Chapter 298 The Overall Situation Has Been Decided
Censor Li and the others all looked unhappy. When they saw Lord Xiao standing up to oppose, they thought there would be a turn for the better.
But he and his gang were all crazy.
It is rare in the world for women to enter officialdom.
I don’t know why these people were so obsessed with wanting a woman to serve as an official in the court.
However, Censor Li still held out a glimmer of hope.
Although many officials now support Shen Huazheng's entry into the government, there are still many officials who have not expressed their opinions.
Daliang has always selected talents through imperial examinations. There are officials from prominent families and officials from humble backgrounds in the court.
If we have to divide these officials in the court into two major factions, they would be the aristocratic family faction and the humble faction.
If we talk about the aristocratic family faction, it is headed by officials such as Grand Tutor Zhou and Lord Jiang.
The Hanwei faction is headed by Lord Gu, the Minister of Justice.
The two factions have always been at odds with each other, and usually whenever one side puts forward a proposition, the other side will certainly oppose it.
Emperor Jingning glanced around and said, "You all heard what Huang Aiqing said just now. I plan to let Princess Yinghua serve as an official in the court. Do you have any opinions?"
All the ministers knew that Emperor Jingning wanted the minister who had not spoken just now to express his opinion.
Among the officials in the Golden Palace who have not yet expressed their stance, except for a very small number of neutrals and a few fence-sitters, only the humble faction is left.
Everyone was waiting for the final result, and the people in the Censorate were also looking forward to the officials from the Hanwei faction refuting the views of the ministers just now.
Even though Lord Huang and his men seem to have the upper hand now, as long as the officials of the Hanwei faction persist in their opposition, Princess Yinghua may not be able to enter the officialdom.
Lord Gu has always been disgusted by the ways of those aristocratic families. What he hates most is that the aristocratic families put their people into the court.
Although this matter seems to be led by His Majesty, Lord Huang is leading the way.
But in the final analysis, the essence is that the aristocratic families are stuffing their own people into the court.
If Lord Gu is willing to withstand the pressure and stand up to these people, I request His Majesty to revoke his order.
This matter has taken a turn for the better.
As for the neutrals, they have never had their own opinions and will follow whichever side wins.
There is no need to worry about those fence-sitters.
The officials of the Hanwei faction either thought silently or hesitated, and no one said a word for a while.
Since Your Majesty has already said it, you must have thought it over carefully and made a decision.
If we jump out and oppose at this time, wouldn’t it be disobeying the emperor’s will?
Although His Majesty gently asked everyone if they had any opinions, could they really have any opinions?
Besides, everything Princess Yinghua did was indeed beneficial to the people. If she were allowed to serve as an official in the court, it would be beneficial to Daliang, and they really couldn't find any reason to object.
Although they hate the extravagance and ostentation of the children of wealthy families, they are not people who cannot distinguish right from wrong.
Sometimes refuting the claims of the aristocratic faction is just a subconscious act, just to save face.
But once it comes to real national affairs, they will definitely not act on impulse.
But if they don’t refute it this time, won’t they be inferior to the aristocratic families in the future?
Now His Majesty obviously wants all officials to express their opinions, and they cannot escape it no matter how much they want.
The air in the Golden Throne Hall was silent for a few seconds, and Lord Gu was about to take a step forward.
At this moment, a voice interrupted his action——
"Your Majesty, I think what the above gentlemen said makes sense."
Everyone looked at Mo Zhishan who suddenly spoke, and the people from the Censorate were so surprised that their mouths opened slightly.
How could he speak before Hanwei Sect?
Mo Zhishan knelt down and repeated what he had said in the palace at that time -
"Your Majesty is the ruler of the world, and everything you do is for the people of the world. As long as it is a decision made by Your Majesty, I will fully support it."
As early as when Lord Huang opened his mouth, Mo Zhishan thought of the time when Emperor Jingning summoned him into the palace.
It turned out that as early as that time, His Majesty had already made up his mind to allow Princess Yinghua to enter the officialdom.
No wonder His Majesty wanted a promise from him at that time.
At the same time, Mo Zhishan instantly understood why today's morning court session was moved forward by half an hour. His Majesty had given enough time for all officials to discuss.
As soon as Mo Zhishan opened his mouth, the remaining officials who were still waiting and watching immediately expressed their opinions.
"Your Majesty, I also think that what Mr. Huang said makes sense."
"Your Majesty, I agree with your opinions."
As soon as he heard Mo Zhishan's words, Censor Li knew that the situation was hopeless.
If only Lord Huang and the Shen Zhou families supported Princess Yinghua to enter officialdom, even if Prince An and General Xie agreed, there would still be room for competition.
But now even Old Mo agrees. I'm afraid that even the Hanwei faction, which likes to go against the aristocratic faction, will not stand on their side this time.
Just as he expected, the next moment, Lord Gu looked at the officials on both sides and slowly walked out.
"Your Majesty, with the talent of Princess Yinghua, if she cannot serve the country, it will be a loss to Daliang."
Although Mo Zhishan also came from a scholarly family, he was talented and compiled many books, and was admired by scholars all over the world.
After resigning from his official position, he opened a school among the people and accepted students regardless of their background.
No matter how much those officials of humble origins disliked the behavior of the children of aristocratic families, whenever they mentioned Mo Zhishan, they all expressed admiration for him.
Every time I see Mo Zhishan, I would respectfully call him "Mr. Mo".
Lord Gu was helped by Mo Zhishan when he was young, and he always regarded him as his elder.
After Mo Zhishan returned to the capital, Lord Gu treated him with great respect and love, not daring to show any disrespect in his words.
Lord Gu was already somewhat hesitant, and now that he saw that Mo Zhishan supported Shen Huazheng's entry into the government, he naturally had to choose to support her.
Seeing this, officials from the Hanwei faction also echoed the sentiment.
"Your Majesty, I second the motion."
"Your Majesty, I second this motion."
"I second the motion."
For a time, all the ministers agreed, leaving Censor Li and others isolated and helpless.
Several censors didn't dare to say anything, and Censor Li even sighed in his heart.
Forget it, forget it.
Emperor Jingning smiled at the censors again and asked, "My dear ministers, do you have any other opinions?"
Seeing that the matter had become a foregone conclusion, Censor Li and others no longer struggled in vain.
"Your Majesty, I have no objection."
"Your Majesty, I have no objection."
"I have no objection either."
Having finally achieved his goal, Emperor Jingning nodded with satisfaction.
He announced to all the ministers that Shen Huazheng would soon become the first woman in Daliang to serve as an official, but he still needed to consider which department she would serve in.
All the ministers knelt down in unison: "Your Majesty is wise and wise, and we all bow down to you."
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