Yan Shifan finished speaking, and shouted again: "What are you doing in a daze, drinking and drinking!" ”

The officials exchanged glances, picked up their wine glasses, and sighed helplessly. They continued to enjoy the fine food and wine, and as for what happened next, they could only take it one step at a time.

Even if Yan Shifan really wanted to "mess around", then their gang had no choice but to act according to their orders and mobilize all their forces to forcibly pull Guo Pu down from the throne of the Ministry of Officials.

Yan Shifan drank all the wine from the wine glass, saw everyone's reactions in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly. The reason why he made a big show seems to be an arrogant move, but in fact it has a deep meaning.

When night fell, the whole city of Beijing was lit up with lights.

It has been said that the brighter the city is at night, the more prosperous the city becomes. And in this Beijing city, in addition to the supreme West Garden, is the prime minister's mansion of Xiaoyong.

The Yan Mansion was rebuilt on the basis of several large mansions, and each courtyard was brightly lit, and those brightly dressed maids walked through it with fruit plates, showing the prosperity of the place.

The courtyard where Yan Song lived was ordinary, it didn't look too luxurious, everything was very ordinary. In addition to the top-notch sandalwood wafting in the air, the layout inside the study is very ordinary, and it is not much different from the study of ordinary people.

"I've seen Motosuke-sama!"

Guo Pu came according to the appointment, although he was a scholar of the ministry and won the trust of the saint, he still maintained a respectful attitude in the face of this old chief assistant, and gave courtesy in a proper manner.

Yan Mu came to Yan Song and reminded him softly, and Yan Song, who was snorting, raised his head blankly, and then raised his thin palm and said, "Oh, this moment of kung fu is actually sleepy again!" Sitting, husband! ”

With the aging of his body, especially the sudden death of Ouyang Shuduan last year, Yan Song's body is in dire condition, and many things are already inadequate.

"Lord Xie Yuanfu!" Guo Pu saluted respectfully again, and sat down on the chair next to him.

Guo Pu is in his early fifties this year, which is very old in the eyes of ordinary people, but in this officialdom, especially in front of Yan Song, he undoubtedly looks very young.

Yan Song took the strong tea handed over by Yan Mu, took a sip to refresh himself, and then said slowly: "Please come over today!" First, the old man wants to meet you and wants to know if he has encountered any difficulties recently. The second is that the old man has read the list of external inspection officials, but he has some doubts in his heart, what is the evaluation standard for you to preside over the external inspection? ”

"Lord Xie Yuanfu cares, everything is fine recently! As for the criteria for the selection of officials for the external inspection, the lower officials bear the expectations of the emperor and Lord Yuanfu, and do not dare to act favoritism, and treat all officials equally! In the assessment of local officials, those who are virtuous will go up, and those who are immoral will go down; The capable go up, and the incompetent go down. Guo Pu looked very upright and replied eloquently.

In essence, during this foreign inspection, he adjudicated many elderly local officials, but in the face of Yan Song, who was already eighty-three years old, he did not mention this in person.

Yan Song continued to taste the tea noncommittally, and suddenly asked: "Yang Chi, the deputy envoy of Jiangxi, and Sun Sihui, the prefect of Yuanzhou, Jiangxi, what do you think of these two?" ”

It is said that people become old and refined, which is undoubtedly an ingenious temptation.

Yan Shifan, who had just heard the news, was about to cross the threshold from the outside to come in, but after hearing his father's question, the one-eyed eye immediately looked at Guo Pu who was sitting on the stool.

Guo Pu is a Jinshi in Jiajing for 14 years, entered the Hanlin Academy as a Shujishi, and followed Xia Yan to have a teacher-student relationship in the capital for nine years, and there is no doubt that he has hostile emotions towards the Yan family's father and son.

In the same way, he is naturally hostile to the Yan Party. Or it is precisely because of this that when the saint was considering the candidate for the new secretary of the ministry, Guo Pu, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, was unexpectedly elected.

In this external inspection, Guo Pu took the Yan Party and opened a knife wantonly, just like Li Mo back then.

Yan Song did not choose to fight at the first time, but called Yu Pu over and bargained.

If Guo Pu is like Li Mo back then, there is no room for bargaining, then the two sides can only fight to the end. But if Guo Pu knows how to negotiate, then there is undoubtedly room for negotiation between the two sides.

Now, a multiple-choice question is placed in front of Guo Pu, asking him to choose between them, or to show his true attitude towards the Yan Party.

"These two people have been in the government for six years, but they have made no achievements during their tenure, they are really mediocre, so they think it is not suitable to be used again!" Guo Pu pondered for a while, and then replied seriously.

Hey?

Yan Shifan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Guo Pu deeply, and a fire had silently arisen in his heart, and he decided to use all his strength to destroy this uninformed official.

Although after Guo Pu is destroyed, it will definitely not be someone from their strict party who will take over as the secretary of the ministry, and the saint will definitely choose someone else.

But looking at the government and the opposition, there are not many officials who have the courage to follow them and strictly deal with them, and the new official secretary must be more tactful than this stinky and hard Guo Pu.

"As far as the old man knows, although these two people have no dazzling achievements, they have always been safe, and they have military exploits in the rebellion against the Jiangxi miners last year, these two are not mediocre people!" Yan Song was patient and said slowly.

The question is once again thrown back to Pu, either insisting on going his own way, or choosing to back down.

Yan Mu took the teacup handed back by Yan Song, carefully placed the teacup on the table, and at the same time glanced at Guo Pu with the afterglow of his eyes, but sighed gloomily in his heart.

If Wu Peng was still the secretary of the ministry, how could things become so complicated. They only need to make a list here, and Wu Peng will follow the rules, and everything will be orderly.

It's just that at the moment, the saints have already become suspicious people, and they deliberately beat them to the strict party, so as not to let them continue to grow bigger.

"This time it was the negligence of the lower officials, and these two people are good talents! After the official returns, he will redraft a list and submit it to Lord Yuanfu for approval! Guo Pu chose to back down and saluted respectfully.

Being in the officialdom and seeing the saints from time to time caused him to wear a mask on his face all the year round. No matter what he was facing, his face could always remain calm, and now, he didn't know whether he was friend or foe to Yan Song.

As soon as these words came out, the turbidity that was suppressed in the study was swept away.

"Guo Pu, Jiangxi according to the deputy envoy Yang arranged to go to Guangdong to serve as the governor of Guangdong, and Sun Sihui, the governor of Yuanzhou, Jiangxi, was transferred to Guangdong to serve as the deputy envoy of Guangdong Supervision and the deputy envoy of Guangdong Patrol Channel! In addition, Wang Bai, the political envoy of Guangdong Zuobu, will be transferred to other provinces! Yan Shifan had a smug smile on his face, and immediately walked in with a big grin.

Guo Pu and Yan Shifan are old acquaintances, and they have long been accustomed to Yan Shifan's unbeatable arrogance, so he glanced at Yan Song again, and even agreed: "Since it is recommended by Yan Shilang, it must be a good talent, and the next official will definitely arrange it!" ”

A big battle that was supposed to be tense disappeared in an instant.

Politics is not so much about life and death, but more about compromises of interests. Yan Party needs to guard its own interests, while Guo Pu needs to complete the imperial mission and maintain his own power, and the two sides actually have a basis for compromise.