It should be said that this time Li Tingji came to meet him, and he also experienced some entanglement.

Of course, unlike other ministers, Li Tingji has much more confidence in the ability of the Son of Heaven to bear, and he knows in his heart that even if the departure of the old Shoufu makes the Son of Heaven feel some emotions in his heart, it will not reach the point of angering others.

What's more, this time the audience, Li Tingji did not really come for the so-called factory guards......

He really couldn't understand how naïve those old things were to think that they would really persuade the emperor, didn't they see that the old Shoufu didn't even hope for this muzzle collision?

As everyone knows, this court knows in their hearts that the only one who can persuade the current saint with his own strength is Lao Shoufu!

But few people have seriously thought about why Lao Shoufu was able to do this.

Is it by virtue of his prestige qualifications that no one in the court is capable of? Or is it the political tactics he is familiar with?

In Li Tingji's view, none of them are any!

In terms of political means, no one in the Manchu Dynasty can be compared with today's son, and the prestige and qualifications are not worth mentioning in the heart of the Son of Heaven, as the Son of Heaven once said, the employer is only virtuous, rather than valuing the seniority of the eunuchs, the reason why the Son of Heaven respects the old Shoufu is because the old Shoufu is not only outstanding, but also has great righteousness and worries about the community.

But this is not the reason why Lao Shoufu was able to persuade the Son of Heaven every time.

What the Son of Heaven really wants to do, no one has ever been able to stop it, just like the mighty knock outside the Chengtian Gate, the Son of Heaven made up his mind to kill, so no matter who comes forward, he can't stop it!

Even if this move violated the taboo of a lot of civil officials, even if the old chief assistant couldn't kneel outside, even if the hundred officials and ministers almost knelt outside the Chengtian Gate, the Son of Heaven still killed him.

From this, it can be seen that Lao Shoufu is not a person who can persuade the Son of Heaven, but in Li Tingji's view, there is only one reason why the hundred officials of the foreign dynasty can only advise the Son of Heaven by Lao Shoufu.

That is, the Son of Heaven needs such a person to announce to the court that he is not a dictatorial and tyrannical emperor who does not accept advice, and reasonable suggestions and advice are acceptable to the Son of Heaven.

As for why only the old Shoufu can make the Son of Heaven change his mind every time, it must also be intentional by the Son of Heaven, because from the sequence of civil officials, the first assistant is in charge of the cabinet and is the head of the hundred officials, and the old Shoufu himself is the four dynasties, and his seniority and prestige are enough to suppress the entire court, and he is also the auxiliary minister of the emperor's will, so the Son of Heaven is soft in front of him, and he does not lose face.

In terms of effect, people are seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and above the entire court, except for those imperial histories, probably no one will be idle to impeach the emperor, but when something really happens, no matter what the reason, the civil officials have to go to the book to participate, and the public will is turbulent, and the Son of Heaven is also very distressed.

Therefore, the existence of the old Shoufu is not only to advise the Son of Heaven for the ministers of the court, but also to appease the officials of the court for the Son of Heaven.

In fact, Li Tingji could think that if the court was above the court, a group of cabinet auxiliary ministers would join hands to play, and the Son of Heaven would definitely not be able to dismiss the public's will, but with the shortcut of the old chief assistant, the ministers would naturally be lazy, after all, this kind of drudgery to offend the emperor, everyone is not willing to take risks.

Of course, in Li Tingji's view, the reason why the Son of Heaven chose Lao Shoufu to serve as this intermediary is not only because of his identity as Shoufu, but also because of the tacit understanding formed with the Son of Heaven because of the ups and downs of the old Shoufu's officialdom for many years.

This tacit understanding is the most important thing!

Looking back on all kinds of things since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, Li Tingji can see that in fact, in many cases, the old Shoufu is not on the side of the Wenchen, but on the side of the Son of Heaven, from the tax reform, the imperial examination subjects, to the Datong army, these things, in fact, there are many courtiers in the court who do not approve, but the old Shoufu did not persuade the Son of Heaven as they expected, but in turn helped the Son of Heaven to persuade the courtiers.

This may be the cleverness of Lao Shoufu, he knows what the Son of Heaven can back down and what the Son of Heaven cannot back down.

As soon as he thought of this, a burst of admiration suddenly rose in Li Tingji's heart, because of this, even he couldn't do it!

He works with the old chief assistant in the cabinet every day, and it is naturally very clear that the old first assistant deals with government affairs with them most of the time on weekdays, even if he enters the palace to discuss matters, it is also the ministers who enter the palace together, and there are few opportunities for the son of heaven to communicate alone.

