Li Linfu laughed sternly, as if he was laughing at a child who didn't know how to divide a pear. Perhaps those meritorious deeds that need to be earned after the knife head licks the blood are so ridiculous in his eyes.
"Prime Minister Gao Gao, who said he shouldn't be rewarded? Of course meritorious generals should be rewarded. However, there are so many official positions in the imperial court, why do you have to give him the deputy envoy of Jiedu? All four towns are known as military envoys. These two positions
He has clearly told everyone that he will take over from you in the future. This is too dangerous. For him to reach this position is not a good thing for you, nor is it a good thing for the court."
Gao Xianzhi quickly crossed his hands and asked Li Linfu: "I don't know how to decide Li Siye's official position in the opinion of the Right Prime Minister."
The right prime minister stood up from the wooden couch, twirling his beard and looking up in thought. Gao Xianzhi also stood up quickly, folding his hands on his lower abdomen, always paying attention to whether his words and deeds were appropriate.
Li Linfu paced back and forth in the inner hall, turned around and said to Gao: "I will be promoted to General Youweiwei. I will be promoted to the rank of Ninth Rank Protector of the Army. I will be promoted to Gaoling County Bo. The city will be increased to 700 households, and the Yongye field will be increased."
Increased to 1,000 acres, the official position is still the envoy of Shule Town and the deputy governor of Anxi. This is not aggrieved to him. General Youweiwei is already under the third rank, and the army guard is also regarded as under the third rank. As for
County uncle, how many county uncles have been conferred by saints over the years? We just didn't let him enter the Anxi Protectorate to make decisions. In other aspects, we gave him enough treatment. Even if he was not satisfied, others would not feel unfair for him.
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Li Linfu is right, but for Li Siye, it is actually a matter of rising and falling. But one of the biggest features of the Tang Dynasty is that there are countless official titles, which are just like various rankings in modern society.
Titles are always given without hesitation. What is the use of many official positions to officials? Many of them are of no use. These three titles of Right Guard General, Protector, and Earl can only bring him a high position.
, money, land, but no real power.
Gao Xianzhi naturally didn't know what Li Siye wanted. He thought that these wealth and fame could make up for the position that Li Siye should have received. He even thought that what Li Siye needed was money and land, but Li Siye didn't need these two things from others. He
What is important is the journey to a distant place.
He could only hold each other's hands and said, "Then, my subordinate, go back and write a new memorial."
"No need," Li Linfu shook his head and said calmly: "This memorial will stay with me for the time being. I can ask everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion to copy and revise one. Let's just settle Li Siye's affairs today. I will send the memorial to you later.
Report it to the saint, and you can just wait at ease in the backyard of Anxiliu in Pingkangfang."
Gao Xianzhi understood that Anxi's personnel arrangements were now transferred to Li Linfu's hands, and he had no say. He was just a mere general, while the shrewd and harsh politician in front of him was close to the peak of power.
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He had a lot of ideas before entering the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he also thought that he could persuade Li Linfu to agree with his statement and his point of view. But when he entered here, he realized that he had been completely wrong. All he had to do was come to Li Linfu's home court.
, he would not be able to persuade the other party, and would instead use his power and words to change his mind. But he did not gain nothing, and he also understood that the right to speak always belongs to the strongest party.
He could only bow and cross his hands and say: "Right Prime Minister, my subordinates are resigning."
Li Linfu nodded vainly and said: "The saints have been busy arranging music and dances in the Liyuan recently, so the time for you to go to the palace to see the saints will be postponed. Wait for another fifteen days, and on the third day of the twelfth lunar month, you will go to Xingqing Palace to meet the saints.
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"Here."
Gao Xianzhi retreated slowly, and Li Linfu turned to look at his figure walking into the corridor and snorted indifferently.
The partitions in the side room were opened, and Cao Jiwen, a scholar from Jingzhao Prefecture, walked out with a plate of leftover mutton in his hand. When he saw Li Linfu, he quickly covered it with his sleeves.
Li Linfu pretended not to know, raised his head and asked, "Did you hear the conversation between me and Gao Xianzhi just now?" Ji Wen's knees almost softened when he heard this. Then he heard another voice say: "What do you think of this man?"
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Ji Wen breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the right minister had deliberately let him listen in the room, so he had to follow him and said: "He is just a martial artist."
