To be honest, there are few people more suitable for the position of "Prince Taifu" than Changsun Wuji.
But what puzzles everyone is that before this, the emperor had been alienating Changsun Wuji and spared no effort to suppress and weaken the Guanlong nobles. How could he personally support Changsun Wuji to such an almost invulnerable position in the blink of an eye?
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What's the purpose...
The ministers could not guess the emperor's intention, and the official position had great honor but no real power, so no one spoke up to refute it for a while.
As for Fang Jun...he will naturally not oppose His Majesty Li Er's imperial edict.
His Majesty Li Er scanned the faces of the ministers in the palace one by one. He was very satisfied when he saw that they had no objections. He softened his tone and said: "Liu Dewei has retired from office. The position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment has been vacant for a long time. Today, all the ministers and ministers
Since we are all here, we might as well choose a suitable candidate so that we don’t have to go through the political hall process. What do you think, dear sirs?"
The selection of officials is the responsibility of the Zhengshitang. The Minister of Civil Affairs proposes the candidates. After being selected by the prime ministers and assistants, they are then submitted to His Majesty Li Er. If His Majesty Li Er approves, he will approve it and issue an imperial edict ordering the official to formally take office.
However, since all the ministers are here today, it is not inappropriate to openly discuss the candidate for the Minister of Punishment.
Naturally no one would speak out against it.
It’s just that his family is a little confused. Don’t you want someone to be appointed as the official of the East Palace? The head of the Eastern Palace is the “Sixth Fu”. How come you only appointed a prince and a tutor, and then transferred him to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment?
On the appointment?
The ministers were wondering, could it be that the emperor wanted to use this "assassin" incident to make personnel changes before the Eastern Expedition and completely stabilize the government?
I couldn't help but feel nervous secretly.
Every change in the situation in the DPRK will mean that someone will lose power and someone will gain power. Various interest groups will even trigger a turmoil and the power of the DPRK will be completely reshuffled.
The ministers in the palace each had their own thoughts and were silent for a long time.
Li Ji looked around and sighed...
He has an indifferent nature, does not care about fame and fortune, and is delicate and resourceful, so he never wants to participate too much in court disputes. Fighting for power and profit is not his hobby, so why bother to curry favor with some people and offend some people? Friendship between gentlemen.
It's as light as water, no one has too many interests involved, and there are no grudges behind the greetings, which is already good.
However, fate was twisting his mind. The less he wanted to get involved in court battles and the more he wanted to stay away from the competition for interests, but he was appointed by the emperor as Shangshu Zuopushe and became the chief minister...
As the head of the prime minister, standing at the center of the court, it is inevitable that he will be involved in various interests and cannot escape.
Even so, he is also well versed in the way of protecting one's self. He will never take the initiative to cling to anyone or offend anyone. He strives to keep a balanced bowl of water so that he will not get stuck in the mud and fight for the interests of the government.
However, as Shangshu Zuopushe, there are times when you can't avoid it even if you want to...
Just like now.
All the ministers in the palace were silent, but he, the chief minister, could not be silent, otherwise where would the emperor be?
With a slight cough, Li Ji left the class and began to report: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that Zhang Liang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is worthy of this post."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yu frowned and said: "The Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the political decrees of punishments in the world, in order to uphold the justice of all people, to determine the appropriateness of laws and regulations, to judge the right of entry and exit, to determine the appropriateness of forgiveness and slowness, and to recover stolen goods and penalties.
Count, deal with big things, and do small things, so as to suppress the country's crimes. Such a just and majestic yamen should choose an impartial and honest old official to be on duty. Zhang Liang, the Duke of Yun State, has always acted in a public way and has strange interests.
He is honest on the outside but deceitful on the inside. Although he has great achievements, he is really not suitable for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. As the head of the Prime Minister and Assistants, the British nobleman should work hard to recommend talents for His Majesty. How can he appoint a private person and rely on nepotism?"
His attitude is very clear. Although Zhang Liang has some talent, his character is not.
Zhang Liang came from a poor background and worked as a farmer when he was young. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Mi led the Wagang Army to fight in Xingyang and Kaifeng. Zhang Liang went to defect, but was not reused. Later, someone in the Wagang Army conspired to rebel, and Zhang Liang
Liang heard this and reported it to Li Mi. Li Mi believed that Zhang Liang was a loyal person, so he appointed him as a hussar general under Li Ji. Later, he accompanied Li Ji to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. He was recommended by Fang Xuanling and was appointed by Qin King Li Shimin.
He was called into Tiance Mansion and served as a general of chariots and cavalry, and gradually became prosperous.
