The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

Old Minister Wang Yongji is old and weak, and he really doesn't have the energy to quarrel with Lin Tailai here.

What's more, other officials are coming one after another, and Wang Yongji, who is not thick-skinned enough, doesn't want to be laughed at by others.

Another way is to call the nearby government troops to drive away the troublemakers.

Old Minister Wang looked around and found that all the nearby government troops either turned their backs to him from a distance, or looked up at the sky and fell into philosophical thinking, turning a deaf ear to the outside world.

This fully shows that in addition to emotional intelligence and connections, personal ability is also very important in officialdom.

If personal ability is not enough, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in many occasions.

Finally, Old Minister Wang shook his sleeves and went into the East Court Room angrily, just pretending that he didn't see Lin Tailai!

Anyway, the court recommendation is the court recommendation, not his personal business, so it's not worth it to be serious with Lin Tailai.

Lin Tailai continued to practice his stick at the door of the East Court Room, and when he saw an acquaintance coming, he said hello.

As a great man who won the top nine prizes in civil and military examinations, especially the top six in the literary examination, regardless of his official position, Lin Tailai is not inferior to anyone in terms of appearance.

Even if he is a little willful and rude, others can tolerate it. This is the privilege of the imperial examination myth and the auspicious sign in human form.

Prime Minister Shen was often offended by Lin Tailai, but he still accepted it with a pinch of nose. This is one of the reasons.

Lin Tailai had just sent Shi Xing, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, to the Ministry of War. When he turned around and saw an acquaintance, he leaned on his stick and greeted him enthusiastically:

"Isn't this Yang Shao Situ! When did you secretly get promoted from the governor of Fengyang to the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue? Why didn't I notice it?

Even you can be promoted to the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, which shows that there are still loopholes in the work of our Ministry of Personnel."

Yang Junmin, who came from a wealthy family, was originally a graceful figure, but now his face was as dark as if ink was dripping.

Among the ministers present, he was probably the first person to know Lin Tailai. At that time, Lin Tailai was still a small scoundrel!

As a result, he suffered the most at the hands of Lin Tailai, and was once a prisoner of the rebels.

The governor of Fengyang, Jiangbei, dared not go to Yangzhou, the largest city in Jiangbei!

Yang Junmin felt very uncomfortable watching Lin Tailai jumping around in the court for nearly a year.

He once wanted to quit the officialdom and return to his hometown to inherit a million-dollar fortune, so as to get out of sight and out of mind.

But he was stopped by his fellow villagers, otherwise there would be no one to follow up the Shanxi Gang.

In the end, it was Wang Situ, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who put an end to Lin Tailai's flattering behavior, "If you want to go in, go in, don't get in the way here."

There is no fixed procedure for the form of deliberation such as court promotion and court discussion, which may be different in each dynasty. The Jiajing Dynasty was one way, and the Wanli Dynasty was another way.

Just like the operating mechanism of the Ming Dynasty court, it has been changing dynamically and there is no fixed rule.

Moreover, the participants are relatively loose, and it doesn't matter if one or two or a few people are missing.

Even if the ministers were on the list of participants, some would not come as long as they were not greedy for power or the matter was not important. Not everyone was as active as Lin Tailai.

But for such a major matter as recommending the Minister of Personnel, most people would still come to take a look and say a few words.

There were more than 20 bigwigs present today, which was considered a relatively large number of people.

In addition, as ministers of the inner court, the cabinet ministers generally did not participate in the outer court's court discussions and recommendations, unless the emperor granted permission.

Seeing that the number of people was roughly the same, Wang Yongji, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, took the lead and said:

"I am not virtuous and talented, and I am weak and short of breath. It is not convenient for me to speak, so I want to hand over today's court recommendation to the Grand Tutor."

This is also a common situation. If the Minister of Personnel is the number one figure in the outer court, the Minister of Revenue is nominally the number two.

In the outer court discussion, it is generally presided over by the Minister of Personnel. If the Minister of Personnel is not there, the Minister of Revenue will preside over it.

Today, a bunch of ministers and censors are here, and Wang Yongji feels that he is a bit weak, so he doesn't want to preside.

"I object!" As soon as Wang Youshilang finished speaking and Wang Dasitu hadn't shown any humility, a tall and majestic figure jumped out.

The twenty or so big men present today looked at Lin Tailai and were all speechless.

Wang Situ is your brother-in-law, Lin Tailai. Do you not even let your own people go?

Lin Tailai expressed his own opinion: "General affairs can be handed over to Dasitu.

But today is the affairs of our Ministry of Personnel. How can we let outsiders take charge?

I, Lin Tailai, am a person who clearly distinguishes between public and private. I have to stand up and say that it is very inappropriate for Dasitu to preside over the recommendation of the Minister of Personnel!"

Wang Yongji asked: "Then who do you think is suitable?"

Lin Tailai replied: "Since it cannot be delegated to outsiders, it can only be presided over by people from the Ministry of Personnel. Since Shao Zhongzai declined, the Ministry of Personnel has only me."

Everyone: "."

Let's fill in the Minister of Personnel and the Left Assistant Minister quickly! Otherwise, I'm afraid that Lin Tailai will make a big fuss in the Ministry of Personnel!

While thinking, everyone looked at Wang Zhiyuan, the nominal second-in-command of the outer court, the Minister of Revenue.

Now the person who is qualified to preside over the high-level meeting of the outer court is Wang Situ.

Wang Situ said casually: "It's just a host to start the conversation. It won't affect everyone's choice. Let Lin Jiuyuan do it!"

