Chapter 712 Reunion of old friends

Chapter 712 Reunion of old friends

After discussing these matters, Li Tai asked his cousins ​​about the recent personnel changes in the Chinese Foreign Affairs Office.

Although several cousins ​​were kept confidential in the mansion, they were still able to access basic personnel changes. In particular, Li Pei was in charge of the Dongge Liquor Ceremony and was in charge of protocol matters. He was also a well-informed position and had a more detailed understanding of personnel incomings and outgoings.

Li Pei himself is also a thoughtful person. When Li Tai asked this question, he introduced it to him in detail.

After the Taifu was reorganized into the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Bureau, there were quite a lot of personnel changes. The original Xingtai was the overseas agency of the Shangshutai, so there were many positions for ministers and ministers. In addition to the Xingtai, there was the Prime Minister's Office, which also had a series of Fuzuo positions. The abbreviations of Xingtai and the Prime Minister's Office were For Taiwan Mansion.

Generally speaking, Xingtai officials are one level higher than the Prime Minister's Fuzuo. After all, Xingtai is designed to be compared to the Chancellor's desk. Xingtai officials are equivalent to court officials, while the Prime Minister's Fuzuo only serves the Prime Minister. , subordinate to the official of the Prime Minister.

Of course, since Daxingtai and the Prime Minister are both the same person, generally speaking, the difference between the officials in this Taifu is not that obvious. Before Li Tai left the town, he could be regarded as successively serving in the Taifu. He himself did not feel that there was any big difference. Anyway, they all served one person in Daxingtai, and the Taifu itself did not have any regular salary supply. They all do the same thing, and all they do are voluntary workers.

If there is any difference, it is that most of the officials in Xingtai are from the aristocratic families who migrated westward and those from Guanzhong. The most famous among them is Su Chuo, who has long served as Daxingtai Shangshu, Duzhi Shangshu, etc. There was also Wang Yue, who was born in the Wang family of Jingzhao, and held positions such as Xingtai Zuocheng and Xingtai Shangshu.

As for the Hedong people or others who have no obvious regional or factional characteristics, they generally serve as officers and soldiers in the government, which is a more practical position.

For example, Li Tai, although he can be regarded as a member of the westward migration family, he did not belong to the wave of Xiaowu's westward migration. After entering the Taifu, he directly served as Mo Cao to join the army.

From this perspective, Shangshu Lang Zuo had a relatively high political status in the original Taiwanese government. Coupled with more powerful players such as Su Chuo, Shangshu officials were usually able to directly participate in the decision-making of government orders in the Taiwanese government. From this, another meaning can be derived, that is, the land of the Guanzhong people was occupied, so the Guanzhong people were also included in the decision-making of political orders.

Of course, this situation is not absolute. Li Tai and some other people, who are not natives of Guanzhong themselves, have also successively held some positions as Shangshu. Even if there is such a meaning in it, it is only a tacit understanding rather than an exact agreement.

However, as the Taiwan government was transformed into a Chinese and foreign government, all ministerial officials were eliminated one by one. Although it was in compliance with the process regulations, the actual effect was to exclude those who participated in the formulation and decision-making of government orders from the government.

Take Wang Yue, who was there to welcome Li Tai when he entered the government today, for example. He no longer has a position in the Tai government and was sent back to his hometown to lead the local soldiers. Moreover, he is not the head of the government, but just a Yi Tong. Today, he just went to the government to do something and was called out by Daxingtai. On weekdays, he just organized training for people and horses in the countryside.

Li Tai had been involved in Fubing since its creation, and now he was ranked among the top twelve generals. Naturally, he knew why Yuwentai did what he did.

This is not to say that it is a waste of time, but it is just that there must be balance within the society, and the people in Guanzhong cannot want everything.

These Guanzhong natives themselves own a lot of land and tribes, and now they all serve as generals at the middle and lower levels of the government army. If they continue to participate in the decision-making of government orders, the power of these old Shaanxi people will be too great. .

Therefore, as long as other interests cannot be violated, it is necessary to gradually remove these people from Guanzhong from the decision-making level of the Bafu. They cannot be allowed to control secrets internally and the military externally.

This is similar to when Li Tai first entered the Taifu, there were almost no Zhenbing in prominent positions in the Taifu. Now that the government military system has been established, the powerful men in Guanzhong have all become official generals, so they have been excluded from the Bafu. This has also upgraded the Bafu personnel to today's 2.0. Hedong and some young people whom Yuwentai focused on training began to He successively occupied prominent positions in the Chinese and Foreign Governments.

Although Li Tai has now left the town, he has not yet established his own business. There is no harm in understanding the personnel changes within Ba Mansion.

After listening to his cousin Li Pei's story, he immediately thought of Wang Yue's attentive and eager attitude towards him when he entered the palace before. It was probably not just because of his life-saving grace, but also because of his kindness to him. Failed to have a close relationship with Bafu.

