The next day, dozens of ministers gathered in the east court room outside the Meridian Gate to begin what may be the most important court meeting of the year.
Traditionally, the court recommendation was presided over by the Minister of Civil Affairs, but Xu Tianguan looked at Yan Song and said, "It is better for the chief minister to preside over it."
Anyway, Xu Tianguan didn't have any ideas, he was happy to stay out and watch the dog bite the dog, and maybe the fishermen would benefit from it.
The importance of this court recommendation to Yan Dang is self-evident, and Yan Song was not polite. He started directly and said deeply: "Since the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department, there has been a tradition of cabinet ministers also leading the Military Aircraft Department."
Everyone was speechless. The Military Aircraft Department was an organization that was only established last year. How could it be called traditional? Just look at what Mr. Yan Ge said, which is eight points of Qin Zhongtang's skill.
"When Qin Banqiao left the southeast of the town, his cabinet ministers did not have any spare manpower, so he asked Wang Junchuan to serve as the chief commander of the court and to lead the army.
Now that the number of cabinet ministers is sufficient, it is natural that there is no need to use foreign ministers to take charge of them, so I ask you to nominate candidates!"
Yan Shoufu's adopted son Zhao Wenhua's official position is neither high nor low, and he is now regarded as the main spokesperson of Yan's party at the general meeting.
Zhao Wenhua immediately responded: "I recommend Lord Zhang Yongchuan! He not only understands the local people's sentiments and military affairs, but also is familiar with the regulations of the inner court. He is also in the center, so he is suitable to preside over the military aircraft department!"
Zhang Chao stared at Zhao Wenhua and said, "Watch your words. Today, the acting host is elected! Qin Dewei is still the host!"
Zhao Wenhua curled his lips, he was deliberately vague, but it seemed that he still couldn't be vague.
Someone put forward a different opinion and said: "The Military Aircraft Department has the function of liaising with internal and external parties. The candidate to act as the Minister of Military Aircraft Department does not have to be selected from the inner court!"
Zhao Wenhua sneered and said: "The most suitable foreign minister to preside over the Military Aircraft Department is the Minister of War. This is how Wang Tingxiang was able to preside over the Military Aircraft Department.
When Wang Tingxiang is away from the Ministry of War, the daily affairs of the Ministry of War are handled by Mr. Fan, the left servant. So if Wang Tingxiang is unable to take care of the affairs, Mr. Fan should naturally take over the errands."
The Lord Fan that Zhao Wenhua is talking about is Fan Jizu, the left minister of the Ministry of War. In the original history, Fan Jizu was the minister of the Ministry of War after Zhang Zan.
But in this time and space, due to Qin Dewei's intervention and the butterfly effect, the Minister of the Ministry of War was intercepted by Wang Tingxiang. Fan Jizu is still the left minister of the Ministry of War and a member of the Yan Party.
So what Zhao Wenhua means is that if you choose from the inner court, the most suitable candidate is Zhang Bangqi, and if you choose from the outer court, the most suitable candidate is Fan Jizu.
Anyway, if you choose one of the two, no matter what you choose, you will always be a strict Party person.
No matter how shameless your Qin party is, you can't have officials like the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Punishment to preside over the Military Aircraft Department, right?
There was silence in the east room. No one spoke for a long time, and no one proposed new candidates.
Xu Zan, the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, checked his presence and said, "If there are no other opinions, then the result of the recommendation is Zhang Yongchuan."
The final memorial still had to be written by Xu Tianguan, so he had to make sure that it would be over if nothing happened. Most people did not expect that it would be finished so quickly today.
If you think about it carefully, the main reason is that Qin Dang is a bit silent today.
If you think about it more carefully, it is understandable. After all, it is a carrot and a pit, and those who can get stuck belong to the strict party. If the Qin party has no suitable candidates to compete in the ring, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
"Wait a minute!" Yan Shoufu suddenly spoke again, stopping everyone from leaving.
Then he continued: "Wang Junchuan is unable to take charge of the affairs. The Ministry of War does not have a minister in charge. I think we can choose another minister of the Ministry of War to take charge of the ministry temporarily!"
Most of the ministers were slightly surprised, and Yan Chief Fu's proposal was a bit unexpected.
The Secretary of the Ministry of War is different from being in charge of the military aircraft department. He is Wang Tingxiang's official. So before Wang Tingxiang resigned, you, Yan Shoufu, couldn't wait to seize the throne by force. Isn't it too overbearing?
Speaking of the official system of the Ming Dynasty, one ministry may have several ministers, so it is not surprising and legal to appoint another minister of the Ministry of War in addition to Wang Tingxiang.
But among so many ministers, others are just empty titles. Maybe even the governor will have the title of minister of the Ministry of War. Only one minister is the minister who sits in the hall and is the seventh minister.
He is one of the official ministers of the Qing Dynasty.
Nowadays, the Minister of War in theory is Wang Tingxiang, and Yan Song obviously wants to elect another Minister of War who should have a false title, and then directly occupy the magpie's nest and forcefully replace Wang Tingxiang.
