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Chapter 900 Resignation of Phase

There was a dramatic scene in the morning of the next day. The Yushitai formally impeached Li Dai for harboring his relatives and betraying the court. At the same time, the Political Affairs Hall also received Li Dai's letter of resignation. Li Dai thought that his father Ding You was underage and asked to resign from all positions for the sake of his father. My father continued to live in Dingyou for two years.

It can indeed be found in the official files of the imperial court that in the twelfth year of Tianbao, Li Dai came back to serve as the Minister of Rites in less than a year after serving his father Ding You.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the Dingyou period can be interrupted under special circumstances, but it must be made up for later, that is, it can be extended, but cannot be exempted.

Li Dai has always been a good man, never mistreating others and being kind to others. Everyone originally wanted to retain him, but after seeing the impeachment letter from Yushitai, they unanimously agreed to Li Dai's resignation and approved Li Dai's resignation.

Li Dai's letter of resignation was in the hands of the emperor. Of course, it was the emperor's power to appoint or remove the prime minister. Even if the political affairs hall approved it, if the emperor disagreed, he could still reject the political affairs hall's opinion.

In the imperial study, Emperor Li Heng knocked on the table and questioned Wei Jiansu and Pei Mian, "Li Xiangguo has always been conscientious, generous and upright. What about his son? It has nothing to do with him. The political affairs hall should know his character. Why did he resign?" , the political hall needs to approve it, so I don’t have any preparation in advance?”

Wei Jiansu presented the impeachment document to Emperor Li Heng and sighed: "Your Majesty, please take a look at this impeachment document!"

Li Heng read the contents of the impeachment document and was stunned, "Li Xiangguo also has a son? How come I never knew about it?"

Wei Jiansu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Li Xiangguo did have an eldest son named Li Huai, who was born to his ex-wife Yuwen. In the eighth year of Tianbao, Yuwen and Li Dai divorced and took their son back to their parents' home. The three Yuwen brothers went to Youyou. Anlushan defected to Anlushan. At that time, Anlushan had not yet rebelled, so he took Li Huai with him. Li Huai stayed in Youzhou and was reused by Anlushan, Shi Siming and Li Huaixian. He served as the magistrate of Jixian County and the governor of Jizhou successively. , now the Sima of Lulong Jiedu Prefecture."

Li Heng thought for a while and said: "He should be Li Huaixian's subordinate! Li Huaixian surrendered to the imperial court, so of course his subordinates also surrendered to the imperial court. Even if Yan Zhuang surrendered to the imperial court, he was pardoned, not to mention a Youzhou local official. Civil officials have not committed any evil deeds, so using this to impeach Prime Minister Li is a bit of a fuss."

"Your Majesty, the key is that Li Xiangguo concealed this matter, which is of a serious nature, so he took the initiative to resign, and the Political Affairs Hall accepted it."

"Did he hide it on purpose?"

"Not really!"

Wei Jiansu shook his head, "It was his son who entrusted the child born to his concubine to Li Xiangguo. Only then did Li Xiangguo know that his eldest son was an official in Youzhou. An Lushan was already dead at that time, but Li Xiangguo didn't want to admit that he didn't know. .”

"Why??"

Wei Jiansu smiled bitterly, "It's a father's difficulty!"

Li Heng was a little embarrassed and asked Pei Mian: "What is Xiangguo Pei's opinion?"

Pei Mian bowed and said: "Your Majesty, if the news that Li Xiangguo's son is working for An Lushan and Shi Siming spreads, it will not only damage Li Xiangguo's reputation, but also damage the reputation of the court. Since Li Xiangguo wants to continue to serve his father Ding You, Wei Chen Thinking that going down this step would be good for his personal reputation and the reputation of the court, Wei Chen suggested accepting Li Xiangguo's resignation, which is also the unanimous opinion of Xiao Xiangguo and the fifth Xiangguo."

Li Heng had no choice but to nod, "Okay! I agree!"

Li Heng immediately summoned Li Dai. After a while, Li Dai walked into the imperial study and bowed, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

Li Heng nodded, "When I was still the prince, Ai Qing was my staunch supporter. I remember it in my heart. I also know that you are loyal to the court and to me. There are many things that you cannot control yourself. I understand. I understand your situation, so I agree with you to resign, not because of anything related to Youzhou's son."

Li Dai was deeply moved and said in a choked voice: "Thank you for your majesty's tolerance and understanding. I will be able to learn from you every day about my loyalty to your majesty!"

