Updated: 2012-08-22

"The emperor has not attended court yet, can Brother Du know where he is?" Zhang Xiaozhen, the Minister of War, received Du Xian, who had just returned to Beijing at home, and asked straight to the point. As the Minister of War, Zhang Xiaozhen is also a very important official in the capital, but he can't see the emperor at all on weekdays, so he can only ask the people of the cabinet and the Political Affairs Hall, so he can only ask his friend Du Xian.

Du Xian said: "I didn't go anywhere. I heard from the side that the emperor had been in the Daming Palace all day long, accompanying Princess Tuyuhun who had just come to Chang'an."

Zhang Xiaozhen frowned and said, "This morning, the interview in Hebei sent Yang Sidao to the Shangshu Province. People from several places gathered to publicly resist the recruitment of the people. The officials of local prefectures and counties may cause violence and incompetence, and Zhang Wulang's special envoy was helpless. If this continues, the decision to build the Great Wall next spring will not be implemented. There is a great relationship. Brother Du must try to see the emperor's advice."

Du Xian didn't speak, thinking about something.

Zhang Xiaozhen also said: "Everything is planned, no plans will be abolished. Brother Du must be prepared, otherwise it will be too late to wake up when things come to an end! Building a defense line in Hebei will not allow barbarians to go outside the country. This is a strategy proposed by Brother Du. Once this matter cannot be implemented, it may not be enough to let Brother Du come out to bear the blame, but it is a foregone conclusion that you will be on par with Zhang and others from now on."

"I heard that when I was in Yingzhou, the officials and censors impeached me many times and were encouraged by the people from the Political Affairs Hall?"

Zhang Xiaozhen said: "Who else could there be? Otherwise, how could Zhang Wulang succeed Brother Du? The previous capture of Yingzhou and the current decision-making and political affairs hall to build the Hebei defense line have always been disapproved. The supporters are Brother Du, and the emperor and some Beijing officials also agree. If the matter is not done in the end, Zhang Shuo and others will have another improvement. These people have been in charge of the three provinces and six ministries of the Southern Ya for a long time. It is even more difficult to shake their status. The emperor has to rely on them to stabilize the situation. The strategy proposed by Brother Du also caused the emperor to suffer the influence of decision-making mistakes. In addition, Su Jin is presided over the imperial examination reform, and the emperor's expectations will turn to Su Jin, Brother Du... It is a big deal."

Du Xian's face was not very good, and a trace of anger was exposed. His thoughts were that I was bathing blood in the border area| The reward for fighting for real swords and guns was just to be a general and a prime minister; how did the people in the Political Affairs Hall get the position of the court? Sitting in the temple and talking. This is not all, but he also plotted against me in secret, trying to suppress me. Even if Du Xian was so calm, a fire of namelessness emerged.

Zhang Xiaozhen is a trustworthy person, both a family and a marriage, and a relationship of prosperity. However, Du Xian knew that he also had selfish thoughts and said that Zhang Xiaozhen, a veteran of several dynasties, was also a Beijing official who had been a few dynasties. He had been to the position of minister and wanted to go further. It was not his turn to the upper road. When would he be able to get the position of prime minister? The only hope he could see in front of him was Du Xian. Du Xian was deeply trusted by the emperor and was one of his confidants. The emperor also wanted to support a trusted and capable person to replace the prime minister from the Tang Dynasty. Recently, Du Xian's prestige has increased rapidly and he is undoubtedly one of the candidates in the emperor's mind. Therefore, Zhang Xiaozhen wanted to help Du Xian cover up the prime minister of the Political Affairs Hall, and one day he replaced it. If he could then, the road blocked above would be opened again.

Of course, Zhang Xiaozhen's selfishness and Du Xian's ambitions did not conflict. He led his troops to fight in the rain of swords, guns, arrows and arrows many times, and what was he trying to get through the blood and fire?

Du Xianan was angry in his heart, picked up the teacup and took a deep sip of the tea fragrance into his stomach. After a while, he was silent before asking, "Brother Zhang asked me to give me a message to the emperor, what should I say?"

Zhang Xiaozhen is usually an easy-going gentleman, but his eyes turned a little red at this time, which was a burning desire | Fire of desire: "What else can I say? I expose the sinister intentions of Zhang. I suggest that the emperor must not compromise with them. After the decision of the Minister of the Central Secretariat, the decision must be implemented! The following enlistment is blocked, and the local officials must be instructed!"

"Is this too much?" Du Xian gradually calmed down, "The people Zhang said impeached me, and most of the time, they only talked about things. Looking back, they were a bit conscientious. Besides, he defected to Princess Taiping in the former Tang Dynasty, and the emperor also relied on him..."

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The next morning, the ministers went to the inner court for a while but did not see the emperor, and then returned to their respective yamen. The prime ministers returned to the political affairs hall next to Xuanzheng Hall, and first read the memorial in the morning. According to the formal process, the memorials from the court and local governments were first handed over to the officials of the Shangshu Province, and then handed over to the ministerial province for review, and finally the emperor for review. However, the power structure of the Central Secretariat has changed since the Tang Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty. The officials of the Shangshu Province also held the official titles of the Central Secretariat, so the process was even more concise. After reading the prime ministers, they were equivalent to reading and reviewing the three provinces and handing them directly to the north. However, the bureau of the Jin Dynasty was different from the previous dynasty, and there was a cabinet that did not belong to the three provinces and six ministries, and this memorial had to be passed through the cabinet.

Yang Sidao's memorial was read yesterday. I will discuss it this morning and I will come up with a solution to the palace before I send it to the palace. If the emperor thinks that the ministers' handling method is good, he will approve the "response".

