The reason he succumbed to the violent Qin was not because Lu Bing was not smart enough, nor because his commanding background was not strong enough.
The main reason is that no one can imagine that things will become so exciting before going on errands. Life is like this, if you can't resist, you can only obey.
Therefore, Lu Bing finally sent a letter to Datong City, and the content was dictated by Governor Qin.
But Commander Lu still warned Qin Dewei: "This matter is not just about your own face, but about the emperor's face!
I advise you to exercise caution and don’t go too far in doing things. If the scandal spreads, the emperor will be disgraced!"
Lu Bing was a little different from ordinary ministers. Compared with ordinary ministers, he considered the Jiajing Emperor's position more.
In other words, except for the emperor, Commander Lu's position will never be firm for anyone. If he helps this side today, he may cooperate with that side tomorrow.
Qin Dewei said disdainfully: "These people in Datong are just clowns! I just want to see who in the DPRK dares to treat border affairs as child's play and even destroy the Great Wall in order to fight for power and profit!"
Lu Bing added: "Also, Qin Zhongtang, don't write grievance-filled poems, and don't imitate Yue Fei, lest you irritate the emperor!"
In order to reach a temporary cooperation with the emperor's brother-in-law, Qin Dewei patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, I have no grudges, I will only praise the emperor!"
Lu Bing was very worried and put forward conditions for cooperation: "If you write memorials or poems, you must let me read them first!"
Qin Dewei agreed immediately, and seeing that Lu Bing had complied, he secretly ordered Li Zi: "First, let the remaining four hundred soldiers block all roads around Zhenqiangbao, especially the roads with Datong, to block the transmission of news!
Second, you can spread rumors appropriately to confuse the public!
Third, the entire army is temporarily prohibited from spreading any news to outsiders, and those who are caught will have all their merits deducted!"
Zhenqiangbao Station is eighty miles away from Datong City. Ordinary people may have to walk for a whole day. Accurate news depends on natural transmission, which takes two or three days.
Depending on the speed of riding a horse, you can get there within an hour. If you use it to deliver letters directly, it is not too slow.
When the flying cavalry sent by the Qin Governor delivered Lu Bing's latest letter to Datong City, the imperial envoy Guo Xun, the governor Shi Dao, and the commander-in-chief Wang Shengzheng gathered at the mansion.
The mansion where Qin Dewei lived before is now occupied by the latest imperial envoy Guo Xun.
They had received news from Lu Bing last night, saying that Qin Dewei had been captured, so they met again today to discuss the next step.
The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves happily as they drank and enjoyed each other's meals. After all, they all had a common goal.
Mr. Guo was once kicked from the top to the bottom by Qin Dewei, and he has not been able to recover to this day; Wang Zongbing is "Zhang Zan's remaining poison", and Zhang Zan was recommended by Guo Xun back then.
Governor Shi and the other two people were not actually on speaking terms, but there was someone instigating them behind the scenes to target Qin Dewei, so they had to temporarily unite.
Halfway through the banquet, suddenly another soldier from the express delivery shop came in and reported: "Master Lu from Jinyiwei has another flying cavalry delivering a message to the imperial envoy!"
Guo Xun immediately received the letter. The content was very simple, with only one sentence: "The frontier troops leaving the fortress still regard Qin Dewei as the governor, and they are surrounding the post station. It is difficult to escort Qin Dewei on the road."
Guo Xun passed the letter to the other two people and said, "Commander Lu, there is something in this letter. In my opinion, I'm afraid it implies something else."
Wang Zongbing wanted to express his wisdom in front of Lord Guo, and answered first: "What Commander Lu means is that Qin Dewei has not been dismissed from his position as governor, and he can still use his authority to mobilize border troops and resist arrest!"
Guo Xun sighed and said: "Your Majesty is probably still thinking about the old relationship and was not ruthless enough to directly dismiss him and question him, which is why he caused such trouble."
Everyone knows that Qin Dewei is a Jiajing man and is deeply favored by the Holy Spirit. It is normal for the emperor to not be merciful for a while.
Governor Shi frowned and thought, "Is it true that Qin Dewei resisted with force while preparing to defend himself and deceive His Majesty with sweet words? This is his specialty!
Therefore, we must be ahead of the curve and continue to be the first to take advantage.
I would like to ask Wu Dinghou to report to you quickly, exaggerate a little to impress the emperor, and request that Qin Dewei's military power be relieved as quickly as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to question him."
It should be said that there is nothing wrong with Governor Shi's response. Normally, it should be like this, if the opponent is a normal person.
Guo Xun thought for a while and agreed. If Qin Dewei's military power was not lifted, there would be no way to arrest people.
While he ordered his servants: "Bring me the pen and ink and the booklet!" he said to the other two people very experiencedly: "I would also like you all to sign your name together! This will give it weight, otherwise I might not be able to overpower Qin Dewei."
