Xu Song said: "There was news a while ago that Xie Daozhi and Li Xiyan, the current Minister of Civil Affairs, are going to join the cabinet."
Xu He nodded. This matter had spread a lot, and he had indeed heard about it.
It is said that Qin Yan, the first assistant, recruited Xia Yangqiu, the second assistant, into the cabinet in order to exclude him from the cabinet.
Li Xiyan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was from Qin Yan, but he was shrewd and capable, and his voice for joining the cabinet had always been high.
As for Xie Daozhi, the minister of Dali Temple, he got along quite happily with several cabinet ministers, and he was a well-known person in the court who was not party-minded.
Qin Yan invited the two of them into the cabinet, and it was obvious that Li Xiyan was the target, and Xie Daozhi was at best a partner.
Now it seems that Li Xiyan's entry into the cabinet is a certainty.
Xu Song said: "I guess this is what the chief minister meant. After all, Li Xiyan wanted to join the cabinet. He recommended me to the position of Tianguan. Apparently he thought that I was a neighbor of his family when I was an official, and he has been doing so for so many years. There were letters exchanged..."
Xu He nodded. Strictly speaking, Xu Song was not on the side of any big boss. His relationship with Qin Yan was at most a neighbor. He was of the same age, and Xu Song was not a member of the Qin Party.
But if Li Xiyan enters the cabinet, then Xu Song, who is not very close to the Qin Party, takes his place, which is a result that everyone can accept.
"However, I guess the court will deal with Lu Yun!" Xu Song's words once again shocked Xu He.
"Uncle, how did you guess it?"
After asking this question, Xu He regretted it. Who is Xu Song?
Even though he is just a little old man now, at the age of forty, he was a fierce man who dared to lead troops to personally suppress bandits.
Why is Xu Yong lame?
It was just to protect Xu Song Zhouquan that his hamstrings were chopped off by thieves from Huguang, which made him what he is today.
Moreover, Xu Song not only served in Huguang, but also served as governor of Zhili before serving as minister of the Ministry of Industry. He was proficient in suppressing bandits and preparing captives, and was a well-known soldier in the court.
"If Lu Budang collapses, will the imperial court ask my uncle to clean up the mess in the southeast?" Xu He thought of this and shook his head, "Impossible. If this is the case, the Minister of the Ministry of War is a good position, and he will not be allowed to serve as the official minister. official!"
Xu Song's next explanation solved Xu He's confusion: "I guess Qin's chief minister wanted to use Li Xiyan to squeeze out Xia Yangqiu. After driving Xia Yangqiu out of the court, he invited me to join the cabinet, mainly as military counselor."
"Enter the cabinet!" Brother Xu was shocked. Although the Xu family is considered a family of officials, it has not yet produced a cabinet minister!
Suddenly, Xu He thought of another question: "Uncle, I remember that Wu Xingbang, the third assistant, is from Xinghua County, Yangzhou Prefecture. If the ultimate goal of the first assistant is to lure you into the cabinet, what will Wu Xingbang do?"
As a rule, there must be no rural party members in the cabinet, and Qin Yan would not let Xu Song and Wu Xingbang unite to squeeze him out.
Xu Song nodded: "So for the time being, the position he gave me is Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Xia Yangqiu is just the first step in his reorganization of the cabinet. Obviously, he also has ideas about Wu Xingbang."
Xu He said doubtfully: "Uncle, these are all your guesses! Maybe they just want you to stay in the official department?"
Xu Song smiled and said: "It's also possible. Who can say for sure? I don't know what the chief assistant is thinking. These are all written and analyzed by your aunt's brother!"
"Zhang Shiyun, whose courtesy name is Conglong, is a teacher in the family of Wu Xingbang, the third assistant!"
Xu He suddenly remembered what Brother Sao said to him that day.
No, no, no, no, Xu He thought and his head hurt: "I want to shake it off!"
Qin Yan wanted his uncle to be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in order to let him join the cabinet and squeeze out Xia Yangqiu and Wu Xingbang.
Wu Xingbang is also a member of the uncle's township party, and his uncle's brother-in-law works as a teacher at Wu Xingbang's family.
