Construction of the Taiye Pond behind Xuanwu Gate has finally begun. This time it is only the first phase of the Taiye Pond project, which mainly involves repairing the river embankment and dredging sand. Yan Liben led his people to start the construction, and it will take some years for the overall completion.
The emperor was in a good mood, at least this time the Taiye Pool finally got what he wanted.
Seeing that New Year's Eve was approaching, envoys from various countries also arrived in Chang'an City. Not only the commander-in-chief of the Uighur royal court, but also envoys from Tianzhu, the Tubo envoy Zhuo Ga still did not come, and even Lu Dongzan did not send an envoy.
However, Songtsen Gampo was already in Chang'an City, so he could serve as an envoy.
This year's Great Tang Dynasty meeting must be an unprecedented event. This year is the year when the largest number of envoys came to congratulate the Great Tang Dynasty.
This made Tian Khan even more dissatisfied with Goguryeo. Every year, there were only fewer Goguryeo people, which made Tian Khan's original good mood even more unhappy.
"It is said that the war in Persia has begun. Pei Xingjian and Xue Rengui led the Anxi army to fight against the cannibals."
Listening to Changsun Wuji talk about this matter, Li Shimin did not express his position and continued to write and practice calligraphy.
Changsun Wuji added: "As for the situation of the war, the military reports sent from the west will not be known until next year."
There was nothing we could do about it. It was tens of thousands of miles away from Persia to Chang'an, so how could it be delivered so quickly?
Li Shimin was still practicing calligraphy, and Changsun Wuji lowered his voice, "Your Majesty, I thought that the power of the Protector of the Foreign Affairs Council should be handed over to Zhongshu Sheng, and that dispatching the Protector to control the troops should not be controlled by the Foreign Affairs Council. Now it is
This can’t be done like this in the future.”
In front of the emperor, Changsun Wuji was a loyal minister. For the sake of the stability of the imperial power and for the sake of the country, these were his words from the bottom of his heart. For this reason, he would rather give up his right to speak out and ask Zhang Yang for his advice.
The Diplomatic Council seizes power, and the power struggle between North Korea and China has always been cruel.
This is true for the emperor, and it is also true for his ministers. Zhang Yang can no longer be indulged in this way.
Changsun Wuji continued: "Your Majesty, the civil and military affairs in the DPRK have always been separate, and the military power is not the same as that of the six ministries. Only the civil servants in the Foreign Affairs Academy still control the military power. This arrangement is unreasonable and will not convince everyone."
This sentence again talks about the current interests in the court.
Military power and civil servants are indeed separated. There is a clear boundary between military commanders and civil servants. Those in charge of military power and civil servants have their own affairs.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "The auxiliary officer is right, but the Foreign Affairs Council's behavior is indeed unreasonable."
Changsun Wuji said again: "Your Majesty, I am concerned about the situation in the court. Pei Xingjian has control of the army and horses, so he cannot continue to stay in the Foreign Affairs Academy. However, Xue Rengui, Wang Xuance and other generals should have pacified Tianshan and should be given military posts."
I talked about military power and civil service earlier.
The Foreign Affairs Council controls the power of the Foreign Affairs Council, but cannot control the military power. Now that they have the Anxi Army and Gaochang troops in their hands, Changsun Wuji must take the military power from them. Even if the entire power is not among the six ministries, it should be handed over to them.
By Your Majesty.
Now going one step further, Changsun Wuji was not only satisfied with depriving the Anxi Army that the Foreign Affairs Council had personally brought up, but now he wanted to take away people, and wanted to remove the entire young hero Pei Xingjian from the Foreign Affairs Council.
Li Shimin did not nod immediately when he heard this, but hesitated a little.
As much as Changsun Wuji, the Zhongshu Ling, was wary of the Foreign Affairs Council, Li Shimin was also wary of Changsun Wuji.
Some words can be heard, and some words cannot be ignored.
As for Pei Xingjian's ownership, we need to discuss it carefully in the future. This person is not in the hands of Zhang Yang, let alone Changsun Wuji.
Not to mention the veteran generals who founded the country, there are only a few young and useful generals in the court.
There was nothing that could be done about a talent like Pei Xingjian, who was admitted by the Diplomatic Academy before he could make a fortune in the DPRK. He could only blame Zhang Yang for his good judgment.
If he wanted to transfer people further and where they would be transferred, Li Shimin felt that this issue needed to be discussed.
"Whether this person can be retained or not, I will discuss it again after the Great Court Meeting. According to what you said, I will send someone to renegotiate the power of the Protectorate. I will also consider the war in Persia before making a conclusion."
In this way, this topic is over. Changsun Wuji thought in his mind that now that the whole court is in sleep, Pei Xingjian is beyond the reach of the Persian court. It will take three or two months to discuss it, and the news will have to be sent to the court when there is a conclusion.
It’s been more than half a year since I arrived in Persia.
