There is still no conclusion in the imperial court about Doulu Qinwang's visit to the prime minister, but there have been major personnel adjustments in the political hall.

Yao Xuan, the original Luantai, resigned from the table, and recommended Yang Zaisi to succeed him as prime minister and preside over Luantai's affairs. The Holy Emperor approved it, and Yao Xuan was appointed as the supervisor of Lintai. After Yang Zaisi paid his respects, he immediately recommended Zheng Gao to serve as the governor of Luo.

After Zheng Gao took office as the governor of Luozhou, he then wrote a book to present the matter, bluntly saying that there was a major mistake in the relocation of the people in the imperial court, although a large number of people were already registered, but they were all virtual households, there was no land to be granted, and the agricultural time was missed, and it was already a people's illness.

Based on this, Zheng Gao proposed two solutions to the strategy, the first is to rectify the Cao Yun and increase the transportation of Cao rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and the second is to use service instead of farming and work as relief, and recruit Ding Nan who have been incorporated into the household to participate in the Cao Canal transportation, so as to ensure that the local tribute and autumn taxes on all sides can arrive in the Shendu on time.

At the same time, the mediocre workers in the prefectures were converted into money, which was used as the capital of the imperial court to dredge the river and increase the amount of water transportation. At the same time, he caught money in the Chaobai Division and led the foreman, and organized Ding Li to participate in the river transportation.

As soon as this proposal came out, it immediately became the focus of the court, after all, no matter how fierce the general trend is, all officials have their own practical problems with food and clothing, and the financial situation of the imperial court has reached an extremely dangerous point, and even some outsiders have the problem of being deprived of materials.

For the reform plan proposed by Luo Governor Shi Zhenggao, the Holy Emperor Wu Zetian also showed great concern, and ordered all the departments to recommend capable people to participate in the discussion with the court, and integrate an effective strategy as soon as possible.

At the same time, the Holy Emperor also ordered the officials of the Ministry of Heavenly Affairs to appoint relevant talents and select relevant departments. Li Tong's father-in-law, Tang Xiuzhong, timely presented a copy of the "Yiluo Hydrological Atlas", which recorded the general situation of the rivers and canals around Heluo, and was able to stand out and be selected as the messenger of the capital.

This series of changes was concentrated in a few days in mid-April, and the foundation for the reform of the Cao Yun was laid almost with lightning speed.

And Li Tong is very involved in this, except for the first few high-level personnel adjustments completed through political exchanges, whether it is Zheng Gao's speech or Tang Xiuzhong's dedication, in fact, he is speaking as the mouthpiece of the king.

Li Tong is not afraid to hide the traces of his interference in politics, because this matter itself is a top priority, and since he ended his mourning and returned to Shendu, he has had a series of communications with his grandmother.

The reason why it was difficult to do it before was because there was no relatively mature team to do such a wide-ranging thing. Any reform in the area of internal affairs, no matter how mature the plan, will inevitably touch the interests of some people.

If the affairs teams that have been formed are still constrained by each other and cannot work together, then no matter the current bad finances of the imperial court or the tense and sensitive atmosphere, it will not be enough to support the immature attempt, and will only increase the internal friction of the imperial court.

And to be honest, Li Tong's previous Chen Zhi was actually inevitably suspected of talking on paper, even if Wu Zetian agreed and was optimistic about this, it was inevitable that he would be a little hesitant when it was really about to be implemented.

However, Xijing Feiqian made amazing profits, which also inspired Wu Zetian's confidence and confidence, and he began to re-examine and evaluate the feasibility of this series of affairs adjustments. In addition, with the financial supplement in terms of flying money, even if this round of reform cannot achieve the expected results, there will be foreign funds to support the back, so as not to collapse the government.

As far as Li Tong is concerned, the implementation of this series of reforms at such a time is to ensure that the struggle for power and profit will not be abolished while still abolishing normal internal affairs.

Once such a tide of reform is set off, the officials of his royal palace will no longer be limited to the competition for the position within the current situation, but will be rooted in the internal affairs of the national economy and the benefit of the people, and their security will undoubtedly be more guaranteed.

For example, in Zheng Gao's proposal, there is an important concept, that is, Cao rice from the south of the Yangtze River.

Prior to this, of course, Jiangnan also had the Rice Grain Liberation Gyeonggi Movement, but it was included in the field survey and was not put forward as a separate concept, so it did not get the attention it should have in the fiscal expenditure.

But in fact, after the development of the Six Dynasties, the degree of development of the states in the south of the Yangtze River has not been low, especially with the continuous natural and man-made disasters in Guanzhong, drought and flood failures, the proportion of land rent and tribute from the south of the Yangtze River in the entire imperial court fiscal revenue is also getting higher and higher.

Like in the late Wu Zhou period, there were frequent prime ministers of Jiangnan on the political stage, and in the Kaiyuan period, even Zhang Jiuling, who was far away in Lingnan, could become a famous minister for a while, all of which reflected the increasing power of Jiangnan people in the current situation. And behind this, in addition to all kinds of normal and abnormal adjustments to the court, the key point is that the right to speak is based on money and food!

Li Tong's team itself has a large number of Jiangnan people, and Zheng Gao's mouth independently proposed the concept of Cao rice in finance, which can not only call on more Jiangnan people to join, but also enhance the influence of the entire faction in the current situation.

