Although Chen Lifu didn't say anything clearly in the excerpt, everyone knew that this excerpt directly affected Sheng Tianzi's decision, which was to scold Qian Zuoli and Song Ruangao, and then the Finance Department was calm.
After that, Xie Yiwei finally came to take charge of the Financial Department.
Speaking of which, Xie Yiwei was able to take over the Financial Department thanks to Chen Lifu's trick.
However, it cannot be said that Xie Yiwei and Chen Lifu are the same person.
Although Chen Lifu admires Xie Yiwei's series of methods to take over the Financial Department, it does not mean that he agrees with this method.
Although Xie Yiwei's method seems to have stabilized the Financial Department, speaking and these intrigues can only suppress it temporarily, and have not fundamentally solved the many conflicts in the Financial Department.
In addition, there is a more important situation. After Xie Yiwei took charge of the Finance Department, he did nothing else except gather power and eliminate dissidents. Corruption and malfeasance in the entire Finance Department are still very serious, and the efficiency of all aspects of work has declined.
It has been reduced a lot. In order to protect themselves, many officials of the Finance Department have come to the idea that it is better to do less than to do more.
Under such circumstances, the situation of the Financial Department is naturally not good!
Chen Lifu didn't know what Xie Yiwei was thinking, but Chen Lifu himself was a person who wanted to do practical things, achieve results, and then climb up.
As an ambitious official, Chen Lifu was not satisfied with hanging around like other officials. He wanted to continue to be promoted. He also wanted to become a minister, or even enter the imperial study room.
He couldn't stand living like this.
Therefore, he is too lazy to take care of other matters in the Financial Department. He just manages the securities affairs and then transfers them to other places when he finds an opportunity.
If you want to continue to be promoted, or even become a minister, you can't do it without the experience of governing a local area.
After all, there was only one person like Song Ruan Gao in the entire Tang Dynasty, and it was impossible to serve as an example to follow.
However, this Xie Yiwei seemed to understand Chen Lifu's thoughts. Without waiting for Chen Lifu's reply, he continued: "But, I see, Brother Chen, you are not too old. You must want to continue to make progress and continue to work in Gyeonggi Province."
Serving here is a good choice for other people, but for Brother Chen, I'm afraid it's not a good choice!"
Chen Lifu didn't know what Xie Yiwei wanted to say, so he was a little more cautious in his reply: "There, promotions and appointments are naturally controlled by colleagues in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. As imperial ministers, we can just do our duty well.
You dare to expect too much there!”
Xie Yiwei said: "Haha, Brother Chen, don't be too cautious. There are no outsiders here today. I'm not afraid of Brother Chen's jokes. Regarding this financial matter, I know everything about it, but I know nothing about it. After taking office as the Financial Secretary, I
I have been on tenterhooks all day, just because I was afraid that something would go wrong and I would end up failing the Holy Emperor and the expectations of the people in the world!"
"Brother Chen, you are different. You used to be a tax inspector. Although there are some differences between tax inspection and financial work, you still deal with money. Unlike Xie Yiwei, I only deal with some country people. You asked me
Visiting the countryside, fighting floods on river embankments, digging wells in the fields, etc., I can barely do it, but I really don’t understand this financial matter!"
Listening to Xie Yiwei's words, Chen Lifu also nodded slightly. Xie Yiwei was right. What he did in the inspection office was actually not fundamentally different from what he was doing now in the Finance Department. As for Xie Yiwei himself, he
It's a bit self-effacing.
He had also learned about this person's resume recently and found that this person was able to rise all the way despite not knowing anything. In addition to being very capable of intrigues, he also had a sincere attitude when he was a local official.
When he was serving in Shandong, it is said that in order to understand the details of the area under his jurisdiction, he visited the countryside for more than a month and visited every village. When a drought broke out, he set an example and personally led a group of officials to dig water wells in the fields!
He actually took off his clothes and dug a well with a hoe. It took more than half a month to dig. Finally, he led the officials and people of the government to dig many wells and dug ditches to divert the river water into the dry farmland, saving the whole country.
The people of the government avoided famine caused by large-scale drought, and then the outbreak of unrest.
It is said that when he left office, the people gave him the Wanmin Umbrella. It was not given by the gentry and businessmen, but by real people, farmers, and his superiors also strongly recommended it to the officials.
When he was transferred to Zhejiang as an inspector, floods broke out in northern Zhejiang last summer due to continuous rain. Xie Yiwei, a third-grade inspector, risked his life and worked tirelessly to carry a hoe on the river embankment to fight the floods!
Not to mention other things, and not to mention how much of a show Xie Yiwei did when he did these things, but with the above-mentioned things, Xie Yiwei got the rewards he deserved!
In the internal official files of the Ministry of Personnel, which cannot be seen by outsiders, there is this eight-character evaluation: "Work hard and bear no complaints, and be loyal to the king."
Others also don't know that Chen Lifu also has the words "loyal to the emperor" in the internal files of the Ministry of Personnel.
