This martial artist just wants to be an official

Chapter 462 I said my uncle has the potential to be a prime minister!

Just when the two of them were being affectionate.

Two footsteps entered the house.

When my aunt and uncle saw Changle lying in Lu Yuanzhi's arms, their faces turned strange.

Then my aunt coughed again:
"Princess, you are weak now, please lie down in the quilt quickly."

Changle was shocked when he heard this, and then a blush appeared on his face.

"Shh!"

Just cover your head with the quilt.

"Tsk."

Seeing this scene, Lu Yuanzhi chuckled.

I simply didn't say anything more, I stood up and looked at my uncle and said:
"Now you have two more grandchildren."

"hehe."

The uncle just kept laughing foolishly. After taking the fat boy from the midwife's hands, he exclaimed:
"This boy is really solid."

"Changle has met his uncle and aunt."

Changle was a princess after all, so she poked her head out from under the quilt and tried to stand up and salute the two elders.

"Lie down quickly!"

When my aunt saw this, her face was full of heartache. She came to Changle's side, glared at Lu Yuanzhi, and then looked at Changle gently:

"You are in the confinement period now, so stay in bed and don't go anywhere, in case you get sick when you get old."

"Yes."

Changle also continued to lie down.

"Um……"

My aunt heaved a sigh of relief, looked at my uncle who was holding the child, and said unhappily:

"The baby has just been born and is hungry. Hurry and bring him over to let Ling'er feed him."

After hearing this, the uncle also felt that it was inappropriate for him and Lu Yuanzhi to be in the room, so he quickly handed the child to his aunt and took Lu Yuanzhi out of the room.

After the two of them came out, the uncle looked at Lu Yuanzhi:
"How does it feel to be a father?"

Lu Yuanzhi frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and smiled:

"I don't have any feeling yet. I guess I'll know after waiting for a few days and spending more time with the child."

"hehe."

The uncle smiled, a flash of reminiscence flashed in his eyes, then he looked up at Lu Yuanzhi and said:

"You are now in a high position, and you don't need to do much in the officialdom. It's okay as long as I'm here. Try to spend more time with your children in the future."

"Hmm..." Lu Yuanzhi hesitated for a moment, then looked at his uncle and said:
"Uncle, I have something to tell you."

"What?" My uncle was stunned.

"I may have to go to southern Xinjiang in a while."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, the uncle frowned and said, "Another war? Nowadays, it is difficult for the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue to mobilize food and grass. After the war in the north, the treasury of our Great Yong... is a little empty."

"It's not a war."

Lu Yuanzhi knew that his uncle had misunderstood.

Why do you think you are going to fight when you tell someone you are going to southern Xinjiang?
Do you look so much like a militant?
"Oh?" After hearing Lu Yuanzhi's words, the uncle's face showed doubt:

"Not a war?"

"Yes, it's a diplomatic mission." Lu Yuanzhi said seriously.

"Oh~" A look of realization flashed across my uncle's face.

Apparently he understood why Lu Yuanzhi wanted to go. He looked at Lu Yuanzhi and asked, "Is it to unite and annex the demon clan's territory?"

"Yes."

Lu Yuanzhi admired his uncle's quick wit.

I have said this to Changle, but Changle doesn't have the brains to think directly about the purpose of his trip.

"This is a good thing."

The uncle made the decision directly, and said in a serious voice:
"With the current national strength of Great Yong, even if we occupy the vast territory of the demon race, it will be difficult to digest it. If the southern border is willing to join forces with us to send troops, it will not be a problem at all."

At this point, the uncle looked at Lu Yuanzhi in surprise:
"You can actually come up with this idea. It seems you have grown a lot."

Lu Yuanzhi smiled awkwardly, touched his nose and said, "It was the Imperial Master who asked me to go."

"Oh."

The uncle suddenly understood, and then a look of admiration appeared on his face: "The wisdom of the national teacher is a hundred times better than mine."

"Tsk."

Lu Yuanzhi has admired his uncle for this since he was a child.

As long as he is your superior or someone who is more powerful than you, you can always remain respectful and humble.

"how to get to?"

The uncle's eyes wandered over Lu Yuanzhi:
"My Ministry of Rites has many talented people now. If you can go to Southern Xinjiang with me, I can make some arrangements for you when you come back."

There is nothing to hide in front of my nephew.

