Chapter 433: Various parties fight against the Secretariat (Part 1)

All the core members of Deng's political arena were concentrated in the official office of the Secretary of the Wancheng Province to discuss the two governors and the vacant prefect. This is the most important thing for Deng's country at present. Although the good news of Wudangwei's comprehensive control of the Nanzhong region has not yet been heard, everyone knows that after defeating the main force of the Southern Army and conquering the southern capital Dianchi City, it was only a matter of time for the Deng army to take over the entire southern country. It was just the right time to discuss these matters.

But the more we reached this point, the more cautious the giants became. Although they were eyeing these positions, no one was willing to speak first. In the end, Bao Zheng, the chief officer of the Censorate, spoke first. As the chief officer of the Censorate of Deng State's highest supervisory agency, Bao Zheng did not belong to any faction, and the Censorate itself would not have any faction, so Bao Zheng did not have any extravagant demands for these positions. It can be said that he was just a person who made up the numbers. If Deng Sheng had not named the Censorate, he would probably not have come here, so no matter who got these positions, it would have no impact on the Censorate.

The Secretary of the Secretariat Cui Hao, the Secretary of the Secretariat Jiang Wan, the Order of the Sect Zhang Bin, and the Minister of War Su Hong are the four major giants in the current court. Although the other ministers of the other departments have high status, they are just followers in front of these four people. Even in the entire Deng State, the only people who can compare with them are the military advisor General Cheng Yu, the General of the General of the General of the General, Yue Fei, the General of the General of the General of the General, Chang Yuchun, and the General of the Cavalry, Yang Yanzhao, so they didn't speak, so they didn't dare to speak at all, so they half open and directly called out the names of their few people. In the entire Deng State, there was only Bao Zheng who didn't need to be too afraid of these four giants, because the status of the Censorate is transcendent, and unless Deng Sheng speaks, no one can move the Censorate.

Bao Zheng directly called the name, and it was difficult for these four giants to remain silent. Cui Hao smiled and looked at Jiang Wan and said, "Jiang Xiang, this is the Shangshu Province. You are the Shangshu Ling and the owner of the here, so please let Jiang Xiang talk first!" Although this is the Shangshu Province, and Jiang Wan as the Shangshu Ling, that is the owner of the Shangshu Province. They are all guests, and there is no reason that the host has not spoken yet, and these guests are the first.

As the saying goes, a gun shot out the first bird. Cui Hao knew that Jiang Wan also knew that the current situation is that whoever speaks first will easily be targeted by other factions. Jiang Wan is not stupid and will not do such a thing. So he smiled and replied: "It's all the places where Da Deng, everyone is the master, so why bother to distinguish between the primary and secondary? On the contrary, Cui Xiang, as the head of the three prime ministers, the Minister of the Court of the Supreme People, should speak first. How can he be overstepping the situation? Cui Xiang, please!"

Hearing Jiang Wan's words, Cui Hao suddenly had a bitter face. He looked at Zhang Bin and Su Hong beside him. Cui Hao also knew that he could not escape this time. Since that's the case, let's be the first to speak. Although the first to speak is prone to being targeted, it also takes the lead. So Cui Hao said: "Since everyone is unwilling to be the first to say it, let me do it. My prime minister thinks that Yang Shiqi, the prefect of Yuzhang, has outstanding abilities. Since he became the prefect of Yuzhang, his political achievements have been brilliant and he can be a heavy responsibility. My prime minister thinks that Yang Shiqi can be a governor!" Yang Shiqi was originally from the Ministry of Revenue, and was an old subordinate of Hu Weiyong, the Minister of Revenue. He belonged to the Chiang clan. However, the Chiang clan has a lot of talents, and Yang Shiqi has never had a better opportunity, so he switched to the Cui clan, which led to Cui Hao recommending Yang Shiqi.

Although Cui Hao is the leader of the Three Prime Ministers, his power has always been concentrated in Wancheng area, which is far inferior to the Chiang and Zhang groups in the local area. This time, with Yang Shiqi, a general, you must certainly grasp it well. What's more, Yang Shiqi is the cousin of Yang Yanzhao, the general of the General of the General's Governor's Office. He can also make friends with the Yang family in one fell swoop.

After hearing Yang Shiqi's name, Hu Weiyong, the Minister of Revenue, suddenly looked bad. Yang Shiqi was his old subordinate. He went out of the Chiang clan and transferred to the Cui clan. Now Cui Hao recommended Yang Shiqi, which is slapping himself in the face. It would be strange if Hu Weiyong's face looks good.

