bastard seizes tang

Chapter 598
Under Wei Wang Li Tai's sect, there are two people with the highest official positions, one is Wei Wangshi, the Minister of Rites Wang Yu, and the other is Wei Ting, the imperial historian.

In the eyes of others, Wang Gui and Wei Ting are naturally the humerus ministers of King Wei and Li Tai. If you want to deal with King Wei and cut off his siblings, the first choice is to deal with them first, but Li Ke has a different idea. In his eyes, there is one person who is more important than the two of them, and this person is Liu Jie, who was then the servant of the Huangmen.

The servant of the Huangmen, the fourth rank of the official, and the second official in the servant of the head of the province under the door. In terms of the official system, the servant of the Huangmen and the Zhongshu of the Zhongshu Province belong to the same rank, and are also in the same rank. Among the emperor's close ministers, Liu Jie's ability to come to this point is not only Li Tai's recommendation, but also his own ability.

However, although Huangmen Shilang, Zhongshu Shilang, and Shangshu Zuocheng are in the same rank in name, Zhongshu Shilang is among the prime ministers, while Huangmen Shilang and Zuocheng are not among them, so it is difficult to compare.

From Li Ke's point of view, Wang Gui is already old, and his body is not very healthy these years, and it may not be a few years before the end of life. For such an old official, Li Ke doesn't want to move, and he won't move easily.

As for Wei Ting, although he is a senior official and is in charge of Yushitai, he is regarded as a high-ranking official, but although his talent is good and his qualifications are deep, his actions are not decisive enough, and he lacks a bit of courage. Prestige is not enough, not a serious problem.

But Liu Ji is different. Liu Ji is only in his early forties, he is in his prime, and he is the best choice regardless of talent and courage. In Li Ke's view, Liu Ji is the sharpest among Li Tai's minions. If Li Tai lost Liu Ji, it would be like losing Li Tai's arm.

So on the next day, Li Ke ordered Liu Ji to be summoned in the East Palace.

East Palace, Guangtian Palace, and Inner Hall.

Li Ke was sitting upright in the hall, his expression as usual, but in the hall, Liu Jizheng, the servant of the Huangmen, had just arrived in the hall.

"Liu Ji, minister of Huangmen, pay homage to the prince." Liu Ji followed the waiters of the East Palace into the hall, and bowed to Li Ke in the hall.

Li Ke first waved his hand, signaling the waiters in the hall to step down, and then said to Liu Ji: "Liu Shilang is here, please take a seat quickly."

"Thank you, Prince." Liu Ji thanked him, got up and sat down beside him.

When Liu Ji sat down, Li Ke asked first: "When did I see Liu Shilang last time, do Liu Shilang still remember?"

Liu Jie replied truthfully: "It was in the eighth year of Zhenguan, when the crown prince got married."

Li Ke heard the words, nodded, seemed to remember again, and said to Liu Ji: "In the eighth year of Zhenguan, on the day of the wedding of this palace and the crown princess, Liu Shilang should have come with Shiro at that time."

The Shiro that Li Ke was talking about was Li Tai, King of Wei. Liu Ji was once under Li Tai's family, so he went with Li Tai.

In the past, Li Ke was the king of Chu, and Li Tai was the king of Wei. Liu Ji assisted Li Tai to seize the heir, which made it difficult for Li Ke.Liu Ji didn't know why Li Ke suddenly mentioned this matter.

Liu Ji replied carefully: "The prince has a good memory, and the minister came with the king of Wei."

Li Ke looked at Liu Ji's cautious appearance, and asked, "When Liu Shilang met me in the Chu Palace, did he ever think that there would be a reunion in the East Palace today?"

Li Ke suddenly summoned Liu Ji to come here. Liu Ji really didn't know what was going on, but Liu Ji was Li Tai's disciple, and he was at odds with Li Ke. Li Ke suddenly sent Liu Ji and asked about it. He is gossip.

Liu Jie was also a little angry, the current situation was not as good as others, and he didn't panic at all, he replied neither humble nor overbearing: "The world is volatile, it has always been like this, even if it was three months ago, who would have thought about today's events."

"Haha, what Liu Shilang said is reasonable." Li Ke suddenly laughed when he heard Liu Ji's words.

If Liu Jie faced Li Ke and Zhan Weiwei, or if he was trying to please him, Li Ke would despise him a bit, but now that Liu Jie has such a posture, he is not in vain called a famous minister.

Li Ke asked: "Today, Bengong specially heard Liu Shilang in the East Palace. Liu Shilang may have guessed why?"

Liu Ji replied: "I don't know, but I hope the prince will show me."

Li Kedao: "My younger brother, Liang Wang Li Yin, turned to pay homage to the governor of Xiazhou. The outer town is coming soon. I want to choose a virtuous and honest minister for him. After much deliberation, Liu Shilang is the most suitable for the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. I wonder if Liu Shilang is willing to give in?"

Listening to Li Kezhi's words, Liu Ji gradually understood Li Ke's purpose. The king of Liang, Li Yin, was ordered to transfer to the governor of Xiazhou. Li Yin went to Xiazhou to transfer Liu Jie out of the court and out of the center of power.

Liu Ji said: "Prince Qi, if the minister's record is correct, His Majesty seems to have ordered Liu Lan to be the governor of Liang Wangfu. I'm afraid it would be wrong for me to go again."

The chief historian of Prince Liang's residence worshiped the fourth grade, and Liu Ji's still servant Huangmen also worshiped the fourth grade. There is nothing wrong with it in terms of rank, but Li Shimin had already been ordered to write Liu Lan as the governor of the Prince of Liang's residence. Asking Liu Ji to go to Liang Wang's mansion is really breaking the rules.

Li Ke said with a smile: "Naturally, a Liang Wangfu will not have two long histories. It is Liang Wangfu who recommended Liu Shilang's official position."

Listening to Li Ke's words, Liu Ji was stunned on the spot. From the third rank, Liang Wang Fuguan was two levels higher than the Huangmen servant who was on the fourth rank. Can this be regarded as suppression for Liu Ji?If it is suppressed, the price will be higher.

Liu Jie was an official in Menxia Province, the servant of the Huangmen, and the second official among the prime minister's servants. Strictly speaking, even if he was transferred to a local area, he would be relegated even if he was the third-rank governor of Shangzhou.

But it seems that it is only one step away from the servant of the Huangmen to the servant under the door, but this step is not easy. How many people have walked this step in their entire lives, and it is not easy for him.

What's more, it was not ordinary state officials who were transferred by Liu Ji, but King Fu of Liang. Who was the king of Liang? Li Kerongchong, he, the Prince of Liang Fu, will definitely rise to the top. Once he worships an official, the worst is the position of the six ministers, and he can even worship the prime minister in one step.

Liu Ji asked: "How can I be so virtuous that the prince can be so favored by the prince?"

Li Ke said with a smile: "brother Li Min is young, and he is released alone. My palace and mother and concubine are not at ease. Liu Shilang is well-educated, his chapters are sparse and straightforward, and he is the best choice in terms of literary talent and character. He can be a teacher. , I will be able to teach my younger brother well, and I don’t have to worry about it in Chang’an.”

Liu Ji asked: "Has the prince mentioned this matter to His Majesty?"

Li Ke shook his head and said: "I haven't mentioned this matter to my father. After all, Liang Wangfu is a idler, and his power is far inferior to that of the Huangmen servant. I still want to know what Liu Shilang himself means. If Liu Shilang If I don’t want to, why should I force others to make things difficult for me?”

(End of this chapter)