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

Chapter 1302: The King of Nanchang is too different from being a prime minister
"Okay, everything will be as your Majesty said." Empress Wu gently held the emperor's wrist with a sincere expression.

Li Zhi smiled with satisfaction, then looked outside the Qianyuan Hall and said with emotion: "Di Huaiying was born in Taiyuan after all. Along the way, Mei Niang, you and I have taken care of you. Now that he is in the household department, you can If you train it more, you can become the Qiancheng of the country in the future."

Empress Wu was stunned for a moment, then realized that the emperor was going to hand Di Renjie into her hands.

Now it seemed that Empress Wu had lost her support, but in fact the emperor sent Di Renjie to her.

As long as Empress Wu can win over Di Renjie, then the Du branch office will naturally return to her hands.

Everything is the same as if nothing happened.

What's more, both Cui Mi and Qian Weiwei were promoted to more than one level.

Empress Wu sighed softly in her heart. The emperor's hand had indeed grasped her vital point. She couldn't let Qian Weiwei stay in the position of a doctor for the rest of her life.

"Di Huaiying is an upright man. If he had not been a doctor in Duzhi, he would have been a material among the servants. Now that he is a doctor in Duzhi, he will have the qualifications to be a minister, or even a minister, Zuopushe. In the future, The person who is really fighting with Pei Yan is probably him." Empress Wu raised her head and looked at Li Zhi.

"No." Li Zhi shook his head with a smile and said: "If Di Huaiying wants to become prime minister, I'm afraid it will take ten years. In these ten years, there is probably only one person who can really compete with Pei Yan, and that is Su Liangsi. .”

Empress Wu was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "Su Liangsi is indeed better than Yuan Wanqing and Fan Lubing in handling various affairs."

"There are some things that he can make a fool of." Li Zhi said softly: "After waiting for another two years, Su Liangsi can be directly transferred to Huangmen Shilang, make peace with Zhongshu's disciples, and then be promoted to Shizhong. At that time, Pei If Yan is transferred to Zhongshu Province, then Su Liangsi can compete with Zhongshu Province with his subordinates, and Shangshu Province can find a few more people to do things..."

The world will be balanced.

"What about King Nanchang?" Empress Wu suddenly thought of Li Xuan.

Li Zhi immediately laughed, shook his head and said: "It's not like Mei Niang doesn't know what Mr. Twenty-seven is like. He has thousands of talents, but in fact he has thousands of thoughts in his heart. It may be feasible to be a local governor, but to do so The prime minister is close, he can come up with ideas, but he has a lot of scruples when it comes to taking action."

Empress Wu was completely stunned. She did not expect that the emperor would evaluate Li Xuan like this.

However, when I thought about it carefully, I agreed with the emperor's words.

Take the "Book of Han" as an example. At that time, Li Xuan suggested that Li Xian abandon the "Book of the Later Han" and compile the "Book of Han". But now that it is in Li Xian's hands, the compilation and editing of the "Book of Han" is still there without moving.

Even though his position in the East Palace has been secured, there is still no movement in the compilation of "Han Shu". His thoughts can be seen clearly.

Empress Wu smiled, nodded and said, "That's true."

"Others couldn't see through it and thought he had thousands of abilities, so they made many suggestions to let him stay outside." Li Zhi sneered lightly and said, "Then it's a good thing to let him stay outside and let others worry about it. It’s just a chess piece after all.”

Empress Wu fell silent. This was the emperor she knew.

"As for Pei Yan, he may have outstanding abilities, but as long as he is cleverly calculated, he can be a lonely minister. The rest is to use one against many. In this way, there will be balance in the court." Li Zhi said, Clearly display the future situation in front of Empress Wu.

Empress Wu couldn't help but exclaimed that the emperor's balance of wrists was truly superb.

"Of course, there are factors related to the Wei family. Although the Wei family is an aristocratic family, it is also easy to be isolated. If they do something out of line, just use Pei Yan to suppress them." A trace of relaxation flashed in Li Zhi's eyes, and Pei Yan Yan had only been prime minister for more than a month, but his vigorous and decisive approach was highly praised by both the government and the public.

