The news of Qian Qianyi's sudden return to his hometown spread throughout the city of Nanjing in less than an hour, and all the civil and military officials were shocked, and they couldn't figure out what was going on. According to their thoughts, even if the emperor did not adopt Qian Qianyi's opinion, he still severed the vassal relationship with North Korea and expelled the prince of Joseon, but it was not to the point where Qian Qianyi, the first assistant, would not do anything.

None of the civil and military officials were stupid, and they suddenly realized that there might be some other reasons for this that they didn't know.

When Qian Qianyi took Liu Ru to prepare to leave Nanjing and return to his hometown, most of the civil and military officials came to see him off.

"Shousuke-sama, why are you doing this?" Some officials were the first to express their doubts.

In fact, most of the officials who came to see each other were hoping to learn some news from Qian Qianyi's mouth that they didn't know yet, so as to take precautions, after all, even Qian Qianyi, the first assistant, resigned from the position of first assistant inexplicably, and after meeting the emperor, this has to make people suspect that it is related to the emperor.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't guess, it's me Qian Qianyi's lack of energy, and I feel that I can't continue to do it in the position of first assistant, and I voluntarily retire for no reason." Qian Qianyi sighed and glanced at everyone.

He knows the real reason, but the emperor doesn't say it, and he can't say it now, so as not to anger the emperor and cause unnecessary turmoil.

Although Qian Qianyi doesn't want to admit it, every time the current emperor Zhu Ci insists on going his own way, it seems that it will bring great disasters to Daming and shake the foundation of Daming, but every time he can make Daming stronger and more prosperous than before. Zhu Ci hesitated to learn from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and prepare to use troops against the Quartet in the future, dominate the Quartet, and bring the Ming Dynasty into the road of poor military force, but no matter if Qian Qianyi also believes that the Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed, it will eventually prove that the emperor is right or wrong this time, psychologically Qian Qianyi will persuade Zhu Cijiao to give up such a dangerous idea, but when he can't persuade Zhu Cicheng to give up, he would rather believe Zhu Cijiao, after all, Zhu Cijiao has given Daming many miracles, and it is worth his gamble.

Qian Qianyi didn't want to cause trouble to the emperor, so he didn't want to say more.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the hour is not early, I hope you will do your best to assist the emperor in the future, my father has taken his leave!" After Qian Qianyi finished speaking to the people around him, he asked the coachman to drive away.

Seeing Qian Qianyi's carriage leave, all the officials who came to see him off all showed disappointed looks, Qian Qianyi refused to say, how could they inquire about any useful news.

After Qian Qianyi left Nanjing City, Zhu Ciji suddenly announced Li Yan into the palace alone.

"Weichen Li Yan, see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

"Flat!"

After Li Yan got up, Zhu Ci didn't beat around the bush, and directly told Li Yan the reason for recruiting him this time.

"Li Yan, Qian Qianyi has resigned as the first assistant, and I am ready to appoint you as the next first assistant!"

What the! Li Yan's eyes widened instantly, and he almost thought that he had misheard.

"Your Majesty, why is this?" Li Yan asked.

To say that he Li Yan was originally a person under Li Zicheng, he was appointed as a squire of the military department when he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and later became the secretary of the military department, in just a few years, the emperor wanted to appoint him as the new first assistant, such a favor, Li Yan was a little afraid to accept.

Li Yan is not sure why Qian Qianyi resigned as the first assistant and said goodbye, but there are many people in the court who are older than him, such as Liu Zongzhou and Huang Dao Tuesday are the best candidates for the new first assistant, and they are more suitable than him Li Yan.

"Do you know why Qian Qianyi suddenly resigned as the first assistant?" Zhu Ci said indifferently: "That's because I forced it." ”

Li Yan was shocked, Qian Qianyi's resignation was forced by the emperor, and he couldn't understand why the emperor was like this.

