A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 630: Inspection and Inspection Order
Your Majesty,

Li Shimin held a cup of hot tea in his hand and listened to his minister's recommendation calmly.

The emperor had already made plans in his mind, but he did not say it directly. Instead, he let the ministers recommend him first.
Hou Junji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I recommended Wu Huaiyu, the Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs of the school. The Duke of Jin previously had the title of prime minister and was in charge of finance. He was very capable. He left Youzhou and served as the deputy commander of the Northern Expedition. He also made new achievements. Jin The Duke is young and promising, capable of both civil and military affairs, and is fully qualified for the post of right servant and archer.

Moreover, Qin Qiong, the former Duke of Qi State, was the righteous father of Duke Wu. As father and son inherited Right Pushe from father to son, it will definitely become a good story if word spreads about it. "

Everyone listened to this guy's words and couldn't help but feel contempt in their hearts. In fact, everyone could tell that he was talking sarcastically, saying that he was young and promising, that is to say, Wu Huaiyu was too young.There is a good story about father and son inheriting the right servant to shoot, which especially points out this.

To be honest,

Li Shimin took a sip of tea but still did not express his position.

The emperor just can't show his attitude too directly.

After a long time, Li Shimin asked Changsun Wuji.

"Auxiliary engine, everyone has recommended you as the right servant. Are you willing to shoulder this burden?"

Changsun Wuji actually kept his head down and said nothing, and he didn't react at all when he was nominated to be shot by his right servant. In fact, he knew the emperor's brother-in-law very well. The two had fought side by side for many years, and they were very familiar with each other.In fact, the emperor had no intention of worshiping him as his right servant, otherwise he would have mentioned it long ago.

"Your Majesty, I am both an honorable minister and a relative of the country. Now I am an official of the highest rank. I am deeply favored by your Majesty. I really dare not accept the position of right servant again. I have too much power and favor, and I am extremely wealthy. I am frightened and may bring disaster. Disaster.

In addition, I have been in poor health in recent years, suffering from diabetes, wind disease, gas disease and other diseases. Although I have been diagnosed and prescribed by the Duke of Jin personally, I have improved, but I still dare not work too hard. Your Majesty, please Forgive me! "

Changsun Wuji had to say that he had been very unwilling to do so in the past few years.

The Xuanwu Sect was ranked first in merit theory. In the first year of Zhenguan, he was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He was granted the title of Duke of Zhao and granted the title of [-] households. In July of the same year, he was also appointed as the Minister's right servant. However, his right servant was not as involved as Wu Huaiyu. It's the same as in political affairs. After working for only a hundred days, he was forced to resign.

After that, for more than two years, the emperor never assigned him a practical job, so he resigned from the first rank with the title of Kaifu Yi and the Third Division.

Although he could still go in and out of the palace frequently and participate in court discussions, without a job, there would be no power. He was still very unwilling to do so. After all, he had made such great contributions and had been his confidant for many years. As a result, after the emperor came to power, he had nothing to do without him.

But sitting on the bench for more than two years is not without some understanding.

Looking at the emperor's brother-in-law, whose prestige was getting higher and higher, Changsun Wuji always restrained himself.

"The auxiliary machine must take good care of his body," Li Shimin said to him, "we will fight again after we take good care of ourselves."

"Do you have any recommendations for the auxiliary machine?" the emperor asked again.

Changsun Wuji crossed his hands and said, "I recommend Li Jing. He has made many meritorious deeds and is highly respected." He had already seen that the emperor was going to use Li Jing to replace Qin Qiong as the right servant today.

It can even be seen that whether it is Li Jing or Qin Qiong, it actually makes no difference who becomes the right servant. These two are very cautious people. Even if Li Jing becomes the right servant, it is probably only Qin Qiong's second Second, I may not even talk much in the political hall.

In the final analysis, it made no difference whether Li Jing was the Secretary of the Imperial Academy or the right servant. The emperor was just using this to reward Li Jing for his contribution to the Northern Expedition to destroy the Turks.
It even had the intention of balancing civil and military affairs, and was able to take away Li Jing's military power.

The emperor asked Xiao Yu again.

Of course Xiao Yu can't say that I am suitable to be prime minister, especially if he asks me face to face, he can only refuse.The emperor asked him to recommend someone, but he hesitated again and again and did not recommend Li Jing. Instead, he recommended Wang Gui.

But this result made the emperor not satisfied. "Since Wang Gui leaked the ban on Chinese language and demoted the governor of Tongzhou, I heard that he has nothing to do and has no political achievements. He can't even govern a state well. How can he serve as a right servant to help me govern the world? ?”

One sentence dismissed.

Changsun Wuji, Xiao Yu, and Wang Gui were rejected, but in fact there was not much room for choice.

