"Let the third prince go to the Privy Council, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!" Wang You said, when he said this, seeing that the second prince Ji Ping did not oppose him, he continued, "The Privy Council is in charge of the mobilization and military operations of the armies of the states of Dayan, as well as the border army, with the current ability of the third prince, I am afraid that he is not qualified for a high position, right?" ”

The meaning of Wang You's words is very simple, that is, it is okay for the third prince Ji Hongchang to go to the Privy Council, but he can't be granted too high an official position, otherwise he won't agree.

This can be regarded as his attitude for the second prince Ji Ping.

After all, this is the four parties sharing the cake, and they still need to be discussed slowly, he just showed his attitude and was ready to sit on the ground and start the price.

Therefore, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard Chen Yan speak, "Privy Envoy Li, if the third prince goes to the Privy Council, what suitable position will he have?" ”

Chen Yan asked this, obviously not with any good intentions, the meaning is obvious, just to see how Li Muzhi dealt with Cui Jingsheng to let Ji Hongchang stay in the Privy Council, if the official position is too small, the third prince Ji Hongchang is not satisfied, Li Muzhi is equivalent to refuting Cui Jingsheng's face, if the official position is too big, with the identity and status and ability of the third prince, he will restrain Li Muzhi in the Privy Council, which is definitely what Li Muzhi does not want to see.

Therefore, Chen Yan's words are a bit suspicious of sowing discord!

"Now the old man is presiding over the affairs of the Privy Council alone, if the third prince can go to the Privy Council, he can share part of the pressure on the old man, and the old man feels that the third prince is fully capable of serving as the deputy privy council." Li Muzhi said slowly.

"No-" Wang You instinctively objected, but when he said this, he regretted it, and now the person who discussed staying in the Privy Council was the third prince, not an ordinary officer, and it seemed a little too reckless for him to refuse so directly, but he immediately changed his tone and said, "Privy Envoy Li should be cautious, it is enough to serve as the deputy privy council with the talents of the three princes, but it also depends on the situation, and the three princes have just entered the Privy Council to take such an important position, I am afraid it will cause criticism!" ”

"Yes, the old man also thinks that it is indeed a bit abrupt to let the third prince suddenly take on the position of deputy privy envoy!" At this time, Tang Jian, who represented Ji Wen, opened his mouth and said, "Now the four highnesses have entered the government, but we must do it step by step, otherwise it may shake the current situation!" ”

"Well, the old man also thinks that he should think about it carefully!" Guo Xing, the secretary of the criminal department on the side, opened his mouth and agreed.

In this way, except for Liu Pingyuan, who has not yet expressed his position, four of the six Shangshu are opposed, which is beyond Cui Jingsheng's expectations. He didn't expect that even in the face of the third prince himself, Wang You, Tang Jian and others would dare to oppose it in person, and he was suddenly a little angry in his heart, but he still held back, and said to Liu Pingyuan in a light tone, "What does Liu Shangshu mean?" ”

"Let the Third Highness live in the Privy Council, the old man agrees very much, but we still need to discuss this position!" Liu Pingyuan is very knowledgeable and knows that he should back down, instead of blindly fighting.

"What does the prime minister mean?" Cui Jingsheng asked Pei Wenju again.

"The entry of the third prince into the Privy Council is so decided, but it is not too late for us to discuss the issue of positions later." Pei Wenju said calmly, "Except for the three princes, the other three highnesses are going to join the political affairs hall, so the old man will talk about his opinion?" ”

Pei Wenju, this is preparing to resist. Because he found that as soon as Cui Jingsheng opened his mouth, he let the third prince Ji Hongchang enter the Privy Council, which made him passive, so he wanted to take the initiative at this moment and no longer give Cui Jingsheng a chance to speak.

"Prime Minister, please speak." Before Cui Jingsheng could say anything, Ji Ping, the second prince on the side, echoed his words. He was also very dissatisfied with Cui Jingsheng's putting the three princes in the Privy Council, because he knew very well that with the prestige and power of the Ningzhou Liu clan in the army, if Ji Hongchang was allowed to enter the Privy Council, half of Dayan's army would be handed over to Ji Hongchang, which would be very unfavorable to him.

