Tiantang Splendid

Liu Xiangdao's face is clear and energetic, and he seems to be an energetic and unyielding character, but at this moment, facing Liu Ji's criticism, he takes it lightly, only smiles, and doesn't even respond. He just looks down at a document in his hand .

Liu Ji: "..."

His face was ashen, and Liu Xiangdao, the "lucky guy", was so ignored in a place like Zhengshitang. If he couldn't fight back strongly, it would definitely affect his prestige.

Suppressing his anger, he said coldly: "Although you and I are about the same age, but now I am in charge of the Central Secretariat to assist His Majesty in handling the central government affairs, it is necessary for Yushitai to cooperate. There are no rules, and there is no court law, it is simply unreasonable!"

Liu Xiangdao still didn't say anything, just raised his eyebrows inadvertently...

"Liu Zhongshu carefully said that the political affairs hall is a place to discuss government affairs, not a place to talk about seniority and put on official authority. If you have something to say, you can say it well. You always use your official position to oppress people, and you are like a shrew in the market. How decent is it?"

These words spread to the ears of everyone, and the hall became more and more quiet, and the sound of raindrops outside the window could be clearly heard...

Liu Jie turned his head expressionlessly, looking at Xu Jingzong, who had a Maitreya-like smile on his white and fat face, with cold eyes.

Zhongshu Ling is Zaifu, the first-class official in the empire, but although the Minister of Rites is not as good, it depends on who is sitting in this position.Xu Jingzong was one of the "Eighteen Scholars of the Prince of Qin's Mansion" back then, and he belonged to Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Kong Yingda in terms of seniority and cooperation. In terms of seniority, even Li Ji was slightly inferior.

Such a person sits at the head of the six parts, and his speech is naturally full of weight, which is enough to compete with the ministers.

But it is precisely because of his "introduction of the old to bring forth the new" and "unreasonable" that Li Ji has always been wary of him.

Of course, since His Majesty has drawn the bottom line, as long as he does not cross this line, His Majesty will definitely not intervene.

What Li Ji was concerned about was that there must be Fang Jun's shadow behind this incident, and thinking that His Majesty trusted Fang Jun, the minister of the hidden residence, so much and obeyed his words, he was slightly worried.

It's totally unnecessary...

Just when Xu Jingzong reprimanded him for "ranking according to seniority", Li Ji immediately mentioned that this is a slap in the face, and warned him that only the dead are eligible to enjoy "ranking according to seniority", which is murder...

They are also prime ministers, Xu Jingzong is respectful and obedient to him, but he is yin and yang to Liu Jie, and his words are like a knife. Li Ji would not think that his tiger body shocked and domineering convinced Xu Jingzong. It was His Majesty's intention that Jingzong ascended to the position of Minister of Rites suddenly, and he must have a mission on his shoulders.

And Li Ji also has unique features in viewing people, such as his cognition and views on Fang Jun.

However, the social turmoil caused by this often lasted for more than ten years or even decades. The most serious one directly shook the foundation of the empire's governance and planted the seeds for the dynasty's collapse in advance.

Xu Jingzong seemed to think about it for a while, and then nodded again and again: "What Ying Gong said is true, I will definitely supervise this matter with all my strength, and make sure Zhou Xiang is perfect without any mistakes."

He looked at Li Ji and asked, "Your Majesty ordered the Ministry of Rites to take full charge of the funeral in the Cen Mansion. In the next few days, I plan to stay in the Cen Mansion and pay attention to the funeral. I wonder if the Duke of Ying has anything to say?"

Xu Jingzong no longer looked at Liu Jie's ugly face. He didn't care about offending others, but only cared about whether he could get benefits. As long as the benefits were enough, even Li Ji would dare to point his nose and curse.He is very clear about his position. It was His Majesty who was able to leap from the academy to become the minister of the Ministry of Rites. The two characters "Emperor Party" are clearly engraved on his body, and the same is true for Liu Xiangdao. Since both of them are The emperor's people should naturally help each other and help each other, otherwise, if His Majesty knew that Liu Ji was questioning Liu Xiangdao, he would watch the fun from the sidelines, how could His Majesty be satisfied?
Liu Xiangdao is in charge of the Yushitai, he has a high position and authority, but after all, his qualifications are shallow, and he can't suppress the arrogant and domineering officials in the court, so His Majesty pushed himself up. Can escort Liu Xiangdao.

Looking at the court, Li Ji is the only one who can make him respect and fear today. It seems that Liu Ji and others are just "the generation who insert the label and sell the leader" in his eyes, and they don't take it to heart at all.

In Li Ji's view, once a person like Fang Jun has the ruling power, or even seizes the highest power in the empire through the emperor, it is absolutely impossible to follow the rules and follow the rules. Fang Jun will never accept such a thing as "Xiao Gui Cao Sui".

Sitting in the Hall of Martial Virtue, facing Li Chengqian, Li Ji lowered his head slightly, expressing his feelings directly.

After trying to understand the key points, Liu Jie decisively turned a deaf ear to Li Ji's words and sneered at himself, regretting in his heart that such a god-given opportunity allowed him to calmly accept Cen Wenwen's political legacy, thus gathering the civil servants to become the leader of the imperial court. The most powerful force, however, had no choice but to withdraw voluntarily and stay away.

