Why did resourceful Zhang Jiuling lose to Li in the battle for prime minister?

There were more than twenty prime ministers before and after Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, usually for two or three years, and some for only a few months, while Li was 19 prime minister until he died of old age.

Li is "uneducated" and uneducated. He can only write and write, and he can also write "Celebrate" as "Celebrate making mistakes". How can he play against Zhang Jiuling, a literary poet in "Talented Men and Beautiful Women" at that time?

At first, Li was so obscure that even his relatives and prime minister Obiang didn't like him. Li once wanted Yuan to recommend him as a junior official of Simen Langzhong. As a result, Yuan not only didn't recommend him, but also taunted him and said, "Even this janitor needs a little talent. Angry brother (Li's nickname) is not enough! "

How sad do you think Lee is?

After all, Li is also a "social university", at least he is good at networking.

Soon, he got mixed up with Yuwen Rong, the red man of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and the later prime minister. Yuwen Rong has many friends, but why does he only value Lee?

You can use your imagination a little. This Li is really unusual.

When Li became an official, he was an imperial adviser and the country's top prosecutor.

Besides Yuwen Rong's contribution, Li, as a branch of imperial clan, also played a certain background role.

During this period, he was most concerned about the "China nobles", that is, the relationship between eunuchs who were close to the emperor. In addition, Wu Huifei, who was favored by Xuanzong, also got on the line.

From then on, Xuanzong's thoughts and preferences were immediately known to Li, and he became a worm in the emperor's stomach.

Soon, his career developed like a rocket.

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In the late kaiyuan period, the economic and social development of Datang reached its peak, and its social wealth was extremely rich. Yangzhou's bronze seafood, Jinling's splendid black tea, Wu Jun's glutinous rice silk, South China Sea's tortoise-shell pearls, Zhang Yu's famous porcelain wine vessels, Xuancheng's bluestone paper and pen, Shi 'an's banana green jade, Longyou's cattle and horses are continuously transported to Beijing, and the rice in big counties and small counties is full of fat and treasures.

However, the Tang Dynasty also had a very prominent economic problem.

That is to say, there are few copper coins as trading currency.

Because the Tang Dynasty produced very little gold, silver and copper, the country did not realize that it needed a lot of coins. With the doubling of social economy, less and less copper coins were used in circulation in society, and the purchasing power of copper coins was getting higher and higher.

In fact, there was already severe deflation in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, it was better to invest in something than to collect some copper coins, so people in the Tang Dynasty could only trade with cloth as a medium.

This shows that the so-called celebrities, including Yao Chong and Song Jing, are relatively amateurs about the basic principles of finance and the laws of economic development.

By the twenty-second year of Kaiyuan, deflation had reached a very serious level, and the market was often short of money and could not trade. Therefore, Xuanzong specifically asked the Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling.

Zhang Jiuling don't know whether the head was kicked by a donkey that day, because there is no copper in the market, incredibly nonsense advice:

"Let the people spontaneously cast copper coins."

Think about how many people Emperor Wu of Han killed in order to crack down on counterfeit money and forged copper coins. Zhang Jiuling put forward such a suggestion without thinking.

Xuanzong, after all, still has some judgment, and it is not good to refute it face to face, so he said to let the ministers discuss it together.

Li, assistant minister of Huangmen at that time, was the first to stand out against it. He said: "The right to coin money is the exclusive right of the state, which has been strictly prohibited in all previous dynasties. This will ensure the credit of copper coins and avoid counterfeit money. "

Most ministers agree with Li's point of view, and the emperor thinks it makes sense. Zhang Jiuling's suggestion was not adopted. The economy of the Tang Dynasty dodged a bullet.

Does Li read more books than Zhang Jiuling? Obviously impossible, but Li's view is in line with economics, which is a judgment based on basic common sense.

But on this issue, Zhang Jiuling is below common sense.

The prime minister knows nothing about the economy and only talks about "gentlemen and villains", which is obviously embarrassing in the prosperous era of Kaiyuan.

This is the first game that Zhang Jiuling lost.

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Xuanzong heard that Niu Xianke was very capable in our time, so officials sent people to inspect the military warehouse, where the equipment was well piled and well maintained. Niu Xianke also managed the frontier well and came back to praise the emperor.

There has always been a tradition of "going out into the phase" in the Tang Dynasty. Xuanzong has no prejudice in employing people, and intends to let Niu cyclamen serve as deputy prime minister.

However, when asked about the opinion of the Prime Minister, Zhang Jiuling resolutely opposed it and gave the reason: "Managing warehouses and the like is something that the border customs should do well."

Xuanzong was a little unhappy.

Li privately told Niu Xianke about Zhang Jiuling's attitude.

Niu Xianke came to the table crying and begged to resign.

Xuanzong relented and felt that Niu Xianke was not only able to do things, but also very modest.

Decided to let him serve as a minister, but Zhang Jiuling came out against it.

Xuanzong was furious: "You have the final say?"

Zhang Jiuling was surprised and quickly knelt down and said, "I'm just showing my attitude."

Xuanzong continued to reprimand: "Do you think Niu Xianke is unqualified because he was born in poverty? What is your origin? "

It turns out that being an official in the Tang Dynasty always pays attention to the gate valve. Zhang Jiuling, a native of Lingnan, naturally has no background, and his essence is the same as that of Niu Xianke.

Zhang Jiuling continued to argue: "I don't think he is low, but he has no culture."

Xuanzong: "If you can write poetry, you will certainly be able to govern the country?"

After Zhang Jiuling retired from the DPRK, Li made it clear to Xuanzong: "Learning is the most important thing, and whether there is culture or not is not important."

This sentence really speaks to Xuanzong's heart.

Xuanzong's employment policy is eclectic.

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In addition, regarding the appointment of An Lushan, Zhang Jiuling thinks that An Lushan has "negative side" and should take the opportunity to kill him.

On the other hand, Li believed that the court should attach importance to the poor and conference semifinals who did not engage in cronyism.

Xuanzong thought that what Li said was reasonable, but Zhang Jiuling said that people's faces were upside down, a bit like fortune tellers, so I can't agree.

Therefore, Xuanzong became increasingly distrustful of Zhang Jiuling.

In this way, through a few things, let Xuanzong feel that the knowledge and talents of Zhang Jiuling, the secretariat secretary, still have a big gap with Li. Not long after, Yan Ting, an official appreciated by Zhang Jiuling, committed the crime of shielding, and Zhang Jiuling tried his best to excuse him. Xuanzong thought that Zhang Jiuling might form a clique, so he took this opportunity to demote him to a local place.

Li of Zhang Jiuling was relieved from the post of "Prime Minister" of the Secretariat.

Li has been in control of the Tang Dynasty since the Li Dynasty.