"The old man's idea is very simple, that is, let the Second Highness be in charge of the Ministry of Officials and the Criminal Department, let the Fourth Highness be in charge of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Rites, and let the Eighth Highness be in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Honglu Temple, what do you think?" Pei Wenju said his thoughts in one breath, and then moved his gaze to everyone.

However, it is obvious that according to Pei Wenju's suggestion, the eighth prince Ji Qian suffered a great loss. Because Ji Ping and Ji Wen are both in charge of two of the six departments, and Ji Qian is only in charge of the Ministry of Industry, plus a Honglu Temple that is only managed by foreign affairs, his power is much worse than Ji Ping and Ji Wen with this arrangement.

This is obviously Pei Wenju's desire to give Cui Jingsheng a dismissal, so that Cui Jingsheng will know that he Pei Wenju is not a vegetarian, and he is not a person that you Cui Jingsheng can ignore.

Of course, in Pei Wenju's distribution of power, he obviously gave the second prince Ji Ping a lot of benefits, so that in addition to being in charge of the Ministry of Officials, which is the part that controls the promotion of Dayan officials, he is also in charge of the Criminal Department, which makes the second prince Ji Wen feel very comfortable.

And Pei Wenju knew that he gave the second prince Ji Ping such a big benefit, and the second prince Ji Ping would definitely return the favor and support him to hand over the head of the Ministry of Rites to the fourth prince Ji Wen.

This is also an exchange of interests between Pei Wenju and the three princes.

"The prime minister's suggestion, the old man has no objection!" As soon as Prime Minister Pei Wenju finished speaking, Wang You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites on the side, spoke in support. As soon as Wang You's words were finished, before Cui Jingsheng could speak, Guo Xing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Tang Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, also echoed their words, saying that they supported Prime Minister Pei Wenju's suggestion. As soon as the two of them supported Pei Wenju's suggestion, Chen Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also said that he had no objection.

The reason why Chen Yan spoke out in support of Pei Wenju's suggestion was because he felt that his power had to be handed over after all, and since the power had to be handed over sooner or later, why not hand it over to the four princes? After all, the four princes are very capable in literary affairs, and he Chen Yan is also relieved to hand over the Ministry of Rites to the four princes, Ji Wen.

"What does Liu Shangshu mean?" Just when Chen Yan agreed with Pei Wenju's opinion, Pei Wenju asked Liu Pingyuan out of his mind, he didn't pay attention to Cui Jingsheng who had been wanting to speak, because Cui Jingsheng didn't give him face just now, and he was not ready to give Cui Jingsheng face now, he was also one of the seven great families of Dayan, and he Pei didn't need to be afraid of Cui's.

Seeing that Liu Pingyuan was a little hesitant, Pei Wenju opened his mouth and said with a smile, "Of course, it is inevitable that the Third Highness will enter the Privy Council, and with the ability of the Third Highness, he can still share part of the work of Privy Envoy Li!" ”

Pei Wenju said this because he wanted to exchange interests with Liu Pingyuan, and let the conditions for the third prince to enter the Privy Council be exchanged for his own suggestions. And Liu Pingyuan agreed to Pei Wenju's request without thinking about it after Pei Wenju finished speaking, and listened to him say, "The prime minister's suggestion, the old man naturally has no objection!" ”

The reason why Liu Pingyuan agreed to Pei Wenju was because he saw the change in the situation, and now there are four Shangshu who support his proposal, that is, he is against it, Cui Jingsheng is against it, and Li Muzhi is against it, and it is difficult for the three of them to gain an advantage over the other five people, in this case, why don't you exchange benefits with Pei Wenju, isn't it safer for Cui Jingsheng to seek skin with the tiger?

Scare!

Cui Jingsheng didn't expect that his plan with Li Muzhi would be so difficult to recover, and it was a little difficult to adapt all of a sudden, especially Liu Pingyuan, he had greeted Liu Pingyuan before, but now Liu Pingyuan was on the verge of defection, which made him a little confused all of a sudden.

