Wang Yiqi, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who was known as the Great Situ, looked at Wang Quan, the doctor of the Ministry of Finance, who was still waiting for his statement, and asked: "Then Xu Shi'an clamored that Xia Shoufu must first admit his mistake and surrender before he would send the money to Taicang. How about you?" Do you think it’s possible?”
Wang Quan replied without hesitation: "Of course it's impossible!"
Even a three-year-old child knows, how could Xia Shoufeng just give in? Even if Xia Shoufang had done something wrong before, after Xu Shian made such a noise, it was absolutely impossible for Xia Shoufang to admit his mistake.
But the purpose of him coming to Wang Da Situ was not to let Wang Da Situ persuade Xia Yan to relent, but to let Wang Da Situ persuade Xu Shian.
Wang Yiqi is also from Nanjing and is Qin Dewei's senior uncle. He is definitely qualified to dissuade Xu Shi'an. "I understand!" Wang Yiqi stood up and said, "I'll be back as soon as I go!"
Wang Quan breathed a sigh of relief. One hundred thousand taels of silver was not too much for the Ministry of Household Affairs, but it was not too little. It could meet many urgent needs at present.
The key is that there may be money in the future, and a routine needs to be formed. The Ming system attaches great importance to precedents and established laws.
If the money from the southeast sea rolls in in the future, will it go into the inner treasury of the palace or into Taicang? The first demonstration may be very important.
Now, looking at the entire capital, perhaps only Wang Yi, the chief minister, can persuade the bastard Xu Shi'an who has already committed a crime. Wang Yiqi said as he walked: "Xia Shoufu should still be in the inner court, I will go find him right away."
Wang Quan:???"
Did you misunderstand something, Great Situ? I came here to ask you to persuade Xu Shian, not to ask you to go to Xia Shoufu!
It was impossible for Xia Shoufu to be persuaded. He would rather resign and be dismissed than give in to Xu Shi'an! "Only by persuading Xu Shi'an will we be more likely to succeed," Wang Quan reminded.
Wang Yilv sighed. This Wang Quan has very good business skills and is public-minded in his work, but he does not understand politics. What he needs now is not success. Even if he knows that it is impossible to persuade Xia Yan, he still has to go.
Among the ministers and temple supervisors in the outer dynasty, it was recognized that the official department was first and the household department was second. Therefore, the Hubu minister was the second-ranking figure in the outer dynasty after the official official department.
However, Wang Yilu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, is a very low-key, simple and unassuming figure. Among the big bosses of the Qin Party, he usually makes the least noise.
Other big figures in the Qin Party, such as Teacher Zhang Chaozhang and Grand Sima Wang Tingxiang, were more or less affected by Qin Dewei's habits and occasionally became tricky.
Only the great Situ Wang Yiqi seems to have always maintained his indifferent and simple character, rarely coming out to argue with others, and people often forget that he is the leader of the Qin Party.
But today Wang Yilu knew that it would be impossible if he did not come forward this time.
Wang Tingxiang had lost his combat effectiveness, and Zhang Chao was also restricted by the cabinet. Moreover, because he was a bachelor and the Minister of Rites, he was not in compliance with the rules and could not speak much.
Thinking of this, Wang Dashu suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavy.
I, the Minister of Household Affairs, was originally picked up by Qin Dewei with the help of Qin Dewei. I have to fight with the chief minister once. If I can't fight, I will give it back to Qin Dewei.
At this time in the cabinet, Xia Shoufu's face was as dark as water, and he was obviously in a very bad mood.
Mr. Yan Ge was "pacifying" Xia Shoufu, "I'm sure it was Qin Dewei who deliberately asked Xu Shi'an to provoke you in order to drain your energy!
I only have two things to say about this. The first is that a little impatience will ruin a big plan, and the second is that good steel should be used on the edge of the blade!" Xia Yan is not stupid, so of course he can hear these two meanings.
The first level of meaning is that the most important task at the moment is to seize the power of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites. Don't be fooled by Qin Dewei and add extraneous matters to increase variables.
The second meaning is that resources should be used in the most critical places and not wasted on rubbish little people like Xu Shi'an! No matter how young Xu Shi'an is, he is still a hereditary fifth-grade military attache. According to the normal routine, Xia Shoufang wants to capture Xu Shi'an.
, it is also possible to petition the emperor.
Generally speaking, the emperor would not deny the honor to his chief minister, but at the moment, for Xia Yan, it would be a waste of resources to deal with Xu Shi'an.
Because Xia Yan still needs to use the limited emperor's resources to seize the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, spending it on Xu Shi'an is simply not worth the gain.
But Xu Shian, this little trash, was so aggressive and slapped in the face that he openly injured more than a dozen of Xia's guards in front of the Xia's mansion!
This kind of face-saving output really made Xia Yan unable to swallow his breath! If he couldn't take revenge immediately, wouldn't he, the first assistant, become the laughing stock of the capital?
"That won't be the case!" Yan Song said categorically: "Xu Shian is acting under the banner of Qin Dewei. If he is humiliated by Qin Dewei, it is a normal thing in the eyes of others. How can he become a laughing stock?"
Xia Yan: "."
Is this how you conducted psychological development during Yan Song's time in power? Is this considered a rule of thumb?
"As the saying goes, porcelain should not touch earthen pots! Based on my experience, Shoukui does not need to compete with Xu Shi'an for the time being, or even avoid him!" Yan Song continued to persuade.
At this time, the approved red book was sent from Xiyuan Renshou Palace. Xia Shoufu asked to re-elect the Minister of War and reorganize the cabinet, which was approved by the emperor!
After being ridiculed by Xu Xiaojun, Xia Shoufu finally got the good news! This is a key step for him to return to power!
