Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 228 The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty ordered a series of personnel changes
The eighteenth year of Zhenguan, the beginning of the new year.

Li Shimin issued the first imperial decree of the Tang Dynasty.

The Minister of the Ministry of Relocation, Duke of Zhao, Zhangsun Wuji, was appointed as the Right Prime Minister of the Ministry of Shangshu.

As soon as this decree was issued, all officials remained silent.

Because this is expected and not surprising.

The position of Shangshu You Pushe has been vacant for so long, and everyone knows that it is waiting to be given to Zhangsun Wuji.

Now that the big stone has been lifted off our chest and everything has been accomplished, everyone is just shaking their heads and sighing.

Seventeen years have passed.

Zhangsun Wuji once again took control of the power and took charge of the Secretariat.

Although there was Fang Xuanling, the Zuo Pushe, above him, but in that year, that is, the first year of Zhenguan, His Majesty wanted to suppress the old ministers of Emperor Gaozu, mainly Pei Ji.

At that time, Changsun Wuji was also the Right Prime Minister in the Shangshu Province, and the Left Prime Minister was none other than Xiao Yu.

However, at that time, he was just like Xiao Yu. He had been in power for less than a year and was kicked out before he could even get comfortable in his seat. Since then, he has been in a high position with little power and has been on the edge of the core.

This time, it can be said that it is making a comeback.

But compared to the time he spent away from central power, the interval was too long.

No one knows what Changsun Wuji will become.

However, everyone understands that Changsun Wuji will not repeat the same mistake and step down easily. In this position, he will definitely launch an attack on the Minister of the Left.

When the maternal relatives and the prime minister from a humble family work together, it means that the struggle for power will become more intense.

If Fang Xuanling did not dismount, Changsun Wuji would not be able to make any further progress.

Therefore, everyone can foresee that the court will be very lively in the future.

There were many people coming to Changsun Wuji's house to congratulate him.

The Cui, Lu and other noble families all sent generous gifts to congratulate.

Gao Shilian also smiled and was in a good mood.

He was willing to take the blame and step down, just to make way for his nephew.

Finally, all my efforts were not in vain.

My nephew is very young, much younger than Fang Xuanling.

As long as he holds the position of Shangshu You Pushe firmly, he will have many opportunities to become the prime minister.

This is equivalent to the Changsun family and the Gao family. As long as Changsun Wuji does not fall, there will be no worries in the future.

This is the long-term stability achieved through political bargaining and compromise.

"Your Majesty's edict also revealed a message to the outside world that Your Majesty wants to make use of relatives by marriage."

Gao Shilian said: "Especially at this time, you must walk steadily and sit upright."

"After all, there are no dissenting voices at the moment, but there are many people watching your every move."

"If you show any sign of error, you will be impeached."

"Being a maternal relative is a close relationship, but it can also be a death warrant."

Chang Sun Wuji nodded and said, "I know that."

"After waiting for so long, I am finally back again."

"If anyone does something bad to me, I won't let them go."

He showed a fierce look.

Seventeen years.

Seventeen whole years.

Do you know how I got here?

How many seventeen years can we have in our life?

His best years were wasted in these seventeen years.

Either he is in the Senate or on his way to the Senate.

I have no power at all and everything depends on other people's wishes.

I have to be on high alert all the time, fearing that I might arouse your Majesty's suspicion.

He had had enough of the feeling of being without power.

Once he gets it again, he will never watch it being lost again.

Absolutely not!

He will never show mercy to anyone who makes things difficult for him.

This is true even for Shandong families.

Even without your Shandong family, I still have the Guanlong Military Attaché Group.

"It's good to know."

Gao Shilian said with satisfaction: "The Shandong family came to congratulate us this time, and the gifts they brought are quite generous."

"It's clear that they want to ease the relationship."

"Cui Dunli and Lu Chengqing are going to be sent out, and they also want you to choose a good place for them."

"That's brilliant. What he gave is so tempting."

He sighed and said, "The Cui and Lu families can't resist at all."

Zhang Sun Wuji nodded and said, "According to the normal promotion, if they want to skip two levels, it will take at least ten years unless they receive the favor of Your Majesty."

"Who could refuse that?"

Gao Shilian said: "They really want to go one step further."

"Furthermore, I have the confidence to bargain with you, or even be on equal terms with you."

Chang Sun Wuji frowned and said, "I still haven't figured this out."

"Why on earth would Gao Ming do this?"

"Don't you know that the Shandong family is becoming more powerful and their influence in the court is increasing day by day, and they will be more constrained in the future?"

Gao Shilian sighed and said, "That's unknown. You are not unaware of Gao Ming's thoughts and methods."

“There’s always something unexpected.”

"There's no way he couldn't see it."

At this moment, the butler came quickly and said, "His Majesty has issued a new decree."

"Oh?"

Both of them were surprised. Changsun Wuji asked, "What new decree?"

"Liu Ji, the Imperial Court Assistant, was promoted to Minister of Civil Affairs, Su Dan, the Secretary, was promoted to Minister of Personnel, and Zhang Xuansu, the Left Assistant to the Crown Prince, was promoted to the Secretary of the Crown Prince."

"Gao Jifu, the secretary of the Central Secretariat and the inspector of the Ministry of Personnel, is appointed as the crown prince's left assistant."

what?
When the butler announced the contents of the imperial edict, Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian were both shocked and a little hesitant.

"I didn't know that beforehand."

Zhang Sun Wuji said absentmindedly. Gao Shilian was silent, and then said, "It seems that it was probably agreed between His Majesty and the Crown Prince, and no one else knew about it."

"This is too sudden."

