Zhenguan Palace, Li Shimin was pacing back and forth.

This is his habit as always, and every time he encounters a difficult situation, he allows himself to meditate and think about countermeasures.

The difficult thing this time is that Yu Shinan resigned and begged!

The resignation of an 80-year-old official may seem like an ordinary thing, but if this person has a special status, the meaning is extraordinary.

Yu Shinan is a native of Yuyao, Yuezhou, born in the Huiji Yu clan, a southerner, and a representative of the Jiangnan Shi clan.

Since the implementation of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system in the Wei and Jin dynasties, until the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was an aristocratic society where the scholars flourished. Someone who wants to ascend to the throne and sit on the throne must not have the support of the nobles.

In view of the division between the north and the south and the east and west since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Shi clan of the world was also divided into different groups according to the region, such as the Guanlong nobles, the Shandong Shi clan and the Southern Shi clan.

Since the Southern Crossing of the Sima clan in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the division between the north and the south has been hundreds of years, and the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, and it was only a few decades to unify the north and the south.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the canal in order to accelerate the integration of the north and the south, and the Sui and Tang dynasties both reused some southern heroes, but also to encircle the southern scholars and accelerate the return of the southern people.

Nowadays, there are not many southerners in the Tang Dynasty, and Xiao Yu of the Xiao family in Lanling is counted as one, and he is a descendant of the Southern Liang royal family.

There is also the Cen text under the command of Xiao Milling of the Western Liang in the past, although the ancestral home of Wang Jue of the Ministry of Rites is Hedong, but the grandson of the Southern Liang Shangshu Ling Wang Seng Bian, is also regarded as a representative of the southerners.

There is also Yongxing County Gongyu Shinan, the Yu family is a big family in the south, and his brother Yu Shiji was the internal history of the former Sui Dynasty, which is equivalent to the Zhongshu Shilang of the Tang Dynasty, which can be described as a high power.

Now Yu Shinan is about to resign, and he is eighty years old, and Wang Jue's health is not very good, if these two are gone...... The only famous southern ministers in the court are Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen, can the two of them fully represent the southern scholars? The big families of Jiangnan and Jinghu, can the scholars and the people be satisfied?

Not to mention the return of the southerners to their hearts and the integration of the north and the south? More importantly, the delicate balance in the court will also be broken, and there will be a little less decentralization and checks and balances, and the power of the Guanlong nobles and Shandong scholars will inevitably expand, and the tail will become more and more big.

This is not the situation that Li Shimin wants to see, and in the case of inseparable from Guan Long and the Shandong family, he can only centralize power by means of decentralization and checks and balances. Since the implementation of the system of three provinces and six ministries, and there is more than one prime minister, the emperor is well versed in this.

The relative strength of the southern Shi clan is the weakest, but it is a force that Li Shimin must attach importance to and need very much. Now because of Yu Shinan's resignation, Wang Qi is weakened by illness.

No, absolutely not! It is necessary to find a way to make amends and re-strengthen the power of the southern nobles.

Without Yu Shinan, it is enough to support one more from the children of the big families in the Jiangnan Gaomen. But...... Looking at it, there are very few outstanding talents from the south in the DPRK and China, and there is a feeling that the mud cannot support the wall.

It seems that in addition to the prosperity of the Xiao family in Lanling, the Lu family and the Shen family of Wujun in the south, and even the Langya Wang family, the Yuan family of Chen County, and the Xie family, which are the "four overseas Chinese surnames" across the river with the Xiao family, are declining day by day.

Slow down, Chenjun Xie!

Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly thought of a person, Xie Yi, the son of Huaiyang County who had just been promoted, was not from the Xie clan of Chen County! He also belongs to Jianghuai Junjie, a scholar from the south......

Use him? Li Shimin immediately shook his head, and the corners of his mouth showed a self-deprecating smile. It seems a bit child's luck to replace eighty-year-old Yu Shinan with an eighteen-year-old boy......

But on second thought, why not? The smile on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth disappeared, replaced by a long contemplation.

Xie Yi is young now, but what about ten, twenty, or even thirty years from now? How many more years can Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen live? It will inevitably be necessary to select new talents from the south, and instead of pulling generals from among the dwarves in the future and promoting the growth of seedlings, it is better to train them as early as possible today and take precautions.

Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your son, no matter what, you have fought the world on horseback, and you can control the family gate valve and brave generals.

But his sons were born rich and noble, and they have never experienced any storms, and it is not easy to support the country. How can they be left with a mess again? There are some things that should be paved for them that must be done early.