Guo Xun also had a head-on fight with Qin Dewei, and he knew very well that Qin Dewei had a powerful voice in front of the emperor, and the Jiajing man was by no means a wasted reputation.
The three of them must go together, and with someone in the court adding fuel to the fire, they can probably suppress Qin Dewei.
And the matter must be settled without further delay. Qin Dewei cannot be given too much time to react. This is based on years of experience!
If the round-trip speed is six hundred miles, then the edict lifting Qin Dewei's military power will be delivered to Datong in about three days.
Governor Shi was still a little worried and sent people to the city gates, inns, express shops and other places to inquire about the news.
Half an hour later, he received a report saying: "A traveler said that Governor Qin defeated the powerful Beibei army outside the Great Wall and beheaded more than 30,000 people.
Some people also say that Governor Qin went deep into the desert and went straight to Longting and captured the mother, wife and children of the chieftain.
It is also said that after leaving the fortress, he divided his troops to burn wasteland, and the soldiers of Commander Qin encountered a large tribe of Beibei soldiers. Commander Qin took the lead and charged into the battle. They fought bloody for half a day and killed more than 3,000 enemies!"
The Marquis, the governor, and the commander-in-chief were all speechless. What kind of messy news is this? Everyone knows about border affairs. If you think about it, you will know that it is impossible!
Governor Shi then said to Guo Xun: "According to my speculation, Qin Dewei may have had some small merit in beheading one or twenty people, and it is not impossible to even kill good people and take credit for it."
But these cannot offset Qin Dewei's crimes of fearing the enemy like a tiger, neglecting his duties, using troops indiscriminately, smuggling and collaborating with the enemy.
And this has nothing to do with us, we just ask Shangshu to remove Qin Dewei's military power, and the facts can be investigated later."
In order to verify the news, the three of them summoned the flying rider who delivered Lu Bing's letter and asked him carefully.
The result was that Qin Dewei encountered a mixed caravan of Hu and Han people on the grassland and killed more than thirty people as a reward for his war effort.
This is very reasonable. The person who can be selected by Lu Bing to deliver the message should be more reliable.
Governor Shi was still a little confused, but Imperial Envoy Guo Xun really had no time to wait.
Now the situation is obvious. Qin Dewei is already preparing to go to court to argue, and the experienced Guo Xun knows very well that he must not fall behind Qin Dewei!
As a lover of story-telling novels, Guo Xun's writing is quite good, and it is considered to be first-rate among Gonghou Buri, otherwise he would not have been favored by Jiajing.
After writing the memorial, the three of them signed it together and rushed it six hundred miles away to send it out.
Today in Datong Town, there is not only one person who wrote memorials, but Guo Xun. Governor Qin, who is eighty miles away, has done a lot of hard work. He wrote two memorials, one signed by Lu Bing and the other signed by himself.
Although Commander Lu Binglu had hid in the room and did not want to come out, Supervisor Qin still submitted the two written manuscripts to Lu Bing for review as agreed.
Lu Bing had no objection to the memorial with his name on it. The main reason was that the content had been expected and it was nothing more than bragging about Qin Dewei's great achievements. He didn't bother to read it carefully.
But after opening Governor Qin's memorial, Lu Bing's head immediately buzzed, as if he had been hit in the head with a stick.
The main text of the memorial actually consists of four words: "The sky is shining brightly."
Lu Bing, who was dedicated to safeguarding the emperor's dignity, suddenly became furious, "Aren't you making a mockery of the emperor!"
Qin Dewei responded easily: "The emperor is the sun. When I say the sun is clear, I am asking the emperor to make the decision. What's wrong with that?"
Lu Bing: ""
Literally, there is nothing wrong with this explanation, but it is easy for people to think of it!
Qin Dewei's face turned cold, and he pointed to the prison car outside and said, "Either I get in the prison car, or you get in the prison car. Mr. Lu, you choose one."
Lu Bing threw the memorial back, "It's up to you! Besides Yue Shaobao, you should also think about Yu Shaobao!"
He already understands why Qin Dewei wrote this. This is a kind of soft force to force the wife into the palace.
In order to show that he is not another "Tianri Zhaozhao", the emperor is afraid that he can do anything.
Qin Dewei put away the memorial and continued: "I will send these two memorials later, because Mr. Lu, you need some time to carefully verify the achievements of this governor's expedition to the fortress."
Lu Bing turned around and went back to the house without interest: "No need, you can pay as much as you want!"
Qin Dewei was very pleased that Commander Lu finally started to look like a qualified tool man.
If the same memorial is signed by different people, the effect will be completely different. This is why Governor Qin went to great lengths to train and bind the emperor's brother, Commander Lu.
Night after night, another night, and another day at the fourth watch, Emperor Jiajing was woken up from his deep sleep again.
An urgent petition to remove Qin Dewei from military power was placed in front of the grumpy Emperor Jiajing.