When encountering such controversial comments, because the officials of the Political Affairs Hall have different positions, they mostly have to argue. In the end, it usually depends on who has more people, or Zhang Shuo made the decision, he is the Secretary of the Central Secretariat. First, Li Shouyi came out to curse him, and everyone was used to it. This old boy was just an angry young man with a slogan for the people. Then, Liu An, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, felt that local officials were not enforced effectively, so he should warn him first, and then he could not keep the government orders smoothly, so he took some people to investigate.

Cheng Qianli, the Minister of War, often pretended to be deep and silent. Zhang Shuo glanced at Xiao Zhizhong, and Lao Xiao said earnestly: "Do you all know that there is a legend among the people that Meng Jiangnu cried the Great Wall? The people think that building the Great Wall is a life-long life, and it is reasonable to conquer the people in the local area. We should ask local people to find ways to persuade them, rather than just force them. If they are forced to rebel, who will be responsible?"

Dou Huaizhen was not willing to fall behind, and looked mysterious: "What are the emperor doing these two days? Since the palace maids from Tuyuhun arrived in Chang'an, the emperor has been favored by everyone. Since this is the case, Tuyuhun's request to order the court to transfer 50,000 elite troops from Beiting Helong to the south will probably be done! The military expenditure in the northwest begins to spring next year is huge. If we force something wrong in Hebei again, do you think the world is very stable, right?"

"Which woman the emperor favors has to do with the country's affairs!" Li Shouyi looked down on Dou Huaizhen's style very much.

Dou Huaizhen agreed to look at Li Shouyi's messy beard and wrinkled official uniform with contempt, and said angrily: "If you don't believe it, let's go and see... Hey, I said Li Xiang, what do you mean is that you don't have to be afraid of forcing the people of Hebei? You just had a different attitude. What do you think?"

"Don't fight for such a good deal of verbal benefits, it's useless. Let's just talk about the matter." Zhang said, lifting his palm to calm their quarrels. He looked at Li Shouyi and couldn't help feeling a little unhappy. Why is Li Shouyi so disliked? Zhang said, he feels he is more annoying than Liu An who often disagrees with him. Look at how long Liu An has been an official in the court. He has built a mansion in his hometown. He has more than twenty wives and concubines at home. He has everything. He is not a capable minister? Who is an official in a thousand miles away and does not seek some money? Who is so powerful in the political affairs hall? Who is not clean? But Li Shouyi looks poor and pretends to be noble, which makes everyone feel uncomfortable. No one can say that you are not sure you are a prime minister. How many people beg your father to pay grandma and want to give you houses and money to women. Zhang said that he was convinced.

Cheng Qianli kept nodding "um" and "um". Zhang said that he had three people who had agreed to the same opinion, and then he asked Cheng Qianli to express his opinion. The four people had the same opinion. He just did it rightly. He turned to Cheng Qianli and asked Cheng Qianli: "What do Cheng Xiang think?"

"We live in the temple and we must not ignore the people of the world. Xiao Xiang's words make sense; but Liu Xiang said it well, and there are certain reasons for local officials to fail to implement the decisions of the court." Cheng Qianli said seriously, while he was thinking while speaking.

Zhang Shuo held his face and thought in his mind that "it means he didn't say it." Fortunately, Cheng Qianli supported both sides. In fact, Xiao Zhizhong's opinion still has a small advantage. In addition, he is the Zhongshu Ling, although it is not easy for Qiankun to make a decision, his opinion is more important.

Li Shouyi blew his beard and stared at him, "Since the Tang Dynasty, the Great Wall has never been built, and the Hu people have never occupied Hebei. You just have to make trouble for this life-threatening and financial loss! You are thinking about it with your conscience, how many people you want with a big pen, how many people you will die in a foreign land, how many wives will lose their husbands, how many children will lose their father!"

"Mr. Li!" Zhang said seriously, "Building the Hebei defense line and rejecting the Hu people's national gates is the decision that the emperor presided over the ministers' discussions, weighing the pros and cons, and what did you do before the decision? You have opposed it, how did you object, is it useful? It seems that the entire court is you, Li Xiang, knowing to think about the people, what do we eat, and we eat in vain? The government orders have been issued, and the officials in the border have also been sent. What should we do now? How can we make the decision be implemented without any problems!"

Li Shouyi's beard was so angry that he stood up, his eyes wide open: "Zhongshuling, what do you think, don't think that I, Li Shouyi, are a fool!"

The discussion was very unpleasant, but the matter was done. After the breakup, Zhang said that he would call Xiao Zhizhong to work in the office and have he encountered it...

Zhang said observing his face, and said, "Tell Yao Niang, don't mention your affairs in the future. Try to go to that place as little as possible, and you can't get involved in that woman anymore. Isn't it just a woman? Xiao Xiang should have a sense of contentment. The emperor has gone to that place several times... What is the most difficult thing the emperor can tolerate?"

Xiao Zhizhong replied tactfully: "Someone wants to see his woman, and Cui Mo is the example in the past."

Zhang Shuo nodded and said, "There is another one. Others force him to change the things he has decided! So if Li Shouyi wants to write to Hebei, he will let him do it. We must not say anything wrong in that matter. Just do what we should do."

"What the Secretary of the Central Committee said is very true." Xiao Zhizhong glanced at Zhang and saw him looking out the window and pondering something.

Xiao Zhizhong knew that several prime ministers seemed to have a deep backer, and that Princess Taiping had a good relationship with the emperor, but the fact was not that stable: they who held the power of the Nanya were not the emperor's confidant. A cabinet emerged, and the people inside were promoted very quickly, which made Zhang said that they were under great pressure.
Chapter completed!