Xue Xun came to the imperial study room of Ziwei Palace in Yong'an Palace in an anxious mood. He didn't know why the emperor suddenly summoned him. In the past two years, he had been living in the shadow of his son-in-law. In fact, his son-in-law had become a vassal. There was a little controversy before, but
It is now an indisputable fact.
When he was walking in the court or on the street, he often heard people pointing behind his back, saying, "He is Guo Song's father-in-law." There was envy, but also dissatisfaction, which put a lot of pressure on Xue Xun.
Could it be related to his son-in-law when the emperor summoned him today? His intuition told him that it was probably related.
Xue Xun came to the imperial study and waited for a moment at the door. A eunuch came out and said with a smile: "Xue Shangshu, please come!"
Seeing the eunuch's pleasant smile, Xue Xun calmed down and quickly walked into the imperial study.
In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Li Yizheng was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, staring at the sky in the distance. It was obvious that he was in a complicated mood.
Just an hour ago, my father preemptively issued the decree of the Supreme Emperor, conferring Guo Song the title of King of the Jin Dynasty, adding General Tiance, and allowed him to open a palace and appoint officials.
This really caught Li Yi off guard. Of course he understood his father's intention, which was to win over Guo Song and get Guo Song to support the Supreme Emperor.
I don't know since when, Li Yi discovered that his father and he were competing for imperial power, and his father became more and more powerful, forcing him to retreat again and again. Today, his father's decree to canonize Guo Song is a typical example. Minister
They all opposed the canonization of Prince Guo and Song and the opening of government offices. This would legitimize Guo Song's support for the army and independence, and the consequences would be serious.
But his father insisted on going his own way. Didn't he know the consequences of doing so? Li Yi believed that his father knew it very well, but in order to please Guo Song and gain his support, his father actually ignored the bottom line.
Li Yi sighed. He had to admit that Guo Song's support had a great influence and was indeed very important. He could not stay out of this matter.
"Your Majesty, Shangshu Xue is here." A eunuch reminded in a low voice.
Li Yi turned around and saw Xue Xun at the door. He didn't know how long he had been here?
Li Yi said apologetically: "I was distracted and made Xue Shangshu wait for so long. I'm sorry!"
"Wei Chen doesn't dare!"
Li Yi sat back on the dragon couch. He flipped through a copy of Xue Xun's resume on the table and said with a smile, "Xue Aiqing is a veteran of the Ministry of Etiquette."
"Wei Chen has been an official for twenty-four years, and he has served in the Ministry of Rites for eighteen years."
"Have you ever thought about changing your job?"
Xue Xun's heart skipped a beat. What did he mean by this? He was panic-stricken and said quickly: "I will obey your orders. Your Majesty has arrangements, and I must abide by them."
"What if I let you return home in fine clothes and make you the governor of Taiyuan?" Li Yi asked again calmly.
This is what Xue Xun fears most. If he is caught between his son-in-law and the court, he will have a hard time. He sighed for a while and said: "If your Majesty appoints you, I will obey it!"
It was Zhang Yanshang's suggestion to let Xue Xun serve as the prefect of Taiyuan, but Han Huang opposed it. He believed that it was immoral and would make Guo Song even more alienated from the court.
Li Yi smiled and said: "This is just a suggestion from the ministers. I have not accepted it. However, I hope that Xue Shangshu can always remind Guo Shijun that he should be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and be a famous minister who will last forever."
"Weichen will definitely write a letter to remind him."
Li Yi nodded, "I plan to put you in charge of the civil service and at the same time participate in military affairs. I hope that Xue Shangshu can be diligent and self-disciplined and not let me down."
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Xue Xun himself didn't know how to get out of the palace. His mind was blank, and he didn't know whether today's result would be a joy or a sorrow.
When Xue Xun returned to the mansion, his wife Han came over with her son Xue Qing in her arms. His son Xue Qing was almost six years old. When he saw his father coming back, he threw himself into his arms and acted like a baby, "Dad, why did you come back now? Qing'er's neck
I’m so disappointed.”
Xue Xun lovingly touched his son's head and said with a smile: "Go and write! Daddy will come see you later."
"Okay! Qing'er went to write." Xue Qing skipped away.
At this time, his wife Han came in with a cup of tea. Seeing that he was a little distracted, she couldn't help but asked strangely: "Master, what's wrong with you?"
Xue Xun sighed and said, "The Emperor summoned me just now."
"What are you summoned for?"
"I don't know, maybe you want me to move away!"
Xue Xun was a little upset and said: "My son-in-law took Taiyuan, Hedong, and the whole court was in chaos. I don't know whether many things are good or bad."
"Then tell me! Should I be promoted or demoted?" Han said anxiously.
Xue Xun said for a long time: "It should be a promotion! Let me be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and I will be the same as Zhongshu."
