Qin Dewei calculated everything today and even thirteen years later, but he failed to predict Emperor Jiajing's prediction.
He never expected that his evasive attitude toward the cake in the East Palace would trigger a rebellious mentality in Emperor Jiajing!
But Qin Dewei couldn't explain clearly why he didn't want to work in the East Palace, so he could only plead:
"Your Majesty, please take back the imperial edict! I am really young and have a long time to come. I am not in a hurry for promotion!"
His words were so sincere that he almost cried.
Emperor Jiajing was too lazy to pester and directly issued an ultimatum to Qin Dewei:
"I will then promote you, your bachelor's degree, to Hanlin bachelor's degree, and concurrently to Zuo Chunfang bachelor's degree in Zhan Shifu! If you dare to disobey, you will be punished for resisting the decree!"
Emperor Jiajing had an intuition. With Qin Dewei's intelligence, he must have sensed that there might be some problem in the East Palace, so he tried his best to avoid it.
But if you ask Qin Dewei directly, he will definitely not dare or cannot say it, so he has to force Qin Dewei to stay. If there is a problem, he will not be able to run away!
Also, if Yan Song is used to lead the affairs of the East Palace, then Qin Dewei can check and balance Yan Song.
Everyone didn't understand the emperor's political instincts, and they just felt that Qin Dewei's official position was too inappropriate. It's not that he was retro or not, it was just a bit chaotic.
Some people wanted to come forward to admonish the emperor, but after hearing the emperor's decisive tone, they immediately stopped talking.
Emperor Jiajing likes to make random changes in the system, not once or twice. Who can persuade him to do so?
But everyone is really envious of him. He is a bachelor of Hanlin and a bachelor of Zuo Chunfang. What kind of magical official position is this?
Not to mention that he is only of the fifth grade, but his strong character and vanity as a bachelor are simply unparalleled in the world.
In the early days more than a hundred years ago, when the cabinet system was in its infancy, "Hanlin bachelor and Chunfang bachelor" plus "pre-engineering" were basically the early arrangement of chief ministers and assistants.
This ancient dual-major official position that has disappeared from history was recreated by the emperor today and presented to Qin Dewei.
Only Qin Dewei almost vomited blood. What's the use of vanity? In the future, these may become useless official positions!
Yan Song just said that young people have unstable minds and may change in the future, so they are not suitable for official positions in the East Palace!
Huo Tao also said just now that if an officer of the East Palace who is too young tutors the prince for too long, it is easy for him to grow up and produce a person like Yihuo!
These are very reasonable words that have been learned from historical experience and lessons. Why don’t you listen, Your Majesty?
What a self-righteous fool!
In fact, Qin Dewei had one last way to make Emperor Jiajing break his defense and change his mind, which was to shout: "Yang Shen is more suitable for these official positions!"
But he didn't dare, he could only give in. The adult world is full of helplessness like this.
According to official practice, officials in the Zhan Shifu must also hold Hanlin officials at the same time, so after today, the original situation of Ci officials has undergone earth-shaking changes.
After the Wenhua Palace was dismissed, the news immediately spread throughout the imperial offices.
The three bachelors returned to the cabinet, and seven ministers and one Qin Dewei left the Meridian Gate.
Most of the time when the emperor left the palace, Teacher Zhang and Uncle Wang would not go with Qin Dewei to avoid suspicion.
However, Wang Tingxiang did not avoid suspicion and often went with Qin Dewei, getting closer to his relationship with him.
"What's your expression? It seems like someone owes you tens of thousands of taels of silver." Wang Tingxiang asked strangely.
Qin Dewei was in a bad mood and didn't want to talk.
Wang Tingxiang couldn't understand, so he sighed and said to Qin Dewei: "If possible, I would really like to exchange the minister for your two bachelors."
Qin Dewei also responded very honestly: "I also want to exchange my useless double bachelor for your Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment and Governor of the Beijing Camp."
Hearing the word "useless", Wang Tingxiang felt that his faith had been insulted and said dissatisfied: "I am telling the truth!"
Qin Dewei continued to respond: "I also tell the truth!"
Wang Ting didn't believe this at all. In his opinion, Qin Dewei was just showing off, so he just wanted to curse a few words in his mind, "Pretending to be struck by lightning"!
Forty years ago, after Wang Tingxiang became a Jinshi, he was selected as a concubine by the Imperial Academy. However, when the academy was dismissed three years ago, Wang Tingxiang failed to stay in the Hanlin Academy and was sent away.
