Chapter 5168: Sitting on Pins and Needles

Ji Youlan waved her hand, and the servants left.

The ministers also smiled happily.

"It seems that the new left assistant minister of the Ministry of Works is sensible and has good vision."

"With him here, the fifth prince must be sitting on pins and needles."

A thorn in the eye, this is the current role of Ye Wudao.

Not long after, someone came to report.

"Minister Ye is here."

"Please ask him to come over." Ji Youlan smiled slightly, looking very happy.

Soon, Ye Wudao strode into the courtyard building. Ji Youlan stood up and took the initiative to let him sit down.

"Meet Your Highness." Ye Wudao was very respectful.

Ji Youlan nodded and signaled to the other ministers.

An old man in a red robe stood up. His temples were all white, but he was in high spirits.

He said, "Minister of Personnel, Liu Zhenyun!"

Ye Wudao hurriedly stood up and said in panic, "I am Ye Wudao, and I meet Minister Liu!"

Liu Zhenyun said, "You are young and promising. You are so young to be a minister. You are really amazing!"

"Minister Liu, you are polite!"

Other ministers stood up, all of whom were important ministers of the Ministry of Personnel.

Ye Wudao returned the greetings one by one.

After exchanging pleasantries, Ji Youlan said, "You are all important members of my cabinet. My palace depends on you."

The princes and princesses of the palace can all form their own cabinets. This cabinet is different from the cabinet of the court. It is a private cabinet and of course has no real power.

This statement is equivalent to Ji Youlan regarding Ye Wudao as her core backbone.

Ye Wudao also said in fear: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Ji Youlan smiled: "Only capable people can take on great responsibilities. Minister Ye is young and promising, and he deserves to be a member of my cabinet."

Then, she said: "Since everyone is here, let's report on recent events."

Liu Zhenyun spoke first, with a serious expression: "The Ministry of Personnel is still very stable, and the Fifth Prince can hardly intervene. However, the rumors about us have become more and more turbulent recently. I am afraid it will cost a lot of money to deal with them."

Ji Youlan's face was not very good, but she nodded and signaled others to report.

The reports of others were all trivial matters. The focus of the matter was still on Xianyuan. If there were enough Xianyuan, they could resist the momentum of the Fifth Prince.

Finally, it was Ye Wudao's turn. Ye Wudao hesitated for a moment before saying, "I am about to take up the post of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, but it is obvious that Wu Shangshu of the Ministry of Works wants to make things difficult for me and give me more tasks so that I have no time to distract myself from other things."

Ji Youlan said, "Many ministers of the Ministry of Works are not worthy of being reused. I have some capable people to send over. Even if Wu Shangshu gives you more tasks, it will be very easy."

Liu Zhenyun followed and said, "This is a small matter. As a minister, I don't need to do all the other official affairs in person except for the key matters. The people sent by His Highness just need to be kept at the critical moment."

Ji Youlan said again, "That's right, no one dares to touch your position as Left Vice Minister now, after all, You are the official appointed by the emperor. No one dares to touch you, but we can't guarantee the others we sent. "

Ye Wudao nodded: "No problem, just leave it to me."

Ji Youlan said again: "The daughter of Wu Shangshu married my fifth brother. Their relationship is stable, so there is no need to try to pry it. If there is a chance, let him step down as Shangshu."

"In fact, it is difficult to shake his position. He has been in that position for more than 50 years and is highly valued by the emperor."

Hearing this, Ye Wudao laughed and said thoughtfully: "It's not impossible, but if you take this position, the eldest prince and the second princess will be afraid of your highness."

Everyone was stunned, and Ji Youlan smiled.

"Wudao." Liu Zhenyun said kindly: "Now even the fifth prince has not fought anymore, let alone the eldest prince. "