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"How long has it been? Such a thing has happened?"

Looking at the people in front of him, Emperor Li Kun frowned and looked quite unhappy. This article was first published by . .

Compared with two years ago, he looked much older, with a lot more white hair on his head, and his face was full of fatigue. He no longer looked smart and capable, but he had a different kind of majesty.

Across from him, several prime ministers and important officials bowed their heads and said nothing, especially Xu Jin, who was in the lead, whose face changed even more. The cause of this disaster was his Xu family. Even though Xu Jin was now the head of the prime ministers, he was a little overwhelmed by the emperor's anger.

Yes, compared with two and a half years ago, the ranks of the prime ministers have changed again. Because of the national war, the Privy Councilor Wang Jing and the Deputy Privy Councilor Geng Chi remained unchanged, but the political hall had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The original five people in the Political Affairs Hall were headed by Wang Fu and Ma Yang, and the rest were Zhang Lian, who had a high prestige. Following closely behind was Yan Dongting. Xu Jin, as a newcomer, had the least experience.

At present, only two of the original five are still among them, Xu Jin and Ma Yang. Ma Yang is in a semi-retired state, and his whole mind is on writing books. Even in a meeting like today where many ministers gathered, he, the prime minister, only sat in a corner and said nothing.

In addition to Ma Yang, Yan Dongting died two and a half years ago, and Wang Fu was dismissed from his position by Li Kun a year ago with an excuse. He was going to give him another official position to support him, but Wang Fu simply resigned and has since devoted himself to the mountains and rivers.

As for Zhang Lian, he also resigned on his own. This old minister knew that the move of forcing the emperor to abdicate that day had left a grudge in the emperor's heart. For the sake of the wealth and peace of the Zhang family, he resigned half a year after the forced abdication, that is, two years ago, and exchanged his own retreat for the peace of the Zhang family.

In this way, three of the five were removed, and the remaining one Ma Yang was ignored, and Xu Jin took the position naturally.

However, the position of the prime minister in the Political Affairs Hall could not be vacant forever, so someone had already filled it.

The Political Affairs Hall not only represents the core of power in the world and the center of the court, but also a place where all parties compete for interests and is used by the emperor to balance the forces of all parties. Therefore, the selection of the prime minister often has a certain meaning, representing not an individual, but a collective will - behind each prime minister, there is generally an interest group.

Of course, there are exceptions.

Like Ma Yang now, due to his inaction, he gradually separated from the original interest group, and with his reputation and achievements, he was in a transcendent state in the political hall.

But apart from that. Everyone else has a certain label, even Xu Jin, the prime minister who rose to prominence by opening up the northwest. Now he also represents the emerging forces in the northwest.

Zhang Lian originally represented the power of the great family of Dari. After he retired, the family must have a new helmsman. This person is Xu Yingyi.

The Xu family is also one of the great surnames of Dari. In the previous dynasty, it was one of the five surnames and seven families. After several ups and downs, it has never declined. In the eyes of families like them, dynasties have alternated, but families can last forever.

It is worth mentioning that Xu Yingyi was originally sent out as an official to govern Hebei. He wiped out famine and bandits, assisted Lu Yang in disaster relief, and was quite effective. Then he seized the opportunity of the war in the northern border and jumped up. At the age of prime, he was able to enter the political affairs hall and become a prime minister. Even compared with Xu Jin, he was not much worse, but he lacked qualifications.

In addition to Xu Yingyi, there is also Cai Que, a recent prime minister.

This person started as an imperial censor and used to be in charge of the Imperial Censorate. In the eyes of the world, he was an upright person. After Wang Fu started the reform, he sometimes criticized and gradually became the backbone of the old party. Now he has entered the political affairs hall and represents the interests of the old party. He can be regarded as taking over Ma Yang's position.

Strictly speaking, Zhang Lian is also one of the leaders of the old party, but Xu Yingyi is far inferior to Zhang Lian in prestige. It is impossible for him to hold the fortress with one person, so Xu Yingyi mainly represents the power of the aristocratic family, and the interests of the old party gradually slip to Cai Que.

Besides Xu Yingyi and Cai Que, the last person in the Political Affairs Hall was an acquaintance of Qiu Yan, Meng Qingbin, the envoy to Sanshui.

The achievements of the mission to Sanshui, plus the subsequent negotiations with several other tribes on the grassland, made Meng Qingbin's status, allowing him to successfully enter the Political Affairs Hall by borrowing the power of the outside world.

However, the Meng family behind him, which should also be a noble family, changed two years ago. Thanks to the movable type printing and the new forging method left by Qiu Yan, plus the help of Qiu Yan's nominal disciple Hua She, the Meng family, together with the entire Sanjin area, rose rapidly in technology, and transformed this technological advantage into economic benefits, thus causing the Sanjin and the nearby Hebei Dao noble families to undergo a transformation to a certain extent.

This transformation made these families more inclined to the new party of the reform faction, but they could not jump out of the limitations of the noble family after all, so Meng Qingbin showed a centrist in the Political Affairs Hall, slightly leaning towards the new party.

