One sentence immediately brought the distance between the two closer to the boss. Before he failed to replace Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong was really thinking about how to show off his power as prime minister one day. But now, he is more
What I want to do is how to leave something different from my predecessor in the position of prime minister.
However, how easy is it to realize this wish?! Not to mention that during his nineteen-year career as prime minister, Li Linfu, the powerful prime minister, has squandered the huge treasury surplus left by his predecessors, and has completely changed the administration of officials.
The imperial court was in ruins everywhere. Yang Guozhong's background, talent, and reputation among scholars alone were not enough to give orders as he pleased when Li Linfu was in office, and he did not dare to obstruct him, no matter whether he was right or wrong.
Jia Chang's background and experience are similar to those of Yang Guozhong. The status of their parents was not high, and their families did not have strong backgrounds to rely on. Both of them only climbed to high positions after pleasing the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji.
Neither of them had read too many books, and they didn’t have that much moral preaching in their stomachs. Neither of them had enough moral character to convince the public. When they first came in and out of the court, there were always a lot of people pointing fingers behind them. More importantly, the two of them were
They all look down upon the so-called educated and famous people, and would rather develop friendships with market scoundrels than have anything to do with the latter kind of people.
Thinking that Jia Chang's situation had many similarities with his own, Yang Guozhong smiled and asked frankly, "Do you have a safer way? You must know that Yang is not unwilling to do things, but the complete result left by the old thief Li Linfu
It’s a mess. These days, Yang is so tired just filling the pot for him every day! How can he have the energy to think about other things!”
"It depends on whether Mr. Guozhong needs a dose of strong medicine or a dose of Qiuli decoction!" Jia Chang smiled proudly and gave Yang Guozhong an interesting choice.
"What is a strong medicine? What is Qiuli decoction?" Yang Guozhong frowned slightly and found the person in front of him more and more interesting. "You might as well tell Yang about it. If it is possible, Yang will definitely not swallow up your achievements.
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"There's no need for credit. I'm just a small person. The more conspicuous I am, the more ridicule I will attract!" Jia Chang smiled bitterly and waved his hand gently, "I just want to borrow the help of Duke Guozhong.
It’s just to fulfill my wish to repay His Majesty’s kindness.”
Seeing Yang Guozhong's face full of surprise, Jia Chang shrugged, and there was a trace of loneliness behind his proud smile, "The so-called strong medicine means that it works quickly and has strong power, but if you are not careful, it may hurt the court."
Jia summed it up in twenty-four words: purge the officials, revitalize the court, open up the public, select talents and use their talents, refine the forbidden army, and weaken the feudal towns. The specific method is..."
"To be honest, Brother Jia, with my current strength, I'm afraid I can't do even one of them!" Before Jia Chang could finish his words, Yang Guozhong immediately interrupted with a wry smile. He also has a group of discerning staff in his house, and what Jia Chang mentioned today
Everyone has mentioned these six items in their speeches. However, it is easier said than done. Except for vigorously promoting the talents you value, which will not encounter much resistance, any other item can be said to be involved.
It moves the whole body. If you are not careful, the imperial court may not be injured. He, Yang Guozhong, may lose all the authority he finally obtained.
Jia Chang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly. He didn't expect Yang Guozhong to be too responsible, but after the expected thing happened, he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Yang Guozhong also understood that he had failed the other party's good intentions, and he said sarcastically
He smiled and explained in a low voice: "Give me five years. After five years, I will definitely go all out to implement the plan that Brother Jia proposed today. However, now, the situation has become irreversible. If you take drastic measures rashly,
I’m afraid it may not cure the disease, but may injure the five stomach and six internal organs.”
"That's true!" Jia Chang sighed softly and put his arms behind his back. His short stature looked even more frail.
"Haha, you should tell me how to make Qiuli soup. After all, this is more palatable!" Yang Guozhong laughed dryly and continued to ask.
"Since it's called Qiuli Soup, it naturally has a lot of nourishing ingredients. At most, it will just make the disease continue to drag on, but in fact it has no therapeutic effect at all!" Jia Chang smiled again and nodded gently, "The method is simple.
Guaranteed not to offend anyone. When Li Xiang was in office, employment relied entirely on personal perceptions and the reputation of the officials. In fact, there were no specific operating rules to follow. Many local officials lingered at the Sima and county magistrate levels until they became official.
