One of the most distressing things for those in power is that demand always seems to be greater than supply.
The resources in hand are always limited, but there are always more people who want to get resources from themselves.
For example, in the matter of electing the governor of Xuanfu Town, many people submitted their "demands" to Wang Yi'e, Minister of War.
But whose needs Wang Dashima should give priority to satisfy is a big officialdom knowledge.
Wang Da Sima asked his old mentor Xu Jie's grandson whether it was Lin Jiuyuan or Wang Situ who was behind you. It actually had a deeper meaning.
This does not mean that Lin Jiuyuan is necessarily more prestigious than Wang Situ. After all, Wang Situ is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and is not that cheap.
But think about it from another angle, if Wang Situ comes forward to ask for help, then it is only Wang Situ's favor.
But if Lin Jiuyuan came forward to ask for help, it would be a favor between Lin Jiuyuan and Wang Situ, which would be double the happiness.
After all, Wang Xiangqian is Wang Situ's eldest son. As long as Wang Xiangqian is recommended, even if it is Lin Jiuyuan's request, Wang Situ will still be grateful.
This is what Wang Dasima meant when he said, "If it's Lin Jiuyuan, it's not impossible."
He also believed that Lin Jiuyuan came out to send a message to him just to express this "double favor".
Needless to say, communication between smart people is so simple and unpretentious.
One is Chaotang Supernova, who is indulged by the chief assistant without any bottom line, and has super lethal power, and the other is Da Situ, who ranks second in the six divisions. The combined weight of the two is comparable to that of an ordinary pavilion elder.
Moreover, the person who came to deliver the message was the grandson of his old mentor. Completing his repayment to his old mentor was also an official virtue, which could be said to kill three birds with one stone.
Before Xu Jie's grandson left, he suddenly said: "There is one more little thing, please help me, Uncle Shi."
On the same night, Shen Yongmaozheng, who was in charge of the Vehicle and Driving Department of the Ministry of War, chatted with his father, the chief assistant.
When I was at work today, I heard that the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War would recommend the governor of the Xuanfu. Shen Yongmao couldn't help but be curious at home and asked Shen Shoufu: "Don't you have anyone you want to hire?"
As we all know, in terms of legal procedures, the cabinet does not have the power to directly intervene in personnel work, but Yang Wei, the official of the Ministry of Personnel, is a party member of Shen Shoufu.
If Shen Shoufu had ideas about personnel work, he would do it through Yang Tianguan. This is why many foreign officials were very dissatisfied with Yang Tianguan, believing that Yang Tianguan had harmed the rights and interests of foreign countries.
This time Yang Tianguan nominated Guo Siwei, an insider would know at a glance that it was Yang Tianguan's own idea, and Shen Shoufu should not have given any instructions.
Shen Shixing replied: "Lin Jiuyuan must have some ideas when he is doing this in Xuan Mansion, so let him do it."
Shen Yongmao looked at Shen Shoufu in confusion, Dad, are you already so open-minded?
Then I heard Shen Shoufu say angrily: "Didn't you two brothers teach you sincerely that as fathers, you should be more tolerant to Lin Jiuyuan and not compete with Lin Jiuyuan for profit?
If you don't fight for anything, fight for it, take a step back and the world will be brighter, and don't lose the future because of small gains in front of you."
Shen Yongmao was trembling and did not dare to speak. His father in this state felt even scarier than his angry father.
Shen Shoufu finally said: "Listen to you two brothers, I won't argue this time!
But if Lin Jiuyuan wants to be the governor of Xuanfu, he must ask me for help, he must grovel and beg me, beg me, and please me!
I’m looking forward to seeing Lin Jiuyuan’s face like this, so what you said is right, maybe it’s called fighting if you don’t fight!”
Shen Yongmao: ""
I wonder if my father has evolved again or become more perverted?
At this moment, I suddenly heard a sound that sounded like a whistle coming from the front yard.
The father and son were baffled and couldn't figure out why such a sound occurred.
Not long after, I saw the gate official coming over in a hurry, holding an arrow with a strange shape.
If you look closely, you can see that the arrowhead is made of animal bones, but it is not sharp and has very weak lethality. It is just hollow and has a few holes punched in it. There is also an envelope tied to the arrow.
The gate official reported: "Just now, a group of people rode past the gate, and then as the whistle sounded, the arrow fell in the front yard."
Shen Shoufu was also a man who read history books. He looked at the arrow, frowned and asked, "Is this Mingdy?"
The gate officer replied: "Among the guards in the front yard, there is an old soldier who has served in the border town. He said that these are also called rattling arrows. This style of animal bone rattling arrows is very popular in the Beilu people."
"Nonsense!" Shen Shoufu shouted: "Where did the Beilu Rangers come from in the capital? Are they still shooting Ming Dy indiscriminately in the middle of the night?"
