After the Dragon Boat Festival, Li Tong specially set up a banquet in the residence of Jishanfang to congratulate the Chief Secretary Wang Fangqing on his relocation to the left prime minister of Wenchang, and also used this banquet to bid farewell to Wang Fangqing.

Until now, the Shangshu Ling, the chief minister of the Shangshu Ling, has basically not given any ministers. First, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin once served as Shangshu Ling, and second, the Shangshu Ling position itself has a strong sense of a powerful minister in the office, and he used the left and right servants to take charge of the affairs of the Taiwan Province.

During the Yongchang period, the Wenchang left and right prime ministers, who were changed from the left and right ranks, were also promoted to the second rank, and were generally only awarded ministers of the Wangchao class. The former Wenchang right prime minister Cen Changqian was killed during the Tianshu period, and the former Wenchang left prime minister and Wei Wang Wu Chengsi was dismissed from prime minister, these two positions have not been awarded to new people.

Therefore, the Wenchang left and right chief, who is currently in the fourth rank, has become the actual chief of Wenchangtai. Wang Fangqing was transferred from the originally leisurely young supervisor of Lintai to the Wenchang left chief of Wenchang. Although he has not yet officially appointed as the prime minister, when it comes to actual power, he is actually almost the same as the prime minister and can control the affairs of the six ministries of the Southern Province.

In this way, Wang Fangqing is naturally not suitable to continue to serve as the chief of the Dai Wang Mansion. Otherwise, the Dai Wang's infiltration of the imperial government through Wang Fangqing's government affairs would be incalculable, and this is something that no party wants to see.

During the banquet, Li Tong first brought the cup to the beloved and smiled at Wang Fangqing, "Since then, the chief minister has entered the capital from Xianshi, and can show his talents and help the national economy. He has been caring for a long time since his establishment, and the wine is weak and the meal is not enough to express his meaning. They may not be common in private residences, but they also hope that the Left Chief can not forget the old meaning and give advice in the matter for a long time!"

Wang Fangqing stood up away from the table, bowed first, and then raised his glass to respond: "The humble scholar in Jiangnan has been fortunate to be able to accommodate his famous residence. He was with His Highness, and was appreciated by the king and the ministers in the court, and gave him new uses. Although it is not convenient to stay in the beautiful table, the friendship and friendship will be long-lasting. Your Highness is famous all over the world, and the guest table is free of trouble and good fortune, and it is soaked in the fragrance. It can be said that it is good for self-cultivation and replenishment..."

The tacit understanding between each other no longer requires this false expression. The two of them were mainly used to see other guests present. Wang Fangqing did not arrogantly avoid suspicion after receiving a new position in the United States, but still took pride in being a subordinate of Wang. This attitude is naturally fascinating.

Today, in addition to the original officials and officials of the palace, there were also many court officials working in the court. When they heard the two of them answered, the familiar people gave each other a look and knew each other.

Wang Fangqing was appointed as a high-ranking official from the Chief of the Daiwang Mansion, which also made the official position of the Daiwang Mansion more attractive in Shi Liu's eyes.

If the King Dai's interference and influence on the political affairs of the court were not reached a certain position, or had a relatively comprehensive understanding of the current court affairs, it would inevitably not be deeply understood. Wang Fangqing's promotion this time made it clear that this hidden connection was made so that more people could recognize the influence that King Dai has in the current situation.

The atmosphere in the court is tense now. After forcing the killing of the former Dongguan Shangshu Su Gan, the cruel official Lai Junchen was not punished, but was instead appointed as the Censor of the Xiantai Censor. This also shows the attitude of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, and it is to launch a new round of purge in the court again.

It is precisely because of this that all the ministers in the court are in danger, and many even have the idea of ​​abandoning their official positions and returning home to avoid the cruel power struggle. But how can people in the power be willing to give up everything they have in front of them? Under such circumstances, many people want to rely on the big branches and add a guarantee to their own safety in their careers.

Today, there are many guests in the Daiwang residence, and many people have this idea. In addition to Daiwang, the Liang residence in Shangshanfang has also increased significantly recently.

After all, the two kings in the court are the most expensive. Compared with the King of Liang, the King of Liang is a higher position and is the prime minister of the Political Affairs Hall. However, the King of Dai is more famous and has a better reputation than the King of Liang.

Li Tong had to sigh at this phenomenon that the complexity of the world and people's hearts cannot be calculated by one person's personal thoughts.

Everything his grandmother did was to consolidate her imperial power and increase her prestige. She was unwilling to delegate power to others. However, because she tried too hard, the court officials felt that they could not bear this huge pressure, and instead forced Shi Liu into the king's faction.

Li Tong was not very clear about the situation in Wu Sansi. As for him, there were endless visitors and even some exaggerated situations.

Just talking about the position of the chief minister who was vacated by Wang Fangqing, Wang Fangqing was appointed on the day before the Dragon Boat Festival. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, many people were consciously qualified to compete and expressed their willingness to deepen their friendship with the King of Dai to varying degrees.

The position of the chief minister of the royal palace attracted as many as six or seven people in the court! It was not important to pay attention to the court and the official position, which was also a situation that never happened again after the Xuanwu Gate Incident in the early Tang Dynasty.

This phenomenon naturally shows that in Shi Liu's eyes, His Royal Highness Dai Wang has really stood up and has become a choice worthy of serious consideration.

