Wang Tingxiang, the admiral of the Ministry of Justice (actual) and the Minister of War (imaginary), walked to the courtyard and looked up at the sky. It should be a good day today.
As I walked outside, I heard a few more magpie calls, which according to custom is a good sign.
Then Mr. Wang met Zuo Zanshan and editor Qin Dewei at the door of his house.
"Do you have something to say?" Wang Tingxiang asked. He was actually not surprised, after all, he was going to be promoted today.
Qin Dewei responded with a "haha": "I was just passing by and met an old senior by chance! We just happened to go for a walk together!"
Wang Tingxiang chuckled to himself, Qin Banqiao, just pretend.
From here to the left gate of Chang'an, and then to the East Chamber outside the Meridian Gate, it takes less than half an hour. It depends on how long you can hold it in.
Then Qin Dewei accompanied Wang Tingxiang to the left gate of Chang'an as expected. After registering, he entered the imperial city, passed Chengtian Gate, and came to the door of the East Chamber outside the Meridian Gate.
Wang Tingxiang was a little confused, pointed to the east room and asked again: "I'm about to go in, do you really have nothing to say?"
Qin Dewei bowed his hands and left without leaving a single word.
This made Mr. Wang Tingxiang extremely shocked. Did Qin Banqiao take the wrong medicine again today? He came here inexplicably just to accompany him on this journey?
But after entering the Dongchao room, Wang Tingxiang put away his unnecessary thoughts.
Traditionally, Tingtui is presided over by the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. When there is no Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, it is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel or the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu.
Today Xu Zanqian, the Minister of Hubu, gave in, so Zhou Yong, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, will preside over the court.
According to the order of first small to large, we will first discuss the candidates for the Minister of Rites. The first step is to nominate the candidates.
After others named several candidates, Wang Tingxiang Mo De said with emotion: "I recommend Yan Song, the Minister of Rites of Nanjing."
In terms of the status of those present, Wang Tingxiang was almost ranked third or fourth. Of course, his weight was very important, and the candidates he named should not be underestimated.
In fact, this is not Wang Tingxiang's idea, but Master Xia's will. Wang Tingxiang only spoke it as a political ally.
But for some reason, Wang Tingxiang always felt that everyone looked at him strangely.
Is there anything wrong with him in recommending candidates? Even if he helps the cabinet scholar speak out, that's not shabby!
Maybe this is because the authorities are confused. Everyone else saw it just now. Before Ting Tui, Qin Dewei intimately sent you, Wang Tingxiang, to the East Chamber!
Think again about the situation in the past few days when Qin Dewei was running back and forth between various government offices in order to choose the minister of the Ministry of Rites!
Thinking again, Qin Dewei is from Nanjing, and Yan Song has been raising his wife in Nanjing in recent years. The relationship between the two should be good, right?
Maybe Yan Song's entry into the court was the will of Academician Xia, but Qin Dewei was responsible for the specific operations outside?
So, did Wang Tingxiang, who had a very close relationship with Qin Dewei, act as Qin Dewei's tool?
A high-ranking official of the second rank actually works as a tool for a sixth-rank official. How despicable!
After everyone discussed with their own thoughts for several rounds, there were only two candidates left, Yan Song, the Minister of Rites in Nanjing, and Zhan Ruoshui, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.
These two people are the most senior, and both were Jinshi in the 18th year of Hongzhi. It was like this in the Ming Dynasty. When you didn't know who to choose, you would choose the senior one.
Among them, Zhan Ruoshui's voice was louder. After all, Zhan Ruoshui was a famous "master" of Confucian classics in the world, with high academic prestige, and his status was equivalent to the executive deputy in later generations. It was not surprising at all that he became a full-time official.
Moreover, from the tenth year of Jiajing to the present, Zhan Ruoshui has been in the capital, and others are relatively familiar with him. Yan Song, on the other hand, went to Nanjing for several years to upgrade.
This situation was completely within Wang Tingxiang's expectation and there was no need to worry at all.
Today, in the first round of court recommendations, it is enough to narrow down the candidate list of the Minister of Rites to Yan Song and Zhan Ruoshui! Then Xia Yan will arrange the next step to let Yan Song stand out.
Others obviously understand this rule. In the first round, the two most popular candidates are selected and then they operate separately.
Everyone knows this routine of waiting until the next round of nominations before selecting the final candidate.
Therefore, the discussion on the candidate for the Minister of Rites should be suspended for today. Next, we should continue to talk about the candidate for the main event, the Minister of Officials.
At this moment, someone in the corner suddenly raised his hand, "I have one more nomination to discuss with you all."
