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

Chapter 1376 The emperor takes action and evades the prime minister

Pei Yan stood on the upper right side of the ministers, and he could feel the eager eyes of the generals behind him.

Wang Jishan was transferred to the position of Minister of Dali Temple, and General Zuo Qianniuwei was freed up.

As long as Li Jingjia is allowed to take another step forward, many people will follow suit.

Pei Yan picked up the imperial edict expressionlessly, and then said: "Secretary Supervisor Cen Changqian."

"I'm here." Cen Changqian walked to the hall and knelt down.

"...Secretary Supervisor Cen Changqian, Minister of the Ministry of War, remains as before. I appreciate this."

Pei Yan's words completely interrupted the generals' thoughts.

The generals couldn't help but bowed their heads slightly, but Li Jingjia was much calmer. He knew that although he had served as General Zuo Qianniuwei for many years, his military merits were ultimately insufficient. If he wanted to advance, he could only rely on the emperor's promotion.

But looking at the current situation, the emperor didn't seem to have this idea.

However, Li Jingjia was not depressed at all. Although Wang Jishan was transferred to the position of Minister of Dali Temple, although it seemed to be just the emperor's plan, it actually made many people see the direction of the great change in the court.

Veteran ministers in the court, such as Dou Xuande, the Minister of Personnel, Cui Zhidi, the Minister of Household Affairs, and other veterans of the Nine Temples and Five Supervisors will all take up official positions in the near future.

The emperor will use a group of young and strong ministers.

Li Jingjia saw it more clearly. He was almost certain that the emperor did this not for himself, but for the prince.

As for when this time will be, I can't tell clearly for a while, but it won't be too far away...

"My lord, Cen Changqian, would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

Cen Changqian bowed to the ground solemnly, which also made everyone withdraw their thoughts.

The next moment, everyone's eyes fell on Ouyang Tong, and then looked at Wang Dezhen.

Wang Dezhen, Ouyang Tong, Cen Changqian, Wei Xuantong and others are all members of the elite political party.

Although they were not censors, Wang Dezhen himself had first-class literary talent. He was the grandson of King Yue of Jingzhao and started his career as Emperor Gaozu's groom; Ouyang Tong was the son of Ouyang Xun; Cen Changqian was Cen Wenwen's nephew. Even because his parents died in his early years, He was raised by Cen Wenwen; Wei Xuantong was born as a Jinshi, but his literary talent was extraordinary, comparable to Shangguan Yi's articles.

These people are not so much a party of civil servants as they are real imperialists.

With the support of Ouyang Tong, Cen Changqian, and Wei Xuantong, Wang Dezhen was able to gain a firm foothold in Menxia Province.

Even if Pei Yan and Cui Zhiwen join forces, he can still keep his footing.

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Li Xuan's eyes were downcast. Wang Dezhen, Ouyang Tong, Cen Changqian, and Wei Xuan were in the same party with them; Duan Baoxuan and Wang Jishan were also in the same party, and they were all members of the emperor, and they had very different relations with the family.

These two groups of people have already taken control of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War among the six ministries.

Among the six bureaus of the aristocratic family, Dou Xuande's official bureau and Cui Zhidi's household bureau were in control.

The Dou family was also the maternal family of the Prime Minister, and Cui Zhiti was once the governor of Luo during Li Xian's pastoral period in Luoyang.

Huang Rensu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is impartial and nonpartisan, more like a lonely minister, but there is the shadow of Li Xuan behind him.

Empress Wu's leader among the officials was Wu Chengsi, the Minister of Rites.

But Wu Chengsi was involved in the Yue King's rebellion and was exiled in disguise. Now, the entire six tribes are once again firmly in the hands of the emperor.

In addition, Liu Rengui dismissed Shangshu Zuopushe, Shangshu Youpushe Li Jingxuan was not in the court, Zhongshu Ling Xue Yuanchao was the emperor's disciple, Zhongshu's minister Li Yiyan, and Huangmen's minister Wang Dezhen were full-fledged imperial associates.

