Chapter 295 Reward according to merit

Since ascending the throne, Li Chengqian has been thinking about how to arrange the people in his Eastern Palace. In addition to the Eastern Palace officials arranged by the previous emperor, he already has a plan in mind on how to arrange his own confidants.

However, before that, he must follow the previous emperor's will and recall Li Zhen to Chang'an, give him a high position and generous salary, so as to win Li Zhen's heart.

But he cannot let Li Zhen become the Shangshu Zuo Pushe all at once, lest he takes himself too seriously and it will be difficult to check and balance in the future.

"I have decided to recall Li Zhen, the governor of Jizhou, and appoint him as a special advance, inspector of Luozhou, and Luoyang Palace garrison. I will immediately issue an edict to Li Zhen, ordering him to take office." Li Chengqian called the prime ministers of the three provinces and said.

"Your Majesty!" The high officials of the three ministries received the order. Without their cooperation, it would be difficult to issue the imperial edict. The three ministries were responsible for drafting the imperial edict, reviewing the imperial edict, and executing the decree.

Therefore, the three ministries cooperated with each other and checked each other. At the same time, the three ministries also restricted the emperor's power to prevent the emperor from doing whatever he wanted.

"The Minister of the Interior, the Governor of Yangzhou, and the Duke of Zhao, Changsun Wuji, assisted the previous emperor with all his heart and soul, and now he is not afraid of hard work and assists me with loyalty and responsibility." "

I am deeply grateful for his contribution, so I specially appoint him as the Grand Commandant, and the Inspector of the Secretariat, in charge of the affairs of the two ministries of Shangshu and Menxia."

"The Secretariat will draft the imperial edict together and issue it to the emperor tomorrow." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty!" The Secretary of the Secretariat saluted and received the order.

"Your Majesty! I am not virtuous enough to take on this important task. I would like to resign from the position of the head of the Secretariat. Please grant your approval!" Changsun Wuji saluted and knelt down.

The reason why Li Chengqian wanted Changsun Wuji to take charge of the two ministries of Menxia and Shangshu was just to test Changsun Wuji to see if he knew how to advance and retreat.

If Changsun Wuji did not know how to advance and retreat and accepted it directly, then he could not keep Changsun Wuji and had to find a chance to get rid of him.

Fortunately, Changsun Wuji knew how to advance and retreat. He did not accept Li Chengqian's appointment readily, thinking that everything was natural, but strongly resigned.

His attitude was even stronger, as if he would kneel down and not get up if he was not agreed.

It is no wonder that the late emperor commented on him: Wuji is good at avoiding suspicion and responding quickly, which is unparalleled among the ancients; but he is not good at commanding troops to attack and fight.

"Uncle, what do you mean by this? Are you dissatisfied with my appointment? You don't want to share my worries!" Li Chengqian was very satisfied with Zhangsun Wuji's ability to know when to advance and when to retreat, but he looked unhappy on the surface.

"Your Majesty, I am deeply grateful for your kindness. Even if I were to be torn to pieces, I would not be able to repay your Majesty's kindness in the slightest. I really cannot accept your Majesty's appointment. I hope your Majesty will allow me to resign and take charge of the high-ranking official of the Shangshu," said Sun Wuji.

Li Chengqian looked embarrassed, but his eyes were secretly observing Zhangsun Wuji's expression.

After Zhangsun Wuji's repeated requests, Li Chengqian finally had no choice but to say helplessly: "Since uncle is determined to resign, I will approve your request!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! "Changsun Wuji kowtowed hurriedly to express his gratitude!

"Then the Zhongshu Sheren redrafted the edict. I want to appoint Situ, Yangzhou Governor, Zhaoguogong Changsun Wuji as Taiwei and Zhongshu Menxia Sanpin." Li Chengqian said.

This was the result he was happy to see.

"I obey your order!" The Zhongshu Sheren accepted the order.

"I have decided to appoint Donggong Zuoneishuai Wang Fangyi as the left guard general, and Donggong Youneishuai Cheng Wuting as the right guard general."

"Di Renjie, the Dali Temple Secretary, will be the Dali Temple Minister and Zhongshu Shilang, Xu Jingzong, the left son of the crown prince and a man of Gaoyang County, will be the Minister of Rites, Xue Rengui, the right general of the army, will be the right general of the army... Zhongshu Sheren drafted the edict together! "Li Chengqian made a series of awards to the officials of the Eastern Palace.

"I obey your order!" Zhongshu Sheren received the order.

This time, Li Chengqian not only arranged his own confidants in the three ministries, but most of the ministers of the six ministries were his officials of the Eastern Palace.

It is true that a new emperor appoints his own ministers. As for some old ministers, except for those who resigned due to old age,

some officials who had completed their terms were transferred from their original positions and new personnel appointments were made, while the rest remained unchanged.

These officials who originally belonged to the Eastern Palace, in terms of ability Undoubtedly, it is in accordance with the rules to let them hold official positions in the three provinces and six ministries.

Others can't find any faults, so naturally there are no obstacles.

However, the key lies in the imperial son-in-law Duwei, Shangcheng Fengyu Du He, and Yangzhou Governor Zhao Jie, which is a bit difficult to deal with!

Although they are the confidants of the new emperor, they have no achievements in the past. If you want to arrange high positions for them all at once, some people will say something.

For example, veterans such as Chu Suiliang and Gao Jifu have a lot to say.

"Your Majesty, among these people, it is understandable to give him such a position in terms of ability and merit, but Shangcheng Fengyu, Xiangyang County Duke Du He, and Yangzhou Governor Zhao Jie. "

"These two have not done anything great. If they are given high positions all at once, I'm afraid it will attract criticism from both the court and the public." Chu Suiliang said.

"Yes, Your Majesty! You can't appoint people based on personal connections just because these two are close to Your Majesty. When the late emperor was alive, he only valued people based on their talents, and

that's how he established the Zhenguan governance." Gao Jifu said. Du He is the emperor's brother-in-law, and Zhao Jie is the emperor's cousin. It's reasonable to use this as an excuse to say that the emperor appoints people based on personal connections.

As long as these two people don't have many bright spots, and the most important thing is Zhao Jie, Du He doesn't have much problem.

"What do you think, uncle? Is there anything wrong with my appointment of Du He and Zhao Jie? "Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Wuji on the side and asked.

"Although Zhao Jie is the governor of Yangzhou, he has always stayed in Princess Changguang's mansion and has never left his parents. Although he has the title of governor, he is not a governor in reality."

"In my opinion, it would be better for Your Majesty to let Zhao Jie serve in other places so that he can gain some experience. After he has made some achievements, you can recall him back to Chang'an, which means he deserves the title. "Changsun Wuji said.

Li Chengqian nodded and felt that what he said made sense. Zhao Jie was indeed only the title of governor, but he had never done what a governor should do, and he had never taken office.

In addition to being demoted to serve as a county magistrate in other places, even so, Zhao Jie was recalled to Chang'an by the late emperor halfway because of Princess Changguang's plea.

In general, Zhao Jie had no political experience, and being sent out to serve as an official was also a good idea. As long as Zhao Jie made some political achievements, there was no fear that he could not be recalled.

"Just do as my uncle said, let Zhao Jie go to serve as an official in other places, and still appoint him as the governor of Yangzhou, and let him govern Yangzhou." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhang Xingcheng said. He finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that the emperor would insist on his own way.

"What about Du He? Do you think Du He is not capable of serving as the Palace Supervisor of the Palace Province?" Li Chengqian asked.