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Li Qian noticed that Wang Mang had visible displeasure on his face when he mentioned this name.
But he did not say much on this matter, but quickly turned the topic back to Sima Guang and Cai Bian.
"These two adults had a lot of conflicts before, and I don't know what their situation is now."
"That's it..."
Li Qian nodded thoughtfully, and then looked at Wang Mang: "Well, Wang Zongbo, if you don't care about Sima Shilang, what do you personally think of Cai Bian?"
Wang Mang also became serious when he heard this. He thought for a moment before replying: "Cai Bian deserves the title of a wise minister."
"The lower officials don't know him very well, but whether it was when Cai Bian was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, or later when he was promoted to an official in the Jingzhao Mansion, he always had a good official reputation and was well recognized by his colleagues."
"And Sima Shilang also talked about this person with his subordinates."
Sima Guang’s evaluation?
Li Qian asked curiously: "What did Sima Shilang say?"
Wang Mang sighed: "Sima Shilang is a true gentleman. Even though he was at odds with Cai Bian, he did not slander him behind his back. Instead, he praised Cai Bian's abilities, saying that he was a real talent and that he was not as good as him. Cai Bian."
Li Qian smiled and shook his head: "Sima Shilang is really upright, but I think he may be too modest."
Wang Mang also nodded with approval, but he still said: "Your Majesty, there are very few people who can be so praised by Sima Shilang, so in my opinion, Cai Bianke can be regarded as a wise minister."
"Um……"
Li Qian nodded lightly: "Wang Zongbo, you said... Cai Bian is so talented, then does Mr. Cai Jingcai want his brother to return to the position of minister?"
"this……"
Wang Mang hesitated for a moment and then said: "Master Cai may be like this."
"good."
Li Gan smiled and nodded: "After all, the Cai Qing family is an important official in the imperial court. This time the exam was cheated. The Cai Qing family was innocent, but they were implicated and lost their job as examiners. They still wronged him."
He said with emotion: "In my heart, I actually feel a lot of guilt for Cai Qing's family. If he really wants Cai Bian to be appointed minister, then I will help him."
A flash of suspicion flashed in Wang Mang's eyes. He would not believe that the emperor could be so kind.
And why is this routine of pouring dirty water on Cai Jing so similar to last time?
Li Qian looked at Wang Mang again and said with a smile: "As for which minister Cai Bian will serve as, we can naturally discuss it."
"Since Uncle Zong feels that he is not suitable to go to the Ministry of Rites, then I will consider other candidates."
"If Uncle Zong thinks there are ministers from the Ministry of Industry or other ministries, I can help you tell them and see if they can be transferred to the Ministry of Etiquette."
There was a trace of hesitation on Wang Mang's face. The choice of the right minister of the Ministry of Rites was very important. If he caused trouble, the Ministry of Rites would probably never have peace.
It took him so long to finally make Song Qiaonian feel a little more at ease, but now he has to change the assistant minister... Should he choose from other movies?
While Wang Mang was thinking about the candidates, he lamented that the preferential treatment given by His Majesty the Emperor was too great.
Although the Minister of Rites is his subordinate, as his superior, he does not have the qualifications to decide the candidates for his subordinates.
In fact, none of the ministers can decide on the candidates for their own ministers. They can only give a few opinions at most. This is also to limit the power of the six ministers.
Otherwise, if they can even decide the position of the third-rank minister at will, then these people will have too much say, and the Sixth Department may directly become their one-stop shop.
But now, His Majesty the Emperor came to discuss with Wang Mang the title of Minister of Servants, which made him sigh with emotion and understand what it means to have someone in the court who can do things easily.
Li Qian picked up the tea and took a sip, not in a hurry to let Wang Mang make a decision.
But what he didn't expect was that Wang Mang hesitated for a long time and finally chose the first person.
"Your Majesty, please invite Cai Bian to be the right minister of the Ministry of Rites."
"Huh?" Li Qian looked at him curiously.
Wang Mang explained with a wry smile: "I don't know the other adults very well, and they all have their own errands. Rather than asking someone who is not familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, it is better to invite Cai Bian. In any case, he has served as an errand in the Ministry of Rites." .”
Li Qian nodded slightly, almost understanding Wang Mang's concerns and thoughts.
Most of the six ministers are people with party affiliations and affiliations.
