Daming talker

Chapter 572: Take the fire out of the cauldron!

Chen Younian, a doctor in the Ministry of Literature, looked at Lin Tailai with a little pride and said, "Do you think you can control the situation just by attending the meeting?"

Personnel work, especially high-end personnel work, requires more rules and regulations and conventions, and will not allow you to take unconventional approaches or cut corners!
Others have accumulated decades of reputation and qualifications, which are clearly laid out here. How can you, Lin Tailai, deny it?

Even if the Prime Minister was sitting here, he could at most nominate the Left Censor-in-Chief Wu Shilai!

If you are an ordinary newcomer, when attending a meeting in a new unit, you should generally keep a low profile, listen more, watch more and talk less.

But Lin Tailai was obviously different from others. He came to the Ministry of Personnel, a nest of the clean elite, to blatantly seize territory, so he would never miss the opportunity to exert his influence.

If I can't make decisions on the nomination of important personnel in the Ministry of Personnel, then it would be a waste of time to come to the Ministry of Personnel!
So Lin Tailai went over carefully in his mind all the senior and experienced officials of the second rank who he knew.

Wang Situ didn't need to think about it. In order to avoid suspicion, there was no chance, unless Lin Tailai and Wang Xiangmeng left together;
Forget about Hai Rui, the famous judge, but with that poor academic background, there is no way he could become the Minister of Personnel.

Although there is no explicit regulation, traditionally the Minister of Personnel would try to select an official from the Hanlin Academy, but later the restriction became less strict.

But even if the conditions were relaxed, it would be impossible for a juren to become the Minister of Personnel.

Keep thinking, the Nanjing Minister of Personnel, Nanjing Minister of Revenue, and Nanjing Minister of Justice are all here!

Finally, Lin Tailai suddenly thought of a person whose rank and qualifications seemed to be fine.

At this time, Chen Younian was a little impatient and said to the Right Assistant Minister Wang Yongji: "Does the Junior Prime Minister have any other suggestions?"

Lin Tailai said hurriedly: "I would like to recommend a candidate, a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing, who is highly respected and has many years of experience.

This person has been famous throughout the country for decades, has a very high reputation, and is good at identifying people. He is truly the most suitable candidate for advancement to the position of Heavenly Official!"

Wang Yongji, who was presiding over the meeting, asked curiously, "Who is this person? Could it be some old senior who is living in seclusion at home?"

Lin Tailai slammed the table and said, "Nanjing Criminal Minister Wang Shizhen!"

Wang Yongji: "."

Are you talking about that old literary leader and official scoundrel who spends two-thirds of his time on leave?
Wang Yongji had also worked in Nanjing for two years before, so of course he knew what Wang Shizhen's situation was like!
"How could he?" Chen Younian denied subconsciously.

Regardless of whether it makes sense or not, as long as it is someone proposed by Lin Tailai, he should be denied first. This is the basic principle of political struggle.

Lin Tailai easily refuted, "Wang Shizhen passed the exam more than ten years earlier than Song Xun and Sun Piyang, and is comparable to Lu Guangzu. Tell me, is this enough experience?

Wang Shizhen's official position is the second-rank minister. Tell me if this rank is high enough?

Since Lu Guangzu, Song Xun, and Sun Piyang can all be nominated, why can't Wang Shizhen be nominated?"

Chen Younian could no longer bear it and scolded: "You are just making trouble!"

Are you kidding me by nominating a famous old official as the official of the Ministry of Personnel, whose authority is almost equal to that of a cabinet minister?

What do those who work diligently at their jobs think?
The most crucial thing is that at last year’s literary conference, Wang Shizhen betrayed Zhao Yongxian and Gu Xiancheng, and now they have become class enemies!
Lin Tailai pointed at Chen Younian and said to Wang Yongji: "Look, Shao Zongzai, he nominated three people in one breath, and I didn't say anything.

I just nominated someone according to his criteria, and he said I was being unreasonable. Is this justice?

