With Concubine Xue present, the four ministers of the cabinet questioned Li Yunxiao one after another, with only one purpose: to find out the real battle situation at the front.

Li Yunxiao only said that the battle situation was not good, and as for Li Zhongyi's whereabouts, he didn't know at all.

What the ministers of the cabinet are most concerned about is actually Li Zhongyi's current situation, as long as Li Zhongyi is alive, everything can be done!

If Li Zhongyi makes a mistake, or even dies on the battlefield, the ministers of the cabinet will have to consider the successor!

However, it is now almost certain that Li Zhongyi has indeed been defeated in the Northern Expedition. It's just that he himself still doesn't know life and death.

For veterans in the political arena, the implementation of the news of Li Zhongyi's defeat is equivalent to a hot potato, and it also follows.

Li Qiong, Liu Jinshan, and Kong Kun all stared at Wei Renpu, but Wei Renpu refused to come forward to be a villain, but if he stood on the wrong side in a big matter, in an instant, his family would be ruined, and no one could afford the serious consequences of the sky falling.

Four ministers, you look at me, I look at you, no one wants to be a rafter, but there are some things that must be asked clearly.

In the end, everyone was forced to have no choice, so they had to stand up together and ask Concubine Xue for advice.

"Yu Niangniang, please forgive the ministers for shaking their guts, if it is unfortunate...... Are there alternatives? ”

The princes asked very tactfully, but Concubine Xue is not stupid, she understands as soon as she hears it, this is to say that if Li Zhongyi has three long and two short, the big question of who the old Li family chooses to take over?

Tang Shuyi has been hanging his head since he accompanied Concubine Xue into the hall, as if he was silent as a vacuum.

Concubine Xue had the heart to see Tang Shuyi's expression clearly, but because of the angle, she couldn't see it clearly.

At this moment, Concubine Xue's mood is also extremely complicated. In case something really happens to Li Zhongyi, for the heavenly family, in addition to being sad and crying, more importantly, whose hands are the safety of the family in their hands?

Even if Concubine Xue hadn't read many books, she knew more or less that their old Li family was the number one family in the world today, but it was already in turmoil, and the future prospects were very bad!

"Wei Xianggong, you are the prime minister of Da Lang's personal order, what do you think?" Concubine Xue was undecided, so she simply shifted her focus and set her eyes on Wei Renpu.

"It's all up to the mother's word." Wei Renpu is worthy of being a veteran of the Four Dynasties who has experienced strong winds and waves, and his answers are stable and watertight.

Wei Renpu's attitude is very clear, he will support whoever Concubine Xue supports to take over, which is equivalent to completely pushing the contradiction onto Concubine Xue, and he himself is not responsible at all.

Li Qiong saw that Concubine Xue looked at him, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, Li Zhongyi really didn't have an accident, if the child in Li Qiniang's womb had been born and was a baby boy, what else did he need to ask?

But the problem is that Li Qiniang is just pregnant, but she doesn't know whether she will give birth to a boy or a girl in the future?

"Niangniang, in the opinion of the old minister, since the battle situation ahead is unknown, why don't you watch it for a while?" Li Qiong thought about it, so she had to use the procrastination trick.

Kong Kun's idea is actually very simple, he has no son, and his only daughter is also not favored in the palace, whoever the old Li family chooses to take over, he, the prime minister, can work for at least another three years or so.

"Niangniang, the old minister thinks that when the young masters are all young, there is already an old ceremony of the queen mother's coming to the dynasty." Kong Kun's attitude is very clear, he has no opinion on which of Li Zhongyi's sons to take over, but he needs the Queen Mother to look at things.

This sycophant is simply amazing, and it can't be added!

Liu Jinshan knew that he couldn't avoid expressing his position, so he had to raise his head to meet Concubine Xue's gaze, and said slowly: "The minister thinks what Kong Xianggong said is very true. ”

Kong Kun's opinion was supported by Liu Jinshan, but he didn't have half of the joy in his heart, is it possible for Concubine Xue to control the entire court situation? Now it seems that a question mark must be put first, right?

Li Qiong secretly regretted it, sure enough, he was concerned about it, he actually missed the allusion of the Queen Mother's coming to the dynasty, it really deserved to be beaten!

Under the current situation, pushing Concubine Xue to come out and look at things is actually the best delay plan. Even if Li Zhongyi is not dead, as long as he comes back to Kaifeng alive, he can take back the power from Concubine Xue on the same day without any twists and turns.

Liu Jinshan glanced at Kong Kun, who pretended to be calm, and he thought to himself, Kong Kun really deserves to be a disciple of Confucius, he has read too many books, and the allusions to the governance of all dynasties are all familiar with his chest, and he can easily come to him.

"Mr. Li, what do you say?" Concubine Xue asked the opinions of the ministers clearly, and unexpectedly stared at Li Yunxiao.

Li Yunxiao didn't expect that Concubine Xue would actually ask his opinion, what opinion could he have?

In a hurry, Li Yunxiao was in a hurry, and actually held back a good idea.

He clenched his fists and arched his hand and said: "Concubine Niangniang, the lord has always forbidden the generals in charge of the army to interfere in political affairs, and the ministers will never dare to discuss the affairs of the court. ”

What Li Yunxiao used to gag was Li Zhongyi's consistent principle of separation of powers, checks and balances, that is, civil ministers cannot interfere in military affairs, and military generals must not intervene in government affairs.

