In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Po turned over Chang Sun Wuji's resignation letter.
Well, after this guy returned from Liangzhou, he wrote a letter to resign again.
There is no way, he can no longer stay in the post of Minister of Dali Temple, so he might as well resign voluntarily, just because although he has made mistakes, he is not responsible for it. In addition, he has not fulfilled the first term, so he cannot be transferred according to the normal process.
, the situation is quite embarrassing.
Li Po took a look and saw that this guy was also weird. He had already submitted his resignation twice, and a sign of being unfit for purpose was already placed on his head.
Li Po put his resignation aside casually. He had already thought about Changsun Wuji's whereabouts. He had Changsun Wujiu's affection and needed to be taken care of.
It just so happened that the imperial court was going to set up a chief envoy office in the south of Shanxi Province. Fang Xuanling took the post of chief envoy and left it to Changsun Wuji. When he took up the previous post, if he got a good evaluation, Fang Xuanling could be called back to the court.
To hold a post in the middle, Changsun Wuji can just get a chief envoy.
Therefore, Fang Xuanling is his key training target, and Changsun Wuji is just a sidekick. It is only for the sake of his sister's face. Otherwise, Li Po originally planned to kick this guy and become a prefect.
Xu Jingzong, the governor of Fufeng County, went to Liangzhou and asked Changsun Wuji to look after his home and nursery. Li Po felt that his performance was worthy of him.
Otherwise, it would be too much trouble to supervise the construction of the imperial mausoleum...
Changsun Wuji's position as Minister of Dali Temple really pissed him off. What positions are these? The third-rank Minister of Dali Temple was demoted even though he was demoted like this.
Even if many guilty ministers were demoted to Lingnan, their ranks would not be reduced too much. This shows Li Po's disappointment in Changsun Wuji.
However, with favors, you can get another chance. Even if your hips are stretched again, it will be easy for Li Po to guarantee his wealth for the rest of his life. Therefore, Changsun Wuji can be considered a blessed person.
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"Your Majesty, the Minister of Civil Affairs has arrived."
Li Po nodded, "Call him in."
Fang Xuanling came to resign. He had received the transfer order and was about to leave Beijing for Shanxi to take up his post.
With the sound of footsteps, Fang Xuanling entered the palace. Now he was in a state of great success. He could be described as having a bright future. Not only did he know it, but the important officials in the court also knew that Fang Qiao had obtained the Holy Scroll and was on the rise.
Moreover, Fang Xuanling had a wide network of friends and connections. He had previously presided over the reduction of redundant officials, and his moral character and ability were recognized by the court.
No matter which dynasty such a person appears in, unless someone is causing trouble, he will be of great use.
Fang Xuanling came to the palace and bowed to Li Po, saying, "I see your Majesty."
Li Po asked him to sit down and talk, "Have you settled down at home? I allow you to take the family and take office..."
As he spoke, Li Po also laughed. Fang Xuanling tugged at his beard and secretly said to His Majesty... It's really hard for Your Majesty to leave the capital to become an official. The tigress in the family... It's better to wait two years before taking over.
, let’s be quiet for two years before talking.
Lao Fang is quite thick-skinned. Anyway, he has long been used to other people’s teasing. After all, everyone knows that he is henpecked. He has been calm about it for a long time, and he can often use it to laugh at himself and use it as an excuse.
Reason, refuse many unnecessary entertainment.
What's more, the empress is also famous, and she used to occasionally beat the emperor until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. Everyone is average, why should the boss come to make things difficult for the second child?
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"Your Majesty, the post of Chief Minister has been created from scratch. There are so many things to do. This is my first time to serve in a local area. I deeply feel that my talent is small and I have failed to live up to Your Majesty's expectations. How can I dare to be distracted?"
Li Po saw that he refused without any hesitation. He felt that this guy had the potential to be a scumbag, so he had to guard the door to make him more honest, but he didn't want to think that he was having a good time now, and he had no moral standing at all.
The qualification to point fingers at others from the commanding heights.
"Although the position of chief envoy is a new one, it came into being at the right time. The position is not much different from that of the prefect of the county. It is just that the place in charge is larger. The minister's ability is more than qualified.
Therefore, I don’t have much else to say to Yu Qing. There is only one thing. There may be some complaints from local prefectures above the level. You should calm down and don’t cause disputes between the superiors and subordinates.
Of course, there is no need to worry too much. The South Road of Shanxi is the land where my dragon thrives. It has been relatively stable in recent years, and the officials are also quite talented. If they know that they serve the court, they will not be treated badly.
Unlike other places where people's hearts are relatively scattered, wherever you go, most people will just follow the trend and there is no need to always think about introducing new things to avoid disturbing the local situation."
Fang Xuanling braced himself and carefully pondered the meaning of the emperor's words. In fact, he had already met with Minister Wen Yanbo, Zhongshu Ling Xiao Yu and others before.
I already know enough details about the causes and consequences of setting up chief envoys in various provinces, as well as the powers and responsibilities of this position, and I also have a plan in mind.
It's just that this is the first time he has been sent to serve as an official... Well, it is not the first time he has served in a local area. When he promoted Jinshi to officialdom, he served as a county captain in the county, and it was in Fenyang.
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Due to the political environment at that time, he served as county captain for seven or eight years, with no hope of promotion. When Li Yuan and his son came to Jinyang, he immediately took refuge with Li Shimin, and soon became Li Shimin's confidant.
