There are a total of fifteen people eligible for selection for the Constitutional Yuan's term change.
In addition to the heads of the thirteen important departments, such as the Shangshu, Yushitai, and Jiantai, there were also former alternate Tongzhi Yan Shu and Fan Zhongyan.
The Lu Party nominated five: Yan Shu, Cheng Lin, Zhang Dexiang, Chen Zhizhong, and Jia Changchao.
Wang's party nominated four: Zheng Jian, Han Ju, Ye Qingchen, and Jiang Tang.
Zhao Jun nominated three, Fan Zhongyan, Li Di and Li Zi.
In this way, only the Minister of Personnel Li Ruogu, the Minister of Taxation Hu Su, and the Minister of Police Du Yan, who had no backing, could not enter the Constitutional Council.
The three people in the audience looked calm. They had actually known the result a long time ago and were not surprised.
Only one person looked at Lu Yijian and Zhao Jun with resentment.
This person was none other than Xia Song, the Assistant Minister of Finance.
Since Xia Song had a grudge against Lu Yijian, it was naturally impossible for him to become the Shangshu of an important department.
But he was also a person with a strong desire for power. When he first witnessed the power of the Constitutional Yuan, he was extremely shocked, so he set the goal of joining the Constitutional Yuan in the future.
Unfortunately, after working for several years, he was never able to become the minister of various ministries and then wait until the Constitutional Yuan changed its term to enter the Yuan.
This was naturally due to the suppression by Lu Yijian.
However, when the restructuring of various departments began, he had a good chance of getting a position as a minister.
Just one word from Zhao Jun brought him back to his original form.
no way.
There was indeed no evidence for Liu Yuanyu's incident, but even if there was no evidence, Zhao Jun suspected that he did it and was naturally very dissatisfied with him.
After that incident, Xia Song regretted it deeply. Even though he felt that it was unreasonable for Zhao Jun to take the position at such a young age, he could have done the same as others and observed the situation before making a decision. Why couldn't he change his jealous habit? Why did he say that many words to encourage a brainless person to charge forward?
But such matters are inherently difficult to predict. Who could have foreseen that a deputy envoy of the Three Departments would be dismissed so easily? He was even later arrested, which only served to further demonstrate the power of the Constitutional Yuan. It's truly beyond comprehension.
So the problem lies in Xia Song's misjudgment of the situation. He still used the previous unwritten rule in the officialdom that speaking without reason is a crime, and thought that even if he impeached Zhao Jun, nothing would happen.
But he didn't know that the judge was narrow-minded. He wanted to leave after offending him when he had evidence of a crime he had committed. How could it be so easy?
However, for a sinister person like Xia Song, even if he regretted it, it would only last for a while. He then quickly transferred his resentment to Zhao Jun and Lu Yijian, resenting the former for not letting him become the Shangshu and the latter for suppressing him.
Today, I saw the Constitutional Council change of leadership again, something that had absolutely nothing to do with me. The resentment I felt was even stronger. I looked at my colleagues with envy, my eyes nearly popping out of my head.
But no matter what, it would be useless even if he got conjunctivitis.
Seeing the list of nominees had come out, Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, in that case, let's go back to the Constitutional Council and vote."
He waved his hand and said, "Court is dismissed. Except for Fan Zhongyan and Yan Shu, the rest of the nominees will stay!"
"Withdraw from the court!"
Wang Shouzhong said loudly.
All officials took their leave.
Cheng Lin, Zhang Dexiang, Chen Zhizhong, Jia Changchao, Zheng Jian, Han Ju, Ye Qingchen, Jiang Tang and others stayed in the Chuigong Hall anxiously.
Zhao Zhen, Zhao Jun, Lu Yijian and others who were originally from the Political System Council went to the rear pavilion of the Purple Palace.
There is no way. The Chuigong Hall is a bit far from the Chongzheng Hall, and it is also a bit far from the office of the Political System Institute in the rear pavilion of the Daqing Hall.
It is winter now and snowing heavily. No one wants to travel so far. Everyone in Chuigong Hall is still waiting for the voting results, so it is naturally better to deal with it as soon as possible.
The group arrived at the back pavilion, where a charcoal fire was lit. Except for a window on the side for ventilation, the room was quite warm.
Everyone sits according to their seats.
This time, Zhao Jun did not sit in the main seat, but to the left of Zhao Zhen, with Lu Yijian sitting opposite him.
After everyone was seated, Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Jun and said, "Grandson, how do you think the Constitutional Council should be arranged for this term change?"
"There are a lot of people. Essentially, our political system is that the Constitutional Council is responsible to the government and handles national affairs, taking charge of all political directions except the military."
Zhao Jun spread his hands and said, "If we need to set the general direction, why do we need so many people? The court needs a correct, strong, and centralized voice, not everyone speaking out against each other, vying for power and profit, and causing chaos in the Constitutional Court."
As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Yijian. This old Deng eliminated dissidents and suppressed political enemies when he traveled around the country. He was able to place four of the heads of fifteen important departments. If it weren't for Wang Zeng's help to restrain him, and if he didn't dare to do anything too excessive, I'm afraid all the officials in the court would be his subordinates.
Lü Yijian could naturally sense Zhao Jun's gaze and said calmly, "Your Majesty, I have already considered this."
"oh?"
Zhao Zhen asked, "What good plan does Prime Minister Lu have?"
"I think the current rules can be changed. For example, the only person who can enter the Constitutional Court and know Han Long's identity can be a co-governor."
Lü Yijian said, "Alternate Tongzhi only has the right to make suggestions, not to participate in politics. We can cancel their participation in meetings and just send the meeting contents to them, and let them make suggestions."
Zhao Zhen pondered, "Does Prime Minister Lu mean to nominate a few more deputy governors?"
"Yes, the title of Tongzhi is not something that can be granted lightly. Fan Zhongyan and Yan Shu have made great contributions and it is natural for them to be admitted to the academy."
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