"I said it was twenty-six, but I didn't expect to have another hand yesterday."

When Huang Sheng walked into Xuande Gate, he heard people around him talking.

"Five hundred in three days, one thousand in six days, this is Fan Miaocai."

"It's the Baowen Pavilion Army."

Huang Sheng didn't know these two people who were talking about it, but he still knew who they were talking about.

Yesterday, he also entered Beijing and registered at the Xuande Gate in a timely manner, so that the number of important ministers who are eligible to participate in the election has increased from 26 to 27.

But Huang Sheng didn't see Fan Chunren in the crowd left and right. Although he hadn't seen this one, Fan had never seen it, and he didn't know if the two of them looked alike, and if they could recognize each other after meeting. However, even if Fan Chunren is not similar to his brother, when he appears in Xuandemen, he will definitely attract onlookers, and those who don't know him will also know him.

"There are only a few who are eligible to be elected, how can this be elected?"

"Which one outside the capital is not implicated? Feng Dangshi's son was going to be pulled in by his son-in-law. However, Su Shi and Torture and Forgiveness are all widely traveled. Kaifeng Mansion cleared the way for itself this time, but spared no effort. ”

"Phew, he's worthy of it!"

"Why don't you deserve it? How many people are in their hands, and who should not be afraid of them? Send him up early, or let Kaifeng Mansion vacate it. Otherwise, just wait to be passed into the second hall of Kaifeng Mansion. ”

Quan knows that Shen Kuo of Kaifeng Mansion, although the people's expectations are pitifully low, and neither the new party nor the old party will want to see him, but the votes he can get will be at least among the top three in the projection. He is like Li Ding, who is in charge of the Imperial Historical Observatory, although his reputation is not good, it is too dangerous for them to stay in place. If they lose the election, they may take revenge on all the ministers who do not vote for him with the selfishness in their hands. has been an official for so many years, who doesn't have something behind his butt that hasn't been wiped clean.

Huang Sheng felt that this matter was probably something that his benefactor had never thought of before, if it wasn't for Shen Kuo to preside over all the traitors, then he wouldn't be able to win anyone in this palace election. And when it was decided to hand over this chief trial to Shen Kuo, Han Gang seemed to be in the palace.

However, Shen Kuo's low expectations are not only his capriciousness, but also his origin.

"The four hundred military states under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty are all only in the south?"

"Now it's Nanfeng Dasheng, it's Han San, isn't it also Wang Pingzhang's son-in-law."

"Wang Pingzhang is not as good as his son-in-law as he is to his enemy. When Zeng Bu was participating in politics, Wang Pingzhang didn't pull him down. ”

The tradition of confrontation between the north and the south has a long history, and in the past two years, because of the change of law, the south has won a great victory, and the north has been reluctant to do so, but it has still been forced to press. Huang Shang himself is a southerner, and he is the most discredited Fujianese among southerners, a Fujian person. It is called a worm in the abdomen and is regarded as a representative of treacherousness. For the dispute between the north and the south, Huang Shang could not support the northerners after all, at most, he chose neutrality because of Han Gang. However, with such an attitude, you can't pass the test just on Han Gang's side. The two ends of the door are not happy to be placed on anyone.

"It's today."

"I waited for half a month. Finally waited for today. ”

"But there's a good show.

"It's not just a good show. Which tile can watch this scene? ”

"I wonder what it would have been like if I hadn't been selected?"

"Then it's really going to take a good look."

Walking a little slower, the whispers that filled Huang Shang's ears became the content of schadenfreude.

It may also be his own auditory hallucinations, Huang Sheng thought, after all, it was too rampant to say that he wanted to have fun in Xuande Gate.

However, when he turned around, he found several low-grade court officials. Fang Cai said happily, but after meeting Huang Shang's eyes, he immediately fell silent, which made Huang Sheng immediately determine who was talking.

These are all oldest, but they only have a cyan official robe. At this age, there is no vermilion in the body, and it is certain that there is no backstage, and at the same time, there should not be much talent, otherwise the number of officials who can do things in the court is very small, and those who are really capable have already been promoted, or degraded, instead of relying on seniority to get to this point.

For them, the change at the top is indeed just an after-dinner conversation. At least for the foreseeable future, their lives will not change in any way because of the changes in personnel in the two provinces.

Huang Sheng secretly remembered the image of these people, and soon passed through the Xuande Gate, and when he bathed in the sunlight above his head again, the surrounding line was quiet, and no one would make a loud noise in the imperial city.

Huang Sheng immediately moved, followed the crowd, and walked towards the Wende Palace, and then he saw Han Gang.

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Han Gang didn't walk fast, but there was a vacancy around him, and the speed was a little faster than that of the court officials in the crowd.

He seemed to walk calmly, with regular steps and demeanor that matched his identity, but he was thinking about some irrelevant things in his heart.

Only thrift can help honesty, but forgiveness can become virtuous.

Fan Wenzhenggong said this sentence very well, but unfortunately there are very few things that can be done.

Han Gang didn't think he could do what these two sentences required.

Han Gang is not frugal, compared to Fan Chunren's extravagance of adding two pinches of minced meat to the meals he entertains guests, the daily expenses of Han Gang's family can be regarded as first-class Shi Chong and Wang Kai. However, his incorruptibility is no worse than any clean official, and in the reputation of the people, he is also known for his incorruptibility.

He is also not tolerant of people enough, and the word forgiveness is in his dictionary, and the definition is definitely completely different from Fan Zhongyan. But no one in the world today dares to claim to be comparable to him.

But the first sentence is fine, and the latter sentence is done, I'm afraid it won't be of much use in the court.

