Fang Jun saw Cui Dunli's look of astonishment, smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Sit down and listen to me explain to you in detail."
"Here!"
Cui Dunli sat opposite Fang Jun, holding the teacup handed over by Fang Jun with both hands. Hearing Fang Jun explain in detail what happened in the morning, he suddenly felt uneasy. He quickly put down the teacup, stood up and said: "How can I, the lower official, be so virtuous? How dare I steal the information?" The position of Shangshu? Now that the Eastern Expedition is imminent, the Ministry of War is responsible for arranging the world's soldiers and horses, transporting food and weapons, and making absolutely no mistakes. The lower officials' abilities are limited, and they have always been under the wings of Fang Shaobao, so they can achieve small results. I absolutely dare not take Fang Shaobao instead! I will go to the political hall immediately and explain the whole story to all the prime ministers."
"Alas, sit down quickly, I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you so impatient?"
Fang Jun stopped Cui Dunli and asked him to sit down, and said with some displeasure: "In your eyes, I am one of those people who is jealous of talents, narrow-minded, and unwilling to promote his subordinates?"
"Of course not!"
Cui Dunli looked sincere and said: "From top to bottom in the Ministry of War yamen, who doesn't know that Fang Shaobao is magnanimous and treats his subordinates with sincerity? It's just that the lower-ranking officials are not very talented and have limited abilities. How can they dare to be compared with Fang Shaobao?"
He had to be so respectful.
Although he considers himself to be talented enough to rule the Ministry of War, all the top and bottom of the Ministry of War are now subdued by Fang Jun. Don't say that he is only a "temporary" minister. Even if Fang Jun's Minister of the Ministry of War is dismissed, the imperial court will parachute a new minister. When the Minister of War comes, as long as Fang Jun makes a mistake, the new Minister will never be able to control the entire Ministry of War within a year or two.
What's more, I only heard about what happened in the morning from Fang Jun's mouth. Who knows if there are other hidden stories in it?
He had never heard from his family that he might rise to the top. Now that he suddenly had the first big pie in the sky, it inevitably made him suspicious. What if this was the result of a game in the morning, and his rise to the top was due to The Shandong aristocratic family completely fell to the Guanlong nobles, and thus they were won by the Guanlong nobles. Then they were hostile to Fang Jun. From now on, they had to behave with their tail between their legs in the Ministry of War, otherwise if they were not careful, they could Fang Jun was tortured to death...
This situation is very likely to happen. Nowadays, the voices within the Shandong Aristocratic Family are not unanimous about taking sides. Some people suggest that they should continue to form their own faction as usual and maintain the dignity of the Shandong Aristocratic Family even if they are suppressed. Some people want to join forces with the Shandong Aristocratic Family. The Jiangnan nobles united and relied on the imperial power to launch a counterattack against the Guanlong nobles.
Even if they suddenly fall to the Guanlong nobles, it is not impossible for a force that has been suppressed for decades and a force that is currently being suppressed to stick together for warmth.
He is just a minister of the Ministry of War, and he is not the direct son of the Cui family in Qinghe, so he cannot always keep track of the trends of his family and even the entire Shandong family...
But Cui Dunli still trusted Fang Jun's character.
This prince-in-law, who is extremely powerful outside, has a high prestige in the yamen of the Ministry of War. He never treats his subordinates too harshly. He is even famous in various yamen in the central government for "protecting shortcomings". If anyone bullies an official of the Ministry of War, he will always stand up. out and maintained.
He is not a person who monopolizes power. As the left minister of the Ministry of War, he has actually been doing things close to the minister of the Ministry of War. He knows that Fang Jun is not only willing to delegate power, but also trusts him as a person and cultivates him.
Even though everyone is seeking promotion in his official career, under such circumstances, how can he temporarily take Fang Jun's position with peace of mind?
Fang Jun said happily: "It's good that you understand. Besides, you have to know that it is certain that I will be suspended from my post. If you are not the temporary replacement for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, the imperial court will send someone else. It is not because I am narrow-minded and treat the Ministry of War as such."
You should not allow others to interfere with your own one-third of an acre of land, but you should also understand what this military department was like before and how much hard work we have spent to develop the military department to its current situation. You can sit back and watch me for your own peace of mind.
Waiting for the hard work of the past few years to be wasted when someone else comes to occupy the magpie's nest and direct it randomly?"
Cui Dunli was silent.
He knew that since the day when Fang Jun became the left minister of the Ministry of War, he had been sparing no effort to pursue the concept of a "big war ministry", centralize the allocation of ordnance, fight for the right to mobilize troops, and even remove the power of judicial interrogation from the Weiwei Temple.
