In May, when the south is gradually getting hotter, the north is still so cool.
Logically speaking, after Qin Dewei met his father in Guangning City, Liaodong, he had completed his mission of visiting relatives and could consider returning home.
However, Qin Dewei was overly enthusiastic about the pilot reform work in Liaodong and wanted to "help the horse and give him a ride" and guide the work of the patrol censor Zeng.
So I stayed in Guangning City for a few more days, testing frantically on the verge of being beaten.
At the same time, Qin Dewei also practiced riding and shooting kung fu with Mrs. Li.
Although he is known as a scholar, he is still a young man and has a strong interest in various sports.
Think about it, five hundred years later, equestrianism will be a noble sport, but now, there are thousands of troops and horses in and around Guangning City, you can choose at your own leisure.
In late May, Qin Dewei felt that his father-in-law's patience might have reached its limit and that he might be beaten if he continued to "guidance" any more, so he said goodbye and returned to the capital.
Before leaving, Qin Dewei asked about marriage matters.
Zeng's father told her: "The eldest sister of the Xu family is a good wife and mother, so it would be great to get married. But in November, I will return to the capital for inspection after completing my term of office.
You go back and ask the eldest sister of the Xu family. If she is willing to wait half a year, she can wait for me to get married after I return to the capital. If she wants to get married earlier, she doesn't need to worry about me.
She has been of great help to you over the years, and you must not let her down."
Taking advantage of the intense heat, Qin Dewei escaped from Mrs. Li one morning and secretly set out from Guangning City.
Qin Dewei also has a headache about the future of this relationship.
If Li Chengliang's father has earned enough merits in half a year and follows Zeng Hou's father to the capital to go through the formalities of assaulting an official, and Miss Li really follows, it will be even more troublesome.
But that will happen half a year later, so I don’t think about it now.
In early June, Qin Dewei returned to the capital.
I first asked Xu Miaoxuan for her opinion. She was willing to make the wedding perfect, with the groom's parents present, so she waited for Zeng's stepfather to come back before holding the wedding.
I've been waiting for four years, and I can't wait another half a year.
However, Qin Dewei returned to the capital this time. Although it was only two months later, the court felt a bit like things were different.
Before leaving, the first assistant was Zhang Fujing and the second assistant was Fang Xianfu; when he came back, they were gone!
Before leaving, Wang Hong was the Minister in charge of the Ministry of War and the Governor of Jingying; when he came back, he was gone!
There are now two people in the cabinet. Originally ranked third, Li Shi, a low-key and good old man, serves as the first assistant;
It doesn't matter if Zhai Luan, who is more senior but less popular, continues to be a bachelor, or is called a second assistant, since there are only two people in the cabinet anyway.
There are actually no certain rules regarding the size of the cabinet. If one person can handle it, five people are not too many.
Generally speaking, three people is the best number, which is considered a relatively common and standardized number of people.
But two people are enough, and Emperor Jiajing seems to have no idea of increasing the number of people for the time being.
So no matter how itchy Master Xia's heart is, he can only itch it first. Don't guess what the emperor is thinking, just wait!
In addition, after Wang Hong became an official, his duties were divided into two. Zhang Zan, the minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Xuanda, returned to Beijing and became the Minister of the Ministry of War in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War.
As for the governor's errands in the capital, it was left to Wang Tingxiang, so Wang Tingxiang's full title seemed strange.
He is: Minister of the Ministry of Punishment (sitting in the hall), concurrently Minister of the Ministry of War (virtual title), and admiral of the 12th regiment of the capital.
However, Wang Tingxiang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was given the false title of Admiral of the 12th Regiment and did not care about the affairs of the Ministry of War.
What he actually manages is still the Ministry of Punishment, but he has just added the Beijing Camp.
The official system of the Ming Dynasty is like this. A ministry may have many ministers and ministers, but most of them have empty titles. The specific duties depends on the assignment.
For a career-oriented official like Mr. Wang Tingxiang, it was certainly a high-spirited move for the emperor to entrust the important task of governor of the capital to his own hands.
