After get off work, Lin Tailai went to the palace again, but Wang Situ had already left and refused to stay for a moment longer.
At this time, the only people left in the mansion were Wang Xiangmeng and Wang Zhidu, who had arrived in Beijing after the exam and were ready to be elected. These two people did not need to return to their hometown to guard the system.
Looking at the much empty mansion, Wang Xiangmeng was very sad and sighed to Lin Tailai:
"In the past, when my two uncles, my little aunt and I were all here, it was so fulfilling and lively, but now I'm the only one left."
Then he pointed to the capital of kings and said, "How about letting my uncle stay in Beijing?"
Lin Tailai replied: "There are too many places that need to employ people. I'll think about it again."
Wang Xiangmeng added: "I have a hunch that when my second uncle returns home this time, he may not be willing to return to the capital again in the future.
After all, the second uncle will be sixty-eight when he completes the rule. The second uncle himself is not a very competitive person, so he may not bother with it if he feels that his life is perfect."
Although Lin Tailai was depressed about losing a minister of household affairs in vain, there was nothing he could do about it.
Probably when you are hanging out in the court, you will always encounter this kind of thing. Maybe the party member you are trying to cultivate will be worried.
For example, if Shen Yiguan was not supported by Shen Yiguan and Ding You was at home, Zhao Zhigao might not have been able to join the cabinet last year.
At that time, Lin Tailai was still gloating about his misfortune, but this year it was his turn to be depressed.
At this time, Shen Yongmao was at home trying to persuade his old father who suddenly became irritable.
"Father should have heard about Wang Situ Dingyou's incident, so he should stop as soon as possible and don't really beat Lin Tailai to death!"
Uncle Shen also understood clearly that Lin Tailai could still withstand a few punches from his father with the help of the iron triangle of Zhao Zhigao, Wang Tianguan and Wang Situ.
After carrying it, let the grumpy dad calm down and repair it again, which can be regarded as a fight to make peace.
But Wang Situ, the most stable and reliable man with real power, suddenly resigned, which left Lin Tailai passive.
The Household Department is in charge of financial rights, and its influence is everywhere on a daily basis, and all yamen cannot avoid it.
Losing the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance will definitely make Lin Tailai's strength greatly weakened, and he may be broken if he receives two punches from the first assistant with all his strength.
Shen Shoufu responded: "No need to say more, I know it in my heart."
Shen Yongmao said again: "Li Guan's memorial is nonsense. I just hope that my father will not fall into the trap of alienation, otherwise it will only make the relatives angry and the enemies happy!"
Shen Shoufu then scolded: "Don't talk nonsense! I have no plan to alienate you. Could it be that I can't even see this little trick?"
How could the wise and powerful chief minister fall into the trap? Doesn’t falling in the trap mean that he cares about the rhetoric of the memorial?
Shen Yongmao asked: "Then why did father get angry?"
Shen Shoufu replied: "I just think that Lin Tailai's gifts have been much less generous recently and he needs to be punished."
Shen Yongmao: "."
Shen Shoufu, you are so insincere to your own son.
In the current imperial court, there are three first-line official positions at the Jiuqing level, namely, the Minister of Household Affairs, the Minister of Industry, and the Minister of Dali Temple.
There are also the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy who are in turmoil, and the minister of Taipusi, a relatively good second-tier official position, who is vacant.
The last time such a grand occasion occurred was seven or eight years ago when the influence of Zhang Juzheng was liquidated.
This means that many promotion channels suddenly appeared in the imperial court, which seemed to arouse the enthusiasm of all third- and fourth-rank officials.
Everyone no longer even wants to talk about national issues, they are all thinking about their own possibilities.
Those of the third rank can have the extravagant hope of becoming a minister, and even if they can't afford to be transferred to the minister of Dali Temple, they will still make a profit.
Although those in the fourth rank will not expect to be ministers, but after the third rank is promoted, won't there be vacancies in the third rank position again?
Just when all the senior officials in the imperial court were getting agitated, this year's literary conference was "quietly" held in the capital.
This is the first literary conference held in the capital in more than 20 years, and it should have become a small hot spot.
But it is a pity that in the recent heated atmosphere of pursuing upgrades and salary increases, literary conferences are not so eye-catching.
Not to mention that this was a hastily held literary conference, and it was not located in an important literary area. Most of the big names in the literary world from various places were absent, resulting in the conference itself being inherently deficient and lacking in star power.
In the Lingji Palace, the main venue, Lin Tailai looked at the more than 30 people present with an ugly face.
"It's almost time, and these are the only people?" Lin Tailai said dissatisfiedly to Wang Shizhen, the leader of the New Wen League and the Minister of Personnel.
Wang Shizhen glanced at the situation and said calmly: "That's probably all we have. Eighty people are scheduled, so it's okay if we can come as many as we can."
Lin Tailai couldn't help but ask again: "Where is Young Sima Shixing? Why is there no one there?"
