First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

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When Gao Chong returned to the house, he suddenly found that his father was at home, watching the three of Gao Zhun's uncle and nephew playing with great interest in the backyard.

"Come back so soon?" Gao Junya lay on the recliner that Gao Chong made up, and cast a glance at Gao Chong, "Did you drink?"

Gao Chong sat down at the side, and said bluntly: "Just now the saints emphasized thrift, how dare we drink and have fun, we just have a small gathering and then go back."

"Not bad", Gao Junya nodded slightly, and praised: "I know I have a good heart."

Gao Chong grinned, and then asked: "Aye, why are you at home? Didn't you go out and have fun?"

Gao Junya paused when she heard the words, "If you dare not drink and have fun, we will?"

Hearing this, Gao Chong laughed, and saw Gao Yanzhang rushing over, stuffing the unfinished pastry into Gao Chong's mouth, "Aye, eat the pastry...".

Gao Chong was almost choked to death by his own son, seeing Gao Chong baring his teeth and about to strike, Gao Yanzhang hurriedly ran into Gao Junya's arms, Gao Junya was very happy to see him, playing with his grandson, that's it.

While teasing her grandson, Gao Junya asked intentionally or unintentionally: "You're in a good mood?"

Gao Chong gulped down a pot of tea, wiped his mouth casually, and said with a smile, "It's a good feeling to be promoted, huh? Aye, what do you want to say?"

Seeing Gao Chong's heartless look, he seemed to be in a really good mood, Gao Junya shook his head, "It's nothing."

Seeing this, Gao Chong moved to him, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Didn't Ayemo think that I like the position of Heavenly Official in the Ministry of Officials?"

Gao Junya was a little surprised, she just poured tea by herself and watched Gao Chong continue talking.

"Aye, you used to be the Duke of Yan, and now you have passed on the Duke of Yan to me. You used to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. If you are the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, it would be a good story."

With a smile on the corner of Gao Chong's mouth, he said slowly: "And with my meritorious qualifications, it is more than enough to be the head of these six departments. It is absolutely impossible for the fat man in the auxiliary machine to be the top of me, but who made me have a father who is the prime minister?"

Gao Junya was expressionless, only to hear Gao Chong continue to say: "Father is the Prime Minister of the current dynasty, the head of all officials, if the son is the head of the six officials, then he will be fine. This is easy to see. Aye, don't worry that I can't figure it out."

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Ministry of Officials has been listed as the head of the six ministries of Shangshu Province. It is commonly known as the Tianguan.

The Ministry of War claims to control military affairs, and is in charge of the appointment, military registration, military aircraft, ordnance and other affairs of the world's military attache, but when it comes to the actual deployment of troops, it is still dominated by the Weifu. It gradually became a false title to serve as a prime minister concurrently or as a foreign official.

Of course, this is not to say that the Minister of the Ministry of War is not good. On the contrary, the Minister of the Ministry of War is ranked in the third rank, which is often used as a turning point.

For example, Li Jing, Hou Junji, Li Shiji, etc., all served as ministers of the Ministry of War first, and then worshiped the ministers, and the ministers of the Ministry of War are not as weak as they were later. The greatest power of the ministers of the Ministry of War in the early Tang Dynasty was to control the selection of military officials in the world. teach.

Although the generals and generals of the Weifu have no right to be selected and appointed, the Minister of the Ministry of War also has a relative right to speak.

Therefore, although the current Minister of the Ministry of War is not as powerful and responsible as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he is also a high-ranking military officer.

Seeing that Gao Chong said the truth, Gao Junya expressed his relief, and then said: "This is also the reason why the sage insisted on hosting a banquet in Qianqiu Palace. It is impossible to have everything perfect when you add an official to the palace, and there are always things that are not satisfactory. The sage has his own considerations, and the courtiers have their own gains and losses, so the banquet tonight is destined not to be peaceful."

For this, Gao Chong also knew about it a long time ago, and immediately looked at Gao Junya in disbelief, "Aye, you are not worried that I will express dissatisfaction at the banquet tonight, so you specifically remind me here in advance, right? "

It seemed that Gao Chong had hit the mark, Gao Junya was noncommittal, but said lightly: "Your face is like the sky in June, I really don't feel at ease if I don't tell you in advance."

"Then you can rest assured now," Gao Chong said with a wry smile, "I'm also a father now, and I won't be young and frivolous anymore. Don't worry, Aye. Back then, I dared to kick Liu Wenjing's ass. Let it go now. Then I dare not."

Having said that, Gao Chong also laughed.

At this time and at that time, Gao Chong's youthful spirit at that time could naturally be frivolous and reckless. Now that Gao Chong has reached the age of 26, he dare not act as recklessly as he did back then.

Hearing these words, Gao Junya seemed very surprised, looked Gao Chong up and down, then got up and left.

