When Zeng Yi returned to the courtyard, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep. After doing so much work, he finally brought the Minister of Civil Affairs into the Mansion of the Pro-Army Captain, together with Wan Huojing, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Li Guoying, the Governor of Sichuan, and the Pro-Army Commander-in-Chief.
The government's influence within the imperial court has finally improved somewhat.
Next, it’s time to consider the Minister of Personnel. The Minister is always only the second-in-command of the Ministry of Personnel. Only by pulling the Minister of Personnel onto the pirate ship can the pro-army captain’s office be said to have control of the Ministry of Personnel, and only then can it truly control the Ministry of Personnel.
, only the pro-military Duwei Mansion can place officials in the capital in a big way.
It is not so easy for the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is a big shot in the imperial court. He is in charge of the appointment and dismissal, examinations, promotions, transfers, and honors of officials across the country. He is the highest official of the Ministry of Personnel.
It is the head of the six central ministers. It is usually called Tianguan, Zhongzai, and Dazai. The official minister is equivalent to the director of the Central Organization Department and the Minister of Human Resources and Social Security in reality.
Of course, the Ministry of Personnel is only in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials below the fourth rank. Above the fourth rank, the emperor must make a decision, but even this is very awesome. If the pro-military Duwei Mansion controls the Ministry of Personnel, then many middle- and lower-level officials
, you can slowly replace them with your own people. This is very important for the little princess to be able to run the court smoothly after inheriting the throne.
Of course, the Ministry of Personnel was the top priority for the pro-military Duwei Mansion. After dragging the Minister of Personnel Affairs onto the pirate ship, they immediately started working on the Minister of Personnel Affairs and began to collect information about the Minister of Personnel Affairs.
However, just a few days later, something happened that disturbed the peace of the capital. Among the royal family, the most outstanding young heroes all came to the capital at the same time, nominally to pay tribute to the emperor.
Birthday wishes, but in fact, all the officials in the court and the central government understood their purpose of coming. They just saw that the emperor had no heir, felt that they had an opportunity, and came to the capital for activities!
Those young heroes from the royal family are worthy of being called young heroes. They are all handsome and talented in literature. They are deeply loved by the rotten scholars in the capital. Of course, for them, as long as they value Confucianism and learn
Confucianism is the same no matter who becomes the emperor. As for whether it is a direct lineage or a collateral lineage, or even a royal family, it does not matter to them. Even if foreigners rule the Central Plains, they will still respect Confucianism!
There are many royal princes who have come to the capital, but three of them are the most eye-catching. These three people have a characteristic, that is, they are the toughest in the background. They are also the three closest to the emperor's relatives. They have just left the fifth server.
.In the eyes of those ministers who do not know the truth, these three people are also the most likely to inherit the throne.
The emperor summoned them, without showing any emotion, and even cheerfully tried to persuade everyone with the tone of an elder. As soon as this attitude spread, many people speculated that the emperor was going to choose his successor among them.
, even those young heroes thought so, and they even couldn't wait to start building relationships one by one.
However, Zeng Yi understood that the emperor had long been angry. His attitude was just to confuse everyone. Otherwise, he would not have secretly increased his support for Sun Laodao the day after summoning those young heroes.
, all kinds of precious medicinal materials and materials were delivered to Sun Laodao as if they were free of charge.
"Haha, the emperor is also worried. He is so old, ministers will surely force him to appoint an heir. After all, an heir is also a treasure to stabilize the world."
"Then, what should we do?" Sun Laodao's medical skills are unfathomable, but he is not good at conspiracy.
"Don't worry, everything is under control. You can give the emperor a little confidence, don't let him despair, and really establish the position of the crown prince among those young and talented people."
Those young heroes, after being interviewed by the emperor, mistakenly believed that the emperor really wanted to choose a successor among them, and they began to act impatiently. In just a few days, the threshold of the ministers in the court was almost eliminated.
Kick it off. Those princes take turns giving gifts to ministers every day to build relationships.
As the Minister of the Ministry of War, Wan Huojing was naturally the most important person in building relationships with these people. In just a few days, this guy had received gifts worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. The envious Zeng Yi couldn't help but sigh: "Made
, in such an environment, it is easier to make money than to be an official!"
Wan Huojing received a lot of gifts, and the Minister of Personnel also received a lot. After all, he was also the second-in-command of the Ministry of Personnel. The one who received the most attention was the Minister of Personnel, the first of the six ministers. Those three gave people the impression that
The most promising heirs of the royal family were all given heavy gifts, and they all tried their best to build relationships.
At first, Zeng Yi just watched the show. Although he was a little envious, he knew the emperor's intention and planned to seize the throne for the little princess, so he didn't care too much. But two days later, he received news from Wan Huojing that they
In the plan, the official minister who wanted to win over actually favored one of the princes.
Zeng Yi was so shocked that he didn't care about anything else and hurriedly went to meet Wan Huojing. Only then did he learn that the lucky prince was the eldest son of a marquis from the royal family, and his father, a marquis from the royal family, actually had an affair with an official.
When they were young, they studied together in the academy. Of course, the descendants of the classmate, the Minister of Libu, would support him. If, with his support, the prince really sat on the throne, then the credit of the Minister of Libu would be lost.
If you are older, you might be able to go one step further and become one of the top three!
"What should we do? If he fully supports the prince, our plan to win over him will definitely be affected!"
Zeng Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Didn't you support someone in name before?"
"The people who came before, no matter the background or their own quality, can't compare with those three, otherwise, those ministers would not choose to wait and see!"
"If this is the case, then it is necessary to change the plan!" Zeng Yi pondered for a while, looked at Wanhuo Jing, and said: "Well, you sir, also join the camp of the prince, and also let the Minister of Civil Affairs
Join us together, nominally assist him, and secretly win over the officials of this faction. With the pro-military Duweifu here, I believe this faction will soon become our power. By then, we will nominally act as the prince, but secretly we can also serve as the princess.
Paving the way, as long as the time is right, we can kill the prince at any time! Then this faction will naturally belong to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
"Then, what about the Minister of Civil Affairs?"
"He?... Ignore him for now and let them help us win over people. If they are obedient then, accept them. If they don't, they will be killed immediately!"