Liu Zhen, who is about to be seventy, is out of the mountain again. The people were a little surprised by this result, they thought that the 'old thief' was sick and would soon die, but he was still dressed in his old official clothes, and walked with vigorous steps, and his eyes scanned the front with force, and then he ascended to the capital hall and sat upright in front of the long-vacant prime minister's office, with his hands hanging down, very majestic, and in good spirits. The officials had to admire his courage and knelt down in front of him: "Welcome Liu Xiang!" ”

"Let's all get up," Liu Zhennian took a wooden box and took out a few documents from it, "Are all the officials of all the ministries and departments here?" ”

Niu Yuan glanced behind him, and suddenly said angrily: "Prime Minister, the official of the Ministry of War didn't come, so what did Ye Yongjia do!" The lowly will go and bring them here at once! ”

Liu Zhennian said with a smile: "Prime Minister Feng doesn't need to worry, this is the old man specially arranged for him to be the last to arrive." ”

Niu Yuan raised his head suddenly and looked at Liu Zhennian steadily; There were already two people's voices behind him: "Ye Yongjia, the secretary of the Lower Officers and Soldiers' Department, and Cai Xianqing, the waiter, meet the prime minister!" ”

Everyone looked at each other, only to see Ye Yongjia and Cai Xianqing coming up to the hall one after the other and saluting Liu Zhennian.

"You know why I ...... Let them wait for you? Liu Zhennian smiled meaningfully. Niu Yuan was still lying on the ground, refusing to stand up.

Ye Yongjia ignored the doubtful eyes on the left and right, and replied solemnly: "The lower officials don't know." ”

"Then your military department should know that the shelling of Fujian has a great impact, if you choose non-people and handle it badly, there may be a big mess along the coast," as he said, Liu Zhennian picked up the official document in his hand and put it in front of Ye Yongjia's eyes, "Look, this is the prefect of Zhangzhou, and he sent Lian Chongwen to the Western country, he condemned the imperial court, and wanted to enter Beijing to question us, and we will be there in about four or five days." ”

"The old man takes into account that Ye Shangshu has dealt with Westerners a few times, and you have more experience than others, so if you want to hand over the power of punishment to you, the hundred bureaucrats will use it. Just say a word, are you willing to serve the country? ”

Everyone raised their heads, their eyes widened, and they looked at the thin soldier Shangshu in disbelief. Who would have thought that this person would not even have the qualifications to enter Zhongshu Province, and would be so favored by the prime minister, and suddenly grant such a great power, which is completely a posture of succession Niu Yuan. And the second-in-command button Yuan, who was dominant in the past, feels like falling into an ice hole at the moment, his whole body is frozen, and his hands and feet can't move an inch.

Ye Yongjia was facing a great power comparable to that of a prime minister, but he gasped, and his face was colorless. This is not because of his high style, but because he understands the current situation too well, this matter is not only as simple as maintaining the national system, but also involves the open and secret struggle between the Liu Party and Qingliu, and now he has taken over the ruling power, that is, he is standing on the cusp of the storm, and every step is like walking on thin ice - especially his foundation is still shallow, and he has also changed the law with many ministers of the DPRK and China.

"Don't you dare to take it?" Liu Zhennian frowned, this was not the unstoppable young man he had in his original impression.

"Prime Minister, Lord Ye had the intention of taking over this big case earlier, and he often mentioned it with Zaixia, and he planned to share your worries. What a cowardly man! Cai Xianqing hurriedly took over, "It's just that there is no clear decree, I'm afraid I won't be able to convince the public, so I don't dare to take it." With that, he deliberately glanced at Ye Yongjia.

Ye Yongjia was forced by him like this, cold sweat also flowed down, and he knew that there was no way out, so he hurriedly said: "Cai Shilang knows the heart of the lowly position, and the lowly position is worried about this matter. ”

Liu Zhennian laughed: "It's good to say this, what's so hard to say!" Isn't it just His Majesty's edict? The Son of Heaven has already foreseen it! As he spoke, he took out another document from the side of the box, and the clean white paper was written in Zhu Biao: 'Order Ye Yongjia, the secretary of the military department, to take charge of the shelling case, regardless of the ministry and province, all obey it', and the emperor's jade seal was engraved at the end.

"Although it is not a serious Huang Aya edict, it is also the emperor's imperial pen, which is enough to be believed, right?" Liu Zhennian was still smiling at him, and the wrinkles on his cheeks were stacked.

"Liu Xiang trusts him, and he dares to disobey his fate!" Ye Yongjia made a deep bow, held the edict, and let the sweat on his back flow.

After the hundred officials retreated, Gao Jizhi and Chen Tongpao left the hall first, and went straight back to the official office in a sedan chair. As soon as Gao Jizhi entered the second hall, he took off his official uniform and threw it to his fellow Chen behind him.

"Gong Liu trusts Lord Ye so much, it seems that the vacant position in Zhongshu Province in a year is no longer for him." Comrade Chen brushed the cuffs of his coat and placed them on the wooden hanger in an orderly manner.

Gao Jizhi took a cup of cold tea casually, sat on the circle chair, sighed depressedly, and said after a long time: "The power of the Liu Party is not as strong as before, they need to listen to the opinions of most people." Niu Yuan said that the position after Gui Fu left was to be recommended. ”

Comrade Chen stretched the flesh on his face and laughed: "You made a mistake, you shouldn't be so naïve." ”

Gao Jizhi smiled in a panic, only for a moment, and then calmed down: "Yes." I hate the Liu Party so much, I always feel that if I don't count a few words from them, my heart will not be happy. Ah, I'll fix that. ”

Chen Tongpao didn't seem to be listening to his defense, and Gu Zi said: "Anyway, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, since they can still control the emperor, wouldn't it be easy to deal with us people?" Recommend, he forced us to recommend Ye Yongjia. What's more, this is just a promise, as for whether he can fulfill it...... Don't you see him like that? ”

This sudden question caught Gao Jizhi off guard, and for the first time, he felt that the stiff voice of Comrade Chen without the slightest emotion was so strange, and he began to be wary; Although he didn't notice Niu Yuan's appearance, he still lied: "I saw it, it's just laughable." But you describe it again, so that my generation can breathe a good breath of evil! ”

Chen Tongpao said: "When we left, we saw with our own eyes that the willow thief told Niu Yuan to get up, Niu Yuan seemed to be distracted and did not stand up, and then the willow thief showed dissatisfaction and said indifferently: 'You should introspect yourself, be a little arrogant, don't resent others' and other reprimands, I didn't hear it clearly enough. ”

"Think about it, Niu Yuan can be ridiculed like this by Liu Zhennian, it can be seen that he doesn't count on the major matter of choosing a provincial minister."

Gao Jizhi's fingers tapped smoothly on the table: "Then we can only acquiesce to Ye Yongjia's ascension to a high position?" That's not our style. ”