The Three Kingdoms

Guo Jia had just returned from the Western Regions. He stood quietly behind Sun Quan with a relaxed look on his face: "But in comparison, Lu Ziming is still better than Cao Xiu!"

"How to say?"

Sun Quan smiled and asked the question knowingly.

"This battle can achieve such a result, in the final analysis, it is Lu Ziming's credit!"

Guo Jia said indifferently: "If Lu Ziming was not willing to be the bait, Cao Wenlie would not cooperate with him without any scruples. Cao Wenlie is wary, but Lu Ziming has courage!"

"It's not that Lu Meng is better than Cao Xiu, it's a matter of position!"

Sun Quan asked with a smile: "Leaving aside their previous positions, who do you think is more capable, Lu Meng or Cao Xiu?"

"It's hard to say!" Guo Jia thought for a while before answering: "Unless they compete seriously on the battlefield, it's hard to tell which of them is better than the other. After all, the two are equally capable of marching!"

"I also agree with Staff Officer Guo's words!" Xu Shu said, "Your Majesty, this Cao Wenlie should be trained well, and he will be a pillar of the Great Wu Army in the future!"

"The battle against Rome has just begun, this is the stage for young people!"

Sun Quan put his hands on his back and stretched out his hands. The snowflakes falling from the sky fell on his palms: "Not only Cao Xiu, but all capable young generals should be promoted. For a dynasty, talents are everything!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The two stood behind Sun Quan, leaned slightly, and said respectfully.

"Let's get down to business, what I want to know is the affairs of the court!"

Sun Quan turned around, returned to the main hall of the imperial study, sat down, took a sip of hot tea, and said, "Recently, the Military Plane Department and the cabinet are fighting a lot, and there is a lot of trouble, but there seems to be no progress in the affairs of the court council!"

"Your Majesty, there has been some progress in this regard!" Xu Shu said.

"Let's hear it!" Sun Quan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The court council is scheduled to have [-] court ministers, of which His Majesty is the chief, and Master Zhang Hong from Yushitai occupies one seat, and there are eleven seats left. These are the seats for the struggle between the military cabinet and the cabinet!"

Xu Shu reported in detail: "However, a few days ago, Li Wenyou was killed!"

"Li Ru?"

Sun Quan's eyes brightened: "Isn't he in the Western Regions?"

"We returned to the Central Plains on the same official ship!" Guo Jia said suddenly.

"At this time he jumped out?"

A playful light flashed in Sun Quan's eyes: "This good show seems to be getting more and more exciting!"

"Your Majesty, isn't it too much for Li Wenyou to take the position of the Chief Superintendent of the Jinyiwei?" Xu Shu said in a low voice, "The Jinyiwei is already notorious. If Li Wenyou is allowed to enter the palace, I'm afraid all the ministers will object!"

"Li Ru, this guy is really good at seeing stitches!" Sun Quan thought for a while, and then said leisurely: "He can get a foot in between the military aircraft department and the cabinet. This is his ability. If he can make the two Both sides accept it, that's what he deserves."

"Whether it's the cabinet or the military aircraft department, I'm afraid he won't be allowed to enter the court council!" Xu Shu said.

"Not always!"

Guo Jia sneered and said, "Under the stalemate situation, Li Ru is tantamount to an adjustment to the deadlock. Whether it is the chief assistant of Zhang Zhao or the chief minister of Cheng Pu, they are very clear about one thing, the competition for the position of the minister of the court , must be controlled within the scope of the imperial court's control, and no one dares to deviate a step. If there are five seats in the cabinet and five seats in the military aircraft department, then no one is willing to let go of the No. 11 seat. It can only be cheap to Li Ru. Li Ru sees it He is more transparent than us, so he quickly returned to Jinling City!"

"Feng Xiao's analysis is quite correct!"

Sun Quan said with a smile: "Now you know that Jiang is still old and spicy, Li Wenyou is the method, you all have to learn from it!"

"Yes!"

Both of them are extremely intelligent and arrogant, but they both have to admire Li Ru's methods.

No matter in terms of military strategy or handling of government affairs, they thought they would be no worse than Li Ru, but Li Ru's political methods did force them to be smart.

"The imperial court council must be finalized as soon as possible!"

Sun Quan's eyes became serious, he looked at the two of them, and said: "You two should hurry up and do one thing during this time, and you must choose the seat of the Minister of the Court as soon as possible!"

"Your Majesty, how do you choose this seat?" The two were a little apprehensive, entrusting such a big matter to the two of them, they felt that they were carrying the entire Great Wu Dynasty on their shoulders, which made them a little breathless.

"Seniority, ability, and prestige are all indispensable!" Sun Quan said: "The ultimate sovereignty is in my hands, but I want to know the favorite candidates for the ministers below. Officials of the fourth rank and above are eligible to propose. You should find a way to gather them Proposal, give it to me for review!"

"promise!"

The two nodded, feeling heavy in their hearts.

"Go!"

"Sir, please retire!"

"Feng Xiao!"

"Your Majesty!" Guo Jia stopped in his tracks.

"You did a good job this trip to the Western Regions, but let me remind you, you can't touch Zhang Xi!" Sun Quan reminded: "Be careful of the heat on your upper body!"

"Sir, I understand!"

Guo Jia trembled all over, and nodded respectfully.

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In the days that followed, in order to compete for the seats of the upcoming ministers in the imperial court, the entire imperial court was a bit of a chicken and egg.

Military Department.

Cheng Pu convened the generals of the military aircraft and held a meeting one after another, but the atmosphere was indeed getting more and more tense, and the soldiers and staff members who entered and exited the entire military aircraft pavilion were in a hurry.

"Fengxian, the merits we have submitted recently are good. Your Majesty's Sacred Heart is happy. You should give us a little more impression points for the Military Aircraft Division. Do you think the Military Aircraft Division can win a few seats?"

"Hard to say!"

Lu Bu came back from Bingzhou in a hurry, still a little confused, but he also knew very well that this opportunity must not be missed: "It is a certainty for the first one to compete for a seat. Gong Jin is the secretary of the staff department, regardless of seniority or merit , can definitely compete for the second seat, Sun Bofu can also compete for the third seat, but Zhao Zilong and I want to compete for the fourth and fifth seats, I am afraid there will be some troubles!"

"I agree with Commander Lu's words!"

Zhou Yu's face was calm, and he said: "None of us can guess what your Majesty is thinking. Guaranteeing the five seats is the key. If you are too greedy, you may not be able to win the five seats. I think it is okay to give Li Wenyou a step." Check and balance the cabinet!"

"I think that General Huang Zhong can compete for the sixth seat!" Sun Ce said.

"Although some time has passed since the Battle of Runan, the influence has not all passed away. Although I have made some achievements in the Battle of Anxi, it is not enough to erase the mistakes I made before!"

Zhao Yundao: "If we compete for the sixth seat, His Majesty will feel that we are out of control. I think it is better to fight for the fifth seat, but General Huang Zhong can take my place. He is more confident than me!"

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