Chapter 41. The good and the bad are mixed (middle).
Seeing what this man did, Zhao Junchen was also stunned.
Zuo Lanshan, Gu Quan and others who were sitting at the table with Zhao Junchen also had dissatisfied faces.
Among them, Zuo Lanshan and Zhan Shanchang showed the most obvious performance.
Leading the officials to toast Zhao Junchen may seem ordinary, but it also depends on seniority. Among the officials present, Zuo Lanshan has the highest official position, and Zhan Shanchang has been with Zhao Junchen for the longest time. Such an act should have been done by
Zuo Lanshan or Zhan Shanchang is in charge.
However, Zhao Junchen had not spoken just now, nor had he announced the opening of the banquet. Zuo Lanshan and Zhan Shanchang were wary of each other and did not rush to speak. However, they did not expect that someone would be jealous of Jiang Qian's treatment in order to please Zhao Junchen.
, in order to attract the attention of Zhao Junchen, he actually delivered a toast first!
As a result, one can imagine the embarrassment and annoyance felt by Zuo Lanshan and Zhan Shanchang.
There is nothing trivial in officialdom, and if you make the slightest mistake, you will offend others without realizing it. Looking at the man in front of him without realizing it, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but wonder how this person has gained a foothold in the officialdom over the years.
"I wonder who this colleague is?" Zhao Junchen did not stand up, but looked confused and asked in a long voice.
At this time, seeing no one responding, this man was a little embarrassed, but when he heard Zhao Junchen's inquiry, he was flattered, and with a flattering look on his face, he said repeatedly: "I have met the Lord Shangshu in Shuntian Prefecture to govern Wei Ping."
Zhao Junchen smiled and nodded, raised the glass, gestured to Wei Ping, took a sip, and finally got over it.
Although he didn't like Wei Ping's tendency to steal the limelight and not follow the rules, Zhao Junchen didn't show much expression in front of everyone.
Looking at Wei Ping, seeing Zhao Junchen's expression, he was even more happy. He not only drank the wine in the cup, but also looked around after sitting down, which seemed quite interesting.
Seeing Wei Ping's appearance, Zhao Junchen chuckled softly to the officials at the table and said, "This Lord Wei Ping is quite straightforward and interesting."
Li Lide, the Minister of Punishment, had just joined Zhao Junchen. He wanted to close the relationship and was most familiar with Shuntian Mansion, so he explained with a soft smile: "Wei Ping's father, Wei Ran, was originally a classmate of the Chief Assistant. Counting this, Wei Pingyuan
First of all, he can be regarded as the chief assistant. The chief assistant cared about the friendship with his father and had given him a lot of support in the early years. Wei Ping also had some abilities, otherwise he would not have climbed to the Shuntian Mansion.
In terms of position, it was just that he had no regard for the overall situation and often acted jealous of his colleagues, so he gradually became unpopular with the Chief Assistant. It is said that over the years, the Chief Assistant has been unwilling to see him. I am afraid that because of this, Wei Ping has become
I have the intention of changing my appearance."
Zhao Junchen frowned slightly and said slowly: "So, this Wei Ping is still nominally the disciple of Lord Chief Assistant?"
Li Lide nodded and said: "That's it. Although he is not valued by the Chief Assistant, the Chief Assistant cares about the old relationship, but he does not deliberately exclude and suppress him. He just no longer uses and promotes him. Otherwise, it will be based on his ignorance of advancement and retreat.
How can Xing Zi continue to sit firmly in the position of the ruler of Shuntian Prefecture?"
Hearing what Li Lide said, Zhao Junchen smiled and shook his head slightly.
Wei Ping's way of trying to steal the limelight revealed many bad qualities to Zhao Junchen. His disregard for the overall situation and jealousy of his colleagues were also obvious, so it was natural that he was not taken seriously by Zhou Shangjing's group.
