I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 112
The marriage of Marquis Wu'an and Princess Ningguo made Shangjing lively for a few days.Many officials, including several prime ministers, took a rest for a few days.

However, on the next day, on the fourth day of March, all the prime ministers returned to the Zhengshitang to deal with official affairs. After all, the Taoist emperor can ignore affairs for a long time, but the prime ministers have to face complex affairs every day to maintain the Jin court. operation.

And the prime minister is not the same as the prime minister.

From the servants of Menxia Province, he moved to Shangshu Youpushe. Although he is also a prime minister, this step can definitely be regarded as a promotion.

Therefore, Xie Qian has been in high spirits since February.

Now in the ranking of several prime ministers in the Zhengshitang, he is second only to Zuo Pushe Li Fuzhi.Speaking also has a little more weight than before.

".Chen Bing, the governor of Yuezhou, is nearly [-] years old. Recently, the crackdown on private salt in various places has achieved little success in Yuezhou and other places. Many censors have impeached him. Does the post of governor of Yuezhou need to be considered? Some new candidates?"

In the political affairs hall, several prime ministers were discussing government affairs. After hearing Xie Qian's proposal, Li Fazeng, who had just served as a servant, said: "I also deeply agree with what Prime Minister Xie said. The governor of Yuezhou also stated that there has been a sharp increase in bandits in the country recently. The officers and armies are slack, it seems that we really need to consider the candidate for the governor of Yuezhou."

Pei Xiuming said: "That's true. In a few days, there will be a great debate on Buddhism and Taoism in the palace."

The great debate on Buddhism and Taoism, the prime ministers naturally knew why it was held.And anyone with a discerning eye understands what will happen after this debate.

The imperial court had already made preparations before, and many border commanders and palace commanders had transferred their duties, which was to make it more convenient for them to do it.

Therefore, the governor of Yuezhou, the governor of the four states in the south of the Yangtze River, really needs to reconsider.

"The land of Yuezhou needs important ministers to sit in charge, is there a suitable candidate?"

When Li Fuzhi asked this question, the other three fell into deep thought.

"How about Zhao Wenjie?" Pei Xiuming suggested.All the prime ministers knew that Zhao Wenjie, governor of Yangzhou, was about to step down.

"He can't do well in the post of governor of Yangzhou, but what can he do well as governor of Yuezhou?"

Li Fuzhi's question immediately made Pei Xiuming shut up.

Li Fa wanted to speak up several times, but he had no choice but to be Minister of the Ministry of Officials before. If you want him to choose civil servants in the world, he must be very precious, and his understanding of generals pales in comparison.

The recommendation at this time is not casual.If there is a problem with the recommended official, the recommender must also bear some responsibility.

And Li Fuzhi is also thinking about who is suitable to be the governor of Yuezhou.And he has more things to think about.

First of all, this person must have some understanding of Yuezhou and other places. After all, Jiangnan Road is different from Hexi, Shuofang and other border regions. The degree envoy came to recommend.

And Yuezhou is located in Jiangnan Road, half of the world's wealth is in Jianghuai, this is not empty talk.The imperial court's consideration for Jiangnan Road was not to put a name on it to resist foreign enemies in the future, but to ensure local stability as its top priority.

Seeing that everyone was silent at this time, Xie Qian said: "The governor of Yuezhou, who controls the land of the four states, is important in Jiangnan Road, second only to the left behind in Nanjing. He was elected as an important minister to sit in the town. In my opinion, King Wu is a patriarch of the clan. He has a high position and lives in the south of the Yangtze River, and he can be the governor of Yuezhou, governing the four states of Yue, Hangzhou, and Wen."

After Li Fuzhi heard the words, he glanced at Xie Qian. Xie Qian, who glanced around, was a little guilty, but his face was expressionless.

"Duke Wei replaced King Wu as Nanjing's stay-at-home, and let King Wu serve as the governor of Yuezhou so that the two families can check each other. This move by Prime Minister Xie can be said to be an old-fashioned plan for the country."

"Li Xiang praised it absurdly, but a fool can gain something even if he thinks a lot."

Xie Qian also breathed a sigh of relief, Li Fuzhi did not object, and this suggestion could be submitted to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Daojun Emperor.

According to the habit of Emperor Daojun, the opinions submitted in the political affairs hall were rarely rejected.Unless the emperor and His Royal Highness have other ideas, the suggestions of the political affairs hall and the prime ministers can be translated into court orders most of the time.

After returning home from the Zhengshitang, Xie Qian was still a little complacent, but after hearing that Qian Luo from the Wu Palace had arrived, he didn't show a trace of arrogance, but ordered the steward to please hurry up.

Qian Luo entered the room and said, "Meet my husband."

After Xie Qian saw Qian Luo, he was very warm, "Brother Qian, you are welcome, you and I have also known each other from the past, why bother to be so polite, please come here and take a seat."

"It's time for me to help you."

The two were sitting in the study, where a servant had already served tea, Xie Qian took a sip of the tea and spoke directly without waiting for the other party to ask questions.

"Today in the Political Affairs Hall, I have already agreed with several ministers to recommend Wu Wang as the governor of Yuezhou. The above form has been submitted to the Daming Palace. The results will come out in a few days."

"That's it, thank you, Mr. Xiang, for taking care of it." Qian Luo cupped his hands in thanks, but he was not too excited, and still looked calm and relaxed.

But here Xie Qian waved his hand, "Brother Qian doesn't have to be like this, the two clans of Qian and Xie are old friends, and they can be regarded as like-minded for so many years, but here I have a word, I want to ask Brother Qian."

Qian Luo said: "Thank you for asking, Qian Luo knows everything here and can say everything."

