Chapter 100 The years of study in the Ministry of Industry
In the last battle, Li Zhiyun did not let Yu Chigong go to the battlefield to face his old club. This made Yu Chigong very grateful to Li Zhiyun, but at the same time he felt a little worried in his heart.
Worried that Li Zhiyun doesn't trust him.
He was a straightforward man who didn't know how to beat around the bush, so he went to Du Ruhui and told him his worries.
Then, Du Ruhui found another opportunity to tell Li Zhiyun.
A few days later, when Li Zhiyun was inspecting the camp with Yuchi Gong, he accidentally said: "Jingde, although the general manager of the horse army in the Chu Palace has an uncle, there is still one person missing. Are you willing to come?"
After staying in the King of Chu's army for a while, he basically understood some of the situation. The most trusted generals of the King of Chu were Xie Shufang and Duan Zhixuan, followed by Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin, Li Junxian and others.
Xie Shufang and Duan Zhixuan followed the King of Chu earlier and deserved such treatment. Qin Qiong was able to obtain the post of general manager of the horse army entirely because of his military exploits.
Now, the king of Chu promoted himself, and the uneasiness in Yuchi Gong's heart quietly disappeared.
"The final general is willing to die serving the king!"
Cheng Yaojin, who was patrolling the camp with him, immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, I don't accept that Heitan was given such a high position just a few days after surrendering!"
Yuchi Gong's face turned red. He wanted to refute but did not dare to refute, because Cheng Yaojin was not out of touch this time.
"Yi Zhen, I can trust you as a person who respects virtue." Li Zhiyun said, and then said: "Just as I trusted you back then, you are all my wings."
wing?
Cheng Yao was stunned.
After saying that, Li Zhiyun muttered to himself that Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong should be considered black wings.
After leading him in Jinyang for a few days, Li Shimin ordered two clan generals, Li Shenfu and Li Shuliang, to lead the troops to recover Mayi and other places, and at the same time, let them escort Pei Ju all the way to the Turks.
This hand was done beautifully, and Li Zhiyun secretly guessed that it was the idea of the think tanks under his second brother.
As things have developed now, everyone basically understands that the Wolongs of these clans cannot be beaten or scolded, because they must be protected because of Lao Li's love.
The northern counties that lost Liu Wuzhou were successively recovered by the troops led by Li Shenfu and Li Shuliang within a month.
Since then, the Liu Wuzhou separatist forces that threatened Taiyuan were completely destroyed. In the future, if there is another crisis in Taiyuan, it will be the threat from the grassland.
When Liu Wuzhou fell and news of Dou Jiande's defeat in Hebei spread, the separatist forces in the world were shaken violently.
Li Tang was so fierce this time that people were stunned. Defeating Dou Jiande was nothing, but killing Liu Wuzhou with the help of the Turks was really fierce.
Suddenly, Wang Shichong, Xiao Xian, Li Zitong, Shen Faxing and others were on alert. Although everyone knew that Li Tang, who was based in Guanlong, was very powerful, no one thought that Li Tang's true fighting power would be so fierce.
After fighting for several months, they refused to give the Turks any face. Finally, Liu Wuzhou was killed.
If we say the most nervous one, it must be Wang Shichong, because he offended Li Tang the most. Therefore, a new round of preparations for war in Luoyang began in full swing.
In order to prevent Li Tang from attacking Luoyang, Wang Shichong increased taxes and forcibly recruited people to join the army. For a while, there was a lot of resentment in Luoyang.
On the other side, the three brothers Li Shimin, Li Zhiyun and Li Yuanji returned to the court victoriously, and Lao Li generously rewarded the three brothers.
Among them, Li Shimin had outstanding achievements and naturally received the most generous rewards, followed by Li Zhiyun. As for the remaining Li Yuanji, Lao Li was partial.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Yuanji's defense of Taiyuan is not a credit at all, but Lao Li insisted on giving Li Yuanji gold and some property rewards, and everyone could only hold their noses and admit it.
