Three days after the temple examination, a ceremony was held.

During this period of time, there is one thing that must be handled well, that is, the award of the first three people in the palace examination, according to the rules, after the ceremony, the first champion of the palace examination was awarded to the Hanlin Academy from the sixth grade, the second place in the palace examination and the third place in the Tanhua, and the compilation of the seventh grade of the Hanlin Academy.

Min Hongxue is a secretary of the ministry, and he took office in March last year, exactly one year ago.

The Ministry of Officials was in charge of the official appointments of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, and it was not a small power to say that.

Min Hongxue and Wen Tiren are fellow countrymen, and they also relied on Wen Tiren to sit in this position.

Min Hongxue is very low-key on weekdays, everything is handled in accordance with the opinions of the cabinet and Wen Tiren, secretly, he strives to establish a relationship with the eunuchs in the palace, especially with Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen.

The conferment of the three officials of Qin nodded and was about to be carried out, this is the usual practice, as long as the officials draft the edict and send it to the cabinet, there will be nothing to do.

But this time it's a little different.

Min Hongxue has already received hints from Wang Chengen, and Su Tiancheng is the top of the list, and he will be released as an official, and the location is best in Nanzhili. He is very strange, Su Tiancheng has amazing knowledge, and he has already attracted the attention of both inside and outside the court, if he stays in the capital, the future is immeasurable, why do you want to release it, this is not a good choice.

Min Hongxue is very smart, he won't ask the reason.

According to the practice of the Ministry of Officials, Su Tiancheng directly entered the Hanlin Academy and was awarded the compilation of the seventh grade, and as for the champion Chen Xinjia, he entered the Hanlin Academy as usual and was awarded the revision of the sixth grade.

Wang Chengen made such a hint, and Min Hongxue immediately reported to Wen Tiren.

While Wen Tiren was taken aback, the first thing that came to mind was whether Zhou Yanru knew about the Dao. If Zhou Yanru knows the way, he is cold, if Zhou Yanru doesn't know the way, there will be a chance here.

Su Tiancheng went to Nanzhili, don't think about it, Zhou Yanru will oppose it, it is not in line with the etiquette of the imperial court.

This is an opportunity, how to use it, Wen Tiren also took great pains to tell Wang Chengen's hints, unless there was something wrong with his head.

Wen Tiren thought about it for a while, and finally came up with a way, and it was the best way for him.

Zhou Yanru is a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and he works in Wuyingdian as usual, and the emperor nods the three of them, which is a matter that the cabinet attaches more importance to, although it is only a ceremony.

The next day, the Ministry of Officials submitted the draft edict to the Cabinet.

Zhou Yanru saw the draft edict submitted by the ministry, and his face was very bad, Min Hongxue was recommended by Wen Tiren, and he was also an old official, why did he make such a principled mistake.

Wen Tiren hurriedly came to the Wuying Palace.

"Lord Wen, the three heads appointed by the emperor, according to the convention, all entered the Hanlin Academy, Chen Yutai gave the Hanlin Academy to revise, and Su Tiancheng and Wu Weiye gave the Hanlin Academy to edit. I don't know what the Ministry of Daoist Affairs will do to release Su Tiancheng. ”

"My lord, the lower officials think that it is okay to arrange it like this."

Zhou Yanru looked at Wen Tiren, and didn't know why Wen Tiren said such a thing.

"Lord Wen, the practice of the imperial court is like this, I don't know why Lord Wen said this."

"My lord, Su Tiancheng is a township test solution yuan, will test the yuan, has an extraordinary talent, the emperor must be very important, if it is arranged according to the convention, it will take a few years of tempering, the lower officials think that there is no need for this, Su Tiancheng's talent can be released as an official."

Zhou Yanru looked at Wen Tiren, with a sneer on his face, he just couldn't get used to Wen Tiren's temper, he thought about everything so much, and all he thought of was some trivial things, and he was never willing to think more about the general direction. This is especially true when doing things, not seeking merit but seeking no fault.

As the deputy assistant of the cabinet, Wen Tiren is usually submissive, and he can't see any opinions, but on this matter, he put forward an astonishing opinion.

It is not a good thing to be released as an official, entering the Hanlin Academy is extremely noble, the difference between a Beijing official and a local official, Wen Tiren is very clear, can it be said that Su Tiancheng offended Wen Tiren.

"Lord Wen, this official thinks that he shouldn't think so much, the emperor has already nodded his head to the second and third grades, and the officials are about to be awarded, if the officials think of other aspects when considering the awarding of officials, how can this matter of awarding officials be done well, how can the officials start and finish well, the officials are selecting talents for the imperial court and selecting talents for the emperor."

Wen Tiren had a smile on his face, but his heart was overturned, how great are you Zhou Yanru, but you are the first assistant of the cabinet, and I Wen Tiren is also the second assistant of the cabinet, several rounds older than you, when the emperor talks to me, he is polite, is you Zhou Yanru more bullish than the emperor.

"Lord Zhou, the lower officials also considered it from many aspects, and thought that this proposal of the Ministry of Officials was innovative and should be supported by the cabinet."