Li Heng sighed and said: "It's better to rest for a while first. Does Aiqing have any suitable candidates to recommend as successor?"

Li Dai hesitated for a moment and then said slowly: "Wei Chen recommended Li Xian as the prime minister. Li Xian is an upright man with high moral standing and outstanding ability. Wei Chen believes that he is the best candidate." Li Heng was actually testing Li Dai. Did he recommend Dugu Lie as the prime minister? Unexpectedly, Li Dai actually recommended the highly respected Li Xian as the prime minister. Li Heng was also moved. Li Dai was a truly loyal minister, completely different from his son.

"I understand. I don't want to take a complete rest, my dear. I can change my position to a bachelor's degree. I can usually go to the Imperial Academy to teach. When necessary, I can also participate in major state decisions."

"The minister obeys the order!"

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Heng issued an imperial edict, agreeing that Li Dai should resign from the position of Vice Minister of Zhongshu and Shangshu of the Ministry of Etiquette, exempt him from the qualifications of Pingzhangshi, and be granted the title of Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and Imperial College Inspector.

Li Heng also issued a decree to remove Li Xian from the post of governor of Dengzhou and Nanyang Jiedu envoy, and appointed him as Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment and Minister of Zhongshu, Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, and joined the Political Affairs Hall to take charge of matters of the Ministry of Punishment.

This appointment of a new prime minister caught everyone off guard. Wei Jiansu was planning to recommend Zhang Hao as prime minister, and Li Fuguo also planned to recommend Yuan Zai as prime minister. Unexpectedly, the emperor directly appointed Li Xian as prime minister without consulting anyone.

This gave Li Fuguo an uneasy feeling. At night, Li Fuguo summoned the backbone of the eunuch party, including Yu Chaoen, Cheng Yuanzhen, Dong Xiu, Wang Xiqian, Luo Fengxian, and Sun Zhigu, for urgent discussion in the palace room.

Yu Chaoen smiled and said: "Isn't Aweng a little bit like a warrior?"

Li Fuguo shook his head, "The emperor has never had any independent opinions, especially when it comes to important matters such as deciding on the candidate for the prime minister. He must fully discuss it and listen to our and the political hall's suggestions. But this time the emperor did not discuss with anyone, and he made the appointment on his own initiative." This is the first time that I have visited the Prime Minister, it’s so abnormal.”

Cheng Yuanzhen reminded from the side: "Aweng, have you asked Han Fengen? He is on duty in the imperial study today. He should know the situation."

Li Fuguo really forgot about this matter. He quickly ordered a young eunuch to find Han Fengen! "

Not long after, Han Fengen hurried over and saluted everyone quickly.

Li Fuguo asked directly: "Let me ask you, what happened today? The emperor directly appointed Li Xian as the prime minister?"

Han Fengen quickly bowed and said: "Reporting to Aweng, Li Xian was recommended by Li Dai as prime minister!"

He briefly explained the matter of Emperor Li Heng's meeting with Li Dai.

After Li Fuguo narrowed his eyes and listened, he waved his hand for Han Fengen to retreat. He said to everyone: "This matter is actually very strange. You may not realize that Li Xian is the military governor of Nanyang. Although the military governor is appointed and dismissed by the emperor, But before appointment or dismissal, you usually have to ask the Generalissimo’s Office, but this time, you didn’t ask the Generalissimo’s Office at all and made the appointment directly, which is a bad sign.”

Yu Chaoen understood what Li Fuguo meant, and asked, "Aweng said that the emperor is going to dissolve the Generalissimo's Mansion?"

Li Fuguo nodded, "It's hard to say whether it will be dissolved or not, but one thing is certain. After the Anshi Rebellion has subsided, the Generalissimo's Mansion is no longer important in the emperor's heart, or is dispensable. Once the Generalissimo loses his status, it will be serious. It affects our power, do you understand what I mean?”

Everyone agreed, and Li Fuguo added: "We must reverse the trend of the decline of the status of the Generalissimo. The best way is to maintain a wartime state. Even if there is no war, we must conjure a war for him to impress the emperor." Understand the importance of military power."

Cheng Yuanzhen said with a smile: "I heard that some clan members and generals are dissatisfied with the emperor recently."

Li Fuguo smiled sinisterly and said: "There is no point in being dissatisfied. It is best to create conditions for them to rebel!"

(End of this chapter)