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

Chapter 1378: Prince, is he really suitable to be a king?
In the Lecheng County Government House, the front hall is lively and the back hall is deserted.

Liu Rengui sat on the soft backrest of the couch, looked at Li Xuan who was taking his pulse and asked, "I heard that you are taking Concubine Qu and Siniang to Fanzhou this year?"

"Well!" Li Xuan still lowered his head, but responded: "Today is different from the past. Fanzhou has been pacified after all, and there must be interactions. It is inconvenient for the son-in-law to handle the affairs of women alone, so he sent Dou'er and Siniang to the party. It's better to take it over and let them help with it than to be in a hurry."

Liu Rengui nodded. There were many things that were inconvenient for men to do in governing the local area, so many officials would choose to take concubines in the local area to handle affairs and win over the local area.

Li Xuan's preparation now also means that she has no intention of taking another concubine in Fanzhou.

After a slight pause, Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "If possible, Sun-in-law would like to take both Xia'er and Zhao'er away together, but unfortunately, the government's strict regulations dictate that this is the only way.

Fortunately, Sanlang and Wulang are not very young, so Sun-soo, a father, can spend more time with them. "

Zhaoer is the eldest son of Li Xuan and the king of Jinchang County.

Even if Liu Jinyu left Beijing, Li Zhizhao could not move, but with Li Zhizhao here, Liu Jinyu could not move.

As for Xia'er, Princess Fuchang held a special position in the emperor's heart. Everyone could see why she was allowed to leave the capital, so Liu Jinyu had to stay and take care of her daughter and two sons.

Not to mention that Ouyang is here.

As for Pei Shitong, she has a cold temperament and is unwilling to go to a remote place like Fanzhou.

Even though the Tubo Palace was splendid, she was unwilling to go.

No matter how good Tubo is, its products are still far behind Chang'an.

Moreover, by staying in Beijing, Liu Jinyu can borrow Pei's power at critical moments.

Especially Pei Yan is still a servant.

……

Liu Rengui naturally saw everything clearly, and he asked: "The situation in the DPRK is like this, and it will not change in a short time. Can you understand it?"

"Understood." Li Xuan sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty is preparing for the crown prince's accession to the throne."

"Yes, when the prince ascends the throne, it is inevitable to reward the monarch and his ministers. Now let's clear the position. After the prince ascends the throne, he will be able to bestow favors on his ministers. The same goes for you." Liu Rengui lowered his head and looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's just a false title such as Prince's Young Master and Prince's Young Master. Unlike Yue Weng, he can also participate in political affairs."

"Hahaha..." Liu Rengui couldn't help but laugh, then shook his head and said: "It's just temporary, maybe he will be officially official when."

Li Xuan let go of his hand, stood up slowly, and at the same time cupped his hands and said: "Yue Weng's body still needs to be nursed back to health. Although the old illness in his early years did not hurt his vitals, it still needs to be nursed back to health in order to live a long life."

"It's enough to live a long life and live two more years to see you go through such changes." Liu Rengui couldn't help but sigh.

At present, the emperor's health is not stable, and now the central government is streamlined, which means that it will reduce the disputes in dealing with political affairs.

After all, the prime ministers of the DPRK and China all have different views and opinions on political affairs, and they often quarrel.

Today's emperors pay more attention to local areas and common people, which often harms the interests of aristocratic families.

Without quarrels, these things can be over.

The emperor can also rest more, so that he can have the energy to face the increasingly turbulent people's hearts.

……

"My family is fine. After all, my grandson-in-law is away, and my father-in-law is too arrogant. At the critical moment, neither of us can play a role, so His Majesty won't care too much."

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Rengui's resignation as Minister Zuopushe means that in the future, once changes occur, even if Liu Rengui is still the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, he will lose the power to turn things around.

The word "power" lies in that position.

Without that position, there would be no power.

But precisely because of this, once the critical moment comes in the future, Liu Rengui will not have any power to become an obstacle to the emperor, and there will be no threat. This is not a bad thing.

