Prime Minister Fang's ambitions are much greater than those of Suo Zhongtang.

He has been in charge of the government for many years, and although he is not a bad official, his desire for power is terrifying.

It can be said that in addition to the emperor, he is the second in command.

Faced with this practice of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, Suo Zhongtang hated it very much.

What are you doing, it is clear that in the matter of dividing rights, the house accounts for six, and you account for four.

Now that he has swallowed his anger and let the two points out, what else does Fang Zairen, the old immortal, want to do!

Dominate the government?

Fight for more political capital for his uncompetitive grandson Fang Yunhe?

Bah!

Suo Zhongtang was dissatisfied, he thought that if Fang Yunhe, the grandson of Prime Minister Fang, was compared with his second son Suo Qingtu, Suo Qingtu was obviously much better.

Therefore, in order to let his son Suo Qingtu show his strength in the court in the future, Suo Zhongtang cannot make any concessions.

In fact, before entering the palace in a hurry today, the second son Suo Qingtu also specially told himself that he must seize power.

Because he was still waiting for Ning Yinde's eldest daughter Ning Qiuyue to pass through the door.

Although Suo Zhongtang did not approve of this marriage, he couldn't help his son Suo Qingtu, so he had to promise him to take power first. In addition, his youngest daughter Suo Qingwu has suffered so many grievances in the palace, and he has to settle this account one by one.

"Prime Minister Fang, it seems that you are too ...... to say this"

"Too what?"

Fang Zairen set his eyes on the queen Wu Yashi, he had already calculated everything, and he gambled that the queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, a pair of orphans and widows, must and could only rely on him, an old minister in the court.

Although it was expected that the queen Wu Yashi ignored him.

She won't be like she was a few years ago. Because Emperor Zhao wanted to abolish Li Haochen's position as the crown prince, he found Fang Zairen in the middle of the night, cried in front of him, and begged him to keep Li Haochen's position as the crown prince. He also promised a lot of benefits to Fang Zairen, although these benefits were fulfilled one by one within a few years, Fang Zairen's official became more and more stable, and his sphere of influence became larger and larger. But he still wanted to get more things from the queen.

Alas, who called the crown prince Li Haochen a fool.

It's like a pie falling from the sky, God gave it to you, you can't catch it.

"Queen Mother, without further ado. Hurry up and announce it, and the old minister will immediately prepare all the matters concerning the enthronement of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Prime Minister Fang is anxious.

At this point, he didn't look like an old man in his seventies or eighties.

"The queen ......" Concubine Xiao wanted to speak and stopped.

She was faintly aware of the murderous aura on the two important ministers of the court.

And Suo Zhongtang didn't seem to have left her since he came in.

Everything that happened to Suo Qingwu in the palace must have reached Suo Zhongtang's ears.

She knew that once the emperor died, she would lose her protective umbrella, and Suo Zhongtang would find a way to take revenge at any time.

And the white-haired Prime Minister Fang is not a good person.

Although he didn't have any trouble with himself, when Emperor Zhao was there, he often heard him say that this old thing had done a lot of bad things behind his back, and he had a natural hatred for the people of the Western Regions.

So she naturally doesn't like any of them holding power.

The same is true of Empress Wu Ya's thoughts.

She doesn't like Prime Minister Fang and Suo Zhongtang, even if she needs the assistance of political forces, she won't look for these two people who have more eyes than cow hair.

"I don't think I need to. Although the prince is still immature, he has also gone through a lot of experience. After returning from Daishan, the prince was completely new from head to toe, didn't he? Even his speech is well-organized and very assertive. Didn't the two Qing families see these changes? ”

Prime Minister Fang and Suo Zhongtang: "This ......"

Gonggong Hai echoed: "Yes, yes, the old slave also feels that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has improved a lot. ”

"Yes, yes. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not as stupid as he used to be. Concubine Xiao also strongly supported the queen.

As a result, the situation of Prime Minister Fang and Suo Zhongtang became embarrassing again.

Especially Prime Minister Fang, he went from trying to form an alliance with the queen to being ruthlessly abandoned by the queen now, and he had to consider forming an alliance with Suo Zhongtang again to fight against the queen together.

Suo Zhongtang looked at him with a proud look. Fang Zairen could only sigh in his heart and pull down his old face.

"Suo Zhongtang ......"

"How, Prime Minister Fang?"

"This ......" The sweat on Fang Zairen's forehead came down, it was too embarrassing, he was still struggling one second, and the next second he had to lower his posture to please Suo Zhongtang.

"Does Lord Zhongtang think that the queen's words are appropriate?" Fang Zairen asked.

"Of course not." Suo Zhongtang replied straightforwardly.

Just as he is in the prime of life, he is straightforward and decisive, and does not like to drag mud and water.

Suo Zhongtang's answer has already made his position clear, and he is willing to continue to fight side by side with Prime Minister Fang.

The power of one person is always weak, and only by uniting can it be against the empress.

"Queen Mother, the minister suggests that you should think about it carefully. Now that the border war is urgent, and if it is not handled well, it is likely to bring a catastrophe to the country. Besides, you know that we don't have much money in our treasury today......"

There was a hint of threat in Fang Jae-in's words.

That seems to mean that the current situation in our country is very bad, and you orphans and widows can't handle it at all.

In the end, the only way to do this is to reuse me and Suo Zhongtang, which is a wise move.

"Yes, Queen. You live in the harem all the year round, where do you know how the world is and how the people of the dawn are. It's not that the old minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is incompetent, but the actual situation is indeed thousands of times more complicated. ”

"Yes, Queen." Suo Zhongtang interjected, "Knowing the son is like the mother, I believe you know very well what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is capable of." As for ability...... Forgive the minister for offending, the minister really didn't see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had the ability to govern the country. ”

Suo Zhongtang's words were much more blunt, and he threatened the queen in an unquestionable tone.

But Empress Wu Yashi is not a person who likes to be threatened. But her mind also knew very well that what these two ministers with their own ghosts said was half true and half false.

It is really quite difficult to rely on her and the prince alone to govern the country, and the border Yi people will continue to send troops to make trouble because of the alternation of the old and new rights of the Great Hui Dynasty.

And the false part is that their words are too exaggerated. seems to say that he and the crown prince Li Haochen are completely vulnerable.

It is naturally not a good thing for a woman to preside over the government, but it is even more a bad thing for a traitor to preside over the government!