The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

Between the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, there is only the Ministry of Husbandry, which is just a matter of walking a few more steps.

But just taking a few more steps also implies changes in the power structure.

After the Ming Dynasty's political system matured, the imperial government office system remained unchanged on the surface, but the internal power structure was always changing.

In particular, the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel, the two core institutions within and outside the country, experienced the most drastic changes in power.

For example, when the Ministry of Personnel was very powerful, when it came to nominating and appointing officials of various ministries, there was no need for the ministers to nod at all. The Ministry of Personnel could make the decision itself.

At that time, Lin Tailai would not have had to "walk a few more steps" to the Ministry of Rites.

But now, if the Ministry of Personnel wants to nominate a doctor from the Ministry of Rites, the Minister of Rites must also nod his approval, which makes Lin Tailai have to take a few more steps today.

As for what will be funnier in the future, a few years later in history, when the Ministry of Personnel appoints officials, they will actually use the method of drawing lots, and whoever is drawn will go to which county.

Of course, the above power structure issues have nothing to do with Lin Tailai now. His task today is to implement the reward promotion.

Now that the Minister of Rites is vacant, Yu Shenxing, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the ministry.

Lin Tailai stood in front of Minister Yu as if he was in a deserted place in the Ministry of Rites.

Yu Shilang really didn't expect that Lin Tailai would come over.

He asked: "People in the world of martial arts often say that killing people can only be done with a nod of the head. Now that all the host and guests have been cleared, and the cause and effect have been completed, why are you still going to the Ministry of Rites?"

Lin Tailai seemed to have answered the question and sighed: "The security of our Ministry of Etiquette is so poor that we can let outsiders in casually. It needs to be strengthened very much.

Otherwise, I will feel very insecure in the future and will be unable to work with peace of mind. "

What does our Ministry of Etiquette mean? Yu Shilang asked in confusion: "What business do you do in the Ministry of Rites?"

Lin Tailai first explained the "difficulty of promotion" he faced, and then conveyed: "Xueshi Chen's opinion is to let me serve as a concurrent official in the Sixth Department.

Yang Tianguan's opinion is that the Host and Guest Department of the Ministry of Etiquette is currently vacant, and it is the most suitable place for me to accommodate me from the rank to the function. "

No! Yu Shilang was instantly horrified. This was the most shocking news he had heard in the past ten years!

Lin Tailai saw that the minister was in a daze and urged him, "Young uncle? Just say something. If you nod, I can increase my rank."

Yu Shilang came to his senses and asked again: "Has the decision been made by the Ministry of Personnel?"

Lin Tailai answered truthfully: "Don't worry, Young Master! I just talked with the Ministry of Civil Affairs for half an hour and decided on this matter.

No matter whether it was the senior officials in the Ministry of Personnel or the senior officials in the literary selection department, they all had no objections. "

Yu Shilang said in disbelief: "Do Chen Younian and Zhao Nanxing have no objection to letting you serve as the official of the Sixth Ministry?"

Not to mention that Yang Wei, the Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel, was a member of Shen Shixing's party, but the Wenxuan Department had always been controlled by the Qingliu forces.

Chen Younian, a doctor, and Zhao Nanxing, a foreign doctor, are both the backbone of the Qingliu forces and Lin Tailai's mortal enemies.

Usually when this group of people encounters unsatisfactory candidates, they will often block them in the literary selection department, and then mobilize their fellow officials to launch a powerful siege.

I can’t say that this trick will work every time, but it can easily tear off a few pieces of flesh from a person.

Why did he give up within half an hour when he faced Lin Tailai this time?

Lin Tailai still answered truthfully: "Zhao Nanxing got a little excited and punched me. He was not suitable to continue working in the Literature and Selection Department, so he was sent to the Merit Examination Department. Then Chen Younian stopped objecting."

"A bunch of trash!" When the usually gentle and gentle Yu Shilang heard this, he suddenly started swearing, which was very destructive.