From another perspective, this is not a kind of kindness from the emperor to his old ministers.

Even conversely speaking, Liu Rengui, the prince's tutor, and Li Xuan, the prince's guest, as long as the emperor does not want to depose the prince, their positions will be unshakable.

Even if the emperor wants to depose the prince, they will only be removed from their official positions in the East Palace.

Prince, East Palace.

The emperor was tying Liu Rengui and Li Xuan tightly to the chariot in the East Palace.

If the emperor wants to depose the prince, naturally no one can stop him, but if others want to do something to the prince, the combined power of the two people will be the strongest among the government and the opposition.

The emperor was preparing for Li Xian's accession to the throne, but at the same time he was also preventing Li Xian from becoming too powerful and causing a repeat of what happened with Yang Guang at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

……

"How are you going to deal with His Majesty sending a large number of children from aristocratic families to Fanzhou?" Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan casually while walking between the pavilions in the backyard.

"Follow the rules." Li Xuan took a deep breath and said: "The real core children of major aristocratic families will not be sent to Fanzhou. Those who are thrown to Fanzhou are mostly the second sons. , enjoy the glory and wealth, and not suffer much.

If these people stay in the big city, they will definitely create a mess. Therefore, according to the rules, the official position is determined by the official position, and no one is special. "Just understand it." "Liu Rengui breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It would be a stroke of luck if one or two talents among these people can be extracted in the future. "

"Sun Xun has been in Fanzhou for at least five years. After five years, unless Sun Xun drives people away, no one will want to leave Fanzhou easily. If they do well, they will be gathered in the state capital. If they do not do well, they will be released. Prefectures and counties, just practice and practice." Li Xuan looked determined, and he would not even think about it if this group of people fell into his hands.

Liu Rengui sighed softly: "Prime ministers must be appointed from prefectures and counties, and strong generals must be sent to the ranks of soldiers."

Li Xuan smiled and said: "Han Feizi's words are the best. If you are not familiar with the states and counties, how can you govern the world? It will be difficult to collect taxes and manage the generals. In the end, the world will be scattered, and there will even be signs of the country's demise."

Liu Rengui nodded. Today's prime ministers are quite average, and most of them have experience in serving in local states and counties.

Even Xue Yuanchao has ten years of experience as a local governor.

The only exception is Li Jingxuan.

Li Jingxuan had a photographic memory. He had been in the Ministry of Personnel for many years and never made any mistakes when selecting officials. As a result, the emperor never transferred him out of the Ministry of Personnel.

He is in the Ministry of Personnel, so the emperor can rest assured.

Later, in order to be promoted to prime minister, he walked around the western battlefield. Although he couldn't say nothing and did nothing, he attracted half of Lun Qinling's attention and even put his trump card on him. But unfortunately, he was too Be cautious.

On Qinling's attack on Shanzhou, the Guang army was completely defeated, and was finally extinguished by the subsequent army.

But Li Jingxuan's military exploits were ultimately somewhat empty, so Liu Shenli then paid homage to the prime minister.

"Li Jingxuan doesn't know at all. In fact, his best position has always been the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He is in the Ministry of Personnel and is useful to His Majesty." After a slight pause, Liu Rengui said: "When Li Jingxuan went to the front line, I was worried. But fortunately, he is still in Shanzhou, and the war is over. "

Li Xuan nodded lightly. Li Xuan was also involved in the entire battle that year, and Li Jingxuan was indeed the weakest point.

Perhaps it was out of caution, or perhaps worry, Li Jingxuan suddenly stopped in Shanzhou. Just with that change in rhythm, Lun Qinling's biggest trick was in vain.

Because of this credit, Li Jingxuan later returned to the court to pay homage to the prime minister, and at the same time left his position as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

"Yue Weng thinks that Duke Zhao still has a chance to return to the court?" Li Xuan looked at Liu Rengui and said softly: "Your Majesty is still here. If he is born unlucky, will the prince have the opportunity to recall the British Duke in the future like he did? Duke Zhao?"

