The monarch and his ministers met outside the palace gate, feeling quite like surviving a disaster. But after feeling it, they fell into embarrassment.
According to etiquette, the emperor could never stand and talk to his ministers. But where could he find a suitable golden throne for this short meeting?
At the critical moment, it still depends on the witty "Jiajing Man". Qin Dewei, who ran out of the palace, asked again: "Your Majesty, please temporarily move the chariot!"
The emperor's chariots and carriages were placed elsewhere and were not burned down together with the palace.
Now that the emperor has nowhere to sit, boarding the royal chariot is indeed a good emergency idea. Sitting in the royal chariot is at a decent height without losing status.
So several eunuchs who escaped helped the emperor get into the imperial chariot and stayed away from the palace to avoid being burned by the fire again, while the ministers lined up and stood under the imperial chariot.
After the disaster, Emperor Jiajing drank a few sips of water, and his suppressed panic gradually subsided, but the anger in his heart still lingered, and he didn't know how to vent it, so he asked: "Where is Chen Yin?"
This is normal. When the emperor encounters something, he will usually let the officials in charge of the royal guards handle the matter.
Emperor Jiajing wanted Chen Yin to continue organizing firefighting and inspect the post-disaster scene to find the cause of the fire.
But no one responded, and several ministers moved away slightly, revealing the situation in the corner of the court.
So Emperor Jiajing saw that there was a person on the ground who was tied to death and his mouth was gagged. If he took a closer look, who was it if it wasn't Chen Yin?
Who dares to arrest the royal guards without authorization? Emperor Jiajing looked at the ministers in confusion, but everyone looked at Qin Scholar in unison.
Qin Dewei stepped forward and said: "When the palace was on fire, Chen Yin was afraid of the fire, hesitated to move forward, and had no intention of saving the fire. He simply failed the divine grace and was worse than a beast!"
This also aroused public outrage, as all the Jinyiwei officers and schools present can testify! In desperation, I personally captured Chen Yin, who was derelict in his duties, in order to temporarily dispatch the officers and schools."
Emperor Jiajing was temporarily noncommittal and ordered: "Untie Chen Yin first!"
Governor Chen, who had regained his "freedom", threw himself down under the chariot and said: "Qin Dewei captured me without permission, the governor's servant, and acted arrogantly, which is no different from pretending to be an imperial edict!"
In addition, what Qin Dewei said was all about referring to a deer as a horse, which is actually confusing right and wrong and trying to trap the minister in injustice!"
Qin Dewei said in a deep voice: "I just want to ask you, Chen Yin, after the fire broke out, did you order the fire to rescue the driver?
The situation is extremely urgent, but you are hesitating. I really don’t understand what you are hesitating about! Do you still need to hesitate about rescuing the driver? I think you have a terrible heart!"
Chen Yin defended: "The situation was critical at the time. I hurriedly thought about it carefully, and was framed by Qin Dewei and Xu Miaojing who had already planned it!
And Qin Dewei had prepared water-soaked quilts early, as if he was expecting a fire in the palace!"
Chen Yin's words can be considered very insidious, implying that Qin Dewei seems to have been prepared for it, as if he was expecting the palace to catch fire.
In fact, many ministers also have this doubt in their minds. Qin Dewei's performance tonight can be said to be extremely outstanding. He commanded in an orderly and determined manner, which really gave people the feeling of being premeditated and prepared.
It is really incredible that a twenty-year-old young man can respond so calmly and coldly when he suddenly encounters a big change.
Qin Dewei sneered and said to Governor Chen: "Why should we expect this? During the day, when Taoist Master Tao calculated that there might be a fire, I don't know how many people around heard it. Did you hear it?"
Without waiting for Chen Yin to reply, Qin Dewei turned to Emperor Jiajing and said: "Ministers can be divided into two types. The first type is ministers.
After learning about this hexagram, I did make preparations in advance for the evening, just in case!
When it comes to His Majesty's safety, I am not afraid that all my hard work will be in vain to prepare, but I am afraid that if something happens, I will be unprepared and have nothing to do!
The second type is like Chen Yin. As a person in charge of the Jinyi Guards, he knew clearly that there was a fire hexagram, but he was still careless and unprepared!
When the fire started, this person was at a loss and even feared for his life! I really don’t know how this royal guard became a officer!"
The ministers looked at Chen Yin with pity. They wondered what the governor was thinking. Instead of just admitting his mistake and begging for mercy, he actually wanted to argue with Qin Dewei.
