Qin Dewei didn't think much about it at first, but after returning to Huitong Hall from the Ministry of War, he found that Huitong Hall was indeed a very suitable place. The first time Wang Tingxiang thought of Huitong Hall, he was indeed a man with two skills.
As mentioned earlier, the Huitong Pavilion is a state-owned foreign-related hospitality hotel in the Ming Dynasty, so it has two characteristics in its design. First, the accommodation comfort is guaranteed, and the hardware infrastructure is okay. Second, it pays great attention to the isolation of internal and external areas.
These two characteristics perfectly meet the needs of the "two limits", which are to give the invited officials decent treatment and to prevent internal and external collusion.
Wang Tingxiang's order was also sent to the Huitong Hall, announcing that Qin Dewei was responsible for a task, and the others would temporarily follow the arrangements, without explaining the purpose.
Qin Dewei himself is already an insider. Letting Qin Dewei be responsible for the layout of the two locations can reduce the risk of leaks in the early stage. This is also one of the factors Wang Tingxiang considered.
Qin Dewei spent two or three days looking at the layout and marked out five courtyards as preparation locations. He then asked the handymen to clean up, and applied to Wang Tingxiang to mobilize officers and troops and arrange guards.
After that, Qin Dewei worked overtime to come up with a "two-limit charter" and clarified various details. After reading it, Wang Tingxiang praised it and adopted it all.
Then Wang Tingxiang officially announced that this time the imperial mission's headquarters for rectifying official affairs would be located in the Huitong Hall.
It immediately aroused a lot of discussion in Nanjing city, because no official had ever used the Huitong Pavilion as a dispatch station before. I wonder what happened to Wang Dashima this time.
Of course, although most officials are very concerned about it, they still don't think it has anything to do with them. Nanjing is such a big city, how could such bad luck happen to them by chance?
Seeing that the venue was almost decorated, Wang Tingxiang summoned Qin Dewei and informed him: "I have decided that the first batch of two-limited lists will be as you said.
According to the clues provided by the Jiangning County Government, we first invite the four people, Hu Shilang from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Tang Qianxian from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Yushi, and Fuyahua to come to the Huitong Hall to undergo a two-term investigation!"
Qin Dewei was overjoyed and praised: "Sir, you are wise! This will get twice the result with half the effort!"
Wang Tingxiang ignored what Qin Dewei said and said: "This is the first substantive action on this imperial mission. It must be done!"
Qin Dewei fully agrees with this: "It is true! The first time is extremely important. You must establish your prestige and instill awe in those who come after you! If you don't make a sound the first time you open, it will be even harder to make it loud in the future."
Wang Tingxiang nodded and said: "It seems that you also understand the importance of the first time, so I can rest assured! So I'm sorry, little Qin, to ask you to invite all these people to the hall."
Qin Dewei: ""
Why me again? Da Sima, you have no one else under your command?
Wang Tingxiang said sincerely: "This is my trust in you. Such an important task must be done by you. You must not let down the trust!"
Qin Dewei said hurriedly: "Wait! I have always had a feud with these people. How can I meet and invite them?"
Wang Tingxiang had already made a plan: "Because of this, I have thought carefully about it and it is you who must do it.
Everyone knows what kind of errand I am on now. If I hire someone rashly, will it make people suspicious? Will it make others wary in the first place?"
Qin Dewei resisted: "There's no need to let me go down there. I'm afraid that if they see me, my enemies will be extremely jealous, which will cause trouble!"
Of course, Wang Tingxiang had his own reasons for this arrangement. He explained briefly: "Letting you go is the opposite! Seeing you will make them focus on you, and it will make them misjudge!
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Qin Dewei was completely unprepared. He had never thought about this before, and he didn't react at the moment. "What misjudgment?"
Wang Tingxiang said confidently: "When they see me sending you to invite people, they may think that this is me hinting that I want to protect you, so they invite them to come and make peace. How can they not give me this face?"
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Qin Dewei was speechless. This great Sima was also very good at calculating people's hearts. He was worthy of being a person who had served as chief minister and governor in several provinces, and had been promoted to minister by virtue of his performance.
Wang Tingxiang added: "Now the prestige of the imperial mission has not yet been established, and it is impossible to summon people with just a piece of official document to obey orders. If coercive measures are used, I am afraid that unreasonable disputes will arise and hinder the progress of the mission.
So you always have to think of some tricks the first time. If you are unwilling to do this, then I will change the first batch of names and I will see if there are any other tricks."
Qin Dewei gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go!"
Now that we have talked about this, can you not agree?
For some reason, Qin Dewei began to miss the days of working as an aide next to Feng Zhixian. How great would it be if all the officials in the world were as honest and honest as Feng Zhixian?
Since working with Wang Da Sima, I don't seem to be that comfortable. After this matter is settled, I'd better resign from my post as a clerk and return to the county government.
Wang Tingxiang looked at Qin Dewei's back and smiled without saying a word. Good talent still needs to be refined, and he should be tempered when he has the opportunity. Relying on his talent and talent will always lead to smooth sailing, and it is easy to develop the habit of arrogance and looseness.
Qin Dewei didn't know Wang Da Sima's good intentions. After receiving the task, he could only go about it and took a few sergeants out to prevent being beaten.
Walk south from the Huitong Hall, then turn two more corners and arrive at the Hubu on Qinglong Street.
Qin Dewei patted the desk of the clerk in the household department and asked: "I came to invite people on the order of the Imperial Envoy of Da Sima. Is Shilang Hu here?"
After the scribe reported to the household minister's office in Zuotang, he spread the word: "Young Situ is not in the Yamen."
"Where is Young Situ?" Qin Dewei asked again. He had a mission and he had to find someone no matter what.
At this time, the clerks in the Ministry of Revenue refused to disclose their whereabouts. They all said they didn't know. How could Shangguan's whereabouts be disclosed to outsiders casually?
Qin Dewei felt that he had been fooled and said angrily: "It's business time now, and an official like Mr. Hu is not sitting in the Yamen, and his whereabouts are nowhere to be seen, and you don't know anything about it even if you ask questions!"
I see that your entire household department is in disarray and needs to be rectified from top to bottom! If we can’t find anyone, I can only report this to Da Sima!"
The scribes couldn't bear the heavy responsibility of Qin Dewei, so they had no choice but to ask for instructions again. Then the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue sent a message, asking the scribes to tell Qin Dewei what they knew.
It turns out that Mr. Hu had greeted the scribes at the Yamen today, saying that there was a gathering of Jinshi from the Hongzhi Dynasty today and that he would not be able to go to the Yamen. If he had anything to do, he could go to the venue to find something.
It's just that the clerk will not leak this information easily. Who knows if he encounters Qin Dewei, who will slap him and flip the table if he disagrees with him.
