Qin Dewei knew that he was facing an invisible ceiling, a strong inertia formed by the deeply-rooted concept of seniority in capital allocation.
His official titles, Qin Dewei's, seemed to be quite diverse. He was the right concubine of Zhan Shifu, he was a bachelor's student, he was the young minister of Honglu Temple and the admiral of Seiyi Pavilion.
In fact, there is only one official, and that is the bachelor of the fifth rank. This is why Qin Dewei has always been called the bachelor of Qin.
The right concubine of Zhan Shifu is just a false title without any actual content, just to elevate Qin Dewei to the fifth rank.
If Qin Dewei's rank is upgraded to the fourth rank this time, and everything else remains unchanged, then I will still be a junior bachelor of the fifth rank.
Although Qin Dewei doesn't care about being promoted, it would be very boring to hold the false title of fourth rank and still be a real official from fifth rank. If he is promoted, it will be the same as if he is not promoted!
Don't let others have the impression that Qin Dewei is an honest person who only accepts it silently!
So Qin Dewei saluted Xu Tianguan and said, "I just happened to be passing by. I was going to Zuoshunmen to submit a memorial, so I'll say goodbye for now!"
In addition to meeting the emperor in person, there are roughly two ways for ministers to go to court.
In most cases, the memorials are handed over to the General Secretary, who then compiles them every morning and delivers them to the palace at Zuoshun Gate.
The other is for the minister to go to Zuoshunmen in person and surrender directly. Of course, it is not so convenient for ordinary ministers to enter the palace. Only Hanlin poets like Qin Dewei can do this...
Xu Tianguan is too lazy to argue. You, Qin Dewei, just said that Mr. Fan, the minister of Honglu Temple, happened to be ill, so he asked you to attend in his place!
After finishing speaking, Qin Dewei took out the memorial again, waved it to everyone, and then walked out.
In fact, most people can see that Qin Dewei is still a little dissatisfied with the results. But even in officialdom, even the chief minister cannot do whatever he wants.
At the same time, everyone was scratching their heads and wanted to know what Qin Dewei wrote in his memorial.
Qin Dewei said it specifically at this time. It was by no means aimless. There must be something going on!
After watching Qin Dewei leave, Xu Tianguan coughed and said to everyone: "Continue the discussion! The second thing is"
But Xu Tianguan found that most people were absent-minded and whispering among themselves.
Anyway, no one was interested in the meeting at all, and Xu Tianguan, the host, was helpless. Qin Dewei had obviously left, but it didn't seem like he had left.
Someone's voice was a little louder: "Scholar Qin is young and full of energy. Could it be that he wants to resign out of anger?"
Someone immediately retorted: "Impossible. Now that the Holy Heart is worried and everyone at home and abroad is cautious, how can Qin Dewei dare to act nonsense?"
At this time, Wang Yiqi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, who had been silent today, suddenly spoke up and said calmly: "Gentlemen, there is no need to make wild guesses. Scholar Qin just wants to ask Shu to establish the East Palace to consolidate the foundation of the country."
Everyone was astonished, and the entire east room fell silent for an instant.
They did have a hunch that Qin Dewei was going to play something big, but they didn't expect it to be so big!
Some people are interested in looking at Wang Yiqi, the Minister of Household Affairs, Zhang Chao, the Minister of Rites, and Wang Tingxiang, the Minister of Punishments.
The details are very interesting. It is clear at a glance who is Qin Dewei’s most trusted tool man.
After a brief silence, the discussion in the Dongchao room erupted into even greater enthusiasm.
Since Emperor Jiajing had a son, in the past two years no one had thought of Shangshu's proposal to establish a prince.
But everyone also knows that Emperor Jiajing is moody and has a very sensitive and suspicious personality. It is risky and unpredictable to persuade him to establish a prince.
If the emperor thought this was a mockery of his poor health, it would be a waste of time, so Qin Dewei was the bolder one.
What's more, what makes everyone confused is that you, Qin Dewei, are not satisfied with the promotion. What is the relationship between your proposal to establish a crown prince?
Could it be that proposing the establishment of a crown prince will give you a more satisfying promotion?
But even if a prince is established and subordinate officials of the East Palace are appointed, it is still a major national matter, and you, Qin Dewei, cannot be allowed to take advantage of it.
If you want to speculate in politics, then the prince is only two years old and three months old, so it is too early to speculate!
Going out from the East Chao Fang is the Meridian Gate. After passing the Meridian Gate, you can walk a few steps to the Zuoshun Gate, so Qin Dewei quickly submitted the memorial.
So not long after, everyone who was still continuing the meeting in the East Chao Room saw Academician Qin reappearing at the door of the East Chao Room.
Although I don't understand why Qin Dewei came back, everyone has many questions to ask.
Xu Tianguan couldn't help but asked first: "Have you really gone to Lidong Palace?"
Qin Dewei laughed and said: "So the princes already know it? Yes, it is true!"
Xu Tianguan asked again: "Why did you do this?"
Qin Dewei replied seriously: "Your Majesty is about to tour the south. According to the ancestral rules, a prince should stay in the capital to supervise the country to prevent chaos in the capital without an owner!
That’s why I want to advise Your Majesty to quickly establish the East Palace in order to stabilize the people of the world in order to patrol the south."
This reason is very reasonable and logical, and there is no problem at all. Even the suspicious and jealous Emperor Jiajing could not find reason.
But everyone was a little speechless. What everyone wanted to know was not the official reason!
Only Huo Tao habitually rebuked: "How dare you, a small minister, to speak nonsense about important matters of our country! All you want is to gain fame and reputation in the hope of luck!"
Qin Dewei sneered a few times and replied calmly: "Did President Huo Xian forget that I am the right concubine of Zhan Shifu?
Therefore, I am doing my duty to speak on behalf of the Eastern Palace, and it is a matter of course. What can I say to criticize you?"
Everyone: ""
From an institutional point of view, Zhanshifu is the official office of the East Palace, and the officials of Zhanshifu are all subordinate officials of the East Palace.
But now there is no prince at all, so the official positions in Zhan Shifu are purely empty titles.
However, the official title of the Hanlin Academy was simply not enough, so the official title of Zhan Shifu was used. This was the convention of Ci officials. The Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu were two brands with one person.
So, you Qin Dewei, the right concubine of Zhan Shifu, is a false title used to increase the rank of your Ci Minister!
Wait, there seems to be another problem!
If the crown prince is really established and there is someone in the East Palace, is it true that the right concubine of Zhan Shifu, an official in the East Palace, still has a false title?
Damn it! When everyone thought of this, their minds were a little confused!
So what exactly does Qin Dewei want to do? Just to turn the false title of the fifth rank into a real official? Why is Qin Dewei's operation always confusing?
Qin Dewei didn't care what others thought, he pointed at Huo Tao and snarled: "Even a matter that is so dedicated to one's duties can be maliciously speculated and questioned without reason by Mr. Huo!
This only shows that you have evil intentions! As the saying goes, judging a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart is like stealing an ax from a suspicious person!
From the eyes of an evil person like you, everything must be despicable and hypocritical! Please don't say too much, lest you dirty my ears!"
When Qin Dewei was squirting, suddenly there was an eunuch standing outside the door of the east room. He looked around and said, "It just so happens that all the gentlemen are here, so you don't have to run around everywhere!"
Then the eunuch loudly said: "The emperor has spoken, summoned the ministers, and all the emperors have gone to the palace!"
