Chapter 2297: Promoted to Prime Minister?
To be honest, there are few people more suitable for the position of "Prince Taifu" than Changsun Wuji.
But what puzzles everyone is that before this, the emperor had been alienating Changsun Wuji and spared no effort to suppress and weaken the Guanlong nobles. How could he personally support Changsun Wuji to such an almost invulnerable position in the blink of an eye? ?
What's the purpose...
The ministers could not guess the emperor's intention, and the official position had great honor but no real power, so no one spoke up to refute it for a while.
As for Fang Jun...he will naturally not oppose His Majesty Li Er's imperial edict.
His Majesty Li Er scanned the faces of the ministers in the palace one by one. He was very satisfied when he saw that they had no objections. He softened his tone and said: "Liu Dewei retired from office. The position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment has been vacant for a long time. Today, all the ministers and ministers Since we are all here, we might as well choose a suitable candidate without having to go through the political hall procedures. What do you think, dear sirs? ”
The selection of officials is the responsibility of the Zhengshitang. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel proposes the candidates, and after the selection by the prime ministers and assistants, they are submitted to His Majesty Li Er. If His Majesty Li Er approves, he will approve it and issue an imperial edict ordering the official to formally take office.
However, since all the ministers are here today, it is okay to openly discuss the candidate for the Minister of Punishment.
Naturally no one would speak out against it.
It's just that some of his family members don't understand. Don't you want the official of the East Palace to be killed? The head of the East Palace Department is the "Sixth Fu". How come he only appointed a prince and a tutor, and then turned his attention to the appointment of the Minister of Punishment?
The ministers were wondering, could it be that the emperor wanted to use this "assassin" incident to make personnel changes before the Eastern Expedition and completely stabilize the government?
I couldn't help but secretly become nervous.
Every change in the political situation in the DPRK will mean that someone will lose power and someone will gain power. Various interest groups will even trigger a turmoil and the power of the DPRK will be completely reshuffled.
The ministers in the palace each had their own thoughts and were silent for a long time.
Li Ji looked around and sighed...
He was a man of indifferent nature, not interested in fame and fortune, and was delicate and resourceful, so he never wanted to get too involved in court disputes. Striving for power and profit is not his hobby, so why bother to curry favor with some people and offend some people? The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, no one has too many interests involved, and there is no grudge behind the greetings, which is already very good.
However, fate was twisting his mind. The less he wanted to get involved in court battles and the more he wanted to stay away from the competition for interests, but he was appointed by the emperor as Shangshu Zuopushe and became the chief minister...
As the head of the Prime Minister, standing at the center of the court, it is inevitable that he will be involved in various interests and cannot escape.
Even so, he is also well versed in the way of protecting one's self. He will never take the initiative to cling to anyone or offend anyone. He strives to keep a bowl of water level, so that he will not get stuck in the mud and fight for the interests of the government.
However, as Minister Zuopushe, there are times when you can't avoid it even if you want to...
Just like now.
All the ministers in the palace were silent, but he, the chief minister, could not be silent, otherwise where would the emperor be?
With a slight cough, Li Ji left the class and began to play: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that Zhang Liang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is worthy of this post."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yu frowned and said: "The Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the decrees on punishments in the world. It is to uphold the principles of justice for all people. It determines the appropriateness of laws and regulations, listens to the rules of entry and exit, determines the appropriateness of forgiveness and slowness, and recovers money and money for stolen goods." Number, take care of big things, do small things, and suppress the crimes of the country. Such a just and majestic yamen should choose a fair and honest old official to sit in it. The Duke of Yun, Zhang Liang, has always been flamboyant, eccentric, honest on the outside but deceitful on the inside. Although he has great achievements, he is not suitable for the position of minister of the Ministry of punishment. Since I have devoted all my efforts to recommending talents to Your Majesty, how can I appoint private persons and rely on nepotism? ”
The attitude is very clear. Although Zhang Liang has some talents, his character is not good.
Zhang Liang was born into a poor family and worked as a farmer when he was young. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Mi led the Wagang Army to fight in Xingyang and Kaifeng. Zhang Liang went to join him, but he was not reused. Later, someone in the Wagang army conspired to rebel. Zhang Liang heard about it and reported it to Li Mi. Li Mi believed that Zhang Liang was a loyal person, so he appointed him as a hussar general under Li Ji. Later, he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty with Li Ji. He was recommended by Fang Xuanling and was called into Tiance Mansion by Qin King Li Shimin as a charioteer. Riding a general, he gradually became prosperous.
Therefore, Zhang Liang was once a subordinate of Li Ji, and he was considered a person under his influence. Recommending Zhang Liang as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment would inevitably be suspected of "nepotism"...
