Li Jing looked at his son-in-law and student with joy...
Well, if this can describe his psychology, apart from emotions such as pride, pride, and joy, there is only awe of the imperial power.
No matter how confused Li Jing was, he would not dare to take seriously the word "teacher" that Li Po kept talking about.
Imperial power is absolutely exclusive. No matter father, son, wife, daughter, or anyone else, no one can exceed it under the imperial power.
This is not a Confucian teaching, but an inherent thinking pattern that has been formed in slave society for thousands of years.
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Li Jing first glanced at Wen Yanbo with a guilty conscience, feeling that it was inappropriate for the emperor to always call his teacher this way, but he felt comforted in his heart. It was really contradictory.
"The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is pleasant and spring-like all year round. It is incomparable to... Mayi and other places. Your Majesty, if you have time, you can go for a walk. There..."
Wen Yanbo reminded him with a cough, are you trying to persuade the emperor to go on a southern tour? Be careful what you say... Wen Yanbo wished he could go up and block Li Jing's mouth.
Only then did he realize that this guy seemed to have a big mouth and couldn't speak more clearly than he thought. How did you govern Jiang You? Could it be that you were hiding something?
In fact, this is a common problem among frontier officials. Gan Gang is used to being arbitrary and not cautious enough after returning to the court, so he can easily be caught.
Li Jing...well, let's just say he just made a slip of the tongue.
Li Po didn't seem to realize that this was the father-in-law he knew. He wanted to dig a hole to bury himself anytime and anywhere, and he wanted to create opportunities even if he didn't have any.
"The south of the Yangtze River is wonderful, the scenery is as familiar as ever, the sun rises and the flowers on the river are as red as the fire, the spring comes and the river is as green as blue..."
Bai Juyi cried...
After copying a poem at random, Li Po continued: "Jiangnan has always been a good place, but it cannot be managed without a capable minister like Teacher.
Some people in the court said that the teacher killed too many people in Jiangnan, but I don’t think so. If it weren’t for Pharmacist Li who was in charge, how many thieves like Zhu Can would be found, who would like to peel off his skin and break his bones?”
As the two ministers nodded, Li Jing glanced at his son-in-law in surprise. Can he really compose poems casually? It seems that he didn't teach him this...
Wen Yanbo had become "accustomed to it" and only said one sentence in his mind: The emperor wrote poetry again, which was really unexpected.
Then he praised the person tightly and said, "Your Majesty has not yet arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is as if he has seen it with his own eyes. Another wonderful story has appeared in the world."
Li Jing glanced at him and immediately said "flattery" in his heart.
Then he stroked his beard, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty's poems have been sung in Jiangling for a long time, which really puts the talents of Jiangyou to shame...
If this is not the case, how can the ministers and others win over the people within a few years? It’s just what the people want.”
Wen Yanbo immediately gave Li Jing a thumbs up, seeing that you have thick eyebrows and big eyes, and you don't speak very carefully, but you didn't expect that you are also a good player, and I admire you.
That is to say, Yun Dingxing is not present, otherwise he must have shouted, and you all should stay away, and you have to watch me.
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Li Po was already immune to these flattering words, and then he asked trivially about the situation in Jiangyou and listened to Li Jing's views and opinions on the governance of Jiangnan.
In fact, there isn’t much to say. The chapter that Li Jing sent up before has everything in it, so there’s no need for him to describe it himself.
The main reason he came here now was to check on his father-in-law's mental state. The other reason was that after all, they were the father-in-law's son-in-law, and they had a teacher-student relationship. He had to show a certain posture to make his father-in-law feel better and work hard afterwards.
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After talking for a long time, he let Li Jing go.
Li Jing was given a month's leave to take good care of himself at home. Li Jing had been traveling around all these years, and his mother-in-law never mentioned him when she spoke.
His daughter also complained quite a lot about him. If you are a human being like this, do you think failure is a failure?
After sending his father-in-law out in person, Li Po sat down again in Shangshu Province.
In addition to asking the Ministry of Finance to try its best to ensure the logistics of this year's Beijing Examination, Li Po also talked to Wen Yanbo about the vacancy of the Minister of Civil Affairs.
Zhang Rui, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was seriously ill, and there were many people vying for this position.
Originally, Li Po wanted to wait for Jing to try out before deciding on the candidate, but he didn't want anyone to make a joke.
Wei Weizhong, another minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, probably saw that Zhang Rui was more leisurely lying on the bed, so as soon as he was old, he went to play jiju with others. It was not the type of kicking with people, but with horse kicks.
So Wei Weizhong was unlucky. He fell off his horse and broke two of his arms and legs. Pei Shiqing was so angry that he immediately bought a copy for his deputy.
So this remnant of Li Yuan honestly submitted his resignation and lost his important position as Minister of Civil Affairs. The loss was huge.
The two ministers resigned one after another, and the official staff was a little frustrated, so the court could no longer delay.
Who should succeed him? Li Po asked the Minister of Education to recommend him. There were quite a few candidates. He sent a list of more than a dozen people. At the top of the list were Liu Zhenghui, the minister of Zhongshu, Du Yan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Gao Shilian, the minister of imperial censorship.
, Sanqi often served Yan Shigu and several others.
At this time, Li Po no longer had to think about where they came from and who they had served before. What he mainly wanted to look at was their experience as officials and the judgment of the officials on them.
The Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six departments and has the important responsibility of appointing and removing officials. Those in charge of this matter must strive to be fair and avoid selfishness.
Moreover, Pei Shiqing is getting older and needs to be prepared to leave office at any time...
So Du Yan and others were excluded first because they were either too old or had problems with their conduct.
It happened that at this time, Fang Xuanling, a member of the Zhongshu House, wrote to the court, talking about the administration of officials. He believed that the world was gradually becoming peaceful, and it was time to concentrate on rectifying the administration of officials.
With the end of the war, the number of good and bad officials in various counties and counties in the world was mixed, and the government functions were scattered. Many officials took advantage of the chaos to become officials without undergoing strict assessment at all.
The chaos in the official examination and the imperial examination last year illustrates this point. He feels that we should eliminate the bad and retain the good, and carry out drastic reforms in the official system and official performance evaluation.
Eliminate those positions that were created due to the chaos and reduce the number of officials. We cannot wait until the end of the situation to remedy the situation.
Fang Xuanling wrote a good article eloquently, but I wonder if he knew that the Minister of Civil Affairs was vacant and wanted to compete with others for this position.
In any case, the timing of his letter was just right, and he also got a chance for himself.
Li Po and Wen Yanbo had a discussion and decided on the candidate to succeed the Minister of Civil Affairs.
Yan Shigu and Fang Xuanling were chosen impressively. They are both young and talented, and can ensure a smooth transition of the civil service after Pei Shiqing takes office.
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Two days later, Li Jing, who had regained his energy a little, went to the palace to see...