In his eyes, Fang Jun is a relatively pure person. This son has excellent ability, gentle and martial arts. No matter what position he holds, he can do a very good job. The most rare thing is that he is in a high position but not in love with power, rich in wealth but not greedy for money, keeps a sharp mind at all times, occasionally has amazing talents, innovative methods, and properly handles affairs that others seem to be chronic illnesses one by one deal with.

That is to say, once Fang Jun comes to power, there will be a vigorous change, both political and military will be plunged into turbulent waves. If he succeeds, he will certainly lay the foundation of eternal life, but if he fails, he will engulf the entire empire and fall into a situation of eternal doom. .

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Although Li Ji ascended to the position of the head of Zaifu with his military exploits, he did not make much achievements in government affairs, but it must not be said that his political ability is insufficient.His Majesty Li Er is best at observing and employing people. Since Li Ji is allowed to lead the officials, how can it be just because of his status as "No. 1 in the military"?

Because His Majesty's warning has come, let him not cross the bottom line...

Xu Jingzong took a sip of tea, looked up and saw Liu Ji's eyes were unkind, and couldn't help but smile: "As you said, although Liu Nansi is the same age as you and me, he is considered backward after all. As brothers, we should give more encouragement and support. It’s not about openly criticizing and pointing fingers, everything should be reasonable, otherwise everyone will judge seniority, so Fang Erlang can only serve tea and water here, and dare not fart? Haha!”

Of course, this is definitely not a good word. That Fang Er is a famous stick, and he can give you three points without reason. What qualifications, grades, and titles will he care about you?When the temper is not going well, it is not once or twice to hit the Shangguan or the prince. Every time Liu Ji is pushed against the wall and cannot get off, who dares to provoke him?
This is pointing at Liu Ji's nose and scolding him for bullying...

But at the same time, everyone also understood that Xu Jingzong was making it clear that his chariots and horses were helping Liu Xiangdao.

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As for what the task is, it is not difficult to guess.

Has Li Ji, who is devoted to aloofness and has no interest in power, fully surrendered to His Majesty?
And it seems that there is a huge vortex sweeping me in it, forcing me not to fully accept the political legacy left by Cen Wenwen, otherwise I will break the bottom line and may be severely hit...

Li Ji put down his teacup and said: "The Duke of Jiangling County is an honorable minister of the imperial court. He has devoted himself to the world and is loyal to Xueshuang. He is an old man in his life. Although he is humble, he must resist him. He lives in a humble place without any curtains and curtains. This should be done. He is an outstanding person in the world. And when Emperor Taizong was around, he always praised him as "honest and loyal, my relatives believe in him"... Although ranking seniority is a bad habit in the officialdom, we should abandon it, but Jiangling County Duke is after all a trustworthy minister of the former emperor, and he has made great achievements through hard work. The Ministry of Rites should not only give the highest standard of funeral ceremonies, but also be careful not to make any mistakes."

The Ministry of Rites plus Yushitai...if the two are intimate, it would be scary.

For example, all reforms throughout the ages have been severely criticized and opposed. Is it because people cannot accept new things?Absolutely not.The crux of the problem is that the emergence of new things often breaks the established interest structure, and this established interest class must hold the most powerful power, wealth, and social status. Once a counterattack is launched, ordinary people cannot bear it.

Li Ji glanced at Xu Jingzong, nodded slightly, and didn't say much.

"My minister knows that His Majesty trusts the Duke of Yue, and the Duke of Yue is also loyal to His Majesty. He stepped forward when His Majesty was most difficult, and he did not hesitate to offend Emperor Taizong to support His Majesty. Now His Majesty rules the world and is the Nine-Five Supreme. I want to There is nothing wrong with reciprocating love...but what I want to say is that the Duke of Yue is a man who thinks out of the way, does not dwell on things, often has unexpected ideas, acts radically and forges ahead, which is not good for the overall situation of the empire."

In this way, taking His Majesty out does not have to confront Liu Ji tit for tat, leaving room for maneuver... It is a very clever strategy.

Liu Jie drank his tea with his head down to hide his shock and anger.

This is so funny, everyone laughed too, even the cold-faced Li Ji couldn't help but smile, as if imagining Fang Jun creeping around here, cautiously...

He didn't want to get involved in government affairs, and he had no grudges against Fang Jun, but if he couldn't plant a seed of vigilance in the emperor's heart at this moment, the emperor would definitely obey Fang Jun's words when Fang Jun came to power the next day, causing the empire to fall into chaos. Li Ji's interests are opposite.

Li Chengqian knelt behind the desk, it was raining outside the window, and the fine raindrops hit the glass window, the plants in the yard were already dyed a layer of light yellow, blue and yellow, with a somewhat desolate beauty.

Picking up the teacup, he drank slowly, and asked, "I can't understand what Ying Gong said. You and my monarch and ministers should be honest with each other. If you have anything to say, you don't have to beat around the bush like this. It's okay to speak up."

The inexplicable words that came to him in front of him meant that he should be wary of Fang Jun...but what should be wary of Fang Jun?

Fang Jun did nothing.