"Besides, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was obtained by the military generals immediately. However, to govern the country, civil officials must be used. Therefore, many military generals feel that the country we have worked hard to conquer all the corrupt scholars, and they are very unbalanced. Civil officials also have unbalanced hearts. For example, after the military general makes meritorious contributions, Your Majesty will have rewards, wealth, slaves, and land. However, civil officials have relatively few opportunities to get rewards. Both sides dislike each other and often quarrel."

"Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the situation in the court has become even more complicated. Many ministers in the court were originally the Supreme Emperor or the deposed prince's confidant. After Your Majesty ascended the throne, most of these people could be used, but they could not be used. But they could not be replaced at once. There was no reason, and it would not be blocked from the crowd of people in the world. Therefore, when you interact with the court officials, you must keep your eyes open and never get too close to some people."

Li Mu felt his head hurt. He thought that the interpersonal skills he had trained in later companies were more than enough to deal with the situation in the Tang Dynasty. But after Li Ji said this, he felt like he had just graduated from college and was just a young man and didn't understand anything. Li Mu thought for a long time and finally said, "Enjoyed Father, then I don't know which faction I should be in and who I should interact with, is it the most suitable thing to do?"

"Don't be involved in any faction. It's best to remain neutral." Li Ji said seriously: "The faction in this court is complicated, and the division is not so clear. Take our neighbor. Cheng Yaojin, a founding hero, has countless contributions and is a standard upstart. But his wife was from the Cui clan of Qinghe, and is one of the five sects and seven surnames. From this point of view, he is a clan again. How can this be calculated? As a Duke, he has made merits with him, and he can be at ease, but you can't. Do you understand this truth?"

Li Mu nodded, and Li Ji said again: "The officials of the six ministries have selected people from these factions. The positions are limited and there are many people. There are countless people staring at each position, but why are they calm on the surface? That is because the power has reached a balance between the clans and the upstarts, between poor families and gentry, or between civil officials and military generals. People in any position have the power to protect him. As long as he does not make mistakes, he can be safely an official. If you step on these people at once, it will cause attacks from everyone. Who can protect you?"

"Two generations of Dukes and Marquis of the Tang family, Tang Jian, had a good relationship with the Supreme Emperor. When the Supreme Emperor was in a military service, he also listened to Tang Jian's advice. Later, the princes competed for the throne, and Tang Jian stood on Your Majesty's side. It can be said that he was a hero of the two generations of followers. It is even more rare that Tang Jian never formed a clique with others and remained neutral. If you mention the ministers in the court, who is the person your Majesty truly trusts, Tang Jian must be among the top three. If your mother marrys him, you will be his stepson. Among the military generals, I will protect you, and among the civil officials, he will protect you. Only with me and I will protect you, you will have some foundation and be able to gain a foothold in Chang'an."

Li Mu felt a chill on his back when he heard this. He didn't expect that the officials who entered the court would be so dangerous. His vigilance in his heart couldn't help but increase by three points. Thinking that he would go to the Ministry of Works to report tomorrow, Li Mu quickly asked: "Enjoyed father, I don't know what kind of official position this doctor in the Ministry of Works is. How should I do it when I arrived at the Ministry of Works?"

Li Ji sighed and said, "When it comes to this official position, it is indeed a bit unsatisfactory. The six ministries of officials, civil, etiquette, military, punishment, and work. The six ministries of officialdom are in charge of the system of rank and selection, the methods of examination and promotion, the rules of awarding and rewarding, and the methods of determining the final system are controlled by the upstarts. The Ministry of Rites is in charge of ceremonies, schools, imperial examinations, and gentry. The outsiders of the Ministry of War cannot intervene, but it is controlled by military generals. The Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge of the country's territory, land, household registration, taxes, salary and all financial matters, which are central positions, so Your Majesty uses the neutral Tang Jian.

To control it, it is actually to control it in His Majesty himself. The Ministry of Justice is in charge of justice and involves localities, so it is controlled by the clans. Only the Ministry of Works is in charge of civil engineering construction, the use of artifacts, the method of diversion of canals and harbors, and the rituals for offering billions of yuan. Almost all craftsmen and few officials, so all forces are unwilling to intervene. Although it is a good arrangement for your place in the Ministry of Works, it is indeed unfavorable for the future. However, if the future is long, it will be long and I will be able to transfer you into the army again. It is not difficult for me to transfer you into the army again."

Li Mu understood it. It turned out that the other five of the six ministries all had real power. They were all white-collar workers, but the Ministry of Works was a worker and a blue-collar worker. But that wasn't right. This was an engineering department. In later generations, let alone officials, even if they were contractors, they could make a lot of money after they were connected. Which dynasty did not like money? How could no one be willing to go to the Ministry of Works?

Li Mu asked out his doubts in a slight manner, and Li Ji also explained that most of the craftsmen in the Ministry of Works come to perform labor service, not paying money, or giving very little money. If the imperial court had a large project construction, it would require funding from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the money was only the hands of the Ministry of Industry, so there was no profit to be made. In terms of money, the most powerful job should be the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Li Mu was completely stunned. After joining the title of marquis, he gave him a job as a coolie. If he had known this, he would have been less grateful when he thanked him. He felt a little tricked!

Li Ji didn't know what Li Mu thought, so he continued to talk about the main figures of the Ministry of Works: "Now the Minister of Works is Duan Lun. Duan Lun is a man with a few heroes, generous and righteous, and is a childhood friend of the deposed prince. The deposed prince attaches great importance to this person, so he decided to marry Princess Langya to him. After the Emperor of the Supreme Emperor rose up, he gathered ten thousand people to join the army. In the battle of Chang'an, he led his confidants to lead the way and made great contributions. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor of the Supreme Emperor appointed him as the general manager of Yizhou, and

Dingba Shu, he was awarded the title of Duke Ji. If he was in terms of merit, he was not under any military general. However, because he was very close to the deposed prince, after His Majesty ascended the throne, he was worried about being implicated, so he stayed away. His Majesty had a broad mind and could not bear to see the talented people lonely. Last year, he issued an order to serve as Minister of Works. But he basically didn't care about the affairs. Before March, he traveled to famous mountains and rivers to pray for rain. Now the head of the Ministry of Works is Li Daliang, the Minister of Works."

Although Li Ji was tactful, Li Mu understood it. Duan Lun is Changsun Wuji who was beside Li Jiancheng. He is also a commoner and brother-in-law. However, the boss Duan Lun and the boss was killed by Changsun Wuji. He was Li Jiancheng's best friend. Li Shimin became the emperor and naturally could not tolerate him. Letting him be the Minister of Works was just to block the long mouths of the people in the world. Duan Lun also understood in his heart that he was very smart and found an excuse to leave Chang'an, otherwise his life would be at any time under Li Shimin's eyes. This person is naturally the person Li Ji said that "you should not get too close."
Chapter completed!