In Taiji Palace, when Li Heng summoned Prime Minister Cui Lian, he specifically mentioned the incident about Li Xuan, saying that a catastrophe that could suddenly occur disappeared invisibly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info and all kinds of complex moods in it, he couldn't help but sigh again and again. But suddenly, Cui Jian only said a few words, and led the conversation to the initiator of this matter, the eunuch Wei Heng. Li Heng suddenly showed his disgust for this person, and even hatred.

Of course, Cui Lian, as the prime minister, said anything in front of the Son of Heaven for no reason. In other words, he mentioned Wei Heng, the initiator, and he also had his own purpose.

"Your Majesty, the eunuch is the supervisor of a town or even several towns, he is acting on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and he has a great responsibility, but the eunuch has never been educated by Confucius and Mencius, and the good and the bad are uneven, if a few characters like Wei Heng appear again, how can the Holy Son of Heaven see through it at a glance every time?"

Wei Heng took revenge on the staff of the King of Xiangcheng with his personal interests, and even dragged the Yongwang Li Lan into the water, his scheming can not be described as unevil, this kind of scourge will be killed quickly.

And Cui Lian's words were like a boulder suddenly dropped on the calm lake, and the water splashed and fluctuated in an instant.

Li Heng couldn't help but be stunned, yes, it seems that this kind of bad incident of taking revenge with personal revenge at the expense of implicating the brother of the Son of Heaven is unheard of. This is also why he can't help but reflect on whether he wantonly appoints eunuchs to the local government as military supervisors, and even personally takes charge of military power, and so on, whether it is right or wrong.

Originally, he thought that the eunuch had no family descendants and was a slave of the Son of Heaven, and this kind of person was the most selfless. Moreover, the most fundamental point is that the eunuchs have no foundation for their existence, and all their power comes from the Son of Heaven, as long as the Son of Heaven firmly holds the shackles in his hands, they can take it away. It is naturally ideal to appoint such a person to supervise and control the military power, and from then on you can avoid the trouble of worrying about the rebellion of the generals day and night.

For the large-scale appointment of eunuchs, Li Heng has not been a pioneer since the Tang Dynasty. This forerunner is precisely Li Heng's most feared and resistant Emperor Li Longji. After Li Heng seized the throne, he almost chose to absorb most of Li Longji's methods, including appointing eunuchs to participate in military power and check and balance military generals. He even went further on the basis of Li Longji.

For example, with Li Fuguo as the general of the Left Guard, he directly controlled the Left Guard, one of the twelve. Not only that, Li Fuguo also holds the Forbidden Guards in one hand, and the power and responsibility of guarding the entire imperial city are also in the hands of this person. 、

Li Heng suddenly discovered that if Li Fuguo had a different heart, he would have no people and means to check and balance.

Under the leadership of Li Fuguo, the Left Guard Army was responsible for the security of Chang'an, and the Forbidden Central Guards were also under the leadership of Li Fuguo, responsible for the defense of the imperial city and Taiji Palace. In this way, wouldn't it be a big mistake to put all the military power inside and outside the imperial city into the hands of one person?

As soon as he thought of this, Li Hengden was sweating and sweating, and while he was afraid, he looked at Cui Jian with great meaning, and said in his heart that this person really lived up to the name of the prime minister.

As a result, Li Heng let himself lose his mind, and weighed and pondered in his heart who should balance Li Fuguo.

As far as the truth is concerned, Li Fuguo is the most trusted person around Li Heng, and this person can never abandon him when he is most dangerous and down, so how can he have different intentions? However, emotional factors cannot take advantage of the thinking of acting intelligence, and when it comes to the social affairs of the country, he has to take precautions.

Qin Jin is naturally a candidate, but Li Heng does not want to involve him in the struggle within the imperial court, this person is of great use, if he makes enemies for him, it will only make him fall into endless trouble.

Among the candidates considered, Li Yu, the king of Guangping, was not among them, but his other son, Li Yan, the king of Jianning, whose outline became clearer and clearer in his mind.

Li Yan's personality is jealous and hateful, daring to act, and caring about brotherhood, which is really the most suitable choice. Thinking of this, a smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of Li Heng's mouth.

Cui Jian was not in a hurry to interrupt the emperor's train of thought, only his eyes drooped slightly, and he waited quietly, waiting for the emperor to speak.

After a long time, Li Heng finally spoke:

"The post of supervising the army has existed for more than 30 years, even if I have this intention, it cannot be abolished overnight, it is important to proceed gradually!"

Cui Lian's face was expressionless, and he bowed down and praised:

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Li Heng said again:

"However, I already have a more suitable candidate for the chief general of the Left Guard!"

Hearing this, Cui Lian's eyelids suddenly opened, and his eyes flashed with a scorching light, but he was still waiting quietly.

"King Jianning has the ability to take charge of the Left Guard with this person. But after all, the seniority is shallow, so let's be appointed as the general of the left guard first!"

General Zuowei is one rank lower than General Zuowei, but with Li Yan as the general and actually in charge of the standing affairs of the army, it is equivalent to indirectly balancing Li Fuguo.

Cui Lian's eyelids jumped again, and he didn't seem to be very satisfied with Li Heng's decision.

"Your Majesty, although King Jianning is capable, the old minister thinks that King Guangping is superior!"

