"Your Highness, Wei Chen definitely has no such intention. It is obvious to all the people and courtiers that Huan Hou is so popular. If he is allowed to serve as the Minister of Household Affairs, it will definitely bring disgrace to our court. Wei Chen even feels that this person should not serve in the court.
official!"
Wang Yuanyi said angrily.
It was very rare that Li Lin, Minister of the Ministry of War, did not refute him this time, but remained silent. Obviously, he also supported Wang Yuan's approach in his heart.
Marquis Huan's fat face suddenly wrinkled up, and he said with aggrieved expression: "Wang Shangshu, you are not very kind. I just sent you two Siamese beauties, and you accepted them without even pushing them."
, why did you suddenly rebel now?"
Hearing this, there was a burst of exclamation in the court hall. A pair of thoughtful eyes focused on Wang Yuan, and laughter of "hehe" came from his mouth.
Wang Yuan's face turned red instantly, and the fingers he pointed at Huan Hou were trembling with anger, "You...what are you talking about? When did I accept the two Siamese beauties you gave me?"
Marquis Huan frowned and said: "These two people are in your house now, why did you suddenly say they confiscated them? Could it be that you felt dissatisfied after playing with them, so you sent these two people back to me?"
"Ouch!"
The exclamations among the courtiers suddenly became louder, and they all looked at Wang Yuan in surprise, as if to say: "It's a bit unkind of you to do this, and send it back after you're done?"
Wang Yuan was so angry that he was shaking all over, "You! You slandered me!"
Then he pointed at Marquis Huan and explained loudly to everyone: "He is slandering me! He is slandering me!"
Although he tried his best to deny it, no one in the court believed it. They all looked at him with ambiguous faces, as if to say, Wang Shangshu, please don't deny it. We all already know it. It's just that your body is strong enough.
Okay, can we play two at once?
Wang Yuan's heart suddenly became filled with despair. He understood that he had taken in two Siamese beauties from Marquis Huan. This made him extremely angry. He gritted his teeth and stared at Marquis Huan, roaring: "You
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But as a result, the surrounding ministers thought that he was angry and angry, and the expressions on their faces became more and more ambiguous.
Seeing this scene, the prince also frowned, especially when she heard that Wang Yuan had taken in two Siamese beauties at once, her brows furrowed into a deep "Chuan".
Just when he was about to open his mouth to scold the two of them for shutting up, a loud voice echoed through the entire Jinluan Hall.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Xiaole, recommends Marquis Huan to be the Minister of Household Affairs. I hope His Highness will approve it!"
After the words fell, the entire Jinluan Palace fell into deathly silence, and everyone stared at Zhao Xiaole in disbelief.
It was as if he had just said something earth-shattering.
The prince was also stunned, blinked and asked: "You...what did you say?"
"Weichen feels that Marquis Huan is familiar with the duties of the Ministry of Revenue. He has made outstanding achievements in handling money and food arrangements and regulating commodity prices in Chuzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou and other state governments. He has outstanding abilities. Therefore, Weichen feels that Marquis Huan will definitely be able to take on the important task of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
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Zhao Xiaole cupped his hands and said frankly.
But his words caused a shock in the court.
"What? Zhao Xiaole actually wants to recommend Huan Hou to be the Minister of Household Affairs. This, this..."
"With Marquis Huan assuming the post of Minister of Household Affairs, what else can I say about the Jingyang court?"
"I am ashamed to be in the company of this person!"
Suddenly, many of the court ministers looked very excited, because they all knew that Zhao Xiaole was now a popular figure, whether around the prince or in the court.
If he had spoken, the matter would have been half done!
It is strange that they are not excited to let such a person with "low moral character" take on such an important position as the Minister of Household Affairs.
After all, there are still many people eyeing the position of Minister of Revenue.
Even Huan Hou himself looked at Zhao Xiaole in shock, his eyes full of confusion.
