Chapter 339 The Hated Li Ke
Discussing military and national affairs with the prime ministers for about an hour every day became part of Li Chengqian's daily work.
One day, when Li Chengqian was discussing military and national affairs with the prime minister, he suddenly remembered something.
So, he said to the prime ministers present: "I heard recently that in your office, officials need to observe each other's expressions when doing things, and most things cannot be done completely fairly. Is there such a thing?"
"Yes!" Li Chengqian just finished speaking, Li Ke stood up and said: "Royal brother, I have seen such scenes in the Shangshu Province and other departments recently. Officials act according to each other's expressions."
"Some people are even using their power for personal gain and committing fraud. If this continues, our Tang Dynasty will be in danger! This is a list I drafted, which records in detail their dirty deeds."
"If the three provinces are like this, what will the six ministries be like, not to mention the local officials below."
"My younger brother, I request the emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly, get to the bottom of it, and clean up the rules."
Everyone was itching to hate Li Ke. They wished they could skin Li Ke alive right now. Even Changsun Wuji had an imperceptible murderous look in his eyes.
Relations in the imperial court have been complicated since ancient times. None of the ministers have one or two close friends. It is understandable that everyone helps each other when in trouble.
After all, interpersonal relationships are not just about helping each other. Everyone looks up but not down. It is inevitable that sometimes some convenience doors will be opened. Everyone is an official in the same dynasty, so it is understandable to be accommodating to each other.
These are nothing at all, everyone understands this tacitly, but Li Ke, who has a weak soul, brings this to light.
Isn't this making enemies with all interest groups? If not him, who else can you hate?
Feeling the malicious and even murderous gazes from other prime ministers behind him, Li Ke was still fearless. He knew clearly in his heart what the consequences would be if he said such words.
He, Li Ke, was not afraid at all for the sake of the Tang Dynasty. He was not afraid of these, but was just worried about whether the emperor would support him.
If the emperor did not support him, all his passion and energy would be in vain!
"I thought my court was clean and clear, but who knew it was actually a place where filth and dirt were hidden. As prime ministers, how can you be worthy of my trust by doing this?" Li Chengqian said.
"Saint, how can you say that these situations don't exist? It's just that no one dares to do this kind of thing of favoritism and bending the law."
"Even if it comes to personal factors and human relations, I think even saints can't be immune to this!" Changsun Wuji said.
He was really afraid that Li Chengqian would get carried away and agree to Li Ke's suggestion and let Li Ke handle this matter, which would be a real threat to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Chengqian didn't have the truth in his heart that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish, and if the person is too careful, there will be no followers.
However, he introduced Li Ke to check and balance Changsun Wuji and others. If he didn't support Li Ke at this juncture.
In the future, how can he check and balance these old ministers and balance the power among the ministers in the court.
More importantly, recently many ministers have dared to skirt the law, exploit loopholes in the law, and use their power to do some illegal and disorderly things.
This is undoubtedly shaking the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. If this continues, the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed by this group of termites.
Therefore, there must be a person with outstanding ability to handle this matter, and Li Ke is undoubtedly the best candidate.
Li Ke has no interest entanglement or affection with this group of old ministers, and he is really the best choice.
"If it's just because of human feelings, it's not impossible to be a little flexible. In this regard, even I am no exception."
"But some things can be flexible, but some things have no room for maneuver. Even I am no exception."
"Whether it is flexibility or favoritism and fraud, this matter should be strictly distinguished. It's not terrible to be flexible. What's terrible is to be flexible in the form of favoritism and fraud. This is absolutely not allowed." Li Chengqian said.
At this point, everyone understood the emperor's meaning. It seems that he has been a little restless recently and has done things that he shouldn't have done.
Moreover, he didn't take care of the aftermath, and someone also reported it to the emperor. It seems that this time Li Ke would stand up and express his position in person, mostly because of the emperor's intention.
No one spoke, and watched the two brothers perform double acts quietly.
They really guessed wrong about this. Li Chengqian and Li Ke were not playing double game.
"From now on, Li Ke will be appointed as Sikong, granted the title of governor of Anzhou, and concurrently the third rank of Zhongshu Menxia. This matter will be handled by Li Ke, who will be directly responsible to me and will not be controlled by anyone." Li Chengqian announced the appointment.
He planned to clear some people. Li Ke would be the person in charge in public, and Jinyiwei would be responsible for acting in secret.
Both sides would work together to rectify the court to avoid being messed up by others.
"I obey your order!" Li Ke saluted. With the support of the emperor, he was confident that he could clear up the bad politics and make the Tang Dynasty more harmonious and prosperous.
The daily communication activities between the emperor and the prime ministers ended, and everyone left the hall and returned to the office. On the way back, everyone deliberately isolated Li Ke.
"General, Li Ke has become more and more arrogant recently. If this continues, it will be bad for us! But we must not be careless. General, we should make plans early." A prime minister whispered to Changsun Wuji when he saw that there was no one around.
Changsun Wuji naturally understood what he meant. This was to let Changsun Wuji find a way to get rid of Li Ke so as to avoid finding out something that should not be found.
Who doesn't have some shameful activities in private? Once exposed to the sun, what will be the consequences? Just think about it with your butt.
To be honest, Changsun Wuji couldn't bear to see Li Ke get any better, especially since he was more trusted by the emperor than him.
There is nothing wrong with a person being capable. The mistake is that he should not damage the interests of the entire class.
If it only harms the interests of a few people, it's fine. But once it harms the interests of the entire class, he will only have death waiting for him.
"This Li Ke is really abominable! But now is not the time to deal with Li Ke. We still need to wait patiently. When the time is ripe, it will be the time for Li Ke to die." Changsun Wuji said with a smile.
"Wait for the right time? Taiwei, if we can't do it now, when can we do it? Taiwei, the situation is already very serious. It will be too late if we don't do it now." The prime minister said anxiously.
Changsun Wuji said nothing and left to go back to work.
"General, General..." Seeing that Changsun Wuji ignored him, he looked at Changsun Wuji's back and shouted.