The eighth one is Lin Qi, the Minister of Household Affairs;

The ninth one was Liang Yangzu, the shipping envoy to the south of the Yangtze River, who supervised the tea and salt affairs in the southeast;

The tenth one is Lin Jingmo, a Hanlin scholar;

The eleventh one is Fan Zongyin, a highly experienced member of Zhongshushe;

The twelfth one is a senior official of the Privy Council, leading a department, and all have the decree of Liu Ziyu;

The thirteenth is Yan Xiaozhong, who knows Nanyang Prefecture;

The thirteenth is a senior general, Yue Fei's former commander, Zongze's former subordinate Lu Qing...

After he had exhausted all his efforts to write it, Wang Boyan and his son-in-law agreed to give a name and discuss what was inappropriate. If it was really not possible, they would remove a name... The son-in-law naturally understood what his husband-in-law meant.

"How is Chen Shangshu?" Wang Boyan pointed to the first name and asked seriously. "This man is the person with the highest military merit among the six ministers. His military skills are better than those of important ministers. He is also a confidant of the officials."

"Too many part-time jobs." Wang Yi responded seriously. "The Minister of the Ministry of War and the Governor of Kaifeng, the former is in charge of logistics, armaments and armaments, and the latter is in charge of the defense of the capital. They are important tasks that cannot be easily relinquished at this time.

To hold these two positions is to have too much authority."

Wang Boyan nodded slowly, and he knew that his son still had a sentence that he had not said yet... that is, if Chen Gui took these two part-time workers and became the deputy privy envoys, then this guy would not have Lu Yihao's temperament nor Lu Yihao's reality.

, wouldn’t he be bullied again in Dongfu?

"Chen Dayin is from the Mingfa Department, and..." The new top scholar also cautiously made some comments, but as soon as he finished giving a reason, Master Taishan over there had already taken action.

"I almost forgot about this." Wang Boyan raised his hand and clicked on Chen Gui's name. "The Mingfa is really too low."

Zhao Bo Yao and Wang Yi nodded together... The Ming Law Department of the Song Dynasty only tested forty articles of Mo Yi, as well as the Three Classics. His status was the lowest among all subjects. Although Chen Gui was a civil servant, his status in the examination room was probably not even that of Qu Duan.

It can't be compared, that is, the times make heroes. Otherwise, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Kaifeng will only be a county magistrate in his lifetime.

In a word, this is a flaw!

"How is Li Zhongcheng?" Wang Boyan continued to ask without raising his head.

"Li Taifa has just been promoted to Zhongcheng." Wang Yi smiled bitterly. "And this person is a close friend of Li Gongxiang Li Gang. After Li Gongxiang passed away, Li Guang was appointed as the censor Zhongcheng, and Li Gongxiang's third brother Li Jing was appointed as the censor.

The officials have shown great comfort and magnanimity to Mr. Li’s family...how can we go further?”

"That's right." Wang Boyan also laughed. "Not to mention that Li Gang's lineage can hold this weight, which is the most benevolent and righteous officialdom. Even Lu Xianggong (Lu Haowen) and Lu Shixiang (Lu Yihao), how can they tolerate this?

Is there a step forward for my generation? For the same reason, Lin Qi and Lin Shangshu did not consider it."

As he spoke, Wang Shuxiang clicked a dot under Li Guang's name, and then crossed a line under Lin Qi's name.

At the same time, the new top scholar finally understood why Master Taishan asked him to come here to sit here... This was obviously to teach him a lesson and clarify some situations before he took office. And his brother-in-law because

He was captured by the Jin people and privately redeemed by Master Taishan. It is difficult to use it again in the short term. I am afraid that I will help Master Taishan with all my strength, but I came here specifically to explain it myself.

At this thought, Zhao Boyao couldn't help but sit upright.

"What about Zhu Shengfei?" Wang Boyan continued to ask.

"Zhu Shangshu is a good candidate, but it's a pity that he is the one in Lu Shixiang's pocket." Wang Yi opened his mouth and said, "This is the only consideration."

Wang Boyan nodded, then drew a circle on Zhu Shengfei's name, and then continued to ask: "How is Wang Shu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment?"

