The mansion of Gao Shilian, the secretary of the ministry.

In the study, Gao Shilian and the eldest grandson Wuji sat opposite each other.

The eldest grandson Wuji said to Gao Shilian: "Uncle, now I have become the head of the Guanlong aristocratic group. My uncle is the secretary of my Tang Dynasty, and further, my uncle is the heaviest Zaifu of my Tang Dynasty, the most important department in the three provinces and six ministries, and the Shangshu of the province. With His Majesty's trust in his uncle and his uncle's past achievements, His Majesty must also hope that his uncle will serve as Shang Shuling. I have already arranged it, and tomorrow morning, my entire Guanlong nobles will collectively recommend my uncle to the post of Shang Shuling. ”

Gao Shilian said with a reserved face: "I, Datang, implement the system of three provinces and six ministries. the three provinces, the three provinces of Zhongshu, Shangshu and Menxia; There are six departments, including officials, households, rituals, soldiers, criminals, and workers. Zhongshu advises, Shangshu executes, and the door audits, Shangshu Province is the main administration, and the six departments are in charge of the heaviest responsibilities and the highest authority, which is the first of the three provinces of the Tang Dynasty. I am the head of the six ministries, and I am in charge of the personnel of the Tang Dynasty, so it is time to go further. Only by going further, can you change the dragon, not only can you become the Zaifu of the Tang Dynasty, participate in the inner court meeting, and make decisions on national politics, but also among the Zaifu, the authority is the heaviest and the prestige is the highest, which is enough to overwhelm Feng Deyi and Zhongshu Ling Zheng Renji. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji echoed: "Yes, throughout the Tang Dynasty and the opposition, only my uncle has followed Your Majesty for the longest time, has the highest position, and is in the court, and has helped Your Majesty the most." My position of Shang Shuling in the Tang Dynasty, except for my uncle, who else has such qualifications, and only my uncle can suppress Feng Deyi and Zheng Renji, even Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Uncle who are 'Fang Mou Du Xuan', no matter prestige, ability, or His Majesty's trust, they can't catch up. ”

Gao Shilian stroked his long hair, his face smug.

On the morning of the second day, the Guanlong aristocratic group collectively recommended Gao Shilian as the Shangshu Order, and the Tang Emperor Li Shimin looked at his more than ten years old, he followed his side, and has been assisting his official Shangshu Gao Shilian, thinking of his loyalty, hard work, and never abandoning, he wanted to open his mouth to agree. Li Xuan, the prime minister, and other civil and military officials also thought that Shang Shuling's post was none other than Gao Shilian, who had worked hard and made great achievements, so they did not say a word and were optimistic about his success.

At this moment, Cen Wenwen, who was dressed in a Tang Dynasty and wore a five-grade light crimson official uniform, stood up and rebuked loudly: "As we all know, not long ago, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had just been promoted from the position of Shang Shuling to the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and then promoted to the throne of my Tang Emperor. Now, the official secretary Gao Shilian Gao can't wait to make the Shangshu order, and has received the support of many courtiers. The minister couldn't help asking, why did Lord Gao Shilian want to do Shang Shuling so deliberately? What is his plan? After he made the Shang Shu Order, what else did he have planned? What does he want to do next? ”

Cen Wenwen's words were like a boulder falling into a lake, causing waves in the entire peaceful Tang Dynasty Hall. Everyone was shocked, and looked at Gao Shilian, the secretary of the ministry, suspiciously. I couldn't help but ask in my heart: "Yes, why do you bother to be my Tang Dynasty's Shangshu Ling?" Don't you know that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has just risen from the position of Shang Shuling and become the son of the Tang Dynasty? What are you doing so eagerly now? Do you want to emulate His Majesty the Tang Emperor and become the Son of Heaven step by step, or do you not put His Majesty the Tang Emperor in your eyes at all, and you don't know the taboo at all, what His Majesty the Tang Emperor has just done, you dare to follow it as a courtier, this is too bold. ”

After listening to Cen Wenwen's words, Gao Shilian was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and defended to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, the minister, the minister doesn't dare, the minister really doesn't dare......."

