Liu Rengui was drinking tea and thinking wildly in his mind for a while about the questions His Majesty would ask him and his own answer plan.
If he can successfully take office as Taiyuan Order this time, his future will be bright. This is a great opportunity, but it is also a test.
An opportunity must be passed through, otherwise it can only be regarded as fate but not destiny. To be able to gain His Majesty's favor is "fate", and to be able to turn His Majesty's favor into recognition is "fate".
At this moment, the sound of footsteps was heard, and Li Zhiyun strode in.
Liu Rengui immediately stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty, Liu Rengui."
"Get flat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Li Zhiyun sat down, he also asked Liu Rengui to sit down, and then said: "I was in the political hall just now, and the prime ministers all felt that it was inappropriate for you to go to Taiyuan."
ah?
Liu Rengui was stunned, what do you mean, his trip was in vain?
Li Zhiyun then said: "However, I want to hear your opinion."
My opinion?
Liu Rengui said in confusion: "Your Majesty, please make it clear."
"How much do you know about Taiyuan?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Liu Rengui thought for a while and said: "Before the Turks were destroyed, Taiyuan was an important town in northern Xinjiang. Now that the Turks are gone, Taiyuan...is even more important."
Li Zhiyun asked: "What's important?"
If Liu Rengui had wanted to talk to him about the history of Taiyuan just now, he would have been very disappointed. Fortunately, Liu Rengui did not talk nonsense, but started a good conversation to keep the conversation going.
Liu Rengui: "Although I am in Chencang, I also know about honeycomb briquettes, and also know that the coal comes from Taiyuan. Your Majesty uses grassland slaves to mine mines, which is actually for the benefit of the people of the world. This benefit is huge and will inevitably attract many parties to spy on it. Therefore,
For the imperial court’s grand plan, everything in Taiyuan must be kept clean and clear.”
"It's so clean and clear." Li Zhiyun smiled knowingly and continued: "Then do you know how difficult it is? The previous Taiyuan Order was afraid of offending the Taiyuan Wen family and making a big mistake."
"I am not afraid."
"Oh, why?"
Liu Rengui said seriously: "Because I have His Majesty behind me, as long as I behave upright and sit upright, I have nothing to fear from the local nobles."
Li Zhiyun tapped his fingers on the back of the chair and said: "Everyone can say words, but doing it is not as easy as you think. If you don't do it in your position, you can't do it. When you really get to that position, maybe you will
Understand how difficult it is."
"Yes, I know."
"When I use you this time, many people in the court will speak out. I hope you will remember this." Li Zhiyun said calmly.
It is true that Liu Rengui is a famous minister in history, but this can only bring him a little "popularity". As for whether he is worth cultivating and reusing, it depends on his own performance.
Liu Rengui understood what the emperor meant and knew that the emperor was actually telling him something.
That is, the emperor had to use himself, and he was actually under a certain amount of pressure.
If you don't perform well, you will lose not only your own future, but also the emperor's face.
So, never lose!
"I will keep this in mind."
Li Zhiyun's tone softened slightly, "You don't have to be too nervous. Just follow your own ideas. I hope you can do well."
Liu Rengui was very touched that the emperor valued him, so he knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, if I do not do well, I will die to apologize!"
"There's no need to die. I won't be happy if you die," Li Zhiyun said.
"Yes." Liu Rengui solemnly agreed.
Although the prime ministers had some complaints about the emperor's appointment of Liu Rengui as the Taiyuan Order, no one dared to jump out and say: Your Majesty, I don't think you can do this, and you should stop it immediately.
Very few people dare to do such stupid things anymore.
Look at the docile Guanlong family now. In the past, when they encountered this kind of thing, they were like cats smelling a fishy smell, but what about now?
Under the emperor's suppression and control, the current Guanlong family simply does not dare to be as arrogant as they were during the Wude years.
In government affairs, the emperor may not be able to act arbitrarily, but he can definitely make decisions with a single word. No one dares to say no to who he wants to use and who he wants to kill.
In the political hall, Li Shuliang, Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, and Wen Yanbo did not dare to question the emperor's order at all.
As for Yang Gongren, first of all, he is definitely not a traitor, but he has his own selfish motives, and because he is the eldest son of the empress, it is sometimes difficult to deal with quarrels with the emperor.
As for Chen Shuda, he remains neutral and always does his duty.
Therefore, Liu Rengui finally became the new Taiyuan Order.
Pingkangfang.
Du Chuke got off work and came to his old sweetheart Qiniang quite depressed to seek warm and soft comfort.
The Taiyuan Order is gone.
He originally thought that with the help of his brother, he would have a chance to win one or two, but the emperor directly decided to let Liu Rengui, who came from some bullshit place, take over as the Taiyuan Order.
If I am not as good as Changsun Wuji, am I not as good as Liu Rengui, who is not famous?
"Qiniang, why are the peaches so sweet today?" Du Chuke raised his head from the arms of the disheveled Qiniang and looked at the beauty with blurred eyes.
Qiniang pursed her lips and smiled and said: "I specially soaked it in perfume, and I am just waiting for the young master to taste it."
"Oh, I want to taste the other one too."
"Kekeke..."
Next door, Changsun Wuji lay on the wall and listened for a while, then turned to look at Xu Jingzong and shrugged.
“The soundproofing effect is good, I can’t hear what’s being said inside.”
Xu Jingzong stroked his beard and said, "Why should Mr. Changsun continue to deal with this little guy? He is no better than Du Ruhui."
Mentioning Du Ruhui, Xu Jingzong's eyes flashed with hatred.
After the lintel of the Prince of Qin's Mansion collapsed, many former officials of the King of Qin were taken in by His Majesty, who was still the King of Chu at that time.
But he was not among them. He originally thought that His Majesty looked down on him, but later he found out that it was Du Ruhui who said bad things about him.
Moreover, he also understood that passage clearly.
Du Ruhui said this at the time: Jingzong's father was executed by Yu Wenhuaji, and Xu Jingzong knelt down to survive. This man was just trying to survive and protect himself, so he should not be reused.
Then Li Zhiyun felt that he was convinced and decisively ignored Xu Jingzong.
In fact, even if Du Ruhui didn't remind him, Li Zhiyun would not use a young man like Xu Jingzong.
Historically, this guy was greedy for money and lustful, and tampered with the contents of books. Wu Zetian was able to become emperor because of this guy's contribution.
For such an invisible danger, how could Li Zhiyun reuse him? Therefore, many people in the Qin Palace were reused by Li Zhiyun, but Xu Jingzong was not among them.
This also made Xu Jingzong deeply hate Du Ruhui.
He knew that he was no match for Du Ruhui now, so he kept silent and waited for the opportunity to take revenge.
Changsun Wuji said leisurely: "That's why he is easy to deal with. If it were Du Ruhui, I wouldn't have thought of doing this."
He is smart and naturally knows that he cannot compare with Du Ruhui now. Therefore, he has not thought about dealing with Du Ruhui at this time.
But Du Chuke can hit him once or twice.
Xu Jingzong asked in confusion: "Has he offended you?"
"No." Changsun Wuji shook his head.
"Then why do we have to kill them all?"
Changsun Wuji sneered, "This has been the case in this court since ancient times. If you didn't offend Du Ruhui, then you were also harmed by Du Ruhui."
Hearing this, Xu Jingzong's face turned so dark that he could wet his face.
If Du Ruhui rejected him because he was an old friend of King Qin, then he would understand.
But the problem is, other old people of the King of Qin can accept it, so why only target him?