"Zhang Chao is in charge, the King of Qin wants to recruit Du Chuke to join the army for the Tiance Mansion Gongcao, according to Yang Shangshu's arrangement, this matter is handled by you, you go and be responsible for inspecting this Du Chuke."

Hearing the words of this scribe, Zhang Chao immediately scolded secretly: "Yang Gongren, what an old fox, actually handed me a hot potato?" ”

Zhang Chao certainly knew what was going on with this expedition, and in the early Tang Dynasty, many high-ranking officials could also recruit officials on their own. And this system is called Zhengpi, and it originated from a set of political systems in the Han Dynasty, where the emperor or important ministers selected some famous people as officials, and the emperor was called Zheng, and the important ministers were called Zheng, and together they were called Zhengpi. After the Sui Dynasty, after the establishment of the Six Ministries, this kind of conquest became less and less, because the Sui Dynasty stipulated that officials above the ninth rank had to go through the Ministry of Officials, so this situation became less and less.

But in the turbulent times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the demons danced wildly, and even the Tang Dynasty was very relaxed about the management of the personnel system. Many high-ranking officials such as the royal family, the chief of the marching army, and the Shangshu order of the Xingtai also had the power to recruit officials. This situation is actually very unfavorable, they can recruit officials on their own, and then step by step directly let their henchmen spread all over the officialdom. And this situation must be very bad, after all, the subordinate officials are also able to recruit officials on their own, which must be easy to form their own small forces.

"Gong Cao of Tiance Mansion joined the army, isn't this the hardcore descendant of Li Shimin, the king of Qin? Why did he send me here? Zhang Chao asked.

"Director Zhang, according to the emperor's previous order, after King Qin was canonized as the general of Tiance Mansion, he can also open his own mansion and build a government, and he can recruit officials by himself. And it's just sent to our ministry for the record, so our ministry can only carry out its own filing, and generally has no power to interfere. The scribe said.

Zhang Chao looked at this suggestion about promoting a Du Chuke to join the army as a meritorious Cao of Tiance Mansion, and he immediately became careful in his heart. Because don't look at this period is relatively small, but it is also very fatal. In his current role, he is responsible for examining those officials to see if they are qualified for a position. And now that someone actually sent an order on the promotion of Du Chuke's official position, this involves Li Shimin's Tiance Mansion, so you must be careful. If you are not careful, you may face a very fatal result.

After all, at present, Li Shimin's Tiance Mansion and the East Palace built by the crown prince Li Jiancheng, as well as Li Yuan, are also the three giants cooperating with each other and competing with each other. Li Yuan only took advantage of his father and the emperor's righteousness, and Li Jiancheng's East Palace Office, as well as Li Shimin's Tiance Mansion, were actually prepared to a certain extent for the administrative team that replaced Li Yuan in the future. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are both ready to accept Li Yuan's power, which is also caused by the ancient family, because Li Yuan's power can be inherited by Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin, but Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng will not be willing to be taken over by Li Yuan. And the three of them have struggled with each other and have cooperated, and at present, cooperation is greater than struggle, after all, the world is not yet peaceful.

However, the beginning of the struggle has already appeared, after all, the country is now in the situation of gradually unifying the world, so internal contradictions have begun to erupt. This caused internal strife in the Tang Dynasty, and everyone began to brew and erupt gradually.

"Big things are about, little things are careful!" Zhang Chao thought in his heart.

Zhang Chao began to speculate about what Yang Gongren, the secretary of the ministry, meant by giving this order to himself, because in fact, this matter was very easy to deal with, it was simply too simple. Don't look at this involving Li Shimin, but in fact, it is very easy to solve, just treat it as if it didn't happen overnight. As an official of later generations, he has a set of preparations for becoming an official, which is the so-called "big things are about, small things are careful". Because all major events have corresponding plans, which can be solved according to the plan. But the little things, which are not prepared, come suddenly, and are easy to be borrowed. This seems simple, but there is definitely a problem behind it. A lot of times, political battles start with an hour as a trigger, and then a whole bunch of things come to an end. Therefore, whenever it is a trivial matter, you should be careful to avoid being used to play on the topic.

As Yang Gongren, the secretary of the ministry, he can be a favor, and then directly agree to this Du Chuke to join the army as the Gongcao of Tiance Mansion, why do you need to deal with it so complicated? What's more, Emperor Li Yuan also said before that the Tiance Mansion can recruit bureaucrats by itself, which means that the officials are actually only nominally reviewed, and have no power to dismiss. What's more, this involves the cronies of the crown prince and King Qin, so if Yang Gongren, the secretary of the ministry, directly intervenes, will it be a situation of interfering with other princes?