Thinking like this, Zhao Junchen said to everyone at the table: "No less than your lords, I have been focusing on taking care of the household department before, and I don't know much about other officials in the court. Today's banquet, on the occasion of dealing with it, please
Colleagues, please give me some pointers."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Zuo Lanshan, Zhan Shanchang and others didn't even dare to say it, but they already understood what Zhao Junchen meant.
Zhao Junchen hosted the banquet this time. In addition to wanting to get closer to them, the important ministers who had recently taken refuge in the DPRK, he also wanted to see how many people in the DPRK wanted to surrender to him and how many of them could work for him.
Used.
You must know that the distribution of power between the factions in the DPRK and China is now stable. Under this situation, officials in the DPRK and China who intend to seek refuge with Zhao Junchen either have no backers or are not taken seriously by their factions. There are naturally various reasons, some of which are
Because talents are not recognized, some are because they offend others, but many are because of defects in their own abilities and temperament.
Just like Wei Ping, not only cannot it be reused, but even "light use" may lead to bad things, which Zhao Junchen will never accept.
Zhao Junchen knows very well that with his current reputation in the officialdom, most of the officials in the DPRK and China who want to take refuge in him will not be good officials. However, if they are just corrupt officials, that's it. Corrupt officials also have their uses, but if they are
If he only knows how to be greedy but cannot be an official, and knows how to do bad things but cannot get things done, then Zhao Junchen can only be grateful but not sensitive.
Zhao Junchen asked Zuo Lanshan, Zhan Shanchang and others to help with the selection, firstly to eliminate the bad and retain the good, and secondly to show his trust in them.
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After chatting for a while with Zuo Lanshan, Zhan Shanchang and others who were sitting at the table, Zhao Junchen also stood up and said to the officials present: "I have received your majesty's trust today and was promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Although it is mainly because of your majesty's respect for me.
I care about you as an official, but I cannot do without the strong support of your colleagues on weekdays, so I am hosting a banquet for you all here today, and I ask you not to be polite and come back with a good time!"
As he spoke, Zhao Junchen raised his glass of wine, but this time he drank it all in one gulp.
As Zhao Junchen stood up to speak, all the officials present also stood up one after another, saying "Your Majesty, you are so polite", and after raising their glasses with Zhao Junchen, they all drank it in one gulp.
After Zhao Junchen sat down, everyone also started the banquet. However, after a few chopsticks were exchanged, Zuo Lanshan and Zhan Shanchang finally stood up on behalf of the officials and raised their glasses again: "I should have been waiting for you today.
I invited Mr. Zhao to a banquet and congratulated Mr. Zhao on his promotion, but I didn’t expect that it would cost Mr. Zhao a lot of money. In just one month, Mr. Zhao has raised an additional one million taels of silver for the country, which shows his great talent. Your Majesty appointed you as the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Minister, you are truly worthy of your title. Colleagues, let us raise a glass together to congratulate Mr. Zhao on his promotion, and wish Mr. Zhao to make further progress and achieve success every step of the way!"
Different from Wei Ping's self-initiated toast before, following Zuo Lanshan's words, all the officials stood up to respond and said in unison: "Congratulations to Mr. Zhao on his promotion, and I wish Mr. Zhao to take further steps.
Bu Qingyun!"
Zhao Junchen also raised his glass and drank it in one gulp.
While drinking, Zhao Junchen looked over and saw Wei Ping looking at this situation. Thinking of his previous actions, he suddenly realized what he had done wrong and his face turned pale.
As Zhao Junchen and other officials sat down again, the banquet finally officially began. Because of Wei Ping's previous incident, no one dared to sensationalize it anymore. Officials came out one after another to toast Zhao Junchen, or hinted at surrender.
, or want to leave some impression in front of Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen also deliberately took this opportunity to find some available talents among these officials. He welcomed all who came and was quite polite. Although he didn't like to drink too much, most of them only tasted the wine during the toast, but in this way
No one can say anything about his current status.
After this contact, Zhao Junchen discovered that these officials who wanted to seek refuge with him were indeed mixed.
However, there was one person who caught Zhao Junchen's attention.