There is a truth that everyone seems to understand: the higher you go up in the officialdom, the harder it is to get promoted, especially at Qin Dewei's age.
Think about how much effort it took Qin Dewei to upgrade from the fifth grade to the fourth grade, and he had to rely on the help of a rescuer to succeed.
When Qin Dewei took office as the Governor of Xuanda two months ago, he was given the title of Minister of War, but that was only a temporary assignment for the purpose of military command, not a permanent official.
When the mission of Governor Xuanda is over, the temporary official title will naturally be revoked.
Now the politics of the Jiajing Dynasty have reached another point, and the emperor will soon switch to the mode of ruination.
If you don't advance against the current, you will retreat. If you want to consolidate your political position after the emperor's defeat and have enough power to realize your ambitions, it will naturally be even more difficult to move from half-way to the cabinet to one step further.
It was because some of Qin Dewei's judgments were a little off, and Xia Yan, the chief assistant, turned out to be the biggest obstacle.
When the last court meeting was in good shape, it was Xia Yan who decisively stopped the meeting. Today, when he was retreating in front of the emperor, it was Xia Yan who suggested that he should become a general military officer.
Originally, Qin Dewei thought that the biggest resistance would come from Yan Song, who had the deepest hatred for him. Moreover, Yan Song was notorious in history, so he didn't have much guard against Xia Yan.
Could it be that in Xia Shoufu's mind, Qin Dewei's threat to Shoufu's power finally exceeded that of Yan Song?
The situation was like this, and it was normal for the official situation to change. Qin Dewei had to urgently turn his gun and face Xia Yan.
However, Xia Shoufu's response of "I haven't heard any rumors" also made Qin Dewei a little surprised. It seems that his old opponents have also learned a lot? Do you know that you can't continue what he said?
But it doesn't matter, Qin Dewei will definitely not fall for this trick, so he continued: "Unexpectedly, the chief assistant is so deaf and blind!
But it doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it, I will tell you the rumors now!”
Xia Yan: ""
Can I choose to plug my ears and not listen? Unfortunately, I can't disobey you. Xia Shoufu can do nothing but keep an expressionless face.
Qin Dewei continued: "Since the emperor consulted the ministers and revealed that the prince wanted to supervise the country, rumors have spread in the court.
Ever since the news spread that I would nominate my teacher He Ao as a guest of the prince, the rumors about me have also increased.
The most ridiculous thing among them is that some people say that I want to take this opportunity to completely control the officials of the East Palace. The teacher is the guest of the prince, and I am the young master, and we jointly support the prince to supervise the country. Then I will monopolize the government and eradicate dissidents!"
Xia Shoufu just listened and didn't want to express his opinion. Rumors were just rumors and there was no need to respond.
But after Qin Dewei finished telling the contents of this "hot" rumor, he suddenly turned to Yan Song and asked abruptly: "What does Mr. Yan Ge think?"
When Xia Shoufu and Qin Zhongtang started fighting, Yan Song had already switched to the theater mode, and without any precaution, he was questioned by Qin Dewei.
With Yan Song's astuteness, he was stunned for a moment, weren't you, Qin Dewei, about to question Xia Yan? Why did you find yourself again?
But Yan Song knew exactly what he should do, and immediately replied: "I have no opinion."
Now it was obvious that Qin Dewei and Xia Yan were going to fight, and he, Yan Song, would intervene only after he had eaten enough. Staying out of the matter was the best option.
Qin Dewei frowned and said reluctantly: "Mr. Yan Ge, are you feeling guilty?"
Yan Song retorted: "This is a rumor involving you, how can I feel guilty?"
Qin Dewei immediately criticized: "The rumors are not about me, but about the country of the East Palace. How can you, as a cabinet minister, have no opinion? Why don't you dare to express your feelings directly in front of the emperor?
I think you are not loyal and honest to the emperor, and you are deliberately secretive and hiding your thoughts!"
Wucao! Yan Song was often scolded as a traitor, but compared with the inhumane Qin Dewei, he felt that he was really unjust!
Mr. Yan Ge immediately realized that Qin Dewei's accusations were not for himself, but for the emperor!
With the sensitive character of Emperor Jiajing, could he listen to such suspicious words?
Although he did not dare to look up at the emperor, Mr. Yan Ge already felt instinctively that the emperor's suspicious eyes were wandering around him.
In the end, the helpless Mr. Yan Ge replied angrily: "My opinion is that rumors stop with the wise!"
This should be the safest answer. It's not that Yan Song said good things to Qin Dewei, but that Yan Song didn't need to arouse Qin Dewei's emotions.
The main contradiction in the current situation lies between Xia Yan and Qin Dewei, so why bother to take over the task and resist Qin Dewei's firepower for Xia Yan?
