"Forget it, I will go there in person now. I think we have shown goodwill before, and Duke Zhongguo will support us." Fan Shitong responded to the errand with a confident face.
Fan Shitong didn't know that at this moment, the third floor of Xianweiju belonged to Shen Ao's private room alone. The eldest princess had already come one step ahead and sat opposite Shen Ao.
The eldest princess invited Shen Ao, so there was no reason why Shen Ao could not refuse. The eldest princess helped him to be where he is today, especially in the matter of joining the country of Changlong. It was because of her support that Shen Ao was able to make such progress. Well done, we have achieved this success now.
Shen Ao is a person who knows how to be grateful. Because of this, he has always respected the eldest princess. Even though he does not need much support from the eldest princess now, his attitude has basically not changed from before.
"This is a good place." Sitting in the private room, looking at the decorations that were different from other rooms, the eldest princess smiled enviously.
Since it is used as a place for Shen Ao to rest, the decoration here is naturally extremely thoughtful. Not only is everything full of warmth, many of the furnishings inside are the result of discussions between Bai Qiutong and the housekeeper Shen Xing, including a picture. Chairs and even a tea cup are carefully selected. When these things are presented together, they naturally give people a very warm and comfortable feeling.
Shen Ao sat opposite and poured new tea for the eldest princess himself, then smiled and said: "It's all arranged by the people below. If you can get into the eldest princess's eyes, they will be very happy when they hear it."
"Haha." The eldest princess took the tea cup and smiled. She naturally knew that the people below Shen Ao did not need to look at her face. This was a deliberate compliment to her, so she responded with a smile. When she looked at Shen Ao, her eyes Zhong also sighed a little more.
Who would have thought that the young father-in-law, who was carrying a bastard name more than a year ago, would reach this point today, and would need to ask for help on his own?
After all, she is also the biological sister of the current emperor. Both her implicit power and her actual power are not small. She is far from a duke, especially a hereditary duke. But such a young man who is only sixteen years old is now It can help yourself, and even achieve a decisive effect, which makes people sigh when thinking about it.
That's right, the eldest princess came here today for the vacant position of Right Minister of Household Affairs.
The position of minister is to assist the minister in doing some specific work. Taking it a step further, it will be the position of minister, which is the boss of a department. It is really an extraordinary existence. Normally, it is better, but once it comes to it In a power struggle, the support of a minister is likely to change the situation and the outcome, which shows the importance of position.
Usually when such a position is vacant, it is the target of competition between all parties. Therefore, it is often possible for several parties to use their brains and fight. It is especially worth mentioning that Jiang Dai was removed to take the blame. The right assistant minister was the person Emperor Qianwen had chosen before. Now that something has gone wrong with him, the emperor cannot decide on a candidate because of his face. After all, if there is a problem with the person you promoted, you have been proven wrong. Why do you have the nerve to continue making these mistakes?
Therefore, this time, Emperor Qianwen would probably not appoint him as the right minister, but would leave it to several forces to compete, which made the eldest princess also think about it.
Although the eldest princess is a woman, she is also a person full of desire for power. For this reason, she did not choose to take care of her husband and raise children. Instead, after her husband died, she stepped into the court and devoted all her energy to it. Put it on the management power.
Unfortunately, the opportunities for the eldest princess were not good. Although she gained the trust of the emperor and was in charge of Guo Changlong's work, she had no improvement due to her limited understanding of business. Until Shen Ao suddenly appeared and stepped in. , she took this opportunity to get ahead, and her identity became more and more important.
Guo Changlong became more and more powerful, which promoted the ambition of the eldest princess. She used her name as the eldest princess and Guo Changlong's dividends to manage her own power, especially the fall of the former prince. She has been given many important positions, which gave her an opportunity for development. Several people belonging to her in the court have recently been assigned to important positions.
The so-called importance refers to the heads of some departments, just like Shen Ao's head of the financial department. They are all figures who can have the final say in a department.
The emperor also saw this, but did not stop it. He seemed to agree with the eldest princess's move to develop her power. This gave her great confidence and wanted to continue to develop. But the boss is still the boss, and the position is still too low. Some, whether it is to have stronger strength for themselves, or to tell others that there is hope and hope for following them, the eldest princess urgently needs a position that she can take to inspire others and expand her influence.
There was no chance before, so the eldest princess could only wait. But now, the opportunity has come. The position of a right minister of the household department, which is not low, is not the highest. It is in line with her current status, just like it is for her current situation. If it's tailor-made, she will definitely strive for it.
