Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2755
Everyone understood Cui Dunli's meaning, and saluted in unison: "I dare not sit down, please speak frankly, Your Highness."

The corners of Li Zhi's eyes twitched, and displeasure flashed in his eyes, but he did not show it. He still smiled and said, "In that case, then this king will not hide it. This king was ordered by my father to serve as the 'prosecutor'." The post of Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs', in the absence of the Minister of the Ministry of War, should be the first chief officer of the Ministry of War. However, you all make your own decisions without asking for instructions. Let me ask, if something really goes wrong, who will be responsible? To take charge?"

The officials of the Ministry of War were silent for a while.

Obviously, after the highness had overcome the initial panic caused by Gao Jifu's death, he finally started to seize the power of the Ministry of War...

Cui Dunli stood with his arms tied, without saying a word, his face as calm as water, making it hard to see what was going on in his heart.

Although Guo Fushan is the right servant of the Ministry of War, he is a seasoned veteran of all kinds, but in fact he does not have a strong voice in the Ministry of War. At this time, he must choose to follow Cui Dunli closely and hide behind himself.

The rest of the principals looked at each other and lowered their heads.

Li Zhi was a little annoyed, the Ministry of War was really run by Fang Jun and that fellow, it was really unreasonable that these people dared to ignore him when he questioned him face to face.

He raised his hand, pointed to Liu Shi who was pretending to be dead and asked, "Master Liu, tell me."

This is the uncle of his own princess, and he is also his own person. As long as he follows his own words, he will have room for himself to play, and the next routine will follow.

With a bitter face and a troubled expression on his face, Liu Xi sneaked a glance at Cui Dunli, seeing this man's face was gloomy and silent, and his heart was like beating a drum. After struggling for a while, he gritted his teeth, bowed and said: "Your Highness, The lower officials dare not say nothing. In the past, the Ministry of War was overstaffed and inefficient. In the performance appraisal at the end of each year, the Ministry of War was at the end of the six departments. Emperor Gaozu and His Majesty were very dissatisfied with this, which led to the power of the Ministry of War being gradually dispersed. Other yamen, such as the power of military judging, were handed over to the Weiwei Temple... After the Duke of Yue entered the Ministry of War, he carried out drastic reforms to the work process of the Ministry of War, abolishing the previous level of reporting. The procrastinating process of the inquiry directly adopts the method of performing their own duties and being responsible for each. The specific affairs are assigned to the respective divisions, and the heads of each division will handle it by themselves according to the regulations. If there is an error, the head will be responsible. , The efficiency of the Ministry of War has been greatly improved, and everyone in the yamen can perform their duties, and has been encouraged by His Majesty several times... Therefore, the officials believe that the current process of the Ministry of War is still the best among the six departments, and there is no need to change it."

Li Zhi's eyes widened, and his anger rose.

motherfucker!

You are the king's wife and uncle. Instead of speaking for the king, the whole family will tear down the king's platform?

His tone was very displeased, and he said coldly: "Listening to Mr. Liu, do you think that this king is ignorant of government affairs and is too ambitious, and meddling indiscriminately in the affairs of the Ministry of War will greatly reduce the efficiency of the Ministry of War, and it will no longer be as smooth and refined as before?"

Liu Xun swallowed hard, and said helplessly: "I don't dare, but since the Ministry of War is running smoothly, why should it be changed suddenly? The Eastern Expedition is coming soon, and the operation of the various ministries of the court must be stable, especially the Ministry of War. It is the most important thing. Otherwise, if there is a slight error, it will have a very serious impact on the transportation of military rations, the allocation of soldiers, and the distribution of ordnance.

He really can't help it.

Although Princess Jin is her niece, once King Jin succeeds in competing for the crown prince, she will be a dignified relative when she becomes emperor in the future, but apart from being called "National Uncle", what benefits can she gain?

That's right, if King Jin ascended the throne, he would be rewarded a lot in order to win over his wives and clans. As an "uncle of the country", he might be able to confer titles on a high-ranking official, but what's the use of that?Even if he was granted the title of prime minister, could he really be under one person and above tens of thousands?
Impossible.

After many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, Liu Xun has already seen through the essence of the officialdom. The size of the official position and the rank are not important. What matters is what position you are in and what kind of power you hold in your hands.

