The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Shimin pondered and sighed helplessly.

"So, now we need to streamline the central government, evaluate officials, keep officials with real abilities, and lay off the rest of the redundant staff."

Then, Li Shimin looked at Li Fu.

"Did Zhao Deyan come to see you yesterday?"

"Yes, and he brought a gift." Li Fu said, "I accepted the gift."

"You are honest." Li Shimin looked at Li Fu with a smile.

"It's nothing, it's just a few more things, it won't leak through the gaps between my fingers, so I won't bother with it, I'll throw it at home."

Li Fu really didn't take the little things Zhao Deyan sent seriously.

Fang Xuanling wrote a letter to him in advance, and he also knew what Fang Xuanling was up to. He had contributed, so what's wrong with accepting some gifts?

"Zhao Deyan is a sly person, and he is indeed suitable to be thrown to the grassland." Li Fu said, "I have promised him that I will find a way for him."

Fang Xuanling continued.

"I thought the same thing after meeting Zhao Deyan. He is so eager to get a job now, and his mind is not very upright. It's just right to put him on the grassland."

"The customs of the Turks are simple and honest, and the government orders are almost negligent. With Zhao Deyan's ability, he will surely be able to please Jie Li and be valued by the Turks when he arrives there. By then, when conflicts accumulate, they will have big problems within the Turks."

"In this way, the northern part of the Tang Dynasty can rest assured to live a stable life for a few years. When the national strength accumulates in the future, it is inevitable to counterattack the grassland."

"What the Zhongshu Ling said makes sense." Li Fu smiled slightly: "Good ministers have their uses, and flatterers have their uses."

The four monarchs and ministers smiled at each other, knowing what was going on.

The atmosphere in the Liangyi Hall was relaxed.

At the Ministry of Personnel, Changsun Wuji was in charge of the examination of officials, and he was so busy that he couldn't even come to the meeting in Liangyi Hall.

Officials from various states who were to be examined arrived in Chang'an City one after another.

Ministry of Personnel.

Changsun Wuji was checking the examination books and scrolls submitted by the officials, and other officials were also helping to sort them out and check them.

"This is good, the writing is very good."

"This is also good."

"Who is this, the article is very well written."

"It seems that the court's assessment of officials is really necessary. At least, we have found out some of the details of the officials. There are really many talents in our Tang Dynasty."

"Right servant, the examination list in the capital has been sent to the Shangshu Province, but not all of them are here yet. They should be all here in the next two days. Recently, officials from various states have come to Chang'an, and the examination lists have also been sent."

"Well, let's check them one by one." Changsun Wuji said: "We have been doing this work for a while, and we can't relax."

"Yes, we are a little hard-working, but we are just here to look at these things. The officials from various states are concentrated When I came to Chang'an, I heard that all the inns in Chang'an were full, and that was not enough. "

"Yes, I heard that some people had no place to stay and could only live outside the city, setting up tents next to the carriages. Alas, what would it feel like if they failed the assessment and were laid off?"

"The court needs talents. Whether these people are talents or not can only be known after the assessment. We can't feel pity just because they have had a hard time these two days. They have only suffered for a few days? If incompetent people are officials, how long will the people suffer?" Changsun Wuji said in a serious tone: "If it is not to lay off redundant staff and keep real talents, why bother with such a scene? Watch carefully and don't make any mistakes."

"Yes."

The officials around him hurriedly bowed and responded.

You Pushe, what he said also makes sense.

At night, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel left, and Changsun Wuji was still in the Ministry of Personnel, handling these affairs.

What the officials of the Ministry of Personnel said during the day, Changsun Wuji also listened to it.

That was not a groundless complaint, but someone warned him behind his back, just through the mouth of the officials of the Ministry of Personnel.

Wude lasted for nine years, and there were so many officials in nine years. Regardless of whether they were talented or not, in the eyes of those old officials, they were all accumulated during the Wude years.

The assessment of officials should be completed as soon as possible, and it should not be delayed any longer. If it is delayed any longer, officials from all over the country will all be present, and there will be too many people, which will easily cause chaos.

Various things were delayed, causing dissatisfaction among the people. If these people jointly wrote to the emperor, no one dared to think about what the consequences would be.

Changsun Wuji understood the hidden meaning, so he worked day and night in the Ministry of Personnel, working day and night to deal with this matter.

Because he and Li Shimin had already made an agreement beforehand, sitting in the position of You Pushe, he would be sacrificed at any time.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui saw Changsun Wuji day and night these days.Gradually becoming thinner and tired, he couldn't bear it, so he went to the Ministry of Personnel to help.

Li Fu was free, just waiting to go to the palace to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and eat and drink.

Xiao Tao brought tea over.

"My dear, Uncle Zhao asked me to tell you that there was a letter from the farm saying that someone wanted to stay at the inn in our trading area, and there were quite a few people who showed their name cards, all of them were officials from other places."

"Then send the message back, whoever wants to live there can stay there, the inn and restaurant are now open to the public, Liu Niang's apprentices have been learning for so long, even if they are in the restaurant, they can support the kitchen." Li Fu smiled and said, "There is money to be made now, let Zhou Zhuang start running the restaurant."

"Okay, then I will send someone to send the letter to the farm." Xiao Tao said.

Li Fu smiled and nodded.

Xiao Tao quickly arranged for someone to go back and deliver the letter. This could not be delayed. One day of delay would mean one day of less money.

After returning to the study again, Xiao Tao was also puzzled.

"My dear, I see that there are so many more officials in Chang'an City recently." Xiao Tao asked, "Even at the gate of our mansion, we can often see them coming and going."

"The Ministry of Personnel is assessing local officials. Officials from various prefectures and cities have come to the capital to be assessed." Li Fu said, "The inns in Chang'an City are full. I heard that some people are setting up tents outside the city. I guess they are tired of living in tents, so they just go a little further and find a proper inn to stay in."

"Although our farm is far from Chang'an City, it is within their acceptable range in less than two hours if we rush. It is better than living in a tent. We don't know when the assessment will end. There is a restaurant next to the inn on our farm. There are food and drinks. Just wait."

Xiao Tao smiled and moved closer to Li Fu.

"My dear, I have a question. I'm curious."

"Go ahead." Li Fu raised his eyebrows.

"That is, if so many local officials come to Chang'an and fail the assessment and are to be laid off, will they be willing to lay off so many people at once?" Xiao Tao asked.