Chapter Thirteen The Uncut Jade Needs to Be Carved
Since Li Min believed that Jiang Zhe would become a British leader, he felt that it was time to recommend Lu Yunhai to the emperor, so he wrote: "Lu Yunhai is a talented assistant to the prime minister. I have discussed government affairs with him, and what he has learned in his mind
He is truly one of the most talented people in the world today. If the Emperor wants to revitalize our dynasty, he cannot be without this person."
Jiang Zhe shook his head slightly and said: "I have met Lu Yunhai. He is now qualified to be a scholar in the Hanlin Academy, but he is not suitable for the position of Fubi. I have issued an order to transfer him to Lingnan County as magistrate."
Li Min said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Lu Yunhai's literature and classics are unparalleled in ancient and modern times. To discard them and not use them is really a great loss for our Tang Dynasty."
Jiang Zhe said calmly: "Of course Lu Yunhai is knowledgeable, but he has a broad-minded temperament and is a bit stubborn. If he is used now, there will be many changes to control the rebellion."
Li Min was still about to argue, but Jiang Zhe waved his hand to stop him and said, "I have made up my mind, and there is no need to talk about this matter anymore."
Li Min had no choice but to comply with the order and added: "I am afraid that with Lu Yunhai's character, he will end up in the official position."
Jiang Zhe sneered and said: "I think what he can do now is be a county magistrate. If he loses his temper because of this, it means that he doesn't even have the ability to govern a county, so he can just leave. Okay, let's not talk about him anymore.
Let’s study this money and food issue carefully.”
The monarch and his ministers talked for a long time, and it was not until dinner time that Jiang Zhe allowed Li Min to leave.
The next day, an order was sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs to transfer Lu Yunhai to the post of magistrate of Heqing County, Lingnan Province. According to Li Min's speculation, he thought that Lu Yunhai would definitely not agree to go to Lingnan. Unexpectedly, he was honest and unceremonious. After receiving the order, he did not hesitate at all.
Without refusing, he agreed to take up his post.
According to the imperial system, Beijing officials were released to the outside world, and everyone, regardless of their rank, could enter the palace to meet the emperor, which was called "the court's speeches and speeches". Lu Yunhai also entered the palace as usual, and had a second chance to face Jiang Zhe.
Jiang Zhe actually really wanted to use Lu Yunhai, but he knew that reform could not be rushed. With Lu Yunhai's donkey temper, no matter how good the new law was, it would be turned into a system that would harm the country and the people, so he had to grind it out first.
Polish Lu Yunhai's temperament.
If Lu Yunhai did not go to Lingnan to take up his post, he would rather give up as a reformer than rashly carry out reforms. Now that he saw Lu Yunhai following the order, Jiang Zhe felt that it was necessary to give Lu Yunhai some encouragement.
"I asked you to go to Lingnan, what do you think?" Jiang Zhe asked straightforwardly.
"Everything in the world is the king's land, and the people who lead the land are the king's ministers. Since I have served as an official, I should contribute to the Tang Dynasty and share the emperor's worries. Although the emperor thinks that I am not worthy of the heavy responsibility, I cannot be disloyal. I dare not go to Lingnan here.
I have complaints." Lu Yunhai said, scratching his neck.
Jiang Zhe nodded and said: "Although it sounds a little emotional, I am already satisfied that you have such an idea. I don't have too many words to tell you, I just want to tell you that although the county magistrate's rank is small, but
As the parent of a county, you are as powerful as a prime minister in this county. Don’t you think your new law can enrich the country and strengthen the army? I allow you to trial the farmland water conservancy law, the young crop law, the immunization law and the farmland law in Heqing County.
New law. I will give you three years to see whether your new law is useful or useless."
Lu Yunhai was a very smart man. Of course he understood what the emperor meant. He kowtowed and said happily, "I thank you for your kindness. I will live up to your trust in Lingnan by going to Lingnan. However, I still have something unclear. Please make it clear to your Majesty."
"Say." Jiang Zhe replied simply.
"The two laws of equalization of losses and market changes can only be implemented at the central level, but why doesn't the emperor even allow the ministers to try out the laws of protecting armor and protecting horses?" Lu Yunhai expressed his doubts.
Jiang Zhe thought: "The imperial court has raised four million troops, and the labor force itself is no longer enough. If you continue to implement the armor-protecting law and the horse-protecting law, how will you continue to produce agriculture?" But he knew that with Lu Yunhai's character, he would definitely still need more.
He didn't have the heart to argue with Lu Yunhai on this issue.
