Ming Huiguang did not show off after getting the position of provincial minister. He followed Ye Yongjia back to the Yamen of the Ministry of War and expressed his gratitude. Ye Yongjia only comforted him with kind words and said, "I hope you will serve the country" and so on, and then sent him After returning to the Ministry of Punishment, he and Cai Xianqing came to the study and jointly drafted a memorial to Cui Yiyin.
The emperor in the bedroom read this memorial and saw that Hu Chonglian of the Ministry of Works agreed with it. It was reasonable and reasonable, so he did not refute it and ordered Shen Jing to issue an edict to posthumously award Cui Longhuai an official title and secretly stated that his son was the head of the Ministry of Punishment.
Cui Yi was overjoyed after receiving the edict, and immediately told her sister the letter, proving to her how correct her original decision was. Ms. Cui had long forgotten the previous pain, and was even more pleased with her brother's success, thinking of The Cui family could cheer up again. However, Cui Yishang was still in the period of observing filial piety and was not allowed to take up a post in the civil service department, so he stayed at home for a few days and never went out again.
But Ye Yongjia was in urgent need of such a right-hand man, so how could he allow him to relax at home? He came up with the idea of making some adjustments for him. Cui Yi heard this and hurriedly asked Zhou Secretary to tell Mr. Ye, "This matter can easily lead to disputes, and this must not be done." If you really want to use Cui Yi's power, you can send someone to your home to ask questions. If you send a letter next time, it will be the same as meeting." Ye Yongjia heard this and left it at that.
On the day of the 27th, Cui Yi had just finished offering sacrifices to his father when he heard someone coming outside the door. Seeing that it was Zhou Chao, he hurriedly invited him to the hall, served him tea and asked what happened.
Officer Zhou took a sip of tea and said: "Master Ye asked me to come here this time. He has been stepping up his efforts to form a party recently, but he has no way to recruit people and may not be able to do it for a while, so I would like to ask you about your strategy."
Cui Yi thought: "Master Ye shouldn't be unaware of such things. He is trying to test my talents." Then he smiled and replied: "If you have power and power, wouldn't it be easy to form a party? As long as you have the power." Mr. Ye has to do it regardless of the false reputation. Now that Ming Shilang has become a provincial minister, he can be asked to carefully investigate the officials who have recently failed to achieve their goals. These people have no roots and no support. The best way to recruit them is to threaten them. , lured him with both soft and hard tactics, and ordered him to obey Ye Gong. After knowing his details, he bought a large amount of land and houses for him, so that everyone knew that he was going to rise to greatness. Others saw that he could be prosperous even as a small official of the Han tribe, and they must When you are rushing to vote, why worry about it then?"
Officer Zhou praised with admiration: "It is extraordinary that Master Cui can come up with wonderful strategies without even being in the official position for a day! I will go back and report to Mr. Ye right away so that he can give you another reward!"
"There is no need for a reward," Cui Yi smiled proudly, "Master Ye still needs the money to gather his wings. If I offer a trick, I will ask for a reward, and I will not have to evacuate his Ye family!" Zhou Chai heard this. , also laughed loudly, and the two said goodbye.
Officer Zhou returned to the Yamen and told Ye Yongjia all Cui Yi's strategies. Ye Yongjia glanced at Cai Xianqing beside him and nodded slightly: "It seems that what Cai Laohui saw is true. This person is indeed somewhat capable. He is actually better than Cai Xianqing." I thought better before."
"I never lie," Cai Xianqing said while holding the handle of the fan and tapping her leg. "How can my eyes be wrong? But this plan still needs some consideration and can be slightly modified."
"How to change it?"
"For example, what he said about 'interviewing recently unsuccessful officials' is not good," Cai Xianqing said with a frown. "Those people are not known for their talents. How can the government and the public ignore them if they are suddenly promoted? Impeachment is inevitable. .It is better to look elsewhere. For example, this year the Ministry of Rites has selected a group of Jinshi, but they have not yet been assigned official positions. Most of them may be sent to other places; but if Minghui Guang is given official positions in the DPRK, they will definitely suffer a bloody blow. Lu Zhixian from the Ministry of Rites is quite easy to talk to. Give him some money and let him give us a break, then it will be easy to form a party."
Ye Yongjia pondered for a while and then said: "Yes, these newly promoted Jinshi are more eager to seek official positions, and they are from the right background. Even if they fall into the trap of officials in the future, we can promote the underachievers and cherish talents as excuses.
It will not become a stain on the official career." After saying this, he ordered Zhou Chao: "Just follow this strategy and tell Ming Huiguang to go."
At this time, Zhongshu Province was about to select someone to go to the Hanlin Academy to entertain the newly promoted scholars. This suited Ming Huiguang's heart, and he actively asked Su Zongshan to send him there. Most people in the capital province were tired of this kind of banquet.
Useless social activities, people from Guoxiang and others are eager to avoid them.
Thinking of what Ming Huiguang meant, he thought that he was ignorant when he came here, so he hurriedly agreed and pushed everything to him, for fear that he would have room to regret. When Su Zongshan saw this, he had to give up this task
It was left to the new provincial minister.
In a courtyard behind the Hanlin Academy, all the miscellaneous objects have been removed, leaving a large open space. A long red table, armchairs, full of wine and food, and hanging hangings on the branches of the trees have been placed.
It was covered with red silk and connected from the east end to the west end to welcome the proud scholars in the spring breeze.
Ming Huiguang walked through the corridor and came to the courtyard. He saw peonies planted nearby, a row of bamboos in the distance, a water pavilion in the pool, and stone mountains. The scenery was very pleasant. He and Su Zongshan, the Minister of Rites, entered the banquet
For a while, there were a bunch of people in front and back, flattering and noisy, until they walked to the seat and sat down.
Ming Huiguang first read out the emperor's edict, which was nothing more than words of encouragement. The Jinshis shouted long live, and he toasted them. Then Lu Zhixian stood up and said a lot, and everyone bowed again.
After sitting down for a while, I started to eat with chopsticks.
After drinking for three rounds, Ming Huiguang saw that Lu Zhixian's face was a little red, so he asked: "Lu Shangshu, who is Lu Tingci who is second in the list this time?"
"If you don't look for the number one scholar, why do you look for him?" Lu Zhixian asked, squinting his eyes.
"I heard from you people in the Ministry of Rites," Minghui Guang said, "I have a good impression of this person, so I want to meet him."
"That's not it," Lu Zhixian raised his hand and pointed far away, "isn't he that person?"
Ming Huiguang looked around and saw the man sitting upright, with a calm look on his face. He had a mustache under his chin and looked about thirty-five or six years old.
He was very happy and quickly took the wine glass and pretended to stroll in front of him.
"Second place in the rankings is not easy to pass. You have worked so hard this time to show such great ability, which can be said to be a great event to honor our ancestors. I admire you. Here's to you!"
Lu Tingci slowly raised his head and saw that he was from Zhongshu Province. He couldn't help but panic in his heart. He quickly stood up and responded: "I'm scared, scared."
There was a rare smile on Ming Huiguang's face: "Don't panic, we are not meeting the emperor. Are you Lu Tingci?"
"Yes, the villain's name is Tingci and his courtesy name is Enyan." This chapter has been completed!