For example, Su Ling'a is a party member, and Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun are members of Cai's party. Pei Ji and Lu Yin from the Ministry of War are very close to the generals on one side, but they are unclear about Cai Jing on the other...
Wang Mang didn't want such a person at all.
The only one he liked was Yan Lide, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry.
It's a pity that Yan Lide is the most promising successor of Mr. Yuwen. He is also a master of painting and construction. He is a true professional. Letting him go to the Ministry of Etiquette will inevitably be a bit... professionally inappropriate.
And the ministers chosen from below may not be any better than these people.
Therefore, the translation of Wang Mang's words is, rather than letting those crooked melons and cracked jujubes come over, it is better to let Cai Bian come over.
No matter what, Cai Bian is a capable person after all, and although he is Cai Jing's younger brother, there are always rumors that he has a bad relationship with Cai Jing...
The thoughts in his mind passed by in an instant. Li Qian raised his head, smiled and said to Wang Mang: "Okay, in this case, if Cai Qing's family is really willing to help his brother to win this assistant minister, I will help him and send Cai Bian directly. Go to the Ministry of Rites."
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"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wang Mang bowed and walked out of the palace with the documents.
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In fact, they still underestimated Cai Dang's determination. This time they lost two ministers at once, which was a pain Cai Dang could not bear.
The Cai Party has wanted to gather all the forces at its disposal to take back the positions of these two ministers...or at least take back one of them.
There is not much power at his disposal. A minister who wants to compete for the rank of third-rank official must at least be a fourth-rank official.
But the official system of Daqian determines that the number of fourth-grade officials is extremely scarce. There are so few that even the Cai Party cannot provide many.
At this time, no matter how special Cai Bian's situation is, it will come into Cai's party's sight.
Although he is the chief minister of the fifth rank, he can also compete for the assistant minister.
Because he used to be a servant.
According to the unspoken rules of civil servants, such demoted officials must naturally be treated according to the highest official position they once held.
And if this person is particularly prestigious in the court and among the scholars, and has a good reputation, or he is in the heart of the emperor and is quite popular with the emperor... In short, as long as there is support, he can be considered for promotion. .
For example, if the position of Shangshu is now vacant, and Cai Bian can get the full support of the Cai Party, and also the support of Li Qian, he can take office immediately.
Because he used to be a minister.,
"Sir, please invite Mr. Yuandu to come up."
"Yes, my lord, I heard that Mr. Yuando knows many officials in the Ministry of Rites, many of whom were his subordinates. If we also support him in competing for the position of minister, we might be able to take back both ministers' positions.
…”
Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun were both admonishing Cai Jing, while Cai You looked on.
But even so, Cai Jing still had some hesitation on his face.
No one knew what he was worried about, and Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun were even more confused about it.
But they were also people who knew how to advance and retreat. After a few words of persuasion, they saw that Cai Jing was still hesitating, so they stopped saying more. Instead, the confusion in their eyes became even worse.
Didn't the two brothers reconcile? Cai You often visited Cai Bian's house, but why is Mr. Cai so hesitant now?
Of course, they didn't know that Cai Bian and Cai Jing had not been in contact with each other for a long time.
After all, they don't live in the Cai Mansion. In their opinion, the two brothers can meet and interact whenever they want, and there is no need to report to them.
But the more they stopped talking, the more Cai Jing made his decision.
"It's not that I don't want to agree, I'm just afraid that my younger brother won't."
He sighed and said: "He once served as the Minister of Rites, but was demoted later and became disheartened."
"I'm worried that if we talk about the Minister of Rites again, it will be bad if it irritates him. It's better not to talk about it."
"this……"
Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun looked at each other, and both saw the troubled expression in the other's eyes.
"The love between brothers and sisters, like a xun or a tiger, is enough to move the world." Deng Xunwu was the first to say with emotion.
"It's just that today is different from the past! Sir!"
Gao Xun hurriedly followed up and advised: "Now is the time when our life and death are at stake. Mr. Duandu's efforts will give us more hope!"
"Furthermore, as an elder brother, can you still sit back and watch Mr. Yuando sink into the position of a mere fifth-grade doctor for the rest of his life?"
"It should be noted that long-term pain is not as good as short-term pain. The sooner we can help Mr. Yuando get out of it, the better he can show the gap in his chest!"
