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

Chapter 242 Cai Bian's Chance

Li Gan noticed that when the name was mentioned, Wang Mang's face was filled with displeasure visible to the naked eye.

But he didn't say much about this matter, but quickly changed the topic back to Sima Guang and Cai Bian.

"These two adults had a lot of conflicts before, and I don't know what their situation is now."

"Is that so..."

Li Gan nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Wang Mang again: "Then Wang Zongbo, if you don't care about Sima Shilang, what do you think of Cai Bian?"

Wang Mang became serious when he heard the words, he thought for a moment before answering: "Cai Bian deserves to be called a virtuous minister."

"The lower officials don't know him very well, but Cai Bian has always had a good official reputation and was quite recognized by his colleagues, whether it was when he was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, or when he was promoted to the Jingzhao Mansion later."

"And Sima Shilang also talked about this person with the official."

Sima Guang's evaluation?

Li Gan asked curiously: "What did Minister Sima say?"

Wang Mang said with emotion: "Sima Shilang is a true gentleman. Even though he was at odds with Cai Bian, he did not slander him behind his back. Instead, he praised Cai Bian's ability, saying that he is a real talent, and he is not as good as himself." Cai Bian."

Li Gan shook his head with a smile: "Sima Shilang is really open-minded, but I think he may be too modest."

Wang Mang also nodded with approval, but he still said: "Your Majesty, there are very few people who can get such praise from Sima Shilang, so in my opinion, Cai Bian can be regarded as a good minister."

"Um……"

Li Qian nodded lightly: "Wang Zongbo, you said... Cai Bian is so talented, will Mr. Cai Jingcai want his younger brother to return to the position of servant?"

"This……"

Wang Mang hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Master Cai may be like this."

"good."

Li Gan smiled and nodded: "After all, Cai Qing's family is an important official of the imperial court. Cai Qing's family is innocent in this case of cheating in the exam, but they were implicated and lost their job as the chief examiner. I still wronged him."

He said with emotion: "In fact, I also feel a lot of guilt towards Cai Qing's family. If he really wants Cai Bian to be the servant, then I will help him."

Suspicion flashed in Wang Mang's eyes, he would never believe that the emperor could have such kindness.

And why is this routine of pouring dirty water on Cai Jing so similar to last time?

Li Qian glanced at Wang Mang again, and said with a smile, "As for which servant Cai Bian will take up as the servant, we can discuss it."

"Since Uncle Da Zong feels that he is not suitable to go to the Ministry of Rites, then I will consider other candidates."

"Of course, if Uncle Da Zong thinks there are suitable ministers from the Ministry of Industry or other departments, I can help you talk about it and see if we can transfer them to the Ministry of Rites."

There was a hint of hesitation on Wang Mang's face. The right servant of the Ministry of Rites is very important. If something bad happens, the Ministry of Rites may never have peace.

It took him so long to make Song Qiaonian a little calmer, but now he has to change his servant... Did he choose from other movies?
While thinking about the candidates, Wang Mang felt that the preferential treatment given by His Majesty the Emperor was too great.

Although the minister of the Ministry of Rites is his subordinate, his superior has no qualifications to decide the candidates for his subordinates.

In fact, none of the ministers could decide on the candidates for their ministers, and they could only offer a few trivial opinions at most.

This is also to limit the power of the six ministers.

Otherwise, if the ministers can even decide the position of the third-rank minister at will, then these people have too much power to speak, and the six parts may directly become their one-word hall.

But now His Majesty the Emperor came to discuss with Wang Mang with the position of servant, which made him feel very moved, and he really understood what it means to have someone in the court who is easy to do things.

Li Gan picked up the tea and took a sip, not in a hurry to let Wang Mang make a decision.

But what he didn't expect was that after hesitating for a long time, Wang Mang finally chose the first person.

"Your Majesty, please invite Cai Bian to be the right servant of the Ministry of Rites."

"Huh?" Li Gan looked at him curiously.

Wang Mang explained with a wry smile: "I don't know much about other adults, and they all have their own errands. Instead of letting someone who is not familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Rites come, it is better to invite Cai Bian. He has worked in the Ministry of Rites anyway. .”

Li Gan nodded slightly, almost understanding Wang Mang's concerns and thoughts.

Most of the six servants are people with party affiliations and affiliations.

