Chapter 402: Li Shimin changed his mind
Yu Suiliang led a group of superintendents to leave Chang'an, and went directly to Luoyang, preparing to go south from Luoyang along the canal.
As Li Shimin's favorite minister, Yu Suiliang naturally came to see Li Shimin, who was stationed in Luoyang, when he passed through Luoyang.
Luoyang traveled in Li Shimin's dormitory, and Li Shimin, who was calm and calm, was courteous.
Li Shimin looked at the steady Yu Sui conscience and was very happy, and raised his hand with a smile and said, "The Yu Qing family is quickly flattened and given a seat." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yu Suiliang knew that Li Shimin was going to have a long talk with him, and it happened that he also wanted to report some things about Li Chengqian and Chang'an to Li Shimin, so he got up and sat down directly.
Li Shimin saw that Yu Suiliang sat down and didn't go around the bend with him, and asked directly: "Yu Qing is from Chang'an, he should know about Chang'an, I don't know how the imperial court affairs are now?"
On the way to come, Yu Suiliang had already thought about how to tell Li Shimin.
I saw that Yu Suiliang sighed slightly: "Your Majesty, Chang'an has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in charge of all government affairs can be handled in an orderly manner, which can be described as a political and harmonious person." ”
Li Shimin smiled and nodded, indicating that he was very satisfied with the current Chang'an Imperial Court.
It's just that Yu Suiliang then talked about his worries as soon as the tone of conversation changed.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is smart and wise, and he is good at handling government affairs, he is a rare prince in the past dynasties, but the minister has recently come to see some of the ministers around His Royal Highness the Prince, which makes the minister a little worried." said that the good and the sorrow were colorful.
Li Shimin knew who he was talking about, so he said directly: "Du Zhenglun and Liu Xiangdao's performance has also been seen, it is indeed a theory of seeking the country, and Cheng Qian's claim that they are Jia Yi of the Han Dynasty is exaggerated, it is not a false praise."
"The minister didn't dare not deny that the two adults were in the country, but the minister wanted to use the wisdom of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty to see Jia Yi's talent?
Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty abandoned Jia Yi, which was really a fierce medicine for the internal and external troubles of the Han Dynasty at that time. Therefore, Jia Yi can only be demoted to the prince of Changsha, in order to show that he has no intention of reforming, so that the world can recuperate, and then succeed in the two emperors of Han Jing and Han Wu.
Although the selection of my Chaoquan is messy, but there are roots in it, it is by no means possible to clarify the axe overnight, although the recital of Du and Liu is the theory of the ages, the court needs to be flexible, and cannot be in a hurry.
It is precisely because of this that the courtiers opposed it one after another and impeached Du Zhenglun.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, as the prince of the country, is in charge of the government of a country, and he should obey the request of the ministers.
It is the best policy to temporarily demote Du and Liu to return to the forest to recuperate, and then carry out reforms when the time is ripe.
However, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not issue an order for the election reform this time, it is really difficult to call it wise to force Du and Liu to do so. ”
Yu Suiliang's meaning is very clear, that is, Du Zhenglun proposed to reform the selection of he also agreed, but now is not the time to implement, since Du Zhenglun and Liu Xiangdao have committed public anger, just like Emperor Wen of Han degraded Jia Yi back then, these two people should also be relegated home, and they should not be forced to fight with the ministers.
Li Shimin also fell into deep thought when he listened to Zhu Suiliang's words, and from the perspective of a king, it was very right to look at Yu Suiliang's method, and he didn't have to stiffen with the courtiers for something that could not be done now.
Of course, Li Shimin couldn't say what he thought, so he only looked at Yu Suiliang lightly and said, "I heard that there is no dispute in the Chang'an court. The tone was implicitly dissatisfied.
Li Chengqian has already calmed down the affairs in the court, what are you still talking about here?
Hearing this, Yu Suiliang saluted Li Shimin again and said: "If it is so easy to calm down, the minister in Chang'an suggested that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince immediately issue a decree to reform the election, and now this matter has been spread by people with a heart, I am afraid that the world is uneasy." ”
Yu Suiliang's meaning is very clear, and the scholars may unite to embarrass Li Chengqian in the next period of time.
Li Shimin also felt a headache when he heard this, although he wanted to use the 'Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo' to deter the Shi clan in the world, but he was actually very jealous of the power of the Shi clan in his heart.
After a while, Li Shimin made a decision, since this matter was provoked by Li Chengqian, let him deal with it himself, if Li Chengqian can't deal with his eastward expedition to Goguryeo, so as to deal with the so-called Tianxia Shi clan.
Because of this idea, Li Shimin actually wanted to see Li Chengqian's hardships.
