After Lin Yanchao's words, all the officials looked at Zhao Yongxian.

Less than three months after Lin Yanchao was in office, the affairs of the Ministry of Rites were in order. He also took back the tribute and the jurisdiction of the Huitong Pavilion from the Ministry of War.

Officials from all over the Ministry admired and respected Lin Yanchao.

As for Zhao Yongxian, he also has a deep understanding of this. He has always had letters with Zou Yuanbiao and Gu Xiancheng.

Zou Yuanbiao praised Lin Yanchao for being talented, and believed that he would at least speak for Qingliu in the future and was a person who could win. Gu Xiancheng believed that Lin Yanchao's desire for fame and fortune was too strong, and he was no longer the Lin Yanchao who was memorialized in the past and could punish the king for death.

Of course, Zhao Yongxian also had Zou and Gu's concerns. He had been in contact with Lin Yanchao for several months and believed that this person was more complicated. He had both a villain and a gentleman. However, as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, he did not want to have a quarrel with Lin Yanchao in some matters, but he also felt that he had to draw a clear line with him in some matters.

Zhao Yongxian immediately asked: "The Minister of Personnel is the Grand Priest, and is listed as the head of the six ministers. He holds the ranks of the government and is in charge of the promotion of officials in the world. The officials thought that the imperial court should promote officials, and should be fair and unfair. If you can be entrusted with a position or not, you should be the first to be able to be favored or not. How can you get the advantage or not?

After hearing Zhao Yongxian's words, all the officials shook their heads secretly.

Lin Yanchao heard this and pointed at a pot of flowers in the room and said, "Zhao Zongbo, look at this flower. These four seasons change based on the way of heaven, but there are still other rules in addition to the way of heaven. You think this is right."

All the officials nodded.

Huang Fengxiang smiled and said, "Everyone is a fellow tribe. Since he talked behind closed doors, Zhengtang said this just now, so he would not treat everyone as an outsider."

The officials below nodded one after another to express their respect and obedience.

Zhao Yongxian of course had the meaning of Lin Yanchao's words. He said: "The officials have been taught. According to Zhao's opinion, the current Minister of Justice Lu Siko and the Minister of Revenue Shi Sinong are all talented and can be called candidates. If the Minister of Personnel comes from them, Zhao thinks it can be called "."

Lin Yanchao nodded when he heard this.

After dispersing, Zhao Yongxian and Chen Tailai, the doctor of the Essence and Food Department, walked back to the yamen together.

Chen Tailai said: "You Zong Bo, can you tell who Zhengtang is thinking?"

Zhao Yongxian said: "It seems that it is nothing more than Shi Dongming and one of Lu Pinghu."

Chen Tailai said: "Justice's reputation as the right Zongbo said just now, Shi Dongming and Lu Pinghu are not the same. However, after the reputation of the wise, everyone is afraid of Shi Dongming and is willing to be Lu Pinghu."

Zhao Yongxian said: "Shi Dongming is upright and never engages in forming cliques and making personal gains. Of course, the officials stay away from him. But if he is the Minister of Personnel, I think it is more fair."

Chen Tailai said: "What You Zongbo said is very true, but Shi Dongming dared to take charge of the affairs. If he was to preside over the throne, it was not his strength. Instead, Lu Pinghu had both a reputation for being a pure and..."

Zhao Yongxian stood firmly at the foot of the road when he heard this: "It turns out that as Zhengtang said, human feelings change under the way of heaven. You and Lu Pinghu are divided into fellow townsmen, so it is natural to speak for him."

Both of them laughed loudly when they heard this.

The next day, the nine ministers at the left gate discussed the meeting.

This court discussion is an Eastern Affairs.

"DPRK came to report that the Japanese country issued a letter of state and wanted to launch a large-scale army to invade Korea next spring."

