The direction of the court has always been changing.
For ministers in the court, how to grasp this direction is a very important personal cultivation, or it can be said to be a very important personal ability.
With this ability, one can be successful in officialdom and cope with ever-changing situations more conveniently and quickly.
Ministers who could rise to high positions generally possessed this ability. For example, the four Grand Secretaries in the cabinet were quite knowledgeable.
When the General Staff Office was established this time, the four Grand Secretaries of the Cabinet knew what His Majesty was going to do. Coupled with the rumors that had been circulating during this period, they were even more certain that His Majesty was going to reorganize the nobles and relatives of the nobles.
In the cabinet duty room.
Han Yu and the other three sat there drinking tea, eating snacks and chatting, and their business was still related to the General Staff Office.
Han Yu was a direct person, so he addressed Sun Chengzong directly.
"I wonder what Lord Sun thinks about the matter of leading the Chief of Staff?" Han Yu asked with a smile.
As soon as this topic came up, the room became quiet and everyone turned to look at Sun Chengzong.
Huang Kezun also said at the right time: "Mr. Yuan Keli is a more suitable candidate. If Mr. Sun thinks it is suitable, we can support Mr. Yuan."
After hearing this, Sun Chengzong glanced at the faces of Han Yu and Huang Kexun with a smile on his face, but he was very disdainful in his heart.
These two, Han Yu, have no good intentions at all. The matter of the Chief of Staff has always been just rumors, not facts.
Anyone who works in the court knows that rumors are often true, but you can't take them seriously, because you never know when they might turn out to be false.
Is Yuan Keli suitable to be the Chief of Staff?
The answer is very appropriate.
Do you support him?
The answer is very supportive.
But do the people present support Yuan Keli?
Sun Chengzong didn't believe at all that they would support Yuan Keli.
Once Yuan Keli becomes the chief of staff, there will be a lot more things that he and Yuan Keli can do. Can the people present be willing to let Yuan Keli be the chief of staff?
Forget about the idea of civil servants being one family. Sun Chengzong simply didn't believe in such things. Once he took the lead, these people would definitely instigate it from behind. By then, who knows what kind of trouble he would cause.
His Majesty's current behavior clearly indicated that he was using the position of Chief of Staff to seduce someone. As for who he was trying to seduce, it was obvious.
I wouldn't be so stupid to get involved in this mess at this time.
Sun Chengzong then smiled and said, "It's just a rumor, how can we take it seriously? Besides, this kind of thing should be decided by your majesty alone, so we, as your subjects, should not worry about it."
Listening to Sun Chengzong's words, Xu Guangqi glanced at Han Yu and Huang Kexun and ignored them completely.
Xu Guangqi knew very well what Han Yu and the other man were thinking, but he was not going to get involved.
Although there were only four people in the cabinet, the competition was fierce. If one was not careful, they would be beaten down by the others. The current situation was that no one wanted to continue the competition, so they rarely did anything out of line. Only a fool would do something like testing His Majesty's bottom line.
Seeing Sun Chengzong's firm attitude, Han Yu knew that his test was useless. Sun Chengzong, the old fox, was obviously not blinded by power. He would not fall for his trick at all and would not give him any chance.
Han Yu then said, "Since Lord Sun has said so, we will not say anything. What we need to do now is to quickly arrange for Your Majesty to go to Shandong."
Seeing that Han Yu had changed the subject, Sun Chengzong didn't care and said, "I wonder if Lord Han has any ideas about the person who will accompany His Majesty to Shandong this time?"
Han Yu couldn't go, so the only three people left were Sun Chengzong, Xu Guangqi and Huang Kexun.
Of these three people, at least two must go with him, and Huang Kezun must go with him. It is impossible for His Majesty, Sun Chengzong, and Xu Guangqi to leave Han Yu and Huang Kezun in the capital together.
In other words, only one person could go to Shandong between Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong. So when this topic was brought up, the atmosphere instantly became a little solemn.
Xu Guangqi glanced at the others and said, "It's better for Elder Sun to go with them."
In fact, according to the rules, Xu Guangqi was the second assistant, so he was the most suitable person to go. So when they heard Xu Guangqi say this, several people were a little confused.
Han Yu asked with a playful smile, "What does Lord Xu mean by this?"
The cabinet was now divided into three factions, and no one dared to do anything radical. If this could provoke a conflict between Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong, it would be the best thing for Han Yu himself. While it might not succeed, it was worth a try.
"I am not familiar with many things and have been in the cabinet for a relatively short time, so Lord Sun is more suitable." Xu Guangqi said directly. He was too lazy to argue with Han Yu about this matter.
Sun Chengzong glanced at Han Yu, then at Xu Guangqi, and said, "Let your Majesty make the decision. We, as your subjects, should not discuss this matter."
Several people were somewhat helpless, leaving it to His Majesty to decide. This was also His Majesty's original intention. No one wanted to go too far, so everything was left to His Majesty to decide. This was the power that the emperor could take back.
Of course, there are disadvantages as well. It is not easy to take responsibility when something goes wrong.
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