Liu Zhennian, who is about to turn seventy, has come out again. Everyone was a little surprised by this result. They thought that the 'old thief' was already suffering from all kinds of diseases and would die soon; but he was still wearing his old public clothes, walking vigorously, scanning the front with his eyes vigorously, and then boarded the He went to the capital hall and sat upright in front of the prime minister who had been vacant for a long time. He lowered his hands and looked very majestic and energetic. The officials had to admire his courage and knelt down in front of him: "Welcome Prime Minister Liu!"
"Everyone, get up." Liu Zhennian held up a wooden box and took out a few documents from it. "Are all the officials from all ministries here?"
Niu Yuan glanced behind him and said angrily: "Prime Minister, none of the officials from the Ministry of War are here, so what did Ye Yongjia do? I'll go and bring them over immediately!"
Liu Zhennian smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, Prime Minister. I specially arranged for him to be the last one to arrive."
Niu Yuan suddenly raised his head and looked at Liu Zhennian steadily; but two people's voices came from behind him: "Ye Yongjia, Minister of the Ministry of Government and Military Affairs, and Cai Xianqing, Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, pay homage to the Prime Minister!"
Everyone looked around and saw Ye Yongjia and Cai Xianqing coming up to the hall one after another and saluting Liu Zhennian.
"Do you know why I...let them wait for you?" Liu Zhennian smiled meaningfully. Niu Yuan was still lying on the ground, refusing to stand up.
Ye Yongjia ignored the doubtful looks on the left and right and replied seriously: "I don't know."
"Then your Ministry of War should know that the bombardment in Fujian has a great impact. If inhumans are chosen and handled improperly, there may be big trouble along the coast." As he said this, Liu Zhennian picked up the official document in his hand and placed it in front of Ye Yongjia's eyes. , "Look, this is a report from the governor of Zhangzhou. He said that the Western Kingdom sent Lian Chongwen again. He condemned the court and wanted to come to Beijing to question us. He will arrive in about four or five days."
"I have considered that, Ye Shangshu, you have dealt with Westerners several times and have more experience than others, so I want to hand over all the power of punishment to you, so that hundreds of officials can use it for your use. Just say a word and you are willing to Don’t want to serve the country?”
Everyone raised their heads, widened their eyes, and looked at the thin Minister of War in disbelief. Who would have thought that this person, who was not even qualified to enter the Zhongshu Province, would be so favored by the Prime Minister and be suddenly granted such power, completely acting like he was succeeding Niu Yuan. But the former all-powerful second-in-command Niu Yuan felt as if he had fallen into an ice hole. His whole body was frozen, and his hands and feet could not move an inch.
Ye Yongjia took a deep breath and turned pale when facing a power comparable to that of a prime minister. This is not because of his high moral integrity, but because he is too familiar with the current situation. This matter is not just as simple as safeguarding the state system, but also involves the overt and covert struggle between the Liu Party and Qingliu. Now that he has taken over the power of governance, what will happen? He is standing on the cusp of the storm, and every step is like walking on thin ice - especially since his foundation is still shallow, and he has also been at odds with many ministers in the DPRK and China due to the reform. If he makes a wrong move, he is likely to follow in his footsteps.
"Don't you dare to accept it?" Liu Zhennian frowned. This was not the indomitable young man he had originally remembered.
"Prime Minister, Mr. Ye had already intended to take over this big case, and he often mentioned it to me, intending to share your worries. How can he be a timid person!" Cai Xianqing quickly took over the words, "It's just that there is no clear edict, so I'm afraid there won't be any To convince everyone, I dare not accept it." After saying that, he glanced at Ye Yongjia specially.
Ye Yongjia was forced into a cold sweat by him. Knowing that he had no way out, he quickly said: "Cai Shilang knows the heart of humble officials, and humble officials are worried about this matter."
Liu Zhennian laughed loudly: "Just say this, there is nothing unspeakable! Don't you just want His Majesty's edict? The emperor's sage has already foreseen it!" As he said that, he took out another document from the side of the box. Come, the clean white paper is written with ink on it: "Ye Yongjia, the Minister of the Ministry of War, is ordered to handle the shelling case exclusively, and all departments, provinces and departments will follow it." The emperor's jade seal is engraved at the end.
"Although it is not a formal edict written by Huang Ling, it is written by the Emperor, so it is enough to be trusted, right?" Liu Zhennian still smiled at him, with wrinkles on his cheeks.
"You are greatly entrusted by Prime Minister Liu. How dare you disobey orders despite your humble position!" Ye Yongjia made a deep bow, held up the edict, and let the sweat flow down his back.
After all the officials retreated, Gao Jizhi and Chen Tongpao left the hall first and returned to the official office in a sedan chair. As soon as Gao Jizhi entered the second hall, he took off his official uniform and threw it to Chen Tongpao behind him.
"Mr. Liu trusts Mr. Ye so much. It seems that the position that will be vacated by the Ministry of Education in a year will belong to him." Chen Tongpao smoothed the cuffs of his clothes and placed them on the wooden clothes hanger in an orderly manner.
Gao Jizhi casually took a cup of cold tea, sat on an armchair, sighed gloomily, and said after a long time: "The power of the Liu Party is no longer what it used to be. They need to listen to the opinions of the majority of people. Niu Yuan has agreed, Guifu is leaving. The last position must be recommended."
Tongpao Chen spread the flesh on his face and laughed: "You made a mistake, you shouldn't be so naive."
Gao Jizhi panicked and smiled, only for a moment, and then he calmed down: "Really? I hate Liu Dang so much that I always feel unhappy if I don't criticize them. Ah, I will change this problem."
Chen Tongpao didn't seem to listen to his excuse and said to himself: "Anyway, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Since they can still control the emperor, wouldn't it be easy to deal with us people? Recommended, he forced it. We just recommend Ye Yongjia. Besides, this is just what Prime Minister Niu promised. As for whether he can fulfill it... didn't you see what he looked like just now?"
This sudden question caught Gao Jizhi off guard. For the first time, he felt that Chen Tongpao's stiff voice without any emotion was so strange, and he began to be wary. Although he didn't notice Niu Yuan's appearance, he still talked about it. He lied: "I saw it, it was ridiculous. But if you describe it again, it will make us feel bad!"
Chen Tongpao said: "When we left, I saw with my own eyes that Liu Thief asked Niu Yuan to stand up. Niu Yuan seemed to be in a trance and did not stand up. Then Liu Thief looked dissatisfied and said coldly: 'You should think about yourself and calm down your arrogance. Be free of heart, don't resent others' and other reprimands, but the words of reprimand were not heard clearly enough."
"If you think about it, Niu Yuan can be ridiculed by Liu Zhennian like this. It can be seen that he has no say in the important matter of choosing provincial ministers."
Gao Jizhi tapped his fingers steadily on the table: "Then we can only acquiesce in allowing Ye Yongjia to ascend to a high position? This is not our style, right?"
