Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

And after the inquiry was over, when Li Qiu knew the result, he almost turned his nose in anger.

It turned out that this group of guys had heard that the Furong Garden was going to be replaced soon, so they all relied on their connections to get into the garden to find a position and work that could receive a salary.

Anyway, the garden is about to change hands now, and the housekeeper has no one to take care of it. They all swarmed over like flies smelling blood.

They also heard that the new owner of this garden is just a businessman with no roots and no background.

As for them, which one is not a relative of the emperor and a family member of the gentry.

Once the time comes and the garden is handed over, does the merchant still dare to drive them away?

I'm afraid I can only admit my bad luck and continue to support them.

This kind of cheapness is not taken for nothing.

Regarding their thoughts and actions, Li Qiu secretly sneered in his heart.

Pooh, what a beautiful idea!

Chapter 123 Who Will Be the Prime Minister

When Li Qiu was busy avoiding taking over the Furong Garden, he suddenly received a summons from the palace, ordering him to enter the Chengqing Palace to discuss matters.

Li Shimin had already said that when Li Qiu was rewarded.

Since you officials disdain to go to court with Li Qiu, then I simply recruit him to the Chengqing Palace to discuss matters, right?

Of course, this is just a rhetoric, his purpose is still to make himself and the eldest grandson queen look at his son more.

On this day, good news came from Yuchi Jingde in the south, saying that the rebellious Lujiang King Li Ai had been wiped out.

Li Shimin was in a good mood, so he remembered to call Li Qiu into the palace.

When Li Qiu in purple robe entered Chengqing Hall, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Feng Deyi, Xiao Yu, Changsun Wuji and others were all there.

For some reason, when Li Shimin saw this heroic Li Qiu, he always felt more at ease.

The more I look at it, the more I have a shadow of myself when I was young.

And judging by appearance, Li Qiu is more like a queen, and also more handsome and handsome.

After saluting, Li Shimin smiled and asked Li Qiu what he was busy with in the past few days.

Li Qiu also hurriedly answered briefly, saying that he was busy being grateful for His Majesty's reward.

Li Shimin smiled, and ignored him, discussing the government affairs with others.

At this time, a very important agenda item was involved: Gao Shilian, the former prime minister, made a mistake and was demoted from office.

This position is too important, Li Shimin has to discuss with these important ministers who is suitable for this position.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Zhongshuling, the governor of Zhongshu Province, Menxia Shizhong, the governor of Menxia Province, and Shangshuling, the governor of Shangshu Province, were all prime ministers to discuss state affairs.

Because Li Shimin had served as Minister of Ministers before he came to the throne, his ministers avoided and did not dare to take up his position, so he took the left and right servants as the governor of Shangshu Province, and his servants and Zhongshu Ling were called prime ministers.

The Xia Province, the Zhongshu Province, and the Shangshu Province are also the three most powerful parallel institutions.

The prime minister, that is the official who assists the emperor in leading the affairs of the world.

Zuo Tianzi is in charge of hundreds of officials, and he has a heavy responsibility to govern everything.

So when he saw that Li Shimin was discussing such an important issue, he actually called Li Qiu here, Feng Deyi looked at Li Qiu with even more unkind eyes.

Fortunately, this Li Qiu was quite knowledgeable and didn't talk nonsense.

Sitting there looking at the nose with the eyes, the mouth with the nose, and the heart with the mouth, you just close your eyes and rest your mind.

At this time, Feng Deyi strongly recommended his close friend and veteran of the former court, Pei Ji.

Regarding his recommendation, Li Shimin couldn't help frowning.

This Pei Ji is indeed capable. He had already served as a prime minister during the reign of Wude, and he held an important position.

It's just that he was also a celebrity in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor, and Li Shimin harbored a grudge.

As for Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, they recommended Chu Suiliang, a core member of the Guanlong Group and a former general of the Qin Palace.

For Chu Suiliang, Li Shimin is naturally 180 rest assured.

But only Chu Suiliang was still inexperienced at this time, and he was directly promoted to the post of prime minister, and his ability did not match it.

At this time, Li Shimin also saw Li Qiu who was sitting at the back, slipping away as if he was in a different world from this place.

So with a smile in my heart, I wanted to embarrass this kid.

"Li Qiu, you have been in this palace for some time, but you have never said a word."

"I ordered you to come, is it because I want you to be dumb?"

"Come on, tell me, who is better to take the position of servant under the door?"

As soon as he heard Li Shimin's words, the old god Changsun Wuji was there, and he was watching a play.

As for Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, they have always cherished Li Qiu's talent, so they were also curious to see how Li Qiu would respond in such a high-pressure environment.

As for Feng Deyi, Xiao Yu and the others, needless to say, they wished to blow their beards away and stare their eyes out.

This is the election of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty!

Isn't it too childish for His Majesty to ask a boy from a merchant background on such an important matter?

As for Li Qiu, he was indeed taken aback by Li Shimin's sudden question.

Originally, when he heard that His Majesty was going to invite him into the palace to participate in the government, he didn't believe it too much.

How can I be qualified to participate in government affairs with a bunch of prime ministers?

Especially this frightening issue of choosing a prime minister!