"King Wu seeks the post of governor of Yuezhou, but he has great ambitions?"

Xie Qian's question was very straightforward, and he almost asked whether King Wu was planning to rebel.

But Qian Luo shook his head, "I don't have any ambitions, it's just for self-protection."

Xie Qian was a little surprised, "Self-protection?"

Qian Luo said: "Everyone knows that the Emperor Daojun wants to destroy the Buddha. It is not so much because of the Shangyuan Ye incident, it is better because of the lack of wealth. But the wealth of Buddhism is available, how long can it be used? For As far as the Jin court is concerned, it is only treating the symptoms but not the root cause, sooner or later there will be chaos, not to mention there is a fierce tiger watching outside Yanshan."

"When you talk about self-protection, do you mean you want to rule the river?" Xie Qian's question already had a hint of questioning.

Qian Luo continued: "Nowadays, it is the military general Xungui and the northern family who control the government, let alone the Han family. It is difficult for me and other Jiangnan families to go further. Apart from serving the family, almost all the talented people of the Han family in the north are working for the family. I went to vote for Yan Wangfu, and my Jiangnan family can only choose Wu Wang to support, just plan ahead, what is the current situation of the court, Xie Xiang should be more clear than me."

Xie Qian frowned slightly after hearing this, and said for a while, "The imperial court still has great momentum."

Qian Luo nodded and said: "Naturally, finding a governor of Yuezhou for King Wu is just a precautionary measure. Even if he has any ideas now, we will naturally have a way to make him dismiss them. After all, now is not the time."

Not the time.

Xie Qian became even more worried after hearing this, because even if Qian Luo didn't say anything, he could know that the Xie family must have bet on King Wu.

But now that he is the prime minister, some things in the clan will be hidden from him.But if something goes wrong, he probably won't be able to get away with it.

After sending Qian Luo away, Xie Qian worked alone in the study for a long time, and only after a while did he write eight large characters on the desk.

"Under the overturned nest, there are no eggs."

But after Qian Luo left the prime minister's mansion, in order to deceive others, instead of taking a car, he came to a wine shop in all directions.

I asked for a booth by the window, and then I sat by the window and drank alone.

After about a stick of incense, a person sat on the opposite seat, "Drink it yourself?"

"Why are you here so late?" Qian Luo asked when he saw the person coming.

"Compared to Wu Wang's mansion, Yan Wang's mansion has received much more attention. As long as I go out every day, at least three or five eyeliners follow me."

The visitor sat down and poured the wine himself, but it was Chen Jianzhou, an aide of Yan Wangfu.

"How are things going?"

Qian Luo said: "Nine times out of ten, it will be successful. The Wu Palace is different from the King Yan in Liaodong. After all, it is a clan. Although it is a distant branch, it has always been respectful to the court, but it is because it is too close to the Jianghuai families. , so it has always been suspected."

Chen Jianzhou said: "It seems that Prime Minister Xie has some face now, but it's a pity that he has no fundamental party members, so he can't beat Li Fuzhi who has a holy family."

On Qian Luo's side, he was about to say something, but someone said: "No, Li Fuzhi is a prime minister worthy of the name, a true master of legalism."

Chen Qian and the two were a little surprised, but they turned out to be a young scholar, who seemed to have drunk too much, and walked directly to the room where they and the wine were.

The young scholar came to the table of the two of them by himself, picked up the jug of wine next to him, took a sip, and continued: "The current Jin Dynasty court is full of Yin Qi, and the literary spirit is too heavy. The so-called learned people are only Knowledge in the study is useless in world politics! Confucianists often refer to the teachings of sages, and their actions are not relevant to the current affairs. Regardless of the great interests of the society, he wasted on party unity and dissent for the battle of sentiments, greedy for short-term benefits, and lacked a high-level plan. It is precisely because of this that the Taoist emperor uses Li Fuzhi, who advocates the rule of officials and firmly rejects the literati to disrupt the law, as his prime minister."

Chen Jianzhou smiled and said: "But I don't know the name of this gentleman? Why do you respect Li Fuzhi so much?"

The young man ignored the question about his surname, but continued: "Li Fuzhi has lived up to high expectations for more than ten years, is diligent in everything, organizes official affairs, and improves discipline. He has personally presided over the revision of the Great Jin The legal code is indeed a shocking work through the ages. Among the 26 laws and regulations, 320 four articles were deleted, 180 articles were revised, and finally twelve volumes of laws were written, thirty volumes of laws and regulations, and thirty volumes of orders , twenty volumes of style and ten volumes of "Xuanjia Xinge". The revised "Six Classics of the Jin Dynasty" compares the heaven, earth, spring and summer of "Zhou Li" with the six departments of officials, households, rites, soldiers, punishments, and works. The six officials of autumn, autumn, and winter, make another system for the world, and use it to revitalize the dynasty, and attract foreign countries to follow suit."

".Since Xuanmiao and Renmiao, there has been a shortage of land grants and heavy rents. The people are unbearable, and more and more people have abandoned their land and fled. Li Fuzhi reviewed the situation and revised the tax system and local miscellaneous fees. As for the domineering and powerful officials such as the outer town and border commanders, Li Fuzhi can adapt to the people, rule them by law, control them with skills, and control them with power. and also!"

"Prime Ministers, even the virtuous prime ministers of the Taizong Dynasty have no one who can compare with Li Fuzhi."

"Submit to the Son of Heaven, go down to Anli Shu, and have the power to control the Quartet. Isn't it the real prime minister?"

After all, the young man picked up the wine cup in front of Chen Jianzhou, drank it down, and then fell drunk on the ground, muttering: "A man should be like this."

(End of this chapter)