Chapter 89: Eastern Palace Worries and Different Opinions
The phase is lost!
This was Dou Kang's first thought. Although he knew that it would take a huge price to settle the matter, he did not expect that he would not even be able to keep his position as prime minister in the end.
Think about it, losing money can only avoid disaster.
This time Dou Jing secretly made kerosene, which was the same as the last time he was framed for secretly hiding bows and crossbows, or even more serious.
He wanted to refuse, but he couldn't. Because to a certain extent, giving up the phase and keeping the Dou family was the best choice.
"I obey the decree."
Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction.
This time, Dou Jing used privately made kerosene to suppress the Dou family, which made him very satisfied.
Soon after, Li Yuan issued an order announcing the punishment for the fire in Yiyangfang.
All Qingpi involved were executed. Dou Jing, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was dismissed from his post and exiled to Songzhou, Bashu. Warrior Tong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was not strict in his rule and was fined three years' salary. Wu Zhen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was executed and his family members were exiled to the Jiaofang Division.
The warrior Xun was an unlucky one. He was originally supervising the construction of King Qin's tomb in Wannian County, but he was summoned back by Lao Li and scolded him for his lax governance.
In addition, Prime Minister Dou Kang was appointed as the director of Shannan Daoxingtai.
Jing Zhaoyin and Chu King Li Zhiyun failed to govern well, so Jing Zhaoyin was removed from the post and was replaced by Dou Gui.
All in all, the Dou family still suffered heavy losses. In addition to losing their position, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and a large amount of money and food.
After all, rebuilding Yiyangfang requires money, and the Dou family will provide it.
To fill the granary, Dou also needs to provide grain.
As for Dou Gui taking over Jing Zhaoyin, it can be seen as Li Yuan's comfort to the Dou family. Of course, Dou Gui is also responsible for the reconstruction of Yiyangfang, so that the Dou family can pay directly.
The residence report was quickly distributed to the residences of all important ministers.
Some people were surprised, some snickered. All in all, the Dou family suffered a big setback this time. Uninformed officials thought that Dou Kang and Dou Jing had offended the emperor, otherwise how could they be punished by the saint at the same time.
As the instigator, Li Zhiyun was not very happy, but was caught off guard because Dou Kang was dismissed from the prime minister, which was beyond his expectation.
They plotted at the beginning with the ultimate goal of killing Dou Jing. But unexpectedly, something went wrong in the middle and it was discovered that Dou's secretly made fire oil.
Although the goal was achieved, and the task was overfulfilled, including killing Dou Kang. However, it was still a bit difficult for Li Zhiyun who did not expect the development of the matter.
"Xiang Xiang, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, there are two vacancies at once, it is difficult to deal with." Li Zhiyun looked at several confidants below.
Although Lao Li took away his Jingzhaoyin position, Li Zhiyun didn't care. But Dou Kang was dismissed as prime minister, which was something Li Zhiyun didn't expect. It wasn't that he didn't want to see Dou Kang dismissed as prime minister, he just didn't plan for it in advance.
This layer.
When he first discovered the imitation kerosene, Li Zhiyun learned that Dou Jing was secretly imitating it. He only thought that he would be able to get rid of Dou Jing this time, but he did not expect that Lao Li would play such a big role and directly kill Dou Kang and Dou Jing.
personal.
Du Ruhui mused: "Actually, Your Highness doesn't need to care too much. It's an unexpected surprise that we can get rid of Dou Kang this time. As long as Dou Kang doesn't lean on the prince, the Government Hall can maintain His Highness's advantage. Otherwise,
In addition, the Dou family has suffered heavy losses this time and will definitely stop for a while, which is exactly what we need.
No matter who is the new prime minister or who is the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it will not have much impact. Of course, the premise is that no one from the East Palace is allowed to go up."
Li Zhiyun thought of something and joked: "Do you think the prince will continue to nominate Li Gang as prime minister this time?"
"Probably not." Xue Cheng said with a smile: "Since the sage prohibits the prince from participating in court affairs within one year, he will naturally not allow the prince to dictate the phase at this time."
Li Zhiyun nodded and continued: "I heard that the Dou family has donated a large amount of money and food to the court for the court to fill the empty warehouse and rebuild Yiyangfang. Looking at it now, my father should be planning to give it up."
"They are the murderers, so they must compensate." Xue Yuanjing said confidently.
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun laughed.
"Okay, back to the topic, who do you think the father wants to make as the new prime minister this time?"
Everyone looked at each other, and then Wei Zheng said: "This matter is not easy to guess. There is no particularly outstanding person in the imperial court who can be the new prime minister."
Li Zhiyun nodded, this was something he felt was difficult to control. If it were in the past, he would have been able to slowly analyze who had the greatest advantage and who Lao Li was optimistic about.
