Funing'an, the Manchu minister of the Ministry of official affairs, has been leading an army to fight against the Dzungars in Barkol in western Xinjiang.
The real person in charge of the yamen was actually Zhang Penhe, the Minister of the Han Dynasty.
The old emperor sent Yuzhu to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to discuss matters. In fact, he was letting Yuzhu take charge of the overall situation.
However, Yuzhu knew very well that the old emperor deliberately let Han people take charge of the Ministry of Personnel, just to weaken the power of appointing and removing personnel of the Ministry of Personnel.
The secret is that the weaker the official minister, the easier it is for the old emperor to control the court's personnel power.
As time went by, the authority of the civil servants was gradually taken away by the old emperor.
Relatively speaking, the importance of the household department, which manages money, property and taxes, ranks first among the six departments.
A few days later, when Yuzhu's official sedan arrived in front of the civil service department, Zhang Penghie and two ministers from Manchu and Han Dynasty were already waiting at the steps in front of the Yamen.
As soon as the official sedan chair came down, Zhang Penghie took the initiative to step forward, bowed his hands first, and said with a sweet smile: "The prime minister is here to visit me. I am sorry for my delay in greeting you from afar. Please forgive me."
Yuzhu also returned the gift with his hand, and said with a smile: "The Heavenly Official welcomes me personally, how dare I do it? It is really a shame for Yu."
During the period when Wu Zhao was in power in the Tang Dynasty, the six departments were changed in order: Tianguan, Diguan, Chunguan, Xiaguan, Qiuguan and Dongguan.
After the Tang Dynasty, in popular terms in the officialdom, Tianguan specifically refers to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
After some false politeness, Zhang Penghie accompanied Yuzhu into the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and several ministers also accompanied him behind him.
After another round of polite condescension, Yuzhu was invited to the seat of honor, accompanied by Zhang Penghe on the left.
As for the four ministers, they deliberately left a seat vacant and sat down on the left and right to accompany each other.
The hierarchy in the officialdom is extremely strict.
The seating issue may seem like a small issue, but in fact, it involves a major issue that crushes people at the university level.
"My lords, Khan Amma has given orders to select the new governor of Zhili..."
When mentioning the old emperor, Yuzhu specially clasped his fists and arched his head toward the sky to show his respect.
Zhang Penghie led his colleagues to stand up together, put their legs together, and lowered their heads to listen.
After everyone sat down again, Yuzhu turned around and asked Zhang Penghie with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, I wonder if your yamen can have a unanimous decision?"
Zhang Penghie said with a troubled expression: "Well, to be honest with you, Prime Minister, this is a serious matter, and we have a lot of headaches."
Yuzhu understood immediately upon hearing this that Zhang Penghie had not yet been able to cover the sky with one hand in the official department.
According to the logic of the officialdom, Zhang Penghie is the actual leader of the Ministry of Personnel, and his attitude represents the opinion of the Ministry of Personnel.
However, Zhang Penghie said he had a headache, which meant that the ministry had different opinions.
Yuzhu nodded, but deliberately remained silent.
What the old emperor meant was to let the staff come up with preliminary candidates and not let Yuzhu take over.
To put it bluntly, Yuzhu is just presiding over a temporary discussion. Is it necessary to get involved in the internal fighting among the officials?
Yuzhu only drank tea and didn't talk, so Zhang Penghie was a little dumbfounded.
Zhang Penghie originally thought that at Yuzhu's age, he would probably be unable to help but point fingers.
After Yuzhu intervened strongly, Zhang Penghie looked for a suitable opportunity to add related households to the big list.
Of course, extremely important personnel arrangements must be publicly recommended after being discussed by the Ministry of Personnel.
The so-called public recommendation, in its essence, means that the princes, ministers and the six ministries and nine ministers sit together to discuss.
However, the candidates recommended by the public can only be selected from the list opened by the Ministry of Personnel.
In other words, those who are not included in the official list mean that they are completely eliminated.
Of course, because the old emperor has been in power for so long, he has developed a tendency to monopolize power.
After the ministry meeting, even if there is a recommendation, it is just a formality. It seems that the discussion is very lively, but in fact, it is useless. The old emperor has already decided on the candidate.
Yuzhu remained calm and refused to express his position. Chashan, the left minister of Manchuria, could not sit still, so he held up his hands and said: "I am a big old man and I don't know a few Chinese characters. I only know that the Prime Minister came to the Ministry of Personnel to preside over the big plan.
The prime minister should have the final say."
Zhang Penghie secretly resented that Chashan, who had always been at odds with him, dared to give him eye drops in public.
To put it bluntly, Chashan bullied Zhang Penghie, who was not a bannerman. His words clearly showed respect for Jade Pillar, but in fact, he wanted to trample Zhang Shangshu under his feet.
Yuzhu smiled hoarsely. This Chashan guy was quite a bachelor. Seeing that he could not succeed, he simply refused to let Zhang Penghie be proud.
In other words, if Chashan can't get something, he can't give it to Zhang Penghie cheaply.
This is a typical one-shot and two-parter relationship!
If an ordinary bachelor were to preside over the meeting, everyone would still have the guts to deal with it in a perfunctory way.
However, the old emperor sent Yuzhu, and everyone including Zhang Penghie had to weigh it carefully.
Zhang Penghie suffered a loss because he was a Han Chinese, not a Bannerman.
If Zhang Penghie was a bannerman, Chashan would not dare to bully him in public without restraint.
However, Zhang Penghie was able to preside over the official department for a long time. Without a few brushes, he would have been kicked out long ago.
"Oh, it's all the fault of the official for making you laugh, Prime Minister. Prime Minister, please go to the official's place and allow him to make a proper apology." With these words, Zhang Penghhe turned the private reconciliation into a public apology.
What a glib tongue.
Chashan heard something was wrong and was about to speak out to stop him, but Yuzhu had already spoken.
"Since there is still a dispute within your office, let's discuss it another day." Yuzhu put down the tea cup, stood up and walked outside.
Zhang Penghie was secretly happy and hurriedly invited Yuzhu to his official office.
Chashan knew something was wrong, but he could only stare, helpless.
He dared to confront Zhang Penghie, but he would never dare to attack Yu Taisui. That was an act of seeking death.
Zhang Penghie also knew very well that the selection of Zhili governor was extremely sensitive, and the so-called ministry meeting was just a formality.
In the future, sooner or later, this matter will be simplified by the old emperor's special decree, and it will have almost nothing to do with the staff.
However, over the years, Zhang Penghie had had enough of Chashan's idleness that restricted everything, so he thought about using Yuzhu's influence to suppress Chashan's arrogance.
It just so happens that Yuzhu also has a small matter that requires Zhang Penghie's cooperation.
On the premise that each got what they needed, Zhang Penghie and Yuzhu quickly reached a private agreement for cooperation after some testing.
Both parties to the cooperation have sufficient status and real power, and no one can break the contract easily.
Therefore, the relevant secret agreements are highly enforceable.
Yuzhu came to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to host three discussions, and Zhang Penghie took advantage of Yuxiangguo's influence to make Chashan very embarrassed every time.
About half a month later, on his way to Xiuyun Temple to offer incense, Yuzhu suddenly heard Niu Tai coming to report.
"Master, there are people who have been following us and won't let go. How about I go over and take them away?"
"Don't act rashly without my instructions." Yuzhu smiled slightly, not only not letting Niu Tai take action, but letting the carriage behind him follow him.