Those with royal titles naturally do not need to be banned anymore. Li Zhiyun just decided where they should go to retire.
After deliberation with hundreds of officials, it was decided that Li Yuanjing, king of Zhao, would be sent to Anzhou with the title of governor of Anzhou. Li Yuanchang, king of Lu, would be sent to Longzhou with the title of governor of Longzhou. The remaining brothers were almost the same. What kind of governor should they be added to?
When you go somewhere, take your mother with you if you have a mother, and go there by yourself if you don't have a mother.
Of course, there are also a few who are not yet ten years old and are only granted the title of king and will not go to other places for the time being. They are Li Feng, the thirteenth son of the late emperor, who was granted the title of King of Guo, and Li Yuanqing, the fourteenth son of the late emperor, who was granted the title of King of Dao.
After sealing it, Li Shuliang returned with satisfaction.
He doesn't care what kind of king the emperor makes, he is just so noisy by those relatives. Anyway, I have given you the title of king now. As for whether you are satisfied or dissatisfied, that has nothing to do with me.
Now the power of distributing the clan's food tax is in the hands of the emperor, who can give it to whomever he wants.
Later, Yang Gongren came out, held the wat in his arms and said: "Your Majesty, I think that several princes have reached the age that they should be crowned kings. Please ennoble them to your majesty."
After hearing this, many ministers stood up and seconded the proposal.
Since the emperor ascended the throne, the princes have never been canonized. Now, while the emperor is canonizing his younger brothers, it is a good time for the emperor to also canonize the princes.
After all, the emperor had many sons.
A total of twelve!
The youngest is Li Chengjiang, who was born in August of the fourth year of Zhenguan, and his biological mother is Wei Minghua.
Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "I have little virtue. The late emperor entrusted me with the country and the country. I dare not slack off at all. My disciples are still young. I don't know whether they are virtuous or not. I don't know whether they have talent. That's why I will wait for you.
We will discuss this later when my disciples are grown up."
At present, Li Zhiyun has no plans to confer kingships and mansions on his sons. Because once he is crowned king, his sons will inevitably go out to open a mansion, and once a mansion is opened, it means that the seizure of heirs will begin.
After all, how could there be no one betting behind these sons?
More importantly, as the current emperor's son, the king he was granted was completely different from the king the former emperor's son was granted.
Although the sons of the late emperor are all kings, they are actually all county princes and not noble. After their death, they will be demoted according to the rules. Some may still be county princes, and some will become princes.
In the Tang Dynasty, the titles of "Qin, Jin, Qi and Chu" were the most noble, followed by those of Zhao, Wei, Han, Wei, Lu, Han and Zhou, and then some ancient kings.
If Li Zhiyun agrees to make his sons kings this time, then his sons will at least be made kings of Qin or something like that.
But can that be sealed?
Obviously it's not possible.
Having said that, Li Zhiyun can't delay it for long. When his sons are fifteen years old, they will definitely be released to open a mansion.
However, he still wanted to see how his sons performed before considering naming them kings.
Of course, he could also give his sons ordinary royal titles and let them go out to open mansions, but that would only intensify their fighting.
Because at that time, once he feels that a certain son has performed well, it would be fun to confer him the title of King of Jin or something like that.
What will the ministers think?
Does Your Majesty value King Jin?
So, I can just think about this kind of thing now, but I can't really do it.
When the ministers heard the emperor's words, their expressions were very strange. They had never seen an emperor who was so stingy to his own son. When the late emperor was in power, he wished that all those with the surname Li would be given the title of king or duke. The current emperor is not so good, as his own sons are not.
Willing to be canonized.
The princes who currently have royal titles were all canonized by the late emperor when he was in power. They have reason to believe that if the late emperor had not been canonized, the emperor would not have given the princes royal titles at all.
Regarding this point, Wei Zheng, who had always been straightforward, also felt that the emperor seemed to be too stingy on this matter.
In his opinion, it is natural for princes to be crowned kings.
