Daming talker

Chapter 459: One Night in the Capital (Part )
One of the most distressing things for those in power is that demand always seems to be greater than supply.

The resources in hand are always limited, but there are always more people who want to get resources from themselves.

For example, in the matter of electing the governor of Xuanfu Town, many people submitted their "demands" to Wang Yi'e, the Minister of War.

But whose needs Wang Dashima should give priority to satisfy is a big officialdom knowledge.

Wang Da Sima asked his old mentor Xu Jie's grandson whether it was Lin Jiuyuan or Wang Situ who was behind you. It actually had a deeper meaning.

This does not mean that Lin Jiuyuan is necessarily more prestigious than Wang Situ. Wang Situ is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs after all, so he is not that cheap.

But thinking about it from another angle, if Wang Situ came forward to ask for help, then it would only be Wang Situ's favor.

But if Lin Jiuyuan came forward to ask for help, it would be a favor between Lin Jiuyuan and Wang Situ, which would be double happiness.

After all, Wang Xiangqian is Wang Situ's eldest son. As long as Wang Xiangqian is recommended, Wang Situ will have to show his gratitude even if it is Lin Jiuyuan's request.

This is what Wang Dasima meant when he said, "If it's Lin Jiuyuan, it's not impossible."

Before Xu Jie's grandson left, he suddenly said: "There is one more little thing, please help me, Uncle Shi."

Not long after, I saw the gate official coming over in a hurry, holding an arrow with a peculiar shape.

"Nonsense!" Prime Minister Shen shouted, "Where did the Northern Barbarians come from in the capital? And why are they shooting arrows randomly in the middle of the night?"

Opening the envelope, I saw what was written inside: "Participate in politics and serve as governor."

Uncle Shen was a Jinshi six years ago. He was only in his early twenties at the time. He was very immature, so he first worked as the chief of the Ministry of War.

I'm looking forward to seeing Lin Jiuyuan's face like this, so you are right, probably this is called fighting! "

I wonder if my father has evolved again or become more perverted?

"I really want to make progress!" Shen Yongmao said.

But the gatekeeper just touched it for a long time and found nothing, so it shouldn't be poisonous.

One is the Chaotang Supernova who is indulged by the chief assistant without any bottom line and has super lethality, and the other is the Great Situ who ranks second in the six divisions. The combined weight of the two is comparable to that of an ordinary pavilion elder.

If it is in the realm of fantasy, immortality, or martial arts, important people must not touch such letters of unknown origin.

If Shen Shoufu has ideas about personnel work, he will do it through Yang Tianguan. This is why many foreign officials are very dissatisfied with Yang Tianguan, believing that Yang Tianguan has harmed the rights and interests of foreign countries.

He also believed that Lin Jiuyuan came out to send a message to him just to express this "double favor".

The gate officer replied again: "Among the guards in the front yard, there is an old soldier who has served in the border town. He said that these are also called sounding arrows. This style of animal bone sounding arrows is very popular in the Beilu people."

Da'er should refer to Shen Yongmao, and being a minister means being promoted to minister in the Ministry of War?

At this moment, I suddenly heard a sound that sounded like a whistle coming from the front yard.

This time Yang Tianguan nominated Guo Siwei, an insider would know at a glance that it was Yang Tianguan's own idea, and Shen Shoufu should not have given any instructions.

The gate official reported: "Just now, a group of people rode past the gate, and then as the whistle sounded, the arrow fell in the front yard."

Shen Shixing turned his attention to the letter again and read it carefully. He saw that after "participating in politics and serving as governor", there was also "the eldest son is a minister".

When I was at work today, I heard that the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War would recommend the governor of the Xuanfu. Shen Yongmao couldn't help but be curious at home and asked Shen Shoufu, "Don't you have anyone you want to hire, father?"

The gate officer quickly continued: "The old army also said that in recent years, this style of Mingdy has also spread to border towns.

