"A saint is a saint. If we are lazy, we will have some correspondence. It is not true!"

As the second prime minister, Zhao Cheng was really distressed. The government affairs hall suffered from both losses and prospered together. The emperor distrustds the prime minister, so naturally they lost the power base.

He regretted it now and shouldn't have cooperated with the Prime Minister, which reminded him of the scene when he was dominated by eunuchs during the Southern Han Dynasty.

The prime minister at that time was a seal, and all his power was occupied by the group of castrated people and entered the silkworm chamber. The eunuchs trusted them, and the emperor ignored them. They were unwilling to be humiliated and could only resign and go home to farm.

Among a group of officials with mutated voices, the loud voices of these prime ministers are really prominent.

"The saints have always been broad-minded and accepted advice. In the past, we have also voiced opposition. It can be seen that the saints do not hate us for procrastination and opposition, but for hating us for working together and being disobedient!"

"Since the front hall, have there ever been such a concerted political affairs hall?"

At this time, Sun Zhao, who was very particular about politics, lost his half-time fortune-telling office, lowered his eyebrows and remained silent for a while before he said slowly.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Wang Ning was even more shocked, and his eyebrows were full of regret.

He was from the emperor's residence, but this time he actually acted in unison with several prime ministers. It can be said that he completely lost his meaning in the Political Affairs Hall.

He was in the Political Affairs Hall, so he guarded the emperor, not betrayed.

Others also thought of this level, and the Political Affairs Hall spoke in unison, which was actually the biggest threat to the imperial power.

As for opposition, it is just a little bit.

It was precisely because he saw that the Political Affairs Hall was not in control, so the emperor set up a new pavilion for consultation, so as to slowly replace the role of the Political Affairs Hall.

Their original intention was not like this.

They just wanted to restore the privileges of the scholars and officials and return to the previous state of being a wise ruler and a wise minister.

"Now, between the government and the public, we are all saying that we will restore the Niu Li party struggle and chaos in the country. However, how can we bear these infamy in the Niu Li fight and the Niu Li fight and the party struggle?"

Cui Quan shook his head, feeling very aggrieved. Even as his prime minister, he could not afford such a stigma.

The Niu and Li party struggle lasted for more than 40 years from Xianzong to Xuanzong. The main reason was the Niu Party, led by Niu Sengru, Li Zongmin and others, and the Li party headed by Li Deyu and Zheng Qin.

The Niu Party was born in a poor family and advocated imperial examinations, but indulged in Fangzhen.

The Li Dang was an official, opposed the imperial examination and was able to recruit scholars, but also advocated suppression of local towns.

Therefore, if a party comes to power, it will be demoted to the local government, so that the vassal states will participate in the government affairs, mixed with eunuchs and Niu Li’s party struggles, leaving behind a mess, civil officials’ power greatly reduced, and eunuchs and Fang Zhen’s rise.

After that, the ministers of the foreign court turned to rely on the vassal states with local military power, which later led to the act of Cui Yin colluding with Zhu Wen to kill all the eunuchs.

The efforts of Emperor Xianzong's dynasty were destroyed.

Emperor Wenzong of Tang could only say helplessly: "It is easy to get to Hebei thieves, but it is difficult to get to the court cliques."

All the knowledgeable people regarded the Niu Li Dang's struggle for his life as the cause of the fall of the Tang Dynasty, and hated him deeply.

The emperor poured the sewage on the government affairs hall, leaving the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall without any face and criticism. Who doesn’t know about Niu Li’s affairs?

Those who were born in the imperial examination and Jinshi entered the court one after another, and there were all Hanlin Academy, and the voices became louder and louder and more criticisms were louder.

In other words, they are clear waters and naturally master the direction of public opinion.

If you look at it carefully, you can also get involved in the crime of deceiving the king and not being superior.

In the past few days, the memorials impeached the prime minister were like snowflakes, but they were kept by the emperor and were not published. The meaning is really profound.

"There is still room for recovery!" Wang Ning knew the emperor very well. If the emperor did not believe in the prime minister, his attack would be like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, rather than the current ones that were neither up nor down, and they were roasted on the fire.

He stood up, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is waiting for us to obey!"

