He even made such a suggestion to deal with the flood.
to prop up the towering building that is about to topple.
With the merit, they couldn't find any other reason to object to Li Shiming's reward.
However, they didn't expect Li Shimin to be the Minister of State.
He is a fifth-grade official, the second head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The meaning behind it was completely different.
At such a young age, he was still the right servant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In a few years, he would become the newest noble of the Great Tang, a powerful official with immense power.
Li Shi Min did not hide his admiration for him.
His Majesty is a popular subject.
Even a three-year-old child could understand that Li Shimin was preparing to put Lu Yan in an important position.
Lu Yan's appearance would definitely affect their rights and interests.
They definitely wouldn't let a commoner like him rise up out of thin air.
Most of these people had aristocratic families backing them, and the five surnames and seven surnames were the best among them.
In the past dynasties, they had always monopolized the position of officials.
It could be said that…It was not an exaggeration for them to control all the lifeblood of the entire country.
On the surface, Li Shi Min was the emperor, but in reality, they had more power.
If he allowed Lu Yan to grow up, it would affect the whole body.
This also meant that there was one more uncontrollable existence, and they were bound to suffer a lot of blows.
If it was just an ordinary minor official or a ninth-grade official, they would not have any objections to the reward of ten thousand taels of gold.
However, it was the Right Servant, and the kind that held real power.
"Your Majesty, you must not!"
"This humble subject feels that this is not possible. Even if you have made great contributions, the matter of Minister You Pushe is of great importance.”
"The Minister of State saves a lot of trouble, and his every move affects the people of the country. Now that a youth has taken over, how can we be at ease?”
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
“............”
Almost instantly, many civil officials stood up and tried their best to stop him.
Although they were not from the same family, they had banded together to protect each other's interests.
Li Shi Min narrowed his eyes.
"Rewards and punishments are clear. Merits are rewarded, and crimes are punished. This is an eternal principle. After making such a great contribution, I still don't have any reaction. Wouldn't that chill the hearts of the entire world?”
"Your Majesty, even though that's the case. This young man has made such a contribution, so he should be rewarded. We have no objections.”
"But this is too abrupt. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is of great importance. Moreover... We are all officials of the court, which one of us isn't down-to-earth? We have grown step by step to our current status.”
"Although this young man is talented, it doesn't mean that he has such ability in politics. Moreover, the experience required to be an official was complicated. How could it be so simple?”
"Your Majesty, please retract your order."
However, the officials insisted on their own views. There was nothing wrong with what they said.
After all, being an official in the court was not just about ability, but also character and social connections…The most important thing was to sense human nature. These things needed time to accumulate. Lu Yan was a young man. No matter how monstrous he was, he still could not understand these things.
Li Shi Min's face had turned cold. These people spoke with a dignified tone, but how could he not know what they were thinking?
It was all because there was a problem with his own interests.
Once the flood broke out, there were millions of refugees, but none of them cared about it.
"Do you want me to take back what I said?”
Li Shi Min's voice was bone-chilling and contained a hint of anger.
The officials did not back down at all.
He was extremely tough, even though the person in front of him was Li Shi Min.
To them, it was impossible to tolerate such a situation.
"Then what if I insist on giving you this official position?”
Li Shi Min took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
"This lowly subject will die to show my resolve. This concerns the Great Tang's ancestral cause, so I hope Your Majesty will reconsider!”
"The Great Tang is already in a precarious situation and cannot afford any probing. Your Majesty, please consider our efforts.”
“..............”
These officials, without exception, would not choose to back down.
Normally, they could choose to give way to Li Shiming and maintain their dignity as the emperor.
However, once it touched on his own interests.
Whether it was them or the families behind them, they were all extremely unified.
It was impossible.
If it didn't work, they wouldn't mind changing the emperor.
Both Li Yuan and Li Shi Min were supported by them.
This involved the war between the royal family and the aristocratic families. He could not interfere at all.
Li Shi Min's face was ashen.
The words he had said were now being taken back.
Wouldn't that prove that the words of the king were child's play? Then where would his dignity be? Where would his dignity as an emperor be?
Wei Zheng could not help but sigh.
Initially, he did not want to participate, but he could not help but stand up and say,"Your Majesty, this old minister also feels that something is not right.”
"Right Pushe is still too important. Although this youth's ability is outstanding, I personally feel that he still needs to be honed before entrusting him with a heavy responsibility.”
"Since His Majesty wants to place him in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he can start as an internal official. If his ability is truly outstanding, I believe it won't be long before he can become the right servant.”
Li Shi Min glanced at Wei Zheng, not surprised that he would say such words.
If the other officials were doing it for benefits, Wei Zheng was really doing it for the people.
He had always been like this, not mixed with any personal feelings.
Everything was for the sake of the country.
It was precisely because they knew that he was like this that they tolerated Wei Zheng doing many excessive things. In the eyes of the Imperial Family, it was absolutely intolerable.
Li Shimin was absolutely magnanimous when it came to placing talents in important positions.
If he didn't have this kind of personality, he wouldn't have been able to recruit so many subordinates and finally seize the entire country.
Most likely, he had already died when he was sent to the Sui Dynasty.
Li Shi Min sat on the throne and looked coldly at the ministers, trying to calm himself down.
After a while.
Then, he glanced around and finally said indifferently,"Then according to what you can see... How should we deal with it?"
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