future?

Xiao Zheng did not answer Liu Zhigu's question. There was a wry smile on his face, which was mixed with deep regret. He was originally a person of Liu Jie, the left prime minister, but with Liu Jie's words in the court, he overran his power. As the party became weaker and weaker, the cohesion of many officials of the left prime minister's party was broken. When facing disintegration, he, like many others, was looking for a way out. At this time, Yang Binglin found himself and actively attracted him, and was promised many benefits. While he was hesitating , finally wavered and fell to the Right Prime Minister Party.

Of course, this is only one of the reasons. Another big reason is the fight for favor and power between Xiao Zheng and Qin Anming. Xiao Zheng followed Zhao Zhi much earlier than Qin Anming, who was the most trusted civil servant of Zhao Zhi in his early years. There are three people, Xiao Zheng, Liu Zhigu and Hong Zhi, the former Minister of Rites, who has become an official. Over the years, Hong Zhi has become an official in old age and has withdrawn from officialdom. Liu Zhigu has also become more and more low-key. For some unknown reason, he and Zhao Zhao Zhi gradually became alienated, and of the three people whom Zhao Zhi trusted the most, only Xiao Zheng was left. Xiao Zheng was undoubtedly extremely happy to see this situation, but within five or six years, Xiao Zheng was From a junior official of the fifth rank to the high position of the right minister of the Ministry of War of the second rank, the smoothness of his official career made Xiao Zheng feel a little elated. His eyes were fixed on the political hall, and he did some extraordinary things for the sake of his position. He offended many people, including Hong Zhi and Liu Zhigu, the two closest political allies. It was also from this time on that Zhao Zhi's favor for Xiao Zheng began to decline. With Qin Anming's After the war, the relationship between the two gradually became estranged, and Xiao Zheng's career also stalled. He held the position of right minister of the Ministry of War for nine full years without any transfer or change.

Hong Zhi's retirement intensified the internal struggle for power in the court. The struggle between Liu Jie and Yang Daosi became more intense and had an uncontrollable trend. Later, they won a complete victory through the Battle of Jiangnan. Taking this opportunity, Zhao Zhi nominated Qin Anming three times to succeed Hong Zhi, but was repeatedly discouraged and rejected by ministers. Zhao Zhi's anger at the time can be imagined, but he had to endure it, and finally allowed Qin Anming to participate in political affairs. , Tong Zhongshu's disciple Ping Zhangshi entered the cabinet political affairs hall, but he was still discouraged by the ministers because he was inconsistent with the ancestral system.

Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi had been abolished more than a hundred years before Zhao Zhi succeeded to the throne. During the Wuzong period, it was briefly restored for a period of time, but was soon removed again. Ministers used this excuse to write letters to advise. , to prevent Qin An from being named prime minister, Zhao Zhi was a little passive at first, but finally Liu Jie came up with an idea. Isn't it possible to have an equal affairs with Zhongshu's disciples? Well, I will change my name and have an equal affairs with the six ministers. , participate in state affairs together.

Xiao Zheng's participation in political affairs was earlier than that of Qin Anming, but his position was purely a false position, and it was obtained by Liu Jie's intercession for him. For this reason, he lost the powerful right minister of the Ministry of War, whose title is After reaching a higher level, Qin Anming lost all the benefits. Later, Qin Anming took advantage of his achievements in the Jiangnan War to participate in political affairs, co-ordinated the affairs of the six ministers, and became the prime minister. It didn't take long for him to become the prime minister. The right minister of the Ministry of Rites wanted rights and status, but what about himself? He didn't get anything. At this point, Xiao Zheng began to have resentment in his heart. This is why, after following Zhao Zhi for so many years, he has always been loyal. After Yang Binglin won over him several times, he completely fell to the Right Prime Minister's party.

Looking at Xiao Zheng who was deep in thought, Liu Zhigu did not interrupt him, but just like Huang Zhen, he drank quietly.

Yang Yu glanced at Xiao Zheng and fell silent, drinking in silence. His situation was not that complicated. Although Yang Yu was sexually active, he had nothing to do with the Yang family. Although he was also from an official family, his family was not Not prominent, many brothers in the clan are just middle- and lower-level officials in the local area, but his great-grandfather's generation was pretty good. He became a high-ranking official, and he was involved in political affairs with his military exploits. He was the right minister of the Ministry of War and almost entered the cabinet. For phase.

Yang Yu was very capable. He became the governor in his thirties, but he was always transferred to the local governorship of various states. He could not enter the central government for a long time. It was not until the first year of Taiping that he defected to the White Scarf Army again because of his merits in resisting the White Turban Army. Liu Jie then asked Liu Jie to speak kindly for him in front of Zhao Zhi, and he was promoted to the position of left minister of the Ministry of Rites.

In recent years, in the battle between the left and right parties, the left prime minister has completely fallen into a disadvantage. After Liu Jie came back from Momeng, Zhao Zhi kept silent about any of his achievements. This behavior accelerated the departure of many officials from the left prime minister's party. , it was at this time that Yang Yu broke away and was drawn into the Right Prime Minister's Party by Yang Binglin.

After Huang Zhen was arrested, and later officials started to be implicated, Yang Yu vaguely felt that something was wrong, because he saw some signs from Qin Anming.

Hong Zhi has always been Liu Jie's staunch political ally. After he became an official, Qin Anming entered the political affairs hall and filled the vacancy of the prime minister. Everyone believed that since he was Zhao Zhi's confidant, he would definitely join Liu Jie's party. But things are often unexpected. After Qin Anming entered the political hall and became prime minister, he did get very close to Liu Jie. However, on many decisions on government affairs, Qin Anming did not agree with Liu Jie, but remained silent. There are votes and opinions. Perhaps others think that Qin Anming has just entered the political hall, and is the worst in terms of age and qualifications. It is normal for him to be low-key, but Yang Yu understands some of the different meanings.

Yang Yu now regrets very much. What he regrets is not that he left the Left Prime Minister's Party, but that since he has escaped from the political disputes, why he still turned to Yang Binglin and plunged headlong into this storm like a trap.

Yang Yu looked at Liu Zhigu and said, "Master Liu, who does the emperor intend to replace Liu Jie?"

As Liu Jie stayed behind closed doors and ignored political affairs, Wang Renzhi got closer and closer to the Right Prime Minister and the Party. It was obvious that he had the intention of changing the family. As well as Qin Anming's indifference, the current Left Prime Minister and the Party have already It's in name only, but Zhao Zhi turned a blind eye to this situation. I'm afraid some people have guessed his intention, which is to let the emerging political forces replace Liu Jie and his family to form a new left prime minister. The party and the Yang family once again reached a balance and continued to confront each other.

Xiao Zheng also woke up from his meditation at this time and looked at Liu Zhigu.

Liu Zhigu smiled. If Xiao Zheng and Yang Yu could achieve high positions, they would obviously not be idlers. They should have some understanding of Zhao Zhi's intentions and the current situation in the court.

Liu Zhigu said quietly: "Some of the seven prime ministers in the political affairs hall are no longer old enough and capable to handle the heavy state affairs. The emperor is ready to let them go home and have a good rest and spend their remaining years in peace."
Chapter completed!