Even during this period, the entire Menxia Province's formal style had almost completely changed.

Zhao Renben was old and left many daily affairs to Pei Yan to handle.

Now Pei Yan is just a servant, but he has used various means to influence Zhongshu Province. Both Xue Yuanchao and Liu Shenli feel a pressure.

In recent years, there are indeed some problems with the behavior of the three central provinces.

But there is no way, Zhao Renben, Hao Chujun, Dai Zhide, Zhang Wenguan, Liu Rengui are all elderly people.

His behavior was based on stability, but after he was replaced by Pei Yan, he acted decisively and sharply.

Of course, there will inevitably be errors, but all such errors are within the scope of permission.

Use Pei Yan to compete with the Wei family, and then use other phases as buffers and adjustments. In this way, the future pattern can be formed.

"Your Majesty, if..." Empress Wu was about to say something, when a rush of footsteps sounded outside the palace.

Empress Wu and the Emperor frowned at the same time. When the couple had such private words, no one was allowed to interrupt unless...

……

Empress Wu and the emperor looked up at the same time, and then saw Wang Fulai walking in quickly from outside, his face full of worry.

Standing in front of the imperial court, Wang Fulai handed over the memorial in his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven, there is a rebellion in Changzhou."

Li Zhi glanced at Wang Fulai calmly, then looked at Empress Wu and asked, "Have you checked clearly?"

"It's been found out." Empress Wu nodded lightly and said, "It was a Taoist priest named Liu Longzi who took advantage of the severe drought this year to pretend to be a ghost. He used a faucet staff as a mechanism to spit water to deceive the people and incite rebellion. There were three counties. The people followed him and raised troops, including thousands of elites and ten thousand others."

"What else?" Li Zhi's expression became colder and colder.

"Liu Longzi had a relationship with King Cao in his early years, and now King Cao is also providing various financial support behind the scenes." Empress Wu said something extremely surprising.

"Fourteenth brother!" Li Zhi sighed softly. The so-called rebellion has always been a matter of years of hard work.

Li Zhi asked himself that he was diligent in his administration and loved the people, especially in this matter. Although it was tiring to fight externally, he won many battles and the benefits to Datang far outweighed the consumption.

There is also Jiangnan. Over the years, the DPRK and the Central Government have taken great care of Jiangnan. They even gave the top prize to Jiangnan, but they still rebelled under the instigation of others. "It is hereby announced that Li Ming, the king of Lingling County, has many gangsters and is uneasy, so he is deposed as a commoner and is under strict supervision by the Governor's Office of Ganzhou." Li Zhi's eyes showed a hint of murderous intent.

"Here!" Wang Fulai immediately bowed.

"The decree was sent to the governor of Yangzhou, Pei Xingjian, Duke of Jiang, to mobilize a thousand troops; the governor of the Yuezhou governorate came to Jie Jie, and mobilized a thousand troops to attack from the north and south to quell the rebellion, pacify the people, and at the same time clean up the hidden fields and inspect illegal."

Li Zhi sneered and said: "Although there is a drought in Changzhou, there is no way that someone will instigate rebellion directly. There is inevitably the overt and covert cooperation of some people in the government."

Empress Wu pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do the local wealthy families also want to investigate?"

Li Zhi fell silent. Local wealthy families have always been the biggest obstacle to the imperial court in governing the world, but they are also the greatest helpers to the imperial court in governing the world.

How to deal with local wealthy families has always been a matter that requires careful consideration.

"Check based on the evidence. If there is evidence of involvement, we will deal with it strictly in accordance with the law. Let the Ministry of Punishment get involved. Those who deserve to be exiled will be exiled, and those who deserve to be killed will be killed. Half of the land obtained in the end will be distributed to the local people, and the other half will be moved to other places. They are refugees." Li Zhi stabbed him hard again without making any sound.

