Of course, in addition to Li Hao's group of people, there is another person who has also gained quite a lot, that is Qi Heng.
There was no way, who made Zhao Zonghan impressed him deeply? After all, among the officials, Zhao Zonghan was really only familiar with Qi Heng.
On this matter, Ouyang Xiu also sought Li Hao's opinion, but Li Hao did not stop it. Anyway, it was just a small matter.
Although Li Hao doesn't like Qi Heng very much, it is true that Qi Heng is not a bad person.
And when it comes to children, you can't go against your will all the time. Only by smoothing things over sometimes can you make them get closer to you.
However, Li Hao and Ouyang Xiu had different opinions on the specific arrangement of official positions.
Ouyang Xiu was too lazy to bother. Since Qi Heng was already serving in the Admonition Yuan, he might as well just let him stay in the Admonition Yuan and be promoted to an Admonition Officer, and then adjust his official rank to the official rank.
But Li Hao disagreed with this. After all, Qi Heng was a bit stunned, and Tai Jian's full strength could be used to check and balance Prime Minister.
Think about the scene played by Empress Cao during the Imperial Examination dispute in the play, which completely teased Qi Heng, leading the remonstrance officials to confront Han Qi and Zhao Zongquan head-on.
Although Zhao Zonghan and Han Qi did go too far at that time, it also proved that Qi Heng was too idealistic after all and could easily be taken advantage of.
If Qi Heng is really allowed to occupy a high position in Taijiao, someone will definitely use him as a knife.
Next, Li Hao plans to work with Ouyang Xiu to carry out the reform, which will definitely touch the interests of some people.
Naturally, these people will definitely find ways to attack. At this time, let someone with a weak mind stand in front of them to admonish them.
If someone takes advantage of you, it won't necessarily cause much trouble, but it's still disgusting.
Therefore, Li Hao suggested that Qi Heng be placed in the Sixth Department. Anyway, Shen Tugang was serving in the Ministry of Personnel.
Let Qi Heng go to the Sixth Department. With the old father-in-law Shen Tugang watching, Qi Guogong and the others couldn't say anything.
After listening to Li Hao's words, Ouyang Xiu thought that this worry was a bit unfounded.
In the end, after seeing Li Hao insisting again and again, Ouyang Xiu agreed.
After confirming this matter, Ouyang Xiu said: "By the way, the treasury is empty now, and we must beware of Xixia and Liao countries taking advantage of the chaos to invade the border.
Therefore, the border troops from all over the country need to prepare in advance. The court's money is probably not enough, and you, the third commander, need to think of a way. "
After hearing this, Li Hao replied: "Don't worry about this. I have received a reply from Sheng Hong. This time, the salt tax collected by him from Jiezhou and Shu has a total of more than 16 million taels of silver in cash.
Although it is not as long as the inspection of the Lianghuai salt tax, it is enough to solve the current urgent need.
After this period of time has passed, various taxes and duties will be collected later, which will not delay the court's affairs. "
Seeing that Li Hao answered in the affirmative, Ouyang Xiu could feel relieved, otherwise it would be embarrassing if a financial crisis occurred just after he took office.
After relaxing, Ouyang Xiucai joked with Li Hao again: "Sheng Hong did really well this time, and it's not in vain that you recommend him to take over the post of Salt and Iron Envoy.
But this time he visited eight provinces and was away from Bianjing for such a long time, and you didn't get any complaints from his old lady. "
Li Hao smiled and said: "The old lady of the Sheng family is the only daughter of Marquis Yongyi. She is such a smart person. She naturally understands what is good and what is bad.
But speaking of the old lady of the Sheng family, I heard that the Yongyi Hou Mansion was also implicated by Zhao Zongquan. What is going on? "
Ouyang Xiu explained: "It's not a big deal, after all, this generation of Yongyi Marquis only received a title for nothing and had no real power.
It is probably because of this that he thought of joining Zhao Zongquan and returning to Bianjing.
However, misfortune lies on the back of good fortune, and good fortune lies on misfortune. It is precisely because they have no power in their hands that they cannot do anything big.
We can only buy some beautiful concubines and demon boys in Jiangnan and send them to Bianjing for Zhao Zongquan, so that Zhao Zongquan can use them to win over people's hearts. "
When he heard this, Li Hao really shook his head and was speechless. After all, he was the leader of the Marquis Mansion. Even if he was in decline, he couldn't do such a shameful thing.
This is no different from what the fourth and fifth brothers of the Gu family did back then, but it was all done by the two juniors, Gu Tingdi and Gu Tingbing.
After shaking his head, Li Hao asked again: "What does uncle plan to do with them?"
Ouyang Xiu replied: "The matter has been reported to Dali Temple, and it will naturally be dealt with fairly.
