Li Zhe looked at Li Hong with a slightly complaining expression. He had known for a long time that his brother would not be kind to him. Looking at the matter-of-fact and at ease look on his face, he knew that his guess was most likely correct.
Of course, someone didn't care about Li Zhe's eyes, and still said happily: "So for this favor, you must help me, except for you..."
"Come on, where are your group of ministers who are close to the prince? In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, the princelings now occupy half of the country..."
"You have grown up, haven't you? What do you mean by my name? My father is heaven." Li Hong pointed to the top of his head and continued: "He is the emperor, this country belongs to my father, and everything is mine. You are a minister, and if you have a good relationship on weekdays, it doesn't mean you are a princeling!" Li Hong took the fishing rod that had returned in vain and stabbed Li Zhe, who was still far away.
"Pull it down." Li Zhe blocked the fishing rod, walked in and knelt down and said, "Now it's not only said in the court, but also among the nobles and wealthy families. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the princelings are now proud and can carry out their so-called court reforms. Look at what changes the Ministry of War has made you make since you took charge of the country before Yuan Day last year. "Hasn't it all been changed beyond recognition by you, and then firmly controlled by you?" Li Zhe said as he hung the bait for Li Hong and then released the hook.
"Is there any more?" Li Hong continued to ask calmly, staring at the fish float floating on the water.
"Yes, Imperial College, Hongwen Hall, Wu Xing Qi Wang, everyone said that you drove them to a panic, and now they are living in panic all the time. It is said that you have already operated on them, and I don't know when you will do it. You want to destroy them all, saying that neither the emperor nor the queen can control it. You are covering the sky with one hand and you have too much power." I don't know whether Li Zhe did it intentionally or not. In short, this relatively down-to-earth prince, The bamboo tube was like pouring beans, and all the words came out with a crackle.
"Although the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes are weaker than in previous years, and their influence is not what it used to be, but as the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. With their current influence, they want to incite scholars all over the world to cry out for their grievances. It should be okay to cry out, right?" Li Hong turned around and asked.
"That's natural."
"But if you look at the scholars and scholars in the world, is there anyone who can complain for them?" Li Hong asked with a smile.
"Yes, but few, but why? Scholars in the world have always looked at others with five surnames and seven horses. Why don't you side with them this time?" Li Zhe looked at Li Hong and asked thoughtfully.
Li Hong smiled again, stared at Bai Chun's fish float, watched Bai Chun catch another fish, and said nonchalantly: "That's because, although the scholars in the world follow them with their five surnames, but now The imperial court has more direct control over their official careers. Since the implementation of the imperial examination system, their influence has become more and more important, and they have attracted more and more attention from students. Furthermore, they have naturally been ignored... Is the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes now opening up in a big way? School? But why do the scholars not applaud them but praise the imperial court?"
"Why?"
"Did you get kicked in the head by a horse in the clouds? You made it so clear and you still don't understand?" Li Hong was angry. He had seen people who followed his own ideas, but he had never seen people who just listened without thinking.
Faced with Li Hong's hatred, Li Zhe rolled his eyes and continued to ask indifferently: "What you said is unclear, how can I understand?"
"Because the large-scale opening of schools was the decision of the imperial court, in the name of the Tang Dynasty, not in the name of their five surnames and seven Wangs, but only with the help of their hands, so the scholars in the world would only praise the imperial court, not the five surnames. The surname is Qi Wang. This will continue to weaken their influence invisibly. No matter how miserable they are now, they can only be dumb and unable to tell the pain of eating coptis!" Li Hong looked helplessly and only knew how to dance with a knife! Li Zhe, the gunman, said that he hated iron but not steel.
"Oh... I mean, if you say that, I'll understand. It's your fault, it's really a scam!"
"roll."
Naturally, during the pleasant conversation with Li Zhe, Li Zhe, who is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, refused to agree to anything. Even if you threw it into the lake, he made up his mind not to agree.
Looking at Li Zhe's leaving figure and recalling what he said just now, Bai Chun said softly next to Li Hong: "The King of England has really grown up."
"Yes, when you grow up, you know how to pretend to be dumbfounded." Li Hong said with relief.
"Then what are you going to do, Your Highness? Princess Lanling, Princess Xincheng and others are urging you. If we can't get the approval from the Ministry of Industry, the money we raised will just sit there every day, but it will be a loss." Bai Chun was a little bit confused. He said unable to bear the pressure.
It's already May. If we don't get the approval from the Ministry of Industry to start construction, the year will be over. If we want to start construction, we'll have to start next year.
"Don't you understand this? Didn't the queen mother intervene? Otherwise, how could the Ministry of Industry dare to delay the matter for so long? The queen wants to exchange conditions with me based on your approval." Li Hong said with a headache.
But if Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi were appointed as the Minister of Works and the Minister of Works, the Ministry of Works would have nothing to do.
Now my mother is at odds with you. If you don't give it, I will threaten the Ministry of Works not to approve it. I go to the Ministry of Works for a walk every day without saying a word, just to see who can do anything to me.
