Cai Jing sat in his small courtyard with a landscape, and now the temperature in October was a little cooler, just like his old man's state of mind. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

There was a warm but cold wine on the table, and no one drank it.

On the opposite side and on the side, Liang Zhongshu and Teng Yuanfang were sitting, both of them silent, but both of them looked at Cai Jing with strange eyes.

"Cai Jing is really old."

This is the common aspiration of Liang Zimei and Fuji Yuanfang.

At yesterday's court meeting, Cai Jing forcibly disabled Wang Zudao, who he lifted up with one hand, which is evidence that he is old.

It is true that all prime ministers like to show power, and Cai Jing is especially so. In the past, he was an existence who liked to rectify people and demoted people to the point of horror at will. But this time, the experience of Wang Zudao is completely different, it can be said that Wang Zudao is now the only right-hand man who holds the power and is the most obedient under Cai Jing.

For any traitorous minister, people will not be able to rectify people like Wang Zudao all day long. But Cai Jing has been rectified, which shows that his current purpose in power is no longer to seize power, but to make preparations for getting rid of it, and to leave his name in history and retire.

So not only in Fuji Yuanfang's psychology, but also in everyone's psychology Cai Jingjing is old. He was tired, just like meeting General Xiao Heda on the battlefield, Lao Cai had no intention of fighting. Now that Gao Fangping's identity as the successor to the prime minister is most officially recognized, everything that will be done in the future will be to prepare for the new government that Gao Fangping will take over.

"Politically, the wind is about to pick up." After taking a sip of warm wine, Liang Zhongshu said with a sigh.

Cai Jing nodded and sighed: "Yes, after the great dynasty yesterday, the old man squandered his last political prestige, and there will be no Cai Party in the future, no one will trust me anymore, even if there is still a Cai Party, it is Cai Bian's Cai Party." The so-called dog will jump over the wall when he is in a hurry, and now that the new successor is basically determined, he will be like the prince on the cusp of the wind and waves of the past dynasties, so he has a prominent target to be attacked. And now that the old man has completely lost his influence and moderation, the group of sharks in the southeast, I don't know what will happen to them? I wonder if they will see the old man smooth over? ”

Liang Zimei twisted her beard and said: "Enxiang is very worried, but Gao Fangping is rising step by step from the bottom, although he is still young, he already has a group of strong followers, the biggest difference between this group of people and traditional bureaucrats is that they have fighting spirit, can do things, and dare to rush into battle." Just like those soldiers who won the national war for my Great Song Dynasty. Therefore, in general, Gao Fangping's group has the greatest chance of winning. And if we want to pave the way for the future team in advance, we must make decisions now, as a political trend. ”

Lao Liang means to appoint officials.

Yes, now that Wang Zudao has fallen from power, the important position of the secretary of the criminal department has become a key. With the addition of Zhongshu Shilang, it can be said that depending on who goes up to these two positions, you will know the direction of the next policy tilt, and you will also know the current Cai Jing government, and the support for the successor Gao Fangping.

Fuji Yuanfang looked at Lao Liang with ill will, of course he knew that the old fox's suggestion was similar to that of a general, because Lao Liang had been peeping at the position of Zhongshu Shilang for a long time, but Cai Jing still did not make an appointment proposal to the emperor. If there is no appointment for a day, then Gao Fangping's judgment of the Chengdu Mansion is an empty letter, and it is easy for there to be temporary changes.

If Gao Fangping didn't go out of Beijing, when that kid's merit and ability were so awesome, Lao Liang would never be able to serve as the middle secretary. So Lao Liang is now tantamount to asking for a position strongly, which means that I am Gao Fangping's half father, and you can put me in the position of Zhongshu Lang as soon as possible, which is called support for Gao Fangping, so that we can participate in the suppression of those bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods who "chase the Central Plains".

Cai Jing looked at Liang Zhongshu with a strange expression, but he never spoke.

After a long time, he raised his wine glass and took a sip, Lao Cai turned to ask, "Do you have any suggestions about the two of you?" ”

This is a real problem. Of course, Fuji Yuanfang felt that "my old vine is the most suitable", but he could only think about it but didn't dare to say it, and he himself felt that it was impossible. Now whether it is at the level of Zhao Ji or the court, the atmosphere has changed, and now that Wang Zudao has fallen from power, there will no longer be incapable people on the throne.

The biggest problem of Lao Teng is that he has no ability to show off, and he has no political assets to show off. That is, there is no core competitiveness.

