The Son of Heaven opened his mouth to ask for the opinions of the officials on the selection of the heavenly officials, which was tantamount to throwing the big fat meat into the wolves. It was a surprise to everyone in the hall, and they all used their brains to think about whether they could get a piece of the pie.

And Liu Mian just came out to make soy sauce, retracted it after mentioning the issue, and then closed his eyes and said nothing, as if it was none of his business. Although the Son of Heaven consulted everyone on the candidates for the Heavenly Officials, Liu Mian understood that he was not qualified to recommend candidates.

This is not a joke, at this time, maybe anyone in the hall can express their opinions, but Liu Mian definitely can't. How can a cabinet chief assistant scholar who is an auxiliary minister recommend a candidate for the secretary of the ministry to the Son of Heaven? Do you want to control the dynasty and have the ambition of Wang Mang and Cao Cao?

Since ancient times, there has been a distinction between the palace and the palace, the inner court and the outer court, and the Ming system has the most important checks and balances, and it is no exception. Theoretically, the cabinet and the foreign dynasties are two systems that do not belong to each other, in order to check and balance each other.

The cabinet ministers are noble, and the head of the foreign dynasty is the heavenly official of the ministry, and the cabinet ministers and the heavenly officials are often divided into courts. From one point, it can be seen that the cabinet ministers and the ministers are ministers who can be directly appointed by the Son of Heaven without going through any court procedures.

Of course, in reality, the cabinet is indeed getting stronger and stronger, and the first assistant is becoming more and more like the prime minister, reaching its peak when Wanli Zhang Juzheng is at his peak, and there are even strange examples of the first assistant serving as the secretary of the ministry. However, this is all an afterthought, and it is by no means the original intention of the system design.

No matter what happens in the future, at least at this time, even if the cabinet scholars want to meddle in the selection of the heavenly officials of the ministry, they can only operate in secret, and it is impossible to speak out publicly. Those who are as faceless as Wan'an, when they wanted to meddle in the selection of the secretary of the ministry. didn't dare to stand up in person, and the agent sent became a pig teammate again. was disgraced by Fang Yingwu, and in the end he still couldn't succeed.

Liu Mian doesn't care about this. At the current stage, he focuses on self-preservation, and can stabilize the position of the first assistant, and other aspects "have no desire and no desire", not seeking merit but seeking no fault.

But Xu Pu is hard pressed on this issue, he is not as rooted as Liu Mian in the foreign court, and it is the time to forge ahead and actively layout. Today's issue of the Ministry of Heavenly Officials was a surprise attack for him, and he was completely caught off guard.

The importance of the officials is self-evident, and the real power is no less than that of the scholars. It's even half a step better than ordinary ministers! So it's impossible for Xu Pu not to have the slightest thought, who doesn't want to grasp the position of the heavenly official in his own hands?

But Liu Mian can't speak to express his position, and he Xu Pu can't speak either! I didn't even prepare in advance, so who can I find to be the spokesperson in front of the stage temporarily?

First, he Xu Pu has been successfully recommended two times in a row just now, and if he has to come forward to recommend this time, he is afraid that he will provoke criticism. Again and again, again and again, is it really the Ming Dynasty that the Xu family opened it?

Second, like Liu Mian, the cabinet scholars recommended candidates for the secretary of the ministry. It's a suspicious thing in itself. Xu Pu really wants to do this, but he is afraid that he will be impeached immediately.

There were thousands of turns in his mind, but there was nothing to be done, Xu Pu only felt that this step was as heavy as a thousand jun. I can't get out. He raised his head in distress, only to find that Fang Yingwu, who was standing opposite, was staring at him, his eyes bright. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

At this time, if Scholar Xu still doesn't understand, then he is really a fool. This side should deliberately show weakness twice before. I was waiting for myself here! The head of the Hanlin Academy and the Zhan Mansion are less than Zhan Shi, how can they be more affordable than the official department's books!

Shoufu Liu Ji can not speak. There are also Fang Yingwu who come forward, and the identity scruples are even smaller; But if he Xu Pu doesn't speak, where can he find someone who can compare to Fang Yingwu?

