The next day, Qin Dewei led Feng En to Dongcheng. The two of them walked around from Qipan Street in Nancheng to Dongcheng, and then continued walking north.
As he walked, Feng En suddenly realized something and said with a bit of surprise: "This seems to be the way to Jiaofangsi Alley? I'm looking forward to seeing something!"
Qin Dewei was speechless. Most of the first-class yamen in the capital were located in the south of the palace city, while a large number of miscellaneous yamen were in the east city, such as Jiaofangsi, Huitongguan, and Yiwu Yamen. They were not far from each other.
There were a large number of officers and soldiers on duty and patrolling around the Huitong Hall, which made Qin Dewei feel at ease.
As soon as he arrived at the Huitong Hall, Qin Dewei walked through the door and saw Ceyan Zhouliang, the deputy envoy of the Japanese mission, hurriedly welcoming him out.
Just inside the gate, Ceyan Zhou Liang stopped Qin Dewei and asked the general to translate: "Why do you, sir, go behind my back and contact other members of the envoy in private? This is not in line with etiquette!"
Qin Dewei snorted coldly: "You want to teach me how to do things?"
Ceyan Zhou Liang said quickly: "I don't dare!"
Then he requested: "If your Excellency wants to issue multiple copies of the survey, please give them all to the envoys, and then distribute them after returning to our country."
Qin Dewei scolded: "I don't need you to teach me how to behave!"
Ceyan Zhou Liang still asked the general to translate and said: "There are many people in our country who are greedy for small profits and do not know etiquette. I am afraid that they will offend the adults!"
When Ce Yan and Zhou Liang were about to say something else, suddenly dozens of other people from the Japanese mission came out and blocked the front yard.
Most people looked at Qin Dewei with extremely longing eyes.
Some people even yelled and cursed at Ceyan Zhouliang, obviously they were extremely dissatisfied with Ceyan Zhouliang.
Feng En looked at these Japanese who were only as tall as his shoulders and asked Qin Dewei without knowing why: "What do you want me to see?"
Qin Dewei smiled and said: "It may be up to you to deal with them next year. Let me familiarize you with them in advance."
Feng En: "???"
Qin Dewei explained: "His Majesty has approved the reestablishment of the Shipping Department in Ningbo, with officials from the imperial court in charge..."
Feng En turned around and walked away, saying as he walked: "Don't leak the court secrets casually, I won't listen!"
After knowing each other for so many years, how could he still not understand Qin Dewei's thoughts? This is another attempt to send him as a foreigner to prevent him from shining in the court!
Feng En has made up his mind to stay in a place where he can truly play his role!
Qin Dewei quickly grabbed Feng En and said, "Listen to me, the Municipal Shipping Department is in charge of tribute inspection, trade taxation, smuggling detection and other matters. In the future, it may also be in charge of the release of foreign trade ships. He is no less a fat man than the salt inspector.
Well, it suits you very well!”
Feng En, who was not interested in money, didn't care whether he was fat or not. He just asked in confusion: "The imperial court suddenly asked me to resign as the Salt Inspector. Could it be your handiwork?"
Qin Dewei advised: "As a person, you should have a bigger picture. Don't always focus on the court, but look at the world! The world is so big, don't you want to see it?"
Feng En immediately asked: "Then why don't you go?"
Qin Dewei answered truthfully: "Because the center can't live without me!"
Feng En: "..."
At this moment, Fang You, a member of the Zhongshu Room, hurried over and shouted to Qin Dewei: "There is an urgent official document, please go back to the Wenyuan Pavilion in the middle hall to read it!"
Qin Dewei asked understandingly: "What official document is it?"
Fang You replied very politely: "It's a matter of confidentiality. Don't talk about it outside to avoid leaking the secret!"
Qin Dewei "helplessly" said to Feng En: "You have also seen that I am really indispensable at Wenyuan Pavilion! I would like to ask you a favor at Huitong Pavilion. You can send the survey for me today!"
Feng En wanted to say something else, but Qin Dewei fled surrounded by his servants, and then a group of officials from the Yiwu Yamen surrounded Mr. Feng.
Feng En felt that he had been deceived again. He suddenly smiled and stretched out his hand to the officers and soldiers not far away: "Bring me a stick, sir!"
Since you, Qin Dewei, insist on driving the duck to the shelves, don't blame him for messing up the matter!
He took a shortcut through Donghua Gate and returned to the middle hall of Wenyuan Pavilion. After Qin Dewei sat down, Fang You said: "You really looked like what you just acted. You don't often act less, right?"
Fang Sheren picked up a document and presented it to Qin Dewei, "It wasn't just a show, there was really an urgent document!"
Qin Dewei: "..."
Fang Sheren continued: "Zhongtang has ordered that anyone who sees the official documents of the Northern invaders must be reported. I made a copy and asked Zhongtang to read it!"
Qin Dewei quickly opened the manuscript and looked at it. It turned out that Anda, the leader of the Northern Barbarians, gathered more than ten troops to invade. They broke through the border wall and entered Datong West Road. They then went straight to Yanmen Pass from Jingping and Shuozhou, and then broke through Ningwuguan and continued southward.
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Bang! After Qin Dewei read it, he photographed the manuscript on the public case. His face was not very good. What was supposed to come came after all!
Compared with the "Japanese pirates" that gradually emerged on a large scale only ten years later, the northern pirates, especially the Anda tribe, are the real major danger that the Ming Dynasty is facing today.
In terms of strength comparison, the next twenty years will also be the most unfavorable time period for the Ming Dynasty. The reasons are very complicated and difficult to explain in one sentence.
Besides, the Ningwuguan mentioned in this official document is located at the junction of Datong Town and the hinterland of Shanxi.
This time I decided to break through Ningwuguan and continue southward, entering the hinterland of Shanxi. The troops could reach Taiyuan directly.
It can be said that this has never happened before!
It turns out that when the Beibei invaded from this direction, they basically fought at the border of Datong Town, and there was no such long drive that went hundreds of miles deep!
But this time it was not an accident, there was a profound reason behind it.
From now on, the Ming Dynasty generally began to fall into a headwind situation. It spent a lot of national power for decades but achieved nothing, and the people on the border were in dire straits.
Historically, ten years later, the Gengxu Revolution occurred in the 29th year of Jiajing, which was considered one of the greatest humiliations in Emperor Jiajing's life.
What Qin Dewei is most afraid of now is that the emperor and his ministers still do not realize the seriousness of the problem, and only treat the invasion of Anda deep into the hinterland as an accidental incident.
Thinking of this, Qin Dewei couldn't sit still, got up and walked out.
Fang Sheren quickly asked: "Where are you going, Master Zhongtang?"
Qin Dewei replied: "Go to Xiyuan to ask for a face-to-face interview with the Holy Spirit!"
Fang Sheren said again: "If it is for the invasion of Beilu, I hope Master Zhongtang will think twice. First, this is not your responsibility, Master Zhongtang, and no one will blame you if you don't care about it;
Secondly, interfering in such military and national affairs will lead to hostility in the cabinet, especially if the Lord of the Court has a history of seizing power;
Thirdly, border affairs are different from other affairs, and the risks are extremely high. Once there is a mistake, the punishment will be extremely severe, and the current emperor has a harsh temper!"
Qin Dewei sighed after hearing this: "What you are talking about is the pattern of being an official, but not the pattern of being a human being. Sometimes, you should just be a human being."
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