Why are you going to intercede for them, but I heard that Mrs. Sheng has severed ties with the Yongyi Hou Mansion! "
Li Hao said: "This blood relationship can't be broken off easily, but if you make a mistake, you should be punished, and there is nothing to ask for.
It's just that this crime alone shouldn't lead to the loss of the title, so I thought about whether I could make some changes. "
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu was a little curious and asked, "How do you plan to change it?"
Li Hao explained: "Although Yongyi Houfu has not done much in the officialdom these years, he has done really well in other aspects in the name of the Houfu.
The south of the Yangtze River was originally a land of plenty and prosperous trade, and the Yongyi Marquis Mansion had a large-scale business in grain and cloth.
It just so happens that the commercial tax department is not going to change it next, but it happens to be short of a leader.
The Yongyi Hou Mansion has a large business and a great reputation, so asking them to take the initiative to cooperate will be of great benefit to the implementation of the reform.
So can you take this opportunity to change the head of Yongyi Hou Mansion to an obedient person? "
Li Hao's words didn't sound like a big problem. As for the possible selfishness, Ouyang Xiu didn't intend to point it out.
So he said: "Okay, I will arrange this with Dali Temple. As for who to replace, you can give me an answer as soon as possible."
After finishing the business talk, Li Hao said goodbye and went back to his house. Of course, this was not the original Li Mansion, but Chengyuan.
Yes, it was the Chengyuan that Zhao Zongquan gave to Gu Tingye. Of course, that was without Li Hao's participation.
It's a coincidence that the last time the palace was transformed into Chengyuan, the owner didn't know why, but he didn't follow King Yan to cause trouble.
Li Hao originally thought that this guy had a good life and escaped with his life.
Unexpectedly, this guy escaped from King Yan, but still could not escape from Zhao Zongquan. This time he was broken into sand, and Chengyuan was confiscated.
Then Li Hao happened to see it, so he simply exchanged the reward money and other things for this house.
After all, Li Hao is not short of money now, but money can't buy such a good house.
After arriving, Li Hao sent people over to prepare the house. Anyway, there were many people in the Third Division who could do this.
Just before the third division became busy, Li Hao came over to check and accept the results. If there were still problems, he could have people correct them immediately.
When Li Hao arrived, he was surprised to see the carriage of Ningyuan Houfu parked outside Chengyuan.
After all, he hasn't moved in yet. Gu Tingye and the others should go to the old house to find him, so why are they here.
So he asked the boy at the door: "Who is coming from Ningyuan Houfu?"
The boy replied: "Just now, the eldest lady came here with Mrs. Ningyuan Hou, the old lady of the Sheng family, and several ladies from Shanda."
Li Hao thought to himself that it was a coincidence that he wanted to talk to Mrs. Sheng about the Yongyi Hou Mansion.
After entering Chengyuan, Li Hao asked people all the way and finally found the group of people on the lakeside corridor of the back house.
When Li Hao approached, everyone noticed Li Hao and naturally saluted and said hello.
Then Zhang Guifen said strangely: "Why didn't you come to Chengyuan when you had time to talk to the Prime Minister today?"
Li Hao replied: "After the matter has been discussed, I thought of coming to Chengyuan to see if there is anything else that needs to be changed.
But if I knew you were coming, I wouldn't have made this trip. "
Seeing what Li Hao said, Zhang Guifen quickly said: "No, we are here just to enjoy the scenery, but we don't have time to find fault with you. You should go and see it yourself."
After hearing this, Li Hao smiled and said: "Okay, then I won't disturb you much, but I have to delay you for a while. I have something to talk to the old lady alone."
After hearing this, Mrs. Sheng thought it was something about Sheng Hong that had changed, so she asked Minglan and the others to wait while she and Li Hao walked away to talk.
When she heard that it was about the Yongyi Hou Mansion, Mrs. Sheng frowned and said, "I knew that my nephew was not a smart person, but I never thought that he would dare to get involved in this matter. Now the court has Did it say how to deal with this matter?"
Li Hao replied: "This matter has just arrived at Dali Temple, and we haven't decided how to deal with it yet, but you can rest assured.
I just asked the Grand Prime Minister, after all, Marquis Yongyi was not directly involved, so the crime will not lead to death, and he will not be deprived of his title.
It’s just that the current Marquis Yongyi will definitely not be able to continue to be the Marquis, and a new one will need to be elected. "
When she heard that both the person and the title were still there, Mrs. Sheng was relieved.
As for someone else to be the Yongyi Marquis, Mrs. Sheng didn't care, since they were all from the Xu family anyway.
However, considering that Li Hao is not a person who likes to take credit and reward, there must be a reason for him to take the initiative to tell him the news this time.
Then he asked: "Is there anything you need me to do?"