Taking it from his hands, countless efforts have brought about the current prosperous situation of the Ministry of War, making this one of the last six bureaus become one of the most popular yamen in the center of the imperial court.
Yu Gong, the concentration of military power allows the empire to respond faster when a crisis comes. Instead of the previous constraints between the imperial power, the political affairs hall, and even the generals, which caused the military aircraft to slack off and delay the fighter planes, now only the military aircraft are needed to deal with the crisis.
Once the order is issued, troops and horses from all over the world can be deployed and mobilized as soon as possible.
In private matters, the power of the Ministry of War is increasing day by day, and their status is rising. Along with it, the officials of the entire Ministry of War are getting better and better. They have the power in their hands and are no longer dispensable in the past. With enough confidence and a high starting point, it will be natural for them to be promoted to the left in the future.
Everything will fall into place.
Under such circumstances, if an outsider comes to temporarily take over the duties of the Ministry of War, I am afraid that the entire yamen will be in conflict with each other, and those who covet the power of the Ministry of War will inevitably take advantage of the chaos. In recent years, everyone has been trying to
Efforts to strengthen the Ministry of War will be in vain.
In this way, the evaluation of him as the Minister of War may still be as usual, but in the hearts of the chief officials of the various ministries and even the Prime Minister, His Majesty, the evaluation must be a complete mess.
He was also a decisive person. Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and said respectfully: "Since Fang Shaobao trusts this official so much, he should do his best and never let Fang Shaobao down."
Fang Jun nodded slightly and pointedly said: "Not only do I not be disappointed, but also Your Majesty must not be disappointed."
Cui Dunli suddenly perked up, leaned forward slightly, stared in surprise and said, "Fang Shaobao said...is this also what His Majesty meant?"
Fang Jun made a "ho" sound, took a sip of tea, and said casually: "What are you saying? Could it be that Brother Yuanli thought that the Ministry of War was my personal property? This Ministry of War is naturally the Ministry of War of the empire.
Your Majesty’s Ministry of War, you and I are all ministers, dedicated to the empire and dedicated to your Majesty!”
Cui Dunli sat upright with excitement on his face.
He thought that he was just a private person in Fang Jun's circle, so he entrusted himself with important tasks. Before he could clarify the family's intentions, he had to worry about gains and losses, fearing that the family's intentions would be contrary to his own. Unexpectedly, he entered through Fang Jun.
His Majesty's sight!
He knew very well that the stance of the entire Shandong family was to stand firmly on the side of the imperial power. Even if they secretly coddled with other forces, the ultimate goal was to enter the emperor's sight, attract the emperor's attention, and thus become a "loyal minister" supporting the imperial power.
righteous".
And the entire Shandong family has been planning for countless years, but still failed to achieve such a goal, but inadvertently achieved it through Fang Jun...
Cui Dunli was inexplicably excited and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, Fang Shaobao, even if my subordinate is shattered to pieces, he will live up to his trust!"
Fang Jun said happily: "That's very good, but as a chief official, my stance and methods are different from the past. I still need to be careful and rigorous in everything, so as not to make any big mistakes, make any undecided things, or make mistakes." Whatever the difficulty is, you can tell me and I will try my best to help you."
Cui Dunli burst into tears of gratitude and said, "Thank you so much, Fang Shaobao!"
Nowadays, Fang Jun's power is not only in the Ministry of War. As a rising star in the army, he is surrounded by a large number of young officers and has become a new big boss in the military. He has a high voice. He also has the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Industry, Yushitai, Jingzhao Mansion, etc. He has connections with several central yamen. Many times, problems that others may seem unable to solve may only require his words.
After a while, an official document issued by the Political Affairs Hall was delivered to the Ministry of War, announcing the suspension of Fang Jun's authority as Minister of War and the order to be temporarily replaced by Cui Dunli, the left minister of the Ministry of War.
There was an uproar in the yamen of the Ministry of War.
Even though the outside world has mixed praise and criticism for Fang Jun, the people at the Ministry of War and the Yamen highly respect him and are sincerely convinced. The prince-in-law of the dynasty not only dared to take responsibility, but was also willing to delegate power and spared no effort to fight for the interests of the Yamen. No one at the top or bottom did not gain from it benefit?
It can even be said that among the six books, none of the ministers can compare with Fang Jun's prestige in the Ministry of War.
Suddenly, an order came to terminate Fang Jun's duties as Minister of War. This surprised the officials of the Ministry of War and inevitably made them angry.
Fortunately, the person who "temporarily" takes over the post of Minister of War is Cui Dunli. He is one of our own. Even if many people are inevitably jealous, it is better than transferring an outsider to take charge of the Ministry of War.