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

Chapter 1375: Resigning as Minister Zuo Pushe and being promoted to Crown Prince and Tutor
Li Xuan was so surprised that she couldn't calm down when she saw Liu Boying bowing down in obeisance and taking office calmly.

Just like the ministers in the palace, no one expected that Liu Boying would take office today.

Once Liu Boying takes office, the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment will be vacant.

Coupled with the fact that the Minister of Rites will almost certainly be vacant, two of the six ministers' positions are suddenly missing. However, no one has heard any news before today.

Li Xuan turned around and bowed slightly towards the emperor with a solemn expression. He had a feeling that something big might happen today.

Sure enough, at this moment, Pei Yan picked up the edict again: "Shang Shu Zuopushe, Lecheng County Duke Liu Rengui."

"I'm here." Liu Rengui walked out in front of the horrified eyes of countless ministers, then leaned over and knelt on the ground.

Li Xuan's breathing almost stopped at this moment.

Even he did not expect that among the courtiers who took office today, there was Liu Rengui.

We must know that Li Jingxuan, the minister's right servant, was driven to the southwest not long ago. It won't be long before he will be removed from his post as the minister's right servant.

Now that Liu Rengui has become an official again, this means that the entire Shangshu Province is empty.

It also means that starting from today, all the old ministers who are the prime ministers of the three provinces will be gone at this moment.

Looking at the six ministers, in addition to Ouyang Tong and Huang Rensu, Dou Xuande and Cui Zhiti are all veteran ministers.

Needless to say, Dou Xuande, who was the governor of Yangzhou in his early years, is also not young. Now he has been transferred back to the court for more than six years and is over sixty years old.

Cui Zhidi, the Minister of Hubu, is the Huangmen Shilang, and the elder brother of Cui Zhiwen, who is the third-ranked servant of Tongzhongshu. If Cui Zhiwen is promoted to Shizhong today, then Cui Zhiti will definitely become an official.

So how many people will become official today?

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Pei Yan opened the edict, his eyes fell on Liu Rengui, and then he said: "In the second year of Yonglong, the year of Renwu, the first month of Renyin, the first day of the first lunar month of Xinhai, the emperor Ruo said:

Yu Xi!

The importance of understanding the two is to solidify the ancestors; in the role of guidance, one should not first protect the teacher.

Therefore, Lu Wang and Zhao Xi were more beautiful than Youzhou; Shusun and Yuancheng were more beautiful than Longhan.

Shangshu Zuopushe, Duke Liu Rengui of Lecheng County, was loyal and solemn in body and work, and broad-minded in knowledge; he was sincere in pursuing the hegemony, and his meritorious deeds were proclaimed. We will do everything we can to fulfill our obligations; we will do everything we know to benefit the country.

You must be able to sharpen the six lines and examine the three virtues.

He was promoted to Crown Prince and Tutor without being appointed as Minister Zuopushe, but he still participated in political affairs. I admire this. "

"I thank your Majesty for your kindness. May your Majesty live forever." Liu Rengui bowed deeply.

The officials in the palace immediately looked surprised.

You must know that Liu Rengui is the oldest among the prime ministers. He has even served as prime minister once, and now he is serving as prime minister for the second time, so the officials think that he will serve again.

However, the emperor suddenly changed hands at the last moment and promoted Liu Rengui to the title of Crown Prince.

In the system of the Tang Dynasty, Shangshu Ling was the second rank of Zheng, Shangshu left and right servants were the second rank of Cong, Shizhong and Zhongshu Ling were the third rank of Zheng, but the prince and Taifu were the first rank of Cong, second only to Taishi, Taifu and Taibao. However, no one dares to hold the positions of Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong, so except for the minister's left and right servants, all other positions are empty.

Today, Liu Rengui has been promoted to Crown Prince and Tutor. Although he has no real power in his hands, he is still the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty with his official title of first rank.

Li Xuan's eyes fell on Liu Jingxian, the left prime minister of the Shangshu, and Guo Daiju, the right prime minister of the Shangshu.

Now that Li Jingxuan has left Beijing and Liu Rengui has been transferred, the two of them have the final say in Shangshu Province. However, neither of them are prime ministers and have no qualifications to enter the political hall.

So if you want to speak in the political hall, you have to rely on Liu Rengui.

In other words, although the emperor removed Liu Rengui from the post of Shangshu Zuopushe, he was still the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, and major affairs of the Shangshu Province were still in his hands, but all the red tape was gone.

The smart people figured this out immediately, especially Liu Jingxian and Guo Daiju, who had bitter lips.