In the face of Lin Tailai's invasion of the six departments, shouldn't you, the Qingliu forces entrenched in the official department, fight to the death?

When you really needed to work hard to stop Lin Tai from coming, you only resisted for half an hour. What is it if you are not a waste?

Even if you delay for ten and a half months and then fail, it is still considered your best effort, and others will not say anything!

In the end, you only lasted for half an hour, and all the pressure was put on others. How can you have the nerve to hang out in the court?

Seeing that Yu Shilang seemed unhappy, Lin Tailai took the opportunity to sow discord and said:

"Maybe everyone in the Ministry of Personnel is not willing to let me stay in the Ministry of Personnel, so they collectively let me go to the Ministry of Rites."

Compared with the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites was definitely weak, so Yu Shilang had no other choice but to curse in his heart.

After thinking for a while, Minister Yu advised: "I heard that Qin Lin Jiuyuan likes to be practical, and the Ministry of Rites is more pragmatic, so it may not be suitable for you.

In comparison, the Ministry of War is more suitable for you. What's more, you are still the top scholar in the military field, so going to the Ministry of War can better utilize your strengths. "

Except for the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, it is impossible for the Ministry of Household Affairs to employ people from Suzhou, so only the Ministry of War.

Lin Tailai asked with a cold face: "How can there be a Hanlin who is also an officer and a soldier? Isn't Uncle Shaozong joking?"

Yu Shilang could only fool around and said: "Let me think about it carefully."

Lin Tailai held out three fingers and said, "Two days, I'll only wait for two days."

In the evening, after gritting his teeth, Minister Yu went to visit Wang Situ, who was also from Shandong, at the risk of being accused of openly forming a clique.

Under the current situation, probably only Wang Situ could persuade Lin Tai to come.

When Minister Yu put down the sedan in the front yard of Wang's house, he looked up and saw Lin Tailai sitting at the entrance of the hall with a smile.

"Good evening! What a coincidence, I meet the young uncle here again!" Lin Tailai waved and took the initiative to say hello.

Yu Shilang: ""

There was an embarrassing feeling that his little mind had been exposed. He really wanted to turn around and leave, but doing so would be rude to Wang Situ, so he could only enter the Wang family's study room with Lin Tailai.

Looking at Lin Tailai and Yu Shilang, Wang Situ could only shake his head and smile bitterly. Wang Xiangmeng, the ninth-year Dzogchen censor who was about to be re-employed, was beside him.

Yu Shilang said to Wang Situ: "My nephew is about to be promoted. Currently, among the six departments, only the Master and Guest Division of the Rites Department is vacant. Therefore, my nephew should be the official."

The world nephew in Yu Shilang's mouth naturally refers to Wang Xiangmeng. Although Yu Shilang, who is in his forties, is only a few years older than Wang Xiangmeng, given his family name and seniority, he can only be called a world nephew.

What this means is, does Wang Xiangmeng of your old Wang family still want to be the doctor of host and guest? Now Lin Tailai wants to compete for the position, and you, the Wang family, will take care of it.

Wang Xiangmeng looked at Lin Tailai resentfully. He had agreed to go fishing together to kill the host and guest, and then sent himself to the position. But now, uncle, you want to come to the host and guest again.

Lin Tailai had no choice. The situation was always changing, and he could only adapt to circumstances and could not stick to the rules.

Then Lin Tailai said to Wang Situ: "My good nephew can't be promoted to a doctor, so he can be promoted to a member of the imperial family."

Yu Shilang said to Wang Situ again: "Although Long Yan was furious this time, the host and guest department were all cleared out, and Yuanwailang was also missing, but it is not appropriate to let the nephew be the host and guest, Yuanwailang, right?

Theoretically speaking, given the qualifications of the nephew, he should be promoted to the fifth rank. It is always a bit meaningless to be promoted from the fifth rank to the deputy position like Yuanwailang. "

The subtext of this statement is: Are you, the old Wang family, willing to watch Wang Xiangmeng, who has been in the Great Perfection for nine years, become deputy to Lin Tailai, who has only been in the court for two months?

