Seeing Wang Ao walking away so neatly, Yu Shiyue couldn't help but frown.
What on earth is this Wang Jiugao here for? Is it possible that he just comes to ask for two nails from him?
After thinking for a long time, Yu Shiyue still didn't want it, but what he could be sure of was that Wang Ao's visit was definitely not an accident.
Could it be that he overlooked something?
At noon, Yu Shiyue was sitting in the public room. Thinking of what happened in the morning, he still felt that there were many doubts, and he didn't even think about handling government affairs.
So, he simply put down what he was doing and planned to stand up and stretch his muscles. However, as soon as he stood up, someone from the middle school room came in and reported.
"Master Cifu, Eunuch Huai'en is here."
With just such a word, Yu Shiyue's mind, which had just relaxed, immediately became tense. He hurried out of the public room and went to the corridor, only to see Wynn and two young chamberlains waiting outside.
Not only that, beside Huai En, Wang Ao had suddenly arrived and was talking about something with Huai En.
Seeing this situation, Yu Shiyue immediately walked up. Wynn also saw him, so he turned around and said.
"Second Assistant, His Majesty has called for you and the First Assistant to come to the palace to have an audience. Now you can go with our family."
Wynn's expression was as usual, but Yu Shiyue instinctively felt that something was wrong.
Nowadays, there are many things in Beijing, but there are only a few important ones. One is to rectify the military government, another is to do Yu Qian's work, and there is the matter of adding cabinet ministers.
The first one has now been settled, and what remains is the question of how to implement it. As for the second one, the person who is presiding over the trial is Zhu Jian. Even if the emperor wants to inquire about the case, he should be summoned first. Moreover, this case involves
Yu Qian, Yu Shiyue and Yu Qian have always had a good personal relationship, so if the emperor wanted to ask, he would not ask him.
Therefore, summoning the two of them at the same time was most likely to supplement the cabinet ministers. Thinking of Wang Ao's actions in the morning, Yu Shiyue vaguely felt that there was some connection between them.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Shiyue spoke.
"Since it is an urgent summons from His Majesty, the Chief Assistant and I should go immediately, but I don't know whether Your Majesty will summon us alone or..."
If his guess was true, then he would definitely not ask just the two of them about such a big matter.
Sure enough, when he heard this question, Wynn didn't mean to avoid it, and said.
"That's not true. Master Tianguan is also in the palace now."
As soon as these words came out, there was no need to ask any more questions. Yu Shiyue glanced at Wang Ao who was standing aside. Seeing that the other party did not show any surprise, he knew that he had already learned the news.
The uneasy feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger. Yu Shiyue didn't ask any more questions. He went back to the public house to sort out a few memorials, and then followed Huaien to the Wenhua Hall with Wang Ao.
"Chen Wang Ao..."
"Your Majesty Yu Shiyue..."
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
After entering the palace, as expected, Wang Wen had already sat down beside him. When he saw them entering the palace, Wang Wen nodded slightly as a courtesy.
Looking at the emperor's expression, he was very calm, with no hint of emotion or anger.
"Pingshen, gentlemen, please sit down."
After being given a seat by the orderer, the emperor took out a few memorials from the eucalyptus and handed them down, and then said.
"In recent days, many officials from the DPRK and China have recommended to me candidates for cabinet ministers. I have selected several candidates. The two gentlemen have been in the cabinet for a long time and are familiar with cabinet affairs. Let's see who I think is more suitable..."
Yu Shiyue watched the chamberlain deliver the memorials to them, and noticed keenly that these memorials were only given to the two of them, but not to Wang Wen.
It is impossible to select a cabinet minister for such a major matter without asking the Minister of Civil Affairs for his opinion. Not to mention that when Wang Ao entered the cabinet, in order to gain a foothold, the first thing he did was to join forces with Wang Wen to drive Chen Xun out of the cabinet. The cost was
That is, in the selection of cabinet ministers, the Ministry of Personnel has a greater say.
What's more, this was in front of the emperor. Giving them to the two but not Wang Wen would be too disrespectful to him. The emperor would not make such a mistake.
Therefore, a reasonable explanation is that Wang Wen had already read these memorials before they came over, so there was no need to read them again.
Of course, it is not difficult to come to this conclusion. However, as a deputy minister of the cabinet, if you only think about this level, Yu Shiyue will have been in this court for so many years in vain.
