Originally, whether the cabinet should go to Wenyuan Pavilion for office work should not have been a problem at all.
From the moment it was born, the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty was bound to Wenyuan Pavilion. Even the dispatch of cabinet ministers must be "directed to Wenyuan Pavilion".
Therefore, the Cabinet and the Wenyuan Pavilion were originally one body, the Cabinet was the Wenyuan Pavilion, and the Wenyuan Pavilion was the Cabinet.
It's just that an emperor like Jiajing moved the place where cabinet ministers were admitted to Wuyi Hall in Xiyuan, resulting in a situation where the cabinet actually worked in Wuyi Hall.
Then he met an even more bizarre Qin Dewei, who blatantly occupied Wenyuan Pavilion with his power, and then established a separate Military Aircraft Department, turning Wenyuan Pavilion into an almost exclusive government office for him.
As a result, the current situation is that Zhai Luan, Yan Song, and Zhang Chao, who are "in the Wenyuan Pavilion," are not in the Wenyuan Pavilion. The only minister on duty in the Wenyuan Pavilion, Wang Tingxiang, is not a "in the Wenyuan Pavilion."
Unless the court meeting is specifically marked as an internal and external meeting, usually the core officials of the foreign court will be present, and the cabinet ministers will not participate, to show the difference between internal and external meetings.
Therefore, at today's court meeting, the largest officials were Shangshu and Du Yushi. Among them, Tu Qiao, the Zuo Du Yushi, acted as the main attacker on the Yan Party's side.
After Tu Zongxian expressed his opinion, he did not give Wang Tingxiang, the biggest opponent, much time to think. He pressed Wang Tingxiang and asked: "I wonder if Wang Dasima thinks what I said is right?"
Wang Tingxiang responded: "What the General Constitution said does have some truth, but Qin Banqiao emphasized that the layout of the inner court should comply with the emperor's previous decree. Everything should remain as usual and should not be changed easily, otherwise it will be against the decree!"
Everyone was speechless, even a little incredulous.
What's wrong with you, Prime Minister Wang Ting, today? Why can't you say anything without Qin Dewei? What Qin Dewei says is what it is?
When Qin Dewei said this to scare everyone with Emperor Jiajing's will, Emperor Jiajing had just fallen into a coma, and no one was sure whether the emperor would suddenly wake up.
Now that the emperor has been in a coma for a while, and he still hasn't woken up, the ministers have gradually begun to "relax" towards the emperor. Why are they still guarding the "edict"?
If everyone is as rigid as this, then we should continue to strictly implement all the edicts of Emperor Taizu Gao, and no one will survive!
Moreover, you, Wang Tingxiang, have been in the officialdom for more than 40 years and have always been upright in character. Why have you lost all face today and act like a lackey under Qin Dewei?
What kind of ecstasy soup did Qin Dewei pour into you? Where can it be sold?
So after hearing this, Tu Qiao replied without hesitation: "Times have changed, how can we continue to carve out boats and swords? Don't you understand that time has changed and the world has changed?"
Cabinet ministers all work directly for the king and are advisors to the king. The place of entry should be around the king!
In the past, when the emperor was in Xiyuan, and the ministers wanted to pay homage to the emperor, it was natural for them to go to the Zhiwuyi Hall nearby.
Nowadays, the prince who supervises the country is in Wenhua Hall, so the auxiliary ministers and cabinet ministers should naturally enter the palace near Wenhua Hall! The most suitable place is Wenyuan Pavilion!
All in all, moving the cabinet back to Wenyuan Pavilion and then moving the military aircraft department to another place is in line with the laws of nature and humanity."
After finishing speaking, Tu Qiao looked around again and asked the ministers participating in the court meeting: "Do you think so?"
Then someone said: "I think the most urgent task for the court now is how to let the prince get close to the ministers to avoid being deceived.
Just as Tu Zongxian said, if Qin Dewei is not in Wenyuan Pavilion, there will indeed be no one around the prince!"
Someone else said: "Wenyuan Pavilion is the government office closest to Wenhua Hall and the East Palace, but there are no auxiliary ministers here. It is really unreasonable.
