My father is Jiajing

Chapter 340 Ancient Version of Gao Qiqiang
East Building Courtyard.

Qingming Festival has passed and it is now early summer.

Yan Shifan, who has completely lost his sight with one eye, is in a very good mood today.

A few days ago, the emperor officially issued an imperial decree through the Cabinet's Ministry of Internal Affairs to give him the title of Minister of Processing.

Although he was not given the actual job of Minister of Works, this did not hinder Yan Shifan's happiness and excitement.

Because if he really had to take on the real job of Minister of Works, he would not be willing to do so.

You know, he is now respected as the "Little Minister". Isn't the status of this Minister much more prestigious than that of the Minister of Works?
However, even this did not prevent him from actually controlling the Ministry of Industry.

After all, the current Minister of Works and Vice Minister of Works are all "relatives" of his family, and these people all follow his father's lead. As his father's son and think tank, he is naturally the leader of these people.

Therefore, Yan Shifan didn't care at all about whether it was a real job or not.

All he cares about is money!
As long as he can continue to control the Ministry of Industry's construction projects and project budgets, he will have a steady supply of money.

However, behind this happy mood, Yan Shifan also felt a little reluctant.

Because after his father knew that he was awarded the title of Minister of Works by the Emperor, he strongly asked him to resign the award.

Therefore, although Yan Shifan was happy during this period, he was more unhappy.

It was clearly an honorary title that he had already obtained, but his father insisted on asking him to push it away, and he couldn't disobey his father's wishes, so in the past two days Yan Shifan had been busy writing a letter of thanks and resignation.

Zhao Wenhua was sitting on a chair next to Yan Shifan. He could naturally see Yan Shifan's mood at a glance, but rationally speaking, this kind of thing was really unbearable.

After all, Yan Shifan was just a student who depended on his father. He was not a serious scholar at all. He had not made any convincing achievements, nor had he done anything admirable. If he accepted the title of Minister of Works awarded by the emperor with a clear conscience, who would still believe that books can bring wealth and fortune? Just rely on your father.

Therefore, when Yan Shifan was awarded the title of Minister of Works, except for himself who was a little proud, everyone else was unhappy and unconvinced. They would only secretly complain that he had a good father.

"Brother Donglou, what do you think about Hu Zongxian's matter?"

Since Hu Zongxian has already passed the connection to Zhao Wenhua, Zhao Wenhua would naturally not take it lightly.

After all, Hu Zongxian was a local official who had just returned to Beijing to report on his work from his post as Governor of Huguang, and he was no ordinary small fry.

Having such a local official as your subordinate is quite an honor.

Therefore, Zhao Wenhua was also very concerned about Hu Zongxian's affairs.

After hearing what Zhao Wenhua said, Yan Shifan also stopped smiling, thought for a while and said, "There is nothing good to assign him now. Why not recommend him to be a governor? A governor is also a high-ranking official of the second rank, which would bring honor to his family."

When Zhao Wenhua heard this, his face turned unhappy.

A second-rank provincial governor sounds like a high position, but when facing the governor and governor-general above him, he is no better than a grandson.

Moreover, once one becomes a provincial governor, according to the current official selection practices of the Ming Dynasty, it is almost equivalent to being sentenced to political death.

But how old is Hu Zongxian? He is only in his forties or fifties, in the prime of his life. Moreover, he has the ability and talent. Even if he doesn't use anyone's connections, he can get a decent job. Why does he want to be a governor? Therefore, Zhao Wenhua also said: "Brother Donglou, with Hu Zongxian's ability and talent, it would be a waste of talent to let him be a governor. The elders often teach us to use some capable people to help us do things, so that we can be more stable in the court, and His Majesty will recognize our abilities more."

"So, I think with Hu Zongxian's ability, we should recommend him to be a governor of another place or a minister of one of the six ministries. This will be in our interest. Otherwise, if all the good positions are secretly snatched away by Xu Jie and his men, it will be very dangerous for us."

When Zhao Wenhua mentioned that Xu Jie and his people were fighting for positions, Yan Shifan's face suddenly turned ugly.

Because this time when Emperor Jiajing awarded him the title of Minister of Works, he also promoted Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Zhao Zhenji, Li Chunfang and several other insignificant small fry, although the extent of the promotion was not large.

But these people are the so-called clean officials after all, and they are all on Prince Yu's side, and they seem to be having an affair with Xu Jie.

Therefore, after listening to Zhao Wenhua's words, Yan Shifan also agreed and said, "This matter really cannot be just Xu Jie and his people eating meat while we drink soup. If there is anything that is needed recently, it seems that Zhejiang is short of a governor. When the time comes, we can push Hu Zongxian first and see if he can win face for us in Zhejiang."

When Zhao Wenhua heard Yan Shifan's agreement, he immediately felt relieved. He finally got the matter done.

Otherwise, he would have to go and talk to Yan Song.

Although he could get the matter done by talking to Yan Song, if he skipped Yan Shifan, he would still bear a grudge against him.

After all, based on so many years of experience and interaction, Zhao Wenhua knows Yan Shifan very well.

Yan Shifan is a selfish, stingy and self-willed person. Although he is clever, he is not capable of being a big shot.

But there was nothing he could do about it, as he was Yan Song's son, and he was so good at guessing the emperor's intentions. So, even though Zhao Wenhua was unhappy with him, he still maintained enough respect for him.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to do his job in the Ministry of Industry.

After all, he didn't want to be the second Ouyang Bijin, being constrained by Yan Shifan in every way.

He was also a serious Jinshi with ideals and ambitions, not a slutty bitch like Yan Shifan who relied on his father to get the status of a student.

If it wasn't for his future, why would he be willing to accept Yan Song as his godfather?

Of course, having a godfather who is the Prime Minister is something that many people would like to have in several lifetimes, so Zhao Wenhua does not feel ashamed of having a godfather, and he is even proud of his foresight!
You have to know that when he acknowledged Yan Song as his godfather, Yan Song had not yet made it big. He was just a fourth-rank official in the Imperial College, and was far from the cabinet.

Therefore, Zhao Wenhua admired his own unique vision in the matter of recognizing a godfather. Otherwise, how could he have such a coincidence to recognize a future cabinet prime minister as his godfather?

It can be said that if Yan Song did not have a son, Zhao Wenhua would most likely be an ancient version of Gao Qiqiang.

Unfortunately, if this is not true, Yan Song not only had a son, but this son was also very fertile and gave him several grandsons.

Therefore, Zhao Wenhua could only clearly understand his position and be someone's godson without thinking about replacing his father.

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