And the key point is that this is simply an insult to the current Minister Wang Tingxiang. It is obvious that he deliberately forced Wang Tingxiang to expel him while he was seriously ill, or cursed Wang Tingxiang to die.
Therefore, everyone looked at Yan Shoufu with a strange look. This appearance was really ugly.
Yan Shoufu sneered, so what if it looks ugly? To deal with Qin Dang, if you don't look ugly, you won't be able to eat!
Zhao Wenhua came out and said, "I mentioned just now that when Wang Junchuan was away from the army, Mr. Fan, the left minister, had been in charge of the daily affairs of the Ministry of War.
It seems that Mr. Fan has accumulated many years of experience in the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, and is a veteran of the sixth year of Zhengde. Now he can be promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of War."
If all backgrounds are put aside, Zhao Wenhua's words are not biased. Fan Jizu, as the senior left minister of the Ministry of War, is indeed qualified to be promoted to minister.
One of the backbones of the Qin Party, Sanqiao, the censor of Zuoqiandu, stood up and raised an objection: "It's not like there are no other military ministers in the court. Mao Dasikou can also be transferred to the minister of war."
Mao Da Sikou refers to Mao Bowen, the Minister of War, one of the only two ministers of the Yan Party.
Regardless of any background, Sancho's recommendation is not biased.
Mao Bowen knew how to fight when he was young, and later led an army to conquer Annan. Later, he was once a popular candidate for minister of the Ministry of War, but he failed to compete with Wang Tingxiang, so he succumbed to the Ministry of Punishment.
But the biggest problem is that Mao Bowen is now considered the backbone of the Strict Party, while Sancho is the backbone of the Qin Party!
A person from the Qin Party recommending a strict Party member is like a weasel giving New Year greetings to a chicken. What is his intention?
The smartest people thought about it for a while and immediately thought of the reason. This is a stratagem to alienate!
Yan Shoufu's idea should be like this. Let Fan Jizu forcibly succeed the Minister of War. Then the Yan Party will have three ministers in the outer court: Fan Jizu of the Ministry of War, Mao Bowen of the Ministry of Justice, and Gan Weilin of the Ministry of Industry. They will immediately change the strength of the Qin Party and become the third minister of the outer court.
A big party.
The Qin Party's idea was to stir up trouble by recommending Mao Bowen, the Minister of Justice, to be transferred to the Ministry of War.
As we all know, Mao Bowen has always been worried about not becoming Minister of the Ministry of War, and he would probably give it a try if he had the chance.
Even if we take a step back and let Mao Bowen replace the Ministry of War, we still have to give up the Ministry of Punishment. At least the number of ministers of the Yan Party has not increased.
When they thought of this, many people immediately became interested and did not want to leave. Now Qin Dang and Yan Dang are like masters playing chess, and every step they take may be a carefully considered choice.
Yan Song quickly signaled to Mao Bowen with his eyes, hoping that Mao Bowen would take the initiative and decline the recommendation of the Minister of War.
In fact, Yan Shoufu went to Mao Bowen privately in the past two days and advised Mao Bowen not to have any thoughts about the Minister of War for the sake of the overall situation.
In this case, even if the Qin Party wanted to use Mao Bowen as its spearhead, it would not be possible. After all, Mao Bowen himself had voluntarily declined.
But even though Yan Song repeatedly signaled, Mao Bowen looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, but he remained unmoved.
When fellow villager Xia Yan was the chief minister, he was not allowed to become the minister of the Ministry of War. When another fellow, Yan Song, became the chief minister, he was still not allowed to be the minister of the Ministry of War!
What kind of truth is this? Why is it always Mao Bowen who is sacrificed? Yan Song only persuaded himself to give in, but what compensation could he give himself?
Seeing Mao Bowen like this, everyone understood that the Qin party had made a successful move.
As long as the Qin Party is willing to support Mao Bowen, it is definitely a force that cannot be underestimated!
Zhao Wenhua, the main spokesperson of the Yan Party, said calmly: "Actually, you all are a little impatient and did not wait to finish what you said!
I recommend that Mr. Fan be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War. This is actually part of a complete plan. I also recommend that the former governor of Liaodong be promoted to the rank of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War!"
Governor Zeng is Qin Dewei's stepfather, Zeng Mian, who has been in charge of Liaodong's reforms over the years.
From the perspective of business and qualifications, being promoted to Zuo Shilang is actually not that difficult.
So abrupt.
The mediocre people are still surprised, why are the people from the Yan Party starting to backhandedly recommend people from the Qin Party?
And smart people have already figured it out. This is also a good move by Party Yan!
Combining the promotions of Qin Dewei's father and Fan Jizu can silence the Qin party.
In any case, no matter what the people of the Qin Party think in their hearts, it is impossible for them to object to Qin Dewei's father Gaosheng. The temple is not only about fighting and killing, but also about human relations.
Now the pressure has shifted to the Qin Party, and it is time for the Qin Party to make a move.