The next morning, Liu De got a reply from Shen Tujia: Li can't be a minister.

This time, Liu De didn't know what to do.

Although Shen Tujia's reply only represents his personal opinion, Liu De knows that it represents the mainstream opinion.

That is, it is impossible for the imperial court to hand over such an important position as the prime minister to a person who cannot reassure the world.

Li Ji betrayed his friends in order to save his father.

Who knows if he will sell his son next time?

Just thinking of this, let alone the prime minister, it is impossible for Li Ji to get involved in any position in Jiuqing.

In this life, Li Ji can only be a general who enjoys the treatment of 2,000 stones, and a marquis of 5,400 households.

However, outside of Li Ji, Liu De really can't find anyone who is qualified enough to compete with Liu She.

"Forget it, this headache makes Chao Cuo worry about it......" Liu De tied his silk linen and looked at himself in the bronze mirror: "He should be more anxious than me!" ”

Then, under the leadership of the Zongzheng official, he came to Su Ji's spirit to keep a watch.

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At this time, in Wushan, Chao Cuo was indeed having a headache about who would succeed the prime minister.

Tao Qing's death, at the beginning, really made him breathe a big sigh of relief.

However, at this time, Chao Cuo missed Tao Qing a little.

No matter how untame Tao Qing is, he has different intentions, but he is still obedient after all.

Now, the consequences of losing Tao Qing have been revealed.

Looking around at the cronies around him, Chao mistakenly found. He couldn't find a suitable person who could make him believe to be prime minister.

As for Liu She? Come on!

Liu She was already a little contradictory to him.

Moreover, Liu She himself is inextricably linked with the local princes and kings.

If Liu She is on top. God knows if he will go-for-tat against his big plan to cut the domain.

However, who else can you choose besides Liu She?

Today's Han family is just stuck in the embarrassing point that capable ministers are not qualified and qualified ministers are incapable.

Whether it is he Chao mistake, or Lieutenant Zhou Yafu, or General Dou Ying. and other recognized and competent ministers, none of them have sufficient qualifications or qualifications.

Therefore, you can only choose the tallest one among the shorties.

Come to think of it. Chao Cuo suddenly remembered something.

To be the prime minister, you don't have to have the title of Marquis of Che, and the Marquis of Guannai is also okay!

The current prime minister, Shen Tujia, was originally just a Guan Nei Hou. The first emperor was forced to have no choice. There is really no way, so I will temporarily add Shen Tujia as the Marquis of Che and then appoint him as the prime minister.

With such a precedent, the range of options suddenly expanded.

Then, a candidate entered the line of sight of Chao Cuo - Tingwei Zhang Ou.

Zhang Ou is the youngest son of Anqiu Hou Zhang, so he failed to inherit the title of Marquis of Anqiu, and only mixed a Guannei Marquis, and only a hundred households in the city.

But take the story of Shen Tujia as a reference. But I can barely talk about the past.

The most important thing is that Zhang Ou does not have his own political views. Yiqiē obeyed the orders of the Son of Heaven, and had no interests with the local princes, and had a good reputation.

So, Chao Cuo instructed the entourage around him: "Go and invite Tingwei Zhang Gong to come over, just say, I have something important to discuss!" ”

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At this time, Tingwei Zhang Ou was looking at the evidence in front of him with a headache.

One is the confession of Zhou Yangyou, the former Taishou of Hedong, sent by Ning Cheng, a subordinate of the prince Liu De, in which Zhou Yangyou confessed to the fact that he was greedy for ink and sold 1 million stone root warehouses to store grain, as well as the confession of burning the root warehouse to conceal the crime.

The other is the confession of the Cang order and the confession of the Cang Wei of Hedong Gencang, who was arrested by Zhou Yang on the basis of his confession.

There is also a confession from Shen Tu, the governor of Hedong who was arrested yesterday.

