First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 461 Li Yuan's Thoughts

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After listening to Chen Shuda's words, Li Yuan was still noncommittal, but said lightly: "This is just your family's opinion."

Chen Shuda suddenly laughed and said: "It turns out that His Majesty had planned it a long time ago, so why bother to use Fei Chen's words here."

Li Yuan laughed loudly, "The one who knows me is Zi Cong, come and have a drink with me."

It is difficult to hide secrets in Chang'an City, the news of the joint name of the clan spread like wildfire, and everyone was watching Li Yuan's attitude.

After Gao Chong returned to the mansion drunkenly from the Hero Pavilion, Gao Junya waited for a long time with a dark face.

"Aye, let me tell you, there is definitely something wrong with Feng Lun. This old guy is too thoughtful, I must dig him out," Gao Chong said while hiccupping.

At the banquet tonight, Feng Deyi, who is over sixty years old, as the prime minister, tried his best to flatter Li Shimin, and he could only kneel down and admit his master to Li Shimin.

Gao Junya just said lightly: "Why, do you think he has affected your position as chief assistant?"

Gao Chong was stunned, as if he was sober from alcohol, he looked at Gao Junya fixedly, scratched his head and asked, "Aye's words...why do I think it's my yin and yang?"

"The joint name of the clan is sparse..." Gao Junya said in a deep voice, "You are a good means, thanks to the fact that King Huaiyang is willing to be instructed by you."

"Aye, do you think there is something wrong?" Gao Chong rubbed his face, and said very seriously: "I knew that even if the sage abolished the crown prince, he would not immediately change the king of Qin, so he had to make such a decision."

"You are too impatient", Gao Junya shook his head and sighed: "If you are impatient, someone will definitely pay for it."

"It doesn't matter", Gao Chong said indifferently: "The sage can relegate me, or the king of Huaiyang, I am willing."

"How could it be so simple?" Gao Junya said quietly: "The sage is not an impulsive person. He understands that only the King of Qin can stabilize the foundation of the country. Moreover, the sage has been drunk in recent years and has no intention of political affairs. Paving the way for King Qin."

It is really not easy to say these words from Gao Junya who is loyal to the emperor, but it is a fact after all. Ever since Xue Ju and Liu Wuzhou were wiped out and Guanzhong was stabilized, Li Yuan has been relaxed. Supervise the country.

Just one thing can prove that in just three years, Li Yuan gave birth to more than a dozen sons, including Li Yuanming, Li Yuanxiang, Li Yuanxiao, and several other daughters. Before the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan had only five sons. Wait for the four sons and Li Zhiyun as a son.

Gao Junya's words jumped into Gao Chong's heart, and he hurriedly asked, "Does Aye know something?"

"It's just a guess," Gao Junya said in a dismayed tone: "Perhaps a group of old ministers are about to be released."

"Old minister...", Gao Chong was startled, "Aye, you...".

Gao Junya glared at Gao Chong angrily, "Thanks to you, being a father must be among them."

Gao Chong was a little dazed, but after thinking about it carefully, he understood the deep meaning.

There are three purposes for relegating veteran officials.

First, you can clear the obstacles for the new prince, free up the seat, and let the prince let go of his hands and feet to build his own team.

Second, when the prince succeeds to the throne, veteran officials are needed to sit at the center. At this time, the new king will recall the veteran officials to return to the court to show favor.

Third, if the new king succeeds, even if the old minister has two hearts, he will be relegated to other places and it will be difficult to cause trouble.

The reason why Gao Chong quickly figured out these three points is that he remembered that on the original track, the story of Emperor Taizong's relegation to Li Ji when he was critically ill was exactly the same.

It seems that this is the usual method used by the emperor's family, and this method of controlling people is the art of the emperor.

Seeing Gao Chong's quick comprehension, Gao Junya was very satisfied, and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped, and said thoughtfully: "I recently found a person who behaved quite weirdly when I was taking a test for state and county officials, um... It's kind of your style."

