Chapter 1115 Chain Reaction
Ever since he knew that Zhou Man had entered the palace, he had been feeling uneasy. He was still trying to find a solution, but he didn't expect things to develop so quickly. He only learned from the servants two days ago that Zhou Man had entered the palace, and today his promotion petition was unexpectedly rejected.
Chen Fulin swallowed, feeling rather uneasy, not knowing whether the emperor simply felt he was unsuitable or whether Zhou Man had said something in the palace.
He felt a little regretful in his heart. If he had known this would happen, he should not have been so careless. He should have thought of taking it step by step. He should have taken action after encountering Zhuang Xun in Zhuangyuan Building, found him as soon as possible and drove him out, including his three disciples.
Chen Fulin felt extremely regretful.
At that time, Bai Shan, Bai Cheng, and Zhou Man hadn't even started school yet and had no roots in the capital, so it would have been easy to kick them out. But now...
Lord Gu, who was also a doctor like Chen Fulin, saw him sitting in the chair for a long time without saying anything, his face pale and blue, so he stepped forward to comfort him and said, "Lord Chen, these ups and downs are normal, don't take it too seriously."
Chen Fulin came back to his senses and said with a forced laugh, "I know, but I'm just worried. I don't know what task I didn't complete well. Sigh, I feel guilty."
Everyone was confused, especially the Minister of Revenue Liu Hui. Originally, one of his subordinates was going to be promoted, and he had already found a candidate to replace him, and then found someone to take the position of the successor. As a result, now that Chen Fulin was beaten back, the promotion of his subordinates was blocked.
Liu Hui asked the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to question him, but there was no way around it because Chen Fulin was his subordinate.
"What's going on with this Chen Fulin? Didn't you say that he has sufficient qualifications, is a humble person, and has worked diligently over the years?" Otherwise, he would not have recommended him.
The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue said, "Yes, Your Excellency, even if you don't know me, you should know him. He has been in the position of Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue for nine years. He has been diligent and steady in these nine years. It is said that he has not made any major mistakes."
The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was even confused himself. "The Ministry of Works has no objection, and the Ministry of Personnel has also approved it. This shouldn't happen."
"Ordinarily?" Liu Hui glanced at him and said, "Your Majesty, are you someone who can be so? Go ask Chen Fulin if he has done anything recently that has caught Your Majesty's attention."
"No, right? If so, would the Censorate let him go, and let our Ministry of Revenue go?"
Liu Hui also pondered, yes, the Censorate has been keeping an eye on the prince recently.
His Majesty sent six teachers to the Crown Prince at once. All of them were important officials in the court, famous for their erudition and noble character, so everyone was keeping an eye on the Crown Prince.
It depends on whether he is worthy of being trained. If not, there will probably be more quarrels. That’s why no one has impeached their Ministry of Revenue recently.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with their Ministry of Revenue?
Seeing the old man's frown so tight that it could pinch a mosquito to death, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue hurriedly asked, "Sir, could it be that His Majesty has other plans, so he sent the memorial back?"
"We should have called the Ministers of Personnel and Works and told them. How could we just send a memorial back like that?" Liu Hui said, "That's the Vice Minister of Works, not the Minister of Revenue or Personnel. And this isn't the time when Your Majesty ascended the throne."
Therefore, the emperor did not need to place anyone in there. Based on Liu Hui's understanding of the emperor, there was only one possibility for him to do such a thing at this time - the emperor hated Chen Fulin.
Liu Hui blinked at the thought, "Oh no!"
The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue thought he had thought of something and immediately looked up, "What's wrong, old man?"
"I'm just standing here, what can I do?" Liu Hui said unhappily, and then added, "Your Majesty, there's no reason for you to do this. I'm afraid Lord Wei will scold you right now."
The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue: ...What's so bad about this? Your Majesty gets scolded every few days anyway.
Liu Hui turned around and saw that he was still standing there calmly, so he said angrily, "What are you still doing here? Why don't you go and find out what Chen Fulin did to anger His Majesty? Do you think you can get away with Wei Zhi scolding His Majesty? Don't forget, Chen Fulin is from the Ministry of Revenue, he's your subordinate!"
The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue finally came to his senses and realized that this was a fight between gods that was about to affect innocent people.
He saluted quickly and ran away in a hurry.
Liu Hui snorted, and with his hands behind his back, he went to chat with the Minister of Works next door. Since Chen Fulin was not selected, was he planning to continue selecting people from the six ministries, or only from their Ministry of Works?
The Minister of Works was also discussing this with Minister Yu.
Chen Fulin failed, so he failed. It didn't affect him at all. He went straight to Minister Yu and said, "I don't know how Chen Fulin offended His Majesty. We don't know when their lawsuit will be over. After the Empress Dowager's death, winter will come. We have a lot of things to do before the New Year. We don't have time to wait for them to finish their lawsuit, so we have to fill this vacancy quickly."
If his father hadn't stayed at home these past few days, Minister Yu would have suspected that he had gone to the palace to give the emperor some information. Seeing that things were actually developing in the direction his father had hoped, he didn't say much and asked directly, "From where does your Excellency want to choose someone?"
"Let's choose from our Ministry of Works. Who among your doctors do you think would be suitable?" The Minister of Works said, "Chen Fulin has enough experience, but he's never worked in the Ministry of Works before. It'll take him some time to get used to the job. Choosing someone from our Ministry of Works, we can use him right away after promotion, which would save us a lot of trouble."
Minister Yu nodded, "It's just that my experience is relatively low, so I'm afraid the Ministry of Personnel won't agree."
The Minister of Works waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry. Your Majesty rejected the promotion petition without reason. The Censorate and Wei Zhi will definitely issue a warning. If Your Majesty finds out the reason, it will be a lawsuit between the Censorate and the Ministry of Personnel. They won't have time to deal with our vacant Vice Minister position. You should first select someone, and then let him handle the matter. When their lawsuit is almost over, I will submit a petition to confirm the vacancy."
Minister Yu understood that they were going to execute first and report later. This method was not bad, and the six ministries often used it.
He began to think seriously, "Chen Fulin is quite smooth-talking. Your Majesty doesn't like him, so let's choose someone more capable. What do you think of Doctor Liu?"
"Hasn't he been promoted to doctor only two years ago?"
"Yes, his experience is a bit shallow, but his skills are not bad, and his ability to handle affairs is the most outstanding among the doctors."
The Minister of Works also knew him, but he was from a humble family. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me think about it. You can nominate two more positions."
Minister Yu: ...There are only four doctors in total. If you nominate two more, you might as well let me choose an unsuitable one.
Although he kept complaining in his heart, Minister Yu still recommended two more candidates to the Minister of Works.
The Minister of Works waved his hand and asked him to leave, not taking the matter of Chen Fulin from the Ministry of Revenue next door to heart.
The next update will be around 4:00 PM
(End of this chapter)
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