Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

On the contrary, Empress Changsun agreed to her brother's request after seeing Changsun Wuji last night, thinking about it.

She was secretly thinking, if Guo Ye is unwilling to take up the post of Doctor Censor, and His Majesty agrees, then wouldn't this palace need to be the villain for her elder brother and make trouble?

Thinking of this, she felt relieved a lot, and felt a little lucky.

Listening to His Majesty Li Er's question, Guo Ye murmured in his heart, "Your Majesty Li Er, I don't think you sincerely want me to be the Royal Doctor, do you?

Afterwards, he stood up abruptly and refused righteously: "Your Majesty, my minister's words are absolutely from the bottom of my heart, and I dare not deceive anything. From my point of view, whether it is about character, seniority, or fame By background, Yu Deshui, the governor of Chang'an Prefecture, is a hundred times more suitable than the minister. The minister has self-knowledge, although compared with Wen Yanbo, the minister does his part, but if the governor of Chang'an Prefecture, Yu Deshui, is also on the list, the minister should take the initiative Retreat and give way to the virtuous. The censor doctor is in charge of the censor platform and the world's censors, and is no different from the mouthpiece of your majesty. I know how important my duties are, and I dare not speak nonsense."

When recommending Yu Deshui, Guo Ye still did not forget to discredit Wen Yanbo recommended by his eldest grandson Wuji.

Hearing Guo Ye's words, His Majesty Li Er couldn't understand this kid.

Based on his understanding of Guo Ye, this kid is definitely a master who doesn't see rabbits or hawks, and he can't suffer at all.Why did I change my temper for no reason today, and actually learned to know myself and Kong Rong to let pears?Moreover, this big Yali is still a majestic royal doctor, what an honor?

Yu Shinan and Kong Yingda next to each other looked at each other, and there was a short exchange of eyes.

Yu Shinan was the first to get up and echoed: "Your Majesty, I have thought about it and felt that with Guo Ye's age, temperament and experience, he is really not qualified for the high position of Doctor Censor. If you force him to go up, it will be tantamount to backfire. , it will not be a good thing for him in the future. On the contrary, Yu Deshui, Governor of Chang'an Prefecture, is a good candidate no matter from which point of view."

Kong Yingda coughed twice, then trembled, and said, "Yu Deshui has made great achievements in serving as the governor of Chang'an Prefecture. A few days ago, the old minister went back to review the official assessments of the Ministry of Officials in the past years, and found that this person came from the hut. Starting from the magistrate of Ling County, he stepped up step by step to the current governor of Chang'an, and the officials who took the one-year exam and the three-year exam are all exceptionally good. Therefore, compared with Guo Ye, he is indeed more suitable to be in charge of Yushitai .”

The attitudes of the three people were put together again, which made His Majesty Li Er wonder for a while, what kind of illness did these three people commit today? Could it be that they have figured out that I didn't intend to let Guo Ye take up the post of Doctor Censor?

Being confused for the time being, His Majesty Li Er had no choice but to ask Guo Ye: "Guo Qing thinks that he is not qualified for the position of doctor censor, so do you think he is good for any position? This time you have made such great achievements for the Tang Dynasty, I will let you If you act recklessly once, tell me the truth, and I will never blame you."

Guo Ye said sincerely: "I feel that I am too young, and it is a bit rash to enter the court center so early. Therefore, I would like to implore your majesty to let me go to some places to exercise, so that I can return to Chang'an as soon as possible to serve as your majesty." Share your worries and work."

"what?"

His Majesty Li Er's eyes were wide open, he pointed at Guo Ye and said in surprise, "You let Chang'an's central ministers not want to do it, but you want to go somewhere?"

Guo Ye opened his eyes wide open with an innocent look, nodded without thinking, and said, "Well, that's what I mean!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a long sigh suddenly came from his ear.

call……

It seemed like a big sigh of relief.

However, he found that the panting came from Empress Changsun.

His Majesty Li Er did not notice this detail, but looked at Guo Ye with a serious face, and asked: "Let's talk about it first, where do you want to go to take charge of the exercise, and what kind of job do you want to take? You are here Tuyuhun’s great achievement, today I simply let you be the master for the last time.”

Chapter 730 The Lion's Big Opening

After hearing His Majesty Li Er's seemingly grandiose rhetoric, Guo Ye thought inwardly that he was lucky!

If I had guessed correctly, His Majesty Li Er had no intention of letting him take up the post of Doctor Censor at all. Whoever gets it, it will also fall to ours.

And the eyes of Yu Shinan and Kong Yingda were also full of shock. I didn't expect that when I was old and had been in the officialdom all my life, I couldn't see it clearly like Guo Ye, and this kid guessed His Majesty's thoughts .

At this time, they just came to their senses, and they were willing to believe what Guo Ye said before. His Majesty would never let Guo Ye stay in the court, otherwise the three elements that had been so hard to balance would be unbalanced again.

If one had to be selected among Wen Yanbo, Guo Ye, and Yu Deshui, then the most ideal imperial censor in the emperor's mind was neither Guo Ye nor Wen Yanbo, but Yu Deshui, Yin of Chang'an Prefecture.

Because among the three departments, the old officials department of Tiance Mansion is thriving, while the Qingliu department of Shilin is full of vigor and rises slowly, but the remaining party department established by Wei Zheng and others is half dead like a pond of stagnant water.His Majesty Li Er, who is good at balancing skills, would rather let Wei Zheng and others choose the candidates for the Yushi doctor, and it is impossible to come from the other two lines.

Guo Ye's move is really wonderful!