These three all point to one thing - Liu An, the king of Huainan, once privately bought 500,000 stones of grain stored in Hedonggen.

I still don't know where Liu An used these 500,000 stone grain?

Zhang Ou is a little unsure of what to do with this matter now.

The report will definitely be presented to the Son of Heaven.

But the key is how to report?

Recently, among the ministers who accompanied him, there were more and more people who helped Liu An speak and excuse him.

Zhang Ou is a little unsure, does the Son of Heaven want to severely punish Liu An now, or does he want to raise his noble hand?

Because, Prime Minister Shen Tujia suffered a stroke and Concubine Su of the harem died of illness and died suddenly, so, for the time being, Liu An's rebellion was put aside.

Zhang Ou was very worried, in case, the Son of Heaven changed his mind and wanted to let Liu An go.

And he handed over these evidences, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the Son of Heaven?

Zhang Ou really didn't dare to take this risk!

"It would be nice if I could consult with Zhou Langzhong, a close minister of the Son of Heaven, or Chao Neishi......" Zhang Ou thought to himself.

But you can only think about it.

As a court lieutenant, he wants to remain neutral, and the only people he can rely on are Han Lu and the Son of Heaven.

Being too close to anyone else can lead to distrust of the Son of Heaven.

Zhang Ou has been very clear about this since he became a court lieutenant.

At this time, one of his subordinates, Zhao Yu, the court lieutenant, walked in and said, "Duke Ming, Chao Neishi sent someone to invite you to discuss something in the past......

"Got it......" Zhang Ou put away the silk books that recorded the confession, and pondered in his heart: "What are you looking for me to do?" Could it be that he also heard that I have evidence of Liu An's guilt in my hand? So, take this opportunity to find out what Your Majesty thinks......"

Only by knowing what the Son of Heaven is thinking at the moment can Zhang Ou decide how to report.

Otherwise, the wording is too harsh or too tactful and gentle, so that the Son of Heaven is not satisfied, then he will not be able to do it for long.

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Zhang Ou, accompanied by Zhao Yu, came to Chao Cuo's tent.

Chao Cuo has already prepared the wine and food.

As soon as he saw Zhang Ou, Chao Cuo greeted him with a smile: "Tingwei has worked hard, originally, I should go to visit in person, but what I want to talk about with Tingwei today is too heavy, and I am worried that the wall has ears, so I have to ask Zhang Gong to come to the place for a while!" ”

Zhang Ou arched his hand with a smile and said: "The internal history is serious, even if it is a serious matter, I should come here in the internal history!" ”

"Good!" Chao Cuo nodded, invited Zhang Ou and Zhao Yu to sit down, and then poured wine for the two of them, and said with a smile: "I invite Zhang Tingwei over today, mainly to ask, does Zhang Tingwei have any intention of being prime minister?" ”

"Ah......" When Zhang Ou heard this, he suddenly became excited, and he didn't even hold the wine bottle in his hand steadily, and knocked it over on the desk.

The prime minister, a supreme minister, is the ultimate dream of all ministers, but it is possible, who doesn't want to sit on it?

It's just that in the ancestral system of the Han family, the prime minister must be served by the Marquis of Che!

Therefore, after Zhang Ou heard that Shen Tujia was about to retire from illness, he only fantasized about it, but he never really dared to think about it.

"It's not enough to be in the lower title, dare you have this hope?" Zhang Ou took a deep breath and said to Chao Cuo: "Neishi thinks too much, right?" ”

Chao Cuo shook his head with a smile, and said: "Jun is the Marquis of Guannei, and when the current prime minister is not the prime minister, he is just the Marquis of Guannei, besides, the monarch's father Anqiu Yihou is a prince, respected by the world, and is known as an elder, so with this foundation, Jun has more advantages than Anhou!" ”

When Zhang Ou heard this, he only felt that his heart was pounding, and something called ambition grew rapidly in his chest. (To be continued......)

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