Between the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, there is only the Ministry of Husbandry, which is just a matter of walking a few more steps.
But just "taking a few more steps" also implies changes in the power structure.
After the Ming Dynasty's political system matured, the imperial government office system remained unchanged on the surface, but the internal power structure was always changing.
In particular, the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel, the two core institutions within and outside the country, have experienced the most drastic changes in power.
For example, when the Ministry of Personnel was very powerful, when nominating ministers and officials were appointed, they did not need to nod at all. The Ministry of Personnel could make the decision itself.
At that time, Lin Tailai would not have had to "walk the extra steps" to the Ministry of Rites.
But now, if the Ministry of Personnel wants to nominate a doctor from the Ministry of Rites, the Minister of Rites must also nod his approval, which makes Lin Tailai have to take a few more steps today.
As for what will be funnier in the future, a few years later in history, when the Ministry of Civil Affairs appointed officials, they would actually use the method of drawing lots, and whoever was drawn would go to that county.
Of course, the above power structure issues have nothing to do with Lin Tailai now. His task today is to implement the reward promotion.
Now that the Minister of Rites is vacant, Yu Shenxing, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the ministry.
Lin Tailai felt as if he was in a deserted place in the Ministry of Rites, and stood in front of Minister Yu.
Yu Shilang really didn't expect that Lin Tailai would come over.
He asked: "It is a common saying among Jianghu people that killing people can only be done with a nod of the head. Now that the host and guests have been cleared, and the cause and effect have been completed, why are you still going to the Ministry of Rites?"
Lin Tailai seemed to have answered the question and sighed: "The security of our Ministry of Etiquette is so poor that we can let outsiders in casually. It needs to be strengthened very much.
Otherwise, I will feel very insecure in the future and will be unable to work with peace of mind."
What do we mean by the Ministry of Rites? Yu Shilang asked in confusion: "What business do you do in the Ministry of Rites?"
Lin Tailai first explained the "difficulty of promotion" he faced, and then conveyed: "Baoshi Chen's opinion is that I should serve as a concurrent official in the Sixth Department.
And Yang Tianguan’s opinion is that the Host and Guest Department of the Ministry of Etiquette is currently vacant, and it is most suitable for me to be placed in terms of rank and function.”
No! Shilang Yu's hair stood on end instantly. This was the most shocking news he had heard in the past ten years!
Lin Tailai saw that the minister was in a daze and urged him, "Young uncle, please say something. If you nod, I will be promoted."
Yu Shilang came to his senses and asked again: "Has the decision been made by the Ministry of Personnel?"
Lin Tailai answered truthfully: "Don't worry, Young Master! I just talked with the Ministry of Civil Affairs for half an hour and decided on this matter.
No matter whether it is the senior officials in the Ministry of Personnel or the senior officials in the literary selection department, they all have no objections."
Yu Shilang said in disbelief: "Chen Younian and Zhao Nanxing don't have any objections to letting you serve as the six ministers?"
Not to mention that Yang Wei, the Tianguan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was a member of Shen Shixing's party, but the Wenxuan Department had always been controlled by the Qingliu forces.
Chen Younian, a doctor, and Zhao Nanxing, a foreign doctor, are both the backbone of the Qingliu forces and Lin Tailai's mortal enemies.
Usually when this group of people encounters unsatisfactory candidates, they will first block them in the literary selection department, and then mobilize their colleagues to launch a powerful siege.
I can’t say that this trick will work every time, but it can easily tear off a few pieces of flesh from a person.
Why did he give up within half an hour when he faced Lin Tailai this time?
Lin Tailai still answered truthfully: "Zhao Nanxing got a little excited and punched me. He was not suitable to continue working in the Literature and Selection Department, so he was sent to the Merit Examination Department. Then Chen Younian stopped objecting."
"A bunch of trash!" When the usually gentle and gentle Yu Shilang heard this, he suddenly started swearing, which was very destructive.
Faced with Lin Tailai's invasion of the six departments, shouldn't you, the Qingliu forces entrenched in the official department, fight to the death?
When you really needed to work hard to stop Lin Tai from coming, you only resisted for half an hour. What is it if you are not a waste?
Even if you delay for ten days and a half and then fail, it is still considered your best effort, and others will not say anything!
In the end, you only lasted for half an hour, and all the pressure was put on others. How can you have the nerve to hang out in the court?
Seeing that Yu Shilang seemed unhappy, Lin Tailai took the opportunity to sow discord and said:
"Maybe everyone in the Ministry of Personnel is not willing to let me stay in the Ministry of Personnel, so they collectively let me go to the Ministry of Rites."
Compared with the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites was definitely weak, so Yu Shilang had no other choice but to curse in his heart.
After thinking for a while, Minister Yu advised: "I heard that Qin Lin Jiuyuan likes to be practical, and the Ministry of Rites is more pragmatic, so it may not be suitable for you.
In comparison, the Ministry of War is more suitable for you. Besides, you are still the top scholar in martial arts, so going to the Ministry of War can better utilize your strengths."
Except for the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, it is impossible for the Ministry of Household Affairs to employ people from Suzhou, so only the Ministry of War can be employed.
Lin Tailai asked with a cold face: "How can there be a Hanlin who is also an officer and a soldier? Uncle Shaozong, is he kidding?"