The information that Emperor Jiajing has now is that, first, the deeply trusted Qin Dewei is acting irresponsibly in the border town, especially at this critical moment;
Secondly, although he, the emperor, sent people to arrest Qin Dewei, he still showed mercy. Not only was he not dismissed from his post and sentenced to prison, he also sent his own brother-in-law to avoid unpredictable consequences.
Third, Qin Dewei was so arrogant and lawless that he supported his troops and resisted the emperor's will! The emperor's confidant Lu Bing was gone and he couldn't get him back!
Such poking at the nose and face was a blatant provocation to the imperial power, which made Emperor Jiajing even more angry.
Even more angry than the last time I heard that Qin Dewei feared the enemy and avoided fighting, and smuggled and collaborated with the enemy!
Emperor Jiajing did not consult the cabinet's academics and directly issued an order: "Remove Qin Dewei from his post!"
At this time, the emperor was really angry, and there was no point in adding insult to injury. Yan Song took the opportunity to talk about another matter: "Now there is no minister on duty in Wenyuan Pavilion. If Qin Dewei is dismissed, he should choose someone to replace him."
This is a problem that should be solved. Anyway, the person guarding Wenyuan Pavilion was not serving in front of him. Emperor Jiajing didn't care much and asked casually: "Who is suitable?"
Yan Song replied: "The former cabinet minister Zhai Luan has never been reinstated. After all, this is not the way to employ people.
It is better to let Zhai Luan re-enter Zhi Wenyuan Pavilion this time, so as to avoid the constant disputes in the court."
Chief Assistant Xia Yan looked at Yan Song in surprise. Could it be that Yan Song was hooking up with Zhai Luan again?
Emperor Jiajing thought for a moment and nodded in approval, "Zhai Luan was appointed as the restoration officer and entered Zhiwen Yuan Pavilion."
Although the emperor was not interested in Zhai Luan, Zhai Luan had served as a cabinet bachelor after all, and it was indeed not ethical to delay his reinstatement.
Anyway, now the core characters are all in the Wuyi Palace, and the Wenyuan Pavilion is just an empty frame with no power.
Sending Zhai Luan to Wenyuan Pavilion was a formal re-entry into the pavilion. It did not affect the overall situation, and the emperor was out of sight and out of mind.
At this time, suddenly Xia Shoufu spoke again: "I have not retreated. Governor Xuan is indispensable. After Qin Dewei, it is time to urgently send another minister to replace him."
The sleepy Emperor Jiajing was too lazy to think about it and still asked casually: "Who is suitable?"
Xia Yan replied: "Mao Bowen, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, knows the military affairs, so he can be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War."
Yan Song also looked at Xia Yan in surprise. Xia Shoufu's reaction was not slow either.
If Mao Bowen adds the Minister of the Ministry of War (virtually) to the Governor-General to announce his greatness, should he turn the fictitious into a real one when he returns to the court?
Emperor Jiajing thought for a while and agreed.
After the handling of this urgent memorial of six hundred miles was completed, the monarch and his ministers had to disperse and continue to catch up on their sleep.
After dawn the next day, Emperor Jiajing was about to cultivate immortality in the back hall. Suddenly, the young eunuch Feng Bao held up another memorial, walked quickly and called out softly: "Six hundred miles urgent! This is from Commander Lu of the Jinyi Guards."
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Emperor Jiajing took it over calmly, and he knew without guessing that the content must be Lu Bing's complaint, and the person he was suing must be the pampered, arrogant and lawless Qin Dewei!
If this memorial was not written by Brother Nai, Emperor Jiajing would not even bother to read it and would just throw it to the cabinet for disposal.
But after opening the book, Emperor Jiajing only glanced at it and was stunned.
Moreover, it is the kind of shock where the world view, outlook on life, and values are all completely overturned in an instant.
Before he finished reading, Emperor Jiajing didn't know whether he should be furious or overjoyed, so he said to the eunuchs on the left and right: "Call Yan Song, Xia Yan, and Zhang Chao!"
The eunuch was also shocked by the emperor's tone.
When the three ministers entered the palace, they also felt the emperor's gloomy and low pressure. The atmosphere in the palace was very tense for a while.
Before anyone could say anything, the young eunuch Feng Bao suddenly walked in quickly holding up a memorial and said a little timidly: "Well, it's another six hundred miles urgent."
Everyone was stunned. Isn’t the 600-mile expedited service too much? Doesn’t it cost 600 miles to rush the service?
No wonder the expenses of the Ming Dynasty e-mail system are getting bigger and bigger, and sooner or later they will have to lay off employees to save money!
Feng Bao added: "Sent from Qin Dewei, Governor of Xuanda."
Emperor Jiajing heard this and snatched the memorial with his hands. When he opened it, he directly saw the four words "Heaven is Zhaozhao".
"Pah!" The furious emperor threw the memorial directly into Yan Song's face and asked sternly: "Did you do it?"