Li Zhang didn't expect that Liu E had a sudden attack before leaving and asked him who he thought was suitable to take over the position. This made him stunned for a moment, and then he smiled helplessly and said, "The Grandmaster is joking. How could I have any ideas about such a thing?"

"I just want to hear your opinion, just say it!" Liu E said relentlessly. Although she was wearing a veil, people couldn't see her expression, but Li Zhang could also imagine that there must be a somewhat cramped smile behind the veil, because this problem was too big for him and it was not something he could care about at all.

"You are really a difficult person for me. I have no idea about such a big thing. But if I really want to say something, the Prime Minister must find someone with ability and prestige to take on it." Li Zhang had no choice but to use words to swear. Of course, he didn't say anything.

"It is certain that you have the ability and prestige, but there are so many ministers in the court, and there are quite a few who meet these two points. You should also have some understanding of the court. In the eyes of you, an outsider, which minister in the court is more suitable?" Liu E was not so easy to fool, and asked again immediately.

Li Zhang was also forced into a corner by Liu E's repeated questioning, and at this time he had no choice but to retreat. In desperation, he had to say again: "The Grand Empress was the first to take power, and Ding Wei's previous power was too deep. If the Grand Empress wanted to stabilize the court in a short period of time, the new Prime Minister must have the ability, skills, prestige, and even better be the Prime Minister before, so that he could suppress other ministers in the court, especially those who wanted to take this opportunity to become prime minister!"

After hearing Li Zhang's words, Liu E, behind the hat, showed a surprised expression. She was just a whim and did not intend to let Li Zhang give any useful suggestions, but she did not expect Li Zhang to say anything useful. After surprise, she immediately spoke solemnly: "There are not many ministers who have been prime ministers, and most of them were demoted for some crimes. Do you think these people can really be used by me?"

"The one who demoted them was the late emperor, but the one who appointed them was the Grand Empress. Even if it was someone like Kou Zhun, if the Grand Empress really dared to use it, I believe he would definitely help the Grand Empress stabilize the court!" Li Zhang said again at this time. In fact, he had said so much in circles. The person he really wanted to recommend to Liu E was Kou Zhun, because Kou Zhun fully met the requirements he put forward. The only problem was that Liu E hated Kou Zhun very much, which was also the reason why Li Zhang did not dare to say it directly.

Sure enough, when Li Zhang mentioned Kou Zhun, Liu E immediately fell silent. Although he could not see Liu E's expression behind the hat, Li Zhang also felt that the atmosphere was a little cold, which made him secretly play the drums. At the same time, he also complained to Liu E: I didn't want to say it, but you just asked me to say, now I'm telling the truth, you won't blame me for it, right?

Fortunately, after Liu E was silent for a moment, she did not blame Li Zhang, but said in a faint tone: "Even Wang Zeng dared not recommend Kou Zhun in front of me, you are very brave!"

"No, I am actually very brave, I just don't dare to lie in front of the eldest lady!" Li Zhang hurriedly waved his hand to deny it, and then spoke again, "Actually, I think Wang Tanzheng is not bad. He is a key figure to get rid of Ding Wei, and has good abilities and prestige. If he becomes the prime minister, he should be able to stabilize the court quickly. Wang Tanzheng always wants to marry his daughter to me. Can you take care of the eldest lady?"

Li Zhang's last nonsensical words finally made Liu E laugh "puff", and then she said in a slightly smiled voice: "Who Wang Zeng's daughter wants to marry is his private matter, I can't control it, but you are the Qilin son of our Liu family, and it is normal for others to rush to marry your daughter to you!"

After Liu E finished speaking, she didn't stop anymore. She stepped onto the chasing cart, but Li Zhang was a little confused. Liu E said that she was the Qilinzi of the Liu family, but her surname was clearly Li. She didn't want her to change her surname to Liu, right?

When Li Zhang realized it, the team escorting Liu E had already gone far away. In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly. The woman's thoughts were really hard to guess, especially for a woman with a high and powerful position like Liu E. No one knows what she was thinking about?

Liu E returned to Tokyo first, mainly because the court is unstable now. Even because of the funeral, she could not leave Tokyo for too long. Zhao Zhen and Miaoyuan guarded the imperial tomb for seven days before returning. Li Zhang once wanted to visit them, but the imperial tomb was too strict and he couldn't get in at all. However, when Zhao Zhen left, he passed by the imperial village and stopped to chat with Li Zhang for a few words before leaving. In fact, he wanted to stay in the imperial village for a while, but there were too many ministers accompanying him, so he couldn't help it.

Time passed quickly, and September was coming in a blink of an eye, and the potatoes in the fields finally reached the harvest season. Li Zhang organized all the strong laborers in several farms responsible for the potatoes, and unified the potatoes to be harvested and steadily entered the warehouse. The warehouse where the potatoes were stored was built in the first half of the year.

