CHAPTER XLIII
Collect, flowers! )
As soon as this matter was over, the court breathed a sigh of relief, after all, at the beginning, when they heard that the three towns were in the book, the ministers thought that a fight was indispensable, and lamented that the Tang Dynasty was full of disasters and difficulties, and at this time, the disaster was eliminated and they felt very relaxed. Li Chun didn't need to confess, he washed away his suspicions, and he was even more happy, and suggested that Li Chan reward Quan Deyu and Wei Wu. Li recited. Because there were still important matters to discuss, he ordered Wei Wu to retire to receive the reward, report to Yuan Zi in the future, make up an official position in Zuojin Wuwei, and wait for Yuan Zi to set off and return to Sichuan with Yuan Zi, and Wei Wu thanked him.
Thinking that there was no big deal, Li Yu just wanted to announce the appointment of Li Xun and Cheng Yi, and a voice came up.
"Your Majesty, the minister has a book!"
The one who came out of the class was Li Jifu, a member of the Zhongshu House. Li Yu smiled:
"Exactly."
"Your Majesty, yesterday Du Xiang suddenly fell ill, the prime minister is His Majesty's right-hand man, the pillar of the court, now Du Sikong is sick, and His Majesty's holy body is violated, only Du and Zheng are in charge of the government, the minister thinks that his strength is inevitably a little bit of a failure, and the minister asks His Majesty to select capable ministers to share his Majesty's worries."
As soon as Li Jifu's words came out, Li Yu knew what he meant. To say that Li Jifu is really open-minded, when he was an official, he was demoted by Lu Zhen to the history of Zhongzhou assassination, and when Lu Zhen was demoted to Zhongzhou, his family was panicked, and Lu Zhen himself was ready to be humiliated. Lu Zhen thought that Li Jifu was just pretending to be a gesture at first, but Li Jifu was as always, never slackened, and after contact, the two became close friends. So Li Yu deliberately asked:
"Li Aiqing, Du Sikong is the prime minister, and he is also in charge of the degree branch, and he wears several positions, I don't know who Li Qing can replace?"
As soon as Li Yu asked this, several highly respected ministers immediately pricked up their ears. After Du You's illness, there was more than one person who hit him with the idea of this position, and Pan Mengyang, the deputy envoy of the household department and the deputy envoy of Duzhi Salt and Iron, was even more excited, as long as he took one step, the world's financial power was in his hands, thinking of this, Pan Mengyang couldn't help but secretly glanced at Li Yu, and then secretly looked at Li Jifu, and finally shifted his gaze to Ju Wenzhen.
And Ju Wenzhen's expression was obviously much more excited than just now, and he noticed that someone was looking at him with affection, and Ju Wenzhen's heart was racing.
Li Jifu really said:
"Your Majesty, the ministers of the branch are not very proficient, and they only know that the current courtiers, in addition to Du Xiang, Li Shilang of the military department is the best at the branch, followed by the salt and iron supervisor Cheng Yi. As for other political affairs, the minister thought that the former minister and Chungju assassin Lu Zhen were the most suitable. Lord Lu has been in the center for a long time, and the world is looking forward to it, and His Majesty ordered him to be summoned back to Beijing not long ago, and the minister thought it was the right time. ”
Li Yu couldn't help but secretly praise, and they all recommended Li Xun and Cheng Yi, which shows that the heroes see the same thing. Pan Mengyang was disappointed.
As soon as Li Jifu finished speaking, Ju Wenzhen came out of class, and this time he asked Li Yu for instructions before speaking, and said:
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's inappropriate. Lu Zhen has been in the prime minister for ten years, and he has been in a remote place for a long time, and the affairs of the DPRK and China are not familiar at all, and Lu Zhen is now far away in Zhongzhou, and the affairs of the court are full of clues, how can he be abolished because of people? The minister thought that Li Xun was good at it, but the military department was also a lot of affairs at this time, and the review of the army and the autumn was imminent, and the minister thought that Li Shilang should be at ease with his duties, so that the current household department and the deputy envoy of the salt and iron of the degree branch, Pan Mengyang, were the envoys of the degree of support, so that they would perform their duties and the political affairs would be smooth. ”
Everyone knows that Ju Wenzhen has bad intentions, but this remark is reasonable and almost impeccable. If you want Li Xun to manage the branch, what should you do with the current affairs of the military department? Let Lu Zhen be the prime minister, Lu Zhen has been the prime minister for ten years, whether he is still proficient in political affairs, where is he now? You can't wait for him to come to the court before starting work, right? Hearing this, not only did Pan Mengyang feel that his power was in sight, but even several Shangshu felt that this time he was hopeful.
