Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters popular expectations
At this time, there was a lot of discussion in the Dongchao room. Previously, everyone thought that the issue of the chief minister was the simplest item on today's agenda.
Because there is no dispute that once Zhai Luan is confirmed to leave, the person who will replace the chief assistant will definitely be Mr. Yan Ge. No one can compete with Mr. Yan Ge for the position of chief assistant.
But unexpectedly, the situation turned out to be complicated almost out of nowhere, and the level of complexity was far beyond imagination.
Yan Song, who had the highest status at the scene and was supposed to play the "backbone" role, was embarrassed and silent. He felt as if he was being forced into a corner by the Qin Party from all angles.
God is unfair! Why is it that it is easy for others to become the first assistant? Even a scumbag like Zhai Luan can stay as the first assistant for a few days, but it is so difficult for him, Yan Song, to become the first assistant?
Why is it that other people's political opponents are normal people, but Yan Song encountered an extremely abnormal one?
At this time, Wang Tingxiang, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the temporary head of the Military Aircraft Department, suddenly sighed and said: "If Qin Dewei were here, how could we argue without any results for a long time!"
When everyone heard this, they were silent for a moment.
I have to admit that when Qin Dewei is around, there is rarely a protracted argument. Basically, Qin Dewei can decide life and death on the spot.
In matters without Qin Dewei's participation, if the two sides have opposite positions, they can often quarrel for months to years.
For example, in the 16th year of Jiajing's reign, there was a proposal to conquer Annan. The court argued for a full year without making a decision. In the end, Qin Dewei directly stepped in to help the emperor make the decision.
Qin Dewei has this ability. Whether it is coercion or inducement, he can always balance all parties and act according to his own will.
Could this be the true posture of the chief minister? If it were placed in the previous dynasty, it would also be the posture of the prime minister, right?
Wang Tingxiang couldn't help but said to Yan Song: "Yan Jiexi, you have been denying other people's opinions just now, but you did not express your own thoughts! Now you come to put forward an opinion for everyone to discuss?"
Wang Tingxiang's words sounded like a normal question, but in fact they were just a joke.
Among the people present, who didn't know that Mr. Yan Ge's opinion was only five words - I want to be the chief assistant.
If I had to add another condition, it would be "not accept any changes."
But that's the thing about politics, everyone knows what you want, but you can't say it publicly.
Mr. Yan Ge also looked up to the sky and sighed, looked around and said: "The reason why there is such chaos is all because of my lack of virtue and my inability to convince the public.
Maybe as long as I am still in the center, it is a mistake. Is it time to correct the mistake?"
Wang Tingxiang was startled. He heard the meaning of resignation from Mr. Yan Ge's words.
No way? Yan Song doesn’t really want to leave, right? He must be testing everyone’s attitude, right? Or is he trying to change the topic?
However, Wang Tingxiang is still a little worried. If he is very mean and "runs" Yan Song away, will it affect his historical image evaluation? Will future generations regard him as a person like Qin Dewei?
So Wang Tingxiang said dissatisfiedly: "If Yan Jiexi has any ideas, just put them forward directly. No one is blocking your mouth, and no one is accusing you today. Why bother feeling sorry for yourself here!"
Yan Song sneered and stopped talking. Could it be that the Qin party was only allowed to set fire?
Everyone else in the Dongchao room also understood the meaning, and each person was shaken by a tiger's body! If Mr. Yan Ge also walked away, how would the day end?
The first assistant has already left, and if the second assistant also leaves the office, the two elderly people with some qualifications in the cabinet will be gone, and then the cabinet will be completely disorganized!
In fact, everyone can see that Mr. Yan Ge is a bit "retreating in order to advance". But the advantage of "retreating in order to advance" is that you won't be embarrassed even if it is seen!
Objectively speaking, you cannot blame yourself, Mr. Yange, for "unable to convince the public"! With the Qin Party here, it will be too difficult for you to "convince the public"!
At the critical moment, Chen Chun and Chen Yushi, who had always performed very well today, stood up again. Holding the note that he had not had time to take back, he said to Mr. Yan Ge very sincerely:
"Why should Mr. Yan Ge be too self-deprecating! Today's chaos cannot be blamed on Mr. Yan Ge. It's all on me for abusing my right to hear and speak!"
Mr. Yan Ge glanced at Chen Chun. If Chen Yushi didn't hold the note in his hand, Yan Song would really believe him!
Then Chen Chun continued: "Only based on some hearsay, I wantonly impeached Mr. Zhai Ge for cheating in the imperial examination! This made Mr. Zhai Ge feel so guilty that he resigned from office! It also caused chaos in the court. What a sin!
In order to calm the chaos, if you think it is possible, I am willing to withdraw the impeachment and resign from office to apologize as a punishment!"
Mr. Yan Ge: "..."
As a supervisory censor, what does Chen Chun mean by "withdrawing the impeachment and resigning to apologize"? He must have believed that the impeachment was wrong, so he took the initiative to plead guilty and correct the mistake.
Now that the impeachment has been revoked, can Zhai Shoufu, who "took the blame and resigned" because of the impeachment, in order to "correct the mistake", be exonerated and come back?