Li Hao smiled and said: "The old lady is really good at predicting things. I really want to ask the old lady for help with something, and it is about Yongyi Hou Mansion.
The Yongyi Marquis Mansion has made a lot of profits from doing business in Jiangnan in recent years and is very powerful, and the imperial court will conduct a pilot business tax reform in Jiangnan in the future.
If you can get help from Yongyi Hou Mansion, it will be much easier to do things.
Therefore, I would like to ask about the temperament of the people in Yongyihou's house, and then choose someone who can be used by the court to inherit the title.
This should also be a good thing for the Yongyi Hou Mansion. "
Hearing this, Mrs. Sheng fell into deep thought and said, "People change. It has been more than ten years since I severed contact with Yongyi Hou Mansion.
I don’t know who else is in Yongyihou’s mansion now, so I’m afraid they may not be able to help you. "
Seeing that Mrs. Sheng was unwilling to intervene, Li Hao didn't plan to say anything more. Anyway, he would just send someone to Jiangnan to investigate.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Sheng continued, "But I can go to Jinling and personally help you find a suitable candidate."
Li Hao really didn't expect that Mrs. Sheng would make such a big move, so he immediately said: "I don't need to bother you with traveling and traveling. Just let others go to Jinling to inquire about the situation."
Mrs. Sheng replied: "It's not just for you, after all, I am a bloodline of the Xu family. Now that such a big thing has happened to the Xu family, it is right for me to go back and take a look.
And I also have selfish motives in this matter. The Xu family is still in decline. Now that I have this opportunity, I naturally hope that there will be smart and capable people in the Xu family who can use this to revive the family business. "
Seeing that Li Hao wanted to persuade him again, Mrs. Sheng said directly: "Okay, don't worry, I have my own plan for this matter."
After saying that, Mrs. Sheng went back to Minglan and the others, saying that she was tired and had to go back first, so they said goodbye and left.
After they left, Zhang Guifen came to ask Li Hao what he had just said to Mrs. Sheng.
After Li Hao briefly explained the situation, Zhang Guifen said with emotion: "It seems that Mrs. Sheng still hasn't given up on Yongyi Hou Mansion, so you should be more helpful."
Li Hao replied: "This is natural, I will pay attention to it."
After finishing speaking, Li Hao took Zhang Guifen around in Chengyuan, found some defects, and threw them to the craftsmen for further improvement.
A few days later, Mrs. Sheng left Bianjing with a group of servants, but this time she was not accompanied by Minglan.
As time goes by, the situation in the DPRK has basically stabilized, and people feel at ease.
However, the arrival of a memorial caused a stir in Bianjing at this time, and Li Hao was also called to Ouyang Xiu's house to discuss the matter.
When Li Hao arrived and saw Zeng Gongliang and Shen Tugang also there, he was really confused.
Zeng Gongliang could still understand when he came over. After all, he and Ouyang Xiu had a personal relationship.
But why was Shen Tugang called here, and when did he become close to Ouyang Xiu.
Although he felt guilty in his heart, Li Hao remained as usual on his face. He greeted the two of them politely and congratulated them on their promotion.
Zeng Gongliang was informed of the Kaifeng Mansion from Quan, and now he has become the Deputy Privy Envoy and the second-in-command of the Privy Council.
As for Shen Tugang, although he is still presiding over the construction of Yongzhao Mausoleum, he has not officially returned to Beijing to take up a post.
However, the official rank and duties have already been determined. He will choose the assistant minister for the left of the Ministry of Personnel, who is also the second-in-command of the Ministry of Personnel. He can only take office after the construction of Yongzhao Mausoleum is completed.
After chatting for a while, Ouyang Xiu hurried in from outside and said: "Just now, the Zhengshi Hall received a memorial from Luoyang, written by Grand Prime Minister Fu Bi.
The memorial didn't say much, except that it mentioned that Grand Prime Minister Fu Bi's period of Ding You had expired. "
Regarding this matter, the three of them had actually heard about it when they came from outside, and they also understood the difficulty of this matter.
Now that his Dingyou period has expired, he naturally needs to return to Beijing to take up a post. After all, Fu Bixian is famous and it is impossible not to recall him and appoint him.
But Fu Bi resigned from the position of Tongzhong Shu Ping Zhangshi and Zhaowen Hall's bachelor Ding You, but now there is someone in this position.
We can't let Ouyang Xiu resign and return his position to Fu Bi. Ouyang Xiu himself is probably not willing to agree to this.
Or learn from Han Qi in history and give Fu Bi the positions of Privy Councilor and Grand Scholar of Jixian Pavilion.
But facts have also proven that the relationship between Fu Bi and Han Qi deteriorated sharply after Fu Bi was reinstated. I am afraid there are also factors in this regard.
