"My lord, my lord." Zhang Ming's face turned earthy and he was speechless for a moment.
Seeing that Zhang Yan was about to suffer misfortune, Qi Tai immediately stood up and bowed respectfully, "Your Majesty!"
Zhu Biao cast his eyes on Qi Tai with anger on his face.
Qi Tai was not afraid at all and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the herdsmen side is originally the responsibility of the civil servants. There is nothing wrong with Mr. Zhang's proposal for a civil servant to serve as the governor."
"It's a big joke!" Han Du suddenly stood up and could no longer remain silent. If he continued to remain silent, it might really make everyone think that only civilian officials can serve as governors.
When Qi Tai saw Han Du suddenly interrupting him, he suddenly felt angry. He climbed up to the position of a minister above the court. How could he not know that as long as Han Du stood up, what would happen to him?
There must be no good thing?
"What do you think, Marquis Zhenhai? Isn't what I said wrong?"
To your own mother!
Han Du almost yelled. If he hadn't seen Zhu Biao sitting on the throne, Han Du would have wanted to greet the other person's immediate family members. No matter what, Han Du had to save some face for Zhu Biao.
Therefore, Han Du reluctantly said to Qi Tai: "How can the governor be the same as an ordinary official position? As a minister of the Ministry of War, would Mr. Qi forget that the governor's office is not just a herdsman, but a person who has to guard a place? If the civil servants want herdsmen,
, then just go to the Chief Secretary, why go all the way overseas?
Master Qi, I’m afraid you don’t know yet, right? There aren’t many people from the Ming Dynasty in the governor’s offices to raise cattle for you, on the contrary, the local natives make up the majority.”
After Han Du finished speaking, he sneered at Qi Tai and Zhang Yan. These people tried every means to occupy the position of governor. They claimed to be emperor's herdsmen in a high-sounding way, but in fact, it was not for their own benefit. What if it was really just for the ruling party?
, then Ming Dynasty has plenty of places for them to display their fists.
Why are there so many chief envoys sent to the capital to run rampant operations, just to grab the position of governor?
"Marquis Zhenhai, the official position in the world is not your private property. You are so opposed to Lord Zhang's candidate for governor, what do you want to do?" Qi Tai stood in front of Han Du, glaring with wide eyes.
Han Du's eyes collided with Qi Tai's without fear, and he said scornfully: "Don't blame me. You said that the official positions in the world are my private property, so I ask you about the promotion of officials in the Ming Dynasty.
, when did I check my hand?"
Qi Tai immediately took a step closer to Han Du, raised his finger and pointed at Han Du, and asked sternly: "Where are the governors in the world? Since the sixteenth year of Hongwu, when the late emperor decreed the establishment of governors, there have been more than a hundred governors.
How many civilian officials are there among the governors? Didn’t the Marquis of Zhenhai appoint military men as governors at the beginning? "
Han Du sneered twice and said, "Does Master Qi mean to blame me?"
After looking at Qi Tai from side to side, Han Du raised his voice and said, "Since Mr. Qi knows that it is the Overseas Governor's Mansion established by the late emperor, how did the Governor's Mansion under Heaven come about? Mr. Qi shouldn't not know, right?"
With that said, Han Du bowed to Zhu Biao, and then said: "I think back in those days, when the late emperor first established the Governor's Mansion. There were often rebellions by the natives in each Governor's Mansion, and some even killed many people in the Governor's Mansion. If not
The military general and the governor are guarding the place. If you were there, would you still be able to stand in front of me and speak?"
Qitai suddenly felt aggrieved, but he could not find any reason to refute Han Du, because these were all facts.
However, Qi Tai avoided the important issue and said instead: "Now that the world's governors are at peace, naturally we should let the civil servants and herdsmen side."
"Hahaha," Han Du looked shameless, glanced sideways at Qi Tai, and said disdainfully: "To be able to talk about picking peaches so righteously, Qi Tai, you are probably thicker-skinned than when you go to the city to turn a corner.
.”
When someone scolded him for being thick-skinned, Qi Tai didn't change his expression. Just scold him, and he wouldn't lose a piece of flesh anyway. On the contrary, if he lost the position of governor, he would beat his chest with regret.
Qi Tai raised his face, looked at Han Du expressionlessly and said: "Marquis of Zhenhai, I have already said it. Although you are the Marquis, I also admit that you have indeed contributed a lot to the expansion of territory for the Ming Dynasty. However,
, As long as the governor-general’s palace in the world is still the territory of the Ming Dynasty, then the governor-generals in the world are all officials of the imperial court, so how can we pick peaches?”
As Qi Tai spoke, he even laughed as if he was confident of winning. He spread his hands and turned left and right, gesturing towards other civil servants.
Of course other civil servants will side with Qi Tai. After all, if Qi Tai can occupy all the governorships, it will naturally be them who will benefit.
"Yes, they are all official positions in the imperial court. Talking about picking peaches is just a joke!" Someone blew his beard and stared at Han Du.
