He did not agree to Wang Tenghuan as soon as possible because Li Chen still had some considerations.

The cabinet has explained the bottom line very clearly, and Li Chen also understands that such a political game does not actually have room for bargaining.

How can you really be like buying vegetables in the vegetable market? If you ask for two copper coins per pound of cabbage, I will bargain for one copper coins?

Everyone is a chess player. When the situation comes here, there are only two options below.

Either Xu Changqing, as an abandoned son, left the chessboard, and the old dog Wang Tenghuan wanted to return to the position of the cabinet, which means he was his dream of spring and autumn.

Or Li Chen used a cabinet position as a condition to let Wang Tenghuan return and bring Xu Changqing back.

Everything returns to interests. The question that Li Chen needs to consider is one, is Xu Changqing worthy of this cabinet position?

On the surface, this deal will definitely be a loss.

However, many things have reached this level and cannot be clearly accounted for.

The Eastern Palace has a shallow foundation. Even with Su Zhenting's full support, it has barely stood firm at the military level. This is all brought by the prestige of the Su family. After leaving the Su family, the four words "The Prince of the Eastern Palace" are really not very good in the military, but it takes time to slowly nourish it. Now, with the help of the Su family, Li Chen is confident that he will completely control the military in the next three to five years.

The Su family will not refuse, nor dare to refuse.

Unless Su Zhenting chooses to be the next Zhao Xuanji, it is unrealistic at the moment.

On the civil service group, the East Palace can use even fewer cards. Now they have defected to it. Most of them are Ah Cat and Ah Dog who are not favored by the cabinet. They can barely pass the ability and can be said to be able to take on a great task. Apart from Xu Changqing, the Ministry of Revenue and Guan Zhiwei of the Ministry of Works, there is really nothing to do.

This is the case, and Li Chen did not decisively reject Wang Tenghuan's aggressive request.

The Eastern Palace needs cohesion, and even more so that those neutral factions who are still hesitating need to see that something happens to the people below, and the Prince of the Eastern Palace will really take action to protect his shortcomings.

Thinking of this, Li Chen called Sanbao.

"Go out of the palace with me."

Calling the Three Treasures is mainly for safety reasons. I have just experienced the assassination incident. Although the possibility of another trip is extremely small, Li Chen has no habit of joking with his own life.

The second is Sanbao, who is experienced and cunning, and sometimes he can really give Li Chen some good ideas.

Faced with Li Chen's request, Sanbao didn't ask where to go, nor did hesitate. He immediately ordered someone to arrange his travel preparations, and then respectfully led Li Chen onto the carriage.

"Go to Xu Changqing's home."

After getting on the carriage, Li Chen told Sanbao the destination of this trip.

The three treasures outside the carriage responded respectfully and personally guarded the carriage. A convoy of all the top experts from the East Factory rushed to Xu Changqing's mansion in a low-key manner.

Of course, Li Chen has never been to Xu Changqing's home, but Dongchang must have address information of these senior officials, so it is not troublesome.

But what Li Chen did not expect was that Xu Changqing was a serious third-rank official in the court, and a fat man like the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and his family actually lived in the outer city of the capital.

In addition to the imperial palace, the capital city is divided into two cities: inside and outside.
Chapter completed!