Even Wang Situ didn't argue, and others with lower priority than Wang Situ had nothing to say.

So Lin Tailai took the lead and said the opening words in a proper manner: "After the discussion of the Ministry of Personnel, three candidates for the Minister of Personnel were selected, namely Wang Shizhen, the Minister of Nanjing Criminal Department, Wu Shilai, the Left Censor-in-Chief, and Lu Guangzu, the Minister of Criminal Department.

Today, all the gentlemen gathered here to recommend candidates in the court, aiming to determine who will be the main candidate, and the other two will be the supporting candidates. Please speak freely! "

In theory, the Minister of Personnel and the cabinet ministers can only be appointed by the emperor himself, so the nature of the ministers' recommendation in the court is a bit like the selection of the top scholar in the palace examination.

The palace examination is that the ministers who read the papers temporarily determine the first, second, and third place, and finally submit them to the emperor. If the emperor has no objection, it is considered to be determined.

And the court recommendation is to temporarily determine a main candidate, and the others are supporting candidates. The results are also submitted to the emperor. If the emperor has no objection, it is considered to be determined.

Lin Tailai's opening words were very good, but they successfully created a cold effect. Among the more than 20 big men present, no one spoke.

Maybe everyone is not used to it. How should they speak in front of a small fifth-rank host.

It may also be that some people deliberately did not speak, thinking of embarrassing Lin Tailai.

As a time traveler, how could Lin Tailai be stumped by such a small scene?

He then said: "Since all the gentlemen are silent, I will take the initiative to ask, support the Minister of Justice Lu Guangzu to raise your hands! ”

In the previous life, I had experienced this kind of voting scene many times. It can be used right away, simple and convenient.

But the other big guys present heard such a call for the first time and did not react. They were not used to raising their hands to vote.

So they all stared at Lin Tailai subconsciously and did not react for a while.

Lin Tailai quickly said: "No one raised their hands. It seems that no one supports Lu Guangzu! The next person is Wu Shilai! Raise your hands if you support him!"

Fuck! The big guys who came back to their senses were in an uproar. Are you serious, Lin Tailai?

Song Xun, the Minister of Industry, angrily rebuked: "Lin Tailai! Be serious! Put away those tricks that fool the world!"

Seeing that it was Song Xun, a senior figure of the Qingliu forces, Lin Tailai sprayed back without hesitation:

"I gave you the opportunity to speak just now, but you didn't speak; I gave you the opportunity to raise your hand, but you didn't raise your hand!

Now you blame me again? What do you want? Let you, the Minister of Industry, preside over the court recommendation, is it okay? "

Song Xun was not good at debate and was not young, so he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Several big men shouted together: "Do it again!"

Of course, Lin Tailai could not go against the "public opinion" of a group of big men, but he could not just give in.

Once he gave in, he, the host, would not be able to control the rhythm!

So Lin Tailai shouted loudly: "Do it again! But if there is anyone like Song Xun who interrupts randomly, then we will break up. I will directly report that no one supports Lu Guangzu!"

Wang Situ came out to smooth things over, and then "pacified" Lin Tailai.

Then Lin Tailai said: "The three candidates are all respected people. There is no need to judge their strengths and weaknesses today. That is the duty of the censors.

This is a gentleman's dispute. Don't slander or attack each other. Just express your support for whoever you support. "

If comments are allowed, Wang Shizhen, the old official, is definitely not as impressive as Lu Guangzu's resume, so let's just skip the character evaluation stage.

Lin Tailai is also worried about Wang's official career.

Fearing that the big guys will react and cause trouble again, the host Lin Tailai hurriedly asked: "Who agrees to recommend Wang Shizhen, the Southern Chief Justice?"

The Minister of Revenue Wang Zhiyuan had no choice but to stand up and say firmly: "I agree! ”

Then Shi Xing, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, Jian Da, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, Li Chun, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhong Zhenji, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, also spoke in agreement.

After Lin Tailai took a quick look at the situation, he basically understood it.

The reason why Wang Shizhen was nominated was not only because there was really no one available, but also because Wang Shizhen had been the leader of the literary world for decades and had accumulated some connections.

Shi Xing, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was one of the five sons of a certain generation of the retro faction. How could he not support Wang Shizhen at this time?

Jian Da, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, who was from Chongqing Wei, was a fellow villager of Zhang Jiayin, the leader of the later seven sons of the retro faction.

If Wang Shizhen was not nominated, these two people would probably support others.

As for Li Chun, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, it was because he was at odds with another candidate, Lu Guangzu, and was willing to support Wang Shizhen.

And the Ministry of Works The right assistant minister Zhong Zhenji was a relationship that Lin Tailai had managed himself. Zhong Zhenji was the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture and he disliked Dong Qichang's poor handwriting when he was young.

Up to now, there are five people who have clearly expressed their support for Wang Shizhen, which is a bit too few.

There are more than twenty people present, and only five people supporting him is not enough anyway!

Lin Tailai quickly calculated the number of people who definitely support Lu Guangzu in his mind. No matter how you count, there are more than Wang Shizhen's supporters.

Tsk, it's hard to deal with, the court push is really hard to deal with, Lin Tailai, who personally participated in the first time, sighed in his heart.

No wonder Prime Minister Shen couldn't completely control the court push. After personally doing it, he finally understood it.

More than twenty people, all of them are big bosses, and each has their own thoughts, the difficulty coefficient is indeed extremely high.