But fortunately, he has been in a high position for a long time, and he has already reached the realm of not being surprised, but he was slightly stunned, and then said, "The prime minister's suggestion is agreed to by the old man, but the eighth prince is very thoughtful and energetic, just let him be in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate, right?" ”

"What does Cui Shangshu mean?" Before Pei Wenju could speak, he heard Wang You ask puzzledly, "Didn't you let the Eighth Prince be in charge of the affairs of Honglu Temple?" Could it be that Cui Shangshu and the Eighth Prince can't look down on Honglu Temple? ”

Wang You's words are a bit heart-wrenching.

When he asked this, it immediately made Cui Jingsheng a little difficult to refute, because Honglu Temple is also one of the Jiuqing, if he refutes Wang You's words, it is equivalent to looking down on Honglu Temple, and the consequence of this is that in the next power distribution, he may not get any of the Jiuqing Yamen.

He found himself isolated by the other three now!

"Wang Shangshu, you can't talk nonsense!" Cui Jingsheng said angrily, "The old man just thinks that the government affairs that the Eighth Prince is responsible for are a bit less, how can he ever say that he can't look down on Honglu Temple?" ”

"Cui Shangshu, the affairs of the Ministry of Industry are already complicated, plus the Honglu Temple in charge of foreign affairs, the Eighth Prince has a lot of government affairs!" Wang You is also one of the seven great families of Dayan, and he is also not afraid of Cui Jingsheng, so when Cui Jingsheng was furious, he also retorted, "If you add a few more parts for the Eighth Prince to preside, I'm afraid that no matter how much the Eighth Prince has experienced, he may not be able to do it!" ”

To put it bluntly, Wang You wanted to kill Ji Qian's terms of reference, and he didn't want to give the Eighth Prince a little more power.

"You-" Cui Jingsheng was just about to retort when he heard Guo Xing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, say loudly, "I agree with the opinion of the Prime Minister and Wang Shangshu, let the Eighth Prince be in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry and Honglu Temple!" ”

"Agreed!" Tang Jian also spoke.

"The old man has no objection!" Since he chose to fall to the fourth prince Ji Wen, Chen Yan naturally agreed with Pei Wenju's suggestion. And Liu Pingyuan, who got the delicious food, has now offended Cui Jingsheng, so he doesn't want to have the idea of making peace with Cui Jingsheng anymore, so he naturally doesn't forget to fall into the well, so he nodded happily in agreement.

In this way, Cui Jingsheng and Li Muzhi are left, Cui Jingsheng completely disagrees, but Li Muzhi did not express his position, but Prime Minister Pei Wenju spoke, and five of the six Shangshu agreed, and now it is useless for Li Muzhi to oppose it, and it is meaningless for him not to express his position.

And Cui Jingsheng on the side also knew that the general trend of the Dao was gone, so he immediately stopped the anger with his eyes, and the eighth prince Ji Qian, said in a low voice, "Since you say so, the old man has no objection!" ”

"But—" Cui Jingsheng said this, paused for a moment, and continued, "In this case, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple will have to reserve a place for the Eighth Prince." ”

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate will be jointly supervised by the second prince and the third prince!" Pei Wenju ignored Cui Jingsheng's words and continued to speak, "As for Dali Temple, give it to the second prince!" ”

"What do you think?" After finishing speaking, Pei Wenju asked everyone.

"The old man naturally has no opinion!" Wang You was the first to speak, he was afraid that Cui Jingsheng would oppose it, so he would be the first to agree with Pei Wenju's proposal, after all, the right imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the right imperial envoy Cha Shenxing is the person of the Eighth Prince, if the Eighth Prince is in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it is equivalent to handing over the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the Eighth Prince, which is equivalent to handing over the supervision of Dayan to the Eighth Prince, which is too terrifying, not in line with the situation of the second prince Ji Ping, and the threat to Ji Ping is too great, so he will object.

As soon as Wang You exited, Guo Xing, Tang Jian and Chen Yan on the side all agreed. Even Liu Pingyuan didn't resist the temptation of half of the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, nodded and said, "The prime minister's suggestion is good, the old man agrees with it!" ”