Due to various special characteristics of Jinyiwei, such as expanded functions, and often regarded as rewards for kindness, the number of Jinyiwei has expanded over the past 100 years, resulting in a large number of people.
In the early years of Jiajing, when the emperor wanted to make greater efforts to govern, he severely reduced a number of Jinyiwei official schools. However, there has been a rebound in recent years, and there are still 20 to 30 thousand people.
Although Xu Miaojing, a young hereditary commanding officer, did not have much real power and was just running errands for the factory owner, he had no problem greeting ten or twenty people casually. After all, there were too many idle people in Jinyiwei.
Therefore, Xu Miaojing, who was in charge of the "Yan Shifan's Escape Case", had enough manpower to arrange all the main and side entrances of Yan's Mansion and keep watch day and night.
Yan Shifan observed at home for three days, but the official school outside the door still had not been removed. It seemed that he planned to stick to it for a long time, which made Yan Shifan a little annoyed.
As a person with great ambitions in mind, and now it is a critical moment to help his father form a party, how can he be trapped at home and unable to move?
That day, Yan Song returned to the house and saw Yan Shifan scratching his head and scratching his head. He said helplessly: "Otherwise, I will ask the emperor for grace in advance. Will you be an official?"
If this is the case, the previous "escape" will be wiped out, and the Jinyiwei Official School will have no power to arrest people.
Although Yan Shifan was in a hurry to go out, he was still very hesitant and said: "Let me think about it again."
Before the gift was completed, my father asked the emperor for favors. Although he would certainly be able to get the favor, it would also consume "political resources."
This time the emperor promised you, but next time when something else happens, the emperor may not want to agree - you can't agree to everything, right?
Yan Song could only say: "Then I will look for another opportunity to communicate with Wang Zuo, the commander of the Jin Yiwei who is in charge of the guards."
At this moment, Yan Song also became a little angry. If a bachelor can't even protect his son, it would be a joke.
Yan Shifan added: "Although my son can't go out for the time being, father should not be idle and make Qin Dewei's life easy!"
Yan Song, who knew his son better than his father, asked: "What do you think?"
Yan Shifan replied: "I have been thinking carefully about the position of Minister of Rites that my father is about to step down from.
As a result, I dare to conclude that besides Qin Dewei, Xia Yan must also be coveting this Minister of Rites!"
As for the reason, there is no need to explain it in detail. Yan Song, the "party", will definitely understand.
At the beginning, Xia Yan had two pillars in the outer court, namely Yan Song, the Minister of Rites, and Wang Tingxiang, the Minister of Punishments and the Governor of Beijing.
Now that Yan Song has gone out "independently", Xia Yan's support in the outer court has suffered a heavy setback.
Therefore, Xia Yan must find a way to make up for it, and the best strategy is of course to support a new Minister of Rites.
Not only can it re-stabilize the power, but it can also repair one's face - it doesn't matter if one of the ministers of the Ministry of Rites runs away, I, Xia Yan, can support another one!
Yan Shifan pointed out: "So father, you should go to Xia Yan and tell Xia Yan Qin Dewei's intentions.
As long as Xia Yan can start a fight with Qin Dewei, father, you will be able to make a profit."
After finishing speaking, he sighed softly. Originally, he could only be a spectator at the chess game, but this time he had the opportunity to play chess in person, but the rider couldn't even get out!
Yan Song thought about it again. Xia Yan and Qin Dewei both have strong and self-centered personalities, so the possibility of conflict is indeed very high.
The next day, Yan Song went to Wenyuan Pavilion for work.
If Yan Song wanted to meet Xia Yan, his chief assistant, it was actually very simple, even simpler than before. After all, Xia Yan's office was right next door.
It's just that Xia Yan's attitude was very cold, and he asked the uninvited guest in a business-like manner: "What do you do for Jiexi?"
Yan Song felt that it was useless to talk nonsense now, so he went straight to the point: "After the ceremony is completed, I plan to resign as Minister of Rites. If Brother Guizhou has someone he is interested in, I am willing to lend a helping hand."
Xia Yan looked at Yan Song suspiciously, wondering what kind of medicine Yan Song, the "traitor", was selling in the gourd when he suddenly came back and said this.
Yan Song followed the instructions given by Yan Shifan and said: "Mao Bowen's army from the southern expedition should be rewarded when he returns to the court. Doesn't Brother Guizhou not want him to be the Minister of Rites?"
Mao Bowen was Xia Yan's party member and the commander-in-chief of the expedition to Annan. Before the expedition, he was the third-rank deputy censor of the capital. During the expedition, he was temporarily given the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.
When I come back this time, I should be promoted to the second rank of real official, which is the level of minister.
In Xia Yan's opinion, it is of course most appropriate for Mao Bowen to directly serve as Minister of Rites, which can be said to be the best of both worlds.
But it is not without problems. Mao Bowen's meritorious service this time was "martial arts", and the Minister of Rites was a literary official, which was very inconsistent with Mao Bowen.
Moreover, Mao Bowen was not a literary poet. It would have been quite appropriate for Mao Bowen to be a governor or a minister of the Ministry of War, but being a minister of the Ministry of Rites was a bit of a cross-border.
So Xia Yan has been unsure, but if Yan Song shows his support, then Mao Bowen will be even more sure.
Thinking of this, Xia Yan couldn't help but feel a little tempted.
Yan Song secretly observed the situation and took the opportunity to continue: "In fact, if you want Mao Bowen to be the Minister of Rites, the biggest difficulty is not that there is enough support, but that there must be strong opposition.
As far as I know, Qin Dewei plans to recommend his teacher, Zhang Chao, Zhang Chao, as the Minister of Rites, and this is a very competitive candidate."
Although Yan Song wanted to provoke a fight between Xia Yan and Qin Dewei, everything he said was true and not fabricated.
Zhang Chao, Bachelor Zhang, is currently one of the three largest Ci ministers. He also holds the false title of Right Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and has been working in Hanyuan for almost twenty-seven years.
From birth to seniority, he is the most standard candidate for the position of Minister of Rites, so it is natural for him to become the Minister of Rites.
Yan Song finally concluded: "Brother Guizhou also knows what kind of character Qin Dewei is, and he will never give up the opportunity easily.
Therefore, if Brother Guizhou wants to support Mao Bowen, he cannot avoid Qin Dewei, this is the biggest obstacle."
Xia Yan fell into deep thought. He had to admit that what Yan Song said made sense.
If someone else comes to compete, there is no need to worry like this. The dignified chief assistant is not afraid of his opponents at all.
But Qin Dewei's combat effectiveness is obvious to all and is well-known by everyone. How dare Xia Yan underestimate him?
Qin Dewei should be invited to come over and talk face to face first. Xia Yan returned home with this idea in mind. Then he heard his disciple report that Qin Dewei was visiting.
Xia Shoufu was slightly surprised by this and ordered: "Take it to the study!"
Since Qin Dewei's status rose, he rarely took the initiative to visit other people's homes. This kind of behavior is really too low-end.
This time he had to visit Xia Yan. After entering the study, he said to Xia Yan:
"I heard that Yan Song is greedy and is trying to get his hands on the candidates for the new Minister of Rites! I don't know what you think, Mr. Ge, but if it were me, I would definitely not be convinced!"