For Suning's position in the vertical and horizontal department, everyone will not have any surprises, the only surprise is that this position is a little too high, Li Ermaxi Xià with a stroke of the pen to Du Ruhui's heir, the position of the second in command of the vertical and horizontal division to Suning, this position is undoubtedly a very high position, and the power and significance represented by this position is also undoubted, and there are not a few people who are surprised by this.

For example, Empress Eldest Sun is one of them.

In fact, as the lord of hougong, the power of Empress Changsun is not small, and there are many things she can manage and ask, Suning is a member of the royal family, and she is also a minor courtier, married to a royal woman, and has a good relationship with the crown prince Li Chengqian, in all senses, Suning's affairs Empress Changsun has to pay attention to, not to mention important things like the crown, for a man, the same is a thing that only happens once in a lifetime.

When Empress Changsun heard the news that Suning's crown ceremony was about to be held, she naturally felt that the royal family also needed to make some expressions, so she asked Li Erma what gifts he needed to give Suning: "Erlang, Suning is going to be crowned soon, this man and crown are a big deal, he is also my royal person, no matter what, it is reasonable for us to make some expressions, what kind of congratulatory gifts should we give?" ”

Li Erma was writing something, and said without looking up: "Cheng Qian went over to congratulate him, it was the biggest gift we gave him, what else did he want?" has such a good relationship with the prince, how many people envy him, what else does he want? If you give him some gold, silver, and jewelry, you will be left behind. ”

Empress Eldest Sun hesitated: "That's all? I'm afraid it's a little unpretty, right? After all, he has also done a lot of things for us Datang, hasn't he? ”

Li Erqi smiled: "That's right. That's why I asked Cheng Qian to support him on the scene, and that's it, this. Li Erma handed a piece of paper in his hand to Empress Changsun, who took it and looked at it slightly, and immediately showed a surprised expression: "The Zongheng Division has been upgraded to the Zongheng Division?" Three provinces and seven ministries? Suning served as the left waiter of the vertical and horizontal department? From the position of Sanpin? Jiro, this, isn't this ......"

Li Erqi waved his hand and said with a smile: "This is what he deserves, the Zongheng Division was originally established by him, and it was he who built the entire Zongheng Division." The entire vertical and horizontal division was planned. For the Zongheng Division, no one understands it better than him, and no one understands the art of Zongheng better than him, Keming is just a halfway monk, and his body is weak. Hold this extremely heavy position for a long time. I'm worried about his body.

Suning is just an adult. He is young and strong, his body is absolutely strong, and he eats and drinks well. Practicing martial arts, if his health is not good, then I should worry about his lifespan, it doesn't matter, he has also held a position in the Zongheng Division before, and he is very familiar with it, Keming should retire after a few more years, at that time, it would be better to hand over the Zongheng Division to Suning to manage. ”

Empress Changsun still felt that something was wrong: "Your Majesty, the concubine is not worried about who will manage this vertical and horizontal division, if it is still a vertical and horizontal division, it will be fine, but now that it has been upgraded to a vertical and horizontal department, it is a first-class department of the Tang Dynasty, and there are so many things to manage, Mr. Du will forget it, the elder of the court, and Suning, he is only twenty years old, just twenty years old, and he has no formal official position before this, let him be a high-ranking official from the third grade, is this it, will make him the target of public criticism?" ”

Li Ermajesty took a sip of a cup of tea, and said with a nonchalant smile: "Is this kid the first time to become the target of public criticism?" The recitals for his impeachment can be piled up in a room, and every day I expect my severe punishment of his speech officials to line up from the palace to the gate of his house in Sanyuan County, and he is not the target of public criticism? ”

Empress Eldest Sun was puzzled: "Then why did His Majesty do this?" Didn't His Majesty want to leave him to Cheng Qian's great use? Isn't that ......"

"Did he hurt him?" Li Erqi smiled lightly: "This is not harming him, this is protecting him!" ”

Empress Eldest Sun became more and more incomprehensible: "What does Your Majesty mean by this?" ”

Li Erma explained with a smile: "The Yanguan impeached him, and many officials didn't like him either, and some protégés of the Shandong Shi clan counted on him every day that life was worse than death, and hated him to the bone, all because he was still a child, he had no power and official position, he could only rely on others to help him deal with those people, and he needed to use the strength of others to give him the opportunity and time to grow, so he made up so many things and united a large number of generals in order to get protection."

But he definitely doesn't like this kind of protection, and even if it comes from my protection, he won't like it, this kid doesn't like to let his life be in the hands of others, he likes to protect himself, and control his own life, so he will try his best to consolidate his position and make more things, I appreciate him, yes, I want to leave him to Cheng Qian, even more fake, but I hope that what I want to leave to Cheng Qian is a minister who can help Cheng Qian in many things, not a child.

