A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 357

The gate of Tai Chi Palace.

The emperor walked out of the palace with a blank expression, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of his eyes. The emperor came to see the Supreme Emperor just now, and it was rare for father and son to chat for a long time.

Li Yuan said that he had already made up his mind to move to Hongyi Palace after the Chinese New Year. It was also very good there, but Taiji Palace was too big, so he lived in a bit lonely.

And the emperor can't live in the East Palace all the time, it's not suitable.

Li Shimin hugged the Taishanghuang's thigh and said that he would live in the East Palace and let the Taishanghuang continue to live in the Taiji Palace. He also said that Changsun Wuji made his own decision, which was not what he meant at all.

It's a good father's kindness and son's filial piety.

Li Yuan said that Li Xiaochang, Li Youliang and other wolves are ambitious and should be killed. He is old, and he will never have any other thoughts that he shouldn't have.

He also said that since the emperor succeeded to the throne, he has done better than he expected. Tang Hehao, seeing that the national strength of the Tang Dynasty is growing day by day, he is very pleased and completely relieved.

Now I just want to play the pipa and sing songs.

But in the end the emperor begged Li Yuan to continue living in the Taiji Palace, and Li Yuan finally proposed that the emperor send someone to repair the Hongyi Palace, and he still wanted to move there after a little expansion.

Leaving Tai Chi Palace, Li Shimin thought that the Taishang Emperor was full of alcohol and his clothes were disheveled. He was old, and he was no longer the extremely wise Tang Gong ten years ago. He also gave up and completely surrendered.

After the palace change on the fourth day of June last year, he went to Haichi to meet his father. Li Yuan was still yelling to kill him.But now that the reality has been completely accepted, even the Tai Chi Palace will be given up.

"His Majesty!"

Zhangsun Wuji and other four prime ministers stood at the bottom of the steps to welcome them.

Li Shimin raised his hand and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, then straightened his clothes and cheered himself up.

The ambitious emperor is back.

At this moment, the emperor in front of the Tai Chi Palace became more stalwart and more confident.

"Go back to the palace."

Back to the East Palace.

"General Zuowei, Zhang Liang, Duke of Changping County, and Governor of Xiazhou, Duke of Yiguo, Wu Huaiyu, have an audience!"

"General Zuowei, Qi Guogong, Qin Qiong, has an audience!"

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Wang Gui, Minister of Huangmen, Wen Yanbo, Minister of Zhongshu, Dai Zhou, Minister of Dali Temple, and Yang Shidao, Minister of Officials, were also called into the hall one after another.

Zuo Pu shot Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, Yushi doctor, official secretary Du Yan, and three of them also came.

Du Yan was very emaciated and coughed all the time. The emperor asked the servants to bring him a sable fur for him to wear.

A group of courtiers knelt and sat in the hall.

The eldest grandson Wuji came out first, and he asked to resign himself.

Then Pei Ji also stood up to resign, and Xiao Yu and Du Yan also came out to resign.

Everyone knows the reason of Changsun Wuji. Changsun Anye participated in the rebellion case of Li Xiaochang and the others. He was originally heinous and must be killed. Mother and brother, this prime minister will definitely not be able to be again.

Du Yan and Wang Gui, who had always had a bad relationship with Changsun Wuji, directly requested to dismiss Changsun Wuji from his post.

This was also the last time Du Yan played, and he himself resigned, because the disease was so serious that the emperor specially asked Wu Huaiyu to see him, and he was indeed terminally ill.

He is still quite young, unfortunately, this visit is less than a year old.

Today's Pei Ji seemed extraordinarily lonely, and he also found a lot of reasons to resign, and even asked him to return to his hometown for retirement.

The emperor paced for a long time in the palace.

Then speak slowly.

"Zhang Liang and Wu Huaiyu have made great contributions in killing the thieves in the chaos,
In the special Jin Dynasty, Zhang Liang, the Duke of Changping County, and the Duke of Jin Ziguanglu were granted the honor of Guangluqing, and [-] households were added to the real seal, and there were [-] households in total. "

As soon as the emperor's words fell, Zhang Liang stepped forward excitedly, prostrated himself on the ground, and thanked him with tears.

It turned out that Zhang Liang, who had sealed [-] households, was only the founding father of Changping County among the meritorious officials. Although he was a confidant of the emperor and a former minister of the hidden residence, his reward was much worse than that of Hou Junji and others.

The main reason is that although Zhang Liang was evaluated by Li Shimin as being good at civil affairs, he paid more attention to military achievements at the beginning of the founding of the country, but Zhang Liang was not good at fighting. In terms of logistics, he even specialized in intelligence for Li Shimin in the end.