Another reason is that the pressure Wu Zetian put on the court officials was too great, and it was so great that it was hard to support it.

After the White Horse Temple was raided, court officials siege a group of court officials to besiege Xue Huaiyi, and the conflict between the monarch and the ministers was inevitably sharp. It happened that Su Gan committed suicide in the prison at this time, and Wu Zetian quickly seized this opportunity, made great efforts to put pressure on the court officials.

She adopted Lai Junchen's statement and directly characterized Su Gan as committing suicide because of fear of guilt. Instead, she did not give up, but ordered to continue digging deeper into the sins hidden by Su Gan.

In just two days, there were dozens of people who had been punished for their old friends and relatives, and they were very likely to uproot the entire Guanlong portal, which had a long history.

Regarding this, no one doubts whether Wu Zetian had such a spirit. It only depends on what the Li Tang royal family was slaughtered. A mere Su family was nothing to the Holy Emperor.

In the central hall of the palace, after three rounds of drinking, Li Tong left the government officials to entertain other guests, and retired to the inner hall with several important government officials to discuss matters.

"The Chief Secretary Gao was promoted to the province, and the government affairs were not easy to discuss frequently afterwards, so there was no need to worry too much about it. As long as you focus on the matters of the grain transportation, all those who are talented here can use it and accumulate merit and hope."

Wang Fangqing drank a few more drinks because of his refreshed mood. His face turned red at this moment. After hearing this, he nodded and said solemnly: "Your Highness, please rest assured. Since the matter is up to me, I will work hard and do my best to live up to my responsibilities."

Speaking of this, he looked at Li Jingyi, who was sitting in the opposite seat and said, "Li Sima and His Highness know each other for a long time, especially me. I will no longer sell my own feelings. If there is any complicated relationship after entering the palace, I can just ask someone to sue it."

Li Jing nodded after hearing this and thanked Wang Fangqing.

Although he had been competing for the position of chief of the royal palace, after weighing the pros and cons, Li Tong chose Li Jingyi, whom he had known for a long time, after weighing the pros and cons.

Although Li Jingyi was born in the Li family of Zhao County, he was not a native of Hebei. The Zhao family, where his family was located, moved to Qiao County in southern Henan very early, which is now Bozhou.

Because of this, his family's network is transparent from north to south, and he has good interactions with Hebei and Jiangnan people. Moreover, Li Jingyi's two brothers, Li Jingxuan and Li Yuan, have served as prime ministers one after another, which has also made his family background more prominent.

Li Yuanzhong and others were demoted a year ago. Although he has not returned to the court yet, he has moved to Huaizhou as the governor. Huaizhou is located in Hebei, which is the formerly known as Hanoi, and is also a major prefecture in Kinki, facing Bianzhou across the river.

If we add Yao Shu, the former prime minister who was the governor of Bianzhou at the time, and the river waterway from the east of the god capital Luoyang, it can be said that it is controlled by the Dai Wang Group, which has a certain effect of form and victory, and can make the initiative in the canal transportation more reliable in their hands.

In fact, Li Tong was a little uncertain at the beginning of Li Jingyi's appointment as the chief of the royal palace. After all, such a large family has a deep foundation and its political potential can prevent them from rushing to express their opinions. After all, anyone who wants to take office, such families are all targets that they need to win over.

In terms of the route of the entire portal political future, although the personal friendship between Li Tong and Li Jingyi can play a certain role, it will never be too big.

So when Li Tong conveyed his meaning to Li Jingyi, who was the Sima of Luozhou at the time, through Zheng Gao, who served as the chief minister of Luozhou, he mainly tried it. Unexpectedly, after hearing this proposal, Li Jingyi nodded immediately to agree.

In fact, people who are living in trouble know that they are all in their hearts. Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, the Li family of Zhao County is still very stance.

But Li Jingyi's brothers also had their own difficulties. His Majesty the Holy Emperor was wary of famous families. In the past year, the prime ministers such as Wei Yuanzhong, Di Renjie and others had already been recalled. Even after Wei Yuanzhong became prime minister a few days ago, he was dismissed from prime minister and was sent to the bottom to serve as the county magistrate of Yangcheng. However, his brother Li Yuan still wandered in other states and was not allowed to enter the capital.

This means that despite the turmoil in the court, Li Yuan is not in the first sequence of choices to balance the situation considered by His Majesty the Holy Emperor.

This question can be big or small. To put it in a smaller way, Li Yuan wants to go back to the court and enter the sect again. To put it in a big way, when this turbulent world, if you don’t advance, you will retreat.

Their family is just a false reputation but without matching power, so they are likely to be trampled on by others. Cruel officials like Tathagata Junchen likes to choose such a famous family as their target.

At present, the King of Dai has a strong reputation in the court, but one shortcoming is that it cannot find a role that can take the lead. There was also Prime Minister Yao Yu, but with Yao Yu being released, the Political Affairs Hall was no longer in his place. Even under such a comparative advantage, Wang Fangqing could only be handed over to the left prime minister of Wenchang and could not directly serve as prime minister.

It was also based on various considerations that the contemporary king once again sent an olive branch, and Li Jingyi responded directly. Only by uniting with the Dai king can we complement each other.

In short, Li Jingyi joined in and replaced Wang Fangqing as Chief Secretary, which greatly expanded Li Tong's acceptance of Shi Liu, and would no longer be ridiculed by Shi Liu as the Wuer Mansion, which only uses the southerners.
Chapter completed!