Yang Tinghe took the lead." I recommend Li Sancai, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. He is a Jinshi and has served as the head of the Ministry of Revenue, Shandong Qian, and Henan Senate. His performance has been good over the years and can be selected.”
Li Sancai, a member of the Donglin Party, could be considered the second most important person. As for Shen Shixing, the right-hand assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, he was from Jiangsu, not Donglin Party, so Yang Tinghe directly ignored him.
After that, the various parties naturally stepped forward and recommended their candidates.
Yan Song frowned. These factions were too ridiculous. He looked at Jiajing and saw that his expression was calm as if nothing had happened. However, when Yan Song cast a mind reading spell on him, he heard Jiajing think, These ministers all want to form cliques for personal gain. How can I let them have their way?
Yan Song smiled. It seemed that Jiajing was prepared.
The requirements to be the chief examiner were relatively high. Not only must one be a Jinshi, but one must also have a position above the third rank. Moreover, one must be 'respected' and have qualifications. Therefore, there were not many who met the requirements.
Very soon, the various parties and six ministries had all chosen their preferred candidates. Shen Shixing was not there. Shen Shixing was good enough in all aspects, but no one gave him a push.
Yan Song wanted to push him, but when he saw that everyone present was from a political party, Yan Song smiled and knew what to do. Since they were all party members, Jiajing would definitely not be satisfied. He would definitely choose a non-party member. At that time, Shen Shixing would definitely be on the list. At that time, he would just have to push him.
After discussing for almost an hour, the list of nominees for the head examiner was temporarily confirmed.
However, Emperor Jiajing suppressed these people for the time being and decided to discuss it tomorrow.
At this time, Yan Song got an idea from Jiajing through mind-reading and was shocked.
Jiajing: " Humph, keep these names first. I'm sure there will be many people impeached tomorrow. At that time, I can find an opportunity to depose one or two."
Yan Song was truly shocked. This Jiajing was indeed very sinister, finding ways to weaken these factions all the time.
The court session passed just like that.
Yan Song returned to the cabinet to handle his affairs.
One of the memorials that caught Yan Song's attention was Bao Heizi's. Bao Heizi had gone to Huguang and killed a sixth-grade official. He described the case in detail in the memorial. Yan Song trusted Bao Heizi's ability to handle cases, so he directly approved it. Then, he saw many memorials impeaching Bao Heizi for covering up criminals and framing officials. Yan Song sneered and directly suppressed them from Jiajing.
So what if you're wronged? I won't let the emperor know about your grievances and anger you to death.
The other two Pavilion Elders were all yes-men and would not object. Zhang Bi had asked for sick leave today and did not come, so Yan Song had the final say.
At night, when Yan Song was working in the cabinet, Feng Bao, the young eunuch beside the Emperor, came.
"Grand Secretary Yan, the Emperor invites you…"
"Why is the emperor looking for me?" Yan Song was curious. Usually, unless there was something big at night, Jiajing, that lazy fellow, would not announce him.
" I'm not sure, but it seems to be related to the exam…" Under Yan Song's intimate intercourse and the silver bullet attack, Feng Bao's attitude towards Yan Song could be said to be very close. Moreover, Yan Song was different from other scholars. He did not reject or hate people with physical defects. Instead, he was calm. This made the eunuchs, who were more sensitive because of the lack of things, feel very comfortable.
"A test?" When Yan Song heard this, he had a plan in his heart.
Soon, they arrived at the Emperor's royal study. Red charcoal was burning inside, making it as warm as spring.
This kind of charcoal was warm and resistant to burning. It was grayish-white and did not explode. Moreover, it had little smoke and carried a warm fragrance. It was the highest grade of charcoal. Yan Song's family burned a slightly lower grade, but it was not much different. However, it cost a lot of silver.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Yan Song bowed.
"Minister Yan, you're here. Have a seat." Jiajing held the memorial and gestured for Feng Bao to move the stool.
Yan Song sat down.”
"What does Minister Yan think of the discussion of the general exams in today's court meeting?”Jiajing looked at Yan Song with a smile that did not know the depth of his smile. Unfortunately, Yan Song had already known his thoughts through mind-reading, so he naturally dealt with it easily.
"Your Majesty, I think that Li Sancai and the others can't be the president, but the vice president. The president needs to uphold justice and be impartial.”
Jiajing smiled.
Yan Song read what Jiajing was thinking. As expected, Minister Yan knows my intentions. If not, Minister Yan will be the one to choose the main examiner. I can also see if Minister Yan is like the other parties.
YanSong heart: really worthy of being a teenager by relying on strategy to overthrow the cabinet JiaJing, really insidious.
Jiajing: "I wonder if there is anyone in Yan Aiqing's heart to choose?"”
Yan Song said 'embarrassed',"In the exam three years ago, I was blind and didn't recognize Chen Shimei, causing the princess to be humiliated. This time, I don't dare to speak carelessly."”
Jiajing: " No problem. I believe in Minister Yan's character. If Minister Yan has someone to choose from, you can recommend him to me.”
Yan Song thought for a moment and selected a few non-affiliated officials, with Shen Shixing among them.
The next day, before the Jiajing Emperor went to court, Yan Song indeed received a pile of impeachment memorials against those candidates. They were all accused of being greedy, lustful, unfilial…
Yan Song also saw an old man in his sixties being impeached for disturbing his neighbors every night and bringing an extremely bad influence to the imperial court. Yan Song almost burst out laughing when he saw this.
As expected, he was fighting for the sake of fighting, not for the sake of the matter.
This time, Yan Song didn't press the memorials. Instead, he sorted them all, labeled them, and had the eunuch send them to the royal study.
Presumably, Jiajing liked to read such memorials very much.
As expected, on this day, the Jiajing Emperor unexpectedly delayed his 'cultivation' and made time to read the memorials. Of course, he expressed his appreciation for Yan Song's ease in handling matters and rewarded him with many things.
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