But in the current court, it is really hard to see who has the advantage of becoming the new prime minister.
"Then do you think that if my father asks about this matter, how will I answer?"
After everyone thought for a moment, Du Ruhui said: "Only discuss the people's department, regardless of the position."
"Keming means, don't care about the new appearance?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Why?"
Du Ruhui explained: "This time Dou Kang left the political hall unexpectedly, we were not prepared, and His Highness did not have anyone to recommend. In this case, it is better to give up. If he can win the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it will be a big help.
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Moreover, the position of Prime Minister is related to the fundamental affairs of the court, and His Highness has rarely interfered in the past. It is better to continue to maintain it this time, lest the saints be vigilant and release the prince in advance."
Li Zhiyun thought about it and found that he really didn't have many candidates on hand.
"Okay, then let's set the target as the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
Wei Zheng promptly said: "Wen Daya is now the chief historian of the Prince of Chu's palace. You might as well recommend him."
Du Ruhui said: "I think so too. Wen Daya was a former minister of Jinyang and was deeply valued by the saint. If he is recommended, the saint may agree."
To be honest, for Li Zhiyun, being the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs or the position is not the ultimate goal.
It's a bit arrogant to say it's dispensable, but it can only be said to be lackluster.
As long as the new prime minister and the Minister of Civil Affairs were not from the East Palace, Li Zhiyun could accept it. The reason why he eliminated Dou Jing was because he was worried that if the Dou family moved closer to the prince, Dou Jing would become the pocket bag of the East Palace.
"Okay, that's it."
Although Wen Daya is not his confidant, he is also the person given to him by Lao Li. In addition, Wen Daya's past is unlikely to get involved with the East Palace. Recommending him as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is more secure than recommending others.
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"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.
After a pause, Li Zhiyun sighed: "This time, I did not expect that the entire Yiyangfang would be implicated. What a sin."
Du Ruhui consoled him: "Your Highness didn't know that Dou Jing could secretly make kerosene. Although the losses are heavy now, I have to say that if it hadn't been for this fire, Dou Jing would have been able to imitate kerosene and sell it to
There will be endless troubles in the Western Regions."
"Keming is right." Xue Shou said: "The relationship between kerosene and oil is very important, so we must be cautious."
"I was the one who found out the case. Now I have offended Mr. Dou quite a lot." Li Zhiyun said with a smile, and you couldn't tell how regretful he was.
Xue Shou said indifferently: "When the Dou family decided to lean towards the East Palace, His Highness had already offended them."
"That's right." Li Zhiyun nodded, "Okay, you are tired from helping me investigate the case privately these days. Go back to your house and rest as soon as possible. We still have a big battle ahead."
After the plan went wrong, several counselors in the Shence Mansion didn't sleep for several days. They followed Li Zhiyun to investigate the case and formulate plans, and they were already exhausted.
"yes."
After everyone retreated, Li Zhiyun stood up, walked to the window and stood with his hands behind his hands, looking quietly at the scenery outside.
This was the first time he had an accident while executing his plan.
Fortunately, the unexpected direction was good. If it were not good, he would have suffered a big loss if he did not burn out the imitation kerosene this time.
However, this time it can be regarded as completely offending Mr. Dou.
"How are those people doing?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Li Zhen said: "Back to Your Highness, my subordinates have sent those people to Hebei."
"That's good, Jingzhao and the others can't stay for the time being." Li Zhiyun rubbed his brows and said, "Now it seems that the green-skinned ranger is not of much use."
Li Zhen felt ashamed and said: "It's all my subordinates who have failed to teach me properly and caused trouble to His Highness."
"You are not causing trouble, you are making it more difficult for me." Li Zhiyun said calmly: "If there is no kerosene issue this time, I will be the one to blame."
"The subordinates are incompetent."
"If it happens again, just follow those people back to Taiyuan."
Hearing this, Li Zhen gritted her teeth and promised: "If there is a next time, I will die to apologize."
Li Zhiyun said: "I don't want you to die, I want you to take care of those people."
"yes."
At this moment, Li Qiang walked in.
"Your Highness, Prime Minister Pei sent a book."
"Oh, bring it here."
"Yes." Li Qiang presented "Picture Notes of the Western Regions".
If Dou Jing hadn't mentioned the Western Regions, Li Zhiyun would have almost forgotten that there is a Western Region and a Western Turk to the west.
Although it was difficult for the Tang Dynasty to handle the Western Regions at this time, it did not prevent Li Zhiyun from understanding them in advance.
The "Picture Notes of the Western Regions" written by Pei Ju is a good publication.
It would allow him to become familiar with the countries in the Western Regions as quickly as possible.