Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 239 The Candidates for the Two Ministers
Both Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun were startled by the meaning revealed in Cai Jing's words.

This... what does this mean?
Deng Xunwu hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Your Excellency's words are very true, but..."

Facing Cai Jing's gaze, he choked back the second half of his sentence, and Gao Xun, who was at the side, didn't dare to say anything after seeing this.

Only then did Cai Jing turn his head and look out of the sedan chair.

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun also stopped making a sound, but lowered their heads, their eyes flickering.

If there is a big change in the imperial court, Mr. Cai may be able to maintain his current status and even improve to a higher level, but what about them?
How should they deal with themselves?
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For the next two days, Cai Jing was like a wild boar that had escaped from its cage, its reins and collar were separated from its body, and it rammed wantonly in the capital, causing quite a disturbance.

Forcibly dealing with the aftermath of Han Mulu and Song Qiaonian's incident, and banqueting Cai party officials on a large scale in the mansion...

In the eyes of many people, this is another sign of the revival of the Tsai Party.

Although they have lost two servants now, this is only temporary. As long as Mr. Cai is still there, the Cai party will not decline.

But in the eyes of others, this has instead become Cai Jing's performance.

"Why is Cai Jing so cautious?"

Qin Hui frowned and stared at the pieces of information in front of him, with doubts on his face.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Cai Jing is already too arrogant. Just entertaining officials publicly in the mansion is enough to violate some sensitive prohibitions of the court, but in Qin Hui's view, this is nothing.

Because so far, everything he has done is sorting out the internal affairs of the Cai party, and he has never made any further troubles with the outside world, nor has he made any further moves to retaliate against others.

To Cai Jing, this is already very honest.

"This person must have other plans." Qin Xi interjected softly from the side.

Qin Hui ignored him, he naturally knew that this was another plan, but the key was what Cai Jingtu was after all.

Could it be because of the two vacant positions of servants?
Not only Qin Hui thought so, but many people in the court thought so, including Li Gan.

"It seems that our Lord Cai wants to take back the positions of these two servants."

The sun was shining brightly, and Li Gan looked out the window at the flowers and trees that had begun to sprout, with a relaxed smile on his face, obviously in a good mood.

"Your Majesty, what are the chances that Mr. Cai will take back the positions of these two servants?"

One of Wu Meiniang and Lu Zhi sat at the table, sorting out the officials who might become ministers, while the other raised her head and looked towards Li Gan.

Compared with when they first entered the palace, the two of them at this moment have a bit more mature and stable temperament.

Just sitting there sorting out the documents, with a correct sitting posture, and unhurried actions... This makes people feel a sense of solemnity inexplicably, and this kind of mature temperament has already begun to be seen in the two of them.

Of course, when solemnity and young girls are put together, it will always make people feel a little bit out of harmony, but there is no such feeling in the two women today.

"How big?"

Li Qian turned around and looked at the two of them with a smile: "It's very big."

Lu Zhi was stunned, and raised his head from the document on the table, opened his bright eyes, and looked at Li Gan in puzzlement: "Your Majesty, didn't you say that many adults have taken a fancy to these two positions?"

"Now that Cai's party has just undergone major changes, Cai Jing should want to stabilize his party members rather than expand..."

Lu Zhi warmly expressed his guess.

Wu Meiniang pursed her thin red lips and said nothing.

Although she also felt that Lu Zhi's words were reasonable, the relationship between the two of them was not very harmonious. At this time, she would not speak out to agree with Lu Zhi's words.

"It's true under normal circumstances. Even if Cai Jing tries his best to take back the positions of these two ministers, others will definitely not agree...at least Qin Hui will definitely stop him."

Li Qian said with a smile: "But this time is different, because I will help him."

help him?

Help Cai Jing?
Both Lu Zhi and Wu Meiniang showed disbelief on their pretty faces.

Naturally, Li Qian didn't do it for any balance, and he didn't need to do this for Cai Jing.

In fact, it would be the best balance if Cai Jing could be kicked out of the court, but Li Qian couldn't do it now.

"His Majesty……"

Wu Meiniang straightened her slender and fair neck, her goose-egg-like face was full of confusion: "If Cai Jing is slowed down, what if the situation becomes too big to lose..."

Li Gan shook his head: "What I said to help him is not what you think."

He's not that stupid either. With Cai Jing's ability, sooner or later he would have guessed the relationship between the incident of the Gongyuan leak and him as the emperor.

