After thinking over and over again, Li Jie felt that it was necessary to communicate with Liu E. After all, Liu E had not officially returned to power yet.
Those who should be informed should still be informed.
On the side, Liu E frowned. She also felt that this matter was quite difficult. There were too many forces involved, and they were all relatively important.
Both the Lelang clan and the Fuzhou Zhe clan are one of the main military forces in the border areas.
Especially for the Lelang tribe, in the second year of Xianping (999), the late emperor even ennobled the chief leader of the Lelang tribe.
"Why don't we put it on hold for now?"
After a long time, Liu E tentatively mentioned something, but the temporary shelving in her mouth was a little different from what Li Jie was thinking.
Her shelving means turning a blind eye.
The husband sang and the wife followed. As the successor of Song Zhenzong's will, Liu E's political style was also conservative.
The less trouble, the better.
If only the Lelang clan was involved, she might agree to the extermination, but the Zhe clan was different. The Zhe clan had an important position in the border area and could not be dealt with easily.
"Then just follow your wishes."
Li Jie did not directly oppose Liu E's opinion. Anyway, this discussion was just a formality. What should be investigated should still be investigated.
In addition, he could just take the opportunity to transfer Zhong Shiheng to the northwest.
General Zhong was also a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty.
And Zhong Shiheng is the first generation of Zhong family generals.
To be precise, the first generation of the Zhong family should be the famous hermit Zhong Fang, but Zhong Fang was a scholar and was not strictly a military minister.
It wasn't until his nephew Zhong Shiheng made the transition from literature to martial arts that the Zhong family became a family of military generals.
Of course, the current Zhong Shiheng is still an unknown person, and he cannot yet be considered the emperor to personally issue edicts.
Therefore, Zhongshu should be dispatched to summon Zhong Shiheng to the border area. Li Jie has already asked Ding Wei to prepare the matter.
Political Hall.
"Prime Minister Ding, the Khitan envoy is expected to arrive in the capital in five days. I would like to ask Prime Minister Ding to tell you how to deal with it."
This time the Khitan envoys visited for nothing else but to celebrate the Qianyuan Festival (Renzong's birthday) as a routine. Logically speaking, the Song court had its own set of procedures for how to receive them.
But Ren Zhongzheng still specifically asked Ding Wei for advice.
why is that?
Of course it's to express yourself.
No, the position of deputy prime minister is still vacant!
Ren Zhongzheng, he still wants to make progress.
As a veteran political advisor, he is qualified to succeed the deputy prime minister.
"Just deal with it according to the rules."
Ding Wei replied calmly, he knew very well what Ren Zhongzheng was planning.
You want to be on top, that’s right!
What was wrong was that Ren Zhongzheng burned the wrong incense.
The post of deputy prime minister has been vacant for more than two months. Except for a specious rumor at the beginning of the year, there has been no other news from the palace.
It can be seen that the official family has no intention of promoting others for the time being, or in other words, the official family already has a candidate in mind, but due to some reasons, it is not possible to directly promote him for the time being.
All in all, in a word, Ding Wei believed that he did not have the authority to recommend.
that's the truth.
Ding said that this independent prime minister can be said to be the most insignificant prime minister.
The reason is also very simple. He is no longer the powerful prime minister. Today, he is just a yes man who works up and down.
On the other side, Ren Zhongzheng did not know that he had lost the opportunity to transfer to Prime Minister, and continued to report.
"Prime Minister, Xue Kui, the magistrate of Yanzhou, will arrive in the capital tomorrow. Is there any need there..."
For the rest, even if Ren Zhongzheng didn't say anything, the meaning is self-evident.
Do you need a little more coaxing?
After all, Xue Kui was recalled by the official personally.
Although Xue Kui's previous position was not high and he was just a provincial governor, but if he could gain the favor of officials, his future prospects would probably be unlimited.
Just like Fan Zhongyan of Yingtian Mansion.
Even though Fan Zhongyan is now just a professor at Yingtian Academy, Fan Zhongyan's actual status is completely different from that of a missionary.
At the same time, Ding Wei let out a light sigh and glanced at Ren Zhongzheng intently.
This guy is a little too strict.
Are you able to comment on the generals personally ordered by the officials?
"I am resigning."
Upon hearing that Ding Wei's tone was a bit off, Ren Zhongzheng immediately stopped thinking and ended the topic on his own initiative.
After leaving the political hall hall, Ren Zhongzheng's expression suddenly changed.
'The rumors may not be groundless.'
Recently, Ren Zhongzheng has been feeling that something is not quite right. Originally, he was just suspicious.
Now, he actually believed the rumor.
Ding’s phase has changed!
The former Ding Xiang would never ignore anything.
It's like an official's birthday. If it were the original Prime Minister Ding, he would definitely do something instead of just ignoring it like he does now.
why is that?
Ren Zhongzheng was very puzzled. In his opinion, Prime Minister Ding was now the unique prime minister and assistant minister in the dynasty, truly one person was inferior to ten thousand people.
However, Prime Minister Ding's current performance does not have the momentum of an independent prime minister.
Is Ding Xiang worried about something?
But who can make Ding Xiang fearful?
Is it an official family?
After thinking about it, Ren Zhongzheng felt that this reason was quite far-fetched.
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Nanxunmen.
Looking at the prosperous scene in front of him, Xue Kui, who had just arrived in Beijing, couldn't help but sigh.
The capital city is really among the best in the world. In terms of prosperity, it is more than a hundred times more prosperous than Yanzhou.
In addition, although he has only been away from Beijing for two years, everything in Beijing is changing.
The former emperor ascended to immortality, the new emperor ascended the throne, Li Shiheng resigned, and he was recalled to the capital. All this happened too fast.
Who would have thought that Li Shiheng, who was favored by the late emperor, would actually resign?
Also, why did the officials call me back to Beijing this time?
Although Xue Kui knew some of the movements in Beijing, he was completely blind to the specific reasons.
"May I ask, is it Xue Zhizhou's frame?"
After entering Nanxun Gate, a small yellow gate suddenly stopped Xue Kui's carriage.
"It's me."
Xue Kui opened the car curtain and looked at the person blocking the road in front of him. At the same time, the doubts in his heart became more and more intense.
As soon as he arrived in the capital, he was found by the palace servants.
This is obviously not the norm.
"The official ordered Xue Zhizhou to rush to the imperial city."
"Xue Zhizhou, come with me."
Hearing this, Xue Kui was even more puzzled.
Why was he recalled to the capital?
Could it be that the reason is different from what I expected?
In fact, Xue Kui still doesn't know why he received the imperial edict to return to Beijing.
He was demoted because he offended Li Shiheng.
Li Shiheng and Cao Lili had a son-in-law relationship, and their sons-in-law were both major figures in Ding Wei's line. Today, Ding Wei is still the prime minister.
Moreover, he was still the independent prime minister. At the same time, Cao Lili was also the Privy Envoy.
The former enemy is now in a high position, but he has been called back. What is the purpose of this?