After hearing his son's name, Mr. Yan Ge finally realized that Qin Dewei might have done it on purpose? No, it must have been on purpose!
Qin Dewei's intention was obvious, which was to take his son as a hostage. There was a high probability that this intention was not improvised, but was an idea from the beginning.
In other words, Qin Dewei had the idea of going to the southeast in person from the beginning, so he considered how to deal with himself. The result of his consideration was to take Yan Shifan as a hostage!
But Qin Dewei did not reveal his true intention, and even introduced Zeng Mian, an extremely realistic false target!
At one time, everyone thought that Qin Dewei would turn bad things into good things, and took the opportunity to push his stepfather to the top and further expand his political power!
This caused Mr. Yan Ge to misjudge! And the consequence of the misjudgement was to pay the price continuously, just in exchange for Qin Dewei to go to the southeast!
He successively agreed to Zhang Chao's appointment to the cabinet, agreed to Wang Tingxiang to temporarily act as the military commander, and also agreed to give full power to the governor and governor!
And these prices did not need to be paid by Mr. Yan Ge. Qin Dewei originally wanted to go to the southeast!
When the bystanders saw this, they finally realized it and felt as if they were seeing the finale.
In fact, we can't blame Mr. Yan Ge for misjudgment. No matter who was placed opposite Qin Dewei, misjudgment would have occurred.
In the concept of the Ming Dynasty officialdom, the central government was the most valuable, followed by the imperial officials and the foreign officials.
Therefore, it is not a good thing to leave the central government to go to other places. Even serving as an imperial envoy is a low level job. Who has ever heard of any cabinet bachelor who specifically served as an imperial envoy?
Therefore, no ordinary bureaucrat is willing to accept this arrangement, and people like Qin Dewei who are passionate about fame and pursue power are certainly no exception.
Besides, even if there is a Japanese pirate incident in the southeast, Qin Zhongtang, as the top leader, can completely blame the subordinates and let the people below take the blame. There is no need to mend the hole himself.
This is the source of everyone's misjudgment. They all consider Qin Dewei's decision from the perspective of human selfishness and the logic of normal interests.
Then, unexpectedly, Qin Dewei suddenly acted "responsible" and "selfless". Yan Ge honestly felt that it was a crime other than war.
However, everyone felt that Qin Zhongtang went a bit too far. As the saying goes, the crime is not as bad as his wife and children. If there is no legitimate reason, is it too much to take Yan Shifan as a hostage like this?
If in an official struggle, other people's sons are randomly mobilized and used as hostages without any reason, then the officialdom will be in chaos.
"Ah, this." Gan Weilin, Minister of Industry, did not expect that he would suddenly become the center of attention.
Yan Shifan was an official of the Ministry of Industry. Although Qin Zhongtang called Yan Shifan in the name of the imperial court, if Shangshu Gan objected very firmly, he had to respect Shangshu Gan's opinion.
Later, Shangshu Gan looked at Yan Song, and then said to Qin Dewei reasonably: "Qin Zhongtang is going to the southeast, and what he wants to do seems to have nothing to do with the affairs of the Ministry of Works.
Therefore, the headquarters just doesn’t quite understand why we need to transfer people from the Ministry of Works? Qin Zhongtang should choose some useful talents!”
Qin Dewei explained patiently: "The reason why Yan Shifan was called was not because of his status as an official of the Ministry of Industry or an old son of a certain pavilion, but because Yan Shifan once worked in the Seiyi Pavilion!
Moreover, Yan Shifan worked tirelessly and was sent to Guangdong to collect information about the barbarians, and he knew a lot about the Western barbarians.
Let's go to the southeast. There are many Francois in the outer sea, so it's hard to deal with them. We need useful talents like Yan Shifan!"
Many people know what happened when Yan Shifan went to Guangdong. Even whether Yan Shifan went to Guangdong is a mystery, but no one can say anything publicly.
You can't stand up and say that Yan Shifan was a gangster in Siyi Hall back then, and he was forced to go to Guangdong.
Everyone could only be convinced that the reason for invoking Yan Shifan was so legitimate. It was simply Yan Shifan's turn.
Gan Weilin had no choice but to say with emotion: "Yan Shifan is the only son of Mr. Yan Ge. It is human nature to cherish the only son.
Such a mission is far away, and there may be chaos and war. It is not without danger, and it would be unkind to let Yan Shifan go."
Qin Dewei pointed at himself and said: "Am I not an only son, Qin Dewei? I can go, but Yan Shifan can't go?"
Gan Weilin was speechless
Unable to refute.
Qin Zhongtang is indeed an only son, and he is also an only son with two wives. Qin Zhongtang has set an example, so naturally others can no longer use this excuse.
Then Qin Dewei said: "Besides, Yan Shifan already has a son, so the Yan family will not be childless no matter what!"
Everyone became more and more speechless, and then saw Qin Zhongtang announcing in public the list of imperial envoys, all of whom were selected from the six departments.
