Chapter 18 Changes in the Political Office to Change the Prime Minister
The thoughts of the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla have long been guessed by the officials of the Tang Dynasty. Baekje attacked Silla just for territory. Goguryeo intervened in the war between Baekje and Silla to steal benefits, while Silla
Being beaten passively. Among them, the one who benefited the most was Gao Jianwu. If it weren't for Yeon Gaesumun's evil intentions, Gao Jianwu might have taken the opportunity to destroy Silla or Baekje.
Therefore, the strategic goal of the Tang Dynasty was very clear, which was to kill Goguryeo first. While Baekje and Silla were at loggerheads, the empire took action to destroy Goguryeo. After defeating Goguryeo, it did not matter whether Silla or Baekje stopped.
If they stop, then the Tang Dynasty can unite with Silla and destroy Baekje. With Silla's hatred for Baekje, they have no reason to refuse. If they don't stop, then even better, the Tang Dynasty directly helps Silla to attack Baekje.
And after destroying Baekje, what kind of splash can the remaining Silla make?
As for the excuse, that's not important. What's important is whether I want to beat you or not.
"After the destruction of Goguryeo, we can board ships from Laizhou and escort grain and grass by water." Xu Shiji talked eloquently and told everything about his plan, quite carefully.
Thanks to the efforts of the ministers, a suitable plan to attack Goguryeo was quickly formulated. To be honest, the empire had destroyed many countries in the past few years, so it was quite familiar with this strategy, so there was no need to bother at all.
The rest is left to time.
Li Zhiyun ignored the Silla envoys before and was waiting for the situation to change. No matter how it changed, the Tang Dynasty's advantage would always be there, so he was not in a hurry. Goguryeo was not going to end and just wanted to profit from it, so there was no need to wait.
After such a long period of observation, Li Zhiyun can be sure that Baekje and Silla are mortal enemies. It is impossible for the two countries to join forces and there is a high probability that they will fight next year. However, due to the internal division of Goguryeo, the possibility of ending up is unlikely.
In this case, there is no need to make other considerations. When Baekje and Silla start fighting, they will just find an excuse to destroy Goguryeo first, and then plot against Baekje and Silla.
The national power of the Tang Dynasty increased dramatically every year, with abundant food and grass, and soldiers who dared to fight, and it was easy to destroy Goguryeo. He had this confidence, and so did his courtiers.
On the other side, after receiving the court's reply, the Silla envoys burst into tears. They finally got the Tang Dynasty's consent. Although it was a secret agreement, as long as the Tang Dynasty was willing to help, Silla would not be alone.
As a result, the Silla envoys left Chang'an happily. They wanted to take the good news back and tell the King of Silla.
As time passed, the eighth year of Zhenguan ended, and the empire entered the ninth year of Zhenguan.
In the first month of the first lunar month, Chen Shuda, who was under the command of the provincial minister Nayan, fell ill and was lying on his bed. He went to the palace to beg for his body. The emperor refused and offered more rewards to persuade him to keep him.
Two days later, Chen Shuda submitted another memorial, begging for the bones, but the emperor still refused and gave him another reward.
It was not until the third time that Chen Shuda begged for his bones that the emperor agreed, gave him more rewards, and issued a decree praising him as a meritorious official of the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, Chen Shuda really wanted to retire. He stayed in the position of prime minister for a long time. He was the prime minister from the Wude period to the Zhenguan Dynasty. Roughly speaking, he stayed in the position of prime minister for more than ten years.
He can be regarded as one of the longevity prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty.
The people who served as prime ministers with him, such as Pei Ji, Yang Gongren and others, had already died or retired. He knew that it was time for him to retire. In the remaining time, he just wanted to compile and perfect "Zhenguan Dalu" and give it to his officials.
A perfect ending to your career.
People must know how to advance and retreat.
Chen Shuda understood the principles of affairs, so Li Zhiyun was naturally generous with rewards. Then, he decided to consider who to promote as the new prime minister.
