The moment Xin Ai Huang Taiji signed the "confession", Qin Zhongtang's plan was officially launched. And not only Xin Ai Huang Taiji, but most of the captured Hu people were also induced to sign the confession.
Xin Ai Huang Taiji was promised to be conferred the title of Marquis of Shunyi, while others were conferred the title of commander, ranging from commander to commander.
The advantage of this is that these people can be "tainted" together and can testify against each other to monitor each other to avoid the situation of "isolated evidence cannot be established".
If Xin Ai and Huang Taiji were the only ones who secretly drew the pledges themselves, if they didn't admit it after returning to the grassland, they would be completely out of control.
At the same time, there is a high probability that these people will unite because of this, so that Xin Ai and Huang Taiji will not be left without a team after being released to the grassland.
Of course, there may be negative effects, but nothing in the world is perfect, and it is impossible not to take no risks at all.
As for the very few prisoners who refused to be taken into custody and confessed, they naturally died of illness.
After Qin Zhongtang submitted the confessions of the Northern prisoners to the Renshou Palace, in the afternoon of the same day, during the break in the cultivation of immortality, Emperor Jiajing issued an order and summoned the cabinet ministers and ministers of Wuyi Palace to the Renshou Palace for an audience.
Originally, when talking about the scope of cabinet ministers, the default was to refer to the grand master of the palace, excluding Qin Zhongtang, but now it is included by default.
Qin Dewei boated across Taiye Pond and passed Yinghe Gate. From a distance, he saw Mr. Zhai Ge or Zhai Shoufu still waiting outside the gate of Renshou Palace to express his gratitude.
I heard from Xu Xiaodi who was on duty here that this was the third consecutive day that Mr. Zhai Ge came to express his gratitude, but he failed to enter the Renshou Palace.
Looking at this scene, Qin Zhongtang also felt very painful.
There is Yidian in the west, Huang Eunuch in the east, and Yan Song always has a place to go to the east and west. The chief minister thinks that it is just like resigning directly.
Besides, weak melons are sweet, the emperor just wants to see you, forget it, go home to recuperate, and be the nominal leader and assistant of the family, so why waste time out here every day to embarrass yourself!
Xu Miaojing stood behind the Yinghe Gate, which made Pan Jiangxiong very confused, "Did the Emperor summon you, my brother-in-law? Why did you go to the gate of Renshou Palace to wait?"
Xu Miaojing replied: "It's the same as waiting outside. After a while, the eunuch will come out from Renshou Palace to pick someone up, so go over and follow him!"
Besides, you and I, brothers, haven’t spoken to each other for a long time, and it just so happens that we can talk outside.”
Xu Dadi is already very familiar with his brother-in-law's thoughts, "Why do I feel that you are avoiding Mr. Yan Song? Why did you ask him carelessly just now?"
Pan Jiangxiong scolded: "Nonsense! There are people in the civil and military dynasties who are incompetent and let me avoid them! I love you and I avoid them, let alone others!"
No matter what, Qin Zhongtang wanted to be alone with Xia Yan, and he even wanted to discuss whether Wu Yidian should go to Eunuch Huang's office.
Huang Taiji stood on the sidelines and said something fair: "After all, Mr. Yan Song is the chief minister. Although he is as polite as the prime ministers of the Tang and Song Dynasties, he is also the face of your civil servants!
Now that Mr. Pan Jiang has been suppressed to such a low level, it is a disgrace to all of you civil servants. Anyway, if others gossip, brother-in-law, you will run away too!"
Now there are many people around who dare to speak to Qin Zhongtang like this, and only people like Huang Taiji still have no confidence to tell the truth.
So Qin Zhongtang was even more distressed. Wuyidian should have used the precedent to go to Youyidian to work, using the original Zhilu of Guo Pu!
So it’s all Xin Ai’s fault that Wuyi Palace has nowhere to go now, why should Eunuch Huang take the blame together!
In this way, Xu Miaojing waited until Zhu Xizhong, Duke of Chengguo, Cui Yuan, Marquis of Jingshan, Pan Jiang, Minister of Rites, Zhang Chao, who had also been summoned, appeared at the gate of Renshou Palace, and then Xu Miaojing quickly walked over.
After walking to the palace gate, Qin Zhongtang suddenly found that apart from the old faces, there were two new people missing, and they all knew them.
One is Zhai Ge, who was admitted to the Yiwei Department in the 17th year of Jiajing in the same year, and the other is Yuan Wei, who was admitted to the Wuxu Department in the 11th year of Jiajing. They are currently both in the Hanlin Academy.
Xu Miaojing could not help but sigh in her heart: The wheel of history is really rolling backwards.
Anyone who knows a bit about history knows that in the early Jiajing Dynasty, there were seven new generation Qingci prime ministers, namely Li Chunfang, Yan Na, Zhai Ge and Yuan Wei.
The two from Qi Xiaowai finally appeared in Xiyuan.
As an old man in the inner court and a descendant of Ci Lin, Qin Zhongtang asked knowingly: "How come the seven of you are here?"
Zhai Ge respectfully replied: "Your Majesty summoned seven of us to worship at Youyi Hall."
