A meeting between prime ministers, due to Wang Xiaojie's sudden anger attack, could only break up unhappily.

Emperor Li Dan returned to the inner hall with a gloomy expression, and after repulsing the attendants in the hall, he finally couldn't help but slap the case and said angrily: "This thing is stupid, it's really useless!" Introducing him into the political hall is a fool's errand! ”

Xue Ji, the prime minister who stayed in the inner hall, heard the emperor's anger, but he just lowered his head and said nothing. He still clearly remembered that not long before the Wuchengdian meeting, the emperor was still looking at the reform plan for the forbidden army submitted by the Ministry of War, praising Wang Xiaojie for being both civil and military, far from being as despicable as the outside world said, and quite complacent because of his own knowledge.

"Immediately draft an order, dismiss Wang Xiaojie's political affairs, and depose him to the first place to introspect!"

The more Li Dan thought about it, the more annoyed he felt, and said hatefully again.

When Xue Ji heard this, he really couldn't remain silent, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Your Majesty, think twice!" Previously, Xiaojie returned to the court to give instructions, and there was a lot of discussion in the court. At present, if you are in the company for a short time, if you fall into the opposition, you are afraid that you will ......"

Wang Xiaojie returned to the court and worshiped the prime minister, and there was a lot of discussion, and in the end, it was the emperor who overrode the public opinion and finalized the matter by taking advantage of Li Zhaode's residual power. Now that it has been less than two months since the return to the court, if you go straight to the end, then your previous behavior will really become a joke.

Hearing Xue Ji say this, Li Dan couldn't help but be even more embarrassed, clenched his fists and said hatefully: "I don't know anything about this fang, how can I endure ......it?"

"Xiao Jie Cheng is ignorant of the big plan, but his loyalty and courage are indeed not suspicious, His Majesty pulled it out, without losing the wisdom of people. Only give grace a little cut, this is also the righteousness of the horse bone. ”

Xue Ji didn't dare to say bluntly that the emperor's power was suddenly gained and his favor was unlimited, so he could only explain it with this. He could understand the emperor's eagerness to exercise great power, so much so that he didn't have enough understanding of Wang Xiaojie at all, so he directly awarded him the prime minister.

This appointment is indeed a bit rash, but for more than ten years since the arch, the emperor has been oppressed too miserably. Now the empress dowager lives in Shangyang Palace, King Yong is isolated in Shaanxi, and the strong minister Li Zhaode has been carried out of the political hall again, and his actions have been a little unscrupulous.

Summoning Wang Xiaojie back to the DPRK and paying for military affairs is a clever plan. Compared with Daxingtai, the imperial court is indeed a little unorganized in military affairs and needs to be built urgently. There were few soldiers in the government, and the northern government was divided again. If we cannot quickly reverse this situation, we will not be able to effectively restrain the platform.

After Wang Xiaojie returned to the capital, he was really conscientious in his work, and even soon came up with a plan to rectify Nanya. Although it is far from perfect, its serious attitude and diligence have also changed the opinion of many courtiers who were not optimistic about it before.

As a prime minister, Wang Xiaojie is indeed not qualified enough. But if he is only dedicated to the military affairs of Nanya, there is really no better choice for the imperial court to replace him at the moment.

Of course, it can't be said that there is nothing at all, such as Wei Yuanzhong, who is still serving as the lieutenant of the city and county. In the old years of Gaozong, he was slightly used for his dedication to the army, and he had the qualifications to supervise the war to quell Xu Jingye's rebellion during the vertical arch years, and he also led the northern military affairs of the Turks, and his ability was far more comprehensive than Di Renjie.

But the problem is that for Xue Ji, who knows the emperor's scheming, he naturally knows that it is impossible for the emperor to add Wei Yuanzhong.

The reason for this is very profound, one is that Wei Yuanzhong is closer than Li Zhaode and Di Renjie, and the friendship between the monarch and the queen mother is closer. Calling him back to the DPRK is nothing more than another powerful minister who has a more serious constraint.

The second is Pei Yan, the former prime minister who was implicated in Xu Jingye's rebellion, after the emperor overthrew Li Zhaode, he has been trying to rehabilitate Pei Yan, so as to attract a group of ministers who supported the abolition of the Guangzhai and Vertical Gong years into the court.

But Pei Yan rebelled, and it was the queen mother's decree. Neither Li Zhaode nor Di Renjie will support this. Wei Yuanzhong, as a minister who had made meritorious contributions at that time, would inevitably have a more firm attitude. Pei Yan and Xu Jingye were originally interrogated, once Pei Yan was rehabilitated, it would definitely cause a series of turmoil in the government and the opposition, and many forces that had already sparked their ashes would take advantage of this to rekindle!

Third, and most importantly, this is the point. That is, last year, King Yong went out to patrol Songshan with the chief of the Songyang Road march, and soon after his return, he launched a coup d'état in Shendu. Wei Yuanzhong's rule is precisely within the scope of King Yong's inspection, in this process, does Wei Yuanzhong have any connection with King Yong, and how deep is the connection?

It can be said that this last point alone announced the end of Wei Yuanzhong's political career. Even some discussions in the court to revive Wei Yuanzhong, the emperor was very vigilant about this, not to mention calling Wei Yuanzhong back to the court and giving him a great use.

