Chapter Seventy-Six: The Monarch and the Ministers Quarrel
In the Qinzheng Building of Xingqing Palace, Shangshu's left servant shot Brother Shuhan Tie with a blue face and argued with the Son of Heaven:
"The imperial court has a custom, and soldiers and horses outside the customs are not allowed to enter the customs. The soldiers and horses led by Qin Jin are neither the 16th Guards nor the guards who should be served, if they enter Guanzhong and Chang'an in a grand manner, and there will be meritorious generals in the future, should their soldiers be brought to Guanzhong according to the rules?"
The Son of Heaven was silent, but Ge Shuhan was still admonishing:
"Lao Chen has led soldiers for decades, and he knows these soldiers best, he is a soldier when he puts on the number barrier, and he is a bandit when he takes off the number barrier, so let such a group of tigers and wolves go to the pass, isn't it to lure the wolf into the house?"
"Brother Shu, the old minister, don't be alarmist, the Son of Heaven wants to see the courtiers who will be difficult at first sight, and bring a few soldiers in, in order not to inspire the ministers of the world and do their best to kill thieves for the court?
It was Yang Guozhong, the head of the prime minister, who spoke, but Ge Shuhan didn't take this nominal boss in his eyes at all, snorted coldly between his snorts, and continued to advise the emperor.
"Since the saint has entrusted the old minister to take charge of the troops, he can't ignore it, unless the saint doesn't use the old minister to take charge of the troops!"
Ge Shuhan had a tough attitude, taking retreat as advance, and forcing the Son of Heaven to express his position.
The face of Li Longji, the Son of Heaven, gradually became ugly, he wanted Qin Jin to lead the troops into Beijing, but he also didn't want Ge Shuhan to resign, so he hesitated in a dilemma.
If there is an official who dares to threaten him like this in the peaceful years, he will definitely let this official get out of Chang'an as he wishes, but now it is different, rebel against Hu and raise troops to make a rebellion, even the eastern capital Luoyang has fallen, and now he has to rely on the only remaining and trustworthy veteran Ge Shuhan in the DPRK.
And Ge Shuhan also grasped the weakness of the Son of Heaven that he dared to resist so close to a threat.
The Son of Heaven sighed secretly, what Ge Shuhan said was indeed reasonable, putting aside customization, recruiting soldiers from outside the customs would indeed set a bad precedent, but his mind was as Yang Guozhong said, that is, to set a model for officials in the world to follow. Besides, even if three or four thousand people are in chaos, what threat can they pose to Guanzhong?
"In Qing's opinion, is there a way to get the best of both worlds?"
The Son of Heaven is close to begging softly, if he tries his best to persist, Ge Shuhan can continue to resist, but with such an attitude, he had to hum and think for a while before he said: "It's not nothing, transfer the troops of Qin Jin to Zuo Weiwei, separate the soldiers, and there is no worry!"
The Son of Heaven frowned slightly, and turned to Yang Guozhong and Wei Jiansu, who had not spoken since entering the hall, "Yang Qing, Wei Qing, what do you think?"
Yang Guozhong knew that the Son of Heaven was not satisfied, but Ge Shuhan had already made concessions, and the Son of Heaven asked for their opinions, just to find a step down, so he immediately replied:
"Brother Shu's words are old and seek the country, and the minister seconded it!"
At this point, Wei Jiansu raised his buttocks, and then said: "The minister seconded the proposal!"
"Okay! Immediately summon Qin Jin into Beijing, and in three days, I will personally review the division of the tiger and wolf!"
The prime ministers walked out of the Qinzheng Building, and Wei Jiansu had only walked a few steps when he heard someone calling him behind him.
"Brother Huiwei!"
He didn't have to look back to know that this was Yang Guozhong, the head of the prime minister.
"Do you have any orders?"
Wei Jiansu knew that Yang Guozhong rarely chatted with him, and as long as he spoke, he would definitely have something urgent to do with him.
"Talk as you go!"
The two of them walked along the corridor to the door.
"Ge Shuhan is flying in front of the Son of Heaven, and Brother Huiwei has also seen it!"
For Yang Guozhong's opening remarks, Wei Jiansu hummed and waited for his next major event.
"The Son of Heaven summoned Qin Jin to Beijing, what he did was to show his favor, and now he has seized this person's military power, isn't it very different from the original intention of the Son of Heaven and self-defeating?"
"What does Yang Xianggong think?
Yang Guozhong laughed twice: "Brother Huiwei is really happy, okay, and after a while, there will be definite news!"
With that, he threw off his robe and went away.
Looking at Yang Guozhongzhi's smug back, Wei Jiansu's brows furrowed more and more. At the time of the national crisis, the two prime ministers of the court did not think about how to pacify Hu Kou, but they fought openly and secretly in the court, is it the blessing of the court?
