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

Chapter 1289: The left and right are just ministers’ right servants.
With a "squeak", Liu Jinyu held Xia'er and walked out of the back hall. The courtyard fence outside was winding and the sunshine was gentle.

Liu Rengui withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan sat on the low table, put her hand on Liu Rengui's pulse gate, and listened carefully to his pulse beat.

"Prime Minister Hao has already submitted his official memorial. If nothing else happens, Prime Minister Hao will take office in April, and Pei Yan will become prime minister." Li Xuan was stunned at Liu Rengui's words.

"Hao Xiangzhi became official, so who will succeed Shangshu Youpushe?" Li Xuan's heart suddenly tightened.

Xue Yuanchao did not want Pei Yan to be transferred to Zhongshu Province, and Li Xuan was equally unwilling to transfer Pei Yan to Zhongshu Province. He even thought that the emperor would not want Pei Yan to be transferred to Zhongshu Province.

What Liu Rengui said now will directly confirm Li Xuan's judgment.

Liu Rengui glanced at Li Xuan in a funny way, then nodded and said, "It's Duke Zhao. Duke Zhao was transferred to the right servant of Shangshu, Pengcheng County Duke was transferred to Zhongshu Ling, and Pei Yan was appointed to serve in the palace. When the time comes, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment will be vacant."

"So Prime Minister Zhao?" Li Xuan was slightly surprised.

"Your Majesty is still a little wary of the relationship between Pengcheng County Duke and Pei Yan. As for Prime Minister Zhao, I will make up for it in the future by being the minister's right servant." Liu Rengui waved his hand nonchalantly.

Li Xuan fell silent.

The right servant of Shangshu, the Right Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, was nothing in Liu Rengui's eyes.

But if you think about it carefully, it is indeed true.

With Liu Rengui in Shangshu Province, it really doesn't matter who you pushe is. On the contrary, it is better to be a servant in Menxia Province.

With Zhao Renben's qualifications, even if Pei Yan came, he would have to be humbled.

"Then who is the Minister of Punishment?" Li Xuan asked subconsciously.

Liu Rengui shook his head and said: "I don't know yet, but I have to give others a chance to compete. It depends on who is capable. But the focus right now is still on the fight between Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian."

Li Xuan paused slightly, then nodded slowly.

Hao Xiang took office in April, and Pei Yan took office in April.

In other words, in April, the battle between Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian will come to an end.

In other words, before April, the Battle of the Grassland will end, and Pei Yan's methods against Pei Xingjian will be effective.

"Most people in the court are optimistic about Duke Wenxi, but the prime minister is more optimistic about Pei Yan. Let's not mention the past. Even recently, Duke Wenxi did something wrong." Liu Rengui sighed lightly and said from Li Xuan's men retracted their arms.

Li Xuan stood up, wiped his hands with the silk on the side, and asked, "Did something happen again in front of the army?"

"Do you still remember Ashina Funian?" Liu Rengui looked solemn.

"The people Wenxi County Duke defeated in front of the army were the coalition forces of Ashina Funian and Ashina Wenfu."

"Pei Xingjian promised Ashina Funian that as long as he surrenders and delivers Ashina Wenfu, the Tang Dynasty will not hold Ashina Funian responsible for his rebellion." Liu Rengui looked deeply. Li Xuan.

Li Xuan paused and looked at Liu Rengui in disbelief. Then he quickly changed his expression and asked, "Has His Majesty agreed to this?"

"Your Majesty has known about this for a long time, but Ashina Funian has not replied, and the army has been fighting in front, so Your Majesty has not agreed. It was not until New Year's Eve that Wenxi County Duke finally defeated the enemy." Liu Rengui looked up. To Li Xuan.

Li Xuan calmed down instantly and said directly: "At this point, even if you don't agree to this promise, Ashina Fu Nian will die. It will only delay a few months of food and grass."

"But Mr. Wenxi insists." Liu Rengui shook his head slightly and said: "If this matter were placed in the past, it would be nothing, but now that the competition for prime minister is fierce, this matter will be magnified..."

"Ashina Fu Nian will still die." Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh softly and said: "Pei Shangshu will not let go of this opportunity, and his majesty will not agree to let him go, especially when his majesty has just sealed Ashi That muddy man is the Khan of the East of the grassland."

"Yes, the Tang Dynasty has a certain strategy for managing the grassland. Ashina Nishugui is the only one who dominates. If Ashina Fu Nian is let go, the situation in the grassland will be unbalanced, so Ashina Fu Nian will die." Liu Rengui's eyes were full of coldness.

"If Ashina Fu Nian really surrenders and is killed in the end, then Wenxi County Lord may not be able to pass that test." Li Xuan couldn't help but tilted her head with a sad expression.

"You should know how Bai Qi died." Liu Rengui said one sentence, and then looked straight at Li Xuan.

"After the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi personally led an army to besiege Handan, but Zhao State sent Su Qin's younger brother Su Dai as a lobbyist to Qin State with a large amount of treasures to convince Prime Minister Fan Ju.

Fan Ju persuaded the King of Qin to order Bai Qi to withdraw his troops, but later Zhao went back on his word, and the King of Qin once again appointed Bai Qi to send troops, but Bai Qi refused to lead the troops, claiming that he was ill, and the Qin army was defeated.

The King of Qin asked Bai Qi to send troops again, but Bai Qi was seriously ill and refused.

After three times, Bai Qi committed suicide. "

Liu Rengui nodded slowly and said: "Generals in the army are often hot-tempered. If your Majesty kills Ashina Funian, the Duke of Wenxi County will be really sad..."

"Therefore, I need to invite the crown prince, please Ren Donggong." Li Xuan looked straight at Liu Rengui.

