Ashinasheer is an outsider and has enmity with various Western Turkic tribes, so it is normal for him to be excluded.
Anyway, the role of Ashina Sher is to disrupt the situation of the Western Turks and consume the strength of the Western Turks.
Li Shimin is very satisfied with the current situation. If Yuan Qi trusts Ashina Sheer very much, he will be worried.
The human heart is the least able to withstand the test.
If Ashina Sheer established a foothold in the Western Turks and had the opportunity to annex the Western Turks and become independent, would he still seek refuge with the Tang Dynasty?
"Your Majesty, with the current situation on the grassland, it seems that my ten thousand people won't have much effect, right?" Lin Xuan said.
The Western Turks' civil strife and the previous Western Turks' attack on Xue Yantuo are two different things.
Once Datang intervenes, the two parties may put aside their differences and join forces to deal with Datang.
The best option now is to wait until both sides suffer, then the Tang Dynasty will use lightning speed to quickly send troops to destroy the Western Turks in one fell swoop.
"I just asked you to take charge first to avoid any emergencies. I allow you to do it easily."
"The imperial army will arrive within a month at most. At that time, you can just obey the orders of the commander of the Northern Expedition." Li Shimin said.
"I obey the decree." Lin Xuan saluted.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Lu wants to see you." Li Mu said.
Lin Xuan's eyes lit up and he said: "Your Majesty, it seems that the family is about to give in."
Li Shimin asked in surprise: "Why do you see it?"
"Your Majesty, the public opinion outside is now unfavorable to the family. The family definitely wants those scholars to leave first. As long as we wait a few days, the matter will calm down and the family can repeat its old tricks. By then, the family will be prepared.
If you want to use this trick, it won't have much effect. And I ordered people to surround the scholars who were kneeling in protest and not let anyone touch them. The family can't spread the message. If it continues to be delayed, it will only confirm the purpose of the family's move.
If you want to boycott the imperial examination, it will have a great impact on the reputation of the family."
"But now the aristocratic family can't let those scholars leave, and they don't want to delay it. I guess that Minister Lu came to see His Majesty to negotiate terms with His Majesty." Lin Xuan said.
Although Li Shimin suppressed aristocratic families, none of the chief officials of the three provinces and six tribes had the fifth surname and Qi Wang, but most of the six ministers had the fifth surname.
As for the minister named Lu, the only minister Lin Xuan knew was Lu Yuan, the minister of household affairs.
Although the Ministry of Personnel is the most powerful among the six departments, the most popular one is the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The Ministry of Households is in charge of the world's land, people, the administration of money and grain, the difference in tribute, and the salaries of officials.
Such an important local family will definitely not let it go. There are a large number of officials from the family in the entire household department.
It must have taken a lot of effort for the Lu family to occupy the position of minister.
And Lu Yuan can be pushed out by the Lu family, which shows that his status in the Lu family is not low.
Lin Xuan simply didn't believe that such a person came to see Li Shimin at such a critical moment if he didn't come for the sake of those scholars.
Although Lu Yuan is a fourth-rank official, it is normal for him to come to see Li Shimin.
However, there has been an unwritten rule for officials since ancient times, that is, they cannot report beyond the level.
If it was early morning time, Lu Yuan could submit a memorial, but if anything happened, he would need to report it to the Minister of Hubu first, who would then come to see Li Shimin.
Although the Lu family is powerful, they still have to abide by the rules of officialdom.
Li Shimin nodded, agreed with Lin Xuan's guess, and said, "You go out through the side door first. I will meet him and see what he will say."
"yes."
Lin Xuan bowed and, under the leadership of the eunuch, left the main hall through the side door.
Li Shimin ordered Li Mu to go and bring the people in.
"I, the Minister of Household Affairs, Lu Yuan, come to see Your Majesty!" Lu Yuan bowed.
Li Shimin smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Why is Lu Aiqing here?"
"I want to see Your Majesty this time for two things."
"The first thing I came for was the scholars who were kneeling outside the palace. Those scholars were kneeling at the entrance of the palace because of He Daru's death. Although it was an act of anger, it was not advisable. King Cui,
The five families of Lu, Zheng, and Li wanted to help His Majesty solve his problems and were willing to persuade them to go back, but they were stopped by the Forbidden Army," Lu Yuan said.
Li Shimin said noncommittally: "What about the second thing?"
Lu Yuan didn't speak, and looked at the palace maids and eunuchs who were standing with their heads down seemingly unintentionally.
Li Shimin's eyes flashed and he looked at Li Mu.
Li Muxin understood and led the maids and eunuchs out.
Li Shimin and Lu Yuan talked for nearly half an hour. When Lu Yuan left the Ganlu Hall, his face was expressionless.
Except for the two of them, no one knew exactly what they said.
After Lu Yuan left, Li Shimin had someone call Lin Xuan back and said, "Settle this matter as soon as possible, and then head to the border."
"yes."
Lin Xuan wanted to ask what conditions the family had agreed to, but he hesitated but did not ask.
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"Brother Lu, what did Your Majesty say?"
When Lu Yuan returned to Cui's house, Cui Hao and others couldn't wait to ask.
"Your Majesty has agreed, but we need to give up some positions." Lu Yuan said.
Although the chief officials of the Three Provinces and Six Ministries do not have people with the five surnames, there are a large number of people with the five surnames in the three provinces and six ministries.
It is said that 70% of all people in the world come from aristocratic families. This statement is not an exaggeration at all. Even in the central court, the ratio of officials from aristocratic families to those from poor families reached nearly 90%.
Although Li Shimin is using a large number of people from poor families, it has to be said that although there are some talented people in poor families, not many can really be put to great use.
Most of the children from poor families are still serving as local officials.
In addition, although the aristocratic family was against Li Shimin, the officials of the aristocratic family were relatively honest. Li Shimin had no reason and could not remove the officials with the five surnames.
Otherwise, it will only arouse the common hatred of families all over the world.
If Li Shimin wanted to promote some poor local families into the central court, he needed to free up some official positions.
Naturally, he would not let go of such a good opportunity this time.
"I wonder what positions Your Majesty needs us to give up?"
Cui Hao and the others agreed that Lu Yuan should go, having anticipated this situation.
They are also ready to give up some of their interests, and they can accept it as long as it is not excessive.
Lu Yuan explained Li Shimin's request.
"This is impossible. Some positions in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry can be released, and others can also be discussed, but there are too many people in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs, especially the Ministry of Household Affairs. If agreed, we will basically be in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
There will be no one left. Everyone should be very clear about the interests of the Household Representatives," Cui Hao said.
"Yes, your Majesty's request is a bit excessive." Wang Liang agreed.
In the eyes of aristocratic families, the position of the official department is not as important as that of the household department.
It is true that the Ministry of Personnel is responsible for the promotion of officials, but in the final analysis, the acceptance of fate by upper-level officials still needs the approval of Li Shimin and Shangshu Sheng.
The Hu Bu is different. The Hu Bu is in charge of land and taxation all over the world.
Although the Minister of Hubu is not one of their people, the Minister of Hubu cannot be in charge of local tax collection.
In the final analysis, it still depends on the ordinary officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
And aristocratic families control a large amount of land, and having people in the household department can save them a lot of money and food.