In less than a day, Lu Sanshi was sentenced to death for producing and selling counterfeit goods and poisoning more than ten innocent people.
At the same time, Lu Kai was also sentenced to exile for shielding his brother and being suspected of participating in it.
The whole case was widely circulated in the capital, and the court was also abuzz with controversy.
But the focus of their argument was not whether Lu Kai's charges were true, but who should sit in the vacant position of Minister of Household Affairs!
"Your Highness, the Minister of Household Affairs, Shen Qiao, is loyal and diligent in his duties. He handles the affairs of the Household Department very appropriately on weekdays. Therefore, Wei Chen feels that Shen Qiao should be the Minister of the Household Department!"
Wang Yuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stood up and recommended it.
But as soon as he finished speaking, there was an objection: "Shen Qiao is pedantic and rigid, and he doesn't know how to adapt. He is just a handicap. If he is allowed to be in charge of the household department, he will definitely bring trouble to the household department. Wei Chen feels that, It is better to let Liu Neng, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, serve as the minister!"
"Hmph! Liu Neng is frivolous and arrogant, how can he take on such an important task as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"
Wang Yuan snorted coldly and said: "On the contrary, Shen Qiao, who works calmly and step by step, is the best candidate for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"
"I think it's stupid to act calmly, right?"
Li Lin, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and sneered, "In terms of ability to do things and understanding of the Ministry of Household Affairs, who can surpass Lord Zhaohou, the Marquis of Zhenguo?"
"As for the invoice and certificate system he proposed the other day, who among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty can think of it?"
Wang Yuan suddenly said angrily: "The system of invoices and certificates is good, but the Ministry of Household Affairs in charge does not just give opinions. The Marquis of Zhen Guo has never held an important position in Beijing. If he is suddenly given a heavy responsibility, he will inevitably be unable to adapt. When the time comes, he will not be able to adapt." Who will be responsible for the mistakes?"
Li Lin was immediately angry, pointing at Wang Yuan's nose and spitting: "Does it mean that Shen Qiao, who is in charge of the household affairs department, will be infallible? I think back when Zhen Guohou served as the deputy captain of Chuzhou, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were all in trouble. Not optimistic."
"But what's the result? After so many military exploits, who among you can do this?"
However, Wang Yuan did not let up at all: "Being in charge of the household department is different from marching and fighting. The two are completely different from the same field! How can we talk about it in the same way? The Marquis of Zhenguo must not be the minister of the household department!"
"you......."
Li Lin was so angry that he immediately wanted to spit at Wang Yuan and drown him with saliva.
But at this moment, an extremely flattering voice sounded.
"Hey, what the two ministers said makes sense. Since neither of you is convinced by the person recommended by the other, how about this, how about the two ministers recommending Xiaguan to be the minister of household affairs?"
Li Lin and Wang Yuan, who were staring with bull's eyes, immediately turned to look at the person who spoke when they heard this.
When they saw clearly who this person was, a look of disdain suddenly appeared on their faces, and they all pouted at that person.
Sprayed saliva all over the other person's face.
But not only did the man not show any anger, but he smiled very happily, wiped his saliva and said: "So, the two ministers have agreed? Haha, great!"
After saying that, he turned around and bowed to the prince sitting next to the dragon chair and said: "Your Highness, you have also heard that the two ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household jointly recommended Wei Chen, and I also feel that he can definitely take on the responsibility. I hope His Highness can fulfill the important task of the Ministry of Finance!"
"..."
Hearing this, the corners of Li Lin and Wang Yuan's mouths twitched immediately.
If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, they would have wanted to point at each other's noses and yell.
Damn, when did I recommend you to His Highness? I really don’t even want a Bilian in order to climb up. I have never seen such a shameless person!
The surrounding ministers also had mocking looks on their faces, and their eyes were full of contempt when they looked at that man.
"I have long heard that Marquis Huan is famous for being shameless for his official position. When I see him today, he is indeed extraordinary!"
"Hmph! What is this? You have never seen it. In order to be transferred to the capital, Marquis Huan went to countless palaces of high officials. He followed others behind him every day, serving tea and water, just like a stranger!"
"Alas! After all, Marquis Huan is also a marquis of our Jingyang. If these foreign envoys see this, wouldn't it be a disgrace to our Jingyang?"
"Who says it isn't?"
The surrounding ministers all shook their heads and sighed, their words full of contempt.sxwszzaa
Zhao Xiaole, however, glanced with interest at Huan Hou, who took the initiative to stand up.
At this time, his position happened to be at the forefront of the generals, echoing Liu Berne on the other side.
Because Zhao Xiaole served as a military attache like a captain and was granted a title based on his military merits, he naturally no longer had to serve the prince as before.
On the contrary, because Jingyang has been at peace for a long time, most of the civil servants and generals have been raised at home, or are still guarding the border, so Zhao Xiaole is now the leader of the generals, standing at the forefront of the generals.
At this time, he looked at a burly general with a beard and asked: "Brother Baili, do you know anything about Marquis Huan?"
This person's name is Baili Xi, he is the commander of the Red Armor Army around the prince, and the two of them are old acquaintances. When he heard Zhao Xiaole ask about Huan Hou, his face immediately showed a trace of embarrassment, and he looked at it reluctantly.
Zhao Xiaole glanced at it and finally sighed: "I know a little bit."
He turned to look at Huanhou, who was still laughing and joking in the court, looking shameless and said: "Actually, this Huanhou was once a member of our army. He was finally awarded the title of Huanhou by virtue of his many years of military exploits!"
"It's a pity..."
Having said this, Baili Xi sighed and gritted his teeth with a bit of hatred: "It's a pity that after this guy was awarded the title of Marquis Huan, in order to climb up, he completely lost his bones as a member of our army!"
"Every day I just think about how to flatter those court ministers, acting like a flattering slave. It really brings a disgrace to our soldiers!"
Baili Xi gritted his teeth and said.
"It turns out it was him..."
Zhao Xiaole suddenly shouted. He had indeed heard of such a person before. At that time, it aroused discussions among many officials in the capital, and spies from the Xichang also reported it to him.
But at that time, Marquis Huan had no real power after being granted the title of Marquis. In addition, he did not belong to the three princes' party, so Zhao Xiaole ignored him. However, he did not expect that in this short period of time, he would climb to the top.
The position of a doctor in the Qing Dynasty.
"I heard that he has done a good job in all the affairs he has been responsible for in the past few years! The last battle in Chuzhou seems to have been the money and grain management of Chuzhou that he was responsible for, right?"
"Um, is that right? I've never heard of this official..."
Baili Xi looked a little confused and said.
Zhao Xiaole smiled and looked at Huan Hou in the court with a meaningful smile.
