"The document sent back by Prime Minister Li?"
"Recommend Zhang Cang?"
"Did I hear you correctly? Why would Prime Minister Li recommend Zhang Cang?"
"Don't they two have a deep friendship?"
"this"
When they heard what Wei Shenggao shouted, everyone in the hall lost their composure.
There is really no way to calm down.
The sudden document sent back by Li Si disrupted all arrangements and plans. Several people who had previously thought they had won were a little panicked.
No one thought about this situation.
Li Si's document exceeded everyone's expectations.
They had never even thought that Li Si would send back the document, let alone that Li Si would recommend Zhang Cang.
Li Si and Master Zhang Cang came from the same school.
This news was known to all the officials in the court.
But since Li Si came to the Qin Dynasty, he never gave Zhang Cang any preferential treatment, only endless indifference and neglect. Zhang Cang and Li Si rarely had any contact with each other. Over time, everyone thought that the two of them were just brothers. That’s all.
Moreover, Li Si has always been business-oriented.
Very little favoritism.
They would not even consider this aspect, and now that this document has been sent back, many people are shocked.
Linghu Fan, Zhao Ping and other economic ministers looked very ugly.
The eyes he looked at Zhang Cang were full of evil.
They had calculated everything, but they hadn't expected this.
How could this make them angry?
Li Si is the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, and his voice in the court is not unimportant. Originally, the official position of the Shaofu was already in the pocket of economic ministers like them, but now there are more variables.
And the reason why they are so calm and composed in front of them.
It is because many ministers in the court have not returned.
Without the presence of Li Si, Dun Ruo, Yao Jia and other three ministers, the pressure on them to compete for the Shaofu would be much less, and there would be much less opposition and controversy. As a result, although Li Si and others did not return to the court, the documents were sent.
This made their calculations come to nothing.
aside.
Feng Quji looked shocked.
Li Si specially intervened in the selection of candidates for the Shaofu, which was actually beyond his expectation.
He and Li Si have worked together for several years, and he is well aware of Li Si's character. Li Si cherishes his own feathers very much, and will not easily let others talk about him, let alone cause trouble for himself.
With Li Si's past character, he would not take the initiative to interfere in the selection of Shaofu officials.
Only when the dust has settled will he come out and say a few words.
This was not Li Si's style.
So there is only one possibility.
This is what Fusu asked intentionally or secretly reminded.
only if.
Only Li Si could do this.
And this may not be impossible. Fusu attaches great importance to the position of the Shaofu, because Fusu has been focusing on finance in the past few years and will not easily let go of the power of the Shaofu.
Think of this.
Feng Quji sighed secretly in his heart.
These ministers in the court were probably all manipulated by Fusu.
However, for Li Si to recommend Zhang Cang like this, it can be seen that Li Si recognizes Zhang Cang, otherwise Li Si would never risk his own reputation to recommend Zhang Cang.
But now with Li Si's intervention, the atmosphere in the court is different.
Feng Quji glanced around the hall indifferently.
Still didn't say anything.
Hear the words.
Fusu showed a look of surprise.
He seemed not to have expected that Li Si would send a document, and he quickly said: "Wei Sheng, bring the document sent by Prime Minister Li."
soon.
Wei Sheng sent the document to Fusu.
Fusu read the document carefully and made sure that there was nothing wrong with what Wei Sheng said. Then he nodded and said: "Prime Minister Li is far away in Guandong, but he is always worried about the affairs of the court. It really makes Fusu a little embarrassed. For the recommendation Zhang Cang and Prime Minister Li also explained the reason."
"There is no favoritism whatsoever."
"Wei Sheng, pass the document to the minister of the DPRK to see."
Fusu waved his hand and handed the bamboo slips forward.
Wei Sheng stepped forward quickly, took the document, and then handed it into Feng Quji's hands. For a moment, the officials around Feng Quji all turned their heads to see what the document said.
As for whether the document may be falsified.
They didn't think about it.
This is absolutely impossible.
Li Si is an important minister in the court, and his writing style is very obvious. If someone makes a forgery, it will be easy to tell. Moreover, Li Si is already on his way back. If he hears about this, how can he not investigate it strictly in the future?
Who dares to be so bold and false?
Feng Quji took a brief look at it and recognized the handwriting. Knowing that it was indeed written by Li Si himself, he handed the document to the ministers beside him. The other ministers quickly took it and read it carefully.
After this document was passed through more than a dozen hands, all the ministers in the basic hall saw it.
Among them, Linghu Fan, Zhaoping and other officials looked at it more carefully. They even hoped to see problems and tricks in it, and then pointed out that there was something wrong with the document and that it was not written by Prime Minister Li. However, no matter how they looked at it, they would always Can't see any problem.