There is no hope of any change. If Duke Guozhong wants to win over the officials and stabilize the order of the government and the public, starting from this aspect is a shortcut!"
"Win the hearts of hundreds of officials?" This is what Yang Guozhong hopes to achieve most. He immediately stepped forward to grab Jia Chang's shoulders and asked loudly, "How to do it? Brother Jia, can you tell me more details!"
"My bones, Mr. Guozhong, I can't stand your torment like this!" Jia Chang quickly took a few steps back and screamed to break free from Yang Guozhong's clutches. "It's actually very simple. It's just that Mr. Guozhong is in the bureau, unlike me."
This bystander can see it so clearly. Just rely on seniority to get through the years. The longer a person has not been promoted for a long time, the greater the resentment towards Prime Minister Li. And they are indeed very experienced in politics. They are promoted in order according to the number of years they have been an official. Who will be promoted?
Everyone can see hope, and no one can complain!"
This is a practical strategy! The key is that it is very simple to operate, and it is quick and effective. It turns out that when Li Linfu was in power, the procedures for selecting officials were very complicated. Officials below the sixth rank who went to Beijing to apply for the election needed to pass a written examination, an interview, and then go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs
Preparing official registration. Noting the roll call, after three singings, the winter gathering, reporting the name to the servant, and then reporting to the emperor from the province, and then conferring officials according to the decree. The whole process lasted from spring to autumn, and lasted as long as half a year. Among them
As long as one link is not handled properly, or because Li Linfu himself is not pleased, he may be eliminated, or he may be left in the capital for a long time without any results.
Therefore, after their term of office ends, many low-level officials would rather find ways to bribe their superiors and stay put than go to Beijing to report on their duties. Although staying put has no hope of promotion, there will be no big ups and downs. If you go to Beijing to report on your work, it will be a little more difficult.
If he doesn't respond well, he may be trapped in Guanyi like a prisoner, unable to move forward or retreat. It is not until he completely despairs about his future and actively requests to return to his hometown to become a commoner that he can escape.
If we follow Jia Chang's suggestion and change the rules for evaluation and promotion of serving officials to one based on qualifications, the standard will immediately become much clearer. Moreover, the factor of human interference in the operation process will also be reduced to a very low level. It originally took more than half a year.
The selection can probably be completed within half a month. Although it is possible to offend some people who had a hand in the original selection process, this resentment is nothing compared to the gratitude of the person being promoted!
Yang Guozhong was never slow in his thinking, otherwise it would have been difficult for him to climb from a rogue to the high position of prime minister. After a moment of pondering, he carefully considered the pros and cons of the 'Qiuli Soup'. He needed it most now.
The purpose is to promote a group of supporters in the court to consolidate his hard-won status. The "Autumn Pear Soup" presented by Jia Chang can be said to be a timely help. As for the efficacy of this prescription, it can not be considered for the time being.
After all, the skeleton of the Tang Dynasty is still there. Although it is much weaker than it was during the Kaiyuan period, it is impossible to collapse in a while. When your position is stable, you must accumulate enough strength, and then you can take strong medicine to help the country.
It’s never too late to heal!
"Thank you, Brother Jia!" Yang Guozhong said in a low voice, giving the short man opposite him a friendly smile, "Yang made a mental note of this kind of advice. Since you don't care about your official position, Yang will not force you.
Let's do this. From now on, the procurement of firewood and miscellaneous materials for the inner court from the private sector will be entrusted to Brother Jia. Anyway, you have been walking around His Majesty for many years and know the preferences of His Majesty and all the important people in the inner court!"
"In this case, no matter how polite Jia is, it will seem pretentious!" Jia Chang smiled and bowed his head to Yang Guozhong. The purchase of large quantities of materials needed in the palace has always been the responsibility of Gao Lishi and other leading eunuchs. But after all, there are many
The eunuchs are either inconvenient or too lazy to take care of the cumbersome things used in daily life, such as charcoal, grain, toilet water tanks, etc. These things are often not of high value, but the advantage is that they are used in large quantities. The person who handles them can scratch them casually.
Scraping means a whole bucket of oil and water.
It turned out that the person responsible for this matter was Li Linfu's nephew. Now that Li Linfu had been dug up and whipped into a coffin by the emperor's order, all the previous members of the party were naturally scattered. Many discerning figures in the court were keeping an eye on his family members.