It is only natural to promote one's own confidants.

Lu Yuanzhi frowned, thought for a while and said slowly: "I plan to take only Pei Yinlang's people with me. At most, they can help me with chores. It would be best if they are warriors who can take care of themselves in case of any emergency."

Hearing Lu Yuanzhi's refusal, the uncle glared:

"What's wrong with helping me? With you here, who dares to do it? Who in the world hasn't heard of your reputation? Who dares to do it in front of you?"

What my uncle said makes sense.

Ever since Lu Yuanzhi returned to Beijing and rescued him, Lu Yuanzhi has become like a god of war in his eyes.

There is nothing in the whole world that can stump my nephew.

Yes? That's because you don't have enough vision.

My nephew can fly!
What is this concept?
In the opinion of an ordinary person like my uncle, being able to fly means being a god.

His nephew must be the reincarnation of the god of war in heaven.

"That's what you said."

Hearing his uncle praising him, Lu Yuan subconsciously felt a sense of complacency from the bottom of his heart.

From childhood to adulthood, I have never praised myself like this.

I don’t know when was the last time I praised myself.

Lu Yuanzhi was quite pleased with it, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "In that case, let me do you a favor."

After all, my uncle is my elder.

Besides, it is also my job to help him and his subordinates gain some merits.

After all, the more stable my uncle's position in the court is, the more likely there will always be someone to back him up when he's in the front.

"hehe."

Hearing his nephew's agreement, the uncle showed satisfaction on his face, and slowly stretched out his hand to stroke his beard:

"The Ministry of Rites is now basically full of my trusted followers. Now almost half of the six ministries are my disciples, but there are not many trustworthy people."

When my uncle said this, there was still a lingering fear on his face.

He was scared by the guy named Sun.

Now he only trusts his own people. He won’t trust all the people who haven’t followed him from the beginning.

Even if it was someone who had always been following him, he would only trust them 70% at most.

What’s more, the difference between my uncle now and before is that he has a little more ambition in his heart which he didn’t have before.

That was a kind of ambition that only he could accomplish things among all the officials in the world.

After being imprisoned, my uncle realized that no one is stronger than himself.

Only by firmly grasping power in your own hands can you avoid implicating your family and prevent others from putting a knife to your neck. "Well, how many people are you going to send to me?"

Lu Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows.

"Not much. The current Minister of Rites is called Wang Xianchen. He is my confidant. I promoted him to this position a while ago."

"As long as it's reliable." Lu Yuanzhi nodded slowly.

“More reliable than others.”

A hint of viciousness flashed across the uncle's eyes: "After what happened to Sun Lianting, I've come to a lot of conclusions. A real man must be more careful in the court."

"Oh?" Lu Yuanzhi looked at his uncle in surprise: "Haven't you always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic?"

"Uh..." A hint of embarrassment flashed across my uncle's face, and then he smiled indifferently:

"That's all in the past. Sometimes, even if the emperor's heart is with you, he may not be able to do his best to protect you."

When my uncle said this, it was really from the bottom of his heart. Then he changed the subject, and a vicious look flashed in his eyes:
"After you killed Li Zhen's family some time ago, the court was basically replaced. I took this opportunity to demote or kill Li Zhen's loyal followers. Now half of the people in the court are my people."

“It just doesn’t sound plausible.”

Lu Yuanzhi shrugged and said, "With so many people here, there must be someone with ulterior motives."

At this point, my uncle's eyes flickered again, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"So after some time I plan to have them jointly nominate me as the Prime Minister."

kindness?
When Lu Yuan heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he slowly raised his head to look at his uncle:
"So you plan to take this opportunity..."

"Yes!" A vicious look flashed across my uncle's face:

"If anyone hesitates for even a moment in the court, or fails to stand up, regardless of whether he has ulterior motives or not, all of them will be..."

The uncle did not finish his words, but the murderous intent in his words made Lu Yuanzhi feel a chill in his heart.

My uncle has changed.

This was his only feeling towards his uncle after talking with him this time.

It has really changed.

It becomes a little strange, but it gives people a strong sense of security.

"Your qualifications..." Lu Yuanzhi frowned and looked at his uncle.

"That's fine. The country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and the cabinet cannot be without a prime minister for a day. Even if someone else has enough qualifications, would he dare to sit in that position? Would he feel safe sitting there?"

