Chapter 2868: Dispute
One title shows Li Daozong's current embarrassing situation in the official office.
It is true that Li Daozong has made outstanding achievements. He has participated in many battles such as attacking Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong, East Turks, and Tuyuhun. He has made great military exploits for the unification of the Tang Empire and the expansion of territory. In the clan, he is also known as a virtuous man along with Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County. king. His Majesty Li Er once commented that Li Daozong was as famous as Li Ji and Xue Wanche.
However, no matter how meritorious a famous general is, he may be invincible on the battlefield, but he may not necessarily be able to perform freely in court battles.
In the yamen, there are competing forces and entangled interests. How difficult is it to cut through the mess quickly? The hopeless and unfavorable military tactics used in war may not be effective in yamen battles, especially since Li Daozong is a member of the Tang Dynasty clan and was once a member of the Guanlong nobles. At this time, he can of course join His Majesty Li Er in raising objections. Guan Long's banner, but his own involvement is extremely deep, and it is difficult to disown his relatives and handle official business.
It is understandable that it is difficult to move forward due to its own involvement and the stubborn resistance of its opponents.
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Fang Jun looked at Linghu Xiuji and said with a smile: "Young Master Linghu, you don't need to be polite. I came here today because I was confused and asked for advice to solve the puzzle."
Linghu Xiuji naturally understood what Fang Jun meant by "confusion" and "maze", but this matter was handled by him. Naturally, he couldn't back down at this moment, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "The lower official position is humble, and the knowledge is shallow. I’m afraid I can’t help the Duke of Yue.”
"Haha."
Fang Jun laughed, pointed at Linghu Xiuji and said to Li Daozong: "It is said that Linghu is honest, honest and honest in dealing with things, but this Linghu man does not seem to have the inheritance of the Linghu family. A certain person looked at He is so slick and familiar with this trick of shirking responsibility in the officialdom. I don’t know how Linghu Jixin taught him.”
"Ji Xin" is the name of Linghu Defen. Generally, it can only be called by friends of the same generation. It is not impossible for younger generations to call it "Ji Xin Gong", but in order to express respect, most people should call it "Ji Xin Gong", or "Pengcheng Xian Gong" by his official title. Calling him "Peng Chenggong" is a bit disrespectful, as is Fang Jun.
But Linghu Xiuji knew about the grievances between this man and his father, so it would be good if they didn't point fingers at each other and scold each other. How could he be expected to show respect with his words?
Anyway, it was not too much. Linghu Xiuji felt that he should endure it and said with a dark face: "What the Duke of Yue said is biased, and the subordinates don't understand what it means."
Fang Jun patted his thigh lightly and raised his voice: "Very good! Since you don't understand, let me ask you why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince proposed the appointment of Pei Xingjian to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but the Ministry of Personnel refused to issue it. If the filing of a personal complaint results in delays in the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who will bear this responsibility, and who can afford it? ”
The officials outside had long been listening to the movements in the duty room. When they heard Fang Jun's menacing question, they couldn't help but feel their hearts jump and secretly screamed: Sure enough!
Pei Xingjian was not only Fang Jun's younger brother, but also one of His Highness's most important talents. As a result, his appointment was blocked by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Of course, this guy couldn't help but knock on his door.
It's just that even the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel can do nothing about it. I don't know how Fang Jun can subdue the Guanlong group headed by Linghu Xiuji...
Linghu Xiuji had already known about Fang Jun's intention, so he was not too surprised or panicked at this moment. He had already prepared a plan and calmly replied: "Pei Xingjian's appointment and prosecution was indeed suppressed by the official department, and it was handled by the lower official. Do it.”
He did not shirk responsibility and could not shirk it. As the leader of the Guanlong clan in the official department, if he shirks his responsibilities at this time, his political career will almost come to an end.
As a person who doesn't even take responsibility, who will trust you and continue to use resources to push you to occupy a high position, or even go further?
"But I also ask the Duke of Yue to understand that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has its own procedures for handling affairs, and various departments coordinate with each other, especially for such an important official position as a doctor in the Ministry of Finance. There is no room for sloppiness in each procedure. Strict review and confirmation are required. It is necessary. Although the Duke of Yue has a high position, this is an internal procedure of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and you have no right to interfere."
Everyone outside was sweating for Linghu Xiuji.
What you are facing is Fang Er's stick. Although these words are neither humble nor arrogant, but they are full of integrity, but how can Fang Er be unreasonable?
Fang Jun smiled instead of being angry, stared at Linghu Xiuji, and said slowly: "It may be possible to use these words to fool those who are new to the officialdom, but take them out in front of someone and say, "Servant Linghu, are you the right person?" Some look down on someone?”
