After the prince's first meeting with the ministers, Yan Song returned to Wuyi Hall and worked conscientiously on duty until dusk, and then went home again.
At the door of the house, I met my son Yan Shifan who had returned from the Ministry of Industry, so the father and son came to the study together with a tacit understanding.
Yan Shifan must have already known the outcome of today's court meeting, so Yan Song didn't say much more and directly sighed: "It's really not possible to kill Qiao."
Even Yan Shifan, who was not qualified to go to court, was not surprised at all by this result.
He only complained: "If Qin Dewei could be taken care of so easily, he would have been crushed to ashes in the six years since he entered the court, and it is his turn to have Tu Qiao try it today?"
Today, Qin Dewei is indeed focusing on the system he is good at. By restricting the prince's presence in court, he tries his best to prevent others from taking advantage of the prince to cause trouble, and maintains the status quo as much as possible, and the status quo is what benefits him the most!"
On the issue of Qin Dewei, Mr. Yan Ge is no longer sad or happy, "Nowadays it is difficult to find weaknesses and flaws in Qin Dewei.
Originally there was hope that Qin Dewei would fall out of favor, but now that the emperor is unconscious, even this hope has gradually faded.
Even because the emperor was in coma, he lost the person who could best restrain Qin Dewei. Then Qin Dewei took full advantage of this and seized the opportunity to do whatever he wanted.
But it doesn’t matter, let him force him to force himself, and I only want to be the first assistant for once."
Yan Shifan disagreed with his father's opinion, "No, I discovered today that Qin Dewei still has weaknesses, and they are big weaknesses!"
Mr. Yan Ge asked curiously: "What did you discover again?"
Yan Shifan replied: "I found that Qin Dewei's biggest weakness may be that he wants to do things!
I always thought that being obsessed with success was just the difference between Qin Dewei and our father and son, and I never thought deeply about this issue!
But today when I was at the Ministry of Industry, I heard several colleagues complaining about Qin Dewei’s method of passing the exam, so I realized that being obsessed with merit may be Qin Dewei’s biggest weakness!”
Yan Song also entered the thinking mode and ordered: "Please tell me more specifically!
Yan Shifan said: "Since the disaster, Qin Dewei has been vigorously advocating to eliminate disadvantages and create benefits in the name of seeking changes due to disasters!
He also personally formulated a large number of goals and responsibilities, many of which were new tasks, and forced each yamen to implement them according to the test method. How could he not complain?
Those pragmatic hall officials may not feel too much, and they can delegate responsibilities anyway, but those in the middle level who are responsible for specific practices are under pressure!
Moreover, the imperial examination law actually took away part of the inspection powers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. There must be many censors who are dissatisfied!
Please think again, father, how many people who have advocated more flexible reforms since ancient times have ended up well? Even if they are like Shang Yang, what can Wang Anshi do?"
Listening to his son's metaphor, Yan Song seemed to have regained a little confidence?
But because of his personality, Mr. Yan Ge still said cautiously: "But Qin Dewei acted very carefully and did not take drastic measures, far from the level of Wang Anshi and Shang Yang!"
Yan Shifan replied: "With his insatiable violence against Qin and his ambition for success, he will reach that point sooner or later!"
Yan Song added: "And the noises you observed are just small winds and waves. They cannot shake Qin Dewei's foundation. Qin Dewei is fully capable of suppressing them by force."...
Yan Shifan replied: "As the saying goes, if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach a thousand miles; if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't build a river or sea! As the saying goes, the wind rises from the end of the green grass!
But everything depends on human effort, there is nothing impossible, only the unimaginable, and we cannot even lose the courage to think.”
Having said this, Yan Shifan felt a little tired.
As a person who has been beaten several times by Qin Dewei and Duan, not only must he be strong, but he must also constantly provide psychological support to his father. This is really unbearable.
But it doesn’t work. My father is a senior official in the government. Without the big tree like my father, I would be nothing!
Two days later, according to the system of "Three Six-Nine Visits to the Court" proposed by Qin Dewei and approved by the ministers, it was the day of the Prince's Court Meeting again.
Once again, after the ceremonial formalities in the Wenhua Hall were completed, there was a meeting. According to the rules established last time, and for the sake of the prince's health, only three things were discussed at each court meeting.
The first thing to determine is the topic, which three items are being discussed.
Tu Qiao, the censor of Zuodu, spoke up again: "Last time I proposed three points, which are all things that should be made clear at the moment."
Qin Zhongtang said angrily: "There are only three things that can be discussed in total. You, Tu Qiao, are going to make three points. I might as well let you have the final say in this court, and everyone else can only listen!"
Mr. Yan Ge felt that if he didn't help Tu Qiao, his ally might become disloyal.
Then he said: "What Mr. Tu said are urgent matters at present and should be discussed with priority."
When others thought Qin Dewei was going to continue to refute, Qin Dewei suddenly changed his tone and agreed: "Then let him say one thing! Leave the other two things to others, and always give others a chance to speak!"
Yan Song was speechless. So you, Qin Dewei, were waiting here?
The two most critical points in Tu Qiao's proposition are that "the auxiliary minister goes to Wenyuan Pavilion to work" and "the prince moves to Xiyuan" are intertwined.
Saying both at the same time and forcing Qin Dewei to choose one is the essence! If you only say one, it won't have such a big effect.
Tu Qiao couldn't bear it anymore and said again: "If the few things I said are not important, then you Qin Zhongtang must have more important things to do."
Qin Dewei replied: "I really have something important to do today, that is, the test booklet has been compiled. If there are no different opinions, we will start to implement it accordingly."
When it comes to passing the examination, this is something that Tu Qiao, the imperial censor of Zuodu, couldn't bear. "The Ministry of Personnel has conducted the examination, the Imperial Procuratorate has conducted the inspection, and another examination has been conducted. Is this really necessary?"
Qin Dewei only said: "This is approved by the emperor. If it is not revoked by the emperor's holy will, please don't discuss it any more."
Tu Qiao was at a loss for words. Qin Dewei's words were a bit too shameless. The emperor was still unconscious in Xiyuan. Where could everyone find the emperor's new imperial edict to annul it?
Tu Zongxian went to see Yan Song again, trying to hint Yan Song to come out and say a few words.
After Mr. Yan Ge pondered for a moment, he spoke: "What Qin Zhongtang said is absolutely true. This is a matter decreed by the emperor. How can we change it without authorization?
Moreover, the examination law is actually a good law through the ages, and it is implemented specifically for refreshment. What reason is there not to implement it?
Therefore, I also believe that the entrance examination method cannot be delayed and must be implemented strictly immediately!"
Everyone was immediately shocked, what happened to Mr. Yan Ge?
Although this is not the first time that Mr. Yan Ge "agrees" with Qin Zhongtang, the previous echoes were all "fake", as if there was some kind of premeditation, but this time it is very real!
Everyone carefully observed the words and expressions and felt that Mr. Yan Ge really supported Qin Dewei's examination method from the bottom of his heart.