But that's the case, Lao Shoufu can still guess the meaning of the Son of Heaven every time, make accurate judgments, and use the most appropriate method to cooperate with the Son of Heaven, the only time Lao Shoufu made a mistake in judgment, I am afraid that it was the knock outside the Chengtian Gate, Lao Shoufu almost tried his best, and failed to stop the Son of Heaven.

In fact, Li Tingji was suspicious, no, it should be said that he was almost certain that even the time of Chengtianmen, Lao Shoufu was not unaware of the determination of the Son of Heaven, but the situation was like this, either/or, he could no longer balance the relationship between the Son of Heaven and the ministers as usual.

As for the evidence, when the will of the Son of Heaven came out, Li Tingji could clearly see that the old Shoufu was already seriously exhausted, but he still struggled to get up and dispersed the noisy ministers.

If the old Shoufu really wanted to stop this at that time, as long as he continued to fall asleep, the courtiers would inevitably take the opportunity to attack, and then this knock would never end so plainly.

But Lao Shoufu opened his eyes, so this turmoil was eliminated invisibly.

can guess what the Son of Heaven thinks anytime and anywhere, which really makes Li Tingji feel inferior, you know, although he Li Tingji has been with the Son of Heaven for the longest time and knows the temperament of the Son of Heaven best, but sometimes he will make mistakes in judgment.

If it weren't for the fact that Lao Shoufu didn't say a word about the factory guards in the palace today, Li Tingji would have almost followed those cabinet courtiers to persuade the emperor not to reuse the factory guards.

He didn't know what the Son of Heaven was thinking, but he believed that what Lao Shoufu did today was by no means unintentional, so he originally planned to continue to be silent.

But just when those ministers were leading the conversation to him, Li Tingji suddenly realized something.

That is, their description of themselves is so similar to the description of Lao Shoufu at the beginning......

In today's situation, only Elder Li Ge can persuade the Son of Heaven!

If you change the name of this sentence, isn't it the status of the old Shoufu in the hearts of the ministers? So Li Tingji was suddenly a little moved.

Of course, Li Tingji knew in his heart that he and Lao Shoufu could not be compared.

Whether it is seniority, prestige, or status, he is not a star and a half difference between him and the old chief.

But the words of the courtiers made his heart think......

As Fang just said, the reason why Lao Shoufu was able to persuade the Son of Heaven every time, well, at least in the eyes of the ministers, he was able to persuade the Son of Heaven every time, relying on nothing else, it was the cooperation of the Son of Heaven.

It was the Son of Heaven who needed someone who could persuade him to appear, so there was an old Shousuke with a growing reputation.

And now although Lao Shoufu has returned to his hometown, the needs of the Son of Heaven remain the same, and there is still a need for a balanced figure between the courtiers and the Son of Heaven.

This character can be Shousuke, but it doesn't necessarily have to be Shousuke!

Although Li Tingji has ambitions, he is not a fool who can't see himself clearly, and he knows that with his current qualifications, it is unlikely that he will ascend to the position of first assistant, especially with his current relationship with the Son of Heaven, if the Son of Heaven has this meaning, he would have hinted at him a long time ago.

But this does not affect his preparation for his future, you must know that inheriting the son of heaven inside and assisting the ministers outside has always been the power and responsibility of the first assistant, Li Tingji doesn't think much, he just wants to pick up one of these burdens that the old first assistant has unloaded.

When there is a conflict between the Son of Heaven and the courtiers, he can act as a lubricant, and when it is inconvenient for the Son of Heaven to admit his mistakes to the courtiers, he can give the Son of Heaven such a step in a timely manner, and by the way, he can also establish his own prestige in the hearts of the courtiers, so that he will be able to slowly change his reputation among the courtiers and pave the way for himself to become the first assistant in the future.

You must know that although the position of the first assistant depends largely on the meaning of the Son of Heaven, but before the Son of Heaven, it is still necessary to go through a court push, which is to avoid the new head and assistant not being recognized by the courtiers and causing unnecessary trouble, and generally speaking, the first name of the court push will be pointed out as the first assistant, but in all fairness, although Li Ge Lao's reputation has improved a lot these days, in the eyes of the six departments and Qiqing and other bigwigs, Li Ge Lao is still not sure.

So he knew in his heart that this was an excellent opportunity, as long as he became the only one who could persuade the Son of Heaven after the old Shoufu, no, he didn't even have to persuade all of them like the old Shoufu, as long as he could solve some things that other ministers couldn't solve, then when he pushed the court, he would have a great advantage!

