The ministers were shocked. It would be reasonable if Xiao Rui and Xiao Jun were talking to Han Yi, but Xiao Rui and Xiao Jun were scared to death and had no face to stand up and speak to Han Yi. But everyone knows that Li Yi Mansion and Han Yi are also mortal enemies.

Li Yifu faced everyone's surprised eyes, calm and said in an orderly manner: "The west is the top priority of our Tang Dynasty. If the west can be stable and the Central Plains can benefit greatly, it will last for a thousand years. The special envoy not only pacified the Turks, but also issued a series of policies on behalf of the court. Your Majesty should have a special envoy as the third rank of the Secretariat of the Tongzhongshu. Otherwise, the special envoy would not be able to participate in the discussion."

Li Zhi smiled and nodded and said, "Your beloved is exactly what I want to say."

Li Yifu changed his tone and said, "But Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate to be promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"

As expected! Han Yi said intimately!

In fact, Li Yifu has been observing the relationship between Han Yi and Li Zhi. He knew that Li Zhi had always been very grateful to Han Yi and wanted to repay Han Yi's favor. Now, Xu Jingzong has been named the third rank of Tongzhongshu. Han Yi has made such a great contribution. If Li Zhi doesn't repay this favor, he will probably have to give up the throne to Han Yi. This is unstoppable. Moreover, this is not a big harm to him. Anyway, Han Yi has always been deeply trusted by Li Zhi. If your grade is higher than Han Yi, you can't suppress him. Han Yi beat him, and Li Zhi didn't say anything. Moreover, Li Zhi would let Han Yi participate in some major resolutions, so it would be fine if he was promoted or not.

For Li Yifu, the key lies in the Ministry of Revenue. He has long focused on the Ministry of Revenue. This is a fat man. Now that he has a status, what he needs most is money!

After Han Yuan came to Ji to suffer a blow, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue had already had the dishes in the bowl. He believed that this was his credit and the Ministry of Revenue should be handed over to him. Han Yi must not let him intercept him.

Li Zhi frowned slightly and said, "How can I explain this to you, my dear?"

Li Yifu said seriously: "Your Majesty has forgotten something that Emperor Taizong once said, "I am officials of the Tang Dynasty to treat wise men and women. Even if the talents are outstanding, they can only make more money. They cannot be granted official positions, and they cannot stand on par with the wise gentlemen of the court and sit together. This is all to prevent the combination of officials and businessmen and breed **. However, the special envoy once saved Your Majesty. In order to repay his life, it is natural that your Majesty was granted the special envoy's official position.

However, the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the world's finances, and the special envoy is a businessman. The combination of officials and businessmen, and the interests of this are entangled, which is really difficult to convince the public and violates the ancestral system. Even for the special envoy, it is not a good thing. In the past, the people were envious of how much money the special envoy earned, but once the special envoy becomes the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, this envy may turn into suspicion. Some people will say that the special envoy uses his position to seek benefits for his own business. I beg Your Majesty to take back his orders."

This really awakened the dreamer!

Yes! I, the Tang Dynasty, do not allow merchants to be officials.

Because of the floods at that time, Han Yi saved the lives of the emperor and the civil and military officials of the court. At that time, Li Zhi wanted to be appointed as an official. If he opposed it, he seemed to have some kindness and revenge, and this key point has always been forgotten.

Many ministers have come forward to oppose Han Yi's appointment as Minister of Revenue. Han Yi is a businessman. If you ask him to take charge of the finances, is it really stupid to tell him to be able to distinguish?

Li Yifu also said: "I suggest that the special envoy be promoted to the Minister of Works."

Yan Liben hurriedly stood up and said, "I agree with Mr. Li's suggestion and specially sent his talents to me. This is exactly what my Ministry of Works needs."

When Han Yi saw Yan Liben, he felt so hatred. As my apprentice, you stab me in the back. You are so cruel!

Little did Yan Liben not expect that at this level, he only felt that Han Yi was too suitable for the Ministry of Works. In the future, he would have to take over as his Minister of Works. This would be a good intention.

Li Zhi originally considered just to give Han Yi a fourth-rank official position, and then he was granted the title of the third-rank subordinate of Tongzhongshu, and directly promoted to prime minister. He took the lead in one step and returned all his favors. As for the Minister of Revenue, it was Gao's suggestion. Now that he saw that all the ministers opposed it, he was a little hesitant. The identity of Han Yi's merchant was too dazzling and could not be ignored. He was too famous.

Han Yi was anxious when he saw it, but he was not convenient for him to speak. The more he showed that he wanted the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the more suspicious he would be and he could not even speak!

"hehe!"

Suddenly I heard a laugh.

Everyone looked at it, it was Gao Luxing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!

When Li Yifu saw Gao Luxing, he thought to himself, you would never let Han Yi go to the Ministry of Revenue!

Li Zhi understood in his heart and asked hurriedly: "This is a matter of the Ministry of Revenue. I wonder what the Minister of Revenue thinks about this?"

Gao Luxing first bowed his hand and then said, "Report to Your Majesty, I have the same views as Mr. Li."

Li Zhi said curiously: "How do you say this?"

Gao Luxing said: "Mr. Li's words are nothing more than fear of being the Minister of Revenue, using public interest to seek personal gain and corruption and abuse of power after being appointed as the Minister of Revenue. But I dare to ask Your Majesty, is it because the poor have a greater desire for money, but the rich have a greater desire for money?"

