Chapter 278 The old first assistant is a little dizzy
Zhang Ruoyu, the chief assistant of Jinghe Dynasty, slowly walked to the head of the class and felt chest tightness and shortness of breath. Time is not forgiving, and his sickly body may not be able to sustain it for long.
As the crowd watched the chief assistant return to his position after appearing out of thin air, Li You's handsome face, the youngest in the hall, gradually became serious, with a hint of gloominess.[]
In recent months, he has relied on the support of the foreign court, the connivance of the Queen Mother, and Chitose's personal affair. He has done his job unscrupulously, and even the senior academicians in the cabinet can do nothing to stop him. There are few people who can really be called embarrassed.
At that time, there was not much conflict or contradiction among his backers, so he hardly had to choose a side. Looking at things like this today, he may need to make some choices. If the chief minister was moved from the hospital bed by the Queen Mother
, then his thoughts are clearly revealed...,
Things are not just that simple. Li You shifted his gaze from Zhang Shoufu diagonally in front of him to Academician Xu. Mr. Xu Ge was a very weak academician in the cabinet. Usually, he basically followed Mr. Peng Ge's lead, but today it was obvious that
He showed his face more than Mr. Peng Ge, which was uncharacteristic of him.
After the Chief Assistant arrived, Mr. Li suddenly remembered the rumors he had heard. Xu Yue was a disciple of Zhang Chief Assistant. Although his qualifications were not very good at the time, he was cited by the Chief Assistant and was appointed to the cabinet by the Empress Dowager. And because he was not very convincing, his words
He has little power and is often dependent on Mr. Peng Ge.
This is worth pondering... Master Li was thinking about it, but he saw Zhang Shoufu opening his mouth to express his position: "How can Weifu be manipulated by others? This remark by the officials should be refuted!"
This kind of imitation of Wang Yan can only be said by the chief minister, and others cannot learn from it.
Queen Mother Qian was silent on the throne, looking back and forth at the ministers. If she nodded immediately, it would be too premeditated and impatient. Under normal circumstances, she would always make a show to give everyone time to speak. Wait for the ministers to say something.
Sentence, if you make a decisive decision, it will look better on your face, and there will be no criticism that you are not good at accepting remonstrances.
In such sensitive times, the bosses are usually cautious to avoid being caught. Therefore, it is customary for the lower-ranking officials to express their opinions first, but today the officials were collectively mute.
No one can offend either side. One side is the prestigious chief minister, who has been in charge of the country for more than ten years. The emperor and the queen mother have to address him as "Mr. Old". Although the other side is weaker, he is the current official who upholds the rule of bell.
Tianguan, and the leader of the Kedao, Zuodu Yushi, were behind him, and it was during the period of inspection in Beijing. As the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the current person in charge. If he really wants to launch a fierce attack on a few people, he can still do it.
The more involved this matter is, the sooner you will die, so just pretend to be deaf and dumb...,
The sound of needles dropping could be heard in Wuying Hall, like a silent night. If the silence continued like this, it would of course be beneficial to the chief minister. Again, if no one can object, it would be victory.
Zhang Ruoyu, who forced his body to stand, was slightly proud of himself. Even though he had not been in court for two years, he still kept his word. If he is here, what else can he ask for!
At this time, more than a dozen vague eyes fell on a young sixth-rank official at the head of the class. The strong fighting power of this new star in the temple in the court debate has been unanimously recognized by the entire court. Xu Shangshu is not the only one.
Convenience is the sharpest spokesperson when speaking.
Now everyone seems to think that he should sacrifice his life to go on stage, including Mr. Xu. It seems to be a bit popular, and Mr. Li will be sorry for the expectant audience if he doesn't go out and stir things up...,
Of course, he could choose to remain silent and explain his helplessness afterwards, but he still gritted his teeth secretly, made up his mind and moved out of the queue.
However, Mr. Li unexpectedly did not have a direct conversation with the old chief minister, or in other words, he ignored the chief minister. He did not even make a gesture of courtesy. He directly stepped forward and said to the Queen Mother as if there was no one around: "Li You, the secretary of the minister, is here to report, Xu Shangshu
The imperial court has interfered with the memorial before it has been agreed upon. I wonder how the Holy Mother would like to respond? Will it be approved and sent to the world?"
