First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 473 Recommend Again
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Cowardly and incompetent, insidious and treacherous.

Hearing Gao Chong's words, Li Shimin paused, and said hesitantly: "Although Wang Junkuo's character is flawed, his loyalty to me will not be a problem, and he has been in the army for many years, and he is also a man who knows how to fight. He intends to make him check and balance the king of Lujiang."

"Loyalty is safe," Gao Chong said with a smile: "After all, based on his experience, he can only rely on His Highness with all his heart."

Li Shimin's face turned pale, and then he shook his head and sighed: "Because of raising volunteers before, we had no choice but to use only talents, regardless of background and character, you know this too."

Gao Chong is more than clear, because this is what he once thought, referring to Cao Mengde's "Order for Seeking Talents": "Only talents are used, and I use them when I get them."

Li Jiancheng was born as an orthodox elder, and he was based in Chang'an, with full support from families such as Jingzhao Webster and Xingyang Zheng.

Li Shimin has been fighting outside all year round, and only with the support of the Kanto family, even those who were born in bandits, never refuses to come.

But the deeper reason now is that these people with bad conduct are in high positions, are excluded by others, and are not accepted by Qingliu celebrities.

Take Wang Junkuo as an example, there are a lot of memorials to impeach him, but Li Shimin suppressed them all, which is why Wang Junkuo and others are loyal to Li Shimin.

Because only Li Shimin is willing to accept them and give them a high position, and what they give back to Li Shimin is loyalty.

"Your Highness, now that you have become the crown prince, the situation is no longer comparable to what it was back then. You should pay more attention to it." Gao Chong said bluntly: "Those who conspire are destined to be short-lived. Although Peng Guogong has made great achievements and is loyal, if he is not disciplined, Depending on his temperament, sooner or later he will cause trouble."

Li Shimin nodded in agreement, he didn't know these truths. Back then, he was weak and without the support of his family, he had no choice but to promote talents, and he would not refuse anyone who came.

Now that he is the crown prince, he took over the imperial power openly and aboveboard. If he never refuses anyone who comes and appoints someone who behaves badly, the court will definitely be a mess.

It's just that Wang Junkuo is loyal after all. This is a sword that suits one's wishes. Li Shimin is unwilling to give it up, let alone bear the infamy of killing heroes, so Li Shimin hesitates.

"I have ordered Wang Junkuo to go to Youzhou. If the order is withdrawn, it must be inappropriate. It is difficult to convince the public if the order is changed day by day."

Gao Chong nodded when he heard the words, and said with a straight smile: "It's natural, I'm just expressing my personal worries.

As for Youzhou, you can continue to let Peng Guogong sit in the town, and after Peng Guogong takes over the military affairs smoothly, His Highness can issue an edict to call Lujiang King back to Beijing. In this way, some risks may be avoided.”

Li Shimin paused when he heard the words, "As soon as Wang Junkuo took over the military power, I will recall the King of Lujiang. If this happens, how dare the King of Lujiang obey his orders?"

"Everyone knows that King Lujiang is cowardly, how dare he disobey orders?" Gao Chong asked without hesitation, raising his eyebrows.

At the same time, I added in my heart: If someone instigates it, then it's not necessarily true.

This question went back to the very beginning, but Li Shimin couldn't refute it. He just felt a little confused and kept rubbing his brows.

"That's the only way to go. At that time, I will send envoys to appease Youzhou, and instead of explaining the situation, I will only do a little, so as not to cause chaos in Youzhou."

Gao Chong nodded, "That's very good. As for the messenger, I have someone to recommend. Your Majesty can consider it."

"Who is it?" Li Shimin cheered up and asked with raised eyebrows.

As for Gao Chong's knowledge of people, there is now a consensus, not to mention Fang Du, but Ma Zhou, who was recommended a few days ago, is a great talent. After Li Shimin's "interview" was satisfactory, he appointed Ma Zhou as the left picker .

From a seventh-rank state teaching assistant to an eighth-rank Zuo Shiyi, although the grade has dropped, it is undoubtedly a step up to the sky.

Although Zuo Suyi is not of high grade, he walks in the center and serves the emperor.

As the name implies, Zuo Shiyi means to stand on the left side of the emperor and pick up things that the emperor missed. This thing is a mistake in policy decision-making.

The Zuo Shiyi Palm is dedicated to satire and remonstrance, and to put it more bluntly, it is to pick on the emperor's faults.

After Ma Zhou took the post of Zuo Shiyu, he really became a blockbuster. He checked and made up for some gaps in some systems and policies. His advice was reasonable and legal, and he hit the point. Li Shimin was deeply impressed by his talent, and he intended to be promoted again.

"Cui Dunli, the general manager", Gao Chong said bluntly.

Tongshi Sheren was an official of Zhongshu Province. He was renamed Tongshi Yezhe in the third year of Sui Daye.

In the fourth year of Wude, Li Yuan streamlined his organization, abolished Yezhetai, and directly belonged to Zhongshu Province. The rhetorician acts.

"Cui Dunli?" Li Shimin was a little surprised, and asked with a smile: "It's their duty to give orders to others, and it's in line with the rules of etiquette.

It's just that I have never heard of this person's reputation, why do you recommend this person?There are so many people in Tongshi, and your cousin, Duke Fan Yang, Lu Ziyu is also in Tongshi, why don't you recommend him? "

Lu Ziyu is Lu Chengqing, Gao Chong's cheap cousin, who served as the coordinator after he succeeded the Duke of Fanyang County.

"I heard that this man admires Su Wu and is very righteous. Although he is from the Cui family of Boling, he has settled in Guanzhong since his great ancestor Cui Xiaofen, the chariot and cavalry general of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and never prides himself on being the Cui family of Boling. wait.

In addition, he is erudite and versatile, and he is proficient in various languages. He is really the best candidate to be an envoy. It is expected that the sage appointed him to be a general officer, because he also took a fancy to his advantages."

Gao Chong said straightforwardly, and added after he finished speaking: "Since Your Highness became the crown prince, we and the old people in Qin Palace rely on His Highness's kindness, and they are all in important positions, but Your Highness should not blindly appoint old people, lest the old officials in the court Doubt and fear in my heart.

In addition, among the courtiers appointed by saints, those who are capable, such as Cui Dunli, should be reused. First, it can show His Highness's selection of talents, and second, it can show His Highness's respect for saints. What do you think? "

Li Shimin nodded slightly, and said solemnly: "Youzhi's words from the bottom of his heart are very reasonable. I must pay more attention to this Cui Dunli."

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin looked at Gao Chong suspiciously, and asked scrutinizingly: "You haven't told me yet, how do you know about this great talent, don't use the trick of a scholar not going out to deceive me."

It's not the first time that Gao Chong has acted mysteriously. In the past, he always fooled Li Shimin with the idea that a scholar would know the world's affairs without going out.

But ever since Luo Shixin's incident, Li Shimin felt that Gao Chong might have something similar to divination and learning, because he had seen Gao Chong's manuscripts in Yan Guogong's mansion, which were mysterious and unpredictable like ghostly symbols.

Gao Chong smiled a little embarrassedly, "Born from a famous family, it is inevitable that there are some relatives, but one does not avoid relatives, as long as they are talents, they are useful to His Highness, so they must not be missed.

Cui Dunli, courtesy name An, his grandfather was Cui Zhongfang, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites of the Sui Dynasty, who once presented Pingchen Fanglue with his uncle Zhaoxuan Gong, and his grandmother came from the Lu family of Fanyang... ".

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