The darker the night outside, and the oil lamp in the study seemed a little dark. A pair of scissors appeared next to the oil lamp, gently cutting off a piece of black wick, and the light immediately became brighter.

Zhao Wenhua put down the scissors, glanced at the Miao knife from the corner of his eyes, and his neck was unconsciously shrank back, and then said softly: "Actually... all this has nothing to do with the war in the southeast, it is just a political struggle between the court and the central government."

"If Zhang Jing is defeated, I, Mr. Zhao, have already written a letter to impeach me, so naturally I will not be involved."

"If it is a great victory..." Zhao Wenhua swallowed, "A month ago, I wrote a letter to impeach Zhang Jing, Li Tianchong, and Ge Lao Yan protect Zhang Jing in front of His Majesty."

"Yan Fen is good for Zhang Jing?" His previous posture suddenly collapsed, and Qian Yuan repeated it in a daze. "Yan Fen is good for Zhang Jing?"

"Yes." Zhao Wenhua nodded, "and said... If Zhang Banzhou defeated the Japanese pirates, he should return to the DPRK to be promoted to Minister of War."

"In a short period of time, Zhang Banzhou will not be able to completely eliminate the Japanese pirates... Uh, defeat the Japanese pirates?" Qian Yuan discovered the hidden meaning of this sentence. If Zhang Jing defeated the Japanese pirates, he would be qualified to return to the DPRK to be promoted to Grand Sima, so he would naturally let others drink a few sips of soup.

Unfortunately, after Zhang Jing left, before Hu Zongxian took office, several of the people who tried to drink soup were choked to death.

He quickly thought about it in his mind, Qian Yuan suddenly felt shocked and asked: "Where is Nie Shuangjiang who was promoted to Grand Sima?"

If Zhang Jing returns to the court and is promoted to the Minister of War, what will happen to Nie Bao?

"This is the problem and the reason for all this." Zhao Wenhua smiled bitterly, "Zhang Banzhou was promoted to Grand Marshal for his military achievements, and Nie Shuangjiang's recommendation was made contributions..."

"Now, the Minister of Personnel is Li Mo, who is deeply favored by His Majesty; the Minister of Rites Ouyang De was a Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing and a member of Xinxue. This is Xu Huating, and the position of other Ministers... The transfer of the position is not considered a promotion."

Zhao Wenhua looked at Qian Yuan, "So, it is very likely that Nie Shuangjiang will be awarded the title for his recommendation."

Qian Yuan was stunned for a moment, held the hilt of the knife with his right hand, and smiled angrily: "Mencun really thinks Qian is an ignorant child!"

"Since Tianshun, our dynasty did not enter the Hanlin or the cabinet. Although Shuangjiang Gong was both civil and military, he was also a master of Neo-Confucianism, but he was only a Jinshi of the Three-Famous Jinshi and became the magistrate of Huating the following year."

This set of rules was implemented by famous minister Li Xian after Tumubao. It became a routine decades later. In the past, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and Yang Tinghe were all like this. After becoming a Jinshi, he entered the Hanlin Academy and gradually gained qualifications, and then he could enter the center within a few years.

Zhao Wenhua waved his hand and smiled bitterly: "That's the old calendar."

"Um?"

"You have to know today..." Zhao Wenhua hesitated for a while, and lowered his voice: "Don't tell those rules."

"When Yang Ting and his power were in power, his son Yang Sheng'an got a crying official. From then on, today...

"In the third year of Jiajing, four were replaced by the chief minister of the cabinet. In the next few years, only Fei Hong was a serious Hanlin family. The remaining Yang Yiqing, Gui E, and Fang Xianfu were not the right way, let alone Zhang Cong and Xia Yan."

Qian Yuan nodded slowly. He knew that Yang Yiqing had served as the general manager of the trilateral system, Zhang Cong entered the cabinet with the order of order, and although Xia Yan served as the Hanlin Bachelor, he was specially rewarded by Jiajing after he was promoted to the Minister of Rites.

Jiajing was a famous person who did not follow rules in the history of the Ming Dynasty. He was even more unruly than his cousin Zhengde, especially in the position of chief minister of the cabinet.