Under normal circumstances, the imperial envoy system of the Ming Dynasty is a "single official system". The so-called single official can be understood literally as an official.
For example, in a general governor's office, there is only one official, the governor, and the other subordinates are basically civil servants and military attachés.
But Qin Zhongtang is special after all. It is not an ordinary official sent to serve as an imperial envoy. Therefore, the system needs to be upgraded. It is understandable to have a few serious officials as subordinates, which reflects the uniqueness of academicians serving as imperial envoys.
Then came the time for court promotion. After Qin Zhongtang temporarily left the center, he added a cabinet bachelor.
At this time, Mr. Yan Ge suddenly said to Xu Zan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel: "According to the usual practice, the Ministry of Personnel is responsible for all court promotions. Do you still want to preside over it this time?"
What Mr. Yan Ge said may sound ordinary, but in fact it is very meaningful.
As we all know, the two ministers most qualified to join the cabinet are Xu Zan from the Ministry of Personnel and Zhang Chao from the Ministry of Rites.
Although it is customary for the official to preside over court promotion, if Xu Zan wanted to join the cabinet, he would definitely not preside over the court promotion himself. How could there be any reason to preside over his own promotion?
Therefore, Mr. Yan Ge's question was actually to encourage Xu Zan to jump out and compete with Zhang Chao.
It can be seen from the side that deep down in his heart, Mr. Yan Ge actually regretted agreeing to Qin Dewei's conditions.
But due to political credibility, I couldn't publicly repent immediately, so I could only secretly encourage others to do it.
So Xu Shangshu once again fell into a huge entanglement. On the one hand, he was reluctant to give up the power of the Minister of Civil Affairs, but on the other hand, he was somewhat looking forward to the old scholar who symbolized the top civil servants.
In fact, Xu Shangshu has been struggling for a long time since there was a vacancy in the cabinet, and he once dreamed of having his cake and eat it too.
But neither Yan Song nor Qin Dewei could make Xu Tianguan realize his wish.
Everyone waited patiently for a while, waiting for Xu Zan to make the final decision.
"I think it's better to let someone else host this time." Xu Tianguan said hesitantly.
At this moment, I heard Qin Zhongtang sigh quietly: "Gentlemen, listen to me. If Mr. Xu doesn't want to preside over it, it doesn't matter, just let Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue preside over it on his behalf."
What Qin Dewei said is also a common practice. If the Ministry of Personnel is unable to take charge due to circumstances, the Ministry of Household Affairs, which ranks second among the six departments, will take charge.
But when Qin Dewei put forward this sentence, it was also very meaningful.
Everyone thought along Qin Zhongtang's train of thought, and suddenly discovered that if Xu Zan, the Minister of Personnel Affairs, entered the cabinet, they would need to choose the Minister of Personnel Affairs again.
The Minister of Personnel is extremely important, and most of the time, it is supplemented from the six departments.
Then everyone discovered that several departments under the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War seemed to be from Qin Dewei!
If Xu Zan really quits being the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, it means that the Ministry of Personnel will fall into the hands of Qin Dewei.
Thinking of this terrible consequence, Mr. Yan Ge was no longer calm, and quickly said to Xu Zan, "You should be the one to host it!"
Xu Zan: "."
What happened to you, Yan Song, today? You were so stimulated by Qin Dewei that you hesitated. He is an official of the Ministry of Personnel, not a cannon fodder!
Being concerned by the two major powers at the same time, Xu Zan had no choice but to personally take charge, and the matter became clear.
As the only candidate, Zhang Chao was definitely the one without even thinking.
Therefore, the old master of Qin Zhongtang went from being a low-ranking bachelor to a cabinet bachelor in eight years!
If he hadn't met Qin Dewei, Zhang Chao would still be on the bench. Some people lamented that he was really an unworthy disciple of someone else's family. If there were disciples like this, what more could I ask for!
Then there was the proposal of Prime Minister Wang Ting to temporarily preside over the Military Aircraft Department. Opposition was muted and it was also passed smoothly.
Before going to court, no one could have imagined that so many important matters would be discussed today.
After several major events were settled, Chief Zhai finally found an opportunity to increase his presence and said to the ministers: "I will wait for the ministers to meet with the Queen Mother and ask the Queen Mother to make a decision."
Now that Emperor Jiajing is unconscious and the prince in charge is too young, the resolutions made by the ministers will nominally have to go through the formalities in the hands of the regent, Queen Mother Zhang.
There were a lot of important events today, so the cabinet ministers and the Qi Qing left the Wenhua Palace and walked together to the Ciqing Palace, which is also in the east of the palace.
On behalf of the imperial court, Chief Assistant Zhai reported to the Empress Dowager Zhang: "The imperial meeting has just been agreed to appoint Qin Dewei as the imperial envoy to rush to the southeast to quell the Japanese rebellion."
