People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1012: Credit, Qualifications, Background, Holy Family

The carriage swayed and headed towards Kaihuafang.

Ouyang Tong opened the car curtain slightly, and the smell of alcohol dissipated, and then he said: "Although Di Huaiying is not as good at writing, his new writings are profound, and Yan Gong will have someone to succeed him."

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

What Ouyang Tong said involves the New Literature Movement in the early Tang Dynasty that few people knew about in later generations.

Since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the writings of noble families have mostly focused on parallel prose, which is gorgeous and empty, has strict requirements on straight and oblique rhythms, and uses ubiquitous metaphors for classics.

You know, at that time, China had been in chaos for 300 years, and literature was no longer able to save the country.

Therefore, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the New Classical Prose Movement has advocated the downplaying of music and classics, the reflection on social phenomena, and the outline of the avenue.

In order to be more pragmatic.

Among them, Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling's group are the most preferred.

Yan Liben, Cen Wenwen, Ouyang Xun and others are all followers of that group of people.

Now, Ouyang Tong, Cen Changqian and other new generations have gradually emerged, entering the center one by one and becoming a new group of forces.

Yuan Wanqing, Fan Lubing and other Beimen bachelors were of the next generation.

Di Renjie, Yao Chong's generation, is the last generation of figures.

But in Li Xuan's view, the New Classical Literature Movement was actually promoted by the emperor behind the scenes and was a blow to the influence of aristocratic families.

The struggle between the two sides cannot be underestimated.

"Di Huaiying attaches great importance to laws and is rigorous in his actions. As long as nothing happens, it is inevitable that he will follow the path of Prime Minister Wei again in the future." After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "Furthermore, he is more generous than Prime Minister Wei and has a long-term vision. , with experience, it may not be possible to combine the common strengths of the two prime ministers of Wei Fang."

Ouyang Tong nodded, then looked at Li Xuan and said with a smile: "With Di Huaiying here, I can restrain you well."

"Uncle is joking, why should I restrain my nephew?" Li Xuan couldn't help but shook her head and said softly: "My nephew already knows what he should do."

"That's good." Ouyang Tong took a breath.

In his eyes, Di Renjie is a very upright person.

Li Xuan is the current king of the county. The higher he goes, the more likely he is to be tempted by desire.

With Di Renjie watching by his side, he will be more cautious in doing things. At the same time, he will put away some unnecessary thoughts and be less slandered by others.

"By the way, how are things going today?" Ouyang Tong looked serious.

"There seems to be a lot of movement in Yushitai, but in fact it is probably a pretense." Li Xuan thought for a while, and summarized the key points of today's words to Ouyang Tong, and then said seriously: "My nephew thinks Yao Chong's words are reasonable. Ming Chongyan is not in the court now, so if you want to take action, you still need a senior official to stand in front of him and face His Majesty's wrath."

"The prime ministers in the dynasty?" Ouyang Tong thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "It's unlikely. How could they not know what the dynasty will be like?"

"Next, there are the six ministers, the ministers of the nine temples, and the five supervisors." Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Ouyang Tong.

Ouyang Tong himself was the minister of Weiwei Temple, Duan Baoxuan was the minister of Dali Temple, Chen Guang, the minister of Guanglu Temple, Pei Guangxiao, the minister of Zongzheng Temple, Liu Boying, the minister of Honglu Temple, Shi Jian, the minister of Taipu Temple, leaving Sinong Temple, Taichang Temple, and Taifu Temple is full of very good people.

Wang Dezhen has just been transferred from the palace supervisor. Yang Wulian will be the supervisor, Wei Hongji will be the supervisor of the Shaofu, Qiu Huan will be the supervisor of the inner servant, and the Imperial Academy will offer wine to Li Zheng.

Cen Changqian has just been transferred to secretary supervisor.

"Among the Nine Temple Ministers and the Five Supervisors, the one who is most likely to cause problems is Yu Lizheng." Li Xuan raised his head and said, "But his weight is not enough."

The rumors about slandering Li Xuan first spread in the Imperial College.

