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

Chapter 1217 Your Majesty is truly a wise minister!

The prince, Zuo Shuzi, was on duty. Xue Yuanchao had just sat down when the voice of the attendant outside sounded: "Your Majesty, the King of Nanchang wants to see you."

"Please." Xue Yuanchao was slightly surprised and then stood up.

"I've met Xue Xiang." Li Xuan's voice sounded at the door. After saying that, he had already walked into the room, stood and held his hands.

"Your Majesty, please sit down." Xue Yuanchao stretched out his hand to ask Li Xuan to sit down, and then asked smoothly: "Your Majesty, this is where Yao Zhanshi came from."

"Yes!" Li Xuan raised her hand and said seriously: "Because I have some things to discuss with Zhan Shi, I just said a few more words."

Xue Yuanchao smiled and then said: "I heard that the prince has talked to many people in the East Palace in the past two days. I think it is Xue's turn to come."

"Xue Xiang is joking." Li Xuan quickly stood up and said with cupped hands: "How dare Xuan be so presumptuous? It's just that if we leave Beijing this time, if we can successfully capture Tanggula Mountain, maybe there will be time to come back at the end of the year. If If things are not going well, I might not be able to come back in a year or two, so some things need to be explained more."

"Your Majesty has always been well-prepared. Even if there are occasional difficulties in the Tubo matter, it will not be difficult for Your Majesty." Why are you looking for Xue?"

Li Xuan has something to do with other people.

Looking for Su Liangsi was actually looking at the power of the secret guards in his hands and using them to do things for the East Palace.

The purpose of finding Wei Hongmin was to discuss many arrangements for Yangzhou matters. After all, with Wei Xuanfu appointed as the governor of Runzhou, many matters in Yangzhou could not go around the Wei family.

The purpose of looking for Yao Lingzhang is to spread the "Qie Yun" matter in the world, especially to take this opportunity to allow the power of the East Palace to smoothly penetrate into the surrounding areas.

Looking for Xue Yuanchao...

Li Xuan held up her hands and said sheepishly: "Today I am actually apologizing to Xue Xiang. On New Year's Eve, Xuan was a little arrogant. I'm really sorry."

On New Year's Eve, Li Xuan's "Wandering Son's Song" directly crushed all the other young people.

The poems written by Xue Shao, Cui Can and Lu Yuan have long been forgotten.

But the poems written by the three of them are of a very good standard.

It's a pity that I met Li Xuan.

The reason for all this lies in Xue Shao's provocation.

Xue Yuanchao suddenly became wary, but he said with an extremely gentle expression: "The prince is wrong in what he said. In fact, it was Sanlang who acted too presumptuously that night. The prince has given him opportunities one after another, but he always admits that If you don’t understand the situation clearly, you will end up getting yourself to blame.”

Li Xuan smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Young man, it is rare to be so high-spirited at a young age... If you are so sophisticated when you are young, it would be a bit bad."

Xue Yuanchao smiled, his eyes flashed, but he stopped speaking.

Li Xuan put down her hands and started talking about business.

"It will take at least a year for Xuan to leave Beijing this time. According to the usual practice, His Majesty will still go to Luoyang for an eastward tour this year. When the prince oversees the country, it seems that Prime Minister Xue and Prime Minister Zuo will assist the government. But by then, I still hope that Xue Xiang asked the prince to have more contact with the government affairs of the civil service." Li Xuan bowed slightly.

Xue Yuanchao frowned: "Ministry of Staff?"

"That's right." Li Xuan put her hands on her knees and said calmly: "Although the upgrade of the looms in the southeast of the East Palace is related to the Ministry of Industry, most of the attention of the Ministry of Industry today is still on the war between the Turks and Tibetans. Above; the same goes for the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs; the Ministry of Rites is free, and the Ministry of Punishments involves too many laws and regulations and requires more caution; so only the Ministry of Personnel is left."

"You might as well tell me what the prince is interested in." Xue Yuanchao stared at Li Xuan, trying to see clearly his true purpose.

Li Xuan smiled lightly, and then said: "The Ministry of Personnel retains the official documents of the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons in the country, as well as almost all the official documents of the 300 states and 16 guards in the world. Regardless of others, the governors of the 300 states in the world, every year His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must always take a look at the performance of the capital and how the officials are evaluated, so that he can understand the governors of each state and understand the situation in the world."

Xue Yuanchao looked straight at Li Xuan, and finally had to say with emotion: "Your Majesty is really a wise minister assisting the government!"

"Why, Mr. Xue is too polite." Li Xuan bowed gently.

Xue Yuanchao sighed softly in his heart, then withdrew his gaze and said thoughtfully: "This matter is important, and Xue needs to discuss it with His Majesty, but this matter is dignified and upright, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"That's good." Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Xian does not need to get involved in the government affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He only needs to know the evaluation of the Ministry of Civil Affairs on the three hundred governors in the world.

Li Xian would not have any contact with the governors of various states, but he had a considerable understanding of them through the official department.

In this way, once there are relevant government affairs, they will immediately look at the problems from the perspective of these governors, and then the world will clearly appear in front of Li Xian.

There is no other purpose in this, it is just to strengthen the prince's eyesight.

Look at people and things.

This is the most correct way for a prince to handle government affairs by getting in touch with the government step by step and seeing it clearly.

Of course, the emperor naturally had his own perspective on such matters.

But there is no doubt that Donggong's initiative will greatly enhance the emperor's perception of the officials in Donggong, thereby improving his opinion of the prince.

Similarly, the governors of the three hundred states in the world will be more cautious in doing things when they know that the prince is eyeing them.

This is good for the world.

