Chapter 148: Beiting Discussion on Political Affairs

In order not to affect normal court affairs, the morning court will usually only last about one hour. After dawn, the officials will return to the courtroom. Today, the rewards for Longyou are no exception, and it will end after one hour.

Li Qing'an and other generals were going to the Ministry of War to go through the service procedures. As soon as he walked out of the hall, he was stopped by Li Linfu, "Qilang, wait a moment!"

Li Qing'an quickly bowed and said, "I will meet with the Prime Minister!"

After returning from Longyou, Li Qingan had never seen Li Linfu. It was not that he had no time, but that he didn't really want to see this sweet-mouthed prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. He really learned Li Linfu's methods. In order to put himself into the prince's camp, he did not hesitate to let the border generals go to Jianghuai to train troops, so that he was introduced to the prince's party after breaking the salt case in Yangzhou.

After such a big circle, Li Linfu had only one purpose, to join the princely party and provoke a fight between the prince and the Yang family. He came to reap profits. To put it bluntly, he wanted to snipe Yang Zhao's threat to his position.

Although he did not want to be Li Linfu's pawn, after the reward of the morning court, he found that he could not get rid of Li Linfu's involvement. He was named the governor of Tingzhou and the deputy envoy of Beiting Jiedu, while the governor of Beiting was Li Linfu. He simply suspected that he had taken office as Beiting and Li Linfu's recommendation, otherwise he would not have been such a coincidence.

Li Linfu walked forward with a smile and said, "I didn't expect that we have become colleagues again. Do you have time? Let's talk about Beiting's affairs."

Li Qing'an could not refuse, so he had to agree: "The prime minister has an order, and his subordinates should comply with it."

"Okay, follow me to the Secretariat. I will send someone else to do your Ministry of War."

The Secretariat of the Central Secretariat was next to Hanyuan Hall, and the two walked slowly over, "Qilang, didn't expect that he would be sealed in Beiting!"

"I really didn't expect that my subordinates were an Anxi Army for three years and were really reluctant to leave Anxi."

"Nostalgia is a natural human nature! But in Anxi you have little room for exercise, at most it is Siye's position, and Beiting is different. You are almost on par with Gao Xianzhi and are in charge of the military and political affairs of the government. Qilang, you are less than 30 years old and you have obtained such a high position. This is a qualification that only the Tang royal family has!"

Li Linfu had a gentle tone and a kind smile, as if an elder had taught his younger generations. This was also his usual style. He was kind to middle and lower-level officials. His signature smile made countless officials feel friendly, like a spring breeze, and also made him widely popular.

But he felt that Li Qing'an had a different feeling. He felt that Li Linfu had changed his strategy and no longer regarded him as the Prime Minister, but talked to him in a slightly equal attitude. To be honest, he prefers this method, and as long as both sides are favorable, cooperation is not bad.

After walking for a while, the two of them arrived in front of the Secretariat Hall, where more than a dozen local officials had been waiting for, preparing to report local government affairs to Li Linfu.

Li Linfu waved his hand and smiled, "Everyone wait a moment, please go inside and have a tea and rest."

"Thank you, Prime Minister, it's okay for us to wait."

The officials bowed and thanked each other and followed an official from the Secretariat into the gate. At this time, Li Qing'an suddenly saw a familiar face among the officials. It turned out to be Dugu Hao and Dugu Mingzhu's father. He hurried forward to salute, "When will Uncle Dugu enter Beijing?"

"I came back on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month last year, and went back after the 15th. Qing'an, congratulations."

Dugu Hao smiled and introduced two colleagues beside Li Qing'an, saying, "Let me introduce you to you. This is Wei Huan, the prefect of Yizhou, and this is Cui Pingdu, the prefect of Suzhou."

Both of them are high-ranking officials of the aristocratic family. Wei Huan is square in appearance and tall and fat, Cui Pingdu is gentle and has fair skin. They stepped forward and bowed and said, "We have heard of General Li's reputation for it for a long time. Fortunately! Fortunately!"

