Sun Hui and others have been arrested and imprisoned for nearly a month, but Li Jie still had no movement. Instead, there was news that Li Jie was about to return to Beijing recently, which made many people in Nanjing excited, and some people were even more drunk with this.

Sun Hui was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Although most of the powers of the six ministries in Nanjing were deprived, they were still one of the cores of the Ming Dynasty. Especially because the capital was moved for a short time and there were shortages of people everywhere in Beijing, so some officials were often drawn from Nanjing. Therefore, for many, Nanjing is actually a very good springboard.

Ma Zhong has been worried about it all this time. He was appointed as Langzhong of the Ministry of Personnel. Sun Hui was his immediate superior. Now that Sun Hui has been arrested, several doctors in the Ministry of Personnel have the opportunity to rise. Therefore, during this period, the Ministry of Personnel has been quite uneasy. Several doctors are intriguing and showing their magical powers, and they all want to seize the position of attendant minister.

Ma Zhong has been in the position of doctor for nearly ten years. When he had not moved the capital, he was the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel. After moving the capital, he was left in Nanjing. The officials who were left behind would have been promoted to one level, but Ma Zhong remained motionless.

It’s not that Ma Zhong is not capable. In fact, Ma Zhong was born as a Jinshi. He was once an official for many years. Later, he was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel and performed very well. With his qualifications, he should have been promoted long ago.

However, although Ma Zhong has strong abilities, he can't be a human being. It's fine if he doesn't like socializing in normal times, but he not only offended Shangguan, but also his colleagues don't like him. Therefore, Ma Zhong also gained a reputation as an introvert in the Ministry of Personnel, and no good thing is his turn.

However, this time Sun Hui was arrested, Ma Zhong was very happy because he had been suppressed by Sun Hui over the years. The main reason was that he had offended Sun Hui, which was actually not considered offending. Instead, Sun Hui ordered Ma Zhong to do something, but Ma Zhong felt that these things were not in line with the laws of the court, so he refused, and was hated by Sun Hui, and he would hit him if he had anything to do.

So this time, Sun Hui was arrested, which was a matter of two things for Ma Zhong. One was that he had no more than his boss to suppress his position as a minister. The other was that he was vacant. Although Ma Zhong was upright, he also had the intention of becoming a career. In addition, he had been in the position of doctor for too long, so he wanted to seize this opportunity.

However, the Ministry of Personnel is not just Ma Zhong, the doctor. In fact, there are four doctors in the entire Nanjing Ministry of Personnel, and there is also one Junwailang. Five of them are qualified to compete for the minister. Although Ma Zhong has the strongest qualifications and strongest ability, there is no one above him. In addition, he has offended someone before, so Ma Zhong's situation is also very unoptimistic.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that after experiencing the initial excitement, Ma Zhong quickly fell down. He was worried during this period and was a little uninterested in his work.

It was getting late, and Ma Zhong also returned home from the Ministry of Personnel. Because it was too late, his children had already eaten. However, Mrs. Ma was waiting for him. When she saw him coming back, she immediately asked the servants to warm up the meal and then accompanied him to eat and chat.

"Master, my brother has sent a letter from Beijing, saying that he would ask you to win the position of Minister. If he can succeed, he will move for a while in the future and maybe he can be transferred to Beijing." After taking a few bites, Mrs. Ma said in a low voice.

Mrs. Ma also came from a family of officials. Her elder brother used to serve in the Ministry of Personnel and was transferred to Beijing when she moved the capital. This time, the case in Nanjing had already spread to Beijing, so Mrs. Ma's elder brother also wanted her brother-in-law's family to seize this opportunity and could take care of her when she went to Beijing together in the future.

"This is easy to say. All the four doctors from the Ministry of Personnel are staring at the vacant position. There is no one above me and I can't get involved. I'm afraid there is no chance this time." Ma Zhong sighed and said to the truth. He has been married to his wife for many years and has two children and three daughters. The couple has a good relationship. He never hides any of them from his wife.

"Brother is also trying to find a way, but according to the letter from my elder brother, the vacant position in Nanjing this time will likely be recommended by the prince-consort. You were not the father who knew the prince-consort before, so could you take this path?" Mrs. Ma hesitated for a moment before thinking about a way for Ma Zhong.

In fact, this solution was not thought of by Mrs. Ma, but her elder brother mentioned in the letter that Ma Zhong had known Li Jie's father Li Zhu before. Although he had no friendship, he was barely acquaintance. If Ma Zhong had a shameless attitude, he might have been a chance to climb Li Jie.

"Brother Li and I are just nodding, and we don't know each other even more. Now I'm asking me to ask others for help, how can I open this?" Ma Zhong said with a look of dissatisfaction. He really couldn't hold back this face.

"You are just too thin-skinned. If you are a little thicker, why should you be a bench in the yamen every day?" Mrs. Ma said unhappy when she saw her husband unwillingly.

When Ma Zhong saw that his wife was unhappy, he simply remained silent and just looked down and had to eat. Mrs. Ma was also a sensible person. When she saw that her husband didn't speak, she felt a little sorry for him. Finally, she sighed and picked up a few dishes for her husband.

After dinner, Ma Zhong came to his study. He was used to reading books before going to bed after dinner, but today he was a little upset and couldn't read the books even if he opened them.

In fact, Mrs. Ma's words were not unaware of them. Even these days, he was wondering if he was too pedantic and had to walk around the paths that should be taken. Just like the other three doctors in the Ministry of Personnel, their qualifications and abilities were not as good as theirs, but this time they completely excluded him because the three of them had ways and could delve into the camp. It is said that some people could even talk to the prince-consort.

Thinking of this, Ma Zhong couldn't help but sigh, and his face showed a look of accepting fate. Since he couldn't fight, he would simply stop fighting. Anyway, he was used to his current position. At worst, he would stay in the Ministry of Personnel for the rest of his life and return home when he was old.

But at this moment, I suddenly heard someone knocking outside the study and saying, "Master, someone is here outside, saying that I want to invite you out."

"Please go out? Who is the other party?" Ma Zhong was stunned when he heard the servant's words, and then asked in surprise. He had a bad relationship with others. He usually went home after leaving the Ministry of Personnel and almost didn't communicate with others. How could anyone suddenly ask himself out?
Chapter completed!