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Li Chengqian sent Li Yifu to Luoyang to investigate, intending that he would arrange Chang'an's affairs and go to Luoyang as well.
It's just that before I went to the camp to inspect it, I encountered another problem.
In the East Chongjiao Hall, the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
Li Chengqian and the ministers sitting on both sides sat expressionlessly.
Du Zhenglun, the secretary of the ministry, knelt in the center of the main hall and said in a sad voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince, it is better to degrade the ministers and leave Chang'an as invited by the assassins of the states." ”
Li Chengqian's face was still expressionless when he heard this, and he was waiting for the ministers sitting on both sides to speak.
And Prime Minister Zhang Xingcheng's face was already pale with fright, this time even he didn't expect that Li Chengqian dealt with Lu Chengqing and Zhang Wenqian to settle the dispute in the imperial court, but some local officials have gone up to ask for the removal of Du Zhenglun's official secretary.
To this day, the county orders and assassins in various places to impeach Du Zhenglun have been piled up in a house in Shangshu Province.
It stands to reason that local officials have no say in the things that the ministers of the imperial court unanimously want to suppress, but Datang is different, not to mention that many local officials are very high-level, such as Shangzhou Thorn Shi is the third grade.
There are still many officials who are from the scholar clan, and when they go to the local government to be officials, they also rely on the local scholar clan to govern the place, so that the world is a family of the scholar clan, and the local officials are more bold when speaking for the interests of the scholar clan because they have the local scholar clan as a support.
In the first few days, when Li Chengqian received such a recital, he put it aside and ignored it.
However, within a few days, the second and third letters of impeachment of Du Zhenglun by the same official came up, and the content was the same, but the rhetoric became more and more intense.
Many officials also have the joint signatures of some local patriarchs of the Dashi clan, which makes it very difficult for the imperial court to deal with, and no matter how powerful the imperial court is, it will not dare to offend the local clans.
Li Chengqian saw that everyone didn't speak, and said indifferently: "These impeachments are groundless, and the court should invent a decree to reprimand them." ”
After that, Li Chengqian was about to get up and leave, and he didn't even want to look at these ministers.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, absolutely not!" Cheng Mingzhen stood up and saluted.
"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince, these tricks can be put aside for the imperial court first, but the clear rebuke will make the world's scholars think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is determined to reform the selection and make too many enemies." Hao Chujun couldn't sit still.
It's really Li Chengqian's current status is special, and it is not appropriate to make too many enemies.
Li Chengqian looked at them and sneered: "The world? Have you looked carefully, can the place where the music is sparse represent the world?"
Belch?
The ministers couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, because they all knew that the reform of the election would offend the world's corporal clans, and now that the local officials jointly signed the local scholars' table, they naturally took it for granted that the world's corporal clans were all moving.
"Most of the people who are impeached now are local officials in Henan Province." Pei Xingjian, who was sitting in the corner with Shangguan Yi, explained to everyone when he heard this.
"But the officials concerned are negligent?" Zhang Xingcheng hurriedly asked, since the local officials have been sitting on pins and needles.
When the ministers heard this, they all looked at Pei Xingjian, Guanzhong is the place where the capital Chang'an is located, and there is no room for a little chaos.
Pei Xingjian shook his head when he heard this: "No! ”
The ministers couldn't help but feel relieved when they heard this.
However, Liu Dewei, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was still worried: "His Royal Highness the Prince, although it is only a local official in Henan Province, you must also be careful, after all, the scholars of Hebei Province and Hedong Province have a close relationship with the Henan Taoist clan, and if they join forces to attack the imperial court, the imperial court can only bow its head." ”
The Henan Province of the Tang Dynasty included today's Henan, Shandong, Anhui and northern Jiangsu, and the area was very large, Hebei Province was mainly Hebei Province, Beijing, Tianjin and other places, and Hedong Province was the main place of today's Shanxi Province.
If these three are connected, it will be two-thirds of the entire north, and if there is chaos here, the world will be in chaos.
Li Chengqian thought about it when he heard this, and still said with a cold face: "Spread the will of King Gu, invent a decree to reprimand these local officials who are chasing after the wind and shadows. After saying that, he walked away without looking back on his crutches.
The ministers in the hall listened to Li Chengqian's crutches slamming along the way, and knew that Li Chengqian was in a bad mood, and no one dared to persuade him more.
Since Zhang Xingcheng was beaten by Li Chengqian last time, now he is not tough against Li Chengqian, since Li Chengqian has made up his mind, they can only carry it out.
As soon as Li Chengqian walked out of the Chongjiao Hall and went to Xiaojiao, he saw Qiu Shenji coming towards him, and knew that something must have happened in Luoyang.