Li Yuan, the left minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, was already waiting outside the government office.
The government office of the Ministry of Agriculture is located on the outskirts of Luoyang New City, because there is a large experimental field behind the government office. It would be a waste of land to place it in the city.
Since the establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture, there has actually been no qualified minister able to hold this position. After all, the Ministry of Agriculture was separated from the Ministry of Household Affairs, so at the beginning, Chen Shushen, the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, was only asked to hold the post in name only, and even Li Xingchen specially appointed him
Yu De, the Minister of Household Affairs, was transferred to temporarily serve as the Left Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, as the actual head of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Li Yuan, who Li Xingchen imagined should take on the heavy responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture, was just a newbie and had no experience, so Li Xingchen only asked him to serve as the chief secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, the real errand and work of the Ministry of Agriculture.
As the Ministry of Agriculture gradually got on the right track, and the Ministry of Household Affairs was always short of people, Yu De was transferred back to the Ministry of Household Affairs to continue serving as the Minister of Household Affairs, and it was reasonable for Li Yuan to move into the position of Left Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture due to his successful farming.
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Everyone knew in their hearts that as long as the Ministry of Agriculture made some achievements, it would be inevitable for Li Yuan to become Minister of Agriculture, and no one could stop him.
As one of the top students in the first class of Jinling Academy and a disciple of the emperor who was personally cared for by Li Xingchen, Li Yuan originally had a well-established background.
The reason why he did not directly entrust him with important tasks, but went up step by step, in everyone's opinion, was because His Majesty was trying to prevent young people from being too proud and losing their true intentions - the real reason, even if Li Xingchen told it, it would be impossible for everyone.
believable.
Li Yuan probably thinks so too, so no matter which position he is in, he has high morale. The future is promising, what else can stop him from working hard to improve?
Sitting in the position of minister at this age, looking at the civil and military affairs of the dynasty, the only one who is uniquely qualified is Chen Shushen. He is the emperor's brother-in-law and a key figure in liaison between the inner government and the outer court. Let alone a minister, even if he is a minister,
Official Shangshu, he also did it.
There's no comparison.
Therefore, Li Yuan was only deeply grateful for His Majesty's favor.
Seeing Li Xingchen coming, Li Yuan immediately strode forward and solemnly bowed ninety degrees and saluted: "Disciple pays homage to Your Majesty."
The ceremony of a disciple paying homage to his mentor is naturally because the first students of Jinling Academy are all considered disciples of the emperor. In this way, Li Yuan is Li Xinchen's registered disciple, so calling himself a "disciple" is definitely not rude, but to express the relationship between himself and Li Xinchen.
Intimate relationship.
Just like Li Xingchen often called Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie by their first names in court, relationship and origin were also a means to maintain the relationship between monarch and ministers.
This is the second generation of the Yuancong faction.
Li Xingchen couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
There are clear factions in the north and south of the DPRK, and the civil and military forces are in opposition to each other. On the surface, the inner government and the outer court are cooperating happily, but if they can stumble behind the scenes, neither of them will be merciful.
It is not that simple to maintain peace.
Li Xingchen alone is obviously not enough. Maintaining the power of the Yuancong faction is a very important way. The Yuancong faction actually has a small number of people, with Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie as the core controlling the army, and people like Xiao Mohe
The older generation who are still fighting abroad, as well as brothers and nephews such as Xiao Shilue, are actually from the Yuancong faction.
Their life, death, honor and disgrace have been tied to the big man.
Of course, there is also Yang Su, the apparent spokesperson of the Guanzhong family. Because the blood relationship between the Hongnong Yang family and the royal family has been recognized by both parties, when there is any irreconcilable conflict, Yang Su and the Hongnong Yang family will definitely
I want to stand on the side of the royal family.
Just like the Xiahou family and Cao family during the Cao Wei period.
It is precisely for this reason that Li Xingchen placed Yang Su in the position of Taiwei. He was a civil servant but managed military affairs. In fact, he relied on Yang Su's versatile character to reconcile conflicts between all parties, and also ensured that when conflicts were difficult to reconcile, this key
The position is still controlled by the royal family.
However, it is obviously difficult to support the next generation of the Yuancong faction just by relying on these people.
Officials from the north and south will only continue to be produced, and the Yuancong faction is able to enter the court and even hold power because of their achievements in the Conglong war. When their next generation comes, they may not have such ability, and they will naturally be squeezed out.
If you go out and wait for the next generation, nine times out of ten, only the titles passed down from your ancestors will be left.
The titles of the Han Dynasty are not inherited hereditary, but are demoted from generation to generation. Therefore, if you don't work hard, you may even lose your title.
Li Xingchen could not maintain the size of the Yuan Cong faction by simply promoting these incompetent juniors, so he could only choose to start with the academy.
This is the simplest way to turn some students into disciples of the emperor.
The emperor's disciples will become the deepest background of these students who have not yet entered the society and have no official titles or titles. Everyone will treat them as the emperor's disciples and as His Majesty's people. Naturally, they cannot treat them badly. And they also
You will benefit from it, and you will be more willing to live up to your reputation as a disciple of the Emperor.
In this way, their allegiance is naturally not to a certain group in the court, but to the royal family.
No matter from any point of view, they are no different from the officials of Yuan Cong.
But of course, not everyone is qualified to become the emperor's disciple.
The first students of each top academies, as a symbol of the successful establishment of the new education system in the Han Dynasty, were naturally disciples of the Emperor. They had all been personally received by Li Xingchen and even listened to His Majesty's teachings.
Especially Li Yuan and others, they really followed His Majesty to put down the rebellion of the Jiangnan family.
There is the merit of following the dragon.
After that, only those with the best studies or the most outstanding achievements in certain aspects in each academy can receive such honors, and everyone also needs to be personally assessed by Li Xingchen.
After all, what Li Xingchen needed were elite soldiers and strong generals, people who could serve the masses and maintain order. Yuan Cong was the one who played the role of the Dinghai Divine Needle in the court. Having too many people would not necessarily be useful.
Li Yuan is obviously one of the important successors of the Yuan Cong Department selected by Li Xingchen.
Although this guy is not an honest person, Li Xingchen cannot leave such a talent in vain, not to mention that Li Yuan should be a relatively stable type in history.
The Sui Dynasty was already in chaos. As a result, as an important minister, he had to set up a trap by his subordinates to rebel.
Therefore, Li Xingchen believed that as long as the Han Dynasty was stable, Li Yuan would always be willing to serve the Han Dynasty.
Especially Li Yuan, who is standing in front of Li Xingchen now. Although he is dressed in official clothes, he is very thin and lean. His skin is tanned and has some wrinkles on his face due to wind and sun.
He looks like a hard-working and simple old farmer.
Different experiences, different moods, and naturally different life choices.