Yue Kaishan's face was full of spring breeze. This time he returned to Yuejing City, which was completely different from when he was transferred from Kunling County to Cenzhou. At that time, everyone thought that Yue Kaishan was a kind of derogatory reprimand and avoided suspicion, and was to make way for Zhou Jiyun. After all, being transferred from a big county like Kunling to Cenzhou, which had nothing at that time, no matter from that perspective, it was not a sign of reuse.

But talent is talent, and no matter where he is thrown, he can shine and heat. In Kunling County, Yue Kaishan, as an occupier of Qi, was able to manage Kunling County properly and became Zhou Jiyun's biggest capital. When he arrived in Cenzhou, he moved in a few seconds and asked Emperor Qin Feng to visit Cenzhou in person, and finally decided to make a plan for the Grand Canal across the western region.

Now, after three years of excavation and dredging, the Grand Canal has been fully connected. The ships can directly connect to the border areas of Cenzhou from Hulao Xiushui River. Yue Kaishan proposed a plan for the west land and Jiangnan, which can be said to have met the prerequisites.

The existence of this Grand Canal not only solves the problem of long-term drought in Yingzhou, Cenzhou and other places, but also opens up the connection between the Western Region and the Ming Dynasty. Its significance and influence are far-reaching. It can be said that it is a matter of benefiting the present and the future.

Although this incident was ultimately done by the Ming Dynasty and the whole country, the initiator, Yue Kaishan, who proposed this plan, will inevitably remain in history as the navigation of this canal is opened.

As the center of the Ming Dynasty, people who crossed the capital were naturally the most sensitive to the ups and downs of officials' official career. People like Yue Kaishan could not hold them down no matter how hard they were. They could hide their sharpness in the bag. Even if they could hide their sharpness in a short time, if they had a chance, they would inevitably break out of their pockets and reveal their sharpness.

The dinner that hosted Yue Kaishan was quite high in size, and it can be said that it had never been before.

There are not many people, but they are all influential figures in the Ming Dynasty.

Needless to say, the Queen Min Ruoxi actually attended in person. The chief assistant Jin Jingnan, the second assistant Fang Dazhi, the supervisor Zeng Lin of the Supervision Department, and the retired former Minister of Rites Xiao Hua were accompanying guests. His Highness, King of Qi, became the one who held a pot toast at this dinner.

Yue Kaishan knew very well that this was a kind of compensation for him. He made beautiful political achievements, solved the transportation between the western region and the Ming Dynasty, and made the western region Jiangnan step by step into reality. In the next few years, it can be expected that the originally extremely poor areas such as Cenzhou and Yingzhou will greatly improve the economy, and economic improvement will inevitably promote political stability. To put it in a common sense, the people can eat enough and have enough money in their pockets, and of course they will support the court. Who would have nothing to do to raise the flag to rebel and cause trouble, and tie their heads to their belts to sway?

However, no matter how beautiful his achievements he has made now, there is no hope of promotion. This is a balance above politics. The court cannot transfer Zhou Jiyun to the central government to entrust him with a heavy position when he is still holding tens of thousands of heavy troops. When the battle to conquer Qi and unify the world has begun, then he can only sacrifice his Yue Kaishan to ensure the stability of the front line.

But it is obviously not possible to make up for the contributions without rewarding them. Therefore, the emperor could only make up for them in another form and told him that the court remembers the contributions made by the court. You should be patient and wait.

Of course Yue Kaishan is patient.

His goal is not just to return to the center and become a political consultant, but to be the prime minister.

And he believes that he has a great chance to become the prime minister.

The current chief assistant Jin Jingnan has a tough style, a big sword and axe, a typical figure who is a stalk and a stalk who breaks the way to the mountain and a bridge to the water. Such a chief assistant is indispensable in wartime. The war to unify the world cannot be smooth sailing. In the middle, many unexpected situations are likely to occur. At this time, what is needed is to make a quick decision rather than hesitation. This is also the reason why Fang Dazhi was defeated in the last round of chief assistant struggles.

However, once the war of unification is over, Jin Jingnan's path to prime minister may come to an end. At that time, all foreign enemies will go away and there will be no major enemies, and internal problems will naturally emerge. When Jin Jingnan is in office, he offended too many people, and the emperor will inevitably quell such disputes with Jin Jingnan's resignation.

The successor will definitely be Fang Dazhi. But in Yue Kaishan's view, Fang Dazhi will only be a transitional chief minister. Fang Dazhi's governing style has the shadow of the typical first chief minister Quan Yun, but he lacks the ability to put himself out of everything and look at problems from a higher perspective. Fang Dazhi himself has too many entanglements with many economic interest groups. After he becomes the chief minister, he may fall into it.