For example, Su Ling'a, he is a member of the Party, and Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun are Cai Dang, while Pei Ji and Lu Yin of the Ministry of War are very close to the generals on the one hand, but they are not clear to Cai Jing on the other...

Wang Mang didn't want such a person at all.

The only person he has his eyes on is probably Yan Lide, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry.

It's a pity that Yan Lide is the most promising successor of Yuwen Laoshangshu. He is also a master of painting and construction.

And the servants selected from below are not necessarily better than these people.

Therefore, the translation of Wang Mang's words is that instead of letting those crooked melons come over, it is better to let Cai Bian come.

No matter what, Cai Bian is a capable person after all, and although he is Cai Jing's younger brother, there have always been gossip that he and Cai Jing have a bad relationship...

Thoughts flashed through his mind, Li Qian raised his head, smiled and said to Wang Mang: "Okay, if Cai Qing's family is really willing to fight for his brother's servant, I will help him and send Cai Bian directly to the Ministry of Rites .”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wang Mang saluted and walked out of the hall with the documents.

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In fact, Li Gan and Wang Mang still underestimated Cai Dang's determination. This time they lost two servants at once, which was a pain that Cai Dang could not bear.

The Cai party already wants to muster all available forces to take back the positions of these two servants...or at least one.

And there are not many powers that can be used. If you want to compete for the third-rank servant, you must at least be a fourth-rank official.

But the official system of the big cadres is determined. The number of fourth-rank officials is extremely scarce, and there are so few that even the Cai party can't get much out for a while.

At this time, no matter how special Cai Bian's situation is, it will come into the sight of Cai Dang.

Although he is the head of the fifth rank, he can also compete for the third rank servant.

Because he used to be a servant.

In the unspoken rules of civil servants, such a relegated official should naturally be treated according to the highest official position he once had.

Moreover, if this person is particularly prestigious in the imperial court and among scholars, and has a good reputation, or if he is in the emperor's heart, he is quite liked by the emperor... In short, as long as there is support, he can even be considered for promotion .

For example, if there is a vacancy for the position of Minister, Cai Bian can get the full support of the Cai party and Li Qian, then he can take office immediately.

Because he used to be a servant.

So, who knows that demotion is not for promotion?

"My lord, let Mr. Yuandu come on."

"Yes, my lord, I heard that Mr. Yuandu knew many officials in the Ministry of Rites, and many of them were his subordinates. If we also support him to compete for the position of minister, maybe we can take back both the positions of ministers." ..."

Both Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun were advising Cai Jing, while Cai You watched from the sidelines.

But even so, Cai Jing still had some hesitation on his face.

No one knew what he was worried about, and Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun were even more puzzled about it.

But they are also people who know how to advance and retreat. After a few words of persuasion, they saw that Cai Jing was still hesitating, so they didn't say any more, but the doubts in their eyes became even more serious.

Didn't it mean that the two brothers reconciled?Cai You often visits Cai Bian's residence, but why is Master Cai so hesitant now?
Of course, they didn't know that Cai Bian and Cai Jing hadn't seen each other for a long time.

After all, they don't live in Cai's mansion. From their point of view, the two brothers can date and meet whenever they want, and there is no need to report to them.

But the more they stopped talking, Cai Jing made a decision instead.

"It's not that the old man is unwilling to agree, but I'm just afraid that my younger brother will not."

He sighed and said, "He used to be the minister of the Ministry of Rites, but he was demoted later, and he was disheartened."

"The old man is worried about talking about the servant of the Ministry of Rites again. Once it irritates him, it will be bad. It's better not to talk about it."

"This……"

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun looked at each other, and they both saw the embarrassment in each other's eyes.

"My lord's brotherhood is like an xun like a chi, enough to move the world." Deng Xunwu took the lead in expressing emotion.

"It's just that today is different from the past! My lord!"

Gao Xun hastily followed up to persuade: "Now it's time for us to live and die. Mr. Duodu's efforts will give us more hope!"

"Besides, as an elder brother, can you just sit back and watch Mr. Yuandu sink into the position of a mere fifth-rank doctor for the rest of his life?"

"You should know that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. The sooner you can help Mr. Yuandu get rid of it, the more he will be able to express the gap in his chest!"

"Presumably, if Mr. Yuandu knew about it, he would definitely be grateful to your lord."

