Now that He Shen is not in the capital, Cai Jing alone is in charge of the Shangshu Province, but now he only has a title but no real power.

In a practical sense, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Industry were still in charge of He Shen, and there were many things that would not be reported to him, Zuopushe, the Minister.

But now this turmoil is an opportunity for Cai Jing to regain real power.

As long as he makes concerted efforts to jointly fight against the activities of the Zhongshu Province, he will reach out to the other three books, and gradually gain control of the other three books, and in the end he may be able to truly control the entire six books of Shangshu.

The sedan swayed, and the silver charcoal in the brass charcoal basin burned quietly.

Cai Jing's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he felt more and more that this idea was wonderful.

"Misfortune lies where blessings depend, and blessing lies where misfortune lies..."

He stroked his beard with a slight smile on his lips: "The ancients never deceived me."

When they arrived at the imperial city, the group of five people were all dressed in scarlet robes and looked extraordinary. When the young eunuchs on the road saw such a big battle, they held their breath and walked away with their tails between their legs, not even thinking of going up to say hello.

Dare to have it.

Arriving at the Shangshu Provincial Yamen, Cai Jing took the other four people to a larger value room.

The yamen in the imperial city have always been luxuriously decorated, so there is no shortage of meeting rooms and the like.

"Go to the Sixth Ministry and tell all the ministers and ministers that I have invited you and I have something to discuss."

After receiving the order, the clerk hurried out and sent people to spread the news throughout the six yamen.

Ministry of Rites.

Wang Mang looked at the clerk in front of him and frowned.

"You said it was Mr. Cai who invited me?"

"Yes, Wang Zongbo." The clerk chuckled and said, "I heard that the Song Department of the Ministry of Rites is also here."

"Oh?" Wang Mang stood up and asked casually while clearing away the documents on the table: "Besides Minister Song, who else is there?"

The clerk was a little dumbfounded and said with a dry smile: "Uncle Wang Zong, you are in a dilemma now. I also heard what others said, and I don't know which of the ministries are there."

Wang Mang was startled and nodded thoughtfully: "It doesn't matter."

The clerk smiled flatteringly and said: "But when we entered the Shangshu Provincial Yamen, many people saw Mr. Cai going in with the Song Department of the Rites Department, the Han Department of the Hu Department, and the two departments of the Punishment Department...

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Wang Mang looked at him deeply, then nodded: "I understand, let's go."

"Okay, I will show you the way." The clerk nodded and walked in front, and the two of them headed towards the Shangshu Yamen...

When Wang Mang came here, both sides of the huge long table were already full of people.

"Ju Jun is here?" Cai Jing, who was sitting in the first place, looked at him with a smile: "It's just you, come and sit down."

As he spoke, he pointed to an empty seat on his left.

This time there is also something special about it.

If the military officers were asked to rank the six departments of Shangshu, they would rank the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Works in the first, second, and third positions. But if we follow the practice of civil servants, they would usually be the officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and work.

Neither the Minister of Personnel nor the Minister of Hubu were present, so naturally Wang Mang, the Minister of Rites, sat in the second chair, while Li Jing, the Minister of War, sat in the third chair, Yu Wenkai, the Minister of Work, sat in the fourth chair, and then the six others sat in order.

Waiters.

"Yes, Mr. Cai." Wang Mang glanced at everyone present and was shocked that they were all here.

He walked over and sat down, then followed the example of the others and turned his head to look at Cai Jing, who was sitting in the first place.

A clerk closed the door for them outside, and the room was quiet for a while, and the atmosphere gradually became quiet.

Cai Jing glanced at the people present with a smile, and saw that everyone in the room was full of nobles and had an extraordinary bearing.

"Colleagues, I won't say anything else today. I just want to ask you, have you received any documents from the Zhongshu Ministry of Education?"

As soon as he finished speaking, you could hear a needle drop in the check-in room.

The eyes of many ministers gradually became subtle.

Cai Jing waited for them to think for a moment before speaking: "The Xinwei Ke Examination will be held in March next year, and the deputy examiners for the examination have always been selected from the ministers of the Sixth Department of the Secretariat."

"But now the Zhongshu Province has issued another edict, saying that it is necessary to add the Zhongshu Minister and the subordinate minister. Do you think this policy is reasonable?"

It was still quiet in the duty room, but the eyes of many waiters had become restless.

Especially some ministers who are expected to run for deputy examiner this year, they don't want to see four more competitors for nothing!

Seeing that no one spoke, Cai Jing turned to look at Wang Mang with a smile: "Uncle Wang Zong, the Ministry of Rites is presiding over the examination. What do you think the candidate for the deputy examiner should be?"

