Although he was very excited and even felt a little suffocated, Huo Tao couldn't speak in order to avoid suspicion and could only stare at Qin Dewei.
Yan Song observed Huo Tao's demeanor and thought, "Fuck" in his heart. It was obvious that Huo Tao couldn't resist this temptation!
But as a plastic ally, Yan Song can't oppose Huo Tao's entry into the cabinet on the surface! Just like Qin Dewei can't directly oppose Teacher Zhang, Xia Yan can't directly oppose Xu Tianguan for the same reason!
Yan Song had no other choice. He suddenly turned to Xia Shoufu and asked, "What do you think Shoukui? Huo Tao has more trust from the emperor than Xu Zan."
Only three or four people present could understand the connotation of this question.
Xia Yan frowned deeply. Today's situation was really chaotic, and he felt vaguely out of control, but he didn't find out what the problem was.
Even if we put aside other concerns first, it is absolutely impossible to let Huo Tao join the cabinet!
Xia Yan and Yan Song, two powerful cabinet ministers, knew very well that among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, whoever joins the cabinet is basically cannon fodder. There are only two exceptions, one is Bao Qin and the other is Huo Tao.
These two people have one thing in common: they are both loyal and loyal ministers of the emperor.
Huo Tao has made great contributions to the Dali Conference since the first year of Jiajing, and he is also the only remaining leader of the old ceremony faction. Therefore, unlike ordinary ministers, he has the ability to shake the cabinet table.
Not to mention that Xia Yan and Huo Tao have a history of hatred that lasts for ten years. They both went to the prison for the first time because of each other.
After Xia Shoufu made up his mind, he also glared at Qin Dewei and said, "Since the establishment of the cabinet in this dynasty, is there any precedent for the Zuodu Yushi to join the cabinet?"
Qin Dewei said nonchalantly: "This is just a process issue, not a technical issue, just a transition!
For example, you can first let Mr. Huo Xian be transferred to the virtual title of Minister of Rites, in charge of Hanlin affairs and the prince's guests, and then he can join the cabinet and it will be a matter of course!"
Huo Tao looked at the two mortal enemies, one of whom was speaking for him, while the other was still opposing him, and he felt filled with emotion.
Compared with Xia Yan, Qin Dewei is still able to deal with him. At least Qin Dewei will not affect official affairs because of hatred.
With Qin Dewei's scheming and power, it is not difficult to withstand or even force Xia Yan to subdue him, and Yan Songming is not in a good position to oppose him, so maybe it is really possible for him to join the cabinet?
There is a poem from the Tang Dynasty that says, "Every time comes, heaven and earth all work together." This is probably the case!
Xia Shoufu was still yelling at Qin Dewei: "You young people despise the laws and regulations and always want to change them arbitrarily for accommodation, but you don't know that there are profound reasons behind the system!
The censor of Zuodu is in charge of Taiyuan and has the responsibility of supervising all officials. He is originally independent of the cabinet! If the general constitution is allowed to join the cabinet, wouldn't it mean that Taiyuan is encouraged to criticize the cabinet in order to gain promotion?"
Qin Dewei immediately saluted Xia Shoufu again: "Ah, yes, yes, yes, everything you said is right! It was me who was hasty!"
Xia Yan: "..."
Faced with Qin Dewei's sudden resignation, he felt a little incompetent again.
Also, Qin Dewei’s words are clearly a sign of cowardice, so why does it still sound like he needs to be beaten?
Huo Tao, who was full of hope, suddenly turned black. Why did you, Qin Dewei, give in now? Where are you so eloquent? Where are your scheming ideas?
How about your Qin Dewei's courage to make Huo Tao faint in Chang'an Street? Can't you use half of your skills to deal with Xia Yan!
This person is still difficult to deal with! This person is still untrustworthy!
Qin Dewei suddenly thought of something again, and added to Huo Tao from a distance: "Don't blame me, Dazhong Prime Minister, I have tried my best."
In case you have something wrong with you, I won't take the blame.
There was a sudden silence in the corridor, and everyone was speechless for a long time. This Qin Dewei today is really an atypical Qin Dewei, and everyone is completely confused.
Speaking of Qin Xueshi, he is definitely famous for being "good at fighting". He punches and kicks both inside and outside. When have you ever seen Qin Xueshi lose a battle or feel cowardly?
But today, Academician Qin has given in to defeat countless times, to Huo Tao, to Yan Song, to Xia Yan. Could it be that Academician Qin has really been taken away from him?
Today's push has actually reached a deadlock.
Among the front-line ministers of the seven ministries, the three who are qualified to join the cabinet, Zhang Chao, Xu Zan, and Huo Tao, have not yet been able to gain widespread support.
Other ministers are not good in rank, but because of their poor background. After all, the rule is "non-Hanlin people cannot join the cabinet." If you are not a Hanlin person, you are not qualified to think about the cabinet.
Could it be that we can only choose people from third-grade ministers, from the Imperial Academy, or from former bachelors like Zhai Luan?
Wen Renhe, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, suddenly sighed and complained to Qin Dewei: "Today, the stalemate in court affairs is all your fault, Qin Banqiao!"
Qin Dewei looked confused. What does Qin Dewei have to do with today's difficult childbirth? Also, why did Bachelor Wen jump out to increase his presence at this time?
Wen Renhe criticized and said: "Your position, Qin Banqiao, is wavering and ambiguous, so you can't decide on the right tone. If you were willing to take up the responsibility of the Wenyuan Pavilion, you would have made the final decision long ago!"
Qin Dewei: "..."
I don’t know if Qin Dewei understood it, but everyone else understood it anyway. Bachelor Wen was wildly implying, "Choose me! Choose me!"
At this moment, someone suddenly laughed "haha", attracting everyone's attention.
The person who laughed was Zhan Rong, the newly appointed Right Minister of the Ministry of War, the one who sold his mansion to Qin Dewei and then kept pestering him to become the governor.
"Why should you, gentlemen, abandon the near and seek the far away!" After Zhan Shilang stopped laughing, he said something that was incomprehensible.
Wen Ren and Bachelor Wen were working hard to clear their existence and were interrupted by Zhan Rong's laughter. They were a little unhappy and couldn't help but said: "Young Master Sima, why do you have to be so mysterious!"
In full view of everyone, Zhan Rong pointed at Qin Dewei and said, "It's just to nominate cabinet ministers. What's the matter? Just ask Academician Qin to do pre-engineering, and that's the end of it?"
So why should you, gentlemen, abandon the near and look for the far away and look for someone else, when there is a simple and ready-made method but you don’t use it!”
The ministers in the gallery were in an uproar. Could it be that the main drama of today's court trial is just beginning now? The long-term tossing just now was just foreplay?
Wucao! Wucao! If Qin Dewei ends up in person, there will be a great collision between heaven and earth!
Wen Renhe, a Hanlin scholar who was still dreaming about the opportunity to join the cabinet, was stunned for a moment and retorted weakly: "Qin Banqiao is only a fourth-rank official."
Zhan Rong pushed back easily: "In terms of grades, Diange University Scholar is only a fifth-grade official!"
Xia Yan and Yan Song's veins suddenly popped out, and their hair could reach their crowns, like two angry old lions, their old eyes like knives shooting at Qin Dewei!
What do you, Qin Dewei, want? Do you really think that all the ministers in the dynasty are dead?