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Chapter 50: Ying Yu confers a reward, all officials object

Zhangtai Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Feng Quji and others' faces turned green at this time.

This Young Master Ying Yu is so irresponsible that the dignified Young Master Supervisor of the Kingdom actually became the shopkeeper.

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. Finally, they sighed helplessly and began to review and approve the memorial.

And Ying Yu, the hands-off shopkeeper, met his second brother, Young Master Ying Gao, as soon as he left the imperial study.

The result can be imagined. After Ying Yu's deception, Gongzi Gao also joined the process of approving the memorial.

The next day, early morning.

All the officials in the Qilin Palace were present, and Ying Yu was at the top of the list.

"My lords, do you have anything to say today?"

As Ying Yu finished speaking, Feng Quji immediately stood up:

"Sir, I have something to report."

Ying nodded: "Mr. Feng, please speak!"

Feng Quji cleared his throat and straightened his expression:

"Young Master, Zhao Gao and Li Si's party have been purged for a long time, but these two people have many gangs, and there are now vacancies in various ministries and positions, and they need to be filled!"

"Master, here is the list of vacancies, please take a look."

Ying Yu sat on a small step under Brother Zheng's dragon chair. After listening to Feng Quji's words, he nodded slightly: "Send it up!"

Feng Quji immediately took out a roll of bamboo slips from his sleeve, handed it to the chamberlain, and presented it to Ying Yu.

Ying Yu glanced at it briefly, put the so-called list aside, and then said calmly:

"There is a shortage of officials in various places, and they really need to be replaced in time, otherwise chaos will definitely occur over time."

Upon hearing Ying Yu's agreement, the eyes of the officials below suddenly became intense.

Zhao Gao and Li Si's rebellion were widely implicated, because the two of them were convicted of not only one thousand but also eight hundred.

Many aristocratic families have contributed to this, and now that it's finally time to share the cake, how can they not be jealous.

The list that Feng Quji gave to Ying Yu was recommended by hundreds of officials.

Ying Yu knew these things very well, so he didn't look at the list at all.

All the officials in the Qilin Palace looked at Ying Yu expectantly.

But Ying Yu smiled and said calmly: "Xuan, Xiao He, Cao Shen, Han Xin and others enter the palace."

"promise!"

Following the announcement from the waiter beside him, a figure walked in from outside the hall.

The leader is none other than Xiao He.

At this time, the officials were a little confused and couldn't understand what was going on!

They didn't know any of the people who came in, and the officials didn't understand why the young master asked them to come in.

So they started talking about it.

Ying Yu didn't care about the reactions of the officials, he just said calmly:

"Although Zhao Gao and Li Si's party have been eliminated, as Prime Minister Feng said, there are also many vacancies in the central government."

"Since there are vacancies, talents are needed to fill them. Therefore, I spared no effort and personally went to the people to recruit some talented people in order to fill the vacancies in our official positions in Daqin."

Ying Yu was talking to himself, without even looking at the reactions of the officials below.

Of course, he didn't need to look, because he was not discussing with the officials, but informing them.

"Read the appointment."

"promise!"

The chamberlain beside Ying Yu quickly took the bamboo slip, opened it carefully, and then read it loudly.

"Feng Xiao He was appointed the Order of Xianyang and was in charge of all matters in Xianyang City."

"Confess Han Xin as a guard and control all the gates of the palace and garrison troops."

"Cao Shen was granted the title of Ting Wei Office and was in charge of the Ting Prison."

"Confess Liu Bang the title of Admonishment Officer and be in charge of discussions."

"I appointed Lu Qing as a minister, with the right to comment on state affairs."

...

The chamberlain read for a quarter of an hour before finishing the list.

No more, no less, just enough to fill all the vacant officials in Xianyang City.

After the list was read out, needles could be heard in the entire Qilin Hall, and all the officials were completely confused.

Then they all looked at Feng Quji, Gongzi Gao, Shangqing Mengyi and others in unison.

After a slight silence, Feng Quji stood up first:

"Sir, I have something to say."

Feng Quji's face was calm, but his heart was already burning with anger.

In his opinion, what Ying Yu did was too much.

The original Xianyang Order was held by Zhao Gao's son-in-law Yan Le, but Zhao Gao was executed by three clans, so Yan Le naturally could not escape.

The post of Xianyang Ling became vacant.

In Feng Quji's vision, his youngest son Feng Guanglai was in charge.

But what he never expected was that Young Master Ying Yu would directly grant the Order of Xianyang to an unknown guy.

That was all, but what made him angry was that this young master, Ying Yu, had actually arranged all the vacant positions in Xianyang City.

He had already spoken before, but this young master Ying Yu was so good that he didn't give him any face.

You just ate the meat and didn't even save any soup.

Looking at Feng Quji, whose face was red, Ying Yu smiled lightly and said, "If you have anything to do with Prime Minister Feng, it's okay to just tell him."

"Young Master, these positions you just awarded are all top priorities. I would like to ask you, Master, are these people of unknown origin qualified for them?"

As soon as Feng Quji said these words, all the officials immediately changed their expressions.

These words are quite serious. On the surface, they are saying that Xiao He and others have no talent, but in fact, they are accusing Ying Yu.

Counting Xiao He and others, they were all recommended by Ying Yu.

But Feng Quji said that their origins are unknown and they have no ability. Doesn't this mean that your young master Ying Yu's motives are impure and he doesn't know people well?

Ying Yu didn't pay much attention to this, he just said with a smile on his face:

"I said Prime Minister Feng, have you misunderstood? Why are the origins of these people unknown?"

"The chief official of Xiao Hepei County is an official recorded in our Qin Dynasty."

"The jailer of Cao Canpei County is also recorded in the book."

"Liu Ji, the director of the Sishui Pavilion, also has records."

"The rest of the people's household registrations are also verifiable. You, Feng Quji, are dissatisfied, but you can't just talk nonsense. Don't you think so, Prime Minister Feng?"

Ying Yu looked at Feng Quji with a smile, making the latter's expression even more ugly.

Feng Quji snorted coldly and continued:

"The question of origin is indeed that the veteran is reckless, but these people are just country folk. How can they be qualified for so many important positions?"

"Young master, by doing this, you are irresponsible for the foundation of Da Qin, and you are making fun of the people of the world. I am firmly opposed to this."

"That's right, sir. None of the lower officials have heard of these people. How can they convince the public by putting them in high positions?"

"Sir, your Majesty's consent is required for the appointment of official positions in the court, no matter how big or small. Isn't there something wrong with your appointment in private?"

After Feng Quji opened his mouth, officials one after another stood up to object!

If Xiao He and others only served as some insignificant and minor officials, the officials would just give Ying Yu face and not care too much.

But things are different now. If Xiao He and others are confirmed in their official positions, it will not only affect Feng Quji's interests.

Rather, it touches the interests of all courtiers.
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