Chapter 235 The examiner enters the tribute courtyard
But with the lessons learned from the Cai Party, Qin Hui's old habit of forming cliques seemed to be cured overnight.
Of course this is not the case. Tomorrow is the day when the examiners will enter the hall. Even if Qin Hui stays awake, he won't be able to win over many candidates. He might as well take advantage of this precious time outside to make a good plan about the vacancies of the two ministers.
This is typical of eating into the bowl and occupying the pot.
"Prime Minister Qin, the situation this time is not optimistic."
Wang Ciweng looked worried: "Not many of your disciples, as well as the disciples of the lower officials, are in the fourth-grade official position. Now that something like this suddenly happened, we are still very passive when it comes to competing for the assistant minister."
Qin Hui also nodded as if he was disappointed. The power of foreign dynasties has always been their shortcoming.
Facts have proved that the shortcomings will only get shorter and shorter. Now they are missing this opportunity to increase their strength because of their lack of strength...
Crunch~
The people in the study were pushed away, and Wang Feng walked in with a smile on her face. The maid behind her was holding a wooden tray with a pot of tea on it.
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"My lord, Mr. Wang, Mr. Wan."
Wang Feng greeted them one by one and made tea for everyone in a gentle manner.
"How dare you bother Madam?"
Wang Ciweng was startled and hurriedly sat up straight in the circle, taking the tea cup with both hands. Wan Qixi on the other side did not dare to neglect at all.
Only Qin Hui nodded slightly, still thinking about the question just now.
Wang Feng stopped disturbing them, put down the teapot and turned away, as if he was really not interested in these people's affairs at all.
"No need to force it."
Qin Hui thought for a moment, then shook his head: "If I enter the Gongyuan, you won't be able to compete with them."
It should be noted that some things are best done within one's ability. In Qin Hui's view, Cai Jing's current end was the result of overestimating one's abilities.
If he had already planned and laid out the plan before, that would be understandable.
But now He Shen and Yan Song have only been away for such a short period of time, and they actually want to take charge of six movies alone. I have to say that this is a typical step that is too big and nonsense.
Qin Hui's ambition is no less than that of finance, but compared to Cai Jing, he is more cautious.
With the current strength of the Qin Party, it may not be enough to support their expansion of power in the outer court. Waiting for batches of disciples to grow up again may be the best choice.
"Yes, Prime Minister Qin."
Wang Ciweng and Wan Qixi both responded. Since Qin Hui made such a choice, he must have a reason.
"If the truth is really elected as the examiner this time, you must be careful outside and don't get into arguments with others."
Qin Hui looked solemn and said: "If someone comes to you and asks you to help compete for the assistant minister, you can help, but you must not get involved."
It's enough to receive some benefits, but you can't involve yourself in it all.
Wang Ciweng hurriedly responded: "Yes, I understand."
The Cai Party's incident this time really sounded the alarm for them. Qin Hui sighed quietly and said helplessly: "At this critical moment, locking yourself in the Gongyuan, I really don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse..."
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The next day, Wenyuan Pavilion.
Today, most of the officials in the Zhongshu Provincial Department were a little absent-minded. From time to time they raised their heads and glanced towards the door, as if they were waiting for something.
As expected, these people were not disappointed. Just after a while, there was a burst of neat footsteps outside.
An official from the Ministry of Rites arrived here with two teams of Tiger Guards. The officials from Zhongshu Province stepped back to make way for them, but their eyes were full of curiosity.
"My lord, do you know where Wan Qixi, the right minister of Zhongshu, is?" the leading official from the Ministry of Rites asked kindly.
"Master Wan?"
The official who was asked looked confused, and the Zhongshu Provincial officials who were watching from the side also began to discuss in a low voice.
Shouldn't it be Prime Minister Qin? Why did he become Lord Wan?
"Here... Master Wan should be in his own room."
"Thank you."
The officials from the Ministry of Rites bowed their hands to him, and then walked over with a group of tiger guards cheering.
Bang bang bang~
When he came to the check-in room, under the puzzled eyes of the Zhongshu Provincial officials, he knocked on the door three times and opened the door without asking the people inside to respond.
"who……"
Then there was Wan Qixi, who was sitting in front of the table with a shocked look on his face. After seeing the posture outside the door, his words stopped abruptly.
Any unprepared official who sees this situation will be frightened and think that something has been done to him.
But after Wan Qixi calmed down for a moment, he discovered that although the leading official was wearing a green robe, the patch on his chest was not the haechi that represented the censor, but the egret patch that represented ordinary civil servants.
Does this mean that you are still fine?
But Wan Qixi still felt a little uneasy, and the murderous Tiger Guards behind him couldn't stop him.
"Who are you? Why did you break into my duty room without permission?"
He stood up with a sullen expression and glared at the leading official.
"Please forgive me for causing any inconvenience, Mr. Wan."
The official from the Ministry of Etiquette bowed slightly and said, "Shilang Wan was selected by the imperial court as the deputy examiner for the current examination. Please put down the paperwork and work in your hands and go to Gongyuan with me."
"What?"
Wan Qixi was stunned, his whole body was stunned as if he had been shocked.
The Tiger Guards at the back were not polite to him at all. Seeing him standing there stupidly, two tall Tiger Guards immediately stepped forward to hold his arms and invite him out.
"Slow down, slow down!"
Wan Qixi finally came back to his senses, struggled a few times, and exclaimed: "Did you make a mistake? How could I be the deputy examiner?"
"It can't be wrong."
The official from the Ministry of Etiquette stopped a few Tiger Guards with a smile and told them to be gentle to the Vice Minister: "This is the document I received."
He turned his head and looked around the room, and said to Wan Qixi: "Sir Wan, no one will touch your room. We will sort out the documents that need to be processed in the past few days, and then seal the room until you come back.
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"But...I..."
At this moment, Wan Qixi was filled with surprise and fear of Qin Hui, and could not say anything for a while.
But the official of the Ministry of Rites seemed to realize what he meant, and suddenly realized: "Sir Wan, do you mean to say that there are still servants with you?"
"I..." Wan Qixi opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
"Master! Master! I'm here!"
A servant dressed in green silk came running over from the corridor, looking anxiously at Wan Qixi, who was sandwiched between the tiger guards.
"stop!"
Two expressionless Tiger Guards stopped him, vaguely intending to draw their swords.
Although the servant was standing on the outside, a pair of eyes still passed over the Hu Ben Guards and fell on Wan Qixi, and his heart to protect his master was almost overflowing.
Of course Wan Qixi didn't know that the servant who was going to the latrine just now saw the posture here from a distance and thought that his master had done something wrong, so he almost rubbed oil on the soles of his feet.
"So Lord Wan's servants were outside just now?"
The official from the Ministry of Rites suddenly came to his senses and said, "Take them away together."
The capable Hu Benwei led Wan Qixi out of Wenyuan Pavilion in a mighty manner. Wang Cienweng, who was alarmed by the movement, also walked out of the check-in room and looked at their backs with a shadow in his eyes.