Without power, so what if you are the Duke of the country?

Is Li Jing awesome?Your meritorious deeds can be called the God of War, but in the end, His Majesty Li Er deprived you of your military power, and you have the title of "Military God", but no one takes you seriously...

In other words, why does the Ministry of War still regard Fang Jun as the leader until today, and why does it not give you the face of King Jin at all?
It is because Fang Jun not only has the military power in his hands, but also the Royal Navy and Youtunwei are tightly held in his hands. He can be compared with any big boss in the army. Moreover, he is still the Minister of the Ministry of War. He is the name and substance of the Ministry of War. The highest officer in the world, and you, King Jin, are nothing more than a "Shangshu of the Ministry of Military Affairs".

To put it bluntly, you are just a temporary, "dove occupying the magpie's nest".

Is it possible for His Majesty Li Er to deprive Fang Jun of his position as minister of the Ministry of War?It's impossible, even if there are ups and downs in the court and Fang Jun suffers countless attacks, His Majesty Li Er only suspends Fang Jun's position, which can be seen.

Not to mention that from the bottom of his heart, Liu Shi was not optimistic that King Jin would be able to beat the crown prince in the battle for heir...

Now, although I am only the head of a small military department, the only casting bureau in Datang is in my hands. Every musket, every cannon, every thunderbolt, and even every catty of gunpowder must be manufactured by myself. In his hands, who to assign and how much to assign, he has a very large power, which makes all the troops in the entire empire have to curry favor.

What else can I get by following you as King Jin?
I'm afraid that the Forge Bureau will be the first to fly away before other powers are obtained...

In any case, Li Zhi never imagined that among dozens of officials in the Ministry of War, the first to stand up to resist him was his wife and uncle Liu Shi.

He stared at Liu Shi in disbelief, not knowing how to speak for a while.

The Hedong Liu family has already expressed their support to themselves, and they stand firmly on their side, but why does Liu Shi, who is a direct descendant of the Hedong Liu family, run counter to the family's decision?

In fact, it was because he was too young.

No matter how talented and intelligent a person is, it is impossible for him to be born with knowledge of politics and human relationships. There are many things that are not found in books. You can only rely on your experience to comprehend them. Besides, it is obvious that the books Li Zhi read Not enough, otherwise, you should know that throughout the ages, no clan will devote all of its resources to the faction it supports, and will always leave a way out for itself.

Although the Liu family in Hedong supported Li Zhi, they were unwilling to order Liu Shi to turn to Li Zhi when Liu Xi had already mastered the power of the foundry bureau, which made Fang Jun hate him deeply, thus depriving the foundry bureau of power.

Since the son of the family has already obtained a certain power, why let him abandon everything and start again?

Not only Liu Shi, but most of the officials of the Ministry of War are like this.

The position of the family is one thing, and it is another thing for them to stand on the side of the prince and Fang Jun. Not only will this not conflict with the interests of the family, but it will be able to guarantee the interests as much as possible in critical situations. After all, whether it is Whether the crown prince ascends the throne or the king of Jin seizes the throne, the family will always stand on the side of the victor...

Except for the eldest grandson's family and the nobles of Guanlong, who are no longer able to obtain any benefits from the prince, no one will devote themselves completely to one of them.

The reason why Xiao Yu supported the crown prince in the court, but the family plotted against Fang Jun in the south of the Yangtze River was the reason...

Li Zhi was angry and angry, stared at Liu Shi for a long time, then turned his eyes to Cui Dunli, and asked word by word: "Cui Shilang also thinks so?"

Except for Fang Jun, all members of the Ministry of War respected Cui Dunli, so he planned to take Cui Dunli into surgery.

I bear the imperial order of the emperor, and I am the "Shangshu of the Ministry of Military Affairs" in the Zhengshitang. Now I am the actual chief of the Ministry of War, and my order is the highest will of the Ministry of War. If it is under the jurisdiction of Cui Dunli, no matter whether it is the father or the ministers of the Zhengshitang, they must punish Cui Dunli in their eyes.

If the authority of the chief cannot be maintained, the military department, one of the six central departments, will simply become a laughing stock in the officialdom.

He didn't believe that Cui Dunli didn't understand this and dared to fight against him.

(End of this chapter)