Xie Yi is a talent, and he may be able to take on great responsibilities in the future, and his young age is not a problem... After all, he is already a county magistrate of Huaiyang. You must know that a few years ago, Yu Shinan was just the son of Yongxing County, and Cen Wenwen still only had the title of the prince of Jiangling County.

What's more, Yu Shinan promised to resign at the beginning of next year, and there is still half a year to go. With Xie Yi's ability, coupled with a little bit of training, maybe he can improve it, which is quite exciting!

A difficult problem is a bit eyebrow-raising, Li Shimin's constricted brows stretched slightly. By the way, there is also Yu Shinan's last admonition, what kind of mistake did his son Li Tai make about the construction of the Yique Buddhist shrine?

"Come on, send someone to Yique to see the construction of the Buddha shrine, and then check if King Wei knows."

Li Shimin gave an order, and immediately a guard took the order and handed it over to a special person to investigate. Coincidentally, at this time, Li Zhi, his son and Li Xin returned from playing, and Li Shimin had lunch.

The clever Li Xin vaguely heard the emperor mention his father, and subconsciously kept an eye on it, preparing to go back to show off to his father, maybe there would be a reward.

When Li Shimin saw his children and grandchildren, he was in a good mood and didn't care about anything. However, the five-year-old grandson is still an ignorant child, and he has no guard at all.

……

But in fact, Li Xin kept it in mind, and after having lunch with the emperor's ancestor, the clever little ghost quietly returned to his residence, and told his father Li Tai what he heard like a treasure.

Li Tai, the king of Wei, was shocked when he heard this, and let his son enter the palace more to compete for favor, but he didn't expect to play the role of a secret agent, and it came in handy today.

Although it was only a few words, the clever Li Tai guessed a little, and came to the truth close to the truth - his father knew about Yique's construction of the Buddhist shrine and the overseer abusing the craftsmen for the sake of progress, and doubted himself.

It stands to reason that this is not a big deal, but since the last time Xie Yi forced him to apologize with a few crops, Li Tai has been more thoughtful about everything. There is no trivial matter in heaven, and any little thing may rise to a certain height and cause an uproar.

Beating and harsh treatment of craftsmen is a loss of benevolence, and this alone may be criticized for being a loss of morality. Moreover, the matter of filial piety for the deceased mother is eager for quick success, and it is inevitable that people will be suspicious of the original intention.

Especially when the monarch knows about it and has doubts, it is an extremely dangerous signal.

"What should I do?"

"Your Highness, why don't you send someone to Yique to prepare, replace all the injured craftsmen, and let everyone keep their mouths shut?" The person who spoke was none other than the entourage possessed by Sherlock Holmes that night, named Liu Xuan, who was a bachelor recruited by the Wei Palace, with some abilities and loyalty, so he became Li Tai's confidant.

"No way!" Li Tai groaned slightly and flatly refused.

"Why? Your Highness, there is still time to ......"

Li Tai shook his head and said: "Father can send someone to investigate, which means that the news has been received, if we change people and seal them now, doesn't it mean that we know in advance and have made preparations?" Ask ...... How did we know about Father's investigation? ”

"This ......"

Li Tai said coldly: "You should know what it is to spy on the king and find out what the secret language in the forbidden is." ”

Liu Xuan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, he lost the sanity of His Royal Highness King Wei, otherwise he would have committed a great sin. For the emperor, the sense of mystery is very important, and the court whispers are absolutely secret, and it is a taboo for the emperor not to allow others to prying eyes.

Even if it is his own son, he must not take a step beyond Lei Chi, otherwise he will fall out of favor forever at the least, and he will never recover.

The royal family's lack of family affection is not entirely unreasonable, and it is an indisputable fact that fathers, sons and brothers are suspicious of each other. Especially Li Shimin, who experienced the Xuanwumen Revolution, killed his brother and killed his brother, and forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate, must be more sensitive.

"Your Highness, what should I do then?" Liu Xuan wiped his sweat and said softly: "Is it possible to bear the guilt of this?" ”

"Of course you can't take it all, otherwise my father will really be suspicious of the king's intentions." Li Tai said leisurely: "You go to sue Zheng Bin, this king can only bear the crime of negligence, he should know what to do." ”

Liu Xuan apprehensively agreed: "Yes! ”

Li Tai waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, this king will take the initiative to admit his mistakes, and it may not be all bad." The sage's words: Who can be without fault? Knowing that mistakes can be corrected, and good is great. ”

"Your Highness is very true."

"But..."Li Tai's eyes were red, and he said coldly: "This king really wants to know, how did my father know about this?" Who is behind the murder of this king? ”

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PS: The entourage next to Li Tai is quite important, and there will be scenes in the future, so I will choose a name. The dragon set Liu Xuan has been issued, please check.