Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3711 Come to the door to settle accounts
The moment he saw Xiao Yu, Li Chengqian suddenly felt dazed for a moment, thinking that he was dazzled... The former Song Guogong, who was well-groomed and well-mannered, had not seen him for just a month, but his hair had become dry and his face was dry. Haggard, looking like a country old man.

Hastily stepped forward two steps, supported Xiao Yu who was bowing with both hands, looked up and down, and said in shock: "Song Guogong...why is this so?"

Xiao Yu also had mixed feelings. This Nanliang royal family who had suffered the ruin of the country and the family and all kinds of humiliation, thought that his heart had been honed to be extremely strong, but at this moment, he couldn't help crying, and the muddy tears rolled down , Sadly said: "The old minister is incompetent, and he failed to persuade the British Duke. Not only that, but he was hunted down by the rebels on the way back, and he had to travel thousands of miles and suffer all the way before he could return to Chang'an..."

Li Chengqian helped him to sit down, and he sat beside him, and was served with fragrant tea. He turned slightly, and asked about the progress of the trip with a questioning face.

Xiao Yu told the story in detail, full of emotions.

Li Chengqian was silent, and after a while, he asked slowly: "Do you know who leaked the itinerary of Song Guogong and his party?"

Xiao Yu said: "It must be someone in the Tongguan army. I dare not speculate on who it is. The itinerary was decided by the veteran and General Li the day before, and it was temporarily distributed to the accompanying soldiers. When I checked afterwards, I found that someone was there that day. During the handover, they were spied on, and General Li's subordinates were all elite 'hundred cavalry' who were well versed in the art of spying on news, so the thieves did not dare to approach, but the soldiers accompanying the veteran were less vigilant in this regard, so they leaked something."

If Li Ji sent someone to investigate the itinerary of Xiao Yu and his party, and then disclosed it to Guan Long, causing them to send dead soldiers to intercept and kill them along the way, then the meaning would be almost like Li Ji's declaration of defection to Guan Long, which would definitely affect the overall situation in Guanzhong .

Xiao Yu didn't dare to assert, the influence was too great, if someone deliberately made him suspect that Li Ji did it, but he believed it to be true and affected the prince, it would be troublesome...

Li Chengqian thought for a long time, but he was still not sure who leaked Xiao Yu's itinerary and notified the rebels to arrange for the dead to be assassinated.

Obviously, the thief's intention was to assassinate Xiao Yu who presided over the peace talks, thus completely destroying the peace talks.However, hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in Tongguan. Although Li Ji was the commander, it was difficult for him to control the entire army. The failed rebellion in Mengjindu not long ago proved that there were many people in the Eastern Expedition Army. Thoughtful, although a group of them were killed and deterred by thunderous means, they may not be submissive from then on.

Xiao Yu sat for a while, calmed down, saw His Royal Highness frowned and contemplated, coughed dryly, and asked: "Your Highness, why did you entrust the important task of presiding over the peace talks to the servant?"

Before Li Chengqian could reply, he said again: "It's not that the old minister is jealous of the virtuous and capable, and clings to the peace talks. The peace talks are really important and cannot be ignored. Although Liu Shizhong is extremely capable, his status and qualifications are slightly insufficient. It's hard to match up with Long, and the disadvantages are obvious during the negotiation, please think twice, Your Highness."

Li Chengqian was a little helpless, and explained: "It's not that Gu decided to accept Liu Shizhong's appointment. In fact, the civil servants in the Eastern Palace almost unanimously recommended it, and the Zhongshu Order also acquiesced, so it's not easy for Gu to refute public opinion. Let’s repair it for a few days and recuperate your body, and you need to assist Liu Shizhong to rest assured.”

Xiao Yu's expression was gloomy.

Then Liu Ji is indeed a capable official, but this person has been in the monitoring system all the time. He is good at investigating cases and impeaching ministers, but how can he preside over such a peace talk that concerns the survival of the East Palace?

And what His Highness means is that the civil servants of the East Palace united in an organized way to push Liu Ji to the top position. Even as a prince, it is impossible to refute most of the civil servants' recommendations in one fell swoop, especially at such a critical moment of life and death, it is even more necessary to work together, Stay united.

You can meet each other, Liu Ji's connections and abilities are definitely not enough to win over so many civil servants, there must be Cen Wenwen behind this... What the hell is this old ghost playing?Even if you want to retreat bravely and choose a successor to help you, then you can't joke about the peace talks at this time!

He also understood what the prince meant. It is best for you to solve the internal affairs of your civil servants by yourself. As long as you can clarify the truth internally, I probably will not object...

Xiao Yu got up immediately and left.

Li Chengqian thought of his hard work, and walked on the edge of life and death again, so he personally sent him to the door and watched him go northward surrounded by his servants.