Wang Mang felt bitter in his heart. In front of all his colleagues, of course he could not betray the organization and say anything about supporting Zhongshu and the selection of his subordinate minister.

Otherwise, everyone could spray him to death with just a spit of spit.

"Sir, I feel that the Sixth Minister has participated in the examination for many years, so he naturally has more experience."

Wang Mang stopped talking and didn't say whether he supported it or not.

Even Cai Jing looked at him in surprise, his eyebrows sank slightly.

What a slippery old loach.

Rich in experience, this is irrefutable and can be said wherever you get it.

If he wants to support the Minister of the Sixth Division later, he can naturally use this as a basis. But if he supports Zhongshu and his minister is selected, he can naturally come up with another argument.

Although the ministers of the Sixth Department of Shangshu are rich in experience, the ministers of Zhongshu and the two provinces handle more documents every day, and they should be more familiar with this kind of thing...

Cai Jing glanced at the many ministers present, and regardless of whether they heard the meaning or not, he smiled and said directly: "It seems that Wang Zongbo also feels that our Minister of the Sixth Department of Secretariat is more skilled and should serve as deputy examiner.

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"As for Zhongshu and his minister...it's still a bit inappropriate."

Cai Jing followed the conversation and directly blocked Wang Mang's words.

Now is the time to confirm the candidates for the deputy examiner of the general examination. The attitude of the Ministry of Rites is particularly important, and they can no longer sit on the fence.

Wang Mang's face twitched, but looking at the looks of many ministers present, he was unable to refute in the end.

Cai Jing looked at Li Jing again: "What does Da Sima think of this matter?"

Li Jing frowned slightly: "Since it is a general examination, naturally the decision of the Ministry of Rites is the most important thing."

Cai Jing nodded slightly and looked to the left: "What do you think of Da Sicheng?"

Yu Wenkai, who had a white beard, nodded slightly: "The lower official and Da Sima have the same view."

"Um……"

Cai Jing nodded lightly, this was the benefit of being the first to get the Minister of Rites.

As long as you get through to him, there will be no resistance from the rest of the people.

"I think the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Finance must also think so, right?" Cai Jing looked at the ministers below with a smile.

Wang Danwang, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Wu Shenglan, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, looked at each other. After a while, the former said: "The Ministry of Personnel still needs to ask for your opinions."

Wu Shenglan added: "But there should be no problem."

The smile on Cai Jing's face froze slightly, then he nodded and looked at Hube.

With the Ministry of Personnel at the beginning, Guan Peng, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Han Mulu, the right minister of the Ministry of Finance, did not even confirm, and said directly: "The Ministry of Revenue also needs to ask Prime Minister Yan for his opinion."

Cai Jing laughed twice and showed a meaningful smile.

At the same time, the eyes of other ministers looking at Hube also changed somewhat.

The Minister of Hubu is concurrently in charge of the left prime minister, Yan Song, who is also in charge of Menxia Province. In other words, Yan Song's attitude may be very immodest, and he may even support the selection of two ministers from Menxia Province.

But no matter what, Guan Peng looked as usual and didn't care about other people's eyes at all.

Beside him, Han Mulu looked a little embarrassed. He looked up at Cai Jing and didn't know what to do.

Cai Jing looked at him expressionlessly. Han Mulu was stunned for a moment, then he had to bite the bullet and said: "Actually, Prime Minister Yan will probably not agree to let Zhongshu and his disciples..."

"shut up!"

Guan Peng suddenly shouted loudly, directly interrupting Han Mulu's words. He stared at Han Mulu with a stern face and said in a cold voice: "What Prime Minister Yan does is up to him. It's not anyone else's turn to do it for him."

Make a decision."

Others were also startled, and then looked at this scene with the eyes of a good show.

Making key decisions for an absent supervisor is actually something that is easily tabooed. If you don't do it right, you could be in trouble at least, or lose your job directly at worst.

What's going on with Minister Han? Don't you want to hang out in the Ministry of Household Affairs?

But what surprised everyone even more was that Han Mulu, who had been scolded, didn't even dare to fart. He just moved his buttocks back with a stern look on his face, which shocked all the ministers and ministers present.

.

You are the right servant, only half a rank lower than Guan Peng! You are not his eldest grandson, why are you such a coward?

When Cai Jing saw Han Mulu's reaction, his face was on fire and he didn't look very good.

After all, this is his brother-in-law, Cai Jing, and everyone knows the relationship between Han Mulu and Cai Jing.
To be continued...