Although the selection was mainly made by the Ministry of Literature, I can still speak up, right? Otherwise, what's the point of having me attend the meeting?"

Wang Yongji responded unhappily, "You two nominated four candidates, but I didn't nominate any. What do you mean by that?"

This is the current situation of most ordinary assistant ministers, who do not have as much say in the affairs of the ministry as powerful doctors.

Lin Tailai suggested: "There is also the Left Censor-in-Chief Wu Shilai, who is said to be the Prime Minister's man.

Junior Prime Minister, why don't you symbolically nominate Wu Shilai to give the Prime Minister some face, so that he won't be unhappy with our Ministry of Personnel team."

Wang Yongji: "."

Why don't you give the Prime Minister this face? Or do you think you don't need to give the Prime Minister this face?
Chen Younian denied it again and said: "Wang Shizhen has no achievements in his official duties in recent years. How can he convince the public?"

How did Wang the old bastard become an official? Don’t you, Lin Tailai, know this?
Lin Tailai sarcastically said: "Lu Guangzu is in the Ministry of Justice, and Song Xun is in the Ministry of Works. What use are these achievements for the position of Minister of Personnel?

If we only look at the performance in selecting officials, then you, Chen Younian, should be the Minister of Personnel! Who can have more achievements than you in this regard?"

Wang Yongji stopped the two sides from arguing with each other and decided, "As for the nominations of the Heavenly Officials, these people are enough."

Chen Younian snorted coldly and said nothing more. After all, he was still in a great advantage in the situation.

The three people he nominated, Lu Guangzu, Song Xun and Sun Piyang, were all senior officials with impeccable performance, reputation and qualifications.

Look at the other two people, Wang Shizhen and Wu Shilai, what are they?
One is an old scoundrel in the officialdom, and the other has a very bad reputation in recent years because of his favoritism towards the Prime Minister. How can he be compared with Lu, Song and Sun?

Instead of choosing Lu, Song, and Sun, they chose Wang the old bastard, unless all the ministers and the emperor were blind!
Today we are only drawing up the preliminary list, and the ministers will make recommendations later.

The candidates are three to two or three to one, and the advantage is on me!
At this moment, Lin Tailai also activated the skill of "learning from history" in his mind and recalled the historical situations.

The next few years will be a period of great chaos. The Prime Minister will be replaced like a revolving lantern, the Minister of Rites will also be replaced frequently, and the Minister of Personnel will be the same!

After the former Tianguan Yang Wei resigned, five people, namely Song Xun, Lu Guangzu, Sun Yu, Chen Younian and Sun Piyang, became the Minister of Personnel within three or four years.

In other words, the three people nominated by Chen Younian and Chen Younian himself were all ministers of the Ministry of Personnel in history.

During this chaotic period, the only person in the Qingliu forces' ministry who was not mentioned today was Li Shida.

In the pre-Donglin Party era in history, the peak period of the Qingliu forces was when Li Shida was the Left Censor-in-Chief, Sun Yu was the Minister of Personnel, Zhao Nanxing was the Langzhong of the Ministry of Selection, and Gu Xian became the Langzhong of the Ministry of Examination.

It’s not that Chen Younian doesn’t want to nominate Li Shida, but in this time and space, Li Shida was abolished three years ago.

At that time, the Qingliu forces were besieging the Prime Minister. Li Shida, then Nanjing Minister of Personnel, went to Suzhou as an imperial envoy to raid the Prime Minister's lair and confront the local tyrant Lin Daguanren head-on.

As a result, civil unrest broke out, the prefect and the governor committed suicide one after another, and the imperial commissioner Li Shida was dismissed from office for serious dereliction of duty.

Such a character certainly could not be nominated as the Minister of Personnel.

Thinking of this, Lin Tailai suddenly realized what Chen Younian’s operational idea was!

If the Minister of Punishment Lu Guangzu or the Minister of Works Song Xun was transferred to be the Minister of Personnel, then wouldn't the position of the Minister of Punishment or the Minister of Works be vacated?
Then Li Shida, who had reflected on himself at home for three years, had been considered to have "atoned" in the official sense, and had the opportunity to be recommended and reinstated as a minister.

