Say goodbye to the old!

Yang Mu was surprised and said, "Is what the old prime minister said true?" ”

Fan Hongji bowed respectfully and said: "Over the years, thanks to Your Majesty's refusal to give up, the mediocre talent of the old minister has been able to stay in the high position, which is really a fortunate thing for the minister to invite the sky. However, in the past two years, the minister's health has deteriorated, and he often feels incapable of handling government affairs. ”

After listening, Yang Mu's eyes half-narrowed.

Fan Hongji's identity is very sensitive, in a sense, he represents the interests of the old nobles of Cangguo, because there were not many scholars in Cangguo at the beginning, so the remaining family of gate lords occupies a large proportion of official positions in the court.

Although this proportion has been declining over the years, even if it is a joint attack, it will not play a big role, but it is undeniable that this is still an example of a thousand dollars buying horse bones, representing his basic attitude.

This group, of course, can also understand their own situation, so they are more able to hold together and take care of each other in the officialdom.

Fan Hongji is the backer of this group of people and a representative figure.

In fact, in terms of ability, he has long been unable to sit in the position of the right prime minister, but when it comes to qualifications, he does have no problem.

Fan Hongji mentioned Zeng Thirteen, and said that he had the heart to resign from the old man, and Yang Mu guessed the old man's thoughts.

Probably, it is to leave a little political legacy before Zhishi.

And the candidate he recommended is probably Zeng Thirteen, who will succeed him as the right minister, probably in Fan Hongji's heart, he is the most recommended.

"Aiqing has worked hard for the rise of the great cang, why not work more for state affairs?" Yang Mu showed his intention to stay.

"The old minister is determined, and please ask Your Majesty to fulfill it, today's Dacang is full of talents, and there are many people who are better than the old minister, it is better to let those young people come up early, so as to add a boost to the rise of my Dacang."

"Then why did Aiqing tell Lao Zhishi at such a critical moment?" Yang Mu pondered for a moment and said: "At this critical time, once the preparation for war is started, it will definitely involve many aspects, preparation and logistics are the top priority of a war, why don't Aiqing wait until after this battle is not good, and then consider this matter." ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister originally had this intention, but then I considered that once I go to war with other countries, it will definitely be a dragon fight, as little as a year, more than two or three years or even four or five years, the old minister has a heart to worry, but his body is getting worse, I am afraid that he will be powerless. Therefore, the old minister is still the first to assist the new right minister, and complete the handover of the affairs in his hands, which is the best way for the country and himself. ”

Hearing this, Yang Mu couldn't persuade him anymore.

After all, the right prime minister in front of him has entered the age of antiquity, and he has been frequently ill in the past few years, not to mention that it is not good for national affairs, let's just say that from the perspective of human nature, Yang Mu is also very unbearable to let such an old man pounce on official affairs all the time.

"In that case, I can only agree." Yang Mu paused for a moment, and then asked: "After Aiqing Zhishi, who can be worthy of the position of the right minister?" ”

"Zeng Thirteen." Fan Hongji bowed and said: "Presumably Your Majesty has already heard that the old minister has a very good relationship with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zeng Thirteen, and has also discussed political affairs over the years, both in public and private, if Your Majesty wants to form an alliance with the rest of the countries in the future war, and deepen the strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack, then Zeng Thirteen will be the best candidate." ”

The best candidates...... Is it?

Yang Mu chewed on this sentence repeatedly, Fan Hongji did not hide it, and said his personal reasons very bluntly, and also mentioned Zeng Shisan's talent.

At the beginning, Zeng Shisan was appreciated by Yang Mu in one fell swoop because he proposed the strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack, and he was directly promoted to the waiter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the court, and since then he has been on the rise.

Over the years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also made great contributions to the layout of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the trade alliance of states based on long-distance relations and close attacks is the best example.

Although Zeng Shisan's official position is only a squire, the role he plays is incomparable to that of a scholar, such as Qin Changfeng, the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, who often asks him about some things.

In terms of ability, Zeng Thirteen is barely enough to be the right minister.

The only downside is that his qualifications are too shallow.

It's not that the age is not enough, in fact, after so many years of reform, Cangguo has risen in talents, and officials are generally very young, so Zeng Thirteen's age is not a shortcoming.

It's just that his official position is too embarrassing.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the name suggests, is a matter related to foreign affairs.

Zeng Thirteen is no matter how good he handles it, he is only proficient in diplomatic matters, he hasn't even achieved the position of Shangshu, how can he be a prime minister all of a sudden?

I think that at the beginning, when Cangguo was in a state of extreme shortage of talents, Zuo Prime Minister Kong Shangxian was also the minister of supervision, and then the secretary of the Ministry of Education, and then promoted to Zuo Prime Minister.

Nowadays, the most important thing in Cangguo is the talent in the officialdom, if Zeng Thirteen suddenly became the prime minister from a squire, it is simply a myth in the officialdom of Cangguo.

Or rather, an alternative.

Besides, there are a lot of things that the prime minister needs to deal with, involving all aspects, but it is not something that can be done by a foreign ministry servant who is promoted.

"Your Majesty...... Do you have any concerns? ”

Seeing that Yang Mu was silent, Fan Hongji couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.

He values Zeng Thirteen's ability, and also hopes to hand over his political legacy to Zeng Thirteen to find a firm ally for the Fan family.

But at the same time, he also understood that this was just his wishful thinking, not to mention that Zeng Thirteen had not clearly expressed his covetousness for the phase, from his point of view, Zeng Thirteen also had many shortcomings.

His Majesty the Emperor must also know that the consideration is naturally based on the public, and it is impossible for him to really appoint Zeng 13 as the right prime minister because of his recommendation.

With this kind of apprehension, Fan Hongji's heart swayed, and he didn't know if he had committed a taboo.

"In this case, let Zeng Thirteen be the right minister."

Suddenly, Yang Mu said.

Miscellaneous...... What the!

Agreed?

Your Majesty agreed without asking anything?

Not only Fan Hongji, who had been apprehensive, couldn't believe it, but even Kong Shangxian, who had been silent next to him, was also very surprised.

The position of the right minister is not an ordinary official position, the status is transcendent, in the court, it can be said that one person is above ten thousand people, even if it is a country such as Cangguo, which divides the power between the left and right, the position of the prime minister also represents a very human minister.

Although Zeng Thirteen was recommended by the right minister, it was only a recommendation, and His Majesty the Emperor didn't ask a word or a question, and directly agreed lightly.

I have to say that this is an extremely abnormal thing.

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In the past few days, the Qingming Festival, please understand, I am taking a car and going back to my hometown, and I have been using my mobile phone to code words, and I must make up for it when I turn back.