Chapter 0839 Prime Ministers who cant be counted on one hand
Li Gang began to delegate power to Chen Shuda in the middle of the year. Li Yuanji guessed that one day he would beg for bones and then retire, achieving the highest achievement of Wencheng.
I just didn't expect it to be so soon.
Even a little anxious.
Logically speaking, if Li Gang wants to retire with success, he must do at least two things, that is, help his successor on board, and then give him a helping hand.
But now Li Gang has not helped Chen Shuda onto the horse, let alone help him.
Isn't it a little impatient for Li Gang to leave now?
If it is said that Li Gang was greedy for power and wanted to leave a way for him to recover, he also wanted to have a deeper influence in the Tang Dynasty and did not want Chen Shuda to come into contact with the core power prematurely.
That makes no sense at all.
First of all, Li Gang is not a person who is greedy for power. Secondly, even without Li Gang's help, Chen Shuda still stands at the center of power and controls the core power.
Therefore, whether Li Gang helped Chen Shuda mount his horse or whether he helped Chen Shuda would not affect Chen Shuda's power.
Therefore, it is really puzzling that Li Gang begged to go in such a hurry.
"Did Mr. Li encounter anything unusual in recent days?"
Li Yuanji was full of doubts and stared at Chen Shuda and asked.
Chen Shuda thought seriously for a while, then shook his head in confusion.
Li Yuanji said even more doubtfully: "Then why is Mr. Li so anxious to go?"
With Li Gang's influence in the Tang Dynasty, as well as the official reputation and reputation he had accumulated over the years, if he didn't take the initiative to leave, even if he stayed in the position of prime minister until death, no one would make irresponsible remarks.
So if there were no scruples and no threats, there was no need for Li Gang to beg in such a hurry.
In the entire Tang Dynasty, the threats that could be brought to Li Gang could be counted on two fingers.
One of them is him and the other is Li Yuan.
He never had any intention of harming Li Gang, and Li Yuan would not attack an important official like Li Gang who was about to retire after success. So where did Li Gang's scruples and threats come from?
When Chen Shuda heard this, he was stunned at first, and then suddenly smiled and said: "Back to Your Highness, Mr. Li's request to go this time is not as complicated as you think. Mr. Li is purely to make room for Mr. Ren Gui."
Ren Gui is only a little older than Chen Shuda, and his official rank is not as high as Chen Shuda's.
Chen Shuda called him by his first name, which was not disrespectful. Calling him "Ren Gong" was considered as respecting him.
However, Li Yuanji knew very well that Chen Shuda's respect for Ren Gui was mostly due to him.
If Ren Gui was not his lover and had not much connection with him, then Chen Shuda would not be guilty of respecting Ren Gui.
Not to mention that Ren Gui's current official rank is not as good as Chen Shuda's. Even if she catches up with Chen Shuda, she will still be half a head shorter than Chen Shuda.
After all, when Ren Gui served as the pacification ambassador of Henan Province, Chen Shuda was already the prime minister. By the time Ren Gui was promoted to the prime minister, Chen Shuda would probably have the titles of Taishi, Taifu and Taibao.
Although there will not be much improvement in official rank, it is clear at a glance which one is inferior and which one is noble.
In addition, even if they are both prime ministers, there are still differences between them.
For example, the current prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty are headed by Li Gang and Chen Shuda is at the end.
Therefore, when discussing matters in the court, Chen Shuda always took Li Gang as the leader and followed Li Gang's lead.
Unless he has different ideas from Li Gang or conflicts with Li Gang, he will never oppose Li Gang in public.
After Li Gang begged for his body and resigned as prime minister, Xiao Yu would definitely go one step further and take over Li Gang's position, and Chen Shuda would also go one step further and take over Xiao Yu's position.
When Ren Gui entered the three provinces, he would only take over Chen Shuda's position and become the lowest-ranked prime minister, instead of standing above Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda and directly taking over Li Gang's position.
Therefore, even if Ren Gui entered the three provinces and became prime minister, he would still succumb to Chen Shuda.
Chen Shuda called him Ren Gong, which really gave him face.
Even if he calls them by their first names, he can't do anything to them. On the surface, he has to respond politely.
"You mean, Li Gongqiu went to give Ren Gui a place?"
Li Yuanji looked surprised.
Chen Shuda's statement was something he didn't expect.
After someone else becomes the prime minister, he wishes he could stay in the position of prime minister all his life and sit down until he dies.
Li Gang was lucky. He not only delegated power to Chen Shuda in advance, but also wisely made room for Ren Gui in advance.
This kind of integrity that is not greedy for power is not comparable to ordinary people.
More importantly, he originally wanted to let Ren Gui, Ma Zhou and others come forward as soon as possible and enter the three provinces as soon as possible. Li Gang could see this intention and give up decisively, which gave him face and was very sensible.
This actually made him a little embarrassed.
After all, he was already prepared to fight openly and secretly with the existing three prime ministers and important ministers like Pei Ju in order to help Ren Gui, Ma Zhou and others ascend to power.
