Li Shimin held a cup of hot tea in his hand and listened calmly to his minister's recommendation.
The emperor had already made plans in his mind, but he did not say it directly. Instead, he let the ministers recommend him first.
Hou Junji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I recommended Wu Huaiyu, the Minister of the Ministry of War of the Inspection School. The Duke of Jin had previously been given the title of prime minister and was in charge of finance. He was very capable. He left Youzhou and became the deputy commander of the Northern Expedition. He also made new achievements. Jin
The Duke is young and promising, capable of both civil and military affairs, and is fully qualified for the post of right servant and archer.
Moreover, Qin Qiong, the former Duke of Qi State, was the righteous father of Duke Wu. Since father and son inherited Right Pushe from father to son, it will definitely become a good story if it is spread."
When everyone listened to this guy's words, they couldn't help but feel contempt. In fact, everyone could tell that he was talking sarcastically. To say that he was young and promising meant that Wu Huaiyu was too young. The story of father and son succeeding each other in shooting from the right servant was even more special.
Understand this.
To be honest,
Li Shimin took a sip of tea but still did not express his position.
The emperor just can't show his attitude too directly.
After a long time, Li Shimin asked Changsun Wuji.
"Auxiliary engine, everyone has recommended you to be the right servant. Are you willing to shoulder this burden?"
Changsun Wuji actually kept his head down and said nothing. He didn't react at all when he was nominated as the right servant. In fact, he knew the emperor's brother-in-law very well. The two had fought side by side for many years and were very familiar with each other. The emperor actually did not want to appoint him as the right servant at all.
I mean, otherwise I would have mentioned it long ago.
"Your Majesty, I am both an honorable minister and a relative of the country. Now I am an official of the highest rank. I am deeply favored by Your Majesty. I really dare not accept the position of right servant again. I have too much power and favor, and I am extremely rich. I am frightened. I am afraid that it will bring disaster.
Disaster.
In addition, I have been in poor health in recent years, suffering from diabetes, wind disease, gas disease and other diseases. Although I have been diagnosed and prescribed by the Duke of Jin personally, I have improved somewhat, but I still dare not work too hard. Please ask Your Majesty
Forgive me!"
Changsun Wuji has actually been very unwilling to do so in the past few years.
The Xuanwu Sect was ranked first in the theory of merit. In the first year of Zhenguan, he was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He was granted the title of Zhao Guogong and granted 1,300 households. In July of the same year, he was also appointed as the Minister's right servant. However, his right servant was not as involved as Wu Huaiyu.
It's the same as in political affairs. After working for only a hundred days, he was forced to resign.
After that, for more than two years, the emperor never assigned him a practical job, so he resigned from the first rank and was dismissed from the first rank with the help of the third division.
Although he could still go in and out of the palace frequently and participate in court discussions, without a job, he would have no power. He was still very unwilling to do so. After all, he had made such great contributions and had been his confidant for many years. As a result, after the emperor came to power, he had nothing to do without him.
But after sitting on the bench for more than two years, I still have some insights.
Looking at the emperor's brother-in-law, whose prestige was getting higher and higher, Changsun Wuji always restrained himself.
"The auxiliary machine must take good care of his body," Li Shimin said to him, "wait to take good care of your body before fighting."
"Do you have any recommendations for the auxiliary machine?" the emperor asked again.
Changsun Wuji crossed his hands and said, "I recommend Li Jing. He has made many meritorious deeds and is highly respected." He had already seen that the emperor was going to replace Qin Qiong with Li Jing as the right servant today.
It can even be seen that whether it is Li Jing or Qin Qiong, it actually makes no difference who is the right servant. Both of them are very cautious people. Even if Li Jing is the right servant, it is probably only Qin Qiong's second
Second, I may not even talk much in the political hall.
In the final analysis, it made no difference whether Li Jing was the Secretary of the Imperial Academy or the right servant. The emperor was just using this to reward Li Jing for his contribution to the Northern Expedition to destroy the Turks.
It even had the intention of balancing civil and military affairs, and was able to take away Li Jing's military power.
The emperor asked Xiao Yu again.
Of course, Xiao Yu couldn't say that I was suitable to be prime minister, especially if he asked me face to face, he could only refuse. The emperor asked him to recommend someone, but he hesitated again and again. Instead of recommending Li Jing, he recommended Wang Gui.
But this result made the emperor not satisfied. "After Wang Gui revealed that he had banned the Chinese language and demoted the governor of Tongzhou, I heard that he had nothing to do and had no political achievements. He could not even govern a state well. How could he serve as a right servant to help me govern the world?
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Dismissed in one sentence.
Changsun Wuji, Xiao Yu, and Wang Gui were rejected as candidates, but in fact there was not much room for choice.
Later, the ministers mentioned several more names, such as Yang Gongren, Yuwen Shiji, Chen Shuda, Gao Shilian, etc., but none of them received the emperor's support.
