The maintenance of Yongtong Channel was recommended by Changsun Wuji. Li Ke was obviously cheating him. When Li Ke received this job, he got into a trap.

First of all, it is too difficult to repair the Yongtong Channel during the rainy season, and the resources Li Ke has in his hands are simply not enough to complete this task.

First of all, the Ministry of Works is Li Chengqian's, so it is impossible to work hard for Li Ke. It would be good if you don't hold back.

Secondly, Li Ke could not control the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel. The personnel needed to repair Yongtong Canal usually need to recruit civil servants, and this matter needs to be notified by the Ministry of Personnel to coordinate.

Now that the recruitment of civil servants has been opposed by the ministers, we have to recruit migrant workers. However, this requires a lot of money, so where does this money come from? The Ministry of Revenue is not so easy to talk to.

In short, Li Ke has struggled.

Don’t underestimate the Yongtong Canal, but it has a very important impact on the lives of Chang'an residents. If Li Ke cannot build the Yongtong Canal well, his prestige will plummet.

If some other accidents occur during the process of building the canal, then Li Ke will be finished and will definitely lose the qualification to compete for the prince.

In fact, this is Changsun Wuji's trump card. At this time, Changsun Wuji firmly supported Li Chengqian. His goal was to get rid of Li Ke first, and the next goal was Li Tai.

Li You checked the information: Li Ke was when he was repairing the Yongtong Channel and did not repair it on time. At the critical moment when the dam was closed, there was a problem with the supply of materials, which led to the breaking of the dam. He had to give up the repair and it was not repaired by the Ministry of Industry until winter.

He was impeached and embezzled for this and was punished by Li Shimin, and he went downhill from then on.

Next, Changsun Wuji should deal with Li Tai?

"Hmm? No!"

Li You suddenly felt that there was danger.

He found that if Li Ke fell down, he would be in the position of Li Ke in history.

No matter how Li You supports Li Chengqian, in Changsun Wuji's eyes, Li You is always an outsider. If Li You were a minister, it would be better. However, Li You was a prince after all!

For Changsun Wuji, anyone who can pose a threat to the position of prince is his enemy, and the same is true for Li You. Moreover, Li You's performance is so awesome!!!

"Oh my God!" Li You was shocked.

Li You found that he was almost on the verge of danger.

He saved Empress Changsun, and Empress Changsun was indeed a sensible woman. But she was not Li You's biological mother! She would never let the imperial power fall into the hands of outsiders like Li You.

Changsun Wuji was originally very powerful. He was not only the first uncle, but also Li Shimin's childhood friend. He was very powerful himself.

Changsun Wuji is not only smart, but also very cunning and acts very ruthless.

The authority of the Minister of Personnel is to be able to be directly appointed and officials below the sixth rank without the approval of the emperor.

Don’t underestimate these sixth-rank officials. They are all senior officials in the local area. There are many people who hold real power among the six functional departments of the court.

For example, the warehouse in Taicang, although it is only a sixth-rank official, it can play a great role in entering and exiting the warehouse and allocating materials. This is called a county magistrate, which is worse than a current manager.

For example, if the tax revenue treasury is transported to Chang'an, the food from each state must be inspected by Taicang before the task can be considered completed.

If you are happy, you can handle these procedures immediately. If you are unhappy, you can find various excuses to delay you for a few days. This taste will be very uncomfortable.

Changsun Wuji served as the Minister of Personnel for many years, and he appointed hundreds of officials under the sixth rank and under the sixth rank to be appointed by him. Moreover, these officials will be promoted step by step. Now many people have already grasped a lot of real power in the six imperial court departments.

Although Li You is awesome, his foundation in the court is too shallow, and his strength is far from that of Changsun Wuji.

If Changsun Wuji's goal became Li You, Li You now would not be Changsun Wuji's opponent at all.

Li You has always lived a good life. That's because Li Ke and Li Tai exist, and Changsun Wuji needs Li You to support Li Chengqian.

If Li Ke falls down, the cunning rabbit dies and the lackeys are cooked. It will be Li You's turn to be unlucky.

In a sense, Li Ke is now Li You’s protective umbrella!

Li Ke can't fall!

After understanding this, Li You will change his tactics.

Li You was very worried. After eating a piece of milk candy, he smiled and said, "What a big deal!"

He shouted to the outside, "Wife, what are you doing? Come in and eat with me!"

Shu King's Mansion.

Li Ke was in trouble.

Little Zhuge Quan Wanji said: "How do you plan to repair this Yongtong Channel?"

Li Ke said: "I didn't expect that it would be so complicated to build a canal before. The construction of a canal is really not something that the Ministry of Works can do, and it requires cooperation from all aspects. I have seen that Li Chengqian and the others are trying every means to set up obstacles for me."

Quan Wanji said: "This matter is really troublesome. If you are not prepared enough, you will easily have problems if you force yourself to repair it. Once something goes wrong, your reputation will be greatly affected.

But if you drag on it, you will be criticized. At least you will be incompetent when you are with Your Majesty.”

Li Ke was ambitious and he never wanted to leave an incompetent impression on Li Shimin. He was determined to repair the Yongtong Canal well.

He said, "Master Quan, go find Lord Cen and listen to his opinions."

Secretariat.

Cen Wenben has always cared about Li Ke, and he has thought of countermeasures about Li Ke's situation. He really cared about Li Ke. He hoped that Li Ke could handle things independently when encountering them, so he would not take the initiative to find Li Ke.

Now that Quan Wanji came to ask for advice, Cen Wenben told him his opinion and asked him to go back and tell Li Ke.

Cen Wenben said: "Making the Yongtong Canal is an open and honest thing, and there is no need to hide it. I know that some people will set obstacles for Your Highness, which is not terrible.

Go back and tell His Highness that he would carefully list the things that require cooperation from various departments, such as the preparation of various materials, and then publicly ask them to cooperate in the court.

Your Majesty will definitely ask them to cooperate. In this way, if any matters involving various departments are not done according to His Highness’s request, they will be pointed out in front of His Majesty. In this way, Your Majesty will definitely blame them.

As expected, those people should prepare the required personnel and supplies according to His Highness's request.

Let’s take a step back, if these people do not meet His Highness’s requirements in terms of quality and quantity, then His Highness can directly put the blame on them.”
Chapter completed!