Any person who has anything to do with politics must have a purpose in doing things or fighting. Of course, there are also mad dogs, but they are not the norm.
For example, Qin Dewei's main purpose today is very clear. There are only three goals. First, to completely eliminate his sworn enemy Guo Xun and eliminate this time bomb with a deep foundation that has been in power for more than ten years.
Second, thoroughly consolidate Tao Zhongwen's position as a national advisor and eliminate Tao Zhongwen's biggest competitor, Duan Chaoyong.
Third, by the way, protecting the junior master He Ao from being punished is related to Qin Zhongtang's face. If even the senior master cannot be protected, Qin Zhongtang's prestige will definitely be damaged.
In order to achieve the above three main goals, Qin Dewei seized the alchemist Duan Chaoyong as a weapon.
As for Yan Song, Mr. Yan Ge was not among Qin Dewei's targets. However, Yan Song accused him of Qin Dewei's "selfishness", so Qin Dewei could only attack Yan Song a few times, but still did not regard Yan Song as his main target.
This is called clear priorities. People cannot be too greedy and try to achieve all goals at once.
Another unexpected situation is that Lu Bing jumped out again, but it doesn't matter, it still doesn't affect the overall situation, and Qin Zhongtang can deal with it flexibly.
The most I can do is add another small goal, which is to beat Lu Bing, who has been targeting me recently.
Moreover, Qin Zhongtang was also very skillful and did not directly connect Duan Chaoyong with civil servants, so as to avoid the suspicion that Emperor Jiajing would "take the opportunity to criticize the emperor for adhering to Fangdao", so he chose Lu Bingwei, who actually had no political weight.
Breakthrough.
Everything was in order at first, but because of Eunuch Qin's chaotic rhythm, things went out of control.
Qin Dewei really didn't expect that Eunuch Qin would leave Lu Bing alone, but press on Yan Song step by step.
According to normal people's understanding, the main target of Eunuch Qin should also be Lu Bing. Deliberately targeting Yan Song is simply crazy! Moreover, there is no explicit connection between Yan Song and Duan Chaoyong!
Then the evil consequences were immediately revealed, stimulating the emperor to say the words "What crime does Duan Chaoyong have?"!
The emperor speaks gold and gold, and if he speaks like this, the ministers will react.
Yan Song decided to seize the opportunity and took the lead in expressing his position: "The guilt or innocence of the alchemist Duan Chaoyong is decided by your majesty, and it is not for ministers to make arbitrary opinions!"
Lu Bing also took the opportunity to say: "Duan Chao has no fault in using it, but others don't have to do it!"
Yan Song's answer was originally impeccable, but Lu Bing's answer immediately made Yan Song sigh helplessly, and he really didn't want Lu Bing as a teammate.
The emperor wants attitudes rather than answers, so you, Lu Bing, can speak like this without any consequences.
Moreover, it is still unknown whether Duan Chaoyong has any leverage in the hands of his opponents. Qin Dewei and Eunuch Qin both used Duan Chaoyong to pull him apart today. There may not be other reasons, so be careful!
So you must not say anything to death! Just say that you "don't dare to make unreasonable opinions"!
While Qin Dewei was still thinking about how to break the situation, Eunuch Qin spoke again: "I don't want to use this person in Duan Chao. Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Lu agreed in unison."
Yan Song wanted to refute, which one of your ears heard the same voice? The two people's answers are not the same at all!
Qin Dewei wished he could stop Eunuch Qin's mouth. If you are still a person with normal IQ, stop irritating the emperor!
Now it is not that Yan Song and Lu Bing are partial to Duan Chaoyong, but that the emperor himself has partial thoughts! Yan Song and Lu Bing are just following the emperor's wishes!
At this time, Eunuch Huang Jinhuang reminded: "Don't go too far off topic, let's talk about the matter in the East Palace and how to deal with it!"
Just as Qin Dewei was about to speak, he found that Eunuch Qin was ahead of him and said: "The cabinet should make the decision first. We and the rest of us are not in power, and it is not suitable for us to act on our behalf."
All in all, Eunuch Qin never strayed from Yan Song today. He was in the cabinet and in power, so who else could he be talking about if he didn't point to Yan Song?
Even the sick Emperor Jiajing looked at Eunuch Qin in surprise and felt that Admiral Dongchang's IQ had dropped a bit today.
Now that the situation was clear, Yan Song had nothing to hide, so he said without hesitation:
"If a joint memorial from the East Palace is sent to the cabinet, all the people who signed it should be dismissed from office as a warning to others. But Zhan Shifu, Zhan Shifu, indulges his subordinates, and there is no way to discipline them and they will be demoted and transferred to outsiders!"
