Zaifeng's reward was very generous, and early the next morning, a will was announced outside the palace.

The Minister of the Praetorian Guard, Liangbi, during the period of nursing the governor of Zhili, had a meritorious service in quelling the chaos, and the court gave him a yellow coat, awarded a pair of dazzling feathers, and rewarded the Forbidden City for riding a horse.

This is a rare honor, although it is not reflected in the promotion of the position, but in Zaifeng's heart, Ye Kai's positioning has also been established: a general with military power in hand, plus the first staff and adviser to discuss major matters.

The trust of those in power is sometimes more important than the actual job title, Ye Kai has a deeper understanding of this point, and he needs to use this trust to strategize and slowly transition it into power that can be held in his hands.

At the same time, Ye Kai also noticed that Zai Ze's appointment was not announced at the same time, it was not an accident, Zai Feng needed a little time to brew, providing the necessary space for reaction inside and outside the court.

Soon, this letter of appointment will appear in the edict, and it will not be more than four or five days away.

However, Ye Kai obviously didn't have time to wait for the edict to go through the procedure step by step, he needed to act in advance, the military expenses of the Praetorian Guard Department were already stretched, and all kinds of news of urging were frequently reported, of course Ye Kai knew it, so this visit trip also had a clear target, asking for silver!

The news that Ye Kai was going to visit reached Zai Ze's ears early in the morning, and his reaction was still lukewarm, as if he didn't take it seriously at all, just casually ordered his subordinates to prepare the necessary etiquette, and it didn't seem to take this cutting-edge minister who had just won the award in his eyes.

Ye Kai knew what could impress him.

After meeting, they didn't say a word, but they already knew each other, Ye Kai was used to this kind of embarrassment, so he naturally sat aside.

"Ze Gong looks good, I think it is because the official position of the branch Shangshu is sitting firmly and steadily."

Ye Kai even omitted polite words as much as possible, didn't look at Zai Ze at all, picked up the teacup on the side, and took a sip unceremoniously.

"It's smooth sailing for a good person, I heard that you are doing a good job in Tianjin, and the headquarters is far away in the capital, and they all say that Lord Liang is afraid that he will be high from now on."

Zai Ze said angrily, seeing that the other party didn't look at himself at all, he was suddenly a little unhappy.

"Ze Gong is really joking, Liangbi did get a reward, what a yellow coat, what a flower feather, but this official position is intact."

Ye Kai's "complaint" made Zai Ze feel a little more comfortable, looked at the other party, and deliberately asked, "What?" Lord Liang has made such a great contribution, the regent has not been named a squire, an official such as a book, and outsiders say that this Manchu Dynasty civil and military is the diligence of Lord Liang to run to Chongde Palace. ”

When Zai Ze said this, there was a faint smile on his face, he couldn't eat grapes and said that grapes were sour, he was nearly half a hundred years old, and he would still say this, but of course Ye Kai didn't care.

"Yes, I don't know if I will be promoted or not, but Liangbi knows that Zeguo Gong is going to be higher from now on." Ye Kai deliberately sucked the sound of drinking tea very hard, which could be regarded as a refutation.

"What do you mean?" Zai Zelen paused for a moment, "How can this official come to be high?" ”

Ye Kai put down the teacup at this time, and smiled lightly at Zai Ze: "If the Shangshu of the Du Branch rises further, it should be counted as the Minister of Military Aircraft, right?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Zai Ze's face, who was full of ridicule just now, suddenly changed, and as soon as he spit out half of the word "army", he immediately asked, "What did you mean by what you just said?" Please tell me clearly! ”

"Do you remember the agreement you made with Zai Xia last time?" This time, Ye Kai was not in a hurry.

"Minister of Military Aircraft? You said that you want to nominate the headquarters as the Minister of Military Aircraft! Combined with what the former said just now, Zai Ze suddenly became excited, but after a while, he calmed down and asked in a half-believing tone, "You did it?" ”

"Ze Gong doesn't believe in Liangbi's ability." Ye Kai's eyes stared away.

Zai Ze said nothing, to be honest, after the last time the two met, Ye Kai assured that Zai Ze really didn't believe it, and he didn't even take it seriously, the other party had nothing, he was just a War Department officer at that time, even if it was put on hold until now, he was the Minister of Military Training, then I'm afraid it wouldn't be enough, Minister of Military Aircraft, that is a towering position that the sky can't hold down, can he do it?

"What you say is true?!" Zai Ze trembled a little excitedly, his butt had already left the table, and he leaned towards Ye Kai's side.

The answer given by Ye Kai was very affirmative, and it was one of the answers that the latter wanted to hear the most.

"The regent is opportune, is this still fake? Ze Gong is straight, just around the corner, at the latest three or five days, the imperial court edict can be issued, and when Ze Gong is the pillar of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Like a hungry and thirsty wolf biting a big mouthful of fresh meat, Zai Ze sat upside down in his seat, constantly panting in his heart, which made him so excited that he couldn't tell whether it was real or not, and kept patting his thigh.

"Ze Gong's wish has been fulfilled, but Liang Bi's wish Ze Gong is still shelved."

Before the excitement passed, Ye Kai's voice suddenly came, and Zai Ze shook his head, trying to sober himself up.

"The headquarters has always kept its promises, but it has not gone back on what it promised."

With Ye Kai's stepping stone and Zai Ze's assurance, the next conversation between the two will be much easier, silver, nothing more than silver.

"The remaining 1,560,000 taels of silver left by the Praetorian Guard will be distributed by the headquarters for a maximum of five days."

Zai Ze's answer was the first time this time, and the five-day time limit he set was also to coincide with the time of the appointment letter of the Minister of War and Aircraft mentioned by the former.

Ye Kai shook his head.

"Zegong, this is not enough, it is the so-called waiting for the price to sell, Liangbi has spent a lot of hard work, and this silver should also rise." Ye Kai said with a smile.

"And how much do you want?" Zai Ze frowned, since the matter was done, he minded giving a little more.

Ye Kai slowly stretched out five fingers.

"Five million taels?" Jae Ze was taken aback.

"Not bad"

"Liangbi, you are a lion with his mouth wide open!"

It costs five million taels to open your mouth, and you really dare to say it, you can still say it with such a breezy face.

"Ze Gong's words are wrong, the reason why there are so many things, there is a reason, the Praetorian Guard turned out to be just one town, plus one million taels last time, it would have been enough, but at the request of the regent, the Praetorian Guard trained quickly, and if one more town was expanded, it would naturally need two two million and a half million taels, which would naturally add up to five million taels."

Ye Kai's explanation made Zai Ze's heart furious.

"These five million taels are too"

Zai Ze was still a little reluctant, "Otherwise, I'm delaying one or two, waiting"

"Ze Gong" Ye Kai interrupted the former's bargaining, stood up, and patted his clothes, "In my opinion, five million taels is already very rare, no matter how high the position of the Minister of Military Aircraft is, there are five people and five mouths, can Ze Gong fight them?" ”

Ye Kai turned his head and smiled at Zai Ze, leaving a sentence before leaving.

"Zegong, can five million taels be higher than a cabinet prime minister?"

This simple sentence was deafening in Zai Ze's ears.