Chapter 653 Su Xiang's promise?
Su Xinghai is nearly 60 years old this year. Judging from the qualifications of the cabinet, he and Duan Tanglin are the oldest. Since Zuo Jie were demoted, he and Duan Tanglin have competed in the cabinet.
Of course, their so-called rivalry is no longer the same as the Dai Gao era back then. When Dai Gao was the chief minister, Dai Gao could be said to be a cover-up. Even the big and small things in the court had to nodded before they could be implemented. The cabinet at that time was the real cabinet.
Su Xinghai and Duan Tanglin were both prime ministers introduced by Dai Gao to the cabinet. In the Dai Gao era, they had almost no say! After Dai Gao, the prince supervised the country and the Qin king participated in politics. The cabinet was no longer prosperous overnight. The Qin king and the prince directly spared the cabinet. Facing the six ministries, Emperor Xinde often issued an order directly without passing the cabinet's discussions, and the cabinet's position became awkward.
But for thirty years, Hexi, and now there is no prince in the capital. Emperor Xinde is obsessed with cultivating immortals and asking, can government affairs be slacked off in such a great country?
For a moment, the cabinet became popular again, and the importance of Su Xinghai, the prime minister, rose directly, so that in his 60s, he stayed up late until the third day of the week, but he was still energetic and energetic.
The cabinet and the disciples came to report that the Minister of Personnel Lu Zheng came to visit. Su Xinghai hurriedly said, "Hurry, please! Please please Lord Lu!"
"Su Xiang, boy Lu Zheng is here to greet you!" Lu Zheng walked in from outside with a smile. Looking at his appearance, he was wearing a purple official robe, smiling and polite.
Su Xinghai was stunned for a moment. According to the rules of the Dakang Dynasty, those wearing purple robes needed to be in the third rank. However, those with third rank officials over 50 years old and those who were wearing purple robes were extremely rare in their youth like Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng was wearing a purple robe, and had a graceful and elegant temperament in his seriousness, which made people feel comfortable when they looked at it. Su Xinghai couldn't help but praise: "What a young man. He is not as ambitious as he is old. The ancients are sincere and never deceived him!"
Su Xinghai was obviously in a very good mood. He shouted at the waiter outside: "Hurry up and get tea before the rain!"
Lu Zheng and Su Xinghai are of great age difference. Lu Zheng is one generation later than Su Qing and Su Zhi. Su Xinghai is Lu Zheng's grandfather, but now the two are sitting together with their host and guest, where does the generation reflect?
The tea came, and Su Xinghai greeted Lu Zheng enthusiastically to drink tea. The two of them chatted while tasting the tea. The atmosphere was very harmonious. Su Xinghai said: "Heroes are young. Recently, the Ministry of Personnel heard that the weather has been greatly changed and has been completely renewed. There are praises from all parties. Lu Zheng, you, the Secretary of State, are you good!"
Su Xinghai's words gave Lu Zheng a great affirmation. In fact, this was not his affirmation. Indeed, after Lu Zheng went to the Ministry of Personnel, he showed everyone's expectations, and he quickly grasped the situation.
You should know that the two ministers of the Ministry of Personnel are not ordinary people, especially Duan Zhengxian, who has a very deep background and it is difficult for Su Xinghai to fight with him. However, after Lu Zhengxian took office, he grasped the situation in just a few months, and Duan Zhengxian did not cause much trouble. To be honest, Su Xinghai was still very surprised!
It is no exaggeration to say that Duan Zhengxian is Su Xinghai's old rival. He is slightly younger than Su Xinghai, but the two have been in the court for about the same years. Another point is that the Duan family and the Su family are both wealthy families in the capital. The two families have been fighting openly and secretly since the founding of the Great Kang Dynasty!
Su Xinghai has gradually gained power as the chief minister recently, but the Qin King in the six ministries has been operating for a long time. The key point is that Su Xinghai is still facing the constraints of Duan Tanglin, and Su Xinghai is also under great pressure.
Duan Zhengxian and Duan Tanglin are both Duan family members. Even though they have some internal conflicts, there is no doubt that they are united when they are unanimous to the outside world! In this case, Su Xinghai needs help!
Lu Zheng tasted the tea and praised it: "Good tea!" Su Xinghai said: "This tea was specially tributed by Jiannan Road. Your Majesty is pity for this and rewarded it privately! If you like it, I will ask someone to bring you a pack later and take it home to taste it more!"