"Exactly, Mr. Qi himself cannot serve as the governor. He speaks out just for the public interest! On the contrary, the Marquis of Zhenhai keeps saying that you led the troops to capture the governor's palace. I'm afraid he is too selfish and is arrogant about taking credit?"
Han Du looked at these civil servants with a sneer. It must be said that these civil servants are really experts in frame-up. A simple word from you and me will portray Han Du as someone with ulterior motives.
Look out.
In just a few glances, all the civil servants led by Qi Tai fell to their knees on the ground.
"I sincerely ask the Emperor to make the decision!"
Make the decision, what decision? How to make the decision?
If Zhu Biao makes the decision for them, will Han Du be reprimanded? If these officials are still not satisfied after reprimanding Han Du, will Han Du be dismissed and investigated?
If Zhu Biao retreats, will these civil servants push themselves further?
Since Zhu Biao didn't want to give in, let alone reprimand Han Du, he pretended not to hear what these civil servants said and just made peace with them.
"Quiet, this is the Fengtian Palace, not the West Market. How can it be so noisy?" Zhu Biao avoided the important and took the easy, and in turn reprimanded the officials.
Qi Tai straightened up and spoke again with an unconvinced look on his face. Others also tended to agree.
Wang Yuanji stood up at this time, smiled and said to everyone who was trying to belittle Han Du: "My lords."
The sudden voice immediately silenced the chattering civil servants.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Wang Yuanji smiled bitterly and said: "Your Excellency, you don't think that being a governor overseas will be as easy as being in the Ming Dynasty?"
Qi Tai couldn't help but feel a little hesitant when he saw the civil servants beside him being hesitant under Wang Yuanji's words. His face suddenly darkened, and he couldn't help but said: "Shilang Wang, I heard that you are a student of Zhenhai Marquis, and you have always treated yourself as a student in front of him.
.You don’t want to stand out and speak for your husband now, do you?”
Qi Tai directly accused Wang Yuanji of shielding Han Du, and secretly pointed out that Han Du was suspected of forming a clique for personal gain.
After hearing this, Wang Yuanji lowered his eyes and stared at Qi Tai meaningfully.
Qi Tai saw the change in Wang Yuanji's eyes, but he didn't care. In his opinion, Wang Yuanji was just a young man who had achieved success. Even though he was already a second-grade minister, his methods were far inferior to him.
But before Qitai could be proud for long, Wang Yuanji gave him a hard blow.
"I am lucky enough to be the disciple of Master Han. That is my honor for the next three lifetimes! Unfortunately, until now, Master Han doesn't look down on me. I can only lick my face and call myself a student in front of Master Han."
Wang Yuanji raised his head and chest, faced everyone with a smile, and continued with a candid attitude: "This is a matter that everyone knows, and I have nothing to hide."
"As for what Mr. Qi said, the lower official is shielding Mr. Han? Where do you start with this? From the beginning to the end, the lower official just said that overseas governors are not as simple as the ministers think. Is this just a shield?"
Qi Tai did not expect that the trap he carefully set would disappear in a few words from Wang Yuanji. His face couldn't help but become cautious. Han Du, a little fox taught by an old fox, really couldn't take it lightly.
"You said it's difficult to be an overseas governor. Don't you want to scare other people away so that your husband can succeed?"
Qi Tai still wanted to drag Han Du into the whirlpool of cliques and selfish interests, looking like a turtle biting someone and refusing to let go.
Wang Yuanji immediately shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying: "Xiaguan is really kind-hearted, but I didn't expect to be so misunderstood by Qi Shangshu."
After speaking, Wang Yuanji bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I was once assassinated by the Governor of Old Port. I still have scars on my left arm. Since Qi Shangshu doesn't believe it, I am willing to show it in court.
Show it to him and ask the emperor for permission."
"What? Assassination? That's okay."
Wang Yuanji's words were like a huge stone thrown into a lake, instantly arousing a discussion.
"You were assassinated? What happened? Why didn't I receive your memorial?" Zhu Biao's face suddenly became solemn, eager to understand what was going on.
Wang Yuanji simply narrated, "Once I went out to check the tributes, and was ambushed by a large group of natives disguised as hawkers on both sides of the street. Because the distance was too close, the guards had no time to react, and they rushed in front of me, and were beaten by them.
I was stabbed. Fortunately, thanks to the great blessing of the Emperor, I did not hit my vitals. I recovered from my illness after resting in bed for more than a month, so there was no memorial."
"I'm glad you're fine. In the future, no matter how big or small this kind of thing is, you will have to report it to me." From a few words, Zhu Biao could hear the danger that Wang Yuanji faced. Seeing Wang Yuanji standing in front of the emperor in full force, Zhu Biao was stunned.
He breathed a huge sigh of relief.
It would take him more than a month to recover. Such an injury was already very serious. If he was unlucky, he might be killed on the spot.
Although the other civil servants did not speak, their faces revealed all their thoughts.
I saw that just now I was determined to be a civil servant for the position of governor, and everyone's eyes began to twinkle.