Duan Lun is a native of Chang'an, and his father is Duan Wenzhen, a former famous official of the Sui Dynasty, so he is well-informed.
He had been informed early on that his biological eldest son, Sun Shunde, was up to something bad. He secretly sent someone to inquire about it, and realized that he could not help him in the matter.
Because this was not a political dispute caused by Changsun Shunde competing for power with his attendant Fan Wenjin, if Duan Lun intervened rashly, he might be regarded as Changsun Shunde's party member.
At the banquet, having a drink with Changsun Shunde is actually just to tell others that Duan Lun is affectionate and righteous.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Duan Lun's daughter Duan Jianbi was called back to her parents' home by her father, and never returned to Changsun's mansion. Her husband, Changsun Mou, went to pick her up. The door of Duan's mansion was closed tightly, and she only told her uncle that Duan Lun was taking his wife and daughter.
Went out of town.
This is how nobles protect themselves. Your in-laws will not be tied to you at this time. Even if your uncle is not dead, he will probably have to be replaced.
The main reason is that Duan Lun is really afraid of getting angry. His wife is Li Yuan's eldest daughter. Isn't it reasonable to deal with him by the way?
His brother-in-law, Dou Dan, Dou Guangda, was even more treacherous. In December, he wrote to the emperor asking for leave and took his family back to Fufeng to worship their ancestors.
Before leaving, he also came to see Duan Lun and asked him to be careful. The rumors seemed not to be right, so he should avoid them if he could. There was no need to be pushy and cause trouble.
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Duan Lun was more bold and bold than Dou Guang, and had a stronger temperament. He waited until the first month of the year before running to the manor outside the city, intending to check out the scenery there.
Du Yan, the Minister of Rites, could not leave. He and Changsun Shunde were almost like grasshoppers on the same rope. His participation was indispensable in everything that Changsun Shunde did.
As long as he is investigated, more and more things will be discovered.
People who form cliques are mostly like this when the building is about to collapse. They usually seem to be quite powerful, but in fact, over time, there are loopholes everywhere.
For core figures like them, no matter what the people below do, whether or not they have discussed it with them, they will ultimately be blamed on them. This is how many high-ranking officials have fallen.
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The people below were already frightened, but Li Po remained unhurried.
He knew in his heart that as long as the military morale did not waver, Changsun Shunde and others would be dishes on the plate. It was up to him to eat them all or leave some leftovers.
The generals of the Wei Mansion were either his confidants or Conglong Gongcheng, let alone those led by Changsun Shunde. Even if the people from the Ministry of War wanted to interfere with it, they would not be able to do so.
It was precisely in view of this that he allowed his eldest son, Shunde, to form a clique for so many years. Some of the bad things he did were known to him, and some were unknown to him, but they were all innocuous.
A few years ago, the Tang Dynasty was in the early stages of its founding. External wars were going on one after another, and internal instability was not stable. He did not put too much energy into these people.
Now... the timing is actually not right in his opinion, and the interests have not been maximized. In other words, it is not cost-effective to rectify Changsun Shunde's party at this time.
He is actually waiting for a general trend before sacrificing these people. That is called politics.
The best we can do now is to rectify the officialdom, not even anti-corruption.
But there is no need to wait any longer. Changsun Shunde's talent is just that, and he doesn't have any self-awareness yet. Look at the little things he does, they are trivial and without any organization.
Moreover, two major incidents occurred in succession this year, both related to the imperial examination and talent selection, which made Li Po realize that there seemed to be something wrong with the atmosphere.
Changsun Shunde loomed among them, and he was immediately involved.
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The eldest grandson, Shunde, climbed up the steps. The cold wind of the first month was nothing to him. His heart was a bit colder than the north wind.
He is very familiar with the Tai Chi Hall. He has walked through the steps here countless times in the past ten years and gone straight to the Tai Chi Hall. After becoming a servant, he has more opportunities to enter the Tai Chi Hall.
The main hall of Taiji Hall is where the Great Dynasty is located. Looking in from the outside, it is still as wide and deep as ever. During the Great Dynasty, the emperor would sit there high, like a god.
Changsun Shunde glanced twice, his eyes a little moist. Maybe he would never see all this again. It would be great if the one sitting above was Li Yuan.
Although Li Yuan's sons are quite ordinary, Li Shude is more humane than Li Ding'an...
For a while, Changsun Shunde thought of Li Yuan's many benefits, his nose felt a little sour, and he regretted that he should not have let Li Ding'an enter the city.
If I had known today, I might as well have fought to the death...
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In the side hall of Tai Chi Hall, Yuen Long is reporting to Li Po on the situation in Jing Zhao.
He had just returned to the city. On the seventh day of the first lunar month, as soon as the heavy snow stopped, he started walking around Jingzhao and finally made it back today.
The person must have been severely cold. He was still shivering after drinking the tea soup, and his face was red and somewhat swollen.
However, the situation in various places in Jingzhao is not bad. Several people have frozen to death. They are all scoundrels. In fact, they are the unemployed here, with no land and no land, and they are idle all day long.
