Chapter 185 The three brothers who are difficult to lead
Zhang Yang sat cross-legged, "Brother Elephant, do you think the Account Department has great prospects? Joining the Account Department is just to help Shangguan with some scheduling and accounts. Day after day, it is difficult to make any progress."
"It's hard to make any progress even if you sit in the Ministry of Etiquette all day long." Zhang Xiangxiang still had a straight face.
"The Ministry of Rites today is different from the previous Ministry of Rites. The current Ministry of Rites does not have to follow the rules and act according to the rules. This is a completely new field."
"A brand new field? How do you say this?"
"The Ministry of Rites has autonomy in decision-making, and we can do a lot of great things."
Zhang Daxiang still had a puzzled look on his face, "What you said is very general. It makes sense at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, it sounds like..."
Zhang Yang smiled awkwardly, "It seems like you are trying to draw a pie? Are you talking big words?"
To recruit people, you need to give them enough benefits or a promise of a future. It is understandable that he has such worries.
It’s about the future, it’s about the goals for the rest of your life.
"Among the six departments, the former Ministry of Rites is indeed at the bottom." Zhang Yang said in a difficult tone.
"Then why did you ask me to come here?"
"I want to say that your skeleton is very suitable here. Will Brother Elephant be angry?"
"Can you stop joking?" Zhang Xiangxiang still had a straight face.
"Previously, the Ministry of Rites could ask Tuyuhun to return the Hexi Corridor. If the Turks can be captured this time, and an upcoming war can even be avoided, and the Turks can become vassals and be included in our Central Plains and become the territory of the Tang Dynasty, then Brother Elephant can still
Do you think our etiquette department is at the bottom of the pile?"
Zhang Elephant sighed, "If this is really the case, then the Ministry of Rites is not considered to be of the lowest rank."
"Actually, I also need someone I can trust."
Zhang Elephant nodded and said, "Don't worry, my father specially told us to do a good job in your hands, and he feels more at ease."
"Let the teacher worry about it."
"Father did take a lot of trouble before, but now he doesn't, because you are here."
"I am here?"
"In the past, when our brothers committed trouble, my father would send a message to the court, but now there is no need. My father said that if anything happens, he will come directly to you. If we get into trouble, we will also come to you."
Zhang Yang took a breath and held his forehead in distress, "Teacher is really..."
Zou Guogong used the Ministry of Rites as a nursery. His eldest children were more honest than the other, too honest, and it was difficult to take care of them.
"Father said you should be polite to others. Just say it straight to you, don't beat around the bush."
"Where is Xu Jingzong?" Zhang Yang looked around and asked.
"Brother Xu has been busy these days looking for people outside, arranging information, and collecting information from all sources."
"You two brothers go and sort out the Turkic maps, and learn about the goods transactions between the Turks and our Central Plains, such as the prices of cattle and sheep and the prices of furs, and record the transactions between the two parties in detail. I have
Very useful."
Zhang Elephant struggled and said, "It can be done."
Zhang Yang held his forehead and said, "Category the files here according to the categories of recorded things. I will ask Xu Jingzong to take you to work after a while."
Zhang Daan and Zhang Dashu immediately started to do things.
There are a lot of eucalyptus rolls piled up here, four or five piles, each pile half as high as a person.
In terms of life and work, these two brothers really need to learn more from Xu Jingzong.
Although Xu Jingzong is a wild man, at least he is effective in doing things, understands the world, and has a wide network of contacts.
It was a very distressing thing to worry about Li Shimin's Jiangshan Sheji. Zhang Yang was thinking about when he could go on strike, and saw Lu Zhaolin hurriedly passing by the office of the Ministry of Rites and walking out of the Zhuque Gate.
Others couldn't please Lu Zhaolin, but the one who could impress them was Dr. Sun.
Zhang Yang wanted to seize power from Zhongshu Province and increase his manpower.
Naturally, this matter could not escape Gao Shilian's ears.
Gao Shilian asked Gao Jixi, "What do you think of Zhang Yang?"
Gao Jingcheng replied in a low voice, "This Zhang Yang is just a lucky consort, so there is nothing to worry about."
After pondering for a while, Gao Shilian stroked his beard and said, "I heard that this boy wanted to bring all three sons of Zhang Gongjin into the Ministry of Rites, but His Majesty refused."
Gao Jixi didn't quite understand this.
"I also know that Zhang Daan and Li Baiyao have always been at odds with each other in the East Palace." After thinking for a long time, Gao Shilian smiled again, "Although I don't know what Zhang Gongjin is thinking, the traces of Zhang Yang's actions are a bit too heavy."
"My child thought that Zhang Yang had not been sitting in the court for a long time."
"You will know if you can secure his position if you give it a try."
