Qin Zhuangyuan's request for leave has become the most famous "meme" in the official circles of the capital in the past six months.
As the saying goes, Qin Zhuangyuan is either enjoying his vacation or on his way to ask for leave.
After he took leave, he went to Wang Gong's factory to build new artillery pieces, and everyone regarded him as a celebrity.
But this star with a "bad record" suddenly became active and spoke loudly at the North Korean meeting on personnel issues, which was very eye-catching.
This is like sounding a piercing alarm, raising the alert level for everyone who wants a piece of the pie.
This person named Qin may not be able to succeed, but the fate of the three bachelors tells everyone that this person is at least more than capable of being ruined!
Probably only Xia Yan, the newly appointed Grand Scholar of Wuyingdian, was relatively calm, because no matter how much Qin Dewei tried, he could not be affected.
Among the two positions of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, of course the Ministry of Personnel is more important, but Master Xia has no desire or desire for the Ministry of Personnel this time.
He originally entered the cabinet as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If he continued to control the most important Ministry of Personnel, he would be angry with both people and gods, and it would easily arouse the dissatisfaction of the emperor.
Besides, as a distinguished bachelor, being too actively involved in the selection of officials in foreign dynasties could easily lead to criticism and suspicion from the emperor.
Master Xia had long made up his mind that he would not mess with the selection of the Ministry of Personnel this time. Even if his enemy Huo Tao became the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he could still stand up to Huo Tao in the cabinet.
Therefore, Xia Yan's focus this time was on the relatively unimportant Ministry of Rites, and the competition among the Ministers of Rites was relatively not that great.
He had already communicated with Emperor Jiajing and arranged for Yan Song to be appointed Minister of Rites this time, which was basically a sure thing.
It's just that Yan Song is still on the road, so Master Xia's intention is kept secret from outsiders.
Of the two positions, one has no desires and the other is guaranteed, so no matter what Qin Dewei does, it will never affect Master Xia's layout.
Master Xia is simply curious. What is Qin Dewei's intention when he walks alone uncontrollably this time?
When it got dark that day, Academician Xia came out of the palace and returned home.
After changing his clothes, he couldn't help but sigh. From now on, he will be like a caged bird with no free time!
When I was in Liubu, I had free time, so it didn’t matter if it was earlier or later.
But if you are on duty in the cabinet, you are accompanying the emperor and assisting the government. You may be summoned and questioned at any time. It is dark and the palace gate is locked, so you cannot leave just as you want.
When Master Xia was lamenting the loss of his freedom, he saw a guest coming in to report the matter. He asked casually: "Who is visiting today?"
The doorman replied: "Everyone else is fine, but Qin Hanlin is weird."
Master Xia stopped carrying the teacup and looked at the guest in surprise: "Qin Banqiao is here? What's so weird?"
The doorman said painfully: "He didn't say anything, he just took me outside to the study, played chess for an hour, and then left."
Xia Yan was thoughtful. Could it be that this son wanted to take advantage of the situation? Now there must be rumors outside that Qin Dewei went to the Xia Mansion to conspire.
But if you don't take action yourself and just hang out in your own home for an hour, how effective will it be?
Or is it that Qin Dewei can't help but ask for help, so he hints to himself in this way?
The next day, Qin Dewei unexpectedly appeared in the Hanlin Academy. The servants were shocked. The No. 1 Scholar Hall had not been cleaned during this period...
But Qin Zhuangyuan did not go to the office and went straight to the backyard.
At this time, many Hanlin officials were gathering in Ke Pavilion in the backyard to give lectures. Qin Dewei walked outside the pavilion and saw Bachelor Wen sitting in the middle.
Then he greeted everyone loudly: "Senior Wen! I want to tell you something important! About your future!"
Everyone's expressions became strange when they heard this. Everyone knew that Academician Wen was a candidate for the Minister of Rites.
Qin Dewei came over to talk to Bachelor Wen about his future, and he must be talking about this matter!
The two of them came to the Zhuangyuan Hall where there was no one else, and talked for half an hour before they parted ways.
When Bachelor Wen returned to Keting in the backyard, Zhang Chao and Bachelor Zhang couldn't help but ask, "What did the kid say to you?"
Not only Academician Zhang was curious, everyone present wanted to know.
Academician Wen replied blankly: "Qin Banqiao forced me to talk about Zizhi Tongjian for half an hour, and then left."
Everyone looked at each other with disdain in their hearts.
If the matter involves secrets, if you don't want to say it, Mr. Wen, forget it. As for making up lies to fool people!
Qin Dewei then ran to Zhan Shifu opposite to find Zhan Shi Zhang Bi, and then went to the Rites Department next door to find Zhan Ruoshui, the left minister.
In the area around the government offices of the imperial court, too many people knew the star Qin Dewei. With Qin Dewei running around like this, the trajectory of his activities could not be hidden from anyone who was interested.
One or two, nothing can be seen, but if you list all the people Qin Dewei saw today, everyone will find some highlights.
These people have the same characteristics, and they are all candidates for the position of Minister of Rites...
From this we can draw an inference that Qin Zhuangyuan is actively working on the affairs of the Minister of Rites!
Seriously, Qin Dewei is really going to cause trouble! He really wants to cut a piece of the big cake!
However, this inference was denied by all parties involved. Unfortunately, it still could not stop the spread of rumors.
After Master Xia heard this rumor, he couldn't help but sneered, what a bunch of ignorant people, how could Qin Dewei be so capable!
He, Xia Yan, is the real manipulator behind the scenes, but his identity is sensitive and he cannot keep a high profile. He also takes a high-level route, so he can only hide behind the scenes.
Moreover, Yan Song is still on the road, so in order to prevent accidents, he should not be too public.
When Yan Song arrives in the capital, there will no longer be any doubts about the candidate for Minister of Rites! What does all this have to do with Qin Deweineng?
According to the old tradition, the place where the court officials recommended it was still in the East Chamber outside the Meridian Gate.
In theory, all courtiers can participate in the court election, but in fact, those who feel that their status is insufficient will not go, and if they do, they are not qualified to speak.
Under normal circumstances, it is the ministers of the third rank and above and the chief ministers of Zhangke who participate.
Moreover, according to the usual practice, cabinet bachelors and Hanlin ministers will not participate in the court nomination of officials from foreign dynasties.
Therefore, even if Qin Dewei is a star official, he would never want to appear at the court promotion scene.
Today is the day for the first round of court recommendation of two ministers. The reason why it is emphasized that it is the first round of court recommendation is because everyone knows very well that the final result will definitely not be announced today.
All veterans of the court know that the only function of the first round of nominations for such important positions is to first get rid of all the weak candidates who interfere with the organizational procedures!
Only two or three strong candidates are left in a stalemate, and then there will be a second round or even more rounds of nominations.
However, sometimes, the emperor would suddenly intervene from the Nine Heavens and hand-pick one of the candidates before the final result came out. This was the most unpredictable factor.
Therefore, there are many influencing factors and full of variables in the process of producing officials of the rank of actual minister.
It requires not only personal efforts, but also the blessing of fate.
