Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 756 Partisanship
At Chu Suiliang's home, the eldest grandson Wuji came to visit, and Chu Suiliang of course greeted him happily. Zhang Jing, Xing Feng, and He Qingfeng couldn't grasp anything about Chu Suiliang.That's because Chu Suiliang is really very honest, he is not greedy for money, he is not lustful, the only time he was punished was in the first year of Yonghui, because of the incident of buying a house.

We all know that Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was a famous international metropolis in ancient times. Talented business travelers from all over the world, envoys and overseas students from all over the world gathered here. It was also the most populous city in the world at that time.Like most international metropolises throughout the ages, living in Chang'an also has a prominent problem: housing prices are too expensive.

At that time, housing prices in Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty could be described as "sky-high", and non-Chang'an officials generally had to be above the fifth rank (department and bureau level) to buy a house.Most of the officials either borrowed to live in the homes of friends or wealthy households, or rented houses. For example, Bai Juyi, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, had been a "snail dweller" in Chang'an for nearly 20 years.

Therefore, housing prices in Chang'an were a very sensitive social issue in the Tang Dynasty. The central court also issued various laws and regulations and policy measures to address the issue of housing prices. One of the laws was to prohibit dignitaries from using their power to buy houses at a price lower than the market price. , Violators shall be sentenced to imprisonment.But something happened to Chu Suiliang on this issue.

In the first year of Yonghui (650), Chu Suiliang, who was then Zhongshuling, forcibly bought the house of one of his target language speakers (translators) in Chang'an at a very low price, but was impeached by a censor.In the end, Chu Suiliang was sentenced to pay a fine of 20 catties of brass (about 7500 yuan now, less than one-tenth of the cost Chu Suiliang saved by buying a house).

But this punishment was not implemented, because Chu Suiliang served as the governor of Tongzhou (now Dali County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province) with the treatment of a prime minister before the case was closed.After a period of time, Chu Suiliang returned to the court as prime minister.And the first thing Chu Suiliang did after returning to Beijing was to demote the censor who impeached him to other places as a county magistrate.

Although the "Chu Suiliang forced to buy a house case" is not a major case, it can be clearly seen in the process of handling this case that the activities of the Changsun Wuji Group have begun to override national laws and social justice.Li Zhi began to be wary of Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang Group because of the "house price" in Chang'an, which also paved the way for their subsequent failure.

It would be wrong to say that Chu Suiliang is impeccable, because Chu Suiliang actually has something he wants, and someone will definitely ask, what is that?

Two words, partisanship.

This Chu Suiliang liked power so much, and because he liked power, he did not hesitate to fight among the parties. In the 21st year of Zhenguan, Chu Suiliang's father Chu Liang passed away, and Chu Suiliang went home to observe mourning for a year.In the 22nd year of Zhenguan, Chu Suiliang was revived and appointed as Zhongshuling in the same year.From then on, Chu Suiliang became one of the most powerful people in the Tang Dynasty.

In the 23rd year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin passed away and Li Zhi ascended the throne.Before Li Shimin's death, he was entrusted alone to Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang.Even Li Shimin's edict was written by Chu Suiliang.After Li Shimin's death, Li Zhi demoted him first and then used him.First, he was demoted to be the governor of Tongzhou, and after three years of release, he was transferred back to the capital again to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Officials.In the fourth year of Yonghui, he was promoted to Shangshu Youpushe, reaching the peak of power.

However, during this process, whether he was released or recalled, Chu Suiliang always insisted on his habit of party struggle.

After Li Zhi came to the throne, the veteran party headed by Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang was undoubtedly the biggest force in the court.

But in the next few years, as the leaders of the veteran party, Chu Suiliang and Changsun Wuji still refused to stop, and still wanted to rely on the party to fight for more power.

The case of Fang Yiai this time is actually Chu Suiliang and Changsun Wuji wanting to clean up all the real power inside the family clan, and then their old ministers and the party dominate.

As long as this is the case, then the veteran party is almost invincible in the court.Even Emperor Li Zhi had to obey them as much as possible.The decrees of the veteran party can pass through the whole country without hindrance.Chu Suiliang's political ambitions can also be implemented smoothly.

It's a pity that this group of veterans has completely forgotten that the purpose of their struggle for power may just be to do things better.But their party struggle has seriously threatened Li Zhi's throne.

As soon as Li You appeared, Li Zhi didn't even have to think about it, he fell directly to Li You, and he was still determined, without hesitation at all. To be honest, this is the mistake of the veteran party, they love power too much.

Love power, and treat the emperor as a puppet, and desperately cut off the emperor's wings. The most stupid thing is that you don't want to rebel, hehe. Then you are courting death, or you will directly rebel, or you will surrender.

It can be said that all those who were in power did not end well.

Why did the powerful ministers end badly? Is it because the powerful ministers corrupted the law?yes!The reason for the final disposal was corruption and breaking the law.In the final analysis, the ultimate reason is that the powerful ministers violated the emperor's power.

In history, the reason why many power ministers became power ministers was completely forced and helpless. To ensure the effectiveness of reforms and successfully save the Empire State Building, it is necessary to avoid the delay caused by excessive dispersion of power. In the end, they will only become power ministers with concentrated power. .

A courtier gathers power in one body, where does he put the emperor!The emperor's decision is contrary to the reform strategy, and the powerful ministers are obsessed with yin and yang, or vetoed in person, so that the emperor will have no face!
Therefore, the future of Chu Suiliang and Changsun Wuji is doomed. When he came to Chu Suiliang's home this time, Changsun Wuji was also very depressed.

Not only did it give Li You an excuse to go back to Chang'an, but it also made a large wave of the royal family go directly to Li Zhi's side. After entering Chu Suiliang's study, the elder Sun Wuji sighed before sitting down.

"Dengshan. We did nothing wrong."

Chu Suiliang's word is Dengshan, and Changsun Wuji called Chu Suiliang's word to show the closeness between the two. Chu Suiliang here heard Changsun Wuji's sigh, and quickly helped Changsun Wuji to sit down and said: " Mr. Ge. We are not wrong, those people are potential threats, but His Majesty is too young, once he was bewitched by His Highness King Qi, he fell in love.

Now, not only can we not be disheartened, but we must take a step forward. We must restrain His Highness King Qi, and not let His Royal Highness lead Datang into the abyss. "

"Abyss!" Changsun Wuji glanced at Chu Suiliang lightly and said, "Dengshan, just now there is news from the palace that Wu Meiniang intends to show favor to us, should we accept Wu Meiniang's offer?"

Changsun Wuji looked at Chu Suiliang, but at this moment, Chu Suiliang showed a playful smile.

(End of this chapter)