"The qualifications and status are sufficient, but he is a defeated general, and he has just taken over... It is a pity that the previous Minister of Justice, Quan Bangyan, was the Minister of Justice, but Ding You was unable to do such a thing, and it was too late."

Wang Boyan's expression remained unchanged, he just nodded a little under Wang Shu's name and asked again calmly:

"Zhang Jun, Zhao Ding, is it possible?"

"Sooner or later, these two will pay homage to the Prime Minister, but it's definitely too late now." Wang Yi was still quick. "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I'm afraid we will have to be careful about the movements of the Jin people. All the envoys, ministers, and great Yin are not big.

It may be within the official’s consideration.”

Wang Boyan nodded, drew a horizontal line directly under the names of Zhang Jun, Zhao Ding, Ma Shen and Liang Yangzu in one breath, and then asked again:

"How is Lin Jingmo?"

"She looks a little younger, but that's all." Wang Yi answered fluently.

Wang Shu nodded repeatedly, but then drew a circle on the name of Academician Xiao Lin, and at the same time drew a horizontal line under the names of Fan Zongyin and Liu Ziyu:

"Those who are relatively junior and younger in Beijing, if Bachelor Ruo Lin can't do it, then neither can the rest of them."

The new top scholar and his brother-in-law nodded heavily together.

"Lu Qing..." Wang Boyan saw the last name, and as soon as he read it out, he burst out laughing and took the initiative to cross his name. "It's not that high at this time, but it's a trend."

Two people sat next to each other, each silent.

"So, it's between Zhu Shangshu and Lin Xueshi?" Wang Yi asked softly.

Wang Boyan looked at the list and nodded.

And Wang Yi was relieved for a moment: "Two people are enough. Since dad has no intention, he will write them both down and send them up so that the officials can choose."

Wang Boyan nodded again, but did not start writing.

After a long while, he said frankly: "If that's the case, why did the official come to ask specifically and ask us to nominate them? If he liked these two people, he should have appointed them directly."

At this point, Wang Yi and Zhao Boyao were slightly shocked and shocked. Wang Shuxiang actually crossed out Xiao Lin and Zhu Shengfei together, found a new piece of paper, and wrote down Li Guang, Chen Gui, and Wang Shu again.

.

Not only that, Wang Boyan actually asked the two juniors seriously: "Li Zhongcheng, Chen Shangshu, and Wang Shangshu, have any of them done something wrong recently? Or have they made mistakes in private matters, or have they made oversights?"

Zhao Boyao hesitated to speak for a while, but he still opened his mouth under the encouraging looks of his father-in-law and brother-in-law: "Ms. sir, I just wanted to say that Chen Shangshu encountered a case recently."

"...?"

"A person from De'an Prefecture, a direct literary descendant of Liuyi layman Ouyang Xiu, and the former Prime Minister once announced his son-in-law Wang Zhi. He recently sued Chen Shangshu, saying that his 40,000 volumes of books were stolen by Chen Shangshu, who was the prefect of De'an during the past chaos.

He took it away for some reason and still hasn't returned it. He really couldn't bear it, so he appealed to the Ministry of Punishment... When Wang Shu and Wang Shangshu first came, they just sent a letter to mediate. As a result, Chen Shangshu deduced that all the 40,000 volumes of books were in De'an Mansion, Nanyang.

The palace was dispersed." Zhao Boyao quickly spoke carefully. "There was a lot of discussion about this matter before, but it was suppressed for a while because of the interference of Wang Xie's murder... Everyone knows that it was Chen Shangshu who took over the Wang family.

A collection of 40,000 volumes."

"My son also knows about this." Wang Yi also thought thoughtfully. "It is said that Chen Gui even scolded Wang Zhi in private, saying that Wang Zhi was incompetent and that the 40,000 volumes of books in the Wang family were just eating ashes... Discussions in the capital all said that

Chen Shangshu stole 40,000 volumes of books through clever means, and he did not have enough."

Wang Boyan was stunned for a long time, then suddenly sneered: "How can you say that a scholar is stealing? Besides, he is not qualified to be a deputy minister of the privy council, so why can't he be a privy minister?"

