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Chapter 782 Take what you need
Fu Ning'an, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, has been in Balikun in the western Xinjiang, leading the army to fight against the Junggars.

The real person in charge of the yamen is actually Han Shangshu Zhang Penghe.

The old emperor sent Yuzhu to the Ministry of Officials to discuss, in fact, he asked Yuzhu to preside over the overall situation.

However, Yuzhu knew very well that the old emperor deliberately let the Han people preside over the official department, just to weaken the personnel appointment and dismissal power of the official department.

The mystery is that the weaker the minister of officials, the easier it is for the old emperor to control the court's personnel power.

Over time, the authority of the Ministry of Officials was gradually taken away by the old emperor.

Relatively speaking, the household department that manages money, property and taxes ranks first in the six departments.

A few days later, when Yu Zhu's official sedan chair arrived in front of the officials' department, Zhang Penghe led two servants from Man and Han, and they were already waiting at the steps in front of the yamen.

As soon as the eight official sedan chairs landed, Zhang Penghe took the initiative to go forward, cupped his hands and bowed first, and said with a pleasant smile: "Master Xiangguo came to the Yamen, and I have lost my way to welcome you. Please forgive me."

Yuzhu also bowed his hand and returned the gift, and said with a smile: "Heavenly official welcomes me personally, how dare I be a fool, it is really a shame for Yumou."

When Wu Zhao was in power in the Tang Dynasty, the six departments were changed in turn: Tianguan, Diguan, Chunguan, Xiaguan, Qiuguan and Dongguan.

After the Tang Dynasty, it was popularly said in official circles that Tianguan specifically refers to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

After some polite greetings, Zhang Penghe accompanied Yu Zhu into the official office, and several servants also accompanied him behind him.

After another courteous humility, Yuzhu was invited to the upper seat, and Zhang Penghe accompanied him on the left.

As for the four servants, they intentionally vacated a seat, and each sat on the left and right to accompany them.

The hierarchy in the officialdom is extremely strict.

The seat problem seems to be a small problem, but in fact, it involves a big problem of crushing people at the official level.

"My lords, Khan Ama ordered the Ministry of Officials to select a new governor of Zhili..."

When mentioning the old emperor, Yuzhu deliberately clasped his fists and arched towards the sky to show his respect.

Zhang Penghe led his colleagues to stand up together, put their legs together, and bowed their heads to listen.

After everyone sat down again, Yuzhu turned his head and asked Zhang Penghe with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, I wonder if there is a consensus in your office?"

Zhang Penghe said with a look of embarrassment: "Oh, to tell you the truth, Xiangguo, the matter is serious, and we all have a lot of headaches."

As soon as Yuzhu heard it, he understood that Zhang Penghe was in the official department, and he hadn't managed to cover the sky with one hand.

According to the logic of the officialdom, Zhang Penghe is actually the top leader of the Ministry of Officials, and his attitude represents the views of the Ministry of Officials.

However, Zhang Penghe said he had a headache, which meant that there were different opinions in the ministry.

Yu Zhu nodded, but deliberately kept silent.

What the old emperor meant was that he asked the Ministry of Officials to come up with preliminary candidates, and did not let Yuzhu Yuezu do it for him.

To put it bluntly, Yuzhu is just presiding over the meeting temporarily, is it necessary to get involved in the infighting of the Ministry of Officials?
Yuzhu only drank tea and didn't speak, Zhang Penghe was a little dumbfounded.

Zhang Penghe originally thought that at the age of Yu Zhu who had just passed his thirties, he probably couldn't help but point fingers.

After Yuzhu intervened forcefully, Zhang Penghe would find a suitable time to put the related households on the big list.

Of course, the extremely important personnel arrangement will be recommended by the Ministry of Officials after it has been discussed by the Ministry of Officials.

The so-called public recommendation, in its essence, means that the princes, ministers and six ministries and nine ministers sit together to discuss.

However, candidates for public recommendation can only be produced from the list opened by the Ministry of Officials.

In other words, those who did not make it to the official list meant that they were completely out of the game.

Of course, because the old emperor has been in power for too long, he has formed a tendency to monopolize power.

After the ministerial discussion, even if there is a public recommendation, it is just a formality.Seeing that the discussion was very lively, in fact, it was useless. The old emperor had already decided on a candidate.

Yu Zhu remained calm and refused to make a statement. Manchuria's left servant, Cha Shan, couldn't sit still, so he cupped his hands and said, "I'm an old man, and I don't know a few Chinese characters. Xiangguo should have the final say."

Zhang Penghe secretly resented that Cha Shan had always been at odds with him, yet he dared to put eye drops on him in public.

To put it bluntly, Cha Shan bullying Zhang Penghe is not a banner man, his words clearly respect Yuzhu, but in fact, he wants to trample Zhang Shangshu under his feet.

Yuzhu smiled dumbly, this Chashan old man was very bachelor, he saw that he could not succeed, so he simply refused to let Zhang Penghe be complacent.

In other words, what Chashan couldn't get, couldn't be cheaper for Zhang Penghe.

This is a typical one shoot two part!

If it was an ordinary academician who presided over the meeting, everyone still had the guts to perfunctoryly pass it by.

However, the old emperor sent Yuzhu, everyone including Zhang Penghe had to weigh it carefully.

Zhang Penghe suffers because he is a Han Chinese, not a bannerman.

If Zhang Penghe was a bannerman, Chashan wouldn't dare to bully him in public.

However, Zhang Penghe was able to preside over the official department for a long time. If he didn't have a few brushes, he would have been pushed down long ago.

"Hey, it's all the fault of this subordinate official who made Xiangguo laugh at you. Xiangguo, please move over to the subordinate official, how about allowing this official to make a good apology?" Zhang Penghe's words turned a private collusion into a public apology. It's so eloquent.

Cha Shan heard something wrong, and was about to stop him, but Yu Zhu had already spoken.

"Since there are still disputes within your yamen, let's discuss it another day." Yu Zhu put down the tea cup, got up and walked outside.

Zhang Penghe was secretly happy, and hurriedly invited Yuzhu to his office.

Cha Shan knew something was wrong, but he could only stare blankly, helpless.

He dared to fight against Zhang Penghe, but he never dared to break ground on Yu Taisui's head. That was an act of seeking death by himself.

Zhang Penghe also knew very well in his heart that the candidate for the governor of Zhili was extremely sensitive, and the so-called ministerial discussion was just a passing scene.

In the future, sooner or later, the old emperor will issue a special decree for this matter, and it has almost nothing to do with the Ministry of Officials.

However, over the years, Zhang Penghe had had enough of Chashan's idleness, so he thought about using Yu Zhu's power to suppress Chashan's arrogance.

Coincidentally, Yuzhu also has a small matter, which requires Zhang Penghe's cooperation.

Under the premise that everyone gets what they need, Zhang Penghe and Yuzhu quickly reached a private agreement for cooperation after some trials.

Both parties in the cooperation have sufficient status and real power, and no one can easily break the contract.

Therefore, the relevant secret contracts are highly enforceable.

Yu Zhu came to the Ministry of Officials to preside over three meetings, and Zhang Penghe took advantage of Yu Xiangguo's power every time to toss Chashan into embarrassment.

About half a month later, on the way to Xiuyun Temple to offer incense, Yuzhu suddenly heard Niu Tai come to report.

"My lord, there are people who have been stalking behind us, gnawing at us. Or, the slave went over and took them?"

"Don't move without my order." Yuzhu smiled slightly, not only did not let Niu Tai take the person, but let the carriage behind him keep going.

(End of this chapter)