A prime minister like Yao Xuan in the south of the Yangtze River, if he is simply based on the current situation according to power, his foundation is actually very shallow, whether it is from Guanzhong or Hebei, he does not take it very seriously. Just perceiving the reopening of an old case can make you tremble and take the initiative to abdicate to avoid trouble.

However, if Jiangnan Caomi is independently emphasized in the finance, and the calculation of the degree and expenditure is carried out, then the meaning is completely different. If you want the rice and grain of the Jiangnan people, but you don't treat the Jiangnan people in the current situation as wealth, is the whole Jiangnan all wronged?

Therefore, after reaching a consensus with Yang Zaisi, Li Tong did not particularly emphasize the need to keep Yao Xuan, but took the recommendation of Zheng Gao as the governor of Luozhou as a condition.

One is that Yao Xuan is Yang Zaisi's recommender, and Yang Zaisi has a certain obligation to protect him. Second, once the Caoyun reform was carried out and the importance of Caomi was enhanced, Yao Xuan, the prime minister of Jiangnan who took the initiative to abdicate and make way for Xian, gained political leeway.

In fact, as Li Tong expected, when the courtiers discussed the reform of Caoyun, Yao Xuan was also frequently mentioned. As a former prime minister who has been involved in the secret for a long time, if he can devote himself to this, he will undoubtedly be able to play a great role, and it is difficult to be ignored.

Therefore, regarding the appointment of Yao Xuan, the most talked about options in the imperial court are the assassins of Bianzhou or Yuzhou, and the Shangzuo of the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

In late April, without Li Tong's excessive intervention, Yao Xuan was finally elected as the governor of Bianzhou, one of the important Shangzhou states along the Grand Canal.

As for the history of the governor of Yangzhou, he was not adjusted, and was still held by Ge Fuyuan, but only added a level of loose rank to Ge Fuyuan, to show that this position was more important and urged to work hard.

After learning that Yao Xuan had been appointed, Li Tong couldn't help but sigh. Yao Xuan is not the first prime minister to have a friendship with him, before him, there was also Shen Junliang, who was also an official residence and a prime minister from Jiangnan, but he did not have Yao Xuan's good luck, and was directly strangled in the cruel court struggle.

Regarding Shen Junliang's death, Li Tong has always had a bit of a knot. If it weren't for himself, Shen Junliang might not have paid homage to the prime minister, and he might not have died in the court.

At that time, his position was still shallow, and he was only barely maintained, and even had to run to Guanzhong to avoid a series of disputes in the Wuzhou Revolution, even if he had a relationship with Shen Junliang, he was not qualified to borrow it at all. At the same time, when Shen Junliang was in trouble, he did not have the energy to help.

The reform of internal affairs was the trend of the times, but it was triggered in advance because of Li Tong's promotion. Therefore, in this series of court discussions, many of the goals he planned were basically completed, and there were even some windfalls.

For example, Di Renjie, who had been secretly rubbing his eye medicine, was kicked out of Southern Province in this round of ministry adjustments and turned to the idle position of Sibin Shaoqing.

As for Yuansi Binqing Dou Lu Qinwang, although the political affairs hall could not be decided for a long time, he was still awarded the title of Fengge Inner History to worship the prime minister.

From this point, it can also be seen that Wu Zetian's rank is not something that Di Renjie and others can handle for the time being. Although they seized the opportunity and quickly colluded, they caught Wu Zetian off guard, but after all, they had little say in the upper echelons, and they were shelved because Wei Yuanzhong pretended to be sick and temporarily retreated.

However, Wu Zetian did not ignore the demands of these courtiers, and still promoted Doulu Qinwang to the prime minister, but because of the different forms, the meaning is completely different. It was her hand-picking that Doulu hoped to be able to worship the prime minister, not because of the blind tossing of the courtiers.

From this point of view, Di Renjie was transferred from Southern Province to the temple official, and it was also the Sibin Temple where Doulu Qinwang was old, which was also a beating with bad taste.

There was a heated discussion in the court about the transportation of water, and other affairs did not stop there.

For example, Cui Yuanzong, the autumn official waiter hinted by Yang Zaisi before, was directly sent to Zhenzhou because his wife and clansmen were involved in the Wangchengyi case, and he was going to Hainan to pick coconuts.

But this is obviously an excuse, Jingzhao Wei's family is also big, and a clansman who is a distant relative of the Shu branch was involved in the case, and he didn't even implicate other people in Wei's court, but Cui Yuanzong's son-in-law was affected. It can be seen that old husbands and young wives have a price after all.

After Cui Yuanzong was exiled, Zhang Jiafu, a member of the Fengge House, succeeded him as the Qiuguan Shilang, and Shi Xiaohongmin, the former governor of the Wei Palace, served as the Shaoqing. In addition, Qiuguan Shangshu, Liang Wang Wu Sansi, and the Imperial Court Criminal Division are all under the control of the kings of the Wu family.

So then, it's natural to do something. In late April, Lai Junchen, who had disappeared from the field of vision of the current of time for half a year, suddenly knocked on the door, wrote a letter to complain about the change, and told the emperor's heir to rebel.

As soon as this incident came out, it was naturally a stone that stirred up a thousand waves, and the crowd was frightened.

This matter had nothing to do with Li Tong directly, and he was even ready to take his wife on an outing and personally inspect the situation of the people of the Former Yi Society entering the capital in batches, but the lieutenant urgently ordered that the king immediately return to the post of Su Wei.