That is not Xiao Yu's residence, but the temporary office of Zhongshu Province...

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The birth of the system of three provinces and six ministries is absolutely epoch-making.

"Prime Minister" first originated in the Spring and Autumn Period. In most periods, it was not an official official name but the general name of one or several highest chief executives. In the Qin Dynasty, the official name of "Prime Minister" was "Prime Minister". He was responsible for managing daily administrative affairs and government affairs. The center gradually shifted to the inner court, and the "prime minister" was under one person and above ten thousand people.In the Han Dynasty, a large number of famous ministers appeared, such as Xiao He, Cao Shen, etc., which made the power of the prime minister unprecedentedly inflated, almost regardless of everything, and basically equal to the imperial power, which greatly restricted the imperial power.

To a certain extent, the expansion of the prime minister's power has solved the ills of "autocracy" very well, so that there will be no situation where a foolish king destroys a country. It is difficult to tolerate the weakening of the imperial power that decides life and death with one word.

But in many cases, it is actually difficult for the emperor of the "lord of the world" to truly control the government, and it is inevitable that there will be one after another amazingly talented prime minister...

Against this background, Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty who usurped the foundation of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and unified the north and the south to establish the Great Sui Dynasty, established the system of three lives and six ministries, dividing the power that originally belonged to the prime minister and one person into three, and the three provinces divided labor and cooperated with each other. And restrict each other.

In this way, the concentration of imperial power was greatly improved.

The Tang inherited the Sui system and further developed and perfected the system of "Three Lives and Six Departments", but because His Majesty Li Er once served as the "Order of Ministers", the actual status of the Minister of Ministers was higher.The three high-ranking officials are all prime ministers, but the head of the prime minister must be crowned with the official title of "Shang Shu Zuo Pu She"...

As the "highest decision-making body of the country", Zhongshu Sheng's status is somewhat embarrassing.

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Xiao Yu angrily came to the temporary office of Zhongshu Province. It happened that a young official came out of the room. When he saw Xiao Yu, he was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly stepped forward and bowed to the ground: "I have seen Song Guogong."

Xiao Yu took a closer look, and it turned out to be Lu Dunxin from Zhongshushe...

This son is his old son. His father, Lu Deming, was a great Confucianist in the world. He once taught Chen Houzhu. After the fall of Nanchen, he returned to his hometown. One of the eighteen bachelors, Li Chengqian, who was the "king of Zhongshan" when he was a full-time professor.

It can be regarded as a proper prince's team.

Xiao Yu refrained from impatience, stroked his beard, said "hmm" indifferently, and asked, "Is Zhongshuling here?"

Lu Dunxin hurriedly said: "I'm working, I'll let you know when I enter the office."

Xiao Yu nodded slightly.

Lu Dunxin hurriedly turned around and went back to the government office. After turning around for a while, he said respectfully, "The Zhongshu Ling welcomes you."

"Well," Xiao Yu responded, and did not enter the government office immediately, but gently taught: "Nowadays the situation is difficult and people's hearts are impetuous, but it is the time of going through all kinds of trials and seeing the real gold. Be firm in your heart, More importantly, you must be firm in your will, and don't drift with the tide and muddle along."

This young man is not only the queen of an old friend, but also a handsome young man whom he values ​​very much.

Right now, the East Palace is in a difficult situation due to ups and downs, but it is also because of this that anyone who can endure the difficulties before him will be promoted one by one when the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, and the sky is just around the corner.

Lu Dunxin attached himself to salute, with a respectful attitude: "Thank you Song Guogong for your teaching, this junior will remember it in his heart, and dare not forget it."

"Okay, I'll go see Zhong Shuling myself, go get busy."

"Here."

After Lu Dunxin left, Xiao Yu took a deep breath in front of the Yamen's office, suppressing the annoyance and impatience in his heart, and then pushed the door open.

As one of the three provinces, the most powerful yamen in the center of the empire, Zhongshu Province has numerous officials and is busy with official duties. Even though the Eastern Palace decree cannot even flow smoothly in Chang'an City, there are still many official duties.Now they are forced to relocate to a few cottages in Neizhongmenli. Dozens of officials are crowded together, and the noise can be seen.

But as Xiao Yu entered, all the officials immediately fell silent, and the officials who had no urgent business at hand all stepped forward to salute respectfully.

Xiao Yu responded one by one, without stopping, and went straight to the innermost room on the left hand side. A clerk had already been waiting outside the door. When he saw Xiao Yu arriving, he bowed and saluted, and then opened the door: "Please Song Guogong enters."

Xiao Yu didn't answer, and walked into the room with a gloomy expression.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Cen Wenwen sitting behind the desk, and he said loudly: "Cen Wenwen, are you so confused?!"

The rough voice spread in the narrow government office, dozens of people all changed their colors, and needles could be heard.

(End of this chapter)