It is worth mentioning that these tenants who grow potatoes will not get any potatoes this year, but Li Zhang will use other grains to convert them. After all, the biggest income of the tenants in a year is all on the land, so they cannot just work without paying money. Moreover, he also deliberately converted more, which also stimulated the tenants' enthusiasm for growing potatoes.

Before the potatoes were collected, news came from Tokyo again, and the new prime minister was finally confirmed, but the candidate for the prime minister was beyond everyone's expectations, because Liu E actually once again activated one of the famous five ghosts, that is, Wang Qinruo, known as the prime minister, and the mansion where Li Zhang lived was before.

When Li Zhang heard that Wang Qinruo was prime minister again, he was stunned for a long time. He clearly recommended Kou Zhun, but in the end, Liu E chose Wang Qinruo. However, after careful calculation, Wang Qinruo also met the requirements he said, with qualifications, prestige, ability, and had been the prime minister. Of course, Wang Qinruo's reputation is far inferior to Kou Zhun.

However, Wang Qinruo was also a little bit by Kou Zhunqiang, that is, when Wang Qinruo fell, he was only demoted. He still served in Hangzhou. Strictly speaking, he did not leave the officialdom, but Kou Zhun is different. He was exiled and was far away in Leizhou. In addition, Liu E and Kou Zhun had a deep grudge, so Liu E was unwilling to use Kou Zhun as expected.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang couldn't help but smile bitterly. In fact, he recommended Kou Zhun with a little selfishness. Although there was some controversy in history, he could definitely be regarded as one of the most famous prime ministers in history.

In addition, Li Zhang also knew that Kou Zhun is old now and the conditions in Leizhou are harsh. If he is not allowed to come back, Kou Zhun will die in Leizhou next year. Speaking of which, Kou Zhun's death is quite legendary. When he was young, he wrote a poem in a poem that "It is only ten miles to the sea, but it is thousands of miles away from the mountains." As a result, when he died in his residence in Leizhou, he was just ten miles away from the sea, but he was separated from his hometown by thousands of mountains.

"Do your best and just want to have a clear conscience!" Li Zhang finally sighed and said to himself. He really wanted to meet Kou Zhun, a controversial and legendary prime minister, who was also very legendary. Unfortunately, it seems difficult to achieve it now.

After harvesting the potatoes, the weather began to get colder one day. Liu Shu's musket workshop finally achieved results. After testing, the first batch of muskets were finally distributed to the soldiers under Hu Yan Shouxin. Under Li Zhang's guidance, the soldiers also began to conduct live ammunition training. At first, some people were too careless, but accidentally injured in the army, which made Li Zhang very annoyed. After several rectifications, the soldiers were allowed to abide by the operating specifications of muskets, such as not aiming the muzzle at people, not allowing open flames to approach bullets, etc.

The flintlock rifle is a borehole rifle, and it is a bit troublesome to load ammunition. Even though Li Zhang has used fixed ammunition, it still requires a lot of training to make these soldiers proficient in loading ammunition, as well as essential skills such as gun maintenance, which he also needs to teach to the soldiers in the army.

Fortunately, Li Zhang also has a good helper Hu Yan Shuixin. Hu Yan Shuixin was the first to learn all the operations of muskets. Then Li Zhang set some operating standards and handed them over to Hu Yan Shuixin to execute, which saved Li Zhang a lot of trouble.

As time went by, the musket camp slowly got on track. Potatoes were in the warehouse, and special people were checking every day, so Li Zhang didn't have to worry about it. So he found a time to arrange it and rode his horse back to the capital. His biggest gain during this period was that his riding skills were getting better and better. In the past, he had to walk on a carriage for a day and a half before he could return to the capital, but now he only needed half a day to ride a fast horse.

"Brother!" Li Zhang returned home, and Li Er was the first to rush up and pounced on him. In just one year, Li Er's head grew much taller and became whiter and whiter. She looked white and tender, much more beautiful than before.

"Haha~, Li'er, you have grown taller. In a few years, I'm afraid your brother will find you a family!" Li Zhang also hugged Li'er for a few times, and then let her go and smiled. Li'er has visited him many times this year, but the conditions in the imperial village are not very good. Li Zhang doesn't want Li'er to endure hardships with him, and there is no playmate there. In addition, Li Zhang hired a husband to teach them how to study for the children at home, so Li'er usually can only stay for a few days before being sent back by Li Zhang.

At this time, the rest of the family gathered around. When Lu Wu, Li Yonghe and others came back in the evening, they were very happy. Xiuxiu also prepared several large tables of delicious dishes to welcome Li Zhang. The family rarely got together to eat and drink, and they did not rest until midnight.
Chapter completed!