There were only two candidates nominated. Eunuch Bao voluntarily withdrew from the candidacy under Qin Zhongtang's "kind-hearted" persuasion.
Then there is no doubt that the result is that Zhang Zuo can only be replaced by eunuch Qin as the eunuch in charge of etiquette and seal.
If you were to ask Queen Mother Zhang what she was thinking at this time, it would be that "the world is not worth it."
She is already this old, her time is running out, and she has no children or grandchildren, what else can she think about? She just wants to live a happy life, but even this is difficult.
As the regent and empress dowager, she couldn't nominate a eunuch who would be the chief of etiquette and hold the seal of office. Someone stopped her.
Bao Zhong himself wanted to quit, but Empress Dowager Zhang didn't have enough skills to force Bao Zhong to come forward.
After she finished her argument, Empress Dowager Zhang asked Empress Fang: "If the eunuch of Qin is in charge of the ceremonial department, will there be a candidate for the admiral of the East Factory?"
No matter what, we have to find some ground. If we can't arrange a palm print, we should arrange a factory supervisor's head office, right?
Queen Fang replied: "There is no need to look for another candidate. In view of the current situation, just let Qin Fu take the concurrent post."
Everyone felt as if they were witnessing history at Queen Fang's decision, and even the "well-informed" Qin Dewei was a little surprised.
Among the eunuchs, the number one eunuch is the eunuch holding the seal, the eunuch responsible for the ceremony, and the second person is the eunuch Bingbi the eunuch and the admiral Dongchang, the eunuch who is the eunuch.
Zhangyin and Dongchang, one is called Yin Gong and the other is called Chang Gong. They have always been held by two separate people. There has never been a situation where one person held the concurrent post.
In the original history, I don’t know how the Qin eunuch deceived the Jiajing Emperor into holding two positions in one person, becoming an unprecedented seal official and factory official.
Even with Qin Dewei's knowledge, he could not understand the mystery of this period of history. Who knows what Emperor Jiajing was thinking at that time.
Unexpectedly, in this time and space, historical inertia is so strong that Eunuch Qin would have the opportunity to work part-time again.
Queen Fang explained to everyone: "Whether it is a palm print or a factory supervisor, they all serve the emperor directly.
Now that the emperor is unconscious and his affairs have been greatly reduced, why are there still so many positions?
In my opinion, it is enough for one person to take charge of both temporarily, and the rest can be dealt with after the emperor wakes up."
What Queen Fang said was not unreasonable, but after tasting it carefully, everyone roughly understood what Queen Fang was thinking.
Nowadays, the imperial power is declining, and the forces closely surrounding the imperial power are also declining. If the personal strength of a certain eunuch is not strengthened, who else in the palace can compete with the ministers of foreign dynasties?
Five hundred years later, there is a saying that the weakest team will win the battle.
Everyone also had to admit that compared to Empress Dowager Zhang, although Empress Fang was younger, only twenty-six or seven years old this year, she was more like a qualified political figure.
It is really difficult for foreign ministers to intervene in the affairs of the palace, and they are not qualified to forcibly object. Even Qin Zhongtang, who is as powerful as Qin Zhongtang, could only influence the situation through persuasion with good words and words.
So once Empress Fang decided, it was decided, and it was hard for others to say anything.
Seeing that things were not going well, Empress Dowager Zhang simply gave up and left. Out of sight, out of mind.
However, he was stopped by Qin Dewei again, who only heard Qin Dewei say: "I am about to leave for the south, and I beg the old lady to give Shang Fang Sword."
According to the previous agreement, Qin Dewei would help Empress Dowager Zhang punish the palace people for venting their anger, and Empress Dowager Zhang would give the Shang Fang Sword. Then, Qin Zhongtang openly paid a large sum of money to bribe the Qin eunuch.
Now Eunuch Qin has arrested Zhou Yi, the former steward of Qianqing Palace, and has collected evidence of the crime, so he has completed his mission.
Next, it was up to Empress Dowager Zhang to fulfill her agreement and give the Shangfang Sword to Qin Dewei. Qin Dewei stopped Empress Dowager Zhang to remind her of this.
After hearing this, all the ministers suddenly became energetic again, and they all wondered whether Queen Mother Zhang would regret it.
Not long after she became regent, she had already gone back on her word twice in public, and everyone had little confidence in the political credibility of Queen Mother Zhang.
This was not a public court meeting, only a few ministers and Qin eunuchs, and eunuch Bao were present. It was almost a private occasion. Queen Mother Zhang asked emotionally:
"You, Qin Dewei, said you were helping the Ai family to vent their anger, but the Ai family didn't feel smooth today."
Although Zhou Yi, the former eunuch in charge of Ciqing Palace, had been arrested, Empress Dowager Zhang still did not feel angry.
When the other ministers heard this, they suddenly began to sympathize with Queen Mother Zhang again. Madam, you are so upset, can you trust Qin Dewei to help you vent your anger?
What Qin Dewei is best at is causing trouble for others, and helping others vent their anger is really not his specialty.
