At this moment.
The officials in power of the Chen Nation had all arrived at the hunting ground with their families.
Among them, the new Great Minister Cao Jing was the leader.
Great Sima Peng Jie and Great Sikong Zuo Han stood beside him.
The fall of the Cai clan announced the rise of the Cao clan.
Now that Cao Jing was in charge of state affairs, many nobles had fallen for him.
This made Cao Jing even more powerful and gave him the aura of a powerful official.
"Sima Peng, Sikong Zuo, did the two physicians bring their families?”
Cao Jing saw the two of them muttering and not talking to him. He was angry and took the initiative to find a topic to talk about.
Once the Cai family fell, the relationship between Cao Jing, Peng Jie, and Zuo Han also cracked.
Originally, the four preeminent families were all one faction, and they could assist in managing the country's politics.
If there were any problems, the four preeminent families could help each other. They would not be unable to handle it alone.
However, Cao Jing was too greedy and sold Cai Wu for the position of authority, which was deeply despised by Peng Jie and Zuo Han.
However, Cao Jing, as the Great Minister, had personally come to talk to them, so they couldn't ignore him.
Peng Jie was a straightforward person. Seeing this, he snorted coldly.
Only Zuo Han turned around with a smile and bowed.""Didn't Imperial Physician Situ bring his family along?”
Cao Jing nodded." This year's Laxus Festival, the little king will be offering sacrifices here. Although he is a maverick, it doesn't violate the ancestral system.”
"I just didn't expect that before this, Jiang Yao came one step ahead of us and accompanied the little king.”
Zuo Han and Peng Jie looked at each other.
"What Senior Cao said is wrong. Senior Jiang is now the favorite minister of the little monarch, so he will naturally be inseparable from the little monarch.”
Peng Jie added sarcastically,""Could it be that…Doctor Cao is jealous of Jiang Yao?”
Cao Jing laughed coldly." A mere Jiang family is not worth mentioning. Favoring them will not last long."”
Zuo Han was stunned. Seeing Cao Jing's arrogance, he hurriedly lowered his voice."Cao Situ, what do you mean?"
Cao Jing revealed a proud smile."
"Think about it, who is Jiang Yao? He's just a mere Sikou Taizai."
"And the three of us are in charge of the key areas of the Chen Nation."
As soon as he said that, even Peng Jie turned around and looked at Cao Jing in confusion.
Peng Jie said,"Although I am in charge of the Chen Country's military affairs, the Southern Barbarians have entered the spirit realm for a few months. I have not seen the little country ruler call me to discuss matters!"”
"If that's the case, what's the key?”
What made Peng Jie the angriest was that Chen Wei placed Jiang Yao in such an important position. Not only did he give him such a heavy responsibility, but he also discussed military affairs with him.
Cao Jing waved his hand.”
"Although Peng Sima has left the front line, the power of Wu Yue's national defense is still in his hands.”
"The little king can take care of Nanman, but he can't take care of Wuyue.”
"If one day, Wu Yue enters the spirit realm, the little monarch will definitely rely on you.”
"If that's the case, Jiang Yao's favor will definitely collapse on its own.”
Peng Jie felt that it made sense.
Although Chen Wei controlled the national defense of the south, it was because the Soapthorn Company earned money to transport grain, which was why Jiang Yao got the power.
He was just lucky.
Wuyue's national defense was the main focus, and these two aspects were still firmly grasped in Peng Jie's hands.
"Thank you for your advice, Great Minister.”Although Peng Jie felt estranged, he still bowed and thanked Cao Jing.
From the looks of it, it was not empty talk that Cao Jing could sit on the position of Situ.
He was indeed talented, or else he would not have said such an opinion.
Cao Jing nodded and returned the bow. He smiled and said,""One day, if I can be of use to you, I will definitely support you.”
Even so, it was impossible to raise the entire clan.
However, Cao Jing was in charge of the Chen Country's taxes and land. If Wu Yue raised an army, Cao Jing would definitely provide money and food to support Peng Jie.
With this sentence, Peng Jie's heart was instantly pulled closer.
Thinking about it carefully, the Cao family and the Peng family definitely did not have any deep hatred, so why was there a need to stay so far away?
However, Peng Jie knew that he still had to guard against him.
This guy was even more greedy than Cai Wu, and even more sinister.
Cao Jing then turned to Zuo Han." Sikong One, don't worry. The young king is good at crafting. He's building workshops everywhere and recruiting craftsmen.”
"But little king is not familiar with the management of workshops.”
"We can still mediate for now, but in the future, when there are more workshops, we will have to rely on your ability.”
"At that time, it will be your chance!”
"At that time, if you have any requests, I will definitely support you. Once you become a Prominent Family, you can balance the power of the monarch.”
Cao Jingfang lowered his voice.
Zuo Han nodded in agreement.
Unexpectedly, Cao Jing, who looked like a fool, actually said such thought-provoking words.
Presumably, when he was the prime minister, he already had knowledge in his stomach.
It was just that he had never been able to use it.
Now that he was in the position of Situ, he could finally show off his skills.
Looking at it from another perspective, it was not a bad thing to join forces with Cao Jing.
Chen Wei did not expect Cao Jing to win over Peng Jie and Zuo Han, who had developed a sense of isolation, with just these few words.
This was something he had not expected.
Letting Cao Jing be the minister was of course Chen Wei's plan to divide the power of the prominent families.
Unfortunately, he had underestimated Cao Jing.
Peng Jie and Zuo Han looked at each other, nodded, and bowed to Cao Jing."
"With Cao Situ helping to promote us, if you need our help in the future, just say the word.”
Cao Jing quickly helped them up.”
Most of the officials present were from the factions of the prominent families, so they naturally pretended not to see anything.
The officials and guards of Chen Wei's faction in the tent naturally didn't hear these words because they were far away.
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