Chapter 102: Turning into Ten Paths
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When everyone saw Li Shimin and asked them to say, they immediately gossiped, you said yours, I said mine. At this time, Feng Deyi was no longer far behind, and shouted loudly to everyone: "Emperor Qi, Weichen thinks that it is better to use 'Shunde', follow its providence, and be kind to the world." ”
As soon as Feng Deyi finished speaking, the eldest grandson Wuji objected: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is most appropriate to use 'Yongchang'. After the eldest grandson Wuji finished speaking, Feng Deyi was just about to refute when he heard Xiao Yu, the right servant of Shangshu, shooting: "Weichen agrees with Lord Feng's opinion. Xiao Yu said this purely because the eldest grandson Wuji had stolen his limelight just now, and he couldn't get used to his arrogance, but in fact, he was not optimistic about the era name proposed by Feng Deyi. All of a sudden, there were many people who supported the eldest grandson Wuji, and there were also many people who supported Feng Deyi, and the court was in chaos.
Li Shimin saw that if he didn't reprimand again, these people had to make trouble in the sky, so he shouted: "It's so noisy, do you treat the court as a vegetable market?" Li Shimin roared, and everyone hurriedly knelt down and said: "The ministers are guilty, and I hope that the emperor will atone for his crimes." Li Ke knelt down with everyone, thinking in his heart, the difference between the emperor and the minister is here, even if the minister has a big official position, you reprimand, everyone just stops talking, and as soon as the emperor yells, everyone can only kneel and ask for guilt. But what he didn't expect was that when everyone knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, Li Shimin observed his expression from a high place, and saw that he didn't care about it, and seemed to have a plan in his heart, so he asked: "Li Ke, which era name do you think I should use?" ”
Li Ke was taken aback by Li Shimin's question, and hurriedly said: "For such a big event, my son is young, so I don't dare to make a decision. Li Shimin heard him say that he didn't dare to say it casually, so he knew that he had an idea in his heart, and said in his heart, if Li Ke is still young, can you still follow me to the Xuanwu Gate? Then he said: "You can say that you have your own decision whether to use it or not. ”
Li Ke regretted it in his heart, he just wanted to tell Li Shimin just now, I am young, and I haven't decided on such a big thing yet, so I can't just say it, and you can't just listen to me. It's just that I didn't expect Li Shimin to misunderstand what he meant. Li Ke was secretly anxious, what should he do?
Seeing that Li Ke was silent, Li Shimin couldn't help shouting: "Li Ke, didn't you hear what I just said?" Li Ke was shouted by Li Shimin, and blurted out in shock: "Zhenguan." Li Shimin was just about to criticize Li Ke's attitude, and suddenly heard him shout the word "Zhenguan", which was unnoticeable at first glance, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the word "Zhenguan" was very appropriate.
At this time, Feng Deyi said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu said the word 'Zhenguan', and the minister thinks it is very good. "The Biography of Yi Da" said: The way of heaven and earth, the chastity of the viewer; Zhen: The principle of heaven and earth is right; Concept: to show people also. The two characters represent the way of heaven and earth, that is, to tell the subjects of the world what the emperor has done and conform to the will of heaven. "Feng Deyi is very knowledgeable, and after some explanation, the head is the way.
The more Li Shimin listened, the more he felt that it made sense, and asked Fang Xuanling again: "Fang Aiqing, what do you think?" Fang Xuanling saw Li Shimin asking for his opinion, which meant that Li Shimin had approved in his heart, and hurriedly said: "The minister agrees with the word 'Zhenguan' of His Royal Highness the King of Chu." ”
Li Shimin glanced at the people below, and finally fixed on Du Ruhui's body, and asked, "Aiqing, what do you think?" Du Ruhui also felt that these two words had new meanings, and they were very suitable for a wise monarch like Li Shimin, who was majestic and created a prosperous era, so he said: "The minister also agrees with the word 'Zhenguan' of His Royal Highness the King of Chu." ”
Everyone saw that Li Shimin's most trusted people supported it, and why didn't they support it, so they immediately expressed their attitude. And at this time, Feng Deyi shouted appropriately: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu is so talented, it is the blessing of the emperor and the blessing of the Tang Dynasty." As soon as the people who supported Feng Deyi heard the boss say this, they still dared to fall behind, so they also shouted nonsense: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu is smart, which is really the blessing of the Tang Dynasty." Anyway, there were a lot of good things to say, which made Li Ke get goosebumps when he heard it.
Li Ke expected the result from when he said these two words, although he didn't see anything in the eyes of the eldest grandson Wuji, but he saw Li Chengqian's slightly resentful eyes and Li Tai's vigilant expression, he didn't feel that his heart sank, and he accidentally said the word "Zhenguan" today, I don't know what kind of price he will have to pay for it in the future, God's will is like this, what can he do.