"If the post of secretary of the Criminal Department falls into the hands of Cai Bian and others, it will definitely be an unstable start." Liang Zhongshu said, "Let's not talk about how many moths they can cause in their dog fight with Gao Fangping, just say that Cai Xiang is now that you have a successful career and retired mind, and you are still the prime minister's now, of course, the more stable the politics, the better, otherwise Zhang Shuye has basically got rid of it, regardless of government affairs, then if there is political instability, it will definitely be the fault of the current prime minister, so where is the success of the resignation?" It will even trigger the early departure of the prime minister. ”

Cai Jing said with a smile: "What the idle son-in-law said is that this is where the old man is worried, the so-called heroes in troubled times, there is indeed nothing to do with Gao Fangping when it is stable, but just as when the Song and Xia national wars were in crisis, the emperor would appoint the most trusted handsome ministers to be ordered in danger." If the old man can't stabilize the political situation until the new team takes over, of course, it will not be called a successful retirement, and it can even cause the emperor to urgently recruit Gao Fangping to come to power and change the law, and we will be dismissed in advance. This possibility certainly exists. Therefore, how to appoint the new criminal department secretary, it seems that we have not many choices. ”

Speaking of which, Lao Liang was figuring out his thoughts: Does he Lao Cai want to enable Shi Wenbin, or Chang Wei, or the one who pulls hatred in Guangxi?

After thinking about it for a while, Liang Zimei felt that Zong Ze had a small probability and Shi Wenbin had a high probability, which was also the most in line with the interests of all parties.

Theoretically, among these people, Zong Ze is a solid defender of Gao Fangping's political line, which means that they can be regarded as a party. Politically, he is the best illustration of the direction of the wind and the recognition of the old government for the new government in the future.

However, the biggest problem is that Zong Ze is a cool official like Gao Fangping, who will pull hatred and kill people. If he messes around in a place, it's just a place, to put it bluntly, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the ministers of the court are invisible, so as long as it is not half of the world's officials impeaching him for messing around, it can be regarded as non-existent, at most it is just a state magnate crying blind.

However, once that kind of cool official is placed in the central government, the political influence and policy changes will be overall.

Shi Wenbin is a moderate and conservative school, rigid and self-disciplined, and will not be too demanding of others, he is not anyone's person, if you need to be stable and excessive, this kind of talent is the most suitable. Basically, it can be done in all aspects, neither offending too many people, nor will it be arbitrarily dumped on national policies because of political interests.

Chang Wei is a person between Shi Wenbin and Zong Ze, his eyes can't rub sand, he is Gao Fangping's person, and he is also Gao Fangping's old opponent, a bit similar to that Zhao Ding. It seems to be beneficial to Gao Fangping, but to put it bluntly, in Lao Liang's opinion, Chang Wei is also the person who is most likely to be used by political enemies and backhand Gao Fangping is dragged back.

Come to think of it, this is also the reason why Gao Fangping has been mixing Zhao Ding cold.

Such an appointment is certainly not a hasty decision, and it will be a major topic of discussion in the coming years.

So as an old fox, Liang Zhongshu didn't want to give Lao Cai advice on this issue, basically waiting to see who Lao Cai proposed, and then he could know whether Lao Cai really supported Gao Fangping......

According to Han Shizhong's news, Li Qingzhao has been in Beijing again for some time, but he did not come to see Gao Fangping, and rented a small courtyard very hard to live.

"How can this be, it doesn't make sense, there's nothing wrong with her avoiding me. But you say that she now makes a living by writing lyrics for singers, what is the reason? Gao Fangping was stunned.

Han Shizhong didn't dare to say it too clearly, so he thought to himself: Sure enough, the nobles are forgetful, your big demon king gave Zhao Mingcheng's countless golden characters and paintings to harmony in order to circumvent Xiao's inside, and Zhao Mingcheng was also arrested and locked up in a small black house for a period of time, which basically caused the two to break up. Thereupon...... You forgot about it in the blink of an eye?

"What the hell is going on, you still don't tell me?" Gao Fangping asked.

Han Shizhong said embarrassedly: "It's all because of what happened last time, the contradiction between her and Zhao Mingcheng has become bigger." After the incident, she tried her best to turn around, and it was useless to accompany Zhao Mingcheng, but it was useless, and she was very hurt when she went to the house to uncover the tiles in three days. Because she was ashamed of losing those calligraphy and paintings, she temporarily went to the capital to live alone. Now she has nowhere to go, a person blames the pitiful, Zhao Tingzhi Xiangye lived in a public house, Zhao Xiang was taken back by Cai Jing after he died of illness, and the house and real estate in Qingzhou's hometown were taken by other people in the Zhao family, Zhao Mingcheng and his wife mainly took some gold and stone calligraphy and paintings. ”

"So I forgot about it after such a catastrophe?" Gao Fangping was extremely embarrassed, and just found an excuse to get up: "I'll go see her." ”

"She told the lowly to tell you these things." Han Shizhong said embarrassedly.

"I'm going anyway." Gao Fangping excitedly asked the location and slipped away with Jujing......