At the same time, he was also slandering the determination and courage of the Son of Heaven.
If the Son of Heaven were twenty years younger, he would never be as procrastinating and procrastinating as he is now. knew that Yang Guozhong and Ge Shuhan had deep grievances, and they were forcibly stuffed into the Prime Minister's Political Hall.
If it's a peaceful situation, it's put on the table, and get some balancing techniques that stir up different opinions. But now there is a strong enemy outside to make trouble, and the Tang Dynasty is already in danger, if it can't be unanimous, how can you expect the Tang Army to be able to quell the rebellion in one fell swoop?
Since he has made up his mind to reuse Ge Shuhan and use Ge Shuhan to control the ministers and the world's soldiers and horses, he should remove Yang Guozhong's position so that he can not be restrained, and let Ge Shuhan have no internal worries and concentrate on dealing with foreign enemies.
But as far as the truth is concerned, Wei Jiansu is not optimistic about Ge Shuhan. Ge Shuhan is more than enough to be the commander of the army, but he can be the prime minister of the country, but it is still a little insufficient. He walked slowly, with a long sigh in his heart, now there is a lack of civil and military all-rounders in the Taizong Dynasty who can enter and exit the phase, not only that, but even in the Kaiyuan period, there were very few talents like Song Jing and Yao Chong.
To put it bluntly, it is not that the Son of Heaven only cares about pleasure in his later years, no longer attaches importance to talents, and often promotes people who are sycophants and have no real materials, so that when the national disaster is at hand, he can't even find a person who can provoke the heavy beam of the Tang Dynasty, so that he has to use a sick person like Ge Shuhan who has had a stroke.
However, the above Wei Jiansu will only think about it in his heart, but he will never say a word more. It must be known that the disaster comes from the mouth, Wei Jiansu has been able to stand for more than 40 years without falling of Kaiyuan Tianbao, so he is naturally inseparable from this caution.
Wei Jiansu came out of Xingqing Palace, and his son Wei Wei was already waiting at the door, and his own coachman stood aside respectfully.
He couldn't help frowning, how could he act so impatiently when such an undercurrent was surging, and he didn't know how to be cautious and low-key, why couldn't he wait at home?
"Get in the car!"
When passing by his son's side, Wei Jiansu said coldly.
The carriage drove away from the palace gate, and Wei saw that Su Cai said with a cold face: "Say it!"
In front of his father, Wei Wei didn't even dare to say a word, and when he saw his father speak, he replied respectfully: "Yang Xianggong's eldest son invited his son to a banquet, but his son didn't know whether to go or not. ”
Wei Jiansu nodded, and said slowly: "Go, it's okay to go and see, just remember one thing, don't even agree!"
In the narrow space of the carriage, Wei Wei saluted.
"Since the father agrees, time is very tight, and the son will go to the banquet now!"
With that, he stopped the carriage, got down, mounted his big green horse, and rode away.
The carriage moved again, and the body swayed left and right with the bumpy road, and the shaking Wei Jiansu was upset.
The contradiction between Yang Guozhong and Ge Shuhan has intensified, and this person is stepping up the means of coping, if the other party forces himself to make a statement, how should the Wei family choose?
The carriage drove into Shengye Fang, and when he saw that he was about to reach the main gate of Wei Mansion, Wei Jiansu sighed softly, and muttered to himself in an almost imperceptible voice: "It's difficult!"
Wei Jiansu has always pursued the principle of neutrality on the wall, and on the surface he is attached to one faction, but he is never deeply involved, so the prime minister of the court has poured stubble after stubble, and he can still stand. Now that the court is in internal and external difficulties, the Son of Heaven is old and decrepit, and his ability to control the court situation is gradually declining, and the more intense and fierce party struggle is coming.
At the time of death, eventful times, coupled with party strife, is this to break the backbone of the Tang Dynasty?
Although Wei Jiansu pursues the principle of self-preservation, it does not mean that he does not have the Tang Dynasty in his heart, but he knows a truth that the power of one person cannot reverse the current situation, and he cannot seek his own politics if he is not in his position.
At this critical juncture, Qin Jin and his 4,000 soldiers came to Chang'an, and it was really difficult to predict whether it would be a blessing or a curse for the Tang Dynasty.
After getting out of the carriage, Wei Jiansu entered the mansion with the help of the domestic servant.
Perhaps, the arrival of Qin and Jin will become the situation of the Qing Dynasty, and the opportunity to change the situation of the miasma is unknown. His mind was still spinning rapidly, but his eyes dimmed again in an instant, how ......easy is it to outline the situation of the dynasty?
The door of the mansion slowly closed, Wei Jiansu stopped his footsteps, and instructed the servants: "From today onwards, the mansion will be closed to welcome guests, and it will be said that I am sick, and no one will come, and all gifts will be returned!"
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