Fu Tang

As a result of Pan Mei's pursuit, she could only bring back one-fifth of the jewels shipped by Liu Yu, and the remaining four-fifths were partly because the ship sank directly due to storms at sea, and those gold and silver jewels were naturally contributed to the sea. Dragon King, and the other part was brought to Yue Wu Dynasty by Fan Huzi!

Li Congjia was also convinced. The ships of the Southern Han Dynasty sailed from Yazhou, which is Hainan Island in later generations. Both Li Congjia and Pan Mei thought they would sail to Luzon Island or Ryukyu. After all, this is the nearest island. I don't know how these people drove the boat, they actually went back, and then landed from the Yuewu Dynasty.

Li Congjia looked at the map and was engaged in an ideological struggle. He really wanted to take down the Yue Wu Dynasty, after all, there was so much money.

Shi Xueting had a headache and found that his owl seemed to be getting into the eyes of money, so he couldn't help asking: "The money used to fight Yue Wu is much more than that money!"

As soon as Li Congjia looked up and found that the cabinet ministers were looking at him with condemning eyes, he couldn't help coughing lightly and said, "Of course it's not just for money. The government will take it back sooner or later."

The reason is really sufficient, and it is really difficult for you for that little money, Your Highness.

Zhou Zong was speechless, Han Xizai was ill recently and did not come, Song Qiqiu had no choice but to go up and said: "The place is far away, even if we want to get it back, it will be a matter of the future. Now the main target is Zhou Guo, Your Highness."

Li Congjia muttered, "Now it's Zhou Guo again, what the hell were they trying to do?"

Who knows?From the perspective of Datang, no matter how you look at it, it seems that Zhou Guo is weakening his own strength and making way for Li Congjia. I have never seen such a country that is divided and reunited. Generally, it is completely divided after being divided. Even if the army is defeated and destroyed, it will not be reunited. After all, the interests of many people are at stake.

However, it didn't take long for them to know what the Northern Zhou and Southern Zhou had discussed. Many ministers from these two countries came to the Tang Dynasty to beg for shelter with their families.

Li Congjia was very happy at the beginning, the more people came, the easier it was for him, anyway, they all came to work for him, but as more and more people came, Li Congjia began to worry—Nimma, all the people who came came Dude, he doesn't have so many places for them!

Li Congjia's hair was turning grey, and she couldn't help complaining to Shi Xueting: "Is Zhou Guo crazy? How precious are these veterans, are they driving everyone away? I can't take any more. "

Shi Xueting hurriedly followed suit: "Why can't you let go? Han Cifu is about to retire, and it happens that he will also make a big adjustment to the Six Departments. It's really not good... No one said that they will have high-ranking officials and rich salary, right?"

Li Congjia said sadly: "But in that case, these people will probably say that Datang is arrogant, that I am not polite enough to be a corporal, and those people's mouths are poisonous."

Shi Xueting said: "Some older ministers, just let them go to the academy. The academy you have worked so hard to establish cannot just be marginalized like this."

Li Congjia thought this was also a solution. With so many old ministers, use them, and the faults in the entire court will be more obvious. If you don’t, it’s a pity. Their official experience and experience in governing the country are extremely rich.

Shi Xueting gave him a good idea, but these people... Li Congjia was more worried about whether they would like to teach.

Shi Xueting said: "If you don't want to, you can only let their descendants become officials. Anyway, they can't all be piled up."

This is true, if all of them are used, when Li Congjia thinks that every day when he goes up to court, there will be a row of middle-aged and elderly people standing below, and he is the youngest one, he thinks the picture is too beautiful.

Li Congjia glanced at the list in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that it was a big deal. Not to mention three of them were very important: Fan Zhi, Wang Pu, and Wei Renpu.

Not to mention Fan Zhi, the famous prime minister of Qingfeng, but he is too old to work hard. If he is willing to teach at Bailu Academy, he can influence those students invisibly, and Li Congjia can laugh like crazy.

Not to mention that Wang Pu is a master of history, but Wang Pu is not very old this year, and he is in the golden age of politics. Li Congjia is still reluctant to throw him into the academy. The most important thing is that he has the qualifications to join the cabinet!

Wei Renpu is the same age as Fan Zhi. It would be better for them both to go to the academy. The teacher is already too old, and now he is not able to teach students. His disciples are teaching, but the level of those disciples... Anyway, there is a level Li Congjia pulled all of them to become officials, and Li Congjia didn't trust the rest of the students to be able to do it. Now it's all right, as long as he can persuade Fan Zhi and Wei Renpu, his academy will definitely be able to teach qualified officials .