The position was available, but the eldest princess was not the only one who had ideas. She had already inquired, and Prince Xiang and Prince Qing seemed to be interested, and both had recommended suitable candidates within a short period of time. The eldest princess had to become anxious. He also selected a suitable person to take over among the candidates who relied on him.
But just having people is useless. It is not easy to defeat Prince Xiang and Prince Qing in a fiercely competitive situation. This is a big test for the eldest princess.
In order to prove herself and raise her own flag, the eldest princess tried every means and inquired about all the information these days, and finally her eyes fell on Shen Ao. Especially when she heard that Shen Ao had made a When the new arithmetic was highly praised by even the current Minister of Household Affairs, she saw Shen Ao's influence and came to her door.
The person is here, but how to speak, the eldest princess still has a look of embarrassment on her face. After all, she is also an eldest princess, but now she needs to ask a minister who is only sixteen years old, a prince of the country. Lowering her head, she would naturally not feel very comfortable mentally. It was quite difficult for her to open her mouth because of her status.
Fortunately, Shen Ao has a mature mind that belies his age. When it comes to the ability to observe people's emotions, few people can match him. He saw the eldest princess's hesitant look, so he took the initiative to show his kindness and said, "Your Highness, but Is there anything you need? If so, just say so. I can’t say that I can definitely do it well, but I will definitely try my best.”
Shen Aodu said this, and the eldest princess breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that the other party would know how to pretend to be confused and talk about it, and then she really wouldn't know how to speak. Even if she had made it clear, she would After a flash of embarrassment flashed across his face, he took the initiative to talk about his purpose.
The eldest princess didn't hide anything at all. She even told her about her love of power. This is exactly what makes her smart. I'm afraid she also knows that in front of a smart person like Shen Ao, it's useless to play any tricks. In vain, it will only increase mutual suspicion. Even so, telling the truth will make things easier.
Shen Ao listened silently and soon figured out what the eldest princess meant. She actually came for the position of the right minister of household affairs.
Speaking of Jiang Dai, the right servant, he was quite unlucky. He finally got the chance to take over when a vacancy came up, but within a short period of time, he was punished because he wanted to deal with Shen Ao, and he was sent to jail. The result of exile.
Jiang Dai may have regretted it a long time ago, but these are not important. In the eyes of the powerful, it is impossible for such a loser to be remembered. They only see the reality in front of them.
The position of Right Assistant Minister was vacant. Shen Ao didn't take it seriously before. Anyway, his qualifications were too low and he had no chance to ascend to this position. Even so, why should he worry?
But after the eldest princess's analysis, Shen Ao realized the importance of this position. The right servant is the person in charge of the Jin Department. If someone comes who he can't deal with, wouldn't Shen Ao have to be distracted to deal with it? This is not What he wants to see.
Even so, it is best for the newly appointed right minister to be one of your own. Not to mention fully supporting his own work, at least he should not find fault with himself and just look for trouble when there is nothing wrong with him.
The eldest princess then appeared and said bluntly that the candidate she recommended was named Zhou Mingxuan, and he was currently the position of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the head of the party. If he could become the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he would not find fault with Shen Ao. , and will fully support his work. Isn't this what Shen Ao wants?
Although he generally accepted the result in his heart, Shen Ao did not agree immediately. He would not forget that the eldest princess also said just now that King Xiang also recommended his candidate, Li Yun, the guest of the Ministry of Rites; King Qing also recommended the candidate, Censor Zhongyao.
Shen Ao didn't care who King Xiang recommended or what he originally did. Shen Ao would definitely not allow his people to come to power with this person who had already become enemies with him. Otherwise, I'm afraid the second Jiang Dai would do it again. Appear.
But he had to think carefully about the candidates recommended by King Qing.
When Daqian Bank opened, Prince Qing showed his good will. Not only that, the Fan family later deposited 32,000 real gold and silver, and said that if they wanted to buy the Fan family's iron tools in the future, they would have to use banknotes directly. trade.
Shen Ao cannot turn a blind eye to this kind of support. If this is the case, it will only make people feel discouraged, and it will not be a good thing for Daqian Bank or himself.
There is only one position for the right minister, and he can only speak for one person. In this case, who should he support?
In terms of relationship distance and distance, Shen Ao naturally gets along more harmoniously with the eldest princess. But for politicians, relationships can only be the icing on the cake, not the decisive factor.