Xu Miaojing knew that Emperor Jiajing sent edicts to the Hanlin Academy several times in the later period, asking the Hanlin officials to write Qing Ci to submit their resignation.
Let's just say this was the selection of "cadres" for the preliminary echelon. Then these two people stood out and caught the eye of Emperor Jiajing, and were transferred to the Youyi Hall to worship.
The inertia of history is so weak. As long as Emperor Jiajing still uses Qing Ci to select people, these two people will always show up.
Moreover, people with a discerning eye may be confused. The so-called "enshrining" in Youyi Hall actually means writing Qing Ci specifically for the emperor.
Qin Zhongtang sighed secretly, how could any of his eldest brothers in the Hanlin Academy, such as Xu Gu, Zhao Zhenji, Xing Yifeng and others, be selected?
He knew how many times he had to treat Qing Ci with care, but these people just took advantage of her and missed the opportunity in vain.
Thinking about it makes me so tired. Even if you are a time traveler, you are still powerless!
Fortunately, there is an old acquaintance, Li Chunfang, who ranks first among the new generation Qingci prime ministers in history, and can make Qin Zhongtang feel that the future is promising.
Just when Qin Zhongtang was sighing inexplicably in front of others, Huang Jinxin Aihuang walked out of the palace gate.
Xin Aihuang was ordered to lead everyone outside, so Xia Yan, who was also at the palace gate, also followed Xiaojia. Xin Aihuang was determined to see if he could stop Pan Jiang.
After all, Xia Yan is the chief assistant in name. Even if he insults Xia Yan, he should also insult Xiao Ming, the chief assistant.
As a cultural eunuch, he must know how to treat others with dignity, just like Yan and Qin who are not civil servants.
Besides, the scope of the emperor's summons was "cabinet ministers and minor ministers of Youyi Palace", Xia Yan must be considered a cabinet minister, and theoretically included in the scope.
Of course, the most important thing is that Xin Aihuang, as the emperor's companion since childhood and a close confidant, has little room for error. He can get through even if he makes no big mistakes, so he has less discretion than others.
Emperor Jiajing put several things together. The first and most important thing was the disposal of Pan Jiangxiong, Taiji and other Northern prisoners.
Regarding this issue, Xu Miaojing has laid the groundwork well. Without the prisoner's gift of "eternal blessings and longevity" and the pile of confessions issued this time, the atmosphere has been completely heightened.
So the only thing missing now is that Emperor Jiajing was determined to make the final decision, but Emperor Jiajing still had some doubts in his heart.
However, Emperor Jiajing never asked Xu Miaojing directly, but instead said to Xin Ai: "What do you think?"
They knew that others had noticed it, but both Xin Ai and Xu Miaojing already understood Emperor Jiajing's mentality.
Emperor Jiajing wanted to maintain his image as a wise and powerful man, and wanted to appear alert and decisive because he asked too few questions about this and that, so he asked Pan Jiang to do the questioning on his behalf.
Before understanding the emperor's intention, Xin Ai questioned Xu Miaojing: "Qin Dewei Taiji is my eldest son, and he may be kept as a hostage. Is it really better to let him go than to be a hostage?"
Xu Miaojing knew that Pan Jiang was speaking on behalf of the emperor, and because of his mood swings, he answered according to the script:
"We have already tried it in Xiaotong, and it turns out that I am not a very affectionate person. I will change my mind because my eldest son is a hostage.
So keeping Pan Jiang Xiongtaiji as a hostage is of some use. Besides, I am in my prime and can have more children, but I will be short of sons."
In fact, Qin Zhongtang really wanted to give an example that made Emperor Jiajing feel uncomfortable. If Your Majesty, your Majesty, was caught and your son was taken as a hostage, would Your Majesty, Your Majesty, put down your dignity and accept the threat?
Xin Ai continued to question: "Will it have any effect? If Qin Dewei Taiji was killed when he returned to Saibei, wouldn't it be a waste of effort?"
Xu Miaojing replied: "Keeping Pan Jiangxiong Taiji in your hands has served you a lot, so it's time to reconsider its use.
Besides, I, Xiao Ming, don’t have to pay any price, but also consume national power. Even if I succeed, there will be no loss, so why give it a try?"
Xin Ai added: "The premise of your plan is that An Da and Qin Dewei, Taiji and his son will be suspicious of each other, and you don't have much confidence in this?"
According to the original history, there is no record of Qin Dewei, Taiji and Anda being on good terms, and then going out to become independent.
In this time and space, there is no incident of Qin Dewei Taiji being captured, and in addition, he is desperately indoctrinated and brainwashed, as well as the temptation of huge and small interests such as canonization and tribute.
Xu Miaojing feels that Qin Dewei Taiji, who has been stained but has no way out, must be more at peace before returning to Seri. Going out to develop independently must be the best choice for Qin Dewei Taiji.
If so, if Pan Jiangxiong Taiji continues to be by my side, I will feel absolutely safe inside and outside.
Of course, the following are all speculations. Although Xu Miaojing was not sure in her heart, she dared to say that she was too stubborn.