In the past, Xu Pu had a powerful partner Liu Jian, but now that Liu Jian has also entered the cabinet, he is also a university scholar, and he can only act as a dumb person very sadly at this time

Thinking of this, Xu Pu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, wouldn't Fang Yingwu even count this? He calculated that he and Liu Jian both entered the cabinet, and then deliberately created such a scene, forcing himself and Liu Jian to only be spectators?

It's a stuffy life! For the first time, Scholar Xu felt that even with the acquiescence and support of the Son of Heaven, it seemed that it would not be easy to override Liu Mian.

Today, Fang Yingwu jumped up and down not to be cannon fodder for Liu Mian, but for Liu Mian to pull down his face and lower his body to be cannon fodder for Fang Yingwu, and even at the expense of his right to speak, he Xu Pu and Liu Jian exchanged sons! This kind of Shoufu is called terrible!

In a trance, Xu Pu saw Fang Yingwu stand up from the crowd again, saying something to the Son of Heaven, and then a few more people came out to speak.

I don't know how long it took to be in a trance, and I heard the Son of Heaven say: "Wang Shu is a great name, and I have also heard of it." In the past, when the emperor was still alive, Yin Min of the Ministry of Officials dismissed the official, and the court Zeng Gong recommended Wang Shu to succeed him. It was only in consideration of the emperor's likes and dislikes that he gave up and pushed Li Yu to take charge of the ministry. There are many events in the current dynasty, and the officials urgently need important ministers to sit in charge, and the king can be used. ”

Everyone in the hall looked at Fang Yingwu and was speechless. After going around and around a thousand times, it is still the original formula, and it is still a familiar taste, but Xu Pu must have lost money, and two Qingliu vain positions are replaced by a secretary of the ministry, no matter how you look at it, it is also a loss.

And Xu Pu could only sigh helplessly, the heavenly officials of the Ministry of Officials were in charge of the official position, and they originally needed people with old qualifications and high prestige. Otherwise, you can't convince people at all, and in layman's terms, you can't control the field.

That Wang Shu has been in the officialdom for decades, and has served as a scholar twice and a governor in Nanjing, and his qualifications are too old to be old. Not to mention his reputation, he is regarded by the world as a model of fairness and selflessness, and he really can't find a more suitable candidate than Wang Shu.

However, after all, Wang Shu was Fang Yingwu's cheap grandfather, Master Xu, was suddenly full of frustration, and he couldn't help but be unhappy, just waiting for the Son of Heaven to announce the breakup, and then go back to their respective homes.

However, Xu Pu raised his head again, but found that Li Dongyang, who could only be regarded as a little brother in his eyes, quietly floated out, obviously in the style of "the minister has his own music".

I also heard Li Dongyang say seriously: "Previously, His Majesty Xià ordered the compilation and revision of the records of the Emperor Daxing, and also circled the candidates for the compilation and repair, but because the courtiers came and went, the president, vice president and other chief officials have not yet been finalized. Now that the inner court has been appeased, it is advisable to appoint the chief official in this regard, and it is better to edit it as soon as possible, and the ministers dare to ask His Majesty to judge the Holy Judge. ”

It is very reasonable to say that the work of compiling the actual record is a key project, and theoretically it is more important than the selection of the secretary of the ministry, and it cannot be neglected. According to the usual practice, the president does not need to think about it, it must be a cabinet scholar concurrently, so the first assistant Liu Ji, the second assistant Xu Pu, and Liu Jian naturally became the president of the revised record, and there is no dispute.

Then it is necessary to agree on the vice president, although the vice president is not as traditional as the president, but there are some rules. For example, officials such as the bachelor of the Hanyuan Academy and the scholar of the Ministry of Rites generally have to be a vice president, and they also have to rely on recommendation.

Xu Pu suddenly remembered Fang Qingzhi, faintly felt that something was going to happen, and he was in a bad mood again. What is more uncomfortable than losing money is that you will lose all your money (to be continued......