Wang Shizhen still said calmly: "It seems he didn't come? He said he was sick before."
Lin Tailai really didn't know what to say. He didn't know whether this was "Chameleon" or "The Reveal of Officialdom".
At the beginning, it was Shi Xing, the left minister of the Ministry of War, who was most active in the literary conference and even took the initiative to organize it.
As a result, on the day of the conference, not even the main organizer Shi Xing showed up?
In addition to Shi Xing, Li Chun, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhong Zhenji, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, two ministers with certain talents and reputations, were originally scheduled to attend the literary conference, but they did not show up today.
Lin Tailai said sarcastically: "Jiu Qing has three vacancies at once. There are too many opportunities. Faced with such a huge temptation, who doesn't want to give it a try?"
Recently, the chief minister is fighting the Qingliu Party and the Lin Party together. This is not a joke, he is really suppressing the fight.
Candidates nominated by the Lin Party are frequently obstructed and sabotaged by the chief minister. How can we not make others wary?
Therefore, if you get too close to Lin Tailai, you will probably be unlucky immediately and completely lose the current opportunity, let alone the future.
Although Lin Tailai may represent the future, the future is too far away, so we should focus on the present first.
No matter what, life still has to go on, and literary conferences have to be held, although they look more and more like a grass-roots team.
Anyone who dares not come is qualified to be afraid of being targeted by Chief Minister Shen. But the more than 30 people who dare to come are all characters who are not worthy of being cared about by Chief Minister Shen. The quality of the personnel can be imagined.
At the meeting, facing more than 30 novices, leader Wang always smiled and spoke freely, but the first deputy leader had a dark face the whole time.
The participants had to admire that the leader of the alliance is the leader of the alliance, and he is indeed very magnanimous.
Leader Wang reminded the first deputy leader: "Don't be like this, show some professional qualities."
The first deputy alliance leader whispered: "Shi Xing is damned! Such a shabby and shabby place has simply lowered our grade. Don't you feel embarrassed and ashamed?"
Without literary bigwigs and officials with sufficient weight, wouldn’t this literary convention become a copycat convention that overestimates its capabilities?
Leader Wang thought, where are we now? People can't do anything without going through setbacks and education.
This Lin Tailai is really used to smooth sailing, he has never experienced setbacks at all, and he lacks adverse business intelligence.
How is it like me? I haven't seen any embarrassing scenes in recent years? Today's situation can only be regarded as a waste of time.
Then Leader Wang Laomeng said earnestly: "For those of us who are leaders in the literary world, even if we are in a shabby situation, we must pretend to be a shining stage.
In the future, the literary career will have to rely on you to support it. If you can't fool yourself, how can you fool others?
Today’s theme is Song of Victory, and others have to offer poems. If you, the hero, don’t act happier, are you worthy of today’s theme?”
The first deputy leader seemed to be forced to start business, and gradually showed a fake smile.
Immediately, others began to present poems. Lin Tailai watched with his smile getting stiffer and stiffer.
What is the quality of the poems? "The Western Qiang finally collapsed, and the whole army returned with triumphant songs."
"Yaha Tenrou" and the like.
Seeing this kind of sentence, Lin Tailai, as the person being touted, felt not only embarrassed, but also embarrassed in capital letters.
He felt uncomfortable every time he thought that his great achievements could only be associated with such poems.
In the end, Lin Tailai stood up unbearably and announced, "On my way back to the teacher, I composed "Twelve Victory Songs of the Northwest", and I will enjoy it with you all!"
The rookies were in an uproar. They had heard that First Deputy Leader Lin liked to publish poems in groups. Poems were often published in groups, but twelve poems in one breath was still very rare.
"The Lin Pavilion was newly opened to reward the Yuan Dynasty. Po Mu Zhong saw that it was forbidden. The Westerners must be brave to go here. The supervisor army went to Kongtong yesterday."
"The Yellow River is coming thousands of miles from the sky, and giant spirits are holding the cloud platform in their high palms. Watching the prime minister pass by in the distance, the sun shines on the four doors of Yuguan."
"The Gong's clothes illuminate the road with a glow, and the squad's swords are as majestic as Shang Fang's. The general's arrogant soldiers greet the left side of the road, and thousands of people encourage them to enter Pingliang."
"Re-opening the imperial palace to test the swordsmanship, and the seven battles were successful and the song was triumphant. May I ask Ling Yan who is the best? The sword and shoes of the Han family are given to Xiao He."
"There is a unicorn in the painting, and I am rewarded with favor and life. Xiong is not allowed to return to the forbidden garden, and he is the first person to be awarded the three seals."
The rookies at the meeting looked at each other in confusion. How could the first deputy leader be so open to self-praising?
Could it be that the first deputy alliance leader was dissatisfied with the lack of enthusiasm in their praise just now, so he ended up personally?
To be continued...