The reason why Xia Shoufu and Mr. Yan Ge were angry was because they felt like they were suddenly attacked, and Bao Qin was too greedy!
How dare you, Qin Dewei, even think about pre-servicing the machine? Unless you step on them two pavilion elders!
Scholar Qin Dewei, who was focused by dozens of eyes, looked at his nose and his nose at his heart. He stood like a pine and was as quiet as a chicken.
Wang Yiqi, the Minister of Household Affairs who had been silent today, suddenly said: "Actually, what Zhan Rong said is feasible."
Wang Ting, Secretary of the Ministry of War, gave Xia Yan an "apologetic" look and said, "It is indeed feasible."
The seven main officials of the ministry, collectively known as the Qiqing, were the "Seven Giants" of the outer dynasty. In an instant, two of them came out to support Qin Dewei.
However, the recognized head of the foreign dynasty was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Xu Zan and Xu Tianguan said angrily: "Scholar Qin does not want to go to Long to visit Shu!"
Zhan Rong, who nominated Qin Dewei, said to Xu Zan: "Tsukazai, you are also a cabinet candidate. To avoid suspicion, you should not speak, let alone comment on other people directly, so as not to be questioned as greedy for power."
This is indeed wrong, and it is in line with the unspoken rules of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom. How can there be any reason for a candidate to personally criticize another candidate? Do we need the superficial skills of a literati and a gentleman?
Huo Tao, the censor of Zuodu, whose mood had gone through a cycle of ups and downs, also wanted to say a few words, "I thought..."
Zhan Rong quickly blocked it again: "General Xian, you are also a nominated candidate, so you'd better stop talking!"
Zhang Chao, the Minister of Rites, who was originally qualified to beat and scold Qin Dewei, thought about it and realized that he seemed to be a "candidate" and was also disqualified from speaking.
As a result, ministers such as the Minister of Personnel, the Yushi of Zuodu, and the Minister of Rites, all of whom were very powerful in terms of public opinions, suddenly lost their voices collectively.
Among the remaining four ministers, the relatively stronger ones, the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of War, have just expressed their support for Qin Dewei's "joining the cabinet".
There are two more ministers left who are qualified to speak but have not expressed their opinions. They are the two weakest among the Qiqing, Mao Bowen, the second to last Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, and Gan Weilin, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Shangshu Mao and Shangshu Gan looked at each other, then looked at Xia Shoufu and Mr. Yan Ge respectively.
How can I pretend to be very skilled in controlling public opinion? Waiting online is quite urgent.
The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and the Minister of the Ministry of War are not in the same group. If you go to fight with the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and the Minister of the Ministry of War, you have absolutely no chance of winning under normal circumstances.
Zhan Rong then looked at Xia Yan and Yan Song and asked proactively: "Are the two pavilion elders planning to oppose Academician Qin to the end?"
Xia Shoufu and Mr. Yan Ge were just angry, and before they had time to think about it, they suddenly became confused when they saw this scene.
They finally understood why they felt something was wrong just now, and they finally understood where the problem lies.
No wonder Qin Dewei acted uncharacteristically today and kept pretending to be cowardly. As a result, several powerful foreign ministers became nominated candidates for cabinet ministers!
Then in the current situation, these nominated ministers have lost their right to speak, which is equivalent to being consumed by the early tug-of-war! This is the purpose of Qin Dewei's pretending to be cowardly!
Qin Dewei had three ministers in his hand. After consuming the weakest minister of the Ministry of Rites, two more powerful ones were left;
After Xia Yan consumed Xu Zan and Yan Song consumed Huo Tao, only one of them was left, and the remaining ones were the weakest ones!
Qin Dewei originally had an advantage in one-on-one, but he couldn't beat one-on-two. Now he has the advantage in one-on-two!
But no matter what, Xia Yan and Yan Song don't want Qin Dewei to join the cabinet. Everyone in the world can join the cabinet, but Qin Dewei can't!
Just as Xia Yan and Yan Song were organizing their conversation and preparing to speak, Qin Dewei, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly spoke:
"I know that no matter how others recommend me, no matter how many people recommend me, the two ministers will definitely oppose me in both public and private matters."
Even though the two of them had a thousand words to say, they were immediately choked up.
If the foreign court's push for Qin Dewei really became a momentum, but all the sitting cabinet ministers strongly opposed it to the end, it would be a bit similar to the "constitutional crisis" caused by the fight between the Congress and the government in later generations.
To be honest, when this person has no obvious bad deeds, it is actually a bit "bad" and "foul" for the cabinet ministers to desperately oppose the results of the foreign court's recommendation.
We can no longer stay here! As the chief assistant, Xia Yan could no longer control the situation. He waved his sleeves and said, "I will go to see the emperor and ask for the Holy Will to rule on this matter!"
After Yan Song hesitated for a moment, he also said: "Let's go together."
"Wait a minute!" Qin Dewei stepped forward, stopped the two pavilion elders, and advised: "No! No!"
Xia Yan looked at Qin Dewei suspiciously, did he want to give in?
Qin Dewei cleared his throat again and said to the ministers in the corridor: "Since I became an official, I have been promoted six times, all of which were promoted by the emperor himself. I have never been promoted by others, and I have never been promoted!
If your kindness is like this, I will naturally devote everything I have to repaying your kindness! Therefore, I will only accept the emperor's thunder and rain. I will do whatever the emperor arranges. I don't have to accept other recommendations, and there will be no other recommendations.
What you want!"
These few words seemed to come out of the blue but were just right, making everyone feel a little numb.
Did you, Bachelor Qin, take the opportunity to show off, or did you take the opportunity to show your loyalty? Or both?
Then Qin Dewei said to Zhan Rong: "I understand Mr. Zhan's kindness, but there is no need for it. I don't need to be recommended!"
Xia Yan was in a daze. Is this considered a concession by Qin Dewei? Or is he deliberately testing and clearly showing off his muscles in front of foreign ministers?
I'm afraid that after today, in the general perception of the world's official circles, Qin Dewei will be regarded as equal to the existence of the elder! No one will feel like a parallel import bachelor anymore!
And Yan Song murmured to himself: "Chuzi defeated Lu Hun's army, then went to Luo, observed the troops in Zhou's territory, and asked how big or small they were."
King Zhuang of Chu retreated after asking for the tripod. But does this mean that King Zhuang of Chu was afraid?
My son is right, he should concentrate on supporting Zhang Chao, the Minister of Rites, to join the cabinet! It's useless to think of anything else!
There were too many selfish thoughts that should not be half-hearted, and they were exploited by Qin Dewei and became the background for Qin Dewei to gain prestige!
When everyone was speechless, they heard Qin Dewei say: "As for recommending cabinet ministers, I think Mr. Huo is the most suitable. No matter in terms of age or qualifications, he is the most appropriate!"
Huo Tao, who had given up hope, suddenly raised his head, his heart beat violently a few times, and when he looked at Qin Dewei, he suddenly felt that his features were clear and beautiful again.
Qin Dewei paused for a moment to let everyone digest his opinions, and then continued to speak righteously:
"Although Mr. Huo and I had many disagreements in the past, recommending talents to the imperial court must still be based on public conscience. I have always adhered to the principle of meritocracy!
Besides, Mr. Huo has made great contributions to the emperor's discussion of etiquette, and he should have been appointed to the cabinet long ago, so he is also sharing the emperor's worries and rewarding the meritorious officials!
After I finish speaking, who agrees and who opposes?"