Thinking of this, Li Tai couldn't help but feel a little proud. Speaking of their personnel base, these Guanzhong tycoons are undoubtedly much stronger than him, but they are obsessed with Yu Wentai's courtesy and corporal and the prominent status and voice he has in the Bafu, so they are not active in seeking foreign affairs.

But Li Tai clearly realized from the beginning that staying in the Bafu for a long time was by no means a long-term solution. Although he thrived in the Bafu by betraying his colleagues and other methods, he had to run the Bafu whenever he had the opportunity. External personnel.

Up to now, the adjustment of Bafu's internal personnel system has no effect on Li Tai. On the contrary, if these powerful people in Guanzhong want to ensure that their rights and interests are not diluted in this gradually growing cake, they must rely on Li Tai's care.

Although Li Pei has not been in Kansai as long as Li Tai, he has a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of Kansai personnel. He can grasp the key points when talking to Li Tai, and his analysis is clear and logical. Some of his views coincide with Li Tai's. .

"No wonder the fifth brother stayed at home as he said before. We have nothing to worry about. Today's conversation with my brother has really benefited a lot. The fifth brother has a profound understanding of people and events. Having you in charge of the family will indeed make you feel at ease both inside and outside!"

As the conversation came to an end, Li Tai looked at Li Pei and said with a smile.

After hearing this, Li Pei sighed and said: "I can't say that I have any true knowledge. I just have been in trouble for a long time and I don't dare to neglect others when they encounter trouble. I don't have any outstanding business talents, but in Boshan If you look carefully within the personnel framework you created, if there is any benefit to you in correcting omissions, it will be considered as living up to the friendship between brothers inside and outside the department and helping each other. "

As the saying goes, the eldest brother is the father. Although Li Tai himself still has Lao Tzu, these cousins ​​present are gone.

After the Heyin Incident, their group of escaped fish fled in a hurry with their uncle. Li Xiao himself was not a sophisticated and talented person, so Li Pei, the oldest among the nephews, was treated as an adult. use.

The family was able to survive, and Li Pei was also indispensable. Take this time in Xitou, for example, in the absence of Li Tai and his father Li Xiao, it was Li Pei who made the final decision to move the family. All the brothers have no objections.

Early the next morning, before Li Tai had time to get up, a visitor came to the door. If it's an ordinary guest, that's it. Just wait in the front hall. But when he heard the servant report that the visitor was actually Liu Min, Li Tai didn't dare to neglect him. He hurriedly got up, put on his clothes, washed up, and hurried out to greet him.

"I had something to do outside yesterday. I didn't know until I returned home that Duke Taiyuan had returned. I took the liberty of disturbing you early in the morning. Please forgive me!"

Liu Min was led to the middle hall by the servants. When she saw Li Tai walking toward him in a somewhat disheveled state, she stamped her feet and bowed in salute, while saying with a smile.

Li Tai strode up to Liu Min, bent down and pulled him up by the wrist. At the same time, he frowned and said: "Brother Liu made this gesture, is he mocking me for being arrogant and not loving my old friends? We meet each other." , no need to be polite!"

Listening to Li Tai's complaints, Liu Min's smile did not diminish and she said again: "Mr. Taiyuan..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Tai flicked his wrist and turned his back. Liu Min was speechless at first, and then sighed: "It's the hidden tangle in my heart. I still remember that we worked together happily, and after years of separation, Min I have only wasted a few years, but you, Boshan, are already a well-known minister of the country. How can I not feel ashamed if I don't come to meet you?"

When Li Tai heard what Liu Min said, he turned around again, raised his hand and punched him and scolded him with a smile: "I'm afraid it's not such a selfish intention, it's just that I can't bear to pay for the food and drink my son has spent fostering me for many years." !”

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Min burst into laughter, and immediately waved his hands and said: "Master and father are both masters of ethics. I gave them the form, and Boshan taught them the thoughts. It doesn't matter which one is more important, so how can I find it?" I want to make up for it?”

The two bickered briefly, and the memories and feelings of working together in the past came back. It should be noted that they got into trouble together last year and raided a secret nest arranged by the Changsun family. After that, Li Tai was sent to northern Shaanxi and Liu Min was sent back to Hedong.

More importantly, Liu Min not only entrusted his son to Li Tai before leaving, but also deposited part of his family wealth with Li Tai. This amount of wealth was a great help to Li Tai in the early stages of his development. Although they have been returned to Liu Min one after another in recent years, the friendship accumulated because of this cannot be eliminated.

In the past few years, Li Tai has been busy everywhere, but Liu Min has been living in Hedong for several years. Hedong is one of the few areas where Li Tai has never visited, so he has not seen him for several years.

Although Liu Min was recalled to serve in the Foreign Affairs Office last year, Li Tai has been staying in Jingzhou for the past two years. Now that they are finally reunited after a long absence, they are very excited.