Now their only hope is that Li Jingxuan can be removed from the right servant of the minister as soon as possible, so that a new position in the court will be vacated.

Whether it's someone else being transferred or something else, it's better than now, having no authority but having to take responsibility. The emperor loves his old ministers, but the pressure is all on them.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Although Liu Rengui was no longer the minister, and his actual power had declined, the time he could actually stay in the court was much longer than before.

But then, Li Xuan's deep gaze gently circled above.

Although Liu Rengui was already the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, he was no longer Shangshu Zuopushe after all.

This also means that his ability to control the entire government has declined rapidly. Once the critical moment comes, he has no ability to stop things from happening.

Even because he is not the minister Zuopushe, but the prince and tutor, it is easier to be dismissed.

Perhaps more directly, if it hadn't been for the rebellion of the Yue King last year and the emperor wanted to take action against Li Jingxuan, then maybe Liu Rengui would have retired by now.

The current scene, after all calculations, turned out to be the emperor's best interest.

Li Xuan lowered his head suddenly. He already understood that the emperor was planning for the future.

At the same time, Li Xuan also had a bad guess in his mind...

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Pei Yan reached out and took out the imperial edict again, took a look at it, and then said: "Wang Dezhen, the Huangmen Minister!"

"I am here." Wang Dezhen stood up with his hands in earnest, bowed his head and knelt on the ground.

The eyes of all the ministers fell on Wang Dezhen at the same time.

In September last year, Wang Dezhen should have paid homage to the prime minister.

But because the emperor did not allow Zhao Renben to serve, everything was delayed.

But now, Zhao Renben has finally become an official, and now it is Wang Dezhen's turn to pay homage to the prime minister. But I don't know whether Wang Dezhen, the prime minister, was directly promoted to the rank of Shizhong, or whether he was only a third-rank subordinate of Tong Zhongshu.

If it is the former, then Wang Dezhen can fight Pei Yan in Menxiasheng.

Pei Yan read loudly: "In the second year of Yonglong, the year of Renwu, the first month of Renyin, the first day of the first lunar month of Xinhai, the emperor Ruo said:

Yu Xi!

Bi harmonizes with the common people's government, and has a bright and prosperous country. If he doesn't meet outstanding people, who can be worthy of Wang Zuo?
Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, Huangmen Shilang, and Shangzhu Wang Wang are truly virtuous, great in caliber, and capable of guarding their talents.

When I was in Tuntun, I felt the sense of righteousness and began to make plans. I didn't want to be close to my family, so I listened to Mo.

It is appropriate to be entrusted to Yeyuan at the same time, and still focus on Li Tao.

It can be the same as the third grade of Zhongshu sect, and the rest is the same.

Admire this. "

"I thank your Majesty for your kindness. May your Majesty live forever." Wang Dezhen bowed to the ground deeply, feeling extremely excited. Finally, he was also the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty.

But there was also a pity in his heart. After all, his military merit was not enough.

So now he is only the third rank of Tongzhongshu, and has not been directly promoted to the rank of Attendant.

If you don’t take this step today, it will be difficult tomorrow. Don't forget, in front of him is Cui Zhiwen, a third-rank servant of Huangmen who had become prime minister a few years ago. Even if he wants to be promoted to the position of servant, Cui Zhiwen, who is more senior, will go first.

The ministers in the court looked more at Cui Zhiwen for a moment, wanting to see if he would be promoted to the position of minister immediately. However, at this moment, Li Xuan, standing among the kings, could not help but shake his head in his heart.

If Cui Zhiti had taken office before, then Cui Zhiwen would have had the opportunity to take a step forward.

But in fact, after careful calculation, Cui Zhiwen also had the same problem, and his credit was not enough.

As a result, there were two ministers from Huangmen in Menxia Province, both of whom were ranked third in the same family as Zhongshu.

There was only one person among the attendants, Pei Yan.

However, it seems that Pei Yan alone is in charge of the province. But in fact, if you look carefully, you can find that this situation eventually formed in the provincial capital.

Pei Yan is at the top, while Cui Zhiwen and Wang Dezhen are at the bottom.

Once there is a dispute, it is inevitable that Cui Zhiwen and Wang Dezhen will join forces to fight Pei Yan.

The emperor was already balanced in Menxia Province.

Li Xuan lowered his head slightly. He was a little curious about how Pei Yan would break through the alliance between Cui Zhiwen and Wang Dezhen in the future, and what exactly went wrong.

……

Pei Yan picked up an imperial edict again and continued: "Duan Baoxuan, Minister of Dali Temple."

"I'm here." Duan Baoxuan stood up with his hands raised, then bowed his head and knelt on the ground.