Later, the prince proposed that the King of Qi should continue to guard Taiyuan, but he did not need to stay in Taiyuan. Xiahou Duan and Yu Wenxin could be used to guard Taiyuan. If Taiyuan was in emergency, the King of Qi could go there immediately. Now that Liu Wuzhou is dead, the only people who can threaten Taiyuan are the Turks
Li Yuan neither agreed nor objected to the prince's proposal.
Afterwards, Xiahou Duan went to Li Yuan to complain, saying that he was too old and weak to take on such an important task.
Li Yuan naturally disagreed, and he also knew why Xiahou Duan wanted to resign, so he comforted him with words of comfort and gave him more rewards to appease Xia Houduan.
After this incident, Li Yuan also realized that it was inappropriate to let Li Yuanji guard Taiyuan alone. He thought about it and finally decided to send a few close generals to guard it.
Li Yuanji still retains the position of general manager of Bingzhou, because he does not feel comfortable handing over military power to others. Only by placing it in the hands of his own son can people feel at ease.
Li Shimin was also competing for the power to guard Taiyuan, but he was vetoed by Li Yuan as soon as he proposed it at the court meeting.
After getting rid of Liu Wuzhou, Lao Li's appetite became very big, so he called four brothers to discuss the next step to make Wang Shichong of Luoyang.
But the prince said no, the food and grass could not keep up, so he had to wait.
Li Yuan called Dou Jing, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and after some inquiries, he found that there was indeed a shortage of grain and grass, so he could only hold his nose and wait for the autumn harvest in September.
The turmoil in the court became more intense with the defeat of Liu Wuzhou and the Tang Dynasty temporarily halting its external expansion.
Among them, the main one is the struggle between the prince's family and the Qin king's family.
As the King of Qin once again made great achievements, the ministers of the King of Qin's line could not be more rigid in their words, and the King of Qin was right when they opened their mouths and kept silent.
In the political hall, with the return of King Qin, Dou Wei, Dou Kang, and Chen Shuda also vaguely exerted pressure on the prince.
Although the prince has Liu Wenjing and a King of Qi, they are not as many as the King of Qin.
As for the King of Chu, Li Zhiyun, he did not discuss politics in the political hall most of the time. After his great victory over Liu Wuzhou, Li Yuan not only bestowed him with honorary titles, but also appointed him as Minister of the Ministry of Works, where he stayed to observe and study politics.
Lao Li felt that the fifth son was too stupid in political affairs and planned to let Li Zhiyun learn slowly from the grassroots level.
Li Zhiyun had no objection to this. Although he now worked in the Ministry of Industry, if something big happened in the political hall, Li Yuan would definitely call him over.
Moreover, as the smell of gunpowder in the political hall became more and more intense, Li Zhiyun actually did not want to get involved.
In addition, the main reason why he was willing to go to the Ministry of Works was to get the kerosene issue settled. Without his personal involvement, the Ministry of Works' livestock would never be able to handle it. Now that there are frequent foreign wars, the more strategic materials such as kerosene, the better.
There are a lot of kerosene mines found in Bashu, and the raw materials are available, so there is no need to worry about making them.
When working at the Ministry of Industry, no one dared to put on a show for Li Zhiyun, and everyone cooperated fully with Li Zhiyun. Even the Minister of Industry, Samurai Yu, was very cooperative. Coupled with the help of his grandfather-in-law Yang Shigui, he got along like a fish in water.
Therefore, Li Zhiyun did not encounter many intrigues. However, Li Zhiyun secretly learned a lot of useful things about the basic operation of the Ministry of Works and the detailed rules of personnel exchanges.
In the past, he was deeply rooted in the military and rarely worked in the officialdom, so he did not fully understand some of the routines of various departments. This time, Li Zhiyun benefited a lot from observing politics at the Ministry of Industry.