After hearing this, Queen Mother Zhang asked in surprise: "Why should Qin Dewei go?"
Empress Dowager Zhang has been in the palace for decades and has some knowledge. She has never heard of letting a bachelor serve as an imperial envoy.
Everyone went to see Yan Song together. You, Mr. Yan Ge, know best why Qin Dewei should be appointed as the imperial envoy.
Mr. Yan Ge replied: "Because only Qin Dewei is the most suitable to go."
Letting Qin Dewei leave the capital temporarily is the last stubbornness of Mr. Yan Ge today.
Queen Mother Zhang couldn't help but ask again: "Why is Qin Dewei the most suitable to go?"
Mr. Yan Ge suddenly became a little impatient. He was not happy at all. He was questioned by the Queen Mother like this and gave him a thumbs up: "Because this is what all the courtiers agreed! The Queen only needs to know the result!"
Empress Dowager Zhang was immediately choked and speechless. Mr. Yan Ge had a feminine personality and rarely contradicted others like this. I don't know if she took the wrong medicine today.
Therefore, Empress Dowager Zhang also realized her current actual political status and that she had no power to overturn the decisions made by the ministers.
Qin Dewei took the opportunity to also report: "The court officials have just decided to add ministers to the cabinet, and recommended Zhang Chao, the Minister of Rites, to the cabinet! I don't know which official position I want to add, please let me know!"
Empress Dowager Zhang, who was in low spirits, replied casually: "Just add a bachelor from Wenyuan Pavilion."
Qin Dewei quickly pressed his teacher Zhang Chao's hand and stepped forward to thank him. He didn't want to waste any time.
Everyone didn't react for a while, but after careful consideration, they noticed that there was something wrong with what Qin Dewei said! He was a bachelor from the University of California!
That is, while retaining the original official position, a new bachelor was added! In other words, Zhang Chao is now the Minister of Rites (actual position) and a bachelor.
Qin Dewei was definitely trying to induce him just now! The Queen Mother had no political sensitivity and she accepted it casually.
If you meet the Queen Mother calmly and calmly, many things can be settled.
Before Qin Zhongtang crossed the road to Wenyuan Pavilion, a voice shouted: "Wait a minute!"
Looking back, I saw that they were all figures in his own power, including the three ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Rites. No, there should be two ministers and a bachelor now.
I guess these people have a lot to say and have a lot of questions to ask. All I can say is that Qin Zhongtang's decision is something that even his own people can't understand.
It was probably when Emperor Jiajing was in a coma that everyone dared to gather in such a brazen and public manner.
Qin Dewei then said: "I'll have a few words with the teacher first, and the other gentlemen will pay a visit in the next two days."
There must have been a lot of preparation work before the imperial envoy set out. Qin Dewei estimated that it would take two or three days at the earliest, which would be enough to appease the backbone of the people within his sphere of influence.
Zhang Chao, the newly elected bachelor, showed no joy on his face. Instead, he worriedly said to a certain unscrupulous disciple:
"My family knows their own affairs, so I might be able to be the Minister of Rites with ease, as long as I maintain my dignity and dignity.
Now that I have been pushed to the position of bachelor in the cabinet, I am really not sure that I can maintain it!"
Qin Dewei said with a smile: "There is nothing difficult for Mr. Ge to do. Why are you talking so discouragedly?"
Zhang Chao replied: "Since Zhang Fujing, the cabinet has no longer been stable, and internal strife has become more and more serious.
It used to be that there were three people assisting the government, leaving countless good stories, but now they only want one person to monopolize it. Just look at how Yan Song squeezed out Zhai Luan!
I am your teacher, and you are Yan Song’s number one enemy, so you can only imagine what Yan Song could do to me.”
In fact, Teacher Zhang has another sentence, which I am embarrassed to say as a subtext, that is, if Qin Dewei is not in the center, he will feel even less safe!
Qin Dewei said to Teacher Zhang: "Teacher, please don't worry. I have a clever trick for you to use, which will ensure that you are safe for the time being!"
Then Qin Dewei walked into the middle hall of Wenyuan Pavilion, wrote a few lines with a pen, folded it, and went out to hand it to the teacher.
And he said seriously: "After I leave the capital, the teacher can take it apart for himself!"
Teacher Zhang then grabbed the "ingenious idea" and left the Wenyuan Pavilion along the road and walked all the way to Zuoshun Gate.
Then when he couldn't bear it anymore, Teacher Zhang saw no one around him, so he opened the bag of tricks in his hand and took a look.
All I can see is that it says, "Engage Zhai Luan and ask the censor Chen Chun."
Teacher Zhang has never been able to understand, what is this? Aren't we discussing how to guard against Mr. Yan Ge?
Why do you have a chief assistant? Can you ensure your own safety by getting rid of the chief assistant?
Also, what should we do? The first assistant is a skinny camel, bigger than a horse. How can he do it with just some black paint?
