Surrounded by the ministers, Liu Che came to the Xuanshu Palace.

First of all, the imperial historian Chao mistakenly read out the edict handed over to Liu Che by the Son of Heaven, to the effect that I occasionally felt cold and felt slightly unwell, so today's expulsion ceremony was presided over by the prince's representative.

After the initial astonishment, the officials quickly accepted this statement, and knelt down one after another to bow: "The ministers are respectful! ”

Then, he knelt down to Liu Che very skillfully and bowed: "Respectfully, please go home!" ”

The whole process is smooth, as if it has been rehearsed countless times.

In fact, it has indeed been rehearsed countless times.

In the last two years of the first emperor's reign, in fact, most of the non-important court meetings and ceremonies have been presided over by the then crown prince and now the son of heaven.

Among the ministers, only Prime Minister Zhang Ou was full of bitterness.

Although standing at the head of the ministers, Zhang Ou felt like he was on pins and needles.

Why......

Naturally......

The person who read the edict of the Son of Heaven was actually wrong......

Although it is said that the imperial doctor, as a sub-minister, does have the qualifications to read the edict of the Son of Heaven.

But that's usually a special case or a vacancy.

Now, he, the prime minister, is standing here in a dignified manner, but the person who can read the edict of the Son of Heaven to the ministers has become the imperial historian.

This is undoubtedly a very obvious signal, and usually, in the Han Dynasty, such special circumstances almost all represent the same meaning - the emperor is already dissatisfied with the prime minister.

At this time, the general prime minister will take the initiative to resign. so as not to obstruct the emperor's eyes and hurt his self-esteem.

For example, the time of the first emperor. Zhang Cang, the Marquis of Beiping, resigned almost like this. (Note)

But after Zhang Ou thought about it seriously, he couldn't make up his mind to resign after all.

This time, Zhang Ou is a little thicker than the previous prime ministers.

Second, Zhang Ou felt that this was probably the meaning of the prince, not the meaning of the Son of Heaven.

After all. Everyone knows that the wrong head is the one who saved!

Again. The prime minister eats 10,000 stones, with a gold seal and a purple ribbon, not to mention the side, it is this treatment and status. It's even taller than the average princes and kings.

Yes. As long as he can continue to sit in the prime minister's seat, Zhang Ou will continue to rely on it.

Such a mentality was undoubtedly revealed as early as when he was a court lieutenant.

At that time, some people once believed that Zhang Tingwei was the most ineffective Tingwei in the history of the Han Dynasty.

In the cases reported by his subordinates, he only needs to shirk them. It's definitely going to be shirked.

However, if it must be handled by himself, he will do everything possible to find all kinds of reasons and excuses to delay. I couldn't drag it out, so I shed tears and signed the paperwork.

Of course, this is his own archway, but doesn't it reflect his lack of responsibility and unwilling to take any responsibility?

To be honest, Zhang Ou is also lucky.

When he was Tingwei, his predecessor was Zhang Shizhi, a generation of famous ministers, and the officials of the entire Tingwei Yamen were at a historical peak.

When he became the prime minister, the subordinate officials and Si Cao of the Prime Minister's Mansion were all capable ministers that Zhang Cang and Shen Tujia had cultivated consistently for decades.

In such a situation, it is no exaggeration to say that it is probably possible to change someone else casually.

Liu Che is naturally aware of these situations.

He remembered very clearly that in his previous life, whether it was Tao Qing or Liu She, the prime minister of Shen Tujia was a submissive guy, except for being a marionette for a few years, he didn't make any achievements.

However, the administrative system of the Han dynasty is still functioning normally, and the country is thriving.

These are all capable grassroots officials, so it has nothing to do with who the prime minister is.

When it developed to the Little Pig Dynasty, it played the tricks of the outer dynasty and the middle dynasty, and the prime minister completely became a clay sculpture bodhisattva and was excluded from the center of power.

