Zhao Xun walked around the room with a thoughtful look on his face. Sitting next to him were Li Zhongquan and Wang Congben. A few years later, both of them had been promoted. Li Zhongquan had become a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel.

, from the fourth rank, Wang Congben was also the director of the Ministry of War, and was from the fifth rank.

After pondering for a long time, Zhao Xun sat back and sighed: "Li Xun suddenly came here, and I was a little caught off guard."

Li Zhongquan smiled and said: "Your Highness, what Li Xun just said makes sense. You might as well give it a try."

Wang Congben also nodded and said: "The emperor's attitude is unclear now. Even Li Guifei can't guess what his thoughts are. It's not an option for us to wait like this. Let's knock on King Yi's drum and try his side.

The response was pretty good.”

Zhao Xun smiled faintly: "Which one do you think is best to start with?"

Wang Congben said: "Of course it's Wu Wenkui."

Zhao asked: "Why?"

"I know Wu Wenkui to some extent. He is from the same hometown as me. We are the same age. In his early years, he studied under a master for five years. He was a Jinshi scholar two years before me and has been serving as a local official. This man is greedy and lustful.

, an unkind official, but good at flattering people and finding tricks. In the first year of Taiping, King Yi was transferred to Hedong to serve. Wu Wenkui was just a small county magistrate at that time. In just a few years, he became Jinyang.

Fu Yin."

Li Zhongquan said: "So, you and Wu Wenkui are quite familiar with each other. Why haven't I heard you mention this person before?"

Wang Congben shook his head: "When we were young, the relationship between the two of us was pretty good, but after entering the field of map recognition, Wu Wenkui completely changed. He came from a humble and poor background. After becoming an official, he became more and more greedy.

I despised him as a person, and our relationship became increasingly weak. After a banquet eight years ago, I had no contact with him at all."

Zhao Xun nodded. Greedy people naturally have many stains. The more stains, the more flaws. If it is like what Wang Congben said, Wu Wenkui is such a person, it should not be difficult to capture him.

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Li Zhongquan said: "We can quickly recruit the censor Zhongcheng Liu Chongji to discuss this matter."

"Not urgent."

Zhao Xun was calm, thought for a moment, and said, "Zhongquan, you can visit Qin Xiangguo and ask his opinion."

"fair enough."

Li Zhongquan nodded. If he really launches an attack, it will affect the whole body. He must be cautious.

Today is the seventh day of November. There is no need to go to court. It is approaching the end of the year. There are no big things but many small things. However, since the reorganization of the Political Affairs Hall, Zhao Zhi has appointed several counselors to the political affairs. With them helping to handle state affairs, the nine members of the Political Affairs Hall

In terms of government affairs, the country seems to be much more relaxed.

Qin Anming didn't go anywhere today. He was cultivating flowers and grass at home and cultivating himself.

Among the nine prime ministers in the entire political affairs hall, Qin Anming is the youngest one. He is only forty-three this year. Zhao Zhi is a man of caution, so the same is true when it comes to employment. For officials under forty years old, no matter how talented you are,

He was trusted and valued by Zhao Zhi, but in Zhao Zhi's time, he couldn't even think about climbing to the position of prime minister.

After taking the throne for so many years, Zhao Zhi has been trying to reform the civil service and break the monopoly of official careers by aristocratic families, but the results have not been good. Even so, with Zhao Zhi's efforts, the iron wall composed of aristocratic families is still defeated by Zhao Zhi

A crack was torn open, and a large number of poor scholars finally squeezed in. Among them, Li Zhong was the representative of the military attache, and Qin Anming was the representative of the civilian official.

Qin Anming was born into poverty. He lost his father when he was six years old and his mother when he was eleven years old. He was raised by his eldest sister.

Qin Anming is a very smart person. He has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child. He has a photographic memory. He was a high school scholar when he was less than twenty years old.