The uncle sneered:
"Don't forget, I don't just have my own power in the court. There are also a large number of people who are your loyal supporters outside of my power."

"Oh?"

Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then felt relieved.

After the battle in the north, not only did his reputation soar, but many generals in the army also wanted to join him in various ways, hoping to get his attention.

But I stayed at home in Peiyinlang every day, either in the yamen or at home, so it was difficult for them to find me.

Among them, many people found another way and found their uncle to rely on them.

After all, you can't write two characters for land with just one character for sea.

Hailu is one family.

This is recognized not only in the court but also in the whole world.

Although there are great constraints on the imperial power, with the death of Emperor Jianhong, the second prince can no longer say anything in the court.

The word "imperial power" is only useful to low-level officials or middle-level officials. Who among the high-level officials can't see the current situation?
How could he still be talking about imperial power in front of himself?
"That's true."

Lu Yuanzhi looked at his uncle in agreement and said:
"I have advised you to do this a long time ago, but you refused to listen. I am glad that you can think it through."

"?"

The uncle rolled his eyes at Lu Yuanzhi in annoyance:

"Don't interrupt."

"hehe."

Lu Yuanzhi smiled and looked around.

With his sensitivity, he could naturally sense that no one around dared to discuss such outrageous things with his uncle.

"Wang Xianchen is now a minister. Although most of the people in the court are my people, there are still some who do not recognize his position. So I plan to let him accompany you on a diplomatic mission to southern Xinjiang. You'd better let him make a contribution that can be shown off after he goes to southern Xinjiang."

There was a hint of fatigue in my uncle's voice: "He basically has no merit in Dayong. I wanted to promote him to Shangshu after he left the Ministry of Rites..."

At this point, he sighed and said, "This way I can leave the Ministry of Rites without any worries."

"Uh……"

Lu Yuanzhi smiled and nodded, "It's easy to talk about credit. I helped you get the job done. How are you going to reward me?"

Reward?

My uncle obviously hadn't thought about this question, so he was stunned for a moment.

"What? You want the horse to run, but you don't want it to eat grass?" Lu Yuanzhi stared at his uncle: "I'm afraid this won't work, right?"

"Then what do you want?" The uncle said here, with a hint of speculation in his voice: "How about I betroth Lingzhi to you? I am just trying to solve his marriage problem."

? ?
Lu Yuanzhi had a face full of question marks.

Obviously, I didn't expect my uncle to say something so shocking.

He quickly waved his hands: "That's definitely not possible. She has always been my sister in my eyes."

After he finished speaking, he felt that it was not enough, and said seriously: "Just like my own sister."

There is no problem in marrying your cousin in Dayong.

But in Lu Yuanzhi's mind, this hurdle was obviously unacceptable.

Although his cousin was pretty, especially the pair of unique weapons that she possessed, they really pleased him.

However, he was obviously unwilling to do such moral and ethical things.

"Alas." Speaking of this.

My uncle was very upset.

In his eyes, this little monkey Lu Yuanzhi already has a baby.

My own daughter is still seeking the truth in the Kewu Division...

The eldest son didn't even have any idea in this regard, he was very worried.

At this age, he already had Hai Lingzhi and Hai Wuyang.

"How about you try to find a marriage for Erwa and Lingzhi?"

The uncle scratched his hair in worry. He looked at Lu Yuanzhi and said seriously:
"Their marriage is now a big concern for your aunt and me."

Lu Yuanzhi shrugged:

"When you meet the right person, everything will be fine. It's a good thing to get married later, and it's even better to wait until you are more stable before having children."

"..."

Well, my uncle also knew that it was useless to tell Lu Yuanzhi about this.

"alright."

There was a look of boredom on my uncle's face.

"Or else."

Lu Yuanzhi suddenly came up with a plan.

"What?" A glimmer of hope appeared on my uncle's face.

"Let Erwa follow me to Southern Xinjiang, right? He's still unmarried, so he should focus on his career first. When he comes back from Southern Xinjiang with me, you can arrange a good position for him."

Lu Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows at his uncle.

"Screw you."

My uncle gave Lu Yuanzhi an unpleasant look.

He also thought that his nephew was going to give him advice on the marriage of his children.

"Isn't the position of the young minister better than other positions?"

The uncle glanced at Lu Yuanzhi.

(End of this chapter)