Zhu Ciji explained: "A few days ago, I revealed to Qian Qianyi that the future development of the Ming Dynasty is the road to strengthening the army and hegemony, and the current Ming people have more than 120 million, and there will be more in the future, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty will soon be insufficient, so I am ready to use military forces against the Quartet after the stability of the north, and lay a large territory for future generations, and Qian Qianyi cannot agree with my point of view." ”

Zhu Ciji didn't continue, but with Li Yan's cleverness, he already knew all the reasons, Qian Qianyi was a contemporary Confucian, and he couldn't agree with the emperor's idea of preparing to strengthen the army and hegemony, and he couldn't persuade the emperor to give up, so he couldn't continue to serve as the first assistant to assist the emperor.

"My Chinese nation once originated from a small land on the edge of the Yellow River in Henan, with a population of only hundreds of thousands, expanded to the coast after the continuous conquest of the three emperors and five emperors, and expanded by the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, and respected the foundation of the territory of the later dynasties, it has been 1,700 years, the territory of China has basically not changed, and now I have a strong army in the Ming Dynasty, two major naval fleets, and absolutely sufficient money and food support, and the surrounding are small countries, weak countries, I want to take this opportunity to establish the great cause of the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, can Aiqing be with me!" Zhu Ci stared at Li Yan quietly, giving him time to think.

Li Yan's mind is full of changes, don't look at him as a scholar, but in fact, his heart is far more open than Qian Qianyi, Huang Daozhou and other Confucian Confucians, not stubborn and pedantic, but full of enthusiasm, Zhu Ci is knowing this, so he is ready to let Li Yan succeed him as the first assistant.

Facing Zhu Ci's expectant gaze, Li Yan was silent, and then gradually made a decision in his heart, everyone said that in the past, the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty were reckless, but in fact, there was no development of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, and the Han people today may not have the current territory of the Ming Dynasty at all, and the land did not fall from the sky, as the emperor said, the territory of China has not changed much for more than a thousand years, why can't the Ming Dynasty produce a Han Emperor?

"The emperor is shengming, Li Yan is willing to smear the emperor's liver and brain, and is willing to die for the great cause of the Ming Dynasty to expand the Han Dynasty!" Li Yan knelt on the ground and said very firmly.

In this way, Li Yan can be regarded as uniting the front with Zhu Cijiao.

"Good! Hahahaha! Aiqing really didn't disappoint me! Zhu Ci laughed heartily, he really didn't misunderstand Li Yan, a hundred civil and military officials in the court, and only Li Yan had such courage and enthusiasm to take on such a task.

"Early tomorrow morning, I will issue a decree to appoint you as the first assistant and lead the hundred officials, and I hope that Aiqing will fulfill his duties and create a great cause with me!" Zhu Ci said in high spirits.

With Li Yan's determined support, Zhu Ciji believed that once he began to prepare for the mobilization of troops in the future, the resistance he encountered would be much smaller.

The next day, before the civil and military officials had recovered from Qian Qianyi's departure, Zhu Ci announced the appointment of Li Yan as the new first assistant.

This was like a bomb again, which shocked the civil and military officials inexplicably, and they couldn't help but stare at Li Yan one by one.

They never thought that after Qian Qianyi left, the emperor would let Li Yan succeed him as the first assistant, although Li Yan's talents shown in recent years are obvious to all, but Li Yan was originally under the command of the thief Li Zicheng, and it was only a few years since he took refuge in the Ming Dynasty, and he became the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, which overpowered Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou and other highly respected people, how could they convince the public!

"The emperor thinks twice!" Almost half of the civil and military officials came out to oppose it.

"I have made up my mind, retreat from the dynasty!" Zhu Cihe's face was indifferent, ignoring the opposition of the civil and military officials, and left the court on his own.

Leaving Li Yan alone to face the civil and military officials, this is also a test that Zhu Cijiao finally gave Li Yan, if Li Yan can control the scene, and finally shut up the civil and military officials, then Zhu Cijiao will undoubtedly trust him more, and he will be more sure that he will be able to assume the function of commanding hundreds of officials in the future.