"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty is the central auxiliary to the government and plays a very important role. If he resigns, it will only delay the state affairs. The court is currently in a troubled period and has urgent and complicated affairs..." Zhao Pu finally spoke, as if to remind Emperor Liu.
According to his thoughts, he naturally hopes that Emperor Liu can return Song Qi's power to him, but Zhao Pu also knows that this is almost impossible. On the other side, Li Ye also became interested and looked at Emperor Liu a little longingly. He was a dignified uncle and the esteemed prime minister. He had always been subordinate to foreign ministers. He was not even ranked as the second prime minister, which was a bit too much. .
It's a pity that Emperor Liu had obviously already had an idea about this, and gave instructions: "Tell Prince Pu of Tokyo to come to Beijing and take over Song Qi's position! He is also a talented prime minister and has been taking care of the political affairs of the Central Plains for me since he moved west. He should still Stay in the center and correct your position!”
Wang Pu, this is not an easy person to get along with! Zhao Pu secretly thought that he was even more difficult to deal with than Song Qi. After all, Song Qi was from a vassal, while Wang Pu was a close confidant of the emperor. He had followed Emperor Liu for twenty-three years, and his ability, qualifications, and reputation were all outstanding. is enough.
When he was in Tokyo, Wang Pu was already a prime minister, and he had the experience of staying in Taiwan and Tokyo in the past few years, which was deeply ingrained. If he entered the court and opposed him, he would be a greater threat than Song Qi, and he would definitely have a threat to his position of power. cause impact.
At this moment, Zhao Pu's mind was already spinning several times, and he was quickly weighing the gains and losses. But he soon calmed down. No matter who he replaced, he would not be a small role. Moreover, Zhao Pu did not have a big say in the appointment of prime ministers. Considering this, Zhao Pu was determined. Without this awareness, even if Emperor Liu appreciated his talents, he would not be able to serve as prime minister for long.
However, Zhao Pu was alert, rolled his eyes, and had another idea. He bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the king has both talents and aspirations, and he is worthy of the title of prime minister. However, can the imperial court do more to keep Tokyo in Taiwan?" Considered!"
"What do you think?" Emperor Liu looked at Zhao Pu with interest.
Zhao Pu looked calm and said calmly: "Your Majesty, when the imperial court moved westward and stayed in Taiwan and Tokyo, the prime minister was responsible for the affairs of the three states in the Central Plains. This was originally an expedient method to calm people's hearts and avoid the turmoil of moving the capital. Now, the imperial capital has been moved to Luoyang. After a long time, the internal and external affairs have been settled, and people's hearts have been at peace. It would be inappropriate to re-exercise power with Tokyo!
Therefore, I believe that the power in Tokyo should be returned to the central government, and the three roads of Henan, Huaidong, and Huaixi should be directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court like all other roads in the world, so that the government orders can be unified and accessible! "
Zhao Pu's opinion was quite straightforward. The problems in Tokyo are also issues left over from history. They were the compromises made during the westward migration. Paying equal attention to the two capitals did have the effect of stabilizing people's hearts at first, but as time went by, this contradiction gradually became apparent.
As a highly centralized empire, leaving Taiwan in Tokyo and dividing it in Daozhou is in conflict with the national conditions and system. Prime ministers like Zhao Pu are not willing to have a power structure outside the center that can compete with the imperial court. After all, this undermines the authority of the center.
And as Zhao Pu's power and position became increasingly consolidated, it became even less clear that there was a small imperial court in Tokyo, which divided the power of the central government and restricted the imperial court's governance of the three roads in the Central Plains. Although it is far from the level of a state within a state, it does have some negative effects after all. Moreover, even if the team in Tokyo that stays in Taiwan does not have many officials, in Zhao Pu's view, it is still too redundant.
Previously, Zhao Pu also mentioned it to Emperor Liu in a subtle way, discussing the pros and cons and detailing the key points. Of course Emperor Liu didn't understand, but he also had certain feelings for Tokyo, and he didn't think it was serious. Tokyo's little autonomy was completely insignificant in his eyes.
