Chapter 868 Removing Li Si
Zhao Kuo still doesn't know about this matter at this time.
Since following the waiting strategy set by Zhao Kuo from the beginning, during this period, officials from Zhao Kuo's sect did not say that they would take the initiative to provoke officials from Pingyangjun.
This made the entire Zhao State political situation begin to stabilize and ease, and also disappointed other vassal states who wanted to watch the fun, feeling that Zhao Kuo seemed to have chosen to give in. This political struggle should be temporarily in a deadlock.
This situation naturally made Pingyang Jun even more proud. He even took care of several concubines in the spring breeze, which felt like he was rejuvenated and met with the ancient tree.
In this case, the plan came.
As an annual major assessment of officials, no official dares to relax.
The entire Zhao State political arena has devoted itself to this plan, which makes people temporarily forget how fierce the previous political struggle was.
In this regard, Zhao Kuo did not actually say that he was completely unprepared.
Before the plan began, Zhao Kuo convened his confidants to meet and asked them to convey Zhao Kuo's meaning.
"This year's plan is different from previous years. Although we are temporarily in a defensive stage, Pingyang Jun must think that his situation is very good, so he will definitely start to launch some entry into the palace.
So let the officials from all over our place be careful and must not be able to catch any handle by Pingyang Jun in this plan, otherwise there will be big trouble."
As it turned out, Zhao Kuo was quite foresighted. In this plan, the first target to be attacked quickly surfaced.
It has to be said that the candidate chosen by Ping Yangjun was beyond Zhao Kuo's expectations, but it was indeed reasonable.
Li Si.
As the county magistrate of Donghu County, Li Si's political achievements have actually been quite good in the past few years.
Originally, Zhao Kuo thought that after the plan was over, he could find a way to transfer Li Si to the central government of Handan.
With Li Si's talent, he can also play a better role in the Handan Central Government and make greater contributions to Zhao Kuo and Zhao State.
But what Zhao Kuo did not expect was that Li Si actually received a middle-low evaluation on the list of top-level assessments.
Generally speaking, only the best can be promoted. If the middle and the upper level are at a qualified level, while the middle and lower level are at a very bad countdown level.
Among the more than 20 county magistrates of Zhao State, no other county magistrate except Li Si received a middle-level and lower-level evaluation, which made Li Si very conspicuous.
It is precisely because of this that the expression on Ping Yangjun's face, who holds this evaluation form, seems so complacent, which makes it very easy to understand.
Pingyang Jun said to Zhao Kuo proudly: "Wu Xinjun, Wu Xinjun, I heard that Li Si is the treasure you have found from prison, and he is also the retainer who is known as the most administrative ability under your command. Now it seems that it is just that."
When Mr. Pingyang said this, he and Zhao Kuo were not the only ones, but said it in a court discussion.
Since King Zhao and several other important officials of the State of Zhao were present, Zhao Kuo naturally could not show weakness to King Pingyang.
In fact, after knowing that Li Si's evaluation was so low, Zhao Kuo's face began to turn gloomy.
Zhao Kuo said coldly to Pingyangjun: "Pingyangjun, Pingyangjun, I have always known that you are dissatisfied with this marquis, but I think that although we have different political views, at least we are willing to work for Zhao State together.
But I never expected that you, a guy, would use all means to deal with our loyal and capable officials in Zhao State for political struggle. Is this the demeanor you should have as a prime minister?"
Zhao Kuo was very clear about Li Si's ability. Nightingale also wrote a detailed summary of the intelligence of Li Si's administration in Donghu County over the past two years and sent it to Zhao Kuo.
No matter from any perspective, Zhao Kuo has no doubt about Li Si's ability to govern.
Faced with Zhao Kuo's doubts, Pingyang Jun also sneered and said to Zhao Kuo: "Wu Xinjun, it's meaningless to say this.
Your beloved general Li Si has made no progress in the governance of Donghu County in the past two years, and the population of Donghu County has not increased. Then the number of cavalry contributed to Handan has not increased, and the number of cattle and sheep contributed has not increased.
Just think about it yourself, just by relying on these political achievements, he is not a middle-aged man, who is a middle-aged man?"
Zhao Kuo looked at Pingyang Jun and immediately retorted: "Pingyang Jun, your words sounded a little reasonable, but I must point out that Donghu County is the territory we have just conquered. In the past two years, the Donghu people have even carried out small-scale rebellions under the instigation of Yan State.
Under such circumstances, other frontier counties have been under small-scale wars, but Donghu County maintains an overall peace. Doesn’t this tell Li Si’s political achievements?
As a county on the border, the situation of Donghu County is originally different from that of the county in our country, but you have to use the requirements of the county in the mainland to demand Donghu County.
The most outrageous thing is that the requirements of other frontier counties are completely different from those of Donghu County, which is a complete targeting!”
Faced with Zhao Kuo's accusations, if it were normal, Pingyang Jun could not speak at this time because of guilt, but today it was different.
Pingyang Jun sneered and said to Zhao Kuo: "What is a complete targeting?
It's simply nonsense.
Anyway, Li Si's evaluation is just a middle-aged person. No matter how hard you struggle, you can't change this fact. Wu Xinjun, you can accept your fate."
After all, the two sides had to make the final decision after all.
Before Zhao Kuo could speak, Zhao Kuo had a bad premonition in his heart.
Sure enough, the next moment, I heard King Zhao say, "I have heard of Li Si before, and I have indeed made some achievements.
However, Donghu County's achievements are also ranked here this year, so it is impossible for me to change the practice of our Zhao State for hundreds of years just because of Li Si.
Let’s pass the order and remove Li Si from the position of the county magistrate of Donghu County.”
After hearing these words, Pingyang Jun was naturally very happy and called Wang Yingming.
Zhao Kuo's face became very calm, and there was no trace of turmoil.
Pingyang Jun looked at Zhao Kuo proudly, thinking that Zhao Kuo's performance was a sign of weakness.
Chapter completed!