[Small goal: Renting mediocrity]
Su Xun will not elaborate further. He was born obscenely and died strangely. After eating a bowl of ice cream in the spring, he burped coldly on top and farted coldly on the bottom, and he died. (Died from typhoid due to eating honey snow)
Lu Rubi was born in the Lu family of Fanyang. His father, Lu Jianqiu, was a Jinshi in the Mu Zong Dynasty. He served as Yuan Zhen’s secretary (secretary-in-charge). He served as a military envoy on the border four times. He repelled foreign invading armies many times. He also once served as an envoy to Hedong. His grandfather Lu Lun, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty and one of the "Ten Talents of the Dali Dynasty", has five volumes of his poems included in "The Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty".
Lu Rubi's own knowledge was not bad. He was a Jinshi in the Zhaozong Dynasty and eight of his poems were included in "Full Tang Poetry". Following Zhaozong in moving the capital to Luoyang, he witnessed Liu Can's destruction of well-born and learned scholars (Pei Shu, etc.), and fled away in fear, fleeing to Luzhou. Coincidentally, Ding Hui came to the Jin Dynasty, so he came to Taiyuan with Ding Hui. Ke Yong respected him very much and appointed him as the deputy envoy of Hedong Jiedu.
There is a Longquan Pavilion in the Taiyuan government office. On its west wall, there is a poem inscribed by Lu Jianqiu, the former military governor. Whenever Lu Rubi attended a banquet at Longquan Pavilion, he would always bow his head to the west wall respectfully before saluting. But when he sat down, people praised him one after another.
In fact, Lu Rubi was somewhat deliberately showing off, reminding everyone not to forget that his father once sat in Hedong and was on par with the current Jin King Li Keyong.
Lu Rubi also had some small flaws, such as corruption and bribery. In fact, this was not a problem in the political arena of the Later Tang Dynasty. There were few people around Li Cunxu who were not corrupt. For example, Lu Rubi was flattering. Knowing that Li Cunxu intended to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, he told Li Cunxu many times. Destiny, I either watch the sky at night or make calculations with my fingers. In short, it is God's will that you, Li Cunxu, become the emperor.
In short, Su Xun and Lu Rubi were Li Cunxu's long-awaited candidates for prime minister. Unfortunately, both of them died before he became emperor.
Therefore, Li Cunxu gave work instructions to the nomination committee: the candidate for prime minister must come from four towns, namely Hedong, Weibo, Zhenzhou, and Dingzhou. Needless to say, Hedong is the revolutionary base area; the remaining three towns are Heshuo, which shows that Li Cunxu attaches great importance to the Heshuo area.
After organizational research, the number one candidate was Lu Zhi, the judge of Hedong Jiedu. It turned out that this man loved drinking, and after drinking too much, he also liked to act drunkenly, but had no interest in fame and fortune. He approached the organization many times, first expressing his gratitude for the organization's wrong love, and then asking for forgiveness for his uninhibited love and freedom in his life. Take the initiative to resign as a candidate for prime minister.
Under Lu Zhi's repeated refusals, the candidates for prime minister were postponed one after another. The next two in line are Doulu Ge, the judge of Yiwu Jiedu, and Lu Cheng, the judge of Hedong Observation.
Lu Cheng, who came from a distinguished family, was a Jinshi in the Zhaozong Dynasty. Although he has a Jinshi degree, he is "little talented" and a failure in examination-oriented education, with high scores and low abilities. Not only that, Lu Cheng also regarded himself as the "queen of a famous family", loved to stir up trouble, and was deeply despised by upright people.
Douluge was appointed as a staff member by King Chuzhi of Dingzhou in his early years, and later became a judge of Dingzhou Jiedu. Although his articles were very quaint and highly appreciated by Wang Chuzhi, his ability to govern was quite mediocre and he often made mistakes in his work.
Neither Lu Cheng nor Doulu Ge had outstanding talents and moral integrity, so they were not prime ministers at all. It's just that he encountered a good opportunity and was selected as a political vase based on his family background and work experience. Maybe even they themselves would not have thought that one day they would become the prime minister of the empire.
If morality is not matched, there will be losses.
Lu Cheng and Doulu Ge became political upstarts, vividly demonstrating "the villain succeeds". Historical records record that "it was not an important weapon at first, but it suddenly showed its position and its behavior was inconsistent."
On the day they were appointed, they rode in a carriage and swaggered through the city. They also ordered a large number of guards to clear the way in front of them, shouting and scolding rudely, making an extremely noisy scene. Even Li Cunxu, who was deep in the palace, could hear the noise and shouting on the street.
"Go away, go away, you have no eyes! Make way, make way!"
Li Cunxu was extremely surprised and asked around, who was making such a arrogant noise outside? I don't even have that much airs.
The left and right reported back: "The prime minister is responsible for the entry." This sentence can also show the attitude of the left and right towards the two of them, which is very disdainful and contemptuous.
Li Cunxu was so shocked that he couldn't believe it, so he went up to the building to observe with his own eyes. After witnessing what Lu Cheng and Doulu Ge did, he sneered and said disdainfully: "The so-called specious things are not true." He said it very elegantly and implicitly, It means that the two of them are incompetent and look like humans and dogs!