If in other dynasties or if she were the queen of any emperor, perhaps the Ministry of Industry could ignore her, but... only during the period when Li Zhi was in power in the Tang Dynasty, this assumption could not be established.
Who was the queen of this period? That was the queen who sat upright in the Xuanzheng Hall to listen to government affairs when the emperor was suffering from vertigo. She was the queen who could independently handle any government affairs of the Tang Dynasty. Who could afford to offend her
His Royal Highness, the Prince of the Supervisory State, always had a smile on his face every day he met him. If something went wrong, the Prince would be immediately abused by a feather duster, so he did not dare to disobey him in the slightest.
Do you expect those people from the Ministry of Industry to dare to disobey the queen's secret order
No matter Li Hong or other officials of the Ministry of Industry, they all had troubles that they could not express. The Queen had never made it clear that she wanted to support Wu Chengsi or Wu Sansi to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but everyone could understand clearly and correctly. The queen wanted one of Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi to serve as minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Therefore, the queen went to the Ministry of Industry every now and then, without saying a word, but everyone's minds were as clear as a mirror. She must not approve Miss Bai's approval unless she wanted to lose her head.
"On the first day of the year, you and Aunt Lanling ran to the palace for nothing, played mahjong with your mother and father every day, and gave them money, but you still didn't convince them?" Li Hong asked Heng Yanfan opposite. He waved and continued to ask Bai Chun next to him.
"We played small on the first day of the year. Princess Xincheng lost too much before the first day of the year. After winning back some, she changed the bet. What's more... Your Majesty and the Queen will now take credit if they lose, and give them money immediately if they win. , so I just made it smaller." Bai Chun looked a little helpless, what can he do? I am also very helpless.
"No matter how small the fight is, it can't even impress a single approval document." Li Hong no longer has any hope for the brands of his father Long and Long Ma, because he is also one of the victims.
"Two, four, six."
"It's quite a lot."
"Wen, two cents, four cents, six cents."
"I… ."
No wonder Bai Chun was like a money addict on the first day of the year. Every time he came to the East Palace, he would always carry a lot of copper coins. It turned out that he was playing mahjong for two cents, so it was no wonder that he was not approved.
Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi were born in the same year and were only three years older than Li Hong. This was why Li Hong was unwilling to let them serve as ministers of the Ministry of Industry.
What's more, the two of them had been in Chang'an for many years, but they were well-known dandy sons and frequent visitors to Pingkangfang, the flower shop gathering place. They were asked to serve as ministers. Li Hong thought it would be more appropriate to transfer them all to Lingnan to follow their father.
But it was also because of their father back then that Wu Mei, after retiring to the harem, began to feel a little sorry for them, so she began to vigorously cultivate and support her nephew.
Nowadays, both of them are from the third-grade title: Founding Marquis, but even so, they still cannot satisfy Li Hong's mother, who still stubbornly hopes that the two of them can take a further step in their official career.
Therefore, this difficult problem was placed in front of Li Hong, leaving him with no way to retreat and no way to avoid it.
Heng Yanfan, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi were officials in the Ministry of Industry at the same time. This was also Li Hong's deliberate decision to train Heng Yanfan, who followed him at that time, to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. However, if this post was taken by Wu Chengsi or Wu Sansi, Occupy, it will be even more difficult for Heng Yanfan to get to the top again.
"What do you think of those two people?" Li Hong threw down his fishing rod and walked with Heng Yanfan by the lake, asking calmly.
"Back to Your Highness, these two people are... Isn't it hard for me to comment?" Heng Yanfan said with some embarrassment.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You don't understand what I'm thinking when I transfer you to the Ministry of Industry? Then let me tell you straight. There is an order from above that Wu Sansi should be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Wu Chengsi should be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Mr. Zuo..."
"The boss? Where is the boss? Your Highness." Heng Yanfan was a little confused. Now, His Highness, you are in charge of the country, and you are the Minister of the Province in charge of the six ministries. There is someone more powerful than you.
Li Hong looked at Heng Yanfan who was a little confused and said impatiently: "My queen, do you understand? Where else to go, you have such a stupid brain, are you stupid in the Ministry of Industry or in Anxi?"
"Your Highness makes atonement, I...I didn't understand for a moment."
Li Hong rolled his eyes at him angrily, and then asked in a soothing tone, "How do you get along with them at the Ministry of Works? Do you know anything about their temperaments?"
"On a personal level, I can't comment. On a public level, I believe that the Ministry of Industry is now the top priority of the Tang Dynasty. In the next few years, the Ministry of Industry wants to open up the main roads connecting various roads in the world and build Water conservancy, agriculture and mulberry cultivation, and the Ministry of Industry all have very large divisions of responsibilities. With the abilities of the two of them...I think...especially in the southwest, I am afraid that once they take charge of the Ministry of Industry, I don't know whether this policy can be implemented. Let’s get started.” Heng Yanfan said matter-of-factly.
(End of chapter)