Li Mao said with a dark face: "Li Qiao and Li Kan, those two rubbish, can also be promoted? Were they recommended by the Ministry of Personnel?"
Li Zhengqing knew that Li Mao was of low birth and had always looked down upon the two brothers.
Li Mao himself was just a small-time official, and now that Li Qiao and Li Kan were promoted and on the same level as him, he naturally felt uncomfortable.
"Don't be angry yet." Li Zhengqing said lightly.
"It was the Queen Mother's idea to promote those two people."
"Empress Dowager?" Li Mao was even more surprised and even suspected that he had heard it wrong.
Li Zhengqing nodded and told him that although the Queen Mother did not issue the decree personally, she had found several trusted officials in the court to recommend him.
The recommendation letter was sent to the emperor. The emperor knew that the empress dowager would definitely not be pleased, so he deliberately approved the request and gave it to the empress dowager for her review.
As long as the empress dowager rejected it, the emperor would have one more reason to accuse her in the future.
However, even the young emperor Yan Ning did not expect that the empress dowager not only nodded in agreement on the spot, but also personally selected an excellent job for Li Qiao in the Bingmasi.
After hearing this, Li Mao felt even more puzzled:
"The Queen Mother and our Li family are at loggerheads, and she suddenly showed goodwill...what does she want to do?"
Li Zhengqing asked him to think about it carefully and deeply.
Li Mao scratched his head and thought for a long time, and finally asked hesitantly:
"Is she planning to make peace with us and admit defeat?"
Li Zhengqing: “…”
"You...ah, never mind." Li Zhengqing held his forehead and sighed. He really shouldn't have expected his cousin to be able to answer such a question.
"What time is it? Why are you still keeping us in suspense? Hurry up and tell us!" Li Mao also became anxious.
Li Zhengqing said:
“Your Majesty’s grudge against the Empress Dowager is against the late Empress Dowager.
In the past few years, we have used Ma Yan to stay by your side, intensifying his hatred towards the Queen Mother and guiding him to be on the same side with us.
When the day comes, we will help His Majesty get rid of the Queen Mother, and the day will come for the entire Li family to turn things around."
"I know all this, but what does this have to do with the Queen Mother promoting the Li Qiao brothers?" Li Mao asked anxiously.
Li Zhengqing shook his head helplessly and completely gave up trying to persuade him.
“…Your Majesty is sensitive and suspicious, and now he can’t wait to avenge his biological mother.
At this critical juncture, the Queen Mother suddenly promoted the Li family in a roundabout way. What if Your Majesty thought that she had private contact with us, or even had some vested interests in us?
All the efforts we have put into His Majesty over the years have been wasted!"
"She...she wants to direct His Majesty's anger towards her towards us!?"
Li Zhengqing looked at Li Mao who was dumbfounded and said with a smile:
"Don't underestimate this young Queen Mother, she is really good at diverting trouble.
Let His Majesty quarrel with us first, and she can rest easy."
Li Mao finally understood the whole thing and asked in a daze: "What should we do now? Should we just sit there and wait for the Queen Mother to drag us down?"
Li Zhengqing's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and his eyes began to become meaningful.
"Since the Queen Mother has made the move, we might as well go with the flow.
In the next few days I will arrange for someone to recommend you to transfer to the Ministry of Personnel for a position as a clerk in the Examination and Reward Department."
"Kaogongsi?" Li Mao's eyes lit up.
The Ministry of Examination was in charge of the evaluation of court officials. Although its rank was not high, it held the power of life and death over the officials' careers.
Not only did the entire court have to show respect to him, but every year the officials from other places who came to the capital received a lot of tributes.
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