bastard seizes tang

Chapter 142
At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there were countless famous officials, but Shangshu Pushe was also the head of all officials, so he should not be given lightly.

Xiao Yu, although prestige is enough, but his temperament is not liked by Li Shimin, and there is no hope for him to let him go; The Arabian Nights: Wen Yanbo, although he is very close to Li Ke, is not fit enough to serve for a long time; as for Liu Zhenghui, Liu Hongji, Tang Jian and other veteran ministers, there are many deficiencies.

Looking at the whole court, apart from Du Ruhui, Li Ke really couldn't find another person who could overwhelm Changsun Wuji, the right servant of the minister, but Du Ruhui.

Li Ke thought about it carefully for a moment, and then rode his horse straight to Cai Guogong's mansion. Apart from visiting Du Ruhui, he also wanted to find out.

When Li Ke led a group of guards and rode to Du Ruhui's mansion on a fast horse, he happened to see the oncoming imperial doctor coming out of the door. Li Ke looked at the people in the imperial medical office and his heart skipped a beat.

The imperial physician who came out of Du Ruhui's residence was none other than Ling Wang Qiong, the imperial physician who had treated Li Ke's injuries.

Du Ruhui is the prime minister of the current dynasty, a majestic Duke, it is natural to seek treatment from the imperial physician if he is sick, but he will not easily alert Wang Qiong, the order of the imperial physician's department.

But today Li Ke met Wang Qiong at Du Ruhui's mansion. Li Ke naturally knew what it meant.

Li Ke got off his horse, handed over the reins in his hand to the guard of the palace behind him, and immediately walked towards the gate of the mansion.

"This king is Li Ke, the king of Chu. He heard that Mrs. Du was sick, and came to visit me." Li Ke walked to the gate of the mansion and said to the gatekeeper of Duke Cai's mansion.

Hearing that Li Ke, the King of Chu, came here, the doorman's expression turned serious, and he didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest. He hurriedly said to Li Ke: "Please enter the main hall later, Your Highness, and the villain will go to report."

With Li Ke's current status, there are really few houses in the entire Chang'an city that Li Ke wants to worship, and Du Ruhui's Cai Guogong's house is naturally not among them. Introduce Li Ke to the study to meet each other.

study?

When Li Ke heard this place, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

If he was seriously ill, shouldn't Du Ruhui be bedridden right now?Why are you still in the study?
Li Ke followed the disciples into the mansion gate full of puzzlement, and went straight to the study.

As soon as Li Ke arrived outside the study, he saw Du Ruhui, who was on the board of directors in the study. Li Ke looked carefully. He walked freely, but he was not so sick that he couldn't leave his bed.

When Du Ruhui saw Li Ke entering, he got up and said: "Your Highness, Du Ruhui, is seeing you. I feel a little unwell. The imperial doctor specially told me not to catch the cold and not to go out. Therefore, I couldn't greet you personally. I hope Your Highness will not blame you."

Li Ke stepped forward and said: "Where is it? My king heard that Du Xiang was ill, so he came to visit him at the mansion. I hope it will not disturb Du Xiang's cleanliness."

Du Ruhui smiled and said: "Your Highness is serious. Your Highness can come, and the minister's mansion is full of luxuriant plants, so why bother to say it, but your Highness is coming down quickly. Your Highness will arrive soon after your Majesty leaves. His Highness's news is really solid." He is very well-informed."

Du Ruhui looked at Li Ke and served tea for Li Ke himself. Although there was a smile on his face, there was something else in his words. At least in Li Ke's ears, the word "well-informed" might not be a compliment to him.

There is a saying in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty: "Fang Mou put an end to it."

Fang Xuanling served as the left servant of the Shangshu, and Du Ruhui served as the right servant of the Shangshu. The two assisted Li Shimin in handling the court affairs, which can be said to complement each other.

In terms of strategy, I'm afraid Du Ruhui is not the director, not comparable to Fang Xuanling, but in terms of the ability to judge people and judge things, Du Ruhui is far better than Fang Xuanling.

