Guan Peng almost dodged the old man, glared at him and then said: "This is easy to talk about, but you can't make any changes this time!"
"That's nature, that's nature..."
Mr. Sun also knew that enough was enough and kept smiling and nodding.
Not only them, other ministers are also busy making the final deal.
The canvassing activity has been basically completed a few days ago. The current communication is just a matter of whether we have dates or not. It will be a surprise if we can attract people, but it doesn't matter if we don't.
"Master Gao, it's not that I'm trying to shirk, but I've already promised to others~"
Gao Xun frowned slightly and looked at the man in front of him: "Why don't you think about it again? Giving this vote to...the Prime Minister is just the icing on the cake. Even if his person is elected as the Minister, he may not be very grateful to you.
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"But if your Excellency votes for our people, it will be a timely help. No matter whether we are elected or not, I and Mr. Cai will remember this favor."
"Master Gao is serious about his words. If I can help you all, I will definitely help you."
No one in the court is a fool. The official laughed and said helplessly: "It's a pity that I also owe you a favor, so I can't help you this time."
Until now, he still has not admitted that the other side is the Prime Minister.
Gao Xun nodded slightly and said nothing more, but turned around and went elsewhere.
There are a total of twenty-four officials who came to participate in the imperial examination today. If we add Heshen and Yan Song who are not in the capital, the chief and deputy examiners and the chief and deputy magistrate of Gongju who are in the Gongyuan, there are total civil servants in the capital who are above the third rank.
Thirty.
It is these people present who control the rise and fall of the entire Daqian.
In addition, today's court meeting was also attended by military generals.
There is no such thing as official selection for military generals. They either rely on military merit for promotion or are hereditary. Moreover, the civil servants have been rejecting military attachés. It stands to reason that they are not willing to allow these "big bosses" to participate in such internal activities.
But there is no way, the situation is stronger than the people, even the military attaches have to admit the strong strength possessed by the military attaches.
Strength brings influence, so three military attache leaders came to this event, Li Yuan, Yang Jian and Zhao Kuangyin.
It's just that they and the civil servants couldn't pee in the same pot. The three of them sat on the other side and said nothing. As for who they were going to vote for... no one knew.
As it got closer and closer to Mao Shi, the seats here became more and more full, until finally Qin Hui and Cai Jing arrived.
Everyone is here.
Wang Danwang, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, stood up and looked around at the ministers in the court room.
"Since all the adults are here, let's get started."
The doctor of the Literature and Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel who was in charge of statistics stood up, took a large piece of red paper and pasted it on the wooden board in front of him.
Then he divided it into three areas with an ink pen, and wrote main recommendation, accompanying recommendation, and accompanying recommendation at the top.
"My lords, today there are two vacancies for the right minister of the Ministry of Rites and the right minister of the Ministry of Husbandry. The right minister of the Ministry of Rites will be elected first. The candidates are the right minister of the Ministry of Punishments, Mr. Gao Xun, and Mr. Chen Guang, the Minister of Taipu Temple..."
From the third rank, the third rank, to the fourth rank, and finally Cai Bian, a fifth-rank doctor of the Ministry of Justice, was mixed in. These are all the candidates for the Minister of Etiquette in this meeting.
Although all the people involved in the selection process knew the candidates, the director of the literary selection department still read it through once before saying: "The selection process has begun. Please come forward in order."
After completing the procedure, the doctor sat back to the side, and then officials came forward one by one.
This order is not that those with higher grades go up first, but that those with lower grades go up first.
The first person to step forward was Jingzhao Yin Wangjin, who was in the third rank. He came to the front, picked up a pen and wrote Cai Bian's name under the main push, and then wrote the names of Gao Xun and Wu Manjiang under the two companion pushers.
, then turned and left.
After him, one after another distinguished officials wearing scarlet robes silently stepped forward to vote. The whole process was silent, concise, but exceptionally powerful.
No one would chat in such an occasion. Everyone looked at the red paper in front of them quietly.
Wu Manjiang, Cai Bian, Cai Bian, Chen Guang...
Many people are extremely surprised because the name Cai Bian, a fifth-rank official, appears most frequently on the main recommendations.
After him were two candidates put forward by the Qin Party, Gao Xun from the Cai Party, and a person from the He Party. As for the Yan Party... they didn't put any effort into this position at all.
