Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 740 Inside the Political Hall
Sama stayed in the guest house, waiting for the summoning of the Tang court.

Gao Shi went to the palace to meet the prince Jianguo. Li Tan said some words of encouragement, and asked the eunuch to take him to meet the emperor.

Seeing Emperor Li Heng like this, Gao Shi's eyes were sour, and a few tears fell down.

Li Heng is open-minded now. In addition to active rehabilitation training, he is also fascinated by calligraphy and poetry. When he saw Gao Shi, a famous poet all over the world, he dragged him to discuss poetry for a while. It was too late, so I reluctantly put Gao Shi back.

Li Tan never restricted people from entering and leaving the Daming Palace, but the courtiers seldom went to visit Emperor Li Heng.

On weekdays, apart from Li Mi, an old friend, only Princess Yanguang would enter the palace to accompany Li Heng.

This is also something that can’t be helped. The affairs of the royal family are the most complicated. Although it seems that the father and son are in harmony now, if there is any problem in the future, the liquidation will be terrible.

Because of the two-way flow between the government affairs hall and the local government in the future, Li Tan specially bought several houses in Guanglufang as the residences of the prime ministers who came to Beijing.

If the prime minister leaves Chang'an, the house will be taken back to the Zhengshitang and handed over to the next prime minister who enters Chang'an to live in.

Although Gao Shi was not short of money, he didn't buy a house immediately, but lived in this imperial-given house.

Gao Shi, the new prime minister who entered Chang'an, was an old minister who had experienced the emperor and the emperor's time, and there was an endless stream of old friends who went to visit him.

Gao Shi cautiously met with a few old friends, including Du Fu who was transferred to Chang'an Military Academy.

Seeing Du Fu as an old friend, Gao Shi was very happy, and seeing Du Fu's increasingly wealthy figure, he knew that Du Fu had a good life these years.

"The Pagoda of Ci'en Temple has been burned down?"

When Gao Shi heard Du Fu talk about the Pagoda of Ci'en Temple, he had mixed feelings in his heart.

Back then, he and his friends swam arm in arm, and each climbed the Ci'en Temple Pagoda to write poems before returning to Chang'an. The Ci'en Temple Pagoda had fallen down.

The two talked about their young years again, but the preparations for the establishment of the Military Academy were a secret that only belonged to the Prince Jian Guo, and it was inconvenient for Du Fu to say too much.

Feeling again that time flies, Gao Shi kept Du Fu for dinner again, and Du Fu mentioned that there is an old wife at home, so he can only make an appointment next time.

The next day, Gao Shi tidied up his clothes, wore a purple official robe, and stepped into the official office of the Political Affairs Hall.

Today, Cui Guangyuan held the pen, and under the leadership of Cui Guangyuan welcomed Gao Shi into the political affairs hall. First, he offered incense to the statue of Confucius on the main seat of the political affairs hall. Cui Guangyuan pointed to a seat and said:
"This is Zhang Xiang's former position. I don't know if Gao Xiang has any personal taboos. The position can still be adjusted."

Gao Shi quickly said: "They all played for Datang, and Zhang Xiangguo's position is very good."

Seeing that Gao Shi was so talkative, the prime ministers also breathed a sigh of relief, and no one wanted a colleague who cared about every detail.

Then Cui Guangyuan introduced everyone's positions to Gao Shi, and then said with a smile:

"Nowadays there is no prime minister in the court, and everyone is on duty. In the past few days, the prime minister will be familiar with political affairs first, and then he will be the last one for the time being. How about it?"

Gao Shi nodded quickly, since he was on duty anyway, it was impossible for him to argue over this matter when he first arrived.

The prime minister's seat in the political affairs hall has also been upgraded now. It is no longer a simple bed, but a gorgeous wooden table. place of daily rest.

Gao Shi was naturally very satisfied with such an office environment, and then Cui Guangyuan handed several documents to Gao Shi.

