As the saying goes, one kind of rice feeds all kinds of people.
The dozen or so generals appointed by the founding of the Tang Dynasty all had outstanding military exploits, no less than those of the former Sui Dynasty when the country was founded, and most of them were still young and powerful.
Some of them would still be able to command the military power of the Tang Dynasty in the next ten or twenty years and accomplish more feats that would make people gasp in admiration.
Compared with the star-studded former Sui Dynasty, it is no different, or even worse.
But among these generals, there are also figures like Wang Zhibian and Xu Jingsheng who have little ambition, follow the crowd, and are contented to a point.
For the emperor, this can be said to be a happy trouble.
Li Po only tried to persuade him a little, but Wang Zhibian was so tight-lipped that he immediately changed his mind and vowed to lead the Zuoyuwei Mansion to create greater glory.
Okay, as long as you, Lao Wang, are happy.
With Wang Zhibian's talents, he can be a general. He is definitely a good man when he leads one or two thousand people to fight. But if you let him lead a large army and have full command, it will be difficult for him.
The strategy and tactics must be satisfactory, but the victory or defeat is difficult to predict. If you encounter someone like Zhang Lun, who led hundreds of cavalry and saw the right opportunity, it would probably be a joke to defeat the army led by Wang Zhibian in one fell swoop.
The gap between people is so huge that it’s hard not to admit it. Handsome people are rare. They don’t just come from fighting too many wars. That requires extraordinary talent.
Over the years, Li Po has always put Wang Zhibian behind, just because of this. Similar to him is Yuchi Kai, but Yuchikai is better than Wang Zhibian in that he is from a noble family, knows people, and understands management.
Therefore, Yu Chikai's performance as Minister of War was much more impressive than his ability to lead troops in war.
Moreover, Lao Wang is indeed a bit older. Let him stay in the capital and manage the Zuo Yuwei Mansion well. Don't expect too much.
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"See Your Majesty."
They met on the way. Li Po waved and called Lao Wang to accompany him, "I'm going up to the tower to watch the lanterns tonight. Why are you entering the palace so early?"
Wang Zhibian said: "I have come to the palace to visit Wang Zhaoyi. Where is Your Majesty going?"
Li Po is now afraid that if someone comes into the palace and hears about his embarrassment, it may spread. If he talks about it in private, he will be laughed at as the emperor who is second best. This may be very unpleasant.
Of course, he is not afraid of this, but he feels that it will be more uncomfortable if his wife grabs his sore foot and moans from time to time.
Thinking of this, Li Po turned around and ordered the palace people, "Send the order, outsiders are not allowed to enter the palace these days."
The palace attendant followed the order and left. Wang Zhibian's heart trembled. What did I do? To make the emperor so angry?
Fortunately, Li Po turned around and smiled and said: "It's none of your business. There are a lot of people outside the palace recently. Let's wait for a while. Let's go and walk with me. This winter seems to be colder than in previous years. Isn't it over there in the secretary's prison?"
Did you say the weather is getting warmer?"
Wang Zhibian breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he would not be as unlucky as Bu Zhixian, who easily offended the emperor...
"Your Majesty, if you feel cold, please go back to the palace. I will drink a few drinks with your Majesty to warm yourself up."
Li Po smiled, thinking that Lao Wang was still honest, with a rough and arrogant air of a general. It was also because he had only returned to Beijing for a short period of time, so talking to him, the emperor, was really a bit private.
"Don't be busy. I just go out for a walk and get some fresh air. It's not like back then. I can go wherever I want. Throughout the year, I only leave the palace a handful of times.
I took a trip to Luoyang last year and at least took a look at the scenery outside. What do you mean by being an emperor? It would be better than when we were in Daizhou.
The sky is high and the sea is vast, you have to make your own decisions wherever you go..."
This was not easy to say, so Wang Zhibian giggled a few times and was fooled.
Before he had gone far, the imperial concubine Ashnarongzhen and her people rushed up. She thought he was going out of the palace, so Ashnarongzhen and her people came to guard (monitor) him.
The group of people swelled up like this, and when they arrived at Menxia Province, they shocked the Yulin army guarding the gate.
Li Po treated it as a surprise inspection to see if the officials in the province were fulfilling their duties. Unexpectedly, it was quite lively here. Some people were quarreling in the government office. They were coming and going, and the sound was getting louder and louder. They wanted to pretend
Even if you can't hear it.
The faces of several officials from the Menxia Province who accompanied him inside were all green. Liu Zhengyou, a regular servant of Sanqi, and Chu Suiliang, a minister in charge, were the two chief officials on duty in Menxia Province today.
When will you two stop having trouble? This is really bad...
Li Po stood outside the door, surrounded by a large group of people. What do you want the emperor to do?
In fact, Li Po didn't want to go in.
The scene of the emperor arriving and distinguishing right from wrong does sound refreshing, but in fact, the emperor is the head of a country, and it is not suitable for him to slap someone in the face.
It's like the head of a wealthy family who overheard a few quarrels among his slaves while he was out for a walk. One of them got excited and said something out of line.
Do you think you reprimanded him in person, or beat him to death immediately? Or waved your hand and let the supervisor deal with it? Or even laughed it off?
How to do it appropriately is actually self-evident.
But it would be different if there were many people around, especially Ashina Rongzhen who was next to Li Po. Seeing that Li Po looked unhappy, he went up and beat them away.
