Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 296: The Second Prince's Talented Personnel
As soon as Zhao Qi'an finished speaking, Ji Haoyu stood up excitedly:

"What force has this ability?"

Zhao Qi'an smiled slightly and reminded: "Your Highness must have thought of it, right here in the court."

Ji Haoyu thought for a moment, and a person suddenly appeared in his mind: "Qin Desheng?"

Zhao Qi'an nodded and said, "That's exactly the person!"

Even though Qin Desheng was suppressed and beaten by Wu Yong in the court, he has been keeping a low profile all these years.

But he is still the head of the Six Ministries, the Ministry of Personnel!

The fact that he was not removed from his position as Minister of Personnel by Wu Yong over the years is enough to show his ability.

What's more, Qin Desheng is not just one person, he is the leader of the Yangzhou Party.

Before Wu Yong came to power and the Wu Party rose to prominence, the Yangzhou Party had always been one of the top parties in the court.

Today, the Yangzhou Party seems to be in decline, and there are few Yangzhou Party members holding important positions among the officials of the six ministries and nine temples. However, the Yangzhou Party's foundation is still there. Yangzhou's aristocratic families are still the most numerous among the nine states of Daqian, and the relationships behind the scenes are complicated. Even now, Yangzhou Party officials are still the backbone of the court.

It is precisely because of this that Qin Desheng can still hold the position of the Ministry of Personnel. As long as he acts like a coward, Wu Yong can do nothing to him.

Ji Haoyu's eyes suddenly lit up. If Qin Desheng was willing to serve him, and with the help of the Zhao family of Donghai, he might be able to compete with Prime Minister Wu!

But soon, his eyes dimmed again, and he smiled bitterly, "How easy is that? I have long thought about winning over Qin Tianguan, but what can I give him? Nothing. Since my grandfather took control of the government, even the position of right prime minister has been vacant for so many years. Qin Tianguan is already the official of the Ministry of Personnel, and the next step is to ascend to the cabinet and become prime minister. But can I really drive my grandfather out and let him take the position of prime minister?"

"Why not?"

Zhao Qi'an's sudden words left Ji Haoyu speechless for a moment, and he looked at him with wide eyes.

His face remained calm as he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, have you forgotten that Prime Minister Wu is already in his eighties?"

Ji Haoyu was stunned.

Wu Yong has taken very good care of himself. He now looks like he is in his 50s or 60s, but he is always so energetic that people tend to ignore his real age.

But after Zhao Qi'an's reminder, Ji Haoyu suddenly realized that Wu Yong was a few years older than Emperor Tianwu and was already eighty-three years old.

Eighty-three years old is already quite old!

How many more years can he remain prime minister?

Qin Desheng is a very good candidate for the next prime minister, and I should strive for him.

After figuring this out, Ji Haoyu immediately became interested: "But if we want to persuade Qin Tianguan, who should we send?"

Zhao Qi'an volunteered, "Your Highness, why don't you let me give it a try?"

Ji Haoyu was quite surprised. He didn't expect that Zhao Qi'an would take the initiative to take on this matter.

Zhao Qi'an said, "Qin Tianguan and I went to Yangzhou together, so we have some topics to talk about."

Ji Haoyu suddenly realized something, and immediately stood up and bowed solemnly to Zhao Qi'an: "In that case, I'll leave it to Haiqing."

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After finishing the serious business, Ji Haoyu's mood had changed drastically from before.

He suddenly felt that his future was promising.

Zhao Qi'an wanted to say goodbye and leave, but Ji Haoyu kept him.

"Haiqing, come with me out of the palace and I'll take you to meet some people."

"Where are you going, Your Highness?"

"Qin House."

...In the Wenjufang of the inner city, in the Qin Mansion compound.

A carriage stopped at the gate of Qin's mansion, and the person driving the carriage was Wei Fu.

A moment later, Zhao Qi'an and Ji Haoyu arrived at the gate of Qin's mansion.

Ji Haoyu stood in front of the mansion gate and turned to Zhao Qian'an and said, "Is this your first time here? This was originally the property of Liang Meng Qin in the capital. After Wan'er married me, she came with me as a dowry. It can be regarded as one of my outer residences outside the palace."

Zhao Qi'an reminded him tactfully: "Your Highness, I've been here once."

Ji Haoyu recalled it and said with a smile: "Look at my memory. Although you have been to this house, you may not have seen some of the people in the house. I will take you to meet them."

As he spoke, he stepped over the threshold and entered the Qin Mansion.

The Qin Mansion's housekeepers and servants did not know in advance that the Second Prince was coming today. It was not until Ji Haoyu and Zhao Qi'an stood in the front yard for half a quarter of an hour that the housekeeper hurried over.

"This old servant greets His Highness. May His Highness be in good health!"

The manager of the Qin residence was an extremely old man. His hair had already turned grey, but there was not a single stubble on his face. His voice was also shrill. I guess he was an old eunuch who had been granted the privilege of being released from the palace to retire.

Ji Haoyu didn't care and said to the old housekeeper, "Go and invite those people in the backyard to the front hall."

"Yes, old slave, go right away."

After the old butler left in a hurry, Zhao Qi'an followed Ji Haoyu to the front hall to have tea.

Before I finished my cup of tea, I heard a hearty laugh from outside the hall:

"How come the Second Prince has time to summon us today?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a big man with a golden sword on his back came in from outside. After seeing Ji Haoyu, he saluted with his fists, and then looked at Zhao Qi'an beside him with a puzzled look.

Zhao Qi'an was also looking at the sturdy man. He felt the aura of a flawless celestial being from this sturdy man.

The third level of supernatural power?

"Haiqing, let me introduce you."

Ji Haoyu pointed at the sturdy man with a smile and said to Zhao Qian'an: "This is the leader of the Golden Sword Sect, the Mountain-Splitting Blade Xingyun, a warrior of the third rank in the Divine Power Realm."

Zhao Qi'an nodded to the sturdy man, but the sturdy man just grinned and did not greet him.

After Xing Yun, the machete master, came in, more people entered the front hall one after another.

Zhao Qi'an made a rough count and found that there were as many as twelve people.

And each of these people is either a celestial warrior or a talented person with special innate supernatural powers.

Among them, in addition to Xing Yun, the master of the mountain-splitting knife, there are two warriors in the realm of supernatural powers. One of them is an old man, and the other is a beautiful woman.

The old man's Taoist name was True Man Sanhuo, and he was actually from Xuan Dao Sect, the top Taoist sect in the world.

The beautiful woman's name was Hong Yuerong. No one knew where she came from, but Zhao Qi'an could see that she was an expert in using poison.

In addition to the three powerful masters in the realm of supernatural powers, there were also several people with innate supernatural powers who caught Zhao Qian'an's attention.

Among them, the ones that attracted his attention the most were the Lushan brothers. Although the two brothers' cultivation was not obvious, they had innate telepathy. No matter how far apart they were, they could see what each other saw and hear what the other heard. They could even communicate with each other telepathically.

Zhao Qi'an also took a special look at the two people's panels and saw that their innate magical power was called "Soul Changing", which seemed to be not as simple as it appeared.

After Ji Haoyu introduced everyone to Zhao Qi'an one by one, he looked at him with a smile and asked, "Haiqing, what do you think of these people under my command?"

Zhao Qi'an nodded and said, "They are all talented people."

"How about they obey your orders during the trip to Jingzhou?"

(End of this chapter)