Even if he does something for you, he will never make you feel that you have a clear idea. If you don't believe me, ask Teacher Zhang or Wang Tingxiang.
Faced with the political level of Empress Dowager Zhang, who was only at the level of a village woman, but whose nominal status was that of a supreme figure, Qin Zhongtang actually felt very powerless.
He often felt sad for himself because when dealing with Queen Mother Zhang, he often had to lower himself to the level of a villager.
If it is passed down to future generations, it will all be black history. Qin Zhongtang asked helplessly: "How can I keep my anger calm?"
The old woman in her sixties really didn't have many other desires, so Empress Dowager Zhang came up with an idea that would make her thoughts clearer: "The Ai family is going to court!"
Qin Dewei: "..."
Wucao! He knew that the old woman was angry and could not be willful, but he never expected that she could be so willful!
Everyone was also shocked by Empress Dowager Zhang's thoughts. Regent is regent, and dynasty is dynasty. They are not the same thing and have different natures. Empress Dowager Zhang, do you understand politics?
Regent is just a term used as a transitional term when the emperor has problems, and does not involve any ritual issues.
But coming to court is another matter. As the name suggests, the heroine stands from behind the scenes to the front desk, goes to court and accepts the participation of hundreds of officials, and exercises the power of the emperor.
According to historical experience, Lin Chao is often followed by the word "Zhi Zhi".
The Ming Dynasty had a precedent of a queen mother acting as a semi-regent, but there was never a queen mother who came to the court. Even when Yingzong was young, the queen mother did not come to the court!
So why do you, Empress Dowager Zhang, think you are qualified to make an unprecedented appearance at the court? Could it be that you owe a lot to Emperor Jiajing, so you want to take revenge by going to court?
The old man is also difficult to deal with when he is stubborn and willful, especially when he is a Supreme Being.
Fortunately, the old empress was facing Qin Dewei and Qin Zhongtang, and others were secretly glad that they could escape temporarily.
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility! As a powerful minister, you must take charge of things when it is time to do so!
It's time to show your integrity again, Qin Zhongtang, don't be polite!
I saw Qin Dewei standing upright in front of everyone, with a serious expression, and loudly said to the Queen Mother Zhang:
"The day after tomorrow when the prince goes to court in the Wenhua Palace, I can also try to attend the court and listen to the government, setting up a throne behind the prince and hanging a curtain!"
The rest of the people were even more shocked, even more surprised than when they heard Empress Dowager Zhang shouting about coming to court!
Everyone's first reaction was, have you, Qin Dewei, lost your mind and gone crazy? You actually said that the Queen Mother could try to come to court. Are you going to witness something unprecedented again?
If it were someone else doing this, someone would immediately jump out to stop and criticize.
But everyone has rich experience in dealing with Qin Dewei. Many incidents have shown that the more Qin Zhongtang becomes crazy, the more likely he is to have subsequent conspiracies.
Maybe Qin Dewei has already dug a big hole at this time, waiting for others to jump out to stop and accuse!
Only Queen Mother Zhang had no other ideas and said with great joy: "This memorial is very good!"
Qin Dewei struck again while the iron was hot and said: "If I feel angry, please give me the Shang Fang Sword!"
Empress Dowager Zhang immediately said to Eunuch Qin: "Now that you are in charge of the etiquette in the palace, it is up to you to handle the matter of bestowing swords!"
Eunuch Qin looked deeply at Qin Dewei and then took the order.
Based on past experience, everyone kept silent and just watched, absolutely not jumping into the big hole Qin Dewei secretly dug.
Until Qin Dewei finally received the Shang Fang Sword from Queen Mother Zhang, everyone remained silent.
I feel like I have witnessed history again. Ever since Taizu pacified the world, the Ming Dynasty has given Shang Fang Sword unprecedentedly. Today, Qin Dewei has started a new history.
Anyway, even if you want to oppose the Empress Dowager's coming to court, you can only oppose her face to face and find a few cannon fodder Yu Shishu to oppose her.
In this way, today's Ciqing Palace meeting ended in an eerie silence.
When the ministers walked out and reached the gate of Ciqing Palace, Yan Songyan asked Qin Dewei and Qin Zhongtang coldly: "Are you going to set off yet? Several days have passed since I took the order!"
Qin Dewei replied casually: "Soon, soon!"
Yan Song accused: "Do you have a specific schedule? Is it possible that before you leave, you want to change another first assistant?"
Although most people watching the excitement believed that this "coup" in the palace was Queen Fang teaming up with Eunuch Qin to kill another big mountain leader Zhang Zuo.
But Mr. Yan Song and Yan Ge firmly believe that Qin Dewei must be the mastermind behind the scenes. Even if the world ends tomorrow, Qin Dewei must be the mastermind behind the scenes!
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Qin Dewei squinted at Mr. Yan Ge and responded: "Who wants to change the chief assistant? I think it is Mr. Yan Ge who wants to change, right?"
Chief Assistant Zhai Luan, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and glared at the two people behind. Can you two show some respect to the Chief Assistant?