As the official secretary of the branch, he was naturally qualified to ask how to deal with the memorial. But as soon as he said this, everyone knew that Mr. Li was going to force the Queen Mother to force Baidu Tieba to set sail without words. Baidu Tieba set sail without words in the palace. The first assistant said
It should be dismissed, but Li Zhongshu asked whether it was accurate. Each had its own meaning, and they were tit for tat.
So far, the Queen Mother's attitude is still very vague on the surface, and she has not clearly said what she wants. This can be regarded as the way to be a king. Master Li's petition is to force the Queen Mother to publicly express her position.
Zhang Shoufu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that someone would completely ignore him, as if what he said did not exist. In fact, he had not been out for two years, and others were still afraid of his remaining power. But Li You, a new member of the imperial court, had never seen him before.
So I don’t have any personal experience, so I can’t say whether I’m afraid of it or not.
"Who are you? How dare you speak nonsense about government affairs!" Zhang Shoufu scolded.
At this point, we still have to face it... Li You turned to the old chief minister and became aggressive, "Who is talking nonsense? If you are not in the position, you will not seek political affairs. Although the old man is in office, he has not been involved in political affairs for two years.
, who knows that one day in the mountains has lasted thousands of years? Therefore, it is better to listen more and see more at this time. If you know something, you know it, and if you don’t know it, you don’t know it! You should not speak rashly, disturb the public discussion in the court, become the laughing stock of the world, and be the boss of the lower officials.
Don’t take what you want!”
The dignified chief assistant was criticized by Li You, an unknown junior who came out of nowhere. He smiled instead of getting angry: "In your opinion, I can't talk here anymore?"
Who is more afraid of Li You than bickering? "If the old man is indifferent to worldly affairs and can't recover from his illness. When he closes his door to thank guests, he still secretly worries about the country and quietly cares about the current situation. If he suddenly goes to the palace to have a clear target and hit the point, then he can be called
Your dedication to serving your country is commendable, and you are a role model for our generation!"
These words are really piliyangqiu. Each word has a positive meaning, but together they are full of irony.
Not only to the chief minister, but also to everyone in the palace.
Zhang Ruoyu is worthy of being an elder of the country who has seen countless storms. When Lord Li thought he was going to anger him, he saw the old chief minister calmly brushing aside Li You and said to Queen Mother Qian: "Please ask the Holy Judge."
The Empress Dowager Cisheng did not want to continue to be muddled in this matter, and made it clear clearly: "Xu Li's letter to the capital inspection... has been implicated in many things. It is suspected that there is love and evil, so we should reject the review and clarify it again." She finally understood.
He clearly stated his attitude and gave the ministers a guide - now is the time to suppress Xu Tianguan.
Li You's goal of forcing the Queen Mother Qian to express her position seems to have been achieved, but his plan to drag the old chief minister into the quagmire with ridicule must have failed...,
This result is a failure. Even Mr. Li can't save the situation?
She didn't pay attention to Li You, the clown who had appeared, and let him stand there in a daze, thinking about something. Although many people wondered why Li You didn't retreat, no one drove him away. The Queen Mother continued to inquire about the chief minister: "
The old gentleman came here sick today and alarmed the court. What is the important matter?"
The old assistant then said: "The cabinet structure has not been unified for a long time. It is all a stupid mistake. This is why I entered the palace today."
Immediately, low exclamations sounded in the hall. It turned out that this was the highlight of the day!
He didn't care whether it was a double act or not. After hearing this, all the ministers in the palace quickly made calculations. Li You also thought about the four bachelors besides the current ministers of the cabinet in his mind.
Yuan Li, the great scholar of Wenhua Palace, Baidu Tieba Qihang, Wu Wende was admitted to the cabinet by the late Emperor Tejian, and Wuying Baidu Tieba Qihang, Peng Chunshi, the great scholar of Wenhua Palace, was promoted to the cabinet because of his reputation in science and household qualifications. The bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion was promoted to the cabinet.
Xu Yuejing's first assistant was recommended to the cabinet by the Empress Dowager Te Jian of the current dynasty, and Yang Jin, a scholar of Dongge University, was promoted to the cabinet with the support of Xu Tianguan and other important officials from foreign dynasties.
