Chapter 232: Harvesting Wheat
In fact, Helan Minzhi and Yu Zhining did not have any personal relationship, of course, with his identity and status at that time, he was willing to make friends with others, and people looked down on him. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoAs for why he had to stay in Zhining, Helan Minzhi also had his own considerations.
First, after all, he is one of the auxiliary ministers left by Taizong, and the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang have already been taken down, if he is taken down again, it is inevitable that there will be people in the government and the opposition. I feel that the Empress Wu's party doesn't care about His Majesty Taizong's holy order at all. The second is also because his qualifications are really old enough, and he is one of the eighteen bachelors of the Qin Wangfu like Xu Jingzong. The family power is also deep enough, and Yu Zhining's father was already the prime minister in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Third, it is also because of this old man's ability, he once assisted the crown prince Li Chengqian, and put forward many constructive suggestions, served as the prime minister for many years to govern the country, and was very good at learning. Of course, the most important thing is that he is very old. Even if you don't get belittled, I'm afraid you won't live for many years. And after experiencing the incident of the eldest grandson Wuji, Helan Minzhi also saw that the older this old man is, the less timid he is. Mingzhe protects himself, and he doesn't say a word more about life or death.
For such a respectable person, and he doesn't like to meddle in things and gossip a lot. It would be beneficial to stay in the DPRK.
Now that he is the crown prince's concubine, and he is still sitting as the prime minister of Shangshu Province, he can not only balance the forces of the DPRK and China, but also have someone to teach the prince that it is not the best of both worlds? It would be a pity if he was degraded on trumped-up charges.
He Lanmin had already told Wu Zetian these words, but it may be a common problem of women, even a generation of empresses can't avoid it. is really too resentful, and she is angry about Yu Zhining's unclear statement back then. still takes this out from time to time as a matter of matter, which makes the old man a little frightened every time he inquires.
Wu Zetian then put his face serious again: "Since you have become the prince's left concubine, it is estimated that tomorrow there will be a holy decree to pass on to the imperial court, and in the future, you should cultivate yourself and assist the prince in handling affairs, and you must not be lazy, understand?" ā
"Wechen understands!"
"Back then, whether it was the Hongnong Yang family or Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu was all promoted by you. Now I am the queen, and Yang Sixun is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites of the First Country. Li Yifu is also a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, and Xu Jingzong has become a veritable prime minister as a servant. It's inevitable that you can't handle them now, but you still have to continue to pick up the burden before, understand? Wu Zetian continued to look at him seriously and said.
What was the burden before, that is, to be fully responsible for Wu Zetian Shili's internal affairs, and to get in touch with her at any time. That is to say, delegate power to yourself, so that you don't have to worry about what the prime minister, the prince of the country, who is the descendant, and who is an outsider to make yourself feel at ease.
"Wechen understands." A smile hung on the corner of Helan Minzhi's mouth, not for this right that cannot be seen or touched, but because Wu Zetian took what she said to heart, even if she didn't really see any evidence of Li Yifu's movements, she still believed herself.
The subtext of the so-called right that is not seen at all is that Li Yifu's affairs can be checked with confidence, and they can just report it directly after they are checked, without any scruples. Don't have any scruples about his status as a prime minister because he is now a minister.
How did their identities come about, they were rewarded by Wu Zetian and Li Zhi. Now if they do something wrong, or if there is something that does not satisfy Wu Zetian, this right and identity can naturally be taken back. But... You can't do it right away.
"If you take the title of this relative now, it will help you in some aspects of being an official in the court, and some aspects will also form obstacles, so you still need to figure it out yourself. I also know your temperament, and I will definitely not use the name of this palace to do nonsense outside, so I don't need to tell you too much. But there is one thing I would like to say. ā
"Please show me my aunt!" Clench your fists and bow your hands.
"Back then, you recommended officials from the poor family, and you recommended the scholars of the poor family, and the palace adopted them all. But to be honest, it was also because there were no available people at that time, and the officials of the Hanmen were conservative and oppressive in the court, so they had to hand over the power in their hands to the main palace trend in exchange for greater benefits. This measure has achieved tremendous results, and Li Yifu, Xu Jingzong and others can be said to be capable officers, and I also rely on them a lot. But now it seems that the disadvantages have also been revealed. Wu Zetian pointed to the center of the problem, the drawbacks of the cold door measures. This is a testament to her political talent.
"Wechen has also considered these problems, but he has never been able to solve them, and I hope that Niangniang will show them."
Since he can't do it, he can only hope for this empress of the ages. This is a poor family who has spent his whole life, from Li Yifu at the beginning, to Lai Junchen and others later, they are all poor scholars, and some are even from humble backgrounds. But apparently she hasn't been able to come up with any good methods in history.
"This is human nature, don't say it's you, let alone the palace, even if Confucius, Lao Tzu and others are reborn in the world, I'm afraid it can't be changed. But human nature is hard to change, but people are changeable. I remember that Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty once had such a metaphor for the people of the world. He said that the people of Li in this world are like wheat, and soon after cutting one stubble, another stubble will eventually grow. What do you think? A smile hung on the corner of Wu Zetian's mouth, and he looked at Helan Minzhi and said softly.
But at this time, her smile was not beautiful, but a little weird, which made people feel extremely cold. Helan Minzhi was almost in disbelief, and quickly lowered his head to prevent her from seeing her eyes now, but her body still couldn't stop a cold shiver.
Cutting wheat... What do you mean? Is it to promote one, and when this person has sold enough strength and enjoyed enough, then harvest him and replace him with another one? Think about the Hanmen scholars who used to emerge endlessly under Wu Zetian in history, and those Lai Junchen, Zhou Tong and others who quickly perished after ascending to the sky one step later. Helan Minzhi seemed to suddenly understand something.
No wonder so many people didn't end well in the end, no wonder Wu Zetian used batch after batch. It turned out that she had no intention of persuading and mentioning one or two points from the root. From the root, she just planned to use it, and then clean up and dispose of all their people.
Helan Minzhi was a little scared, what if he was used and dealt with one day like these poor officials?
No, no, no, after all, he is Wu Zetian's biological nephew, and he will not have the same consequences as those poor scholars. Helan Minzhi didn't dare to continue to think about it, just lowered his head and didn't say a word. (To be continued.) )