As soon as Gao Junya came out of the cave, Gao Chong roared angrily.

"Gao Yanzhang, get the hell out of me."

Gao Junya twitched her lips, looked up at the sky with her hands behind her back, and seemed to be in a good mood.

As night fell, Gao Chong changed into a simple moon-white round-neck gown, and seeing Li Xiuwan fetching a black gauze soft headband, Gao Chong curled his lips and said, "My lady, I don't want this, it's too old-fashioned."

Li Xiuwan smiled helplessly: "It's windy outside, be careful of the wind, and you're going to the banquet, you only wear a hair tie, it's not a joke."

Gao Chong stared and said: "I am the Duke of the court, who dares to laugh at me", but he obediently let Li Xiuwan wrap his head covering on him.

He always felt that this soft-footed headband was a bit uncomfortable when wrapped around his head, as if his head was being hooped. It would be better to wear a headband directly, but it would be rude without a hat. Gao Chong thought in his heart that he must design it himself when he had time. A hat.

"What are you dawdling about?"

In the front hall, seeing Gao Chong coming late, Gao Junya frowned and said, "If it drags on any longer, the banquet will start."

Gao Chong grinned and said, "It's all right, as the saying goes, big shots are always the last to arrive."

Gao Junya put on her cloak, glanced at Gao Chong indifferently, and then walked away, "Then you dawdle slowly, if you want to wait until the emperor has a banquet, you can go."

Gao Chong hurriedly followed the footsteps. It was freezing cold and snowflakes began to fall again. The father and son boarded the carriage together.

A small stove has been ignited in advance in the carriage, and a pot of tea is cooked intimately.

While pouring tea for his father, Gao Chong said with his tongue, "When I invented clear tea, I didn't expect it to be so popular. If I knew it, I would have opened a tea house to make a fortune."

Gao Junya picked up the teacup, "Mere yellow and white things are not enough to compare with reputation."

Gao Chong nodded in agreement when he heard the words. Since he invented clear tea, it has gradually spread in Chang'an City. Now Tang's clear tea has already occupied half of the tea world. Tea.

Many famous people especially admired this kind of fragrant and elegant green tea, so Gao Chong's name had to be mentioned in advance of the clear tea, which invisibly made Gao Chong famous.

Even in many places, this kind of dried and roasted clear tea is called Youzhi tea, and tasting tea leisurely and leisurely is also in line with the meaning of "Youzhi".

"Who do you think will jump out tonight?" Gao Junya asked thoughtfully, leaning on the soft couch under the car cushion.

Regarding today's Qianqiu Palace night banquet, Li Shimin has already stated clearly that all the ministers are allowed to declare that they have seen it. If they are dissatisfied with the award, they can directly raise it without hiding it. This is also Li Shimin's open-mindedness.

Resolving dissatisfaction in this way is enough to show Li Shimin's mind. A celebration banquet is also an opportunity for the ministers to express their opinions.

After all, Li Shimin, as the emperor, has made it clear that it may be inappropriate to award rewards according to the level of merit, and that dissatisfaction is allowed, so tonight I will host a banquet at my own expense, and give you this opportunity to express your dissatisfaction and give you a chance to express your opinions.

The implication is also very clear. Tonight, you are free to express your opinions, but after tonight, if you are still dissatisfied, you can only hold back. The opportunity has been given to you. Whether you say it or not depends entirely on the performance of the banquet tonight.

Such an open-minded way of handling not only shows Li Shimin's mind, but also can effectively solve problems. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can directly raise it. For example, do you think your official position should be higher than him?Then now you go through your respective qualifications and achievements, and explain them on the spot.

As for the reasons for dissatisfaction, it is easy to see. After all, there are only so many official positions, it is impossible to give consideration to everyone, and the promotion of official titles is not evenly distributed, so it is impossible to satisfy everyone.

But this problem must be resolved as soon as possible, because Li Shimin has no time to fight internally, and he has no intention of making any checks and balances. He now needs to work together to deal with the upcoming invasion of Turks. He needs the unity of the monarch and his ministers to restore national strength as soon as possible.

This is why Gao Chong, in front of the public, among the lords, said the flattering words of "the minister is a virtuous man, the country is fortunate", and this is why Li Shimin took a deep look at Gao Chong's words. The reason why Gao Chong felt instantly at ease was because Gao Chong understood him, and Changsun Wuji reacted quickly and immediately agreed, the same is true.

It can be described as painstaking.

Seeing that Gao Junya was quite interested in this matter, Gao Chong was immediately interested, because he really knew about it.

"Then Aye, tell me first, why are you so concerned about this?" Gao Chong asked in confusion: "Usually, don't you let the most annoying things like this?"

Gao Junya didn't take it seriously, but said softly: "Usually, I am not the prime minister."

Gao Chong was stunned, and when he came back to his senses, he gave a thumbs up, "Aye, you are this", as the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not seek your own affairs, that's how it is.