Wu Xingbang wrote a letter telling his uncle that the chief minister wanted him to join the cabinet and squeeze out himself.
…
So since everyone knew what Chief Assistant Qin Yan meant, why did Wu Xingbang tell his uncle about it?
Doesn't Qin Yan know that his uncle and Wu Xingbang are township party members? Do they have a close relationship? This is obviously impossible.
Damn it...the more I think about it, the more complicated it becomes.
My brain is going to explode.
Suddenly, Xu He seemed to understand the thoughts of these big shots.
Qin Yan was betting on human nature. He was betting that Xu Song would squeeze out the township party Wu Xingbang for the position of cabinet minister.
Wu Xingbang is also betting on human nature. He is betting that Xu Song will consider his position in the township party not to revolt, or in other words, don't join the cabinet even if he revolts!
What's more, big shots are really bad, and all their ideas are conspiracy.
In the final analysis, it depends on what Xu Song thinks.
Xu He told Xu Song what he had just thought.
After Xu Song listened, he had a teachable look on his face. He did not tell Xu He directly what he thought, but asked again: "What do you think the purpose of the prince's trip is?"
Xu He's eyes lit up. He had already heard that Xia Yangqiu was a princeling. It was impossible for the prince not to know Qin Yan's purpose of asking Xu Song to resurrect.
So, that is to say, there is a gap between the prince and Xia Yangqiu. At least, the prince is not optimistic that Xia Yangqiu can beat Qin Yan.
He made a special detour to Hailing on this trip, which was actually a bet made in advance.
He was betting that after Xu Song returned to the cabinet, he could replace Xia Yangqiu and move closer to him. Even if Xu Song did not join the cabinet, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel would be the most important position among the six departments. He had control over the officials. Ministry, he controlled the appointment and dismissal of officials.
"He must have come to uncle to place bets. He must greet you with some greetings!" Xu He smiled!
Xu Song nodded and also laughed. What should I say, His Royal Highness?
A little smart, but not much.
Xu Song said: "Do you want to know how I answered the prince?"
Xu He looked at the smile in Xu Song's eyes and suddenly realized something. He smiled and said to Xu Song: "I guess the uncle must have rejected Qifu in person!"
Xu Song's eyes showed admiration and he praised: "He'er is really a wise man. Come on, tell me why I refused!"
Xu He said: "The situation is unclear, Xia Yangqiu is still among the cabinet ministers, and he agreed rashly. If the First Assistant turns his gun and aims at our Xu family, the gain will outweigh the loss!"
Xu Song nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Xu He said: "Sanfu, we shouldn't express our attitude too early, but in order not to make him afraid, it's better to refuse this matter first!"
The smile on Xu Song's face became even bigger.
"One more thing, I heard Yongbo say that the prince brought a lot of people to protect his safety that night. If not all of them were the royal guards or the eyes and ears of the palace. Expressing our position in front of the prince would make the palace think that we are ambiguous with the prince. This is a taboo for ministers!"
Xu Song "exhaled" and looked at Xu He with complicated eyes: "If you were not a descendant of the Xu family, I would be a little afraid of you, a guy who is so wise that he is almost a demon!"
Xu He laughed and said: "Uncle, so you are preparing to retaliate, but you are not planning to retaliate now, right?"
Xu Song also smiled and said: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you!"
"That's right!" Xu Song suddenly remembered something at this time and asked Xu He: "I called you back this time because someone came to the house and said they wanted to see you. How do you know the Xue family?"
The only Xu family Xu He knew about the Xue family was Xue Yongzhi of Shanyang Marquis Mansion. Xu He told Xu Song about the section of the hairpin flower banquet that was thrown into the Qinhuai River.
Xu Song nodded: "Xue Yongzhi came with the prince. He did not go to Xiaoling with the prince. Instead, he stayed in Hailing. He said he was going to Yangzhou to invite you back. Now they are living in the pavilion. In Yi Nei, please go see me later!"
"Yes!" Xu He bowed and said goodbye.
Before leaving, Xu Song said: "We who are studying for the imperial examination should not get too close to the Xunqi clan, otherwise some people will misunderstand!"
Xu Song's words were meaningful. Xu He knew that he was doing it for his own good, so he nodded and excused himself!