After saying this, Gao Shilian took out a booklet and said, "Li Baiyao, the subordinate officer of the East Palace, will be changed back to the Minister of Rites."
Hearing this, Gao Jingcheng was surprised and said, "There are already four ministers in the Ministry of Rites. Is it inappropriate to add one more? Moreover, Li Baiyao was originally promoted from the Ministry of Rites to the East Palace. Isn't he being sent back again?"
Gao Shilian smiled and said, "You don't have to look forward or backward. According to my straightforward opinion, Your Majesty will not even ask about this matter."
"Well, let's do it now, kid."
When Gao Xingcheng brought Li Baiyao to the Ministry of Etiquette, Zhang Yang was cooking a pot of tea eggs.
Gao Xingcheng looked at the place and said, "Secretary Zhang, this is Li Baiyao, and he is now serving as the Minister of Rites."
Zhang Yang looked unhappy, "We already have four ministers in the Ministry of Rites."
Gao Qingchen handed over a booklet and said, "This was approved by Wen from the Ministry of Personnel personally. Please ask Mr. Zhang to take it."
Zhang Xiangxiang and Zhang Dasu raised their heads from a pile of eucalyptus scrolls and looked at Gao Xixi, Zhang Yang, and Li Baiyao who stood aside with a complicated expression.
Knowing that Li Baiyao and Zhang Daan had a bad relationship, the Ministry of Rites did not ask for Zhang Daan this time, but instead sent Li Baiyao.
Things are strange and strange.
Zhang Yang slowly stood up and looked at the other party, "This is the time when Prince Hejian should be informed, right?"
Gao Qingcheng put down the documents from the Ministry of Official Affairs, "No need, the Ministry of Official Affairs has already approved it. From now on, Li Baiyao will be the minister of the Ministry of Rites. There are already four of them, so it doesn't hurt to have one more."
There is a sense that you have broken the rules, so why bother doing things according to the rules?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After finishing speaking, Gao Xingcheng smiled and cupped his hands and left.
Li Baiyao was left to face Zhang Yang, Zhang Xiangxiang and Zhang Dashu alone.
Li Baiyao cupped his hands and said, "I have met Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Why do you want to come to the Ministry of Rites?"
Li Baiyao said discouragedly, "I don't even know what it means. The official department suddenly came with documents, so I have no choice but to come here."
Even Li Baiyao didn't know why he came to the Ministry of Rites.
It's not because he came willingly.
Feeling like he was being watched, Zhang Yang stood there for a while and said, "Brother Elephant, Dasu, come out here."
The three of them walked outside the office of the Ministry of Rites and glanced at Li Baiyao, who was sitting uneasily.
"Brother Elephant, this matter must not have been arranged by the teacher."
"Absolutely impossible. My father never interferes in government affairs."
"Da'an is in the East Palace, why is this Li Baiyao here?"
Xiang Xiang and Da Su didn't have a good impression of Li Baiyao to begin with. Regardless of whether this guy was a good person or not, just the fact that he bullied Da'an made everyone full of hostility.
Li Baiyao watched the three people in front of him whispering, not knowing what they were talking about.
On the way to the Ministry of Rites, Li Baiyao thought about many possibilities, but he was still isolated. He had expected it, but he didn't expect to be isolated so quickly, and he felt very disappointed.
Zhang Yang whispered to the two of them, "Don't let him know about our plans. Let him do some of the chores for the Ministry of Rites."
Zhang Elephant asked in confusion, "What chores?"
"For example, the door of our Ministry of Etiquette needs to be repaired, and the walls need to be renovated, and the roof is still leaking... As for what he is going to do, if you see any moves, tell me."
The two couldn't help but nod their heads after hearing this.
The three of them walked into the Rites Mansion Office again.
Li Baiyao forced a smile and said, "Shilang Zhang, we have met before."
Zhang Yang looked at his face and said, "Have you seen him before?"
Li Baiyao slightly handed over his hand, "We met once on Zhuque Street, and later I saw Zhang Shilang solving problems in Qujiang Pond."
Zhang Yang frowned, "I don't remember seeing you before."
Li Baiyao smiled more and more awkwardly, "Maybe it's because Shilang Zhang met too many people and forgot about it."
"From now on, the Ministry of Rites will do a good job, and we will see each other as officials in the same court, bowing our heads but not looking up."
"That's natural."
As a disciple of the teacher, the teacher's youngest son was bullied by Li Baiyao, and he also wanted to bully Xu Jingzong in the Ministry of Rites and retaliate.
But if I do this, I will fall into a trap.
There are bad people in the court, and some people have ulterior motives.
Have to deal with it carefully.
Zhang Yang gave some more instructions to the two brothers and left the Ministry of Rites.
Li Shimin of Ganlu Palace listened to Li Junxian's story and realized that many spies had been arrested these days, especially the Tibetan spies.