Everyone turned to look, who was this, if not Wang Yiqi, who had recently returned to Beijing after completing his term of office? This Wang Yiqi was a third-rank official, and of course he was qualified to stand here and speak.
There were about thirty governors in the Ming Dynasty, and they were all officials dispatched by the imperial court, not local officials. However, not every governor could happen to meet someone recommended by the court when he returned to Beijing.
Wang Yiqi remembered Qin's nephew's instructions and gritted his teeth and said, "I recommend Huo Tao, the censor of Zuodu, to be the Minister of Rites!"
Wucao! There was an uproar in the Dongchao room. This nomination was indeed unexpected, but it makes sense if you think about it carefully!
Only then did everyone realize that there was such a blind spot in their consciousness!
When everyone recommended the Minister of Rites, they all ignored Huo Tao, the censor of Zuodu!
Huo Tao was a Huiyuan in the ninth year of Zhengde. He was also a Ci official in his early years, although his time was very short!
But having a family background means having a family background, and you also have the qualifications to be the Minister of Rites!
Moreover, moving from Zuodu Yushi to Minister of Rites does not count as demotion, and is completely feasible in terms of procedures!
Therefore, after comprehensive analysis, among those who are qualified to be the Minister of Rites, Huo Tao, who has been ignored, is actually the biggest one!
Everyone only thought that Huo Tao would compete for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but they forgot that he was also qualified to be the Minister of the Ministry of Etiquette!
But at this moment, the nominated party Huo Tao's face turned dark.
You guys have had enough! You are going to mess around a lot! My target is the Minister of Libu! Why are you trying to get me to go to the Minister of Rites?
Comparing the Censor of Zuodu with the Minister of Rites, of course the Censor of Zuodu has more real power.
However, the advantage of the Minister of Rites is similar to that of the Ci Minister, that is, he is closer to the emperor, which is conducive to building relationships. When the opportunity arises, he can join the cabinet in one step.
But for Huo Tao, the hero of the Great Rites Conference and an old comrade-in-arms of Emperor Jiajing, he did not need to be the Minister of Rites to get closer to the emperor!
For Huo Tao, only the Minister of Civil Affairs is worth fighting for!
"Puch!" Xu Zan, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, as another strong competitor of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, couldn't help laughing.
He has been in the officialdom for forty years. No matter how strange the situation is, he will not lose his composure unless he can't help it.
Everyone knows that this time it is actually Huo Zongxian and Xu Shangshu competing for the position of Heavenly Official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
I never expected that with such a miraculous evolution, Huo Tao, my biggest competitor, would be inexplicably beaten to death.
So the candidate list for Minister of Rites has changed from a confrontation between two heroes to a tripartite confrontation?
When it comes to official status, Huo Tao is ten times better than Yan Song and Zhan Ruoshui.
At this time, there was no shortage of people with savvy calculations in the Dongchao room, and they had quickly begun to calculate the balance of support between the various parties.
At least those who support Xu Zan’s appointment to the Ministry of Official Affairs will definitely support Huo Tao’s move to the Ministry of Rites!
Some of Xia Yan's party members, without a clear unified thought, would be happy to see Huo Tao go to the Ministry of Rites, which has less power!
Those who support Huo Tao are afraid that their hearts will be very divided at this time. In fact, the Minister of Rites is also quite good. Do you want to consider it?
From the perspective of Emperor Jiajing, wouldn't it be more appropriate for an old comrade like Huo Tao to be the closer Minister of Rites?
Based on this calculation, Huo Tao still has a high chance of being elected as the Minister of Rites?
The water, which was already muddy, became even muddier.
No one has spoken publicly for the time being, they are all talking and whispering,
Suddenly someone asked Wang Yiqi: "I heard that you are Qin Banqiao's uncle?"
Wang Yiqi nodded bitterly. He didn't understand why he felt so bitter.
"Oh!" Everyone suddenly realized that this is the real owner, so it's not surprising!
Then I couldn't understand it. Didn't Qin Dewei ask Wang Ting's subordinate to nominate Yan Song as the Minister of Rites?
Why did Wang Yiqi nominate Huo Tao as Minister of Rites? It was like a schizophrenia.
Or is it that Qin Dewei is fighting with his hands in a bad taste, or is he planning to bet on both sides, and if one can win, it will be considered a success?
The host of Tingtui, Zhou Yong, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, sighed and said, "Let's call it a night!"
He understood very well that if such an accident occurred, all parties would need time to re-formulate their strategies and reconnect with each other vertically and horizontally.
Therefore, there is no point in continuing the nomination today, so we will simply disband and wait for the next round of nomination.
After coming out of the palace, many officials sent people to find Qin Dewei. Everyone wanted to find him.
But the report received said that Qin Zhuangyuan went to test artillery outside the city.