So he said in a deep voice: "I think the method of protecting the armor and the method of protecting the horse still need to be discussed and are not feasible for the time being. Without my will, these two methods must not be tried without authorization. Even for the other four methods, you must always go deep among the people.
Please learn more about it and handle it properly if something disturbs the people. Remember, I am not in a hurry, and neither should you."
"I obey the decree."
Seeing that Lu Yunhai had followed the order, Jiang Zhe said with satisfaction: "I have high expectations for you. I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer when you go. I will give you the right to secretly record the music. The next situation will be
Report it to me in a timely manner and truthfully, do you understand?"
"I save it."
"Okay, I won't say much else. You can go back and get ready and set off."
After Lu Yunhai left, Jiang Zhe ordered Zhao Neng to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and ask Zhao Pu to come to the Imperial Garden to meet him. Then he didn't ask anyone else to follow him, and just took Baili Hongyu and walked toward the Imperial Garden alone.
Zhao Pu was also very surprised after receiving the order. He was just a small sixth-rank official now. Logically speaking, he had no chance to enter the imperial garden to meet the emperor. However, in the blink of an eye, he thought that since he had the opportunity to become a commoner, now
This honor is nothing.
When Zhao Pu followed Zhao Neng to the Imperial Garden, it was already the end of the day, and the sun's shadow slanted to the west, making the Qiushu Mountain Lake a green and bright place. The autumn wind blew, and the lake shook the trees and undulated, and as far as the eye could see, the mountains and waters were beautiful.
, there are thousands of green trees, dots of alchemy towers, fields, forests, small bridges and flowing water, green vines and ancient moss... It is really a mixture of freshness and beauty, and it is extremely majestic.
But facing such a beautiful scenery, Zhao Pu did not dare to look around, for fear of losing etiquette and being looked down upon. He just kept his eyes level and followed Zhao Neng's steps. After walking for half an hour, he saw Zhao Neng stop. It turned out that he had arrived at a
In front of the Xuan Pavilion, Zhao Pu raised his eyes and saw the three characters "Tiren Pavilion" written on a vertical plaque. He knew that he had arrived.
Zhao let Zhao Pu wait outside for a while, then went in to report. Not long after, he saw a very beautiful palace maid who was Baili Hongyu coming out. She walked up to Zhao Pu and said: "Master Zhao, the emperor is calling you.
Go in."
Zhao Pu did not dare to look closely at Baili Hongyu, so he quickly straightened his clothes, climbed up the steps, entered the palace, and bowed again: "I, Zhao Pu, the head of the Huainan Qing Li Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, pay homage to Your Majesty." After the salute,
Fang dared to raise his head and saw Jiang Zhe, who was only wearing a light yellow casual shirt and robe, smiling at him and saying: "Get up. There is no one else here. I still want to be free with you like last time."
Chatting, this is interesting."
Zhao Pu hurriedly replied: "I am a vulgar minister. I am not abandoned by the emperor and promoted to an official position. I am already crying with gratitude. How dare I mess up the etiquette again?"
Jiang Zhe shook his head and said angrily: "I hired you because of your knowledge and your courage to speak out. Now you've become a matchmaker. Isn't it boring?" When Jiang Zhe got angry, even Japan
Chinese style has come out.
Zhao Pu then stood up and said, "In that case, I just obey the order."
Jiang Zhe smiled and said: "By the way. This is the Zhao Pu I want to see. I called you here today because I want to ask you something. I hope you can tell me the truth."
Zhao Pu bowed and said: "I dare not accept the emperor's advice, but I will tell you everything I know."
Jiang Zhe also knew that it was impossible for Zhao Pu to be as relaxed as he was when he first met him, so he no longer bothered with Zhao Pu's politeness and said: "Last time you said that I didn't know the current situation in the court.
It means that you are very aware of the current situation in the DPRK."
Seeing that Zhao Pu wanted to apologize again, he quickly waved his hand to stop him and said: "Don't panic, I don't mean to blame you. I am sincerely asking you for advice today. I hope you can explain the current situation to me."
Hearing what Jiang Zhe said, Zhao Pu couldn't help but feel inwardly, because he had to face a big choice. If he made the right choice, he would definitely prosper in the future, and his wish to honor his ancestors would be realized in one fell swoop; if he made the wrong choice, then what he wanted would be
What we will face is the end of the world.
Jiang Zhe understood very well that since Zhao Pu already knew his identity, he would naturally have to be wary of what he said. Seeing that Zhao Pu was hesitant now, he did not force him. Instead, he turned around and walked to the bookshelf by the wall, picked up a book and read it.
