The next day, the early dynasty ordered Wang Quan to officially read out the edict of Li Ji's resignation as Shangshu's left servant.

"The Tang Emperor ordered, the British Duke Li Ji asked to resign from the post of Shangshu's left servant, and the British Duke conscientiously assisted the first emperor and assisted me, although I was reluctant, but I read his old age, and sincerely resigned, and I Teen allowed him to step down from the post of left servant."

"But he still served as the Kaifu Yi with the three divisions, with the three products under the Zhongshu Door, and continued to assist me in dealing with the government, the edict is like the right, and the Fu is carried out, and the third day of October in the first year of Yonghui." Wang Quan read the edict to everyone in front of the Manchu ministers of civil and military affairs.

"Minister Li Ji is edicted!" Li Ji knelt down to thank him for the order, got up and returned to his position.

Although Li Ji resigned from the post of Shangshu's left servant, he could still take charge of political affairs as the Kaifu Yi and the three divisions and the three products under the Zhongshu Sect.

"The British Duke has stepped down from the post of Shangshu's left servant, and I want to choose another virtuous person to serve as Shangshu's left servant to better assist me." Li Chengqian said.

"I wonder who Your Majesty intends to let take the position of the Duke of England and serve as the left servant of Shangshu?" Eldest Sun Wuji asked.

"I do have a candidate in my heart, with his talent, there is no problem in serving as Shangshu's left servant, Taiwei asked, could it be that there are any candidates, I want to recommend one or two." Li Chengqian said.

"Lao Chen, there are indeed a few suitable candidates here, this is the list, and please ask Your Majesty to take a look." Eldest Sun Wuji took out a list from his sleeve and said.

At Li Chengqian's signal, Wang Quan stepped forward to take the list, returned to Li Chengqian, and handed over the list.

Li Chengqian took the list, opened it and glanced at it casually, it was full of old ministers who had a good relationship with the eldest grandson Wuji and had many contacts.

After reading it, Li Chengqian didn't hide it, he had just announced Li Ji's resignation, but the eldest grandson Wuji had already prepared the list, and he was afraid that the plot was not small.

"I have already seen the list submitted by the Taiwei, but I already have a suitable candidate in my heart, and the people on this list will not join the competition of Shangshu's left servant!" Li Chengqian said.

"I don't know which virtuous person can enter the eyes of His Majesty." The eldest grandson Wuji said.

The people he selected for the emperor, in addition to having some relationship with him and often moving around, were enough to be qualified for the position of Shangshu's left servant, both in terms of ability and qualifications.

"From now on, I canonize Li Ke, the king of Wu, as the left servant of Shangshu to assist me in handling court affairs." Li Chengqian announced in public.

In order to maintain the balance of power in the imperial court, Li Chengqian could only pull Li Ke out and push him to the position of Shangshu's left servant to balance the power of Changsun Wuji and others.

This is the so-called imperial art - checks and balances.

Only by balancing the power between the ministers of the DPRK and China can he better control these ministers.

"Minister Li Ke, thank the lord Longen!" Li Ke hurriedly got up, walked to the middle of the hall with an arrow, and saluted and thanked him.

He didn't expect that his emperor's eldest brother trusted him so much, and actually let him be the left servant of Shangshu, he knew in his heart that it was more because the emperor pushed him out to pull hatred in order to balance the forces between the ministers.

But Li Ke was still full of joy, because the emperor's eldest brother still trusted him, and the position of prime minister was not something that anyone could sit on if they wanted to.

"Your Majesty! How can this be!" The eldest grandson Wuji was taken aback, he didn't expect Li Chengqian to actually push Li Ke out.

"Why not! When the first emperor was alive, he often praised Li Ke's ability and said that Li Keying was like him. ”

"The first emperor often told me that Li Ke and Li Tai were the most virtuous people, and Taiwei was so opposed, was he questioning me? Or are you questioning the first emperor? "Li Chengqian said, dare to question him, even the dead emperor will be pulled out, see what you do.

"The old minister is not questioning Your Majesty, nor is he questioning the first emperor, but Li Ke, the king of Wu, is still young, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to serve as the left servant." The eldest grandson Wuji said.

"Your Majesty! Shang Shu's left servant shoots a high position, and if he misses it slightly, it will endanger the safety of my Datang. ”

"If you want to sit in such an important position, ability and qualifications are indispensable, although Wu Wang Li Ke's ability is good, but after all, he is young and has little qualifications, and it may be difficult for him to take on such a heavy responsibility as Zuo Servant Shooting." Chu Suiliang stood up and said.

Chu Suiliang and the eldest grandson Wuji are comrades-in-arms on the same front, and naturally they don't want Li Ke to take the position like this, they are worried that Li Ke will threaten their interests.

"Although Wu Wang Li Ke is still young, isn't there still a British Duke Li Ji, and you are here? As long as you work together to help Li Ke, everything will be solved. ”

"We can't deny Li Ke's ability just because Li Ke is young and not qualified enough, any qualifications must be accumulated step by step."

"I hope that all Aiqing can work together and not disregard the interests of Datang with your personal strength." Li Chengqian said.

In any case, he has to fight against public opinion today, push Li Ke, the king of Wu, to the position of prime minister, and let him contend with Changsun Wuji and others, and attract firepower by the way.

"Your Majesty! When Li Ke, the king of Wu, became the governor of Anzhou, he was impeached by Yu Shi Liufan for excessive hunting and damage to the people's crops less than a year after he arrived. ”

"The first emperor was so angry that he dismissed the governor of Wu Wangdu, and later, Li Ke, the king of Wu, indulged himself and the son of the nurse, and the first emperor cut off 300 fiefs of the king of Wu."

"Your Majesty! Li Ke, the king of Wu, has a bad record and is difficult to take on a big responsibility, how can His Majesty appoint him as the left servant of Shangshu. An official came out and said.

Li Chengqian could see at a glance that this person was the eldest grandson Wuji.

Do you really think that if you have someone, there will be no one under my hands? Li Chengqian thought in his heart, but his eyes hinted that Xu Jingzong and others would act.

Receiving the signal from the emperor, Xu Jingzong was the first to stand up and say, "Your Majesty! Minister Xu Jingzong has something to say. ”

"Xu Qing has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Li Chengqian cooperated.

"The minister thought that Li Ke, the king of Wu, was still enough to serve as the left servant of Shangshu, although he had some bad deeds before, but the first emperor had already warned King Wu."

"Later, Wu Wangbu also learned a lesson, listened to the admonition of the first emperor, changed his bad habits in the past, and was conscientious in office."

"The local governance is in order, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, these are the merits of Li Ke, the king of Wu."

"The minister thinks that Li Ke, the king of Wu, has the strength to serve as the left servant of Shangshu." Xu Jingzong said.

"The minister thinks that Xu Shangshu is reasonable, and Li Ke, the king of Wu, is worthy of a great responsibility." Li Jingxuan stood up and said.

"The ministers seconded it!" Li Chengqian's subordinates all stood up and strongly supported Li Ke, the king of Wu, as the left servant of Shangshu.

Above the court, a confrontation of two forces was formed, and they were stalemate with each other.

The attitude of Xu Jingzong and others is enough to prove how firm the emperor's determination is to let Li Ke, the king of Wu, sit on the left servant of Shangshu.