Therefore, moving the auxiliary ministers to Wenyuan Pavilion is also convenient, and it will help guide the prince, so why not do it?"
In the eyes of Party Yan, their request to "move the cabinet back to Wenyuan Pavilion" can be regarded as "bringing order to order" and has great justice.
Many neutral officials view this issue in much the same way. In fact, in the previous battles between the Yan Party and the Qin Party, there were very few cases where neutral officials tended to favor the Yan Party.
Therefore, this situation, in turn, gave the Yan party great confidence, and they had a feeling that they could finally get back on track this time.
Wang Tingxiang looked at several "neutral people" who spoke enthusiastically and said coldly: "If Qin Banqiao were here, how dare you say these words?"
Others are simply helpless. If Wang Tingxiang left "Qin Dewei" today, wouldn't he be able to speak?
A dignified minister of the Ministry of War, threatening others but not dared to do it himself, still using Qin Dewei's name?
Wang Tingxiang said again: "As soon as Qin Banqiao left the capital, someone wanted to move the military aircraft office out of Wenyuan Pavilion. Do you think that Qin Banqiao had no foresight and no preparation for this?"
General Tu Qiaoji said: "What kind of preparations did Qin Dewei make? Wang Dasima has given us a glimpse of it. What's the use of hiding it all the time?"
It can be said that this response touched everyone's heart, and everyone was curious about how Qin Dewei would deal with it?
It's just that Wang Tingxiang finally got stuck at this moment. He really didn't know what Qin Dewei's plans were.
So far, Qin Dewei's arrangements have not revealed any clues, and no matter who he asks, they all say they have no idea what arrangements Qin Dewei left behind.
Out of "respect" for Qin Zhongtang, everyone waited for a while, but Wang Tingxiang still showed no sign.
Many people couldn't help but have an idea: Could it be that Wang Tingxiang was bluffing and staged an empty city plan?
Let others mistakenly think that Qin Dewei has set up an "ambush", and then scare others away?
In the end, Wang Tingxiang could only say: "How can Qin Banqiao's arrangement be widely known at will?"
Others began to wonder, judging from Wang Tingxiang's performance today, could it be that he was used as cannon fodder by Qin Zhongtang and was about to be sacrificed?
Anyone who can stand here has no lack of observation skills. Who can't see it at this point? I don't know if Wang Tingxiang is cannon fodder, but he must be at the end of his skills.
But Wang Tingxiang couldn't help it. Qin Dewei's experience with the experience card this time was so bad. Even if it was fabricated, he couldn't make it up!
The things Qin Dewei can do are often worse than making up nonsense. How can others make it up?
It has to be said that Yan Dang’s search angle this time was quite precise and his timing was also good.
And to a certain extent, he has grasped the title of "righteousness" and blocked Wang Tingxiang's mouth. Wang Tingxiang didn't "enter Zhi Wenyuan Pavilion", so why do you continue to occupy Wenyuan Pavilion?
Therefore, Wang Tingxiang encountered a "big headwind" today. It is really not because of his inability, but it really feels like a crime other than war. If he hadn't used strong words, he wouldn't have been able to survive now.
At this point, Wang Tingxiang couldn't help but sigh. The gap between him and Qin Dewei was probably about this.
If Qin Dewei were standing here, there would be no need to "justify" this.
Among the three recognized backbones of the Qin Party, Zhang Chao, the Minister of Rites, was promoted to cabinet bachelor, so he did not participate in today's court meeting.
Well, the person present today, besides Wang Tingxiang, is Wang Yiqi, the Minister of Household Affairs.
But Wang Yiqi confessed to Wang Tingxiang yesterday, and he also didn't know if Qin Dewei had other plans.
Now seeing Wang Tingxiang's predicament, Wang Yiqi thought about it for a moment, then extended a helping hand and said:
"In fact, as Tu Zongxian said, there are no other solutions to the problem of the proximity between the minister and the prince.
There were originally five auxiliary ministers, but after Qin Banqiao left the capital, one was missing.