After saying this, the Prime Minister of Xifu opened the letter directly and carefully filled in the recommendation letter that he had already written. He was born in the Ming Dynasty and became a thief.

After finishing writing, Mr. Wang felt relieved for a moment.

At this time, Wang Yi had already been deep in thought, but the new champion couldn't bear it in a daze: "The official intention is that the official and the two governors will work together as guarantees to recommend Chen Shangshu?"

"That's exactly it, but it's more than that." Wang Boyan turned to face his son-in-law, twirling his beard and sighing. "According to the current power of the official family, if they really want to be promoted, they will be promoted. In this way, we have been asked to promote, but it is not

A sentence about cherishing feathers can explain it."

"Please give me some advice." Zhao Boyao became more sincere.

"I would venture to guess that the official family should have been hesitating between Quan Bangyan, Quan Shangshu and Chen Shangshu. Since Quan Shangshu is Ding You, Chen Shangshu should have made up his mind and be responsible for the defense of Tokyo." Wang Boyan responded seriously.

"As for this disposition, it is because there has been no fighting in Beijing for seven or eight months, and people feel at ease. However, the officials are afraid that we will focus on talking about routines and rules, but neglect the overall military situation, so they try to remind them in a circle.

I want to tell you that one third of the disease among officials is that Chen Shangshu did not cultivate themselves, but seventy percent of the disease is due to the old customs in the court, forgetting that the Jin people are about to come to the top. Shi Yan (Zhao Bo Yaozi)

)!"

"The official is here." Zhao Boyao was shocked.

"When you go to Ruzhou this time, you must not talk about any frivolous etiquette. In everything you do, you should put the overall situation of fighting against the Jin Dynasty first... If there are one or two things that are wrong, I hope you can learn from my student Qin Huizhi and be a man of integrity.

"You are the person!" Wang Boyan reminded heavily. "Don't forget that you are the first number one scholar since the official ascended the throne, and you are from the clan! The hatred of the country and the family are all in one thought!"

Zhao Boyao stood up solemnly and bowed solemnly.

Almost at the same time, Lu Haowen, who was sitting alone in the study in the Prime Minister's Mansion, looked at Xianggong Lu who had drawn the word "Chen Gui" in circles in front of him, sighed slightly, and then wrote a letter of recommendation.

On the second day, August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the three prime ministers each went to the office. On the grounds that the Jin people might go south after the autumn, the military affairs in the capital were complicated, and the Privy Council was vacant, they each recommended candidates to guard the Privy Council... Lu, the prime minister of the capital.

I have a good question. Deputy Privy Envoy Wang Boyan alone recommended Chen Gui, the Minister of the Ministry of War, to lead Kaifeng Prefecture Yin. Xu Jingheng, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Capital Province, also recommended Hanlin scholar Lin Jingmo, Zhu Shengfei, the Minister of Rites, and Chen Gui, the Minister of the Ministry of War.

The officials who were still ill followed the trend of good deeds, followed the opinions of the public and could not go against them, were military serious, issued decrees directly, followed the old rules and signed the Privy Council affairs, and restored the old Nanyang practices. The whole city was under military control, the province was under military control, and the Privy Council was moved to the Chongwen Courtyard in the palace.

The Prime Minister takes turns coming to the palace at night to prepare for consultation.

In the afternoon of the same day, the provinces and the Privy Council issued separate orders, which were distributed throughout the city through Kaifeng Prefecture... The provinces advised civilians, women and children that if there are people to rely on in the south, they may as well leave the capital. However, the young and strong military dependents must obtain approval from Kaifeng Prefecture and are not allowed to leave at will.

Go; the Privy Council declares that the entire city's property will be placed under military control within a day. If there are military supplies, houses will be demolished, and property will be requisitioned, no one can disobey it, and all the young people in the city will be registered in a register for deployment!

As soon as the decree was issued, the whole city was horrified. Tokyo's population, which was still expanding, suddenly stagnated, and even started to flow back... Suddenly, the prosperity of the previous six months was like a mirror in the mirror.

Another day later, after the commanders and ministers from all walks of life paid their respects to the officials who had improved somewhat in Yanfu Palace, they each led their own soldiers, fully armored, out of Tokyo City and assigned them to various defense areas.
Chapter completed!