Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 573 Game

Handan King, who is in charge of Daizhou General Manager's Mansion, and Shi Lishan, acting governor, returned to any post in the court. This is not a sensitive topic, nor is it an urgent problem to be solved, but it has caused quite a stir.

On the one hand, it is difficult to arrange, and on the other hand, it is Wei Ting, the prince's confidant and aide who is a bit broken-mouthed.

Wei Ting mentioned in a joking tone at a banquet that no matter where Li Huairen is, he can cause trouble. This comment is not unusual, but it only exists in the minds of some people who know it openly... Wei Ting is the first .

In the Hall of Liangyi, today's discussion is over, after the officials retreated, Li Yuan leaned on the couch, and laughed with Pei Ji, the closest prime minister, with Prince Li Jiancheng, King Qin Li Shimin and his servant Pei Shiju next to him.

"That's true." Li Yuan laughed so hard, "Let's not talk about Shandong and Daizhou. Going to the Jinshi examination can be full of wind and rain. Going to Qujiang to enjoy the scenery has caused such a big commotion. It seems that we really need to think about it."

Li Jiancheng couldn't help laughing, "Father, Huairen has made a lot of contributions in Daizhou, and how to arrange it when he returns to the court really needs to be considered."

"En." Li Yuan nodded, "Remember that Huairen mentioned in his letter last month that he was acting as a recorder for the state governor's office to join the military?"

"Yes, Xue Wanche is a famous general in Hebei. He is impatient with copywriting. This is not his strong point. Huairen intends to transfer him into the army, and choose another secretary to join the army." Li Jiancheng explained in a tactful way, Chang He being driven back is not very pleasant after all.

Moreover, Li Jiancheng privately felt that Chang He was kicked back...that was because of Duan Zhixuan's involvement. Li Shan obviously didn't want to favor any force.

But now that the Jianghuai war has come to an end, Li Yuan is determined to support Li Shan in building a stronghold in Shuozhou. It is obvious that Daizhou will become the focus next... Troops, food, generals, and various resources will all be tilted.

Li Jiancheng can rest assured of Li Jing, but he will never allow the lineage of King Qin to gain an advantage in Daizhou... You already have Shandong Road, do you want to take away Daizhou?
Although Li Jiancheng secretly guessed that Li Shimin may not really want to occupy Daizhou, after all, it is a bit taboo, but how dare Li Jiancheng let go of this kind of thing?
Therefore, Li Jiancheng was very satisfied with Li Shan's decision. In the system of the early Tang Dynasty, the governor of a state was in charge of the power, and the officials such as Changshi, Sima, and Biejia had no power. key to operation.

General Li Shan entrusted Zhang Gongjin with the garrison affairs, and ordered Zhang Shigui to prepare for the construction of Guji Town, but at the same time, he sent Li Jiancheng, who will be very important in the future, to record and join the army.

For this reason, Li Jiancheng considered for a long time before choosing a suitable candidate.

"Lu Chengji?" Li Yuan thought for a while, and then asked: "It belongs to Duke Fanyang..."

"The second son of Lu Sheren, Duke of Fanyang County, was on the same list as Huairen last year, and later entered the East Palace as the prince's Sheren." Pei Ji explained, "I heard that Huairen has a lot of friendship with him...cough cough..."

"Jian Pei?" Li Yuan was a little surprised, and stopped talking halfway through.

Li Jiancheng poked his head out and said in a low voice: "Huairen has chanted poems in Pingkangfang several times, and Lu Chengji was there."

"Hahaha!" Li Yuan laughed loudly, "I heard from Pingyang that Cui Xinchong spoiled his daughter, so Huairen will be blamed?"

While talking and laughing, Li Jiancheng exchanged eyes with Li Shimin who was facing him... If you can push Li Kai and Li Yiyan, I can also push Lu Chengji.

Although I don't know what changes will happen to Daizhou after Li Jing takes office, there are two things for sure. Daizhou is too important, and on the other hand, it is for personal reasons. Li Kai, who is in charge of Xia City, is Li Jing's nephew.

