Splendid Abandoned Wife

Chapter 342: The cusp of the storm (second update)
"No, no," Pan Shuling said quickly, "My husband, he has an official position. How can he be as comfortable as my second brother and have time to travel." But as soon as she said the words, she regretted it. Pan Jiaming also had an official position. Well, the Imperial Envoy is also in charge of the golden Baieling Gold Mine and Xishan Racecourse. No matter what the actual situation is, whether it is Pan Jiaming or Xiao Feng who does the work, at least on the surface, Pan Jiaming's position and power are stronger than her husband-in-law Li Quanyou. too much.

"I...I mean, my second brother is highly valued by the emperor and has more free time. How can my husband, a sixth-grade foreign minister, compare with you?" Pan Shuying felt that her tongue was almost tied. What's going on?She originally knew how to talk to the second brother and the fifth sister best, and her relationship with them had always been very good. But today, the fourth sister ruined the mood of the two brothers and sisters, especially the second brother, and their conversation. In such an atmosphere, and being treated carelessly by her second brother, why did she feel so helpless that she couldn't even say anything?
Pan Jiaming looked disappointed: "Didn't my brother-in-law want to travel with me? If I had told you earlier, my happiness would have been in vain. Okay, eldest sister, are you done? I'm going to accompany Ling'er."

that's all?When did she finish?He hasn't even gotten to the point yet. He's just talking nonsense and not picking up the right topic, right?
"No, second brother," Pan Shuying didn't care about her speaking skills or way of speaking, and simply said straightforwardly, "My father-in-law, he wants to go somewhere to train for a few years. Uh, according to my father-in-law, there are a few places that are open to outsiders recently. good."

"So my brother-in-law wants to go out?" Pan Jiaming suddenly realized, "That's good. The emperor can't see it, and Prime Minister Li can't control it. He can do whatever he wants freely, haha. Heroes see the same thing, if it weren't for the queen My aunt will definitely not agree, I even want to ask the emperor to let me serve as an official for a few years, the further away the better."

Pan Shuling wanted to vomit blood. She now understood why she suddenly lost her ability to speak. Basically, she couldn't talk properly with such a dandy who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun and was afraid of being disciplined.I originally thought that Xiao Feng had been teaching outside for almost a year and at least knew something about officialdom, but it turned out that he only knew how to guard against their big house.It’s not surprising, Dafang had kicked Xiao Feng out a long time ago. Why wouldn’t he take revenge first when he had the chance?

Just as he was thinking about how to continue speaking, he heard Pan Jiaming ask again: "Sister, are you done talking now?"

"..." Pan Shuying took a deep breath, "Second brother, I want to discuss this matter with you. You see, it is not difficult to be released outside, but it is difficult to get to a good state or county. But my father-in-law recently I have some disagreements with Mr. Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Look, can you help my husband to put in a good word in front of the emperor? You can go to Yuhang or Jiangzhou." The selection of candidates for overseas assignment and the allocation of destinations are generally recommended or suggested by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Emperor Approvals and decisions.

Pan Jiaming knew about the dispute between Li Cheng and Wei Shangshu.Prime Minister Li is the Right Prime Minister, on the same level as Mr. You, the Left Prime Minister, with slightly lower power and authority. In the court, there are almost two people below him and ten thousand people above him.With a father like Prime Minister Li, it was not difficult for Li Quanyou to find a good external position, otherwise he would not have easily entered the Household Department, but within two years he had been promoted to the position of a fifth-rank member and a foreign minister.

However, in the middle of last year, because of a popular position, Li Cheng had a big conflict with Wei Shangshu, and even personally impeached Wei Shangshu in the early court and accused him of abusing his power.Wei Shangshu was scolded by the emperor in public because of this, and the distant relative who was said to have been promoted by Wei Shangshu was demoted to his original position.

However, towards the end of the year, the emperor personally promoted the official named Lu Zheng. Because Lu Zheng's excerpt about flood control made the emperor's eyes brighten, he specially recruited him to go to Beijing to file a lawsuit, and then he was directly promoted to the Ministry of Industry. The rank of minister is higher than the positions given by Wei Shangshu before.It was also a coincidence that Liu Yuan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was about to be promoted to minister of the Ministry of Industry at that time, so the position became vacant.

Just imagine, there is such discord, and now Prime Minister Li wants to open the back door for his son. Is it possible to open the back door through the hands of Wei Shangshu?It would be nice not to directly reply to you with "abusing power for personal gain and abusing power".Although Wei Shangshu's official position and rank were lower than those of Prime Minister Li, he was capable, upright, and highly valued by the emperor. He was promoted by the left prime minister, so he was worthy of Prime Minister Li.

Can it be Yuhang or Jiangzhou?Haha, is the Li family too ambitious or too confident in him?Although Li Quanyou was a good person and capable, Pan Jiaming, who had many contacts with the Ministry of Household Affairs, knew very well that there were many young talents that could be promoted in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Li Quanyou was not among the best.Moreover, the Jiangnan prefectures and counties of Yuhang and Jiangzhou were areas that the emperor valued very much. At the same time, they were also places with a lot of fertile water, easy to produce political achievements, and easy to raise moths. Therefore, even the Minister of Civil Affairs did not dare to easily give out candidates. The ministers of various departments did not dare to recommend talents easily.

Pan Jiaming burst out laughing: "Eldest sister, you think too highly of me, I don't dare. You guys really sacrifice the near for the distant, and worship the wrong Bodhisattva. My brother-in-law's father, Mr. Li, is the right minister. Don't make this thing too easy. Why do you want me to go to the emperor to scold you? Yes, I heard Xiao Feng explain that the prime minister and ministers of various ministries have the right and responsibility to recommend people."

Pan Shuying said anxiously: "I know this too, but doesn't the father-in-law want to avoid suspicion? Also, the father-in-law said that the emperor is suspicious and pays special attention to those officials who are sent to those places. If he recommends them easily, it will easily arouse the emperor's suspicion. Success is still possible Forget it, if the emperor rejects or even proposes a more suitable candidate in person, the recommender will not only look bad, but also have a hard time." My father-in-law is the backbone of the Li family. If my father-in-law is not easy to live with, how can the entire Li family live in peace?

The emperor kept saying that when promoting a virtuous person, he would not avoid relatives, but his requirements for that "virtuous person" were too high. He did not even say that he must be the best among the available candidates, and he must be the best who can be recognized by Chrysostom.Once there is any mistake, the recommender will not only be scolded by the emperor, but also be impeached by political opponents.Wei Shangshu was an example before. He just ignored one point in the procedure. He was not considered a "relative", but he did indeed "promote talents". More importantly, it was within the scope of his authority.

Therefore, Prime Minister Li neither dared to recommend him nor arranged for the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue to do so.Of course, people don’t dare to do this at the cusp of the storm.Why is it said to be at the forefront?Firstly, less than a year had passed since Wei Shangshu was scolded, and the emperor's words were still ringing in his ears; secondly, the emperor seemed to be in a very bad mood recently.

After Pan Shuying finished speaking, she still didn't notice anything was wrong. When she saw a strange smile on Pan Jiaming's face, she realized that she was so anxious that she had poured out everything her husband had said to her, telling the truth.

Pan Jiaming said coldly: "Sister, aren't you afraid that the emperor will doubt me, or that others will impeach me and make me look bad and make my life miserable? Why? Just because I am a dandy who doesn't want reputation and shame?" After saying that, he turned around and left. He grabbed the hand of Shu Ling who happened to be walking over and walked away angrily, leaving Pan Shuying, who almost raised her hand to slap her face, standing in the wind and blaming herself.

(End of this chapter)