Chapter 2418 The Importance of Political Resources
Chapter 2418 The Importance of Political Resources
Author: Sheep Little Star
Chapter 2418 The Importance of Political Resources
"Cao Qing, did Xue Kui pass the third year of Chunhua?"
Upon hearing this question, Cao Wei was stunned for a moment, then pondered for a moment.
Why do officials specifically mention the third year of Chunhua?
Ding Wei and Wang Qinruo were both Jinshi in the third year of Chunhua. They were in the same year. Did the officials think that Xue Kui was from Ding Wei's lineage?
This matter turned out to be a misunderstanding.
"Mr. Xue is indeed a Jinshi in the third year of Chunhua."
"However, Dr. Xue's chief talent is Xiang Wenjiangong (Xiang Minzhong)."
After a while, Cao Wei slowly told Xue Kui's resume.
Although Xue Kui is the same age as Ding Wei and Wang Qinruo, their relationship is not very good. Not all people of the same age have good relationships.
For example, Wang Shu was also a Jinshi in the third year of Chunhua. He and Ding Wei were not dealt with by Wang Qinruo.
Because Wang Shu was Kou Zhun's son-in-law, he was inherently on the opposite side of the Southern Group.
Xue Kui's resume is generally similar. For the seventeen years before he entered the officialdom, he had been rotating in various places. It was not until the second year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1009) that he ended his career as a local official.
As for why Xue Kui was up and down for seventeen years in the early stage?
Very simple.
There are no political resources.
In the second year of Dazhong Xiangfu, Xue Kuide recommended to Minzhong and transferred to the palace to serve as the censor, becoming a Taiwan admonishment officer.
Who is Xiang Minzhong?
Kou Zhun, Wang Dan, and Li Hang were in the same year, and they were big bosses in the north.
No, political resources are coming.
Of course, the reason why Xiang Minzhong recommended Xue Kui was because Xue Kui himself was outstanding enough.
It was precisely because of Xiang Minzhong's recommendation that Xue Kui was able to enter the central government as an official, and served successively as the imperial censor, deputy envoy of Shaanxi Road Transport, Hebei pacification envoy, Jianghuai system and transportation envoy, and deputy household envoy of the third department.
Until the end of Tianxi, due to a dispute with Li Shiheng, the envoy of the third division, Li Shiheng and Cao used to work together to demote him from the capital and serve as the magistrate of Yanzhou.
Xue Kui's transfer from the capital was actually closely related to the political disputes during Tianxi's reign. Xiang Minzhong passed away in the fourth year of Tianxi's reign.
Later, the battle between Kou Zhun and Ding Wei ended with the complete defeat of Kou Zhun's line.
When the nest is overturned, how can there be any eggs?
Without the protection of the northern boss, Xue Kui had conflicts with Li Shiheng again. Therefore, it was reasonable for him to be demoted.
Who let the backer fall?
However, even without Cao Wei's recommendation, it won't be long before Xue Kui can return to the center.
And all this is because Xue Kui is a direct descendant of the Northern Group, and his personal abilities are also outstanding.
Finally, before Wang Zeng passed the imperial examination, he submitted a written document to Xue Kui.
At that time, Xue Kui once praised Wang Zeng so much that he was about to become the number one scholar and the prime minister?
He is from the Northern Group, has outstanding abilities, and has "extended" Wang Zeng's reputation. With all these labels combined, returning to the central government is completely a matter of course.
In fact, if the pace of government affairs had not changed too rapidly recently, Wang Zeng would have recommended Xue Kui to the court long ago.
No, isn't Lu Yijian's previous assignment of "Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion" vacant?
It is most appropriate for Xue Kui to be responsible for this assignment.
Because Xue Kui gives people the impression that he is upright and does not follow the powerful.
In the land of Gyeonggi, there are countless relatives of the emperor. Officials who serve as powerful officials in Kaifeng Prefecture must either have a great background and be able to maneuver both sides, or they must uphold principles and be upright.
Xue Kui perfectly meets these conditions. At the same time, he is also a veteran of both Taizong and Zhenzong dynasties. Whether it is his qualifications or reputation, he is very suitable.
However, the reason why Cao Wei recommended Xue Kui was not to please northern officials.
Because it's not necessary.
He was born as a military official, so he was not on the same footing as a civil servant.
The reason why Cao Wei recommended Xue Kui was related to Xue Kui's official experience.
Once during the Xianping period, Xue Kui served as the magistrate of Xingzhou, and again in the fifth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1012), when Xue Kui served as the deputy envoy of Shaanxi Road Transfer as the imperial censor.
At that time, Cao Wei was also an official in the northwest region. Although the two were not officials in the same place, Cao Wei had heard of Xue Kui's reputation.
Not to mention being thunderous, he is also famous far and wide.
Especially during the Dazhong Xiangfu period, Xue Kui solved Li Deming's conspiracy to seize Suizhou (today's Suide, Shaanxi Province) without any bloodshed.
Although Suizhou is small, this matter is related to the face of the imperial court.
Xue Kui was able to force Li Deming back outside the battlefield, and he did have two tools. This incident not only earned Xue Kui the appreciation of Song Zhenzong.
Cao Wei was also deeply impressed by him because of this incident.
Therefore, he recommended Xue Kui to be the envoy to Khitan.
This person has a lot of ideas and is not a pedant who waits to die to study.
If it were someone who didn't know how to adapt, the mission would have failed before they even reached Khitan.
Or even worse, they won't accept this mission at all.
Virtual reality?
It is indeed a good strategy in the art of war, but when it comes to diplomatic relations, it is a bit of a "deception"!
How could the great Song Dynasty not keep its word?
The front leg made an agreement with the Khitan to attack the party together, but the back leg ended up uniting with the Tubo Tubo tribe.
Isn’t this just breaking one’s word?
"Shan, in that case, I can rest assured that I will leave this matter to Mr. Xue."
Of course Li Jie understands Xue Kui, but as a superior, you must always give your subordinates a chance to perform, right?
In addition, through this incident, he can also see Cao Wei's attitude.
Now it seems that Cao Wei was indeed loyal and did not take the opportunity to recommend officials who were more biased towards the Cao family.
After saying that, Li Jie suddenly asked a question that sounded very 'scary'.
"Cao Qing, do you have any intention of returning to the northwest?"
Hearing this, Cao Wei shook his head repeatedly.
"I am old, and I have passed the age of knowing my destiny this year. It is good to be like this now."
Although Cao Wei knows that today's officials are quite ambitious and are not the kind of suspicious monarchs, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger.
Who knows if the officials are deliberately testing it?
Why was he transferred from the northwest?
Nothing more than two words, suspicion!
Since he was dropped back, Cao Wei has made up his mind never to go to the northwest again.
"Cao Qing, don't refuse in a hurry, go back and think about it carefully."
Li Jie smiled slightly and left a sentence full of aftertaste.
He could see the 'surprise' in Cao Wei's eyes, and the other party probably thought he was testing him.
However, this is not the case.
It can be predicted that within one to two years, Dangxiang and the Song Dynasty will probably have a battle.
The Song Dynasty cannot lose this battle!
After numerous visits to the civil and military officials of the dynasty, who can guarantee victory in this battle?
Who can take on this important task?
After counting, Cao Wei is probably the only one who is sure of this.
After all, Cao Wei has been on the border for more than twenty years. Not only is he familiar with the enemy's situation, he is also a veteran on the battlefield.
With him guarding the northwest, not to mention whether he can counterattack the party, just guarding the northwest gate is definitely not a problem.
About a quarter of an hour later, Li Jie deliberately yawned.
"Cao Qing, that's it for today. I'm a little tired."
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