Therefore, the ceiling of Wang Tingxiang's officialdom is Shangshu, and it is impossible for bachelors to do so, because non-Hanlin officials cannot join the cabinet.
This is a permanent regret in Wang Tingxiang's heart, so Wang Tingxiang is very greedy for the official position of Hanlin Bachelor and Zuo Chunfang Bachelor.
Qin Dewei asked again: "How is Zhang Yanling doing in the Ministry of Punishment recently?"
Since the twelfth year of Jiajing reign, Zhang Yanling has been detained in the Prison Prison of the Ministry of Punishment for almost six years.
Wang Tingxiang didn't understand why Qin Dewei paid attention to Zhang Yanling again, but he answered truthfully: "It's the same as usual, nothing has changed."
Qin Dewei nodded and said: "Then I will go see Zhang Yanling tomorrow."
Wang Tingxiang was even more confused: "What do you think he is doing?"
Qin Dewei said concisely and concisely: "Make money!"
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Zhang family, known as the richest man in the capital, fell into decline, they never ransacked their homes and their property was still considerable.
Wang Tingxiang was completely clueless and asked in shock: "You were promoted to double bachelor today. You don't want to dress up and serve the court, but you turn around and go blackmail for money?"
Qin Dewei muttered "primitive accumulation of capital" and other words that Wang Tingxiang could not understand, and walked out of Chengtian Gate together.
Wang Tingxiang couldn't help but warned: "Officials in the East Palace have particularly high standards for moral character, especially since you have the envied Bachelor of Zuo Chunfang.
I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are staring at you, but you still have to be cautious in your words and deeds recently to avoid being impeached and reported, and you will not be able to keep these hard-won double bachelors."
Qin Dewei said looking forward to it: "That would be great, otherwise I wouldn't need anyone else to do it for me. How about you, Senior Wang, impeach and report me?"
Wang Tingxiang: ""
Qin Dewei returned to the Hanlin Academy and found that the entire Hanlin Academy was filled with a jubilant atmosphere, more lively than any festival.
After all, this time the East Palace officials were established, and many Hanlin officials got part-time jobs in the East Palace.
From now on, he would serve the emperor and tutor the prince at the same time. This model made many people feel that another prosperous era of Ci officials was about to come.
Qin Dewei, who was familiar with the historical process, was unable to complain about this, and he could no longer even see the emperor's face, and he still had a prosperous head.
As for this wave of Ci officials, Guo Pu and Yuan Wei, who will be the best in the future, both write Qing Ci. How can there be any prosperous period of Ci officials? The prosperous period of Qing Ci is almost the same!
As one of the people who gained the most from this reshuffle, Qin Dewei, a newly minted Hanlin bachelor and Zuo Chunfang bachelor, also received warm congratulations when he appeared at the Hanlin Academy.
Although Qin Dewei did not want to accept this kind of congratulations at all, friends such as Xu Gu, Zhao Zhenji, Xing Yifeng, and many people with relatively good relationships swarmed in and filled the No. 1 Scholar Hall.
"Higher, you are still taller!" Zhao Zhenji said with sincere admiration.
Qin Dewei was confused. This time he dug a hole to bury himself. How could he be higher? He had reason to suspect that what Zhao Zhenji said was ironic.
Xu Gu also sighed with emotion: "Everyone says that Qin Banqiao's move of retreating into advancement is so wonderful!"
Qin Dewei looked at the honest man Xing Yifeng suspiciously, "You think so too?"
Xing Yifeng told the truth: "Many people have analyzed that you did not fight head-on this time, but took the opposite approach.
You first deliberately indulge others in ostracizing you, and then take the initiative to resign, creating a miserable situation.
Then you cleverly aroused the emperor's desire to protect you, and in turn he wanted to compensate you twice as much, and even gave you two bachelor's degrees as a sign of honor!"
Qin Dewei: ""
Why didn't I know I was so powerful?
Someone else shouted: "How about we go to Fangsi Alley to have a drink tonight to celebrate?"
Zhao Zhenji looked at Qin Dewei and said hesitantly: "Officials in the East Palace have very high requirements for moral character. It would not be good if it is implemented in practice. They are most afraid of affecting Qin Banqiao's bachelor's position."
Is there such a good thing? Qin Dewei said: "Let's go! Let's go together! I'll order two today!"