"I think Li Shou, the king of Huai'an, will be very upset," Gao Chong said without hesitation after thinking for a while.

Gao Junya was expressionless, she didn't express surprise, nor did she agree, "Tell me."

Li Shou is Li Shentong, who usually lives in the world with characters. He is Li Yuan's cousin and Li Shimin's cousin. His father is Li Liang, the former governor of Haizhou in the Sui Dynasty. Li Liang is Li Yuan's eighth uncle. The so-called distant cousin is quite close.

Li Shentong's greatest contribution to the Tang Dynasty was that when Li Yuan raised his troops, Li Shentong joined forces with Shi Wanbao, Liu Chongli and others in Hu County, Gyeonggi to revolt and actively responded to Li Yuan.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shentong was named the king of Yongkang County, and the official worshiped General You Yiwei, a real high position and weight.

It's just that Li Shentong's military ability is far inferior to Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong and others. When he attacked Dou Jiande, he was defeated and captured; later when he attacked Liu Heita, he was defeated again; There is no big victory in the army.

In summary, his greatest achievement in his life was to respond to Li Yuan's call and raise troops in Huxian County, but Shi Wanbao and others also contributed to the rise of troops in Huxian County.

Gao Chong chuckled, "The majestic king of the county, the former general of the Weifu, is now just a casual official who opened the third division of the government, how can the mighty king of Huai'an bear it."

General Zuo Wuwei, who dismissed Li's supernatural powers, added the third division of Fu Yi Tong. It seemed that he was promoted, but in fact he was promoted secretly.

General Zuo Wuwei, ranked in the third rank, in charge of the palace guards, in charge of the military power, commanding the military mansions, a real powerful general of the eight classics.

Kaifu Yitong Sansi, ranking from the first rank, is the highest rank of Wensan officials. Those who are awarded this honorary title can get the same treatment as the Sansi. Taibao, Taiwei, Sikong, and Situ are all top grade.

Kaifu Yitong Sansi has no specific position, not a specific position, he is just a noble honor, but also a symbol of status. Later it became more and more flooded.

Originally Kaifu Yitong Sansi was a product to supplement the lack of official positions, because there are only so many high-level official positions, such as the Sangong Sanshi, the number of places is limited, and they cannot be appointed indiscriminately, so "Yitong" came into being, not only Kaifu Yitong The three divisions include Kaifu General Yitong, Shangyitong General, Yitong General and so on.

Li Shentong was already proud and arrogant, but now he has changed from a general with real power to a Kaifu Yitong third division with no actual position. It can also be said that Li Shimin is preparing to let Li Shentong retire from office.

After all, Li Shentong no longer has an actual position, and has become a respected ornament. With a high status and no real power, Li Shentong must be dissatisfied, there is no doubt about it.

Hearing Gao Chong's analysis, Gao Junya nodded in agreement, "You still remember this, it's not bad."

Gao Chong rubbed his face, it was rare for his father to praise him once, so he couldn't show his secrets.

As the prime minister of the dynasty, Gao Junya could directly enter the palace in a carriage, passed Zhongshu Sheng and Sherenyuan, and entered Suzhang Gate directly, and the carriage stopped.

In front of Suzhang's gate, Gao Junya and Gao Junya were not the only ones, Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji's uncle and nephew got off the bus at the same time, when the four of them met, they got together.

Poor Changsun Wuji, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, salutes one by one. After all, his seniority is the youngest. In private occasions, Changsun Wuji must perform the ceremony of the younger generation. In this era, etiquette cannot be discarded, even Li Shimin has to be called in private. Gao Shilian called uncle.

"Uncle Youzhi, Wuji will toast you later, don't say no," Changsun Wuji said with a smile.

He is a first-class smart person. He knows that in terms of merit and qualifications, Gao Chong should be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He was afraid that Gao Chong would feel resentful because of this, but on the tower of Chengtian Gate, Gao Chong said After saying "Working together, the country is blessed", Changsun Wuji knew that he was supercilious.

"Okay, if you don't drink, you won't go home." Gao Chong glanced at Changsun Wuji and said, "Whoever doesn't drink will be cowardly."

Changsun Wuji's fat face turned black, and he was speechless.

After entering the Suzhang Gate, go straight to the right and you will find the Qianqiu Palace, and behind the Qianqiu Palace is the Princess Courtyard. Princesses who are not married live here. Generally speaking, they will belong to the Forbidden Palace from now on. The Yiqiu Gate on the right side of the Qianqiu Hall used to be the Liangyi Hall that usually goes up to court.

Arriving at the Qianqiu Hall, it was already brightly lit and full of voices. Officials in twos and threes gathered together to whisper to each other. As early as in front of the hall gate, the four of them separated in a tacit understanding. After all, if they walked together, it would be extremely difficult. likely to cause unnecessary trouble,