However, since the emperor refused, the ministers could not force the emperor to confer royal titles on the princes. Anyway, they were the emperor's own sons and the emperor had to worry about them.
Yang Gongren was a little pity, he wanted several princes to come out and open the mansion.
After the king's appointment was completed, Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry is vacant. Please make plans in advance."
This matter cannot be delayed, because it is meaningless to delay, and the ministers will not agree. One less of the six ministers will not be conducive to the operation of the court, not to mention the Ministry of Works, which is responsible for infrastructure construction. The Ministry of Works is responsible for laying cement roads now, and the Ministry of Works does not
What can the chief do?
"My dear friends, what do you think?" Li Zhiyun asked blankly.
It is still necessary to be humble. First ask the ministers what they mean, and then express your own thoughts.
Wei Ting, the minister of Huangmen, said: "Your Majesty, I think that Wang Gui, the Minister of Zuo Cheng, has fulfilled his duties faithfully and can take charge of the Ministry of Industry."
"I second the proposal." Cui Yixuan walked out.
"I second the proposal." Many ministers seconded the proposal one after another.
Wang Gui in the crowd pursed his lips and clenched his fists silently, feeling a little nervous.
Immediately afterwards, Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Yu Zhining, the minister of Zhongshu, is talented and can be appointed to the Ministry of Works."
"I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
Many officials from the Guanlong clan came forward.
Yu Zhining also took a deep breath and waited for things to develop.
In addition, Dai Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, recommended Minister Youcheng Su Shichang to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and there were other candidates.
After roughly classifying these people in his mind, Li Zhiyun soon discovered that the recommender and the recommended person had a relationship in the past.
Human beings are indeed clumsy creatures.
"Since you have a candidate, you might as well tell me the reasons and your plan on how to manage the Ministry of Industry." Li Zhiyun said calmly.
If you want to be the boss of the Ministry of Industry, of course you can, but you have to show me whether you are qualified for the job.
Subsequently, Yu Zhining, Wang Gui, Su Shichang and others stood up one after another to explain the Ministry of Industry's operating philosophy and what they would do after taking office.
Among them, Su Shichang naturally favored the emperor's established policy, which was to use grassland slaves to lay cement roads to connect the major cities in the Central Plains. In addition, it also related to the adjustment of the personnel structure of the Ministry of Industry, and the measurement standards for absorbing officials, etc.
wait.
Well, this is equivalent to an interview.
The statements of Yu Zhining and Wang Gui are actually very different from Su Shichang's, and there are not many big differences.
The only difference is that both of them believe that it is impossible to quickly connect all parts of the Central Plains in a short period of time, and that it needs to be done slowly and steadily.
After all, there is nothing new. Many things have been agreed upon by Li Zhiyun and the political ministers.
This made him disappointed. These people just wanted that position and never thought about how to make the Ministry of Industry better. In other words, they just wanted the power of Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Therefore, after listening to what they said, Li Zhiyun directly eliminated Yu Zhining and Wang Gui. The remaining Su Shichang was one of his own, and he was temporarily observing.
In addition to the three of them, there were also some ministers from various ministries who came out to show their understanding, including those from the Ministry of Works.
After listening to it for more than an hour, Li Zhiyun felt a little sleepy.
At this time, Cui Minqian, the governor of Songzhou, who had always felt that he had nothing to do with him, was suddenly pushed out gently by Cui Dunli.
"You?" Cui Minqian looked at his clan brothers blankly.
Cui Dunli whispered: "Just try it, it won't hurt."
Hearing this, Cui Mingan was speechless. Can he still try this thing?
However, he then thought about it, just give it a try, it doesn't matter whether it works or not, just treat it like showing your face in front of the emperor.
Everyone had no reaction when they saw Cui Minqian coming out, because just now a few governors reporting on their duties had jumped out to take a chance.
He walked out and bowed: "Your Majesty, I believe that the Ministry of Industry is responsible for the repair work of roads, palaces, etc., and it should achieve the greatest success at the lowest cost. It is best..."
Anyway, it was just talk. Cui Minqian said it based on his own understanding.