If he hadn't been a junior official, he wouldn't have had much reputation at that time, otherwise he should have had a place among Li Yuan's Yuanmou heroes.
This all happened when Fang Xuanling was young. In the past few years, things have changed. If Li Shimin was kind to him, then His Majesty today is the one who is truly superior to him.
After all, when he served in Prince Qin's palace, he didn't have much real power. To be honest, he was just Li Shimin's counselor, and what he wanted was actually the future.
Only after he took refuge with Li Po did he actually enter the imperial service. He held many positions for five or six years before finally reaching where he is today.
When he went abroad, he became a feudal official and was in charge of the government affairs of the country. Compared with the official position of county captain now, it is very different, so it is not wrong to say that it is the first time he was sent abroad.
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The emperor's instructions were similar to those of Wen Yanbo and others, but the underlying meaning was different. Fang Xuanling understood it clearly. The emperor asked him not to mess around in the local area and to seek peace and stability.
There is no need to achieve great political achievements, just to set an example for the court.
Fang Xuanling couldn't help but secretly admire him. He knew that the emperor was afraid that he would be too high-spirited after staying in the court for a long time and act randomly when he got to the place, far away from the purpose of setting up the chief envoy of the imperial court.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will always remember your Majesty's teachings wherever I go, and will not act recklessly and cause your Majesty to lose his ability to recognize people."
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Li Po nodded, Fang Qiao is a smart man, there is no need to say too much.
Just like in a war, the generals under his command all have their own style of using troops. If they take too much control and lose their room for display, it will be a waste of more money than gain.
The last thing to look at is actually the results. For Fang Xuanling, give him about a year. He doesn't need to personally evaluate whether he has done well or not, it can only be based on the evaluation of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Li Po patted the memorial on the table and said with a smile: "You only want to recruit these few people? What can they do? Among the six ministries, I allow you to recruit three people from each ministry to accompany you.
After taking office, he established the office as soon as possible.
The chief envoy's office will be located in Jiangjun, not far from Wenxi. It has only been a year since Pei Shiqing retired and returned to his hometown. When you arrived there, you went to say hello to me.
Pei Qing was once your superior officer. He has been an official for many years. He is experienced and knowledgeable, and he has a lot of knowledge about people and ways of the world. You can come and ask for advice, but don't lose your sense of proportion."
Fang Xuanling's heart skipped a beat. He had complaints against Pei Shiqing because the timing of Pei Shiqing's resignation was too bad. The matter of cutting down redundant officials came to a critical juncture. A wave of criticism began to rise in the court, criticizing him and Yan Shigu.
There are more and more people.
Especially when it came to the imperial court's construction of the post station, there was a loud voice to impeach him for abusing his power. At that time, Pei Shiqing did not fully support them and did not tell them, but even resigned and returned to his hometown, which doubled the pressure on him and Yan Shigu.
When Wang Ze took office, he was still adapting to the official duties of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he would not speak to Yan Shigu on his behalf. He might even want to replace their two auxiliary officers, making their situation even more dangerous.
Later, fraud occurred in the examination room, involving Fang Xuanling. At that time, he couldn't get away from it at all. Wang Ze, as a superior official, said nothing, so he could only bear it by himself.
If the emperor had not been wise enough to know who Fang Xuanling was and protect him, it would have been very possible for him to even visit Dali Temple, let alone resign.
Fang Xuanling was very grateful that the emperor had such faith in him. He had always liked reading history, and there were many precedents in history. When the emperor was determined to innovate, but when he was hindered, he only needed to remove the scapegoat to calm the court discussions.
The emperor was particularly determined and did not let others humiliate him. He was a king who allowed people to display their talents with peace of mind without worrying too much about other kings.
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Therefore, after this hard work, Fang Xuanling had a deeper understanding of his own abilities and political affairs, and Pei Shiqing, who "escaped from the battlefield", also had a reputation in his mind as a treacherous and cunning person.
At this time, when he heard the emperor mention Pei Shiqing, Fang Xuanling thought about it, but thought that Pei Shiqing was nothing. What the emperor wanted to tell him was that if he was in charge of Shanxi South Road, he should pay attention to the Pei family in Hedong.
So Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "The Wang family of Jinyang is in the north, and the Pei family of Hedong is in the south. They are both clans with thousands of years of history. They are the mainstays of the Jin Dynasty. I have admired them for a long time. I was just thinking about asking your Majesty's permission to go and see the Han Dynasty."
I don't have enough clothes, and I'm afraid that I have an official position, which makes it difficult to interact with others.
With your Majesty's words, I feel relieved."
There is no need for a heavy hammer to play the drum. Li Po smiled. It seemed that Fang Xuanling understood what he meant. The Wang family in Jinyang was already in decline, but the Pei family in Hedong was still very prosperous. Naturally, more attention should be paid to it.
He still remembered the various operations of the Pei family when Li Yuan and he led their troops to the south. That was not a family with a Han surname that could be trusted.
They are actually similar to the Wang family. They value their family too much and will do anything for the benefit of the family.
But there is no need to be too harsh. You must know that all famous families in the world are like this, with almost no exceptions. It's just that the Pei family has been operating in Hedong for too long and needs to be restrained by those in power.
Local officials who do not have this idea are not qualified imperial officials.