Xiyuan, Wanshou Palace.

The sandalwood from the copper furnaces on both sides was rising, but the atmosphere in the hall seemed very depressing.

Xu Jie put his hands flat in front of him, his eyes lowered to the ground, swallowed and spit out secretly, sweat beads oozing out of his forehead, and he seemed to be waiting for Jiajing's decision uneasy.

Huang Jin stood respectfully next to the red lacquer pillar, looking at Jiajing carefully, and couldn't tell in his heart how this moody emperor would react.

The reason why Jiajing was able to win the final victory in the great ritual dispute in the past was to hide in the Western Garden and control the court because of the power of personnel appointment and removal.

The officials he promoted have always been loyal to him. In terms of personnel appointment and removal, the right to appoint cabinet members is undoubtedly the most important, and it can be said to be the last bottom line of other personnel rights.

Jiajing heard that Xu Jie actually threw out the "Ting Tui Pavilion Minister", and his face looked gloomy and clear, looking at Xu Jie kneeling on the ground. He could allow the local governor Ting Tui, but the Pavilion member Ting Tui would undoubtedly greatly reduce his personnel appointments.

right.

For a moment, he really wanted to be so angry as he was when he was young, and to clarify the supreme status of "Zhongyong's order to enter the cabinet". Just thinking that he was hitting Xu Jie now, this matter would only become more troublesome, especially when Yuan Wei had just left his post, it was very likely that he would have been in trouble.

It will affect his great cause of cultivation.

Jiajing had already put Xiu Xuan first in his heart, but he didn't want to cause too much trouble, so he made some compromises and said, "This time, as my dear friend invites me, I won't be the case!"

this……

When Huang Jin heard this answer, he looked at Jiajing unexpectedly. When will his master be so easy to discuss?

"I received the order, long live my emperor!" Xu Jie's eyes flashed with joy in his success in his plan, and he immediately saluted respectfully.

After leaving Wanshou Palace, Xu Jie suddenly turned around thoughtfully and looked at Wanshou Palace. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, and found that the palace was not as sacred as before.

When he returned to the cabinet's duty room, he called Zhang Siwei directly and had to notify the matter in a hurry.

This time, the additional members of the cabinet were introduced from the court. As soon as the news came out, the entire officialdom was in an uproar.

For many years, since the "treacherous minister" Zhang Cong shamelessly accepted the "enterprise order to enter the cabinet", it has broken the tradition of "the court pushed into the cabinet". All the current cabinet ministers were directly appointed by the emperor.

But now, the emperor has adopted the court to push it into the cabinet for the first time, which is both surprising and exciting.

"Ge Xu is a master of his achievements for thousands of years!"

"The court officials reappeared, and many of them were Xu Xian's prime ministers!"

"If Zhang Cong, Xia Yan and Yan Song had not deceived the emperor, how could the Ming Dynasty have come to this?"

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Xu Jie undoubtedly gave all officials a wave of favorability in this matter. Many officials shook flags and shouted for Xu Jie's "feat", and Xu Jie's reputation naturally continued to rise.

After the news came out, all forces were ready to move, and officials even visited each other. For only two places, everyone wanted to take them into their pockets and become the new cabinet master of the Ming Dynasty.

In the evening of that day, Lin Qingran brought his wife back to his parents' home, so he naturally came with a purpose.

If Yuan Wei was still there, the father-in-law would undoubtedly have gained more than he gained. One reason was that the Minister of Personnel was second only to the Chief Supervisor, and the other was that the alliance with Yuan Wei would be broken.

But the situation is different now. Yuan Wei has resigned from his post and returned to the field. His father-in-law is now the second assistant of the current dynasty. Although he has lost the power of the Minister of Personnel, he can directly obtain the throne of the chief assistant.

That's why when he learned that he was pushed into the cabinet from the court, Lin Qingran was determined to help his father-in-law clear the relationship and naturally pushed his father-in-law to the throne of the Ming Dynasty's assistant.

In fact, this matter is not difficult. Looking at the other three candidates, Yan Ne, Dong Fen and Li Chunfang, in terms of qualifications and reputation, are far inferior to their cheap father-in-law.