In fact, Yang Gongren, Yu Wenshiji, and Chen Shuda all served as prime ministers during the Wude Dynasty and Zhenguan Dynasty, but were later dismissed as prime ministers. Yang Gongren even resigned from the position of governor of Luozhou and returned home to retire.
And Chen Shuda was still in Dingyou when his mother died, so it was impossible for him to come back.
As for Yu Wenshiji, although he had been recalled to the central court, he was appointed as the Right Guard General. In fact, it was a false title and he did not return to the central government at all.
Gao Shilian was a confidant of the emperor and the uncle of the empress, but he and Changsun Wuji were at odds with each other. He had been away from home for the past two years, first in Anzhou and then in Yizhou. Changsun Wuji's resurrection was far away, and Gao Shilian would naturally not be able to do so in time.
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And apart from these few, there really is no one who has the qualification to worship Ke Pu She.
"Doctor Zuo Guanglu came to the Zhu Kingdom to act for Duke Li Jing. He was exempted from the post of official secretary of the school. He paid homage to the right servant of the minister and gave him a thousand bolts of silk."
Hearing this long-anticipated appointment, Changsun Wuji felt sad.
Naturally, there was no objection to the emperor's order, and the next step was just to write the official edict, use a seal under the door, and use white hemp to announce the prime minister.
Although Zhongshu ordered Wen Yanbo to impeach Li Jing before, he still had to write the edict of worshiping his right servant and shooting for Li Jing.
After he finished writing, Li Shimin read it over and nodded in appreciation of Wen Yanbo's talent.
Youwei General Yu Wenshiji was sitting on his knees in the palace, watching with cold eyes. It felt like a big show. He was a literary prime minister acting as the Youwei General. In fact, the Youwei Yamen had nothing to do and was often called to the court for discussions.
It's just a decoration.
As for Li Jing, a military general, now he first inspects the secretariat of the school and then pays homage to the minister's right servant, huh, it's just that the emperor took the opportunity to seize Li Jing's military power and install another decoration in the political hall.
He felt that Li Jing would be like Qin Qiong and stay in the political hall for two or three years. Then Li Jing would resign several times and the emperor would approve it, and Li Jing would completely withdraw from the court.
In fact, when Li Jing bowed to his right servant Sheqi, he was equivalent to handing over power. This right servant Sheqi was not as powerful as his former governor.
He admired the emperor's ability in his heart. In the past few years, he had suppressed the emperor's old ministers without causing any trouble, and he could even make the meritorious generals obey him. It was indeed an extraordinary skill.
Li Jing paid homage to his right servant,
The personnel discussion is not over yet.
When Wu Huaiyu left office and returned to Beijing, he would definitely have to make arrangements. How to arrange it, the emperor asked the ministers.
Hou Junji was still the first to stand up and strongly recommended Wu Huaiyu. The right servant was out of position, so he recommended Wu Huaiyu as Zhongshu Ling.
After all, Zhongshu Ling and Shizhong were both appointed by the imperial system to have two people each, but now there is only one person.
Hou Junji praised Wu Huaiyu in various ways, saying that he was young and promising, that he had great achievements, that he had experience as a prime minister before, etc.
If they hadn't known that although he and Wu Huaiyu were brothers from the same sect, they didn't have a good relationship with him, everyone would have really thought that this was a friendship from the same sect.
Fang Xuanling proposed that Wu Huaiyu be appointed Minister of War.
I already had the title of Chancellor of the Military Academy and the Ministry of War, so it would be good if I could just become a full-time official now.
Wei Zheng suggested that Wu Huaiyu should be appointed Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs again, thinking that Wu Huaiyu was very capable of making money.
Some people also suggested that Wu Huaiyu should continue to be in charge of Yongzhou Prefecture.
The emperor looked at everyone, and finally his eyes fell on Hou Junji.
Regarding how to use Wu Huaiyu, Li Shimin was actually very confused. Originally, he planned to let Wu Huaiyu stay in Youzhou, like Li Ji, and take his time.
But this time Wu Huaiyu made great contributions.
Although he made some mistakes, they were not serious. On the contrary, it was because of these small mistakes that Li Shimin wanted Wu Huaiyu to return to Beijing.
After destroying the Turks, the emperor had his own ambitions as to what to do next, but these were inseparable from money and finance.
The existing financial system has many problems, which the emperor has long been aware of. He and Wu Huaiyu had an in-depth discussion about these in Fanchuan last year, but the conditions are still lacking.
"What Hou Sanshui said makes sense. Wu Huaiyu is young and promising, capable of literary and military skills. Especially since he was the prime minister in charge of finance before, he also performed very well.
If this is the case, then I will worship Wu Huaiyu as Minister of the Ministry of War."
Before he could finish his words, the emperor continued, "Inspecting the school and writing the order, he is still the prince's shaobao."