"All the departments of the court are being adjusted, and our political affairs hall is also undergoing some fine-tuning. Every prime minister will be assigned an attendant of Zhongshu Wufang official affairs, who will be responsible for delivering information to the sixth department and the temple supervisors. This position is of great importance. Do you have any capable candidates?"

Gao Shi quickly shook his head and said, "I'm not good at appointing others. This time I came to Chang'an alone, and there is no suitable candidate."

Cui Guangyuan said with a smile: "This is the list sent by the Ministry of Officials. Their qualifications are all written on it. Whoever is suitable for the senior position can be appointed."

Passing news between the prime minister and various government offices is a very important position, equivalent to the prime minister's secretary.

It's no wonder that Cui Guangyuan first asked Gao Shi if he had a suitable personal assistant. Leading a secretary has always been the shortest way to get promoted, so of course one should choose carefully.

But Cui Guangyuan didn't let Gao Shi make a decision immediately, but said: "It's noon, let's go together."

There is a small cafeteria next to the political affairs hall. For the prime minister of the empire, meal time is also very important office time.

When the prime minister is eating, other officials have to retreat.

On weekdays, everyone works in the political affairs hall, correcting documents in their own seats, and discussing and handling them only when encountering major incidents.

In the political hall, there are not only the prime ministers, but also the official affairs of Zhongshu and Wufang, the scissors and pens who copy documents, and the school clerk who is responsible for sorting out materials.

Only when eating at noon is the time when the prime ministers gather together without interruption, and this is also the best time to discuss major issues.

Many important decisions of Datang were discussed during the noon meal. Gao Shi came to the canteen of Zhengshitang with excitement.

As soon as he walked in, he almost threw up.

All I could see was that the main seat was a dark slum, covered with oil and food residue, and even had a sour smell.

The other prime ministers were also very disgusted and took their seats away from the chief seat.

Gao Shi suddenly discovered that only this dirty and soft building was left to sit on.

Cui Guangyuan said with a smile: "I'm afraid Gao Xiang doesn't know the origin of this chief. The two treacherous prime ministers during the emperor's period, Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, were both superstitious people, and they both thought that the prime minister's weakness was due to their bureaucracy. Due to luck, it cannot be moved easily, and even refuses to be cleaned by servants, so it has become like this.”

Could it be that the food scraps on this slum were left over decades ago?Gao Shi was about to spit it out now.

Cui Guangyuan said: "Nowadays there is no Prime Minister in the Political Affairs Hall. If Prime Minister Gao doesn't want to sit, then set up a seat next to me."

Gao Shi nodded hastily. He really doesn't know how Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong sat down in this seat.

Gao Shi suddenly said: "Since there is no prime minister in the imperial court, why not clear this place?"

The prime ministers were taken aback, Gao Shi continued: "Such bad habits should be cleaned up as soon as possible."

Li Bi said with a smile: "The first thing that the high minister made when he entered the Political Affairs Hall was to clean up this mess. What do you all think?"

Everyone said: "Good!"

After lunch, Gao Shi returned to his seat. The materials sent by the official department were all excellent young people, and they were probably the talents that the court should focus on training.

After Gao Shi turned to Liu Yan's information, he couldn't take his eyes off. This resume is really wonderful.

Liu Yan was born as a child prodigy and worked as an official in Longyou for a while. Gao Shi liked it more and more, and immediately asked Liu Yan from the Ministry of Officials to serve as his official affairs in the fifth room of Zhongshu.

Because Gao Shi was in charge of the Salt Institute and the Shibo Department in Yangzhou, the prime ministers discussed assigning the work of the household department to him. Now the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang have their own priorities, and basically assign official documents according to the areas they are good at.

However, as the evening approached, Prime Minister Cui Guangyuan said:
"There is one more matter today, which was submitted urgently by Honglu Temple. Your Highness wants to see the envoy of Dashi. My Tang Dynasty's policy and attitude towards Dashi must be agreed upon as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)