Yu Shinan smacked his mouth slightly, looked at Guo Ye with a smile on his face, and praised secretly, this kid backed away and recommended Yu Deshui, not only made Wei Zheng and the others owe a favor, but also made the emperor feel guilty, just right. The lion opened his mouth wide.

Tsk tsk, every step is in his calculations, is this kid really a monster?

At this time, Guo Ye had no time to flirt with the old fox Yu Shinan, but said bluntly: "Your Majesty, I want to go to Yangzhou!"

"Yangzhou?"

His Majesty Li Er was slightly taken aback, and asked subconsciously, "Tell me why you want to go to Yangzhou."

Guo Ye smiled and said: "I have an old friend from Yangzhou, who is quite talented in poetry. I have repeatedly mentioned the land of Yangzhou from him, saying something like 'wrap a hundred thousand guan in your waist, ride a crane to Yangzhou' Therefore, I have longed for the prosperous place of Yangzhou."

Guo Ye had a flash of inspiration shamelessly, and plagiarized a poem from later generations.

"With a hundred thousand guan in your waist, ride a crane down to Yangzhou?"

His Majesty Li Er repeated a sentence in a low voice, and said: "Your friend is talented in poetry, yes, I have forgotten that you have the nickname Guo Quanjiu, and you have composed nearly a hundred poems drunk. It’s not surprising that you have a friend who recites poems and enjoys the moon. But do you really think that the ruling place is to go to the mountains and rivers? You have a hundred thousand dollars in your pocket, and you can see the prosperity of Yangzhou? Hehe, tell me your real intentions?”

Guo Ye was waiting for Ai Ai for a long time, and glanced at Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang who had been listening with great interest.

His Majesty Li Er was instantly relieved, and waved his hands at the two of them, saying: "Queen, Concubine Yang, I want to discuss some political affairs with Guo Qing, you should go back to the Imperial Garden to enjoy it first. Concubine Yang, take care of the queen, she Now that I'm pregnant, I can't fall down."

Empress Changsun stood up consciously, said in a low voice that the concubine would leave, and then turned to leave.

On the contrary, it was Concubine Yang who gave Guo Ye a look of hatred before leaving with a little sullenness.

Seeing that the Queen and Concubine Yang had left, Guo Ye said boldly, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the rhetoric you made when Ru supported the Qingliu School of Scholars?"

His Majesty Li Er didn't know why, and his eyes showed doubts.

Guo Ye explained: "Among the powers of the Guanlong family, the eight most representative families are Cui, Lu, Qian, Zheng, Wang, Zhang, Zhao, and Zhou. The tentacles of these eight families are almost all over our country. There are hundreds of prefectures in the Tang Dynasty. Among them, the Zhang family is entrenched in Yangzhou. The minister is thinking that if Li Tang wants to get rid of the constraints of the Guanlong family, he must find the root. In the court hall, he will fight with the eldest grandson and others. Next, in the final analysis, it is still a symptom rather than a root cause, and it must be solved at the root. One, of course, is to vigorously cultivate the children of poor families so that they can be used by His Majesty in the future; the second is to weaken the power of the eight great families one by one."

"I understand!"

His Majesty Li Er suddenly realized, and asked: "If you want me to send you to govern Yangzhou, it is for the Zhang family in Yangzhou. I didn't expect that you would start to take action so soon. This is beyond my expectations. "

Li Shimin now fully understands why Guo Ye gave up his position as doctor of imperial history. At first, he thought that Guo Ye had pierced his own mind, but in fact it was not. Weaken the power of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families of Guanlong.

It seems that the emperor himself really has a bit of a villainous heart.

To put it bluntly, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin wanted to take advantage of the Guanlong family to maintain stability, but also wanted to weaken and suppress it. It can be said that he hated and loved the Guanlong family.

And what about the Qingliu Shilin and the poor families in the world?He didn't trust them from the beginning, he just wanted to sharpen them into sharp knives in his hands, so that he could deal with the Guanlong family and even restrain each other in the future.

In the final analysis, he could not trust anyone except himself and the Li family of the Tang Dynasty.

Even among the royal family, there are very few who can truly gain his trust.

This is the paranoia and suspicion that destined the emperor to be lonely all his life.

But now, hearing what Guo Ye said, it's time to make a proper move against the eight major families of the Guanlong family.Taking advantage of Guo Ye's opportunity this time, he could try the depth of the power of the Guanlong family. Even if Guo Ye made a big disturbance in Yangzhou, it was just a mere Zhang family, and nothing bad happened.

I was really troubled by Guo Ye to the point of being out of control. At worst...

Soon, he made up his mind and nodded in agreement: "Okay, I will let you go to Yangzhou, and tomorrow I will decree to give you a Jinshi background, so that you can truly serve as the governor of Yangzhou. But I really want to know, You made such great achievements in Tuyuhun, but in the end you only got a fourth-rank governor of Yangzhou, don't you feel panicked?"

Being guessed by Yu Shinan again, His Majesty Li Er felt a little sorry for Guo Ye.

Naturally, Guo Ye was clear in his heart, and immediately beat the snake and went to the ground with a stick to ask for it: "Your Majesty, if I go to Yangzhou alone, how can I make achievements in Yangzhou, where I am not familiar with it? Therefore, I want to ask the emperor for advice." A reward, let the minister decide the candidate for Yangzhou Zhechong captain. Hehe, you also know that although the land of Yangzhou is full of flowers, a local snake like the Zhang family will definitely not be able to tolerate me as a dragon crossing the river. If the soldiers in Zhechong Duwei's Mansion can't be mobilized, I don't even know how to die."