Pei Yan read loudly: "In the second year of Yonglong, the year of Renwu, the first month of Renyin, the first day of the first lunar month of Xinhai, the emperor Ruo said:

Yu Xi!

I have ordered you to be a military officer, and you will serve as a judge. You will be allowed to govern and punish, and you will seek truth from others.

Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, Dali Temple Qing Duan Baoxuan, the treasure of Hengjie, the splendor of clothes, the four subjects of industry, and the nine virtues.

It is the essentials of national philosophy, penetrating into the subtleties, and is one of the most powerful contemporary poets.

Loyalty and righteousness must be in the public body, and people should be cultivated for their own use.

Although the imperial edict of the Purple Clay Palm is a secret from the king, the yellow sand condemnation is a matter of hanging a person's life.

The family members are grateful, especially Jianfu, so that they can return to Xiyuan, and it is appropriate to correct their name in Beidou.

But the Minister of Punishment and the official titles remain the same.

Admire this. "

Duan Baoxuan bowed deeply and said, "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

The emperor nodded gently on the imperial couch.

Among the six ministers, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of War are all present, and the ministers of the Ministry of Punishment complete the list.

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"General Zuo Qianniuwei Wang Jishan." As soon as Pei Yan spoke, Li Xuan suddenly turned around.

Wang Jishan, how could he be Wang Jishan? How could he be Wang Jishan? That was General Zuo Qianniuwei.

His transfer immediately involved numerous changes in the military.

All the lieutenants and generals in the army turned around and looked at Wang Jishan.

Wang Jishan was dressed in red clothes and golden armor, then he stepped forward and knelt on one knee in the hall.

Pei Yan opened his mouth and said: "In the second year of Yonglong, the year was Renwu, the first month was Renyin, and the first day of the new moon was Xinhai. Emperor Ruo said:

Yu Xi!

The Dali Temple specializes in prisons, which are based on the punishment book and the order of the country.

If someone is not qualified, he will not be careful.

Xing Guogong, Zuo Qianniuwei General Wang Jishan, heard that he was famous, and his name was Rouli.

It is advisable to be the chosen one with kindness and respect.

My duties are victorious and useless, and I have nothing to do. I sit back and govern, and I have a good life.

But the minister of Dali Temple is still the same as before.

Admire this. "

"I accept the order and thank you for your kindness." Wang Jishan bowed solemnly.

From this moment on, he was no longer General Zuo Qianniuwei, but the Minister of Dali Temple.

When a person is transferred from a military attache to a civilian official, his official rank will be reduced by one rank.

This is not Wang Jishan alone.

At that time, Pei Judao, the general of Zuo Jinwu Guard, was transferred to the position of minister of the Ministry of punishment, and he was also demoted one level.

Li Xuan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she thought of this.

Today, the Ministry of Punishment only has Duan Baoxuan, the Minister of Punishment, and Pei Judao, the Minister of Punishment, plus Ji Shan, the Qing of Dali Temple, who is also in the criminal prison system.

This is interesting.

Wang Jishan first joined the army under the command of Zuowei, the crown prince of Li Zhi, and was a figure in the emperor's latent residence. Later, he was transferred to the commander of the right guard, the prince who respected Emperor Li Hong, and General Zuo Qianniuwei. After his merits, he was promoted to General Zuo Qianniuwei.

Although Wang Jishan himself had some shortcomings in military merit, no one in the army ever said anything about it. Firstly, because he was an old minister of the emperor, and secondly, because of his father, the former General Zuowei and Duke Xing.

Wang Jun was shocked and accompanied the emperor to fight in Liaodong, but he died of defeat.

Emperor Taizong felt grateful and asked Wang Jishan to join the army as Li Zhi's left guard.

In addition, Qianniuwei's special duties, Wang Jishan's ability, and the emperor's favor made him the general of Zuo Qianniuwei.

Duan Baoxuan, like Wang Jishan, was a former minister of the emperor's Qiandi. He was later promoted to governor of Yuezhou, and then transferred to minister of Dali Temple.

When the Tianyin Sect was being suppressed in Wuzhou, Duan Baoxuan was still Li Xuan's immediate boss.

In addition, there was Pei Judao, a relative of the emperor.

The emperor suddenly took complete control of the Tang Dynasty's criminal trial system. In the entire six ministerial levels, the emperor's right to speak became heavier again.

But at this time, Li Xuan's eyes fell on Li Jingjia, the general of Zuo Qianniu Guard and the king of Beiping County.

General Zuo Qianniuwei's position became vacant.

(End of this chapter)