Chen Younian was quite dissatisfied with this preliminary list of candidates for the Ministry of Civil Service. It was far different from what he had imagined.
However, the skills are not as good as the people, and the rhythm of the meeting is completely out of control, resulting in such a passive situation.
After this result spread, people with a discerning eye in the official circles knew at a glance that someone, Chen, the literary selector, must have been defeated.
The more Chen Younian thought about it, the angrier he became, and he walked away almost rudely, without even caring about the most basic farewell etiquette.
Seeing Chen Younian walking to the door, Lin Tailai suddenly smiled and said to Wang Yongji, the right servant:
"Old Chen is so upright and upright that he didn't even mention the candidate for Zuo Shilang and quit on his own initiative."
Chen Younian: "."
Damn it! I forgot in my anger that in addition to nominating the Minister of Civil Affairs, today’s meeting also nominated the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs!
So Chen Younian turned around stiffly, walked back expressionlessly and sat down again.
"Old Chen, why did you sit down again?" Lin Tailai wanted to say something heartwarming, but was stopped by the upright right-hand man Wang Yongji.
Then Wang Yongji said: "Let's continue the discussion now! Regarding the nomination of Zuo Shilang, there is no need to mention me.
Once I get old and sick, I can no longer survive, and I will retire and return to my hometown at any time.
Secondly, it has only been two years since I was promoted to the third rank, and I have not even been in office for one term, so it is not suitable for me to move again.
There is not much difference between the left minister and the right minister who are both ministers, so there is no need to worry about it."
If you talk about it in such detail, you are really not interested.
The rank and treatment of the left and right ministers are exactly the same, but the left minister has a higher priority for promotion than the right minister.
That is to say, if there is an opportunity for upward promotion, it will usually be promoted to Zuo Shilang.
If there is not much hope of continuing to be promoted in the future, there is no need to fight for Zuo Shilang.
After expressing his attitude first, Wang Yongji, the right servant, said: "It is better for each person to nominate one person."
Regarding candidates for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the conditions are not as stringent as those of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Basically, most third-grade official positions, as well as a few high-ranking fourth-grade official positions, such as Shao Zhanshi and Qiandu Yushi, can be taken into consideration.
It is no exaggeration to say that any person of other third rank who is promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs can be regarded as a promotion.
Chen Younian, who felt aggrieved, took the lead and proposed a candidate, "Yang Junmin, the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
Wang Yongji asked Lin Tailai again: "What about you?"
Lin Tailai did not respond to Wang Yongji, but stared at Chen Younian and said seriously:
"You are an old comrade now, so you should not act on your own initiative at work.
You cannot deliberately nominate an enemy of mine just because you have an opinion about me. This is also irresponsible."
Four years ago, when Yang Junmin was the governor of Fengyang and the governor of water transportation, he was used by the fledgling Lin Tailai to practice his skills.
The first time Lin Tailai organized a military mutiny in his life was in front of Yang Junmin.
The second organized mutiny was to sneak across the Yangtze River and raid the Yangzhou City Governor's Office, and capture and detain Yang Junmin alive. Later, he also detained the patrol inspector and the military preparedness road.
This friendship really couldn't be better.
Lin Tailai continued to question: "And Lao Chen, why didn't you nominate Sun Qin, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue? This is your most beloved fellow countryman!"
Bang! Chen Younian slammed the teacup on the table and greeted Lin Tailai cordially:
"Diaozang! Niang Sabi! Wooden pillars! What a bitch! You, Lin Tailai, talk too much!"
The key is that your analysis by Lin Tailai is on par with street stall literature. The nomination of Yang Junmin is obviously the reason why Wang San in the cabinet said hello!
Wang Yongji frowned slightly and warned Lin Tailai: "When it comes to government affairs, one should not focus on one's deeds but one's heart!
Lin Tailai really said too much, which is very inappropriate!"
If everyone is like Lin Tailai, who criticizes every nomination and appointment, inquires into the root cause, and conducts heart-wrenching motivation analysis, how can the government cadres carry out their work?
Lin Tailai did not contradict Wang Yongji, he just said "oh" and then said:
"Then I will also propose a candidate, Zhao Huan, the censor of Zuoqiandu!"
Chen Younian subconsciously questioned: "Why Zhao Huan? This person is not outstanding in all aspects."
Lin Tailai replied casually: "Since you nominated Yang Junmin from Shanxi, then I will nominate Zhao Huan from Shandong to balance things out."
Chen Younian unceremoniously exposed Lin Tailai's thoughts, "Nonsense! Is it child's play to select officials? You are clearly trying to win over your wife's family, the Shandong Township Party, for personal gain!"
Lin Tailai suddenly changed his face and threw the teacup in his hand directly at Chen Younian!
The tea cup hit Chen Younian's left shoulder, and the tea inside splashed out and splashed half of Chen Younian's body.
Chen Younian became furious and stood up again. The atmosphere suddenly became tense!
The teacup fell to the ground and made a crisp sound!
The sound seemed to be a signal, and several big men rushed in immediately and looked around the hall warily.
