At night, Guo Song sat in the study and read a book, and his wife Xue Tao came over with a cup of ginseng tea.

"How about Vile learning to draw?" Guo Song put down the book and asked with a smile.

If it was someone else, he might be inquiring about Liu Caichun's situation, but Xue Tao knew that her husband was really just caring about his daughter.

"I learned very seriously, I feel that she started again, laid a new foundation, taught her calligraphy in the spring, taught her to move the pen, this is very important, the artistic conception of ink is the color of the ink, the pen is the foundation, plus her own talent, Weier will be promising."

"Looks like she's got a mentor."

"That's true, husband, hurry up and drink it while it's hot!" Xue Tao put the ginseng tea on the table.

Xue Tao didn't want to mention Liu Caichun to her husband for the time being, the time was not ripe, and it would only backfire if she mentioned it too early.

Guo Song drank all the ginseng tea, put it on the table and said with a smile: "Yes, I stewed well today, and the heat is very good." ”

"Then I won't bother my husband."

"No hurry! Let's talk. ”

Xue Tao sat down, pursed his lips and smiled: "Husband wants to ask me about my father!" ”

Guo Song was stunned, "How do you know?" ”

"I can guess that the husband should be paying attention to this aspect of things right now."

Guo Song understood after a little hesitation, "Your father has looked for you?" ”

Xue Tao sneered: "He wrote to me and asked me to help the Wang family intercede, but I wrote back and scolded him." ”

"What do you say?" Guo Song asked with interest.

"I wrote to him to tell him that if you choose a good minister, the country will prosper, and if you choose a treacherous minister, the country will perish, and it is a matter of the well-being of the people in the world, how can you beg me for your own selfishness?"

"Well said!"

Guo Song applauded and laughed: "In the future, I will definitely abide by this principle." ”

Xue Tao was stunned, "Isn't it now?" ”

Guo Song smiled slightly: "If the world is unified and the people are stable, it is indeed necessary to put the interests of the people in the world first, and to choose virtuous and traitors, but it is not yet that time." ”

Guo Song saw that his wife's eyes were even more puzzled, and he continued to explain with a smile: "It's not that you can choose a traitor now, it's not that this means, it's just that now the virtuous is not the first, and now you need to stabilize Hedong, so this time you must select counselors in the Hedong family, so that they can represent their interests in the court, this is a balance, and it is very important, so we must try to choose a person who is acceptable to everyone in the Hedong family." ”

Xue Tao nodded, "According to this standard, my father is a little worse, and his connections in Hedong are not good." ”

Guo Song smiled and said: "Actually, my father-in-law's connections and prestige are enough, but his body is not good, he can't be tired, I think it is more suitable for him to be a senior minister." ”

Xue Tao was moved in her heart, she nodded lightly, "Husband is right, Daddy can't be tired anymore, his body is more important than anything else." ”

...........

Early the next morning, Pan Liao was invited to the official room by Guo Song, and he bowed and saluted: "See Your Highness?" ”

Guo Songyi waved his hand, "I have something to discuss with you, please sit down!" ”

Pan Liao sat down, Guo Song also sat opposite him, and said to Pan Liao: "Let's talk about the digression first, the autumn harvest will be in a few days, according to the custom, all officials and students have to go to harvest wheat, you go back and tell the Department of Agriculture, let them prepare a plan like last year, and the Counsellor's Hall will promulgate it as soon as possible after it is approved." ”

"Humble, remember!"

Guo Song put the three resumes on the table and said slowly: "It has been almost ten days since Xue Changshou resigned, and the successor must be decided as soon as possible, I have considered three candidates, I want to hear your opinion." ”

Pan Liao took three resumes and looked at them carefully, one was Wang Hong, one was Pei Zhen, and one was Wen Ji, he was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect Wen Ji to be on the candidate list.

"Has Your Highness decided that it is the Hedong family?"