Yes, what he wants are qualified officials, but it doesn't matter whether he can teach decent people or not. Of course, it is better to be able to teach people who are smooth and principled.

Compared with Li Congjia's happiness, the ministers of the DPRK and China were under a lot of pressure, and Zhou Zong was probably the one with the most pressure.

Zhou Zong knew that if he hadn't gained the merit of being a dragon, he might have abdicated the position of chief assistant long ago. After all, although he thought he was capable, he was far behind Fan Zhi and Wang Pu. , compared with Wei Renpu... it's even worse.

You must know that Wei Renpu was born in poverty, and he is not enough to make it to today without a great talent, let alone Xue Juzheng and Lu Yin besides these three.

In fact, not only Zhou Zong, the first assistant, was under a lot of pressure, but the other secondary assistants except Han Xizai were also under a lot of pressure, but it was not as exaggerated as him.

Zhou Zong has obviously worked a lot these days, and other members of the cabinet are also working hard. They are all like this, and the whole court has a sense of crisis. They feel that if they don't work hard, they may be expelled and go home to eat themselves. This kind of thing is not without lessons learned. How many people did their Highness directly drive back when he streamlined the officials?

Han Xizai was in a relaxed mood. He thought very clearly that as long as Li Congjia wanted to use these people again, he would abdicate directly to make way for the virtuous, and wrote a letter to beg for the bones. This is all he can use, and use his retirement to gain favor with Li Congjia once more. .

But now he hasn't retired yet, so he can only work along with him. The rest of the cabinet has started to be a desperate Saburo, which makes Han Xizai a little overwhelmed. After finding a time, he said to everyone: "What's wrong with you recently? None of them You young man, why can't you hold your breath? What will His Highness think?"

Zhou Zong paused, put down the pen in his hand, rubbed his neck and said, "What Taifu Han said is indeed reasonable, but...you know the rumors recently, I'm afraid life will be difficult in the future."

Song Qiqiu and Xu Xuan have a heart-to-heart relationship, Song Qiqiu is better, he is not young, he thinks he can't hold on and he can retire, but he is a bit reluctant, he is not like Zhou Zong, who has Zhou Ye in Li Congjia Among the Shushe people around him, they didn't think about Han Xizai. There was a Han Chou who had made great contributions to Li Congjia. His son Song Huaijie was really mediocre.

Although Xu Xuan's son is also mediocre, but he has a capable younger brother who can support him. It's really heartbreaking for his children and grandchildren.

Han Xizai shook his head: "Just do what you want, no matter how talented these people are, they are not familiar with His Highness, and I will still use you in the short term, and His Highness is honest, so naturally he won't let us These people have come to an end. I see that I am about to retire, so I will say a little bit more, brother Zhou, you don’t have to be too prominent, as long as you stay safe and not lose, it’s good for the queen and the prince if you are too sharp.”

Zhou Zong's face froze, and then he remembered that he was not only the first assistant, but also a relative. Li Congjia didn't seem to have any defense against him now, and he was very affectionate to Zhou Ye, but that didn't mean he would like to watch When his relatives become bigger, he can still sit in the position of chief assistant. Li Congjia has already given him face, if he wants to fight for something else...

Zhou Zongchang heaved a sigh of relief, stood up and bowed to Han Xizai: "Thank you, Taifu Han, for your guidance."

Zhou Zong was not stupid, Han Xizai told him these things were already taken out of his heart, and most people would not say such things lightly, after all, it would make Zhou Zong feel disgusted.

Han Xizai waved his hand and said: "It's nothing, even if I didn't tell you, you can figure it out, it's just that it's just a temporary obsession now, Datang will get better and better, no one can guarantee that you can occupy a high position for a lifetime, Shan Shi It’s easy to die well, but it’s hard to say, when I fled Nanchang back then, I didn’t expect to be here today.”

Han Xizai also expressed his feelings. He felt that he was lucky. He was able to get along well. It seemed that the family could last for a while, and he didn't have any major regrets.

After Song Qiqiu heard this, he thought for a while, and he didn't want to fight that hard anymore. He had passed the past two days at his age, so he just asked, "What is your Highness's constitution now?"

Everyone looked at Zhou Zong. After all, Zhou Zong was Li Congjia's father-in-law, so he might be able to get some news.

Zhou Zong smiled wryly and said, "I don't know either, but it's true that His Highness is in a good mood. Recently, I heard that the academy is being rectified again, and the name has been changed to Wenqu Academy."

Xu Xuan said thoughtfully: "What do you think His Highness has arranged for that academy? Will the election of the management academy be held in the academy in the future?"

