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Fang Guan's expression was a little awkward, and he laughed dryly and said: "But this time Liu Yan comes to report on his work, can we put pressure on him to make Helong more cooperative with the court in the direction of government affairs?"

"You can have this!"

Wei Jiansu smiled happily and said: "It is true that the government affairs of Longyou and Hexi cannot be too independent, otherwise they will be separated from the court. Various reporting systems should be strengthened."

Fang Guan quickly took out a memorial and handed it to Wei Jiansu, "This is a memorial written by me. I suggest that the emperor issue an edict to strengthen the supervision of Helong's government affairs. Why don't I and Wei Xiangguo jointly sign the memorial?"

Wei Jiansu took the memorial and looked at it, then handed it to Fang Guan and said with a smile: "Let the Zhengshitang discuss it tomorrow. If it passes, we will present the memorial in the name of the Zhengshitang."

Fang Guan's expression changed slightly, but he had no choice but to take the book and said with a wry smile: "Sorry for disturbing Wei Xiangguo. I'll take my leave!"

Wei Jiansu nodded, "Qing'er, send Fang Xiangguo to me."

"My grandson obeys!"

Wei Qingxuan bowed and waved his hand, "Please, Prime Minister!"

Fang Guan said goodbye and left. Wei Jiansu pondered for a moment and said to the maid who collected the tea cup: "When the eldest grandson comes back later, ask him to come to my study."

Wei Jiansu also got up and went back to the study.

Not long after, Wei Qingxuan hurried to his grandfather's study. The door was opened a crack and he saw his grandfather pacing back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back.

Wei Qingxuan knocked on the door, "Grandpa, my grandson is here!"

"Come in!"

Wei Qingxuan pushed the door open and walked in. Wei Jiansu immediately ordered: "Close the door!"

Wei Qingxuan closed the door and stood aside respectfully. Wei Jiansu sat down and asked, "Is Fang Xiangguo seeing you off?"

"The grandson sent him away."

"Did he say anything to you?"

Wei Qingxuan hesitated and said: "He asked his grandson if he was interested in becoming a local governor. He said that there is a vacancy for Xuanzhou governor now, and he can recommend me."

"Then how do you answer?"

"My grandson said, thank you for his kindness, but my wife will give birth in a few months and I can't leave."

"That's a good answer."

Wei Jiansu nodded and asked: "What do you think of his suggestion? Strengthen the court's supervision of Helong's government affairs."

"My grandson thinks it's very timely and necessary. Helong's recruitment of civil servants like this time caused a lot of fuss and went beyond the court. It's really outrageous."

Wei Jiansu smiled. His grandson was still a little too young to understand Li Ye's layout.

"Then why do you think I refused to sign a joint memorial with him?"

Wei Qingxuan thought for a while and said: "Maybe my grandfather wants to think about it again and doesn't want to agree to him hastily."

Wei Jiansu shook his head, "You don't understand his true purpose at all."

Wei Qingxuan was stunned and said quickly: "My grandson is stupid, please let me know for sure!"

Wei Jiansu said slowly: "Fang Guan is about to be dismissed. He met with the Emperor's special envoy privately at the Taibai Restaurant. He was caught by someone. The Emperor can no longer tolerate him. He came to me today and asked for a so-called joint memorial. In fact, it was I want to create an illusion for the emperor. I am still supporting him. How could I sign a joint signature with him? Anyone who dares to protect him at this time will be implicated."

Only then did Wei Qingxuan understand, and said after a while: "My grandson is really stupid, I thought he was."

Wei Jiansu waved his hand, "It's not your fault. You don't know about Fang Guan's private meeting with the Emperor's envoy. Only a few people know about it. Don't go out and make it known."

"My grandson must keep the secret strictly!"

After hesitating, Wei Qingxuan added: "But Sun'er thinks his proposal is actually good. The court should strengthen the supervision of government affairs in Helong. They are too arrogant in recruiting civil servants this time!"