Obviously, the emperor called them here just to increase the number of cabinet ministers. So, it was necessary to ask them what they thought. Wang Wen came earlier than them, and he had already read these memorials, so it was impossible for the emperor not to ask him.
In other words, Wang Wen, the official minister, must have commented on the quality and suitability of the candidates recommended in this memorial.
Moreover, given Old Man Wang's character, and there were no other ministers in the palace at that time, he must have been outspoken. In other words, although the emperor called them over, he must have already made the first impression in his mind.
Under such circumstances, how they should express their stance on this matter requires careful consideration.
With this in mind, Yu Shiyue opened the memorial in front of him, but after just a quick glance, his brows immediately furrowed tightly, and he couldn't help but look at Wang Ao beside him.
If nothing else, the candidates recommended in these memorials are none other than the two ministers of the Ministry of War, Li Shi and Xiang Wenyao!
This is no coincidence!
Yu Shiyue made a judgment the first time he saw the memorial.
Wang Ao came looking for him on the front foot, and the emperor on the back foot summoned them, and it turned out that they were looking for the same two people.
What kind of plot is there in the middle?
While Yu Shiyue was looking at the memorial, his thoughts were spinning rapidly. However, even if he could guess that Wang Ao was behind this matter, after all, there was too little information in his hands now, so it was not enough.
to support his immediate judgment.
Since he was in front of the emperor, it was naturally impossible to give him too much time to think. After a while, seeing that Wang Ao had put down the memorial and handed it back to the hand of the chamberlain, Yu Shiyue had to hand it back in the same way.
Seeing this situation, the emperor also asked.
"Two gentlemen, do you think Xiang Wenyao and Li Shi are suitable?"
Although they were the two people who asked, according to the ranking, it was Wang Ao who should have spoken first. The chief minister did not hesitate and said.
"Back to Your Majesty, it's a coincidence that the minister and the second assistant also discussed this matter in the afternoon. I thought that although these two were young, they had a good reputation in the court. This time, the assistant left Yu Shaobao to organize the army.
, and for his meritorious service, it is not wrong to be promoted to the cabinet for experience."
"However, Mr. Jisuke feels that both of them are too young and may not be able to convince the public..."
Hearing this, Yu Shiyue's brows furrowed even more tightly.
Wang Ao, this old guy, is clearly blocking his words. Could it be that what he did in the morning was just for this moment?
Before I had time to think too much, the emperor's voice had already sounded, saying.
"Oh, Mr. Yu, is that so?"
After a brief hesitation, Yu Shiyue nodded slightly and said.
"Replying to Your Majesty, I do believe that both Li Shi and Xiang Wenyao are too young, and the cabinet will increase their false titles to the second rank according to the regulations. Although they are so young and have outstanding abilities, if they join the cabinet, they will inevitably cause trouble.
The officials in the court, especially Xiang Wenyao, have already been promoted in the past. According to the convention, if there is no great achievement, they should not be promoted again within a few years. Therefore, I think it is better to select mature and stable people to join the cabinet."
"Mr. Yu really thinks so?"
However, to Yu Shiyue's expectation, after hearing this, the emperor frowned slightly and sounded hesitant.
Hearing this, Yu Shiyue suddenly felt bad, but now that the matter had come to this, it was too late to change his mind. Moreover, before he could speak again, Wang Wen on the side said.
"Your Majesty, I have said that the two ministers of the Ministry of War are too young. Now is the time to reorganize the military government, and the Ministry of War needs to do its best to cooperate. Therefore, the position of minister of the Ministry of War should be held by a more serious minister."
???
What is the situation?
After hearing Wang Wen's words, Yu Shiyue was suddenly shocked and felt something bad in his heart.
He obviously only opposed the two people joining the cabinet, so why did Wang Wen decide to transfer the two people from the Ministry of War?
"His Majesty……"
Yu Shiyue was about to open his mouth, but just before he opened his mouth, Wang Wen said again.
"Your Majesty clearly knows that now is the time of great planning. The imperial censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate have prepared to go to various places. However, the situation in each place is complicated. It may be difficult for ordinary censors to handle many affairs. Moreover, according to your Majesty's decree last time, various places were ordered to prepare
It's enough to close positions. Judging from the current response, there are serious vacancies in places like Huguang."
"Lord Li Shi had a background in science before. Therefore, I believe that Lord Li Shi can be appointed as the right deputy censor of the capital to patrol Huguang. In addition, the post of Nanjing Minister of Household Affairs has been vacant for a long time, and Xiang Shilang has also been vacant before.
