Although there are some of his disciples in the court and the country, none of them has reached a high position.

There was no one like him among the heads of first-level institutions. After several days of consideration, he finally recommended Li Ruogu, the former Minister of Personnel and current Minister of Revenue.

Li Ruogu was also an old man. He was always kind and generous. Historical records show that he "had a serious nature and was always generous. He was wise and considerate in governing the people, and was kind and loving." He was an excellent official with good political experience and moral integrity.

However, Zhang Shixun was naturally not doing charity. Since Li Ruogu had served as the Minister of Personnel for five years, he had promoted many talented officials and was deeply loved by the Ministry of Personnel. This time he showed goodwill to the other party, so that when his descendants and disciples needed to be promoted in the future, they would have a helping hand.

Soon, the four prime ministers all gave their recommendations. Except for Han Qi, the director of the Supervisory Council, the others who were not recommended looked disappointed, but finally looked at Zhao Jun again.

Zhao Jun is the last recommended position.

After everyone had recommended him, he slowly spoke, "I recommend Li Zi, the Minister of Industry and Commerce. Lord Li has served as Minister of Industry and Commerce for ten years. According to his term, he should have been transferred five years ago. However, I, against all odds, insisted that he remain in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. This is because the commercial development of the Song Dynasty has been inseparable from him over the years. Now is the time for him to enter the government and govern the country to further strengthen the Song Dynasty."

Li Zi below was stunned. He was not Zhao Jun's confidant, but he had discussed business development with Zhao Jun before, and he was quite supportive of his business philosophy. Moreover, Zhao Jun had saved his life in the past. Therefore, he was inclined to Zhao Jun's governing principles in terms of government and opposition policies, but he could only be regarded as a political ally.

In terms of closeness, Yang Gao was Zhao Jun's trusted disciple, and Bao Zheng was always Zhao Jun's most admired person, and he often praised Bao Zheng on many occasions. Many people thought that given Zhao Jun's character of excluding dissidents and promoting his own forces, he would definitely promote Yang Gao or Bao Zheng. However, it was unexpected that the one who recommended was Li Zi, which was indeed surprising.

"Well, the gentlemen have all recommended a candidate. Let's leave it at that for today's morning court. The person who has been recommended will remain. I will discuss this with the gentlemen before making a decision."

Zhao Zhen said.

"Withdraw from the court!"

Wang Shouzhong shouted in a sharp voice.

Xia Song, Zhang Dexiang, Zheng Jian, Du Yan, Li Ruogu and Li Zi, six people with different faces, were left behind, while the rest of the officials bowed and withdrew.

Zhao Zhen and others went to the back hall of Chuigong Hall to discuss matters. Entering the Political System Council was a big deal. It not only depended on the votes of the prime ministers, but also the approval of Emperor Zhao Zhen. Moreover, different factions had to be balanced, which obviously required serious discussion.

At three quarters past seven in the morning, that is, at eight o'clock in the morning, everyone gathered and sat down in the back hall of Chuigong Hall.

Zhao Zhen sat in the main seat and looked around before saying, "What do you think of these six recommended candidates?"

"I feel that Li Zi and Zheng Jian are somewhat unsuitable. I'm not saying they lack ability, but rather that they have rather rigid personalities. If they were to join the Constitutional Council, it would easily create an unstable situation."

Song Shou was the first to speak.

Zhao Jun glanced at the other person. He knew that Song Shou was not actually attacking him. In fact, since Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng retired, no one dared to challenge his authority in the Constitutional Council.

There was only one person in Zhao Jun's party from beginning to end, and that was Xia Song. He did not recommend Yang Gao because Yang Gao had just served as the Chief Censor and it was impossible for him to be promoted to the Council of Constitution quickly.

Since the Zhao Party has two votes, he can do a favor and recommend Li Zi, who has always supported him, as a good candidate.

Song Shou, the second-in-command of the Lu Party, was naturally aware of this, so he attacked Xia Song, Du Yan, and Li Ruogu.

Because Xia Song was a member of Zhao Jun's faction, Du Yan and Li Ruogu were recommended by neutral people. Attacking them would offend Yan Shu and Zhang Shixun and make them political opponents.

Therefore, if Li Zi and Zheng Jian were eliminated in the primary election, the probability of Zhang Dexiang being selected would increase a lot. Moreover, the fundamental purpose of doing so is actually to attack Wang's party.

Cai Qi said sternly, "Your Majesty, I feel that Li Zi and Zhang Dexiang are not suitable. Zhang Dexiang has indeed made considerable achievements over the years. However, Zheng Jian previously served in the Censorate and is now in the Dali Temple. As the highest court, the Dali Temple should be the guardian of legal order. Only by raising his rank can the law be enforced fairly and disciplined strictly."

My goodness, these two are just trying to fool themselves, right?

Zhao Jun's eyelids twitched wildly.

Although he really just wanted to get Xia Song in, Li Zi was recommended by him after all, and these two really didn't give him face.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jun shook his head and said, "Brother, I don't think Zhang Dexiang and Zheng Ji are suitable."

Cai Qi and Song Shou were stunned, then looked at Zhao Jun.

What does it mean.

Zhao Jun wants to destroy the balance.

I have always thought that the four major forces in the Constitutional Court were Zhao Jun's faction, the Lu Party, the Wang Party, and then the neutral faction.

The Zhao Party mainly consisted of Zhao Jun and Li Di.

The members of the Lu Party included Lu Yijian, Song Shou and Jia Changchao.

Wang Dang included Wang Zeng and Cai Qi.

The others, including Yan Shu, Fan Zhongyan, Zhang Shixun, and Jiang Tang, belonged to the neutral faction.

Although Yan Shu's political inclination was slightly closer to Lu Yijian and Fan Zhongyan was more supportive of Wang Zeng, they generally maintained a neutral attitude.

If Zhao Jun's current intention is followed, and Zhang Dexiang and Zheng Jian are not admitted to the hospital, then three of Xia Song, Li Ruogu, Li Zi and Du Yan will be admitted.

Even if Li Ruogu, who was the most difficult to enter the court among the three, was eliminated, with both the Lu and Wang parties lacking their backbone, the Zhao party would have one more person. Although Li Zi also seemed to be a neutral party, he would definitely prefer Zhao Jun. Wouldn't that mean Zhao Jun would be the only one in power in the Constitutional Court?

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