If you like to do it, do it; if you don’t like it, just leave!
The most indispensable thing in the Ming Dynasty is officials, and everyone is eager to climb up.
Finally, there is a vacancy in the cabinet. A group of people are watching, and it would be strange if they don't rush to grab it...
Fan Fucui did not expect that the young prince would be so determined when it came to the affairs of the Queen's residence. He would not give in even a step, and his words were categorical and unquestionable. He would not hesitate to let himself become an official. He really did not leave any room.
The nearly sixty-year-old pavilion elder asked himself, from the moment he entered his official career and served the court, he has been self-denial, dedicated to the public, and diligent. In the end, he ended up being driven away, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart. But compared to those who were beheaded in prison, they escaped unscathed and no longer had to worry about their families.
"...Wei Chen...I thank Lord Long for his kindness, and I will retire and return to my hometown!" After Fan Fucui knelt on the ground and kowtowed, he said a word of thanks with a trembling voice, stood up slowly, bowed and exited the hall.
Cheng Guoxiang watched the elder leave with reluctance, but it would not help the matter. If he said anything less about the matters decided by the prince, he would be disobeying his orders. I glanced at the other two pavilion elders, Xue Guoguan and Yang Sichang, both of whom had gloating expressions, and couldn't help but lament that the prince could not make good use of his loyal ministers.
Yao Ji's employment principle is very simple. First, loyal ministers, and then obedient officials. If he is disloyal, he will be dragged out and beheaded. If you don't obey me, just give him some money and throw it away so that he doesn't have to wander around in front of you to make your eyes irritate.
When Mr. Fan was completely gone, the prince calmly asked: "Now that Fan Fucui has become an official, who can replace him in the cabinet? Xue Aiqing is the chief minister of the cabinet, is there a good candidate?"
There were originally five people in the cabinet. Fan Fucui was driven away, leaving four. Although Cheng Guoxiang and Cai Guoyong were not very capable, they were still honest officials, and they were contrary to Xue Guoguan. Yang Sichang's small-bellied chicken intestines are quite similar to those of his first assistant, but because of this, the two of them are wary of each other.
However, on the issue of framing the former chief assistant Liu Yuliang, the two colluded with each other and worked together, prompting Chongzhen to order Liu Yuliang to leave the capital to supervise the division. They both understood that if they did not get rid of this boss, neither of them would be able to succeed.
Before Chongzhen was bedridden, Xue Guoguan had been waiting for the opportunity to fill the vacancy in the cabinet, so that he could recruit helpers as strong reinforcements to consolidate his position as the chief minister, so as to contain Yang Sichang, who was extremely favored by the emperor, and prevent him from replacing him.
Xue Guoguan was overjoyed when he heard the holy inquiry. This was a great good thing. The emperor was already unconscious, and the prince was young and inexperienced in the world. As long as he recommended him properly, he would definitely succeed, and he would be able to sit back and relax from now on.
The first assistant pretended to be respectful and saluted, and replied in a mature and solemn manner: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is a humble minister with no talent. I thought Zhang Sizhi, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, is smart and capable and can be of great use!"
This was a choice he had planned long ago. Not only was this person opportunistic and shameless, he was also groveling and extremely submissive to himself. So as long as there is an opportunity, we should strongly recommend him. Once he joins the cabinet, we can become each other's horns and be safe and sound.
More importantly, in order to be able to join the cabinet, Zhang Sizhi had already submitted a deposit of 10,000 taels of silver and promised that if he got what he wanted, the same amount would be paid immediately afterwards. This temptation for Xue Guoguan was irresistible.
As long as you recommend him, you can pocket 20,000 taels of silver, and you can also serve as a subordinate and call him around. Naturally, the chief minister will not refuse such a beautiful thing, and will do his best to accept it all.
When Cheng Guoxiang heard this, he immediately stood up and opposed his suggestion. He said loudly: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, this person must not enter the cabinet. Last year, Li Chunli reported that he was corrupt and took bribes. The matter has not been revealed yet. If this person enters the cabinet, , I might not be able to convince the public!"
Zhang Sizhi tried his best to behave like a rogue, but such a big case was ignored by the dumping father who was deeply moved...
Cai Guoyong also came out impressively, agreed with what Cheng Guoxiang said, and supported it with actions: "I would like to report to His Highness the Crown Prince, and I will review it with you!"
If such a shameless person is allowed to enter the cabinet and join forces with the hypocritical Xue Guoguan, I am afraid that the sage will be tainted, and the prince will most likely listen to the wrong beliefs and rely on these two people in the future to control the government, work as an aide, and bring disaster to the country and the people.
Although Li Chun reported this person last year, he was still not brought down. This year, Zhang Sizhi not only was not dismissed from office and imprisoned, but was recommended by the chief minister and was about to join the cabinet. If he did not stop him, it would be really difficult to damage Yao's foundation.
"Oh? Is there anything else?"
Yao Ji also wanted to see how the protagonist was perfunctory this year, and at the same time, he also wanted to test how low the IQ of the blame dumper was to be fooled by such a cheap trick.
At this time, an ugly-looking monster walked out from the crowd, half of his face seemed to have been scalded with boiling water. Fortunately, he was far away, otherwise he would have scared the two pilgrims. Because he had a worsening ulcer in his early years, even if he recovered, he still had terrible scars on his face.
