Although Hu Shilang was humiliated and very unhappy, he did not panic.
He still believed that Wang Tingxiang invited him over just to act as a middleman to make peace and persuade him not to argue with Magistrate Feng and Qin Dewei anymore.
And it can be inferred that the more urgent Qin Dewei is and the more elaborate his invitations are to Wang Tingxiang, the more it shows that Qin Dewei needs to "seek peace."
There was no words all the way until they arrived at the Nanjing Huitong Hall. Qin Dewei led Hu Shilang into the courtyard and sat down in the hall.
When Minister Hu saw that the furnishings in this room were elegant and looked more like a private place, he understood again. It is estimated that Wang Tingxiang planned to meet in a private capacity, and perhaps even arranged some programs.
Qin Dewei asked again: "Can you write a few handwritten letters and ask Tang Qianxian, Zhang Yushi, and Huabiejia to come over? Da Sima will entertain you here in the evening!"
If there is a boss who writes in hand, it would be better if I send people to invite him separately, otherwise it will take too much time and I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time!"
Shilang Hu did not doubt that he had it, so he wrote a few short messages and invited several people to come and gather.
Qin Dewei got a few documents and went out to arrange for people to deliver them.
At this time, Hu Shilang suddenly realized that something was wrong. Two dark-faced figures like old country farmers came into the room. They did nothing but stood at the door and stared at him.
Then I looked at the courtyard. I don't know when there were four more sergeants. They stood in the courtyard and looked into the house through the doors and windows.
"What's going on?" Hu Shilang asked the two people in the room. But the two people had no expression on their faces and didn't answer. They just blocked the door and looked at him.
Hu Shilang walked out, but the door was blocked tightly by two people, preventing Hu Shilang from passing through.
No matter how Shilang Hu spoke, the two men turned a deaf ear, neither answered nor gave way.
Just when he was angry, he saw Qin Dewei reappearing and asked: "Qin Dewei, what do you want?"
The respectful look he had before today completely disappeared from Qin Dewei. He held a document in his hand and said to Minister Hu with a sneer:
"Da Sima invites you to be a guest, cooperate with the court's rectification work, and explain your own problems at a limited time and in a limited place. There is paper and pen in the room, so write it yourself!"
Shilang Hu was startled and shouted sternly: "How dare you arrest a minister without permission! Don't you know that Beijing officials, no matter how big or small, if they want to arrest and interrogate them, they must first report!"
Qin Dewei told him very clearly: "Da Sima has not arrested you, nor will he interrogate you. He just invites you to be a guest in the Huitong Pavilion, so that you can reflect and explain the problem yourself."
Then Qin Dewei raised the document in his hand and said, "This is the specific regulation of the two limits. I will read it to you so that you can understand it!"
The more Shilang Hu listened, the more alarmed he became. Why were there always lights on in the house at night? Why were the doors and windows not allowed to be closed to ensure that the sergeant on duty could see into the house? What were not allowed to talk to the caregiver.
Qin Dewei read the regulations and suddenly stopped when he read the last article and sighed: "Actually, I don't want to read this article."
Because this last clause is Qin Dewei's regulation in response to the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty. If a person dares to commit suicide under two restrictions, it will be regarded as defying the imperial court, and the whole family will be implicated.
Hu Shilang suddenly trembled. He didn't want to read this. What did it mean? Did he want to imply that he committed suicide bravely? Or did he want to create "suicide"?
At this point, Mr. Hu finally understood his situation. If he was not in prison, he would not admit that he was imprisoned. If he was not in prison, he would not be interrogated, but he would force himself to write a confession!
In a word, the imperial envoy used his authority to invite himself to drink tea and cooperate with the imperial envoy's work!
The most important thing is that I want to go out but I can't, and I can't contact the outside world even if I want to! And people outside don't know what kind of situation I am in, and they may think that I am happy to live in the Huitong Hall!
While he was thinking about countermeasures, Hu Shilang remembered something again and shouted angrily: "What a little thief! How dare you just trick me into writing a letter to invite someone!"
Qin Dewei nodded and said: "Yes, they were all invited here by your letter, sir, which saved me a lot of effort.
So if you can recruit anything, you better write it as soon as possible, otherwise they will recruit you first, and they will be guilty and meritorious."
"You bastard! You are not a son of man!" Hu Shilang was so angry that he still scolded him!
These traps must have been designed by Qin Dewei from beginning to end. Wang Tingxiang did not have such a lively mind!
I really don’t blame them for being careless. Who would have thought of it before?
Huitongguan is not the Metropolitan Procuratorate, nor the Ministry of Justice, nor the Dali Temple, it is not even a government office, it is just a national-brand foreign-related hotel!
Whenever a person is invited to a club, he may want to eat, drink and have fun, but he never expects to be investigated, and he has no vigilance in this regard!
Qin Dewei casually did some ideological work: "My Ming Dynasty now treats officials who violate the law very lightly. If they commit crimes such as embezzlement, they will just withdraw the embezzlement and dismissal from office!
So, sir, it’s not worthwhile for you to resist stubbornly. If you can admit it, admit it as soon as possible. The sooner you do it, the sooner it will be easier!”
Then when he heard that Prime Minister Wang Ting had returned to the Huitong Hall from the Ministry of War, Qin Dewei hurriedly went to see him.
At this time, Wang Tingxiang had just sat down to drink tea in the public room. Before he had time to understand the situation, he saw the primary school student come in, and then stood in front of the public case with his hands folded and his head bowed, without saying a word.
Wang Tingxiang secretly laughed a few times. How can work be so easy? Then he deliberately asked: "How are you today?"
Qin Dewei still lowered his head and remained silent.
Wang Tingxiang asked again: "You didn't invite anyone here today?"
Qin Dewei applied from the bottom of his heart: "I would like to resign as a clerk in the Huitong Library."
Wang Tingxiang taught him a lesson: "Why are young people so lacking in perseverance? How can they become discouraged at the slightest setback and achieve great things?"
Qin Dewei turned a deaf ear and still insisted on continuing the application and said: "Maybe I have disappointed the boss, and I just want to resign as a clerk."
Wang Tingxiang pondered for a while. Could it be that he had taught me a little too much? Then he calmed down and said, "Actually, I know that today's matter is extremely difficult. If you fail, don't worry too much."
Qin Dewei raised his head and sighed: "Sir, I really want to resign as a clerk in the library."
Wang Tingxiang snorted coldly: "You must be blaming me, thinking that I deliberately caused problems today! Only when you are not afraid of difficulties, dare to face difficulties, and are perseverant and tenacious, can you be a good man!"
Qin Dewei cupped his hands and said a little shyly: "Thank you for the compliment, sir! I deserve it!"
Wang Tingxiang was speechless, am I praising you?
Qin Dewei reported with a proud face: "I have invited all four of you here today and placed them in the hall!
Is he what the boss calls a good man who is not afraid of difficulties, dares to face difficulties, is perseverant and has a beginning and an end?"
"How is it possible?" Wang Tingxiang said in silence: "Then how could Minister Hu come with you today? How could you have time to look for those four people in a row in one day!"
Qin Dewei: ""
So, Da Sima, you had no hope of succeeding from the beginning, were you really just doing it for fun?
Wang Tingxiang flatly denied the above-mentioned doubts: "No, this is called training talents! Have the courage to let young people shoulder heavy responsibilities!"