"The achievements of Qing'an are not worth mentioning, so the two envoys laughed."

Everyone exchanged a few greetings and went in. Dugu Hao whispered to Li Qing'an again: "Come home for a meal these days! The old man talked about you last night."

"Okay! I will definitely arrive."

Dugu Hao smiled and patted his shoulder and went in. Li Linfu next to him kept smiling without saying a word. When everyone left, he smiled and said, "Qilang is very popular!"

"I knew Dugu Envoy in Yangzhou and the Prime Minister knew about it."

"Haha! Not bad! I know very well, let's go in and talk."

The two walked into the gate of the Secretariat and came to Li Linfu's court room. There was a man standing at the door, about thirty years old, with short beards and bright eyes. Judging from his robe, he was a middle- and low-level official.

When this man saw Li Linfu coming, he immediately bowed and said, "Cen Shen, the army leader of the government, came to the order and met with the Prime Minister."

‘Cen Shen?’ Li Qing'an was stunned for a moment. Is this the famous frontier poet Cen Shen?

Li Linfu nodded and smiled at Li Qing'an, saying, "Cen Shenjun's poem is very well written. The court has officially appointed him as the judge of the Beiting Jiedu Prefecture and is about to go to the frontier to take office. Today I will let you get to know him first."

He said to Cen Shen again: "This is Li Qing'an, who will be in charge of Beiting affairs in the future."

Cen Shen looked at Li Qing'an, who was famous for a long time, and when he saw him showing off his talents, he couldn't help but feel good about him. He hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "I'm humble in Cen Shen, please see Li Envoy."

"Brother Cen, don't be polite, please take care of me in the future."

After the two exchanged a few greetings, Li Linfu said to Cen Shen: "General Li still has some procedures in the Ministry of War. Now he has no time, so you can go and finish the procedures on his behalf!"

"As for the order, go now."

Cen Shen looked at Li Qing'an again, and the two looked at each other. Li Qing'an smiled slightly and nodded. Cen Shen bowed to him and walked quickly.

"Qiro, come in and talk!"

Li Qingan then followed Li Linfu into the court room. The room was cleaned very concisely and elegantly. What impressed people the most was that there were thick triad memorials on the desk. Each memorial was three feet high. There were more than 200 memorials piled up next to the table. These were memorials from all over the country. After the preliminary review of the six ministries, they were finally concentrated in Li Linfu. The kings and ministers of the Tang Dynasty were divided. Except for more important matters and some important personnel changes to be reported to Li Longji, the other trivial matters ended when Li Linfu was here. Therefore, Li Linfu had to handle a lot of official duties every day and was very busy.

"Qiro, sit down!"

Li Linfu asked Li Qing'an to sit down and ordered Shutong to pour him hot tea. Li Linfu also sat down and smiled bitterly: "There will be three days off tomorrow, but I have a lot of things to be solved here, so I can't rest!"

Li Qing'an took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "Why didn't the Prime Minister take the memorial back to his house for processing?"

Li Linfu's face sank and said, "Absolutely not possible! How can I bring back business to my home? Didn't that turn into a private part of business?"

Perhaps he felt that his tone was hard, he calmed down and said, "Qilang, you haven't realized that those who are high-ranking positions need to be more cautious than ordinary officials, especially as a prime minister, if you don't do things according to the rules and regulations, then everyone can follow suit and take things home, and then the relevant stakeholders come to your door at night. Wouldn't the Tang Dynasty's court become chaotic?"

Li Qing'an quickly stood up and said, "The teachings of the prime minister and the country are remembered in my heart."

"Sit down!"

Li Linfu waved his hand and said, "You must remember, because from now on, you are not only a general, but also a parent official in the political circle. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the three prefectures of Beiting will rely on you to live. Although I am the governor of Beiting, I am actually not concerned about Beiting's affairs. You will handle all military and political affairs. Qilang, you have a great responsibility!"