However, this is the first time for Zhao Pu to state the matter so directly. He couldn't help but glance at Zhao Pu, and Zhao Pu also put away his usual submissive expression, and his attitude revealed a hint of persistence.
After thinking for a moment, Emperor Liu couldn't help but smile. This Zhao Pu really seizes the opportunity to make suggestions and realize his political intentions. Moreover, after getting along with each other for the past two years, Emperor Liu discovered that in Zhao Pu's eyes, the big man seemed to have various problems that needed to be rectified...
This time, with Wang Pu's mobilization, Zhao Pu raised the Tokyo issue again, and Emperor Liu couldn't help but calm down and think more about it. After a long time, Emperor Liu raised his head, as if compromising, and waved his hands: "Since it is no longer appropriate, we should withdraw now!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhao Pu said immediately, almost waiting for Emperor Liu's words. On the side, Song Qi and Li Ye also agreed. On this matter, they had the same attitude and coordinated steps.
"However, the officials in Tokyo should be carefully arranged and should not make big changes, so as not to cause unrest in people's hearts!" Emperor Liu glanced at Zhao Pu and said leisurely: "If there is any turmoil and someone files a complaint in front of me, I can take it. You’re asking!”
"Yes!" After the matter was settled, Zhao Pu naturally had no objections to this small matter and agreed quickly.
"Your Majesty, if Mr. Wang comes from the west, Tokyo affairs will still need to be taken care of by important ministers!" Zhao Pu said.
"Isn't there Li Gu?" Emperor Liu said.
"Your Majesty, your Duke is in poor health and it is difficult for him to preside over the affairs of the Kaifeng government!" Zhao Pu said.
"Huh?" Emperor Liu suddenly asked with concern: "Why didn't you tell me earlier, how is your condition?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, it's just a recurrence of the old illness!" Zhao Pu said.
"Yantuo!" After hearing this, Emperor Liu immediately called.
"What's the official's order?" Yan Tuo stepped forward, crouching in anticipation.
"Send the imperial physician to Tokyo to show it to your Duke. He will also bring the ginseng that the prince brought back from Liaodong!" Emperor Liu expressed his magnanimity.
"yes!"
"Wang Pu entered the court and Li Gu was ill..." After coming back to his senses, Emperor Liu thought about it and ordered again: "Draw up the plan and transfer Lu Yin, the chief envoy of Zhejiang and Zhejiang Provinces, to stay in Tokyo and Kaifeng Mansion. Yin!”
"Yes!" This is an old minister of the emperor again.
"In addition, we will transfer Li Fang to the court as the governor of Luoyang!" Emperor Liu said again. Since there is a change, there will be more noise and some new faces will be added to the court.
And with this transfer, it is obvious that it will cause a big change in the political arena of the Han Dynasty, and the officials involved are all Taoist officials.
"As for the candidates for the two chief officials of Zhejiang and Hunan, the political affairs hall will discuss it again and come up with a statement!" Emperor Liu said again.
"The Political Affairs Hall will work with the Ministry of War to draw up the list of awards for meritorious service in the Northern Expedition as soon as possible, and it will be reviewed by the Crown Prince first!" Before leaving, Emperor Liu raised his finger and explained again: "The New Year is here, and the soldiers both inside and outside, I'm afraid... They are eager to wait for the results of the imperial court's reward to be announced. The imperial court cannot let them down. This matter must be finalized before the New Year's Eve, and it will be announced to the world on the New Year's Eve!"
"Yes!" Emperor Liu's firm tone left no room for doubt, and Zhao Pu did not dare to refute.
It is conceivable that the court will spend a lot of money again, which is enough to make Shen Yilun, who is in charge of finance, feel distressed. If there is no internal funds to help the emergency, it will be really difficult to support it.
Moreover, another group of nobles will be born and their titles will be promoted in the court, which also means that the amount of titles and salaries that the court will need to allocate every year will increase again.
Thinking of this, Mr. Zhao Pu couldn't help but frown. When he raised his eyes, Emperor Liu had already walked out. Looking at his back, he couldn't help but secretly thought, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't you really think that the country treats nobles too kindly? ? If things continue like this, it will definitely not be beneficial to the country, and the financial burden on the court will only become heavier and heavier...