Unexpectedly, they handed over the power so happily without any hindrance.
On the contrary, it seems that he is judging a gentleman with a villain's heart.
"Yes, Mr. Li wanted to give up the throne to Mr. Ren Gui. Mr. Pei also wanted to support Ma Zhou. However, Ma Zhou was too junior. Even if Mr. Pei gave way to him, he might not be able to secure the position of Mr. Pei.
s position.
So Pei Gong’s idea is to let another person from His Highness take his place first and sit in his position for a few years. When Ma Zhou has enough qualifications, Ma Zhou can take over."
Chen Shuda said openly.
It can be seen that neither Li Gang nor Pei Ju had any hidden secrets or conspiracies when it came to cultivating and selecting successors. Instead, they expressed their thoughts openly.
It is for everyone to refer to and discuss.
Such selfless behavior is really touching.
If the prime ministers after the Tang Dynasty were like this, then the Tang Dynasty would have no worries from now on.
However, Li Yuanji also knew that this was impossible.
There are not many people like Li Gang in the world who remain upright and selfless even after sitting in a high position.
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Throughout the history books, we can count such prime ministers and assistants on one hand.
And such prime ministers almost always come out of troubled times.
Now that the troubled times are over, even if someone is upright and selfless, it will be difficult for them to get into the position of prime minister again.
After all, without the blessing of troubled times, it would be difficult for an upright and selfless person to rise from a small official to the position of a feudal official, let alone the prime minister.
After the troubled times are over, there is no longer the blessing of eclectic promotion of talents, nor the blessing of exceptional recruitment and promotion.
It is difficult for an upright and selfless person to survive smoothly in the officialdom where most of it is gray.
There are superiors who want to support you, or elders who want to appreciate you, but it is impossible for them to appreciate you.
After all, whether it is a superior officer or an elder, he or she will support you just so that you can help him.
You are upright and selfless, and you don't know how to help others. Why are they supporting you?
If there are quotas for promotion or meritorious service, they will definitely give them to officials who are willing to help them.
In addition, there are a lot of second-generation people with backgrounds, and the third-generation people are gold-plated around you, and good things will not get through to you.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for an upright and selfless person to sneak into the position of prime minister after the troubled times are over.
Therefore, there was probably only one prime minister like Li Gang who was upright and selfless in the Tang Dynasty.
Nowadays, if you want to beg for bones, no matter what you ask for or say, they will be arranged.
After everything is done, I have to add a third official, so that all the officials in the government and the public, and all the people in the world, can respect me.
Whatever request he has, as long as it is not too excessive, he can agree to it.
As for Pei Ju.
He wanted to make way for his successors, but his thoughts were different from Li Gang's.
He is not an upright person, nor does he have selfless beliefs.
It is very possible that he wanted to take advantage of Li Gang's common style to seek greater benefits for himself.
He knew very well that at his age, he could no longer stay in the three provinces. If he wanted to obtain the greatest honor after leaving the three provinces and seek greater blessings for his descendants, he must rely on Li Gang's shareholder style.
, come and retire with success.
If Li Gang was added to the ranks of the Three Dukes and bequeathed to his descendants, then he who succeeded and retired with Li Gang would inevitably be added to the rank of the Third Duke and bequeathed to his descendants.
Although the idea is somewhat utilitarian, it is harmless to Datang.
And from the outside, what he did was the same as Li Gang's. There is no reason for you to only reward Li Gang and not others.
You can't think that people are not as pure as Li Gang, so you can't give them anything.
In that case, the government and the public, as well as the common people, will help others complain.
This is an upright conspiracy.
All you can do is talk about the deeds and disregard the intentions.
In fact, in many cases, conspiracy is better than conspiracy. Compared with a conspiracy that hides its head and tail and may fall apart once discovered, conspiracy does not need to be hidden and is more difficult to solve. Sometimes it is even impossible to solve.
Although Pei Ju's conspiracy is not unsolvable, there is no need to solve it.
Giving Pei Ju and Li Gang the same treatment would not do any harm to the Tang Dynasty, but would actually bring certain benefits.
Things like settling accounts after the fall, desolation in old age, and the coldness of tea when people leave are what the important ministers are most worried about. This is also the reason why the important ministers are unwilling to let go of their power.
If the Tang Dynasty could be kind to the important ministers who have resigned, the important ministers would no longer have to worry about people leaving, settling accounts after the fall, or being miserable in their old age.
By then the greed for power will no longer be so strong.
Of course, compared to the greed of the human heart, this approach seems a bit trivial.
But having relief is better than having no relief at all.
"Gong Li and Pei Gong are really...the humerus of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Yuanji smiled bitterly, feeling sincerely.
Chen Shuda said with a cheerful smile: "It seems that His Highness is ready to agree to the invitation of Duke Li and Duke Pei?"
Li Yuanji nodded without hesitation.
People beg for bones in a dignified manner.
He can agree openly and openly, there is no need to hide it.
Hiding and tucking instead fell into the following pronouns.