Guo Ye hurriedly left the city in the middle of the night, and at dawn the next day, the three people and three horses had already left the suburbs of Chang'an, and they rushed towards Cangzhou Mansion.

Just rush to the wharf ferry port of Cangzhou Mansion, and then take a boat to the south through the Grand Canal, and you can go all the way back to Yangzhou.

He rode his horse and galloped along the way, unaware of what was happening in Chang'an.

Chang'an, above the court.

The Tang Empire followed the early dynasty that was convened every day.

Today's morning court is mostly going on, and it is slowly coming to an end, and His Majesty Li Er is already a little tired because he has dealt with too many cumbersome affairs, and he is about to shout out of the retreat with a big hand.

Suddenly, the eldest grandson Wuji, who was dressed in a purple robe, walked out of the court with an ivory wat in both hands, stood in the center of the court with his bow down, and shouted respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do!" ”

Ivory wat, that is, the court wat, about two feet six inches, three grades or more of the big people are qualified to equip, mainly used to record things in front of the court, so as not to forget the words when the monarch and the ministers play the right time. It is usually made of jade, but it is also made of ivory.

His Majesty Li Er stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead, rolled his robe and waved his hand: "Come!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji symbolically glanced at the ivory wat in his hand, and then shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, it has been a few days since the original Ministry of Rites Shangshu Li Gang begged for the bones, and the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is still vacant. As the so-called snake has no head, in order for the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites to operate normally, and to share the worries of the Tang Empire and His Majesty, the minister asked the emperor to select the new person who was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites today. ”

"Oh?"

His Majesty Li Er lightly patted his forehead and laughed: "Alas, look at my memory, Aiqing seems to have reminded me once, but I have repeatedly forgotten about it." By the way, didn't Zhong Aiqing jointly recommend Cui Henian of the Cui clan in Qinghe, Hebei Province, to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites last time? What do you think? Cui Qing is here today? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was overjoyed on his face, and said in his heart, it seems that the emperor finally nodded and agreed to the recommendation after many days.

Immediately, he nodded again and again: "Emperor Shengming, it is normal for you to miss a little bit of opportunity." Back to Your Majesty, Cui Henian has already entered the palace with Weichen today, and he is waiting outside the main hall at this time. ”

"Okay, let him in!"

His Majesty Li Er waved his sleeves and signaled to Dong Shun, who was accompanying him.

The eldest grandson Wuji was ecstatic in his heart, it seems that Cui Henian took the position of secretary of the Ministry of Rites, which is considered to be completed.

After His Majesty Li Er's words were finished, Fang Xuanling, Tang Jian, Yin Tianzong and other important ministers of the Tiance Mansion showed joy on their faces, it seems that this matter has been done after all, and our team in the court will grow again in the future.

Dong Shun cleared his throat and shouted sharply: "Your Majesty has a decree, Xuanqinghe Cui Henian will enter the palace." ”

As soon as the words fell, Cui Henian, dressed in a scribe's robe, appeared at the door of the hall, walked into the hall with calm steps, walked to the position where the eldest grandson Wuji was, bowed to His Majesty Li Er, and shouted Long live.

His Majesty Li Er glanced at Cui Henian, with a smile on his face, and said with an approachable expression: "Cui Qing, I haven't seen you for some years. Okay, Qinghe Cui clan, a famous family, a poetry heirloom, you are the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, I am also very relieved! ”

As he spoke, His Majesty Li Er turned his head behind a curtain on the left side of the hall and asked, "Is the eunuch in charge?" ”

A feminine and submissive voice came: "Back to the saint, here!" ”

Behind the curtain there is a special bookcase, and a eunuch sits specially for the emperor's temporary decree.

His Majesty Li Er snorted, thought for a while, and said slowly: "Draft the decree, announce it to the world, from now on, promote Cui Henian to ......."

"Your Majesty, the old minister has something to do!"

Suddenly, Yu Shinan, who was dressed in a purple robe above the main hall, stood up tremblingly and interrupted His Majesty Li Er's message.

Lao Yu's head jumped out of harmony discordantly, which suddenly provoked His Majesty Li Er to frown.

At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Tang Jian and others showed a look of indignation, and even Cui Henian, who was the party concerned, was dissatisfied on his face, and he felt a little ominous in his heart.

Could it be that Yu Shinan is going to jump out and oppose it again?

Previously, Yu Shinan, Kong Yingda and others repeatedly made obstacles from it, but they didn't expect that the emperor would express his stance today, and they still refused to give up.

Suddenly, in the whole hall, some people showed solemn faces, some people showed thoughts, some people showed indignation, and some people were silent to not mix.

There is only one person who has always had a slight smile on his face, and he is Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo, who is at the head of the list of generals.

Seeing Yu Shinan jumping out, His Majesty Li Er had to temporarily shift his attention to Old Yu Tou's body and asked, "Yu Aiqing, what do you want to start at this time?" ”

Yu Shinan also learned from the eldest grandson Wuji, symbolically glanced at the Chao Wat held in both hands, and then shouted: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that there is one person who may be more qualified for the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar.

As long as you are not deaf and blind in the Manchu Dynasty, you can see Yu Shinan's purpose, this old man is going to come out to fight for the eldest grandson Wuji and them again, to be precise, it should be out to block the other party.