In terms of the order of official positions, they are of course Yuan, Peng, Xu, and Yang. But in terms of actual influence and power, they are Peng, Yuan, Yang, and Xu. Mr. Xu Ge, who has the least qualifications, must be the last one.
Yang Ge, who is lower than him, is not as good as him. From this perspective, Piaotian Literature Network and the most powerful Peng Ge formed an alliance. The combination of one strong and one weak is relatively complementary and stable.
In addition, there is Xu Tianguan. What he wants to do is to rely on Ting's recommendation to bypass all the great bachelors in the cabinet and directly replace the vacant Jianjidian bachelor, that is, the second assistant. It will also be convenient to fill in the first assistant in the future.
Chasing is nothing more than a means to build momentum to achieve this goal.
Xu Tianguan still needs to plan and plan with great effort, but Zhang Shoufu, an old man of the generation and a great minister, does not need to be so circuitous. He only needs to be upright and overcome cleverness with force.
Therefore, the old first assistant did not hesitate and directly proposed to fill the vacancy. It is estimated that the selection will be launched later to eliminate the possibility of Xu Tianguan moving into the second assistant, which can be regarded as getting to the point.
This situation makes Li Zhongshu very worried. If Xu Tianguan is unlucky, he will definitely be unlucky too. This is the sequelae of holding on to the big leg. If Xu Tianguan keeps the really key position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it will be fine. He will not lose much if he does not join the cabinet.
.But now that the matter has come to this, will the Queen Mother continue to let Xu Tianguan control the power of selecting officials and evaluating officials?
Of course, it is too difficult to directly dismiss from office, and it can be regarded as a complete break-up. It is not expected that the Queen Mother will do this. However, for thousands of years, there are many solutions to this situation in the officialdom.
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But Mr. Li has been in the inner court for half a year, and he has also understood some of the operating mechanisms of the imperial court. Even he can guess that if the Queen Mother and the first assistant join forces to push Peng Chunshi or Xu Yue to the second assistant position, other bachelors will follow in turn.
By carrying through the positions, the last Dongge Grand Scholar will be vacated. Then he will be promoted or the court will promote him to join the cabinet, which is equivalent to an overt promotion or covert demotion.
At that time, how much real power will Sir Xu, the last great scholar who is not trusted by the inner court, the first minister, and the second minister, have? I am afraid that it will be even worse than the current Xu Ge.
Xu Shangshu had mixed feelings in his heart. He was claiming that he had calculated every step of the way until today. He didn't want to be caught off guard by the Empress Dowager. He had always cooperated well with the Empress Dowager Cisheng, and they were happy with each other. How could this happen?
In this way? Even if you join the cabinet and take charge of the government and organize the state affairs, will you still be subject to the approval of the emperor? The cabinet must have a person who calls the shots. As a collaborator, he is worse than others?
There must be some reason for this. Xu Tianguan suddenly remembered something... Empress Dowager Qian had two brothers. The eldest brother inherited the title of Marquis of Xinning, but the second brother had never been ennobled. Last year, Empress Dowager Qian wanted to confer a title on his second brother, and he, as an official
The Ministry of Heavenly Officials considered their own reputation and resisted this decree on the grounds that relatives of the same family should not have two titles. Could it be that they complained about this? The female middle school Yao and Shun were just talking about it?
This is the only plan for now. Xu Tianguan secretly has a countermeasure. If he has no role in selecting the second assistant, then he will find a way to push Mr. Yuan Ge, who is backed by the eldest princess, to be promoted! The reason is not explained.
Just when Xu Shangshu raised his head, he saw Li You, who was still standing in front of his majesty, winking at him. What was this guy trying to do? Out of trust in Li You's brilliant achievements, Xu Shangshu calmed down and waited to see what would happen.
Zhang Shoufu felt that the atmosphere was almost brewing. He coughed and was about to speak. Li Zhongshu stepped forward and shouted to the Queen Mother: "I have something else to do! The emperor is old and the harem has no owner. Please invite me to get married this year!"
Zhang Shoufu's performance just now only caused a few low-pitched exclamations, but Master Li's performance this time caused an uproar in the whole palace.