Chen Yin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the truth is absolutely not the case! I have absolutely no intention of what Qin Dewei said!"
Qin Dewei scolded: "Chen Yin! Fortunately, thanks to the blessing of the ancestors and gods, your majesty is safe and sound. Instead of reflecting on and repenting, you are going to blame others even harder! Gu Kui
Is it wrong for me to be on the safe side and take precautions in advance? What are your intentions?
Is it possible that Chengdu, like you, doesn’t care about His Majesty’s safety and is careless and neglects to take precautions, which is the right thing to do?”
Then Qin Dewei told Emperor Jiajing: "If there is no problem with Chen Yin, then when I was so angry that I took Chen Yin without permission, why did no one in the hundreds of Jinyiwei Officer School present stop him?"
Hearing this, the minister who was watching the excitement silently sentenced Governor Chen to death, and the man's coffin was already covered.
Emperor Jiajing was angry in his heart. He needed to vent his anger, so he said: "Chen Yin is unavoidable for dereliction of duty. He will be dismissed from all official posts and sent to the public for three thousand miles after being shackled!"
Then as if it was not enough, Emperor Jiajing continued to shout: "The governor of Henan, the chief executive, the inspector, as well as Weihui Mansion and Jixian County, all of them will be locked up for questioning!"
Damn it! Qin Dewei intervened and said: "Your Majesty! It's not like this!"
In history, Emperor Jiajing escaped from a palace fire in embarrassment, was greatly embarrassed, and then unleashed his anger on a large scale.
He went through all the official circles from Henan to Weihui Mansion, and even severely humiliated the prefect and county magistrate.
But in this time and space, Qin Dewei saved Emperor Jiajing's face with good intentions.
He originally thought that Emperor Jiajing would reduce his anger, but he didn't expect that this would happen anyway, so he subconsciously went out to stop him.
Then he advised: "If your Majesty is spared, you must be protected by the spirits of the two saints in heaven. Why should you go to war to prevent the spirits of the two saints in heaven from being peaceful?"
Emperor Jiajing still didn't calm down completely, and issued an edict: "The governor, the chief executive, and all the officials under inspection will be demoted to the second rank and fined half a year's salary! The magistrate of Wei Hui and the magistrate of Jixian County will be dismissed!"
Qin Dewei sighed and stopped persuading him.
Emperor Jiajing was so prone to anger that it was impossible to completely stop him. It would be great to be able to reduce it like this.
Then Emperor Jiajing asked again: "What is Xu Miaojing's current rank?"
Qin Dewei said: "The commander of the Imperial Guards, who is a world-class official, is in charge of the Fusi in Beizhen."
Emperor Jiajing issued an edict: "Xu Miaojing has been promoted to commander, assistant manager of Jinyiwei North Town Fusi, and concurrently official on duty in front of the emperor! In addition, he will be given 30,000 acres of farmland, which will be allocated after he returns to the capital!"
This is reward based on merit. From these four rewards, you can see the honor.
The official rank passed down from generation to generation is promoted to the rank of commander, and the descendants will be commanders for generations to come. This benefit certainly does not need to be explained.
As the assistant manager of Beizhen Fusi, it can be regarded as a big job title. He was suddenly promoted to a person in charge of affairs in the Jinyi Guards, which shows the emperor's trust.
The palace in front of the emperor actually refers to the position in the court. At the court meeting, the ministers closest to the emperor are the imperial guards and the bachelors. The east and west are opposite, symbolizing the civil and military ministers closest to the emperor.
The position of the official on duty is that of Lord Dan, who is closest to the emperor, and represents the Imperial Guard alongside the Grand Scholar. This is a special honor.
Not to mention the benefits of granting 30,000 acres of land, which is enough to support thousands of farmers, it is considered a private power.
After hearing these rewards, Qin Dewei was not envious. They were all earned by Xu Miaojing who really sacrificed his life.
Besides, Qin Dewei is also a meritorious person, so he will also be rewarded, just wait for it.
Emperor Jiajing looked at the ministers and inquired: "How should Qin Dewei's achievements be discussed?"
From the first assistant to the bachelor to the minister, everyone looked at the nose and heart without saying a word.
Emperor Jiajing waved his hand in embarrassment: "Let's disperse now."
Qin Dewei: "."
Don't leave, we can discuss this matter slowly, and we can always come up with a result!
Could it be that with the complexity of the Ming Dynasty's official system, there was no room for advancement for a promising young man like him?
