In the early Tang Dynasty, although the Minister of Personnel was only in the third rank and there were left and right Pushe from the Shangshu Province, the actual authority was still very heavy.

Li Shimin himself also attached great importance to the administration of officials. During the reign of Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Hou Junji, Yang Shidao, and Ma Zhou successively prosecuted the Minister of Personnel as prime ministers or participated in political affairs as Minister of Personnel.

Now Changsun Wuji is exiled to Qiongzhou, Hou Jun gathers in the Heavenly Prison, Yang Shidao is still the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat. In Li Chengqian's view, this Minister of Personnel naturally asked Ma Zhou to be the one.

The first thing he had to do later was to rectify the administration of the officials. It would not be possible without a strong and capable minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

At this time, Wei Renzhao was not the only one who wanted to speak in the side hall. Even because he couldn't figure out Li Chengqian's thoughts for a while, no one dared to speak up easily and were thinking about who to recommend.

Seeing that everyone was not talking, Li Chengqian was about to directly designate Ma Zhou, but when he saw Gao Shilian slowly walked out and bowed and said, "Your Highness, the Minister of Personnel is the head of the six ministries, and those who are not prestige cannot be held."

Gao Shilian reminded Li Chengqian not to use a newcomer without prestige.

Of course, this is because Li Chengqian does not have the prestige of Li Shimin. If Li Shimin wants to use someone below him, he will not dare to object, just do the same thing in that position.

If Li Chengqian is hired casually in important positions, Kenning will rebound.

Li Chengqian nodded and said lightly: "Ma Zhou, the Minister of the Secretariat, has been successful in the Secretariat, and can be prosecuted as the Minister of Personnel."

Gao Shilian was stunned before he could return to the scene. He heard that Li Chengqian was so fluent, obviously he had already planned it. He also thought that Ma Zhou was a good candidate, so he retreated silently and was not ready to speak anymore.

Upon hearing this, Ma Zhou hurriedly walked out and refused, "I am afraid that I am not capable of being able to do it." He bowed to the ground and refused to look up again.

Li Chengqian thought Ma Zhou was just ruling, and said with a faint smile on his face: "The Ma Qing family doesn't have to be too humble. You are a natural prime minister. You have read the memorials to your father. In the eyes of the Gu Wang, it seems that it is difficult for the Tang Dynasty to find a minister like you in the world of the world of the Tang Dynasty. Even if you count forward, only Jia Yi, the Grand Tutor of Changsha during the reign of Emperor Wen of Han, can be compared."

"ah!"

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The ministers couldn't help but breathe a breath. Jia Yi was the one who wrote "Theory of Qin". From Emperor Jing of Han to Emperor Xuan of Han, the most wisest monarchs in the Western Han Dynasty were all practicing the "Public Security Policy" (also called "The Memorial of Chen Zhengshi") he wrote, that is, Jia Yi was the maker of the programmatic documents that had been strong for decades.

Even Ma Zhou was not calm anymore. Although he was arrogant and talented, he didn't dare to compare with Jia Yi. Moreover, the better Li Chengqian praised him, the more worried he would be that Li Chengqian would make big moves later.

Thinking of this, Ma Zhou simply lifted his robe and knelt down.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is guilty of praise and I dare not take it."

"Um?"

Li Chengqian and the ministers in the hall all saw that Ma Zhou really didn't want to be the Minister of Personnel.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but sink his face and looked at Ma Zhou and said, "The Ma Qing family used a common man to write to his father, and then he was valued by his father. Later, he became an official and was also a left son of the East Palace.

Now that my father is sick, you are unwilling to do your best to govern the government?"

When Ma Zhou heard this, he was stunned and said in panic: "I, I dare not."

When Li Chengqian saw Ma Zhou surrenderingly, he said with a faint smile on his face: "Why don't you accept the order?"

"I obey the order!"

Li Chengqian looked at Wei Renzhao, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and couldn't help but say curiously: "When it comes to the left son of the Eastern Palace, the Gu Wang remembers that there is also a Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the right son of the Eastern Palace. Why don't you see him today?"

The ministers understood that Li Chengqian was talking about Su Xun, and that he was deliberately making Wei Renzhao ugly.

Cheng Mingzhen, as well as the Secretary of the Shangshu, stood up and said, "Your Highness, Prince Su, was infected in February and had no director for several months."

Li Chengqian nodded and said he knew.

At this time, the three most important things were done, and he said to the ministers: "It's late today, so you can stay in the palace for a night."