The old chief assistant's face suddenly froze. He had experienced many turmoils for a long time and his heart was still young. He understood what Li You was thinking like lightning, and he cursed shamelessly in his heart!
All the ministers in the palace knew that at the age of the emperor, it was indeed time for him to get married. But the emperor's marriage was not only a matter of life, but also had deep political implications. It not only symbolized that the emperor had become a family, but also had the extended meaning that he could govern himself... This is
This is the most critical point.
But everyone was unsure of the Queen Mother's thoughts and were still waiting to see. The lessons of the six supervisors who failed last year were still vivid in their minds. A minister would not fail, but it would be very painful to lose an official position.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Li brought up the topic at this moment. Soon, most people realized that Li You was using this matter to suppress the chief minister's proposal to fill the vacancy of the bachelor's degree. Is there any other issue in the world that can be compared to the emperor?
Is a wedding more important?
Who dares to say that it is more important to fill the vacancy of a bachelor, Mr. Li can loudly rebuke him for only pursuing power and profit, despising the emperor, neglecting the country's foundation, and serving as a courtier in vain. The crime cannot be forgiven!
Of course, it's not just that. Xu Shangshu, who had already received the hint, suddenly stood up and echoed: "I would like to invite the Holy Lord for a wedding!"
Now almost everyone understood that Li You's move caused the good birds to choose the right tree to die! Since the Queen Mother abandoned Xu Shangshu's party, they would completely turn to the emperor and tie themselves to the emperor. By prompting the emperor to
Take charge of the government and gain the merit of following the dragon!
"I would like to invite the Holy Lord to marry you!" Zhao Liangren, the censor of Zuodu, also stood up.
Yuan Lide, the bachelor of Wenhua Palace, suddenly realized something. The position of First Assistant or Second Assistant was beckoning to him. He was immediately happy with his eyebrows. Seeing that Li You was more pleasing to the eye than ever before, he immediately stood up and said the same thing: "Your Majesty.
I would like to invite the Holy Master to get married!"
Even Mr. Yuan Ge was in cahoots with his arch-rival Li Zhongshu? Others were surprised but also felt that it was reasonable... Li Zhongshu made a stroke of genius and ingeniously tied Mr. Xu's party to the wedding invitation to the emperor.
Not only did they suppress the issues raised by the old chief minister, but they also connected with Mr. Yuan Ge on the spot...
Yang Jin, the great scholar of Dongge University, looked at Li You and smiled bitterly, and also said: "I would like to ask the Holy Lord..."
Many people sighed in their hearts. The two great scholars in the inner court plus the two giants in the outer court, Tianguan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Yushi of the Zuodu, this lineup is very luxurious and it is really possible to make it happen. It is a pity that Li Zhongshu was the first to do it.
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Thinking back to Li Zhongshu just now, was it intentional to force the Queen Mother to express his position, knowing that he would definitely lose? Now it seems that he is not forcing the Queen Mother to express his position, but forcing the Queen Mother to personally draw a clear line with Mr. Xu and announce it to the public?
In other words, whoever dares to support the Queen Mother and the First Assistant is opposing Mr. Xu, and may be considered to be opposing the wedding of the emperor who has reached his age.
The consequences will probably not be too serious, it will just be remembered and talked about by the eldest princess and the emperor.
This person's scheming is really unfathomable... Zhang Shoufu, who was the first to figure out Li You's thoughts, felt a little dizzy and cursed again, shameless person!
Behind the beaded curtain that no one could see clearly, Queen Mother Qian had an angry look on her face. She had consciously shown countless favors to Li You and tried to win her over, but what happened in exchange for this?
Mr. Li didn't know that this would definitely anger the Queen Mother, who had always been kind to him, but there was nothing he could do.
The emperor is sixteen or seventeen, Zhang Shoufu is over seventy, Peng Ge is sixty-four; while Xu Tianguan is only fifty-one, Zhao Zongxian is only fifty-three...,
When these ages are put together, the contrast is too stark. If you are not firm today and are considered to be leaning towards the Queen Mother, what if tomorrow the Prime Minister dies and the Emperor takes charge the day after tomorrow, who should you cry to?
Others who have nothing to do with each other may be able to act as a facilitator, but Li You definitely cannot. (To be continued)