Chapter 1297 Prime Minister Resigns

Chapter 1297 Prime Minister Resigns

The Great Nei Liangyi Hall is located in the north of the Qianyuan Hall. It is the hall where the internal dynasty is held. When the emperor is not attending the external dynasty, he often lives in this hall to handle affairs and summon ministers to discuss matters.

Recently, there has been a lot of turmoil in the affairs of the outer court. Except for daily court meetings, Li Tai usually does not go to the outer court, but stays in Liangyi Hall to handle some daily affairs.

In the afternoon of this day, he had just finished handling his desk affairs, and was about to order his servants to go to the two provinces to collect today's memorial. Suddenly, the eunuch outside the palace came to the palace to ask for an audience with Zuo Pushe Cui Qian, the minister.

"No, I ordered Cui Pushe to return to the province for the time being to settle matters. If there is no order, there is no need to come to see him."

Li Tai frowned when he heard this and said impatiently.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Cui Qian's voice rang out from under the palace steps: "Today, the provincial affairs have been settled, but there is only one thing that needs to be reported to the saint in person, so I came to see you!"

While he was talking, Cui Qian had already arrived in front of the palace and was about to walk towards the palace. When Li Tai saw this, his frown deepened. He stood up from the palace and was about to leave the palace from the other side. However, Cui Qian stepped forward and grabbed his belt. At the same time, he said seriously: "Ignorant minister." , thanks to the favor and promotion of the Supreme Being, how can the prime minister not listen to the holy teachings for a day? How long can the saint avoid his ministers?"

"If you can avoid it, avoid it! Let go..."

Li Tai lowered his head to look at the belt held tightly in Cui Qian's hand, then looked up at the insistent expression on his face. Seeing that he couldn't get away, he turned around and returned to the hall to sit down, silent.

When Cui Qian saw the Supreme Being returning to the palace, he also walked into the palace. He asked the waiter in the palace to present a memorial to the imperial case, and he stood in front of His Majesty in silence with his head bowed.

Li Tai did not look at the memorial on the case. The dull atmosphere continued for a while, and then he sighed helplessly: "Cousin, why bother? Since we are in this position, we will inevitably be criticized by others, even me. Everyone is worried about whether the current situation is unclear or not. How can a prime minister be eager to leave his position because he is afraid of the current situation?"

Recently, there has been a lot of public discussion in Beijing. In addition to Zhao Yanshen and other three Northern Qi traitors being widely criticized, the personnel of the Tang Dynasty were also implicated.

In particular, Cui Jishu, who was born in the Bolingcui family, was criticized to the extreme by public opinion, but he has not been punished by the court for a long time. Therefore, Prime Minister Cui Qian, who was also born in the Bolingcui family, was criticized by the current generation and was criticized by others. In order to preserve the family's reputation, people used their power to protect Cui Jishu.

This kind of controversy has not weakened because of Cui Jishu's death, but has become more intense. Even Guanzhong Shiliu joined in and criticized Cui Qian. The occurrence of such a murder in Gyeonggi Province is naturally inseparable from the Prime Minister's political disorder!

After all, the majority of people in this world are frustrated. Previously, many Northern Qi elders criticized Zhao Yanshen and other sycophants for harming the country. There are also many situations in Guanzhong where talents are not recognized. Seeing that Zhao Yanshen and his like were criticized and even died to apologize, the fighting spirit of the people in Guanzhong also increased. Other high-ranking officials in the court may not dare to attack directly, but Prime Minister Cui Qian is naturally unavoidable because of his clan uncle Cui Jishu.

Because of this, Cui Qian resigned from the position of prime minister after the previous court meeting, hoping that through his resignation, the government's administration would be freed from further controversies.

Li Tai took the initiative to stir up these public discussions a few days ago. His main purpose was to criticize and clean up the personnel affairs in Hebei. He never thought of pointing the finger at himself, especially he never thought of leaving the prime minister to be blamed by public opinion.

The court could ignore these calls from the opposition. After all, even if Zhao Yanshen, a man who had lost power, was scolded, public opinion would not hurt him in the slightest. But Cui Qian's determination to resign still caught Li Tai off guard.

He has no intention of adjusting the prime minister's team. Cui Qian has been his political handler for many years, and they can cooperate easily with each other. At this time when all parties need political integration, Li Tai certainly does not want Cui Qian to resign, so He simply avoided seeing him, but he didn't expect that Cui Qian would also stubbornly chase him into the inner hall.

"The position of prime minister leads the ministers, gathers the voices of hundreds of officials to reach Heaven, and listens to the Supreme Lord's orders to issue political orders. If you cannot agree with the superiors and subordinates in this position, then Heaven's Listening will be blocked, the government orders will be blocked, and the upper and lower will be out of balance. Failure is not far away!”

When Cui Qian heard Li Tai's sigh, he said sternly: "I am not a man of great talent, but he is a man of great power. He is already entangled in material disputes. If he is still attached to his position and refuses to ask for it, If the desire of one person harms the country and harms the government, it is a serious crime! Now that the king has a vast business and wants to embrace hundreds of rivers and attract talents, how can he harm the way of advancing talents because of one person?"