Yu Lizheng is in charge of the Imperial College, and among the relevant people, he is the only one qualified to participate in the Zhengdan meeting in the future. If the situation in the Imperial College is to break out, he is an important chess piece.

But it is not enough to be just a chess piece, an Imperial Academy member who wants to impeach Li Xuan.

"Then there can only be four ministers." Ouyang Tong couldn't help sighing and counting: "Xu Shangshu, the Minister of Hubu, is newly appointed, Pei Shangshu of the Ministry of War is still in the Western Regions, the Minister of Rites, the King of Longxi County is not in charge, and the Minister of Gongxi is not in charge. Liu Shangshu belongs to the prince, and the rest are the Minister of Punishment and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel."

"Dou Weng is a cautious person and will not participate in such things." Li Xuan looked at Ouyang Tong. At this point, it became obvious who might come forward.

"But why would he listen to Ming Chongyan?" Ouyang Tong couldn't understand this the most.

Pei Yan was the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and although Ming Chongyan was from Empress Wu, his plan to use Wu Chengsi this time also annoyed Empress Wu somewhat. Why would Pei Yan help Ming Chongyan at this time?
Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said: "Maybe Pei Shangshu just can't stand Xuan. After all, Ming Chongyan fell and Yuan Wanqing was blamed. It is Pei Shangshu who should stand up."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan thought about it and said: "Based on the current situation, Ming Chongyan's method should be to use the fire in the East Palace as a trigger, then find someone to impeach, and then the Ministry of Punishment asked for an investigation. In the end, it was just a deeper investigation. Expose some shameful things in the East Palace, and then use them to damage the prince's reputation."

Li Xuan couldn't help but lower his head slightly. He knew in his heart that all this was just an appearance.

Ming Chongyan's real purpose was to take this opportunity to put the question of the prince's life experience in front of the officials.

Li Xuan was confused, Baiguan was not the prince, and a few rumors could not shake Li Xian's position as prince.

If he wants a heavier blow, Ming Chongyan needs to come up with the most practical things.

"Since he is targeting the prince, why should he attack you first?" Ouyang Tong looked at Li Xuan with some confusion. "Distracting others' attention, fueling the flames, and even fearing that my nephew will find out where he is."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan said softly: "After all, he should be on the way to Maoshan now. If he is found in Chang'an at this time, no matter who he is, he can be killed."

"I see." Ouyang Tong stared at Li Xuan and asked, "So, you can find him?"

"If His Majesty had ordered the search, he would have been found. If His Majesty had not given the order, my nephew would not have done anything." Li Xuan shook his head slightly.

He didn't mean to specifically target Ming Chongyan, because now Ming Chongyan's real target was the prince.

If Li Xuan really wanted to kill Ming Chongyan, it would be best to stay in this state.

"First spend the Zhengdan court meeting, then welcome the Qu family's daughter in, and then hurry back to Changzhou. The storm in Chang'an is too strong." Ouyang Tong waved his hand directly.

The struggle for the crown prince position between Li Xuan and Li Xuan was too close, and it was too easy for them to get involved in the turmoil.

"That's what my nephew originally planned, but they refused to let him go." Li Xuan looked helpless, and then he looked at Ouyang Tong and said directly: "It has been almost three years since my uncle served as the Minister of Weiwei Temple. It’s time to be transferred, I wonder where it will be next time?”

"Further forward in Weiwei Temple, either the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Husbandry, or the Ministry of Industry can also have some influence. They can be promoted to ministers or promoted to ministers." Ouyang Tong shook his head slightly and said: "I know what you think, but My uncle has no chance this time, his qualifications and merit are not enough, so he still has to wait."

"Qualifications and merits." Li Xuan nodded slightly hesitantly.

"That's right, identity, qualifications and merit are all indispensable." Ouyang Tong looked at Li Xuan and said seriously: "If it hadn't been for the past two years, the No. 1 choice for Minister of Industry would have been a British minister. "

"Li Jingye?" Li Xuan couldn't believe that if it hadn't been for those things before, Li Jingye's competitiveness would be so high.

"The British public has the legacy of their ancestors and has the appointment of governor. As long as he adds some military merit, he will be a candidate for the six ministers. If the merits are great enough, as a minister, it is also possible to be ranked third in the sect of Ping Zhongshu." After Ouyang Tong finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh. Sighing: "What a pity."