, was gradually promoted and reused by Zhao Zhi, and eventually became his confidant.

But Qin Anming also has obvious shortcomings, that is, he cherishes himself too much and lacks decisiveness in doing things. Of course, this is also caused by Qin Anming's living environment. When he was young, he suffered a lot, but once he succeeded, he became so successful that it was hard-won.

Naturally, he cherishes it very much, but his loyalty to Zhao Zhi is also true. After all, without Zhao Zhi, Qin Anming would not be what he is today. The kindness of knowing and encountering him should be repaid.

"Sir, Li Zhongquan, the official's doctor, is here to pay my respects."

The housekeeper walked behind Qin Anming and reported softly.

Qin Anming bent over, trimming flowers and plants with scissors, listened to the butler's report, and said, "Take him to the living room, I'll be back in a moment."

"Yes, sir."

The butler bowed, turned and left.

Qin Anming did not leave in a hurry, but after half an hour, he finished pruning the flowers and plants. Then he clapped his hands and turned and walked towards the living room.

"I will pay my respects to the Prime Minister."

Qin Anming walked in dressed in casual clothes. Li Zhongquan quickly put down his teacup, stood up and saluted.

"This is home, no need to be polite, please sit down."

The two sat down. Li Zhongquan glanced at Qin Anming and saw that he was dressed in casual clothes and a little dirty, so he said apologetically: "It's my sin to disturb Mr. Xiangguo's leisure time."

Qin Anming smiled and said, "What do you want from me?"

Li Zhongquan did not speak in a hurry, but waited for the servants to bring tea to Qin Anming and then left, then he spoke and explained everything that had just happened.

Qin Anming drank tea, squinted his eyes, and pondered for a long time. Then he put down the tea cup, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Li Xun has always been low-key, but now he can't wait and takes action."

Li Zhongquan said softly: "Rabbits will bite when they are anxious. Li Xun came up with this strategy to protect himself."

Qin Anming said quietly: "Although Li Xun is trying to protect himself, it is also beneficial to King Qi. This is a good strategy."

Li Zhongquan's eyes lit up and he said urgently: "Wu Wenkui is an unkind official and has many stains. It shouldn't be difficult to capture him."

Qin Anming shook his head, looked at Li Zhongquan, and said, "What does King Yi rely on most in Hedong?"

Li Zhongquan said: "Although King Yi is staying in Jinyang, deputy envoy and observation envoy of Hedong Road Jiedao, without the strong assistance of Wang Shi'an, Wu Wenkui, Wu Fanbai and other local powerful people, I am afraid it will be just an empty frame."

"You only see the surface, but not the fundamentals."

Qin Anming sneered and said: "To control a place, there are only three aspects: financial power, military power and personnel. With the emperor here, King Yi is not qualified to touch human affairs. In addition, King Yi has already obtained the second of financial power and military power.

It has already gained momentum in the east of Hedong. In terms of military power, the matter is of great importance. We cannot rush it, let alone act recklessly."

Li Zhongquan asked suspiciously: "What does Mr. Xiangguo mean?"

Qin Anming said quietly: "What is the foundation of an army? It is money and food. The reason why King Yi was able to control Jinyang's 50,000 troops was because he had money in his hands. Where did the money come from?"

Li Zhongquan pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "Daizhou Wu Fanbai."

Daizhou is the second largest state in Hedong, but its population and economic strength are the highest in Hedong Road. There is no shortage of money and food. It is precisely because of receiving a huge amount of money and food from Wu Fanbai that King Yi has the confidence and financial resources to win over

Jinyang's defense envoy Wang Shi'an defeated Wu Fanbai. King Yi had no money and food to support him, and he couldn't feed Wang Shi'an and other 50,000 troops. There was no benefit, so why should he follow you?

After thinking about this, Li Zhongquan stood up, bowed to Qin Anming, and said sincerely: "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, is indeed experienced in planning for the country."
Chapter completed!