With the stimulation of this good news, Xia Shoufu could finally put aside his anger towards Xu Shi'an and focus on reorganizing the personnel structure of the court.
After completing the layout of the court, taking control of the ministry, and freeing up your hands, you can then deal with this garbage man Xu Shi'an!
At this moment, someone else from Zhongshushe came to report to Xia Shoufu: "Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue is outside the Meridian Gate, asking to see Shoukui!" Logically speaking, since the second-ranking figure in the outer dynasty came to see Shoukui on his own initiative, the Shoufu should give him a report.
Face, this is the proper etiquette.
But Xia Shoufu, who had just received the imperial approval, waved his hand arrogantly and said, "I'm missing today! I'll discuss matters in the East Chamber the day after tomorrow. I'll talk about it then!"
Xia Shoufu could also guess that Wang Yiqi must have come here for the one hundred thousand taels of silver. When talking about this matter, Xu Shi'an was involved. What was there to see?
Yan Song had mixed feelings in his heart. It was unreasonable for Xia Yan to be the first assistant with his emotional intelligence.
You Xia Yan refuses to see Wang Yilu today, but you can still see him during the court meeting the day after tomorrow! Whatever Wang Yilu wants to say, he can still say it the day after tomorrow.
So if you refuse to see Wang Yilv today, you can only show your arrogance. Otherwise, what's the point?
Besides, the other party doesn’t know that there is still a court meeting. Listening to what Wang Yiqi said today is also an opportunity to pry into the other party’s thoughts before the court meeting!
Then prepare in advance, and you will be able to handle it more easily when it comes to the court meeting. But you, Xia Yan, just to vent your anger, wasted the opportunity again.
Wang Yilu outside the Meridian Gate was a little angry. As the high-ranking and powerful Uncle Qin Dewei, no, the high-ranking Minister of the Ministry of Finance had never been refused to see anyone other than the emperor!
But he did not leave. He waited outside the Meridian Gate from noon to dusk, which made many passing officials see Xia Yan's arrogance, and then Shi Shiran left the palace and went home.
All ministries were notified that day and a meeting was held the day after tomorrow in the East Chamber to recommend candidates for the new Minister of War and discuss cabinet personnel issues.
Officials of the third rank or above from various ministries, as well as the heads of the six departments and the censors, participated.
Xu Shi'an, who was recognized as a piece of trash by the big bosses, had no idea about the situation in the court. He just saw that no one from the Ministry of Revenue came to see him anymore, so he asked Xu Miaojing to help contact the palace.
A time was agreed upon to transport one hundred thousand taels of silver to the gate of Xi'an and then hand it over to the palace eunuch.
The Chief Steward in charge of the Eunuch Office was the chief steward in the palace. It was no small matter to deposit one hundred thousand taels of silver into the treasury, so he reported it to Eunuch Qin. After Eunuch Qin thought about it for a while, he didn't say much and just ordered the inner treasury to prepare to receive it.
At this point, Xu Shi'an feels that more than half of his work in the capital has been completed. Although there are many difficulties, such as encountering obstacles in his promotion and failing to rise to the rank of commander, he has tried his best!
When joking with the beauty that night, Xu Shi'an boasted: "People say that the capital is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, but I think it's nothing more than that!"
The beauty knew that Master Xu was a straightforward person and did not pretend to be flattering. She smiled and responded, "Master Xu, it's better to take it easy. The water in this capital is very deep."
Xu Shi
An was dissatisfied and said: "I beat the officials in the lobby of the Ministry of War, beat the guards of the chief minister at the door of the chief minister's house, and played tricks on the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs. What can anyone do to me? I heard that the factory guard was like a wolf and a tiger.
That day he saw me and took a detour!"
The beauty had no choice but to boast, "The third master is mighty!"
Xu Laosan laughed heartily and suddenly became interested. Just as he was about to drag the beauty onto the kang, there was a loud bang and the door was kicked open.
Immediately, more than a dozen officials from the school swarmed in and surrounded Xu Shi'an. The leader was wearing a flying fish uniform.
With such an obvious configuration, they must be the Jin Yiwei. These people had a clear goal and didn't ask any questions. They just grabbed Xu Shi'an and left.
Xu Shi'an struggled to shout out the words that he had tried every time recently: "I am Qin Dewei, Qin Zhongtang's milk brother!"
The leading gilded guard snorted coldly, as if he couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted to Xu Shi'an: "Qin Dewei's nanny brother is great? I am still the emperor's nanny brother!"
Wucao! Xu Shian was shocked and lost! It was the first time in his life that he failed in a battle with brothers! The beauty was right, the water in the capital was really deep!
He instantly lost the motivation to struggle, and was slumped out by Jin Yiwei.
The beauty was so frightened that her beauty turned pale. Fortunately, Mr. Xu’s bill was at Yuanfeng Bank, so he could still go to the bank to ask for money if he was taken away.
In a daze, Xu Shi'an passed through several city gates and was finally pulled into a side corridor room outside a tall palace gate.
There was a big shot waiting in the empty gallery. The emperor's brother, the royal guard, came forward to report: "Xu Shi'an has been brought!"
Xu Shi'an, who was dizzy, plucked up the courage to ask: "Who are you?"
A eunuch next to him shouted: "You are brave, surnamed Xu! This is Qin Gong, the chief official of the ceremonial department!"
Xu Shian was even more confused. According to Brother Qin's instructions, this number one eunuch was one of his own, so he dared to be so arrogant.
Why did Eunuch Qin arrest him again? Could it be that Brother Qin also lied and cheated himself?
Eunuch Qin said coldly: "You don't have to think about it. Maybe the emperor wants to summon you. This is the east room outside the Meridian Gate. You should wait here first and apologize to Xia Shoufu tomorrow!"