hotmtlnovel Chapter 1968 Recommending Good Officials
Chapter 1968 Recommending Good Officials
Li Shen felt that the aristocratic families and Li Zhi were now crazy. They would never let go of any chance to take revenge on him.
This made Li Shen feel that he had to be on guard.
"Haha, don't worry, my dear. After you leave, Prince Ji's mansion will still have 500 guards guarding it.
In the city of Chang'an, apart from the Imperial Palace and the Eastern Palace, no one has more guards than Prince Ji's Mansion.
The guards of the palace are well-equipped, and no one dares to attack Prince Ji's palace."
Hearing Li Shen's words, Lu Dingniang laughed, feeling that Li Shen's worries were unnecessary. In her opinion, who would dare to attack Prince Ji's mansion?
Her husband is going on a long journey to serve the court. Anyone who dares to take the opportunity to take revenge would be extremely bold.
"My wife is right. I am also taking precautions. However, after my husband leaves, you should try to go out less often. If you do go out, you must bring enough guards with you."
"Don't worry, my dear." Lu Dingniang nodded.
"Well, it's late at night, my lady, let's get some rest, or should we complete my five-year plan?"
"Don't do that? My dear, you are still injured."
"It's okay, my butt is injured, so I just lie down, a night of spring is worth a thousand gold."
What happened next has been reported and deleted, so please use your imagination.
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The second day, inside the Liangyi Palace.
Today is a small court meeting, and those who come are the heads of the three provinces and six ministries.
"My dear ministers, what do you think of what I just said?"
Li Chengqian asked.
He just shared the latest news from Xizhou with everyone. Not only Xizhou, but the situation in the entire Anxi Protectorate is not very good.
"Your Highness, I think that the best strategy for now is to send people to Anxi Protectorate as soon as possible to prevent civil unrest in Anxi and to prevent the Turks from colluding with them.
It poses a great threat to our soldiers on the front line."
The first person to speak out was Changsun Wuji, the Minister of the Left.
"Your Highness, I agree with what Duke Zhao said. The army is about to reach the border, and the rear must not be in chaos.
I suggest that we increase the number of troops in the Anxi Protectorate to prevent the rebels from causing chaos." Zhongshu Ling Ma Zhou echoed.
"Well, what you two beloved ministers said is exactly what I want. I also think so. At this juncture, the Anxi Protectorate must be stable.
Minister Tang, is there enough food in the treasury?"
Li Chengqian nodded and looked at Tang Jian. The food and fodder must be sent before the troops move. What's the point of fighting a war without food and fodder?
“Your Highness, the court still has some grain and grass. If you want to send more troops to Anxi Protectorate, you can use the Anxi Protectorate’s charity granary.
In recent years, Anxi Protectorate has mainly relied on cotton, and food has been provided by the interior, so the year before last, Your Majesty issued an order to build two large warehouses in Anxi Protectorate.
Grain from Jiannan Road was allocated there to supply the people of Anxi Protectorate on a regular basis, and could also be used as military supplies at critical moments.
This time the army went west and used a warehouse for military use."
In recent years, grain in the Tang Dynasty has been unprecedentedly abundant, and production has continued to increase. Li Shimin has also been constantly building charity granaries to prevent disasters.
Anyway, with the Ji Wang Mansion as a guarantee, the Ji Wang Mansion would purchase a large amount of old grain from the court at a low price every year to make wine. Even some moldy and poorly stored grain would be purchased by the Ji Wang Mansion at a low price to feed livestock.
In this way, the imperial court would always have new and good grain stored.
Hearing that there was sufficient food and grass, Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction. Of course he knew that there was sufficient food and grass. The national treasury was so full now. If there was not enough food and grass, it would mean that someone had embezzled it.
The reason for asking was to have an excuse for sending troops, mainly to show the historians that Li Chengqian had sufficient food and grass when he sent troops.
"In that case, we will send troops to Anxi Protectorate to prevent the scoundrels from causing trouble. Do you have any candidates?"
Li Chengqian asked again.
“Your Highness, there are not many generals in the court who can take on this important task, and most of them hold important positions or have retired due to old age.
The selection of candidates needs to be carefully considered, as this is a matter of great importance.”
Yu Zhining saluted and said that most of the generals that Chang'an City could use were now on the Tibetan border, and the three armies were ready to attack Tibet at any time.
The two generals Ashina She'er and Qibi Heli who were transferred to Anxi this time were both surrendered generals, and only Guo Xiaoke was a Tang person.
The generals who were able to leave Chang'an City were all tied to important positions and could not leave, so there were very few who could leave.
After hearing Yu Zhining's words, everyone fell into deep thought, wondering who would be better to send.
"Duke E has retired and is at home. I wonder if he can take on this important task?" Zhang Xingcheng said hesitantly.
"Duke of E? I'm afraid that's not possible. Duke of E is brave and good at fighting, but I'm afraid he is not competent to manage the local area and appease the people."
As soon as Zhang Xingcheng finished speaking, someone immediately questioned whether Duke of E, Yuchi Jingde, was good at fighting.
"That's not the case. The Duke of E also managed the local area. He once served as the governor of Xiangzhou and the governor of Tongzhou," Zhang Xingcheng explained.
Only some old members of the Qin Palace knew about this incident, which happened more than ten years ago.
It was when Yuchi Jingde was the governor of Tongzhou that he returned to Beijing for a banquet and beat Li Daozon. He was only frightened by Li Shimin before he behaved himself.
"Your Highness, I think it is inappropriate. Duke E has been retired for a long time and is over 60 years old. It is not suitable for him to go to the northwest."
Changsun Wuji stood up to deny it. He did not say that Yuchi Gong was incapable of doing the job, was impulsive and irritable, and was brave but not wise.
Changsun Wuji only said that Yuchi Jingde was old and not suitable for long journeys.
"That makes sense. Duke E is already old, so let him stay at home and enjoy his remaining years." Li Chengqian nodded.
It's not that Li Chengqian didn't want to talk to Li Shen directly, but he was afraid that someone would object on the grounds that Li Shen was young. Given Li Shen's popularity, some people would oppose just for the sake of opposing.
"Then Duke Lu..." someone else suggested at this time.
"Duke Lu? That's even worse. It would be better for Duke E to go than Duke Lu."
Before he could finish his words, someone objected and said that it would be better to let Yuchi Jingde go than to let Cheng Yaojin go, because he would kill everyone wherever he went.
"May I ask if His Royal Highness has a candidate in mind?"
Changsun Wuji bowed and asked.
"My dear ministers, I really have an excellent candidate in mind." Li Chengqian said with a smile when he heard it.
"Oh, then I wonder who the Crown Prince has in mind?" Changsun Wuji asked hurriedly.
"To be honest, the person I have in mind is Ji Wangshen."
"King Ji?"
"King Ji?"
Everyone was shocked after hearing this. Prince Ji never cared about state affairs, so where did he get such experience?
"Your Highness, Prince Ji is young and has never served as a governor. I think it is inappropriate to let Prince Ji go."
Xu Jingzong stood up and objected.
"Yes, Your Highness, Prince Ji is young and inexperienced, and it is difficult for him to take on this important task. The affairs of Anxi are of great importance. If he fails to manage them well, not only will Anxi fall into civil strife, but my border soldiers will also fall into danger.
I dare to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to choose another wise minister. " Chu Suiliang also stood up at this moment.