In this round, Lin Tailai did not directly confront him. He only asked Wang Situ: "What do you think, brother?"

After Wang Situ thought for a while, he said to the minister: "Our Wang family owes Lin Jiuyuan too much. This time, it is acceptable for Wang Xiangmeng to be the host and guest."

Satisfied with the results of the test, Lin Tailai smiled and said, "Have you misunderstood? The Yuan Wai Lang I am talking about is not from the Host and Guest Department, but Yuan Wai Lang from the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel."

Wang Xiangmeng's body shook violently, and he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Is this true?"

Between the two official positions of Literary and Selection Officer Wailang and Host-Guest Officer, any fool knows which one to choose!

That is the Literature and Selection Department, the Literature and Selection Department responsible for selecting and recommending officials!

Wang Situ was also shocked. He knew how difficult it was. Except for Hanlin, who among the mid-level officials in the world didn't want to join the Literature and Selection Department?

Then he asked subconsciously: "Does Yang Tianguan agree?"

The Literary and Selection Department, the core department of the official department, has been controlled by Qingliu forces for many years. If there is a vacancy, Yang Tianguan will definitely want to install his cronies.

Lin Tailai replied concisely and concisely: "It's up to me."

Wang Situ looked at Minister Yu again, now even more helpless and unable to help persuade Lin Tai to come.

In front of Lin Tailai, Yu Shilang asked Wang Situ rudely: "Do you really believe in Lin Jiuyuan so much?"

What do you believe in what Lin Tai says? If he casually mentions a foreigner who is a member of the literary and selection department, will you just take it as true?

At this time, Lin Tailai shouted to the servant outside the door: "Change the tea!"

Then he said to Wang Situ and Yu Shilang: "The two seniors are chatting first, and I will come as soon as I go!"

Then Lin Tailai grabbed his great nephew Wang Xiangmeng and walked out quickly.

Most of the prominent officials live in Da and Xiao Yongfang, which are not far from each other.

After arriving at the front yard, Lin Tailai and Wang Xiangmeng each got on their horses, whipped their horses and hoofed up, and arrived at the residence of Chief Fu Shen Shixing in the blink of an eye.

He asked the gatekeeper to send an urgent message to see him, and then Lin Tailai came to the door and took Wang Xiangmeng directly into the outer study of the Shen Mansion.

Wang Xiangmeng was stunned for a moment by such smooth flow in the home of the first assistant. Not long after, Shen Shoufu appeared in front of him wearing home clothes.

Lin Tailai said straight to the point: "Old senior! I think it's time for the official to be replaced!"

Damn it! Wang Xiangmeng, who was grabbed by Lin Tailai and came with him, was shocked!

Isn't it? In order to become a member of the Literary and Art Department, do I need to change to a Heavenly Official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs? What virtue and ability do you have?

Such words should be extremely shocking, and everyone who hears them will be shocked.

But Shen Shoufu actually remained calm, as if there was no disturbance at all - maybe he had heard too many sensational words from Lin, and had already developed a tolerance for it.

"Why?" Shen Shoufu asked concisely, not bothering to waste too many words.

Lin Tailai said quickly: "I feel that Yang Tianguan, as a senior member of your party, has a lot of personal ideas recently, and he even excludes me from joining the civil service department.

Moreover, Yang Tianguan has been in the Ministry of Civil Affairs for so many years, but the two most important departments, literary selection and merit examination, have always been firmly controlled by the Qingliu forces, and you, as the chief assistant, cannot even place personnel there.

So I suspect that this was intentional by Yang Tianguan. At some point, he could use the power of Qingliu to offset your direct influence on the officials, senior! "

Shen Shixing didn't take it seriously, "Even if you are right, so what? Can you find a more obedient Minister of Civil Affairs than Yang Wei?"

