As for Prime Minister Zhao Ding's mentality, it should be between Li Guang and Zhang Jun.

On the one hand, he felt that some of the methods still had problems, so he had a certain resistance, but on the other hand, as the prime minister, it was a great favor given by Emperor Zhao, the kind that could never be repaid in eight lifetimes... So after Zhang Jun said the five things to him in person, Prime Minister Zhao couldn't help but feel a little uneasy that as the prime minister of a provincial capital, he could only be reduced to an executor, and he was not worthy of Emperor Zhao's kindness, and then he felt a little uneasy.

Moreover, he certainly didn't know who was giving advice to Emperor Zhao, and he was also suspicious.

Even Minister Lin himself saw through his own mentality. As the Minister of Revenue, as a core member of Zhang Jun's party, and as the executor of Jiancai work, he originally had the mentality of risking his life for the government. However, he did not expect that a Cheng Yaojin would appear halfway and not only snatch his job, but also have more and better methods than his own. Of course, he felt a little uneasy and had complicated feelings.

However, unlike the others, Minister Lin is a man of inner talent. When the others were caught up in all kinds of complicated emotions, he was the first to get out and locked the biggest suspect. In fact, this person is in this stone pavilion!

That’s right, that person was the Minister of Works Hu Yin Hu Mingzhong who was sitting next to him without saying a word!

Thinking back then, before Hu Mingzhong was sent out, he was already the trial Chief Censor, and after he went out, he was even the Transport Commissioner of the Five Routes of Guanxi. However, when he came back, he was ranked on the same level as himself and others, or even worse than him - the Ministry of Works was the most leisurely ministry, and the Minister of Works, apart from a rank, had too little real power compared to other ministers.

At that time, there were rumors within the court that Hu Mingzhong opposed the emperor's decision to send troops to Western Xia, and was therefore disliked by the emperor.

But Lin Jingmo scoffed at this... Liu Ziyu was against the attack on Yaoshan, but didn't Emperor Zhao let him rise step by step? Besides, no one knew the details of how Hu Yin opposed the emperor's dispatch of troops to Xixia. On the contrary, when the army swept the northwest, Hu Mingzhong worked diligently to ensure the logistical support in the early stage of the battle, and did a great job.

Such a person.

In terms of seniority, he was one of the three ministers of the Imperial College at that time. He was the first batch of ministers gathered by the emperor, and his seniority was higher than his own.

In terms of stance, before Hu Quan took control of the court gazette, he was always the most radical in his anti-Jin stance.

In terms of integrity, if I am not as good as Prime Minister Zhao, then am I not as good as Prime Minister Zhang and his party? Or am I not as good as myself?

Execution and courage, what does it mean that he took away Qu Duan's military power even though he was whipped? What does it mean that he forcibly took Wu Jie's favorite general Yang Zheng to the capital and beheaded him? And don't forget that Han Shizhong, the number one general in the world and the Prince of Yan'an, is the most convinced of Hu Mingzhong, and the second general, Yue Fei, the emperor's relative, was recommended by this person.

Such a person should have come back and entered the West Mansion directly.

Of course, in addition to his age, avoiding Zhang Jun, the emperor's most trusted minister, was probably another important reason why he failed to become the Prime Minister of the Western Palace... If Hu Yin had really entered the Privy Council and become a prime minister, with his character and strength, the drama between the three ministers of the Jingkang Imperial College that day would definitely be more exciting than "Water Margin"!

Emperor Zhao obviously hopes to maintain the stability of the court, ensure the ruling power of Prime Minister Zhao Ding and the image of Princess Zhang as a fighting flag, and then ensure the success of the Northern Expedition.

Even earlier, Hu Yin took the initiative to seek to be sent out, which enabled Emperor Zhao to choose Liu Ji and other members of the Nanyang party, who were in a weaker position and more compatible with Zhao Ding, as the third party. I'm afraid there was also a tacit understanding between the monarch and his subjects.

This also led to Wanqi Xie's famous remonstration, which made Wanqi Yuanzhong rise to prominence, which is another matter.

All in all, Emperor Zhao must have great use for such a trusted and important minister when he returns this time. Putting him in the Ministry of Works, which has basically nothing to do, is probably just for the purpose of using him to do some big things... such as the specific plans for building finances now.

Just when everyone was feeling complicated.

On the other hand, Emperor Zhao, who was waiting for feedback, became more and more uneasy... As the provider of the plan, or the provider of a copied plan, he naturally lacked confidence in the face of these trusted ministers with rich experience in governing. He was afraid that he had made a huge and childish mistake and thus caused these people to react slightly strangely.

Compared with this, how could he have imagined that this method was simply too ingenious, so much so that none of these trusted ministers thought that it was something that Emperor Zhao had thought up out of thin air, and they were all suspicious?

As for Hu Yin, if Emperor Zhao knew that Lin Jingmo, who had been his secretary for several years, thought so, he would jump up and slap the mulberries in front of the other person onto his face!

First of all, this was really Zhao Jiu's idea! Although there was some suspicion of cheating, it was also his idea!

Secondly, in a sense, Lin Jingmo guessed right... Zhao Jiu really put a lot of thought into placing Hu Yin in the Ministry of Industry, a place where there was no work at all at the moment.

However, Zhao Jiu did not regard Hu Yin as a staff officer at all, but as a minister who did not care about anything. He wanted to rely on Hu Yin's integrity, stern face, stubbornness and execution ability, and regarded the Ministry of Works as a secondary execution center for his preparations for the Northern Expedition.

In the future, Emperor Zhao also plans to let Hu Quan, who holds the palace bulletin, Yu Yunwen, who controls the supervisory power of Qingmiao Loan, and Mei Li, who gradually becomes a trade adviser, connect with Hu Yin to a certain extent.

Of course, let’s not talk about these things for now. Let’s just say that as Emperor Zhao pressed on little by little, most people, from Zhao Ding on down, still expressed their agreement or reluctant approval. Their questions about the relevant policies also remained at the level of competing with the people for profit or being inappropriate.

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