with a gloomy face: "The imperial family is descending to the rank, Li Jiancheng is not worried, and is attacked by the Li family?"

Pei Ji shook his head and said: "Not all clan members will be lowered, there are at least three of them, and His Majesty will not move."

Li Xiaochang asked curiously: "Which three people?"

Pei Ji smiled and said: "One is Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County. He was promoted from the king of Zhao Junwang to be the king of Hejian. , these three people have made great contributions to the court.

Li Xiaochang nodded.

Pei Ji smiled and said: "Li Daozong has always kept a low profile and will not stand out. Li Xiaogong is His Majesty's best friend, and he will not stand out. Those who can stand up and speak for the clan are only those who are very kind to His Majesty... Huaian County King Li has supernatural powers.

Li Xiaochang glanced at Pei Ji meaningfully.

Pei Ji pretended to be fine, and just drank tea with lowered eyes.

Li Xiaochang looked at Pei Ji hesitantly and said: "Pei Sikong, the Supreme Emperor... Will he come forward to clean up the mess?"

"The Supreme Emperor?" Pei Ji said coldly: "Now is not the time, Li Shentong is not enough to make things happen!"

"What if I add this king?" Li Xiaochang looked at Pei Ji and said meaningfully.

Pei Ji glanced at Li Xiaochang lightly and said, "What does King Yi'an want to do?"

Li Xiaochang didn't answer right away, he walked slowly with his hands behind his back, turned around from the window slowly, and said in a low voice: "Wuhe has a good ear!"

Pei Ji didn't say anything, and slowly picked up the tea bowl.

Covering the lid with his left hand, he fiddled with the teacup lightly.

One of the special points is serving tea to see off guests.

Li Xiaochang didn't seem to see Pei Ji's meaning, and said indifferently: "I will join the clan kings to welcome the Supreme Emperor to come out to clean up the mess and reorganize the country!"

(End of this chapter)