Chapter 1150 The secret struggle among the civil service group

"Minister Yuan, do you have any idea about the Tianji Kingdom?" After the court session, an official came to Yuan Ji and asked. At the same time, there were several other officials standing beside Yuan Ji, listening respectfully, waiting for Yuan Ji to speak.

The Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six ministries, in charge of officials in the world. The chief official of the Ministry of Personnel is slightly higher than the officials of the other five ministries by half a level. Therefore, Yuan Ji's status in the court is higher than other officials, and he is looked up to and respected by other officials.

Yuanji glanced at Zhou Yanfeng who was walking in front of him, and said to the officials around him: "The strength of Tianji Country is not inferior to our Yanfeng Country. Now they rely on their relationship with Shuiyue Country to threaten us. Obviously, they are well prepared. If we reject them bluntly, they will definitely anger them and be retaliated by them. If it is just Tianji Country, we don't have to be too afraid, but they are now in close contact with Shuiyue Country and have unclear relations with Fengye Country. It is hard to guarantee that they will not unite with the other two countries to attack our country."

"So, in this matter of Tianji Country's marriage, our Yanfeng Country can only agree?" An official said.

"Agree?" Yuanji sneered twice: "Don't forget, everyone, who are the princesses of our Yanfeng Kingdom who are eligible for marriage? I believe you have all seen the attitude of His Majesty in the court just now. Do you think His Majesty will agree?"

The figure of Princess Qi Zhao Qi emerged in everyone's mind. Those who can be in the court are not ordinary people. When they were in the hall, they had already thought that among all the members of the entire royal family, only the seventh princess Zhao Qi met the requirements.

However, they also saw the attitude of the old emperor. Obviously, the old emperor was not willing to marry the seventh princess far away.

"Your Majesty is naturally unwilling to agree." Someone said.

"Yes, with the love of His Majesty for that person, he would never be willing to marry her far away." Yuanji said.

"Then this matter is unsolvable?" An official said with a worried look: "The Tianji Kingdom is aggressive, and His Majesty is unwilling to sacrifice the seventh princess. In this case, won't our Yanfeng Kingdom inevitably encounter a catastrophe?"

The other officials next to him also looked worried.

"No!" Yuanji said lightly, with a little pride on his face: "This matter is not unsolvable. In fact, it is not very difficult to solve this matter."

Hmm?

Yuanji's words made everyone's eyes light up. They looked at Yuanji and said anxiously: "Does Minister Yuan have any solution?"

It is no wonder that everyone is anxious and worried. As important officials of Yanfeng Kingdom, they are closely related to the interests of Yanfeng Kingdom. If Tianji Kingdom and Shuiyue Kingdom attack Yanfeng Kingdom together, Yanfeng Kingdom may not be able to win with its current domestic situation. Once Yanfeng Kingdom loses on the battlefield, they will also be unlucky, and their interests will also be damaged.

Facing the eager and anxious eyes of the crowd, Yuanji seemed quite calm and even had a little smile on his face.

"I have some ideas about this matter, but it is still unknown whether it can be accomplished. Everyone, now is a difficult time for our Yanfeng country, with internal and external troubles. It is the time when you all need to work together to share the worries of His Majesty. I hope that you will think of ways to solve the problems for His Majesty after you go back, and live up to His Majesty's trust in you." Yuanji said to everyone seriously.

Then, Yuanji shook off everyone and left first.

Those who were originally surrounding Yuanji were stunned and looked at each other.

They could see that Yuanji obviously had some ideas, but he didn't mean to tell them, which made them quite annoyed, but helpless.

"What should we do?"

"What else can we do? Go back and think about it carefully, otherwise, if we are named by His Majesty next time, we can't say anything, and it will definitely anger His Majesty."

"That's right, that's right."

"But this matter is difficult to handle."

Everyone discussed in a low voice, and finally, they could only leave with a sad face.

Zhou Yanfeng, who was walking in front of Yuanji and others, had actually been secretly watching Yuanji and others, with a little jealousy and envy in his eyes.

The Minister of Revenue was in charge of the food of the world. If people had no food, they would not live long. In theory, the position of the Minister of Revenue was not low, but it was much worse than that of the Minister of Personnel. In the minds of the officials, the position of the Minister of Personnel was also higher than that of the Minister of Revenue. Even Zhou Yanfeng, the Minister of Revenue, thought so.

After all, the Minister of Revenue was only in charge of food, but not the officials in the court. These officials were naturally not as awed by the Minister of Revenue as they were by the Minister of Personnel.

Therefore, Zhou Yanfeng actually wanted to be promoted to the position of the Minister of Personnel, but Yuanji's ability and qualifications were not worse than his. It was not an easy thing for him to replace Yuanji.

However, the desire in his heart is not so easy to erase, and therefore, on weekdays, as long as there is a chance, Zhou Yanfeng does not mind setting a trap for Yuanji.

For example, he did it in the court before.

Of course, it is not so easy to overthrow Yuanji with just these, but Zhou Yanfeng believes that as long as he persists, he will definitely achieve his goal.

As for the request of Tianji Country for marriage, to be honest, Zhou Yanfeng did not take it too seriously. In his opinion, this matter must end with the compromise of Yanfeng Country. Even if the old emperor was not willing to marry the seventh princess, the reality forced the old emperor to bow his head. Yanfeng Country did not have the strength to face the siege of two big countries at the same time.

Even the emperor, in many cases, could not do whatever he wanted. For the sake of the overall situation, they sometimes had to make some decisions they did not like.

The current situation is one of them.

"Waste! These wastes who only know how to fight for power and profit!"

When other officials left the palace one after another, the old emperor returned to his bedroom. He lay on the bed, his face pale, with a hint of abnormal blush, his eyes staring like copper bells, and his mouth constantly gasping for breath, and the whole person fell into a rage.

Before going to court, the old emperor thought that the ministers would have the same idea as him, and would definitely be indignant about the marriage proposal of the emperor of Tianji Country.

But the reality is that, except for some military officers who were very angry, most of the other officials were very calm. It seemed that the marriage proposal from the Emperor of Tianji was not a big deal in their eyes, and was even a good thing that could stabilize the national situation of Yanfeng!

In such a situation, how could the old emperor not be angry?