Guo Song nodded, "It must be them, there is Du You in Guanzhong, and there is no candidate in Hedong, it is a kind of contempt for them, which will cause centrifugation, we have to consider the feelings of the Hedong family." ”

Pan Liao sighed secretly, Wei Lian still drilled a bit to find a crack and wanted to enter the counselor's hall, there was no chance for him at all, and there was no chance to be alone in the autumn, only the Hedong family.

He thought for a while and said: "From the perspective of qualifications and prestige, the Wang family and the Pei family are equally divided, and they can choose one of the two families, and the Wen family is a little weaker than the two of them." ”

"The problem is here, choose the Wang family, the Pei family is not convinced, choose the Pei family, the Wang family is dissatisfied, you also know that these two have always been on the wrong path, it is difficult to choose one person from the two families."

Only then did Pan Liao understand the thoughts of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, it turned out that His Royal Highness the King of Jin chose Wen Ji, which was really unexpected!

Guo Song took a few steps and said: "Actually, I have another consideration, the Pei and Wang families are both families in the world, and the family is too strong, they will first consider the interests of their own family, and then the public interest, which I can't accept, on the contrary, the Wen family is relatively weak, and they will consider the overall situation or the interests of Hedong, I think this is the key!" ”

Pan Liao knew that he had to express his position, he muttered and said: "The Wen family is actually a good balance, as far as the humble position knows, the relationship between the Wen family and the Wang family, the Pei family and the Xue family is very good, His Royal Highness chooses Wen Ji, maybe the Wang family and the Pei family will be dissatisfied, but the humble position believes that they can accept it in the end." ”

Guo Song nodded, "You're right, everything has to be considered from the word 'balance', I thought about it for nearly ten days, and finally I felt that Wen Ji was the most suitable." ”

"Why doesn't Your Highness consider Senior Minister Xue, his prestige is higher than Wen Ji, and it is more suitable."

Guo Song shook his head, "He is not in good health, and it is most suitable for him to be a senior minister." ”

"If you decide to choose Wen Ji, Your Highness will make a decision as soon as possible!"

Guo Song smiled and said, "I came to you to discuss, I wanted to hear different opinions, you can't follow me." ”

Pan Liao also smiled slightly: "In fact, the humble position has already been said, if Wen Ji is used, King Pei and Wang will definitely be dissatisfied, and Wei Jian will also be dissatisfied, so he won't mention it, but in the long run, when the Pei and Wang families need to express their interests, they will realize that in fact, Wen Ji is really the most suitable person." ”

.........

Guo Song immediately ordered someone to invite Wen Ji to come, and in the meeting two days ago, Wen Ji had readily agreed to join the Jin Palace, becoming Guo Song's courtier, but his specific position had not yet been decided.

"Your Highness looking for me?" Wen Ji walked to the door and asked.

"Please!"

Guo Song smiled and invited Wen Ji to come into the room and sit down, and then ordered the tea boy to serve tea.

"I'm afraid that Wen Yuanjun won't be able to go back to Taiyuan for the time being."

Wen Ji immediately understood, "Your Highness has already arranged for a humble position?" ”

Guo Song nodded, "I plan to take out a piece related to agriculture and animal husbandry from the Ministry of Households, including the Department of Agriculture, the Animal Husbandry Department, the Cotton, Linen, Fruit and Oil Administration, the Agricultural Technology Institute, and the rough processing of related agricultural products, such as milling, winemaking, oil extraction, wool, leather, agricultural tool manufacturing, etc., and this large piece will be dug out to establish a Ministry of Agriculture Division, and you will be responsible for it." ”

"I understand the humble position, is His Royal Highness letting the humble position serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture?"

"Not only the Ministry of Agriculture, but also the governor, as a counselor, in charge of agriculture and animal husbandry in the counselor's hall."

Wen Ji was stunned for a moment, he actually gave himself the phase, didn't he put himself on the fire to roast? What about the Pei family? What about the Wang family?