Because, the emperor has already made a clear statement on this matter, and he is ready to start drafting the promotion of Cui Henian, but he actually ran out to sing the opposite. It's not adding to the disgusting people, what is it?

Boom~

The faces of the eldest grandson Wuji and the others suddenly changed greatly, especially Cui Henian, who was the party concerned, his eyes burst into flames, his face was full of anger, and he was so hateful that he swallowed the old Yu head in front of him alive.

No wonder Cui Henian is angry with Yu Shinan, this old saying says that blocking people's promotion is cutting off people's financial paths, which is tantamount to killing parents.

The eldest grandson Wuji suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "Yu Servant, could it be that the more qualified candidate for the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites in your mouth is Guo Ye and Guo Ziyi?" ”

"Huh? How do you know? ”

Yu Shinan pretended to be surprised, his eyes widened, and he shouted in a shocked tone: "Lord Eldest Sun, we really have a good heart, that's right, that's right, the old man recommended Yangzhou Thorn Shi Guo Ye!" ”

As soon as these words came out, not to mention the people on the side of the eldest grandson Wuji, even His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but get angry, and secretly scolded, Yu Shinan is not old and confused? Knowing that Guo Ye is young and has little qualifications, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will definitely cause a backlash, and it is impossible for me to agree to Guo Ye to take this position, why is he still nominating Guo Ye at this juncture?

However, before he spoke, the eldest grandson Wuji had already challenged Yu Shinan: "It's really funny!" How old is Guo Yecai? Mr. Yu, they all say that the virtuous do not avoid relatives, but you are too biased, right? ”

"What's wrong with being young? Didn't Ganluo of Chu State worship the prime minister at that time? ”

Yu Shinan fought back without any cowardice: "As for you saying that the old man is biased, it is very wrong. Who doesn't know the relationship between you and the Qinghe Cui family, Lord Eldest Sun, there is no need to put some things on the table, if you dig deeper and pull it out, it will only get dirtier and dirtier, right? Since the eldest grandson is so unafraid to sponsor talents for Datang, how can the old man be left behind? The old man just thinks that Guo Ye is a rare talent, just like the eldest grandson thinks that Cui Henian is a rare talent. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji listened to Yu Shinan's nonsense and stalking, and almost stomped his feet in anger, so he had to stretch out his hand and point at Yu Shinan angrily, and shouted: "You...... You are intent on blocking, you are jealous and jealous, Yu Shinan! ”

As a party, Cui Henian, who has always been inconvenient to express his opinions, was also depressed and angry, just now Yu Shinan compared himself with Guo Ye in and out of his words, damn, doesn't that mean that in his eyes, Guo Ye is no different from himself?

Bastard, the Cui family is a famous family, the Guan Long family, how can it be compared to a poor family surnamed Guo?

Faced with the delivery of the eldest grandson Wuji, Yu Shinan seemed to disdain to entangle with it, but shouted at His Majesty Li Er in the palace: "Your Majesty, the eldest grandson has the responsibility of recommending talents, and the old minister also has the obligation to sponsor talents. He and I are both Tang courtiers, and we are divided into left and right scholars, so this kind of thing can't let the eldest grandson work alone. ”

His Majesty Li Er in the palace looked at Yu Shinan's tricks and scoundrels, and he really couldn't laugh or cry.

He knew that Yu Shinan was obviously here to make trouble for the eldest grandson Wuji, because of his own thoughts, how could Yu Shinan not know that it was not clear?

Obviously, Yu Shinan was disgusted with the eldest grandson Wuji for attracting his henchmen into the court, and then worried about threatening Shilin Qingliu's right to speak in the court.

In fact, in the eyes of His Majesty Li Er, how could this not Yu Shinan's dissatisfaction and helplessness against himself?

You must know that at the beginning, he had a lot of guarantees and promises to the old guy, but now he has let the eldest grandson Wuji and others be prestigious.

His Majesty Li Er looked at Lao Yutou and Kong Yingda with a drooping and decrepit appearance, and then looked at the situation of the Shilin Qingliu system, and sighed in his heart, Yu Qing, Kong Qing, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's that your Shilin Qingliu system is really scarce in talents, especially the middle-level strength that is too young and steady. With only one Guo Ye on the cusp, how can he turn the tide and confront the eldest grandson Wuji and others?

Thinking about it, His Majesty Li Er felt a little pity for Yu Shinan in his heart, and he couldn't bear to criticize him.

But this matter can't be left to Yu Shinan to make trouble like this, it can't just be wasted, there has to be a result.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Li Jing, who was at the top of the generals, without saying a word from beginning to end, and still maintaining a faint smile on his face.

Seeing this, His Majesty Li Er smiled in his heart, hasn't Li Jing always admired Guo Ye? And Li Jing seems to have a good relationship with the eldest grandson Wuji and others. It's better to push this matter to Li Jing, a peacemaker, and listen to his opinion! With Li Jing's old-fashioned and serious temperament, he must have the same view as me.

Immediately, His Majesty Li Er suddenly raised his hand and pointed to Li Jing's location, with a smile on his face, and asked with a hearty smile: "Li Qing, since you returned to the court, I have never heard any opinions from you. Let's talk about it, who is more qualified for the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Cui Qing or Guo Ye? ”