Since the early years of Zhenguan, when Du Ruhui served as the right servant of Shangshu, he has been in charge of the Beijing inspection for two years, and has never neglected to select talents and appoint talents for the court. Du Ruhui is good at knowing people, which can be seen from this.

Others may not understand Li Ke's mind, but Du Ruhui can see it clearly.

Li Ke chose a teacher from the main hall, asked himself to be a hostage, and then he returned to the country with meritorious service, opened a mansion and built a government office, Du Ruhui saw everything in his eyes.

In his opinion, the third prince who was praised by the court as a virtuous king was not as virtuous as he appeared on the surface. On the contrary, he was a veritable ambitious man. Although he was young, his ambition was not small.

"The Duke of Zhou was afraid of rumors, but Wang Mang was courteous and modest."

Facing the third prince who was always respectful and polite, Du Ruhui never dared to be careless.

Li Ke asked Du Ruhui: "I don't know how Du Xiang is now?"

Du Ruhui replied: "Your Majesty is not seriously ill, but fainted suddenly this morning. Unexpectedly, His Majesty took care of you and came here in person."

Li Ke heard this and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, the king is relieved, but it is Du Xiang who is still busy with court affairs even though he is unwell. This king really admires him."

Du Ruhui looked down at the blueprint in his hand, and said to Li Ke: "It's just a sketch of His Majesty's expansion of Luoyang Palace. I don't care about the Ministry of Industry, so I have to read it myself."

Hearing this, Li Ke asked in surprise, "Father wants to build Luoyang Palace?"

Du Ruhui said: "Your Majesty wants to visit Luoyang next year, so he needs to build a new Luoyang Palace."

Li Ke asked puzzledly: "The war ended at the beginning of the year, and now the Tang Dynasty is recuperating. If there is a lot of construction at this time, I'm afraid it will waste people's money."

Li Kezhi said, how could Du Ruhui not know, Du Ruhui is an official worshiping minister, and he is in charge of Datang's money bag. At present, how much power the Tang Dynasty has left, Du Ruhui knows better than anyone else, but Li Shimin insists on doing this, so what can Du Ruhui do? .

Du Ruhui sighed: "As for the matter of loyalty to the emperor, since we are ministers, we should share the worries for His Majesty."

Looking at Du Ruhui's appearance, Li Ke felt a burst of emotion in his heart.

Du Ruhui was already in poor health and was still worried about state affairs. It was only four years after Li Shimin ascended the throne that the Tang Dynasty could recover its vitality and counterattack the Turks.

Li Ke said to Du Ruhui: "Du Xiang doesn't have to worry about this. After I leave the mansion, I will go to the palace to see my father. I ask my father to delay the construction of Luoyang Palace."

Du Ruhui listened to Li Ke's words, with a hint of surprise on his face.

Li Kezhi is reserve position, shouldn't what he has to do is try his best to please Li Shimin in order to seek a position?How could he disobey Li Shimin's intention and bluntly advise?

For a while, Du Ruhui, who always claimed to be good at knowing people, couldn't see through Li Ke's intentions.

Du Ruhui asked: "Your Majesty has been thinking about the matter of Luoyang Palace for a long time. Are you not afraid of His Majesty's anger if you are admonishing him at this time?"

Although Li Ke is Li Shimin's own son, he has made great contributions, but after all, Li Shimin is the emperor's honor. He said that he built the Luoyang Palace. If Li Ke speaks casually, Li Shimin will be unhappy.

Li Ke heard the words, smiled, took a long breath of relief, got up and said: "Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who don't know me say what I want. My king only needs to be worthy of the conscience of the world. Why are there so many?" scruples."

While talking, Li Ke patted the corner of his clothes and was about to leave.

But just when Li Ke stepped out of the room, he suddenly remembered something, stopped and said to Du Ruhui: "Although Du Xiang is in good spirits, his face is very haggard. This king thought that no matter how urgent the government affairs are, Du Xiang also needs a good rest. Otherwise, if I lost the power of Du Xiang in the prosperous age of Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid I would lose some of my spirit."

(End of this chapter)