After finishing writing with all his heart, Wang Boyan discussed with his son and son-in-law. They would say a name and discuss what was not acceptable. If it was really not acceptable, they would remove the name... Naturally, his son and son-in-law would understand the opinion of their husband.

"How is Minister Chen?" Wang Boyan pointed at the first name and asked seriously. "He is the one with the highest military merit among the six ministers. He is the best in military knowledge among the important officials and is also the most trusted person of the emperor."

"Too many part-time jobs." Wang Yi replied seriously. "The Minister of War and the Prefect of Kaifeng, the former is in charge of logistics and military equipment, and the latter is in charge of the defense of the capital, both of which are important tasks that cannot be easily resigned at this time. If I take these two positions as the Minister of the Western Palace, my authority will be too great."

Wang Boyan nodded slowly, and he knew that his son had something else he hadn't said yet... that is, if Chen Gui took these two part-timers with him to become the Deputy Privy Envoy, then this guy would not only have Lu Yihao's temperament but also have Lu Yihao's practicality. Wouldn't he, Lord Wang, be bullied again in the West Mansion?

"Chen Dayin is an expert in law, and..." The new number one scholar also carefully raised some opinions, but just as he finished giving a reason, Lord Taishan took action.

"I almost forgot about this." Wang Boyan raised his hand and pointed at Chen Gui. "Ming Fa is really too low."

Zhao Boyao and Wang Yi nodded in unison… The Mingfa exam in the Song Dynasty only tested 40 articles of Mo Yi and the three minor classics, and its status was the lowest among all the subjects. Although Chen Gui was a civil official, his status in the imperial examination was probably even lower than Qu Duan. It was the times that made heroes, otherwise this Minister of War and the prefect of Kaifeng would have only been a county magistrate for his entire life.

In a word, this is a fatal flaw!

"How is Li Zhongcheng?" Wang Boyan continued to ask without raising his head.

"Li Taifa was just promoted to the position of Zhongcheng." Wang Yi smiled bitterly. "And he is a close friend of Li Gang, the Prime Minister. After Li Gang left office, Li Guang was appointed as the Zhongcheng Yushi and Li Gang's third brother Li Jing was appointed as the Yushi. This was already a great appeasement and generosity of the government to Li Gang's family... How can it be further?"

"That's right." Wang Boyan also laughed. "Not to mention that the Li Gang family has done their utmost to hold this position, even if it's Lu Xianggong (Lv Haowen) and Lu Shixiang (Lv Yihao), how can they tolerate this kind of people taking one step further? For the same reason, Lin Qilin, the Minister of State, will not be considered."

As he spoke, Wang Shuxiang put a dot under Li Guang's name and drew a horizontal line under Lin Qi's name.

At the same time, the new champion finally understood why Lord Taishan wanted him to come here and sit alone... It was obvious that he wanted to teach him a lesson before he took office and make himself clear about the situation. His brother-in-law was captured by the Jin people and was privately redeemed by Lord Taishan. He would not be able to be used again in the short term. He might have to assist Lord Taishan with all his strength, so he came here specifically to explain to him.

Thinking of this, Zhao Boyao could not help but sit up straight.

"How is Zhu Shengfei?" Wang Boyan continued to ask.

"Minister Zhu is a good candidate, but unfortunately he is a figure in Lu's pocket," Wang Yi said without hesitation. "That's my only concern."

Wang Boyan nodded, circled Zhu Shengfei's name, and then continued to ask: "How about the Minister of Justice Wang Shu?"

"He has all the qualifications and status, but he is a defeated general, and he has just taken over... It's a pity that the previous Minister of Justice Quan Bangyan Quan Shangshu, but he can't do things like mourning, and it's too late."

Wang Boyan's expression remained unchanged. He just pointed at Wang Shu's name and then asked calmly:

"Zhang Jun, Zhao Ding, is it possible?"

"Sooner or later, these two will be appointed as prime ministers, but it is definitely too late now." Wang Yi was still quick. "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I am afraid we have to be very careful about the movements of the Jin people. It is unlikely that the envoys, generals, and magistrates from various parties will be considered by the government."

Wang Boyan nodded, drew lines under the names of Zhang Jun, Zhao Ding, Ma Shen, Liang Yangzu, and Yan Xiaozhong, and then asked:

"How is Lin Jingmo?"

"A little young, but that's the only reason." Wang Yi answered fluently.

Wang Shu nodded repeatedly, but he circled the name of Xiao Lin Xue Shi, and drew a line under the names of Fan Zong Yin and Liu Zi Yu:

"If Scholar Lin cannot do this for these junior and younger people in the capital, then neither can the others."

The new number one scholar and his brother-in-law nodded heavily in unison.

"Lü Xing..." Wang Boyan saw the last name and just read it out, he burst out laughing and took the initiative to cross out the name. "It's not that serious yet, but it's time to write it down and then cross it out."

There were two people sitting next to each other, both silent.

"So, it is between Minister Zhu and Scholar Lin?" Wang Yi asked softly.

Wang Boyan looked at the list and nodded.

Wang Yi was also relieved for a moment: "Two are enough. Since Dad is not interested, just write them both up and send them up, and let the official choose for himself."

Wang Boyan nodded again, but did not start writing.

After a while, the man spoke frankly, "If that's the case, why did the emperor wait until today to ask? If he was interested in these two, he should have appointed them directly when Lu came south."

At this point, to the slight surprise and shock of Wang Yi and Zhao Boyao, Wang Shuxiang actually crossed out Mr. Xiaolin and Zhu Shengfei, and found a new piece of paper and wrote Li Guang, Chen Gui, and Wang Shu again.

Not only that, Wang Boyan actually asked the two juniors in a serious tone: "Has any of Li Zhongcheng, Chen Shangshu, or Wang Shangshu done anything wrong recently? Have they done something wrong in private, or have they made mistakes in their work?"

Zhao Boyao hesitated for a moment, but under the encouraging eyes of his father-in-law and brother-in-law, he spoke: "Sir, I just wanted to say that Minister Chen encountered a case recently."

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