"Elder Guo, you are very talented, you have been in charge of politics for decades, and you have won my trust, even the eighth and your majesty, and I also trust you......" Wu Zetian looked at Di Renjie and said: "But after all, you are old and your energy is difficult, so it is better to retreat bravely and hand over the burden to young people to carry." ”

This is quite bitter, and only Di Renjie, a person who is very appreciated by her, will speak in such a tone.

"Thank you." Di Renjie stood up and thanked Wu Zetian.

"Your Majesty, the minister is old, his energy is not good, and he is afraid that he will be incompetent, so please ask His Majesty to allow the minister to let the virtuous." Di Renjie greeted Li Longji and formally resigned.

"Hmm." Li Longji was very appreciative.

It is inevitable to select a group of newcomers to replace old people like Di Renjie. Even if Wu Zetian didn't say it, Li Longji would do it. Wu Zetian mentioned it and persuaded Di Renjie to let Xian go, but it saved Li Longji a lot of effort.

"The elders of the country have worked hard for the country for decades, and few people can do it. On the occasion of breaking the big food, I should have joined hands with the elders of the country to achieve great things, but the old people of the country are already high and their energy is low, so I have to bear to allow you to let the virtuous. Li Longji admired Di Renjie very much, and said: "Although the old man has retired, he can still spend his spare heat, be a staff member, and contribute to the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Thank you." Di Renjie took a long breath, and he had a relaxed posture to unload his burden.

It's no wonder that Di Renjie has worked hard for the country for decades, and there is no time to relax. Now, he has finally lifted his burden, can breathe a sigh of relief, and feels relaxed physically and mentally.

"Your Majesty, the minister Wang Xiaojie is old, and his body is not as good as before. It is difficult to cope with heavy military duties. He also asked His Majesty to resign from the post of secretary of the military department. Wang Xiaojie did not wait for Wu Zetian's persuasion. He stood up and asked Li Longji for his resignation.

Wang Xiaojie's age is not young, coupled with the long-term battle, there are many injuries on his body, and his body is not as good as Di Renjie, so it is time to retreat.

"Hmm." Wu Zetian looked at Di Renjie, with a smile on his face and appreciation. said: "Wang Xiaojie knows wit and is interesting, not bad!" ”

The tone turned high, and he praised: "Wang Xiaojie, you have been fighting horses for decades, fighting all your life, experienced a hundred battles, and made great achievements." First there is the great merit of defending Tibet, and then there is the miraculous merit of defeating the Turks, that is, it is not much better than Wei Guogong, and you can retire when you are successful. It can be said that it is a joy in life! No regrets in this life! ”

"Huh!" Wu Zetian's words are a great affirmation of his Wang Xiaojie's life's battle, and he is very happy.

What makes Wang Xiaojie the most happy is. Wu Zetian actually compared him to Li Jing. You must know that Li Jing is the god of war of the Tang Dynasty, a famous general of the world, and has been famous for eternity.

Li Jing's life is legendary, he fought all his life, first made great contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, and pacified Jiangnan and Lingnan were all from his hands. At that time, the Tang army was divided into two routes, one led by Tang Taizong and the other led by Li Xiaogong.

Li Xiaogong was born in a clan, and although he is talented, he is far inferior to Li Jing. The actual command of this large army was in Li Jing's hands, and it was Li Jing who single-handedly planned and commanded the campaign to pacify Jiangnan and Lingnan, and achieved great success.

After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing fought many battles and made great military achievements, the most famous of which was the destruction of the Eastern Turks, followed by the defeat of Tuyuhun.

actually compared Wang Xiaojie with Li Jing, not to mention how happy Wang Xiaojie is.

"The holy queen praised falsely, and the ministers didn't dare to be, didn't dare to be." Wang Xiaojie looked reverent, and said: "Wei Guogong is a model for my Tang Dynasty generals, Wang Xiaojie can be as good as him, and he should be comforted by his life." ”

Li Jing not only has peerless military talent, but also has a well-known good character, and is indeed a model for Tang Dynasty generals.

"Wang Xiaojie, you have fought all your life, made great achievements, and even broke the Turks and slaughtered millions of Turks, which is not inferior to Li Jing." Li Longji praised.

"Really? Majesty, do you really think so? Wang Xiaojie's eyes widened violently, a little incredulous.

Compared with Li Jing, he hasn't thought about it yet. Li Longji also praised it so much, he had to re-examine it.

"It's not just your majesty who thinks so, I think so too." Li Dan smiled and said: "The Turks are rampant, the north is in an emergency, Wang Xiaojie, you are in danger." Moreover, it is not easy to lead troops into battle and be slandered by others. ”

Mo Si originally wanted to turn the north into ruins, so that the Tang Dynasty could not gather a large number of troops in the north for a short time, so he could wave his army north, pacify Mobei, and restore the Eastern Turks. Wu Zetian handed over the important task of pacifying the Turks to Wang Xiaojie, and Wang Xiaojie was indeed ordered to take on the heavy burden in danger.

Moreover, he was also slandered by Wu Sansi and falsely accused him of rebellion. It was not easy for him to achieve such a big victory.

"Don't dare to be! Don't dare to be! Wang Xiaojie shook his hands and said, "This is all the wisdom of the Holy Queen and the trust of the ministers." ”

I have to say that Wu Sansi slandered Wang Xiaojie and accused him of rebellion, which was indeed a ruthless trick, however, Wu Zetian was wise and did not blame Wang Xiaojie. Not only did he not blame Wang Xiaojie, but he also reprimanded Wu Sansi and gave Wang Xiaojie the sword of Shang Fang, which led to the later victory of slaughtering millions of people.