He needs a formal position and a power in his hands, and then I won't care about him anymore, I'm just suing him, from the moment he gets this power, I won't secretly protect him, he has to protect himself, and deal with the harassment and opposition of those people, if he can do it, then of course I can give him the status of a lonely minister, if he can't do it, then I won't hand over the national fortunes of Datang to him. ”

Empress Eldest Sun frowned and said, "Then Your Majesty really believes that he can be qualified for this position?" ”

Li Erma nodded: "Why not?" If it weren't for the collective opposition of the generals and the rules I had set myself, I really wanted to throw him into Shangshu Province to experience a decade or two, let him learn to govern the country, and then watch him step by step to the position of prime minister, but this is unlikely, he was born in the army, the military does not interfere in politics, and the literati do not run the army, this is the rule I set myself, if I change him for the sake of one person, how many people will continue to abide by it?

This kid's military strategy is indeed strange, otherwise he would not have been valued by the pharmacist, naturally. I also value his ability to command the army, among the young guys now, he is the best, and now he has some good seedlings, but they are not as good as him, he is a handsome talent who can inherit the status of a pharmacist, and there are not many people who can be handsome among those young men, for a territory like Datang, the number is too small.

I was reluctant to tie him to the court, as Tong Keming once said to me. was reluctant to throw him into the army, and wasted his talent for governing the country for a lifetime. I am also reluctant to tie him to the court and mix around for a lifetime, for such a talented person who is both civil and military, almost all the emperors before me should be too late to cherish, but now I can't let him play his full ability because of the established rules. So. I had to take a compromise. Let him enter the vertical and horizontal sections. ”

Empress Changsun asked: "The vertical and horizontal department is one of the seven departments in the court, and it also belongs to the ranks of civilian officials, if Suning wants to join the army in the future." Something seems wrong. ”

Li Erma replied: "The Zongheng Division does not belong to the jurisdiction of Shangshu Province, and it does not need to go to the court in ordinary times, just because Keming is also the right servant of Shangshu at the same time, so he needs to go to the court, and it cannot be regarded as a real civil official, and Suning has already led the army to the army in the past, so if he wants to go on the expedition, there should be no problem, besides, forget the staff officer?" The staff officers in the army are also civilian officials, but they can also join the army with them, Suning joined the army as a staff officer, and it is also good to enter the staff headquarters when the time comes. ”

Empress Eldest Sun smiled: "Your Majesty really thinks a lot about him!" ”

Li Erma smiled, and then shook his head: "It's not that I think a lot about him, but I think a lot about Datang, I have to think about the future for Tang, I have to think about the future for Datang, I can govern Datang and govern Datang when I'm here, I'm not here, can Cheng Qian be a qualified emperor, can he become an emperor who will continue to be brilliant and strong, I don't want Datang to become a former Sui, a former Qin, the second and the third, so I have to make some preparations." ”

Empress Changsun walked up to Li Er Majesty and shook Li Er Majesty's hand: "Why doesn't Your Majesty believe in the Cheng Qian that you have cultivated with your own hands?" ”

Li Erxi was silent for a while, smiled, and said, "Son of Heaven, king, emperor, why do you call yourself Lonely? Widows? It's not self-humility, it's really a lonely widow, being the emperor, being the son of heaven, sitting on the supreme seat in the world, then it's destined to bear this, I can't trust anyone, at least I can't completely trust anyone, absolutely not, even if it's my son, it's the prince I personally appointed. ”

Empress Changsun was also silent, and then said with a little sadness: "Erlang, if it had been ...... at the beginning" Li Er Majesty interrupted Empress Changsun: "No if, no if, although I did something wrong, I will not regret it, what I did is what I did, what I did is wrong, even if future generations know, reprimand me, accuse me, scold me, I will not regret it, because I have personally created a strong Tang Dynasty, they have to praise me!" Praise me! Praise Lonely! Praise the widow! ”

Empress Changsun was stunned, and she didn't say anything in the end, maybe she also knew that she couldn't say anything herself, just as she knew that she was appointed by Li Erma Xià as the left attendant of the vertical and horizontal department from the third rank, Suning also knew why Li Erma Xià did this, why, what kind of considerations and ideas he had, although he didn't want to be so early, but Suning was indeed very grateful to Li Erma Xià for giving him this power.

If you want to hold your destiny in your own hands, you need not only intelligence, wealth, but also power, all three, even the emperor can't fool you, so no matter what, Suning will not continue to live a life of accepting the protection of others.

Accept the protection of Li Jing, accept the protection of the generals, accept the protection of the royal family, use a lot of interests to build this interest group firmly, marry the prince's daughter, become a royal family, and obtain the protection of the king, at this point, he is already very safe, but these are just nothing.

Only when I can protect myself, can I be on an equal footing with those generals and big shots, and have the same status as them, otherwise, in their eyes, I will always be just a "Su boy", an adult, a crown, a wife, a son, and it is no longer suitable to be a "Su boy...... No, it's very inappropriate!

Therefore, Suning accepted this appointment, in addition to this most important news, that is, some insignificant news, increased the number of Suning's fiefs and food, gave a lot of ingredients and books, and presented a generous gift for Suning to finally become an adult at the age of twenty.

After that, you have to protect yourself, you have to bear a qiē from other people's malice and aggression, if you succeed, you can get what you want, if you fail, then you will have nothing, what I need is a qualified political family that can help Datang become strong, a qualified minister, not a simple child, boy, from the day you enter Chang'an City, this is your fate. (To be continued......)