Moreover, the person who came to deliver the message was the grandson of his old mentor. It was also an official virtue to repay his old mentor, which could be said to kill three birds with one stone.

On the same night, Shen Yongmaozheng, who was in charge of the Vehicle and Driving Department of the Ministry of War, chatted with the old father of the Chief Assistant.

Shen Shixing replied: "Lin Jiuyuan must have some ideas when he is doing this in Xuan Mansion, so I will leave it to him."

Shen Yongmao looked at Shen Shoufu in confusion, Dad, are you already so open-minded?
Then I heard Shen Shoufu say angrily: "Didn't you two brothers teach you sincerely that as fathers, you should be more tolerant to Lin Jiuyuan and not compete with Lin Jiuyuan for profit?

Shen Yongmao was trembling and did not dare to speak. His father in this state felt even scarier than his angry father.

As we all know, in terms of legal procedures, the cabinet does not have the power to directly intervene in personnel work, but Yang Wei, the official of the Ministry of Personnel, is a party member of Shen Shoufu.

The father and son were baffled and couldn't figure out why such a sound occurred.

Shen Yongmao glanced at the content of the letter and shouted: "Father! Promise him! Promise him!"

There are other nonsense like fighting, taking a step back, and not losing the future because of small gains in front of you. "

It goes without saying that communication between smart people is so unpretentious.

My dear, are you really out of your mind? Who is your father?
Someone is so arrogant that he shoots arrows into his own house, and you are still here to persuade your father to agree to someone?
Do you still have any dignity as a prime minister?

Shen Shoufu was also a well-read history man. He looked at the arrow, frowned and asked, "Is this Mingdy?"

Although the personnel power belongs to the Ministry of Personnel, according to the current official customs, the appointment of officials in each ministry still requires the nod of the head of the department, otherwise it will not be easy to work if the appointment is forced.

If you look closely, the arrows are made of animal bones, but they are not sharp and have very weak lethality. They are just hollow and have a few holes punched in them. Then there is an envelope tied to the arrow.

Shen Shoufu was so angry that he slapped the letter on the table and scolded from a distance: "Shuzi! Shuzi! Is this a gesture of asking for help?"

So it might be someone who just came back from the border town, deliberately hiding his head and making trouble at night. "

Shen Shoufu: "???"

Coming back from the border town? Thinking of this, Shen Shoufu looked at the envelope on Jian's body.

Shen Shoufu finally said: "Listen to you two brothers, I won't fight this time!
But if Lin Jiuyuan wants to be the governor of Xuanfu, he must ask me for help, he must beg me, beg me, and please me!

Application: "."

It has now been six years since my second term, and I am already three years old. It’s time to make progress!

The meaning of this letter is that the Chief Sima of the Ministry of War has already nodded? Shen Shoufu can accomplish this without paying any additional transaction price?

"What exactly does father want to do?" Shen Yongmao asked cautiously.

Shen Shoufu replied without any doubt: "Urgently summon Lin, the imperial envoy of Xuanfu to inspect, to return to Beijing immediately!"

"What about the governor of Xuanfu?" Shen Yongmao always felt that his father was trying to avoid important matters.

Prime Minister Shen waved his hand impatiently: "Apart from recalling Imperial Envoy Lin, I am too lazy to mention other unnecessary trivial matters!"

The same Mingdi also fell in the front yard of Yang Tian's official residence, and the letter wrote: "There is no words in the pavilion, the guests make the decision! There are many governors, why bother with border towns!"

Yang Tianguan looked at the letter and fell into deep thought. For someone who can be a minister of the Ministry of official affairs, the ability to think about human affairs is indispensable.

The meaning of this letter is that a certain disciple speaks on behalf of a certain chief minister who is silent?

Then the other party also made a condition. If you want to arrange for one of your own to be the governor, it does not have to be in a border town. You can find another opportunity to go to the mainland.

