At this time, Yan Shifan didn't know what he was feeling, but he was quite panicked anyway.
Logically speaking, having been on the verge of death for half a year this year, my psychological quality has long been very strong, and I will not be so fragile and lose my temper.
Maybe it's because Qin Zhongtang has too many tricks, and the unknown is the most frightening thing.
When you reach the position of Qin Zhongtang, criminal evidence is generally useless, but in some special times, it can be useful, but it is obvious that the special time has not yet reached.
Qin Dewei was a little surprised. He looked at Yan Shifan and said, "I was just joking with you. Why are you so panicked?"
Then he suddenly realized, "So you are really collecting evidence of my crime!"
Yan Shifan: "."
Uncle Yan, who is known to be very eloquent, feels like he has nothing to say at this moment, and it seems that nothing he says is right!
But Qin Zhongtang did not hold on, and frowned and said: "You, Mr. Yan, have always been very courageous. I just asked you to report and impeach me. What are you afraid of?"
Yan Shifan forced a smile and asked: "It's not like the Zhongtang doesn't know the censor, so why do you need me to report and impeach? This is against the rules."
Qin Dewei replied with reason: "If other people come forward to report the impeachment of this court, it will look too fake. It will only make others think that it is a double act, which is not beautiful.
And if you, Mr. Yan, come forward, it will be very real in the eyes of others. After all, you are the son of Mr. Yan Ge! It is only right to criticize me!"
No matter what Qin Zhongtang said, Yan Shifan didn't want to do this.
As the saying goes, true and false, false and true, who knows if Qin Dewei dug a big hole, first deceiving himself to pretend to be impeached, and finally beating himself up after the falsehood became true?
In the end, Yan Shifan gritted his teeth, took out the letter written by his father and handed it over. It was useless to argue with him anyway, so he might as well be honest.
Qin Dewei was speechless for a long time after reading the letter. Although the letter did not mention anything about the situation between the DPRK and China, could Qin Dewei still understand what Yan Song meant?
Yan Song knelt down and licked Xia Yan in Return of the King and gave in. Isn't this a plot that happened in history? How come it is repeated in this time and space? Where is the butterfly effect brought by him as a time traveler?
In the original time and space, after Yan Song expelled Zhai Luan, because it was his first time in power and he was not very experienced, he behaved a bit tyrannically, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Emperor Jiajing.
Then Emperor Jiajing recalled Xia Yan, and the Yan Party was violently retaliated against. Yan Song himself continued to stay in the cabinet after begging for mercy.
Then after pretending to be a grandson for two or three years, Yan Song was able to make a big comeback and directly killed Xia Yan with the help of Emperor Jiajing, and became the chief minister for the second time.
At that time, Mr. Yan Song and Yan Ge had truly evolved into a complete form and became the guardian boss of the middle and late Jiajing Dynasty.
Although Qin Zhongtang was stunned for a while after reading the letter from the Yan family, Yan Shifan did not interrupt. He believed that his meaning had been expressed clearly.
My Yan family has completely admitted defeat. Why do you, Qin Zhongtang, still want to embarrass me, Yan Shifan? Didn't you read the letter and you were so humble that you asked me to do it as "father and brother"!
Qin Dewei returned the letter to Yan Shifan, and then said meaningfully: "Your Majesty has good intentions!"
Yan Shifan thought Qin Dewei was saying that his father asked him to "do things as a father and brother" to Qin Dewei, and he was "touched" and said: "The heart of a loving father is helpless, and I just want peace."...
Qin Dewei then sighed: "I'm not saying this. In my opinion, Xia Guizhou will die in your father's hands sooner or later. This is your father's good intentions."
Yan Shifan: "???"
Qin Dewei, are you telling the truth? How much do you think highly of their Lao Yan family?
I'm already kneeling here, why do you still target the Yan family like this? Do you still have any humanity?
Qin Dewei laughed and said, "It's just a joke, don't worry about it! If I guess correctly in the future, people will praise me for my foresight. If I guess wrong, who will remember what I said?"
Yan Shifan couldn't believe everything Qin Dewei said. On the contrary, Qin Dewei couldn't believe everything Yan Shifan said.
Wei also couldn't believe it.
Qin Dewei thought about it again, facing this complex new situation of "Xia Yan returns, Yan Song gives in", it seems inappropriate to taint himself by being impeached by Yan Shifan.
Mr. Yan Ge didn't dare to argue anymore. Wasn't this just giving Xia Yan an excuse?
So Qin Zhongtang waved his hand, "You don't need to write bullets anymore, go down!"
Yan Shifan was granted amnesty, and impeachment of Qin Dewei was definitely a dangerous and unpalatable thing. If you can't do it, don't do it.