It's a pity that it's just almost invulnerable, why say almost?
Because Wang Shao, the secretary of the military department, is out of work. Wang Shao said:
"Your Majesty, the review of the military and the anti-autumn military department has already had a good strategy, and this matter has been involved in Gui Deng from beginning to end, and he is very familiar with it, so he can make Gui Deng temporarily replace Li Shilang. As for Pan Shilang's autumn prevention this time, Pan Shilang was responsible for the planning of military salaries, grain and grass, but he couldn't get away for a while. ”
Wang Shao's words directly opened the door for Li Xun to serve in the salt and iron prison, and closed Pan Mengyang's way into the body, Pan Mengyang couldn't help but be angry, his hands were clenched tightly, and he was distracted for a while, and suddenly heard Li Yu call him:
"Pan Aiqing, do you have any objections?"
Pan Mengyang hurriedly went out of the class and said:
"There is no objection to the minister."
The answer was so refreshing, it was not his usual person, and the ministers were surprised, and Li recited:
"Okay, Pan Aiqing can focus on the overall situation, I am very pleased. In this way, I appointed Li Aiqing to be the salt and iron envoy of Quan Zhidu, Li Aiqing, can you afford the burden of my Tang Dynasty wealth? ”
Li Xun went out of class:
"Your Majesty makes the minister afford it, and the minister can afford it!"
Li Yu laughed:
Li Qing is quick to speak. What are your requirements? ”
Li Xun said:
"The minister, please use the Yantie Yangzi Institute to stay in the future Cheng Yi as the Huainan and other provincial two tax divisions to help the minister. With the help of Cheng Yi, the minister dared to guarantee that after three years, the imperial court's finances would increase by one million. ”
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of inhalation in the court, and one million was not a small amount. When the first emperor was there, Liu Yan didn't reach such a level! Li Yu knew that this was not bragging, it was really a hero who knew a hero, Du You and Li Jifu both recommended it so, could it be wrong? What's more, it is written in the history books that not only exceeded, but also exceeded more than 1 million yuan when Liu Yan presided over the finances.
"So, I'll see!"
Li Xun bowed and said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your credit."
At that moment, Li recited the edict of the Hanlin Bachelor. Once this matter is over, it is time to discuss the choice of prime minister. As soon as Li Yu finished asking, Zheng Yuqing came out of the class and said:
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Lu is a good minister of the country, and there is no problem of unfamiliarity in government affairs, the former Yao Chong has been in the prime minister for many years, Xuanzong does not think that he is unfamiliar, and uses it as a phase, and the world is really governed. It's just that Lord Lu is far away in Chungju, but he is helpless. ”
The reason why Ju Wenzhen supported Pan Mengyang just now was because he suffered heavy losses in this court meeting, lost his wife and lost his army, and if the situation continues to develop like this, who else dares to attach himself to him? It didn't take long for his power to be left with little left, and he could only be slaughtered by others, although Pan Mengyang was not his own cronies, but he was his own peripheral force, which was better than Li Xun, who was pro-Lu Zhen, to do this position, so he strongly opposed it, and felt that the reason was sufficient, but he didn't expect to let Li Xun do this position in the end. At this time, when he heard Zheng Yuqing say this, although he refuted himself, he also mentioned that Lu Zhen is now separated by mountains and rivers. There are no people with the prestige of the prime minister under Ju Wenzhen and King Shu, so they don't think about this position anymore, as long as they don't give it to Lu Zhen.
"Actually, what about giving? I'm afraid that if I give it to him, he won't have the life to do it! Ju Wenzhen thought secretly, but she really hated Lu Zhen in her heart, and didn't want him to gain power, so she lost two games in a row today, and she didn't want to lose again.
As a result, Li Yu laughed:
"Since all the ministers think that Lu Zhen can be the phase, why is it difficult to be separated by mountains and rivers!"
Ju Wenzhen almost laughed out loud, why is it difficult? Even if you appoint him as the prime minister, I'm afraid that all you see is his corpse!
Who expected Li Yu to beckon and play a pantomime, Ju Wenzhen thought, could it be that you can really be able to communicate with your mind, and you will attract Lu Zhen by beckoning? But when he saw that the ministers all turned their heads to look out, they followed it, and this hope was not tight, but they almost fell out of their eyes!
Dressed in a crimson official robe, who walked in with his head held high, who was not Lu Zhen?
Today, he broke himself one day, lost his henchmen from the outside court but failed to provoke trouble, and lost the position of the salt and iron envoy of Duzhi, and now seeing that Lu Zhen is safe and sound, Ju Wenzhen suddenly felt panicked in his heart:
What did Yang Zhilian's subordinates do?