The implication was that Li Yu was more suitable to be in charge of the Left Guard.

Li Heng waved his hand and said:

"Cui Qing misunderstood my original intention. Wang Zhen of Guangping is of great use, and it is not appropriate for him to be involved in internal disputes!"

These words were unexpected by Cui Lian, who was stunned for a moment, and asked:

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, what kind of burden will you entrust to the King of Guangping?"

Li Heng did not hide it, and said bluntly:

"After Fang Guanke regains the Eastern Capital, I plan to send the King of Guangping to Luoyang, promote the transfer in the center, and go straight to Fan Yang, the thief's lair!"

is so steep that Cui Lian actually bowed down.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

When I straightened up, there seemed to be a glimmer of sparkle between my lowered eyelids!

But there was another matter, Li Heng's mood was a lot more relaxed, and as soon as the conversation changed, he mentioned the talent he had just received in his pocket.

"Cui Qing has heard of Gao Shi of Bohai County?"

Cui Lian narrowed his eyes, pondered the name, and said leisurely after a while:

"What Your Majesty is referring to is Gao Zhongwu, who is 'willing to put the sword down his waist and cut Loulan directly'?"

Li Heng high-fived and smiled:

It seems that this person's poetry is famous, and even Cui Qing has heard of it. ”

Gao Shi's lyric poems are especially biased, and his high-pitched and majestic style also caters to the aesthetics of the people of the time, so when Li Heng first read Gao Shi's poems, he was immediately attracted by the simple and straightforward words! In contrast, Du Fu's poems, which are full of sentimental and bitter moods, were not liked by the people of the time.

After praising a few words of high poetic quality, Li Heng changed his words and asked:

"Gao Shi, does Cui Qing think he deserves a big responsibility?"

Cui said:

"The poems show that they are talented and open-minded, but whether they are competent for the relevant duties, the old minister does not dare to make a judgment!"

Li Heng was a little disappointed with Cui Lian's answer, but this is an old saying, how can you judge whether a person has the talent to be used in the world through poetry without taking the school examination?

"This person is waiting in Beijing, why don't you ask Cui Qing to take the exam!"

Cui Lian raised his eyebrows faintly, the prime minister is the general leader of the country on behalf of the Son of Heaven, not the minister who is fortunate to serve as the Son of Heaven. If Gao Shi himself is really talented and learned, he should follow the imperial court system, or enter the official with a dengke, or enter the official with military merits, or enter the official with the shadow of the door, such a behavior that exceeds the rules is difficult for him to tolerate.

If everyone takes Xingjin as a shortcut to the south, and people in the world are only proud of drilling camps, wouldn't the Tang officialdom have to be chaotic?

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks it's ......"

This time, Li Heng did not give Cui Jian a chance to continue admonishing, but interrupted him.

"Cui Qing, listen to me. Now is a time of crisis for internal and external troubles, we should use talents without sticking to one pattern, reuse talents, if he cannot be appointed because he has no qualifications, or if he cannot pass the selection of officials and abandon talents, this is the loss of the country!"

Cui Jian didn't expect that Li Heng would have such a statement, and he wanted to refute but couldn't find a suitable entry point for a while.

Seeing that Cui Lian was silent, Li Heng took advantage of the victory and said:

"What is this person, Cui Qing will know at a glance!"

In fact, Li Heng also wanted to use Cui Lian's eyes to cut off what Gao Shi was!

After about half an hour, Gao Shi was led into the palace by the eunuch.

Cui Jian couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Gao Shi for the first time, he always thought that Gao Shi was a hairy boy in his early twenties, but when he saw it, he found that he was already a person with faint gray sideburns.

In fact, it's no wonder that Cui Lian, Gao Shi's official luck has not been good before this, three years ago he was still a Fengqiu County lieutenant, and he took a slight turn last year, and he only served as a petty official under Ge Shuhan.

In this way, Cui Lian has a good impression of Gao Shidu. This is also the difference between him and ordinary people, if ordinary people see a person who is over half a hundred years old but has no achievements, they must think that this person has no real material, but he feels that only those who have experienced decades of hardship and tempering are qualified to entrust them with important responsibilities and can control the situation at critical moments.

If a person is young and in his early twenties has repeatedly made great achievements, and his official position has risen like a loose horse, this is by no means a good thing for the person concerned. In people whose minds have not yet settled, this kind of experience can easily lead them astray, unruly, unruly, and even ......

"Chen Gaoshi is safe to see His Majesty the Emperor!"

A sentence of worship like a bronze bell made Cui Jian feel a shock. This person has a loud voice, square eyebrows, and a silk beard dotted under his chin, and he is a loyal minister.

It's strange to say, Cui Jian just thought that Gao Shi was a lucky person who relied on the drill camp, but now he actually reversed his original intention and doubled his favor.

Li Heng is good at observing words and feelings, so he naturally has already seen Cui Lian's expression in his eyes, and knows that his opinion of Gao Shi has changed, so he doesn't speak, but quietly continues to watch his reaction.

Only Gao Shi sat in front of the king, unaware of the evaluation of the Son of Heaven and the Zai. What a person's appearance is, often makes people have a completely different first impression, such as the fittest, Cui Jian asserted that this is the skin and bones of a loyal minister according to his facial features and beard. There was no basis for this, but there is also a saying that most of the treacherous people are named rat-eyed and swerving!