Li Chengqian had just returned to the palace, and before he had time to catch his breath, Li Ji came to see Li Chengqian.

"Hello everyone! Shangshu's left servant shot Li Ji and asked to see him outside the hall! A eunuch trotted in and reported to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian took the water cup handed by the palace maid, drank a large cup of cold water, and said, "Please shoot in the left servant." ”

"No!" The eunuch retreated, and Li Ji walked in from outside.

"Old minister Li Ji, meet Your Majesty!" Li Ji saluted Li Chengqian.

"Zuo Servant came to see me this time, but what happened to me? Tell me directly. Li Chengqian asked.

But in his heart, he was thinking about what was going on, and he needed to bother Li Ji, the prime minister, to come in person.

"Your Majesty! The old minister came here this time to ask His Majesty to resign from the post of Shangshu's left servant, and I hope that His Majesty can be gracious to the old minister's invitation!" Li Ji said, and handed over his resignation letter to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, and his brain had a short circuit for a moment at that moment, Shang Shu Zuo shot that was the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and he was in a high position.

This is the goal that many people are striving for, and how many people want to sit in the position that they want to sit in, and Li Ji actually wants to resign from this position.

Li Chengqian really can't understand what Li Ji thinks, he Li Ji hasn't been in this position yet, and he is about to resign!

"Why does the British Duke have to resign from Shangshu Zuo Servant?" Li Chengqian asked, not reaching out to pick up Li Ji's resignation letter.

Once you receive Li Ji's resignation letter, it is equivalent to agreeing to Li Ji's resignation.

"Don't hide it from Your Majesty! The old minister is old, and he has more than enough strength but not enough strength, and he is afraid that it will be difficult to take on the position of left servant, so he has come to resign from His Majesty to shoot the left servant, and I hope that His Majesty can be gracious!" Li Ji said.

Li Ji said very sincerely, not like he was cheating, but Li Chengqian was not sure whether Li Ji really wanted to resign or for some other reason.

Whatever the reason, Li Chengqian didn't want Li Ji to resign from Shangshu now.

After all, Li Ji was left by the first emperor to his follower, in order to balance the power of the ministers of the court, and the most important thing is that Li Ji should come down from the position of Shangshu's left servant.

There is no suitable candidate in his hands to take over Li Ji's position, if Li Ji really retreats at this time, Shangshu's position on the left servant will fall into the hands of the eldest grandson Wuji.

This is absolutely not allowed, and it is not Li Chengqian's happy opinion, because in this case, the balance in the court will be broken, and the eldest grandson Wuji's party will become bigger, and it may even threaten the imperial power.

Therefore, Li Chengqian did not intend to allow Li Ji to resign, at least until he had someone in his hands who could replace Li Ji, and then he would allow Li Ji to resign.

"I have just succeeded to the throne, and I still have a lot of confusion about the major affairs of the DPRK and China, and I need a minister like the British Duke to assist me."

"The British Duke still don't resign from the post of Shangshu's left servant, nothing has happened to my bento, and I have never heard the words of the British Duke resigning from Shangshu's left servant." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty trusts the minister so much, the minister is naturally grateful, even if it is broken, it is difficult to repay the trust." Li Ji said.

Li Chengqian was happy when he heard this, and thought that after Li Ji listened to his persuasion, he changed his mind and did not mention the matter of resignation.

Li Ji still insisted on resigning, "Even if the old minister has the heart to solve problems for His Majesty, he is really powerless, and he is really no longer qualified for the position of Shangshu's left servant." ”

"The old minister knocks on Your Majesty's permission! Enzhun Lao Chen resigned from the post of Shangshu's left servant, and the old minister nodded here. ”

Li Ji said, immediately knelt on the ground, and asked Li Chengqian to agree to his resignation.

Li Chengqian tried hard to persuade Li Ji to dispel the idea of resigning.

But Li Ji just refused to let go, still kneeling on the ground, and Chen earnestly asked Li Chengqian to allow him to resign from the post of Shangshu's left servant.

"Alright! Since the British Duke has to resign from the post of Shangshu's left servant, it is not easy for me to be strong, and tomorrow morning, I will announce this matter in public. ”

The two were in a stalemate for a long time, and Li Chengqian refused to let go when he saw Li Ji, so Li Chengqian had no choice but to agree to Li Ji's resignation.

Li Ji is old, and it is not good for an elderly man to kneel all the time, and it is not a matter to kneel like this all the time.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Ji thanked him.

"Get up! You're old, and it's not good to kneel for a long time, and those who know say that you are loyal, but those who don't know think I'm abusing you. Li Chengqian said.

Wang Quan stepped forward to take Li Ji's resignation letter and handed it to Li Chengqian, but Li Chengqian took it and did not read it.

Anyway, whether you watch it or not, the result is the same, and there is no need to look at the content of Li Ji's performance.

The two chatted a few more words, and Li Ji said goodbye and left, as long as Li Chengqian accepted his resignation letter from Li Ji.

Then he didn't run away from the post of Shangshu's left servant.

"Are you worried about the resignation of the British Duke from the post of Shangshu's left servant?" After Wang Quan saw Li Ji leave, Li Chengqian had been frowning and asked.

"How important is the position of Shangshu's left servant, ordinary people really can't hold this position, and now Li Ji has resigned from Shangshu's left servant, and there is really no suitable person to take up this position at the moment."

"This matter has to make me worried, who should I give the position of Shangshu's left servant to?" Li Chengqian muttered to himself.

Wang Quan stood quietly aside, and didn't say anything, as the emperor's close eunuch, it was inconvenient for him to intervene in the matter of appointing and dismissing officials, and it was even more difficult for him to speak about such a major matter as appointing Shangshu's left servant.

He is indeed struggling with this position, and if he wants to sit on the left servant of Shangshu, in addition to ability, he also needs to have enough qualifications.

Throughout the imperial court, the ministers of the older generation who can agree to these two conditions are basically the ministers, and most of these people have close contacts with the eldest grandson Wuji or Chu Suiliang.

Naturally, Li Chengqian would not hand over such an important position to this group of people, and there are not a few people who have the ability and strength among the newcomers.

It's just that their qualifications are not enough to be qualified for the position of Shangshu's left servant.

This made Li Chengqian a little embarrassed, he was unwilling to let the old minister sit in the position of the left servant, because he was worried that the eldest grandson Wuji and his family would become bigger and threaten his imperial power.

Promoting young people to such an important position, those old ministers will definitely stand up against it because of their qualifications.

After thinking about it, Li Chengqian didn't think of any good way to solve this problem.

In the end, Li Chengqian still planned to choose a capable person among the younger generation to serve as Shangshu's left servant.

Once the decision is made, just wait for a meeting tomorrow morning to announce it.