When the time comes, you will have the support of the chief assistant, and the Minister of Household Affairs will help you nominate, recommend and go through the procedures. Are you still afraid that you will not be accepted?
After understanding the meaning of the letter, Yang Tianguan decided to send his trusted aide to the Shen Mansion to inquire about it tomorrow morning.

Still tonight, Zhao Nanxing from the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel went to bed early and was suddenly awakened by a harsh whistle. The residence of Zhao Bulang, who prided himself on being clean and honest, was not very large, with only two entrances from the front and back.

As a result, the whistle with a whistle went directly across the hall and onto the paper window of the bedroom in the backyard, making Zhao Bulang stunned for a moment.

Could it be that the political struggle in the Ming Dynasty has evolved to direct assassination?
The letter tied to the arrow said: "The political mediation was successful and the governor's life was saved. The good news will fly to the capital tomorrow!"

Zhao Nanxing's eyes were fixed on the words "save the governor's life", and finally his eyes focused on the word "life".

For a governor who has been dismissed from office, in the Xuanfu where there are rioters everywhere, whatever happens is very reasonable, right?

This former governor is your most beloved fellow countryman, Zhao Bulang!

If you are dismissed from office, you still have a chance to recover, but if you lose your life, you will never get it back.

By the next day, officials living in high-end communities in Xicheng were talking about it. They didn't know what happened last night. Whistles were sounding everywhere, disturbing people's dreams.

Wang Situ, the Minister of Hubu, was not in the mood to chat about urban gossip with others. Next door to the Hubu was the People's Affairs Bureau. When Wang Situ passed by the People's Affairs Bureau, he couldn't help but stop his sedan chair and hesitate.

Today was another day for the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War to make recommendations. He really wanted to go in and take a look.

At this moment, Wang Situ was thinking, is he too thin-skinned to risk anything?

Suddenly Wang Yi'ou, the chief commander of the Ministry of War, came over. After seeing Wang Situ, he took the initiative to say hello and said:

"Situ should not hang around here. If your son is elected as the governor of Xuanfu, someone will gossip. Therefore, in order to avoid suspicion, Situ should leave quickly!"

Um? Wang Da Situ heard a different meaning from Wang Da Sima's words. Is this implying something?

Wang Situ returned to the Ministry of Finance, but sent a clerk to pretend to go to the Ministry of Personnel to collect first-hand information at any time.

In the lobby of the official department, Yang Tianguan and Wang Dasima sat side by side and greeted each other with smiles.

"Tsukazai speaks first." "Da Sima speaks first." The two of them agreed to give in.

After all, suddenly changing one's words and changing the nominees seems to be a bit inconsistent. It's embarrassing to say it, so let the other party speak first.

Zhao Zhigao, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, suggested: "The two principals might as well write down their favorite candidates on paper and then compare them."

Then the two ministers each picked up their pens, wrote a name on the paper, and then put it on the middle table together.

Everyone looked up and saw that there was only the same name on the two pieces of paper, and that was "Wang Xiangqian".

Zhao Zhigao touched his palms and smiled: "Heroes have the same views!"

When electing a border town governor, if the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs nominate the same candidate, then the candidate can basically be decided.

Shi Xing, the left minister of the Ministry of War, who nominated Yang Junmin, couldn't help but look at Chen Younian and Zhao Nanxing of the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but the two biggest troublemakers in the personnel system remained silent at this moment.

There is no doubt that the left minister of the Ministry of War not only has a relatively low status, but also can't make any waves alone.

The news reached the ears of Wang Situ of the Household Department next door, and he could not recover for a long time.

In the end what happened? Why did the wind direction completely reverse overnight?
At the same time, Shen Shoufu held a cabinet meeting in the middle hall of Wenyuan Pavilion.

The other pavilion elders were cursing in their hearts, there have been so many fart meetings recently.

"I propose that, in view of the recent situation of the Xuanfu, we urgently summon Lin Tai, the imperial envoy of the Xuanfu, to come back to Beijing to report on his duties!" Shen Shoufu said confidently.