In other words, the two sides have almost torn their faces, how could Li Gan help his enemy?
"I want to promote Cai Bian as a servant."

Cai Bian?

The memory of the two women is beyond the strength of ordinary people, and they quickly matched the numbers in their minds.

"Cai Jing's younger brother?"

Lu Zhi was still flipping through the document and confirmed it again.

Li Qian also came to the table, looked at Cai Bian's resume and said, "Although this person is Cai Jing's younger brother with the same father and mother, he and Cai Jing are not very harmonious."

He recalled the news that Lv Bu had inquired, and said thoughtfully: "The residences of the two are next to each other, but even on New Year's Eve, the two have never met each other. At most, the servants below are paying New Year's greetings to each other."

"And every year on Qingming and the anniversary of their father's death, Cai Bian always goes to worship after Cai Jing..."

The two women nodded thoughtfully. It seems that the brothers have indeed broken up to this extent.

"But they are brothers after all."

Wu Meiniang said hesitantly: "What if Cai Bian thinks of his elder brother after he becomes the servant..."

These words are not unreasonable. Humans are a very complicated animal. Maybe one moment they still hate to the bone, but the next moment they may be as gluey as glue.

Li Gan pondered for a moment, and then said: "Cai Bian was once cheated by Cai Jing before he fell into the position of pushing the official. It stands to reason that he should have hatred for Cai Jing."

This should be the main reason why the two brothers broke up.

The two of them have different political views, which is understandable, because even brothers, father and son may not have exactly the same ideas.

But the problem is that Cai Jing can't tolerate people.

This person seems to be magnanimous, with a heart like the sea, and has made many friends abroad, with connections all over the world, but he is actually a humble person.

He couldn't tolerate even his younger brother having different opinions. Isn't this considered a small belly?
Wu Meiniang and Lu Zhi also fell into silence. The feeling of being betrayed by a close relative is completely different from the feeling of being betrayed by an outsider.

Maybe the former is more...unforgettable?
"Of course, I also know that no matter how big the blood feud between the two is, there is still a possibility of relaxation."

Li Gan said again: "Most people in the officialdom put interests first, but I still want to trust Cai Bian and give him a chance."

Both women nodded thoughtfully.

Li Gan sighed, and continued: "And this is a gamble, even if the two servants of the Cai party are cut off, I am not sure to win Cai Jing for the time being."

"But no matter how hard the pass is, its interior is always soft. If Cai Bian can really become the core of the Cai party, and he is still hostile to Cai Jing, or Cai Jing cannot tolerate him, cracks will appear within the Cai party."

"At that time, the unbreakable Tsai Party, like an iron pellet, will have a flaw."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Lu Zhi's beautiful eyes lit up, and he obviously felt that Li Qian's actions made sense.

But Wu Meiniang on the other side had a bit of worry on her face. If Cai Bian turned around and turned to Cai Jing after becoming a servant, wouldn't the Cai party have an extra servant?
No matter what, she always speculated with the greatest malice towards these ministers outside.

Li Gan leaned down, picked up a pen and wrote down Cai Bian's name on the paper, which meant that one of the positions of servants had been reserved for him.

In the eyes of Wu Meiniang and Lu Zhi, Li Gan picked up the paperwork on the table again, turned a few pages back, and stared at a name on it, dazed.

Wang Anshi.

The relationship between the two is also very simple and clear. Wang Anshi is Cai Bian's father-in-law.

In Li Qian's previous life, the two had this kind of relationship, but they didn't expect to maintain this relationship in Dagan.

But today's Wang Anshi is not as vigorous as Li Qian in his previous life. Because of his failure in the party struggle and frustration in the officialdom, he was relegated to a remote small place as an official.

There are also some reasons why Li Qian likes Cai Bian. If he can be restored to the court again, it will be a kind of help...

Both women could see the seriousness of His Majesty the Emperor. Although they didn't know what he was thinking, they still didn't disturb him.

It wasn't until Li Gan put down the paperwork that Lu Zhi tentatively said, "Your Majesty, there are two vacancies in total, and now one is reserved for Cai Bian, and there is only one left. Who should it be distributed to?"

Li Qian was also silent when he heard the words.

This is indeed a problem.

Although this matter was arranged by him, there are many people who contributed besides him.

Especially Qin Hui and Zhongshu Sheng at the beginning. At the request of Li Gan, they fought with the servants of Liubu for a long time, but in the end they got nothing.

Now that the matter has come to an end, and it still ended with Li Qian's staged victory, at this time, it is impossible to say nothing, right?

