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Xu Chongguang's words were not shocking, and he shook Lin Zhenzhong's little liver to the point of "plopping" and jumping, and he was even more worried that Xu Chongguang's voice was too loud, and the wall had ears, if it reached Lu Chengqi's ears, it would be terrible.

Xu Chongguang paused, controlled his emotions a little, and continued: "This cabinet chief, the old man is really boring to do, it's better not to do it......"

Lin Zhenzhong could hear the torrent in Xu Chongguang's tone, and hurriedly persuaded: "Teacher, don't be discouraged. According to the students, although the power of this cabinet is not as powerful as the previous one, it is also the first assistant! Teacher, you don't know how many people covet your place and want you to step down! ”

When Xu Chongguang heard this, he frowned and said, "This is like a chicken rib official, what do you want it to do?" ”

Lin Zhenzhong smiled bitterly: "Teacher, you are a fan of the authorities, and the students are bystanders. Today's saints, in the eyes of students, are the assets of Mingjun. The Ministry of Commerce and the Department of Shipping, which were previously set up, were also merged into the Ministry of Household after the process was clarified by the Ministry of Households. In the student's humble opinion, it may be that the cabinet has not yet met His Majesty's requirements, so it has tightened its powers, right? ”

Xu Chongguang thought about it, and this is also the truth. Indeed, Lu Chengqi is not a person who loves power, and he still releases the power that should be released, and he will never be stingy. Maybe it's really as Lin Zhenzhong said, the cabinet has not yet met Lu Chengqi's requirements, so there is no delegation of power!

Thinking of this, Xu Chongguang suddenly asked, "In the town, what do you say is the center of Your Majesty's governance?" ”

Lin Zhenzhong was stopped by Xu Chongguang, and he couldn't figure it out for a while. Thinking about all the actions of Lu Chengqi in recent days, it seems to be chaotic, punching and kicking, but he always hits the nail on the head and receives unexpected achievements. Internally, we should be benevolent and care for the people; Externally, we will deal a blow to the invading enemy, and we will never compromise when it comes to the negotiating table. It can be said that there are no major shortcomings except for some quick success.

After Lin Zhenzhong carefully said what he was thinking, he finally summed up a sentence: "Everything Your Majesty does is for the people." ”

Xu Chongguang didn't expect that Lin Zhenzhong could see so thoroughly in the midst of complicated political affairs. I don't know when, Lin Zhenzhong has grown into an official who can take charge of himself, and he is very relieved. After thinking about what Lin Zhenzhong said, he felt that the analysis was very good, no matter what Lu Chengqi did, it was with a very clear purpose, and his vision was very vicious, and he could see the huge value behind the new things at a glance. It's just that Zhiduo is almost a demon, and Zhuge Liang, who has been mythologized, is not so powerful. can be so powerful as a monarch, which is often the thing that can be liked the most. First, the ability of the minister was overshadowed by the emperor's light, and for a long time, who wanted to do things under such an emperor? There is no passion at all, and all merits are counted on the emperor.

Maybe Xu Chongguang is also out of such resistance, so he doesn't want to be the head of the cabinet! Now this cabinet is equivalent to handling political affairs for the emperor, and smaller matters can be handled by himself; For a slightly bigger matter, the ticket will be shown to Lu Chengqi after the draft; Don't talk about big things, it was directly decided by Lu Chengqi. If Lu Chengqi is undecided, he will convene a meeting of all cabinet ministers, and the so-called cabinet meeting must not be attended by other ministers.

Xu Chongguang thinks that this system is good, and it can take into account the opinions of all parties more than the decisions made by one person. But as a first assistant, he doesn't think so. After all, he is used to Zaifu's power, and he dreams of taking power by himself, but Lu Chengqi is holding on to his authority, and he has no choice but to complain here.

