Hearing Duan Haochu's words, the hall exploded.

An old man sitting next to Yang Ge opened his eyes.

His hair was gray, and even when the arguments were at their most intense, he closed his eyelids and closed his eyes, but no one dared to call him.

Now that he opened his eyes, his wrinkled face was full of ancient waves, and his every move was majestic.

He grabbed the cane next to the seat and stood up on crutches, and the other officials in the hall reacted and immediately stirred again.

This is the old Fang Bonian in Duan Haochu's mouth, he was born in a family of poetry and rites with a very strict family education, he is the champion of the former dynasty, the veteran of the three dynasties, the great Confucian invited back by Emperor Taizu Sangu Thatched House, and the model of the world's scholars.

He is in his early sixties this year, he has been practicing guidance for many years, and his body is considered tough among the old ministers, and he has been in the cabinet for fifteen years.

In fact, Fang Bonian is now the same as a vice-chancellor, and has a decisive influence on national affairs that Sang Yu is not interested in interfering in.

There was a lot of discussion among the officials in the main hall, and many officials looked at Duan Haochu in surprise.

However, the uproar was not because Duan Haochu recommended Ge Lao to serve as the invigilator of the township examination.

When Emperor Chengzong and Tianhou Niangniang were in power, it was not uncommon for the elder to go to the local supervision township test.

What surprised everyone was the others.

"Duan Haochu actually recommended the old ...... of the Pavilion"

"What kind of wind is this blowing, can these two still be united?"

"The sun has come out of the west, what has happened to the Duan family and the Fang family recently?"

"Both of these can be regarded as political enemies......

The invigilator of the township examination is a special existence in the Great Zhou, and the students who pass the township examination are all regarded as the protégés of the invigilator, and after these students pass the examination and become the protégés of the Son of Heaven, they will still respect the invigilator who excavated them from the place.

In particular, if a state capital like Huizhou with a very prosperous literary style becomes an invigilator, it can gain a large number of contacts for future young officials.

Because of this, the selection of the invigilator every year provokes the ministers to quarrel.

Every official wants to nominate officials from their own faction, and they are scrambling around this sweet and sweet.

Just as Yang Ge Lao recommended his protégé, it is common practice to recommend officials from his own faction or Mao Sui to recommend himself.

And the reason why Duan Haochu's recommendation of Fang Ge Lao caused an uproar was that the discord between Duan Juma and Fang Ge Lao was a well-known thing in the officialdom of the Great Zhou.

This relationship has been going on for more than a decade.

"Sure enough, is it because it's been ten years, and even Duan Concubine's horse has begun to show favor to Elder Fang Ge......

"After all, his mentor Zhao Shoufu's health has been getting worse and worse recently, and he also has to find a new backer for himself......"

Some officials at the back of the hall whispered.

"Who can show favor to whom, but choose the old ...... of the Pavilion"

"If you want to join Fang Ge Lao, you should renew the string first than recommend......"

The feud between Shangshu, the youngest in the Great Zhou, and the elder Ge, who is expected to become the youngest first assistant, is not a secret, and the reason for the discord between the two is not a secret.

There was no festival between Duan Haochu and Fang Bonian, and the confrontation was not because of factional problems.

Duan Haochu's mentor is Zhao Leshan, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Zhao Leshan, as the first assistant, likes everything to be even, and rarely fights with other cabinet elders, so Duan Haochu himself is rarely involved in factional disputes.

And the biggest reason why Duan Haochu and Fang Bonian are at odds is because of the identity of the horse.

It was none other than Fang Bonian's political enemies, it was Duan Haochu's titular wife, Princess Yingluan.

Regarding the festival between Princess Yingluan and Fang Ge Lao, it can be regarded as one of the several unsolved mysteries in the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and there are many versions in the market.

It is said that when the Queen of Heaven was still alive, Princess Yingluan once broke into Fang's mansion single-handedly and made a big fuss about Fang Bonian's birthday banquet, making the Fang family lose face, and Liangzi ended here.

When the Queen of Heaven was in the dynasty and wanted to crown Princess Yingluan as the princess of Zhenguo, Fang Bonian once led hundreds of protégés to strike for 100 days, and then it was the Queen of Heaven Niangniang who personally went to the mansion to invite her three times before she came back.

It is precisely because the festival is so deep, at the beginning of Duan Haochu and Princess Yingluan's marriage contract and entering the officialdom of the Great Zhou, he was not treated by Fang Bonian, and if it were not for the help of his mentor Zhao Leshan, his career would have been affected.

And after Princess Yingluan died, because Duan Haochu insisted on the secret marriage, he continued to marry with Princess Yingluan, and the relationship with Fang Bonian and his protégé has not improved.

Duan Haochu stood straight, ignoring the intensifying discussion behind him, and just looked at the old man on crutches in front of him.

"I didn't expect Duan Aiqing to recommend Fang Ge Lao," Emperor Wenzong, who was sitting on the dragon chair, also showed an interesting look on his face, "Fang Aiqing's words are indeed unrivaled in terms of qualifications, Fang Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

Fang Bonian didn't speak, nor did he look back at Duan Haochu, he just stood up and saluted the emperor on the dragon chair, "Weichen obeys His Majesty's arrangement. ”

Emperor Wenzong glanced back at Sang Yu, and the expression on Sang Yu's face did not change, and he did not shake his head or nod.

Emperor Wenzong smiled, looked at Duan Haochu of His Royal Highness, and said, "I heard that there seemed to be some festivals between Duan Aiqing and Fang Aiqing in my early years, but I didn't expect Duan Aiqing to still recommend Fang Aiqing today, thinking that it was out of sincerity for the sake of the society. Huizhou is indeed full of talents, and it is the important place for the Great Zhou Township Test, if Fang Aiqing has no opinion, Huizhou will go to Huizhou this year. ”

Fang Bonian and Duan Haochu bowed down at the same time, and did not say a word between the two.

"Okay, the candidate for Huizhou has been decided, and then there is only Shanzhou left," Emperor Wenzong said with a sigh of relief, "What is the ...... about Zhongaiqing for Lanzhou?"

At this time, Sang Yu's voice suddenly came from the side, "If you say that you are in Zhouzhou, someone in Weichen will recommend you." ”

"Oh?" Emperor Wenzong immediately stopped talking, "Who does the national teacher want?" ”

Sang Yu's unfathomable gaze scanned the entire hall, and the ministers he swept away all lowered their heads in contemplation.

Sang Yu's gaze stopped at the straight man with a straight back on one side.

"Since Duan Shangshu has just recommended candidates for the Huizhou Township Examination, then the invigilator of the Lanzhou Township Examination, I think it is better to let Duan Shangshu go."

Sang Yu said lightly.

"Well, that's a good idea." Emperor Wenzong on the side did not stop or hesitate at all, and readily agreed.

The hall was very quiet, no one discussed or raised objections, and Emperor Wenzong did not mean to ask Duan Haochu's opinion, he looked at Duan Haochu with a smile and said, "Then there is Lao Duan Aiqing." ”

Duan Haochu clenched the wat board in his hand and bent down deeply.

"Wechen took the order."

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