Wang Pingzhang didn't care, but Li Binzhong did.

Tang Youzhi stood out in the Battle of the Western Border. After a while, he led his army back to Beijing and took over as the head coach of the Nanying Army of the Beijing Army. In view of Li Pingzhong's previous failure to control the performance of the Nanying Army, it was already difficult for him to have a place in the army.

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If he cannot be transferred to Lingzhou governor, it means that Li Bingzhong will completely become an idle prince, just like many idle nobles in the capital, who will be forgotten in a few years.

Li Pingzhong is only fifty-five years old this year. How can he be willing to let his official career come to an end?

But the discussion at the moment was about him, and it was obviously not suitable to defend himself at this time. He could only insult Pei Yue's son countless times in his heart.

After a moment of silence, Wang Pingzhang finally retorted calmly: "Lord Luo, Li Bingzhong was originally a civil servant. He once served as Minister of the Ministry of War. It was only because of his achievements in military affairs that Your Majesty appointed him.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and then transferred to be the head coach of Nanying was also to fill the vacancy after Gu Liang left. Now that Tang Youzhi, the Marquis of Jining, is about to return to Beijing, it is natural for him to take over the Nanying, so why not change Li Bingzhong to be the governor of Lingzhou?

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Of course Luo Ting was not afraid of Wang Pingzhang, but he was a very reasonable person. He said solemnly: "But he is an honorable person after all, and it is against the regulations to serve as a civil servant."

Wang Pingzhang laughed and said: "Master Luo, I have also read the Records of Emperor Gaozu, and I have never seen any article that states that civil and military positions cannot be transferred. Since Li Bingzhong could be transferred from the Minister of the Ministry of War to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, why can't he be transferred from the Commander-in-Chief of Nanying today?

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State governor? Could it be that the dynasty does not look at seniority and ability in appointing people, but must distinguish between civil and military affairs and an insurmountable step? Making the best use of materials and people is the right way, and blindly following conventions in everything is probably not a rule that must be followed when governing. "

Pei Yue took a breath and said resolutely: "Your Majesty, even though what Duke Wei Guo said is very reasonable, I still oppose it."

The officials looked sideways.

In fact, on the day Pei Yue returned to Beijing, these people had already seen his sharpness and courage. After all, there were not many people who dared to openly oppose Wang Pingzhang in the court. Now that they saw him confronting Wang Pingzhang again, many people couldn't help but give birth to a child.

The lament that calves are not afraid of tigers. As for Li Bingzhong, who was supposed to be the focus of this matter, no one paid attention.

Emperor Kaiping asked expressionlessly: "I have heard that you and Li Bingzhong have a personal grudge?"

Pei Yue nodded honestly, and then said: "Your Majesty, when I was in Lingzhou, I wiped out a group of daring horse bandits. The leader of the bandits was Li Zijun, the eldest grandson of Marquis Fengcheng. I don't know that this matter has anything to do with Marquis Fengcheng.

It doesn't matter, but at least thousands of Lingzhou people died at the hands of those bandits, so I think Marquis Fengcheng is not suitable for the post of Lingzhou governor."

At this time, Li Bingzhong had to take the initiative to stand up and face Emperor Kaiping and said with sincerity and fear: "Your Majesty, my eldest grandson made a big mistake and was exiled to Guping Town, Lingzhou in the third year of Kaiping. He has been missing since then. Pei Yue

It is difficult to tell the truth from what I said, but I have never instigated Li Zijun to harm the people, and it is even more impossible for him to become a bandit. I beg your Majesty to take a closer look!"

Chengyi Hou Guo Kaishan frowned and said: "Pei Yue, even if Li Zijun really became a horse bandit, he has already died in your hands. What does this matter have to do with Fengcheng Hou? Do you still want to implicate it?

crime?"

Pei Yue said coldly: "Master Guo, when Li Zijun colluded with the masters of Western Wu to murder me, Your Majesty thought that he would serve the country as Marquis of Fengcheng before he was sentenced to three years of imprisonment. But instead of repenting, he became the leader of the horse bandits and tortured and killed him.

Shouldn't the people of Daliang be held accountable for the crime of lax discipline by Marquis Fengcheng?"

Li Bingzhong said angrily: "This is all your fault!"

Pei Yue refused to give in and said: "Master Li, those horse bandits are not dead yet, and many people in Linqing County knew about it that day, including the former right-wing governor Yan Linchuan and Linqing County Magistrate Mo Qingyun, if you

If you want evidence, I can definitely give you what you want."

Li Bingzhong raised his voice and said: "Li Zijun is not a martial arts master like you. How could he escape from the heavily guarded Guping Town alone? How could he become the leader of the horse bandits in that strange place in Lingzhou?"

Pei Yue sneered and said: "Marquis Fengcheng loves his eldest grandson very much. Who knows if you are helping him secretly?"

Li Bingzhong was so angry that his hands trembled and he said angrily: "You are such a mouthful! Ridiculous! Shameless!"

"Ahem..."

Mo Haoli, the leftist ruler who had always been silent, suddenly coughed a few times, causing the palace to suddenly become quiet. The veteran of the four dynasties stood up tremblingly and said to Emperor Kaiping: "Your Majesty, I think Zhao Xianhong is not qualified enough to be the spiritual leader."

He has the important task of being the governor of the state. Li Bingzhong still has many involvements, and it is not suitable to go to Lingzhou at the moment."