Gao Chong was startled when he heard the words, "Aye, I don't want to talk nonsense, the child guards himself like a jade, but he didn't leave an illegitimate child outside."

Gao Junya's face darkened, "That man is about the same age as you."

Gao Chong's eyes widened when he heard this, and he pointed at Gao Junya, "Then...could it be you, Aye...".

"Get out", Gao Junya couldn't hold back at all, looked around, fortunately there was no one.

"That man is an assistant teacher in Bozhou, but he is unruly, drunk every day, doesn't manage things, and doesn't care about state studies. Da Xishu, the governor of Bozhou, reprimanded him many times and reported to the Ministry of officials. In a fit of anger, he hanged his seal and left. ", Gao Junya said slowly.

"It turned out to be a drunkard." Gao Chong snorted, and said indifferently: "It's just an eighth-rank state school assistant, how could Aye pay attention to him?"

Gao Junya was somewhat dissatisfied with his attitude, "Hebei and Shandong have gone through several wars, and culture and education have not flourished. In addition, the influence of the two thieves, Dou and Liu, has been far-reaching, so the sage pays special attention to culture and education here. What I am talking about now is this Ma Zhou. After the impeachment of Bozhou Governor Shi Da Xishu, I... ".

"Wait, Aye, what do you think is the name of this teaching assistant?" Gao Chong suddenly grasped the point and asked with staring eyes.

"Ma Zhou, whose name is King Bin", Gao Junya said hesitantly.

"So it was him," Gao Chong nodded and muttered.

"You know this person?" Gao Junya asked with a frown.

"It's just that I heard this name in Luoyang before, or in that place." Gao Chong said casually: "Aye, keep talking."

Now Gao Chong's status is different, so it is naturally impossible to hear a future famous official eagerly approaching him to make friends.

"I thought this person was a vegetarian, but I found his old articles and official documents, and found that this person is clear, meaningful, and not mediocre. I intend to give him a chance. Do you have an idea?" Gao Junya directly Said.

Gao Junya is an official who worships the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and is in charge of the appointment and removal of officials, examinations, promotions, honors, transfers, etc., similar to the Minister of Organization and the Minister of Personnel. It is his duty to select talents and talents.

It's just that now he has a hunch that it will be released, and this talent may be left to this incomprehensible son.

Gao Chong nodded straightly when he heard the words, "Then you must have an idea, he is still white now, why don't you transfer him to my Dali Temple first, and I will arrange it later."

Ma Zhou, that is a character highly praised by the great instructor. The instructor commented on "The Biography of Ma Zhou": "Note: "Fu Shuo and Lu Wang are not so good, but Ma Zhou's talent and virtue are far away."

Fu said that he became the prime minister of the Shang Dynasty from a slave, and Lu Wang was the Jiang Ziya who assisted King Wu of Zhou in destroying Zhou (because he was granted the title of Lu, he got his surname from his title).

From this we can see Ma Zhou's status in the director's mind.

Ma Zhou never whitewashes peace, he always speaks out and tells things, sometimes he is unrestrained and unrestrained, and sometimes he is like a saint possessed, great and upright.

He once bluntly said that "the creation of worship utensils and the main costumes of the princesses are all over the top", and he advocated the reduction of feudal lords and nobles.

He once lamented that the common people's corvee was too heavy, and believed that "brothers go to brothers, and those who travel five or six thousand miles away, in spring, autumn, winter and summer, there is no rest."

The consequence is that no matter how hard Li Shimin tries to govern and how capable his officials are, "the people are still uneasy" and "since five or six years, the people have complained."

"Since ancient times, the kings and lords of the Ming Dynasty, although they set up teachings because of others, they have always been thrifty and generous to others. Therefore, they love them like parents, look up to them like the sun and moon, fear them like thunder, and they do not cause disasters and chaos. ".

This is the principle of governing the country put forward by Ma Zhou, which is highly appreciated by the instructors. The reason is that Ma Zhou, who came from a humble background, is well versed in social diseases and can accurately provide corrective methods.

(End of this chapter)