Later, ministers mentioned several more names, such as Yang Gongren, Yuwen Shiji, Chen Shuda, Gao Shilian, etc., but none of them received the emperor's support.

In fact, Yang Gongren, Yu Wenshiji, and Chen Shuda all served as prime ministers in the Wude Dynasty and Zhenguan Dynasty, but were later dismissed. Yang Gongren even resigned from the position of governor of Luozhou and returned home to retire.

And Chen Shuda was still in Dingyou when his mother died and it was impossible to come back.

As for Yu Wenshiji, although he has been recalled to the central court, he was appointed as the right guard general. In fact, it was a false title and he did not return to the central government at all.

Gao Shilian was a confidant of the emperor and the uncle of the empress, but he and Changsun Wuji were at odds with each other. He had been away from home for the past two years, first in Anzhou and then in Yizhou. Changsun Wuji's resurrection was far away, and Gao Shilian would naturally not be able to do so in time. .

And apart from these few, there really is no one who has the qualifications to worship Ke Pu She.

"Doctor Zuo Guanglu, Shangzhuguo and Daiguogong Li Jing, exempted from the post of school secretary, paid homage to the minister's right servant, and gave him a thousand pieces of silk."

Hearing this long-expected appointment, Changsun Wuji felt sad.

Naturally, there was no objection to the emperor's order. The next step was nothing more than a written imperial edict, a seal under the door, and a white hemp announcement to announce the prime minister.

Although Zhongshu ordered Wen Yanbo to impeach Li Jing before, he still had to write the imperial edict for Li Jing to worship his right servant and shoot.

After he finished writing, Li Shimin read it over and nodded in appreciation of Wen Yanbo's talent.

Youwei General Yu Wenshiji was sitting on his knees in the palace, watching with cold eyes. It felt like a big show. He was a literary prime minister acting as the Youwei General. In fact, the Youwei Yamen had nothing to do and was often called to the court for discussions. It's just a decoration.

As for Li Jing, a military general, now he first inspects the secretariat of the school and then pays homage to the minister's right servant. Huh, it's just that the emperor took the opportunity to seize Li Jing's military power and put another decoration in the political hall.

He felt that Li Jing would be like Qin Qiong and stay in the political hall for two or three years. Then Li Jing would resign several times and the emperor would approve it, and Li Jing would completely withdraw from the court.

In fact, when Li Jing worshiped his right servant Sheqi, he was equivalent to handing over power. This right servant Sheqi was not as powerful as his former governor.

He admired the emperor's ability in his heart. In the past few years, he had suppressed the emperor's old ministers and could not make any waves. He could even make the meritorious generals obey him. It was indeed an extraordinary skill.

Li Jing paid homage to his right servant,

The personnel discussion is not over yet.

When Wu Huaiyu left office and returned to Beijing, he would definitely have to make arrangements. How to arrange it, the emperor asked the ministers.

Hou Junji was still the first to stand up and strongly recommended Wu Huaiyu. The right servant was out of position, so he recommended Wu Huaiyu as Zhongshu Ling.

After all, Zhongshu Ling and Shizhong both had two people each, but now they only have one person.

Hou Junji praised Wu Huaiyu in various ways, saying that he was young and promising, that he had great achievements, that he had experience as a prime minister before, etc.

If they hadn't known that although he and Wu Huaiyu were brothers from the same sect, they didn't have a good relationship with him, everyone would have really thought that this was a friendship from the same sect.

Fang Xuanling proposed that Wu Huaiyu should be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War. He already had the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, and it would be good to directly convert him to a full official now.

Wei Zheng suggested that Wu Huaiyu should be appointed Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs again, thinking that Wu Huaiyu was very capable of making money.

Some people also suggested that Wu Huaiyu should continue to be in charge of Yongzhou Prefecture.

The emperor looked at everyone, and finally his eyes fell on Hou Junji.

Li Shimin was actually very confused about how to use Wu Huaiyu. Originally, he planned to let Wu Huaiyu stay in Youzhou and take his time like Li Ji.

But this time Wu Huaiyu made great contributions.
Although he made some mistakes, they were not serious. On the contrary, it was because of these small mistakes that Li Shimin wanted Wu Huaiyu to return to Beijing.

After destroying the Turks, the emperor had his own ambitions as to what to do next, but this was inseparable from money and finance.

The existing financial system has many problems, which the emperor has long been aware of. He and Wu Huaiyu had an in-depth discussion about these in Fanchuan last year, but the conditions are still lacking.

"What Hou Sanshui said makes sense. Wu Huaiyu is young and promising, capable of both literary and military skills. Especially since he previously served as the prime minister in charge of finance, he also performed very well.
If this is the case, then I will worship Wu Huaiyu as Minister of the Ministry of War."

Before he could finish his words, the emperor continued, "Inspecting the school and writing the order, he is still the prince's Shaobao."