Now, Sima, the King of the Ministry of War, is temporarily in charge of the Military Aircraft Department on behalf of Qin Dewei, and has begun to garrison Wenyuan Pavilion.
We might as well continue to recommend Wang Da Sima as the auxiliary minister, which is also a convenient move and will also cause turmoil in the young court."
Everyone fell into deep thought. Is this the attitude of Wang Yiqi, the Minister of Household Affairs, or Qin Dewei’s behind-the-scenes instructions? Is this the legendary Qin Dewei’s arrangement?
Although Qin Zhongtang was not present at the court meeting, everyone always thought of Qin Zhongtang.
Someone retorted: "By recommending the Minister of War as an assistant minister, does it mean that there is no one in the court? Or is it because Wang Dasitu has personal affairs?"
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According to the traditional thinking, the selection of assistant ministers should be similar to the selection of cabinet ministers, the kind of "non-Hanlin will not join the cabinet" model.
Wang Yiqi further explained: "The major affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs. Nowadays, among the auxiliary ministers, all are good at literary affairs. The only one who is proficient in military affairs, Qin Banqiao, has left temporarily.
Therefore, the shortcomings can be made up by recommending Wang Da Sima to be the auxiliary minister.
Besides, most of the other assistant ministers are from palace backgrounds, and only Wang Da Sima has been in office for a long time, which is also helpful for guiding the prince!"
No one was surprised at all that Wang Yiqi could list several seemingly reasonable reasons.
Politics is like this. For any thing, everyone can list the terms that are beneficial to them from different angles. In the end, what matters is the right to speak.
There was a temporary silence in the east room where the court meeting was held.
Probably the "neutral people" also feel that if Wang Yiqi has spoken a few truths and cannot be tough and offend the Qin Party to death, then he will be used as cannon fodder in vain.
With the support and authorization of his adoptive father, Zhao Wenhua, who has been looking for opportunities to perform today, feels that he has finally waited.
After making sure that no one was stealing his limelight, Zhao Wenhua stood up and did not respond to Wang Yiqi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs who had just spoken last. Instead, he said to Wang Tingxiang, the Secretary of the Ministry of War:
"I was thinking just now, why did you, Wang Dashima, forcefully occupy Wenyuan Pavilion and refuse to leave no matter what you say?
It stands to reason that wherever the Military Aircraft Division is relocated, it will not affect your ability to preside over the Military Aircraft Division, right?
Now I finally understand, Wang Dashima, you are still greedy for wealth, so you want to use Wenyuan Pavilion as a way to advance!
Whether you join the Zhiwenyuan Pavilion or serve as an assistant minister, it can take you to the next level!
To be able to transform from a foreign minister to a prime minister-level figure across China and foreign countries! This is probably what Wang Tingxiang really thinks in his heart!"
Zhao Wenhua's words were very heart-breaking, and he directly poured dirty water on Wang Tingxiang, but they were also very specious and confusing.
This caused a lot of discussion at the scene. Is Wang Tingxiang, who has always had a tough reputation, really that kind of person? In official circles, people are never afraid to speculate on others with the greatest malice.
Wang Tingxiang was confused and confused. Qin Dewei usually used this kind of "attack" on others, but he didn't expect that the same trick would fall on him today.
If Zhao Wenhua's words spread, will they affect his posthumous reputation? Will they be written into history books?
Also, if this is retribution, why did you suffer it for Qin Dewei?
He forcibly defended Wenyuan Pavilion. In the final analysis, he was defending it for Qin Dewei!
Official salary is not a pity, but if you lose your reputation, the loss will be too great!
At this moment, Wang Tingxiang was very tormented and fell into an unprecedented tangle and dilemma.
Finally, Prime Minister Wang Ting said to everyone solemnly: "I have a few words from the bottom of my heart to you. Qin Dewei has just left Beijing, and it is the time when his heart is the most sensitive. You'd better not act rashly!
Based on my understanding of Qin Banqiao, he will definitely not be unprepared for what happens after leaving Beijing. Even if he is not guarded for a moment, he will never let it go and will definitely fight back and retaliate.
