Yin Shijing has been entangled for a long time, and I don't know what to do? At this time, Yin Shijing got the news from the palace, and his sister Red Sleeves was happy again.

After getting the news, Yin Shijing no longer hesitated, and immediately went to find Lu Hang and agreed to the marriage.

At this time, Li Jun also received the news that the courtiers had ganged up, this year is the year of the change of the first assistant of the cabinet, Yuan Zhan is too old, and he has decided to retire this year, Zhang An is the second assistant, and it is natural to be promoted to the first assistant of the cabinet.

So now everyone is fighting for the position of the second assistant of the cabinet, the Fa family is powerful, there are three people in the cabinet, Zhao Yan, Duan Ping, and Bao Qing, so the hope of the Fa family is great, but the rest of the sons and hundreds of schools will not give up so easily, as far as Li Jun knows, Gongsun Kun of the Huang family, Lu Hang of the miscellaneous family and Dou Guan have already allied, and they are ready to compete with the people of the Fa family.

Now the entire court is basically divided into three factions, one is the Legalist faction, the other is the miscellaneous faction represented by Lu Hang, and the other faction is the royalist faction, the people here are Pang Jixian, Li Lin, Zhang Zhi, Sima Da, etc., they are all Li Jun's cronies, and they basically do not participate in any struggle, and only obey Li Jun's instructions.

As for Zhang An, Yuan Zhan, and Yang Xiong, there are no factions at all, they are all fighting alone, Yang Xiong, the great grandmaster, the sect of the hundred factions, and the secretary of the school, whoever sees it will give face, and Yuan Zhan and Zhang An, as the first assistant of the cabinet, cannot favor any faction, and must be dealt with impartially, this is Li Jun's death order.

After seeing the news in front of him, Li Jun instructed He Shen: "Don't startle the snake, tell He Jun, continue to monitor, as long as the matter doesn't get too big, follow them." ”

"No." He Shen didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly replied.

If the court is compared to a prairie, then Li Jun is the high lion king, as for the other courtiers are leopards, wild dogs and other carnivores, leopards do not need to huddle, because it runs fast, but wild dogs can not be, if they do not report the group, they will die without a place to be buried, unfortunately the people occupy the status of antelope, bison and other herbivores.

And what Li Jun, as the king, can do is to balance, balance the number of wild dogs, no matter how many wild dogs there are, they can't threaten the existence of lions, and another point is to balance the relationship between wild dogs and antelopes, lions also want to eat meat, wild dogs eat all the antelopes, what do lions eat?

This is the way of survival of the imperial court, so what Li Jun can do now is to control it well, and whoever is strong will fight whom? Whoever is weak will support whom? This is the way of the emperor.

After thinking about these things, Li Jun had no intention of reviewing them, and now he needed to find someone to talk to.

Soon Zhang Zhi was taken to the Imperial Garden by He Shen, Zhang Zhi was a very smart person and a very good talker, so Li Jun liked to talk to him very much.

After Li Jun gave Zhang Zhi a seat, he took a sip of tea and asked slowly: "Zhang Qing, you must be aware of the various movements of the cabinet recently. ”

"This matter is clear to the minister, but please rest assured, although several Lord Shangshu intend to compete for the position of the second assistant, no one dares to delay the official business." Zhang Zhi replied cautiously.

"I don't need you to say this, I understand this, if someone really dares to do that, I will never let it go, what I want to ask you is: Which Aiqing do you like?" Li Jun asked directly to the point.

This question stumped Zhang Zhi, and Zhang Zhi thought about it again and again before he said slowly: "Your Majesty, there are no good candidates for the minister, please ask for the Holy Judge." ”

"Hmph, don't play tricks, you have to give me an answer today." Li Jun snorted coldly.

Zhang Zhi smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, you are a little difficult to be a strong man, if you have to say it, the minister thinks it is still suitable for Lord Duan Pingduan?" ”

"Why not Lu Hang?" Zhang Zhi's answer was a bit unexpected by Li Jun, Lu Hang is a miscellaneous giant, and the miscellaneous family is the least exclusive of the hundred schools of thought, because their ancestor Lu Buwei is a big businessman, and Zhang Zhi was born in a merchant family, so it is said that Zhang Zhi's preferred candidate should be Lu Hang.

Zhang Zhi replied very seriously: "Your Majesty, because Lord Lu is too careful in doing things. ”

Li Jun immediately understood what Zhang Zhi meant, nodded and said, "You mean that Lu Hang lacks decision?" ”

"Exactly, Your Majesty, the next ten years will be the expansion period of my Tang Dynasty, and it is also the decade when various new policies are really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, at this time, the cabinet chief assistant must be bold and careful, and the minister thinks that the most suitable in the current cabinet is Zhang An and Duan Ping, this is just the minister's opinion, Your Majesty had better ask other adults as well, if you listen to it, it will be dark, and if you listen to it, it will be clear."

Li Jun smiled and said: "Okay, Zhang Qing, I understand what you mean, you don't have to worry about this matter, there is a major event that needs to be done by your Ministry of Commerce this year, if this matter is done, it will be beneficial for a long time." ”

"Your Majesty, please command, the minister will do his best." Zhang Zhi hurriedly replied.

Li Jun handed an account book to Zhang Zhi and said: "Zhang Qing, this is the account book of the whaling ship for the past two years, you go back and take a good look, I feel that the conditions for opening the sea have arrived, and the incident in Langya County last year is a bloody lesson, if the sea is not opened again, the entire Datang coast will not be at peace, and it is the people who suffer." ”

Zhang Zhi heard this, he had long thought that there would be such a day, but when this day really came, he was still a little worried, he was born in a businessman, no one can know the disadvantages of the sea ban better than himself, that is, with the sea ban, all the wealth of the sea flowed into the hands of those smugglers, and the court did not get a penny, the most odious thing is that these smugglers sometimes play the role of a pirate, so to speak, the people in the coastal areas have suffered from the sea ban for a long time.

Zhang Zhi gave Li Jun a big salute and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers will prepare well, even if they lose this life, they will not disappoint Your Majesty." ”

Li Jun hurriedly helped Zhang Zhi up and said: "Okay, Zhang Qing, there is no need to be like this, I am not a faint king, and I will not kill heroes indiscriminately, you can do it, I will help you celebrate your achievements if you do it, and I will help you to do it, don't have any psychological pressure." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty's great grace, the minister is unforgettable." As he spoke, Zhang Zhi's tears burst out of his eyes.

Zhang Zhi was grateful for Dade's departure, Li Jun sat back on the dragon chair, stroked the dragon head on the dragon chair and sighed: "It's really difficult for this chair to sit firmly." ”

He Shen cautiously persuaded on the side: "Your Majesty, if you feel tired, just rest for a while, this thing can't be done in a day or two, Your Majesty don't be anxious." ”

Li Jun waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, this morning is not over, just go back to sleep, I can't sleep, go and call Pang Jixian, Sima Da, and Li Lin, I still have to ask for their opinions." ”

"No, the old slave obeys."