During this period, three or four years passed, and when Pei Xingjian came back at an unknown date, Changsun Wuji sighed and had no choice but to resign and leave.
The conversation between His Majesty and Duke Zhao was also spread through the mouths of those meddlesome eunuchs in the palace.
The first person to get the news was Li Chengqian, the prince of the East Palace.
"I said at the beginning that Zhang Yang was a lonely minister. Once a minister like him is isolated, he will have to face the seizure of power by others." Li Chengqian was sitting by the stove wearing loose clothes and growing a beard. His speech was better than
He used to be more mature.
He stood up with the scroll and looked up at the sky outside the hall, "It's a rare sunny day. I don't know what Zhang Yang is doing at this time. I'll prepare a car for Gu. I want to go to Lishan Mountain."
"Your Highness, there will be people from the clan coming to visit in the near future." The subordinate officer on the side reminded.
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "You don't have to wait for them. We will come to receive you after I come back from Lishan Mountain."
"Here."
In Lishan, Pei Xuanji wrote his review of "Diary of a Madman" very quickly. It was delivered to him after just one night. Zhang Yang sat on the edge of the field and read through it, writing a eloquent article of more than a hundred words.
Seeing his brother-in-law's expression, Li Tai knew that Pei Xuanji's article was definitely not satisfactory.
Zhang Yang handed the article to the guard of King Wei on the side, "This article is not well written. He only wrote about the experiences of the characters in the madman's diary, but did not write about the current changes. Where is the spiritual core? Since we know that the encounters are not
What are the reasons for resisting oppression, and what is the future direction? Without these three things, no matter how good the rhetoric he uses, it will be useless."
"I will bring the county prince's words to Pei Xuanji."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Yang nodded slightly and continued to swing the hoe and turn over the frozen soil in the field.
Li Tai ate dried persimmons, "So, brother-in-law is planning to train Pei Xuanji?"
"Those who take the lead need to be cultivated. It is not only necessary to cultivate people, but also to cultivate seeds. The life situation in Luoyang has been settled, but it cannot end like this. We need someone who can take the lead in overturning the table."
Li Tai squatted on the edge of the field and said, "If the imperial examination is to flourish, aristocratic families must decline."
There are many villagers also busy in the fields, and the frozen soil must be plowed away for next year's farming.
During the busy period, Li Tai's bodyguard hurriedly came to report, "His Royal Highness the King of Wei, the Crown Prince is here and wants to see the county prince."
Li Tai, who had been idle recently, heard the news and asked, "The prince has come to see his brother-in-law?"
The guard whispered: "There are only a few guards around me."
Li Taiyang kicked his guard and said, "What's wrong with this? Could it be that this king wants to kill the prince at this time and take over the East Palace?"
The guard was kicked back repeatedly.
Zhang Yang said melancholy: "They say that we at Lishan are too arrogant, so we can't help but see the prince, otherwise it would be too shameful."
Li Tai adjusted his clothes and said, "Okay, I will go with my brother-in-law to see the prince."
Passing the hoe in his hand to the guard, Zhang Yang asked: "Help me turn over the frozen soil of this land. It's a rare sunny day. I must turn over all these acres of land today."
After looking at the few acres of fields in front of him, the amount of work was embarrassing, but the guard gritted his teeth and agreed.
Zhang Yang and Li Li came to the Weishui River and met Li Chengqian.
I haven't seen this prince for a long time. He has a mustache and a beard on his chin.
But Zhang Yang is still the same, with a stubble on his face.
"Your Highness, long time no see." Zhang Yang bowed and saluted.
Li Tai also saluted and said, "I've met the emperor brother."
"Well, I haven't been to Lishan for a long time." Li Chengqian looked at the Weishui River, "It's still winter, and Lishan is as hardworking as ever. The soil has already begun to thaw before spring begins."
The prince put his hands behind his back, raised his head and looked into the distance and said: "I heard some news today."
Zhang Yang paused for a moment, "This guy must be related to Lishan."
"Yes, it does concern Lishan, especially you." Li Chengqian breathed in the cold air here, "Zhao Guogong proposed to his father that he would take away the right to appoint the guardian of Lishan, and also remove Pei Xingjian, Xue Rengui, and Wang Xuance.
If you transfer someone, you will only have the power of diplomacy in your hands, but you will no longer have the power to appoint the Protector."
"The civil and military sides of North Korea and China have always had their own powers, and they will not interfere with their respective powers. Military power is separate from government affairs, and the Foreign Affairs Council cannot leave. Furthermore..."
After a pause in his words, Li Chengqian thought for a moment and then said, "Pei Xingjian controls the entire Anxi Army with just one Protector. Although there are not many manpower, it is not suitable. What Zhao Guogong means is that he hopes that the Protector of Anxi needs a civil and military officer.
Someone both sides can trust."
Listening to Li Chengqian's words, Zhang Yang remained silent and did not reply.
