Qin Dewei is indeed an imperial envoy, but he does not have a seal, so theoretically he has no power to command others.
The meaning of this kind of imperial envoy is probably just to let him do things on his own.
So from this perspective, Commander Yuan does not have to listen to Qin Dewei's orders, and he really doesn't want to listen.
Commander Yuan thought very shrewdly. If he acted according to Qin Dewei's instructions and went out to recruit the rebels, what would happen next?
If the rebellion was quelled, wouldn't most of the credit go to Qin Dewei according to official rules?
However, Commander Yuan could not quarrel with Qin Dewei. He was squeezed out and had no choice but to find General Liu again and said:
"I would like to ask the old general to comment on this. Scholar Qin and I are not subordinate to each other, so there is no reason to force others to do something difficult!"
General Liu sighed and did not respond to Yuan Lin. Instead, he deliberately said to Qin Dewei:
"At the end of last year, when your father-in-law inspected Guangning City, I saw your father-in-law. His demeanor was heart-wrenching.
Now Qin Scholars and your Majesty, with the river as their boundary, work together to quell the rebellion in Liaodong, which is truly a good story!"
Qin Dewei: ""
Commander Yuan was initially confused as to why General Liu ignored him.
But the more he listened, the more shocked he became. Is the Inspector Zeng Yushi Qin Dewei's father?
Although I don’t understand why father and son have different surnames, Mr. Liu should not talk nonsense like this in front of his face, so this is Mr. Liu secretly reminding himself?
It turns out that Qin Dewei is not an imperial envoy with his words, but with his father!
If there is no governor, although the governor-general censor is only in the seventh rank, he is clearly the most powerful civil servant in Liaodong! This is the characteristic of the Ming Dynasty's official system of small to large!
Although Qin Dewei didn't have the seal in his hand, his father did, and the imperial censor also used imperial envoys to guard it!
Could it be that the princes of the imperial court also thought of this? This plan is so sophisticated and terrifying!
Thinking of this, Commander Yuan did not dare to hesitate, nodded and said: "Without further delay, I will meet with the rebels."
If the negotiation is successful, most of the credit may be shared, but you can only recognize it by pinching your nose.
Although I feel sad, life is like this, and the workplace is even more like this.
Middle-aged men have no right to be willful and can only wipe away their tears and surrender to reality.
Qin Dewei couldn't help but feel a touch of sadness in his heart. He originally thought that he relied on his personal charm to convince people with his virtue, but he didn't expect that the real answer was to rely on his father.
For a long time, I have been so accustomed to personal struggle that I even subconsciously forgot that there is a father on the other side of the Liao River.
Qin Dewei weakly waved his hand to Commander Yuan and said in a waning mood: "Go ahead, remember one thing, three points military and seven points politics!"
After the imperial edict arrived in Guangning City, the first high-level meeting ended here.
As an unofficial imperial envoy, Qin Dewei's main job is to coordinate.
It would be great to be able to have a high-level view, arrange everyone's responsibilities in a clear and concise manner, and then convince others with virtue and urge everyone to do their work.
Feng Qingcheng followed Qin Dewei outside and asked doubtfully: "When you reprimanded Commander Yuan just now, you pretended to fabricate Commander Yuan to create a mutiny, but you made it so realistic and logical.
So was this mutiny really instigated by Commander Yuan? Can you be sure?"
Qin Dewei sighed: "It doesn't matter."
Feng experienced dissatisfaction and said: "What exactly do you think?"
Qin Dewei shook his head and replied: "God knows, it's rare to be confused! Even if he secretly instigated it, so what, the root cause does not lie with him alone.
Anyway, we did not kill officials and seize the city, raise flags to rebel, loot and set fire, or collude with foreign thieves. It is essentially an internal problem.
I don’t ask for more now, as long as he, a local old man, can quell the mutiny and let me, the imperial envoy, stabilize the situation, that’s enough!”
Feng Qingcheng had many questions: "Why do you feel that you are so lenient with Commander Yuan? What if he can't handle the mutiny?"
Qin Dewei asked: "You have been assigned to Guangning Guards for two years. Have you ever heard of issues such as Yuan's command encroaching on farmland and using border markets to make profits?"
Feng Qingcheng nodded and said: "I must have heard about it. Don't talk about that. I even heard about corruption and embezzlement."
Qin Dewei sneered and said: "Then just list a few for later use. It doesn't matter whether we have any solid evidence now, as long as we can verify it later.
If he can't handle the mutiny, sacrifice him! Anyway, I, the imperial envoy, can't be held responsible!"
Only then did Feng Qingcheng find a familiar feeling, and then said with emotion: "I really gained a lot of experience today, and I learned a lot!"
Qin Dewei asked doubtfully: "What can you think?"
Feng Qingcheng said with deep feeling: "You make such an appointment as an imperial envoy, which makes everyone unhappy. Maybe this is the way of checks and balances in the imperial court."
This is a great idea! Qin Dewei praised: "Brother Feng's knowledge is comparable to that of Baili Hou!"
Qin Dewei returned to the library and suddenly felt that if that was all, being an imperial envoy would be a good idea.
If there is no seal, there is no responsibility. If there is no responsibility, it is still easy. Just talk and it will be done.
The next day, Qin Dewei lay down in the courtyard of the library again and waved to Ma Er, "Come! Let's continue talking about the little lady from Chaoshan Country!"
Ma Er said enthusiastically: "That Master Baihu is really a person. I heard that he not only has people from the Chaomo Kingdom, but also Tatar female slaves from the north!"
Suddenly, Feng Chengcheng was seen rushing in, interrupting the imperial envoy's inquiry about local and surrounding customs.
"What's wrong with you?" Qin Dewei asked.
Feng Qingcheng said helplessly: "Master Yuan was also captured by the rebels! When he went to see the rebels, he said a few words that he would not deal with it, which aroused public anger and was captured and imprisoned by the rebels."
Qin Dewei was immediately furious, what kind of trash are these horse riders!
I originally thought of turning a blind eye and letting Yuan command this local snake to smooth things over.
After all, as a prime minister who plays a big game, and an imperial minister appointed by the imperial court, he must be strong and can't do everything by himself.
Besides, according to normal rules, it will definitely be more effective to let local snakes come forward than to come forward yourself.
As a result, Commander Yuan, a fool who was responsible for specific tasks, was also arrested!
What evil had he done? Qin Qinqing, who was mentally and physically exhausted, felt like a Ming Dynasty pill for a moment.
The governor was too useless and was captured by the rebels. The commander was too useless and was also captured by the rebels. Is it possible that such an important border town and acropolis are also littered with rubbish?
They are all such rubbish, how can Ming Dynasty not finish it?
"Do you think this person named Yuan was arrested on purpose?" Qin Dewei couldn't understand and asked suspiciously.
Feng Qingcheng didn't believe it, "Can't people be so stupid? There is no reason for him to do this.
Perhaps Mr. Yuan was not always clean, and the rebels were already resentful of him, so they took the opportunity to vent their anger.
When the rebellion first broke out, the rebels also tried to take Master Yuan as a hostage, but they failed."
Qin Dewei still couldn't understand: "Knowing this, doesn't he know how to be careful?"
Feng Qianqian can understand: "Master Yuan must be careful, but it would not be surprising if there are rebels around him.
After all, many of the soldiers in Guangning Guard are familiar with each other, and anyone could be a rebel."
Then Feng Qingcheng reminded: "Now the rebels know that there is an imperial envoy, and they are clamoring to see you."
Qin Dewei said angrily: "I always feel that I have been cheated! There are too many idiots, which is tiring!"