In fact, Mr. Feng guessed correctly this time. Qiu Luan was really afraid and would rather be punished by the court than to end the matter.
If Qin Dewei is already punished by the court, it would be a violation of the rules for Qin Dewei to "hunt and kill"...
Mr. Feng still had a lot to say, and said with great emotion: "When I returned to the capital this time, I found that the person who has changed the most is you, Qin Dewei. You are really different from the past."
Qin Dewei was baffled, how could he change? It's not like he was a teenager, he could completely change in a few years.
Feng En thought for a while and found an adjective: "Compared to the past, you are so arrogant now."
Qin Dewei asked in surprise: "Didn't I look arrogant in the past?"
Feng En explained his thoughts and said: "I mean, your actions are too arrogant and domineering!
And it’s different from the past. In the past, no one was afraid of you, but now others are starting to be afraid of you, such as Qiu Luan this time.
There was always someone who could restrain you in the past, but who can restrain you now?"
Qin Dewei interjected and said: "On the shore of Tutu, could it be the king's ministers?"
Feng En ignored Qin Dewei's interruption and continued: "If you are a senior cabinet official and your position reaches that level, it is normal for others to be afraid of you.
But now you are just a fifth-grade Hanlin scholar, and it is not normal for others to be afraid like this.
The feeling it gives me is similar to the feeling that one's virtue is not worthy of one's position, or that one's position is not worthy of one's virtue."
Qin Dewei asked again: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Feng En advised: "What else can I do? Just two words, low profile!"
Qin Dewei lowered his head and counted the numbers with his fingers. Feng En said doubtfully: "What are you doing?"
Qin Dewei replied: "I just want to calculate how many people you are who have advised me to keep a low profile."
Feng En said angrily: "Then just listen to my advice!"
Qin Dewei let out a long sigh, stood up and left: "Those who know me say that I am worried, but those who don't know me say that I want nothing more!"
The last "good times" of the Jiajing Dynasty are only these few years, and the future will be bad times.
There are too many things I want to do, but there is no point in rushing. I also have many layout ideas, but I can only take my time.
The only thing that can get up quickly is probably the officialdom.
If you take your time and progress is too slow, how will you do things when things get bad?
To give a more intuitive example, if Yan Song becomes the chief minister and Qin Dewei is still a sixth- or seventh-rank official, what can he do to fight against Yan Song?
So time waits for no one!
Feng En looked at Qin Dewei's back and seemed to feel a little lonely.
In the blink of an eye, two days later, it was the day of the court meeting. After the big court meeting at Fengtianmen, the core civil and military ministers went to the Wenhua Hall to hold a small court meeting.
Huo Tao, the imperial censor of Zuodu, came out and said: "The day before yesterday, the Marquis of Xianning Qiu Luan surrendered to the Imperial Procuratorate and admitted that he and Qin Dewei, the bachelor's student at the time, each instigated many people to fight each other in the street.
After investigation, it was found that Qiu Luan had a conflict with others first, and Qin Dewei made an appointment with Qiu Luan to stand up for his friend.
Both sides gathered a total of more than 380 people, most of whom were servants of powerful people, and fought in the streets of Xicheng, causing the people to be frightened and panicked, the ground in Xicheng to be uneasy, and the court to lose face.
Among them, Qin Dewei borrowed a large number of people from the Zhang family, so he had the upper hand because of his large number of people. He wounded more than a hundred people on Qiu Luan's side and forced Qiu Luan to surrender.
Afterwards, Qiu Luan was afraid of being retaliated against by Qin Dewei and the fight would be used as an excuse, so he surrendered to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Huo Tao only listed the "facts" ascertained and did not make any suggestions for punishment, mainly because both parties have special status.
Regardless of whether they are nobles or officials, they are all theoretical ministers of the emperor, so they can only be punished by the emperor.
After listening to Huo Tao's performance, everyone in the palace felt very strange. After thinking about it again, they found out what was strange.
A member of the Imperial Academy actually defeated an honorable man like the Marquis of Xianning in a group fight. This simply goes against conventional wisdom.
In addition, Huo Tao's words are also very yin and yang. In a few words, he portrays Qin Dewei's domineering and arrogant nature, clearly creating hatred for Qin Dewei.
At this moment, the British Duke Zhang Rong suddenly came out and said sincerely: "I have something to say, please understand carefully!
The causes and consequences of this incident are actually Qin Dewei's arrogance, wanton rampage, and bullying of Wu Xun!"
After everyone listened to these words, their hearts were still calm. Qin Dewei is more popular with the emperor, so what can you do if you don't like it?
You can beat him if you can, but oh yes, you can't even beat him.
But Zhang Rong did not finish his words, and continued to accuse: "Then Qin Dewei is only a fifth-grade Ci minister, why can he abuse others like this?
Ultimately, it all relies on His Majesty’s special grace!
Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have strictly restrained the eunuchs and relatives, and punished those who acted rampantly and did evil. The whole world praises your Majesty for your sage!
Now this Qin Dewei has only a little favor, but he dares to wreak havoc and do whatever he wants! There are three reasons for this, but please let your Majesty know clearly!"
Now everyone understood what the British public Zhang Rong wanted to express, and the angle he used to cut it was also very tricky.
At that time, Emperor Jiajing particularly hated others using the emperor's banner or relying on royal power to act tyrannically and do evil outside.
Therefore, Emperor Jiajing was very strict with eunuchs and relatives, and did not indulge eunuchs and relatives like Xiaozong and Wuzong.
So now the question is, the eunuchs and relatives have been taken care of by Emperor Jiajing, so what do you care about Qin Dewei?
Qin Dewei's arrogance is not the use of his own power. What real power can a bachelor's degree student have?
Qin Dewei's confidence ultimately comes from the emperor's favor and is a derivative of imperial power. His domineering nature is no different from that of popular eunuchs and sycophants.
So British Duke Zhang Rong stood up and expressed his dissatisfaction.
Your Majesty, don’t you hate people who take advantage of others’ opportunities to act mischievously? You always want a bowl of water to settle things, right?
We can't punish the eunuchs and noble relatives who are rampant in wars, but let the civil servants who are favored and arrogant lightly let go?
Everyone gradually understood the meaning, and their feelings became even weirder.
A Hanlin official was impeached by his relatives for being arrogant and domineering, and there was no one like him.
If you haven’t seen it with your own eyes or heard it with your own ears, it would be difficult to believe it. On the contrary, it is more in line with everyone’s understanding.
This Qin Dewei can not only break through the upper limit repeatedly, but also constantly lower it.
Those veterans who had dealt with Emperor Jiajing for more than ten years all knew something about the emperor.
The reason why Emperor Jiajing hated eunuchs and his relatives who behaved mischievously outside was actually due to his personality.
First, he probably felt that this kind of behavior violated the power that should belong to the emperor, and was tantamount to using his own things indiscriminately.
Second, he may have thought it was a fooling of the emperor.
Some people took advantage of the imperial power to gain profits outside, and in their hearts they laughed at the fact that the emperor was a fool because he was kept in the palace.
With the character of Emperor Jiajing, he would never tolerate such a thing happening, let alone being treated as a fool.
Therefore, the British Duke Zhang Rong's accusation against Qin Dewei is actually equivalent to reminding the emperor that Qin Dewei has violated your psychological warning line!
