Du Shiyi's official recommendation of five grades or more does not refer to loose officials and titles, but ministry officials, which has been carefully considered by him for a long time. The three-grade service purple, the five-grade service Zhu, commonly known as Zhu Zi, refers to the officials above the fifth grade. Stepping into the five grades, Fang really entered the sequence of high-ranking officials, such as the Zhongshu Sheren Yushi Zhongcheng and other ministers, which happened to be the five grades. As for the ministers and magnates, although they may not be able to touch such a powerful official position, there are also many young eunuchs or young secretaries among the temple supervisors who have been idle in the five grades, just to place people, and now these idle ministers also have such a right to elect.

At present, although there are not many ministers who are planning to abstain from voting, there are by no means a few. It is good to follow the dragon's merits, but if it is not the person who is elected by himself who ascends to the throne, it will not only be a failure, but a matter of standing in line, and if it is liquidated in the future, it will be a disaster for the family!

But on the day after Du Shiyi returned to Beijing, Pei Kuan ordered someone to send an official document to the three provinces and the temple supervision offices - the so-called recommendation is not to let the ministers with the right to recommend the real name of the minister, but will hold a big court meeting that is not a big court meeting, the officials above the fifth rank do not have the real name to vote for the election, and the officials below the fifth rank will list the supervision, and the votes will be counted on the spot, and more than half of them will be the new monarch.

When this news was released, I don't know how many eyeballs were dropped!

As for Du Shiyi, the initiator, when she was lying at home, she had an urge to laugh. Of course, he did not want to promote the democratic elections of later generations to the present era, but in the delicate situation of today, such a seemingly fair method of selection can not only dispel people's suspicions that he is manipulating in the shadows, but also completely muddy the waters. What's more subtle is that in this way, it will be possible to get those ministers who originally had scruples and wanted to abstain from voting to participate in this grand event! However, this pushed those dragon sons and phoenix grandchildren into an extremely embarrassing situation.

Who can guarantee that after a lot of hard work, those ministers who promised well will not play other tricks when voting?

And, no matter how they guessed, he had his own tricks.

Even Li Li, the king of Nanyang, was in a bad mood because of the regulations that had just been promulgated. At this moment, standing in front of his mother-in-law Zhang Liangdi, who was the same age as himself, he said with a dark expression: "Although Wang Jin said the right thing in front of me, he will definitely support me to the end, and many other ministers have also given me the letter, but now that Pei Kuan has made such a move, if anyone says one thing in his mouth and does another thing in his hand, it is simply impossible to prevent it!" This must have been done by Pei Kuan on purpose, he, the prime minister, has not been out of the political hall since yesterday, and he can't even meet each other! ”

Zhang Liangdi took Li Jingzhong to disguise herself as an internal servant yesterday, and witnessed the scene after Du Shiyi's return on the upper floor of the diligent government office, and her mood has not calmed down until now. She ignored Li Li's depression, but smiled and said, "I originally thought that Du Shiyi had abstained, and Pei Kuan would definitely abstain when the time came." Otherwise, they are almost one and the same, this is simply a weather vane! But now that it has become an anonymous recommendation, Pei Kuan doesn't have to be like this. However, I don't believe that I really can't pick out the thorns at all, and although I don't know the name, I can't recognize the handwriting? ”

While the mother and son of the same age were talking, there was a gentle knock on the door outside, and after a while, Li Jingzhong entered the door with a heavy face. He walked quickly to Zhang Liangdi and handed over a piece of paper in his hand. Zhang Liangdi took it over a little puzzled, and saw that all the princes who are alive today are listed, plus Li Li, the king of Nanyang, a total of more than a dozen names, but there is still a blank column at the back, indicating another person. As for the back, it is a list of specifications, tick in front of the name of the prince and grandson she wants to promote, if you don't like it all, then choose another person in the column of another person, she raised her eyebrows, and her heart gradually became heavy.

Li Li didn't avoid suspicion and came up to look at it, and when he understood the root knot, his face suddenly darkened even darker than before: "In this way, as long as there is no other person, you can't recognize who the handwriting is!" ”

Zhang Liangdi thought more deeply, she looked up at Li Jingzhong, and asked in a deep voice, "How did you get this thing?" ”

"The crown princess, all the kings and grandsons on the list, the family has been assigned one. said that it was Du Xiangguo who said it, it makes no sense that hundreds of officials have the right to recommend, but these dragon sons and phoenix grandchildren of the Sixteen Princes' Mansion do not, since they are descendants of the royal family, they are naturally equal to the ministers. Moreover, in addition to our princes and grandsons, even King Xu and King Wu, who have been crowned princes or heirs, also have the right to nominate them. This thing is said to have been rushed out and printed overnight, and it is not easy to imitate. Even if it is painstakingly imitated, when the time comes, those who have the right to vote will go up and vote in full view of the public, and it will be impossible to cheat. ”

"No wonder Du Shiyi was able to be so confident yesterday, he did have a plan, the rules of this recommendation are not set by Pei Kuan, they are set by him!"