Because Li Si's writing style is too distinctive.
It is as vigorous as iron and silver hooks, as beautiful as a scroll of mountains and rivers, and as serious as the strict laws and regulations.
The magnificence of Li Si's calligraphy was well-known throughout the court. In fact, all the ministers in the court could write well, but the only people in the world who could rival Li Si's calligraphy were Hu Wujing and Zhao Gao.
Because of this, the three people were entrusted by the First Emperor to write the Thousand-Character Essay.
It is difficult to imitate the artistic conception of Li Si's writing, even if it is copied.
With just one glance at this document, they knew that it was indeed written by Li Si, but it could not have been written by someone else.
After all the ministers in the palace had seen it, Fusu said leisurely: "Since Prime Minister Li Si recommended Zhang Cang and listed Zhang Cang's various advantages, then Zhang Cang should also be included in the discussion."
"What do you think, ministers?"
One word fell.
The whole hall was quiet for a moment.
No one spoke actively, all eyes flashed.
How could they not know that if they agreed, with Li Si's prestige and influence in the court, the position of the young master would probably fall to Zhang Cang. After all, Li Si's initiative to recommend Li Si's entire official career would be a problem. Very few.
And what kind of people did Li Si recommend in the past?
Wei Liao, Zheng Guo, etc.
They are all people who have made great achievements for the Qin Dynasty.
Even the First Emperor couldn't help but think more highly of Li Si's recommendation of talents. How could they dare to argue? If Li Si is offended because of this, it will definitely be a great disadvantage to them in the court in the future.
How dare they take risks?
Be quiet for a while.
Feng Quji took the initiative and said: "Since Li Sicheng so approves of Censor Zhang Cang and strongly recommends him, I think it is reasonable to include Censor Zhang Cang into consideration."
"I agree with His Highness's point of view."
"I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
"."
soon.
There was a burst of approval in the hall.
The matter was settled without much controversy.
immediately.
The atmosphere in the hall changed solemnly.
With Zhang Cang's cross-over hand, the candidate for the position of Shaofu is not certain.
Linghu Fan, Zhao Ping and others had gloomy faces.
They are very dissatisfied with this.
But due to Li Si's prestige, he really didn't dare to refute.
However, it is naturally impossible for them to give up directly.
Linghu Fan hesitated for a moment and then said: "I have no objection to Yushi Zhang Cang's bid for the position of Shaofu. It's just that Yushi Zhang Cang used to be responsible for the world's affairs, but he doesn't know much about economic matters."
"If you are not familiar with economic matters, you may not be qualified for the position of Shaofu."
"Linghu didn't want to embarrass Yushi Zhang Cang, so he asked for advice on people's livelihood, which Yushi Zhang Cang had only been involved in. In terms of people's livelihood, Yushi Zhang Cang mostly knew about two aspects, one was the currency system, and the other was land acres. .”
"The currency system involves the wealth of the world, and the land acres involve the rise and fall of farming."
"It is most fundamental to people's livelihood."
"If you can understand these two things, you can grasp the pulse of the world in one fell swoop."
"Linghu is not talented, I would like to ask something."
Zhang Cang stood up and said solemnly: "Please ask Linghu Changshi to ask questions."
Seeing that Zhang Cang didn't shirk at all, let alone give in at all, Linghu looked sullen and couldn't help but sneered: "Zhang Yushi is graceful and rich, but he doesn't know what is in his belly?"
Hear the words.
Zhang Cang's expression remained as usual.
He naturally knew that Linghu was mocking his figure.
He said calmly: "Zhang Cang has no one in his heart. He has mastered the plan for many years and only has the world's account books."
Linghu Fan said: "Since you said you have a lot of account books in your pocket, then just look through the account books. How many coins are there in the world?"
"Actually there are three coins, gold, iron and cloth." Zhang Cang said calmly: "But in fact, there are twenty-one folk coins in the world. The coins of the seven countries are each made of gold, iron and cloth, so it is twenty-one."
Hearing Zhang Cang's calmness, Linghu Fan looked solemn and said: "How many acres of land are there in the world?"
"There are two levels of flood and drought, one hundred steps per acre." Zhang Cang said.
Hear the words.
Linghu Fan sneered, "You, Zhang Cang, are somewhat quick-witted, but in the end you are too big to do anything."
Zhang Cang shook his head and said: "It's not that Zhang Cang is too big and incompetent, but that Linghu Changshi is deliberately making things difficult. Today's population is increasingly hidden, local people and land are annexed frequently, and the Qin Banliang issued by the imperial court cannot bear the circulation of the world's coins, so that in the past The currencies of the Six Kingdoms are still prevalent in the world, and even the gods cannot give detailed answers to Linghu's question about the history."