This school inspection and Zhongshu order is the same as Li Jing's previous inspection and Zhongshu order. It is not a false title, but an actual acting appointment. Like Wen Yanbo, he became the chief of the Zhongshu Province, but Wen Yanbo was official. He is an agent.
Te Jin, the Secretary of the Imperial Academy, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Prince Shaobao, the Duke of Jin Wu Huaiyu,
Wu Huaiyu once again became the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty with the post of Secretary of the School and no need to participate in political affairs and other titles.
The emperor's will is announced.
Hou Junji was stunned. He had never expected that the emperor would actually let Wu Huaiyu pay homage to the prime minister for the second time. He wanted to object, but just now he had recommended Wu Huaiyu as the prime minister. If he opposed it now, wouldn't it be inconsistent with his promise?
Hou Junji was so depressed that he couldn't speak.
He couldn't understand how Wu Huaiyu could become prime minister together with Li Jing, even if Changsun Wuji could not return to the throne.
If we add Qin Qiong, who still retains the title of Tong Zhongshu, Wu Huaiyu is not only a teacher and student in the same palace, but also a father and son in the same court.
This is too inappropriate.
But he couldn't object. He could only look at other people, hoping that someone would stand up and object.
He first looked at Zhang Liang, the eunuch who was also the prime minister.
But Zhang Liang just looked back at him, then turned away, indifferent.
"Your Majesty, Wu Huaiyu is the adopted son of Qin Qiong and a student of Li Jing. It is inappropriate for them to be teachers and students, and father and son should be ministers in the same palace."
Finally, someone stood up.
Zhongshu Ling Wen Yanbo,
Then Wei Zheng seconded the suggestion and did not act privately just because he was related to Wu Huaiyu.
Then several more people objected.
But Li Shimin ignored it because Wu Huaiyu and Qin Qiong were in the same palace as prime minister.
"Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is exempted from the need to be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!"
"The imperial censor, the official Hou Jun, gathered together and moved to the official department to be the minister!"
"Zhang Liang, the eunuch of the palace, was moved to the imperial censor."
"Secretary Supervisor Wei Ting moved to the Palace Supervisor, and also took charge of the affairs of the Wei Palace."
"Li Daozong, the Minister of Rites, moved to the Minister of Punishments,"
"General Zuowei Doulu Kuan moved to the Ministry of Rites as Minister of Rites,"
Duan Lun was still the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Sun Fujia was the minister of Dali.
There was a major adjustment in the six departments. Except for Duan Lun, the other five ministers were replaced.
Hou Junji, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, all participated in political affairs, and naturally they were still prime ministers.
Zhang Liang was transferred to the imperial censor, but he still participated in political affairs.
Wu Huaiyu, Minister of the Ministry of War, inspected the school and ordered Zhongshu Ling, and he was also the prime minister.
The team of prime ministers of Zhengshitang is also undergoing major adjustments. The new team is:
Shangshu's left servant shot Fang Xuanling, his right servant shot Li Jing, and Tong Zhongshu's subordinate Pingzhang served Qin Qiong.
Zhongshu ordered Wen Yanbo, and Zhongshu ordered Wu Huaiyu to inspect the school.
Attendant Wei Zheng,
As well as Hou Junji, Dai Zhou and Zhang Liang who participated in political affairs,
Nine people in total.
The emperor's eyes fell on Xiao Yu, and he opened his mouth, but in the end he still did not use this obstinate minister again. "I will confer the title of Young Master of the Crown Prince Xiao Yu to Doctor Youguanglu. The Duke of Song and his brother will be reunited and spend more time with your sister."
"Xiao Jing, the Duke of Lanling County, pays my respects to the Secretary and Supervisor."
The emperor did not allow Xiao Yu to return to the throne, and finally asked Xiao Yu's brother Xiao Jing, who had served as the minister of Huangmen during the Wude period, to serve as secretary-supervisor.
Hou Junji's mood suddenly went up and down. He had just regretted recommending Wu Huaiyu, but suddenly he became the minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He couldn't help but be happy for a while.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the head of the six departments, is still above the Ministry of War. Unfortunately, Wu Huaiyu also added the order of inspection and inspection, and is still above him, the heavenly official. It is hateful and hateful.
Of these two officials, Yushi Dafu and Libu Shangshu, Hou Junji still preferred the Libu Shangshu, which was the official in charge.
Among the officials in the palace, Yuwen Shiji seemed to be asleep and showed no reaction.
Changsun Wuji couldn't calm down for a long time, and felt like he couldn't breathe. Seeing that Hou Junji could become the official secretary, Zhang Liang became the censor, and Wu Huaiyu also inspected the school. He really meant it.
It is difficult to overcome, especially when Wei Zheng is the official in charge of the imperial examination and Wen Yanbo is the official secretary of the Central Military Commission.
Why, why do these people?
His eldest grandson, Wuji, still only had a rank of Kaifu Yitong Sansi?