"Not necessarily." Li Xuan shook his head and said softly: "Although Li Jingye has some abilities, he is too dangerous. If he goes to war, I am afraid that he will be the only voice in front of the army. At that time, His Majesty will be the one who is in danger. "

Even Li Xuan never thought of replacing Liu Shenli when they were marching forward.

But if it were Li Jingye, he would definitely have such thoughts.

Li Jinxing, Xiao Siye and others suffered a huge defeat, Liu Shenli stepped into the Tubo trap, and finally Li Jingye stood up and held up the sky with one arm. Li Jingye could definitely do this kind of thing.

"Maybe." Ouyang Tong waved his hand, stopped discussing Li Jingye, and said, "The second candidate should be Wu Chengsi."

"Huh?" Li Xuan looked surprised.

"Although Zhou Guogong's qualifications are not as good as those of my uncle, his background is strong and he has the support of the queen, which is enough. But unfortunately, he can't see the situation clearly, acts randomly, and puts his own future in danger." Ouyang Tongren I couldn't help but laugh a little.

This time, Wu Chengsi saw the situation correctly, but he underestimated his own strength. Under Ming Chongyan's instigation, he attacked the prince and ended up being used as a pawn.

"Uncle, in the final analysis, it is because there is no one with enough merit to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Are the generals on the front line not qualified?" Li Xuan couldn't help but ask.

"Your Majesty has decided to let General Zuowei Qi Bi He Li take up the official post. This time the old general's body almost couldn't hold on. Now it's time to rest. As soon as he retires, Pingyang County Duke Xue Rengui will act as the governor of the state and succeed General Zuowei. Stable The situation in the North." As Ouyang Tong spoke, Xue Rengui was already out.

"The only ones left with sufficient military merit and qualifications are Duke Li Jinxing of Yan State and General Xiao Siye of the Left Guard. Duke Yan's ambition is not here. Although Xiao Siye has the intention of joining the court, he does not want to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. He is eyeing the Minister of the Ministry of War. "Ouyang Tong shook his head slightly. Li Jinxing was a foreigner. Xiao Siye and Yang Guang had such a deep relationship that they could only be one of the Nine Qings at most.

"The two ministers of the Ministry of Industry also have no chance?" Li Xuan asked carefully.

"Yang Wulian, the great craftsman, has no chance." Ouyang Tong calmly shook his head.

Li Xuan immediately understood that if he wanted to serve as the Six Ministers, his status, qualifications and merits were all indispensable.

He suddenly felt strange in his heart. If this was the case, I don't know how many of the six parts were dissatisfied. Once there was a change...

"Actually, there is still a person who has a chance, but it's a pity that he didn't seize this opportunity." Ouyang Tong raised his head and looked at Li Xuan.

An idea flashed in Li Xuan's mind, and he immediately understood who Ouyang Tong was talking about.

"Tianshan Gongqu Chongyu." Li Xuan sighed softly and had to nod.

The Qu family belongs to the royal family of Gaochang, and Qu Chongyu is now General Youwuwei.

If he could reinforce Dafeichuan in time during the battle of Qinghai last year and defeat the Tubo army that fled to Tuyuhun in the west, then he would have had enough opportunities to take a step forward, but unfortunately, he did nothing.

In fact, look at the several ministers in the imperial court in front of you. Pei Xingjian, the minister of war, and Zan Xiruo, who has been suppressed in the Western Turks, are breathless; Liu Shenli was originally going to be a great craftsman; Dou Xuande had the merit of reinforcing Silla and Wuzhou; Pei Yan also had the merit of patrolling the border; the remaining one, Xu Yushi, was the prime minister in his early years.

This shows the importance of military merit.

No wonder even Wu Chengsi and Li Jingye feel they are inadequate.

Nowadays, no one in the court can impress the emperor and let him release his position as Minister of Industry.

Everything in the court is in the hands of the emperor. Anyone who wants to shake it must be prepared to face the consequences of the emperor's backlash.

The same goes for Ming Chongyan.

(End of this chapter)