At the time of entering the curtain, a sedan chair returned to the Wu Mansion in the dusk and parked it in the front yard.

Even if Wu Shan encountered such a good thing, his face was as serious as before. Even when he saw Lin Weiran, his brows frowned slightly.

Facing the greetings of his wife, daughter and son-in-law, he nodded gently to respond.

Wu Shan went back to the room to change his clothes and came to the dining room with rich dishes. He didn't intend to talk about anything, but sat down with his bowls and chopsticks and had a look.

Wu's mother looked at her husband who was chewing slowly, but she couldn't help but speak, "My husband, I heard that this time the court was pushed into the cabinet, is it almost certain that you will be able to enter the cabinet?"

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand women!" Wu Shan raised his face and scolded him.

Wu's mother knew how to be sensible, but she obediently closed her mouth and did not dare to continue inquire about the situation.

The sky outside gradually darkened, and the lights were on in the dining room at the right time, and officials came to hand in their prayers one after another.

After dinner, the father-in-law and son-in-law came to the outer hall of the study, and the maid brought tea.

Wu Shan sat down in front of the head seat, facing Lin Weiran who was happy, but said directly: "Ruoyu, haven't you seen Mr. Xu's methods?"

The butler came in from outside, holding a medicine bowl in his hand, and placed it carefully in front of Wu Shan. Hearing this, he looked at his master in confusion.

"What trick did he use?" Lin Weiran asked in confusion when he heard this unexpected words.

After learning the news this afternoon, he saw that the things he had been waiting for for a long time finally made progress, and he was always in an inexplicable excitement.

The thing he thought the most was how to connect the relationships between all parties, so that his father-in-law could enter the cabinet without any suspense, but he never felt that there was anything wrong with this matter.

"You are also the one in charge, and you are blinded by this matter!" Wu Shan shook his head gently and explained: "If the emperor directly ordered me to enter the cabinet, I would naturally be like others.

I am grateful for your gratitude. But this time the court has been pushed into the cabinet. If I take the initiative to compete for it, do you know the consequences?"

Lin Qingran also calmed down and responded with a serious expression: "There is an unwritten rule that the Minister of Personnel cannot enter the cabinet." Even if my father-in-law did not take the initiative to enter the cabinet this time, but after being pushed into the cabinet by the court, others will definitely

He said that his father-in-law is a person with extremely strong desire for power, but he ignored the tradition of the dynasty's "Minister of Personnel will not enter the cabinet"!"

The struggles in the officialdom are really everywhere, and Xu Jie can be said to have used an extremely clever method.

For other officials, the court's promotion to the cabinet was undoubtedly the most orthodox cabinet minister. However, Wu Shan held the position of Minister of Personnel, and the best way was to "enter the imperial edict to enter the cabinet."

But Xu Jie didn't know how to convince the current emperor this time, and actually promoted many "Tingtui Pavilion Ministers" who had never tried, which made his father-in-law fall into a dilemma.

Competing will damage reputation; not fighting will lead to a good opportunity to join the cabinet!

"Yes, this time I'm not going to join the cabinet, so don't do anything more!" Wu Shan took a sip of tea and nodded seriously.

Lin Qingran looked at his father-in-law seriously for a moment and suddenly speculated: "Father-in-law, not only is the time for entering the cabinet this time, but you actually don't want to enter the cabinet, but that's the case?"

"The Yan family was confiscated, and I saw Yuan Wei resigning from office and returning to the land. Actually... I felt a little bit of a desire to retreat!" Wu Shan did not deny it, but nodded gently and admitted.

Under Xu Jie's frame-up, the knife not only slashed Yan Shifan's neck, but also made many officials feel disappointed.

"My father-in-law, please don't be so discouraged. The current court still needs such an upright official as you, so that you can truly benefit the people of the Ming Dynasty, instead of turning a blind eye to a small Wei Yinbao." Lin Weiran complained about Xu Jie again

The poor achievements in the governance of the country immediately had a sudden inspiration: "If my father-in-law really doesn't want to fight, the son-in-law has a good idea!"

"A good idea? What do you want?" Wu Shan gently put down the teacup and looked at Lin Yanran with vigilance.
Chapter completed!