Li Zhiyun is particularly happy to have Wei Yunqi and others taken down here. In terms of politics, Yang Gongren, Pei Ju, Chen Shuda, Yu Shiqian, Dugu Cheng and others are assisting him, which can basically stabilize the overall situation and does not require major changes.
The army is basically his people, so there is no need to worry.
Therefore, he began to think about other people.
Shence Mansion.
"Wu Xun, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Tang Jian, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Huangfu Wuyi, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments. Except for Huangfu Wuyi, who is easier to deal with, the remaining two are both members of the father and it is difficult to do anything." Li Zhiyun frowned and said.
In fact, it's not that it's not difficult for him to do something, but he has to consider whether touching them will cause Lao Li to be unhappy. Although Lao Li is lying down now and can't move, he will supervise the country. But if he is the one who touches the prince,
, if Lao Li's people are immediately attacked, will this cause panic among the ruling and opposition parties?
Li Zhiyun must consider this issue carefully.
Chu Suiliang said: "Not only that, the Nine Temples and the Guard Army all have the saint's confidants."
Du Ruhui suggested: "Your Highness, from my point of view, if we touch the court officials again, it will definitely cause some people to have trouble sleeping and eating. Now that we can clean up the old ministers in the East Palace, it is really not appropriate to attack the court officials at this time.
I think we can start from the army."
In the military?
Li Zhiyun murmured, looked at Du Ruhui, "Go on."
"Yes." Du Ruhui analyzed: "Your Highness's advantage lies in the army. By controlling the troops and horses, you have the initiative. Now all the armies of the guards are under the command of Your Highness. If His Highness does not take action now, when will he take action?
The left and right guards are in charge of guarding the gates of the palace. If we can capture these two guards, the palace will be under the control of His Highness."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun thought to himself.
He led his own left and right guards, the left and right Wei guards were controlled by Yuchi Gong and Qin Qiong, and the left and right Jinwu guards were controlled by himself and Li Daozong. If he could capture the left and right prison guards, he would indeed be able to completely control the palace.
"Qian Jiulong, the guard general of the right prison, and Jiang Baoyi, the guard general of the left prison. Both of them are ministers of the humerus who followed their father to raise armies..." At this point, Li Zhiyun paused. Thinking about something, he
After much deliberation, I realized that as long as I wanted to further control the court, I would inevitably have to deal with Lao Li's people.
This is his unavoidable fact.
Now the old officials of the East Palace should be killed, exiled, and put under house arrest. Of course, the only people left in the court are the emperor's people.
And this is something that Li Zhiyun has always avoided.
Today, Qian Jiulong returned from his routine duty. He planned to have a few drinks and then have a good sleep, but he didn't want anyone to come visit him at this time.
The visitor was none other than Du Ruhui.
Qian Jiulong led him into the main hall, where they made tea and talked.
"May I ask why Mr. Du is here?"
Qian Jiulong did not dare to neglect this confidant of the King of Chu. Although the current status of the other party was similar to his own, he would definitely become a very popular minister in the future, and he should respect those who should be respected.
Du Ruhui finished a sip of tea and said with a smile: "General Qian still remembers the time when Mr. Dou secretly kept a crossbow?"
Hearing this, Qian Jiulong suddenly shrank and said in an unnatural tone: "Isn't that matter in the past? What happened in Wude three years ago? What should we do now?"
Du Ruhui chuckled and did not continue the topic. Instead, he looked around and said with emotion: "The King of Chu once told me that General Qian followed the saint in Qian Mansion and made outstanding achievements. He should be regarded as a hero of the Tang Dynasty and a mere guard general.
His position really cannot match the general’s merits.”
Two completely unrelated sentences, but Qian Jiulong keenly grasped the details.
He whispered: "Gong Du, Qian has never offended His Highness the King of Chu. Dare I ask Duke Du, why does His Highness want to cause trouble for Qian?"
"It's not that His Highness wants to cause trouble for General Qian, but His Highness is worried that the Dou family may cause trouble for General Qian in the future."
Based on the above sentence, Qian Jiulong has completely understood.
The role he played in the Dou family's private collection of crossbows had already been learned by the King of Chu.
Although I don't know how the other party knew it, where it came from, and when it came to know it, these are no longer important. What's important is that I was exposed.
"I also ask Mr. Du to make it clear that if there is a place where I can serve Qian, I will not dare to refuse."
Facing the King of Chu and the future threat from the Dou family, Qian Jiulong quickly realized his situation. Now it was no longer possible for the saint to be his backer, and he had to learn to grow up on his own.
Du Ruhui's face gradually became solemn and he looked at Qian Jiulong.
"Your Highness has said that General Qian is a meritorious official and should not stay in Chang'an to waste time. Your Highness wants to use General Qian as the governor of Meizhou to govern the country. I wonder what the General's intention is?"
Meizhou?
Qian Jiulong's heart stopped. That was the jungle in the southwest of Bashu. Isn't this a distribution?
Although he complained in his heart, he did not dare to speak out, let alone bargain, because he was not qualified to bargain.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Qian is willing to go."
This big wave in Chang'an can't be stopped by his little prison guard general. If he takes this opportunity to leave, he might still end his life.
Thinking of the deposed prince and King Qi, Qian Jiulong comforted himself that at least he was not killed.
Du Ruhui smiled and said: "In addition, His Highness has discussed with the ministers in the Zhengshi Hall. Due to General Qian's meritorious service, he plans to make the General the Duke of Xi. Congratulations to the General."
This should be regarded as consolation compensation.
Qian Jiulong smiled bitterly in his heart, then clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Not long after, a personnel appointment was quietly made.
The generals of the left and right prison guards were replaced by Zhang Shigui and Luo Shixin, and Qian Jiulong and Jiang Baoyi were transferred to Bianzhou as governors.
This small movement did not stir up any waves in the government and the public.
Very quiet.
But someone couldn't sit still. It was none other than the marginalized Prime Minister Pei Ji.
These days, he went from being unable to persuade Li Yuan to being unable to see Li Yuan.
The palace was completely controlled by the King of Chu, and he could no longer visit Li Yuan freely. Every time he entered the palace, he would be stopped by the generals of the Shence Mansion, and he basically lost contact with Li Yuan completely.
Qian Jiulong and Jiang Baoyi were quietly transferred away, which gave Pei Ji a deep sense of crisis.
He knew that King Chu would kick him out of the political hall sooner or later.
what to do?
There are only two choices before him now, either fight to the end or give up and go home.
No matter which one, he felt it was not a good choice.
At this time, Hongluqing Liu Shilong came to visit.
In the past, Liu Shilong was appointed as the mayor of Jinyang Township. Thanks to Pei Ji's recommendation, Liu Shilong was able to join Li Yuan's sect, and finally became a hero of Jinyang Yuancong.
It's just that he had a rough time.
First, when he took refuge with Li Yuan, he had a good relationship with Wang Wei and Gao Junya. Although he later killed Wang Wei and Gao Junya, his little move of hedging his bets was seen by Lao Li. Secondly,
, Liu Shilong was greedy for money and unclean, and Lao Li didn't like him.
Therefore, I can only be a Hongluqing and wait for death.
Since Li Zhiyun came to supervise the country, Liu Shilong's life has been very miserable. Basically, he has to be investigated by Dali Temple every once in a while.
"Prime Minister Pei, my life is getting more and more difficult these days." Liu Shilong began to complain to Pei Ji.
Pei Ji became more and more annoyed as he listened, because his life was not easy either.
Now listening to Liu Shilong complaining, he was even more upset.