After Lin Zhenzhong understood his thoughts, he smiled bitterly and said: "The Holy Lord is not a worldly monarch, does the teacher want to be Xiao He, or does he want to be Wang Mang?" ”

Xu Chongguang was stunned by Lin Zhenzhong's words. After thinking for a long time, he said: "The old man understands that it is difficult to be Xiao He!" "Xiao He was a famous minister in the early Han Dynasty, but he was famous for assisting Liu Bang. He does not steal credit, does not be famous, and is willing to be the most solid backing behind Liu Bang, which is praised by future generations.

After Xu Chongguang straightened his mentality, he finally raised his spirit and discussed state affairs with Lin Zhenzhong. Xu Chongguang realized that after doing it for a while, Lin Zhenzhong grew much faster than he imagined. At least some novel ideas, even Xu Chongguang has not thought of it. This made Xu Chongguang have to cheer up and discuss with him.

The two talked with candles until late at night, when they fell asleep separately. Fortunately, there will be no dynasty tomorrow, and Xu Chongguang does not need to go to the cabinet to be on duty, and Lin Zhenzhong has no problem living in Xu's mansion. Get up tomorrow and go to the household to order it. Anyway, his job is to pass the general ledger, and where does he need to do it himself?

The night is like water, flowing slowly.

In the early morning of the next day, a carriage departed from Xufu and went straight to the Yamen of the Household Department. And at this moment, there were also a few carriages, as if they had agreed on the time, galloping to the Duting North Station. Guarding the gate were the soldiers of the City Defense Division, and when they saw that these carriages were all promising, they did not dare to obstruct them, and let the people inside enter the Duting North Station.

It turned out that this group of people was personally appointed by Lu Chengqi, the plenipotentiary representative who came to negotiate with the Khitan envoys, Feng Chengping, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Liu Geng, the cabinet secretary, and a cadre of records and other officials.

The Liao envoy Ye Luliang and the others, as if they had known that they would come, were waiting for them in the meeting room in the Duting Beiyi first. After the two sides met, they exchanged pleasantries, sat down separately, and then brought the topic to the point.

Nominally, the chief negotiator this time is Feng Chengping, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but in fact, Liu Geng, the celebrity next to the emperor and the cabinet member, is the real protagonist of the negotiation.

Yeluliang and the others seemed to have misunderstood the main negotiation object, and they took the lead from the beginning: "We think that what Your Majesty said is too much money, and my Liao country cannot afford to pay it. Even if it is to pay for it with livestock, it is difficult for a strong man. ”

Feng Chengping had the bottom line explained by Lu Chengqi, and he was full of confidence, and after glancing at Liu Geng, he said with a smile: "To be honest, a million yuan is not much." My Dashun soldiers are different from the Liao soldiers, and they don't need food. I am a soldier, not only paid as a soldier, but also have to be compensated after the death of the soldier, and take care of the large family behind the soldier until the child is an adult and the parents are a hundred years old. In this way, millions of dollars are considered to be less. ”

The Khitan deputy envoy is also quite proficient in Chinese, and directly retorted: "That's your Dashun's rules, what are you doing in my Liao Kingdom?" ”

Feng Chengping ignored the vulgar words in his mouth, and still smiled: "First, your country's unrighteous attack is the first, and my Dashun passive defense is the last, and your country is untenable in the name of righteousness; Second, in this war, my Dashun won by luck and captured a large number of soldiers of your country, and if your country wants to ask for these prisoners, it will naturally have to pay the price; Third, this war was provoked by your country, resulting in the death of our Dashun soldiers. Naturally, this loss will be compensated by your country. This truth is not only known to the world, but also to your country, I don't know Your Excellency, the ambassador, this official is right? ”

Yeluliang was silent, but the Khitan deputy envoy was anxious and retorted directly: "If you want to provoke a war, it was not provoked by my Da Liao, but by you!" ”

Liu Geng and Feng Chengping, the cabinet members, glanced at each other, and also had a certain degree of understanding of the cheekiness of the Khitan people, Feng Chengping still smiled and said: "Would you like to hear about it?" ”