Li Zhi replied: "Of course, they are poor."

"That's it!" Gao Luxing said: "The official position of the Ministry of Revenue has always been called Feique. Many officials have been squeezing their heads and want to join the Ministry of Revenue. To put it bluntly, it is because the Ministry of Revenue is closely related to money, but the special envoy is already rich. His perfume, paper, ink, and the money he earns every year is incalculable. Will the special envoy still risk the benefit of the user department to make money?

Moreover, the special envoy is proficient in making money. If it is used for national finance, it will definitely make the national finance more stable. I think no one is more suitable for the position of Minister of Revenue than the special envoy."

Han Yi was secretly confused when he heard this. Could it be that Changsun Wuji had already understood the truth?

Han Yi couldn't even understand it, so there was no need to say anything about the ministers. How could Gao Luxing help Han Yi speak? This was incredible.

Li Yifu frowned and said, "The Gao Shangshu is so bad. Merchants are very greedy. Although he is a special envoy, will he be satisfied with this?"

Gao Luxing smiled and said, "Isn't there only merchants in this world who are greedy? Both Mr. Li and me are like this. This is human nature."

The implication is that you are so excited, just want to go from the household registration.

Li Yifu smiled and said, "Since Gao Shangshu said that greed is human nature, how did Gao Shangshu destroy human nature without seeking personal gain because of public affairs."

Gao Luxing said slowly, "This principle is very simple. If I were like Mr. Li, who came from a poor family and had no way to make money except for my salary, I would probably take advantage of public office and gain some advantage. However, my Gao family was given the gifts of Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Taizong, and Your Majesty, and the family business was not worry-free for future generations. Therefore, why did I still have to gain reputation, life, and family to take advantage of that little? Since I became the Minister of Revenue, I have been grateful to Your Majesty, and I just want to manage the finances for the country and repay Your Majesty for the care of my Gao family for many years."

Han Yi was secretly shocked. This Minister of Revenue is not usually a slut, and it turns out that he is a tough guy!

This is very clever, almost telling Li Zhi that if you let someone like Li Yifu be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he must be very greedy, because he has no way to make money except for that little salary. Look at me, I have never received half a penny in my life for so many years. Everyone knows why? It is because my Gao family is rich, and I don’t have to be greedy. Han Yi is like me, all rich people, even better than me. I have accumulated over several generations, and the money is enough, but no matter how much it is, there is no more. Han Yi can make a lot of money every year. He spends time on the Ministry of Revenue, so it is better to spend time making money. It is so upright, so why bother secretly?

Li Yifu felt so hatred in his heart, he must kill this old man!

He is now in the position of prime minister and is trusted by the emperor. His only flaw is that he comes from a poor family, and Gao Luxing just hits his pain.

Li Zhi was not stupid, and thought Gao Luxing was too reasonable. Instead of letting a hungry poor man take charge of the Ministry of Revenue, it would be better to let a rich man who could not stand to take charge of the Ministry of Revenue. He also believed that Han Yi would not do such a thing, because Han Yi did not consider money so important. He donated a lot of money, so he said: "Since Gao Aiqing believes that Han Yi is the best candidate, I also believe in his judgment. In addition, some laws issued by Han Yi in Hengdu City involved financial issues, which is why I considered letting Han Yi be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. This is also related to national affairs. How can we ignore state affairs because of the difference between businessmen?"

When the ministers saw Li Zhi treating the pacification of the Turks again, they felt helpless. These nomadic peoples have always been the main concerns of the Central Plains dynasty, and you have no choice but to object! Moreover, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue has spoken. Generally, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is recommended by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and others are not easy to interfere with the promotion within the Ministry of Revenue.

"Your Majesty's wise!"

The ministers could only shout this slogan!

Li Zhidao: "Han Yi, are you still not satisfied?"

Han Yi was stunned and politely said, "I thank you for your kindness."

This cannot be said that the carp jumped over the dragon gate, from the fifth rank or a false position, jumped directly to the prime minister and in charge of the national finances. This is really unimaginable.

After this reward, it will be punished!

First of all, the noble prisoners such as Zhenzhu Yehu were supposed to be granted official titles, but Li Zhi took Han Yi's opinion and imprisoned them all in Chang'an until his death. Of course, he still read out the crimes committed by these people. After all, there were still many Hu ministers standing here, and they had to worry about their feelings.

But there are two more people, one is Cheng Yaojin and the other is Wang Wendu.

Cheng Yaojin had handed over the military power, and Li Zhi could not punish Cheng Yaojin anymore. He just took it with him with a little mistake. He mainly praised Cheng Yaojin's contribution to the Tang Dynasty, and allowed him to retire and return home, and gave him some land. As for the most critical figure, Wang Wendu, Li Zhi just said that he would be removed from the list and demoted him to the common people.

If you offend such a big thing, you will have to exile your whole family if you don’t kill them!

How could it be that one sentence was removed from the list?

Generally speaking, the censor and the counselor will stand up and oppose it.

But everyone also understood what was going on. Li Zhi clearly wanted to protect his son. This was a political struggle, and there was no question of who was right or wrong. But the rewards and punishments were really shocking. The civil and military officials in the court could only turn their dissatisfaction into a sentence, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Chapter completed!