This school inspection and Zhongshu order is the same as Li Jing's previous school inspection and Zhongshu order. It is not a false title, but an actual acting appointment. He became the chief of Zhongshu Province like Wen Yanbo, but Wen Yanbo was official. He is an agent.

Tejin, Zhongshu Ling of the Inspectorate, Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Prince Shaobao, Wu Huaiyu, Duke of Jin State,
With the post of Secretary of the School, and no need to participate in political affairs and other titles, Wu Huaiyu once again became the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

The emperor's will was announced.

Hou Junji was stunned. He never expected that the emperor would actually let Wu Huaiyu pay homage to the prime minister for the second time. He wanted to object, but just now he had recommended Wu Huaiyu as the prime minister, and now he opposed it, wouldn't it be inconsistent with his promise?
Hou Junji was so depressed that he couldn't speak.

He couldn't understand how Wu Huaiyu could become prime minister together with Li Jing, even if Changsun Wuji could not return to the throne.

If we add Qin Qiong, who still retains the title of Tong Zhongshu, Wu Huaiyu is not only the teacher and student of the same palace, but also the father and son of the same court.

This is too inappropriate.

But he couldn't object. He could only look at other people, hoping that someone would stand up and object.

He first looked at Zhang Liang, the eunuch who was also the prime minister.

But Zhang Liang just looked back at him, then turned away, indifferent.

"Your Majesty, Wu Huaiyu is the adopted son of Qin Qiong and a student of Li Jing. It is inappropriate for teachers and students, father and son, to be ministers in the same palace."

Finally, someone stood up.

Zhongshu ordered Wen Yanbo,

Then Wei Zheng seconded the proposal and did not act privately just because he was related to Wu Huaiyu.

Then several more people objected.

But Li Shimin ignored it, because Wu Huaiyu and Qin Qiong were in the same palace as prime minister.

"Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is exempt from the need to be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!"

"The imperial censor, Hou Jun, has gathered together and moved to the official department to be the minister!"

"Zhang Liang, the eunuch of the palace, was moved to the imperial censor."

"Secretary Supervisor Wei Ting moved to the Palace Supervisor, and also took charge of the affairs of the Wei Palace."

"Li Daozong, the Minister of Rites, moved to the Ministry of Punishments,"

"General Zuowei Doulu Kuan moved to the Ministry of Rites as Minister of Rites,"

Duan Lun was still the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Sun Fujia was the minister of Dali.

There was a major adjustment in the six departments. Except for Duan Lun, the other five ministers were replaced.

Hou Junji, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, all participated in political affairs, and naturally they were still prime ministers.

Zhang Liang became a censor and still participated in political affairs.

Wu Huaiyu, Minister of the Ministry of War, inspected the school and ordered Zhongshu Ling, who was also the prime minister.

The team of prime ministers of Zhengshitang is also undergoing major adjustments. The new team is:
Shangshu's left servant shot Fang Xuanling, his right servant shot Li Jing, and Tong Zhongshu's subordinate Ping Zhang served Qin Qiong.
Zhongshu ordered Wen Yanbo, and Zhongshu ordered Wu Huaiyu to inspect the school.

Attend Wei Zheng,

As well as Hou Junji, Dai Zhou and Zhang Liang who participated in political affairs,

There are nine people in total.

The emperor's eyes fell on Xiao Yu, and he opened his mouth, but in the end he still did not use this obstinate minister again. "I will confer the title of Young Master Xiao Yu to the Doctor You Guanglu. The Duke of Song and his brother will be reunited and spend more time with your sister."

"Xiao Jing, Duke of Lanling County, pays my respects to the Secretary and Supervisor."

The emperor did not let Xiao Yu return to the prime minister, and finally asked Xiao Yu's brother Xiao Jing, who had served as Huangmen's minister during the Wude period, to serve as secretary-supervisor.

Hou Junji's mood suddenly went up and down. He had just regretted recommending Wu Huaiyu, but suddenly he became the minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He couldn't help but be happy for a while.

The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the head of the six departments, is still above the Ministry of War. Unfortunately, Wu Huaiyu also added the order of inspection and inspection, and is still above him, the heavenly official. It is hateful and hateful.

Of these two officials, Yushi Dafu and Libu Shangshu, Hou Junji still prefers Libu Shangshu, which is the official in charge.

Among the officials in the palace, Yuwen Shiji seemed to be asleep and showed no reaction.

Changsun Wuji couldn't calm down for a long time, and felt like he couldn't breathe. Seeing that Hou Junji could become the official secretary, Zhang Liang became the censor, and Wu Huaiyu also inspected the school. He really meant it. It is difficult to overcome, especially when Wei Zheng is the Shizhong and Wen Yanbo is the Zhongshu Ling.

Why, why do these people?
His eldest grandson, Wuji, still only had a rank of Kaifu Yitong Sansi?

(End of this chapter)