"You said that His Majesty summoned you to ask if there are any unmarried women of the right age among the Pei family's children?"
A few days later, Yang Gao returned to Luoyang in a dusty state.
In Luoyang at this time, due to the chaos in Guanzhong and the great victory in Hebei, the allied forces of Li Jiancheng, Kublai Khan and the Tibetans who had been attacking in the Nexiang area had retreated, and Yang Gao's decree to move the capital had also been issued. Many civil and military forces who were originally in Jiangdu The ministers and their families had already moved north, and many merchants who sensed business opportunities had settled in Luoyang. The city of Luoyang began to gradually regain its prosperity.
After Yang Gao returned to Beijing, he summoned Pei Xuanji, Pei Ju's son. Pei Xuanji relied on his father's blessing and now he has been appointed as the official of Nei Shishe and Tongyi doctor.
After listening to the emperor's initiative to inquire about the marriage status of Pei's daughter, Pei Xuanji had an idea in his mind. After leaving the palace, he hurried back to his house and reported everything to his father.
"What do you think about this?"
Pei Ju looked at his son calmly and asked calmly.
"Your Majesty will not ask your son about this matter for no reason?"
Pei Xuanji immediately replied: "Your Majesty must have intended to choose a woman from my Pei family to enter the palace."
"good!"
Pei Ju nodded and continued to ask: "But why did your Majesty suddenly think of this matter?"
"Is it possible that the wars in Hebei and Liaodong ended in great victories, and there was another civil uprising in Li Tang? His Majesty believed that the overall situation was settled, so..."
"If that's the case, His Majesty can directly order the draft. Why bother asking the Pei woman alone?"
Pei Ju shook his head with some disappointment: "It has been ten years since His Majesty took the throne. Do you think His Majesty is the kind of person who is greedy for women?"
"The child is stupid."
Pei Xuanji lowered his head guiltily: "Please ask father to punish me."
Pei Ju sighed. Although he was smart and capable, his nephew was indeed mediocre. And now that he is over seventy years old, how long can he protect his descendants? Maybe he really has no choice but to accept the emperor's kindness.
"Have you not noticed any changes in the court these days?"
Pei Ju reminded his son: "Su Wei resigned from Zuopushe because of old age and illness, and his son Su Gui was promoted to Zuocheng, Shangshu. Xiao Yu also resigned from the post of Internal History Ling, as well as Chen Leng and Lu Yue More than a dozen officials have resigned or been transferred to vacant posts for different reasons."
"What my father means is that His Majesty hopes that my father will also resign."
After being reminded by Pei Ju, Pei Xuanji immediately reacted: "Your Majesty chose Pei's daughter to enter the palace because he wanted to tell his father that the Pei family would not lose its status in the court because of his father's retirement."
"This must be what Your Majesty means."
Pei Ju glanced at Pei Xuanji with some disappointment. There were some things he didn't tell his son. Why Yang Gao summoned Pei Xuanji instead of asking Pei Ju himself was to explain to him that he had no successor. Even if he holds on to his power now, his power will still be taken away by others a hundred years from now. It is better to be with him now. The emperor's good relationship will bring blessings to his descendants.
"Father, since Your Majesty didn't say it clearly, it's better to just pretend that the child never told his father about this."
Pei Xuanji had been under the protection of his father for many years. Naturally, he was not willing to let his father resign, so he immediately proposed to Pei Ju.
"No need!"
Pei Ju shook his head: "This is the step given to me by Your Majesty. If I don't get down, what good will it do besides causing His Majesty's displeasure? My father is already half buried in the ground, and I am already beyond my capabilities in the court, so I might as well just get down. , we should also plan for the future of you descendants."
Pei Xuanji bit his lips. He understood what Pei Ju meant. After a long time, he slowly said, "Father, what about entering the palace?"
Pei Ju waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty is not a womanizer. It will be useless if you cannot be favored in the palace. It is better to let your Majesty owe you the favor of being a father. In the future, your Majesty will take more care of my children of the Pei family."
"I understand, kid!"
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The next day, Pei Ju proposed to retire from office and return to his hometown on the grounds of old age and frailty. Soon, many older officials who were still in a wait-and-see attitude also submitted their resignations to Yang Gao.
After Pei Ju and many other officials left, Yang Gao immediately carried out drastic reforms and reorganization of the court. Yu Yunwen, who had followed Yang Gao for the longest time, was appointed as Shangshu Zuopushe, and Zhang Juzheng, who had more outstanding reform ability, was appointed as Shangshu Youpushe.
Fang Xuanling, who had followed Yang Gao in battles all year round, was Tongping Zhangshi, Liu Bowen was Nayan, and Wang Anshi, who had worked hard for the reform together with Zhang Juzheng, was promoted to Shangshu Ling.
The original six ministries were expanded to ten, including the original Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Rites, plus the four ministries separated from the original six ministries, among which there were four ministries specifically responsible for imperial examinations and education. The Ministry of Rites, which was originally responsible for this matter, was only responsible for the national etiquette and sacrifices and the exchanges between the vassal and foreign countries.
The second is the Ministry of Commerce, which is separated from the Ministry of Personnel, and is responsible for official examinations and other content. The other two are the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture, which are separated from the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Ministry of Commerce is responsible for the national tax revenue, and the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for the national tax revenue. Territory and fields, and the Ministry of Household Registration is responsible for household registration across the country.
Each of these ten departments has a minister as the highest official, who is in charge of the government affairs of the department, and his two deputies are the left and right ministers. Each department has multiple departments according to functions or divisions of counties. The chief of the department is Langzhong, and the deputy chief is Yuanwailang. The subordinate officials are in charge of affairs, ordering history, writing ordering history, etc.
Yang Shiqi served as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Yang Shiqi followed Wang Anshi and made great contributions to the stability of Hebei. He was also from a clan. Although Yang Shiqi had to jump several levels, there was no objection.
The Minister of Household Affairs was replaced by Fan Zhongyan, the former governor of Luozhou and the governor of Dongdu. Fan Zhongyan had been in the rear of Luoyang for many years. While stabilizing the people's livelihood, he also provided military supplies for Xue Rengui's army of hundreds of thousands. There was never a shortage, and the assessments in the past few years were also accurate. He is the superior, so it is reasonable to promote him at this time. The post of governor of Luozhou left by Fan Zhongyan was taken over by his deputy Zeng Guofan.
The Secretary of the Department was served by the original Jing Zhaoyin and Jiangdu Governor Bao Zheng. Bao Zheng was unselfish and did not fear the powerful to uphold justice for the people during his tenure. It was perfect for him to serve as the head of the Department who specialized in evaluating officials.
The official positions of Di Renjie, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, and Cen Wenwen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, were not transferred. Wang Shouren was the Shangshu of the Ministry of War. Originally, Yang Gao wanted Chen Ping to be the Shangshu, but Chen Ping's reputation was so bad that he was impeached by the imperial censor many times because Yang Gao thought of Wang Shouren, who also had both civil and military talents, as Shangshu, and Chen Ping as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War.
Yan Zhenqing, the governor of Shuzhou, served as the Minister of Academic Affairs. Yan Zhenqing was a master of calligraphy. He had a great reputation among students and was a well-known official.
The post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Agriculture was held by Lu Mengzheng, who had been in Lingnan for many years. Yu Qian, the former governor of Youzhou, was also appointed as the Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce. The post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry was held by He Chou, a famous craftsman and architect in the Sui Dynasty. However, He Chou was old. Already high, but Yang Gao couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while, so he still kept Henchou. The left minister was Pang Ji, and the right minister was Pu Yuan, who was also a skilled craftsman.