"Wang Xiaojie, my request has been granted." Li Longji nodded and said: "You are old, and you have many old injuries on your body, if you work on military affairs again, it will not be good for you, unload your burden, rest well, and recuperate your body." But you can still give advice to Datang. ”

Speaking of this, Li Longji's voice was slightly higher, and he said: "Next, Datang will train soldiers and horses, and at least 500,000 troops will be trained. ”

It would have been impossible to conquer the Arab Empire with the existing strength of the Tang Dynasty. It has become inevitable to train a large number of soldiers and horses. With Wang Xiaojie's rich experience in battle formations, it would definitely be a good idea to let him supervise the training.

The secretary of the military department is in charge of the overall situation, and the military affairs that need to be handled are particularly heavy, and Wang Xiaojie's body is unbearable. But military training is only one aspect of military affairs, and his body can withstand it. Moreover, his rich experience in battle formations will also play a role, and the soldiers and horses he trains will definitely be able to adapt to the needs of battle formations.

It's a great thing to kill two birds with one stone.

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang said that they strongly agree with Li Longji's statement.

"Huh." Wang Xiaojie was very happy, smiled very happily, and said: "I can still do things for Datang." Good! ”

Di Renjie resigned as prime minister. Wang Xiaojie resigned from the post of secretary of the Ministry of War. Tell me, who should take over? Li Longji's eyes sparkled, and he glanced at the ministers.

The prime minister is a civil minister, and the military department is a military general, one article and one martial arts, one general and one prime minister, and they will be replaced within one day, which has never happened in the history of the Tang Dynasty.

If it is under normal circumstances. There is no need to replace it so quickly, but now time is running out of people, so it has to be disposed of quickly.

The sooner the war with the Arab Empire was prepared and started, the more beneficial it would be for the Tang Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that Li Longji even omitted the celebration of his accession to the throne.

Brush!

Everyone's eyes fell on Yao Chong.

Brush!

Then, the brush fell on Zhang Shuo's body.

One will be one phase, and it will be produced between these two people.

Yao Chong's political talent has nothing to say, and everyone is convinced. Moreover, he also has extraordinary qualities. No one can find fault with morality, and it is very appropriate for him to take over as prime minister.

But. Zhang said that he also had the talent of a prime minister, although he was mainly engaged in military affairs at present, and he had been fighting with Li Longji for several years and had accumulated rich experience in battle formations. It's not that his political talent is not good, on the contrary, Zhang said that his political talent is very good, and everyone is convinced.

Zhang said that he had been an official in the court for a longer time than Yao Chong, and no one had anything to say when he became prime minister.

"Let's talk about the prime minister first, who is suitable?" Li Longji asked.

The ministers said Yao Chong and Zhang to see, but no one spoke. It's really embarrassing to choose one of these two prime ministers.

"Grandmother, Yao Chong and Zhang said that you are now and promoted, who do you think is suitable to be the prime minister?" Li Longji asked with a smile.

Yao Chong, Zhang Shuo, and Song Jing, although they are famous ministers of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, they were promoted by Wu Zetian, and she is very familiar with these two people.

"Hmm." Wu Zetian groaned: "You all think that Yao Chongzheng is talented, but you don't know that he is also proficient in military affairs, but he doesn't have the opportunity to follow His Majesty Xià to fight and accumulate experience in battle formations." In a word, Yao Chong is all-round in civil and military affairs, capable of civil and military affairs, and suitable for both civil and military affairs. ”

Although Yao Chong is known for his political talents, however, he himself also has good military talents, and he once made many military exploits when he was at the border, which is recorded in the history books.

In fact, most of the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty had good political talents and started with military achievements. This is a confirmation of the extreme martial arts of the Tang Dynasty.

"Zhang said, although he has been following His Majesty for several years and is very familiar with military affairs, he has extraordinary political talents and is not bad at handling government affairs." Wu Zetian stroked his forehead and said, "It's really a little difficult to decide." It depends on how His Majesty chooses. ”

Wu Zetian is known for knowing people and talents, even she feels a little headache, and it is even more difficult for others to decide.

In fact, these two people are generally excellent, both civil and military all-rounders, and it is really difficult to make a choice.

"In that case, I will be arbitrary." Li Longji nodded and said, "Yao Chong, you should be the prime minister." ”

"Your Majesty, it's okay to be a prime minister, but Song Jing has to complement you." Yao Chong did not agree, but put forward conditions.

Prime Minister, this is a high-ranking official under one person and above ten thousand people, if he changes someone, he will definitely happily agree, he is good, and he has to talk about the conditions.

"Yao Chong." Li Dan snorted lightly and said, "Don't talk nonsense." If you want to be you, you should be. ”

He was protecting Yao Chong, afraid that Li Longji would be unhappy.

"Your Majesty, some people think that they are not as upright as Song Jing, and now they have to deal with countless things to deal with to get rid of the accumulated evils, and many of them are trying to keep their official positions. Dealing with these tricky things is none other than Song Jing. Zhang said that he opened his mouth, which seemed to be derogatory to Yao Chong, but in fact he was talking about Yao Chong's thoughts.

"Oh." Everyone was stunned.

In the entire court, in terms of uprightness and selflessness, no one can compare with Song Jing, even Yao Chong and Zhang Shuo. And in the process of eliminating the accumulated shortcomings, Song Jing's character comes in handy.

The process of eliminating accumulated malpractices is to remove those who take money and do not do things, or who have obtained improper official positions and are unwilling to give up their official positions, and they will certainly not be reconciled and will try their best to keep their official positions, and all kinds of methods will be used.

This needs to be dealt with by an upright and selfless person. (To be continued......)

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