Chen Yuting hesitated. Thinking of the long-standing friendship, he said: "If you want to persuade the person in the palace to come forward to support the alliance with the Qing Dynasty, the key lies with Duke Wei and others." As soon as he said this, Qian Shisheng's eyes lit up.
Then he glanced at Chen Yuting. I didn't expect that the other party was still so sophisticated, and he said the key point in one sentence.
None of the people present were stupid, so they naturally understood what he meant. Some people who originally looked down on Chen Yuting are now filled with admiration.
"Okay, I've said everything that needs to be said. It's up to you to do the rest. I'm old and have low energy, so I'll go back first." Chen Yuting stood up from his seat.
When everyone present heard this, they all stood up.
"Chen Zhangyuan, you are old and strong, and everyone will rely on you more in the future." Qian Shisheng praised. After hearing this, Chen Yuting just smiled and walked out step by step with slightly trembling steps.
In his opinion, some words are just a matter of listening to them and cannot be taken seriously. In his many years as an official, he has seen too much strife, not only among officials from different factions, but also among classmates and members of the same faction.
It is said that the throne can make people disown their relatives, and in his opinion, the same is true for Wu Sha Mao. Until Chen Yuting left, no one stayed, not even the censor who went out to see him off. In the end, he was helped out of the mansion by the servants of the mansion and put on a sedan waiting outside the mansion.
A few more days passed. In the past few days, there was no movement either from the envoys of the Qing Dynasty or from the envoys of the Tiger-Character Banner. The only major event was that Chen Yuting, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, submitted a memorial to the emperor.
The emperor was too young to make the decision, so the memorial was naturally decided by the five auxiliary ministers. Once the memorial was delivered, it was sent to the cabinet via the General Affairs Department, and then the cabinet presented it to the auxiliary minister.
If it were an ordinary position, it would naturally not be taken seriously by too many people, and the auxiliary minister would not take it too seriously, but Chen Yuting's memorial is different.
It is related to the important position of Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Whether it is the nobles represented by Wei Guogong, Yang Guorui, the eunuch in the palace, or Qian Qianyi, the chief minister of the cabinet, they all want to grab this position in their own hands.
In order to prepare Chen Yuting's memorial, all the auxiliary ministers gathered together to discuss the matter.
"I think Ruan Dacheng will take over the position of Zuo Du Yushi." Ding Guogong said openly. Naturally, a high-ranking official like Zuo Du Yushi should not be decided privately by a few people, but should be elected by everyone in the court. However, the emperor was young and the auxiliary ministers held great power in the court. A lot of power was concentrated in a few auxiliary ministers. It is difficult for others to change the things they have decided.
"No." Qian Qianyi objected directly. He knew very well who Ruan Dacheng was. Such a person became the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which was equivalent to the nobleman intervening in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and taking over the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. His background determined that he would never allow this. things happen.
Ding Guogong said: "Ruan Dacheng is the censor of the right capital, and it is suitable for him to take over the position of the censor of the left capital."
"I don't agree." Qian Qianyi said,
"Shi Xianzhi, deputy censor of Zuodu, is more suitable for the position of censor of Zuodu than Ruan Dacheng." He also recommended a candidate.
Although he and Shi Kefa could not urinate in many matters, as the head of the civil service, he resolutely resisted when it came to dealing with nobles interfering in the territory of civil servants.
Cheng Guogong said: "Shi Xianzhi's qualifications are too young, so we should let Ruan Dacheng take over the position of Zuodu Yushi. Shi Xianzhi can wait for two more years."
"Then go to court recommendation and choose whoever is selected." Qian Qianyi proposed to select the candidate for Zuodu Yushi through court recommendation.
"I don't agree to go to court." Cheng Guogong objected. The people who are eligible to vote in the court nomination are all important officials in the court, and almost all of them are civil servants. It is impossible for Ruan Dacheng, who has the support of the Lord behind him, to take office through such a court recommendation.
Qian Qianyi said: "Since you don't want to be promoted, then let Shi Xianzhi give the position of censor of Zuodu to Shi Xianzhi. Ruan Dacheng has just taken over as censor of Youdu not long ago. If he becomes censor of Zuodu so quickly, there is no guarantee that no one will gossip. "To block Ruan Dacheng is to block Xungui's outstretched hand.
Ruan Dacheng entered the Imperial Procuratorate and became the censor of the right capital, which had already dissatisfied many civil servants in the court. If he were to become the censor of the left capital again, he, the chief minister of the cabinet, might not be able to suppress the people below him.
"Shi Xianzhi can be allowed to take over the position of Yushi of Youdu left by Ruan Dacheng." Duke Cheng Guo suggested, which was considered a step back.
"Impossible, there is no way the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is Ruan Dacheng." Qian Qianyi said forcefully.
Among the several auxiliary ministers, only the eunuch Yang Guorui did not care about this matter. It has nothing to do with him who is appointed as Zuodu Yushi in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. All he cares about is the Jinyi Guards and the Imperial Palace. As for other government offices, it is best if he can intervene. Even if he cannot intervene, he has no intention of fighting for it.
"Shi Xianzhi has been given the position of censor of the right capital, Mr. Qian Ge, please don't push yourself too far!" Cheng Guogong glared at Qian Qianyi.
I regretted letting Qian Qianyi become the assistant minister. If there were still four auxiliary ministers in the court, with the attitude of the eunuch Yang Guorui, the position of the censor of Zuodu would definitely fall to their noble side.
With your nobles in control of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you can catch the officials in the court at any time. In the future, it will be much easier for them to install officials in the court.
If all the officials of the Ministry of War become members of their nobles, the nobles in charge of the troops will no longer have to be controlled by the Ministry of War.
"Our family sees that you can't argue about anything, so why not ban Chen Meng'e's memorial and let him stay in office until a suitable candidate comes to take his place in the future." The eunuch Yang Guorui saw them The argument couldn't come to a conclusion, so he couldn't help but speak out.
At this time, Wei Guogong also said: "Just do what Eunuch Yang said, and temporarily let Chen Meng'e continue to serve as the censor of Zuodu in the Metropolitan Procuratorate." Wei Guogong made the decision with one word.
Without the opposition of the eunuch Yang Guorui, Qian Qianyi did not have much say in the face of the three auxiliary ministers on the honorable side.
The decision of Wei Guogong represents the honorable person. Duke Cheng and Duke Ding will naturally not object to what he decides. Even if they have any opinions, they will only talk about it privately instead of trying to undermine Wei Guogong on this occasion.
"The matter of a Zuodu censor getting old is not the most urgent problem to be solved at the moment." Wei Guogong said,
"It's not long before the envoys from the Qing Dynasty and the Tiger-Character Banner arrive. We should give an answer to these two families, so we can't delay it any longer." As he said that, he looked at the eunuch Yang Guorui.
As long as he has the support of Eunuch Yang, Qian Qianyi's attitude does not matter.