At this point, Cui Qian paused for a moment, and then said in a low tone: "The material criticism I have suffered is not an unreasonable disaster. Who can give up the love of blood? The uncle of the clan suffered this disaster, and it is true that his body was stained. It is my own fault, but I also have thoughts about the sound of the Zhou family, and I have not said or done anything to comfort the matter, so there will be things to do next. I have failed the saint's favor, and I am also deeply troubled by love. I sincerely ask the saint to allow me to find peace. "

After saying these words, Cui Qian bowed deeply in the hall again. When Li Tai saw this, he was speechless for a while.

What is in his mind may not be clear to some people who are far away from the court, but Cui Qian, who is the prime minister and has worked with him for many years, cannot see it.

Whether he is declaring Zhaojun Li and other Hebei families as unpardonable clans, or is now indulging in public opinion to criticize Cui Jishu and others, one of Li Tai's big intentions is to attack the reputation of these Guandong families and thus squeeze their influence in the world. The usurpation of political resources in the Tang Dynasty.

Cui Qian was born in the Boling Cui family and was the prime minister of the current dynasty. Politically, of course he had to keep in step with today's saints, but as a living person, he would inevitably be entangled by requests from family and friends, so in this process he was also Dilemma. Now taking advantage of the heated public opinion, he took the initiative to resign and leave the center. He also wanted to avoid this series of disturbances.

Li Tai also knew in his heart that it may not be good for Cui Qianqiang to continue to stay in the court at the moment. At the same time, it will also make some current people unclear about some of the court's opinions on personnel matters. Even as public opinion and the situation ferment, they will be confused. The relationship between them is cast into a haze.

So after pondering for a while, he spoke again: "Then after my cousin resigns from the center, who is the successor inside and outside? Cousin, where do you want to go? Now that you are busy with internal and external government affairs, you can be a confidant with great responsibilities. But it must not be left idle!”

Cui Qian also had thoughts on this issue. After hearing this, he hurriedly said: "The King of Hanzhong is the emperor's moral leader. He has rich experience, is shrewd and capable, and it is appropriate for him to join the government to assist the government. The people in Shu are very helpful to Guanzhong." , I have been managed by a good shepherd, please go and follow Xiao's rules and continue his good governance."

Li Pei, the king of Hanzhong, is the oldest of Li Tai's cousins ​​and is now the official in charge of Liangzhou. There are many cousins ​​of Li Tai, but now most of them are appointed as governors, but none are serving in the government. Now that the outline of the imperial court has been decided, it is very reasonable to recall Li Pei back to the court as prime minister.

Due to its special geographical environment and location, Yizhou really needs someone who is trustworthy enough to govern it. Previously, Li Pei was transferred from Yizhou to Liangzhou, and Li Yunxin was appointed as the general manager of Yizhou. Now that Cui Qian has resigned from the center, arranging for him to go to Yizhou is indeed a good choice.

Since Cui Qian had already figured out the way to go, it was clear that he had decided to leave. Li Tai did not try to persuade him anymore, but he still couldn't help but sighed: "When the old man was young and weak, he only thought that when he became more powerful, he would be able to do whatever he wanted in the world. Now that I am in this high position, there are still many human affairs that hinder me. The disasters of Yongjia, the chaos of the Five Husbands, and the chaos of war have made it impossible to live in peace. For hundreds of years, there have been many people with lofty ideals who have tried to create a peaceful world, but now we are fortunate to be defeated by God's will. You must also be cautious when choosing, so as to avoid the disaster of subversion and the danger of reincarnation in the world.”

After Cui Qian heard this, he nodded and said: "The saint is favored by heaven, and he is born with heroic qualities. The ministers and others follow him and have little merit. I only hope that I can assist the saint in this life and create a prosperous world. How dare I lose my mind due to the selfish desires of the family!" "

The dialogue between the monarch and his ministers has reached this point, and each of them can be considered as expressing their feelings. As an emperor, Li Tai was naturally disgusted with the monopoly and control of political resources by the Guandong clans, and hoped that the imperial court would have wider space for political selection. However, he also had absolute trust in Cui Qian and other people who had followed him for a while. .

As for Cui Qian, although he was born in the Boling Cui family, he also knows that the achievements he has today are not due to his family background, but to his step-by-step development under the leadership of the current supreme leader. He also hopes to work together through lifelong efforts. Create a new prosperous era, instead of parting ways with the Supreme for personal gain and repeating the same mistakes.

So in the next court meeting, the court made a series of personnel adjustments. Cui Qian, the minister of Zuopushe, resigned, and Sun Jian, the chief minister of Youpushe, replaced Zuopushe. Li Pei, the general manager of Liangzhou and the king of Hanzhong, came to the court to serve as the right servant of Shangshu, and Cui Qian became the general manager of Yizhou.

After Cui Qian left the court, Li Tai recalled Cui Quan, who was based in Hedong, to serve as Minister of War. Lu Teng, the former Minister of War, was appointed as the general manager of Xuzhou. Li Yantou was appointed as the governor of Puzhou in Hedong. Li Yunxin, the former general manager of Yizhou, was transferred to the general manager of Yuzhou.

Among this series of appointments, there is another personnel appointment that is not very eye-catching, but is closely related to the public opinion and material debate that has been raging recently, that is, Xiong Ansheng, a doctor of Guozi, has been appointed as Taichang Shaoqing.