Second, the weight of being a recorder and participating in the military will be increased. In the past few months, Xue Wanche actually did not exercise the power of this position. On the one hand, it was because Xue Wanche was not good at it, and on the other hand, it was also because Li Shan himself had other skills. The command system, he can even bypass the secretary and the military to give orders, which is based on his strong control over local forces and the network of interests.

However, Li Jing, who is about to take office, can't do it. The recorder and military officer will definitely have more power... His subordinates, Si Tian, ​​Si Bing, Treasurer, Si Nong, etc., join the army. It can reach almost every corner of the general manager's mansion.

Most importantly, in comparison, Li Kai and Li Shan are recognized as close friends, the former went to serve as acting county magistrate, while the latter did not hesitate to let go.

However, the personal relationship between Lu Chengji and Li Shan is much inferior, but they are related by marriage.

There are also traces of internal marriages among the five surnames and seven families. For example, the Cui family of Qinghe often married with the Lu family of Fanyang.

Although Cui Shiniang was born of the Zhang family, Li Shan really wanted to call Lu Chengji his brother-in-law.

Li Yuan frowned again. Although he didn't know the details of the inside story, he also knew that the boss and the second child were probably fighting each other again... It's really worrying.

Don't think about it, Li Yuan brought the topic back casually, "Hongda is the best at choosing Cao, and you recommended Huairen to Daizhou that day..."

Li Shimin was amused, if not for Pei Shiju and Li Dewu's son-in-law's "help" again and again, how could Li Shan be where he is today?
"Hui Ren returns to serve in the imperial court, does Hongda have a good strategy?"

However, Li Shimin also knew that Pei Shiju's involvement in the East Palace was probably suspicious. He turned his head and looked over calmly, as if he was waiting for Pei Shiju's answer.

The gray-haired Pei Shiju stroked his beard and murmured in thought. In the past two years, this famous minister who was once famous all over the world seems to be aging very quickly... Compared with Wu De who entered the Tang Dynasty in four years, he is almost ten years older, and he has no voice at all. In the air, trembling.

"Your Majesty, I dare not speak rashly." Pei Shiju said softly, "King Handan is such a young hero, what he has seen in this life can only be compared with His Highness King Qin."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and smiled, but didn't speak.

Pei Shiju glanced at Li Shimin out of the corner of his eye, and continued: "Governor Shi Cong Wupin, acting as Shangzhou, and governing Shuozhou, Weizhou, and Xinzhou. To capture Desire Valley alive, it should be promoted to the fourth rank or from the third rank by leapfrogging."

Li Yuan nodded slightly. This is the difficult part. It is obviously impossible for the fourth-rank servant and the third-rank minister. The nine temples and five prisons are all full, and most of them are not high-ranking.

Li Jiancheng asked tentatively: "Pei Gong means... Taipu Temple?"

Taipu was one of the nine ministers at the earliest and was in charge of the horse government. However, after the Han Dynasty, the northern and southern dynasties did not establish it permanently. It was not reset until the Northern Qi Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty followed the former Sui Dynasty and was one of the nine temples. The Taipusi minister was the third rank. That's right.

The key is that on the one hand, Li Shan is planning to build Xia City, the most important of which is Ma Yin. If Li Shan is appointed as the Minister of Taipusi, Ma Yin can be brought into the court in a logical manner.

On the other hand, Taipusi is now the sphere of influence of King Qin's lineage, and the Minister of Taipusi is a member of Tiance Mansion... Anyway, this is a good thing for Donggong.

But what Li Jiancheng didn't expect was that Pei Shiju shook his head slightly, "The king of Handan took the governor's office in charge of the governor's office, and Ma Yin of Xiashi city was in charge of the county magistrate Li Kai."

"Then what does Mr. Pei mean?"

"Your Majesty is regarded as a nephew, listed in the imperial family, and canonized as the county king." Pei Shiju looked at Li Yuan, "Huairen has done righteousness, and throughout his work in Daizhou, he is a public official, and he may be able to serve as Zongzheng Shaoqing."

(End of this chapter)