After Qin Dewei returned to Beijing, he visited familiar seniors one by one according to their distance and presented them with local specialties from Liaodong.
The first one is Master Zhang, Teacher Zhang, and the second one is Wang Tingxiang.
"I didn't expect that Your Majesty has such great trust in me. Not only has he been given the important task of the Beijing camp, but he has not been relieved of his official post in the Ministry of Punishment. It is hard to repay Your Majesty's kindness even if he is to be shattered into pieces." Wang Tingxiang said a little bit arrogantly.
In fact, in the officialdom, seeing strange official positions is often a special honor. It is indeed worthy of boasting that one person holds two ministers at the same time.
Qin Dewei pouted his lips while holding the tea cup with a disapproving look on his face.
Wang Tingxiang asked: "What is your expression?"
Qin Dewei replied: "Sir, why didn't you become the minister of the Ministry of War who is in charge of the ministry? What's the point of just being the governor of the capital camp?"
Wang Tingxiang felt that he had been underestimated and said angrily: "The governor of the capital is also a crucial position!"
Qin Dewei added: "What I mean is that Zhang Zan, the new Minister of War in charge of the ministry, is rubbish. I feel unfair for you, sir."
As for the ministers Qin Dewei has come into contact with so far, regardless of whether they are friends or foes, most of them still have a little bit of shame, but this Zhang Zan is the kind of person who is completely shameless.
Shameless enough to be a civil servant and governor to curry favor with Wuding Marquis Guo Xun
Historically, Zhang Zan served as Minister of War for seven years and was greedy for money and took bribes. It was from this person that the affairs of the Jiajing Dynasty began to deteriorate.
When Wang Tingxiang heard Qin Dewei's trash talk again, he didn't want to say more about Zhang Zan, so he changed his words and said, "Have you started taking care of the work report and inspection after you came back?"
Qin Dewei was confused: "Inspection? Who inspected me?"
Wang Tingxiang suddenly laughed angrily: "When you become an imperial envoy and return to Beijing after completing your errand, of course you have to undergo inspection according to the system!"
But after he laughed, he realized that the investigation of Qin Dewei's errand was indeed quite confusing from a system perspective.
For example, an ordinary imperial envoy usually holds the official title of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. After completing the errand, he will of course return to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to hand over customs duties, report on his duties, and accept inspection by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
However, because of the emergency, Qin Dewei temporarily appointed Hanlin officer as the imperial envoy. So who will be responsible for the inspection after the inspection is over?
In the Hanlin Academy of the Qing Dynasty, is there such a business of inspecting officials' anti-riot work? As for other yamen, who is qualified to inspect Hanyuan Ci officials?
After thinking for a while, Wang Tingxiang came up with an answer: "It seems that there is only the cabinet."
This is not because the cabinet has a high status, but because the cabinet and the Hanlin Academy are theoretically the same system. The cabinet is branched from the Hanlin Academy and is not considered an outsider in terms of system.
Therefore, Qin Dewei, a literary and artistic imperial envoy, can only be inspected by the cabinet. It is not suitable anywhere else, it is too bad.
Thinking of this, Wang Tingxiang suddenly gloated: "It seems that you are going to fall into the hands of Mr. Zhai Ge!"
There are only two people in the cabinet now, Li Shi, the first assistant, and Zhai Luan, the academician. As for the trivial matter of investigating Qin Dewei, we can't really support the first assistant to come forward, so it can only be Zhai Luan.
As for the grudge between Mr. Zhai Ge and Qin Dewei, a summary is that two years ago Mr. Zhai Ge recruited the Eight Talents of Jiajing to expand his power, but Qin Dewei disturbed him.
Seeing Wang Tingxiang's appearance, Qin Dewei said disdainfully: "What's so scary? It's not certain how long Mr. Zhai Ge will be in the cabinet."
Wang Tingxiang was suddenly shocked and said: "Shut up!"
Qin Dewei understood very well and nodded: "Yes, trouble comes from the mouth, I won't say it anymore!"
Wang Tingxiang felt that what he said was wrong, and shouted again: "It's not about shutting up, it's about stopping! Two bachelors just left, don't bother anymore!"
