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Chapter 21 Promotion, a position against the sky

The failure of the battle plan of one dragon and two phoenixes directly caused Du He to be depressed and sleepless all night, with two huge dark circles under his eyes, and his mood was a little depressed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But after washing his face, the character of not admitting defeat began to play a role, and the fighting spirit was raised again without reason.

The nameless god said that "failure is the mother of success", a failure is just the beginning, it is nothing, only by learning lessons from failure, can we succeed.

This time the failure is due to the wrong target to strike first, the next time start from the snow goose, conquer her first, and see how she can hinder her own good deeds!

Thinking so in his heart, he looked at the bronze mirror, clenched his fists, raised his eyebrows, gave himself an encouragement, and said to himself: "If you two girls don't subdue and serve in the same bed obediently, I will not give up!" Immediately, he tidied up his clothes and went out with high morale.

Entering the palace and passing through the Chengtian Gate, Du He first came to the side hall next to the Taiji Palace.

Before Li Shimin was ready for the early dynasty, the officials of the previous dynasty were not allowed to enter the Taiji Palace, the center of power of the Tang Dynasty.

In order to take care of the officials who arrived early, a side hall was specially set up next to the Taiji Hall to give the officials of the previous dynasty a place to rest and wait.

When Du He walked into the side hall, there were already dozens of ministers in the hall.

They gathered in groups and chatted with each other.

On the left side of the hall, Li Chengqian, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, was approaching some ministers, and when he saw Du He coming, anger appeared in his eyes and he ignored it directly.

On the right side of the hall, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling were chatting with officials and officials from Shangshu Province.

The official positions of the Tang Dynasty were inherited from the Sui Dynasty's system of three provinces and six ministries, namely Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, Shangshu Province and the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Duzhi, the Duguan, and the Ministry of Industry. Duzhi and Duguan sound a little puzzled, but in fact, they are the predecessors of the household department and the criminal department, but the names are different.

The governor of this Zhongshu province is the internal history order, and the deputy governor is the internal history squire; The provincial governor of the door is the Nayan, and the deputy governor is the Huangmen Shilang, who is mainly responsible for correcting the courtiers' chapters, reviewing the edicts of the Chinese book, and if they think they are inappropriate, they can be sealed and refuted, which is called "sealing and refutating".

This is also the most enlightened place in the Tang Dynasty.

Unlike most dynasties, the monarchy reigned supreme, but the Tang dynasty was different, and officials in the provinces had the right to oppose the emperor's decision, and as long as they felt that the emperor's decision was wrong, they could suspend the implementation of the emperor's decision and reconsider. In this way, it was possible to avoid causing huge losses to the country because of the emperor's mistakes.

The last Shangshu Province is the most important department of the Tang Dynasty, with six departments in general, which can be described as a collection of military and political powers, and this department is like the brain of the human body in the Tang Dynasty, and it is the core of all military and political affairs in the Tang Dynasty. The prefect is Shang Shuling, but because Li Shimin once held this position, no one received it anymore, and it became a fictitious position, and the deputy prefect's left and right servants performed the duties and powers, that is, the left and right ministers Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

When they gather together, they can change the operation of the Tang Dynasty at any time.

Du He walked up and greeted them one by one: "Uncle Fang, Uncle Li, Lord Zhang, Lord Wang...... Father! ”

These officials in Shangshu Province are all officials of Fang Du's party, and they greet Du He, the son of his boss, with a smile.

Fang Xuanling squinted and smiled: "Virtuous nephews don't have to be polite...... You're here just in time, the old man has something to ask for! ”

Du Ho was about to speak.

Du Ruhui on the side "hummed" and said: "Xuan Ling, what is polite to this kid...... After going down to Shangshu Province, I have something to ask you. ”

Du He secretly rolled his eyes, slandering in his heart: "You are my old man, you can do anything!" I also knew that Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui really had something to discuss with him, so they agreed.

As the time of the early dynasty approached, the officials in the side hall also gathered more and more.

Just when the sky was bright, I only heard the sound of "dong", and the golden gong announcing the early dynasty sounded.

When all the ministers in the side hall heard the sound, they lined up in full clothes and entered the main hall.

A group of courtiers knelt on their seats in an orderly manner, waiting for everyone to sit down. Li Shimin wore a gorgeous dragon robe and came to the hall with a majestic face.

The early dynasty also officially began due to the arrival of Li Shimin.

This early dynasty mainly discussed state affairs, and there was nothing to do with Duhe at the beginning, but now he is listening to the recent situation in Datang.

Because in recent years, the Tang Dynasty has used force in succession and launched two large-scale army operations of more than 100,000 troops, which has seriously affected the economy and food of the Tang Dynasty. The economy relied on the Silk Road to gradually recover, but it was somewhat insufficient in terms of grain reserves, and the well-known granaries distributed throughout the Tang Dynasty were empty.

This is a very dangerous message.

Food is a national resource and is indispensable every day.

Storing food is precisely to prevent sudden accidents. Just like a sudden war, a sudden disaster, all of these require the use of food, and the demand is not low.

Once war or disaster comes, a country cannot come up with the food it has saved, and all that awaits them is destruction and civil revolt.