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Therefore, Chen Yushi's subtext is that if Mr. Yan Ge dares to "retreat in order to advance", then he dares to sacrifice himself and invite Zhai Luan back again and again by taking the initiative to plead guilty!
Anyway, Chen Chun is just a royal censor. He can influence whether or not he will stay at the rank of chief minister, which is definitely not a loss!
Moreover, Zhai Luan was originally the first assistant, and he was the first assistant approved by the emperor. After returning, he would be reinstated as usual, and he could continue to be the first assistant.
Then the nephew can light the lantern and everything can go on as usual, and the issue of the legitimacy of the chief assistant will not be a problem, and the Qin Party does not mind letting Zhai Luan continue to be the chief assistant.
Yan Song almost spit out another mouthful of blood. He just wanted to "advance by retreating" instead of being "pushed along"!
If after struggling for a long time, he finally leaves by himself, but Zhai Luan comes back, wouldn't it become a big joke to the whole world?
Fortunately, it was just to test the situation, and I didn't say too much, nor did I explicitly say that I wanted to "retreat."
After everyone watched this scene, they all woke up one after another.
Why did Chen Yushi, a gangster of the Qin Party, jump out at the beginning, inexplicably help the Yan Party attack Zhai Luan, and even deliberately steal the "final blow".
But I didn’t expect that such a small detail also has huge meaning!
Whether Chief Zhai was impeached by Chen Yushi or by Yan Dang, the values contained in it are indeed different.
If Chief Assistant Zhai was impeached by Chen Yushi, then the Qin Party would have the initiative to invite Zhai Luan back as long as he sacrificed Chen Yushi.
Yan Song fell into deep regret and self-blame again. He should have seen through these details!
According to Yan Song's level, he could have noticed this early! It's a pity that he was blinded by the position of chief assistant within easy reach!
As a result, his obsession with the chief minister turned out to be his biggest weakness and was exploited by the Qin Party!
At this time, Zhang Chao, a bachelor, the Minister of Etiquette, and Qin Dewei's advisor, stood up to smooth things over. He first scolded Chen Chun and Chen Yushi, who were also his disciples: "Go down! Don't be an eyesore here!"
Then he said to Yan Song: "Why should Mr. Yan Ge say useless angry words? This is not a place for vindictiveness. Even if you express your feelings directly, we are willing to listen to Mr. Yan Ge's opinion!"
Yan Songfeng said calmly: "I don't have any high opinions, and it's hard to say anything to avoid suspicion. I just let nature take its course and wait for your final decision.
If you can't fulfill your life's ambition, then you don't have to force it, you should follow the example of the ancients and hang up your hat. From then on, for the rest of your life, you can indulge in the mountains and rivers, which is another kind of life!"
Putting aside his obsession with the chief minister, Mr. Yan Ge felt that he had been reborn and his realm had been greatly improved.
Such Yan Song was a bit difficult to deal with. Qin Dang looked at each other. What does it mean to "not be able to fulfill his life ambitions"?
But the Yan Party members were all watching their noses and their hearts. No one came forward to persuade Yan Song to stay. They all knew that the elder was acting.
Mr. Yan Ge smiled and said to the people nearby: "You continue to discuss whether we should set up a chief minister and whether we should establish a collective decision-making method. You should come up with a charter."
While talking, Yan Song also saw Zhang Chaozheng stuffing a piece of paper into his arms again...
Then Yan Song turned around and said to Zhang Chao: "Besides me, you have the highest status, so it's up to you to summarize a charter."
Zhang Chao said firmly: "The chief assistant can be established, and the collective decision-making law must be implemented, but one person can only have one vote, and the chief assistant is no exception!"
This kind of castrated version of the first assistant, whoever likes it will be the one! Yan Song turned around and was about to leave, saying: "If we have different wills, we will have different ways. I can't work with you anymore!"
But Zhang Chao said calmly: "Qin Banqiao and I exchanged letters recently. He wrote in the letter that when he was young and frivolous, he often did wrong things.
One of the biggest mistakes was that I accidentally caused a capable minister like Xia Yan, the original chief minister, to be dismissed from office. I have felt a lot of regret in my heart recently. What do you think, Mr. Yan Ge?"
Yan Song: "..."
If Chen Yushi apologizes and resigns, he can invite Zhai Luan back; if Qin Dewei apologizes and is fined three years' salary or loses an official title, can he invite Xia Yan back?
Currently, there are only two chief assistants who have been "appointed by the emperor" and are still alive, one is Zhai Luan and the other is Xia Yan.
"Are you threatening me?" Yan Song asked Zhang Chao.
Yan Song didn't say anything yet, but Yan Dang was a little panicked.
Who is Xia Yan? He doesn't rub sand in his eyes! Yan Dang is just like a traitor in Xia Yan's eyes.
If Xia Yan comes back as the first assistant, with Xia Yan's character, he will definitely take crazy revenge against Yan Dang!
Especially some people from Jiangxi who followed Xia Yan and then Yan Song, such as Mao Bowen, the Minister of Punishment.