However, now, without the restructuring of Little Pig, the power of the prime minister is still big and scared to death.

Not to mention, the prime minister can decide many trivial matters that the emperor is too lazy to take care of, and he can also appoint and dismiss officials.

For example, after Zhang Cang, the Marquis of Beiping, was kicked out by others after he left his post that year, and many of the officials he promoted and recommended were problematic officials, who filled their pockets and ate a lot of food inside and out.

It was this incident that dealt a fatal blow to Zhang Cang, and his political influence quickly faded.

Even Chang'an didn't have a face, so he could only go back to Beiping to stay.

Therefore, Liu Che has already decided to change his face in his heart.

Deliberately letting Chao Cuo read the edict is the first step, a step to show it to others.

The meaning is obvious, that is, to tell everyone - there is a problem with the prime minister, the royal family no longer trusts the prime minister, and the marquis who are interested in impacting the prime minister's position can take action!

This signal was released, and Liu Che could guess with his ass that those who were ambitious and wanted to be addicted to the prime minister would definitely get excited.

It doesn't matter if they can finally become prime ministers.

At the very least, this kind of opportunity to show up and show yourself in front of the heavenly family is rare!

You must know that in the Han Dynasty, the production of prime ministers is determined by two ways.

The first is that the emperor chooses himself, but such a situation rarely occurs, because the Liu family is famous for being a bitch and setting up an archway, and generally does not make such a choice.

Second, it was elected by the ministers.

For example, the former Prime Minister Shen Tujia and the current Zhang Ou are all models produced under this model, of course, the actual situation is similar to the choice of the Son of Heaven himself.

If the Son of Heaven does not express his position, how dare the ministers below really recommend a candidate for prime minister who does not agree with the Son of Heaven?

Isn't that a naked slap in the face?

Therefore, in this mode, if you want to be the prime minister, first of all, you have to be the marquis, and secondly, you have to let the emperor know and approve.

The Marquis of the Han family is two or three hundred, and the emperor is not a superman, how can he remember every one?

Therefore, it is necessary to show your face appropriately and save your zài sense.

Otherwise, why did Zhang Cangdu, the Marquis of Beiping, send his son to Chang'an not long ago?

Isn't it okay to send a grandchild or a young son in the prime of life to dedicate a book?

In the final analysis, this also belongs to a way of brushing and saving zài, so as not to be forgotten and forgotten by the emperor.

Therefore, in the history of the Han Dynasty, every time the prime minister was pulled off the horse or the prime minister was promoted, almost all the ministers of the Marquis of Che participated, like a festival, and the situation almost made people who didn't understand think that the Liu family implemented the Greek noble elder pearl system!

But in fact, this qiē is just a group of nobles who are not afraid of big things and are brushing up on the zài feeling, so as not to be forgotten by the emperor.

Of course, there are also those who really want to impact the prime minister's position.

Therefore, every time, when the prime minister faces a crisis of confidence in the royal family, all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods will jump out.

It's just that......

Liu Che knows very well that if the change is really successful this time.

In fact, there are only two candidates for prime minister.

One is his father's good dog legs, a loyal lackey, Tao Hou Liu She.

Liu She didn't catch the prime minister last time, and this time, if he doesn't let him get past the prime minister's addiction, the emperor's father estimates that he will be embarrassed.

The second one is Taiwei Zhou Yafu.

Zhou Yafu put down the rebellion of Wu Chu this time, and he made great contributions, and according to the system, he can completely worship the prime minister.

Who will win.

Liu Che was not sure at this time.

But Liu Che himself is inclined to Zhou Yafu.

After all, the current situation is more weird, and Zhou Yafu is the best choice, there is no one!

Thinking like this, Liu Che, under the guidance of the officials of Taichang Temple, ascended to the dragon throne that could only be climbed by the emperor's father, and then sat on the steps under the dragon seat.

The expulsion ritual has begun! (To be continued......)