Apart from these few people, most of the people behind are officials who are not affiliated with any party.
Many people here have tried their best to eliminate many competitors and get on this list, but when they come to this recommendation occasion, they can only serve as foils.
Without connections, connections and party support, these people have a lower ceiling than others and cannot reach the heights of people with connections.
This is also a well-known secret among senior ministers, and everyone has long been accustomed to it.
Officials came forward one by one. After the third-rank officials finished writing, they were followed by the second-rank officials, and then came the last few big shots.
The reason why they are arranged to be written at the end is to prevent other officials from following their vote after these people have voted, thus causing unfair and unjust results.
Although those who wanted to influence it must have finished it a few days ago, but some face-saving projects are still indispensable.
At the same time, this step also has some hidden ulterior motives, which is to weaken the authority of these prime ministers.
More than 20 officials have already voted, so the overall situation is basically decided now. The votes of the remaining few people are not concentrated on one person, so their votes have almost no impact on the current results!
The votes of ordinary third-rank officials count as one vote, and the votes of these prime ministers and ministers also count as one vote. There is nothing special about them, and they are unable to make a comeback in this situation.
Perhaps this is another layer of meaning behind the ceremony.
First, the three military attaché leaders, Li Yuan and others, also wrote Cai Bian's name at the bottom of the main recommendation.
The officials who saw this scene did not think much about it. Everyone knew that the previous test was organized by Tang Guogong, and two of the ministers were pulled down, which led to the current test.
It stands to reason that Tang Guogong should have a bad relationship with the Cai Party, but now he has voted for the Cai Party's candidate. Is this a sign of goodwill to the Cai Party and repairing the relationship?
This kind of thing is normal in the court, and the ministers just went through it in their minds and didn't think about it anymore.
Only Qin Hui and Yang Jian looked at Li Yuan with slight fluctuations in their eyes.
After Li Yuan finished writing his choice, he was followed by Zhao Kuangyin and Yang Jian. The former voted for his primary recommendation to a civil servant without party members, and cast his two supporting votes for people from the Qin Party and the He Party.
Yang Jian made exactly the same choice as him.
When it comes to choosing, the situation has been completely decided. Although there are still two big shots who have not yet cast their votes, it is no longer important.
Qin Hui glanced back at Cai Jing, stood up and stepped forward first, writing down the person he recommended on the main page without hesitation.
Cai Jing looked calm and did not make any eye contact with Qin Hui. Instead, he slowly stepped forward and wrote Gao Xun's name on the main recommendation spot.
Cai Bian is his younger brother. To promote virtuous people and not avoid relatives is something only an upright person can do.
And Cai Jing obviously has nothing to do with that kind of person, and there is no way to write Cai Bian's name in public.
Since Cai Jing sat back in his seat, the selection of the right minister of the Ministry of Rites has been completed.
The result is clearly laid out on the piece of red paper in front of you, so you can see it at a glance.
The doctor of the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel put down the writing pen in his hand and stood up with the document: "My lords, the selection of the right minister of the Ministry of Rites has been completed. The main recommendation is Lord Cai Bian, and the accompanying candidates are Lord Wu Manjiang and Lord Chen Guang."
The ministers had different reactions to this result, but they all looked calm.
Although the main recommendation and accompanying promotion have been released, it does not mean that this is the final result.
And the emperor has not passed the test!
Who knows what mischief he will make?
After the selection director announced the results, he changed a wooden board and put red paper on it to write the main recommendation and accompanying recommendation.
"My lords, the next candidates are the right minister of the household department, Mr. Su Ling'a, the right minister of the ministry of industry, Mr. Zhao Wenhua, the young minister of Taichang Temple..."
After reading the list of candidates, the director of the Literature Selection Department sat back down again, and then one after another the adults went up to vote.
If the last one was a confrontation between the Qin Party and the Cai Party, then this one is a game between the Yan Party and the Harmony Party.
This is also determined by the personality preferences and scope of power of the four prime ministers.
Qin Hui and Cai Jing, one likes to gain power and the other likes to manage connections. Their position in the Ministry of Rites can provide them with great help, so they both invested their main efforts in it.
He Shen and Yan Song have a common hobby, that is, they both like money, so they have a soft spot for the position of Minister of Household Affairs.