Anyway, we can't let Xia Yan come back as the first assistant! So the people in the Yan Party persuaded one after another: "If Mr. Yan Ge doesn't leave, just agree!"
Yan Song: "..."
This plan to castrate the first assistant is actually supported by your own people?
People from the Qin Party suddenly shouted: "It seems that Mr. Yan Ge has been welcomed by the public! We also support Mr. Yan Ge!"
This Dongchaofang meeting finally came to a conclusion.
Mr. Yan Ge finally became the chief minister who had longed for him with tears in his eyes, and he was a very retro type of chief minister, that is, the kind of chief minister who was only in name only when the cabinet was founded a hundred years ago.
Time flies, time flies, and the end of the year is coming, and the 20th year of Jiajing, which was a period of violent turmoil in the temple, is about to pass.
In Hangzhou City, the Yuewang Temple located northwest of West Lake has been renovated and is about to be reopened. This was a major event in the official political life of Zhejiang at the end of the 20th year of Jiajing.
Qin Dewei, a bachelor of Dongge University, censor of Youdu and Minister of War, and governor of Fujian and Zhejiang and governor of Zhejiang, braved the cold wind to personally inspect and accept the Yuewang Temple that was about to be completed.
In order to prevent any problems that may arise after the official opening and not be corrected in time and fall into the eyes of others.
Tong Hanchen, a native of the shogunate and a Jinshi in the 14th year of Jiajing, is the main person in charge of the renovation project of Yuewang Temple. Since joining the shogunate, he has focused all his energy on repairing Yuewang Temple.
Although he has lofty ideals and does not want to be just a foreman, he also believes that repairing the Yuewang Temple is just a test for himself by Qin Zhongtang.
As long as you can pass this test, you will definitely take on a heavier burden and be assigned more important tasks!
Accompanied by Tong Hanchen, Qin Zhongtang and the shogunate staff visited the Yuewang Temple again and walked into the mountain gate together.
The original dilapidated wooden archway has been removed and replaced with a large stone archway with four pillars and three floors.
The words "Blue Blood Red Heart" in the middle of the archway are not important, nor are the patterns and patterns engraved on it.
The most important thing is that in the signature, the words "Qin Deweili, a scholar of Xinchou Dongge, Jiajing" are accurate!
Qin Zhongtang nodded with satisfaction and continued walking inside. Most of the couplets and plaques on important buildings such as the gate tower and main hall were also changed.
Again, it doesn’t matter what words are written on it. The most important thing is the signature, which must have Qin Zhongtang’s name and be eye-catching.
Tong Hanchen had a good grasp of this spirit. Qin Zhongtang was very satisfied and nodded frequently as he walked along.
Finally, when we walked to the cemetery, four newly cast kneeling statues of traitors had been placed, and Qin Zhongtang’s new famous quotes were also inscribed on the wall next to them. It was perfect.
"It's very good! It's perfect! It's worthy of a loyal and loyal spirit in heaven!" After the visit, Qin Zhongtang did not hesitate to express his kind words.
Tong Hanchen, who was familiar with Qin Zhongtang's character, finally breathed a sigh of relief. As we all know, it is very difficult to hear praise from Qin Zhongtang's mouth.
This wave is stable! It is estimated that it will be reused after the New Year!
As the group walked out of Yuewang Temple and looked across the West Lake, Qin Zhongtang suddenly stopped again and said to Tong Hanchen, "I suddenly remembered that Yu Shaobao is also from Qiantang."
Tong Hanchen replied: "That's right! Yu Shaobao turned the tide and was loyal and loyal for thousands of years, no less than Yue Wumu!"
Qin Dewei sighed: "I think so too,"
Tong Hanchen said casually: "See you in the middle hall!"
In fact, Qin Zhongtang's intention is not difficult to understand. He has already taken advantage of Yue Wumu's aura, and it is not worth making a fuss about Yu Shaobao.
Qin Dewei continued: "There is the Yuewang Temple on the northwest peak of the West Lake. We should build another Yu Shaobao Temple on the opposite south side, so that it will appear symmetrical between the north and the south!"
Tong Hanchen suddenly had an ominous premonition, but he said nothing.
Qin Dewei patted Tong Hanchen on the shoulder: "Then I will leave this matter to you. After all, you are a local, so it is convenient for you to do these things.
Seeing that you have done a good job in repairing the Yuewang Temple, you can definitely do a good job in repairing the Yu Shaobao Temple! Let’s start the work after the Chinese New Year!”
Tong Hanchen: "..."
Damn it! Listening to what Qin Zhongtang means, do you still want to continue to use yourself as a foreman? His ideal is not a foreman!
If I had known earlier, I would not have rushed to complete the renovation of Yuewang Temple before the end of the year. I would have just waited for the Chinese New Year!
Qin Zhongtang has been in a high position for a long time and is used to giving orders. He told Tong Hanchen the task of completing the construction of the Shaobao Temple, regardless of whether the other party was willing or not, so he no longer thought about it.
Just walking slowly along the West Lake, there is not much time left for peace. After the New Year next year, large-scale military operations will begin.