As a result, the court was filled with endless disputes and no peace at all!
I, the Prime Minister, stay in Wenyuan Pavilion and don't want to leave, not for my own selfish reasons, but actually because I don't want to see civil strife in the court."
Many people secretly laughed, given the situation, Wang Da Sima, are you still superstitious about Qin Dewei?
No wonder Qin Dewei asked you to guard the house. It's really hard to find someone who is so blindly superstitious as you.
Tu Qiao finally saw the dawn of victory. This was his first victory against the Qin Party after being repeatedly humiliated by Qin Dewei in the year and a half since he entered the court!
A little frivolously, he interrupted Wang Tingxiang's statement and said, "I don't need to worry about anything else, Wang Da Sima! Just tell me what's the public opinion today?"
Wang Tingxiang sighed and said: "If Wenyuan Pavilion cannot accommodate the military aircraft department, just move it to Wuyi Hall in Xiyuan."
He has reminded others who should be reminded and warned others who should be warned. He has tried his best.
When others heard this, they also understood in their hearts that this was probably Wang Tingxiang's last "stubbornness". After all, Wuyi Hall was close to the emperor and was a place where the elders had stayed, so it wouldn't be too cheap to tell.
Seeing that Wang Tingxiang had "subdued", Tu Qiao urged Xu Zan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, who was presiding over the court meeting: "Today's public meeting will no longer be undisputed!"
Xu Zan's position was relatively neutral. Although he was never surprised by the defeat of the Qin Party, he still said businesslikely: "Today's public opinion is that the cabinet ministers should return to Wenyuan Pavilion and move to Zhizhi, and the military aircraft department can be moved to Xiyuan Wu.
Yidian, I will play the song according to this script!"
Today's court discussion ends here.
Everyone in the Yan Party was beaming with joy. They really felt that this was a historic moment! After years of hard work and repeated defeats, they finally won their first victory!
As soon as the ministers left the East Chamber, they saw a eunuch standing outside the door. Someone knew him, and he was a young eunuch named Feng Bao from the clerk's room.
When Feng Bao saw the ministers coming out, he stepped forward, saluted, and said loudly: "I have been ordered to come here to inform you that today the clerk's office of the Supervisor of Ceremonies will be moved to Wuyi Hall in Xiyuan.
From tomorrow onwards, the Clerk’s Office of the Supervisor of Ceremonies will only accept memorials at the Yinghe Gate of Xiyuan!"
What a shame! The officials were immediately shocked. This was a big deal!
In the official document process of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet and the ceremonial supervisor were equivalent to the two halves of yin and yang. The cabinet was responsible for drafting the votes, and the ceremonial supervisor was responsible for approving the votes.
If the emperor cannot perform his duties normally or is lazy, the role of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Cabinet will be even greater, and the two together are equivalent to the actual agents of imperial power.
The half of the imperial power that belonged to the acting Supervisor of Ceremonies suddenly moved to Wuyi Hall. How could it not be a major political event?
Especially since the court meeting has just decided that the cabinet will be moved from Wuyi Hall in the west back to Wenyuan Pavilion in the east, and then the clerk's office of the Supervisor of Liturgy will be moved to Wuyi Hall. Who is this ironic?
What's even more terrible is that just now the court officials rushed the military aircraft department to Wuyi Hall, and as a result, the Chief of Ceremonies also moved to Wuyi Hall. This is very subtle.
In the future, won’t the Military Aircraft Department be able to seamlessly connect with the Director of Ceremonies? Then what else is going on with the cabinet in the middle?
This incident really caught the officials off guard, and Yan Dang's smile froze, making it seem like the victory of the court meeting just now was like a joke.
Wang Tingxiang sighed helplessly and said to his left and right officials sadly: "I have always said, don't provoke Qin Banqiao, don't mess with the pattern set by Qin Banqiao!
I have repeatedly stressed this many times, but you guys just don’t listen, and that’s why it’s like this! I have no other choice, what should I do now?”
