Daming talker

Chapter 628: Untitled (Part )

After talking about the Dali Temple Minister, the only thing left for all the nominations for the main positions today was the least important one, that of the Taifu Temple Minister.

This is even more of a surprise. According to Lin Tailai's opinion, Zhao Qing, the Shaoqing of the Imperial Household Department, should be nominated.

In this way, Lin Tailai can be said to have fulfilled a promise worth a thousand gold. In order to get rid of the former Minister of the Imperial Household, he agreed to cooperate with Zhao Qing.

Finally, Lin Tailai looked around the hall and warned, "In view of the fact that the nominations in the past have been leaked in advance and caused accidents, I hope that you will keep your mouths shut this time and not leak the nominations!"

Although this warning is likely to be useless, the more the scope of spread can be reduced, the better.

If you want to ensure that the nomination is passed in the court as much as possible, you must reduce the trouble factors as much as possible, and reducing the scope of spread is also a measure.

After the meeting, Lin Tailai stayed behind to talk to Wang Tianguan alone, and told him, "As the saying goes, speed is of the essence in war, we must seize the opportunity to pursue victory!
So the next step of the court hearing should not be delayed, and it should be held as soon as possible while the situation is good, so as to avoid more trouble later."

Wang Tianguan responded and said: "I will inform the Nine Ministers today, and the day after tomorrow I will push it to the East Court!"

Then Lin Tailai talked about something else and asked Wang Tianguan, "I have been ordered to set up the Communications Department of the Ministry of War. What do you think of transferring your son to the Communications Department?"

Among the core members of the Renewal Society, Uncle Shen Yongmao was in the headquarters of the Ministry of War, and Wang Tianguan’s eldest son Wang Shiqi was also in the headquarters of the Ministry of War.

Lin Tailai felt that this was a waste of human resources, so he thought about transferring Wang Shiqi to the Communications Department to be the head.

Wang Tianguan certainly had no objection and said, "My son is still young, so it would be great if he could go to the Communications Department and be taken care of by you, Jiuyuan."

Then he asked curiously, "Have the officials in the Communications Department already chosen someone?"

The deployment of officials also requires the cooperation of the Ministry of Personnel, so Lin Tailai answered truthfully: "It has been brewing for a while, and Shi Gan Dang will be appointed as the Deputy Director. In addition to your son, the Chief Officer will be selected from the students who participated in the Literary Conference."

Although Wang Tianguan was not a man well versed in political tactics, he also saw the benefits of such an arrangement.

At the beginning, Qi Baoshan, Qi Shichen, Shi Gandang and Ke Ting went to join Lin Tailai through Zhao Zhigao.

Later, Qi Baoshan was lured back by the Prime Minister and nominated as a candidate for the Supreme Court, but Shi Gandang Ke Ting had a more upright attitude and even participated in the literary conference.

Therefore, this time, promoting Ke Ting from a senior censor to a deputy director of the Communications Department can be regarded as a reward that can be shown to others.

As for selecting students who participated in the literary conference to be the principals, it is both a reward based on merit and a guarantee of loyalty.

Apart from Lin Tailai, who else would support you, the students, to be the heads of the six ministries? Wouldn't these students become Lin Tailai's diehard followers?

Wang Tianguan couldn't help but praise: "It's really unconstrained, only talent is promoted. When Duke Zhou spit out meat, the whole world will be at peace."

Lin Tailai: "."

After all, you are the leader of the literary world, don’t you even know the correct way to praise others?
After returning home, Lin Tailai thought about quickly finishing all the things in the capital and then returning home as soon as possible.

Time is still quite tight. After all, war will break out again next spring, and he will have to travel back and forth between the capital and Jiangnan.

So he summoned his retainer Gu Bingqian and told him, "Make preparations to leave Beijing now. You will return to Suzhou in one month at the earliest and two months at the latest."

Then he said: "This time we will go south, not via the Grand Canal, but first by land via Zhili, Henan, and Huguang.

Then we will go down the river through Nanjing and return to Suzhou. When we return to Beijing next year, we will go north along the canal again. "

Gu Bingqian asked in confusion: "What is the meaning of the owner's arrangement?"

Lin Tailai, who had nothing to hide from his followers, replied with deep emotion: "My experience over the past month has made me realize that the court is short of talent.

Therefore, as a Langzhong of the Ministry of Personnel, I will visit more provinces on my return trip, pay close attention to the officials of the third and fourth ranks in each province, and try my best to discover talents for the court."

Gu Bingqian: “.”

As they were talking, the doorman came to report that Mr. Shen was here to visit.

Lin Tailai invited the man to the study and asked, "Are you here to plead for your father?"

Shen Yongmao replied, "I want to tell my father that he wants to meet you before the imperial examination."