These are all Lin Tailai's entourage, that is, the Lin family's servants!
Wang Yongji, the right servant, was stunned. He had never seen such a well-trained servant in his life.
Judging from this reaction, could it be that they had agreed in advance to break the cup?
This is just an ordinary internal meeting of the bureaucracy, not a confrontation between the two armies or a conspiracy coup!
So Chen Younian instantly regained his composure. A meeting was just a meeting, so how could he take action?
Lin Tailai waved to the big men, "It's okay! Everyone, go out! I didn't drop the cup on purpose just now, I just accidentally missed it."
Then Lin Tailai pointed at Chen Younian and scolded: "Shaozukazai just said that when it comes to government affairs, one should talk about one's deeds but not one's heart!
The words still ring in your ears, and you blatantly trample on Shaozukazai’s words!
I, Lin Tailai, will not allow you to disrespect Shaozukazai like this!"
Wang Yongji: "."
I'm tired, destroy it! It's really too bad to have such two nominal subordinates.
One meeting will shorten your life by at least one year, and Wen Zhengming, who has a lifespan of 90, can't bear it even if he comes.
"The meeting is dismissed! Get out!" Wang Yongji finally shouted.
Coming out of the side hall of the right hall of the Ministry of Officials, Chen Younian was in a gloomy mood.
Of course he knew that his term was up this year, so he wanted to run a Ministry of Civil Service.
In this way, the strength of Qingliu forces in the official department can be continued.
I was 70% or 80% sure, after all, I have three best candidates.
But he didn't expect that Lin Tailai would interfere with him and make the future a little unclear.
Do you want to witness with your own eyes the power of Qingliu in the officialdom being shattered bit by bit?
While he was worrying about the future, Chen Younian suddenly heard that Lin Tailai, who was walking in front, had been thinking casually.
"It's over, it's over! The original plan was to only grab the left servant."
"In the end, I couldn't resist the temptation and intervened in the selection of minister."
"Why can't I control my hands?"
Lin Tailai remembers that in the original history, Wang Shizhen should have died around the end of this year.
It is already mid-May, so Wang Shizhen theoretically only has a few months left to live.
From this point of view, Wang Shizhen, who may be dismissed in a few months, is not a good candidate.
But Lin Tailai had no other choice, he really didn't have anyone at hand.
Wang Shizhen had finally broken away from the Qingliu forces, and her character was completely inconsistent with the Qingliu forces' fundamental Puritan standards.
Therefore, we can only take one step at a time, deal with the immediate situation first, and don't let the Qingliu forces easily capture the Minister of Civil Affairs.
What happens in a few months, what happens in a few months, everything depends on the fate of Mr. Wang!
Lin Tai came home a little late today because he had to go to the Jiaofang Department to conduct research and provide assistance. This was a task directly arranged by the Minister of Rites and should not be ignored.
I have to say that there are still talented people in the academy.
Lin Bulang, who conducted grassroots research, asked the masses what their thoughts and needs were, and how the flower list election should be conducted.
The beauty Cai Jinfeng replied that the literary conferences in recent years have been held in the Jiangzuo area, and the officials and scholar-bureaucrats in the capital could only stare.
Therefore, we should set up a branch of the New Literary League in the capital and open a northern branch of the Literary Forum.
Only in this way can we drive the young ladies in the Imperial Palace to make progress together and catch up with the advanced entertainment and cultural areas such as Jinling and Suzhou in the south.
Lin Bulang praised Cai Jinfeng and said, "You are really the eldest son of the female middle school!"
After having an in-depth exchange of work skills, he was afraid of having a negative impact, so Hayashiburo did not stay out overnight and returned home.
Anyway, it's safer to be at home.
The drunken Lin Tailai was in the inner courtyard of his house, happily listening to Secretary Bai's complaints, when suddenly a message from the doorman came in, saying that Wang Shiqi and Wang Juanbo were visiting in the same year.
In official etiquette, no matter how close the relationship is, as long as you are visiting in the same year, you must give some face.
Moreover, Wang Shiqi's other identity is that he is the eldest son of Mr. Wang, a candidate for the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Lin Tailai temporarily left Secretary Bai behind, put on his clothes again, and went to the front to meet the guests.
"Jiu Yuanjun! I sincerely want to join the Update Society!" Wang Shiqi said without hesitation after seeing Lin Tailai.
Just this sentence reveals countless information.
First of all, this is a show of goodwill, and it is almost a show of loyalty.
Secondly, why did Wang Shiqi, who usually had a strange relationship with him, suddenly come over at night to "express his loyalty"?
"It seems you know everything?" Lin Tailai held the sobering tea and complained: "I don't understand, can the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty still keep secrets?
We just had a meeting during the day, and you already know the content of the meeting at night!"
What else can Wang Shiqi say? In front of the official position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, any politeness is hypocrisy!
"I also ask Lord Jiuyuan to give me some advice and give guidance to my father and my son!" Wang Shiqi said frankly enough.