This problem is not difficult. Without thinking for two days, Li Zhiyun issued an edict and appointed Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as Nayan and into the political affairs hall as the prime minister.
Dai Zhou survived the last serious illness and his body has returned to normal. Li Zhiyun will naturally give priority to Dai Zhou entering the political hall.
The current six phases are: Zhongshu Ling Wen Yanbo, Zhongshu Ling Li Jing, Zhongshu Ling Fang Xuanling, Nayan Dai Zhou, Shangshu Zuopu shot Du Ruhui, Shangshu right servant shot Xue Shou.
The post of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was taken over by Shi Cenwen, the governor of Juyan.
After Chen Shuda resigned, it did not cause any turmoil. On the contrary, Cen Wenwen became Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which made many people feel sour.
The emperor, after all, still values the old ministers of Shence Mansion more.
No matter what the outside world thinks, Li Zhiyun doesn't bother to care. With his current prestige, no aristocratic family dares to openly oppose him.
Look at the people in the pass who kneel in reverence for His Majesty the Emperor, and then look at the invincible Tang Qi of the empire. Everyone knows that Emperor Zhenguan has held the hearts of the people and the army tightly in his hands. As the cement roads are paved, the roads are getting thicker and thicker.
Far away, as the labor of the people in various states has been reduced again and again, and as the imperial court has plundered large quantities of cattle and sheep and fed them back to the people, the prestige of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Empire has become unparalleled.
Imperial Palace, Changle Hall.
Li Zhiyun rested on a soft cushion while Queen Yang gently rubbed his arm.
"I'm not young anymore. In a blink of an eye, I'm already in my thirties." Li Zhiyun said to his beloved wife.
"So is my concubine."
"But you are still so beautiful, just as beautiful as when I first married you. You haven't changed much." Li Zhiyun said with a smile: "You are even more charming."
Empress Yang rolled her eyes at him and said softly: "I am a concubine in the palace. I can only manage the harem for Your Majesty, so I don't have much worries. Your Majesty has to manage all the people in the world, so there are naturally many things to do. However, Your Majesty still remains the same.
Where is Xiongwu."
"Where is Xiongwu?" Li Zhiyun asked with a smirk.
"Your Majesty!" Empress Yang pushed him angrily, "Why do you still like to joke like you did more than ten years ago? Your Majesty is not stable at all."
"Hahaha." Li Zhiyun smiled, "In front of you, I'm afraid I will never be able to be steady in my life."
Empress Yang was sweet in her heart, but she said she would not forgive him.
"Your Majesty wouldn't say the same thing in front of other sisters, right?"
"How could it be possible?" Li Zhiyun coughed and said, "Only you can make me open my heart."
Empress Yang smiled and said: "Okay, no matter what you say is true or false, I will like to hear it."
Li Zhiyun couldn't laugh or cry. Only this virtuous empress dared to be so relaxed in front of him. As the empire became more and more powerful, the majesty of his emperor became more and more intense. Now his cold face would definitely scare people.
The ordinary officials kowtowed and begged for mercy.
The reason is mainly because of the expansion of the empire and its great prestige, and Li Zhiyun is the emperor, and I am the country. The empire's prestige is naturally his prestige, Li Zhiyun.
The couple talked intimately and seemed like normal people.
After chatting for a while, Li Zhiyun said with emotion: "Chen Shuda has also retired. Sometimes I think about it, time flies so fast."
"It turns out that my husband feels a lot today because of what happened with Chen Xiangguo." Empress Yang said with a smile.
Li Zhiyun did not refute, and nodded: "If you think about it carefully, I haven't moved much since I came to the throne. I handle government affairs in the Manlu Hall every day. Now that I think about the past years of conquering all directions, I really feel uncomfortable."
Empress Yang consoled her: "Your Majesty is now the lord of the world and the lord of all peoples, so he should sit in the center. This is not only what the subjects want to see, but also where your Majesty's destiny lies."
"Destiny?" Li Zhiyun murmured but said nothing.
Even so, he still wanted to go out for a walk. Always staying in the palace, he always felt that he was about to be completely separated from the people.