"The Ministry of War Commission's Jinyiwei spyed on the situation of the Japanese army, and the Ministry of War also investigated the situation of the Japanese army through maritime merchants. According to the news of maritime merchants, the Japanese leader Hideyoshi Hei had issued a conscript order to the Japanese country in the first month, and it is also expected to send troops next spring."

Because the Minister of War Wang Yie and the Left Minister of War Xu Shouqian were recuperating, the Right Minister of War Wang Ji, who attended the Nine Ministers' Courts' Courts' Courts' Courts' Courts' Courts' Courts' Courts' Courts' Courts' Courts' Courts' and Shen Yongmao, the Langzhong of the Fangsi, made a statement to the Nine Ministers on behalf of the Ministry of War.

As for the Minister of Personnel, Song Wei, was also absent due to illness, so the nine ministers only reached seven.

Upon hearing the news of the Japanese invasion, the attending officials remained silent.

It’s not that I don’t want to say it, but that I don’t know what to say.

Right Assistant Wang Jiji said, "The country of Japan has started mobilizing from the first month of this year and sent troops to the beginning of next spring. If this is true, the momentum of sending troops is quite high."

The attending members continued to remain silent.

Li Shida, the censor of the Left Capital, said: "If I say something, it's not that Li thought the Ministry of War was exaggerating, but that Japan is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, and it took a long time to go back and forth."

"And how credible is the statement of the sea merchants going back and forth between the Japanese and Ming dynasties? This spy on the Japanese should be based on the news of the secret spy of the Jinyiwei."

"The last thing is that North Korea's attitude is still ambiguous, and it is not clear whether it has the intention to collude with Japan and commit crimes. We should not trust North Korea's one-sided words easily, and we should also visit it carefully."

Seeing that someone finally spoke, everyone gave a breath.

After hearing Li Shida's words, Lin Yanchao brought a teacup, slid the tea cover, slid the tea leaves, blew it lightly, took a sip, and after a slight movement of his throat, he showed a look of praise on his face.

In the eyes of outsiders, Lin Yanchao actually tasted the tea that was worth a few dollars in the palace.

The other officials followed suit when they heard this, drinking tea on their own, but they didn't express their opinions easily.

The chief minister Shen Shixing glanced at the officials below and picked up the tea himself.

Seeing that the officials were a little dissatisfied with this attitude, the second auxiliary Xu Guo said, "What Du Xian means is that we should continue to wait and see the changes."

Li Shida said: "Shijiao, I don't mean this. It's just that there is too little news now. At this time, it is the response of my Shangbang's great power."

Shi Xing, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, said: "I agree with Du Xian's opinion. After the court's proposal at the end of last year, the court had already strengthened its garrison in Jinlai, Liaodong, and ordered coastal provinces to be strictly guarded. In Shi's opinion, the Huoluo Chi tribe should be pacified first, and after pacifying the northwest, the court would free up his hands to deal with the Eastern Affairs."

At this moment, many officials expressed their support for Li Shida and Shi Xing.

Lin Yanchao's lips moved when he heard this, but he didn't say anything. At the court's proposal, Wang Yie, Shi Xing, and Lu Guangzu, began to reject it. He was not sure today, so he would not humiliate himself again.

Shi Xing glanced at Lin Yanchao, and finally sat down and pondered.

After Xu Guo asked Shen Shixing for advice, he asked the attending officials: "What other good plans do you have?"

Everyone was silent, and Lin Yanchao continued to drink tea without making any noise.

"I have some superficial views."

Everyone looked at it and turned out to be Lu Guangzu, the Minister of Justice.

Xu Guo felt a little nervous, but he asked happily: "What are the great opinions of the Grand Secretary Kou?"

Lu Guangzu said: "Last year, we believe that whether Japan invaded was still in the 55% or not. But today, judging from the Ministry of War, we can make it more accurate to confirm its ambitions. Is it too thin to strengthen the garrison of Jinlai? Is it better to take out the matter of shipping the Liao and Ji Dynasties last year?"