After Lin Tailai pondered for a while, he said: "First of all, you should quickly write a letter home to your father-in-law. Now don't miss work at home on the pretext of recuperation.
He quickly went to Nanjing to sit in the Ministry of Justice, and he had to show off his appearance to avoid being criticized too much.
Secondly, when you were not elected as a Shujishi, it was actually Wang Heng, the son of the second assistant Wang Xijue, who was the cause. He did not want to see your good brother become the prime minister of the Qing and Han Dynasties.
So now if you want to publicize this matter, just say that Wang Cifu and his son are jealous of talents and do not care about their hometown."
Hearing this, Wang Shiqi couldn't help but be shocked. What's the inside story?
Why was he not selected as a Shujishi last year? This huge question has been lingering in his mind for more than a year!
He, Wang Shiqi, is the eldest son of the old leader of the literary world, and he has the care of Wang Xijue, the elder of the pavilion. His ranking in the competition is not bad. It should be a sure thing to be selected as a Shujishi by the pavilion last year.
But among the twenty or so Shujishi quotas, his name, Wang Shiqi, was not included!
Twenty people could not choose him? This doubt made Wang Shiqi puzzled, and even after asking many people, he could not find out the inside story.
Unexpectedly, when I visited Lin Tailai today, I unexpectedly heard the answer!
It turns out that Wang Heng, who is from the same hometown and has the same surname as a brother, is causing trouble in there. Wang Xijue, whom he regards as his backer and uncle, makes a fool of himself!
"Is this true?" The truth was too cruel. Wang Shiqi couldn't believe it, or he didn't want to believe it.
Lin Tailai replied: "The first assistant is also from Suzhou. If Wang Cifu is not unwilling, why would the first assistant not choose you, a junior from the same hometown?"
Wang Shiqi said nothing and begged again: "Please let me join the Update Society!"
Lin Tailai replied: "Our Update Society is a strict organization, unlike those loose societies outside, and we do not accept new people casually.
If you are really serious, you can first become a development target of the Update Society and conduct a period of investigation."
Wang Shiqi asked with great concern: "When will the inspection last?"
Lin Tailai thought, of course it is to see if your father can become the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The next day, Lin Tailai went to the Hanlin Academy before going to work.
During the morning class for the Shujis, taking advantage of the opportunity when the new recruits' instructor, Mr. Tian, came out a little late, activist Lin Tailai jumped onto the platform and gave a brief lecture to the new Shujis.
I don’t know why, but today, besides Zhou Yingqiu and Dong Qichang, some people took the initiative to applaud.
Lin Tailai even had the illusion that the applause was louder than before.
After being kicked off the stage by Xueshi Tian, Lin Tailai was greeted by Hanlin officials on his way back and forth to the No. 1 Scholar Hall.
"Jiuyuan, are you okay?" an old Hanlin said with concern.
Lin Tailai was confused, "What can happen to me?"
The old Hanlin encouraged: "Recently there have been many memorials opposing and criticizing you. If you want to be more open, the Hanlin Academy will be your strong backing!"
Only then did Lin Tailai realize that what he was talking about was that he had been scolded for several days after going to school to resume his examination.
Although I don't care, it's quite unpleasant to be scolded every day, especially when I see my boss, Zhao Nanxing, jumping around.
This matter should come to an end! I will write a new memorial and submit it today to show my beloved Emperor my loyalty!
After inspecting the Hanlin Academy, when I came to the Ministry of Rites, I found that there were more smiling faces here.
As soon as they sat in the main hall of the host and guest department, the two principals, Chen Yunjian and Shen Jue, rushed in and asked: "I heard that you fought against Wen Xuanlang in the official department yesterday, defeated the right assistant minister, and nominated Mr. Wang as the leader of the alliance?"
"Damn! Can this Ming Dynasty officialdom still keep secrets? In less than a day, everyone seems to know it!" Lin Tailai said subconsciously.
Only then did he understand why he felt so strange today and saw so many smiling faces.
Among the six ministries, gossip from the official ministry is always the most numerous and spreads fastest, especially gossip related to personnel work.
Strength determines status. If you prove that you have a huge say in personnel nomination work, you will gain corresponding respect.
So Lin Tailai responded in a low-key manner: "Don't talk nonsense! I just rejected Chen Younian's two nominations."
When Chen Yunjian and Shen Jue were about to inquire further about the details to obtain first-hand gossip materials, they heard Lin Tailai again:
"It's such a waste that both of you are in charge of the Etiquette Department.
I plan to transfer one of you to the Civil Service Examination Department, which one of you will go?"
Chen Yunjian and Shen Jue looked at each other. To be honest, who doesn't want to go to the Ministry of Personnel?
But in front of long-time friends, I feel embarrassed to open my mouth to argue.
Lin Tailai sighed, "To me, you two are flesh on the palms and backs of your hands. It's really hard for me to decide."
Chen Yunjian and Shen Jue: "."
Brother, please stop playing ethical jokes at this time and just have fun!
"So, you'd better draw lots, and whoever wins will go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs." Lin Tailai said.