The position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is very important. Let alone Li Mu, who is just a favorite minister, even if he is a favorite concubine, the Queen cannot let him decide.
But Xiao Ziyu was still worried and asked: "May I ask Mr. Li, who do you want to recommend?"
Li Mu actually wanted to recommend Zhang Chun. After all, he owed Lao Zhang a lot of favors. As the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he was qualified to apply to the court for a house with more than five liters of income, including maids and servants.
But the official position of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is the third rank, and his current official position is the fifth rank. No matter how much he jumps in rank, he cannot be directly promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel directly.
If it wasn't Zhang Chun, it wouldn't matter to anyone else. Li Mu thought about it and said, "Just Liu Qing, the Minister of Rites."
It's sad to say that after having been in the government for so long, others formed cliques and cliques for personal gain, and he didn't even have anyone to work with.
Even when he was nominated for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, at this moment he could be called by name, and those who said a few words could only think of Liu Qing, the Minister of Rites.
Xiao Ziyu glanced at Li Mu unexpectedly and said, "The Minister of Rites has just been promoted exceptionally. Is it too frequent to be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in such a short period of time?"
Li Mu looked at him and said, "Why don't you give this opportunity to Mr. Xiao?"
Before Xiao Ziyu could answer, Zhou Xiong immediately said: "Liu Qing, just Liu Qing. He is currently in the fourth grade. He has the qualifications to nominate for the third grade. You don't care whether others are promoted frequently or not. You have too much to worry about."
Bar……"
Liu Qing was promoted to the Minister of Rites not long ago. In principle, it is impossible to be promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in a short time. In this way, the uncertainty of the last place is eliminated. Nominating Liu Qing is no better than nominating Li Muzhen
How much better is a capable and qualified official?
Although Zhou Xiong doesn't like Li Mu, he won't blindly oppose him at this time.
Li Mu looked at the other three Zhongshushe people and asked: "I just nominated one at random? Do the other three adults have any ideas?"
The other three members of Zhongshushe shook their heads together, and Wang Shi said: "Listen to Mr. Li."
The position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel? The old and new parties are bound to win it. Do they propose a nomination? It is of no use. Li Mu and Liu Qing are not relatives or friends?
It doesn't matter who comes to join in.
With Li Mu's strong intervention, Zhou Xiong and Xiao Ziyu made a compromise, and the nominees for the Ministry of Personnel were finally finalized.
Zhang Huaili said: "Next, it's time for the two ministers of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
Xiao Ziyu then said: "It is best for the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel to be appointed by an official who is familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel? Should he be replaced by two ministers of the Ministry of Personnel? It is more appropriate. There is no discussion on this matter."
The other three Zhongshushe people still did not express any opinions. In the past few years, the old party has long built an iron bucket for the official department, which cannot be poured into. The two officials from the official department are also old party officials through and through. They will not
Make it easy for others to intervene.
Li Mu looked at Xiao Ziyu and said calmly: "In my opinion, we should ask your Majesty to reduce the number of officials in Zhongshu Province."
Xiao Ziyu didn't know why Li Mu suddenly mentioned this matter and asked: "Why?"
Li Mu said: "Because in this Zhongshu Province, it is enough for Mr. Xiao to have one Zhongshusheren. For major matters that need to be discussed by six Zhongshusheren, you alone can make the decision. A few of us have the imperial salary, but we don't
I really feel guilty for doing things for the DPRK..."
Xiao Ziyu's face turned red. Li Mu was nakedly saying that he was arbitrary.
Zhou Xiong was a little gloating and said: "Master Xiao is too domineering. Why don't you just decide on behalf of His Majesty who will sit in these two positions..."
Xiao Ziyu said solemnly: "Then what do you think we should do!"
Zhou Xiong said: "It's very simple. Each of the six of us will nominate one person, and the last person will be decided by Liu Shilang or Zhongshu Ling."
Anyway, for the two positions of minister of civil affairs, as expected, the new party would not be able to get either of them. He did not mind completely muddying the waters so that the old party could not get them either.
Zhou Xiong's words pushed him to the opposite side of everyone. Xiao Ziyu was silent for a moment and could only say: "This is fair, let's do it this way..."
It is rare that the positions of the two ministers in the Ministry of Personnel are recommended by seven people.
The next positions of Minister of Justice and Minister of Industry were basically fought between two people representing the interests of the old and new parties. With Li Mu's efforts, several other people also received a few nominations.
The other three members of Zhongshushe finally had a sense of participation.
This is actually the normal pattern of the Zhongshu Province. The reason why there are six Zhongshu Sheren is not only to correspond to the six departments. These six people must belong to different power camps to prevent one party or one faction from being in the imperial court.
Have an undue say in important confidential matters.
In the past few years, courtiers have taken sides, forming two parties, the old and the new, occupying the court respectively. The structure of the Zhongshu Province has also been affected, and it is almost the two parties of Zhou Xiong and Xiao Ziyu.
This situation finally changed after Li Mu came to Zhongshu Province.
Under His Majesty's protection, the old and new parties have nothing to do against him.
