The war machine of the new empire, under the planning of the General Staff, once set in motion, immediately showed an astonishing efficiency.

Fighting a war is about logistics!

Today's Li Jiajun, the logistics materials can be said to be piled up, not only piled up in the palace's internal warehouses, but even the warehouses that were temporarily built are also piled up.

What makes the eyes of civilian officials even more hot is that the countless logistical burdens are completely taken care of by the military's logistics department, but not a single grain or penny has passed through the hands of the three divisions and yamen.

Like the official position, the wealth is the same moving!

From power to wealth, it's just a gesture of a thought! In this so-called, mastering power is equivalent to mastering the world.

Of the four ministers of the cabinet, Liu Jinshan is a clean official and is not greedy for money at all. Li Qiong's hands and feet are not very clean, and he receives more money and gifts than anyone else.

Clear-eyed people can see at a glance that Li Qiong is afraid of being suspicious, and uses self-defilement methods, just to protect herself.

Xiao He, the name of the Han Dynasty, was originally a Qing official, but in order to dispel Liu Bang's concerns, he was forced to accept bribes and send the big handle to Liu Bang, the Taizu of the Han Dynasty, and in the end, he successfully escaped death.

After today's performance, Li Qiong deliberately rubbed and had no intention of leaving, Li Zhongyi noticed Li Qiong's strange appearance, so he opened his mouth to leave him.

The group pair in the study room became a single pair, and Kong Kun and Liu Jinshan were secretly pondering Li Qiong's intentions. Wei Renpu expected the opportunity, Li Qiong Bacheng had a different view on the monopoly of the logistics department.

To put it bluntly, it's not surprising.

As Li Qiong's prominent relative, it is already Li Zhongyi who can ascend to the throne of the cabinet vice minister, and he will never be foolish to seek the position of prime minister.

In addition, based on Wei Renpu's understanding of Li Qiong, this prince has always disliked to seize power, and often uses the excuse of being weak and sick to rely on the beauty of rotating in the cabinet.

Wei Renpu thought about it, Li Qiong needed to avoid others, and the big thing to play alone could not be the second thing except for this expedition.

To put it bluntly, Wei Renpu knows very well in his heart that he is not Li Zhongyi's confidant, let alone the best candidate for prime minister in his pocket.

To put it bluntly, Wei Renpu is just the prime minister of the transitional period, and sooner or later he will have to leave the cabinet. Wei Renpu is very knowledgeable, not only did he not seize power, but he also did not have the slightest place to hinder Li Zhongyi's governance.

Wei Renpu is already old, and all he wants now is for the descendants of the old Wei family, who can get generous shade treatment.

The children and grandchildren of the old Wei family, Wen can't participate in the imperial examination, and Wu can't carry a knife or a gun, so the only way to go is to seal the shade.

But the problem is that the thickness of the shade depends on Li Zhongyi's attitude. Li Zhongyi can not only give Qian Niuwei a fictitious position, but also reward the real power position of the six ministries and nine temples, the core of which lies in the degree to which Wei Renpu cooperated with Li Zhongyi's governance.

Therefore, Wei Renpu has always put on a posture of harmony and dust to help Li Zhongyi occupy the throne of prime minister.

After the three ministers withdrew from the upper study one after another, Li Zhongyi took the initiative to get down from the seat and saluted Li Qiong with his fists: "Ancestor Yue, please take a seat." Come and watch the tea. ”

Li Qiong looked at Li Zhongyi with great satisfaction, there is a difference between inside and outside, there is a clear distinction between public and private, this is the bearing of the master, and it is the turn of the world to be the surname Li.

"No blame, the old man is old, and it is very unfavorable to retreat, please allow the old man to recuperate." Li Qiong unequivocally bent down and bowed, without the slightest hint of the so-called Yue Zu's style.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Zhongyi hurriedly grabbed Li Qiong's arm, and said very sincerely: "Fang is now at the time of using troops, if Lao Xiangguo leaves the cabinet at this time, I am afraid that the political situation in the world will be unstable." ”

"Alas, don't hide it, you said, many Wenchen who used to look down on the old man have been looking for someone to hand me a message recently......" As soon as Li Qiong's words came out, Li Zhongyi instantly understood, but I was afraid that he was coming to the logistics department in charge of money and grain.

Sure enough, Li Qiong immediately revealed the mystery: "Don't dare to hide from you, these people have all come to find the old minister." ”

Li Zhongyi took the list handed by Li Qiong, he didn't know if he didn't read it, he was startled when he saw it, dozens of civil servants came forward to show their faces, and asked Li Qiong to persuade Li Zhongyi to thoroughly understand that the best way to control the army is to control the army with civilians.

"Yue Zu is too worried." Li Zhongyi understood Li Qiong's difficulties as soon as he looked at the list, showing his face and looking like a Wenchen, but in fact, the old army leaders were all hidden from this list.

Li Qiong, as a representative figure of the old army leader, will inevitably be under great pressure from human feelings.

In the final analysis, Li Qiong's so-called request to Zhishi is just to avoid trouble temporarily. As long as he leaves the throne of the second minister, the old army leaders can no longer blame him, saying that he is not familiar with the world.

Wealth is moving!

The old army leaders and civil servants, watching the huge wealth flowing in front of them, could only stare dryly, and it was inevitable that their eyes would be red and their hearts were hot.

"If the civil servants are allowed to grasp the military power, they will definitely command blindly, and they will indiscriminately suppress talented military ministers." Li Zhongyi originally wanted to make up a story from scratch and change the method to instill the tragedy of Jingkang to Li Qiong, "In the long run, the army will become a street ruffian who eats idle food, and there is no way to go into battle to kill the enemy." ”

However, Li Zhongyi thought about it, and the words came to his lips and took them back.

In the era of war, the martial nobles were light; In the years of peace, the civil and military are cheap. This is the principle of governing the country that has always been pursued by all dynasties.

When he arrived at Li Zhongyi, he changed from using literature to control military power, and evolved into a monopoly on military power, which can be described as an earth-shaking institutional change.

To put it bluntly, it is the core principle of who owns military power and financial power!

If the military power is in the hands of the civil servants, it can take the opportunity to restrain the sovereign Hu Lai and force the sovereign to submit to the overall interests of the civil bureaucracy.

Li Zhongyi said the truth, Li Qiong understood everything, and because of this, he simply took a deep look and sighed: "The old minister understands the hard work of the lord, but helplessly, the old friends of the old minister are too persecuted, so it is better to ask for it temporarily." ”

Since Li Qiong said what he said, Li Zhongyi didn't want to continue to hide it, he sneered: "I won't tell you, this military power and financial power are all in my sole hands, and I am lying next to the couch, how can I allow others to hold a knife to coerce?" ”

Li Qiong has long heard Li Zhongyi's incisive assertion about military power: There are all kinds of power in the world, and military power is the most important! Once Tai'a resides, he will definitely turn against his master!

However, Li Qiong's concerns, Li Zhongyi can also quite understand, he smiled, and said: "The first emperor died too fast, and the mausoleum has been in a hurry, so Yue Zu might as well use the name of inspecting the mausoleum to temporarily avoid the limelight, right?" ”

Li Qiong thought about it for a while, and immediately laughed, and stroked his palm: "This strategy is very wonderful, great good!" ”

Among the four ministers of the cabinet, Li Qiong has the most extensive travel, and if he leaves Beijing to check the mausoleum of Kan Chai Rong, it will be tantamount to cutting off the idea of the old military leaders and civil servants meddling in the military in disguise.

In order to protect Li Qiong, Li Zhongyi took a big detour to do things, which can be described as a painstaking effort!