As a result, the new five members of the Political Affairs Hall were Ma Yang, Xu Jin, Xu Yingyi, Cai Que and Meng Qingbin.

At first glance, except for Meng Qingbin who was slightly biased, there was almost no place for the New Party. In addition, because Wang Fu was dismissed, many people once thought that the emperor wanted to stop the reform and exclude the New Party.

However, just as people's minds changed, with an appointment, Cen Bo, an important figure in the new party, was promoted to the position of Minister of Rites. Li Kun also knew the convenience of state affairs with him. Whenever the prime minister discussed matters in the imperial study, Cen Bo was there. Accompanying, not just sitting in, Li Kun would often ask for opinions and always respond accordingly.

At this time, other ministers realized that Wang Fu's departure may be because his prestige was too high and his influence on the new law was too great, so he was tabooed by the emperor. It may also be because he had serious differences with the emperor on the reform of the military system. Only then did he retreat, but the emperor had no intention of causing trouble for others and still supported the reform.

However, once Wang Fu left, no one from the new party was suitable enough to enter the political hall in terms of qualifications and achievements. Therefore, no one became the prime minister. However, the arrangement for Cen Bo was nothing more than another form of recognition.

The Ministry of Personnel is responsible for the promotion of officials. It is the most powerful department among the six departments. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is even called "Heavenly Official". It has a lot of power. In addition, he can participate in the imperial study room. It is almost a quasi-prime minister. He just waits. If you have enough qualifications, you can get into the house immediately.

Some even realized that the reason why Ma Yang, the incompetent prime minister, was able to sit firmly in the political affairs hall and occupy a position was probably because of the emperor's arrangement to facilitate Cen Bo's appointment. In this way, when Cen Bo entered the hall, time, there will be no conflicts with other forces——

Today, two and a half years later, Emperor Li Kun has become quite capable in balancing the interests of all parties and mixing different opinions. He is no longer as moody and angry as before, and often gives people a sense of inscrutability. But when it comes to what happened today, I can't help but be angry, and the anger is shown on my face.

"All the enemies in the northern border have been wiped out, leaving nothing but remnants. The top priority is to resettle the tribes. This is what several dear ministers have said before. I keep it in mind, but this is how you arranged it? The resettlement officer is acting recklessly, so order The tribes that had surrendered killed them in anger, and then raised the flag of rebellion! Do you think that not many of the Da Rui soldiers died? Or do you think that the battle ended too early? Have some free time and want to find something for me to do?"

As Li Kun spoke, his voice became deeper and deeper, putting great pressure on the ministers present.

"Your Majesty," Wang Jing said bravely, "this matter may be an opportunity. The people in northern Xinjiang are tigers and wolves. The reason why they surrender is because the Rouluo people were defeated by my Dali. They were frightened and they also planned to arrest them. Live in the power vacuum on the grassland, rely on Darui's power to rise and become the new overlord! These three rebellious tribes are the representatives. If they are defeated, they can serve as a warning to the monkeys. "

The privy envoy who had previously been inclined to make peace straightened up and spoke much tougher words after Darui's victory over Rou Luo.

"Oh? Wang Qing thinks so?" Li Kun looked at the sound, frowned, threw a memorial and dropped it on the table, "Then you might as well read this memorial, it was written by the Sanshui resettlement envoy , the above mentioned the views of Sanshui and several other major tribes on this matter. "

"Your Majesty, this..." After hearing this, why didn't Wang Jing understand the reproach in his words?

Snap!

Li Kun slapped his palm on the table and said angrily: "The territory that the frontline soldiers fought for with their blood was almost destroyed in the hands of a few resettlement officers! Look, the Sanshui people and other grassland people, What do you say? They do whatever they want! That sentence of "I am the king" is so domineering! "

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

After hearing this, all the ministers quickly expressed their opinions and knew what the emperor was referring to.

Li Kun waved his hand and continued: "Northern Xinjiang can win because of the fighting between soldiers and generals. The battle that established the victory was achieved thanks to Qiu Qing's strategy, which suppressed Rouluo's counterattack. I said that we will implement arrangements according to his memorial." policy, but what did you say?”

Li Kun stood up from his seat, walked forward slowly, and said: "Qiu Qing has been away from the front line for a long time. He knew that the times had changed and his strategy was not very useful. Then he sent his resettlement officer to receive the victory. As a result, you Is this how it is done? This is to force them to rebel again!”

When he was questioned like this, all the ministers said nothing.

"The matter has come to this, and I have made a decision. Qiu Qing's memorial and what he said in Bill and others are more serious. From now on, all resettlement matters in Northern Xinjiang will be based on it! This matter must be done before the prisoner presentation ceremony. , In addition, I will worship heaven in a few days and canonize a righteous god, and this matter must also be arranged. "

Hearing this, one person in the crowd was immediately shocked.

"This emperor wants to be canonized as a righteous god? Why have I never heard of this? At such a sensitive time, if a god is canonized, the dynasty's luck is likely to bless him! When he is promoted to Buzhou, won't he have to be blessed with a lot of luck? ? What a huge advantage!" (To be continued...)

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