Judge Quan Yantie (dispatch), Ministry of Industry doctor (send salary officer) Sun Yuanfang wrote a letter.
If the tea method is broken, it should be changed!
The three departments are subordinate to the three departments of Salt and Iron, Duzhi, and Hubu. Among them, the Salt and Iron Department is in charge of the goods of the mountains and rivers in the world, as well as the customs, rivers and canals, and military affairs.
The position of Salt and Iron Magistrate is already one of the chief officials of the Salt and Iron Department, and since tea belongs to Shanze, the tea eucalyptus under the Salt and Iron Department is in charge of tea matters.
Therefore, Sun Yuanfang's petition is also reasonable and reasonable.
Bao Ci Hall.
When Liu E saw Sun Yuanfang's letter, she finally smelled something unusual.
If I remember correctly, Sun Yuanfang was recommended by Ding Wei.
The word "quan" is used before dispatch because there is a vacancy for the post of salt and iron judge, but the qualifications of the person holding the position are not enough, so the word "quan" is used.
Strictly speaking, Sun Yuanfang was promoted out of the norm, and his qualifications did not keep up with his position.
In addition, Ding said that he was also an expert in financial management, and it was normal for him to recommend the salt and iron magistrates when they were vacant.
Except for the current Third Secretary Li Shiheng, basically no one else had any objections.
After a long while, Liu E read the note in her hand and gave instructions to Mrs. Lin beside her.
"Move to the small hall at the inner east gate and announce that Li Shiheng, the envoy of the Third Division, has entered the palace."
Liu E herself was not very familiar with finance. Whether the tea law should be changed or not, she had to listen carefully to the opinions of the courtiers.
However, before formal court discussions, it is also important to listen to the opinions of the three envoys.
Li Shiheng was a Jinshi in the eighth year of the Taiping Xingguo reign (983). He had been an official for nearly forty years and had very senior qualifications. Among the forty years, he spent more than twenty years dealing with finance.
Liu E believed that such an old minister would definitely give her a reasonable answer.
About half an hour later, Li Shiheng received the news from the palace. He was stunned for a moment, and then quickly came to his senses.
The Queen Mother summoned him to the palace, probably because of the tea ceremony.
He knew about Sun Yuanfang's letter.
Li Shiheng was the envoy of the Third Division who took over in the second year of Tianxi (1018). He had been in charge of the Third Division for four years, although he had been in charge of the Third Division for a relatively long time.
But most of the key departments of the Third Division are people from Ding Wei.
Li Shiheng's predecessor was Ma Yuanfang, his predecessor was Lin Te, and his predecessor was Ding Wei.
Ding Wei and Lin Te have been in charge of the three departments for more than ten years. Most of the pass departments are held by people from Ding Wei's party.
For example, Huang Zongdan, the judge of the Ministry of Hubu, Sun Yuanfang, the judge of Yantie, Shangguan Yi, the judge of the Hubu, and Li Zhifang, the magistrate of Quanmo Surveying.
(PS: The Mo Survey Division, also known as the Du Mo Survey Division, is in charge of the accounts of the three departments and checks their discrepancies. It is equivalent to an audit agency. Although the position is not high, its position is crucial.
PS2: The three divisions of judges follow the system of the Five Dynasties, and each division has one person, but occasionally there will be two or even three judges at the same time.
For example, at this time, the Hubu judge Shangguan Yi and the Hubu judge Huang Zongdan were both Hubu judges, but one had a slightly lower qualification and had the word "quan".)
It is no exaggeration to say that half of the three secretaries are members of Ding Wei's party, and Li Shiheng seems to be a serious envoy of the third secretariat.
But his family knows his own affairs, and his current situation is not good. Rather than being the person in charge, he is more like a puppet.
In fact, Ding Wei didn't want one of his own to be appointed as the Third Secretary-General.
However, Li Shiheng was not alone. In the year when he was admitted as a Jinshi, Lu Mengzheng was in charge of the Tongzhi tribute examination.
According to the rules of the examination room, Lu Mengzheng was one of Li Shiheng's teachers.
Of course, it's one thing in name, but another thing entirely whether you recognize it or not.
In the eighth year of the Taiping Xingguo reign, there were 229 Jinshi people on the list. It was impossible for Lu Mengzheng to recognize all of them, but Li Shiheng ranked twelfth, which was quite high.