Li Po reluctantly stepped in. He was already in a bad mood, and Liu Zhengyou's words also touched him quite a bit.
What I was thinking about was that Feng Deyi had only been dead for a few days. Is the province already in such a mess?
Liu Zhengyou fled from Luoyang to Chang'an and was taken under the tutelage of Changsun Shunde only a few days ago? He was not very talented, but his aura was quite arrogant.
If you want to have the final say under the sect, who do you think is the elder? Changsun Shunde himself is afraid that he would not dare to say this, right? He really doesn’t know how to live or die...
After entering the door, he said a few words. He was still suppressing his anger and planned to scold him, but he would wait until the Lantern Festival was over. Liu Zhengyou's frightened appearance made Li Po feel angry.
Rushed up.
He is domineering and arrogant to his subordinates, but he is so weak to his superiors and has no emergency response skills at all. How come he has such a thing around him?
Li Po's smile suddenly became brighter, and he turned around and said to everyone: "If all the attendants in the province look like this, I'm afraid I'm not a fool, right?"
Seeing the emperor's smile, Wang Zhibian was startled. Knowing that the emperor was really angry, he immediately said: "The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds. I have many soldiers, so I dare to fight."
There are many men who dare to kill, but there are also those losers who run away from the enemy.
Just kill people like this, why should Your Majesty be angry about them?"
Ashnarong licked his lips and said, "My husband, I haven't killed someone for a long time."
Well, the people around Li Po today are wrong. They are all guys who regard human life as grass seeds.
Chu Suiliang listened next to him and couldn't help but feel happy. It was really a retribution in this world. Liu Zhengyou was afraid that something was going to happen, so he didn't need Chu Suiliang to defend him.
Li Po looked at Liu Zhengyou, who had not moved, but whose face was as pale as death, and seemed to have shed tears. He finally realized that this was due to excessive secretion of adrenaline. After a while, he might be scared to death.
Woolen cloth.
Today's scene was a bit ugly, but since it was broken, there was nothing to say, and there was no need to turn over the ledger. He turned around and asked Chu Suiliang, "Tell me, what crime should he deserve?"
Chu Suiliang was stunned. When he looked up, he saw the smile that had not disappeared on the emperor's face. He felt that it was extremely ominous. He quickly bowed his head and said: "Although I have the right to advise you on the matter, Liu Changshi
As a minister, I dare not make false claims about my faults."
Li Po said in his heart, this was obviously because he wanted to pin the other party to death. As a Shangguan, even the ministers dare not say bad things about him. See how arrogant he is?
In addition, you can also take it out yourself to eliminate the sense of revenge.
There are so many things on his mind, but luckily he can say them easily... He is considered a useful talent, "It doesn't matter, I'm here, you can tell me what you want, what? This sect's provincial affairs are also weird, even I have to order them."
Isn’t it exciting anymore?”
Chu Suiliang was secretly happy, but then he felt a little scared in his heart. Listening to the emperor's words made people feel chilly, "I have an order from above, and I dare not resign.
I believe that Liu Changshi’s inappropriate words can lead to him being stripped of his official rank and fined one year’s salary according to the law.”
Li Po smiled and said: "You are kind..."
Having said this, he pointed at Liu Zhengyou, who was still standing there like a wooden stake. He was actually quite surprised. He knew that people could be scared to death, but this was the first time that he was so scared.
See.
If it was later, he should be able to be carried out and rescued, right?
"How can he be qualified to be an official like him? Wherever he goes, he succeeds more than he fails. With the imperial edict, Liu Zhengyou yelled at the government office. He had lost all manners before the emperor and had no moral character. He was demoted and dismissed, and he was handed over to Dali Temple for investigation.
The eldest grandson, Shunde, was recommended as an unworthy person and was fined one year's salary.
Chu Suiliang contradicted the Shangguan in the matter, and ignored his integrity, causing the Shangguan to behave in a confused manner. He was fined for half a year, but he was expected to abide by his duties and not follow arbitrary orders, which is a very good virtue.
I also heard that his articles were brilliant, his notes were well-written, and he started a family. He also served as a regular attendant on the scattered cavalry of the Jin Dynasty, and reported to the Ministry of Officials."
Dou Wenbiao, who was following him, cleverly went to Liu Zhengyou's desk and looked at Liu Zhengyou who was still motionless. He also felt that this guy was very strange. Why don't you even make an excuse for this? You can beg for mercy.
Are you standing up for someone? I admire you.
The guys from Luoyang are really all evil.
While thinking about it, I picked up a pen and paper. Without adding any words, the book was just an edict. I personally took it back to the Tai Chi Palace and put it on the table. This was in compliance with the procedures. The emperor could not just say what he said.
After saying that, Li Po looked at Chu Suiliang who was surprised and happy and said with a half-smile: "You are on duty in the province, go and tell the eldest grandson that I don't want to hear about any more accidents during the Lantern Festival."
After only one quarrel with Shangguan, Chu Suiliang got such a huge fortune that he couldn't help but want to fight with Changsun Shunde.
"I understand. It's just that Liu Changshi said that the eldest grandson wanted to recruit officials to be on duty in the province and asked me to find them. I was hindered by the duty and did not dare to leave lightly. However, Liu Changshi could not get the eldest grandson's order.
Yu, I just had a dispute with Liu Changshi..."
This chapter has been completed!