"Not necessarily." Han Xizai took a sip of tea and said, "There are many people in that academy every year...what's that called? Graduation? Yes, it's graduation, but not so many official positions are vacant every year."

Zhou Zong asked the head: "There are still subordinate officials."

Han Xizai laughed and said, "Your Highness puts so much effort into cultivating people, and finally lets them become subordinate officials? Do you think His Highness will do such a thing?"

Zhou Zong remained silent, this situation is indeed somewhat impossible.

Song Qiqiu couldn't help but said: "Didn't you find out? This academy will be a net in the future, what do they call the people who come out of the academy... They are all classmates, yes, they can do anything, when the time comes When these people are grouped together, how powerful is that?"

Han Xizai immediately became vigilant: "What is your Highness going to do? He has always hated factionalism, so isn't this just cultivating factionalism?"

Zhou Zong said slowly: "What if most of the court are from that academy? Isn't it useless?"

Song Qiqiu said: "Although you say that, Your Highness must have arrangements for the academy. Turn around and send my two useless grandsons there to see if I can make them more honest."

Zhou Zong was a little surprised: "Mr. Song wants to send Lingsun?"

Song Qiqiu smiled: "That's right, if they don't study well at home, let's try another place. His Highness's academy will definitely not give them face. These two little things need to be cleaned up."

The other three looked thoughtful. No one believed that Song Qiqiu's grandson would be so mischievous that he couldn't get along with his studies at home. They all smelled something. The children and grandchildren have not met Li Congjia as many times as the students of the academy. If they are sent to the academy, if they behave well and can leave some impressions on Li Congjia, it is also a good choice.

It's just that, sending the children there rashly, they are still worried that they will be suspected. After all, their families are relatively well-preserved, and they usually have family studies at home. If you don't study well, you have to send them to Wenqu Academy, isn't this clearly a problem?

Fortunately, they soon had an excuse - Fan Zhi and Wei Renpu agreed to teach at Wenqu Academy!

These two are actually higher than them both in terms of knowledge and official level, so there is no disadvantage in sending their grandson there!

So the cabinet ministers took the lead in applying for their descendants to study at Wenqu Academy. Li Congjia didn't expect them to be so enthusiastic. He was still happy to persuade Fan Zhi and Wei Renpu, and he was still thinking about where to arrange for Wang Pu.

When receiving the application, Li Congjia said with a smile: "These people are dogs, and their noses are better than the other. Seeing that I have just found two good teachers, I will send the children here."

Shi Xueting asked: "Don't you just want them to send the child here? Otherwise, why are you so diligent?"

Li Congjia rolled his eyes: "Even if they don't send them here, I will still work hard. I still have to choose a few people from the academy to teach Da Lang."

Shi Xueting was surprised: "Don't Da Lang have a teacher now?"

Li Congjia waved his hand: "You are too old, the youngest is you, and you still have to be with me all the time, what common language can Dalang and those old rabbits have in common? The teaching is rigid and the learning is serious. I don't want him in the future. He is a little old man, so he needs younger ones to teach him, but people still have to choose carefully, well, let’s teach math or gewu.”

Shi Xueting reminded: "Beware of being advised by ministers that this is not doing business properly."

"What counts as proper work? There are so many unknown things in this world. Da Lang, as the future king, does not require proficiency. At least he can't be said to be like a fool who doesn't understand anything. And my son, I think How to teach, where do they come from so much nonsense? If they are really good at teaching children, they will bring out their family who is about the same age as Da Lang to compare and see who is better than Da Lang?"

In addition, Li Congjia dare not say that on the issue of Li Zhongyu, Li Congjia really did his best, and Li Zhongyu completely surpassed his peers in terms of knowledge.

Shi Xueting shook his head and laughed, and didn't discuss this issue with him. As Li Congjia said, he was his son, and he knew how to teach him. What's more, those ministers are so powerful. Why is Li Congjia sitting on the throne now? And not everyone else?

Li Congjia added: "This Wang Pu...I just told everyone that the cabinet rule is that there are only four people. If I put him in now...would it be too embarrassing for me?"

Shi Xueting asked: "Is there no other place to arrange for him other than joining the cabinet?"

Can't you?Datang's bureaucratic system is so developed, it is impossible to be so tense.

Li Congjia sighed and said, "However, I feel that I am too wronged to ask him to do the six books, or should I give him an honorary title first?"

Shi Xueting asked: "What honorary title?"