The empty warehouse of Datang's granary is a dangerous message of food shortage, and it is a long-term problem that cannot be solved.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have discussed this point, but most of them are dead ways to solve the current problems.

For example, Wei Zheng's proposal was taken from the people and used by the people.

The country is indeed short of grain, but the people of Datang are rich, and every family has surplus grain, which can be purchased just in case.

This method also existed in ancient times, and the results were very good, but it can only be an indicator, not a cure. It can fill the granary, but it cannot increase the production of grain. Once the war comes, the same situation will happen again.

If the Tang Dynasty wants to conquer the Quartet, it must have a strong economic and material force as a backing, and it is obvious that the current Tang Dynasty does not have this power.

It is only because of Yang Guang's defeat that although the Tang Dynasty is rich and powerful, it is obviously insufficient in terms of population, and it is difficult for economic materials to rise rapidly.

Du He was also worried about this matter after listening to the deliberations of the ministers, and said in his heart: "I knew that I should study the formation of hybrid rice well in the future generations, so that I don't have to worry about running out of food." ”

In response to this grain matter, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military discussed for more than an hour, and thought of many ways, but there was never a real long-term change of mind.

Li Shimin also knew that he would not get a satisfactory answer if he continued to discuss today, so he said: "As for how to increase grain production, you Aiqing will go back and think about it. This matter is related to my Tang Dynasty for thousands of years, and I can't be sloppy. ”

His Royal Highness and the ministers said yes in unison.

Li Shimin then said with a smile: "Before the final dispersal of the dynasty, I want to commend an Aiqing in public, he has made indelible contributions to my Tang Dynasty. ”

As soon as he said this, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military immediately knew who he was in Li Shimin's mouth.

Most eyes were on Duhe.

As a general, his task is to train soldiers, actively prepare for war, and make every minute and every second of pre-war preparations.

Today, he participated in an exception, and before that, the court had a lot of turmoil because of him. There are all signs that Du He is about to be promoted again.

There are all kinds of emotions such as jealousy and envy.

As an eighteen-year-old boy, the speed at which he was promoted was not an exaggeration even if it was called a rocket flying into the air.

Li Shimin said: "This person is no exception. You should also look at his performance. Not only did he solve the rebellion in the south for my Datang without blood, but also made a quick decision when the epidemic in the south of the Yangtze River came, saved my Datang from huge losses and saved 150,000 lives that could not be calculated by wealth. I hope that you can all be like him, have a sense of responsibility and responsibility, and become the pillars of my Datang. Saying that, he said with a straight face: "Du Aiqing stepped forward to listen to the seal." ”

"The minister is here!" Duhe came to the center of the hall and bent down.

Li Shimin had a smile on his face and said: "The loyal general Du He was ordered to go south privately, alone, deep into the tiger's den and thieves' den, wandering inside the rebels, without spending a single soldier, to disintegrate the troubles that have been lurking in my Datang for ten years. The outbreak of the epidemic, the Qing was in danger and gave orders, saved the people and water and fire, and made great contributions. Another 100 taels of gold will be rewarded as encouragement. ”

Du He was dumbfounded, and hurriedly gave Li Shimin a look, didn't he say yes, idle position, how could he give such a position against the sky.

In terms of official rank, it is actually not big, but his position of authority is not trivial, and he belongs to the important members of Shangshu Province.

The overall organization of Shangshu Province is headed by the left and right Shangshu servants, and there are left and right Cheng, left and right Shilang, and Wai Lang, and the subordinate is the prime minister, the first level, the second level of the left and right Shilang, and the staff outside Lang belong to the third-level officials, but the status of the Wai Lang is still below the left and right Shilang, and it is considered the lowest position in Shangshu Province. Keshangshu Province, as the center of the Tang Dynasty's military and political affairs, and the brain institution of the Tang Dynasty, even if it is a gatekeeper, is honored.

What's more, it's a foreigner who holds power?

Shangshu Province, as the commander of the six departments, deals with the civil affairs and military affairs of the world, and there are enough things to pile up into a mountain.

Li Shimin turned a blind eye to Du He's eyes.

The reaction of the ministers was even higher than that of Duhe.

Li Shimin's appointment is tantamount to introducing Du He into Shangshu Province, becoming a member of Shangshu Province, and becoming a close minister who deals with important military and political affairs.

Chu Suiliang was the first to stand up and object: "Your Majesty, by all means!" General Du is deeply favored by His Majesty, and everyone knows that with his weak crown, he is the general of Zuo Weiwei, the president of Wannian County and the Academy of Science and Technology, and he has been criticized by people for his civilian and military duties. Now he has been introduced to Shangshu Province. What is the rationale for this? The legal system of the first king, based on the human feelings, when the relatives are sparse, when the venerable is humble, then the private favor is harmful to the public, and the future troubles are endless. As His Majesty's beloved son-in-law, Du He has been treated far better than his peers. In this way, it was introduced into Shangshu Province, and the ministers were afraid that the people of the world would not accept it. ”

His words pointed out that Li Shimin had too much faith in Du He.

Li Shimin's face changed dramatically, and he got up and shouted: "Who dares to disagree!" ”