(5th Update)

After half a month, Ye Kai returned to the capital, and from the moment he stepped into Yongding Gate, he was greeted not only by the hustle and bustle of the city in the Sifang City, but also by the lifeless officialdom of the Qing Dynasty.

The reason why it is said to be lifeless is because in the past half a month, there have been no major changes in the officialdom, and the calm makes people not feel that this is an apocalyptic scene before the collapse of the imperial country, but just as an experienced old sailor can know the flow and direction of the whirlpool, in the officialdom, only a very small number of people with great power know where the real danger comes from.

From this point of view, Yang Shixiang's sudden death is a big whirlpool, and the suspended governor of Zhili immediately attracted the eyes of different directions, whether these eyes are with the same mind or not, one thing is certain, there will be no vacuum of power, and someone will soon make up for it, of course, who this person is, from which side, it is still unknown, at least until the end of the game, such a debate will not stop.

After a series of light and dark battles, a certain balance of power has been formed between the new imperial faction led by Zaifeng and the Beiyang clique led by Yi-Yu Longyu, and no one dares to take a step forward before the most advantageous opportunity arrives, and it is unwise to openly break this equilibrium.

With the east wind of the new policy at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the scope of political reform has no boundary, except for the emperor system can not be abolished, anything can be discussed, and it is precisely because of the relaxation of the upper echelons that the constitutionalists have gradually become a force to be reckoned with.

Therefore, it is not impossible for a constitutionalist official to become the governor of Zhili, but the premise is that there is no fundamental conflict with the main theme, and if that is the case, he will not stay in this position for long

Ye Kai returned home in the afternoon of this day, before that, he went to the headquarters of the Praetorian Guard in the capital, met with Zaitao and Yulang, and informed the content of the next mid-term assessment.

Last night's letter has been reported to Zaifeng, the content of the letter is naturally to defend his private shooting of the army's vampire insects, if there is no Zaifeng this umbrella in front of him, not to mention the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Law to exert pressure, just the impeachment of Yushi will make Ye Kai unbearable, so as soon as he got home, he ordered the door to be closed, ignored, and quietly waited for Zaifeng's feedback.

Towards evening, a group of uninvited guests knocked on the door of the Liangfu, announcing that the arrival of the eunuchs had made the entire Liangfu scramble, and these people appeared here for the first time, and carried a heavy letter of appointment in their hands.

Ye Kai led dozens of people from the Liangfu to greet him in the hall, the scene was rare and solemn, and he was able to listen to the orders of the upper echelons and enter the mansion to announce the decree, which was a great honor for the parties.

The eunuch cleared his throat and read it according to the imperial decree, and everyone listened respectfully, pondering the content of what was said in private.

"On April 26 of the first year of Xuantong, the cabinet issued an edict to train the ministers of the Praetorian Guard, the military envoys, and the military academy department to make Liangbi, compassion and loyalty, familiar with military affairs, and a total of more than ten things, with no omissions, and a great sense of relief.

At the beginning of the standard government document, the concise and concise content, this Daoming edict can be summed up in one meaning, Ye Kai has been promoted, and this official is not small, and the regent Lingzhang at the end also indisputably tells everyone whose will this reflects.

"Thank you for your grace!"

Ye Kaicheng took the imperial decree in fear, he didn't know before, Zaifeng would directly grant him the official position of Minister of State for Pre-Participation, you know, the weight of this position is not much lighter than those government officials, and even more critical, not only can you get the highest level of secrets for the first time, but you can also participate in the discussion in a bright and bright way.

This official position came from a special temporary body, the Supervision Office, as the highest government department for the implementation of the New Deal, its position was not trivial, almost single-handedly controlled the political trends in the late Qing Dynasty, and the members were either military ministers or prestigious ministers, or superintendents, Hanlin veterans, and so on.

The Minister of State for the Pre-Participation Minister, to put it more colloquially, is a very small number of members of the ****** Development and Reform Leading Group.

The incident happened suddenly, and Ye Kai couldn't think of a reason for a while, but after thinking about it slowly, maybe it was related to the letter he wrote, after all, with this kind of thing of falling to the ground, Zaifeng intends to shelter, and promotion is the most direct method, as an official, the bigger the black hat, the greater the political resistance will naturally be.

Of course, this is just Ye Kai's speculation, maybe this arrangement has another meaning, insert Ye Kai close to the government office, Zaifeng can hear the voice there, so as not to lose the dominance of the new deal, and choosing Ye Kai is a manifestation of trust.

But no matter what, Ye Kai has already made great strides into the core layer.

"Ryū-sama, ryū-sama?" Seeing that Ye Kai was a little stunned, the eunuch shouted quietly on the side.

"Father-in-law, please speak" After reacting, Ye Kai covered up a little and hurriedly said.

"The regent asked the servant to tell Lord Liang that Yang Shixiang, the governor of Zhili, died violently last night, and the reason is still unknown."

"Is there such a thing?" Ye Kai was "surprised" ****.

"Lord Liang, you can only know about this matter, and you must not publicize it, this is also what the regent means." Nodding, the eunuch continued, "At tomorrow's government meeting, the regent will discuss with everyone the new candidate for the governor of Naoli, and Lord Liang should come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible." ”

Needless to say, this command also means Zaifeng, Ye Kai said without thinking about it: "Of course, the father-in-law went back to tell the regent that Liangbi is willing to share the regent's worries." ”

"That's great, Lord Liang is really a loyal minister of my court." The eunuch looked at Ye Kai with a smile, and his eyes revealed something else.

"My father-in-law has worked this trip, and Liangbi is a little polite, so please don't shirk it." Ye Kai made a look, and Han Chun'er comprehended and sent a large bag of tribute silver.

"Lord Liang is really polite, then the slave will accept it."

The eunuch did not shirk the decree, this is already a certain industry rule, of course Ye Kai is not distressed, the right is to worship.

Send these people away, the door of Liangfu is also time to open, Ye Kai returned to the study, and the next time he has to leave to himself, concentrating on how to deal with this candidate discussion, one link after another, this is the beginning.