Chapter 309: Cabinet Newcomers
Qi Yu found an opportunity and told Zhang Wei about it.
Zhang Wei immediately fell to the ground and pleaded guilty, and said with a wry smile: "Since Feng Yongting was convicted, the minister has long since disappeared in front of Zhang Shoufu......
The implication is not that he was disloyal to Qi Yu and concealed the hands that Zhang Gui had placed in the inner court, but that Zhang Gui was guarding him and kept another hand.
Qi Yu didn't pursue it any further, first, he still had to use Zhang Wei, and he couldn't press him too hard; Second, what Zhang Wei said may not be a lie, after all, Feng Yongting is here, and Zhang Gui can firmly control the inner court, but Feng Yongting was expelled by Zhang Wei during his reign, and since then Zhang Gui has lost control of the inner court.
"Zhang Aiqing, please get up quickly." Qi Yu picked up Zhang Wei with his own hands, smiled sincerely, and sighed, "Now that the cabinet is only Aiqing who is willing to deal with Yuanfu for me, who else can you trust if I don't believe it?" The reason why there is such a question is also to hope that Aiqing will be more vigilant. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!" Zhang Wei was also very grateful.
Acting, there's nothing bad about it, as long as you can play this drama of gentleman and minister to the end.
"Right now, I have something to hand over to Aiqing." Qi Yu said solemnly and trustingly, "According to what Aiqing has seen, I want to arrange a person to enter the cabinet now, is this feasible?" ”
Zhang Wei was stunned when he heard this.
This was proposed a long time ago, and it was even almost implemented during the mourning of Zhang Gui's father......
But it's almost there, and it means that the time is not yet.
What Zhang Gui did not do during his departure from Beijing at that time, it is even more difficult to do it at this time when Zhang Gui is in power.
Zhang Wei believed that Qi Yu also understood this, but he still asked, indicating that he was very concerned about this matter, and it may be time to implement it.
Zhang Wei pondered the holy will, and did not directly refuse, but asked euphemistically: "I don't know who Your Majesty plans to arrange for to enter the cabinet?" ”
Qi Yu smiled: "Waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Shen Xing." ”
Zhang Wei was surprised and blurted out: "Shen Shilang? ”
Seeing this, Qi Yu sincerely asked: "What, Zhang Aiqing thinks it's inappropriate?" ”
Zhang Wei hurriedly shook his head and said, "The minister doesn't dare." Your Majesty's arrangement must have its own profound meaning. ”
He just didn't expect it, he thought that Qi Yu would insist on getting Zhang Han, one of Zhang Gui's old rivals, into the cabinet! After all, whether it is qualifications or ability, Zhang Han can compete with Zhang Gui better than Shen Xing.
Qi Yu listened to Zhang Wei's words and asked rhetorically: "Then Zhang Aiqing thinks, why did I pick Shen Xing?" ”
This is quite reassuring.
Zhang Wei immediately became solemn, thought about it seriously, and replied: "Shen Shilang is a diligent and capable person, he can be described as young and strong, and he has always had a wide range of contacts, but he never belongs to any faction. The Shen family has only made a fortune since he started, and the Xu family who raised him is just a squire, and it is only because of Shen Shilang that he has a small official such as the master book...... Such a family character just won't cause too much resistance from Yuanfu, and it can be slowly drawn for His Majesty's use! ”
Qi Yu nodded with a smile and said, "Not bad." ”
Of course, Shen Xing's usefulness is not only this, for example, his adoptive brother's daughter Miss Xu has just married Zhang Chi, the third son of the British duke; Another example is that Huang Yi'an is good friends with Shen Xing's daughter, and he is also optimistic about Shen Xing's ability to balance the relationship between different factions, and so on.
However, there is no need to explain these things to Zhang Wei thoroughly.