Li Shimin's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and said, "Everyone Aiqing can say anything about it." ”
The eldest grandson Wuji first said: "Emperor Qi, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Sui system has been used. Therefore, now there are many local officials, and the management is relatively chaotic, and the officials and ministers ask the emperor to redivide the prefectures and counties, appoint officials, reduce the burden on the court, and sue the local officials. ”
After Li Shimin heard this, he thought for a moment and said: "What the shop said is reasonable, it is indeed time to rectify the rule of officials, I don't know what good plan Aiqing has?" ”
Feng Deyi saw that the eldest grandson Wuji relied on Li Shimin's favor and relied on Li Shimin's favor to speak in front of him, so he said unyieldingly: "The old minister thinks that it seems that it is too early to redivide the prefectures and counties, and it is the right way to let the officials thoroughly investigate and evaluate the officials. It seems to have become a habit, as long as the eldest grandson Wuji asks questions, he always likes to refute, not to mention that the eldest grandson Wuji rushed to speak in front of him just now, ignoring him as a prime minister.
Li Shimin was very dissatisfied with Feng Deyi's approach, but because he was a veteran of the DPRK and the head of the world, although he was unhappy, he didn't show it, but his face was not good-looking when Feng Deyi said this.
The eldest grandson Wuji was most disgusted with Feng Deyi's reliance on the old and selling the old, and asked rhetorically: "If you don't divide the prefectures and counties, how can you purge the officials and rectify the rule of the officials?" ”
Feng Deyi immediately retorted: "The responsibility of the Ministry of Officials is to assess, appoint and dismiss officials, and now there are many officials in the Tang Dynasty. ”
The eldest grandson Wuji sneered: "Could it be that as the right servant of Shangshu Province, you have no responsibility?" ”
When Feng Deyi heard this, he was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.
After Xiao Yu heard the eldest grandson Wuji's words ridiculing Feng Deyi, she was also very angry, and the eldest grandson Wuji said this, didn't he also scold himself for being unfavorable to the left servant? Just about to refute the eldest grandson Wuji for a few words, Li Shimin suddenly said: "What are you two arguing about, I am asking you how to solve this matter, not to investigate whose fault it is?" ”
The two said at the same time: "Weichen is abrupt, please forgive the emperor." ”
Li Shimin ignored the two of them, and asked Li Ke on the side: "The Zhenguan you just mentioned is good, what else can be done?" ”
Li Ke had long known that he would ask himself, but he didn't expect to be the first to speak, and he couldn't help but feel a little frightened, it doesn't matter if he said something wrong, it's not good to be considered in the limelight again if he is right. However, if Li Shimin is not satisfied, it will not work. So I had to bite the bullet and say: "If you merge the prefectures and counties of the whole country, the whole country will be divided into ten provinces, namely Guannei Road, Henan Road, Hedong Road, Hebei Road, Shannan Road, Longyou Road, Huainan Road, Jiangnan Road, Jiannan Road, and Lingnan Road." Then, the counties were abolished into states, and each province had a number of states. ”
Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he said: "The idea is good, in this way, it not only reduces the problem of a large number of officials, but also preserves the rule of officials and saves financial expenditure." As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Fang Xuanling said in a timely manner: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu is right, Weichen thinks this method is feasible. ”
Li Shimin asked Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng again, and the two felt that Li Ke's suggestion was very good and should be adopted. Then, Li Shimin asked the eldest grandson Wuji again: "Laying the machine, what do you think?" The eldest grandson Wuji didn't expect such a good plan to come up in Li Ke's mind, and while he was jealous, he didn't dare to despise him anymore.
At this moment, everyone has agreed, only the eldest grandson Wuji has not yet spoken.
Li Shimin asked. He hurriedly came back to his senses and said, "The minister has no objection to His Highness's method. ”
Li Ke glanced at Changsun Wuji, and saw a cold light in the other party's eyes, he knew that Changsun Wuji no longer despised his own existence, despised his weakness, and he had regarded himself as his enemy.
Li Shimin said to Li Ke again: "The details of each province are so detailed, you seem to have been prepared." ”
Li Ke was taken aback and explained: "Erchen just watched a little more "The Art of War" not long ago
Li Shimin asked with interest: "What else did you think of?" Go ahead. ”
Li Ke said frankly: "Erchen believes that in the selection of officials, it is necessary to listen to the selection at four o'clock, and follow the notes, so that people think it is convenient. In the past, the time for selecting officials was too short, and the place was also narrow, so it was impossible to fully tap talents. ”
Li Shimin listened to it and felt that it was very reasonable, so he asked everyone: "What do you think of Aiqing?" ”
This time, Feng Deyi was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that what His Royal Highness said is very good, and the minister agrees." Xiao Yu followed and said, "The minister also agrees." Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also said: "The minister agrees." Wei Zheng thought for a long time, and also replied: "Weichen agrees with what His Highness said. ”
Li Shimin saw that everyone agreed with Li Ke's method, and he was very happy for Li Ke's talent, and he said to Fang Xuanling: "Shangshu Province will come up with a detailed plan, and everyone will discuss it tomorrow morning." Retreat! ”
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Fang Xuanling arched his hand and said, "The minister's decree." ”
When everyone saw Li Ke in the limelight again, they had different thoughts in their hearts, Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu were happy, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were surprised, Wei Zheng was contemplative, the eldest grandson Wuji was not only jealous, but also began to be wary of Li Ke, he didn't expect Li Ke to show his talent in front of Li Shimin three times and twice, how could it be done? It's time to figure it out.
Li Ke didn't expect that in just a short court, he would let himself reveal so many secrets, it would be good to go on like this, he also put on the hat of a prodigy for no reason, I don't know whether it is joy or sorrow!