Wei Jiansu sneered, "How to supervise? If you can supervise the imperial court, you have already supervised it. How can you say that? Ge Shuhan and An Lushan couldn't supervise them back then. It's completely unrealistic to expect them to be able to supervise them now. Now Li Ye has lowered his standards." This is just a strategy of his, and it does not mean that he will give in on the issue of principle. This matter can only depend on how the other party lowers his posture, and we will try our best to strive for it."

"But recruiting civil servants."

Wei Jiansu's face darkened, and he said a little unhappy: "No one in the political hall has mentioned the recruitment of civil servants. You are already a high-ranking official of the fifth rank. Why are you still making trouble like those ignorant scholars?" Indignant?”

When Wei Qingxuan saw his grandfather angry, he was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.

Wei Jiansu took a few steps with his hands behind his back, "Grandpa, I hope you can understand. Li Ye, who recruits civil servants, is actually a very smart political man. He recruits outstanding low-level officials from all over the world. I have read his test papers. Ordinary scholars can't understand it." I can't answer it. I don't have the experience of being a skilled cleric and I can't do that kind of practical question.

But this is only part of recruiting civil servants. Do you know about the special quota? Your second uncle's grandson Wei Dun was recruited and is now the county magistrate of Longxi County. There are also children from the Du family in Jingzhao, the Pei family in Wenxi, the Wang family in Taiyuan, the Xue family, and the Cui family in Qinghe who entered Longyou as officials. Do you understand his tactics now? "

Wei Qingxuan bit his lip and said: "He has some skills, but he has fooled more than 20,000 scholars, which is really despicable. Who will believe him in the future?"

Wei Jiansu looked at his grandson for a long time, then sighed and said: "Grandpa knows that you still hold grudges over the loss of the prime minister. Although Li Ye married the daughter of the Dugu family in the end, that was because you and An Qingxu both suffered losses. Ye has nothing to do with it, you should understand this."

Wei Qingxuan said coldly: "My grandson has always believed that he was the one who encouraged An Qingxu behind his back to kill someone with a borrowed knife."

"That's your guess, you don't have any evidence."

Wei Qingxuan did not contradict his grandfather again, but he had evidence. He spent a lot of money to conduct a private investigation. Someone saw An Qingxu talking to Li Ye together before taking action.

So it must have been Li Ye who used provoking tactics to stimulate An Qingxu. If Li Ye didn't have this kind of Machiavellian tactics, how could Li Ye be able to become the governor of Helong at such a young age?

The culprit of his disfigurement was actually Li Ye, not An Qingxu. How could he laugh away all the hatred he had for so many years.

It's just that he is already deep in the city, so he won't tell his grandfather about this.

Wei Jiansu shook his head, "You should learn from Li Ye's mind. Du Zhen did so many tricks behind his back and spoke ill of Li Ye in front of the emperor, but in the end? Li Ye still won over the Du family and gave Du Zhen There are two places in the family, and Du Zhen's nephew Du You became the county magistrate of Chengji County, which made Du Zhen deeply uneasy and even wrote a letter to apologize to Li Ye in person. This is the heart of a king!"

Wei Qingxuan couldn't help it anymore and contradicted him: "My grandson has no ambition to seize the throne, and of course he won't be as broad-minded as him. Wang Mang was more broad-minded than him back then. What's the result?"

Wei Qingxuan bowed again and said: "It's late at night. My grandson will not disturb his grandfather's rest. Please excuse yourself to your grandfather!"

He knelt down and made a big salute, stood up and slowly retreated.

Wei Jiansu couldn't say a word. Looking at his grandson's back, he was really worried.

He shook his head, how could he compare Li Ye with Wang Mang? Wang Mang usurped the Liu family and was a rebellious traitor, but Li Ye was not. Li Ye was a member of the royal family and a second-class prince. He was qualified to inherit the Tang Dynasty. It was normal for him to be ambitious. No descendant of the clan wanted to sit in that seat. ?

Wei Jiansu sighed. Although the two of them were about the same age, his grandson was too far apart.

Wei Jiansu did not realize that sinking for several years not only made his grandson calm, but also made his heart darker.