Yang Guozhong had always held it in his hand without giving it away. He was in a happy mood today and immediately entrusted it to Jia Chang's shoulders as a reward.
This arrangement is not entirely selfish. Due to physical disabilities, the eunuchs have more or less eccentric temperaments. To deal with them, you must be a well-rounded person. At present, Yang Guozhong has not established a stable foothold in the court, so he naturally does not want to deal with Gao Lishi
There has been a estrangement between the two. Therefore, putting Jia Chang in a position where the power of both parties is intertwined can indeed play a buffering and bridging role.
As expected by Yang Guozhong, Jia Chang had already won praise from Gao Lishi and others with his skillful skills in just a few months after taking office. In addition, although Yang Guozhong did not mention the reason for the "seniority-based" official selection policy,
Whose suggestion was it? Some well-informed people still analyzed some clues from the clues. Therefore, some of the new rich who benefited from this policy, while being grateful to Yang Guozhong, never forgot Jia Chang's kindness of digging the well.
.Soon, the Jia Family Courtyard, located by the Qujiang Pool, began to be filled with guests.
However, Jia Chang knew how to avoid suspicion very well. Regardless of whether the guest came to thank him or asked for something, he never forgot to push Yang Guozhong to the front. Over time, the relationship between the two parties became closer and closer. There were many things that Yang Guozhong could not spare.
The 'ordinary' guests we meet during the day are all given to Jia Chang to help entertain them. The latter is a veteran in having fun, so he is naturally very familiar with such small tasks. No matter how weird the visitor's temper is, he can always do it.
Let them leave gifts and gratitude, and return home satisfied. Occasionally, Mrs. Yang Yuyao of Guo State will show up during the banquet, which will make the guests feel brighter on their faces, and all the old bones in their bodies will look more than ten years younger.
There were many familiar faces at today's banquet. After Mrs. Guo Guo took her seat, she glanced briefly and recognized Song Yu from Zhongshushe, Zheng Ang, a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, Xue Jingxian, the former magistrate of Fufeng County, etc. There were also a few others.
She had never seen it, but she could infer from the happy expression on the other person's face that he was also a newly rich person who had followed the path of her brother Yang Guozhong and finally got what he wanted. So she smiled and knelt down to everyone and thanked him for his belated arrival.
Sin, under the guidance of the master here, walked into the chief position on the left.
A few of the new rich men of the current dynasty don't think there is any loss of status in sitting under a woman. First, the other party is a knight with a 'national lady', and her status is far above them. Second, the other party is a member of the current dynasty.
The Prime Minister's sister can attend such a banquet, which is a great honor for everyone. As for the third thing, I can only think about it in my heart, and I can't say it with my mouth. She can leave the hall and get on the dragon bed. I am alone.
A mere fifth-grade person, what qualifications do you have in front of others? If you can find an opportunity to kiss Fangze, you will be considered a favor to His Majesty the Emperor. If you tell it in front of your close friends later, you will definitely get countless surprises and envy.
Mrs. Guo Guo didn't feel the least bit unhappy about the flattery or hot looks from around her. She had long been used to it, or she was familiar with it. As long as she sat in public and put on the clothes that represented her class and status.
, then he naturally forgot about his other self, and his whole body exuded the state of being overwhelmed by the country and the city.
In other words, Mrs. Guo Guo was already familiar with this game of fishing or being fished. She felt neither disgust nor guilt in her heart. She responded to the body language and eyes that came around that contained certain hints.
She always responded with a charming and professional smile. She neither rejected her immediately nor made any promises easily. She included everything in her smile and let the other person guess. There was no reward for guessing correctly, and she would have made a mistake.
I don’t care what people advertise everywhere. Men, in fact, they are all the same at heart. They always want to be the most eye-catching one, and women all over the world would like to cry and shout. However, as long as you give him a thought, he will feel like he smells fishy.
It comes over like a smelly cat and lets you flatten and round it without flinching.
At this moment, she was no longer the Yang Yuyao in her dream. That timid and passionate woman had already drifted away in a dream.
No matter how good the dream is, when you wake up, you can only be yourself. She is now just Yang Guozhong's sister, the first-class lady of the Tang Dynasty. She can win over a city with a smile, and a country with another smile.
