In Kyoto, the Second Prime Minister's Mansion, Qiao Hong stood quietly in the courtyard and said with emotion: "The trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop!"
"Father, this is a greeting card from Sima Xianggong!" Qiao An walked up to Qiao Hong and handed over the greeting card.
Qiao Hong waved his hand and said: "No need, I know what it is without looking at it. It must be about Xu Ping's matter!"
"Father knows it well!" Qiao An replied, looking at his father's slightly frowning brows, he had a lot of thoughts in his heart.
Dawu's military, political and financial affairs were divided into three parts, while the Zhengshitang, the prime minister of government affairs, had the highest status.
In the political affairs hall, Qin Hui was Tongping Zhangshi, a bachelor of Zhaowenguan, and was also the prime minister. He held a high and powerful position and had been the prime minister of the court for decades.
And his father was not qualified to compete with Qin Hui in the first place.
However, the new king was young, and the Queen Mother listened to the government behind the curtain. In order to contain Qin Hui and balance the power of the court, she looked for opportunities to make Qiao Hong a counselor in political affairs, joined the History Museum to supervise the compilation of national history, and became the de facto second prime minister.
Over the years, as King Wu grew up and was restrained by Qiao Hong, Qin Hui's power had weakened a lot.
Coupled with the sudden rise of the Ming and Lian clan, the power of the prime minister's clan has weakened a lot.
However, this does not mean that the subordinate lineage can compete head-on with the prime minister lineage, even if the Minglian lineage is added.
"Father, although the results of the National Examination have not been released yet, the results have come out, and Xu Ping is at the top of the list.
As for the palace examination, Your Majesty is still young, so I'm afraid it will be just as useless as in previous years. It will be a formality at best and will not affect your ranking in the examination.
However, it is said that Prime Minister Qin Xianggong was very unhappy and planned to put pressure on Xu Ping's appointment. At the same time, this may also be an attempt to warn the Ming Lian family.
This matter is neither big nor small.
Isn’t it good for us to get involved like this?”
"What's not good?" Qiao Hong turned his head and glanced at Qiao An, "This matter requires not only participation, but also some effort, not just words.
To put it bluntly, Qin Hui was already wary of Ming Lian and wanted to suppress him.
While warning Sima Xun and the others, he also meant to warn us."
Qiao An didn't understand. Even though King Wu was getting older and had begun to be involved in government affairs, Qin Hui still had great power.
My father's move was obviously to have a head-on confrontation with the prime minister, together with Sima Xianggong from the Ming and Lian clan.
While my thoughts were confused, I heard the voice in front of me ring again.
"When I went to the palace to meet the Queen Mother a few days ago, I accidentally learned that the Queen Mother had the idea of letting Sima Xun become a counselor in political affairs."
"That's it!" Qiao An was shocked.
Since the Queen Mother revealed it in front of her father, it means that she wanted to add a secondary prime minister, rather than remove her father's secondary prime minister's position.
Of course, it is impossible to resign his father's position as a political advisor, otherwise the prime ministers and the whole family might go crazy laughing.
If Sima Xun becomes the second prime minister in the future, he should be a political advisor and a bachelor of Jixian Academy.
Once Sima Xun becomes the second prime minister and joins forces with his father, there is no chance that he will have a chance to fight against Qin Hui.
After all, this Sima Xun is a ruthless man who can develop a clear and honest system under Qin Hui's suppression.
Even his father was a conservative at first, but later he looked for an opportunity to vote for the Queen Mother, and then he attracted a group of people. However, he did not break away from the conservatives in fundamental aspects such as academics.
At the same time, he also completely understood why his father made such a strong decision on this matter.
Xu Ping is already a pawn in the hands of the three most powerful princes in the Wu court.
Prime Minister Qin Hui naturally wanted to take advantage of Xu Ping's appointment, but his father and Sima Xianggong probably also wanted to take this opportunity to challenge Prime Minister Qin Hui's authority.
"This Da Wu is finally going to change."
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In Shangshu Mansion, Chen Hongyu sat quietly on the chair, waiting with peace of mind.
Since the results of the general examination were released and they participated in the palace examination which was already in vain, the Zhengshitang has begun to appoint them as Jinshi.
For the sake of their respective descendants, the important officials in the court have been quarreling recently.
Whether it is to stay in the center of the court and join the six departments of Yushitai and other institutions, or to be transferred to a local place to take charge of one place.
After all, there are only a few good seats, and everyone wants to fight for a better seat for the juniors in their own line.
What is surprising but expected is that there has been no result yet on his appointment as the top candidate in the examination.
In all the past examinations, the appointment of the top candidate in the examination has always been the least controversial and can be arranged quickly. After all, people's knowledge lies here.
But this time, Prime Minister Qin Xianggong revealed early on that he was not happy with himself, and this time he wanted to use his appointment to undermine the Prime Minister and Ming Lian systems.
Soon, Sima Xun walked in from outside the mansion, only to see Chen Hongyu reading the classics with a calm expression.
"Student has seen Sima Xianggong!" Chen Hongyu stood up and saluted.
"Okay, okay, sit down!" Sima Xun smiled and waved his hand, "Now the Second Minister and I are fighting over your affairs. I didn't expect you to be able to calm down and read a book at this time."
At such a critical moment, when it comes to your future and your place of employment in the next few years, most people don't have this state of mind.
"Sima Xianggong, it should be settled this time!"
Hearing this, Sima Xun sighed and said: "Xiangong Qin is determined to have you operated on this time.
Originally, you could choose a wealthy area to serve as a county magistrate, and you would naturally be promoted after staying there for a few years.
It is a pity that Qin Xianggong insists on training outstanding juniors, and the power of appointing scholars and personnel for the imperial examination is almost all in his hands.
Even though Joe and I argued hard and even used other chips, we still only gained some options.
Mr. Qin, I am afraid that you are really in a hurry this time, and it is unwise to act like this.
However, in this way, it can strengthen the confidence of his subordinates.
You still need to think for yourself between gains and losses.”
Chen Hongyu did not expect that the Prime Minister would be so determined. His original intention of taking office easily was completely cut off.
Those who rank first in the examination will usually be sent to one place to serve as county magistrate, and then they will be directly promoted in a few years.
However, I'm afraid he won't have such an opportunity, so he can only find a more difficult place and make real political achievements.
"By the way, Sima Xianggong, what are the places I can choose? Is there a place suitable for me?" Chen Hongyu asked curiously.
At this point, it’s time to choose a place.
"Yes!" Sima Xun sighed: "The places given by Qin Xianggong were either relatively mediocre and trouble-free but difficult to achieve political achievements, or they were relatively barren and difficult to develop.
After thinking about it, I still recommend that you go to Linjiang County, Bazhou. After all, Panshi served as a general judge there and has some connections, which can allow you to quickly take control of the military and open up the situation."