Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 188
Chapter 187: All parties planning
"Let's talk about it, what do you think?" Jiang Wan said after taking a sip of tea in the Minister's Office.

"Master Xiang, this time is our chance. As long as we win the position of prefect of the four counties, Lord Xiang will have more say in the court, so we must go all out." Hu Weiyong felt that this time was an excellent opportunity. Given the opportunity, as long as the prefects of the four counties are appointed by their own people, then five of the nine counties in Deng State will be from the Jiang family. In this way, the Jiang family will definitely replace the Cui family as the number one faction in Deng State.

Jiang Wan nodded, he was also very moved. Jiang Wan is not a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune. If he has the opportunity, he certainly wants to develop his own power. Party disputes have existed since ancient times, as long as they do not exceed the control of the king, There is no problem.

"However, the other factions will not just watch us take down the positions of the four prefects, and to see what your majesty means, one of the four prefects must be reserved for the Jingnan family." Kou Zhun frowned. Dao, Hu Weiyong's idea is very good, but other people are not fools, so how could they not see the benefits brought by these four positions.

Jiang Wan said indifferently: "We don't need to worry about these, everything has its own majesty's sanctification, we just need to recommend it, and whoever you have under your command can be the prefect of a county, let's talk about it."

"Yao Chong, a doctor in the Ministry of Officials, is the younger brother of Yao Guangxiao, Jiang Xia's military advisor. His ability is not bad, but he lacks qualifications. If the Prime Minister can recommend him to be the prefect of any county, not only can we win a position for us, but we can also make friends with him. Yao Guangxiao, consolidate the foundation of Xiangye in Jiangxia, and Yao Chong's brother Yao Guangxiao and Cui Xiang are good friends, Xiangye recommends Yao Chong, and Cui Xiang will definitely not obstruct it." Kou Zhun's first recommendation was Yao Chong.

Jiang Wan nodded, and said: "Yao Chong is a man, I have heard a little about the truth, he has the ability, count him as one, is there any more?"

"There is one more." Seeing that Kou Zhun had recommended one, Hu Weiyong was not to be outdone, and said: "Liu Jian, the household minister, is not inferior to me. As long as he can be the prefect of any county, in time, he can take over from a minister or minister. Shangshu is not a problem."

Jiang Wan thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's count him in as well. This time we will recommend two people." Including Liu Jian, Jiang Wan no longer considered others.

But this made Hu Weiyong and others very surprised, why no longer recommend it.

So Hu Weiyong said: "Master Xiang, we still have people, why don't we no longer recommend them?"

Jiang Wan smiled and said: "Weiyong, too much is too late, you have to remember that we recommend talents for the sake of the country and the people, and we must not recommend everyone. If the king is displeased, the gain will outweigh the loss." Besides, there are a total of four prefect positions, if we take all of them, not to mention other people, even the king will not be happy."

"Master Xiang is wise!" Everyone admired.

At the same time, Cui Hao also brought Liu Cheng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, to the classroom of Zhongshu Province.

As soon as he sat down, Cui Hao said to Liu Cheng: "Liu Cheng, this time you recommended Ouyang Xiu, a doctor of the Ministry of Rites. But now there is such a good opportunity, it is reasonable to strive for it.”

Cui Hao is the head of the three prime ministers, but the power of Zhongshu Province is not as powerful as that of Shangshu Province. In order to enhance his discourse power, Cui Hao set his sights on the Six Departments very early. Cui Hao was the first minister of the Ministry of Industry, so when he resigned from the Ministry of Industry Shangshu, when he was appointed as the order of the sect, he recommended Liu Cheng to Deng Sheng. Now that the Minister of Rites, Gong Yoo, is getting older, he will retire in a short time, and the Ministry of Rites has become the target of various forces. Therefore, Cui Hao It was laid out in the Ministry of Rites very early.

Liu Cheng nodded and said, "Master Xiang, this is also one position, how about three more?"

Cui Hao smiled and said: "One is enough. Today the king sent someone to Jingnan to ask Yang Yanzhao and Chang Yuchun's opinions. It is obvious that he wants to leave a position for the Jingnan family. As for the remaining two , leave it to Jiang Xiang and those old officials to fight."

