Chapter 17 All I want is a name
Zhao Bingyan was stunned when he heard Li Yunqing's words, and his brows furrowed even tighter: "Abolish the cabinet? Husband, did you really have this idea? Before, I thought you were just talking, but if you really cut the cabinet, you might not be able to bear it. This fold is also graded when it is presented to the emperor, and it will not be sent to you at all if it is not a first-class fold. Originally, the cabinet handled the folds below the first class, and it has been this rule for 10,000 years. If you abolish the cabinet and send all the pieces to the emperor, even twelve hours a day will not be enough, I am afraid that this method is inappropriate, and the husband will think twice. Zhao Bingyan was afraid that Li Yunqing would tire himself, and it was not enough to just use a pen, it was an extremely brain-consuming thing. Li Yunqing now takes two hours to review the folds every day, and if he sends all the folds, he is afraid that he will not have to sleep.
Li Yunqing raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Bingyan, don't worry, I am going to abolish the cabinet, and I am talking about not having three cabinet heads for the time being." Before the three of them fully grew up, I was the head of the cabinet. However, it's just a name. The cabinet should do things and do things, but nominally the cabinet does not exist. It's just for the sake of the name, that's all. When the three heads of the Cabinet are in place, I will reinstate the Cabinet. There is also an advantage to this, that is, the position of the eldest grandson Hongdao will not be criticized. Five years later, Changsun Hongdao is actually in charge of the cabinet, but the cabinet at this time is not called the cabinet, and he is not the head of the cabinet, but in fact he is doing what the head of the cabinet should do, do you know what I mean? Zhao Bingyan snorted out laughing when he heard this, and after a long time, Li Yunqing just came up with a trick to steal the day. He said that the abolition of the Cabinet would in the end be nothing more than the removal of the Cabinet. Although this seems to be a bit redundant, it can silence the mouths of all ministers, even if those old seniors in the ministries, even if they are awkward, they dare not say anything more.
Chen Xiaoyao nodded when he heard this: "In this way, Wang Changling's three boys can also go home and rest, the three of them have exhausted their efforts for decades, and it is time to retire." Good apprentice, you are getting smarter and smarter. ”
In the afternoon of the next day, Li Yunqing finished reviewing the music early and folded it into the imperial garden. At this moment, it is close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and most of the flowers in the imperial garden have withered. However, there are some rare varieties of flowers that are just blooming at this time. Li Yunqing was in a pavilion on a rockery, and from this distance, it was the direction of the Taiye Pond, and some outlines could be faintly seen on the three small islands in the lake.
Wang Changling and the three of them went to the palace after receiving Li Yunqing's holy decree, climbed the rockery and came to the pavilion. The three of them were about to bow and salute, Li Yunqing smiled slightly and waved his hand: "Excuse me, today's autumn breeze is gentle, and the four of us monarchs and ministers have a good talk." ”
The three of them glanced at each other and sat down, Li Yunqing poured himself a cup of tea, and then poured tea for the three of them. Wang Changling was startled when he saw this scene, they were courtiers, how could they let the Son of Heaven pour tea for themselves? Who knew that he was about to stop it, but Li Yunqing shook his head and stopped his movements. Wang Changling had no choice but to sit down when he saw this scene, and the other two were also upset at the moment. The youngest of the three is now sixty years old, and they have never enjoyed such treatment after living for so long. When the three of them arrived for tea, Li Yunqing picked up the teacup and said to Wang Changling and the three of them: "I would like to thank the three Aiqing for their dedication to Daqian for decades, and the country of Daqian is mine, but also yours!" If it weren't for the assistance of loyal ministers like Aiqing and others, I wouldn't be able to hold up this huge country, and I will replace wine with tea today, and I will do it first here as a respect! Li Yunqing's words fell, and a cup of tea also went down, clean and neat.
Wang Changling and the three of them were startled, and they got up quickly and knelt on the ground almost at the same time. I only heard Wang Changling say in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what are you doing?" When you say this, your ministers will not dare to bear it! The fact that this great country can have its current situation depends on the two emperors of Taizu and Taizong, and on the hard work of the Holy One. Even if the ministers have made some efforts, they have only done some things. The ministers dare not take credit for ten thousand deaths, and they dare not steal the merits of heaven for ten thousand deaths! Zhao Dekang and Sun Fuyong were also in line with Wang Changling, and the three of them kowtowed to Li Yunqing three times in a row and fell to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Li Yunqing smiled gently, helped the three of them up, and said softly: "The three Aiqing don't wear hats for me today, this country is the result of everyone's joint efforts." I will remember the merits of the Aiqing. I plan to build the Hero Pavilion of my great cadres and name it Qingfeng Pavilion. The statues and portraits of the three elders will be the first to enter after the three centennials, so that future generations will know that the heroes of our great cadres have them. Li Yunqing thought about it for a long time yesterday and decided to do so. Heroes are worth remembering, a nation needs to remember something, and those who have served the country and the people are worthy of remembering.
The three of them didn't expect that Li Yunqing would really want to build the Meritorious Pavilion, and they didn't expect that the three of them would have the opportunity to be invited in the future, which was a great honor. People say that geese have left a voice, and people have left a name. If you can leave your name in history, it is a great honor for a person. Today, Li Yunqing has done a more thorough job, not only to let them stay in the book in the future, but also in people's eyes and memory. As long as the great cadres are not extinguished, they will always stand there, so that the people of the great cadres will remember, and they will even be able to enjoy incense during the New Year's holidays, and this kind of honor is simply something they dare not imagine and have never hoped for.
Zhao Dekang's eyes were already moist, and he only listened to his choked voice: "Long live, as a courtier of the great cadres, what we do is only what we do, you have given us so much, we are really frightened, and at the same time I am very grateful in my heart, I can't repay the emperor's grace after I have done my best." When he spoke, he was already in tears, and it was really difficult to cry at such an age. Wang Changling and Sun Fuyong are the same, both wiping tears. As for Li Yunqing, he was a little sad in his heart at the moment.
These three people in front of him are the ministers left by his father and brother, and they assisted Emperor Taizu in founding the country, assisting Emperor Taizong in guarding his business, and assisting him in expanding his territory. These three people are real old ministers, and they have dedicated their best years to Daqian, more precisely to the Li royal family. The three of them are Li Yunqing's courtiers, but they are also Li Yunqing's elders in private. Although he was a son of heaven and a courtier, if it weren't for the fact that the three of them were all old, he didn't want the three of them to work so hard, and he would never be in a hurry to choose someone to assist him again. It's not that the three of them are incompetent, it's because they're getting older. To be honest, at this moment, Li Yunqing is reluctant to let these three old guys go. After today, the mission of the three of them to the Great Cadres will come to an end, and they will completely withdraw from the stage of the Great Cadres Imperial Court.