After a while, he smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness's appointment has made you shameless to go to see Pei Zhen and Wang Hong." ”

Guo Song said solemnly: "This is an important position in the state, and it has nothing to do with personal friendship!" ”

Wen Ji's face was full of shame, and he immediately got up and saluted: "Thank you Your Highness for your trust, you must do your best, and you will die!" ”

Guo Song nodded, "Tomorrow morning, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Agriculture are ready, and Du Sima will accompany you to take office tomorrow, he is also the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the officials of the relevant departments will meet together." ”

"Humble duty understood."

Guo Song smiled again: "You can only go back in the New Year, hurry up and write to the family!" The specific time of going to court, precautions, etc., go back and ask your son. ”

Wen Ji nodded, "Resignation!" ”

Guo Song walked to the door and said to Wen Miao: "Send your father out!" ”

The father and son walked together to the outside of the official office, and when they walked to the gate of the Jin Palace, Wen Ji stared at his son's eyes and asked, "Did you already know?" ”

Wen Miao scratched his head, "His Highness asked me two days ago. ”

Wen Ji was annoyed in his heart, and glared fiercely, "Good boy, you actually hide such an important matter from me?" ”

Wen Miao looked embarrassed, "Daddy, I have to keep it a secret, you know......."

Wen Ji also knew that he couldn't blame his son, his face softened a lot, and he said: "Of course I know, I don't really blame you, but I don't understand, why His Royal Highness King Jin wants to set up a separate Ministry of Agriculture?" Is it just for me? ”

"This is not it, the decision to establish the Ministry of Agriculture was discussed in Taiyuan, and His Royal Highness the King of Jin made it very clear at the time that all the ministries and departments in recent years must serve the conquest of the world.

He said that fighting a war is nothing more than money and food, so agriculture and animal husbandry are extremely important and should be pulled out separately, and the reason why it has not been moved for a long time is because wine is an important source of military income, and grape cultivation and the raising of war horses have always been directly managed by the military.

His Royal Highness the King of Jin wanted to take back the grape planting from the military, but the military has always objected, and now the salt tax accounts for the vast majority of the military salary, so there is no objection to taking the grape cultivation back. ”

Wen Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Listening to your tone, it seems that the military actually has the power to prevent the King of Jin from handing over grape planting?" ”

"Daddy doesn't know, grape planting has been in the management of the military from the beginning, and the planters are also soldiers, including winemaking, the military's opposition is not aimed at His Royal Highness the King of Jin, but against the Counsellor's Hall, of course, His Royal Highness the King of Jin can decide in one sentence, but he has to consider the feelings of the military, consider the interests of the military, and need to consider it as a whole, in fact, the military was persuaded last year, if it were not for the invasion of the salt works by Tibet, the Ministry of Agriculture would have been established a long time ago, and it would not have been delayed until now."

"I see, what's the matter, I'll ask you again in the evening!"

Wen Ji patted his son on the shoulder and turned to get into the carriage.

Wen Miao suddenly stopped his father, "Daddy, how do you deal with the Pei family and the Wang family?" ”

Wen Ji had a headache when he thought about it, and he really didn't know what to do.

"What do you think?"

Wen Ji asked his son rhetorically, "What do you think should be done?" ”

Wen Miao thought for a while and said, "Father, it's better to go back and write two letters immediately, and explain it to the two of them before the Jin Wang's order is officially down, so that they will be mentally prepared and not so lost." ”

This method is good, Wen Ji hurriedly asked, "When will the Jin Wang Order come down?" ”

"If there is no military order involved, then according to the custom, the Jin King's order will generally be issued in the afternoon!"

Shen Shi was at four o'clock in the afternoon, and there was still time for him, Wen Ji nodded, got into the carriage and left.

Wen Miao is really a little worried, his father has never been in contact with agriculture, can he be qualified for the position of the Ministry of Agriculture?

(End of chapter)