"Holy Lord, can the slave dare to ask first, what do you think should be the reward for the old handsome?" Zhou An asked the empress rhetorically, and he dared to talk to the empress like this, and others did not dare to have such an attitude.

The Empress asked him, but he kicked the ball back.

"I think that with Li Shangshu's talent, Wu can be handsome, and Wen can also be ......," the empress pondered.

Dongqian does not have the position of prime minister, but there is one in the previous dynasty and in the history books, and the so-called prime minister of the empress actually refers to the first assistant of the cabinet.

"Therefore......" said the empress again, "I want to appoint Li Shangshu as the first assistant to the cabinet and the chief military minister, but ...... I consulted many old ministers yesterday for their thoughts, and their opinions were different, so, Xiao Anzi, what do you think ......?"

The empress was asking Zhou An's opinion.

The reason why this matter can't be heard by others is because the empress is worried that it will reach the ears of the old handsome, who supports him as the first assistant of the cabinet, and who opposes him as the first assistant of the cabinet.

Especially Zhou An's opinion, he can't let Lao Shuai know.

Zhou Anruo supported him, he didn't have anything to say.

But if Zhou An is against it, and then the old handsome knows, I'm afraid it's not good!

Although the empress understands very well that as an emperor, you must master the way of balance, and if the ministers and the ministers are not all the way, or there are some disputes, it is good! But in this period, the empress will not allow this to happen, and must be united!

It's already messy enough, if there is any more chaos within the court, it will have to collapse!

Especially Zhou An and Li Guangshan, if the two of them fight, God knows what will happen.

Zhou An had already made a decision in his heart.

Not supported! Li Guangshan's appointment as the first assistant to the cabinet is unfavorable to him.

But he didn't say it directly.

"Holy Lord, can you elaborate on what those elders think?" Zhou An asked again, so to speak, knowingly.

"Let's not talk about those who support it for the time being, just talk about those who oppose it." The empress picked up the soup spoon, took a sip of soup, and said, "Wu Xukuan is from the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, controlling the power of the world's soldiers and horses, Li Shangshu and Wu Xukuan have both served as the generalissimo of the Zhongzhou army, and they both have a very high reputation in the army, if Li Shangshu also serves as the first assistant of the cabinet, it will be the same...... A lesson from the past, they told me that they were afraid of repeating the mistakes of the past and coming out with another Wu Xukuan! ”

"I don't think so." The empress paused and said, "Li Shangshu is old, to say something unlucky, he won't live for a few years, and Li Shangshu's loyalty is beyond doubt......"

"Also, some people think that Li Shangshu is not capable enough, or that his qualifications are not enough, Li Shangshu has been serving in the army before, retired twenty years ago, and it has only been less than two months since his comeback, his military talent cannot be denied, but it is difficult to say whether he can lead the cabinet to assist me in handling the government well...... There is too little experience in this area, and there are at least three of them who are more qualified to serve as the first and second ...... of the Cabinet than him."

Factional warfare!

Although what the empress said was not very detailed, Zhou An knew it and felt it.

Now that the first assistant of the cabinet is vacant, a large number of senior ministers have returned, and there are no less than five people who have retired from the cabinet alone, although none of them have served as the first assistant of the cabinet, but if they compare their qualifications, they are all qualified to serve as the first assistant of the cabinet.

In order to compete for the first assistant of the cabinet, they are secretly about to beat people's brains into dog brains.

Interpersonal relationships, which seventy or eighty-year-old minister does not have a huge network of interpersonal relationships?

The emergence of factions is inevitable!

The biggest faction before was the "traitorous party group" headed by Wu Xukuan, when Wu Xukuan was there, they all honestly held back, or were swallowed up by the traitorous party group, and now that the "traitorous party group" has been destroyed, they finally dare to come forward, and finally dare to act.

To be reasonable, if Li Guangshan is really allowed to serve as the first assistant of the cabinet, it will be a good thing.

No matter how loud the opposition is, as long as Li Guangshan becomes the first assistant of the cabinet, he will be able to suppress people! You have to be honest below!

However, this is really not good for Zhou An.

Regardless of Princess Yunjing's matter, it is not a good thing for Zhou An personally! Li Guangshan will greatly hinder Zhou Anquan's footsteps in the world! This guy is really too old and qualified, and the credit is too great, it is difficult for Zhou An to suppress him.

"Holy ......" Zhou An put down his chopsticks, bowed his head and was silent for a while before he spoke, "The slave thinks that the old man is not suitable to be the first assistant of the cabinet, his military achievements are too great, if he is a great minister, I am afraid it will be ......."

"You doubt him?" The empress frowned instantly, and her face suddenly became solemn.

Zhou An has an East Factory under him, he doesn't trust the old handsome, could it be that he found something?

The empress thinks too much!

"It's not distrust." Zhou An spoke.

"Why is that?" The empress breathed a sigh of relief and asked again.

Some don't understand, she thought that Zhou An would support her, and in this conversation, she also wanted to get Zhou An's support! If Zhou Anruo supports it, there will not even be any opposition in the court, and everyone will shut up!

The empress is very clear about Zhou An's current influence.

Those old ministers dared to argue with the empress on the basis of reason, and constantly advised the empress, but few dared to say that to Zhou An.

Because Zhou Anxin is ruthless!

They can't afford to mess with it!

Zhou An can have such a deterrent, it was originally "raised" by the empress, it was the empress who gave Zhou An power again and again, and gave Zhou An the right to kill, and the empress also knew how to use Zhou An!

In fact, the empress can directly order Zhou An and let Zhou An publicly support Li Guangshan as the first assistant of the cabinet, it is possible to do this, but there is no need for this, the empress wants to know what Zhou An really thinks!

"Holy Lord, you should understand that you must take precautions before they happen." Zhou An pondered and said, "The slave believes that the old man will never become the second Wu Xukuan, he is loyal to Dongqian and you, but, when he really sits in the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, many things will not be under his control, the old man is not a person, his Li family is prosperous, the interpersonal relationship is complicated, the old man is upright, but his children and grandchildren, who can guarantee that each one is upright......"

"Lao Shuai is the first assistant of the cabinet, although he can quickly stabilize the government in the short term, but he can ...... The slave said something that shouldn't be said, do you think that the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, do you listen more to the old handsome, or listen to you more? Are you the emperor, or is he the emperor? ”

"Those people, they are around the old marshal, when the saint you want to do something drastically, the old marshal disagrees with you, if the old marshal advises you, how many courtiers do you think will advise you with the old marshal? Do they really advise you, or are they hindered by the power of the old commander? ”

"The slave must state again that the slave believes in the loyalty of the old handsome, that is to say, the old man will not rebel, but he will only not rebel, he wants Dongqian to regain the prosperity of the world, he wants his own ideas, you also have your own ideas, you can't, every time you are persuaded by the old handsome, right?"

The empress's face changed when Zhou An said it.

It's terrifying!

In fact, Zhou An can also say something more terrifying, such as telling the empress a story of "yellow robe".

But he felt that it was not necessary.

Needless to say, he could convince the empress.