Two years ago, he demoted Fan Feng, the Chief Censor who had impeached him many times, to the position of military commander of Wuchang Army and governor of Linjiang Army.

Now Wang Zeng's important younger brother Song Xiang was taken away by Lu Yijian while he was sick, which almost made Wang Zeng angry to death.

But what Lu Yijian said was not wrong. To be nominated to the Constitutional Council, one must first have the title of alternate Tongzhi and alternate Observation Tongzhi. Otherwise, one would not be eligible to be nominated at all.

Wang Zeng had no choice but to settle for the next best option: "I nominate Zheng Jian and Han Ju."

This Han Ju is Han Qi's elder brother. He is currently serving as the Minister of Works. He was promoted because of his outstanding performance as the Transport Commissioner of Liangzhe.

He is not Wang Zeng's younger brother, but he is a fan of Wang Zeng and admires Wang Zeng very much. So when he cannot bring his trusted subordinates to the position, it is naturally better to choose his fan.

"I nominate Ye Qingchen and Jiang Tang!"

Cai Qi also said.

Jiang Tang was promoted from the Transport Commissioner of Huainan East Road and is now the Minister of Rites. Although he has no connection with Wang Zeng's party, it is said that he has a good relationship with Zhao Jun, so Wang Zeng simply gave face to Zhao Jun.

Sheng Du looked around, but there was no movement.

Of course, he also had a desire for power, but Zhao Jun was the most powerful person in the Political System Council, and then there was the internal fighting between Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng. Wang Sui was a passive person, and he didn't want to offend either side, which made it difficult for him to stand alone and to join forces for warmth.

As a result, Shengdu naturally has little power in the Constitutional Yuan, making it difficult for him to promote his own people to important positions.

For example, the Minister of Finance was Cheng Lin, the former Minister of the Three Departments; the Minister of Education was Jia Changchao, a former lecturer at the Imperial College and also a famous philologist, writer, and calligrapher; the Minister of War was Zhang Dexiang, the former Co-director of the Privy Council; and the Right Counselor was Chen Zhizhong.

These four people are accomplices of Lu Yijian's party.

Ye Qingchen, the Minister of Revenue, and Zheng Jian, the new Chief Censor who succeeded Fan Feng, were not on Wang Zeng's side, but they were close friends with Song Xiang, so they naturally supported Wang Zeng.

The others, including Minister of Rites Jiang Tang, Minister of Personnel Li Ruogu, Minister of Works Han Ju, Minister of Taxation Hu Su, and Minister of Police Du Yan, rose to power based on their outstanding political achievements.

Du Yan, for example, was renowned for his skill in prison administration and had previously served as the head of the Criminal Court, where he was highly skilled in investigating cases. Hu Su, a man of integrity and meticulousness, was well-suited to the role of tax inspector.

As for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Justice, one was Li Zi and the other was Li Di, both of whom were recommended by Zhao Jun.

There was not a single teammate of Shengdu's in the room. When he saw this situation, his eyes were really filled with tears. If it were not for his strong desire for power, he would have wanted to retire on the spot for still sticking to the court at the age of 72.

(End of this chapter)