I really didn’t expect that this Songtsen Gampo man in Tubo would be so concerned about the situation in Chang’an City.
"I know everything. You can continue to do things according to the methods of the Ministry of Etiquette."
"Here."
Li Junxian walked outside the palace so that he could help the Ministry of Rites with matters, but he was still His Majesty's servant and all matters must be reported to His Majesty.
Not long after he walked out of the palace, he bumped into Changsun Wuji halfway.
Changsun Wuji stepped into the palace and said, "Your Majesty."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Do you know everything?"
Changsun Wuji nodded, "Putting Li Baiyao into the Ministry of Rites without the approval of Zhongshu Sheng and His Majesty, the Ministry of Personnel did it."
Li Shimin smiled and said, "This little thing is nothing."
Li Baiyao and Zhang Yang were both small figures, so such a small transfer would naturally be nothing. Gao Shilian was also a good judge of people, so as long as the officials he appointed were capable of developing their positions.
Changsun Wuji bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, I will inform my uncle about this matter, and he will then report it to Your Majesty."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "It's not that big of a deal. It's just that he's old, so I'm worried about his health."
Changsun Wuji lowered his head again.
"How is the war in Tuyuhun?"
"Now that Tuyuhun is still struggling, the results will soon come."
Chatted with Li Shimin about the next steps for North Korea and China.
After walking out of the Manna Hall, Changsun Wuji felt more and more distressed. His uncle still relied too much on his elders and respected himself.
His Majesty has only been on the throne for a few years, and what the court needs is a new look.
Thinking back to the time when everyone in the Qin Palace, including his uncle, made plans to deal with Li Jiancheng.
But it has only been a few years now.
There is a feeling that things are different and people are different.
My uncle is still the same, nothing has changed, and he has always been dealing with officials in the same old-fashioned way.
This is not what His Majesty wanted, and the old system is not suitable for the current court.
Changsun Wuji was very conflicted. On the one hand, it was for the future of the court, but on the other hand, it was family love.
My uncle's way of thinking is still the same as that of a famous family back then.
However, the government needs to open up new imperial examinations and appoint talents, and cannot blindly use recommendations.
The conflict in his heart could not be increased, making Changsun Wuji's angry look even more intense.
Passing by Zhuque Gate, Changsun Wuji saw Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang stood in front of the door and watched a group of ants move.
Changsun Wuji asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
Zhang Yang whispered, "In fact, ants are also very intelligent animals. They can cooperate with each other. Didn't Zhao Guogong realize it?"
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "I thought only children would think about such things."
"What Duke Zhao Guo said is wrong. There are many truths that can be seen in the subtleties. For example, it will rain when the ants move."
Zhang Yang can also be regarded as a new official in the court, and he is different from the old officials in the court.
This may also be the reason why my uncle arranged for Li Baiyao.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "You, the Ministry of Rites, don't have to be timid. Your Majesty would like to see you make further achievements."
"Mr. Zhao Guo, this achievement is not something that can be accomplished if you want to."
"Of course I understand that building a successful career is never easy."
Zhang Yang slowly stood up and put his hands in his hands, "What does the official department mean?"
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "I will tell you if you come to Zhongshu Province more often."
Zhang Yang crushed a few ants to death with one foot, "I'd better continue to use my heart more."
Looking at Zhang Yang's back, Changsun Wuji smiled with relief. He was not a person who could be easily won over, and he would not easily side with any force. Maybe his uncle might not be able to win over such a person.
Changsun Wuji felt a lot more at ease to have such an outlier in the court.
"It would be great if this child could be more sensible." Changsun Wuji said helplessly.
Zhang Yang came to an alley in the west market of Zhuque Street, and Xu Jingzong came quickly.
"Shilang Zhang." Xu Jingzong cupped his hands and said.
"I've worked hard on you during this time."
"It doesn't matter if it's hard, it's all what you should do."
"You ask people to send a message to Ashinadur of the Turks and the Little Khan of the Turks, and ask them to send one person each to Chang'an, saying that the Ministry of Rites has something to discuss with them, which concerns the future relationship between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty.
"
"Here."
Zhang Yang looked at Xu Jingzong's expression again and said, "After you finish this work, you can rest for some time and let Xiang Xiang and Da Suduo be busy. There are not many people available in the Ministry of Rites. If you are exhausted, who will help me in the future?"
To do business, can Prince Hejian and I take a long vacation?"
Xu Jingzong smiled awkwardly, "It turns out that Zhang Shilang is still thinking about himself."
Zhang Yang snorted coldly, "I've thought about it for you too."
Xu Jingzong nodded and said, "I admire Minister Zhang for being so candid. Please rest assured that you can rest after finishing these things."