"Chang Shiruo is really serious about taking the exam."
"You shouldn't cast doubt on others based on their appearance. If I, Zhang Cangruo, are really incompetent, there should be an annual assessment process and there will be a process for demotion. Why do we need such a perverse examination?"
Zhang Cang did not lower his stance because of this, but responded rather forcefully.
Since he has been entrusted with important tasks by Fusu.
Of course we have to fight.
Otherwise, when he takes charge of the Young Mansion in the future, won’t he have to be suppressed by the officials below? How will he do things in the future? How to convince people? Therefore, when facing the officials of the Shaofu, he could not give in at all.
Hearing Zhang Cang's reply, Linghu Fan's face darkened.
He looked at Zhang Cang deeply, and the dissatisfaction in his eyes became stronger. He wanted Zhang Cang to quit when he saw the difficulties, or make a fool of himself, and use this as a good excuse to make Zhang Cang quit, but Zhang Cang was not moved at all. , and in turn questioned himself.
This seems to be a bit underhanded on his part.
thus.
He knows it too.
Zhang Cang really wanted to be the young master.
Otherwise, you won't be able to argue with your reasons, let alone refuse to let go.
This made Linghu Fan anxious.
With Li Si backing him up, Zhang Cang obviously has an advantage.
His eyes rolled crazily, thinking of other ways to deal with it.
Zhang Cang looked calm.
He didn't pay attention to Linghu Fan's targeting at all. In the past, he had a bad reputation in the court because he was white and fat, and he had been laughed at by many people as a person who indulged in extravagance, but this was not the case. It means that he does not understand the affairs of the court.
Quite the opposite.
He sees many things more clearly.
aside.
Linghu Fan had already turned his attention to Zhao Ping and others aside, hoping that these people would stand up and speak for him. Even if he didn't speak for himself, at least they wouldn't let Zhang Cang's evil plan succeed.
However.
No one stood up.
This made Linghu Fan very angry.
Isn't the reason why he stood up because he wanted to leave the position of Minister of Economic Affairs to them?
As a result, other economic ministers not only did not speak for him, but also stood aside, which made him appear dissatisfied.
But Linghu Fan really thought wrong.
Zhaoping initially wanted to stand up and speak for their economic minister.
Just when he was about to stand up, he pulled up his sleeve for someone next to him. He asked that person not to speak easily, and even asked him to look up more.
Zhao Ping was puzzled at first.
When I saw His Highness looking down with a smile, a sudden reaction came to my mind.
Zhang Cang is very close to His Highness.
Zhang Cang is competing for the position of Shaofu, does His Highness really not know?
This is absolutely impossible.
Therefore, it is very possible that this was the instigation of His Highness. Combined with the look in Du He's eyes when he left, and the fact that Du He summoned them, the economic ministers, to discuss matters some time ago, most of them were done by Zhang Cang.
This is actually very obvious.
Zhang Cang was the one whom His Highness wanted to help him up.
Originally, Zhang Cang had no advantage, and was not even noticed, but with Li Si's document, Zhang Cang was directly superior to the rest of them. And judging from the nagging expressions of Feng Quji and others, they probably knew it a long time ago, or guessed.
That’s why we sit firmly on Diaoyutai.
If he really stood up at this time, not only would it be of no use, but he would also be completely hated by His Highness, and would even be targeted in the future. After thinking for a while, he sighed in his heart and had no choice but to give up.
They have no chance of winning.
From the time His Highness set his sights on the position of the Young Master, the candidate for the Young Master had already been decided.
Now it's just a formality.
Only he and Linghu Fan took it seriously.
Think of this.
Zhao Ping simply closed his eyes, unwilling to say another word.
Seeing Zhao Ping's appearance, the other economic ministers thought for a moment in their hearts, and quickly reacted. They all gave a wry smile and ignored the dispute between Linghu Fan and Zhang Cang.
Just when Linghu Fan's face turned livid.
Footsteps sounded again outside the hall.
Wei Sheng's voice came again, and this time another courtier sent documents.
It was the imperial censor who became weak.
It's Dianke Yao Jia.
They also strongly recommended Zhang Cang as censor.
When these documents were read out, Linghu Fan's face turned pale. He already understood that everything had been settled long ago and he never had a chance.
He sat back dejectedly.
When they heard the recommendation from the imperial censor, Dianke and other important ministers, the court suddenly erupted into a heated discussion. Now, even the ministers who had not understood the specific situation before now understood it.
The position of young master belongs to none other than Zhang Cang!
(End of chapter)