Lu Zheng was not polite and said, "Then you are polite, Su Xiang! I have no other meaning to visit Su Xiang today, just to express my opinion! Now there is no backbone in the capital. King Qi and King Qin have all gone to war for the country. The Dakang Dynasty has so many provinces and so many places, and the government affairs are heavy, so our six ministries cannot divide and govern it, so the burden on the cabinet must be of great importance.
Recently, there have been many discussions outside, saying that the dispute over the cabinet's chief minister is fierce. In the opinion of Lu Zheng, what is there to fight for in the cabinet's chief minister? We are all responsible for your Majesty. There is no doubt that Your Majesty has appointed you as the chief minister. Since that is the case, Su Xiang, you should carry the burden.
I dare not say much about other ministries, but our Ministry of Personnel is absolutely in line with Su Xiangma’s leadership!”
As soon as Lu Zheng said this, the whole audience was quiet. Su Xinghai was stunned for a moment, and an expression of ecstasy immediately appeared on his face. Lu Zheng said this bluntly, but the more blunt he was at this time, the more urgent it was for Su Xinghai.
Su Xinghai had thought that there was a great opportunity to win Lu Zheng among the six ministries, because Lu Zheng had a close relationship with the Su family, he was a student of Su Qing, and had a lot of interactions with Su Zhi. No matter from any aspect, he should stand on Su Xinghai's side.
But after all, political matters involve interests, everything is an exchange of interests. There has never been no support for no reason, nor is there any time-consuming help for no reason. Su Xinghai needs Lu Zheng's support. What benefits can he give Lu Zheng in turn? Otherwise, why would Lu Zheng support him strongly?
Su Xinghai took advantage of Lu Zheng's time to drink tea and he was thinking about this matter secretly. He had already come up with some ideas and was about to take advantage of this opportunity to say it slowly. He did not expect that Lu Zheng's direct and refreshing attitude made him very surprised.
"Lu Zheng, a young hero, a young talent, is indeed not worth it!" Su Xinghai praised, and he said, "Lu Zheng, since you said that, I, as an elder, have not hidden it. The situation in the capital has changed a lot recently. This is not only a challenge to you and me, but also to our Su family and your Lu family!
You can come here today, which means that you and I have similar political views. You and I hope that Dahao will prosper! In this case, I will go back and go to the door of my family and walk around with your grandfather! The Lu family has suffered too many grievances over the years, and it is time to fight a turnaround!"
When Su Xinghai said this, his promise to Lu Zheng was very clear, that is, Lu Zheng supported him, and Su Xinghai allowed the Lu family to take root in the capital, which was of great significance to the Lu family.
Just imagine that over the years, the Zhang family in the capital has been destroyed. Just talking about the Gu family and Chen family, they all moved to the capital. How have they ever gained a foothold in the capital over the years?
The capital is not an ordinary place, and it is difficult to act here. Now Su Xinghai has agreed to the Lu family, which means that the Lu family can take root in the capital, and this way the Lu family can return to the industry of the powerful family. It has to be said that Su Xinghai's promise is indeed very attractive.
However, from Lu Zheng's perspective, he didn't care much about whether the Lu family could rise. Lu Zheng doesn't care about it now, because the situation in Dakang is becoming more and more complicated. If Dakang is compared to a ship, then there are more and more variables to where the ship sails, so Lu Zheng pays more attention to actual interests.
However, Lu Zheng would not ask Su Xinghai for these interests, because Su Xinghai took the lead in the current situation in the capital, but because whether King Qin or King Qi succeeded, after they came back, Dakang's political situation would have new changes. In that situation, Su Xinghai was the person at the forefront, while Lu Zheng was hiding behind and watching coldly.
Compared to the so-called benefits mentioned above, Lu Zheng cares more about the possibility behind him! Lu Zheng is now very afraid of Emperor Xinde. He is too afraid that this Majesty will push him to the forefront!
Thinking about Lu Zheng's experience, he went to Beiyan to the forefront. After the prince rebelled, Emperor Xinde appointed Lu Zheng as the chief executive of the rebellion and was responsible for extermination of the rebels. This was the forefront again!
Lu Zheng knew very well that the seemingly casual and casual way of standing at the forefront of the limelight, but in fact, if there is a slight mistake, it will be a disaster...
Chapter completed!