Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Of course Prime Minister Cui was not happy.

As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although the power in his hands has been divided again and again, he is still the prime minister of the Great Zhou and still above everyone else.

But today, the emperor actually directly appointed Shen Zheng to take over his job.

Why not take over?

If he allowed Shen Zheng to develop in the court, he would have to give up his position as prime minister to the other party sooner or later.

How long will it take?

Ten years? Five years? Or...three years?

He is just old, but he is not dead yet! How can he be willing to give up the power in his hands!

The one who gave in was a woman.

"I beg Your Majesty to reconsider." The cold touch on his forehead reminded him to stay calm. "I don't think Lord Shen cannot be the assistant of the six ministries, but... the many treasures Lord Shen presented this time have not yet been mass-produced. I think..."

"Oh--"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the emperor, "Mr. Cui means that he is afraid that the Ministry of Industry will not be able to produce glass, glasses, telescopes, steel, cement and other things. In this case, Mr. Shen's achievements will not count."

Most of the people from the Ministry of Works were kneeling, and they couldn't help shivering when they heard the words.

Lord Yue was still unconscious, so they didn't know whether they should kneel or not.

Deep down, they admired Lord Shen, who was even called a "genius".

But their leader rolled his eyes and fainted, and they could only follow the crowd and make their choice.

Among the six ministers, only the Minister of Revenue, Lord Ji, stood upright, while the others knelt down like Prime Minister Cui.

It would be obviously unacceptable for them not to kneel.

The emperor's pressure was like an unshakable mountain, pressing down on their kneecaps so hard that they ached. Prime Minister Cui, who was at the forefront, had already broken into cold sweats from the pain.

"That is not what I meant." With his forehead on the ground, Prime Minister Cui's voice was a little hoarse and muffled. "I just feel that this is not a way to convince the people, and I am afraid that... there will be complaints. This is also for Lord Shen's sake. Your Majesty, why not wait until the Ministry of Works has some results, and then let Lord Shen serve as the assistant of the six ministries, it won't be too late."

In fact, he knew that Shen Zheng's promotion was an inevitable trend.

But he still wanted to postpone today.

Even if Shen Zheng was a minor local official before, how many officials have clean hands?

As long as there is time, he still has a chance.

"Mr. Cui has taken care of everything," said the emperor.

But Prime Minister Cui understood the meaning of his words - Cui Qing was still very cunning.

"But I just want to hear your opinions."

Opinions can be listened to or not adopted.

Isn't this just a joke on Cui Xiang and others?

Where the emperor couldn't see, Prime Minister Cui clenched his teeth and his face turned pale.

"By the way, where is Jiadebo?" The emperor's gaze shifted slightly and rested on the head of another purple robe. "Why are you kneeling?"

Gadber... Shen Zheng pondered over it secretly and felt that it was somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it.

"Your old minister..." Gadber had never thought that the war would spread to him, and his eyes moved slightly.

The gold bricks on the ground reflected the extremely unwilling look of Xu Zhijie, the Minister of Personnel.

Got it!

Jia Debo lowered his body and said loudly: "Your Majesty. I think that Lord Shen has made great achievements in the construction. Not to mention the inspector of the Ministry of Works, he is even worthy of the Minister of Works..."

What he said was actually correct, but it immediately brought everyone's attention back to the past.

There is indeed only one assistant minister left in the Ministry of Works now, and as for the other...

Lu Sichu.

This person who is currently in prison may have his property confiscated at any time.

And this vacant position of Minister is indeed a hot commodity in the eyes of many people.

After all, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the Vice Minister of Works and the successor to the Minister of Works.

Jiadebo's words made almost everyone think differently - they thought Jiadebo wanted to push Shen Zheng to be the Minister of Works. In this way, there would be Yue Zhenchuan above her, and it would take at least ten years for Yue Zhenchuan to retire and return to his hometown.

As a result, Shen Zheng would not be able to get promoted or move up to a higher level in the next ten years or so.

But as the person involved, how could Shen Zheng be unwilling?

After all, the position hanging in front of her is the Minister of Works!

Many officials cursed Gadber in their hearts for being stupid.

The six assistants have real power, so does the Minister of Industry have no real power? No matter which of these two options the emperor chooses, Shen Zheng will end up well!

But no one expected that what Gadber said was actually just the "although" in "although but".

Under the gazes of everyone, he spoke: "But I think it is inappropriate to appoint Lord Shen as the assistant of the six ministries. After all, the six ministries include not only the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue, but also the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of War. As for the remaining four ministries, I am afraid that Lord Shen..."

After these words were spoken, everyone understood.

This is to make Shen Zheng suffer no good.

Jia Debo buried his head and could not see the emperor's expression, but he was still saying: "For example, the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the selection of ranks, examinations, promotions and demotions, the Ministry of Rites is in charge of the appointment of candidates from all over the country, the national sacrifices, and the rules of exchanges with foreign countries... This old minister is not saying that Lord Shen is not capable, but Lord Shen has only been in office for a year, and it is understandable that he cannot do everything. This old minister thinks, why not let Lord Shen train for two more years..."

Shen Zheng wanted to applaud after hearing these words.

He is an old Yin-Yang master, always praising and stepping on others.

She looked up at the Emperor.

The emperor happened to be looking at her.

"Well said." This was said to Jia Debo: "Then tell me, if I want to appoint an assistant to the six ministries today, besides Shen Qing, is there any other suitable candidate? You?"

Yu Shizhang laughed out loud mercilessly.

It was not known whether Gadber was angry or ashamed, but his old shoulders began to shake up and down.

He knew that the current emperor looked down on him and always felt that he was not worthy of inheriting the title.

But does the emperor know how high his status is among the literati?

Whenever he showed up in the capital, the streets would be blocked in a matter of moments.

Those people all came to ask for his calligraphy!

All the emperor can see is power. How can he understand their literary character, or their integrity as pine and bamboo!

He held it in for a long while, then said in a muffled voice: "This old minister is incompetent. This old minister is not competent for the job."

"The six ministries are originally one family." The emperor glanced at the six ministers, "Mr. Shen has studied hard for many years and knows the affairs of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Households. How could she not know the affairs of military etiquette, civil service and punishment? Besides, she is only an assistant. If she really has deficiencies, she can learn more from the seniors. What's the matter? Could it be that you seniors are reluctant to teach the juniors?"

With just a few words, the emperor put the people from the six ministries on high pedestals.

It seemed as if Shen Zheng was appointed as the assistant manager of the six departments not to give them instructions, but to humbly seek advice.