Li Shizhi knew that her sister was the queen, and since she said that she had asked for a good thing for herself, she must have done something for herself in front of the emperor.

The queen said proudly, "Do you know how many years this phase has been empty? ”

"More than ten years, right?" Li Shizhi realized, and then asked emotionally: "Sister is saying that you recommended me as the prime minister of the dynasty in front of the emperor?" ”

"Exactly!" The queen looked at her brother's surprised expression, and a little happiness passed through her heart.

"This ......" Li Shizhi was so excited that he didn't know how to say it, but after pondering for a while, he suddenly remembered the events of the previous year, and couldn't help but panic again, "But ......"

"But what?" The queen saw that his expression was strange, so she smiled and said, "Brother, don't panic, there's nothing to be afraid of!" ”

Li Shizhi was still not at ease, and said: "But in the decades of the reign of the saint, there have been six prime ministers, and the longest term of office is Wu Qingfeng, who has been in office for eight years, and the rest of the terms have not been full of three years, and all the prime ministers have the same fate, or their heads are different, or they are all beheaded!" ”

When Li Shizhi said it, he still had palpitations, this hot potato was full of temptation, and at the same time, it also concealed murderous intentions.

The queen said unhurriedly: "But these prime ministers don't have backers like your sister." Brother, this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

Li Shizhi is still not at ease, "It is precisely because of the high power of the prime minister for many years that the emperor wants to remove the post of prime minister, after Wu Qingfeng was destroyed, the post of prime minister has not been opened for more than ten years, why does the saint want me to be the prime minister now?" ”

"Brother, do you think there is anyone in this Manchu Dynasty who is more suitable for this position than you? One is that you are resolute and upright, and never participate in the dispute between friends, and the other is that you are the uncle of the country, just by virtue of these two points, who will move you. The queen knows that the first reason why the emperor will agree to her request is actually the most important, with Li Shizhi's character and qualifications, it is indeed very suitable to take the role of ruler.

Li Shizhi thought about it, and he agreed with an iron heart, anyway, judging from this matter, at least the emperor did not believe Du Zongting's words now.

The next morning, the weather was very sunny, and when the hundred officials gathered, only Li Shi was in a strange mood, because he knew that something might happen that shocked the hundred officials in a while, so his mood was always uneasy.

After the emperor dealt with the court affairs one by one, he asked the internal supervisor to read out the holy decree that Li Shizhi was to be appointed as the prime minister. When the holy decree was read, the hundred officials were in an uproar, and the post of Zaifu, which had been pending for many years, was reactivated today, and the hundred officials couldn't guess what the saint was thinking, some panicked, some were indignant, some were unclear, some gritted their teeth, and some secretly rejoiced.

When everyone was whispering to each other, the inner supervisor shouted, "Silence! ”

"Alright!" An old figure on the dragon chair leaned forward slightly, "Do you have any questions?" ”

Emperor Han's tone was like questioning, and the hundred officials instantly held their breath and didn't dare to speak.

Among them, the prince's people are naturally happy to have Li Shizhi take the position of prime minister, although Li Shizhi will not stand on the side of the prince, but he is also the prince's uncle, so it is better than falling on the head of others. The people of King Ning and King Wei also thought that Li Shizhi did not have a clear position on party struggle, and if he was allowed to serve as prime minister, it would be a compromise candidate. So no one stood up against the hundred officials, and everyone knelt down one after another, and the mountain shouted long live the saints.

"All of them are exempt!" Only then did Emperor Han lean back proudly, "Now that Li Aiqing is in the position of Zaifu, the next responsibilities must be clarified." This appointment is different from the previous Shangshu Ling and Neishi Ling's Zaifu, I call it the first prime minister, and the three provinces are led by the first prime minister Li Shizhi. ”

Li Shizhi hurriedly knelt down again to thank the heavens.

As soon as Emperor Han said this, the other people in the hall were in an instant uproar, and everyone didn't know why. Xun Mou was also shocked in his heart, how could such an authoritarian person as the emperor give Li Shizhi such a big right, but Xun Mou's thinking was just for a moment, and after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly understood the intention of the saint, but he couldn't say it.

"Silence!" The inner supervisor reminded again in a loud voice.

Emperor Han continued: "Then the position of Dali Siqing is now vacant, do you have a suitable candidate for Aiqing?" ”

At this time, the ministers in the palace began to look at each other and discuss a lot, but this matter came suddenly, and everyone couldn't say why.

Liu Xun, the king of Ning, hurriedly gave Cui Hao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, a look, Cui Hao is an extremely smart person, and he understood what King Ning meant at a glance, so he stepped forward to go out of class, "Cui Hao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is gifted." ”

"Hmm!" Emperor Han said lightly, "Does Cui Aiqing have anything to say?" ”

"The minister has worked with Dali Temple for many years, and he is really impressed by the cases handled by Dali Temple, among which the merit of Lord Li is naturally second to none, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Yang Youxian, has also made great contributions, and has been diligent and diligent for many years, and the cases handled are also pleasing and convincing. Therefore, in Yichen's view, the post of Dali Siqing should be taken over by Lord Yang. ”

Emperor Han nodded, "Do you have any objections?" ”

Everyone was dumbfounded and seemed a little caught off guard after hearing this, because the emperor had not mentioned the matter of today's court discussion in advance, so many people were not psychologically prepared. And for the position of Dali Siqing, it seems that no one can find a second more suitable candidate than Yang Youxian for a while.

Seeing that no one spoke, Emperor Han directly announced: "Okay! Since you have no objections, then the post of Dali Temple Secretary will be held by Yang Youxian, the young secretary of Dali Temple! ”

After retreating, the ministers outside the palace gate dispersed one after another, and several ministers were still discussing the morning's affairs in groups.

The crown prince Liu Yan couldn't wait to go back to the house to ask Xun Mou, and directly led Xun Yu's father and son to the corner of the palace wall in front of the door, and asked Xun Mou in a low voice: "General Xun, what does this saint mean today?" Hongu thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure out what his intentions were? ”

Xun Mou let out a long sigh with a solemn face, "It's hard to say whether this is good or bad, Lord Li is your uncle of the crown prince, it's better than others sitting in this position." But ......"

Xun Mou's appearance of wanting to stop speaking made the crown prince Liu Yan anxious, "But what's ......?"

"But Xia Guan always feels that something is wrong? The Holy One, who has always been powerful and autocratic, how could he give Li Shizhi such a great power today. And Du Zongting just joined him a few days ago, how could the emperor turn a blind eye to Wu Qingfeng's case? This is a piece of his heart! Xun Mou hesitated.

Xun Yu interjected at this time: "Do you think it's because of the long time that the Holy Lord has woken up?" Or do you want to pursue it anymore? And Du Zongting's accusation itself is one-sided, I'm afraid it is not enough to substantiate, right? ”