The eldest grandson Wuji also looked remorseful, and he secretly said in his heart: "I was careless, I only thought that my uncle was the most suitable Shangshu to be selected, and I actually ignored that Your Majesty had just become the crown prince from Shangshu Ling, and then to the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty." This is a taboo thing, to put it in a small way, this is called an unintentional mistake, but in a big way, it is a lawless son, trying to get involved in the imperial power, and there is a heart of disobedience, that is to raid the family and destroy the clan. ”

Zhao Jingzhong, the head of the Zhao family and the general of Huaihua, couldn't stand it anymore, and loudly reprimanded Cen Wenwen and said: "My Tang Dynasty Hall is talking about the three grades of Shangshu to be chosen, how can you allow a secretary from the fifth grade to talk nonsense and make a lot of nonsense here?" Get back to your position. ”

Cen Wenwen did not flinch, but took a step forward, and said loudly: "Gao Shilian, the secretary of the ministry, tried to get involved in the imperial power, and he had the heart of disobedience, and everyone in my Tang Dynasty was punished. ”

Li Xuan looked at Cen Wenwen with interest, and then turned his head to look at Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty sitting high on the dragon chair, and Li Shimin's face showed a smile that was not easy to detect. As a confidant who has been with Li Shimin for a long time, Li Xuan understands that Cen Wenwen's words scratched the itch in Li Shimin's heart. He couldn't help but bow his head and ponder, Zhao Jingzhong suppressed Cen Wenwen with the rules of officialdom, the rules of officialdom that respected and orderly, but Li Shimin, the son of the Tang Dynasty, was not a person who abided by the rules, he liked to break the rules, and he liked to break the rules; And Cen Wenwen's rebuttal uses the righteousness of the world, chaotic ministers and thieves, and everyone will be punished, which makes Li Shimin deeply agree. There are rebellious ministers and thieves, and there is no need for him, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, to do it, and the people of the world will denounce the thieves and kill the thieves, how good is this.

Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head secretly, he knew that Zhao Jingzhong would definitely not be his Cen Wenwen's opponent, all of this was in Cen Wenwen's plan.

China's officialdom is the most rule-oriented place, and it has some rules that operate internally, and whoever touches it is the public enemy of the entire officialdom, and the entire officialdom will reject him. Just like Chinese officialdom, many things are negotiated in private, and they are arranged in advance through the competition of various forces and the exchange of interests.

But you can do things according to the rules, but you can't say it, and if you say it, you will lose the adult. Take Li Jing and Li Ji being crowned by Li Shimin as the general of the second-rank auxiliary state, and from the matter of the second-rank champion general, they were made officials, that is because Li Shimin needs to win over the middle faction, but this is what happened, but you can't shout in public. Otherwise, Li Jing and Li Ji will definitely pull out their swords and fight with you, and they are also a knife and a gun, making contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and exchanging their lives for it, is it good? What are you trying to win over the middle faction, it's not like that at all? People are also powerful, and they don't come up through miscellaneous relationships, right?

And today, Zhao Jingzhong was angry for a while, so he shouted out the rules of officialdom to suppress Cen Wenwen; Cen Wenwen was even more desperate, resolutely refused to admit it, and did not respond, but used the righteousness of the world, chaotic ministers and thieves, and everyone was punished. How reasonable and bold these words are, they make Tang Emperor Li Shimin feel comfortable. People are chasing interests, in fact, many times the righteousness of the world does not have the rules of officialdom to work, but the righteousness of the world is precisely the most suitable for righteous words to shout. For the sake of the common people in the world, for the nation, for the country, etc., so Zhao Jingzhong fell behind as soon as he opened his mouth, making Cen Wenwen invincible.