Zhongshu Province!

As the central administration of the Tang Dynasty, Zhongshu Province can be said to have power second only to the emperor.

The administrative system of the Tang Dynasty was decided by Zhongshu Province, and then reviewed by the Ministry of Menxia, approved by the emperor, and then handed over to Shangshu Province for implementation, and it was also the most prestigious three-province and six-ministry system of the Tang Dynasty.

The governor of Zhongshu Province is still Song Jing, a famous minister comparable to Wei Zheng, who is standing on the last shift conscientiously.

Pei Min, Song Jing, and Zhang Shuo's discussion on the itinerary of Feng Chan also came to the last moment.

On this day, Pei Min dined directly at the political hall of Zhongshu Province and enjoyed the food treatment of the prime minister.

In addition to Song Jing and Zhang Shuo, there were also Su Ying and Zhang Jiazhen who had lunch together.

In the past few days, Pei Min has come to the political hall every day to chatter, and many prime ministers are familiar with him.

Discussing national affairs while eating was considered a good atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as he ate two bites, Song Jing habitually said: "Your Majesty's proposal to move the Eastern Capital, did Pei Gong Yu say it to His Majesty, or did I suggest it at the court meeting?" ”

Pei Min swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "It's up to Song Gong to say it, this move to the east is a state affair, and it has nothing to do with my own job." For Song Gong, it is the most suitable. ”

When Pei Min handled the itinerary of this Zen seal, he made a detailed analysis and planning.

The Tang Dynasty official road stations are criss-crossed, and he uses means such as avoiding busy hours and modifying routes to minimize the degree of disturbance to the people.

But the line from Chang'an to Luoyang has troubled Pei Min for a long time.

As the Xijing and Eastern Capital of the Tang Dynasty, there is an endless stream of scholars, traders, travelers, and ordinary people who come and go to Chang'an and Luoyang every day.

The economy and people's livelihood of Chang'an and Luoyang, one first, one second, reflect each other and depend on each other.

And only the road of Hangu Pass is feasible.

In the rest of the places, Pei Min can choose to let the people spare the long road a little, or use the method of crowd control to block the official road in a short period of time to avoid problems.

But Chang'an and Luoyang can't use this trick.

Once the only official road is blocked or blocked, it will cause great inconvenience and unnecessary losses to the people of the two places.

However, Chang'an and Luoyang have a huge flow of people, and there are all kinds of people, and they can't be guarded against.

Li Longji is the king of the world, and no one can afford an accident.

It was also because the trouble in this area could not be solved that Pei Min found Song Jing and Zhang Shuo.

One person counts short, two people count long.

What's more, Song Jing and Zhang Shuo are rare heroes in the world.

After several days of deliberation, the three of them devised several ways to reduce the harm caused to the people.

In the end, because of Pei Min's unintentional words, Zhang Shuo was inspired. He said: "It would be good to be able to take the waterway, from Chang'an Weishui, directly down the river, along the Yellow River to the foot of Mount Tai, that is, fast, convenient and safe, and do not disturb the people." ”

In order to show its sincerity, it is necessary to take the land route.

Zhang Shuo was inspired by this, and said with great joy: "We can arrange the starting point in Luoyang, avoid the most difficult section, and directly follow Pei Gong's next plan." ”

Song Jing also understood what Zhang meant when he spoke, Luoyang was the eastern capital and the divine capital of Wu Zetian back then.

In Luoyang City, there is still the residence of the emperor and the office of the prime minister and hundreds of officials.

In order to reflect the importance of Luoyang, the emperors of the Li and Tang dynasties would live in Luoyang for a period of time every few years.

First persuaded Li Longji to move from the waterway to Luoyang, and then from Luoyang to Mount Tai, which could perfectly avoid the prosperous area of Chang'an and Luoyang.

It's just the perfect choice.

After getting along these days, Song Jing also understood that Pei Min was sincerely thinking about the local people, and he didn't care about this merit, and he didn't be polite to Pei Min, so he agreed.

"Your Majesty's reward, astragalus mutton!"

"Your Majesty's reward, goose and duck scorching!"

"Your Majesty's reward, fish!"

"Your Majesty's reward, vinegar celery!"

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When Pei Min, Song Jing and others were eating with great interest, Zhang Ling, the eunuch in charge of the imperial meal, ordered several portions of delicious food.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Pei Min, Song Jing, Zhang Shuo, and other prime ministers, who were having dinner in the political hall, hurriedly thanked them.

Eating the vinegar celery rewarded by Li Longji, Song Jing couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Today is the blessing of Duke Pei, so that he can be rewarded by His Majesty again." ”

The prime minister of this country has a high status, he is the arm of the emperor of the current dynasty, and the power in his hands is only inferior to that of the emperor. In particular, the Prime Minister has the right to dismiss the decree.

For this reason, the emperors of all dynasties often showed favor to the prime ministers.

The prime minister either eats under the corridor or eats in the government hall every day, and whenever the emperor has food or food he doesn't want to eat, he will be rewarded to the prime minister who works not far away, so as to show the harmony between the monarch and the minister.

This reward meal is also a daily favor, and it is almost a daily necessity for emperors of all ages.

Even if there is a conflict between the monarch and the minister, he will still make a show.

But Li Longji is not!

As one of the many wonders of the Li family's royal family, Li Longji is very loyal to his feelings.

If you like it, you like it, if you don't like it, you don't like it, and it's never pretentious.

He likes Wu Jieyu, so Wu Jieyu is right, he hates Song Jing, even if Song Jing is right, it is wrong.

Since Song Jing first forced Wu Jieyu into the cold palace with hundreds of officials, Li Longji did not reward the prime minister with half a meal and ignored it.

To this day, no one is optimistic about the future of Song Jing, the prime minister, and his fate is even more miserable than Yao Chong, who is a fool of his words.

However, Song Jing is Song Jing, even if he knows his future, he still does everything in his position conscientiously.

As long as he is the prime minister for a day, no minister dares to slack off.

"Gong Song, it's over, you can afford this reward!"

Pei Min can only comfort him like this, if Li Longji asks him about the prime minister, he will definitely say good things to Song Jing.

It is really rare for a direct minister like Song Jing to open this mouth, but Li Longji will not open this mouth at all, and it is impossible for him to directly give Li Longji advice on this matter.

The appointment of the prime minister is the power of the emperor alone.

Except for the rebels and thieves, no one can interfere.

Song Jing and Zhang said that they sent Pei Min out of Zhongshu Province, and Song Jing sighed: "This time Feng Chan returns, Datang will be handed over to Daoji." ”

Zhang Shuo didn't know how to speak, but just shouted: "Song Gong!" ”

Zhang said that he is a rare all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and so far, he has visited the prime minister twice.

In the Tang Dynasty, which had a multi-phase system, there was a huge gap between the prime minister and the prime minister.

Zhang, who has been promoted to prime minister many times, said that he had long regarded the prime minister as his wish, but Song Jing's character and morality were as admirable as Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou in the past.

Zhang said that getting the position of prime minister from him made him very conflicted in his heart.

"It's okay!" Song Jing had inherent regret in his heart, but when he came to this day, he also saw it very openly, and said with a smile: "Being able to assist Mingjun and show what he has learned so far has long lived up to it." Daoji, you are slightly better than me, and you will assist Your Majesty in the future, and you will be very relieved in the future. It's just that you're a little short-tempered and too harsh on your subordinates, and I hope you can change it. In addition, don't take common sense with Pei Gong. Such a character, in my opinion, is either Zhuge Liang or Cao Cao, or even worse. If you use it well, you will do your best for my Datang and die, but if it is due to various reasons, I am only afraid of ......"