The rest, Pei Yan, Liu Shenli, and Cui Zhiwen, even if Dou Xuande and Cui Zhiti are included, they are still a minority in the entire three provinces and six departments system.

Not to mention, everyone can see that it won't be long before Dou Xuande and Cui Zhiti retire.

In this way, despite the internal factions, the emperor has firmly held the entire center in his hands by holding on to the six ministries and evacuating the prime minister.

A flash of light suddenly flashed in his mind, and Li Xuan suddenly realized that all these changes happened after Wu Chengsi left.

It can even be said directly that Wu Chengsi was Empress Wu's starting point in the entire three provinces and six ministries.

With Wu Chengsi around, Empress Wu could influence courtiers and even the prime minister at will.

Even if Wu Chengsi didn't need to do anything at all, when Wu Chengsi was there and the officials saw him, they would all worry about what Empress Wu would think.

But now that Wu Chengsi has left Beijing, the emperor has also increased his control over the three provinces and six ministries. In an instant, Empress Wu's influence in the three provinces and six ministries has been wiped out.

Even if Empress Wu still has people under the Six Divisions, even if Empress Wu can still influence people's hearts through Dou Xuande, in the end it will be much worse than before.

There may be fights in the court in the future, but they are all matters under the emperor's control.

Good means, good means.

It wasn't until the emperor completed the layout today that Li Xuan knew how careful the emperor's thoughts were.

But what concerned Li Xuan the most was Wu Chengsi's matter.

How much of what Wu Chengsi did in the underground black market in Chang'an could be hidden from the emperor.

The King of Yue's rebellion swept up Wu Chengsi, and the emperor expeditiously drove Wu Chengsi out.

At the same time, Empress Wu couldn't say anything, and the matter of refining medicine in Songshan was still waiting.

Li Xuan had a feeling that maybe the emperor didn't know the truth about Songshan's medicine refining, but a place like that couldn't become a pawn for the emperor to stir up trouble.

Immortality may be what the emperor wants, but power is his instinct.

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"... Wei Shuyu, the governor of Huaizhou, was appointed governor of Qingzhou..."

"...Li Siwen, the Imperial Servant and Shaoqing, was appointed as the governor of Xiangzhou..."

"... Li Jing, the heir to King Zheng of Jinzhou, was appointed as the governor of Ezhou..." In front of Li Xuan, the heir to King Zheng, Li Jing, had already walked out quickly, and the joy on his face disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Li Xuan, who was standing behind Li Jing, lowered her head even more.

But in his heart, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Although the official department had already sent a message before, Li Jing was appointed as the governor of Ezhou. If there was no imperial edict for the appointment, there would be changes the next day.

The reason for this is that King Ji is the governor of Anzhou, King Qi is the governor of Mianzhou, and King Xu is the governor of Yuezhou. These three places are almost in the same place.

Later, Li Zhen, the king of Yue, was sent to Anzhou for resettlement.

At this time, Li Jing went to Ezhou to settle down, but it was really difficult to pass the emperor's place.

But this is no longer a solution. After all, this time the Xiao family, the Yang family, and the Yan family have so many positions vacant. The only one who can be targeted by Li Xuan is the Ezhou governor, and the previous Ezhou governor was... The uncle of King Li Zhen of Yue was Yan Jingsi, Duke of Changping County.

Ezhou plays an important role in Li Xuan's plan, but Li Xuan cannot express his purpose too clearly.

Li Jing was promoted to governor this time, and Ezhou was actually the one left after being selected by others.

After all, there are quite a lot of hidden dangers in Shannan Road.

Unless necessary, I would not choose that place.

Li Xuan looked at the center of the hall, where more than a dozen people stood up one after another and accepted the order.

The Xiao family, the Yang family, and the Yan family did have a lot of space for governors this time. Coupled with the original transfer of positions, the emperor completed all the rewards in one day.

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"...Promote Dang County Duke Wu Sansi to Secretary and Young Supervisor..."

