"Let me ask you, have you succeeded Wang Wan and become the left prime minister?" Li Mu ignored Li Si's salute and continued to ask.
"Yeah!" Li Si didn't deny it.
But it is also clear that the left and right sides are actually competing and confronting each other more often. If Li Mu really wants to sideline him, he will naturally not give in.
"That's good!" Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief and put the Seal of the Right Prime Minister into Li Si's hand.
"I've been busy recently. You decide the affairs of the prime minister's office by yourself. Except for military matters, you decide everything else by yourself. Even if it's military matters, as long as there is no rebellion of more than 300,000 people, don't disturb me!"
"Uh..." Li Si was dumbfounded. Looking at the two Xiangyin in his arms, he was completely dumbfounded.
He thought Li Mu was here to fight for power with him, but he didn't expect that Li Mu actually threw the seal of right prime minister to him.
"Young people should work harder if they are able. You should know what to say to Your Majesty, right?" Li Mu looked at Li Si threateningly.
The corner of Li Si's mouth twitched, and the elegance he had cultivated for many years was instantly broken.
What can I say?
"Damn it, you better ask the teacher for advice on the Yi Jing again!" Li Si couldn't help but cursed as he watched Li Mu leaving gracefully.
He had obviously made up his mind and calculated that he would have a big opportunity and a big turning point this time, but he didn't think that this opportunity and turning point would be so big.
After all, you are still not good at studying, otherwise how could you not calculate!
When the results exceeded his initial expectations, Li Si discovered that the phase was actually just that, and even a little boring.
In particular, despite being promoted, he felt like he was being cheated by having to work two jobs for one job.
"Brother!" Depressed, Li Si found Han Fei and told him what happened today.
Han Fei looked at Li Si, who looked depressed and bitter, with an indifferent expression.
Pretend, keep pretending!
You came to me just to tell me that you want to become the Prime Minister of Qin State who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people?
It's still the kind of two-phase power that merges into one, and they are absolutely in harmony with each other!
As we all know, there are usually two prime ministers, the left prime minister and the right prime minister, but there is also another kind of prime minister, called the prime minister!
Generally speaking, the prime minister is highlighted by the word "zhai". He is the prime minister who dominates and speaks his mind. Naturally, there can only be one!
The prime minister can have control, but the prime minister has no control, only the predecessor and the current one!
"Are you sure you're not here to show off to me?" Han Fei couldn't help it after all.
You came to me looking extremely depressed, but everything you said was full of pretentiousness.
"Ah? No!" Li Si finally remembered that the purpose of his trip was not to complain to Han Fei, but to have other important matters.
"At the end of the year, at the end of the dynasty, I will be promoted to the position of fake left prime minister, and at the same time I will step down from the position of court lieutenant. Therefore, I would like to recommend you to become the court lieutenant of Qin!" Li Si said seriously.
Tingwei Mansion is his base and must be protected.
The sudden resignation of Wang Wan and Wei Zhuang led to huge personnel changes, especially after being promoted to left prime minister, he also had to step down from the post of Tingwei, and could not wear multiple hats like Li Mu.
Therefore, instead of handing over Tingwei to someone he is not familiar with, it is better to hand it over to a fellow disciple. The most important thing is that Han Fei's ability is recognized by him, and so is Ying Zheng.
And that's enough!
"I thought you were going to establish the Prime Minister's Office and the Shogunate and recruit me to be the Chief Historian of the Prime Minister's Office?" Han Fei was also a little surprised.
After listening to Li Si's talk for so long, he thought that Li Si wanted to establish a shogunate after he was promoted to prime minister, and he came to him to be the chief of staff of the shogunate. Unexpectedly, he actually recommended himself to be a Tingwei, one of the nine ministers of Qin.
Generally speaking, the emperor and his courtiers are the same, even if they change their prime ministers.
Although the Nine Ministers are directly responsible to the monarch, they are actually under the jurisdiction of the two prime ministers. The newly appointed prime minister usually gives a certain position in exchange for the support of other forces in the court.
Because of the departure of the previous prime minister, many people from the previous team will also leave. In addition, after Li Si was promoted, his position was also freed up, so there will be many more positions.
These positions are also bargaining chips used by the newly appointed prime minister to win over the powerful nobles in the court and exchange them for the support of the courtiers.
Among them, the position of Jiuqing is also the biggest bargaining chip.
Han Fei originally thought that Li Si would exchange the position of Tingwei for the support of a certain faction of the Qin courtiers, instead of being destitute, helpless, and alone.
Because he was promoted to Tingwei, there was actually no powerful group to help Li Si. Instead, it would send a signal to the courtiers that the new group to be formed by the new prime minister would exclude the old scholars of Qin.
Just like the state of Ranghou and the Four Nobles back then, it would only arouse resistance from other forces in the Qin State.
Although it won't break out in a short period of time, and it will make him a new official, as long as he makes the slightest mistake, it will become an excuse for these forces to add insult to injury.
The staff group is different. It is not part of the official establishment of the Qin State. It does not require the Qin State to provide rank ratios, and no one else can control it.
This is similar to the parliamentary system. If one party wants to be in power, it must also get the support of other parties and give up some positions appropriately to gain the support of other parties.
Therefore, Han Fei was also a little worried that Li Si had just gained power, was a little distracted, and did not think carefully, so he made this proposal.
"In my opinion, the most suitable candidate for the position of Tingwei should be Meng Yi from the Meng family!" Han Fei continued.
Li Si just said that among the candidates for the two prime ministers, the most favorable candidate for the right prime minister is Feng Quji.
Feng Quji, Feng Muze, and Feng Jie also represented a powerful force in the Qin court, but Feng Quji was not chosen.
Although it was Li Mu who won the position of Right Chancellor, Li Mu gave up the right of Right Chancellor to Li Si. It is difficult to guarantee that the Feng family will not hold a grudge against Li Si because of this and secretly create a stumbling block.
In this case, Li Si's best choice is to win over the rising Meng family and gain their support to check and balance the possible troubles from the Feng family.
No matter what happens, you can also win over popular people around Ying Zheng like Zhao Gao.
Li Si shook his head, "Senior brother, you know about the disputes in the court, but you don't understand His Majesty!"
"His Majesty is different from all kings today. Although he has set up two ministers, in fact all the memorials will be sent to His Majesty. The two ministers are just the official who helps organize the memorials and provide reference opinions. Although there are open teeth
He has the right to build a palace, but he does not have the right to actually decide the direction of the court!"
"This also means that the position of Jiuqing cannot be determined by just two ministers. It must be your Majesty's will and approval!" Li Si continued.
The prime ministers in Ying Zheng's dynasty actually had less power than before. Because Ying Zheng worked too hard, he had to personally read and review all memorials, unlike other kings who only paid attention to major events.
Therefore, during the Ying Zheng Dynasty, the prime minister was just a left-wing official, and he did not have much real decision-making power.