"I will obey the order."

The ministers also knew that Li Shimin was seriously ill and it was indeed inconvenient to open the palace gate at night, so no one raised any objections.

"Arrang a place to rest for all your family." Li Chengqian said, and stood up and walked out.

Li Chengqian had no other place to go in Tai Chi Palace, so he returned to Ganlu Palace. On the way back, he ordered people to recruit Qiu Xinggong and Li Anyan into the palace.

Li Chengqian returned to Ganlu Palace and saw Li Kezheng and Zhang Shigui kneeling in the front hall.

When Li Ke and Zhang Shigui saw Li Chengqian coming in, they hurriedly stood up and saluted to Li Chengqian and said, "See Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Chengqian nodded tiredly and found a Jindun to sit down, frowned and asked Li Ke, "Why is the third brother not in there to take care of his father?"

Li Ke hurriedly said, "It was my father who took medicine and wanted to sleep before he ordered me to come out, and I was taken care of by Concubine Xu."

Li Chengqian turned around and said to the old ghost: "Old ghost, go in and take care of the orphan king."

When the old ghost heard this, he quietly walked into Li Shimin's bedroom.

Li Ke and Zhang Shigui guessed that Li Chengqian was guarding against Xu Jieyu, so he looked at each other and didn't say anything.

Li Chengqian looked at Zhang Shigui again and asked, "Have you met your father?"

Zhang Shigui hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty has issued an order to supervise the country. I ordered my ministers to meet the prince here."

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "You all sit down!"

The two of them sat down again after hearing this. Seeing Li Chengqian's tired expression, Li Ke said, "Look at me here, brother, go to the side hall to rest for a while."

Li Chengqian smiled indifferently when he heard this, waved his hand powerlessly and said, "I haven't eaten yet, so let them prepare some soup and eat it before resting."

Li Ke hurriedly got up and told someone to prepare food when he saw this. Li Chengqian laughed and said, "People come and move out the recliner inside. The Lone King will guard Your Majesty here tonight." The eunuch next to him listened to the order and went inside to move the recliner.

Li Chengqian ordered to take care of Li Xiang's brother Liu Kui when he heard this and saw that the old ghost was not beside Li Chengqian, he came over to serve him.

When Li Chengqian saw Liu Kui, he asked Li Xiang brothers a few words. Knowing that they had already slept in the side hall, he ordered Liu Kui to see if Princess Jinyang and Li Zhi were asleep.

Seeing that Li Chengqian was so thoughtful, Li Ke and Zhang Shigui felt that Li Chengqian was very kind.

Of course, Li Chengqian would not say explicitly that he wanted to see whether Li Zhi was honest or not.

For a moment, the eunuch prepared snacks and wine for them. Li Chengqian ordered people to put together a few small tables in the hall and put all the wine and food on them.

He sat on the felt pad on the ground without any image, and asked Li Ke and Zhang Shigui to sit down and eat together.

Not long after, Qiu Xinggong and Li Anyan arrived, and Li Chengqian ordered both of them to sit down and have dinner together.

Qiu Xinggong and Li Anyan are both unspeakable people. They used to be second-tier and third-tier generals under Li Shimin. In the past, they could only watch others have a banquet with Li Shimin.

Today, I was so excited that I could not afford to have a banquet at the same table as Li Chengqian. As the saying goes, a scholar died for his confidant. Both of them secretly swore that they would protect Li Chengqian on the dragon throne even if they tried their best.

After the meal, Li Chengqian swayed and grabbed Zhang Shigui with one hand and Qiu Xinggong with the other, and said solemnly: "The two Qing families guard the Xuanwu Gate to the north of the palace and the Chengtian Gate to the south. The father, the orphan king, and the two imperial grandsons are all in the safety of the two Qing families."

Hearing this, the two hurriedly retreated their arms and stood in front of Li Chengqian, holding their fists and kneeling on one knee, and said strongly: "I have received great kindness from Your Majesty and Your Highness, and I will swear to protect Your Majesty to the death, and Your Highness and Your Grandpa and the Grandpa are safe."

Li Chengqian hurriedly helped the two of them up and said, "Come on, please! The two loyal and lonely kings of the Qing family know."

Hearing this, the two of them left the hall and went to their own guards.

Seeing Zhang Shigui and Qiu Xinggong walking out, Li Chengqian turned around and looked at Li Anyan and said, "Tonight, there will be a guard here, and the Lone King will go to bed."
Chapter completed!