The reason why he didn't agree to Wang Tenghuan right away was because Li Chen still had other considerations.
The cabinet has made the bottom line very clear, and Li Chen also understands that there is no room for bargaining in such a political game.
How can it really be like buying vegetables at the wet market? You ask for two copper coins for a pound of cabbage and I offer you one copper coin?
We are all chess players. When the situation reaches this point, there are only two options.
Either Xu Changqing is an abandoned son and leaves the chessboard, and Wang Tenghuan, an old dog, wants to return to the cabinet position, which is to fulfill his spring and autumn dream.
Either Li Chen used a cabinet position as a condition to let Wang Tenghuan return and get Xu Changqing back.
Everything comes back to interests. The question Li Chen has to consider is one question: Is Xu Changqing worthy of this cabinet position?
On the face of it, this deal is definitely a waste of money.
But when many things reach this level, they cannot be clearly accounted for.
The foundation of the East Palace is shallow. Even with Su Zhenting's full support, it can only barely stand firm at the military level. This is all brought about by the prestige of the Su family. After leaving the Su family, the words "Prince of the East Palace" will be lost in the military.
It's really not easy to use, but it takes time to warm up slowly. Now that the Su family has a voice in the military, Li Chen is confident that he will completely master it within the next three to five years.
military.
The Su family will not refuse, nor dare they refuse.
Unless Su Zhenting chooses to be the next Zhao Xuanji, but at present, it is unrealistic.
As for the civil service group, Dong Gong has even fewer cards to use. Some people have joined him now, and most of them are cats and dogs that the cabinet does not like. Their ability is barely above average, but they can be said to be worthy of big posts. Except for Xu Changqing from the Ministry of Revenue and those from the Ministry of Industry
Apart from Guan Zhiwei, there really is nothing else that can be done.
It was under such circumstances that Li Chen did not decisively refuse Wang Tenghuan's aggressive request.
The East Palace needs cohesion, and it also needs to let those neutrals who are still hesitating see that if something happens to the people below, the Prince of the East Palace will really take action to protect their shortcomings.
With this in mind, Li Chen called Sambo.
"Come out of the palace with me."
The main reason for calling Sanbao was for safety reasons. He had just experienced an assassination incident. Although the possibility of it happening again was extremely slim, Li Chen was not in the habit of joking with his own life.
Secondly, there is Sanbao, who has rich experience in the city and can really give Li Chen some good ideas sometimes.
Faced with Li Chen's request, Sanbao didn't ask where he was going, nor did he hesitate. He immediately ordered people to make preparations for the trip, and then respectfully led Li Chen onto the carriage.
"Go to Xu Changqing's home."
After getting on the carriage, Li Chen told Sanbao the destination of his trip.
Sanbao outside the carriage responded respectfully and personally guarded the carriage. A convoy composed of top experts from the East Factory rushed to Xu Changqing's residence in a low-key manner.
Li Chen has naturally never been to Xu Changqing's home, but Dongchang must have the address information of these senior officials, so it won't be troublesome.
But what Li Chen didn't expect was that Xu Changqing was also a serious third-rank official in the imperial court and a fat errand like Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his family actually lived in an outer city of the capital.
In addition to the imperial palace, the capital is divided into two parts: inner and outer cities.
The inner city is basically filled with relatives of the emperor and first-class dignitaries. To settle down in real estate here, it is not enough to have money. The regulations on the surface are that at least you have to be a serious imperial examination scholar. However, the Qin Dynasty was founded more than 300 years ago.
, with the growth of the aristocratic class, there is usually no high-level official position with real power, and there is no way to live in the inner city.
