Three hundred and fiftieth chapters dumping the pot Dafa
Qin Dewei's cry of "kill" last night was probably just for the sake of a few words, showing the rising star of the retro school's incomparable hatred for the Zhang family.
But after being forced to listen to the boring case story just now, Qin Dewei discovered that the changes caused by unknown butterfly wings, and the case of Zhang Yanling's imprisonment was somewhat different from the original historical process.
Some other key and fatal people and things have not yet been involved, so Qin Dewei's statement of "kill" this time is not just a boast.
He really has a way and knows where the fatal point is, but he is still too lazy to do anything.
But in Wang Tingxiang's view, Qin Dewei had been deliberately rambling, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
He just wanted to ask if there was a simple and crude way to get out of his current predicament.
As a result, Qin Dewei was inexplicably fooled into thinking about the dilemma of the conflict between morality and law.
As for what caused Zhang Yanling's death, it was just a joke. Wang Tingxiang was definitely not that kind of person.
Wang Tingxiang stopped beating around the bush and asked directly: "You must know what I want to ask, and why have you been avoiding it?"
"You are the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, not me." Qin Dewei said: "I feel that you have not adapted to the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment yet.
To hold the power of judicial judgment, you must first have your own rules of conduct in mind.
Sir, have you figured it out? Should you kill Zhang Yanling according to the rules or protect Zhang Yanling according to justice? Otherwise, I don’t know what to do."
Wang Tingxiang said frankly: "I originally wanted to protect Zhang Yanling. If I kill Zhang Yanling, it will damage the emperor's sanctity. As a minister, I should stop it."
But I was touched by what you said, and I felt that Zhang Yanling should be killed too, and now I feel a little confused."
Qin Dewei saluted Wang Tingxiang: "I still care about the people's livelihood and have sympathy for the suffering of the people. I can say that I have a clear conscience."
This is not Qin Dewei's favor. Most of the top officials in the court are basically ruthless political machines. It is not easy for Wang Tingxiang to be touched by civil affairs.
Qin Dewei added: "If an official like Mr. Lao is forced to leave, it will be a loss for the Ming Dynasty. I will think of a way and try my best to keep Mr. Lao's position and reputation at the same time."
Wang Tingxiang said with disgust: "How can I be a person who is greedy for power and position?"
Qin Dewei changed his words again: "That is to try our best to preserve the career of the boss, so that the court will not lose a good minister!"
Then Qin Dewei approached Wang Tingxiang and whispered: "Actually, I have been thinking deeply about whether the emperor really wants to kill Zhang Yanling."
"What?" Wang Tingxiang couldn't help shouting in surprise. Everyone could see that the emperor wanted to kill Zhang Yanling.
Even the emperor's imperial approval of the case has publicly stated his position. Why does Qin Dewei dare to be so suspicious? How could he have such an idea?
Qin Dewei continued: "If you don't understand this problem, you won't dare to give me advice."
"What about now?" Wang Tingxiang asked again, "If you can't make up your mind, then don't say anything and just pretend that I haven't been here today."
Qin Dewei said confidently: "Actually, I personally think that Sir, you are thinking too much this time. You are just a minister of the Ministry of Punishment."
Wang Ting looked at Qin Dewei covetously. He was so small, but his tone was quite loud!
How dare you say that you are "just" the Minister of Punishment? How many people in the world are older than yourself?
Looking at the stick in Mr. Wang's hand, Qin Dewei could only correct him: "I mean, what you are thinking about is the chief minister or the bachelor.
You just have to do your job as the Minister of Punishment. As for affirming the righteousness and correcting the emperor, it is the matter of the Prime Minister. Why do you want to do so much?"
Wang Tingxiang still didn't understand what Qin Dewei meant: "How to do it specifically?"
After all, there was still an outsider like Zhang Yanling in the sky prison, so Qin Dewei deliberately gave instructions in a low voice:
"If you, sir, can't clarify your true intentions, then you can only pass the blame to others and resign yourself to fate.
