Yuan Lizuan was sitting in the lobby drinking tea. Although he was young, his posture was solemn, his expression was solemn, and he had the air of a king.
Chen Ke stood in front of him with a slight bow.
"Mr. Chen, you did a good job this time. Although I can't reward you with anything more, the Central Center will definitely be an important weapon of the empire in the future. The officials you appointed to the Central Center will also be important officials of the imperial court in the future. As their
Recommended people, naturally a rising tide lifts all boats.”
Chen Ke bowed even lower, and showed a very humble attitude towards Yuan Li, saying: "As a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I do my job and don't dare to ask for rewards. As for the officials in the central office, they are also princes."
A wise eye recognizes pearls, and lower officials dare not ask for credit."
"You're fine."
Yuan Li smiled slightly, but his eyes were still sharp, and said: "What Dajing lacks most now is people like you. It's just that I am very curious, how do you explain it to Prime Minister Zuo?"
"The lower official is an official of Dajing and a minister of His Majesty. There is no need to explain to the left minister."
Chen Ke replied firmly. Although he was beating a drum in his heart, he did not regret the decision he made.
After Wen Tai became the left prime minister, Chen Ke took refuge with Wen Tai and relied on his own efforts and Wen Tai's promotion to rise to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. At that time, he was very grateful to Wen Tai. But since he became the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Chen Ke
, became Wen Tai's puppet. Although it was his job to appoint officials through the Ministry of Personnel, it was Wen Tai who actually had the final say.
Those who were promoted would only be grateful to Wen Tai and could not become his people. However, those who were demoted according to Wen Tai's instructions did not dare to offend Wen Tai and would only hate him.
As for Wen Tai, he has never been drawn into the inner circle of Zuo Xiangfu.
He was very frustrated.
So this time, he neither continued to be Wen Tai's puppet nor accepted Chen Changyun's solicitation, but turned to Yuan Li without hesitation.
He knew in his heart that as long as the emperor wanted to deal with Zuo Xiangfu, he would definitely not be able to escape.
There is no advantage for me, and I have to shoulder the blame.
Why?
Yuan Li rubbed his fingers and said with a smile: "I admire Mr. Chen's character very much. You can rest assured and work steadily. With me behind you, you don't need to worry."
Feeling the favor and respect he had not seen for a long time, Chen Ke burst into tears of gratitude and bowed deeply.
When Yuan Lineng said this, he was clearly telling him that from now on you are one of his own.
Chen Ke said excitedly: "I will never betray the prince's trust!"
"Go ahead."
"yes!"
After Chen Ke left, Yuan Li's face became cold, and he asked his left and right men to make him a long gown, and then went to a small courtyard in his house.
There was a jujube tree in the small courtyard. Chen Changyun was lying on a bamboo chair and had a deep sleep, with the fat on his face piled up as he slept.
Yuan Li sat down next to Chen Changyun and immediately coughed several times.
Hearing the sound, Chen Changyun woke up, wiped his saliva out of habit, quickly stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty!"
Yuan Lidao: "It's okay. If you feel sleepy, you can sleep a little longer."
Chen Changyun didn't dare. He sat down and pretended to talk about something, and said with a smile: "I have been very busy recently, and I really haven't had a good rest."
Yuan Lidao: "There are more and more affairs at the central office, and you will only become busier and busier in the future."
Chen Changyun smiled and said: "The hardest one is the prince."
"There is no need to say more polite words. I have thought of a way to make you busier. It depends on whether you are willing?"
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions!"
"We have already finalized the officials of the central office with the help of Chen Ke. In the future, some local appointments will have to go through the Ministry of Personnel. I feel that it is not good to bother Chen Ke all the time. If Mr. Chen, you can also serve as an official again,
Wouldn't it be more convenient for the central office to do things as Minister of the Ministry?"
Chen Changyun was startled at first, then he looked happy and said with a trembling voice: "I, I, I... of course I am willing! That is... the Minister of Civil Affairs is the first of the six books, can I sit on it?"
Yuan Li looked calm and said: "You are a close minister of the emperor's brother, and you are recommended by the king. What's the difficulty in this?"
The more Chen Changyun thought about it, the more likely he felt that it was possible. His face turned rosy, and he clasped his fists at Yuan Li and said, "If this matter comes to pass, I will follow your Majesty's lead and never betray the trust of Your Majesty and Your Majesty!"
Yuan Lidao: "Whether this can happen or not depends on you."
"Why is this?"
Chen Changyun thought for a moment and asked: "One more thing, how will Chen Ke arrange it?"
"Send him on his way."
"What?!" Chen Changyun stood up in shock.
"So this king said, this matter depends on you."
Yuan Li pressed his hand, motioned for Chen Changyun to sit down, and then said: "I have an idea for you, spend money to hire a powerful killer, clean and tidy."
Chen Changyun was shocked, and his voice became even more trembling: "This, this, this...are you kidding me?"
Yuan Li said coldly: "Does this king seem to be joking with you?"
Chen Changyun said: "But even if you want him to die, you can also use other methods, such as using poison, or trying to make him sick, so that the movement will not be too big and it will not be easy for others to suspect."
Yuan Lidao: "What we want to do is to cause a stir and make people suspicious."
Chen Changyun said suspiciously: "I don't understand this."
Yuan Li looked into the distance and said: "The list of central office officials that Chen Ke took out did not include anyone from the left party. Now the civil and military officials of the whole court are discussing in private that Chen Ke has betrayed the left prime minister's office. At this time, Chen Ke
If Ke is killed, who will others suspect?"
Chen Changyun's eyes lit up and he said: "Prime Minister Zuo!"
Yuan Li smiled and said: "Then why are you afraid of people being suspicious?"
"That's great!" Chen Changyun gave a thumbs up and praised: "Your Majesty is really smart. The more noise this makes, the less peaceful the Zuo Xiangfu will be. It's like killing two birds with one stone!"
"More than killing two birds with one stone, I will recommend someone to you who can kill three birds with one stone."
"who?"
Yuan Li clapped his hands, and after a while, a thin figure came over. The man's right sleeve was empty, and the right side of his face was covered by a bunch of white bangs.
Chen Changyun's expression changed drastically and he stood up again in fright.
"Cui Wuming!"
When he escorted Su Wansan to Changsui, he had seen how powerful Cui Wuming was.
Cui Wuming stopped behind Yuan Li and ignored Chen Changyun.
Yuan Lidao: "Cui Wuming's arm was chopped off by Xu Qingshan. When he went to kill Chen Ke, he could imitate Xu Qingshan's swordsmanship, causing Chen Ke to die under the Wuchang Sword. This could bring trouble to Xu Qingshan.
, Cui Wuming must be willing to do it."
"But you have to pay the money."
Yuan Li pointed at Chen Changyun, then stretched out his index finger and said, "You arrange people, you do things, it has nothing to do with me."
Chen Changyun took a deep breath and gained a new understanding of Yuan Li.
In the past, he never thought that King Xin, who behaved like a big child in front of Yuan Xiu, would actually have such a plan and plan!
Chen Changyun said: "If it can be proven that Chen Ke died under the Impermanence Sword, that would be ironclad proof, and it would indeed kill three birds with one stone!"
Yuan Li stood up, turned around and left, saying: "You can negotiate the price among yourselves. I haven't seen anything."
After walking out of the yard, Yuan Li turned his head and smiled softly.
"If this happens, the Imperial Brotherhood will suspect that Xu Qingshan has some connection with Zuo Xiangfu, thus losing trust in Xu Qingshan, and Xu Qingshan will also break away from him."
"This matter is to achieve four goals with one stone."
