Chapter 1410: Your Majesty's Willingness and Unwillingness
When these young ministers looked at His Majesty's upright posture, they felt like they would go through fire and water for him.
Perhaps it is this kind of His Majesty that is worthy of their struggle and following.
After Yang Su resigned, as soon as he walked down the main hall of Weiyang Palace, Chen Shushen quickly chased after him: "Yang Canjun!"
Yang Su was a little surprised and paused. Tang Zhong, who was walking behind him, Xue Daoheng, the Minister of Commerce, and Jiang Mang, the Minister of Industry, also stopped and stared at Chen Shushen closely, quite hostile.
In other words, there are hawks on one side and doves on the other. Of course, in the court of the Han Dynasty, the doves are only relatively peaceful. Once they are annoyed, they are not easy to deal with.
Therefore, the two sides have never dealt with each other, and they are even at odds with each other. In addition, the former is in the hands of the Northern and Bashu families, and the latter is in the hands of the Southeast family, which makes the confrontation between the two parties even more inevitable.
Now the person opposite him, who had never had any private dealings with him, suddenly called him Yang Su. Yang Su was surprised, and the other people naturally cheered up.
Not to mention Tang Zhong, Jiang Mang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was Ouyang Mo's favorite disciple. He once led people to follow Du Qi into Nanzhong and discovered what is now the largest copper mine in the Han Dynasty, making an indelible contribution to the smelting of the Han Dynasty.
His contribution, and being in the wild land of the south for many years not only made his skin dark, but also made him look quite powerful.
Xue Daoheng, the minister of the Ministry of Commerce, is a leader of the younger generation of the northern family. He was once ordered to serve as the supervisor of Liang Shiyan's army. Later, Yang Jian disappeared and he also lost power.
However, Yang Su was an old friend with him in Chang'an, and the two often wrote poems together.
After the Han army entered Chang'an, Yang Su also valued his talents and recommended him. In addition, in getting along with Wei Xiaokuan and Liang Shiyan, Xue Daoheng was neither humble nor overbearing, which made the two veterans think highly of him, so Li Xingchen sent the Shang Department to
The position of minister was given to him.
Firstly, it was to stabilize the hearts and minds of the newly surrendered officials in Chang'an, and secondly, it was also to check and balance Tang Zhengliang and others to prevent the Bashu family from dominating the Ministry of Commerce.
What Li Xingchen needs is an economy controlled by the state, not an oligarch who controls the country's economic lifeline. If the Xiajiang Tang family is not curbed, whether they like it or not, they will eventually become a thorn in the side of the Han Dynasty.
Facts have proved that Xue Daoheng is indeed worthy of trust. Under his leadership, the Ministry of Commerce slowed down its originally chaotic march northward and began to integrate Guanzhong and northwest places into the Han's economic network in an orderly manner.
Xue Daoheng's status as an official in the Ministry of Commerce and his northern origin naturally made Xue Daoheng side with Yang Su.
Chen Shushen was startled by the opponent's battle, and behind him, Yuan Chengjia, the Minister of Justice, and Luo Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also hurriedly stepped forward. Yuan Chengjia was the son of Yuan Xian, and Luo Yi was the son of Luo Ya.
Yuan Xian and Luo Ya were old, and they were both highly respected ministers, so they gradually withdrew from officialdom. When Li Xingchen left the capital, Luo Ya's position as Minister of Household Affairs was replaced by Yao Cha, and Luo Ya took advantage of the situation.
His son Luo Yi was promoted from the position of chief clerk of the Ministry of Personnel to minister.
After all, it was impossible for Li Xingchen not to give Luo Ya an explanation and comfort. In addition, Luo Yi was quite like his father, with clear rewards and punishments. The previously formulated official promotion and demotion was quite fair, which attracted praise from the chief officials such as King Gu Ye and Tang Yishun. Therefore,
It is reasonable for him to take the position of minister.
After entering Chang'an, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment were very busy. Yuan Chengjia and Luo Yi also proved with their own performance that they could take on big responsibilities.
For a moment, His Highness felt a bit like gunpowder.
But after all, Chen Shushen also had another identity, Uncle Guo, so everyone didn't just roll up their sleeves and start fighting. Yang Su looked at Chen Shushen curiously, and he was very curious about the uncle Guo who had been so cold-hearted just now.
What will you say.
Chen Shushen said with a smile: "I just want to say that joining the army considers the most important thing for a man to need land, but you can also add money and food appropriately. There should be no conflict."
Yang Su was startled for a moment, then nodded slightly: "The same goes for the Minister."
The two of them said goodbye solemnly.
On the contrary, Tang Zhong, Luo Yi and others were a little confused.
Chen Shushen walked straight out, and Luo Yi quickly caught up: "Zijing (Chen Shushen's nickname), what does this mean? Why are you doing this?"
"In the current situation, His Majesty is willing to see us argue, but he is definitely not willing to see us confront each other." Chen Shushen said with a smile, "Isn't it good to keep a safe distance and take care of each other?"
Luo Yi and Yuan Chengjia were both not fools, and it suddenly dawned on them.
Behind them, Yang Su looked at Chen Shushen's back. This young man who had already mastered Guanzhong's money and food in his teens was walking very steadily.
After a long time, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Chen Xu is lucky to have such a son."
Of course, it was impossible to hide the conversation outside the hall from Li Xingchen, and even Chen Shushen had no intention of hiding it from Li Xingchen. If he had pulled Yang Su into a corner and whispered, then Li Xingchen would probably be suspicious of them.
"He is a smart man," Li Xingchen murmured as he looked at the two groups of people in the sunset. "If he had been ten years older, I would have had to work hard to deal with him back then."
In history, Chen Shushen should be the most talented among the many princes in Nanchen and the one who resisted the most fiercely. He even had so many subordinates who would follow him to the death. Of course, he was outstanding. And Li Xingchen also expected that his brother-in-law could
Grow faster.
Today's big men need talents and mainstays.
As for Lechang, he should also be willing to see his younger brother achieve success.
The night in Chang'an City becomes a little different because of the change of owner.
At least the lights on both sides of the street will not disappear early. Even within the Flower Street area permitted by the imperial court, the sound of singing and dancing will continue until late at night.
It's not because Li Xingchen completely relaxed his vigilance, but the biggest wealthy person behind this flower street is the imperial court and the Ministry of Commerce. Li Xingchen doesn't mind the treasury making profits from it. This is just Guan Zhong's old wisdom at the beginning.
And it is precisely because there are people from the imperial court inside and outside, so every word and deed coming from the brothel and Chu Pavilion will also be transmitted to the ears of Baipao, the defenders in the city and even Li Xingchen, so there is no need to
I was worried that there would be villains plotting to cause trouble, because the imperial court would nip such a possibility in the bud.
The great victory at Hongmen also made Li Xingchen's heart finally settle down after being hung up for several days.
Although he knew that with muskets in hand, the Han soldiers were almost invincible, but after all, there were many unknown possibilities in the world, especially on the battlefield.
Not to mention that this was originally an era of ups and downs and heroes emerged in large numbers.
Only when he really heard the news of the great victory did Li Xingchen relax completely.