Han was immediately surprised and delighted, and clapped his hands, "My lord, you are going to be the prime minister."
"I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing!"
"How can this be a bad thing? It couldn't be better. You are in charge of the Ministry of Personnel! Think about how many people ask you to do things. The threshold of our family should be changed."
Ms. Han jumped up and down with joy. She was finally proud. Who dares to look down on her now?
"Master, we should hold a banquet and treat guests to dinner!" Han said excitedly.
"This...should be low-key, right?"
"Why are you still keeping a low profile? You've been keeping a low profile your whole life, why don't you keep a high profile once?"
"This is for the sake of the emperor's son-in-law. How can I be the prime minister of my virtue? I am too high-profile and will be criticized by others."
Han suddenly remembered something and asked quickly: "Sir, I heard someone said that my son-in-law has also become a vassal?"
"Almost!"
Han became a little worried, "Are they going to rebel like those vassal towns in Hebei?"
Xue Xun shook his head, "There are differences in the feudal towns. Hebei feudal town and Ziqing feudal town, as well as Li Xilie, etc., they are loyal to the Chang'an puppet dynasty, while our son-in-law's Hexi feudal town, Huainan feudal town Chen Shaoyou, Lingnan feudal town Zhang Boyi, etc. are loyal
This dynasty and the imperial court value them very much."
"That's good. I thought my son-in-law was going to rebel!"
At this time, the housekeeper said outside the door: "Master Qi, the head of the Dugu family is here!"
"Please come in quickly!"
Xue Xun was about to go find Du Lingqiu, but he didn't expect him to come to the door himself.
Not long after, Du Lingqiu walked in quickly. As soon as he entered the lobby, he smiled and said: "Congratulations to my dear brother on your promotion!"
Xue Xun hurriedly stepped forward and complained: "Brother, please stop canceling me. I am not a high-sheng person. You are clearly putting me on the fire."
When Dugu Qiu saw that Mr. Han was there, he smiled and asked, "Do you think my brothers and sisters think it's Gaosheng?"
"I think so!"
Han glared at her husband bitterly and said, "But he seems to be dismissed from office. He is so worried that it is annoying."
Du Lingqiu laughed loudly, "My younger siblings are absolutely right. It's Gao Sheng. He thinks too much and doesn't understand the good things that come to him."
Mrs. Han was overjoyed and said, "I'll make some tea for you. In-laws, please take a seat!"
Han went out happily. Xue Xun asked him to sit down and said anxiously: "As a prime minister, my life depends entirely on my son-in-law's performance. If he restrains himself, my life will be easier. If he indulges more, my life will be difficult."
Du Lingqiu smiled lightly and said: "It means that my dear brother has not seen through the situation and does not know why he was promoted."
Xue Xun was startled, "Brother, can you make it clear?"
"My dear brother, do you know what it means to confer Guo Song as the King of Jin, confer the title of General Tiance, and allow you to open a government and appoint officials?"
Xue Xun pondered a little, "This seems to be the treatment of Emperor Taizong."
"That's right. At that time, Taizong granted the King of Qin the title of General Tiance and allowed him to open a government office and appoint officials. From then on, Emperor Taizong opened a literary museum, recruited talented people, established his own team, and competed with the imperial court.
Although what Guo Song is doing now is to open a government and appoint officials, the court does not recognize it. All his civilian and military generals can only be staff and generals, and may be canceled at any time. Now that the court recognizes it, they can be legally appointed. They will definitely
Only when more talented and powerful generals join him will his wings be considered mature."
Xue Xun nodded, "I know that the imperial court is very opposed to it."
"This plan was proposed by me, but all officials of the third rank and above opposed it because the consequences would be too serious. This is separatist rule of the imperial court, and it is only one step away from becoming an emperor."
"But...why..."
"But why did the Emperor still allow it?"
Du Guqiu sneered and said: "The reason is very simple. In order to restore the throne, the Supreme Emperor sold out the interests of the imperial court in order to gain the support of Guo Song."
Xue Xun let out a long sigh. The struggle for the throne between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor had become public. How could he not know it?
"What does that have to do with me?"
"Because the Supreme Emperor had preempted the late Emperor, the Emperor was very passive. In order to express his goodwill towards Guo Song, he could not regain the wisdom of the Supreme Emperor, so he promoted his virtuous brother and tactfully showed his goodwill to Guo Song. He also hoped to get Guo Song's support.
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Xue Xun finally understood that this was really a good thing.
He smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, I still have to see Guo Song's face. I hope he can support the emperor."
"He will not support anyone. From the important Wang family and Xue family in Hedong in Guo Song Dynasty, we can see his maturity. He will definitely get the maximum benefit from his ambiguous attitude. My dear brother, don't worry at all!"