Four hundred and fifty-ninth chapters are pregnant with ghosts (seeking the moon)
Chapter 459: Everyone has their own agenda (please give me your monthly vote!)
Li You watched Jiao Shimei and Shen Heling exit the Wuying Hall and took stock of the current situation as quickly as possible.
Did the two escape from the battlefield because they could not withstand the coercion and inducement of the Queen Mother? Or did they shrink from the huge pressure of being the center of attention? Regardless of the reason, the current fact is that the backgrounds of the remaining two are related to their ancestors.
He was not narcissistic enough to think that someone was taking the initiative to eliminate his opponents. Thinking of Princess Guide's repeated warnings that the Holy Mother must have a back-up plan, Li You seemed to have realized something. The two courtiers' favorite candidates who took the initiative to withdraw were probably due to kindness.
The result of the Holy Queen Mother's secret deeds was that she caught all the ministers off guard.
Mr. Li also remembered that Princess Guide asked him repeatedly yesterday if he would resign? This was most likely a question for Empress Dowager Qian. Among others, Empress Dowager Qian must have also put in the effort, and the effort she put in was absolutely
Bigger.
If the Empress Dowager Bingzheng was against all the courtiers, she would still be powerless. However, if she wanted to deal with a certain courtier in a focused and targeted manner, she would still be very powerful and have many available methods.
The fact that Jiao Shimei and Shen Heling ran away so desperately was probably due to the intense care they received from the Empress Dowager Qian, and they could not bear it.
The results of the first three elections were not announced. On the surface, the Queen Mother sold out the favor of Princess Guide to give Li You a chance. Could it be that the real reason was to wait until today?
Mr. Li glanced at the two candidates for election who were still around him. They both couldn't hide the joy on their faces.
Let’s recall the details of these two people. One is Huang Jian, the son-in-law of Anguo Gong, who was born as a Jinshi. He is currently the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple and once served as the magistrate of Linqing Prefecture in Shandong. The other is Zeng Chun, a member of the Chengguo Gong clan, who was born in Juren and is currently the governor of Linqing Prefecture in Shandong.
Tongzhi of Wuchang Prefecture in Huguang.
It seems that the Queen Mother is indeed very serious, so she picked out these two candidates from the Qianqi camp whose resumes basically meet the requirements and left the courtiers speechless.
Just now, Empress Dowager Qian deliberately provoked a conflict between Li You and Xu, Peng and others in public, and brought up old events to severely stimulate their scars. It was indeed not for no reason.
In this way, it would be very difficult for a few academicians who had quarrels with Li You to muster the courage to speak out and recommend Li You against their will when they had just been humiliated.
After understanding the current situation, Mr. Li couldn't help but sigh with emotion. What Empress Dowager Qian is doing now is more like an imperial role, showing the control extended by relying on imperial power. She finally realized it at the last moment of her reign.
Not as "easy to bully" as before.
It can be said without humility that he, Li You, made great "contributions" in promoting the Queen Mother's awakening.
While Li You was thinking about it, all the ministers in the palace were surprised by the suddenness of the incident, and they all whispered to each other for a while.
The most entangled ones were Xu Ge Lao and Peng Ge Lao. The Queen Mother forced them into a dilemma with one move, and they frowned for a long time in silence. Many people also turned their attention to them, wondering about their choice.
Xu Daohong, the second assistant, looked expressionless as if the matter had nothing to do with him, but he also had ulterior motives. He keenly sensed that the Queen Mother's idea was not only to take advantage of Li You's conflicts with most of the elders to recommend her favorites, but also to
It has another meaning.
The Queen Mother wanted to use Li You, a character full of contradictions, as a wedge to hit the ministers hard, and continue to widen the rift between them.
If Xu and Peng really showed an attitude today that they would rather take advantage of their relatives than give up to Li You, what would they think in the eyes of others? This is an open statement that the cabinet is divided.
Don't underestimate this guiding role. There will never be a shortage of careerists in the world, which will greatly encourage party disputes among courtiers.
The civil servants are often mentioned as a whole, but in fact the civil servants are never monolithic, and their attitudes towards the same thing are often completely different. Otherwise, there would not be repeated party disputes in history. The so-called civil service group is more general.
An academic term, not a political term.
Civil servants do have common and overall interests, but not all of them have the character and quality to think about the overall situation. When there is a conflict between principles and oneself, principles may not necessarily defeat oneself. In fact, this is the difference between politicians and politicians.
For Xu, Peng and other bachelors, there was nothing worth hesitating before. They could fully recommend one of Kaifeng Prefecture magistrate Jiao Shimei or Criminal Ministry member Shen Heling. This is a high degree of unity between principles and self. But in the current situation, it is support
To stab Li You in the flesh, or to recommend candidates from the other two camps?
After thinking about it, Xu Yue and Peng Chunshi looked at each other. The two people, who had worked together for many years, suddenly connected with each other and made a decision. The lesser of two evils, it was better to get rid of Li You.
To fight against the outside world, one must first settle the inside. If Li You, a bold, trouble-making person who is not suitable at all, is allowed to occupy the position of admiral of the five cities and has the ability to conduct detective trials in the thirty-sixth square of the capital, it may be even more harmful to them.
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Li You doesn't matter, but there is Xu Cifu behind Li You. Xun Qi is powerful, and they are still the great bachelors of the palace. If Xu Cifu, who is eyeing the throne of the first assistant, becomes powerful, they will have no choice but to retire and return home! Looking at the abnormal official career in the past dynasties
Most of the great bachelors fell into the hands of their colleagues, except for the special period during the Chongzhen period.