Han Gang glanced at Fan Chunren not far away, but he didn't care that he was the focus of attention.

Fan Wenzhenggong was kicked out of the court again and again, and the political enemies who had curbed his entire officialdom career were able to sit peacefully on the stage most of the time. Ouyang Xiu said that the two of them reconciled in the end, and worked together to defeat the two heroes in the northwest. But even if what Ouyang Xiu said was true, when he reconciled, Fan Zhongyan's heart was probably bitter.

If this election is placed in the Qingli period, although Fan Zhongyan was famous and radiant at that time, there are still very few people in the court, especially among high-ranking officials, who will choose him. Everything depends on actual interests, and the courtiers have always been the most realistic group of people.

It's finally time to begin.

Standing outside the Wende Palace, Han Gang retracted his thoughts that flew out. Although there is still a court meeting, the process has already been determined, and as soon as the court meeting ends, it will have to wait for the opening.

And after the opening, I don't know what this big drama will become.

But one thing is certain, Han Gang never felt like he was going to lose.

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Zhang Dun never thought that he would encounter such a scene.

Although through the efforts of Lu Jiawen and Li Ding, most of the important ministers with voting rights have made their positions clear. However, the undercurrent of the dispute between the north and the south did not know when it spread in the court.

Perhaps this is why Han Gang is so calm.

In the court, Zhang Dian asked himself that no one knew Han Gang better than him, and Han Gang's calmness was not only because he was confident, but also because he had made a good decision.

It looks like they're going to part ways.

Zhang Dian was not without emotion.

After more than a decade of concerted efforts, Han Gang finally wants to distance himself from the New Party, which has always been on the verge of separation, and intends to use regional battles to win over his supporters.

Fan Chunren's timely appearance made Han Gang's plan seem to have succeeded. It's just that the northerners in the waiter system are not enough for Han Gang to be selected with certainty.

Is that really good?

Zhang Dian shook his head, dividing everyone by region, according to Han Gang's mind, it shouldn't be like this. And the appetite of Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi is not so easy to fill.

Maybe Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo don't necessarily want Han Gang to enter the two mansions, but they want to clearly show the dispute between the north and the south in front of the queen mother.

Once the Queen Mother saw clearly that the southerners had occupied the court, it would be difficult for her colleagues to gain a foothold in the two provinces, and even Han Gang, who had the most merit and strong talents, could not compare with those few, so then, since the great prosperity of the New Party, the northerners who had been suppressed had a chance to come out. As for whether Han Gang can enter the two mansions after that, I'm afraid it's not in their care.

With Han Gang's intelligence, it is impossible not to think of this, unless...... Zhang Den's eyes were as cold as ice, this was another method that Han Gang used for his goal.

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Jun Rongzhi was playing the Shao music at the court meeting.

Wang Zhongzheng followed behind the Empress Dowager Xiang, who was holding the little emperor, and walked up to His Majesty.

Standing behind the curtain, the condescending Wang Zhongzheng could clearly understand all the movements in the hall.

The courtiers below obviously didn't pay much attention to the court meeting that was going on right now.

After the meeting, thousands of officials in Tokyo were waiting for the election. The twenty-seven attendants who will eventually be able to participate in the election will elect three candidates for the post of Privy Councillor.

And Wang Zhongzheng has a trace of uneasiness in his heart, there is a first time and a second time, with the passage of time, so that the election will become a common practice in the court, and the Son of Heaven can only choose the ministers elected by the courtiers, unlike in the past, he had an absolute right to choose.

Moreover, the matter of promotion will not be limited to the ministers of the two prefectures, and it will definitely be expanded in the future. Maybe in the future, even the selection of the two systems, the servant system, and the dismissal of Zaifu and other officials will have to be approved by the important ministers. How many people will be needed to elect a Zaisuke at that time?

Moreover, with the development of the court push system, the party struggle will become more and more intense. What kind of position is obtained through which you will be responsible to whoever you are, and the only thing you don't need is to be responsible to the Son of Heaven.

At that time, it was the standard hanging clothes and the world ruled.

As long as there are virtuous officials in all positions, then the Son of Heaven does not need to bother with anything, just be a peaceful emperor.

Maybe the Son of Heaven will be an ornament from now on.

Wang Zhongzheng's heart struggled, whether to be a loyal minister to explain to the Queen Mother, or simply remain silent, anyway, no matter what she said, as long as it was an attack on Han Gang, the Queen Mother would not listen.

Just as Wang Zhong was struggling, the court meeting began and ended.

Under normal circumstances, Wang Zhongzheng should help the Queen Mother get up and retreat from the court, and the next thing is to discuss the affairs in the Chongzheng Palace. But now it is different, the queen mother said on a whim that she wanted to decide everything in the Wende Palace, and allowed officials below the attendant system to be able to watch.

There was a buzzing chatter, a stark contrast to the silence of Fang Cai.

It's not good if it's too lively, Wang Zhongzheng thought, this is not good news for Han Gang.

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Lu Jiawen was full of confidence, and Li Ding also seemed to be confident. It's easy to see this from the expressions on their faces.

Han Gang will be defeated. Lu Jiawen is full of confidence in this.

He had already determined the whereabouts of every vote, and no one else would choose Han Gang except Fan Chunren.

Even though Han Gang is famous, he can't get anyone else out of the 27 votes. These votes were divided among the three people, including Shen Kuo, and there was no room for anyone else to get involved.

Can Han Gang compete for the top three?

Lu Jiawen wanted to laugh loudly, but a figure flashed in the corner of his eye, and one person stood up.

'Shen Kuo?! ’