Yue Kaishan knew very well that the Ming Dynasty’s ability to create wealth now. Once Fang Dazhi became the chief minister, whether he could escape unstoppable is a problem. It’s not that Fang Dazhi himself is very greedy. This person is not short of money, nor is he greedy. But the problem is that the interest groups behind him will push him forward involuntarily.

Once that time comes, your chance will come.

He was from Qi and had nothing to do with the noble groups that the Ming Dynasty originally started. He would not have any concerns when dealing with these matters. Moreover, after the suppression of Qi, the Ming Dynasty wanted to digest the territory and people of Qi smoothly and peacefully, calmly, and smoothly, and his own value would be greater. This can be seen from the Ming Dynasty's thinking in handling the post-war affairs between Chu and Qin.

Now Chu is led by Ma Xiangnan, and the west is dominated by Zhongzhen. These two people are old nobles and bureaucrats in Chu and West, and have extremely high popularity in the local area.

The emperor likes to get the highest reward at the smallest cost. Once there is something wrong with Fang Dazhi in office, he will inevitably be himself.

Qi is not Chu or Qin. Whether it is the number of people, the vast territory, or the complexity of problems, it is much more than these two countries. The territory of a Qi State is more than that of Ming, Chu and Qi.

As for the rising stars, of course, there are some, but Yue Kaishan does not think they are a threat. Young political rookies like Murong Yuan who are now famous are probably going to be tempered in this position for many years. Young is an advantage, but sometimes it is also a disadvantage. His Majesty the Emperor values ​​Murong Yuan because he is considering a more distant future.

After thinking about these questions clearly, Yue Kaishan was of course very clear about his thoughts. What he wanted to do now is not to make a bold move forward, but to manage Cenzhou well and turn it into the western Jiangnan that he boasted in front of His Majesty, and that would be done.

It has to be said that Emperor Qin Feng is a good emperor worthy of his loyalty. This is not only reflected in his recognition of his ability, but also in the fact that the emperor himself is indeed unique in comforting his ministers and winning over the hearts of the people.

Just like this time the banquet.

This is no longer a banquet, but more like a gathering of old friends.

Yue Kaishan had seen the gift of Emperor Qi. The emperor was above and his ministers were restrained. Under the strict etiquette system, people could not feel any pleasant feeling. The food seemed exquisite, but it could not be eaten. After a gift of the gift, I was so hungry that I was so hungry.

But it was the first time he encountered everyone gathered around a round table and ate a huge hot pot banquet together. In the huge hot pot, the steam was steaming and the aroma was everywhere. As various flavors were introduced to the Ming Dynasty, various styles of food in the Ming Dynasty began to develop. However, the emperor seemed to prefer the spicy style with a very strong taste. In fact, Yue Kaishan ate very lightly. Looking at the bright red peppers churning in the hot pot, he was still very scared.

Spicy and strong wine, this is adding more fire to the fire!

Since it was a round table, there was naturally no distinction between directions. However, everyone sat down tacitly in the general direction. His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress faced the gate. On the emperor's right hand was today's main guest Yue Kaishan. On the lower side, there was the white-haired old man Xiao Hua, and further down was the chief assistant Jin Jingnan, the second assistant Fang Dazhi, and the Minister of Supervision Zeng Lin. And the eldest son of the emperor, Qin Wu, was standing behind everyone with a bottle of wine in his arms.

High-level spirits are naturally not suitable for a large glass and sip. Qin Feng is naturally fearless, but old comrades like Xiao Hua and Zeng Lin, as well as literati like Jin Jingnan, Fang Dazhi, and Yue Kaishan, still have to take care of them. A small cup that is only the size of a big thumb, and it is still fine to have one cup at a time. Even so, after drinking three cups, everyone's faces turned red.

A large plate of mutton cut as thin as a cicada's wings was rinsed lightly in the hot pot and immediately curled up. Qin Feng personally whipped several slices of mutton for Yue Kaishan and placed them in the small plate in front of him, and smiled and said, "Try this in Kaishan. This is Laolin Black Lamb specially tributed by Fuyuan County. The meat is delicious and cannot be bought on the market."

Yue Kaishan was about to stand up and thank him, but Qin Feng pressed his shoulder and couldn't move: "Today, it's a family dinner. Regardless of the monarch and ministers, only about friendship. If I bring you a chopstick dish, you will stand up and thank you once. Then the rice will not be eaten well. Wu'er, I won't give you all the wine."

Qin Wu came up with a smile on his face and filled everyone's cup with crystal clear wine.

Jin Jingnan was also very comfortable. The navigation of the Grand Canal was the first mention of Yue Kaishan, but it was made by him in his post. No matter what, his name was closely linked to this canal. At this moment, he also brought a chopstick dish for Yue Kaishan and put it in a small dish, but it was made of white sugar and cold tomatoes.
Chapter completed!