Strategy? I'm at full level and criticizing like crazy, taming sickly villains

Lan Yin found it hard to believe that Lan Xi would be a craftsman.

Jiang Li only smiled and said, "Perhaps she wasn't that good when I picked her, or maybe the people I picked from the beginning were all meticulous."

"Anyway, my opponent is the emperor. He wants to bribe someone to do things for him. Don't make it too simple."

"Especially in this life, who doesn't have a family, right?"

Jiang Li's words made Lan Yin look a little ugly, and she didn't know what she was thinking. Then she suddenly knelt down and said seriously to her: "Princess, Lan Yin will never betray you. No matter whether the other party is the emperor or someone else, the only one I am loyal to is the princess." one."

Jiang Li raised his eyebrows, knowing that she was overthinking it because of Lan Xi, and worried that she would not trust her.

So she smiled, helped him up and said, "Of course, I believe you will not betray anyone."

"After all, the relationship between us is different from the one where Lan Xi suddenly came to my side, so I won't doubt you, and you don't need to do the same."

Hearing what Jiang Li said, Lan Yin showed a smile and nodded vigorously, "Yeah!"

After saying this, she thought of it again and said, "But since you saw Lan Xi's little trick, why don't you just keep him in the palace?"

"It would be too unsafe to keep her with you. In the long run, there is no guarantee that you won't discover something..."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Emperor Qing is suspicious and will not trust Yuchi Feng alone by our side, so even if it is not Lan Xi, it will be someone else."

"Instead of replacing Lan Xi and guarding everyone, it's better to keep this person who we already know the details beside. We only need to guard against her."

"And I guess Lan Xi's move should be extremely obscure. Maybe even Yuchi Feng doesn't know about it... In other words, Lan Xi is not only looking at us, but also Yuchi Feng."

Lan Yin suddenly understood something, "The Emperor is really suspicious... He doesn't believe anyone, so he has to have double insurance."

In addition to the two chess pieces, one clear and one dark, the prefect of Donglin County must have arranged them in advance, and they also played a role in monitoring and balancing.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li said quietly: "Before leaving the capital, it seems that I have to go and meet the Minister of Civil Affairs..."

Among the six departments, only the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel do not have people from Jiang Li. Lin Qiyuan was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment because he felt that he was a bit unqualified in the Ministry of Rites.

But the Ministry of Rites is not completely useless. The Ministry of Personnel is responsible for the appointment and dismissal of officials, so it is more useful. These two places must be arranged as early as possible before leaving.

After dinner, Jiang Li changed out of his heavy wedding clothes.

On the wedding night, there should have been flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, but unfortunately she and Qin Jie slept separately here.

Even Jiang Li didn't sleep at all. At night, before the guests in the front yard dispersed, she had already changed her clothes and left the palace quietly.

Of course, going out so late was to do something that no one could see.

All the way to the residence of Zhao Zhuo, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Jiang Li asked Lan Yin to knock on the back door. Soon someone came out and invited Jiang Li into the residence.

Zhao Zhuo is a good friend of Lu Zhan's father.

The two of them entered the officialdom at the same time. Unfortunately, Zhao Zhuo had offended King Jing'an before, so he was never allowed to be reused. Even if he had enough qualifications, when the Minister of Personnel was replaced the year before last, he was surprised to be replaced by someone with lower qualifications than him. Got a seat.

After so many years, Lu Zhan's father has been the Minister of the Ministry of War for several years, but Zhao Zhuo is still just the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Therefore, firstly, because Zhao Zhuo is good friends with Mr. Lu and his character is trustworthy, and secondly, he is naturally opposed to King Jing'an and has been suppressed for many years. On the day when Lu Zhan took refuge with Jiang Li on behalf of the Lu family, he was the first One person recommended Zhao Zhuo to Jiang Li.

He originally planned to come back for a visit in two days, but now that the bridal chamber is closed and Jiang Li has nothing to do, he simply goes out tonight. There happens to be a wedding to hide it from others, so it is not easy to be discovered.

Jiang Li was invited into the living room. After sitting and waiting for a while, he saw a middle-aged man approaching in a hurry.

Zhao Zhuo looks very upright, and one can tell at a glance that there is a bit of stubbornness in his bones.

Such people are usually very principled, and generally speaking, people are not that bad.

However, he was probably suppressed for too long and was depressed. His appearance looked a bit older, the hair on his temples had turned white, and there was a trace of sadness between his eyebrows.

Although he had reached some consensus with his friends, he was a little surprised when Jiang Li suddenly came over today... Didn't she get married to King Donglin today? Why are you here?

After seeing the ceremony, Zhao Zhuo hesitated and said, "Princess, you come so suddenly, but what do you want?"

Jiang Li retracted his gaze, smiled and said, "It's nothing. Today's wedding is more covert, and it's not easy to be discovered when you come out."

"Master Zhao, sit down."

Zhao Zhuo responded with a calm expression on his face, but in his heart he was thinking about what his old friend had said to him before.

In his words, he admired Jiang Li very much. Although the specific reasons were not clear, who was he? Being willing to submit to Jiang Li is enough to show how extraordinary she is.

It was precisely because he believed in his friends and because he really had no way out that Zhao Zhuo agreed.

But to say how loyal and admirable he is to Jiang Li, there is no such thing.

This is also the reason why Jiang Li came in person today. It is one thing to have someone pull the strings, but if she wants to truly conquer him, she must come in person.

And the process is nothing more than a combination of kindness and power, and then showing your ability to the other party, that's pretty much it.

When it comes to buying people's hearts, Jiang Li is the best.

The two talked for two full hours until late at night.

Zhao Zhuo was skeptical at the beginning, but admired her so much in the end that he even expressed his willingness to do everything for her without any hesitation.

If it was just a desperate choice at the beginning, now Zhao Zhuo's confidence has doubled.

Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise, and this time we’re really on the right side!

Jiang Li did not play with him and said directly: "Recently, I will use the dispute between the crown prince and King Jing'an to unseat the current minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

"The emperor will definitely be dissatisfied with King Jing'an by then. The grudge between you and King Jing'an cannot be hidden from His Majesty. In order to suppress the other party, he will definitely pull you to the top."

"Master Zhao, your good luck is about to come."

Zhao Zhuo was so excited that he immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you princess!"

"Don't worry, I, Mr. Zhao, am definitely not a duplicitous person. Even if I become the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I will never have second thoughts and take my life as proof!"

Seeing Zhao Zhuo's face glowing with excitement, Jiang Li smiled with satisfaction, and then talked about another thing that brought him here.

"I probably won't be long in the capital. Before that, I have to ask you, Sir, to help me sort out some information on Donglin County officials."

"Both officials, big and small, need to be detailed."