Li Qingan nodded silently. He served as Beiting, not only in charge of the 20,000 troops of Beiting, but also as the chief of the Beiting Jiedu Prefecture, and the local government affairs were also under his management. The Beiting Protectorate was the remote commander of King Rong Li Wan, and the Jiedu Prefecture was Li Linfu. Both of them were nominally appointed. In fact, he took charge of the military and political power of Beiting.

"Please rest assured, the Prime Minister, I will do my best."

"It's not enough to do your best. First of all, you have to know why the court sent you to Beiting."

Li Linfu stood up, walked to the wall and opened the curtain. On the wall was a map of Anxi Beiting. He picked up a wooden stick and pointed to the surrounding area of ​​Beiting and said, "Beiting was originally affiliated with Anxi Protectorate. In the second year of the Jingyun of Ruizong, it was promoted to the Great Protectorate and divided the north and south of Tianshan Mountains with Anxi. Beiting was originally established to defend against the Tuqi Shi and Jiankun tribes. Now Tuqi Shi has declined and Jiankun was conquered by the Uighurs. Therefore, Beiting's main defense targets have become the Gelulu people and the Uighurs west of Jinshan. Maintaining the actual control of our Tang Dynasty over Beiting and safeguarding the interests of the Tang Dynasty east of Yibohai. This is the important task of the Beiting army. In addition, there are far more Han people in Beiting than Anxi, and there are also many merchants traveling between Anxi and the Central Plains. Protecting the safety of the Han people in Beiting and the smooth flow of silk is also your responsibility."

"I have remembered the words of the prime minister."

"What I just said is actually just a general responsibility. Now I want to talk to you about the court's strategic plan for the Lingxi region and how to resist the expansion of the Great Food in the east."

Li Linfu talked with Li Qing'an for an hour. Since Li Linfu was still going to meet local officials, Li Qing'an said goodbye. When the Ministry of War handled the procedures, Li Linfu had already arranged someone to handle it for him. In the court, there was nothing to do, so Li Qing'an rode back to his residence.

Today, Li Linfu and his conversation did not involve the prince and Yang Zhao at all, they were talking about Beiting. Today, Li Linfu's words changed Li Qing'an's biased view of Li Linfu. Most of the comments about Li Linfu in history were that he was proficient in power and was sweet-mouthed, giving people the feeling that Li Linfu spent all day in slandering and fighting for power. In fact, Li Linfu's diligence in political affairs was no less than any famous minister. He also devoted himself to thinking about the Tang Dynasty's control over the Western Regions.

At this time, Li Qing'an's mind was still echoing Li Linfu's strategic deployment for Beiting.

'In order to resist the expansion of the Great Food and the East, the court decided to restore the Suye Jun Town when the conditions were ripe. From a long-term perspective, the court intends to combine Beiting and Anxi into one, establish the Xin'anxi Jiedu, Qilang, work hard, and you have a great hope to become the first Xin'anxi Jiedu.'

"The Tuqi Shiren has declined and internal strife has continued. The court intends to temporarily support the Geluo people to replace the Tuqi Shiren before restoring the Shuye Jun Town to resist the expansion of the Great Food. However, given the lessons of the Tuqi Shiren, the Geluo people cannot be blindly indulged in the Geluo people, and they must use their kindness and power to make them devote themselves to serving the Tang Dynasty."

'Yang Zhao is the governor of Jiannan and is in charge of Nanzhao affairs, but I am not optimistic about him. Qilang, I hope your Beiting can make a difference in controlling the rest of the Geluo people and the Tuqi Shiren. It is wise to let the emperor understand that choosing you in the end is a wise move.'

Li Qingan exhaled a breath of white breath into the gray sky. At this moment, he wanted to fly to Beiting to show his ambitions.
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