Don’t talk about the beauty of a gentleman’s capacity to tolerate others! In the officialdom of success and failure, the word capacity to accommodate others has always been used to add glory to the winner. It is the patent of the successful. The loser only deserves to be called Xiang Gong.
Kindness, not tolerance.
From this point of view, although Xu, Peng and other academicians have high official positions, they do not seem to be considered winners in front of Li You, and they are not qualified to treat Li You with tolerance.
Even if both parties take ten thousand steps back and have good intentions to downplay the contradiction, it will still take time and steps to slowly realize and smooth it out. But for a mere fifth-grade person, it seems not worth a self-slap-like change of face on the spot, otherwise it will look very ugly.
If you are contemptuous, you may be ridiculed from both ends.
As a bachelor, he must pay attention to his dignity and cannot ignore these criticisms. They are not bent on embracing the royal family, so they can ignore Yuan Lide, a scholar Lin Qingyi.
Well, I have to admit that recommending people with honors and relatives may also be slandered, but this is just a temporary compromise with the Queen Mother. Who has no time to compromise in the officialdom? But if Li You is recommended, people will look at it.
It's simply embarrassing, even more embarrassing than having no choice but to compromise.
Master Li looked on with cold eyes. From the perspective of human nature and self-interest, he could guess the thoughts of several bachelors, because he knew very well that Xu, Peng and others were not people who had the courage to sacrifice themselves.
In other words, it is impossible for Xu, Peng and other great scholars to have no capacity as prime ministers, but they have suffered too much from Li You, a little soldier, and human tolerance is always limited. So this has led to these
Mr. Ge, especially Mr. Peng Ge, had almost zero tolerance for him. He would easily become full of anger when seeing him, without even a sense of compromise.
The cause and effect will be the result. This can be regarded as self-inflicted evil. Li You sighed endlessly. At this point, there is no turning back. He can only go to the dark side. If you want to commit evil, then do it to the end! Sail against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat!
The weather was sunny today and the light in the palace was good. The Empress Dowager Cisheng above Dan looked through the bead curtain and saw the expressions of the ministers below one by one. She saw that they had their own thoughts and were suspicious of each other, so she felt a sense of revenge.
This is how royal power should be used, and I should have realized this a long time ago, instead of being like "Yao and Shun among women".
The lonely man who shed tears in the Golden Palace!
It's a pity that I woke up too late. Now the time is running out. I can only take one step at a time to lay a solid foundation for the emperor. Don't repeat her mistakes and be easily deceived by these courtiers!
In fact, Queen Mother Qian's mentality is a bit like that of a woman. The whole plan is full of feminine little plots and imaginations, but it is quite effective when paired with the monarchy.
She doesn't know anything else, but she always knows how to imitate her ancestors. The wings of the previous emperors are nothing more than middle officials, factory guards, and honorary relatives in the early years of the country.
Among these three forces, it is not bad to reestablish the Secretary of Ceremony. The emperor uses domestic slaves as secretaries, which are beyond the control of civil servants, but it is still tolerable. It is also good to reuse the honorary relatives. They are all from a noble family, and the foundation is not bad.
Guide the lifting slowly and you will always get results.
However, if we want to rebuild organizations like Dongchang and Jinyiwei Town Fusi, which make civil servants extremely insecure, it will violate the psychological bottom line of civil servants and will definitely trigger a desperate backlash from the whole court. Therefore, even if Empress Dowager Qian had the will, she would not dare
Try it, let alone she doesn't have the prestige or manpower to try it.
However, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Yamen is divided into five cities, with tentacles all over the streets and shops. If it is strengthened and transformed, it can play some of the functions similar to those of the Imperial Guards. It cannot run imperial edicts, but with the manpower spread throughout the city,
It is enough to be able to detect trends, find out information, and find clues.
That’s why Empress Dowager Qian was so interested in the General-in-Chief of the Five Cities Patrolling Censor and the Inspector of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division.
There were conflicts between him and many subsequent thoughts, but he didn’t even tell his daughter about these thoughts.
Empress Dowager Qian saw that the ministers below were discussing endlessly, so she urged: "Where are the official letters? The court has not started yet?"
The current trend is exactly what she wants, and the result is definitely what she hopes to see the most, so in order to avoid long nights and dreams, it is only right to start and end quickly.
Zhao Tianguan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, immediately received the order, faced the ministers again, and was about to start presiding over the court, but was interrupted again.
"Wait a minute! I have something to report!" Li You, who was at the end, suddenly shouted.
After that, he walked to the front of the queue and took the opportunity to give Xu Cifu a look full of trouble, helplessness, apology, and apology, which surprised Xu Cifu.
I saw Li You kowtow to the Empress Dowager Cisheng and say: "I dare to invite the Holy Mother, but the great scholar of the palace avoids the invitation!"
Mr. Peng Ge, who had zero tolerance for Mr. Li, jumped out when he heard this and scolded: "Bold!"
Li You turned a deaf ear to Mr. Peng Ge. After searching for a long time, he took out a book from his sleeve and held it up high with the cover facing up.
The ministers looked up and took a closer look. The words on the cover were "Da Ming Hui Dian Volume 5". Some ministers who were familiar with the classics thought of something and exclaimed.