"Zhang Yang." Li Chengqian patted his shoulder, "I heard that Yue'er is pregnant again?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "It's been five months."
Li Chengqian smiled and said, "The Queen Mother often talks about this matter, and she also deliberately arranged that she won't have to go to the palace to pay New Year greetings in Lishan this year. The Queen Mother will come to Lishan in person."
"That's fine."
No matter what the prince said, the Lishan County Marquis nodded in agreement.
This made the officials of the East Palace standing aside feel uncomfortable.
Li Chengqian frowned, "There has always been a struggle for power since I was a child. Zhao Guogong wants to seize power. What are you going to do?"
Zhang Yang stood with his hands folded and said, "It is a good thing that Duke Zhao is dedicated to serving the country."
"A good thing? But I heard that power struggles have always been very dangerous."
"His Royal Highness, you are joking, how can it be so scary? Duke Zhao is the Secretary of the Central Committee of the court, and my highest official position is just a junior minister of the Secretary of the Central Committee. The words of Duke Zhao are the words of the Secretary of the Central Committee, and our Diplomatic Academy will definitely comply with it."
Li Chengqian looked stunned, why were these words different from what he had thought before.
Zhang Yang added: "The post of Protector has been an important position in the court since the Han Dynasty. Now the Tang Dynasty has reused it. Such great power should not be left to the Foreign Affairs Council alone."
"His Royal Highness, you may wish to think about it. The Diplomatic Council has just been established, and it is the first time to build the Protectorate. It is inevitable that there will be some inappropriate things. And the official duties of the Protectorate are handled by the Diplomatic Council ourselves, so there will inevitably be some inappropriate things.
Now it's great that Duke Zhao is here to correct it."
Zhang Yang bowed to Chang'an City and saluted, "Thank you, Duke Zhao, for thinking about my Ministry of Etiquette. I will thank you as an official."
"You..." Li Chengqian hesitated, "Why aren't you in a hurry?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "There is nothing to be anxious about. Pei Xingjian is far away in Persia now. Even if there is an appointment in the court, plus the news of the appointment is conveyed, it will take at least one year, and he will go back and forth for three or four years. These two years are enough."
Pei Xingjian has done a lot of things."
"Furthermore, even if there is a replacement in the DPRK, Pei Xingjian is currently rushing to aid Persia, so it is not appropriate to replace him at the moment. Pei Xingjian has been somewhat effective in presiding over affairs in the Western Regions, so there is no rush to arrange for someone else to replace him."
"Zhao Guogong has a long-term plan, and this matter will definitely need to be discussed again."
If you want to say that this prince is an honest man, he doesn't mean what others say? He hurried to Lishan after hearing some rumors.
It was the prince's kindness, but Zhang Yang didn't want to hurt him.
Try to be as tactful as possible in your words. Although Changsun Wuji is the Order of Zhongshu, he does not have the final say in the entire Zhongshu Province.
The matter involves the Anxi Protectorate and Persia. How can it be so easy to change people just because Changsun Wuji said a word? Are Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling just decorations?
When it comes to military power, we cannot avoid the Ministry of War and the many generals in the DPRK.
In other words... to decide this matter, Tai Chi Hall would have to fight three or five times.
"Eh? Has His Highness the Crown Prince eaten?" Zhang Yang suddenly asked.
"Ah?" Li Chengqian didn't come back to his senses for a while, and suddenly pulled his thoughts back, and said again: "I have eaten my food."
Zhang Yang nodded, "His Royal Highness, you can do it yourself. I have to go dig the fields."
"I don't know where the bear went. Is it still sleeping at home?"
Zhang Yang babbled and walked towards the fields.
Li Tai also left with a suppressed smile.
The prince was still an honest man as always. He thought he had heard about an important matter concerning the Foreign Affairs Academy, so he hurriedly came to Lishan to inform him.
I have good intentions, but how can this matter be decided so quickly?
There are many variables in the future, and the matter involves the overall situation. Changsun Wuji's words just blew a gust of wind. As for how this gust of wind will blow in the future, it depends on Tian Khan's intention.
Zhang Yang and Li Tai both went to work in the fields.
Li Chengqian stood there and felt that he was redundant, so he had to take his subordinate officials back to Chang'an City.
Now in a courtyard in Chang'an City, Pei Xuanji is sitting in the room of the post house. Every year, the post house is the busiest time, with the most guests coming and going.
An environment that is too noisy is not suitable for writing articles, let alone the reflections of writing a madman's diary in a quiet environment.
Land in Chang'an City is expensive, and I don't have much money on hand. It's good to have a room at a reasonable price.
He wrote down all the words sent by King Wei's guards. He looked at the words he had just written and fell into deep thought...
What does this spiritual core mean?
Fight oppression?
Looking for a new direction?
He scratched his head and couldn't help but take a breath, what is this? It's too profound!