After the six Zhongshu Sheren decided on the candidates for these official positions, they handed them over to the Minister of Zhongshu and the Zhongshu Ling for review. The superior officials of the Zhongshu Province had no objections and sent them to the Menxia Province.
It will be handed over to the Queen to determine the final candidate.
Among them, there are restrictions on the power of the monarch by the power of ministers, and there are also restrictions by the power of the monarch on the power of ministers.
Officials of this level, even the Queen, can only choose from those appointed by Zhongshu Sheng, who only has the right to recommend, not decision-making.
Of course, the emperors of all dynasties had their own cronies in Zhongshu Province. As a result, many matters were still decided by the monarch.
Li Mu sorted out several envelopes, sent them to Changle Palace, placed them on the table in front of Zhou Wu, and said: "Your Majesty, this is the candidate for the positions of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Minister of the Left and Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Minister of the Ministry of Works.
The selection for the Zhongshu Province has been completed, please take a look."
Zhou Wu turned over the top fold, picked up the ink pen, and asked: "Who do you think is qualified for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel?"
Li Mudao: "This matter is of great importance, I dare not speak nonsense."
Zhou Wu thought for a while and was about to circle a name, but Li Mu coughed lightly.
Zhou Wu paused, and when the pen tip passed over that name and stopped on top of another name, Li Mu coughed again.
The nib of the ink pen continued to slide down.
cough.
cough.
cough……
After coughing several times, when Zhou Wu's pen rested on the last name, Li Mu finally stopped coughing.
Zhou Wu circled the word "Liu Qing", and Li Mu smiled and said: "Your Majesty is wise. Although Liu Qing is slightly less qualified, he does not form factions or seek selfish interests. He can prevent one party from controlling the government through the bureaucracy and causing chaos.
Chao Gang..."
After Zhou Wu circled Liu Qing's name, she handed the ink pen to Li Mu and said, "You can choose the rest."
Li Mu took a step back and said: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable. If others find out, they will think that I am relying on favors to disrupt the government. Your Majesty should choose..."
Zhou Wu glanced at him and said, "You are mine, and what you mean is mine. Tell me what you think."
When the words came to this point, Li Mu stopped covering up and walked to her side and said: "I know that your Majesty does not want to be the emperor and does not want to be trapped in the palace, but I think that if your Majesty wants to stay away from the court, you must first do
The best is to take control of the court first. In these important positions, Your Majesty should consider placing some ministers who are loyal to Your Majesty, instead of officials from the old and new parties..."
Zhou Wu said lightly: "I feel now that there is nothing wrong with being an emperor."
Li Mu lowered his head and glanced at her. She now feels that being the emperor is not bad, because she does the things that the emperor should do for her, and he also helps her with the things that the emperor should worry about. In addition to having a morning court every three days, she
Did he show his face and fulfill any of the duties that an emperor should have?
Li Mu only dared to complain silently in his heart about this sentence. If he said it out loud, the Queen might come to see him in her dream tonight.
Li Mu cleared his throat and said: "About these candidates, I can give your Majesty some suggestions. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is Liu Qing. Of the two ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, one can give advice to the nine-surnamed Wang family, and the other one can recommend Zhang.
In the spring, Mr. Zhang has kept himself clean and has never succumbed to the old and new parties. As long as your majesty gives him a five-room house and a few maids and servants, he will work hard for your majesty..."
"As for the Minister of Justice, I recommend Yang Lin, the former doctor of the Ministry of Justice. Although he seems to be from the old party, there is still room for win over. Making him the Minister of Justice can also appease the old party and alleviate the imbalance of losing their official posts.
psychology……"
"The last Minister of the Ministry of Industry, although this position is not as important as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it is best to be in the hands of our own people. For this position, I recommend Chen Zhengyuan, the Prime Minister of Beijun..."
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After Zhou Zhong's incident, important positions in the six departments were vacant, which affected the hearts of countless people in the court.
In order to stabilize people's hearts as quickly as possible, the Ministry of Education immediately recommended a group of officials as candidates for several important official positions.
Among them, the old and new parties are very concerned about who the three officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs will end up with.
The final result will determine which party will control the civil service in the future and thus have the greatest influence on the court.
Zhongshu didn't have to wait long before the results came to Changle Palace.
Liu Qing, the current minister of the Ministry of Rites, was transferred to the post of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
According to Shendu Ling, Zhang Chun, the Prime Minister of Zongzheng Temple, was transferred to the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and concurrently held the posts of Shendu Ling and Zongzheng Temple Minister.
Taichang Shaoqing Wang Xing was transferred to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and appointed as the Right Minister.
Yang Lin, a doctor in the Ministry of Justice, was promoted to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
The candidate who was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry was even more surprising. He was Chen Zhengyuan, the Prime Minister of Beijun. This name was rarely known to anyone in the DPRK.
Except for the selection of the Minister of Justice, which is no surprise, the final candidates of the other important ministers are all shocking.
Zhongshu Province.
Looking at the list of people returning from Changle Palace, the names of several important official positions turned out to be the officials Li Mu used to make up the numbers. Xiao Ziyu and Zhou Xiong reacted at the same time.
