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According to Xu Jie's original plan, he listened to silent words and recommended Ouyang Bijin.
But the so-called "club" is a group composed of various stakeholders. A person cannot be called a "party, so the Xu party does not refer to Xu Jie alone, but a gathering of him and the group behind him.
If you want to compete with the Yan Party, Xu Jie must erect the people behind him, otherwise he will be alone and lonely, and the tiger will not be able to hold back the wolves." So his attention must not be distracted.
For the Xu Party, their people's hearts are to "eliminate the Yan Party and replace it" in fact, the goal is to divide it into two stages. First, eliminate the Yan Party and then replace it. It is obvious that it is bitter first and then sweet.
In the first stage, everyone can unite with a noble spirit, even with a self-sacrifice attitude, with basically no private demands, and all the goals are just to defeat the "evil. enemy.
But when we reach the second stage, we will replace it and share the fruits of victory. The original comradeship, sacrifice, and obey the organization. We will leave it behind, and everyone talks about their own contributions and stretches out their hands. We are afraid that we can eat up a piece of pie and want to eat what others have changed.
For the Xu Dang, who has been suppressed for a long time, it has been waiting for a day for a long time! Although the extremely powerful Yan Dang has given the challengers a painful teaching again and again, making them extremely careful, when their Zhiyan Pavilion kneels on the golden palace in the rain and drives Yan Shifan out of the house, even the most conservative member will boldly say, it's dawn!
In addition, in order to suppress the Yan Party, boost morale, and win over the centrists, the Xu Party launched a vigorous attack on the heart-to-heart battle. For a moment, it seemed that "the fragrance of the sky penetrated Chang'an, and the whole city was covered with golden armor. It was not known that the attack did not hit the enemy. Anyway, the Xu Party itself seemed to be a little encouraged and was too optimistic.
If you don’t believe it, look at the six ministries’ yamen. Those who are happy and have a bright face must be Xu Dang. These people are straight and their voices are louder. When they speak, they will say “a great change that has not been seen in thirty years” as if they are sharpening their knives and rushing towards pigs and sheep!
Not only are the middle and lower-level officials generally optimistic, but this emotion also infected the core figures. Those steady senior officials of the ministry, as they saw the situation was getting better, and their minds began to become active, and they all started to fight Xiaojiujiu. "They are generally ministers, right censors, and so on, all of them are deputy positions.
As a deputy, it is one of the most bitter professions in the world. If you eat the leftovers of the official position and get angry with the official position, you will have to break your legs if you move your mouth. If you get the credit for the job, you will still be the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one
Just like the concubines of a wealthy family, these servants are very glamorous on the surface, but are bitter inside. No one of them dreams of being able to be upright, truly be the master of the family, be proud, and bully their deputy positions once?
Xu Jie understood this feeling very well. Because he was the biggest deputy in these positions, and he had a deeper understanding of the pain of the deputy in charge than anyone else!
So when Yan Ne and a few people found him, whispered and begged hard, Xu Jie was originally very determined to shake his mind. Of course, Xu Jie was steady by nature and would never be Meng Lang. He still patiently advised Yan Ne and the others that the future was long, so he would not argue this time.
But for a civic minister like Yan Ne, becoming the Minister of Rites and then joining the cabinet as prime minister is the highest pursuit in his life. If you miss this opportunity, you will never meet again, so he is determined to win it. After listening to Mr. Xu's persuasion, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked in a muffled voice: "Who is Mr. Gong planning to choose?"
I can't hide this kind of thing, so Xu Jie said honestly: "Ouyang Bijin"
As soon as this was said, five or six people in the room were in a panic and said in disbelief: "We heard it right, right? Master Ge actually asked us to recommend Yan Song's brother-in-law?"
Xu Jie nodded and said confidently: "Yes." Then he explained to them patiently, of course he used the theory of silence.
"No! Absolutely not!" But those people couldn't listen at all. They shouted: "Ge Master, how did you gather to listen to a child with a yellow mouth? He just managed to accomplish a few things, but it doesn't mean he is Zhuge's rebirth!" Then they analyzed: "Ge Master, you think, when the last court recommended, we were only one vote behind. Now that the Yan Party has given up the vote of Wushan, even if the result of the previous time, it should be the same in the worst case.
Xu Jie nodded and listened to them continue to shout: "Unless the Master of the Court believes that all our efforts during this period are useless. We have not led a centrist for us, what else can we worry about?"
"Yes, Master Ge! That Shen boy's idea is that the relatives are hurt, the enemy is quick, the smell cannot be heard! The smell cannot be heard!" They continued to persuade loudly: "If we recommend Ouyang Bijin, in the eyes of the Yan Party, we are afraid of them and compromise! On our side, it would be a big blow! And those centrists are all fence-bearing grass. Now our situation is very good, and it is the time when the wind blows the strong grass, but we come here. When people see, they are still afraid of the Yan Party, so we can do it.