The local people and the local aristocratic families know each other well, but the refugees who have moved to other places can give some help to the local government.

"So Shen Qian, the governor of Changzhou?" Empress Wu's face became serious.

"Let Pei Xingjian take care of it. I still hope that Shen Qian can understand my thoughts. If not, then he will not be the governor of Changzhou." Li Zhi waved his hand gently. He still had some expectations for Shen Qian. of.

"Shen Qian has been in office in Changzhou for seven years, right?" Empress Wu thought for a moment.

Li Zhi nodded and said: "When Yang Deyi became an official, he was transferred there. When the King of Nanchang was in Wuzhou, the Shen family helped a lot."

"Speaking of which, the King of Nanchang has not returned to the southeast for many years, right?" Empress Wu suddenly nodded.

Li Zhi shook his head and said: "Since I took office for half a year, I have never gone back. Except for the Nanchang Palace and some caravans going to sea through Hangzhou, there is not much other contact. I have not had contact with the Shen family for many years, but Pei Xingjian and Lai Jingye have a good relationship with him, and they will be transferred back to Lai Jingye in a year or two."

"Your Majesty is wise." Empress Wu smiled.

Li Zhi sighed softly and said: "The relationship between Lai Jia and the King of Nanchang has always been good, but things are all on the surface, but there is nothing secretly."

"Yeah!" Empress Wu understood what the emperor meant.

"Also, since Pei Xingjian has intervened in the inventory of Changzhou Yintian, his hand will always be involved. When the matter in Shandong is over, he will be transferred to comprehensively investigate Jiangnan. I also want to see the real family background of Jiangnan." Li Zhi's eyes were faint.

Empress Wu wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't.

……

In Prince Peng's Mansion, in front of the stone table in the backyard, Liu Jinyu looked straight at the series of court personnel events in front of him.

From Hao Chujun's appointment, Li Jingxuan took advantage of the situation and was transferred to Shangshu Youpuse, and Liu Shenli was transferred to Zhongshu Ling.

Pei Yan was promoted to the rank of Attendant.

Liu Boying was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Wu Chengsi was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Pei Xingjian was transferred to Yangzhou Governor's Office, and Ouyang Tong was promoted to Minister of War.

Yang Zaisi, the governor of Yong, was promoted to the minister of Weiwei Temple, and Lu Yuanfang was transferred to the governor of Yong.

There were many other dazzling transfers, but there was only one core one. Di Renjie was transferred to the position of doctor in the household department.

Pei Yan, Wu Chengsi, Ouyang Tong, Lu Yuanfang, Di Renjie.

Although so many transfers are really dazzling, as long as you grasp the core, everything is still clear.

Empress Wu, aristocratic family, prince.

The three check and balance each other and restrain each other.

This is the emperor's balancing act.

And from this, the Nanchang Palace also made a lot of profits.

Not to mention Ouyang Tong's promotion to Minister of the Ministry of War, which itself echoes that of Tubo, and no one in the army will be dissatisfied.

Although Lu Yuanfang was Li Xian's teacher in Taozhou, he had already had a close relationship with her husband when he was in Jiangnan.

As for Di Renjie, Liu Jinyu shook his head slightly. Although Di Renjie seemed to have a close relationship with the palace, everything was for the Tang Dynasty, and there was not much private communication between the two parties.

So at critical moments, Di Renjie will help, but he will not help at all costs.

The same goes for Pei Yan. He was originally a member of the Empress Wu, but later his personal ambition became apparent and he turned to the prince, but mostly he stayed away from him.

Although Pei Yan has some relationship with the palace, he needs to be extremely cautious when dealing with this person.

Finally, there was Wu Chengsi. Liu Jinyu became solemn in front of him. Wu Chengsi was certainly not a concern, but with the support of Empress Wu as the Minister of Rites, that was not the case.

"Your Majesty seems to have made a lot of adjustments. There are too many deliberate marks. It is far from the antelope horns of the past." Liu Jinyu sighed softly, but his eyes narrowed slightly.

(End of this chapter)