As soon as this said, Shi Xing stared at Lu Guangzu in shock and angrily.

Facing Shi Xing's gaze, Lu Guangzu sat steadily.

Lin Yanchao put down the teacup at this time, stretched his arms to the armrest of the chair and sat upright.

After the court meeting ended that day, Shen Shixing, Xu Guo and the others returned to the ministry to do business, but the seven ministers did not rush back. Everyone gathered around Shi Xing and Lu Guangzu and the two bigwigs.

Lu Guangzu talked and laughed from beginning to end, but Shi Xing put down his previous airs and spoke with a smile.

Lin Yanchao glanced at Lu Guangzu, then looked at Shi Xing, and immediately walked to Lu Guangzu's side.

Lu Guangzu's smile became deeper, and Lin Yanchao also smiled all over his face and said something for a while. Then Lin Yanchao walked to Shi Xing again, and Shi Xing also squeezed out a smile on his face.

After the two of them greeted each other, Lin Yanchao rushed to the cabinet.

Shen Shixing actually left the pavilion and returned home earlier, so Lin Yanchao visited Xu Guo.

As soon as he saw Xu Guo, Lin Yanchao said, "Shifu, you and I agreed to support Shi Sinong as the Minister of Personnel. I think it is necessary to change it."

Xu Guo heard this and said, "Zong Hai... I just supported Shi Siong in the court's discussion, and I had no choice but to do it. Don't change your decision because of Lu Pinghu's words. This person is very cunning, and he was the most determined among the officials who opposed shipping at the time. Today, he deliberately put forward this proposal in the court's discussion, knowing that Shi Siong in the Shi Siong Association opposed this matter, and then he intended to differentiate us."

Lin Yanchao said: "Shi Sui, I don't know much about the matter of shipping. I only know that Shi Siyuan opposed it from beginning to end. I refuted me again in the court discussion, but Lu Siko agreed. I, Lin Yanchao, was not a good official, only know one thing. Whoever opposes it is Lin's enemy, and whoever supports it is Lin's friend."

Xu Guoyu said earnestly: "Zonghai, how can everything go smoothly in the officialdom? Even as an old man, even Yuanfu has many things to do but cannot. If someone opposes him, he will be incompatible with him, and the road will become narrower and narrower."

Lin Yanchao said: "I think it would be better if it was for the sake of the Lianghuai Salt Tax. Now Wang Sima is also sick and is resigning from the court. How about it, why would he let Shi Siong be renamed the Minister of War?"

As soon as Lin Yanchao said this, Xu Guo's face showed displeasure.

"Zonghai, the Minister of War, the cabinet department of the Ministry of War is chosen by someone in his heart, so there is no need to say anything more."

Seeing that Xu Guoyu was so determined, Lin Yanchao stood up and said goodbye no more.

After Lin Yanchao left, Xu Guo was furious and couldn't help but pat the table.

The Secretariat outside the door immediately entered when he heard the sound.

"Don't calm down."

Xu Guoyun took a breath and said, "Am I am a qi Lin Houguan? I am a qi Lu Pinghu, and this is a damaging move."

The Secretary of the Court said: "The official Lin Hou made the right to serve the two words "serious" and Lu Pinghu knew to meet his preferences, but it was really a violation of the rules to come to the market with the decision agreed upon by the court before."

Xu Guo nodded and said, "Yes, Lu Pinghu is so skillful. If this person is really the queen of the throne, there will be conflicts between the cabinet ministries, and how can there be peace in the future? Although Shi Dongming is not close to me, he will at least not come to us to challenge power and demonstrate."

The Secretariat of the Court nodded when he heard this. There was a saying in the officialdom, "Those who are in charge of the votes and plan to be the real prime minister."

Xu Guo either recommended Shi Xing with him or to block Lu Guangzu's position as Minister of Personnel, and to lay the foundation for his future replacement of Shen Shi as the chief assistant.

ps: There will be updates tomorrow.
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