Li Ji lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, nodded slightly, and said calmly: "The Duke of Song Dynasty has matured and thought carefully about the country, but I was a little reckless."
Although Zhang Liang was once his subordinate and had always carried his imprint as Li Ji, in fact Li Ji never liked forming cliques for personal gain or cliques.
He knew that recommending Zhang Liang to serve as Minister of Justice would definitely not work...
You have fulfilled your responsibilities as the head of the Prime Minister. After you have offered advice, it is time for you to work on your own merits.
Now is not a good time to show off the so-called majesty of the Prime Minister...
Xiao Yu didn't expect that Li Ji would retreat so easily. He even stood back, as if watching a good show. His heart suddenly sank and he cursed secretly: You cunning guy!
His Majesty Li Er raised his eyelids and glanced at Li Ji, who was silent. He was really dissatisfied. This old boy was as smart as a ghost and didn't want to cause any trouble. How could he look like the head of a prime minister? It's just that except for Li Ji, there is really no suitable person who can take on this responsibility, so we can only let it go...
Then he looked at Xiao Yu and asked: "Then does the Duke of Song have a suitable candidate?"
Xiao Yu opened his mouth and was about to recommend someone when he suddenly saw Li Ji with his eyelids drooping and the old god Changsun Wuji stroking his beard. He seemed to be indifferent to the official position of Shangshu, one of the six departments, and his heart suddenly moved. On the other side of his mouth, he said: "There is no suitable candidate for me, so let's listen to everyone's opinions."
His Majesty Li Er cursed secretly: What a bunch of old foxes...
He rubbed his temples helplessly, looked around at the ministers, and asked in a loud voice: "Dear sirs, is there anyone you can recommend?"
Ministers, you look at me and I look at you. Finally, Yang Shidao, the minister of Zhongshu, came out and said: "Wei ministers recommended Fang Jun. Fang Jun is an upright, upright and unafraid of powerful people. He often asks for orders for the people. In fact, he serves as the Ministry of Punishment." The best choice for the minister. ”
His Majesty Li Er narrowed his eyes, and before he could speak, Li Daozong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please think again! The prince-in-law has outstanding talents and uses troops like a god. In the past few years, he has not lost any big or small battles. In the army, He is deeply respected and loved, and when he was the minister of the Ministry of War, he made many reforms to the Ministry of War, which can be seen today. Results. Although Guo Fushan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, is currently serving as the Minister of War, it is not a long-term solution. Especially when the Eastern Expedition is about to begin, the operation of the Ministry of War is the top priority. Therefore, the minister thought that he could appoint the Prince Consort. Minister of the Ministry of War, Tongzhongshu Menxiapingzhangshi, participated in the government affairs."
"Ouch!"
There was a commotion in the palace.
To everyone's surprise, it was not Li Daozong who recommended Fang Jun to be the Minister of War. In fact, ever since Fang Jun went rampant in Mobei and destroyed Xue Yantuo, everyone thought that the Minister of War was Fang Jun's bag. Unexpectedly, His Majesty Li Er later wanted to suppress it. Fang Jun was promoted too quickly. Instead of appointing him as Minister of the Ministry of War, he was deprived of the official position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War.
It is not surprising that someone now recommends Fang Jun to be the Minister of the Ministry of War.
There are few people in the court who are more qualified for this position than Fang Jun. Even though he looks jealous, he knows that he can't compete...
But "the affairs under Tong Zhongshu's family" are extraordinary!
The Tang Dynasty customized it, with Shangshu Zuopushe, Zhongshuling and Shizhong as prime ministers. Since His Majesty Li Er came to the throne, the position of Prime Minister and Assistant Minister has not been given to people lightly, and has been given the title of "participating in government affairs" and "participating in political affairs". Previously, the Duke of Shen, Gao Shilian, and the Duke of Song, Xiao Yu, did not have the official position of Prime Minister and Assistant, but they could participate in the government affairs. They were both of the same third rank as Zhongshu, which meant that they were the same as Shizhong and Zhongshu Ling, and they were also one of the Prime Ministers and Assistants.
Because Zhongshu Ling and Shizhong are third-rank officials, those whose qualifications are less than the third rank are added with "Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi". However, no matter which name is used, as long as there is a title of "participating in government affairs", that is The de facto prime minister.
The ministers were surprised because Fang Jun had just reached the throne this year. At such a young age, was he going to become prime minister and become one of the prime ministers of the Tang Empire?
But if that's the case, wouldn't His Majesty's previous suppression be in vain?
I'm afraid His Majesty won't agree...(End of Chapter)