People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1210 Liu Rengui wants to become an official

Lecheng County Government House, backyard study room.

Liu Rengui sat back on the soft couch and squinted his eyes slightly.

Liu Jinyu squeezed his shoulders behind him, and Li Xuan made a cup of hot tea in front of him. Liu Rengui slowly opened his eyes.

"Not many people know about the relationship between Wang Dezhen and Pei Yan." Liu Rengui sighed lightly and said, "The reason for this is that although he was born in the Jingzhao Wang family, his grandfather Wang Yue and Taiyuan Wang family Wang Tong was very close. Later, when the Wang family incident happened, Wang Dezhen was implicated. He was transferred from the crown prince to the military official. After several years of hard work, he reached the position of official official doctor. The Pei family and the Wang family were also in that position. It’s time to cut off contact.”

Li Xuan and Liu Jinyu looked at each other in surprise.

Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan calmly and continued: "At that time, Pei Yan's mother died of illness, Pei's father married another, and the two families completely severed their relationship. However, after all, Pei Yan was Wang Dezhen's direct nephew. This cannot be false. of."

"There is also the wife of Duke Pengcheng." Li Xuan's eyes were filled with worry.

"They're just cousins." Liu Rengui waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "If we go into details, my family and his family can even be traced back to the same ancestor, which is meaningless."

Liu Rengui was born in the Liu family of the Wei family. The ancestor of the Liu family of the Wei family was Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. Liu Xiu was the ninth grandson of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Shenli was born in the Pengcheng Liu family, and the ancestor of the Pengcheng Liu family was Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty.

The two people have thin blood and different positions. No one has regarded the two families as one family.

Not to mention, the two of them have their own backgrounds, and conflicts with each other are common.

"Wang Dezhen was born in the Jingzhao Wang family. Although the Jingzhao Wang family and the Taiyuan Wang family are far apart, they had close contact with each other after all. The reason why he was able to revive again later was that he had a lot of literary affairs and had friendships with Ouyang Tong, Cen Changqian and others. Secondly, it was also because he was Emperor Gaozu's concubine and served as a palace eunuch for many years. He was already a close confidant of His Majesty, so what happened yesterday happened." Liu Rengui explained Wang Dezhen's affairs in a few words.

In the final analysis, Wang Dezhen is different from brothers Wang Fanlin and Wang Fangyi. His relationship with Queen Wang is much longer.

Moreover, he did not rely on the Wang family to make his fortune. He relied on his uncle, General Guzuo Wuwei, Prince Changxie of Pingyuan County, who served as the husband of Emperor Gaozu.

This was a plus point for the emperor, and coupled with the many years of experience as a guard, temple minister, and palace eunuch, it was enough to go a step further.

"This time, once you break through Tanggula Mountain, you will face the entire Tubo." Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan seriously and said, "In addition to helping you transport food and grass, Wang Dezhen will also have to break through Tubo. All the goods must be transported back to Chang'an."

"It turns out he was here to keep an eye on my husband." Liu Jinyu suddenly understood.

"That's okay." Li Xuan waved her hands carelessly and said, "You can move the jewelry and jades as you like, but you have to keep the gold, silver, and grain and grass. Just reward the soldiers to replenish their weapons and grain. After all, Tubo will still rely on these soldiers to guard the country in the future."

Liu Rengui nodded calmly and said: "These are all negotiable. After all, what the court is short of is not food, but wealth. Treasures and jade are better luck than gold and silver. After returning, they can be quickly replaced with food and grass. Transported to the prairie.”

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Yue Weng thinks the grassland war will not end so easily?"

"The ambitions of various grassland ministries have arisen, and it is not easy to suppress them. Even if the current war is calmed down, new crises will continue to arise in the future, and Northern Xinjiang cannot relax." Liu Rengui raised his eyes and looked at Li Xuan with a sneer: "It's not like you, the King of Nanchang, can't see this."

Li Xuan smiled sheepishly.

Liu Rengui waved his hand and said, "That's all. There's another thing you should pay attention to. Once Wang Dezhen is involved in the Tubo affair and returns to the court, he will most likely pay homage to the prime minister directly."