He Shen wanted to open a gap in the household department, while Yan Song wanted to hold on to his household position.
Perhaps in his view, letting a character like Heshen put his hand into the household is equivalent to letting a mouse into a rice vat, which is absolutely unacceptable.
Therefore, both sides started a life-and-death struggle for the position of Minister of Household Affairs...
In comparison, the Qin Party's investment in this matter is minimal.
Cai Dang has the ambition to regain the position of the two ministers, and has invested a lot here.
But compared with the He Party and the Strict Party, which are fully competitive, they are still a bit inferior.
Su Ling'a, Zhao Wenhua, Su Ling'a...
One by one, the names were written, and the others were just flashes in the pan. However, these two people were fighting hard to separate each other. You voted for me and you voted for each other. They were extremely anxious.
After half of the voting, many ministers also noticed this anxious situation, so they secretly changed their strategies, abandoned their original goals, and voted for Su Ling'a.
The reason is also very simple. Su Ling'a is a third-rank minister of the Ministry of Industry. If he is elected as the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, wouldn't that open up another minister's position? Everyone can happily compete for the minister of ministers again?
Even some officials from the Qin Party and Cai Party rushed to the scene.
Officials of the strict party are obviously aware of this, but there is nothing they can do to change anything.
The two sides were originally evenly matched, but now that other officials are helping Su Ling'a, how can they be rivals?
The results of this promotion came out quickly. As expected, Su Ling'a won the main promotion, while Zhao Wenhua was not even included in the supporting promotion due to competition for the main promotion.
The doctor of the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel once again announced the results of this court election, and then said: "The results of the election have been sent to your Majesty. Please don't leave, please continue to wait here."
This is done firstly to wait for the result, and secondly, if Su Ling'a is really selected and becomes the Minister of Household Affairs, the vacant position of Minister of Works will also be elected.
This is also the rule of the imperial court, to resolve everything at once.
Hubenwei took the results of this meeting all the way north to the outside of Ziwei Palace and delivered the news.
Li Qian was naturally in the palace, and he had been paying attention to the outcome of this recommendation for a long time.
"The Minister of Rites... is recommending Cai Bian, and the Minister of Hubu... is recommending Su Ling'a."
Li Qian nodded lightly after reading it.
"Your Majesty, I still have a pusher. Can I use a pusher as well?"
Wu Meiniang leaned over and looked at the document curiously. She didn't believe that Cai Bian could oppose his brother.
"It's not that simple."
Li Qian smiled and shook his head: "If I use push-up, these civil servants will not agree."
To accompany and push someone is actually to go through the motions.
How can there be any support? This is just a thing that civil servants came up with to take care of the face of other candidates, and it was also a product of taking care of the emperor's face.
Look, Your Majesty the Emperor, I have not overstepped my bounds or acted arbitrarily. I have given you a choice. Choose one of three!
But in fact, the emperor either uses positive recommendation or does not use it at all. It is rare for the emperor to use accompanying recommendation officials.
It is true that Emperor Daqian had used escorts selected by the imperial court before, but this situation was unanimously rejected by the civil servants.
The officials who participated in the court nomination jointly defended the results of the official recommendation, and wrote letters to oppose the emperor's decision. They shed tears and were extremely aggrieved. They all said that since your Majesty wants ministers to recommend officials, but you do not use ministers to select officials, this is not right. Trust our thirty or so officials...
The emperor at that time was also puzzled. Could it be that the accompanying recommendation was not selected by you?
But the dual nature of civil servants is not to be concealed. Although they admit that they also selected the accompanying candidates, the main candidates are the ones they think are the most suitable. Your Majesty, why don't you use the most suitable candidates instead of asking for them? Choose an escort?
The emperor at that time was also angry. You can push it, but I can't choose?
What kind of bullshit is this?
With his insistence, the accompanying official finally took office, but the results were not very good as expected.
This official, who had a good reputation before, was collectively ostracized by his superiors, colleagues, and subordinates during his tenure. Such a person would not last long in the officialdom, and he would soon leave the office secretly, resign and leave.
Not for anything else, just because he is accompanying the elected officials.
Since then, few people have challenged this authority. Most of the officials who were selected by the emperor later resigned voluntarily and refused to take office no matter what the emperor said.
Therefore, later emperors did not choose to accompany the emperor.