Before he turned around and walked out of the courtroom, he heard Qin Dewei say to the staff standing next to him: "Go and write a draft of the memorandum for later use. I will impeach Mr. Yan for violating the sea ban and smuggling property to enrich himself."
Wucao! Yan Shifan resisted the thought of going back to argue and walked out of the courtroom without looking back.
The staff officer standing next to him was Chen Feng, the chief steward of the shogunate. He held some recent letters and newspapers and said worriedly:
"The imperial court is in turmoil again, and I'm afraid it will affect us. When Mr. Xia Ge returns to the court and regains power, he will definitely torment us."
Qin Dewei could only say with emotion: "It's so difficult to do something! Anyway, we can't let the chaos in the court affect the work of the shogunate. Now is the most critical moment, and we must not mess around!"
If you think about it, you know that if Yan Song is completely intimidated, Xia Yan will probably target him after he relaxes his vigilance towards Yan Song, which makes Qin Zhongtang feel a little bit pained.
Chen Feng didn't have any ideas on how to deal with it. How could he influence the court from far away in Zhejiang? He couldn't immediately command his party members to fight Xia Yan.
He said this just to remind Qin Dewei, and in the end he could only say: "As long as you know the situation!"
Qin Dewei added: "Originally, I could stay in Zhejiang for another year and a half to handle various affairs more solidly, but now it seems that I may have to temporarily return to the court in autumn and winter.
Therefore, the task this year is very heavy, and time waits for no one. Please make arrangements as soon as possible in the past two days for Xu Shian to escort the silver coins to Beijing."
Chen Feng agreed and wrote down Qin Dewei's instructions one by one.
Now he has completely stopped thinking about doing big things. It would be great if he could handle the small things arranged by Qin Zhongtang one by one!
For example, a major matter like fighting for power with the chief minister should be done by people like Qin Zhongtang who are destined to leave a name in history.
That night, as agreed, Yan Shifan hosted a banquet for the Japanese envoy Ce Yan Zhouliang. During the dinner, they communicated through generals or in writing.
Halfway through the meal, the two gradually became familiar with each other. At this time, Yan Shifan said: "I want to learn the language of your Japanese country."
Ceyan Zhouliang was surprised and asked quickly: "Why is this?"...
Even Ceyan Zhouliang himself felt that for the people of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese language was not easy to learn.
Yan Shifan replied: "I want to go to the Japanese country, but I haven't figured out how to arrange it specifically. Maybe I will follow your mission."
Ce Yan and Zhou Liang were speechless. He didn't drink any alcohol tonight. Why was Master Yan still drunk?
"Master Yan, are you just having fun?" Ce Yan Zhou Liang said.
Yan Shifan said sadly: "I just want to find a place to relax where there is no Qin Zhongtang and where Qin Zhongtang can't control it!"
His father has lost power and can no longer protect him, and Qin Zhongtang refuses to accept him. The world is so big, where can he stay?
Ceyan Zhou Liang was shocked and reminded: "Sir Yan, be careful what you say! To avoid spreading it to other people's ears."
"It doesn't matter! So what if you know, so what if you don't know?" Yan Shifan said very bachelorly, "I have nothing to fear from Qin Zhongtang knowing!"
Originally Qin Dewei wanted Xu Laosan to go north together with the Japanese tribute group, but in the end he let Xu Laosan take some guards and go with the money without mixing with the tribute group.
The main reason is that the priority of foreigners in the Ming Dynasty was too low. For example, when the states and counties along the canal arranged trackers and supplies for passing official ships, barbarians like the tribute group were definitely the last consideration.
As a result, the journey of the tribute group was often very slow. Qin Dewei estimated that with Xu Laosan's temperament, he would not be able to wait.
So two days later, Qin Zhongtang sent Xu Shian away who was full of expectations. If he wanted to be promoted to commander, Mr. Xu
San had to go to the capital to go through the procedures.
There are also two important tasks. The first is to send money into the inner treasury; the second is to report to the court a summary of the peace and Japanese affairs in the past year.
Before leaving, Qin Dewei earnestly warned: "This is the first time the shogunate has sent someone to the capital in a year, and it is also a sensitive time when the emperor is awakening and the chief minister is changing.
Therefore, everyone in the capital court will know you, and they will all think that you are here on my behalf, and I will express my position to the court through you! You must remember"
Xu Shian said impatiently: "I know! These are the same words every time! You have to be careful in your words and deeds. Don't say one more word or take one more step, right?"
Qin Dewei said very strangely: "Who said I have to tell you this? I mean, after you arrive in the capital, you can talk nonsense and let yourself go as you please, it doesn't matter! Don't restrict yourself!"
Xu Laosan: "."
Suddenly, his anticipation for the trip to the capital increased a little more.