He once served in the Ministry of Household Affairs and was transferred to Nanjing as the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is just right."
After saying these words, Yu Shiyue's heart suddenly became cold.
After all the calculations, he failed to calculate that Wang Wen's purpose was not to prevent Li Shi and Xiang Wenyao from entering the cabinet, but to kick them out of the capital directly.
After taking a look at Wang Ao next to him, he saw that there was nothing unexpected about him. Therefore, Yu Shiyue understood that the chief minister had probably gotten the news a long time ago.
Also, judging from Wang Wen's posture, he had already found the whereabouts of these two people, so it was obviously not a sudden move today.
And, more importantly, the emperor does not seem to object to this matter...
"Chief Assistant, what do you think of what Tianguan just said?"
The emperor asked again, and as expected, Wang Ao replied.
"Your Majesty, I also thought that the two adults could be released from Jingduo to gain more experience. However, now that Yu Shaobao is locked up and imprisoned pending trial, if the two ministers of the Ministry of War are also transferred, many affairs in such a large Ministry of War will be left unattended.
Your Majesty, please think twice about how to deal with it."
These words seemed to be objectionable, but Yu Shiyue quickly sensed a hint of danger.
His eyes wandered over Wang Ao and Wang Wen for a moment, and after going through everything that happened today in his mind, Yu Shiyue finally vaguely understood something.
Today's incident, these two people have clearly planned it and worked together. As for the purpose, they have only one purpose...Yu Qian!
The situation in the court was not peaceful, and there were undercurrents. Yu Shiyue had known this for a long time, but what he didn't expect was that this day would come so quickly.
Now that the two people's goals have been revealed, it will be much easier to push back many things.
After the Tumu Campaign, Yu Qian had made great contributions in supporting the emperor and assisting the emperor in defeating Oara. Coupled with the smooth implementation of the military camp reorganization, his reputation and power in the court became stronger and stronger. Under such circumstances,
, up and down the court, who would be the most dissatisfied?
There is no doubt that it is the Lord Heavenly Official in front of me!
As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and a minister close to the emperor, Wang Wenwen should be the well-deserved head of the hundred officials.
However, Yu Qian's existence undoubtedly suppressed Wang Wen's prestige. Although Yu Qian had no intention of competing with him for the top position, the people in the court always only looked at the results.
In the past, even Yu Shiyue paid more attention to the conflict between Yu Qian and the Emperor, but they ignored that in the court, many times, while Yu Qian contradicted the Emperor, in fact, he crossed the line between the emperor and the emperor.
Wen is the leader of hundreds of officials.
Thinking about it carefully, Wang Wen had vaguely expressed his dissatisfaction with Qian's overpowering in many government affairs before. However, this old man's usual temper and word choice made people inadvertently ignore the subtle dissatisfaction he revealed.
tendency.
Of course, what's more important is that Yu Qian has a deep reputation in the court and a good reputation among scholars. He is also quite favored by the emperor. As a close confidant of the emperor, Wang Wen knows very well that what the emperor hates most is his ministers.
Engaged in party disputes and criticized each other.
Therefore, even though Wang Wen was dissatisfied, he never showed it. But now, as soon as Yu Qian lost power, the Tianguan master's counterattack naturally followed immediately.
As for Wang Ao, his words just now revealed the reason why he did this.
Now that Yu Qian is in prison, if the two ministers of the Ministry of War are transferred out of the capital, then as Wang Ao said, the government affairs of the Ministry of War will inevitably be in chaos. So the question is?
If this happens, what is the best solution?
Either the emperor Yu Qian is released and allowed to return to the Ministry of War to take charge of the overall situation, or... he can only choose another minister with sufficient qualifications and prestige to temporarily take charge of the Ministry of War.
In the whole court, Wang Ao must be one of the best in terms of understanding of military matters. If a minister with sufficient weight is to be chosen to temporarily replace Yu Qian, then there is no doubt that he is the most suitable!
In this way, the two people's interests are consistent, and they will naturally join forces...
However, compared with their plans, Yu Shiyue was more worried about what the emperor was thinking about this matter.
In the current situation, Wang Wen and Wang Ao were clearly taking the opportunity to attack Yu Qian. Yu Shiyue did not believe that the emperor could not see this.
However, under this situation, the emperor did not immediately veto Wang Wen's proposal. Instead, he called them to discuss whether this meant...
Maybe Wang Wen's proposal is exactly what the emperor had in mind?
This chapter has been completed!