In the eyes of most courtiers, Academician Qin is a very unique figure.
As long as the person being targeted by Academician Qin is not him, he can always see the fun of others, adding a lively atmosphere to the serious and tense court.
Before today, no one expected that Qin Dewei would suddenly attack Xia Yan, the chief assistant.
In everyone's impression, Qin Dewei cooperated with Xia Yan most of the time and never openly opposed Xia Yan. Many people regarded Qin Dewei as a loose periphery of Xia's party.
So everyone understood the stunned Xia Shoufu. After all, Xia Shoufu had never been beaten by Qin Dewei before. He was inexperienced and it was normal for him to be unable to react quickly.
However, everyone couldn't help but fell into deep thinking. Yan Song "walked alone" before, and now Qin Dewei "sniped". What happened to Xia Shouxian?
But Qin Dewei didn't leave much time for everyone to think. He left Xia Yan behind, suddenly turned to Yan Song, and asked curiously:
"I just heard what the Chief Assistant said. After the ceremony is completed, there will be no need for Mr. Yan Ge to continue to be in charge of the Ministry of Rites? Is that why you recommend someone else to be elected as the Minister of Rites?"
Yan Song could not guess Qin Dewei's purpose, so he replied cautiously: "After the great ceremony is completed and all the rites are completed, I should abdicate the throne and make way for others."
Even if you don't want to, there's nothing you can do about it. How can there be any reason for a bachelor to serve concurrently as an actual minister for a long time?
So Qin Dewei told Emperor Jiajing: "Mr. Yan Ge has made outstanding contributions to the etiquette system, and his role cannot be replaced by anyone, so he should not be easily replaced by someone in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette!
If it is necessary to change, probably only Mr. Yan Ge will know who is the most suitable, so it is better for Mr. Yan Ge to recommend the candidate and put it to the court's deliberation!"
Damn it! When everyone in the Wenhua Palace heard this, they were all shocked once again!
Qin Dewei actually publicly supported Yan Song, which is even more shocking than Qin Dewei's attack on Xia Shoufu just now!
The relationship between Qin Dewei and Yan Song is obvious to all. Yan Shifan's eight thousand miles of exile is the best illustration of this relationship.
So Qin Dewei, you just proposed that Yan Song recommend the next candidate for the Minister of Rites. What are you trying to do?
Everyone just felt that their IQ was not enough. Even if they were playing hard to get, they wouldn't be able to play in such a wild way!
Previously, Qin Dewei publicly impeached and insulted Yan Song, and today he supports Yan Song. Is this a subtle move?
Or is there another answer, that Qin Dewei and Yan Song reconciled and colluded?
It's not impossible. After all, both of them are people who "abandoned" Xia Dang. In a sense, they have something in common.
If this is the case, after the two of them join forces, the situation in the court may change! Even Xia Shoufu can't stop him!
Even the thoughtful Yan Song himself was completely confused at this moment, and fell into a state of shock along with Xia Yan.
What if Qin Dewei really supports him?
Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting on the throne, thought he might have heard wrongly, so he asked again: "Qin Dewei, do you mean to ask Yan Song to recommend candidates for the Ministry of Rites after the ceremony is completed?"
Qin Dewei said sincerely: "I observe that throughout the ages, ritual systems will always change due to human factors.
After the great ceremony is completed, a trustworthy person must continue to be the Minister of Rites. As for who is the most suitable, Mr. Yan Ge should know."
After Emperor Jiajing thought for a moment, his habitually stern face suddenly softened a bit, and he said to Qin Dewei with appreciation: "You are thoughtful."
Everyone was speechless. What Qin Dewei said just now was very ordinary. What on earth are you moving about, Your Majesty?
Qin Dewei himself was also confused. He just dug a hole for Yan Song first. Why did he impress the emperor again?
In fact, Qin Dewei's excuse was very high-sounding. It meant that after the new etiquette system was completed, it still needed to be consolidated.
Therefore, we need to ask the great hero Yan Song to recommend another reliable person to occupy the ideological position.
But Emperor Jiajing never believed in high-sounding things, he only believed in the calculations of people's hearts.
In the opinion of Emperor Jiajing, these excuses made by Qin Dewei were all told to outsiders and used to fool civil and military officials and the people of the world.
And his imperial mind can break through all superficial illusions and directly see through Qin Dewei's heart.
With Qin Dewei's character, it would be good if he didn't scold him, so why would he kneel down and lick Yan Song?
But at present, Yan Song, who entered the temple in response to the proclaimed ancestor and worked hard to organize a series of rituals, is the kind of "political correctness" in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, and is still irreplaceable for the time being.
Therefore, Qin Dewei's support of Yan Song at this time is a "politically correct" behavior to please the emperor!
Since the emperor wanted to support Yan Song, Qin Dewei had wronged himself and pinched his nose to support Yan Song for the sake of "political correctness" and to fulfill the emperor's intention.
Then Qin Dewei's motive for attacking Xia Yan earlier becomes clear. After all, Xia Yan wanted to take away the position of Minister of Rites from Yan Song.
As long as you can see through people's hearts, the truth is that simple! So Emperor Jiajing struck while the iron was hot and decreed:
"What Qin Dewei said is very good. Yan Song has made outstanding contributions in making rituals. After the ceremony is completed, he will be rewarded separately. He can recommend virtuous people to take over the affairs of the Ministry of Rites."
So today's court meeting ended in a strange atmosphere, and many temple veterans shouted that they could not understand.
Some people have already concluded the rules. Generally, the ending of court meetings where Qin Dewei jumps out and performs something strange will be weird.
Many people wanted to catch Qin Dewei and ask questions, but they were not familiar enough with him, so they had no choice but to give up.
Wang Tingxiang, the Minister of Punishment and the Governor of the Beijing Camp, had a complicated look on his face. He looked at his depressed old ally Xia Yan, and then asked Qin Dewei to come with him.
After leaving the Meridian Gate, there was no one else around. Wang Tingxiang asked directly: "Are you planning to conspire with Yan Jiexi?"
Wang Tingxiang couldn't help but issued another soul torture: "Can I still trust you?"
Qin Dewei said with certainty: "I will always be the most trustworthy person among seniors."
Wang Tingxiang looked at the gate tower of Chengtianmen not far away and said thoughtfully: "That's right, maybe I'm overly worried.
As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, so how can two powerful and treacherous figures truly partner up?"
When Yan Song returned home, he told his son about today's court meeting. As a result, Yan Shifan also fell into confusion.
With Yan Shifan's IQ, he couldn't understand it at all.
If Qin Dewei's purpose was to please the emperor, what benefit would it bring to Qin Dewei if his father Yan Song recommended him as the next Minister of Rites?
Unless Qin Dewei is confident and attacks his father again, just like he attacked Xia Yan today!
But Yan Shifan racked his brains and couldn't guess how Qin Dewei would attack.
This feeling of knowing that the other party has a conspiracy but just can't find any clues is really terrible.
"Is there another possibility that Qin Dewei and Xia Yan fell out and wanted to reconcile with me?" Yan Song couldn't help but imagine another possibility.
Yan Shifan said categorically: "That's impossible! If Qin Dewei really wants to reconcile, why doesn't the Jinyiwei Official School outside the gate withdraw?"
Yan Song sighed and said, "You also concluded earlier that we, the fishermen, would benefit from the fight between Xia Yan and Qin Dewei.
As a result, there is no chance of the fishermen benefiting? Could it be that this time Qin Dewei's superficial support means that we fishermen will benefit? Can I still trust you? "