A turtle punch drove Yang Tinghe away and brought Yang Yiqing to serve as the chief minister of the cabinet, which led to his lifelong reputation.

The cabinet officials have no external transfer or demotion. They either get promoted or get out of business. Once they retire or dismissal, there is almost no possibility of recovery.

But in the Jiajing Dynasty, Xia Yan and Yan Song were all up and down, and even Yan Song served as the chief assistant of the cabinet. Emperor Jiajing brought back Xia Yan, who had been dismissed from his hometown and kicked Yan Song to the second assistant of the cabinet...

There are many too many old masters who have gone up and down. Zhang Cong, Yang Yiqing, and even Xie Qian, who has retired for many years, have been brought back.

The most unlucky one was Fei Hong. Eight years after his second retirement, he regained his position as the chief minister of the cabinet for the third time. He set off in July, went to Beijing in August, and died in October, and insisted that someone die in another place!

Zhao Wenhua was familiar with the rules and regulations. After careful explanation, he finally said softly: "So, although the current Ge Lao Yan, Xu Huating, and Lu Yuyao are all from Hanlin, the possibility of Nie Shuangjiang entering the palace is not low."

"So, Shuangjiang Gong entered the cabinet... The student Xu Huating is now the second assistant to the cabinet." Qian Yuan whispered: "So, Master Yan will..."

"Shuangjiang, Huating is a teacher and student, and they are all from Xinxue." Zhao Wenhua nodded and said, "Once you enter the pavilion, you will naturally be a lineage, so you must not ignore it."

Qian Yuan thought in his heart with expressionless face, slowly put Miao Dao on the table, Zhao Wenhua wiped the cold sweat from his head and let out a sigh of relief.

"My Mercun Gong, I heard... Although Huating is a teacher and student in Shuangjiang, there are gaps between them?" Qian Yuan shook his head, and his doubts were still unresolved.

"This..." Zhao Wenhua blinked.

"Don't forget, who is Qian's uncle?"

"Qian Zheng..." Zhao Wenhua nodded, "Shuangjiang, Huating is indeed not in harmony, but Huating is now the second auxiliary to the cabinet, with many disciples and disciples. At least the disciples of Xinxue are gradually showing signs of being together."

After a long silence, Qian Yuan raised his head and looked directly at Zhao Wenhua, and he shook his head again.

"Just relying on this messy impeachment memorial and just relying on today's favor to Mr. Yan, the current Minister of War and the Governor of Zhejiang, who was in charge of the troops of six provinces, would he be easily moved down?"

"My Umemura, do you think Mr. Qian is that stupid?"

"Lu Yuyao and Xu Huating are all from Southeast. Your Majesty will know the truth by asking."

"What else do you have to say?"

Qian Yuan turned his head slightly with his face, and his right hand stretched out touched the cold Miao Knife, holding the scabbard and gently tugged it.

With a light sound, the candlelight reflected on the body of the snow-clear blade, and the reflected light just reflected on Zhao Wenhua's face.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Wenhua did not tremble this time, nor did he retreat in fear, with a hint of pity and sympathy in his eyes.

"Actually, you don't know..." Zhao Wenhua sighed, "Actually, I admire Mr. Shuangjiang very much. In fact, he knows everything..."

Zhao Wenhua stared at Qian Yuan and said slowly: "That's why he drove you out of Songjiang Mansion... It's just that he didn't want you, Qian Zhan, was involved in this whirlpool."

Qian Yuan's hands remained motionless, his eyes staring at the other party.

After a brief silence, Zhao Wenhua whispered: "You said before that Lu was originally from Zhejiang and Xu Huating was from Songjiang. Now I will consult him."

"Lu is a narrow-shouldered person who can't bear anything, and he can't say anything."

Zhao Wenhua emphasized, "And Xu Huating..."

Qian Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly. Before he could wait for the following words for a while, his heart couldn't help but sink, and his hand holding the hilt of the knife relaxed.

Zhao Wenhua nodded slightly, "It's Xu Huating."

"This is why Nie Shuangjiang and Zhang Banzhou are unlucky, and it is also why Shuangjiang expels you."

Qian Yuan felt his eyelids beating constantly, and his mouth was so dry that he couldn't open his mouth.

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