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Chapter 347 Father Shen Got Promoted Again
Logically speaking, even if Nangong Xuanyu used the matter of the noble lady's teaching class to attack those officials, the Duke of Zhenguo and the Duke of Dingguo would protect them in the court.
There are several reasons why things went so smoothly.
The private soldiers raised by the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion were destroyed, resulting in a significant reduction in their strength. Naturally, they are not as tough as before and look down on others all the time.
Moreover, the Duke of Zhenguo also suspected whether this matter was the work of the emperor. Before he prepared a way out, he dared not continue to go against the emperor.
As for Duke Dingguo...
The Empress Dowager had already solemnly told him that the emperor was not like his predecessor, who was only obsessed with beauty and pleasure, resulting in the government being controlled by powerful officials.
Their Majesty has deep thoughts and great ambitions!
If the Duke Dingguo's Mansion wants to continue its glory, it is best not to disobey the emperor too much, otherwise it will anger the emperor and it will not be of any benefit to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
As long as Concubine Liu can ascend to the throne and raise a prince, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion will be even more glorious!
Compromising with the emperor on this matter is also a gesture of goodwill.
The summary is... after a major purge, the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty experienced great turmoil!
At other times, if so many officials were dismissed at the same time, the government might have been paralyzed. However, this turmoil did not affect the operation of the capital.
Because when Nangong Xuanyu was still a prince, he cultivated and won over many confidants. However, in the past, they were suppressed by officials attached to the Duke of Zhenguo and the Duke of Dingguo, so they had no chance to show their talents.
This time it comes just in time to provide fresh blood!
The noble ladies' teaching class was abolished, and the biggest winner turned out to be the emperor!
The second one is...Shen Zhinian!
Because Shen Maoxue's immediate superior, the Minister of Personnel, was also involved in the affairs of the noble ladies' class.
However, the emperor took into consideration his advanced age and the fact that even if he had made no contributions to the Great Zhou, he had worked hard. So he did not punish him directly, but instead gave him a last bit of dignity and allowed him to retire and return home.
Then the position of the Minister of Personnel would be vacant...
The same official position, in different dynasties, has different ranks. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the ministers of various ministries were high-ranking officials of the first rank!
In particular, the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of officials across the country. It is a real powerful department and the most important position among the six ministries!
For a time, countless important officials were fighting for this position!
However, for the emperor, the more important the position, the more he would entrust it to his confidants, so as to avoid the situation where the government is controlled by powerful officials.
Shen Maoxue was the Minister of Personnel and was originally a candidate for the position of Shangshu.
Moreover, the Shen family does not have deep roots in the capital; they were promoted by the emperor.
Shen Maoxue never made friends with any minister and was truly a lone minister. The only person he could rely on was the emperor.
The last reason is... Shen Aiqing is Nian Nian's father. He started paving the way for Nian Nian a long time ago, so he naturally hoped that her family background would be higher...
After their children are born, they will not be looked down upon because they have a powerful maternal grandparents.
Who else is more suitable for this position than Shen Aiqing?
In order to stabilize the situation, the emperor quickly issued an edict to promote Shen Maoxue, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, to the minister of the Ministry of Personnel!
Although the speed of promotion was a bit too fast, everyone felt that... it seemed reasonable.
After all, there are people who are more capable than Shen Maoxue. Unlike him, he is not a lone minister and is deeply trusted by the emperor.
He was a lone minister like him, but not as familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel as he was.
There was someone who was more familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel than him, and he had no daughter to be a favorite concubine in the palace.
In a nutshell... although there were some discontented voices in the court, they ultimately did not cause any waves.
Shen Maoxue took office and became the new Minister of Personnel!
Outside, he could still remain calm, unperturbed by praise or criticism. But when he closed the door in his room, Shen Maoxue couldn't suppress the raised corners of his mouth!
"…If you throw a brick randomly on the streets of the capital, it will hit several officials. Even if you have great talent, it is difficult to make a name for yourself in such an environment."
"I never dared to think that I could become the Minister of Personnel!"
"This is how you should treat a daughter!"
Shen Maoxue was happy, but Zhou couldn't laugh: "Master, everyone is laughing at me now. You are so successful, but I don't even have an imperial decree..."
"How can I have the face to go out and see people?"
Shen Maoxue glanced at her and said, "Don't you know what you have done in the past? If I ask for an imperial decree for you and displease His Majesty and Concubine Rou, I'm afraid your career as an official will be over!"
Perhaps because she had been ridiculed and looked down upon too much these days, Zhou simply threw up her hands and said, "You say that about me, but do you think you are innocent?"
"Yes! I was unkind to Concubine Rou in the past, but as a father, have you fulfilled your responsibilities as a father? If you truly loved her, who in the Shen family would dare to torture her?"
"Do you think that His Majesty is honoring you for Concubine Rou's sake, and that Concubine Rou really has a deep father-daughter relationship with you?"
"It's just because the higher the official position of the Shen family in the court, the more stable her position in the harem. Concubine Rou is just using you! Do you really think that in her heart, you are her good father? Ha!"
If Zhou could see it clearly, how could Shen Maoxue not understand it?
But he didn't think he was wrong.
As the head of the Shen family, he should have put the interests of his clan members first. He would value whichever child was beneficial to the future of the Shen family. What was wrong with that?
"Do you think Concubine Rou is as short-sighted as you?"
"No matter whether she has a father-daughter relationship with me or not, as long as I and the Shen family can be used by her, this relationship is solid!"
In the past, because Concubine Rou could not bring benefits to the family, he did not value this daughter.
From now on, if he cannot provide support to Concubine Rou and the royal heir, she will ruthlessly abandon him as a father.
Things in the world are not black and white. He understood this truth, and Concubine Rou understood it even better.
Zhou slumped in the chair, tears of jealousy streaming down her face.
Why wasn't her daughter the one who entered the palace? !
If the person entering the palace was Nan Qiao, her life would be many times more glorious than it is now!
Fortunately, it was already late April, and the Autumn Examination was only a few months away. As long as her son-in-law could pass the imperial examination as the top scorer, as Nan Qiao was sure, she would have hope for the future!
……
In a luxurious mansion.
In the dimly lit room, a young and handsome man sat in the main seat. Looking closely, his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to those of the current emperor.
But compared to the emperor, this handsome face has a bit more sinisterness.
“Oh! All my years of hard work have been destroyed in an instant!”