"Cui Xiang, although Yang Shiqi is good at this person, he is not steady enough. As a prefect of a county, he may be able to do it, but a governor may not be able to do it. The subordinates think that Yang Shiqi is not the right candidate!" Hu Weiyong opposed. No matter how capable Yang Shiqi is, as a traitor of the Chiang clan, Hu Weiyong did not allow Yang Shiqi to stand out. In the end, he could not think of Yang Shiqi's shortcomings and had to copy them and force them to be unsteady enough.

Hu Weiyong's words instantly received support from the two Chiang generals, Fan Zhongyan, Minister of Justice and Kou Zhun, Minister of Personnel. Although they also admitted that Yang Shiqi was good at abilities, the Chiang regime was also full of talents, and there were many people who wanted to take office. How could they be willing to give up their position to Yang Shiqi?

The opposition of the Chiang clan was long expected by Cui Hao. The Chiang clan, who held the Shangshu Province, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Justice, has always been the winners in the battle for local officials. The Chiang clan occupied the most places in the Deng state. This time they would not let go easily. So Cui Hao gave Zhang Bin and Su Hong a wink, Zhang Bin understood and said, "Shangshu Hu is such a bad word. Yang Shiqi has also met several times. He has outstanding abilities and orderly work. He was also remarkable during the governance of Yuzhang County. If he was not steady enough, he would not convince the public. He actually thought that Yang Shiqi could be a governor!"

The strength of the Chiang clan in the local area has long caused dissatisfaction among other factions. This time, with the strong lineup of the Chiang clan, if nothing unexpected happens, they will make the most profit. Therefore, Cui Hao has discussed with Zhang Bin and Su Hong that they can not have other prefecture positions, and they do not have so many people to compete with the Chiang clan. However, the position of the governor of the Nanzhong Road and the Lingnan Road must not fall into the hands of the Chiang clan, otherwise the place of Deng State would be the dominant Chiang clan.

This time, Zhang Bin and Su Hong had no good personnel for the position of governor. Zhang Bin only had brother-in-law Yu Yunwen, while Su Hong only had nephew Fei Yi and apprentice Zhuge Liang. Fei Yi had just been transferred to Liang County as the prefect, and it was impossible to get promoted for the time being. Yu Yunwen stayed in Shangyong for many years. It was impossible to become a governor in one step. As for Zhuge Liang, he had enough ability, but his qualifications were still small, and it was difficult to have a chance. It was rumored that Su Hong had appeared.

He was working hard to build momentum for Zhuge Liang, hoping to transfer Zhuge Liang back to the Central Committee before he retired so that he could take over his position as Minister of War in the future, so he would not serve as the governor. After Zhuge Liang returned to the Central Committee, he could not directly serve as a minister. At most, he would serve as a minister and be at the same level as the governor. However, the first choice for a minister is a minister. There is no reason to give up the minister who has a greater hope for the position of a governor.

In order to win over Zhang Bin and Su Hong, Cui Hao also offered conditions. As long as Zhang Bin and Su Hong can help Cui Clan take the position of two governors, Cui Hao can help Yu Yunwen leave Shangyong and go to Jiangdong or Jingxiang to serve in the Central Plains County to lay a further foundation for the future. In addition, he will fully support Zhuge Liang in the future competition for the Minister of War. Whether it is to suppress the Chiang Clan or for himself, Zhang Bin and Su Hong cannot refuse Cui Hao.

Seeing Zhang Bin directly supporting Yang Shiqi, Hu Weiyong was anxious and was about to refute a few words, but at this time, Jiang Wan, who had been silent, said, "But, Yang Shiqi can be a governor!"

"Prince!" Seeing that Jiang Wan actually agreed, Hu Weiyong became even more anxious. Now is the time to live to the death, so why did Jiang Wan compromise first?

Jiang Wan shook her head at Hu Weiyong. He could see that the Cui Group and Zhang Group had joined forces. Although Su Hong on the side did not react, Jiang Wan could guess that he should also support Cui Hao. That is, the current situation is that the Cui Group, the Zhang Group, and the Su Group are fighting against the Chiang Group. Faced with the alliance between the three major factions, no matter how powerful the Chiang Group is, it is better to compromise actively and leave room for future competition.

Seeing Jiang Wan compromise, Cui Hao also smiled and said to everyone: "Since that's the case, I wonder what you have to do with Yang Shiqi?"

After Jiang Wan compromised, the Jiang faction became frustrated. Liu Cheng was originally a member of the Cui faction and would not object to it. Zhang Bin and Su Hong also supported Cui Hao. Bao Zheng was without desires and had no objections. As for Chen Qun, he was weak and could not change anything.
Chapter completed!