As the saying goes, one radish and one hole, there are only four prefect positions in total. The forces of all parties will definitely strive for it. As long as one is won, it will be a part of the capital of their own faction, which will be of great benefit to the future competition for the right to speak in the court. .

In fact, Deng Sheng also knows that the court has been divided into several factions, but with systematic guarantees, Deng Sheng is not worried that they will do anything deviant. On the contrary, if a court does not fight, this is what Deng Sheng should worry about Yes, maybe this is the emperor's mind. As an emperor, he must know how to balance his courtiers and mobilize their enthusiasm. A court without fighting will only be a pool of stagnant water.

And Yang Yanzhao and Chang Yuchun, who are far away in Linxiang, also received a middle-aged man after receiving Deng Sheng's order. This person is Liu Ba, and the identity implanted by the system is Liu Hong, the prime minister of Hunan. Liu’s younger brother, the Liu family was also powerful in Jingnan. When the state of Hunan was destroyed and Liu Hong committed suicide, Liu Ba’s lineage replaced Liu Hong’s lineage as the head of the Liu family, and later surrendered to Deng Jun. Jingnan's influence was heavily relied on by Yang Yanzhao and Chang Yuchun, and Liu Ba did not disappoint them, and soon helped Deng Jun stabilize the situation in Jingnan.

"Mr. Liu, Your Majesty sent someone to inquire about the two of us today. Regarding the opinions of the prefects of the four counties in southern Jing, I have discussed with General Chang and decided to recommend you to your Majesty. I don't know what you want?" Yang Yanzhao asked Liu Ba. .

Liu Ba was overjoyed when he heard the words. After surrendering to the Deng army, Liu Ba had a clear understanding of Deng's official system. The three phases, the following are the six ministers, the royal doctor, and then the six ministers and the prefects of the counties. As for whether there will be more official positions in the future, it is unknown, but at the very least, the gold content of a prefect of a county now Still very high.

"Thank you General Yang and General Chang for your appreciation. I am very grateful." Liu Ba was really grateful to Chang Yuchun and Yang Yanzhao who recommended him.

Yang Yanzhao smiled and said: "Mr. Liu doesn't have to be like this. During this period of time, the two of us know Mr. Liu's ability well enough to serve as the prefect of a county. What the result will be depends on what the king wants."

"Understood!" Of course Liu Ba knew that Deng Sheng had to make a decision in the end, but Deng Sheng was able to send people all the way to ask Chang Yuchun and Yang Yanzhao for their opinions, which meant that Deng Sheng intended to reuse Jingnan scholars. With the recommendations of Chang Yuchun and Yang Yanzhao, the prefect's position is considered stable.

On September 14th, 25th year of Qianyuan, the memorial jointly signed by Yang Yanzhao and Chang Yuchun was sent to Deng Sheng's Qianyang Palace. Sure enough, the person recommended by the two was Liu Ba, which made Deng Sheng very pleased.

After this period of time, the people recommended by each faction have basically considered clearly, so Deng Sheng held a court meeting to decide the candidates for the prefect of the next four counties.

After some debate, Deng Sheng finally made the decision, Liu Ba as the prefect of Wuling, Liu Jian as the prefect of Changsha, Ouyang Xiu as the prefect of Lingling, and Yao Chong as the prefect of Guiyang.

Within a year, Deng Guo fought two battles in a row. Although the consumption of money and food was not very large, the loss of soldiers and horses was also quite a lot. Coupled with the continuous battle, the army and horses were very tired, and winter was coming soon. , Deng Sheng decided to stop all military activities, let the soldiers and horses get a rest, and at the same time ordered the national military expansion.

Now Deng Guo is sitting on the land of nine counties, with a population of nearly 500 million, but only about 30 soldiers and horses, so Deng Sheng decided to expand the army by 40 to more than [-], and ordered all ministries to step up training, because Deng Sheng had a hunch After the spring of next year, there will be big moves in the Central Plains.

It's October, and it's snowing heavily in the north. Although Deng Guo is in the south, it hasn't started snowing yet, but the weather is getting cooler.

(End of this chapter)