first minister

Chapter 178 A Dream Comes True
"The reason why I am confident that His Majesty will facilitate this is because it is in His Majesty's interest."

Xia Jingyun was sitting in an unexpected place at the moment, an extremely ordinary backyard of a gambling house, explaining to Su Yuanshang and Lu Yi in front of him.

"The four factions in the court, the Prince's faction, the Concubine Shu's faction, and the Qin Xiang faction, plus us. The conflict between His Majesty and the Crown Prince is irreconcilable, because the Crown Prince has been the heir apparent for too many years, and he already has a mature East Palace organization and a large number of people who bet on the future. Next, either the Crown Prince will force His Majesty, or His Majesty will abolish the Crown Prince. No one wants to maintain the current situation for another ten years."

"However, if the prince wants to force the palace, his strength is far from enough. His Majesty abolishes the prince. Although he is strong enough, he still has to consider the court situation. Only when the situation after the abolishment of the prince is established can he take action. What will this situation be like? That is Concubine Shu, us, and Prime Minister Qin can stand on each other's feet and contain each other. At the same time, we must prevent any two factions from combining to threaten the imperial power. Arouse their backlash, in case they are forced to contact the prince."

"These are just my guesses based on the half-life wisdom given by several old people I know well, and after deduction with Mr. Su, but after His Majesty took the opportunity to cut power against the British government, I am a little more certain."

"This is our strategy for the next step. As long as we stick to this context, nothing big will happen."

Now that he has hidden himself in the market place and quietly started to seize territory, Lu nodded his head, "I know, and I will follow this strategy in my future actions."

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Telling you so much is of course to let you know how to make your own decisions when you face some difficulties in the future, but more importantly, let you know that our situation is getting better day by day, and our support for you will remain the same as before."

"At the same time." Xia Jingyun raised a small box in his hand, which was just now taking advantage of the chaos, let Lu Yi order someone to infiltrate the Guangling Guild Hall and steal some original manuscripts, "The things inside will play a big role, and you have made a great contribution in a short period of time."

Lu Yi waved his hand, "Sneaking things can't be put on the table, my lord, please be polite."

Xia Jingyun shook his head seriously, "It does sound a bit lowly. But it is like a tool, only suitable or not, regardless of whether it is high or low. Strange tricks in the world often have miraculous effects. This is also the meaning of your dedication. I treat all contributions equally."

Lu Yimianlu was moved, nodded, and then hesitated: "If we make such a fuss this time, can we really give the position of Minister of Rites to Wang Langzhong?"

Xia Jingyun sighed, "The emperor's heart is deep, who knows, I can only say that the possibility is very high."

He looked at Lu Yi, "You ask your subordinates to follow those two great Confucian scholars. Don't lose them. I will be of great use later. You don't have a big territory right now. If you don't have any trustworthy people under your command, you can go there yourself."

Xia Jingyun spoke solemnly, and Lu Yi was not sloppy, and immediately nodded, "Don't worry, my lord, I'll make arrangements right away."

Su Yuanshang looked at this junior silently, with full appreciation in his eyes, even a bit of admiration.

Although he is still young, he has the courage to use the world as a chessboard. In his eyes, all kings and important officials have lost their aura and are just chess pieces that are equal and can be measured.

But it is such a person who can bow his head to the people's livelihood, care about the suffering of the people, value love and righteousness, and is not at all the heartless and cold-blooded that the hero in the book should have.

pretty good.

Su Yuanshang picked up the teacup and sipped it lightly.
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In the main hall of Jiang'an Hou Mansion, Gongsun Jing paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

"Big brother!"

A younger brother rushed in quickly, "The Guangling Guild Hall is over, the young master has already left."

Gongsun Jing let out a long sigh of relief, and sat back on the chair, "That's good, that's good."

The younger brother hesitated for a moment, looked left and right, leaned over and whispered: "Brother, can you still do what you said earlier?"

Gongsun Jing asked suspiciously: "What?"

The younger brother showed excitement, "It's just to seize power, to be empty!"

Gongsun Jing was so scared that he kicked over, "What the hell! I am loyal to the young master now, and never think about those crooked ways! Be honest with me too!"

The little brother was obedient, and rubbed the place where he was kicked with some grievances.

Gongsun Jing sighed, looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "Look at what the young master has done since he came, which one can we do, let's! Just do our own thing honestly, maybe it will be more comfortable than our days when we were the only one in the Hou Mansion!"

Seeing his younger brother leave with doubt, Gongsun Jing shook his head, whether they believed it or not, he believed it anyway.

He saw many things in his eyes, so he couldn't help but not believe it!
I don't know if the plan of promoting Wang Ruoshui to the position of minister of the Ministry of Rites that the young master said can be realized. If it succeeds, it will be simply amazing.

The empress had tossed with herself for several years before, and she recruited Li Tianfeng, a servant of the Ministry of Rites, as a face-to-face. It has only been a while now. A few days ago, Jingzhaoyin Han Xueming came to leave the candidate they recommended as a captain.

Such a person, where did I have the guts to provoke him?
Seize power?Overhead?
Gongsun Jing shook his head, took a sip of tea, "Minister of the Ministry of Rites! Zheng Sanpin! Can it really work?"
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In the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Ruoshui sat in his workshop, dazed.