Xu Jie began to be a little shaken, but he still said: "I am determined to win the Minister of Personnel. If I don't have this trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, how can I get it?"
"George is confused," the people laughed and said, "The stern party is already under the wall, and everyone is pushing it. As long as we launch an offensive and impeach Ouyang Bijin, countless people will follow up. He can be buried with memorials, and I am worried that I will not be able to get rid of Ouyang Bijin?"
"This is the first battle between us and the Yan Party. We must win completely! If you give Yan Song the Minister of Rites, it will be at most unbeaten. How to show our strength? How to crack down on the Yan Party's arrogance? It will cause endless harm, Master."
Amid the opposition from the crowd, Xu Jie finally changed his mind. It was not that their statements were reasonable, but that he saw the ** in the eyes of these people. He could not offend his backbone in order to persist in the plan, as it would be more than worth the loss.
After some trade-offs, Xu Jie agreed to their request, but made three rules with them. If both sides tied, he would recommend Ouyang Bijin instead. According to convention, if there was a tie, either report it together and request the Holy ruling, or one of the parties would re-elect the person and vote again.
Everyone firmly believed that they would not tie the game, so they accepted Mr. Xu's request.
But when the result came out, it shocked everyone in the Xu Party, and the Yan Party members were very happy. If it weren't for the Golden Palace, they would probably have to sing and dance."
Xu Jie couldn't help but rub his eyes, took a deep breath, and counted the beans on the table carefully one by one, but in the end they were still sixteen mung beans, and they could no longer be produced.
At that moment, Xu Jie seemed to have been aged a few years, and couldn't help but look at Yan Song. He saw that Yan Ge Lao was still sitting there like old song, and there was no clue at all. Looking at Yan Shifan, his deliberate low-keyness disappeared, and replaced by his arrogance that was familiar to him. The light of drama in his single eye seemed to be saying, "Because you were fooled, idiot!"
In fact, he could not understand Yan Shifan's mood at this moment. Starting from the Shuntian Provincial Examination, he had unlucky things one after another. He was shaved by his father all day long, scolded by the emperor, suspected by the people below, ridiculed by the Xu party, and even drove out of the house in the end!
In Yan Shifan's heart, he had accumulated too much anger to vent, so when he saw Xu Jie's appearance, the pleasure that rose from the inside out was much stronger than the pleasure brought by ruining good women. But he knew that in the corner of the hall, there must be a eunuch from Jiajing who was peeping at everything here. He would report his words and deeds to the emperor.
When Yan Shifan thought of Jiajing's thunderous anger that day, he couldn't help but shiver and immediately laughed back, almost suffocating. A gust of cold wind blew from outside the hall, and Shen Mo's body trembled, but he didn't notice it at all, because he was also immersed in a huge shock. Xu Dangren actually couldn't count, or forgot about the last time when the court pushed him. Shen Mo did not participate, so if according to the results of the last time, Yan Dang would be the only one, "they added one, how could they definitely win this time?
In fact, Shen Mo thought so too, but as soon as the result came out, Xu Dang still lost 16 to 18!
Except for the low-level mistakes such as someone misplaced Douzi, there is only one explanation. Among the people who supported the Xu Party last time, at least two of them have instead supported the Yan Party.
Whether it is the temporary work of Yan Dang or the two brothers who are actually spies, they are enough for Xu Dang to drink a pot, and they may even make suspicious among them, and the internal division is broken and self-defeating. Is this Yan Shifan's counterattack? Is this fat man too sharp?
Shen Mo glanced at Yan Shifan and then looked at Xu Jie. He suddenly remembered a famous saying: "I am not afraid of opponents like gods, but I am afraid of teammates like pigs! Although I never underestimate the ability of Mr. Xu, at least in this matter, Xu Jie is a real pig."
When Shen Mo thought of electing the Minister of Rites and it was Su Song's turn to governor, he felt even more discouraged. He had always been willing to take risks. When he had been with Yan Shifan several times, he was either in morality or disliked the fat man. There was only one goal, that was to drive away the greedy Yan Party bureaucrats and allow the Maritime Bureau to grow in a relaxed environment. That was his great goal, and it was a spark in economic terms!
Everyone who gambles knows what it feels like to lose after winning all night at dawn. It’s a depression that can’t be solved even if you hit the wall! Now Shen Mo is facing the busy work and busy work, and the ending is empty. The frustration in his heart is boundless, which makes his expression distorted.
At this time, 2 next to him asked in a low voice: "What's wrong? His face is so scary."
Thanks to this sentence, Shen Mo suddenly came to his senses and smiled reluctantly, "It seems that he has eaten a stomachache."