Lin Tailai said coldly, "Isn't that necessary for now? Let your father come to see her after the court recommendation? No, I'll go see her." Shen Yongmao didn't mind Lin Tailai's attitude, "I know, I'll go and reply right away."

After returning home, he complained to his father, "I told you not to think of criticizing Lin Jiuyuan, but you are still stubborn.

Now it’s better. I was beaten by Lin Jiuyuan. I can’t say anything even if he calls me son! "

Prime Minister Shen said angrily: "Let's see what the result of the imperial recommendation is first!"

The next day, when Lin Tailai went out, he told his attendants, "Let's go to the Ministry of Rites first!"

This itinerary surprised the Zhang brothers a little. Normally, Lin Tailai would go to the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Personnel first after going out.

When he arrived at the Ministry of Guests and Guests, Lin Tailai called together the officials and asked, "Are there any Korean envoys recently?"

All the officials were surprised. In the two years since Lin Shangguan came to the Ministry of Rites, he had never paid so much attention to the Korean delegation.

After thinking for a while, Yuanwailang Zhong Huamin replied, "According to convention, a Korean delegation should arrive at the end of this month to congratulate the Wanshou Festival at the beginning of next month."

Lin Tailai said: "When the Korean delegation arrives, we will ask for a map of the mountains and rivers of Korea, as well as an explanation of the customs and people of each place!
The more detailed the better! If they don’t have it, let them write and draw it now!”

The officials were shocked. In that era, "presenting maps" had special significance, symbolizing complete submission!

You, Lin Tailai, asked for a detailed map of the mountains and rivers of North Korea. Do you want to turn that place into a province?
Lin Tailai quickly explained: "Don't think too much, don't misunderstand! This is my personal behavior, please don't raise it to the national level!"

At this moment, they suddenly heard a commotion at the gate. Lin Tailai shouted outside the door, "What's going on? Who's causing trouble?"

A servant outside the door replied, "Mr. Chen, the president of the Hanlin Academy, rushed over and said he wanted to talk to Chief Lin!"

Lin Tailai immediately thought "Fuck it" in his heart. He didn't want to go to the Hanlin Academy because he wanted to avoid Master Chen.

But he never expected that Mr. Chen would be so shameless as to come to the Ministry of Rites to block him!

Lin Tailai could not help but complain to his subordinates: "I said two years ago that the Ministry of Rites' security was too lax and often ineffective!

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye, and there is still no change! How could an outsider like Chen Xueshi just barge in so easily! "

The servant had to remind him, "Mr. Chen is still the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites. If he wants to come in, there is no reason to stop him from coming in."

Lin Tailai said helplessly: "Stop Chen Xueshi outside the gate! I'll climb over the back wall and leave!"

After that, Lin Tailai climbed over the wall and hid back at home. Anyway, it was not convenient to make any big moves before the dust settled in the court case.

A day later, Wang Tianguan summoned other ministers and once again held court recommendations for vacant official positions in the East Court Room.

Wang Tianguan stood in front of everyone and opened the discussion by saying, "If no results are produced in this round of imperial examinations, you will bear the consequences on your own! Don't say that I didn't warn you!"

Everyone vaguely felt that Wang Tianguan actually had a little more domineering aura.

This bit of arrogance was nothing for the position of Minister of Personnel, but Wang Tianguan had never had it before.

After that, the procedure went smoothly. The Minister of Rites Yu Shenxing was transferred to the Minister of Revenue, and no one from any faction objected.

Now the mentality of the Qingliu forces and the cabinet and other parties is that as long as they don't lose, they will win. It is better to let Yu Shenxing, an independent person, take office than to let their mortal enemy take office.

As for the appointment of Luo Wanhua, the number one scholar in the second year of Longqing, as the Minister of Rites, people on Prime Minister Shen's side had no objection, but the Qingliu forces raised some slight objections.

Wang Tianguan said without even raising his eyelids: "Lin Tailai originally wanted to nominate Liu Yukui, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Why not use Luo Wanhua and use Liu Yukui?"

As a result, the Qingliu forces also stopped their activities, otherwise they would have sent their own people to be sacrificed to the gods.

When it came to nominating the candidate for the Minister of Works, Wang Tianguan said directly: "Lin Tailai nominated Ye Mengxiong, the governor of Shaanxi and the former governor-general of Ningxia who was fighting against the rebellion. Who objects?"

Everyone was speechless for a moment. What are you opposing? Wang Tianguan, please tell me clearly, are you opposing the nomination or Lin Tailai?
In a calm silence, the nomination was passed without opposition.

Wang Tianguan sighed secretly. Since taking office for more than a year, today's court recommendation was the easiest one.
(End of this chapter)