"Well, the cabinet is in charge of political affairs? This is neither the first assistant nor the second assistant, but also a cabinet official, but will it make him feel like a dwarf? It's really embarrassing." Li Congjia was a little confused. In fact, he could have directly Wang Pu arranged to go there, but he was afraid that if he set this precedent, the number of cabinets he had stipulated before would basically be invalidated, and future emperors would set a precedent if there was no precedent. What about the quantity?

If the cabinet is powerful, suppresses the king, and wants to expand his own territory, so use this example to force the future monarchs to recruit more people to fill the cabinet, what should we do?

If it is obvious that there will be problems with setting a precedent, it is best not to use it.

So, just like that, Fan Zhi and Wei Renpu have happily gone to the academy to teach, and Wang Pu's appointment has not yet come down. The fish was put aside instead.

Only a few people in the cabinet could tell that Li Congjia was hesitating. If he hesitated until the end, if he was really reluctant, he would probably break his own rules. They could almost think of all the consequences of breaking the rules, and they were a little more far-reaching than Li Congjia thought.

Han Xizai looked at the situation and thought, well, he should hurry up and write a letter now. If Li Congjia personally dismisses the prime minister, let alone the degree of favorability, it would be good if he doesn't get hated.

So Han Xizai handed over the note of begging for bones to Li Congjia's desk. After seeing this note, Li Congjia couldn't help feeling: "Han Xizai is really a smart man."

Apart from other things, this person has top-notch skills in observing words and demeanor. Li Congjia is indeed vacillating between dismissing Han Xizai and breaking the rules he set. After all, Han Xizai has been with him for a long time. Li Congjia really couldn't do anything like kill a donkey.

The meaning of Han Xizai's resignation is different. Li Congjia came to persuade him to stay again and again. After getting enough of the succession of the good relationship between the monarch and his ministers, Li Congjia agreed to Han Xizai's request to retire with a stroke of a pen, and returned it to him by the way. A lot of pensions, and Han Xizai's title of Prince and Taifu has not been removed, so that he can continue to come to the East Palace to teach the prince.

Among other things, as long as Li Zhongyu learned a little about how to advance and retreat from Han Xizai, Li Congjia would be satisfied-who said that the emperor doesn't need to know how to advance and retreat?Obviously the emperor needs it more!

When Han Xizai saw his retirement treatment, he felt relieved. Xiao Yan didn't have this kind of treatment at the beginning. He immediately knew that he had photographed Li Congjia's acupuncture points, and he relaxed. You must know that his decision to beg for bones was also very good. difficult.

With Han Xizai gone, there are only three people left in the cabinet, and one is missing. The eyes of those promoted from the six ministers are turning green when they stare at this position. When things were going on, Li Congjia waved his hand and let Wang Pu enter the cabinet without going through formal procedures at all.

The expecting crowd: Damn it!

No one expected that a person would come from heaven to fill this position and keep them all out of the cabinet. They originally thought that Wang Pu had never been arranged, either because he was not liked by Li Congjia, or because he was waiting to elect someone. After entering the cabinet, the vacated position was reserved for Wang Pu.

As a result, no one expected that the vacated cabinet position was reserved for Wang Pu!

Many people who feel that they are just a step away from entering the cabinet secretly want to find an opportunity to pull Wang Pu down, but it will not work for a while, and Wang Pu is a newcomer than a few Wang Pu and wants to make mistakes It will take a while, anyway, these people can be said to be waiting for Wang Pu to make mistakes, and some people even think about how to trip Wang Pu and deliberately make him make mistakes. Of course, this trip should not be too low-level.

If Li Congjia is so low-level that he can see it at a glance, then the unlucky one will not be Wang Pu, but the person who stumbled. Everyone knows that Li Congjia hates party disputes. Anyone who dares to start will be beaten to death. They must proceed with caution.

Wang Pu was very clear about this, but he had no intention of backing down. He never thought that Li Congjia would reuse him, but now he also admires Li Congjia a little. With this courage, it seems that Datang can reach the scale it is today. Nothing strange.

In fact, Li Congjia knew it very well, but he really admired Wang Pu, and he didn't intend to let this person get any qualifications, and with him, he could always last until Zhao Pu entered the cabinet.

Of course, the main reason is that this person is so good-looking, a refined and beautiful uncle, such a person is pleasing to the eye even if he is placed in the court.

For this pleasing to the eye, Li Congjia decided to remind him, so when he met Wang Pu alone, he said: "I know that some people are dissatisfied with you, but I can't help you much, and you have to do everything by yourself, Wang Qing." gone."

Wang Pu was also very angry, saluted and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your attention."

Li Congjia held back for a long time and couldn't help asking: "What happened to Zhou Guo? Why did you lovers travel thousands of miles away from home?"