The two got acquainted with each other. Later, when Wang Dan became prime minister, he promoted Li Shiheng many times, mostly because of Lu Mengzheng.
After all, Lü Mengzheng had promoted Wang Dan a lot, and Wang Dan was able to move to the post of Chief Minister of Political Affairs entirely because of Lü Mengzheng's strong recommendation.
Returning favors in return is an essential ability for an official, and Wang Dan will naturally not be stingy.
Of course, it is now the first year of Qianxing, Wang Dan and Lu Mengzheng have both passed away. As the prime minister, Ding Wei is not impossible to exclude Li Shiheng.
What really made Ding Wei afraid was not these things, but the fact that the privy envoy Cao took advantage of him.
Li Shiheng was the father-in-law of Privy Councilor Cao Liang. With this relationship, how could Ding Wei offend two ministers just for the position of Third Secretary?
What's more, the key positions in the three divisions were all in the hands of Ding Wei, so Ding Wei had no intention of squeezing Li Shiheng away.
The inner east gate of the small hall.
Li Shiheng is now old and suffers from foot disease, which makes it difficult to walk. When he walked to the small hall at the inner east gate, he was already out of breath.
Looking at the palace gate in front of him, Li Shiheng sighed silently.
It might as well be that the Queen Mother summons him here today.
In recent days, his foot disease has become more and more serious. In addition, this third commander is not happy in his job, and he has already felt separation in his heart.
Taking advantage of today's opportunity, I happened to meet the Queen Mother in person to request for appointment.
This is not an appropriate official position.
After entering the small hall, Li Shiheng bowed slightly.
"Happy Queen Mother."
Liu E knew that Li Shiheng had a foot disease and quickly waved someone to bring a chair.
"Prime Minister Li, please sit down."
(PS: San Si Shi is also known as ‘Ji Xiang’, it is also acceptable to directly address him as ‘Xiang’)
"Thank you Queen Mother."
After sitting down, Li Shiheng took the lead and spoke before Liu E asked.
"Your Majesty, I am ill enough, please take up your official post!"
Hearing this, Liu E couldn't help but be startled. She was originally planning to ask questions about politics today, but before she could ask about politics, the minister gave up his choice first.
After thinking about it, Liu E also roughly understood the reason why Li Shiheng requested to become an official. It was probably because he was ignored.
"The late emperor once said that Qing Quan knows the interests of Jingu (who is good at managing money), so as to compare Gao Xi (the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty) and Liu Yan (the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty)."
"Your Majesty, please stay in your position for a long time. When the work on Shanling is completed, I will be of great use."
Liu E first praised Li Shiheng and compared his name with that of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Then she comforted him that there was no need to be anxious and that he should wait patiently. After the late emperor was buried, she would be of great use to him.
However, these words did not work well for Li Shiheng.
In his more than forty years as an official, he has seen too many empty promises.
To take a step back, even if this is not a empty promise and is real, he does not want to be the third emissary anymore.
He is old and suffers from foot diseases, and the current political situation is very delicate. If he continues to serve as the third minister, I am afraid it will be a disaster rather than a blessing.
It is better to retreat bravely than to leave the market with no fuel left.
"The late emperor once decreed that civil and military officers who are over seventy years old and want to retire are allowed to serve. Four of them are sixty years old this year and suffer from foot diseases."
(Li Shiheng's age comes from "Li Gong's Divine Stele" written by Fan Zhongyan. The inscription records that Li Shiheng died in the tenth year of Tiansheng, that is, 1032, at the age of seventy-four.
If you are interested, you can edit Li Shiheng’s encyclopedia. The year of birth and death written on it is ominous)
As he spoke, Li Shiheng held on to the armrests of the chairs, swaying them together, and bowed.
"I hope your Majesty will have mercy on you!"
Seeing Li Shiheng bowing down, Liu E immediately stood up from the chair. This was already a great gift.
In order to express concern, Liu E moved her steps, walked to Li Shiheng, and sighed.
"Sir, why is this happening?"
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PS: There is only one chapter today. I have to get up early tomorrow to take my mother to the hospital. Go to bed.
PS: There is another little allusion: Queen Cao’s first husband was Li Shiheng’s grandson.