If there is no balance in the officialdom, it means someone is dissatisfied.
And like many things, the word absolute does not exist, so absolute balance will not appear at any time. What can be achieved is a general balance.
Moreover, once the balance between civil and military forces is broken, the consequences will be disastrous.
Therefore, literati prefer peaceful and prosperous times, and there is a saying that it is easy to conquer the world and difficult to govern. This is the self-promotion of literati. On the other hand, military people prefer troubled times. They also have their own saying, that is, heroes emerge from troubled times. Likewise,
It can make a man's blood boil.
Now Li Bi actually raised a real problem. In other words, the balance was tilting. It was impossible to return to zero. We had to find a new fulcrum for everyone.
According to Li Bi's idea, becoming king is such an opportunity. Some meritorious ministers must be prominent in front of others. This matter cannot be delayed, and even if you can afford to wait for some positions, it is impossible to reward them to others. Otherwise, everyone will inevitably
Not convinced, do you really think that you are Zhuge Kongming and can get a good position as soon as you come here?
Li Po pondered for a long time, smiled and patted his wife's hand, praising: "If you have such a wife, what more can a husband ask for?"
Well, as soon as Li Bi looked at his look, she knew there must be some evil reason waiting behind her. She shook off his hand, drank a drink first, looked at her husband with wide eyes, and said to her heart, what you are about to say is wrong, don't
Blame me for beating you.
Li Po blinked his eyes and thought, ah, it's not easy to fool him anymore. After giving birth to the child, this mother-in-law raised a fat and strong child, and even her IQ was much higher. Could it be that there are such side effects of giving birth to a child? How else?
I'll try it someday...
"Don't be impatient. I know how to deal with rewards and punishments. With so many official positions, it's so difficult for everyone to make the best use of their talents. When we were in Yanmen, there were three counties in Daizhou. When we first established the General Manager's Office, you
I also saw that Chen Xiaoyi, Wen Yanbo and others all wear multiple hats..."
"At that time, we had few talents around us, so we could only use people like this. Now that we have Jinyang, we have moved south to take the land of Jin into our hands. Do you think that the place is big and the talents are enough?"
"You really don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you are not a member of the family... There is only one candidate for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War. I have been thinking about it for so long that my hair almost turned gray, but I still can't think of a suitable person."
"Yu Chigong and Bu Qun were the first to open the government, and they are also my confidants. Do you think it is appropriate for them to sit down as Minister of the Ministry of War?"
"Who among the other people can serve as Minister of War? In this position, age, military merit, prestige and qualifications in the army, etc. are all indispensable. Otherwise, Yuchi Gong and Bu Qun will be the first.
Will be dissatisfied."
"There is also Minister of Industry. He Chou is suitable, but can that person be old enough to work hard? How can he get up so quickly when such an important position is vacant and everyone has to be convinced?"
Okay, the tigress's hair became smooth immediately, she filled Li Po's wine glass, and said a little coyly: "My husband is more thoughtful... Humph, Li Yuan is really hateful, if he hadn't stayed behind in Taiyuan, he wouldn't have done it."
We took away so many people, but now we are stretched thin."
"Sooner or later, we will let that thief know how powerful we are..."
Well, it is not unfair for Li Yuan to wear this hat. When Li Yuan accepted the refugees and gathered talents, naturally the majority of them were Jin people, and most of them followed Li Yuan to Chang'an.
But as a member of the Kansai clan, the idea of using talents from Jin to restrain the sons of the Kansai clan was indeed a good idea. However, Li Yuan soon abandoned this unrealistic idea.
There is a gathering of talents in Chang'an, both in the north and the south. It is not easy for Jin people to gain a foothold in it. How can they restrain the powerful Kansai clan with deep roots and luxuriant leaves?
In times of peace, the people of Jin were not outstanding. They could not compare with the talented people from the south of the Yangtze River in literature, let alone martial arts. In times of war, the situation of the people of Jin became more and more embarrassing.
Even though there are a few outstanding ones, they can't cover up the lack of talents in Jin.
In fact, this is still to blame for the original Han king Yang Liang. It didn't matter that he rebelled, but it was the Jin people who suffered. There were many people implicated in the chaos back then, and most of them were Jin people.
There are also the two surnames of King Pei. These two Jin families are one in the south and the other in the north. They not only make Jin a lot more peaceful, but also suppress the rise of various families in Jin.
The most important point is that both the Pei and King clans are famous for their clothes. What is the clan of clothes and hats? Basically, they are families who seek advancement through reading and understanding.
This is obviously completely contrary to the concept of the Kansai nobles being based on the world, so when Yang Jian and his son were in charge, very few Jin people were reused.
Therefore, it seems that the two surnames of King Pei and King Pei have completely distorted the customs of Jin. This may not be accurate, but in the turmoil of these hundreds of years, it is the truth.
The clans of Jin who have no martial arts for self-defense cannot compete with the wolf-like tigers of the Kansai clan, nor can they compare with the military groups of Hebei and Shandong.
