Yan Anshen and others regained their composure and nodded, agreeing with Lin Ruhai's question. They should know the content of the transaction first before talking about anything else.
Zhao Wujiang smiled faintly and looked straight:
"The Emperor asked me to ask some of the adults. The position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War has been vacant for a long time. I wonder if any of the adults have a candidate in mind?"
In fact, the empress did not ask him to ask the opinions of several ministers at all, but only asked him Zhao Wujiang's personal opinion. But he came here for another purpose.
The officials and ministers fell silent for a while. They had been writing to the emperor about this matter, but they had not received a clear response. Now the emperor sent Zhao Wujiang to ask for their opinions and candidates, which really made them confused for a while. .
"I know that the two ministers, Zhang and Chen, have a close relationship with several of their colleagues." Zhao Wujiang rubbed his fingers and smiled faintly:
"But the death of the two ministers, Zhang and Chen, is entirely their own fault."
Um? I have a deep friendship with their colleagues, what’s the joke? Um? No, it’s your own fault? Lin Ruhai's eyes were deep and he stared at Zhao Wujiang. Zhao Wujiang's pointed words made his mind surge and he felt something unusual.
The Minister of Industry and the Minister of Punishment looked a little unnatural. They and the Minister of Hubu were relatively supportive of the officials of King Xiaoyao. When Zhao Wujiang said these words, it was more like he was mocking them.
"The emperor believes that these adults serve Daxia wholeheartedly and are the humerus ministers of Daxia."
Zhao Wujiang glanced at the several ministers with a smile. Except for Lin Ruhai, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the other three ministers dodged with guilty conscience.
He slowly took out a list, spread it on the table, and continued:
"Now, the positions of two ministers are before you. You can choose colleagues you can trust. You can not only pave a smooth road for your own court, but also share the worries of the emperor and even the entire province.
At the same time, you don’t have to worry about this being a verbal promise, let alone being threatened..."
The senior ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry stared at Zhao Wujiang solemnly, and they heard the hidden meaning in Zhao Wujiang's words.
"Sir, please tell me, am I right?" Zhao Wujiang's eyes were smiling, as if he was joking but also scrutinizing.
The meaning of his words is very simple. What Xuanyuan Yuheng has given you is just a verbal promise, and he may even bewitch you or threaten you in other ways, but the Emperor will not! Is it clear what to choose?
The two ministers, Zhang and Chen, are responsible for themselves. They follow in some footsteps and cannot step into them.
Yan Anshen and others said in a deep voice:
"What does this have to do with the transaction Mr. Zhao mentioned?"
Zhao Wujiang pushed the list over. On the list were the names of seven officials in the court. These names were all suitable candidates selected by the empress and Liu Zhe Dugu Yihe after careful consideration.
His eyes were deep and he said with a smile:
"My lords, all you need to do is open your mouth, acknowledge the colleagues on the list, and each of them will give me five thousand taels of silver, and I will give the elixir to you."
Humph, what a joke, what kind of deal is this? You still have to shell out five thousand taels of silver? Lin Ruhai, the Minister of Civil Service, snorted coldly in his heart, but suddenly, he heard something beyond the meaning of the words.
Lin Ruhai took the list, and he had an impression of the seven colleagues on the list.
These seven people are usually conscientious, upright, and sophisticated officials, but they are too clear-minded and dedicated to serving the country and the people, so they have offended many people inadvertently and have been unable to be promoted.
Today, these seven people are very different from the candidates selected by Lin Ruhai and Yan Anshen to fill the vacancies in the Ministry of War and Household Affairs.
But Zhao Wujiang's words made them agree to this list.
Rather than asking them to approve of a candidate who was originally outside their reference range, it is better to ask them to choose which side to stand firmly in the turbulent political situation.