And it should be said that for fighting for this burden, Li Ge Lao is still more confident in his heart, just like those ministers said, he is the mentor of the Son of Heaven, and with this level of identity, at least in front of the Son of Heaven, he can barely be worthy of the highly respected auxiliary minister Wang Xijue, of course, the premise is that the Son of Heaven wants to recognize it.

This is a prerequisite, followed by objective reasons, there is no doubt that the Son of Heaven must need such a person to balance the situation, the only question is, how can this person be Li Ge Lao?

In terms of name, this person should be the next first assistant.

But don't forget, the old Shoufu is unique, Li Tingji can assert that in the entire government and the opposition, there is no one who can have such a tacit understanding with the Son of Heaven, and whose morality and qualifications can far surpass those of hundreds of officials.

No matter who is the new first assistant, it is impossible to have such a tacit understanding with the Son of Heaven, and although Li Ge Lao is not as good as the old first assistant, he has been with the Son of Heaven for a long time.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the Son of Heaven can approve of him!

Without the cooperation of the Son of Heaven, all of Li Ge Lao's careful thoughts were just floating clouds in the sky, so even though he stayed in the imperial city almost every day, when the internal envoy came out to tell Li Tingji and let him enter the palace to meet him, Li Ge Lao couldn't help but be a little nervous......

"The minister has seen Your Majesty!"

Entering the main hall, Li Tingji respectfully bowed his hand, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that the Son of Heaven was still in a normal posture, sitting in front of the imperial case to deal with government affairs.

"Sir has arrived, sit down! But what do you want to tell me? ”

The process of playing the right one, Li Tingji couldn't be more familiar, and sat down lightly on the chair that the envoy brought up, and said.

"Your Majesty, the minister asked to see you today, and I came for Your Majesty to praise Jinyiwei on the Emperor's Palace!"

"Oh? Jin Yiwei? Sir, do you think it's inappropriate for me to praise the brocade guards in the Imperial Palace? ”

After Elder Li Ge finished speaking, he suddenly saw the Son of Heaven raise his eyebrows and asked softly.

Familiar with the Son of Heaven's temperament like him, he naturally knows that the more the Son of Heaven is like this, the more it means that he is not happy in his heart.

Pondering the words, he continued.

"The ministers don't dare to deceive Your Majesty, in fact, before Wenyuan Pavilion ascended to the court, our cabinet ministers had discussed this matter in the side hall, and several cabinet ministers thought that the reuse of factory guards was not done by the Holy Monarch, so I asked Yuan Fu to advise His Majesty in the palace, but Yuan Fu just hung a crown in the palace and left, and did not mention this matter, so the ministers asked the old ministers to come to persuade Your Majesty!"

Looking at Li Tingji's cautious appearance, Zhu Changluo sighed secretly in his heart, in the end, he still has some less mind and courage, you must know that no matter whether the political views are compatible or not, the old Shoufu will always be full of confidence in front of him, steady and restrained, even if there is a dispute, he will not give an inch, and the difference with Li Tingji's guess is that Zhu Changluo is not a very stubborn person, in fact, although most of the times when there are disagreements, it is the old Shoufu who accommodates him, but there is no lack of times when the old Shoufu is reasonable, Zhu Changluo will also change his meaning.

But Li Tingji is different, maybe the lesson of the last time was too deep, so that he is too careful in front of him now, if Zhu Changluo just wants an obedient minister, then Li Tingji is enough, but if it is said that he wants to be in charge of the first assistant of the cabinet, this heat is not a little worse......

Although this is the case in his heart, Zhu Changluo did not show any signs on his face, and even a smile appeared, and he slowly leaned on the back of the throne, looking like he was in a good mood.

"Oh? How is that gentleman going to persuade me? ”

Li Tingji lowered his head and muttered for a moment, and when he raised his head again, he also had a smile on his face and shook his head.

"The minister does not intend to persuade His Majesty!"

"Why?"

Zhu Changluo was interested at this time, sat up straight, squinted his eyes and asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, not only does the minister not plan to persuade His Majesty, but also intends to persuade other ministers in the cabinet in turn, so that they can know Your Majesty's good intentions!"

Li Tingji replied, the voice fell, but Zhu Changluo stared at him for a long time, vaguely understood what he meant, and said lightly after a while.

"In that case, Sir might as well tell me first, what are my good intentions in doing this!"