Chapter 338 New Prime Minister
Chen Zhibao is the most dared to speak in front of Li Qing among these people. He thought that Xu Yuan was embarrassed, so he didn't wait for Xu Yuan to speak at that time and said this first.
However, after he finished speaking, Xu Yuan shook his head cautiously and said, "Xu Yuan should thank you for your kindness, but since Your Majesty asked me why I recommended Liu Yan, in short, there are two reasons!"
Xu Yuan's words were not as humble as he was, and it didn't seem like he was joking. After hearing this, Li Yan put away the smile on his face and asked, "What are the reasons?"
"First, I have been observing in the court and in Chang'an City these days. Although Liu Yan was a man who had a reputation as a child prodigy when he was a young man, it was not an exaggeration. If you want to do something practical in the court of the Tang Dynasty, you are different from me. If he wants to implement a measure in Chang'an City, you must first investigate and experiment. I have also observed many of his measures, which are all good things that benefit the country and the people. To be fair, from this point of view, I am not as good as him!"
"Oh? What about the second one?"
After hearing Xu Yuan's first reason, Li Qing did not rush to refute him, but continued to ask,
"Secondly, Your Majesty has expressed the saying that you should be based on your merits in the court many times. Since Your Majesty has said this, if you ask me to be the prime minister again, it would not be based on your merits, but a nepotism. Even the court officials dare not say it, but it is hard to guarantee that some court officials will think so in their hearts. This will be very unfavorable for Your Majesty to pass the imperial examination in the future! Now, Liu Yan, who has no backer in the court, has become the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, not only because of his talent, but also let court officials and people all over the world see Your Majesty's mind!"
After saying this from Xu Yuan's mouth, Li Yan felt a lot more touched.
Originally, even if he thought that the position of the prime minister must be Xu Yuan. After all, he and Zhang Xun have been working together for so many years since Suiyang. They have definitely had a tacit understanding when dealing with these government affairs. Moreover, he is really his own confidant. If he uses other people's words, wouldn't it be a shame to his heart?
For these two reasons, Liu Yan was not within Li Yan's consideration at all, especially the official position of Jingzhao Yin is no longer low.
But what Xu Yuan said made Li Bing feel that it was quite reasonable. Liu Yan became the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty in his previous life, and he did a lot of practical things in his position as prime minister. If he hadn't been him, the Tang Dynasty in his previous life would have probably ended decades earlier.
However, this matter is really not so easy for Li Qing to make a decision, so after Xu Yuan said this, he hesitated.
"Your Majesty, you must do this as I said. As long as this is the case, this year's palace examination will really force out some talents!"
Xu Yuan saw that Li Yan was still hesitating, and immediately continued while the iron was hot.
"Okay! I'll listen to you today. Let Liu Yan be the prime minister. Wang Jin will leave at that time. After he leaves, can he still have a seat, right?"
Finally, after Li Yan finished speaking, he waved his pen and wrote Liu Yan's name directly on the piece of paper, which was a complete this brief reorganization of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course he knew that in addition to those who have come here to resign in the past two days, there are many courageous people in the court who want to take advantage of the situation, but the existence of these people still has the value of their existence, so Li Yi doesn't want to move them for the time being.
Although the number of people in the first court after the rest of the country was much smaller, in Li Nian's opinion, the mental outlook of these officials had fundamentally changed.
In his own words, it felt like he was the emperor on the first day, because they regarded Ling as the emperor with supreme power at the beginning of this day. Before that, Yuan Zai was like a mountain lying between Li and his ministers.
Liu Yan was naturally quite surprised that he suddenly became a prime minister, but no matter how surprised he was, he was always a practical practitioner. When he got to the position of prime minister, the first thing he thought of was naturally what he would do next.
In his opinion, this matter is actually nothing difficult. Just like if you marry a new concubine, you can't think about whether you can still do it at your age, but you have to think about how to do it directly. With this idea, no matter what it is, it's no problem.
This news also made many talented people in the court who had no backing or power and could only waste their time in low-level or unimportant official positions every day because they had no backing or power.
What was Liu Yan's situation? Because his reputation as a prodigy was greatly amplified by the officials of the Tang Dynasty. Many people knew his background. Under such circumstances, he was able to jump from a Jingzhao Yin who was regarded as a coolie by Yuan Zai to become the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, which was a silent inspiration for many people.
Another major feature of the rectification of the government this time is that many people under the age of 40 have been promoted several levels in succession, and some have even become third-rank officials at once. This makes these people even more convinced that the emperor Li Yan definitely does not like to be dictatorial and chaotic. If you want to get up in the court of the Tang Dynasty, you have to do it like Liu Yan.
For most people in Chang'an City and officials at the bottom of the court, this is exciting good news. In the eyes of these people, Emperor Li Qing was determined to bring some new atmosphere to the Tang Dynasty.
So after this change was completed, the east and west cities of Chang'an City seemed much more lively than usual. The topic of conversation in the tavern had shifted from Li Qing's privately raising a woman in Xingqing Palace to Yang Yuhuan, a figure like a god in their hearts, who was still alive, and became the emperor concubine with almost the highest seniority in the Tang Dynasty Palace.
Such a fairy plot is absolutely perfect in the hearts of the people. After announcing their identities, Yang Yuhuan also escorted the imperial guards to the market in Chang'an City for a walk. The scene seemed to be the New Year, which almost made the people of the entire Chang'an City celebrate.
However, many places in Chang'an City and the Tang Dynasty did celebrate. When the news reached the Uighurs, the sky in Uighurs began to become a little gloomy.
Chapter completed!