Soon after the Turkic withdrawal of troops, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin recalled Wei Zheng, the ambassador of the Tang Dynasty Zhengsanpin Shandong Province, who won the hearts of the people, and promoted Wei Zheng to the Tang Dynasty from the second rank of the imperial history doctor, responsible for supervising and impeaching hundreds of officials, participating in court politics, and promoting Chang'an when it was besieged, he adhered to the principle and refused to revise the history book according to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin's wishes, and Liu Xun (ji), a resident of the Tang Dynasty from Sanpin, was the Tang Dynasty Zhengsanpin servant, replacing the official position of Feng Deyi, who had already been Zhishi, and commanding the province of Menxia, responsible for reviewing and rejecting the edict issued by the Tang Emperor.

Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the palace Hongwen Palace.

The left servant of the Tang Dynasty Shangshu shot, the Shangshu Fang Xuanling of the Ministry of Officials, the right servant of the Shangshu shooting, the Shangshu Du Ruhui of the Criminal Department and the newly appointed servant Liu Xun sat opposite each other.

Fang Xuanling said to Liu Xun: "Since ancient times, monarchs and ministers have supported each other and checked and balanced each other. Because of checks and balances, the court can be stable, and the whole world can be stable. But doesn't the emperor want to be in power, and he is just dictatorial? If the courtiers become bigger, they will bully the king, bend the law, mess up the society, and the emperor will be dominant, so why won't it harm the people and endanger the society? Previously, the Ministry of Officials Examination Gong Shilang Zhong and the Southern Shi Clan's Chief Cen Wen wrote a letter of recital, Jinyan canceled the setting of the left servant shooting and the right servant shooting, and split the Shangshu order into the Shangshu left servant shooting and the Shangshu right servant shooting. This undoubtedly weakened the power of the prime minister and strengthened the power of the Son of Heaven. This old man is supportive, the position of the left servant, the right servant, and Shang Shuling is indeed too ostentatious, and the power is too great, and these positions in the previous dynasties were more held by the children of the royal family, and the henchmen who were completely subservient to the emperor's will, but there are still often ministers killing the king, and that kind of system is unreasonable. Now, a letter from Cen Wenwen has changed the situation of weak monarchy and strong relative power, forming a situation in which the monarch's power is slightly stronger and the prime minister's power is slightly weaker. There's nothing bad about that in the long run. But our current Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven on horseback, with a strong personality and full of blood. He can't control his emotions very rationally, his brain is hot, and he dares to do anything. When you're done, you'll regret it. ”

Hearing this, Du Ruhui and Liu Xun both nodded again and again. They also know this only twenty-eight-year-old Tang Dynasty Emperor very well, he is easy to be angry, full of blood, and can best get the support of the same enthusiastic army and soldiers, and is the best commander of the Tang Dynasty, but governing the country is like cooking a small fresh, and must be cautious. A decision that can be made with a tap of the brain will affect the well-being of all the people in the world, and it will endanger the society and the common people.

Fang Xuanling paused and continued: "The system is already very reasonable, but because of Your Majesty's character, we must form a check and balance on Your Majesty, and we can't let Your Majesty make a decision with a pat on your head. Out of the Tang Inner Court Meeting. In this way, he is responsible for reviewing and rejecting the edict of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. This is especially important. ”

Saying that, Fang Xuanling looked at Shang Shu's right servant and Du Ruhui, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and then looked at Liu Xun, who was in charge of reviewing and refuting the edict of the Tang Emperor, and said: "I and Ruhui both know that you are a very principled minister, and we hope that you can take on the heavy responsibility of rejecting the decision made by His Majesty the Tang Emperor with a pat on the head, and I and General Ruhui will lead all the ministers to be your strong backing." Nowadays, only the monarchs and ministers check and balance each other, and the monarchs and ministers support each other, can it be beneficial to my Tang Dynasty and the people of the world. ”

Liu Xun closed his eyes and pondered. After a while, he opened his eyes, stood up, and said slowly: "Liu Xun is willing to follow the laws of the Tang Dynasty and adhere to the principles. Be loyal to your duties, and according to the arrangements of Lord Fang and Lord Du, you will never let the erroneous edict issued by Your Majesty in anger pass through the province of Menxia. ”

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui both stood up and thanked Liu Xun.

In the evening, accompanied by Fang Xuanling, Zheng Renji took Cui Gan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Chengqing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, the two new directors of the wealthy family in Shandong, to visit Wei Zheng, the newly appointed imperial historian.

After the guests were seated, Zheng Renji said to Wei Zheng: "Lord Wei is married to a woman from my Shandong Hao family, and my Shandong Hao family does not dare to ask Lord Wei to support my Shandong Hao family, I only ask Lord Wei to take care of Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing, the two young descendants of my Shandong Hao family, at the appropriate time. ”

Wei Zheng was worried, according to his temper, he was the most disgusted with forming a party above the court, but in today's Tang Dynasty situation, the three major political forces in the world, the Guanlong aristocracy, the Shandong wealthy clan, and the southern scholar clan, all have their own political needs, and the court has become a place for them to compete. The chief of the Guanlong aristocracy, Sun Wuji, and the head of the Southern Shi clan, Cen Wenwen, are all peerless geniuses in this world, and although Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing of the Shandong Hao clan are also leaders in the world, they are far from the eldest Sun Wuji and Cen Wenwen. If they don't help the wealthy families in Shandong, the court will not be able to obtain the benefits, and they will definitely obtain their interests through other means, such as war, such as mutiny, or supporting the army to stand on their own. If it is not through the Tang Dynasty, but through other ways to seek their interests, this is not good for the wealthy people in Shandong, and it is also very harmful to the Tang Sheji.

Wei Zheng looked up at the Shangshu Zuo Servant who accompanied Zheng Renji and the Shangshu Fang Xuanling of the Ministry of Officials.

Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Xuancheng (Wei Zheng's character), no matter what we say, we are all the sons-in-law of the wealthy family in Shandong." Properly help Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing, although there is a suspicion of forming a party for personal gain, but it does not let you choose to take sides, and there is no exchange of interests between you and the wealthy families in Shandong. Besides, taking proper care of Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing is also a good thing that is conducive to the stability of the Tang Dynasty and the stability of the society. Could it be that in order not to have a little false reputation for forming a party for personal gain, do you ignore the Jiangshan society of Datang? Daxing does not care about the details, and the big gifts are not resigned, for the sake of the Datang society, there is a little false name damage, do you still care? ”

Wei Zheng looked pensive, and after a while, he promised: "Okay, I can take care of Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing, but I have my principles, as long as what they do is beneficial to Datang Sheji, I will fully support them." ”

Zheng Renji hurriedly took Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing to bow to Wei Zheng to express his gratitude.

In Taiji Palace, when Zhai Changsun, the commander of the Xuanjia Army, reported to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin that Shangshu Zuo Servant Shot, and Xuanling of the Ministry of Shangshu told Liu Xun in the Hongwen Hall that he asked to balance the Tang Dynasty Emperor, and when Fang Xuanling accompanied Zheng Renji, Cui Gan, and Lu Chengqing to visit Wei Zheng at night, he asked Wei Zheng to take care of Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing with him.

After hearing this, Tang Emperor Li Shimin did not have any dissatisfaction and jealousy, but sighed and said: "Xuanling is right, he is dedicated to my Tang Sheji." The Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and the person who knows my shortcomings best is still Xuan Ling. The minister who stabilized the court situation, maintained the dynasty program, and took into account the society was the most suitable for Fang Xuanling, who deserved the title of the head of the hundred officials, the pillar of the country, and the mainstay. (To be continued......)

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