……

"It's all said and done, so Xuan will leave first." Li Xuan stood up, raised her hands and was about to leave.

Xue Yuanchao waved his hand and said, "I'm not busy." Li Xuan was slightly surprised, stopped, cupped his hands and said, "I don't know if Prime Minister Xue has any other instructions."

Xue Yuanchao pondered for a moment, and finally said: "A few days ago, a list came out from the Du Family Gambling House in the city..."

"Xuan has also heard about that list. I wonder how the investigation by the Central Government is going now?" Li Xuan asked directly.

How could he not know that the list was too coincidental, but he and Wu Chengsi were nearby that day.

Now even Princess Taiping is suspicious, let alone Xue Yuancao, the prime minister.

Xue Yuanchao just paused for a moment and then said with a smile: "We have done an in-depth investigation. It is a list that the Du family saw somewhere. It was originally planned to be released after a few days. Unexpectedly, Du Pengju saw it and announced it in advance. Released."

"This Du Pengju is still a bit quick-witted." Li Xuan handed over his hand slightly, and then said thoughtfully: "This matter is not necessarily all bad. If he retreats from the rapids, he may have a reputation of being high-spirited and upright... Sometimes, he is more impressive than others. It's enough to be more profound, and without the ties of the imperial examination, some people can no longer stay in the capital."

Xue Yuanchao's eyes lit up, and then he nodded directly and said, "Thank you so much, Your Majesty."

"Xiang Xue, please pay more attention to the logic matters. Although Xuan doesn't mind sending people from the imperial court, it is better that there are fewer selfish people." Li Xuan said with some bitterness at the hand-off, "So, Xuan then resigned."

"My lord, go slowly." Xue Yuanchao handed over his hand and watched Li Xuan leave.

Sitting down again, Xue Yuanchao couldn't help but smile. Today he was taught by a junior.

But having said that, taking this opportunity to withdraw from the current imperial examination is indeed a clever move.

People like Xue Shao, Pei Jingxian, Dou Xiwan, Yang Zhiyi, etc. do not need to take the imperial examination to become officials. Entry into official positions can give them a higher starting point.

In this dynasty, the status of becoming an official in Menyin was higher than that of becoming an official in the imperial examination.

Only people like Cui Can and Lu Yuan who are willing to become prime ministers will try to become officials through the imperial examination and become officials through Jinshi.

Because of this, coupled with their shady background, it is easier to become prime minister.

When it comes to true talent and learning, they may not be inferior to the likes of He Zhizhang and Bi Gou.

As for whether you can get the top prize, it depends on the test questions.

But this year’s exam questions...

Xue Yuanchao couldn't help but frowned. Although it was far from the time for the emperor to ask examination questions, Xue Yuanchao knew that the emperor's examination questions this time were more practical, and these were from families like Cui Can and Lu Yuan. Zi's ​​weakness.

On the contrary, it is easier for He Zhizhang, Bi Gou and others to display their talents in this area.

The result is known, so it is really better to retreat bravely.

Such a reputation for being upright and upright is more likely to be remembered by princesses and emperors.

Xue Shao himself is the best among this generation of aristocratic families. He has many advantages over others.

The key point is that the King of Nanchang is right. Once there is no longer the tie of the imperial examination, some people will no longer be able to stay in Beijing.

For example, Cui Can and Lu Yuan are not very interested in marrying a princess. Once they have the opportunity to leave Chang'an, they may turn around and leave.

There are also people like Pei Jingxian, Dou Xiwan, Yang Zhiyi, Zheng Liangwen, and Du Pengju who think they have little chance, let alone stay in Chang'an longer.

With fewer people, the situation becomes clearer.

All kinds of means can be easily used.

The King of Nanchang is really good at it.

There is also the matter of the official department. The King of Nanchang is so far-sighted.

Thinking of this, Xue Yuanchao's eyes showed a trace of worry.

……

In the evening, Li Xuan returned home drunk.

While he was still washing up in the study, Liu Jinyu rushed over.

Smelling the smell of alcohol in the room, Liu Jinyu waved her hand and asked someone to open the window for some fresh air.

The fresh air hit her face, and Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"How did it get like this?" Liu Jinyu handed the hot towel to Li Xuan.

After wiping his face for a while, Li Xuan said: "I will leave Beijing the day after tomorrow. Di Renjie, why do you ask? Qin Ming, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, Song Zhiwen, He Zhizhang, Chen Zi'ang, Bi Gou and others had a banquet to say goodbye. Just drink a few more drinks...they are all careless people. Besides, Qin Ming will also go to Linzhou to participate in the war soon."

"He was promoted to be the left-back and middle-rank general, and it was clear that he was going to be transferred to the front line." Liu Jinyu smiled bitterly and said, "It took a lot of effort to go from being a general to a middle-rank general, but he was suddenly transferred to the front line."

"The grandson of Qin Qiong, Duke of Yi State, is the right way to go into battle to kill the enemy." Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Liu Jinyu, and said: "For family matters, Su Liangsi, the Sima of Yongzhou Prefecture, Ma Si Zong, the general of Zuo Jinwu Guards, Dali Temple Whatever the prime minister asks for, Di Renjie will take care of it. Most people won't come looking for trouble, but if someone really comes looking for trouble..."

Seeing Li Xuan's solemn look, Liu Jinyu nodded slightly and said, "I will send someone to notify Aweng immediately."

"Well, don't ask Dong Gong about this matter." Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "From now on, I will make some arrangements for my husband. It won't be long before Aweng will become an official. Before that, someone really wants to leave." Don’t frown, let them taste the prime minister’s wrath.”

(End of this chapter)