When they shouted for help, no one wanted to care about them. They either froze to death or starved to death. This happened almost every year.
Everything else was fine. Children and women living outside would be taken into the charity hall. Li Po paid great attention to this aspect. People who had been in the Mayi refugee camp would forget their pain before becoming emperor.
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Changsun Shunde waited outside for half an hour before being called in. Yuen Long passed him by and hurried to the harem to meet his sister.
The brother-in-law used him as a donkey and almost froze to death during the first month of the year. He wanted to talk to his sister and ask for some warmth.
The eldest grandson, Shunde, entered the palace. The side hall was very quiet. Only Dou Wenbiao, the resident minister, and Sun Fujia, the admonishment official, were waiting in the palace. The others were eunuchs and palace officials.
The eldest grandson Shunde came to see him as a courtesy. Li Po raised his head and looked at him with no expression on his face. He waved his hand and asked him to sit down and talk.
Changsun Shunde thought that he would be greeted by a storm of censure, but the situation was not so unbearable. The emperor... did not take him seriously, as if he had never taken him seriously.
Li Po is reading the memorial. He can be regarded as a diligent emperor. Well, to be honest, most of it is because he is young and energetic. Since ancient times, those emperors who were truly diligent in political affairs were said to work hard and always leave the palace.
Li Pomo from Li Da is even better.
At this time, Li Po was naturally pretending to be a leader, and his eldest son, Shunde, was on pins and needles. He knew that it was definitely not good for the emperor to summon him to the palace in the first month, so he had so many emotions.
Even if the emperor takes him down in court, he is mentally prepared. He knows how many things he has done, and he cannot be exaggerated...
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After a while, Li Po raised his head and said quietly: "How have I treated you since you became the servant?"
The eldest grandson, Shunde, stood up and bowed to the ground, "Your Majesty's kindness will never be repaid by my death."
He originally wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy, but in the end he didn't lose his face.
Li Po smiled and said to himself that his eldest son, Shunde, still lacked bones, but that was true. Most of the people in Henan who had bones were now just a pile of white bones.
"It seems that you also understand why I called you here at this time. There is no one on duty in the first month of the year, so I can save some face for you.
You should know that I am not a kind-hearted person, but Nian Qing can be regarded as a meritorious minister, and I have served under the sect for many years. There is hard work even without merit...
It just so happens that there is some trouble at the Imperial Mausoleum. After you return, you will immediately set off to the Imperial Mausoleum to supervise the construction of the mausoleum for me."
Changsun Shunde's legs suddenly softened, and fate finally hit him. It was different from all his previous imaginations. At this time, his mind was dizzy and he couldn't figure out whether it was good or bad.
He just followed his instinct and kowtowed repeatedly to thank him.
Dou Wenbiao and Sun Fujia in the palace both turned their faces sideways. They all felt the same way when the minister came to this point. It is not too much to say that a rabbit dies and a fox is sad, and things harm their own kind.
Moreover, since the eldest son Shunde was from a famous family, he became even more miserable. Even Sun Fujia looked down upon his character and could not bear it at this time.
Li Po is very ruthless. Although his words sound tender and tender, in his eyes, Changsun Shunde is desperate. Do you think this matter is over now?
As a servant, you don't want to do your job well. You think about how to poach Datang's corner all day long. Poaching Datang's corner is poaching Li Po's corner. If you can't let people know how serious the consequences are,
He changed his surname to Changsun.
As for letting the eldest grandson Shunde supervise the construction of the imperial mausoleum, it became an old routine later on, and the people of the old Zhu family were the best at doing this.
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He took care of Changsun Shunde easily, well, it was so easy, which made Li Po feel very boring. He also thought that Changsun Shunde would always have a temper. If he dared to bang the table and glare at him, he would immediately kill Changsun Laoer's neck.
Take it off to refresh everyone.
It's a pity that Changsun Shunde softened when he saw him. This man was really useless, not to mention useless. He didn't even have the spirit of resistance. He complained that he had never been famous and could not be called a hero.
In the first month, Li Po met with officials from Taichang Temple again.
In the seventh year of Yuanzhen, someone wrote a letter proposing to change the Yuan Dynasty. The reasons were very good. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the foreigners were in service. The prosperous age had begun, and it was the right time to change the Yuan Dynasty.
Wen Yanbo and others also had this intention. It was easy to change the reign name, which symbolized a new atmosphere. Emperors of all dynasties have done this.
During the seven years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the literary, political, and martial arts were all commendable, so it was only reasonable to change the Yuan Dynasty.
Li Po was not very happy. He felt that the reign name of Yuanzhen was quite good. Compared with the rule of Zhenguan, it was very similar. Just keep using it. Why bother thinking about it?
Year number?
When he proclaimed himself king in Jin, he spent a lot of time thinking about becoming the king of Han. Later, when he entered Chang'an and founded the country, he thought a lot again.
In the end, he chose the title of Tang Dynasty, and also borrowed the name of Tuomeng in the process. Both he and his ministers were made very uncomfortable.
So he thinks there is no need to change the Yuan at this time...