Therefore, Zhang Liang was once a subordinate of Li Ji, and he was considered a person under his influence. Recommending Zhang Liang as Minister of the Ministry of Punishments would inevitably be suspected of "nepotism"...
Li Ji lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, nodded slightly, and said calmly: "The Duke of Song Dynasty has matured and thought carefully about the country. It's because I was a little reckless."
Although Zhang Liang was once his subordinate and had always carried the imprint of Li Ji, in fact Li Ji never liked forming cliques for personal gain.
He knew that recommending Zhang Liang to serve as Minister of Justice would definitely not work...
You have fulfilled your responsibilities as the head of the Prime Minister. After you have offered advice, it is time for you to work on your own merits.
Now is not a good time to show off the so-called majesty of the Prime Minister...
Xiao Yu didn't expect that Li Ji would retreat so easily. He even stood back, as if watching a good show. His heart suddenly sank and he cursed secretly: You cunning guy!
His Majesty Li Er raised his eyelids and glanced at Li Ji, who was silent. He was really dissatisfied. This old boy was as smart as a ghost. He didn't want to cause any trouble. How could he look like the leader of a prime minister? It's just now.
Apart from Li Ji, there is really no suitable candidate who can take on this responsibility, so we can only let it go...
Then he looked at Xiao Yu and asked: "Then does the Duke of Song have a suitable candidate?"
Xiao Yu opened his mouth and was about to recommend someone when he suddenly saw Li Ji with his eyelids drooping and the old god Changsun Wuji stroking his beard. He seemed to be indifferent to this official position as one of the six ministers. His heart suddenly moved.
On the other side of his mouth, he said: "There is no suitable candidate for me, veteran. I'd better listen to everyone's opinions."
His Majesty Li Er cursed secretly: What a bunch of old foxes...
He rubbed his temples helplessly, looked around at all the ministers, and raised his voice and asked: "Dear sirs, is there anyone you can recommend?"
Ministers, you look at me, I look at you. Finally, Yang Shidao, the minister of Zhongshu, came out and said: "The ministers recommended Fang Jun. Fang Jun is an upright character, upright and not afraid of the powerful. He often asks for orders for the people. He is actually the Ministry of Punishment."
The best choice for Minister."
His Majesty Li Er narrowed his eyes, and before he could speak, Li Daozong, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please think again! The prince-in-law has outstanding talents and uses troops like a god. In the past few years, he has not lost any big or small battles. In the army,
He is deeply respected and loved, and when he was the minister of the Ministry of War, he carried out many reforms of the Ministry of War, which are now bearing fruit. Although the minister of the Ministry of War is currently temporarily photographed by Guo Fushan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, it is not a long-term solution, especially before the Eastern Expedition is about to begin.
At that time, the operation of the Ministry of War was a top priority, so the minister thought that he could appoint Fang's son-in-law as the minister of the Ministry of War, and he would work with Zhongshu to maintain peace and participate in the affairs of the court."
"Ouch!"
There was a commotion in the palace.
To everyone's surprise, it was not Li Daozong who recommended Fang Jun as the Minister of War. In fact, ever since Fang Jun went rampant in Mobei and destroyed Xue Yantuo, everyone thought that the Minister of War was Fang Jun's bag. Unexpectedly, His Majesty Li Er later wanted to suppress him.
Fang Jun was promoted too quickly. Instead of appointing him as the Minister of the Ministry of War, he was deprived of the official position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War.
It is not surprising that someone now recommends Fang Jun to be the Minister of the Ministry of War.
There are few people in the court who are more qualified for this position than Fang Jun. Even though he looks jealous, he knows that he can't compete...
But "the affairs under Tong Zhongshu's family" are extraordinary!
Customized by the Tang Dynasty, the ministers were appointed as ministers, ministers on the left and right, ministers as ministers, and servants as prime ministers. Since His Majesty Li Er came to the throne, the position of prime minister and assistant was not taken lightly and was given to people in the name of "participating in the government affairs" and "participating in political affairs".
.Previously, the Duke of Shen, Gao Shilian, and the Duke of Song, Xiao Yu, did not have the official position of Prime Minister and Assistant, but they could participate in the government affairs. They were both of the same third rank as Zhongshu, which meant that they were the same as Ministers and Officials, and they were also one of the Prime Ministers and Assistants.
Because of Zhongshu Ling, Shizhong is a third-rank official, so those whose qualifications are less than third-rank are added with "Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi", but no matter which one is called, as long as there is a title of "participating in government affairs", that is
The de facto prime minister.
The ministers were surprised because Fang Jun had just reached the throne this year. At such a young age, could he be expected to ascend to the throne and become one of the prime ministers of the Tang Empire?
But if that's the case, wouldn't His Majesty's previous suppression be in vain?