"Lord Wen, how can you have such an idea, the official doesn't know what to say."

Zhou Yanru was originally sitting and talking, but at this time, he couldn't sit still, stood up, and spoke in a higher tone.

"This official has already said that the official department is responsible for the emperor and the court, and the practice must be followed.

Wen Tiren didn't continue to say anything, and said goodbye.

Before Min Hong learned, Wen Tiren was a little annoyed, walking around the house, talking to himself.

"Zhou Yanru, you are a puppet, how old are you, what's the big deal, you actually talk to me like this, do you think the old man is afraid of you, let's ride a donkey and read the record book, and we'll see."

When Min Hongxue came in, Wen Tiren had already regained his composure.

"Lord Min, about the edict of the Ministry of Officials, has Lord Zhou already looked for you?"

"Lord Zhou's meaning, grant Su Tiancheng the seven grades of the Hanlin Academy, Xia Guan originally wanted to explain, but your Excellency has already commanded, Xia Guan has not spoken."

"According to Lord Zhou's wishes, grant Su Tiancheng the seven grades of the Hanlin Academy to edit and revis, and you can do the rest of the things."

At that time, Min Hongxue entered a restaurant, of course, he would not reveal his identity, wearing a wide robe, a hat, and a black veil covering his face, so that no one could see it.

He is the official of the court, and if he appears here publicly, he will inevitably be discovered.

Entered a private room, and there was a person sitting in the private room, and Min Hongxue took off his hat.

"Father-in-law Qin, Min is late."

"Let's meet Master Min."

"Don't dare, don't dare, Father-in-law Qin must not be so polite, this official doesn't dare to be an official."

Min Hongxue even stretched out his hand to help Qin Sande, he was a secretary of the ministry, a high-ranking official of the second rank of the imperial court, Qin Sande was just a celebrant supervisor, from the grade of the sixth grade, he saw the secretary of the ministry, of course, he had to salute.

Min Hongxue is a secretary of the ministry, and he asks himself not to be polite, which in Qin Sande's opinion, of course, he can afford to look down on himself.

"Our family didn't know what was going on with Lord Lu Daomin, and when we received the news, we hurried here."

Min Hongxue pretended to be mysterious, and only spoke when he got closer.

"Father-in-law Qin, this official is very embarrassed, I went to ask Lord Zhou today, and originally proposed that Su Tiancheng be sent to Nanzhi as an official, who knew that Lord Zhou of Lu Dao unceremoniously reprimanded the official, and the official also specially explained, saying that Su Tiancheng has an extraordinary talent, and he can play a great role in being an official, who knows that Lu Dao, Lord Zhou reprimanded the official and broke the rules of the court."

"Hasn't Lord Min already explained, is Lord Zhou still embarrassed?"

"Lord Zhou said that the officials are responsible for the emperor and the court, and the official is helpless, so he can only do what Lord Zhou wants."

The one who delivered the news to Min Hongxue was Qin Sande, and it was impossible for Wang Chengen to see Min Hongxue directly.

There were already many battles between the celebrant and the cabinet.

Most of the eunuchs have very little energy, because of the disability of the body, the eunuchs are especially afraid of the contempt of others, once they ask for it, they must do it.

On behalf of Wang Chengen, Qin Sande directly found Min Hongxue and mentioned Su Tiancheng's matter, and in terms of the arrangement of rank, he also said very directly, Su Tiancheng's rank cannot be lower than the champion Chen Yutai.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yanru didn't buy it at all, so he still arranged for Su Tiancheng to go to the Hanlin Academy to serve as the editor of the seven products.

Zhou Yanru has always looked down on eunuchs, where can Qin Sande hold back his anger.

"Is that really what Lord Zhou said?"

"Father-in-law Qin, what this official said is true."

Qin Sande's face turned pale, and he was about to scold, but he still held back, he still had to be careful when doing things, Zhou Yanru was the first assistant of the cabinet, not something that he, a little eunuch, could afford to provoke.

"Our family knows the way, and it's troublesome to Lord Min."

"Where, where is it, the official is embarrassed, this little thing has not been done well."

Qin Sande held back his anger and quickly took his leave.

Seeing Qin Sande leave angrily, a smile appeared on Min Hongxue's face, he finally lived up to his mission.

The reason for this, he is already clear, Su Tiancheng is the eye of the palace examination list, and he is released as an official, such a big thing, the emperor must agree, and the interesting thing is that the emperor did not directly inform Zhou Yanru.

It's worth pondering.

Su Tiancheng will definitely be arranged to go to Nanzhili, even if Zhou Yanru opposes it, it will not have the slightest effect.

It seems that the emperor already has some views on Zhou Yanru, and changes often appear in the details.

Discussing the awarding of officials by the first three people, Zhou Yanru will definitely fight in front of the emperor, if it is in the past, there will not be much problem in doing so, but he is in the back, adding a fire, and if he can't burn Zhou Yanru to death, it will also make Zhou Yanru extremely uncomfortable.

Min Hongxue is not worried at all, even if Zhou Yanru knows that there is something strange in it, what can he do, with the support of Wen Tiren, there will be no major incidents.