"You don't have to guess, you just need to figure out one question."

After Zhao Yu spoke, the other three all looked at him.

If you want to say anything, the most vocal of the four is Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu is also the noble group of the empire after the Zhu Kingdom, and knows more about the imperial aristocracy than the few commoner upstarts like Bai Zhizhan, especially the family created by the Eight Great Pillar Kingdoms.

Strictly speaking, there are actually only six large families.

"Lao Zhao, what you say ......"

Zhao Yu only said one sentence and closed his mouth, making Li Yunxiang feel speechless.

"If Xue Yuanzheng leaves the Shoufu Mansion, who do you think will be the most qualified person to live in?"

At this moment, Bai Zhizhan and the other three all locked their brows.

"Obviously, it is definitely not Situ Jingde and Peng Huaisheng. To say something you don't like to hear, the two commanders-in-chief are both martial artists, and it's no problem to charge into battle, but when it comes to seeing the overall situation and strategizing, it's far from it. Take Situ as an example, if he wants to do it, I'm afraid the saints will not agree. ”

When Zhao Yu said this, Lian Xusheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Obviously, Zhao Yu was not wrong.

Situ Jingde is a martial artist, and the saints know him very well today. Don't forget, when the current saint was the crown prince, he served under Situ Jingde, and he also went to the northwest front with Situ Jingde, and almost fought with the army of the Luosha Empire in the last war.

Although the Emperor had lost his right to intervene in political affairs after the constitutional reform, according to the laws of the Empire, the Emperor still had to appoint the Imperial Chiefs and Auxiliaries, even if they were normally represented by the Privy Council, and the Emperor had the right to abolish the Chiefs and Auxiliaries who were nominated by the two Chambers of Debate.

All in all, Situ Jingde will not be able to pass the Holy Level, and he will definitely not be able to live in the Shoufu Mansion.

According to what Lian Xusheng said before, that is, in accordance with the instructions of the Holy Lord, Situ Jingde said at the imperial meeting that if the two houses of parliament elected him to serve as the chief assistant of the wartime cabinet, even if he was in charge of the caretaker work during the transition period, he would immediately resign from the post of commander-in-chief of the Praetorian Guard.

Even Situ Jingde is not qualified, and Peng Huaisheng is even less qualified.

"You mean, could it be the one in charge of foreign affairs?"

Zhao Yu smiled faintly and answered Li Yunxiang's question.

After Xue Yuanzheng, he was qualified to serve as the first assistant and come forward to form a caretaker cabinet, that is, after the outbreak of the war, to be precise, when the wartime cabinet was formed, in order to unite all the political parties, Song Jiaowen, who was elected by the largest opposition party to serve as the imperial foreign minister.

He is the great-great-grandson of the empire, the virtuous ruler of Song Kuangguo, and the contemporary leader of the Song family.

The "Northern Tang Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty" are often said in the imperial political circles, and the "Northern Tang Dynasty" refers to the Tang family, and the "Southern Song Dynasty" refers to this Song family.

Although in terms of "performance", it is worse than the Tang family, and so far only two first assistants have been born, and they are both "short-lived", but the influence of the Song family is not under the Tang family.

The point is that the Tang family is inclined to internal affairs, while the Song family is good at diplomacy.

After the constitutional reform, two-thirds of the foreign ministers came from or were related to the Song family.

It is precisely because of this that most of the time, especially when the Tang family was at its peak, the first and auxiliary ministers of the cabinet were often in charge of foreign affairs.

Before the outbreak of the Great War, the throne of the Foreign Secretary sat idle for more than a decade.

In addition, most of the main diplomatic officials, especially the ambassadors abroad, are members of the Song family.

When forming a wartime cabinet, in order to unite all the forces that could be united, and also to reconcile with the Song family and announce that the empire had entered the most critical moment, Xue Yuanzheng took the initiative to invite Song Jiaowen to serve as the foreign minister, and his main job was to communicate with allies.

This also reflects from one side that Xue Yuanzheng does not trust Song Jiaowen.

