(First update!) ）

"Ze Guogong, Liangbi has taken his leave."

In the office room of the Shangshu branch of the degree branch that restored the silence, Zai Ze sat in his seat alone, did not speak for a long time, and for a long time, he didn't even move, his eyes looked straight at the already empty position in front of him, but his heart was still calm.

After completing a black deal involving power, a series of aftermath emotions continue to affect the powerful Imperial Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The Prime Minister of the Cabinet, the Minister of Military Aircraft, Yi-Xuan, Zaifeng, and even Yuan Shikai He carefully recalled the words in the conversation between the two just now, and the mood was like a roller coaster, one after another, from Ye Kai's entry to the final conclusion of the transaction, everything seemed to be a well-planned drama, however, every detail and every turning point was so logical, without any sense of disobedience, and Zai Ze, who slowly calmed down, came to a clear conclusion, the other party came prepared, as the degree branch Shangshu, After so many years of crawling in officialdom, he will not even have this political intuition.

But further questions still plagued the minister, he didn't understand how the other party knew the most obscure thoughts in his heart, about the prime minister, this thought was only a flash in his head, and he never talked about it to outsiders, is it really a coincidence? What should be the explanation for what has been drawn earlier? At this moment, Zai Ze seemed to have entered a dead end, and he couldn't figure it out.

In the end, he finally sighed helplessly, don't read too much on this issue, maybe the question itself is not important, the other party is right, if you want to become the future prime minister, the premise is to enter the highest level of power, and the Minister of Military Aircraft is naturally the first to bear the brunt, this is what Zai Ze cares about and cares about, and the rest is dispensable.

In this case, then there may really be no need to worry about this cooperation, take 10,000 steps back, even if the other party does not give him the promise he deserves in the end, he has nothing to lose, the financial supply of the Praetorian Guard is in his own hands, and he can be cut off at any time, Liangbi is at best just a third-grade officer of the Ministry of War, and there is a world of difference between himself and this first-class officer, in the final analysis, the initiative of this transaction is still firmly in his own hands.

Thinking of this, Zai Ze was finally relieved, and his ups and downs slowly calmed down, he had already prepared to deal with it, and he couldn't trust Liangbi or not, at least in this April, he had to keep a certain distance from him, this person was far from being as simple as it seemed, and people who could have this careful mind couldn't help but keep an eye on it.

"Liangbi, the headquarters wants to see what kind of skills you have."

Throwing all these cranky thoughts out of his head, looking at the stacks of official documents on the desk, Zai Ze shook his spirit and returned to work.

Ye Kai, who walked out of the yamen of the degree branch, smiled easily, he didn't think it was so complicated, as a trader, his thoughts and purposes have always been clear and clear, play the cards in his hand, in exchange for more chips, as for what cards the latter finally got in his hand, whether the suit is good or bad, this is no longer his consideration.

Of course, Ye Kai didn't expect to get Zai Ze's newcomer this time, in fact, he didn't have much hope, at best, today is just an ice-breaking trip, if you want to completely dispel the latter's concerns, it is necessary to use the simplest and most direct method, in front of seeing the real benefits, Zai Ze will not obediently comply, in other words, this state of imminent departure will continue.

However, it was all temporary, and it took him four months to prepare the gift, and on the gift list was clearly written a person's name.

That Kiri!

Just like a predetermined plan early on, Na Tong's unexpected entry into the military plane will inevitably attract the attention of different people, and among these eyes with ghosts, Ye Kai is the most ambitious, and he wants to replace Na Tong's military aircraft minister with Zai Ze.

Eradicating Na Tong is equivalent to removing one of Yi-Liang's arms in the military aircraft, further compressing Yi-Liang's political space, and more importantly, supporting Zai Ze to the Minister of Military Aircraft, relying on his influence to form a political group that is comparable to the former, this is Ye Kai's real purpose, and at that time, the two can really be tied to the same chariot, and then, adding wings to this chariot, Ye Kai's plan, the first person who was deeply branded with rut marks, It's the one who didn't realize it.

"Master, you're out." Seeing Ye Kai walk out of the door of the Duhu Department, Han Chun'er, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately greeted him, in the past few days, the two were almost inseparable, in front of the alone, Ye Kai must give him generosity and enough experience.

"Remember the address of the Du branch, I will need you to come over for the master in the future." Ye Kai instructed, this time he came to the branch for official business, and in the future, it would be very inconvenient to come over in person, and he needed to separate a layer of frosted glass in front of himself and Zai Ze to shield those ill-intentioned eyes.

"Master, Chun'er has remembered everything." Han Chun'er glanced left and right and secretly wrote it down.

"Master, where are we going?"

After solving the matter of Zai Ze, his pace of progress should be slowed down for a while, too bold steps will attract the attention of others, on the other hand, during this time, he will have to spend a lot of energy to retract his gaze to himself.

"Go back to the Yamen of the War Department." Ye Kai waved his hand and sat in the sedan chair.

Iron Lion Alley, War Department.

For a long time, Ye Kai did not work in the office located in the War Department, first, he was concentrating on planning the preparations for the Praetorian Guard at home, and second, the various factions and departments within the War Department were mixed, and there were many ears and eyes, and the news was extremely easy to leak.

Closed the door, looked at the official document reported by the secretary of the Military Academy, the order he sent before had a clear feedback, those military generals who will affect the direction of Chinese history in the future will not surprisingly serve as the low-level officers of the Praetorian Guard, which is already a high starting point for most of them, of course, whether a higher starting point means higher achievements in the future, Ye Kai can only pray that history will not joke with him, and then, from a thick stack of documents, he found the "big man" who has been thinking about it , The result is gratifying, from the letter of feedback from the official document, this young graduate of the Baoding Military Academy, resolutely gave up the opportunity to go to Japan for further study, and accepted the imperial recruitment without hesitation, or more precisely, Ye Kai's private solicitation, the special fate and background of the times doomed him not to become an ordinary low-level officer like ordinary people, in Ye Kai's consideration, a set of growth plans have been tailored for him.

The army is always the sharpest spear in the hands of politicians, this truth has been tested countless times, Ye Kai has no reason not to believe that Zeng Guofan's Huai army, Li Hongzhang's Xiang army, Yuan Shikai's Beiyang army, Ye Kai is striding forward along this mature road.

Closing the official document, Ye Kai pinched his brows and reminded himself to cheer up, as a soldier, his foundation is in the army, he just wants to use the baton in his hand to let his future allies know that his energy should not be underestimated, cooperation is not who wins and who loses, and always stands on an equal scale, but this premise is that this baton is always firmly in his hands.

Splitting up the War Department was his next goal.

(If you have anything to add about the selection of Praetorian Guard officers, I will add them as appropriate after consideration.) ）