Later, Li Cunxu sent Lu Cheng to Taiyuan to certify the Empress Dowager. On the way, they had to cross the Taihang Mountains. The mountain road was rugged and dangerous, but Lu Cheng always sat on the sedan chair and let the bearers carry it all the way. Every time he passed through a prefecture or county, Lu Cheng would drive Dingfu like a slave, and local officials would kneel on both sides of the road to welcome him. If he was not satisfied at all, he would be whipped.
Douluge is even more ridiculous. Due to his low ability and limited level, Douluge basically does not perform his duties as prime minister. He only does one thing every day-cultivate elixirs in order to live forever. Once, I excitedly tasted freshly baked cinnabar, but I was almost poisoned and ended up vomiting blood for several days.
These were the two prime ministers appointed by Li Cunxu when he became emperor.
It really just serves as a political vase to balance various mountains (especially Heshuo). The real power is not in the hands of the prime minister, but in the hands of his close relatives such as Privy Councilor Guo Chongtao. Therefore, even if Lu Cheng and Doulu Gede were not qualified, behaved lightly, and had little talent and learning, they would not bring any substantial damage to the Later Tang Empire.
Now, Douluge's crime of misappropriating public funds was exposed, and he was warned by the organization. He was very frightened. He quickly expressed that he had betrayed the trust of the organization, and took the initiative to resign. Shangshu requested that Comrade Guo Chongtao be appointed as the rent-receiving general.
"You misunderstood!"
Guo Chongtao already understood Kong Qian's intention. He only wanted to talk to Douluge to remind him to pay more attention in the future and not to be caught again, rather than to rob him of his job. Faced with the transfer of Douluge, Guo Chongtao refused to accept it.
Li Cunxu then asked Guo Chongtao to recommend a new candidate for the leasing envoy. Guo Chongtao recommended Zhang Xian, the former leasing envoy, without hesitation, and suggested that Comrade Zhang Xian should take over the leasing work again.
So, after a short leave, Zhang Xian resumed his post as a mediocre envoy.
Kong Qian was extremely disappointed. The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard.
Zhang Xian, a native of Taiyuan, loved reading poetry and books since he was a child, and was quite fond of Confucianism. When he read, he would often hold on to the scroll and study hard all night long. When he was 20 years old, he was already a mobile bookcase. He was full of knowledge and was especially proficient in "Zuo Zhuan". Showing his works to pay homage to Li Xiji (Li Keyong’s secretary, who had worked for Li Keyong for 15 years), Li Xiji was “astonished at first sight”. When they parted, Li Xiji said to Zhang Xian: “Young man , you will definitely become a great person in the future!"
Li Cunxu heard of Zhang Xian's name and hired him as his staff. Zhang Xian then joined the army as a clerk in Taiyuan Prefecture and was in charge of supervision work, which was equivalent to the local censor's official. Because Zhang Xian not only has outstanding literary talent, but is also known for his selflessness and strict law enforcement.
During the Battle of Huliupi, Zhang Xian, Wang Yan and other "Heshuo Gang" were all in Zhou Dewei's army. The battle was unfavorable, the army collapsed and Zhou Dewei was killed. Zhang Xian and his adopted son Zhang Lang fled north with the defeated army. They crossed the river on ice at night. When they were about to land, the ice broke and Zhang Xian unfortunately fell into the water. Zhang Xian, the adopted son who landed first, had quick eyes and quick hands. He whipped out his riding whip and let Zhang Xian fall into the water. Xian caught.
That scene was a tribute to "Titanic".
Zhang Xian said to Zhang Lang: "Son, run away for your life. Don't risk yourself just to save me (my son is leaving, don't let us both get trapped)."
Zhang Lang cried: "Is there any reason for a son to abandon his father and live a secret life? Even if he dies with you, he will die without regret!" So he lay down on the embankment and dragged the riding whip hard.
Finally, Zhang Xian was finally pulled out, and the father and son survived.
That night, Li Cunxu counted the number of people and ordered the entire army to search for Zhang Xian. After a while, someone reported that Zhang Xian and Wang Yan had both died in the rebellion. Li Cunxu was extremely grieved and cried endlessly. He offered a high reward to find Zhang Xian's body. A few days later, news came from the rear that Zhang Xian was not dead and had been safely transferred to the rear.
Li Cunxu was overjoyed and immediately promoted him to his secretary and Wei Bo observation judge. During the crusade against Zhenzhou Zhang Wenli, he was awarded the title of Observer Judge of the Ten Counties of Heshuo and concurrently the Censor Zhongcheng (who also worked for the Discipline Inspection Commission) to take charge of the affairs of the Zhenzhou. After Li Cunxu became emperor, he made Zhang Xian the Minister of Punishment.
Keywords, monitoring.
Zhang Xian not only has solid knowledge, but also has been working in the Discipline Inspection Commission for a long time. He is known for his impartiality and selflessness. Everyone in the Hedong Group is afraid of him.
And this became Kong Qianxin's breakthrough. He wanted to use this fear of his colleagues to get rid of Zhang Xian.
Kong Qian also learned the lesson and did not dare to go to Guo Chongtao directly. Instead, he went through Douluge to hunt cattle across the mountains. He persuaded Douluge and said: "Managing money and food and settling accounts can be done by sending a small official. Ye It’s an important city, how can we not pay attention to it?”
Douluge thought it was reasonable, so he asked Zhang Xian to stay in Weizhou to preside over important military and political affairs, and appointed Comrade Lu Zhi as the envoy.
"Lu Zhi...come on!" Kong Qian kept up his efforts.