Under Xue Ji's explanation, Emperor Li Dan also felt a little out of shape, and his anger was slightly restrained, but he just sighed and said: "The clan is noisy outside, and the situation is now dangerous and difficult. Wang Xiaojie has lived up to my expectations of him, if it weren't for the old people with deep feelings such as Heitong, they would still be able to conspire with each other, and they wouldn't know who to entrust the chores of the family and the country! ”

After Xue Ji heard this, he hurriedly thanked the emperor for his appreciation, and then said: "Di Xianggong's discussion is a good plan. But King Yong's posture is majestic, and he can win the praise of the warriors in the country. King Yong's appearance caused such a discussion, and he must have been here.

However, there is no calculation of meritocracy in the country, and on the occasion of this winter gathering, there is a dazzling array in the capital, and it is impossible for everyone to advocate the merits of the border. If this matter is put to justice, let public opinion judge whether it is preferable to be poor and powerful, or whether the people and the country are rich, so that the virtuous can be more clearly selected. ”

Hearing Xue Ji say this, Li Dan was a little moved, but at the same time he was a little hesitant: "Selling fame and reputation and inciting public opinion, this King Zhengyong is so good at it." So far, the country still sings its old words, and it is still difficult to decide on this big plan behind closed doors, if it is put into public discussion, will it be even more out of control? ”

Xue Ji didn't think about this for a while, and when he heard the emperor doubt himself so much, he suddenly became a little uncertain, and after hesitating for a while, he continued: "Public opinion is difficult to control, and this is worrying. If a compromise can be made for the time being, the discussion will be limited to the electors. The selection of people has been tempered by many world affairs, and it is not necessary to rely on only will. In addition, in the year of this winter's general election, once you are rewarded, you will be immediately conferred a beautiful position......"

When Li Dan heard this, he suddenly felt that this matter was promising. The election of people is not a newcomer to the officialdom, the view of things should be more realistic, and do not lose the calculation of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

In the past, tempting people to make the voices they wanted to hear and needed was frequently done during the reign of the Queen Mother, and the results were very good every time.

With the past as a lesson, Li Dan is no stranger to this. Compared with Xingtai, the imperial court has the advantage of patriarchal righteousness, so it can give full play to this advantage. If it can be operated well, then King Yong's behavior of handing over the problem to the court as a provocation is very likely to be self-defeating, so that Xingtai will fall into the dilemma of public opinion condemnation, and be even more isolated from the court.

Both the monarchs and ministers felt that this plan was feasible, and after determining this idea, they began to seriously discuss the details, striving to make King Yong suffer the consequences. Even if this cannot be done, through the expression of the masses, a group of talented people who are resistant to Xingtai can be selected in this year's selection to enrich the imperial court.

It is not an uncommon thing for the emperor to lower the issue and solicit the right advice, and it is one of the behaviors of rectifying the thinking of the ruling class and selecting virtuous and virtuous people by the way.

Because it is not certain how effective this strategy is, after all, Emperor Li Dan is also the first time to operate, so he is a little conservative, and even does not use it as a special policy proposition, without the Chinese book system, only as a political response to the Ministry of Menxia, after the proposition is formulated, the Ministry of Menxia will issue it and collect the submission.

Therefore, when Di Renjie learned of this, the emperor's political proposition had been spread in a small range among the candidates, and even the reason why Di Renjie learned about it was when he was preparing for the election, and he was informed by the candidates who came to register and report.

After learning of this, Di Renjie was shocked for a while, and then his mood became complicated: "Zhongshu is in charge, do you know the king's life?" ”

Zhongshu Province was the mouthpiece of the emperor and the center of the closest communication with the emperor among the hundred divisions of the imperial court. When the old man Rui Wang and Shan were serving as Zhongshu Ling, they even resigned because the emperor did not summon him for a day.

But now the emperor has directly crossed the Zhongshu Province and asked the government through the subordinate provinces, which is not in line with the system at best, and self-isolation from the ministers at the worst, Di Renjie was naturally surprised by this.

But in addition to the feeling that he was alienated, what made Di Renjie feel even more speechless was that a very important intention of Xingtai to make this performance was to delay the liberation of the tribute this autumn through the difficult decision of the court group. Now that the emperor has taken the initiative to make this matter public, when will a result be discussed?

Therefore, Di Renjie immediately made a decision and went straight to Menxia Province, intending to seal all the submitted books of advice on the spot and not allow them to be transported into the ban.

However, when Di Renjie came to Menxia Province, the first batch of confiscated books of advice had already been sent to Da Nei, and the emperor began to read these books of selection and dedication with no lack of expectations.

However, looking at it, the emperor's mood became bad, and he directly threw out a policy and asked angrily: "Who is the chosen Chen Ziang?" ”

Xue Ji hurriedly picked up the policy article and hurriedly glanced at it, and his face became ugly. In terms of rhetoric, Chen Ziang's policy essay is indeed excellent, but the content is difficult to describe, and the policy essay bluntly said that since the imperial court ceded the power to Shaanxi Dao Daxingtai, such affairs are left to the office, and now it is just a superfluous move to ask for candidates.

If this meaning is just to make people angry, then the next criticism of the court's employment is enough to make people angry: the court is not unable to win people, but in fact, it is not good at appointing people, and this prime minister's mistake is ...... Although these words criticized the prime minister, it was the current emperor who was directly slapped in the face.

"Chen Ziang is a person who used to present the book of "Advice to the Spirit to Enter Beijing......"

Hearing Xue Ji's answer, Li Dan was even more annoyed: "This kind of forcible resignation and fortunate evil talent can also be dedicated to the imperial court for use!" Change his name and never hire him! ”