With a creak, the door was pushed open.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Food and Beverage came in. He was one of the few doctors in the Ministry of Rites and Yuanwai Lang who had a close relationship with Wang Ruoshui.

"Tell me about you, why don't you join in the fun if you have nothing to do! Is it worth it to be beaten badly!"

After hearing what his colleagues said, Wang Ruoshui smiled wryly, "What's worth it, who let me bump into it! If someone knows that I bumped into it and doesn't dare to take care of it, then something really big will happen."

He had already thought about what to say and what to do, and the director of the food department thought about it, "You, you are really unlucky. If you don't go to the altar to check the situation today, you won't pass by there, and you won't suffer from that unreasonable disaster."

Wang Ruoshui held back his stomach and couldn't speak, so he sighed, "Hey, no matter what, there is no trouble at all! Is Lord Shangshu here?"

"Not anymore, someone came from the palace just now and was called into the palace."

!!!

Wang Ruoshui's heart skipped a beat, and he tried his best to maintain his calm, "Have you entered the palace? In two hours or so, the government seal will be closed. Why are you entering the palace now?"

"How do I know if you ask that well?"

The secretary of the food department rolled his eyes, "I'm afraid you have to go to a good event this year? Let the person behind you do your best for you. The momentum is so strong recently, let's see if I can push you to the position of servant!"

Wang Ruoshui shook his head with a smile, "With you here, how can it be my turn!"

"Come on! We are brothers and sisters. The Rites Department is the celebrity in front of Lord Shangshu. For him, Lord Shangshu even pushed back the two appointments from the Ministry of Officials."

"Hey!" Wang Ruoshui followed suit with a sigh, "So let's stop thinking about that, and think about how to celebrate the New Year."

The secretary of the food department came to care for a while, complained a few words, and then turned and left.

Wang Ruoshui sat alone in the room, dazed.

He felt that his future was like sitting in a room with closed doors and windows, listening to the sound of footsteps outside.

He knew that someone was coming, but he also knew that the person was not looking for him.

So, anxiously and helplessly, I listened to the footsteps passing by, and then went away.

Forget it, no matter what, I still accumulated a lot of prestige today, and also narrowed the distance with the young master. After this, it can be regarded as repaying a little bit of his kindness for saving the lives of his whole family.

Wang Ruoshui calmed down, finished the work in hand, made a pot of tea, silently looked out the window, and waited for the release.

The winter in Zhongjing City is always like this, it is gray and mottled, like the mottled appearance soaked by all kinds of people's hearts, and it is extremely difficult for sunlight to penetrate.

Thinking about it, his eyes suddenly brightened, and when he raised his head, a ray of sunlight fell on his desk through the gap in the window.

boom!
The door was pushed open.

"Old Wang, Lord Shangshu is back, call all Langzhong and Yuanwailang for a discussion!"

In the main hall of the Ministry of Rites, all the Yuanwailang, Langzhong, and Shilang sat neatly.

Wang Ruoshui's head is wrapped in gauze, which is really conspicuous.

Feng Jieyi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, smiled and said: "Mr. Wang really does not miss any good opportunity to show off!"

Many Yuanwailang laughed along, not because the joke was funny, but because the person who told the joke deserved their cooperation.

Wang Ruoshui said lightly: "If Feng Langzhong thinks this is showing off, he can take the lead next time."

He is not afraid of Feng Jieyi, not to mention the servant, he even offended Shang Shu.

There is no need to worry about debts, why should he get used to it!

Hearing Wang Ruoshui's neutral counterattack, the smile on Feng Jieyi's face disappeared instantly, and he snorted coldly, as if he had already figured out how to deal with this person who dared to make trouble after becoming a servant.

While speaking, Shi Dingzhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, stepped in.

Everyone greeted them in unison, Shi Dingzhong replied indifferently, and then said directly: "The seal of the New Year is approaching, so I will call everyone here, so I won't gossip. Just now His Majesty called me into the palace. I think some of you have already guessed why."

He looked around, and his eyes stopped for a while on his confidant, Feng Jieyi, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, "For the position of the left servant of the Ministry of Rites that has been vacant for several months."

Everyone had different attitudes, but the Ministry of Rites respected the rules, and no one asked questions.

Shi Dingzhong said: "I fought hard according to reason, and finally kept this candidate in the Ministry of Rites, and didn't let outsiders come over to snatch everyone's position. Right now, the appointment letter of the center has been prepared, and it will be sent by the official department later. Let me tell you first, so that everyone can be prepared."

Feng Jieyi quietly sat up straight, looking at Shi Dingzhong with gratitude and expectation.

"Wang Ruoshui, the doctor of the Department of Rituals, has been promoted to the position of the left servant of the Ministry of Rites. He is in charge of the Division of Rituals and the Division of Rituals. The official documents will be delivered later. Congratulations, everyone!"

Feng Jieyi stood up subconsciously, and then realized that he was not talking about himself!

Not only him, but the rest of the people present were also dumbfounded!

I thought that as long as this position was promoted from the ministry, it would be in Feng Jieyi's pocket, why, how could it be Wang Ruoshui!
Little did he know that Wang Ruoshui was also sitting there blankly, unable to believe his ears!

Actually, really, it was done?

　Chapter 2 is almost there, it will be released later
　　
　
(End of this chapter)