In this case, the clean forces in the six ministries will occupy half of the positions of Shangshu!

No matter what, this situation must not be allowed to occur!
Originally, Lin Tailai nominated Alliance Leader Wang, an old official scoundrel, for fun, and his disruptive purpose of disgusting the clean stream forces was more than practical.

But now it seems that we must seriously support Wang Laohunzi.

After all, at the level of a second-rank official, Lin Tailai had no one to use, so he could only make use of the waste as much as possible. So he had to use some backup tricks in advance!

After making up his mind, Lin Tailai sat up straight. His imposing manner like a mountain made even the right assistant minister Wang Yongji next to him feel the pressure.

Chen Younian's heart was filled with alarm. He stood up slightly, ready to take off and rush out the door!
Maybe Lin Tailai is going to resort to violence if he can’t win with arguments!

Lin Tailai cast a sharp look at Chen Younian, and casually said, "Old Chen, when did you arrive at the Ministry of Personnel's Selection Office?"

Chen Younian replied cautiously: "What does this have to do with today's meeting? It's better not to mention it!"

Lin Tailai asked himself and answered, "As far as I know, when Shen Guide was promoted from Left Vice Minister of Personnel to Minister of Rites, he appointed you as Langzhong of the Ministry of Literature before he left.

That happened in the twelfth year of the Wanli reign, and this year is exactly six years ago.

According to the official system, one term is three years and you have already served two terms of six years as a Wenxuanlang, and your term is about to expire!"

What the hell! Chen Younian was shocked. Lin Tailai was coming straight for him!

Then Lin Tailai turned to the Right Vice Minister Wang Yongji and asked, "Is there any example of a position like the Director of the Ministry of Selection, which is responsible for selecting officials, serving for three consecutive terms for nine years?"

Wang Yongji replied, "Probably not."

Even if it was for the purpose of preventing factionalism, there was no reason to let one person serve as a Langzhong of the Ministry of Selections for three consecutive terms of nine years.

Lin Tailai said, "Then congratulations to Old Chen on his promotion! Why not strike while the iron is hot today and settle this matter in advance!"

Chen Younian cursed inwardly a few times, and he was certain that Lin Tailai wanted to cut off the source of the problem!
Then he said, "My business is not urgent. Let me nominate the Shangshu and Zuo Shilang first."

Lin Tailai asked back, "Could it be that you, Old Chen, are greedy for the power of the Ministry of Literature and are still trying to stay here?"

Chen Younian absolutely could not admit it and could only say: "That's not what I meant."

Lin Tailai immediately rebuked: "If it's not this, then what does it mean? When others are about to end their term, they all prepare for the end-of-term assessment in advance. Do you, Chen Younian, want to be special?

Do you, Chen Younian, really want to stay in the position of the Ministry of Literature for a few more days and act tyrannically?
I just want you to arrange your destination in advance, not to leave now!"

Chen Younian was speechless after being scolded. He was furious but unable to fight back.

Lin Tailai then said to the Right Vice Minister Wang Yongji: "There is no fourth-rank official title in the six ministries, and ordinary doctors can only be promoted to deputy censors first.

But considering Chen Younian's qualifications and position in the Ministry of Personnel, he certainly could not be the Deputy Censor. After all, he was a senior Jinshi in the 41st year of Jiajing, the same year as the First and Second Assistant Ministers!

Therefore, I suggest that Chen Younian be promoted to the rank of Right Assistant Censor-in-Chief and Governor-General. As for his specific location, we should first look at the vacancies and then consult with the Ministry of Revenue. "

Wang Yongji nodded and said, "This is a fair statement."

Although Lin Tailai and Chen Younian have a grudge, Lin Tailai's proposals sound fair and not derogatory at all.

Chen Younian was shocked again! He stood up anxiously and said loudly: "The governor's post is of great importance. I am not capable enough. I am willing to participate in the administration!"

