Chapter 766: A Prince
Although Wei Zheng was a political rival with Comrade Li Er when he first belonged to the Li family, after Wei Zheng returned to Comrade Li Er, Comrade Li Er was still very good to Wei Zheng, an old man.
Not only did he not care about the time when he and Prince Yin competed in the past, Wei Zheng repeatedly offered schemes to let Prince Yin get rid of him early, and even gave Wei Zheng almost the same honor as those old ministers who fought the world, which can be said to be very difficult for a courtier who has returned to obedience.
Of course, Comrade Li Er's patience is limited, Wei Zheng is a person who can speak out, and Comrade Li Er is also an emperor who can listen to advice, but this does not mean that Comrade Li Er is a person who does not hold grudges.
But Wei Zheng didn't realize this.
If Wei Zheng was a person who knew how to advance and retreat, then after he died, Comrade Li Er would not have smashed his tombstone and ruined the marriage contract that had been made before.
Wei Zheng didn't understand the point of advancing and retreating, and it could be seen from the fact that after he was favored, Comrade Li Er's advices, admonitions, and admonitions may not all really like Wei Zheng's advice, but it is just out of political needs, so Comrade Li Er has to make an open mind to accept Wei Zheng's advice.
In this way, the minister can leave the image of an enlightened emperor to the people, and Comrade Li Er does not sincerely like Wei Zheng, a minister, which can be seen from Wei Zheng's official position and Comrade Li Er's almost no attention to Wei Zheng after ten years of Zhenguan.
He only had to appoint Wei Zheng for the interests of his imperial power, and similarly, in order to achieve his reputation and image goals, he had to endure Wei Zheng's admonition. So much so that Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore many times, and said angrily on different occasions such as "Sooner or later, one day Wei Zheng will be beheaded" and "I can't wait to kill this hillbilly".
Therefore, after hearing that Zhang Nan pushed Wei Zheng down from the position of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Comrade Li Er was very happy, after all, in this way, he would no longer have to endure Wei Zheng's boring advice, and he could keep Wei Zheng away from the court, and it would not damage his glorious image, Li Er was simply very happy.
In fact, Li Erzao was a little dissatisfied with Wei Zheng, because Wei Zheng had already committed a big taboo in the court, that is, offside.
Comrade Li Er was able to reuse Wei Zheng mainly because Wei Zheng was neither a Shandong nobleman nor a Shandong warrior, and his responsibility was only to contact Shandong heroes and monitor the Shandong nobles and the Guanlong clique for the clever use of dividing and manipulating the political groups.
But if Wei Zheng's actions crossed the power given by Li Shimin, he would have violated Li Er's taboo. And Comrade Wei Zheng did exactly that.
Wei Zheng recommended Du Zhenglun as the prime minister, and Du Zhenglun came from the Shengmen of Shandong, so Li Er's role of giving Wei Zheng to monitor the Shandong aristocracy no longer existed, and there was a suspicion of uniting the two major forces of Shandong society, civil and military.
This point has made Li Twenty very repulsive Wei Zheng, and now Zhang Nan actually offered to let Wei Zheng do this thankless and far away from the court's work, Li Er raised his hands and feet in agreement.
And Wei Zheng himself is also very happy with this decision, Wei Zheng is a smart man, as a courtier, it is a high-risk profession in itself, and as a minister, it is simply a danger of danger, especially for a courtier like him.
But Wei Zheng has no way, except for doing this, so that Comrade Li Er is in a state where he hates him and has to stay with him, Wei Zheng also has no way, how can Wei Zheng not feel Comrade Li Er's dissatisfaction with him, but he has no way, remove the identity of this minister, Comrade Li Er is not sorry to kill him a hundred times.
After all, he and Comrade Li Er had not experienced the baptism of blood and fire, and the one who had experienced it with him had already been cut down by Comrade Li Er.
Therefore, Wei Zheng is also looking for a safe way to exit the court, and Zhang Nan did this, which can be said to meet the common needs of Wei Zheng and Comrade Li Er at the same time.
"Wei Aiqing doesn't have to be arrogant, I think that if Wei Aiqing can help me manage this Independent Commission Against Corruption, then the atmosphere of my Tang officialdom is probably the same as the heroic spirit of Aiqing." Li Er said with a smile.
"Yes, the minister also thought that Lord Wei would be able to do this job." The eldest grandson Wuji also echoed and said.
In fact, Wei Zheng's character is still not said, if Wei Zheng even has a problem with his character, then Comrade Li Er would have cut Wei Zheng with a knife, and he can still be kept there to this day.
"Okay, Wei Aiqing doesn't have to excuse himself, when this Independent Commission Against Corruption rises, you will immediately go to work, as for the position of the Imperial Doctor, I will consider it separately." Li Er stroked the beard on his chest and said.
Looking at Li Er's resolute appearance, Wei Zheng also knew that it was impossible for him to resign, and he also knew that Li Er could not give him a chance to resign, so Wei Zheng gave up his gratitude.
"By the way, Qingquan, this old man has been elected, what about this young one?" Li Er then asked again.
"If you go back to the emperor, this is a little, the minister thinks that it is best to be served by a prince, which is the most suitable." Zhang Nan smiled and arched his hand.
"Oh? What do you mean by that? Li Er's eyes crossed with a fine light and asked.
As a newly established department, although it is directly under the leadership of the emperor, but because of the short time of establishment, its prestige will have certain problems, so at this time, it is the most direct and effective way to let a prince lead this department." Zhang Nan said.
"What's more, the purpose of the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption is to ensure the foundation of my Datang, and as a department with a high degree of power, how to supervise this right is also a very important issue, so it is necessary to let a prince supervise and supervise this right, after all, the emperor can't even trust his own son." Zhang Nan said with a smile.
"There is some truth in what you said, then tell me, which son do you think is the best for me to supervise this Independent Commission Against Corruption." Li Er looked at Zhang Nan with half-squinted eyes and asked.
"This ...... The matter of the candidate is still decided by the emperor himself, and the minister is not easy to say. Zhang Nan looked at Li Er's appearance and said.
When Li Er heard Zhang Nan say this, he looked at Zhang Nan for a long time, and then laughed and began to point at Zhang Nan with his fingers, and then said: "Qingquan, Qingquan, you are really, you are really a shrewd person, this time you will leave yourself clear, hahaha." ”