Get up. He was very sure in his heart that Zhao Pu would eventually stand on his side, because if he didn't choose him, he would kill him immediately.
After a long while, Zhao Pu breathed a sigh of relief, took two steps closer, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said, "I swear to be loyal to the emperor to the death."
Jiang Zhe put down the book in his hand and said with a smile: "Get up. Didn't I say you don't have to kneel down?"
Zhao Pu kowtowed again and said: "I deserve to die. I had selfish motives before. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor. I ask the emperor to punish me severely."
Jiang Zhe said: "I don't blame you. Seriously, get up."
Zhao Pu slowly stood up, calmed down, and said: "I am ignorant. I didn't know Long Yan before, so I talked nonsense last time. Today I know that the emperor is a holy master who has not been seen in a hundred years. How can he not know the current situation?"
The reason? All I can do is to fill in the gaps for the Emperor."
Jiang Zhe heard what Zhao Pu said and knew that he had conquered this person, so he asked: "In your opinion, how many forces are there in the dynasty today?"
Zhao Pu said in a deep voice: "Three shares."
"Which three stocks?" Jiang Zhe asked.
Zhao Pu said decisively: "Li Gang, Zhang Jinzhong and his group, and a very small number of neutral factions."
"Where is my power?" Jiang Zhe was a little depressed after hearing Zhao Pu's words.
Zhao Pu lowered his head and said: "I'll be honest, your Majesty only has a title and no power at all."
Jiang Zhe touched his chin and said: "Without power, there is no power. First tell me about this group of people like Li Gang. Why do you call them the Party?"
Zhao Pu replied: "Li Gang's official residence was Zuopushe, the minister, and he was also the minister of the province. He was in charge of the minister and the two provinces. He was also a veteran of three dynasties. His disciples had old friends all over the world. Most of the officials in the court were his followers, but he followed his lead. Even Zhongzhong
Bookhouse ** sentenced Zhongshu to save trouble and Yao Biguang were all his people.
When Emperor Mu Zong was on the throne, he was still a little afraid. Now that Mu Zong has passed away and the emperor is young, in Li Gang's mind, no one can control him. Moreover, Li Gang is also the minister of the bodyguard, and his son Li Shifei is the
The minister of war, his relative Xiong Jicai is the general of Yulinwei, and he has all the troops and horses in the imperial city. Once Li Gang has a different intention, the emperor is in danger of disaster. I think that for the current plan, I should deal with Li Gang quickly
for disposal.”
Jiang Zhe's eyes flashed coldly, and he said coldly: "Does Li Gang dare to have any different intentions?"
Zhao Pu replied: "I don't dare to do it now, but that doesn't mean I won't dare in the future. Now he only has two guards, Ouchi Guards and Yulin Guards, with less than 3,000 people, but there are 20 troops stationed in the capital."
There are more than ten thousand imperial troops, which is why he dare not move for the time being."
Jiang Zhe said: "I think the military power of these 200,000 forbidden troops is controlled by Zhang Jinzhong."
"It's not exactly, but it's almost the same." Zhao Pu took a step forward and said, "The Imperial Guards in the capital are mainly stationed in two places. One is the Jiangbei camp, which has eleven capital divisions stationed in it, with a total force of nearly 200,000 people.
Nine of the eleven commanders were former subordinates of Taiwei Zhang Jinzhong, and the tiger talisman that could mobilize the garrison at Jiangbei Camp was also in Zhang Jinzhong's hands. It can be said that Jiangbei Camp was basically controlled by Zhang Jinzhong."
Although Jiang Zhe was well prepared, he still couldn't help but take a breath when he heard that more than two-thirds of the troops in the capital were controlled by a foreign minister. He was secretly glad that Zhang Jinzhong, who held military power, was not an ambitious person.
After a moment of silence, he asked again: "Where is the other place? Who holds the military power?"
Zhao Pu replied: "The other armed force in the capital is the Qiaoqi Guards stationed at Xuanwu Lake. It has five thousand households under its jurisdiction, with a total of 5,600 people. The admiral is Ding Bingzhen. This person is a typical neutral faction."
"Fighting Cavalry Guard?" Jiang Zhe raised his brows and asked urgently.
"Yes. Although the number of this battalion is small, but because they are all cavalry, their combat power cannot be ignored. This force should still focus on winning over." Zhao Pu obviously admires the combat power of the Cavalry Guards.
"I don't have to." An unknown smile appeared on Jiang Zhe's lips.
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