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then asked in disbelief: "Aren't you going to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"

"No, his military exploits are enough." Liu Rengui picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Originally, His Majesty wanted him to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue this time, but because of the sudden incident, he was changed to the Governor of Luo. Shi Cui Zhiti.”

"So, originally, after Wang Dezhen served as the Minister of Household Affairs for two years, he was going to directly enter the Political Affairs Hall." Li Xuan suddenly understood.

"Be the deputy general manager of Luoche Road for two years. I will use your military exploits to become the Huangmen's Minister and the third rank of Tongzhongshu." Liu Rengui sighed softly and said, "In this way, we can balance the situation of the court."

"Yes, there are too many high-ranking prime ministers in the court today." Li Xuan nodded in agreement.

Now in the political affairs hall, there are three prime ministers, Xue Yuanchao, Li Jingxuan, Cui Zhiwen, Hedong Xue, Boling Cui, and Zhaojun Li, too many.

"Now there are eight prime ministers in the political affairs hall, I, Hao Chujun, and Li Yiyan. All three of them are Jinshi. Liu Shenli and Zhao Renben are from middle-class families. Xue Yuanchao, Li Jingxuan, and Cui Zhiwen are from high-ranking families. Compared with the past, , when Zhang Wenguan and Dai Zhide were there, they had a lot more people."

Liu Rengui looked up at Li Xuan and said, "Not to mention that behind us, there are Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian waiting to enter the Political Affairs Hall. Without Wang Dezhen as a balance, the court situation will be out of control."

Li Xuan nodded slightly, and then asked: "If Pei Yan and Wang Dezhen join the cabinet, who will withdraw?"

If someone comes in, someone will naturally come out.

There are servants on the left and right of Shangshu, two Zhongshu Lings, two servants, one is the Minister of Zhongshu who is of the third rank of Zhongshu, and the other is the Minister of Huangmen who is the third rank of Zhongshu.

Pei Yan and Wang Dezhen join the political affairs hall, who will leave?

"Prime Minister Hao and Prime Minister Zhao." Liu Rengui calmly spit out the names of Hao Chujun and Zhao Renben.

"Pei Yan will either directly take over as Prime Minister Zhao's attendant, or Hao Xiang will become an official, and Prime Minister Zhao will be transferred to the right servant of Shangshu." Li Xuan figured out the pattern.

Liu Rengui nodded and said: "The government is out of balance again, so it is inevitable that Wang Dezhen will enter the political hall. After Wang Dezhen, who do you think it will be?"

Li Xuan looked up at Liu Jinyu. Liu Jinyu, who was squeezing Liu Rengui's shoulders, stopped and whispered, "Wu Chengsi?"

Liu Rengui turned to look at Li Xuan and said, "You have blocked Wu Chengsi for so many years. Does he have a chance this time?" Li Xuan lowered his eyebrows, then shook his head and said, "His credit is not enough. First of all, he also You have to be the Minister first, and everything will have to be done after Pei Yan becomes the Prime Minister and the position of the Minister of Punishment becomes available."

"Why does it have to be the Ministry of Punishment? Pei Xingjian from the Ministry of War can't stay any longer, Dou Xuande from the Ministry of Personnel is not young anymore, and Liu Boying from the Ministry of Rites. With two of them, a lot can be made available." Liu Rengui said straightly. Staring at Li Xuan.

Over the years, Li Xuan did a lot of tricks, both secretly and openly, to prevent Wu Chengsi from becoming the Minister of the Sixth Division.

Liu Rengui was the one who saw these methods most clearly in the Political Affairs Hall, and he also did many methods to help Li Xuan cover up and clean up hidden dangers.

Who made Li Xuan his grandson-in-law?

"It's definitely impossible to stop him, but the only one Wu Chengsi can go to is the Ministry of Rites." Li Xuan shook her head helplessly.

He had been blocking Wu Chengsi for many years, and his methods were so clever that even Empress Wu could not detect his methods.

But if he stops him again, his existence may really be exposed.

Even in the end, all the things he did earlier will be revealed.

Liu Rengui nodded, and then said: "So you asked him to be the bridesmaid for the prince's marriage, and tried to provoke a fight between him and the Wei family."