Yan Song didn't care about Zhai Luan's reaction at all, and continued to press Qin Dewei: "Just tell me directly, when will you leave Beijing?"
Qin Dewei replied: "After selecting the soldiers of the standard camp today, I will go to the Ministry of War to collect maps and charts tomorrow, and I will probably set off the day after tomorrow!"
Now that we are almost ready, we should be ready to go.
On the one hand, it has obtained the greatest authority that can be obtained. Shang Fangjian has not become widespread at this time, and it is a very intimidating new thing.
On the other hand, arrangements were made both in the palace and in the palace. The eunuch of Qin was in charge of the office of ceremonial director and also the admiral of the East Factory, the teacher Zhang Chao also became a cabinet bachelor, and Wang Tingxiang was in charge of the military aircraft department.
In this way, the rear should be able to maintain stability and not be liquidated as soon as he leaves the center. It will really become clear.
The biggest belief that Mr. Yan Ge, who asked the question, could endure until today was to wait until Qin Dewei left Beijing, and then everything could turn around.
Today I got clear information directly from Qin Dewei, so I feel relieved for the time being.
When the others heard this first-hand news, they suddenly felt relaxed for some reason. The capital city without Qin Zhongtang seemed to be worth looking forward to.
It has to be said that Qin Zhongtang's inexplicable and condescending sense of oppression is too strong. Even for people of the same level, it is completely difficult to be an official in the same dynasty as Qin Zhongtang.
When everyone walked out of Ciqing Palace while thinking about Qin Dewei, another question suddenly came to their mind!
Just now, Qin Dewei betrayed his integrity for Shang Fangjian, which seemed to have deceived the Queen Mother Zhang into attending the court the day after tomorrow, and Qin Dewei himself was also scheduled to leave Beijing the day after tomorrow!
In other words, if the Queen Mother was not stopped and she really came to court to listen to politics behind the curtain, Qin Dewei would not be present, so it has nothing to do with Qin Dewei?
At that time, it was their other ministers who were forced to go to court to see the Queen Mother, and it was their other ministers who were laughed at by later generations!
But Qin Dewei has left the court and gone far away. Whether the Queen Mother is in court or listening to politics behind the curtain, she has no direct relationship with him! The shame is also the shame of other ministers!
You, Qin Dewei, left such a mess for others just to deceive Shang Fangjian!
No wonder Qin Dewei agreed so happily just now, Ganqing has already anticipated what will happen in the future!
But just now everyone was in unison, saying nothing in the face of the bad phenomenon! Looking back, how shameful this is! It couldn't be worse!
It was getting really late now. After leaving the palace, Mr. Yan Ge went straight home.
Speaking of private life, Mr. Yan Ge's moral character does not seem to be bad. He is loyal to his wife and does not go out after get off work. Basically, he goes home honestly.
All of this is in stark contrast to a certain central hall, which often leaves others confused as to who is more like a traitor.
Today, the situation in the palace has changed drastically. Zhang Zuo, a quasi-ally, was inexplicably defeated again. Old Yan Ge's mood has deteriorated again.
He only felt that his path seemed to be getting narrower and narrower, and Qin Dewei was almost pushing himself to the point where he had no way to go.
After Yan Song entered the house, he went directly to the study, and then asked the servant to call his son Yan Shifan.
He has become accustomed to it. Whenever he encounters something or a problem, he calls his son Yan Shifan over to discuss it together.
But this time the servant did not follow the order and left. Instead, he replied to Yan Song: "The uncle is no longer in the mansion!"
Yan Song said without paying much attention: "Went to Huajie Liuxiang again? Then call me back quickly!"
The servant continued to answer: "The uncle has left the capital today! He said that he was ordered by the imperial envoy to go south to handle work at the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau!"
Yan Song was stunned. He was really surprised, very surprised.
There are two surprises. First, Yan Shifan actually went about his errands so honestly.
According to Yan Shifan's past habits, when it comes to hard work that he is unwilling to accept, he will definitely avoid it when he can, put it off when he can, and do it both in and out, neither working nor exerting any effort.
For example, when I was transferred to Guangdong, I just escaped and went back to my hometown to hang out.
"Did you really go to the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau for business?" Yan Song asked with extreme suspicion. It wasn't that he didn't believe his son, it was mainly because he knew him too well that he didn't believe it.
The servant replied: "Anyway, that's what the uncle said at home before he left. There were several senior craftsmen from the Capital Ordnance Bureau traveling with the uncle. It seems to be true."
Yan Song was shocked again. Could it be that his son had changed his gender? Just change his gender, but why didn't he tell himself?
And this is also Yan Song's second surprise. Yan Shifan didn't even say hello to him when he was doing things!
His son left home to go south, but his father didn't know about it in advance. He didn't find out until he returned home and asked about it!
Why didn't Yan Shifan tell him in advance? Could it be that he had a problem with himself as a father?
Are you dissatisfied because you didn't stop Qin Dewei and allowed Qin Dewei to call him?