Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu met Sui Yu in Pian'an Hall. When Sui Yu saw the couple, she stood up to greet them, holding a memorial book that looked like a document in her hand.

After meeting each other, Liu Yu wanted Sui Yu to sit down, but Sui Yu said, "Gen. Liu, thank you. The lower official has been waiting here for a long time. I am afraid he will go back first. This is the list of local salt taxes this year. Prime Minister Han is not here, so he will organize it on his behalf and submit it to Your Majesty. If nothing happens, the lower official will surrender."

Liu Yu breathed a little relieved when he heard that Sui Yu was just about the salt tax. That means that Sui Yu did not come to resign.

But Liu Yu thought about it again and felt that something was wrong. Originally, the salt tax was responsible for the Ministry of Revenue. After all, the salt tax was one of the important taxes of the country and had little to do with the Trade Department. The subordinate minister himself was just a supervisory consultant and was not responsible for this. At this time, Sui Yu sorted it out on his behalf, and the matter was a bit strange. In fact, there was nothing to sort out, because the salt tax was already levied before the New Year. In order to solve the financial difficulties, Su Yan came up with a pre-collected salt tax in several well salt and sea salt production areas in China.

This is the mess left to Liu Yu by the former government.

"Miss Sui, don't rush to leave. Stay for a meal and discuss what happened to the court together?"

Sui Yu's eyes lit up, and she looked very energetic, but she seemed unwilling to stay. At this time, Xu Xuanzhu also came over and kept it intimately for a few words. Sui Yu reluctantly agreed to have a meal together in the palace.

Liu Yu can guess from Sui Yu's expression that Sui Yu actually thought of leaving the court after learning that Han Sheng and Sui Yi were dismissed from office. But she was very self-controlled and knew that this was not the time for a fight between intent. As long as Liu Yu didn't drive her away, she would stay even if she was stubborn.

The fact is that Liu Yu cannot do without her help, and he has no intention of driving her away. Liu Yu does not want to make himself betrayal of everyone.

Han Sheng's resignation was his own choice, and Sui Yi's dismissal was also the love that Liu Yu was preparing to let the Lan family lead Sui Yi.

On the one hand, Liu Yu asked her to prepare dinner, and also asked her to prepare tea and return to Yingcui Palace with Sui Yu. Sui Yu was a little relieved when she didn't see the queen present. Liu Yu kept her, just to ask her about her position in governance.

How many abilities Chai Jin has? Liu Yu knows best. Chai Jin is a retarded man, maybe he is a little clever but he can't show it. Now letting Chai Jin serve as the right prime minister is a temporary solution. If no one can assist him well, the country will make trouble for Chai Jin. On Chai Jin, Liu Yu can serve as a supervisor, but under Chai Jin, he needs a very capable helper. After Liu Yu thought about it, only Sui Yu was the most suitable.

As the host and the guest sat down, Liu Yu asked a few questions. Sui Yu said: "The matter of salt opening should be temporarily suspended from the view of the lower officials. It is not advisable to touch the root of the people."

Liu Yu nodded. Sui Yu's opinion was basically consistent with what he wanted. Now he was seeking stability. As for any unstable factors, they should be temporarily abandoned, just like some messes left to him by Su Yan.

Although salt production seems to be able to temporarily alleviate the crisis of the court, if there is too much salt, the price will be lower and the profit will be less, which will harm the interests of merchants. The income of the court will not increase very practically. The mining of salt will cause a shortage of salt in the next one or two years. Then the price of salt will rise again, and the people will be affected.

The supply and demand relationship is not only what merchants value, but also the first thing the court has to face. Whether it is farmers or merchants, supply and demand determine the income of the people and the court.

"Miss Sui, please don't say that the officials are the ones, it seems too disgusting." Liu Yu was very enthusiastic. The dishes were served. Except for Lin Meiren and Qier, the whole family had a meal together. Liu Yu helped Sui Yu pick up the dishes, and Sui Yu nodded and didn't dare to raise them.

"Thank you, General Liu."

Liu Yu smiled and said, "If it is said that the enemy is killed in front of the battlefield, my wife is as good as men. However, among women, no one can be the right person of Miss Sui... Not to mention women, I am afraid that even men are not as good as men."

Liu Yu suddenly gave such a complimentary sentence. Not only did Sui Yu feel flattered, but Xu Xuanzhu felt a little embarrassed.

"General Liu is over-reputable."

"Not good, no good, what I said is the truth. Miss Sui also knew that something happened in the court today, and it was not big, and it had all been calmed down. But there were several vacancies left. It was okay for most of the lack of officials to be short, but there was one... I never thought of a candidate... The new emperor had only been a few days after he ascended the throne, and the country was still unstable. I wonder if Miss Sui was willing to surrender and accepted this job?"

The Secretariat Ling was the adjutant of the two prime ministers, but now after the reform, he was the only prime minister. The Secretariat Ling was the original power of the Left Prime Minister. It was originally a very "extraordinary" thing that Liu Yu promoted Sui Yu to a subordinate minister. After all, it was a woman who was not a royal family, but was born in a merchant family. He had no deep political background and had been criticized. This time, Liu Yu was even more out of the way and wanted to directly promote Sui Yu to a Secret Lord. Even the Han sisters who were concerned about everything suddenly looked at Liu Yu and Sui Yu quietly when they saw the table.

Sui Yu didn't speak, and her face looked complicated. She didn't dare to respond or refuse.

She knew that she could not afford to be the Zhongshu Ling. She was just a little woman in the court. Her only political backstage was actually Liu Yu. She had no connections to support her to become the chief minister of the emperor who was below one person and above ten thousand people. This is why she dared not respond.

The reason why she dared not refuse was because she also knew that if Liu Yu was not left without a way out and no one could choose, she would never let her take on this important task. On one hand, it was Liu Yu's trust, and on the other hand, there was criticism from the court, which made Sui Yu seem to have no choice.

Sui Yu didn't say anything, and Liu Yu kept looking at Sui Yu without saying a word. The meal was a little awkward. Xu Xuanzhu, who was on the side, saw that the dining table was very stiff, even the Han sisters put down the bowls and chopsticks and didn't dare to eat. He broke the silence and said, "Husband, the Sui sister is just here to be a guest today. If you have anything to say until you are in court tomorrow."

Liu Yu smiled helplessly when he heard this, and said, "Mrs. Sui is very much said. Today, Miss Sui is a guest. If you have something to do, wait until you go to court tomorrow. Miss Sui may wish to consider this suggestion after she returns."

Sui Yu stood up and said firmly: "Young woman, don't have to think about it. Since General Liu respects her, let the girl take this job as an errand, and that girl should be obliged to do it. She also asked General Liu to tell His Majesty that the girl is willing to take this position."

Liu Yu didn't expect that Sui Yu would be thinking about it over and over again, obviously unwilling to accept it, but she would accept it so cleanly and happily.
Chapter completed!