This statement made so much sense that Lin Tailai seemed speechless.

The Minister of Personnel is the head of the outer dynasty and has a unique and special status.

So what if Yang Wei occasionally has his own ideas? No one could be more obedient to the cabinet than Yang Wei.

Lin Tailai added: "Even if Yang Tianguan is not replaced, he should be beaten and cannot be completely let go.

For example, this time there may be a vacancy for a member of the Literary and Selection Department. Seniors, you must appoint a candidate. You cannot allow the Qingliu forces and Yang Wei to give or take privately and fool the seniors. "

Shen Shoufu was noncommittal, looked at Wang Xiangmeng and asked, "Is that him?"

"It has to be him!" Lin Tailai admitted.

Shen Shixing asked again: "Reason?"

Lin Tailai explained to Shen Shixing: "Yang Tianguan definitely wants his cronies to occupy this key position. If you, senior, forcefully appoint another person, it will cause irreparable rifts in Yang Tianguan's heart.

But Wang Xiangmeng is different. He is also from Shandong and a fellow provincer of Yang Tianguan!

If you, senior, appoint Wang Xiangmeng, then Yang Tianguan will not be able to express his dissatisfaction due to the righteousness of his fellow countrymen.

In this way, Yang Tianguan will be beaten, but Yang Tianguan will not be irreparably cracked. Isn't it the best of both worlds?

That’s why I say that Wang Xiangmeng, a member of the Literary and Selection Department, must be Wang Xiangmeng. "

It was the first time that Wang Xiangmeng witnessed Lin Tailai's delicate micro-manipulation at close range, and he could only be stunned.

This really takes the subtleties of human hearts in all aspects to an extreme.

I was still thinking hard just now about how to persuade Shen Shixing, but I didn't expect Lin Jiuyuan to make it up in just a few words.

Shen Shixing was not an arbitrary person, so he nodded and said, "Yes!"

So Lin Tailai stopped staying, grabbed Wang Xiangmeng, stood up and left.

He mounted his horse again and quickly returned to Wang's house, which was not far away.

Wang Situ and Yu Shilang each held teacups, still chatting, maybe they wanted to wait for a result.

Lin Tailai looked at Yu Shilang and said lightly: "The matter of Wang Xiangmeng's appointment as Yuanwai Lang of the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has just been settled!"

Wang Situ asked Wang Xiangmeng with his eyes. Wang Xiangmeng came forward to testify and said: "It was indeed done just now."

Wang Situ gasped on the spot, he was actually able to place people into the Literature and Selection Department, which has been impenetrable to needles and water in recent years!

Lin Tailai then continued: "It's just a trivial matter that takes a cup of hot tea. Why do you believe it or not?

Only Mr. Zongbo could take this matter so seriously and even doubt whether I can fulfill my promise. It really makes me laugh!

It should be noted that the villagers gave me the nickname Jinbu. This cloth is Jibu with a promise of a thousand pieces of gold! "

Yu Shilang: ""

If Lin Tailai really entered the Ministry of Rites, then he would no longer be the Minister of Rites! Maybe it will turn out to be the shame of the Ministry of Etiquette!

Wang Situ quickly smoothed things over and said to Lin Tai: "Actually, after you left just now, Minister Yu and I exchanged hot tea.

So it should be two cups of tea, not one cup of tea, but of course it doesn't matter. "

He also said to the Minister: "Actually, it is quite good for Lin Tailai to serve as an official in the Ministry of Rites. At least his combat effectiveness is doubled when fighting with other government offices."

Now that the matter has come to this, even if Yu Shilang is no longer willing to let Lin Tailai serve as an official in the Ministry of Etiquette, he is completely unable to stop him.

If you have a character data panel, you can see that the Wang family's reputation with the Vice Minister has dropped to lukewarm.

Wang Situ also felt this and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

That's how officialdom is, you always have to make different choices.

Since he chose to help Lin Tailai this time, it was impossible to gain Yu Shilang's friendship again.

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