All the officials in the palace fell on Wu Sansi, who was wearing a purple robe.

Wu Sansi inherited his father's title, and now he has been transferred back to the court and promoted to Secretary and Young Supervisor. He is somewhat following the path of Wu Chengsi. This makes people wonder whether the Queen of Heaven wants to replace Wu Sansi with Wu Sansi. Successor.

After all, although the affairs of Wu Chengsi's underground black market are secretive, they are nothing to a real aristocratic family.

Not to mention Li Jingxuan as a comparison.

Many people still can't understand why the emperor demoted Li Jingxuan from Beijing just for impeachment.

But those who can really rule the court understand that the emperor is cleaning up the court.

Although Li Jingxuan was born in the Li family of Zhao County, the Li family of Zhao County was often on the same side as the aristocratic family, and the relationship with the Li family of Longxi was alienated.

Even the Li family of Zhao County is very confusing. Many people regard him as half a clan member, but in fact many of the things he did were harmful to the emperor.

So the emperor wanted to clean him up.

After seeing Li Jingxuan's affairs clearly, Wu Chengsi's affairs can also be seen clearly.

Wu Chengsi left and could not come back, at least while Li Zhi was in power, he could not come back.

The same goes for Li Jingxuan. It depends on when the emperor removes him from the post of right servant of Shangshu.

Wu Chengsi could not come back, so Wu Sansi was recalled to replace him.

Although the people in the palace were thinking about it, no one had any opinions.

This has been the case since the death of Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang. Basically, there was only one person in the court. Even at the beginning, He Lan Minzhi changed his surname to Wu to take over the title of the Wu family. Later, He Lan Minzhi was really incompetent and was replaced by Wu. After He Lanmin's death, Wu Chengsi was summoned back.

Now that Wu Chengsi was demoted from Beijing in disguise, Empress Wu summoned Wu Sansi back.

In the eyes of courtiers, at least for now, Empress Wu is indeed a model for managing relatives. Even in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, it is difficult to compare with Empress Wu in this regard.

This is why Li Xian's "Book of the Later Han" was not very popular. In the end, only a group of children from aristocratic families were helping.

"...promote Li Yi, the right guard general, to the middle guard general of the imperial guard..."

Pei Yan's voice was clear and loud, but the moment Li Xuan heard the voice, he was stunned.

Li Yi is a close confidant of Li Xuan, but this person is not conspicuous. Among the right guards, he is mainly responsible for transporting grain and grass and guarding checkpoints.

He is guarding Amduoguan, the gateway to Fanzhou.

With him in Anduo, once the city gate is closed, Li Xuan's Fanzhou becomes an independent kingdom.

But compared to Qiu Zhenmu, Zhou Qian, Su Baotong, Zhang Huan, Li Lang, and even Li Zhu, Li Yi is very inconspicuous. Even over the years, he has only been promoted from a school captain to a general, and he often He doesn't appear next to Li Xuan, but Li Xuan is 100% assured of him.

Moreover, the government did not have any doubts about the checkpoint he was guarding.

Because he is a clan member, a clan member whose name is actually listed in the clan books.

It was even Li Xuan who transferred him from the North to Yangzhou, and then brought him to Fanzhou step by step.

But now, the emperor transferred him away from Li Xuan.

"My right guard, General Xuan, receives the order." Li Xuan walked to the hall, then bent down and knelt down.

Li Yi is still in Fanzhou, and now he can only accept the order as the right-guard general.

Pei Yan nodded calmly, then continued to take out the imperial edict and continued to read: "...What is Dali Temple asking for, to promote the capital water envoy..."

"Why do you want me to thank you for your holy grace?" He Yiqiu walked to Li Xuan's side, then knelt down and worshiped.

The eyes of all the officials in the palace instantly fell on Li Xuan. None of them knew why they wanted to be so close to Li Xuan and why they wanted to be the envoy of Dushui. It was Li Xuan's handiwork.

Li Xuan's expression was still calm. The outcome of this matter was already decided during the meeting last night.

(End of this chapter)