"I'm sure Mr. Yuandu would be grateful if he knew about it."
A gloom flashed in Cai Jing's eyes, and there was a bit of sadness on his face, as if he had made an extremely important decision: "You are right, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain."
"In this case, I will personally go to his home and try to persuade him."
Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun then quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Cai You suddenly said: "Father, why don't you let the child go with you?"
Cai Jing glanced at him and did not refuse: "Okay, you can also help my father to persuade your second uncle."
"Yes, father."
In fact, they still underestimated Cai Dang's determination. This time they lost two ministers at once, which was a pain Cai Dang could not bear.
The Cai Party has wanted to gather all the forces at its disposal to take back the positions of these two ministers...or at least take back one of them.
There is not much power at his disposal. A minister who wants to compete for the rank of third-rank official must at least be a fourth-rank official.
But the official system of Daqian determines that the number of fourth-grade officials is extremely scarce. There are so few that even the Cai Party cannot provide many.
At this time, no matter how special Cai Bian's situation is, it will come into Cai's party's sight.
Although he is the chief minister of the fifth rank, he can also compete for the assistant minister.
Because he used to be a servant.
According to the unspoken rules of civil servants, such demoted officials must naturally be treated according to the highest official position they once held.
And if this person is particularly prestigious in the court and among the scholars, and has a good reputation, or he is in the heart of the emperor and is quite popular with the emperor... In short, as long as there is support, he can be considered for promotion. .
For example, if the position of Shangshu is now vacant, and Cai Bian can get the full support of the Cai Party, and also the support of Li Qian, he can take office immediately.
Because he used to be a minister.,
"Sir, please invite Mr. Yuandu to come up."
"Yes, my lord, I heard that Mr. Yuando knows many officials in the Ministry of Rites, many of whom were his subordinates. If we also support him in competing for the position of minister, we might be able to take back both ministers' positions. …”
Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun were both admonishing Cai Jing, while Cai You looked on.
But even so, Cai Jing still had some hesitation on his face.
No one knew what he was worried about, and Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun were even more confused about it.
But they were also people who knew how to advance and retreat. After a few words of persuasion, they saw that Cai Jing was still hesitating, so they stopped saying more. Instead, the confusion in their eyes became even worse.
Didn't the two brothers reconcile? Cai You often visited Cai Bian's house, but why is Mr. Cai so hesitant now?
Of course, they didn't know that Cai Bian and Cai Jing had not been in contact with each other for a long time.
After all, they don't live in the Cai Mansion. In their opinion, the two brothers can meet and interact whenever they want, and there is no need to report to them.
But the more they stopped talking, the more Cai Jing made his decision.
"It's not that I don't want to agree, I'm just afraid that my younger brother won't."
He sighed and said: "He once served as the Minister of Rites, but was demoted later and became disheartened."
"I'm worried that if we talk about the Minister of Rites again, it will be bad if it irritates him. It's better not to talk about it."
"this……"
Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun looked at each other, and both saw the troubled expression in the other's eyes.
"The love between brothers and sisters, like a xun or a tiger, is enough to move the world." Deng Xunwu was the first to say with emotion.
"It's just that today is different from the past! Sir!"
Gao Xun hurriedly followed up and advised: "Now is the time when our life and death are at stake. Mr. Duandu's efforts will give us more hope!"
"Furthermore, as an elder brother, can you still sit back and watch Mr. Yuando sink into the position of a mere fifth-grade doctor for the rest of his life?"
"It should be noted that long-term pain is not as good as short-term pain. The sooner we can help Mr. Yuando get out of it, the better he can show the gap in his chest!"
"I'm sure Mr. Yuandu would be grateful if he knew about it."
A gloom flashed in Cai Jing's eyes, and there was a bit of sadness on his face, as if he had made an extremely important decision: "You are right, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain."
"In this case, I will personally go to his home and try to persuade him."
Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun then quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Cai You suddenly said: "Father, why don't you let the child go with you?"
Cai Jing glanced at him and did not refuse: "Okay, you can also help my father to persuade your second uncle."
"Yes, father."
Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun then quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Cai You suddenly said: "Father, why don't you let the child go with you?"
Cai Jing glanced at him and did not refuse: "Okay, you can also help my father to persuade your second uncle."