Li Hai suddenly felt chills coming. Not to mention the hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the palace, and there are backstabbers everywhere, if necessary, killing him, is it so difficult? Thinking of this, Li Hai couldn't help trembling slightly.
Yan Li handed the money to the eunuch, and the eunuch passed it to Li Hai. Li Hai saw the word "court" at the bottom of the money.
Who is it that will make enemies with the prime minister? The hatred is so deep that he wants to take the prime minister's life? This man is really daring, he is against the court, not just the prime minister!
Li Hai lowered his head and pondered with a sullen face. After a long time, he asked Yan Li in a low voice: "Yan Yushi, how do you think this matter should continue?"
Now that the known assassin is dead, and knowing that the money flowed out of the palace, how to proceed with the investigation is really a difficult problem.
Yan Li also thought for a while: "Your Majesty, I think the most urgent task is not to investigate who killed the prime minister, but to consider who will succeed the prime minister next. A country cannot live without a king, and a country cannot live without a prime minister. Every day there are many things, complicated and complicated, and the prime minister has always been assisting the emperor in handling them, so the prime minister must be selected in a short time. This is very important to the country and the emperor."
Li Hai looked at Yan Li strangely, he felt that Yan Li's vision of seeing things was always different from that of ordinary people. When everyone was eager to find the person who killed the prime minister, Yan Li was thinking about bigger and more important things, and his vision was wider.
Yan Li is really not easy!
"I feel the same way. According to Yushi, among the ministers of my court, who is the best prime minister?"
Yan Li looked troubled: "This... This is not within the scope of my authority, I dare not make rash judgments."
Li Hai signaled Yan Li to express himself freely, without restraint: "I forgive you for your innocence!"
Yan Li didn't want to be an enemy of any minister in the court, so he was determined not to approach anyone, and of course he would not suggest to Li Hai who would be the most suitable prime minister of the Great Jing Kingdom.
"I feel that my court ministers, whether it is Dong Wanshan, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Bai Xiangwan, Minister of the Ministry of War, or Zhao Hongru, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, are all talents and are worthy of this position."
The words were so humble and cautious, Li Hai raised his head and laughed when he heard it.
"Hahaha, Yan Yushi is really impeccable in doing things. He praises everyone and offends no one. He is really a good man. But what you do is not good for me, and you are not responsible for Jiangshan Sheji."
Yan Li hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "The emperor atones for his sins, what I say is from the bottom of my heart, and there is absolutely no sense of sophistication and tact, I hope the emperor will see clearly!"
Li Hai came to Yan Li's side, stretched out his hand, and lifted Yan Li up.
"Didn't I just say that I forgive you for your innocence, so I let you speak out. How can I punish you for your crime? Isn't that a slap in the face of yourself?"
Yan Li said: "I don't know if the emperor has a suitable candidate in mind?"
Li Hai's eyes were deep, and he looked outside the door: "I can't decide yet! Yushi, why don't you choose one for me?"
Yan Li's face was shocked again: "How dare! How dare! Why don't the emperor recruit them all, discuss and discuss, and at the same time see who is better among them."
A smile appeared on Li Hai's face: "That's exactly what I mean. Someone is here!"
A eunuch walked in from outside the hall and prostrated himself on the ground: "What is the emperor's order?"
Li Hai said: "Now go and invite the Ministers of the Ministry of Rites, Ministers of the Ministry of Households, and Ministers of the Ministry of War. I have something to discuss with them."
"Slave, please come here!"
Not long after, the three officials were invited to the Minister's Study Room and stood below in two groups.
Li Hai coughed twice, and scanned the faces of the four officials including Yan Li. He already had a general impression of who was inferior and who was superior.
"I called you here today to discuss with you the matter of the next prime minister. The country cannot live without a prime minister. Tell me, among the current officials, who is more suitable to be the prime minister?"
Zhao Hongru, Dong Wanshan, and Bai Xiangwan were all smug and full of ambition, with looks of no one else on their faces. No one wanted to propose someone else to be the prime minister, so no one said a word.
Li Hai naturally knew what they were thinking, so he smiled on his face: "Since you are not willing to say who is suitable to be the prime minister, then I will let you make a statement. If you become the prime minister, how will you manage the country's affairs." Longan squinted and looked at Dong Wanshan, "Master Dong, you are the Secretary of the Household Department. Please explain, if you become the prime minister, how will you manage state affairs?"
Dong Wanshan twitched his lips and smiled, and said: "Your Majesty, in terms of qualifications and knowledge, I'm not as good as Lord Zhao and Lord Bai, how can I be the prime minister!"
In the eyes of these three officials, it was impossible for Yan Li to be the prime minister, because he was the youngest and his qualifications were very low. The thing that people could mention was that he went to the disaster area to provide relief.
"I told you to say it, so you say it!" Li Hai's eyes showed displeasure, these officials are too fake! He said that he didn't want to be the prime minister, but he really wanted to!
Dong Wanshan then glanced at the other two most competitive officials with contemptuous eyes, coughed twice, faced Li Hai respectfully, and said, "I have served in the household department for many years, and I know the importance of official management. So if I As the prime minister, the first thing to do is to streamline the organization, weed out redundant officials, and return Dajing to a clean world."
Although Dong Wanshan's ideal is very good, it just lacks a certain degree of practicality, and it is not very good to operate. Li Hai didn't want to rectify the government, but the corruption of the government was deeply rooted, and every movement would affect the whole body.
For example, Li Hai wanted to get rid of some corrupt officials, but many of them were related to the Queen Mother. As long as Li Hai beat them, he would offend the Queen Mother. And offending the Queen Mother, the consequences can be imagined! It can be said that the current Li Dynasty is basically run by the Empress Dowager's natal family. Li Hai can offend anyone, but he cannot offend the Empress Dowager's natal family.
Li Hai then smiled without hesitation: "Master Dong's words are naturally very good, but let me think about it."
Dong Wanshan didn't know what the emperor meant by "thinking about it". Since the emperor said so, no matter how many ambitions he had in his heart, it would be difficult to express them in front of Li Hai.
Dong Wanshan just muttered and snorted, and had no choice but to retreat to the shift.
Li Hai looked at Zhao Hongru, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and said, "Lord Zhao, you are the elder of the dynasty, and your qualifications are the best among all the officials. Tell me, what would you do if you became the prime minister of the Great Jing Kingdom?" matter?"
Zhao Hongru had a wide robe and big sleeves, stroked his goatee, thought for a while, and said: "If you go back to the emperor, the old minister just thinks that everything will be done according to the previous emperor's arrangement, and then we will get twice the result with half the effort."