Yu Shilang could only fool around and said: "Let me think it over carefully."
Lin Tailai held out three fingers and said, "Two days, I'll only wait for two days."
In the evening, after gritting his teeth, Minister Yu went to visit Wang Situ, who was also from Shandong, at the risk of being accused of openly forming a clique.
Under the current situation, probably only Wang Situ could persuade Lin Tai to come.
When Minister Yu put down the sedan in the front yard of Wang's house, he looked up and saw Lin Tailai sitting at the entrance of the hall with a smile.
"Good evening! What a coincidence, I meet Uncle Young Master here again!" Lin Tailai waved his hand and took the initiative to say hello.
Yu Shilang: ""
There was an embarrassing feeling that his little secret had been exposed. He really wanted to turn around and leave, but doing so would be rude to Wang Situ, so he could only enter the Wang family's large study room with Lin Tailai.
Looking at Lin Tailai and Yu Shilang, Wang Situ could only shake his head and smile bitterly. Wang Xiangmeng, the nine-year Dzogchen censor who was about to be re-employed, was beside him.
Yu Shilang said to Wang Situ: "My nephew is about to be promoted. Currently, among the six departments, only the Master and Guest Division of the Department of Rites is vacant. Therefore, my nephew should be the official."
The world nephew in Yu Shilang's mouth naturally refers to Wang Xiangmeng. Although Yu Shilang, who is in his forties, is only a few years older than Wang Xiangmeng, given his family name and seniority, he can only be called his world nephew.
What this means is, does Wang Xiangmeng of your old Wang family still want to be the host and guest doctor? Now Lin Tailai wants to compete for the position, and your Wang family has to decide.
Wang Xiangmeng looked at Lin Tailai with resentment. He had agreed to go fishing together to kill the chief customer before sending him to the top position. But now, uncle, you want to come to the chief guest again.
Lin Tailai had no choice. The situation was always changing, and he could only adapt to circumstances and could not stick to the rules.
Then Lin Tailai said to Wang Situ: "My good nephew can't be promoted to a doctor, but he can be promoted to a Yuanwailang."
Yu Shilang said to Wang Situ again: "Although Long Yan was furious this time, all the host and guest rooms were cleared, and Yuan Wailang was also missing, but it is not appropriate to let the nephew be the host and guest room, Yuan Wailang?"
Theoretically speaking, given the qualifications of the nephew, he should be promoted to the fifth rank, and it is always a bit meaningless to be promoted from the fifth rank to the deputy position like Yuanwailang."
The subtext of this statement is: Are you, the old Wang family, willing to watch Wang Xiangmeng, who has been in the Great Perfection for nine years, become deputy to Lin Tailai, who has only been in the court for two months?
In this round, Lin Tailai did not directly confront him. He only asked Wang Situ: "What do you think, brother?"
After Wang Situ thought for a while, he said to the minister: "Our Wang family owes Lin Jiuyuan too much. This time, it is acceptable for Wang Xiangmeng to be the host and guest."
Satisfied with the results of the test, Lin Tailai smiled and said, "Have you misunderstood? The Yuan Wai Lang I am talking about is not from the Host and Guest Department, but Yuan Wai Lang from the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel."
Wang Xiangmeng's tiger body was shocked, and he suddenly raised his head and asked: "Is this true?"
Between the two official positions of Literary and Art Secretary Wailang and Host and Guest Secretary, any fool knows which one to choose!
That is the Literature and Selection Department, the Literature and Selection Department responsible for selecting and recommending officials!
Wang Situ was also shocked. He knew how difficult it was. Except for Hanlin, who among the mid-level officials in the world didn't want to join the Literature and Selection Department?
Then he asked subconsciously: "Can Yang Tianguan agree?"
The Literary Selection Department, the core department of the official department, has been controlled by Qingliu forces for many years. If there is a vacancy, Yang Tianguan will definitely want to install his cronies.
Lin Tailai replied concisely and concisely: "It's up to me."
Wang Situ looked at Minister Yu again, and now he was even more helpless, unable to help persuade Lin Tai to come.
In front of Lin Tailai, Yu Shilang asked Wang Situ rudely: "Do you really believe in Lin Jiuyuan so much?"
What do you believe in what Lin Tai says? If he casually talks about being a member of the literary and selection department, do you just take it as true?
At this time, Lin Tailai shouted to the servant outside the door: "Change the tea!"
Then he said to Wang Situ and Yu Shilang: "The two seniors are chatting first, and I will come as soon as I go!"
Then Lin Tailai grabbed his great nephew Wang Xiangmeng and walked out in a hurry.
Most of the prominent officials live in Yongfang in Da and Xiao, so they are not far from each other.
After arriving at the front yard, Lin Tailai and Wang Xiangmeng each got on their horses, whipped and hoofed, and arrived at the residence of Chief Fu Shen Shixing in the blink of an eye.
He asked the gatekeeper to send an urgent message to see him, and then Lin Tailai came to the door and took Wang Xiangmeng directly into the outer study of the Shen Mansion.
Wang Xiangmeng was stunned for a moment by the smooth flow of his words at Shouxu's home. Not long after, he saw Shen Shoufu appear in front of him wearing regular household clothes.
To be continued...