Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 671

Zhang Qu is not only as simple as being the left minister in the court, but more importantly, he is also very famous in the officialdom. He is a double leader in the literary and political circles that has been seen in a hundred years, and he is born and raised in the South People, this is very much loved by the people of Great Jin. In addition, since the new dynasty, Zhang Qu's power has not only not been reduced, but it is the same as that of the Chengde dynasty. After eight years, the old man's reputation has become more and more famous. Loud.

   Li Xin himself also respected this Lord Haoran very much, although he did not go to court very much on weekdays, and did not have much contact with Zhang Qu.

   This is also the first time the two have met in private.

Zhang Qu took a deep look at Li Xin, then shook his head and said, "When the old man entered the official office, Ye old man has already made great achievements, he is the old man's elder, the old man and Li Houye, At most, they are equals.”

This is the advantage of worshiping old man Ye as a teacher, because this old man is of high rank, and even Li Xin's seniority is also higher than his peers, such as Ye Ming, Li Shen, and Zhang Qu. Guys, they can be regarded as Li Xin's peers.

   If you count it strictly, the current Emperor Taikang is still Li Xin's junior.

   However, it is useless to care about these issues of seniority. After Li Xin was seated in Zhang Mansion, he said solemnly to Zhang Qu: "Haoran is called to you, I don't know if it is..."

   Zhang Qu, who has been the prime minister for more than ten years in the courtroom, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then looked up at Li Xin, and asked, "Master Li, I have a few things I want to ask you."

   Lord Jingan smiled.

   "Haoran asked, Li Xinzhi said everything."

   Zhang Qu looked solemn and asked, "Your Majesty, is there going to be a war?"

   Li Xin put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Zhang Qu in surprise, and asked in disbelief, "Don't you know that Mr. Haoran?"

It stands to reason that the prime minister should know about any major or small matter in the imperial court, maybe even earlier than the emperor. If the emperor has been preparing for three years today, the Zuo Pushe has to come to ask Li Believe, this is a very unbelievable thing.

Zhang Qu looked at Li Xin's expression, and after being silent for a while, he spoke slowly: "I vaguely guessed what His Majesty is going to do, but His Majesty never told Shang Shutai until a few days ago when His Majesty asked the Ministry of Household to allocate money to the Ministry of War. , The old man thinks, things are approaching..."

  The power of the monarch and the power of the prime minister are actually mutually restrictive. Although the emperor can appoint the prime minister, no matter who sits in the position of the prime minister, he will have the ability to restrict the emperor.

  Especially after the emergence of a prime minister surnamed Cao, the prime minister system in Li Xin's world has directly changed into a group prime minister system, the purpose is to divide the power of the prime minister.

Although Dajin is also a group system, Zhang Qu can coordinate the opinions of the entire Shangshutai to a certain extent. That is to say, on matters in the court, Zhang Qu also has a lot of weight. If the emperor Taikang proposed a few years ago The idea of ​​Beizheng will definitely be opposed by Shang Shutai.

  If the emperor insisted, maybe a few civil servants would hit the pillars in the Weiyang Palace.

   Therefore, Emperor Taikang was very smart and did not discuss with Shang Shutai, but did his own business and started preparations for various reasons.

   Especially now that it has been Taikang for eight years, the emperor is not the emperor who has just ascended the throne. The emperor today has enough ability to control the situation of the court.

   It is precisely because of this reason that the prime ministers of Shangshutai still don’t know what their emperor, His Majesty, wants to do.

   However, with the various actions of the emperor over the past few years, they can also guess the general intention of the emperor.

Li Xin sat on his seat and took a sip of tea slowly, and after being silent for a while, he opened his mouth and said, "President Haoran, it's not that Li Xin is trying to hide from you, but since His Majesty didn't tell Shang Shutai, I'm here. Talking to Haoran Gong is a bit inappropriate..."

   "God Haoran just wait a bit. After a while, it will naturally become clear."

  Zhang Qu sat on the main seat and closed his eyes.

   "Master Li, the old man has already written a letter and started his official career."

  Li Xin was suddenly startled, looked up at the unremarkable old man, and said, "President Haoran is in good spirits, why is he at such a time..."

The minister, Zuo Pushe, slowly opened his eyes and laughed at himself: "Master Li also knows that this old man is the prime minister of the old dynasty. According to the words of the emperor and the courtier, the old man should have gone home to retire seven or eight years ago. Most of the reason why I was able to stay in the capital for eight more years was because of the edict from the late emperor."

Although there are some people in the court who are the elders of the three dynasties or even the elders of the four dynasties, there are very few Zaifu from one emperor to the next emperor. It is to be promoted by oneself.

  Otherwise, it will not be easy to use.

   But Zhang Qu was an exception. He was the prime minister of the Chengde Dynasty, but he was still the prime minister in the Taikang Dynasty, and he also served as the prime minister for eight years.

   "Because of this edict, this old man has been scolded a lot over the years."

   Having said this, Zhang Qu squinted his eyes and said, "Now, Your Majesty no longer needs me, who has read the edict, so this old man naturally needs to be more knowledgeable. While he can still move, he will drag his wrecked body back to his hometown and return to the roots."

   There were two people who personally took out the emperor's edict from the box back then, one was Chen Ju, the old **** who was still guarding the mausoleum in Zhaoling, and the other was Zhang Haoran in front of him.

   These two people are actually witnesses to the legitimacy of Emperor Taikang's regime.

  For this reason, even though Chen Ju was in Zhaoling, he also served as an **** for several years, and so far the court has never treated him badly.

  For this reason, Zhang Qu has been serving as Zaisuke until today.

   But today's Emperor Taikang, his **** has been firmly seated, he no longer needs these two people, it's not like crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, it's just... not necessary.

   In this case, Zhang Qu's ability to retreat bravely is a very wise choice.

   He walks by himself, and the scenery is decent. When the emperor wants to replace him one day, it will probably not end well.

   Li Xin lowered his head and thought for a while, then slowly said, "I hope that in a few years, Li Xin can return to his hometown in Yongzhou and enjoy peace and happiness like Mr. Haoran."

   "Li Houye is too humble."

   A smile appeared on Zhang Qu's face: "You are a courtier of the Taikang Dynasty, and you will stay in the court for many years."

   "Young man like Li Houye is so proud, I don't know how many people will envy him."

   Being proud of a teenager is the happiest thing in life. After all, when most people are young, they are the most powerless. I don’t know how many great people left behind regrets in life when they were seventeen or eighteen years old.

   Just imagine, when Li Xin was seventeen or eighteen years old, he became a general and a marquis. How happy would it be?

  Li Xin shook his head and laughed dumbly: "Haoran made fun of him, I have suffered a lot before."

   The smile on Zhang Qu's face subsided, he glanced at Li Xin, and said slowly: "The court should approve the letter of the old man's official appointment soon, and then the old man will return home with his family."

   "Before parting, I want to ask the Marquis... Where exactly does Your Majesty want to fight?"

  The Marquis of Jing An frowned slightly and didn't say much, just stood up from the chair and looked up to the north.

   (end of this chapter)