Although he has done a lot of meritorious service in underground intelligence, he was arrested and tortured by Li Yuanji at the beginning, but this kind of comparison is not easy to get on the table, and he can only be wronged to be a county magistrate, and the seal is only [-].

Now that Jin has finally made the Duke of the state, Zhang Liang's face is flushed with excitement.

"The rebellious thief Li Xiaochang's family wealth is rewarded to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Zhang Liang kowtowed, there was a banging sound on the floor tiles, and his forehead was bruised.

The emperor looked at Wu Huaiyu.

"Wu Huaiyu was added to the left-leading general, awarded Yongzhou to govern the middle, added the assistant minister of the Ministry of Punishment, inspected the prince's right guard, added [-] households with real seals, and a total of [-] households before Tongqian, and added the champion general of the general.

The rebellious king Junkuo's family property and population are all given to you. "

Wu Huaiyu was much calmer than Zhang Liang. Hearing that this award was issued to thank him, this award was a bit unexpected, and he didn't do much.

Six Doors has indeed been focusing on this matter for more than a year and has done a lot of work, but apart from Wu Huaiyu's efforts in Zhu Luoyi before, the focus is on Shuofang.

This trip to Shayuan is purely for credit.

However, the emperor still credited him with the credit and rewarded him very generously. Just Wang Junkuo's family property is amazing enough.

The emperor has always been generous to his confidants.

Taking this opportunity, the emperor also made a round of major adjustments to the court personnel.

"The third son of the emperor, Li Ke, was renamed the King of Shu and paid homage to the governor of Yizhou."

"Li Tai, the fourth son of the emperor, was renamed the king of Wei, and worshiped the governor of Yangzhou and the governor of Yuezhou."

"The fifth son of the emperor, Li You, was renamed the King of Yan and worshiped as the governor of Youzhou."

The emperor's sixth younger brother Zhao Wang Li Yuanjing was changed to King Jing, and Yongzhou Mu was changed to Anzhou Metropolitan Governor. Gao Shilian, the former Anzhou Metropolitan Governor, moved to Yizhou Metropolitan Governor's Office.

The seventh younger brother of the emperor, Li Yuanchang, King of Lu, was changed to King of Han, and was given the title of Shepherd of Yongzhou.

Li Daoyan, the eldest son of Huaian Wang Li Shentong, the Duke of Jiaodong County, was appointed the governor of Xiangzhou.

Li Shou, the Duke of Suian County, was appointed the governor of Jiaozhou.

"Qi Guogong Qin Qiong."

"The minister is here." Qin Qiong came out.

Li Shimin looked at the old man, was relieved to see that he was recovering well, and finally made up his mind, "Qin Qiong worshiped the Minister of the Ministry of War,

Participate in political affairs. "

Today, all the important ministers were discussed in the court, but I was still very surprised.

The Book of the Ministry of War has always been written by Du Ruhui. Qin Qiong was promoted from General Zuowei to the Minister of the Ministry of War. After all, he used to be the number one general in the Qin Palace, but after adding the word "participating in political affairs", that means entering the political affairs hall as a prime minister. .

I thought that Li Jing would be led by Anzhou Metropolitan Superintendent, Shangshu and Prince Zuowei.

Qin Qiong was also surprised.

He resigned in the hall.

"Your Majesty, I'm just a warrior. I don't dare to say that I am inferior to others when I charge into battle. On the battlefield back then, if the enemy dared to show off their horses and horses in front of Your Majesty, I would kill them. But as Minister of the Ministry of War, I don't think it is enough. He is not eligible to enter the political affairs hall to participate in the government affairs, please take it back, Your Majesty."

But the emperor has already considered it.

"I believe you have this ability. Ruhui has been serving as the chief minister before, but he also has no skills. You are my old buddy, and you have to share my worries."

The emperor not only asked Qin Qiong to join the Ministry of War with the rank of General Zuowei, but also asked him to be in charge of the East Palace soldiers and horses, and to participate in political affairs and pay homage to the prime minister.

The emperor beckoned.

The big seal for participating in political affairs, and a special three-beam Jinde crown were also held up.

This crown imitates the Yishan crown designed by the emperor himself. It is made of gilt copper leaves as the skeleton, and the leather is stretched out, and a layer of leather is pasted on the outside. There are three gilt copper beams on the top, and three pairs of hollow gilt on each side. I am flowery, exquisitely made,

This kind of Jinde crown is more important than the Jinxian crown. Each one is specially given by the emperor. There are not many courtiers who can own the Jinde crown. They are all important ministers or the emperor's confidants.

Ren Qinqiong repeatedly asked to resign, but the emperor refused to allow it, and he had to accept it or not.