"He has no chance." Liu Rengui shook his head, put his hand on the pillar, and said softly: "Today's world, in the final analysis, is just a dispute between the Longxi clan and the Hebei clan. Li Jingxuan is a key figure in the Hebei clan, and the Li family in Zhaojun , Qinghe Cui family, Boling Cui family, Fanyang Lu family, half of the seven families with five surnames are here.

If there was a frontline war and Hebei's support was needed, His Majesty would probably have Cui Zhiwen and Li Jingxuan serve as prime ministers at the same time, not to mention Cui Zhiti's Minister of Household Affairs. "

Li Xuan nodded lightly. Logistics has never been just about transportation. Food and grass raising is fundamental.

Especially on the plateau back then, the army consumed countless amounts of food and grass every day, and even suffered bonus losses from the plateau.

Although there was grain and grass support from Jiangnan, after the grain and grass from Jiangnan arrived, the DPRK first harvested a crop in Hebei.

This led to the changes in Hebei later. The root cause of everything was the war, but it was able to delay the change in the situation in Tubo, and the Hebei family played a big role.

But from contribution to threat, it only took a moment.

"Except for the Longxi clan and the Hebei clan, the Henan area is dominated by the old man, and the Shandong area; originally it was Li Jingye, but unfortunately... As for Jiangnan, after the fall of the Xiao family, there are now more disciples in Jiangnan under your command; in the land of the two lakes , the one who can talk now is your uncle Ouyang Tong; Qianzhou Li Jingxuan has gone, and Sichuan is also the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. "

Liu Rengui sighed softly and said: "But if you add all these together, you can't see the backs of the Longxi clan clan and the Hebei clan clan."

Li Xuan nodded lightly. Ouyang Tong was just a minister of the Ministry of War now. If he wanted to become the prime minister, he still needed several years of experience.

But the clans of Hebei and Longxi have already pushed generations of prime ministers forward.

"Now that the war has stopped, the imperial court is becoming less and less dependent on Hebei. Under such circumstances, how can we let Li Jingxuan come back again." Liu Rengui shook his head calmly.

"The Tang Dynasty finally fought against the world with Guanlong." Li Xuan sighed softly.

Liu Rengui had already analyzed a lot before. Li Xuan had arrangements in Jiangnan, Lianghu, Shuzhong, and Fanzhou, but even if all places raised troops at the same time, it would not be that easy to break through Guanlong.

The elites of the Tang Dynasty were all in Guanzhong.

Even Li Xuan's subordinates, except for the sailors from Jiangnan, were all soldiers from Longxi.

The only thing that could make him feel more relaxed was that Empress Wu would give up Chang'an and choose Luoyang in the end.

At the end of the pavilion and corridor, Liu Rengui stopped, looked at Li Xuan, and asked, "You have been in the East Palace for a long time. Do you think the prince is really suitable to be the king?"

Li Xuan stopped and sighed softly: "There is no problem for the prince to be a king, but when it comes to being a king, he may not be a wise king, but there is no problem for a benevolent king."

Liu Rengui smiled, Li Xian was a bit weak-tempered, which was an obvious shortcoming, but in other words, he did have the foundation of a benevolent monarch. After all, among the ministers in the government and the public, who wouldn't like to have a benevolent monarch sitting on him.

"But to govern the Tang Dynasty, benevolence is not enough." Liu Rengui's voice became solemn.

"But the Prince of Xiang doesn't have enough time." Li Xuan stepped forward, stood shoulder to shoulder with Liu Rengui, and then whispered: "If we depose the Crown Prince and establish the Prince of Xiang now, the first person who would not agree would probably not be His Majesty, but the Queen Mother."

Liu Rengui fell completely silent, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

Although a group of people gathered around Li Xian, Li Xian's weakness was the core factor, and Empress Wu could accept it.

Although Li Dan is young, he is quite handsome, but he is somewhat similar to the deposed prince Li Xian.

This is something the Queen cannot accept.

Thinking of this, Liu Rengui shook his head slightly: "But, what does Datang want a benevolent king for?"

(End of this chapter)