[Finally finished!!Woo~~ The first court battle in this book is finally stammered, and if it is not well written, I hope you will bear with me and give more valuable opinions! In addition, ask for red tickets! Ask for collection!PS: Regarding whether the prime minister of the Xuanzong Dynasty wants to enter the political affairs hall or not, I haven't checked it clearly, so let him ask for it here!]

Buzheng Fang, right Prime Minister Li Mansion, in the study.

"The proprietor, this Li Shizhi's counterattack is really fast enough!" Qian Yi said to Li Linfu.

"Hehe, who said that honest people are easy to bully, and besides, our Zuo Xiang is not an honest person!" Li Linfu said with a smile, and did not look panicked because of Li Shizhi's actions.

"Proprietor, what should we do next?" Qian Yi asked, although he already had an idea in his heart, he still had to make the decision.

"Go and call Gwin and Roshizao. Li Linfu said calmly.

"Yes, proprietor. Qian Yi turned around and retreated.

Half an hour later, Qian Yi led the two of them back to Li Linfu's study again.

I saw that the people who came were two middle-aged people, the one on the left was thin, with two mustaches on his lips, some asymmetrical facial features, and a pair of small eyes shining from time to time, this person was Ji Wen.

To say that this Ji Wen was originally the law of Jingzhao Mansion, after Li Shizhi led the military department to Shangshu, in June, Li Linfu sent someone to report the military department of Quancao's profit, and then detained more than 60 officials and handed them over to Jingzhao and Yushitai for interrogation. But after several days, it still didn't happen.

At this time, Jingzhao Yin Xiaojiong asked Ji Wen to preside over the interrogation. After Jiwen was admitted to the hospital, he first placed the officials of the military department in the outer courtyard, and only interrogated other prisoners in the back hall, either with rods or presses, and tortured cruelly, and the prisoners wept bitterly, which they could not bear to hear, and soon the prisoners confessed. The officials of the military department in the outer court heard that Ji Wen was cruel, and after being led to the hospital, before he could be sentenced, they all confessed their guilt and did not dare to disobey Ji Wen's will, and the case was tried in a few moments.

Since then, Ji Wen has entered Li Linfu's sight, and soon became a confidant.

And the person on the right is much better in appearance, although he is not tall and good-looking, but at least he is also a middle-aged person, and he is not as eye-catching as Jiwen when he walks on the road.

This person's name is Luo Xizao, and he is also a new horse boy newly acquired by Li Linfu, who was originally Fa Cao of Mengjin County, Luoyang, who used a trick to frame the county and county, and turned the case into an iron case in a short period of time. He was then recommended by Ji Wen to Li Linfu, and after Li Linfu listened to his methods, he was promoted to the master of the Imperial History Observatory and an official from the Seven Grades.

After the two entered the house, they bowed down and shouted, "Enxiang!"

"Get up, how are you doing?" asked Li Linfu lightly.

When Wei Jian was digging the ditch and the Guangyun Pond, there was indeed an infringement on the people's graves. This has caused public resentment to boil, and the villain will definitely find more witnesses to testify against Wei Jian. Givin spoke.

"Is that all?" Li Linfu said with a frown.

When Luo Xixiao heard Li Linfu's words, he knew that Ji Wen had not spoken about Li Linfu's heart, so he said: "Wei Jian recently built a new house on the side of the Qujiang River, which is beautiful and consumes a lot of money. It is difficult to maintain it with its wealth, this wealth must come from greed, and the villain has now found human and material evidence, and he will definitely be able to confirm Wei Jian's crime of greed. ”

"Yes, let's find someone unrelated to hand it over in two days. After Li Linfu finished speaking, he immediately picked up the tea cup on the desk.

Seeing this, Ji Wen and Luo Xizao knew that it was the meaning of sending off the guest, and the two immediately kowtowed and said, "The villain is leaving!"

Qian Yi then led the two out of the study and walked on the way out of the house, Ji Wen couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Kaiyang, Enxiang asked me to transfer things to others, I don't know what it means?"

Qian Yi brought the two out, and naturally took on the errand of answering questions for the two.

"In Wei Jian's matter, the proprietor doesn't want to come forward in person!" Qian Yi said.

"Why is this?" Luo Xixiao asked, after all, Wei Jian's materials were obtained by him with great difficulty, and now he handed them over, although he didn't dare to disrespect Li Linfu's orders, he was still inevitably a little unwilling.

Qian Yi saw that the two still didn't understand, so he had to say it more thoroughly, and said: "Wei Jian is just an introduction, the real target of the proprietor is the person behind Wei Jian!"

"Sir, are you talking about Zuo Xiang?" asked Ji Wen, who also reacted at this time.

Qian Yi smiled and did not answer.