The people of Bing Dynasty's frontier fortresses were fierce and fierce, and they fought against the Turks many times. They trained a large number of veterans and warriors in all the wars. However, no one in the Jin clan could control them. It was the atmosphere driven by the two surnames of King Pei and King Pei that was causing trouble.
Well, in fact, it can be summed up in one sentence. The kingly spirit in Jin is becoming less and less, and it is becoming increasingly impossible for Jin people to break out in troubled times.
Just like now, it is not unreasonable for the Jin people to first bow to Li Yuan and then be ruled by Li Po, because at this time, the Jin people could not find anyone to lead the rebellion, and they could only let the two Kansai people show off their power.
Already.
Therefore, the current situation in Jin is that low-level officials do not have to worry, but high-rise buildings are short of bricks and tiles...
Seeing his wife gnashing her teeth, Li Po was happy again, "Li Yuan's life may not be much better than ours now. We are short of people to use, but there are so many talents in Xijing that it is dazzling. We don't know how to use them."
Li Bi also laughed when he heard this, and he was very happy. Li Yuan's employment was indeed something that people couldn't praise, otherwise Jin Di would not have been so clean.
Of course, the two guys with rather cunning smiles will not mention how much effort it took Li Yuan to get those people in Chang'an City to obey orders, and what an arduous process it was. At this point, perhaps the princes of the world
I'm afraid no one can do it better than Li Yuan.
In fact, according to the original trajectory, last year was the year of rapid development for Li Tang. After defeating Xue Ju in the west and Liu Wuzhou in the east, Li Tang finally gained a firm foothold after getting rid of two powerful rivals.
These were two crucial victories, both of which had some element of luck. Xue Ju died of illness, and Liu Wuzhou's foothold was not stable, so they both became Li Tang's stepping stones.
But the current situation is that Xue Ju was defeated and the Jin Dynasty was completely lost. This undoubtedly hindered Li Tang's expansion, and the impact was on all aspects.
The invincible King of Qin Li Shimin was dragged along the Yellow River, and the war in Sichuan remained stalemate. Li Jiancheng, who had powerful troops in Tongguan, became ineffective and could not march into Henan to attack Wang Shichong.
Li Tang, who switched from offense to defense in all directions, immediately exposed many weaknesses.
The most important point is that the current situation has magnified Li Yuan's shortcomings in employment, and internal struggles have gradually intensified.
As a result, the side effects of Li Yuan's good political reputation began to obviously trouble Li Tang. Just like the couple in Jin, they were very envious and jealous of Li Yuan's reputation. The same was true for other princes.
Therefore, a rather strange situation formed. All the princes bordering Li Tang looked towards Chang'an with red eyes, but they were all fine with each other. This vague tacit understanding was the most terrifying thing about Li Tang.
enemy.
Of course, due to the road blockage, the news was almost completely cut off, which also allowed the news of the internal turmoil in Kansai to be protected to the greatest extent.
If they could clearly understand the turmoil in Chang'an, Li Po and Li Bi might smile even happier at this time.
In fact, Li Yuan and his son, who are now so worried, have completely lost interest in the war.
Li Yuan was busy mending holes and used all his ingenuity and wisdom to quell the political turmoil caused by Dugu Huai'en's death. Li Shimin was not idle either. In addition to savoring the defeat of the battle on the bank of the Yellow River, he was completely lost.
In addition to the bitter consequences of the opportunity to cross the river, he also had to deal with a series of bad news from Chang'an.
The most frightening thing was that there was chaos in Guanzhong again. Sun Lang, a martial artist from Jingzhao, gathered friends from his fellow villagers and invaded the county town. He killed the county magistrate Xie Wenxing and others, opened a warehouse to release grain, and soon tens of thousands of people gathered.
The chaos was quickly settled.
Then Huayin's bangs turned back again, and he failed even faster. He was defeated by the Tongguan garrison who was close at hand before he even entered the county seat.
This is a typical peasant uprising, taking risks just for the sake of stuttering, without any political appeal or purpose.
Wugong and Huayin counties, one in the east and the other in the west, are both on the edge of Jingzhao. They are almost unrelated places, but people have made trouble one after another.
This is undoubtedly a creepy thing, because Jingzhao is no other place, it is the center of the hinterland of Guanxi, just a stone's throw away from Chang'an City.
Ever since Li Xiuning, Li Shentong and others gathered tens of thousands of troops to attack Chang'an a few years ago, there has been no bandit trouble in Jingzhao, but now chaos has reappeared...
Li Shimin knew very well what this meant. There had been too many wars in the past few years, and Guanxi soldiers and civilians were recruited one after another. The price of food remained high. Even though the tax was much younger than that of Dayemo, it still overwhelmed the people.
I want to rise up and find a way out.
The chaos subsided quickly, and some generals were still proudly reporting their military merits. Who were they killed? Most of them were old and weak, women and children, and there were only a few middle-aged men. Li Shimin only imagined it for a moment, and he shuddered.