Chang Sun Wuji smiled bitterly and said, “It seems that my ascension to the throne this time is just a breakthrough.”

you do not say.

This series of changes is equivalent to changing the positions of countless people.

In particular, the promotion of Secretary Su Tan was too unexpected for everyone.

That is the prince's father-in-law.

He had been unknown before, keeping a low profile and not being noticed at all.

The main reason is that because of his status as a relative by marriage, it is extremely difficult for him to hold an important official position.

For a long time, Su Tan's official position was neither high nor low, and he did not receive any important appointments.

Now it seems that the foreign relative Changsun Wuji has made a comeback, so isn't it only natural for the prince's father-in-law to come out?

Changsun Wuji was the vanguard for the prince, otherwise, how could Su Tan occupy such a key department as soon as he came in.

He was promoted directly from the fourth rank to a third rank official. The official ranks he crossed included the lower fourth rank, the upper fourth rank, and the third rank. He even jumped to the most difficult third rank, which can be said to be a quick ascension to fame.

I don’t know how many people’s jaws will drop.

"Your Majesty is in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Crown Prince is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. If Su Tan's qualifications were not insufficient, in order to avoid too much discussion, I'm afraid the Crown Prince would have directly appointed him as the Minister of Personnel." Gao Shilian said with envy.

This is the prince.

If you don’t take action, it’s fine. But once you do, you will praise your father-in-law to the sky.

That's a third-rank official rank.

How many people dream of it but cannot get it.

There are only a few dozen officials of this rank in the court.

Zhang Sun Wuji sighed and said, "They, father and son, have divided up the power I vacated."

"However, I did not expect that His Majesty would tolerate the Crown Prince being in charge of the Ministry of Personnel."

"Yu Zhining from the Ministry of Rites is also considered the prince's man."

"In this way, the prince occupies two of the six ministries in the court, and they are both key."

The prince's power in the court was unstoppable.

The ministers had already bowed their heads in respect to the crown prince and no longer dared to have any thoughts of looking down on him.

But as the two tribes fall into the hands of the prince, this power will only become more and more terrifying.

In one hand he holds the stick of the Ministry of Rites, and in the other he rewards and punishes officials.

Who among the officials still has something to say about the prince?
You don't even dare to fart.

Your Majesty is so indulgent, what exactly he wants to do is simply hard to tell.

Gao Shilian said: "Although I had some guesses, I didn't expect the prince to push Su Tan out."

"However, Ji Fu is appointed as the Crown Prince's Left Assistant."

"It's unlikely to be His Majesty's intention. It's most likely the Crown Prince's idea."

Gao Ji Fu was the cousin of Gao Shilian. They were both from Xian County, Bohai, and were descendants of the Gao family of Bohai.

The relationship between the two sides is very close. It is no exaggeration to say that they take care of and support each other in the court and are one.

It’s just that Gao Shilian is a person of high position and power, while Zhangsun Wuji is also a person of high position and power but low power.

If Gao Ji Fu were allowed to take the throne again, the power of the Bohai Gao family and the Changsun family in the court would not only be overwhelming, but their prestige would be so great that even the Shandong families would not dare to provoke them easily.

If we add some support from Guanlong.

It is still a question whether Li Shimin can sleep.

This is exactly the case. Even though Gao Ji Fu was talented and capable and was appreciated by Li Shimin many times, his position was always neither high nor low and he was not valued.

This time, Gao Ji Fu was able to enter the Eastern Palace and serve as the Prince's Left Assistant.

It's not difficult to guess the intention.

First, since Gao Shilian has stepped down, Gao Jifu can be used.

The second is the signal sent by the prince that Gao Ji Fu will be a member of the Eastern Palace from now on, and the Gao family’s children should have an idea of ​​how they should do things.

It can also be regarded as a compensation for Gao Shilian's removal from office.

You are gone, but those who should support me should still support me.

I will recruit the most outstanding sons of your Gao family into the Eastern Palace as officials and make them my right-hand men. In the future, your Gao family will produce a powerful figure.

The signal this conveys is not too clear, otherwise Gao Shilian would be unable to figure it out.

"Uncle, Gao Ming is really taking advantage of you." Changsun Wuji joked.

"You're still the same."

Gao Shilian rolled his eyes at him unhappily and said, "I feel much better knowing that Gao Ming has such a thought."

"From now on, Ji Fu will have to ask you to take care of him."

Zhang Sun Wuji said with a smile: "Why should I take care of him? He follows the prince and may become a figure like my uncle in the future."

"I hope so."

Gao Shilian was originally worried that after he stepped down, the Gao family of Bohai would have no successor, so he hoped that his nephew could help more.

Now it seems that he was completely overthinking.

The prince still thought of him all the time.

Suddenly, he thought of something and said, "There is something I want to tell you."

"I will no longer care about the Shandong family's affairs, nor will I have anything to do with them."

"It's none of your business what happens to him, but I have to keep my distance."

Changsun Wuji was stunned, "Why?"

"The Shandong family played a big role in my dethronement. It was all because of them."

"Do I have any shame to give them a good face?"

"They probably didn't expect that the prince would use Ji Fu, right?"

Gao Shilian said bitterly: "Since they do it on the first day, I will do it on the fifteenth."

"I will have nothing to do with them anymore."

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji fell silent. He also hated the Shandong family's betrayal, but he had no choice but to rely on them.

If they speak out against it this time, my road to making a comeback might not be so smooth.

"In fact, the prince is also watching my attitude. If I don't make a break, I will still keep in touch with the Shandong family."

"If Ji Fu helps you up, won't it make any difference?"

"The prince will not waste his energy in vain."

(End of this chapter)