Common sense in official circles is that a politician is definitely not as good as a governor, but Chen Younian would rather be a politician than a governor!
Because according to the system, the governor of the border towns was nominated by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, while the governor of the inland areas was nominated by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue.

But Chen Younian knew very well who the Minister of Revenue was. If he was promoted to the position of Governor, where would he be able to go?

Anyway, it's just a transitional position before being promoted to assistant minister. In this sense, governor and councillor are the same!

Lin Tailai turned around and shouted, "Shut up! Shao Zongzai and I are discussing your promotion. What qualifications do you have to speak as a party involved?
When will the Ming officials be able to choose their own official positions? "

Chen Younian: "."

After being stunned for a moment, Chen Younian, who was silenced, quickly looked at the right assistant minister Wang Yongji, but Wang Yongji ignored Chen Younian's pleading look.

How could a right assistant minister who was usually looked down upon have no resentment towards a powerful and influential doctor?

You, Chen Younian, usually act like the boss and you are second in command when you are in the Ministry of Personnel. Why are you thinking of cramming now?

Besides, what's wrong with promoting you to the fourth rank governor? It doesn't violate any principles, and even if his idol Hai Qingtian came, he would have nothing to say.

Seeing that Wang Yongji didn't say anything, Chen Younian also kept silent. After all, his term of office would indeed end this year.

You, Wang Yongji, have indulged Lin Tailai today, and sooner or later you will suffer the consequences!
Lin Tailai picked up the tea and said slowly: "Regarding today's issue of selecting the Ministry of Personnel officials, I have some different opinions.

Chen Younian nominated three candidates. Isn't that inappropriate?"

Chen Younian had to retort: ​​"It is the responsibility of the Department of Literature and Selection to make preliminary selections. What's wrong with that?"

Lin Tailai continued slowly, “As the term is coming to an end, isn’t it a bad influence to have such a large number of nominations?
Doesn't it mean that they are using their power to promote officials suddenly before leaving office? "

Chen Younian finally couldn't hold back his anger anymore and asked, "What on earth do you want to say with all your weirdness?"

Lin Tailai continued to express his opinion, saying: "Even if only one Minister of Personnel can be selected in the end, as long as the others can be included in the candidate list, it is a kind of qualification and reputation!

The next time there is an opportunity, this candidate will naturally have priority.

Therefore, being nominated into the candidate list is equivalent to an invisible promotion.

I believe that Comrade Chen Younian, who is about to step down, is using his last chance to suddenly promote a large number of people, which is a very politically irresponsible act.

If we sit idly by, Comrade Chen Younian's wrong behavior will cause great damage to the court's personnel administration.

We must correct this in a timely manner and put the work of selecting the Minister of Personnel back on the right track!

Comrade Yong Ji, no, Shao Zongzai, can you also say a few words? "

Wang Yongji: "."

Where did you learn all these words from?
After thinking about it, Wang Yongji said to Chen Younian: "I think you should just nominate one person. Otherwise, you will be accused of greed for power before leaving office, which will have a bad impact on you."

Chen Younian is silent and wants to be isolated.

In his most professional field of personnel work, with the advantage of being the home team of the Selection Department, he was still unable to defeat Lin Tailai!
Lin Tailai asked with concern: "Lu Guangzu and Song Xun, which one do you choose to be on the candidate list? Do you want me to help you choose one?
If you don’t want to vote, forget it, you don’t have to nominate anyone this time.”

"Get lost!" Chen Younian slammed the table and shouted, "Lu Guangzu!"

In the end, the Ministry of Personnel came up with the following list of candidates for the position of Minister of Personnel: Wang Laohunzi, Lu Guangzu, and Wu Shilai.

The two old antiques in the 26th year of Jiajing actually spanned three dynasties for more than 40 years and dueled for the Minister of Personnel in the 18th year of Wanli.

In the same year, the grass on the graves of Li Chunfang and Zhang Juzheng was three feet high.
(End of this chapter)