Kong Kun didn't like Li Yunxiao's domineering attitude, but Prime Minister Wei Renpu and Vice Minister Li Qiong didn't say anything, and he was naturally not good as a counselor.

Liu Jinshan and Li Yunxiao are both Li Zhongyi's henchmen, but they are just civil and military, Liu Jinshan is in charge of politics, and Li Yunxiao is in charge of the army, each in charge of a piece of the world, and does not interfere with each other.

It's just that although Liu Jinshan and Li Yunxiao have no selfish grievances, they have some bad opinions recently.

The main reason is that the cabinet has repeatedly summoned Li Yunxiao, but Li Yunxiao has made perfunctory excuses and has not taken the ministers in his eyes at all.

In terms of political factions, Liu Jinshan is different from the rest of the ministers, but he is the same as Li Yunxiao.

However, Liu Jinshan is also one of the prime ministers after all, and the cabinet is despised by the generals, and his face must be gloomy.

The cabinet ministers asked to see Concubine Xue together, and they wanted to use Concubine Xue's identity to suppress Li Yunxiao and make her obedient.

However, no one expected that Li Yunxiao was very cunning, and directly brought out the principles set by Li Zhongyi, but Concubine Xue accepted all the orders, and did not force Li Yunxiao to listen to the cabinet's dispatch.

Any institution set up by the imperial court, as long as it is not the incompetence of the principal, will have the impulse to expand its power, consciously or unconsciously. The Cabinet is no exception.

In the past, the government hall actually couldn't control the army, it was the territory of the Privy Council. It's just that under the perseverance and efforts of the ministers of the political hall to expand their powers, the Privy Council was gradually marginalized, and the military power was also enveloped in the hands of the capital.

What the ministers didn't expect was that Concubine Xue was not a weak woman who was at their disposal, she only said one word, and she completely took the initiative in her hands, which made the cabinet's attempt to expand its power fail.

However, Li Zhongyi's handing over government affairs to the cabinet is by no means an empty word, and the cabinet does have the power to govern the world.

The fly in the ointment is that the Police Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Tiqi Temple, and the military are not under the jurisdiction of the cabinet, but only obey the orders of the Lao Li family.

Although Liu Jinshan usually feels that after the change from the political affairs hall to the cabinet, the authority of the cabinet has been reduced a lot.

However, when Li Zhongyi was in Beijing, all government affairs were handled very smoothly, and Liu Jinshan's feeling of being cut off power was not too deep.

Unexpectedly, after Li Zhongyi's sudden whereabouts were unknown, the contradictions between the cabinet and the police temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Tiqi Division, the military, and other yamen directly under Li Zhongyi were immediately magnified countless times, which caught people off guard.

Now, since Concubine Xue has taken the initiative to stand up, saying that she wants to coordinate the coordination between the military and the cabinet, unless the four prime ministers dare to overturn Concubine Xue's decision, they can only accept it obediently.

After the four prime ministers announced their resignation and left, Concubine Xue left Li Yunxiao alone, and asked, "What happened to Da Lang?" If you dare not tell the truth, even if Da Lang comes back, the old body will peel your skin. ”

Li Yunxiao was immediately stunned, he never dreamed that Concubine Xue would be so domineering.

However, the political talent shown by Concubine Xue today is indeed not to be underestimated.

Li Yunxiao hesitated for a moment, and finally didn't dare to offend Concubine Xue to death, so he had to whisper: "The lord and his old man have defeated the Khitans, and he has already proclaimed himself emperor in Youzhou City, and changed the name of the country to Han." ”

"Ah......" Concubine Xue stood up excitedly, Li Zhongyi, who she had been worrying about, not only did not have an accident, but had already been proclaimed emperor in Youzhou, which was great news.

"Niangniang, Niangniang, the lord wants to kill some careerists in one go, and don't let the little ones tell the truth......" Li Yunxiao was worried that Concubine Xue was overjoyed and showed her feet, which would not be good.

Concubine Xue took a deep breath and glanced at Tang Shuyi, who was still immersed in ecstasy, she couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, she finally didn't need to choose a side among several little grandchildren.

If Li Yunxiao didn't show her bottom, the most difficult person would really be Concubine Xue. No matter which grandson she chooses to take Li Zhongyi's position, she will offend the rest of her grandchildren and daughters-in-law.

"Since you told the truth, the old body will no longer embarrass you, and you will continue to do it according to Da Lang's instructions, that is." Concubine Xue's words made Li Yunxiao impressed.

As the saying goes, a dog is in a hurry to jump over a wall, and a rabbit is in a hurry to bite.

This person must be forced into a corner, and there is really no way back, so that it is possible to fully realize all his potential!

After Li Yunxiao said goodbye and left, Concubine Xue held Tang Shuyi's hand and walked slowly towards the residence.

When passing through the garden, Concubine Xue suddenly stopped and drove the entourage and maids away, then took Tang Shuyi's hand and said with a smile: "There is only so much I can help you, I have done too much, Da Lang will complain that I am too partial." ”

"Mother, concubine, concubine ......" Tang Shuyi hurriedly knelt at Concubine Xue's feet, really wanting to show his will, but was stopped by Concubine Xue waving his hand.

"This person is all about feelings. Bottle, since you and I know each other in Weimo, then ......" Concubine Xue took Tang Shuyi's little hand and squeezed it heavily, everything was silent.