Emperor Kaiping had not stopped the dispute between Pei Yue and Li Bingzhong before. No one knew what his majesty was thinking. After hearing Mo Haoli's words, he chuckled slightly and asked meaningfully: "Zuo Ruizhi also has

Recommended candidates?"

Mo Haoli nodded and said: "The old minister recommends a person to Your Majesty, Yin Jishan, the Minister of Civil Affairs."

Ning Huai'an, the Minister of Civil Affairs, echoed: "Your Majesty, Shi Lang Yin is upright and upright and has outstanding abilities. He is indeed qualified to take on this important task."

Emperor Kaiping fell into deep thought.

In fact, he preferred the candidate Li Bingzhong. Although he wanted to restrict Wang Pingzhang, he could not push him too hard. This was a matter of precision. But Pei Yue's attitude was so clear that he realized that this little guy was indeed

There is a clear distinction between love and hatred. As long as you think about the suffering Pei Yue suffered at the hands of Li and Li Zijun's repeated attempts to kill him, you can understand his views on Li Pingzhong.

Wang Pingzhang spoke again: "Shilang Yin's qualifications and abilities are fully qualified to serve as the governor of a state, but he is not suitable for Lingzhou."

Mo Haoli said slowly: "Please give me some advice, Duke Wei."

Wang Pingzhang bowed slightly and said: "Don't take this advice seriously. Lingzhou is the barrier to the west of Daliang. The people there are fierce and the situation is complicated, which is different from the inland state capital. Xue Tao's dereliction of duty is not only because of his greed, but more importantly because of his status as a

Civil servants were not good at military affairs, which led to frequent instability and civil unrest within the territory, and they were heavily infiltrated by spies in the Western Wu Dynasty. This was also one of the reasons why the Western Region was extremely passive in the early stages of the war."

These two are now the leaders of civil servants and military honors in Daliang. Although they are both in their sixties, their agility in thinking is still far beyond that of ordinary people, not to mention their high vision and wide knowledge. They can be said in just a few words.

has taken the topic to a higher level.

Although Pei Yue had just had a dispute with Li Bingzhong, he was still very calm in his heart.

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. He originally thought that he could finally intervene in the decision-making of the core of power, but Mo Haoli easily revealed his trump card as soon as he took action, as if he had an insight into his thoughts when he saw him appear in the palace.

In fact, the moment he said Zhao Xianhong's name, the Xingyang prefect had already lost his qualification to compete for Lingzhou governor.

Wang Pingzhang's recommendation of Li Yinzhong surprised him. In his expectation, the old man would definitely not let Li Yinzhong leave Kyoto. After all, he was a confidant whom he had personally trained and supported. Continuing to stay in the court would be a boost after all, even if he returned to his old career.

It would be easier to get rid of Liu Daxia and take over the Ministry of War than to go to the Western Region.

The reason why he clearly opposed Li Pingzhong was of course not because of Li Zijun, but because he did not want to see his enemy take control of Lingzhou. Perhaps even Emperor Kaiping did not realize that Lingzhou was very important to Pei Yue, not only because of the

The officials and the people have great trust and respect for this young powerful man. The key point is that Lingzhou is the foundation of Zangfengwei.

The Zangfeng Guards were the elites he created from scratch, and they were the basis for him to stand in the court and openly compete with Wang Pingzhang.

In the world he lived in in his previous life, an army of 10,000 people could not change the overall situation, but in this era of Daliang, 10,000 elite soldiers were enough for him to protect himself. Emperor Kaiping made him a prince and promoted him to deputy commander of Beiying.

, in addition to balancing the situation in the army, part of the reason is to pay attention to the strength of the Tibetan front guards.

Pei Yue was not Zhao Xianhong's father, and would not offend the emperor for him. He could calmly accept that his expectations had come to naught, and could only say pity to Zhao Xianhong.

But he could not accept his enemy becoming the governor of Lingzhou no matter what. This was ultimately the reason for the previous dispute.

Mo Haoli's statement was normal. As the head of the civil service, he had countless people involved. Even though the requirements for candidates for Lingzhou governor were very high, he could still find a few ministers who fully met the requirements.

What Pei Yue still can't figure out is Wang Pingzhang's attitude today. What exactly does this old man want to do?

If he really wanted to push Li Pingzhong up, he should have had a tit-for-tat confrontation with him just now, but he didn't say anything. He just said a few innocuous truths that everyone knew at the beginning.

Pei Yue had a headache, but he was not discouraged because he knew that compared to these old foxes, he was still a novice.

At this moment, Mo Haoli asked with deep meaning: "Does the Duke of Wei want to reorganize Lingzhou?"

Wang Pingzhang's heart trembled, and when he saw the clear and bright eyes of this veteran of the Four Dynasties, he said calmly: "Government must be based on current conditions in order to stabilize the country."

Some of the important officials in the palace have already reacted, while others are still at a loss.

Emperor Kaiping, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked at this scene and finally understood what kind of medicine Wang Pingzhang was selling in his gourd.

He turned to look at Silent Cloud, who shook his head slightly.

The emperor understood that since even Silent Cloud didn't know about it, Wang Pingzhang probably had not planned the conspiracy, and Mo Haoli would not deliberately accompany him in this drama.

Could it be that this old guy is really dedicated to serving his country?

Looking back on the past, he did not doubt Wang Pingzhang's loyalty, but he also knew that Wang Pingzhang was obsessed with power and would not let him go, so he always reused and suppressed him.

Wang Pingzhang faced Emperor Kaiping, bowed and said: "I have something to say, please make your decision."
Chapter completed!