Because the five cabinet leaders of the inner guard have been decided.
They are Qiu Ying, Pei Xingjian, An Yuanshou, Cui Shouye and Li Yiyan.
The fourth Cui Shouye is the son of Cui Dunli.
Cui Dunli was born in the Boling Cui family. He was familiar with the situation of various tribes in his early years. He sent many envoys to the Turks, Uighurs, Tiele and other northern tribes, and followed Li Ji to defeat Xue Yantuo.
Later, Li Zhi succeeded to the throne and worshiped him as prime minister. After his death from illness, he gave it to An Guogong. Cui Shouye was his son and served as Minister of Justice.
Like Pei Xingjian, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the transfer of the Minister of the Criminal Ministry to the leader of the Interior Guard was a level transfer.
After Cui Shouye entered the inner guard, he took charge of internal supervision and had considerable power.
The last one, Li Yiyan, was born as a Jinshi and has always been known for his uprightness and lack of fear of power.
This old gentleman also served under Li Ji. When Li Ji was the governor of Bingzhou, his subordinates were all afraid of Li Ji's power. He was the only one who dared to argue with him on the merits. Li Ji respected him very much.
Later, Li Yiyan gradually rose to the rank of official, and now he is the minister of Zhongshu, alternate prime minister, and his promotion to prime minister is just around the corner.
Li Yan felt that this person who was transferred to the inner guard seemed to be demoted.
I don’t know what kind of political battle happened behind the scenes.
In any case, the leader of the Interior Guard returned to his position.
Qiu Ying was in charge of intelligence investigation, Pei Xingjian and An Yuanshou were in charge of military affairs, Cui Shouye and Li Yiyan were in charge of internal affairs and logistics.
However, there is no clear distinction between the five of them. When they are unanimous in dealing with the outside world, many things can be done easily.
This is also the characteristic of the internal defense, and it is also the reason why this department was able to torment the powerful Turks to pieces and obey them in the past.
"A foreign war is about to break out!"
After working for a whole hour, Li Yan got up to move around and felt that he had worked too hard today.
Looking from the window at the busy crowds coming and going below, he also had expectations in his heart.
The Tubo envoy met with the Holy Empress twice in Hanyuan Hall, but nothing came of it. Li Zhi almost denied all of Tubo's requests.
Because of the Battle of Dafeichuan, Tubo was originally the aggressor, destroying the vassal state Tuyuhun without any reason, and then invaded the Western Regions on a large scale, approaching the four towns of Anxi, which prompted Li Zhi to send Xue Rengui and the army to Tibet.
The Tang Dynasty was defeated once, but it was still full of confidence. Li Zhi's attitude was clear. If Tubo didn't retreat to the plateau, war would begin!
Li Yan knew the direction of history, and the Tang Dynasty did take back the four towns of Anxi, but there was no direct conflict with Tubo.
After weighing the strength of both sides, Qin Ling retreated decisively, allowing Datang to gather enough strength, clenched his fist, and punched the air.
This is not the end. Tubo is ready and will lead its army to attack again.
Next, Tubo always took the initiative. Needless to say, if the Tang Dynasty lost, even if it won, it would not gain much benefit.
It has a bit of the flavor of the later Song Dynasty.
Do you think it won the battle? It won, but why is it still so weak?
Because when you win, you see no benefits, but once you lose, you suffer heavy losses.
Who can bear this?
But there is no way, the war losses of the farming dynasty are really no more than those of the grassland nomads.
Every time a war is launched, we cannot just look at the casualties and food consumption of soldiers. We have to calculate it this way. If there is no war, these soldiers should be farming and producing. As a result, they go to the front line and have to open their mouths to consume food and grass every day during the march.
Once it comes and goes, the losses will be too great.
This is also the reason why the Central Plains dynasties often rested for a long time, but were able to consume all their savings in the frenzy of war for more than ten years.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty after the Wenjing rule was like this, Yang Guang after Yang Jian was like this, and Li Zhi after the Zhenguan rule was actually like this.
Conquering the east and west, expanding the territory, and destroying Goguryeo was a great success. In the end, apart from the great reputation, there were not many real benefits.
In comparison, Li Shimin failed to destroy Goguryeo, but he captured more than 40,000 Goguryeo soldiers and lost less than 2,000. At the same time, he seized a large number of cattle, horses, equipment, slaves, etc. His strength was greater than his name, and he tormented Goguryeo.
Half-waste, oneself gain a lot, this is the way to win the war.
Not to mention the Tang Dynasty, the same was true for Tubo. The next war with the Tang Dynasty was obviously a victory, but the people at home were also suffering from hardship and complaints.
You must know that during this period, Tubo still had to be favored by God, and the weather conditions were very good.
Even after a huge victory, they ended up like this, which shows how painful the war is.
But there is no way. War in ancient times is inevitable. Since the cost is so high, all we can pursue is victory!
What's more, if Tubo is determined to fight against the Tang Dynasty, how can Li Yan be willing to retreat easily after Qinling kills 100,000 Tang troops?
Therefore, during this period, he often went to Pei Mansion and An Mansion to communicate with Pei Sijian, Pei Xingjian and An Yuanshou.
In the past, apart from purely personal friendships, Li Yan, as a military guard, was not qualified to discuss military and national affairs with these big shots.
But at this time, he was wearing a scarlet robe, and in terms of official position, he was already a guerrilla general from the fifth rank.