"Xiang Zhuang dances the sword, which is intended for Pei Gong! Enxiang's methods are really superb, which makes the villain admire. Luo Xixiao also slapped his ass.

The three of them walked to the door of the Li Mansion, and Ji Wen said goodbye to Qian Yi: "Sir, don't worry, I will definitely complete the entrustment!"

On the second day, the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday ended, and no matter how enjoyable the festival was, as soon as the holiday ended, the officials still had to return to the office.

In the imperial city, where the political hall is located, Li Shizhi, the left minister, and Li Linfu, the right minister, are dealing with the government affairs accumulated in the past three days.

At this time, there have been only two people left in the political hall since the death of Niu Xianke, Li Shizhi and Li Linfu, this huge country, the state affairs are busy, there are thousands of things, and the government affairs that need to be dealt with every day are piled up.

On the other hand, Li Shizhi, the leftist minister, is a greedy person, he drinks every three or five times, he will get drunk every time he drinks, and he wakes up the next day with a dizzy appearance, how can he still have the energy to deal with those military affairs.

For this point, Emperor Xuanzong also had many criticisms, and once said to Li Linfu in private: "If he is a loose official, or a commoner, he can be happy between the wine pond and the meat forest." He is now the left minister, how can he be so casual? Li Qing, you are older than him, you must have more admonitions. ”

Therefore, most of the affairs of the political hall are actually pressed on Li Linfu's shoulders, and Li Linfu can also handle them in an orderly manner, which is why Emperor Xuanzong can't do without Li Linfu.

But today's Li Linfu said a tired sentence as if he was overwhelmed, "Alas... The state affairs are heavy, but there are only two of us in the hall, if there is one more person, they can also share one or two for us!"

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention. Hearing Li Linfu's complaining voice, Li Shizhi fell into deep thought.

Indeed, there are only two people in the political affairs hall so far, and Li Shizhi understands his own temperament, and he really can't do it if he and Li Linfu manage government in such detail! Now Li Shizhi only checks on major matters, and some specific things are basically done by Li Linfu, which invisibly increases the power of the other party and poses a great threat to himself, the prime minister. If one more person of one's own can be brought in, not only can he share the pressure of political affairs, but also weaken the power in Li Linfu's hands, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Li Shizhi, who had this idea in his heart, proposed this idea to Li Longji in the recital with the emperor that day.

Li Longji thinks about it, the two prime ministers in the political hall are old, and it is indeed difficult to bear such a heavy government affairs, it is good to add one more person to it, and more importantly, adding one person can also neutralize the battle between the two, and the emperor's mental tricks can be seen everywhere.

"Prime Minister Zuo is reasonable, I don't know who is the choice of Prime Minister Zuo?" asked Li Longji.

"Chen Xilie, a squire under the door, a bachelor of Jixian Academy and a scholar of Chongwenguan University, is an honest and honest official, and he is able to do things effectively, and the minister thinks that he can take on this important responsibility. Li Shizhi said the candidate he had been thinking about for a long time.

"Chen Xilie, his ability is good, and his qualifications are enough!" Li Longji was also very satisfied, but there was also Li Linfu, the right minister, who was present, and the emperor couldn't help but listen to his opinion.

Then he asked Li Linfu, "What do you think?"

"The minister recommended Wei Chengnan, and Jiang Huainan rented, transferred, and disposed of Wei Jian. Li Linfu said lightly.

As soon as these words came out, Li Shizhi was shocked! The reason why he recommended Chen Xilie was that in addition to Chen Xilie having a good relationship with him, the most important thing was that Chen Xilie had a strong foundation and sufficient qualifications, and there were not many people who could compete with him in the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

But this Wei Jian did not have much merit except for pleasing the saint in the matter of Guangyuntan, but with a hint of the taste of favored ministers, his reputation on the side of the hundred officials was far from good, although he had a good relationship with himself, but if he really pushed him out, he would never be able to pass the level of the hundred officials.

You must know that even if you are promoted by the emperor without being pushed by the hundred officials, if you have no foundation among the hundred officials, it will not take a few storms to beat you back to your original shape, and recommending Wei Jian is simply more than worth the loss for Li Shizhi.

However, why did Li Linfu nominate such a person, not to mention that Wei Jian had a bad relationship with him in the first place, and besides, there was no possibility for this Wei Jian to come to power at all! Then why did Li Linfu still do such useless work? Li Shizhi recalled the situation in the morning, and suddenly smelled a smell of conspiracy.

"Since the two of you recommend different candidates, then go to the court and let the hundred officials push it!" Li Longji decided.

On the same day, the news that the saint was going to seal the prime minister again was spread throughout Chang'an City, and the candidates nominated by the two ministers also spread together.