"Wen Yanbo, Zhongshu's servant, was changed to Yushi doctor, and he was also the son of the prince Zuo Shu. He still acted as Zhongshu's servant, participated in political affairs, and became the Duke of Yu."

"Wang Gui, the servant of the Huangmen, the school inspector, and the right concubine of the crown prince, is the Duke of Yongning County."

The right servant shot Xiao Yu, who was impeached for having a private letter to the late Sui empress. The emperor dismissed him as the crown prince Shaofu and no longer participated in political affairs. This was the second time he was dismissed in the Zhenguan Dynasty.

Pei Ji was dismissed from the post of Zuo Pushe, retained the title of Sikong, and no longer participated in the government affairs. The emperor did not approve him to return to his hometown, but let him stay in Chang'an.

Du Yan went away due to illness and rested at home with peace of mind.

The eldest grandson Wuji went to the prime minister, and was promoted to the third division of Kaifu Yitong, and no longer participated in the government affairs.

Consort Yang Shidao was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Li Daliang, the former governor of Jiaozhou, was appointed Tai Fuqing,
Liu Shili restored his founding Duke of Xiangwu County and Qianhu Zhenfeng, and resumed his post as governor of Minzhou.

Liu Zhenghui restored his official rank, changed his title to Yu Guogong, granted three hundred households with real seals, and granted him the governor of Hongzhou.

Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, was renamed the king of Jiangxia and granted the title of governor of Jinzhou.

Huaiyu listened quietly.

Indeed a lot has changed.

Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, Du Yan, Changsun Wuji, all at once dismissed the four phases.

Qin Qiong, Wen Yanbo, and Wang Gui paid homage to the prime minister.

Fang Xuanling changed his title to Zuo PU She, Du Ruhui changed his title to You PU She, Wang Gui inspected the school servant, and Wei Zheng participated in the government affairs as the secretary supervisor of Zuo Cheng, Minister of Shangshu.

Seven prime ministers in the court.

Pei Ju, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was in charge of Prince Shaozhan, and Dai Zhou, Minister of Dali Temple, took over as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Yang Shidao was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and the two men did not join the imperial ranks.

Wu Huaiyu himself is the governor of Yongzhou and the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and he was removed from the post of governor of Xiazhou. His current official position is actually Yongzhou Sima, and he will be Jingzhao Shaoyin in the future.

Of course, now Yongzhou Mu was replaced by Li Yuanjing from Li Yuanchang, but the emperor's seventh younger brother was only nine years old, and he was just a distant leader, and there was also a vacancy in Yongzhou Biejia, so Huaiyu actually became the mayor of the capital now.

Zhang Liang is Guangluqing, and also the eldest of the six sects, while Huaiyu is the second eldest.

Li Shimin's adjustment this time has a great feature, that is, the imperial court is now making major adjustments to the Dudu's Mansion, cutting off and merging many Dudu's Mansions, and at the same time intends to cut power in most of the Dudu's Mansions. Take the post of governor, and let the minister serve as the long history to actually preside over the affairs.

These eight-nine-year-old, seven-eight-year-old brothers and princes just have a good name, but the officials who actually preside over the affairs of the Dudu Mansion only have long-term positions, so their control over the Dudu Mansion will be much weaker. .

Wu Huaiyu didn't expect that he had only been the governor of Xiazhou for a few months, but once he entered Beijing, he couldn't go back.

Of the seven prime ministers, only three are direct prime ministers, and the other four are prime ministers with additional titles. In this way, other positions other than the three high-ranking officials, especially lower ones, are used to worship prime ministers, which is also convenient for the emperor to control the court Well, these titled prime ministers naturally lack the authority of the three high-ranking officials. Their prime minister power has been weakened, and they have nothing to contend with in front of the imperial power.

The post of Zhongshu Ling, such an important officer, is actually vacant.

Wen Yanbo, the prime minister, is a doctor of imperial history, and also serves as the servant of Zhongshu. Another servant of Zhongshu, Yan Shigu, assisted him in managing Sun Wuji, a senior official of Zhongshu. He has been promoted to Kaifu Yitong Sansi of the first rank, which is the highest rank, but he has no other duties and no title to participate in political affairs, so he has become a real loose official.

Of course, he is the emperor's confidant and brother-in-law. Even if he doesn't have a job, he can at most avoid the current limelight. He can still serve the emperor as a staff advisor. Isn't he the prime minister of the prime minister?

The court meeting is over.

Changsun Wuji left straight away with a blank face, probably because he couldn't hold back.

Qin Qiong thanked everyone for their congratulations very modestly, and pulled Huaiyu away in a hurry.

He really didn't want to be the Prime Minister of Da Simajia, and he sighed all the way.

(End of this chapter)