"Originally this was a way to ease the relationship between Duke Zhou and the prince. If Duke Zhou didn't want to mess with the Wei family, the son-in-law also found Pei Shangshu..."

"You are suppressing the Wei family." Liu Rengui saw through Li Xuan's thoughts at a glance and asked, "Are you so afraid that they will become the next Wu family?"

Li Xuan fell silent, then shook his head slightly and said, "The Wei family is not scary. What is scary is that the prince wants to use the Wei family, and His Majesty has no intention of using the Wu family."

Relatives have always been the most convenient weapon in the emperor's hands, and they are also the most painful weapon to hurt the emperor.

He Jin is a precedent.

Li Xuan remembers how Li Xian was deposed.

"Many people can see what you do, and many people can see through it, but no one stops it, just because many people actually think so." Liu Rengui sighed lightly and said: "The Political Affairs Hall has become too It’s so crowded that there’s no room for even one Webster, and Wu Chengsi can’t be accommodated either.”

Li Xuan looked at Liu Rengui in surprise.

Liu Rengui shook his head and said: "After Wang Dezhen, the next prime minister who is likely to come to power is Ouyang Tong."

"Huh?" Li Xuan suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with disbelief. Is his uncle going to be the prime minister?

Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan with a complicated expression, and then said softly: "Some people will enter, and others will naturally retreat. When that time comes, I am the one who should retreat."

The sound of "crack" sounded, and Liu Jinyu accidentally knocked down the teacup on the side.

Li Xuan's face suddenly showed a trace of panic.

Even the trace of joy that just arose before has not dissipated.

When his uncle Ouyang Tong was the prime minister, he would be a minister of Huangmen at most. He was the third rank of Tongzhongshu and the bottom of the political affairs hall. How could he compare with Liu Rengui, Zuopushe of the Tang Dynasty, the left prime minister at the head of the political affairs hall.

Liu Rengui shook his head calmly and said, "This is none of your business. I'm getting older and it's time to retire."

Having said this, Liu Rengui smiled calmly and said: "Our generation, Prime Minister Dai, Prime Minister Zhang, Prime Minister Hao, and Prime Minister Zhao, all have to retire one after another. I am very satisfied to stay at the end. As for you... "

Li Xuan looked up and saw Liu Rengui looking at him and saying with a smile: "All the things you have done over the years are to prepare for this day!"

Liu Jinyu, who had just put away the tea cups behind him, suddenly looked at Li Xuan with disbelief.

Li Xuan shook her head, and handed over her hands with an unsightly expression: "My son-in-law did those things just to build a good relationship with every prime minister who might be the prime minister."

"When Li Jingxuan was in Shanzhou, you sent someone to save his life; when Liu Shenli was on the Northwest Road, you were his capable subordinate; Xue Yuanchao and you have the friendship of the East Palace; Pei Yan, you were still plotting together yesterday; Li Yiyan is half of the clan; Cui Zhiwen and you are related to the Cui family; Ouyang Tong is your uncle; Wang De is really a good friend of Ouyang Tong, not to mention Cen Changqian, Wei Xuantong and others."

Liu Rengui took a deep look at Li Xuan and said in a deep voice: "A new generation replaces an old one. My dear son-in-law, you are ready."

Li Xuan shook his head and said directly: "What Yue Weng said is wrong. Even his uncle is very disciplined in doing things. As for other people, they will have their own opinions on various matters. Like Yue Weng, he always behaves There is nothing left for my grandson-in-law to consider."

"You are dedicated to the country, you are good at writing and martial arts, you are loyal to His Majesty, and you take good care of the prince, the prime minister, and Princess Taiping. Are you really afraid that others will transfer you back from Tubo after you pacify Tubo? What are you going to do for Lao Shizi?" Liu Rengui felt a little funny for a moment.

Li Xuan has been quite interested in working in the literary world recently, and he has assumed the attitude of going wherever the emperor tells him to go.

But in fact, everyone could see clearly that he was just pretending to be pitiful.

He didn't want to leave the front line and return to Chang'an.

Liu Rengui understands this point very clearly.

(End of this chapter)