Chapter four hundred and twenty eight stealing the show...
After the business was finished, the father and son started chatting again. Fang Yingwu inquired about the news and said: "Has there been any results from the vacant position in the cabinet to this day?"
Fang Qingzhi said casually: "Xianggong Wan recommended Peng Hua, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and Xianggong Liu recommended Yin Min, a heavenly official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Between the two, Peng Xianggong was recommended well, and Yin Tianguan was more senior. They are still in a stalemate. It seems difficult to
result."
Fang Yingwu secretly complained that Wan Shoufu was very tough. While competing with Liu Cifu for the position of cabinet minister, he still had time to plan a purge of the ministers. He was really old, strong and energetic.
However, Fang Yingwu suddenly thought of Xu Pu and asked, "Didn't Xu Xu make any move? It is said that he is also a very qualified person to join the cabinet."
Xu Pu, with the title of Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and the title of Left Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the leader of the Hanyuan generation after Ke Qian. He had all the status and reputation. He was indeed qualified to join the cabinet, and his competitiveness was one of the best. At least he had no problem surpassing Peng Hua.
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Fang Qingzhi thought for a while and replied: "As far as my father has seen, Xu Xueshi is very indifferent now and has no intention of joining the cabinet."
Fang Qingzhi then asked: "In your opinion, why does Academician Xu not want to join the cabinet?"
Fang Yingwu frowned and thought for a moment before replying: "If you ask me to tell you the reason, this Bachelor Xu may have a perfectionist tendency."
Fang Qingzhi had never heard of this word and wondered: "What does this mean?"
"The so-called perfectionism means that you either do your best or don't do it at all. The current atmosphere in the temple is not right. If you join the cabinet as a cabinet minister at this time, you will have ministers like Wan An in front of you and emperors like His Majesty above you. If it were different,
Light and dust will definitely not survive.
If light and dust are really the same, then he will become a new member of the Three Pavilions, which will be very bad for his personal reputation. In the history books, he will probably become a failed prime minister in the dark era.
So I guess Xu Xueshi feels that the time is not good now, and would rather give up the opportunity to join the cabinet, and wait until the atmosphere is clear before seeking to join the cabinet. Of course. If he cannot wait until the Taoist Demon is eliminated, I guess Xu Xueshi would rather hide in hiding.
Retreat to preserve your reputation for the rest of your life."
Fang Qingzhi nodded slightly, as if he had some enlightenment. Fang Yingwu started writing a letter in the study. Since his father didn't want to talk about this to Xu Xueshi, he had to do the bad job himself.
After writing the letter, the night was already dark. Fang Yingwu left, went to the West Courtyard to comfort his concubine, and then returned to the county government office. It was not that Fang Yingwu loved work and was diligent in royal affairs, but that he was currently in an extraordinary period.
If people pay attention to him, it is better to behave cautiously. After all, according to the rules, the county magistrate is generally not allowed to spend the night outside the county government office.
The next day, Fang Yingwu was already busy with official duties. He went to the south of the city early in the morning to inspect the river dredging work. The summer flood was approaching, and the issue of unblocked waterways could not be neglected.
After walking around outside for a day, Fang Zhixian didn't look tired. He returned to the county office in high spirits and asked Lou Tianhua: "How many invitations did you receive today?"
Lou Tianhua replied: "Not one."
Fang Yingwu was very surprised. Yesterday there was a bustling crowd, but today there are only a few people around. Isn't the contrast too great? So he ordered: "Then bring the name card from yesterday. I should meet the person."
Lou Tianhua replied again: "The editor sent a message again, asking the proprietor to go back again."
Fang Zhixian was speechless. I was called home just yesterday and I have to go home again today. Is your father addicted to ordering people around?
But his father had an order and could not disobey him, so Fang Zhixian had no choice but to change into a scholar's shirt, travel incognito and go home quietly. Just like yesterday, his father had been waiting in the study.
When Fang Qingzhi saw his son, he looked very strange and said: "When I went to the Hanlin Academy for my father today, I forwarded your letter to Xu Xueshi. Xu Xueshi said... He agreed, as long as you are willing to accept it.
hand."
"Oh...what? He agreed?" Fang Yingwu was completely shocked. His eyes widened, and he almost suspected that he heard wrongly.
Fang Yingwu couldn't help shouting again: "How is this possible!"
To be honest, although Fang Yingwu clearly said that he wanted to sell for a price, he would help whoever offered the higher conditions. In theory, he could compromise with Dai Jin and Shang Ming. As long as these two offered
Offer a sufficient price.
But in fact, Fang Yingwu knew his true intentions very well. He also had a fundamental principle of helping Wang Zhi. The best way was to save Wang Zhi's fate by attacking Shang Ming.
Therefore, deep down in his heart, Fang Yingwu did not think about giving up and compromising on this matter. The so-called selling for a price was just his plan: to unswervingly attack Dai Jin Shangming, and to recruit a few allies to make more money.
Point out the benefits to achieve a win-win effect and maximize revenue.
After Fang Yingwu heard Xu Xueshi's request to stop yesterday, the two conditions he offered were actually very unreasonable conditions. He had no hope that Xu Pu would agree!
If you think about it, you will know that asking Xu Pu to recommend his father to be promoted immediately is not impossible from a technical point of view, nor is it too objectionable. It is not an exaggeration to promote a high-ranking scholar. But why did Xu Pu help his father to do this?
Busy? At the year-end banquet of the Hanlin Academy, my father was not in Xu Pu’s circle.
In addition, it is even more impossible to ask Xu Pu to suppress Xie Qian for three years. Xie Qian is the successor chosen by Xu Xueshi and the candidate to inherit the mantle. Is Xu Pu allowed to abandon his martial arts for other people's affairs? The Metropolitan Procuratorate
No matter how big the scandal is, it has nothing to do with Xu Xueshi.
But the most impossible thing happened. Bachelor Xu Puxu actually agreed! The temptation of these two conditions was too great, big enough to make Fang Yingwu shaken.
If you are promoted to one rank this year and then another rank next year after compiling a book, then your father will be promoted faster than Xie Qian. It may not be a dream to become a pavilion elder in your forties!
Could it be that Academician Xu made a mistake? Fang Yingwu put away his lazy expression, became serious, and silently re-examined the whole matter in his heart.
There was a question that I didn't expect yesterday: Why did Xu Xueshi persuade him to stop? No matter how you look at it, it seems to be a bit nosy. Why did he want to meddle in this?
Regarding this question, Fang Yingwu lacked more information. He knew that he could not think of the answer, but he vaguely had some strange feelings. It seemed that things were out of his control...
Thinking of what I heard yesterday, someone like Wan Shoufu wants to use this to cause trouble? Then there must be someone who wants to counter Wan Shoufu? Then the storm will revolve around these people. As for the specific doorways inside, there is still a lack of information.
It's impossible to think of it.
But Fang Yingwu can feel that things have changed from being centered around him to a higher-level game without him. The most intuitive manifestation is that yesterday, Wanping County Yamen Tingruo City, today others know the situation and feel
If you lose control of the situation, no one will come to you.
Fang Yingwu suddenly flew into a rage, they were all trying to steal the show! These people are indeed political veterans, and they will steal the spotlight at every turn!
He hates this kind of out-of-control situation. Originally, he was going to play a big game of chess, but don't make the chess player become someone else. What's the point in that!
Fang Qingzhi looked at his son and asked, "Stop thinking nonsense, first tell me how to reply to Xu Xueshi?"