Lu Zhi's chief officer triumphed.
The emperor received him in Weiyang Palace.
Rumors in the palace said that the monarch and his subjects were chatting happily, and there was often laughter.
It was almost evening.
Chief Lu walked out of the palace.
……
The Cabinet.
At the south wall of the palace.
This was originally a palace, but after some modifications, it became the office of the cabinet minister.
When it was time for dinner, the imperial kitchen brought over delicacies and filled the table with ten people.
There were only four people at the table.
Huangfu's second son is in charge.
Grand Secretary Yuan.
Elder Yang.
Chen Ge Chen.
Although they were colleagues.
However, they had nothing to say to each other, and the atmosphere at the dining table was particularly cold.
"Lord Chief, please return to the pavilion!"
The gatekeeper shouted.
Crackling sounds of firecrackers could be heard.
To celebrate the first meeting of the cabinet members, the highest power center of the country began to operate.
"Lord Chief, Dong An!"
The four cabinet ministers all stood up and bowed.
Huangfu Cifu was no exception. Even in the army, his status was above the chief assistant. In the cabinet, he had to bow first.
"Everyone, Dong An!"
Chief Lu waved his hand and smiled." There are many matters in the cabinet. If you can reduce the rules, you can do so. You can call me by my surname. I've been in the army for a long time, so I don't have the bad temper of a civil official. Take a seat."”
Map cannon.
It directly hit the faces of the two Pavilion Elders.
They were from aristocratic families and were orthodox civil officials. What they liked the most was to be ostentatious and fight for face.
"Thank you, Lord Chief!"
Yuan Yang and the other two elders gritted their teeth so hard that they were about to break. They could only sit down patiently.
A higher rank would crush people to death.
Huangfu Cifu naturally sat down. He and Chief Lu could wear the same pants, so he naturally did not care about these red tape.
"Thank you, Lord Chief!"
Chen Gechen hesitated for a moment. Seeing that Chief Lu was serious, he relaxed his posture and etiquette.
After all, he was a young man who was not used to the many rules of officialdom. He was very happy to have a superior who did not put on airs.
"With me as the chief assistant, the cabinet doesn't need to eat or sleep.”
Lu Daru picked up the fish meat in front of him and said as he ate,"I just came back. Have the various regions and the six ministries submitted any memorials that require the Cabinet's vote or His Majesty's approval?”
"Reporting to Lord Chief…"
Chen Gechen immediately put down his chopsticks and prepared to answer.
"Pick up your chopsticks. There's no need to talk about seniority at the dining table. Speak freely. It's not a vote, so there's no need to be particularly formal.”
"Yes, sir!"
Chen Gechen picked up his chopsticks, but he couldn't open his mouth. He said hesitantly,""The six departments have completed their transformation and are already in normal use. Each department has submitted some government affairs according to their own situation!”
"Tell me everything."
"The Minister of Personnel Affairs, Xi Zhicai, has drawn up a list of twelve candidates for the six assistant ministers according to His Majesty's decree!”
"If the six departments are compared to ships, then the six ministers are the boatmen who control the ships, and the assistant ministers are the keels that build the ships.”
Lu Zhi took a sip of wine and nodded."Changwen, tell us the list of candidates. Yizhen, Ciyang (Yuan Kui), Wenxian (Yang Biao). Let's listen first and point them out if we think they are not suitable. We'll discuss them after dinner."”
"The left assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he was the former governor of Jizhou and had an excellent reputation. This time, he was selected by the Minister of Drama and was promoted to the Ministry of Personnel!”
"I've heard of the name Ju Shou. He's a noble son from a poor family. He has little ambition and is good at strategy.”
"Continue."
"The right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel is the former cavalry commandant Cui Yan!”
"Cui Yan? Are they the disciples of Zheng Xuan (one of the three great Confucians of the dynasty)?”
"Yes!"
"A disciple of a great scholar must have some ability. Cui Yan, Cui Yan, surnamed Cui, what relationship does he have with the Cui family of Boling?”
"He's the son of the Cui family of Boling!"
"Is that so?"
Chief Assistant Lu's action of eating food paused. He looked at the two Pavilion Elders Yuan and Yang and said mischievously,""Regarding Cui Yan, is there anything that the two Pavilion Elders are dissatisfied with?”
"No!"
"He's a straightforward person and is very suitable for the position of the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel!”
The two Pavilion Elders Yuan and Yang said with a fake smile.
The Cui family of Boling was one of the top ten families in the country. It wasn't that the Yuan family and Yang family couldn't afford to offend them, but it wasn't good to offend them!
"Continue."
"The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Liu Ye, is the descendant of Emperor Guangwu's son, Prince Fuling. He volunteered to join the Ministry of Revenue and passed the true ability assessment.”
"He's of noble birth, but he has amazing abilities. The imperial clan can be considered to have produced talented people.”
"The right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue is the former capital governor, Wang Zhang!”
"Someone from the Langya Wang Clan?"
"Yes!"
"Continue."
"The Left Assistant Minister of the Board of Rites is the Governor of Jiangxia County, the son of the bandit general, Liu Ba. He is a famous person in the country and also recommended himself. He passed the examination of Minister Cheng Yu and stayed behind!”
"Liu Ba's name is very high in the scholarly circle. He came from an official family, but he can pity the poor.”
"The right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites is the former minister of Taipu Temple, Zheng Sheng!”
What is his relationship with the Zheng family of Xingyang?"
"It's the current head of the Zheng family in Xingyang!"
"The head of the Zheng family in Xingyang, one of the ten great families of the country, has only been given the position of the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. Grand Secretary Yuan, Grand Secretary Yang, why don't we go into the palace and discuss with His Majesty to make Master Zheng the minister of the Ministry of Rites?”
Chief Lu clicked his tongue in wonder as he teased the two Pavilion Elders Yuan and Yang with a faint smile.
"No need!"×2
The two elders 'faces twitched.
Zheng Sheng.
It was an official of the same generation as them.
The reputation of the court and the public was not very good. He had relied purely on his family background to get to the top. Being the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites was already a promotion.
Even if the Emperor wasn't afraid of Zheng Sheng being promoted to the position of Minister of Rites, they were afraid that Zheng Sheng would destroy the entire country's scholars.
"Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Flying Cavalry General Zhu Xi!”
"Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Xiao Xuan of the Xiao Clan of Lanling!”
"Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, former Gaoping County Magistrate Man Chong!”
"The right assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, Wei Fang of the Wei family of the capital!”
"The left assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, the former governor of Jizhou!”
"The right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, Li Xian of the Li family of Zhao County!”
He finished reading them all.
The two Pavilion Elders, Yuan Yang, couldn't sit still anymore.
The country respected the left, and the officials of the aristocratic families were placed in the position of right assistant minister.
However, it was unknown how these six left assistant ministers were found, but in terms of ability, they were better than the six right assistant ministers from the Hammer Family.
Even if they wanted to fight for it, they wouldn't have the face to open their mouths.
In addition, the chief assistant was beside them and would say a few strange words from time to time, making their minds explode.
A bunch of trash!
"The list of assistant minister candidates will end here. The first and second assistant ministers can do as they see fit!”
Grand Secretary Yuan's face turned pale. He couldn't help but say that he didn't want to hear it anymore.
"Grand Secretary Yuan doesn't want to discuss it further, so we can decide on a vote?”
"No need, this is good!"
Grand Secretary Yuan wanted to slam the table, but he urged,""Changwen, read the report sent by the Ministry of Revenue!”
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