Chapter VIII
The regent who was in charge of organizing the funeral for Dezong was Du You, because Wu Song's identity as a sick seedling was only fulfilled in the necessary form, so Wu Song returned to the Liangyi Palace.
After that, he successively met with Prime Minister Jia Tan, Quan Eunuch Ju Wenzhen and others to discuss some trivial matters. Jia Tan is seventy-five years old, he relied on hard work to reach the peak of power step by step, he only worshiped the prime minister in his sixties, and now he is old and sick, plus Dezong is mediocre in his later years, and he is a traitor, and he no longer has the ambition of the year, but he is cautious, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault. After the discussion, the beggar bones were raised. Wu Song knew that Jia Tan was old and cowering, more than enough, and it was not enough to be aggressive. Therefore, after the consolation, he promised to allow him to be buried after Dezong. Jia Tan thanked him and didn't mention it.
Ju Wenzhen is the favored eunuch of Dezong, Wu Song knows that he has great power, and he has some talents, Yongzhen forced the crown prince when he was reformed, and the seclusion of Shunzong forced Shunzong to force Shunzong to be his masterpiece, so although the facial muscles were stiff, he still squeezed out a smile, which surprised Ju Wenzhen. Wu Song greatly praised Ju Wenzhen and other eunuchs for their dedication to Dezong before Dezong's death, and hoped that Ju Wenzhen would continue to exert his loyalty and influence during Dezong's funeral, so that Dezong's underground knowledge could also feel their loyalty. However, Wu Song's words were good words, but it was difficult to express them, and Ju Wenzhen almost thought that Wu Song planned to take them to the funeral and go underground to continue to accompany Dezong, and his heart was cold, and he almost turned his face on the spot.
Fortunately, Wu Song then said that although he didn't dare to serve himself with the courtiers of the first emperor, he went around the ghost gate and cherished his life, hoping to live a little more comfortable than when he was in the East Palace and take care of his body earlier. It is still hoped that they will continue to fulfill their duties and make their own contributions to the harmony of the stable harem of the Tang Dynasty, and hinted that they will be given an edict in recognition of their contributions. Between the words, he didn't seem to know that the Ju Wenzhen had plans to set up a new monarch.
Ju Wenzhen is very happy, all eunuchs, physically disabled, the most afraid is that people look down on them, so the eunuchs are extremely powerful in holding money, and they are also keen on power. At that time, Li Fuguo's status was already extremely respected, but he still wanted to be the prime minister as a eunuch. Now the emperor does not deprive them of their wealth, but also shows respect and trust, Ju Wenzhen only said that the emperor is indeed afraid of life, just like Dezong back then, after the funeral greedy for enjoyment, the current statement to continue to serve the emperor, support the emperor, for the Tang Dynasty to provide a strong and powerful guarantee for His Majesty.
Then Ju Wenzhen asked the emperor to instruct those eunuchs that they were worthy of commendation, and Wu Song said:
"I am not familiar with the affairs of the harem, only one point, when the Jingyuan soldiers were in turmoil, those who guarded the first emperor and later served the first emperor were rewarded first, and other promotions were rewarded. In addition, the two halls of honor have served me very dedicatedly in the past two days, and they should also be given a weighted fat shortage. ”
Wu Song wanted to keep Gou Sheng by his side, but he was afraid that Li Zhongyan would be dissatisfied, and besides, he would have a place to win in the future, so he took the opportunity to arrange him out. Ju Wenzhen agreed at the moment, he didn't know about Gou Sheng's past, but said that the emperor admired Gou Sheng just for Gou Sheng's service, and secretly wanted to arrange Gou Sheng to be the head of the Taiji Palace, that is, to satisfy the emperor, and to avoid Gou Sheng returning to Daming Palace by the emperor's side to threaten his status. He didn't know that Li Yu wanted to arrange it this way, but the purpose was different from his. Ju Wenzhen wanted to take advantage of the good atmosphere to have a relationship with Wu Song again, but seeing Wu Song's tired face, he hurriedly retired and went to the harem to report the good news. Little did he know that the emperor's layout had already begun.
For several days in a row, the procedure was the same, and Li Chan (for unification, all of them will be called Li Chan in the future) was getting better day by day. The daily events gradually increased, and I also watched some music to understand the situation. Li Yu knew that he was an alien species, and it was difficult to open his mouth under the pretext of everything, so he asked Wang Shuwen, a bachelor of Hanlin, and others, and invited Jia Tan, Du You and other ministers to discuss, and then made a decision. Fortunately, there are not many major events, but they can cope with it, and they have won the praise of respecting ministers and being good at accepting advice.