Li Linfu laughed loudly: "Ha, that's right! He is just a warrior. No matter how many meritorious services he has made in his life, no matter how good he fights in battles, he will at most be the military governor of two towns. These people are outstanding and talented, but in their heads
The things I think about are much shallower and not enough to be a threat."
Jiwen crossed his arms and smiled and praised sincerely: "Your right prime minister has thought too much. Looking at the center of the country and thousands of miles away, who else can threaten you?"
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When Gao Xianzhi withdrew from the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was still weighing and tangled in his heart. Of course, he was not entangled in the right or wrong of what he had just done. Regardless of whether it was right or wrong, what he had just done was right or wrong. After a brief reflection, he quickly put it behind him and did not need to mention it again.
What he is struggling with now is whether he should tell Li Siye about this matter so that he can be mentally prepared. But even if he tells him, what can he do? Even he, the governor of Anxi, does not dare to confront you.
It seems wrong to think this way. He once personally promised Li Siye that he would be the deputy envoy of Jiedu and the military envoy of the four towns, but in the end he abandoned him and took the blame for this offence on his own head.
This will make it difficult for him to get along with Li Siye in the future.
It's just that he didn't expect that this seemingly inconspicuous Li Siye would be so deep. Not only was he inextricably linked to the prince Li Heng, but he was also connected to Concubine Yang Guifei. He really didn't tell himself,
There is a slight grudge against this rising star in his heart. But he can understand this. Everyone has their own secrets, and there is nothing to argue with. Besides, Li Siye involves the prince and Concubine Yang, and Li Linfu can have no scruples about it, but he
You can't do this.
Gao Xianzhi decided to tell Li Siye about the matter, so that he could mentally prepare himself and let him know who was really having trouble with him. Of course, he had to say it in a tactful tone, otherwise both parties would look embarrassed.
He walked out of the gatehouse of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and while thinking about his words, he walked into the alley of Liu's backyard. When he came to the door of Liu's backyard, he opened the side door and entered. The left-behind officers in the courtyard came out to greet him, and Gao Xianzhi asked casually: "Is General Li back?
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The officer quickly responded: "I just came back and am in the back hall."
"Just came back?" Gao Xianzhi was a little confused. He was outside the Prime Minister's Mansion just now. Where did he go for a walk in the blink of an eye? He is a very smart man. From the attitude of the concierge of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he can tell
After discerning some clues, maybe he had already realized the crisis.
He walked through the Moon Cave Gate to the inner courtyard, walked around the vegetable garden in the center of the courtyard, and came to the front of the main hall, where he saw Li Siye standing in front of the screen.
Siye walked slowly with his hands behind his back, as if waiting for something. This made Gao Xianzhi feel very sorry, but Li Siye turned around, their eyes met, and both of them showed slightly embarrassed but relaxed and tolerant smiles.
"Zhongcheng seems to have something to tell me."
"Indeed," Gao Xianzhi extended his hand to invite him: "Sit down first."
Li Siye sat cross-legged on the sheep felt. Gao Xianzhi sat opposite him with a tight smile, coughed and asked him: "Siye, do you know what happened in the court this year?"
Si Ye nodded solemnly.
Gao Xianzhi sighed out of thin air and said: "The changes in the court situation this year are worse than in the past. Huangfu Weiming, who just took over as the governor of Hexi Shuofang, was falsely accused and demoted for being involved with the prince. Wei Jian, the eldest brother of the prince, was also demoted. In just a few short years,
Within a month, he was demoted several levels, and the right prime minister sent Luo Xishi, the censor, to kill him at his post. Even the former left prime minister Li Shizhi was demoted because of this and was afraid of committing suicide. In order to protect himself, the prince had no choice but to
Divorce the Crown Princess. Chen Xilie, the newly recommended Left Prime Minister by Li Linfu, only acted as a yes man. He sat in the political hall but no one paid attention to it. All the officials in the court came to the Right Prime Minister's house to discuss matters."
"I've heard all this." Li Siye's reply was short, as he waited for Gao Xianzhi's next words.
"I heard that you came to Anxi ten years ago and were introduced to Anxi Governor Laiyao by the former loyal king and now the crown prince?"
Li Siye understood and indeed fell into Li Linfu's sight.