You wrote this in your memorial: First, it is verified that Zhang Yanling committed three lives and should be executed for his crime.
Second, Zhang Yanling has the title of marquis and an iron bond, which can offset his crimes and avoid death.
Third, he hinted to the emperor that if he wants to kill Zhang Yanling, he must first take away his title and iron bonds.
Then there is one more thing to do. No matter what method you take, you must also spread the rumor.
It is said that in order to cater to the holy will, the two Lili factions, the First Assistant and the Second Assistant, prepared to help the emperor kill Zhang Yanling.
Once you've done this, that's it, it won't be your business for the time being."
After Wang Tingxiang heard this, he sincerely sighed and said: "You are really a good player at kicking the ball. I know you are best at this way of evading responsibility."
Qin Dewei: ""
Is this a compliment? Just take it as a compliment.
Originally, the emperor wanted the Ministry of Punishment to convict Zhang Yanling of death through judicial procedures, so the Ministry of Punishment did so, and the emperor could not say anything.
After completing this step, Wang Tingxiang himself would be safe, at least he would not be dismissed from office in a rage by the emperor.
However, the memorial also brought up the matter of titles and iron certificates, saying that Zhang Yanling could avoid death. This could be regarded as an explanation to the public opinion, and it would not be criticized for helping the emperor kill Zhang Yanling.
At the same time, this is tantamount to kicking the ball back to the emperor. After all, only the emperor can decide on matters such as seizing the title and the iron certificate of the alchemy.
But if the emperor wanted to take away Zhang Yanling's title and iron bond, and had to ask the cabinet to draft an edict, then the cabinet's responsibilities would be very delicate.
The cabinet can reject an edict that it deems unreasonable, which is called "execution."
Therefore, Qin Dewei asked Wang Tingxiang to lay out the rumors in advance, forcing the cabinet's first assistant Zhang Fujing and the second assistant Fang Xianfu to fall into a moral dilemma and have to take a stand.
So how to deal with Zhang Yanling in the end evolved into a conflict between the emperor and the cabinet.
In this way, Wang Tingxiang, the Minister of Punishment, has no responsibilities for the time being and can get away from it.
Wang Tingxiang finally understood why Qin Dewei just said that he was "caring for a great scholar".
Qin Dewei's strategy is really to pass the blame and transfer the responsibility to the cabinet.
I can understand everything else about Wang Tingxiang, but I feel that spreading cabinet rumors is too metaphysical.
Then he asked in a low voice: "Don't you want to kill Zhang Yanling? Why did you spread such rumors in advance?
If they cater to the emperor's wishes and agree to seize Zhang Yanling's title and iron certificate, wouldn't it be in line with your wishes?"
Qin Dewei replied: "It's just a matter of messing with them. If you don't mess with them, it's useless. And I'm afraid they will find excuses to avoid me.
If there are rumors, they won’t be able to hide away even if they want, so they will have no choice but to come forward and take the blame for you, Mr. Boss.”
Wang Tingxiang: ""
Qin Dewei said in a low voice nonchalantly: "Anyway, regardless of spreading rumors or not, they should all oppose the killing of Zhang Yanling.
It is better to spread rumors first, so that when they oppose the killing of Zhang Yanling, public opinion will think that they are forced by the pressure of rumors.
Of course, if the rumors are true and the first and second assistants really help the emperor kill Zhang Yanling and issue an imperial edict to seize Zhang Yanling's title and iron bonds, then we will not lose anything.
It can even be regarded as an unexpected surprise, and public opinion will think that this is the responsibility of the cabinet, and the Ministry of Punishment still does not need to take responsibility, and the boss is still safe."
In order to keep Wang Tingxiang, Qin Dewei also racked his brains. In the original historical time and space, after the Zhang Yanling case broke out, he seemed to have changed to the Minister of Punishment.