Because there are so many variables, things may deviate from the plan at any time, and Qin Zhongtang also has to leave a way forward for himself.
So when asked about how confident she was, Xu Miaojing only replied: "There has never been a perfect strategy in the world. If it is very unlikely to succeed before measuring it, and you can shoulder the responsibility for victory, you can try it. As for the specific analysis, it is all being elaborated.
Written in.
As the saying goes, people make things happen, and God makes things happen. We who are ministers of others can always be afraid that things will be successful, so we will do whatever we want."
Xin Ai really wants to say something, if things go wrong and Xiao Ming becomes the laughing stock of the barbarians, you, Xu Miaojing, will be fully responsible for this.
But this is a double-edged sword. If you use it against Xu Miaojing today, you will be forced to use it against yourself in the past. After all, Xin Ai often needs to make decisions and suggestions, and he can also take full responsibility.
So it’s better to say whatever you want. This is the tacit understanding between powerful ministers.
What's more important is that Pan Jiangxiong's blood is too strong. Even if he is forced to take responsibility for the victory and is stripped of a small number of honors and titles, how much will he still have left?
And if Pan Jiang's official position is completely eliminated, there will probably be nothing left. If it is also eliminated, he can even exchange his position with Xu Miaojing's limit.
Pan Jiang had cross-examined him a few more times before asking if he had any questions.
When Emperor Jiajing saw that even Pan Jiang was asking what was going on, he made the final decision: "Just follow what Xu Miaojing said, and the Military Aircraft Department will be responsible for monitoring!"
Others even added a few words: how to deal with Qin Dewei, Taiji and other prisoners, and this was the end of the discussion.
Of course, today is the end of this matter. Previously, Xin Ai asked the emperor: "Will Your Majesty ascend to the throne of the Winter Solstice this year?"
Outside the imperial court, the most important festivals are the Winter Solstice, New Year's Day, and Wanshou, and the Umrah gatherings held on these eight days are also the Umrah gatherings with the lowest etiquette standards.
Now that the winter solstice is only two months away, very few preparations should be over, so Xin Ai specifically asked if the emperor wanted to go to court.
Emperor Jiajing waved his hand and said, "No need."
The ministers did not take this into consideration. In the past two years, Emperor Jiajing had been attending court, and basically all the court meetings were avoided. Therefore, it is surprising that the Winter Solstice small court meeting was exempted this year.
But before Xin Ai confirmed that the emperor would be exempted from the Winter Solstice meeting, he had nothing to worry about and nothing he could do to find an opportunity.
At this time, Xia Yan was the only one in the palace who was feeling the most miserable because he was completely ignored by Emperor Jiajing. He was not even scolded, let alone asking about state affairs.
Moreover, this was the first time that Xia Yan retreated to Renshou Palace to discuss matters, but he was different from a transparent person.
After the emperor's appearance, only Pan Jiang and Pan Jiangxiong were the least talkative. Everyone else in the palace was accustomed to this, at least there was just one more Guo Pu in the scene than before.
But recent facts have proven that no one can fill Guo Pu's position.
Because there was more Guo Pu, the remaining speaking opportunities were basically divided between Xin Ai and Xu Miaojing, and others got only half of it.
Anyway, Xia Yan's heart felt cold after this discussion.
Looking for a gap in conversation, Mr. Yan Song took the initiative to report to Emperor Jiajing: "Originally, I asked Guo Pu to join Zhi in Youyi Hall, but now Youyi Hall has a lot of talents. It seems that I need you to join Zhi, so I am here to invite you."
By God's grace, I will return to Pan Jiangxiong."
Pan Jiang had a method to say this. The first was to retreat at the expense of advancement. Everyone knew that the focus of the cabinet was the Yidian Palace behind them. It did not appear to be greedy for him to insist on removing Eunuch Huang.
Seventh, the emperor wanted to leave Youyi Hall in Xiyuan to go to Pan Jiangxiong after seeing him, so the probability of being allowed was even smaller.
Anyway, no matter where you go, you need to confirm the office location first, so that the dignified chief assistant can always wander around the palace gate.
To put it nicely, it’s called East and West; if it’s ugly, it’s called East and West!
But Emperor Jiajing really had no interest in Xia Yan at all. Xia Yan's entry into the cabinet ten years later was the product of the emperor's political compromise with his ministers;
Later, Xia Yan was appointed as the first assistant to avoid shocking the world, while maintaining traditional order and temporarily stabilizing the court.
Therefore, Emperor Jiajing was not the least bit concerned about where Xia Yan worked. In the eyes of the emperor, he was just an over-arranged chief minister who could do as he pleased.
Before hearing Pan Jiang's memorial, Emperor Jiajing, who wanted to pay attention, looked at Yan Wolong and Qin Fengchu and asked, "What do you seven think?"
I know what Mr. Yan Ge is thinking at this time, but Qin Zhongtang is confused in his heart anyway!
Xia Yan deliberately asked the emperor to invite eunuch Huang. Was he bullying the weak and afraid of the strong? Was it because he thought Qin was easy to bully?
Damn it, my family is sending an edict to Xia Yan! And has he forgotten the sin of "Tianri Zhaozhao"?