Coupled with the fact that the internal security officer Yi Shi was there, he was fully qualified to discuss the Tibetan affairs.
I have to say that this official uniform is much more comfortable to wear than the green uniform. The bright red one is festive and noble.
So much so that his dance to express gratitude contained real enthusiasm.
When in town, do as the Romans do.
Once he has overcome this psychological hurdle, he will become a beautiful sight in the dance world of the Tang Dynasty!
Showdown, I am the King of Dance!
"Rokuro! Rokuro!"
Just as he was thinking about it, a lean young man walked in as a jumping voice came in.
This person has a sharp jaw and a protruding forehead, slightly sunken cheeks, and an unattractive face. Fortunately, he has a pair of sharp eyebrows that fly into his temples.
Coupled with the slender, flexible arms, the whole person looks heroic.
It's just that he is dressed like a charlatan, without the slightest poise of an official.
Li Yan didn't look back and said angrily: "Guo Yuanzhen! Are you itchy again?"
Guo Yuanzhen raised his hands: "No, no, no, Li Jiyi, don't let Wang Xiaojie spar with me anymore. He didn't know how to gather his strength and beat me so badly. I am a scholar who came to Beijing to take the exam. How can I follow him?"
Is he better than a sergeant from Zhechong Mansion?"
Li Yan smiled and said: "You are the only one rushing to take the exam. I really don't know how you got the literary explanation..."
Guo Yuanzhen curled his lips: "There are no talents in the county. No matter what I say, I have read many great Confucian articles!"
As he said that, he showed a flattering smile: "Of course, if I follow Li Jiyi, I will do big things. The imperial examination has been discontinued a long time ago. I don't even want a Jinshi!"
"This is what you said. Historically, you were admitted to the Jinshi examination the year after the next year. You are an eighteen-year-old Jinshi. You have dominated all the great poets of the Tang Dynasty. Although you are probably a parallel importer..."
Li Yan laughed in his heart and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Okay, how's it going with Jia Sibo?"
Guo Yuanzhen immediately laughed and gloated: "Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment have referred Jia Sibo three or four times. They have interrogated him for countless times and haven't even gotten out any useful information. Now that the internal guards want to arrest him, they are probably jumping up and down in a hurry.
Woolen cloth!"
Li Yan shook his head: "Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment are also full of talents, but this person is indeed different from ordinary prisoners. I don't have much confidence in trying to pry something out of his mouth. How is the investigation of County Magistrate Cui?
Who transferred him to Liangzhou to serve?"
Guo Yuanzhen said: "It's still the same. The secret hand behind the scenes cannot be found. If we really want to pursue it, Minister Pei will be held responsible."
Li Yan let out a breath: "In other words, the key criminals in the Liangzhou case have been detained in Chang'an for more than three months, but there has been no decent progress?"
Guo Yuanzhen said sincerely: "We still need Li Jiyi to take action!"
"I don't want to be in this kind of limelight..."
Li Yan shook his head.
He used to only know that he was young. It wasn't until he went to court that he realized how exaggerated he was as a fifth-rank official.
All are in their forties and above, and those in their thirties are rare.
There were only three people of the same age as him, Li Hong, Li Xian and Li Xian. Li Dan was still young and did not go to court unless he had nothing to do.
Those are three princes!
Li Yan deeply realized how talented Wang Bo was in history.
Sixteen-year-old Wang Bo also stood at the court meeting, in the same row as the officials.
Of course, Wang Bo was a literary scholar in the royal palace, and he studied with the prince. There was a huge gap between him and a fifth-grade dignitary like Li Yan.
In the palace, Li Yan stood in the middle and front position.
The matters discussed in the court had no part in him.
Unexpectedly, a series of eyes glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally.
Even Li Zhi, who held the position of emperor, and Empress Wu, who was sitting behind the curtain, looked at him several times.
Not a single word was spoken the whole time, yet he stole the show.
Li Yan knew that he had to keep a low profile.
As a young man in a high position, the dangers he encounters must be several times that of an ordinary fifth-grade official.
Being an official under the rule of Empress Li Zhiwu and his wife was already a high-risk profession, and it was several times more dangerous...
If he dares to cultivate party members on a large scale, he may be dismissed from office within a year, or worse still, he may be on the run.
Of course, you can't train all your subordinates. What's the point of using the machine? Is it just for decoration?
So Li Yan took the elite route.
Everyone he trains must be a capable person, and must be able to stand alone in at least a certain field.
There is no need to make false promises with the vast number of noble disciples, just select those who can leave their names in history.
As a time traveler, I have a natural advantage in this regard.
So Guo Yuanzhen, who went to Beijing to take the exam but had a sudden idea to join the inner guard, was singled out and became Li Yan's personal entourage.
Qin Ling, the Tubo God of War, would indirectly die in the hands of this man in the future, and he was also Wu Zetian's favorite general.
Li Yan thought about the report just made by Kang County Lieutenant, and said to Guo Yuanzhen: "I transferred two French officials to the capital a while ago. You go to the post house and have a look. Those petty officials always look down on foreign officials. If you still look down on people, go
Arrange a good place for Kangxian Wei and his family."
Guo Yuanzhen was very attentive to running errands for the leader: "Okay, there's another Fa Cao, I'll make arrangements for him too!"
Li Yan said: "The other one is called Di Renjie, whose courtesy name is Huaiying, and he is from Jinyang, Bingzhou."
He looked into the distance and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.