Chapter 196 Gongsun Qi pays homage to the Prime Minister
The State of Wei, Anyi, and the palaces of the State of Wei.
In the main hall, a group of Wei courtiers wearing red official uniforms were sitting one after another, and Wei Marquis Wei Feng, who was wearing the robes of the princes, was sitting on the throne.
With a somewhat majestic gaze, he swept across the courtiers in his field of vision, and a solemn look slowly appeared on Wei Feng's face.
"My lords, the old minister Gongshu Cuo resigned from the position of prime minister a few days ago. Now the position is vacant. I wonder who you think can take on this important responsibility?"
Wei Feng's question rang in the ears of the ministers, like a drop of cold water dripping into scalding hot oil. Suddenly, the originally quiet court suddenly fell into boiling.
As early as when Gongshu Cuo proposed to resign from the position, the ministers had secretly started discussing who could take over the vacant position.
Although when it comes to qualifications and achievements, most of the people present are not qualified to compete for the position below this person, but this does not affect them from setting their sights on those who may become prime ministers.
For example, lines of sight are now radiating out from among the ministers, and the final landing point of these lines of sight is faintly falling on those who are sitting at the front of the group of ministers at this moment.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say."
As the words rang out in the hall, a resolute figure came to Wei Feng. From the strong military commander's temperament on his body, it was known that this man was the newly promoted Wei general Pang Juan.
"General, if you have something to say, you might as well speak up." Looking at the figure in front of him, Wei Feng said calmly.
"The general will obey the order."
After receiving permission from Wei Feng, Pang Juan's eyes passed over the surrounding Wei courtiers one by one, and finally landed on Sima Gongsun Qi who was sitting at the front.
"I report to you, I believe that Sima Gongsun Qi is the best candidate for the position of Prime Minister."
"Since your Majesty succeeded to the throne, our Wei State has fought two wars. In these two wars, Sima was the strategist and well-strategized, which enabled our Wei State to win consecutively."
"Not only that, Sima is also the second prince conferred by the emperor, second only to the old prime minister who has resigned, so it is most suitable for him to succeed the prime minister."
"These are the words from the bottom of my heart, please give me your advice."
After saying these words, Pang Juan did not hesitate too much. He bowed to Wei Feng and strode towards his seat.
After a few breaths, Wei Feng nodded lightly as he looked at Pang Juan, who had returned to his seat, and then at Gongsun Qi, who was sitting calmly.
In fact, Wei Feng was also inclined to let Gongsun Qi, whose prestige in the court was second only to Gongshu Cuo, take over as the prime minister. After all, he was originally a subordinate of Gong Zhongxuan and was promoted by himself.
Over the past few years, the monarch and his ministers have gotten along with each other and had countless in-depth conversations, which has made the two people full of tacit understanding.
Especially the discussion in Maling on the way back to China after the Battle of Pinglu made Wei Feng certain that Gongsun Qi would firmly stand on his side.
This is a very important matter for both myself and the entire Wei State.
Now that Pang Juan, who was the general of the Wei State, took the initiative to recommend Gongsun Qi to become the prime minister, Wei Feng, who was the Marquis of Wei, did not have to end up personally.
"A few days ago, I went to visit the old Prime Minister. He also wanted Sima Gongsun Qi to succeed him as Prime Minister. What do you think?"
After hearing what Wei Feng said, the original commotion in the court quickly calmed down.
Sima Gongsun Qi was single-handedly promoted by Wei Marquis Wei Feng. It can be said that he was Wei Feng's confidant;
Not only that, he also came from the Wei military, and the recommendation by General Pang Juan represented the Wei military's support for his successor as prime minister;
The old Prime Minister Guo Gongshu Cuo, who now plays a decisive role in the Wei court, also expressed his support for Gongsun Qi, which means that he has won the support of most of the forces in Wei.
With such a highly anticipated candidate for the Prime Minister, even if a few people like Shang Qing, Wang Cuo and others who were sitting among the ministers were unwilling, there was nothing they could do to prevent Gongsun Qi from succeeding to the position of Prime Minister.
What's more, do these few people really dare to stand up and face the pressure brought by the military, Gongshu Cuo's faction, and even Wei Feng?
After a moment, his eyes once again glanced at the courtiers below. Seeing that they were silent, Wei Feng immediately appeared in the hall with a somewhat solemn voice.
"Okay, in that case..."
As he spoke, Wei Feng's eyes immediately fell on Gongsun Qi below, "Where is Gongsun Qi?"
Facing Wei Feng's call, Gongsun Qi's expression did not change much, but he came to the aisle in the center of the hall with a calm expression.
This is not to say that Gongsun Qi is really indifferent to the matter of worshiping the prime minister, but he has already learned the news from Wei Feng before, and everything at today's court meeting is just a process.
Wei Feng stood up from his throne and slowly came to Gongsun Qi. At the same time, an eunuch came to the two of them holding a tray.
Looking at the seal on the tray, a solemn expression appeared in Wei Feng's eyes, and at the same time he took the tray with great solemnity.
"The Lord of Anyang, Gongsun Qi, is calm, capable, and well-planned. He has repeatedly helped our Wei State win over the princes."
"Today I worship you as the prime minister of the country, and I hope that you will continue to work hard to make our country of Wei even stronger."
After saying these words, Wei Feng slowly stretched out his hands and handed the tray to Gongsun Qi with great solemnity.
Facing the Fang Xiangyin handed to him at this moment, Gongsun Qi took it from Wei Feng's hand with some determination.
"But please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will live up to Your Majesty's trust."
After making this promise to Wei Feng, Gongsun Qi slowly turned around and faced the important ministers below, and then saw him raising the tray in his hand.
"The king has lived for thousands of years, and the Wei Kingdom has lived for thousands of years..."
"The king has lived for thousands of years, and the Wei Kingdom has lived for thousands of years..."
"The king has lived for thousands of years, and the Wei Kingdom has lived for thousands of years..."
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After a while, when the shouts in the court gradually disappeared, Wei Feng and Gongsun Qi each returned to their seats.
After officially worshiping Gongsun Qi as the Prime Minister of the Wei State, Wei Feng felt more at ease, but this was because the help he had became stronger.
Now that this matter has been declared completed, the next matter should be brought up.
While the Wei courtiers below were still immersed in the atmosphere of Gongsun Qi paying homage to the Prime Minister, another drop of cold water from Wei Feng dropped into the hot oil again today.
"My lords, although our country, Wei, has achieved brilliant victories in the war against Qin and Qi, and has captured a large area of territory;"
"But now that the war is over, what Wei State needs to do now is how to turn these lands into Wei State's territory."
"At the time of Marquis Wen, the famous Prime Minister Li Kui implemented the county system in several important places. This move greatly strengthened the control of Wei State over various important places."
"Now, if we want to completely turn the hundreds of miles of territory acquired this time into the land of our Wei State, I think that what Ming and Xiang did once is quite advisable, so I decided to implement the county-level policy on the territory that our Wei State has acquired this time.
system."
As he said this, Wei Feng's eyes swept across the courtiers below, and his tone secretly became a lot heavier.
"And not only these newly acquired territories, in order to unify the power of governance, the rest of the territory of Wei State will also fully implement the county system."
"I don't know what you think, sir?"
Chapter completed!