Chapter 68 The Benefits of Emperor Wenzong
After the new rice and grain prices were announced, the following reaction has not been conveyed for a while.
Pei was paying attention to Li Longji's condition while dealing with the affairs of the Shangshu Province.
With in-depth contact with the power of the Shangshu Province, Pei Cai realized that it was really difficult to be a big boss in the Shangshu Province.
The Shangshu Province has a lower status than the Zhongshu Ling of the Chungshu Province, and the Shizhong of the Menxia Province, and the officials who can manage are the highest among the three provinces, with all six ministries below.
In other words, the hardest and most tiring work is done by the Shangshu Province, but it is not pleasing to me after doing it, so I am a stepmother who is raised by me.
Things were not as smooth as expected when Pei started. It turned out that Pei's connections in the temple were mostly friends, and they mostly met because of fame or various things.
Pei is open-minded and treats people with sincerity and has a high emotional intelligence, so he has many friends.
As a coach, his connections are sufficient.
But now it is different. As the prime minister and the head of the six ministries, he is in charge of officials of the twenty-four departments of the six ministries.
The six ministries are divided into officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and labours. Under the six ministries, there are also officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials, officials,
Most of the affairs in the world are involved, so the interests involved are complicated.
Pei's prestige is enough to make anyone respect him, but once it touches their interests, even if he does not dare to challenge him, it is inevitable that he will be lip service or something.
Pei was not Zhuge Liang, and the Tang Dynasty was not Shu Han.
In a corner of Shu Han, Zhuge Liang was exhausted from everything in every detail. The Tang Dynasty was in power and his strength was dozens of times that of Shu Han. No matter how powerful a person was, he could not do anything in every detail.
Once the people below do not cooperate well, many things will be difficult to deal with.
"It seems that a new social circle needs to be launched again, otherwise the fight alone will not be able to handle such complicated things well."
Pei put aside these repressed feelings and applied to enter the palace to visit Li Longji.
Pei's application for Gao Lishi is accommodating.
However, Pei did not meet Li Longji, but learned about the new situation with Gao Lishi.
Pei can also see from Gao Lishi's expression that Li Longji's condition is not good.
"Doctor Liu stabilized His Majesty's condition so that the situation would not worsen. But he claimed that he was not good at medical skills and could not cure the root cause. Even Dr. Liu was powerless. Now he could only see the Li Lao recommended by the prince. Why was she not yet?"
Pei said: "Old Li is nearly ninety years old this year, so how can he stand the bumps of fast horses? Before others arrive, they will get rid of her first. Then there is really no hope. Let's wait patiently..."
Gao Lishi said meekly: "Don't blame the prince, I'm really anxious." He remained silent for a while and said: "Last night, Your Majesty woke up and asked about the court. I told Your Majesty that the prince did two things in succession. Your Majesty did not express his opinion on the arrangements of Liaodong, but his Majesty said three words "good" about the decision of the price of grain. He also specifically informed me to ask the prince if there were any obstacles in the court, so I can tell him."
Pei Ye knew that his arrangements in Liaodong might not necessarily mean Li Longji's intentions, so he hurriedly said, "I'm asking the eunuch to tell Your Majesty that the ministers of Liaodong do not want to interfere too much, but just force them. Only by truly destroying the Bohai Kingdom can the war be completely concluded. I believe that with the ability of Zhang Jiedu, the ability of Zhang Jiedu, can you do it. As for obstacles, there is nothing else except not understanding the situation in the temple and being a little unfamiliar with all officials. At least for now, the ministers are still very proud."
Gao Lishi said: "The prince is living in the treasure mountain without knowing it. What is your identity? Just express your opinion and I can guarantee that half of the officials in the temple will give the prince the prince the face."
Pei Su said: "Please give me advice."
Gao Lishi smiled and said, "You are a generation of Wenzong. After Zhang Shuo went to the prime minister, the only Wenzong in the temple, Shilin Qiaochu. If you make friends with literature in the mansion and hold a few poetry and lyrics meetings, the officials in the temple will come to the door with their faces? After a few times, will they not be familiar with each other?"
Pei's eyes lit up when he heard this and he hurriedly said, "Eunuch Xie Gao's advice, I understand."
Pei looked at the wise official in front of him and thought to himself that if he had not been a eunuch, his achievements would have been greater than that.
This time, Pei failed to meet Li Longji as he wished, but he also solved his major problems.
Soon Pei intended to make friends through literature at his mansion, and the news of a few poetry and essay meetings spread throughout Chang'an.
Pei completely underestimated his character and hidden power.
In a generation guided by the thoughts of Confucius and Mencius, Wenzong's influence was extremely huge.
People with good cultural level may not be proficient in politics, but most people with good political level have good cultural levels. Except for some different types, there are very few civil officials in the court who are not proficient in the teachings of Confucius and Mencius.
As a temple official, it is easy to find someone who is less wealthy.
The moral standards of ancient times were not something that later generations could understand. Wealth could move people and make people degenerate, but could not buy everything.
But if you want to find someone who doesn’t have a duplicate name, you can hardly find it.
Even honest officials and straight ministers attach importance to their reputation and cherish their wings.
This is also why Hai Rui forced his daughter to take a hunger strike.
Who can say that Hai Rui is not a good official?
The three words "Hai Qingtian" were given by the people. How many people in history can become "Qingtian Master"?
He cracked down on powerful people, dredged rivers, built water conservancy projects, severely punished corrupt officials, prohibited bribery for personal gain, and implemented a whip law, forcing corrupt officials to return land to the people.
One by one, isn’t that a good thing for the country and the people?
Even such a person still cannot escape the burden of fame and fortune, let alone others?
If you can make friends with Shilin Wenzong and recite poems and essays together, you must be the best scholar of Shilin and the master of classics.
As long as it is among the invitations, it is a commendable thing to spread.
Just like the most famous Lanting Poetry Festival in history, which one does not record a heavy mark in history?
Before Pei could write a letter to invite him, private messages from his own recommendation were endless.
The identity of a generation of Wenzong once again brought convenience to Pei.
He had no worries about no one coming to participate in his poetry meeting, nor did he have to buy face to invite people to save the situation.
He has beautiful characters, good writing, and good poems, and is the biggest brand among them.
Those who want to gain this fortune ask for help and let Pei choose it themselves. Some of them have good faces and like passive ones, like young wives waiting for the emperor's favored ones, secretly looking forward to it, and even pretending to meet by chance often appears in front of Pei.
For a moment, the dignitaries and nobles in Chang'an and the scholars and prime ministers all looked forward to getting an invitation from Pei. It was extremely respectable to get this small invitation and was worth bragging about.
Chapter completed!