Moreover, Yan Song also wanted to keep Qin Dewei in Zhan Shifu, so that when he used conspiracy to destroy the Donggong team in the future, he could bring Qin Dewei along with him.
Xia Shoufu was wondering why Qin Dewei suddenly went to see Yan Song again.
Qin Dewei turned back and asked Xia Yan again: "Old Yan Ge said that rumors only stop with wise men, so what does the chief minister think of rumors?"
This question may seem ordinary, but it is actually very clever and somewhat inductive.
Qin Dewei first repeated Yan Song's answer before asking. If Xia Yan answered the same as Yan Song, it would look like he was agreeing with Yan Song.
In fact, Xia Yan's accusation was similar to Yan Song's initial answer, which was also like "I have no opinion."
However, Yan Gelao used his own experience to demonstrate to Xia Shoufu how he was squeezed out by Qin Dewei, so he could only answer directly.
In the end, Xia Shoufu's answer was: "From my perspective, these rumors about you, Qin Dewei, are nothing without smoke!"
A true politician is never afraid to express his views. Xia Shoufu is so heroic!
Others thought the rumors were slander against Qin Dewei, but Qin Dewei, who was accustomed to going against the grain, could never handle it with common sense!
Perhaps these rumors were used by Qin Dewei to test the direction of the wind, using false and true tactics.
Others think that Qin Dewei would not be stupid enough to reveal his intentions. In fact, these exposed rumors may actually be Qin Dewei's intentions!
Emperor Jiajing, who was just watching the show, felt that the plot was bland, but when he heard this, he suddenly felt a little interesting again.
Xia Yan's answer is in sharp contrast to Yan Song's. "Rumors stop with the wise" means not believing in rumors, while "no storm without fire" means belief.
Qin Dewei also became more and more sure of his previous judgment. Xia Shoufu might have suffered a cerebral thrombosis, and he actually chose to believe those rumors and use them against himself.
Then Qin Dewei asked again: "Why do you dare to say that there is no smoke without fire without any evidence?"
Xia Yan replied tit for tat: "Who said there is no evidence? Just now you did recommend He Ao to His Majesty as a guest of the Crown Prince. Wouldn't it prove that the rumors that He Ao was recommended by you are true? Then naturally, other related rumors will also be true.
It has credibility.”
Qin Dewei responded: "But I have also asked the emperor to resign from the post of Shao Zhan!"
Xia Yan said unceremoniously: "At that time, because of the Sacred Heart Zhujian, your thoughts were hidden. Under the emperor's questioning, I had no choice but to resign from Shao Zhan to avoid suspicion!"
Qin Dewei became very angry, "Can't even my resignation eliminate your doubts?
I wonder what the chief minister wants me to do to quell those rumors? Do I have to be expelled from the court before I can give up?"
Xia Yan did not continue to respond to Qin Dewei, but instead addressed Emperor Jiajing: "Your Majesty, please listen to me!
Qin Dewei's way is strange. Although the world is accustomed to follow the imaginary and the real and the real to the imaginary, Qin Dewei may do the opposite and practice the real!"
Qin Dewei did not argue with Xia Yan. He asked Yan Song again: "Mr. Yan Ge, you said that rumors stop at the wise and you don't believe rumors. Why?"
Mr. Yan Ge is speechless. You, Qin Dewei, are at odds with Xia Yan. Why do you always involve him, Yan Song? He just wants to be a quiet melon-eater!
But with the initial answer, I couldn’t stop.
Yan Song could not change his words and could only follow his previous point of view and said: "Of course it's because the rumors are too ridiculous!
Our Ming Dynasty has the Holy Emperor on the throne, shining like the scorching sun on all things in the sky. Isn’t it just a fool’s dream to want to control the East Palace to monopolize the government?”
When it came to praising Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song was also very professional and immediately took advantage of his answer to flatter him.
The main thing is to answer the question in this way. No matter how ill-intentioned Qin Dewei is, he can't find fault with him.
Qin Dewei then sighed and said: "The situation is high and low. When faced with rumors, a gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always worried!"
Although Qin Dewei did not mention him by name, everyone present was a smart person, and they could immediately understand who the "gentleman" and "villain" were referring to respectively.
Mr. Yan Ge almost moved Ming on the spot. Qin Dewei actually hinted to him that Yan Song was a magnanimous gentleman?
Then I heard Qin Dewei say to Xia Yan: "Even Mr. Yan Ge can see that with the Holy Emperor in the court, there is no chance that the rumors will become reality!
And why do you, Xia Yan, insist on believing the rumors? Do you think that with the emperor's wisdom and martial prowess, you can't prevent the rumors?"
Only then did Yan Song realize why Qin Dewei always came to him to ask questions! This was obviously using his own words to fight against Xia Yan!
Doing this is not superfluous, because there is also the most important theatergoer present!
