Although "people's will is what they want" and only one of the three alternatives is left, someone still needs to make a final decision.
Qin Dewei, the concubine of the right concubine of Zhan Shifu and a bachelor at the time, said to the Hanlin: "Zhang Tingxi's moral character is pure and his knowledge is profound. Moreover, he has been raised in Hanyuan for nearly thirty years!
I think Duke Zhang Tingxi should bear more heavy responsibilities and is most suitable to be elected as the eldest uncle. Do you have any objections to this?"
Tingxi is Zhang Chao's nickname. Qin Dewei asked very skillfully, not asking if anyone agreed, but whether anyone opposed it.
Anyway, no one wants to take the initiative, most people are silent.
Even those who were dissatisfied with Qin Dewei gave up decisively after rationally weighing the combat effectiveness and the situation.
As for the big bosses other than Hanlin Ci Chen, they couldn't say anything if they wanted to. After all, the emperor's decree was to let the Ci Ci officials recommend candidates.
So Qin Dewei said to Wen Renhe, the scholar in charge of the Hanlin Academy: "Since there is no objection, the result is that the Ci Minister recommends Zhang Tingxi as the Minister of Rites. I would like to ask Senior Wen to inform the emperor."
Today's court meetings and discussions are all over, and the ministers dispersed like birds and beasts.
Everyone was talking in twos and threes. Many aspects of today's court meeting were incomprehensible. There were too many details worth discussing, so I couldn't help but discuss it with acquaintances.
Of course, the biggest mystery is why Yan Song lost his mind and didn't prepare a congratulatory message today?
This is completely an unexplainable act of mental retardation. Some people have even begun to speculate whether Yan Song was suppressed by someone.
However, no one has the nerve to ask Yan Song directly for the time being, because the most devastated person now is the old Yan Ge who lost the Ministry of Rites.
After gritting his teeth and raising the banner of "proclaiming his clan and entering the temple", Yan Song has been responsible for promoting the new ritual system.
Throughout the entire process, he was very guarded against Qin Dewei and did not dare to relax at all. He even paid more attention to Qin Dewei than Xia Yan.
It wasn't until the ceremony was completed and everything seemed to have settled that Yan Song felt relieved, thinking that he had successfully guarded against Qin Dewei.
Next, it is time for him, a great hero, to naturally receive the fruits of victory, such as today's congratulations.
But Qin Dewei actually came out at this time and stole at least half of the fruits of victory!
It was really a non-war crime. Who would have thought at the beginning that Qin Dewei would actually take action after the ceremony was over?
In addition, everyone also had the feeling of witnessing history. A fifth-grade minister was able to directly control the court proceedings without any support, and could confront the cabinet bachelors without losing.
From now on, I'm afraid no one will think that Qin Dewei is a peripheral member of the Xia Party, and he seems to be able to form a party by himself.
Qin Dewei, who was very confident, didn't care what others thought. He already knew that this time he would definitely attract others' attention and expose his "strength".
After coming out of the palace, Qin Dewei went home directly, and then went to Xifu.
For no other reason, there is an "unemployed" middle-aged man here in Xifu, and Qin Dewei needs to communicate with him.
After Zeng's father came back from the Southern Expedition, the imperial court was busy with rituals, and before it had time to arrange work for the Southern Expedition officials, it was treated as a holiday for them.
Therefore, Zeng Hou's father now only has a fourth-grade official rank that was determined before the Southern Expedition, but he has not yet had a new position, and he is truly unemployed.
Zeng's father was not qualified to go to the Wenhua Palace. After seeing Qin Dewei, he asked with great interest: "How is the congratulation in the palace today? Is there any reward from the emperor?"
Qin Dewei replied calmly: "There is no other big deal. I just arranged for Teacher Zhang to be the Minister of Etiquette."
Zeng's stepfather: ""
Zeng Hou's father, who had not seen the scene, did not quite understand what the two big bosses Xia Shoufu and Yan Song were doing, sitting back and watching Shuzi's rampage.
Qin Dewei was a little thirsty, so he asked a servant to bring him tea. Then he sat down with a tea cup and asked kindly: "Master Zeng, do you have any ideas about your future position?"
Zeng's father was in a trance again, as if the person sitting in front of him was not a cheap son, but a cabinet bachelor.
Qin Dewei said very considerately: "Mr. Zeng, you are not suitable to be in the court for the time being, and I will be tied up, so you should go somewhere.
Now you are also a fourth-grade official, and you are qualified enough to serve as governor. Work hard and your future will be bright. Don’t let me down."
If you are in the fourth rank, you can hold the title of Censor of Qiandu, and you have the prerequisites for being appointed as a governor.
Therefore, the governor with the lowest official position in the Ming Dynasty could be as low as the fourth rank, and then he was in charge of the second-rank chief envoy and the third-rank inspector.
Zeng Hou's father couldn't help but asked: "The governor is called the official of the border area. When you say the governor, he should be the governor?"
There is a trend in the local system of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the power of the governor is becoming more and more important. The original administrative offices and other yamen may have higher grades, but their weight is getting lighter and lighter, and they have actually become subordinates of the governor.
So now the governor is the real talker of local affairs, whether he is fourth grade or third or second grade, he can be called a frontier official.
Faced with doubts, Qin Dewei said calmly: "I said hello to Uncle Wang and recommended you to be the governor."
According to the system, the governor of the mainland is jointly recommended by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs. Therefore, Wang Yiqi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, has half of the say in the nomination of the governor of the interior.
But Zeng's father was not very happy, "As you know, my long-cherished wish is to go to the border town and make contributions."
Qin Dewei frowned and said, "You are making things difficult for me, Bachelor Qin!"
The appointment process for the governor of border towns is different from that of governors in the interior. The governor of border towns is jointly recommended by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, so the Ministry of Revenue has nothing to say.
Qin Dewei was not familiar with the Ministry of War, and even had a relatively hostile relationship with Zhang Zan, Minister of the Ministry of War.
"Okay, let me try it first." Qin Dewei could only say this.
At this time, Tao Zhongwen and Tao Laodao from the Apparition Palace sent someone to say that something was urgent and invited Qin Dewei to meet him.
Qin Dewei left home again and pretended to go to the Apparition Palace to worship the gods.
Tao Laodao was walking around in the back hall, worried, as if something big had really happened.
Qin Dewei couldn't help but laugh, "Zhenjun Zhongwen! What makes you so uneasy?"
Tao Laodao was stunned, who is Zhenjun Zhongwen? Although his name is Tao Zhongwen, how can he address others like this?
If it weren't for the old acquaintance relationship, Tao Zhongwen would have thought that Qin Dewei was deliberately trying to humiliate him.
Tao Laodao was not in the mood to address Qin Dewei seriously, "Do you know that something big is going to happen?"
Qin Dewei calmly replied: "Is it possible that the national master Shao Zhenren is seriously ill and is about to become an immortal?"
Tao Laodao: ""
That’s outrageous! Sometimes he really feels that Qin Dewei is the old god who can pinch and calculate!
Tutting secretly in his heart, Tao Laodao quickly added: "Not only this, there is another big thing that I dare not tell outsiders at all!"
Qin Dewei once again calmly replied: "Is it possible that the Holy Mother Jiang is already terminally ill?"