The ugly monster flicked his sleeves and robe, fell to his knees on the spot, and began to cry loudly as if no one was watching: "Your Highness, the prince, I am wronged~! Since I entered the official position, although I am dull-minded and have little talent and knowledge, I have been conscientious, diligent and frugal, and have been prospering for a long time. Sleep well at night to repay the divine grace, and never dare to be greedy, violent, harm the people, or do things that harm the court. The previous article was about a humble minister who was jealous of a villain, and the contents of the memorial were all slanderous. I still hope that His Highness will judge him. !”
This performance was full of sadness and tears. It was wonderful. At least it could win a supporting actor award. If the person you confided in was the dumper, you might be moved but also deceived.
Yao Ji secretly affirmed the acting skills of this beast and nodded slightly to express his approval: "I deeply believe what Zhang Aiqing said. With Xue Aiqing as my guarantee, it is definitely correct. Cheng Aiqing is serious. Since the previous incident has not been concluded, we cannot Become a basis. Don’t accidentally hurt Zhongliang because of illusory reasons!”
It's okay to enter the cabinet, but when you go to court, you ugly monster needs to be self-aware and stand as far away as possible. If you scare me and my beautiful biological mother, you won't be able to eat and walk around. The ghost is lying on the window in the middle of the night!
Hearing that he had succeeded and successfully won the trust of the prince, Zhang Sizhi immediately thanked him loudly: "Your Highness the prince is a wise man! I am so grateful that I will definitely do my best to fulfill my duties!"
It seems that he is young and ignorant, but it is easy to be deceived. After he joins the cabinet, he must make a careful plan with Xue Shoufu. He must make Cheng Guoxiang and Cai Guoyong pay a heavy price for maliciously slandering him. It is best to follow in Liu Yuliang's footsteps!
"Your Highness, you must not do this!"
Cheng Guoxiang also knelt on the ground and earnestly begged the prince to take back his life. Zhang Sizhi's poor conduct is already known to everyone. If he were to enter the cabinet and handle important affairs of the court, he would be a dead man.
Cai Guoyong also knelt down and spoke sharply: "To report to Your Highness the Crown Prince, Zhang Sizhi has no position as a great scholar, no experience as a minister in the six departments, no good strategy to benefit the court, and four is suspected of being corrupt, so he rashly entered I am afraid that his actions will be unfavorable, but I hope His Highness will be aware of it!"
This cabinet minister’s evaluation was spot on. In terms of title, experience, political performance, and integrity, “ugliest” are not qualified to join the cabinet. There are many officials who are better than him, at least the Seventh Minister, that is, The six ministers plus the censor of Zuodu were all ranked in front of him.
Yao Ji thought about it for a while, tapped the table with his fingertips, and agreed with his statement: "Hmm~! What Cai Aiqing said is quite reasonable!"
I want to see how hard someone will work to help someone succeed in getting to the top. From this point, you can roughly judge the amount of money collected.
Seeing that the beautiful thing involving 20,000 taels of silver was about to come to naught, Xue Guoguan immediately made a speech to vouch for Zhang Sizhi: "I would like to report to Your Highness the Crown Prince, if you withdraw the order this time, it will be a disservice to the Holy Grace. From now on, he will be framed falsely." The words will come out one after another. Although Zhang Shilang is not talented, he does his best to serve the Lord. If it weren't for the slander before, Zhang Shilang would have already joined the cabinet today, so there is no need to spend a lot of time!"
As long as he has ulterior motives and is driven by profit, he can tell the truth about no matter how bad a person or thing is. For an emperor who does not distinguish between right and wrong, it is easy to fall into a pit dug in advance. Can't even climb up.
Yaoji pretended to be hesitant, thought for a long time, and then asked his beautiful biological mother what he meant: "It is difficult for me to make a decision, but I dare to ask my mother what she means!"
I didn't expect that it would be time for everyone to compete in acting so soon. If I don't have a strong aura, I would just ask my mother to co-star.
Queen Zhou did not express her opinion, but said openly and generously: "I only listen to politics and will not interfere in politics. Brother Hong can make his own decisions!"
When the ministers heard this, they were convinced that if the queen only listened to the affairs of state and did not express her attitude, it would be barely acceptable, and everyone would no longer focus on pursuing the matter of the queen's involvement in politics.
If the emperor wakes up and everyone mentions this matter, he will probably only criticize the queen a few words. There is really no reason to offend the queen because of this matter, because the queen is the prince's biological mother!
Yaoji paused, thought about his words, and then announced: "This is a special period in our Ming Dynasty. Naturally, we can save the complicated rules and use talents in an eclectic way! Although Zhang Sizhi does not have a glorious resume, he is also recommended by Xue Aiqing. I am. If you can let go of the past, why not join the cabinet for a trial period of half a year? If your words and deeds are consistent, you can be promoted to a bachelor!"
Fan Fucui was from Shandong, and so was Zhang Sizhi. They were fellow townsmen, and both spoke poor Shandong dialect. If it weren't for the lack of someone to take the blame, I wouldn't tolerate the "Shandong Kuaishu" talk. Besides, the "ugly" appearance is not as pleasing to the eyes as his predecessor.
The protagonist succeeds in taking the position, Yao Ji cannot help but admonish the two positive figures: "This matter has been decided, no need to say more, Cheng Aiqing and Cai Aiqing are invited to rise. The loyalty of the two can be learned, this palace knows it, but they are officials in the same dynasty, so they must be tolerated." Only then can we handle government affairs!"
No matter what you two say, this cannot be changed.
After a while, you two stupid people will know the benefits of this appointment...
"Your Highness, Holy Ming!"
