All the people had just entered the court, and had even just stood on the train.
The deputy prime minister, Zhao Tingzhi, actually stood up and saluted the official.
"Officials, I have something important to report..."
"???" In an instant, almost everyone looked towards Zhao Tingzhi.
Including Cai Jing and Tong Guan, all of them looked confused.
But Cai Jing soon reacted, and a bright light flashed in his eyes. Could it be that this old boy finally couldn't withstand the pressure and finally gave up?
Are you ready to resign to His Majesty and return home to serve as an official?
Wu Zhizhong over there couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat, and he was secretly worried. Could it be that Prime Minister Zhao could no longer withstand the pressure and was about to retreat.
But if this were the case, wouldn't the morale of those ministers who originally supported him be shattered?
In this way, those people would be cleared out of the court, probably very close at hand...
Just when everyone's expressions changed, or their faces turned ugly, or they looked happy.
Under the instruction of the official, Zhao Tingzhi began to make matters clear. The first thing he said was that Suzhou, the important town in the south of the Yangtze River in the Song Dynasty, was now vacant.
Since the suppression of the Zhu family rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, all industries in Suzhou have flourished and all walks of life have achieved great development.
Coupled with the planting of double-cropping rice in Suzhou, the food output in Jiangnan, which was originally the land of fish and rice, has reached a higher level.
These words directly confused all the civil and military personnel in the court. The matter of the three envoys has not been discussed yet, but you actually went to talk about Suzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. Is this appropriate?
You know, there have been many ministers before. Even Cai Jingdu recommended several Suzhou magistrates, but they were all rejected by the officials for various reasons.
As a result, you suddenly do this now. What are you trying to do?
However, Zhao Tingzhi, who had gray hair and beard, continued to talk. Although he was old, he had a loud voice that could be heard clearly by all the ministers in the court.
"... Such an important place of wealth must not continue to be left vacant...
The veteran minister is willing to recommend Zhang Shuye, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, who has both political integrity and talent, and outstanding political achievements, as the magistrate of Suzhou. "
"What?!" Zhang Shuye looked at Zhao Tingzhi who was petitioning the officials with a shocked expression.
"Huh?!" Wu Zhizhong and Chen Shilang looked at each other in shock.
They glanced at Zhang Shuye again, and finally their eyes fell on Zhao Tingzhi's back.
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At this moment, the handsome young man Gao Zhang with a smile flashed in Wu Zhizhong's mind.
Could it be him? Can't? Zhao Tingzhi had no connection with him.
Why should he persuade Zhao Tingzhi, who is currently being criticized constantly by Cai Jing's minions and is losing ground and is in dire straits?
Chen Shilang on the side saw the doubtful look cast by Wu Zhizhong, and Chen Shilang could only shake his head in confusion to express that he knew what he was doing.
Wu Zhizhong's eyes moved and fell on Zhang Shuye, and he saw that Zhang Shuye had the same confused expression. It seemed that he didn't understand what was going on.
Cai Jing wiped his face, looked at Zhao Tingzhi who was standing in front of the emperor and talked freely, and glanced at Zhang Shuye with a gloomy look.
What does it mean? Could it be that since he saw that his position was in jeopardy, he might as well save some connections and affection before he fell?
All the courtiers fell into a strange silence at this moment, mainly because the incident happened so suddenly, and no one had made any preparations in this regard.
They all thought about having a battle over the three envoys today, but this guy actually started talking about the governor of Suzhou.
After waiting for Zhao Tingzhi to chirp, he saluted the official.
"I ask the official to judge..."
Official Zhao Ji glanced at the many ministers in the court and asked casually.
"Gentlemen, what do you think?"
Wu Zhizhong saw that the atmosphere had reached this point. If he didn't come forward, it would be inappropriate. Regardless of how the accident came about, it was only proper to get the matter settled.
"In the official family, I think that Zhang Shilang is indeed a good candidate to take over as the magistrate of Suzhou."
As soon as Wu Shangshu came out like this, naturally many ministers and ministers came forward to second their opinions.
At this time, countless pairs of eyes were looking towards Cai Jing frequently.
Even the official Zhao Ji's eyes fell on Cai Jing.
Cai Jing suddenly felt a lot of pressure, but the problem was that the one he wanted to stop was Zhao Tingzhi.
Moreover, the officials seemed to have other plans for the position of governor of Suzhou, and this was left unresolved.
These days, the officials have become annoyed with themselves for acting arbitrarily. If they want to stop even this matter...
Zhang Shuye, son, I'll give it a try and wait until Zhao Tingzhi is dealt with, then I'll come back and fix you properly.
With his mind settled, Cai Jing also strode out and bowed respectfully to the official Zhao Ji.
"The old minister also asked the official to judge..."
When Cai Jing said this, he was tantamount to telling the minions in the DPRK that there was no need to get involved in this matter.
After seeing Cai Jing speak, the court became quiet again, and the official showed a faint smile on his face.
"Since you all love me, you all think that Zhang Qing's family is both capable and virtuous, and worthy of this position..."
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Seeing the gazes from the officials, Zhang Shuye felt like he was drifting in the clouds. After he stepped forward to salute and thank him in a daze, he returned to his duties, but he still didn't believe it.
You must know that these days, I am the main force fighting against the traitor Cai Jing. A large part of the original impeachment memorials were directed at me.
Zhang Shuye has already understood his fate a long time ago. Anyway, he has made the decision to break the pot and break the pot. At worst, he will go to Guanzhong to manage the lawn. It's not like I haven't taken care of it.
However, in the past two days, Wu Zhizhong, his boss with whom he had a good relationship, had told him that he would try to see if he could keep himself away from the court.
Go to the local government to manage people's livelihood and show off your talents. Rather than being relegated to a corner where his talents cannot be fully utilized.
But the sudden changes in today's court meeting really made Zhang Shuye feel like he was dreaming?
After all, almost everyone knows the temper of Prime Minister Zhao. To put it nicely, it is called moderation. At worst, it means that he is too lack of decision-making, he is hesitant and timid in doing things.
But now, his direct attack was too clean and neat, completely unlike his style.
Just when Zhang Shuye was still unable to tell whether it was a dream or reality, an official stepped forward and asked the court to set up a staff council.
There was another uproar in the court, and almost all the officials felt that there was something wrong with today's court.
Not a single serious word was mentioned about the affairs of the three envoys. It was either Zhao Ting's request to report to the governor of Suzhou, or Tong Guan's minions jumping out and saying that he wanted to set up a staff council.
The Staff Council is set up, and the organizational level is actually the same as that of the Privy Council.
(End of chapter)