"It turns out that the virtuous son-in-law has already thought about it." Liu Rengui was a little surprised, then shook his head and said, "The prince may not be able to convince Duke Wenxi."

"It all depends on people." Li Xuan raised his head, then sighed softly, and said: "Actually, there is still hope for this matter. As long as Duke Wenxi can kill Ashina Funian directly in front of the army, then His Majesty will not be trapped in the future. Being unjust also puts the grassland situation in danger."

"Danger?" Liu Rengui looked up at Li Xuan with a frown. Li Xuan shook his head and said: "The Duke of Wenxi County actually saw very accurately that the people's hearts in the grassland are not so easy to surrender, so he wanted to follow the example of the late emperor, first use Ashina Fu Nian to stabilize the people's hearts in the Zaoxuan grassland, and then Slowly cleaning up, but he didn’t know that the DPRK was already reflecting on the mistakes of the past and changed its strategy.”

"Danger?" Liu Rengui continued to stare at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "The Duke of Wenxi County agreed to Ashina Funian, which is equivalent to the Tang Dynasty agreeing to Ashina Funian. If the Tang Dynasty kills Ashina Funian, the people of the grassland will Turmoil, if there are other heroes in the grassland..."

"That's the matter of Ashina Nishugui." Liu Rengui waved his hand, looked at Li Xuan and said: "The imperial court appointed Ashina Nishugui as the Khan of the East of the Grassland and the Governor of Raole Prefecture. Bai Feng, all means will be used on Ashina Nishugui, and then use him as the Khan of the grassland to pacify the grassland."

After a slight pause, Liu Rengui sneered slightly and said, "Letting them dog eat dog is not a bad thing."

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I'm afraid Ashina Nishugui alone is not enough. I'm afraid the court will have to add more people to his side..."

"Cheng Wuting, Dou Huaizhe, these people will be in the eastern grassland. It will be much easier for Li Jinxing to attack in the west." Liu Rengui explained the grassland strategy.

Li Xuan nodded slowly, but then said: "But we still have to keep an eye on Cheng Wuting. He can't make any mistakes."

"I will." Liu Rengui frowned slightly. He did not expect that Li Xuan would think that there would be something wrong with Cheng Wuting.

In the new plan of the Tang Dynasty, although Ashina Nishugo seems to be the most noble khan in the grassland, he is actually just a puppet.

Datang used his hands to penetrate countless hands and feet into the grassland, and Cheng Wuting and Dou Huaizhe were both key links.

If something goes wrong with them, there will be big problems with the grassland strategy.

……

Liu Rengui then shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid I won't be able to sustain it for a few more years. After these two years, it will be someone else's business."

Li Xuan suddenly fell silent. Liu Rengui said last year that he would retire soon.

After Pei Yan entered the Political Affairs Hall, Wang Dezhen would enter the Political Affairs Hall after the end of the Tubo War and replace Zhao Renben.

When Ouyang Tong enters the political hall, Liu Rengui will retreat, and this time will not be long.

"Yue Weng's body is still strong. As long as he continues to take the medicine prescribed by his son-in-law, it will be fine for another ten years." Li Xuan looked at Liu Rengui seriously.

Liu Rengui then smiled, waved his hand, and said: "I'm already seventy-nine this year. I should celebrate my eightieth birthday next year at this time. As the wise son-in-law said, I can't live to ninety. That's right." It’s too much.”

"Ninety is actually an undercount. After Yue Weng puts down his political affairs, he returns to his hometown, or goes to Shuzhong, or to the south of the Yangtze River, and walks more. Maybe he will live another ten years and reach a hundred years old." Li Xuan looked at Liu Rengui, His eyes were full of admiration.

Liu Rengui waved his hand and said with emotion: "It's good to say this. If I can hold on for one more day, I will try my best to hold on for one more day... By the way, I will be transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs in four years. Originally, I thought he would be transferred to work The Ministry is good, but now there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Rites first. While Liu Boying is in the Ministry of Rites now, let’s transfer him to the Ministry of Rites first.”

Li Xuan paused slightly and whispered, "Is Liu Shangshu going to be transferred from the Ministry of Rites?"

Liu Rengui nodded slightly and said: "After March this year, the grassland war will be decided, and there will be a number of personnel transfers. It is very likely that Liu Boying will also become an official."

Li Xuan's face became solemn. Once Liu Boying became an official, the Minister of Rites would definitely be Wu Chengsi.

"I'm still alive, so Wu Chengsi doesn't dare to do anything to the fourth child. This way, even if he makes any moves against you in the Ministry of Rites, I can suppress him." A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Liu Rengui's eyes.

Although Dong Gong has not taken any action in revising the "Book of Han", it does not mean that the prime ministers will not care about this matter.

If the Wu family really has a tendency to move towards the Lu family, then Liu Rengui will not give up even after he becomes an official.

Li Xuan nodded slightly. Empress Wu had been sitting beside the emperor these years, assisting in handling political affairs.

A large part of the reason why she was able to be recognized by all the officials was that she was very restrained in the use of the Wu family's children.

Now, there is only one Wu Chengsi.

There is no other descendant of the Wu family in the court.

In this way, the officials in the court did not really make any guesses about Empress Wu in the direction of Empress Lu.

Even if there is something about "Han Shu".

Even when Li Xian revised "Book of the Later Han", many people believed that it was Li Xian himself who made a mistake and had nothing to do with Empress Wu.

But if Empress Wu really goes in the direction of the Lu family, none of the surviving prime ministers in the court will agree.

Even Pei Yan is the same.

……

Glancing at Li Xuan, who was carefully adjusting the prescription, Liu Rengui said, "By the way, you can take the opportunity to increase the number of manpower you have deployed in various aspects this time. I will let the officials relax."

Li Xuan paused for a moment, then nodded seriously: "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)