The number of ministers in the political hall is not as much as possible, the more people, which just shows that the emperor's ability to control the government is not too strong, and can only increase the number of ministers to balance the major factions and stabilize the situation in the court.

After the middle of the Jin Dynasty, with the development of various systems, the power of the gate valve family flourished again, and the power of the left and right prime ministers was further expanded.

Hezong revoked the left and right prime ministers' mansions, and the prime ministers could not open the mansion, which was equivalent to becoming a toothless tiger, and his rights were greatly reduced, and after that, the system of three provinces and six ministries was improved.

So that it continued to the period of Wuzong, Wuzong carried out a major reform of the political system for the second time, established a political affairs hall, set up the highest governor of the three provinces, and weighed six departments, such as the official department of Shangshu is generally the right minister, as the prime minister of the political affairs hall, the head of a hundred officials, although the right minister entered the cabinet government affairs hall with the post of the secretary of the ministry, but he generally does not actually manage the ministry, and the daily practical things of the ministry are managed by the right servant of the ministry, and the right servant of the ministry, at some time, will also enter the political hall as a phase, which leads to the separation of powers, As the most important ministry of the six ministries, the final actual decision is still in the hands of the emperor.

The more people in Xiangguo, the more power in the hands of the emperor is dispersed, such as Wuzong, he has absolute control over the government, so in his dynasty for decades, most of the time, there are three people in the political hall, the right minister is in charge of the text, the left is in charge of the military, and the household department is in charge of money, personnel, military power, finance, Wuzong holds these three heads, firmly controls the entire court.

But the emperors after Wuzong were different, because they could not completely control the government and the huge officials and factions in terms of ability and qualifications.

Zhao Zhi has been the emperor for more than 20 years, and the replacement of the Xiangguo in the political hall is not frequent, and the number of Xiangguo has always remained seven until his later years, because of the dispute between the princes, internal political disputes, and the unprecedented lack of finance, various factors caused Zhao Zhi to be exhausted, so he could only delegate power and increase the number of Xiangguo in the political hall to nine.

So from another point of view, five years after Chengping, although the Jin Dynasty has won a series of glorious wars abroad, as the emperor, Zhao Zhi's control and influence on the country are getting lower and lower than before.

Zhao Xun has just inherited the throne, and his first consideration is how to stabilize the government, stabilize the government, that is, stabilize his throne, and if he wants to stabilize the government, in fact, it is nothing more than two aspects, military power and personnel.

In terms of military power, because of Li Zhong's existence, the problem was successfully resolved, but in terms of personnel, especially the adjustment of the political affairs hall, it involved all aspects and was complicated, Zhao Xun had been thinking about it for many days, but he still didn't dare to make a decision easily.

The previous six ministers of the political affairs hall, Zhao Xun will not move for the time being, regardless of whether he has other ideas, so there are three candidates left.

Zhao Zhi's last words, let Li Xun take the position of the right attendant of the military department, and promote the political hall as the minister, for this, Zhao Xun is not willing, because in his opinion, Li Xun is not from birth, ability and qualifications, etc., to promote him to the height of Xiangguo, Zhao Xun feels that Li Xun is not qualified at all, but this is one of Zhao Zhi's last words, although Zhao Xun can't understand why his father suddenly thought of pushing Li Xun to the position of Xiangguo in the political hall, but as a son of man, as long as it does not involve his fundamental interests, The last words of the first emperor, Zhao Xun will not disobey.

Li Xun entered the political hall as the prime minister, in fact, it has become an established fact, because this is Zhao Zhi's last order, although some ministers in the court have opposition to this, but the main ministers headed by Yang Daolin, Li Zhong and others have no opposition to this, so after a period of time, wait until the second year, after Zhao Xun changed the yuan, Li Xun will definitely enter the political hall as the prime minister.

As for the remaining two candidates.

Zhao Xun's choice can be said to be a lot, or it can be said that there are very few.

Zhao Xun's time as the prince is actually very short, not long, so, his henchmen, most of them are young people, their loyalty to Zhao Xun does not need to be doubted, among these people, some people's ability may be very outstanding, but if you want to achieve a certain high position, and even enter the political hall as a minister, ability is only a part, qualifications and background are the key, after all, if you are Xiangguo, just represent yourself, it will be too thin, the emperor pushed a person to the position of Xiangguo, What is important is not only his personal ability, but more importantly, how many resources, a faction or a group that this person can bring to himself after becoming a prime minister.

As an emperor, it is actually a sadness to select and reuse talents in this way, but there is no way, from Wuzong to Xingzong Zhao Zhi, four generations of emperors, all belong to the weak son of heaven, and Zhao Zhi has produced many talents, and the military force is unprecedentedly strong, Zhao Zhi can have a certain amount of freedom in the selection and reuse of talents, such as Qin Anming, Li Zhong, Hong Qian, and Zhao Xun is not good, at least not now, because he does not have that strength and prestige.

"Your Majesty, Yang Daolin, Li Zhong, Qin Anming and other nine ministers have asked to see them, and they are now waiting in the Mingren Palace."

Xiao Lezi walked in and bowed to report.

Xiao Lezi has now been appointed as the chief of the palace and the first eunuch.

Xiao Lezi's voice interrupted Zhao Xun's deep thought, he raised his head, looked at Xiao Lezi, and said lightly: "Tell them that I will be there soon." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Lezi bowed, glanced at Li Xun secretly, and then turned to leave.

Zhao Xun chuckled and said: "Brainstorming, Yang Daolin and other ministers will arrive, maybe you can solve the Yousi in my heart." ”

Qian Mingdu said with a smile: "The right prime minister is always trying to hold the country, and he will definitely help the emperor." ”

Zhao Xun looked at Qian Mingdu and said meaningfully: "You think the same way?" ”

Qian Mingdu said with a smile: "The minister's mind is always consistent with the emperor's mind. ”

When Zhao Xun heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and then got up to leave.

Qian Mingdu and the others naturally left with them, and when they passed by Li Xun, he glanced at him coldly and whispered: "Villain." Then he strode away with his chest held high.

Li Xun rolled his eyes, he was angry and funny in his heart, and he even hooked up with the villain one day.

Lu Baijiang walked over and said softly: "Lord Li, although you are the queen mother's nephew, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, and in front of the emperor, there are some things that you should not say too much. ”

Li Xun sneered: "The gentleman doesn't move his mouth, Qian Mingdu, the king of eight lambs, actually scolded me for being a villain, do you think I should move my mouth, or do I do it?" ”

Lu Baijiang smiled bitterly and shook his head, Li Xun's rudeness and unscrupulousness made him a civilized person like him very unaccustomed.