Although Yan Song was tolerant by nature, he was very decisive when he became ruthless after making up his mind, and he did not hesitate to take the blame for the emperor. This was one of the important reasons why Emperor Jiajing relied on Yan Song.
Qin Dewei wanted to speak again, but Eunuch Qin stepped forward and beat him to it. Qin Dewei was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.
But there was no time to take action. Qin Dewei said loudly behind Eunuch Qin: "You must be self-aware. The responsibilities of Dongchang are not in government affairs, nor in counseling. You should not be involved in discussing Donggong affairs here!"
Eunuch Qin looked back at Qin Dewei in surprise, "Whose side are you riding on? It's rare for me to end up in person, but you little bastard is holding me back!"
Yan Song also didn't expect that his opponent was actually "internally fighting", so he took the opportunity to say: "What Qin Dewei said is reasonable. Dongchang really shouldn't say anything."
The eunuch of Qin was too lazy to pay attention to others, and directly told Emperor Jiajing: "But because it has nothing to do with me, but it is clear to the outside world, I found many contradictions in Yan Song, so I remind your majesty that you must pay attention!"
Mr. Yan Ge reflected for a moment and realized that his answers were very appropriate and impeccable. It was impossible for Eunuch Qin to catch the contradiction, so Eunuch Qin might be a liar!
Later, Eunuch Qin asked Yan Song: "Old Yan Ge has just decided that the officials and family members of the East Palace who jointly signed the petition are all criminals and should be dismissed from office, but why did they let Duan Chao use the net?"
Most people had not yet realized what the logic of Eunuch Qin's words was. Yan Song instinctively asked, "Eunuch Qin, do you think that the officials and subordinates of the East Palace are not at fault?"
Eunuch Qin said without hesitation: "They must be guilty. On the surface, they are asking the prince to accept the winter solstice greetings, but in fact, they are rehearsing for the prince to supervise the country!"
Such matters should not be decided by human ministers, so they are undoubtedly overreaching and should be punished!
But the prerequisite for them to expect the prince to supervise the country is that the emperor concentrates on meditation, does not intervene in foreign affairs, and does not accept outsiders! Whose suggestion is this?"
You don't need to ask to know that this is Duan Chaoyong's advice, suggesting that Emperor Jiajing should practice in seclusion for a few years in order to live forever, without contact with outsiders.
Therefore, Eunuch Qin did not need to wait for others to answer, and issued a torture that touched his soul: "Then I am confused, what do you mean, Mr. Yan Ge?
You also convicted the officials of the East Palace who hoped that the prince would supervise the country, and you also excused Duan Chaoyong who advised the emperor to practice meditation. Isn't it inconsistent?"
Yan Song: "."
Even Qin Dewei, who had been secretly scolding Eunuch Qin, couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
The logic here seems to be very simple. As long as Duan Chaoyong's suggestion is officially adopted, the consequence of the emperor's seclusion will definitely be to let the prince supervise the country. This is also what the officials in the East Palace expect.
So since you, Yan Song, spared no effort to convict the officials and subordinates of the East Palace who jointly signed the petition, why did you not hold Duan Chaoyong accountable at all?
Others have felt before that Mr. Yan Ge's statements and speeches today have always been watertight and seemingly impeccable, with no faults to be found from any angle.
But I didn't expect that Mr. Yan Ge had achieved such a degree, and still had such a big loophole dug out!
After this loophole was exposed, it seemed very simple, but no one thought of it just now, and it really meant that the whole group was under the spotlight.
Qin Dewei was even more speechless. No wonder Eunuch Qin had been pestering Yan Song just now, not just to mess with the rhythm, but to induce Yan Song to express his stance against Duan Chaoyong!
No matter how impeccable Yan Song's previous statements were and how he evaded responsibility, they were all useless in the face of the "general trend"!
As long as you dare to question the officials of the East Palace and then turn a blind eye to Duan Chaoyong, that is your fault!
Although Yan Song is not his main target today, if a good opportunity arises, he would not mind stepping on Yan Song more!
Before Qin Dewei could find the most comfortable angle to step on people, Eunuch Qin spoke again: "Also, although Qin Dewei accused Duan Chaoyong, he did not hold the officials of the East Palace accountable.
No, it’s just that his behavior is exactly the opposite of Yan Song!”
Qin Dewei: "."
Everyone was also shocked. Is Eunuch Qin going crazy? He even beat Qin Dewei as well?
I wrote it all night and still haven't finished it, so I'll post this part of the final draft first. The last part of this plot will probably be finished by noon.