Since Li Yu woke up, Wang Shuwen and Wang Ling have frequently entered the palace in the past few days. Ready to drive innovation. In Li Yu's original time and space, because Shunzong was seriously ill, all the big and small things came from Wang Shuwen, Wang Shuwen and other ministers and other high positions, it was inevitable that the relationship was not well coordinated, and some people were arrogant and offended many people, so they were struggling to act, and finally failed, and they also fell into a notoriety of power. Now Li Yu can make his own decisions on everything, and he does not rely only on Wang Shuwen for everything, but the ministers feel that the emperor does not appoint private individuals. And Li Yu's heart also slowly determined his ruling list.
At the first court meeting after Li Yu ascended the throne, Li Yu announced his list of personnel appointments and dismissals in the Taiji Palace. First of all, the prime minister, with Tai Changqing Du Huangshang as the Zhongshu Order, Du You is still the inspector of the school, Gao Ying is transferred to the Criminal Department Shangshu Pingzhang, and Zheng Xunyu is still the subordinate Lang Pingzhang. Allow Jia Tan to give it to the master.
To be honest, Li Yu was not satisfied with this list, among the four, Du Huangshang was sixty-five years old, Du You was seventy years old, Gao Ying was sixty-six, and Zheng Xunyu was also nearly seventy years old. The whole cabinet of an old man. There is more than enough to keep it, and it is not enterprising enough, but the consolation is not good, the current plan is stability, these people are all old ministers, and their reputation is good, except for Zheng Xunyu's death this year, the others have worked for several years, assisting Xianzong to make contributions. Such a team of prime ministers can transition for a few years. Li Yu's favorite prime ministers are Lu Zhen, Wu Yuanheng, and Pei Du. Lu Zhen is fifty-two years old, Wu Yuanheng is forty-seven years old, and Pei Du is forty years old. However, Lu Zhen offended the power to rape Pei Yanling and others, and was framed and degraded in Zhongzhou for eleven years, Lu Zhen was loyal and straight, and the ministers of the court were afraid of him, and in history, Lu Zhen died of illness on the way back in March of this year, Li Yu was not sure whether his crossing had a butterfly effect, which could allow Lu Zhen to return to Chang'an alive, so he decided to let Lu Zhen work in the place first, at least Lu Zhen could live a little longer with less fatigue from the journey. Wu Yuanheng has to stay up for another two years of seniority, and Pei Du is only a petty official now, but Li Yu is patient.
Then appointed Wu Yuanheng as the Zhongshu Shilang, Wei Zhiyi as the Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, and Wei Cigong as the Zhongcheng of the Imperial History. Wang Ling is the left permanent attendant, Hanlin is waiting for the edict, and Wang Shuwen is the master of Hanlin. He also took the secretary of the Wailang Hanlin Bachelor's Scholar Zheng Qi as the Chinese scholar, and the bachelor was the same. In the matter, Feng Yan was the squire of the military department. In the course of the revision and registration of the Wailang History Museum, a member of the military department, the revision is the same. His idols and henchmen Liu Yuxi and Liu Zongyuan are both bachelors of Hanlin. Other ministers such as Wei Gao, Zhang Wanfu, and Fan Xichao were rewarded. Lu Zhen, Yangcheng and other derogatory ministers who are known for their virtue have all been issued by edicts, or recalled, or promoted, and the court is very happy.
Everyone in the court was happy, and the harem was also smiling. Ju Wenzhen, Liu Guangqi, Xue Yingzhen and other powerful eunuchs were rewarded, and they were worried that the new monarch would not be able to protect his power when he ascended the throne, but as Ju Wenzhen said, the emperor kept his promise, and now everything is the same, and there are financial rewards, how can the eunuchs not be happy? It's just that Ju Wenzhen thought that Li Yu would move to Daming Palace after the funeral, so he arranged Gou Sheng, who was being favored, to be in charge of Taiji Palace, who knew that Li Yu suddenly announced that his illness was difficult to adjust, and he was inconvenient to move, so he temporarily lived in Taiji Palace, and then went to Daming Palace when his body improved, which made Ju Wenzhen extremely depressed, and he knew that he would let Gou Sheng go to Xingqing Palace.