Linghu Xiuji gritted his teeth and said: "That's not the case. It's just because Pei Xingjian's qualifications, achievements, and assessments are all flawed. He needs to be reviewed urgently. Maybe it has been delayed until now. The matter is not the person, and the Duke of Yue must not misunderstand it."
Pei Xingjian on the side had no expression on his face.
Li Daozong drank tea slowly, looking very ugly.
He entered the official department with the dignity of a high-ranking county king, but he was constrained everywhere. From time to time, he was pushed against the wall by these juniors in Guanlong and couldn't get down. It was really embarrassing.
At this moment, Linghu Xiuji was talking about procedures and regulations in front of him. Why did he take him, the official minister, in his eyes?
It’s so deceiving!
If he were not worried about a large-scale conflict between the royal family and Guan Long, he would even want to push these bastards out of the gate and kill them one by one...
Of course, he must not do such a thing. After all, the Li and Tang royal families are also part of the Guanlong nobles. They can suppress and resist each other, but turning against each other is definitely not allowed.
However, although he couldn't do it, Fang Jun could.
At this moment, he was drinking tea, holding back the anger in his heart, but his eyes kept glancing at Fang Jun, secretly thinking that this stick came with a strong momentum today, and Linghu Xiuji came back like this, why didn't he get angry?
He thought that Fang Jun came with anger and made it clear that he wanted to "go on a killing spree", but unexpectedly, this guy was not angry at all. He still looked at Linghu Xiuji with a smile and asked, "Pei Xingjian was the mayor of Huating before." History, and also serves as the municipal envoy of Huating Town, in charge of maritime and diplomatic relations. Foreign trade, outstanding achievements and outstanding contributions. Can you tell me what it means to have "flaws in qualifications, achievements, and assessments"? What else is there to say about "urgent need for review"? Pei Xingjian was born in the Pei family of Hedong and has a first-class family background. What else do you want? Review what?”
Although Huating Town was Fang Jun's fiefdom, it was not his private property. He only enjoyed the "food town" of the local people and had no jurisdiction. Therefore, Chang Shi was an official of the imperial court and received the salary from the imperial court. It's just that Huating Town was poor and desolate at the beginning. It was Fang Jun who single-handedly developed it, which was equivalent to carving out a rich and prosperous place on the territory of the Tang Dynasty, so it had unparalleled prestige.
But Pei Xingjian was indeed a court official, not a private person under Fang Jun's care. Therefore, Pei Xingjian had to be a part of Huating Town's many achievements.
It is also said that Pei Xingjian also served as the Municipal Shipping Envoy. He was nominally the highest officer of the Municipal Shipping Department of Huating Town. In fact, he was also in charge of external shipping and had extremely powerful powers.
It is reasonable for such an official to be promoted after being transferred back to the capital. This achievement is enough to kill more than 90% of the officials in the capital. If there are still flaws, which official in the entire Tang Dynasty is still qualified for promotion?
Although the imperial examinations are rising in the Tang Dynasty, it still cannot replace the previous official selection system in a short period of time. The "nine-grade Zhongzheng system" that has been passed down from the Wei and Jin Dynasties is still the mainstream of official selection. Pei's first-class family in Hedong , Pei Xingjian's own ability, talent, learning, and achievements are not necessary to review.
Therefore, the reasons stated by Linghu Xiuji cannot be established at all.
Linghu Xiuji's face turned red. He knew that the guy in front of him seemed rough and unruly, but in fact he was the most shrewd. His various sophistry could not convince him at all, so he simply stopped his heart and gritted his teeth and said: "This is the official department." There is no need for subordinates to report to the Duke of Yue regarding the procedures for handling affairs in the yamen.”
Forcing Pei Xingjian to sue him was essentially against the procedure, and the reason naturally didn't make sense. However, he couldn't admit his mistake under Fang Jun's questioning and hand over his confession honestly, so he could only He used the excuse that Fang Jun had "no right to intervene".
In fact, Fang Jun really had no right to interfere.
Each yamen in the center of the court has its own regulations on how to handle affairs. If you are dissatisfied, you can go to the Yushitai or even Dali Temple to complain, but you must not make any comments in the yamen. Otherwise, where is the majesty of the court? If everyone could come to criticize and question people, each yamen would no longer have to do business and would just focus on wrangling all day long.
But who is Fang Jun?
I came here today just to solve the problem and suppress these Guanlong disciples. Naturally, I will not give up...(End of Chapter)