Lin Tailai said straight to the point: "Old senior! I think it's time for the official to be replaced!"
Damn it! Wang Xiangmeng was shocked when Lin Tailai grabbed him and came with him!
Isn't that the case? In order to become a member of the Literary and Selection Department, you need to change to a Heavenly Official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs first? What virtues and abilities do you have?
Such words should be extremely shocking, and everyone who hears them will be greatly shocked.
But Shen Shoufu actually remained calm, as if there was no disturbance at all - maybe he had heard too many sensational words from Lin, and had already developed a tolerance for it.
"Why?" Shen Shoufu asked concisely, not bothering to waste too many words.
Lin Tailai said quickly: "I feel that Yang Tianguan, as a senior member of your party, has a lot of personal ideas recently, and he even excludes me from joining the civil service department.
Moreover, Yang Tianguan has been in the Ministry of Civil Affairs for so many years, but the two most important departments, literary selection and merit examination, have always been firmly controlled by Qingliu forces, and you, as the chief assistant, cannot even place personnel there.
So I suspect that this is what Yang Tianguan did intentionally. At some point, he can use the power of Qingliu to offset your direct influence on the officials, senior!"
Shen Shixing didn't take it seriously, "Even if you are right, so what? Can you find a more obedient Minister of Civil Affairs than Yang Wei?"
This statement made so much sense that Lin Tailai seemed speechless.
The Minister of Personnel is the head of the external dynasty and has a unique and special status.
What if Yang Wei occasionally has his own ideas? No one could be more obedient to the cabinet than Yang Wei.
Lin Tailai added: "Even if Yang Tianguan is not replaced, he should be beaten and cannot be completely let go.
For example, this time there may be a vacancy for the position of a member of the Literary and Selection Department. Senior, you must appoint a candidate. You cannot allow the Qingliu forces and Yang Wei to give or take privately and fool the senior."
Shen Shoufu was noncommittal, looked at Wang Xiangmeng and asked, "Is that him?"
"It has to be him!" Lin Tailai admitted.
Shen Shixing asked again: "Reason?"
Lin Tailai explained to Shen Shixing: "Yang Tianguan definitely wants his cronies to occupy this key position. If you, senior, forcefully appoint another person, it will cause irreparable cracks in Yang Tianguan's heart.
But Wang Xiangmeng is different. He is also from Shandong and a fellow provincer of Yang Tianguan!
If you, senior, appoint Wang Xiangmeng, then Yang Tianguan will not be able to express his dissatisfaction due to the loyalty of his fellow countrymen.
In this way, Yang Tianguan is beaten, but Yang Tianguan is not left with irreparable cracks. Isn't it the best of both worlds?
That’s why I say that Wai Lang, a member of the Literary and Selection Department, must be Wang Xiangmeng.”
It was the first time that Wang Xiangmeng witnessed Lin Tailai's delicate micro-manipulation at close range, and he could only be stunned.
This really takes the subtleties of human hearts in all aspects to an extreme.
Just now, I was still thinking hard about how to persuade Shen Shixing, but I didn't expect Lin Jiuyuan to make it up in just a few words.
Shen Shixing was not an arbitrary person, so he nodded and said, "Yes!"
So Lin Tailai stopped staying, grabbed Wang Xiangmeng, stood up and left.
He mounted his horse again and quickly returned to Wang's house, which was not far away.
Wang Situ and Yu Shilang each held teacups and were still chatting, maybe they wanted to wait for a result.
Lin Tailai looked at Yu Shilang and said lightly: "The matter of Wang Xiangmeng's appointment as Yuanwai Lang of the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has just been settled!"
Wang Situ asked Wang Xiangmeng with his eyes, and Wang Xiangmeng came forward to testify and said: "It was indeed done just now."
Wang Situ gasped on the spot, he was actually able to insert someone into the Literature and Selection Department, which has been impenetrable to needles and water in recent years!
Lin Tailai then continued: "It's just a trivial matter that takes a cup of hot tea. Why do you believe it or not?
Only Mr. Zongbo could take this matter so seriously and even doubt whether I can fulfill my promise. It really makes me laugh!
Please note that the villagers gave me the nickname Jinbu, and this cloth is Jibu with a promise of a thousand pieces of gold!"
Yu Shilang: ""
If Lin Tailai really enters the Ministry of Rites, then he will no longer be the Minister of Rites! He might become a shameful person to the Ministry of Rites!
Wang Situ quickly smoothed things over and said to Lin Tai: "Actually, after you left just now, Minister Yu and I exchanged hot tea.
So it should take two cups of tea, not one cup of tea, but of course it doesn’t matter.”
He also said to the Minister: "Actually, it's quite good for Lin Tailai to serve as an official in the Ministry of Rites. At least his combat effectiveness is doubled when fighting with other government offices."
Now that the matter has come to this, even if Yu Shilang is no longer willing to let Lin Tailai serve as an official in the Ministry of Etiquette, he is completely unable to stop him.
If you have a character data panel, you can see that the Wang family's reputation with the Vice Minister has dropped to lukewarm.
Wang Situ also felt this and couldn't help but sigh deeply.
That's how officialdom is, you always have to make different choices.
Since I chose to help Lin Tailai this time, it was impossible to gain the friendship of the Minister.
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Chapter completed!