It’s not for anything else, just to show the authority of the imperial court. If I want you to come back, I have to come back! Have you ever heard of twelve gold medals?
The other elders were astonished. Chief Assistant, did you take the wrong medicine?
It's only been half a month, why did you suddenly call Lin Tailai back? Wouldn't it be better to let the capital be quiet for a few more days?
Although I heard that there was a tall and majestic man in Xicheng last night, shooting Ming Dy indiscriminately, but as long as I don't know who it is, isn't it okay?

However, this matter has nothing to do with most of the elders. Since the chief minister has spoken, others are too lazy to object.

Suddenly at this time, someone from Zhongshushe came over holding a memorial and reported to Shen Shoufu:

"Urgent report from the Xuanfu! Because the northern barbarians admire Lin Tailai's majesty and bravery, the ceremony of canonizing Baihutai of the Kalashen tribe as the governor and magistrate outside the side wall of Zhangjiakou Fort has been designated to be presided over by Lin Tailai!"

The other elders looked at Shen Shixing, what is the situation between you and Mr. Lin?
How come Lin Tailai was admired by Beilu? After Shen Shoufu was stunned for a moment, he slapped the case and said, "This is taking advantage of external forces!"

Everyone continued to look at Shen Shoufu without saying a word.

Shen Shoufu slapped the case again, stood up and said: "The meeting is dismissed!"

Still this morning, Zhang Jing, the eunuch of Dongchang, came to the Dongchang Yamen Office outside Dong'an Gate to work.

But he saw his right-hand butler Xing Shangzhi lying in the lobby, with all his limbs broken, and he didn't know whether he could survive.

"Who did this?" Zhang Jing was furious. Although Xing Shangzhi was a small figure, he was the face of his majestic factory boss!

Xing Shangzhi’s entourage quickly reported: “After dusk yesterday, I was suddenly attacked by a group of strongmen near my home, and Butler Xing was kidnapped on the spot.

In the middle of the night, Butler Xing was left outside the house again, looking roughly like this.

At that time, Butler Xing was blindfolded and did not hear any useful information. He did not know where he was taken.

All in all, Butler Xing looks like he's been vengeful. "

"Who are that group of strong men? Or what are their characteristics?" Zhang Jing asked again.

He and Butler Xing have had too many enemies over the years, and it was difficult to start tracing them from the list of enemies. They could only ask about the characteristics of the murderer first.

The attendant replied: "The leader is a tall and majestic man who calls himself Zhang Erhe, but he does not wear a long gown or official robe."

The implication is that it is not certain whether it is someone named Lin, and it seems that the person named Lin has no motive.

Although it is said that Dongchang often does not need to be certain when doing things, only suspicion is enough.

But when facing the murderous man named Lin, it is best to confirm. The consequences of misjudgment are not worth it.

You can't win a fight, you can't slander, so what can you do?
At this time, another official came to report: "Last night, the dynamite was flying in the west city. According to witnesses, it was an extremely tall knight who committed the crime."

Zhang Jing said coldly: "We just want to know, where is this person?"

The official school added: "After investigation, it was found that this person and a group of more than ten people rode out of the city from Deshengmen early this morning!"

"Lawless! Lawless!" Zhang Jing suddenly became furious, "This thief has absolutely no law in his eyes!"

The major stalls in the surrounding Dongchang: "."

Isn’t it a little weird for a factory boss to accuse others of being lawless and lawless?
"We want to enter the palace! Report to Your Majesty personally!" Zhang Jing shouted again.

In the capital, such an awesome person is absolutely not allowed to exist!

The stalls and government schools sighed secretly, feeling alienated.

This factory owner is so useless. He can do nothing but exact excessive taxes. He is simply the most useless factory owner in the past thirty years.

If the factory owner hadn't had a good godfather who defeated Feng Bao, but this godfather would have been dead for two years.

It's better to let the man named Lin be in charge of the factory guard!
(End of this chapter)