The few words he heard today made Eunuch Qin's heart, which had been cold for many years, a little restless.
After other eunuchs became prosperous, they dared to go back to their families to share their prosperity. This was also common for the Enyin family, but Eunuch Qin did not dare.
He entered the palace with a huge secret. He would never dare to send anyone to Nanjing to inquire about the news. He could only hide the secret deeply by himself.
I recall that back then, when his name was Qin Ji, he was living in the capital and achieved nothing. Needless to say, he was in poverty.
At that time, I shared a small courtyard with a man named Mai Fu from Sanshui County, Guangdong Province. Later, Mai Fu said that he had found a way to enter the palace, but before he could go, he fell seriously ill and died.
Then Qin Ji, who was eager to get rich, pretended to be Mai Fu to visit the eunuch Pan Zhen. Finally, he successfully entered the palace under the name Mai Fu and assisted in teaching in the inner study hall.
After receiving the favor of the Holy One, "Mai Fu" petitioned the Holy One again, saying that he had the guidance of a real person with superb skills and changed his name from Mai Fu to Qin Fu.
With such a secret hidden, how could Qin Fu dare to casually send people to Nanjing to find his family? No matter how loyal his subordinates are, they cannot support such trust.
Therefore, eunuch Qin Fu who was in the palace, everyone believed that he was from Sanshui, Guangdong. His original name was Mai Fu and he changed his name to Qin Fu. It was clearly written on his resume.
Today, Eunuch Qin was confused by the news about the young scholar. He finally stayed up until the emperor went to bed, and was about to wash up and sleep. But tonight, Dai Yong, the eunuch and eunuch who was on duty at Qianqing Palace, came over again.
Eunuch Qin could only suppress his mood and said, "It's so late at night, why doesn't Mr. Dai have a rest early? Do you want to have a few drinks at my place?"
Dai Yong waved his hand and said: "How dare you drink on duty night? I just heard something today and came here to tell you!
People in your family have heard about you and are coming to the capital to seek refuge with you. They set out from Guangdong at the end of last year and should be not far from the capital!"
The eunuch Qin was shocked, but he kept a calm expression on his face and said: "We serve the king with my broken body. In fact, we have no face to face our ancestors, so we don't want the villagers to know.
Since entering the palace, I have changed my surname and never sent messages to my hometown. And how did my family, which is eight thousand miles away in Guangdong, get news about me?"
Dai Yong was bored on duty at night, so he came to chat with Eunuch Qin, and said with a smile: "Do you remember Huo Wuya? The year before last, he was punished and dismissed from office, so he returned to his hometown to live leisurely.
Then he brought your news back, and this time your family came with Huo Wuya."
Huo Wuya refers to Huo Tao, one of the most famous heroes of the Great Li Conference in the early years of Jiajing. He is often called together with Zhang Cong, Gui E, and Fang Xianfu.
The other three heroes of the Great Ceremony Conference have all joined the cabinet, but Huo Tao has not joined, and he only enjoys the third-grade treatment so far. The main reason is that Huo Tao failed to act well and messed up.
At that time, Emperor Jiajing wanted to promote Huo Tao to the position of minister, just like he promoted Zhang Cong and others. This group was all rocket cadres.
As a result, Huo Tao refused the appointment of Minister-in-Chief three times in a row, probably because he wanted to play a trick of making three concessions and three concessions, and then reluctantly accepted the appointment. This made him look particularly Confucian and forceful.
It's a pity that there was no more after that. Emperor Jiajing stopped cooperating.
Maybe the emperor, who was in his early twenties at that time, was still young and couldn't control the idea of pretending. He really thought that Huo Tao didn't want to be promoted, so he would stop using his official position to insult Huo Tao's reputation.
The year before last, Huo Tao, who was seeking an official position in the Ministry of Rites, had a deadly feud with Xia Yan, a more aggressive cadre. They attacked and framed each other. In the end, Master Xia got the better of him and Huo Tao was convicted, dismissed and returned to his hometown.
Huo Tao and the great scholar Fang Xianfu were from the same hometown. They were both from Nanhai, Guangdong, and Nanhai was very close to Qin Fu's "hometown" Sanshui.
So Huo Tao brought the news about Qin Fu back to Guangdong and Sanshui, which caused a sensation in the Mai family in Sanshui. Mai Fu also had a younger brother named Mai Xiang, who had been thinking about going north to the capital to join his brother.
After all, Huo Tao was one of the greatest contributors to the Great Ceremony, and was appointed as the Right Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This time he did not dare to give in, and immediately packed his bags and returned to the capital to take up his post. Mai Xiang followed Huo Tao on the road.
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As the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Huo Tao enjoyed the treatment of passing passengers along the way, and the news of Mai Xiang, the younger brother of the Qin eunuch, also reached the capital.
After learning the cause and effect, Eunuch Qin felt as if ten thousand grass and mud horses were whizzing by! This Huo Tao is really nosy and meddles in his own business!
The journey from Guangdong to the capital is said to be eight thousand miles, and it is also isolated by palace restrictions, so news is generally blocked.
He also changed his surname. Under normal circumstances, Sanshui Mai's family would not know about "Mai Fu" entering the palace.
But there happened to be such a Huo Tao who was still not idle even after he was dismissed and returned to his hometown. He actually brought the news back with him!
At this time, Eunuch Qin still didn't know that his "real family" was also on the way, and they came for Feng En, the imperial prisoner.
Because the river in the north was temporarily blocked, Qin Dewei had to stay in Liaocheng for an extra two or three days. After visiting his mother and stepfather, whom he had not seen for nearly a year and a half, Qin Dewei temporarily stayed in the county government office.
After having half a day of free time, Qin Dewei finally had time to think about it carefully. But the biggest problem now is that there is an extremely lack of information in all aspects, making it difficult to make accurate judgments.
In fact, if we talk about it as a matter of course, it is quite unreasonable for Mr. Feng to scold Zhang Cong, the chief minister, Fang Xianfu, the great scholar, and Wang Hong, the official minister.
In addition to the original sin of supporting the emperor in the ceremonial meeting, Zhang Cong was a good chief minister. He was honest, dared to reform, and had the courage to do his job.
Mrs. Fang Xian, on the other hand, was very popular, with a broad and approachable personality, unlike Zhang Cong Guie who attracted the hatred of the ministers.
Wang Hong was also a very hard-working person. When he was an official in Guangdong, he fought and won the battle with the Portuguese who were spying on the sea frontier. He also saw the Spanish ships and cannons.
Therefore, Qin Dewei did not agree with Mr. Feng's behavior of scolding these three people, but Qin Dewei had to support Mr. Feng. This is politics.
At this time, Zeng Hou's father suddenly asked the yamen servant to call Qin Dewei over. Qin Dewei did not dare to neglect. When he arrived at the county government's back hall, Zeng Hou's father handed Qin Dewei an order.
Qin Dewei opened it and took a look. It turned out to be the forerunner of Huo Tao, the newly appointed right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, informing the Liaocheng County government that it would pass through your county on a certain day in a certain month. In addition, please save your people and material resources and avoid extravagant entertainment.
Qin Dewei was speechless, how could he still meet Huo Tao? He had relapsed again?
Historically, this man was Master Xia's "lifelong enemy". From the 10th year of Jiajing's reign to the 19th year of Jiajing's reign, when this man died violently, the whole meaning of his life seemed to be to dismount Rashayan.
It even got to the point where, as long as he suffered a thousand damage, he still had to kill Xia Yan at the bottom of the eight hundred.
Such people seem to be valuable? What did Qin Dewei think of?