"When Yang Shangshu handed over this official document to you and asked you to come to me, did he say anything?" Zhang Chao asked.

The scribe immediately said: "Master Zhang, Yang Shangshu said vaguely, this Du Chuke likes to be a hermit, and he doesn't seem to be too keen on being an official." And since he was a hermit, why bother him to be an official? ”

"This is a hint, a hint of Chiguoguo!" Zhang Chao thought in his heart.

Yang Gongren's words were actually hinting at Zhang Chao through the scribe's mouth that he asked him to directly reject the appointment of Du Chuke. However, this behavior seriously affected the relationship with Li Shimin. If Yang Gongren dares to do this, I am afraid that Li Shimin will have an opinion on him, and maybe Yang Gongren will be hated by Li Shimin at that time. But Yang Gongren still hinted at Zhang Chao's rejection so directly, so it was simply unexpected, there was something wrong with this Yang Gongren's position!

As a later generation, Zhang Chao is very clear about one problem, as an official who manages personnel, there can only be two political positions in the first place. As the number one leader in the management and personnel department, or the cronies of the top leader of the state, this is conducive to the control of personnel issues by the top leader of the state, which is helpful for the rule. And even if they are not absolute cronies of the number one, they are all legendary "non-partisan people", which can prevent the strength of a certain faction from expanding too quickly. It would be terrible if the head of a department in charge of personnel had his own political stance.

In terms of the current situation, the best way for this Yang Gongren, as the secretary of the ministry, is to stand by and watch the battle between the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qin, Li Shimin, and interfere with either side. After all, if he participated in a certain person's subordinates, the consequence would be to be dismissed by Li Yuan, or even cleaned up by Li Yuan. Now that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin have their own small forces, if the number one person in managing personnel is also turned to one side, it means that the imperial court will be hollowed out.

Yang Gongren didn't know that if he chose to reject Li Shimin's proposal, it would offend Li Shimin, and then this would inevitably make Li Shimin hold a grudge against him. And although Li Yuan looks young and strong now, he is still an old man in his fifties, and the life expectancy of a normal person in this era is only fifty or sixty years old, so he actually doesn't think about preparing for himself in the future? Zhang Chao muttered in his heart.

Zhang Chao's attitude towards Yang Gongren was very surprised, because the important thing was Li Yuan's age. Li Yuan's current age is also fifty or sixty years old, and he has almost reached the limit of human life in this era. Of course, Zhang Chao knew that Li Yuan could still live to twelve years later, almost to the age of antiquity. But people in this era don't know that the reason why Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng can have such a good time now is that they actually think that Li Yuan will not be the emperor for a few years. If the average life expectancy of this era is followed, then Li Yuan is afraid that after the unification of the world, he will die in a few years. So it was precisely because everyone thought so that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin began to have a good time.

So although Yang Gongren is not a person from Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, he should also know that he can't offend Li Shimin or Li Jiancheng, after all, once Li Yuan burps in a few years, it will definitely be one of Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin who will inherit the throne. And now the situation is unclear, so even if Yang Gongren is a minister, he will not directly offend any party, let alone this Li Shimin's cronies? This is very offensive to Li Shimin, is Yang Gongren not afraid of Li Shimin's revenge in the future? Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are equally powerful, so the probability of both sides ascending to the throne is normally 50%. And in many cases, the probability of 50% is very huge, so there is no need for Yang Gongren to risk a 50% probability of offending a prince who may inherit the throne in the future!

"Yang Gongren will not be such a fool, he will not offend Li Shimin. But he did it this time, and put the blame on me? He must have been forced, but who could force him? Zhang Chao thought to himself.

Yang Gongren is the secretary of the ministry, the first important minister of the six departments in the imperial court. Although Yang Gongren is one of the six departments of Shangshu Province, he is largely directly subordinate to Emperor Li Yuan, and even Shangshu cannot affect his position of power. As for the nominal Shangshu Order, that is, Li Shimin is in charge, and Li Shimin cannot really control Shangshu Province, at most it is just a nominal Shangshu Order. Therefore, Li Shimin had no way to persecute him, and the two servants in Shangshu Province had no way to persecute him.

"Yang Gongren, as the secretary of the ministry, there is only one person who can persecute him, and that is Emperor Li Yuan? What exactly does Li Yuan want to do? Zhang Chao thought.