Well, even Xie Yiwei or Chen Lifu themselves didn't know that they had received such a high evaluation from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In the internal official files of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, apart from the officials in charge of the files, only Li Xuan and others were awarded
Some authorized senior officials can see it, but ordinary officials cannot, let alone myself.
This comment is the highest level of evaluation!
In the Tang Empire, the highest level of evaluation for officials was the four words "loyalty to the emperor". However, any official with this evaluation was basically a key cultivation target of the Ministry of Personnel, and their files would be handed over directly.
For the Holy Emperor Li Xuan to read!
Otherwise, could the Holy Emperor know about Chen Lifu and Xie Yiwei?
But then again, Xie Yiwei is really a scumbag in other aspects, especially when it comes to doing practical things!
During his tenure in Shandong, the economic development of the region he was in charge of ranked last among all Shandong governments for a long time, and he basically had no achievements in industrial and commercial economic development. When he served in Zhejiang, he was also in charge of agricultural affairs.
As a result, apart from fighting floods, Zhejiang's agricultural development has been stagnant for a long time.
The same is true here at the Finance Department. In the few months he has been in charge of the Finance Department, apart from intrigues, to be honest, he has done very little practical work!
Chen Lifu despises such people who do not do practical things!
But when he heard Xie Yiwei directly say that he knew nothing about financial affairs, he actually admired this Xie Yiwei. He exposed his shortcomings and exposed his shortcomings in front of his subordinates. Not everyone could do it.
Next, I heard Xie Yiwei say: "Recently I have seen that you have done well in securities affairs. This is very good. Although I, Xie Yiwei, do not understand securities affairs, I also know that there must be no chaos and there must be rules. You can be bold and rest assured."
Just do it, and if you have any questions, feel free to come to me!”
At this time, Xie Yiwei didn't say anything about Qian Zili asking Chen Lifu to return to the tax department. It was obvious that Xie Yiwei had already expressed the deep meaning of his words at this time. This person wanted to win over Chen Lifu.
Chen Lifu could more or less guess why he wanted to win over him. On the one hand, Chen Lifu had already offended Qian Zuili and Song Ruangao. It was relatively difficult to get along in the Financial Department. But as for Xie Yiwei, he was in the Ministry of Finance.
He was also a loner. Although he had connections, he was not in the Ministry of Finance.
More importantly, Xie Yiwei can play politics, but if you ask him to do practical things and play finance, he will be blind. Therefore, he needs someone who can do practical things for him.
Xie Yiwei must also be ambitious and want to make achievements to get promoted and make a fortune. If there is no one under him to do things for him, then he can only live in the Finance Department. There are no droughts or floods here for him to make money.
Political achievements.
Chen Lifu didn't agree to anything on the spot, but he didn't reject anything either.
Chen Lifu's current situation is not too good either. He and Xie Yiwei are actually half-assed, and neither of them can deal with Qian Zuili and Song Ruangao. Judging from this situation, the two sides are naturally compatible.
Political allies.
but!
Who knows when he will be betrayed by Xie Yiwei!
Chen Lifu didn't believe that Xie Yiwei was able to climb from a colleague all the way to the director of the Department of Finance just by showing off his ability to fight droughts and floods. The recent preliminary results of the Department of Finance have proved that his methods are powerful.
What's more, in officialdom, even if it is an alliance, it cannot be explained. It can easily be said to be a clique for personal gain.
But after thinking about it for two days, Chen Lifu still made his choice. Even though he didn't like Xie Yiwei, he now needed a stable governance environment to make political achievements.
At present, only Xie Yiwei can create this kind of environment for him!
So, two days later, Chen Lifu took a report on securities affairs and went to Xie Yiwei to make a report!
Seeing Chen Lifu giving a report and detailing his various plans to rectify securities affairs, Xie Yiwei listened and nodded, stroking his beard and saying yes three times in a row!
And the facts have indeed proved that Xie Yiwei is really extraordinary. He doesn't understand financial affairs!
But he was able to send Chen Lifu's securities reform report directly to the desk of the Holy Emperor Li Xuan!
A few days later, when Chen Lifu came to the Financial Department and was about to start a day's work, Xie Yiwei found him and said: "Master Chen, hurry up and get ready. Come with me to the palace at noon to meet the Holy Emperor. The Holy Emperor will personally listen to the Securities
I don’t understand the reform plan for affairs, you will make a report when the time comes!”
"Mian Sheng?" Chen Lifu was shocked when he heard this!
After many years of service, although he had met Li Xuan several times, this was the first time he had ever met a saint to give a report. Even when he held the humble and powerful position of the Inspection Division, he had never had such an opportunity.
But now, there is such an opportunity!
After the surprise, he looked at Xie Yiwei again and thought to himself: "This Xie Yiwei is not simple!"
Considering Xie Yiwei's rank and political status, it was quite difficult to meet the Holy Emperor to make a report. Generally speaking, the Holy Emperor would not summon a director to make a report. Most of them would go directly to the Minister, Minister, etc.
And Xie Yiwei was not only able to be summoned by the Holy Emperor, but more importantly, he was also able to bring himself with him!