The gate officer quickly continued: "The old army also said that in recent years, this style of Mingdy has also spread to border towns.
So it might be someone who just came back from the border town, deliberately hiding his head and making trouble at night."
Coming back from the border town? Thinking of this, Shen Shoufu looked at the envelope on Jian's body.
If it is in the realm of fantasy, immortality, or martial arts, big shots must not touch such letters of unknown origin.
But the doorman just touched it for a long time and found nothing, so it shouldn't be poisonous.
Opening the envelope, I saw what was written inside: "Participate in politics and serve as governor."
Shen Shoufu was so angry that he slapped the letter on the table and scolded from a distance: "Shuzi! Shuzi! Is this a gesture of asking for help?"
Shen Yongmao glanced at the content of the letter and shouted: "Father! Promise him! Promise him!"
Shen Shoufu: "???"
My dear, are you really out of your mind? Who is your father?
Someone is so arrogant that he shoots arrows into his own house, and you are still here to persuade your father to agree to someone?
Do you still have any dignity as a prime minister?
"I really want to make progress!" Shen Yongmao said.
Shen Shixing turned his attention to the letter again, read it carefully, and saw that after "participating in politics and serving as governor", there was also "the eldest son is a minister".
Da'er should refer to Shen Yongmao, and being Bu Lang means being promoted to Bu Lang in the Ministry of War?
Although the personnel power belongs to the Ministry of Personnel, according to the current official customs, the appointment of officials in each ministry still requires the nod of the head of the department, otherwise it will not be easy to work if the appointment is forced.
Uncle Shen was a Jinshi six years ago. He was only in his early twenties at the time and was very immature. He first worked as the chief of the Ministry of War.
It has now been six years since my second term, and I am now three years old. It’s time to make progress!
The meaning of this letter is that the Chief Sima of the Ministry of War has already given the nod? Shen Shoufu can make things happen without paying any additional transaction price?
"What exactly does father want to do?" Shen Yongmao asked cautiously.
Shen Shoufu replied without any doubt: "There is an urgent call for Lin, the imperial envoy of Xuanfu, to return to Beijing immediately!"
"What about the governor of Xuanfu?" Shen Yongmao always felt that his father was evading important matters.
Shen Shoufu waved his hand impatiently: "Except for recalling the imperial envoy Lin, I am too lazy to mention other unnecessary trivial matters!"
The same Mingdi also fell in the front yard of Yang Tian's official residence, and the letter wrote: "There is no words in the pavilion, the guests make the decision! There are many governors, why bother with border towns!"
Yang Tianguan read the letter and fell into deep thought. A person who can be a minister of the Ministry of Personnel must have the ability to think about human affairs.
The meaning of this letter is that a certain disciple speaks on behalf of a certain chief minister who is silent?
Then the other party also made a condition. If you want to arrange for one of your own to be the governor, it does not have to be in a border town. You can find another opportunity to go to the mainland.
When the time comes, you will have the support of the chief minister, and the Minister of Household Affairs will help you nominate, recommend and go through the procedures. Are you still afraid that you will not be accepted?
After understanding the meaning of the letter, Yang Tianguan decided to send his trusted aide to the Shen Mansion to inquire about it tomorrow morning.
Still tonight, Zhao Nanxing from the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel went to bed early and was suddenly awakened by a harsh whistle.
The residence of Zhao Bulang, who prides himself on being clean and honest, is not very large, with only two entrances from the front and back.
As a result, the whistle with a whistle went directly across the hall and onto the paper window of the bedroom in the backyard, making Zhao Bulang stunned for a moment.
Could it be that the political struggle in the Ming Dynasty has evolved to direct assassination?
The letter tied to the arrow said: "The political mediation was successful, the governor's life was saved, and the good news will fly to the capital tomorrow!"
Zhao Nanxing's eyes were fixed on the words "save the governor's life", and finally his eyes focused on the word "life".
For a governor who has been dismissed from office, in the Xuanfu where there are rioters everywhere, whatever happens is very reasonable, right?
This former governor is your most beloved fellow countryman, Zhao Bulang!
If you are dismissed from office, you still have a chance to recover, but if you lose your life, you can never get it back.
By the next day, officials living in high-end communities in Xicheng were talking about it. They didn't know what happened last night. Whistles were sounding everywhere, disturbing people's dreams.
Wang Situ, the Minister of Hubu, was not in the mood to chat about urban gossip with others. Next door to the Hubu was the Libu. When Wang Situ passed by the Libu, he couldn't help but stop his sedan chair and hesitate.
Today was another day for the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War to make recommendations, and he really wanted to go in and have a look.
At this moment, Wang Situ was thinking, is he too thin-skinned to risk anything?
To be continued...