The people around him immediately felt relieved and said sympathetically, "You must hold it back, otherwise you can make a fool of yourself."
Silent nodded gratefully and said in a low voice: "I can hold it." Then he lowered his head and said nothing. The people around him thought he was holding back that, and looked at him with concern, but he didn't say a word, for fear of causing the sky to collapse.
Of course, things were not as dirty as he thought. He was silent and healthy, and his brain began to think about countermeasures. He couldn't help but sigh:
"They can only be despised as Xu Hai and the others pretended to be pirates, and Hualulizhen was intercepted and killed." But he also knew that this would not have any effect at all. The Ming Dynasty had no shortage of people, and even more so, those who were officials. Maybe Yan Shifan would have to thank the murderer and give him another chance to make money.
What? You say you can kill one, and two, kill one pair? Is the court a pig? One killing can be considered an accident, but no one will think so the second time. If the investigation continues strictly, your arrangement in Suzhou will inevitably be exposed, and then you will be completely finished.
Chen Chen felt so sad that he even wanted to hit him to death and clean up. Yan Shifan finally couldn't help but say proudly: "Gemaster Xu, what are you waiting for? Are you always uncomfortable? Otherwise, I can preside over you."
After all, Xu Jie has been through the world for a long time. Even if there are occasional mistakes and occasional panic, he will not be in chaos. When he heard Chan Shifan's provocation, he suddenly regained his calmness and smiled faintly: "The court should have a cabinet chair. Is this an iron rule? Therefore, I can only appreciate the kindness of Yanbutang."
Yan Shifan encountered a soft nail that was not big or small, but he didn't care at all. He laughed and said, "Okay, I'll go there and see if you are the old leader." He was very confident in the next result, because everything was in control. "Yan Party stole the power of the master and was determined for twenty years. The ministers in the court basically came out of their promotion. Although some of them later rebelled and turned to Xu Jie's side, more people were loyal and loyal to the cabinet.
Originally, the two gangs were clearly separated, but since the 35th year of Jiajing, when Yan Ge Lao found that Xu Jie was too big and could not be completely eliminated, he stopped his previous strategy and used sand-mixed methods to constantly give orders to some more hidden or ambiguous party members to lurk in the Xu party.
Even though Xu Jie was cautious by nature, his desire for power still made him relax a little, allowing some people with other intentions to join his team. Therefore, in the previous court promotion, Yan Party and Xu Party were only one vote apart. In fact, it was just an illusion. On the one hand, it was used to paralyze Xu Jie and make him make wrong judgments, and on the other hand, it was also to paralyze Emperor Jiajing, making him think that Yan Party did not have power over the government and the opposition, but was similar to Xu Party, so he would naturally relax some of his fears.
As a result, when Xu Dang played a triumphant song and his morale was depressed, Yan Song finally used the hidden thread that had been ambushed for many years and reversed the situation in one fell swoop!
Judging from the reversal of Master Yan Ge, Yan Shifan, who is known as the world's smartest man, is far inferior to his father!
Xu Jie had no time to understand his opponent's skills. The most important thing is how to pass this level at this moment.
But with the teachings just now, he now knows that his original candidates can no longer be used, and he can only become the target of the Yan Party's attack in the future.
Now that he remembered Chen Si's words, he couldn't help but regret it. He didn't listen to his unclear words! Xu Jie looked at Chen Si with guilt. Seeing him lowering his head, he felt even more guilty: He must be as depressed as me, right?
At this moment, Chen Ji suddenly raised his head and glanced at Xu Jie with a bright look. Although it was just one glance, Xu Jie saw the light of hope.
At this time, Yan Shifan urged again, and Xu Jie said in a heart: "I can only let him be punished by death! No matter what the result is, I will admit it." Then he smiled and said: "Governor Su Song is in charge of the Maritime Bureau. Such an official has never experienced it. Therefore, Di Hanqing and Lord Di will be covered in blood and end in failure!" As he said that, he looked at it and said in silence: "If we, like working behind closed doors and proposing a candidate in a daze, will still be unable to escape the fate of failure at that time, that would be the sin of us court officials."
He had already said that Yan Shifan had a desire for the Maritime Bureau, so he would naturally win this governor Su Song. He could not listen to Xu Jie's long-term discussion. If he had been normal, he would have been rudely interrupted. But Xu Jie was the Master of Pavilion, and here was the Golden Palace, so he still had to respect him on his face, so he said patiently: "What does Master of Pavilion mean?"
"Haha, what I mean is," Xu Jie looked at the silent again and said, "For this matter, we should ask the founder of the Shubo Department. Mr. Shen, who was once the governor of Su Song, see what good candidates he has."
Chapter completed!