"Submission? Then it's over?" Zhao Cheng knew the meaning of obedience. The privileges of the literati class were abandoned, and the majesty of the prime minister was wiped out like this.

"That's all!" Cui Quan stood up, patted his sleeves, put on his felt hat, and smiled bitterly: "Now the court officials are divided into two, and the voices of condemning us are getting louder and louder."

"I, the Prime Minister, can only surrender! I hope you will work hard to restore the Tang Dynasty!"

Without waiting for everyone to object, he slowly left, with a little loneliness on his back inexplicably.

"Oh!" The second prime minister Zhao Cheng shook his head. This friction between the monarch and the ministers was a trivial matter. If he was not careful, he would lead to a big event. He violated the taboo of the monarch and the ministers, and he could only let the prime minister sue him.

Sun Zhao narrowed his eyes and thought about what to do next.

Cui Quan is the prime minister at the same time as Zhong Yunzhang, and his prestige is enough to suppress the political affairs hall. It is difficult for the other prime ministers to match, but Zhao Cheng is different. He is a soft-hearted person, and even as the prime minister, it is difficult for him to dominate the whole family.

This time, the emperor's taboo was also caused by Cui Quan's slackness in controlling the Political Affairs Hall for several years, especially the destruction of Jiangnan, and the prestige of the government and the country increased greatly, and he lost his caution for a while.

As soon as the Prime Minister left, two new people were added, and the distribution of power was about to start over.

After glanced at Zhao Cheng who was lost, Sun Zhao's mouth slightly raised, and then returned to its original state.

Wang Ning frowned and said nothing.

In this incident, his losses were second only to Mr. Cui, because he lost the emperor's unique trust and became an ordinary prime minister since then.

The holy favor is no longer...

The united political affairs group was in a mess after the Prime Minister left.

Fighting for power and profit is inevitable.

After receiving Cui Quan's book on begging for bones, Li Jia kept it as usual and refused to post it. Instead, he issued an order to comfort him and said that he could not do without you.

Cui Quan also knew the truth and knew that he was really annoyed the emperor, so he asked again and again.

In this way, after the fourth time, the emperor was embarrassed and allowed him to retire and return home.

His age is only fifty-six years old.

"The king uses kindness to control his ministers, and the minister serves the king with righteousness. He greed for this, and lets do this."

Although this kind of push is troublesome, it is one of the feudal etiquette and laws, reflecting the harmony between the monarch and the minister. After all, the emperor must pay attention to the rule of the world by relying on his ministers.

It will form a social atmosphere of resignation and glory, knowing to stop and seeking retreat.

Therefore, Li Jia also gave Cui Quan the title of Zhongshu Ling, the second rank, so that he could retire safely and get together and part.

After retiring, Cui Quan was essentially just a minister of the Secretariat, a third rank, and was given the title of the same as Pingzhang Zhengshi. Because the two subordinates of the Secretariat were united, he, the Secretariat, was actually the chief prime minister, and Zhao Cheng, the Secretariat, could only be the second prime minister.

Like Sun Zhao, the general transportation officer of the Transportation Office, he added the Tongpingzhang Political Affairs Office, and the Baima Xuanxiao.

Let me talk about it here. Since Li Jia raised the first-level official position to the fourth-level official position, the former three provincial officials were promoted to the first-level official position, such as the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat, from the fourth-level to the third-level official position.

In the Tang Dynasty, it was normal to increase the rank. In the second year of Dali, the Zhongshu Ling and the Junshi Zhong were promoted from the original third rank to the second rank.

According to the Tang Dynasty system, only if a fifth-rank official or above retires will he have half a salary.

Cui Quan retired from the second rank. According to Li Jia's salary reform, the annual salary of the second rank is 2,000 shi, half of which is 1,000 shi.

If he does this, he will have to live for decades, so the court will have to raise an additional fourth-rank official.

"Retired at the age of fifty-six is ​​very abnormal for the Tang Dynasty. After all, the legal age for retirement is seventy."

Li Jia thought about it. He felt that the retirement system of the Tang Dynasty was still problematic. When retired at the age of 70, many people had to die in office. Moreover, this retirement system was just a customary rule. You can retire at the age of 50 and you can retire at the age of 80.

Lack of compulsory nature, there are too many pros and cons.
Chapter completed!