But at this time, the question was already on his own head, so Li Qiu could only bite the bullet and stood up and said: "Return to Your Majesty, the boy has a humble status, and the court ministers he knows and is familiar with are probably as few as two hands."

Hearing his words, Feng Deyi and the others sneered in their hearts.

Hmph, what are you talking about? This mere businessman doesn't even recognize a few ministers in the court, so what do they use to select the prime minister?

But at this moment, Li Qiu continued to say with a calm expression: "However, among the people I know, there happens to be one person who is suitable and qualified for this position."

Hearing his words, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others stared blankly.

As for Feng Deyi and Xiao Yu, they became angry and stared again.

At this time, Li Shimin laughed loudly: "Oh? That's good!"

"Just tell me and everyone, who is the suitable and competent person you have recommended?"

Li Qiu saluted, and replied seriously: "The person recommended by the minister is Wang Gui, the servant of the Huangmen."

"Wang Gui is the grandson of Wang Sengbian, Minister of the Southern Liang Dynasty. In the previous dynasty, he had already served as the secretary of Introspection Taichangzhi Lilang."

"He has an elegant temperament, deep aspirations, disregards fame and fortune, distinguishes the pure from the filthy, abhors the evil and rewards the good."

"Regardless of foundation, ability, or character, they are all qualified for the post of servant in this sect."

"From the perspective of appointing people on merit, I think Wang Gui is the right candidate."

After hearing Li Qiu's words, Li Shimin fell into silence directly, staring at Li Qiu with his eyes, and kept tapping the armrest of the dragon chair with his fingers.

At this moment, Li Shimin only felt it was funny.

Not to mention, the Wang Gui recommended by Li Qiu, as Li Qiu said, is really suitable for this position.

What's more, this bastard even used the word "meritocracy" to put himself in the army.

This Wang Gui was one of the most important counselors around Prince Yin before, so this time when he was selecting candidates, he didn't think of Wang Gui at all.

"Dear dear ones, since Li Qiu has recommended Wang Gui to me to be the servant of this sect."

"I don't know what you all think?"

Regarding his question, Feng Deyi, Xiao Yu and others naturally disagreed a million times.

This Wang Gui, like Wei Zheng and the others, belonged to the former clan of the hidden prince, and he was completely in his own school, and he had a different heart from them.

The position of prime minister must be in the hands of their own people.

After asking them, Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji.

If it is purely considered, Changsun Wuji naturally has 100 million objections.

At that time, they fought to the death with these former subordinates of the hidden prince, and they had a deep hatred.

Therefore, he would rather have this position fall into the hands of the gentry than let Prince Yin's old department take it.

But today, Changsun Wuji was unexpectedly silent.

Not for, not against.

Because at this moment in his heart, the label of this Wang Gui has changed from the former part of the hidden prince to Li Qiu's absolute confidant.

Chapter 124 Wang Gui's Encouragement

Seeing Changsun Wuji actually kept silent?

Feng Deyi, Xiao Yu and the others were also surprised and unbelievable.

Then he set his sights on Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

These two people are also former generals of Prince Qin's mansion, and they had the greatest hatred against Prince Jiancheng's group back then.

As long as the two of them objected, they could also veto Li Qiu's election.

But the result was once again beyond their imagination.

Fang Xuanling was still as cautious as before, thinking about every sentence several times.

"Your Majesty, if it is purely based on ability, this Wang Gui is indeed suitable for the post of servant in this sect."

"I feel that if there is no other better candidate, I might as well let Wang Gui have a try first."

Hearing his words, the beards of Feng Deyi and the others almost flew out of anger.

give it a try?

It's really fresh, you think that the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty is the Chinese cabbage in the East and West City of Chang'an City, right?

Still have a try? !

As for Du Ruhui, he coughed twice, but was more straightforward.

"Your Majesty, if you can't find any other better candidates, then choose Wang Gui."

After hearing what they said, Li Shimin laughed loudly, "Well, let's decide on Wang Gui."

"De Yi, it's up to you to draw up this edict, so that Wang Gui will be appointed as a servant of this sect immediately."

After hearing Li Shimin's order, Feng Deyi, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province, turned pale, but he could only accept the order tremblingly.

He is a dignified veteran of the two dynasties, he has been in the officialdom for decades, and he is regarded as the leader by the world's noble families.

But I didn't expect that today I would fall into the hands of a humble merchant of seventeen or eighteen years old.

This is so depressing to vomit blood!

At the same time, at this moment, in his heart, he was also yelling at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, saying what tricks these two people are up to?

Could it be that in order to prevent a party of elites and aristocrats from getting the position of prime minister, they would rather elect their former enemies to this position?

Are these two people crazy? !

Maybe what he didn't know was that just as he was feeling angry and cursing loudly, there were two Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui on the other side.

Although his face was expressionless, he was about to die of joy in his heart.

Most likely they are thinking, after a while, they have to care about the benefits that Wang Gui wants?

Many people, including Li Shimin, do not know about the friendship and relationship between Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Wang Gui.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Wang Gui fled to Zhongnan Mountain because of his uncle's mistakes.

While there, he met Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui in their youth.

The relationship between these three people is really good.

But later, due to years of wars and turmoil in the world, by chance, they followed different protagonists respectively.