Zhang Liangdi gasped, and then laughed again: "But it's okay, such a virtuous king elected in front of many courtiers, in the eyes of the people, is the long-awaited son of the Tang Dynasty, and after ascending the throne, he can justifiably take back his authority!" Erlang, you don't have to worry about this and that, Wang Jin wanted to be friendly with the prince in the first place, if he didn't assist you, would he still assist those who he hadn't bet on before? The succession of the eldest is justified, the crown prince is gone, you are the eldest among the emperors and grandchildren, those ministers who are familiar with the scriptures and meanings will not know this, who else is this throne? ”

Li Li was overjoyed by his mother's promise, and the worry on his face turned into excitement. He suddenly took a step back and gave Zhang Liangdi a deep look, and said in a sincere tone: "If I can really get what I want, I will definitely respect my mother as the queen mother!" ”

Zhang Liangdi suddenly smiled. Li Li's biological mother is no longer alive, as long as she can become the queen mother, what is the difficulty of manipulating this concubine who has never had an idea? Empress Wu, Empress Wei, Princess Taiping, Shangguan Wan'er, Princess Anle...... There are so many women in Datang in front of her, although she has no husband, she may not be able to taste the supremacy!

Seeing that Li Li was in high spirits and leaving, obviously going to urgently contact those ministers who supported the East Palace, Li Jingzhong couldn't hold back his agitated mood, so he cautiously reminded: "Although what the crown princess said just now is true, but Du Shiyi threw out such a fair method, and he abstained early, is it simply harming others and himself?" ”

Zhang Liangdi really doesn't have much understanding of Du Shiyi's personality, and it's no wonder that since she became an official, Du Shiyi has served as a captain in the court for more than 10,000 years, serving the imperial history and serving the imperial history in the palace (the former is still a nominal title), and the middle scholar, who has been in charge for less than seven years, and the other 20 years have all been in the field, especially in Shuofang and Anbei Yatent City for fifteen or six years, she is a woman, where can she thoroughly understand the character of such an important minister? Thinking about Du Shiyi's words after reprimanding the Son of Heaven yesterday, she thought she understood the other party's intentions, so she smiled nonchalantly.

"I'm afraid that he just wants to be his own feudal official, and he is too lazy to bend his waist to others. This is better, I originally planned to put him in Youyan, but now although there is no Shi Siming to hinder, but this year's harvest in Hebei Province is in ruins, and I am afraid that he will not be able to recover his vitality in a few years, since this is the case, why not give it to him? At that time, let him be the envoy of Fan Yang Pinglu Jiedu, and be crowned the king of Fanyang County, such a high-ranking official, who will say that I treat meritorious heroes lightly? ”

Although Li Jingzhong felt that she was arrogant, she also had to admit that if Du Shiyi wanted to rebel, pull back the army of more than 100,000 directly, force the Son of Heaven to abdicate, and then support Li Li, the king of Nanyang, or pick someone else from the clan, it would immediately be Cao Cao's role. Du Shiyi is less than fifty, and if he waits patiently for more than ten years, he may be able to usurp the Tang Dynasty successfully, so why bother like now? Even so, he still spoke: "Having said that, the six thousand soldiers and horses in the Forbidden Garden are swords hanging above their heads after all, why don't I contact Chen Xuanli for the crown princess." ”

"Good!" Zhang Liangdi nodded immediately, "Remember to tell Chen Xuanli, I don't want him to send troops to rebel, as long as he can train the guards diligently and restrain those soldiers and horses in the palace for me, I will never forget his hard work!" ”

After Du Shiyi returned to Beijing, she closed her door and only one day later, she visited Cui's house in Pingkangfang. Last night, the Cui clan elders held a meeting all night, but in the face of the promotion regulations promulgated by Pei Kuan early in the morning, the result of their discussion all night immediately became empty. Anyway, if you don't follow the opinions of the clan, you may not be able to do anything, so why not vote for yourself? So, when Du Shiyi passed by, there were a lot of people who greeted him. As soon as Du Sanniang followed the elder brother, she sneered slightly: "Brother is really, everything is earth-shattering, and it is difficult for others to connect at all, let alone counteract!" ”

"Oh? Thank you, Thirteen Niang, for complimenting you. Look at your bloodshot eyes, you didn't sleep all night last night, right? Looking at her sister who relied on each other back then and is now on her own, Du Shiyi smiled and frowned. He greeted the rest of the Cui family who came out with a pleasant face, and noticed that Cui Wuniang was not among them, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and said with a slight groan, "I know what you want to ask me, but since I have already said to the outside world, I will not interfere in the matter of the recommendation, and please let me go." It's hard to steal half a day of leisure, and I haven't seen my brother and sister for a long time, and I plan to take her to Qujiang to enjoy and play. ”

Du Shiyi said this, even though the heir of Zhao Guogong Cui Chengxun and other Cui clan people were full of questions, they couldn't force him at this moment, so they could only look at each other. And Du Xianhui, who was waiting for her father at home, just opened her mouth to speak, but was blocked by Du Shiyi's words: "Thirteen Niang and Wu Niangzi have always been good friends, if Wu Niangzi is free, I want to ask her to be a companion." Neiko has already gone to invite Princess Gu'an, and it is difficult for their sister-in-law to meet. ”

Hearing that Du Shiyi was going to invite Cui Wuniang, Cui Chengxun's eyes flashed, and he immediately said to Du Xianhui beside him: "Huiniang, go and see your fifth aunt and see if she can go to the invitation now!" ”

Du Xianhui was helpless, glared at her father and turned around like a whirlwind, as for the other Cui clansmen, they had to gradually disperse under Cui Chengxun's persuasion.

At this time, Du Sanniang asked in a low voice, "Why did Brother suddenly remember to invite the fifth sister?" ”

"Although my sister is a woman, at least she has a chance to show her talents. And Wu Niangzi has been in the Cui family for so many years, and now that someone has taken over all the big and small affairs, why not let her give herself a chance? ”