A glint of gloom flashed in Cai Jing's eyes, but there was a bit of pain on his face, as if he had made some extremely important choice, he sighed and said: "You guys are right, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain."

"In that case, the old man will go to his house in person and try to convince him."

Only then did Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, Cai You suddenly said, "Father, why don't you let the child go with you?"

Cai Jing glanced at him, but did not refuse: "Alright, you can also help persuade your second uncle for my father."

"Yes, father."

This is a family matter of the Cai family, Deng Xunwu and Gao Xuan are naturally inconvenient to follow, but wait in Cai's mansion.

Knowing this moment, the two of them faintly realized that the matter between Master Cai's brothers seemed not simple.

But at this time, they can't help much, they can only wait here anxiously and anxiously.

It was not until it was getting late that Cai Jing and Cai Bian returned to the house.

The two subconsciously turned their heads to look, but found that Cai Jing's face was neither sad nor happy, and there was no clue at all.

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun's hearts sank. If the matter is settled, Mr. Cai probably won't have such an expression.

But what they didn't expect was that Cai You had a smile on his face: "My second uncle has let go of his knots. He said that he will contact his old friends to make friends and strive for this opportunity to return to the position of Minister of Rites." .”

"Really?"

Their eyes lit up, and they subconsciously turned their gazes to Cai Jing, as if confirming the news.

Cai Jing sighed lightly, nodded and said, "That's right, that's true."

"The old man originally thought that Yuan Du had given up on being an official, and he would be able to return to his hometown after a few more years. No matter what happens to the old man's family, he will finally be an incense left by the Cai family."

"But now it seems that Yuandu has also moved his thoughts about fame and fortune..."

"This……"

Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun were stunned for a moment. They looked at Cai Jing's somewhat stooped figure, and they felt guilty at the same time.

The officialdom is inherently dangerous, especially after Song Qiaonian and Han Mulu were directly demoted to common people after the leaked exam questions some time ago, such a case of falling into the clouds happened next to them, which made them realize that the officialdom sinister place.

Moreover, Song Qiaonian and Han Mulu were considered lucky, at least they saved their lives, and no one knew what would happen to them in the future.

Now it seems that Cai Bian is the incense that Cai Jing left for Cai Jing.

No matter what the Cai family's plan in the capital is, it will be difficult to affect Cai Bian who is far away in Xianyou. Once things change, he can even get out immediately and hide his name.

But now it seems that after persuading them for a while, they have brought out the kindling that Mr. Cai left for the Cai family.

"Sir, we..."

Deng Xunwu stuttered and wanted to explain, but Cai Jing waved his hand directly.

"It's not necessary, it's not your fault."

He sighed, and said helplessly: "Yuan Du's heart has already started to become impetuous, even if I can't help him this time, he will still fight for an official position next time."

"This is fate, it is impossible for him to calm down and go back to his hometown."

The more he doesn't blame them, the more guilty Deng Xunwu and Gao Xun feel.

But now the matter is a foregone conclusion, and Cai Bian has already agreed, and it is not the turn of the two of them to go back on their word.

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The Cai party is busy competing for the position of minister, but most of the other officials in the DPRK are focusing on the upcoming test.

It took less than two days from the end of the court meeting to the announcement of the examiners, which was not enough for most officials to make connections.

As for the examinees in the city, except for a few well-informed ones, they were also kept in the dark, not knowing who the chief examiner was.

But this does not prevent them from guessing by themselves. It is only 5 days from the announcement of the news to the entrance examination, and the time for the chief examiner to enter the examination room must be too early.

"If Mr. Cai can no longer serve as the chief examiner, then in the entire capital, only Prime Minister Qin can take office?"

"Who did you hear that Mr. Cai can't be the chief examiner? The case of leaking the test questions this time has nothing to do with Mr. Cai, right? The chief examiner must be him!"

"It's been changed. My friend's second uncle's uncle's second cousin is working at Lu Shilang's house. I heard that Master Cai and Wang Zongbo don't care about this test anymore!"

"Really? Who is it, Mr. Cai? There are only a few days before the test, could it be..."

"Shh, don't say it! The imperial court does not allow the examiner to be revealed in advance..."

The examinees are not stupid. The first day they got the news, the second day the Qin Mansion was full of people.

(End of this chapter)