Chen Xilie's side was a little unfazed, but as for Wei Jian's side, it was ecstasy! Although he had a bad relationship with Li Linfu before, this time Li Linfu was able to promote himself regardless of his previous suspicions, and Wei Jian was still very moved, so he ordered someone to prepare a big gift and send it to the right minister's mansion in Buzheng Fang on the same day. On the contrary, for his former friend Li Shi, there is inevitably some mustard in his heart.

A few days later, at the court meeting, senior officials participated in the court promotion of the new prime minister, but the candidate was only Chen Xilie!

There is no other reason, it's just that a few days ago, an imperial history in the Imperial History Observatory was published in a bullet stamp, impeaching Jiang Huainan for renting, transferring, and disposing of Wei Jian's destruction of the people's houses and graves when he built Guangyuntan, and at the same time, he also wantonly collected the people's fat and ointment, and embezzled money for the ink project.

Therefore, now Wei Jian has long been suspended and waiting for the review of the imperial court at home, where can he still participate in the election of the prime minister. In this way, Chen Xilie entered the political hall without any suspense and became the third-ranked prime minister.

When Chen Xilie went to thank Li Shizhi for his recommendation afterwards, he obviously saw Li Shizhi's sad face, so he asked out loud: "What bothered Zuo Xiang?"

"Alas...... It was put on the spot by Li Genu again!" Li Shizhi sighed bitterly.

"What did Zuo Xiang say about Wei Jian?" Chen Xilie asked, what kind of friendship did Wei Jian have, not to talk about likes and dislikes.

"Yes, this divisive plan makes it really untraceable, but the effect is amazing!" Li Shizhi smiled bitterly.

Li Shizhi is worthy of being the prime minister for many years, and he can see Li Linfu's strategy at a glance, but the so-called authorities are fascinated, but Wei Jian, who is now miserable, will never believe this.

Wei Jian, who had cut off the road to entering the phase, soaked in a wine shop all day long, and after being instructed by someone with a heart, he put the hat of the culprit of his current situation on Li Shizhi's head. From Li Shizhi bypassing the right prime minister but going to canonize Princess Shou with Chen Xilie, to now recommending Chen Xilie to the prime minister, all of them show that the two have long been in cahoots, and this time seeing that he was also promoted, he was afraid that he would be elected to be Chen Xilie's way, so he instructed others to frame himself, which is really not a son of man!

People who are angry, once their thinking is guided by others, will fall into misunderstandings and cannot extricate themselves, and they do not want to extricate themselves. Wei Jian, who had cut off the road to the phase, could be said to be like a dead heart, and suddenly felt bored, where could he still listen to people's persuasion.

Subsequently, Xuanzong saw that Wei Jian was drunk and dreaming all day long, and he didn't even sort out his business, and he was also very disappointed in Wei Jian. In fact, this greedy thing, at the height of Wei Jian, the emperor actually no longer minds, what he values is only your ability, as long as you don't go too far, it doesn't hurt to reach out and get some.

It's just that Wei Jian can still hold the position of transshipment in his current state, so Li Longji asked the prime ministers who should take over Wei Jian's position as a transshipment envoy.

Li Shizhi didn't speak lightly this time, and Chen Xilie was not far away to speak for the time being, so Li Linfu was left to recommend Wang Ji in Hubu Langzhong.

Li Longji did not reply after listening to it, and issued a decree the next day, appointing Yang Shenjin, the middle of the imperial history, to serve as the envoy of Jianghuai South Lease, Transfer, and Disposal, and at the same time, he also released Wei Jian and appointed him as the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Li Shizhi, the left minister, will no longer serve as the secretary of the Criminal Department.

Since then, the government and the opposition have finally seen clearly who Yang Shenjin is, this Yang Shenjin does not want to be someone else's horse, but only wants to take the line of Xuanzong Li Longji and set up a mountain on the court and the opposition, in fact, he has also done it now.

Since Tianbao, the land has been annexed to Yanzhòng, and the land in Guanzhong and Shandong has once again become the private land of the clans, and the taxes that the imperial court can receive on it are getting less and less, which makes the central finances that have been relying on these two Central Plains more and more constrained, and Xuanzong Li Longji is a big spender, and the central finance is almost to the point of making ends meet. Since Wei Jian opened Guangyuntan, the goods and taxes in Jianghuai and other southern places have greatly eased the pressure on the central government's finances, which is also the reason why Wei Jian is greatly favored.

And now Yang Shenjin is in such a position, holding financial power in one hand, and Tianxian in the other, managing money and punishment, it can really be said that he is a power-leaning prime minister, and Chen Xilie, the last prime minister who has just entered the political hall, is not enough to see in front of him.

At this point, Li Linfu seized the opportunity to launch the first battle against Li completely ended, removed most of the real power in Li Shizhi's hands, and even separated one of the other party's generals, which can be described as a rich result, but in the end, it was all cheapened Yang Shenjin, a "two-surnamed house slave".

It's really hard to calculate the gains and losses......