Some words spoken by Yan Song, a third party, may gain the emperor's trust more than Qin Dewei's own interpretation.
Faced with Qin Dewei's new round of questioning, Xia Shoufu's response was actually very simple. He just had to hold the emperor's thigh tightly and flatter him.
It was okay to pat Emperor Jiajing down once he felt comfortable, but with Xia Yan's temper, he really couldn't be so groveling.
At this time, Xia Yan was a little annoyed by Qin Dewei, and in Xia Shoufu's eyes, it seemed that Qin Dewei and Yan Song had joined forces to play against him, which was even more irritating.
Impulsively, he said angrily without careful consideration: "Even the Holy Emperor may be deceived by evil spirits, causing the East Palace to become unbalanced!"
Emperor Jiajing was very unhappy when he heard this and frowned tightly.
Before Emperor Jiajing could say anything, Qin Dewei shouted to Xia Yan: "You may not believe those rumors involving me, but you still chose to believe them in the end!
Because in your heart, you regard rumors as a tool to fight against dissidents! Only when the rumors come true will you have a chance!"
Xia Yan refuted: "I just want to prevent the slightest inconvenience and prevent someone from specializing in the East Palace!"
Qin Dewei retorted and said, "This is called trying to save others by oneself, or stealing an ax from your neighbor by suspicious of your neighbor! Whatever you have in mind, Chief Minister, you will also look like others!"
Xia Yan had nothing to say to Qin Dewei, and only said to Emperor Jiajing: "Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
Qin Dewei simply forced the proposition and brought out rumors to stir things up!
He didn't believe it. How could the emperor punish himself for such a trivial matter of "joining the party and opposing dissidents"? How could he punish the chief minister for suppressing Qin Dewei?
Qin Dewei did not lag behind and also told Emperor Jiajing: "I also want to ask your Majesty to take a closer look!
Why does Xia Yan value the East Palace so much? It means that subconsciously, he believes that the current East Palace is extremely important and can influence the situation of the court!"
The advantage of talking to smart people is that it can be very simple and the other person can understand the meaning without going into details.
For example, the connotation of Qin Dewei's words is, when can the East Palace really control the situation of the court?
Every court official has the answer in his heart, but he can't say it out loud.
Of course, only when the emperor dies can the East Palace truly control the situation in the court!
So those who value the East Palace, are they deep in their hearts thinking about what will happen after the emperor's death?
This connotation made Emperor Jiajing, who was suffering from life-span anxiety, very sensitive!
Yan Song, who tried his best to stay out of the incident, suddenly felt the huge danger!
But after careful consideration, Yan Song had the feeling that it was not necessarily Qin Dewei who framed the situation, and Xia Yan did not have the idea of "laying out a plan for the aftermath of the emperor's death".
Xia Yan couldn't bear it anymore and yelled at Qin Dewei: "How dare you spit on others!"
Qin Dewei replied: "First Assistant, you said that my behavior of recommending teachers can prove the rumors.
Well, I just proposed that Xu Jie should replace me as the Chief Minister of Zhan, and you did not object to it as the Chief Assistant! And Xu Jie relied on your nomination as the Chief Assistant to return to the imperial court and enter the Zhanshi Mansion!
The same reason is enough to prove that in your mind, the Eastern Palace is the top priority of the layout! Pay more attention to it than others!"
The others here mainly refer to Qin Dewei himself and Yan Song. If there is no comparison, there will be no harm.
Look at Qin Dewei's attitude towards Zhan Shifu. As a young master, he has never been a director of Zhan Shifu. Recommending a teacher to be a guest of the prince is out of favor and it is difficult to refuse. Moreover, once he is suspected, he will resign immediately to avoid suspicion.
Looking at Yan Song again, he doesn't seem to be that enthusiastic about Zhan Shifu. He has very few accomplices and cronies. Perhaps it's because he was too weak to capture Xia Yan at the beginning.
That's why Yan Song had the idea to destroy the existing East Palace team and then rebuild the layout again.
In contrast, Xia Shoufu's attitude towards the East Palace was much more enthusiastic. He was the most active when he first established Zhan Shifu. Zhan Shifu was still his teacher Lu Shen.
With a loud "bang", Emperor Jiajing slapped the case, stood up, and asked Xia Yan with an extremely ugly face: "Is this what you think?"
Xia Yan knelt down and replied: "I can learn from the heavens about my heart!"
Emperor Jiajing refused to listen to Xia Yan's explanation and shouted to Yan Song: "Grass edict! Xia Yan violated the etiquette of no one and was dismissed from all official positions and took away all rewards!"
The cunning Yan Song was also shocked. When Qin Dewei pestered Xia Yan with his own rumors at first, he would never have expected this outcome!
How come after asking and talking, the chief minister was abolished step by step?
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