He did not remember that he had any deep friendship with Zhao Xiaole. Even before that, he had not given many gifts to Zhao Xiaole. Obviously, he did not expect that Zhao Xiaole would respect him so much.
"The words of the Marquis of Zhenguo are wrong!"
Wang Yuan, who was also a little shocked at the side, came to his senses and immediately objected: "The doctor of the Qing Dynasty is a sinecure. He only needs to follow the rules and regulations of the court. There are even a number of officials assisting the doctor. How can he
All thanks to Marquis Huan?"
"Moreover, Marquis Huan has a bad reputation and is not worthy of such an important task as the Minister of Household Affairs. I am opposed by the humble ministers!"
"Yes, we are also opposed to it!"
Immediately, people from the Third Prince's camp stood up and agreed.
But the strange thing is that although many civil servants who remained neutral and the queen's party who supported the queen were very disdainful of Marquis Huan and were ashamed to associate with such a person, when it came time to express their stance, they all remained silent.
This made Wang Yuan so angry that he asked with bulging eyes: "Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others if you serve as an official in the same court as such a person?"
These people immediately looked at each other, but did not say a word.
Seeing this, the prince had a clear idea in his mind.
"The reason why this group of civil servants did not stand up to oppose Marquis Huan to be the Minister of Household Affairs is because they knew that they could not compete with me and my third brother, so they might as well let Marquis Huan take the position and then win over him."
"Although Marquis Huan has a poor reputation, once he wins over it, it will be a huge help to them. In the future, sending descendants to the court will not be restricted by this palace and my third brother!"
"As for the queen...hum!"
Thinking of this, a trace of dissatisfaction immediately flashed across her face and she snorted softly.
She knew very well why the queen did not speak out against Marquis Huan.
That’s because Huan Hou was recommended by Zhao Xiaole!
And the Queen is currently fighting for Zhao Xiaole, so naturally she will not send anyone to oppose the person he recommends. In order to win over Zhao Xiaole, the Queen even goes so far as to let him give her a bath...
When he thought of this, the prince felt extremely irritable and his face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water.
But at a glance, she saw Zhao Xiaole winking at her, as if he was asking her to help Huan Hou.
"Um?"
The prince glanced at Zhao Xiaole doubtfully.
She didn't understand why Zhao Xiaole valued Huan Hou so much.
You must know that the position of the Six Ministers is very important. Sometimes the emperor's decision cannot be made in one word, but must be discussed with the prime minister and the six ministers.
He actually gave up this position to Marquis Huan because he didn't want it!
And because of the Queen's incident, she even wanted to go against Zhao Xiaole and deliberately not hand over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to Huan Hou.
But after thinking about it, she finally said: "According to the regulations of the imperial court, during the period when I am supervising the country, no more than half of the number of ministers who are appointed as Ministers of the Six Ministries need to object. Now, who can object?"
"I!"
Wang Yuan and others immediately stood up, but apart from them, the civil servants' party and the queen's party talked a lot, but they did not stand up to oppose.
Forget about the princelings. What the prince means is that he has already supported Marquis Huan. How can they stand up and oppose him?
So in the end, the number of people who opposed it was not even half, not even one-third!
"Okay, since no one objects to Marquis Huan taking up the post of Minister of Household Affairs, let Marquis Huan succeed him!"
The prince looked majestic and said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole hall became noisy with a buzz.
Huan Hou, who had been stunned for a long time, immediately laughed happily and knelt down to thank the prince and Zhao Xiaole for their kindness. His flattering look made the people around him feel contempt.
Seeing that the position of minister he had obtained slipped away from his hands, Wang Yuan's face turned gloomy to the extreme, and he stared at Zhao Xiaole's back with a pair of wolf eyes, filled with resentment.
Because he knew that if it weren't for Zhao Xiaole, the position of Minister would definitely belong to the person he recommended, and now...
The hands in Wang Yuan's sleeves suddenly tightened and he held them tightly.