Even though Song Jiaowen was nominated as foreign minister, Xue Yuanzheng still held on to the power of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such as the approval of the first assistant for diplomatic activities related to the war.

The secret talk in the cave was also arbitrary by Xue Yuanzheng and had nothing to do with Song Jiaowen.

In addition, several cabinet ministers have been given to the opposition parties.

Here's the key.

If Xue Yuanzheng is expelled from the residence of the first assistant, it means that the ruling party, which has a majority in both houses of the debate, will be questioned. Since it is a time of war, it is impossible to hold an early general election, so according to the unwritten rule, the largest opposition party should elect the first assistant of the caretaker cabinet.

The most qualified person to serve as the first assistant of the caretaker cabinet is Song Jiaowen.

Let Song Jiaowen come forward to form a cabinet?

Thinking of this, even Bai Zhizhan couldn't help but sigh!

Although Song Jiaowen is not a "capitulation faction", everyone knows that he is a genuine "appeasement faction".

Song Jiaowen has long advocated the importance of keeping peace, and has argued that it is worth sacrificing even some of his interests.

Of course, it was not the Song sect himself, but the "Department of Foreign Affairs" headed by the Song family.

After the last war, it was actually the Song family who advocated reconciliation with the Luosha Federation.

In addition, it was also the Song family that forced Xue Yuanzheng to retire from the army at that time, that is, the Song family wanted Tang Zude, the first assistant at that time, to be responsible for the defeat of the empire, and the spearhead was directly aimed at Ma Zhongyi, the commander-in-chief of the army at that time. In order to maintain political stability, Tang Zude asked his most trusted nephew, Xue Yuanzheng, to act as an informer. As a result, Xue Yuanzheng was unwilling to do such a dirty thing, retired from the army angrily, and entered the political arena after Tang Zude.

To say, it was also the Song family who forced Xue Yuanzheng to abandon Rong Congwen.

The golden decade after the war made the Song family like a fish in water.

Even after the Great Depression came, the Song family continued to advocate a "model of peace" and use various ways to discredit Xue Yuanzheng, who was actively promoting reforms.

According to the Song family's rhetoric, Xue Yuanzheng is a war maniac, and what he does is not to defend peace, but to prepare for war.

Feelings, Xue Yuanzheng is responsible for the war!

After the outbreak of the war, the Song family reined in a lot, after all, the enemy was outside the country, and there was no reason to continue to fight.

But the problem is that if Song Jiaowen is really allowed to live in the Shoufu Mansion, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Here, Zhao Yu mentioned one thing.

In the latter part of the last war, it was actually the Song family who operated behind the scenes, forcing Tang Zude to accept the armistice proposal, thus ending the war by negotiation.

Although the final result showed that an armistice was the only option at that time, this incident also showed that the Song family was more inclined to compromise in exchange for peace.

In Zhao Yu's words, only in times of peace can diplomats have the value of existence, and they can also make money and make a fortune.

The Song family was able to stand tall because of a large group of enterprises mainly engaged in import and export trade, to be precise, it should be a commercial company.

With the outbreak of the Great War, import and export trade was strictly regulated, and it became unprofitable, if not completely cut off.

The Song family, as well as the import and export merchants who rallied around the Song family, must have suffered heavy losses.

More than 20 years ago, compromise was a recipe for peace, but now?

The answer is clearly no.

At the end of the last war, except for the Newland Federation that participated in the war later, the other powers were exhausted, and the Luosha Empire broke out in a military rebellion, and the thousand-year-old Luosha royal family was wiped out, so they were willing to sit down and negotiate, and finally reached an armistice agreement.

Now, the Great War has just broken out!

If the Imperial authorities were to offer negotiations now, it would only make the enemy feel weak.

When the time comes, not only will it not be possible, but it will also lead to unpredictable results.

It's just that for the soldiers who are still fighting on the front line, this is a heavy blow, morale and fighting spirit, etc., I'm afraid it will quickly fall to the bottom! 8)