In addition, people from the party and the strict party also contributed their efforts, Wu Shenglan's cooperation and courtship, Guan Peng's role in it, and the role of the two ministers under the door...

Even Wang Mang helped Li Gan a lot.

And the role of Wei Zheng, Li Yuan, and Yu Shitai in investigating the case...

Although some of them didn't know that they had done something for Li Gan beforehand, and some of them were completely used by him, the emperor.

But those who can hang out in the imperial court are all human beings, and sooner or later they will be aware of it. How can he, the emperor, not show something now?

It is really not a simple matter to satisfy so many forces.

Fortunately, apart from the position of servant, Li Qian still has a lot of bargaining chips, which may not satisfy everyone's appetite, but it is still possible to make most people have no complaints.

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The next day, morning meeting.

Today Li Gan got up a little earlier than usual, and after having breakfast in Qianyuan Palace, he got into the sedan chair and headed safely to Qianyang Palace.

Today's morning court was destined to be unsettled. After the ministers finished their salutes, Wang Mang took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to play."

"Uncle Da Zong, it's okay to say."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wang Mang said in a deep voice: "The case of cheating in the examination has been delayed for a long time. I think it is not appropriate to cancel the examination. I also ask Your Majesty to order Qin Tianjian to hold it again as soon as possible on a good day."

Li Gan first glanced around at the many ministers in the palace, taking their reactions into his eyes, and then said: "I will deal with this matter as soon as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wang Mang did not sit back, but continued: "Your Majesty, I still have something to say."

"The case of leaking the test questions actually has a clue. As a minister of the Ministry of Rites, it is dereliction of duty if you don't notice when things happen."

Speaking of this, his tone gradually became low: "With such a big omission, the minister is no longer suitable to serve as the Zhigong Jue in the general examination. I implore Your Majesty to choose another good minister to serve as the Zhigong Jue."

As soon as this remark came out, many ministers suddenly lost their composure and turned to look at Wang Mang.

Cai Jing, in particular, had a gloomy look in his eyes.

There were four chief officials in the examination, but now only he and Wang Mang are left.

Now that Zhi Gongju asked to be removed from his post, would he, the chief examiner, still have the face to continue working?
Li Qian also seemed a little surprised and puzzled by Wang Mang's reaction.

"Uncle Da Zong, why are you here?"

He straightened up and asked puzzledly: "Now that the culprit of the fraud case has been found out, this case has nothing to do with Uncle Da Zong, why do you need to suffer for other people's mistakes?"

But Wang Mang shook his head: "Your Majesty, it's not the fault of others, the minister is also at fault."

"It is the greatest dereliction of duty and fault for the minister to be unaware of the culprit's actions when Zhi Gongju presides over the examination."

"Wang Zongbo..."

Li Qian wanted to persuade him again, but Wang Mang's attitude was extremely firm and never wavered.

In the end, Li Gan had no choice but to agree.

"Forget it, since Uncle Da Zong insists on this, then Zhi Gongju should choose someone else, wait for the next subject examination, Uncle Da Zong will take up this position again."

Wang Mang's lips moved, and he took half a step back, agreeing: "Yes, Your Majesty."

In this way, the matter is settled.

Cai Jing watched silently from the side, making no sound at all, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.

As long as I have no morals, you can't kidnap me.

Although his idea is very good, others will not make him so wishful.

"Your Majesty, since Uncle Da Zong is going to step down as Zhi Gong Ju, shouldn't the deputy examiner be replaced?"

An official from the Ministry of Education suddenly said: "This case of leaking test questions is not all the fault of the outer curtain officials, there are more criminals among the inner curtain officials!"

There is a reason for them to say this. After all, there are only two prime ministers in the capital, Cai Jing and Qin Hui. If Cai Jing is no longer the chief examiner, then Qin Hui is likely to be the top.

But compared to this, Wang Ciweng and Wan Qixie seem to be less active...

If Qin Hui really became the chief examiner, even if it was to avoid suspicion, it would be absolutely impossible for the two of them to become deputy examiners again.

It's just that Wang Ciweng didn't seem to think so much, and he said decisively: "Your Majesty, I also think that this is the case. Even if Wang Zongbo and Mr. Cai have not missed anything, we should avoid suspicion this time!"

The corner of Wan Qixi's mouth twitched, but now he was at the court meeting and under Qin Hui's eyes. If he didn't say anything, how would he explain it to Qin Hui afterwards?
Therefore, he also cupped the wat board in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Please also change the chief examiner, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)