Smart people as far away as Zhejiang can feel the shock in the officialdom of the capital, not to mention the people standing in the eye of the storm.
Eunuch Qin Fu and Empress Fang, the chief eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, were standing outside the main hall of Renshou Palace chatting after meeting the emperor.
Eunuch Qin said in a normal tone: "Xia Yan petitioned the emperor to abolish the current collective decision-making method of the cabinet and restore the model where the chief minister takes full responsibility.
I just sent the memorial in and am waiting for the Emperor to give his approval after reading it. I don’t know if Xia Yan will get what he wants."
Queen Fang shook her head, "Xia Yan thought well, but this petition is actually very difficult to get approved. The Holy Lord probably appreciates this method of collective cabinet resolution, so why would he take the initiative to abolish it?"...
Eunuch Qin had a different opinion, "I think the opposite. The emperor should approve Xia Yan's petition.
First, the emperor asked Xia Yan to return to the dynasty. If he did not give Xia Yan power, Xia Yan, who was almost the same as when he first arrived, had not recovered his power for the time being. How could he do what the emperor wanted to do?
Secondly, the emperor’s energy is limited, so he may not have the energy to control so many people. But after restoring the chief assistant’s responsibility mode, he only needs to control the chief assistant alone.”
They are all smart people, and by saying so much, Empress Fang understood. Everyone also knew what kind of awkward character the emperor had.
Emperor Jiajing definitely had no sense of security regarding the power structure, or vested interest structure, formed after he lost control of his coma. In other words, the emperor hated feeling out of control.
If the emperor was completely healthy now, he would definitely make drastic adjustments himself.
As for what the emperor wanted Xia Yan to do, everyone knew it.
It is nothing more than breaking up the vested interest pattern formed after the emperor fell into a coma, making it easier for the emperor to regain control of the court, or simply, allowing the emperor who is not open-minded to feel at ease.
After an unknown period of time, another eunuch, Huang Jin, came out of the palace with the memorial and reported to Eunuch Qin and Queen Fang:
"The emperor has approved Mr. Xia's petition. After the empress has approved it, it will be sent back to the cabinet."
Empress Fang, who was still nominally the regent, did not want to approve the memorial on her behalf, but the emperor nodded and she had no choice but to comply.
With Emperor Jiajing's character, if she dared to correct the imperial edict, she would be deposed within two days.
Although Eunuch Qin was right again, he couldn't be happy and sighed softly in his heart.
If someone had listened to themselves, why would they have so many worries?
After Xia Shoufu's memorial was re-issued back to the cabinet, the second minister, Yan Song, took the lead in congratulating Xia Shoufu and congratulating Xia Shoufu on his return to official power!
Xia Yan ignored Yan Song, only looked at Zhang Chao and said, "The Holy Lord's gaze is like a torch, and he can see clearly by the candlelight. How can he not notice the deviations in the cabinet?"
Only now did Xia Yan feel confident that the emperor supported him, even at the expense of depriving Qin Dewei of some of his benefits.
The collective decision-making system of the cabinet is nominally a multi-person vote, and the one with the most votes wins, which seems fair.
But in fact, no vote or voting is absolutely fair, and specific issues must be analyzed in detail.
Analysis.
In today's context, the collective cabinet decision-making system is a trick created by Qin Dewei, which is of course the most beneficial to Qin Dewei.
Therefore, the seemingly fair collective decision-making system currently only represents the interests of Qin Dewei's family. With the shrewdness of Emperor Jiajing, couldn't he see it?
After being promoted from the cabinet, Xia Yan did not go home. Instead, he went to the home of Wang Tingxiang, Minister of War.
Since the end of the new year and the beginning of spring, Wang Tingxiang has been bedridden to recuperate from illness, but he has resolutely refused to resign at the risk of being ridiculed by public opinion.
At first, Yan Song wanted to force Wang Tingxiang out, but he was disgraced. Even Yan Song couldn't do it, let alone others.
Xia Yan and Wang Tingxiang have been old acquaintances for many years. They were political allies in the past, but since Qin Dewei entered the court, Wang Tingxiang has gradually drifted away from Xia Yan and turned to Qin Dewei.
It was learned that Xia Shoufang, who had just regained the power of the cabinet from the Qin Party, went to the palace of the Prime Minister as the first thing after leaving the palace. Who in the officialdom did not understand what Xia Shoufang did?
This is why the Ministry of War is regarded as the first breakthrough point to expand the power of the chief minister. After all, among the current barriers of the Qin Party, Wang Tingxiang, who is bedridden and refuses to resign, seems to be the biggest weakness.
I wonder if Wang Tingxiang, who resisted Yan Song last time, can resist Xia Yan this time?
After Yan Song gave in, the Qin Party's crisis immediately became apparent.
